The Industrial Giant Reborn

During this period of time, Chen Zhiwen didn't pay much attention to the domestic situation, because there were no major projects to invest in for the time being. Dang Hutchison began to assist the domestic auto parts industry with funds, which had formed an inevitable good growth trend. The rest will be left to these professional teams and the development of the domestic economy. When the domestic economy develops well and the market demand is large, the auto industry will naturally develop, and AMC will also be able to obtain development opportunities from it. However, compared to Hutchison Huang's huge assets, this amount of money is actually not much.

In Hong Kong, there are no projects that need to be invested in a short period of time. The previous housing prices can be said to fluctuate greatly, ups and downs. After the end of 1981, housing prices have already begun to fall, even Landmark, Carrian, Hang Lung Such as large real estate companies, forcing high prices to support the market, but it can only be relieved.

In mid-October this year, the Hong Kong government granted the Hong Kong Bank of China Group a piece of land in Central: the Meili Road parking lot in the Central District, which is located next to the current Hilton Hotel. In the original history, the Cheung Kong Industrial Group was built after the Hilton Hotel was demolished. Headquarters, Bank of China Building, and HSBC Building are all together, and the location can be said to be one of the top in Hong Kong, no less than some office buildings under Landmark.

The area of ​​this piece of land is about 80,000 square feet (about 8,000 square meters). If it was worth at least 2.2 billion Hong Kong dollars a few months ago, but this time the transaction price is only 1 billion Hong Kong dollars. There may be Z and Z considerations, but The decline in land prices is inevitable.

In this case, Hutchison would not invest in Hong Kong either, so the only thing that can meet the requirements is overseas.

Ports are one of Hutchison's established businesses. Taking advantage of the high inflation era of the global economy, it is naturally more appropriate to build new ports in Asia, the future star of potential.

And Ma Shiming is also right. This kind of investment is huge and not a big project that can double exponentially in the future. Ordinary profits, but for many large international funds, it is considered very high.

Among the major foreign firms in Hong Kong, Taikoo has always maintained a neutral attitude. Although it competes with Chen Zhiwen in some projects, it is indeed the best choice for cooperation in the port. As for the cooperation partner in the United States, it is natural to consult your old friends up.

After receiving Chen Zhiwen's invitation, Henry Morgan rushed to Hong Kong. At present, more than half of his properties depend on Chen Zhiwen. He naturally obeyed this big money maker.

"Henry, long time no see. How is the journey?" Chen Zhiwen met Henry Morgan from the United States in his office.

"It's great. I have to say that it's really comfortable to have a Boeing private jet. I can't imagine what kind of experience you will have with your 747." Henry Morgan said with a smile. Chen Zhiwen bought a plane before. Henry Morgan envied him a Boeing 747 as his private jet for a long time. For his price, few things can attract him, but buying a 747 is still a bit of a struggle for him, it’s not He couldn't afford it, but it was unnecessary, and it accounted for too much of his worth, but after discussing with Chen Zhiwen, he finally bought a Boeing 737 as his private jet.

Right now, this time is the most suitable time to buy airplanes in the past ten years, because the oil price soared during the previous oil crisis, which made many airlines unable to purchase the airplanes they ordered before. Oil prices have fallen now, but demand will not recover so quickly, and airlines are still suffering serious losses. It is very difficult to pay off previous orders, not to mention placing orders in a short period of time. In this way, anyone who wants to Not only is it very cheap to buy an airplane, but there are also many in stock.

"Making money is for enjoyment. Otherwise, why do we make money? We can only live for a hundred years at most." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. Theoretically, the rich can indeed live longer, but the limit is only a hundred years. Even if they can live again, they may suffer. In a real life, they can enjoy only thirty or forty years, even if it is Henry Morgan, With the current net worth, it is impossible to spend it all if you play casually, as long as you don't touch gambling.

"That's right. Ever since I got this private jet, I've become famous in Los Angeles. You don't know how many Hollywood actresses in the United States have taken the initiative to throw themselves into my arms." Henry Morgan said with a smile: "Eric , if you go to Los Angeles next time, I will introduce a few to you, and you can play whatever you want."

