If there was one group of people who was the happiest on New Year's Eve in Hong Kong in 1980, it must be the employees of Yunhai Group.
Especially today, they received a collective notice from the company that this year they will go to the black and white studio to receive this year's New Year's gifts.
In addition, the company is still doing employee statistics internally, the most critical of which is the length of service of employees at Yunhai Group.
These people already know what this means without the company saying it explicitly.
Of course, Yunhai Group's statement did not clarify the relationship between Yunhai Group and Chu Huan. It only said that Yunhai Group's welfare plan would be merged into Jiaku's welfare plan.
As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused quite a sensation in Xiangjiang. However, because Chinese Real Estate acquired Jardine Matheson at this time, the enthusiasm for the real estate has not dissipated. In addition, the Lunar New Year is coming soon, so although there was a sensation, there was no
So big, after all, the relationship between Yunhai Group and Chu Huan has been rumored for a long time during the previous money-burning war in the retail industry.
And this kind of effect is actually what Chu Huan wants.
Now, no matter what kind of news, we just try to keep a low profile!
Chu Huan was proceeding in an orderly manner according to his already determined itinerary.
On this day, Chu Huan was waiting for Xu Yi in the office.
Xu Yi also had an excited look on his face. There were not many things that could make Xu Yi so excited at this time, but today's incident was enough to make Xu Yi have such an expression.
"Boss, all our gold positions scattered in various markets around the world have been cleared, and the funds have been deposited into our accounts in major banks around the world!"
This was the most important thing for Chu Huan in the early 1980s. Last year, Chu Huan spent 5 billion US dollars and entered the gold market with ten times leverage. At that time, the global gold price was 267 US dollars per ounce. Now the global gold price
It's $800 per ounce.
Chu Huan's income exceeded US$100 billion.
This is a wealth that is simply unimaginable in this era.
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Chu Huan sat back on the sofa, let out a sigh of relief, and said, "Finally, I don't have to worry about money anymore!"
Hearing what Chu Huan said, Xu Yi silently pouted, when had his boss ever been short of money?
But no matter what, for Chu Huan, after having this money, Chu Huan really no longer needs to worry about money.
"Boss, now that we have money, how are you going to draw the money?"
Xu Yi asked following Chu Huan's words.
Chu Huan heard the teasing in Xu Yi's words, glared at the other party, and asked: "How are the preparations going for the Oriental Hotel Group that I asked you to prepare?"
Xu Yi chuckled and said: "I am still looking for a suitable helmsman. I met the general manager of Mandarin Oriental before. He is still very capable, but he used to be..."
Chu Huan understood what Xu Yi meant. The general manager of Mandarin Oriental used to make a living in the hands of the Keswick family. Now that Mandarin Oriental will be acquired by Jiaku to establish a separate hotel group, then this person is considered an outsider.
Their loyalty needs to be considered.
"Arrange for him to meet with me!"
In Chu Huan's view, there is no need to consider the other party's loyalty at this time, because the other party cannot be loyal to him at all, but as long as this person is capable and can do the company's business, Chu Huan can accept it
level, then this person's loyalty can be cultivated slowly.
Xu Yi nodded and said: "Understood, I will arrange a time for you, the boss, to meet with him in the next few days!"
Chu Huan smiled and said: "Tell Wen Mingzhang that the phone numbers of Hong Kong Electric Group and Heung Kong Electric Group, which are owned by Jardine Matheson and Land, have been covered by me. There must be no mistakes!"
As mentioned before, Hong Kong Electric Group and Xiangjiang Telephone are both people's livelihood enterprises that Chu Huan attaches great importance to, and he has to keep everything in his hands. Chu Huan will not follow the old path of the Keswick family. In order to repay Land Land
Business sale of Hong Kong Electric Group and Hong Kong Telephone!
Xu Yi nodded first, then handed a document to Chu Huan and said: "Boss, this is Wen Mingzhang's recent collection of information on Jardine and Land and the development strategies they have researched.
Please give me your instructions!"
Chu Huan said: "Put it here and tell him that I will give it to him years ago!"
Xu Yi continued: "There is one more thing, and that is the annual plenary meeting of the group. Where will we hold it this year?"
In the past two years, Chu Huan chose to hold the event in Los Angeles, North America. Chu Huan thought that she would go to her hometown to discuss the two projects with her hometown this year.
