A piece of news ignited public opinion in Hong Kong. Wanhui Media and Ming Pao Group reached a deal. Wanhui Media purchased 70% of its major shareholders Cha Liangyong and Shen Baoxin for HK$500 million.
For a time, people were talking about it one after another.
"Tian Tian Daily is the highest-selling newspaper in Hong Kong, FHM is the highest-selling magazine in Hong Kong, Ming Pao is the most popular newspaper among Hong Kong intellectuals, DreamWorks is the best film company in Hong Kong, and ATV has already
Wireless is booming 50-50... Mr. Lam Cho-fai has become the Rupert Murdoch of Hong Kong!"
"Even Li Chaoren came to buy Ming Pao, which shows that these wealthy people really care about the influence of public opinion."
"Although Mr. Lin Zuhui has always emphasized that he has never interfered with the freedom of the press, this is a bit of a monopoly!"
"Monopoly is not considered a monopoly. Oriental Daily, Sing Tao Daily, South China Morning Post, and Sing Pao all have great influence. There are monopolies there. Besides, Murdoch is so powerful.
That country said it was a monopoly and boycotted it."
While people were talking about it, Wanhui Media and Ming Pao Group jointly issued an announcement that Ming Pao Group will apply for listing as a public company.
For a time, all the voices that were unfavorable to Lin Zuhui were almost gone. Being listed means that it is a public company.
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In the office of Huazhi Center, Lin Zuhui received the visiting Wu Guangzhen with a smile. His temperament was very good, which was far beyond the comparison of Wu Guangzhen, a "husband-in-law" who was not enterprising enough.
"Lin Sheng, you are so courageous. You actually bought 25% of the shares of Modern Containers without any trace. You have to inform us partners after all!" Wu Guangzhen said with a smile.
Lin Zuhui said in surprise: "Wu Sheng, you knew it so quickly? You came to me before I had secured my share. I didn't have time to tell my partners!"
Wu Guangzhen was immediately embarrassed. He came to the door quickly enough!
After calming down, Wu Guangzhen asked: "Lin Sheng, you have invested in both Sea-Land Container and Modern Container. Are you planning to bring the two companies together to bid jointly?"
This was analyzed by his father-in-law, and Wu Guangzhen also believed it.
Lin Zuhui said calmly: "Yes! International Containers is the only one company, which has led to criticism from market participants. Monopoly is not a healthy economic model, so I think Modern Containers and Sea and Land Containers should be allowed to participate in the bidding together."
At this time, Lin Zuhui had actually shaken the idea of grabbing Modern Containers.
Because, he is too rich!
Japan's investment was much larger than what he expected to withdraw, because he calculated the market value based on the market value at the end of August. In fact, even if he sold from the end of August, the average Nikkei level of the sell-off might be as high as about 30 points.
Not only that, he can also let Hengjin invest and backhand short the Nikkei. Of course, it must not be too much, so as not to attract attention and be listed as an unwelcome person in Japan in the future. This is not in line with the principles of a businessman. After all, Lin Zuhui develops electronics
In terms of industry, there are still many places to deal with Japan.
Wu Guangzhen said quickly: "This is a good thing. Our Wharf is willing to promote this cooperation! But, Mr. Lin, what shares do you hold?"
Lin Zuhui immediately said: "Don't worry, this is one of my family's long-term investment projects!"
Wu Guangzhen suddenly choked and paused for a few seconds before saying: "Welcome Lin Sheng to join us!"
Of course he couldn't directly transfer it to Wharf. Not to mention the issue of Wharf raising several billions of funds at once, even Lin Zuhui couldn't agree to it now.
Lin Zuhui finally said: "Now that we have settled the matter, I have one more unkind request, that is, I hope that the chartering king can persuade COSCO Shipping to join us. After all, we have a greater chance of winning now."
Wu Guangzhen muttered in his heart, and after Nayou said his merciless request, he immediately stated his request. Of course, since Modern Container chose to cooperate with Sea-Land Container, it naturally hopes to win.
"My father-in-law has retired, but I am willing to make a trip for this matter!"
Lin Zuhui nodded!
In fact, he can invite people, but he likes to command people, not to mention that now he can command Bao's son-in-law, why not!
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Cheung Kong Group.
When Li Chaoren heard that the company that purchased shares of Modern Containers was Lin Zuhui's private investment company, he immediately felt bad. Sure enough, soon Modern Containers gave up its cooperation with International Containers and switched to Sea-Land Containers.
At the same time, COSCO also chose to join the major alliances and bid together.
"This Lin Zuhui is simply a villain. In order to achieve his goal, he resorts to small tricks!" Li Chaoru was so angry that he slammed the table. This was the first time he had been angry for a long time.
