Hong Kong's new giants

"Is this Barings a Bank of America?"

"What, is that rich Chinese again?"

"No, the Hilton Hotel is our American hotel. It is not the Four Seasons Hotel (Canada), nor the Ritz-Carlton Hotel (originated in Europe). It is a native American hotel."

"Yeah, who will defeat that rich Chinese, he is too arrogant!"

The Americans started discussing one after another, and Lin Zuhui's prestige rose again for a while.

Of course, the acquisition of the hotel industry does not require official approval from the United States. This is not a core technology, nor is it a field of people's livelihood, nor is it a sharp tool for making money.

For the U.S. officials, Lin Zuhui is very welcome to invest his money in the United States, and even hopes that Lin Zuhui will immigrate to the United States and become the pride of Americans.

What makes Lin Zuhui proud is not his wealth, but his legendary experience, starting from scratch, becoming the richest man in the world at the age of less than 30, and his career spanning multiple fields... These are the things that even Europeans and Americans admire.

……

Lin Zuhui came to the headquarters of 'Amazon Shopping Center' and held a meeting with the top management.

Amazon Shopping Center, which is positioned as a giant in European and American shopping centers, has developed rapidly in recent years. It took nearly five years to transform 1994 shopping centers from 19 to 51 shopping centers today; it invested 10 billion from the beginning From the purchase of properties in US dollars, to the shopping mall with a total value of 160 billion US dollars, the debt is only 30 billion US dollars.

The success of Amazon Shopping Center is due to various reasons:

First, Lin Zuhui employed professional managers from the United States, from the CEO to project managers and supervisors, most of whom are from the United States; in this way, the business management of New Era Group is almost the role of capital injection and financial review, and the rest of the rights are In the hands of the management team with Steven as the CEO; of course, the boss Lin Zuhui has the power of life and death, although he interferes very little.

Second, a steady stream of capital injections allows Amazon to ensure that a large number of new shopping malls are put into use every year.

Third, the strategies formulated are very correct, such as learning the advantages of Westfield Shopping Center, making full use of the surrounding land to develop apartments, and establishing partnerships with large retailers such as Macy's.

Fourth, from design, construction/decoration, settlement, etc., Amazon adopts a one-stop industrial chain, unified signboard, etc., which strengthens the brand of 'Amazon Shopping Center'.

For many reasons, the Amazon shopping center has developed very well, which greatly increased Lin Zuhui's confidence.

To be honest, at this time, 'Amazon Shopping Center' has not yet enjoyed the fame benefits of 'Amazon.com'; after the millennium, Amazon's website will become more and more popular, which will also drive the reputation of Amazon Shopping Center.

In the future, a merger between the two Amazons is not ruled out.

In the conference room, Lin Zuhui was sitting in the seat that originally belonged to Steven.

"Amazon shopping center in Canary Wharf, how is it going?"

This mall is Amazon's first foray into Europe and is of great significance.And Canary Wharf Company is a group company, and it will not be cheap to outsiders.

Steven said seriously: "Other progress is relatively smooth, but it is not as simple as expected. In the UK, as an employer, Amazon is not recognized by the locals. It is difficult to recruit professional managers. The locals always keep a distance from the company. But don’t worry, the boss, in order to reduce the pressure, many professional managers of Amazon came to the UK from the United States, applying their market skills and experience, coupled with the in-depth understanding of the local market by the new market managers, opened up the globalization of Amazon’s off-site breeding exploratory practice."

Lin Zuhui said: "When Amazon was founded, I decided to gradually use local talents in the United States from the very beginning, and now I have achieved the Amazon shopping mall. I didn't expect that we would encounter the same problem so soon. In short, the next step in Europe is The key development area of ​​our Amazon shopping center, I hope you will let more local professional managers join us and recognize us."

Everyone nodded, and they also agreed with the boss's statement in their hearts.

In fact, they also understand that the many opinions of the boss have played a big role in the success of the Amazon shopping mall.

Steven said: "Okay, I will pay attention to this problem!"

Then Lin Zuhui said: "What is the total value of Xitian's shopping center at present?"

As a learning object and competitor formulated from the beginning, it is natural to know yourself and your enemy.

Steven said: "They have about 90 shopping malls with a total value of more than 400 billion US dollars!"

