In a private room at the Miramar Hotel, Lin Zhichao invited Zhou Xinian to dinner. Both are 'jazz', but it is clear that Zhou Xinian has completely lost ground in recent years and rarely appears in public.

The reason for this is that Zhou Xinian, as the most influential figure in Chinese politics, actually stood on the wrong team in 1967; He did not stand on the side of Zuo Lengchan, nor did he choose the British government in Hong Kong, but went to Taiwan Island to meet with Guantou, and once there was news that he intended to move to Taiwan.

This makes the officials of the Hong Kong government think - you are not optimistic that we can keep Hong Kong, you are the former chief member of the Legislative Council; Because of this, Zhou Xinian misjudged the situation, causing him to lose power in politics, so he focused on business, that is, the chairman of the board of directors of the dairy company.

During the banquet, Lin Zhichao said 'inadvertently': "Sir Zhou, now that Hong Kong's real estate is hot, you have a strong land capital, if you show your strength on this, you will definitely be majestic!" ”

Zhou Xinian was stunned for a moment, and then understood that Lin Zhichao meant that the dairy company owned a large area of land in Causeway Bay and Pokfulam, and if it developed the real estate industry, it would be very profitable. And he and the dairy company are not good at real estate, so it is naturally impossible to develop independently. The implication is that you can find Cheung Kong Group to cooperate!

He quickly excused himself: "Sir Lam, the dairy company has more than 2,000 employees, and I am responsible for them. If you are developing real estate, what is your future? ”

Lin Zhichao immediately understood that Zhou Xinian was a little stubborn, of course the dairy company could go to the New Territories to raise dairy cows, so why bother with it.

The two once worked together on a site in Kowloon, when Hong Kong Real Estate had just allowed high-rise development, and that cooperation was also very pleasant for both parties. Because of this, Lin Zhichao took the initiative to come to the door this time to see what Zhou Xinian's attitude was, but he didn't expect to disappoint him.

Zhou Xinian is wary of him!

It's no wonder that Zhou Xiqian didn't look for the five real estate tigers to cooperate with the enemy, but found a rural real estate company - Chinachem, no wonder he was ridiculed by Hongkong Land. Don't think about it, Zhou Xinian doesn't want to give up his interests at all.

It is precisely because of his loss of officialdom that the interests of the shopping mall are very important.

"Causeway Bay has become a prosperous city, Pokfulam is also about to be developed, land prices are soaring, property prices are soaring, and raising dairy cows is indeed not cost-effective, which is from the company's point of view. The New Territories is big enough to complete the task of relocating dairy farms and milk factories. Sir Zhou, I'm just reminding you that I can see this, and some people can see this. After all, I am a Chinese-owned, and it is impossible for me to rob you of the dairy company out of morality, but if Hongkong Land takes a fancy to the dairy company, you may not be able to keep it, after all, you only have less than 20% of the equity, right? ”

Once, Lin Zhichao also thought about taking possession of the milk company, but he recently found it difficult:

First, his identity no longer allows him to hostilely acquire Chinese-funded enterprises, especially a prestigious Chinese like Zhou Xinian, unless the opponent maliciously provokes Lin Zhichao, he can crack down. This is also the reason why people like Li Jiacheng, Lee Shau-kee, and Zheng Yutong in their previous lives didn't learn the style of the younger generation such as Liu Luanxiong and Luo Xurui.

Second, if Hongkong Land acquires the dairy company, when Zhou Xinian does not take the initiative to ask him for help, Lin Zhichao does not stand on the moral ground, so it is inconvenient to intervene. Moreover, Hongkong Land is exchanging shares for shares of the dairy company, so it is obviously not cost-effective for Lin Zhichao to take a lot of cash to buy a milk company that has been speculated a lot. The Dairy Farm Company's assets are abundant, but they are not unnecessary.

Third, Zhou Xinian is afraid that he is wary of strong real estate companies, for fear that others will rely on the strong and bully.

