The birth of the Hong Kong Island family

Early May.

Lin Zhichao, who returned to Hong Kong from overseas, soon received an invitation from the Hong Kong government, which surprised him. Generally speaking, there is no possibility of any emergency happening between him and the Hong Kong government, because Lin Zhichao has no other public positions except as the chairman of the "Polytechnic Institute Preparatory Committee".

With a very unexpected mood, Lin Zhichao came to the Hong Kong Governor's office and met with the Hong Kong Governor Dai Lincheng who took office early last year. He and Dai Linzhi were no strangers before, because Dai Linzhi was also an old colonial official. He had served in Hong Kong for many years and had successively served as Secretary of the Chief Secretary, Deputy Financial Secretary, and Deputy Chief Secretary.

"His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong"

"Sir Lin please sit down"

Since being knighted, Lin Chi-chao's status has naturally improved to a higher level, because the general governor of Hong Kong also has a knighthood.

After sitting down, the Secretary of the Hong Kong Governor took the initiative to make coffee for the two of them, which was very polite.

"Sir Sir Lin, as far as I know, the major real estate developers in Hong Kong are preparing for the 'Real Estate Chamber of Commerce', right?"

Lin Zhichao felt a little funny in his heart. To prepare for such a big event as the 'Real Estate Chamber of Commerce', it must be registered with the Hong Kong government, otherwise it will be regarded as an illegal organization. Dai Linzhi asked, obviously there was something fishy about it.

However, he said relaxedly: "Indeed, it is expected to be formally established in a month or two. Your Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong, you also know that after the bank run crisis this year, the real estate industry began to be implicated, so everyone advocated the establishment of a real estate chamber of commerce. .The purpose of establishing this chamber of commerce is to unite Hong Kong real estate developers and strive to maintain Hong Kong's economic stability and prosperity."

Dai Linzhi wore a pair of glasses and listened carefully, as if he wanted to learn about this kind of thing through Lin Zhichao. In fact, he had already investigated it clearly. After all, even if the influence of the Hong Kong Real Estate Chamber of Commerce cannot be compared with that of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, it is not far behind.

This is because the members of the Hong Kong Real Estate Association are all wealthy people in Hong Kong, and each of them is a wealthy and powerful tycoon. Together, these people have great influence!

"Mr. Lin, the establishment of this chamber of commerce is indeed a good thing. But as far as we know, the person who proposed the establishment of the 'Hong Kong Real Estate Chamber of Commerce' was Feiping Tai, and he started this matter not long after he returned to Hong Kong from the opposite side. Also The guest of honor at this meeting is Li Mingze. He has had more contact with the other party, and his tendencies have become somewhat apparent."

Lin Zhichao smiled calmly and said: "In what capacity are you, the Governor of Hong Kong, discussing these matters with me? If you are the Governor of Hong Kong, then I can only speak in official terms!"

Dai Linzhi immediately understood that Lin Zhichao was somewhat resistant to talking to the Hong Kong government about these matters. According to everyone, Lin Zhichao was a businessman who did not like to participate in Hong Kong politics. It seemed that this was true. As long as I talk about this matter for a little bit, I will be very alert.

At the same time, Lin Zhichao is now the Chinese leader in Hong Kong, and it is true that the Hong Kong government needs to win over him.

So, he smiled and said: "How are you friends?"

Lin Zhichao deliberately relaxed and said: "Then the Governor of Hong Kong, you are worried for nothing! In Hong Kong, there are not many people who are close to that country. Basically, maybe only Wang Kuancheng is. So it is impossible for this real estate chamber to have political Z Hong Kong Governor, please rest assured about this!"

To be honest, before 1967, Airship Tai did not have much contact with the opponent. Lin Zhichao knew this as a friend. The main reason why the Hong Kong government targeted him was the smuggling activities in the early 1950s. But in 1967, the tendency of airship Thailand was more obvious, so there were many obvious targets from the Hong Kong government. Maybe it was after attending the ceremony last year that some changes occurred!

Lin Zhichao is much cleaner. He never touches anyone, and he will be replaced in the future anyway.

Dai Linzhi has stopped speaking in Mandarin since Lin Zhichao's rebellion just now. After all, Lin Zhichao is a knight conferred by the British royal family and has great influence in the world. He is an equal to him.

