Currently, Lin Zuhui owns four villas covering an area of 20,000 square feet, so they are classified as "Lin's Villa No. 1234"; of course, this statement is only an internal statement within the family.
Lam's Villa No. 1 - No. 75 Deep Water Bay, Lam's Villa No. 2 - Shek O Villa, Lam's Villa No. 3 - Peak Residence on Gofu Mountain, Lam's Villa No. 4 - No. 23 Shih Hoon Road
(The original glass house where the incense balls were planted).
Of course, it’s not that Lin Zuhui doesn’t have other “garden independent villas” in his hands. Not only those women’s “super villas”, Lin Zuhui also has “No. 1 Peak Road”, “No. 10 Pule Road”, etc.
Among them, 'No. 1 Peak Road', this house was bought by Jin Daxia in 1985 for 12.5 million. After buying it, he considered that "Lu Chong" felt that the Feng Shui was ominous and did not move in until he invited a famous Feng Shui master to visit.
Only then did I discover that Feng Shui factors had been taken into consideration when designing this mansion, and it was definitely a good residence for the "Three Yuan Undefeated Pattern". The result was indeed the same. From 1985 to 1996, within 11 years of Jin Yong moving in, it was Ming Pao that
"At its peak. In 1996, it was very smart to sell it at a high price before the financial crisis.
For this kind of "garden-style independent villa", especially No. 1 Peak Road, Lin Zuhui naturally did not care about the price, so he still bought it at a "friendly price" of HK$188 million.
At present, the price of the villa at No. 1 Peak Road is less than 150 million Hong Kong dollars, and Lin Zuhui has lost more than 40 million. If it were during the period from 1998 to 2003, it is estimated that the loss would be more than 70 million.
Since Xiangjiang property bottomed out in July last year, luxury properties took the lead in rebounding after July, with an increase of more than 30% in half a year.
I have to say that Hong Kong is truly a ‘free port’.
There is no limit to whether housing prices can rise or fall. Everything depends on the market.
In the restaurant.
Lin Zuhui was having dinner with several ladies, including Wang Lingyin, Guan Jiahui, Li Jiaxin, and Lin Zixia; the winter vacation had not yet come, so the army had not returned to Hong Kong yet.
"Jiaxin, how is the leasing situation at your THEONE shopping mall?" Wang Lingyin asked casually.
When talking about THEONE, everyone focuses their attention on it, but the reason is unknown.
TheONE is a 29-story Ginza-style building with a unique design style. It is over 145 meters high and is the tallest pure retail building in Hong Kong. With its "unique" innovative meaning, it is a "one-stop shop" integrating shopping, leisure and entertainment.
"The concept of leisure consumption has created an eye-catching new landmark for the "Shopping Paradise" and a unique must-visit place for tourists visiting Hong Kong.
Li Jiaxin also said very excitedly: "The progress is going very smoothly, sister. Currently, we have signed contracts with 160 high-quality merchants and brands that are both fashionable and powerful. I believe that all the remaining contracts can be signed within one month. You don't know,
Many international brands have chosen THEONE for their first stores in Xiangjiang, or even their first stores in Asia. When it opens in May next year, it will definitely shine."
Lin Zuhui couldn't help laughing. Listening to Li Jiaxin talking about business was undoubtedly a bit funny. In fact, she didn't understand business at all. It was Lin Zuhui who recruited outstanding talents for her, and even poached people from New Era Group for her.
Suddenly, Wang Lingyin asked: "Who named this 'THEONE'?"
Lin Zuhui's heart skipped a beat, his eyes signaled Li Jiaxin not to talk nonsense, and he admitted that he had chosen the name.
What a pity, what does this woman know? She asked without hesitation: "Brother Hui took it, sister!"
Guan Jiahui suddenly looked at Lin Zuhui with an expression of watching the excitement.
As if Lin Zuhui was staring at her, Guan Jiahui replied not to be outdone - the show is about to begin.
Lin Zixia looked at Wang Lingyin with interest, curious about how the situation would develop and how this eldest woman would deal with this situation. Although she was the oldest, she was not among the top women in the family, and she would not fight for status. As a woman
Love brain, she only enjoys every moment and second with Lin Zuhui.
Naturally, Wang Lingyin would not cause trouble for Lin Zuhui. She was so smart and moved her brain quickly.
Soon, she smiled brightly and said: "The investment promotion for the Royal Fort Building has also gone very smoothly. All contracted merchants have been completed and the business will be opened in March."
Li Jiaxin said quickly: "Congratulations, sister!"
The Royal Fort Building is located in Causeway Bay. It is an 18-story (including two-story basement) building with a property area of 410,000 square feet. It was bought by Chinese Real Estate for about HK$1 billion (around 1991) and was later sold.
Give Hengjin Real Estate.
In 2002, Lin Zuhui arranged for Hengjin Real Estate to invest in a large-scale renovation of the Royal Fort Building. All floor areas were converted into "shopping malls" and became a high-rise shopping mall.
Causeway Bay is Hong Kong's shopping paradise. With the increase in the shopping mall area of Royal Fort, it will seize the retail market in one fell swoop.
