It's spring again (1963).

Cheung Kong ushered in two happy events, the first was the opening of the 'Midea Building', which can generate more than HK$5 million a year for Cheung Kong's net rental income, and the second was the start of construction of the 'International Building', which is expected to be completed in 1966, and the building has the same floor area as the Midea Building, with a floor area of about 320,000 square feet.

Hong Kong's real estate is becoming more and more prosperous, and the government announced at the beginning of the year that the Hong Kong government's income from the official land auction last year was 256 million Hong Kong dollars, creating a historical record. This year, the Hong Kong government continues to be keen to auction off official land and obtain high government revenue.

In the office, Lin Zhichao leaned on the sofa, thinking in his heart - the government is keen to auction official land, but Cheung Kong Industrial only won a luxury residential land in Mid-Levels this year, and then stopped purchasing; Although people will be sent to each auction, it is more of a cover-up.

According to Lin Zhichao's plan, by 1965, Cheung Kong was expected to have more than 1.2 million square feet in its hands. In the three years of 1965~1967, at most one luxury residential land in Mid-Levels was developed for rental purposes; Other plots of land are not developed.

Cheung Kong currently owns three high-end residential towers, all of which are for rent, all of which are located in Causeway Bay; They are Walden Building (Daimaru Department Store), Xintiandi Building, and Mid-Levels Building in Causeway Bay.

If these high-end buildings are sold, a unit will cost 10~200,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the Mid-Levels Building in Causeway Bay is the most expensive, with each unit almost 200,000 Hong Kong dollars.

Cheung Kong has a large number of rent-collecting properties, ranging from the first-floor pavement of a residential building facing the street to high-end office buildings and shopping malls. The huge and complex rent-collecting properties also allow Cheung Kong to have a department - the commercial real estate department.

As if an obsession, Lin Zhichao has a special hobby for real estate, and is even more interested in renting properties.

"Boss, it's time to attend the opening of Sun Hung Kai!" The assistant knocked on the door and reminded.

"Okay, I got it!" Lin Zhichao immediately got up and walked towards the door.

At the beginning, three of the eight people in Yongye were now tired of seeing that the other five were always engaged in their own business, and left the company's affairs to the three of them, and 'got it for nothing'; therefore, these three hard-working people decided to work alone, after all, the wings are growing, and they no longer need to be brave.

Just like in the previous life, Sun Hung Kai was still founded!

Lin Zhichao did not change Lee Shau-kee's mind and set up a real estate company independently.

After a while, Lin Zhichao walked to the 12th floor of Midea Building at 71 Des Voeux Road, and Sun Hung Kai chose to lease one of the 1,000-square-foot office units as office space.

"Congratulations, the three of you are independent, it seems that you are planning to do a big job!" Lin Zhichao smiled and preached to the Sun Hung Kai Three Musketeers who greeted him at the door.

"Lin Sheng, welcome, we are very honored!" Guo Desheng hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully.

At that time, he begged to let the Yangtze River zipper give him an agent position, and over the years he sold the zipper to Southeast Asia and other places, and he also earned hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars a year, which was an important source of funds.

In fact, Lin Zhichao was able to come because he worked with Lee Shau Kee back then, and everyone understands.

Otherwise, how could a small ten-person company open with such a great god.

Lee Shau Kee also stepped forward and said, "Lin Sheng, welcome, welcome!" It's not a big fight, the three of us are all petty fights, how can you have your demeanor! ”

Sun Hung Kai has a registered capital of 5 million Hong Kong dollars, and each person invests 1 million Hong Kong dollars, but Guo Desheng accounts for 40% of the shares, and the other two people each account for 30%; Why is it that the same amount of money is contributed, but the shares are different?

It turns out that Sun Hung Kai Company is more like a 'co-ordination company', and the three of them can discuss how much each person holds shares and how much they will contribute, and discuss it themselves. For example, this real estate needs to invest 3 million, and if someone is willing to invest more, the more shares will be shared.

At least for now, this is the cooperation model, and maybe it will be more like a joint venture company than a 'co-ordination company'.

The reason why Sun Hung Kai has been able to develop rapidly is that the three founders are all desperate Saburo, pay attention to goods like rotation, and regard building a house as opening a factory; For example, in the previous life of 1965~1967, Sun Hung Kai still built more than 20 buildings, and then sold them at a low price, because the land was bought at one point, and it was immediately developed and then sold; So even if the real estate is at a low point and you can't make a lot of money, there are some small money that you can make.

After a while, more than a dozen guests came, and generally speaking, there were not many people, after all, Sun Hung Kai can only be regarded as a small and medium-sized real estate company.

