Hong Kong's new giants

Time flies, and three weeks pass in a blink of an eye.

During this period, Lin Zuhui conducted inspections in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, but did not make specific investments.

Moreover, he is mainly for two things:

First, prepare the family office; he not only chose to cooperate with Korn Ferry International, but also with a British headhunting company.

Second, inspect the branch of Hengjin Investment; crude oil futures speculation is imminent, and Lin Zuhui has to check it himself to feel at ease.

During this period, Lin Zuhui also purchased overseas real estate for the girls, laying the foundation for future immigration.So far, except for Wang Lingyin, the other seven people (including Lin Zixia) all own luxury villas overseas, with prices ranging from US$500 million to US$800 million.

Li Jiaxin's mansion is the most expensive. It is located in London. It is a manor-style villa covering an area of ​​more than 30 acres, which cost a total of 800 million US dollars.

Early December.

Lin Zuhui, who returned to Xiangjiang, walked around various companies, Lin Zuhui felt very satisfied, but also a little bit disappointed.

Satisfaction is because during the 20-plus days of my absence, everything in the company has been running well; loss is because I feel that I am important and have been challenged.

Of course, the loss is only a moment!

As he predicted, as long as he is alive, these companies will grow stronger and stronger, and he has become a spiritual pillar.

For example, the core executives of New Era Group know that in the next few years, New Era Real Estate will take land reserve as an important policy; because as long as there is more land in reserve, there will be land for building houses in the future, and the cost of building houses will be lower and the profits will be greater .

In the previous life, it was precisely because New World Development did not pay attention to land reserves that its competitiveness was greatly reduced later on.In this life, New World Development is also moving in this direction.New World Development puts too much emphasis on the hotel industry, and this industry is slower than the return of office buildings, with an annual income of only about 6% to 10%.

In the office, Lin Zuhui looked at the stock price of New Times Group on the computer at 18.66 yuan per share, and the total market value has exceeded 280 billion.The market value has risen so fast, a large part of which is because Lin Zuhui's 'warrants' have been exchanged for principal shares, and the total share capital has become 15 billion shares, while Lin Zuhui holds 49.5% of the shares.

Because of the privatization of Huaren Real Estate and Cathay City, the market value of the consortium controlled by Lin Zuhui has been greatly reduced, and his own wealth is tightly biting Li Chaoren.After all, Li Chaoren did not directly hold shares in Hutchison Whampoa or HK Electric.

In the end, Li Chaoren still wants to privatize Hutchison Whampoa, or arrange for Cheung Kong and Hutchison to merge, which is more in line with the interests of the family; privatization law.

On the contrary, Lin Zuhui's privatization of Huaren Real Estate and Cathay City has been repeatedly praised by financial commentators!

Although Lin Zuhui's privatization and reorganization are so easy, it is actually based on his personal financial strength and analysis of the situation; the rest of the consortia do not know how tortuous it is.

Needless to say, Liu Luanxiong, in his previous life, Hang Lung spent a lot of energy on asset restructuring and wasted many opportunities; Li Chaoren did not have the strength and opportunity to arrange the merger of Changshi and Hutchison until the 21st century.

"Dong Dong" knocked on the door.

Assistant Li Ke brought Liang Zhenxun and Lu Donglai to the office together.

"boss"

"sit down"

Lin Zuhui leaned back on the chair and said relaxedly, "Manager Lu, how is the discussion with Weixin Group going?"

Sitting on the sofa, Lu Donglai was more serious, leaned forward and straightened his body and said, "We've almost reached an agreement, and the current price is 5.8 million!"

Lin Zuhui nodded and said: "After the negotiation is concluded, we will sign the contract, and all the acquisition funds will be taken from loans. After the acquisition, Weixin (Hong Kong) Parking Management will operate independently as a group system, and all the acquired loans will be linked to Weixin (Hong Kong). "

Lu Donglai and Liang Zhenxun nodded. The purpose of doing this is because Weixin (Hong Kong) has huge profits every year, and it will not increase the debt of the group.

Lu Donglai asked: "After Weixin (Hong Kong) is taken over by us, how should we develop? Boss!"

What he means is to increase investment, or sit back and enjoy dividends.On the general policy of the group, everyone will still ask Lin Zuhui for his opinion.

Lin Zuhui said: "The purpose of acquiring Weixin is because we want to build the largest parking lot management company in Xiangjiang. Therefore, it is natural to maximize the investment in parking lots. Don't worry about higher loans. It is nothing more than a few years of unprofitability. But the long-term benefits are very good.”

Lu Donglai nodded and said, "Okay, I understand!"

Lin Zuhui added: "Just arrange senior staff, you need to coordinate and manage the general department!"

"Ok, I know!"

