The birth of the Hong Kong Island family

Media Group.

"Boss, this is a sample of the first issue of "YES". Take a look!" Luo Wenhui, president of Oriental Newspaper, came to Lin Zhichao's office.

Lin Zhichao picked up the "YES" magazine with great interest. This was an idea he proposed, so he naturally wanted to pay attention to it. He does not want to make this money, but to enrich the content of Oriental Newspaper and achieve the purpose of promoting I.T fashion retail.

At this time, the I.T fashion retail brand's flagship phone, Jinzhong, is also in preparation and is expected to open next month. It is a project that his precious daughter is responsible for. As a father, he is naturally willing to help.

"Well, let me take a look!"

Later, Lin Zhichao started reading.

If "YES" magazine is launched, it will be the first truly "youth campus magazine" in Hong Kong. The contents are all targeted at teenagers and middle school students, with the main content of discussing love troubles and providing information on daily leisure and fashion trends.

The two more impressive columns are "City Surprise" and "Miss Sex".

"City Surprise" focuses on recommending local girls in Hong Kong. If a girl from any school can appear in this column, it is equivalent to a school beauty.

"Miss Sex" is a column that answers the difficult questions young people have about sex.

Considering that the launch of "Miss Sex" in the 1980s was too much of a scourge, this column was changed to "Love Story". In fact, it was just a change of name to a better name, and it became a solution to the problems of young people in love. Symptom column.

The classic quote is of course - can you get pregnant if you kiss?

"Well, overall it's good. It meets my expectations. You just have to do what you want!"

"Okay, then we are going to officially release it in early October!"

After Luo Wenhui left, Lin Zhichao started thinking in the office.

The four major businesses of the media group:

The print media industry only needs to develop step by step. "Oriental Daily" is the flagship, and several magazines are supplementary. "Oriental Daily" is distributed in seven overseas cities; of course, if you can acquire overseas print media later, you will not miss it.

In terms of publishing business, comics are of course the flagship. Currently, Lin Zhichao has contributed "Fist of the North Star", "Captain Tsubasa", "Mobile Suit Gundam", and "Dragon Ball", which have achieved great success; at the same time, the Hong Kong Academy of Arts There are also related majors, and you can choose to work in the Hong Kong comic industry after graduation. In fact, Hong Kong comics are far more powerful than before and have huge influence overseas.

In the 1980s, Jiahe Films would be challenged by New Art City, and New Art City was very powerful. Although Lin Zhichao knew about the Seven Eccentrics of New Art City, he did not interfere in these matters. After all, the situation where one family dominates is not conducive to the development of the entire Hong Kong film industry. Therefore, in the Golden Harvest film, Lin Zhichao did not interfere much except for making Bruce Lee, Xu Guanwen, Sammo Hung, Cheng Long and others famous two years in advance.

Finally, there is Asia Television. Lin Zhichao will definitely plan many directions in the future. After all, his purpose of acquiring the television station is to develop "Hong Kong culture."

Generally speaking, Lin Zhichao will build the media group into a "cultural group" that will not only benefit himself, but also bring Hong Kong culture to a new level.

HSBC announced that it will hand over the reconstruction project of its headquarters building at 2 Queen's Road to a joint venture formed by Poly Construction and the British wIMPY construction company alliance. The total construction cost of the HSBC Building will be as high as HK$5.5 billion (excluding land price).

For a time, the industry became a sensation!

Of course, the sensation was not that Poly Construction was awarded the contract, but that the construction fee was so high that it scared a large number of people to death.

The construction cost of a building is HK$5.5 billion. It will be the most expensive single building in the world and the only US$1 billion building. There is no doubt about this. In fact, HSBC's design is not very high, only 46 floors high and 4 basement floors.

On the day the contract was signed, Lin Zhichao also attended the event. The actual signing was done by Paul Li, who was just there to support him.

During the period, Lin Zhichao said to Shen Bi: "If the HSBC building is completed, it will be among the top ten modern buildings in the world this century. It is really admirable. Your bank is strong!"

Shen Bi understood, however, that Lin Zhichao's strength was beyond imagination. It was said that he had made a lot of money speculating on spot gold in London, not to mention being the head of many large companies.

He responded: "Could Mr. Lin's purpose of acquiring the Hilton Hotel also be to build the headquarters of Cheung Kong Holdings? If so, with the strength of Cheung Kong Group, he can also build an excellent building."

