Hong Kong's new giants

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In the afternoon, Lin Zuhui came to the 'Tsuen Wan Plaza' area, accompanied by Chen Bin and a group of people.

The land of 'Tsuen Wan Plaza' was reclaimed from the original ferry pier. In the previous life, it was developed by Sun Hung Kai. In this life, it was cut off by Lin Zuhui.

However, when Lin Zuhui suddenly walked to the opposite side of the north road and looked at the vacant land on Yangwu Road, he immediately conceived a very large project.

In the previous life, there were Tsuen Wan Plaza, Nina Plaza Phase 88 and Phase [-], and Citywalk in this area, which can be called the commercial center of Tsuen Wan.In particular, Nina Plaza has invested tens of billions of dollars. It has [-] floors, the tallest building in Tsuen Wan, the first four- and five-star hotel, and a garden-style platform.

Lin Zuhui asked Chen Bin: "Suppose we apply to the Hong Kong government to change the land here, saying that we want to develop a landmark in Tsuen Wan, a comprehensive commercial building, the tallest building in Tsuen Wan and the first five-star hotel...it should be easy to pass. Change land?"

Chen Bin nodded and said: "This is a good thing for Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong government will definitely support it. Moreover, the Hong Kong government intends to complete the replacement of the land exchange rights in 97, so there will be very few land auctions in the New Territories in the future." , gradually focusing on land exchange.”

Lin Zuhui immediately said: "Okay, just exchange these two pieces of land for me. At that time, we will plan and construct the three pieces of land in a unified way, and build a huge commercial complex in Tsuen Wan, with residences, office buildings, hotels, gardens..."

Chen Bin was surprised by the boss's big plan, and expressed two concerns: "Boss, our funds?"

Lin Zuhui immediately waved his hand and said confidently: "If you have money, don't worry, at least I have money!"

Chen Bin nodded, and then said, "The Hong Kong government stipulated that the shopping mall should be put into use in 1992 on the land of the old Tsuen Wan wharf?"

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "The large-scale shopping mall will be built according to the original plan, and it will not affect the project here. It is just an overall plan! Even, we can plan the overall plan now."

Chen Bin had no doubts.

In Lin Zuhui's view, instead of falling into competition in the future, it is better to make the project bigger.Tsuen Wan is the largest new town in Hong Kong and can definitely accommodate a large complex.

As for Chinachem Real Estate, anyway, no one spends the money they make, let alone invest!

After a little investigation, Lin Zuhui proposed again: "The bus terminal, minibus terminal, and ferry terminal should all be set up in the shopping center over there, so as to attract people!"

Chen Bin said: "The KMB..."

Lin Zuhui said: "This is a matter of mutual benefit. KMB has no reason to disagree! Besides, Sun Hung Kai cannot completely influence KMB's affairs, and their shares are only 33%. If they disagree, you can discuss with the Transportation Commission Communication; if it doesn’t work, I’m going to buy KMB! If anyone gives me small shoes to wear, don’t blame me for turning my face and denying people!”

Chen Bin immediately said confidently: "Okay, I will definitely convince KMB!"

Lin Zuhui nodded and said, "Giving a sweet date with a stick, that's how the negotiation came about. We can give some sponsorship fees to KMB, let's say the station name is 'Tsuen Wan Tiandi'. Of course, the stick has to be waved." Check it out! Generally speaking, this project is the first large-scale shopping mall in Tsuen Wan, and the Hong Kong government also attaches great importance to it, and they will support us."

Chen Bin nodded and said, "Don't worry, boss, I know how to negotiate!"

Lin Zuhui added: "The minibus terminus and the ferry terminal are all relatively easy to handle!"

Chen Bin replied: "Well, there is no problem with this, the ferry terminal is here, and the minibus terminus is also easy to solve!"

Finally, Lin Zuhui added: "If this is the case, the shopping mall built on the land of the old wharf is called 'New World'. The two pieces of land here are Tsuen Wan Plaza and the second phase of Tsuen Wan Plaza."

Chen Bin nodded, and said, "Then we will organize a strong army recently, and make a unified plan as soon as possible. As for the land exchange, I will keep running!"

Lin Zuhui nodded and said, "No matter how many years the Hong Kong government requires to complete this project, we can complete it on time."

"Okay, I know!"

After some communication, Lin Zuhui couldn't help but searched around again, and finally he pointed out with certainty that two pieces of land could be used for New Era Group's first real commercial complex. A piece of land is used to build Tsuen Wan Plaza.

