Chapter 246 Satellite Launch
After attending the groundbreaking ceremony of Tsuen Wan New World, Liu Zhicheng led several senior executives to the land on Yeung Uk Road nearby in the north.

Hao Qingwen explained: “The Hong Kong government is very happy for us to develop these two areas and contribute to the economy of Tsuen Wan.
So now they are compensating the owners here, and I believe that the land acquisition will be completed this year. By then, we only need to take the land exchange rights certificate to exchange! ”

Liu Zhicheng nodded and said, "Except for us, no other real estate company dares to undertake this big project, including Sun Hung Kai Properties, which has withdrawn from Tsuen Wan's commercial real estate!"

This sentence is crucial. The Hong Kong government also understands this problem, so it cooperates very well with the Whampoa Group's plan.

You know, according to the plan of the Whampoa Group, this place will bring the economy and business of the entire Tsuen Wan to a new height.

It is impossible for Sun Hung Kai to develop such a huge project, and Chinachem has the ability, but their boss’ life is in danger soon.

Liu Zhicheng's subordinates also understood that, regardless of whether the company had the money to develop this large project (estimated investment of HK$80 billion, including residential projects).

But everyone understood that since the boss had finalized the project, even if the company had no funds, the boss would allow Hongli Investment to participate.

The boss has money, this is what the senior executives think!
After attending the groundbreaking ceremony of 'Tsuen New World', Liu Zhicheng listened to a report on the Tin Shui Wai project.

Now Tin Shui Wai contributes about HK$10 billion in profits to the Whampoa Group every year, and Liu Zhicheng is very satisfied with this.

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On April 4, Liu Zhicheng came to Kai Tak Airport. He was invited to watch the launch of the "Asia-6 Satellite", which will be launched tomorrow.

Since it was a group activity this time, he did not take a private plane.

When he arrived at the VIP lounge of the airport, Liu Zhicheng saw Master Rong, Li Chaoren, Huo Yingdong and others.

I heard that the United States and the mainland have invited a total of 17 countries, as well as guests from Hong Kong and Taiwan to gather at the launch site.

"You're not late, are you?" Liu Zhicheng joined everyone with a smile, looking very calm.

"Of course we're not late!" Master Rong spoke first.

Then, everyone greeted each other, and soon everyone boarded the chartered plane and headed for Xichang.

On the plane, Liu Zhicheng and Mr. Huo sat together and chatted.

"Mr. Huo, is there still a funding gap for the Asian Games?" Liu Zhicheng asked.

When he was a child in his previous life, Liu Zhicheng remembered that there was a nationwide donation campaign for the Asian Games. There was also a little girl who was invited to Beijing as a guest because her donation was her first, although it was only 1.6 yuan, but it was of great significance.

The feeling of the people of the whole country being united was very touching. "Have you donated today?" became a popular saying at that time.

In order to host the Beijing Asian Games, tens of millions of people across the country donated generously, totaling 2.7 million yuan, accounting for 1/10 of the total investment.

Mr. Huo immediately said: "There is definitely a lack of funds. You also know the actual situation in our country!"

Liu Zhicheng nodded and said, "I didn't think of this the last time I went to Beijing. This time I was invited to watch the satellite launch, and I thought that the Asian Games could definitely be watched via satellite.

So I plan to donate 3000 million Hong Kong dollars, and I would like you to help me connect and do the work for me. "

Mr. Huo immediately smiled and said, "This is a good thing! Okay, I'll do it for you and then hold a donation ceremony for you!"

Liu Zhicheng waved his hands and said, "No, I don't need anything, even anonymous donations are fine!
I've been a bit busy with work lately and haven't had time to go to Beijing. I'm also worried that the money won't be put to good use in time, so I'm asking you to do it for me."

The Asian Games is in September, and the 3000 million Hong Kong dollars can come in handy no matter what.

Mr. Huo thought for a moment and said, "Don't be anonymous. I can do it for you, but you must say that it was donated by you, Liu Zhicheng."

Well, actually he really wanted to remain anonymous, it was too high-profile.

Having just made such a huge investment in the mainland, it immediately donated 3000 million to the Asian Games. This is really a bit high-profile.

Liu Zhicheng and Mr. Huo are old acquaintances. They have met each other in many places in Hong Kong and they could chat on the plane.

On April 4, guests from 7 countries as well as Hong Kong and Taiwan gathered at the launch site, waiting to witness the magnificent scene of the satellite launch.

