Hong Kong's new giants

Chapter 754 [The good news continues]

Time flies, and it is 2006 in a blink of an eye.

New Era Group headquarters.

Lin Zuhui stood in front of the window of his office, looking at the scenery of Victoria Harbor and Kowloon, with a relaxed expression, obviously in a very good mood.

Another bumper year.

Last year (2005), New Era Group's annual net profit was expected to exceed 1000 billion Hong Kong dollars, and "Times Shipping" alone created a profit of 65 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for half of New Era Group's profits.

It can be seen how cyclical shipping, aircraft/ship leasing, and related businesses are.

In the cold winter of shipping, bankruptcies of related companies abound, and giants are no exception;
In the shipping outbreak season, related companies are making huge profits. In the previous life, Maersk made a huge profit of 2021 billion US dollars in 160. For example, a new ship can even pay back its capital in one or two years.

"Boss, it's meeting time!"

"it is good"

In the new year, there are new plans and layouts. Lin Zuhui happily left the office and walked towards the group meeting room.

"2006 has come, and according to the current situation, this year is another year of global economic growth. The environment in real estate, shipping, hotels, retail and other fields is very good."

At the beginning of the meeting, Lin Zuhui directly set the tone for the new year for everyone.

Everyone also very much agreed with Lin Zuhui's point of view, with joy on their faces.

"President Toure, please come and report on the assets, liabilities, and related work of Futura Group." Lin Zuhui first called by name.

In the entire conference room, the number of foreigners has increased to one-third.

Of course, even if there is a foreigner, the meeting can only be held in English.

Duer said happily: "At present, Futura Group's 'Amazon Shopping Center' already has 186. Futura Land has 156 office buildings in the United States, concentrated in New York, West Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston Canary Wharf Group. In addition to the property area of ​​1800 million square feet in Canary Wharf, it also owns 36 office buildings in European cities such as London and Paris. According to preliminary estimates, the total assets of Futura Group are about 800 billion U.S. dollars, and the liabilities are 230 billion U.S. dollars.”

Compared with the 6000 billion US dollars in assets before Lehman's bankruptcy in the previous life, it must be far behind, but Lehman's liabilities are extremely high.

As for the debt ratio of Futura Group, even after the financial crisis, it is impossible to go bankrupt.

Lin Zuhui was writing something on paper while listening to the report.

After Duer finished speaking, Lin Zuhui said: "The Fed has raised interest rates several times in the past year, but the market has not been affected. This is due to the prosperity of the global economy. However, we have to make preparations, so Futura Group suspends new projects. Unless the project is hard to come by."

Everyone couldn't help but concentrate, did the boss have a premonition?

Of course, such thoughts are not uncommon. It is normal to take a rest after fierce fire in the past few years.

Duer said without hesitation: "Okay, I will implement the boss's opinion immediately." Although he wanted to invest again, he admired Lin Zuhui very much, after all, his boss is a legend.

Lin Zuhui nodded and said: "Futura Group has developed too fast in recent years. In the next year, I hope you will come up with a better management plan to maximize profits. I will see your proposal later. "

Shopping centers require very good management; office buildings also require excellent management.

Collecting rent is not so easy. Stars in Xiangjiang like to invest in properties, but there are also celebrities who are not happy to collect rent. They feel that the tenants are troublesome, so they sell the properties they invest in. For example, Lin Zuhui’s old lover Chen Huiling and Princess Wang are such typical examples .

Of course, women like Li Jiaxin and Guan Jiahui have their own companies to manage them, so they naturally don't need trouble.

Duer showed no surprise. He understood that BOSS is an expert in operation and management, so he naturally attached great importance to this aspect.

So, he said: "OK, I will hand over the plan to you as soon as possible, and make an innovative and innovative system."

Lin Zuhui is very satisfied. The current assets of Futura Group seem to be only about 800 billion US dollars, but in the rise of 2006-2007, the value can still touch 1000 billion US dollars, which is in line with his goal.

