Started from Hong Kong Island

Chapter 418 416 [Kidnapping Case]

"The Hong Kong Land has a bad reputation in Hong Kong. We won't have any bad reputation if we take action against it. However, the Hong Kong Land is backed by Jardine Matheson, whose strength is second only to HSBC. I'm afraid it won't be so easy to deal with." The charter king said thoughtfully.

Li Wendi suppressed his smile and said seriously, "Indeed! I have already made an agreement with Mr. Zheng Yutong of New World Development. He is willing to participate, but he wants to take over the commercial buildings of Hong Kong Land in Central, while I want to take over all the properties of Hong Kong Land in Causeway Bay. Is Mr. Bao interested in 50% of the properties of Hong Kong Land in the Mid-Levels and Fu Bo Lam areas? The other half may be given to Mr. Li Jiacheng of Cheung Kong Holdings."

Upon hearing this distribution of benefits, Wu Guangzheng's face turned unhappy. It was obvious that this was a contempt for his side.

The charter king said, "The Hong Kong Land Development has quite a few commercial buildings in Central. Can New World Development give up some of them? I only need 2%."

Bao Yugang felt that the weight was indeed a bit biased. Although Kai Tak Properties was somewhat famous in the real estate industry, there was still a big gap compared to the five Chinese tigers. So he wanted to narrow the gap through this cooperation plan.

Li Wendi thought for a moment and responded, "2% shouldn't be a big deal. Even if the acquisition fails, we can still acquire a lot of Central properties. How about giving Baosheng three medium-sized commercial buildings?"

Whether Zheng Yutong agrees or not, the three medium-sized commercial buildings can still be acquired from the Jardine Matheson Group.

"Okay! Mr. Li, how much do you think I should invest?" asked the ship charter king.

Li Wendi shook his head and said, "I don't know either. The specific plan still requires the four of us to gather together and discuss it."

"That's right!" The charter king nodded. "Mr. Li, have you heard about the Tuen Mun Gold Coast project launched by the Hong Kong government?"

Li Wendi nodded slightly. He knew that in his previous life, this project was invested by Robert Kuok and developed into a large community integrating yacht clubs, shopping malls, residences and hotels, with a floor area of ​​more than 10 million square feet.

The project covers an area of ​​441 million square feet, but the land is barren at the moment, so the investment will not be small. Li Wendi estimates that the investment will not be less than 50 billion yuan.

This project is very suitable for Kai Tak Properties and the Pao family, after all, they do not have any decent landmark buildings or projects.

"Mr. Li, are you interested in bidding for this project together with Kai Tak Properties?" Seeing that Li Wendi didn't say anything, the charter king made his intention clear.

"What's the asking price for the guaranteed birth budget?" Li Wendi asked in a dull voice.

"6 million yuan!" the charter king said directly.

Li Wendi said, "This price is a bit low. Aren't you worried that the Hong Kong government will take back the project?"

He didn't know at what price Robert Kuok won the bid in his previous life, so he could only judge based on his current experience.

"Mr. Li, you don't know that the lowest price for this project is 3 million yuan, and according to insiders, if the price of this project exceeds the reserve price, it will not be taken back." The charter king continued, "The development of Tuen Mun New Town is not very smooth, so the Hong Kong government hopes to build a high-end community on the Gold Coast to drive the development of the new town. The price of the land can recover some of the losses."

"I see!" Li Wendi had never paid attention to this project. His company was focusing on other projects and had no extra funds for the time being.

However, if the Bao family and Kai Tak Properties take the lead, Li Wendi feels that he can participate.

"Then how much equity can I get?" Li Wendi asked.

"40%, how about that?" The charter king looked at Li Wendi.

"Mr. Li, this share is not too small. We have already done a lot of work before this." Wu Guangzheng interjected.

"You two have misunderstood. I don't mind the small equity ratio, but it's a bit too much. My company currently has quite a few projects on hand, and I'm afraid I won't be able to free up too much funds within a year." Li Wendi said with a smile.

"This project is huge, and the real estate market is currently in a downturn, so we don't plan to invest too much. We need to wait until the situation becomes clearer before speeding up the project." The charter king explained.