For these three considerations, Lin Zhichao used the name of 'reminding Zhou Xinian' this time to see if it could be beneficial.

Sure enough, after Zhou Xinian heard Lin Zhichao's last words, he immediately said nervously: "Sir Lin, how did you know that Hongkong Land is eyeing the dairy company?" ”

Lin Zhichao said: "I'm just an analysis! The Dairy Farm Company can build high-end residential buildings and office buildings on land in Causeway Bay, and on land in Pok Fu Lam, it can build large private housing estates. In Hong Kong, in addition to Cheung Kong Asset Group, there is Hongkong Land. What's more, after Jardine Matheson Daban Henry Keswick took office, he has attached great importance to Hong Kong's real estate development. Hypothetical acquisition of the Dairy Milk Company, Sir Zhou, what do you use to resist? ”

Zhou Xinian's family is not hugely rich, at most it can only be regarded as the Zheng Z family, he probably owns about 15% of the equity, which is already his result over the years. His wealth simply can't afford to fight a takeover war.

The history of the dairy farm company, dating back to 1844:

It started as an ice factory in Causeway Bay, Snow Factory (Ice Making) Company. Because Westerners like to eat ice and don't like to drink hot, the ice-making business was very lucrative in the early years. There were two large ice factories in Hong Kong, one that used ice from North America and the other that used machines to make ice, and the two sides were at loggerheads. In the end, the two saw that it would not work like this, so they had no money to make, and one of the masterminds intended to return to China, so the two ice factories merged into one - Hong Kong Ice Company.

The dairy company had no direct relationship with the ice factory at first, but a British doctor named 'Winson' decided to raise cows in Causeway Bay because of a medical need for milk, and the business was booming. The Dairy Farm Company then annexed the Hong Kong Ice Company and became the current Dairy Farm.

In the middle of the century, the popularity of refrigerators led to a decline in the ice-making business, and the company became a dairy company entirely.

So how does a British-funded company become Zhou Xinian's Chinese-funded company?

It turned out that Zhou Xinian used to be the chief councilor of the two bureaus, and his reputation was very high, and many large companies pulled him as a director. After Chow became a director of the Dairy Farm Company, he focused on buying shares of the Dairy Farm Company, and then became the chairman of the board of directors of the Board of Directors.

There are many such public listed companies in Hong Kong, which have gradually been acquired by family-colored enterprises, such as Wharf, which has acquired companies such as the Star Ferry and Hong Kong Tram in recent years.

Zhou Xinian's face was unpredictable, and he suspected that Lin Zhichao was cheating him, and the fundamental purpose was to get involved in the land of the milk company. This kind of technique is very high, and in the end, it is not only unduly obtained, but it also occupies the righteousness.

So, he said: "I'll go back and think about this matter, thank Sir Lin for informing!" ”

Lin Zhichao sighed in his heart, and said: "In this case, Sir Zhou is worried about me!" ”

"It's serious, Sir Lin kindly reminds me, I will definitely strengthen my precautions!"

"Well, Sir Zhou took the initiative to find me to cooperate with real estate back then, and I always remember this favor."

After chatting with some polite words, the two of them parted ways.

Lin Zhichao has about 5% of the shares of the dairy company, and the market value of the dairy company is 350 million, and the market value of each share is 102 Hong Kong dollars per share (the total share capital is about 3.5 million shares). This kind of old foreign bank has a small number of shares, because they operate conservatively and rarely issue new shares.

Seeing Zhou Xinian's attitude today, Lin Zhichao has given up the idea of getting involved in the milk company, and just wants to make a lot of money from it.

His power could have crushed Hongkong Land and Dairy Farm, but in addition to not wanting to lose his morality, more importantly, he didn't want to startle the snake.

After all, his layout of the Wharf cannot make Jardine Group vigilant. At this time, Jardine Matheson's shareholding in Wharf Group was still relatively high (35~45%), but because Wharf Group needed huge financial support (a total of more than 2 billion yuan, with a cycle of more than ten years) to develop Harbour City, it could only issue new shares to raise funds and issue bonds to raise funds.

