Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is 2006.

New Era Group Headquarters.

Lin Zuhui stood in front of the window of his office, looking out at the scenery of Victoria Harbour and Kowloon, looking at himself with a happy expression, obviously in a very good mood.

It's another year of good harvest.

Last year (2005), the annual net profit of New Era Group is expected to exceed 100 billion Hong Kong dollars, and 'Times Shipping' alone has created a profit of 6.5 billion US dollars, accounting for half of the profits of New Era Group.

It can be seen how cyclical the maritime transportation, aircraft/ship chartering, and related businesses are.

In the cold winter of shipping, bankruptcies of related enterprises abound, and giants are no exception;

In the shipping outbreak season, related companies are making a lot of money, as is the example of Maersk's big profit of $16 billion in 2021, and a new ship can even pay for itself in one or two years.

"Boss, it's meeting time!"

"Good"

In the new year, there are new plans and layouts, Lin Zuhui happily left the office and walked towards the group conference room.

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"2006 is coming, and according to the current situation, this year is another year of global economic growth. Real estate, shipping, hotels, retail and other fields, the environment is very good. ”

At the beginning of the meeting, Lin Zuhui directly set the tone for the new year for everyone.

Everyone also agreed with Lin Zuhui's point of view very much, with joy on their faces.

"President Dürr, please report on the assets, liabilities, and related work of Futura Group." Lin Zuhui first named him.

In the entire conference room, the number of foreigners has increased to as much as one-third.

Of course, even if there is a foreigner, the meeting can only be held in English.

"At present, the 'Amazon Mall' owned by the Futura Group has 186 seats...... Fidelity Land owns 156 office buildings in the United States, concentrated in New York, West Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Boston....... In addition to the 18 million square feet of Canary Wharf Group, Canary Wharf Group also owns 36 office buildings in European cities such as London and Paris....... According to preliminary estimates, the total assets of Futura Group are around $80 billion, and the liabilities are $23 billion. ”

Compared with the $600 billion in assets before Lehman's bankruptcy in the previous life, it must be far behind, but Lehman's debt is extremely high.

And this debt ratio of Futura Group is impossible to go bankrupt even after the financial crisis.

Lin Zuhui listened to the report while writing something on the paper.

After Doerr's speech, Lin Zuhui said: "The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates several times in the past year, but the market has not been affected, thanks to the global economic boom. However, we can't help but prepare, so Vality Group has suspended new projects unless the project is difficult to meet. ”

Everyone couldn't help but concentrate, could it be that the boss had a premonition?

Of course, such an idea is not unusual, a few years ago it was hard to fire, and now it is normal to take a break.

Durr said without hesitation: "Okay, I will carry out the boss's advice immediately." Although he really wants to reinvest, he admires Lin Zuhui very much, after all, his boss is a legend.

Lin Zuhui nodded and said: "In recent years, Fuli Group has developed too fast, and in the next year, I hope you will come up with a better management plan to maximize profits." Later, I'll see your proposal. ”

Shopping malls, which are inherently very well managed; Office buildings, on the other hand, also require excellent management.

It is not so easy to collect rent, Xiangjiang's stars like to invest in properties, but there are also celebrities who are not happy to collect rent and feel that the tenants are very troublesome, so they sell the invested properties one after another, such as Lin Zuhui's old lover Chen Huiling and the princess, which are typical of this kind.

Of course, women such as Li Jiaxin and Guan Jiahui have special companies for management, so they naturally don't need trouble.

Durr had no surprised expression, he understood that the boss was a master of management and management, and naturally attached great importance to this aspect.

So, he said, "Okay, I'll hand over the plan to you as soon as possible, and make an innovative and innovative system." ”

Lin Zuhui is very satisfied, the current assets of Fuli Group seem to be about 80 billion US dollars, but in the rise in 2006~2007, the value can still touch 100 billion US dollars, which is achieved with his goal.

