"According to the contract, when is the next triennial audit?" Chen Zhiwen said after thinking for a moment.

"I'll have to wait a year later, probably around July of the famous year." Angel had read the relevant information before she came, and the boss didn't need to remember these details, but she needed to.

"A year is too long, and they can't be cheated by millions." Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said, "Let Lin Yanming come over." ”

"Okay." An Qi agreed, and then immediately walked out of the door, and after a while, he brought Lin Yanming over.

Since the development of several of its businesses, Chen Zhiwen has set up a special legal department, and the legal department needs to review real estate investment, stock market investment, and export issues in Hong Kong to avoid legal mistakes.

"Chen Sheng." Lin Yanming greeted after coming in.

"Sit down." Chen Zhiwen waved his hand, and then briefly talked about the Hilton.

After listening to this, Lin Yanming thought for a while and said: "Chen Sheng, Hilton's contract is very domineering, and the contract period is 50 years, because the contract is signed in the United States, which avoids the restrictions on the contract period under some laws in Hong Kong, we can sue them for false accounts in Hong Kong, but if you want to break the contract, you have to go to the United States." ”

"I know this, Yonggao's group of people are simply idiots, and they dare to sign this kind of contract." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said: "For the time being, I don't plan to take back the management of the hotel, this difficulty is too high, there are basically no loopholes in the contract of a large hotel, and I don't want to completely fall out with Hilton, it's just that this group of people blatantly makes false accounts and treats me as a big wrongdoer, and I must teach them a lesson." ”

In fact, having said that, if it weren't for this cheating hotel, he would not have had the opportunity to acquire this property in the prime location of Central, because even the local giant Jardine Matheson was not sure to get such a world-class hotel, and only Chen Zhiwen, who knew the future, dared to make this move.

When there is an opportunity, like Li Jiacheng in later generations, he will buy out the contract of the Hilton Hotel, and then build a super building in this prime location, which will be very imposing for the headquarters, and if the headquarters is not used for rent, it is estimated that the annual rent will be hundreds of millions or even billions of income, and this income will blow up most of the industry.

Moreover, relying on normal channels, there is basically no way to end the contract with Hilton, and it is not possible to rely on the law, which is not a confrontation with a hotel owned by Hilton, but with the entire Hilton and even global hotel groups such as Intercontinental and Sheraton, these large hotel groups are absolutely not allowed to rely on the law to forcibly terminate the contract, because this is the core point of their business model, if the owner can find a loophole to have a way to break the contract, then this hotel business empire will collapse instantly.

Of course, it is not completely impossible, but it may be too costly, and it will eventually be negotiated and terminated.

"However, according to the contract, we will have to wait until next year to audit the finances." Lin Yanming said with some embarrassment, he is quite capable in the Hong Kong legal community, but the contract of Hilton was customized by a large consortium with a huge amount of money and a large number of lawyers, and the hotel did not have a big breach of contract, so there was no way to crack it.

"Actually, we don't need to do it." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said: "Hong Kong has just established the Independent Commission Against Corruption, and we can borrow their strength." ”

"What does Chen Sheng mean is to find evidence that they are making false accounts and then give it to the Independent Commission Against Corruption? Such a case would indeed lead to a government investigation, but we don't have any evidence of that. Lin Yanming also understood what the boss meant, any company making false accounts will affect the payment of taxes, and the government can intervene in the investigation, and no contract can restrict the government.

"How can such a large company have no problems." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said: "The management of Hilton is also human, and they also have selfish intentions, so let's say that the Mandarin Oriental Hotel under Jardine Matheson, is there no problem?" There are so many outsourcing businesses in hotels, how can it be possible without kickbacks, just start from their main business, you can definitely find loopholes, and then you can dig out the rats in the whole nest. ”

As one of the elites in the workplace in later generations, Chen Zhiwen deeply knows that no matter what company or industry, there will definitely be unspoken rules.

Many times, the boss actually knows, but generally if it is not excessive, he will turn a blind eye, because it is the same for everyone, and now this good has been fed, and if you change a new one, you may only play harder.

Including his current Midea, Red Bull and the Galaxy Trading Company that is about to be established, the amount of external procurement is not small, and the external suppliers or those who want to become suppliers, if they are not "polite" to the senior management under them, Chen Zhiwen will not look down on these people.

