Lin Zuhui was looking at the plans for the ‘International Financial Center’ and seemed to be in a very good mood.
The International Financial Center is divided into four phases:
The first phase is the "shopping mall part" with an area of 860,000 square feet. It will be put into use at the end of 1998. This shopping mall is connected with the Airport Central Station and is also connected with the other three phases of the project. It is a four-dimensional
Large and well-connected buildings.
The second phase is the ‘International Financial Center Phase 1 Building’, a 52-story, first-class Grade A office building with an area of 880,000 square feet. It will be completed at the beginning of the millennium and put into use.
The third phase is the 'International Financial Center Phase 2 Building (Freedom Tower)', which is 88 stories high, plus a 126-meter observation tower, with a height of 535 meters. It is the tallest building in the world, with a property area of 1.86 million square feet.
It will be completed in 2002; after completion, it will serve as the headquarters of New Era Group and the office location of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
The fourth phase is the 'hotel tower', which can provide 1.28 million square feet of hotel area and serviced residential apartments and will be put into use by the end of 2003.
The overall rendering of the 'International Financial Center' gives people a sense of technology, the future, and luxury. The total cost is about more than 23 billion Hong Kong dollars, making it a veritable money-burning war; the total investment is 46 billion Hong Kong dollars, 10% more than in the previous life.
cost.
Originally, the government planned for the second phase of the International Building project to be two buildings, but it was Lin Zuhui who insisted on merging them into one building to build the tallest building in the world, which is beneficial to Hong Kong's tourism economy.
Thanks to Lam Cho-fai's personal connections, even though the Legislative Council members did not agree directly, they still brought the ball to the "District Council". In this way, Lam Cho-fai made even more use of his personal connections. He invited the Central District councilors to the hotel to discuss the matter.
It was passed, but the district councilors proposed to set up a "tourist area" to make up for the loss of being higher than Victoria Peak.
Of course, Lin Zuhui immediately agreed, but in fact, the "tourist area" was not stipulated in the document signed by the Lands Department, which was just a side ball. If there is no express provision in the document, then it does not need to be implemented.
Of course, Lin Zuhui still set up a "tourist area", but whether it will be opened in the future is another matter; this "opening" issue must be considered based on the actual situation, especially safety issues.
After reading the drawings, Lin Zuhui leaned on his chair with a smile on his face.
With the putting into use of "Tsuen Wan Plaza" and "Hollywood Plaza", New Era Group's rental area has greatly increased; of course, it is also currently selling some small and medium-sized rental properties.
But overall, rental properties have been strengthened!
"Dongdong"
"Come in"
Chen Xiaofen walked in with a smile on her face. She was in her early forties. She was much more pleasing to the eye than the slender Hong Xiaolian. It was difficult to compare her ability, but Chen Xiaofen was definitely qualified to take on the role of a giant group with a market value of 400 billion Hong Kong dollars.
director.
Hong Xiaolian's ability is that of a "sharp" type of high-level executive who has climbed up from the bottom, and his words are more or less "wild". In the real estate competition between Changshi and Henderson last year, Hong Xiaolian openly claimed that "Cheung Kong's real estate is better than Henderson's"
, this is obviously very inappropriate and cannot be mentioned by name, because this is the behavior of a 'shrew'.
And Chen Xiaofen went to college. Although she climbed up from the bottom, she is less gangster and more intellectual. But don't think that others are not suitable for sales. On the contrary, Chen Xiaofen was a sales champion back then, and she speaks politely and politely.
, very convincing.
Of course, the three carriages of the New Era Group are already Chen Bin, Liang Zhenxun, and Yuan Tianfan. The three have been promoted to global management talents. The three have great power, because Lin Zuhui almost grasps the big and lets go of the small. More
It is a spiritual symbol.
"Boss, Causeway Bay's Excelsior Shopping Mall has been sold to Great Eagle Group for HK$2.12 billion."
Lin Zuhui smiled when he heard this and said: "It seems to be quite popular!"
Chen Xiaofen said: "Well, almost as soon as the news was released, many consortiums came to negotiate, and the deal can be finalized in almost a week or two!"
There are many "taken advantage of" people, and almost no one predicted the danger coming. In his previous life, including Li Chaoren, all suffered huge losses in the financial crisis (securities investment, real estate investment), not to mention Lin Jianyue spent a sky-high price of 6 billion (a premium of nearly double)
I bought the Furama Hotel.
"Are there any large real estate companies selling properties with a similar style to ours?"
"Yes, Hang Lung sold properties worth more than 1 billion at the end of last year, and it seems they are still on sale!"
Lin Zuhui's first thought was that it was this company. You know, Hang Lung suffered a lot of losses during the July 3 stock market crash and the August 2 crash, and almost went bankrupt.
It seems that Henglong has learned how to learn from mistakes.