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Changshi Group is a listed company and not an enterprise like a bank. It needs the head office building to symbolize its strength and credibility. It also considers the returns of shareholders and long-term development. This means that the head office building cannot be like HSBC. The bank building is like this. Of course, there is no other company in the world that is as strong as HSBC and can build such an excellent building."

Shen Bi said: "Mr. Lin's words really won my heart. This expensive construction of the head office building was made against all opinions. I feel that only such a building can symbolize the strength and credibility of HSBC Bank."

It’s all the money of Hong Kong savers, what the heck!

But there is no way. HSBC’s status in Hong Kong and its reputation in the hearts of Hong Kong citizens are really that of the ‘central bank’.

Later, Shen Bi curiously asked: "When will the Yangtze River Industrial Group headquarters building be built?"

Lin Zhichao said: "At least the HSBC Building will be completed! And I won't pursue too much. I will be satisfied with a modern skyscraper."

He doesn't dare to build it now. At least he has to wait until the drawings of the Bank of China Building are released (after 1985) before the Cheung Kong Industrial Group dares to build the headquarters building. Otherwise, even if Lin Zhichao didn't believe in Feng Shui, he wouldn't feel very comfortable.

Shen Bi nodded. Of course he would not think that Lin Zhichao would build a more expensive building in Hong Kong. After all, no matter how rich Lin Zhichao was, how could he be as rich as HSBC?

When Lin Zhichao left, he understood that the Feng Shui war in Central was about to begin!

Late September.

All the gold invested by Lin Zhichao has been cashed out, with a total of US$6.3 billion withdrawn, which is US$300 million higher than expected. The funds are all deposited in banks around the world in US dollars.

At the same time, Lin Zhichao also arranged to cash out some securities, mainly oil stocks in the US and UK securities markets. After cashing out, the next plan is to buy automobile and consumer stocks, but we have to wait until the second half of next year.

After some operations, the asset value of Victoria Harbor Investment has exceeded US$14 billion (HK$85 billion), and the asset value of the family office has also reached US$750 million (HK$4.5 billion).

Discovery Bay.

Lin Zhichao attended the grand sales event of the "Discovery Bay Phase 1 Project". At this time, Discovery Bay has been greatly changed. It has two clubs, a 27-hole golf course, an artificial beach with a construction cost of HK$20 million, etc. Reservoirs, roads, electricity, transportation, etc. have also been initially formed.

Lin Zhichao and his father-in-law Tang Zhongyuan stood together, looking at the house buyers coming from a distance.

"Zhichao, it seems that your guess is correct. The people buying houses this time are basically speculators and foreigners. I just don't know how many can be sold today?" Tang Zhongyuan said slightly anxiously.

The entire Discovery Bay has invested 900 million Hong Kong dollars (including interest). If it were not for the support from the two major groups, Hong Kong Industrial would be on the verge of bankruptcy. In recent years, the interest rate has been very high, so a lot of funds have been injected by the two groups, and they have taken out real money.

Of course, the investment is huge, and the returns are huge. The current infrastructure construction in Discovery Bay is far better than the same period in the previous life.

Therefore, Lin Zhichao said: "In less than 20 hours, all the low-density luxury homes in the first phase of the project will be sold out. My father-in-law can rest assured."

The first phase of low-density luxury houses has 238 residential units in low-rise bungalows. The price is similar to the average unit price of mid-range housing in Hong Kong and Kowloon, which is just over 1,000 Hong Kong dollars. If all are sold, the total funds withdrawn will be nearly HK$400 million, which can alleviate a great financial situation in the short term.

There are definitely many people, especially foreigners, willing to buy a bungalow in Discovery Bay at the price of a mid-range house in Hong Kong and Kowloon. As for going to work in Central, there is a ferry from Discovery Bay to Central Pier 3 every 20 minutes.

Of course, the sales targets at this time are more real estate speculators.

Tang Zhongyuan was surprised by Lin Zhichao's optimistic attitude, but he soon believed it because many people came to the sales office and everyone was very enthusiastic.

"In the first half of next year, will the second and third phases be launched?"

"Yes, we must seize the time to launch it. This wave of real estate appreciation has lasted for five years, so sales should be sold sooner rather than later. Only when the second and third phases of the project are successfully launched can Hong Kong Industrial ease the initial investment."

