Chapter 209 361 Expansion Plan

After the charity dinner, Liu Zhicheng did not take Li Zhi away in public.

Because there is a long time to come, and there is no shortage of this day. As long as the two meet day after day, sooner or later there will be a day.

The next day, Liu Zhicheng came to the Sailing Building and passed by the staff's office area. They all cast strange looks at him, which made Liu Zhicheng feel a little strange. Were these people possessed?

After arriving at the office, he finally understood why those employees looked at him "strangely"!
He picked up a newspaper on the desk, and the headline was a photo of Liu Zhicheng and Li Zhi dancing; then he changed another newspaper, and the headline was the same.

Even the "Tiantian Daily" published it, but the theme was "charity"; as for other newspapers that published it, the theme was "romanticism".

After taking a quick look, Liu Zhicheng lost interest. He didn't care about these gossips at all.

Instead, he felt that he was advertising his own "romanticism" and he didn't even need to pay for the advertising.

After a while, Yang Minli, who had already taken over the Shanfeng Investment Decision-making Committee, came to Liu Zhicheng's office.

Although Yang Minli has come to work, she seldom comes to the company, basically only once a week, and she just comes there to show her face.

Yang Minli came to the company today because Liu Zhicheng had instructed her to come to the company to discuss something.

Although Liu Zhicheng returned to Deep Water Bay last night, he usually doesn't bring work back home.

Now, when Liu Zhicheng goes out, in order to prevent accidents, he does not allow his family to ride in the same car together.

Seeing Yang Minli coming, Liu Zhicheng told him about an investment plan that he had kept in his heart.

“What do you think of the alligator shirt?”

Yang Minli looked at Liu Zhicheng in surprise. She knew that he would not mention a brand like "Crocodile Shirt" for no reason.

“Of course I know that Yida has in-depth cooperation with them and purchases a large amount of fabrics from Yida every year.

Moreover, this is a very high-quality brand. It is the first truly world-class clothing brand among Chinese people.

Almost every Hong Kong citizen has grown up wearing Crocodile Shirt products since childhood, and most citizens will continue to choose Crocodile Shirt clothing that has accompanied them in their growth and success.

It can be said that in Hong Kong, Crocodile Shirt has become the first choice of billionaires and ordinary people. They are basically loyal customers of Crocodile Shirt. "

"The evaluation is quite high. It seems to be recognized by the majority of Hong Kong citizens." Liu Zhicheng exclaimed.

Liu Zhicheng changed the subject and asked, "What if 361 acquires it?"

"You mean the Chen family is interested in selling the crocodile shirts?" Yang Minli asked in surprise.

Liu Zhicheng smiled and said, "I'm not too sure either. Nothing is absolute. We'll know after trying it out."

In the previous life, the Lin Baixin family spent 13 billion Hong Kong dollars to purchase 73.5% of the shares of Crocodile Shirt from the Chen Jun family.

Crocodile shirts mostly use high-end fabrics, and all designs are by internationally renowned designers, with hundreds of clothing items launched every year.

Since its listing in 1973, it has established a complete organizational structure with a design center, industrial plant, global sales network, global procurement center, etc.

Moreover, at its peak, Crocodile Shirts had annual sales of HK$100 billion and net profits of HK$20 billion.

If such a high-quality asset is acquired, it will become a good family inheritance property for the Liu family.

What's more, Liu Zhicheng didn't know how many children he would have in the future, let alone pass on a share of wealth to each of them.

At the very least, it should be managed by the family to ensure that several generations of the family will have enough food and clothing.

Of course, Yang Minli's branch will inherit most of the wealth.

After reaching a consensus with Yang Minli, Liu Zhicheng called Han Chunxi and began to discuss the acquisition of Crocodile Shirts.

When Han Chunxi knew Liu Zhicheng's intention, he knew his boss's strength and money was just a number to him.

"Mr. Liu, the current market value of Crocodile Garments is around HK$10 billion, and the Chen Jun family holds more than 70% of the shares.
Even if their family wants to sell, they will probably wait until the market value is at its peak before selling it.”

Liu Zhicheng said without hesitation: "So I plan to take over their shares at a premium."

In the previous life, the Lin family spent 13 billion Hong Kong dollars to take over, and this became Liu Zhicheng’s bottom line. Even if he acquired the company in advance, he was willing to spend 13 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Moreover, he also wanted to win quickly and did not want to wait until a competitor appeared, otherwise, there would be too many variables.

Liu Zhicheng continued, "How about this, you arrange for someone to investigate Crocodile Shirt's net assets first, and then we can discuss the specific acquisition."

