Hong Kong's new giants

Saturday, October 5.

In a manor-style villa in London, Lin Zuhui, Li Jiaxin, and Li Zi are on vacation.

This manor-style villa belongs to Li Jiaxin and covers an area of ​​only 6 acres (36 acres). Compared with the large manors in London that often cost tens of acres, it is not very big, but it can be regarded as a private residence that only real rich people can live in.

Outside the yard, Lin Zuhui leaned on the rattan chair to read English newspapers contentedly. The table in front of him was filled with fine wine, snacks, and fruits; not far away was a large lawn, which was very neatly maintained.Sitting next to him were Li Jiaxin and Li Zi, who were in a very beautiful mood.

"Brother Hui, don't you want to bring a female companion to the reception tonight?" Li Jiaxin gracefully brushed her hair back, with a hint of expectation in her expression.

Li Zi knew that it was not her turn, so she peeled a grape and put it in Lin Zuhui's mouth. With her saliva-stained fingers, she didn't seem to dislike it, and continued to peel one and fed it into her mouth.

Lin Zuhui put down the newspaper, looked at Li Jiaxin's eager expression, and couldn't help smiling, this woman really wants to be a socialite!

"It's a commercial private dinner, so it's not convenient to bring you!" Lin Zuhui said gently.

Li Jiaxin grabbed Lin Zuhui's arm and said vigilantly, "You won't find a foreign woman?"

Lin Zuhui stared at her angrily, and then said, "Aren't you a foreign woman from London?"

Li Zi couldn't help laughing immediately!
Li Jiaxin's father is Portuguese. Based on her father's ancestry, she is really of Western ancestry; however, she has mostly inherited Wu Guofang's appearance, so she is less like a Westerner, and her Eastern face is more component.

Li Jiaxin was not angry, but said with a smile: "Yes, I am going to immigrate to London, but I am the foreign girl that your men like. Isn't it?"

Xiangjiang people or Chinese people really like foreign girls, of course it is purely a psychological effect.Lin Zuhui also likes it, but he will definitely not be recruited by the family. If it is of a fun nature, it is not impossible to consider it in the future.

"Yes, Jiaxin is a mixed-race beauty!"

After some joking, the three continued to enjoy this rare holiday.In the afternoon he was going to a private party given by the Keswick family in his honor.

Lin Zuhui himself is quite curious about the Keswick family. The experience of this family who first sold opium is far from comparable to that of a small family like him that has only emerged in recent years.

As far as he knew, the family had experienced 200 years of brilliance in the previous life, six generations of family heads, and Wang Sheng didn't know how many generations there were. In 2020, tens of billions will be spent on acquiring land in Shanghai, which can be said to have a deep connection with Huaxia.In the 50s, assets were confiscated in the mainland, which caused phobias. Since 1984, they have been preparing for relocation and evacuation. In the mid-90s, they returned to Xiangjiang to develop (real estate), and then Li Chaoren evacuated the mainland. Jardine did the opposite, etc. .

Lin Zuhui doesn't have any 'hatred' towards British capital, after all, the government is wooing him, so why doesn't he, a businessman, keep pace with the government!On the contrary, he is eager to find a kind of "family inheritance" experience in this kind of family for him to learn from.

He is very concerned about 'family inheritance'. After all, he can't spend all the money he earns. The reason why he works so hard is just to hope to establish a century-old family.In other words, the businessmen in Xiangjiang all have this idea, but they are not as outstanding as Lin Zuhui.

"Mr. Lin, the car is ready!" A housekeeper came to him and said with a bow.

She is a person who has received an orthodox butler education, and of course she is also a servant, but she is the head of the servant.

"Thanks, Ellie!"

Lin Zuhui got up, Li Jiaxin and Li Zi also got up quickly, and helped him arrange his clothes.He himself only wears a suit and doesn't even wear a bow tie. For him, he only needs to dress formally, but he will not cater to the so-called 'London nobles'.

The London side will definitely award him a knight title in the future, after all, Lin Zuhui also plans to use London as a springboard to do business in Europe.Of course he will accept it. Others award it to you because you have invested a lot in the UK. If you don’t accept it, no one else will do business for you. The reason is as simple as that.

After some tidying up, Lin Zuhui got into the Rolls-Royce convoy waiting in the front yard of the manor and drove to the Keswick family's manor in London.

The Keswick family deserves to be the invisible richest family in later generations. The manor really covers a large area, and there is an ancient castle-like building.

In terms of the wealth calculation of the entire family, it is much richer than the so-called richest man in Britain in later generations; but this kind of family has a large number of members, so after apportioning the wealth, the reputation will not be obvious.

Lin Zuhui has also been thinking about whether the main company of the Lin family in the future should be passed on to one son like Li Chaoren and send out the other sons; The group holding company, the children of the main family serve as directors and chairman of the company, and each holds a part of the shares.

