Chapter 158

In the afternoon, Liu Zhicheng came to his office in Huangpu Building.

Huangpu Group is a subsidiary of Shanfeng Investment, a strategic company, and is a comprehensive company mainly engaged in real estate under the Shanfeng Investment system.

At this time, Shanfeng Investment Group had two controlling listed companies, namely Whampoa Group and Hutchison Whampoa.

There are three listed companies in which it has made strategic investments, namely Daya Mining, China Light and Power, and Cheung Kong Holdings, as well as Daya Properties, which is currently preparing to go public.

Shanfeng Investment holds a controlling stake in Huangpu Group, with a shareholding of 67.9%. Liu Zhicheng can be said to have the final say.

Huangpu Group's stock has been rising remarkably. After several rounds of integration and the media hype over the past few days, its market value has now exceeded 115 billion yuan.

This is even before the announcement of huge dividends; for outside shareholders, they only know two things:
First, under the leadership of the 'investment tycoon' and 'real estate tycoon', the Huangpu Group will definitely get better and better, which is due to the pursuit of Liu Zhicheng;
Second, Whampoa Group’s purchase of Harbour City has surpassed Hong Kong Holdings in terms of rental properties and land reserves, indicating that the company has great potential.

Of course, the overall environment of Hong Kong's securities market has been good in recent years, with an encouraging growth trend, which is a macro-environmental factor.

Liu Zhicheng called General Manager Hao Qingwen and arranged: "Next week, Huangpu Group will raise funds and issue shares, 5 shares for every 3 shares!"

Hao Qingwen was very surprised when he heard this. Why did the share offering ratio change again? Wasn't it agreed that 10 shares would be offered for every 3 shares?

This is indeed the case. At the beginning of the year, Liu Zhicheng decided to supply 10 shares for every 3 shares, but he saw that the current environment was too good and he would be letting himself down if he did not pump money from the market.

“Then should we release the good news we have prepared right away to boost investors’ confidence?”

After hearing Hao Qingwen's suggestion, Liu Zhicheng agreed with it and said, "Well, let's release a HK$30 billion mid-year dividend plan to the market."

Hao Qingwen nodded, and then continued: "The amount of this share offering is huge. Boss, are you raising the full amount or diluting part of the equity?"

Liu Zhicheng smiled and said, "Let's pay the full amount. The scale this time is too large. I'm afraid the market will pump too much money and cause stock price fluctuations, which would not be cost-effective."

"Although Shanfeng Investment has to provide 47.6 billion Hong Kong dollars, can't you still get 20.37 billion Hong Kong dollars? You only need to pay more than 27 billion Hong Kong dollars. By the way, for this share offering of Huangpu Group, you can invite Li Yingduo to be a consultant. This will go smoothly!"

As far as the current situation is concerned, Huangpu Group Real Estate does not need to hire external consultants for its share offering and fundraising, as Hao Qingwen is more than qualified enough.

However, in order to achieve better cooperation with HSBC, it is better to hire external consultants.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements!"

The Whampoa Group raised HK$69 billion this time. Liu Zhicheng intends to take its land reserves to a higher level and secure his position as the land king of Hong Kong.

First of all, they were eyeing the 488 hectares of land in Tin Shui Wai. As the negotiations will begin next year, neither Huarun nor Cheung Kong Company is optimistic about it, as the Hong Kong government bought it back at a sky-high price of HK$22.58 billion.

The second is the oil depot land owned by Shell Company at Ap Yuet Lei Chau and Cha Kwo Ling, which are the two famous large village houses of Lai King City and South Horizons in the past life.

In the past, due to its excellent geographical location, the Cheung Kong Company made a profit of over HK$50 billion.

For him, he is not afraid of the high debt of Huangpu Group, but he is afraid of having no land reserves, which will result in the loss of long-term development potential.

Moreover, if the funds are insufficient, you can raise funds by issuing shares once or twice before the stock market crash and you will have the money.

However, in this case, all the financial pressure came to Shanfeng Investment, as the parent company of Huangpu Group, which holds a 67.9% stake.

This is equivalent to every time Huangpu Group issues shares to raise funds, Shanfeng Investment needs to issue most of the shares to ensure that its shareholding is not diluted.

At present, although the entire Shanfeng Investment has more than 16 billion US dollars in cash reserves, its Hong Kong dollar reserves are only 10.3 billion.

However, Liu Zhicheng was only prepared to use Hong Kong dollar reserves for funding, so he would still need to seek a loan of 17 billion Hong Kong dollars.

It seems that the funds for this rights issue will have to be obtained from HSBC and Citibank, using Whampoa Group shares as collateral and seeking a loan of HK$17 billion.

