Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

Arrive at Huo's house.

"Mr. Lin!" "Miss Guan!"

Lin Baicheng and Guan Zhilin walked a few steps into Huo's house when they saw Huo Zhenting and Zhu Linlin who came out to greet them.

"You two, long time no see."

Lin Baicheng shook hands with the couple respectively.

When I saw Zhu Linlin again, she had already recovered her slightly deformed figure due to childbirth. Compared with when she first got married, she had more charm as a young woman.

"I won't be the last to come, right?"

Lin Baicheng just glanced at Zhu Linlin and withdrew his gaze. He was not Cao Cao, and he did not have Cao Cao's special hobbies.

Huo Zhenting said immediately: "Of course not. There are others who haven't come. Mr. Lin, you came quite early."

"That's good."

The four of them walked inside while chatting.

Once inside, Lin Baicheng saw Huo Yingdong, Bao Yugang and others chatting.

Because Huo Bao and others had no female companions, Lin Baicheng asked Guan Zhilin to chat with Zhu Linlin, while he and Huo Zhenting walked towards Huo Bao and others.

"Lin Sheng is here!"

We are all old acquaintances, so we don’t need to be so polite when greeting each other.

"Huo Sheng!" "Bao Sheng!".

Lin Baicheng shook hands with Huo Bao and others.

Bao Yugang looked at Lin Baicheng and said, "Sheng Lin, you have been on a business trip for a really long time, more than a month." There are only twelve months in a year, and a business trip totals almost one-tenth of a year. Indeed, Not short.

Lin Baicheng smiled: "There is no way, there are a lot of things to deal with over there."

"Did you come back specially this time, or did you just prepare to come back?"

The person who asked was Guo Henian, who happened to be in Xiangjiang during this time.

Everyone knew the meaning of Guo Henian's question, which was to ask Lin Baicheng whether he came back specifically because Asia Star Media Group was banned by Bay Island.

"Of course I didn't come back specially."

Lin Baicheng shook his head and didn't hide anything: "It's because the time for me to leave for the mainland is coming soon, so I came back early to arrange things in Xiangjiang. It's just a coincidence."

"I believe you."

Huo Yingdong expressed his position, and then changed the topic: "However, the timing is too coincidental, and the outside world will not believe it."

Bao Yugang also said: "At this point in time, it is indeed easy for the outside world to think that you, Lin Sheng, rushed back to deal with it because Asia Star Media Group was blocked by Bay Island."

"As far as the Bay Island side is concerned, Lin Sheng's sudden return can be said to be sending a positive signal, but it will also have a considerable impact on your reputation." Guo Henian said.

After all, Lin Baicheng is the richest man in Hong Kong, and controls a huge industry under his name. When the Bay Island News Bureau sent a letter to kill a company under his name, he rushed back to deal with it. It can easily be interpreted as being 'scared', too impatient, and His age makes it easy for others to look down upon him.

"The impact may be a little bit, but in my opinion it's not big, it doesn't matter."

Lin Baicheng was not worried. As long as he did not go to the island in person, it would be useless no matter how the outside world understood it. Facts spoke louder than words. Furthermore, if the ban on Wandao was not lifted, and Lin Baicheng himself did not go to Wandao, it would be obvious whether Lin Baicheng came back specifically to deal with this matter, and there was no need for him to explain too much.

"Lin Sheng, it's inconvenient for me to reveal, how are you going to deal with this matter?"

The person who asked the question was Hu Yinxiang, and he has now joined this small circle.

Li Zhaoji also said: "I'm quite curious too."

Others also looked at Lin Baicheng with curiosity, wanting to know Lin Baicheng's preparations to deal with this 'blocking' incident.

"I have asked my assistants Qin Lan and Huang Xizhao to go to Wanbei together to communicate with the Wandao News Bureau and try their best to lift the ban. The Wandao market is still very important. If possible, I want to keep this market." Lin Baicheng He stated his general thoughts.

Guo Henian strongly agrees with this: "The potential of the Bay Island market is indeed great. It is better not to give up if you can."

"Lin Sheng, it's probably not going to help if you contact the Bay Island Information Bureau."

After hearing this, Bao Yugang couldn't help but remind: "I think the decision to block Asia Star Media Group was probably not made by the Information Bureau, but an order from a higher level. Therefore, it may be difficult to communicate with the Bay Island Information Bureau to lift the ban. You have to find someone higher up.”

Hu Yinxiang also said: "If it is an order issued by a higher level in Wandao, then the ban on Asia Star Media Group is probably just the beginning. Once you, Lin Sheng, do not handle it well, other industries under your name will be affected."

