Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is 2007.

After New Year's Day.

New Era Group Headquarters.

After the stock market opened, Lin Zuhui opened the stock software, and the Hang Seng Index suddenly opened higher and reached 22,030 points.

"Awesome, it's risen by more than 5,000 points in half a year!" Lin Zuhui couldn't help but sigh.

This is not the end, according to Lin Zuhui's prediction, the Hang Seng Index will rise to more than 32,000 points before the 'subprime mortgage crisis'.

In other words, it will rise by more than 10,000 points in ten months.

It's a big bull market!

At the end of last year, the total market capitalisation of the Hong Kong stock market was HK$13.88 trillion.

Mainly the mainland H-shares have come to Hong Kong to list, such as Bank Z, China Merchants Bank, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, which have raised a total of HK$232.4 billion, all of which are among the top 10 new stocks with the highest amount of funds raised in Hong Kong's history. ICBC was listed in Hong Kong on October 27, raising US$15.6 billion and becoming the world's largest IPO in history.

This year is destined to be a year to excite yourself, Lin Zuhui thought so.

Every time he goes crazy, he is the winner;

Every time he plummeted, he was still the winner.

Duer, president of Futura Group, came from the United States to report to Lin Zuhui.

"At present, the 'Amazon Mall' under the Futura Group has 196 ...... Fidelity Land owns 166 office buildings in the United States, concentrated in New York, West Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston....... In addition to the 18 million square feet of Canary Wharf Group, Canary Wharf Group also owns 44 office buildings in European cities such as London and Paris....... According to preliminary estimates, the total assets of Futura Group are around $90 billion, and the liabilities are $24 billion......"

Lin Zuhui nodded, and then said decisively: "From now on, the management of Fuli Group will begin to sort out the properties with poor rent collection in shopping malls, office buildings and other industries....... Then, starting from February, about 30% of the properties of Fuli Group will be put up for sale in batches in about half a year...... The shopping mall is mainly sold on a small scale....."

Finish processing this batch first, and then continue to deal with it depending on the situation.

Durr was stunned for a moment, quickly reacted, and asked: "Does the boss think that the interest rate hike in the United States will seriously affect the real estate prospects?" ”

The United States has raised interest rates frequently since more than a year ago, but the bulls are too strong, and real estate has soared in recent years. In fact, in 2003~2007, there was a big real estate bubble in Europe and the United States.

"Hmm. When others are crazy, we have to be calm, this is my motto all along. Since the 911 incident, the Futura Group has begun to expand frantically, and now it has to consider avoiding risks. ”

"Okay, I'll immediately arrange statistics on the details of the asset operation of Fuli Real Estate, and prepare to sell 30% of the assets."

"Remember to sell in batches and don't cause too much market alarm."

"I remember."

It seems that about 30 billion assets are sold, but these assets are distributed in Europe and the United States, and it will take half a year, so the impact is bound to be much smaller.

Shopping malls are very easy to sell, Amazon shopping malls are signboards in Europe and the United States, once listed for sale, they can attract many buyers; And these buyers only need to replace the signboard, and they do not need to close down the business, and they can continue to operate.

Office buildings are also good for sale, and who calls the European and American economies a good time, investors will definitely chase higher.

After arranging Fuli Group, Lin Zuhui did not arrange other businesses under the New Era Group, although he said 'not to earn the last penny', but he could not 'not make the last two cents'.

The subprime mortgage crisis broke out this year (November 2007), and in fact, there were clear signs in July and August - major financial institutions in the United States have withdrawn overseas funds to deal with subprime mortgages.

After Durr left, Lin Zuhui calculated that if he could sell $30 billion in assets, Futura Group should still have $70 billion in assets (including cash flow); If you sell another $10 billion in assets in the future, even after the financial crisis, the total assets of Futura Group should be $60 billion (including $16 billion in cash flow), which is net assets.

