Hong Kong's new giants

The impact of the bursting of the Internet bubble goes far beyond the sharp drop in stocks. For example, Sohu’s stock plummeted, and Zhang Chaoyang was almost kicked out by foreign shareholders; NetEase’s stock fell to a few cents, and Ding Lei twice wanted to sell NetEase.

There is also the problem of financing difficulties. There are no venture investors, because the inability to go public means that it cannot cash out, and for the company, it also means that it cannot raise funds from the stock market.

Based on these problems, Lin Zuhui, considering the prospect of Hong Kong's Internet and technology, asked Jingwei Capital, Media Group, and Hong Kong Telecom to set up several venture funds in the "Cyberport" to encourage Hong Kong investors to enter the Internet, game, and technology industries.

Although his Internet technology industry has supported most of Xiangjiang, he is still eager for more companies to grow.

A few days ago, the "low-rent office building" of about 150 million square feet in Cyberport provided Heung Kong with the best technological soil; Lin Zuhui's talent plan for many years, as well as three technology giants such as Media Group, Xiaomi Technology, and Heung Kong Telecom .

Lin Zuhui believes that Heung Kong's science and technology industry will definitely achieve world-renowned achievements, such as: the world's top three online game development and export cities, important software export cities, developed telecommunications and information cities, developed electronic technology cities, etc.

These goals have almost begun to succeed!

"dong dong"

"Come in"

The person who came in was the president of Xiangjiang Telecom, Ai Weilang. Seeing the excited expression on his face, Lin Zuhui knew what was going on.

"BOSS, the Australian government has 'conditionally' agreed to Xiangjiang Telecom's acquisition of Optus Communications!"

Lin Zuhui said with satisfaction: "Tell me, what are the conditions?"

Evelyn nodded, and then reported: "First, regarding the submarine cable, the Australian military has the right to control it while maintaining national security."

"There is no problem with this. We only do business and do not involve governance."

Avalon said with a smile: "It's also thanks to the fact that the major shareholder of Singtel is Temasek, which has recently been feared by all Asian countries."

This matter will come sooner or later. Heung Kong Telecom is just quietly promoting it. Temasek is the official investment company of Sing Tao. In previous lives, South Korea directly did not allow Temasey to be a financial group, so he was not allowed to acquire Korean financial companies for more than 10% of the shares; later, the mainland government was also jealous, not allowing Temasey to hold more than 5% of the telecommunications; India, Thailand, etc., have introduced restrictions on Temasek's investment.

On the contrary, Heung Kong Telecom is a purely commercial group, and it is time to invest in Optus Communications.

Avalon went on to say: "Secondly, the Australian government hopes that after Heung Kong Telecom merges with Optus Communications, it will list Optus Communications in Australia."

Lin Zuhui thought about it immediately, and then he said, "No problem!"

Avelon nodded and said: "There is no problem in going public in the future. After all, if it doesn't work, it can be delisted. The acquisition of Optus Communications is the current thing."

Lin Zuhui echoed and said, "You're right! Optus Communications is a vital part of Heung Kong Telecom. With the acquisition of it, Heung Kong Telecom is a world telecommunications company. Our radiated population has also climbed from nearly 700 million to 2700 million."

Next, Evelyn made some other requirements, which were not excessive.

Lin Zuhui said: "The matter of Optus Communications will be managed by you. I only have one request, that is, after the acquisition, we must operate well and use as many local employees as possible. Localized operation is the key to development."

Avelon is an Australian citizen and has worked in the Australian telecommunications department for many years, which is actually very advantageous.

"Ok!"

Heung Kong Telecom has always been one of the top five developed countries in the world. Heung Kong Telecom can provide unlimited Internet access with a speed of 6Mbps, so that ordinary users and their families can enjoy broadband Internet services.

The acquisition adopts a loan model. Hong Kong Telecom needs a loan of 500 billion Hong Kong dollars, but will only take out 130 billion Hong Kong dollars; after the expenditure of 130 billion Hong Kong dollars, Hong Kong Telecom still has a liquidity of just over 100 billion Hong Kong dollars in its account, which is used to support continued development .