Chapter 332 [Strong Alliance]

The container terminal industry has stable and rich income. Which consortium does not covet it?

The Hong Kong government launched a public tender for the construction and operation rights of Kwai Chung No. [-] Container Terminal, and it became exciting from the very beginning, feasting the public's eyes.

First, New Times Group wanted to get a piece of the pie by acquiring a 50% stake in Hailu Containers (Kwai Chung Container Terminal No. [-]), and further intended to participate in the bidding for Kwai Chung No. [-] Container Terminal.

Then, Li Chaoren decisively carried out a "strong alliance", announcing a joint bid with Modern Containers, intending to kill Lin Chaoren's hope.

In the end, Lin Chaoren fought back again, spending a huge sum of money to buy 25% of the shares of Modern Containers, causing Modern Containers to turn against him, and formed a new consortium with Sea-Land Containers, New World Development, Henderson, and COSCO.

In 1988, Hutchison won the bid for the development right of No. 44 Pier (7 berths, previously changed) at a price of HK$3 billion.

Today's No. 8 Kwai Chung Terminal has 4 berths. If International Container Terminals wins it, the international container terminal company will have a market share of as high as 8%, and will dominate the Hong Kong container industry with a high degree of monopoly.

Originally, Li Chaoren also intended to join other overseas consortiums, but this year's situation made European and American consortiums retreat one after another. In the end, He Huang could only pull in Sun Hung Kai.However, Sun Hung Kai did not dare to invest too much, and only participated in it symbolically.

The development right of the container terminal shall be determined through public bidding.Bidding is not like a public auction - "the highest bidder wins" is the only condition.The bidding price is an important condition, but it is not the only condition. It also depends on the comprehensive conditions of the bidders.There is a "consensus" that is not explicitly stipulated, but everyone knows it well - how the relationship with the government is sometimes crucial.

Li Chaoren is known as "a businessman who is good at dealing with the government", and the new consortium also prompted the retired Zheng Yutong to come out.

Zheng Yutong has always been regarded as a businessman who is good at dealing with the government. The New World Center has such a magnificent scale only with the support of the government.New World originally purchased the old site of Blue Chimney from Taikoo, which was only 20 square feet. The government thought it was too small, and allocated another 20 square feet of land at a preferential price lower than the market price.The International Convention and Exhibition Center in Wanchai was jointly built by New World and the government's Trade Development Council. For the entire 7.7-acre land reclamation, the government did not charge New World Corporation a penny.Shinsegae only pays the construction fee and obtains most of the property rights of the exhibition center.The foundation stone laying of the Convention and Exhibition Center was personally attended by the Queen, and the opening of the Convention and Exhibition Center was also attended by the Prince and Princess Diana.

Of course, Lin Zuhui also has a lot of connections with the Hong Kong government, especially recently he has been very close to Wei Yixin.

Strong duel!

The container terminal industry is different from the real estate industry, which can develop almost freely and unlimitedly.The container terminal is subject to tender for development rights on restricted land.In other words, it is equivalent to obtaining a land use patent issued by the government, which can ensure stable and lucrative profits.

Lin Zuhui knows that as long as he can obtain the development right of No. 8 Kwai Chung Terminal, his tentacles will officially enter the container terminal industry.Drawing on his development experience, Lin Zuhui went overseas to purchase the development rights of container terminals, such as the largest container terminal in the UK - Felixstowe Port, the development rights of several large ports in the mainland, such as the development rights of Panama ports... don't say I won all of them, and I am very happy to be able to grab half of them.

The media is very interested in the confrontation between the two consortiums this time, and real-time news is published every day. It doesn't matter whether it is true or not, what matters is that the citizens feast their eyes.

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Friday, April 12.

As of the last day of submitting the tender documents, all the people in the new consortium are sitting down and talking about the price. The reason is very simple: if the price conditions provided are out of line with others, people will laugh; but if the price is determined in advance, I am also afraid that if there is a sparse population, it will leak out.Therefore, the price of this kind of hidden bidding is generally determined in the last day or two.

When auctioning land, if you want to win, you are nervous about bidding, but only for a while.It is different when casting a hidden bid. If you are determined to win, there is always a feeling of worrying about gains and losses.

Lin Zuhui is no exception. It is his obsession to defeat Li Chaoren. He doesn't really care about how much money some projects make.It's like climbing a high mountain. There is no real benefit, but it always makes people feel happy.

in the conference room.

The heads of several consortiums sat together, and their combined net worth was terrifying, including Wharf Group, Swire Group, COSCO, New Era, New World, Henderson, and Sea-Land Containers (Hong Kong).