If the satellite launch fails, it will be a loss of face for both China and the United States.

The weather that day was not very good, it was a bit gloomy!
Speaking of the weather, China and the United States had different opinions on the launch date in advance.

China's meteorological department has inferred from decades of historical data and the latest information that the best launch day should be April 4. The United States disagrees. They do not believe that China can predict the weather so accurately.

The United States insisted on setting the launch date on April 4 because they had already sent invitations to people around the world, and the date written on the invitations was April 7.

Finally, April 4th was confirmed to be 7:21.

Launch observation deck.

When Liu Zhicheng and other guests from Hong Kong walked in, they attracted the attention of many guests. Liu Zhicheng was very young, and many foreigners thought he was someone's nephew who was brought in. They never thought that he was a tycoon from Hong Kong.

The Chinese side received an important official, so naturally they would not be impolite. Although they did not know Liu Zhicheng, they still entertained him warmly.

Soon, everyone found their position and there was nearly an hour left until the launch time.

As time passed, the atmosphere on the observation deck began to become tense.

The past two years have been disastrous years in the history of world aviation. The United States and France have successively failed in launches, and the losses are not only money and manpower, but also confidence.

Of course, the most nervous are the Chinese side and the insurance companies.

the other side.

When the commander was about to give the order to ignite the launch, he discovered that white smoke was billowing from somewhere above the rocket, which looked like a leak of liquid hydrogen fuel.

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy.

Soon, the people in the control tower noticed that the white smoke began to get smaller, and they guessed that the hydrogen exhaust port might be closed.

"Go!" the deputy commander shouted firmly.

If it is not launched yet, China's first step into the world aerospace market will have failed, and other results are difficult to imagine.

At 21:30:33 that day, the carrier rocket successfully launched the "Asia-" satellite at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. Thousands of people witnessed the magnificent scene of the launch.

"Success!" Everyone on the observation deck rejoiced at once.

After returning to Hong Kong, Liu Zhicheng published an article in his own media.
At this time, Liu Zhicheng couldn't keep a low profile even if he wanted to.

After all, he became the second richest man in Hong Kong at such a young age, so how can he be low-key?

Therefore, he also began to use his own media to carry out some social activities.

The successful launch of the satellite has played a role in the social status of Hong Kong. People may think that the country's aerospace strength has reached this level. At the same time, Hongli Investment's foreign exchange investment has been recovered by more than half.

Liu Zhicheng also began to prepare for a trip to Europe and the United States. After all, he no longer had much money to spend in Hong Kong.

This trip to Europe and the United States is his real way out of Hong Kong, so he will carefully investigate the market, although he already has a clear understanding of many projects.

Moreover, he will also participate in some social events and get to know more European and American politicians and businessmen.

Then, after visiting various companies, Liu Zhicheng felt very satisfied, but also a little disappointed.

I was satisfied because everything in the company was running smoothly during my absence of more than 20 days.

The feeling of loss comes from the feeling that one's own importance has been challenged.

Of course, the loss only lasts for a moment!

As he had expected, as long as he lived, these companies would grow stronger and stronger, and he had become a spiritual pillar.

For example, the core executives of Huangpu Group all know that in the next few years, Huangpu Real Estate will focus on land reserves as an important policy.

Because as long as there is more land reserved, there will be land for building houses in the future, and the cost of building houses will be lower, resulting in greater profits.

In its past life, New World Development’s competitiveness was greatly reduced because it did not pay attention to land reserves.

In this life, New World Development is also moving in this direction.

New World Development attaches too much importance to the hotel industry, but this industry has a slower return on investment than office buildings, with annual returns of only about 6% to 10%.

In the office, Liu Zhicheng looked at the share price of Whampoa Group on the computer at 54.66 yuan per share, and the total market value had exceeded 280 billion Hong Kong dollars.

The market value is so stable, in large part because Hong Kong's economy is now stable, and Shanfeng Investment holds a 67.3% stake.

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Liu Zhicheng came to Wei Yixun's office again. He now had easy access to the Hong Kong government, so he could arrange a meeting with Wei Yixun soon.

When Liu Zhicheng was sitting on the sofa, Wei Yixin did not put on airs and came to accompany him on the sofa.

"Mr. Liu, I heard that you are planning to go to the British Empire to investigate for a period of time this time?" Wei Yixin said with a smile.

Liu Zhicheng's visit to the British Empire was not to investigate the market, but mainly to build relationships.

