Five days later, the second meeting of the Hong Kong Real Estate Association was held. The first part of the meeting was to elect the president of the chamber of commerce.

As the person in charge of the preparation, He D presided over the meeting: "Okay, now start the election of the president, and everyone can say what nominations they have!" ”

As soon as the words ended, everyone laughed.

Wu Honhui: "Sir Lam has opened the real estate era of strata, staging and public housing leases, and has made great contributions to Hong Kong real estate, so I recommend him to be the one!" ”

Hu Hanhui was the one who speculated in gold at the beginning of the fifties, and Lin Zhichao also left a legend in the Hong Kong gold and silver exchange at that time. Now Hu Hanhui is the chairman of the gold and silver trading market, and he is also a real estate businessman, and he has some personal relations with Lin Zhichao.

His words were not personal, but businesslike.

"Sir Lam's Cheung Kong is also the largest Chinese-funded property developer in Hong Kong, and he has a good relationship with the Hong Kong government. I nominate him too! ”

He arrived in Hong Kong in the late 50s, but his father and uncle had been textile merchants in Hong Kong, and in the early 60s, Heung Chik Kau suggested that the family invest in real estate, and in 1963 he and his younger brother set up Tai Shing Development Company.

After the words of the two fell, 90% of the people immediately began to echo the whole process, showing a one-sided situation.

Seeing this, He D could only announce: "It seems that everyone is unanimous in their unanimity on Sir Lin's election as president. In this way, everyone raised their hands to formally approve the appointment. ”

Immediately, the high vote passed, and there was no suspense about this.

With the exception of a few who regret it, it is impossible for anyone else to vote.

Lin Zhichao was not modest, and immediately began to take over the meeting, because the next step was to elect the vice president and executive director.

He sat on the stage and presided: "Next, two vice presidents will be elected, and I, as the president, will first nominate two people, and then we will publicly nominate them, and finally elect them by raising my hand." What do you think? ”

Although the people in the audience were a little surprised, Lin Zhichao was the chairman after all, so they agreed.

"Okay, then I'll nominate Airship Tai and He D as vice presidents. The reason is that Airship Tai is the initiator of the proposal of this chamber of commerce, and as early as 1953, it has entered the Hong Kong real estate industry, and has always had great strength; He D is the person in charge of the preparation, and his organizational ability can be seen by everyone, he also entered the Hong Kong real estate industry in 1954, and has a net worth of more than 10 million yuan at the end of the 50s, and is the nephew of Sir Ho Tung. ”

He D was still happy, but I don't know why it was a little weird, Lin Zhichao said that he was worth more than 10 million at the end of the fifties, but when he invited the bidding, he didn't give a penny (borrowed), and he accounted for a lot of shares; He also said that he was the nephew of Sir Ho Dong, but in fact he did not enjoy that kind of benefit, and he worked hard little by little.

On the contrary, Airship Tai was very happy that Lin Zhichao was able to recommend him and He D, but did not recommend Li Gaofu, who had a better relationship with him, and was obviously very open-minded.

Others were also a little strange, they thought that Lin Zhichao would recommend Li Gaofu, after all, Li Gaofu's strength was not weak at all.

"I agree with Sir Lin, the two vice president candidates are very good, but I suggest adding a Qu Wuqi candidate!"

"I also suggest adding a Qu Wuqi as a vice president candidate!"

Seeing this, Lin Zhichao immediately began to vote among the three candidates. There was no suspense in the airship, but He D and Qu Wuqi counted the votes, which made He D a little annoyed, and he worked together for a few months, and actually made wedding dresses for others.

Fortunately, He D finally won by a narrow margin, successfully entered the most powerful chamber of commerce in Hong Kong, and became the vice president.

Next, eight 'executive directors' were elected, namely: Hu Hanhui, Hu Yingxiang, Zheng Yizhi, Cao Shaosong, Li Gaofu, Li Kangjie, Wang Kuancheng, and Fang Runhua.

