Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes; wherever there are rivers and lakes, there are sects.

When there are more people, circles will spontaneously form.

With so many companies under Lin Baicheng's name, there are at least dozens of high-status assistants, managers, and others. These people even come from several countries and have different skin colors, so they naturally form multiple circles.

On Friday night, six people, Weili, Xia Boyin, Wei Peter, Levis, Nash Bridgewall, and Wobb Wilson, came to their old gathering place, a box in a high-end hotel.

In Wei Li's circle, they are all white people with high status. The reason why there are no Chinese is not that they discriminate against Chinese. Their own boss is Chinese, so how dare they discriminate against Chinese? It's just that the Chinese executives and assistants have formed their own circles.

Take Cheng Yufeng as an example. He is both the vice president of Hutchison Whampoa and Lin Baicheng's assistant. Wei Li and the others certainly hope that Cheng Yufeng can become friends with them. They have also invited Cheng Yufeng, but they have been declined. This kind of Things don't come by force.

Of course, it was impossible for Cheng Yufeng to play with Wei Li and others. Although it was not stated clearly, Lin Baicheng sent him as the vice president of Hutchison Whampoa with the intention of supervising Wei Li and other original management. If he really played with Wei Li and others, he would probably be transferred out, which he was quite sure of.

Since it is a party, it is inevitable to eat, drink, chat, and communicate with each other on official matters. Of course, no one will reveal the secrets of their respective companies. This is not only a professional principle, but also because no one can guarantee whether anyone here will inform the boss Lin Baicheng about the party conversation, so the due caution is still necessary.

"Have you, Mr. Lin, told the three of you that there are moths in the company?"

Of course, Weili asked this question to Levis, Nash Bridgewall, and Wobb Wilson. Among the three of them, Levis was the chief clerk of Hong Kong Electric, Nash Bridgewall was the chief clerk of Ocean Import and Export Trading Company, and Wobb Wilson Boo Wilson is Vice President of Star and Moon Video Games.

Levis nodded: "Mr. Lin came to the company yesterday to talk about this matter."

"I'm here this morning."

Nash Bridgewall said.

Wobb Wilson also said: "It was yesterday afternoon here."

Wei Li couldn't help but said: "It seems that Mr. Lin must have visited all the companies in Xiangjiang in the past few days and warned them one by one."

Xia Boyin said aloud: "I think it is unlikely that all of Mr. Lin's companies in Xiangjiang will have problems. It should be that one or two companies were discovered by Mr. Lin, and then he gave instructions to all companies. , let everyone strengthen the management of the company."

"That's right."

Peter Wei nodded in agreement.

"Yes, I think so too."

Wei Li also agreed: "Actually, Mr. Lin is right to do this. Take Hutchison Whampoa as an example. The total number of employees in each company is thousands. If someone secretly embezzles public funds or joins with outsiders to harm the company's interests and make profits, this is all Not impossible."

After a pause, Weili continued: "The companies you work for, especially Hutchison Whampoa and Hong Kong Electric Group, these two companies were originally listed companies, and they were not founded by Mr. Lin. Mr. Lin only acquired a large number of shares to make money. Just take control of the company."

"Actually, I know that whether it is Hutchison Whampoa or Hong Kong Electric Group, because of Mr. Lin's Chinese identity, there will always be some white employees or management who are not convinced and unwilling to accept Mr. Lin as the boss of the company."

"Some of these employees will work hard at their daily jobs and get by, and some will even secretly embezzle the company's assets. Anyway, they just don't regard the company as a foothold."

Regarding this point, Xia Boyin, Wei Peter and Levis quite agree.

Wei Li said to several people: "What I want to say is that everyone must do a good job in this work. Mr. Lin has specially told us that if this kind of thing still happens in our respective companies, Mr. Lin will definitely be dissatisfied. By then, everyone’s seats will not be secure.”

Levis said: "Everyone should know this."

"Actually, it's okay for me here. After all, Xingyue Electronic Game Company was split from Galaxy Game Company. Galaxy Game Company was only established the year before last. There is no historical legacy. I believe there is no one with unclean hands and feet today. As long as in the future Just tighten supervision.”

Wobb Wilson said easily that Star and Moon Electronic Game Company should not have this problem.

