88th Floor, Phase 2, International Finance Center.
Lin Zuhui is sitting in a spacious office, using an Apple laptop to check information online. There is also an Apple 5S on his desk.
He is an important shareholder of Apple, currently holding 2.5% of the equity, worth about 12 billion US dollars; at the same time, his five women's companies hold a total of about 4% of Apple's equity; and, he
The 'family office' bought around 1% of Apple stock in previous years.
So, he is also a fruit fan.
As for his "son" Xiaomi mobile phone, Lin Zuhui also uses it, but as a work phone, usually in the hands of assistants.
After releasing the mouse, Lin Zuhui leaned on his chair and meditated.
If nothing else happens, mainland companies will probably go overseas starting this year and acquire overseas companies on a large scale.
Such a swarm of overseas investments will inevitably drive up the prices of European and American assets, and it will be difficult to find cheap assets by then.
Especially from 2015 to 2017, overseas assets have really risen in these three years;
By 2018, trade accounted for a dozen, and the environment was even worse.
It can be said that if you want to acquire large projects in Europe and the United States, this year is undoubtedly the best year.
at the same time.
New Era Group's cash flow is still about HK$350 billion, which is still very sufficient.
Lin Zuhui’s idea is to take advantage of the past two years to make more acquisitions;
After 2015, I started to tighten my finances.
From 2016 to 2020, New Era Group can still 'save' a lot of cash flow;
Saving these funds is the future confidence of New Era Group.
Soon, Lin Zuhui had a plan!
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April.
Lin Zuhui took a private plane to the United States.
He ordered a large wide-body Airbus 380 aircraft in 2012 and planned to convert it into a second large private jet, which is expected to be delivered in 2015.
He is serious about spending money. After all, Bill Gates owns as many private jets and superyachts as Lin Zuhui.
In the large restaurant on the plane, Lin Zuhui was sitting at the main seat, with two exotic beauties on his left and right - Gu Li and Gu Lijia.
"Mr. Lin, if you work as a private stewardess on your plane, your salary will be very high, right?" Gu Lijia looked at Lin Zuhui's private stewardess and asked curiously.
Lin Zuhui enjoyed the food slowly and replied calmly: "What? Your sister is so rich now, but she doesn't support you as a sister. Do you still want to be my personal stewardess?"
Gu Li and Lin Zuhui have been together for almost three years. They gave almost 5.6 billion RMB, almost all of which were used for real estate speculation in 2012. Now the value has obviously appreciated a lot.
Before her sister could defend herself, Guliga said: "Of course she took care of me as a sister and bought me a house... But work is work and life is life. I used to be a flight attendant."
Of course, Lin Zuhui would not hire her as a flight attendant. After all, there were many personal things on the plane that she could not know. The flight attendants on his private plane included beauties from Ukraine, Japan, and Singapore, but not from Xiangjiang or the Mainland. Moreover, these flight attendants
They are all specially trained.
Gu Lijia is Gu Li's sister. She is five years older than her and very beautiful. Lin Zuhui already has an idea in his mind.
As for Gu Li, Lin Zuhui believes that it is not a problem. Lin Zuhui is not only rich, but also charming and powerful. Conquering women involves both physical and mental difficulties. Women will almost always fall into deep trouble and be unable to extricate themselves. Take Gu Li as an example, following Lin Zuhui,
She met many sisters.
"The number of private stewardesses is already full, but you can stay with your sister first. Later I will arrange for her to trade stocks and invest. You can be an assistant or something."
Gu Li immediately said: "Yes, sister, why don't you come to my side and accompany me!" Without doubt, Gu Li was still very naive despite him.
And Gu Lijia had recently seen the real life and circle of rich people, and she had longed for it, and immediately said: "Okay!"
Lin Zuhui put his hand on Gu Li's jade hand and said affectionately: "Gu Li, I will give you 1 billion RMB later for stock trading."
It is inconvenient for him to trade in mainland stocks, so he needs an agent.
"Ah!" the two women exclaimed at the same time.
Gu Li reacted and said quickly: "Brother Hui, is it too much? Besides, I am very bad at stock trading and I have lost hundreds of thousands!"
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "What's more, I'm too busy with work and have very little time to spend with you. So I plan to train you to speculate in real estate, stocks, and make investments to relieve your boredom. After I give you the funds, I will personally guide you according to the
My instructions are here to guarantee that you will be promoted to a billionaire within five years."
Gu Li immediately showed a hint of admiration!
"Brother Hui, I listen to you!"
Gu Lijia's heart was racing at this moment. The words '1 billion' and '10 billion' were really shocking. As a flight attendant, I had seen many rich people. But the rich people I saw today were the real rich people.
At first, when her sister told her the truth, Gu Lijia felt a little jealous. Her sister was so beautiful, how could she be the lover of a rich man!