Zheng Yutong said: "The Hong Kong government intends to weaken Cheung Kong's monopoly position in the container terminal industry, so we don't need to set a high price. What's more, I understand that Sun Hung Kai only holds a small part of the equity, which means that Hutchison Investment accounts for the majority. And Hutchison Whampoa's investment direction is to shift overseas, so it may not be willing to bid too high!"

He doesn't like 'you pay my price, I give you your price', this is the style of Zheng's father and son.

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "With so many consortiums of ours, we naturally have the feeling that we are bound to win. If the price is stable, there is not much to share among each family. What's more, if we fail today, the No. 9 container behind will be destroyed." It is equivalent to making us fight for everything, but we will lose more at that time. If we hold container No. [-] firmly, then we will be able to handle container No. [-] with ease."

If Container Terminal 8 fails, then Container Terminal 9 will fight even harder. This is Lin Zuhui's opinion.

Wu Guangzheng nodded, and said: "Since we have made up our minds, and we know the weakness of international containers, we should really make a more steady bid. It doesn't matter if it is a few hundred million more, the important thing is peace of mind!"

Lee Shau Kee doesn't talk. He usually listens a lot at such gatherings and is not good at talking.

Finally, after some discussions, everyone handed over the right to bid to Lin Zuhui.

Lin Zuhui thought for a while, wrote down the price of 66.8 billion on paper, and then circulated it to everyone.

He explained: "The Kwai Chung Container Terminal in Xiangjiang has unlimited potential, and I believe the opposite side will become more and more open, so the price will definitely not be a loss!"

The winning bid for the three berths at Container Terminal No. 7 is 44 billion, which equals to less than 15 billion per berth; and the number of four berths at Kwai Chung Container Terminal No. 60 is theoretically about [-] billion.After all, due to environmental factors, overseas consortia will not participate in the bidding, so the price should not rise.

When bidding for Container Terminal No. 9 in the previous life, overseas consortiums expressed their interest in participating, which pushed up the price.

Soon, everyone nodded to Lin Zuhui's bid, and Zheng Yutong hesitated for a moment, but also nodded.

The price is fixed like this!The technical standard has been researched and completed a long time ago, and the only thing left is the price.

Lin Zuhui made the bidding document himself and sent it to the Hong Kong government.

As for the opening of bids, we have to wait until Tuesday of the following week, because Monday is New Year's Day.

……

In the afternoon, Lin Zuhui came to the office of Hengjin Investment.

After a while, Li Hao walked in with a smile on his face.

"Boss, complete your task. As of today, a total of 152 billion Hong Kong dollars have been withdrawn from the Japanese securities industry; there are still 12 billion worth of Japanese stocks, and the withdrawal can be completed in the first half of January next year!"

Lin Zuhui nodded his head, feeling very comfortable, feeling so relieved!

"5 million short the Nikkei index, is it all in ambush?"

"The ambush is ready, the average is around 38500 points!"

"Very well, you have been short until the index drops to 20000 points, but you can consider closing positions below 24000 points!"

He remembered that next year (1990) should be at least 20000 points, but it is impossible to close the position accurately, so setting 24000 points is also enough.

"Okay, I'll arrange it!"

After Li Hao left, Lin Zuhui looked at the Hang Seng Index on the computer at 2850 points, and the investment in the Hang Seng Index futures index also made a good profit, with a net profit of 2 to 3, but the investment was small, and the profit was more than 3 million.

The entire investment of 30 billion Hong Kong securities has a current market value of only 39 billion, with a net profit of more than 9 million.

The market in Xiangjiang is still too small, so that it can hardly accommodate Lin Zuhui, a big crocodile.

In addition to investing in Nikkei Futures Index and Hong Kong Securities, Lin Zuhui also bought 200 billion Hong Kong dollars in USD/JPY (20 billion principal, [-] times leverage), which is currently only slightly profitable.

Next year, Lin Zuhui's business will truly go overseas and enter the mainland, so he will need a lot of money.

A big item of overseas investment is to buy US stocks worth 30 billion to 50 billion Hong Kong dollars and make long-term investments.

Therefore, in addition to making profits from the above three financial investments, he will also invest in crude oil futures to strive for a sum of funds for long-term investment.

Chapter 333 [Don't panic when things happen]

Friday evening.

Tsim Sha Tsui, Kimberley Road.

Lin Zuhui and Li Jiaxin came to Fulinmen Hotel, and he was also a frequent visitor here, coming once a week.

