Wolf of Xiangjiang

The headquarters of the LEGO Group is located in Billund in the central Jutland Peninsula of Denmark. This city is famous for the LEGO Group.

Currently, the LEGO Group owns five 'LEGOLAND' parks, located in:

Legoland Billund, Denmark, opened in 1968 and is located at the headquarters of Lego Company. It is the world's first Lego theme park.

The Schleswig-Holstein Park in Germany opened in 1973.

The Legoland Windsor Theme Park in the UK, located next to Windsor Castle in London, opened in 1996 and is famous for its huge Lego models and attractions.

Legoland California, located in Carlsbad, opened in 1999 and is popular among tourists for its diverse entertainment facilities and activities.

The Lego theme park in Germany, which was relocated, opened in 2002. The park used a large number of Lego bricks to construct attractions and provided a rich interactive experience.

Barings Bank spent 2.5 million pounds to purchase these five Legoland parks, and also assumed the debts of "Legoland". Of course, after the purchase, it will still pay certain management fees and brand usage fees to the Lego Group, including the subsequent opening of new Legoland parks. The details of these fees will be negotiated in detail.

Of course, Lin Zhengjie himself does not care about these details and leaves them to the professional management team of Barings Bank.

On this day, Lin Zhengjie came to Billund to inspect the LEGO Group.

Billund has the second largest airport in Denmark, so transportation is very convenient.

After Lin Zhengjie's private plane arrived in Billund, he was greeted at the airport by the third-generation head of the LEGO Family, Kyld Kolk Christiansen.

The LEGO Group is a business managed by professional managers, but this does not prevent the 'LEGO family' from serving as chairman of the board of directors of the group. The 'LEGO family' owns the LEGO investment company, which controls 75% of the shares of the LEGO Group.

So the LEGO Group is a family business, and a very concentrated family business.

"Mr. Lin, welcome to Biron!"

"Thank you for coming to greet me in person, Mr. Christiansen."

The meeting between the two parties is not only for Lin Zhengjie to inspect the LEGO Group, but also an exchange between the two families. In particular, the family office staff of both sides will also have a brief exchange.

That's why Christiansen came in person to welcome Lin Zhengjie.

"It's still early, Mr. Lin, would you like to visit the LEGO Group first?"

“Of course, I would like to inspect this company which is almost 70 years old!”

"please"

He was taking a private jet, so there was naturally no travel trouble, so he went directly to the LEGO Group for inspection.

Along the way, Lin Zhengjie felt that when he arrived in Billund, he didn’t have to look for the LEGO brand, the LEGO brand would come to him.

It is said that one third of the city's population is engaged in work related to the LEGO Group. The LEGO Group has not let this city down, all designers must come to Billund to work, and even the airport was built by the LEGO Group.

In this regard, the Lin Zhengjie family is a little bit similar to Hong Kong!

The company led by Lin Zhengjie is not only a Hong Kong company, but also a symbol of Hong Kong. Because in the fields of culture and technology, it is Lin Zhengjie who brings it to Hong Kong. At the same time, the profits of his company's overseas investments will also be distributed to Hong Kong shareholders.

"Mr. Christiansen, Billund and the LEGO Group are intertwined!" Lin Zhengjie said to Christiansen beside him in the car.

Mr. Christiansen smiled and said, “Why do you think so, Mr. Lin?”

"It's simple. Most of the buildings in Biron are square. So, I came to this conclusion."

Lego is a set of square building blocks, so their headquarters should also be a square building!
“Mr. Lin has a very careful vision. The city of Billund and the LEGO Group are integrated into one.”

In fact, Christiansen would rather discuss "family governance" with Lin Zhengjie.

Although the 'Lin Zhengjie Family' is a young family, it is also a large family. It is rumored that this relatively young founder has several lovers and lives in peace with his legal wife.

When they arrived at the headquarters of the LEGO Group, its president Knudstorp and Barings Bank vice president York, each leading two groups of people, were already waiting for them.

