Hong Kong's new giants

Asia Satellite TV adopts a free model, so it relies entirely on advertising fees for profit, but if it has tens of millions of viewers, the advertising fees it generates are also very high.

Selina Chow added: "We have also entrusted manufacturers to manufacture satellite receivers, and we will sell them. We are ready for this aspect!"

The influence of satellite TV is unquestionable. To be honest, Lin Zuhui is still thinking about the satellite TV in the hands of Li Chaoren, which has a total of six TV channels.

In another two years, Lin Zuhui will try to talk to him about the acquisition, so he won't have to betray Murdoch as a foreigner!

With the enhancement of ATV's production capacity, it is absolutely possible to develop a satellite TV network in the future. Its purpose is to serve the policy of "prospering Hong Kong with Hong Kong streaming culture".

During the meeting, Zhao Zhenqiang said: "Taiwan's TV station wants to use Qiu Guan to shoot a series, but it seems that they are still looking for Zhao Yazhi. I don't know what series to shoot!"

Lin Zuhui immediately said: "Go and fight for it, co-production or investment! As soon as this made the two of them popular, someone came to snatch them, and you have to participate in whatever you say!"

Zhao Zhenqiang nodded and said, "Well, I'll try it!"

In fact, both Zheng Shaoqiu and Zhao Yazhi didn't sign the "deed of sale" contract, it just stipulated that Zheng Shaoqiu could not film TVB TV series.Of course, Zheng Shaoqiu's schedule is arranged by ATV.

Chapter 373 【Help】

Monday, October 11.

Mr. Rong from Hong Kong Huaxin came to visit Lin Zuhui's office, which made Lin Zuhui feel very stressed. He was worried that Mr. Rong would take a fancy to his Hengchang Holdings.If that's the case, it's no wonder Lin Zuhui didn't scold him a lot.

Lin Zuhui is not Li Chaoren, his media and communication industry determines that he is Xiangjiang's Dinghaishenzhen, so he is not worried that someone will dare to wear small shoes for him.Li Chaoren's influence is only in the economy, while Lin Zuhui's influence is comprehensive. He is not only economically powerful, but also controls the public opinion in Hong Kong, and even the largest Chinese newspaper in Malay, "Sin Chew Daily". It is also his industry.

Of course, Lin Zuhui still invited Mr. Rong to sit on the sofa to save face, and then drank tea with him.He was not in a hurry for the purpose of Mr. Rong's visit to him, instead he was gossiping about rich friends, completely forgetting that it was working time.

On the contrary, Mr. Rong couldn't hold back any longer, and took the time to say, "Lin Sheng, I'm here to ask you for help this time. You are the only one in Hong Kong who can help Huaxin with this!"

Lin Zuhui said calmly: "Look at what you said, I am a rising star in Xiangjiang, and I am Li Chaoren's junior. Huaxin has Li Chaoren as a director, so there is nothing to be done!"

Seeing Lin Zuhui's intentional refusal, Mr. Rong immediately looked a little depressed, but he still said: "Li Chaoren can handle it, but I think I should also come and listen to your opinion!"

At this time, Lin Zuhui was not afraid at all, no matter whether it was for that matter or not.

So, he said with a smile: "Then tell me, if you can help Huaxin, I have nothing to say."

Mr. Rong first revealed a "scandalous event": In September this year, after the consortium led by Huaxin Pacific completed the backdoor listing, Mr. Rong was full of ambitions and enthusiastically pulled the team to Europe, the United States, and Japan for promotion (Note: promotion For Zhongtai stock, a foreign consortium is required to entrust Zhongtai Investment Securities).In the early days, he thought that he could show some embarrassment in front of Gui Lao and Dongyang Fund.Unexpectedly, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Japanese institutional investors showed no mercy to him and criticized Huaxin Pacific. , Hong Kong Telecom and other blue-chip companies, but they do not have their own business, so they cannot be used as long-term investment objects.

Overseas consortia listened to the evaluations of some overseas media, and did not conduct a comprehensive and objective credit investigation on Huatai, resulting in a lukewarm response.It was only then that Mr. Rong realized that Huaxin Pacific, as a subsidiary of Huaxin, gave the outside world the image of a trust investment company, not an industrial company, and it was impossible for Huatai to control the British capital Cathay Pacific and Telecom as its own.

