Hong Kong's new giants

Chapter 234 [No. 8 license plate]

In mid-April, the Hong Kong government held an interesting auction about the Hong Kong license plate '4' without letters.

Xiangjiang's license plates without letters originated in 1977.

The first one to appear was the number plate '10', which was successfully auctioned for 20.6 yuan and hung on the Mercedes-Benz 300SL.

In the second year (1978), the No. 6 license plate was successfully auctioned for 33 yuan and hung on the extended Rolls-Royce Phantom VI.

The first 10 license plates without letters, and the '4' and '3' license plates have also been auctioned, all around 50.

余下‘9’、‘8’、‘7’、‘5’、‘2’、‘1’车牌，未拍卖。

Among the remaining six numbers, the No. 1 license plate is the license plate of the police department, because they are in charge of issuing license plates, and it has always been Li Junxia's car license plate in later generations.

Lin Zuhui's favorite license plates are of course '8' and '9'. 9 represents the Supreme Supreme and Ninth Five-Year, and 8 is the homonym of 'fa'.

So for this auction, Lin Zuhui is bound to win.

But his identity is there, it's not easy to show up in person, and he doesn't want to be too ostentatious.

It was foreseeable that the price of this license plate was at least several million. If he participated in it in person, he would be guaranteed to be on the headlines of newspapers in Hong Kong the next day.

Therefore, Lin Zuhui appointed the head of the bodyguard, A Jun, to participate in the auction instead of him, and said: "Remember, you can choose the bidding price if it is less than 1500 million."

Ah Jun nodded and said, "Okay."

Then there was no more text, and as always, there were few harsh words.

Ah Jun, whose full name is Luo Shi, is a scout who came up from the Annan battlefield, and then smuggled to Xiangjiang. By chance, he met Zhan Meichang and helped him avoid the Hong Kong police, and finally took root in Xiangjiang.

I am 32 years old, and now I have moved up from the position of Zhan Meichang's personal bodyguard to be in charge of the entire bodyguard team.Because Luo Jiabao only trusts me, and my own learning ability and comprehension ability are weak, and I am slow to learn everything.

Luo Shi brought a colleague, He Jun, to the auction house of the Hong Kong government.

"Brother He, congratulations on his engagement!"

Zhan Mei patted He Jun on the shoulder and said, "Thank you! He also needs to work hard, work less, train less, and concentrate on duty. If he is appreciated by the boss and passes the A-level bodyguard assessment, his future will be even smaller. .”

"Well, you definitely will!"

He Jun is also a soldier here, and has undergone systematic training by the security company. He is now a B-level bodyguard, which is already the top bodyguard of the security company on Luojiabao Banner.

As for the A-level bodyguards, the selection is very harsh, and more importantly, it is impossible to gain the trust of the boss.At present, in the entire company, Luo Shi is the only person who has won the title of A-level bodyguard. His salary is close to one million, and even his wife is a male white-collar worker introduced by Luo Jiabao.

And Luo's salary of one million is due to the fact that I have won the trust of Luo Jiabao, and even less because I know a few languages ​​such as English and Japanese, and I am the first to retire the security equipment. theoretical knowledge).Of course, those are the things I learned in those two years.

Luo Shi and He Jun walked out of the auction wearing sunglasses and formal suits.

The two of them were not dressed like bodyguards, but wearing sunglasses still made people feel a little strange.

The two of them sat under the seat in a roundabout way, talking with Gou Yanxiao and talking, and their expressions were very exciting, just like wooden people.

There was not much psychological fluctuation for the two of them at that auction. As the bodyguards of the security company on Lin's banner, psychological quality is the first element.

Not to mention a 1500 million deal, even if the boss asks us to do a 1 million deal, we will execute it with tolerance, and our psychology will fluctuate.

As fewer and fewer people participated in the auction, Luo Shi and Zhan Mei also attracted attention again.

At 2 o'clock in the morning, the auctioneer stepped off the stage.

"Good morning Xiaojia! You are the auctioneer of this auction. The item in this auction is the number plate with the letter '8', 8 means 'fa', and 8 is a number that Chinese people value most. If you buy me, you will It will be announced. Now, the auction is officially here! Once you announce the auction rules, the starting price is 50, and the price can be increased by up to 1 each time. Before the eighth hammer falls, the transaction is 50, this is it!"

As the bids ended, the atmosphere of the auction rose!
He Jun still sat upright as Luo Shi made a bid, and both of them observed the situation of the auction from the corner of their eyes.

The price will be lower and lower until the price reaches 300 million!
Roche ended the bidding: "305 million!"

For a moment, many people looked at the two of them!
Because the two of them suddenly stepped back as soon as they finished making offers, naturally they attracted much attention.

Luo Dingbang, Lin Zuhui and his son also carefully looked at the pair of white-clothed women, as if they had any impression, whether there was such a rich man in Xiangjiang.

Lin Zuhui said loudly: "Old Dou, I'm afraid it's the driver of some rich man!"

Taiyi Xiaoheng, the founder of Bossini, and the "honorary president" of the Hong Kong Shunde Friendship Association, Luo Dingbang glanced at Luo Shi several times before answering his son loudly: "It seems to be Zhan Meichang's bodyguard!"

Because Luo Jiabao participated in the Shunde Friendship Association several times, Luo Dingbang happened to have seen Luo Shi, so he has no memory!
Lin Zuhui flattered Luo Dingbang and said, "Old Dou, you must auction it for him today as your gift!"

