The Boeing 747 private jet arrived at Paris International Airport. At this time, Sophie Marceau was saying goodbye to Lin Zuhui.
Because Lin Zuhui had to fly to London for business, he also had to pick up Li Jiaxin, Li Zi, Monica and their children in London to return to Hong Kong for the summer vacation.
"No way, Sophie, you are actually reluctant to let go!" Lin Zuhui hugged Sophie Marceau and joked.
Sophie's originally reluctant expression immediately calmed down, and then she said seriously: "I was just wondering if you were lying to me!"
“I didn’t lie to you even a word! Remember to contact me, otherwise I will take the initiative to contact you!”
"You are so busy!"
"No matter how busy you are, you will never forget your promise, don't worry!"
"Hmph, I don't need your promise!"
After saying that, Sophie Marceau showed a smile, then turned around and walked out of the plane.
...
In London, after a day of business.
Lin Zuhui picked up Li Jiaxin, Li Zi, Monica and their children, and started flying back to Hong Kong.
Although there is a saying that "father and son are in different boats", Lin Zuhui obviously does not have this trouble now.
Of course, he would never fly with Lin Wenjie (his eldest son), nor would he fly abroad with Wang Lingyin.
As for other children and concubines, they are not so particular. After all, he only needs to ensure the basic base.
But now, then again, his career is so big, even if something happens to him, there will be no problem for his children to be rich and prosperous for several generations.
A day's business trip in London was almost all about real estate, and the overall result made Lin Zuhui very happy.
The 12 million square feet of commercial properties in the first phase of Canary Wharf are all leased, with a vacancy rate of less than 1%; major customers include: HSBC, Citibank, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Lehman, JPMorgan and other international
The large institution has become a veritable European 'Wall Street'. The second phase of 4 million square feet of commercial properties is also under construction in an orderly manner. It is expected to be fully put into use in 2002. There is no problem in being fully occupied. After all, the business has already
Hatching successful.
The performance of commercial office buildings is gratifying, and shopping malls are also developing very well.
Amazon Shopping Center currently has eight shopping malls in the UK, six of which are competing with Westfield Shopping Center and obtained from British public funds; this means that Amazon Shopping Center has defeated Westfield Shopping Center in the UK.
shopping center.
At the same time, Lin Zuhui also received some information. Germany, the United Kingdom and other countries have successively launched global bidding for 3G broadband licenses. Li Chaoren has joined several consortiums to prepare for a big fight.
In this regard, Lin Zuhui said that if he doesn't want to play, he should let Li Chaoren play global 3G. This also means that Li Chaoren will lose hundreds of billions of Hong Kong dollars in ten years and will not be able to turn losses into profits until 2010.
As far as he knows, there will be another wave of Internet bubble bursting in the second half of the year, and the telecommunications industry will also plummet.
For his telecommunications industry, he wants to use Hong Kong Telecom to successfully acquire Australia's second largest telecommunications company;
In this way, Hong Kong Telecom completed its overseas expansion and made a regional breakthrough.
On the plane, the family was talking and laughing, and Lin Zuhui also interacted with the children. The children liked their irresponsible father very much.
As his children, they have naturally been flying on private jets since they were young. Although the family office is managing it, they are not unfamiliar with private jets at all.
In addition to his Boeing 747, Lin Zuhui's family office also manages three private jets, but they are all brands such as Gulfstream and Bombardier.
"When will you introduce Sophie to me?" Monica found an opportunity and quietly said to Lin Zuhui.
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "You don't need to test me, she is just a passerby of mine and will not join you! But, Monica, I really thank you!"
Monica happily hugged Lin Zuhui, leaned closer and said, "Then today you finally belong to me!"
Lin Zuhui put his arms around Monica's charming waist, feeling the charm that was completely different from Sophie's. Naturally, he was fascinated by her. He seemed to remember that the two women had collaborated in their previous life. The photo made the man yearn for it.
"No problem! But Monica, why would you help me?"
Monica smiled brightly and said, "I'm playing hard to get!"
Good guy, this woman is now a Chinese expert, and she even knows idioms.
"This is what we call capture!"
What a BIG! This is what you call a woman!
"What about verticality?"
"Stop your horse and hire...see the moves."
.......
In early July, 22 legal persons including the Japanese Sogo Group (the parent company of Sogo Department Store) applied for the Civil Rehabilitation Law (the first case after the passage of the law) and officially declared bankruptcy. Their liabilities amounted to 1.87 trillion yen. On the same day, the Tama branch
Applications for special liquidation began, and more than half of the branches began to close.
When the news reached Hong Kong, there was an uproar.
Since 1997, Japan's Yaohan Department Store and Jiuguang Department Store have gone bankrupt one after another. The Japanese department stores that dominated the world in the early years have begun to go into ruin; and now the collapse of Sogo Department Store has completely confirmed this.
