Chapter 441 [Bank Opening]
In early June, Hengjin Investment, the private investment company of the Lin family, officially signed a contract with the Hong Kong government on the acquisition of 'China Commercial Bank', involving a capital of 1 Hong Kong dollar. Of course, 1 Hong Kong dollar is a symbolic acquisition fee, and Hengjin Investment also needs to bear all the debts and assets of the 'China Commercial Bank'.
At the same time, Hengjin Investment announced that it would inject HK$5 billion in cash into 'China Commercial Bank (Hong Kong', and 32 bank branches opened at the same time.
For a time, Hong Kong public opinion praised Lin Zuhui!
Thursday, June 6.
The China Commercial Bank Building in Kowloon is a 16-storey building in the seventies, with an estimated value of 6~800 million, which is the headquarters building of the China Commercial Bank and the most valuable asset of the China Commercial Bank.
In the morning, at the entrance of the head office of the China Commercial Bank, the ground is lit up with lights, the ground is covered with red carpets, the sides are full of flower baskets, and arches are built on the sidewalk at the entrance. Inside the bank, all the original employees of the National Commercial Bank returned to their posts and greeted the VIPs with smiling faces.
Suddenly, a collection of cash trucks stopped on the road at the door, and then the money guards took out the suitcases from the cars. They did not send the suitcase directly to the bank, but under the command of the bank's management, they placed all the 100 Hong Kong dollar bills in the suitcase at the door of the bank.
Soon, the cash piled up, exceeding the height of the person, and the onlookers were suddenly dazzled, and their hearts were fluttering.
The people at the gate of the China Commercial Bank are mainly large depositors of the China Commercial Bank, and they are not worried about whether the China Commercial Bank is really open, so they deliberately squat at the door of the bank.
It's just that I didn't expect to be so excited to be seen by them.
Soon, on top of a mountain of cash, a billboard was placed that read '2 billion Hong Kong dollars'.
Everyone gasped, this is really TMD exciting!
"How is it only 2 billion Hong Kong dollars? Didn't you say that it was good to inject 5 billion Hong Kong dollars? There were large depositors of the National Commercial Bank in the crowd and whispered.
"32 branches are open at the same time, and the other branches have to release money!" Like-minded people said right away.
They all got acquainted because of Wei ~ Quan, and they deliberately formed a team to check the situation today.
"Yes, yes, I'll call someone else and ask how the other branches are doing?"
"Ask the people who went to Central first!"
After a while.
"There was also cash at the door, saying that there was 1 billion Hong Kong dollars. It seems that Mr. Lin Zuhui really did not deceive people! ”
"I'll just say, others are worth tens of billions, what are you going to do to deceive everyone! What's more, if it weren't for Mr. Lin Zuhui's acquisition of the National Commercial Bank, our money would have really been wasted, and I don't know if we can get it in the Year of the Monkey, and we may not get it all. ”
"Yes, what a nice guy!"
At this time, not far from the bank, there were also three people gathered.
"Brother Hao, grab the cash truck at Kai Tak Airport, we'll go back and get the guy now, the money there is ours!"
"Shut up and be quiet! You don't want to die, others dare to put it at the door, and you're afraid of robbing it! In the past four weeks, if there are snipers, or if it is not the police, but the mercenaries invited by Lin Zuhui, then others may not consider the safety of the hostages! ”
Just because Lin Zuhui's bodyguards have trained with mercenaries, it is rumored in Hong Kong that his security company cooperates with mercenaries, and also cooperates with some overseas dark forces. These rumors also brought some small troubles to Lin Zuhui, after all, he is a positive person, how can there be those relationships!
Of course, as long as there is no evidence, and there can be no evidence. The voice of speculation, he is never afraid!
"Damn, Lin Zuhui is really sinister! I heard that he has hundreds of bodyguards, and he is actually related to mercenaries. ”
"Let's go, go back."
"Go back and get the weapon, Brother Hao? You're not afraid of snipers, you're going to grab TMD! ”
"Get out, I can't stand it, I can't rob it!"
After speaking, Zhang Ziqiang took his two brothers and turned to leave.
He knew in his heart that Lin Zuhui was the most difficult existence among all the rich people. He will use the media to put pressure on the Hong Kong government, and he will probably be young and vigorous, and he will not hesitate to use dark methods. Therefore, some time ago, he and Ye Jihuan robbed seven gold shops, and they deliberately bypassed Lukfook Jewelry. What's more, Lin Zuhui has a high prestige among the new Hong Kong people, and donates money to those new immigrants or illegal immigrants every year; So everyone is a newcomer and doesn't want to mess with people.
