Volume 1 Chapter 354 First Day of Listing 3
Halfway through breakfast, a professional stylist newly recruited by the company came to Lin Mansion to design today's image for him. Like a puppet, let the designer who specializes in styling and leading fashion for the group's artists arrange his outfits, from suits to ties to hairstyles, etc., and when he has everything done, the old man has been waiting in the hall for a while. And the time, it was just after half past seven.
"It's such a big person, you can calm down. Although you just said that the listing ceremony will start at nine o'clock, there should be a lot of people arriving early. You are the protagonist of today, you have to go over early to socialize"
Knowing the particularity of today, Lin Jili, who rarely wears a suit, also changed into a dark blue handmade suit. Seeing that he had been delayed for more than an hour, the old man was obviously a little dissatisfied, and muttered a few words casually
Lin Xiaozhi was dumbfounded, it was really not his fault. His stylist spent more than half an hour on his hairstyle alone, not to mention that he spent more than half an hour on his eyebrows and a men's light makeup.
However, although he was recited a few words by the old man, Lin Xiaozhi did not refute it, nodded and agreed, "Indeed, it took a little time, let's go."
Fauber has asked the driver in the house to prepare a special car, which is a lengthened Mercedes-Benz purchased in 84. The Lin family's style is not bad, not like some Hong Kong rich people, who spend billions of dollars to collect all kinds of luxury cars. Lin Jili also bought a Bentley in his early years, and later because of a little awkwardness during the maintenance of the problem, he was angry and never bought a British luxury car brand, and among the several cars of the Lin family, the most expensive should be a lengthened Mercedes-Benz worth more than two million Hong Kong dollars.
Because he had to take care of the old man, Fu Bo also came with him. The car started and slowly drove out of the Lin Mansion. Lin Jili's eyes looked out of the window for a while, and suddenly sighed: "Our family hasn't gone out together for a long time."
Lin Xiaozhi was silent when he heard this, and he knew that the old man remembered his father and eldest brother again. After returning from prison for more than half a year, the old man, who already knew the destiny of heaven, saw a lot of things, and completely handed over the power of the Lin family at the helm to his only son, Lin Jiannian. But no one expected that disaster would come. He hasn't been able to enjoy the pleasure of four generations in the same house like those ordinary old people, and a car accident almost killed his only son and eldest grandson.
"Your dad wanted to come back too, but I didn't agree."
The car accident half a year ago made Lin Jiannian and Lin Xiaoyi decadent for a few months, but fortunately, with the continuous guidance of their families and invited psychological counseling experts, the two gradually came out of the decadent state. Although Hong Kong's basic medical facilities are among the best in the world, the top orthopedic experts and authorities are more than a step behind the old capitalist powers in Europe and the United States. Just two months ago, for the father and son to recover better. Lin Jili has arranged for his daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law to take the two to the United States for further treatment, and this expensive medical fee of more than $3 million was paid by Lin Xiaozhi. The younger Lin Xiaoyi is still good, although he once had multiple comminuted fractures all over his body because of a car accident, but in the past two months, he has recovered quickly in the United States, according to the meaning of the hospital, with his physical fitness to receive about a year of restorative training, and in the future, he can walk on his own feet again. Lin Jiannian is in trouble, and it is no surprise that he will be inseparable from a wheelchair in the future.
"Grandpa......"
Lin Xiaozhi held his hand and had the heart to comfort him, but the words choked when they reached his throat.
It was Fu Bo who opened his mouth to comfort: "Master, the young master and Young Master Sun are recovering well. The doctor also said that it is a miracle in itself that they can survive such a car accident, and maybe they will all recover fully in the future......
Lin Jili sighed, and finally remembered what day it was, nodded and didn't speak again.
Speechless all the way
Central, as one of the earliest areas in Hong Kong to be occupied by the British, has always been the administrative center of Hong Kong due to its early development, sufficient historical accumulation, and its proximity to Victoria Bay, an international high-quality deep-water port. Hong Kong's wealth is in Central, which is also the consensus of six million Hong Kong people
In the International Finance Center, No. L, Harbour View Street, Central, Chen Qi, who was blown by the oncoming sea breeze, couldn't help but shudder when he went out wearing only a short-sleeved shirt. In January, Hong Kong could feel a little cool, and he didn't feel it when he first went out, but after standing on the road for more than half an hour, he regretted that he didn't listen to the advice of his nagging mother, and put on a coat and came out again.
