Chapter 501: The Rich Zhao Family's Assets (II)

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“… Star Ferry, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wharf. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe Star Ferry is not only an important part of the cross-harbour transportation system between Hong Kong and Kowloon, but also one of the best and cheapest sightseeing journeys in Hong Kong. It is also the first choice for visitors to visit Victoria Harbour. National Geographic Travel Magazine once hailed the Star Ferry ride on both sides of Victoria Harbour as one of the '50 must-see attractions in life'. Although the company is not large, it can generate a profit of 300 million Hong Kong dollars per year. ”

“… Hong Kong Tramways Company, Wharf holds 50% of the shares. Like the Star Ferry, the Hong Kong Tram is one of the best modes of transportation in Hong Kong, with a daily capacity of 240,000 passengers, making it one of the must-see attractions for foreign tourists. At present, the French group Viglia Transport is responsible for the day-to-day operations, and the other party also holds the other half of the shares of Hong Kong Tramways. ”

“… Wharf Telecom, which mainly provides enterprise cloud services and commercial fiber broadband services, also serves as a data center!"

“… In terms of logistics, Wharf mainly operates terminals through Wharf Transport Co., Ltd., and holds a 20.83% stake in Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals, as well as some public transportation!"

“… Sunshine Movies and Sunshine Music, which belong to the cable broadband communication group, are very small!"

"Do you know the financial situation of the Wharf Group?" Wang Zheng asked.

"Let the neuronal mastermind help investigate!"

"Tell me about it!"

After nodding, Wang Kai said: "In 2015, the annual revenue of Wharf Group was 40.875 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the profit was 16.806 billion Hong Kong dollars. The total assets of the group are 443.916 billion Hong Kong dollars, the total liabilities are 126.736 billion Hong Kong dollars, the net assets are 317.18 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the bank deposits and cash are 23.5 billion Hong Kong dollars!"

"No, Wharf's finances are so healthy, so where did Zhao Defang get the money to buy East West Bank? And the 10 billion Huaxia yuan he lent us?" Wang Zheng said in surprise.

"We provided $4.5 billion for the acquisition of East West Bank! Zhao Defang used the equity of the Defeng Group, which he controlled, as collateral to borrow $5 billion from JPMorgan Chase! He took $8.5 billion to acquire East West Bank of the $9.5 billion, and the remaining $1 billion, plus the 4 billion Huaxia dollars in cash we provided when we signed the contract, became the source of our 10 billion Huaxia dollars loan!"

"So, if we annex Defeng Group, we will repay the $5 billion loan for Zhao Defang?"

"Originally, the Zhao family should have been in charge of it. But I think Qian Rongrong will definitely count this loan. ”

Wang Zheng nodded in agreement. Although Qian Xiangrong does not directly interfere in the operation of various companies under the Zhao family, this woman from a famous family is not stupid at all.

After a half-silence, Wang Zheng's eyes quickly swept over everyone's faces, and then he suddenly smiled: "It's New Year's Day in one week, and the year-end summaries of the various companies you are responsible for have been almost done, right?"

"I had expected the boss to ask, so I had prepared it in advance!" Wang Lei in the holographic screen smiled.

"Okay, it's up to you to start!"

After nodding, Wang Lei said: "Taoyuan Holdings currently has four main businesses, namely: Taoyuan Resort, Taoyuan Ji, Taoyuan high-end consumer goods, and Taoyuan Liquor!"

"In the past 15 years, we have received a total of 925,000 tourists, and created 1.879 billion Huaxia yuan in revenue and 682 million Huaxia yuan in profits in terms of catering, tickets, souvenirs, etc."

"Taoyuanji, high-end fruits, high-end meat, and high-end wine, the sales of the three aspects in 15 years are 19.87 billion, and the net profit is 11.289 billion Chinese dollars!"

"Do you count the revenue from Jane George's Western Restaurant?"