He said: "No matter what, I still hope that you will serve as the president of this real estate chamber of commerce. After all, you are the best in all aspects. Only you can lead everyone to unite to stabilize and prosper the real estate industry in Hong Kong. This is also the goal of the Hong Kong government." What we hope to see happen, we also very much hope that Hong Kong’s real estate will prosper.”

I like to hear this!

It turned out that since Lin Zhichao had great influence in the world, he gradually no longer cared about real estate chambers of commerce; but just like history, Feiping Tai, He Gambling God and others were very enthusiastic and organized a gathering of real estate developers in March. Everyone agreed.

"Since the Hong Kong government has such concerns, for the healthy growth of the Real Estate Chamber of Commerce, I am naturally willing to fight for the president of this chamber of commerce. However, I still hope to convince the Governor of Hong Kong that no businessman in Hong Kong is willing to kiss one side and offend the other. In this way If you do this, you are no longer a businessman. If you have some contact, you may not necessarily oppose the Hong Kong government. After all, Hong Kong's economic development today has not been easy."

This is the first time he has made such remarks!

To be honest, what the Hong Kong government did this time is a bit disgusting. It is simply a villain to guard against businessmen like them. From the beginning to the end, this chamber of commerce has no trace of opposition participation, and no one is willing to turn such a chamber of commerce into a political team.

Dai Linzhi said as if pointing to something: "Maybe not today, but it may not be possible in the future. In any case, we believe more in enlightened people like Mr. Lin!"

Lin Zhichao saw this and didn't say much anymore.

He is a businessman and only sees profit. He does not need to take sides. He only hopes that everyone's life will get better and better, and Hong Kong's economy will become more and more developed.

Speaking of interests, Lin Zhichao suddenly asked a question: "Your Excellency, the Governor of Hong Kong, I suddenly have something to ask you!"

Dai Linzhi said: "You ask!"

Lin Zhichao then said: "This time the bidding for the site of the former Navy Yard, assuming that real estate developers from Europe, America and Japan do not come to bid, and only we Chinese bidders, will the Hong Kong government cancel the bidding?"

Since the beginning of March, the Hong Kong government has launched a naval dockyard site for public bidding around the world in order to invigorate the dull and depressed real estate market. The Navy Yard is located between the later Golden Gate Building and the JC Headquarters Building, covering an area of ​​27 acres (1.17 million square feet). Later buildings in this area include: Lippo Center AB, Far East Financial Center, Haifu Building and Universal There are about a dozen buildings and other buildings in the building (the property above the subway station that Li Jiacheng defeated Landmark in the previous life), Uni-President Center, JC Headquarters Building Group, Pacific Place, etc.

The value of this piece of land is immeasurable, and may be equivalent to the value of a Wharf, if planned well.

The Hong Kong government may not have thought about how high the future value of this land would be when it put it out for bidding, but they do hope to sell it at a high price now. Whenever European, American and Japanese businessmen come to Hong Kong for inspection, the Hong Kong government will entertain them with a cocktail reception, which shows how seriously they take it.

But according to Lin Zhichao's understanding, even a real estate developer in Europe, America and Japan would not dare to come to bid, even Land Land did not dare to bid; in his previous life, Aircraft Tai bid, with a price tag of tens of millions, but the Hong Kong government canceled the bidding.

Obviously, the first is that the price is too low, the second is that it is not competitive enough, and the third is that the status of Airship Thailand is not good.

In this life, Lin Zhichao was also studying the bidding documents, so he asked this question today.

After thinking for a while, Dai Linzhi said: "This matter is not something that I, the governor of Hong Kong, can decide with one word; if it is like what Mr. Lin said, the Hong Kong government will consider factors such as price and plan, and consider it comprehensively. For example, the price If it can revitalize Hong Kong real estate, this is very important; it is also very important in terms of the plan. In short, it will not be treated differently because of Chinese; after all, we are a global tender, and it must be fair.”

"Okay, thank you, the Governor of Hong Kong, for your answer!"

Dai Linzhi said with a smile: "Mr. Lin seems to be very confident in the real estate industry!"

Lin Zhichao replied: "I have great confidence in Hong Kong, and this land is commercial land. The short-term real estate downturn will not affect its long-term value."

Dai Linzhi nodded and said, "That's right!"

