Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

"Zheng Sheng! Hu Sheng! Wang Sheng! Chen Sheng!"

Lin Baicheng greeted the business tycoons. They were all old acquaintances, but Lin Baicheng's relationship with many people was just a casual acquaintance.

But no matter what, if they can find time to come to Lin Baicheng's birthday party tonight, they will give him Lin Baicheng face. Of course, Lin Baicheng must greet everyone warmly.

"Lin Sheng, you're here."

Zheng Yudong said hello and joked with a smile: "It really means that Cao Cao has arrived."

Lin Baicheng joked: "You are not talking bad about me, are you?"

"How is that possible?"

Zheng Yudong smiled and said: "We are talking about how rich you, the richest man, are and how much net worth you have."

"I, the richest man, am just a vain person."

Lin Baicheng immediately waved his hand after hearing this: "Let's talk about Bao Sheng. Although his shipping company is not listed, it is valued at at least 10 billion Hong Kong dollars, not to mention he has other assets. The outside world estimates that his wealth is at 20 billion Hong Kong dollars. For more than HKD, I can’t compare.”

"Lin Sheng, please don't be too modest. You can compete."

The one who spoke out this time was Hu Yinxiang. He had also been to the mainland with Lin Baicheng. The relationship between the two was better than just acquaintances, but that was all. "Hutchison Whampoa's current stock price is around HK$65, with a total market value of more than HK$26 billion. Half of the assets held by Lin Shengyou are HK$13 billion. Hong Kong Electric Group has a total market value of about HK$6.4 billion, and Lin Shengyou holds nearly HK$13 billion. 39%, equivalent to assets of almost HK$2.5 billion."

"These two companies alone have more than 15 billion Hong Kong dollars in assets, not to mention Lin Sheng, you also have a very profitable Galaxy Game Company. Although this company is not listed, its valuation is at least 35 billion Hong Kong dollars. , plus Asia Television, Star Pictures, Star Cinema and other companies, it is absolutely certain that the total assets will exceed 20 billion Hong Kong dollars."

Regarding Lin Baicheng's unlisted companies, Hu Yinxiang and others could only make estimates, and in their opinion, their estimates were underestimated, and the actual value may be higher. Therefore, Lin Baicheng, the richest man, is now worthy of his reputation.

"It can't be calculated like that."

Lin Baicheng immediately shook his head after hearing this: "The stock price of Hong Kong Electric Group is not bad. It is not overvalued now, but there is nothing to say. But the stock price of Hutchison Whampoa is different. The increase last year was really too high. If the company does not have a large amount of profits to support the stock price this year, there will definitely be a big adjustment in the stock price later, and it will be good if the stock price can be half of its current value."

"Now investors all believe in Lin Sheng's golden touch. They believe that you can make Hutchison Whampoa make a lot of money, and the stock price will not fall so easily."

Li Zhaoji said aloud, but even though he said this, businessmen like them usually only believe in themselves more, and if they have money, they usually only invest in their own businesses.

"Yes, Lin Sheng's ability is obvious to all. Unless the entire Hang Seng Index falls sharply in the short term, Hutchison Whampoa's stock price will not adjust much. And Hutchison Whampoa's stock price has not adjusted, so Lin Sheng, your assets are real There are really so many.”

Li Jiacheng said that he was still a small shareholder of Hutchison Whampoa. When Hutchison Whampoa was shorted by the British-owned family, he wanted to buy the bottom. At that time, he also approached Shen Zhou for support, but Shen Chow refused, but he did not give up completely. He spent 10 million Hong Kong dollars out of his own pocket to buy Hutchison Whampoa's stocks at a price of about 20 Hong Kong dollars. Now the value of these stocks has tripled, and he temporarily Not ready to sell the shares yet.

Li Jiacheng is not ready to sell his stocks for the time being. Anyway, his cost price is very low. Judging from Hutchison Whampoa's current net assets of nearly HK$5 billion, his cost price and total market value of HK$8 billion are simply not worth it. High, so his funds are safe.

"Li Sheng said so, so I definitely can't live up to everyone's trust in me."

Lin Baicheng said with a smile that he also sent an invitation letter to Li Jiacheng for this birthday. After all, although the two had grievances and Lin Baicheng still let Hutchison Whampoa target Cangjiang Industrial in the real estate business, they did not fall out with each other on the surface. , and even cooperated in the acquisition of Qingzhou Yingni, so when Li Zhaoji, Guo Desheng and others were invited, it was certainly not easy for him to miss Li Jiacheng.

