Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

Mr. Guo, the owner of Shangri-La Hotel, was a little surprised. He never thought that Bao Zixuan, the richest man in Hong Kong, would take the initiative to call him and ask him to meet. What kind of operation is this? After all, the two of them have nothing to do with each other unless they talk before, but they basically haven't spoken to each other. Most of the time we met at charity banquets or parties held by some tycoon.

They know each other and know each other; apart from this, there is really nothing else. What does Bao Zixuan mean? He is still confused. There is always a saying among Xiangjiang people that no one will refuse the invitation of Mr. Bao, and Mr. Guo is no exception.

Mr. Guo is also a famous figure. He was born on October 6, 1923 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. He is the most outstanding entrepreneur in Malaysia. It is known as the "Hotel King" and "Asian Sugar King". Mr. Guo’s name is not only a household name, but also has become synonymous with wealth and success.

The Kuok Group penetrated all over the world: under his leadership, it developed into a huge business empire. In addition to owning many companies in his own country, Singapore, Thailand, China, Indonesia, Fiji and Australia are his main business scope.

The businesses it operates are also extremely diversified, ranging from sugar cane cultivation, manufacturing of sugar, flour, feed, oil, and mining, to real estate, finance, hotels, planting, commerce, and shipping. The Guo family controls 80% of the Malaysian raw sugar market and 20% of the world sugar market. In the 1970s, it began to enter the hotel industry and established Shangri-La Hotels Group. Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has become one of the best hotel management groups in the world and the largest hotel group in Asia, with locations all over the world.

When Prince Sultan proposed to meet with a well-known food tycoon in Hong Kong, Mr. Bao immediately thought of Mr. Guo and personally called him to invite him; he was very sincere.

Although the industry is mainly in Malaysia, the family business has basically revolved around Xiangjiang in recent times. After all, compared to Malaysia, Xiangjiang's business environment, market prospects, and development space are much better.

Young Master Guo felt incredible when he saw his father standing aside in a daze. After all, my father, who had always been calm and calm even when the mountain collapsed, felt a little confused. Although Mr. Guo already serves as a senior executive in the family business, he still does not dare to be too presumptuous in front of his father.

So I can only wait aside and check the situation first. My father hates others interrupting him when he is thinking, even his own son.

Seeing his son beside him, Mr. Guo smiled and said, "When did you come back?"

Only then did I realize that I was back and what was going on today. Something is very wrong. It seems that something important has happened.

Young Master Guo: "I came back for a while, and I just watched you thinking about the problem, so I didn't bother you."

What is going on, why my father can have such an expression is very curious.

Mr. Guo’s name is well known in Southeast Asia and even the whole world. Moreover, after many years of doing business, I have never seen any big storms and waves, and I will not be at a loss; at least this is the first time for Mr. Guo to see them.

In fact, even I don't know what's going on now, but since my son asked, maybe I can help him analyze it.

Young Master Guo is not simple either; he was born in August 1954, about the same age as Bao Zixuan. He graduated from Johor Bahru English College in his early years. After graduation, he went to Australia to study business management courses. After returning from his studies, Mr. Guo immediately put his eldest son on the front line of work, serving as a director of Shangri-La Group and acting as a traveling ambassador, traveling between Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong, and attending many important meetings on his father's behalf. It can be said that he has become the backbone of the family; at least he can stand alone.

Mr. Guo: "I just received a call from Bao Zixuan of Heiyun Group, inviting me to have a gathering together; and I still decide the time and location. It can be said that the other party is still very sincere."

"At least the respect aspect is impeccable, so that no one can find fault. You have been in Xiangjiang for a long time, and you are almost the same age as Bao Zixuan. You know him to some extent. You feel that the richest man Bao asked me to meet, What exactly does that mean."

When he heard that Bao Zixuan invited his father to meet, Young Master Guo didn't expect it. After all, there is not much overlap between the two companies, and the two companies have no friendship. Everyone is a person of status and status, and the richest man Bao would not just ask someone to meet him.

If you don’t even know the purpose of someone’s meeting with you, how can you proceed with the subsequent negotiation?

A big boss won't ask you out for no reason; just to drink and reminisce about old times. There must be a strong purpose. If you don't know anything, you will inevitably fall into passivity. If the other party makes a request, don't you give it face? Then in the future, there will be one more enemy in the mall.

But when you give face, you may do so reluctantly and even to the detriment of your own interests. Therefore, we must investigate clearly, otherwise we really don’t know how to proceed.

