Hong Kong's new giants

2002 3 Month 1 Day.

Friday.

"Boss, the dividend plan has been sorted out, and I'll show it to you for review."

Liang Zhenxun, the financial director of New Era Group, handed over a document to Lin Zuhui respectfully, and he was even a little excited.

Lin Zuhui picked up the information with a slight smile, and read it seriously.

At the beginning of the year, New Era Group had two large-scale acquisitions - China Iron and Steel Corporation and Unocal Petroleum.

Among them, China Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. went smoothly, and the European Union has agreed in principle to merge.

However, Unocal Petroleum Corporation of the United States explicitly rejected the acquisition by New Era Group for the simple reason that Unocal's board of directors had no intention of selling the company.It seems that although Unocal is undervalued, it is not yet ready to sell itself.

New Times Group's idea of ​​entering the energy field fell through. Fortunately, Lin Zuhui didn't particularly care about it, and a small loss was nothing.

At present, New Era Group still focuses on real estate, hotels, shipping, telecommunications, retail, beverage and food as its core industries, and will only enter new fields when opportunities arise.

With money in hand, why worry!
Of course, this year's New Era Group's annual dividends, Lin Zuhui intends to shed more blood.

"Okay, let's announce the annual financial report and dividend news next Monday!"

After reading it, Lin Zuhui said no problem.

"Okay, I'll arrange it!"

Liang Zhenxun happily left the chairman's office.

Lin Zuhui leaned on the office chair, feeling elated. This time, the New Era Group took out about 300 billion Hong Kong dollars in cash for dividends.

He currently holds 46.8% of the shares and can receive a dividend of about 150 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Even if the New Times Group pays 300 billion Hong Kong dollars in dividends, the cash flow on the account will still be 1350 billion; this is still so high after injecting 240 billion Hong Kong dollars into "Times Aviation" and spending 170 billion Hong Kong dollars to acquire the iron and steel industry. Coupled with the group's low debt (200 billion Hong Kong dollars) and high assets (hundreds of trillions of Hong Kong dollars), the competitiveness of the entire New Era Group is very sufficient in the world.

Despite the 911/431 incident last year, New Era Group's annual net profit reached [-] billion Hong Kong dollars, continuing to remain the most profitable company in Hong Kong.

"Boss, President Lu and Penguin's Mr. Ma are here!"

"Let them in!"

After a while, Lu Bingwen, President of Jingwei Capital, and Brother Penguin walked in.

Jingwei Capital is the largest shareholder of Penguin, accounting for 40% of the shares, and also serves as two directors of Penguin.For Lin Zuhui, there is no need for Penguin to attract foreign capital before going public. Jingwei Capital will undertake all the financing; of course, plus the first financing of 2 million US dollars, at most it will be refinancing once before going public.

Brother Xiao Ma walked into Lin Zuhui's office respectfully. There is a saying in the mainland business circles that meeting Mr. Lin Zuhui will be a lifelong benefit.

Lin Zuhui didn't hold back, but accompanied the two of them to the sofa and sat down, and warmly entertained Xiao Ma.

"This time?" Lin Zuhui said with a smile after taking a sip of tea.

Brother Xiao Ma was not confident enough at this time, and he was originally a man of science and was not good at words, so he tried his best to calm down before talking about the serious business.

"That's right, Mr. Lin. QQ has 8000 million users, and this year it will exceed 1 million. However, we are not listed, and we don't have a good profit income, so my idea is to hope for the second round of financing to expand new business .”

Lin Zuhui nodded. Even ICQ has relied on the pre-IPO financing for the past few years, and its market value is only more than 30 billion US dollars.This made Lin Zuhui doubt whether he could sell it at a good price.

No matter whether it is ICQ or QQ, it is currently relying on advertising and membership income, but it is free software after all, and there are too many people who vote for nothing.