Of course, although Liu Zhicheng’s highest price in mind is 13 billion Hong Kong dollars, he would rather ask for as little as possible, as he does not want to be seen as a fool by others.

After all, the current market value is only 7 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the 7% stake of the Chen family is only worth 10 million Hong Kong dollars. If it can be taken over for billion Hong Kong dollars, it is also a considerable premium.

Han Chunxi asked: "Mr. Liu, is this acquisition to be paid in cash or in a combination of cash and bank loans?"

Although Shanfeng Investment has a huge cash reserve in its account, it also has investment plans and has to ask Liu Zhicheng for instructions on funding arrangements.

"How about this, you try to arrange a bank loan, and after the acquisition is completed, use Crocodile Garments' shares as collateral."

Liu Zhicheng did this for the expansion of Yang Minli's dowry assets, because in the future, all these wealth would belong to Yang Minli.

Therefore, he would choose to have Crocodile Shirt assume the debt of this acquisition loan.

As for the issue of borrowing, he was not worried at all, and the banker would not miss the opportunity to cooperate with Liu Bancheng.

Moreover, where is the brand and asset value of Crocodile Shirts.

Han Chunxi liked Liu Zhicheng's decisive spirit, so he was also infected and said, "Okay, there is no problem with the loan, it's just a matter of finding a few more banking consortiums."

Liu Zhicheng nodded and said, "You can do whatever you want. In addition, you can set up an independent securities company for me, or acquire one, and focus on financial investment in the future."

Liu Zhicheng did not set up an investment company for no reason. Although he has a Shanfeng Investment Company, this investment company is mainly a strategic company.

With this new company, Liu Zhicheng is preparing to enter the global financial market, or in other words, to develop in the financial field.

The most recent investment plan was to short sell US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, Nikkei, London index, etc. before the "August 7 Global Stock Market Crash".

Of course, Liu Zhicheng was not on the "unwelcome" list by others. He did not plan to invest too much and was satisfied with a small profit of 2 billion Hong Kong dollars.

In the future, we will set up a financial group with Far Eastern Bank, which is also a preparation for our own family office.

"Mr. Han, I don't know much about this industry. You have to help me recruit talents, otherwise it won't work at all." Han Chunxi said with a smile: "Mr. Liu, don't worry. With your reputation now, don't worry about not having financial talents to invest."

Liu Zhicheng shook his head and said, "I plan to invest in overseas financial products in the future, so I'll try to be as low-key as possible."

After Han Chunxi understood Liu Zhicheng's purpose, he was a little surprised, but soon relieved.

He helped Liu Zhicheng manage Shanfeng Investment and also invested heavily in Hang Seng Index blue-chip stocks. He may have made a profit of more than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars now.

With such huge personal wealth, it is understandable that he has a global financial layout!

Thinking of this, Han Chunxi asked again: "Boss, does Shanfeng Investment still invest in blue chip stocks?"

"In the future, Shanfeng Investment will only invest in real industries and no longer invest in financial products. Let's use this batch of blue-chip stocks as the start-up capital for the new company." Liu Zhicheng nodded and said.

Liu Zhicheng still trusts Han Chunxi very much, but now Shanfeng Investment has become a behemoth, managing tens of billions of assets under Liu Zhicheng.

Although Liu Zhicheng was in charge, there were inevitably some loopholes in management, so Yang Minli was arranged to join the decision-making committee.

As for the establishment of the decision-making committee, it is also intended to put power in a cage.

After Han Chunxi left, Liu Zhicheng discussed the management of Shanfeng Investment with Yang Minli.

Suddenly, Yang Minli changed the subject and asked, "Husband, last time my sister asked me that Yida has encountered a development bottleneck, and she wanted to ask you through me to see if there is a good way."

Liu Zhicheng laughed after hearing this, and really thought of himself as a "prophet" who would grant any request, but it was not easy for him to refuse since it was about his wife's family.

Liu Zhicheng thought for a while and recalled the development path of Yida Group in its previous life.

"They can also create their own brands, which will bring them greater profits. Secondly, isn't your company mainly engaged in textile and garment OEM?

Textiles definitely require a lot of cotton, so I suggest you grow your own cotton, which will effectively control costs.”

"Grow your own cotton?" Yang Minli was a little surprised.

"Yes, I want to grow cotton. I think the southern part of the mainland is quite suitable. It has a vast area and a sparse population. And it is the main cotton producing area.

In addition, you can also invest in some properties appropriately, which is conducive to the safety of assets. "

After listening to this, Yang Minli nodded and said, "Thank you, husband."

