The rise of Hong Kong's wealthy families

"ding ding ding"

There was a sound. Although it was not harsh, many people followed the sound and looked over.

This was the sound of the official start of the banquet. The waiters carried trays of champagne glasses and shuttled among the guests. They disappeared until every guest had a champagne glass in his hand.

MacLehose walked to the front row, said a few words to the host, then took the microphone and said with a smile, "Gentlemen and ladies, thank you very much for coming here to participate in this charity gala for the elderly and orphans. On behalf of these people, thank you all!”

After speaking, MacLehose bowed slightly on the host stage.

"Bah bang bang!!" Everyone below clapped their hands, and the applause resounded throughout the entire auditorium.

After more than ten seconds, MacLehose raised his palm, motioning for everyone to stop, and said, "Although I am from the UK, Xiangjiang is my second hometown. Since I came to this city, I have made up my mind to build Xiangjiang into a Become Asia's top city.

After five years of hard work and your help, Hong Kong has now become the shining pearl in the Queen’s crown. This is not the end, but the starting point of Hong Kong. I believe that as long as we continue to work hard, Hong Kong can be compared with London and New York. ."

Listening to MacLehose's high-sounding lies, He Jiahao felt a little dizzy, but MacLehose was giving a vigorous speech. It seemed very disrespectful to walk away at this time.

MacLehose has been praising Britain's contribution to Hong Kong. What he means is that Britain is more suitable than any other country to manage Hong Kong, and this is in the interest of everyone here.

MacLehose seems to have forgotten the privileges of the British in Hong Kong and the fact that the Chinese are restricted in all aspects of Hong Kong. However, no one will refute this guest because Hong Kong is still managed by the British for the time being.

However, everyone knows that what MacLehose said at this time has no effect at all, and those who do not support Britain will never support it.

After everyone finished speaking, the charity auction officially began.

Many of the items in this auction were donated by wealthy people, including antiques, paintings, jewelry, and sports cars.

Most of these items were donated by wealthy Chinese people. The British were not very interested in this charity auction, probably because the people who rescued them were Chinese orphans.

He Jiahao is not interested in such a formal charity event. The auction funds may not be used for the lonely old man. It is very likely that it has been embezzled by some people, and not even a penny will reach the lonely old man.

"He Sheng is not interested in these auction items?" Li Jiacheng asked.

"Well, I'm not very interested. The Independent Commission Against Corruption only dealt with corruption and confusion in the police force. Who can guarantee that the money will be used for the orphans." He Jiahao said bluntly.

"What He Sheng said makes sense, but corruption is difficult to stop, and the elderly need to survive," Li Jiacheng said.

"Then do it yourself. Does Li Sheng lack the millions?" He Jiahao laughed.

He Jiahao hates people like Li Jiacheng. He does one thing in front of others and another behind others. His tricks behind his back are even dirtier than that of Da Liu, who at least admits that he is a real villain.

"Of course there is no shortage." Li Jiacheng shook his head, "But we must give some face to the Governor of Hong Kong. When doing business, we must be friendly and make money."

"Li Sheng is very thorough in his work. I still need to learn slowly." He Jiahao responded lightly. Li Jiacheng has his own style of doing things, and He Jiahao has his own unique way. They are basically two tracks.

So, Li Ka-shing spent more than one million yuan to buy three pieces of antique jewelry, while Ho Jiahao just randomly bid a few times. Later, when the price came up, he quit. This can be regarded as participating, and the Hong Kong government still has to give him face. But it is impossible to pay for it, and it is impossible for Jesus to come.

"He Sheng, I have a project here. I wonder if you are interested?" Li Jiacheng said to He Jiahao who was about to slip away.

Hearing this, He Jiahao became very vigilant. He had just deceived Li Jiacheng. This guy would never have anything good to gain from him. He should be a trap.

"Li Sheng said, come and listen." He Jiahao said pretending to be indifferent.

You have to give Li Jiacheng some face. After all, he is not a life-or-death enemy.

"He Sheng has heard of Weicheng Company. Now the main shareholders of Weicheng Company are Wheelock, Huanghe Industrial, Huarun, and Dabao Real Estate. Dabao Real Estate and Wheelock want to withdraw from Weicheng Company and hold 38% of the shares. Hua Run plans to take 23% of it, reaching a 51% controlling position. I wonder if He Sheng is interested in the remaining 15%?" Li Jiacheng explained.

Weicheng Company owns 488 hectares of land in Tin Shui Wai, which is almost 5 square kilometers. You must know that the entire Xiangjiang area is only 1,000 square kilometers, which is equivalent to 200% of one Xiangjiang.

Although the geographical location of Tian Shui Wai is not good and the transportation is not convenient, the land area is large enough to develop a new town, and the original price was very cheap. This made He Jiahao know that Li Jiacheng had ulterior motives, but he couldn't help but be moved. .

In a year or two, there will be a real estate crisis. In order to show goodwill to the north, the Hong Kong government in the previous life spent 2.258 billion yuan to reclaim this land. This is a lot of money.

After the Hong Kong government recovered it, it sold 38.5 hectares of the better-located area to Weicheng Company for NT$800 million. Later, Hua Run was unable to develop it, so he had to cooperate with Li Jiacheng to develop Jiawu, one of the ten most fenced villages in Hong Kong. Villa, making billions in profit.

As for Li Jiacheng's purpose, He Jiahao guessed that it was to secure funds and prevent him from affecting what Li Jiacheng would do next. After all, the development of Tianshui Wai was still far away from hope.

"How much funding is needed?" He Jiahao asked.

"200 million." Li Jiacheng said with a slight smile.

Think of me as a 'water fish' (taken advantage of)!

He Jiahao sneered and said, "Then Li Sheng should find someone else."

"Then how much does He Sheng think is appropriate?"

"20000000!"

He Jiahao did not hesitate and directly bargained the price to one-tenth.

"This is impossible. Wheelock and Dabao Real Estate will not agree." Li Jiacheng thought for a while and continued, "120 million?"

"Li Sheng, although this land is large, the traffic and environment are also very bad. If it is not even cheap, why don't I look for it near Hong Kong Island and Kowloon? 20 million is already very suitable. Li Sheng is proficient in negotiation , but I like to be settled in one word." He Jiahao said.

One hundred million can buy tens of thousands of square feet of land on Hong Kong Island, and the money will be withdrawn quickly. Even in the 21st century, Tin Shui Wai is still one of the worst economic areas in Hong Kong, and it is simply not worth the price now.

"Twenty million is too little. Today is a banquet, let's talk about it later." Li Jiacheng said while maintaining a smile.

Talk is broken!

However, He Jiahao is not afraid. The shares are still in the hands of Wheelock. The next step is to deal with Wheelock and get a preferential price.

He had heard of Dabao Real Estate, which was actually a company owned by Hu Yingbing, the brother of Hu Yingxiang, the owner of Hopewell Industrial. There were only a few properties in Xiangjiang, and the only one worth noting was Hu Yingxiang.

Li Jiacheng's sudden retreat made He Jiahao somewhat suspicious of Li Jiacheng's purpose. Could it be that his funds were tied up? Is the relationship easing?