19.87 billion Huaxia coins is the total revenue of 'Taoyuan Ji' in China. And Jane George's has brought us $370 million in profits in the past six months!"

"$370 million, isn't that a lot?" Wang Zheng frowned slightly.

"Boss, the market can't be opened in a while. I believe that by the end of next year, this number will be able to double or triple on the basis of today!"

Nodding his head, he motioned for Wang Lei to continue, "Taoyuan's high-end consumer goods, including high-end wood, mid-to-high-end ornamental fish, high-end flowers, and newly added thoroughbreds, plus ginseng sales! In 15 years, it has brought us a total of 2.53 billion in revenue and 1.367 billion Huaxia yuan in profits!"

"The last is Taoyuan Liquor, let Jianjun talk about this himself!"

After Wang Zheng's gaze looked over, Pan Jianjun, who also participated in the meeting through the holographic screen, and who was also the direct person in charge of Taoyuan Liquor, did not refuse.

"Taoyuan Liquor's fruit wine and fruit beer, officially put into production on November 16, has now entered the company's supermarket trial sales, advertising is still negotiating with various domestic TV stations, currently only less than 50 million Huaxia yuan sales. However, I am confident that I will achieve sales of at least 8 billion Huaxia Coins and a net profit of 2.5 billion Huaxia Coins next year!"

Wang Zheng has personally tasted the three fruit wines of Taoyuan Liquor, as well as the taste of fruity drinks, and with the supply of high-quality raw materials, the sales of 8 billion yuan are a bit conservative in his opinion. However, since Pan Jianjun said so, he didn't bother to ask. Everything will be discussed after next year's sales data are available.

"Don't be stingy in advertising, look at what programs are currently popular in China, and spend money to sponsor them. Then let the neuronal master brain assist and beat our brand out in the shortest possible time!"

"Understood!"

After nodding, Wang Zheng shifted his gaze to Wang Lei.

"What I asked you to do, is there a result now?"

"Following the instructions of the boss, I have registered the 'Shennong Technology' company license in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province. The office is located near Shaanxi Provincial University of Technology, and there are currently two branches, the Institute of Biotechnology and the Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Guo Xin is in charge of the Institute of Biotechnology, and Jiao Zan is in charge of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence. The 30 people sent back by the boss were exactly half of each side according to their occupations. However, because the scale is still small and there are no profitable projects, it is temporarily listed under Taoyuan Holdings!"

After listening, Wang Zheng sighed, this Shennong science and technology pinned on him, and solved his own agricultural and animal husbandry output, which was far better than others, which aroused people's doubts. and, analyzing the task of 'primary artificial intelligence' technology that he got from the 'ginseng garden' mission last time.

Biotechnology research is enough, but in terms of artificial intelligence, Wang Zheng doesn't want to come up too early. lest it be too abrupt and arouse suspicion.

After a little muttering, "Ziqing, now that the jewelry business is merged into the Times Department Store and the Golden Eagle Shopping Center, you don't have to continue to serve as the president of the jewelry department, go and be in charge of Shennong Technology, this is the pillar of our industry in the future, and we can't be sloppy at all!"

"Yes!"

Deng Ziqing in the holographic screen nodded.

"Wang Lei, tell me about Taoyuan Holdings' financial situation this year!"

"Yes... Taoyuan Holdings, with a total revenue of 32.29 billion Huaxia dollars in 15 years, a total profit of 12.869 billion Huaxia dollars, and a total expenditure of 11.57 billion Huaxia dollars. The total assets, including the Taoyuan Museum, are 38.7 billion Huaxia Yuan, and the total liabilities are 57.6 billion Huaxia Yuan!"

"You're also liabilities of the $4.5 billion I borrowed from East West Bank?"

"Yes! Not only is there a $4.5 billion loan from East West Bank, but also a $5 billion Huaxia dollar loan from Mr. Ma Yun, a $9 billion Huaxia dollar loan from Fu Qihong, and a $10 billion Huaxia dollar loan from Zhao Defang's personal loan. In addition to the mortgage loan in the process of Baiweiju's expansion, the 2.1 billion Huaxia dollars that have not been paid off so far!

