The Industrial Giant Reborn

"Okay, but try to keep a low profile and keep the news from leaking out. Otherwise, if the Jardines find out, the follow-up acquisition will increase the cost for us." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

With the completion of Yizhi Mutual Control, coupled with its own acquisitions, there are not many stocks that can be freely traded in the outside world. Chen Zhiwen was able to acquire so many Hongkong shares, most of which were acquired secretly for a long time a few years ago The reason is that now, the difficulty is much higher. If you want to continue the acquisition, you need to contact some long-term institutions.

"It shouldn't be a big problem. I entrusted Standard Chartered as an intermediary. The British capital does not know who is buying Hongkong shares. Besides, many British capitals also want to withdraw from Hong Kong. We also give US dollars. Many people should still be willing. Yes." Zhou Jiayang said.

"Okay, money is not a problem. The most important thing is to increase the price appropriately. The acquisition of Hongkong Land is the most important thing." Chen Zhiwen said, compared with the value of Hongkong Land's ten buildings in Central in the next ten years, the current cost is really worth it. Said it was a drop in the bucket.

"Understood." Zhou Jiayang said.

Three days later, Zhou Jiayang made an appointment with a person in charge of the Hong Kong Lands Department, but he did not choose to stay in a luxurious five-star hotel. Instead, he signed a trip to the Lands Department, and the senior management of the real estate company met with the senior management of the Lands Department. It must be formal, otherwise, even if it is nothing, it may be caught. The ICAC has been used as a weapon by Chen Zhiwen many times, but it is capable of targeting anyone.

"What does Wu Sheng think of our proposal?" Zhou Jiayang asked after expressing his thoughts.

"This won't work. If we all do this, then the Hong Kong government's auction will become a vegetable market." Wu Youwei shook his head and said.

"It's not that I want to break the rules of the Hong Kong government's auction, but as far as I know, the Hong Kong government also has some land in previous auctions. There is no requirement, as long as it can be auctioned. I am not asking the Hong Kong government to specifically target Hutchison Huang. Introduce a special policy, but do not mention the start of construction requirements during the auction, or mention it more loosely. The real estate developers in Hong Kong compete openly and fairly. In today's bad real estate market, it is normal to do so, and it will not harm Hong Kong. The majesty of the government can also obtain more land financial revenue, and kill two birds with one stone, so why not do it?" Zhou Jiayang said with a smile.

It is impossible for the Hong Kong government to issue a special policy against Hutchison, saying that the land acquired by Hutchison can be held for a long time. A normal government would not do this, but if the Hong Kong government relaxes its requirements for all companies , that is a fair policy, and it is not unreasonable to introduce such a policy under the current bad economic situation, and other companies are either in trouble or barely protect themselves, and it is rare for a few companies to seize the opportunity. There may not be so much money to compete with Hutchison.

"The Hong Kong government did have this kind of policy before, but it was aimed at a small number of land with bad locations. It has never been done in large quantities. Zhou Sheng also knows that bidding has been around the world for a long time. Most countries have certain restrictions on how to use and time after auctioning land, and I can’t make the decision on this matter alone.” Wu Youwei thought for a while and replied. Although he thinks it will not work, this matter may involve a large amount of financial revenue from the Hong Kong government, and if it is possible to be feasible, he cannot directly refuse it, otherwise, if the leaders above do not object to this matter , then I would be embarrassed.

"Of course, we are just making a suggestion, so that the real estate market in Hong Kong will not be under so much pressure." Zhou Jiayang said with a smile.

"Zhou Sheng, I will report this matter. It may need the special approval of the Governor of Hong Kong. I will inform you when there is news." Wu Youwei said politely on the surface, but he was also complaining in his heart. Who doesn't know What is your purpose? Hutchison’s various operations before the real estate crisis were obviously cashing out funds on a large scale, developing and selling land when housing prices were the highest, and even many lands were developed in cooperation with other real estate companies or sold directly. Looking at it now Come, just to wait for today. After the local price is cut in half, Hutchison can buy two to three times the original land with the same funds. If you are more courageous, you can use a little more bank loans. It is also possible to five or six times. It is completely profiteering , but the premise of doing so is to have confidence in the future real estate market, which is also in line with the current strategy of the Hong Kong government.

To make such a request to the Hong Kong government is to make it clear that they want to take advantage of the current low land price to stockpile a large amount of high-quality land first, but they don’t want to immediately develop the land after buying it. This is a bit contrary to the Hong Kong government’s consistent Bidding strategy, but it is not absolutely impossible to change.

It's just that if the Hong Kong government really agrees, then with the real estate crisis in the past two years, Hutchison may be able to become the largest real estate company in Hong Kong.

"Thank you Wu Sheng. This is a batch of high-quality tea I bought from the mainland. It is not very expensive, but the taste is very good. Please accept it." Zhou Jiayang said with a smile.

"Okay, thank you." Wu Youwei is not polite, he will naturally get some benefits, but it will definitely not be here, and what is Zhou Jiayang's identity? It is absolutely impossible to do this kind of thing by yourself.

"Then I'll take my leave first." Zhou Jiayang waved his hands and said with a smile.

