The Industrial Giant Reborn

Hong Kong, Sham Shui Po, Li Family Villa

"Disney is going to build a park in Hong Kong?" Li Jiacheng was shocked after seeing the newspaper brought by Zhuang Yueming.

When Li Jiacheng started his business, Zhuang Yueming could be said to be his right-hand assistant. After he had two sons, he stopped working and raised his children with peace of mind. However, he still spent some time to help Li Jiacheng, such as the most basic organization. Information, the Li family has ordered all the newspapers in Hong Kong, and they can be delivered to the Li family villa every day before the newspapers are on the market. In fact, there are many people in Hong Kong who do this. The super rich are very concerned about society every day. News information, but some are read by oneself, and some are selected by the secretary.

Zhuang Yueming usually gets up earlier, arranges for the chef to prepare breakfast, and reads the newspaper by the way. However, she doesn't really spend time sorting it out like an ordinary secretary, but if she encounters a big event, she will still pay attention to it because , as a former high-achieving student at Oxford University in the UK and a veteran of Cheung Kong Industries in its early days, she also has strong opinions on many things. Even in recent years, Li Jiacheng would often listen to her opinions.

"Yes, I can't believe this is true." Zhuang Yueming nodded and said, "This is news from Oriental Daily, and its authenticity is indeed questionable."

"Oriental Daily? Although this newspaper often publishes untrue news to attract attention, it is mainly entertainment news. They shouldn't dare to report such a big thing randomly, right?" Li Jiacheng paused and said, Oriental The Ma family behind the daily newspaper does have some energy, but it is far behind the super tycoons in Hong Kong. It is not on the same level at all. Even Li Jiacheng does not take them seriously at all. At most, he ignores them because there is no conflict of interest. That's all, and the Ma family would not be stupid enough to offend a super-rich family. At most, they would bully celebrities.

Not to mention the companies owned by Chen Zhiwen, if you really dare to make false reports, you don't need anyone to take action. Someone will definitely use legal means to torture you to death.

Such big news does not only involve Disney, or any company that cooperates with Disney, but the entire Hong Kong real estate industry. If this world-famous entertainment company comes to Hong Kong to invest in a park, it will be a global phenomenon. News has such a huge impact on the Hong Kong real estate market that even he, an elite who has been engaged in real estate for more than 20 years, cannot make a judgment.

"If it is true, this is a very big opportunity. We have all been to Japan Disneyland. The flow of people there is indescribably huge, far exceeding any place in Hong Kong, and it is very popular with tourists from all over the world. The attraction of Hong Kong, especially for Southeast Asian groups, is much closer than that of Japan." Zhuang Yueming said.

The essence of the real estate market is actually population. Whether the real estate market of a country or a region can be developed depends on two points. One is the young population and the other is the overall economy. Within this scope, where the flow of people flows, the value will be higher. Gao, the reason why Central has become the real estate mecca of Hong Kong is because this is where all the wealthy people gather. Even if the core port factor no longer exists, business groups have gathered, and people's habits cannot be changed.

Disney, on the other hand, can be said to be another aggregation model, focusing on tourists. But when the attraction is strong enough, it still attracts wealthy people, and its business potential is no less than that of super malls.

"Even if this kind of thing is true, it must be the profit of Chen Zhiwen's company, and no one else will get it." Li Jiacheng laughed and said: "What I care about is, if this thing is true, then what will happen to the company?" For the Hong Kong real estate market, this is definitely a strong shot, and all Hong Kong real estate companies and owners will benefit from it."

"From the reports, Disney CEO has visited Land many times during this period. It seems that Land is responsible for this matter. But my analysis of Chen Zhiwen's previous actions made it clear that he will gradually withdraw from the residential market in Hong Kong, or in other words , it is not a prime position, and he may not be directly involved." Zhuang Yueming said.

"That's right. With his worth, it's normal for him to look down on ordinary properties." Li Jiacheng nodded and said, even if he had several million in cash, he might want it, but if it's just a few million The project still requires his energy and time to operate, so he is just as lazy to work on it. People always make progress. Li Jiacheng doesn't like any project worth tens of millions, and Chen Zhiwen is worth much more.

"So, if you can know where Disneyland is located and stock up on some nearby land in advance, or directly use old building properties, wouldn't that be a very good opportunity? You may be able to double your profits in a few months." Zhuang Yueming said with a smile, Although the real estate industry can easily earn hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars, those are actually figures after leverage. Compared with the total amount of the project, the real estate company does not earn much. And if you know that a piece of land will rise sharply after a period of time, then the profit will be huge. Most of them, whether you resell them after the price increases or develop them yourself.

"It's easy to say. How could such a thing be known to outsiders in advance? Although Chen Zhiwen is a shareholder of Yangtze River Industrial, he also has shares in several other real estate companies. It is impossible to tell me." Li Jiacheng shook his head and said: " And the Hong Kong government is not a fool. If it wants to introduce this kind of project, it will definitely have to make very big concessions, and the compensation will have to be taken back from the surrounding land."