Wang Zheng smiled, "Wang Kai should thank you." This year, you not only took out nearly 10 billion profits to support the expansion of Times Group, but also carried all the loans I borrowed in the past!"

Wang Lei smiled bitterly, "I don't want to either, but when anyone asks the boss to take out a loan, they all use the mortgage of Taoyuan Holdings' properties!"

"Leizi, thank you!"

Wang Lei glanced at Wang Kai, who was cheap and well-behaved, and didn't speak again.

Wang Zheng smiled slightly, and after a little silence, "How much do you expect to achieve in terms of the total revenue of Taoyuan Holdings' various businesses next year?"

"Specifically, it depends on the sales of Taoyuan Liquor, the sales of 'Taoyuan Ji' high-end food abroad, and the growth rate of tourists next year. If it is estimated, it should reach the level of 55 billion!"

"What about profits?"

"About 20 billion Chinese coins!"

"What about spending?"

"The construction expenditure of the villa, as well as the repayment of the loan, are expected to add up to about 12 billion Huaxia dollars!"

"So, there is still a balance of about 8 billion?"

"Yes!"

Nodding clearly, Wang Zheng thought for a while, "This balance is all used for Shennong Technology, which is used to acquire start-ups engaged in artificial intelligence and biotechnology at home and abroad!"

"Boss, what can we do with Times Holdings?" Wang Kai hurriedly said.

Without Taoyuan Holdings' nearly 10 billion capital contribution, the expansion of Times Holdings is undoubtedly much slower.

"Barilla and Taoyuan Western Restaurants have already become large-scale, plus other aspects of business profits, it is enough for you. Moreover, Wang Lei also helped you bear all the debts, what are you not satisfied with?"

"Isn't this because there is too much pressure to buy a property? A 50,000-square-meter commercial plaza in an ordinary second-tier city needs more than a billion yuan. And the seller usually sells it in a bundle with the office building above the mall. If you count one piece, two billion is not enough. In addition, there are costs for renovation and reconstruction, store opening, purchase, and logistics. ”

"In addition, according to the layout requirements of Times Square and gold and silver shopping centers, cities with a non-agricultural population of more than 200,000 have a Golden Eagle shopping center with a business area of 1.5~30,000 square meters; cities with a non-agricultural population of more than 800,000 should have a Golden Eagle shopping center with a business area of 3~50,000 square meters; cities with a non-agricultural population of more than 1.5 million should have two Golden Eagle shopping centers with a business area of 3~50,000 square meters! Cities with a non-agricultural population of more than 3 million should have a business area of 6~100,000 square meters of Times Square, plus two 3~50,000 square meters of Golden Eagle Shopping Center! Moreover, if the population increases by 2 million, Times Square and Golden Eagle Shopping Center will each add one!"

"According to such requirements, if Times Holdings wants to establish a nationwide retail network, it needs at least 82 Times Squares and 1,560 Golden Eagle shopping malls of various sizes! As for the number of Golden Eagle shopping centers, it is even worse, even if seven or eight billion yuan is invested, it is only 132, and half of them are in the transformation stage. ”

"Boss, I'm really short of money!"

Seeing Wang Kai crying poorly, Wang Zheng smiled, and after clicking a few times on his laptop, "It just so happened that I also let the neuron mastermind take a look at the situation of Times Group." Since you are calling poor, let's take a look at whether Times Group is poor or not. ”

"Times Department Store and Golden Eagle Supermarket, most of them have opened in the last two or three months, and there is not much value for reference, so I won't analyze them for the time being! But at the end of next year, if you can't achieve an average annual turnover of 1 billion yuan in these more than 100 commercial centers, don't expect me to invest you back in 17 years!"

Wang Kai nodded hurriedly.

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