Hong Kong's new giants

The two parties have an agreement that Bezos' company is called the 'Amazon' website, while Lin Zuhui's company is called the 'Amazon' shopping mall, and both parties share the 'Amazon' signboard with one online and one offline.

I'm afraid Brazil doesn't know that its "mother river" has been divided up by an American and a Chinese.

Lin Zuhui then asked: "How is the company preparing for the online payment software?"

This is Lin Zuhui's suggestion for Amazon, to be an online payment software in the United States and to build Amazon's financial ecology.

Bezos said happily: "The research and development has achieved certain results, and it is expected that online payment will be realized almost next year!"

The entrepreneurial iron army in the previous life, including Musk and others, completed the online payment software PayPal at the end of 1998; it seems that in this life, Amazon will take the lead.

Lin Zuhui said with satisfaction: "Very well, to be an Internet company, you must build an ecology, so that you can become a dominant player like Microsoft."

"Ecology?" Bezos grabbed the key word and asked immediately.

Lin Zuhui was taken aback, and accidentally said a word about the future, but it doesn't matter, anyway, he is an important shareholder of Amazon.

"It's ecology! PayPal is the financial ecology of the Amazon ecosystem, and Amazon's future development will not only sell books?"

"Of course! When the time comes, Amazon will increase the variety of products!"

Lin Zuhui immediately asked: "Have you thought about entering the next category?"

Bezos shook his head and said: "I haven't thought about it yet! I'm considering listing Amazon recently. Before that, we must establish an absolute advantage in books!"

Going public is right, Amazon is a money burner.

Lin Zuhui immediately asked: "Before listing, there is still a round of financing, right?"

After Amazon goes public, it will definitely raise money like crazy, and its own 20% of the shares will be diluted, which is not much!As for Amazon, Lin Zuhui also intends to become a director of the company like Apple, even if it is a bubble crisis and does not cash out, it does not matter.

The prospects of these two companies are very good, and they can bring enough influence to Lin Zuhui in the United States.

Bezos thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Lin still wants to vote?"

Lin Zuhui smiled and said: "Why not, I am optimistic about Amazon, and its valuation can be very high. I will invest another 1000% of the $10 million. Such a large sum of money is enough to last until it goes public next year. At that time, Amazon Financing is even easier!"

When Bezos heard it, he immediately felt that Lin Zuhui was not greedy, and the valuation he gave was very high.

He immediately said: "No problem! Mr. Lin means a lot to Amazon, and I welcome you to continue investing!"

Lin Zuhui was very happy immediately, stretched out his right hand, held Bezos and said, "It's a pleasure to start a business with you!"

"Welcome Mr. Lin to join Amazon!"

Both parties thought that the cooperation was very pleasant, and they had friendly exchanges. Lin Zuhui also recommended Bezos to consider entering music stores and DVDs as a priority, and Bezos agreed to consider it on the spot.

……

Before returning to Xiangjiang, Lin Zuhui had a special meeting with Jobs.

It is a foregone conclusion that Apple has received NeTX from Jobs, and Lin Zuhui's suggestion is obviously attributable to it; and Jobs himself is very eager to return to Apple, but the current Apple company is determined by the board of directors, so he needs to take another step. plan step by step.

That's right, it's a plan. Jobs in his previous life didn't take orders when he was in danger, but he himself managed to regain control of Apple through his own plans.

He first persuaded Apple CEO Gill and the board of directors to buy his NeTX company as the "source code" of the Apple system, and he also became a consultant; almost in May and June 1997, Apple's stock price plummeted to a 12-year low , Jobs persuaded Apple's board of directors to make him an interim CEO.

So far, Apple has only entered the era of Jobs II!

In a coffee shop, Lin Zuhui and Jobs sat drinking tea together.

"Thank you very much Mr. Lin for joining Apple, and recommended Apple to acquire NeTX!" Jobs said modestly.

His state at this time is also in Apple's state, just like Goujian, the king of Yue who is forbearing.

Lin Zuhui smiled and said: "If I can control the board of directors, I will definitely choose you as CEO. Although President Jill has some skills, he still cannot lead Apple back to the ranks of American technology giants."

Jobs was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Lin Zuhui to be so straightforward, so he asked, "What does Mr. Lin think is the biggest problem with Apple?"

Lin Zuhui said directly: "We have done too much, and there is no one high-quality product. This is the biggest problem!"