"We can still get together several hundred million yuan of funds. Since Bao Sheng said so, I'll participate." Li Wendi said.

In fact, Li Wendi knew that the profit of this project would not be too great, because Tuen Mun was too remote, and the price of high-end residential buildings could catch up with the ordinary housing prices in Hong Kong Island, which was already very good.

It is very difficult to attract investment for shopping malls that have been built. For example, when Shatin First City was completed, Shatin Plaza, which was built by Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd., has been abandoned to this day, and a large amount of funds have been trapped.

In late April, a major kidnapping case occurred in Hong Kong. Real estate tycoon and Chairman of Chinachem Property Company, Wang Dehui, was kidnapped. All major newspapers reported the incident on their front pages, and suddenly all the wealthy people in Hong Kong were silenced.

Although Wang Dehui is not very famous in Hong Kong, he is also the boss of a company and is worth billions. Of course, reporters will not let go of such a thing.

Just like in the movie, Wang Dehui and his wife were heading from the Peak District to their office in the Central District. On the way, they were blocked by a van in front of them, and another car blocked their way from behind. Two men jumped out of the front and back cars, held Wang Dehui hostage at knifepoint, entered the van, and took him to the bandits' lair.

As for his wife, Nina Wang, she was released by the kidnappers and warned not to call the police, otherwise they would kill her. Someone would inform her later how much ransom she had to pay.

Worried that something might happen to Wang Dehui, Gong Xiuqin had no choice but to follow the kidnappers' instructions and pay a ransom of $1100 million.

Wang Dehui was released by the kidnappers on April 4.

As a result, this case spread like wildfire and became a hot topic in Hong Kong.

After hearing the news, Li Wendi immediately strengthened the security measures for his family, at least doubling the number of bodyguards. He was well aware that the past decade or so after the return of the country was a high incidence period of kidnapping cases, and he would rather spend money to buy safety than let his family be kidnapped and live in fear.

What Li Wendi did not expect was that just a few days after the Wang Dehui case, Zhang Yan's father was also kidnapped. However, the amount demanded was not much, only 1000 million Hong Kong dollars.

Mid-Levels Zhang Family Villa

Zhang Yan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. No one expected that disaster would befall him.

Naturally, he didn't care much about money, but he was worried that Zhang's father would be killed.

"We can't call the police. Not to mention whether the police can handle the matter properly, it would be bad if Uncle Zhang got hurt. If you can't get 1000 million together, I can give it to you first." Li Wendi sat on the sofa, his face as gloomy as water.

The Zhang and Li families have been friends for many years. When Li Wendi's family was not yet successful, Zhang's father took good care of Li Wendi's family and helped without hesitation whenever they had any problems.

"I know I can't call the police. I've already had someone bring the 1000 million yuan. Let's see how the kidnappers demand the money." Zhang Yan's voice was trembling, and he was obviously afraid of something unexpected happening.

"Ding-ling-ling!" The phone rang like a death warrant, scaring the two of them.

"Hello!" Zhang Yan answered the phone, and a deep voice came from the receiver, "Are you ready for 1000 million? You don't have much time."

"I'm ready. I want to hear my dad's voice first." Zhang Yan said in a deep voice.

"Okay! Your son is looking for you."

Zhang Yan and Li Wendi both breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that Zhang's father was safe. The kidnappers then explained the steps for paying the money.

Just like in the movies, only Zhang Yan could go to pay the money, and he was warned again not to call the police, otherwise he would kill the hostage.

Li Wendi waited in the Zhang family villa until night, only to see Zhang Yan come back alone, but not Zhang's father. The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"Where is Uncle Zhang?" Li Wendi asked.

"They won't release us until tomorrow." Zhang Yan spoke weakly.

"Don't worry, the kidnappers are only after money and won't kill us or kill us. Otherwise, they will never have a good life no matter where they go."

"If anything happens to my father, I will stop doing anything else in my life and only look for this group of people." Zhang Yan said gritting his teeth.

Li Wendi said, "When Uncle Zhang comes back, you have to increase security. It will be very unsafe during this period."

(End of this chapter)