"I mainly stayed in the United States during this period. It's more comfortable to return to Hong Kong." After returning home, Chen Zhiwen stretched and said with a smile.
In the past two or three months, he basically stayed in the United States when it came to the cash-out of gold futures investment and the subsequent layout of the industry in the United States. He only came back a few times to understand the development of the business in Hong Kong. Fortunately, at present, Hong Kong All aspects of the company have basically been stabilized. The existing business and management teams can solve almost all problems on their own. There are indeed some urgent business, and relevant personnel from Hong Kong also go to the United States to report in person.
Although he lived in a five-star presidential suite in the United States, it was still not as comfortable as his own home. Especially last month, New York City experienced a severe cold wave. The temperature dropped by 20 degrees Celsius, which almost gave him a cold. .
"With the arrival of airplanes in the future, it will be much more convenient for you to travel back and forth to the United States." Chen Tianfu sat down next to him and said with a smile: "It's just a few hundred million dollars to buy an airplane. If Hong Kong knew about this, it would be another big news."
"It doesn't matter, they will know it sooner or later." Chen Zhiwen said with a shrug. Such a large private plane would be a news hub wherever it went. Chen Zhiwen didn't care. Now, it's time for him to show off his strength everywhere. Watches, Luxury cars are nothing anymore. Such a big airplane is the best silent evidence. There is also the 80-meter-long super cruise ship. However, cruise ships are only for amateurs. It is impossible to travel around the world, but there are no airplanes. Shocking power.
"Yes, there is one more thing I didn't tell you before. I want your uncle to come to Hong Kong to have fun. He is a domestic cadre. Isn't it a bit inconvenient to come to my place?" Chen Tianfu said.
"It shouldn't matter. I'll just tell Xinhua News Agency." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.
"That's good. In fact, if he hadn't been unwilling to leave the country, I would have wanted to bring his family to Hong Kong." Chen Tianfu said.
"Everyone has his own ambitions. My uncle's ambition is to serve the people in the mainland. It is more important for him to realize his own value. Otherwise, even if he comes to Hong Kong, his material life will be better." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said, everyone should There are pursuits, but most ordinary people can't think too much because of the pressure of survival and can only survive to make money. But if there is really wealth and freedom and no shortage of money, but no goals, then life will be meaningless.
When I was in China before, I had talked with my uncle several times. He could feel that Chen Tianshou really wanted to do something for ordinary people. If nothing else, he at least wanted to prevent the ordinary people from having a meal without a meal. Worry about food.
"Yeah, I've told him many times, but he just doesn't want to. He was reluctant to come before, saying that he was afraid of being fascinated by Hong Kong's fancy society." Chen Tianfu said with a smile. In the past six months, Time, he has actually been to the mainland several times.
"If you don't come to Hong Kong, how can you know how good Hong Kong is?" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile: "Let him see the colorful world of Hong Kong, and then he will know that this is the goal that China will pursue in the future."
"The angle of your idea is quite good." Chen Tianfu nodded and said, "Then I'll call him tonight. I just don't know if he can go away for a while while he's working there."
"Don't worry, if you can't leave, there will naturally be others who can do it. Do you think our investment there was in vain?" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
My father is actually not very clear about how much emphasis is placed on companies that can earn foreign exchange in China today. After the reform, if we want to develop the economy quickly, a large amount of equipment needs to be imported, and a large number of talents need to be sent overseas to study. This A huge amount of foreign exchange funds are needed, and the few resources available for domestic exports are simply not enough. Moreover, because they dare not take big steps, the domestic government also rejected the high-dollar loan proposed by France.
Although his current domestic investments, including those in Shekou, Tianjin, and Yanjing, add up to a monthly export of only five to six million U.S. dollars, this number has exceeded that of many provinces without resources. But this is actually just the beginning. Some domestic departments specializing in external affairs are aware of Chen Zhiwen's influence in electronics and retail.
"By the way, there is one thing I almost forgot to tell you. Your uncle has been transferred to Yanjing, and he has been given several positions to choose from." Chen Tianfu added.
"It's as expected. No matter if we go to Yanjing, it will be more convenient for us to go to the mainland in the future." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. In fact, everyone knows the intention of the country.
"One more thing, once I went to the mainland, some officials with other identities also came to me and said that they wanted us to invest in enterprises such as cashmere processing plants. I didn't care at the time, but now I think about it, you have Not interested?" Chen Tianfu asked again.
"Let's talk about this later. I guess I will go to the mainland again in a while." Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said, velvet products are actually very popular in Europe and the United States, and they can be sold at a good price, especially since the domestic procurement cost is far away. Lower than abroad, the profits are still quite high.
However, the so-called high profits are only about a few hundred thousand dollars a month. Galaxy Trade naturally doesn't care much, but it is different for the country. It turns out that the down on ducks and geese can also earn foreign exchange. This is for those who are looking for ways to earn foreign exchange. For domestic officials, this is the easiest way, but they have no export channels.
"That's okay, you can figure it out, right? We can also get some benefits from it, and it can help the country earn foreign exchange, and it can also give ordinary people more income. It's a business that kills three birds with one stone. We should do more." Chen Tianfu nodded and said.
"Don't worry, this plush business is just a drop in the bucket of my future investment in the mainland." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
Last year, his main funds were in the gold market. The mainland has just opened up, many policies have not yet started, and it is not suitable for large-scale investment. Overseas capital all made small investments in a tentative way. As for the millions of dollars invested by Chen Zhiwen (Except Shekou), it is estimated that it was relatively large in scale last year.
Now, a large amount of returns from gold futures have been received. After a year, the country has gained some understanding of foreign investment and has a clearer understanding of the international situation. It will also pay more attention to foreign investment, especially Hong Kong capital, this gives myself a great opportunity.