Jobs' eyes lit up, and he sighed in his heart that Lin Zuhui understood Apple.

The two chatted briefly, and Lin Zuhui would support Jobs' re-control of Apple in both words and deeds. This made Jobs very grateful, and inadvertently expressed that he really wanted to control Apple's voice.

No matter how cunning a fox is, he can't beat a hunter. Jobs secretly lamented that Lin Zuhui was really powerful, and quickly seduced his thoughts.

"Mr. Lin thinks I still have a chance?"

Lin Zuhui smiled and said: "I think it will be very soon. Although President Jill cut off some departments and projects, Apple's cash flow is still losing. I believe the board of directors will abandon him soon. So, at most one year, or even half a year After that, Apple’s stock price will fall to the bottom. If Mr. Jobs can persuade a few directors, he can easily return to the position of CEO.”

Jobs quickly expressed his thanks. After all, Lin Zuhui's vote is also very important, and he is the major shareholder.

Soon, through this meeting, Lin Zuhui added another ally in the United States.

……

In recent years, Jingwei Capital has invested in many Internet companies. In addition to Lin Zuhui's hand-picked ones, other investment managers also bet on several Internet companies that will be listed, which made Lin Zuhui overjoyed.

Of course, Lin Zuhui's most important thing is that Apple, Kingston, and Amazon intend to hold these three companies for a long time.

Secondly, Internet companies such as Netscape and Yahoo that can be listed will cash out before the bubble crisis.

The most difficult thing for Lin Zuhui to make up his mind was ICQ.

This software, which has been running in the United States for nine months, now has as many as 9 million users and has become a star of the American Internet.

Later, with the addition of ICQ functions one by one, such as free mailboxes, chat rooms, ICQ groups, ICQ games, and ICQ space, it seems that they can be sold at a higher price.

Lin Zuhui can only take one step at a time. Before the bubble crisis, if he could sell 20 billion US dollars, he would sell it.In essence, Lin Zuhui himself does not want to participate in the operation of Internet companies, he only wants to make strategic investments.

In addition to these, Lin Zuhui also holds a large number of shares in listed companies in American information technology, such as Oracle, Cisco, Microsoft, AOL, etc., which will also be sold before the Internet bubble.

Chapter 595 [Two Giants IPO]

Beginning of October.

Xiaomi Technology announced that it will be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on October 10, issuing 16 million shares (accounting for 5.4% of the total share capital), raising 15 billion Hong Kong dollars for the research and development and production of electronic products.

Prior to this, Xiaomi Technology also issued 15% to institutional investors, New Times Group obtained 10% of the shares, and other institutions only had 5% of the shares.

In other words, Xiaomi Technology has obtained a cash flow of about 80 billion at once, and these funds will be used for the development of the company's technology business.

除了发行的30％公众股以外，剩下的70％股权分别是：经纬资本40％、邹凯旋15％、职工基金公司15％。

That is to say, the incentive equity accounts for 15% of the total share capital, but it is all through the employee stock ownership fund company, and the rewarded employees hold internal equity in the 'employee fund company'.

10 month 2 day.

The press conference held by Xiaomi Technology, in addition to introducing the company's business, also described the profit prospects for investors.Zou Kaixuan, as the chairman and CEO of the board of directors, attended the press conference.

"It is expected that the total sales volume of VCDs in the mainland this year will exceed 1000 million units, and the sales volume of Xiaomi Technology will exceed 400 million units; the company holds 80% of the shares in decoding chips, and can also earn a lot of money."

"The USB flash drive released by Xiaomi Technology in the first half of the year is the world's first USB flash drive, which will bring a lot of profits to the company in the future, as well as a large amount of patent royalties."

"Xiaomi Technology's mobile phone products are also very popular in the Mainland, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia."

"The 'Little Smart' that Xiaomi Technology is developing is a mobile phone based on PHS technology...Considering the population technology in Asia, the number of users of this product may exceed hundreds of millions."

Every time Zou Kaixuan described one item, the crowd couldn't help exclaiming in a low voice, with incredulous expressions on their faces.

The whole press conference showed an excited state, of course, some people raised doubts!

"As far as I know, there are hundreds of counterfeit VCD manufacturers in the mainland, and the market for Xiaomi VCDs is being eaten up step by step!"

