Yunfeng Ju, Lin's No. 3 villa.

At present, Lin Zuhui has a total of four villas covering an area of 20,000 square feet, so he compiled it as 'Lin's Villa No. 1234';

Lin's Villa No. 1 - No. 75 Deep Water Bay, Lin's Villa No. 2 - Shek O Villa, Lin's Villa No. 3 - Gefu Mountain Cloud Peak Residence, Lin's No. 4 Villa - No. 23 Sze Xun Road (the original glass house of Xiangzhiqiu).

Of course, Lin Zuhui does not have other 'garden independent villas' in his hands, not even those women's 'super villas', Lin Zuhui also has 'No. 1 Peak Road' and 'No. 10 Pule Road' in his hands.

Among them, "Peak Road No. 1", this house was started by Jin Daxia in 1985 with 12.5 million, after buying it, considering that "Lu Chong" felt that feng shui was ominous and did not move in, until the famous feng shui master was invited to visit, only to find that this mansion was designed with feng shui factors in mind at the beginning, and it is definitely a good residence for the "three-yuan undefeated pattern". As a result, it was true that from 1985 to 1996, in the 11 years that Jin Yong moved in, it was the heyday of "Ming Pao". In 1996, it was very clever to sell it at a high price before the financial crisis.

For this kind of 'garden-style detached villa', especially No. 1 Peak Road, Lin Zuhui naturally doesn't care about buying expensive, so he still won it at a 'friendly price' of 188 million Hong Kong dollars.

At present, the price of Villa No. 1 on Peak Road is less than 150 million Hong Kong dollars, and Lin Zuhui has lost more than 40 million. If it is in the period of 1998~2003, it is estimated that the loss is more than 70 million.

Since July last year, after Heung Kong Property bottomed out, luxury homes took the lead in rebounding after July, with an increase of more than 30% in half a year.

I have to say that Xiangjiang is really a 'free port'.

There is no limit to the rise and fall of housing prices, and everything depends on the market.

In the restaurant.

Lin Zuhui is dining with several ladies, including Wang Lingyin, Guan Jiahui, Li Jiaxin, Lin Zixia; The winter vacation has not yet arrived, so the large army has not yet returned to Hong Kong.

"Jiaxin, how is the leasing situation of your One shopping mall?" Wang Lingyin asked casually.

When it comes to The One, everyone is focused on their concern, and the reason is unknown.

Theone is a uniquely designed 29-storey Ginza style building with a height of over 145 metres, making it the tallest pure retail building in Hong Kong. With its innovative meaning of "uniqueness", the "one-stop" leisure consumption concept integrating shopping, leisure and entertainment has created a remarkable new landmark for the "shopping paradise", and also created a unique must-visit place for tourists to Hong Kong.

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Li Jiaxin was also very excited and said, "It's going well, sister." At present, as many as 160 high-quality merchants and brands with both fashion and strength have been signed, and it is believed that the remaining contracts can be signed within one month. You don't know that many international brands have chosen The One for their first store in Hong Kong, or even the first store in Asia. It will open in May next year, and it will definitely shine. ”

Lin Zuhui couldn't help laughing, listening to Li Jiaxin talk about business, it was undoubtedly a little funny. In fact, she doesn't understand business and business at all, she is an excellent talent recruited by Lin Zuhui for her, and even does not hesitate to poach people from New Era Group for her.

Suddenly, Wang Lingyin asked, "Who named this 'the one'?" ”

Lin Zuhui chuckled in his heart, and his eyes signaled Li Jiaxin not to talk nonsense, so he admitted that he had chosen the name.

It's a pity that this woman knows something, and asked without hesitation: "Brother Hui took it, sister!" ”

Guan Jiahui suddenly looked at Lin Zuhui with a lively expression.

Lin Zuhui stared at her, and Guan Jiahui was not to be outdone and replied - the show is coming.

Lin Zixia looked at Wang Lingyin with interest, curious about how the situation would develop and how this eldest woman would deal with this situation. Although she is the oldest, she is not one of the top women in the family, and she will not fight for status. As a love brain, she only enjoys every moment and every second with Lin Zuhui.

Wang Lingyin naturally wouldn't trouble Lin Zuhui, how smart she was, turning her brain quickly.

Soon, she smiled and said: "The investment attraction of the Royal Castle Building is also very smooth, and all the contracted businesses have been completed and will open in March." ”

Li Jiaxin hurriedly said: "Congratulations to my sister!" ”

Windsor Tower, located in Causeway Bay, is an 18-storey (including a two-storey basement) building with a property area of 410,000 square feet, which was bought by Chinese Estates for about HK$1 billion (around 1991) and later sold to Hengjin Real Estate.

In 2002, Lin Zuhui arranged for Hengjin Real Estate Investment to carry out a major renovation of the Royal Castle Building, and all floor areas were converted into 'shopping malls' and became a high-rise shopping mall.

Causeway Bay is a shopper's paradise in Hong Kong, and with the increase in the size of Windsor Castle's shopping malls, it will seize the retail market in one fell swoop.