As a result, after the financial crisis, Futura Group will soon be able to return to its net worth of 100 billion US dollars. As for the next wave of asset reductions, it is expected to be after 2017.

Futura Group is not listed, so the outside world does not know much about its assets.

.......

In the evening, after Lin Zuhui got off work, he came directly to No. 36 Shixun Road to spend the night with Li Jiaxin.

As soon as he got out of the car, Li Jiaxin greeted him, holding his arm, with a girlish smile on his face.

Li Jiaxin, who Chinese New Year's Eve is seven years old today, is still full of collagen on her face, and many people mistakenly think that she is only less than 25 years old; In fact, her eldest son is 15 years old and her youngest son is 12 years old, both studying in London.

was held by Li Jiaxin, and I could clearly feel the scale and softness of this woman, this is the change brought by Lin Zuhui, she has become C from B.

Although they are old husbands and wives, the relationship between the two is still very good, mainly because the usual distance is maintained. If you see it every day, Lin Zuhui is afraid that he will be tired of eating it early. As early as 1995, Li Jiaxin spent half of her time in the UK and half of her time in Xiangjiang, of course, she stayed in Xiangjiang and couldn't see Lin Zuhui every day.

Stepping into the villa, Li Jiaxin squatted down to change Lin Zuhui's shoes, which has long become a habit.

"How? After the rebuilding of this villa, full of dissatisfaction? Lin Zuhui asked.

No. 36 Sze Xun Road, covering an area of only 10,000 square feet, was originally a Standard Chartered Bank Taipan House, and Lin Zuhui bought it and gave it to Li Jiaxin; After that, reconstruction began after the turn of the millennium, and the construction was completed last year.

"I'm so satisfied, thank you husband for designing and checking for me!" Li Jiaxin said happily and gave her own fragrant kiss.

Lin Zuhui began to study architectural design from the beginning of his entry into the real estate industry, and has been studying all these years, so when 36 Shi Xun Road was rebuilt, Lin Zuhui participated in some design opinions. Of course, it didn't take much energy, and even so, Li Jiaxin has always been very moved.

"I think you'll like it too, I met you so early, what do you like and get used to, there's nothing you know!"

Li Jiaxin was even more moved, and then said coquettishly: "It's a pity that I'm not a young girl!" ”

Lin Zuhui pinched her face, her hands were still so good, and then said, "Isn't it just a little sister!" ”

A few words coaxed Li Jiaxin to ascend to heaven, not to mention how happy she was.

During the meal, only the two of them enjoyed a romantic dinner, Li Jiaxin personally poured wine for Lin Zuhui, and took the initiative to pick up the lobster meat and send it to his mouth.

This kind of treatment is not something that can be enjoyed by the rich, it is not enough to be rich, but also to fully conquer the woman and convince her.

"Husband, will your ex-girlfriend be sad when she gets married?" Li Jiaxin asked in a joking tone.

Lin Zuhui said angrily: "What nonsense! ”

Li Jiaxin couldn't hold back a smile and said: "There is nonsense there, it is reported in the media, Xu Ziqi, the daughter-in-law of the fourth uncle, has been in a relationship with you before!" Hee-hee, you didn't go to their wedding in Australia this time! ”

"Stop! Besides, I'm going to clean you up today! ”

"Then I won't talk about it."

Li Jiaxin still held back her laughter.

Lin Zuhui was a little helpless, but he didn't expect Xu Ziqi to still know Li Jiacheng, and according to reports, Li Jiacheng also took the initiative to pursue it for a year, and Xu Ziqi 'reluctantly' agreed to this matter.

What's going on with this Li Gongzi, does he have a special hobby?

Of course, who doesn't have an ex, didn't Xu Ziqi also talk about Hong Tianming and a Korean Smecta in his previous life.