Bao Zixuan is no ordinary person. He became the richest man in Hong Kong within ten years of starting his business. It is definitely not as simple as media reports. There are many geniuses in this world, but why are some still poor? Bao Zixuan is just smart, it is still far behind Nikola Tesla!

Geniuses are not terrible, what is terrible are super geniuses who know how to run a business; obviously Bao Zixuan belongs to this kind of person.

Mr. Guo thought for a moment and said: "Our family is mainly engaged in sugar cane planting, manufacturing sugar, flour, feed, oil, mining, real estate, finance, hotels, planting, commerce and shipping, etc."

"Most of the Heiyun Group is in the high-tech manufacturing industry, all of which are industrial products. Another company owned by Bao Zixuan, Hutchison Whampoa, has some connections with us. However, it has been reported by the media and even everyone in Hong Kong knows that he himself rarely Being involved in the management of Hutchison Whampoa; not even once a year goes by.”

"So from a business point of view, there is no intersection; therefore there is no cooperation problem. If the other party comes to us to borrow funds, it is even more impossible. As the richest man in Hong Kong, no one seems to be richer than him, and Heiyun's cash has always been very abundant. ; After all, the daily turnover is terrifyingly high. Moreover, Heiyun Group itself owns a bank, so there is no funding problem."

"Since there is no cooperation between the two companies, Bao Zixuan's appointment with his father must be to help introduce others."

"Today at noon, I had dinner with Mr. Li from the Far East Stock Exchange. According to him, Bao Zixuan, chairman of Heiyun Group, accompanied Saudi Arabia's No. 3 figure, Prince Sultan, to the Far East Stock Exchange two days ago."

"Bao Zixuan's appointment with you now must be to help introduce Prince Saudi Arabia."

"Because of oil, Saudi Arabia is very wealthy. If you have money, you must develop other industries, among which agriculture has been the focus in recent years. Heiyun Group has established several large-scale seawater desalination plants in Saudi Arabia, allowing Saudi agriculture to obtain water. Fundamental solution.”

"Saudi food production doubles every year; after all, in addition to the lack of water, the growth rate of crops is much faster than in other regions due to the hot climate."

"And I heard that in order to encourage people to engage in farming, the Saudi government purchases grain from farmers at high prices and then sells it at a unified market price."

"Our Guo family is quite famous in Southeast Asia in terms of grain processing. The reason why Prince Saudi Arabia wants to see you is self-evident!

When Mr. Guo heard his eldest son's words, he suddenly understood what he meant. Before, it was just because I didn’t know the specific information that I didn’t analyze it.

Everyone has their own circle, and the tycoons talk together; their children, of course, get together. If the family doesn't have some worth, it really won't be possible to enter their inner circle.

Mr. Guo said with a smile: "It seems that we really can't stop you from interacting with these rich kids in the future. Any piece of information will save our family a lot of trouble, and it can also bring huge profits."

"I heard before that Bao Zixuan has invested heavily in the Middle East. It seems that this time he must be helping the Saudi royal family to connect."

Could it be that my father wanted to go to Saudi Arabia to invest and build a factory. Young Master Guo couldn't help but be a little worried. After all, the Middle East was a powder keg and not peaceful in itself. So he said formally: "Father, although Saudi Arabia is rich in food products, the cost of planting is also very high. Coupled with the unstable political situation, it might be inappropriate for the Guo family to invest in the past!"

It is normal for the son to worry, but wealth is found in danger; the Guo family must not give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Mr. Guo said with a smile: "The security situation in Saudi Arabia is still good. The investment scale of Bao Zixuan will not be much less than that of ours in Xiangjiang. He is not worried, so we have nothing to worry about. And investing in a food processing plant is only the first step. The purpose is to establish a good relationship with the Saudi royal family."

"The Middle East is rich in oil and gas resources. If you are not familiar with them and have not cooperated before, who will give you the oil fields to exploit. Our family is no better than Bao Zixuan, they have core technology. Even if the international political situation changes, the climate conditions Even if it gets worse, it won’t have much impact on it.”

"But these may cause a fatal blow to our family. Our family will suffer huge losses due to the reduction of sugar cane production, and our family will also be seriously affected by natural disasters and man-made disasters. Therefore, the ability to bear risks is relatively weak; we can only rely on the weather to describe everything. It’s not an exaggeration.”

"We didn't enter the Middle East oil field before, not because we didn't have money, but because we didn't have the opportunity. Now the opportunity is in front of us, and we must not let it slip away."