As for why he invested so much money this time to raise funds through share issuance, the main reason is that he does not need to pay interest.

Only a small amount of dividends need to be paid to shareholders, and they can even receive dividends in the form of shares, which is quite cost-effective.

Another benefit is that it can expand the market value of Huangpu Group, and with the market value it can be used for mortgage loans.

……

The last week of June.

As Liu Zhicheng expected, the Hang Seng Index continued to rise, and the stock market was hot. Huangpu Group raised 71 billion Hong Kong dollars, which was higher than the planned fundraising.

The real advantage of a hot stock market is not the high amount of funds raised, but that the funds are raised very smoothly, and the newly issued shares are basically snapped up.

At the same time, Daya Real Estate was successfully listed, with a market value of HK$20.1 billion. This shows how hot the stock market is now.

After listing, Daya Real Estate's shareholding situation is as follows: Shanfeng Investment directly holds 14% of the shares, Daya Mining holds 37.8%, Qingzhou Yingmud holds 12.6%, Lu Zhihe holds 6.3%, and the remaining shares are circulated in the public market.

……

July 7th, the 18th day of the sixth lunar month, Saturday.

In recent times, the hottest topic in Hong Kong, apart from the big news of Whampoa Group distributing HK$30 billion in dividends, is of course the fact that Liu Zhicheng, the "diamond bachelor", is getting married.

From the wealthy to the common people, everyone enjoys discussing this after dinner. There is no way around it, Liu Zhicheng is such a hot topic.

Everything went according to the procedures of welcoming the bride, serving tea, worshipping ancestors, couple bowing to each other, and escorting the bride to the bridal chamber, and the first day of the traditional Chinese wedding was completed smoothly.

Today is the second day of Liu Zhicheng's wedding and also the most grand first day, because all the business celebrities who have business dealings with Liu Zhicheng and Yang Yuanlong will be here today.

The business celebrities who came here brought together more than 70% of Hong Kong’s wealth. It can be said that the wedding banquet was not only a place of fame and fortune.

There will also be a gathering of big shots coming to show their support, including the governor, the head of the new society and other official figures.

Liu Zhicheng became the richest man in Hong Kong at a young age. His businesses span real estate, manufacturing, and media communications, and his influence exceeds that of the four major families.

What's more, his real advantage is his youth. Some citizens joked that when the third generation of the Hong Kong conglomerate comes to power in the future, Liu Zhicheng will be in his prime.

From this sentence, we can see how young Liu Zhicheng is.

The witness at Liu Zhicheng and Yang Minli's wedding was Mr. Cha. The reason why Liu Zhicheng decided to get married this year was mainly because he was persuaded by some forces and had to return to the mainstream of society.

Marriage is marriage, and fun is fun. This is the current mainstream social thinking. After all, it has only been a few years since Hong Kong abolished polygamy.

Today's banquet hall was filled with flowers from Europe, and Liu Zhicheng spent several million on this expense.

Every guest who arrived was amazed by the flowers that covered the hall.

On the stage, under the chairmanship of Mr. Cha, the parents of both parties appeared. Liu Yanxin and Yin Huifen felt that this was the highlight of their lives, and their faces were filled with happy smiles.

Yang Yuanlong and his wife were equally happy. All the wealthy people in the city were polite to them. Even the governor praised him for raising a good daughter. This was such a great honor for the family.

Liu Zhicheng was on the stage with a faint smile on his face, which made people see that he was very calm. He took care of the pregnant bride beside him from time to time. Even in such a grand occasion, he also had a noble demeanor.

The ceremony was not too complicated and soon began with toasts and greetings.

Liu Zhicheng chatted and laughed with everyone, which made people couldn't help but sigh that he is still so young and no one knows how much he will grow in the future.

The wedding lasts for three days. The first day is the most boring one, where you entertain your elders. The second day is the most commercial one, where you entertain your family and business friends.

"Thank you Sir Murray MacLehose for visiting us!" Liu Zhicheng toasted the current Governor of Hong Kong and said with a smile.

"Haha, of course I will attend Mr. Liu's wedding. I also hope that Mr. Liu can make greater contributions to Hong Kong's economy!" Murray MacLehose said with a smile.

The British Hong Kong government needed to win over Liu Zhicheng because he was not only the richest Chinese in Southeast Asia, but also owned the largest print media in Hong Kong.

Of course, the first thing the British Hong Kong government considered was that they hoped Liu Zhicheng would go to Japan to invest, and the second thing they considered was the roaring tongue that Liu Zhicheng controlled.

The departure of the British Hong Kong government from Hong Kong is a foregone conclusion, and Liu Zhicheng does not need to please them too much.

At the same time, he would not offend the British Hong Kong government. After all, doing business is inseparable from dealing with the Hong Kong government.

