Super Resort Tycoon

Chapter 234

"Look there, those are devil fish!" Alan Sharp pointed ahead, those fish like dark gray diamond-shaped blankets, dragging a slender tail, floating under the water surface, and looking around There are as many as ten or twenty.

Sure enough, the underwater ecology and wild animals here are well protected, and this is the place that is really close to nature.

There are two other boats parked on the lagoon not far away. Many foreigners and blond bikini babes are standing in the lagoon to feed the devil rays.

Li Yang and the others also stopped the boat, and the lifeguard jumped into the sea first, and then explained the common sense of safety to Li Yang and the others: "Manta rays are also called manta rays.

They are relatively docile and not aggressive towards humans.

But when disturbed, the strength of the stingray can destroy a small boat. Divers are generally very afraid of the strength and size of the stingray!
So be careful when feeding for a while, you can reach out to touch and touch them, but don't try to control their movements, or forcefully hug or grab them, so as not to irritate them! "

Hearing the security officer's explanation, Li Yang suddenly felt a little familiar. Isn't this similar to the cat-loving rules he set up before?

Afterwards, under the guidance of the security officer, Li Yang, Michel, and Allen went into the water one after another. The sea water just reached their waists, and the soft white sand was under their feet. The security officer took some food and put it into the water, and immediately put The stingrays not far away were attracted.

These stingrays are not afraid of people at all, and they are even very close to people. While feeding the stingrays, the security guard reached out to pet the stingrays, and instructed Li Yang and the others how to "roll" the stingrays correctly.

Li Yang did as he saw it, but found that this group of devil fish had no morals at all, they could touch whatever they gave them, and some even took the initiative to rub against you, begging in various poses around you, and enthusiastically asked Li Yang I wonder if these "little devil fish" are pets kept by some large marine creatures, they are very cute and cute.

"Damn it, it really looks like a cat!" Li Yang said with a smile.

Not long after, the food not only attracted more schools of tropical fish, but also attracted a large group of seabirds, and began to compete with the devil fish for food. The wild animals here are really not afraid of people at all, they are unscrupulous and blatant.

It's a pity that these seabirds are not allowed to masturbate, otherwise Li Yang thinks he can masturbate them into vultures!
The strength of the devil fish is really great. When it jumped on Li Yang, Li Yang felt a little hurt. No wonder the safety officer said that divers are afraid of their strength...

But when it comes to diving, Li Yang is really looking forward to today's itinerary. According to the plan, they will go deep diving today to visit the beautiful ocean kingdom.

You know, Bora Bora is one of the "must dive" destinations for diving enthusiasts, and it is also one of the most beautiful snorkeling spots in the world.

Here you can see the beautiful underwater world, hundreds of species of underwater creatures and gorgeous corals, and you can easily meet many rare large marine creatures.

It's a pity that Li Yang and the others didn't come in the best diving season. If it's from August to October every year, it happens to be the season when humpback whales migrate to Bora Bora. If you dive in that season, you may still have a chance to see humpback whales. ——The beautiful whale that jumped out of the water in "Life of Pi" is also a beautiful whale that often appears in oil paintings and hanging paintings.

It is known for its leaping out of water stance, and its pair of extra-long forewings.

In Li Yang's new home, there is an oil painting of a humpback whale, which is very beautiful.

However, Li Yang didn't care too much. After all, if this place is bought by him, there will be many opportunities to dive here in the future, and there will be many opportunities to wander and dance in the sea with the docile humpback whale.

Although the humpback whales will definitely not be seen this time, they can go to "shark hunting" today.

Hearing from Alan Sharp yesterday that when he was going to take them to feed the sharks today, Li Yang thought he was joking, and then asked Alan jokingly, "Do you feed the sharks with food or us?"

Alan Sharp was amused at the time, and then explained that they could see a lot of lemon sharks and blacktip reef sharks where they went diving today.

In the ocean world, there are at least 440 species of sharks that can be distinguished, ranging from as small as 18 centimeters to as large as 18 meters.
Lemon sharks and blacktip reef sharks are small sharks, 8 to 10 feet in length, which is not much different from human height, and they don't actually bite, so feeding sharks in Tahiti is a very popular project.

After feeding the devil fish in the lagoon, Li Yang and the others sailed to the deep sea again, and came to a sea area that is especially suitable for deep diving. Li Yang had acquired diving skills before, let alone Michel, who can do anything in the sky and into the sea!