Seeing that it was his turn, Liang Zhenxun immediately said: "Boss, do you want to arrange to repay the 20 billion debt. The company's current cash flow is 25 billion, which is quite sufficient!"

It is not a problem that New Times Group's real estate development net profit will exceed 20 billion this year, and it may even exceed a lot.Adding the rental income of 10 billion and others, Lin Zuhui predicted more than 35 billion.The recurring profit still cannot catch up with Cheung Kong, which already reached 30 billion last year, and it is afraid that it will break through 40 billion this year.

But if you add non-recurring profits, it will definitely exceed!

"Will the expenditures for construction fees, interest, and land purchase fees be affected?"

"No, our finance department has done calculations, and it is more convenient to repay the 20 billion loan! If there is a project, you can also take a direct loan!"

Lin Zuhui thought about it for a while. If Huaren Real Estate was to speculate in crude oil futures, [-] million yuan would be enough, and there was no need to invest too much.

"Okay, let's arrange repayment! And, in June and July, I plan to raise funds through a rights issue!"

I have to subsidize some of my own funds, because investing in anything is not as fast as investing in Xiangjiang Real Estate.

Liang Zhenxun was taken aback. If New Era Group raised funds, according to the current market value, it could raise more than 25 billion in one go, and the company would become rich instantly.

Many tycoons in Hong Kong are unwilling to raise funds through rights issue, because if they do rights issue themselves, they will need to spend too much cash;

On the contrary, his own boss has always enjoyed raising funds for the company's rights issue.It can only show that the boss of the family has made a lot of money financially.

But there is also a problem. Other symbols invest a lot overseas, basically using personal funds to invest; while their own boss, although he is also investigating the European and American markets, does not know how much to invest.

Liang Zhenxun said: "In this way, our debt can be greatly reduced, and we don't need to pay so much interest every year!"

Lin Zuhui shook his head and said, "I'm not raising funds through rights issue for debt, but because we have to seize the time in the past few years to develop again! Not only that, you can arrange to divide the two buildings of Harcourt Building and Royal Building The price is 35 billion, and half of the equity is sold to Hengjin Real Estate, and New Era Group will withdraw another 17.5 billion funds.”

The price he gave was very reasonable, and it did not take advantage of the Chinese buyers!

Sure enough, Liang Zhenxun said: "Will the valuation be too high? Although the real estate has rebounded, the office buildings have not improved much due to the evacuation of foreign capital!"

Lin Zuhui waved his hands and said, "These two buildings were bought for 23 billion back then, and now they have risen by [-]%. There is no problem! Make arrangements, and don't let people find gossip!"

"Okay, I will definitely arrange formalities for the transaction!"

In an instant, together with the rights issue to raise funds, Lin Zuhui personally prepared nearly 30 billion for the company.The New Era Group can raise about 8 billion in cash before August.

After repaying the 20 billion this time, the debt of New Era Group is actually only 120 billion, which is about [-]% of the debt ratio.

The funds raised will naturally be spent by Lin Zuhui immediately. He already has many projects in mind.

Lin Zuhui came to Wei Yixin's office again. It is convenient for him to go in and out of the Hong Kong government. He made an appointment to meet Wei Yixin, and the meeting will be reached soon.

Lin Zuhui was sitting on the sofa, and Wei Yixin didn't put on a show, and came to the sofa to accompany him.

"Mr. Lin, I heard that you visited England for a while, how did you get it?" Wei Yixin said with a smile.

I have gained a lot. Lin Zuhui's trip to the UK this time is not to investigate the market, but mainly to seek connections.In fact, whether he is in the UK, the US, or Canada, he is very popular there.

In the United States, he met with the governor of California; in Vancouver, he met with senior officials of British Columbia; in the UK, he met with the mayor of London and the conservative D.Needless to say, there are many other bankers and entrepreneurs.

Lin Zuhui himself is very popular in Europe and the United States because he is young and the second wealth among Chinese.

"Very good! I have already decided to go to London to invest in docks, telecommunications and other fields in the second half of the year! Moreover, this time I bought real estate in London." Lin Zuhui said without any concealment.

"That's really great. London welcomes rich Chinese like you to invest, and the investment environment there is very good!" Wilson said.As the governor, he has been repeatedly reminded by the London side to attract more wealthy Chinese investors to invest or immigrate to London.

Lin Zuhui nodded, and then got down to business: "Mr. Wei Yixin, I want to apply for a satellite TV license for Asia Television."

Wei Yixin said in surprise, "Such a coincidence?"

Lin Zuhui smiled and said, "You mean Superman Li, right?"

"Yes, he also came to communicate with me! But I feel very embarrassed, because TV licenses are granted by the Hong Kong government with exclusive rights. If satellite licenses are granted, it will not affect ATV, TVB, and cable TV. Fair!"

