Chapter 203204 [The snake swallows the whale, the curtain opens] (seeking the moon
Liang Zhonghao, the third generation head of the Liang Chang family.
His father is Leung Chik-wai, one of the founders of Hang Seng Bank.
His grandfather was Liang Chang, a celebrity in Hong Kong and Macao. At that time, his power spread across Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Both the government and the underworld forces at that time had a relationship with Liang Chang. Naturally, Liang Chang was also a ruthless character. In addition to his apparent role as a banker,
No. 1 business, and it is said that he also engaged in gold smuggling.
It is said that the person who threatened the God of Gamblers to leave Macau may have been Liang Chang or Luo Bao.
There must be two reasons why Liang Zhonghao wants to leave the business world this time: first, his ancestors were engaged in side projects; second, after the Sino-British negotiations ended, he does not trust the mainland and wants to capitalize.
The so-called capital migration does not necessarily mean emigration, but buying property insurance to divide the assets into two parts. One part stays in Hong Kong, and the other part is invested in overseas family members. The same goes for part of the family members who immigrate, and the other part continues to stay in Hong Kong.
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The rise of Zheng Yutong has a lot to do with Hang Seng Bank. When Zheng Yutong entered the real estate industry, he received a lot of funding from Hang Seng Bank. Ho Shanheng of Hang Seng Bank was the chairman of the board of directors of New World. Zheng Yutong only served as the general manager, while the Liang family
He is also one of the directors of New World Properties.
Zheng Yutong came to the Liang family and was naturally welcomed. Liang Zhiwei and Liang Zhonghao received Zheng Yutong.
After chatting for a while, Zheng Yutong mentioned: "Someone is willing to accept the Liang family's shares in the hotel and asks me to be a lobbyist! If the Liang family is interested in making an offer, you can consider him!"
Liang Zhiwei said nothing and looked at his son. He was old and had already handed over his career to his son. If Zheng Yutong was not an old friend, he would not have come out to meet him.
Liang Zhonghao said calmly: "I did say this in front of my brother Jiachun. I wanted to cash out my shares in the hotel. I didn't expect that someone would take notice of me so quickly! Uncle Tong, who is the person you are talking about? Could it be your new friend?"
My friend Lin Zuhui?"
Zheng Yutong nodded and said: "It seems that he is very famous, you will know it as soon as you guess it!"
Liang Zhonghao said with a smile: "He swallowed up Furama Hotel and Huazhi Center, which caused a wave of public opinion in Hong Kong. How could I not know! I do intend to sell my shares in the hotel and then focus on real estate development. However, if I will
If I transfer the shares to him, I am also worried about being scolded by the Kadoorie family for being treacherous. Therefore, I think I should have a good talk with Lin Zuhui about this matter. I may not necessarily sell all the shares to him, lest he threaten the dominant position of the Kadoorie family."
Zheng Yutong nodded and said naturally: "I just want to introduce you to each other. Whether you succeed or not has nothing to do with me!"
After talking about the matter, Liang Zhiwei invited Zheng Yutong to have lunch to reminisce about the past.
After Zheng Yutong left, Liang Zhiwei said: "Do you want to sell the shares to the two families separately?"
Liang Zhonghao nodded and said: "Well, father. The main reason is that I am worried that by selling 31 million shares to Lin Zuhui, he will have a head-on confrontation with the Kadoorie family. Then we will become an accomplice and bear the reputation of treachery in vain. If we only sell 20 shares
Give it to him, and he can only ask for two board seats at most, and he can only make long-term investments."
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"Then others may not be willing! Moreover, even if he obtains 31 million hotel shares, with his strength, he will never be able to swallow up a hotel with a market value of more than 5 billion. Look, don't make a decision in a hurry, and be nice to others
Let’s talk, as long as the price is reasonable, we might as well sell them all to him. The Kadoorie family’s performance in managing large hotels in the past few years has not been very satisfactory to the shareholders!”
When Liang Zhonghao looked at Liang Zhiwei, he felt a little incredible!
Seeing this, Liang Zhiwei repeated: "The interests are great!"
Originally, the two parties had agreed that the Kadoorie family would take care of the hotel business of the hotel, and the Liang family would take care of the hotel's rent collection business.
But now that Mr. Liang wants to leave the business world, he naturally wants to gain more benefits first.
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January 18, Sunday.
Lin Zuhui and Liang Zhonghao made an appointment in the box of the Regal Hotel. Lin Zuhui also specially invited Zheng Jiachun to accompany him and act as a middleman.
There was no friendship between the two parties. After simply complimenting each other, they started talking about business.
