The Industrial Giant Reborn.

Chapter 360 Curve Planning American TV Station

During this period of time, Chen Zhiwen didn't pay much attention to the domestic situation, because there were no major projects to invest in for the time being. When Hutchison started to assist the domestic auto parts industry with funds, it has formed an inevitable good growth trend. The rest will be left to these professional teams and the development of the domestic economy.

In Hong Kong, there are no projects that need investment in a short period of time. The previous housing prices can be said to fluctuate greatly, up and down. After the end of 81, housing prices have begun to fall. Even if large real estate companies such as Landmark, Carrier, and Hang Lung forcefully prop up the market with high prices, they can only alleviate it.

In mid-October this year, the Hong Kong government granted the Hong Kong Bank of China Group a piece of land in Central: the Meili Road parking lot in the Central District, which is located next to the current Hilton Hotel. In the original history, the headquarters of the Cheung Kong Industrial Group, the Bank of China Building, and the HSBC Building were built after the Hilton Hotel was demolished.

This piece of land covers an area of ​​about 8 square feet (approximately 8000 square meters). If it was worth at least HK$22 billion a few months ago, but this time the transaction price is only HK$10 billion. There may be Z and Z considerations, but the decline in land prices is inevitable.

In this case, Hutchison would not invest in Hong Kong either, so the only thing that can meet the requirements is overseas.

Ports are one of Hutchison's established businesses. Taking advantage of the high inflation era of the global economy, it is naturally more appropriate to build new ports in Asia, the future star of potential.

And Ma Shiming is also right. This kind of investment is huge and not a big project that can be doubled exponentially in the future. There is no need to eat alone. It is worthwhile to give up some to others in exchange for stability. For Chen Zhiwen, it may be an ordinary profit, but for many international funds, it is already very high.

Among the major foreign firms in Hong Kong, Taikoo has always maintained a neutral attitude. Although it competes with Chen Zhiwen in some projects, it is indeed the best choice for cooperation in the port. As for the cooperation partner in the United States, it is natural to consult his old friends.

After receiving Chen Zhiwen's invitation, Henry Morgan rushed to Hong Kong. At present, more than half of his properties depend on Chen Zhiwen. He naturally obeyed this big money maker.

"Henry, long time no see. How is the journey?" Chen Zhiwen met Henry Morgan from the United States in his office.

"It's great, I have to say, it's really comfortable to have a Boeing private jet. I can't imagine what kind of experience you will have with your 747." Henry Morgan said with a smile. Before Chen Zhiwen bought a Boeing 747 as his private jet, Henry Morgan envied him for a long time. For his worth, few things can attract him. However, buying a 747 is still a bit difficult for him. After further discussion with Chen Zhiwen, he finally bought a Boeing 737 as his private jet.

Right now, this is the most suitable time to buy airplanes in the past decade or so. Because the oil price soared during the previous oil crisis, many airlines were unable to buy the airplanes they ordered before. Boeing has a large number of spot airplanes that need to be dealt with urgently. Even if the oil price has dropped now, the demand will not recover so quickly.

"Making money is for enjoyment. Otherwise, why do we make money? We can only live for a hundred years at most." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.Theoretically, the rich can indeed live longer, but the limit is only a hundred years. Even if they can live again, they may suffer. In real life, they can enjoy only 40 to [-] years. Even Henry Morgan, with his current net worth, is unlikely to spend it all if he just plays casually, as long as he does not touch gambling.

"That's right. Ever since I got this private jet, I've become famous in Los Angeles. You don't know how many Hollywood actresses in the United States have taken the initiative to throw themselves into my arms." Henry Morgan said with a smile: "Eric, if you go to Los Angeles next time, I'll introduce a few to you, and you can do whatever you want."

"Forget it. If I like it, I will choose it myself." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said, being a celebrity is naturally the pleasure of the rich, but his concept is still different from that of the European and American people. At least he is not interested in playing too flirtatiously. Asian women, in general, are more in line with the aesthetics of Asian men. Of course, there are exceptions among white men.