There was some greetings and communication among everyone before the formal inspection began.

The headquarters of the LEGO Group is not a high-rise building, but a complex of buildings similar to building blocks. It is colorful and full of "childlike fun".

Knudstorp introduced the LEGO Group with great care and expressed his seriousness about the cooperation between the two parties.

The LEGO Group is selling five LEGOLAND parks and one LEGO building (not the headquarters, hotel or office building), but it is still involved in management and subsequent cooperation will be strengthened.

After inspecting the LEGO Group, the LEGO family held a dinner party in the evening. This is also a large family. There are four men in the second generation alone. Now it has grown to the fourth generation, and there are quite a few family members.

The next day, Toni Kroos, president of Lin Zhengjie's family office, also came to Billund, and everyone held a simple exchange banquet.

Overall, the trip was very fruitful. The two families agreed to find an opportunity for a "team building" and continue discussing family governance.

Today, Lin Zhengjie also has two sons working, so it can naturally be considered a family.

The 'LEGO family' is not actually very wealthy, but it has a good heritage and there are things worth learning.

Zurich Switzerland.

In a huge manor villa, the Lin family (European branch) is holding a family gathering, including Lin Zhengjie's four lovers, Li Jiaxin, Monica, Zhang Min, and Qiu Shuzhen, and their 11 children (except Li Jiaxin who has two sons, the rest have two sons and one daughter).

Lin Zhengjie divides the Lin family into "one headquarters and four branches", which are:
Hong Kong headquarters: Guan Jiahui (third son), Ma Yawen (two sons)
Asia Division (Singapore, Hong Kong, Mainland China): Li Zhi (two sons and one daughter), Gao Lihong (two sons and one daughter), Zou Kaixuan (two sons)
European Branch (UK, Switzerland, Italy): Li Jiaxin (two sons), Monica (two sons and one daughter), Qiu Shuzhen (two sons and one daughter), Zhang Min (two sons and one daughter).

North America Division (Canada, United States): Lin Qingxia (two sons and one daughter), Zhang Xiaohui (two sons), Wang Zuxian (two sons and one daughter), Zhou Huimin (two sons)
Australia Branch: Zhao Yazhi (two sons)
Therefore, every year, the three major branches in North America, Europe, and Asia (including Australia) will hold small family gatherings to strengthen the relationships between brothers and sisters.

Of course, there is always at least a ten-day "whole family gathering" every year, but it must be held in Hong Kong. Because when all family members gather together, Lin Zhengjie only believes in Hong Kong.

The family meeting is held in Hong Kong, usually in two places: the super villa in Yunfengju or on a super yacht.

This villa in Zurich is located on the shore of Lake Zurich. It has a dedicated yacht marina, a large lawn, and is close to the city.

This villa can be said to be one of the best villas by Lake Zurich. This is the mentality that Lin Zhengjie likes to enjoy. Whether in London, Zurich, Milan, Vancouver, New York, Sydney, Los Angeles, or Singapore, Hong Kong and other cities, his family owns a large number of villa properties.

In Zurich alone, there are three villas, two of which are owned by Zhang Min and Qiu Shuzhen.

The children were playing on the lawn, while Lin Zhengjie and his four concubines sat together chatting.

"Wen Tian and the others' Chinese ability is a bit poor!" Lin Zhengjie said with some worry.

Li Jiaxin's children are all in Hong Kong, so there is no gap in Chinese; Monica's children are mixed-race anyway, so it's okay as long as they can understand and speak Chinese (they have special Chinese teachers).

On the contrary, the children of Zhang Min and Qiu Shuzhen study and live in Switzerland. They have poor Chinese skills and occasionally speak German and English, which makes Lin Zhengjie a little worried.

The main reason is that Zhang Min and Qiu Shuzhen used to be the "leading actresses" of Wanda Films and were taken in by Lam Ching-kit. But if they had children in Hong Kong, Lam Ching-kit was worried that there would be too much news. So after they retired from the film industry, they settled directly in Switzerland. Of course, they can return to Hong Kong frequently, anyway, they can return anytime if they have money.

