I Want To Be a Rich Man on Hong Kong Island

In mid-March, the Hong Kong government decided to auction the "King of Admiralty Land" - the lot of Dolly Barracks in Admiralty Road. This piece of land covers an area of ​​115,000 square feet, which is a rare treasure.

This auction is regarded by the real estate industry as a barometer of the market. If the scene is hot, it indicates that the real estate has turned prosperous.

In fact, this piece of land was launched by the Hong Kong government in December 1982, and it was sold in the form of bidding;

However, the real estate market was quiet at that time, and people on Hong Kong Island were panicked, so the bids were generally not high;

Cheung Kong offers 600 million Hong Kong dollars, Huanghe offers 500 million Hong Kong dollars, and New World Real Estate offers 400 million Hong Kong dollars...

As a result, the price made the Hong Kong government dissatisfied, so it was taken back.

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On the day of the auction, major financial groups in Hong Kong went to bid;

Not only that, but the auction participants also included important officials from major banks and journalists stationed in Hong Kong from major news agencies around the world. The entire auction hall accommodated 700 people.

This time, Cheung Kong is led by Wu Xianshuo, accompanied by Li Nan, Huo Jianning, and Hong Xiaolian. Wu Guangyao has long since stopped participating in such small scenes;

Wu Guangyao did not participate, but there were many Hong Kong real estate tycoons who came to supervise the battle - Guo Desheng and his son, Zheng Yutong, Li Ka-shing, Li Zhaoji, Chen Zengtao, Huang Tingfang and his son, Wang Dehui, Xiao Shiyock and so on.

Everyone couldn't help but looked in the direction of Changjiang Industrial, and found that Wu Guangyao hadn't come, and their expressions were a little complicated.

Could it be that this land king is another must-have for Cheung Kong?

Maybe it would be better if Wu Guangyao came?

Who knows if that young master will recklessly increase the price like he did in the Central Land King Auction!

Just when everyone was discussing, the auction officially started;

The base price of "Admiralty Land King" is 500 million Hong Kong dollars, and each price increase will not be less than 1 million Hong Kong dollars!

The scene that followed made many people sigh - the fierce bidding and the long time-consuming of everyone's bidding can be said to be "unprecedented in history".

During the bidding process, there was a sudden situation: when Cheung Kong was bidding 600 million Hong Kong dollars, the hammer in the hands of the auctioneer suddenly fell on the table, as if unconscious;

The whole audience was stunned!

Fortunately, the auctioneer reacted,

Quickly pick up the hammer and get on with the auction!

When Swire \u0026 Co. called for a price of 700 million Hong Kong dollars, the audience burst into warm applause;

It was a joyous applause, heralding the end of a years-long housing recession.

The auction continued, but the only bidders were Cheung Kong Industrial and Swire Pacific!

The style of Swire Pacific has always been very stable, unlike Jardine Matheson and Wheelock who invest wildly overseas;

They have always insisted on investing in Hong Kong, a place with a high return on investment, and firmly believe in the future development of Hong Kong.

Moreover, Swire Pacific and Cathay Pacific are not currently listed;

Although Swire Properties was listed, in 1984, Swire Pacific took advantage of the downturn in the stock market and was privatized again;

Therefore, Swire Pacific is impeccable!

In the previous life, Cathay Pacific chose to go public in the late 1980s because of the urgent need for Hong Kong localization (for fear of being deprived of flying rights);

However, the shares held by Taikoo Matheson have never been lower than 50%, so Taikoo Matheson has never been the prey of others.

The bidding continued, and the people of Swire Pacific were very nervous, they really wanted this piece of land;

Because the development of Taikoo Shing is very successful, they urgently need to invest in large real estate projects in order to achieve greater achievements in real estate.

But now, Cheung Kong's participation in this project has doubled the pressure on the people of Swire Pacific.

When the bidding reached 900 million Hong Kong dollars, Wu Xianshuo still had a smile on his face, but he didn't start bidding again.

