Wolf of Xiangjiang

Beginning of November.

Lin Zhengjie came to Singapore for inspection.

His first stop was to Orchard Road to inspect Singapore’s largest shopping mall, Paragon Shopping Centre, which has already completed its roof.

The original site of the Paragon Shopping Center was the 'Paragon Building' and the 'Paragon Back Section Land'. As early as 1986, the Taifook Group spent more than one billion Hong Kong dollars to acquire the two plots of land. Only one or two years later, their value had doubled to more than billion Hong Kong dollars.

The reconstruction of the Paragon Shopping Center started in 1999 and took five years to complete.

The completed Paragon Tower has a shopping mall of 30 square feet, an office building of 30 square feet, and a five-star hotel.

Wearing a safety helmet, Lin Zhengjie walked into the Paragon Shopping Center. Although it was still under renovation, he could already clearly feel that it was "extraordinary". It was somewhat different from traditional shopping centers, with the addition of technology, art, youth, fashion and other elements, making it a shopping center of the new century.

"Has the investment promotion work been started?" Lin Zhengjie asked.

Accompanying him were Li Guoji, President of Taifook Commercial Properties, and Zhou Tongzi, President of Taifook Commercial Properties (Singapore), while Lin Zhengjie and others were followed by a group of management personnel.

When Lin Zhengjie goes on an inspection, there are always a bunch of people around him. It’s not that he’s showing off, but when the big boss comes on an inspection, he’s bound to give instructions on many things. The people who should come are all senior executives, so it’s important for him to listen to the boss’s teachings on the spot.

Zhou Tongzi immediately said, "Chairman, we started the global investment promotion last month, and it has been going smoothly. With our rich experience in commercial real estate, many world-class brands have expressed their interest. Our Paragon Shopping Center has very strict requirements for brands. It is expected to open grandly in December this year!"

There is absolute confidence in his words!
Taifook Commercial Properties, as the undisputed king of commercial real estate in the world, maintains very close ties with world-class brands. This is strength.

Simply put, it doesn’t mean that you will succeed if you build a shopping mall; the key is that you have to be good at management and attracting investment. Luxury brands like LV, Gucci, and Chanel will never give you the opportunity to introduce them casually, but as long as the shopping mall is built by Taifook Commercial, they will rush to it.

This is because Taifook Group owns high-quality shopping malls in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Singapore, London, Los Angeles, New York and other regions, so these brands are naturally keen to cooperate.

“Well, this year’s epidemic has affected us for a while, so you need to hurry up and do a good job!”

"Ok"

Taifook Group also has a shopping mall on Orchard Road, which is Lane Crawford Plaza. It was built with an investment of HK$40 billion from the late s to the early s. The shopping mall and office building cover an area of ​​more than square feet.

In addition, Taifook Group also has commercial properties in Singapore including:
The Shell Building and Standard Chartered Bank Building were built in Singapore's financial center, Raffles Place (Financial District). In the 90s, the Shell Building and Standard Chartered Bank Building stood side by side, towering over Raffles Place.

Marina Square, also known as the famous 'Marina Square Shopping Center', is one of the best shopping malls in Singapore.

Other scattered commercial properties
This means that Taifook Group owns huge commercial properties in three areas in Singapore: Orchard Road (a shopping mall cluster), Raffles Place (financial district), and Marina Square.

During his visit to Singapore, in addition to meeting with the local finance minister, Lin Zhengjie also plans to supervise the participation of major hotel groups in the competition for five-star hotels in Sentosa.

In other words, the Peninsula Hotel is planning to invest in a five-star hotel in Sentosa, Singapore. This hotel used to belong to Shangri-La Hotel, but now the Peninsula Hotel is planning to take it over.

Over the years, under the leadership of Lin Zhengjie, the Peninsula Hotels has expanded to 17 Peninsula Hotels, more than doubling in less than twenty years.

Even after the Asian financial crisis, Taifook Group took the opportunity to increase its stake in The Peninsula Hotel to 46%, completely cutting off the possibility of a counterattack by the Kadoorie family. The Kadoorie family's stake has not exceeded 30% so far.

With this shareholding, the Kadoorie family will never be able to own a major hotel and can only serve as a supporting role.

After attending the official action, Lin Zhengjie visited the semi-retired lawyer Li, and the two had a private visit. The meeting between the two was held in the conference room of the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore.

Lawyer Li also admires Lin Zhengjie and said: "To be honest, I did not expect that Hong Kong could recover its economy quickly after the financial crisis. 'Culture makes Hong Kong prosperous' and 'technology makes Hong Kong prosperous'. Hong Kong should thank Mr. Lin for these."