But after all, my child is studying here, so his Chinese ability is not good enough.

Zhang Min said: "Although we are learning, we try to speak Chinese at home, but this is the living environment after all!"

Qiu Shuzhen nodded and said, "We were not used to it when we first came here. People in Switzerland speak German and French, and few speak English. If it weren't for the translation assistants, we would not be used to it." After thinking carefully, Lin Zhengjie said, "Amin, Azhen, how about you go back to Hong Kong? When the children go to high school or college, you can go back to Europe."

In the early and mid-1990s, they were worried that reporters would frequently expose their affairs with Lin Zhengjie; in the mid-to-late 1990s, they were worried about being targeted by the Big Circle Gang.

But now, I can consider returning to Hong Kong!

The eldest children of the two families are only 12 years old. They return to Hong Kong for 3 to 6 years and then go to study in the UK and the US.

"Really?"

Qiu Shuzhen and Zhang Min asked in surprise at the same time.

It can be seen that they have given a lot to Lin Zhengjie over the years.

"Go back, just be careful with the media, try not to be exposed, and discuss it with the children!"

Joey Wong, Chloe Chang, and Vivian Chow in North America, they and their children all live in cities with large Chinese populations, and everything is going well for them.

Zhang Min and Qiu Shuzhen have indeed made the greatest contributions, and they just happened to return to Hong Kong this time.

In fact, the so-called "passport" is only a rough estimate. In the future, everyone's career and life are all chosen by themselves. Of course, there is no need to change the passport. After all, many places allow dual citizenship, and you can even conceal multiple citizenships.

"Um"

Zhang Min and Qiu Shuzhen were naturally happy. Not to mention the other benefits of returning to Hong Kong, just being able to spend more time with this man was worth it.

Monica then said, "Doesn't this mean I'm the only one in Europe?"

Li Jiaxin said directly: "You are originally European, what are you regretting!"

"I can't bear to part with it, do you understand?"

"Tsk, you go to Hong Kong so often!"

The two women stood on Lin Zhengjie's left and right and immediately started fighting. Of course, they would not really scheme against each other, after all, they were too close.

Lin Zhengjie looked at the four girls with admiration. Each of them was so beautiful and sexy. Zhang Min and Qiu Shuzhen were a pair of sexy women, while Li Jiaxin was a mixed-race and Monica was a foreigner. He was in for a great treat tonight.

At the end of April, Lin Zhengjie returned to Hong Kong.

Back in his office on the 70th floor of Taifook Group Center, Lin Zhengjie felt very comfortable, as if he was remotely controlling global business. Recently, he has been busy with the affairs of Hengfeng Financial Group and has been traveling around the world.

In fact, the business that Lin Zhengjie values ​​most is of course the Taifook Group.

A piece of news made Lin Zhengjie feel very entertained in the office.

"A billionaire named Zhao Youquan made a will after his death, leaving all his property to his second wife."

The news is very interesting. It means that all these people are "Hong Kong exiles" from the 1991s. They became rich by marrying their original wives and getting the support of their original wives and their families. Their original wives also gave birth to nine children for them. However, they divorced in because they found a female assistant.

This female assistant is also a powerful person. In order to get all of Zhao Youquan's property, she introduced her best friend and female neighbor to Zhao Youquan, so that Zhao Youquan can enjoy a life like an emperor.

Because Zhao Youquan was very partial to this female assistant and disliked his original wife's children, and even threatened to cut off their living expenses many times.

Zhao Youquan died recently at the age of 55. He left behind a will, leaving all his 10 billion assets to his female assistant, and not a penny to his original wife and children.

"Good guy!"

Lin Zhengjie sighed!
He was not speaking up for Zhao Youquan's original children. After all, they had divorced in 1991, and the original children had been contradicting Zhao Youquan. Since the property belonged to Zhao Youquan, he could divide it however he wanted.