However, Jardine Matheson does not want to invest too heavily in Hong Kong, so it is impossible to subscribe for too many new shares issued by Wharf Group, so its holdings will gradually dilute in recent years.

Once Lin Zhichao startled the snake and made Jardine Matheson Group suspicious, they would inevitably strengthen their shareholding in Wharf.

Therefore, it is impossible for Lin Zhichao to lose the watermelon and pick up sesame seeds. The Dairy Farm Company's sites in Causeway Bay and Pok Fu Lam were not enough to impress him.

Lin Zhichao took Zhao Yazhi to Block B of the Far East Financial Center, pushed open an office building, and then closed the door.

Zhao Yazhi asked curiously, "Brother Chao, what are you bringing me here for?" ”

Lin Zhichao said: "This will be your company's office location in the future, and you will be able to figure out the office equipment yourself later." ”

"My company?"

"Yes, I support you to become the boss of a securities and real estate investment company, which is your benefit as my woman."

This woman is very nice!

At this time, Zhao Yazhi is the age of materials that can be made, and Lin Zhichao plans to develop it well and be a long-term lover. After all, this woman is already anti-aging, and coupled with her secret weapon, the Holy Spirit, the shelf life must be very long.

Since this is the case, naturally she can't live too shabby, otherwise she will be the one who loses Lin Zhichao. Giving too much money directly is far less good than teaching women to invest, so Lin Zhichao has this idea.

As for the woman betraying herself with money, Lin Zhichao didn't think about it at all; Even if this happens, he is happy to see a person with the least amount of money.

Of course, Lin Zhichao is still very confident in himself, not to mention that a woman who has seen an eagle will fall in love with a rooster on the ground?

The answer is no!

In my previous life, the Internet was always saying - find an honest man to marry, in fact, this kind of opportunity is very rare, and honest people are queuing up to get it, but that kind of woman will not compromise.

Zhao Yazhi happily held Lin Zhichao's arm, and said worriedly: "It's just that I don't know how to do it!" ”

Lin Zhichao said: "It's okay, as long as you can serve me!" ”

"I hate it!"

Zhao Yazhi shy away, and then visited the office building.

Located on the 20th floor of Far East Finance Centre Tower B in Central, this office building is a dream office area for many enterprises, and although it is only more than 600 square feet, the monthly rent is as high as more than 2,500 Hong Kong dollars. In other words, the rent of Grade A office buildings in Central has risen to more than HK$4 per square foot per month, and it is still rising.

After a while, Zhao Yazhi came to the window and exclaimed: "Victoria Harbor, Tsim Sha Tsui, this place is so beautiful!" ”

Fuss!

At this time, the Far East Financial Center Block AB is considered to be near the sea, so the windows are sea-view office buildings. Of course, in the future, the government may build high-rise buildings on the reclaimed land, which will block part of the sea view.

Lin Zhichao hugged Zhao Ya from behind, after all, who doesn't love a young body!

Zhao Yazhi was originally quite shy, but later took the initiative to cooperate.

Afterwards.

Lin Zhichao was satisfied, and Zhao Yazhi was unsteady on his feet.

"I know it's messing around, if someone finds out, I'll see what you, Tycoon Lin, will do!" Zhao Yazhi said weakly.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "This is a private territory, how can anyone come." ”

It must be safe, Lin Zhichao dared to do it, after all, he also had to take care of girls.

"This will not be allowed in the future!"

"That's not good, I'll open a company for you just for this one!"

Immediately, Zhao Yazhi was so anxious that he was about to cry, and said in his mouth: "I was trampled on by you like this."

Lin Zhichao immediately spoke out of love, and soon the girl figured it out.

It's through, it's good!