"Let's put it in Tokyo. This year's group's annual meeting will be held in Tokyo. It just so happens that I have some things to discuss with Mitsui Takacho!"
Among the two projects in his hometown, one involves the chemical industry. The previous negotiation between Chu Huan and Mitsui Takacho on buying a stake in Mitsui Chemicals was actually preparation for the current project!
Xu Yidao: "Then I will ask someone to contact the hotel in Tokyo now."
Chu Huan said: "Contact Tsutsumi Yoshiaki and let the company's people stay in his Prince Hotel this time!"
"yes!"
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"Chairman, this is our transaction with Wharf, take a look!"
John Qiao came to Chu Huan's office.
Now Bao Yugang has completed the acquisition of Wharf. Although they are still digesting Wharf, they have not forgotten the original agreement with Chu Huan, that is, after they complete the acquisition of Wharf, they will
Modern Container Terminals owned by Cangcang was sold to International Container Terminals owned by Hehe International-Wheelock. At that time, the two companies will merge to form a new International Container Terminals Company.
Now Qiao John came to Chu Huan to talk about this matter.
"So fast?" Chu Huan asked in surprise.
John Qiao said with a smile: "Although Bao's acquisition of Wharf was helped by you, chairman, their investment was also very high. In addition, the stock price of Wharf is falling again and again, and Bao Yugang is also under great pressure.
So he also hopes to get some funds back as soon as possible so that he can continue the development of Wharf!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Chu Huan nodded, took the transaction contract between the two parties in his hands, carefully read the contents, and then said.
"Very good. This is a fair deal for everyone. There is no need to amend any regulations. Let's sign the contract!"
John Qiao asked: "Chairman, do you want to attend this signing ceremony?"
Chu Huan shook his head and said: "I won't go, you can just handle it yourself!"
John Qiao nodded, and then began to report to Chu Huan about the situation of Huangpu Commercial Center.
The construction of Huangpu Commercial Center can be regarded as the most important project of Hehe International-Wheelock now.
Zhulu Real Estate has its own Zhulu Commercial Center, and Hopewell International-Wheelock has its own Huangpu Commercial Center. At the same time, Zhulu Land is currently carrying out its own Central District redevelopment plan.
Nowadays, these three projects are also the largest projects in the real estate industry in Xiangjiang.
Zhulu Commercial Center has been under construction for almost five years, and the entire project is only just over half. It is expected to be officially completed in 1985.
The Huangpu Commercial Center also has a ten-year construction period and is expected to end in 1990.
As for Land's Central District redevelopment plan, it is expected to be completed first.
Land's Central District redevelopment plan started in 1974, but in fact in 1970, the clues could already be seen!
In June 1970, Land purchased a 53,000-square-foot newly reclaimed land in the Central District of Hong Kong Island at a high price of HK$258 million. Land built the 52-storey Connaught Building on the site.
The new building was built in record time, from the start of construction in October 1971 to the grand topping out ceremony in April 1973, which lasted only one and a half years.
The total investment in the Connaught Building, including the land price, is NT$400 million, providing office buildings and shopping malls with a rental area of over 690,000 square feet.
This was the tallest building in Hong Kong and Asia at the time. It later became the headquarters of the Jardine Group, overlooking the entire Victoria Harbor. Chu Huan has decided to rename it the Jardine Building, but the owner of the Jardine Group has changed.
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In 1974, Land announced that it would spend NT$600 million to launch a 10-year Central District redevelopment plan.
The first phase of the project was to rebuild the Alexandria Building. At that time, Real Estate proposed to exchange the old Alexandra Building for the General Post Office of the Hong Kong Government, which was later the site of the Universal Building. However, it was rejected and had to rebuild it on its own.
The New Alexan Building was built in 1976, with a height of 36 floors and a total building area of 357,000 square feet, which is 119,000 square feet more than the old Alexandria Building.
The second phase of the project is the demolition and reconstruction of Gloucester Building and Royal Bank.
In order to integrate the properties into one, so as to build first-class high-rise commercial buildings and shopping malls with broad platforms, Land and Land exchanged the then Jardine House across Pedder Street with Wheelock Company for the Lane Crawford Building, which was built on the original site in 1979.
Setar Building and the Landmark Plaza connected to it.
Nowadays, both the original Jardine House and Lane Crawford Building are owned by Chu Huan.
