In mid-April, the Hong Kong government held an interesting auction about Hong Kong’s unlettered license plate ‘8’.
Xiangjiang’s letterless license plates originated in 1977.
The first one to appear was the license plate number '10', which was successfully auctioned for 206,000 yuan and was hung on a Mercedes-Benz 300sl.
In the second year (1978), the No. 6 license plate was successfully auctioned for 330,000 and hung on the extended version of Rolls-Royce Phantom VI.
The first 10 letterless license plates, including the '4' and '3' license plates, have also been auctioned, with prices around 500,000 each.
The remaining '9', '8', '7', '5', '2' and '1' license plates were not auctioned.
Among the remaining six numbers, license plate No. 1 is the license plate of the police department, because they are responsible for issuing license plates, and it has been Li Junxia's car license plate for generations to come.
Of course, Lin Zuhui’s favorite license plates are the ‘8’ and ‘9’ license plates. 9 represents the supreme and supreme, and 8 is the homophonic pronunciation of ‘fa’.
Therefore, Lin Zuhui is bound to win this auction.
However, because of his identity, it was difficult for him to show up in person, and he didn't want to be too ostentatious.
It is foreseeable that this license plate is worth at least several million. If he participates in person, it is guaranteed to be on the headlines of newspapers in Hong Kong the next day.
Therefore, Lin Zuhui appointed the bodyguard leader A Jun to attend the auction on his behalf, and said: "Remember, you can choose to bid for anything below 15 million."
Ajun nodded and said: "Okay"
Then there was no follow-up, and as always, the person was ruthless and didn't say much.
Ah Jun, whose full name is He Jun, is a scout who retired from the Annan battlefield and later smuggled to Hong Kong. By chance, he met Lin Zuhui and helped him evade the Hong Kong police, and finally took root in Hong Kong.
The 32-year-old has now retired from the position of Lin Zuhui's personal bodyguard and is specifically responsible for the work of the entire bodyguard team. This is because Lin Zuhui not only trusts him, but also has his own learning ability, strong comprehension ability, and the ability to learn everything quickly.
...
He Jun took a colleague, Zhang Quan, to the Hong Kong government's auction house.
"Brother He, congratulations on your engagement!"
He Jun patted Zhang Quan on the shoulder and said: "Thank you! You have to work hard, work harder, train more, and concentrate on duty. If you are appreciated by the boss and pass the A-level bodyguard assessment, your future will be even greater.
"
"Well, I will definitely do it!"
Zhang Quan is also a retired soldier there, and has been systematically trained by the security company. He is currently a B-level bodyguard. This is already the top bodyguard of Lin Zuhui's security company.
As for A-level bodyguards, the selection is very demanding, and more importantly, it is possible to gain the trust of the boss. Currently, only He Jun in the company has been awarded the title of A-level bodyguard, with a salary of nearly one million, and even his wife is Lin Zuhui
Introducing the female white-collar worker of the company.
He Jun can earn a salary of one million not only because he has the trust of Lin Zuhui, but also because he can learn English, Japanese and other languages, has a lot of the most advanced security equipment, and is a security expert (theoretical
Knowledge). Of course, these are all things he has learned in the past two years or so.
He Jun and Zhang Quan walked into the auction wearing sunglasses and formal suits.
The two of them are not dressed like bodyguards, but wearing sunglasses still makes people a little strange.
The two of them just sat in their seats, neither smiling nor talking, and their expressions were very bland, just like wooden people.
Regarding this auction, the two of them did not have much psychological fluctuations. As bodyguards of Lin's security company, psychological quality is the first factor.
Let alone a 15 million transaction, even if the boss asks them to do a 100 million transaction, they will strictly implement it and their psychology will not fluctuate.
As more and more people participated in the auction, He Jun and Zhang Quan no longer attracted attention.
At 2 p.m., the auctioneer took the stage.
"Good afternoon everyone! I am the auctioneer of this auction... The item being auctioned this time is the license plate number '8' without letters. 8 means 'fa'. 8 is the number that Chinese people value most. Buy
If you click on him, you will find... Now, the auction officially begins! I will announce the auction rules. The starting price is 500,000, and the bid will be increased by at least 10,000 each time. After three hammer falls, the sale will be completed... 500,000,
start!"
As the bidding began one by one, the atmosphere of the auction became high!
He Jun did not bid for a long time, and Zhang Quan still sat upright. Both of them were observing the auction with their peripheral vision.
The price kept getting higher and higher until the price reached 3 million!
He Jun started calling out the price: "3.05 million!"
For a time, many people looked at the two of them!
Because these two people did not make a quotation at the beginning, but now they suddenly intervened, they naturally attracted much attention.
Luo Dingbang and Luo Jiabao, father and son, also looked at the pair of men in black seriously. They seemed to have no impression that there was no such rich man in Xiangjiang.
Luo Jiabao whispered: "Dad, I'm afraid he is the driver of some rich man!"
Luo Dingbang, the ready-made clothing tycoon, founder of Bosson, and the ‘Honorary President’ of the Hong Kong Shunde Friendship Association, looked at He Jun several times before answering his son in a low voice: “It seems to be Lin Zuhui’s bodyguard!”
Because Lin Zuhui had participated in several Shunde fraternity parties, Luo Dingbang happened to see He Jun and had some memories!
Luo Jiabao flattered Luo Dingbang and said: "Dad, I will auction it for you today as your gift!"