It seems that the average value of a single shopping center in Westfield Shopping Center is higher, which may be due to the impact of property area, location, city, etc.

Lin Zuhui immediately said: "In the past two years, the group's finances have been very sufficient, and Amazon's debt is relatively small, so it has to double its investment, with an annual scale of about 40 billion US dollars."

Everyone was shocked, this investment is indeed very large.

After all, Xitian has been established for more than 30 years before it can achieve what it is today, while Amazon Shopping Center has only been established for five years.Even the New Times Group, based on Lin Zuhui's entry, has only been around for more than 10 years.

Steve said excitedly: "No problem, we must make a development plan!"

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "I have already found a large-scale project for you!"

Everyone was interested, and the boss let Amazon enter the shopping center in Canary Wharf, which was the first time he chose the site himself.

Lin Zuhui continued: "This project is at the former site of the '1908 French-English Exhibition' in London. I hope you will build the largest shopping mall in Europe and enhance the influence of the entire Amazon shopping mall."

Steve immediately said: "Okay, let's start this project team as soon as possible!"

This project needs construction, and the site of the '1908 French-British Exhibition' is very good, with Imperial College of Technology and BBC Building nearby.

If the largest European shopping center is built in this area, Lin Zuhui will immediately arrange the development of surrounding real estate projects.

Just like the land surrounding Canary Wharf, Lin Zuhui is also very keen on investing.

……

In the days in the United States, Lin Zuhui was not talking about new projects, but reviewing current investments.So now every time he comes to the United States, he will go to the US branch of Hengjin Investment, Jingwei Capital (USA), meet with high-level executives, and read the documents in person.

At this time, Hengjin Investment has an asset value of more than 2500 billion (including the stock market value of Xiangjiang blue chips and the hotel fund of Barings Bank), which can be described as strong.

Hengjin Investment is registered in the Cayman Islands, and its assets are all offshore and in a decentralized investment model. Therefore, outsiders only know about Lin Zuhui's private investment company, but not the specific financial situation.

And Jingwei Capital has been very exposed, because it is a venture capital company, and it is also a very successful well-known venture capital company; at present, Jingwei Capital has assets of more than 200 billion US dollars (including the valuation of unlisted companies), which can be called Expose Lin Zuhui to the eyes of the public.

Recently, Jingwei Capital invested another 10% of Google’s equity at a cost of only 160 million US dollars. It was negotiated by the local team in the United States; There are more than [-] people in the team in the United States, all of whom are elite talents.

Venture capital companies not only provide funds for the development of enterprises, but also provide talents for start-up companies to join.

Take this time Google accepted the investment from Jingwei Capital as an example, and then Jingwei Capital looked for a new office for Google to prepare them to move out of the garage; then, Jingwei Capital also helped Google find technical talents to join and provide legal support.

After all, Jingwei Capital has been in the United States for so many years, and its network is far stronger than two young people who just left school.

And with Jingwei Capital investing in Google, this company has also been targeted by many venture capital firms. Naturally, the two founders at this time will not rush to accept investment because they are not short of money.And Jingwei Capital even gave a suggestion that the next investment will be at the level of 2000 million US dollars (10%), and the two founders immediately felt at ease to engage in technology.

Jingwei Capital generally will not invest in two rounds. After all, an Internet company will basically not accept the same venture capital company for two rounds, unless the price you give is too high; and the reason why Jingwei Capital does not invest in two rounds is also very simple, because it needs later investors to raise the company's price.

Just like speculating on antiques, if you buy all of Sanyu's paintings, his paintings will not rise at all; but if you buy a few paintings every year, and then gradually increase the price, then your previous paintings will also appreciate in value.

In fact, Sanyu's paintings have been hyped up by Taiwan Island.

6Chapter 17 [6000 billion Big Mac]

Monday, May 11.

In the morning, Lin Zuhui came to the headquarters of New Times Group - Central Plaza in Wanchai.

Central Plaza is 78 stories high. It was originally the tallest skyscraper in Asia. It was surpassed by Pengcheng Diwang Building in 1996. In 1997, Tsuen Wan Plaza became the tallest building in Asia.Therefore, the current Wanchai Central Plaza is the third tallest skyscraper in Asia and the second tallest in Hong Kong.