Although this piece of land is good, it is not as good as the piece of land on Admiralty Station in the second section of Admiralty (not far away). The important thing is that this piece of land has been fired too high; the Wu family no longer needs the crazy mode of land acquisition. , This is what Wu Guangyao said to Wu Xianshuo!

According to the financial strength of the Wu family, it is indeed possible to grab all the high-quality land on Hong Kong Island;

But this will cause public anger, even Huazi will be upset with you!

Of course, if Swire Pacific today does not have the ambition to win, Cheung Kong will also win this piece of land;

But I didn't expect that Taikoo would be so cruel today that he won this place at a cost of 200 million Hong Kong dollars more than in his previous life.

Seeing Wu Xianshuo give up, everyone in Swire Pacific showed joy and clasped their fists in the direction of Changjiang Industrial;

This is not a provocation, but a kind of respect for the opponent, and also a kind of humility—it is a concession!

Wu Xianshuo returned empty-handed. Some real estate professionals can understand that the Wu family owns too many high-quality properties, and knowing how to give in is also a strategy;

Moreover, Swire Pacific is indeed very determined this time!

No matter how good the land is, there must be a price, right?

Some media people don't think so. They think Wu Xianshuo is not as domineering as his father, and some media even use "tiger father and dog son" to describe Wu Xianshuo.

After Wu Xianshuo heard the news, he didn't take it to heart at all!

Not everything about Wu Xianshuo can be done smoothly;

A reporter once asked him: "Mr. Wu Guangyao has arranged for the successor of the Wu family business, right?"

Wu Xianshuo frowned and said: "This is obviously just everyone's guess, and it is not true! Father is in the prime of life, energetic and intelligent, and he will not retire so soon. He asked us brothers to bear some responsibilities, just to share part of father's burden and make him It is better to concentrate on dealing with major issues; at the same time, this is also a training for our brothers, it is too early to talk about succession now!"

In Wu Xianshuo's heart, he still relies on Wu Guangyao;

With Wu Guangyao around, I have the confidence to do anything;

It's not that I don't have the ability, but I prefer this kind of feeling of having a backer!

......

In July, Hong Kong Cultural Center.

The spacious performing arts hall is very elegantly and luxuriously furnished, and it is holding a ball—Vienna Opera Night Luxurious Ball;

This is a luxurious ball organized by Wu Xianshuo, and the invited guests are all the second generations of Hong Kong's richest people;

Wu Xianshuo is an absolute leader among the second generation of Hong Kong. Even if he is a little older than him, he would not dare to trust him;

Of course there is Wu Guangyao's influence among them, but there is also his own ability enough for everyone to recognize the position of this 'leader'.

Wu Xianshuo is wearing a Western-style dress, and his wife Fang Susu is wearing a graceful and luxurious evening dress. The relationship between the two has always been good;

Today's ball, if you have a wife, you will naturally bring your wife;

If you have a girlfriend, you can naturally bring your girlfriend;

As for those who don't have a female companion, they can't look for them randomly, and they need to contact the second-generation female partner in advance;

Even if it's my younger sister as a female companion, I can't find those messy women.

You say you don't have a partner?

That's no good, today is the dance party, how can we do without a partner?

The dance party is based on elements such as elegance, luxury, and celebrity gatherings. It aims to establish a loose group, and everyone can communicate in the future.

The second generations came one after another, and Wu Xianshuo greeted them proactively;

"Jianyue, Miss Xie, good evening!" Wu Xianshuo said to Lin Jianyue and his wife Xie Lingling.

Lin Jianyue is Lin Baixin's second son, quite talented, and married Taiwanese actress Xie Lingling.

Speaking of which, Lin Baixin has two sons—the eldest son Lin Jianming and the second son Lin Jianyue;

Lin Jianming's marriage changed several times, which caused Lin Baixin a lot of headaches; Lin Baixin was optimistic about the second child, Lin Jianyue. From 1983 to 1984, Lin Jianyue strongly advocated Lai Sun Group to acquire a large number of land.