The second and third phases are high-rise residential buildings, which are urgently needed residences. Next year, prices in urban areas of Hong Kong and Kowloon will be around HK$1,200. If Discovery Bay only costs HK$7,000 or 800, I believe that many people with immediate needs will turn here; of course, real estate speculators will also be indispensable, and they will also flock here.

There are a total of six residential buildings in the second and third phases, with a total of 700 residential units. If all can be sold next year, the funds will be recovered as high as 3.4 billion Hong Kong dollars.

The funds from the sales of the first three phases will allow Hong Kong Industrial to safely survive the trough period of several years.

Tang Zhongyuan said: "Zhichao, how about we list Hong Kong Industrial. If the sales are hot this time, then the listing can raise funds to make this project sustainable."

Lin Zhichao looked at his father-in-law. Unexpectedly, the old man could see clearly. He immediately said: "You can choose to go public, but when the second or third phase is launched next year, we will probably go public in July next year. How about it?"

Tang Zhongyuan said: "Okay, if Hong Kong Industrial is listed, this project can sit back and relax and carry out long-term planning and development."

The equity of Hong Kong Industrial Group at this time was: 70% of Oriental Group and 30% of Cheung Kong Group. Later, Cheung Kong Group increased its holdings. Tang Zhongyuan was also worried about the risk and decided to let Cheung Kong Group increase its shares. After all, Cheung Kong Group was strong. .

If it goes public, Oriental Group will still control 52.5% of the shares, which is still relatively large.

What's more, in Lin Zhichao's view, the most money can be obtained by going public next year to raise funds; just wait until the 87 stock market crash or the 89 real estate crisis in the future, and then privatize.

After all, the development cycle of Hong Kong Industrial Development Co., Ltd. lasts more than 40 years.

The next day.

According to media reports, the first phase of Discovery Bay’s Hoi Cheng Path was sold out in just 12 hours, with sales reaching HK$382 million.

This news has attracted widespread attention in the industry.

After all, many people in the industry have not been optimistic about Discovery Bay's development progress since it was a deserted area. Now, everyone seems to see the possibility of Discovery Bay’s success.

Hong Kong Industrial's introduction is to create a low-density large-scale resort community with a long development cycle and careful planning for each phase of the project.

Xinxing Books Newsstand

Huang Youcai's eldest son threw a stack of newspapers and magazines at his newsstand and shouted inside: "Dad, Oriental Newspaper has released a new magazine!"

After Huang Youcai heard this, he immediately instructed an employee to distribute the goods. He picked up and saw at a glance that it was Oriental Newspaper's new magazine "YES".

He did not forget to remind his son: "If you haven't gone to deliver the goods yet, why are you waiting here to watch!"

"Oh, remember to leave a copy for me and I'll buy it with the money!"

After the eldest son finished speaking, he started delivering goods on his motorcycle.

Huang Youcai showed a smile!

Today, he has become an old man, but he has also become a boss. He has two employees, one is the child of an outside relative, and the other is his own son. His wife has retired and is taking care of his grandson at home to take care of him in his old age.

Many people would call him "Boss Huang" or "Uncle Cai" when they meet. He has a special status in front of relatives and friends. This is because his newsstand is located in a prime location in Central. Although the area is small, it can earn over 200,000 yuan a year.

More importantly, he has three apartments. Except for one where he and his son live, the other two are collecting rent. Whenever he has money, he buys a house and then collects rent to live. This is Huang Youcai's way of making money.

And this point comes from the advice once given by his old friend Lin Zhichao, which Huang Youcai has always regarded as a wise saying.

"'YES', a magazine published specifically for teenagers?"

"Why haven't I heard of the star on the cover? Oh, it turns out his name is Leslie Cheung."

After taking a few glances, Huang Youcai started to comment on his own.

"It used to be a youth magazine, but now Oriental Newspaper has set its sights on middle school students and young people. It is indeed the most profitable company and the most profitable boss."

The reason for Huang Youcai's high income in recent years is the sale of publications from Oriental Newspaper and Oriental Publishing House, and the fact that his father and son have successively become publishers in this area.

"Ajin, remember to introduce more "YES" magazine to young people and students!"

"Yes, Uncle Cai."

While A Jin was selling goods, he couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Cai, I heard that you and Sir Lin know each other!"