Facing the invitation letter sent by Lin Baicheng, when Li Jiacheng learned that others were also invited and were ready to go, he would definitely not not go, otherwise he would be clearly denying Lin Baicheng face. Lin Baicheng's assets now exceed 20 billion Hong Kong dollars, but his assets are less than one-tenth of Lin Baicheng's. If the two of them fight, he will only suffer losses. Of course, he will not do such an unwise thing.

"Lin Sheng, I'm waiting for you to bring the total market value of Hutchison Whampoa to 50 billion Hong Kong dollars or more, so that I can make a fortune with you."

Zheng Yutong said with a smile that he bought more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars when Hutchison Whampoa's stock price was more than 20 Hong Kong dollars. Now it has more than doubled. Because he has more than doubled the profit, he doesn't mind taking it. Let’s wait and see whether Hutchison Whampoa can continue to advance under the leadership of Lin Baicheng, and whether the stock price can rise again, allowing him to make another huge profit.

"Don't worry, Zheng Sheng, I won't let you down."

Lin Baicheng smiled slightly and was not worried whether his words would be too crazy.

After hearing Lin Baicheng's words, the tycoons present had different expressions. Lin Baicheng's confidence that he could bring Hutchison Whampoa's market value to HK$50 billion made them inevitably have some thoughts.

Hutchison Whampoa's current market value of about HK$26 billion seems to be on the high side for many tycoons here. After all, excluding investment profits, Hutchison Whampoa's operating profit last year was only HK$240 million, and only its total market value It would take a hundred years to earn one percent of the company's current market value.

Of course, Hutchison Whampoa's profit in 1978 was more than double that in 1977. In addition, Hutchison Whampoa made billions of Hong Kong dollars in investment profits last year. This gives investors a lot of room for imagination, so the stock price is at The company's valuation continues to rise due to the pursuit of a large number of investors, and the company's valuation cannot be simply calculated based on the company's operating profits.

Despite this, the total market value of 26 billion Hong Kong dollars is still considered high by many people. Even the market value of 20 billion Hong Kong dollars is on the high side. Only between 10 billion and 15 billion Hong Kong dollars can be considered a more reasonable and normal valuation. .

Therefore, many people actually do not believe that Lin Baicheng can develop Hutchison Whampoa's market value to as much as HK$50 billion. It is unlikely to be possible within ten years at least, and it may still be possible in twenty or thirty years.

However, what is in the heart is what is in the heart. Even if they express disdain for Lin Baicheng's words, when everyone is not an enemy, no one will say it to slap Lin Baicheng in the face and create a wealthy enemy for himself.

"Lin Sheng, do you have any opinions on Xiangjiang's economy this year?"

The one who spoke out was Xu Shixun. Xu Shixun was the third son of Xu Aizhou, one of the first four shipping kings in Hong Kong. After Xu Aizhou's death, he inherited the family's real estate industry. His two brothers were in charge of the shipping industry and mining respectively. The Xu family was in Hong Kong. An established wealthy family with strong strength.

Many people may not know Xu Shixun, but many people know about his son Xu Jingheng, because Xu Jingheng married Li Jiaxin, the most beautiful Hong Kong girl in Hong Kong in the 1990s, and is a sure winner in life.

Lin Baicheng didn't say much when he heard this, he just said: "Hong Kong's economy has been getting better and better in recent years, and the economic crisis has long passed. I believe that Hong Kong's economy will only continue to get better, and this year is no exception."

Hu Yinxiang said: "With the reform and opening up of the mainland, Xiangjiang's geographical location determines that it will become a window for Western countries to contact the mainland, so I think that Xiangjiang's economy will develop rapidly in the next time, and the time for Xiangjiang's economic boom has arrived. ”

"That is true, but the ownership of Hong Kong is ultimately a problem. Once this issue is not handled well, I am afraid that there will be chaos in Hong Kong, and it will be good if the economic development does not fall into recession."

Some people are not optimistic and express different opinions, and this person's opinion is a concern for many businessmen in Hong Kong.

"This is indeed a problem, and don't forget the political system in the mainland. Once Hong Kong returns and the two places implement the same system, we will be among the ones who will be knocked down."

Some people echoed that they were not only worried about the economic development of Hong Kong, but also worried about the safety of their own assets and lives after the return of Hong Kong.

Everyone has their own opinions. Lin Baicheng couldn't say much about this. He couldn't be a vanguard on the mainland, so he interrupted: "It's still early for this matter. At least there won't be any impact on Xiangjiang in the next year or two." The economy has an impact, so let’s not talk about it for now.”

"That's what Lin Sheng said."

Hu Yinxiang was leaning towards the mainland, so when he saw this, he naturally agreed with him, lest a lot of people were not optimistic about the mainland side and would have a bad impact.