What Lin Zhengjie really lamented was that this kind of person was worthy of playing this kind of game, he didn't even know his last name after spending a few small amounts of money!

Unlike him, Lin Zhengjie, who has so many women, he never quarrels over money. In addition to the fact that they already have more than 500 billion, Lin Zhengjie also promised that each house will not be less than 1000 billion in the future, and even billion is possible for some.

After all, Lin Zhengjie's family will eventually have to disperse their assets because their wealth is too huge.

"boss"

"Sit down and talk"

After a while, Yuan Tianfan came to his office. Lin Zhengjie stood up and went to the conference table with him, and the two had a one-on-one meeting.

Wheelock Group is a huge conglomerate, and Yuen Tin-fan, as its chief executive, is basically the pinnacle of a 'Western professional manager' who can make the vast majority of decisions on his own.

Even the monthly group meetings, Lin Zhengjie does not attend every time.

Of course, this requires Yuan Tianfan to be very loyal to the Lin family and to listen to Lin Zhengjie's advice.

"Boss, Wheelock Group has officially signed an agreement with Australia's FMC to invest in a 10% stake in FMC's iron ore business. In addition, we are also lobbying mainland officials to invest in FMC!"

Lin Zhengjie said with satisfaction: "As long as it goes well, Wheelock Group has made another important investment in the iron ore field!"

Australia's FMC is a future iron ore giant, with a market value of 40 to 50 billion US dollars. However, such a promising company has no investors in the past two years.

So Lin Zhengjie arranged for Yuan Tianfan to intervene and invest 10%. In addition, since FMC and the mainland authorities were at loggerheads, Wheelock Group acted as a lobbyist to get both sides to reach a cooperation agreement.

Wheelock Group certainly did not go to persuade the mainland without any evidence. After all, it was a matter of face for the government. It would not work if it went rashly. Wheelock Group first invested in FMC to solve FMC's initial funding problem. At the same time, it went to the mainland to persuade the government and analyze the mainland's huge demand for iron ore in the future and the possibility that Australia and Brazil would work together to increase iron ore, hoping that the mainland government and FMC would resolve their differences and reach further cooperation.

Of course, whether it succeeds or not is your mainland business. The Wheelock Group has fulfilled the responsibility of a good friend.

It is basically impossible to stop the price increase of iron ore, because the demand from the mainland is huge. But if the mainland can invest more in some iron ore companies, even 5%, it can ease some pressure.

Just like the Japanese, they started investing in global mineral resources very early on. Even if they don’t have a controlling stake, having a share is still pretty good.

The two talked about iron ore investment and other industries. It was quite comprehensive, but the pace was also quite fast.

The main thing is that Lin Zhengjie only needs to grasp the general direction!

"3G is suffering from heavy losses, but there is no need to worry. We can make up for the losses through listing or selling the products later."

"I understand. We are the first telecommunications operator in the world to withdraw from 3G mobile phones, so our market share has been increasing!"

At the end of 2003, Vodafone, the largest telecommunications operator in Europe, announced that it would postpone the launch of 3G mobile phones due to uncertain prospects and heavy losses; however, Wheelock Telecommunications successfully launched 3G mobile phones without fear of losses.

Of course, it is worth mentioning that Wheelock launched 3G mobile phones, increasing the market with cheap packages. At the same time, the mobile phones are relatively cheap, and Xiaomi phones are also sold in Europe.

In fact, these losses can be earned back later, but there will definitely be losses in the short term.

And in this business, market share means money. For example, the "Orange Company" back then had very little profit, but it sold more than 1600 billion in profit.

Moreover, after Vodafone acquired Mannesmann, Wheelock was the first to cash out its shares, making more money than Li Jiacheng in his previous life.

Wheelock's shipping terminals are making huge profits; other comprehensive industries such as aircraft leasing and retail trade are also performing well. (End of this chapter)