In the office of the Wharf Group, Lin Zhichao listened to Lin Ruihai's work report.

To be honest, Lin Zhichao didn't expect Lin Ruihai to fight so beautifully in this battle.

"It was the right thing to let Tao Xinbo stay, firstly, to show our goodwill to the Singaporean business community, and secondly, to facilitate the handover work that would follow. After all, with such a large asset as Singapore Land, the handover is a very complicated task. ”

"Well, that's what I thought too. Now that Mr. Tao has agreed to stay, I plan to slowly take over Singapore Land with his cooperation. ”

Father and son talked seriously!

The main assets of Singapore Land are:

1. The return on investment at Raffles Place in Singapore's financial centre has been surprisingly high, with the initial rental paying for itself for about 4 years. This building is also a building that Tao Xinbo has always been proud of.

Second, together with Standard Chartered Bank, the Standard Chartered Bank Building was built, and in Singapore in the 80s, the Shell Building and the Standard Chartered Bank Building stood side by side, proud of Raffles Place.

3. In the early 80s, the Singapore government invited bids for reclamation to build a coastal center area, and Tao Xinbo won the bid. At that time, this land was still in the stage of reclamation from the sea, and it took a lot of courage to dare to buy a piece of land that was still soaked in water. At present, Singapore Land is leading the development of Marina Plaza, which will be known as the 'Marina Plaza Mall' in the future, which is one of the largest shopping malls in Singapore.

There are also a number of other commercial assets that together make up the largest commercial real estate company in Singapore.

"Be patient and take advantage of Tao Xinbo, he will retire in ten years at most, not your competitor, but your partner!"

"I understand."

Lin Zhichao nodded, and then said: "The debt of the Wharf Group is a little high, if you want to develop commercial real estate in Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur, you can pull Singapore Land to go with you." The redevelopment of Harbour City (residential to reoffice) will wait until the second half of next year! ”

Lin Ruihai said: "Well, this year's rent premium is very fast, this has been 2% in less than half a year, and it is expected that the rent of Times Square (Causeway Bay) can reach 600 million Hong Kong dollars." At this rate, there is no need to worry about a slightly higher debt ratio. ”

Lin Zhichao said: "You are wrong, Hongkong Land also thought the same way back then. The acquisition of Singapore Land has made the debt ratio of Wharf Group reach nearly 3% (total debt of 9 billion), which is not high in nature, so I didn't remind you. If Tao Xinbo cashes out, the debt ratio will reach 40%, and the Wharf Group can only sell the Paragon Building and the back of the land to Cheung Kong Group to reduce debt. ”

Lin Ruihai nodded and said, "I understand!" In the future, we will pay attention to the debt ratio, which will not exceed 30%. ”

Wharf acquired a 51% stake in Singapore Land for a total consideration of HK$7 billion. If Tao Xinbo wants to cash out, Wharf Group must buy it, even if other shareholders want to cash out, Wharf Group must also buy it, of course, there is a specified time limit.

Fortunately, after the acquisition of a 51% stake, the market calmed down.

The Wharf Group's debt ratio has not continued to increase, so there is no need to sell Paragon and the latter end (worth C$600 million, about HK$3.2 billion).

In this way, Wharf Group's commercial real estate projects in Singapore are actually more robust.

In recent years, Wharf Group has also injected 2 billion Hong Kong dollars in cash into local companies in Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. In addition to attracting local capital, local companies have also borrowed heavily to develop. This is similar to the development model in Japan, the only difference is that the debt does not exceed 120% of the assets, that is, the borrowing is about 2 billion. This part of the loan is not counted in the Wharf Group.

If the loans of the subsidiaries are included, the actual debt of the Wharf Group has reached 12 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the debt ratio is close to 4%.

Of course, this debt ratio is still bearable, but Lin Zhichao likes to sound the alarm for his sons.

ATV Building.

Lin Zhichao, Lin Ruikai, and Zhou Liang Shuyi sat in the office talking, and after a while, the assistant walked in and said, "Boss, Miss Shi is here!" ”

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "Please let her in!" ”

It was Xu Ke's girlfriend Shi Nansheng who came in.

In fact, Shi Nansheng's influence is no less than that of Xu Ke, and it can be said that it exceeds Xu Ke.

First, Shi Nansheng has rich experience in the media field;

Second, Shi Nansheng is a person from Hong Kong's upper class society, and his network of contacts is very extensive.

After Shi Nansheng came in, he said with a smile: "I was already surprised to be received by the big boss today, but I didn't expect that there were still Xiao Linsheng and President Liang." ”

The conversation is not weak at all, and it belongs to the public relations type at first glance.

Lin Zhichao said directly: "Miss Shi, come and sit, I have something important to look for you!" ”

Shi Nansheng immediately cleaned up his expression and sat on the sofa seriously.

After she sat down, Lin Zhichao said: "Miss Shi, I am short of a talent here, and I want to invite you to join!" Asia Television is preparing for 'Asia Satellite TV', and I would like to invite you to be the person in charge of the preparations, mainly to apply for a satellite TV license from the Hong Kong government, as well as the preparatory work. ”

Shi Nansheng was stunned for a moment, she was also a senior person in the media industry, and immediately asked: "Lin Sheng is going to buy a satellite and then commission the launch?" ”

Lin Zhichao said: "A satellite is hundreds of millions of dollars, I just have money, and it is impossible to waste it." The matter of the satellite is that my company has cooperated with Dadong Telegraph Bureau and CITIC to buy one. The satellite has 24 satellite channels, and ATV can rent 12 at that time. ”

Shi Nansheng immediately reacted and said, "It's the American one?" ”

Lin Zhichao nodded.

