The birth of the Hong Kong Island family

In a restaurant in Kowloon, Lin Zhichao and Guan Shan finished their dinner together. While he was still drunk, he said: "Guan Sheng, would you like to invite me to your home? Your wife was also a beauty from the Great Wall back then!"

Guan Shan was very excited at this time. The super boss who he had met several times invited him to a banquet. The two had a great conversation today. He thought that his fortune had changed and he was about to become rich!

After hearing what Lin Zhichao said, he was a little embarrassed because he and his wife were divorcing, but instead he was having a passionate fight with his lover.

However, in order to curry favor with Lin Zhichao, he still said: "As long as Lin Sheng doesn't mind the humble abode, let's go sit down now!"

Lin Zhichao climbed onto Guan Shan's shoulders and said, "Then take my car!"

Afterwards, the two got into Lin Zhichao's Rolls-Royce and drove towards Kowloon Tong in a convoy of three cars.

Less than ten minutes later, the car arrived at a residential building in Kowloon Tong. Lin Zhichao recognized it at a glance. It was a building built by his family.

“My company built it!”

"Yeah, I bought it in the late 1950s. I remember the advertisement at that time was 'Changjiang Towers, all over Hong Kong and Kowloon.'"

"Haha, yes, it was advertised like that at the time!"

Seeing that Lin Zhichao was so happy, Guan Shan was extremely excited. He longed to be rich, but he lost a lot of money when he opened a film company, and he couldn't make much money from acting. He couldn't support his family, and he even had a lover to support.

I heard that this big shot has helped many people become rich. Will I be his next target?

He didn't know why he was favored by this person, but he knew that such a big shot would never harm him, because there was no injustice and no hatred, and it was not worth it.

The two of them walked towards the inside of the building and took the elevator to the 12th floor. Guan Shan knocked on the door with all his strength.

"Bingqian, open the door quickly, we have guests today!"

No one responded!

Guan Shan was suddenly embarrassed and continued to knock on the door hard, saying, "Bingqian, I'm here to deliver living expenses."

Lin Zhichao is a little funny. The couple is probably getting divorced, so their relationship is very bad. Even if Guan Shan had some money, he would definitely use it for socializing and supporting his lover. Because of this, Zhang Bingqian will take her son to the United States next year to live a poor life in a foreign country. Later, she will live on money sent by her daughter.

After a while, the door finally opened.

Zhang Bingqian was about to get angry when she saw Lin Zhichao beside her with a wary look in her eyes.

"This is Lin Sheng and Sir Lin. We have finished dinner today and want to go home for a cup of tea. Please hurry up and prepare." Guan Shan said with great momentum.

Zhang Bingqian then said: "Guan Shan, can you please show some respect and leave with your friends quickly? Sir Lin is not Sir!"

Guan Shan was so frightened that he woke up from drinking, and immediately whispered: "Pay attention, this is Mr. Lin Zhichao, the boss of Jiahe Films, don't hurt me!"

He wanted to curse, but he was afraid of being looked down upon by Lin Zhichao.

Lin Zhichao smiled and said at this time: "Ms. Zhang, I'm sorry for disturbing you!"

Having said that, he was not ready to say goodbye, because he knew that Guan Shan would definitely find a way for him to step into this home.

When Zhang Bingqian saw that Lin Zhichao had extraordinary bearing and looked exactly like Lin Zhichao in the newspaper, she said uncertainly: "Are you really Sir Lin?"

Lin Zhichao said: "If it's fake, it will be replaced!"

"Ah, please come quickly!"

In this way, Lin Zhichao entered Guan Shan's home.

"This is my daughter Guan Jiahui, and this is my son Guan Shihua. Please call me Uncle Lin!"

"Uncle Lin"

Lin Zhichao looked at Guan Jiahui and was slightly distracted, but he immediately reacted and complimented easily: "Beautiful girl, handsome boy"

Guan Jiahui has already begun to take shape as a beauty, with a pair of big eyes full of agility.