Of course, early next year (2007), Futura Group will have to gradually cash out its office buildings and shopping malls, and at least lose more than 40%.

Next, the presidents of first-class subsidiaries such as New Era Business Management, Times Shipping, Hengchang Beverage and Food, and Retail made work reports.

Lin Zuhui has made arrangements and arrangements, which can be regarded as setting the tone for this year.

After the meeting, Yang Jinxun came to his office.

"Boss, the cash flow on the account has reached 241 billion Hong Kong dollars...... Last year's cash flow expenditure was mainly concentrated in the real estate industry in Hong Kong and the mainland, as well as the investment in COSCO, Bank of Communications and China Construction Bank, with a securities investment of about 12 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the investment in the mainland and Heung Kong real estate was about 23 billion yuan, and the annual investment was 40 billion Hong Kong dollars, excluding the investment ...... of Fuli Group"

Futura Group's investments are all made in debt, so they are not counted in this factor.

In fact, the cash flow of 240 billion yuan, if all the debts of the group are reduced, it will be less than 50 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Of course, the group's net worth is already 2 trillion.

Lin Zuhui said: "This year, it is estimated that it will still be real estate investment in Hong Kong and the mainland, as well as investment in industry and commerce and the listing of the Bank of China. There's also the investment in the beer business, which is the main thing. ”

Liang Zhenxun nodded and said, "Hmm"

08 The impact of the financial crisis on Asia is small, especially in the mainland and Hong Kong Real Estate, this year (2006) can still continue to invest, as long as from 2007 onwards do not acquire land.

As for the issue of sale, starting in the second half of 2007, it is necessary to find some people who have poor rental collection efficiency and promote more real estate, and the action is definitely much smaller than that in Europe and the United States.

As for investing in the stocks of mainland enterprises, it is because these companies come to Hong Kong to list, and New Era Group, as the largest local enterprise, does not invest in 2%~3% stocks, which is obviously a bit unreasonable.

For example, Bank of Communications and China Construction Bank came to Hong Kong to go public, and the IPO price was very high, so they needed to be supported by large institutions, otherwise it would be tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars to raise funds at a time, and there were so many retail investors there.

Of course, New Era Group will not lose money, and these stocks should have risen by almost one or two times at the end of 2007. As long as the thawing period is in the first half of 2008, you will not lose money, and you will make a lot of money.

As for Wang Lingyin's Hengjin Real Estate Investment, it buys shares of several large state-owned banks from the secondary market. After all, Lin Zuhui doesn't want to expose too much, and what others also need is the signboard of the New Era Group.

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Andrew, the owner of the Australian iron ore company FMG, came to Xiangjiang in a panic.

In 2006, FMG's need for capital became more and more huge, so he sought investors in the mainland, and even met directly with officials from the Mainland Development Commission.

Unexpectedly, the officials of the Development Commission saw that FMG had a large market demand in the mainland market and that FMG urgently needed funds to invest in infrastructure, so they came up with the idea of asking for a controlling stake in FMG.

Andrew naturally will not give in, after all, FMG is his hard work, how can it be possible for foreign capital to control it.

Therefore, he refused without hesitation.

As a result, the NDRC also threatened to prevent Huaxia's steel companies from buying FMG's iron ore.

In this way, Andrew thought of the original investor - New Era Group.

At the beginning, when he saw Lin Zuhui investing in FMG, he was very happy to take out 10% of the shares; Later, because of the consideration that New Era Group's contribution to FMG was not very large (there was no iron ore sales channel), it crossed the river and demolished the bridge, and no longer considered New Era Group's investment.

So in the past year or so, New Era Group's shareholding has been diluted to about 6%, which is still the time when the need for funds is the greatest.

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At the headquarters of the New Era Group, Lin Zuhui and Yuan Tianfan met with Andrew, who returned disappointed from the mainland.

He also knows the shortcomings of 'Times Mining', that is, there is no market behind it, so it is very difficult to invest in iron ore companies.