Lin Zuhui first said with a smile: "Liang Sheng, you are interested in placing the offer, and I am interested in taking over. I think the key point of this transaction is the price, right?"
The current share price of the hotel is only 45 yuan, which is a full 20% lower than the 53 yuan that Liu bought in his previous life.
Of course, Lin Zuhui does not expect to acquire the Liang family's shares at the original price, but the price difference of 8 yuan is equivalent to giving Lin Zuhui a lot of room for negotiation.
Seeing that Lin Zuhui was so direct, Liang Zhonghao was worried that he would be at a disadvantage, so he planned to change the topic first: "I heard that Lin Sheng bought the Furama Hotel at a premium of 80%, and also bought the Twin Towers at a high price that will only be completed in a year. It seems that you are interested in high-quality properties.
I really love the building!"
The implication is that Lin Zuhui was promoted to the role of a big business owner.
Lin Zuhui didn't care. He had a low price in mind. If it exceeded this price, he would not forcefully buy it.
"Everyone loves high-quality properties! Uncle Tong likes big projects. The New World Center and the Convention and Exhibition Center are his masterpieces. I am not yet capable of doing such big projects, but I am willing to invest in big projects." Lin Zuhui started the topic.
By going to the Zheng family, you can not only avoid leaving Zheng Jiachun in the cold, but also neutralize Liang Zhonghao's attack.
He wanted to be a good guy again, but unfortunately the market value of the hotel was already very high, and Lin Zuhui really had no money.
Zheng Jiachun saw that the topic was brought to him, so he said: "In this way, Zu Hui, you quote a price, and Zhong Hao tells you the conditions and answers. We don't necessarily have to agree at once, try to understand the other party's intentions first!"
Zheng Jiachun is 41 years old this year, and Liang Zhonghao is three years younger than him, but they are both directors of New World. The two families have good personal relations and Lin Zuhui and the Zheng family have become very close recently, so he is willing to be the middleman this time.
At this time, Zheng Jiachun very much recognized Lin Zuhui's leveraged buyout of properties and companies, and was thinking about how to be generous after taking office. He not only imitated his father's preference for big projects, but also imitated Lin Zuhui's preference for leveraged buyouts.
Liang Zhonghao nodded, and then said to Lin Zuhui: "I can only sell you 20 million shares!"
Lin Zuhui immediately said: "If you keep the 11 million shares for your own investment, I have nothing to say! If you find a buyer again, I hope to buy them all. I know what you are worried about, but I can guarantee that I am really not a stock market sniper.
Hand, this investment must be a long-term investment, and I will try my best not to cause a huge commotion with Kadoorie. Of course, I am willing to buy it at a premium!"
Liang Zhonghao's brows jumped when he heard about the premium acquisition.
Coupled with Lin Zuhui's assurance that it was a long-term investment and a good-faith acquisition, his last doubts were dispelled.
"what price?"
Lin Zuhui said without hesitation: "I need to prepare for a month! No matter how the stock market rises or falls during this period, I hope we can agree on a fixed price. I am willing to pay 50 yuan per share at this price!"
There is no malicious intention to lower the price, everyone is not a fool!
Liang Zhonghao was very excited, but he had more than 1.5 billion in cash!
"What's the price of 51 yuan? We, the Liang family, have become evil people, so naturally we have to consider the profits!"
Lin Zuhui said cheerfully: "No problem! I don't mind buying things that I like a little more expensive. My price is one per cent, and there is no possibility of raising the price, even if a month later, the hotel's stock price rises to 55 yuan
, I won’t pay a penny more.”
Liang Zhonghao looked at Zheng Jiachun, and then said with a smile: "We all have friends in common. If something goes back on our word, wouldn't it be looked down upon? Lin Sheng, don't you think so?"
"This is natural! Once the deal is completed, we will be friends!"
"Why wait for the deal to be completed? Lin Sheng is my friend now!"
"Haha, it was a slip of the tongue!"
The three of them soon enjoyed the food happily and started talking.
In fact, for such a large transaction, there is no possibility of haggling too much!
Just like Li Chaoren buying Hong Kong Electric, he only had to bargain for a few words, and everyone hit it off immediately.
On the contrary, it takes more time to review the information.
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On Monday, Lin Zuhui invited Liang Botao to his office.
Liang Botao is from Chaoshan and is the capital strategist of Chaoshan businessmen. However, he is also Lin Zuhui's personal securities consultant, which is no longer a secret in Xiangjiang.