Zou Kaixuan said: "This is expected, but with the quality and reputation of Xiaomi VCD, I believe it can firmly maintain a 30% market share. At the same time, other products of Xiaomi Technology have succeeded one after another, and it is no longer the case. Rely on a single product to succeed."

The reporter added: "Currently, Xiaomi Technology has not replaced the important product of VCD player, am I right?"

Zhou Kaixuan: "Of course not! Just a small USB flash drive is behind a market of hundreds of billions of dollars... We can enjoy hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars in net profits every year with only patent fees. And our mobile phone business is developing step by step. Increase, think about it, the mainland market.”

Everyone nodded. Xiaomi Technology has developed very well in the mainland. It has technology, background, and successful experience. It is indeed a good company.

Although Lin Zuhui did not attend the press conference, many people know that he is the boss and the biggest investor behind it.As for the relationship with Zou Kaixuan, in fact, many people have guessed it, but they will not reveal it clearly.

The next day.

At the gates of the stores of the ten designated banks, citizens of Xiangjiang formed a long queue to receive the 'Xiaomi Technology New Shares Subscription Application Form'. Among the people who received the watch, there were elderly people, Filipino maids, women with babies, and others. Many of them are messengers assigned by the company to pick up the watches.

The IPO activity is so crazy, in addition to being a technology stock, the shareholders have a prominent background, and the number of shares for public offering is limited, which naturally caused a sensation.According to estimates, it is not surprising that the oversubscription ratio reached hundreds of times.

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The listing of Xiaomi Technology was very smooth. In late October, the market value once approached 400 billion Hong Kong dollars, creating a technological myth in Xiangjiang.Of course, half of the reason behind this myth is Lin Zuhui's 'myth'.In recent years, Lin Zuhui has had a great influence in the scientific and technological circles, especially in the American scientific and technological circles. He has a huge influence and his investment has been quite successful.

The stock of Xiaomi Technology has not yet gained a firm foothold. Lin Zuhui's financial company, Octopus Bank, also announced its listing in late October, which immediately attracted investors to buy again.

Although the IPOs of the two companies are both around 300 billion, which is a record-breaking IPO for Heung Kong, after all, only 15% of them are issued to the public, so it is still a situation where there are more monks and less meat.

Octopus Bank issued a total of 25% of the public shares, of which 10% are institutional investors, and the public still only has 15% of the quota.The Octopus IPO amounted to a full 300 billion, raising about 70 billion or so.

The reason why it is so high is that Octopus Bank has tens of billions of cash flow in its account; even compared with the Bank of East Asia at the same level, Octopus is worth more than 300 billion, because the market value of Bank of East Asia is about 350 billion.

However, the approximately 70 billion funds raised by Octopus Bank in its IPO are all considered as the sale of shares, so this part of the funds should belong to Octopus Financial Group, not to Octopus Bank; it is equivalent to a spin-off listing.

Even so, Octopus Bank has a cash flow of tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars, and an annual profit of more than 30 billion, and its market value is heading towards 500 billion.

In the meeting room of Octopus Bank, Lin Zuhui was having a meeting with senior management.

"After the company goes public, stability is still more important than anything else, and there is no need to rush to expand business. Not only that, but the Asian economic bubble has emerged, and we must be cautious. For example, the real estate industry in Xiangjiang has reached a level that is unbearable for the public. We have to consider tightening real estate loans!" Lin Zuhui said.

The liquid funds on the account should be reserved for Southeast Asian banks and Korean banks, rather than investing in a hurry.As for the reminder to tighten real estate loans, there is no need to worry about leaks. After all, even if Lin Zuhui publicly appeals in the newspaper, it will only last for a few days. Everyone should speculate in real estate and stocks soon.

He Changhong nodded, he knew that the boss was still very conservative towards commercial banks, otherwise there would be no big moves these years.But even so, Octopus Commercial Bank still has an advantage in attracting deposits by virtue of its 'Lin Zuhui' signboard.

"Okay, boss! The company is still running its business step by step, developing steadily and improving service quality."

Lin Zuhui said with satisfaction: "I don't want Octopus to develop into HSBC, but I hope to have excellent retail banking business like Hang Seng Bank."

The so-called retail banking business refers to the comprehensive and integrated financial services provided by commercial banks to individuals, families and small and medium-sized enterprises by using modern management concepts and relying on high-tech means, including deposit and withdrawal, loans, settlement, exchange, investment and wealth management Waiting for business.