Later, Lin Zhichao sat down.

"Lin Sheng, I haven't had a man at home for a long time. I can't even find tea. I'm so sorry!" Zhang Bingqian came forward with boiled water and said.

Guan Shan was immediately embarrassed!

Lin Zhichao said nonchalantly: "For the excuse of interrupting me, it would be nice to have a drink of water. It was originally my impromptu idea!"

Afterwards, everyone sat down and chatted.

Guan Jiahui looked at the people coming from the side and was very curious. Did her father really bring a big shot home? Will my family no longer be short of money?

"I used to see Ms. Zhang on the screen, and to be honest, I was very moved, so tonight I was a little drunk, so I took the liberty to come and disturb her!" Lin Zhichao said calmly.

Zhang Bingqian is one of the three beauties of the Great Wall. In fact, she is definitely not too beautiful, otherwise she would not be worthy of Guan Shan. What he said was polite.

"Lin Sheng deserves the award. I'm old now. I can't even look down on my own man. It's all in the past. If Lin Sheng really comes to pursue me at any time, I will agree without hesitation even if he doesn't give me a status. How could there be such an ordeal as today?" Zhang Bingqian was trying to squeeze on Guan Shan, but also trying to please Lin Zhichao.

Guan Shan is indeed embarrassed!

Lin Zhichao smiled and said: "How to deal with matters between husband and wife? Outsiders cannot interfere. It is good to be peaceful. If there is no peace, try not to hurt the children."

He wouldn't be so stupid and give Guan Shan too much money. After all, this family has no money, so he can do something in the future. I came to visit today just to get acquainted and not to let others get there first.

Guan Shan said quickly at this time: "Lin Sheng is right, Bing Qian, please stop saying those disappointing words." At the end of the sentence, his voice was lowered with anger.

Zhang Bingqian immediately fell silent. She also hoped that Guan Shan could get close to this rich man. Even if the relationship between the two was not good, they had to provide living expenses for their two children!

Lin Zhichao said at this time: "I admire Guan Shan very much, but Jiahe has lost money investing in his movies. In the future, Jiahe will have no choice but to invite him to act more."

Guan Shan was immediately embarrassed. Golden Harvest Film invested in two of his films, but all of them were thrown out. Instead of making any money, he lost money.

Zhang Bingqian sneered at Guan Shan and said, "It's good to act more, and you can give our mother the living expenses!"

Guan Shan was angry, but still said: "Here, how could I never not give it, so don't talk about this!"

Seeing that the family atmosphere was not right and that he had achieved his goal, Lin Zhichao wanted to pay for some living expenses, but found that he had no habit of bringing money with him at all.

"Then I'll come visit you next time. I made an impromptu decision today and didn't bring anything to the children. I'm sorry!"

"We are honored to have Lin Sheng come for a cup of tea!"

Zhang Bingqian said quickly and politely.

Later, Lin Zhichao stood up and prepared to leave, but he couldn't help but touch Guan Jiahui's head.

"This girl, with her big, watery eyes, will definitely be very beautiful in the future!"

"Thanks"

When Guan Jiahui was shy, she never forgot to respond politely.

Later, Lin Zhichao left Guan Shan's house with satisfaction.

Three days later.

Lin Zhichao came to visit again. Zhang Bingqian's face showed joy when she saw Lin Zhichao arriving with gifts.

"Linsheng"

"Last time I disturbed you after drinking, I have been feeling a little uncomfortable. I just happened to bring something with me to see the children today. Miss Zhang, is it convenient?"

Zhang Bingqian quickly picked up the things and said with a smile: "It's convenient, it's our honor to have you come!"

Lin Zhichao then walked in, looked around, and said, "Where is Guanshan?"

Zhang Bingqian said with a very calm expression: "He rarely goes home. He basically lives with his lover."

Lin Zhichao did not dwell on this issue, and then he stayed as a guest. Zhang Bingqian was also happy to cook two more dishes, and asked Guan Jiahui to chat with Lin Zhichao.

good idea!

