Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

When he woke up in the morning and looked at the young woman Zhao Yazhi lying next to him, Lin Baicheng couldn't help but want to do some morning exercise.

Don’t hesitate. Now that you’ve thought about it, take action.

Last night, Lin Baicheng comforted Zhao Yazhi and said that if he sent someone to Canada to find Huang Hanwei, he would definitely find Huang Hanwei if he took the time. Zhao Yazhi, who had no other choice, could only choose to believe Lin Baicheng. Lin Baicheng was now her only hope.

In fact, Lin Baicheng didn't lie to Zhao Yazhi. He actually sent a bodyguard to Canada to look for her. However, he didn't give much support and relied on the bodyguard to find it himself. It was regarded as a vacation for the bodyguard. Of course, if the bodyguard found someone in a short period of time without support, then Lin Baicheng would definitely look high on that bodyguard and reuse that bodyguard.

However, even if he really found someone, Lin Baicheng would still let Huang Hanwei leave. For the time being, he didn't want another dragster around Zhao Yazhi. As for what will happen in the future, who can say for sure, he hasn't thought that far yet.

Because he was delayed for some time with Zhao Yazhi, Lin Baicheng made an appointment to meet with Wang Yiping and Li Fuquan, the two presidents of Xinhua News Agency, in the afternoon.

This meeting with Wang Yiping and Li Fuquan was, of course, about Lin's mother Zhao Huilan's relatives in the mainland.

When they made an appointment to meet in the afternoon, because it was Lin Baicheng who asked for help, he made a special trip to visit Xinhua News Agency this time. With Lin Baicheng's current wealth and status, even if he sides with the mainland, as long as he is not a vanguard, it will not have much impact on him.

Of course, if Lin Baicheng follows Huo Yingdong and joins a red family, then even if he is the richest man in Hong Kong and helps many people in the Hong Kong government make money, he will not be able to escape unscathed. There will be no impact at all. He will still face suppression from the British.

Therefore, Lin Baicheng is very sensible, and it is okay to stand in line or even obviously stand in line, but the red family cannot do it, and there are some red lines that cannot be crossed. Even though Britain is in some decline, it is one of the world's major powers after all. If you really want to deal with Lin Baicheng, you can't take it easy.

What's more, Lin Baicheng doesn't actually want to be in the red family. He's not that great yet. He also wants to leave a considerable wealth for future generations.

"Mr. Lin!"

When Lin Baicheng arrived, the two presidents personally greeted Lin Baicheng.

"President Wang! President Li!"

Lin Baicheng shook hands with the two presidents and looked inside Xinhua News Agency. After all, this is Xiangjiang. Xinhua News Agency is an important domestic agency in Xiangjiang and the official front. Therefore, the decoration and layout are not bad, but they are not very luxurious. Obviously, finance does not allow it.

Wang Yiping and Li Fuquan then introduced Lin Baicheng to other senior leaders of Xinhua News Agency, and Lin Baicheng also greeted them one by one.

"Mr. Lin, please come this way."

After introducing the person, Wang Yiping immediately called Lin Baicheng to his office. This time only Li Fuquan followed.

In the office, the three of them drank tea and chatted.

After a while, Lin Baicheng said: "President Wang, President Li, do you have any information about my mother's relatives?"

"It's ready, Mr. Lin."

After hearing this, Wang Yiping got up and went to the desk to pick up a document.

"Thank you to the two presidents and the official help."

Lin Baicheng took the document and thanked him.

"You're welcome, Mr. Lin. You have always strongly supported our work. This is what we should do."

Even if it wasn't to win over Lin Baicheng, with Lin Baicheng's help in their work, they should still do this favor for Lin Baicheng.

Lin Baicheng smiled and said: "Since you two said that, I won't be polite. We are all our own people, right?"

"That's what Mr. Lin said."

Of course, Wang Yiping and Li Fuquan would not refute these words.

Lin Baicheng opened the file and read it, but since this was not the place to read it seriously, he just browsed it briefly.

Wang Yiping and Li Fuquan watched silently without making a sound.

After a short while, Lin Baicheng had roughly finished browsing. This is mainly about the family situation of Lin's mother Zhao Huilan's two uncles. They are still alive and have their own families. They have many children and grandchildren, and they are a big family.

Like most families in the country, the family situation of Lin's mother's two uncles is very bad. After all, they are just ordinary peasant families. Sometimes they don't even have enough to eat, and they have even less daily necessities.

