The birth of the Hong Kong Island family

On the lawn of Villa No. 79 in Deep Water Bay, members of the Lin family were having a family gathering, of course, mainly family members in Hong Kong. In addition, Audrey Hepburn also happened to come to Hong Kong to ask Lin Zhichao for food.

In the first four months of this year, Lin Zhichao received two pieces of good news:

The first is that he became a father again. Christina gave birth to a son on New Year's Day. Of course, this child was completely a member of the Onassis family, and Lin Zhichao did not think about how to take responsibility. If it weren't for the Onassis family's wealth of US$7.8 billion, Lin Zhichao might not have left his own seeds. At the same time, Onassis seemed to be improving somewhat, but it was possible that he was having a comeback.

The second is that he has become a grandfather. Luo Huijun, the wife of his eldest son Lin Ruihuan, gave birth to Lin Hongqian, the eldest grandson of the Lin family, in February this year.

"Dad, Hongqian is awake!"

Luo Huijun hugged her son and handed it to her father-in-law respectfully.

Judging from the fact that this family attaches great importance to the eldest son, including the eldest son of each family, the significance of this eldest grandson is also very important. As Lin Hongqian's mother, Luo Huijun felt honored.

Only after she married into this family, she could not help but feel this way. It was not forced on her by the Lin family, but because she was in this environment, she couldn't help but have the feeling of 'prosperity and prosperity'.

Lin Zhichao took his eldest grandson with a smile, teased him a few times with his eyes, and Lin Hongqian started laughing magically.

"This kid is really good at picking people up and knows who in our family should please the most!" Xu Caiying, who was standing next to her, said with a smile.

Everyone laughed.

Afterwards, the grandparents gave each other a hug and had a good time, and Lin Hongqian returned to Luo Huijun's hands again.

In fact, when Lin Zhichao and his three wives sat together, they hardly looked like grandparents. At this point, Luo Huijun couldn't help but wonder in her heart why her father-in-law and three mothers-in-law looked so young!

My father-in-law made sense. It was not strange for a man to be ten years younger. And it is very strange that these three mothers-in-law are more than ten years younger.

She asked her husband privately, and Lin Ruihuan just said: "I heard from mothers that they are always happy to be with their fathers. Maybe this will help them stay healthy and young."

In the past, she thought that her father-in-law was so romantic because of his feudal mentality. After marrying into this family, she believed that her father-in-law and mother-in-law were completely in love. Although this love was a bit 'unworldly', it did exist.

On the lawn, Lin Zhichao and his three wives sat together, and the second generation sat together and chatted. Everyone enjoyed this kind of family reunion and got together once a week, even if Lin Zhichao had no time to participate.

Audrey Hepburn talked about the situation of her eldest son Lin Ruidong: "I took a look at Ruidong's marketing plan for Cabbage Patch Dolls, and it was really perfect. Of course, his father's credit is in it. Anyway, I hope this This is the first time he can win the appreciation of you, me, in one fell swoop."

After Lin Ruidong graduated from Harvard, he would immediately start promoting Cabbage Patch Dolls, and he needed to do it in person - or give lectures in some cities across the United States. And 'Cabbage Patch Dolls' is originally a 'salesmanship', relying entirely on marketing to achieve success. I believe that Lin Zhichao's series of plans - the adoption system, birth certificates, fan effects, hunger marketing and other successful experiences of later generations, in this era There is absolutely no problem in achieving success.

Now let's see how good Lin Ruidong can be, he is only 21 years old after all!

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "If he can make Cabbage Patch Dolls a success, he will be able to become a director of Audrey Company and join the upper class of Western society based on his ability."

If Cabbage Patch Dolls becomes a big success, Audrey Company will have to spend at least 5% of its new shares to acquire the brand, so there is no problem in becoming a director. And Lin Ruidong also became famous, and with the help of Audrey Hepburn's son, he laid the foundation for becoming a giant in the American business world.

It’s not a problem that his son became famous too early and succeeded too early!

