In early October, Lin Zuhui, accompanied by the Director-General of Education, went to the southwest region for inspection. The "difficult conditions" life along the way deeply touched Lin Zuhui, the world's richest man.
Coming to an alpine area in the Miao Autonomous County, he walked into a stone village among undulating mountains. Looking around, what appeared in front of him was a basin surrounded by mountains. The houses in the town were like the 'cage houses' of Xiangjiang River;
If there is another building in this cottage that Lin Zuhui can accept, it is the central primary school (including junior high school) he invested in and built.
This put Lin Zuhui's mind at ease. Over the years, he has donated at least 200 million RMB every year to the basic schools of primary and secondary schools in the southwestern region, and has achieved great results.
After the inspection, Lin Zuhui waved his hand, and the Lin Zuhui Family Foundation donated another 300 million RMB to the education field in southwest China.
After that, Lin Zuhui stepped up his work in the mainland business field.
Due to the impact of the financial crisis, the mainland's export trade has been greatly reduced, and the economic situation has also declined sharply. Therefore, the mainland has successively introduced various "housing reform" measures in the past year, intending to stimulate the economy through domestic sales.
New Era Group (China) is also preparing to acquire land on a large scale to develop real estate and commercial real estate at the same time; especially commercial real estate, it plans to build more "Central Plazas" and invest them in provincial capitals and cities with development prospects in the country.
The investment scale of New Era Group (China) in the Mainland this time is very large, because the parent company is about to cash out a large amount of funds from Europe and the United States, and it needs investment channels. Of course, even if the Mainland invests 20 billion RMB in funds, there is no problem in raising 100 billion RMB projects.
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In addition to investment in real estate, Times Shipping, a subsidiary of New Era Group, has also given the mainland shipbuilding industry a super cake, a ship order worth US$1 billion.
In March this year, Times Shipping caused a worldwide sensation when it spent US$1.7 billion to build ships. Later, mainland officials came to promote it. After half a year of inspection, Times Shipping determined that the technology and price factors were qualified.
This time the contract was officially signed.
Times Shipping has invested US$5 billion this year, which can be described as leaps and bounds in development. The investment in ships alone is as high as US$3 billion, and nearly US$2 billion has been spent on mergers and acquisitions.
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Monday, October 12th.
In the office of New Era Group, Lin Zuhui is using the computer.
The online world in Xiangjiang is almost entirely owned by Lin Zuhui. The portal websites use Yahoo (Hong Kong) and Sina, the Chinese version of Netflix, the social software uses icq, and the stock trading software uses Flush (produced by Netflix).
Games developed by The9.....etc.
At this time, he was considering monopolizing the online world in Xiangjiang, so he made a series of investments:
For example: Let Langham Hotel Group, a subsidiary of New Era Group, introduce American online travel 'prie', introduce buyer-led e-commerce services in Asia, and provide Internet travel services through the "price by you" pricing system. The time is ripe.
, then Langham Hotel Group took over prie.com and became its major shareholder.
For example: enter "online investment services" and expand online investment services throughout Asia, including Hong Kong, Mainland China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan and Indonesia; you can consider cooperating with New Era Group and Bahrain Bank, a
It is a large investment bank with telecommunications services, a large customer base, etc.
In short, from now on, his companies will enter the Internet field one after another.
Monopolizing Hong Kong people’s offline life and also monopolizing Hong Kong people’s online life is what the chaebols should do.
Soon, Lin Zuhui had made a decision and planned to start making arrangements soon.
"Dongdong"
"Come in"
Liang Zhenxun walked into Lin Zuhui's office and chose to sit on the sofa. Li Ke poured tea for him.
"The investment in European and American bank stocks can be gradually cleared within three months. The yen has appreciated recently, the strength of the US dollar is almost over, and the peak season of the banking industry is almost over." Lin Zuhui said relaxedly.
Very easy!
The U.S. dollar has fallen below 118 points against the yen. Barings Bank has made a profit of more than 400 million U.S. dollars in short selling the U.S. dollar/yen and is slowly clearing its positions.
Although Lin Zuhui knows many general trends and has accurate financial analysis, he has never been greedy. Because he knows that once he invests too much money, he will be like a living target, and European and American capital predators can make him lose all his money.
But if the amount of funds he invests is not large, it means that he can cover a large amount of positions, so even if the network cable is unplugged, he will be in an invincible position. What's more, a small amount of funds also means that the target is small, which is difficult for people to discover.
On the 7th of this month, the U.S. dollar fell sharply against the Japanese yen by about 7% in one day. Investors who "buy" did not know how much they would lose. The occurrence of such an incident made Lin Zuhui even more cautious.