Some people made fun of Lin Zuhui for not overestimating his abilities and wanting to imitate Li Chaoren and To Huilian. However, Liang Botao did not deny this, which made people in the industry re-examine the relationship between the two.
Of course, that was a previous question!
Today, Lin Zuhui controls tens of billions of assets and a listed company with a market value of tens of billions. Who dares to say that Lin Zuhui will not be as good as Li Chaoren in the future! Even if he thinks so in his heart, no one dares to say it, unless he does better than Lin Zuhui at the same age.
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Lin Zuhui and Liang Botao sat on the sofa, sipping tea leisurely at first.
Putting down the tea cup, Lin Zuhui said: "I have already negotiated with the Liang family, the major shareholder of the hotel, and plan to acquire their 31 hotel shares!"
A look of surprise flashed across Liang Botao's face, and he quickly returned to normal.
It turns out that he now also knows Lin Zuhui's true strength.
Not to mention Lin Zuhui's listed companies, two have net profits of one billion this year, which is a miracle in itself.
For example, the 2.5 billion blue-chip stocks invested by Lin Zuhui with a margin of 500 million have now made a profit of 1 billion. In addition, there are rumors that Lin Zuhui made a lot of money from the futures contract last year. Liang Botao guessed that Lin Zuhui made a profit of 500 million from the futures contract at least last year.
Yuan.
Regardless of the strength of the company or the strength of his personal funds, Liang Botao is no longer too surprised by Lin Zuhui's large investment.
"What do you think? The market value of Grand Hotel is 4.5 billion. If there is a takeover battle, it may be 7 billion. Although you own 31% of the shares, the Kadoorie family is deeply trusted by the shareholders of Grand Hotel!
"Liang Botao thought for a while and said.
The implication is that the price of a comprehensive acquisition is too high, and Lin Zuhui may not be able to bear it.
If he wants to defeat the Kadoorie family through the shareholders' meeting, Lin Zuhui does not have enough connections.
"For long-term investment, I hope to coexist peacefully with the Kadoorie family! But if Kadoorie won't even let me join the board of directors, I will extend the front line until I defeat the Kadoorie family in one fell swoop! When the chartering king acquired Wharf, he still tolerated it
It’s been a year and a half, I don’t mind playing a long game!”
Seeing Lin Zuhui's confidence, Liang Botao also became more heroic and said: "Okay, since you are determined, I will try my best to help you! I think you should not only let me act as a consultant, we haven't discussed the bank loan yet!"
He also envied the war between Chinese and British capital back then, and regretted that he was not involved in it. Now that Lin Zuhui is challenging the Grand Hotel, it can be said that it may be the last song for Chinese and British capital.
Lin Zuhui nodded happily and said: "I plan to use Cathay City to swallow the whale. Cathay City can recently raise 300 million from the rights issue. The remaining 1.28 billion in loans, I plan to use bank loans. How much can Wan Guo Baotong undertake?"
Liang Botao took a breath, this guy simply made a small fortune!
"With such a huge debt, you may only borrow from overseas syndicates. It is difficult for local banks to agree! In addition to introducing you to Wanguo Baotong Bank, I can also introduce you to two Japanese banks. They have invested heavily in Hong Kong in recent years. They should
I will agree!"
Of course, Lin Zuhui did not rely solely on Liang Botao's relationship, and said with a smile: "I also have a lot of business dealings with Sun Hung Kai. Feng Yongxiang has promised to introduce me to Merrill Lynch in the United States and Belida Europe. I believe there will be no big problem!"
Liang Botao nodded. This man has a rich background and is a favorite among bankers.
"As long as we have New Era and your guarantee, the 1.28 billion loan is not a problem. Moreover, once we take Liang's shares, we will use the hotel stocks as guarantee, so that you and New Era can get away."
Lin Zuhui nodded, it can indeed be like this. Where does the asset value of the hotel come from, so the stock is also very valuable.
The two discussed for a long time, and Lin Zuhui also planned to promote Liang Botao to his military advisor and have full power to participate in the battle of the Grand Hotel.
Lin Zuhui thought that there are three possibilities for this battle at the Grand Hotel:
The first possibility: Although the Kadoorie family refused Liu and Lin Jianmin to enter the hotel and serve as directors in the previous life, in this life, will Lin Zuhui's reputation be better than Liu Luanxiong? The Kadoorie family will agree to Lin Zuhui becoming a director. In this way, Lin Zuhui
I don’t mind cooperating with the Kadoorie family and making long-term investments. I just want to serve as the vice chairman of the board of directors.
The second possibility: The Kadoorie family still regards Lin Zuhui as a savage beast, and is unwilling to even give him the most basic director position. According to logic, he should get three seats. In this way, Lin Zuhui will complain in the media, occupy the right and then lobby the general public.