"That's fine, but don't force the investment. At least you can get your money back, otherwise it won't last at all." Chen Tianfu said.
"Don't worry, have you ever seen me lose money on my investments?" Chen Zhiwen said quite confidently. In the 1980s, domestic opportunities were indeed not as good as in the 1990s, but there were still a lot of gold investments. At this time, the country also lacked capital and overseas funds. It is a time period when people are not afraid to enter the market. The history of later generations has proved that those who invest at this time will basically earn many times the profit. Many of them are projects that cannot be obtained even if you have money, and they are also real. can help domestic development.
The next day, Chen Zhiwen came to Hutchison Building. At the same time, several senior executives from Galaxy and Wharf Group also came here to hold a high-level meeting on local business in Hong Kong.
"Everyone, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. On behalf of Hutchison Whampoa and Galaxy Group, I would like to express my gratitude to you for your contribution to the company over the years." Before the meeting started, Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. At the same time, An assistant handed the envelopes with names to everyone present one by one.
Everyone received the envelope, but due to the environment at the scene, no one opened what was inside. Seeing this, Chen Zhiwen said, "Everyone, please open it and take a look."
The boss spoke, and everyone opened the envelope in front of them. Inside was a check. Many people's expressions changed a little. It was obviously an unexpected surprise.
"Okay, let's officially start the meeting." Chen Zhiwen continued. Just like the senior executives of Costco, Chen Zhiwen also gave some rewards to the senior executives in Hong Kong. It was not a lot, and they could probably buy a set in Hong Kong and pay back. OK house.
In addition to Galaxy and Hutchison, the same goes for Midea and Red Bull. All employees of all companies will receive an additional 2-3 months' salary bonus. But even so, these rewards are just a drop in the bucket of recent profits.
The meeting officially began. Currently, Hutchison Whampoa and Galaxy are still implementing the development plan formulated by Chen Zhiwen. With the real estate industry as the core, they are fully developing their own land and cooperating with other companies to develop, but they are all pursuing short-term projects. Figure to achieve rapid capital turnover.
In today's period when the real estate market is at its peak, even a fool can make money as long as he is brave, even much more than those who work hard in the industry.
With funds and enough trust from Chen Zhiwen, the two companies made huge profits last year. Hutchison Whampoa's net profit exceeded HK$470 million, and Galaxy Real Estate made a profit of HK$210 million. As for Galaxy Trading, its results were even more impressive. It operates dozens of large supermarket chains around the world. Throughout 1979, Galaxy Trading received orders exceeding 10 billion Hong Kong dollars, and its net profit was as high as more than 400 million Hong Kong dollars.
Wharf is a little bit worse. After all, it has just been acquired. The main focus in the early stage was to improve the construction of Harbor City. After the opening of Harbor City in early 1979, Wharf also began to devote its energy to developing its own land. For most of half a year , the profit was also more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars, but it owed a lot of loans for the previous construction of Harbor City. This money was mainly used to repay the loans and prepare for the 1980 project.
With an annual net income of HK$1 billion, Hutchison Whampoa and Galaxy have become Hong Kong's top consortiums. If both groups are listed companies, their market value will definitely not be lower than that of the entire Jardine Matheson Group. It is estimated that only Hong Kong's quasi-central bank HSBC can surpass it. .
"Very good, next year you will still focus on real estate business. However, unless you can get a central location in Central, or some land with special value, then all business will be based on sales and will not be retained." After listening to the reports from several companies, Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.
Although real estate is not as important as technology companies in his mind, knowing the future, the ability to attract money is too strong, especially before the 1982 real estate crisis. For example, in the original history, Hutchison Whampoa controlled by Li Jiacheng was in 1982. The annual net profit reached HK$1.13 billion. This huge profit gave Hutchison Whampoa a market value of HK$9.8 billion, ranking fifth in Hong Kong after HSBC, Hang Seng Bank, Land and Swire. Li Ka-shing also relied on this to become the top player in Hong Kong. One of the richest men in the world, he gradually began to be on an equal footing with the shipping king Bao Yugang.
In other words, in the next three years of 1980/81/82, the Hong Kong real estate market will be even crazier. As long as you pay attention in 1982, the profit will definitely exceed that of Midea's arcade.
However, it is limited to the small market of arcade machines. If Midea can play a leading role in the field of home game consoles, then the profits of the world's most popular consumer products will be high, and it can easily crush the Hong Kong real estate market.
"Understood." Everyone nodded in reply, and then Zhao Lilin, the general manager of Wharf, said: "Chen Sheng, there is one more thing. I had negotiated with Zhou Sheng and Xu Sheng to acquire Kowloon Buses. In the past six months, we have purchased from various companies. We acquired about 32% of the shares from small shareholders and the stock market. Now it seems that several people in the market have discovered the anomaly. They are also hoarding KMB shares, which makes our acquisition more difficult. The three of us discussed it. For a while, I thought it would be better to officially announce it and directly acquire shares publicly on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at a high price. In this way, as long as the speed is fast enough, the cost will be less than if it continues to be delayed like this."
"Now the Hong Kong government has revised the proportion of shares that trigger a takeover offer. When it reaches 35%, a general takeover offer will be triggered. Are you preparing to fully acquire KMB?" Chen Zhiwen asked.
"Yes, we have this plan, but once we make a public acquisition, KMB's stock price will inevitably rise sharply, which will inevitably consume more of our funds." Zhao Lilin said.
"It doesn't matter. If you want to acquire it, of course it will be at a premium. Just buy it directly at a higher preferential price. Don't worry too much about the money." Chen Zhiwen said nonchalantly.
Compared with the appreciation of Hong Kong's real estate market, the longer the delay, the higher the price of KMB's land may be, which is not cost-effective. It is better to acquire it earlier.
(End of chapter)