Luo Dingbang was very moved. He valued the No. 8 license plate very much. Besides, it was a good thing for his son to have such filial piety, so he nodded gently.
However, with He Jun's expressionless bidding, everyone in the auction almost went crazy!
"What are the backgrounds of these two people? How dare they compete with the Luo family, the four major clothing families!"
"Don't worry about other people's backgrounds. Have you seen it? Others don't change their expressions, and it's impossible to figure out their highest price!"
"Even so, he speaks coldly, like a wooden person!"
"Yes, Luo and his son felt pain on their faces!"
At this time, He Jun was somewhat mistaken about what Lin Zuhui meant. He thought that the boss thought the license plate was worth at least 10 million, otherwise he would not have given the price of 15 million.
Therefore, when the bidding price was over 4 million, he felt no pressure at all!
Luo Jiabao shouted ‘5 million’
Before I could feel the pain, He Jun's voice said "5.05 million" again
"What a stupid person. Every time I raise the price, I add 50,000, no more, no less!"
"That's right. Luo and his son are very angry. It looks like they will be defeated by these two men in black."
"Those two people look like bodyguards, but I don't know which of the four major families they are from!"
"If that were the case, the Luo family would have lost unjustly! The heads of the four major families may have felt embarrassed to participate in this kind of auction, so they asked their bodyguards to participate, but the price might be set at 10 million, which is a bit outrageous!
"
On the other side, Luo Dingbang also advised with heartache: "Fourth, forget it! It won't be honorable to win!"
In fact, Luo Jiabao also suffered from heartache, but it was hard to say it in front of his father.
"Dad, try again, I think it's worth millions!"
Next, there was another battle, and Luo Jiabao finally gave up at 6 million!
At this time, there were two groups of people bidding at the back of the entire auction, and Luo Jiabao was completely unsure. If the two bodyguards gave up if the bid reached 10 million, wouldn't they be taken advantage of, and the newspapers were so full of it?
.
"Congratulations to Mr. No. 38, you got license plate No. 8!"
For a moment, He Jun and Zhang Quan became the focus again, but their expressions were still dull and they wore big sunglasses, making it difficult to tell who they were.
...
Lin Zuhui was quite satisfied when he learned that he had spent 6 million to buy the "8" license plate.
He knew that the license plate number '9' in his previous life was bought by Yang Shoucheng for 13 million in 1993.
So even as an investment, a business that doubles in five years is also a good business.
Of course, he doesn't care about the money at all!
"When the fully bulletproof Rolls-Royce arrives at the port, put the license plate on it."
"Okay, boss!"
Lin Zuhui ordered a fully bulletproof Rolls-Royce last year, spending a total of 5 million Hong Kong dollars, intending to use it as his future car.
This No. 8 license plate is just right.
Then, He Jun took the initiative to mention the matter of Luo Dingbang and his son, which made Lin Zuhui burst into laughter!
Fortunately, I didn't go to the auction in person, otherwise I would have lost a lot of quality.
The license plate is not an antique after all!
...
Cathay City Hotel Management's President Corbett and Vice President Li Mingtao came to Lin Zuhui's office and reported to Lin Zuhui the progress of the acquisition of the Manila Hilton Hotel.
"We have acquired 90% of the equity of acesite (the parent company of Hilton Manila), spending a total of US$11.5 million, and successfully controlled this listed company..."
When Lin Zuhui heard this, he smiled. Such a large and luxurious five-star hotel, if not for the turmoil in the Philippines in recent years, would be worth at least 30 million US dollars; but now, it can be bought for only 40% of the price!
"Okay! The next step is to expand first. Complete the 200 rooms that have been suspended due to the unrest and put them into production quickly. The income will be much greater!"
"Okay, boss, we have arranged for the management team to arrange this project; not only that, we have also participated in the management of the hotel."
A five-star hotel was acquired by him easily and rectified easily. You can imagine Lin Zuhui's mood!
The next step is to wait for the political situation in the Philippines to stabilize in 1989.
Lin Zuhui took out another piece of information and gave it to the two of them and said: "Hilton Hotel Manila has our management team joining us, so you two don't need to worry much for the time being. This is the hotel given to me by my investment company, Hengjin Investment.
For the investment proposal, you jointly organize a team to go to Canada and the United States to inspect and make contacts. I will also go there in person in June."
Colbert took the information respectfully and said, "Okay, I will prepare it right away!"
Lin Zuhui nodded and said: "Yes, as soon as possible! In Hong Kong, we also have many big actions at the end of April, and we need your efforts!"
"Yes, boos!"
After Colbert and Li Mingtao got the information, they immediately gathered the senior management of Cathay City Hotel to study it.
Canadian Constellation Hotel Group: This group is the largest conference center hotel in Canada. It has two 4-star hotels and two 3-star hotels with more than 900 rooms; total reference price: 650 million to 750 million, acquisition target 51
% shares.
American hotel management group aircoa: The group has the management rights of 39 hotels in the United States with a total of 15,650 rooms, and the rights and interests of 880 rooms in 3 hotels. It is the 19th largest hotel management group in the United States; total reference price: 700 million ~ 9
billion, acquiring 51% of the shares of the target.
The senior executives of Cathay City Hotel were a little excited when they looked at the information collected by Hengjin Investment.
Among the acquisition targets, there are both hotel operations and hotel management networks;
Once the acquisition is completed, Cathay City Hotel Management will become global.