If Penguin wanted to raise money for the second round, it would naturally need the consent of Jingwei Capital. Not to mention Jingwei Capital is the major shareholder, but Penguin’s QQ copied ICQ. Lin Zuhui has been protecting Xiao Ma, otherwise the lawsuit would be enough for him to drink a pot.

After all, QQ plagiarized ICQ in this life is almost a copy.Of course, as ICQ is a listed company, it is impossible for Lin Zuhui to directly guarantee QQ, but he has already made preparations, that is, before ICQ is listed, he will make some arrangements.

Lin Zuhui said: "Financing is a good thing, but do you think about which industry to enter?"

Brother Xiao Ma immediately said: "I communicated with President Lu, and he suggested that Penguin enter the game industry. I think this is a very good industry. Our company has a customer base, and with the development of the online game industry in the Mainland, Penguin enters this industry." The industry will definitely be able to obtain new sources of income.”

Nonsense, Penguin earned most of his income from games in his previous life.In the previous life, he entered the game industry in 2003. At that time, it seemed that Zhang Lei suggested and invested in it. However, the first Korean online game that Penguin represented did not seem to ignite a spark, and it was a failure.

Lin Zuhui said at this time: "A very good idea! It just so happens that The Ninth City is developing several casual online games, and I think the potential is huge."

"Casual online games?" Little Ma asked suspiciously.

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "Let President Lu take you to the Ninth City for inspection later, and you will understand that surprises are more successful. As for the second round of financing, how much Penguin needs and how much we will give, you can discuss it with President Lu in detail." .”

Brother Xiao Ma did not protest. It was agreed at the beginning that Jingwei Capital would be the first choice for investment before the listing, and now it is naturally fulfilling the promise.At the beginning, Penguin was even almost sold by him, but this one didn't buy it from him. You know, this one is optimistic about this industry.

Therefore, Xiao Ma felt that Lin Zuhui might be investing in his team rather than investing in Penguin, which moved him a little.

At this time, the valuation of Penguin can be overestimated, and Jingwei Capital will not talk about conditions.The big deal is that before the listing, Jingwei Capital's shareholding reached 50%.

Lu Bingwen and Xiao Ma walked out of the office building and drove to Jingwei Capital together.

"Mr. Ma, we can think of Penguin to raise another US$3500 million and increase its shareholding to 45%. This fund is enough for Penguin to support its listing in Hong Kong."

Brother Xiao Ma also had to bow his head under the eaves, so he quickly agreed to this condition.Of course, he didn’t feel that Jingwei Capital was too much. First, Jingwei Capital did not interfere with Penguin’s business, but would provide various kinds of help; secondly, if Penguin wanted to go public in Xiangjiang, it would definitely need the help of Mr. Lin Zuhui, a local snake; finally, QQ It is plagiarism of ICQ, in front of genuine, he is inferior to others.

"no problem!"

The two parties initially reached an agreement, and then Lu Bingwen arranged for Xiao Ma to inspect the Ninth City.

The Ninth City's first casual online game "Adventure Island" is ready to start in Xiangjiang and the inner side of Taiwan Island. After Penguin enters the game field, it is expected to be officially distributed in the second half of the year.

When Xiao Ma saw the game content of "Adventure Island", he expressed without hesitation that he hoped to be represented by Penguin in the future. Gao Kelin did not refuse, but communicated with Xiao Ma about entering the game field and what work he needed to prepare.

After some communication, Ma felt that his trip to Hong Kong was perfect.

Last year, "Legend of Hot Blood" made a net profit of hundreds of millions of RMB in the mainland, which shocked the entire industry in one fell swoop; at the same time, it also stimulated the development of online games in the mainland.

Of course, currently the largest game company in the mainland is Xishanju under Kingsoft.

Xishanju is the agent of three online games in The Ninth City, namely "Legend of Blood", "Miracle MU", and "Legend of Ragnarok". In addition, Xishanju also has its own IP "Swordsman Love" online version will be released this year .

This year, almost all the online games in the mainland are dominated by companies under Lin Zuhui.

