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Chapter 230231 [Smiling Assassin vs Veteran Noble]

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!

.......

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

Financial field: Hengjin Securities Investment

At this time, Lin Zuhui's real estate, media, and clothing fields were limited by financial problems, so they were unable to move. They had to absorb and stabilize for a while.

Therefore, he set his sights on Hengjin Securities again.

Lin Zuhui was engaged in the financial field in his previous life, so he once again re-examined his development in this industry.

Now, he is no longer satisfied with just using Hengjin Securities to invest in the family business.

He felt that there should be better development!

After a while, Lin Zuhui called Li Hao, the general manager of Hengjin Securities, into the office.

Li Hao, a Chinese native, is 36 years old this year. He has a Ph.D. in finance from a prestigious American university. He used to work as a middle-level manager in a large overseas bank and was poached by Lin Zuhui with a salary of one million.

A million-dollar salary is just one of them. Li Hao is more concerned that Lin Zuhui is only in his twenties, but he has created a tens-billion-level consortium.

Lin Zuhui suddenly said: "Manager Li, am I well-known in the financial community in Hong Kong? I want to hear the truth!"

Li Hao immediately said: "Boss, you are well-known on Wall Street in the United States, let alone the financial community in Hong Kong!"

Lin Zuhui was stunned and said curiously: "Wall Street still cares about little Hong Kong?"

Li Hao said: "They don't care about Xiangjiang, but they care about you, boss. After all, boss, you are too young. They describe you as the Chinese who is the best at manipulating capital. You can make a big deal out of a small amount, and leverage buyouts are all labels attached to you.

"

Lin Zuhui touched his nose, and he didn't expect that his fame would spread all over the world even before he went out to Xiangjiang!

In fact, it is easy to understand. A 23-year-old boy built a tens of billions consortium from scratch in three years. This achievement can indeed be boasted on Wall Street.

What's more, Xiangjiang is the financial center of Asia, so it is normal for Europe and the United States to pay attention to it.

Along the way, Lin Zuhui seems to be good at finance. Lin's financial trademark is also very obvious. It is good for stock market fundraising, bank lending, securities speculation, acquisition of companies, asset restructuring, etc., which are basically related to finance.

Knowledge is closely related.

Lin Zuhui nodded and said: "That's right, I want Hengjin Securities to hold a party. In my own name, I will invite celebrities from Hong Kong and Macao to hold a fund-raising party. The funds raised will be used to establish the Hengjin No. 1 Fund

, mainly invests in securities in Xiangjiang.”

Li Hao was overjoyed. They, the management, had always thought that this securities company was only used by the Lin family to invest in the family business. Unexpectedly, the boss now changed his mind and planned to do external business. This is a good thing.

"How much money does the boss plan to raise? After all, with your reputation, many people will be willing to invest!"

Lin Zuhui was stunned again. Does he smell so good?

"100 million funds is enough, mainly to test the waters. Moreover, among the people invited, many are actually the connections I need. I will send you the list of these people later, and you can also invite some social celebrities.

As for the preparations for the party, you will lead the company staff in the preparations, and I will supervise it. The time will be set for next Saturday!"

"No problem, I promise to make the party very formal and grand!"

“Let’s book the dinner at the Peninsula Hotel!”

"Congratulations boss!"

Lin Zuhui smiled and nodded. He entered the board of directors of the hotel. No one would say that he had won.

...

On that day, the Hang Seng Index closed at 2,800 points. Lin Zuhui immediately made a judgment that the final madness of the stock market was coming.

In the remaining five months, Lam is not just waiting for the Hang Seng Index to rise to 3,900 points.

Instead, it needs to plan a rights issue fund-raising plan for a series of its companies.

The busier the market is, the more favorable it is for rights issues to raise funds.

In his previous life, before the stock market crash, Li Ka-shing created a 10.3 billion fund-raising plan by spinning off Hong Kong Electric, a listed electrical company, and Real Estate Jiahong, and then raising funds through rights issues in four of his listed companies.

Of course, after the stock market crash, the actual scale of fundraising was only 5 to 6 billion.

Naturally, Lin Zuhui cannot show weakness. He plans to have many of his listed companies also launch a large-scale rights issue to raise funds. Of course, the amount is estimated to be only about 3 billion.

However, if he wants to achieve a 3 billion rights issue fund-raising scale, Lin Zuyao must also make a good layout. First, he, the major shareholder, also needs to take the lead in supporting, otherwise it will be difficult to convince investors.

In fact, he himself has run out of ammunition and food, and even his stocks have been pledged. Unless he shows his investment in blue chip stocks and futures contracts, he may have to obtain a small loan.

However, once these are displayed, not only may unknown variables increase, but it is also not his original intention to hide wealth.

Although Liang Botao knew that he had invested in a large number of blue chip stocks, he was Lin Zuhui's consultant after all and would definitely keep it confidential. This is professional ethics.

After much deliberation, Lin Zuhui decided to use Crocodile Shirt's shares as collateral for a loan. The loan he used to purchase Crocodile Shirt's shares was secured by part of the shares held by Wanhui Media and New Era Real Estate, and Crocodile Shirt's shares also had sufficient value.

It can at least allow Lin Zuhui to mortgage a loan of 500 million. I believe that no bank will refuse such high-quality collateral. In fact, New Era Real Estate still has some unsecured shares, and you can choose to consider it when the time comes.

With this amount of funds, he can start preparing a rights issue fund-raising plan for the entire system.

At this time, Lin Zuhui’s personal loan amount was 1.78 billion.

Among them, 1.3 billion is for the acquisition of crocodile shirts, of which 480 million are: 200 million loans for speculation in blue-chip stocks and futures contracts, 250 million raised by rights issue of New Era Real Estate, and 30 million principal of Hengjin Securities.

Lam Cho Fai’s stake is worth 4.9 billion:

Wanhui Media has a market value of 700 million and 1 billion, holding 49 shares plus warrants

Crocodile Shirts has a market value of 1.38 billion and holds 73.5 shares

New Era Real Estate has a market value of 3.2 billion and a market value of 7 billion. After increasing its holdings, it holds 45

Therefore, even if he borrows money at 50% of the stock price, there is no problem in borrowing another 5.8 billion.

What's more, Lin Zuhui's reputation is excellent, and the loan funds are used to raise funds from rights issues, so the price of the stocks held by Lin Zuhui will increase accordingly.

Thinking of this, Lin Zuhui decided to resolve the personal loan issue in June next month. At the same time, he also prepared rights issue plans for all listed companies.


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