"Forget it. If I like it, I will choose it myself." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said, being a celebrity is naturally the fun of the rich, but his concept is still different from that of the European and American people. He is not interested. Asian women, in general, are more in line with the aesthetics of Asian men. Of course, there are exceptions among white men.

"That's up to you. I bought a small film company a few months ago, specializing in horror films. The income is not bad. What do you think?" Henry Morgan said suddenly.

"Are you going to make a movie?" Chen Zhiwen asked curiously.

"No, just for fun. As you know, the negotiation between Haifeng Bank and HSBC is about the same. The U.S. Department of Commerce has basically agreed to the transaction. After this transaction, I can get a lot of money. There is nothing to invest in, so I just spent 10 million dollars to buy a small Hollywood film company for fun, and I don’t have much money anyway.” Henry Morgan shrugged and said.

"It's true that you want to take advantage of the opportunity to become a female celebrity." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

At the beginning, together with Henry Morgan, he cut off HSBC's target in the United States ahead of schedule, Haifeng Bank, the sixth largest bank in New York State. This made Shen Bi of HSBC very angry. Chen Zhiwen also took advantage of this opportunity in Hong Kong to win Hongkong Electric, and also helped Bao Yugang win CLP Power. Afterwards, he also became a shareholder. The two of them controlled Hong Kong's electric power in this way. market.

But the handle also has a validity period. If it is stuck for a long time, it will only make HSBC choose other targets to carry out its internationalization. Therefore, Chen Zhiwen and Shen Bi reached an oral agreement at that time. Within two years, as long as the price is negotiated, the It's available for sale, and it's about time now.

In addition to Hong Kong, Chen Zhiwen can also make a fortune from the transaction in the United States alone, and the same is true for Henry Morgan who followed behind. His acquisition did not cost a lot at the beginning, mainly because of bank loans. Now HSBC pays a high price. After the acquisition and repayment of the loan, it is equivalent to earning back several times the principal, which is about 60 million US dollars.

HSBC has suffered, and Morgan has gained money, but HSBC is not short of this money. The real estate market exploded a few years ago, and HSBC’s annual profit was more than 1 billion Hong Kong dollars. This year, it is estimated that it will be close to seven or eight billion .

"Eric, didn't you also buy a TV station in Hong Kong? Hahaha." Henry Morgan laughed and said, "It's a pity, if I have enough funds, I can buy a TV station in the United States."

"TV station? Can't you buy it? Your identity shouldn't be a problem, right?" Chen Zhiwen asked curiously.

"Yes, yes, but I can only buy some small TV stations, such as some local TV stations in California and New York State, but it doesn't make much sense. It can only be broadcast locally. It is not as good as a film company that can release movies nationwide or even globally. "Henry Morgan shrugged and said.

"Could you be interested in the three major TV stations in the United States?" Chen Zhiwen said in surprise.

"If I had money, I might want to try it, but it requires too much money, and even if I have money, people may not be willing to sell it. I don't know how many people are jealous of this kind of national TV station. , it is very difficult to have a chance." Henry Morgan said.

"Actually, you have an American identity, and you have the Morgan family consortium behind you, what do you think?" Chen Zhiwen thought for a moment, then said suddenly.

Originally, he never thought about getting involved in European and American TV stations, because it is almost impossible, not to mention TV stations, even newspapers, it is impossible. The laws of the United States clearly stipulate that if you want to participate in the American media industry, you must be an American. Rupert Murdoch, a well-known media tycoon in later generations, is originally from Australia and can be regarded as a staunch ally of the United States, but he still has to become an American citizen to buy American newspapers.

After all, Murdoch is a white man. After becoming an American citizen, he is basically the same as a local. However, Chen Zhiwen is not good. Even if he changes his nationality, many sensitive technology industries and media industries still have no opportunities and are naturally excluded.

But Henry Morgan is different. He can definitely succeed, as long as he has the capital, plus the family behind him, if he knows that he has acquired a large TV station, then he has to reuse it with all his strength. In this way, everyone can get what they want.