Wang Lingyin said with a smile: "The Royal Fort Building is located in the retail area of Causeway Bay. The overall price is higher than your THEONE. In this way, we exchange 50% of the equity and we are all good sisters. I don't care about the price difference."
"Ah!" Li Jiaxin was surprised, and then looked at Lin Zuhui.
For her, value comes second, and the name THEONE Mall really makes her happy.
Lin Zuhui pretended to eat and turned a blind eye to Li Jiaxin's request for help.
Seeing this, Li Jiaxin could only face Wang Lingyin's gaze alone. Under the pressure of the doctor, she quickly gave up her resistance.
"Well, sister, you can't regret it!"
"Whatever I regret, they are all my sisters. If we cooperate, we can also show the outsiders the unity of our Lin family."
Guan Jiahui suppressed a smile, Lin Zixia looked at Wang Lingyin with admiration, and even Lin Zuhui showed a pleased expression.
After this matter was handled 'perfectly', everyone restored harmony.
........
afterwards.
When Wang Lingyin and Lin Zuhui were alone, she couldn't help but ask: "Brother Hui, do you think I'm a little narrow-minded?"
Lin Zuhui hugged her and sat on the sofa.
"What's the point! I quite like watching you guys have a palace fight, so I have a chance to train you, haha! However, I chose the name THEONE just because I think it sounds good."
Wang Lingyin said happily: "Then what do you think of my performance this time?"
"Very good, I'm very satisfied!"
"Hehe, with Jiaxin's IQ, you can play palace battle with her. Of course, this woman is suppressed by you and she doesn't dare to act aggressively. Naturally, she will suffer the consequences."
Lin Zuhui was stunned and said, "How do you know she has the talent and nature to be playful?"
Wang Lingyin said proudly: "I don't understand any of the characters of these women of yours. Although Sister Guan likes money, she is not a troublesome woman; as for Zu Xian, she has a quiet personality... As for Sister Qingxia, look
He seems domineering, but he is actually a lover, and he is afraid of you..."
sharp!
"That makes sense!"
"Hehe, in fact, if these women were replaced by other men, it would be impossible for them to commit themselves to one person. However, my husband is not an ordinary man, so naturally he can't conquer us with common sense."
These words are very popular with Lin Zuhui, please enjoy!
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afterwards.
"Brother Hui, are you being bullied by Sister Ling Yin?" Li Jiaxin took Lin Zuhui's arm and said coquettishly,
Lin Zuhui patted the back of her hand and said comfortingly: "I'm not bullying you. Isn't this a sweetener for you? The Royal Fort Building is indeed more expensive."
Li Jiaxin came directly to the front of Lin Zuhui, then put her hands around Lin Zuhui's neck, and said close to her: "But how do I feel that she is unhappy that I own THEONE Building alone? She is too petty!"
Lin Zuhui pretended not to know and said: "Is that so? That won't work. Let's go together and ask her if she is so petty."
"No! I won't ask!" Li Jiaxin said with fear on her face.
When she was young, she would have dared to compete with Wang Lingyin, but now she really doesn't dare, and she is surrendering to Wang Lingyin in her heart.
"Okay, let's exchange, let's exchange. Where do you women come from with these little minds? Just one name!"
"Although you don't think so, I still miss you a little bit!"
Lin Zuhui looked at Li Jiaxin's beautiful face close at hand and pressed close to her.
After a long time, we separated.
"Okay, this matter has been settled satisfactorily, don't think about it anymore! You two will be together on the weekend, and I will communicate with you again."
"I hate it. I knew you knew this trick!"
After some joking, the hidden danger in the family disappeared.
Of course, Wang Lingyin already has a lot of power, and it is impossible for Lin Zuhui to oppose her on such a trivial matter.
.......
Time flies and we arrive in 2004 in a blink of an eye.
After New Year's Day, Lin Zuhui came to Matrix Partners and received Mr. Ma from Penguin Company and his party.
Penguin is about to go public, and Lin Zuhui is looking forward to it very much.
Penguin in this life will obviously not be listed with a valuation of about 7 billion Hong Kong dollars. The reason is the success of Penguin Games. As Penguin Games successively represents "Maplestory", "Bubble Hall", "Audition", "Run"
"Running a Martin Car" were all huge successes.
This is equivalent to doubling Penguin's valuation, which is around 15 billion.
In addition, there is the precondition of selling ICQ for US$8.2 billion, and Lin Zuhui is the major shareholder of Penguin Company, even 20 billion is no problem.
"Hello, Mr. Lin!" Sister Xiaoma greeted in a restrained manner.
Lin Zuhui nodded and invited everyone to sit down, accompanied by Liang Botao.
This time Penguin is listed in Hong Kong, the main underwriter is Peregrine, a subsidiary of Barings Bank, and it is also led by Liang Botao.
"What are the specific circumstances of Penguin's listing?" Lin Zuhui asked.
Liang Botao immediately said: "Approximately 420 million shares will be issued, with a total share capital of 1.68 billion shares. We want to set the price per share at 9.8 Hong Kong dollars per share."