Shareholders of the hotel, let them support themselves.
It is said that in his previous life, Liu Luanxiong lost the election for chairman of the board of directors with only 2 votes! Of course, at that time, he and Lin Jianmin owned a total of 38 shares, while Kadoorie only had 12 shares. But in the end, the Kadoorie family won. It can be seen that those
Small shareholders are still more willing to trust the Kadoorie family.
However, Lam Cho-fai is definitely not as notorious as Liu Luan-hsiung. Perhaps by persuading small shareholders to support him, he can change the outcome. As a result, he succeeds in the election and obtains the position of chairman of the board of directors of the Grand Hotel.
In this way, Lin Zuhui still showed sincerity and allowed the Kadoorie family to co-run the hotel with him.
The third possibility: Lin Zuhui was defeated at the shareholders' meeting just like Liu Luanxiong in his previous life! But he is not Liu Luanxiong. He can afford it. Although bank interest is high, he will not care. Once it drags on after the August 7th stock market crash, he will
The wealth is not comparable to that of the Kadoorie family.
At that time, Lin Zuhui will not give face to the Kadoorie family and will carry out a comprehensive acquisition! A comprehensive acquisition is usually based on the highest price in the past six months. Lin Zuhui only needs to delay it until the spring of 1988, then at a price of about 60 yuan.
Taking over a big hotel will cost a lot, but you can adopt a highly leveraged acquisition.
As for the Kadoorie family's counterattack, Lin Zuhui is not worried. His family has spent a lot of money investing in electricity in recent years, so its strength may not be sufficient.
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Lin Zuhui came to Sun Hung Kai Company and met with Feng Yongxiang.
"Feng Sheng, how is my purchase of futures contracts?" Lin Zuhui asked with a smile.
This time he wanted to purchase a total of 30,000 September index futures contracts, 10,000 of which were entrusted by Sun Hung Kai Securities.
Feng Yongxiang replied: "It's going well, and the 2030 trading days will definitely be completed smoothly. We have purchased 5,000 pieces so far, and we plan to buy them in 15 trading days."
Lin Zuhui nodded, this progress is OK, he is very satisfied!
Then, Lam Cho-fai made it clear that his purpose was to obtain a loan for the acquisition of a hotel. Of course, Sun Hung Kai's size was so big that Lam Cho-fai was interested in the Arab Bank behind Sun Hung Kai, as well as the relationship between the Fung family and Merrill Lynch.
Feng Jingxi's surprise was also just fleeting. He probably knew that Lin Zuhui's strength, to be able to make such huge gains in foreign exchange and futures contracts, must be more than just his superficial strength.
"There is no problem with this. Lin Sheng has always been an important customer of our Hong Kong-based bank, Sun Hung Kai, after it was renamed. I am very happy to promote such cooperation!"
"Thanks!"
Although Lin Zuhui is very famous in Xiangjiang, if you find these banks directly, someone may not introduce you smoothly.
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Before the Lunar New Year, Lin Zuhui finally invited six banks to Cathay City's conference room and handed them detailed information about Cathay City for review.
When everyone saw that Cathay City's liabilities were only 700 million, but its net assets were 800 million and its assets were 1.5 billion, they all showed expressions of appreciation.
As for the assets of the hotel, Lin Zuhui also tried his best to get a copy for everyone.
"The net assets of the hotel are 5 billion, which means that if we buy it at a price of 51 yuan, the value of its shares will be equal to the property assets of the same value. There is no risk in any case. Once we complete the acquisition, we are willing to pledge the shares
At various banks.”
As long as these bankers agree to the stock pledge, then New Times and Lin Zuhui will naturally release the guarantee.
After all, Lin Zuhui personally plans to wear a crocodile shirt, but he doesn’t want to lose his shares as pledge.
Peter, the head of Wang Guo Bao Tong Bank, was the first to say: "We at Wang Guo Bao Tong are very confident in Mr. Lin's strength, so we first determined the loan amount of 300 million."
He had heard Liang Botao say that Lin Zuhui's personal strength was also quite strong and the company would not be at risk.
Next, various banks began to express their stance and expressed their willingness to undertake loans. At this time, Lin Zuhui's credibility also had a lot to do with it, and the most important thing was the strength of the New Era Real Estate Department.
After the loan matter was settled, Lin Zuhui felt relieved immediately, and then it was time to sharpen his sword and fight against the pigs and sheep.
No, the Spring Festival is coming soon, and I have to think about spending time with my family.