In fact, there were snipers around, but it was JC, because Wilson was also coming to cut the ribbon today. Of course, even if Wilson did not come, Lin Zuhui could invite the sharpshooters of the Hong Kong government.
At 8:15 a.m., Lin Zuhui appeared at the head office of China Commercial Bank to attend the opening ceremony.
"Boss, everything is ready, after the ribbon cutting, the State Commercial Bank can officially open!" A 40-year-old middle-aged Chinese who came to Lin Zuhui with several people was He Changhong, the chief executive officer and vice chairman of the China Commercial Bank, who was originally a senior executive of a foreign bank in Hong Kong and was poached by Lin Zuhui with a high salary.
And Yuan Tianfan's wife, Li Huimin, is the executive vice president and director of China Commercial Bank, and she can be regarded as a core executive.
Lin Zuhui nodded and said, "Okay, when Mr. Wilson comes, after cutting the ribbon, arrange for someone to put the money in the vault!" ”
He Changhong said: "Okay! ”
The trick of putting the money at the gate is by no means a decision that these high-level leaders dare to make, but a decision made by the boss. In the words of the boss, even if the money is lost, he will not be heartbroken. But doing so can reassure a lot of people.
Those of them who are high-level finally know that the strength of the boss is so strong! Everyone in Hong Kong knows that the Lin family's Hengjin Investment manages tens of billions of assets, and this alone shows the strength of the Lin family.
Not to mention, the boss's stock wealth is already more than 40 billion, which is more than double that of Li Chaoren, the second richest man in Hong Kong.
After a while, Wei Yixin came to the head office of China Commercial Bank with his assistant, and was stunned when he saw the cash at the door.
Wei Yi sighed confidently that the style of the richest man in China is really different from other rich people in Xiangjiang.
"Mr. Wilsson, thank you for attending the opening ceremony of China Commercial Bank!" Lin Zuhui stretched out his hand and took the initiative to beckon.
A group of reporters pressed the shutter to witness this important moment.
Wilson said with a smile: "It is a happy scene for everyone to be able to handle the Hong Kong International Commercial Bank incident perfectly, and of course I will participate in such an important event, and I would like to thank Mr. Lin for his contribution to the financial stability of Hong Kong." ”
Lin Zuhui said modestly: "Without the support of the Hong Kong government, my personal strength would not have been able to accomplish it, so the biggest credit is still the Hong Kong government!" ”
Wilson was very happy that Lin Zuhui said this, after all, the Hong Kong government did take care of Lin Zuhui, which is a treatment that other consortia do not have, that is, he promised to sell the 'Overseas Trust Bank' to Lin Zuhui at a low price.
You know, the current valuation of Haita Bank should be more than 3 billion, not 2.5 billion. And according to the analysis of professionals, if Haito Bank is sold two years later, the price will be even higher.
This kind of care, if it weren't for Lin Zuhui's close relationship in the Legislative Council, would be difficult to pass.
There are many guests attending the opening ceremony of the China Commercial Bank today, and the bigwigs of the Hong Kong bankers have come to congratulate them. They probably all think that the family-owned banking model is not going to be big. Second, the credibility of the bank has been greatly damaged, and it will take a long time to recover.
At 8:45, Wilson delivered a speech at the door, praising Lin Zuhui's behavior, which attracted the guests attending the opening ceremony and bursts of applause from the onlookers.
Then, Lin Zuhui also delivered a speech, praising the Hong Kong government's behavior this time, which is the biggest reason why he can take over the China Commercial Bank.
At 9 o'clock, 32 branches of China Commercial Bank officially opened for business.
Lin Zuhui personally deposited the first amount of money - 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the important thing is to complete the account opening.
Then, many friends and business partners began to deposit money with the National Commercial Bank, which can be regarded as a good start.
As for the new depositors that are being absorbed, there is still a long way to go. However, Lin Zuhui believes that once the merger of China Commercial Bank and Overseas Trust Bank and the completion of the name change, his bank deposits will be firmly in the top five in Hong Kong, only behind HSBC, Bank of China, Hang Seng and East Asia.
Standard Chartered doesn't have to beat his bank!