Hong Kong's new giants

Chapter 183 Chapter 203~204 [Snake swallows whale, the curtain opens] (Ask for a monthly ticket!)

Liang Zhonghao, the third generation head of the Liangchang family.

His father is Leung Chik Wai, one of the founders of Hang Seng Bank.

His grandfather was Liang Chang, who was a celebrity in Hong Kong and Macau. At that time, his influence spanned Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Whether it was the government at the time or the underworld forces, they all worshiped Liang Chang at the pier. Liang Chang was naturally a ruthless character. It is said that he also does gold smuggling.

It is said that the person who threatened the God of Gamblers to leave Macau may have been Liang Chang or Luo Bao.

This time Liang Zhonghao wants to fade out of the business world, presumably there are two reasons: first, his ancestors made a fortune;

The so-called capital travel is not necessarily immigration, but buying property insurance; dividing the assets into two, one part stays in Xiangjiang, and the other invests overseas; the same is true for family members, some immigrant and some continue to stay in Xiangjiang.

The rise of Zheng Yutong has a lot to do with Hang Seng Bank. When Zheng Yutong entered the real estate industry, he received a lot of funding from Hang Seng Bank; He Shanheng of Hang Seng Bank is the chairman of the board of directors of New World. The family is also one of the directors of New World Land.

When Zheng Yutong came to Liang's house, he was naturally welcomed. Liang Zhiwei and Liang Zhonghao met Zheng Yutong.

After chatting for a while, Zheng Yutong mentioned: "Someone is willing to accept the shares of the Liang family's big hotel, and ask me to be a lobbyist! If the Liang family intends to sell, you can consider him!"

Liang Zhiwei did not speak, but looked at his son. He was old and had already handed over his career to his son.If Zheng Yutong was not an old friend, he would not have come out to meet him.

Liang Zhonghao said calmly: "I did say this in front of Brother Jiachun. I wanted to cash out the shares in the big hotel. I didn't expect someone to fall in love with him so soon! Uncle Tong, who is the character you are talking about? Could it be your new friend?" friend Lin Zuhui?"

Zheng Yutong nodded, and said: "It seems that he is very famous, you can know it just by guessing!"

Liang Zhonghao said with a smile: "He swallowed 'Furama Hotel' and 'Huazhi Center', causing a wave of public opinion in Xiangjiang, how could I not know! I really intend to sell the shares of the big hotel, and then engage in real estate development full-time. But , if I transfer the shares to him, I also worry about being scolded by the Kadoorie family as 'breach of faith'. Therefore, I think I should have a good discussion with Lin Zuhui. I may not sell all the shares to him, lest he threaten the Kadoorie family leading position."

Zheng Yutong nodded, and said naturally: "I'm just introducing you guys to get to know each other. Whether it succeeds or not has nothing to do with me!"

After talking about the matter, Liang Zhiwei invited Zheng Yutong to have lunch to reminisce about the past.

After Zheng Yutong left, Liang Zhiwei said: "Do you want to sell the shares separately to the two families?"

Liang Zhonghao nodded and said: "Well, father. The main reason is that I am worried that if I sell 3100 million shares to Lin Zuhui, he will go head-to-head with the Kadoorie family. At that time, we will become accomplices and bear the notoriety of 'breach of faith' for nothing. If only 20% If the shares are sold to him, he can only ask for two board seats at most, and he can only make long-term investments.”

"Then others may not agree! Moreover, even if he gets 3100 million shares in a big hotel, with his strength, he will definitely not be able to swallow a big hotel with a market value of more than 50 billion. I see, don't rush to make a decision, and have a good time with others Let’s talk, as long as the price is reasonable, we might as well sell them all to him. The performance of the Kadoorie family in managing large hotels in the past few years has not satisfied all the shareholders!”

When Liang Zhonghao saw Liang Zhiwei, he felt a little incredible!

Seeing this, Liang Zhiwei repeated: "Benefits are the greatest!"

Originally, the two agreed that the Kadoorie family would manage the hotel business of the Grand Hotel, and the Liang family would manage the rent collection business of the Grand Hotel.

However, Liang's desire to fade out of the business world now is naturally to obtain more benefits first.

Sunday, May 1.

Lin Zuhui and Liang Zhonghao made an appointment in the box of the Regal Hotel, and Lin Zuhui specially invited Zheng Jiachun to accompany him as a middleman.

The two sides didn't have much friendship, and after simply flattering each other, they started talking about business.

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "Liang Sheng, you intend to sell the offer, and I intend to take over the offer. I think the key point of this transaction should be the price?"

