In mid-April, the Hong Kong government held an interesting auction for Hong Kong's unlettered license plate '8'.

The letterless license plate of Hong Kong originated in 1977.

The first to appear was the '10' license plate, which was successfully auctioned for 206,000 yuan and hung on the Mercedes-Benz 300SL.

In the following year (1978), the No. 6 license plate was successfully auctioned for 330,000 yuan and hung on the extended version of the Rolls-Royce Phantom VI.

The first 10 non-letter license plates have also been auctioned off for '4' and '3' license plates, all of which are around 500,000.

The remaining '9', '8', '7', '5', '2', '1' license plates were not auctioned.

Among the remaining six numbers, the No. 1 license plate is the license plate of the police force, because they are in charge of issuing license plates, and it has always been Li Junxia's seat license plate in later generations.

Lin Zuhui's favorite is of course the '8' and '9' license plates, 9 represents the supreme and ninety-five, and 8 is the homonym of 'hair'.

Therefore, for this auction, Lin Zuhui is bound to win.

But his identity is there, it's not good to come forward in person, and he doesn't want to be too ostentatious.

It is foreseeable that this license plate is at least a sky-high price of several million, and if he attends in person, he is guaranteed to make the headlines of the newspapers in Hong Kong the next day.

Therefore, Lin Zuhui appointed the head of the bodyguard, A Jun, to participate in the auction instead of him, and said: "Remember that below 15 million, you can choose to bid." ”

Ah Jun nodded and said, "Okay."

Then there was no follow-up, and as always, people didn't talk much.

Ah Jun, whose full name is He Jun, was a scout who retired from the battlefield of Annam, and later smuggled to Xiangjiang, where he met Lin Zuhui by chance to help him evade the Hong Kong police, and finally took root in Xiangjiang.

At the age of 32 this year, he has stepped down from the position of Lin Zuhui's personal bodyguard and is responsible for the work of the entire bodyguard team. Because Lin Zuhui not only trusts him, but also has the advantages of his own learning ability, strong comprehension ability, and fast learning of everything.

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He Jun took a colleague Zhang Quan to the auction house of the Hong Kong government.

"Brother He, congratulations on your engagement!"

He Jun patted Zhang Quan's shoulder and said, "Thank you!" You also have to work hard, work hard, train more, concentrate on duty, if you get the boss's appreciation, and then pass the A-level bodyguard assessment, the future will be greater. ”

"Well, I will!"

Zhang Quan is also a retired soldier over there, and has been systematically trained by the security company, and is currently a B-level bodyguard, which is already the top bodyguard of Lin Zuhui's security company.

As for the A-level bodyguard, the selection is very harsh, and more importantly, it is possible to gain the trust of the boss. At present, in the whole company, only He Jun has won the title of A-level bodyguard, with a salary of nearly one million, and even his wife is a female white-collar worker of the company introduced by Lin Zuhui.

And He Jun can receive a salary of one million, not only because he has won Lin Zuhui's trust, but also because he has learned English, Japanese and other languages, the most advanced security equipment, and is a security expert (theoretical knowledge). Of course, these are all things that he has learned in the past two years.

He Jun and Zhang Quan wore sunglasses and formal suits and walked into the auction.

The two of them don't dress like bodyguards, but it's a little strange to wear sunglasses.

The two of them sat straight in their seats, neither smiling nor talking, and their expressions were very calm, like wooden people.

For this auction, the two did not have much psychological fluctuations, as the bodyguards of Lin's security company, psychological quality is the first element.

Not to mention the 15 million transaction, even if the boss asks them to do the 100 million transaction, they will strictly implement it, and their psychology will not fluctuate.

As more and more people participated in the auction, He Jun and Zhang Quan no longer attracted attention.

At 2 p.m., the auctioneer walked up to the stage.

"Good afternoon, everyone! I'm the auctioneer for this auction..... The item in this auction is the unlettered license plate '8', 8 means 'hair', 8 is the most important number for the Chinese, buy him, it will be ...... Now, the auction has officially begun! I will announce the auction rules, the starting price is 500,000 yuan, and the minimum price increase is 10,000 yuan each time, and the transaction will be completed after three hammer drops..... 500,000, go! ”

As the bidding began, the atmosphere of the auction was high!

He Jun did not shout for a long time, and Zhang Quan still sat up straight, and both of them were observing the auction with their spare eyes.

The higher the price is about to shout, until the price comes to 3 million!

He Jun began to shout: "3.05 million!" ”

For a while, many people looked at the two!

Because these two people didn't have an offer at the beginning, and now they suddenly plug in, they naturally attract attention.

Luo Dingbang and Luo Jiabao, father and son, also looked at the man in black seriously, and they didn't seem to have any impression that there was no such rich man in Xiangjiang.

Luo Jiabao said in a low voice: "Lao Dou, I'm afraid it's the driver of a rich man!" ”

Ready-to-wear tycoon, founder of Bossini, and 'honorary president' of the Hong Kong Shunde Friendship Association, Luo Dingbang glanced at He Jun several times before answering his son in a low voice: "It seems to be Lin Zuhui's bodyguard!" ”

Because Lin Zuhui has participated in several Shunde Friendship Parties, Luo Dingbang happened to see He Jun and had a little memory!

Luo Jiabao flattered Luo Dingbang and said: "Old Dou, I must auction it for you today as your gift!" ”

Luo Dingbang was very moved, he attached great importance to the No. 8 license plate, and said that it was a good thing for his son to have this filial piety, so he nodded gently.