As long as there is a degree of everything, but the unspoken rules of the industry really have to be investigated, and the number reaches the limit of the law, it is the same as illegal, as long as you follow this line to investigate.

"That being said, it's just that we don't have the power to enforce the law, and no one from the Independent Commission Against Corruption will report it, and we won't file a case." Lin Yanming frowned and said: "As far as I know, the Independent Commission Against Corruption is now staring at the police department, and if we can't produce very stable evidence, they will not investigate." ”

"Aren't the police responsible for checking the evidence?" Angel asked curiously.

"The evidence that can go to court needs to be investigated by the police, but the filing of a case also requires a certain basis, not someone to report, people will investigate, either you have evidence in this regard, or you have to be a relevant person to report." Lin Yanming explained.

"Then let the relevant people report it." Chen Zhiwen shrugged, handed the document just now to Lin Yanming, and said: "I am going to pay 300,000 Hong Kong dollars to the Hilton Hotel now, this money is given to the relevant personnel, let them report it, and there is a basis for the police to file a case, this should not be illegal, right?" ”

"It's not illegal." Lin Yanming was stunned, he had never seen such a game after so many years of practice, glanced at the document again, and said: "It's just that Hilton's lawyer may seize this loophole and invalidate this surrender plot." ”

"Even if it fails, as long as the Hilton Hotel is really suspected of making false accounts or taking bribes from the top management, I, as the owner of the loss, should be able to apply to the government department for a comprehensive audit and criminal investigation, right?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"It should be possible, but when it really comes to this point, the Hilton side will definitely not give up, and the cost of opposing the court will be very high." Lin Yanming reminded.

"Money doesn't matter." Chen Zhiwen said indifferently that a hotel, even if it loses millions of Hong Kong dollars every month, and the loss of ten years is not worth the appreciation of real estate in the next year, he will not be the one who is wronged, and he will not become an ATM for others.

"Okay, then I'll arrange someone to investigate, for the sake of insurance, it's better for us not to give money directly, it will be more appropriate to use other means." Lin Yanming thought about it and suggested.

"Yes, you can do it, and let me know when the time comes." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

......

At five o'clock in the afternoon, after all the official business was handled, the driver left the company alone with Chen Zhiwen, in a bulletproof car specially ordered from Mercedes-Benz in Germany, which weighed almost twice as much as other similar types and was equipped with the most powerful W12 engine.

Since the acquisition of the Hilton Hotel, Chen Zhiwen has a little fame in Hong Kong, but fortunately, he spent a little money to let some media not expose his own situation.

Besides, even the paparazzi of later generations only dare to bully and bully celebrities, and the bosses behind these big newspapers may not care about the influence of big stars, but for the consortium that really controls Hong Kong, they don't dare to report indiscriminately if they are given ten dares.

In the 70s, the main way for ordinary people to understand society is daily news newspapers, and the secondary way is television, under a certain operating space, the current public will basically not know Chen Zhiwen, but if it is a person with a heart, it can still be found, therefore, Chen Zhiwen specially purchased three bulletproof cars from Germany, one for himself and one for his parents.

Fortunately, since MacLehose came to power a few years ago, he rectified law and order and launched the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong's daily law and order has improved a lot, and Chen Zhiwen's main scope of activities is on Hong Kong Island, which is the political and economic center of Hong Kong, and there are also a large number of police stations, and there are few vicious public security incidents.

However, this may not last long, and when the British-funded giants are moved, it is estimated that the high-level leaders in the north will know about it.

After the car arrived at a villa on the east side of Hong Kong Island, Chan got out of the car and the driver drove away.

This is a villa with an area of about 4,000 square feet, the area is not very large, a total of 2.5 floors, a few months ago, Chen Zhiwen bought several villas on a whim, and this is one of them.

After opening the door, the interior of the villa is in order, and there are some pothos next to the sofa, which is obviously inhabited.

"Wen Shao? What are you doing here? When did you come back from the United States? The beautiful girl who was watching TV on the sofa said in surprise after seeing Chen Zhiwen.