And as Lin Zuhui's 'predecessor', he naturally has a halo. Xu Ziqi and Lin Zuhui had a good time, and their net worth was also four or five billion Hong Kong dollars, so when Li Jiacheng chased her, she was naturally full of confidence, after all, she was still a master. Actually, Lin Zuhui has been in vain for a few years, and when Li Jiacheng chased her, it was not clear that Lin Zuhui had an affair with her.

Of course, at that time, the two didn't have much affection, after all, they met once in a few months, and when they met, they rolled the sheets.

This time the two got married, Lin Zuhui naturally did not attend, but fortunately, Zheng Yutong and Li Chaoren did not attend, after all, they are old and have to rush to Australia. But those unscrupulous media are rehashing the old things, so they set off some news.

And the relationship between Lin Zuhui and Lee Shau Kee is more of a business partner, and later even a business partner is gradually gone, so there is nothing to be embarrassed about.

When more than half of the meal was eaten, Li Jiaxin came to Lin Zuhui's lap and sat down in a slightly drunk state.

Li Jiaxin fed Lin Zuhui wine and food, Lin Zuhui reached into a soft place to pinch it, and the two were so 'in love' when they had a meal.

"By the way, start selling your low-end and mid-range residences slowly, and make a little bit of a move."

Li Jiaxin suddenly asked with concern: "Is the property going to fall?" ”

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "What's falling, it's just a normal sale!" ”

These low-end residences were bought by Li Jiaxin's company as the 'agency company' of the New Era Group in 2000~2003; now the price has risen a lot, although it is not as high as the peak in 1997, there is still a lot of room for growth, but it can be sold.

Li Jiaxin put her mind at ease and said softly: "Well, I listen to you." ”

She was relieved, but Lin Zuhui still grabbed her heart in his hand, and soon Lin Zuhui took her in his arms and walked upstairs.

.......

Octopus Bank Building.

Lin Zuhui said to He Changhong: "From now on, we must start to gradually control the loan-to-deposit ratio, and strive to reduce it to less than 42% in ten months." ”

He Changhong has been with Lin Zuhui for so long, and he has understood that the boss is carrying out 'risk control', and he knows that the boss's style is - the market underestimates the bottom, and begins to tighten investment at the peak of the market.

"No problem, I will immediately arrange for the loan approval to be tightened, and the applicant's financial situation will be inspected at all."

"In the past few years, we have been aggressive, but we have not encountered risks, on the contrary, we have made a lot of money. Today, Octopus Bank has developed to reduce risk appropriately. ”

"Hmm"

Then, Lin Zuhui arranged: "This year, the aircraft leasing financial business will be sold, you can find a good time for yourself!" ”

He Changhong's eyelids jumped for a moment, only to know that things were not so simple, and asked cautiously: "Does the boss think that the economic situation will change?" Over there in the United States? ”

"Maybe, there are not regular interest rate hikes over there, and the subprime mortgage may be a bit serious. In any case, we made a profit and it was already a very good result. ”

"Okay. Octopus Bank is now in its place, and it is true that risky investments should be reduced. ”

"Don't worry about the securities and fund business, maybe there is the last madness, the Hang Seng Index has risen by 30,000 points, I don't think there is any problem."

"Good!"

After He Changhong left, Lin Zuhui showed a relaxed smile, the general trend is too important for the development of an enterprise. How many companies have failed or lost their vitality because they missed the situation.

.......

New Era Group Headquarters.

Liang Zhenxun smiled and came to Lin Zuhui's office.

"Boss, last year we made a profit of 35%, reaching 122 billion Hong Kong dollars....... Currently, we have cash flow of HK$252 billion....... Excluding the debt of Valbury Group, the Group's debt is HK$23 billion. ”

Last year, the acquisition of the beer business cost nearly 100 billion, so the deposit growth was only more than 10 billion.

Lin Zuhui also smiled and said: "The growth is very strong, which ones are more prominent?" ”

Liang Zhenxun has naturally prepared his homework and said: "Among them, the beer business has increased its profit by 8.5 billion Hong Kong dollars..... Times Shipping continued to grow by 20% to $7.8 billion in profits...... The real estate business alone in the mainland made a profit of 8 billion yuan....... Beverage & Food Business Profits Soar 30%......."