In the previous life, there was a woman in Hong Kong who was very influential in the mainland, and she was Yang Minli, the head of Extra.

Now that she has become Mrs. Liu, her sister has successfully taken over the power of Yida. Liu Zhicheng is of course willing that Yida Group will continue to contribute to the development of southern Xinjiang in the mainland.

In her previous life, after northern Xinjiang cotton was boycotted, high-ranking officials in Beijing City met with Yang Minli many times to give her advice and encouragement.

This shows the influence of Yida Group in the mainland and its contribution to the prosperity and stability of southern Xinjiang.

Of course, in this life, Yang Minli’s influence will definitely not be less than in her previous life.

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The British Hong Kong government began to rule Hong Kong on January 1841, 1. By the time of MacLehose, there were a total of 26 governors.

MacLehose served in office for 1971 and a half years from 1982 to 10, and was re-elected four times, making him the longest-serving Governor in Hong Kong's history.

Although MacLehose had no administrative experience before taking charge of Hong Kong, his lack of bureaucracy enabled him to do countless practical things for the entire Hong Kong.

During his term of office, Hong Kong carried out drastic reforms covering housing, anti-corruption, education, medical care, infrastructure, transportation, economy and many social welfare benefits.

The most famous of these are the development of new towns, the Ten-Year Housing Plan, nine years of free education, the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the construction of the subway.

The last three have basically achieved their initial goals, but the first two have not been successful.

In 1978, Murray MacLehose proposed the "Home Ownership Scheme" to provide affordable and quality housing for Hong Kong's middle class. This was actually the prototype of the " Plan" after Hong Kong's return to China.

However, the "Home Ownership for the People" program affected the interests of too many people, and even the Governor of Hong Kong found it difficult to vigorously promote this program.

Eventually, a balance was reached between the two sides, and the number of low-cost houses launched each year was greatly reduced, becoming a complete "image project!"
In the original Tin Shui Wai development plan, the reason why Hua Run was able to obtain such a large project was that MacLehose also made a lot of efforts.

The first purpose was to make friends with the mainland government, and the other purpose was that he was impressed by Hua Run’s background.

I hope it will not be affected by some capital and can provide cheap and dignified housing for ordinary people in Hong Kong.

Unfortunately, due to its geographical location and some political reasons, Tin Shui Wai is unable to develop at all in this era.

Now that MacLehose has been out of office for many years and Edward Youde is about to say goodbye, Tin Shui Wai has only just begun real large-scale construction.

After Liu Zhicheng took over the Tin Shui Wai site, he prepared to invest 500 billion Hong Kong dollars to build a new town that could accommodate 30 to 50 people in accordance with the plan of the MacLehose era.

This will not only stimulate Hong Kong's economy, but also alleviate the current huge population pressure in Hong Kong, and has been strongly supported by Governor Youde.

Although on the issue of Hong Kong's affiliation, the governors of Hong Kong all favored the British Empire, including Youde.

But this does not mean that he does not care about the Chinese under his jurisdiction. At least he vigorously developed education and supported Liu Zhicheng's Tin Shui Wai plan.

After Liu Zhicheng visited the Governor's Office several times alone, the Hong Kong government agreed to the construction plan of Tin Shui Wai.

And based on the development progress of the Huangpu Group, we will approve the establishment of corresponding people's livelihood institutions.

The Whampoa Group subsequently announced that it would invest HK$10 billion over the next 500 years to build a new town in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories that could accommodate more than 30 people.

At the same time, a large electronic technology plaza will be built to provide thousands of jobs.

When the Whampoa Group announced the Tin Shui Wai news, it was during the Hong Kong real estate crisis. Liu Zhicheng remembered that when the news came out, the pessimistic sentiment in the Hong Kong real estate market was immediately alleviated.

Because the Whampoa Group is going to invest 500 billion Hong Kong dollars to enter the real estate market, this shows that Liu Zhicheng behind it is very optimistic about the real estate market.

With the rising real estate market in Hong Kong, Liu Zhicheng's decision to invest in Tin Shui Wai has made many real estate developers in Hong Kong envious.

But in fact, the so-called huge investment of Huangpu Group is just a plan. It is a plan for a total of 10 years, and the total amount looks scary.

But projects are developed one after another, and the start-up funds for subsequent projects are entirely the profits of the previous one.

With such a big project in mind, Liu Zhicheng decided to visit the construction site because he wanted to bring some benefits to ordinary citizens of Hong Kong.

(End of this chapter)