In mid-October, Lin Zuhui came to Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the first EMBA of the Times Business School and gave a speech.
As early as the millennium, Lin Zuhui proposed that the "Lin Zuhui Foundation" donate to "China's first business school" and proposed "to become the top ten business schools in the world within ten years."
With his status in the world business community, it was naturally quickly approved by the Department of Education. The ‘Times Business School’ was officially established in March this year and enrolled the first batch of 105 EMBA students.
Times Business School is a non-profit higher education institution established with donations from the Lam Cho Fai Foundation. It is the first institution approved by the Chinese government to offer Master of Business Administration (MBA), Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), and
A business school with independent legal personality focusing on executive training (EDP).
In fact, Lin Zuhui himself does not hold any position in the Times Business School, nor does he interfere in anything, directly or indirectly.
However, as a donor, the most influential businessman in the world, and the legendary businessman of the Times, Lin Zuhui is certainly the soul of the Times Business School.
Therefore, why didn’t he attend the opening ceremony?
Therefore, he was invited to participate as a guest and give a speech.
that day.
Lin Zuhui was surrounded by a group of people and walked towards the auditorium.
Times Business School’s capital campus was located in the office building of the ‘New Dongan Market’. There are a total of three campuses across the country.
"Mr. Lin, please come this way!"
The staff on both sides led the way, and Lin Zuhui was followed by a group of people, showing a leadership attitude. Although Lin Zuhui has always been approachable, he couldn't bear to say that this was the work of the organizer (Times Business School), and he couldn't interfere.
The staff in front opened a door and Lin Zuhui walked in.
The students who entered the scene stood up one after another. They were not simple students. They included executives of state-owned enterprises, founders and executives of private enterprises. Many of them were famous figures in later generations, such as Liu Lenovo, Jack Ma, Liu Gensheng, and Xiao Ma.
Brother, Guo Guangchang, etc.
However, they all looked at Lin Zuhui with excitement at this time, with admiring smiles on their faces.
The three words "Lin Zuhui" represent the highest achievements of the Chinese business community, and their influence even in the United States is very huge. At the same time, Lin Zuhui had no opponents, so European and American media often compared Lin Zuhui with historical figures.
Compare.
In the end, we came to a conclusion - no one has ever done it before and no one will do it since. This is the result of European and American media using Chinese language translation.
Even in terms of wealth, everyone knows that it is severely underestimated. After all, Lin Zuhui also has a private investment company, so statistics cannot be made.
There was continuous applause in the auditorium, and students and teachers stood up to pay attention. There was one person in front of Lin Zuhui and two people on the left and right to maintain order.
Lin Zuhui could only smile and applaud and respond to the students. After all, he also had to respect the organizer's staff and maintain order. There were more than a hundred people in the auditorium. If they talked at this time, it would affect the progress of the ceremony.
Therefore, he had to pause for a few steps and clapped his hands from left to right to show that he was approachable.
When he came to the teacher's seat in the front row, Lin Zuhui paused, shook hands, and said hello.
The teachers at Times Business School are industry heavyweights recruited from all over the world, as well as some domestic heavyweights, almost twenty in total.
"Hello, Mr. Lin!"
"Hello!"
After a brief exchange of greetings, Lin Zuhui came to the podium and was arranged by the organizer to sit with Xiang Bin, the dean of Times Business School.
The entire podium has five positions, one podium and four seats; and the four seats are divided into two rows. Lin Zuhui and Xiang Bin sit in the first row, and the two positions behind are recorders and staff.
Vice President Huang Lin presided over the ceremony: "Hello everyone, I am Huang Lin, Vice President of Times Business School. I am very happy that Dean Xiang Bin gave me this opportunity to preside over this meeting. Today our theme is 'Walking with the Masters'
At the opening ceremony, I am very happy to welcome a legendary business leader like Mr. Lin Zuhui, an industry elite who won the Nobel Prize, to give our EMBA speech."
"Well...because I think everyone wants to hear Mr. Lin's speech as soon as possible, so I will just say a few words."
"Mr. Lin needs no introduction. He has made supreme achievements in business management and investment, not only in traditional industries but also in the field of modern technology, not only in Asia but also in the world. I believe everyone knows it well.
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"I would like to say that Mr. Lin's achievements are not only in business management and investment, but also in reporting contributions to society. They are also world-leading; so far, through his foundation and subsidiary companies, Mr. Lin has made great achievements in education, medical care,
More than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars have been donated for disaster relief."
"It is worth emphasizing that this number is the number that has been donated..."
After an introduction, Lin Zuhui was highly praised, and naturally the students below showed admiration and respect.