"Go slowly, I'll send you out." Wu Youwei also stood up, one of the highest powers of Hehuang, it is worth sending him out personally.

Naturally, the Hong Kong government will not just agree to such an important matter. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that such an operation will only make use of well-capitalized Hutchison, or Cheung Kong, which is not so tight in funds, and a few Chinese-funded companies. On the face of it, the Hong Kong government has declared a fair environment, but in this financial crisis, the most injured are British capital. In this case, the Hong Kong government probably will not agree to such a request unless it has no other choice.

But there is always a chance in everything, just wait. It is only the initial stage of the overall economic crisis, and the Hong Kong government’s fiscal deficit is not too large. After a while, they will understand the importance of fiscal revenue.

The time soon came to March 1983. During this period, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was stable in the early 600s, and there was no growth trend for a long time. In the real estate market, prices continued to fall after being cut in half last year, but this was actually for 1981. The highest price in September, even with the current real estate crisis, housing prices are still at the level of 1979, and many people still cannot afford houses.

Therefore, in Hong Kong, those who have no money to buy a house hope that the house price will continue to drop, while those who have already bought a house hope that the house price will rise quickly.

This point is a common feature of human beings. Even if a group of people in the mainland complain about the high housing prices, once they buy two sets, they will immediately feel that the housing prices are too low.

During this period of time, various newspapers in Hong Kong also mainly discussed housing prices. Every time the Hong Kong government failed to auction, it would become the headlines of the news.

As one of the largest landowners in Hong Kong, Chen Zhiwen didn't pay much attention to this. Anyway, he knew the future and had the opportunity to buy more property and land.

Master Bei Jinming was also invited to Hong Kong by Lei Shengli, and Chen Zhiwen personally accompanied him for a walk around the Hilton Hotel building.

Bei Jinming said: "Unfortunately, this hotel will be fine for another 20 years."

"If it was in other places, such as Admiralty or Tsim Sha Tsui, I would definitely not demolish it, but in a place like Central, it would be too wasteful to build a hotel on such a large land." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

"Yes, I was also invited by the Bank of China Group to build a building for them in Hong Kong. Only then did I realize that the construction cost of a building is far less than the land price." Bei Jinming said with a smile.

"So the requirements for Midea's building are very simple. The floors should be as high as possible and the building area should be large enough. Mr. Bei should also know the scale of our Midea Group around the world. The headquarters has a high demand for space." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

"That's no problem. As long as your budget is enough, a super building is not a problem. If it's not that the area is not enough, I can design you a building that is the same as the Twin Towers in New York." Bei Jinming said with a smile. This super building can be regarded as one of the honor points in his life.

"Then our current area is not enough. When I have a larger land in Hong Kong, I will invite Mr. Pei to design it." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said. The area of ​​the Hilton Hotel is indeed stronger than ordinary buildings, such as the Bank of China Tower, but it is still larger than No New York Twin Towers. After all, it is a super landmark in New York City. The land is specially prepared by the New York City Government. Chen Zhiwen is naturally incomparable. However, if the sea is reclaimed in the future, Hong Kong may also have a large area, such as future generations The current IFC building was reclaimed from the sea. The rental income of a building is tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars, no less than that of Harbor City, and its total value is as high as 200 billion Hong Kong dollars. Such a super building is enough to compare with the average world 500 strong.

"Okay, I look forward to this day coming soon." Bei Jinming said with a smile.

After arranging the affairs in Hong Kong, Chen Zhiwen crossed the Luohu Port and came to Shenhai City opposite Hong Kong, because the Shenhai University of Science and Technology was officially established.

As early as a few years ago, Chen Zhiwen made a request with the country to build a university focusing on electronic technology in Shenhai City. In a few years, it can become a continuous source of talents for Midea Group.

Excellent students can be trained in the direction of electronic hardware and software design, and those who are medium or not good can be trained in the direction of production management and quality control. If there is no accident, Shenhai City in the future will also become one of Midea's important electronics industry production bases First, such a base also requires a large number of relevant talents. An important reason for Samsung's heavy investment in Xi'an is the existence of Xidian University.

Deep Sea University of Science and Technology started construction as early as the second half of 1981. Under normal circumstances, the construction of a university takes several years, but with sufficient funds, the natural speed can be easily doubled by rushing to work day and night. Besides, at present Universities or other buildings in China are still based on practicality, so they can be built much faster.

And all kinds of related equipment were also ordered from related companies around the world a long time ago. At the beginning of 1983, they successively entered the Deep Sea University that was about to be completed.

The people who came to welcome Chen Zhiwen were naturally the leaders of Shenhai City and the school of Shenhai University. However, as Chen Zhiwen who only paid money, he didn't understand universities, so he could only deal with it politely.

That night, a party was held in Shenhai University. Some famous domestic singers and dancers were invited to participate. Chen Zhiwen thought it was good. The stars of this era are all very capable, whether they are from Hong Kong or the mainland. It's all the same, and the entertainers in the mainland are not actors, many of them come from scholarly families.

Suddenly, member C in a dance attracted his attention, because this girl looks so much like a fairy sister in later generations.