Of course, at the beginning of next year (2007), Futura Group will have to gradually cash out its office buildings and shopping malls, and at least have to lose more than [-]% of its pounds.

Next, the presidents of first-tier subsidiaries such as New Era Business Management, Times Shipping, Hengchang Beverage and Food, and Retail all made work reports.

Lin Zuhui has made layouts and arrangements, which can be regarded as setting the tone for this year.

After the meeting, Liang Zhenxun came to his office.

"Boss, the cash flow in the account has reached 2410 billion Hong Kong dollars. Last year's cash flow expenditure was mainly concentrated in Hong Kong and the mainland real estate industry, as well as the investment in COSCO, Bank of Communications, and Construction Bank. The securities investment was about 120 billion Hong Kong dollars. Hexiangjiang Real Estate invested about 230 billion, and the annual investment was 400 billion Hong Kong dollars, excluding the investment of Futura Group."

Futura Group's investments are all carried out with liabilities, so they are not included in the calculation.

In fact, if the cash flow of 2400 billion yuan is deducted from all the debts of the group, it will be less than 500 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Of course, the group's net assets are already 2 trillion yuan.

Lin Zuhui said: "This year, it is estimated that there will be Heung Kong, mainland real estate investment, industrial and commercial, and Bank of China's listing investment. There is also investment in the beer business, which is the highlight."

Liang Zhenxun nodded and said, "Yes."

The 08 financial crisis had little impact on Asia, especially the mainland and Heung Kong Properties. They can continue to invest this year (2006), as long as they do not acquire land from 2007.

As for the issue of sales, starting from the second half of 2007, it is enough to find some properties with poor rent collection efficiency and promote more properties. The action is definitely much smaller than that in Europe and the United States.

As for investing in the stocks of mainland companies, it is because these companies are listed in Hong Kong. As the largest local company, New Times Group, it is obviously shameful not to invest in 2%~3% of the stocks.

For example, Bank of Communications and China Construction Bank listed in Hong Kong. The IPO price is very high, so they need the support of large institutions. Otherwise, they can raise tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars at a time. There are so many retail investors there.

Of course, the New Era Group will not lose money, and these stocks should have almost doubled their gains at the end of 2007.As long as the thawing period is in the first half of 2008, there will be no loss of money, and a lot of profit.

As for Wang Lingyin's Hengjin Real Estate Investment, they all buy the stocks of several major state-owned banks from the secondary market.After all, Lin Zuhui didn't want to expose too much, and what others also needed was the New Era Group's brand name.

Andrew, the boss of the Australian iron ore company FMG, came to Xiangjiang in a panic.

In 2006, FMG needed more and more funds, so he sought investors in the Mainland, and even directly met with the officials of the Development Committee of the Mainland.

Unexpectedly, the officials of the Development Committee saw that FMG had a great demand for the mainland market, and invested FMG's urgently needed funds into infrastructure, so they came up with the idea of ​​requesting a holding of FMG.

Andrew will naturally not give in. After all, FMG is his painstaking effort, so how could it be possible for foreign capital to control it.

So, he refused without hesitation.

As a result, the Development Committee also threatened to forbid Huaxia's steel company from purchasing FMG's iron ore.

In this way, Andrew thought of the original investor - New Times Group.

At the beginning, when he saw Lin Zuhui investing in FMG, he was very happy to take out 10% of the shares; later, because he considered that the contribution of New Times Group to FMG was not very large (there was no iron ore sales channel), he crossed the river and demolished the bridge, and no longer considered the new company. Times Group Investment.

Therefore, in the past year or so, New Era Group's shareholding has been diluted to about 6%, which is still the time when the greatest demand for funds has not yet come.

At the headquarters of the New Era Group, Lin Zuhui and Yuan Tianfan met Andrew who had returned from the mainland disappointed.

