Hong Kong's new giants

Chapter 437 [New Year's Beginning]

mid-December.

After the Spring Festival, Lin Zuhui quickly got into work. He has his own views on his attitude towards work. He will not work as hard as Li Chaoren, but he will try his best to work eight hours every working day.

Huazhi Center.

In the chairman's office of New Era Group, Lin Zuhui is fiddling with the computer. He may be the chairman of the listed company in Xiangjiang who accepts computer office the fastest.

There are two computers in his office, but they are not placed on the big desk, but in a dedicated area.Including landline telephones, they were not placed on the large desk, but placed separately.

Because he doesn't like clutter, he usually puts some documents on his large desk during the day and cleans it up after get off work.

Although the computer is a certain distance from the office, Lin Zuhui can see the stock data on the computer, so occasionally he will look up to see how the stock price of New Times Group is going up.

This has probably become a habit. It's not that he thinks that he has made a lot of money if he rises by a few cents today, but Lin Zuhui thinks that the rise of the stock symbolizes his achievements and the development prospects of New Times Group.

After Lin Zuhui fiddled with the computer skillfully for a while, he returned to his office.

Xiangjiang connected to NSFNET last year, and soon stocks can be traded online. Even Lin Zuhui couldn't resist opening a special account to get a fresh picture.

After reading the documents for a while, executives began to report to work.

The first person to walk in was Liang Zhenxun, the chief financial officer of New Era Group.

After listening to the report, Lin Zuhui arranged: "Last year, New Era Group once again became the No. 15 Hongkong Group in terms of profit, so this year we will still be more generous and distribute [-] billion in dividends to shareholders."

After thinking for a while, Liang Zhenxun said, "Are you considering raising funds through rights issue this year? After all, boss, you plan to invest heavily in the mainland, and your overseas investment plans are not small, and Xiangjiang also has many big plans; in this way, sufficient cash flow may not be enough. Will guarantee it!"

When Lin Zuhui heard this, he began to think seriously.

His idea is very simple. In the 90s, he worked hard to expand the scale of New Era Group and become a worldwide enterprise.

It is said that Li Chaoren’s rate of return in the mainland in his previous life was 8% to 13%, and the rate of return at the port is not high.

Therefore, in Lin Zuhui's heart, the mainland also needs to invest, and overseas also needs to invest, and both hands must be grasped and both hands must be strong.

And only a global enterprise can resist risks. If the investment is lost here, it can be recovered on the other side, which is also the application of the "egg philosophy".

"The initiative lies with our New Times Group. As long as we have a good reputation, we can raise funds through rights issues and issue convertible bonds at any time. For me, I hope that the more shareholders of New Times Group, the better."

Lin Zuhui told the truth, while ensuring that he owns 49% of the shares, he hopes that the remaining 51% shares of New Era Group will be as dispersed as possible.

In this way, he is equivalent to making money for more people, maybe 10 people, which gives him a sense of honor!
Liang Zhenxun nodded, and said: "The boss is right, the initiative is in our hands. Our annual large dividends make the shareholders smile; as for the rights issue, the shareholders decide according to their own strength, and the original shareholders do not do the rights issue." , the new shareholders rush to buy it first, so the number of shareholders will increase greatly!"

Paying dividends of 15 billion, followed by a rights issue of 30 billion, is not a conflict. You can choose not to pay, and you can still enjoy dividends next year.

Moreover, the funds from the rights issue must have been invested, so this is good news.

Even if from the perspective of short-term investment, the estimated price of the rights issue is slightly lower than the market price, and New Era Group will continue to rise every time the rights issue is issued, short-term investment can also be profitable.

"Then make arrangements to release the annual financial report in early March!"

"Ok!"

In the morning, I processed some documents and listened to the reports from the executives, and the time passed quickly.

Accompanied by Luo Bencheng, Lin Zuhui visited the Wanhui Toy Factory in Kwun Tong.With the double harvest of "Detective Conan" anime, single book ratings, and sales in Taiwan, the peripherals of "Detective Conan" suddenly became prosperous.Orders from Taiwan Island came in so many that Wanhui Toys Factory was working overtime during the Spring Festival.

"Boss, President Luo!" Yang Kangjian, the person in charge of Wanhui Toys, welcomed them at the door.

Lin Zuhui nodded and said, "Go directly to the production workshop!"

"Ok!"

Soon, a group of people came to the workshop. It was extremely busy here, and the workers were working overtime.Seeing Lin Zuhui walking in, everyone was a little excited, not because they were grateful to the boss, but because they saw the richest man in Chinese.

As for whether these workers complained about working overtime, Lin Zuhui didn't care at all. They should cherish it. The toy factory will move to the mainland soon, and they should lose their jobs.

Last year, Wanhui Toy Factory won a 300-acre land in FS City, planning to build a large-scale factory.Therefore, the toy factory workers in Xiangjiang have lost their jobs in the past two years.

Lin Zuhui picked up a figure of Conan and asked with a smile, "How many figures like this can be sold every month now?"

Yang Kangjian immediately said: "Recently, the sales volume has skyrocketed. The main sales markets are Taiwan Island and Xiangjiang. According to the current market situation, 10 figures of various shapes per month are not a problem."

It seems that comic fans can earn a lot of money. Lin Zuhui couldn't help thinking that figures, cards and other peripherals might cost a comic fan more than single volumes and serialized magazines.

"Very good results. There are great prospects around comics. You should continue to dig deeper. You must strengthen the protection of copyright!"

"Yes, boss!" The accompanying senior staff replied one after another.

Lin Zuhui came to inspect the toy factory today, and he was directing the work of the team responsible for the comics.

After the new year, Lin Zuhui's communication and media companies have received good news.

