Early August.

Virginia, USA.

About eight months have passed since the acquisition of Hilton Hotels by Bank of Bahrain, and Lin Zuhui has come to the new headquarters of Hilton Hotels Group for the first time.

"Mr. Lin, welcome to inspect the work!" Chris Naseta, CEO of Hilton, greeted respectfully with several senior executives.

Hilton Hotels Group is a good team of professional managers; But don't forget, the Bank of Bahrain is an investment bank.

The so-called investment bank is not only responsible for acquisitions, but also for "changing the management team" and "formulating business strategies" of the acquired companies.

In this way, the acquired enterprises can 'turn losses into profits', 'grow and develop', and then 'go public' and 're-list' at a later date, and the shares in the hands of investment banks will become 'rising tides', which is the 'remuneration' of investment banks.

This means that during the eight months of the acquisition, the Hilton Hotel was actually operated jointly by the 'Chris Naseta team' and the 'Baring Bank team'.

Of course, Chris Naseta's team is more responsible, and Barings is more of a secondary effect.

"I've heard that Hilton Hotels Group has achieved something, and I'm excited to come and see it." Lin Zuhui said with a smile.

For the team of professional managers, he is still very important, although if they do not do a good job, he can be dismissed directly; But in fact, the cost of dismissal is greater than the cost of hiring, and this is the system in Europe and the United States.

Of course, there must be brave men under the reward, and these talents have indeed played a very good role for the company, bringing very large returns to the boss and shareholders.

"I hope to get your affirmation! Here, please, let me take you on a tour of Hilton's headquarters. Chris Naseta said modestly.

As a professional manager and hotel veteran, he still maintains a very high level of admiration and respect for a successful person like Lin Zuhui in all fields.

Lin Zuhui nodded, accompanied by Chris Naseta and other management teams, as well as Harold, vice president of Bank of Bahrain, and others, visited the headquarters of the Hilton Hotel.

Originally, the Hilton Hotel was headquartered in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, but in order to save costs (office costs, labor costs), it moved to Virginia; At the same time, the top management of the Hilton hotel has also taken on a new look.

During the inspection, the staff applauded and welcomed, this is definitely not organized in advance, Lin Zuhui is very sure, because Europe and the United States rarely engage in this set, and Lin Zuhui is enough to convince these people.

After inspecting several departments, Lin Zuhui saw a new and energetic team, and everyone returned to the conference room.

Chris Naseta reports:

"The management of Hilton Hotels has been reshuffled, and we have a plan for the next steps, which is to further advance Hilton's franchise strategy and significantly reduce operating costs, as well as develop new hotel brands."

"We intend to expand the number of hotels and rooms by more than 30% in five years, that is, the number of hotels will reach more than 3,500 and the number of rooms will increase to 600,000, which is faster than our competitors Marriott Group and Intercontinental."

"Hilton Hotels Group, the original franchise model is very good, we can use as little capital as possible to expand the hotel business, using this model, with very little or no investment, we can make hotels with the Hilton brand blossom everywhere......"

The report was very detailed, which made Lin Zuhui see the hope of making a lot of money. Now Lin Zuhui's capital is huge, even if there is a 5% annual rate of return, he feels that it is very cost-effective.

As for Hilton Hotel Group, Bank of Bahrain only spent $5 billion, and the rest were leveraged loans and debt, not counting the acquisition costs at all; Because of leveraged loans, debt-to-equity swaps and Hilton profits can be used to repay these debts, which are themselves owned by Hilton Hotels Group.

So, if the Hilton Hotel went public in 2005 with a market value of $20 billion, and the value of the Bank of Bahrain is $15 billion, then the Bank of Bahrain has earned $10 billion; Of course, there are also various factors to consider in the later cash-out, such as the Lehman incident.

In short, the business makes a $10 billion problem, or even more. Lin Zuhui even considered retaining the position of a major shareholder and only selling a part of the shares for cash.

After all, a Hilton is a great asset.

Lin Zuhui asked: "Is the new hotel brand promoted?" ”

Chris Naseta reported seriously: "A team has been formed to carry out systematic engineering, and I believe that a complete plan will be developed next year......

The hotel brand is clearly aimed at the creators of fashion trends, and the hotel brand will also cooperate with technology giants and Hollywood directors to produce short videos about the hotel.

In addition to this new hotel brand, Lin Zuhui also planned to use the impact of the '9.11' incident to take the opportunity to acquire some hotel brands at low prices and incorporate them into the Hilton Hotel Group.

In this way, the market capitalization of future listings will naturally be higher, and the return of the Bank of Bahrain will be higher.

