The selection of YG Entertainment's new round of debut candidates has officially begun. This time, three groups are formed at once, namely: Shinhwa (six men), ses (three women), Ko Yota (two boys and one girl, Ko Yota is taken from '
The sun that shines high', non-Korean).
Of course, they just select the team members and after forming the team, they will continue to practice and prepare for their debut.
Regarding the development direction of these three groups, Lin Zuhui has given general planning directions, as well as music styles and dance styles.
This is probably the last wave of "Hong Kong idols" that Lin Zuhui participated in, and the follow-up really depends on the continuation and development of the team.
During the selection process, Lin Zuhui auditioned the singing voices of many girls and expressed that they were not satisfied with them.
"Manager Yu, I'm not sure about Ko Yoo-tai's lead vocal. These trainees are not qualified. What I want is a girl with a bright and high-pitched voice, coupled with fresh and cheerful dance music, a combination style that many people will never forget.
.You can go to ATV and look for it. If it doesn’t work, go to the campus to look for it!”
Yu Xiaoming nodded and said: "Well, the scope is indeed a bit small. Our trainees are basically selected from thousands of people. It is not as wide as ATV's selection!"
When talking about the issue of scope, Lin Zuhui immediately said: "You reminded me that in the future, trainees can be selected in Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and even the mainland. This can not only promote our YG Entertainment, but also introduce foreign trainees.
In the future, it will be very necessary to have foreign members in the group, for example, they can be responsible for dancing, appearance, rap, etc."
Yu Xiaoming had to admire the boss's mind. Although YG Entertainment currently has overseas trainees, they are all introduced through talent scouts, and they are all Chinese.
"Okay, next year we will try to let the talent scouts conduct experiments in this area first, and then consider overseas open selections when it is mature."
Lin Zuhui nodded, knowing what Yu Xiaoming was thinking. For now, YG Entertainment has some minor names overseas, but it is not too big. It is far from the famous group Li Zhenxian and H.O.T. So if there is an open selection, there may not be too many people.
response.
If three more groups debut next year and achieve good results overseas, then YG Entertainment will be well-deserved as the ‘star-making factory’.
"Well, you have been studying 'Hong Kong idol culture' with me for more than two years, and I can almost let it go! In short, we have only just begun to explore the experience here, and there is still too much potential to tap. Entertainment comes first,
We are a star-making factory, and the entire company must be systematic, just like oil stains spread out!”
“Don’t worry, boss, we will definitely carry forward Hong Kong culture!”
Lin Zuhui felt relieved. He was not completely laissez-faire. Occasionally he would give everyone some advice and contribute his own opinions.
The second batch of combinations has many new features, such as non-mainstream and killer styles, which have already appeared in the team members' looks.
At this time, Lee Jung-hyun and h.o.t are quite successful. Although their album promotion period has passed recently, they still have a steady stream of concerts, commercial performances, and announcements. Moreover, the company is already helping them prepare their second album, which is expected to be released next year.
It will be released in half a year.
Everyone in YG Company is very busy, and colleagues are constantly joining the team. It seems that the "Hong Kong Wave" has become more and more perfect. Maybe next year's level will be equivalent to the level of the previous Korean Wave in the late 1990s.
This is probably because Xiangjiang has always been a place with a developed entertainment industry. At least from the 1970s to the 1990s, places like South Korea and Japan could not be compared with the entertainment industry in Xiangjiang.
But now, Lin Zuhui has directly extended the life of Xiangjiang Entertainment for more than 20 years, and his influence will be even greater, much greater!
In this way, he himself still has a sense of accomplishment, of course only in his own heart!
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Kowloon, China Commercial Bank Building.
Lin Zuhui is having a meeting with his financial advisory team. This advisory team is quite powerful, including family offices, Hengjin Investment, and China Commercial Bank.
Of course, the family office and Hengjin Investment are only equivalent to Lin Zuhui's personal advisors and cannot actually interfere with his banking business.
At the meeting, Stanley Ho introduced the current situation of China Commercial Bank (Hong Kong) in detail.
"Currently, our deposits are rising steadily. We have attracted 2.52 billion Hong Kong dollars in deposits in more than five months, including the 1 billion deposited by the boss. Overall, the situation is very gratifying... In terms of loans, we have issued 1.01 billion Hong Kong dollars in loans.
, the real estate industry accounts for 70%... Bad debts have been recovered 70%, and there is hope that the expected 80% can be achieved, and may even exceed... At present, the net asset value of China Commercial Bank (Hong Kong) is 1.1 billion,
Deposits are 7.02 billion, there are 33 branches, loans are 1.46 billion (bad debts are 450 million), and cumulative losses are 3.9 billion!"
