Hong Kong's new giants

Chapter 744 [Shadow Leader]

On the last day of vacation in Australia, Lin Zuhui did not go on vacation, but brought people to FMG company for investigation.

"Mr. Lin, I'm glad you came to FMG!" Andrew Forrester happily greeted him.

At this time, although FMG is a listed company, its stock price is less than 0.1 Australian dollars, and its market value is less than 5000 million Australian dollars (3500 million U.S. dollars).

To put it bluntly, it is a shell company with no business.

But Lin Zuhui knows that once Andrew Forrester proposes the Pilbara iron ore and infrastructure project with a total investment of 18.5 billion Australian dollars and a scheduled annual output of 4500 million tons of iron ore, and obtains a feasibility report, then the market value will start to skyrocket ; Once the pre-orders and advance payments from the Mainland are obtained, the market value will increase by more than dozens of times without waiting for mining.

"Mr. Andrew, I'm glad to meet you too!" Lin Zuhui said politely.Neither showing closeness nor showing strength, just a normal attitude of an investor.

After being polite, the two parties came to the conference room of FMG.

Since Andrew Freys acquired FMG, although many people doubted his plan, it did not prevent FMG's share price from rising a lot.

Of course, before the feasibility report comes out, it will not exceed A$0.1 per share.

"Mr. Lin, let me explain our plan to you!" Andrew Forrester said confidently.

Introducing Lin Zuhui, the world's richest man, will attract more investors' attention to FMG's plan, and even the FMG stock price will rise, making follow-up financing easier.

"Okay," Lin Zuhui said.

Next, Andrew Forrester seriously talked about his mining plan.

Lin Zuhui applauded after listening.

"It's a good plan, and I'm also very optimistic about the trend of iron ore. So, I plan to invest in this project!"

Straight to the point, no fear that Andrew Forrester would say no because he was short of money.

Sure enough, Andrew Forrester said, "Mr. Lin, are you sure you want to invest?"

"Why not? Although the feasible report of the Pilbara iron ore project has not yet come out, I have seen your confident state, which is why I am willing to invest. A good leader is already half the battle .”

"At the same time, I think that once the feasibility report comes out, FMG can immediately go to China, go to various steel plants to discuss supply cooperation, and get the advance payment. In this way, sales and construction can be balanced. It is a remarkable project to complete the formal supply of iron ore within five years."

Andrew Forester was immediately excited, because Lin Zuhui was more confident than him. The important thing was that this person was from Huaxia. If he had his relationship with Huaxia to negotiate a supply contract, he would definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

At the same time, Lin Zuhui is an excellent follow-up investor.

Of course, Andrew Forrester is also very vigilant, and it is impossible to invest too many shares in Lin Zuhui.

"If Mr. Lin invests for reasons, we can issue 10% of the new shares to you."

"OK!"

Lin Zuhui readily agreed!

Of course, don't look at 10% of the shares, but FMG will continue to raise funds frantically in the future, and his shareholding will be greatly diluted.

However, FMG's financing is not so easy, so he is still the best follow-up investor.

Maintaining a 10-15% shareholding is an easy task for New Era Group.

The rate of return may be dozens of times the return, absolutely very classic.

Back in Hong Kong, Lin Zuhui called the core executives of New Era Group and held a meeting.

Those who can be called the core executives are at least the presidents of important subsidiaries; plus the senior executives of the group, there are only a dozen people in total.

It may seem like a lot, but in fact this is the core management of the entire "New Era Group" with nearly 20 employees around the world.

And Lin Zuhui's order was almost conveyed to these dozens of people.

Of course, Lin Zuhui has a skill, which is to remember the names, positions, and responsibilities of hundreds of management members in the group; so it's not that he doesn't have the energy to manage these people, but that he deliberately doesn't manage so many people and grabs those around him. More than a dozen core high-level is enough.

Now he is more of a "spiritual mentor". Sitting in the group office, the company has a kind of cohesion; of course, he likes to check for omissions and fill in vacancies, and personally directs the steering direction.

in the conference room.

The expression of an executive is very relaxed. 2003 will be a year of harvest for the group, and the next 2004 will be even more rewarding for the group; because real estate, shipping, hotels and other industries have ushered in explosions one after another, and New Era Group's early stage The industries laid out will bring huge profits to the group.

Lin Zuhui sat at the head and first notified the FMG company in Australia.

Although it is only a few million dollars of investment, it is nothing, but it is a catalyst for the next thing.

"In the next few years, the global iron ore price will increase. If we hold the equity of Vale and FMG, it will bring us huge profits." Lin Zuhui said confidently.

