On March 21, 1996, the public tender for the Tuen Mun River Container Terminal was announced.
The Hong Kong government announced that it has awarded a tender to ol Freight Terminal Company (a consortium of Asia Container and COSCO) for the design, development and operation of the River Container Terminal in Tuen Mun Area 38 at a land grant price of HK$1.4665 billion. The land grant period will be until 2047
June 30, year.
The lot is Lot 393 in Tuen Mun City, covering an area of about 65 hectares. The winning bidder needs to put the terminal cargo handling facilities into operation in two phases. In the initial period, within 36 months from the date of land grant, the annual cargo handling volume shall not be less than
2.1 million tons; and will increase to no less than 8.5 million tons per year within the next 18 months. The terminal design will include a 3,000-meter-long berth to cope with the rapid growth of China's inland waterway freight.
A spokesman for the Hong Kong government said that the Hong Kong government received bids from two bidders, Odelon Ltd. and Inland Cargo Terminal Co., Ltd.
According to the requirements and regulations of the bidding documents, the authorities believe that the bids from both parties almost comply with several requirements specified in the bidding documents; however, the consortium headed by New Era and New World has a better price and won the bid.
For a time, public opinions abounded.
The war finally came to an end, and various media outlets reported it extensively beforehand;
After all, this is a duel between the five major consortiums led by Cheung Kong Holdings and Sun Hung Kai against New Era, New World, and Henderson.
Now it seems that New Era Group has the last laugh.
Li Chaoren was also very depressed. He had studied the bid documents in advance and felt that the consortium headed by New Era would definitely pursue high bids. This meant that they were considering cost issues in environmental protection and transportation, and therefore missed the bid. But now
It proved that he was too young to see Lin Zuhui's thoughtfulness.
"This guy showed up and took away too much of my business. And now, he is far better than me. Oh, God's will!" Li Chaoren could only sigh.
Think back to the 1980s, when he won the management rights of Hutchison Whampoa and has been the leader of Hong Kong businessmen ever since. However, since the 1990s, Lam Cho-fai's complete rise has caused him a lot of losses.
Of course, Li Chaoren also has advantages in many industries, such as ports, retail, electricity, infrastructure, etc.
But Lin Zuhui has now become a real world businessman, and his influence in the United States is too great. This is where Li Chaoren is far behind.
Some are sad and some are happy.
Lin Zuhui, Zheng Yutong, Li Shauji and others came to his yacht to celebrate.
Zheng Yutong said sincerely: "Thanks to Ah Hui for personally grabbing the bid, otherwise I would have really missed it!"
Lee Shau Kee nodded. To be honest, he was still a little 'afraid' of Lam Cho Fai, so he would abandon his old friend company Sun Hung Kai if he could cooperate with New Era Group. In short, if he couldn't beat it, he would join.
Moreover, Lin Zuhui also put some pressure on everyone. After all, he has strong financial resources, smart talents, and knows strategies. If Lin Zuhui didn't attach great importance to overseas markets and the mainland market, Xiangjiang would not be enough for others.
Indeed, in recent years, Lin Zuhui has also controlled the dominance of funds and invested more funds in Europe, the United States and the Mainland. Of course, it is not that he is soft-hearted, but that there are opportunities in Europe and the United States, and it is beneficial to make arrangements in advance. Assuming that there are few opportunities in Europe and the United States, he will only
I can dominate Xiangjiang for a while.
For example, this time, for the property development rights of various stations along the subway line, Lin Zuhui only won one Central station, but the equity was a bit large. The other station buildings were all symbolic bids. There was also the official land auction at the beginning of this year.
At the meeting, New Era Group also scaled back a bit and spent more than 2 billion to acquire a piece of land.
You know, Henderson has enjoyed a lot this time. In addition to participating in 25% of the Central Station (the entire project investment is about 45 billion Hong Kong dollars), it also participated in the bidding section of the Tung Chung Station with New World, Sun Hung Kai, Swire, and Hang Lung. At the beginning of the year, Lee Shau Kee also
He sent his son to win more than 6 billion Hong Kong dollars in official land at the official land auction.
