PARKnSHOP suddenly advertised and carried out a big price sale, which put Wellcome Supermarket in a difficult situation for a while. Because Hongkong Land, the group company of Wellcome Supermarket, is suffering a huge disaster.

After listening to the report of the person in charge of Wellcome Supermarket, Bao Fuda immediately said: "We must follow, if we let ParknSHOP Supermarket gain a larger market share, then Wellcome Supermarket will be far behind, and it will be difficult to regain the market." ”

He understands that this is not Hutchison Whampoa is putting pressure on Hongkong Land and intends to weaken Hongkong Land's strength, and they are interested in Hong Kong Electric, Dairy Farm International, and Wellcome Supermarket, intending to carve up Hongkong Land.

Grit your teeth and keep going!

"Okay, I'll organize it right away!"

When his men left, Bao Fuda sat weakly in his office. He seems to understand some things now, starting from the Miramar Hotel project and the Exchange Square project, Lin Zhichao seems to be intentionally or unintentionally fueling Land's troubles - winning the project at a higher price; Even when HK Electric acquired it, it may not have been without the shadow of Lin Zhichao.

So what is Lin Zhichao's purpose?

Landmark!

Jardine!

Bao Fuda suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and he suddenly understood something terrible.

Hongkong Land and Jardine Mutual Control seem to be seamless, but in fact there are huge problems!

The first big problem is that because the two companies adopt mutual control, the funds will be nailed to the death and cannot move;

The second big problem is that as long as Cheung Kong Group breaks through Jardine or Land, it is equivalent to holding two companies, that is, 'buy one get one free'.

In particular, the two companies have no cash flow, and it will be difficult to resist once Cheung Kong Group is in trouble; You know, Cheung Kong Group's cash flow is probably at a very high level, because in 1981 the decision to sell a large number of assets was made.

Although Bao Fuda thought of this, he couldn't do anything about it!

At the moment, Newbijian is competing with Simon Keswick for the position of Jardine Taipan, and is not in the mood to deal with these things, and there is no good way.

And Niu Pijian's attitude towards the sale of HK Electric is very resolute - not to sell to Hutchison Whampoa; Probably because he didn't want to lose Wharf Group in his hands and then HK Electric from his hands.

Hongkong Land's debts are accumulating more and more, and the pressure has made Bao Fuda haggard, but he has no choice, now he and Niu Bijian are on the same front, and if Niu Bijian leaves, he will also leave.

Everything can only be held on!

It's spring again (1983).

Cheung Kong Group.

Lin Zhichao sat in the office, very idle.

Now he only needs to sit in the office, and Cheung Kong Group is as stable as Mount Tai and can run at high speed.

He himself is also very relieved that the group's affairs are now managed by his eldest son, Lin Ruihuan. After 14 years of experience, Lin Ruihuan has already become a qualified business leader.

"Boss"

After a while, Zhou Fuzhao walked into his office with Huo Jianning.

Lin Zhichao nodded with a smile and said: "Jianning, you came back at the right time, Cheung Kong Group and Hutchison Whampoa are short of people, so you should serve as a director of Cheung Kong Group first!" ”

Huo Jianning suddenly said with emotion: "Thank you, boss, for trusting me!" ”

He resigned from Cheung Kong in the first half of last year and opened an accounting firm with a friend, but he didn't expect the business to be so easy to develop; This year, the old leader Zhou Fuzhao came to call him back again, and he returned to Cheung Kong Group.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Our company is not a Japanese company, and from the moment employees step into the company, they are required to serve for life." I've always been happy that you can come out and take a look, which shows that you are an enterprising person. As for the business not going well, there is no need to pay attention to this, it is related to the general environment, not to mention that Cheung Kong Group is a better platform, so you can continue to prove yourself now. ”

Huo Jianning nodded hurriedly and said, "Well, I must work hard and live up to the trust of my boss!" ”

When he left, his boss not only did not blame, but was willing to help; Now, regardless of his previous suspicions, he was entrusted with an important task as soon as he returned to the company and served as a director of Cheung Kong Group.

The boss's mind is worth his struggle for this enterprise!

"Okay, I happen to appoint you here, and Cheung Kong Group plans to invest in land and commercial buildings in Japan's three major metropolitan areas, and you will be in charge of this matter."

Huo Jianning said curiously: "Invest in Japan's real estate industry? ”

This business surprised him!

Lin Zhichao nodded, and then said, "It's just right, I'll let Ruihuan also come and listen!" With that, he dialed the phone on his desk.

After a while, Lin Zhichao, Lin Ruihuan, Zhou Fuzhao, and Huo Jianning sat at the conference table.

