Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

"Chengjun, I just heard you talk about acquisitions. Did you acquire any other companies?"

When Lin Baicheng hung up the phone, a woman's doubtful voice sounded, but it was Seiko Matsuda beside him.

"It was Hutchison Whampoa under my name that bought Bentley Motors in England."

Lin Baicheng didn't hide anything after hearing this. The acquisition had been completed anyway, so there was nothing to hide from the people next to him.

Matsuda Seiko, who has just become famous, is very busy now, but the company she signed with is Bai Huifeng Co., Ltd. She wants to spend time with Lin Baicheng, the big boss, and the company and her agent will certainly not stop her.

"Bentley? Is it famous?"

Matsuda Seiko has never heard of the Bentley brand. Not only because she is young and her family is not familiar with the automobile industry, but also because Bentley is well-known in Europe, but has almost no reputation in other regions.

Not to mention now, even in the Internet era thirty or forty years later, the number of car brands that ordinary people know will be limited if they don’t specifically understand them.

Lin Baicheng heard this and asked, "Do you know about Rolls-Royce?"

Seiko Matsuda nodded immediately: "I know! Of course I know Rolls-Royce!"

Lin Baicheng explained to her: "Bentley is a car brand under Rolls-Royce, but this brand was only sold in Europe in the past, so it's normal that you don't know."

"Then this brand will be yours, Cheng-kun, from now on. Congratulations, Cheng-kun!"

Matsuda Seiko congratulated her. She knew that Lin Baicheng's business was getting bigger and bigger.

"Thanks."

Lin Baicheng smiled and changed the subject: "Shengzi, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about something else. I heard that after you became popular, other companies wanted to poach you, and even Sony wanted to sign you. what are you thinking?"

Matsuda Seiko is just a new star in the singing world now. Of course she can't compare with Yamaguchi Momoe, or even with some seniors in the industry. But she is still young and seems to have the potential to become a superstar. Of course other companies want to hire her Poached away.

"Why?"

Seiko Matsuda was a little confused: "Mai-kun, why do you suddenly ask me this?"

"I just want to know your plans for the future."

The reason why Lin Baicheng cares about this is of course because of Matsuda Seiko. If Matsuda Seiko leaves Baihuifeng Co., Ltd., the relationship between the two will not be able to survive. However, he is quite satisfied with Matsuda Seiko and doesn't want her to leave him now.

Of course, if Matsuda Seiko insists on leaving, Lin Baicheng will not force him. After all, he does not have the level of 'love' for Matsuda Seiko.

"Actually, I didn't think about it that much."

Matsuda Seiko shook his head, and then leaned on Lin Baicheng: "But I will definitely stay with Cheng-kun." No matter what happens in the future, this is what she thinks now.

Although Lin Baicheng knows that people will change, and Seiko Matsuda is still young now, his thoughts may change in the future, but he is still very happy to hear Seiko Matsuda's words now. After all, that will change in the future, and Maybe Matsuda Seiko’s thoughts will never change?

Although Lin Baicheng's possibility is very low, no matter how low it is, it does not mean it is impossible.

It was inevitable that Seiko Matsuda would be tempted. Lin Baicheng felt that he needed to analyze Seiko Matsuda: "Seiko, if you believe me, it would be better to stay in the company now."

"Of course I believe Cheng-kun."

Seiko Matsuda said immediately after hearing this.

"Holy Son, let me analyze it for you."

"The company's current scale is not large, but the company's investment is not small. It is currently second-rate in the industry. It cannot compare with giants such as Sony, but it is not bad."

"There are only three current artists in the company, not counting the one who just signed a contract with the company. Keiko is also Yamaguchi Momoe. You know she is transitioning to behind the scenes, so you are actually the first sister of the company and the company's resources. It will all be used on you.”

"Furthermore, you are my woman, and I am the company's major shareholder. The company will protect you and use a lot of resources on you. Your degree of freedom will be very high. You can sing if you want, and rest if you want. Rest, no one will force you.”

"If it were another company, you would definitely not have the freedom you have now. Other big companies would help you pay liquidated damages and poach you away. They would definitely want you to make money for them and they would try their best to use you. At that time, you would have obtained the resources Maybe a little more, but freedom will definitely be taken away.”