The current stock price of the Grand Hotel is only 45 yuan, which is a full 53% lower than the [-] yuan that Liu bought in his previous life.

Of course, Lin Zuhui didn't expect to buy the shares of the Liang family at the original price, but the price difference of 8 yuan was equivalent to giving Lin Zuhui a lot of room for negotiation.

Seeing that Lin Zuhui was so direct, Liang Zhonghao was also worried that he might be at a disadvantage, so he decided to change the topic first: "I heard that Lin Sheng won the Furama Hotel at a premium of [-]%, and also won the 'Twin Towers' that were only a year away from completion at a high price. High-quality property and building, I really love it!"

The implication is that Lin Zuhui has been promoted to the role of a "big family".

Lin Zuhui didn't care, he had his own low price in mind, and if it exceeded this price, he would not compulsively buy it.

"High-quality properties are loved by everyone! Uncle Tong likes big projects, and the New World Center and the Convention and Exhibition Center are his representative works; I am not yet capable of such a big project, but I am willing to invest in big projects." Lin Zuhui talked about the topic Leading to the Zheng family can not only keep Zheng Jiachun in the cold, but also defuse Liang Zhonghao's attack.

He wanted to treat himself as a winner again, but unfortunately the market value of the hotel was already very high, and Lin Zuhui really had no money.

Zheng Jiachun saw that the topic was brought up to him, so he said: "Well, Zu Hui, please quote a price, and Zhonghao will talk about the conditions and answer. You don't have to talk to each other at once, try to understand each other's intentions first!"

Zheng Jiachun is 41 years old this year, and Liang Zhonghao is three years younger than him, but they are both directors of New World, and the two families have a very good personal relationship; and Lin Zuhui and the Zheng family have become very close recently, so he is willing to be an intermediary this time.

Zheng Jiachun recognized Lin Zuhui's leveraged buyout of properties and companies very much at this time, thinking about how to make a big deal after he came to power, not only learning from his father's liking for big projects, but also learning from Lin Zuhui's preference for leveraged buyouts.

Liang Zhonghao nodded, and then said to Lin Zuhui: "I can only sell you 2000 million shares!"

Lin Zuhui immediately said: "If you keep the 1100 million shares for investment, I have nothing to say! If you find a buyer again, I hope to buy them all. I know what you are worried about, but I can assure you that I am not a stock market sniper. Hand, I must make this investment for a long-term investment, and I will try my best not to turn the world upside down with Kadoorie. Of course, I am willing to buy at a premium price!"

Liang Zhonghao frowned when he heard the premium purchase.

Coupled with Lin Zuhui's guarantee that it is a long-term investment and a good-faith acquisition, he dispelled his last doubts.

"what price?"

Lin Zuhui said without hesitation: "I need to prepare for a month! No matter how the stock market goes up or down during this period, I hope we can agree on a fixed price. I am willing to pay 50 yuan per share for this price!"

There is no malicious price reduction, everyone is not a fool!

Liang Zhonghao was very excited, but he had more than 15 billion in cash!
"How about the price of 51 yuan? Our Liang family has become a villain, so naturally we have to consider the profit!"

Lin Zuhui said straightforwardly: "No problem! As a person, I don't mind paying more for things I like. I say one is one for this price, and there is no possibility of raising the price. Even if a month later, the stock price of the big hotel rises to 55 yuan , and I won't pay an extra penny."

Liang Zhonghao looked at Zheng Jiachun, and then said with a smile: "We all have mutual friends, if something goes wrong, wouldn't it be underestimated. Lin Sheng, don't you think so?"

"This is natural! The transaction is completed, then we are also friends!"

"Why wait for the deal to be completed, Lin Sheng is my friend now!"

"Haha, I made a slip of the tongue!"

The three of them quickly enjoyed the food and talked happily.

In fact, for such a large transaction, there is no possibility of bargaining too much!
It's like Li Chaoren buying Hongkong Electric, and the bargaining is only a few words, and everyone hit it off.

On the contrary, it is more time-consuming to review the data.

On Monday, Lin Zuhui invited Liang Botao to his office.

Liang Botao is from Chaoshan, and he is the "capital strategist" of Chaoshan businessmen, but he is also Lin Zuhui's personal "securities consultant". This is no secret in Xiangjiang.

Some people made fun of Lin Zuhui for overreaching himself, and wanted to imitate Li Chaoren and To Huilian; but Liang Botao did not deny this point, which made people in the industry re-examine the relationship between the two.