In fact, he is very popular among locals whether in the British Empire, the United States or the Maple Leaf Country.

In America, he met with the governor of California; in Vancouver, he met with senior officials of British Columbia; in London, he met with the mayor of London and conservative politician Fat Peng. Needless to say, there are also many other bankers and entrepreneurs.

Because Liu Zhicheng is young and the wealthiest Chinese, he has a strong market in Europe and America and will surely be very popular.

"I have decided to go to London to invest in telecommunications and other fields! And this time I have purchased a property in London." Liu Zhicheng said without any concealment.

"That's great. London welcomes wealthy Chinese like you to invest. The investment environment there is very good!" said Wei Yixin.

As governor, he has been reminded many times by London to attract more wealthy Chinese to invest or immigrate to London.

Liu Zhicheng nodded, and then got down to business: "Mr. Wei Yixin, I want to apply for a satellite TV license for Asia Television."

Wei Yixin said in surprise: "What a coincidence?"

Liu Zhicheng smiled and said, "You are talking about Li Chaoren, right?"

“Yes, he also came to discuss with me! But I felt very embarrassed because TV licenses are exclusive and are granted by the Hong Kong government.

If a satellite license is granted, it will not be fair to ATV, TVB or Cable TV!"

Liu Zhicheng nodded.
That makes sense, but in his previous life, Superman Li still managed to get a satellite license, which shows that the influence of the rich is too great.

“I support your point of view in principle, but we at ATV have a television license and this is just adding one more channel.

And you should know that I am integrating the communications industry and hope to export Hong Kong's culture to Asia.

This is the same as the service industry development plan formulated by the Hong Kong government back then, and it also echoes the trend of Hong Kong’s economic development.”

Wei Yixin suddenly said: "Mr. Liu, I admire you very much. You are different from other real estate developers. You have created a lot of economic value that Hong Kong does not have!"

Liu Zhicheng was stunned, and quickly said modestly: "You are flattering me, I am just trying it out!"

In fact, he is very confident that his so-called "Hong Kong culture" will definitely create great economic benefits. Even if it is not as large and comprehensive as the Korean culture of the previous life, it will at least continue Hong Kong's economy.

You have to know how anxious Mr. Dong of the Hong Kong government was during the Asian financial crisis in 1998. He urgently recalled Li Chaoren, who was on vacation in Hawaii, to Hong Kong, hoping to develop the "Chinese medicine industry."

Of course, it can only be said that he was desperate and tried every possible means, and Hong Kong's "Chinese Medicine Port" eventually became an empty slogan.

Liu Zhicheng did not look down on Mr. Dong's proposal of "developing Hong Kong through Chinese medicine", but at that time Japan and South Korea had already occupied the market. In addition, Li Chaoren was a pure real estate developer. To put it bluntly, the Chinese Medicine Port with an investment of 50 billion US dollars was always his scam.

Liu Zhicheng also wants to do it, but he will be ready to do it right away!
Wei Yixin praised again: "Many of them are businessmen who are your predecessors. They are not as confident as you in doing things, but I always see confidence on your face. You have a really good mentality!"

Liu Zhicheng said modestly again: "No, no, I am not afraid of failure because I am young. I can stand up again after falling down!"

Wei Yixin nodded, and finally he said seriously: "I agree in principle with your Asia Television hosting satellite TV, but it needs to be approved by the Legislative Council.

You can come up with a specific plan and communicate with our Hong Kong government again!"

Generally speaking, the Governor of Hong Kong will not refute anything passed by the Legislative Council.

Similarly, if Wilson agrees to something, the Legislative Council will not object.

Liu Zhicheng has connections with half of the members of the Legislative Council, so he is certainly not afraid of failure.

Finally, Liu Zhicheng gave Li Chaoren a trick: "Mr. Wei Yixin, I can't interfere with the license that Li Chaoren applied for.

But I hope you will consider the importance of the franchise, so the Cantonese program cannot be broadcast, and I believe that TVB and Cable TV also mean the same thing! "

"Okay, we'll take it seriously! Patent rights are really important!"

The so-called franchise is the 'franchise' granted by the Hong Kong government. If it can be destroyed at will, then something big will happen!
Therefore, the Hong Kong government will certainly give careful consideration to this situation.

Hong Kong's electricity, gas, buses, telecommunications, aviation, etc. are all monopolies.

(End of this chapter)