This is the report card handed over by New Era Group last year.

Of course, in the past few years, it has not been able to compare with HSBC; However, starting this year (2007), New Era Group will surpass HSBC's annual profit because of the sale of assets, i.e. a large amount of non-recurring profits.

.......

The conference room of Sina.com headquarters.

Lin Zuhui is in a meeting with a group of management, and Sina.com has always attached great importance to Sina.com, as an important business of the 'software/game' division of the media group.

Sina.com is doing ecology, not only the portal business, but also Sina Netcomic, Sina Video, cloud computing, and offline business - outdoor advertising (mainland) and publishing house (Taiwan Island).

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At present, Sina.com has a market value of more than 80 billion Hong Kong dollars, which is quite popular with investors.

"How many members does Sina Video currently have?" Lin Zuhui asked.

"It has exceeded 1 million and reached 1.1 million, mainly concentrated in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Singapore, especially after the opening of online streaming media services, the increase in membership issuance has begun to increase at a faster pace." Sina's president replied.

"We need to optimize the network system as soon as possible!"

"Okay!"

In the past few years, the viewing of films was not real-time viewing, and the network bandwidth has not kept up, and a film needs to be downloaded for at least 2 hours to watch, such as Xunlei and electric stoves in the mainland; Even so, in 2005~2006, dozens of video websites also emerged in the mainland, which can be described as the advent of the era of video websites.

In order to seize the Asian market, Sina Video began to spend a lot of money on research and development and optimization of its own bandwidth and network system last year, which not only greatly improves the download speed, but also can be compatible with computers, TVs, and even smartphones that have appeared (Apple smartphones have been announced).

Then, Lin Zuhui said: "In addition to mainly broadcasting Xiangjiang movies and TV series, the most important thing for Sina Video is to take the route of self-made programs. Of course, the environment is not suitable for big investment right now, but you can make your own short films. Sina Video has set up a department dedicated to this aspect of the business. ”

As a senior executive of Sina, everyone probably understands what the future of Sina Video will look like, according to the boss's idea, it is popular throughout Asia.

The president of Sina Video said: "A 20-minute short film in the mainland "A Blood Eucalyptus Caused by Steamed Buns", if our Sina Video has some such high-quality short films, it will definitely attract more members." Therefore, I propose to hold a competition format with a huge prize money to stimulate the enthusiasm of the director or the person who loves filming. ”

Lin Zuhui nodded and said, "Yes, you can discuss the details yourself." is still the same sentence, Sina Video wants to expand the market in Asia, so that more and more netizens can see our Hong Kong culture. ”

"Good"

.......

Since March, Lin Zuhui's four major listed companies have released annual financial reports and dividend plans:

New Era Group (market capitalization of 1.28 trillion yuan), annual profit of 122 billion Hong Kong dollars, a total dividend of 28.8 billion Hong Kong dollars;

Media Group (market capitalization of 410 billion), with an annual profit of HK$19.6 billion and a total dividend of HK$5.2 billion;

LEIT Group (market capitalization of 135 billion), annual profit of HK $11.8 billion, with a total dividend of HK $3.8 billion;

Octopus Bank (market capitalization of HK$120 billion), with an annual profit of HK$20.6 billion and a total dividend of HK$3.2 billion.

The market value of the four companies reached 1.95 trillion Hong Kong dollars, with a total dividend of 41 billion Hong Kong dollars, and Lin Zuhui is expected to receive about 21 billion, and Lin Zuhui's net worth on the books has reached more than 130 billion US dollars.

Hong Kong and the world are all paying attention.

Lin Zuhui can't keep a low profile if he wants to!

Due to his high shareholding ratio, Lin Zuhui not only ranks first in the Forbes list every year, but also higher than the second and third combined.