Lin Baicheng closed the document and said to the two presidents Wang and Li: "President Wang, President Li, I would like to ask, if our family wants to go to the mainland to visit these relatives, is it possible?"

Wang Yiping immediately said after hearing this: "The country will definitely take back Xiangjiang, so we are all members of the same country. Mr. Lin, of course there is no problem if you want to go back to visit those relatives."

Li Fuquan then said: "Mr. Lin, when are you going to go there, just say hello to us first, and we will tell the people in China that someone will accompany you, Mr. Lin. The current conditions in the country are not good. , so Mr. Lin, if you want to go through, I hope you can be mentally prepared."

Although it is said that family scandals should not be publicized, the domestic conditions are indeed not good now. This cannot be hidden from others when they agree to let Lin Baicheng go to the mainland to visit relatives. Rather than hiding it, it is better to tell it in advance.

Lin Baicheng said: "I will talk to my mother about the two uncles. If we decide to go to the mainland, I will contact the two presidents and ask them to help."

"Mr. Lin, don't worry, we will do our best."

When the two presidents heard this, they immediately responded.

"correct."

Lin Baicheng suddenly remembered: "Although I don't know what my mother's attitude is towards my two uncles, they are relatives after all, so I would like to ask the two presidents to help send some supplies to them. Whether it is paying directly or purchasing supplies. In the past, I could do it here, but I don’t know if this will work?”

"This is a special matter. If you want to send any supplies, Mr. Lin, after you buy them, we will deliver them on your behalf."

The two presidents, Wang and Li, looked at each other. They did not say that they specially sent some supplies to the homes of Mother Lin and his two uncles. It was as if they were asking for credit from Lin Baicheng, which was unnecessary.

Lin Baicheng nodded: "Okay, I'll ask someone to buy some supplies, and then I'll ask the two presidents to help deliver them."

Wang Yiping reminded aloud: "Mr. Lin, the situation in China is different from that in Xiangjiang. Therefore, it is useless for you to send large appliances such as TVs and refrigerators. Also, please do not send too much of some supplies to avoid problems. trouble."

"I understand what President Wang means, and I know how to do it."

Lin Baicheng nodded thoughtfully, knowing that it was best not to send too many supplies, but also to send the right supplies, taking into account the current domestic situation.

After talking about this matter, the three of them talked about other things, mainly small talk.

After chatting for a while, Lin Baicheng said goodbye and left.

After leaving, Lin Baicheng went to Hutchison Whampoa and called Wei Li to his office.

"Weili, among the properties purchased last year, which one does your management think is better to sell?"

Lin Baicheng had already talked to Wei Li on the phone about the decision to sell a property, but he did not specify which property to sell. Instead, he let Wei Li and his management discuss it.

"Mr. Lin, you want to release benefits to the outside world. Based on the company's current market value, a property with a price of about 100 to 200 million Hong Kong dollars. Even if the company makes 100% profit, the profit will be limited. It is not a big benefit, let alone the current situation. It’s not as high as 100% profit.”

"Therefore, after discussion, we feel that we can sell any of the properties in the Golden Gate Building, Federal Building, International Building and Emerald Pearl Plaza. The price of any of these four properties is not less than HK$400 million. Last year, With the current growth rate of the property, 50% profit is still possible.”

"Of course, the Golden Gate Tower has the highest value among the four properties. The profit from the sale can be as much as HK$300 million, which is the biggest benefit."

Wei Li knew that Lin Baicheng did this to release benefits to the outside world, so he told the results of his discussions with others.

"Golden Gate Tower?"

Lin Baicheng recalled that Hutchison Whampoa purchased the Golden Gate Building from Jardine Matheson for HKD 610 million. If it were sold now, the transaction price would be at least HKD 900 million. If the price can be negotiated well, it could be sold for HKD 950 million or even higher.

If the profit of Golden Gate Tower can reach 300 million Hong Kong dollars, reaching about 50%, the shareholders are not fools. Hutchison Whampoa’s massive investment of 2.62 billion Hong Kong dollars last year can be known by reading the newspapers, and the shareholders are even more impressed, so they must all know about it. Hutchison Whampoa made a profit of HK$1.3 billion from this investment.

The profit of 1.3 billion Hong Kong dollars, even if Hutchison Whampoa's current market value is about 24 billion Hong Kong dollars, is not a small sum, and can be said to be a big benefit.