After all, even if it is passed on to a son, the son's descendants might still have to run the family business.That is to say, a person with outstanding ability will be the chairman of the board of directors, and others who are capable will serve as directors.Of course, the post of president is held by an outsider.

"Mr. Lin, welcome to the Keswick family!" Simon Keswick, Jardine's fifth head of the Keswick family, warmly received him.

Lin Zuhui stretched out his hand and responded: "Thank you for the hospitality of the Keswick family. I am very happy to come here to witness a family that has been around for more than 100 years. It is very worth learning from me!"

Simon smiled and said, "Let me introduce you. This is my cousin Henry Keswick. He worked in Hong Kong in the 70s and is currently working in politics!"

Lin Zuhui stretched out his hand confidently, and said, "The battle of Hongkong Land Drinking Milk is the originator of the takeover battle in the Hong Kong Securities Market, and it is also the object for our younger generations to learn from. Mr. Henry, it is a pleasure to meet you!"

The real stock market acquisition of Xiangjiang, or the classic acquisition, was created by this Henry Keswick. Back then, Landmark swallowed up the milk company with rich land without spending a penny. Now the milk company is Jardine's retail flagship The company, ParknShop Supermarket, and 7-11 Convenience Store (Hong Kong and Macau) are its retail companies.

Henry Keswick also valued Lin Zuhui very much. It can be said that Lin Zuhui is more popular than Li Chaoren in London. Just because he is young, it means that the future has greater potential and farther than Li Chaoren.

"Mr. Lin, your leveraged buyout method and financial vision are, I believe, better than mine!"

"Your acquisition technique is art!"

"Haha, thank you for your compliment!"

After some business bragging, everyone came to the banquet hall together. There were many London celebrities invited by the Keswick family to entertain Lin Zuhui, such as Prime Minister Yau's nephew Nicholas, who was also a conservative member of parliament. There were also many nobles and Business celebrities.

Lin Zuhui behaved very calmly, chatted with everyone, and there was no bloody incident, some people looked down on and provoked Lin Zuhui and so on.Just because Lin Zuhui made such wealth at such a young age, these people can't underestimate it.

Of course, the highlight of the reception was the exchange with Wilson, the president of the London Railway Shipping Company.

During Lin Zuhui's trip to London, one of the important things was the acquisition of Port Felice du Port, which was of course only one of the itineraries.If he acquires the port of Felix Doo, then he will enter the container terminal business in Europe before Superman Li, which is quite a 'remarkable' business move.

Li Chaoren was a real Chinese "businessman" in his previous life, the businessman with the greatest achievements, of course he was just a businessman.

"President Wilson, it looks like our deal will be concluded next week!" Lin Zuhui said with a smile.

Wilson responded with a smile: "Does Mr. Lin like to discuss business at receptions?"

"Why not!"

"Of course, I am also very optimistic about the conclusion of this deal, but there are still some objections, which need to be discussed seriously next week!"

"Well, I'm sure we'll come to an agreement soon."

He has a steelyard in mind, that is, based on a 75% stake of 9000 million pounds (11 billion Hong Kong dollars), he will win the equity of the British Railways.So far, that's pretty much it.

The two parties had a pleasant cooperation, that is, British Railways sold the equity of Modern Containers, and the price offered by Lin Zuhui made them very satisfied.The situation at that time was complicated, and it would be good if they could make a move. Lin Zuhui also gave them a satisfactory price.

Lin Zuhui didn't bother with this topic, after all, the two sides had already reached a point where Simon Keswick also participated in the negotiations.

"Mr. Lin, thank you for your generosity to us conservatives!" Nicholas also talked enthusiastically with Lin Zuhui.

Lin Zuhui said seriously: "Because I am optimistic that the conservatives will be re-elected, and I am willing to support the conservatives!" Now Lin Zuhui, all of whom are British on his ID card, discussing this issue does not conflict at all.

What's more, when doing business in London, it is impossible not to deal with Z customers, so he did donate a donation of 200 million pounds, which is considered a very large sum for conservatives.

Nicholas seemed very interested, and continued: "Then you are optimistic about Mrs. Saar's re-election?"

Lin Zuhui said boldly: "No, I don't think she has much hope. Personally, I am more optimistic about Chancellor Major!"

Nicholas was taken aback for a moment, and said, "It makes sense, I've been convinced by you!"

In fact, Lin Zuhui's main purpose of donating money is to build a relationship with Fei Peng, and hope to take care of one or two at the Hong Kong container terminal in the future.He knew that Fei Peng was dissatisfied with Li Chaoren's monopoly on the container terminal, so he said hello in advance.

The banquet was a very free one, and a group of people chatted with each other. The Keswick family attached great importance to Lin Zuhui, a new friend, and always warmly entertained him.

Lin Zuhui also learned and consulted the Keswick family's success, not in business, but in family education and inheritance.As you can imagine, Lin Zuhui was greatly inspired.