First of all, there are 'adults' planning everything behind it, and the sons can only be regarded as the executors.

Secondly, Lin Zhichao's children have indeed inherited high IQ, and they grew up in a business family. Under the influence of their ears and eyes, they have extraordinary abilities.

Finally, in fact, they have all experienced the "Novice Village", but they have upgraded faster.

In early May, Hong Kong was bustling with activity as important figures visited Hong Kong and delivered speeches.

“Hong Kong has its own unique environment and factors. Through years of hard work by Hong Kong people, it has developed into a modern and famous city. The process is unparalleled in the world.

The more difficulties the people of Hong Kong encounter, the stronger their fighting spirit and perseverance will become. They will strive to move up in the face of rare adversities. They will not settle for survival, seek self-reliance and forge ahead with determination. As a result, their economy will become increasingly prosperous and their people's lives will gradually improve.

The reason why Hong Kong is famous internationally and famous around the world today has its origins. As for his life, he is colorful and brilliant; his spirit is vigorous and active, and he is constantly striving for self-improvement; his scenery is beautiful, beautiful and famous all over the world. "

The speech did not mention the credit of the colonial Hong Kong government, but only the efforts of the Hong Kong people themselves. It is obviously of a very high level.

Lin Zhichao took his eldest son Lin Ruihuan to the headquarters of Citigroup (Citigroup) in Hong Kong and was welcomed by the person in charge, Richard Davis.

"Mr. Xiaolin married our proud daughter from Wan Guo Baotong, causing us to lose an elite talent. Of course, we are very happy for our colleague Ms. Luo Huijun." Richard said humorously.

Lin Ruihuan was not very humorous, but said calmly: "Thank you to Wan Guo Baotong for cultivating my wife. She has always been grateful to your bank for helping her."

These are all polite words!

Richard did not mince words like the Chinese, and said happily: "She is an excellent woman, a top student at Harvard, and we need such talents. Of course, now we wish her even more happiness."

At this time, Wan Guo Baotong's business in Hong Kong was not very large. The main reason was that it could not open branches and could only work in office buildings.

Hong Kong is not yet a financial city, but its BUFFs are already stacked up, such as the "simultaneous establishment of the four conferences" and "free export of gold". Now the only thing left is for the Hong Kong government to allow foreign banks to open branches in Hong Kong. It is expected that in two or three years, this will become a reality, and Hong Kong will be on the road to becoming a ‘financial metropolis’.

After chatting politely for a while, Lin Zhichao explained his purpose: "President Richard, my subsidiaries Cheung Kong Group and Global Group hope to enter the office building business in Manhattan. At the same time, I hope to cooperate with Wanguo Baotong!"

As the world's shipping king, he can of course go directly to Citibank in the United States to seek cooperation. However, he has had a happy cooperation with Hong Kong's Wan Guo Baotong for many years, and the effect will be better if Hong Kong can communicate on his behalf.

Richard Davis said without hesitation: "No problem, I will immediately convey Mr. Lin's idea to the headquarters investment bank!"

Citibank is very happy with this kind of business. After all, it can not only get advisory fees and commissions, but also provide loan business.

At present, the U.S. economy has fallen into a long-term stagflation state due to the impact of the oil crisis, and commercial real estate has plummeted; therefore, 1975 to 1976 is the best opportunity to buy at the bottom.

After chatting for a while, Lin Zhichao took his son and stood up to say goodbye.

After returning home, Lin Zhichao assigned this task to Lin Ruihuan. After all, he had worked in this field for two years in the United States and was familiar with office buildings.

"Father, is Changshi Group playing a supporting role this time?" Lin Ruihuan asked curiously.

After all, Cheung Kong Group is still based in Hong Kong. Looking at his father's intentions, it seems that he will make big moves in New York commercial real estate. Lin Ruihuan didn't know much about Universal Group's financial situation, but he probably knew that it was very rich.

