Hong Kong Island's New Rich Era

Chapter 89 86~87 Hand in hand (Happy New Year)
Recently, the real estate industry has focused its attention on a tender news recently released by the media, namely that the MTR Corporation will bid for the developer of the property above the station.

Although the tender notice has not been officially released, the media hype has set off a wave of competition in the entire real estate industry, and many people are vying for this exciting opportunity.

If Liu Zhicheng wanted to participate and snatch someone's luck, he could only go to the Huangpu Group, but it was also difficult to take out so much cash at once.

This is a good opportunity to make a name for himself. He cannot go due to financial reasons, but Lu Zhihe can go, so he asked tentatively.

"The news about the subway station's property development rights bidding has been widely reported in the news. It seems that it may be in the past year. Doesn't Mr. Lu have any ideas?"

When Lu Zhihe heard what Liu Zhicheng said, he was stunned, but as a veteran in the business world, he remained calm.

After thinking for a while, he said, "If I participate in the bidding for the property for the subway station, the biggest competitor will be British capital, and my current strength is not enough."

In most parts of the world, subway construction is invested in by the government, and subsequent operations generally receive government subsidies.

Hong Kong's subway companies are different from those in other places. Not only does the Hong Kong government not provide operating subsidies, but development funds can only rely on the development rights of the properties above the subway stations granted by the Hong Kong government, and the development of the properties obtains subway development funds.

The reason for this is to comply with the so-called "free economy", but in fact it is to push up land prices.

British financial groups in Hong Kong generally like to purchase land and hold the properties for a long time, especially Hong Kong real estate giants such as Hong Kong Swire Properties, which all develop properties for their own use.

Because the construction of the subway, as well as its future maintenance and operation are very expensive, but the subway itself has no funds.

Therefore, the way British capital holds the properties itself is totally against the interests of MTR.

Moreover, the biggest competitor this time is Hong Kong Land, which is usually managed by Mr. Newby, the chairman of Jardine Matheson.

Now he is already overwhelmed with the construction of Harbour City, and with the restrictions from the major shareholder, the Keswick family, his energy seems to be too dispersed.

Moreover, Swire has always been in a superior position and is overconfident. It will definitely not condescend to cooperate on the conditions of cooperation.

Therefore, as long as Chinese capital changes its mindset, it can definitely defeat British capital.

The original Hong Kong subway should have started construction in 1973, but it happened to hit the real estate crisis and the global oil crisis. The land development rights could not be sold at a high price, so construction had to be delayed.

In the second half of 76, the Hong Kong MTR Corporation saw the rising real estate market and thought it was a good time to auction the development rights of its various plots of land. In order to raise funds for the start of construction, it began to auction the development rights of the properties above the Central and Admiralty MTR stations.

Seeing that Lü Zhihe lacked confidence, Liu Zhicheng said, "Indeed, our current strength is not enough to act alone, so I want to seek cooperation with Lü Sheng and work together to deal with him."

When Lu Zhihe heard this, he was also somewhat moved. He had always wanted to seek cooperation with Liu Zhicheng, and it was rare that he took the initiative to bring it up today.

Seeing that he was somewhat interested, Liu Zhicheng continued, "After all, we are not bidding now. We should not decide to give up now, but be prepared. Maybe we will have the strength by then?"

"Well, Mr. Liu, please tell me about it and I'll think about it." Lu Zhihe said a little excitedly.

"Mr. Lu, then tell me, what does the subway company need most?"

When Lu Zhihe heard this, he was a little surprised. What did the subway company need? After thinking for a while, he said, "It must be the real estate company that gives more profit, and that will win the bid."

This should be the idea of ​​most real estate developers in Hong Kong at present. Liu Zhicheng shook his head and smiled: "The subway company needs money. But do you know why it needs money? Although the Hong Kong subway company is a company directly under the Hong Kong government, its construction design, operation and management must be carried out according to market rules."

"Because of these reasons, the subway company is currently in great need of cash. If you were the person in charge of the subway company, would you be willing to let the subway company wait for more than a year after the property project was completed before getting paid? Would they be willing to wait and collect rent?"

Perhaps some British companies can advance money to obtain the land development rights of the MTR, but they will not be able to afford it in the long run, so the British companies do not need this method at all.

In the past history, many properties of subway stations were basically acquired by various Chinese real estate consortiums.

Due to the rapid growth of housing prices in Hong Kong and the fact that the price of properties near subway stations is growing faster than that of other places, Chinese capital has made a lot of money.