For this new brand, it can be seen that Chris Naseta's team attaches great importance to it, and all work is carried out in an orderly manner.

Finally, Lin Zuhui asked, "What about the project with Bulgari?" ”

Chris Naseta said: "The contract will soon be signed with both parties holding a 50% stake to create a 'Bulgari Hotel' and position itself as a high-end luxury hotel brand. ”

Lin Zuhui nodded, he liked the Bulgari Hotel in the magic capital in his previous life.

Bulgari is a luxury jewelry brand, and cross-border high-end hotels are full of topics in themselves; Add to that Bulgari's long history, strong branding, and the management of Hilton hotels, and it's easy to succeed.

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At the end of the inspection trip of Hilton Hotels Group, Lin Zuhui took everyone to New York on his special plane.

They were invited by Barron Hilton, the second-generation Hilton family who once owned Hilton Hotels & Resorts, to a dinner dedicated to him at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.

Waldorf Astoria is known as the "originator of luxury hotels", and the world's first Waldorf Astoria Hotel was located in Manhattan, New York, USA, and opened in 1893. It is a luxury hotel brand owned by Hilton and is recognized as a world-famous luxury hotel. Historically, countless celebrities have stayed at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, including former British Prime Minister Chuck Gill, former French President Charles de Gaulle, Queen ******* and other dignitaries from various countries. It is also highly sought after by celebrities and wealthy people, Marilyn Monroe has often come to the ball, and the Rolling Stones have performed in the show.

Such a luxury hotel full of luxury and history, in fact, Lin Zuhui is its owner now.

At the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, it is said that there is a suite specially prepared for the Hilton family, Lin Zuhui is a little strange, will they pay?

Of course, he is not a stingy person, after all, his own hotel group is still someone else's surname! What's more, if you have a bad relationship with the Hilton family, it will definitely have an impact on the entire brand.

Lin Zuhui, Chris Naseta, Harold and others came to the banquet hall, and 70-year-old Barron Hilton greeted him with family members.

"Mr. Lin, I'm glad you came to the banquet I specially invited you!" Barron Hilton said gentlemanly.

Barron Hilton is seventy-two years old this year, and he has mastered the Hilton Hotel for twenty or thirty years, and he is a real master; It was not until the end of the 80s that the vast majority of the equity was sold to others; And in last year's acquisition, he sold all of his remaining shares.

This is a wise old man, Lin Zuhui commented in his heart.

It was not his wish to sell Hilton Hotels Group, but none of his eight children were willing to learn and operate with peace of mind, and were only willing to enjoy the family wealth; That's why he was angry and sold all his shares and exchanged them for cash and included them in the family fund.

He even said: "If you want to spend more money, you can earn it yourself!" ”

Lin Zuhui said modestly: "I should take the initiative to visit you!" ”

In the eyes of many ordinary people, Bank of Bahrain is an investment bank, which is not compatible with Lin Zuhui; But in the eyes of those who know the inside story, the Bank of Bahrain is a private investment bank in the hands of Lin Zuhui, and the actions of the Bank of Bahrain represent Lin Zuhui's actions.

"Haha, Mr. Lin is really very modest, if I can achieve such results as you in my thirties, I must not be as good as you. Of course, because of this, my achievements are not as high as yours. ”

"Mr. Barron has won the award, if Hilton didn't have you, I believe it would not be the world's No. 1 hotel group, you have made a great contribution to the process of Hilton's globalization, in exchange for me, maybe not as good as you."

A flurry of business blows pulled the relationship into the relationship, and Barron Hilton went on to introduce him to the Hilton family.

In fact, Barron Hilton also took the opportunity of inviting Lin Zuhui to ask Chris Naseta, Harold and others about the development plan of the Hilton Group, after all, although there are no stocks, the more the Hilton Hotel Group develops, the louder the Hilton family is.

Because 'Hilton' is their last name.

The banquet went smoothly, and the guests of honor were smiling.

"Miss Paris, do you have something on your mind?"

During this period, Lin Zuhui came to Paris Hilton's side and asked in a gentlemanly manner.

Paris Hilton is the famous 'Eagle Sauce Courtesan' and Kardashian's 'master'.

An eighteen-year-old girl, who is so preoccupied with a banquet that she doesn't even seem to want to participate in such a banquet, is naturally very eye-catching.

Paris Hilton raised his head and asked curiously, "Can Mr. Lin see the girl's thoughts?" ”

Lin Zuhui saw that several major figures of the Hilton family were talking to Chris Naseta, Harold and others, so he decided to tease this girl.

To be honest, Paris Hilton is not very beautiful because she has a square face, but people can't rely on their looks alone.

In short, Lin Zuhui has some interest.