But Alan Sharp is not good at deep diving, so he chose to stay and put it on, and the safety officer led Li Yang and Michel to dive deep. After changing into professional diving suits on the boat, Li Yang and Michel followed The security personnel jumped into the sea together and began to dive.

The beautiful underwater world is also presented in front of the eyes. The first to appear in front of the eyes are those beautiful tropical fish schools, which are colorful and colorful. Under the sunlight, these sea elves seem to be able to glow, which is extremely gorgeous.

If you dive further, you can clearly see the beautiful corals all over the seabed. The corals of different shapes and colors interweave into a blooming scene on the seabed, like a huge underwater garden.

It was the first time for Li Yang to experience diving, and he was really excited. Although he had seen a lot of underwater worlds on TV, seeing it with his own eyes was a completely different kind of shock.

This beautiful seabed is completely another world, and Li Yang felt as if he was deep in the planet Pandora in a trance, like a dream!
Swimming against those corals, you can see more beautiful tropical fish and gorgeous underwater creatures, which are close at hand and within reach.

Li Yang took out a bag of food from his clothes and opened it. The food dispersed with the sea water, and immediately attracted a large group of beautiful little fish, who surrounded Li Yang to grab the food. Li Yang even touched those cute little fish. For a moment, the fish felt as if he already belonged to this underwater world.

Follow the safety officer along the written coral reef, continue to swim forward, and swim towards a deeper area. Before swimming far, the safety officer turned around and gestured. Li Yang and the others took advantage of the situation and saw that it was a group of small sharks.

Before Li Yang went into the water, he had seen the introduction of the security officer and recognized those should be lemon sharks. They are easy to identify, because their skin color is somewhat similar to lemons, so they are named.

Although Li Yang knew that these lemon sharks did not bite people, after all, these guys still retained the appearance characteristics of sharks, and they still looked frightening.

The security officer took Li Yang and Mihir to swim against the sharks, took out the food bag, and opened the food to attract the sharks.

Soon, the group of lemon sharks gathered around and ate food around the security guard, and the security guard also reached out to pet the lemon shark beside him.

They are the same as the previous group of devil fish, not only do not hide, but also wag their heads and tails like dogs, how can they have a bit of a vicious feeling?

Seeing this scene, Li Yang had nothing to be afraid of. He also took out food and started feeding the sharks, and then stroked the sharks. The feeling was much more exciting than strokes of cats!

Li Yang and the others swam under the sea for a long time, admiring countless dazzlingly beautiful corals and schools of fish along the way, and passing through a submarine canyon during the journey. The bottomless canyon made Li Yang feel very shocked, but What he saw was just the tip of the iceberg in the vast ocean.

Not to mention how insignificant human beings are in front of the universe, even in front of the sea, they are still insignificant and insignificant. The beauty and magnificence of the seabed cannot be experienced on land.

Floating to the surface from the bottom of the sea, Li Yang still had some unfinished thoughts. He really fell in love with this place, and fell in love with this beautiful sea.

No wonder the famous French painter - Paul Gauguin, chose to spend the rest of his life here, and if he reached his later years, he would definitely choose to spend the rest of his life here.

At noon, Li Yang and the others had a very authentic Polynesian lunch on the private island, as well as delicious grilled fish and meat, as well as salads and local vegetables.

The next day, Li Yang and Mihir flew to Toronto, Canada with Alan Sharp.

After a day of jet lag in Toronto, Li Yang and Mihir officially visited the Four Seasons Hotel Group, conducted the first acquisition negotiation, determined the acquisition method, and signed a preliminary acquisition letter of intent.

In the next few days, Li Yang hired the most famous local accounting firm in Toronto and set up a special acquisition team to assist him and Mihir in all investigations and evaluations before the formal acquisition.

Although Mihir can also act as the financial advisor this time, the workload of the acquisition is heavy, and it will be more efficient to complete it with a team.

The acquisition process is a relatively long process, especially Li Yang's choice of asset acquisition this time, which also involves the need to conduct due diligence on each asset in the Four Seasons Hotel, and then transfer ownership and submit for approval for each asset. The intervention of relevant local departments is required, so the procedures for asset mergers and acquisitions are relatively complicated.

However, asset mergers and acquisitions are also relatively safe, and can effectively ascertain risks in terms of creditor's rights and debts, which is a once-and-for-all acquisition method.