Of course, that was the previous question!
Today, Lin Zuhui controls a listed company with tens of billions of assets and a market value of tens of billions. Who dares to say that Lin Zuhui will not be as good as Li Chaoren in the future!Even if he thinks so in his heart, no one dares to say it, unless he does better than Lin Zuhui at the same age!
Lin Zuhui and Liang Botao sat on the sofa, sipping tea in a leisurely manner.

After putting down the teacup, Lin Zuhui said: "I have already negotiated with the Liang family, the major shareholder of the hotel, and plan to acquire 31% of the hotel's shares in their hands!"

Surprise flashed across Liang Botao's face, and he quickly returned to normal.

It turned out that he also knew Lin Zuhui's true strength now.

Not to mention Lin Zuhui's listed companies, this year two have a net profit of one billion, which is a miracle in itself.

Let’s say that the 25 billion blue chips invested by Lin Zuhui (5 million margin) are now making a profit of 10 billion; plus it was rumored that Lin Zuhui made a lot of money from the futures contract last year, Liang Botao guessed that Lin Zuhui had already made a profit from the futures contract at least last year 5 million yuan.

Regardless of the strength of the company or the strength of his personal funds, Liang Botao is no longer too surprised by Lin Zuhui's large investment.

"What do you think? The market value of the hotel is a full 45 billion. If there is a takeover battle, it may be 70 billion. Although you own 31% of the shares, the Kadoorie family is deeply trusted by the shareholders of the hotel. !” Liang Botao said after thinking about it.

The implication is that the cost of a comprehensive acquisition is too high, and Lin Zuhui may not be able to bear it.

If he wants to defeat the Kadoorie family through the general meeting of shareholders, Lin Zuhui does not have enough contacts.

"For long-term investment, I hope to coexist peacefully with the Kadoorie family! But if Kadoorie doesn't even let me join the board of directors, I will stretch the battle line until I defeat the Kadoorie family in one fell swoop! Back then, the charter king bought Wharf. After a year and a half, I don't mind a protracted war!"

Seeing that Lin Zuhui was full of confidence, Liang Botao also became very proud, and said, "Okay, since you are determined, I will do my best to help you! I think you should not only let me act as a consultant, but the bank loan has not been discussed yet!"

He also envied the war between Chinese capital and British capital back then, and only regretted that he had not participated in it. Now that Lin Zuhui is challenging the big hotel, it can be said that it may be the last swan song between Chinese capital and British capital.

Lin Zuhui nodded happily, and said: "I plan to use Cathay City to stage a snake swallowing whale. Cathay City can raise 3 million through a rights issue recently, and I plan to use bank loans for the remaining 12.8 billion. How much can Citibank take?"

Liang Botao gasped, this guy just paid a fraction!
"With such a huge debt, you may only borrow from overseas syndicates, and it is difficult for local banks to agree! In addition to introducing you Citicorp Bank, I can also introduce two Japanese banks. They have invested heavily in Xiangjiang in recent years. They should Will agree!"

Naturally, Lin Zuhui did not expect to rely solely on Liang Botao's relationship, and said with a smile: "I also have a lot of business contacts with Sun Hung Kai. Feng Yongxiang has already promised me to introduce Merrill Lynch (USA) and Tanita (Europe). I believe it will not be a big problem!"

Liang Botao nodded. This man has a solid background and is a favorite of bankers.

"As long as there is New Times and your guarantee, the 12.8 billion loan is not a problem. Moreover, once we take over Liang's shares, we will use the stocks of the big hotel as a guarantee, so that you and New Times can get away."

Lin Zuhui nodded. It is indeed possible. Where does the property value of the big hotel come from, so the stocks are also very valuable.

The two discussed for a long time, and Lin Zuhui also planned to promote Liang Botao as his military adviser, and fully participate in this 'Battle of the Grand Hotel'.

Lin Zuhui thought that there are three possibilities for the battle of the Grand Hotel:

The first possibility: Although the Kadoorie family rejected Da Liu and Lin Jianmin from entering the hotel as directors in the previous life; but in this life, will Lin Zuhui's reputation be better than Liu Luanxiong, and the Kadoorie family will allow Lin Zuhui to become the director; , Lin Zuhui does not mind cooperating with the Kadoorie family for long-term investment, and only asks to be the vice chairman of the board of directors.

The second possibility: The Kadoorie family still regards Lin Zuhui as a scourge, and is unwilling to give him even the most basic directorship (according to theory, he should get three seats); in this way, Lin Zuhui will complain in the media and take up righteousness; Lobby the shareholders of the big hotel and get them to support you.

