Volume 1 Chapter 330 Fifty million box office
“…… In recent days, if someone asks what news there is in Hong Kong, and many Hong Kong people who are asked will inevitably mention the news related to the acquisition of Debao and the Shing Pao Newspaper Group, which has always been known as the "rebel son of a wealthy family" because of his bold style, very different from the wealthy family, and good at propaganda and hype. ”
"It's no surprise that citizens are showing unusual curiosity about these seemingly mundane acquisitions. Hong Kong's entertainment industry is extremely developed, especially the film industry, which has made a name for the 'Hollywood of the East' in the world, and has been compared with American films by the market. It is no wonder that countless Hong Kong citizens were amazed that they accidentally broke into the Hong Kong film industry and replaced several industry giants in less than three years, and became the new hegemon of the Hong Kong film industry and even the entire entertainment industry."
"Starting with a loan of 2 million, in less than three years, Lin Xiaozhi has created many miracles, and has focused the attention of the whole Hong Kong on himself. He is not afraid of people's words, he has written the script of Fengyue films, and even made a cameo appearance in person. In the shortest possible time, he turned a film company that was on the verge of bankruptcy into a profitable one, and then in less than half a year after acquiring the film company called New Asia, he successfully made a qualitative change and became one of the ranks of the Hong Kong 100 million dollar film club, becoming an upstart in the Hong Kong film industry. When people's memories of New Asia are still stuck in the time when Meiya spent 50 million Hong Kong dollars to invest in New Asia, and in the following year or so, it has successively acquired Yibao, the second largest record company in Hong Kong, and intervened in publishing and invested in Hong Kong's second largest circulation newspaper - "Sing Pao", behind the expansion of a young man's ambition is obvious.
"How much money Lin Xiaozhi has, I believe many people have been curious about this question. According to the revelations of the "Hong Kong Fortune" weekly published at the beginning of this year, this young man has earned a fortune of more than 300 million Hong Kong dollars in less than two years by calling for wind and rain in the film industry. But apparently this data is not entirely true, at least it does not explain where the funds came from for his acquisition of companies such as Debao and Cheng Pao Newspaper. Kowloon Bank? According to information obtained by this newspaper from the Bank of Kowloon, although the Bank of Kowloon has begun to tighten its monetary policy in the past few months, it has gradually reduced the amount of loans. However, no large-scale loans were made, including the total amount of loans between Lam's company and Kowloon Bank, which was only more than 33UU, and Lam Hsiao-chi's statement at a press conference that the funds for the acquisition did not come from the bank, so it was confirmed. ”
So, where does the money come from? In this regard, this newspaper took a lot of effort to track it down, and finally found out the source of the funds. And, as Lin himself said, the money he spent on completing a series of acquisitions came from him. However, it was not obtained from his main film and other industries, but from stock and futures investment ......"
Sure enough, was it still discovered?
After reading the latest edition of the Hong Kong Economic Journal quickly, Lin Xiaozhi's brows furrowed slightly, but he quickly stretched out and put the newspaper on the table.
As an international metropolis and Asia's financial free port, Hong Kong is backed by the northern mainland that is undergoing reform and opening up, and has a unique advantage in terms of business opportunities and wealth creation.
As early as mid-to-late September, in order to raise funds for the acquisition of Debao and Chengbao Newspaper Group, Lin Xiaozhi notified Song Nianhui and asked him to sell their oil futures, which had more than tripled. Although Song Nianhui was very careful when he made a move, the oil futures that had skyrocketed to more than one billion Hong Kong dollars were peddled out, after all, Hong Kong is not a financial center like New York, Tokyo and London, which is backed by an economic powerhouse. After some investigation, several foreign banks and international brokerage giants finally found a batch of frequently operated accounts in Song Nianhui's hands through bank transfers, and the matter was exposed.