"Good! The organization has come out, which also indicates that the Hong Kong Real Estate Association has successfully completed its preparation. Next, I would like to announce that the inaugural meeting and the inauguration of the first staff will be held at the Hong Kong City Hall on 15 July. Lin Zhichao said enthusiastically.

In fact, the influence of the 'Hong Kong Real Estate Association' and the 'Chinese General Chamber of Commerce' is similar, after all, the Hong Kong Real Estate Chamber of Commerce has a network of most of the rich and wealthy people in Hong Kong.

Next, let's discuss the details of the 'inaugural meeting'.

You must know that on that day, dignitaries, celebrities, and rich people gathered together, and those people were invited to pay attention to it. For example, in terms of political leaders, Li Mingze is currently the highest official status of the Chinese in Hong Kong, although there are already some signs of leaning towards the opposite side, but the Hong Kong government will not tear his face immediately.

Landmark, meeting room.

John Keswick sat in the senior seat, next to his son Henry Keswick, and other high-ranking people.

A senior executive reported: "According to the news transmitted by the Hong Kong government, three real estate developers in Europe, the United States and Japan have paid a deposit of 6 million Hong Kong dollars, and Cheung Kong has also paid a deposit, a total of four said they will be included in the bid." ”

John Keswick frowned suddenly and said: "Hong Kong's real estate is so erosive, Europe, the United States and Japan are actually willing to invest, it must be a leak!" ”

Henry Keswick said: "The most feared thing is not European, American and Japanese investors, but if it is missed by Cheung Kong Industrial, I am afraid that Hongkong Land's position as the largest real estate developer in Hong Kong will not be guaranteed." ”

Seeing that the father and son were so worried, the senior management suggested: "It's better to participate in the bidding!" ”

"No!" John and Henry said at the same time.

John Keswick said: "The investment in this project is huge, and Hongkong Land now does not even have the funds for the redevelopment of its own sites, so how can it have the funds to bid for this project. What's more, Hong Kong's real estate is sluggish and will not improve for a long time. It is highly undesirable to put such a large sum of money on this. ”

In fact, Jardine Matheson's goal now is to become a global enterprise, not a Hong Kong local enterprise; In order to achieve this goal, the funds of the Jardine Matheson Department are investing overseas, and the local profits have to be withdrawn.

This is a general policy, how can it be changed?

Henry Keswick also said: "We just don't want to see Chinese real estate companies surpass Hongkong Land!" Compared with Cheung Kong winning the bid, we hope that European, American and Japanese real estate buyers will win the bid. However, if the price is unreasonable, we should push the Hong Kong government to cancel the tender, after all, it is a waste of the Hong Kong government's resources. ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone's eyes lit up.

The high-level chimed in: "Yes! And there is a great possibility of canceling the bidding, according to the real estate situation at this time, the bid price of tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars should be about the same. Therefore, the four companies that choose to enter the bid are likely to not exceed 100 million Hong Kong dollars. In this way, the Hong Kong government has a reason to cancel it. ”

John Keswick said to Henry Keswick: "You are staring at this matter, it is better not to let Cheung Kong win the bid!" ”

The Keswick family does not want to have Chinese real estate developers to threaten the status of the boss of Hongkong Land. Although Hongkong Land's site has not been redeveloped at this time, it is still very valuable due to the fact that several old buildings in the heart of Central are still very valuable, and in their opinion, Hongkong Land is still the number one home buyer in Hong Kong.

As everyone knows, Lin Zhichao's Cheung Kong has completely surpassed Hongkong Land, but it is not listed, and everyone does not know the strength of Cheung Kong Industrial.

The Keswicks have deep government ties in the Hong Kong government, and if Lam's bid is too low, they can push for the tender to be cancelled. Of course, it does not mean that the Keswick family has absolute political power, after all, the Hong Kong government is not opened by their family, at most there are some forces.

Cheung Kong Industrial.

Lin Zhichao was flipping through the bidding documents and design sketches, and suddenly felt a little excited in his heart, this 1.17 million square feet of land, under his planning, was so attractive.

I'm afraid that even the officials of the Hong Kong government, when they see their design sketches, they will be immediately moved.