The so-called cumulative loss of 3.9 billion means that the original debt owed to depositors is 4.6 billion, the Hong Kong government is 2 billion, and overseas creditors are 1.8 billion, totaling 8.4 billion in liabilities. Because the assets have appreciated to 4.5 billion (originally 4.2 billion), the cumulative loss has been reduced.
Lin Zuhui invested 5 billion in capital, so the current asset value is a positive number of 1.1 billion.
Lin Zuhui said with satisfaction: "Well, the development is good... Don't increase the loan ratio too much. Our first priority now is to stabilize and then win over overseas trust banks."
He Changhong said seriously: "Well, our loan ratio is very low among banks. However, the funds used by the boss to acquire Overseas Trust Bank were paid by China Commercial Bank?"
Lin Zuhui shook his head and said: "Wouldn't that put China Commercial Bank into a 'deposit crisis'? Once rumors break out, the newborn China Commercial Bank will be shaky. Therefore, I will find a way to acquire the funds, and there is no need for China Commercial Bank."
Bank payout!”
In fact, the risk of using the deposits of China Commercial Bank to purchase is not too great, but Lin Zuhui will not take risks.
Ho Changhong couldn't help but admire the strength of his boss. This was a total development bank of 7.5 billion. This strength is definitely the highest among Chinese.
Ordinary people would not play like this. There is no danger in doing business, so it must be purchased with the money of depositors of China Commercial Bank. At that time, the two banks will have the same owner. If this bank has a deposit crisis, the other one will be dismantled. Of course,
The risk of two companies running at the same time is also very high!
Lin Zuhui didn't think so. Although 7.5 billion was too much, it could suddenly make his bank one of the top five local banks in Hong Kong, which was also a great achievement.
He is a newbie and this is already a dream start!
You know, Overseas Trust Bank has tens of billions of deposits, which is equivalent to Lin Zuhui's bank's total deposits of close to 20 billion; there are also the number of branches, Overseas Trust Bank has 42 branches, which is equivalent to Lin Zuhui's
The bank has 75 branches.
Very scary results!
Take the Bank of Hong Kong (the predecessor of Sun Hung Kai) as an example. It is backed by Arab Bank and currently has only 18 branches with deposits of 6 billion.
Then Lin Zuhui said: "Recently, I plan to establish the 'Octopus Financial Group'. The merged bank will be called 'Octopus Bank', which means that depositors can use our Octopus bank cards to travel around the world unimpeded."
Everyone was impressed by the boss's ambition. Although it was a bit difficult, the goal was very ambitious.
"I think the name is very good. The words 'Ba' also means 'Fa', 'Da' and 'Tong' are also very meaningful. The boss chose a good name!" Stanley Ho said first.
Others also agreed. As for several foreign consultants, they also felt that the English word "Octopus" was not bad, and Bank of America liked to call it "Chase" or something like that.
Lin Zuhui said: "Well, I'm going to start registration recently! After we integrate the bank, we will start to develop and develop branches overseas, so everyone should work hard."
"Yes, boss!" everyone said energetically.
Now that he has established a bank, Lin Zuhui will definitely expand its scale and develop banks overseas, which will help him make money through finance. Gold spot futures, futures, foreign exchange and other investments will be much more convenient if there is a bank.
Octopus Financial Group has an "Octopus Financial Holdings" above it as the holding company of the Lin family; Octopus Financial Group consists of: Octopus Bank, Securities, Finance, Insurance, Financial Consulting...
In the future, Hengjin Investment can also be included in the trust services of Octopus Financial Group.
As for the successor, Lin Zuhui hopes that his two sons will inherit his business, the eldest son will inherit the industrial company, and the second son will inherit the financial group.
After all, his career is much bigger than that of Li Chaoren, so there is no need to separate the other direct son. Of course, if Wang Lingyin gives birth to a third son, the media can be separated.
As for the Leit Group, Lin Zuhui plans that all the children of the family will be in charge in the future and will decide based on ability.
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On Saturday, Lam Cho-fai, Lee Shau-kee, and Ho Hong-sheng came to visit the Zheng family's mansion at No. 12 Repulse Bay.
The four of them often get together, mainly at No. 12 and No. 1 Repulse Bay. Lee Shau-kee also lives in a high-rise apartment, and Lin Zuhui's place is not as convenient as these two places.
Ho Hong-sheng does not always live at No. 1 Repulse Bay. It is mainly a place where he entertains guests.