Lin Zhichao said: "Japan's exports have been too strong in recent years, while the United States has been suppressed, so I guess that the yen will appreciate. Based on these reasons, I guess that Japan will have a large amount of capital flowing into the stock market and real estate in the coming days, so Cheung Kong Group intends to set up a real estate investment division in Japan, we don't need to invest a lot of money, we only need to buy land and commercial buildings, and then take out mortgages, continue to buy land and buildings, develop according to this model, and then cash out at the right time, we can get a considerable profit."

Huo Jianning said: "If the boss's analysis is correct, then the Japanese financial industry will also relax the application for this kind of loan, and even encourage real estate loans, we don't need to use too much money." However, this kind of direct speculation of land is too obvious. Commercial buildings are not so eye-catching, and they are normal business practices."

Japanese people also come to Hong Kong to invest in real estate, but they are only building office buildings and hotels, not directly speculating in land.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "I didn't expect that after going out for a year, you have grown a lot!" ”

He deliberately told the loophole, after all, he is a world businessman, if he is just a full-time land speculation, Lin Zhichao is also afraid that his reputation will be affected and he will be spurned by the Japanese.

Therefore, his Victoria Harbour investment direction is the Japanese stock market, commercial office buildings, high-end villas, etc., which have nothing to do with ordinary citizens; As for the stock market, it's definitely a low-key, decentralized model.

Huo Jianning said: "The boss has won the award, I know you must have a way!" ”

Lin Zhichao then pulled out a document and said: "This is a new 'Raffles City' plan, which also combines some elements of Japanese commercial real estate, so I plan to invest in Japanese real estate in this name." ”

Then, the three of them looked at each other, and their faces couldn't help but show excited looks.

In fact, this plan is the emerging commercial complex model of the previous life, which was mainly born out of the 'Wanda model', and of course, according to the situation in Japan, Lin Zhichao has adjusted it.

For this plan, he also went to Japan many times to investigate.

Lin Zhichao continued: "Each Raffles City can be financed separately. Of course, our ultimate goal is to sell the ownership at the right time, and the management rights will be in hand, and the assets will be light. ”

In this way, it is not easy to be disgusted by the Japanese if it is also a house flip, after all, it will be a business in the future. As for the speculation of commercial buildings, this is completely a normal business behavior, and it is still different from the idea of speculating on land.

In short, Lin Zhichao's purpose is to pit Japan, but not to be notorious, it is to leave something for Japan - the Raffles City model.

"I see!" Huo Jianning said excitedly.

It was a big plan, and he was very interested.

Subsequently, Lin Zhichao said: "The Japanese real estate investment division has been established, and the management is basically in place, just waiting for you, the leader, to take office." I chose you because of your financial arrangement ability, and as for the real estate business, there are naturally professionals to assist you. ”

The most important thing is the 'financial and technical problem', which is why Lin Zhichao invited Huo Jianning back, because his financial and technical arrangements are powerful.

The Penfolds Centre at Chater Station in Central, the former General Post Office site is now a 24-storey Grade A office building, and the headquarters of Cheung Kong Industries Group has moved into the top three floors of the Penfold Centre.

Although Cheung Kong Industrial Group is a large group of tens of thousands of people, it has three production bases, namely Tsuen Wan base (zippers, toys), Kwun Tong base (electronics, electrical appliances), and Tseung Kwan O base (smelting, machinery). Including the R&D center, it is in the three major bases.

As for the Penfolds Center, it is only the administrative and sales department of Cheung Kong Industrial Group.

With Lin Ruijiang being promoted to vice president of Changjiang Industrial Group, Lin Zhichao gradually let go of his work for his son, and he only needed to supervise.

"Father, Midea Electric has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Shunde government, and the two sides have established a joint venture 'Meizhi' enterprise to produce telephones, electronic watches, electric fans, radios and other products in Shunde. Some of the products are sold in the mainland, and most of the OEM 'Midea' is exported overseas. When we cooperated with the Shunde government, we found that there was a company with the same name as ours, which also produced fans, and then they had changed their name to 'Hualing', after all, they were registered in 1981 as 'Midea'."

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "It seems that this name is quite popular, and it is also the name of a fellow villager in Shunde, which seems to be fate." ”

This time he went to Shunde to cooperate, Lin Zhichao planned to support his hometown. Of course, it is also because of Lin Zhichao's relationship that the products are allowed to be sold in the mainland (the country lacks foreign exchange), even if the Shunde government holds 50% of the shares, there are many problems.

However, on the whole, Lin Zhichao's influence still gave the mainland government a lot of green lights, although it is obvious that they are taking advantage, but now everyone's concept may not have changed.

The products transferred to the mainland by Midea are actually 'sunset products', and Midea's electrical appliances just reduce costs.

Then, Lin Ruijiang reported a lot of work.