Everyone also nodded in agreement. There is no need to question the boss's vision, not to mention that the boss has deduced the development of FMG, which is very worth investing in.

"President Yuan, how is the situation of Nanfu Power?" Lin Zuhui then asked by name.

Nanfu Power can be regarded as the technology business department of New Times Group, and Nanfu Battery is only its subsidiary;

The real business of Nanfu Power is lithium battery business, and the core business of lithium battery is mobile phone battery.

Xiaomi Technology sold its lithium battery business to New Times Group at a high price, and the proceeds were used to invest in the research and development of 'Tesla' electric vehicles.

Such an arrangement is very reasonable!
The president of Nanfu Power is not Yuan Tianfan, but he is not qualified to attend the group's high-level meetings, and Yuan Tianfan is the president in charge of the group's emerging industries. Lin Zuhui naturally named him directly.

Yuan Tianfan immediately said: "Everything is on the right track. At present, the group has invested a lot of money in Nanfu Power for research and development of battery technology and production, striving to seize the global mobile phone battery market, and research and development of lithium battery packs for electric vehicles. "

Lin Zuhui nodded with satisfaction, and continued: "Lithium batteries and electric vehicles will be the future trend. So, should we start investing in lithium mines now?"

A group of executives discussed it one after another, but they were undoubtedly very supportive.

Yuan Tianfan said: "Investment in lithium mines and iron ore are very worthy of investment. In addition, the group has sufficient cash flow. It is very wise to make long-term investments at this time. In 1998, when shipping was at a low point, the boss When it was said to invest heavily in shipping, many people thought it was a 'loss-making business', after all, shipping has been sluggish for more than ten years. Facts have proved that since 2002, shipping has begun to recover, and now it can be regarded as a small outbreak."

Morris said with a smile: "Shipping will continue to rise next year. Shipping stocks, which investors avoided before, will become popular stocks for everyone."

Chen Bin also said: "Investment in lithium mines and iron ore is a very complicated investment project, which involves a lot of things other than business, so I think New Times Group should establish 'Times Mining' to deal with these problems. invest."

Yuan Tianfan added: "Yes, it's not just that! Times Mining still prioritizes strategic investment in overseas mining rather than holding shares. After all, we have no mining experience and no strong government background. Of course, when it comes to lithium ore, Times Mining The mining industry has some advantages, that is, we are the upstream industry chain.”

Listening to everyone's discussions, Lin Zuhui recognized it very much.

Especially when it comes to entering the overseas mining industry, New Times Group must recognize itself, focus on strategic shareholding, and first keep the price of lithium mines in the future. Although New Times Group’s procurement costs increase, if it holds a large number of shares in lithium mining companies, then You can neutralize the cost price.

Of course, if there is an opportunity to acquire a mining company, it is natural not to miss it.

There are still about 15 years before the explosion of lithium mines. With the capital and experience of New Era Group, I believe that we can lay out a very strong supply chain.

Lin Zuhui said: "Okay! For the establishment of Times Mining, you must form it quickly and report the progress of the work to me at any time. However, investing in mining is a university question. If you are not prepared enough and start in a hurry, it may cause very large losses; For example, project feasibility, environmental protection assessment, content purity of ore veins, infrastructure facilities, and cost budget are all decisive factors for the success of ore companies. Therefore, you should understand what I mean, think hard, do comprehensive work, and form an experienced The team is very important. New Times Group will invest a lot in this in the future, and I hope to see an excellent team.”

He is not very familiar with lithium battery companies. He only knows that Chile and Australia have large reserves in this area.

"Yes, boss!" Everyone replied seriously.

In fact, this task will fall into the hands of Chen Bin and Yuan Tianfan.

Presidents of first-tier subsidiaries such as Times Shipping, Langham Hotel Group, New Times Real Estate, Hengchang Enterprises, Times Telecom Holdings, etc., come to this kind of meeting purely to understand the company's trends, and of course they can express their opinions.

When Lin Zuhui came to Discovery Bay Golf Club, Zheng Yutong and other members of the Big D Club stood up to greet him.

The big D will have two leaders - Lin Zuhui and Zheng Yutong, but Lin Zuhui is often absent from the gatherings of the big D, so he is called the "shadow leader" by the media.It is precisely because of Lin Zuhui, the "shadow lord", that the "co-prosperity sphere" is famous in Xiangjiang, but it is also full of mystery.

"Who is this?" Lin Zuhui looked at a stranger and asked casually.

Lin Xiaowen, Li Chaoren's brother-in-law, quickly said: "Lin Sheng, this is Zhang Songqiao, a real estate businessman who was born in a mountain city."