"There is another advantage for you to stay in the company, that is, after you become popular in Japan to a certain extent, you will need my help to explore Southeast Asian markets such as Hong Kong. If you become an artist for other companies, the media group under my name will not Maybe you can help promote artists from other companies, don’t you think so?”

Lin Baicheng analyzed Matsuda Seiko from the perspective of interests, because he was afraid that Matsuda Seiko was ignorant and would be deceived.

"I just need to know that Cheng-kun you will help me take care of me!"

Matsuda Seiko felt that there was no need to think so much, and he could just follow the man around him.

"You're right to think so."

Lin Baicheng smiled and nodded and said no more. If Seiko Matsuda always stays by his side, even if one day Lin Baicheng becomes tired of the old, he will definitely not treat Seiko Matsuda badly.

What's more, Lin Baicheng knows that he likes the new and never tires of the old. He will definitely like Matsuda Seiko, who is only 18 years old this year, in twenty years.

That night, of course Lin Baicheng spent the night with Seiko Matsuda.

The next morning, Seiko Matsuda left the villa early and went to make an announcement.

For Matsuda Seiko, who has just become famous, he does not feel tired when attending announcements or commercial performances. On the contrary, he enjoys it, enjoying the admiration and cheers of fans.

Lin Baicheng got up according to his normal schedule to exercise and eat breakfast.

Before Claure Rockefeller and Abigail Johnson finished their investigation of Bailong Commercial Company, Lin Baicheng did not need to accompany them every day, and he could be busy with his own affairs.

Lin Baicheng also has businesses in Japan. In addition to Zhiyin Comics Publishing Company, the branches of Galaxy Games and Xingyue Electronic Games are also very important.

Whether it’s an arcade or a console, Japan is a big market that must be taken seriously.

Speaking of consoles, Lin Baicheng also learned one thing, that is, Xingyue Electronic Game Company had heard rumors that the console being developed by Nintendo would probably be completed this year and enter the market.

By then, Nintendo's consoles will definitely have a certain impact on the Star and Moon consoles in the Japanese market. If Nintendo's console and the games it carries are good, it may even have a huge impact on the sales of Xingyue consoles.

After all, Nintendo is a Japanese company and a domestic brand. If Nintendo uses this to promote its products, many buyers will definitely choose to buy Nintendo consoles out of patriotism.

The Xingyue console is still very profitable, and Japan is the company's second largest market. The emergence of Nintendo consoles will inevitably have a major impact on the company's profits. Lin Baicheng, the big boss, cannot ignore it.

Unfortunately, taking it seriously, Lin Baicheng has no way to stop it. He can only develop a few more popular games to compete when the Nintendo console goes on sale, suppressing the sales of the Nintendo console.

In the morning, Lin Baicheng did not go to the branches of the two game companies, but went to Zhiyin Comic Publishing Company.

Comics are also a huge market in Japan. In addition to the fact that the comics market can make money, Lin Baicheng also values ​​​​the copyrights in the comics market. Those comics copyrights are in hand. When the Internet or even the mobile Internet era comes, these comic copyrights will still be available. Continue to make a lot of money for the company.

The president of Zhiyin Comics is Yuta Koyama. Lin Baicheng, the big boss, doesn't come to Japan very often. He is the real leader of the company. Even Lin Baicheng's secretariat chief in Japan, Chiba Nanako, can't compare to him.

After all, Yuta Koyama is the legitimate president. The secretariat plays a supervisory role and cannot interfere with the development of the company.

However, since Yuta Koyama was reprimanded by Lin Baicheng last time, he has restrained himself a lot and does not dare to be caught by Sato Wataru, the deputy director of the secretariat who reported him.

Lin Baicheng didn't care much about Yuta Koyama's character, as long as he did well on the surface, wasn't too excessive, and didn't exceed his bottom line. Just like Lin Baicheng is Chinese, everyone in the company must not behave in a manner that excludes Chinese people or look down upon Chinese people. Otherwise, get out of here, no matter who you are.

Lin Baicheng will not use anyone who has anti-Chinese and insulting behavior, no matter how high his ability is, because he knows that such a person will definitely not respect him, a Chinese boss, and may betray him at any time for the sake of profit. People who stay in the company will only become a disaster.

Not only in Japan, but also in the United States. Any employee who discovers this kind of behavior will not stay. They will directly use the name of racial discrimination to tell them to get out, and the company does not have to take responsibility.