During this period, Lee Shau Kee asked Lin Zhichao: "Lin Sheng, I heard that you are investing in the Hung Hom Submarine Tunnel, why will this project start?" ”

Many people are inquiring because this tunnel has a great impact on Hong Kong's economy, especially once it is opened, the land in Causeway Bay and Wan Chai will rise significantly.

Seeing that everyone was very concerned, Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Construction should start next year, and it is estimated that it will be completed in four years!" ”

Hu Zhaochi asked curiously: "The total investment is expensive, right?" ”

He is an old-timer in Shunde, and he has a good relationship with Lin Zhichao, and his eldest son Hu Baoxing is still Lin Zhichao's 'raised' consultant lawyer.

Lin Zhichao said: "The total investment is about 300 million, and the Hong Kong government gives the right to charge fees for 40 years. Of course, there are five or six shareholders including Hysan and HSBC, and 70% of the investment is bank loans, otherwise I can afford to invest there. ”

There is no need for Lin Zhichao to explain, everyone also knows that after all, Lin Zhichao may not be able to take out 300 million funds. First of all, although he is the king of ships, he does the most shipping loans, and only borrows money; Secondly, although Cheung Kong sells a lot of residential buildings every year, the money is used to smash commercial projects; In the end, whether the Yangtze River Industrial Group makes money or not, everyone does not count.

Therefore, Lin Zhichao's wealth is really well hidden!

"An HSBC loan?"

"How is that possible! Including International Treasure and Standard Chartered Bank, there are a total of five bank loans! ”

People really care about this project, and a lot of people care about this project. And Lin Zhichao led the formation of a consortium to invest in the Hung Hom Cross Harbour Tunnel, which also greatly boosted the popularity of the Chinese.

As everyone knows, the completion of this project four years ahead of schedule almost led to no bank daring to take out a loan. It wasn't until Lin Zhichao signed the guarantee that these banks felt that there was no problem with the loan, including HSBC, which required Lin Zhichao to make a guarantee.

The reason couldn't be simpler, an investment of 300 million, but how many cars in Hong Kong are there, and how many years to pay back, the risk is very large!

After chatting for a while, the auspicious time has arrived, and after cutting the ribbon, everyone drinks a glass of red wine and leaves.

On the way back, Lin Zhichao was very comfortable with his pretending to be a 'poor man', he not only got along with tycoons and foreign bank bosses, but also socialized with small Chinese bosses, and he was definitely a well-connected existence in Hong Kong.

He doesn't have any enemies, probably only one of Zhang Yuliang's family, of course, it's not a big enemy, it's just that Lin Zhichao likes to mess with Zhang Yuliang, but it's enough to be measured.

Lin Zhichao believes that making more friends and fewer enemies will be more conducive to his family's status in Hong Kong.

Because of his ability to be one step ahead, although he is robbing others of opportunities, he will not make enemies.

Miramar Hotel and Shopping Center is the industry of Yang Zhiyun, the owner of the gold shop, who is still doing a gold shop, and I heard that he also invests in a hotel, but the scale is very small, and I am afraid that the achievements of Yang Zhiyun's family are limited.

The three buildings of Midea, International and Yingzhi in Central are the opportunity to rob the Zhang Yuliang family, and although Zhang Yuliang invested in two buildings, the location and size are not the same.

The Global Building was originally the headquarters building of Hang Seng Bank, and Lin Zhichao bought it from He Dong very early, so naturally it was not offensive to anyone.

Poly Building is the core asset of Xu Aizhou's family, without this industry, although Xu Aizhou does his best to invest in rental properties, but because of the different locations, the future appreciation level is naturally limited.

Crocodile Shirt Building, Xintiandi Building, Walden Building.

Everyone gave Lin Zhichao a little cake, and in the end, Lin Zhichao ate the most!

Back in Cheung Kong's office, Lin Zhichao took out an invitation card from a drawer.

I suddenly felt a little funny!

It seems that Lin Zhichao slashed Li Jiacheng's wool the hardest, and so did Bao Yugang, but in fact, both of them are grateful to Lin Zhichao; No, Li Jiacheng personally came to send his wedding invitation yesterday and expressed his gratitude to Lin Zhichao back then.

Including Bao Yugang, the two have always communicated, and Bao Yugang expressed his gratitude to Lin Zhichao for selling him a ship and giving him a two-year contract.

Soon, Lin Zhichao figured out that these two were not reborn, how could they know the fact that they were fleeced.

And in this life, Lin Zhichao really promoted them!

For example, Bao Yugang, who didn't buy a suitable boat everywhere at the beginning, Lin Zhichao not only sold him one, but also gave him a two-year lease. This was a godsend for a layman at his time.

