Chapter 31: Satellite TV and Standard Chartered

When the joint negotiation team between the Red River Fund and DreamWorks was still working with Miramax Films and New Line Pictures, Zhang Lexing had already finished attending the Visual Software Group operating system seminar and left the United States, and it was March 12, and it was the day of tree planting.

Zhang Lexing left the United States this time and did not go back to Beijing directly, but went to Hong Kong first. Some time ago, when I stayed in the country, I found the inconvenience of Oriental Holdings in Hong Kong, the speed of obtaining news is too slow, and now I can't network video, even the Internet phone has not yet shadowed, and I can only make an "international" long-distance call, not to say, the key is that the quality of the call is not good, so Zhang Lexing wants to go to Hong Kong to discuss a good solution.

After another roller coaster-like landing, Zhang Lexing's feet finally stepped on the land of the Kowloon Peninsula again. Out of the airport terminal, Zhang Lexing saw the * who came to pick up the plane, behind her were eight strong men, all of them were wearing black suits and black sunglasses, and then there were five cars lined up, four three-row commercial vehicles at the head and tail, and a black Mercedes-Benz car in the middle, this time the battle was much bigger than the last time I came to Hong Kong.

Seeing Zhang Lexing and his accompanying bodyguards coming out of the airport, * walked forward with a smile on his face, bowed slightly, and said, "Boss, welcome to Hong Kong!" ”

"It's not going to be such a big battle." Zhang Lexing asked, pointing behind him.

"Boss, there's no way around it." * frowned slightly, sighed and said: "Alas, the murderers from last time still have no clues, how can we rest assured." ”

"Alas," Zhang Lexing had no choice but to sigh, it seemed that he didn't want to be quiet for a while.

"Boss, please come with me, and I'll introduce you." * gestured with his hand, then turned around and walked towards the group of strong men, and Zhang Lexing also walked forward.

"Boss, these people are members of the elite escort team transferred by Andatai Security Company, in addition to these eight outside, there are also those commercial vehicles, and a total of twenty-four people were dispatched this time, all of whom are the most elite bodyguards of Andatai Security Company." *Introduced as he walked.

Zhang Lexing couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "This battle is really big, and I thought that I would have such a day." ”

After passing through the group of bodyguards, Zhang Lexing came to the side of the convoy,* and then introduced: "Boss, this car in the middle is your car, it is a specially transferred Mercedes-Benz S600 bulletproof car, which can resist attacks from revolvers to automatic rifles and even grenades, and can provide you with a very safe and comfortable environment." ”

Zhang Lexing couldn't help but sigh again in his heart, there is really no strongest, only stronger, thinking that even the bulletproof car has been used, it seems that the last incident has left a considerable shadow in everyone's hearts, and I am afraid that only when I am on the mainland can I be a little more relaxed.

Sighing and sighing, Zhang Lexing still consciously got into the Mercedes-Benz, and then everyone else took their places and sat in their own cars, and then the convoy started to drive towards the Peninsula Hotel. Zhang Lexing originally thought that the bulletproof car was very different from ordinary cars, but he didn't expect that after sitting in it, he didn't find much difference, not only the facilities in the car are readily available, but even the glass doesn't seem to be different. After the Mercedes-Benz car started, it drove smoothly, and Zhang Lexing didn't notice any bulky feeling, which was really comfortable.

After two days of rest, Zhang Lexing didn't have time to go to Oriental Holdings, and the blue information market research company sent a survey data first. When Zhang Lexing came to Hong Kong last time, he asked them to investigate some of the industries he was interested in, but he didn't expect that there would be results.

Zhang Lexing sat on the comfortable sofa in the premium luxury sea-view suite, enjoying the hot milk tea while looking at the survey information in his hand.

The information reads: "There are ...... major enterprises in the Hong Kong toy market, relying on the many animation images authorized by Kunpeng Animation, coupled with the design strength of Jiamei Toy Design Center, the newly established Jiamei Toy Company has the strength to dominate the Hong Kong market, but in the international market, the competitiveness needs to be strengthened."

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There are many local media organizations in Hong Kong, as far as TV stations are concerned, wireless stations are the strongest, followed by Asian television, the Hong Kong market is basically dominated by these two powers, in addition to some TV stations that are not dominated by the Hong Kong market, such as Li Ka-shing's second son Li Zekai owned Satellite TV Co., Ltd., the company was established in August 1990, after winning the satellite TV license, it was officially launched on August 26 of the following year, with a total of five channels, namely Satellite TV Chinese Channel, Satellite TV Sports Channel, Satellite TV Family Carnival Station, Satellite TV Music Channel, Satellite TV has covered nearly 50 countries and regions, with 53 million home users, and its advertisers include famous commercial enterprises such as Chase, Cathay Pacific, Peregrine, and Citicorp...... According to investigations, Li Zekai is currently promoting a plan called "Road to Heaven and Earth", hoping to promote an alliance between satellite television and Wharf's cable television network. …… Satellite TV Co., Ltd. had a good profit margin with advertising revenue of about $201 million last year, and the annual maintenance fee for five satellite channels was $80 million (excluding dilution of upfront investment and other expenses), and the company was valued at about $218 million.

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Since the beginning of the 90s, Hong Kong's banking industry has achieved remarkable results in the British-funded HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, and Chinese-funded Hang Seng, BEA and Wing Lung Banks, and some Chinese-funded institutions have also begun to try to set up a presence in Hong Kong, and foreign banks have also begun to pour into Hong Kong, and the competition in the banking industry has become more and more fierce.