No matter which country you are in, no matter what the unspoken rules are behind the scenes, openly 'racial discrimination' behavior is not allowed. We are all good and upright people.

Lin Baicheng, who came to Zhiyin Comics, held an impromptu meeting and listened to the management's report. In fact, he knew about the slightly larger decisions from the secretariat's report, but he still had to listen to the management report again. The two had different meanings.

Zhiyin Comics Company is developing very fast. The company is in an upward stage. Maybe there is luck, but it is also inseparable from the ability of the management. The company is currently developing very well.

The company's layout in the comics industry has been completed, not to mention the physical stores where it is sold. Comics are available in weekly, monthly, and semi-monthly magazines, and they are specially divided into different themes, so there are many comics magazines on sale.

The reason why the company can support the sales of so many magazines and have so many comics being serialized is because the company has recruited many outstanding newcomers in the comic newcomer competition, and the company has also signed several well-known cartoonists, so it is not afraid of not having any. work.

At present, Zhiyin Comics, in addition to deeply exploring the comics market, has also entered the novel distribution market. Because novels and comics have different relationships, a special subsidiary was set up and operated independently.

We don’t know yet whether a subsidiary that produces novels can develop well. This is just an experiment.

After the meeting, Lin Baicheng went to his office at Zhiyin Comics and called the executives one by one to the office to talk alone.

In the next few days, Lin Baicheng went to the Japanese branches of Galaxy Games and Xingyue Electronic Games respectively. He spent a day with each company. He even took some time to visit the physical stores where they sold.

After all, physical stores are the front line facing customers and are very important to be linked to sales. No matter how good the product is, if the service is not good, there may be waterloo, so Lin Baicheng has always been very strict with physical stores.

Lin Baicheng has arranged for special personnel to conduct undercover visits frequently, and he even conducts random checks on undercover visits from time to time to prevent the people conducting undercover visits from being bribed by the physical store.

Time flies and it comes to Thursday.

Claure Rockefeller and Abigail Johnson's research has ended, and they have both decided to participate in the financing of Bailong Commercial Association. As for the specific financing share, we will discuss it in detail.

However, before that, Lin Baicheng and Iwasaki Mineryu arranged for the shareholders who wanted to participate in the financing to meet and have a meal together. In other words, the Mitsubishi Consortium will also send people here this time.

The meeting time is scheduled for that evening. Tomorrow, Friday, everyone will go back to Bailong Commercial Club to discuss financing matters and determine the general direction, and then the people below will discuss the details.

The valuation of Bailong Commercial Company is no less than US$800 million. This was not a small figure in the 1980s. The company's financing negotiations could not be decided in one day. It would be considered fast if the negotiations could be completed in a week. .

At the dinner party in the evening, Motoki Sato was the guest of the Sato family. The Mitsubishi Consortium sent the president of the subsidiary responsible for investment. Although this man was just a part-timer, he managed billions of dollars in funds and had considerable energy.

Although the current assets of the Mitsubishi Consortium are only tens of billions of dollars, the core of the Mitsubishi Consortium is Mitsubishi Bank. Mitsubishi Bank manages a lot of funds, so the investment subsidiaries of the consortium can manage billions of dollars of funds.

In fact, a lot of money does not belong to the Mitsubishi Foundation, but belongs to depositors and other customers. The Mitsubishi Foundation only manages it on its behalf.

But even so, although the money does not belong to the Mitsubishi Foundation, but the Mitsubishi Foundation can use it, then the resources that the money can convert actually belong to the Mitsubishi Foundation.

So, sometimes assets don't mean everything.

Take Lin Baicheng and Shen Zhou for example. It is true that Lin Baicheng is the richest man in Hong Kong. His personal assets dwarf Shen Zhou's, but when it comes to influence, his influence nowadays is not necessarily much stronger than that of Shen Zhou.

If the board of directors of HSBC fully supports Shen Chou, then Shen Chou's influence must be stronger than that of Lin Baicheng, and the resources Lin Baicheng can use are not as good as those of HSBC.

Whether it is the Hong Kong government or the British side, HSBC's various resources can defeat Lin Baicheng.

At the party that night, everyone did not talk about financing, but got to know each other. Not to mention becoming friends, when everyone wants to become a shareholder of a company, it would be unreasonable if they met but didn't know each other or who the partners were.