Recently, the Hong Kong media criticized him for engaging in monopoly operations. Li Chaoren believes that the media will not mention these negative news that are not beneficial to him at this time for no reason. Although it has been mentioned before, the scale now is larger and the nodes chosen are abnormal.
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Therefore, Li Chaoren thought that this was done by people instructed by Lin Zuhui. Of course, he could also choose to fight back, but after all, he is the leader of Hong Kong business, so if there is any criticism, it is originally directed at him, and it will never be his turn.
Rising star Lin Zuhui.
Therefore, if there is an immediate media counterattack, all blind people will know that it was him who did it, and it will really have a great negative impact on the family.
In fact, the media has never had a good impression of these tycoons, and Li Chaoren was the first to be criticized.
Regarding this point, everyone can only turn a blind eye and turn a deaf ear.
Military advisor Ma Shimin was summoned, and Li Chaoren asked for countermeasures.
Naturally, Ma Shimin has no choice. Currently, only one International Container Company can participate in the bidding. If successful, the four berths at No. 8 Kwai Chung Pier will belong to them; if they fail, naturally they will not get any of them.
"In that case, let's prepare the bid document better and let's compete head-on!" Li Ka-shing finally said helplessly.
The reason for his helplessness is simple. 40% of Hutchison Whampoa is British-owned, and foreign investors are currently calling for withdrawal. If a large amount of money is invested in Container Terminal 8, the group may have different opinions.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At this time, Ma Shimin raised a question: "Boss, in this case, why don't we give up this project and invest overseas? Not only that, we also
Hutchison Whampoa can be moved to Bermuda, after all, 97 is approaching."
Although Ma Shimin is a good helper of Li Ka-shing, he also firmly supports the relocation of Hutchison Whampoa. It is for this reason that eventually led to the separation of Ma Shimin and Li Chaoren. Of course, this is a story for another day and will not be mentioned for now.
Li Chaoren immediately refused: "No, Hutchison Whampoa can truly develop into a world-class company only in Hong Kong. Moreover, I am now a business leader in Hong Kong, how can I offend the mainland... Of course, Hutchison Whampoa
It will still mainly invest overseas."
Because Hutchison Whampoa has many British managers and 40% of its shares are British-owned, he must consider them. Of course, this is what he originally meant.
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At the same time, the Container Alliance led by Lin Zuhui competed with International Container, which caused a huge response in Hong Kong. The media once again used the term "Lin Chaoren vs. Li Chaoru" to describe this bidding.
Because International Containers eagerly announced the formation of an alliance with Modern Containers, Li Chaoren was criticized by the media; International Containers is a company with a very high monopoly, and now you join forces with the second-ranked Modern Containers, which is simply no way for you to survive.
Nowadays, Modern Containers has defected to Sea-Land Containers, and joined forces with Henderson and New World. It is simply the "League of the Just". For a time, International Containers has lost ground in terms of public opinion.
No. 12, Repulse Bay, Zheng's Mansion.
This is the secret base of the Shunde Alliance. Everyone likes to come here to discuss anything.
This time everyone gathered together in secret again to discuss the matter of Kwai Chung Pier 8.
Before the meeting, several people praised Lin Zuhui with admiration. What was originally thought to be a hopeless matter has now become more advantageous with the defection of Modern Containers.
Lin Zuhui smiled and said: "Uncle Tong, you are good at dealing with the Hong Kong government, so you have to help me with this matter!"
In Hong Kong, there are two big men who have a close relationship with the British Hong Kong government. The first one certainly belongs to Li Chaoren, and the second one belongs to Zheng Yutong.
The Blue Chimneys (now New World Center) at that time only had an area of more than 200,000 square feet. As a result, Zheng Yutong said that he wanted to build a landmark building complex in Hong Kong. After negotiating with the Hong Kong government, the Hong Kong government generously sold it to New World Development for 230,000 square feet.
square feet of land.
The same is true for the Convention and Exhibition Center. The Hong Kong government did not even conduct a bidding process and directly handed it over to Zheng Yutong for development.
Not to mention, even the Queen was invited to the foundation laying ceremony of the Convention and Exhibition Center. Now that the Convention and Exhibition Center has been completed, there has been no opening ceremony. Lin Zuhui knew that the prince and Princess Diana were coming to attend.
The relationship between Zheng’s Hong Kong and British governments is evident.
Although Lam Cho-fai can attract the attention of the Hong Kong government, it is only because of his influence in the media industry. In fact, he has never even set foot in Europe, let alone connections.
Zheng Yutong said with a smile: "I can deal with you, but you have to attack me. Who doesn't know that you are Hong Kong's Lin Chaoren? Doesn't the Hong Kong government care about your face? This time we jointly bid for Kwai Chung Pier 8.
In addition to being optimistic about the container terminal, it is also because the international container industry is too monopolistic, which is not conducive to the development of Hong Kong."
