In the center of the coastal headland of Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, at No. 22 Salisbury Road stands a group of light-colored buildings with an unattractive appearance. It sits like a lion at the sharp end of the north shore of Victoria Bay. You can feel the vitality and growth of this city every minute.

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This building complex with an excellent location is the world-famous Peninsula Hotel that was completed as early as 1928. The hotel's internal metal decorations are all made of brass, with spectacular or unique ornate lighting, from the lobby, corridors to

The rooms all give people the noble experience of a royal palace.

From the time it was built in the late 1920s to the nearly 60-year-old hotel in the 1980s, The Peninsula Hotel has been regarded as the top luxury hotel in Hong Kong and the most popular place for Hong Kong celebrities to hold grand events.

Although this old aristocratic hotel has experienced half a century of ups and downs, it is still the only internationally rated six-star hotel in Hong Kong, and it also has the reputation of a six-star peninsula.

The Peninsula Hotel is controlled by the Hong Kong-listed company Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Co., Ltd., referred to as Grand Hotel Holdings.

Although Lam Cho-fai was not a native of Hong Kong, like many Hong Kong natives, he was deeply impressed by the reputation and status of the Peninsula Hotel very early. In his two lives, there were celebrities inside and outside the Peninsula Hotel. The memory of the past life is too much.

This is so profound that Lin Zuhui still retains more or less a sense of awe for the Peninsula Hotel in this life.

Lin Zuhui, the two generations before becoming rich, would never have imagined that one day he would make such a grand move at the Peninsula Hotel: becoming the owner of this magnificent hotel with supreme status.

But after earning a large fortune in the capital and real estate market, Lin Zuhui often spent a lot of money on the women and items he liked. This is a distinctive mark of Lin Zuhui in Hong Kong.

Lin Zuhui likes the rich sense of history and antique flavor. This time, Lin Zuhui likes the iconic Peninsula Hotel in Xiangjiang.

In response, Lin Zuhui told himself that no matter the cost!

Monday, May 4th.

On this day, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Co., Ltd. held its annual general meeting of shareholders. The term of chairman Michael Kadoorie has expired, and shareholders need to re-elect a new chairman.

On this day, all the media in Hong Kong will focus on the Peninsula Hotel, because there will be a battle between the dragon and the tiger.

Lin Zuhui, Liang Zhenxun and Lu Donglai, escorted by bodyguards, stepped into the Peninsula Hotel

Under the guidance of the hotel staff, he walked towards the conference hall of the shareholders' meeting.

As soon as they entered the conference hall, hundreds of people looked at the three people.

Everyone has a feeling that the air is almost on fire, and a sense of oppression is in the hearts of every shareholder. Today, the battle of the Grand Hotel will be decided. Will the old nobles or the new hunters win?

When everyone saw a confident smile on Lin Zuhui's face, some media immediately dubbed him the Smiling Assassin.

"Mi Gao, I am very happy to attend the shareholders' meeting of the Grand Hotel today!" Lin Zuhui extended his right hand and greeted Michael Kadoorie first.

Although we are all competitors, we can at least maintain a superficial demeanor.

Mi Gao's serious face forced out a smile and responded: "Lin Sheng, I'm also very happy that you can come to attend the shareholders' meeting today!"

There is still a bit of gunpowder in the words. Lin Zuhui is not just here to attend the shareholders' meeting today, but to participate in the election.

"I'm not just here to attend the shareholders' meeting, but I'm also here to run for chairman of the board of directors!" Lin Zuhui said with a smile.

"There is no such item on the agenda of the meeting, only voting for me to be re-elected as chairman of the board of directors!" Mi Gao said not to be outdone.

This is true. It stands to reason that Kadoorie should be voted for as chairman of the board of directors first!

Of course, if the number of negative votes is greater than the positive votes, then Lin Zuhui will naturally be elected.

Mi Gao said this confidently, just to embolden himself.

Lin Zuhui shouted to a group of hotel executives: "Please give us three copies of the meeting agenda materials!"

The so-called "not angry but self-confident" refers to Lin Zuhui's current state. Several senior executives did not dare to confront Lin Zuhui, and quickly arranged positions and handed over information. The general manager of the Peninsula Hotel, a foreigner named Weber, performed slightly better.

In any case, Cathay City is currently the majority shareholder, and the current situation is not one-sided.

As Lin Zuhui and others were placed on the rostrum, the shareholders' meeting officially began.

In the venue, all the shareholders were attentive, it was unusually quiet, and a tense atmosphere accompanied everyone.

Master of Ceremony: "There are many matters that need to be voted on today. I hope that all shareholders will seriously consider it and cast their precious votes... The first issue is whether Mr. Michael Kadoorie will be re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Grand Hotel.

....Okay, now everyone please put your votes into the ballot box in an orderly manner. After the voting is completed, we will count it on the spot!"

In this round of voting, if Michael's negative votes are greater than the positive votes, then Lin Zuhui's election as chairman of the board of directors will be certain.

Moreover, Lin Zuhui is very serious. He believes that he has a 50% chance of winning!