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "Although Li Chaoren is a senior, he is actually a living target. I understand his nature and will definitely try to win by surprise. Unfortunately, I am not the Yihe that I was back then, and I am not so fooled."
To be honest, before the bidding, Cheng Yutong and Lee Shau Kee were a little skeptical about him, thinking why they didn't raise the price to 3 billion and use mainly land transportation. After all, it has always been Hong Kong's tradition that the one with the highest bid gets the most. In addition, the Hong Kong government intends to
Combat the monopolistic nature of international container terminals.
It wasn't until the spokesperson of the Hong Kong government finished speaking yesterday that the two of them secretly lamented their short-sightedness.
Fortunately, everyone has always been accustomed to Lin Zuhui as the leader. As for Asia Container Terminals, because Lin Zuhui has owned four terminals in the mainland, he is called the shareholder with the largest contribution. Including Felix Du Port, it is also Lin Zuhui from
Bought by the Dong family.
Everyone laughed, Lin Zuhui was really Li Chaoren's conqueror, this was recognized in Xiangjiang.
Zheng Yutong thought of something and immediately asked: "What do you think of Container No. 9?"
Kwai Chung is the last container terminal left, and there will definitely be results this year. In fact, as early as 1992, Container Terminal 9 was allocated two Asian containers, one international container, and one modern container.
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However, as mainland officials refuted it and the private grant caused a lot of public opinion, there was no calculation.
Lin Zuhui thought for a while and said: "The last distribution method may be maintained!"
The mainland already has two Kwai Chung berths, a joint venture stake in Pier 1, and a 30% stake in the inland port this time, so there will be little obstruction.
The important thing is that China and the UK have almost reached the end of their quarrel and no longer have the energy to quarrel. The UK has to pack up and leave, and the mainland has to prepare to take over Hong Kong. At this time, the importance of Hong Kong's plutocrats is reflected.
In this Xiangjiang special election, Lin Zuhui must support Dong and follow the mainland officials! Of course, it is not Lin Zuhui who eagerly joins in, but Mr. Dong and Xinshe canvassing have already roped in him, so he has to give face.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Dong is so capable. In fact, it is not his fault. Who told Xiangjiang to be transported to the Asian financial crisis?
The main reason is that Wu's mind is a bit unrighteous (supporting Mr. Fei Li and moving to a department store), so Lin Zuhui hopes for peace in Hong Kong and fully supports Dong. Of course, Li Chaoren also supports Dong. Everyone is from Guangdong Province. Normally
They are all playing together!
Lin Zuhui has broken away from a wealthy class and has become an existence similar to South Korea's Samsung chaebol. He is even more naughty than South Korea's chaebol. The main reason is that Hong Kong is a free port. Lin Zuhui's funds are not subject to the supervision and restrictions of the Hong Kong government and can be mobilized as he wants. And South Korea's chaebols
It is necessary to collude with the government, but in Hong Kong, Lin Zuhui does not need to please government officials (he has established a fund, but it is not considered to please).
Zheng Yutong said: "In this way, we only have five Kwai Chung container berths, which is not weaker than Modern Containers!"
Assuming this arrangement, Li Chaoren's international containers still account for 60% of Kwai Chung Terminal, and modern containers and Asian containers account for about the same proportion, which means that there are only 100 million berths coming and going.
"it is okay!"
Everyone toasted in celebration.
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The development period of a PC game is about 10 months or more, while the "Legend" PC game (stand-alone version) developed by The9 took two years to launch.
In fact, this is not because The9 is technologically backward, but because "Legend" is an online game, and the stand-alone version was derived later. In addition, because this game was personally explained by Lin Zuhui, he required a full world view and a delicate
When it comes to characterization, you should pay attention to the background story.
The reason why we released a stand-alone version first was to secure the copyright first, so as to avoid having to compete with Korean giants.
Lin Zuhui came to the Ninth City in the Media Building to personally experience the "Legend" PC game on the computer. This is an arpg stand-alone game, mainly to experience "role playing" and achieve the fun of upgrading, upgrading equipment, and fighting monsters.