Lin Zuhui nodded. What Wei Yixin said made sense, but Li Chaoren still got the satellite license in his previous life, which shows that the influence of the rich is too great.

"I support your point of view in principle, but our ATV has a TV license, this time it is just adding more channels. And you should know that I am integrating the communication industry and hope to export Hong Kong's culture to Asia. This is the same as that of the Hong Kong government. The development of the service industry formulated in those years is the same, and it also echoes the economic development trend of Hong Kong."

Wei Yixin said suddenly: "Mr. Lin, I actually admire you very much. You are different from other real estate developers. You have created a lot of economic value that Xiangjiang does not have!"

Lin Zuhui was taken aback for a moment, and quickly said modestly: "You are too much, and I am just trying!"

In fact, he himself is very confident that his so-called "Hong Kong culture" will definitely create great economic benefits. Even if it is not as large and comprehensive as the previous Korean culture, it will at least continue Hong Kong's economy.

You know, during the Asian financial crisis in [-] in the previous life, Mr. Dong from the Huaxia Hong Kong government was so anxious that he asked Li Chaoren who was on vacation in Hawaii to recall Xiangjiang urgently, hoping to become a "traditional Chinese medicine industry".Of course, it only shows that he went to the doctor in a hurry at that time, and Xiangjiang's "Chinese medicine port" eventually became an empty slogan.

Lin Zuhui didn't look down on Mr. Dong's proposal of "rejuvenating Hong Kong with traditional Chinese medicine", but at that time Japan and South Korea had already occupied the market, and Li Chaoren was a pure real estate developer. To put it bluntly, the Chinese medicine port with an investment of US$50 billion has always been his. flicker.

Lin Zuhui also wants to do it, but he is going to do it right away!
Wei Yixin once again praised: "Many are your senior businessmen, they are never as confident as you in doing things, and I always see confidence on your face. Your mentality is really good!"

Lin Zuhui said modestly again: "Where is it? Maybe because I am young, I am not afraid of failure. I just stand up when I fall!"

Wei Yixin nodded, and finally he said seriously: "I agree in principle to your ATV holding satellite TV, but it needs to be approved by the Legislative Council. You can come up with a specific plan and communicate with our Hong Kong government!"

Generally speaking, Governor G will not refute something passed by the Legislative Council; similarly, if Wilson agrees to something, the Legislative Council will not refute it.

And Lin Zuhui has half of the members of the Legislative Council, so of course he is not afraid of failing.

In the end, Lin Zuhui also put on Li Chaoren: "Mr. Wei Yixin, I can't interfere with the license that Li Chaoren applied for, but I hope you will consider the importance of franchise rights, so Cantonese programs cannot be broadcast. I believe TVB , Wired also means this!"

"Okay, we'll seriously consider it! Patent rights are really important!"

The so-called franchise right is the 'franchise right' given by the Hong Kong government. If it can be destroyed wantonly, then something big will happen!Xiangjiang's electricity, gas, buses, telecommunications, aviation, etc. are all exclusive rights.

Back at ATV, Lin Zuhui also held a high-level meeting.

Shi Nansheng officially became an executive of ATV and served as the assistant chief executive officer, which made ATV's "woman in charge" more meaningful for a while.

"Manager Li, how is ATV's preparations for going public?" Lin Zuhui asked a young man in his 30s.

He is Li Baoan, the "God of Wealth" of the later generations of TVB. With financial expertise, he was eventually promoted to the general manager of the TVB group.Of course, before being poached, Li Baoan could only be said to be Lin Baixin's valued talent, not his right-hand man.

"Everything is set up and ready to go!"

"Can it be controlled at the end of June and the beginning of July?"

"Yes, our ATV is a high-quality company, and we can go public without hindrance!"

"Okay, then wait for my notice!"

That being the case, it is natural to wait until the beginning of July, when the stock market is at its peak, to go public, so as to raise more funds, which will benefit ATV's future development.

The listing of ATV was requested by the Hong Kong government. After communicating with Yuan Tianfan of the Stock Exchange, it can be approved at any time.

Then, Lin Zuhui arranged again: "President Liang and Assistant Shi, you are preparing for the 'Asia Satellite TV' team. The programs of Asia Satellite TV are our drama series and TV programs. We also need to make an 'Entertainment Frontline' to show all audiences Hong Kong's entertainment industry."

Selina Chow immediately asked: "The boss wants to export Hong Kong's entertainment overseas?"

All the executives looked at Lin Zuhui. They felt that the boss seemed to be setting up a big game, establishing YG Entertainment, broadcasting the "Music Bank" program, and planning the "Four Heavenly Kings". Promote!

Seeing that everyone had doubts, Lin Zuhui decided to confess to everyone.