Lin Baicheng said: "I actually have some guesses about these. I contacted the Bay Island News Bureau first, which is also a trial."

No one is surprised that Lin Baicheng thought of this. Even if he didn't think of it himself, someone among his men would definitely think of it and remind him.

Bao Yugang said to Lin Baicheng: "Lin Sheng, if you can communicate with the Bay Island side, do your best to communicate and don't act out of emotion. We are businessmen, and falling out with a regime will not do us any good. Take the Bay Island side as an example. You If you fall out with them, you won't get any other benefits except that the companies under your name will not be able to enter the Bay Island market."

Guo Henian echoed: "Be patient with your anger for a while, and everything will be calm."

"yes!"

While Li Zhaoji agreed, he was thinking in his mind that if Lin Baicheng was young and energetic, and fell out with Wandao because he couldn't bear the grievances, then it would be difficult for Lin Baicheng to go further. Should he and Lin Baicheng To make a deep connection, you need to observe and observe.

"Thank you for reminding."

Lin Baicheng expressed his thanks and said with a smile: "I have never thought about falling out with the Wandao side. Even if the result of the communication is not ideal, or even the worst case scenario of total ban and restrictions, I will not have any quarrel with the Wandao side. If we fall out, we will only leave the Wandao Market with regret and come back when we find an opportunity in the future.”

"Lin Sheng, it's good that you can think like this. Even if the Bay Island treats you as a model and restricts all the industries under your name from entering the Bay Island market, I don't think this time will last forever. There will be one or twenty people. The years are long.”

Hu Yinxiang said his judgment, but there was one sentence he did not say, that is, Lin Baicheng suffered this kind of blocking treatment because he sided with the mainland. Unless the relationship between the mainland and the Bay Islands has always been antagonistic, as cross-strait relations thaw, the mainland will inevitably have to fight for What Lin Baicheng did was not only because he could not neglect the hero, but also because many people were watching.

Lin Baicheng sided with the mainland, and his property was blocked by the Bay Island. If the mainland was indifferent to this, what would other overseas Chinese businessmen think? It goes without saying how we will respond when we face this kind of thing in the future.

Huo Yingdong said to Lin Baicheng: "Lin Sheng, if there is anything we can do to help, please don't be polite then, we will try our best to help."

"Yes, we all help each other, and we will not refuse those we can help." Bao Yugang agreed.

"Today we will help you, tomorrow Lin Sheng you will help us, help each other."

Others also spoke out one after another.

"Thank you all, I won't be polite if necessary."

Lin Baicheng smiled and thanked him. Although he did not think he needed help for the time being, he would not refuse the kindness of several people.

While several people were talking, a housekeeper from the Huo family came to Huo Zhenting and said that another guest was coming, and Huo Zhenting went out to pick them up.

After a while, Huo Zhenting walked in with Zheng Yudong.

When Bao Yugang saw this, he said: "Zheng Sheng, you are late, so you have to drink as a penalty."

The party was set for seven o'clock in the evening, and it was already early seven o'clock now. Zheng Yudong was indeed a little late.

"As punishment, I will punish myself with three cups of wine!"

Zheng Yudong accepted the punishment simply, went to the long table with food next to him, took the wine and glasses, and drank three glasses in a row.

No one cared about Zheng Yudong being late. After he punished himself with three drinks, the matter was over.

Zheng Yudong's new arrival couldn't help but talk about the Bay Island News Bureau's blocking of the works of Asia Star Media Group. Lin Baicheng expressed his thoughts again. After hearing this, Zheng Yudong stopped talking and just talked to Others also said they could ask him for help if they needed it, and he would never refuse if he could help.

Lin Baicheng naturally expressed his gratitude again and accepted the kindness.

Everyone then chatted about other things. As they were chatting, Bao Yugang asked Lin Baicheng about something and asked if Hutchison Whampoa would be making any big moves next. Wei Li, the senior manager of Hutchison Whampoa, was already on a business trip to London. It's been more than a month.

At present, Bao Yugang also said in advance that if it was a major matter that needed to be kept confidential, it would go without saying. He only asked this out of curiosity.

"Now, there is nothing to hide."

After hearing this, Lin Baicheng said: "Hutchison Whampoa will enter the automobile industry. This time Weili went to London to acquire the Bentley Motors brand, a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce. The acquisition negotiations between the two parties have come to an end. I believe it will take a while. It will take time to complete the acquisition.”

"The automobile industry? This is a high-end manufacturing industry. It is not that easy to play in this industry."