"Since you think it is more appropriate to sell the Golden Gate Tower, then sell the Golden Gate Tower. You can find a buyer, but HSBC will also help find a buyer. My only request is that the sale price of the Golden Gate Tower cannot be lower than 9 HK$100 million, this is the bottom line.”

Lin Baicheng actually knows that the property market can still rise for at least one year, but it will collapse in 1982, so it is a bit early to sell now, but it will only make less money. Anyway, he will slowly sell the property starting next year. of. Furthermore, the funds recovered from the sale can be invested elsewhere and it won't be too bad.

"Mr. Lin, the target of the Golden Gate Tower is quite good, and the current real estate market is very good. If we are willing to sell the Golden Gate Tower, I am confident that the price can be raised to 950 million Hong Kong dollars, and it is not impossible to go higher."

"Well, anyway, this matter is left to your management. It's up to you to decide what to do."

Lin Baicheng nodded casually. This kind of matter must be left to Wei Li and the others. If it is not done well, Lin Baicheng can just ask Wei Li and the others directly.

Wei Li asked aloud: "Mr. Lin, you want to build your own Soviet-style garden now. So, do you still need the 15 villas that the company will build soon?"

"Of course, when will the villa be built?"

Lin Baicheng nodded immediately. He knew that he was not a pure and good man. He could not pass the beauty test. There would be many beauties around him in the future, so he had to buy more villas and apartments.

Weili replied: "After September, villas will be built one after another. It will probably be until March next year that all the villas will be completed."

"Well, the villa is still reserved for me. I should buy it all next year. I will buy it at the market price by then and will not take advantage of the company."

Lin Baicheng is really not prepared to take advantage of Hutchison Whampoa. After all, he holds half of the company's shares, and the advantage he can take is only half at most, so there is no need for that at all.

"Mr. Lin, you purchased 15 villas at one time. This is a large purchase. The company will sell it to you at a 10% discount on the market price. This is completely reasonable."

Upon hearing this, Wei Li immediately said that Lin Baicheng was the person in charge of Hutchison Whampoa, so he was serving Lin Baicheng, and Lin Baicheng's interests should be placed above Hutchison Whampoa. Otherwise, he would not be able to hold his position as a senior class member at all.

Having said that, if at the beginning when Hutchison Whampoa was acquired by Lin Baicheng, Wei Li thought of leaving after a year or two, then he has no such idea at all now.

If you start your own business, you can only run a small company. It will not have the prestige of the Hutchison Whampoa Group, which has a market value of more than 20 billion Hong Kong dollars, and your social status will be elevated as a result. In addition, Lin Baicheng and other groups are getting bigger and bigger. Now he just wants to serve Lin Baicheng well and then move to a higher position.

"When the time comes, let's sell it at a 50% discount on the market price. After all, I am the chairman of Hutchison Whampoa, and I don't want to be gossiped about."

Lin Baicheng thought for a while and said, if there is a reasonable advantage, don't take it for granted, but he doesn't want to be gossiped about. The 15 villas cost 40 to 50 million Hong Kong dollars, and his half-percent extra price is only about 2 million Hong Kong dollars. , he can afford this amount of money.

"Okay, just do as you say, Mr. Lin."

Wei Li didn't insist on selling it at a 10% discount. It was unnecessary. He knew that the money was nothing to Lin Baicheng.

Nodding, Lin Baicheng asked: "When I was in Los Angeles a few days ago, I heard Yu Feng report to me that the planning drawings of the Soviet-style garden have been made. Is that true?"

Wei Li nodded and said, "Yes, Professor Sun and Professor Chen have already prepared the drawings based on field inspections. The drawings are now in the company. Do you want to see them?"

"What's the point of just looking at the drawings?"

Waving his hand, Lin Baicheng said: "It's already past four o'clock, so forget it. You can contact them later and ask if they have time to come over tomorrow. I will come over then and let them explain the garden to me. Design layout and stuff.”

"Professor, they must have time. I will have someone contact them shortly."

Weili immediately said that even if they didn't have time, he would let them have time to come over tomorrow, unless they didn't want to do this big business.

Lin Baicheng: "Well, if they don't have time, remember to tell Qin Lan."

"I will."

Wei Li agreed, although he was sure that the professors who designed the drawings would have time to come over tomorrow.