In order to diversify trading risks and avoid being tracked, whether it is stocks or futures and other investments, market makers and large institutions are accustomed to using dozens, hundreds or even more trading accounts for large financial transactions. Song Nianhui is the same, through some connections in the industry, he has hundreds of accounts in more than a dozen banks such as Citigroup, HSBC, Hang Seng, Mitsubishi, etc., and many transactions with Lin Xiaozhi are carried out by him These accounts are scattered. But this model has advantages and disadvantages, the advantage is that it distracts the attention of the outside world, and avoids being targeted by big dealers and other potential forces, and the disadvantage is that the real strength of the person will track it down, and it is inevitable that part of the strength will be exposed.
Billions of Hong Kong dollars of oil futures were delivered in a hurry, Rao is Song Nianhui was very careful, a few accounts were still targeted, and some foreign banks not only finally traced him down, but even Song Nianhui used these accounts to short H shares, which was also exposed
Who is Song Nianhui, if you want to say that a few years ago he may not have been famous in Hong Kong. But in the RR year, Lin Xiaozhi contributed money and he contributed, and the two once made a big fuss in the Taiwan stock market, earning nearly 20 million. Lin Xiaozhi forgot about this deed when he turned around, but there were some rumors from Song Nianhui, which made him a big name in the industry, otherwise he would not have been able to contact the big money owner to pay for it when he wanted to make a mess with the RMB exchange rate in the black market last year.
RR's big gamble on Taiwan stocks Song Nianhui has won a reputation as a wizard in the industry, and it is therefore because of this that after Song Nianhui's oil futures were exposed, many of the tracing forces stopped continuing to track, and it was clear that the Kowloon Bank and Song Nianhui were the big dealers behind the huge oil futures trading. After all, for a bank, in order to ensure the preservation of depositors' funds, in addition to obtaining higher profits through external lending, investment in stock securities, gold and oil futures is just one of the most common means.
As the largest and most professional financial newspaper in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Economic Journal has a lot of energy. After careful investigation, they also found something similar to other banks through some clues, and they undoubtedly found deeper and more detailed. Some foreign banks did not know about the situation of the Kowloon Bank, and only assumed that the funds used by Song Nianhui's investment activities came from the Kowloon Bank, but the Hong Kong Economic Journal unexpectedly contacted a private shareholder of the Kowloon Bank, and learned from him that in recent months, the bank's board of directors had not approved any large-scale investment plans, but had continued to tighten the monetary policy at the request of the new chairman, Lin Hsiao-chi, and had the intention of stopping the issuance of loans
Soon after the former chairman of the Lin family and the eldest son had a car accident, Lin Xiaozhi took over the management of the family bank from his grandfather Lin Jili, and the first thing he did after entering the Kowloon Bank was to appoint Song Nianhui, the former manager of the bank's investment department who was rumored to be a personal friend of him, as the president of the bank.
Although it is unclear how much money Lam made from gambling on oil futures, after assessing the Kowloon Bank held by New Asia and Lam, Hong Kong Economic Journal then included his newly acquired Debao and Shing Pao newspaper groups, and came up with a seemingly exaggerated but very conservative valuation, that is, his assets have now reached a huge HK$2 billion, making him one of the top richest people in Hong Kong.
Lin Xiaozhi rubbed his temples, with the huge influence of Hong Kong Economic Journal in Hong Kong, you don't need to look at him to guess how much of a sensation this issue of the newspaper will cause in Hong Kong after it is listed, and the things he hides are almost shaking to others.
Thinking that in the next few days, the invitations to find him and hope to interview him would increase several times, Lin Xiaozhi was troubled in his heart, but the corners of his mouth gradually showed some smiles.
The golden decade was the peak of Hong Kong films. In the absence of the Internet, there are no colorful entertainment activities, and the entertainment of ordinary people is only limited to watching TV and reading books and newspapers. Hong Kong's developed economy and high income have created the strange and miraculous existence of Hong Kong films, and the scale of a city has developed a 'Hong Kong-style movie' that has no rivals in the whole of East Asia and even the whole of Asia.