Bao Yugang did not expect that Hutchison Whampoa would make such a big move. Although he did not know the purchase price, he was sure that it would be at least four to five billion US dollars, and probably even more. It was really a generous sum.

Lin Baicheng said: "Bentley Motors itself has a research and development department. When Hutchison Whampoa acquires Bentley Motors, it will also acquire some patented technologies from Rolls-Royce. As for whether Bentley Motors can be done well after acquiring Bentley Motors, that depends on what happens next. operating.”

"Hutchison Whampoa has no previous experience, so entering an unfamiliar industry is a bit too risky."

Li Zhaoji couldn't help but say that if he was given a choice, he would rather invest his money in the real estate industry that he was familiar with. Of course, if he really had that much money, he would not invest in London, but in Hong Kong, which is more familiar to him.

"Lin Sheng, when Hutchison Whampoa invests in England, are you under pressure from the Hong Kong government or Downing Street?"

Huo Yingdong asked the most critical point. Through his own experience, he did not think that the Hong Kong government was friendly to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Lin Baicheng was not suppressed at present, and he must have made contributions in places that no one could see.

Huo Yingdong knew that Lin Baicheng had led many high-level officials of the Hong Kong government to make money through a fund, but this was all private. Now that Hutchison Whampoa is investing heavily in England, it is possible to spend money to buy Ping An.

"We are all old friends, so I won't make false claims."

Lin Baicheng nodded: "I am indeed under pressure. Hutchison Whampoa is so profitable. I have made more than 2 billion US dollars by doing long gold futures. It would be strange if I don't make people jealous. Fortunately, I went to London for investment, so I After some consideration, I agreed.”

Huo Yingdong heard the words and said to everyone: "From this incident, we can see that it is very important whether the motherland we support is strong. If Xiangjiang has returned now and our motherland is as powerful as Hongsu or the United States, then what happened to Lin Sheng will not be the same at all. It’s impossible to appear, don’t you think?”

"I agree with what Huo Sheng said. For us businessmen, it is indeed very important whether the motherland we rely on is strong or not."

"Everyone knows about the Jews, right? This nation is very good at making money, but their country has been destroyed long ago, so in the past, the Jews were fat in the eyes of the kings and nobles. When they were short of money, they only needed to be anti-Semitic, because A great deal of wealth could be plundered from the Jews."

"If there was a powerful country behind the Jews in the past, then this kind of thing would not have happened, because anti-Semitic countries would have to worry about the strength of that powerful country, and they would have to be wary even if they wanted to be anti-Semitic, instead of treating Jews as Killed like a fat pig.”

Lin Baicheng echoed and expressed his opinion.

Bao Yugang then said: "Our investment in the mainland is actually to support the country's economic development and make the country stronger, so that when we do business, we can stand tall when facing outsiders."

"yes!"

Hu Yinxiang agrees very much with this, and he is also a pioneer in investing in the mainland.

Zheng Yudong and Li Zhaoji have not yet invested in the mainland, but they are the only two people in this small circle who have not invested in the mainland. In order to show that everyone is consistent, they have also stated that they will go to the mainland to investigate and make investments. However, at present It's just words.

After feeling emotional, Bao Yugang asked Lin Baicheng: "Lin Sheng, how much money will Hutchison Whampoa invest in London this time?"

"Probably around a billion dollars."

Lin Baicheng gave an estimate. The purchase price of Bentley Motors is at least about 6 to 7 billion US dollars. After the acquisition, investments such as building a new factory and R\u0026D investment will be needed, which will be at least 1 to 20 million US dollars, or even more.

In addition, as the price of acquiring Bentley Motors, Hutchison Whampoa will also acquire several poorly managed corporate factories. The expenditure here is also quite large, and the final expenditure may reach as much as one billion US dollars.

"This is really a big deal!"

Bao Yugang was very emotional after hearing this. One billion U.S. dollars converted into Hong Kong dollars is more than 4 billion Hong Kong dollars, which is close to half of his net worth.

Not to mention Hu Yinxiang, Zheng Yutong and Li Zhaoji, their total net worth is less than one billion US dollars, and Hutchison Whampoa's one investment is more than their entire net worth.

More importantly, they all know that Hutchison Whampoa is just one of the companies under Lin Baicheng's name. Lin Baicheng also has other large-scale companies under his name. Among them, Galaxy Gaming Company, which is listed on NASDAQ, is the most conspicuous. Lin Baicheng is the absolute majority shareholder of a listed company with assets no lower than Hutchison Whampoa.