Afterwards, the two stopped talking about this matter, after all, it was easy for people to criticize.

Although Lin Zhichao doubted whether Dai Linchi was greedy a lot when he was the governor of Hong Kong in his previous life, after all, society at that time was full of corruption, and it was the most serious period.

But Lin Zhichao would not risk bribery unless there was no risk at all. For example, if Dai Linzhi took the initiative to contact him privately, he could arrange for Audrey Hepburn to make arrangements and send funds to Dai Linzhi's wife in London.

After all, although this piece of land is valuable, it is not very important to Lin Zhichao; he has a bright future, so why would he take risks!

Sunday.

Deep Water Bay Golf Course.

Lin Zhichao and Sandus were playing ball and chatting.

In Hong Kong, golf has always been a popular sport for wealthy people. In later years, Hong Kong only had seven million people, but there were six or seven golf courses.

After World War II, Western culture overwhelmed Eastern culture, and even the Japanese turned against them. When Lin Zhichao's important Japanese customers and friends came to Hong Kong, they always played a round of golf and discussed business while playing golf. The effect was at least 10% higher.

"We at HSBC checked the accounts of Hang Seng Bank and found that Sir Lin is their largest depositor. Aren't you afraid that Hang Seng Bank will collapse and you won't be able to get your money back!" Sandus said deliberately after finishing a shot.

Hang Seng Bank was acquired by HSBC, so it was natural that the accounts would be audited, and Lin presided over two time deposits of HK$50 million each (converted to time deposits) that were unusually conspicuous.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Hang Seng Bank is a treasure. I have never considered that it will fail or go bankrupt. What's more, I have some friendship with their founder and know that this management team is very powerful. Don't you HSBC think so too, otherwise? Why are there only four directors assigned and not involved in specific management and operations?”

At this time, a month had passed since Hang Seng Bank was acquired.

The acquisition of Hang Seng Bank also dealt a heavy blow to Hong Kong's financial market. It was not easy for a Chinese-owned bank to come up with something that could threaten HSBC, but it was eventually acquired by HSBC.

Sandus thought for a moment and asked a question he really wanted to ask: "Sir Lin, have you ever thought about acquiring Hang Seng Bank?"

Lin Zhichao looked at Sandus, then lowered his head and said: "I have 100 million Hong Kong dollars worth of cash in my hand. I want to deposit it into HSBC Bank later. Could you please Mr. Sandus to make arrangements later and deposit it for me." After finishing speaking, , the golf ball instantly rose into the air, drew a beautiful arc, and flew towards the hole.

"nice shot!"

Sandus looked at the golf ball very close to the hole in the distance and couldn't help but praise it.

At the same time, he also understood that Lin Zhichao must be strong enough to acquire Hang Seng Bank. After all, if he can immediately take out 100 million, he may still have cash. More importantly, as far as he knows, Lin Zhichao has very good cooperation with the Bank of East Asia and Wanguo Baotong, so naturally he still has deposits.

In fact, Hang Seng Bank only needs 100 million at most, which will almost quell the runs.

But Sandus is a little confused - Lin Zhichao's career has grown up, and even without the support of HSBC, shipping is still the largest shipowner in Hong Kong and even the world; facing one of the largest Chinese-owned banks, Lin Zhichao is actually willing to remain unmoved . Sell ​​HSBC a face?

As everyone knows, Lin Zhichao is not that eager for banks at this time. If he becomes a banker, it will not be of much help to other industries. For example, after he acquired Hang Seng Bank, Hang Seng Bank will inevitably lose its credibility. It is not convenient to get loans from other banks.

"Sir Sir Lin, I would like to invite you to become the non-executive vice chairman of the board of directors of HSBC. I wonder what you mean?"

Lin Zhichao thought about it. He is a non-executive director of HSBC. If he is promoted to non-executive vice chairman, even if he has no real power (the board of directors has no voting rights), he will still have great influence on the top management of HSBC.

“It’s an honor, but I hope it’s not this year but next year!”

It’s better to avoid suspicion!

"sure!"

Sandus also understands Lin Zhichao's concerns. It is simply that HSBC has just acquired Hang Seng Bank and he, a Chinese, has become the non-executive chairman of the board of directors. He is afraid that he will be susceptible to speculation by the Chinese.