Lin Zuhui smiled and touched his palms with his hands, signaling to everyone.
The purpose of his charity is actually very simple. He just can't spend the money, and he has never thought about repaying or praising him. This is what he is thinking now. He can donate hundreds of millions in one time and more than one billion a year in the mainland.
It will be donated to major universities in Hong Kong and even overseas universities.
More than 10 billion is nothing. He will work towards the goal of 100 billion. This is still what he thinks in his heart now. He does not ask for rewards or reputation. Even if one day he is scolded, he will still not regret this action.
"Next, please ask Mr. Lin to give us a speech!"
Lin Zuhui smiled and stood up and bowed to say thank you. His behavior always gave people a refined temperament, and the students and teachers in the audience applauded even more intensely.
"Dear leaders, Dean Xiang Bin, professors, classmates, alumni, and friends"
"Good afternoon, I am very happy to gather with you today to celebrate the opening ceremony of the first EMBA class of Times Business School"
At the beginning of the speech, Lin Zuhui briefly talked about the dilemma he faced before starting his own business, which was being separated from his parents and having only a few thousand yuan.
"Looking up, the white clouds are lingering, the outlook is gloomy, I am screaming to the sky, human feelings are as vague as shadows in the wind, and there is no response from all directions. My only belief is that only by building a better self can we build a better future."
"You have successfully pursued yourself and have a bright future. What is your pursuit in the next stage? What is your value orientation and your ideal? What are we living for? Thousands of people in the world are still living today.
In the valley of despair, loneliness, poverty and disease, is it our duty to shoulder social responsibilities?"
"It is the task of capable people to seek happiness for mankind. In history, there are many creative and ambitious people and groups who work together to promote social reform and progress in the pursuit of selflessness. There is an immeasurable amount between heaven and earth.
, elements of eternal value, can only be enjoyed by those with a sense of mission. This is not a secret, but unfortunately, not everyone can do what a three-year-old child knows."
Talk about dedication! This is a lesson every entrepreneur must learn.
If you reach the level of wealth of Lin Zuhui, if you don't pay attention to your contribution and responsibility to society, how will you be different from those who suddenly became rich?
Lin Zuhui gave an unscripted speech. This is something he always likes to do, and it is also something that the media admires.
Next, Lin Zuhui talked about the essentials of business - the 'art of making money', and the students were fascinated by it.
"I personally think that whether you can seize the opportunity is closely related to the pace of corporate development. To seize the opportunity, you must first master accurate information and the latest information. Whether you can seize the opportunity depends on whether your usual pace can be used at the appropriate time.
, stay ahead of your competitors.”
"Know yourself and the enemy, sharpen your vision, set coordinates, and persist with perseverance."
"Today I won't use my own successful cases to convince you, because you may have studied these cases. Therefore, I plan to use ongoing cases to show you the art of business management."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was met with fierce applause.
Everyone is very excited. If Mr. Lin Zuhui talks about successful cases, everyone will be very excited if they agree;
However, what Mr. Lin Zuhui is talking about now is an ongoing case, which shows that Mr. Lin Zuhui is confident enough, and it also shows the impression that Mr. Lin Zuhui has always given people - victorious in every battle.
Lin Zuhui nodded and glanced at the students and instructors present. Everyone was in a very respectful mood, and he was willing to talk a little.
“Let’s talk about the case of ‘acquisition of Hilton Hotel Group’ and how my colleagues and I did it.”
Everyone stared intently at Lin Zuhui, concentrating intently, for fear of missing a word.
"After the Hilton Hotel Group was acquired by us, it made many changes. Because Barings Bank is an investment bank, it purchased a hotel group worth nearly 20 billion U.S. dollars at a premium. If we do not give the Hilton Hotel a new look in five years, then we will not be able to renovate it.
If it goes public, let alone make money."
"So, we did a lot of work..."
"Even though the September 11th incident had a great impact on the European and American economies, and even the global economy, we still did not stop the pace of franchising Hilton hotels. Because under the franchising strategy, we only need to use very few assets, even
You can do a lot of expansion without spending a penny."
"Reduce the emphasis on assets and increase the pace of light assets... We will increase the number of Hilton hotel rooms from 400,000 to more than 600,000 within 5 to 6 years."
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"Finally, I can boldly predict that Barings Bank will make tens of billions of dollars from Hilton Hotels in ten years."
"And we only spent 4 billion US dollars!"
Wow, the whole conference room could not help but hear the sounds of surprise.
This case was not yet a success, but Lin Zuhui, who was confident and clear-thinking on stage, gave everyone firm trust.