Wang Lingyin said with a smile: "The Royal Castle Building, located in the retail area of Causeway Bay, is higher than your theone in terms of overall price. In this way, we exchange fifty percent of the equity, and we are all good sisters, so I don't care about the difference. ”

"Ahh Li Jiaxin was surprised, and then looked at Lin Zuhui again.

For her, value is secondary, and the name The One Mall really makes her happy.

Lin Zuhui pretended to eat and turned a blind eye to Li Jiaxin's plea for help.

Seeing this, Li Jiaxin could only face Wang Lingyin's gaze alone, and under the pressure of the eldest woman, she quickly gave up resistance.

"Well, that sister can't regret it!"

"What do you regret, they are all sisters, and if you cooperate, you can also show people outside the unity of our Lin family."

Guan Jiahui held back a smile, Lin Zixia looked at Wang Lingyin with admiration, and even Lin Zuhui showed a relieved expression.

After the matter was 'perfect', harmony was restored to the crowd.

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Afterwards.

When Wang Lingyin and Lin Zuhui were alone, she couldn't help asking, "Brother Hui, do you think I'm a little cautious?" ”

Lin Zuhui put his arm around her and sat on the sofa.

"What's this! I still like to watch you guys have a palace fight, so I have a good chance to train you, haha! However, I named it The One because I just thought it sounded good. ”

Wang Lingyin said happily: "Then what do you think of my performance this time?" ”

"Very good, I'm very satisfied!"

"Hee-hee, just Jiaxin's IQ, where you can play with the palace. Of course, this woman is pressed by you, and she doesn't dare to play tricks, so she can only suffer a loss. ”

Lin Zuhui was stunned for a moment and said, "How do you know that she has the talent and nature of 'playing tricks'?" ”

Wang Lingyin said proudly: "I don't know which character of these women of yours is. Although Sister Guan likes money, she is not a troublesome woman; Zu Xian, with a quiet personality....... Sister Qingxia, she seems to be domineering, but she is actually a love brain, and she is afraid of you......."

Terrible!

"Makes sense!"

"Hehe, in fact, it is impossible for these women to be committed to another man if they are replaced by other men. However, my husband is not an ordinary man, so he naturally can't use common sense to accept us. ”

These words are very popular with Lin Zuhui, look at the appreciation!

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Afterwards.

"Brother Hui, is Sister Ling Yin bullying?" Li Jiaxin took Lin Zuhui's arm and said coquettishly,

Lin Zuhui patted the back of her hand and said comfortingly: "I didn't bully you, isn't this sweetness for you, the Royal Fort Building is indeed more expensive." ”

Li Jiaxin came directly to Lin Zuhui's front, then put her hands around Lin Zuhui's neck, leaned in and said: "But how do I feel, she is unhappy that the One Building belongs to me alone, she is too careful!" ”

Lin Zuhui pretended not to know and said, "Is that so? That's not going to work, so let's go and ask her if she's so careful. ”

"Don't! I don't want to ask! Li Jiaxin said with a frightened face.

If she was young, she would have dared to compete with Wang Lingyin twice, but now she really doesn't dare, and she herself surrenders to Wang Lingyin in her heart.

"Okay, exchange is exchange, you women come to these little eyes, just a name!"

"You don't think so, but I've always had some thoughts!"

Lin Zuhui looked at Li Jiaxin's beautiful face who was close to Chi Qi and pasted it.

For a long time, separated.

"Okay, this matter is a happy solution, don't think about it! On the weekend, the two of you will be together, and I will communicate and exchange with you. ”

"I hate it, I knew you would do this!"

After some jokes, the hidden dangers of the family disappeared.

Of course, Wang Lingyin originally had a lot of power, and it was impossible for Lin Zuhui to oppose her in such a trivial matter.

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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is 2004.

After New Year's Day, Lin Zuhui came to Jingwei Capital and received Brother Xiao Ma and his party from Penguin Company.

Penguin's listing is imminent, and Lin Zuhui is also looking forward to it.

The Penguin of this life will obviously not be listed at a valuation of about 7 billion Hong Kong dollars, the reason is the success of Penguin Games. With Penguin Games successively representing "MapleStory Island", "Bubble Hall", "Audition" and "Running Martin", they have all been very successful.

This is equivalent to doubling the valuation of penguins, that is, around 15 billion.

In addition, there is a premise of selling ICQ for $8.2 billion, and Lin Zuhui is the major shareholder of Penguin, so there is no problem with 20 billion.

"Hello, Mr. Lin!" Sister Pony greeted with restraint.

Lin Zuhui nodded and invited everyone to sit down, accompanied by Liang Botao.

The main underwriter of Penguin's listing in Hong Kong is Peregrine, a subsidiary of Bank of Bahrain, also led by Liang Botao.

"What is the specific situation of the penguin's listing?" Lin Zuhui asked.