He also knows the shortcomings of 'Times Mining', that is, there is no market behind it, so it is very difficult to invest in iron ore companies.

As for the past year and a half, Times Mining has invested in two lithium ore companies, and they have developed fairly well.

"Mr. Lin, this month, FMG's project construction will start in Port Hedland, and then the port, railway and mine construction will also be fully launched." Andrew said with a confident expression.

Behind the self-confidence is naturally the desire for funds.

Lin Zuhui said politely: "Congratulations! When I first heard about FMG's project, I knew it would be successful."

Seeing that Lin Zuhui only praised Lin Zuhui, but did not take the initiative to raise funds, Andrew could only take the initiative himself.

"Mr. Lin, the construction of the project has started, and FMG needs a lot of funds, so I came to you because I hope we can reach cooperation again."

Lin Zuhui didn't care about Andrew's tricks, but he might as well make a joke: "I think New Times Group must not be FMG's first choice. Mr. Andrew just returned from the mainland disappointed?"

Andrew was surprised, and blurted out: "How did Mr. Lin know?" After speaking, he realized the slip of the tongue, but recovered quickly.

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "I know the working style of mainland enterprises and government, so I guessed a little."

Andrew was once again brought in by Lin Zuhui, and frankly talked about his encounters in the mainland.

Finally he said: "I think Mr. Lin has a deep relationship in the mainland. If he becomes an important shareholder of FMG, New Times Group will definitely be able to act as a buffer in the middle."

At this time, Yuan Tianfan said, "Don't worry about this, the iron ore in the mainland is 'demand exceeds supply', and it will not really stop buying your iron ore. Of course, the mining industry in our era can also act as a lobbyist. "

Andrew calmed down immediately, and said: "It seems that we should communicate with Times Mining in advance, otherwise we wouldn't be so hasty."

The next step is to talk about preliminary cooperation.

Lin Zuhui didn't "add insult to injury", and readily agreed to acquire 1% of FMG's new shares for US$10 million, plus the previously diluted 5.5%, to control 15.5% of FMG's shares in one fell swoop.

Of course, there will definitely be a lot of dilution in the follow-up, because FMG has a big gap.

Sure enough, Andrew took the opportunity to propose: "In addition to this capital injection, I also need your company to provide a 12-year unsecured loan of 1 million U.S. dollars."

Lin Zuhui asked: "When will this project be mined?"

Andrew said confidently: "According to our plan, it only takes three years to produce the mine."

A bit powerful, no wonder he became the richest man in Australia in his previous life,

"No problem, we agreed to this loan, you can discuss the details with President Yuan!"

Giving a loan is also equivalent to avoiding the immediate dilution of shares. FMG has obtained 2 million US dollars in one fell swoop, and it can persist until the second half of the year no matter what.

At that time, if the iron ore rises, the stock will naturally rise, and the diluted ratio will naturally become smaller.

Therefore, this is a win-win game for cooperation.

After winning the second investment from FMG, Times Mining has a lot more resources in its hands.

The iron ore industry has 5.5% of Vale and 15.5% of FMG.

The lithium ore industry is divided into two large-scale lithium miners in Argentina and Chile, and it is relatively easy to hold shares.

Investing in lithium mines is a little easier for New Era Group.The reasons are: first, New Times Group has a lithium battery business, and there is demand; second, lithium mines are far less important than iron ore at present, and they belong to the unexploded period, so it is better to deploy.

Wang Lingyin came to Lin Zuhui's office. She knew that Lin Zuhui was very free recently, so under the guise of reporting work, she actually wanted to chat with Lin Zuhui and have a romantic relationship.

"Husband, how do you think the Hong Kong stock market and the prefecture market will develop this year?" Wang Lingyin has also been concerned about her small treasury - Hengjin Real Estate Investment in recent years, and is more concerned about stocks and properties.