The reason is simple, he has never let investors down

Coupled with the fact that he had done so much work beforehand, he felt that his chances of winning were much greater than those of Liu Luanxiong in his previous life.

As time passed, the voting work was completed and the statistical environment entered, nervousness began to spread.

Cathay City has 34% of the voting power, so it must have voted against Kadoorie.

Half an hour later, the voting was coming to an end, and the voting statistics on the blackboard turned out to be a tie of 43:43.

Lin Zuhui smiled, he had secured the second goal!

And Mi Gao also discovered this problem, so it is already very possible for Cathay City to join the board of directors of the hotel!

Of course, there is some suspense now as to whether he can retain the chairmanship of the board of directors.

Three minutes later, the host said excitedly: "The votes in favor of Michael Kadoorie's family were 44.2, and the votes against Michael Kadoorie were 44.1. Congratulations to Mr. Michael Kadoorie for being re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Grand Hotel."

Lin Zuhui maintained his demeanor and immediately walked to Michael Kadoorie and said, "Congratulations, Michael!"

Mi Gao was also very excited at this time. He thought he had an absolute advantage today, but he didn't expect that the advantage was gone in the end and he won this position with a narrow victory.

"Thanks!"

The whole audience applauded!

After all, Lin Zuhui and others have 34 voting rights, but those who actually support them only have 10 voting rights. The Kadoorie family only has 13 voting rights, but those who support them have 31 voting rights.

After losing a battle, Lin Zuhui, Liang Zhenxun, and Lu Donglai did not have disappointment on their faces, but showed a hint of surprise!

This surprised many shareholders!

However, soon after voting on an issue began, everyone realized that Cathay City had not completely lost.

After a while, the host said: "The fifth topic is about Cathay City joining the board of directors and dispatching three directors. Please vote!"

At this time, the atmosphere in the conference room became tense again!

Many shareholders then remembered that when Lin Zuhui first bought the shares of the hotel, his request was only to send shareholders to the board of directors. It turns out that this is the purpose of Cathay City!

The answer was announced in half an hour, with 50.3 votes in favor and 38 votes against.

Michael Kadoorie forced out a smile, copied Lin Zuhui's previous behavior, and took the initiative to come forward to congratulate him.

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "Many shareholders expect us to work together to develop the hotel even better. Mi Gao, it seems that we have finally returned to the situation where we were at the beginning!"

Mi Gao suddenly said with relief: "Happy cooperation!"

In the conference room, there was even bigger applause this time!

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The next day.

The media in Hong Kong have reported on the scene of the shareholders meeting of the hotel.

The Kadoorie family won a thrilling victory 44.2:44.1 and were elected chairman of the board of directors

Lin Zuhui won with a big score of 50.3:38. Cathay City sent three directors to the hotel

Some media analyzed: Lin Zuhui's request at the beginning was to send directors to the hotel. Now that he has achieved his goal, he should obviously win.

There is also media analysis: Michael Kadoorie's voting rights are only 13, but he can get the votes of the majority of shareholders. Obviously, he should have saved his country.

Some media pointed out that the reason why shareholders voted for Lin Zuhui was because he promised to cooperate with the Kadoorie family from the beginning. Investors also hope to join forces to develop the hotel even better.

Is this really the case?

Even Lin Zuhui himself cannot guarantee that his acquisition of the hotel is not to cooperate with the Kadoorie family. He has his own development philosophy. If the Kadoorie family does not cooperate, Lin Zuhui will kick them out of the hotel and launch a comprehensive acquisition.

At the hotel board meeting that day, Lin Zuhui, Liang Zhenxun, and Lu Donglai formally attended the meeting. During the meeting, Lin Zuhui still behaved very modestly and did not express any opinions.

However, Lin Zuhui has made up his mind in his heart, that is, in September, he will definitely promote the rights issue of Peninsula Hotel to raise funds, which can not only weaken the Kadoorie family's controlling shares, but also obtain a development fund for the hotel.

At that time, Lin Zuhui's first big move was to take that money and take advantage of the impact of the global stock market crash to purchase the remaining equity interests in the Peninsula Hotel in Los Angeles, the Peninsula Hotel in New York, and the Peninsula Hotel in Manila.

At this time, half of the equity of these three hotels is in the hands of local consortiums!

The reason why Lin Zuhui did this was because he knew that in the mid-1990s, the Kadoorie family spent a full US$1 billion to buy the remaining equity. It was obviously too much money spent in vain.

Although the funds from the rights issue may not necessarily achieve such a big goal, Lin Zuhui's ability to raise funds is so strong that he can definitely complete this big goal in 1988, thereby increasing his influence in the Peninsula Hotel.

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May 8th, Friday.

Lin Zuhui was sitting in the office of Hengjin Securities and began to think about developing a career in the financial field.

At present, Lin Zuhui's career should span four fields: real estate, media, clothing, and finance.

Real estate field: new era real estate development properties, Chinese real estate rental properties, securities investment, Cathay City hotel management

Media fields: daily newspapers, magazines, comics, movies

Clothing field: ready-made crocodile shirts, clothing retail, jewelry Lukfook Jewelry
To be continued...