On Saturday morning, Lin Zuhui came to the media building.

After the merger of the media group, he didn't go to the ATV building very much, downplaying his influence in the ATV group, and he didn't need that kind of influence.

Of course, he is still paying attention to the content of ATV Group, and will give some outline plans in the future.In a word, if you can move the good variety shows and classic dramas from Bangzi Kingdom in the previous life, you must move them here.

After a while, Zhao Zhenqiang came to Lin Zuhui's office and quickly reported on the "program content". He knew that the boss was still very concerned about ATV's development in the program.

After listening to the report, Lin Zuhui nodded in satisfaction.

At the beginning of this year, ATV's series "The Temptation of Wife" became a hit and became a classic of Hong Kong dramas, which can be said to continue the dominance of Hong Kong dramas in Asia.

At the same time, "X-MAN", "Love Letter", and "Infinite Challenge" have become classics of Hong Kong variety shows, and "X-MAN" and "Love Letter" have been introduced by the mainland, Japan, and Southeast Asia. It is already very good to be able to achieve this achievement.

The real influence of this kind of variety show has yet to come. When video sites become popular, online names in many countries will gradually come into contact with Hong Kong variety shows, and it will be out of control by then.Copyright is second, the most important thing is that there are more and more Hong Kong fans.

"X-MAN" and "Love Letter" will have aesthetic fatigue, and it is estimated to have a lifespan of three or four years. You have to pay attention to the ratings. Once it drops, it will be replaced with a new Hong Kong variety show. "Infinite Challenge" can be various The situation, coupled with outdoor shooting, can be said to have many ways to play, develop more, and strive to create a long-lived program with a ten-year lifespan.”

"Okay, I know!"

Lin Zuhui nodded, and continued: "Recently, someone submitted an article suggesting that ATV should put on a variety show "The Birth of a Family". , don’t take it out all at once.”

The so-called "Family Birth" variety show is a series of reality shows where a group of Hong Kong stars live in the countryside for a period of time, doing tasks, making jokes, cooking (division of labor), etc.The model is quite simple, but it can only develop if it has the foundation of Hong Kong Stream and Hong Kong Comprehensive. Undoubtedly, Hong Kong is already a paradise for Hong Kong Stream, and it has completely developed systematically.

Zhao Zhenqiang nodded with a smile, and said: "This idea is really good, I'm afraid it will be popular for a few more years! Of course, the Hong Kong Stream variety show has developed to this day, and we have also figured out a truth, that is, the foundation of the Hong Kong Stream in the early stage was laid well. Good. Hong Kong idols, comedian training, etc., otherwise it is really a good idea, but no one can play it."

Lin Zuhui said: "Hong Kong culture has formed a system. The Hong Kong cultural industry accounted for only 3.5% of GDP in the early days. Last year, the cultural industry avenue accounted for a high proportion of 15%. Coupled with the tourism and retail driven by the cultural industry. So, you The responsibility is heavy!"

Zhao Zhenqiang said proudly: "Boss, don't worry, we must work hard to innovate Hong Kong culture!" He added in his heart: "With you here, we will have more confidence."

Of course, he never dared to reveal that the boss gave him advice.Because the boss had warned him that Lin Zuhui had participated in the content of ATV leaked out, and Zhao Zhenqiang had to say it out.

It goes without saying that he can't afford to offend his boss.

After Zhao Zhenqiang left, Yu Xiaoming from YG Entertainment followed.

At this time, Lin Zuhui already understood that there are probably three reasons why the mainland could not learn Korean 'K-POP culture' in his previous life:
First, there is no mature training system for trainees.At this point, Lin Zuhui has witnessed the prosperity of Xiangjiang's trainee system and thinks it is really amazing.

Second, South Korea is developing the "Korean wave" nationwide, but the mainland officials will have a lot of concerns. After all, China has its own traditional culture. Once they all learn from Korean sticks, it will cause the entire social value to be subverted.In this life, Xiangjiang does not have this problem. It is a free port in itself, and no one interferes with your culture, as long as the market accepts it.