Liang Zhenxun nodded excitedly and said: "We hold 1.52% of Citibank shares, which alone are expected to be able to cash out 3 billion U.S. dollars; and London bank stocks are also expected to be cashed out at about 2.5 billion U.S. dollars. In this way
Come, the company's cash flow is expected to be nearly HK$60 billion by the end of the year!"
Lin Zuhui said calmly: "There will be more cash out of European and American stocks later, and a mere US$5.5 billion is nothing. It just so happens that shipping, real estate, and hotels all require large amounts of capital investment."
After the closing of these stocks, New Era Group still holds a 1.83% stake in Microsoft (which will be diluted when acquiring a company) worth approximately 36 billion, Vodafone shares worth HK$7 billion, and Sony shares worth HK$16 billion.
Liang Zhenxun nodded and admired his boss's calmness. Over the years, his boss had created hundreds of billions of funds for the group through securities investment. Such investment methods were one of the reasons for the rapid expansion of New Era Group.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At this time, the market value of New Era Group has entered the 500 billion club, accounting for about 16% of the market value of the Hong Kong stock market. It has already surpassed HSBC Bank and has become the name of Hong Kong.
the first listed company.
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The "Silicon Valley" Cyberport in Hong Kong held an opening ceremony, which brought together political and business celebrities and academic figures from home and abroad.
Cyberport is the cradle of Hong Kong's technology industry jointly invested by the Hong Kong government and New Era Group. Planning began in 1994. Currently, the office buildings and shopping malls are in use; the hotel part and the residential part are yet to be completed.
In the previous life, after the completion of the Hong Kong Cyberport, it coincided with the Internet bubble. The overseas technology companies that had been originally negotiated changed their minds, and only two technology companies settled in, making it a failed project.
But in this life, the situation is obviously very different, because many of the companies owned by Lin Zuhui meet the requirements of the "Cyberport". Therefore, Lin Zuhui moved them one after another into the Cyberport, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone. That is to say, the establishment of the "Cyberport"
basis, and save a lot of rent (price difference).
At the same time, Lin Zuhui's personal connections are so great that he personally recruits overseas and mainland companies to settle in, and everyone will naturally give him face.
The office building in Cyberport is 1.5 million square feet and can accommodate tens of thousands of people to work here. The rent is currently HK$15 per square foot per month. In other words, if it can be developed, it can create 10,000 jobs for Hong Kong, and it will still be
technology industry.
Because only companies and talents that meet the conditions of the Cyberport can move into the Cyberport. After all, the rent here is very cheap. The conditions are not high. For example, if a game studio comes to apply, it will be approved quickly. With this,
At the same time, it may also receive investment from Matrix Partners (Hong Kong).
On the opening day of the ‘Cyberport’, domestic and foreign dignitaries, the Hong Kong government, and celebrities came to attend the ceremony. In fact, everyone was also very curious, is Hong Kong suitable for the technology industry?
At eight o'clock in the morning, Lin Zuhui came to the scene in person to entertain the guests.
Participants this time include former U.S. dignitaries, mainland provincial-level officials, heads of the Hong Kong government and the Third Bureau, academic figures, university professors, the four major families in Hong Kong, the top ten wealthy families, the top ten candidate plutocrats, etc.
Lin Zuhui wants to announce in a high-profile manner that he is a technology tycoon and he wants to develop Hong Kong's technology industry!
Over the years, he has donated money to major universities to cultivate talents, opened technology companies, invested in technology industries at home and abroad, etc., which is enough for him to brag about now.
At the ceremony, Lin Zuhui was dressed in formal attire, elegant and calm, and greeted every distinguished guest.
"Mr. Bill Gates, thank you very much for coming!" Lin Zuhui said with a smile.
To be honest, he didn't have high hopes, but he still sent an invitation to Bill Gates. He didn't have any hope because the two were still competing for the Four Seasons Hotel.
Bill Gates said seriously: "I think Mr. Lin is a formidable opponent, so I must come and see Hong Kong's Cyberport."
He knows that Lin Zuhui is not only the boss of a venture capital company, but also a competitor. For example, he spent 400 million US dollars to buy a free hotmail email address, and icq developed a free email address built into icq, and people got used to it for a while.
icq email, because it is so convenient.
Today's icq valuation has exceeded 3 billion US dollars, and it will only take a few years to become an Internet giant. By then, if 'blog technology' is developed in advance and icq space is released, it will have a brighter future.
"I think cooperation is a better term, isn't it?"
"haha of course!"
After a brief chat, Lin Zuhui entertained the president of Xinshe, Dong Sheng and others.
Soon, Lin Zuhui walked onto the stage and came to the center to prepare for a speech.
At this time, hundreds of guests were sitting next to him, including many senior figures in the scientific and technological circles and academia.