Shi Nansheng said: "This satellite has not yet reached a deal, and there is still a risk of launch, is Lin Sheng so confident?" ”

It's about the future, and she inevitably asks more.

Lin Zhichao said: "Don't worry, it's just the past two years." If it doesn't work, I'll have to spend money to buy it again. I know you, familiar with the media industry, good at public relations activities, as long as you come, the salary is 1.8 million Hong Kong dollars. Moreover, this job also has many benefits for you. ”

Familiar with the media and good at public relations, this is what Lin Zhichao values the most.

The most preparatory work in the early stage is the license of the Hong Kong government, which also needs a competent senior level to negotiate. Lin Zhichao is certainly influential, but there are some things he can't come forward with, at most he plays golf and drinks tea with the parliamentarians.

Mr. Lam dealt with Hong Kong officials, mainly with members of the Legislative Council, whom he directly invited to become directors of his companies. In this way, direct financial transactions are avoided.

Of course, in this way, more than half of the members of the Legislative Council are Lin Zhichao's staff. But Lin Zhichao doesn't need their direct help, but it is obvious that many places will naturally be taken care of by the Hong Kong government.

Shi Nansheng finally readily agreed, just like Sir Lin said, the benefits of this work to her own are far greater than the salary. Of course, with an annual salary of 1.8 million Hong Kong dollars, it is also one of the top ten female executives in Hong Kong. What's more, Lin Zhichao personally invited him, and it was impossible for him not to give face.

After chatting for a while, Shi Nansheng left.

Lin Zhichao said to Lin Ruikai and Zhou Liang Shuyi: "The satellite matter will be completed in two years at the latest. In the past two years, we have prepared the preparatory work of Asia Satellite TV and positioned the development direction well. ”

"Yes, Chairman!"

Next, Lin Zhichao took out a stack of materials and handed them to the two.

"This is the development plan of 'Gangliu Culture' designed by me, you can take a closer look, and we will discuss it in detail later."

Lin Ruikai and Zhou Liang Shuyi cautiously picked up the information, and their hearts became a little excited. In their hearts, Lin Zhichao's talent in the field of culture is huge.

And this 'Hong Kong culture' is indeed a 'treasure book', which involves: the planning of cultural industries such as Hong Kong music and Hong Kong opera.

Of course, this is a cyclical process.

For example, at the beginning, the 'trainee' system must have been started first, and the debut group began in the 90s (singing and dancing, RAP, beautiful men and women combined with various elements);

At the same time, he cultivated the screenwriters of 'Hong Kong Drama', and began to shoot 'Hong Kong Drama' in the 90s (beautiful men and women, dog blood, delicate and beautiful feelings, romance, beautification of daily life and other elements).

As for variety shows, of course, we will continue to engage in reality shows, and "Got Talent" is the next one, of course, we have to start an innovative variety show on satellite TV.

There is still one and a half years left in the eighties, and it is just this time to prepare, and Lin Zhichao only needs to communicate with Lin Ruikai and Zhou Liang Shuyi. Of course, he will also find a way to make a model to come out.

After Chow Leung Shuyi left, Lin Zhichao said to Lin Ruikai: "The development of Hong Kong culture is not only related to the future of the media group, but also to the future of Hong Kong's economy. Therefore, you have to follow the plan I gave you, to innovate, to develop, and to continue to invest a lot of money. ”

Lin Ruikai was a little shocked, can this 'Hong Kong culture' really form a culture as successful as 'Hollywood'?

Of course, he still said firmly: "I understand! ”

Lin Zhichao nodded, then took out some information and handed it to him.

"Here are some of my thoughts on Stephen Chow's films, you first ask Golden Harvest to renew the contract for 10 films, and the price should be satisfactory to others. 1,000,000 is no problem! ”

"Well, Stephen Chow's nonsensical style has been decided!"

He couldn't help but look at the materials and found that the outline of the script was quite detailed, which is a rare thing. My father didn't participate so much before, and it seems that Stephen Chow will be Golden Harvest's next box office guarantee.

Last year's Hong Kong box office was 700 million Hong Kong dollars, and Golden Harvest accounted for as much as half, which can be said to crush those opponents.

Lin Zhichao finally said: "Also, go to dig Jet Li to Golden Harvest and find Xu Ke to cooperate with you to shoot a kung fu film with the theme of "Huang Feihong". ”

"Although Jet Li's kung fu is good, will no one in Hong Kong buy it from the mainland?"

Lin Ruikai questioned.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "It's not for him to shoot "Shaolin Temple", the filming of "Huang Feihong" should be filmed with the characteristics of new-school martial arts, and the martial arts movements are smooth and elegant. Embodying a generation of grandmasters. Saving the country and saving the people is almost like this Huang Feihong. ”

Lin Ruikai had no doubts, and then said: "I'll arrange it immediately!" ”

Lin Zhichao nodded with satisfaction and said: "There will be nothing good to develop in the future, after supporting Zhou Xingchi and Jet Li, Hong Kong movies will also make people aesthetically tired, and we will talk about this in the future." Your focus now is still on 'Hong Kong culture'."

"Okay, this port culture is really a huge system, my father rests more, and he doesn't have to work too hard!"

Lin Ruikai looked at the thick information and said with concern.

In his opinion, his father had too many things to do in a day, and he was worried about everything.

Even if it is an investment project of the elder brothers, it must be that my father has analyzed the future trend for a long time, and everyone will consider investing under this analysis.

Lin Zhichao said: "It's okay, I didn't spend too much effort!" ”

This is the truth, but Lin Ruikai didn't believe it, and of course he didn't say anything more.

In the eyes of Lin Zhichao's seven sons, Lin Zhichao is all-powerful and can guide them in anything. Because of this, they felt the greatness of their father, admired it from the bottom of their hearts, and were willing to fight for the family. (End of chapter)