Lu Zhihe seemed to understand and said, "Mr. Liu means that if the subway company is willing to cooperate with him to develop properties, it must first use the sale of properties as a cooperation model and pay the subway company profits in advance."

Liu Zhicheng nodded and said, "The subway company has not yet officially decided to bid. So before that, our company must prepare a certain amount of cash flow, at least 4 to 5 million Hong Kong dollars!"

Hearing about 4 to 5 million Hong Kong dollars, Lui Chih-ho smiled and said jokingly, "Mr. Liu, I want it too, but I can't afford that much money."

"So, if you and I work together with Daya Mining, I think it shouldn't be a problem to prepare 4 to million Hong Kong dollars."

Since Huangpu couldn't take it over, Liu Zhicheng planned to bring Lu Zhihe along to snatch Li Chaoren's luck and share the benefits of the subway property construction.

The subway station built a property, but Li Chaoren was able to shock the Hong Kong real estate industry and achieve a heroic work. It brought about a qualitative change in Cheung Kong Industries and made it the leader of Hong Kong real estate.

But now it is impossible for Liu Zhicheng to appear. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile.

Of course, these are just the initial intentions of both parties, and everyone needs to consider them.

"Okay, Mr. Liu, I'll go back and take stock of our family's financial situation and we'll discuss it then." Lu Zhihe still had some concerns.

This is also normal. Most people only see the high capital cost. Not everyone knows that this time they can defeat British capital to gain reputation and real estate development dividends.

Central and Admiralty are the two most critical stations with the largest passenger flow. After their completion, it is foreseeable that their prospects will be excellent and they will certainly not disappoint.

In order to dispel Lu Zhihe's doubts, Liu Zhicheng had to use his reputation to induce him.

"Mr. Lu, this is a great opportunity to achieve success and fame. As long as we work together to defeat the British, Daya Mining, you and I will all become famous in Hong Kong. This will have a greater impact than my acquisition of the Whampoa Group."

Liu Zhicheng knew that Lui Chih-ho had plenty of his own funds, otherwise he would not have bought a piece of land in Tsim Sha Tsui East this year to build his own five-star hotel.

In fact, Lu Zhihe's heart was also full of ups and downs. Once a person has money, who doesn't pursue fame and fortune? Moreover, Liu Zhicheng's words that it was a move of success and fame made him even more excited.

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At the end of June, Liu Zhicheng returned to his office again.

Also coming was a man who came from the United States to Lyon to see the latest arcade game from Orange Technology.

Since Snake has been released for more than half a year, players in the United States have become bored with it, and bar owners have a demand for new arcade machines.

The two came to the testing room of Orange Technology Arcade Games to try out the new arcade games.

With He Guoyuan's skillful operation, he quickly entered the game interface. After inserting a token into the entrance on the right, options popped up on the screen.

After entering the game interface, characters such as warriors, strongmen, boxing champions, pirates, and kung fu boys appear.

This is a new arcade game developed by Orange Technology: Street Fighter. He Guoyuan chose a strongman, and after more than ten minutes, he lost to the game he made.

"Not bad, He Guoyuan, you have been playing for quite some time, right?" Liu Zhicheng said with a smile. He Guoyuan's technique looked like that of a master.

"I've been playing for three to five days, and have always wanted to complete the game, but I've never succeeded. Maybe the game is too difficult?" He Guoyuan said with a smile.

"Although this game has been designed, only by playing it more can you know which parts need improvement. You should play it more." Liu Zhicheng nodded and said.

He Guoyuan only knew the rules of the game. The details of the game, such as where the prizes appeared, were different in each round. These were all designed when the game was designed.

"How do you feel? Do you want to play a game so you can get more familiar with the needs of the North American market?" Liu Zhicheng said to Lyon.

"Okay, let me try." Leon also wanted to give it a try, but he was defeated after playing for less than a minute.

He continued playing for a few more rounds, and as he became more familiar with the game, he completed two levels in the longest round.

"Let me try it too." Han Chunxi, who was standing by, also said with interest.

He Guoyuan had already prepared the tokens. Han Chunxi persisted for one minute, but failed to pass a level and lost.

"I should have used my skills." Han Chunxi said with some regret.

Just now, he was obviously only focused on guarding against his opponent and forgot to use his own strengths. This also shows that he is not very familiar with the game.

"Mr. Lyon, this game will be the new game we are going to launch. You have tried it for a few times. How do you feel about it?" Liu Zhicheng asked with a smile.

"Mr. Liu, He played the longest time just now. We novices only play one game for an average of 2 minutes. Theoretically, we can play 30 games in an hour, or at least 20 games." Lyon thought for a while and said.

