Chapter 59: The Oriental Plaza in Beijing!
"Jia Lei, since you want to take a break, why don't we two travel to Hawaii? Didn't you say that this negotiation between the British government and the BMW Group will take at least two or three months, and such a long time is enough for us to travel around the world. Little Jew proposed.
"Don't look for me to play, I'm not free! I have to rush back to the capital to ask for debts to make money......" Jia Lei waved his hand and said, he was very busy.
"Hey, Jia Lei, you have so much money, what else do you want to make? Can't you take a break once in a while?" asked the little Jew.
"The opportunity to make money is fleeting, I would rather be tired now than seize the opportunity, otherwise I will definitely regret it in the future! I am still young, and there is time to rest in the future, and now I don't need to retire in advance.
If you are really so idle, then I propose to Mr. Charles that you be given a professional training in the etiquette and business fundamentals of the British aristocracy.
I think you should really go to a short-term MBA program right now, so that you can go there and become president when we buy Rover Motors. Jia Lei said.
"I don't want to, I'm so old that I don't want to go to school anymore. Hearing this, the little Jew quickly shook his head and said.
"Huh...... Since you are already the majority shareholder of the Victor Group and the heir of the shipping company, you will have to study business administration sooner or later. Jia Lei smiled meaningfully, he finally found the right person to dump the pot of Rover Automobile Company.
Jia Lei's prediction was right, in order to buy Rover Motors, the BMW Group began to negotiate with the British government for several months of hard negotiations.
The British government hopes that the BMW Group's acquisition will bring more jobs and investment to the UK, and the BMW Group wants to close Rover Automotive's unprofitable production bases and assembly plants in the Birmingham area, so that the BMW Group can reduce losses and help Rover Motors complete its transformation smoothly. In order to turn a profit!
However, the closure of factories is equivalent to reducing jobs, and the British Department of Trade and Industry does not care whether BMW will be profitable after acquiring Rover, they are concerned about whether there will be enough employment index in a place like Birmingham, which is the best for the British government.
The two sides are calculating their own economic interests on the one hand, and the political implications on the other hand, and their goals are different, so the conditions that need to be negotiated are naturally different.
In addition, the island government and the Honda Group came in from time to time to make trouble and exert pressure, which made the acquisition case enter a fierce deadlock, so BMW and the British government launched lengthy negotiations for their own purposes, and Jia Lei decided to take advantage of this time to return to China.
The billions of dollars that the Huaxia government borrowed from him have not been repaid yet, and Jia Lei decided to go back and urge him in person.
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September 1993
As soon as Jia Lei got off the plane, someone picked him up, and Jia Lei always felt a little bad when he looked at the overly enthusiastic staff in front of him.
"Since the person has received it, let's go!" Fan Ping'an said coldly, his attitude made Jia Lei feel at ease.
"Fan Ping'an, why did you come to pick me up today? This salary is too high, right? I have a private trip this time, and I didn't notify the government before I came?" Jia Lei asked puzzled.
"Now the rich are all uncles, isn't it normal for your salary to be high! You wait, maybe your salary will become higher in two days." Fan Ping'an sneered and said, how can anyone in the world not bend their waists to money.
"Huh, isn't it said now that the one who owes the debt is the uncle! When did it become the rich uncle?" Jia Lei asked puzzled.
"How can a debtor become an uncle? Jia Lei, you don't have a fever, right?" asked Fan Ping'an.
"Of course I don't have a fever, this sentence was said by a friend I heard in the mall, I heard my friend say that the triangular debt phenomenon in the Pearl River Delta is quite serious, so some people ridiculed it like this. Jia Lei bowed his head and explained.
"Huh...... After returning to China this time, I have indeed seen people who ask for debts and ask grandpa to sue grandma. Fan Ping'an said.
"Jia Lei, why did you suddenly say that, you shouldn't be worried about your money, right? Don't worry, the country will definitely not owe you money and not pay it back. Zhang Wenwang immediately assured.
"I hope so......" Jia Lei nodded and said, he was really a little worried in his heart.
Jia Lei's worries are actually not superfluous at all, don't look at this exchange rate war is won by Huaxia, but even if Huaxia wins the exchange rate war, it is still in a high inflation environment, even if we don't want to admit that the RMB exchange rate and value have indeed fallen.