Lin Jianyue said with a smile: "Brother Xianshuo, sister-in-law, good evening! Only Brother Xianshuo has the ability and courage to organize such a high-end and luxurious party!"

Wu Xianshuo patted Lin Jianyue on the shoulder in a friendly manner, and said modestly: "Look at what you said, no matter who organizes this kind of party, everyone will come to participate! Today is a party that is positive, united and exchanged, don't overthink it!

Also, you performed well in the past two years, and you are very discerning! "

Lin Jianyue said: "Thank you for the compliment!"

As the host, Wu Xianshuo naturally needed to cover everything. After chatting with Lin Jianyue for a few words, he walked towards a ghost;

"Mi Gao, this lady, welcome!"

It turned out to be Michael Kadoorie, the fifth son of the super diamond king, who is 44 years old and still unmarried, which made Laurence Kadoorie very anxious;

Because Michael Kadoorie is the only male descendant of the Kadoorie family, it can be said to be "to get rich but not to make others";

As a result, Michael Kadoorie and Rollands Kadoorie never took the same plane, the reason being that they went on separate planes to diversify risks.

The Kadoorie family is different from the Keswick family of Jardines and the Shiyock family of Taikoo. They are not so nostalgic for London.

"Wu Sheng, Miss Fang, good evening!"

After a simple greeting, Wu Xianshuo took Fang Susu to greet others, and there was a leader's demeanor in every gesture.

The evening party attended that day brought together the main second generations of Hong Kong, including Guo Desheng’s eldest son Guo Bingxiang, Feng Jingxi’s eldest son Feng Yongxiang, Lee Shau Kee’s eldest son Li Jiajie, Cheng Yutong’s eldest son Zheng Jiashun, Li Ka-shing’s eldest son Li Zekui, Dickson Poon of Dickson Group, Sino Group Huang Zhixiang...

When some media saw such a luxury car outside the Cultural Center, they immediately knew that there was big news, and immediately surrounded the Hong Kong Cultural Center three times inside and three times outside.

The content of the party is actually very simple, everyone dances together to the music (ballroom dance), or everyone communicates with each other.

......

The media used the term "ball of the century" to describe the second generation who participated in the Vienna Opera Night hosted by Wu Xianshuo;

"Century" means handover, which means that this group of second generations are all future Hong Kong business elites;

'ball' means dance party!

The next day, the media made comments one after another, pushing the ball to public opinion.

"Sing Tao Economics and Trade" commented: They are a special group of people in the society. The general public casts envious eyes on their origin. They have a wealthy family background and were born with a golden key. A bright future - they don't need to worry about their studies and careers, because there are many ways for them to successfully obtain degrees from overseas universities, and the vacancies of senior positions in family companies have always been hanging on their return;

Although most of them live a luxurious life of the old and the young, today they cannot be cynical, because the competition between them has begun-they are shouldering the work of keeping the family business and carrying it forward;

Most of the family companies among them are one of the few large companies in Hong Kong. Every move of the company is not only watched by shareholders, but also closely watched by the press.

A reporter grabbed Wu Guangyao and asked for his opinion on this matter!

Wu Guangyao said with a smile: "It's just a normal exchange party. You don't need to pay too much attention to it! In fact, think about it, business people of our generation always gather through various channels to conduct some business exchanges; but It is indeed difficult for them to gather together in the younger generation, so it is necessary to organize this kind of gathering spontaneously!"

Wu Guangyao's clear attitude made all the media agree!

This is the case. For example, if the Hong Kong government holds any banquet, people from the business community on Hong Kong Island can gather together, but the younger generation can only look at the ocean and sigh;

For example, some business activities are held, and most of the participants are also business people of the older generation....

Therefore, it is understandable that the younger generation really lacks occasions to communicate and organize some gatherings spontaneously!

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