The rise of Hong Kong's wealthy families

He Jiahao glanced at Swire not far away. Although the overall strength of the Swire Group was not much weaker than that of Jardine Matheson, its main assets were Cathay Pacific Airways. In terms of real estate, it was not a rival to Land Corporation.

Before the Land King Auction, the Swire Group had already purchased three pieces of land, one large and two small, with a total amount of more than 1.5 billion. At this time of the Land King Auction, Shi Huaiya seemed to be just watching the excitement and had no intention of auctioning the Land King.

Bao Fuda frowned. He originally thought that as long as he shouted 4.6 billion, no company would keep up. As a result, Li Jiacheng also raised the price by 200 million. He knew that Li Jiacheng represented not only Huanghe Industrial Company, but also Henderson. Zhaoye, Huamei Real Estate, and New World Development have very strong financial resources.

"4.8 billion, once! Will you continue to increase the bid?" The auctioneer waited for a while but no one bid. Although he wanted to continue bidding, according to the rules, when the time was up, he had to start counting down.

"4.85 billion!" Bao Fuda said, holding up a sign.

Li Jiacheng had already understood that the two 600 million that Bao Fuda initially called out were completely bluffing. The real estate company's base price should not be too high, because Bao Fuda's price was only 50 million more.

"4.9 billion!" Li Jiacheng raised his sign again.

This price has exceeded the 4.75 billion in the previous life, and the Land Company won the Central District Land King at this price.

"5 billion!" Bao Fuda gritted his teeth and shouted, not far from the initial bottom price.

At this moment, everyone became nervous. This was a battle between Chinese capital and British capital. Although Li Jiacheng represented a joint consortium, this consortium was more powerful than the Land Company.

Li Jiacheng stretched out three fingers towards his allies, and all three of them nodded, so he shouted "5.3 billion!"

Upon hearing this number, Bao Fuda clenched his fists and his breathing became rapid. At Nubigian's signal, he also raised his sign and shouted "5.4 billion!"

At this time, Zheng Yutong looked thoughtful, Li Zhaoji shook his head, and Li Jiacheng sighed.

Obviously, they don't want to continue bidding, as any further bidding will affect the company's development.

Seeing that his goal was achieved, He Jiahao didn't want to continue, so Li Jiacheng sat down and stopped bidding.

The auctioneer was very excited. This price was more than double the starting price, and his commission was several million, which was scary enough. He shouted loudly, "5.4 billion, the first time! Do you want to continue bidding?" "

"5.4 billion. The second time!"

"5.4 billion for the third time, the transaction was completed! Congratulations to Land Company for winning the land king of this auction!"

Bang bang bang! !

Both the British and the Chinese stood up and clapped their hands. This price broke the land price in Hong Kong and was the largest transaction in Hong Kong at the moment.

According to the exchange rate between Hong Kong dollars and US dollars, this land was worth US$1.05 billion, which was an astronomical figure in 1982.

General Electric, one of the top ten global companies, had a net profit of US$1.3 billion last year.

For a piece of land to be sold at such a high price, the Hong Kong government may not be able to resist the temptation.

Although he did not get this piece of land, He Jiahao is still very happy. He spent 650 million more on Land than in his previous life, and his future liabilities will be more serious. This is his opportunity. Even if he cannot get the entire Land, he will eat up all the properties in Causeway Bay. A small number of properties in Central can still do this.

"Congratulations to Mr. Newbigian and Mr. Bao Fuda for acquiring this Feng Shui treasure land." He Jiahao walked to the two of them and said with a smile and congratulations.

"I have to thank He Sheng and you guys for making it happen." Nubigian said with a smile. Although he spent several hundred million more, he finally won it, and it dampened the arrogance of the Chinese capital. What's more, this was an ordinary bidding. , I am afraid that wearing a dark face will cause you to lose your grace and even become a joke in Hong Kong.

Land owns ten buildings in Central. As early as ten years ago, it started designing to connect these buildings with sky bridges. The bus terminus is one of them, so Bao Fuda is bound to get it.

