As the Spring Festival approaches, the flavor of the New Year in Xiangjiang is getting stronger and stronger.

Victoria Harbour will have a 'fireworks show' on Chinese New Year's Eve, which will last for nearly 30 minutes, and ATV Group will broadcast live.

As for Lin Zuhui's proposed light show 'A Symphony of Hong Kong', it has also been installed on the top floor of 40 skyscrapers in Hong Kong, and will be officially launched on the evening of the first day of the Lunar New Year, which will attract a large number of citizens and tourists to watch.

This year's Xiangjiang Movie's 'Lunar New Year File' is also very exciting, Zhou Xingchi vs Cheng Long vs Liu Dehua/Tony Leung, a full three movies compete, which is an unprecedented event.

Due to the Hong Kong government's intensified crackdown on piracy, everyone has also regained a lot of confidence, and in fact, the three movies have been staggered for a certain time, almost spanning 60 days.

All the companies under Lin Zuhui once again announced a year ago that every employee's 'year-end bonus' will be no less than the standard of 'three grains', which has become a matter of discussion among the media and citizens in Hong Kong.

As we all know, Lin Zuhui's company is somewhat 'unfriendly' to shareholders and takes great care of employees.

Why is it unfriendly to shareholders? The reason is that the annual dividend ratio is not very high.

However, his company is still the favorite company of investors, because the shareholders' assets are rising too quickly, and the stock price is also rising rapidly; Although the dividend ratio is small, it is actually the company with the largest overall dividend in the same field.

It is really very good for employees, the salary is in the forefront of the company in the same field, the employee provident fund/pension is also very high, and this part of the assets is still appreciating (overseas securities investment), and there are a lot of holiday benefits.

Who does not praise the citizens of Xiangjiang for being able to do this, after all, there are more than 80,000 local employees working for Lin Zuhui.

this day.

ATV City became a sea of red, with hundreds of tables in the open space surrounding the three video towers, and it was clear at first glance that a banquet was being held.

It turns out that today is the annual meeting of the TV department of ATV Group, where nearly 6,000 staff and artists will gather.

The entire ATV Group has nearly 9,000 employees and artists, and the rest are YG Entertainment, DreamWorks and other departments. The TV department of ATV Group has nearly 6,000 people, which is also quite terrifying, after all, there were 4,000 people at the peak of TVB in the previous life.

The main reason for the 1.5 times more is that the satellite TV department of ATV Group is very strong, and there are also a lot of signed artists in the entire TV department.

"Hello boss!"

"Boss!"

Suddenly, the crowd suddenly stirred, and it turned out that Lin Zuhui had personally come to attend the annual meeting of ATV Group, which was a rare situation before.

"Okay, everyone has worked hard for a year, let's enjoy it tonight!" Lin Zuhui responded with a smile.

Lin Zuhui took a few high-level executives to shuttle through the crowd, and he could also see police and security guards on duty to ensure everyone's safety. The open space in ATV City is large enough not to be crowded and stampede, so you still have to be prepared.

During this period, Lin Zuhui also found that he didn't know most of ATV's artists at all. In fact, Hong Kong stars in this life have been reshuffled, and many people who were not popular in their previous lives are very popular in this life; The development in the previous life was not bad, but it is possible that the development in this life will not be good.

But on the whole, Hong Kong stars occupy an absolute leadership position in Asia, especially Hong Kong stars.

"Boss, sit here!" Zhou Liang Shuyi pointed to a table with '1' cards on it, and guided Lin Zuhui to say.

"Well, I'll take a look today, how is the food after the ATV New Year?" Lin Zuhui said with a smile.

"Boss, don't worry, the big pot of vegetables guarantees more seafood, and the food is much better than wireless!" Zhou Liang Shuyi replied.

She was originally an executive of TVB, so she naturally knew TVB's 'tradition of saving', so she said this.

Lin Zuhui smiled and nodded, this is a must, although ATV is also relatively strict in the management of artist contracts, but it gives good treatment to the artist's basic salary; It means that if you are not popular, at least you have a stable job; The strict part is that for those 'mid-to-high-end' stars cultivated by ATV, ATV Group has to suck a lot of blood, after all, it has to protect the artists who 'get a basic salary'.

And why do artists still choose ATV Group?

First of all, TVB is stricter, and the overall conditions of ATV are slightly better;

Secondly, ATV TV has a very strong strength overseas, so signing a contract with Asia TV makes it easier to get out of Hong Kong and become a popular star in Asia, even if it is not very popular, at least you can make money overseas.

