"TSMC? Okay, I'll give you a lawyer, and you can arrange for him to register this name around the world. If it's a share, it will be written as yours and mine first. For the Taiwanese government, we can wait until the follow-up negotiations are completed before joining in." Chen Zhiwen said .
Now that TSMC has its own funds and part of Bayan's equity investment funds + support, it may not need to introduce other capital in the next ten years. It will only have to wait until the scale is large enough to have an impact on the global chip market. , then we need to consider introducing other large capital.
Of course, what Chen Zhiwen likes to see the most is that TSMC is developing faster than he expected. For example, in the 1990s, it will be able to compete with Samsung. That would be great. In this case, other European and American capital will be introduced in advance. He is also happy to see the results.
"Okay, then I plan to go to Wan Wan tomorrow after a day's rest in Hong Kong. Is it possible for you to come here too?" Zhang Zhongmou asked. With his character, he wanted to go now. Anyway, there are flights between Hong Kong Wan Wan and Wan Wan. There are many professional negotiation teams, but they can't let people leave within an hour. Plus it's almost afternoon now, so we can only wait until tomorrow.
"No problem, I will arrange for someone to buy air tickets for you. You can rest in the hotel tonight, and I will arrange a suite for you there." Chen Zhiwen said.
Our own Hilton Hotel is ready to be dismantled and will no longer accept guests. Related orders have also been transferred to the large hotels purchased by Robert Kuok.
This is also the largest real estate project in Hong Kong since the real estate crisis. It requires blasting the building first, then cleaning up a huge amount of garbage, and then building a new building. However, such a project is too large. Even preparing for the blasting will take almost half a year. time, first move all kinds of things away, and try to empty everything inside. This is not just to save money, but to facilitate the blasting technical team to arrange blasting. This kind of building blasting requires all useless things to be removed. , the blasting company only designs the blasting plan based on the original structure and quality. If there are a lot of debris inside, affecting the balance, big problems may occur.
In addition, there are many buildings around, and the blasting team has to confirm preparations many times without taking any risks. At the same time, when blasting, they have to cooperate with the Hong Kong government to set a large area nearby as a short-term no-man's land. This is also the case in any area. process.
These processes cannot be rushed, and after blasting, a large amount of garbage needs to be cleaned up, and the workload is also very large. In other words, it will probably be at least until the middle of next year when all of this is done. By then, it is estimated that the entire The real estate crisis has come to an end. The Hong Kong government urgently needs some building construction to provide employment and stimulate real estate. Midea's buildings may not be able to play this role.
"Okay, thank you very much, Mr. Chen." Zhang Zhongmou said with a smile.
The headquarters office is very efficient. Within the third hour after receiving the order, the negotiation team and tickets were ready. If it were not for the fact that there is no Internet yet, the speed would probably be faster. Of course, this is also because Midea itself is owned by Cathay Pacific. Big customers. Not only because Midea people often fly Cathay Pacific, but also because many Midea parts are shipped to Europe and the United States by air.
For small-sized and high-value home game consoles or handheld consoles, the cost of air transportation is not very high, but if it takes a month to float at sea, it may involve a large amount of money. Once the funds are deposited into the account in one month, when the investment profits from these funds are higher than the cost of air freight, then air freight is a good deal. Later generations of Apple mobile phones were shipped to all parts of the world by air.
Of course, today's game consoles are still not as good as Apple phones. This air transport mode is only suitable for new product launches or some festivals. Under normal circumstances, Bao Yugang's fast ocean freighters can still be used.
The next day, Zhang Zhongmou took Midea's team to Wanwan. Chen Zhiwen would receive news about the follow-up matters every week or so, which can be regarded as remote supervision.
In the following period, Chen Zhiwen also paid more attention to the progress of TSMC. This is also one of his core layouts in the electronics industry in the future. Although he does not have absolute actual control, it is of great significance. While the income is high, it can also avoid possible problems in the chip industry. The crisis caused by the sharp decline and surge may even lead to the inability to buy chips. As long as TSMC successfully produces ahead of schedule, with its own massive support, it will only develop faster than in its original history.
As for the negotiations over Wanwan, although they are more sincere in all aspects, they are not willing to give in on the shares. In fact, Wanwan itself wants 40% directly, which is similar to a lion opening its mouth. From now on, it can be considered official. The normal negotiation process has entered.