Lin Zhichao said: "Absolute supporting role! Assuming an investment of 1 billion Hong Kong dollars, Cheung Kong Group can get up to 20-30%. This investment is mainly an arrangement to prevent the cash flow of Universal Group from being idle. In terms of return rate, Hong Kong's is the lowest in the world. The rate of return is the highest, so the most important thing for Cheung Kong Group is to establish a foothold in Hong Kong and then consider overseas development.”

Lin Ruihuan was taught and said: "Okay, I understand what father means."

Lin Zhichao did not let his youngest Lin Ruihai participate in this operation. After all, he was not very familiar with the real estate business. He could just follow him to acquire the Wharf Group in the future.

The Erfang family will not be 'separated'. They will all join the Universal Group. In fact, it will only be the two brothers Lin Ruihai and Lin Ruicheng. As for the daughter of the second wife, Lin Wanzhu, she can just enter the hotel or clothing industry.

Only Dafang's three sons each control a group company - Cheung Kong Industries, Cheung Kong Industries, and Media Group; Dafang's daughter Lin Huizhu joins the hotel and clothing industries.

The separation of the family does not mean that the Lin family will break up. On the contrary, everyone will have fewer conflicts. The two brothers will not be separated, but in the future one of the two brothers will be responsible for non-real estate business and the other will be responsible for real estate projects.

Lin Zhichao asked his father-in-law Tang Zhongyuan to come to Lu Yu Teahouse to have afternoon tea and talk about things. Both the father-in-law and the father-in-law are the top rich men in Hong Kong, and they have a common business - ready-made clothing and real estate. They have a lot to talk about.

The Tang Zhongyuan family is now in the limelight. The annual profits from the textile and garment business can reach hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars (including the Nigerian textile business), not to mention that it has entered the real estate industry.

Oriental Real Estate's annual profit is more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars. It owns 600,000 square feet of commercial and industrial buildings and ranks among the top twenty real estate companies. After all, it only entered the real estate industry in 1967, but the manufacturing industry The absolute real estate overlord in China.

"Zhichao, the mortgage business seems to be very promising. I have seen many real estate companies doing it and they plan to do it. What do you think?" Tang Zhongyuan asked humbly.

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Of course, this is called the horizontal development of real estate companies. Mortgage operations, building materials agency, etc. are all horizontal development of real estate and a trend in the future. Moreover, Oriental Group has sufficient cash flow, and now bank interest is not enough If it is high, it is completely possible to set up a financial company and operate mortgage business."

Tang Zhongyuan nodded and said, "Well, I've learned a lesson!"

Lin Zhichao smiled and said: "My father-in-law is 70 years old and he is still studying, which is very admirable."

Tang Zhongyuan said: "Even at the age of 90, I still have to work and study. Once some things stop, I don't know what to do and I can't stay idle!"

Lin Zhichao nodded. Hong Kong's rich people retire late, and the older generation of rich people are more courageous. Of course, it should be the times that have made everyone successful. This is the best time to make money.

At the same time, the two talked about the Discovery Bay project, and they agreed that they would not start investing in infrastructure until real estate clearly picked up. This project has been under construction for two years and is in the process of planning and planning.

"Next year, real estate should almost pick up, and we should consider investing in infrastructure." Lin Zhichao said firmly.

Although 1976 and 1977 can also be included as bargain hunting, in fact from the end of this year (1975), Hong Kong real estate should return to normal and should rise next year.

"By then, mortgaging the project to HSBC will be able to cover part of the infrastructure costs." Tang Zhongyuan also knew that the bank must be fully utilized so that this project would not affect the operation of the group company.

"No problem, we will inject a small amount of capital. Assuming infrastructure construction next year, in the late 1970s or early 1980s, we will first sell the first phase of the project and position it as a holiday villa."

The positioning of each phase of the project is particularly important.

The first phase of the project was sold in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when real estate was at its peak and speculation was booming; under such circumstances, holiday villas were particularly easy to sell.

If you encounter a 'negotiation crisis' when joining the second phase of the project, it can only be postponed to 1985. It must be positioned as a residential building that is in urgent need, which is conducive to sales.