Therefore, Bao Yugang also specially gave Lin Zhichao an antique Zhongtang scroll painting.

Li Jiacheng is grateful to himself, which is nothing more than that plastic flowers were invented by Yangtze River Plastics, and he really made a fortune from plastic flowers; In addition, at the official land auction that year, he knew that Lin Zhichao let him go, and asked the Poly family to build an industrial building for him, and the fee was discounted.

Now it seems that Lin Zhichao is simply cheap and obedient.

At noon, Lin Zhichao specially came to a 'Fulin Hotel' in Wan Chai, and his second uncle had already greeted him at the door.

"Second uncle, aren't you tormenting me, a junior, you are still so polite to have a light meal at noon!" Lin Zhichao hurriedly stepped forward with a smile and greeted.

Lin Yunchu is also his second uncle, if it is known that he is playing a big name in front of his uncle, he will be talked about behind his back.

"Look at what you said, I was worried that you wouldn't be able to find that private room, so I came to wait for you at the door."

Subsequently, the two walked into the hotel, and Lin Zhichao also saw his cousin Lin Zhihao, and the lobby manager Shen Tengfei, whom they had met before.

"Super Brother"

"Lin Sheng"

Lin Zhichao smiled and nodded, which was a response.

This 'Fulin Hotel' is Lin Yunchu's industry, and it has only been open for a year. As for Lin Zhihao, he is still the one who follows his old man to do things, after all, not everyone is Lin Zhichao, and he can stand alone at the age of one or twenty.

It was Lin Zhihao who proposed to enter the catering industry at the beginning, but how could Lin Yunchu rest assured that he would hand over the huge sum of 500,000 yuan to his twenty-five or six-year-old son!

So, he personally participated in the preparation and management of the 'Fulin Hotel', and let his son be the vice premier of course.

Come to a private room.

"Second uncle, how is the business? I look pretty good! Lin Zhichao asked casually.

I think at the beginning, Lin Zhichao also gave some suggestions, after all, he has experienced many high-end restaurants and has a certain amount of knowledge.

Lin Yunchu said: "The business is not bad, but there is a bit of a deviation from the expectation. This is the case, Zhihao saw that other people's business was good, so he wanted to learn from others, how did he know that others were veterans of this industry, which could he learn as a newcomer. ”

"Dad, you can't give up easily in business, although our current business can't make a lot of money, it can be regarded as profitable. This is a good start for a new business. Just as Lin Zhihao came in, he immediately retorted.

Lin Zhichao pointed to the vacant seat and said, "Don't you want to be busy at noon, sit down and eat if you're not busy!" ”

Lin Zhihao immediately sat down and said, "Brother Chao, I am working hard now, my father used to be taken care of by you, and I think it is easy to make money." Now that he is opening a restaurant, it is not so ideal, and he complains a little about me! ”

Lin Yunchu couldn't refute his son for a while, but he couldn't save face.

It was Lin Zhichao who said: "How can I talk to my second uncle!" Back then, my second uncle also helped me for so many years, and I didn't pay, where did I get the reward. ”

Lin Zhihao suddenly didn't dare to say anything!

The cousin is the absolute 'feudal parent', and when they asked their three siblings about their studies when they were children, they were more afraid than their father.

"Try it first! Zhihao is right, just opened for a year, and some can make money! Lin Zhichao said calmly.

Subsequently, he began to serve a lot of dishes, not like Lin Zhichao came to eat, but to judge.

In fact, he has been here a few times, and he doesn't feel anything wrong.

After all, an investment of 500,000 Hong Kong dollars is equivalent to investing in ten houses, and a good chef must be able to be invited; And another shareholder with 10% of the shares, Shen Tengfei, has been a lobby manager for five or six years, and he is an experienced person.

During the meal, Lin Zhichao said: "Who is in charge of this restaurant a little more now?" ”

Lin Yunchu said: "I want to take care of the factory, so Zhihao is still in charge of a little more, and he is now specializing in this business. This kid is not bad, he finally knows diligence, and he is studying hard in all aspects. ”

Lin Zhihao is only twenty-seven years old this year, and he is not studying in a good university, but an ordinary university in London, and he takes money; After graduating from university, he followed his father as a factory manager for two years, and he was a conscientious person.

At that time, Lin Zhichao resolutely sent his third cousins to study, but he didn't want them to become the second ancestor, in fact, receiving a good education is still very effective.

Lin Zhichao was more relieved to hear that Lin Zhihao was quite diligent in his work.

"Your dish doesn't have its own characteristics, or the signature dish, I learned it from the restaurant in front of Shen Tengfei. Then others must give priority to authentic stores, so your business can only be said to be so-so! ”

In his words, Lin Yunchu and Lin Zhihao couldn't refute it at all.