Time soon came to mid-June. On this day, Chen Zhiwen invited several people from Taishan Club to discuss investment in Hong Kong.
"Guo Sheng, I didn't expect that you came to Hong Kong so soon. It seems that you are ready for a big fight?" Hu Yingxiang said with a smile while eating the prepared fruit.
"Since you have decided on the direction of investment, you must be decisive." Kuok Henian smiled and said: "But the main reason is that before, the mainland also approached me and wanted me to invest in the International Trade Center. I probably gave it up at that time. Let’s see how much funds I can mobilize without affecting various businesses. Later, Chen Sheng invested in the International Trade Center, but I have collected all kinds of information here, and now I have decided to invest in Hong Kong, which will naturally be much more convenient.”
"It turns out that the mainland has already looked for you. I have robbed your business." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. It is estimated that there may be more than just the two of them in the country. This is normal, and the domestic side will naturally also look for you. I hope that many people can compete, but for such a large investment project, even if it is profitable in the future, few people can come up with such a large sum of money. Most normal businessmen, even if they have so many assets, cannot If you dare to invest like this, it will affect other industries.
"That's not the case. Our family is opposed to this matter, and I am also very hesitant. It really requires too much funds. Maybe because of this, I haven't replied to the mainland for a long time, and Chen Sheng, you Bian responded quickly, so he was naturally the first choice in the mainland." Robert Kuok said with a smile.
"Forget it, no matter what, it's the same if you come to Hong Kong to invest. The rate of return may not be lower than that of the International Trade Center." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
Since we have snatched Robert Kuok's big project, it is considered a reciprocal transaction to let him enjoy the future wealth appreciation of Hong Kong. If done well, the income from a few buildings or shopping malls in Hong Kong will not be much worse than that of the International Trade Center. I can also take this opportunity to solve the problem of Hisense Bank's inability to lend funds.
In the field of various medium and large investments, no consortium can only invest in one place. Even Japan, which is often independent from the international market, began to invest funds overseas after the consortium became stronger. This is also the epitome of Hutchison Whampoa. , no matter how much capital there is, it is impossible to invest only in Hong Kong. Otherwise, monopolizing too many benefits will cause everyone to resist. At the same time, it will not sound good if someone accuses Hong Kong of high housing prices in the future. .
The mainland is also a very suitable place for long-term investment, and the scale is large enough. Whether it is ports, high-speed infrastructure, large office buildings, shopping malls, etc., there will be a lot of demand in the future, which is suitable for Hutchison Whampoa's investment in Japan. It is speculation and making quick money, which is the opposite in China.
"Then let's do it now? I have already set my sights on a villa area in the North Point of Hong Kong Island. There are almost 26 villas. They can't be sold now. I can buy them at a low price." Kuok Henian said.
"Villa area? That's not bad. I'll pay more attention next time." Bao Yugang on the side also said with a smile. Hu Yingxiang didn't say anything, but he might have this idea.
"The villa area is indeed a good investment, but my suggestion is, don't do it yet. In the past few months, you first choose the target and negotiate the price with the other party, but do not trade. In addition, do not exchange the foreign exchange in your hands for the time being. Hong Kong dollar." Chen Zhiwen said.
"What Chen Sheng means is that there will be problems with the Hong Kong dollar?" Bao Yugang was a smart man and immediately understood what Chen Zhiwen meant. The other two people immediately looked at Chen Zhiwen, obviously understanding.
"Yes, with the current situation, I think problems will arise soon. Not to mention other factors, a large number of Hong Kong people are now applying for immigration. Not only are these people large in number, but they are also very different from those who immigrated before. They will The sale of one's own assets in Hong Kong, especially houses, stocks, commercial real estate, etc., not only made it difficult for the real estate market to recover and continued to decline, but also led to the consumption of a large amount of US dollar foreign exchange in the hands of the Hong Kong government. Although the official Trying to maintain the exchange rate, but with such a large number of transactions, the Hong Kong dollar has to fall a lot. Once the Hong Kong government can't stand it anymore and starts to restrict the exchange of the Hong Kong dollar, it will actually cause a sharp depreciation of the Hong Kong dollar. I don't know whether it can recover in the future, but This situation will definitely happen if there is no GJ-level financial support." Chen Zhiwen analyzed.