Lin Zuhui walked into the building and took an elevator that requires a special password to start. This elevator only takes about 1 minute to reach the 78th floor of Central Plaza, which is Lin Zuhui's office.

On the 78th floor, after stepping out of the elevator, two metal-framed glass doors came into view. Two security guards had been waiting for a long time to open the heavy doors for Lin Zuhui and others.

Walking into the gate, the scenery is amazing enough, rockery, small bridges, flowing water, trees, this is an artificial urban jungle.

Stepping on the road of making stone slabs, your first reaction is that 'these stones, trees, and streams are not valuable in themselves, what is valuable is the area of ​​the property', and because of this, these stones, trees, and streams have become almost connected to the city.

Walking through the stone path, I soon came to the front desk on the 78th floor. The golden words "New Era Group" gave people a sense of "priceless"; as for the two beautiful receptionists who stood up, it was not so important, even if they Even if they graduated from world famous schools, even if they are good-looking, even if they are "the fresh graduates who have just graduated and have good facial features required by the [-]th American Railway Bureau", they are already so insignificant.

"Boss, good morning!"

No matter what they were expecting, they always responded with a slight nod, which was just Lin Zuhui's subconscious response when he heard the voice.

Pushing away from his office, Lin Zuhui showed a smile.

Simplicity and cleanliness are the first impressions, luxury and dignity are the second impressions, and finally a feeling of "peak power" emerges, which is the real impression.

Two leather sofas face each other, with a glass coffee table in the middle, which is the reception area;

Next door to the reception area is a conference table, with four positions on each side and one position on the top and bottom. This is the conference area;

The faint yellow light and the sunlight transmitted through the floor-to-ceiling windows are intertwined; the solid walls are covered with mahogany, making the whole office seem like a fusion of modern and classic.A pair of calligraphy and painting hanging on the solid wall is Zhang Daqian's masterpiece, and it is also a super-large masterpiece.

On the other side of the meeting and meeting area is Lin Zuhui's office area.

The wide desk is very neat and tidy; on both sides of the office, there are two computers not far from the inner side, and an invincible sea view on the outer side, plus a table with three telephones.There are a total of six phones in the entire office, and three are on the table by the window in the meeting area; but in fact, very few people can call in, and almost no one who knows the phone will call in directly.

At 8:35, Chen Bin, the president of the group, and Chen Xiaofen, the director, walked in hand in hand.

"boss"

"Well, sit down!"

The two sat on the sofa, and Lin Zuhui got up and stretched his muscles. He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows in the office and took a look at the distance.

Chen Bin reported the situation of Xiangjiang Real Estate, and concluded that there was no improvement, at least the price did not rebound.

On the contrary, the Hong Kong stock market has rebounded a lot, and the Hang Seng Index is now above 11000 points.

Lin Zuhui moved his body slightly while thinking about the situation of Xiangjiang Real Estate.

Although the group's share of Xiangjiang's revenue has decreased a lot, the cake of Xiangjiang Real Estate will not be lost.

Lin Zuhui thought about it, and suddenly realized that his strategy was wrong. Heung Kong Properties may have maintained an overall downward trend from 1998 to 2003; there may be a slight increase during the period, but it will soon be attacked by 911 and SAS.

In other words, the housing price of 8000 Hong Kong dollars per square foot at the peak has been in the range of 3000 to 4500 in recent years.Therefore, if the real estate can be sold, it still has to be sold.

Even if it is three or four thousand Hong Kong dollars per square foot, the profit of New Times Group is actually not bad, because many land reserves were purchased in the early years, and the house price was only 2000 Hong Kong dollars at that time!

"What's the current situation of property sales outside? Isn't it chaotic with price cuts and competition?" Lin Zuhui asked.

Chen Xiaofen immediately replied: "That's not the case anymore! Now the major real estate developers have formed a tacit agreement to avoid 'collisions' as much as possible, and they take turns to promote each other in an orderly manner."

Lin Zuhui turned his head and said: "Well! Look at this, don't think about the real estate upsurge like before in a few years, you should re-establish the real estate development strategy. Start real estate, sell real estate, give priority to the development of real estate with cheap land costs, and form a partnership with Sun Hung Kai, Pretty much the same sales."

