Lin Zuhui’s private plane took off from Xiangjiang and arrived at Seoul International Airport.
Afterwards, he took a motorcade at the Seoul Hilton Hotel and checked into the hotel.
Both the management and ownership rights of this hotel belong to Lin Zuhui's company; the management rights belong to Hilton Group, and the ownership belongs to Langham Hotel Group, which also opened a Ritz-Carlton hotel in Seoul.
It can be said that Lin Zuhui has his own five-star hotel in any important city in the world, and he can be called the "World Hotel Emperor".
Hilton Hotel Group is the largest hotel group in the world; and Langham Hotel Group should be the most asset-heavy hotel group in the world.
For example, Langham Hotels purchased the ownership of this Hilton hotel for over 200 million U.S. dollars. Hotels like this are asset-heavy. Langham Hotel Group buys 5 to 10 buildings a year, and almost every transaction is made in Shanghai.
Billions of dollars, even hundreds of millions of dollars.
In fact, this is equivalent to property speculation. Assuming that the ownership of several buildings is sold by the end of 2007, it can also bring very high profits to Langting Group.
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The next day, Lin Zuhui attended the launching ceremony of the first new ship delivered by Hyundai Heavy Industries to "Times Shipping".
Times Shipping has ordered various ships of several million tons from Hyundai Heavy Industries, and Lin Zuhui was honored to attend the launching ceremony of the first ship.
evening.
Lin Zuhui was invited to attend the dinner, which was hosted by Zheng Mongjun of Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea and specially hosted for him.
As their largest customer, Lin Zuhui was of course a VIP and received the warmest reception. Although South Korea's shipbuilding industry has surpassed Japan in recent years and there is no shortage of orders, for big customers like Lin Zuhui, they are always
A grand reception.
"Mr. Lin, we are honored to welcome you to the dinner!" Zheng Meng took the lead and came forward.
He is the controller of Hyundai Heavy Industries, and Times Shipping's orders from Hyundai Heavy Industries account for 80% of orders placed in South Korea; and Times Shipping's orders in South Korea as a whole account for about 80% of South Korea's annual production.
Zheng Mengxian also hurriedly came up to greet him, not lagging behind and said: "Mr. Lin, I'm glad you came to the dinner. You've worked hard today!"
At this time, Hyundai Motor had become independent from Hyundai Group. The controller of Hyundai Motor, Zheng Mong-koo, was a great talent. Even before his father Zheng Juyong died, he directly separated Hyundai Motor & Kia Group, together with ten subsidiaries.
As for Chung Mong-joon's Hyundai Heavy Industries and its subsidiaries, although he has ideas, he has not yet taken action. If Chung Joo-young returns to the West, he may immediately follow the example of his second brother Chung Mong-koo and separate Hyundai Heavy Industries and its subsidiaries.
From then on, the modern group dispute of "three companies divided into promotions" began.
The battles between brothers, uncles and daughters-in-law, brother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and palace battles are the most beautiful scenery of Bangzi Kingdom.
In fact, during the era of Chung Ju-yong, Hyundai Group was the boss in South Korea, and Samsung was just the younger brother.
Lin Zuhui first shook hands with Zheng Mongzhun, and then quickly shook hands with Zheng Mongxian. He said with a smile: "Every time I come to Korea, I will trouble you!"
Zheng Mengzhun said with a smile: "How can this be troublesome? For a distinguished guest like Mr. Lin, it is our honor to associate with you!"
After a moment of modesty, everyone took their seats. Lin Zuhui was leading the group of executives from Times Shipping.
It can be seen that the relationship between Zheng Mongjun and Zheng Mongxian is not very good, but Zheng Mongxian is still the chairman of the board of directors of Hyundai Group, the parent company of Hyundai Heavy Industries, and Lin Zuhui has the best relationship with him, so it is impossible for him to be absent from such things.
Even if it was a daytime bathing ceremony, Zheng Mengxian also participated. This made it rare for the two brothers, who have never been very harmonious, to meet twice today.
Zheng Mongzhun still took charge of the banquet. Zheng Mongxian was not good at words and was an 'honest person'.
"Mr. Lin, thank you for your continued support to the Korean shipbuilding industry. You can rest assured that we will complete your ship on time and with high quality."
Lin Zuhui said: "South Korea's shipbuilding prices are advantageous, and I believe in Hyundai Heavy Industries' technology and quality. You are my most trusted partner."
What he said was true, but it moved everyone.
During this period, Zheng Mengzhun asked tentatively: "Does Mr. Lin still need to place an order when he comes to Korea this time?"
Although Hyundai Heavy Industries' orders were scheduled until 2003, he knew that this person had no time requirements, and on the contrary, he was particularly relaxed about the time.
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "I haven't thought about this problem yet, but if I need it, I will definitely come to you!"
There will definitely be some orders, but he doesn't want to hand them over so quickly, and it's also done by his subordinates. How can he participate? It's just an order.
Seeing that Lin Zuhui did not deny it, Zheng Mengzhun immediately became excited. A long-term customer is very important, and Times Shipping is the third largest container shipping company in the world and a large oil and gas shipping company. It can be called a high-quality and potential customer.
"I would like to ask, I wonder which hotel Mr. Lin is staying at tonight?"
“Hilton Hotel”
Lin Zuhui said it casually. He still didn't believe that Zheng Meng had any malicious thoughts. After all, he was in his hotel.
Zheng Mengzhun smiled and nodded!
Next, everyone exchanged glasses and drank and chatted.
After the banquet, Lin Zuhui was about to return to the hotel when Zheng Mengxian followed him.
