The rise of Hong Kong's wealthy families

June 18

Kwok's Residence, Deep Water Bay

He Jiahao appeared in Guo Residence in a suit and leather shoes. Guo Residence's housekeeper hurried forward and said softly, "He Sheng, please come here. The third lady is in the back garden. If you need anything, you can find me."

This is one of the essential skills of a butler. Before the guests arrive, they must memorize the guests' information, among which appearance is the most important.

"Okay, thank you!" He Jiahao said softly, and then followed the footsteps of the housekeeper.

Soon, I saw Guo Wanyi chatting with the guests on the back garden lawn. She seemed to be very calm. He Jiahao did not come forward directly and found a seat to sit down. The butler had already left when he first arrived in the garden.

When Guo Wanyi was alone, He Jiahao came forward holding a gift and said, "Miss Guo, happy birthday, I wish you happiness forever."

Guo Wanyi accepted the gift with some embarrassment, "Thank you, can I open it now?"

He Jiahao nodded and watched Guo Wanyi open the package. Inside was a perfume. The style of the bottle seemed very old, a bit like the Republic of China era.

"This is a perfume bottle from the Republic of China period, filled with French perfume." He Jiahao was afraid that Guo Wanyi would find the gift too perfunctory, so he explained briefly.

"I like it very much, thank you!" Guo Wanyi thanked her again.

Suddenly, they felt a little embarrassed. After all, this was their second meeting. The two of them were unfamiliar with each other and didn't know what to talk about.

"You go and greet other friends, I'll take a look myself."

"Um!"

Seeing Guo Wanyi leaving, He Jiahao breathed a sigh of relief. It was really embarrassing to chat with a strange woman who was not interested, especially a girl who had been on a blind date.

A few minutes later, Guo Binglian sat down on the chair next to He Jiahao, "Hao Zai, why don't you go over and talk to my third sister?"

He Jiahao has played with Guo Binglian and Zheng Jiachun several times, and he is relatively familiar with them.

"It's very embarrassing for a group of girls and me as a boy." He Jiahao said with a wry smile.

"That's right, let's go, my dad and the others asked you to go to the study." Guo Binglian suddenly changed the subject, which surprised He Jiahao.

What are you looking for?

He Jiahao could only keep up.

Villa study room

Here, He Jiahao met the legendary Guo Desheng, as well as Zheng Yutong and Li Zhaoji. He felt that there was a sense of "conspiracy", and Guo Binglian casually found a seat to sit down.

"You are the wealthy man mentioned by Atong and Aji. You are indeed a talented person. I heard that you already have three listed companies in your hands. You are even better than this old guy like me."

The person who spoke was the owner of this place, Guo Desheng. He had short black hair, was very energetic, and had sharp eyes, like an eagle.

He, Li Zhaoji and Feng Jingxi were nicknamed the Three Musketeers by Hong Kong people. Together they founded Sun Hung Kai Enterprises Co., Ltd., and the word "Xin" in the three characters "Sun Hung Kai" was taken from Feng Jingxi, the word "Hong" was taken from Guo Desheng's "Hung Cheong He Ji", and the word "Ji" was taken from Derived from the name Li Zhaoji, Guo Desheng is the eldest of the Three Swordsmen, and his style is steady and steady.

In the 1970s, the three parted ways. At this time, Sun Hung Kai had become a medium-sized real estate company with good performance. Feng Jingxi quit and founded Sun Hung Kai Securities Co., Ltd. to specialize in finance. A few years later, Li Zhaoji also left Sun Hung Kai and established Henderson Zhaoye Real Estate Company. Sun Hung Kai Enterprises Co., Ltd. was transferred to Guo Desheng.

Even so, the three are still good friends and support each other.

"Guo Sheng has received the award, how can he compare with Sun Hung Kai." Of course, Ho Jiahao would not show off in front of Guo Desheng.

"Although this is our first meeting, you and Binglian are friends. Calling me Guo Sheng is too foreign, so you should call me Uncle Guo."

"Okay, Uncle Guo."