Chen Bin nodded immediately and said, "Okay!"

In the past year or so, although New Era Group has started few real estate projects, it actually has a lot of useful workers; on the real estate of the International Finance Center alone, there are about 2000 workers working every day.

"Will the Hong Kong government's land auction restart in March next year?"

"Yes, boss!"

"Well, no matter what the market situation is, we should reserve more land!"

"Okay, I took note!"

After a while, Liang Zhenxun came to his office to report on his work.

During the period, Lin Zuhui asked: "New Times Group's recent stock price has risen sharply. Is there any other reason?"

From a minimum of less than 4000 billion, it has now risen to 5800 billion. This increase is much higher than those of small and medium-sized stocks, which is why Lin Zuhui asked.

Of course, he is not afraid of being hostile to takeover, after all, this is harder than going to Mars; not only does he hold 49% of the shares, but who can buy it with a market value of almost 6000 billion Big Mac.

Liang Zhenxun immediately replied: "Recently, due to the impact of American technology and Internet stocks, coupled with the influence of 'Technology-based Hong Kong', Hong Kong's technology stocks are highly sought after. New Times Group is also a technology hot spot because of the 'Cyberport' project. The boss The market value of Wanhui Media under your subsidiary may exceed [-] billion."

Lin Zuhui was taken aback, isn't 'Cyberport' a real estate project, why is it also involved in the theme of science and technology, this stock speculator is really in a daze.

Of course, it makes sense to insist that it is a science and technology theme.Because Cyberport is the cradle of Hong Kong's technology, and Cyberport itself is full of technological elements.

"Well, I see!"

After Liang Zhenxun left, Lin Zuhui suddenly thought that an "unsuccessful" Cyberport project in Li Zekai's previous life made Yingke's market value as high as 600 billion; and later he bought 52% of the shares of Telecom, which instantly made Yingke's market value as high as 5000 billion.You must know that the market value of Heung Kong Telecom was only about 2000 billion in 2800 in the previous life.

After all, it is well packaged.

At this time, due to the upsurge of American technology and the Internet, the stock exchange has clearly stated that as long as Netflix's "Sina. rigid requirements and so on.

In short, as long as Sina.com can be listed in Xiangjiang, it can be completed within one month.

As for whether anyone subscribes for the stock, there is no need to worry about it. It is normal for the subscription to be hundreds of times oversubscribed.

Based on these reasons, Lin Zuhui intends to list 'Sina.com' in Xiangjiang at the end of this year or early next year; as for the listing of ICQ, it will be listed in the United States, which is expected to be in the first half of next year.

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Australia.

In an office building, Cai Ning's Phaeton Group, LEIT Group, and the acquisition consultant teams of the two companies are discussing in the conference room.

At this time, Cai Ning changed his gentleness in front of Lin Zuhui and became very capable and tough.

She said, "The acquisition of Ruoshi Manor can't be delayed any longer. I don't believe that Robert Audley won't be tempted to raise the offer to 10 billion Australian dollars!"

It turned out that Robert Audley, the owner of Russie Manor, was relatively strong, and the brand influence of Russie Manor itself; so the initial quotation of 6 million Australian dollars did not make much progress.The next step was not very smooth, because the Southern Wine Company heard that a consortium was buying Ruoshi Manor, and immediately joined in.

Fortunately, Southern Wine Company's quotation is not high either.

In this way, the three parties have been entangled for half a year, and the highest offer is currently the Phaeton Group, with an offer of 8 million Australian dollars.

Even so, Robert Audley still didn't have any willingness to let go.

Richards, the acquisition consultant, said earnestly: "The professional opinions given by lawyers and financial officials are all less than 8 million Australian dollars. At this time, the acquisition of Southern Wines has become weak. If we continue to negotiate slowly, there may be a lot of sales below 10 billion Australian dollars. Great hope."

Cai Ning shook his head and insisted: "Cut the mess quickly. It seems that the shareholders of Southern Wine are in a quarrel, but they still have other advantages. Moreover, we need to bring Ruoshi Manor under our banner as soon as possible to integrate resources."

Chen Shiwen nodded, and said: "That's true, sooner rather than later, it's time to launch a decisive battle!" After all, the boss is behind the plan, so of course he must firmly support it.