You must know that in the 1970s and 1980s, Japanese-owned department stores defeated the old Hong Kong department stores such as Wing On and Luanhualiushui, while Chinese-owned department stores had to sell themselves out to avoid disaster.
Now, under the impact of shopping malls, traditional department stores also seem to be doomed.
However, Sogo Department Store in Xiangjiang has a different performance. It is located in the core area of Causeway Bay. It owns Sogo Department Store with a property area of 350,000 square feet and a value of more than 3 billion Hong Kong dollars. At the same time, Sogo Department Store in Xiangjiang has experienced a financial crisis.
, in 1999, both turnover and net profit began to grow, and the performance was outstanding.
Therefore, the parent company of Sogo Department Store has closed down and started the regeneration process. So Sogo Department Store in Xiangjiang cannot be alone. It may also sell itself to pay off debts. Therefore, some chaebols in Xiangjiang also want to get involved.
New Era Group.
"boss"
"Well, sit down!"
Lin Zuhui pointed to the sofa and asked He Yonghang, the head of retail business of New Era Group, to sit down.
"Well, I want you to set up a department store department!"
He Yonghang reacted immediately and asked: "Does the boss mean to win over Sogo Department Store in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong?"
Lin Zuhui nodded. The retail department of New Era Group - Times Retail, currently has two brands - supermarket Yonghui Supermarket and convenience store Xishiduo. The development of these two brands is pretty good, and Land and Hutchison Retail, in
Xiangjiang forms three parts of the world.
At the same time, these two brands have successfully entered the mainland for many years and occupy a place in the mainland's retail field.
This is due to Lin Zuhui’s understanding of supermarkets and convenience stores in the mainland. From a customer’s perspective, Lin Zuhui knows very well what supermarkets and convenience stores the mainland needs. Therefore, Yonghui Supermarket and Xishiduo have become foreign-invested companies in the mainland.
A leader in retail.
Of course, limited by the speed of liberalization of the mainland's retail market, the scale is not particularly large; currently, Yonghui Supermarket has a total of seven supermarkets and 100 convenience stores in Guangdong Province and Shanghai.
On the contrary, Li Chaoren's PARKnSHOP supermarket in mainland China can only be said to have average development.
We are about to enter the WTO, and the retail market is becoming more and more open. Lin Zuhui also began to pay attention to this business.
In the past, he felt that retailing didn't make much money, so it didn't matter to him. But now, he needs influence in the retail market, and his food and beverage needs to control the end market.
Therefore, Times Retail will continue to exert its strength.
He Yonghang said: "Okay, it's not a big problem. Times Retail now has a lot of talents, and they are no strangers to the department store industry. Besides, Sogo Department Store has launched a regeneration process, which means retaining the brand..."
What he said is right. Even if Sogo Department Store in Hong Kong is to be sold, it is not something you can just take if you want.
Although there is no need for New Era Group to take over Sogo Department Store, including the property, after all, it is a big business, and small interests are not worth a big fight.
However, he wanted to get this wealth for Li Jiaxin and Li Zi.
Although these two women will also hold certain U.S. stocks in the future, they must also have some real industries.
However, neither of the two women are good at business, so they would definitely not be at ease if they were given the department store business.
Moreover, based on Lin Zuhui's understanding, if Sogo Department Store were to sell itself, the Japanese headquarters would never want to just sell the Sogo Building, but would want to retain the department store business.
Therefore, if a company participating in the negotiation expresses that it only wants to purchase the building, it is impossible.
Japan's corporate regeneration law means that stores can be 'regenerated', even if the management rights are handed over, but the signboard of Sogo Department Store is still the Japanese headquarters; in this way, they can charge management fees and export Japanese products.
goods.
In this way, even if someone offers a higher price and wants to buy the property separately, Japan will not agree to it.
"After you have established this department, tell me that because New Era Group is just a partner this time, this industry is what my girlfriend wants. When the time comes, the two parties will jointly win the Sogo Department Store in Hong Kong. After winning, strive for
Then we will open a branch in Kowloon and Tsuen Wan, as well as branches in the mainland, and at the same time look for opportunities to go public."
He Yonghang's face remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "Okay, I will definitely deploy elite troops and strong generals to launch this department store business."
That is to say, the boss may not personally handle projects worth billions to tens of billions; now, a project worth only 3 to 4 billion has to be arranged personally.
Naturally, He Yonghang doesn't care about his boss's affairs, he just needs to complete the tasks for his boss.
The boss’s idea is very simple. New Era Group is a joint venture with his girlfriend, and Times Retail is involved in the management. As for whether it will go public in the future and whether to withdraw from the company, it is all the boss’s decision.
