"Listing? I don't think you like privatization from the capital market? Why do you want my company to go public again?" Chen Tianfu asked with a smile.
“I privatized some companies because I knew that some of the company’s projects or investments would generate huge returns in the future, so I privatized them. After acquiring Hutchison that year, I knew that land prices might increase several times in the future. After privatization, I The profit is the highest, so I spent hundreds of millions on privatization. Now if Hutchison Whampoa is listed again, these hundreds of millions can turn into billions. This is the purpose. The reason for privatizing Wharf is because I am very optimistic about Harbor City. The future income will also be very high." Chen Zhiwen explained with a smile: "But if it is an ordinary company with ordinary business, then you can consider going public for financing. Especially in the past year, the stock market has reached its peak, and many people are still optimistic about it. In the real estate market, if Hengyi goes public, it will definitely make a lot of profits."
"Hengyi has become an ordinary company in your eyes, and you are the only one in Hong Kong who dares to say this." Chen Tianfu said with a smile. Today's Hengyi can be said to be a powerful player in the real estate market. On the one hand, it is closely related to the subway The company has cooperated many times. On the other hand, it has developed multiple projects with Hutchison Whampoa and Wharf. It has also participated in Hong Kong government auctions or acquired land for real estate redevelopment, etc. The combination of many aspects, the comprehensive influence is no less than that of Cheung Kong Holdings and Hehe Real Estate is indeed far behind Chen Zhiwen's achievements.
"This is generally not scale, but business potential. Real estate will definitely not be good in the next few years. It is better to take this opportunity to raise large-scale financing and obtain funds. When real estate is not good in the future, you can either buy low-end real estate or repurchase it. In part, you guys know this operation better than me." Chen Zhiwen said.
Most companies in the world are listed companies, and there are really only a handful of them that are large in scale and insist on not being listed. In addition to shareholders and investors who have cash requirements, the stock market itself is also a financing method. As long as it is operated well, it may be better than the company's own business. You also need to make money. Although it is a bit unprofessional, many companies like to play this way.
With the status of the Chen family, there is no need to go public to defraud small shareholders. However, knowing that the stock market will reach its highest peak in the next year and then rapidly halve its decline, it is natural to take advantage of the peak period to go public.
"Okay, then I listen to you. Tomorrow I will arrange for someone to prepare and submit the listing information. According to the normal process of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, it will take a while, about three to six months." Chen Tianfu nodded and said.
"That's good, I'll go public at the end of this year." Chen Zhiwen also felt that the time was good, so he went public to raise a sum of money first, and then waited until half a year later, when the stock market reached its peak, and he could continue to cash out part of it. In addition, with the return of funds from the real estate market, before the stock market crash, , the cash in Hengyi's hands is estimated to reach 3 to 4 billion Hong Kong dollars. The bargain hunting after the stock market crash may be enough for Hengyi to lock in tens of billions or even more wealth in the future.
"But there's one more thing. Before going public, you need to part with some of your shares. Who do you think it's better to sell to?" Chen Tianfu asked again.
"I will find a way to bypass the Hong Kong government regulations and take over some of the others. For the rest, you can just find some of your friends, people with good relationships. It doesn't really matter who doesn't, or I can inform some people who have cooperated before and the one with the highest bid will be Who should I sell it to?" Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said. Generally, when a company goes public, it needs to consider bringing in some resources and connections, but in Hong Kong, the Chen family has no shortage of these. Naturally, there is no need to give this benefit to anyone at a low price. The person with the connections or the highest price can get it. .
The Hong Kong government also has requirements for shareholders of listed companies. A family is considered one and it is not difficult to get around it. However, it is not feasible to hold too many shares. Listed companies still need to have many other shareholders. The government is not a fool, and the regulatory agencies are not idiots.
"Okay, after the financial aspects are settled, I will set a price and we will discuss it then." Chen Tianfu nodded and said.
"In fact, there is another advantage, that is, after the listing, the value of Hengyi will be clearly stated. In the future, whether we go to China or Southeast Asia, this is a very concise and clear number. People may think that we are liars. Hong Kong This market is still too small, we will have to step out sooner or later, otherwise." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
In the era before the Internet, information occlusion was very serious. The only way for people to obtain information about the outside world was through television and newspapers, and the information they carried was limited. Many people had zero knowledge of the outside world.
For example, on the Deep Sea side, as the first front in the country to open up, and because it is relatively close to Hong Kong, theoretically it should be somewhat aware of the outside world, but except for a very few, others basically don’t know the inside of Hong Kong. For businessmen who have invested in the past, the simplest way for them is to look at the market value of your company. The one with a higher market value is considered awesome, and vice versa.
"That's right. Before I went to Shenhai City to build a hotel, it was because of Huo Yingdong's recommendation, otherwise it wouldn't have been that fast." Chen Tianfu nodded and said.