"Mr. Lin, if you are free tomorrow, can I invite you to talk about some official business?"
Lin Zuhui smiled and hugged Zheng Mengxian and said: "Brother Mengxian, I must have some difficulty judging your face. It doesn't matter, you are my only friend in Korea. How about we go to the Hilton Hotel to have tea and chat by the way?"
Zheng Mengxian was surprised at first, because the word "observation, difficult" appeared, which just confirmed the fact; then he was flattered, after all, being regarded as a friend by such a business legend who was as good as his father, and he was immediately moved.
"Okay, I'm sorry to bother you!"
"Take my car!"
In the car, Zheng Mengxian couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Lin, I'm very happy to be friends with you, but I think your behavior towards Meng Zhun is very commercial. After all, he is your partner. Why are you more willing to make friends with me?"
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Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "He has the potential of Z Ke. I don't like to be a real good friend with Z Ke. You are different. I believe that a person who is extremely filial to his father must be a good person, and it is natural to be a friend."
Okay. So, am I right?”
Zheng Mengxian said movedly: "I am very happy to be friends with Mr. Lin. I will definitely do no harm to my friends."
"Ha ha"
In fact, the two have been in contact several times, so they are familiar with each other. In the past two years, Xiaomi Technology was still in the hands of Hyundai Electronics and purchased an LCD display production line, and Zheng Mengxian contributed a lot.
And Lin Zuhui wanted to win over Zheng Mengxian at this time, hoping to have a reliable ally in South Korea. Although Lin Zuhui knew that in two years' time, this man would be in endless trouble, and might even jump to end his life, but Lin Zuhui just liked to be with this kind of fool.
Make friends with "filial piety" and "cowardly" people.
The two came to the Hilton Hotel and had tea in Lin Zuhui's presidential suite.
"Brother, let's talk. Business matters need to be settled. There's no harm in discussing it now!" Lin Zuhui took a sip of tea and said.
Zheng Mengxian nodded. He now had the feeling that "a scholar will die for his confidant". This legendary businessman is indeed charming.
"Well, I know that Times Shipping is investing heavily in shipping and terminals. Times Shipping and Hyundai Shipping have also cooperated in the second phase of Gwangyang Port. Therefore, Hyundai Shipping wants to sell three container terminals, two of which are located in Zichengdae of Busan Port.
and Kanman, an interest located in the first phase of Gwangyang Port.”
Lin Zuhui nodded and did not rush to agree, but said: "Brother, your life is not easy! Although you are your father's favorite child, now your second brother has separated from Hyundai, and your sixth brother is planning to separate
If we take Hyundai Heavy Industries and leave the remaining Hyundai Merchant Marine, Hyundai Electronics, Hyundai Elevators, etc., the situation should not be very fast, right?"
At this time, Zheng Mengxian was not prepared. On the contrary, he immediately expressed his bitterness as if he had found a close friend.
Lin Zuhui quickly learned about the situation of Hyundai Group, but he believed that it was even worse than what Zheng Mengxian said. After all, Zheng Mengxian would not tell him the real situation no matter how stupid he was.
"Brother, there's something you don't know whether to say or not?"
"Brother, tell me, I'm all ears!"
Lin Zuhui nodded and said: "I am not very optimistic about the prospects of the Mount Kumgang tourist area. It will not meet your expectations and may even cause a lot of losses. The reason why I say this is because the two of you have been fighting for many years. Now,
Asking South Korean people to drive 40 kilometers to travel to Mount Kumgang makes everyone somewhat uneasy. At the same time, if the worst happens to your father's health, North Korea-South Korea relations will fall into a trough, so the trip to Mount Kumgang is even lower than expected.
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I thought Zheng Mengxian would refute, but I didn't expect him to listen. After a long time, he said: "King Kong Mountain is my father's wish. Even if I know that there are tigers in the mountain, I still want to go there. My brother's analysis is very reasonable, but there is still another problem in this project.
It will be operational in more than a year, and there is no turning back. Because of this, Hyundai Shipping plans to sell some assets to support the development of Mount Kumgang tourism."
Hyundai Shipping holds 40% of Kumgang Mountain, and Kumgang Mountain Tourism is a listed company.
To be honest, if it were not for such a shareholding structure, he would still want to invest in Hyundai Shipping. However, it is obvious that when Mount Kumgang tourism falls far short of expectations and incurs a large loss, Hyundai Shipping will probably plummet. It will not be too late to invest in Hyundai Shipping by then.
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Yes, Lin Zuhui not only wants to make friends, but also wants to participate in his friends' careers. Of course, it is a win-win cooperation.
Modern shipping, modern elevators, modern electronics, etc. are all high-quality assets, and of course they will be high-quality assets many years from now.
For example, modern elevators will have more and more sales in the future, and their prospects are unlimited.
For example, Modern Electronics was Hynix in the previous life, and later merged into SK Hynix, which is a world-famous semiconductor.
His investment in South Korea is not for the purpose of holding, but for investment, and naturally there is no need to consider the impact of Z-regulation.
"Dong dong"
There was a knock on the door.
Lin Zuhui's assistant went to the door and learned that the voice was from a bodyguard. After confirming that there was no safety problem, he opened the door.
After a minute, the assistant came in and said: "Boss, there is a lady named Song Huiqiao at the door. She said she was introduced to her by President Zheng Mengzhun."
Lin Zuhui and Zheng Mengxian looked at each other, but Lin Zuhui was the first to react: "I only told my brother about this, right?"
Zheng Mengxian nodded and said: "A few days ago, Lao Liu asked me something. I said this, but I didn't expect him... I'm leaving first, brother, and I'll contact you later!"