Hong Kong's new giants

Chapter 483 [The beginning of the new year]

Thursday, November 1.

Today is the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the first working day after the year.

Lin Zuhui and Wang Lingyin also came to the headquarters of New Times Group - Central Plaza on time.Every year, the couple will distribute lai sees here. Wang Lingyin is also the management of New Times Group, and she is also a director of New Times Group.

There are nearly 1000 employees of New Era Group in the headquarters. They are all high-income earners in Xiangjiang, which is equivalent to a central organization.

The employees engaged in real estate and finance in Hong Kong have a monthly salary of 2 to 6 Hong Kong dollars. They wear suits worth 10000 yuan, belts worth more than 1000 yuan, handbags worth 5000 yuan, leather shoes worth 3000 Hong Kong dollars, and glasses worth 2000 Hong Kong dollars. Tens of thousands of yuan, just a month's salary to wear on the body.

Of course, the general salary in Xiangjiang is not so high. According to the statistics at the end of last year, the average salary of manufacturing workers is 7800 yuan, that of hotels and restaurants is also 7500 yuan, that of employees in the transportation/warehousing/communication industry is 15800 yuan, and that of college graduates is 1.2 yuan.

"Boss, Mrs. Lin, happy new year!"

"Okay, take it, my wife wrapped it herself!"

"Thank you boss, Mrs. Lin, congratulations to the boss for making a fortune, and Mrs. Lin's eternal youth!"

"Same hair, same hair!"

Lin Zuhui and his wife are distributing New Year's lai see from floor to floor. Every staff member they see has a 200 Hong Kong dollar lai see, which is quite a big lai see.

The employees who didn't see it will not miss it. Assistant Li Ke will give a part to the management of this level, and then ask them to send it to the employees who missed it.

Lin Zuhui is also personally distributing and exchanging a few words with people.He has a good memory and knows hundreds of employees, which is amazing.

"Ah Hao, the boy is getting more and more energetic, work hard, and strive for a salary increase and promotion!" Lin Zuhui said to a young man.He came in after graduating from the University of Hong Kong and has been working for one year.

Ah Hao suddenly felt smoke coming from the ancestral grave, but he didn't expect the boss to remember him, so he was flattered and said, "Thank you boss for your encouragement, I will definitely work hard."

What Lin Zuhui wanted was this kind of effect - for show, he patted his hand on the young man's shoulder, and looked at the 'fat beauty' who squeezed in.

"Xiaoya, you will become plump again in the new year, so be careful!"

"Yes, boss, I must pay attention to my figure and learn from my wife."

"It's okay, you can do a little more work at work, just treat it as exercise, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds!"

Everyone laughed.

Xiaoya blushed, but not to be outdone, she said, "I'll listen to the boss!" This seemed to be telling her colleagues, implying that she was an 'acquaintance' of the boss.

Lin Zuhui smiled, and chatted with some of the staff. Today is the only day he is "free" throughout the year.

New Era Group has many beautiful employees, but Lin Zuhui can't remember any of their names, so he naturally won't have any scandals in the company.

Wang Lingyin also has a certain prestige in the company. She is beautiful and has a good temperament. She is in charge of the company's charity department;

After walking through the office buildings, Lin Zuhui and Wang Lingyin came to his office.

Wang Lingyin looked around the office and said, "Brother Hui, why don't you set up a lounge, so you can rest at noon."

Lin Zuhui welcomed her to his office chair, sat on his desk, and said to her, "I don't want it on purpose, I don't like taking a break at noon!"

The work habits of Hongkong millionaires are different:

Li Chaoren is the most diligent. He wakes up at five or six o'clock, goes to work after playing golf, and arrives at the company on time at eight o'clock;
Zheng Yutong is the most 'lazy', maybe ten o'clock, maybe twelve o'clock, in his words, as long as he goes to the company, he can achieve the effect he wants;
Lee Shau Kee is the most 'weird', he likes to start working at two o'clock in the afternoon until the early morning of the next day;
Lin Zuhui is the most "standard", going to and from work like the staff, with relatively little overtime.

Wang Lingyin looked at Lin Zuhui and smiled. Of course she knew why Lin Zuhui didn't rest at noon, because he wanted to accompany them to have lunch and go shopping.Of course, she is also a beneficiary, sometimes invited by Lin Zuhui to have lunch together, and then go shopping or exercise.

Sometimes, Lin Zuhui also entertains guests during the lunch break, so he is not worthy of the lunch break.

Then, Lin Zuhui said: "This year, you will officially work in the New Times Group. The most important thing is to be familiar with the company's affairs. You can figure out the specific work!"

Although Wang Lingyin graduated from the University of Hong Kong, it is actually equivalent to 'part-time work-study'. She started having a baby in her sophomore year and missed a lot of courses. However, she is good at studying and can pass the exam. The University of Hong Kong also issued a graduation certificate. certificate.Of course, it is also for Lin Zuhui's face, who made Lin Zuhui the "financial father"!