Just like the Tin Shui Wai land next year, it will need the support of the Hong Kong government.

Of course, stabilizing and developing Hong Kong is his unshirkable responsibility, after all, this is his base.

Then Liu Zhicheng greeted President Qin, the head of Xinhua News Agency in Hong Kong, and a number of business tycoons one by one, and his demeanor was in no way inferior to those veteran businessmen.

After toasting everyone, Liu Zhicheng returned to the main table and asked Yang Minli, "How is it? Is your body able to handle it? This wedding will last for three days, and you must have been exhausted."

Now that they are married, which is a lifelong commitment, and she is already pregnant, Liu Zhicheng will of course treat Yang Minli well.

For Yang Minli, it would not be tiring. She felt that she could endure holding the event for ten days because it was a symbol of honor.

"No, the little guy in my belly is so well behaved, he didn't make any noise at all!" Yang Minli said happily.

Yang Minli's mother also said: "Don't worry, Zhicheng, Minli is in good health!"

"Thank you, Mom, for your hard work for us these days! I'd like to toast you. You've worked hard!" Liu Zhicheng said with a smile.

"Look at what you said, we will be a family from now on."

…………

After the guests left, Liu Zhicheng and Yang Minli returned to their new home - No. 38 Repulse Bay. No. 75 Deep Water Bay is still under renovation and may not be ready for occupancy until the end of the year.

In the new house, Liu Zhicheng hugged Yang Minli and said, "We are married, which means you belong to my Liu family!"

Yang Minli said happily: "I have been a member of Liu's family for a long time, Brother Cheng, you know that!"

This is true. Yang Minli had this realization a few years ago and had always been looking forward to marrying Liu Zhicheng.

"Since you are from the Liu family, you should understand my biggest dream?"

"I know, we're going to build a world-class family. Don't worry, Brother Cheng, I'm not jealous!"

Liu Zhicheng smiled and said, "I suddenly feel that after marrying you, I should calm down!"

Yang Minli looked at Liu Zhicheng with some surprise, and then immediately said: "I don't care about your affairs. I know the character of men, not to mention a man among men like you! I just hope that after our son is born, you can spend more time with the child."

Liu Zhicheng was stunned and said, "I'm telling the truth. You've really changed your mind! Haven't you seen that I've been spending more time with you recently?"

Yang Minli nodded in satisfaction and said, "Yes! I know that after today, many women will be heartbroken, after all, I am the only one who can get married."

Liu Zhicheng was stunned. Yang Minli was very tolerant and felt very proud to marry him.

"Don't worry about this. No matter how I play, you will always be the first lady, and your children will inherit most of my property."

Yang Minli was smart enough, but she was quickly defeated and said, "That's right. When we women meet you, we are at your mercy. No matter what you do, we have no choice but to agree!

Unless, we don't follow you, but look at their appearance, they are all coaxed by you and can't leave you, and I am the same!"

This is the woman’s true thought. Everything that happened just now was in line with Liu Zhicheng’s dream.

Finally, Liu Zhicheng nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's right. I am absolutely serious about what I promised just now. You can rest assured."

Liu Zhicheng will definitely set up a family office in the future, and the other women will subsequently obtain overseas investment assets.

"Well, I won't fight for it. I'll follow your arrangements. And my dowry is also very generous." Yang Minli said.

She thought very clearly that this man was so young, and competing for him would only make people disgusted, and getting married would not necessarily be safe.

Moreover, her dowry included not only 361% of 51's shares, but also 2% of Xiangjiang Xingye's shares.

Therefore, she would not fight for it. Moreover, if she could give birth to a few children for him, would Liu Zhicheng just ignore it?

Not fighting is fighting!
Besides, this man is very ambitious and who knows how much wealth he will create in the future. Why should he show it now?
.........

After Liu Zhicheng got married, he took a break for a while.

During this period, a deputy director of Yangcheng City in charge of investment promotion came to Hong Kong and found the business department of Chigo International, intending to have Chigo International go to Yangcheng to jointly build a motorcycle factory.

Niu Guangli had always known about his boss Liu Zhicheng's investment intentions in the mainland. After communicating with the deputy director many times, he reported the matter to Liu Zhicheng after he returned from vacation.

After listening to this, Liu Zhicheng was also paused. Although he had always wanted to invest in a motorcycle manufacturing factory in the mainland, he had never taken the initiative to promote its implementation.

"Have you ever been to Yangcheng?"

"Not yet. If there are no major problems in the future, I plan to go to Guangzhou next week to promote the investment in the factory," said Niu Guangli.

"Then can our motorcycles be sold back in the mainland? Can Yangcheng City handle this?" Liu Zhicheng asked.

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