It's good to become famous, Zhang Ailing said that you should become famous as soon as possible. In this era of eyeball economy, fame is better than anything else. Not to mention anything else, if he Lin Xiaozhi releases a rumor that his company is preparing to be financed and listed, you see that there are still a few banks and brokerages in Hong Kong that can call the shots, and he doesn't want to come over to get a piece of the pie.
"What are you looking at, smiling so happily"
Among the three mothers and daughters of the Li family, Li Jiaxin is the least good at cooking, so he said that he was helping in the kitchen, but in fact, he accompanied his sister to chat with Li's mother for a while, and was kicked out of the kitchen by the two of them not long after, so as not to snub this prospective aunt.
"Nothing?"
Lin Xiaozhi shook his head with a smile, and casually flipped the "Hong Kong Economic Daily" on the table to the next page to read the news in other sections.
Xu is the first time that her future aunt has come to the door, and her sister greeted her mother very warmly. Although it is just a homely meal, it has also fried tricks and standards. Soon, a small dining table was full of pots and plates, including three cold dishes, six stir-fries, two braised and one stew, as well as one sweet and one salty soup, and the dishes were unexpectedly rich.
"Come on, Achi, eat more. Don't think your aunt's craftsmanship is too bad......"
"How so, aunt." Seeing that Li Jiaxin's family had regarded themselves as quasi-aunts, they were very enthusiastic, and the smile on Lin Xiaozhi's face was also a lot richer.
The first time I had a lunch, I was quite happy, although Lin Xiaozhi drank some wine, but because the three mothers and daughters of the Li family were all women, no one came to forcibly persuade them to drink, so he only drank one more glass of red wine than the three of them, and that degree had no effect on him with a good amount of wine.
After three rounds of drinking, after drinking, he was inevitably asked about his marriage to Li Jiaxin.
Mother Li shouted at Lin Xiaozhi to eat again, but she put down her chopsticks and asked casually: "Ah Zhi, I heard Jiaxin say that you will be thirty next year." Although men should fight for their careers when they are young, they also have to think about their own affairs. Jiaxin is also 20 years old this year, how are you thinking about it? ”
The legal age of marriage in Hong Kong is 16 years old, but under the age of 18 must be accompanied by parents. With the age of the two of them, they must have crossed the marriage age line here in Hong Kong.
Although he had already guessed that he might be asked this question when he came before, Lin Xiaozhi was still stunned. On the contrary, it was Li Jiaxin, who put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand with a blushing face, and said coquettishly to Li's mother: "Mom, why are you urging so urgently......"
Having said that, with a look of expectation in his eyes, he looked at his boyfriend Lin Xiaozhi on the side.
"Ah Xin is actually a ......career maniac" A few eager and expectant eyes fell on him, Lin Xiaozhi naturally couldn't help but respond, he smiled slightly: "Not long after dating Ah Xin last year, I had the idea of letting Ah Xin stop taking on dramas and marry me as a full-time housewife." So there is actually no problem on my side, as long as Ah Xin has no opinion, we can consider marriage within the next year......"
He did have such an idea last year, but unfortunately after hinting to no avail several times, and his career is also in a period of rapid development, he faded the idea of giving himself trouble and starting a family. Seeing that he was about to pass the New Year, and the old man at home kept urging, he just thought about it and nodded in the affirmative to this topic.
With his words, the mother and daughter of the Li family were all happy, and his trip to the Li family was also a success.
The influence of "Hong Kong Economic Journal" is much greater than Lin Xiaozhi imagined.
In the new issue of Hong Kong Economic Journal, he was labeled as worth more than 2 billion Hong Kong dollars, which immediately caused a big sensation in Hong Kong. As a professional financial newspaper, although the Hong Kong Economic Journal was unable to come up with more evidence to prove it, with its many years of reputation and the sensation of his recent acquisition of Debao and Cheng Pao, the new issue of the Hong Kong Economic Journal immediately ignited the curiosity of many Hong Kong citizens as soon as it was released, and also made the halo shrouded in Lin Xiaozhi a lot more.