"That's up to you. I bought a small film company a few months ago, specializing in horror films. The income is not bad. What do you think?" Henry Morgan said suddenly.

"Are you going to make a movie?" Chen Zhiwen asked curiously.

"No, just for fun. As you know, the negotiation between Haifeng Bank and HSBC is about the same. The U.S. Department of Commerce has basically agreed to the deal. After this deal, I can get a lot of money. I don't have anything to invest for the time being. I just spent 1000 million US dollars to buy a small Hollywood film company for fun. Anyway, there is not much money." Henry Morgan shrugged and said.

"It's true that you want to take advantage of the opportunity to become a female celebrity." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

At the beginning, together with Henry Morgan, he cut off HSBC's target in the United States ahead of schedule, Haifeng Bank, the sixth largest bank in New York State.This made Shen Bi of HSBC very angry. Chen Zhiwen also took this opportunity in Hong Kong to win Hongkong Electric, and also helped Bao Yugang win CLP Power. Afterwards, he also became a shareholder. The two of them controlled Hong Kong's electricity market in this way.

But the handle also has a validity period. If it is stuck for a long time, it will only make HSBC choose other targets to carry out its internationalization. Therefore, Chen Zhiwen and Shen Bi reached an oral agreement at that time. Within two years, as long as the price is negotiated, it can be sold. Now it is almost time.

In addition to Hong Kong, the deal in the United States alone can make Chen Zhiwen a fortune, and Henry Morgan, who is behind, is the same. His acquisition did not cost a lot at the beginning, mainly because of bank loans. Now HSBC buys at a high price. After repaying the loan, it is equivalent to earning back several times the principal, which is about 6000 million US dollars.

HSBC has suffered and Morgan has gained, but HSBC is not short of this money. In the past few years when the real estate market exploded, HSBC’s annual profit was more than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars.

"Eric, didn't you also buy a TV station in Hong Kong? Hahaha." Henry Morgan laughed and said, "It's a pity, if I have enough funds, I can buy a TV station in the United States."

"TV station? Can't you buy it? Your identity shouldn't be a problem, right?" Chen Zhiwen asked curiously.

"Yes, yes, but I can only buy some small TV stations, such as some local TV stations in California and New York State, but they don't make much sense. They can only be broadcast locally. It's not as good as a film company that can release movies nationwide or even globally." Henry Morgan said with a shrug.

"Could you be interested in the three major TV stations in the United States?" Chen Zhiwen said in surprise.

"If I had money, I might want to try it, but it requires too much money, and even if I have money, people may not be willing to sell it. This kind of national TV station is envied by many people. It is difficult to have a chance." Henry Morgan said.

"Actually, you have an American identity, and you have the Morgan family consortium behind you, what do you think?" Chen Zhiwen thought for a moment, then said suddenly.

Originally, he didn’t think about getting involved in European and American TV stations, because it was almost impossible, not to mention TV stations, even newspapers, it was impossible. The laws of the United States clearly stipulated that if you want to participate in the media industry in the United States, you must be an American. Murdoch, a well-known media tycoon in later generations, was originally from Australia, and he was also regarded as a staunch ally of the United States, but he still had to become an American citizen to acquire American newspapers.

After all, Murdoch is a white man. After becoming an American citizen, he is basically the same as a local. However, Chen Zhiwen is not good. Even if he changes his nationality, many sensitive technology industries and media industries still have no opportunities and are naturally excluded.

But Henry Morgan is different. He can definitely succeed, as long as he has the capital, plus the family behind him, if he knows that he has acquired a large TV station, then he has to reuse it with all his strength. In this way, everyone can get what they want.

"The investment here is not low?" Henry Morgan said.

"Actually, the investment is not too much. To acquire this kind of enterprise, you don't need a lot of capital, but you need to have confidence. If you can give banks and other financial institutions enough confidence, then they can lend you enough funds, and you have to have this confidence to be able to operate well." Chen Zhiwen said.