"So we still need to go public." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. Listing is the ultimate destination for all companies. Unless it is a small workshop, otherwise, large companies need to find allies, including their own Midea, Red Bull, etc., but there is still time. Not yet arrived.
"The richest man Chen appeared at Cathay Pacific Airport, and the luxury private jet Boeing 747 made a shining debut!"
"The return on investment is 600 times in 5 years. The investment return of the richest man Chen is 300 million US dollars on US$500,000."
"The largest farm in the United States changes hands, and Chen Zhiwen acquires land twice the size of Hong Kong."
“The little game boy triggered a rush among European and American consumers, with many people asking for it three times, but the supply still exceeds supply.”
"The mysterious red and white game console is on sale in Hong Kong. It sells for thousands of Hong Kong dollars and there are still queues to buy it. Another hot product from Midea Group is about to hit?"
In the newspaper on May 17, the various front page headlines were full of explosive headlines. Each one can attract attention, but every one of them focuses on the number one figure in Hong Kong's business community today - Asian Chinese. The richest man, Chen Zhiwen.
On this day, business in all newspaper offices was very good.
When the plane landed, the Hong Kong media was in an uproar again, all eyes were fixed on Chen Zhiwen. It was not a popular news before, but as long as it could have some relationship with Chen Zhiwen, it was all mentioned. It is true that such an expensive aircraft has become a People's personal belongings are something that countless people would never dare to dream of.
On this day, countless reporters went to Chen Zhiwen's villa and company to block people for interviews, but now, the Chen family's private bodyguards had more than a hundred people, and they easily blocked all reporters.
After arriving at Galaxy Building, several company leaders came over to report on their recent performance.
However, because the time was short, nothing much changed. Midea's handheld consoles became popular in the United States, and the production capacity in Hong Kong was almost insufficient, so the backup plan that had been prepared before was urgently launched to allow several companies in the Bay Area to The foundry started manufacturing.
These OEMs have already passed the Midea Group's previous audit, and have already prepared production lines with skilled workers. Once started, they can produce immediately with guaranteed quality and quantity.
In Hong Kong, the Famicom is also officially on sale. Although the price is equivalent to two or three months of ordinary people's income, in Hong Kong today, with the skyrocketing real estate market and stock market, many people have become millionaires, such as Tsim Sha Tsui and Harbor City. , Central and other places are full of "successful people" who have lived a life of luxury and wealth. How much is a mere two to three thousand Hong Kong dollars? Even if you add a few hundred Hong Kong dollars for a game cartridge, it is only a few days of appreciation for the properties in the hands of many people. The sales of the Famicom are very good, with sales exceeding 3,000 units in the first week, and the numbers are still rising. Next is the Taiwanese market, and the larger European, American and Japanese markets, just like handheld consoles.
Red Bull has not changed much. The main thing is that it has begun large-scale investment in food factories in the Shekou Industrial Zone in the mainland to use domestic potatoes to produce potato chips for export. However, there is one small thing. A deputy director of the Shanghai Investment Promotion Bureau came to When I arrived in Hong Kong, I found the food business department of Red Bull Company, intending to let Red Bull open a large-scale joint venture food factory in Shanghai.
Qin Zhihao had always known about his boss's intention to invest in the Mainland. After many communications with the deputy director, he informed Chen Zhiwen of the matter when he returned from the United States.
"Have you been to Shanghai?" Chen Zhiwen asked.
"Not yet. If there are no big problems in the future, I am planning to go to Shanghai next week." Qin Zhihao said.
"Then can our food be sold in the mainland? Can the Shanghai Stock Exchange handle this?" Chen Zhiwen asked.
"As long as we can meet the requirements for foreign exchange balance, that's fine, so I think it's still very exciting. We want to export anyway. There is no other benefit in putting it in Shekou. But if we go to Shanghai, we can also sell domestically." Qin Zhihao said. : "The only disadvantage is that it requires a joint venture, and we may not have much control over domestic sales. On the export side, we can set up a trading company in Hong Kong for transit."
"It doesn't matter if we have a joint venture. Even if we only have 49% of the shares, we still make the majority of the profits. The domestic market is actually not small, and the most important thing is that we need to cultivate brand awareness early. It doesn't matter if the profits are given to the domestic joint venture parties." Chen Zhiwen disagreed. He said with concern, anyway, in 1986, foreign investment will be allowed. Whether it is a joint venture now or not, it can be resolved by then. As long as it is not a sensitive enterprise such as automobiles or heavy industry, it will be no problem.
"Okay, I'll reply to Director Zhao." Qin Zhihao nodded and said. He only needed to get the intention of investing or not from the boss, and the rest of the details were naturally controlled by them.
"Shanghai's economic status is very high in China. This is our first investment in Shanghai. We will try our best to make the cooperation successful," said Chen Zhiwen.
"Okay, no problem." Qin Zhihao agreed.
(End of chapter)