As for the 500 billion Hong Kong dollar loan, 200 billion Hong Kong dollars was paid by the parent company New Times Group, which issued convertible bonds to the parent company New Times Group.

For example, the current market value of Hongkong Telecom is only 1700 billion Hong Kong dollars. It issues 200 billion convertible bonds to the parent company New Times Group. low interest.

This kind of financial arrangement can be described as a win-win situation, that is, both Heungkong Telecom and New Era Group are win-win. Of course, future shareholders will suffer.

At the same time, Lin Zuhui also invested in Du Niang, Ctrip, Priceline and other Internet companies with promising prospects for Heungkong Telecom, which will also bring considerable benefits to the company.

……

Heung Kong Telecom successfully acquired Optus Communications, which immediately became a topic of conversation among the citizens of Heung Kong.

"Mr. Lin Zuhui is still amazing. Foreign companies have been acquired by him one by one, which has greatly boosted the morale of our Chinese people!"

"Isn't it? Other companies have encountered troubles one after another, but Mr. Lin Zuhui's company is getting bigger and bigger."

"In the past, Hong Kong always talked about the cases of 'Charter King's acquisition of Wharf' and 'Lee Superman's acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa', which were considered to boost the morale of Chinese people. But these acquisitions took place in Hong Kong after all, and Mr. Lin Zuhui directly made a large-scale overseas investment. Acquisitions, such as Hilton Hotel Group, Gucci, Optus Communications, etc., are the courage of a world-class businessman.”

After the news spread, Heung Kong Telecom's stock also bucked the trend and rose by 3%. Of course, it soon continued to fall due to the global Internet bubble.

……

United States.

Ellis returned home with high spirits. Although he was in a lawsuit with Adidas, he firmly believed that the 'Tianzu' patent could make him a lot of money. After all, besides Adidas, there are many other sports brands interested in it.

Therefore, his goal is very simple, that is to ask for more, so that he can become a rich man in the United States in one fell swoop.

Because of this, he now lives every day with great excitement, as if countless dollars are beckoning to him.

Dare to go home, the eldest son ran to Ellis.

"Baba, buy me a pair of 'Tianzu' Fila sneakers?"

Ellis touched his son's head and said with a smile: "At present, there are no sports shoes with Tianzu technology on the market, but son, don't worry, after I sell Tianzu technology, I will buy you a room full of Tianzu technology." sneakers. How about, proud of you baba?"

Unexpectedly, the son said distrustfully: "Baba, you are lying, I clearly saw a classmate wearing the Fila sneakers that use your Tianzu technology, I will not admit it wrong, the Tianzu sole technology is really obvious, and that A classmate also said that it was Fila who used Tianzu technology."

Ellis's anger rose sharply for a while. Fila announced some time ago that he was about to obtain the patent of Tianzu technology. He specifically consulted a lawyer. Le actually used Tianzu technology directly, which is undoubtedly illegal.

The next day.

Ellis quickly found a lawyer and explained the situation.

"Ellis, the most urgent task is to search for evidence. If Fila really dares to produce sneakers with natural soles without obtaining a patent, then congratulations on making a fortune!"

"Okay, let's collect evidence together! Fila, this time I must make them compensate me for my huge loss."

Next, Ellis and the law firm quickly dispatched, and sure enough, they found many Fila sneakers using Tianzu sole technology in the market, which made them furious.

"How shameless!" Ellis yelled.

The lawyer nodded and said, "Next, we should go to the Fila store to collect evidence. As long as we get the evidence, we can sue and accuse Fila of illegal things in the media."

"Yes, let's go!"

However, they were disappointed!

Many Fila stores in the United States do not have 'Tianzu' sole sports shoes on sale.

Ellis said unwillingly: "Miss, don't you sell sneakers with Tianzu soles here?"

The shopping guide said in a daze: "Tianzu, what is that? Our new styles are all here, can you choose again?"

Ellis and the lawyer were not reconciled, so they searched again, but still nothing!