After staying in Toronto for a week, Li Yang returned to China first, and temporarily handed over the acquisition work to Michel to be in charge.

Li Yang has complete trust in Mihir's ability, and it is currently in the investigation and evaluation stage, so he is of no use there.

After returning to the city, Li Yang misses the warmth of Tahiti a little bit. The feeling of damp and cold in the city in winter is really...

However, after a hot pot meal, Li Yang once again lamented that his homeland is better. The meals in those high-end restaurants in Toronto are not as good as a hot pot meal in Chengdu. This is also the reason why he returned home from Toronto early. One of them is that food and taste are always the most inseparable fetters for human beings.

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It took another half a month before Mihir returned to Chengdu from Toronto. Although Li Yang was in Chengdu during this time, he kept in touch with Mihir, kept abreast of the progress, and discussed the entire acquisition. plan.

After careful investigation and comprehensive evaluation by the Mihir team, the current valuation of the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora is only about 10 billion yuan. Considering the brand premium, it should not exceed 11 billion at most, not as high as 12 billion as rumored. If Two years ago, it might have been worth 12 billion.

And according to Mihir's judgment, the Four Seasons Group is currently very willing to sell the Bora Bora Resort Hotel.

As we all know, the main shareholders of the Four Seasons Group are Microsoft and the Saudi prince.

At that time, these two rich and powerful financial owners were optimistic about the prospects of the Four Seasons Group, and they spared no expense to acquire equity, so that the originally listed Four Seasons Group was delisted and turned into privatization.

However, the process of delisting and privatization is a matter of "reasonable" acquisition from small and medium shareholders.

Further, it can only be carried out on the basis of obtaining the unanimous approval of small and medium-sized shareholders.

And this "reasonable" acquisition means that Microsoft and the Saudi prince will take "real money", that is to say, all of them will be repurchased in cash at a higher premium.

There are also accountants and financial advisors to pay, financing costs for the transaction, potential litigation costs, and more.

Therefore, the delisting and privatization process also caused the two funders to bear a cost far higher than the actual value.

Although the two major shareholders, Microsoft and the Saudi prince, are wealthy owners, they cannot support the expansion of the Four Seasons Group in the Chinese market. In addition, the hotel industry has huge initial investment and slow return of funds.

We must know that the construction cost of a hotel is very expensive, and the construction period is very long, but the payback is very slow.

At this time, the disadvantages of privatization emerged—the cash flow was tight.

There is no way to absorb cash in the financial market, and the competition in the hotel industry is becoming more and more fierce. In addition, after privatization, some competitors took the opportunity to seize the city, seize the opportunity to poach the company's core personnel, and acquire the company's strategic partners.

As a result, the Siji Group's situation has further deteriorated, and if they want to get out of the predicament quickly, the biggest turning point is the layout in the Chinese market.

However, cash flow limits their pace of expansion, so they are caught in an endless loop.

This is also one of the reasons why they started to sell some hotels and resorts, and they continued to return a lot of money to use the money wisely, which is the China market with huge potential at present.

Although the current turnover of Bora Bora Island Resort is still good, it is not difficult to find through comparison that the turnover of the entire resort is declining year by year, even though they have increased the hotel's marketing in the Chinese market and carried out service transformation for Chinese tourists. , to attract Chinese tourists, but with little effect, and did not reverse the situation very well.

This is also the reason why they have been in frequent contact with China consortia such as Ali and Tencent as early as two or three years ago, intending to sell the hotel. If it is delayed for another two years, the high market valuation may continue to fall, and they will also Further missed the best opportunity to use the returned funds to invest in the Huaxia market.

After all, shopping malls are like battlefields, and any opportunity to take action may lead to a complete loss!
However, Ali and Tencent’s bid may have been far lower than the valuation at the time, so they did not meet their expectations. After several rounds of negotiations, the two parties failed to reach a deal in the end.

According to Mihir's judgment, Ali and Tencent should have seen the embarrassing situation of the Four Seasons Group, and the Bora Bora Island Resort Hotel is not a must for them. Even from the perspective of the company's strategy, there is no need to rush for a while.

So they can also afford energy consumption, but they can't afford it in terms of four seasons.

The elapsed time is the lost money and value for Four Seasons. They are waiting for the Four Seasons Group to soften first, and then buy the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora at the lowest price.

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