Siheyuan starts from the stationmaster

Chapter 353 Li's TV Station

Bai Zirui picked up the information that Xu Jingli put on the table and looked at it. Since the last time he was at a charity reception in the Governor's Mansion, Sir Goldston, the head of the Hong Kong branch of Standard Chartered Bank, revealed to him that Li's TV station might be transferred in the near future. Let Xu Jingli take charge of this matter.

Li's Television, also known as Asia Television, and its parent company Li's Husheng invested in a laundry factory suffered huge losses and was forced to shrink its finances.Bai Zirui couldn't understand Li's voice's diversification strategy. You, a media company, ran to open a chain of dry cleaners. The two have nothing to do with each other!

This is comparable to a certain Internet tycoon in later generations who went to raise pigs. That tycoon has not seen a pig go out of the slaughterhouse for four years, and has been arguing with the local government all the time.

Xu Jingli said: "According to the evaluation made by financial experts, the fixed assets of Li's TV Station are equivalent to 6.65 million Hong Kong dollars, while the bank liabilities are as high as 5.68 million, which means that the total net value of assets is less than 1 million Hong Kong dollars.

This year, Li's TV's operating income, after deducting operating expenses, will not exceed 6000 million Hong Kong dollars in gross profit, and their debt principal and interest due at the end of the year is as high as 9000 million Hong Kong dollars, which means that Li's TV has a financial deficit of at least 3000 million Hong Kong dollars this year! "

Listening to Xu Jingli's report, Bai Zirui glanced through the data in his hand and said, "It's no wonder Li's voice decided to sell the TV station. If their investment didn't go wrong, these financial deficits can still be tolerated, but now it's gone. There is no money to fill this hole!"

In recent years, under the management of Mr. Huang Xizhao, the ratings of Li's TV Station have been rising steadily, from the initial [-]-[-] with TVB to the current [-]-[-].Especially before they gathered all Taiwan's elites to create the "Qianfan All-out September Offensive" and beat TVB to shame!The ratings of "Grace from the Earth" that just finished broadcasting have reached the same level as TVB! "

This is also the hottest topic in Hong Kong during this period. The long-standing Lai TV station, which has been weak for a long time, suddenly beat TVB, which dominates most of Hong Kong's TV programs, with a strong posture of sweeping away leaves.As a result, many newspaper reports wrote the headline "Feng Shui Turns in Ten Years" to describe the ratings battle between the two TV stations.

Of course, Li TV's ratings increase is not without cost. A large number of carefully produced selfie dramas, each of which has invested a lot of money. While winning the hearts of the audience, it also puts a lot of pressure on the company's finances. , it can be said that it is completely exchanging ratings with money.

If Li's TV station can continue to invest in it, it only needs to persist for a year or two, and when their overall ratings are qualified to compete with TVB, the revenue from advertising will naturally increase, and the company's financial situation can be restored to balance .

This is also the voice of Li's TVB's major shareholder, the reason why she is willing to support Huang Xizhao's fight with TVB.It's a pity that the fortunes are not as good as people's fortunes. Li's voice suddenly encountered a financial situation, and naturally it was impossible to support Li's TV station's money-burning move.

Bai Zirui asked, "Sister Jingli, how much is the ghost asking for?"

Xu Jingli replied: "The other party offered 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars!"

Li's voice holds 61.2% of the shares of Li's TV station, and the actual net value of this part of the equity is about 6000 million Hong Kong dollars. You must know that Qiu Degen, the movie king, invested 50.00 million Hong Kong dollars to acquire 1.5% of the shares of Li's TV station in September this year. Now With his intervention, the butterfly effect was caused, and the quotation of 2.5 million yuan was equivalent to [-] times. This premium cannot be considered low.

Xu Jingli said: "A few Australian consortiums also participated in the competition before, but we met with them privately after being matched by Standard Chartered Bank. Their highest asking price was only 1.2 million. After knowing our determination to acquire, they have decided to withdraw! "

Li's voice naturally hoped that several buyers would bid against each other, and the one with the highest price would win in the end.But at this time, the great energy of the Standard Chartered Bank was reflected. It could allow Dingtian Company to bypass Li's voice, communicate directly with the bidding opponent face to face, and make the opponent withdraw from the competition after paying some price.

Xu Jingli continued: "Our final quotation is 1.25 million Hong Kong dollars! Standard Chartered Bank is the largest creditor of Li's TV station. They intend to cooperate with us to put pressure on Li's voice. The negotiators of the other party have passed our quotation back to John's board of directors for a vote. , the possibility of acceptance is very high!"

Bai Zirui nodded and said with a smile: "Sister Jingli, it seems that the acquisition of Li's TV station has been settled. You can make an appointment with Mr. Huang Xizhao for me these few days, and I will talk to him personally. Don't let people's hearts fluctuate, so don't let TVB take advantage of the hard-won situation and turn it back!"

Xu Jingli nodded and said, "Okay!" Then, she left Bai Zirui's office to deal with matters.

In Xiangjiang in June, the heat has just begun, and a new horse racing season is about to start.On the first horse racing day of the new season this year, the race is scheduled to take place at the Happy Valley Racecourse on Hong Kong Island.

Before noon, the traffic on Wong Nai Chung Road began to become congested, and horse fans began to flock to Happy Valley one after another. When the gong officially kicked off, the entire racecourse was buzzing with people.

People in Xiangjiang love to watch horse races, and they love to bet on horses even more. If the poor are poor, if they win the lottery, they will become rich!There is no shortage of legends like this every racing season.

For ordinary Hong Kong citizens, the Jockey Club is the third largest charitable organization in Hong Kong after the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and the Community Chest. It is one of the largest employers in Hong Kong with more than 2 employees. The largest taxpayer with more than 5% of tax revenue.

For businessmen who want to develop their careers, the Jockey Club is a circle that must be squeezed into, because it, together with the Yacht Club and the Golf Association, is known as the three top circles of connections in Hong Kong.

Almost all the rich people in Xiangjiang are members of the Jockey Club, so that the former Governor of Xiangjiang, Ge Lianghong, said a meaningful sentence: "The ones who control Xiangjiang are the Governor's Mansion, Jardine, HSBC, and the Jockey Club. They are ranked in no particular order. !"

The "Wall Street Journal" estimated Bai Zirui's net worth at more than 50 billion Hong Kong dollars, but he has not yet joined the three major status circles of the Jockey Club, Golf Club, and Yacht Club.

Not long ago, under the recommendation of Shen Bi and Gao Shidun, two selected members, Bai Zirui applied to the Jockey Club for membership, which can be regarded as starting to follow the Romans.

The total number of members of the Hong Kong Jockey Club exceeds 200, but less than [-] members are qualified to recommend new members. They have collected almost all the celebrities in the political and business circles of Xiangjiang. Therefore, becoming a member of the Jockey Club has always been regarded by Xiangjiang people as a symbol of promotion to the upper class .

Bai Zirui took Xu Jingli by the arm and walked into the Jockey Club Racecourse Clubhouse. On race days, this place is only open to full members and selected members.Bai Zirui's membership has not yet been approved. He came here at the invitation of Mr. Wei Peter, the chairman of the Jockey Club.

There is still an hour and a half before the official start of the race, but many senior horse fans have already entered the field. They will come early to observe the state of the horses today, and then make a betting choice that they think is most likely to win.

(End of this chapter)