In the conference room of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Lin Zuhui, Liang Zhenxun, Gao Yi and his entourage were meeting with Simon Keswick and other senior executives of the real estate department.
Simon Keswick is a member of the Keswick family who was born in 1942. His uncle John Keswick was the former taipan of Jardine. He later returned to the UK to enter politics in 1975, which caused the Jardines to be ruled by outsiders for ten years, which also led to the Jardines
The decade of decline of the system.
Of course, the decline of Jardine Matheson is not directly related to management such as Newbijian. After all, the Keswick family is the setter of Jardine Matheson's general direction. Make money in Hong Kong and invest overseas. It is precisely because of this general direction that
The Jardines system missed the golden decade of Xiangjiang.
However, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Jardines Group has lost Wharf and Hong Kong Electric, it is still very large. Now, Landmark has become the bread most desired by the Chinese bosses.
Lin Zuhui would never dare to spy on Simon Keswick. This man studied at Trinity College, Cambridge University. When he was young, he was a cynical modern hippie. After only one year of university, he asked his classmates to carry him in the coffin.
After leaving school, he buried his past in this absurd funeral, and bid farewell to the regular college life. His father, William Keswick, was furious and scolded him for being an unteachable child.
But later, Simon Keswick joined the Jardine Matheson Group and worked for the Jardine Matheson Company in Hong Kong, North America, Japan, Singapore, and Australia. Today, Simon Keswick is already a cool-headed business leader. From this time on
After three years of asset restructuring of Jardine Matheson Land, it can be seen that Ximen is extraordinary.
In the conference room, Simon Keswick made a harmless joke: "I have been wondering which Chinese tycoon would come to the door first, and it turned out to be Lin Sheng!"
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "Mr. Ximen is overly praised. I am not a Chinese-funded tycoon. Moreover, I am different from them. The power of the land is far beyond my ability to glimpse, which makes Mr. Ximen laugh."
Simon Keswick was a little surprised. He thought that Lin Zuhui brought people to the door to buy land. Although Lin Zuhui did not have enough financial resources, if he wanted to raise funds from rights issues and add a large amount of loans, he might not have the strength to come to the door to talk. Of course, it was just a talk.
"Oh? So Lin Sheng is coming this time?"
Lin Zuhui said: "Actually, I just took the liberty to come to the door. I heard many people analyze land, the door of rsn is always open, and the problem of rnspr is the price."
Simon Keswick was noncommittal. He had no confidence in Lin Zuhui and felt that Lin Zuhui did not have the strength to discuss the land issue with him.
Lin Zuhui continued: "We Chinese have an old saying that a strong man cuts off his wrist, which means that if a warrior's wrist is bitten by a viper, it should be cut off immediately to prevent the poison from spreading throughout the body. It is a metaphor for making decisions immediately and not hesitating or appeasing. I think Real Estate should consider saving itself in order to
Deal with an environment surrounded by wolves!”
Simon Keswick showed a hint of interest and said with a smile: "I would like to hear the details!"
After a lot of secrecy, Lin Zuhui finally told his intention: "Our New Era Real Estate Department wants to take over Land Bank's land bank, Royal Building, and Harcourt Building, and is willing to purchase them at a market premium."
Simon Keswick suddenly realized that this was the case. Seeing that he couldn't bear to eat the land, he retreated and scraped a piece of skin from the body of the land.
He has long heard that Lin Zuhui likes to spend a lot of money to buy properties he likes, and his spending is quite generous, especially on the Furama Hotel.
"That's it! But these properties are very important to Land, and we may not be willing to sell them. Of course, as Lin Sheng said, our door is always open. The problem is the price. The same is true for these properties! So
Well, after our company has discussed it, we will reply to Lin Sheng whether we want to sell it or not."
Lin Zuhui nodded, he was here to find a house, especially to make friends with Ximen Keswick, so that when he sells the property in the future, he would think of himself first.
The two parties chatted for a while and then parted amicably!
But after Lin Zuhui and others left, Simon Keswick said in a low voice: "It's interesting! A new Chinese tycoon with courage and strategy. If Land wants to sell those properties, he is indeed a good choice. He can both sell
It is better to pay a high price and make Chinese capital competition more intense, which is better than letting those four or five Chinese tycoons add more power to their tigers! What's more, we, Yihe, are not really withdrawing from Xiangjiang. If we win over him as an ally, we will not be able to do business in China in the future.