Finally, the income of ATV artists overseas, ATV Group adopts a dividend system, and artists get more.

In fact, it is to encourage everyone to work harder!

Hong Kong people love to eat poon choi, and many families have a large poon choi for Chinese New Year's Eve, including pork, bamboo, radish, etc., and also add oyster drums and precious ingredients such as abalone, fish maw and liao cucumber, which means abundant food and clothing.

As an entertainment company, ATV Group is naturally indispensable for stage praise, so the whole annual meeting is very interesting.

Lin Zuhui came to ATV's annual meeting, and naturally attracted many artists and management from nearby seats to come to toast, of course he will not be so stupid, he will toast, just taste it.

During this period, some ex-girlfriends came forward, but fortunately, everyone cooperated happily and seemed very natural.

.......

February 15, Chinese New Year's Eve.

In the afternoon, Lin Zuhui's family of four appeared in the IFC Shopping Center to go shopping, originally a family of five, but the eldest son Lin Wenjie studied in the United States; Therefore, this Spring Festival is actually only spent by Lin Zuhui, Wang Lingyin and their two sons.

In fact, with Lin Zuhui's identity and status, it stands to reason that there is a lot of entertainment; But it is precisely when it comes to his identity and status that he can choose whether to participate in entertainment or not. In fact, many wealthy people who have reached a certain level of wealth choose to be very low-key and participate in social gatherings appropriately.

Of course, there are also people who choose to be high-profile, and thousands of people congratulate him on a birthday.

Each has its own way of living!

Lin Zuhui is a relatively heterogeneous rich man among young people, he has turned down a lot of entertainment and concentrated on accompanying his woman and family; Even when the World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention in Singapore invited him, he politely declined.

The 800,000-square-foot International Mall is home to more than 200 international brands.

Lin Zuhui is now looking forward to seeing the completion of the entire IFC, with shopping malls, office buildings, hotels and serviced apartments, which can be described as a city within a city in Central.

Because the IFC's 'hotel tower' needs to be completed in 2002 (it is expected to open by the end of 2003), Lin Zuhui is unable to demolish the 'Furama Hotel Tower' and make use of the office building.

"Brother Hui, how is this bag?" Wang Lingyin took a bag and asked expectantly.

At this time, Lin Zuhui and his two sons looked up in unison, obviously not focusing on shopping.

"Yes, it's for you!" Lin Zuhui said without hesitation.

If it is a normal couple, when they hear that the object is so distracted, they will naturally find something wrong; But obviously, Wang Lingyin would not do that.

"Alright, that's it!" Wang Lingyin said happily.

Lin Zuhui asked out of 'guilt': "This LV really listens to you!" ”

Wang Lingyin was dumbfounded, and the clerk was also dumbfounded, which made Lin Zuhui a little stunned, did he say the wrong thing?

"Brother Hui, this is a Gucci store!" Wang Lingyin said in a low voice.

Lin Zuhui was suddenly embarrassed, he didn't pay attention to these at all, but fortunately, he reacted quickly and said, "Haven't you always liked LV?" ”

This sentence reveals a meaning, he understands his wife.

"I've been loving Gucci lately, too!" Wang Lingyin said playfully.

When Lin Zuhui heard this, he suddenly thought of something, and couldn't help but ask again: "Is Gucci Italian?" ”

A clerk immediately said: "Yes, Mr. Lin, the Gucci brand is an Italian national treasure brand, with a brand history of almost 80 years, and it is one of the representative brands of top luxury goods." ”

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "I naturally knew that it was a luxury brand, but I forgot for a while whether it was French or Italian. Moreover, maybe this brand will become our Hong Kong brand, haha! ”

Everyone only thought Lin Zuhui was joking, and felt that he was quite approachable.

Naturally, it is impossible to feel that Lin Zuhui does not have enough understanding of luxury, who in Hong Kong does not know, Lin Zuhui is a connoisseur who will enjoy; The Boeing 747 passenger plane was converted into a private jet, two 50-meter superyachts, and lived in a top mansion.

It can only be shown that Lin Zuhui plays a luxury that everyone can't afford to play!

.........

Just after the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Zuhui called Andre, the president of the Bank of Bahrain.

"Show me if there is any anomaly in Gucci stock lately, and start absorbing Gucci stock! Funding is not a problem, I will inject a special fund if there is a situation. ”

"Okay boss, I'll arrange an investigation right away, and report back to you as soon as I have the situation!"

"Well, pay attention to the laws and regulations of the place where it is listed, and set up a special acquisition team."

"Yes"

After hanging up the phone, Lin Zuhui showed a smile.