After some pleasantries, Guo Desheng got to the point, "Everyone should have heard about the Mong Kok Land King auction. The land next to the Mong Kok MTR station has an area of ​​76,000 square feet and can build a high-end building and a commercial plaza. We can Establish a company to be responsible for bidding, auctioning and construction."

Good guy! It turns out that I was asked to come here to take pictures of Land King.

This is too flattering to me.

Ho Jiahao couldn't help but murmur in his heart. Wheelock will sell two high-end buildings in Central next year for more than one billion. Jardine's Golden Gate Building will be sold to the Carnegie Group for less than one billion. Now the auction price of this piece of land in Mong Kok will be 200 million, not including construction costs, etc., he felt was not very cost-effective. The key is that it would be difficult for him to withdraw this large amount of funds, and it is estimated that he would not be able to get many shares.

"The starting price of this piece of land should not be less than 100 million, and the transaction price is very likely to reach 170 million." Li Zhaoji reminded.

He is a fan of acquiring old buildings and is not very interested in such high-priced land.

"Hao Zai, what do you think?" Zheng Yutong asked.

The person with the worst financial resources here is He Jiahao. Naturally, we have to ask whether He Jiahao can withstand it.

"170 million is not very expensive, but I guess it may exceed 200 million." He Jiahao pondered for a moment and continued, "This piece of land is in the center of Tsim Sha Tsui East. There must be many joint companies competing, and we will not let us easily lower the price. Although the strength of our combined company is not weaker than theirs, the price paid will not be small and will even affect the price of other land."

The Hong Kong government is a thief. If the land king in Mong Kok is not put up for auction in the end, the price of the subsequent land will definitely rise.

The three tycoons all nodded. Some Chinese real estate companies such as Hang Lung, Yellow River Industrial, and Hopewell Industrial are not weak. Although they jointly acquire land, some of their subsidiaries will also acquire land independently.

He Jiahao knew that even if he bought this piece of land, he would only be able to take up 20% at most, most likely 10%, or even a lower 5%, so the investment would not be too much, but the profit would not be much either.

"Then what is our base price? 200 million?" Guo Desheng asked.

"I think 230 million is already the peak price." Zheng Yutong was the first to confirm.

Li Zhaoji also nodded. He Jiahao naturally had no objections. After all, this thing can make money, and it can cooperate with various tycoons, which he couldn't ask for.

"Hao Zai, the United Company can give you 10% of the shares." Zheng Yutong looked at He Jiahao seriously and said, "My New World Development holds 25% of the shares, as does Aki, and Sun Hung Kai Properties holds 40%. If we buy As for the land, we will discuss whether to collect rent or sell it to recover the capital when the time comes."

He Jiahao nodded. He could only contribute 20 to 30 million at most, so there was nothing to worry about.

Everyone commented again on the official land being auctioned, and He Jiahao also said that he would try to win one or two pieces.

In the blink of an eye, it's dinner time.

An exquisite cake was slowly pushed out, with several candles of different colors on it.

The guests sang birthday songs and approached the protagonist Guo Wanyi step by step. The atmosphere was extremely good.

The three tycoons stood upstairs, looking down at everything like emperors.

"Brother Sheng, what do you think?" Li Zhaoji asked with a smile.

"The ability is good, he started from scratch, and in just one year, he has a net worth of several hundred million, but he is just a little careless." Guo Desheng said unwillingly. The carefree means that his daughter has been wronged, and he is a little worried.

Zheng Yutong next to him smiled. What man with wealth would not care about others? He just hid it deeply. He would definitely not refute other people's love for their daughter.

"I heard that last time Haozi made tens of millions from He Sheng, and He Sheng also got a listed company, as well as the Jai Alai Stadium and the Dutch Garden in Omen for nothing." Zheng Yutong said lightly.

He Hongshen is a ruthless person, and the whole of Xiangjiang knows that to make money from him, you have to be really capable, otherwise no bones will be left.

Hearing this, Guo Desheng was a little moved, but he did not respond to Zheng Yutong's words.