"This kind of TV station is worth billions of dollars at least? With such a big game, a little accident will kill people." Henry Morgan also rarely had some worries. He was not afraid of anything before, and that was because the most tossing was at the "billion dollar" level, but now he has stepped up to a level and doubled it ten times, which is not something he dares to bear casually.

"What are you worried about? The three major TV stations are very high-quality assets in themselves, and they have strong profitability. If you receive them, you will get a lot of dividends every year. However, considering the high interest rates now, you may still need to bear part of it yourself. But as long as you can survive, think about it. If you own an American TV station, it will have a strong influence on the election of the President of the United States or the election of members of the Senate and House of Representatives. This is enough to increase your status in the United States by more than ten times. And with such assets, then you in Morgan The status within the family will also be greatly improved, and they will definitely support you with all their strength." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

"This is theory, but the three major television stations are the best assets, and the influence is very great. The holders behind them are impossible, that is, they can't acquire it if they have money." Henry Morgan shook his head, not to say that they were the Morgan family. It was basically impossible to buy such a TV station. Unless the holder of the TV station took the initiative to sell it, it would definitely The competition for countless people, the entire United States, there is no powerful family and consortium, and will not be optimistic about a TV station that controls American public opinion. Competition will definitely be very fierce.

"So, we can directly attack the company that owns the TV station." Chen Zhiwen took out a pen, and wrote the three large characters RCA on a piece of white paper in front of him.

"You want to buy RCA?" Henry Morgan said in shock. RCA is a large listed company in the United States, and its core business is NBC, one of the three major television stations in the United States.

"It's not me, it's you. RCA's main business is NBC. I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to own a certain percentage of this kind of company, but you can." Chen Zhiwen said.

"RCA is indeed a public company, and there is no controlling family, but the total market value is close to 40 billion U.S. dollars. Even if you want to acquire a small half of its shares, plus the impact of the acquisition turmoil, you need to prepare at least close to 20 billion U.S. dollars. Such a huge amount of money, few people in the world can afford it." Henry Morgan said with a frown.

"Of course, but if the stock price falls sharply, then we have a chance." Chen Zhiwen said.

In the original history, General Electric acquired RCA through a stock-for-share exchange. This was a bona fide merger and acquisition. The boards of directors of both parties reached an agreement and merged at a certain price. This is indeed the only way to acquire a company with a huge market value. The mergers and acquisitions between large oil companies, large banks, and large automobile companies in the history of the world are similar. Only small-scale companies may have hostile takeovers.

In other words, if you want to get involved in RCA, you need a suitable opportunity, otherwise, it is impossible under normal circumstances, even if there is no ZZ reason, then the huge market value is the most powerful moat.

"Then there must be something shocking to happen. Even the previous oil crisis did not affect RCA too much." Henry Morgan said.

"Look at this thing." Chen Zhiwen got up immediately, took out a file bag from a safe behind him, opened it, handed the documents inside to Henry Morgan, and said, "This is the groundwater test report of Wanwan Taoyuan City half a year ago."

"Groundwater test report?" Henry Morgan was a little surprised. Why did he show it to himself, but after reading the English report, he said in surprise, "There are so many heavy metals and carcinogens in it? Are there a lot of heavy factories and chemical plants in the area?"

"No, none at all." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said, "Only RCA has opened a large-scale color picture tube manufacturing factory in Taoyuan City. We bought the picture tubes for our arcade machines in the early days from there."

"You mean, it's the groundwater polluted by their factory? But that's unlikely. The picture tube factory does use some chemicals, but it's not as good as some chemical factories. How can the local groundwater be polluted like this?" Henry Morgan said with a frown.

"Because ordinary chemical plants have sewage treatment, but RCA directly injects sewage into the ground through hundreds of meters of deep wells." Chen Zhiwen said.

(End of this chapter)