Soon, other tycoons came over to congratulate him. They were all working in Xiangjiang, so they had to give him some face.

"Oh! It was just a little bit close." Zheng Yutong sighed.

On the surface, there is a difference of 100 million. In fact, Land Company will keep up, and it is far from a 100 million gap.

"The Land Company will not let it go easily. Even if we can win it, it won't be 5.4 billion or 5.5 billion, it may exceed 6 billion. The price is really too expensive." Li Zhaoji said with the same frustration.

"Yes! In the hands of Land, the value of this land will skyrocket. He Sheng, I would like to ask, what is your real base price? Is it really 5.2 billion?" Li Jiacheng asked.

He Jiahao smiled and said, "One billion more, mainly because of the company's plan, and this price is just a thought."

The three of them were stunned. They didn't expect that Ho would set the base price so high, but they remembered that Ho's Huamei Real Estate, Hutchison Group, and Hong Kong Electric Company would have enough funds to support this project.

"Ah Hao, do you have any big plans? The target is Land?" Zheng Yutong somewhat understands He Jiahao's character. He is definitely not someone who suffers losses. Since he can easily give up this land to Land, he will definitely get some benefits back.

He Jiahao looked around, smiled, and did not answer.

How can such a big business be discussed in public?

Zheng Yutong naturally understood and said with a smile, "Let's find a place to have a good chat. Do Aji and Li Sheng want to come together?"

Both of them nodded. He Jiahao must have a big business there, most likely how to annex the real estate company.

The four of them met at a club.

After all the waiters left, Zheng Yutong smiled and said, "Does Ah Hao want to annex the Land Company?"

"Of course I want to, but it's difficult. Although Land is now heavily in debt, there are still properties in Central. If Bao Fuda breaks the bank and sells the properties to raise funds, the annexation will be in vain," said Ho.

"He Sheng wants to use a sniper method to replace some Central properties from the Land Company?" Li Jiacheng asked with wide eyes.

"Well, this is the worst plan." He Jiahao looked at Li Jiacheng in disbelief. If he hadn't told anyone about this, he would have suspected that Li Jiacheng had planted a spy around him.

"Ah Hao, do you need us to get involved?" Zheng Yutong asked with interest. Attacking the Land Company is the dream of all Chinese businessmen.

If Land Land is brought down from the altar, everyone will have more development opportunities. If Land Land falls, the Chinese capital will be full.

"Uncle Tong, of course we need it. There is strength in numbers. Anyway, I can't eat the whole land by myself." He Jiahao said with a smile. People who eat alone will have no friends.

"What's your plan, He Sheng?" Li Jiacheng asked anxiously.

On the contrary, Li Zhaoji was silent and seemed to be thinking about something.

"Everyone is well aware of the current situation in the city. But I guess it will be even worse. Since the Land Company lost the Wharf Company, it has started a large-scale expansion plan. My plan is to first make the Land Company heavily in debt and wait for the real estate market to fall. , and then our opportunity came." He Jiahao explained with a sneer. This expression was naturally not directed at the three people present.

"Can He Sheng be sure that the real estate market will fall? If the judgment is wrong, the real estate company may have a sudden increase in strength, and it will be more difficult to deal with in the future." Li Jiacheng has some concerns, fearing that the real estate company will become larger and threaten the development space of Chinese capital.

"Li Sheng, who can guarantee this kind of thing? It's just a guess. We are not allowing the Land Company to grow, we are just giving him some big projects. Like today's land king, is Li Sheng willing to spend 6 billion to buy it? "

Li Jiacheng shook his head. He hesitated even if it was 5.3 billion, let alone 6 billion.

"Of course this plan still needs to be improved. If everyone is willing to join, we will discuss it." He Jiahao said with a smile.

"He Sheng, count me in." Li Jiacheng couldn't let go of this opportunity to strengthen himself.

Zheng Yutong must have agreed. Only Li Zhaoji nodded reluctantly, not knowing what he was thinking.