On the whole, the industries involved in Cheung Kong Industrial Group are very broad and very large, and its industries are roughly divided into four categories:

The zipper industry is one of the world's zipper giants, ranking third in the world in terms of annual output and output value, with an annual net profit of about 150 million Hong Kong dollars. Changjiang zipper has joint venture or wholly-owned factories in 15 countries, such as Italy, Mexico, Singapore, Malaysia, Nigeria and other countries.

The toy industry is the world's largest toy factory, with 25,000 direct workers and about 20,000 affiliated workers. The main production of Barbie dolls, Transformers, Xiaobao Mary, cabbage dolls, Mobile Suit Gundam, Rubik's Cube and other products, in the field of molds, deformation molds, has many technical patents, and rich production experience.

Electrical and electronics, the United States brand produces dozens of electrical and electronic products, almost anything to make money, and the products that can still be used are walkmans, arcades, telephones, electronic watches, etc., but it has a 'ninth city' video game developer, which is currently one of the six major software developers under the red and white machine.

Smelting machinery, in addition to steelmaking, also produces some mechanical products.

On the whole, Cheung Kong Industries Group is a very good technology company, and it is also an enterprise with an annual profit of about 800 million Hong Kong dollars.

"Father, although Hong Kong has the Hong Kong Polytechnic University that you supported and donated, it can be regarded as some science and engineering talents. However, to develop high technology, I am afraid that we have to rely on the mainland, combine the resources of the mainland and Hong Kong, and slowly develop the science and technology industry! However, the mainland is still relatively conservative, and it is also troublesome to not be able to set up a sole proprietorship in a short period of time. ”

Lin Zhichao said: "The technology industry is in a hurry, and the mainland will be allowed to open up sooner or later!" However, Hong Kong must also pay attention to the establishment of R&D centres. ”

Lin Ruijiang said: "Well, we are accumulating experience and technology, and we have also made some achievements. For example, in the field of telephones, we also have a place in Europe and the United States."

All electronic products are produced in Hong Kong, including cameras, televisions, etc., of course, almost all of them are assembled, and there is rarely too high technology content.

The Midea brand has been established for many years, and in fact, it has a little technological content, but if it is a high-tech company, it seems to be unworthy of the name. Of course, going to the mainland to develop at this time is still enough to crush.

Lin Zhichao decided that he would still pin his hopes on the future after the mainland was reopened, and then Midea would have a certain amount of technology and money, so that it could be regarded as having development potential.

And in the 80s, it was still the stage of accumulating technology and capital.

Then, he took out a video game plan and said, "Here's a side-scrolling shootout video game called Contra, and you let City Nine develop it." If you succeed, you can also become a cash cow like "Hong Kong Cubes", "Little Bee" and "Pac-Man". ”

Lin Ruijiang was overjoyed and said: "The game planning that my father likes must be very promising, so I will take it to the ninth city for research and development." ”

Ninth City currently has a profit of 100 million Hong Kong dollars a year, and it is still growing, which makes Lin Ruijiang attach great importance to the development of game software.

And the most classic video game software is the creativity given by his father, and he naturally attaches great importance to it.

As for where his father came from, he didn't know very well, and his father wouldn't say it anyway.

After Lin Ruijiang left, President Li Zhenlong followed. In fact, Li Zhenlong is now escorting Lin Ruijiang, and he will retire in a few years.

"Boss"

Lin Zhichao nodded, and then he said, "I got a message and think I can operate it." It is said that the American Radio Company in Taoyuan, Taiwan, has long allowed workers to use trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene to clean circuit boards without protection, and the sewage is directly discharged into the ground, which greatly increases the incidence of cancer among nearby residents. So I was thinking that if this news was leaked to the Taiwan reporters, and the investigation was clarified and made public, this factory would definitely go out of business."

Li Zhenlong answered: "The boss wants to move the equipment of this factory to the mainland, and we will also enter the home appliance industry?" ”

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "Not bad!" If the mainland wants to develop its economy, it will certainly not dislike this project, or even ask for it. At that time, it will be good to cooperate with the mainland! ”

The problem of pollution, which is not in the scope of Lin Zhichao's consideration, can only be said to be avoided as much as possible when the time comes.

Similarly, during the period of 1990~2010, it is believed that the governments of various parts of the mainland also put GDP first.

After all, which developed country did not come this way.

"Okay, I'll find someone to do it right away, and make sure that God doesn't know it!"

"Hmm"

This kind of thing is arranged by Li Zhenlong, an old minister, and handed over to Lin Ruijiang to do, which is inevitably a little weird. Although this is also a kind of business method, and it can even be said to be a benevolent thing, it is better to keep a low profile.

(End of chapter)