There can be someone to cooperate with.”
At this time, Lin Zuhui was in a good mood after leaving the Landmark Building.
Simon Keswick is not stupid. He will definitely agree to discuss with himself the issue of selling several properties. He can cash out the profits and make the land stronger. He does not really want to sell the land. He is just forced by the financial situation and can sell it at a high price.
Who in Xiangjiang doesn't know that Lin Zuhui is a generous person. For the property he likes, he is willing to buy it at a premium of 80% and the stock price premium. The net asset value is much higher than the stock price. He is simply a stupid big investor.
Of course, Lin Zuhui is not really a big fool. His bottom price is well-founded. Even if the price is a little higher, it must be because the price will be like this in a few months. And there is also a prerequisite, it must be a high-quality property, otherwise he will not be able to do it at all.
Disdainful.
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The news that Lin Zuhui led senior executives to meet with Simon Keswick was quickly captured by reporters and was immediately thrown into the small pond of Xiangjiang like a depth bomb.
Basically all newspapers in Hong Kong published this news because it was so shocking.
Earlier, a reporter discovered that several big bosses of Huazui Real Estate had begun to gather and conspire. Now Lin Zuhui has come to the door single-handedly, which is simply too surprising.
Many media began to ridicule Lin Zuhui for overestimating his capabilities. Land's assets were so rich that even several top Chinese bosses needed cooperation, yet he dared to come alone.
Some media even commented: New Chinese-funded tycoon Lin Zuhui was defeated by Simon Keswick in the first round. Li Chaoren, Zheng Yutong and others did not panic, and were sure that Lin would not succeed.
For a time, there were quite a few media outlets who saw Lin Zuhui’s jokes!
Of course, some media also commented that Lin Zuhui's courage is commendable. He is still fighting fiercely with the Kadoorie family here, and he is starting to fight with the Keswick family on the other side. He can be called a real new tycoon with Chinese capital, and he has the style of everyone.
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When Li Chaoren saw Lin Zuhui visiting Simon Keswick in the morning, he couldn't help but whispered: "You really overestimate your capabilities! Landmark is a giant to us, and the five of us don't even dare to
Coming to the door easily, the young man is indeed brave, but lacks strategy!"
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Zheng Yutong also saw this news in the newspaper and couldn't help shaking his head, but soon his eyes began to brighten and he whispered: "Could it be that he wants to split up the land and peel off the skin layer by layer?"
He knows Lin Zuhui, he is absolutely experienced and courageous in his work, and he will never be defeated by Ximen as the media said. Otherwise, how could others have made tens of billions in two years.
"If that's the case, it's a very good choice! However, in this way, he can't make much money at all, and the transaction is not cost-effective. How can it be better to control the entire land. I don't need to worry, he can't buy much property.
It can even be said that you can’t even buy a single property in Central.”
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After reading the newspaper, Huang Tingfang said to his son Huang Zhixiang: "Lin Zuhui's love for high-quality properties and land will inevitably compete with us in the future!"
Although the Ng family is the richest man in Singapore, they like to invest in properties in Xiangjiang, especially at auctions. Once high-quality land is for sale, they are the most generous.
On the contrary, Lee Shau Kee rarely buys at auctions. He prefers to buy other people's old buildings and land exchange rights in the New Territories.
Li Chaoren prefers to consolidate his own land, because after acquiring Hutchison and Hong Kong Electric, he has a large amount of land reserves.
As for Guo Desheng, he likes to purchase large amounts of industrial raw materials for buildings when the real estate market is down.
Zheng Yutong, who likes big projects, is restrained by the convention and exhibition center.
Huang Zhixiang said: "This time New Era Real Estate is a business that has swallowed the whale. I am afraid that its potential has been exhausted, and I am afraid that it will be dragged down by debts!"
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Since the end of 1986, Lin Zuhui has truly become a real estate tycoon in Hong Kong. His large-scale purchases of assets and properties have made his reputation resounding throughout Hong Kong.
