Li Chaoren was having a meeting with Hutchison senior executives. His mood was obviously not very good, and he was even a little bad. This time, his initial hope was to win the rights to one berth at Kwai Chung Container Terminal No. 8, that is, two berths would be allocated to Modern Container , Huayuanyang one. I just don’t know that the last berth is not occupied, which is a bit sad!
However, there were about half of the foreign executives in the conference room at this time. They were very happy and even showed relief on their faces. It turned out that half of Hutchison Whampoa's capital was British capital, and these foreign executives represented for the interests of British capital.
In the hearts of these foreign executives, they hope that Hutchison Whampoa will invest capital overseas or in the UK, and even pressured Li Chaoren to relocate. If Li Chaoren were not worried about the impact, he is a leading businessman in Xiangjiang. If he takes the lead, It will offend the mainland officials, and it will be difficult to do business in the future.
However, this time Huayang Ocean changed sides, and the mainland invited Lin Zuhui to visit first, and Li Chaoren felt a little unbalanced for a while. Therefore, he decided to spread more of Hutchison Whampoa's capital overseas and reduce investment in the mainland. Lose your temper and show off your power.
Li Chaoren said: "Although we failed at Container Terminal 8 this time, we still account for 60% of the business of Kwai Chung Terminal; and the failure of this bidding may not be a bad thing. If we really win the bid of nearly 7 billion, Hutchison will Whampoa's finances will be greatly burdened."
Everyone nodded and agreed.
Ma Shimin said seriously: "We have sufficient funds and should actively invest in Europe and the United States. Another shareholder of Husky Canada wants to sell the remaining 43% shares, so we should buy it! There is also the British telecommunications market, we also You can consider cooperating with the British Space Agency, where you can invest heavily; there is also Australia's telecommunications industry, Watsons is increasing its overseas retail expansion, and Hutchison TV..."
Li Chaoren was worried and said: "Give me your plan and I will consider it one by one!"
The British managers were finally happy, and even felt a little grateful to Lin Zuhui. For a long time, Li Chaoren had been swinging between overseas and Hong Kong, making bets on both sides, and Hong Kong and mainland were even more serious; now, with these things If this happens, it will inevitably lead to a tilt in the proportion of his overseas investments, which is a good thing for the entire Hutchison Whampoa, in the view of British managers.
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In early January, Lam Cho-fai won another victory. The Hong Kong government announced that it would allocate 1.22 million square feet of industrial land to Asia Satellite TV in Siu Chuksha, Tseung Kwan O, for the construction of ATV's Asia Television headquarters.
For a time, public opinion in Hong Kong exploded. ATV was going to surpass TVB!
Wireless's headquarters is currently a leased Shaw's Clearwater Bay Cinema, with a total area of only about 700,000 square feet. Now Asia Television has raised its headquarters to 1.22 million square feet, which is simply a big advantage over Wireless.
This year ATV has another good program - Music Bank, which invites all singers who have released new albums to play songs. It not only received support from the singers, but also gained good ratings.
This music program is so creative that it has had a huge impact on the serious "Golden Songs" nowadays. "Music Bank" has added a transparent selection mechanism to score singers' new records through record sales, audience selection and other links. As well as rankings. These elements have defeated the programs of this era, whether it is entertainment or professionalism, it is better than "Golden Songs".
It can be said that the only shortcoming now is that "Golden Songs" has been established for so many years and has a certain authority; however, with the rise of "Music Bank", the authority of "Golden Songs" will gradually be challenged.
Very simply, "Music Bank" is a program that features singers from all over Hong Kong, and also includes audience selection and record sales.
Asia Television's conference room.
The "Preparatory Committee" of ATV headquarters was formally established. It includes internal management/technical personnel of the TV station, real estate/construction companies, and design units. Lin Zuhui and Zheng Jiachun serve as the chairman and vice president of the preparatory committee.
Lin Zuhui first said: "The ATV headquarters is not in a hurry for success, but is cooperating with the Hong Kong government to prepare for the construction of a new town industrial village! The Hong Kong government is already considering launching this plan. By then, ferries, roads, and even subways will be accessible. Over there. Of course, our headquarters will be gradually completed in 1994! Okay, let’s discuss what advantages the ATV headquarters should have?”
An old producer from the drama department said: "With such a large area, we can consider a costume street and a folk street!"
Lin Zuhui nodded and said: "This is possible. The city walls and palaces can be built in miniature. The palace can be built in a scaled-down version of the Huaqing palace style."
An equipment management office said: "The boss is preparing for Asia Satellite TV, so he also needs a satellite ground station!"
Lin Zuhui said: "Well, yes!"
Then, everyone discussed it seriously.
Lin Zuhui said during the period: "We estimate that the investment amount for this project is 1.6 billion, a huge project, and strive to solve the problem of ATV's headquarters once and for all. 400 million will be used for equipment, and 1.2 billion will be used for land, civil construction and related expenses!"
The Hong Kong government gave special treatment to ATV this time, charging only NT$200 million for the 1.22 million square feet of land. You know, even industrial land currently costs more than NT$300 per square foot.
In addition to Lam Cho-fai's relationship, the Hong Kong government also hopes that the ATV headquarters will boost the popularity of the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, which is, after all, in an undeveloped stage.