"Dear distinguished guests and friends, I am very glad that you have come to the Hong Kong Cyberport to attend this opening ceremony... Many people say that Hong Kong is not suitable for the development of science and technology, and there is a popular saying in Hong Kong that 'hightech is just for you, and lowtech is for profit'
, I don’t see it that way, I think as long as we find our own positioning, Xiangjiang’s science and technology will definitely be able to take on important tasks in the world..."
"ICQ was developed by our local company Netflix Software. It currently has 50 million users in 21 countries around the world. Although its headquarters has been moved to the United States, it still provides more than 500 jobs for Hong Kong locals."
"The development trend of Xiangjiang's game industry is very good. "Resident Evil", "Pokémon" and "Age of Empires" are all world-class games, with sales exceeding 5 million. "Legend 1" is the world's first
This is a truly graphic online game... At present, there are more than a thousand people engaged in game development in Xiangjiang. We have global distribution channels, and I believe the prospects will get better and better."
Lin Zuhui's well-founded speech on the podium made the people in the audience very surprised and shocked, because they were somewhat optimistic about Cyberport. However, Lin Zuhui shattered their ideas with some reality.
Over 3,000 people from software and game companies owned by Lin Zuhui such as Netflix, The9, and Stone Intelligence have settled in Cyberport; as well as other software and game companies in Hong Kong, nearly a thousand people have come here to start businesses and develop.
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Well-known hardware companies such as Xiaomi Technology, Kingston, and Huawei have also settled in Cyberport; Xiaomi Technology, in particular, will set up a research and development center with thousands of people in Cyberport.
Although it cannot be fully rented (currently less than 50%, which is larger than the office space in the previous life), with the development of time, there is no problem that Cyberport will be fully rented within five years.
Lin Zuhui's speech was inspiring, especially local scholars and government officials in Hong Kong applauded frequently.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In the afternoon, Lin Zuhui and Bill Gates met alone.
"Mr. Lin, what do you think of this proposal if we cooperate to combine the Internet and television to fully develop online television in Asia?" Bill Gates said.
Lin Zuhui has experience in running satellite TV and TV stations, and Bill Gates is an Internet giant. This cooperation is indeed very tempting.
However, it is unrealistic!
"You want to enter the mainland market, right?" Lin Zuhui said directly.
"good!"
"Then this cooperation may not work! It's not that I don't want to cooperate with you, but I understand the mainland's policies better than you and they are unrealistic."
Bill Gates said without giving up: "I know your TV station can broadcast in the mainland, and you have a lot of connections in the mainland."
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "My TV station is restricted from broadcasting in the mainland (joining the cable system, special places such as the three coastal provinces and hotels across the country). This is already a policy consideration."
When Bill Gates saw this, he didn't force it, but he still had a choice in mind, and that was Li Zeju, who picked him up at the airport yesterday, because Li Zeju also ran a TV station.
Then, Bill Gates said: "Lin Sheng, let's cooperate on the Four Seasons Hotel. After all, no matter how good things are, they all have a price. What do you think?"
At this time, both parties have raised the price to a premium of 40%.
Lin Zuhui decisively agreed because he had already planned to withdraw. After all, a 40% premium would require US$2.15 billion, plus a debt of US$250 million, which would be a total price of US$2.4 billion.
It’s too expensive, and this is only the end of 1998!
"It's an honor for us to cooperate!"
"Haha, I think so too!"
Both of them agreed, that is, they would add Walid, and the three of them would jointly finance the privatization of the Four Seasons Hotel.
Finally, Bill Gates asked: "Mr. Lin, we really don't plan to sell icq, we are willing to offer 3 billion US dollars plus stocks!"
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "icq is already planning to go public, and I think it is not complete yet. Maybe in a few years, it will be worth 10 billion US dollars!"
Bill Gates' heart suddenly sank. He did not doubt Lin Zuhui's words because there was still a market in the mainland.
Of course, he didn't consider that icq still has many functions that haven't been released yet!
In fact, Lin Zuhui also knows that icq will never develop into the Penguin of its previous life because Americans do not like to use software similar to WeChat.
Americans like to use email. They have been taught to use email to submit homework, communicate, etc. since childhood. Everyone needs to send a large number of emails every day.
Moreover, competition in the United States is fierce, unlike Penguin which monopolizes the market.
The reason why icq is valuable at present is that the popularity of icq mailboxes is very high, coupled with the various functions of icq - voice, video, file transfer, as well as entertainment, convenience and other advantages.
But the market already has similar software developed by two giants, Microsoft and AOL, coming to compete.
To be honest, Bill Gates asked for $3 billion because he was a little "afraid" of Lin Zuhui, especially Lin Zuhui's ruthless vision and his investment in a large number of successful American Internet companies.
"Okay, then I'll wait a few more years!" Bill Gates finally said with a smile.
Lin Zuhui smiled back!
If icq is allowed to set up a 'blog twitter' subsidiary, will it become more valuable?
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Moreover, if it is listed in the United States, is there no need to rush to sell it?