"The investment here is not low?" Henry Morgan said.

"Actually, the investment is not too much. To acquire this kind of enterprise, you don't need a lot of funds. You need to have confidence. If you can give banks and other financial institutions enough confidence, then they can lend you enough funds, and there is You have to have the confidence to manage well." Chen Zhiwen said.

"This kind of TV station is worth billions of dollars at least? It's such a big game that if something happens, people will die." Henry Morgan also rarely had some worries. 100 million US dollars" level, but now it has gone up to a higher level, and it has doubled ten times, which is not something he dares to bear casually.

"What are you worried about? The three major TV stations are very high-quality assets in themselves, and they have strong profitability. If you receive them, you will get a lot of dividends every year. However, considering the high interest rates now, you may still You need to bear part of it yourself. But as long as you can get through it, think about it, if you own an American TV station, it will have a strong influence on the election of the President of the United States or the election of members of the Senate and House of Representatives, which is enough to make you in the United States Your status has not only increased tenfold. And with such assets, your status within the Morgan family will also be greatly improved, and they will definitely support you with all their strength." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

"That's the case in theory, but the three major TV stations are all the highest-quality assets and have great influence. It is impossible for the holders behind them to sell, even if they have money, they can't buy them." Henry Morgan shook his head. Said, not to mention them, even the Morgan family, it is basically impossible to buy such a TV station, unless the owner of the TV station intends to sell it, but in this case, it will definitely cause countless people to scramble. Families and financial groups will not be optimistic about a TV station that controls American public opinion, and the competition will be fierce.

"So, we can directly attack the company that owns the TV station." Chen Zhiwen took out a pen, and wrote the three large characters RCA on a piece of white paper in front of him.

"You want to buy RCA?" Henry Morgan said in shock. RCA is a large listed company in the United States, and its core business is NBC, one of the three major television stations in the United States.

"It's not me, it's you. RCA's main business is NBC. I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to own a certain percentage of this kind of company, but you can." Chen Zhiwen said.

"RCA is indeed a public company, and there is no controlling family, but the total market value is close to 4 billion U.S. dollars. Even if you want to acquire a small half of its shares, plus the impact of the acquisition turmoil, you need to prepare at least close to 2 billion U.S. dollars. Such a huge amount of funds, There are not many people in the world who can do it." Henry Morgan said with a frown.

"Of course, but if the stock price falls sharply, then we have a chance." Chen Zhiwen said.

In the original history, General Electric acquired RCA by means of stock exchange. This is a good faith merger and acquisition. The boards of directors of both parties have reached an agreement and merged at a certain price. This is indeed the only way to acquire a company with a huge market value. The mergers and acquisitions between big oil companies, big banks, and big automobile companies in history are similar. Only small-scale companies can hostile takeovers.

In other words, if you want to get involved in RCA, you need a suitable opportunity, otherwise, it is impossible under normal circumstances, even if there is no ZZ reason, then the huge market value is the most powerful moat.

"Then there must be something shocking to happen. Even the previous oil crisis did not affect RCA too much." Henry Morgan said.

"Look at this thing." Chen Zhiwen got up immediately, took out a file bag from a safe behind him, opened it, handed the documents inside to Henry Morgan, and said, "This is the groundwater in Wanwan Taoyuan City half a year ago." test report."

"Groundwater test report?" Henry Morgan was a little surprised, why did he show it to himself, but after reading the English report, he said in surprise: "There are so many heavy metals and carcinogens in it? Are there a lot of heavy factories and chemical plants in the area? "

"No, none at all." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said, "Only RCA has opened a large-scale color picture tube manufacturing factory in Taoyuan City. We bought the picture tubes for our arcade machines in the early days from there."

"You mean, is the groundwater polluted by their factories? But it's unlikely. The picture tube factory does use some chemicals, but it's not as good as some chemical factories. How can the local groundwater be polluted like this? "Henry Morgan said with a frown.

"Because ordinary chemical plants have sewage treatment, but RCA directly injects sewage into the ground through hundreds of meters of deep wells." Chen Zhiwen said.