It is said that Liu Luanxiong in his previous life lost the election for the chairman of the board of directors with only 2% of the voting rights!Of course, he and Lin Jianmin owned a total of 38% of the shares at that time, while Kadoorie only had 12% of the shares; but in the end, the Kadoorie family won, which shows that those small shareholders are still more willing to trust the Kadoorie family.

However, Lin Zuhui definitely does not have the notoriety of Liu Luanxiong. Perhaps by persuading the minority shareholders to support him, he can change the result.As a result, he won the election and won the post of chairman of the board of directors of the hotel.

In this way, Lin Zuhui still held the sincerity and let the Kadoorie family manage the hotel with him.

The third possibility: Lin Zuhui lost at the shareholder meeting, just like Liu Luanxiong in his previous life!But he is not Liu Luanxiong, he can afford it. Although the bank interest rate is high, he doesn't care about it. Once it drags on after the August [-]th stock market disaster, his wealth is not comparable to that of the Kadoorie family.

At that time, Lin Zuhui will not give the Kadoorie family face, and will carry out a comprehensive acquisition!The general acquisition is based on the highest price in the past six months. As long as Lin Zuhui delays until the spring of 1988, he can win the big hotel at a price of about 60 yuan.Although the cost is huge, highly leveraged acquisitions can be adopted.

As for the Kadoorie family's counterattack, Lin Zuhui is not worried. His family has spent a lot of money in recent years to invest in electricity, so their strength may not be sufficient.

Lin Zuhui came to Sun Hung Kai Company and met with Feng Yongxiang.

"Feng Sheng, how is the purchase of my futures contract?" Lin Zuhui asked with a smile.

He wants to buy a total of 30000 million September futures contracts this time, and 9 of them are entrusted to Sun Hung Kai Securities.

Feng Yongxiang replied: "It's progressing smoothly, and it will definitely be completed in 20 to 30 trading days. At present, we have purchased 5000 copies, and we plan to purchase them in 15 trading days."

Lin Zuhui nodded, this progress is OK, he is very satisfied!

Then, Lin Zuhui explained his purpose of coming, and he still obtained a loan for the acquisition of a big hotel.Of course, Sun Hung Kai is too small, and Lin Zuhui is interested in the Arab Bank behind Sun Hung Kai, as well as the relationship between the Fung family and Merrill Lynch.

Feng Jingxi's astonishment was also only fleeting. He probably knew that Lin Zuhui's strength, to be able to gain such a fortune in foreign exchange and futures index contracts, must be more than just superficial strength.

"There is no problem with this. Lin Sheng is an important customer of Hong Kong Base Bank (after the name change of Sun Hung Kai). I am very happy to promote such cooperation!"

"Thank you!"

Although Lin Zuhui is well-known in Xiangjiang, if he finds these banks directly, someone may not be able to introduce them smoothly.

Before the Lunar New Year, Lin Zuhui finally invited six banks to the meeting room of Cathay City, and handed over the detailed information of Cathay City for everyone to read.

When everyone saw that Cathay City's debt was only 8 million yuan, but its net asset value was 15 million yuan (asset value [-] billion yuan), they all expressed their appreciation.

As for the asset situation of the big hotel, Lin Zuhui also found a way to get a share for everyone.

"The net assets of the Grand Hotel are 50 billion yuan. That is to say, if we buy it at a price of 51 yuan, the value of its stock is equal to the property assets of the same value. There is no risk in any case. Once we complete the acquisition, we are willing to pledge the shares at various banks."

As long as these bankers agree to the stock pledge, then New Times and Lin Zuhui will naturally release the guarantee.

After all, Lin Zuhui personally planned to swallow the 'crocodile shirt', but he didn't want his shares to be pledged.

Peter, the person in charge of Wangwangbaotong Bank, said firstly: "Our Wanguobaotong is very confident in Mr. Lin's strength, so we first determine the loan amount of 3 million yuan."

He heard Liang Botao say that Lin Zuhui's personal strength is also quite strong, and the company will not be at risk.

Next, various banks began to express their views and expressed their willingness to undertake loans.At this time, Lin Zuhui's reputation also has a lot of factors, the most important thing is the strength of the real estate department in the new era.

After the loan matter was settled, Lin Zuhui immediately felt relieved, and then it was time to sharpen his sword and rush to the pigs and sheep.

No, the Spring Festival is coming soon, and I have to consider spending time with my family.

(End of this chapter)