As for the past year and a half, Times Mining has invested in two lithium ore companies, which is still developing well.

"Mr. Lin, this month, FMG's project construction started at the Port of Hedland, and then the construction of the port, railway and mine will also be in full swing." Andrew said with a confident expression.

Behind the self-confidence, of course, is the desire for funds.

Lin Zuhui said politely: "Congratulations! When I first heard about the FMG project, I knew it would be a success. ”

Andrew saw that Lin Zuhui was just praising him, but he didn't take the initiative to raise money, so he could only take the initiative himself.

"Mr. Lin, the project is starting to be built, and FMG needs a lot of money, so I came to you in the hope that we can reach a cooperation again."

Lin Zuhui didn't care about Andrew's tricks, but he might as well make a joke: "I think, New Era Group must not be the first choice of FMG, Mr. Andrew just returned disappointed from the mainland?" ”

Andrew was surprised and blurted out, "How did Mr. Lin know?" After saying that, I realized that I had made a mistake, but I quickly recovered.

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "I know the style of mainland enterprises and the government, so I guessed a little. ”

Andrew was once again caught up by Lin Zuhui and frankly talked about what happened in the mainland.

Finally, he said: "I think Mr. Lin has a deep relationship in the mainland, and if he becomes an important shareholder of FMG, New Era Group will definitely be able to act as a buffer in the middle." ”

At this time, Yuan Tianfan next to him said: "You can rest assured that the iron ore in the mainland is 'demand exceeds supply', and it will not really not buy your iron ore." Of course, our Times Mining can also act as a lobbyist. ”

Andrew suddenly calmed down at this time and said: "It seems that we should communicate with Times Mining in advance, otherwise it would not be so hasty." ”

Next, it is necessary to talk about the initial cooperation.

Lin Zuhui did not 'fall into the ground', and readily agreed to obtain 10% of FMG's new shares for $100 million, plus the previous diluted 5.5%, and mastered 15.5% of FMG's shares in one fell swoop.

Of course, there will definitely be a lot of dilution in the future, because the gap in FMG is very large.

Sure enough, Andrew took the opportunity to offer: "In addition to this capital injection, I need your company to provide a 12-year unsecured $100 million loan." ”

Lin Zuhui asked: "When will this project be able to be mined?" ”

Andrew said confidently: "According to our plan, it only takes three years to get out of the mine. ”

It's a bit powerful, no wonder he became the richest man in Australia in his previous life,

"No problem, we agreed to this loan, you can discuss the details with President Yuan!"

Giving a loan is also equivalent to avoiding the immediate dilution of shares, and FMG obtained $200 million in funds in one fell swoop, how can it hold on to the second half of the year.

At that time, when iron ore rises, stocks will naturally rise, and the proportion of dilution will naturally become a little smaller.

So, it's a win-win situation.

After winning the second investment of FMG, Times Mining has a lot of resources in its hands.

The iron ore industry has 5.5% in Shanshui Valley and 15.5% in FMG.

The lithium ore industry is divided into two large lithium miners in Argentina and Chile, and their holdings are also relatively good.

Investing in lithium mines is a little easier for New Era Group. The reasons are: first, New Era Group has a lithium battery business and a demand; Second, lithium ore is far less important than iron ore at present, and it belongs to the unexploded period, which is better to layout.

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Wang Lingyin came to Lin Zuhui's office, she knew that Lin Zuhui had been very empty recently, so under the guise of reporting work, she actually wanted to chat and talk about love with Lin Zuhui.

"Husband, what do you think of the development of the Xiangjiang stock market and local market this year?" In recent years, Wang Lingyin has also been concerned about his own small treasury - Hengjin Real Estate Investment, and is more concerned about stocks and properties.

Of course, how many rich people are not as good as this?

