On Saturday morning, Lin Zuhui came to the ATV Building.

Zhao Zhenqiang walked in as soon as possible and happily reported: "Boss, the ratings of "Meteor Garden" are higher than those of "Huanzhu Gege", and the results are very good!" ”

"Meteor Garden" began broadcasting on Monday, January 4, and has now aired eight episodes.

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "Well, it seems that there is hope to set off a hot wave in Asia. ”

When "Popular Garden" was filmed, he had already watched it episode by episode, and the overall quality was much higher than that of the previous Taiwan Island shooting. Because the script of "Meteor Garden" is in the hands of ATV, it is a Hong Kong drama, and the quality is very high from the production team, actors, costumes, props, etc.

"There is definitely no problem, we are confident in this! The Hong Kong dramas filmed by our ATV have become a model in Asia, not to mention that the ratings of "Meteor Garden" in Hong Kong are among the top three of the year. ”

The implication is that ATV's medium-level (ratings) Hong Kong dramas have become the target of introduction in Asian countries, not to mention good ratings dramas like "Meteor Garden".

Lin Zuhui is very satisfied with the current atmosphere of ATV Group, which attaches great importance to innovation, in fact, he is no longer involved in content production, and ATV Group is also the No. 1 TV company in Asia.

Of course, left and right are a matter of a few words, and if you can grab the opportunity of others, you should seize it, and weakening the opponent is to strengthen yourself.

Then, Lin Zuhui said: "With the popularity of "Meteor Garden" in Asia, you should pay attention to the development of peripheral income, such as F4 concerts, commercial performances, endorsements, etc., which are quite expensive. ”

Zhao Zhenqiang said with a smile: "Boss, don't worry! Before the filming of the TV series, we were already making arrangements in this regard. ”

He didn't say that it was the boss who was handpicked by you, because he knew that the boss didn't like to reveal it himself, and to put it bluntly, the boss didn't want others to know that he still had such a skill in the TV field - turning stones into gold.

"Hmm. Now the innovation atmosphere of ATV Group is very good, I hope you will continue to work hard. ”

"Okay, we will definitely live up to the foundation laid by you, boss!"

Although there is a suspicion of sycophancy, Lin Zuhui feels that this is the truth.

After Zhao Zhenqiang left, Lin Zuhui showed a satisfied smile, at present, Xiangjiang's cultural GDP has occupied 10% of the level, which is comparable to Japan in Asia, which is already a remarkable achievement.

And this is just the beginning, Lin Zuhui believes that in another ten years, there will be no problem for Xiangjiang cultural GDP to account for 15%, which will be on par with the cultural proportion of the United States, although the volume is far inferior.

Cultural City!

He is very proud to have taken great pride in developing his own wealth while not forgetting to lead the development of Hong Kong as a whole.

After all, Hong Kong is limited by its territory and population, and there are not many industries that can develop, and the cultural industry can be said to be the easiest industry to succeed, and of course, it can also be said to be the most difficult industry to succeed.

The easiest, compared to Lin Zuhui's 'bug', without him, where would there be industries such as hk-pop, Hong Kong dramas, Hong Kong comprehensives, games, and software.

Even if the government promulgates the general policy of 'rejuvenating Hong Kong with culture' and 'establishing a port with science and technology', there is no hope at all; the reason why the Hong Kong government dares to put forward the principle of 'establishing a port with culture' and 'establishing a port with science and technology' is because Lin Zuhui has already laid a solid foundation.

And with the growing influence of Hong Kong in Asia, the benefits for Hong Kong go far beyond what it seems. For example, in the tourism industry, the number of tourists visiting Hong Kong exceeded 16 million last year, a feat that was absolutely unattainable in the same period in the previous life. Not only has the number of visitors to Hong Kong increased, but the flow of Hong Kong has also increased the level of consumption of tourists in Hong Kong.

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Lin Zuhui also didn't expect that the Dadong Telegraph Office would move so quickly.

On Monday, January 11, Daito Telegraph and Singtel publicly announced that they had reached the stage where they could 'swear to the sea', hoping to 'engage' and reach an acquisition agreement as soon as possible.