A group of high-level executives responded one after another. The boss's positioning was accurate, and he did not become bigger in a daze.

But having said that, the two banks inherited by Octopus Bank are both established banks with good overseas business channels and experience, which also allows Octopus Bank to have a large customer base overseas.

Chapter 596 [I stand on the top of the mountain to see the scenery]

Time flies, and it is a new year in a blink of an eye.

This year (1997) is a year with multiple meanings. For most citizens of Xiangjiang, their mood to welcome the New Year is different from that of people in other countries in the world; just in mid-December last year, Xiangjiang elected the first Mr. Dong, the chief executive, means that Xiangjiang has gone from separation to port opening, from rise to take-off, and from negotiation to return. Xiangjiang, which has gone through vicissitudes, has finally reached a historic year.In this year, the British colonial rule came to an end, and the rule of Hong Kong by Hong Kong people officially began.

Lin Zuhui knew that it was also this year that Xiangjiang's economy, property market, and stock market, which had experienced rapid growth for many years, still performed very well in the first half of the year; long-term recession.

However, he has reason to believe that the Xiangjiang economy in this life has become very different because of his appearance.

He doesn't know how to be a big hero, to play games with the general trend, after all, he never operates against the market.

Hong Kong's economy is really different because it has a solid foundation for "rejuvenating Hong Kong with culture" and "rejuvenating Hong Kong with technology"; as long as it becomes Hong Kong's general policy, Hong Kong's economy will be the first to emerge from the financial turmoil just like South Korea and Singapore. recovered and developed rapidly.

At the same time, Lin Zuhui and his company's huge funds will also invest heavily in the Xiangjiang property market and stock market within a certain period of time, becoming the leader of the economic rebound.

……

Thursday, November 1.

On the first working day after the new year, Lin Zuhui came to the office of New Times Group.

In the morning, Chen Xiaofen came to his office.With the transfer of Chen Bin's work to the global business, Chen Xiaofen, an executive who was born as a sales elite, began to grasp the real estate business of New Times Group in Xiangjiang. From land acquisition, design, construction, sales and other links, she needs to grasp main responsibility.

Of course, there is no need to question Chen Xiaofen's ability, and Lin Zuhui can use it with confidence, not to mention there are so many senior staff!

"Boss, the 76 residential units in the second phase of Diligende Court were all sold out yesterday, and the funds returned were 23.66 billion Hong Kong dollars. According to the shareholding ratio, New Times Group can divide 7.1 million."

Seventy percent of the equity is owned by Hengjin Real Estate, which is Lin Zuhui's private.

Lin Zuhui nodded. The real estate market is very good. The average luxury house in the middle of the mountain is more than 3000 million, and the sales situation is described as rush.

And last year, the entire luxury house rose by 40-50%, ordinary houses by 25%, and even the stock market rose by 32%, closing at 13600 points.

Originally, for such luxury properties, the major real estate developers generally launched new luxury properties at a low price last year, and the public flocked to subscribe; afterward, the developers took advantage of the situation to increase the promotion and price, which still did not hinder the enthusiasm for subscription. , then continue to push and increase the price to push up the luxury house.

Driven by luxury houses, the price of ordinary houses naturally skyrocketed.

"In the first half of this year, all luxury housing projects that can be sold will be sold out. Of course, the third phase of Diligende Pavilion will not be considered."

Chen Xiaofen nodded, and said, "No problem. With the current boom in the market, there is no sales pressure, and the same is true for ordinary houses."

Lin Zuhui immediately said: "Since the market is so good, you spread the word that New Times Group intends to sell the 'Entertainment Building'. I will give you a minimum price of 38 billion, and you can sell it! Besides, like Yi East Shopping Center, Sceneway Garden Shopping Center... Lejihang Building, Legu Building...are all preparing materials and trying to sell them at a high price in the first half of the year."

He named five shopping malls and five buildings in one breath. The shopping malls are all non-Central shopping malls with less than 20 square feet.

Chen Xiaofen was taken aback inwardly. You must know that in the minds of these executives, the boss pays more attention to rent-collecting properties, so he is going to sell five buildings and five shopping malls in one breath. What is going to happen?

"Okay, I'll prepare the materials as soon as possible!" Having said that, Lin Zuhui's words are God of the New Times Group, and Chen Xiaofen replied without thinking too much.