The third phase of the project is to demolish the adjacent Duke's Building and Princess' Building and build the Duke's Building, which has a similar appearance to the Gloucester Building.
Originally, the plan was not to be officially completed until 1984, but the progress of the project is obviously very good, so it is now expected to be completed in 1982.
As for the Landmark Plaza, it is also an important asset of Landmark. The entire Landmark Plaza covers an area of more than 20,000 square feet and has a total of 5 floors of platforms. Two of the floors are basements, and all the platform units are equipped with boutiques and restaurants of different styles.
Various performances can be held in the center of the square - fashion shows, concerts and exhibitions, etc. There are coffee galleries and teahouses around it, and the upper cover is covered with light-transmitting glass fiber, making it a high-end shopping and entertainment venue in the central area.
The connected Gloucester Building is 47 floors tall and has a rentable area of 600,000 square feet, including 465,000 square feet of office space and the rest are shops. The building's biggest feature is its sparse exterior wall structure.
The windows and doors are deeply recessed, using the structure of the building to shade the windows and doors, and the materials are aluminum window frames and tinted glass to reduce indoor heat.
All facilities in the building are controlled by advanced computer systems, including alarms, air intensity adjustment, water supply, lighting, security and communication systems, etc.
Duke Building is also connected to Landmark Plaza and Gloucester Building. It is 47 floors high and can provide a rental area of 600,000 square feet.
After the reconstruction of the two buildings, the available area will increase by 796,000 square feet compared with the original area.
After the completion of the large-scale redevelopment plan, the Planning Department of the Hong Kong Government even set up sky bridges between the buildings to connect many of Land's valuable properties, including Connaught Building, Swire Building, Mandarin Hotel, Prince's Building, Alexandra Building,
Gloucester
The building, the Duke's Building and the Landmark Plaza are connected and directly connected to various places in the district such as the General Post Office, Star Ferry Pier, etc. It seems to be a country of its own and has become the "natural heart" of Central.
This is why everyone is saying that Land is the shining pearl in the crown of Xiangjiang’s real estate industry.
Not to mention that in another time and space, Land also built the Exchange Plaza, but the land required to build the Exchange Plaza had to wait until 1982 when the Hong Kong government put the land next to the Connaught Building up for auction.
There's no rush now.
After listening to John Qiao's description of Huangpu Commercial Center, it was already evening, and Chu Huan also left the Chinese Bank and returned to No. 12 Mount Galley Road.
Not seeing Cao Yunshang in the living room, Chu Huan asked and found out that Cao Yunshang and Vignali were having a spa treatment in the spa room!
Arriving at the spa room, Chu Huan saw the two of them.
"Why did you come back so early today?" Cao Yunshang asked lazily where he was lying.
"I came back when the company had nothing to do!" Chu Huan sat on the sofa in the room and asked Vignali: "Why are you back?"
Vignali smiled and said: "Isn't it going to be your Chinese Lunar New Year soon? My dad asked me to come over and celebrate the New Year with you!"
Cao Yunshang on the side curled her lips. Although the two of them are now in the spa together, it is really not that good to say how good the relationship between the two of them is now.
"I wanted to ask her something, so I invited her over!" Cao Yunshang added.
Later, through the explanation between the two, Chu Huan understood what Cao Yunshang meant. As the profits from the gold market returned, Cao Yunshang also had his own investment plan, which was to complete the ongoing acquisition of Gucci.
As a native Italian with a background in the Black Glove family, Vignali naturally knows a lot about these things in Italy!
Chu Huan's investment in gold also included Cao Yunshang's investment, although it was not much, but the income was enough for Cao Yunshang to complete the acquisition of Gucci.
Following Chu Huan's advice, Cao Yunshang made a request to Gucci Group for a shareholding, using Imperial Fashion Group's channels as a bargaining chip.
In the end, Aldo and Rodolfo, the two successors of the Gucci family, negotiated and each offered 5% of their equity as bargaining chips in exchange for the sales channels of the Imperial Fashion Group.
Under such circumstances, the Gucci Group became a company in which Aldo held 45%, Rodolfo held 45%, and Imperial Fashion Group held 10%.
Now Aldo's good son can no longer withstand the temptation of the Imperial Fashion Group and has handed over the evidence of his old father Aldo's tax evasion to the Imperial Fashion Group.