"When will the online version be released?" Lin Zuhui asked with great concern.
At present, there is no real graphics online game in the world. If we can grab this sign, it will be a good advertisement for The9 City.
It’s not that there were no online games before, but that all previous online games were based on text, and Legend is going to be the first online game to be based on graphics.
"It is expected to be tested in the second half of the year and officially launched in the first half of next year!"
Lin Zuhui nodded and did not act too hastily. Graphical online games, as well as large-scale multiplayer games, must be technically difficult. Although The9 has attracted overseas talents, this may be the first graphic online game after all.
Of course, "Legend 1" is just an experimental version, and there will be better versions in the future. Even this version of "Legend 1" will only run in Hong Kong.
Only the follow-up "Legend of Hot Blood" will open up the market in mainland China and overseas.
"Well, if you want to make high-quality products, don't be in a hurry!" Lin Zuhui warned.
Gao Kelin nodded and said: "No problem, we have learned a lot from Activision Blizzard!"
Activision Blizzard is also Lin Zuhui's company, so it is normal for the two companies to communicate with each other.
In fact, The9 has recently developed many new games, such as card games, board games, etc. Once these games are successfully developed, they can be sold in the mainland through Kingsoft without having to worry about losing money.
The same is true for Netflix software. With the support of the huge mainland market, there is nothing to worry about.
It's just that there are too many piracy in the mainland, and you can't make money for a long time. If piracy becomes rampant, you won't make any money, but it's better than not having this market at all.
Of course, if the product is good, it can be sold overseas, and the rate of return will be very high. For example, the sales of "Resident Evil" and "Pokémon" developed have exceeded one million, and the net profit has been about 200 million Hong Kong dollars.
Lin Zuhui carefully inspected the "Legend" project in The9 City. When he saw the familiar Beech City, Sabak, and the Dobby Cat, he felt as if he had returned to his previous life in an Internet cafe.
As time travels longer, some things from the past life have almost become memories buried deep in my heart. Occasionally thinking about and bumping into them will always give me a sense of intimacy.
After walking out of the media building, Lin Zuhui looked back, feeling proud in his heart. There are already more than 500 software practitioners in this building, which will lay a solid foundation for the software industry in Hong Kong.
Once Mr. Dong ascends the throne, Lin Zuhui will persuade him to develop Xiangjiang's software industry and carry out an all-round layout.
In fact, in the past few years, through communication with the British Hong Kong government and major universities, Lin Zuhui has increased the number of information technology talents in Hong Kong by almost 30%. After about 1999, the number of talents graduating in this field every year will reach about 2,000
.In Xiangjiang, English is one of the official languages, which is also suitable for the development of the IT industry.
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At the end of March, after the delivery of the Nikkei futures index, Barings Bank once again gained US$150 million. Since being acquired by Octopus Financial Group in February last year, Barings Bank has recovered US$700 million in capital on the Nikkei futures index. This is equivalent to,
More than 1.4 billion US dollars were lost in the Leeson Incident, and half of the losses were recovered.
Of course, there is also Octopus Bank, which made a full US$1.6 billion on the Nikkei futures last year.
In any case, Barings Bank's previous losses had nothing to do with Octopus Financial Group. It was equivalent to Lin Zuhui's financial group making a huge profit of US$2.3 billion in the first few days of the year. It can be called an nb event in the financial world.
At this time, the Nikkei Index had risen to 21,300 points. After some thought, Lin Zuhui asked Bahrain Bank to stop investing in the Nikkei Index.
Moreover, I will not invest in the Nikkei futures index for at least more than a year, and I will not short-sell the Nikkei futures index until just before the Asian financial crisis (around June).
The reason is actually very simple. As far as Lin Zuhui knows, the Nikkei Index could not be too high throughout the 1990s; especially the Singapore Index began to fall in February, which gave Lin Zuhui a warning.
That is, the entire Asian financial crisis has begun to warm up, except for Hong Kong, which suddenly plummeted after everyone officially broke out. In other words, there are actually many signs of the entire Southeast Asia, such as the Bank of Thailand tightening real estate loans, Singapore
Government intervention, etc.