After hearing the words, Lin Zuhui said calmly, "What are you going to do?"

Mr. Rong immediately said: "I would like to invite you to become the director of Huaxin Pacific. I know that you are a real expert in the financial field. No one in Xiangjiang can compare with you. And I, Huaxin Pacific, also want to own my own business through acquisitions. And grow rapidly. So, I hope you can help us as a staff member!"

So it turned out that Lin Zuhui was worried for nothing.In fact, it was also because he had a guilty conscience and robbed Huaxin Taifu of the opportunity, thinking that Mr. Rong was here to ask for debts.

But after thinking about it, how could this be possible? No matter how ignorant Mr. Rong is, he would not dare to make such an excessive request.Even if it wasn't Lin Zuhui who owns Hengchang Holdings, or other lesser-known owners, he wouldn't dare to break the rules like this.

To be honest, Lin Zuhui robbed Hengchang Holdings, which is equivalent to cutting off more than 40% of the future of Xiangjiang Huaxin Pacific.After all, the business of Hengchang Holdings is very high-quality: [-]% of Xiangjiang's car sales, rice oil trade... In fact, it is difficult to find such good high-quality assets.

Lin Zuhui said: "What does Li Chaoren say? He is also an expert in acquisitions. There is no reason why he can't help with this kind of thing! Besides, Huaxin Pacific is a representative of red chips. I believe Hong Kong investors will still pursue it. There should be no problem!"

Mr. Rong blushed slightly. He also approached Li Chaoren, and Li Chaoren also promised to take care of this matter; but what he thought was that having multiple backers would give him more strength.

What's more, in his heart, or in the hearts of Xiangjiang people, Lin Chaoren may be better than Li Chaoren!

Mr. Rong said: "I think Lin Sheng grew up through acquisitions, so I still hope that you will join Huaxin Pacific and give us advice!"

Regarding Mr. Rong's many invitations, Lin Zuhui could only say: "Okay! But I still can't agree to serve as the director of Huaxin, but I will give you some advice on the acquisition of the company."

Mr. Rong showed disappointment on his face. He knew that Lin Zuhui didn't want to be the director of Huaxin Pacific at the same time as Li Chaoren.However, he quickly changed his mind because Lin Zuhui had agreed to help.

"Thank you so much!"

Lin Zuhui nodded and said, "This kind of thing should be done sooner rather than later! Originally, I wanted to acquire a good company recently as a reinforcement for the group. But since you came to ask me for help, I will take it out and let you choose first." !"

Mr. Rong didn't expect such a good thing, he said quickly: "Thank you so much, tell me!"

Lin Zuhui said, "Do you know anything about Asian Securities?"

Young Master Rong immediately said, "Wei Li's Asian Securities?"

Lin Zuhui nodded!

Young Master Rong said, "Lin Sheng, do you have any specific information?"

Lin Zuhui found a piece of information from the office cabinet and gave it to him. Mr. Rong read it carefully.

Asia Securities is now the securities company with the highest market capitalization in Hong Kong, with a market capitalization of 30 billion; followed by Sun Hung Kai Securities, followed by Peregrine, which was established less than three years ago.

However, Asia Securities is not so much a securities company as a real estate company. After all, more than [-]% of its assets and more than [-]% of its profits come from the real estate business, which is also the reason for its relatively high market value.

Speaking of the history of Asia Securities, we have to start with its predecessor, which was originally a property company—Dayuan Real Estate. This was a very small listed company, only tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars at the time. The assets of Asia International Corporation have completed the backdoor listing process.As a veteran of capital operations, it can be seen from the company's name that Wei Li's goal is to establish a first-class securities company in Asia and to maneuver in the capital world.

However, with the passage of time, Wei Li's wishful thinking was smashed around the stock market crash in 1987; after the stock market crash, Asia Securities had to fully acquire Huaguang Real Estate (belonging to Zhao Congyan's family), so that Asia Securities almost became a real estate company. company.