As officials of the Hong Kong government, they are actually thinking about the development of Hong Kong, and there may only be a small number of British people who are selfish.

For example, after Zheng Yutong won the blue chimney in his previous life, the Hong Kong government also hoped that there would be a landmark building on both sides of Victoria Harbour, so he generously granted Zheng Yutong the other half of the land at a low price, and asked for one - a landmark building, which tourists can see at a glance.

So this sketch he designed is an important reason to impress the Hong Kong government!

The land of the Navy Yard is the Lippo Center, the Far East Financial Center, the Haifu Center, the United Center, the Global Building, the JC Headquarters and related buildings, as well as Pacific Place (a shopping mall with four towers and a base), in fact, there are more than a dozen buildings, shopping centers and related buildings. (Correction: Add Pacific Place and the High Court Building to complete the Navy Yard).

Lin Zhichao's planning is only a sketch, and he has not planned all of them, and has specially reserved a lot of places to open up gardens.

Approximately: a five-star hotel, four commercial buildings and two affiliated shopping malls, a large shopping center with supporting high-end office buildings and a five-star hotel.

The model is actually similar to the previous life, except that a 'super luxury five-star hotel' will be built on Connaught Road, which should occupy the location of the two towers of the former Far East Financial Center and Lippo Center, and then on the east side of the ultra-luxury five-star hotel, there are four first-class office buildings and an attached shopping center (next to it, not the ground floor).

Finally, there will be the 'Pacific Place' part of the previous life, which will be designed as a large shopping mall and build four skyscrapers based on the model of the previous Pacific Place, three of which will be used as office towers and one as a hotel tower.

Both parts will be connected by a pedestrian bridge, forming an aerial kingdom.

After some design, he reserved a large amount of open space (the Harcourt Garden, JC Headquarters, High Court Building, etc.) in the previous life, most of which were developed into large parks, and a small part was retained, which may be useful in the future.

The reason is very simple, the site is too large, even if Lin Zhichao divides the development cycle into 20 years, if he builds too many buildings, it may not be a good thing. On top of that, the Hong Kong government may not approve such an intensive planning approval.

If the Hong Kong government lacks land to build government headquarters in the future, Lin Zhichao can also sell the land to the Hong Kong government, even if it is cheaper, I am afraid that he can get back all the more than 100 million land fees. Co-authored, he didn't spend a penny!

Lin Zhichao finally prepared to fill in the list price to 165 million Hong Kong dollars, and planned to do everything!

This price is almost impossible to find fault with the real estate market at this time, after all, Lin Zhichao also has to consider the public opinion of the society after winning the bid. Suppose he wins the bid with 100 million, and someone attacks him for buying off the Hong Kong government and getting into trouble.

With a list price of 165 million, plus 9 million 'bid funds', plus a possible Hong Kong governor's 'benefit fee', Lin Zhichao's cost is less than 180 million.

The total of HK$150 per square foot is still very reasonable.

Cheung Kong has a cash flow of 260 million yuan, an expenditure of 180 million yuan, and a cash flow of 80 million yuan, and by the end of the year, it can make up 100 million yuan.

On the whole, it was enough for him to buy the bottom in 1967, and he could also embezzle it from other companies.

On a weekend in mid-June, Mr. Lam and Mr. Hui met with Governor David Trench and his wife, Margaret Gould, on a private yacht.

This yacht is Lin Zhichao's newly built yacht, which is more than 20 meters long, but it is still not a composite structure and does not have a flybridge system. This yacht has a hull structure made of steel, aluminum, and Burmese wood.

Even so, it is bigger than all the yachts in Hong Kong, including the Hong Kong government's yacht Mullen.

Around the yacht, there are escort yachts of the Governor and Lin Zhichao, because it is a private party, naturally there are only four people and waiters on the yacht.

"Lady Margaret is American?" Lin Zhichao asked curiously.

Margaret is a middle-aged aunt, far worse than Xu Caiying's beauty; And Lin Zhichao's treatment of Xu Caiying on this occasion is his usual style, Xu Caiying is the 'face' of the Lin family, and her identity is absolutely enough as the chairman of Oxfam.