This unexpected news made Lin Zuhui, Yuan Tianfan and others stunned.

There has also been a strong response from all walks of life in Hong Kong, where Hong Kongers seem reluctant to allow a foreign state-owned enterprise to control their telecommunications industry.

At the conference table in Lin Zuhui's office, he, Yuan Tianfan, and Liang Botao sat together and held an emergency meeting.

Yuan Tianfan said seriously: "The Dadong Telegraph Office used a trick used by the British, and the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan was a classic example. The Great Eastern Telegraph Company only introduced Singtel to Hong Kong, just to cause a rush to buy Hong Kong Telecom, so Singtel was played by the Great Eastern Telegraph Bureau! ”

Liang Botao also said: "Yes, we haven't continued to offer yet, how can Dadong give up such a good opportunity!" ”

Hearing the analysis of the two generals, Lin Zuhui also nodded approvingly, thinking about it carefully, this is really the case.

However, Dadong Telegraph is really insidious, playing Singtel around, and at the same time putting strong pressure on the New Era Group.

Lin Zuhui asked: "What is the news from Singapore?" ”

Yuan Tianfan immediately said: "The market value of Singapore Telecom has exceeded 200 billion Hong Kong dollars (converted), reaching 210 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the available cash is also about 70 billion Hong Kong dollars. ”

This cash scale is amazing, you must know that Hong Kong Telecom's cash flow is only more than 10 billion!

Lin Zuhui suddenly felt a little annoyed that his information was not comprehensible, of course, it was just for a moment, it didn't matter how strong Singapore Telecom was, the important thing was that the New Era Group was strong.

Singtel is Singapore's state-owned telephone company, which is run by the second son of Singapore's Cabinet Senior Minister, Li Xianyang, although it is strong, but after all, it has to consider reserving its strength, and it is impossible to fight with the New Era Group alone, because it wants to develop its own telecommunications industry.

Of course, like Hong Kong Telecom, Singtel is also facing the problem of limited development space. After intensive cultivation of the one-third acre of land in Singapore, it wanted to develop a "colony" of its own at any time. If Hong Kong Telecom can be acquired, Singtel will become the world's sixth-largest telecommunications company, which is obviously a lot of attraction for Singtel, which is eager to expand its living space.

Lin Zuhui said: "I am happy to see things develop to this extent, because it indicates that this deal can be completed in a short period of time. ”

Yuan Tianfan and Liang Botao nodded, now that the Dadong Telegraph Bureau has taken the initiative to make a move, doesn't it mean that they want to make a move.

Lin Zuhui said again: "Since this is the case, then let's start the official action." Tell me what you're going to do? ”

Liang Botao said at this time: "There is no need to question the strength of the New Era Group, not to mention 10 billion US dollars, that is, 20 billion US dollars of special acquisition funds, and a large number of banks are willing to provide." Therefore, we only need to communicate with Huaxia Telecom, after all, it is the second shareholder of Dadong Telegraph; At the same time, we got in touch with Li Guobao, a non-executive director of HKT. All that's left is to gather the banks to come and negotiate the loan! ”

Lin Zuhui said: "What about the Dadong Telegraph Office? ”

Yuan Tianfan said: "We can't be in a hurry, we will make preparations first, I believe that Dadong Telegraph Bureau will not be so stupid, and it will shoot without competition." ”

"Okay, I'll leave it to the two of you to buy, if there's anything I need to come forward, you can arrange it!"

"Okay, boss!"

If it is a large loan, Lin Zuhui will definitely come forward.

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Only three days later, on January 14 (Thursday), the news of 'New Era Group's intention to acquire Hong Kong Telecom' was widely circulated in the London stock market, and was widely reported by several newspapers in Hong Kong the next day.

For a time, the Hong Kong stock market was surging.

"Mr. Lin Zuhui has made a move, then Hong Kong Telecom will definitely not be acquired by Singapore Telecom!"

"Yes, Mr. Lin Zuhui has never failed in an acquisition!"

At the end of last year, Lin Zuhui's Bank of Bahrain spent a huge amount of $18 billion to buy Hilton. Now that he has acquired Hong Kong Telecom, he is naturally handy. ”

"Then New Era Group and Hong Kong Telecom are going to rise today, right?"