It’s a long story. Before the stock market crash, the Hong Kong stock market was in a big upswing, and the bullishness was soaring. The stock price of Huaguang Properties had soared to the level of 2.275 Hong Kong dollars per share.According to the agreement reached earlier between Wei Li and the Zhao family, it is quite advantageous to purchase a large number of shares through Asia Securities at HK$1.65 per share.Asia Securities holds more than 35% of Huaguang Real Estate's equity, and it is only a formal need to propose a comprehensive income proposal to all shareholders.Because Huaguang's stock price was already higher than the purchase price of HK$1.8 per share at that time, naturally no one was willing to accept the purchase.Under such circumstances, Asia Securities does not need to make any financial arrangements at all, but just waits for the issuance of the acquisition documents and the end of the acquisition period.

It’s not as good as God’s calculations. Unexpectedly, the acquisition documents have not yet been issued. In October, the global stock market crash suddenly hit, and Huaguang Real Estate’s stock price has fallen sharply to a low price of HK$10 per share.Under the Takeovers and Mergers Code, Asia Securities must be acquired at HK$1.28 per share, the highest price in the past six months.The situation is such that Asia has to arrange finances in a hurry to meet the needs of acquisitions.As a result, Asia Securities purchased more than 1.8% of the shares of Huaguang Real Estate, and conducted a compulsory acquisition in accordance with the Company Law. Huaguang Real Estate, which had been listed for 90 years, was finally privatized due to a change of ownership and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asia Securities.

Fortune and misfortune always follow each other. With the rapid growth of the real estate market in the past three years, Asia Securities has benefited from misfortune. With the high-quality properties of Huaguang Real Estate, it has grabbed a lot of profits.

After a long time, Mr. Rong said: "It is indeed very good, but Wei Li holds 49.5% of the shares. If he has no intention of selling it, he will not be able to take it no matter what!"

Lin Zuhui smiled and said: "Then go ask, Wei Li is not from Xiangjiang, and he has a girlfriend from Australia, so he may intend to quit! If Huaxin Pacific can win Asia Securities, it will greatly strengthen its real estate, financial strength."

If Mr. Rong hadn't come to find him, Lin Zuhui would have thought about touching Asia Securities, but he didn't have much interest.Purely because the company's asset value is good, so keep an eye out.

If Huaxin Pacific absorbs Asia Securities, its strength will be multiplied several times, and real estate will have the opportunity to participate in the future.Of course, it does not refer to the independent development of the site, but only the shareholding investment in real estate.

Mr. Rong asked again: "The market value is already 30 billion. If it is fully acquired, it will be more than 35 billion! Huaxin Pacific is short of funds?"

Hey, it's like being a father and a mother at the same time.

Lin Zuhui said: "It's very simple, first form a consortium to privatize Asia Securities, Huatai CITIC will find an opportunity to raise funds through rights issues, and redeem the shares of other consortia at a reasonable and profitable price. In this way, Huatai CITIC will fully acquire Asia Securities."

Young Master Rong's eyes lit up, and he said hastily: "Also ask Lin Sheng to be the chief helmsman!"

Lin Zuhui quickly waved his hand and said, "I'm not familiar with Wei Li. You might as well ask Li Chaoren to assist you. It doesn't matter if our New Times Group takes a share. I can give you some ideas for your reference!"

Mr. Rong immediately thanked him!He also lamented that this trip was worthwhile. Regardless of whether the acquisition of Asia Securities was successful or not, he at least found a direction, a direction for Huaxin Pacific to grow.

Moreover, in his opinion, Lin Zuhui has a very precise grasp of the situation, and if he is consulted, it will be very beneficial to Huaxin Pacific.

Finally, Mr. Rong said: "Lin Sheng, I invite some friends over the weekend, how about playing golf together?"

Lin Zuhui smiled and said: "Of course, Li Chaoren and I have a very good relationship. We are just competing in business, and there is nothing private!"

Young Master Rong nodded hastily, sighing secretly at Lin Zuhui's ingenuity, he only scratched the edge a little, and others guessed it.He was also worried that it would be inconvenient for Lin Zuhui and Li Chaoren to meet!

After Mr. Rong left, Lin Zuhui shook his head with a smile. After this battle, I don't know how many Z capitals will come to Hong Kong for backdoor listing in the future, so they are asking for help!

It seems that Li Chaoren was busy with these things in the previous life, and Guo Huonian was also involved.

Fortunately, I am also involved in the big wave of "backdoor listing" of red chips.

Of course, there are 1000 Chinese-funded companies in Xiangjiang, but less than 100 have the strength to backdoor listing; what's more, there are only a few G-starters that can be worthy of the help of Xiangjiang tycoons like Lin Zuhui and Li Chaoren.