In fact, large real estate companies such as Cheung Kong and Sun Hung Kai misjudged the situation; it’s just that their cash flow was sufficient and their debt ratio was not high, so they could completely survive the trough, and they could even buy dips in the trough. Of course, they must have suffered losses before
Not cheap.
Chen Xiaofen briefly reported a few words and left Lin Zuhui's office. Generally speaking, the boss was not meticulous about the real estate in Xiangjiang. If these matters were not assigned by the boss, she would not disturb the boss, a busy man.
"Dongdong"
"Come in"
Yuan Tianfan walked in and sat on the sofa respectfully.
"Boss, the privatization auction of Brazil's Danshui River Valley will be held in May, and we have been invited!"
Lin Zuhui nodded happily and said: "Good news, I have been investing in Brazil for two years, and I have finally established a good relationship with the government."
Yuan Tianfan smiled and said: "Last time, boss, you met with their president, our relationship with the Brazilian government was already very strong!"
At the beginning of 1995, New Era Group listed Brazil as an investment market, opened a five-star hotel in Sao Paulo, the Langham Hotel, acquired retail industry assets, and later participated in the Brazilian privatization company's shares, etc., and made successive investments.
Hundreds of millions of dollars.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Of course, the most important thing is that Lin Zuhui, the "world's richest man", is no joke to be the guest of presidents of various countries.
Since 1993, Lin Zuhui has become the world's richest man. This year (1997) he will still be the world's richest man, and Bill Gates cannot surpass him.
For example, the market value of New Era Group is 400 billion, so Lin Zuhui has a net worth of 200 billion. Adding the market value of other listed companies, Lin Zuhui's net worth is about 300 billion Hong Kong dollars, which is more than 30 billion US dollars converted into US dollars. Bill Gates has a net worth of 20 billion.
The US dollars haven’t arrived yet!
In fact, because Lin Zuhui’s shareholding ratio is so high, his net worth is really terrible!
Lin Zuhui said: "I will personally attend the auction in May and strive to win 5% to 10% of the shares."
Yuan Tianfan nodded and said: "Okay, I will remind you when the time comes! The boss is very optimistic about the iron ore industry?"
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "I am optimistic about the long term. I am betting that the demand for iron ore in the domestic subway will explode in the 21st century, so you can inspect the iron ore projects in Brazil and Australia, and then leave it to me to discuss!"
Yuan Tianfan is specifically responsible for the overseas business expansion and acquisitions of New Era Group, so he can rest assured that Lin Zuhui is the one to hand it over.
"no problem!"
Then, Lin Zuhui thought for a while and said: "By the way, your main tasks to reorganize Hong Kong's shipping industry are: first, sell some old ships as soon as possible to reduce the tonnage; second, formulate a new plan based on the world giant Maersk
Xiangjiang Shipping's strategy to develop into a world transportation giant must include all aspects of development including sea, land and air transportation, logistics, and procurement."
Yuan Tianfan was stunned and said: "Reduce the number of ships first?"
Lin Zuhui nodded and said straightforwardly: "This is called breaking and then building. First streamline the team, and then take opportunities to develop and grow. In short, let's sit down the plan first and then talk about it. In the future, we will be the world's transportation giant, but we must understand cyclicality.
avoid lost."
When it comes to cyclicality, Yuan Tianfan understands what the boss is worried about, and of course he won't talk nonsense; but when he is with the boss, he still understands what the boss is planning.
"No problem, I will definitely organize a team to formulate a big development plan for Xiangjiang Shipping to 'break and build again'. By the way, do you want to change the name?"
"Era Shipping"
"OK!"
After formulating a plan, Times Shipping began to use mergers and acquisitions in 1999 to quickly become a world shipping giant. Mergers and acquisitions are the fastest way to grow. Not only can you buy the original company's ships, but you can also buy the original company's business.
Channels, etc., are valuable assets.
[To be honest, I have been using the Huanyuan app recently to read and catch up on new books. It can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds, huanyuanapp. It can be used on both Android and Apple.]
There is a logistics giant in Hong Kong, Li & Fung Group, which has become Lin Zuhui's target. After the financial crisis, he began to acquire it, and of course it was a friendly acquisition as much as possible.
The four major industries of real estate and hotels, beverages and food, transportation and logistics, and telecommunications will become the pillar industries of New Era Group. Other industries such as retail and pharmaceuticals will also slowly develop.
Yuan Tianfan left Lin Zuhui's office excitedly. He likes to follow his ambitious boss. New Era Group is the world's largest commercial real estate company, which is already globally recognized. But now, the boss is developing in other directions, which makes him feel
Very excited and motivated.
The last one was Liang Zhenxun who came to Lin Zuhui's office.
"Boss, gold fell to US$345 per ounce, and we made a profit of US$550 million!"