However, with He Jun's expressionless bidding, everyone in the auction was going crazy!

"What the hell are these two people coming from? Dare to compete with the Luo family, the four major families of ready-to-wear! ”

"You don't care what other people are about, do you see it, other people's faces don't change, and people can't figure out their highest price at all!"

"Even if you speak, you're cold, like a wooden man!"

"That's right, both the Luo father and son feel pain on their faces!"

At this time, He Jun was a little wrong about Lin Zuhui's meaning, he thought that the boss felt that this license plate was worth at least 10 million, otherwise he would not have given a price of 15 million.

Therefore, the price was more than 4 million bids, and he didn't feel any pressure at all!

Luo Jiabao shouted '5 million'

Before he had time to feel the pain, He Jun's voice appeared again '5.05 million'

"What a wooden man, every time you shout the price, add 50,000, no more, no less!"

"That's right, Luo's father and son are so angry, it looks like they are going to lose in the hands of these two men in black."

"Those two people look like bodyguards, but I don't know which of the four major families they belong to!"

"If that's the case, the Luo family will not lose unjustly! The heads of the four major families may feel embarrassed to participate in this kind of auction, so they auction the bodyguards to participate, but the price is not set at 10 million, which is a bit outrageous! ”

On the other side, Luo Dingbang also persuaded painfully: "Fourth, forget it!" It's not glorious to win! ”

Luo Jiabao actually has a pain in his flesh, but it's hard to say it in front of Lao Dou.

"Old Bean, try again, I think it's worth millions!"

Next, there was another battle, and Luo Jiabao finally gave up at 6 million!

At this time, there were two groups of people bidding behind the entire auction, and Luo Jiabao was completely bottomless. If this is called to 10 million, these two bodyguards give up, won't they be wronged, and those newspapers are so big.

"Congratulations to Mr. No. 38, you got the No. 8 license plate!"

For a while, He Jun and Zhang Quan became the focus again, but their expressions were still wooden, and they wore big sunglasses that made it impossible to tell who it was.

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Lin Zuhui was quite satisfied when he learned that he spent 6 million to buy the '8' license plate.

He knew that the '9' license plate in his previous life was bought by Yang Shoucheng for 13 million in 1993.

So even as an investment, a business that doubles in five years is also a good business.

Of course, he didn't care about the money at all!

"When the bulletproof Rolls-Royce arrives at the port, hang up the license plate."

"Okay, boss!"

Lin Zuhui ordered a fully bulletproof Rolls-Royce last year, spending 5 million Hong Kong dollars, intending to use it as his future car.

This No. 8 license plate is just right to hang up.

Then, He Jun took the initiative to mention the matter of Luo Dingbang's father and son, which made Lin Zuhui laugh!

Fortunately, I didn't go to the auction in person, otherwise I would have dropped the grade.

License plates, after all, are not antiques!

......

Cathay Pacific City Hotel Management's President Colbert and Vice President Li Mingtao jointly came to Lin Zuhui's office and reported to Lin Zuhui on the progress of the acquisition of the Hilton Manila Hotel.

"We have acquired a 90% stake in Acesite (the parent company of Hilton Manila) for a total of $11.5 million, and we have become the ..... to take control of this publicly traded company."

When Lin Zuhui heard this, he showed a smile, such a huge and luxurious five-star hotel, if it were not for the turmoil in the Philippines in recent years, would be worth at least 30 million US dollars; And now, you can get it for just 40% of the price!

"Good! The next step was to expand the 200 rooms that had been shut down due to turmoil, and quickly put them into production, and the income was much larger! ”

"Okay, boss, we've arranged for the management team to lay out the project; Not only that, but we are already involved in the management of the hotel. ”

A five-star hotel, easily acquired by itself, and easily rectified, Lin Zuhui's mood can be imagined!

The next step is to wait for the political situation in the Philippines to stabilize in 1989.

Lin Zuhui took out another piece of information to the two of them and said, "The Hilton Manila Hotel has our management team to join, and there is no need for the two of you to spend much effort for the time being. Here is my investment company, Hengjin Investment, to give me a hotel investment proposal, you jointly organized a team to go to Canada and the United States to investigate and contact. I'll be there in person in June. ”

Corbett respectfully took the information and said, "Okay, I'll be ready right away!" ”

Lin Zuhui nodded and said, "Yes, as soon as possible!" Here in Hong Kong, we also have a lot of big moves at the end of April, and we need your help! ”

"My Iceberg Beauty Wife"

"Yes, BOOS!"

When Coubert and Li Mingtao got the information, they immediately gathered a group of senior executives from Cathay Pacific City Hotel management to study it.

Constellation Hotels Canada: The group is the largest convention center hotel in Canada, with two 4-star hotels and two 3-star hotels with more than 900 rooms; Reference total price: 650 million ~ 750 million, acquisition of 51% of the target shares.

Aircoa, Inc., an American hotel management group: The group has the management rights of 39 hotels with a total of 15,650 rooms and the rights and interests of 3 hotels with 880 rooms in the United States, and is the 19th largest hotel management group in the United States. Reference total price: 700 million ~ 900 million, acquisition of 51% of the target.

A group of senior executives of Cathay Pacific City Hotel were a little excited when they looked at the information collected by Hengjin Investment.

Among the acquisition targets, there are both hotel operations and hotel management networks;

Once the acquisition is completed, Cathay Pacific City Hotel Management will go global.