"In the past two days, you go to a securities brokerage company to open an account, and then I will give you 2 million Hong Kong dollars to speculate in stocks. I'll tell you about that stock specifically! ”

As soon as he made a move, it was 2 million Hong Kong dollars, which scared Zhao Yazhi.

"So much, what should I do if I lose it?"

Lin Zhichao smiled: "If you lose, it's mine, and if you win, it's yours!" ”

The reason why he is generous is because he is already generous to women, not to mention that Zhao Yazhi is a long-term lover, and these two million are a permanent investment.

Now he is holding two million to enter the market, and by the beginning of 1973, Lin Zhichao can make him rise steadily to 10 million, and he only needs to buy two or three stocks.

The other side.

Zhou Xinian really didn't follow, and Lin Zhichao no longer paid attention to the matter of the dairy company, he had 175,000 shares of the dairy company in his hand, and about 3% of the shares of Hongkong Land (Hongkong Land's market value of 2.6 billion); These stocks are intended to be sold at the time of the 'bull war' and then buy shares of other real estate companies.

One day in September, Lin Zhichao came to the Iron Island Yacht Club.

The Iron Island Yacht Club, a clubhouse founded by Lin Zhichao, has become the favorite yacht club of Hong Kong's wealthy Chinese, and is on a par with the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club founded by the British. The biggest credit for this is naturally Lin Zhichao's influence.

"Lao Yu, you've been looking good lately!"

"Lin Sheng, you are the younger you are!"

Lin Zhichao and Yu Chengwan greeted each other friendly, he has supported many people, but Yu Chengwan is the most special. After all, when they met, Yu Chengwan was a 'chicken general', and he was targeted for his life.

Lin Zhichao only admired the generals of the Anti-Japanese War, so he decided to help Yu Chengwan avoid the catastrophe and support him to become a multimillionaire today.

Yes, today's Yu Chengwan is a real multimillionaire, and with his relationship with Lin Zhichao over the years, he has many convenience and information channels in speculation and investment in properties. Today, Yu Chengwan has many shops, office buildings, and residences, and they are packaged in a real estate company.

"Sister-in-law. This is Hua Fang, right? Lin Zhichao greeted Wu Bing again.

"Hello Uncle Lin!"

Wu Bing was followed by an eighteen or nineteen-year-old woman, who was Yu Chengwan and Wu Bing's youngest daughter Yu Huafang, whom Lin Zhichao had seen several times before.

Lin Zhichao sighed: "Your Uncle Lin, I just remembered that I have a friendship with Lao Yu for seventeen or eighteen years." ”

Yu Chengwan's emotions suddenly came up, Lin Zhichao had a 'life-saving grace' for him, and he had made a fortune for many years, and immediately said: "Seventeen years, without Lin Shengyou, there would be no me today!" ”

Lin Zhichao patted Yu Chengwan on the shoulder and said, "Don't talk about it, it's just a matter of talking!" ”

In fact, Lin Zhichao was fascinated by the stories of the Anti-Japanese War, and every time he met Yu Chengwan, he liked to listen to the stories of fighting devils, as well as some stories and stories of the Republic of China. Sometimes it seems that I was born twenty or thirty years earlier, back to that era.

Gradually, the friendship between Lin Zhichao and Yu Chengwan was also relatively solid, so he arranged for Yu Chengwan to be the agent of Changjiang Industrial, and gave him 5% cheaper every time he built a real estate. The profits he obtained were invested in shops, office buildings, etc., and the rent was collected.

Of course, there are risks, but when he interacts with Lin Zhichao, sometimes he can get some information, and when he feels that there is a risk, he invests less; From Lin Zhichao, he also learned the theory of not investing too much debt, so his wealth has been growing steadily.

He has probably become one of the few multimillionaires in the G Army, and even the only multimillionaire who has earned himself.

After a while, Li Gaofu also came, and the three of them made an appointment today, but everyone did not choose to go to sea, so they drank and talked in the private room in the clubhouse.