“…… However, Harbour View Street is really lively today......"
He has already hung up a "Ming Pao" reporter sign, and finally resigned from "Sing Tao Daily". Although it has something to do with his boss who is used to wearing small shoes for him, there are actually some other reasons. For example, in the aging "Sing Tao Daily", Chen Qi can no longer see hope for the future.
Yes, as early as the beginning of the year, in order to revive Sing Tao News Corporation, the queen of the newspaper industry, Hu Xian, appointed a new chief executive officer and vice president, and carried out a comprehensive reform of Sing Tao News Group with five enterprising young executives, including Kwong Jinglian and Lu Yongxiong. "Sing Tao Daily" has also been affected by the reform, changing the section that has not changed for seven years, adding a number of topics and interactions that citizens like to pay attention to, and at the same time expanding a large number of entertainment reporters, following the example of "Oriental Daily" and "Cheng Pao" and other newspapers, began to increase the entertainment version of the exclusive news breakout.
Affected by its reforms, the circulation of "Sing Tao Daily" gradually increased in a short period of time, although it was temporarily unable to regain the first leading position from the hands of "Oriental Daily", but relying on the brand and the heritage of the old newspaper, the circulation gradually caught up with "Sing Pao", and the two newspapers fought fiercely for the status of the second largest newspaper in Hong Kong. If this reform can be persisted in, perhaps in a year or two, "Sing Tao Daily" will really be able to regain its leading position.
But reform means touching the interests of some people, and this is an eternal truth. Hu Xian's Sing Tao Newspaper Group has a total of seven newspapers and subsidiaries, and the reform of the Five Gentlemen has moved the interests of some conservatives. As a result, some people whose interests were damaged began to deliberately pull the hind legs of the reform behind their backs, while using their influence in the group and Hu Xian to continue to spread rumors about the five gentlemen seizing power; On the other hand, these people shamelessly and deliberately manipulated the quarterly financial report, openly bombarding the Five Gentlemen's reforms for increasing the administrative expenses of the Sing Tao Press Group, and although it increased the sales of the newspaper, it spread the profits less than before.
From the perspective of reform, it will indeed dilute part of the profits of Sing Tao Press Group in a short period of time, but a larger market share is more influential, and it can bring more advertising cooperation in the future. As a result, the group's stock price continued to fall, and the newspaper queen Hu Xian made her second serious mistake after entering the real estate market, and reappointed the new CEO and vice president.
The victory of the conservatives brought Sing Tao Daily back to its former self. Although the "Sing Tao Daily" is still maintained after the revision of the Five Gentlemen, the dozens of newly recruited entertainment records have been directly cut to only four people, and other policy changes are even more. This is undoubtedly a loss for a person like Chen Qi who is young and has a lot of feelings and expectations for the company. Yu Crisp took advantage of this incident to resign ruthlessly and went to "Ming Pao"
Harbour View Street today is indeed very lively, and you can see the presence of cameras hanging on your chest everywhere on both sides. Chen Qi has also been in the circle for some years, and he recognized a lot of people after turning around, and he couldn't help but smile happily in his heart.
Hey, they're all eating the news. Like him, many journalists are eyeing the headlines of today's listing of a wealthy company. However, this news is fat enough, after more than two years of self-hype and publicity, the young man with the title of 'wealthy rebel' has also become a man of the year in the Hong Kong entertainment and business circles. People who pay attention to this goods know that as long as they stare at him without worrying about no big revelations and news, the public will love to watch it anyway, and it is estimated that there will be no shortage of red envelopes.