The lawyer tentatively said, "Could it be fake shoes?"

Ellis felt a chill, and said, "I'm not sure, I should check the source of the sneakers again!"

"Well, I hope it's not a goddamn fake shoe, it's going to be tricky!"

"No, why is it more difficult to deal with fake shoes!"

The lawyer said seriously: "The United States has hundreds of millions of dollars worth of fake shoes flowing into the United States every year. Although our government is working hard to investigate and deal with it, the industrial chain of fake shoes is too hidden. In addition, even if a batch is investigated and dealt with, there will be a new batch. , so it is difficult to cure. And assuming that fake shoes focus on Tianzu technology, this will make those sports brands no longer willing to pay for Tianzu, because at the same price, fakes are obviously more cost-effective. Even, you should be able to see , Those fake shoes, they are not inferior to the genuine ones in terms of quality and even style, so for those people with poor economic conditions, they would rather buy fake shoes.”

Ellis immediately asked, "Can't we stop it?"

The lawyer shook his head, and then said: "Unless you are willing to spend a lot of money to protect your rights, it will probably cost tens of millions of dollars, and it may not be able to cure this problem!"

Ellis was dumbfounded and asked himself to take the money?I haven't received the money yet!

……

Ellis and the lawyer came to the headquarters of Fila together and met the president Thomas.

Thomas said happily: "Mr. Ellis is very welcome to Fila's headquarters. I think you must want to cooperate with us!"

Ellis shook his head, then produced a pair of knockoff Fila shoes and handed them to Thomas.

"Mr. Thomas, are these the sneakers you produce and sell?"

Thomas took it over and inspected it carefully, and said with a smile: "This is a fake shoe! Although the workmanship is exquisite and the design is relatively fashionable and young, but it uses the patent of Tianzu, it is definitely not produced and sold by us. However, these Humans are really hateful, they actually produce fake shoes of our brand, damn it!"

Ellis echoed: "They really are fucking making fake shoes, so you should call the police and find these people!"

Thomas was taken aback, then quickly shook his head, and said, "Mr. Ellis, even giants like Nike and Adidas have a lot of fake shoes, and Fila can't avoid it. What's more, the cost of counterfeiting is too high. At present, our company has a lot of fake shoes. I don't have the energy to do this!"

Ellis said unwillingly: "They produce your fake shoes, are you indifferent?"

Thomas said: "We can only condemn them for the time being!"

Ellis added: "There are more and more fake shoes like this on the market, you will be devastated!"

Thomas said: "No, Nike and Adidas are fine, the vast majority of Americans will still go to specialty stores to buy."

Ellis and the lawyer looked at each other. The president of Fila didn't seem to be angry at all, which greatly surprised them.Originally, I wanted to cooperate with Fila to find out this fake group.

After leaving Fila, the lawyer said: "The fake Fila shoes on the market seem to only produce Tianzu soles, but not other styles. Therefore, Fila and the others don't care, anyway, they don't sell Tianzu sole technology. Fila shoes."

Ellis nodded dispiritedly. He's been distracted by the fake shoes lately.

"Let's go talk to Adi again!"

……

The president of Adidas said directly to Ellis coming again: "I'm sorry, Mr. Ellis, the board of directors has decided to abandon Tianzu sole technology, so we no longer have hope for negotiations."

Ellis quickly said, "I can lower the price!"

I thought that Adidas would agree, but the president of Adidas shook his head and said: "Unless we continue to implement the previous contract, we will not agree to other conditions. I know why Mr. Ellis is in a hurry to lower the price because there are a lot of people in the market. Tianzu fake shoes, so we have anticipated the risks, plus the losses caused by the fact that we have completely removed Tianzu sneakers during this period of time, and many customers know that Fila bought Tianzu technology...combining these reasons , Our board of directors has decided to develop it ourselves. Of course, if Mr. Ellis is willing to implement the previous contract, I will fight for Mr. Ellis."

Ellis angrily offered to leave, and Adi was too deceitful.