When her sister told her that the target was Lin Zuhui and that she was very rich, Gulijia quickly began to please her sister. With the Internet being so developed, you can know what kind of person Lin Zuhui is by searching. He is the richest man in the world. The important thing is that the photo is very
Handsome.
Recently, she came to Xiangjiang for vacation with her sister, and only then did she know about the world of rich people. It was really enviable and jealous, and they squeezed their heads to get into it.
"Come on, cheers!"
Both sisters Gu Li drank. Lin Zuhui knew from his previous life that Gu Li was an exotic female star who drank too much.
After dinner, Lin Zuhui took the two girls to the entertainment room.
"Gu Li, Gu Li Jia, can you perform a dance?" Lin Zuhui hoped to see his ancestors take back the achievements of the West.
"Of course, Brother Hui, we sisters are all very good at dancing! But you also have to participate, we will teach you!" Gu Li said coquettishly, holding Lin Zuhui's arm.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This woman really loves to act coquettishly, but Lin Zuhui likes her very much. Because of this, he feels that his mentality is only that of a man in his early twenties.
As the ethnic music played, the three of them were immersed in it. What surprised the two women was that Lin Zuhui's talent was very good.
"Brother Hui, you are so awesome!"
"Haha, don't you know that Hong Kong's Hong Kong culture is amazing? Not only people in the entertainment industry can dance, but also many people in Hong Kong have the ability in this area. Of course, I don't know how to dance modern dance, but it is indeed a ballroom dance.
What a master."
Hong Kong culture has changed the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Traditional artists have long been eliminated. Now it is the world of Hong Kong idols. Even king-level artists such as Tony Leung, Andy Lau, and Jacky Cheung have already become second-tier artists.
Jacky Cheung holds a concert and invites A-list idol groups, but not all of them may come, and the Internet is full of comments about 'giving face'.
So now in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, actors can dance, which is very common.
When dancing with Guliga, their eyes met, and sparks quickly flew out.
Although Gu Li noticed something was wrong, she didn't stop her.
Of course, Lin Zuhui did not rush to attack, but at the end, he picked up Gu Li by the waist and walked to the bedroom, leaving Gu Li feeling itchy.
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Manhattan, New York.
Fuli Group Headquarters.
Lin Zuhui and Lin Wenjie came to the conference room. The father and son did not take a plane to the United States.
Naturally, Lin Zuhui brought Lin Wenjie here because he hoped to familiarize him with the senior executives of Fuli Group.
Before the Lehman crisis, Fuli Group's net assets had reached about US$70 billion (including nearly US$20 billion in cash flow). It included Amazon Shopping Center, Canary Wharf Group, Fuli Real Estate and many other European and American real estate and related assets.
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After the Lehman crisis, Fuli Group began to hunt for bargains. Today, Fuli Group's asset value has exceeded 100 billion U.S. dollars, making it a complete commercial real estate overlord.
However, Fuli Group is not listed separately, so it does not need to publish financial reports, but Europeans and Americans can clearly feel its existence.
In addition to Lin Zuhui's general outlook, this group of foreign executives have contributed a lot to the smooth development of Fuli Group.
This group of foreigners are also very loyal to Lin Zuhui and work hard for the group. Lin Zuhui guesses that this is due to his personal charm.
Now, although Lin Wenjie has to be replaced, Lin Zuhui is still there after all, so there is no need to worry.
What's more, after a company reaches a large scale, it has already formed a set of corporate culture and systems, which are enough to restrict employees and management.
"BOSS, Director Lin" the senior executives of Fuli Group greeted one after another.
In their hearts, Lin Zuhui is a legend. He sold assets before Lehman and bought bargains after Lehman. He can be said to be an extremely keen investor. At the same time, this boss is very good at management and management, and everyone admires him very much.
"Duer, Steven...nice to meet you!" Lin Zuhui greeted everyone with a smile.
After a greeting, everyone sat down.
"I have read the information about IndCor. I think it is very suitable as an acquisition target. What do you think?"
IndCor is part of the Blackstone Group and was established in 2010. After multiple acquisitions, IndCor owns and operates 117 million square feet of industrial real estate projects in major areas of the United States, including industrial warehouse networks and wholesale centers.
As president, Doerr was the first to say: "This industrial real estate fund, IndCor, has only been in operation for four years and is already the largest industrial real estate fund in the United States, comparable to Duke Realty, a veteran American industrial real estate developer with a history of more than 40 years. Important.
What’s more, I got in touch with people from Blackstone Fund, and they were originally interested in IPOing IndCor to cash out. If we intend to acquire it, Blackstone Fund will not refuse. The key is the price.”
