During this period of time, Chen Zhiwen did not pay much attention to the domestic situation, because there are no big projects to invest in for the time being, when Hutchison began to assist the domestic auto parts industry with funds, this has formed an inevitable good growth trend, and the rest will be handed over to these professional teams and the development of their own domestic economy, when the domestic economy is developing well and the market demand is large, the automobile industry will naturally develop, and AMC can also get development opportunities from it, however, compared with Hutchison's huge assets, That's not a lot of money.

Hong Kong, in a short period of time there is no need to invest in the project, the previous housing prices can be said to be in a big fluctuation, up and down, and after the end of 81 years, housing prices have begun to fall, even if Hongkong Land, Jianing, Hang Lung and other large real estate companies, forced high prices to hold the market, but can only alleviate it.

In mid-October this year, the Hong Kong government granted a piece of land to the Bank of China Group in Hong Kong in Central: the beauty road parking lot in the Central District, which is located next to the current Hilton Hotel.

This piece of land covers an area of about 80,000 square feet (about 8,000 square meters), and if it was worth at least about 2.2 billion Hong Kong dollars a few months ago, but this time the transaction price is only 1 billion Hong Kong dollars.

In this case, Hutchison will not invest in Hong Kong, so the only thing that can meet the requirements is overseas.

Ports are one of Hutchison's established businesses, and it is naturally more appropriate to build a new port in Asia as the global economy is still in the midst of high inflation.

And Ma Shiming is also right, this kind of large project with huge investment and non-exponential doubling in the future, there is no need to eat alone, give up part to others, in exchange for stability is still worth it, for Chen Zhiwen may be a general profit, but for many international funds, it is already very high.

Among the major foreign companies in Hong Kong, Swire has always adhered to a neutral attitude, although it is somewhat competitive with some of Chen Zhiwen's projects, but it is indeed the best choice for port cooperation, and the partners in the United States naturally have to consult their old friends.

After receiving Chen Zhiwen's invitation, Henry Morgan rushed to Hong Kong, at present, more than half of his industries are dependent on Chen Zhiwen, for this big financier, he is naturally obedient.

"Henry, long time no see, how's the journey?" In his office, Chen Zhiwen met with Henry Morgan, who had come from the United States.

"It was fantastic, I have to say, there was a Boeing private jet, it was so comfortable. I can't imagine what your 747 will be like. Henry Morgan smiled and said, before Chen Zhiwen bought a Boeing 747 as his private jet, but Henry Morgan envied him for a long time, for his value, few things can be attractive to him, but buying a 747 is still a bit difficult for him, not that he can't afford it, but it is unnecessary, accounting for too much of his own value, but then he discussed it with Chen Zhiwen, and finally bought a Boeing 737 as his private jet.

At this time, it is the most suitable to buy an airplane in the past ten years, because the oil price soared in the early oil crisis, resulting in many airlines can no longer afford to buy the aircraft they set before, Boeing has a large number of spot aircraft in their hands, which needs to be dealt with urgently, even if the oil price has fallen now, but the demand will not recover so quickly, the loss of airlines is still very serious, not to mention the order in a short period of time, it is difficult to pay off the previous order, so that anyone who wants to buy an aircraft is not only very cheap, There will also be a lot of stock.

"Making money is for enjoyment, otherwise what would we do if we make money, we can only live for a hundred years at most." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said. Rich people can theoretically live a little longer, but this limit is only a hundred years, even if they can live again, I am afraid that they will suffer, in a real life, they can enjoy only thirty or forty years, even if it is Henry Morgan, the current value, it is unlikely to be spent by casual play, as long as you don't touch the gambling du.

"Also, since I got this private jet, I've become famous in Los Angeles, don't you know how many Hollywood actresses in the United States take the initiative to give them a hug." Henry Morgan smiled and said, "Eric, next time you go to Los Angeles, I'll introduce you to a few, you can play as much as you want." ”

"Forget it, if I like it, I'll choose it myself." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said, playing celebrities is naturally the fun of the rich, but his concept is still different from that of this group of people in Europe and the United States, at least he plays too flowery, he is not interested, Asian women, in general, are more in line with the aesthetics of Asian men, of course, there are special cases among white people.