Third, the creative strength of dance and song.In previous lives, many dance teachers, arrangers and directors in Korea were very capable.Taking Japanese music culture as an example, it is more powerful. Some even say that it has supported half of the pop music in Hong Kong; while Japanese music culture has more heritage than South Korea. Maybe it will not remember the Korean wave in a hundred years, but Japanese culture will definitely pass on. to a hundred years later.In this life, at the beginning of Xiangjiang's HK-POP, Lin Zuhui even taught the dance and music style himself, for fear that he would not achieve the effect he wanted. Of course, he just determined the style and route, after all, he has a complete memory there. .

Yu Xiaoming quickly reported the work of YG Music. The direction of his report was the scale and progress of overseas development, not the music itself.

"Girls' Generation received great success when they debuted last year, slightly stronger than SES back then. The second generation group has achieved initial success."

Lin Zuhui took out a DVD and said to Yu Xiaoming: "This is a contribution from a friend. It is the general style and dance situation of a song. You can find a master arranger and choreographer to make songs for Girls' Generation's second album. .Mainly, I am more optimistic."

Yu Xiaoming dared not underestimate the strength of the boss, HK-POP was invented by the boss, of course only he knows about it.

"No problem, I will definitely pay attention!"

"The DVD can only be watched for one day. Once I remember it clearly, it will be destroyed on the spot. It must not be leaked or photographed."

"no problem!"

Yu Xiaoming didn't ask the reason either, because he guessed that maybe it was taken by the boss woman, so of course privacy should be taken care of.

He had a good idea. It was actually performed by Li Zi. It was "GEE" from Girls' Generation taught by Lin Zuhui. Of course, I can only think of it. How long is Lin Zuhui.

It's a pity that things are different, even if Lin Zuhui meets those girls in the future, he won't be interested in them anymore.

Because, he has matured!
Nine pieces are not considered beautiful, but they are well packaged and can keep men fascinated for many years.

"GEE", "NOBody", "Jiangnan Style", I have been fascinated for a long time. Fortunately, Lin Zuhui was fascinated in the past, otherwise there would be plagiarism today.

"By the way, how is the development of music in Taiwan?" Lin Zuhui asked.

In the previous life, Hong Kong music began to decline in the 90s, and Taiwanese music rose along with the trend. After 2010, Taiwanese music almost declined, which is really a cycle.

Yu Xiaoming said: "Not bad! But our HK-POP has been in Taiwan for many years, and has formed a force comparable to their local music in Taiwan."

Lin Zuhui didn't care about this, he said directly: "Well, but I heard from Lin Xinru that there is a Jay Chou in Taiwan Island who sings very well, you can buy Jay Chou's company later, of course you don't want to waste money. After buying it, we will develop it as a branch in Taiwan Island and give them enough support, which can be regarded as a value investment.”

In fact, it has nothing to do with Lin Xinru, but Lin Zuhui happened to pay attention recently, and remembered that Wu Zongxian packaged and sold Alpha to others, so he had an enmity with Jay Chou.

That being the case, buying Alpha means buying Jay Chou and Fang Wenshan, and I'm afraid they can make hundreds of millions for the company.

Just a little effort.

"Okay, I'll arrange someone to do it right away." Yu Xiaoming said seriously.

What the boss said was the main point, and he would not think it was a trivial matter.As for the matter between the boss and Lin Xinru, I have heard about it.

After Yu Xiaoming left, Lin Zuhui stretched himself!
He doesn't think that copying the Hallyu in his previous life is a trivial matter. Although he is no longer short of money, Hong Kong culture is a representative of Lin Zuhui, and it also symbolizes one of Lin Zuhui's contributions to Hong Kong, which has established his reputation in Hong Kong. influence.

After all, he is the boss of the media group, and the media group is the founder of Hong Kong Liu Culture.

Besides, it doesn't take much effort, so why not copy it.