Lin Zuhui immediately calculated the market value in his mind, then shook his head and said: "It's a bit low, 10.8 Hong Kong dollars is no problem."
Liang Botao showed a confident expression and said: "I think so too. After all, ICQ is selling first, and Matrix Partners is the major shareholder, so the price of HK$10.8 is already considered conservative."
Prices can increase, and this will be determined based on specific circumstances.
Brother Ma was stunned, thinking that he would raise more than 4 billion Hong Kong dollars in one go. Penguin's funds were simply not very sufficient.
At the same time, he also understands that Penguin can achieve this valuation thanks to its agency for four games from The9. Last year, the gaming business alone made a profit of RMB 600 million; moreover, Penguin Games has booked two more games from The9 -
— "Street Basketball", "Dungeon and Fighter", and Blizzard's "World of Warcraft". (Cross Fire, handed over to Xishanju agent)
In fact, the game business has exceeded the value of QQ itself.
Lin Zuhui asked Brother Xiaoma: "As an agent for so many online games at once, Penguin Company must pay attention to technology, services, and even crackdown on cheaters in terms of operations. Otherwise, once users are lost, it will not be good.
.”
Brother Ma immediately said: "Don't worry, Lin Sheng. Penguin Games has received large amounts of funds and strong support from Matrix Partners since its establishment, and we have always maintained good operations."
Lin Zuhui nodded and said: "I am always concerned about the development of QQ. Your team makes my eyes shine. It can be said that ICQ's team is not as good as yours."
Xiao Ma was immediately flattered and thought that Lin Zuhui was being polite, because he understood that although QQ had many innovations, there were many places where it copied ICQ. If ICQ were not in his hands, QQ would have continued troubles.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Now, ICQ has been acquired by Microsoft. It is said that the Americans have announced that they want to enter the Chinese market. Although he is not worried, after all, QQ has already monopolized the domestic instant messaging software.
But there is a tightrope after all.
"Mr. Lin deserves the award!"
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "QQ is indeed developing well. Of course, this can only be said in terms of QQ software. However, in the end, Internet companies must be ecological. The so-called ecology is the ecological chain, relying on the core business or user base.
Vigorously develop other businesses to achieve monopoly effects, such as Microsoft."
Everyone was so focused that they were afraid of missing every word, including the Penguin team.
After all, Lin Zuhui is an Internet tycoon.
"QQ's largest user base will soon have another four to five billion in funds, and there are many projects that can be developed."
"For example, Internet payment (QQ Tenpay), with the popularity of the Internet, online payment is a thing that greatly facilitates the Internet experience."
"For example, Internet literature, a certain site in China, is a very high-quality website. It is similar to the 'New Romantic Painting' we are developing. If Penguin can acquire a certain site and integrate it in China, it will form an online literature publishing giant.
.’s novels, he not only has a VIP charging system, but also has copyrights, which can be made into movies and changed into animations. These are Kuai treasures.”
Shanda was wiped out by Lin Zuhui, and Cheng Tianqiao was no longer the richest man in China. He didn’t know where he went. So, wouldn’t it mean that Yidian had no owner, so Lin Zuhui thought of arranging a good owner for Yidian.
He is now the majority shareholder of Penguin Company. If any "Hong Kong time travel" novel dares to allude to him at a certain point in the future, it will be banned directly, 404.
Brother Ma said excitedly: "Listening to Mr. Lin's words is really better than studying for ten years. Don't worry, we will definitely take action after we return."
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "What I said is just a suggestion. I still hope that you will do what you want to do first, and then consider what I say when you have the energy. After all, I am not an industry professional."
Knowing that Lin Zuhui was being modest, Brother Ma still nodded and said, "Don't worry!"
After this dilution of shares, Matrix Partners still holds 36% of the shares, which is considered a fairly high shareholding.
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After the Lunar New Year, Penguin IPO became a major event in the securities industry in Xiangjiang. Because behind Penguin was Lin Zuhui, the major shareholder (36%), and Penguin Company actually had very good profits (about 900 million RMB in 2003), it attracted
A large number of people are ready to buy.
"Is the issue price of HK$10.8 per share too high?" Some investors not only want to ask this question.
"High? Do you know what the annual net profit of Penguin Games was last year? 600 million, accounting for about 40% of the mainland's share. And the profits of other businesses are also 300 million RMB. According to the financial situation of the annual revenue of 900 million RMB, Penguin
Even if it is not listed on the market, I will still live a very comfortable life."
"Also, ICQ sold for US$8.2 billion. Isn't QQ worth US$2.5 billion?"
Soon, some of the doubts disappeared. On the contrary, Xiangjiang citizens lined up to apply for the form due to their popularity for Lin Zuhui.
What surprised Lin Zuhui was that the major wealthy people in Hong Kong were not interested in the listing of QQ. They did not find Peregrine or Lin Zuhui to propose internal subscriptions. On the contrary, many overseas financial institutions participated in the internal subscriptions, but their shares were not counted.
More is mainly what Lin Zuhui means - to satisfy the subscription of Xiangjiang citizens as much as possible.