In fact, for Lin Zuhui, participating in this kind of thing is also a good thing.It is one thing to make friends with mainland enterprises, and another is to be able to justifiably participate in red chips.These stocks have been very popular in recent years. As long as they sell them in time and cash out, it doesn't matter how they develop in the future.

As for how much Lin Zuhui can help, in fact, this kind of backdoor listing is really easy for him.

Whoever has the most shells is of course Li Mingzhi from Australia.

Li Zhizhi has about 8 listed companies in his hands. As long as Lin Zuhui wants to touch him, he will basically be found out by the China Securities Regulatory Commission immediately.Because Lin Zuhui can see through his tricks that others cannot see through.

At this time, Li Zhizhi's tricks have not been exposed, that is because others do not know that there are 8 major shareholders of listed companies in the market are Li Zhizhi.Li Mingzhi used concealment methods to hide the identity of several listed companies as major shareholders, and then hid behind his back to transfer assets back and forth. In the end, all the assets of the minority shareholders were gone.

His technique is clever, but as long as the Securities Regulatory Commission understands that he has operated in this way, it can ask for a suspension of trading and then conduct a search on the matter.

In this way, Li Mingzhi will naturally sell his shell immediately, and the shell of Chinese capital coming to Hong Kong will be resolved.

Chapter 374 [Investing in Citibank]

On Wednesday, Lin Zuhui made an impromptu decision to go to New York, USA.

On the plane, Citibank Vice President John and Lin Zuhui sat together. Lin Zuhui and him have become good friends since they attended the groundbreaking ceremony of Citicorp Center in Hong Kong together.

This time John came to Hong Kong in person and wanted to persuade Lin Zuhui to invest in Citibank, Lin Zuhui readily agreed.

It turned out that this year there was a 'U.S. banking crisis'. One of the largest commercial banks in the United States, Citibank, was urged by the Federal Reserve to increase its capital reserves due to its huge losses in real estate loans. People were afraid of Citibank's bankruptcy, and they sold off its stocks one after another. , causing its stock price to plummet, causing a great crisis.

John thought of Lin Zuhui, the "stock god". Although this stock god is not on Wall Street, he is a real stock god.The rise of Lin Zuhui cannot be completely kept secret. Everyone knows where the huge wealth comes from, and it is obtained from the financial market.

Lin Zuhui agreed because he knew that the investment was quite promising. In his previous life, Citibank had an annual return rate as high as 90% throughout the 40s; moreover, if Lin Zuhui became a major shareholder of Citibank (without management rights), Next, he planned to buy cheap American commercial buildings and other investment plans, so he had an extra helper.

Since 1989, the vacancy rate of office buildings in Europe and the United States has increased year by year, and the prices of office buildings have naturally plummeted; but Lin Zuhui knew that this situation would change in 1992.

In Lin Zuhui's view, it is a good time to start buying bottom next year.

Investing in European and American office buildings does not depend on the rate of return, but on stable income. However, it is conservatively estimated that the annual rate of return is more than 10%, because it is a bargain, so the rate of return will be higher.

On the plane, John said: "Mr. Lin, if your financial consultant is satisfied with the audit, how much will you invest?" He placed great hopes on Lin Zuhui. According to the person in charge of Citigroup Xiangjiang, this man's wealth is unfathomable.

Lin Zuhui smiled and said: "My financial advisor will not be satisfied with your Citibank's finances. As far as I know, the commercial real estate in the United States is extremely bad this year. Your customers have gone bankrupt from time to time, and there are so many bad debts. Citibank's How can finance be satisfying?"

The so-called bottom-hunting is nothing more than gambling. At this time, the target companies are basically a mess.

The current stock price of Citibank is around $12, but according to a news report seen by Lin Zuhui in his previous life, the stock price of Citibank will drop to around $8 next year due to news that commercial real estate in the United States will continue to deteriorate.

So, he is not just buying the bottom, but paying Citibank.

John didn't expect Lin Zuhui to make such a direct comment, but he still said: "After all, the difficulties are short-lived. Citigroup is one of the largest commercial banks in the United States. It has gone through several such crises in history and passed them smoothly."