Nash Bridgewall also followed up: "My Ocean Import and Export Trading Company has only been established for a few months, and with other directors supervising each other, it is not easy for problems to arise."

"It's best if there is no problem. Just strengthen management on a regular basis."

Wei Li nodded. Among the four companies, Hutchison Whampoa and Hong Kong Electric Group are indeed more likely to have problems.

This topic was ignored, and then several people chatted about other things.

Everyone knows that the boss of Xingyue Electronic Game Company, Lin Baicheng, has invested a lot of money in this company, so they are very curious about the performance of this company so far.

The specific sales data are company secrets, but Wobb Wilson can give a rough summary: "The Xingyue console started selling last month, and the sales are pretty good, and so far there has been a relatively stable increase. It can be said that the future is promising.”

“It’s just that there is basically no way to recover the cost this year, and the company is still investing in the research and development of console games, because only by continuously enriching the number of games can we attract more people to buy Xingyue consoles and game cartridges. "

"So, Xingyue Electronics wants to truly recover all costs and start making profits. It's hard to say whether it can achieve this goal next year. Fortunately, the current sales are good. As long as the current growth trend is stabilized, the company will make profits sooner or later. thing."

After all, it’s only been a month, and Wobb Wilson is actually not sure how much this year’s revenue and profit will be, and next year will be even more uncertain, so he can only use uncertain words in many places.

"Looking at it this way, I think Xingyue Electronics will be able to achieve profitability within a few years. Don't forget that this is Mr. Lin's key investment project."

Wei Li reminded aloud that even though Lin Baicheng was young and could build such a fortune, he would not think that Lin Baicheng only had good luck. Therefore, he believed that since Lin Baicheng dared to invest so much, he must have seen something that he had not discovered, and he was more confident. Let Xingyue Electronics achieve profitability.

Of course, Wei Li would not blindly believe that the projects Lin Baicheng invested in would definitely make money. However, before Lin Baicheng failed for the first time, Wei Li would definitely believe that Lin Baicheng was more likely to succeed.

Among successful people, people usually think that successful people will continue to be successful, especially if the successful person has not failed before.

While chatting, several people couldn't help but talk about Hutchison Whampoa's recent stock price changes, and whether Hutchison Whampoa's investment made a profit or a loss.

Regarding the details of Hutchison Whampoa's investment, even Wei Li, the senior classmate, did not know. Only Lin Baicheng himself knew, so they could only rely on their own guesses.

However, Weili and others speculate that Hutchison Whampoa's investment is more likely to make a profit. For the same reason, Lin Baicheng had previously made huge profits from Hutchison Whampoa's investment. Before his investment failed, he would have inherently believed that Lin Baicheng's investment was more likely to make a profit.

Moreover, Wei Li has his own way of judgment. In his opinion, if Lin Baicheng's investment suffers a loss, he will definitely reduce his holdings in advance and will find a way to get his boss to cooperate. But Lin Baicheng did not do this, which naturally means that Hutchison Whampoa's investment did not suffer losses.

Of course, these are all guesses, and there is no guarantee of accuracy. Moreover, Wei Li and the others are just chatting, and they do not have to confirm the authenticity.

A few people chatted for a while, and Levi suddenly said: "Guys, the topic of Xiangjiang's ownership is being discussed by more and more people, and Mr. Lin's position can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye. Do you think it will have any impact on the company?" ?Will it affect our work?”

"Mr. Lin is close to mainland China and even arranged for people to invest there. His position is indeed clear."

Wei Li first said something in the affirmative, and then said: "Regarding Mr. Lin's position, this is not something we can change. If everyone has different ideas about this, it is best to directly resign from Mr. Lin, otherwise he will be fired by Mr. Lin in the future. That wouldn’t look good.”

"What does it have to do with who Xiangjiang belongs to? We receive Mr. Lin's salary, so naturally we have to do things for him."

Nash Bridgewall said that national affairs are not something that professional managers like them can participate in. They will work for whoever pays them a salary.

Regarding these words, the others nodded in agreement, all thinking the same thing.