In terms of Wanhui Media, the anime and booklets of "Detective Conan" have achieved very good ratings and sales in Taiwan. Detective Conan" anime broadcast rights.

There is no one who can't get along with interests. Yomiuri TV originally had a great influence in animation broadcasting. Now that it sees "Detective Conan" that is popular in Xiangjiang and Taiwan, it can't help but introduce it.The important thing is that this is a Japanese manga style, and it is very easy for Japanese audiences to accept it.

And Wanhui Media did not charge a high price. The reason is very simple. Lin Zuhui's positioning from the beginning is: make big money from peripherals, and small money from copyright.

Copyright earns a small amount of money because it needs to expand the fame of the work; after the fame is big, subsequent profits will roll in.

Good news also came from ATV, which has signed a contract with Taiwan China Television for the broadcasting rights of "Blue Life and Death".

The market of Taiwan Island is several times larger than that of Hong Kong, and the relationship between the two places is very good (the system is the same). ATV has always focused on Taiwan Island, and then promoted it to Japan, Southeast Asia, and South Korea.

The same is true for YG Entertainment, whose artists are promoted in order from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and Southeast Asia.

The three groups of YG Entertainment have been formed years ago. In March, Xiangjiang’s first idol girl group will debut. The SES group is composed of three girls. The title song is "We Are Young Girls".The styling is a bit killer and non-mainstream style, the music style is brisk, youthful and lively, and the choreography is full of girlish style.

SES is a first-generation Hong Kong group, so it is naturally impossible to take the route of being sexy and showing long legs.Lin Zuhui is familiar with the styles of the first to third generations of the Hallyu group in the previous life. The first generation focuses on youth and girls, the second generation is already between the girlish and sexy styles, and the third group has already let go. Showing a good figure is a feature.

In the first half of the year, YG Entertainment will release a boy group 'Shinhwa', and in the second half of the year, the electronic music group 'Ko Yuta' will be released.

If everything goes well, the foundation of YG Entertainment has been perfectly laid, and if Lin Zuhui doesn't intervene, it will develop in the direction of the former Hallyu.Of course, Lin Zuhui couldn't stay idle, and would always express a few opinions.

weekend.

Lin Zuhui invited Lee Shau Kee and Zheng Yutong to the Clear Water Bay Golf Club.

The three of them no longer have the money to gamble when playing golf, because their strengths are no longer equal. Fourth Uncle and Uncle Tong are both old, and Lin Zuhui's skills are improving day by day, so it is difficult to achieve a balanced par.

After playing a few holes, Lin Zuhui said: "Uncle Si and Uncle Tong, the policies in the Mainland have become more open, and everyone plans to invest heavily in the Mainland, right?"

The mainland market is so big, there is no need for us to be rivals.

Lee Shau Kee said: "I'm thinking about it. I have very little investment overseas because the rate of return is low. But I am still very optimistic about the mainland market, after all, the land is big and there are many people."

Zheng Yutong said: "I have long been optimistic about the mainland market, but after this incident, I am even more optimistic about the mainland market. It is estimated that New World Development's investment in the mainland will account for 30%."

Indeed, after 1992 in the previous life, everyone went to invest in the Mainland one after another.

In the small Xiangjiang River, the capital power does not belong to overseas countries.

Lin Zuhui nodded and said: "This time I invite everyone here, I want to ask if you have any plans for 'Central Plaza' in the Mainland. I have made five 'Central Plaza' plans in Beijing, Shanghai, Pengcheng, and Yangcheng. If you two are willing to invest in the Plaza' project (two in Shanghai), I have prepared a total of [-]% of the shares! Of course, if you are going to invest separately, that is also very good!"

Strictly speaking, Henderson also holds 2% of the shares of the brand "Central Plaza", because Henderson Land has a [-]% stake in Central Plaza in Hong Kong.If Lin Zuhui wants to vigorously develop "Central Plaza" in the Mainland, he may not be able to unilaterally abandon Lee Shau Kee, but ask him what he means.

As for bringing in Zheng Yutong, it is also Lin Zuhui's idea. He wants to spread the brand of "Central Plaza" in first-tier cities in the mainland (previous plan), and absorb some advantages of the previous Wanda model (for reference).

Therefore, it is also possible to get Zheng Yutong to become a shareholder.

Lee Shau Kee quickly agreed: "I can invest, and I don't have a comprehensive center brand. The most investment in the mainland is to invest in buildings."

Zheng Yutong pondered. He has the signboard of the New World Center, a commercial complex, and can develop independently in the mainland.However, he also considered that although he has a good relationship with the mainland, compared with Lin Zuhui, it is far from enough.

Now, the mainland values ​​Lin Zuhui more than Li Chaoren.

"New World Development also wants to invest, but we may also enter commercial complexes in the future!" Zheng Yutong expressed his thoughts.

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "It's a matter of course. The mainland market is so big. Taking Shanghai as an example, I'm afraid it's easy to build ten complexes. But my plan is relatively large. The previous commercial complex can be said to be an investment." The investment is between 20 billion and 40 billion. Not only that, but it will also expand in many potential capital cities in the mainland in the future.”

For a moment, the two were shocked by Lin Zuhui's plan.

But the two have strengthened their determination to invest!

In terms of share, after discussion, New Era Group monopolizes [-]%, Henderson [-]%, and New World Development [-]%.This is only the opportunity for the first batch of five business centers, and the rest will be discussed.

After discussing this matter, Zheng Yutong couldn't help asking: "You said you want to invest in commercial real estate in the United States, why haven't you met yet?"

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "No rush, let's figure out what's going on in the mainland first, and then we'll talk!"

There is plenty of time, so Lin Zuhui is not in a hurry!
(End of this chapter)