Recently, Empire Fashion Group is using these chips to negotiate with Aldo, hoping to acquire Aldo’s Gucci shares.
In the end, I didn't expect that Aldo was also a tough guy. The Imperial Fashion Group wanted its shares in Gucci, but the asking price was a sky-high price, which the Imperial Fashion Group simply couldn't accept.
And Aldo said that if he doesn’t pay this money, then even if you send me to prison, I will not sell my shares in Gucci to the Imperial Fashion Group!
"So you plan to agree to the other party's offer now?"
Chu Huan sat on the sofa and asked Cao Yunshang.
While enjoying the massage from the masseuse girl, Cao Yunshang said: "The price proposed by Aldo is definitely unacceptable. He is robbing the big customers. My opinion is that he must think that the evidence in our hands, even if it will be
If he is sent to prison, according to his status in Italy, he will be able to get out soon, so he is so confident!"
Chu Huan nodded, and then continued to ask: "Then you called Vignali here just to see if you can get more evidence about Aldo?"
Cao Yunshang smiled and nodded: "Yes, I have studied Aldo. Since he can do tax evasion, there will definitely be more tricks out there."
Chu Huan smiled and nodded, but still said: "The idea is good, but in fact it is putting the cart before the horse!"
Cao Yunshang and Vignali both showed puzzled expressions, and they also looked at Chu Huan curiously.
Seeing that although the two of them were covered with blankets, their shoulders were outside, Chu Huan waved his hand and let the two massage girls go out. The last one to go out also closed the door smoothly.
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Chu Huan was enjoying the double massage from Cao Yunshang and Vignali, while Cao Yunshang asked Chu Huan gently: "Brother Huan, what kind of method is it?"
Chu Huan said with a smile: "Both Aldo and Rodolfo actually want to obtain the absolute management rights of Gucci. Before that, they both had equal equity, so no one could do anything about the other. At the same time, within their equity
Besides, there is no third party force, which allows them to maintain absolute equality.
But things are different now. Now there is the Imperial Fashion Group in the Gucci Group. Now Aldo thinks he has the initiative, because he is sure that the Imperial Fashion Group wants to acquire Gucci.
That’s why we opened our mouth to the lion of the Imperial Fashion Group, but if we tell him at this time that we are ready to give up 10% of the shares in the Gucci Group and sell the 10% shares to Rudolph, guess what the consequences will be for Al
More broadly, what would it be like?”
When relatives turn against each other, the resentment between them will be stronger than that of ordinary people. For Aldo, they can accept that Gucci will eventually be acquired by a foreign consortium, but they absolutely cannot accept that the Gucci Group will be taken over by the other party.
Chu Huan saw this problem, so he gave his own opinion.
After hearing this, Cao Yunshang immediately smiled understandingly and said: "Yes, why didn't I think of this method? In fact, we don't need to tell Aldo to sell Gucci's shares to Rudolph, we just need to tell him,
We will support Rudolph to become the sole chairman of Gucci Group, and at that time we will even more support Rudolph to dilute Aldo’s shares through the expansion of Gucci Group.
Then Aldo won’t dare to talk to us lions anymore!”
Chu Huan smiled and nodded: "That's the truth."
Cao Yunshang put on her coat, got off the bed, and said with a smile: "I'll call Italy now!"
Arriving at the phone in the room, Cao Yunshang dialed the number in Italy.
Chu Huan looked at Cao Yunshang's appearance and smiled.
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Sure enough, as Chu Huan expected, Aldo could accept the Imperial Fashion Group taking over the Gucci Group, but he could not accept Rudolf's own brother taking over the Gucci Group. After two rounds of negotiations with people from the Italian branch of the Imperial Fashion Group, it was finally
Agree to sell his shares in Gucci.
The reason why it is so easy is that Aldo knows that he has no chance of winning. More importantly, the bargaining chips held by the Imperial Fashion Group regarding his tax evasion also play an important role and are even an inducement!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Because Aldo could not accept it, he watched his brother take over the Gucci Group in the cell.
This will make his psychological gap even greater.
Cao Yunshang also personally flew to Italy for this purpose. What was interesting to Chu Huan was that Vignali actually accompanied Cao Yunshang to Italy.
Cao Yunshang only stayed in Italy for three days before completing the acquisition of Aldo's shares.