After Jia Lei arrived at the special operations team, Professor Shi and Wang Lao received him, and to Jia Lei's surprise, this time the people above had to pay back the money very happily.
"Jia Lei, this is your bank account with $1 billion principal interest and your friend's $4 billion principal plus interest, you can transfer this money away at any time. Wang Lao said.
"I'll transfer my friend's money back to him tomorrow, and I'll put my money in the bank for the time being, I know you're short of money now, and I've been in a lot of money lately and I'm not in a hurry to withdraw it. Jia Lei said that after all, the more foreign exchange reserves the country has, the better.
"You don't have to worry about this, at least we still have some cash in our hands now, the people in Group 2 took this opportunity to speculate on RMB futures internationally, and they earned back the interest we borrowed from you this time. You can take this money with confidence!" said Wang Lao.
"Then you're welcome!" Jia Lei nodded, and then he put away the two account cards.
"By the way, why only have two accounts this time? Don't I still have $500 million?" Jia Lei asked.
"Hmm...... Didn't you transfer the $500 million in the name of the investment project money, and after this time the matter is over, we will return the money to the project team in the same way. Professor Shi replied.
"As long as you get the money back! To be honest, I never knew what the project excuse you gave me?
Wall Street is very strict with the management of private equity funds, and if the fake project we do this time can't stand up to scrutiny, my fund may be in big trouble. Jia Lei said.
"Don't worry, the project we are looking for is absolutely fine! You can withdraw from this project at any time, and the valuation of this project is definitely in line with the investment quota of 1.5 billion US dollars. Professor Shi replied.
"Then what kind of project are you looking for for me? How come I don't know which project with an investment of up to $1.5 billion can be withdrawn at any time? A general project must always have a factory or a contract, and if these things are not done well, they will be seen by the people of the Financial Supervisory Commission of Country M. Jia Lei asked.
"We don't have factories and enterprises in the project we are looking for, your money is just for a cutscene, and it will be too troublesome if we really make a factory.
Did you know that there is a piece of land between Xidan and Wangfujing? It drew a circle for you there, and then approved a real estate project for you to cover.
Anyway, the development time of real estate projects is long, and the preliminary measurement and demolition will drag on for several years, so it is very reasonable that there has been no new action after your money arrives.
In two months, you can just find an excuse to withdraw your capital, and then your money will be able to get back to Wall Street funds in the open. Professor Shi said.
"Hiccup...... Ahem, ahem!" Jia Lei was so frightened when he heard this sentence that he choked on the air, and then he began to cough heartbreakingly.
"What did you just say? Is the project you looking for me actually the piece of land between Xidan and Wangfujing? I, I, I...... Did I hear me right?" Jia Lei asked in disbelief, what people in the whole country know there.
Li Ka-shing's Oriental Plaza with an annual income of billions in rent!
"You heard it right, the top side was hesitant to develop this piece of land, and it just so happened that you needed a big project here, so we used it for the time being. Professor Shi said.
"Then I want to ask! I ...... Can...... Turn this into a permanent one for the time being?" Jia Lei asked nervously.
"What? Do you really want to invest in real estate projects? Now that the housing prices on the island have fallen so badly, how many people in the country dare to invest in real estate projects?" Professor Shi asked with a frown.
"I also know that the real estate market in the country is falling badly, but the location of this land is really good, and I don't want to give it up.
Besides, even if housing prices plummet, real estate projects are not unprofitable!
I also built a mall on the island, and even though the price of the island has fallen by half, the price of my mall has barely fallen. And my subordinates told me that the rent of the shopping mall has increased this month, and I think it should be a good business to build a few shopping malls in the mainland to collect rent. Jia Lei said.
"Well, if Jia Lei, you really want this project, then you can take it, anyway, our country is also very short of dollars now, and I will be very happy if I don't have to return the $500 million to you." Professor Shi said with a smile.
"Lao Shi, there are some things you don't know the details, I advise you not to agree to it. Zhang Wenwang said suddenly.
"What do you mean by that? Hasn't this project always been on Jia Lei's head? Why can't we agree to what he wants?" Professor Shi asked puzzled.
"Because there are other people who are discussing with the government to develop this land, and the other party is very big, and the other party is ready to cooperate with them. Zhang Wenwang said with a headache.