"Jiahui, you are so beautiful, do you want to be an actor in the future?" Lin Zhichao looked at Guan Jiahui and said intimately.

"Can I? I heard that Uncle Lin is the boss of Jiahe Films. Can he take care of me?" Guan Jiahui said happily.

Since her family is not rich, of course she wants to make some money early and share the burden.

Lin Zhichao said: "No problem! But you have to wait for another two years, otherwise it will be difficult for you to have a suitable opportunity."

Guan Jiahui said disappointedly: "We still have to wait two years!"

Lin Zhichao nodded and said: "Otherwise you really don't have a suitable opportunity. I know you are worried about money. This is my intention. You can give it to your mother quietly later, but don't tell Baba."

Guan Jiahui was still very polite and said immediately: "I can't ask for your money. We haven't paid anything, how can we accept your money!" Although she looked at the big red envelope in Lin Zhichao's hand with some desire, she still didn't dare receive.

Lin Zhichao said: "This is withheld from your father's salary. Originally, he was paid 5,000 Hong Kong dollars to act in a play, but I only gave him 3,000 Hong Kong dollars, and he continued to act as usual. So, you can just take the money! I just don't want to grow old with you." Bean talks.”

He picked up Guan Jiahui's little hand and put the money in her hand.

Guan Jiahui could only accept her red envelope under Lin Zhichao's enthusiasm.

After a while, Zhang Bingqian fried two dishes, and Lin Zhichao didn't mind eating them together.

During this period, Zhang Bingqian said aggrievedly: "Mr. Lin, Guan Shan and I are in such a situation that we don't know what to do. I have two children and can't make money. Ugh."

Maybe she really thought that Lin Zhichao once appreciated her, so she opened her heart and told her pain at this time.

Of course, Lin Zhichao couldn't like her. She was already in her forties, but he still said: "Ms. Zhang, I can't say too much about the things between you and your husband. After all, I am an outsider and it is difficult for me to deal with household chores. But I do advise you. , You have to look forward in life and face it with strength. After all, Shihua is only over three years old. If you really have any difficulties later, you can come to me."

"Thank you Mr. Lin, you are such a good person!"

In Zhang Bingqian's opinion, Lin Zhichao just had a fever that day and came home to have a cup of tea. Now I felt so sorry that I brought a gift to apologize.

Moreover, she felt much better after telling Lin Zhichao about her pain today.

Lin Zhichao chatted with Zhang Bingqian for a while, then stood up to say goodbye again, with simple words.

But after Lin Zhichao left, Zhang Bingqian looked at the gifts and found that they were all expensive fruits. She was still a little disappointed.

Guan Jiahui quickly took out the red envelope, handed it to her mother and said, "Mom, this is given to you by Lin Sheng. He said that it will be deducted from dad's salary in the future. Please don't tell dad."

Zhang Bingqian quickly took the red envelope, which contained 500 Hong Kong dollar bills, a total of 20,000 Hong Kong dollars. She understood that this was just a rhetoric, and it was impossible for Guan Shan not to discover it, so the money was not Guan Shan's salary at all, but was given to them by Lin Zhichao.

What is he planning?

Could it be that I really admired myself and therefore pitied myself?

It's a pity that I am old now, otherwise I would really be able to reminisce about old friendships!

Zhang Bingqian was annoyed that her beauty was not there.

Victoria Harbor Centre, Cheung Kong Holdings.

Lin Zhichao met Li Yeguang in the office, accompanied by the vice president Huang Changhong.

I saw Li Yeguang say: "I am a director of this Urban Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd. and I know the situation better. This company owns two buildings in Central, namely the Regent Center at 88 Queen's Road Central and the Des Voeux Road Central. Century Tower, the annual rent of the two buildings is already as high as HK$8 million to 9 million, plus other properties. If it were not for the real estate downturn and the financial crisis of urban real estate, this opportunity would have been impossible."