"In other words, from now on, the opponent of the Imperial Fashion Group has shifted from Aldo to Rudolph?"
Chu Huan asked with a smile in the car after receiving Cao Yunshang and Vignali at the airport.
Cao Yunshang already had a happy smile on his face at this time, and said: "With Aldo's shares in Gucci, Rudolph has nothing to fear!"
As early as when Cao Yunshang wanted to acquire Gucci, the two were communicating about this matter. In fact, they had already said that in the capital market, capital is king!
Why Aldo was worried that Cao Yunshang would use his shares to support Rudolph was because if Rudolph had funds from the Imperial Fashion Group, he would dilute his shares through a series of business operations.
Now that Cao Yunshang has obtained 45% of Gucci Group's shares from Aldo, Imperial Fashion Group already holds 55% of Gucci's shares, becoming Gucci's largest shareholder.
The rest is for Cao Yunshang to use the rules of the capital market to put pressure on Rudolph, and then see whether the other party is willing to watch his shares being continuously diluted, or sell his Gucci shares to Cao Yunshang at a good price.
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"I have asked people from the Italian branch to contact Rodolfo to see if the other party can happily sell their shares in Gucci. I still hope to have a good time together!"
Cao Yunshang said with a smile.
Chu Huan nodded and said: "I think as long as Rudolph is not a fool, he will definitely make a right choice!"
Cao Yunshang smiled and said, "I think so too."
Chu Huan congratulated: "Congratulations, women all over the world will be crazy about your products from now on."
Cao Yunshang corrected Chu Huan: "You should be crazy about our products!"
Chu Huan nodded indifferently, and then Cao Yunshang continued to talk to Chu Huan: "Brother Huan, next I need the cooperation of Black and White Media and Apex Pictures!"
Chu Huan understood what Cao Yunshang meant. The success of luxury brands is not because of the brand name, but because of this brand. He will always stand in the ranks of the so-called top luxury goods at the secular level.
The most important thing is actually to make the ordinary consumers always appear in the most glamorous place when they see this brand.
The place in the world that attracts the spotlight most easily is actually the entertainment industry.
Black and White Media controls the film circles in Asia and Europe, and Apex Pictures plays a decisive role in the North American film circle. This is what Cao Yunshang values most, so that the top female artists in these places can show their love for the public from time to time.
The obsession and style of this brand.
"It is not enough to have these top female artists in the entertainment industry. You need to have more say in the fashion industry. Popularity and fashion can be artificially defined. As long as those in the top circles express their opinions on the brand.
If there is enough obsession, more fashion magazines and fashion reviews that are authoritative enough for ordinary people will praise this brand, then this brand will become a fashion-leading luxury product!”
Chu Huan and Cao Yunshang share their concepts of so-called fashion and luxury!
A vegetable basket can become a fashion item if it is labeled with the LV brand. This is the most intuitive concept.
As long as this brand truly becomes an authority in the luxury goods circle, no matter what weird products it launches, it will be defined as fashionable.
If you have any other opinions, you may even be labeled by those people as not understanding fashion or luxury.
Cao Yunshang nodded and said: "I am already planning to acquire some European and American fashion magazines!"
Chu Huan nodded and said with a smile: "Find some designers above the standard, design a few products that can tell a story, and with various top-notch recommendations, the product will naturally become a top-notch luxury product!"
Cao Yunshang showed a look of approval.
Vignali on the side looked at Chu Huan and Cao Yunshang in a dull manner, shook her head and said: "Oh my god, let you two talk like this, I suddenly feel like I was an idiot for buying those products crazily before.
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Chu Huan looked at Vignali's appearance and said with a smile: "I have a saying for your behavior, which is called paying IQ tax. I think it is quite appropriate!"
When Cao Yunshang heard what Chu Huan said, she couldn't help laughing, while Vignali rolled her eyes at Chu Huan and then said.
"You don't have to be so happy. In the future, your children will be crazy about these things, and they will also be paying IQ tax!"
Cao Yunshang shook his head and smiled: "No, you are wrong, they are not paying IQ tax, they are promoting our own products!"
When Vignali thought of Chu Huan's financial resources, and then thought that what so-called luxury consumers pay most attention to is the purchase level of real ladies and ladies, she understood what Cao Yunshang meant.
Aren't you just promoting your own products?
Vignali slumped in the back seat and said with a wry smile: "This seems to be true..."