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that these are the changes that Lam Ching-kit has brought to Hong Kong.

Lin Zhengjie said modestly: "I am not a government official. All I do is to pursue profits while giving back to society. So, Lawyer Li, your evaluation of me is really too high."

Everyone present could feel that Lin Zhengjie was still very proud when he said this.

Lawyer Li changed the subject and asked, “For the future of Hong Kong and Singapore, who do you think is better, Mr. Lin?”

Lin Zhengjie said humorously: "Because today is a private visit, of course I will say it is Singapore."

"why?"

"Hong Kong's future will face political risks, while Singapore has technological advantages, so it may take about 15 years for Singapore to surpass Hong Kong in GDP."

Historically, it took seven years to surpass that mark.

But in this life, it is not so easy for Hong Kong to have cultural and technological industries.

"It's still fifteen years. I'm very surprised!"

"Ha ha"

The two also talked about the development of the mainland and agreed that it was very good!

Lin Zhengjie came to Singapore's "famous brand" - BreadTalk to conduct an inspection. This was the business that Lin Zhengjie created for Lizhi and Gaolihong. Now it has become a listed company in Singapore and is expanding wildly in Asia, especially in the mainland.

To be honest, Lin Zhengjie never thought that he could make "Mianbao Xinyu" a success with just a rough plan. But the fact is that Lin Zhengjie's positioning of the chain bread brand is very clear and precise, and it is for this reason that "Mianbao Xinyu" has developed very smoothly under the management of excellent talents.

"Mr. Lin"

Li Zhihe, the president of BreadTalk, greeted respectfully in the chairman's office.

The chairman and directors of BreadTalk were standing on both sides of the chairman's position, while Lin Zhengjie was sitting in the chairman's position. This was contrary to common sense because Lin Zhengjie could not hold any position in BreadTalk.

But only Li Zhihe understood that the chairman and the director were just the women of this man, and BreadTalk was just a small business that Lin Zhengjie had created for the two women.

"What's the situation in the mainland?" Lin Zhengjie asked seriously.

Since he said he wanted to build a career for the two women, he would not be careless and would come to discuss the development with senior management when he had time.

"The mainland is developing very rapidly. First of all, we already have 21 directly-operated stores in the mainland. These directly-operated stores are located in the commercial flourishing areas of Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. The monthly turnover of single stores is over one million for 272% of them. At the same time, we have franchise stores in the mainland."

The results are really good!

BreadTalk is positioned as a mid- to high-end bakery.

“What about other areas?”

"We are doing very well in countries like Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Kuwait and so on."

Lin Zhengjie said with satisfaction: "The contribution of your management team is very worthy of reward!"

Li Zhihe said happily: "It was Mr. Lin's clear and explicit brand positioning that made people always call us the 'Starbucks of bread'. They say that although our bread cannot speak, we can always find elements of 'fashion' and 'avant-garde' in it." Lin Zhengjie also invested in Starbucks and took the lead in arranging Li Zhihe and other management to visit Starbucks.

After chatting for a while, Li Zhihe left tactfully!

"Husband, these managers may not see you once a year, but in Li Zhihe's eyes, it seems like you are his boss." Lizhi bent down and said deliberately jealously.

She is the chairman and the boss of BreadTalk, and together with Gao Lihong, they hold 70% of the shares.

Lin Zhengjie turned around and looked to the side, and immediately swallowed his saliva. Lizhi was wearing a professional suit, and the fullness of her chest was so big that it made people drool.

Yes, after so many years, Lin Zhengjie still cannot get rid of his passion for this.

"I am not? You two are just my puppets."

Li Zhi immediately leaned close to Lin Zhengjie's lips and whispered, "Do you believe we will kick you out of the office?"

Lin Zhengjie directly pinched Lizhi's plump breasts from behind with his right hand and pushed gently, and their lips pressed tightly together. After some communication, they separated.

"Get out! I'll execute both of you here, and no one will come in and say a word!"

"Hate it! We don't want to be bosses anymore. We are bullied everywhere!"

After some teasing, Lin Zhengjie leaned back in his chair and said, "Don't treat this BreadTalk as a business. Cash out half of the shares in three years and don't keep any memories."

Gao Lihong then said, "I don't miss it, but Lizhi does!"

Li Zhi immediately shouted, "Gao Lihong, you are so good! We agreed that I will take charge of the outside affairs and you will take charge of the inside affairs. Now you are squeezing me out with him, right?"