Shen Tengfei is the lobby manager of the previous store, and he also knows some cooking skills, it is precisely because of this that this high-end restaurant is a 'cottage'; most of the dishes overlap with others, and Shen Tengfei even digs up a few other people's cooks.

To be honest, if it weren't for Lin Yunchu holding the title of Lin Zhichao's second uncle, he would have been targeted by others.

Lin Yunchu said: "Zhichao, what you said is very reasonable, this Shen Tengfei was very strong at the beginning, but in fact, the level is not good. He is good now, but he is worried about losing his money, so he actually clamored for a full withdrawal of shares. ”

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "The twisted melon is not sweet, it is easy to gather and disperse, so I will return other people's money, and it is not easy for others to save two dollars." ”

People like Shen Tengfei are also shrewd, the chef who poached the old club at the beginning, now sees that the business is not right, and is going downhill, and shouts for a full withdrawal of shares. There was nothing to lose by co-authoring, and he also got a high salary for a year.

Lin Yunchu said: "I think the same way, it's best not to offend people, no matter what, he has a lot of credit for this hotel to be opened." ”

Lin Zhihao could only say: "If he wants to go, he will leave, anyway, now I am familiar with all aspects, and I can see it!" ”

Lin Yunchu said: "You can see what you can do, but I am afraid that the business will get worse and worse, and it will be closed in the end." ”

Lin Zhihao said unconvinced: "I will think of a good way!" I must find a way to get one or two signature dishes higher, Lao Dou, Brother Chao, you believe me, anyway, the restaurant is still profitable, give me a chance! ”

Lin Yunchu didn't speak, and his son was reasonable, now they have all gotten on the thief ship, and they can still escape there. It's a big deal, they will lose hundreds of thousands, and they have an annual income of more than one million yuan in this house, and they can still afford to lose hundreds of thousands.

Lin Zhichao ate the abalone in his mouth, which was not very delicious, but he felt that the characteristics were average.

"Hong Kong people are now rich and pay attention to eating well! If this abalone is cooked well, it can become a signature dish. Zhihao, you can import abalone, study the cooking method, make innovations, and make signs. Don't be afraid of wasting, the big money is out, even if you spend 100,000 Hong Kong dollars to research, it doesn't hurt! In particular, dried abalone will definitely be the favorite food of Hong Kong people in the future. ”

Lin Zhihao's eyes lit up, he was naturally convinced of his cousin's level, and immediately said: "Thank you Brother Chao for your advice, we will definitely cook the abalone!" ”

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "If you revitalize this restaurant and start a business, I will partner with you to create a restaurant group. In the future, with our Cheung Kong industry as the backing, good stores will take care of this restaurant group, and I will also guide you to do business. ”

Lin Zhihao was overjoyed, what kind of person is his cousin, that is a genius in business, a god in business, if he can partner with his cousin to do business, it is a symbol of strength, not to mention a backer.

"Don't worry, cousin, I will definitely do a good job in the Fulin Hotel!"

Lin Zhichao nodded, Cheung Kong Industrial's investment in the catering group is like the investment in 'Maxim's Group' by Jardine Matheson in the previous life, which is for the sake of diversification.

In the previous life, there were several major restaurant groups in Hong Kong - Café de Coral Group, Da Kuaihuo, and Maxim's Group, each of which was billions of dollars; Since Lin Zhichao knows some decisions, he naturally won't waste them. The management right can be given to the second uncle, but the shares must be 50%.

What is called 'Lin Jiacheng', clothing, food, housing and transportation have to be invested.

Finally, Lin Zhichao said: "High-end catering is not so easy to do, this year the Mandarin Hotel and Hilton Hotel in Central will open, and they will deal a blow to the high-end restaurants on Hong Kong Island." ”

In the previous life, Maxim's Catering closed down this year, also because of the blow of these two hotels. It wasn't until 1966 that Maxim's opened a café with cakes (bread) in the Ocean Terminal, and the business became a boom, opening 20 cafes within two years. With this sit-up brand, coupled with the introduction of Jardine Matheson as a shareholder 50% in the early 70s, and later with the financial support of Jardine Matheson and the convenience of real estate from Hongkong Land, the 70s developed rapidly.

Lin Zhihao's heart was cold, and then he said: "We are a high-end Chinese food, and the impact should not be particularly big!" ”

Lin Zhichao didn't say much, and Lin Zhihao also had a certain amount of truth in what he said, because Maxim's Restaurant is now a high-end Western food.

"Then do it!"

His Miramar Hotel in Kowloon, whether it is Western or Chinese, is very popular, and that is because of the money.

(End of chapter)