It's not a whim, it's just that he has more money, so he's going to try Gucci's water, how deep it is!

And why Gucci?

Because Gucci seems to have been acquired by LVMH Group, in that case, he also wants to try to own a luxury brand.

Last year, the bank cashed out, and Hengjin Investment withdrew about 4 billion US dollars, which has no investment channels at present.

And for a luxury like Gucci, the potential has just officially begun, and now the acquisition is more efficient than the Hilton hotel to make money.

As for whether Gucci will become less 'luxurious' because of his acquisition, Lin Zuhui will not be worried. The Bank of Bahrain is only an investor, and Gucci has independent management rights even after the acquisition.

However, the Bank of Bahrain will not participate in the specific operation at most, and at most arrange high-level personnel and put forward some business proposals. In fact, the Bank of Bahrain injected capital in London, and most people would not think that its owner was a Chinese.

This kind of layer-by-layer holding allows Lin Zuhui to remotely command behind his back.

........

In the following days, Lin Zuhui felt for the first time that the acquisition was so 'easy'.

On February 25, the Bank of Bahrain bought Gucci Group shares at a price of $55.84 per share, holding more than 5% of the shares, meeting the requirements of filing with the US and Dutch Securities and Futures Commissions; It is worth mentioning that although it is a reserve, there is a loophole in the Dutch securities regulatory law, that is, the acquirer is not required to submit a detailed acquisition plan to all shareholders.

On March 5, Bank of Bahrain bought another 631,000 shares of Gucci Group at $68.87 per share, increasing its shareholding to 9.6%;

On March 11, with the same operation, its shareholding ratio reached 26.6%

By March 18, Baring's stake had risen to 34.4 percent

In other words, in less than 20 days, the Bank of Bahrain acquired a large stake in the Gucci Group for $1.4 billion, and the process went so smoothly that the Gucci Group did not react at all.

This scene made Lin Zuhui a little familiar, the Vanke treasure battle in the previous life?

........

Gucci Headquarters, Italy.

President Felinder urgently convened a high-level meeting to discuss the hostile takeover of Gucci by Bank of Bahrain.

"What's going on with you? The stock price skyrocketed in a short period of time, and there was no reaction at all, is this like words? Felinder rebuked a group of humanitarians.

A senior executive argued: "The Bank of Bahrain moved too fast, and we reacted that they have reached 34.4% of the shares, which is a very rare situation." ”

Everyone agrees with this point of view, and the acquisition of the Bank of Bahrain is too fast, and the stock price has risen to more than 100% in a short period of time.

Of course, this is also the result of the long-term low Gucci stock.

Seeing that everyone was like this, Felinder was immediately helpless, as the president of Gucci, he did not discover this phenomenon, and it was impossible to escape.

"The Bank of Bahrain stopped buying 34.4 percent, apparently because it was afraid of touching the full acquisition line, or it came to negotiate with us. In that case, what do you think of the Bank of Bahrain, a new investment banking giant? ”

"They want to control Gucci at 34.4%, that's delusional! Since they are worried about hitting the full takeover line, we prefer to let them go all. ”

Generally speaking, a 34.4% stake is enough to control the company, which is basically the case all over the world; But there are also many special cases, that is, the board and management are unanimously opposed, which is naturally impossible.

A senior executive tentatively said: "What if the Bank of Bahrain really wants to buy the Gucci brand in its entirety?" You know, they only ambitiously acquired the Hilton worth nearly $20 billion last year, and the price of Gucci's entire acquisition is expected to be $8 billion. Behind the Bank of Bahrain is the world's richest man, a legendary figure with a net worth of tens of billions of dollars, and a predator in the capital market. ”

Everyone suddenly looked serious!

"We have two options: first, let the Bank of Bahrain fully buy, if the price is really about 8 billion US dollars, I believe that shareholders are also very willing to sell; Second, introduce the White Knights to fend off the attack of the Bank of Bahrain. ”

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"Yes, these two options are the most realistic at the moment!"

Felinder pondered for a moment and said, "Then wait for the Bank of Bahrain to take the initiative to come to the door, and see what they mean first!" ”

The blitzkrieg of the Bank of Bahrain shocked many business people in the world, after all, unlike the acquisition of Hilton, the Bank of Bahrain was a hostile takeover of Gucci this time; What's more, in just 20 days, Bank of Bahrain became the controlling majority shareholder of Bank of Bahrain at a cost of $1.4 billion, accounting for 34.4% of the shares.

It's no wonder that Gucci executives didn't react immediately.