"Brother Gao Fu, when do you plan to go public?" Lin Zhichao asked with a smile.

In the previous life, there were 200 companies listed in 1972~1973, of which more than half were real estate companies, and about 50 companies raised more than 30 million yuan. It can be seen that Li Jiacheng in this period in his previous life is nothing, and the five tigers of real estate are the saying of later generations.

"Probably at the end of October!" Li Gaofu said.

Lin Zhichao nodded and said: "At the end of the year, there is no problem with the Hang Seng Index of 700 points (800 points), and with the strength of Fuhe Real Estate, there is no problem in raising more than 30 million yuan." ”

The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and although Li Gaofu misjudged the situation back then, he is still strong. For example, his Fuhe Mansion is worth more than 60 million; And although he returned to Hong Kong at the end of 1968, it can be regarded as a bottom-copy, plus he is good at developing real estate, and he has also returned a lot of blood in recent years.

Fuhe Real Estate is at least one of the top 30 real estate companies in Hong Kong.

Li Gaofu said happily: "I hope so! ”

The development of Fuhe Real Estate is good, and Lin Zhichao plans to exchange some new shares with it at that time, and then sell them in 1973.

At this time, Yu Chengwan said excitedly: "Lin Sheng, do you think I, Wancheng Real Estate, can be listed?" ”

Lin Zhichao was stunned, he didn't expect Yu Cheng Wanbao to be old, and he still wanted to exert his residual heat in the shopping mall!

"Do you have assets of 20 million Hong Kong dollars?"

"That's pretty much it! I've also heard from others that you can go public with a pig, so I'm more excited, if you can raise a part of the funds, and use it to acquire rent-collecting properties, wouldn't it be a good investment! ”

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "You old Yu, you are really not old!" ”

Yu Chengwan said: "What is 70 years old, I still plan to retire at the age of 90!" ”

According to Lin Zhichao's understanding, Yu Chengwan's two rooms can not be dealt with, Wu Bing's house was favored later, and the big house was naturally unwilling to be monopolized by a two-room real estate business, so the women of the two houses joined Wancheng Real Estate.

Lin Zhichao saw that Yu Cheng Wanzhi was thousands of miles away, so he also made suggestions: "There is really no problem with listing, and now it is easy to go public, you can seriously consider it." ”

Yu Chengwan nodded, and said, "Then can you invite the two of you to join the shares?" ”

Of course, he knew that there were a few catties and taels, but if he recruited these two to join the gang, it would be stable.

Lin Zhichao said happily: "No problem! ”

They are all friends for many years, and Lin Zhichao doesn't care about playing together.

Li Gaofu also readily agreed, and took out the property as well, and the three of them partnered.

Of course, Yu Chengwan accounts for the majority of the shares, and everyone will not dominate the scene.

So far, Lin Zhichao has taken a stake in New World Development, plus Yu Chengwan's Wancheng Real Estate.

In his early years, he also participated in Xu Aizhou's company, and later Xu's money to buy his shares, but Lin Zhichao took the initiative to withdraw, and of course the profits were also very high.

After a while, Wu Bing brought his youngest daughter Yu Huafang to toast.

Yu Huafang is the Shaw Brothers star Yu Sally in her previous life, she was in the middle of the family at that time, so she went to run for the 1973 Miss Hong Kong, and her ranking was not clear, but she also entered the showbiz and was favored by Li Hanxiang.

People's fate has been changed, and now she has become a rich lady, no longer burdened by life, and naturally it is impossible to be a star. After all, Yu Chengwan is also the number one person, even if he is out of the second room, he can't afford to lose that person.

Wu Bing has always maintained a relationship with Lin Zhichao's mother Wu Wenying, in her opinion, with this relationship, their second room will not be weak to the big house. Because she knew that Yu Chengwan was most grateful to Lin Zhichao.

Because of this, although the two houses are now intriguing with Wancheng Real Estate, she is still in the upper hand.

(End of chapter)