The Furama Hotel is worth 1 billion, the China Center is worth 1.9 billion, and the grand hotel is worth 1.6 billion. These large-scale projects have allowed everyone in Hong Kong to see what the new tycoon looks like.
Although Lin Zuhui was also famous in the past, he was by no means as famous as he is recently. Now he is even listed by other media as a Chinese-funded figure as famous as the four major real estate families.
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Harcourt Building is located at 39 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai. It is on reclaimed land in front. The entire building faces Victoria Harbor and has an unobstructed view of the sea. Harcourt Building is very close to the Admiralty MTR Station and the Convention and Exhibition Center. It is strategically located
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Xu, the richest man in later generations, bought the building next to it, the former Navy Building, which was later called the Aimei High Building. He bought it for 12.5 billion and sold it to Li Chaoren for 9.6 billion. It was renamed Evergrande Center and became neighbors with Harcourt Building.
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The entire Harcourt Building is 27 stories high, with floor areas ranging from 16,000 to 17,000 square feet per floor, and the entire rentable area is as high as 430,000 square feet. If such a Grade A office building is rented out entirely as office space, the rent will be as follows:
Calculated at NT$20 per square foot per month, the annual rent collection is as high as NT$100 million.
Of course, this is just a rough calculation. The Harcourt Building has several floors of shopping malls, and its rent is much higher than that of an office building of the same area. However, the rent is not equivalent to net profit, and management, maintenance, tax and other expenses must be excluded.
But no matter what, this building is currently worth more than 1 billion!
Lin Zuhui also knows the future value of this building. In his previous life, Chinese Real Estate planned to spin off the Harcourt Building and sell it by floors. Each floor is worth 500 million. Calculated in this way, the shopping mall part is definitely more valuable, and the entire building is worth
Around 15 billion.
If Lin Zuhui bought it now and collected rent for 30 years, he would probably earn more than 10 billion!
Another building.
The Royal Building, later known as the Royal Fort Building, is located at 311 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, close to Victoria Park. This is a building with a unique shape. The entire building is divided into two parts, the low block and the high block, resembling a trapezoid.
The two hypotenuses of the trapezoid are high seats.
The Imperial Building is 18 stories tall, most of which are shopping malls. The shopping mall property area is 300,000 square feet, the office space is 110,000 square feet, and the total rental area is 410,000 square feet. In previous generations, Chinese real estate developers have been in the 21st century.
It took more than three years to completely renovate the shopping mall property to 410,000 square feet. The entire Royal Building houses 150 well-known international and local brands, more than 20 Chinese and foreign restaurants and a cinema.
The value of this building is not inferior to that of the Harcourt Building, and its current valuation is over 1 billion.
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Lin Zuhui specially took Gao Yi to inspect the two buildings. After returning to the office, Lin Zuhui was determined to purchase the two buildings.
As for Land's land bank, it is definitely high-quality land in Hong Kong and Kowloon. The quality is no less than the land at Crown land auctions. If it is acquired in one fell swoop, it is much more convenient than buying it bit by bit on the market.
He leaned back in his chair and thought about recent business activities. There were three fronts in total:
The first front: Cathay City's acquisition of the Grand Hotel. Cathay City currently holds 32.5% of the shares in the Grand Hotel. However, the Kadoorie family refuses to allow Cathay City to join the board of directors. The two sides are still fighting a public opinion war and preparing for the shareholders' meeting in early May.
The second front: New Era Real Estate and Chinese Real Estate are seeking to purchase their land reserves from Land and Investment, as well as the Royal Building and Harcourt Building. There is no need to worry too much about this, as the two parties will soon have substantive negotiations.
The third front: Lin Zuhui’s personal purchase of crocodile shirts, which is still in preparation.
For these three fronts, Lin Zuhui is full of confidence, so his mental state has been very good recently.
After a while, Lu Donglai, the general manager of Cathay City, walked into the office.
"Boss, the Kadoorie family complained to the China Securities Regulatory Commission that we hold more than 35% of our shares but did not initiate a comprehensive acquisition! At the same time, Grand Hotel made a proposal to the China Securities Regulatory Commission to fully acquire Cathay City!"
Lin Zuhui was stunned. Is the Kadoorie family losing their minds?