After Lin Baicheng chatted here for a while, he said goodbye and left, saying he was going to say hello to other people.

Lin Baicheng did go to say hello to other people. He went to the place where people in the entertainment industry such as Wu Siyuan, Xu Brothers, Hong Jinbao and others gathered.

"Mr. Lin!" "Mr. Lin, happy birthday!" "Mr. Lin!".

After Lin Baicheng passed by, everyone immediately greeted him, and he responded one by one.

Tonight, Lin Baicheng not only invited Wu Siyuan and others, but also the management of Asia Television and some celebrities. Most of the celebrities were big names. Only a few celebrities he was optimistic about were invited, such as Zhang Guorong, Zhou Runfa, and Zheng Wen. Ya et al.

"Brother Lin, happy birthday!"

Only now did Guan Zhilin have the opportunity to say hello to Lin Baicheng.

"Thank you for your blessing, Jiahui."

Looking at Guan Zhilin in front of him, Lin Baicheng couldn't help but be shocked. Wearing a pink dress, coupled with her exquisite appearance, she is youthful and cute, but also shows the maturity of a woman.

"Baicheng, happy birthday!" "Baicheng, happy birthday to you!"

Deng Lijun and Lin Qingxia were also there. They also belonged to the entertainment industry, so they stayed near this circle. When they saw Lin Baicheng coming this way, they also came over.

"Thanks!"

Lin Baicheng raised his glass and clinked it with them.

Deng Lijun said aloud: "Baicheng, you are really amazing. There are so many big shots coming to celebrate your birthday."

"They were just giving me face."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but smile when he heard this. He still had some vanity in his heart. After all, he was just an ordinary person.

Deng Lijun said: "It is precisely because they came here to give you face that they say you are great. Not everyone has such a big face."

"Listening to what you said, this is really what happened."

Lin Baicheng made a joke when he heard this. He didn't ignore the others and started chatting with them.

Here, after chatting for a while, Lin Baicheng left again, this time to the circle where Shen Cong, Police Commissioner Henry and others were.

In this circle, Standard Chartered Chief Executive Huo Yaohua is also there. Although Lin Baicheng fell out with Standard Chartered Bank, he did not fall out with Huo Yaohua. The reason for this is, firstly, that the two knew each other relatively early, and Huo Yaohua had been helpful to him in the past; secondly, when the British capital shorted Hutchison Whampoa, Huo Yaohua went to London, and it is said that he was transferred there by the headquarters of Standard Chartered.

Regardless of whether Huo Yaohua was really transferred to London by the Standard Chartered headquarters, or he didn't want to go to London on his own because he didn't want to go through this troubled waters. Considering that he was not in Hong Kong at the time, Lin Baicheng thought that those at Standard Chartered decided that he had nothing to do with it. I know, I still have Huo Yaohua as my friend for the time being.

However, making friends with Huo Yaohua was a friend, but Lin Baicheng's cooperation with Standard Chartered Bank could not continue. The two sides had broken up and he would no longer cooperate with Standard Chartered Bank.

After Huo Yaohua tried it a few times, he didn't mention it again. After all, he was already doing well without being implicated, so he couldn't ask for too much.

In this circle here, except for some managers or bosses of companies that have deep business dealings with Hutchison Whampoa and Hong Kong Electric Group, the rest are all Hong Kong government officials like Director Henry who have invested in Yum! They handed over the money to Lin Baicheng to take care of it and wanted to make money from Lin Baicheng. Of course, their relationship with Lin Baicheng was not bad.

Of course, everyone including the Governor of Hong Kong, MacLehose, did not invest in their own names, or even the names of their immediate family members, but in a few hands. In this way, the Independent Commission Against Corruption and London were in trouble. They can't be traced through Yum Fund's investments.

No one is a fool. Although it is true that they want to make several times the profit, they will consider the risks. People who are not smart will have been caught long ago.

Lin Baicheng greeted them, chatted for a while, and then left again.

This time, Lin Baicheng went to greet the managers and other management of his various companies and also chatted with them for a while.

Lin Baicheng was very busy at tonight's birthday party. He was chatting with this group of people, and then with that group of people. He was the protagonist of the party, and he didn't have the ability to clone himself, so he had to work harder.

After ten o'clock, the banquet gradually began to end, and some people began to say goodbye and leave. Lin Baicheng and his assistants began to send people to the door of the hotel.

At about eleven o'clock, the banquet officially ended, and Lin Baicheng left the hotel and returned to the villa. He felt exhausted tonight, which made him decide that if it was not necessary next time, try not to hold such a big party again. It was really looking for trouble.