The two were chatting about Discovery Bay, and Tang Zhongyuan was obviously excited. According to everyone's plan, Discovery Bay will be built into a low-density community of 20,000 to 30,000 people. With such a large community, coupled with the tourist area, there will be five-star hotels, shopping malls, golf courses, yacht marinas and other commercial properties here in the future.

In other words, the Tang Zhongyuan family can collect a large amount of wealth from long-term rent just by relying on this project.

At this time, the Tang Zhongyuan family is like a combination of Lin Baixin (ready-made clothing), Cha Jimin (African Textile, Discovery Bay), and Chen Tinghua family (real estate) in the previous life.

A truly wealthy family.

At this time, Sun Hung Kai Properties' annual profit was only over HK$70 million, while Eastern Group's profit was almost over HK$70 million. What's more, Tang Zhongyuan's textile and garment business in Africa was not listed.

"Lin Sheng, Tang Sheng"

While the two were chatting, Ma Chaowan and Li Chinan, the owners of Lu Yu Teahouse, came to say hello to them.

Lin Zhichao immediately smiled and said: "Boss Ma, Boss Li, you are so outstanding this month, even the Queen has been turned away."

The two owners of Lu Yu Teahouse are both over 70 years old and rarely entertain guests. Lu Yu Teahouse has entered the second-generation succession stage.

Ma Chaowan said with a smile: "Lin Sheng, you are making fun of us! Our Lu Yu Teahouse is what it is today because of the care of regular patrons like Lin Sheng, so let alone the Queen, even the President of the United States cannot let the regular patrons There’s no place for that!”

The reason why Lu Yu Teahouse is so popular among Hong Kong's richest people is that the bosses know how to behave, followed by the food and stories.

Lin Zhichao nodded. He was just joking and didn't think Lu Yu Teahouse had done anything wrong.

Then, Ma Chaowan said: "Lin Sheng, Tang Sheng, we came to greet you because we want to tell you that we may have to change places next year!"

Lin Zhichao said in surprise: "Why?"

Ma Chaowan said: "This landlord plans to rebuild and is not willing to rent to us anymore, so we can only find another place!"

Lin Zhichao nodded!

Just as the two bosses were saying goodbye, Lin Zhichao stopped them: "Boss Ma, Boss Lin, with your business method, no matter how famous Lu Yu Teahouse is and how many regular customers it has, it may not be able to match the rate of rent increase in the future. The money you earn will I’m afraid I’ll end up making money for the landlord.”

Office buildings in Central are now priced at HK$5 to 6 per square foot, while popular shops may cost HK$100 per square foot per month. In another five years, the rent will more than triple, with office rents in Central reaching HK$21 per square foot. feet per month.

Therefore, Lin Zhichao is not alarmist, but based on the advice given by a regular customer for almost 30 years.

When Ma Chaowan and Li Chinan saw that Lin Zhichao seemed to be giving guidance to them, even though they were a generation older, they immediately humbly asked for advice.

"What does Mr. Lin mean?"

After thinking about it, Lin Zhichao said: "It is best to find a building, buy half of the interest, and then rename the building Lu Yu Building. In this way, even if the rent increases, Lu Yu Teahouse will not be affected, and you can concentrate on doing a good job." Tea restaurant business.”

Ma Chaowan and Li Chinan were stunned immediately!

"Lin Sheng was joking. For half of the equity in a building, we shareholders are not enough even if we spend many years of savings. Of course, the method given by Mr. Lin is simply very good, but we are not strong enough."

Lin Zhichao said: "There are so many rich people who are dating you. That day I invited everyone to solve this problem for you. We can form a company and pool money to buy it. Of course, the premise is that there is a suitable building that you like, and The owner intends to put it up for sale. Right?"

Ma Chaowan and Li Chinan were overjoyed and quickly expressed their gratitude.

"I'll treat Lin Sheng and Tang Sheng to tea today!"

"Haha, then I really get a free bill today!"

Ma Chaowan and Li Chinan bowed their hands to express their respect for Lin Zhichao.