Wei Li continued: "As for the impact on the companies under Mr. Lin's name, there will definitely be some, but it depends on what kind of company it is. For example, Hutchison Whampoa, if the market value can be stabilized at more than 10 billion or even 20 billion Hong Kong dollars, Given the nature of Hutchison Whampoa's listed company, I don't think there will be a bad impact. After all, Mr. Lin only holds nearly half of the company's shares, and the remaining half of the shares are held by other investors. The development of this company will be affected, which is equal to other companies. Investors’ assets are affected, and the impact is huge.”

"Of course, if the Hong Kong government or Downing Street wants to force Mr. Lin to support the country, they will definitely crack down on the companies under Mr. Lin's name, and they are likely to focus on a certain company, and the scale of this company will not be small. Only by letting Mr. Lin Always feeling heartache will be effective.”

"However, if you do this, the negative impact will definitely not be small. If Mr. Lin has always been the richest man in Hong Kong, then given Mr. Lin's status, maybe the Hong Kong government will not choose to suppress it. How about the specifics? It's not that When the time comes, who can know?”

"That's true."

Everyone agreed with Wei Li's last words.

Xia Boyin said aloud at this time: "As for the impact on our work, I don't think there will be any. The Hong Kong government can't control us, and Mr. Lin can decide whether we stay or go, but I think, without us, When he obviously made a mistake, Mr. Lin has no reason to target or fire us, what do you think?"

Wobb Wilson agreed: "This is absolutely correct. Mr. Lin has no prejudice against us British people, otherwise he would not have recruited me as the manager of Galaxy Games Company in the first place, and now he wants me to help him manage Starship Games. I love this company.”

"I think so too."

Nash Bridgewall was only hired by Lin Baicheng as the chief executive of Ocean Import and Export Trading Company in March this year.

"It seems my worries are unnecessary."

Seeing that everyone had similar views, Levi couldn't help but say something.

"I think instead of worrying about your own job, you should think about how to develop the company well and achieve greater results. Mr. Lin is a very generous person."

Weili said something aloud, but he did not mention equity incentives.

To be honest, before Hutchison Whampoa was acquired by Lin Baicheng, Wei Li still had the idea of ​​starting his own company after working for Hutchison Whampoa for a few years. Now he has no such idea for the time being, mainly because of the equity incentive rewards. exist.

Wei Li actually calculated secretly that if nothing unexpected happened, he would be able to obtain at least 1 million shares out of the total 5% of the 20 million share incentives, which would be 50 million Hong Kong dollars based on the stock price of 50 Hong Kong dollars.

If Wei Li really goes out to start a company by himself, with his current capital, even if he can find investors, he can only open a small company. Even if he can make money, it will take at least several years to earn HK$50 million.

But if you stay at Hutchison Whampoa, you will not only have greater control over the rights, but the rewards will also be huge. More importantly, the risks will be almost negligible. The only risk is that the company does not operate well, causing the company's market value to fall, and the equity obtained is not that valuable.

But the problem is, if Hutchison Whampoa does not run well, how can Wei Li guarantee that he can run his own small company well? If the small company you open does not run well, it will lose money. Unlike in Hutchison Whampoa, if the business does not run well, it will just make less money. The two are not the same concept.

"I really envy you Hutchison Whampoa. You have an equity incentive plan, but we at Hong Kong Electric Group don't have one."

Levi's said with envy that Lin Baicheng was very generous. After all, 2.5% of the 5% shares that Hutchison Whampoa inspired belonged to Lin Baicheng himself. Unfortunately, Hong Kong Electric Group did not have such a good thing.

Wobb Wilson and Nash Bridgewall are also envious, but they remember that Lin Baicheng said that as long as the company develops well, he will give certain equity incentives to the management. I wonder if Lin Baicheng will remember it, and this How many equity incentives can there be?

But no matter what, just some thoughts.

For Levi's envy, Wei Li, Xia Boyin, Wei Peter and others did not have Versailles, which was not conducive to unity.

Therefore, Wei Li and the others changed the topic and continued chatting.

Time passed slowly as everyone ate, drank and chatted. It wasn't until after nine o'clock that the party ended and everyone went home.

However, the very next day, Lin Baicheng learned the content of the conversation at last night's party from two people at the party. It's not that he bribed those two people, but that after their first gathering, the two people took the initiative to report to him. Although he didn't hint anything, the two people would still report to him after every gathering. Party talk.

This was not a bad thing for Lin Baicheng, so he acquiesced. He knew everything about every conversation between Wei Li and the others.