", "Sing Tao Daily" would like to conduct an interview with you......"
"Help me refuse, just say I don't have time lately"
"Boss, the editor-in-chief of the Oriental Daily asked if you have time lately?"
"I must have wanted the news, so I refused it and told Cheng Pao that I won't respond to this for the time being
"Send a team of reporters who want to interview you......"
"Say no, just say I'm not ......"
At the beginning of the business, in order to get more social attention and the attention of small citizens. Lin Xiaozhi did not hesitate to play the 'giant' card, self-exposed, and even took the initiative to release his past absurd history to win attention, because high-profile work and high-profile means of being a person have made him a big celebrity in Hong Kong. But Lin Xiaozhi also knows that his recent limelight has been too much, and it will inevitably cause some unnecessary trouble.
However, in the face of such a good publicity opportunity, he was reluctant to give up. So with Song Nianhui, the other protagonist in the whole incident, Yu Crisp asked him to pick it up, and took the initiative to leak some rumors.
As a result, for the next period of time, the Hong Kong media was extremely happy, and almost every day in the newspapers, you could see news about him appearing and occupying a corner of the front page, and even being used as headlines by some tabloids.
"Lin Xiaozhi, the rebel son of a wealthy family, is miraculous again, and he makes hundreds of millions of dollars by gambling on oil futures" - "Oriental Daily".
"Song Nianhui, a predator in the stock market, may have his figure behind H's plummeting" - "Sing Tao Daily"
"Another acquisition case may be settled, and it is reported that Lin Xiaozhi may have recently completed the acquisition with a certain publishing giant, or involve hundreds of millions of funds" - "Cheng Pao"
"Lin Xiaozhi conspired to go public, and has been in and out with the senior management of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange many times in recent days" - "Hong Kong Economic Times"
A newspaper romance surging, with Lin Hsiao-chi's press conference, many media in Hong Kong ushered in the most exciting November, since last year's political storm faded, for the first time there was a single issue reprinted three or even four times, "Oriental Daily" just created in the middle of last year a single issue circulation of more than 300,000 records, only a year later was threatened by "Cheng Pao" and "Sing Tao Daily", the former by virtue of the relationship with Lin Xiaozhi, Faintly as the official newspaper of the Lin family, it has been recognized by many citizens, and has created the highest single-day P in this November. The sales of 10,000 copies have faintly touched the chrysanthemum recorded by the first record of the "Oriental Daily".
After the reform, the "Sing Tao Daily" has gradually demonstrated its firepower that is different from the past, relying on the highest single day. With a sales volume of 40,000 copies, the circulation of "Cheng Pao" and "Oriental Daily" is only higher than it. Hong Kong's largest and strongest newspaper, once more, has the momentum to regain its old reputation after undergoing a reform.
Li Guoxing finally relented and agreed to the merger of Meiya and Lin Xiaozhi to form a huge film and television group covering production, distribution, cinema and other industries. However, his relaxation is only the first step of the long march, in order to obtain more shares and the right to speak in the future group, Li Guoxing waved his pen, claiming that his Meiya asset appraisal exceeded 700 million Hong Kong dollars, and it was also on top of the previous Debaoya asset evaluation, which also caused Lin Xiaozhi to snort coldly, and it was naturally impossible to agree.
Both sides you hire a group of professional lawyers, I find an appraisal company, each with a list of opinions and suggestions, just like political negotiations, you come and go, every inch of land must fight, each does not make concessions, although a consensus has been reached on the merger, but the businessman's profit-seeking nature still makes the two of them slap the table from time to time and get angry, until "Red Alert" was released six weeks later, and finally with a glorious score of more than 50 million Hong Kong dollars, it still failed to complete the asset appraisal.