Lin Zuhui pondered for a moment, and then said: "I think you must have been greatly wronged, and this grievance may be because of your family's distrust or lack of understanding. Of course, hopefully my thoughts are wrong, and I have no intention of stirring up trouble between you and your family. ”

Paris Hilton's expression changed drastically, with a mixture of shocked and aggrieved expressions.

Lin Zuhui knew that he guessed correctly, but in fact, he didn't guess at all, he seemed to remember that it was like that - this girl seemed to be slanted by the staff at school, but when she told her mother, her parents didn't believe it at all.

Simply because Paris Hilton went to a special school that specializes in disciplining troubled teenagers and girls.

"Mr. Lin, are you staying in this hotel today?"

"I stayed in room xx!"

"Can I come to you and talk to you later that night?"

"No problem, I believe that at this time, many people are willing to help you and get out of the trough."

The two ended their conversation in a short time and did not attract much attention.

Talking to Barron Hilton again, he said, "Mr. Lin, I'm sorry, but in the suites of this hotel, we Hilton family have been enjoying the luxury of suites for nothing, so I plan to let them move out of here and find their own accommodation. ”

Lin Zuhui hurriedly said: "Mr. Barron, don't do this, the Hilton family will always be an important part of the Hilton Hotel, and there is such a saying in our East - rightly........ That's why we're always keeping Waldorf Astoria suites for the Hilton family. ”

When Barron Hilton saw Lin Zuhui's sincere demeanor, he immediately felt very useful.

"I've told them to find a new place to live, and they've already made it." He looked at his many children and grandchildren and said.

Lin Zuhui thought for a moment and said: "The room is still prepared for the Hilton family, we will not arrange new guests to stay, it will always be the suite of the Hilton family." I'm sure the Hilton family will miss it if they have a party, so we keep it, whether it's for you to stay for a long time, or to come for an occasional vacation, party, ......"

"Alright then, thank you very much Mr. Lin for your kindness!"

"There, from a business point of view, we make money."

"Haha"

It can be said that after finalizing this matter, in addition to Barron Hilton, his children and grandchildren all showed surprises. After all, these members of the Hilton family are not rich, because Barron Hilton is a very stingy 'father and grandfather', who poured all the wealth worth $3 billion into the family fund and did not share it with them.

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And now in one of the most luxurious hotels in New York, they can come and stay at any time, which is a very considerable benefit. Even, some of them already don't plan to leave New York.

.......

At 11 o'clock in the evening, Paris Hilton came to Lin Zuhui's suite and saw her wearing a light-colored dress, her eyes revealing hope.

"Miss Paris"

"Mr. Lin"

The two sat on the sofa, and Lin Zuhui poured a small glass of red wine for her.

"Can you tell me about what happened to you?"

Paris talked slowly about what happened to him, and when he was afraid, he threw himself into Lin Zuhui's arms and sobbed.

Lin Zuhui patted the back of the eighteen girl, smelling the girl's fragrance, of course he didn't make excessive moves, it was obvious that he had already arrived, why bother, wouldn't he lose his gentlemanly demeanor.

He put his hands on Paris's shoulders, pushed them to a certain distance, and said seriously: "When you succeed, everything you say is the truth, so you need to change yourself." Otherwise, even if you accuse it now, few people will want to believe you. Of course I'm sure I believe you, Paris. ”

After speaking, he gently wiped the girl's tears.

Paris was shaken, and then said, "But when I think of those things, I become very decadent!" ”

Lin Zuhui comforted him with kind words, and Paris's expression became much better.

"How will I succeed in making them believe my word and uncover the true colors of those demons? Lin, you tell me, you are so successful, you must be able to tell me, right? Paris held Lin Zuhui's arm tightly, and his expression revealed dependence.

No way, Lin Zuhui was the first person to open her heart, even a few words, it has made her unforgettable.

Lin Zuhui said: "Because there is no evidence for what you said now, if you say it now, maybe the effect will not be great." So, you need to continue to complete the remaining year of the course, and the good thing is that you have left that school and can go back to normal school. ”

Paris asked, "But I don't want to go to college, I want to succeed!" My mom told me from a young age that I had to marry into a rich celebrity family, but I think what you just said makes more sense, that your own success is the best, and I want to hear from you. ”

Good guys, this is already dependent!

Lin Zuhui didn't tell her immediately, but looked at Paris, his eyes even looking at her face and figure.

Paris came up directly and began to be enthusiastic and unrestrained, Lin Zuhui was naturally not polite, hugged the blonde and blue-eyed Hilton noblewoman, and began to attack.

The delicate Paris was quickly peeled off by Lin Zuhui, revealing white.... Hot.... Exotic....