But when you think about it, you will understand that this is just a warning from the Kadoorie family.
Lin Zuhui waved his hand and said confidently: "Ignore them. If the China Securities Regulatory Commission comes to investigate our shareholdings, just cooperate! As for the hotel's comprehensive acquisition of Cathay City, it is even more nonsense. Cathay City has 32.5% of the
Regarding hotel shares, according to regulations, subsidiaries cannot hold shares of the parent company, and it is impossible for the China Securities Regulatory Commission to approve the hotel's proposal."
Lu Donglai nodded. In fact, he also knew that these two things were unlikely to have much impact on Cathay City, but he could not be as confident as his boss.
"Okay!" Lu Donglai nodded seriously, and then said: "Boss, last time you met with Michael, he rejected your proposal. So I suggest Cathay City formally send a letter to explain to all shareholders: Cathay City
Owning 32.5% of the shares of Grand Hotel, we deserve a seat on the board of directors, and we have no plans to spin off Grand Hotel, and we want to participate in the development of Grand Hotel."
Lin Zuhui heard this and said seriously: "Okay, we want to win the public opinion war, and we also want to win the equity war. You go and arrange it!"
Lu Donglai nodded excitedly. He didn't think the boss was just talking nonsense.
After Lu Donglai left, Lin Zuhui rubbed his head and thought that this Kadoorie family really didn't shed tears until they dropped the coffin!
In fact, he does not want to privatize the hotel. It is not that he has financial problems, but he simply hopes to support the Kadoorie family as a spiritual symbol of the hotel. When the development reaches a certain level, Lin Zuhui will kick this family out.
Open, so that the Lin family will have a perfect luxury hotel brand.
Of course, he has not given up on the cooperation of the Kadoorie family. He will slowly make the family understand that he is invincible and cooperation is their only choice.
In his previous life, Liu Luanxiong couldn't help crying when he learned that he had to give up the hotel.
But Lin Zuhui is different. The longer the battle line is, the more advantageous he is.
On the contrary, he did not put much hope in the shareholders' meeting in early May.
Lin Zuhui picked up the newspaper on his desk, looked at it for a few times, put it down, and then picked up another one to read.
"The media in Xiangjiang is really interesting. It's you who put me on a pedestal, and it's you who kicked me off the pedestal!"
He couldn't help but smile. It turned out that in the past two days, a lot of media had focused on Lin Zuhui's reports, saying that he overestimated his capabilities and went to discuss the acquisition of Land with Simon Newbrick, but was beaten to a pulp by Simon Keswick.
These media even fabricated the story that after Li Chaoren, Zheng Yutong and other senior executives heard that Lin Zuhui came to negotiate, they did not panic at all and did not take it seriously.
Finally, Lin Zuhui couldn't help but shook his head and whispered: "What are you doing with these media? If they wait until they learn that China Real Estate has bought two buildings and New Era has bought Land Bank's land bank, they should understand: I, Lin Zuhui,
Isn’t this what they call overestimating one’s abilities?”
Leaning on his seat, Lin Zuhui thought about Crocodile T-shirts again. The most difficult thing about acquiring Crocodile T-shirts was not the preparation of funds, but how to further develop Crocodile T-shirts after the acquisition.
He had read Lin Baixin's profile in his previous life, and it seemed to say something like this: After Lin Baixin acquired Crocodile T-shirts, he spent another 1 billion to develop Crocodile T-shirts, mainly to increase overseas markets, especially the Japanese market. Then in 1987, he entered
Mainland market.
If you buy Crocodile T-shirts yourself, and if you want to copy the success of others, wouldn’t you have to spend more than 2 billion?
However, he soon felt relieved and just borrowed money!
However, Lin Zuhui suddenly felt that his money would never be enough!
The original plan was to withdraw 3 billion 3.5 billion from blue chip stocks, 202.5 billion from futures contracts, and 2 billion from global short selling.
In this way, in this wave of opportunities, I will have a cash flow of 7 to 8 billion, and I will embark on the journey of global expansion.
In fact, considering that personal funds may be used to fully acquire the hotel, Lin Zuhui will invest 6 billion in the two projects of the hotel and crocodile shirts.
Even if you borrow money, you will have to spend at least 2 billion!