My 1999

Tokyo Roppongi Kiku no Michi Club.

Looking at the meticulous old man standing up to greet him, wearing a silver-gray suit, black-rimmed glasses, and long gray hair on his head, Xu Liang came closer, smiled and stretched out his right hand.

"Mr. Minoru Mori, it's an honor to meet you."

Speaking of which, we have to mention the famous Mori family in Japan's real estate industry.

The core of the Mori family is mainly composed of two generations: father and son.

His father, Taiyoshiro Mori, his elder brother, Minoru Mori, and his younger brother, Akira Mori.

In 1934, Minoru Mori was born in Tokyo, Japan. His younger brother, Akira Mori, was two years younger than him. After graduating from the University of Tokyo, Minoru Mori also started working at Mori Building Co., Ltd. founded by his father Taiyoshiro Mori.

Xu Liang has just booked a luxury apartment. The new Tokyo landmark Mori Building, which has not yet been fully completed, is the work of Mori Building Co., Ltd.

In fact, while he was studying, Minoru Mori founded Mori Real Estate Company with his father to engage in the housing agency business.

Like many people, he is also a business genius who started his business as a teenager.

Under the leadership of Minoru Mori, Mori Building Co., Ltd. subsequently developed a number of large projects in Tokyo and gradually became the leading commercial real estate company in Japan's real estate industry.

As for his younger brother, Akira Mori, he graduated from the Economics Department of Keio University. He entered Mori Building in 1972 and served as the president of the tourism hotel company under Mori Trust in 1987.

With the efforts of father and son, Taiyoshiro Mori was listed as the world's richest man by Forbes in 1991 and 1992, with his highest assets once reaching US$18.5 billion, equivalent to approximately 150 billion Chinese dollars.

You know, even ten years later, Li Ka-shing, the Hong Kong real estate tycoon better known to Chinese people, has a net worth of only US$12.6 billion, which is still not as good as Taiyoshiro Mori at his peak.

Of course, this is everyone’s apparent wealth, and only they themselves know how much there is under the water.

However, with the advent of the information age, Microsoft founder Bill Gates has become the world's richest man.

After Taiyoshiro Mori, the East has never produced the world's richest man.

In 1993, Taiyoshiro Mori passed away due to heart failure. Minoru Mori became the president of Mori Building Co., Ltd. and started the development and construction of Roppongi City. He shouted to the magic city, "Let me build the second skyscraper." It was later to become the famous 'Magic World Financial Center'.

His younger brother Mori Akira served as the president of Mori Trust and became the richest man in Japan for a time.

It can be said that both generations of father and son are elites.

"I have admired the name Xu Sang for a long time, but today I found out that Mr. Xu is even better than the rumors."

Minoru Mori did not show off to his seniors, and his attitude seemed very kind.

"Thank you very much. Please sit down."

"please."

The two sat down at the tea table nearby.

Soon, a beautiful woman wearing a traditional Japanese kimono came over and began to skillfully brew tea for the two of them.

After making tea and pouring it for the two of them, they carefully exited.

"I heard that Mr. Xu likes to drink tea. I specially found Uji tea, one of the three famous teas in Japan. Please try it."

Xu Liang nodded and took a sip.

To be honest, it tastes pretty good.

But he didn't know how good it was, and whether it was comparable to that in China?

His level of tea tasting is just that.

Not much of a master.

"how?"

Mori asked with a smile.

"Not bad." After a pause, Xu Liang didn't want to waste any more time, "I heard from Mr. Lu that Mr. Minoru Mori wants to see me?"

Minoru Mori nodded with compliments in his tone: "Xu Sang is one of the best entrepreneurs and financial investors in the world in the new century. Hongmeng and Hanhua are world-renowned companies in their respective fields, and Xu Sang himself You are a young genius, and I really hope to make friends with business elites like you."

"Thank you, Mr. Minoru Mori. Business seniors like you are the ones I should learn from."

Xu Liang had been in the business world for many years, and he was so happy that he forgot about himself without receiving a few words of praise from Senmin.

Seeing the calm expression on the face of the young man opposite, Mori Minoru was not surprised at all.

Without such a mature and stable mentality, it is impossible to achieve repeated success in business.

"Xu Sang wants to acquire the Shanghai World Financial Center?"

"That's right. Don't worry, Mr. Minoru Mori, I won't let you suffer in terms of price."

Mori Minoru smiled and did not answer directly.

"Xu Sang, I heard that you established Taihua Real Estate in China, flexed your muscles in the real estate industry in your country, and acquired many projects?"