Under the leadership of the United States, many countries around the world have begun to abandon foreign exchange controls, and their own currencies can be freely converted into the US dollar. The benefits of doing so are also very great. They can easily attract a large amount of foreign investment and promote economic prosperity. But the problem is that once something goes wrong problem, it will cause a large amount of foreign exchange to leave, and even local people will exchange foreign exchange, leading to a complete collapse of the economy. Since the 1980s, sovereign debt crises or major financial crises have occurred. This is one of the essential reasons, and it is also the reason why the United States One of the means to harvest the world.
The simplest example is an emerging market that has just developed. After a consortium of US$100 million of foreign capital enters the market, it invests in real estate. Then the country's economy develops well and house prices triple. Then the consortium withdraws and takes away US$300 million. This is 200 million of them may have been exchanged for tens of millions of textile workers in countless factories in the country with countless fingers.
There are a lot of foreign investors operating in this way. Originally, if everything was normal, everyone would keep waiting, but nothing can be smooth sailing. Various situations will always happen. Once trouble occurs and foreign capital withdraws on a large scale, under the free exchange system, The funds earned through countless years of development will completely collapse, and you may even owe a large amount of debt.
On the surface, the Asian financial crisis was an attack launched by Soros, but the root cause was already doomed in the 1980s. Without Soros, there would be others. Even if no one attacks the exchange rate, wait until the big conglomerates calculate the country’s domestic and foreign investment. The total amount of the country's foreign exchange reserves and the country's foreign exchange reserves, when the former exceeds the latter, it will be evacuated immediately, which can also make the entire country's decades of development in vain.
For this reason, some countries have been adopting a strict foreign exchange control model and prohibiting foreign investment from participating in real estate and other projects. They are worried that once foreign investment expands tenfold or even more through real estate, it will impact the hard work of hundreds of millions of people and earn money from industry. of foreign exchange reserves.
Of course, when choosing one of the two, each one actually has its disadvantages and its own benefits, and whether it is good or bad depends entirely on who is right. There is no right or wrong, it’s just that different interest groups benefit or suffer differently.
"In fact, I have predicted this situation, but I don't know when it will happen. Can Chen Sheng be sure it will be in a few months?" Pao Yugang asked. As a shipping king, he naturally has a large amount of foreign exchange in his hands. If the Hong Kong dollar is about to plummet, , he must also be prepared.
"Absolutely. I'm also predicting. Who can say that I'm completely sure about this kind of thing." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said, he would not make a promise foolishly, even verbally.
"I believe in Chen Sheng's judgment. Over the years, Chen Sheng's investment performance gives me no reason to doubt it. Anyway, it's only a few months, and it won't delay our acquisition. Let's just treat it as an inspection of the market in the early stage." Kuok Henian smiled. said.
"Yes." Hu Yingxiang nodded and said.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Chen Zhiwen signaled and an assistant went to open the door. In came Zhou Jiayang from Hutchison Whampoa.
"Chen Sheng." After Zhou Jiayang came in, he looked at a few people and greeted politely: "Bao Sheng, Guo Sheng, Hu Sheng."
In terms of status, Zhou Jiayang is naturally inferior to a few people. Even if he has more capital than them, it is not his own, and these people have good relations with the boss, so he is naturally more polite.
"What's the matter?" Chen Zhiwen asked.
"Our investment in Australia has come to fruition." Zhou Jiayang said excitedly.
"Christmas Creek? It doesn't matter, just say it." Chen Zhiwen saw that Zhou Jiayang might want to talk to him alone, but he didn't expect there were several other people at the scene.
The iron ore at Christmas Creek is an important project of Hutchison Mining Company. However, because Chen Zhiwen only knew that the mine was in Christmas Creek and did not know where it was specifically, he spent a lot of money to directly secure the survey rights for that area. , but fortunately there is no history of mining exploration there, and the price is not outrageous.
After about two years of searching, the survey team has finally found the approximate location, but it will take some time to confirm. Now it seems that it is almost there, and this kind of thing does not need to be kept secret. The discovery of a large iron mine will definitely Let outsiders know that it is not a small gold mine that can be invested secretly.
"Yes, the iron ore in Christmas Creek, based on the current survey, is at least 1.25 billion tons, and they are all high-quality iron ore, with a content of more than 50%." Zhou Jiayang said.
"1.25 billion tons of iron ore?" Robert Kuok, Bao Yugang, and Hu Yingxiang couldn't help but stare.
(End of chapter)