"Then it's up to you, a few months ago I bought a small film company, specializing in horror films, and the income is not bad, what do you think?" Henry Morgan said suddenly.

"You're going to make a movie?" Chen Zhiwen asked curiously.

"No, it's just playing, you know, the negotiations between SITC and HSBC are about the same, and the U.S. Department of Commerce basically agreed to the deal, after this transaction, I can get a lot of money, and there is nothing to invest in for the time being, so I spent 10 million dollars to buy a small Hollywood film company to play, anyway, there is not much money." Henry Morgan said with a shrug.

"It's true that you want to take advantage of the opportunity to be a female star." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said.

At the beginning, together with Henry Morgan, he cut off HSBC's target in the United States, SITC, the sixth largest bank in New York State. This can make HSBC's Shen Bi angry, and Chen Zhiwen also took this opportunity in Hong Kong to win HK Electric, and also helped Pao Yugang to take over CLP, and then became a shareholder himself, and the two of them controlled Hong Kong's electricity market in this way.

But the handle also has an expiration date, and if it is stuck for a long time, it will only make HSBC choose other targets to carry out his internationalization, so Chen Zhiwen at that time also reached a verbal agreement with Shen Bi that within two years, as long as the price is negotiated, it can be sold, and now it is almost time.

In addition to Hong Kong, the transaction in the United States alone can also make Chen Zhiwen make a profit, and Henry Morgan, who follows behind, is the same, his acquisition did not cost a lot at the beginning, mainly bank loans, and now HSBC acquires at a high price, and after repaying the loan, it is equivalent to earning back several times the principal, almost about 60 million US dollars.

Bitter HSBC, fat Morgan, but HSBC is not bad for this money, a few years ago the real estate market exploded, HSBC's annual profit is more than 1 billion Hong Kong dollars, this year is estimated to be a little worse, seven or eight billion also have.

"Eric, didn't you also buy a TV station in Hong Kong? Hahaha. Henry Morgan laughed and said, "It's a pity, if only I had enough money to buy a TV station in the United States." ”

"TV station? Can't you acquire? Your identity shouldn't be an issue, right? Chen Zhiwen asked curiously.

"Yes, yes, but I can only buy some small TV stations, such as some local TV stations in California and New York State, but it doesn't make much sense, it can only be broadcast locally, and it is not as good as a film company, which can release movies nationwide and even around the world." Henry Morgan said with a shrug.

"You're not going to be on the big three TV stations in the United States, are you?" Chen Zhiwen said in surprise.

"If I have money, maybe I want to try, but there are too many funds needed, and even if I have money, people may not be willing to sell, this kind of national TV station, I don't know how many people are jealous, it is difficult to have a chance." Henry Morgan said.

"Actually, you have the identity of an American, and you have the Morgan family consortium behind you, what do you think?" Chen Zhiwen thought for a moment and said suddenly.

Originally, he didn't want to get involved in European and American TV stations, because it was almost impossible, not to mention TV stations, even newspapers, it was impossible, American law clearly stipulates that if you want to participate in the media industry in the United States, you must be American, and Murdoch, a more famous media tycoon in later generations, is originally from Australia and can be regarded as a hardcore ally of the United States, but he still has to join American citizenship to buy American newspapers.

Anyway, Murdoch is white, and after joining the American citizenry, he is basically the same as a local, but he Chen Zhiwen can't, even if he changes his nationality, many sensitive technology industries and media industries still have no chance, and they are naturally excluded.

But Henry Morgan is different, he can definitely succeed, as long as he has capital, plus the family behind him, if he knows that he bought a large TV station, then he can't go all out and reuse it, so that everyone can get what they want.

"That's a lot of investment?" Henry Morgan said.

"In fact, the investment is not very much, the acquisition of this kind of business, does not need a lot of capital, is the need to have confidence, if you can give banks and other financial institutions enough confidence, then they can lend you enough funds, and you have to have this confidence to be able to operate well." Chen Zhiwen said.