Huang Youcai immediately became interested and said with a proud face: "We are old friends for more than thirty years. Your uncle Cai's achievements today are all thanks to Sir Lin's support. We occasionally drink tea together!"

Akin's eyes suddenly shone with light. He never expected that his uncle, his own, would have such brilliant achievements. He had heard from his parents that this uncle was Sir Youlin's supporter and now he is a rich man with three houses and a shop. , even his son took over his position as regional publisher.

"Then what did Sir Lin tell you that made Uncle Cai become the powerful water guy of the Huang family now!"

Huang Youcai first said humbly: "I am not a powerful guy, I don't come here every day to sell my stall!"

Ah Jin said flatteringly: "Uncle Cai is so humble, isn't he? If you retire, just collecting rent will be powerful enough."

Huang Youcai thought that Ah Jin was very wise and quick-witted. He recalled that if he had been like this back then, he might have been able to stay with Sir Lin and become a millionaire.

Since he is his nephew, Huang Youcai plans to promote Ah Jin: "Ah Jin, don't worry about what advice Sir Lin gives me. I will give you a few words now. If you want to get rich, you must have a good eloquence. Can you sell me today?" With newspapers and magazines, you will be able to promote houses and villas in the future, and maybe you will become prosperous by then!"

"Thank you, Uncle Cai, for your advice!"

Soon, a salesman appeared again at the Xinxing Books and Newsstand.

"Dad, the I.T fashion retail store is successful!" the eldest daughter Lin Wanzhu happily walked into Lin Zhichao's office and said.

Lin Zhichao raised his head and smiled: "Well, very good, it seems that my good daughter can now stand alone!"

Lin Wanzhu came straight to Lin Zhichao and said coquettishly: "Dad, you know how to make fun of me! If I.T succeeds, seven of the achievements will be yours. If it weren't for your guidance, I wouldn't have the results I have now."

Lin Zhichao said seriously: "I tried my best to get three successes, and the rest is the credit of your IT team. Overall, I am very satisfied with your current performance, but I hope you won't be proud."

Lin Wanzhu also put away her smile and said seriously: "Yes, Chairman, we must not be proud and continue to lead the development of I.T retail to new heights."

Lin Zhichao said with satisfaction: "So far, you have relied on the combination of Levi's jeans and Martin boots, and then used "YES" magazine to promote it, as well as multiple celebrity platforms, and it has caused many imitations among teenagers in a short period of time."

Jeans have become popular in Hong Kong in the 1970s, but Levi's and Martin boots have never developed in Hong Kong. Even I.T sells parallel imports (they are genuine, but they have not obtained the agency rights).

After one set, there is a profit of nearly 300 to 400 yuan, and more importantly, it promotes the entire brand.

Lin Wanzhu said: "This concept of fashion clothing seems to have great potential in the Hong Kong market in the future, and the development prospects are very good!"

Lin Zhichao said: "You are right! Therefore, I.T retail should represent more European and American first-line brands, and then use magazines and celebrities to carry out extensive publicity. Eventually, it can become a place that represents Hong Kong fashion trends. However, you have to find a boyfriend. Don’t look for an artist, you know your dad won’t agree.”

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Lin Wanzhu blushed and said immediately: "Dad, you don't believe me so much, I am very obedient."

Lin Zhichao laughed "haha" and said, "Of course I believe you!"

At this time, Lin Wanzhu suddenly said: "Dad, you are still talking about me. Didn't you yourself have an affair with a star in Taiwan?"

Lin Zhichao blushed and wanted to be serious, but then he realized that Lin Wanzhu was a girl and he couldn't help it.

"The premise of everything is family harmony. Do you understand?"

"clear!"

Lin Wanzhu responded quickly.

She knew that what she just said was based on her identity as a girl. Her father's status in the family was a proper destiny of the emperor. Even the emperor was not as high as him. After all, the three mothers were not jealous at all. Something came from my father.

As children, they are not qualified to take charge even if they want to, and they have to be obedient.

"Dad, Ruicheng has a celebrity girlfriend!"

Lin Zhichao was stunned for a moment, then said: "Don't be afraid of having a girlfriend, let him go!"

"Oh, will he be a bad learner?" After all, he is his biological brother, and Lin Wanzhu doesn't want to make her father unhappy.

"Let him go as bad as he wants!" Lin Zhichao said.

At this time, he no longer has much pressure, his children are almost mature, and it is acceptable for one of them to imitate his style. (End of chapter)