On the way, the lawyer said: "Adi is worried about the risk and took the opportunity to lower the price. He is no longer the best buyer. On the contrary, Fila is very interested in Tianzu technology, and he is willing to give you 18% profit for each pair of Tianzu sneakers, which is not bad. of!"

"However, Fila's sales are very poor, far behind Adidas and Nike!"

"Because of this, they are willing to give you profit sharing. Moreover, Fila has changed a new boss and a new management team. It is bound to want to do a big job. If Fila can return to its peak in 1997, then you can still Get a share of tens of millions of dollars."

Ellis had a heartache, and the $8000 million turned into over $1000 million, which is a difference between heaven and earth.

Of course, the price of 8000 million is that he is blackmailing Adidas, which is impossible in itself, but Ellis is unwilling to admit it.

……

Fila headquarters.

Ellis led a team of lawyers and really negotiated with Thomas' management.

Thomas was very stubborn at this time, and said: "We can only pay up to 18% of the net profit for each pair of 'Tianzu Sole' sneakers produced and sold. This is non-negotiable. Of course, if Mr. Ellis chooses us ,has many benefits."

"First, we have spent huge sums of money to crack down on the fake shoes of Tianzu Sports Shoes, and the lawsuit with Adidas will also be taken over by us."

"Second, Fila is taking on a new look. Next, we will spend huge sums of money to sign sports stars, and change the old-fashioned design and the impression of shareholders, so as to make sports shoes more fashionable and youthful. I believe that we will soon return to the peak of Jiuqi. , and further catch up with Ah Duan and Nike."

Ellis' tentative counteroffer: "How about a 20 percent profit?"

Thomas shook his head and said: "18% is our highest sincerity price. After all, we have taken a lot of risks. This crackdown on counterfeit shoes may involve transnational lawsuits and search for evidence, which will waste huge financial resources and energy."

After some fighting, Ellis had to bow his head, because Nike disdain this technology, Adidas has completely given up, and other sports brands are not as good as Fila's conditions.

In the end, Ellis and Fila reached a cooperation agreement, and Fila successfully won the "Tianzu" sole technology, saving years of time, energy, and financial resources, and obtained the core sole technology of professional sports shoes in one fell swoop.

After signing the contract, Thomas couldn't help admiring the boss' strategy. The Huaxia businessman was really familiar with Sun Tzu's Art of War.

In fact, without the intervention of Fila, this natural technology can only choose brands other than Nike and Adidas.Because Adi has decided not to be controlled by others, it is impossible to sign a contract with Ellis again, and Nike directly looks down on it.

The 'Tianzu patent' expires in 20 years, and there are still ten years left. Fila directly signed the contract for ten years.

At this point, Ellis can't wait to sign for 11 years.

After Fila won the Tianzu patent, the fake Tianzu shoes on the US market soon disappeared. Ellis had doubts, but he couldn't say it out.He is now bound to Fei Le, so naturally he will not do anything to damage Fei Le's reputation.

Chapter 7 [I am very angry now]

In late March, Seoul.

At Zheng Zhouyong's funeral, Lin Zuhui came to his family after paying homage.

He stretched out his hand, held it with Zheng Mengxian, and then patted his shoulder with his left hand to express his comfort.

"Sorrow"

"Thank you for coming, thank you!"

Zheng Mengxian was so moved that he wanted to cry, he knew that the reason why Lin Zuhui came to the funeral was because of his affection.As far as Lin Zuhui's status is concerned, he is almost the highest-level guest today.

But at this time, Zheng Mengjiu, Zheng Mengzhun and others were a little unbelievable. They didn't know that their brother had such a deep friendship with the world's richest man and technology tycoon.

And those North Korean politicians and South Korean business people who came to participate were also very surprised.

In the eyes of Korean business people who are familiar with Hyundai Group, the death of Chung Joo-young means that Hyundai Motor and Hyundai Heavy Industries have completely separated from Hyundai Group; Hyundai Electronics is currently heavily in debt, and the National Foreign Exchange Bank is its largest bondholder. matter.