The principle of not earning the last copper penny made Lin Zuhui decide to stop speculating on the Nikkei Index.
Even in the second half of last year, his woman and company sold a large number of real estate assets in Southeast Asia to cash out.
Octopus Bank Building.
In the conference room, senior executives of Octopus Financial Group gathered together, and more than a dozen core executives were waiting for Lin Zuhui to chair the meeting.
Today's Octopus Financial Group is huge and has four major business segments: commercial banking, investment banking, securities, and insurance.
Commercial banking business is naturally Octopus Bank. This bank was originally formed by the merger of two 'big banks'. Since Lin Zuhui took over, it has grown even more; now the deposits have reached more than 200 billion, which is about 50% of Bank of China, HSBC
With about 30% of the total, it has become the fourth largest bank in Hong Kong after Hang Seng Bank, which means it has surpassed the Bank of East Asia.
The investment banking business is based on the acquisition of Barings Bank just over a year ago. This bank originally had its main business in Europe, the United States and Africa. After joining the Octopus Financial Group, it immediately developed vigorously in Asia, and its business grew rapidly.
The securities business is a securities company established by Octopus itself. This year, it spent 700 million to acquire Sun Hung Kai Securities and finance companies of the Fung King Hei family. Feng Yongxiang intended to develop in Australia, so he took the initiative to sell the Xiangjiang business to Lin Zuhui.
The insurance business has not developed much at present. There is only one small insurance company with an asset value of several hundred million.
Overall, a solid foundation has been laid.
Lin Zuhui said: "Bahrain Bank will now officially join the Octopus Financial Group and become one of the four major businesses. Octopus Bank will become a purely commercial bank and prepare to be listed at the end of the year or early next year..."
He talked about the group's general policy, and everyone listened attentively. Although this boss didn't care much about the financial group's affairs, it didn't mean that he was easy to mess with. On the contrary, the various systems of the financial group were very complete, and Lin Zuhui was good at '
Looking for trouble', so everyone is also 'Alexander'.
After Lin Zuhui finished speaking, all the senior executives joined the discussion one after another. He listened carefully to the opinions but rarely expressed opinions. After one meeting, Octopus Financial Group made a lot of progress.
He also knows that the development of Octopus Financial Group is limited. After all, without national backing, Octopus Bank can only be a regional bank. Of course, this does not mean that Octopus Bank will not go overseas. In fact, Octopus Bank has already conducted business in the mainland, the United States, and Southeast Asia.
, and even acquired a U.S. commercial bank and obtained a commercial banking license.
However, compared to the big banks in the United States, who will deposit money with you? In the United States, you dare not use high interest rates to absorb deposits, which may easily trigger the law. Therefore, you can only focus on the "Chinese brand" and absorb some
Just deposits and loans.
The best way for commercial banks to develop is to invest in foreign banks. For example, South Korea after the financial crisis, and mainland banks' IPOs.
Of course, Octopus Bank has a big advantage, that is, the proportion of ‘bad debts’ will be much lower than that of other businesses.
After the meeting, Lin Zuhui left behind Octopus Bank President Stanley Ho.
"From now on, there will be more scrutiny on loans, especially to increase the value of the collateral."
He Changhong was stunned, thinking that the boss would not raise it for no reason, so he asked tentatively: "The boss is worried about Jiuqi Xiangjiang's economy..."
Lin Zuhui waved his hand and said: "Don't talk nonsense! Just follow the instructions without leaving any trace. Especially for real estate loans, the proportion of mortgages must be increased."
Ho Changhong nodded, thinking about it, the boss is a representative figure of Xiangjiang, and he cannot be seen as neglecting Xiangjiang's economy.
"No problem, I will definitely pay attention to the scale!"
Lin Zuhui nodded. This is what he is saying now. In the second half of the year, he will intervene again and directly stop personal mortgage loans that exceed 70%, and will also tighten restrictions on real estate developers.
He doesn't need to worry about what others will see, because first of all, it is difficult to be discovered, and secondly, others won't believe him when he is crazy.