It turned out that Li Yeguang, a director of more than 20 people, happened to be the director of Urban Real Estate Investment, and this company was in financial crisis and needed funds to relieve its difficulties. But the current situation is that banks have tightened real estate lending, making it difficult for real estate companies to borrow funds from banks.

In fact, this wave of Hong Kong real estate may not return to the upward channel until 1976, so 1974 to 1975 are all opportunities for bargain hunting.

Lin Zhichao said with satisfaction: "It is indeed a very good investment. Thank you Lawyer Li for your help this time. I value this investment very much."

He was ready to invest without even thinking about it, not only because of his trust in Li Yeguang, but also because he knew that this company indeed had rich assets.

Li Yeguang nodded and said: "Since Lin Sheng is interested in it, let me tell you the other party's conditions, which is to inject 95 million Hong Kong dollars and obtain 50% of the equity."

The value of the two buildings alone is as high as 200 million, so the investment is worth it.

Lin Zhichao said: "How can we pay this money in the most cost-effective way?"

Li Yeguang said: "The market value of Yangtze River Industrial Group is still as high as 4.8 billion. I suggest that it is most cost-effective to issue new shares. Of course, if Lin Sheng is worried about the dilution of his shares, he can also choose a loan. The banks have tightened their money, but they must still trust you very much."

At this time, Li Yeguang also joined Lin Zhichao's advisory group, and his advice was unambiguous.

Currently, Lin Zhichao still holds 72% of Cheung Kong Holdings shares. If nearly 100 million yuan in new shares are issued, the shares will be diluted to a little more than 70%.

Lin Zhichao decided to issue new shares again. After all, he would continue to buy real estate at the bottom and there would be a lot of money needed. At present, the market value of Cheung Kong Group is still resistant to falling, and there will be no problem in issuing new shares.

Although the issuance of new shares at this market value will depreciate a lot compared to the peak, the properties outside are also depreciating now, so from a corporate perspective, there is no problem.

After Lin Zhichao holds 70% of the shares, he can stabilize at this level and issue new shares cautiously in the future.

"Okay, just issue new shares, and I'll ask Deputy General Manager Huang to cooperate with you to complete this project as soon as possible!"

"Um"

Immediately, after some arrangements, Huang Changhong sent Li Yeguang away on behalf of Lin Zhichao.

Cheung Kong Holdings Group issued new shares to raise cash and acquired 50% of Urban Real Estate, which is not a big news in the Hong Kong real estate industry.

At this time, Hong Kong real estate companies are polarized:

Some of them misjudged the situation in 1973 and invested heavily in real estate or the securities industry at its peak. As a result, these companies encountered financial difficulties after the oil crisis. Therefore, these real estate companies either went bankrupt or missed good development opportunities; such as this In the urban real estate market, even the leading rights were handed over, and the original business owners had no choice but to step down. There are also "real estate giants" like Hang Lung who bought Shaw Brothers' properties at high prices, so they now have no funds to buy bargains.

Some are real estate companies that made full use of the stock market and cashed out the stocks they held at high points, and did not expand aggressively before the stock market crash. Such companies can rely on the cash in hand to buy currently cheap properties, and even issue new shares to buy low prices. Property on the market. For example, Cheung Kong Holdings, Sun Hung Kai, New World, Henderson Land Development, etc.

At this time, Lin Zhichao was also paying close attention to the development of Li Jiacheng's CK Hutchison Real Estate, and found that Li Jiacheng actually had some tricks, and its market value was twice that of the listed company, which was almost 80 million Hong Kong dollars. Of course, compared with the previous life, it is far behind. It is not even qualified to be listed in London and Toronto.

Coupled with the loss of control of China Bank Building and Urban Real Estate Investment this year, Lin Zhichao felt that unless Li Jiacheng was a time traveler, he would never be Lin Zhichao's opponent.

Of course, in fact, Lin Zhichao no longer regards Li Jiacheng as an opponent, and has even become a good friend over the years. In the eyes of outsiders, Lin Zhichao, the president of the Real Estate Chamber of Commerce, admires Li Jiacheng very much.