"Yes, after ATV goes public, I will also inject DreamWorks into ATV to form a complete communication industry chain. And I am preparing a whole entertainment industry chain to make Xiangjiang a star-making factory. South Korea and others export entertainment culture”

Lin Zuhui talked a lot, and everyone was shocked. It turned out that the boss was planning the development of Hong Kong's cultural industry, and he also got the support of the Hong Kong government.

In fact, Lin Zuhui still has a lot to say. As long as the mainland opens up next year, ATV can cooperate with the mainland to form a huge industrial chain, and teach a lesson to the newborn "Korean wave" that only appeared in the late 90s.

In the end, Lin Zuhui said: "The Great Wall was not built in a day. Everyone knows this and there is no need to pay too much attention to it! We are now crossing the river by feeling the stones. There is no so-called failure. No matter how bad it is, ATV can crush TVB! "

Everyone nodded, with this genius idea, how could Wireless be the opponent!

After the meeting dispersed, Lin Zuhui left behind Zhao Zhenqiang and asked, "How are the preparations for "Legend of the New White Snake" going?"

To put it bluntly, Lin Zuhui has listed the outline of the story, and the screenwriter can search for information and complete according to the above; two classic songs have been set, and the rest can be done according to the style.

Zhao Zhenqiang said: "Zhao Yazhi hasn't negotiated with her yet, she is taking care of the family now, saying that she has been filming in the mainland for too long!"

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "That's all talk, you can talk about it, the salary will be higher, and you can give her preferential treatment when filming in the mainland, and go home every few days. She is the absolute protagonist of this movie, without her!"

Zhao Zhenqiang nodded and said, "Okay, I will definitely complete the contract this month!"

Zhao Yazhi is about the same age as Lin Zixia this year, Lin Zuhui is a little bit forgetful, he can't think about it, that is immoral behavior.

As Lin Zuhui's real estate business grew bigger and bigger, he felt uneasy when he didn't come.

As far as he knows, when Xiangjiang entered the 90s in the previous life, the public demanded the Hong Kong government to legislate against speculation in the property market, and the Hong Kong government would also be worried about the monopoly of wealth by real estate developers.

Some financial scholars said: "Because of various factors, the distribution of wealth is unfair. Hong Kong's economy is an export-oriented economy, and it really earns foreign exchange for Hong Kong. The main sources of wealth accumulation are trade, shipping, industry, etc. Real estate developers in society In the redistribution of wealth, the profit is the biggest, and it is ridiculously large. There is no place in the world where the richest class is almost concentrated in the real estate industry like Hong Kong. It was not the case in Hong Kong in the past. The rich were scattered in trade, retail, Shipping, finance, real estate, industry and other industries. Now the rich in other industries are gradually squeezing down the rich list—unless they embrace real estate. This phenomenon is actually a harbinger of Hong Kong’s economic recession.”

Lu Xiaopei, an outstanding builder in Hong Kong, has built countless buildings for real estate developers and owners all his life, among which the HSBC Bank Building is his masterpiece.He only knows how to build houses but not how to sell them. He has worked hard all his life and accumulated very little wealth, while the real estate developers who partnered with him have all become very rich.In his later years, people still praised his construction achievements. He said: "I am the most stupid person in the world. I didn't know that I was engaged in real estate in my early years."

The anger of the "no-shell" escalating against ordinary people, and the "criticism" of the "shell" people towards the real estate industry will undoubtedly give the Hong Kong government a shot in the arm to curb real estate monopoly and crack down on property market speculation.

Lin Zuhui knows that when the new Financial Secretary takes office next year, he will attack real estate developers (increasing down payment, cracking down on speculators, etc.). Of course, all real estate developers are not vegetarians.

But Lin Zuhui doesn't want to be the one who gets scolded the most, he seems to be the chairman of the board of directors of the real estate company with the No.1 market value now!

His LEIT Group is actually an important industrial blue-chip stock in Hong Kong. Man Fai Group and ATV are media companies, and these companies are all good.Xiaomi technology is just starting now, and its influence is limited.

He quickly decided to enter the field of traditional Chinese medicine, or to enter the field of biomedicine.Not only for the economic development of Xiangjiang, but also for the reshaping of the image of the Lin family.

Besides, in the future, we can also study the 'elixir of life', the rich are not afraid of death.

Lin Zuhui's entry into the field of traditional Chinese medicine is not going headless. He has a perfect plan.

First of all, a very important step is to cooperate with Tongrentang and Baiyunshan in the Mainland to establish a joint venture in Hong Kong and learn from their experience.

Second, it has received the support of the Hong Kong government and the public opinion of the whole of Hong Kong.

In the end, go to Japan to dig talents and introduce technology. In short, it is just spending money.