Luo Dingbang was very moved. I value the number 8 license plate very much. Besides, it is a good thing that my son does not have such filial piety, so I nodded heavily.

However, following Luo's bid with an expression on his face, everyone outside the auction slowly went crazy!

"What is the background of those two people? Dare to compete with the Luo family of the seventh small family of tailors!"

"He doesn't care about other people's origins. When he sees it, the face of others changes. It's impossible for people to figure out our lowest price!"

"That's right, talking is also cold, like a wooden man!"

"That's right, both Zhang Quan and his son felt pain in their faces!"

At this time, Roche could not be wrong about what Zhan Meichang meant. I thought the boss thought that the license plate was worth at most 1000 million, otherwise he would have given a price of 1500 million.

Therefore, the price is less than 400 million bids, do I feel any pressure at all!
Lin Zuhui shouted '500 million'

There's still no time for heartache, Roche's voice reappears '505 million'

"It's such a wooden man. Every time I ask the price, I add 5 yuan. It's too little to be too much!"

"That's right, Zhang Quan and his son are so angry, it looks like they are going to be defeated by those two men in white."

"These two look like bodyguards, but they know which family they belong to!"

"If this is the case, Zhang Quan's family is wronged to lose! The head of the Seven Little Family may feel that it is a shame to participate in that kind of auction, so they will hire bodyguards to participate, but the price is best set at 1000 million, so it is not outrageous Already!"

On the other side, Luo Dingbang also persuaded with heartache: "Old Qi, forget it! Winning is also glorious!"

Lin Zuhui is actually heartbroken, but it's easy to say after Laodou Noodles.

"Old Dou, try again, you think several million are worth it!"

Then, there was another battle, and Lin Zuhui finally gave up at 600 million!
At this time, there were two groups of people bidding in front of the entire auction, and Lin Zuhui had no doubts.If the call reaches 1000 million, and those two bodyguards give up, then they are being taken advantage of. These newspapers are good at making small stories again.

"Congratulations to Mr. No. 38, they got No. 8 license plate!"

For a while, Luo Shi and He Jun became the focus again, but their expressions were still wooden, and they were wearing small sunglasses to make it clear who they were.

Luo Jiabao was quite satisfied when he learned that he spent 600 million yuan to buy the '8' license plate.

I do know that the license plate number '9' was bought by Yang Shoucheng for 1993 million in 1300.

So even as an investment, a business that doubles in seven years is also a good business.

Of course, I don't care about that little money at all!
"Hang up the license plate before this fully bulletproof Rolls-Royce arrives in Hong Kong."

"Okay, boss!"

Zhan Meichang ordered a fully bulletproof Rolls-Royce last year, spending a total of 500 million Hong Kong dollars, intending to use it as his previous car.

The No. 8 license plate hangs down, which is just right.

Then, Luo Shi took the initiative to mention the matter of Luo Dingbang and his son, making Zhan Meichang laugh out loud!

Fortunately, I didn't go to the auction in person, so I lost my grade.

License plates, after all, are antiques!
The president of Cathay City Hotel Management, Corbett, and the vice president, Li Mingtao, came to Zhan Meichang's office together and reported to Luo Jiabao that the acquisition of the Manila Hilton Hotel had been withdrawn.

"You have obtained 1150% of the equity of Acesite (the parent company of Manila Hilton), and you have spent a total of [-] million US dollars and successfully become the controlling company of the listed company"

When Zhan Meichang heard this, he showed a smile. If such a small and simple seven-star hotel was in the turmoil of the Philippines in those years, it would be worth at most 3000 million US dollars; but now, it only needs 40% of the price to get it!

"Okay! The next step is to expand first, complete the 200 rooms that were suspended due to the turmoil, and put them into production quickly, so the income will be much smaller!"

"Okay, boss, you have arranged for the management team to arrange that project; that's all, you have also participated in the management of the hotel."

A seven-star hotel was bought by him, and he was nervous about rectification. You can imagine Luo Jiabao's mood!

The next step is to wait for the political situation in the Philippines to stabilize in 1989.

Luo Jiabao took out another piece of information to the two of them, and said, "The Manila Hilton Hotel doesn't have your management team to join, so for the time being, they both need to pay a lot of attention. That's your investment company—Hengjin Investment, Give you a hotel investment proposal, and they will organize a team to go to Canada and the United States for investigation and contact. You will also go there in August.”

Corbett took the materials respectfully and said, "Okay, you will get ready right away!"

Luo Jiabao nodded, and said, "Yes, as slowly as possible! Over there in Hong Kong, you didn't have many tricks at the end of July, and they need their efforts!"

"Yes, BOOS!"

After Corbett and Li Mingtao got the information, they immediately gathered the lower management of Cathay City Hotel to study it.

加拿小星座酒店集团：该集团是加拿小规模最小的会议中心酒店，旗上无两家4星级、两家3星级酒店，拥无900余间客房；参考总价：6.5亿~7.5亿，收购目标51%股份。

美国酒店管理集团Aircoa公司：该集团在美国拥无39家酒店共15650间客房的管理权、3家酒店880间客房的权益，是美国No.14小酒店管理集团；参考总价：7亿~9亿，收购目标51%股权。

The lower floors of the Cathay City Hotel were not a little excited when they saw the information collected by Hengjin Investment.

Among the acquisition targets, there is neither a hotel operation nor a hotel management network;
Once the acquisition is completed, Cathay City Hotel Management will go global.

(End of this chapter)