Gao Lihong smiled and said, "You are not my husband, and you are the breadwinner. Your child is my child, and I like him!"

Lizhi interrupted her, but she did not object.

The former Miss Hong Kong and Miss Asia had already become as close as sisters under the matchmaking of Lam Ching Kit. The villas of the two families were next to each other, and the children of the two families had no sense of boundaries.

"Let's go back to the villa!" Lin Zhengjie finished his work and planned to leave immediately.

Lizhi could tell at a glance that Lin Zhengjie was affected by the two men's uniforms and was in a hurry to go back and deal with them.

She immediately whispered something in Gao Lihong's ear, and then the two of them immediately divided the work. Gao Lihong went to close the office, and Lizhi immediately held Lin Zhengjie down and got up.

"Why are you in such a hurry? You obviously want to go back, why do you have to go back? Basically, no one comes into our office, and we don't really care about the company's affairs."

Lin Zhengjie's eyes lit up, and he thought to himself, "I'm blessed today!"

Lizhi is plump and sexy, and Gao Lihong still maintains a model's figure and pretty face, and has not aged prematurely just because she is a foreign girl.

The two of them stood in front of Lin Zhengjie, then slowly squatted down to help Lin Zhengjie solve the problem.

On the way back, Lin Zhengjie felt very relaxed and no longer in a hurry.

When they arrived at the villa, the children had already returned home. He, Lizhi and Gao Lihong each had two sons and one daughter. The two daughters were the first babies born in the same year, just a few days apart.

In fact, each of the two girls gave birth in the same month, and even the second child was born on the same day.

It was obvious that when the two women were pregnant, Lin Zhengjie injected it into their bodies on the same day, deliberately doing so. Of course, there was no inconvenience in giving birth, after all, the team had already been prepared when giving birth.

"dad"

The children all gathered around happily, chattering, and it was obvious that they had a good relationship with their father.

"Lisa, you're more beautiful again!" Lin Zhengjie said to his first daughter with Gao Lihong.

With a quarter of the blood of a foreigner, the daughter she gave birth to is indeed prettier. In the previous life, Fatty Hong did not allow Gao Lihong to have children, which was simply a loss. In this life, Lin Zhengjie did not mind having too many children at all, and guaranteed that each woman would have at least two sons, so there were seven women who all had two sons and one daughter.

This is also thanks to Lin Zhengjie's physique. He has far more sons than daughters, forming the perfect "Seven Princesses".

"Dad, who is prettier, me or the moms?" Lisa smiled and joked with her father.

"Of course they are beautiful, and you can't catch up with any of them! Haha!"

"eccentric"

Lisa is 17 years old and is going to study at university in the UK next year. Although she rarely saw her father since she was a child, she still thinks her father is a charming man.

"You will find a boy who is more handsome than your father as your friend in the future!"

Lisa took Lin Zhengjie's arm and said playfully, "Dad, I have a boyfriend?"

Lin Zhengjie's smile froze, and he struggled to control his expression before he said in a complicated tone, "Okay, but you have to keep your eyes open. Boys nowadays are bad, Zhengjia, don't you think so?"

Lin Zhengjia, the eldest son born to Lizhi, did not go abroad to study early. Instead, he finished high school in Singapore and will go to study in London with his sister next year.

"Dad, don't listen to her. Where did she get a boyfriend? Her mothers didn't allow her to have a relationship in high school!"

Lisa immediately fell down, then looked up at Lin Zhengjie and said with a smile: "Dad's face changed just now, haha!"

What a naughty daughter!
He also thought that because of her ghost girl blood, Lisa's personality was somewhat open, different from the other six princesses, and she fell in love early.

"Naughty"

The whole family laughed. Only the girls dared to joke with their father. The other 28 boys were more or less afraid and respected their father because the consequences of offending their father were much more serious than offending their mothers. The mothers really favored their fathers without any reason. The mothers could not bear to hear any words that were unfavorable to their fathers.

Some children have stood up for their mothers, and their mothers would teach them that it was their own choice and they had no right to participate. Some children also admitted that they lacked "father's love", and their mothers even admitted that "father's love" did not need to be too much, but just had to be there.

The next day.

Lin Zhengjie came to an office building and met with the management of the hotel.

The Peninsula Hotel got the original site of Sentosa in Singapore as it wished, beating out the Shangri-La Hotel. In addition to the price, there is also the network of relationships.

Guo Huonian is still a level lower than Lin Zhengjie.

What's more, the advantages of the Peninsula Hotel are even greater than those of the Shangri-La Hotel. (End of this chapter)