"This kind of TV station, at least worth billions of dollars? It's such a big game, a little accident will kill you. Henry Morgan also rarely had some worries, in the past, he was not afraid of heaven and earth, that was because the most tossed was the "100 million dollars" level, but now it has gone up a notch, ten times more, and it is not something he dares to bear at will.

"What are you worried about? The three major TV stations themselves are very high-quality assets, and they themselves have strong profitability, if you receive them, there will be a lot of dividends every year, but considering the current high interest, you may also need to bear some of it. But as long as you can get through it, think about it, if you have an American television station, even if you have a strong influence on the election of the president of the United States or the election of members of the Senate and House of Representatives, it is enough to increase your status in the United States by more than ten times. And with such assets, your position within the Morgan family will also be greatly improved, and they will definitely fully support you. Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

"Theoretically, this is the case, but the three major TV stations are all the best quality assets, and their influence is also very large, and the holders behind them are impossible to sell, even if they have money, they can't buy it." Henry Morgan shook his head and said, don't talk about them, even the Morgan family, if they want to buy such a TV station, it is basically impossible, unless the owner of the TV station takes the initiative to sell it, but in this way, it will definitely cause countless people to compete, the whole United States, there are no powerful families and consortia, will not be optimistic about a TV station that controls American public opinion, and the competition will be very fierce.

"So, we can go straight to the company that owns the TV station." Chen Zhiwen took out a pen and wrote the three big characters of RCA on a blank piece of paper in front of him.

"You're buying RCA?" Henry Morgan was shocked. RCA is a large listed company in the United States, and its core business is NBC, one of the three major television stations in the United States.

"It's not me, it's you, RCA's main business is NBC, this kind of company, I'm afraid it's difficult for me to invest in a certain percentage of the shares, but you can." Chen Zhiwen said.

"RCA is indeed a public company, and there is no controlling family, but the total market value is close to 4 billion US dollars, even if you want to buy a small half of its shares, plus the impact of the acquisition turmoil, you need to prepare at least close to 2 billion US dollars, such a huge amount of money, few people in the world can get it." Henry Morgan said with a frown.

"Of course, but if the stock price falls sharply, then we have a chance." Chen Zhiwen said.

In the original history, it was General Electric that acquired RCA in the form of shares for shares, which is a bona fide merger and acquisition, the board of directors of the two sides reached an agreement, according to a certain price on the merger, this is indeed the only way to acquire a huge market value company, the world's history of mergers and acquisitions between large oil companies, large banks, large car companies, are similar, only small-scale companies, can appear hostile takeovers.

That is to say, if you want to get involved in RCA, you need to have a suitable opportunity, otherwise, it is impossible under normal circumstances, even if there is no ZZ reason, then the huge market capitalization is the most powerful moat.

"Something earth-shattering has to happen, even the previous oil crisis, and it won't affect the RCA too much." Henry Morgan said.

"Look at this thing." Chen Zhiwen immediately got up, took out a file bag from a safe behind him, opened it, handed the documents inside to Henry Morgan, and said: "This is the groundwater test report of Wanwan Taoyuan City half a year ago. ”

"Groundwater test report?" Henry Morgan was a little strange, why did he show himself this thing, but after reading the English report, he was surprised and said: "There are so many heavy metals and carcinogens in this?" Are there a large number of heavy factories and chemical plants in the area? ”

"No, not at all." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said: "Only RCA has opened a large-scale color CRT manufacturing factory in Taoyuan City, and we bought the CRT in the early days of the arcade from there. ”

"You mean, it's the groundwater that their factories pollute? But this is unlikely, the picture tube factory does use some chemicals, but it is not as good as some chemical plants, how can the local groundwater be polluted like this? Henry Morgan said with a frown.

"Because in a general chemical plant, there will be sewage treatment, but RCA directly injects sewage into the ground through a deep well of hundreds of meters." Chen Zhiwen said.

(End of chapter)