Liang Botao immediately said: "About 420 million shares will be issued, with a total share capital of 1.68 billion shares. We would like to set the issue price at HK$9.8 per share. ”

Lin Zuhui immediately calculated the market value, then shook his head and said: "If it's lower, 10.8 Hong Kong dollars is no problem." ”

Liang Botao showed a confident expression and said: "I think so too, after all, ICQ is sold before, and Jingwei Capital is a major shareholder, and the price of 10.8 Hong Kong dollars is already conservative." ”

The price can go up, and this will be decided on a case-by-case basis.

Brother Xiao Ma was dumbfounded, thinking in his heart that he would raise more than 4 billion Hong Kong dollars at once, and the penguin's funds were simply not too sufficient.

At the same time, he also understands that Penguin can have this valuation, thanks to the four games that represent the ninth city, and last year the game business alone made a profit of 600 million RMB; Moreover, Penguin Games has ordered two more games from City Nine - Street Basketball, Dungeons & Warriors, and Blizzard's World of Warcraft. (Cross the line of fire and hand it over to the agent of Xishanju)

In fact, the gaming business has gone beyond the value of QQ itself.

Lin Zuhui asked Brother Xiaoma: "With so many online games acting as an agent at once, Penguin has to pay attention to technology, service, and even the strength of external plug-in crackdowns in terms of operation, otherwise once users are lost, it will not be very good." ”

Brother Xiao Ma immediately said: "Lin Sheng, rest assured, since the establishment of Penguin Games, it has received a large amount of capital and strong support from Jingwei Capital, and we have always adhered to good operation. ”

Lin Zuhui nodded and said: "I am also always concerned about the development of QQ, and your team makes my eyes shine." It's fair to say that the team at ICQ is not as good as you. ”

Brother Xiao Ma was immediately flattered, and only thought that Lin Zuhui was polite, because he understood that although QQ has a lot of innovation, there are many places to plagiarize ICQ. If it weren't for ICQ in the hands of this one, QQ would be in constant trouble.

Now, ICQ has been acquired by Microsoft, and it is said that the Americans have declared that they want to enter the Chinese market, although he is not worried, after all, QQ has monopolized the domestic instant messaging software, but after all, there is a tight spell.

"Mr. Lin has won the prize!"

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "QQ is indeed developing well, of course, it can only be said in QQ software." However, in the end, the development of Internet enterprises must be ecological. The so-called ecology is the ecological chain, relying on the core business or user base base, vigorously developing other businesses to achieve the effect of monopoly, such as Microsoft. ”

Everyone was so engrossed that they were afraid of missing a word, including the Penguin team.

After all, Lin Zuhui is an Internet tycoon.

"QQ's largest user base will soon have four or five billion funds, and there are many projects that can be developed."

"For example, Internet payment (QQ Tenpay), with the popularization of the Internet, online payment is a great convenience for the Internet experience."

"For example, Internet literature, a certain point of Chinese in China, is a very high-quality website, which is similar to the 'Sina Comics' we developed. If Penguin can acquire a certain point of Chinese network and then integrate domestic stations, it can form an online literary publishing giant. Station, he not only has a VIP fee system, but also copyright, which can be made into movies and changed animations, which are Kui Bao. ”

Shanda was lost by Lin Zuhui, and Cheng Tianqiao is no longer the richest man in China, so he doesn't know where to go. Isn't there no owner on the Chinese network at that point, so Lin Zuhui remembered to arrange a good owner for a certain point.

He is now the major shareholder of Penguin Company, and if he dares to insinuate him at a certain point in the future, he will be directly blocked and 404.

Brother Xiao Ma said excitedly: "Listening to Mr. Lin's words, it is really better than reading a book for ten years." You can rest assured that when we go back, we will definitely take action. ”

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "What I said is just a suggestion, I still hope that you will do what you want to do first, and then consider what I said if you have the energy, after all, I am not an industry person." ”

Knowing that Lin Zuhui was modest, Xiao Ma still nodded and said, "Don't worry! ”

After this dilution of shares, Jingwei Capital still holds 36% of the shares, which can be regarded as a very high shareholding.

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After the Lunar New Year, the Penguin IPO became a major event in the Hong Kong securities industry, because the penguin is backed by Lin Zuhui, the major shareholder (36%), and the fact that the Penguin Company is actually very profitable (about 900 million RMB in 2003), so it has attracted a large number of people who are ready to buy.

"Will the issue price of HK$10.8 per share be too high?" There are investors who don't just want to ask this question.

"High? Do you know what Penguin's annual net profit was last year? 600 million, accounting for about 40% of the mainland's share. The profit of other businesses is also 300 million RMB, and according to the financial situation of 900 million RMB, Penguin will live very well even if it is not listed. ”

"Also, ICQ sold $8.2 billion, isn't QQ worth $2.5 billion?"

Soon, some doubts disappeared, and on the contrary, the citizens of Xiangjiang lined up to apply for the form by virtue of their pursuit of Lin Zuhui.

To Lin Zuhui's surprise, the major tycoons in Xiangjiang were not interested in QQ listing, and did not find Peregrine or Lin Zuhui to propose internal subscription; On the contrary, a number of overseas financial institutions have participated in the internal subscription, but the share is not much, mainly because Lin Zuhui means - to meet the subscription of Xiangjiang citizens as much as possible.