And Lin Zhichao also understood that Sandus made this invitation today as a favor to Lin Zhichao and did not get deeply involved in the affairs of Hang Seng Bank. Otherwise, HSBC may not be able to acquire it.

But Lin Zhichao is thinking that Sundarshi will only be in the mid-1970s at most. Will his next Shen Bi support him by then?

However, Lin Zhichao does not need to worry too much, because if he acquires Wharf, it will be a matter of who has more money; if he acquires Hutchison Whampoa, Lin Zhichao is the best candidate, and he even has a trump card to make HSBC take advantage of it.

In the evening, Lin Zhichao cools off in the large swimming pool at No. 80 Deep Water Bay.

Since last year, Lin Zhichao has started using the swimming pool; in fact, it was only suspended for one year in 1963, mainly due to the severe drought in Hong Kong. He felt guilty and stopped using the swimming pool voluntarily.

In March of this year, the mainland has begun to supply water to Hong Kong, and the water resources have eased a little.

In the swimming pool, Lin Zhichao was accompanied by three wives. Audrey came to Hong Kong to reunite with Lin Zhichao. In fact, Lin Zhichao had just returned from the United States not long ago. The woman now flies to Hong Kong several times a year, leaving her two sons in Ella's care.

"The privacy of this swimming pool is very good! Husband, did you build it like this on purpose!" Audrey Hepburn looked at the surrounding environment and laughed.

The swimming pool at No. 80 Deep Water Bay is a little distance from the villa, and surrounded by trees, it is indeed very private.

Lin Zhichao glanced at the three women, they were all naked, so there was no need to be on guard. I suddenly felt that this swimming pool was really good.

At this moment, the children are at No. 79, Deep Water Bay. Tonight, this villa belongs to Lin Zhichao and the three beauties.

"Isn't such a design very reasonable?" Lin Zhichao asked rhetorically.

"Yes, it's reasonable!" Audrey admitted generously.

Everyone laughed. Everyone used to play push-back in the swimming pool before, and they were more or less worried that the children would see it, and the impact was not very good. Now, you can play in this swimming pool.

Lin Zhichao picked up a red wine glass from the bank and drank the red wine in one gulp. The icy feeling flowed down his throat, which was very comfortable.

At this time, he has an extra understanding of life. While making money, he must learn to enjoy it. Otherwise, half the meaning of making money will be lost.

Of course, his so-called enjoyment does not necessarily mean eating, drinking and having fun. After all, compared to his wealth, how much can those be spent? His so-called real enjoyment is to sometimes stop and savor slowly.

"Audrey, how is the stock situation of McDonald's?"

"It's doubled! It's already forty-five US dollars. It was this price before I came to Hong Kong."

"Well, don't pay attention to it. Just keep it for a long time. It's only 200,000 US dollars. Just treat it as lost and spent."

"Oh, it's just a long-term investment, right?"

Lin Zhichao nodded. It turned out that McDonald's was listed in New York on April 25, and Lin Zhichao immediately asked Audrey Hepburn to buy 1% of the stock, which was about 200,000 US dollars.

McDonald's, with a market value of 20 million, is simply unbelievable. However, when Lin Zhichao saw McDonald's information, he took it for granted. After all, Western fast food only became popular in the 1960s; and McDonald's is a typical combination of "real estate" and "catering", and the money earned from catering is invested in real estate.

KFC was packaged and sold last year for only 2 million US dollars. Of course, this price is reasonable. It was precisely because the person who bought KFC was good at business that brought KFC into a period of rapid development and went public in 1969.

To sum up, the mid-1960s was the period of rapid development of Western fast food.

Lin Zhichao asked Audrey Hepburn to start buying stocks on the day McDonald's went public, and soon bought 1% of the shares for only US$200,000; by around 2022, its market value will exceed 200 billion. The premium is a full 10,000 times, ranking among the top ten listed companies with the highest premiums in the United States.

As for KFC, its market value must have been very high when it went public, so it is far less cost-effective than McDonald's.

After a while, the edge of the swimming pool.

"Honey, you entered the wrong door and you can't get in there!"

Lin Zhichao suddenly felt ashamed, thinking that it was still Hinaiko and Jinna!

But to be honest, he was reluctant to destroy domestic flowers, but he really had no scruples about wild flowers. The important thing is that as long as some compensation is given afterwards, there is no need to feel guilty at all.