At this time, Zhang Songqiao was very nervous and forgot to introduce himself.

Lin Zuhui suddenly realized: "I see, the king of Southwest real estate, haha!" After speaking, he took the initiative to extend his hand.

Zhang Songqiao was overwhelmed by the flattery, and quickly stretched out his hand, and responded: "Lin Sheng is too proud, all I do are small projects, in front of you!"

"There are no small projects, but big ones from there. I've heard of yours. The California garden in the mountain city was built by you. It must have been about ten years, which shows that you must be very powerful among real estate developers in the mainland. I also came from the Mainland, in the 80s."

"I am also Xiangjiang for 80 years!"

"Really? It seems that we still have fate!"

At this time, Zheng Yutong said with a smile: "Ah Chun, although it is not as big as yours, Lin Sheng, now it is also in the real estate industry in Xiangjiang and the mainland, and it has developed very well."

At this time, Liu Luanxiong also said: "Ah Chun is also the major shareholder of the four listed companies in Xiangjiang, and he knows how to use Xiangjiang's capital to enter the mainland for development."

Lin Zuhui patted Zhang Songqiao on the shoulder, and praised: "I didn't expect you to be a person who can take everything from Hong Kong and mainland, and you have a future!"

Zhang Songqiao felt light and light at this time, he was ranked at the bottom of the Big D, and the high status of the person in front of him could already be described as looking up to him; what an honor it was to be appreciated by him.

After being polite, Lin Zuhui said to everyone: "Go, go and play on my yacht!"

A group of people set off happily and drove towards Discovery Bay Marina.

Lin Jianyue, Lin Xiaowen, Zhuang Youjian, Zhang Songqiao, etc. were all shocked when they saw Lin Zuhui's "Zi Ri Hao". They are the bottom of the big D club, and they are usually just obedient objects.

Although the Big D Club is a loose organization, it has formed three levels invisibly: the first level: the two leaders Lin Zuhui and Zheng Yutong; the second level, Zheng Jiachun, Liu Luanxiong, He Zhuguo, Emperor Y, and Fang Jin; the third level, Lin Jianyue, Lin Xiaowen, Zhuang Youjian, Zhang Songqiao, etc.

This level is probably calculated based on the level of wealth. Of course, if you do a big business, you will also be invisible.

Lin Zuhui is the shadow leader of this organization, which means that he does not often attend the gatherings of this organization, but his position is still maintained.

Everyone walked onto the yacht, sat in the spacious living room, enjoyed delicious wine and snacks, and could also enjoy the blue sea and blue sky outside, which was very comfortable.

Of course, a superyacht of this scale is still a toy for the world-class rich; even the rich in Hong Kong can only look at it, let alone the rich in the mainland.

During the period, Zheng Yutong said to Liu Luanxiong: "Don't always have trouble with girls, let those media catch up and write about it."

Everyone smiled and looked at Liu Luanxiong. This time, Liu Luanxiong and the barrister had a verbal confrontation in the media. There was a lot of speculation about the "marriage proposal", "little love letter", "10 bird's nests per month" and other events.

Things got more and more outrageous, and even Zheng Yutong was involved. While saying, "Zheng Yutong proposed to Wang Jieyu on Liu Luanxiong's behalf", he said, "There is no such thing, she has a background and backstage".

In the end, there was almost trouble between Zheng Yutong and Da Liu!
In the end, Da Liu died down, and he wanted Zheng Yutong to apologize to end the farce.

"Uncle Tong is right!" Da Liu said sincerely.

Zheng Yutong's character is nothing to say, and he rarely has conflicts with others in business. Lin Zuhui was considered to have received his kindness back then, let alone Da Liu.

Lin Zuhui said: "Old Liu, your body rebound is a bit serious, you need to strengthen exercise and maintenance."

Da Liu said unexpectedly: "Is the rebound very strong?" After speaking, he looked at everyone.

Everyone nodded!

In this scolding battle, Wang Jieyu talked about how Da Liu helped her lose weight, signed the love letter, and the little fat man.

Lin Zuhui reminded again: "It doesn't matter if you are fat or thin. I think you need to pay attention to your kidney function. This is not a joke for you. Also, you should focus more on making money. If the market is good now, maybe the market will not be good in the future. No matter how much you want to make money, you don’t have to.”

His words were immediately heard by others. After all, who is Lin Zuhui, every word may be a wise saying.

Liu Luanxiong nodded and said, "I will pay attention!" His voice was quite sincere.

In the big D meeting, Zheng Yutong was regarded as his supporter, while Lin Zuhui was purely due to prestige.

(End of this chapter)