Everyone was sitting together drinking tea today. During this period, Zheng Yutong suggested: "Last time, a friend from Canada invited me to invest in an oil company. There is a small oil company called Unmac Oil. The major shareholder intends to sell 41% of the shares. The difference is
Just 70 million Canadian dollars (427 million Hong Kong dollars). Is anyone interested?"
Lin Zuhui smiled and joked: "It's just more than 400 million in funds, Uncle Tong, you still want to share four pieces of cake!"
Zheng Yutong immediately said seriously: "Of course it's more than this investment. This is what I think. After we acquire 41% of the shares of this company, we will continue to look for opportunities to acquire a larger oil company and merge the two companies.
In one fell swoop, we can become one of Canada’s top 20 oil and gas producers.”
After hearing this, He Hongsheng was the first to be moved. Lee Shau Kee didn't care, and neither did Lin Zuhui.
In Lin Zuhui's view, if he can support a total investment of 2 billion, he can just play with his friends.
"I voted!" He Hongsheng said first.
"I'll just follow you, I'll just take it as a personal investment participation!" Lee Shau Kee said calmly.
Lin Zuhui also smiled and said: "Uncle Tong arranges it, and you also arrange my shares!" The implication is that the small amount of money does not matter.
Zheng Yutong was immediately very happy. When he saw Li Chaoren investing in Husky, he was also very excited. Recently, an opportunity finally came to him. Someone in Canada was pulling the strings, so he planned to invest. However, he also learned the lesson of rashness, so he planned to recruit people to invest.
Lin Zuhui also had an idea. He also needed to strengthen his relationship with Lee Shau Kee, Zheng Yutong, and Stanley Ho. Although he was powerful, who would think he was cheap?
"Everyone, I also have a good investment. I wonder if you are interested in it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the three of them immediately focused their attention on him. Although Lin Zuhui is young, in terms of vision, no one in Xiangjiang can compare with him. The development speed of New Era Group speaks for itself.
"I will participate in the investment you proposed!"
"I'll join in too!"
"count me in!"
For a moment, the three people spoke directly, regardless of what investment Lin Zuhui was talking about!
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "Don't agree in a hurry, listen to me slowly! I want Fuli Real Estate, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese Real Estate, to set up a 'commercial real estate investment fund', with the investment direction being businesses in New York, USA."
Real estate. As you know, Li Chaoren also recently spent 500 million to invest in New York office buildings. And I am more convinced than Li Chaoren that commercial real estate in the United States will bottom out within one or two years, and then usher in a wave of long-term growth.
, the annual return will not be less than 15%.”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Everyone immediately began to think seriously. Everyone is a business tycoon, so naturally they have a certain vision.
Lee Shau Kee, who usually talks the least, once again said: "Listening to what you said, I suddenly felt that this investment is very promising. In countries with stable political situations, it is almost impossible to lose money in real estate. And the real estate in these countries must have a cycle.
Regularly, since 1989, commercial real estate in the United States has begun to fall, and it is indeed possible to buy the bottom. However, I am not sure about the timing of the bottom, I believe Zu Hui must be sure!" After saying that, he looked at Lin Zuhui, after all, this person
He knows things like a god'.
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "Next year, let's go to New York together to have fun! But let me agree first, the fund I organized will charge management fees and a small amount of commission."
These rich people in Hong Kong occasionally go to top golf courses in Europe and the United States to play golf, and sometimes they also go to Southeast Asia to play golf.
He Hongsheng was more positive. He said: "I will first spend 500 million Hong Kong dollars to participate. Naturally, the fund needs to charge certain fees!"
Then Zheng Yutong and Lee Shau Kee said that they would personally contribute 500 million Hong Kong dollars.
Finally, Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "I will not participate because I plan to let the company make high-leverage investments. I plan to start this fund at least 2 billion. As for whether to use loans, we will discuss it later!"
The three of them nodded, and when they heard Lin Zuhui use high leverage, they became even more determined.
Lin Zuhui is also quite satisfied with this cooperation. The commercial real estate market in New York is much larger than that in Xiangjiang. Maybe this fund can raise 2.5 billion and take a 50% loan if possible.
Lin Zuhui suddenly remembered a real estate company in the United States, which relied on setting up an "investment real estate fund" to develop crazily. Fuli Real Estate can also follow this path in the future.
For example, after completing the investment in "Fulli Investment Real Estate Fund No. 1", you can then set up "Fulli Investment Real Estate Fund No. 2". The more commercial real estate managed by Fuli Real Estate, the richer the experience, and you can also charge a certain commission.
Importantly, it can also expand the group's influence!