Li Chaoren has his own investment company, Victoria Harbour, and also invests a lot in stocks. Lee Shau Kee also has his own investment company, which specializes in investing in stocks, and even claims that 'stock speculation is more profitable than property speculation'.

At the end of the day, the rich have a lot of idle money in their hands, so it's natural to invest in stocks and properties.

Of course, businessmen with very high status, especially large real estate owners, will not directly participate in property speculation, and they are easy to be criticized.

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Lin Zuhui actually did not speculate in real estate, even Wang Lingyin did not speculate directly, and most of the properties invested by Hengjin Real Estate were bought for rent. As for those confidants, their actions naturally cannot be directly attributed to Lin Zuhui.

"What do you think?" Lin Zuhui asked rhetorically.

Last year, the Hang Seng Index rose only 800 points, closing at 17,650 points, which is not a big gain, although the Hong Kong economy has risen by 8%.

In this way, Lin Zuhui has guessed that in 2006~2007, the Hang Seng Index will double in a flash, which is naturally a big rise for two consecutive years.

Wang Lingyin said: "I read the financial newspaper in the morning, for the overall outlook of Hong Kong stocks in 2006, Credit Suisse First Boston Asia Pacific strategist Steaterson suggested that investors adopt a more prudent strategy, on the one hand, due to the rise in interest rates, the cost of housing for Hong Kong citizens is increasing, and real estate stocks are difficult to stimulate for the time being; On the other hand, retailers are affected by high rents and sales growth is difficult to be optimistic about, so the bank rated its investment recommendations for real estate stocks and retail stocks as "underperforming", and investors should switch to more defensive public stocks and bank stocks. As the stock market is still full of uncertainties in 2006, investors should adopt a cautious investment attitude amid the changes. ”

Lin Zuhui laughed and said, "This is what I taught you, if others are cautious, we will go crazy." Rest assured, it's definitely going to rise this year. By the way, if you want to invest, go to buy Huaxia Life Insurance and Ping An Insurance, which are the first choice; This is followed by Sinopec and PetroChina, as well as ICBC and Bank of China, which will be listed this year, all of which are worth investing in. On the whole, the Hang Seng Index has undoubtedly risen sharply this year, where is the economic side, and it is normal for hot money to flow into the stock market! ”

Life and Ping An, whether it is Xiangjiang or the mainland, rose sharply in November 2007. Lin Zuhui speculated on life insurance in his previous life, and it was in the past few years. What's more, in his previous life, Lee Shau Kee made tens of billions of dollars in life insurance, but he didn't seem to have escaped Lehman, and as a result, the private investment company that had risen to 200 billion yuan shrank greatly, of course, it must still be at the level of 100 billion, after all, the influence in Asia is small.

Wang Lingyin immediately kissed Lin Zuhui on the cheek, and said happily: "Thank you, husband, for your advice!" ”

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "I didn't wear lipstick, don't let me be embarrassed!" ”

"Hehe, how can there be, if that's the case, I, your makeup artist, must not be seriously derelict in my duties."

Lin Zuhui's dress is all up to women, and he doesn't want to use his brains on it.

"Communicate with me more, and strive to invest in your Hengjin Real Estate within two years, and your assets will reach 200 billion."

Wang Lingyin was a little surprised, but she recovered quickly, she was also a little numb to money, although she paid some attention to the investment in Hengjin Real Estate, but it was more about the experience process.

"Husband, you're amazing!"

"What's amazing, how many years have it been, and it has only doubled or tripled."

By the end of next year, it will definitely be more than 200 billion, and there is no problem for Hengjin Real Estate to invest 250 billion.

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In January, there was a steady stream of good news.

First of all, Newcastle Beer Group won 39.48% of the equity of Seokjin Group at a valuation of 6 billion yuan and established a cooperative relationship.

This was followed by the European Union and the UK Business Commission also approving Times Brewery's acquisition of Newcastle Beer Group.

Although the acquisition is more complicated, Lin Zuhui does not need to worry about the rest.