Zheng Jiachun said: "With only 1 billion construction costs, a few buildings should be enough, but the antique palace should be very expensive!"
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "If it's not enough, we can increase investment! Antique palaces, city walls, ancient costume streets, folk streets, etc., can be unified into one area. In the future, not only filming will be possible, but it will also be open to the public two days a week and ticket fees will be charged. You can definitely make a fortune!”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zheng Jiachun immediately said with a smile: "This is a good idea. People in Xiangjiang see these ancient buildings on a green screen!"
This meeting probably discussed some results. Lin Zuhui will naturally not attend again in the future. In the end, he only needs to come up with a plan and agree after reading it.
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ATV's ambitions are another blow to TVB.
In Shao Liushu's view, Lin Zuhui's increased investment must be due to his great self-confidence. As a result, Wireless is really in danger. Shao Liushu has always believed that Lin Zuhui is Wireless's biggest threat. He can defeat half of it by himself. ATV.
Uncle Shao Liu urgently summoned wireless executives to formulate some countermeasures.
In addition to the high production requirements for the show, Shao Liushu also said murderously: "We must resolutely boycott those artists who are betting on both sides and give them a cold shoulder!"
In the conference room, no one among the senior executives expressed any objection, but instead took it as a matter of course.
It can be seen that this is the current situation of Xiangjiang TV Station, with fierce competition.
Unfortunately, what these people don't know is that ATV today is no longer what it used to be. If TVB forces artists, others may choose to change jobs as soon as their contracts expire.
Then, Fang Yihua said: "We should prepare for the filming of "Bao Qingtian", the ratings will definitely be correct!"
Wireless executives once again agreed with Fang Yihua's point of view, so that when Hong Kong citizens turned on the TV, they would see the charcoal face of "Bao Qingtian", and they would become tired after watching too much.
And "Bao Qingtian" does not have any copyright, and Xiangjiang citizens particularly like to watch it. ATV showed it last year and this year, and the ratings have not declined. Therefore, the TVB management is really tempted.
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January 7, Sunday.
Lin Zuhui started to go north. This time he was invited by the official, so it was of great significance.
Of course, he also knows that this year Li Chaoren, Cheng Jiachun, and Li Shauji will all go north, and everyone will invest in many mainland projects.
Now that Lin Zuhui is the first to go north, it is of course more significant. In fact, he has always adopted a strategy of trying to get both parties involved, but the more this happens, the more both parties hope to win over Lin Zuhui. On the contrary, those who are too specialized will be affected by the power of one party
pressure.
Like Lin Zuhui, the four major families and other wealthy people all adopt this strategy. After all, we are businessmen, and if we have to engage in bundling, it will be impossible to expand our business.
Speaking of which, among the relocations in recent years, only Lin Zuhui and the four major families chose to stand still. On the contrary, Wu Guangzhen, the son-in-law of the chartered ship king, couldn't help but move Lane Crawford to Bermuda.
This is the view of the general situation. Although it will not offend too much, it will have some influence. Wu Guangzhen even tried to run for office in his previous life, which is simply overestimating his own capabilities.
Not to relocate is because we are fully optimistic about the future of Hong Kong. There will never be such a good business environment as Hong Kong in the world!
This time Lin Zuhui went north and led a large number of subordinates, including Chen Bin, general manager of New Era Group, Chen Shiwen, president of Leit Group, Zou Kaixuan of Xiaomi Technology, and a group of senior staff.
We have a strong lineup and we examine the market with sincerity.
For Lin Zuhui, he has actually made a plan in his mind to invest no less than 50 billion in the mainland in the next five years. Of course, all investments will be made in the name of the company, and as many loans as possible will be used.
The investment projects include: infrastructure (highways, power plants), comprehensive commercial centers (Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen), clothing manufacturing industry, high-tech industrial parks, and ports.
If all goes well, after returning to Hong Kong, New Era Group will establish a New Era Development (China) subsidiary to be responsible for investing in mainland projects.
Lin Zuhui and his party rented a charter flight from Dragonair and headed for the capital.
The accompanying personnel also include personnel from units stationed in Hong Kong, such as Xinshe and the Overseas Chinese Committee.
On the plane, Lin Zuhui seemed very relaxed and started chatting with everyone.
"This time we organized a trip to climb the Great Wall together to experience the miracle of the world for us Chinese people. I always listened to the lectures in the textbooks, but I didn't expect to be lucky enough to actually climb it!"
Chen Bin said with a smile: "It should be a unique scenery when you stand on the Great Wall and look at the scenery!"
Lin Zuhui responded: "I think there should be a sense of the realm of life. Although I have never been there, I think standing on it should also give me the feeling of pointing out the business world, haha!"
The person in charge of Xiangjiang News Agency said: "Chinese compatriots like Mr. Lin are welcome to visit the mountains and rivers of the motherland, so Mr. Lin should come to the mainland to visit more when he has time!"
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "Yes, I will really go back to the motherland to see more in the future! I can not only browse the scenery, but also invest in the construction of the motherland."
The people at Xinshe breathed a sigh of relief. For a long time, mainland officials thought that Lin Zuhui had a prejudice against the motherland!
After all, Lin Zuhui went to Hong Kong after suffering hardship.
Of course, Lin Zuhui moved to Hong Kong through formal channels, so there is no such thing as fear!