The Industrial Giant Reborn

"As long as you are willing to spend money, there are still many opportunities in Central." Chen Zhiwen said.

"It's true, it's just that the location in Central is very good, basically there are no chances." Li Jiacheng said.

"The so-called good location is just the result of the layout of British capital. Wherever they gather investment, there is a golden location." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said: "In this way, other people naturally have no chance."

"Sure enough, Chen Sheng is a hero born into a boy, and he has a different way of thinking about things." Li Jiacheng nodded and said, "I just want to create another golden position, the possibility is too low."

"Where there is a will, there is a way. We Chinese will have this opportunity sooner or later." Chen Zhiwen said with a light smile: "In recent months, Li Sheng has also made many large-scale investments."

"Chen Sheng's strategy is actually similar, and he is more daring than my investment. In this respect, I am ashamed of myself." Li Jiacheng raised his glass and said.

"When the enemy advances, we retreat. Now the British capital is just eating their laurels. We can't miss this opportunity." Chen Zhiwen also raised his glass and replied.

73/74 was indeed a watershed in the development and transformation of Hong Kong's Chinese capital and British capital. In the past few years, the sharp decline in real estate and stock markets and the global economic crisis have severely damaged Hong Kong's British capital groups. With his excellent vision, he escaped the real estate crisis, and when he saw that the real estate market was about to recover, he began to spend money and land at any cost.

On the contrary, the operation of British capital in real estate is very conservative. Swire Group owns Taikoo Shing, which is located on Hong Kong Island, close to Victoria Harbor and not far from Central. The company came to share the risk, and ended up giving hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars to the other party for nothing. The initial investment in Taikoo Shing was obtained from the sale of other lands of the Swire Group. The Chinese companies that acquired these lands built residential and office buildings on these lands. , Another big profit.

The operation of the Swire Group is only the epitome of the British-funded group at this time. When the real estate market becomes more and more popular in the next few years, countless British-funded companies will continue to operate in the same way, distributing a large amount of profits to the Chinese-funded companies in vain.

It can be said that the past few years are the starting point for Chinese capital to aggressively acquire British capital and surpass British capital in the future. Of course, changes in the north are also one of the main reasons.

Li Jiacheng nodded and said: "Chen Sheng is very courageous. Cheung Kong Industries is planning to invest in many new projects recently and needs to find new partners. If Chen Sheng is interested, you can come and sit with us when you have time to learn more about it. .”

After speaking, Li Jiacheng took out a business card and handed it over.

"Okay, if I have time, I would also like to visit Changjiang Industrial." Chen Zhiwen said after receiving the business card.

Rich Chinese in Hong Kong, especially real estate developers like Li Jiacheng, are best at using other people's funds to make money. The method is more complicated. Simply speaking, it is to cooperate with others, take the other party’s money to make money, and after earning 200% of the profit, give the other party 150%, so that you can earn 50% for nothing, and the other party also earns 50% %.

It is not that Li Jiacheng is so generous in giving money to others, but in order to develop rapidly, he has undertaken a large number of projects. So many projects need too much funds to start at the same time. If he is responsible for all of them, no bank will dare Playing such a large leverage risk, at the same time, cooperating with outsiders, the network resources of outsiders will also become the advantage of the project.

If you have ten yuan, you can earn ten yuan, and if you cooperate with outsiders to get 100 yuan and earn another 50 yuan, you can divide it into 25 yuan. Obviously, the latter is more cost-effective, not to mention that this is just a public income, and there may be more behind the scenes.

Relying on this trick, Cheung Kong Industrial Co., Ltd. cooperated with other Chinese capital to develop land, and jointly developed its own land with British capital that owns the land. It rose rapidly in just a few years. By 1979, the free property reserve area of ​​Cheung Kong It surpassed Hong Kong Land and became the number one in Hong Kong.

It's just that Chen Zhiwen knows this way of making money, but he is unable to implement it. This requires strong execution, which is the unique ability of Hong Kong's top Chinese-funded giants.

"Then don't disturb me." Li Jiacheng bid farewell politely.

"Li Sheng, why are you so interested in that young man?" After Li Jiacheng walked to the other side, a bald middle-aged man asked strangely.

"Although he is young, his future is limitless." Li Jiacheng smiled and said, "This man's name is Chen Zhiwen, and he bought the property of the Hilton Hotel in Central."

"Oh, it's him. I've heard of it. I didn't expect him to be so young." The middle-aged man nodded and said, "The location of the Hilton Hotel is indeed very good, but it's useless to acquire such uncontrollable assets. Isn't it a waste of money?" ? Why not invest in other places, isn’t it better for money to make money?”

"Everyone's opinion is different, and the Hilton Hotel property is not his only asset." Li Jiacheng said: "I probably investigated it before, and his Galaxy Real Estate has a large amount of industrial land in the Hung Hom area. Quantity, but the scale is at least 3 million square feet."

"3 million square feet? Even if the land price is sluggish now, it still needs two or three hundred million yuan?" The middle-aged man was surprised.

"Yes, they are basically loans, some are from HSBC, and some are borrowed from overseas banks." Li Jiacheng said.

"This is a lunatic. Those people in overseas banks don't care about risks, they only care about making money, and the interest is high. If you dare to cooperate with them, you won't be afraid that the house price will drop a little bit, but you will go bankrupt." The middle-aged man asked.

"Looking at it now, he still won, at least he won't lose." Li Jiacheng said with a light smile: "And I heard that he is still looking to acquire industrial real estate."

"This kind of person plays too much. Even if he wins this time, he is very likely to lose completely next time." The middle-aged man analyzed.

"That's something that will happen in the future. We judge that the land price has reached an inflection point. In just two years, the land in his hands may double, and if he sells it again, it will be at least a few hundred million profits." Li Jiacheng said with emotion: "I just don't know if he will sell all of them, or he will concentrate on the real estate industry like us and keep the land for development."

"Playing so big, shouldn't you just want to make a fortune? This kid is still so young, he should develop in the long run." The middle-aged man said: "It's just too young, inexperienced in risk control, and it is easy to go wrong."

"You're wrong." Li Jiacheng shook his head and said, "Real estate is only a part of Chen Zhiwen's business. You also know that Cheung Kong and the Canadian Imperial Bank are getting closer recently, right?"

"What does this have to do with Chen Zhiwen?" The middle-aged man asked strangely.

Li Jiacheng said with a smile: "People from the Canadian Imperial Bank told me that there is a beverage brand in Hong Kong, which sells very well in North America recently, and it is very likely to become a well-known brand. This brand is called Red Bull, and it belongs to Chen Zhiwen."

"Drinks? Red Bull? I haven't heard of it." The middle-aged man said with a frown.

"Red Bull is not sold in Hong Kong. The main market is in North America. It is a high-end product. The price is relatively expensive. In North America, the supply is already in short supply. The Canadian Imperial Bank is very interested in this beverage brand. They thought I would know Chen Zhiwen. I also want me to introduce him, that's when I started to pay attention to him." Li Jiacheng said lightly.

"So that's the case, no wonder." The middle-aged man nodded and said, "From this point of view, this Chen family should not be underestimated in the future."

"Of course, so I just made a good relationship by the way. At present, there is no conflict between our industries. Although Chen Zhiwen is very successful, he obviously doesn't understand real estate development. As long as he cooperates with us, he can maintain the interests beyond hoarding land." , his funds can be used by me." Li Jiacheng said with a smile.

The middle-aged man said with a smile: "Li Sheng, this empty-handed white wolf's ability, you put it second, no one dares to put it first!"

"I'm sorry, let's go and buy a few things to give HSBC some face!" Li Jiacheng said with a smile.