This is a normal operation in the real estate industry. If a place is not popular, then the government needs to introduce some good projects, such as the most basic supermarkets, large shopping malls, etc. At this time, the land price will be discounted, and such As soon as the project is implemented or even finalized, the value of the land near this land will increase. This is the benefit that the government can gain. From the perspective of real estate operations, it is a win-win-win situation. Real estate companies, governments and residents all win.

"So we can't expect Chen Zhiwen to tell us on his own initiative. It's even possible that he doesn't know it himself. We need to use our own means and ability and based on their movements to judge in advance where Disneyland will land. Although Hong Kong is not small, it is suitable for building There are not many in Disneyland," Zhuang Yueming said.

"Yes, with Chen Zhiwen's personality, it is unlikely to go to very remote places. This does not meet the needs of Disneyland. In this way, there is a certain amount of room for maneuver." Li Jiacheng nodded and said.

"There is another problem." Zhuang Yueming frowned and said, "According to the Joint Convention, the British Hong Kong government can only sell 500 hectares of land every year. This area is probably not enough to cover half of Disneyland."

"In other words, if this project is to succeed, it must be agreed by Yanjing." Li Jiacheng said that the "Joint Convention" is not irreversible. As long as both China and Britain agree, there will be no problem.

“There will be a lot of institutions involved, so we still have time to prepare. Again, we just need to invest appropriately in the places where Disneyland may be built. With the current situation of Hong Kong real estate, we will never lose money. "Zhuang Yueming said with a smile.

"Thank you, madam." Li Jiacheng gave a thumbs up, and then said: "We may not be the only ones who have discovered this opportunity. Others may also be preparing. We have to hurry up."

"Then it depends on who is more capable." Zhuang Yueming said.

Many wealthy families in Hong Kong, and even British capital, have also received the news. Everyone basically knows that this is a major event that will affect the trend of the entire Hong Kong real estate market, but whether they should participate in it and get a share of the pie is a matter of fact. It depends on the courage and ability of different people.

At the core of the power of the British Hong Kong government, in the Hong Kong Governor's House, Hong Kong Governor Youde looked at the contents of the Oriental Daily News that had just been sent by his subordinates. After pondering for a moment, he said to his secretary: "Ask Du Di from the Lands Department to come over."

"Okay, Mr. Governor." The secretary walked out immediately after hearing the instructions.

After a while, the Director of Lands, Du Di, walked in and said, "Hello, Mr. Governor of Hong Kong."

"Sit down, you don't have to be so polite." Youde politely gestured: "Have you read this newspaper today?"

"Is this the Oriental Daily?" Du Di said after taking a look: "Generally, I read the English newspapers in Hong Kong first, and then the Chinese ones. Moreover, this Oriental Daily focuses on entertainment, so I basically don't read it either."

Although he is British, as a high-level official of the Hong Kong Government in Hong Kong, it is absolutely no problem to speak, read, and write Cantonese. Even ordinary British businessmen are the same. If they cannot learn a foreign language, they are not qualified. Succeed in other people's places.

"You read it first." Youde didn't care. British officials in the Hong Kong Governor's Office did read British newspapers first.

"Okay." After Du Di took the newspaper, he saw the title at a glance and was shocked. Then after reading the entire content, he said, "This matter is not yet certain. Do we need to confirm with Chen Zhiwen?"

"Confirmation is very simple, just a phone call." Youde said: "If the news is false, it is easy to tell, but if it is true, this matter involves a lot. Although the "Joint Convention" has been signed, it can You also know that those in Buckingham Palace are still unwilling to give up Hong Kong’s interests, and the interests in Disneyland are huge.”

"Chen Zhiwen, who has been able to reach the scale he is today, probably thinks clearly before doing things, and he should be prepared." Du Di thought for a while and said, "And once this matter is confirmed, we will We just need to try our best to cooperate.”

"Yes, okay, I'll call Chen Zhiwen later. If it's confirmed, we need to hold an internal meeting to discuss it first," Youde said.

"Okay, then I'll wait for the news. If a meeting is needed, I will arrange it." After Du Di finished speaking, he said goodbye and left. When the Hong Kong Governor called, he would naturally not stay nearby stupidly.

Hong Kong, Xinhua News Agency Headquarters:

"Disneyland, Chen Zhiwen is actually having such a big time." President Shen knew about it just after he came to the office, and he immediately became excited. Although he had never been to the Japanese Disneyland, he also knew about it. In the past two years, Japan The opening of Disney attracted great attention at the national level. He never dreamed that a Disneyland would be built in Hong Kong.

"It's not yet certain whether the news is true or not. It was just revealed by Oriental Daily." President Lin Fu said.

"That's right, I'm not sure, so I can't report it." President Shen nodded and said, once such a thing is reported, it must be guaranteed to be true, otherwise the higher-ups will pay attention and another false news will come, and it will be fun. Big.

"Dong dong dong" At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and an assistant came in and said: "President Shen and President Lin, the Land Company just sent a fax. They invite you two to go to Wenhua at three o'clock this afternoon. Drinking tea at the Oriental Hotel.”

"Oh, haha, I understand, okay, reply and say that we will arrive on time." President Shen and Vice President Lin looked at each other, and naturally understood that if you find them at this time, they should be inseparable.

PS: There will be another chapter later (end of this chapter)