"In theory, this is possible, but not every bar can have such good business. It will be enough if we can have more than 5 people per hour." Liu Zhicheng said with a smile.

Each time is 0.25 US dollars, and you can basically get your money back in 3 months. And an average American can afford to play a few times.

"Liu, how much will the public accept the product in the end? It still needs to be tested by the market?" Lyon said.

"Mr. Ang, do you have any good suggestions?" Liu Zhicheng asked calmly.

The bulk of the terminal costs of goods go to channel dealers like Lyon, who often earn greater profits than manufacturers.

The gaming industry can last for decades, but the heyday of arcade machines only lasted for ten years.

Then came home game consoles, handheld game consoles, and computers, and the carriers kept changing.

"Mr. Liu, what is the factory price of this arcade game?" Leon asked.

"The factory price is the same as the previous two game consoles, US$2000." Liu Zhicheng said calmly.

Leon nodded and said, "There is no problem with the price. As long as we put the Street Fighter arcade game in a popular bar, we can make back our investment in three months. The rest will be the net profit of the bar."

"Mr. Lyon means there is no problem." Liu Zhicheng asked.

"I suggest we take a few back to the United States for testing first." Lyon nodded and said.

Street Fighter has just been developed and is currently being tested, and subsequent testing is the top priority.

By taking Lyon directly to the Belle Country Bar for testing, he was able to get feedback on the user experience, killing two birds with one stone.

Finally, Lyon and Liu Zhicheng were in the office again. They had a secret chat for a long time about cooperation in the North American market before coming out of the office.

Early the next morning, Lyon flew back to the United States.

On the third day, ten new arcade machines from Orange Technology, escorted by testing engineers, flew to the United States.

Now the cooperation between Liu Zhicheng and Lyon is getting closer and closer. From the purchase of accessories and the promotion of arcade machines to the promotion of alcoholic beverages produced in the north in bars in the United States, a community of interests has been formed.

With Li Shaozhu's help, Huangpu Trading Company ordered a batch of special wines from a northern winery and sent them to the Belle Country Bar in Lyon for trial sale. Due to its low price, it gained a certain market share.

Lyon was particularly happy because the purchase price was cheap and he had a larger profit margin.

Moreover, this batch of wines was successfully put on the shelves of Walmart supermarkets. Because of their low prices and delicious taste, they were loved by the citizens of the beautiful country.

Liu Zhicheng was also very happy, as he not only helped the North, but also gained trade differences, killing two birds with one stone.

A few days later, Liu Zhicheng held another office meeting with Huo Haisheng and Wang Xingfa, and Han Chunxi attended as an observer.

At the beginning of the meeting, Huo Haiqing reported a good news to Liu Zhicheng that Zhengda Trading Company placed an order for another 2,000 motorcycles in addition to the first order of 1,000 motorcycles.

It seems that Zhengda has opened up the market for Chigo motorcycles in Thailand. In addition, it has also sold 200 units in the local market, successfully achieving a zero breakthrough.

When Liu Zhicheng heard the news, he smiled happily and said, "Yes, it looks like 5 engines can be consumed within three years."

"According to the current situation, it shouldn't be a problem to digest this batch of motorcycle engines within three years." Huo Haiqing also replied happily.

"Well, but we can't relax on quality issues. If quality problems are found after-sales, they must be promptly reported to superiors and production must be improved in a timely manner." Liu Zhicheng was still a little worried about the quality and had to explain it again.

"Also, how is Liu Xiao doing with Dai Li?"

It has been several months since Liu Xiaofang left Italy. I wonder how the engine research is going.

"Mr. Liu called me a few days ago and said that we have made a breakthrough in the R&D cooperation with Italy and are close to mastering the 70CC engine technology."

This was the second good news that Huo Haiqing brought to Liu Zhicheng. The third good news was that Liu Xiaofang was working privately, hoping to recruit one or two engineers to bring back to Hong Kong.

Upon hearing the news, Liu Zhicheng immediately instructed: "Immediately arrange for relevant personnel to cooperate with Liu Xiaofang's work. As long as it can be solved with money, you don't need to ask for instructions."

From this point, we can see that Liu Zhicheng's desire for talents can be said to be such that he would spare no expense for them.

"You should also cooperate with universities in Hong Kong to run schools, with us providing funding to train the scientific and technological talents we need."

"Only science and technology can develop oranges, and only science and technology can develop Hong Kong." Liu Zhicheng put forward the slogan of 'science and technology to develop Hong Kong'.

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