"Why, I can't come yet." Chen Zhiwen stepped forward and hugged the woman on his lap

The beautiful girl didn't care, and said a little sluggishly: "Wen Shao, let me know before you come, we can prepare some dinner for you?" ”

"I'm not here for dinner." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said, "What about my sister?" ”

"Upstairs, she is not feeling well today, and it is estimated that it is not very convenient."

"It's okay, my superpower is to cure all diseases." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

The next morning, when Chen Zhiwen woke up, there was no one around, yawned and got dressed, brushed his teeth and went downstairs, he saw two identical beautiful girls preparing breakfast.

"Wen Shao, the time is just right, breakfast is just right, there are egg tarts in the kitchen, you need to wait another three minutes." One of them said with a smile after seeing Chen Zhiwen.

"It smells so good." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile: "Shiya, your skills are getting better and better. ”

"It's good if Wen Shao likes it." Shiya smiled and pulled out the chair, placing a velvet cushion on it.

"Let's eat together, Shiqian too." Chen Zhiwen waved his hand and called another person.

Wang Shiya and Wang Shiqian are a bunch of twins, by chance Chen Zhiwen became friends with them, and it happened that their house was empty, so they handed it over to them to take care of, and the main job was to clean here, after all, such a big villa, no one will live in it and dust will accumulate everywhere.

"My mouth hurts a little, I'll just eat some tarts later." Wang Shiqian touched her cheek and said.

"Okay, I'll give you all the tarts." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile, took the xiaolongbao on the table and ate it, plus sandwiches and milk, and was satisfied with breakfast.

After eating and drinking, the three of them played some small games, and then went out for a steak dinner, with a bunch of twins, but it attracted a lot of attention.

After that, the three of them went to the mall together, bought a few clothes and bags, and on the way back, Wang Shiya suddenly asked: "Wen Shao, my sister and I want to buy a house in Taikoo Shing as an investment, what do you think?" ”

"Buying a house? Can it be, have you been to Taikoo Shing? Chen Zhiwen asked, when they were with the twins, sometimes the two of them would ask some Chen Zhiwen about some views on investment, and when it occasionally rose, Chen Zhiwen would also say a few words, such as the real estate market is almost over.

"Taikoo Shing is on pre-sale, I went to see it a few days ago, and it seems that no one has bought it, so I don't dare to start." Wang Shiya also said.

"I don't really care about Taikoo Shing, but it's in a good location, so there won't be any problems." Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said, "As soon as you say that, I'm going to buy a few buildings for investment." ”

Although the recovery of the residential market is not as fast as that of industrial real estate, this is only in the short term, in the long run, stretching the time to 1981, the potential of residential housing is much greater, but Chen Zhiwen still mainly invests in industrial real estate, because by 77 years it can be realized in large quantities, the benefits are higher, and this money can be used to invest in other projects with higher returns.

Therefore, except for a few villas used to entertain his good friends, he basically did not invest in other residential projects.

However, Taikoo Shing is still a bit special, its location is on Hong Kong Island, it is a rare prime residential land in Hong Kong, and the residential location is very rare because of its proximity to Victoria Harbour.

Before the large-scale popularization of containers, there were 3 large ports in Hong Kong, namely Jardine Wharf, Swire and Hutchison Control, two in the Kowloon Peninsula, one in Hong Kong Island, in the 60s and 70s, the Hong Kong wharf moved away, leaving three large port land, Wharf's land became the most famous harbour city in later generations, and Hutchison's land became Hong Kong's largest housing estate project in the 80s - Whampoa Garden, this project earned Li Ka-shing 5 billion Hong Kong dollars plus a 1.7 million square feet of shopping mall, and Swire land, It became Taikoo Shing.

From the perspective of return on investment, it is obvious that Wharf has the highest return on investment, and the rental income of Harbour City in the next year will be as high as billions or even tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars, but such a large project has exhausted Wharf's funds, and it has also made Li Jiacheng and Bao Yugang sneak attack twice, and finally the Harbour City project is cheaper than Bao Yugang.

Swire Group and the future Hutchison have made billions of Hong Kong dollars from two plots of land, and it is difficult to say who is the most cost-effective investment with this money to invest in other projects.

Fortunately, Swire Group has engaged in this residential project, and Chen Zhiwen can get a small piece of the pie.