"It's not nonsense, I feel like I'm buying it at the opening!"

With the assistance of Heung Kong Media, the two large-cap stocks of New Era Group and Hong Kong Telecom rose violently after the opening of the market, and led the rise of the entire market.

At noon on the same day, New Era Group rose 5%, and its market value increased by 32 billion to 672 billion; Hong Kong Telecom soared by 8%, and its market value rose to 235 billion.

Due to the unusual rally, both stocks were 'suspended' after the afternoon open.

At the same time, due to the leakage of the news, the New Era Group could only officially jump to the table, began to set up financial advisers - Bank of Bahrain and Huaxia Bank International Department, and formally proposed the acquisition plan to the Dadong Telegraph Bureau.

In the past three days, in fact, it has communicated with Huaxia Telecom, Li Guobao (former chairman of Hong Kong Telecom, and current director), and Huaxia Bank, and all three parties have expressed their support for the acquisition of New Era Group.

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At No. 78 Deep Water Bay, the three of Li's father and son came to the study.

Li Zekai couldn't wait to say: "Father watched Lin Zuhui take Hong Kong Telecom again, and was indifferent? ”

After hearing that Hong Kong Telecom was interested in selling, he couldn't sit still, because he also wanted to become a 'tech tycoon', and he had a complete plan in mind, that is, to integrate the Internet and television, with TV as the medium and broadband Internet access, that is, broadband Internet services.

When Li Chaoren heard that Lin Zuhui planned to acquire Hong Kong Telecom, his first thought was not to join in, but that the new era now already has local fixed telephone and mobile phone licenses; So the acquisition of Hong Kong Telecom, then their existing license should be invalidated, is not equivalent to paying two considerations.

"Don't think about it, we can't come up with that much money!" Lin Chaoren said calmly.

He also wanted to build a career for this youngest son, especially the youngest son likes science and technology, but Lin Zuhui is really in front of the Li family in everything, so he can only lag behind others.

Li Zekai only had the dream of 'being a technology tycoon' at this time, so he gritted his teeth and said: "If my father participates in the acquisition of Hong Kong Telecom, I am willing to go back to work in the group!" ”

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Li Chaoren looked at his son in surprise, this is his long-cherished wish for many years, that is, the eldest son is in Changshi, and the younger son is in Hutchison Whampoa, and he supports him behind his back.

After all, Li Chaoren saw that Guo Bingxiang's three brothers took care of Sun Hung Kai very well, and naturally hoped that his two sons could be united.

However, Li Chaoren still said steadily: "The acquisition of Hong Kong Telecom, which requires $10 billion in cash, and now Huaxia Bank has expressed its support for the New Era Group, and the loan problem alone is a big problem." Moreover, if we jump out of the offer again, we will inevitably be disgusted by Hong Kong people, after all, it is now the New Era Group that is competing with overseas consortiums to avoid Heung Kong Assets being acquired by overseas consortiums. ”

Li Zekai was suddenly disappointed and remained silent.

"Zekai, we must focus on the overall situation, Xiangjiang Telecom is already seriously overestimated, even if it is acquired, it will bring a great burden to Cheung Kong Group. Moreover, Hutchison Telecommunications has developed well, and there is serious overlap of assets. Of course, if you go back to work at Hutchison Whampoa, my father and I will be very supportive. ”

Li Chaoren was very pleased with the style of his eldest son, and persuaded his younger son again: "Cyberport was preempted by Lin Zuhui; Hong Kong Telecom, he took the lead again. It has become very difficult for your Yingke to develop science and technology, so it is better for you to go back to Hutchison Whampoa, and if you have any good plans, you can rely on large groups to achieve them. ”

Li Zekai said stubbornly: "Don't go back!" I don't believe it, he Lin Zuhui can do any industry. Yingke will go public in the shell and develop the grand plan in my mind, and I believe it will not be bad. ”

Li Chaoren was immediately disappointed, he is a traditional businessman, although he supports his son in the development of high-tech, but there is no strength to support high-tech, all of which are mirrors and storytelling.