To be honest, even without Lin Zuhui, in the 1990s, the competition between several major families was very fierce. Of course, everyone was fiercely competitive, but if outsiders wanted to get a piece of the pie, even if the big American conglomerates came, they would be defeated.
If he hadn't had the powerful tool of media communication, these people might not have united to bully him long ago.
Lin Zuhui nodded and said, "This is no problem!"
A few people chatted about this bidding, and Lin Zuhui suggested: "If we win the bid this time, it will not work so loosely. I suggest that we reorganize the assets of the sea, land, Asia, and the interests of major consortiums and establish a new one."
Asia Container Terminals. The advantage of this is that when the tender for No. 9 Kwai Chung Terminal is invited, we will no longer be so lax."
Lee Shau Kee was the first to respond. He had started from scratch and had just entered the container terminal industry.
"This is a good idea! If we have money, we can all make money together. The prospects of the container terminal are very good. If we join forces, we can also get a share of the pie."
Zheng Yutong thought for a while and realized that the Asian containers in their hands did not have berths, but there was a huge container processing center.
"Okay! Only by reorganizing assets and forming a consortium can there be hope." What Zheng Yutong sees is that Lin Zuhui's influence is growing and will not be weaker than Li Chaoren's existence in the future.
Just like that, the Container Alliance reached an agreement again!
As for Modern Containers, it is limited to this cooperation. Moreover, this time they have a full meal and can share two berths with COSCO.
As for the shares in Lin Zuhui's hands, he will sell them at a high price later and concentrate on developing Asian containers.
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In early September, the annual ATV Finals kicked off.
Although "Sister Asia" has never been as well-known as "Sister Hong Kong", ATV cannot cancel it. After all, the program not only has good ratings, but can also select ATV's future actresses.
ATV’s budget for the beauty pageant this year exceeds that of TVB. Lin Zuhui knows that this year Miss Asia will beat Miss Hong Kong (according to the Hong Kong media in the previous life). And what he knows about are Weng Hong, Wan Qiwen, Ng Yongwei and other well-known ones.
And TVB only has one Chen Farong this year.
On the day of the finals, Lin Zuhui and Li Jiaxin attended the visit. The two sat in the middle of the auditorium with flowers symbolizing VIPs on their chests. They were also surrounded by celebrities from Hong Kong.
The hosts that night were Huang Zhan, Mok Shaocong, Cai Lam, Ni Kuang, etc., and the guests included Leslie Cheung, Luo Wen, etc. ATV wanted to invite Li Zhi to be a guest, but was rejected. She now pays no attention to the entertainment industry, real estate speculation, and investment.
This is her life.
Lin Zuhui and Li Jiaxin were sitting in the audience. The director of ATV showed the camera to the two of them several times. It seems that the whole thing will inevitably be discussed tomorrow.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The whole program was very smooth and exciting, especially when interviewing Weng Hong’s parents, Lin Zuhui was a little surprised. They both worked at Huaqing University and were senior intellectuals.
Family background. However, why did he go astray later? No, Lin Zuhui plans to cultivate it later!
After the show, Lin Zuhui brought Li Jiaxin backstage. The reason why he brought a woman here was to avoid suspicion. After all, his reputation with women is indeed hard to describe.
It can't be said that it's not good, after all, no woman has said anything bad about him, and there are no problems in the family; but the reputation of the romantic tycoon is not unfounded, and has always been talked about by the citizens.
When Lin Zuhui walked in, everyone immediately looked at him. After all, this was the real boss. As for the humble Zheng Jiachun, he was basically ignored selectively.
Of course, the overly beautiful Li Jiaxin is also very eye-catching.
At this time, the first few Asian sisters were taking photos with Zhang Guorong. Seeing Lin Zuhui walk in, they seemed to have the idea of abandoning Zhang Guorong.
Sure enough, Lin Zuhui was asked to take a photo soon!
However, Lin Zuhui smiled and joked with Zhang Guorong: "Leslie, it seems that I am more popular with girls than you!"
Zhang Guorong and Lin Zuhui were acquaintances, so he relaxed and said with a smile: "Lin Sheng, of course you are popular with girls, needless to say! Look at the person next to you, you are probably the most popular person in Xiangjiang.
Welcome man!"
As expected of an artist with excellent hosting skills, this sentence was a compliment to Lin Zuhui and Li Jiaxin.
After a brief chat, it was time for Lin Zuhui to take photos with the Asian sisters. In the past, I always saw Shao Liushu taking photos with Hong Kong sisters. Yingying Yanyan was an old man, and the media couldn't help but make fun of him.
Now it was Lin Zuhui's turn. Unfortunately, Li Jiaxin was watching eagerly. Coupled with the large number of people, Lin Zuhui's group photo ended in a very orderly manner.