Will, the executive in charge of the 'Outlet' business, also said later: "We have some business dealings with this fund. As far as I know, the Blackstone Fund's investment in IndCor probably cost less than US$6 billion."
Steven, vice president and president of Amazon Shopping Center, also said: "European and American real estate has been somewhat sluggish since the Lehman crisis, but starting from the second half of last year, many people saw strong hope. At this time, I bought IndCor.
The potential is relatively large. Moreover, after we acquire it, we can continue to use IndCor to acquire industrial real estate projects."
All the senior executives expressed their thoughts and opinions one after another, which made Lin Wenjie feel a little touched. He saw the respect for his father in the eyes of these executives, and the discussion was very lively and energetic; they were not only kind to the boss,
This attitude is also a kind of respect for the strong.
Alexander!
After listening to everyone's opinions, Lin Zuhui said decisively: "This is what we Chinese call 'the right time, the right place and the right people'. There is a market prospect, Blackstone is interested in selling, and our team is sufficient to manage IndCor. Well, this acquisition has been decided.
President Doerr, please form a team and formally contact Blackstone."
Duer nodded and said: "Okay, I will take formal action immediately!"
Lin Zuhui said with satisfaction: "In this acquisition case, Director Lin, you will also participate and maintain communication with everyone."
"Okay, Chairman!"
"Welcome Director Lin to join us!"
After leaving Lin Wenjie in the Fuli Group, Lin Zuhui left. He also hoped that Lin Wenjie would become familiar with these senior executives. After all, the Fuli Group was an important asset component of the New Era Group. Although the management was allowed to manage by themselves, it was built on Lin Zuhui's
If you can subdue them.
If Lin Wenjie takes office as president, he must have a good relationship with these.
It’s not that elites like Duer and Steven are hard to find, but it’s hard to cultivate elites who are loyal to the Lin Zuhui family and New Era Group.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The contact with Blackstone naturally does not require Lin Zuhui’s participation. After all, such an acquisition may take several months and cannot be realized in a short time.
The most important thing in such acquisitions is price, but for real estate assets, Lin Zuhui has always been cautious in bidding. The important thing is to acquire IndCor. There will be no competitors. It only depends on the price at which Blackstone is willing to sell it.
As for the prospects of IndCor, or the prospects of industrial real estate, Lin Zuhui is very confident. With the rise of Internet shopping sites such as Amazon, the requirements for warehouse grids and wholesale centers are very high.
What's important is that after IndCor was bought by Singapore's GLP in its previous life, only four years later, Blackstone Group spent US$19 billion to buy it back, becoming the world's largest single industrial real estate transaction; during that period, GLP
It only spent more than one billion US dollars to purchase industrial real estate projects. In four years, it doubled.
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"IndCor is buying properties like crazy," said Rene Circ, director of property research at CoStar in Chicago. "They only buy big projects."
There is not much company news on IndCor's official website, and most of the topics are "acquisitions." Just take 2013 as an example: In January, it bought 650,000 square meters of properties in four cities; in February, it bought 6
890,000 square meters of property in the city; in April, 130,000 square meters; in June, 100,000 square meters...
What supports IndCor's crazy expansion is Blackstone's sharp and bold investment vision. In 2010, when IndCor was established, it was the trough of industrial real estate. The value of industrial real estate purchased by many companies during the peak period in 2007 shrank significantly, which gave IndCor the opportunity to bargain.
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For example, IndCor’s 1.9 million-square-meter warehouse in California, hailed as its “crown jewel” by Bloomberg, was bought at a low price from Walton Street Capital LLC; in 2007, Walton Street Capital LLC bought it for US$2.9 billion.
These warehouses were sold to IndCor for US$2.2 billion in 2012.
As IndCor grows step by step, the good days of American industrial real estate are gradually coming. With the growth of consumption, the demand for warehousing and other properties from American companies, especially e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, continues to grow, which has exceeded the supply speed, and subsequently
What is coming is gradually increasing rents and decreasing vacancy rates.
According to statistics from real estate services company Colliers International, from 2013 to the first quarter of 2014, the U.S. industrial real estate vacancy rate dropped from 8.83% to 7.9%, which also means that the occupancy rate increased each quarter.
twenty three%.
Blackstone is eager to sell IndCor or to raise funds for its new $13 billion flagship global real estate fund that it just launched. Selling IndCor will allow Blackstone to realize profits faster than the IPO (previous report: Blackstone makes a comeback in China to launch a $13 billion super
real estate funds).
Blackstone Group.
Blackstone President Stephen smiled when he heard that Fuli Group was interested in acquiring IndCor.
Although there is still no evidence that the development momentum of industrial real estate will weaken, this is Blackstone, and it will release assets as soon as there is profit.
What's more, this is an acquisition from the Eastern Consortium, which is more conducive to selling at a high price.