I swallowed in my throat and was about to light a cigarette for myself. Chen Qi suddenly saw a car parked on the International Financial Center Plaza, and when he saw that it was just a Mercedes-Benz Extension, he couldn't help grinning and put down the hand that subconsciously touched the camera on his chest and was about to take a picture. Although Mercedes-Benz is a world-renowned car brand, it also produces mid-to-high-end cars. However, in Hong Kong, British luxury cars are respected, most of the rich and wealthy people prefer British brands such as Rover, Bentley, and Rolls-Royce, and a small number of people who pay attention to comfort and enjoyment will choose Lincoln and Cadillac in the United States, and most of the people who will buy Mercedes-Benz are high-income people with an annual salary of nearly one million and second- and third-tier stars in the entertainment industry
Maybe it's a senior executive of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange or an artist who came to cheer
When he thought about it, he had no intention of taking pictures. After all, film is limited, and it is difficult to change film outside, so if he wants to take pictures, he naturally has to take photos of some big people.
At that moment, he took out a cigarette pack from his pocket and was about to light a cigarette for himself, when suddenly he heard an exclamation. Yu Guang found a few reporters not far from him, suddenly as if he had taken stimulants, sped up his pace and ran towards the square, he was stunned and subconsciously turned his face to look at the extended Mercedes-Benz sedan again, his eyes widened, and the cigarette pack in his hand also fell.
"Lin Xiaozhi ......"
Almost didn't scold, Chen Qi stared at the boss's eyes, only to find that the one who came out of the Mercedes-Benz sedan turned out to be the protagonist of all the news today, the wealthy Shaolin Xiaozhi.
“…… Grass, how did I forget that this lord seems to have a soft spot for German cars, and the substitute is a Mercedes"
Looking at the car surrounded by hundreds of reporters and Lin Xiaozhi, who seemed to be saying something, Chen Qi regretted it in his heart, and almost missed the best photo because of it.
At that moment, he hurriedly picked up the cigarette pack that had fallen on the ground, and ran towards the crowded square at a faster pace.
The old man is right, there are really many people who came earlier than him today.
As soon as the car arrived, Lin Xiaozhi found that there were many reporters nearby. There was no shelter nearby, but as soon as he got out of the car, he showed a sharp-eyed reporter, although he exclaimed, and suddenly dozens of people also saw him, but he swarmed up, and soon he was blocked by these countless people.
"Media Asia is listed today, Lin Sheng, how much do you think the stock price will be?"
"Lin Sheng, is it convenient to say a few words?"
"Lin Dong, Vice Chairman Li Guoxing has said that he is optimistic about the listing of Media Asia, what do you think?
"Everyone, everyone......"
Lin Xiaozhi took a lot of effort to quiet the crowd, and he didn't wave his hand and said: "Today, all media friends came to cheer, and Lin is very grateful for this." But this is really not the place to talk, and it is the rush hour of work at this time, so it is not beautiful if something happens to something. There is also my grandfather in the car, please give me a convenient line, after the close of this afternoon, we will hold a press conference, when everyone has any questions, just ask, today is not limited to questions......"
There was a lot of movement here, and soon a few police officers patrolling here and the security guard of the Exchange Square sensed that there might be a big man, and immediately rushed over to help him out of the siege, and Lin Xiaozhi's family got out of the car, and under the escort of several tall guards, they entered the exchange that is now not open to the general public
"Ha Luha, Lin Sheng arrived later than me, it seems that I slept very deeply last night, but I haven't slept well all night
A staff member of the exchange who rushed to hear the sound was invited into a conference hall on the first floor, Lin Xiaozhi and the three of them just pushed the door in, and dozens of eyes fell on the three of them in an instant, and people who knew him stepped forward to greet him, and Li Guoxing, who came earlier than him, also walked over with a pair of bloodshot eyes.
As he himself said, he obviously didn't get a good night's rest last night. It is no wonder that as the second largest shareholder of Media Asia after him, Li Guoxing took a lot of risks when he made the decision to merge with five companies including Meiya and Xinya and Debao. He himself has long had a plan to let Meiya go public, and he would agree to merge at the beginning, but he still has some expectations, after Meiya merges into Media Asia, his value will soar with the listing
Li Guoxing saw Lin Jili in the newspaper and greeted him politely at the moment.