"Who is this new buyer?" Professor Shi asked curiously.
"Hong Kong Island Dong family!"
"Hong Kong Island Li Family!"
Zhang Wenwang and Jia Lei spoke at the same time, but the two gave a completely different answer.
"Who is the Dong family?" Jia Lei asked curiously after hearing King Zhang Wen's words.
30 years later, who doesn't know that Oriental Plaza is Li Ka-shing's proud work, but few people have heard that Oriental Plaza belongs to the Dong family.
"The Dong family is a family of ship kings on Hong Kong Island, and they have a deep relationship with our country, this time the Dong family was invited to invest in China, and the eldest lady of their family happened to also take a fancy to this land. Wang Lao explained.
"Then why don't you just sell the land to the Dong family?" asked Jia Lei.
"Because you came first, the Dong family came later, and the thing that happened a while ago was too sudden, where did we go in a hurry to find a project worth $1.5 billion!
Thinking about it, only the land in the capital is expensive enough and the real estate project cost is high enough, which makes you find a suitable excuse for that money.
But I didn't expect that as soon as the matter of this land and project was established, other people would be interested, and we would have other cooperation with the Dong family, so the above originally planned to transfer this project to the Dong family after you withdrew......" Zhang Wenwang said with great embarrassment.
"The Dong family, this time it's troublesome......" Jia Lei said with a headache.
Of course Jia Lei knows what kind of person the Dong family is, Jia Lei feels that he must not be able to defeat the Dong family with his small body, but Oriental Plaza is really a hen that lays golden eggs!
If Jia Lei had never had the opportunity to participate in the construction of Oriental Plaza, he would not be delusional, but now that this project has been sent to his mouth, Jia Lei really doesn't want this big fat to slip away.
"Anyway, the project is still hanging on my head, but I really like it and don't want to give it up.
However, the construction process of such a large piece of land must be difficult, and I am afraid that it will be a bit difficult to complete the construction of this project with my own strength.
In this way, you go and ask the Dong family what they mean, and see if they mind developing this land in partnership with me?" Jia Lei asked, this is the best choice now.
"Do you want you to cooperate with the Dong family to develop this land?" then how do you cooperate with them to develop it?" asked Zhang Wenwang.
"I will contribute to the Dong family, and as for the final share share, we will discuss it ourselves at that time!" Jia Lei said.
Jia Lei's thoughts were quickly reflected, and the people above were stunned after hearing it.
"Why, did Jia Lei really fall in love with the project under the guise of it?, so what should we do now?" someone asked.
"This thing is not easy to do, Jia Lei and the Dong family are both heroes! And we have already granted the land and the project to Jia Lei, if he is not interested, of course we can transfer the land and the project to the Dong family, but now Jia Lei is interested...... , Hey~~" Wang Lao sighed deeply when he said this, and he couldn't say the rest of the words.
"There is no truth in this world that the bridge is demolished just after crossing the river, if we really cross the river and tear down the bridge, who will help if the country has anything to do in the future?" the chief slowly said what the others wanted to say and stopped.
But we can't drive Jia Lei out, nor can we refuse the Dong family's request for cooperation, right?
After all, we will have a deeper level of cooperation with the Dong family on the Hong Kong Island issue in the future, and we can't have an unpleasant quarrel with the Dong family from the beginning. Wang Lao said worriedly. ?
"Actually, Lao Wang, you don't have to worry so much, that godgrandson of yours has always been sensible, hasn't Jia Lei himself proposed a solution to this matter?" said the chief.
"What's the solution?" did Jia Lei suggest?" someone asked puzzled.
"As far as I know, when Mr. Dong died in 82, he left more than 20 billion debts to the Oriental Group, and although the current Mr. Dong is capable, it took him 10 years to barely turn the Oriental Group into a profit.
They must be short of money if they want to develop real estate projects on that piece of land, since Jia Lei is willing to give up the exclusive development right and choose to develop in partnership with the Dong family, I think the Dong family should have no opinion, right?" the chief asked.
"As long as Jia Lei is willing to pay and doesn't mess around. I also think that the Dong family should have no opinion, after all, the Dong family is really short of money now. Wang Lao nodded and said.
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