"Where are the two little guys at home?" Wang Lingyin asked hesitantly.She also wants to participate in more work, but she is worried about her two sons.

"What are you afraid of if you have a nanny! You don't have too many work schedules. For example, you work five or six hours a day and take weekends off. You are a normal working woman. If you have children, you don't have children. Of course, I respect your choice!"

Wang Lingyin immediately said, "I'll listen to you!" In fact, of course she wanted to go to work, especially to establish a certain influence in the New Times Group. This was also Lin Zuhui's idea, just in case.

After making an appointment to go out for lunch together, Wang Lingyin returned to her office, which was more like a booth, with a small area and glass partitions.

After a while, Liang Zhenxun came to Lin Zuhui's office.

The top executives of the New Times Group all have a characteristic, that is, they are relatively young, and they are basically around 40 years old. In theory, they can still work for more than 15 years.

Lin Zuhui said: "Olympia York Company still declared bankruptcy this month. Richman is going to redeem London's 'Canary Wharf' project and intends to invite us to become shareholders. So I plan to invest 9% of the equity, which will cost about 13.5 million pounds (US$105 billion, HK$[-] billion)."

Liang Zhenxun was surprised, and said: "So much investment? That project still needs to be injected?"

Lin Zuhui said: "There should be no need for capital injection, and the follow-up loan will be used to solve the problem! This project has a very good prospect, and it is the best channel for us to enter European commercial real estate."

Liang Zhenxun nodded, he never doubted the boss's investment vision.

To put it bluntly, now is buying the bottom!
As for whether it is the bottom or not, the boss has the most say in this point.

"The company still invested in Diamond Mountain King in February, and it is estimated that it will cost more than 3 billion. It is estimated that there is only 40 billion left in the account. We can only issue convertible bonds recently, but the Hang Seng Index has recently dropped to around 6000 points. , the market is not particularly good.”

Lin Zuhui heard the words, thought for a while and said: "Others can't issue convertible bonds at this time, it doesn't mean we can't. The popularity of New Times Group is not comparable to those companies, so you can communicate with Peregrine , directly issue bonds of 50 billion Hong Kong dollars. Of course, I personally still subscribe for 25 billion, so that you will have no pressure."

After Liang Zhenxun listened, he immediately said: "Of course there is no problem! The annual report is due again in March, how does the boss plan to distribute dividends?"

Lin Zuhui said: "According to last year's dividend (15 billion), our company will invest heavily, and the dividend can only be like this!"

"Ok"

The assets of New Era Group are several times that of Henderson, but the dividends are about the same. If it is replaced by other masterminds, investors will definitely be pessimistic.

However, Lin Zuhui is different. He has a strong personal charm, and his investment in overseas projects is indeed a 'cheap bargain', so the small dividend ratio will also increase the stock price.

One of the advantages of New Era Group is that it can achieve relative financial transparency. For example, the income from investing in US stocks is reported from time to time.In this way, investors know that New Era Group's overseas investment is very smooth.

But going on like this is not a solution. Lin Zuhui is worried about how much money he has and how much money he will spend. In case the property above the airport and railway station is called for bidding, New Times Group does not have enough cash, which is not a good thing.

So, he thought for a while, and said to Liang Zhenxun: "Take out 5 million Hong Kong dollars to buy gold futures, and add 20 times leverage."

When he was inspecting Manhattan in the United States some time ago, he remembered that in the summer of this year (1993), a terrorist attack occurred in the parking lot of the Times Trade Center in Manhattan, which caused a huge impact.And the outbreak of such an event will generally cause gold to skyrocket.

So this summer, gold must rise to more than $400 an ounce, while it is currently only $330 an ounce.

Liang Zhenxun knew that the boss was raising money for the company again, so he said, "Well, I'll buy right away."

5 million funds, it is a gamble.

In fact, Lin Zuhui made a rough estimate that this year New Era Group may have a net profit of more than 140 billion yuan, plus 50 billion yuan in capital raising, the balance last year was 60 billion yuan, and the annual expenditure can reach as high as 260 billion yuan. (It is only a rough estimate, the timing and the return of the principal, far more than this amount)
Calculated in this way, for the investment in Diamond Mountain King (estimated at 35 billion), London Canary Wharf (estimated at 105 billion), and mainland spending of 20 billion Hong Kong dollars, it is estimated that there will be less than 100 billion cash flow left after the Hong Kong investment expenditure funds .

Completely worry-free.

However, Lin Zuhui liked to be more affluent, so it is safe to make more than one billion in gold for the company.

Of course, it is also possible to lose money, who knows if there is a 5% fluctuation!

A loss is a loss, and no one dares to say that Lin Zuhui is wrong.

(End of this chapter)