There are many rich people and celebrities who come here, so there are also many reporters outside. Some lace news about Lin Zuhui can always spread from here, and the citizens of Xiangjiang have already taken it for granted.

Li Jiaxin gave a tip of '500 Hong Kong dollars' to the worker who came to arrange the parking, and the worker immediately sighed inwardly. Sure enough, Mr. Lin Zuhui was the most generous, and every time he brought a girlfriend, he gave a tip of 500 Hong Kong dollars.

He gave all the credit to Lin Zuhui, because he felt that the girlfriends brought by Lin Zuhui were different, but the face value of the tip was the same, which must be Lin Zuhui's instruction.

Lin Zuhui took Li Jiaxin's hand and walked into Fulinmen Hotel under the escort of bodyguards.The entire Fulinmen Hotel has an area of ​​more than 1 square feet, and the dining environment includes a lobby and private rooms.

Under the leadership of the waiter, the two walked into a private room. The private room is not big, after all, the overall environment here is not big.

After sitting down, Lin Zuhui picked up the menu and ordered.

"Sister Guan's house is so big!" Li Jiaxin looked at Lin Zuhui eagerly.

On New Year's Day, the Lin family went to No. 1 Barker Road to celebrate the housewarming of Kwan Ka Wai's mother and son.

Of course, they basically still live in the South Bay Road villa, and only occasionally live in No. 1 Barker Road.

This month, after visiting Guan Jiahui's Barker Road villa, all the girls were very envious.

Lin Zuhui said with a smile while ordering: "What can I do when I'm older, I can't make all the villas the same and give them to you! Besides, if you don't work hard, you will fight for every inch of land, I don't know What should I say about you!"

But he didn't care about Li Jiaxin's behavior. It was inevitable to compete for favor, so he just spoke in a teasing tone.

Li Jiaxin immediately came up to her and whispered, "I want it tonight!" Gradually, her mother and sister encouraged her to have a baby, which would be more secure.

Only then did Lin Zuhui focus on Li Jiaxin, and said with relief: "It's a good idea. I will give birth to two of them while I am young, and I will be a young and beautiful mother in the future! Next year, I will first reward a manor-style villa in London, England, which is better than these villas in Xiangjiang." most!"

Li Jiaxin smiled brightly like a flower, and said quickly: "How many servants do you have to hire!"

Lin Zuhui continued to focus on the menu, and said inadvertently: "You must have a housekeeper and a servant, otherwise how can you be called a nobleman!"

In fact, Lin Zuhui doesn't feel comfortable living in a large manor villa or castle in London. Occasionally vacations are fine. Living in that kind of villa every day is different from living in a house in the country!

The mansions in Xiangjiang are different. They are in the middle of the metropolis, quiet amidst the hustle and bustle.Especially the mansions on the top of the mountain have a wide view and are only 10 minutes away from the downtown area by car.Most importantly, Lin Zuhui is more used to Chinese cities.

Lin Zuhui ordered ten dishes in one go, and then handed them to Li Jiaxin. She didn't even look at them, and handed them to the waiter.

"I'll eat whatever you eat!" Li Jiaxin said with a sweet expression.

Lin Zuhui couldn't help scratching her nose, interrupting her train of thought.

"Little Fortune Fan!"

"Brother Hui, I just like it!"

Good guy, this is nature or taught by Guan Jiahui.

But to be honest, Lin Zuhui really likes this kind of woman.

This year and next year, Lin Zuhui's plan is: to buy two villas for these fairies, one in Hong Kong and one overseas. Each person will need to pay about 8000 million to 10000 million.Moreover, they all have a number of Xiangjiang residential units worth 1 million to 2.5 million yuan. Since they all have 2000% down payment, Lin Zuhui raised their living expenses to [-] million yuan per year.

After a while, the dishes were served one after another, and Lin Zuhui immediately whetted his appetite.Fulinmen is almost the ceiling of Cantonese cuisine, and the price is naturally really expensive, 0.5 to 1 times higher than other high-end Cantonese restaurants.

But as a top rich man, he naturally wouldn't calculate those.

Braised big abalone fin, braised crabmeat sea tiger fin, braised ginger beef tenderloin, stewed swallow in coconut cup, Buddha jumping over the wall, steamed plum fish, fish maw chicken soup... plus two seasonal vegetables.

Although there are many dishes, the portion of each dish is not much. This is why Lin Zuhui ordered ten dishes. He already has a big appetite and consumes a lot.