"Yes, I got married to Governor Trench because of World War II!" Margaret sipped the high-end red wine and said happily.

She was very happy to get in touch with Lin Zhichao and his wife because they were very wealthy.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Sir Ge Lianghong's wife is also an American, and she was also a very good friend of our husband and wife at the beginning!" ”

Margaret immediately said, "We can be good friends, Sir Lin, can't we?" ”

"Of course!"

To tell the truth, Lin Zhichao found out that all British people would definitely call him 'Sir Lin', which is like a title given by the British royal family, which is very honorable.

Although Margaret is not British, her husband is.

After chatting for a while, Lin Zhichao made Dai Lintoe and his wife interested in communicating, and began to speak: "Lady Margaret, you are an American and an Englishman's wife. So you must know Audrey Hepburn, right? ”

Margaret was a little stunned, the topic turned a little quickly, but he could only say, "I know! She used to be a big star in Hollywood, and now she is the inventor of the Barbie doll and a famous American toy mogul. ”

Lin Zhichao smiled and took out a photo, which was a photo of him and Audrey Hepburn, and handed it to Margaret.

"She's my friend! You see! ”

Margaret and Dai Lintoe couldn't help but look at the photo, on which Audrey Hepburn and Lin Zhichao really got along closely.

"Mr. Lin's communication is really extensive!"

Lin Zhichao smiled and took back the photo, and then said: "That's the case, Miss Audrey wants to get together with Lady Margaret and make friends." If you're interested, I can arrange for you to meet in London or New York! ”

At this time, the meaning is obvious!

Dai Lintoe instantly thought of the matter of the naval dockyard, Lin Zhichao wanted to leave his relationship and get this land.

So, he said tentatively: "Mr. Lin, are you for that incident?" ”

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Your Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong, rest assured, I only need a fair one, and there is nothing else to demand!" ”

Dai Lintoe nodded immediately, and then everyone talked and laughed!

In fact, Dai Lintoe and his wife were very moved at this time, seeking officials for thousands of miles just for money. And Lin Zhichao's request is not excessive, and it can even be said that there is no request. In Dai Lintoe's view, if European, American and Japanese home buyers win, it is natural that it is someone else's; If Lin Zhichao wins, it will be a matter of course for him.

He doesn't seem to have anything to give!

As for Lin Zhichao's entrustment of Audrey Hepburn to meet his wife, at first glance, he was ready to send money, which is a great thing!

"By the way, I haven't congratulated Sir Lin on becoming the president of the Real Estate Chamber of Commerce, congratulations!" Dai Lintoe said with a smile.

Lin Zhichao became the president, and the British government in Hong Kong also relaxed, after all, Lin Zhichao would definitely not lean towards the other side. Because the newspapers over there list Lin Zhichao as a big bourgeoisie, the reputation is not very positive.

Even if Lin Zhichao treats the wages of his employees preferentially, because he has 10,000 or 20,000 workers, he has always been maliciously subjected to tendentious newspapers. This is because this is a class antagonism.

"Your Excellency the Governor has won a prize! This position is very challenging, after all, it is a period of sluggish real estate in Hong Kong, and I will definitely communicate with the Hong Kong government at that time, hoping to share the worries of Hong Kong's economic prosperity. ”

"Okay, the Hong Kong government will definitely communicate well in this regard."

After separating from the Hong Kong Governor and his wife, Lin Zhichao whispered: "Sure enough, the British are greedy!" ”

Xu Caiying said: "Will there be trouble with letting Audrey send money directly?" ”

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "How can you send money directly, I asked her to send stocks worth 3 million Hong Kong dollars!" What's more, Audrey has no stake in Hong Kong, so it cannot be evidence of bribery. ”

Xu Caiying nodded and said, "It's true!" But you don't intend to ask for benefits, you just want fairness, so it's really impossible to be criticized or anything. ”

Lin Zhichao said: "Not bad! All I want is fairness! ”

(End of chapter)