Lin Zuhui said: "The bigger the scale, the more dangerous it is in this crisis. Citibank is entangled in many real estate problems and cannot get out. It's bleak. Of course, despite the problems with Citibank, I'm leaning toward investing, and I think it's a long-term investment.”

John breathed a sigh of relief. This investor was recommended by himself, so he naturally hoped to succeed.

new York.

Lin Zuhui listened to reports from Hengjin Investment and Home Office in the conference room of Hengjin Investment.

Bruce, the manager of the investment department of the family office, seriously reported the situation of Citibank. He participated in the financial investigation in the name of Hengjin Investment.

As expected, the overall situation of Citibank is not optimistic, even more so than other American banks.

Lin Zuhui asked: "If I plan to invest, what do you think?" Although he had decided to invest in his heart, he still asked for professional advice.

Bruce said: "There are risks, but if the investment is successful, the return is also great. In 1987, a similar situation happened to Bank of America, but it has improved now, and the impact in this crisis is not great. If the boss You decide to invest, and I suggest you keep it under $1 million."

Lin Zuhui shook his head and said, "No, I have a slightly longer-term view, so I plan to invest 2 million US dollars, and I will consider continuing to invest in the future. My reason is that the crisis of Citibank may not disappear in a year or two, but after two years The situation will definitely improve, because I am optimistic about the American economy and real estate throughout the 90s. Your Home Office and Hengjin Investment should pay attention to the situation of commercial real estate in Europe and America recently, and I may get involved in large-scale bottom-hunting activities next year."

Bruce was stunned for a moment. It seemed that what George from Hengjin Investment had said was true. His boss was a very thoughtful boss. His financial talent was far better than that of Wall Street elites and stock gods.

"Ok"

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The next day, Lin Zuhui led a group of people to the headquarters of Citibank - 399 Park Avenue, New York City.This is the first time he stepped into Wall Street in a real sense, because the previous few visits to Wall Street were very low-key and no one knew about it.

This time is different. He is investigating Citibank in the name of Hengjin Investment, a family investment company.Once the investment deal is concluded, it will be reported by many media in the United States.

Chairman of Citibank John Reed warmly welcomed Lin Zuhui and his party. He was under a lot of pressure from the recent wave of criticism in the US media.Now Lin Zuhui's presence might alleviate the situation.

"Mr. Lin, welcome to Citibank!"

"Mr. Reed, I am also honored to be at Citibank, and even more honored to be at Wall Street!"

"Haha, Mr. Lin is being modest, you are very famous on Wall Street!"

This is not a good thing, for Lin Zuhui who likes to keep a low profile.However, it is impossible for him to completely hide his strength. After all, his money cannot be changed out of thin air, so it is easy to be found out that he has made more than tens of billions of financial profits.

With a profit of more than [-] billion in six years, it is naturally slightly more powerful than the elites of Chinatown.

After being polite, everyone came to the meeting room.

John Reid naturally introduced Citibank first, but they all reported good news but not bad news.

At this time, the market value of Citibank is only less than 42 billion US dollars. If Lin Zuhui invests 2 million US dollars, he will account for about 5% of the shares.This kind of investment will not be made things difficult by the US government, and Lin Zuhui can't enter the management anyway.On the contrary, at a time when Americans are worried that Citibank will go bankrupt, Lin Zuhui's intervention in the investment is a timely help and will be well received by everyone, including American investors.

Therefore, Lin Zuhui said: "My financial advisor has informed me about the situation of Citibank. Although it is not optimistic, I still decided to invest."

When Reed heard this, he didn't expect Lin Zuhui to be so forthright. He was indeed a hidden predator in the financial world.

Next, everyone discussed the investment plan.

The so-called investment is naturally not buying stocks from the secondary market, so wouldn't it be of great benefit to Citibank itself.Naturally, by issuing common stock or preferred stock, Citibank's stock can be obtained, and Citibank can also raise funds.

In the end, he bought 12.46% of Citigroup's common stock at $2.07 per share, for a total of $4.9 million.

He intends to let Hengjin Investment invest this fund. As for the fund, it is natural to use a loan from Xiangjiang Bank and use part of the assets of Hengjin Real Estate as collateral.

He has a cash flow of more than 50 billion (personal small treasury), but he feels that since Citibank's annual return rate was as high as 90% throughout the 40s, even if the 8% interest is deducted, he can make a net profit on this investment every year 32%.