Xu Liang nodded. This kind of thing could not be hidden from anyone as long as it was intentional, and he had no intention of hiding it.

"Mr. Minoru Mori is very well-informed."

"Haha, China is so close and has huge potential, so naturally we should pay more attention to it." After a pause, "Xu Sang, our Mori Building Co., Ltd. has been developing in the real estate field for many years and has rich experience.

Taihua Real Estate has just been established. With your support, it has abundant funds, but it is inevitably lacking in experience.

Therefore, if you and I work together, we will be a perfect match, and we will definitely be able to create a great career in the real estate field. "

Seeing the fire in Sen Min's eyes, Xu Liang finally understood what the old man was planning.

Speaking of which, this old man is also quite courageous.

He has long relied on leverage to operate the company's business.

At its peak, Mori Building Co., Ltd. owned more than 100 high-return buildings in central Tokyo, and was also burdened with debts of US$7.2 billion, approximately more than 50 billion Chinese dollars (according to the exchange rate at the time).

Not everyone has the guts to play with such high leverage.

Even Xu Liang, who had the memory of his previous life, only increased the leverage of Xuanwu Fund to five times.

"Mori Building Co., Ltd. has rich experience in the real estate field and strong capital. Why should it join forces with us? You can just develop in China. I believe many government leaders will welcome you to invest there." Xu Liangdao.

Minoru Mori smiled slightly, "Although we have money and experience, we are not a Chinese company after all."

Xu Liang understood what he meant.

The real estate industry is different from other industries in that there are not many technical barriers. The battle is about who has more money and who has good connections.

In this regard, foreign real estate companies are definitely not as good as domestic ones.

Not only are the connections inferior, but the money is also inferior.

Anyone who is involved in real estate knows that if they want to grow bigger, they need the support of banks and more loans.

Xu Liang pondered briefly and then shook his head.

"Kaihua Real Estate is not my main business. It is only a long-term investment to spread risks and will not be deeply involved. Therefore, I do not plan to cooperate with anyone. If Mr. Minoru Mori wants to cooperate with me, he might as well invest directly in Hanhua's Xuanwu Real Estate Investment Fund.

In this way, you can not only save energy, but also earn more profits from the Chinese real estate industry, so why not do it. "

Minoru Mori frowned slightly. The news he received was that Taihua Real Estate has made frequent investments in the Chinese real estate industry. In just half a year, it has invested more than 100 billion yen.

With an attitude of striding forward, he is now ready to cooperate with the other party to accelerate the layout of China's real estate industry.

Unexpectedly, listening to the other party's tone today, it seemed that he didn't mean to get too involved in the real estate industry.

The contradictory statements and actions made him wonder if Xu Liang was deliberately evading?

"Xu Sang, as far as I know, Taihua Real Estate has invested more than 5 billion Chinese dollars in your country's real estate industry. Such a heavy investment is inconsistent with what you just said."

Xu Liang smiled calmly, "Since Mr. Minoru Mori has done the investigation in advance, he should understand that the leverage ratio of Taihua Real Estate has never exceeded 40%. In the real estate industry, such a capital utilization rate can be called stable.

Based on Mr. Minoru Mori’s experience, we should understand the purpose of Taihua Real Estate’s investment strategy. "

Mori Minoru's eyes flashed slightly.

"Xu Sang, Taihua Real Estate's sound investment strategy is also the main reason why I choose to cooperate with you."

"I see. But I still apologize. Taihua Real Estate is my family's asset management company, and I have no intention of cooperating with outsiders." Xu Liang said firmly.

"That's such a shame."

"Mr. Minoru Mori, if you are willing, Taihua Real Estate is willing to use 1.8 billion Chinese dollars to acquire 52% of the equity of 'Magic City Global Financial Building' held by you. If you are not willing, then forget it." Xu Liang No more beating around the bush.

The Shanghai World Financial Center is now an unfinished building. It has not been under construction for nearly five years since the Asian financial crisis in 1997, so its value will naturally not be too high.

1.8 billion Chinese coins are already 30% higher than the current market price, which is enough to show Xu Liang's sincerity.

If Mori Min was still not satisfied, Xu Liang gave up.

Anyway, it’s not like there is no land in Lujiazui, so we can just buy another piece and build it ourselves.

Mori Min also felt the determination in Xu Liang's tone and thought for a moment.

"Xu Sang, this matter is important, please let me think about it."

"Okay. But I may leave Japan in a week, so please go as soon as possible, Mr. Minoru Mori."

After the two of them finished talking, they left.