Of course, how many rich people are not as good as this?
Li Chaoren has his own investment company - Victoria Harbour, which also invests heavily in stocks; Lee Shau Kee also has his own investment company, which specializes in investing in stocks, and even claims that 'stock trading is more profitable than real estate speculation'.

After all, the rich have a lot of idle funds in their hands, so they naturally want to invest in stocks and properties.

Of course, very well-known businessmen, especially large-scale real estate masterminds, would not directly participate in real estate speculation, and would be easily criticized.

In fact, Lin Zuhui did not speculate in real estate, even Wang Lingyin did not directly speculate in real estate. Most of the properties invested by Hengjin Real Estate were bought for rent.As for those confidantes, their actions naturally cannot be directly blamed on Lin Zuhui.

"What do you think?" Lin Zuhui asked back.

Last year, the Hang Seng Index only rose by 800 points and closed at 17650 points. The increase was not high, although the Hong Kong economy had an 8% increase.

Calculated in this way, Lin Zuhui has already guessed that from 2006 to 2007, the Hang Seng Index will double sharply, and naturally it has risen sharply for two consecutive years.

Wang Lingyin said: "I read the financial newspapers in the morning. Regarding the overall outlook for Hong Kong stocks in 2006, Stewart Paterson, a strategist in the Asia-Pacific region of Credit Suisse First Boston, suggested that investors adopt a more cautious strategy. Real estate stocks are unlikely to be stimulated for the time being; on the other hand, retailers are affected by high rents, and sales growth is difficult to be optimistic. Therefore, the investment recommendation of real estate stocks and retail stocks is rated as "underperform" and investors should switch to defensive stocks. Stronger public stocks and bank stocks. As the stock market is still full of uncertainties in 2006, investors should maintain a prudent investment attitude amidst the changing situation.”

Lin Zuhui laughed and said: "This is what I taught you. If others are cautious, we will go crazy. Don't worry, this year will definitely rise sharply. By the way, if you want to invest, you can buy Huaxia Life Insurance and Ping An Insurance. First choice; followed by Sinopec and PetroChina, as well as ICBC and Bank of China, which will be listed this year, are all worthy of investment. Overall, the Hang Seng Index this year has undoubtedly risen sharply. Where is the economy, it is normal for hot money to flow into the stock market!"

In November 2007, life insurance and Ping An, whether it is Xiangjiang or the mainland, have undoubtedly risen sharply.Lin Zuhui fired Life Insurance in his previous life, just in the past few years.What's more, Lee Shau Kee earned tens of billions in life insurance in his previous life, but he didn't seem to escape Lehman. As a result, the private investment company, which was originally raised to 11 billion, has shrunk greatly. Of course, it must still be at the level of 2000 billion. Asia has less influence.

Wang Lingyin immediately kissed Lin Zuhui on the cheek, and said happily, "Thank you husband for your advice!"

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "You didn't wear lipstick, don't make me embarrassed!"

"Hee hee, no way, if that's the case, I, your make-up artist, must seriously dereliction of duty."

Lin Zuhui's attire was all taken care of by women, and he didn't want to use his brains on it.

"Communicate with me more, and try to get your Hengjin Real Estate investment and assets to 2000 billion within two years."

Wang Lingyin was a little surprised, but soon recovered. She was also a little numb to money. Although she valued Hengjin real estate investment, it was more about the experience process.

"Honey, you are amazing!"

"What's so great, it has only doubled or tripled in the past few years."

By the end of next year, it will definitely be more than 2000 billion, and Hengjin Real Estate will invest 2500 billion. There is no problem.

In January, the good news continued.

First, the Newcastle Beer Group acquired a 60% stake in the Sedrin Group at a valuation of 39.48 billion and established a cooperative relationship.

Immediately afterwards, the European Union and the British Business Commission also approved Times Beer's acquisition of Newcastle Beer Group.

Although the acquisition is more complicated, Lin Zuhui doesn't need to worry about the rest.

(End of this chapter)