"Never mind it, I don't think $300 an ounce is a problem!"
Liang Zhenxun was a little surprised. The boss must be too confident!
"Okay! The US stock market value we hold is currently 3.2 billion US dollars (25.5 billion Hong Kong dollars), the British stock market value is 21 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the Japanese stock market value is 12 billion Hong Kong dollars..."
Investment after investment, the market value of New Era Group’s financial investments has reached nearly HK$70 billion!
"Keep holding it and ignore it!"
"Okay, I remember it!"
Then, some expenditure items were reported, undoubtedly directed towards Europe and the United States, with hotels and shopping malls being the most common.
Of course, hotels and shopping malls can also provide a large amount of net profit every year. Although it is not enough for annual expenditure, as more investment is made, the net profit will become larger and larger.
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In the large private room of the Grand Hyatt Hotel, the Hong Kong ‘Tomorrow Will Be Better’ Foundation held a party, and Lin Zuhui, as one of its members, naturally attended.
The purpose of establishing the "Tomorrow Will Be Better" fund is to deal with the public opinion that "Hong Kong is dead" that has been circulating in Hong Kong since 1995. Because the British are unwilling to withdraw from Hong Kong, the British and their followers have been badmouthing the economy of Hong Kong.
As the base camp of many rich people, Hong Kong does not want Hong Kong to be unable to make money. After all, everyone is based in Hong Kong. Therefore, 20 rich people each contributed HK$5 million to establish a "Tomorrow will be better" fund.
Aimed at promoting the economic development of Hong Kong.
This foundation has great influence, especially because it was established in response to the call of Lu Ping, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office. After its establishment, it received the highest reception in the capital.
Zheng Jiachun is the chairman of the board of directors, while Lin Zuhui has refused all positions and is just a member of the board of directors.
"Let's take a photo together!" Hong Kong Affairs Consultant Fang Huangjiwen (female) suggested.
"Okay" everyone started to prepare.
There is an interesting thing here, that is, there are 11 seats in the front row. Lin Zuhui thought that he was very young and there was no need to sit, so he and Zheng Jiachun stood in the back.
Now it's better, everyone who dared to sit down began to invite Lin Zuhui to sit in the middle seat.
Lin Zuhui felt modest again and reluctantly sat in the middle, but not in the middle.
In fact, this situation has been like this since the early 1990s. No matter where Lin Zuhui is, his age is no longer a problem for him. Wherever his status is, it is the center point wherever he goes.
After taking photos, everyone chatted about everything about the foundation, and the more important thing was the economy of Hong Kong.
Taking advantage of the gap, Li Chaoren came to Lin Zuhui and said, "Lin Sheng, will we sit down together later to discuss the listing of Orange Company?"
Lin Zuhui smiled and said: "No problem, it's almost time!"
It turned out that the two companies merged their European telecommunications businesses to avoid falling into malicious competition; after the merger, the telecommunications company continued to use the Orange subsidiary, and its business development has been rapid, becoming the second largest mobile communications provider in the UK, second only to Vodafone.
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However, last year, Hutchison Whampoa wanted to list its orange subsidiary and cash out part of the funds; but Lin Zuhui refused, on the grounds that it would be more beneficial to the company to go public one year later.
This is also true. Within one year, the number of customers of Orange Company increased by more than 30%.
If it goes public now, there is no problem in cashing out HKD 6 to 8 billion, and the two companies can almost recoup their costs. At the same time, Juji Company can also participate in license bidding in other European countries.
Li Chaoren said: "Mr. Lin's timing is really admirable!"
Lin Zuhui smiled and said: "There, there, Li Chaoren is the same!"
When everyone saw that Lin Zuhui and Li Chaoren were chatting and laughing, and that they were cooperating, they were a little surprised. After all, the competition between the two was very fierce.
Last year alone, there were competitions for many major projects, such as the River Terminal and No. 9 Kwai Chung Pier; this month, the two sides also engaged in a fierce battle over the new airport franchise store, with each side having its own winner or loser.
In terms of airport franchise stores, Lin Zuhui has many retail brands in demand, and so does Li Chaoren. As a result, the two companies each won the franchise rights of nearly ten stores, accounting for 60 to 70% of the quota. Other consortiums and overseas consortiums complained endlessly.
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The reason why Lin Zuhui is like this is naturally because he is also a giant in clothing, jewelry, beauty, and retail. Naturally, he is in great need of airport specialty stores.
For example, in the field of cosmetics, due to the emergence of Chando, it has had a huge impact on Watsons. Chando is not only involved in the field of beauty and cosmetics, but also in the retail field. It will also usher in great development in the future. After all, 'Hong Kong culture revitalizes Hong Kong'
It was Lin Zuhui who proposed it, so he himself naturally wanted to eat well.