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Causeway Bay, Sogo Department Store.
The place is crowded with people. At its peak, there were 70,000 to 80,000 people a day, which shows its prosperity.
Sogo Department Store in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong opened on May 31, 1985. It was located in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, with an area of 120,000 square feet at the time. In 1993, it was built next door, doubling the area, and named it Jumbo Sogo. After the expansion, it became the largest in Hong Kong.
department store; in November 1996, Sogo opened Beaute@Sogo on Tung Point Road opposite; in July 1997, it opened the basement of the adjacent Kimberly Shopping Center and connected it to the basement of Sogo to open a supermarket Supermart.
The step-by-step expansion of territory also shows that Sogo Department Store's business is getting better and better.
Lin Zuhui took Li Jiaxin to Sogo Department Store. He was wearing casual clothes. Although he was easily recognized, it was still somewhat concealed.
Seeing the crowds of people at the door, Lin Zuhui couldn't help but sigh at the prosperity of Causeway Bay, the world's number one retail street.
Of course, he owns a lot of properties in Causeway Bay, including Royal Fort Building, Grand Central, World Trade Center Building, and Excelsior Shopping Mall, all of which are famous retail hubs.
Looking up at the Sogo Building, an idea instantly came to his mind:
As far as he knows, the Sogo Building has 19 floors, so the office building above 11 floors can be transformed into a shopping mall again to expand the retail area in one fell swoop.
The rent of shops is definitely more expensive than that of office buildings. In addition, Xiangjiang already has the 17-story shopping mall in Times Square as a precedent, so it is obviously very suitable for renovation.
Originally, Li Jiaxin's THE ONE and the New Era Group's Royal Fort Building were planning to build high-rise shopping malls; THE ONE's 26-story shopping mall is the tallest shopping mall in Hong Kong; the 17-story Royal Fort shopping mall was renovated.
It is expected to open in 2004.
Now, in addition to this Sogo Building (it is not yet certain that it can be purchased), it can also be transformed into a 19-story (including basement) shopping mall (the transformation will not affect the existing retail part).
"Brother Hui, why did you bring me here? I still like the International Financial Center. After all, it belongs to our family!" Li Jiaxin said this, but her expression was very happy. After all, Lin Zuhui came to accompany her shopping in person.
glory.
Lin Zuhui pointed at Sogo Building and said with a smile: "How about I buy him and give it to you?"
Li Jiaxin's eyes changed from surprise to ecstasy, then she hung on Lin Zuhui and said coquettishly: "Wow, Brother Hui, you are so good to me!"
It's one thing that she likes properties, but more importantly, she knows that there are some properties that even if she has money, she doesn't have the channels to buy them or the ability to operate them.
Just like the redevelopment of THE ONE shopping mall in Tung Ying Building, if there was no Hui Ge, the most she could do was buy it and collect rent; she even had no channel to buy it.
And this SOGO department store is very famous in Hong Kong. It is a popular retail store in Causeway Bay and Times Square. She is not too happy if she is not excited.
"Be careful, this is outside!" Lin Zuhui said with a smile.
"Ah...ok. Brother Hui, I'm so happy..."
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "Don't be too happy, this project still needs competition. But don't worry, I have asked Times Retail to set up a department store department, and we will cooperate with you when the time comes. You and Li Zi each have 30% of the equity, Times Retail
Accounting for 40%, and you have to pay for it yourself."
Li Jiaxin nodded quickly and said: "Brother Hui says whatever he says, and I will listen to you!" She didn't care about sharing it with Li Zi, and she knew that no one in Xiangjiang knew Li Zi, so Hong Kong people would not think it was her by then.
After all, she is a famous lady of the Lin family.
Lin Zuhui added: "But don't worry about the small number of shares. In the future, we will develop Tsim Sha Tsui, Tsuen Wan, and even Sogo department stores in the mainland. We will also go public in the future, so this industry will be worth tens of billions."
Li Jiaxin smiled like a flower and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. Brother Hui promised to make her a billionaire. At present, she only has more than 10 billion, which is still far away.
She comforted herself in her heart: "It's not that I'm greedy for money, but I have two sons, so there's nothing wrong with fighting for it."
As everyone knows, if she wants to become a billionaire, she has to invest in U.S. stocks, which is the easiest thing to do. Of course, this will happen later.
When the two of them walked into Sogo Department Store, they felt as if they were walking into their own property, and they couldn't help but be very excited about shopping.
Although Sogo Department Store is a Japanese-owned department store and has many Japanese brands, it also has a full range of luxury goods and international cosmetics brands.
Naturally, the two of them had to do some shopping. During this period, many people recognized Lin Zuhui and Li Jiaxin, and many people said hello, but it was innocuous.