The HSBC Group was formed by the expansion of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), which was established in March 1865......

Standard Chartered Bank was established in 1853 when it was chartered by Queen Victoria. …… In 1969, Standard Bank and Standard Chartered Bank merged to form Standard Chartered Listed Companies. …… In 1986, Rice Bank of the United Kingdom intended to make a hostile takeover of Standard Chartered Bank, which was repelled by Pao Yugang and Qiu Depuat and others, after which Pao Yugang owned 14.95% of the equity of Standard Chartered Bank, and Qiu Depuat owned 13.5% of the equity of Standard Chartered Bank. …… After Pao's death, the family's private investment fund was controlled by his fourth son-in-law, Zheng Weijian, who also had a 14.95% stake in Standard Chartered Bank, which recently intended to sell part of the bank's stake to raise funds for the development of the family business. If the entire 14.95% stake is to be acquired, it is estimated that at least HK$8 billion will be required.

Hang Seng Bank was established on 3 March 1933...... In 1965, due to the outbreak of the banking crisis, HSBC acquired a 51% stake in Hang Seng for $51 million (which was later increased to 62.14%)......

Founded in 1918, BEA is the largest independent local bank in Hong Kong. …… BEA has always belonged to the Lee family, known as the 'Four Great Families' in Hong Kong, and the current chairman and CEO is Lee Kwok Po, a member of the Lee family.

Wing Lung Bank was established in 1933......

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Hong Kong Internet Survey ,...... At present, there is no local Internet site in Hong Kong, and there is no direct competitor to the planned Chinese literature website. ”

This investigation information is very long and detailed, Zhang Lexing has already reached the time for lunch after reading it carefully, and the plan to go to Oriental Holdings has to be canceled, but at this time, Zhang Lexing can't take care of it for the time being, because there are two new goals in front of him that need to be contacted immediately, Zhang Lexing can wait, Li Zekai and Zheng Weijian are not necessarily interested in waiting.

Zhang Lexing, the Bao Yugang family, had no direct intersection before, and there was no friendship, even the last meeting was rare to participate in the sub-consortium cocktail party, but he encountered great changes in the Bao Yugang family, and he failed to see the members of the Bao Yugang family at the reception. After all, there is no need to rush Standard Chartered Bank to talk about it, and Hua Ziqing, the current general manager of Oriental Holdings, can bring people to talk.

Zhang Lexing of Satellite TV Co., Ltd. originally knew something, and the famous Phoenix Satellite TV in the future was born here, and being able to master such a platform should be of great benefit to his career development. If you want to buy Satellite TV Co., Ltd., it's not impossible, because it won't be long before Li Zekai will sell satellite TV himself, but at that time, I'm afraid Zhang Lexing is not the only one who is interested in satellite TV, especially the old fox Merkdo of News Corporation, Zhang Lexing doesn't dare to be sloppy in the face of such an opponent, it seems that it is necessary for him to take a place in advance of the future little superman Li Zekai. At the consortium reception at the meeting, Zhang Lexing had a relationship with Li Zekai, although they couldn't talk about a deep friendship, but at least it couldn't be too presumptuous to visit again.

Li Zekai made an appointment to meet through Oriental Holdings, and after repeated confirmation by the secretaries on both sides, the final meeting time was set at 9 o'clock in the morning next Wednesday. Now there is still a week before the meeting with Li Zekai, although Zhang Lexing is anxious, he can only put it down temporarily, after all, the relationship between himself and Li Zekai is not familiar to the point where he wants to see each other, so he simply goes to deal with Dongfang Holdings' own affairs first.

Oriental Holdings' office is located on the 26th floor of the Hui Hon Building, 33 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, and coincidentally, the 24-storey Hutchison Building across the road is said to be on one of the floors.

Today's participants are the top management of Oriental Holdings, and even the general manager Hua Ziqing, who is in contact with Zheng Weijian, also rushed over, and one of the themes of this meeting is to solve the problem that Zhang Lexing cannot obtain information about Oriental Holdings in time when he is in the mainland.

At the beginning of the meeting, there was an eye-opener who proposed to relocate the entire Oriental Holdings to the mainland, but it was immediately overwhelmed by the opposition of others. At this time, it is indeed not a good time for Oriental Holdings to relocate to the mainland, and someone has to manage such a large industry in Hong Kong, so Zhang Lexing does not support this idea.

In the end, Hua Ziqing put forward a more reliable suggestion - to set up a temporary agency of Oriental Holdings in Beijing, which is equivalent to an office, and then arrange four or five reliable people in the office to ensure timely communication of information through telephone and mail (of course, not e-mail, but by post office registered mail, etc.), plus the personnel who regularly travel back and forth between Beijing and Hong Kong, should allow Zhang Lexing to keep abreast of the movements of Oriental Holdings during his stay in the mainland. Some important information can also be passed to Zhang Lexing through this channel. Of course, if Zhang Lexing did not stay in Beijing, but ran all over the country, then there would be office personnel who carried Big Brother (the first mobile phone, the same as bricks, Zhang Lexing didn't like it, so he didn't have one for himself), at least to ensure that he could be contacted in time in some big cities.

I'm afraid this suggestion is also the best way to come up at this time, who made the Internet just started at this time, and mobile phones are like bricks that can't do anything other than talking, Zhang Lexing used to some convenient communication methods are not yet one, so he has to work hard for it.

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