Chapter 251 Harvest
9 month 12 day.

At the Hong Kong government's official land auction, when a group of real estate developers saw that Whampoa Group and Sino Group had joined forces, their faces suddenly changed.

The two generations of real estate buddies have joined forces. Is there any way for everyone to survive?

Hao Qingwen sat with Huang Tingfang and his son and said with a smile: "Mr. Huang, our target today is the land of She Yau Yat Village in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon. If you want to bid for other land separately, please do so!"

Hao Qingwen knew very well that there were three pieces of land today. If the Huangpu Group wanted to take them all, it would inevitably face crazy bids from everyone. Even if it won, the price would be too high.

Huang Tingfang responded: "We can only try to bid. At this time, real estate agents are waiting to see if we can find a bargain."

The implication is that they will bid, but they won't work hard.

The two companies' only target is the plot of land in Yau Yat Tsuen, which covers an area of ​​20 square feet and can be used to build more than 150 million square feet, nearly 2000 residential units.

Li Chaoren of the Yangtze River Company not far away had a bad look on his face. Originally, he had planned to cooperate with Sun Hung Kai Properties, but Sun Hung Kai knew that it was no match for them and actually went to cooperate with Whampoa Group.

Soon, the auction begins.

Many real estate developers probably knew that there was little hope for the Yat Yat Tsuen land, so they placed their hopes on the other two plots of land, so the auctioneer was very happy today.

In the end, two plots of land with a total area of ​​about 10 square feet were won by Cheung Kong Company and Sun Hung Kai Properties respectively.

The finale of the auction was for a piece of land belonging to a large luxury residential complex, which was of course not a real luxury house.

But the area in Shamshuipo is a luxury area. Because it is a large residential area, the supporting facilities are good.

After the auction started, Hao Qingwen quickly joined the battle. As he grew older, he slowly gave up his roaring nature.

He learned a new trick, which was to hold up the sign calmly without revealing a single thought.

In the end, no one was able to defeat Hao Qingwen's bid, allowing New Era Group and Sun Hung Kai Properties to easily win the bid at a price of 7 million.

"Including construction costs and interest, the average floor cost is only HK$1400. Even at the current housing prices in this area, we can still make a profit of HK$100 per square foot! Mr. Huang, what do you think?" Hao Qingwen had his own intelligence analysis and naturally felt that he had made a fortune.

Huang Tingfang also said: "It's definitely a big profit. Considering that they moved in in 1992 and all the houses were sold out in 1995, they must have made at least HK$1000 per square foot!" After saying that, he looked at Hao Qingwen seriously.

Everyone knows that Liu Zhicheng has a good vision, and his subordinates must have also learned the true skills.

Hao Qingwen followed Huang Tingfang's meaning and said, "I think it's no problem to make 1000 yuan per square foot!"

For developers, they only need to pay for the land fee, and the construction costs can be solved by bank loans and sales of pre-sale properties.

This means that this project only needs to invest 7 million Hong Kong dollars, which can be turned into 22 billion in five years, and the annual return rate has exceeded 20%.

Moreover, in fact, the funds are returned in advance, and the average selling price is more than 2500 yuan (estimated to be 3500-4500 yuan), so the rate of return is far more than 20%.

In the Furama Hotel suite, Liu Zhicheng was wearing a bathrobe and sitting on the sofa watching the Miss Hong Kong finals on TVB.

Before she was elected Miss Hong Kong, Yuan Jingjing was a shipping staff, the host introduced. Today she is wearing a green swimsuit, still very tempting, I wonder if she will bring it to the hotel later.

Yes, Liu Zhicheng has arranged bodyguards to wait at the entrance of TVB. After she is elected Miss Hong Kong, she will be taken back to the hotel suite soon. Liu Zhicheng wants to enjoy it while it's hot.

What happens next is a bit funny!
And it’s very funny!
Because this segment is where last year's most photogenic lady, Weng Huide, asks questions to Yuan Jingjing.

The question raised by Weng Huide is: "I really want to develop in the entertainment industry, but my mother thinks that the entertainment industry is complicated and I am not suitable for it. If you were me, how would you convince my mother?"

Oh my god, how could Yuan Jingjing answer this? She had just been ruled by money!
Sure enough, Yuan Jingjing had a hint of unnaturalness on her face, and replied with an evasive look: "In the entertainment industry, not everyone encounters this situation!"

Obviously the answer is general: as long as they are beautiful, there will be a group of rich men tempting them.

Weng Huide continued to ask: "Then have you seen the gossip in the newspapers, saying this and that, there must be some basis for it!
If that weren't the case, there wouldn't be any rumors!"

Although Yuan Jingjing was smiling, she felt a little guilty!

"I think this is a personal issue. Hong Kong beauties like Natalie Tse and Suen Ru-yan have done very well. You can follow their path and your mother will agree!"

There wasn't much problem with the answer, but his expression seemed a little vague. Of course, only Liu Zhicheng, the person in charge, could see it clearly.

Of course, the final result was still that Yuan Jingjing won the championship.

But judging from this incident, your circle is really chaotic!
If it weren’t for Teacher Chen, ordinary people would never imagine that this circle is so chaotic, nor would they be able to appreciate the inner beauty of celebrities.

At 12 o'clock late in the night, Yuan Jingjing finally arrived at the hotel.

"Congratulations, you're the new Miss Hong Kong!" said Liu Zhicheng.

Yuan Jingjing said happily: "Are you watching tonight's show too?"

Liu Zhicheng nodded, and Yuan Jingjing suddenly became shy, feeling a strange feeling.

Next, in order to ease the awkwardness, the two had a midnight snack. With the help of red wine, Yuan Jingjing soon became lively.

"I've been so nervous and happy these past few days, but also so worried!"

"What are you worried about? Are you afraid of not being the champion?"

"No, I was worried that you wouldn't come to see me!"

Liu Zhicheng was stunned. He had spent 200 million yuan. He couldn't just open the bottle and not taste it!

"Don't worry too much. Did you bring your championship swimsuit?"

"Hate it! Luckily this was given to us, otherwise it would be so embarrassing!"

"Put it on now!"

"what."

"No, let me put it on for you!"

The Miss Hong Kong show was a lively event.

The swimsuit of Miss Hong Kong is very distinctive. It is very narrow at the bottom and very tight overall, which perfectly releases the vitality of the private parts.

But Yuan Jingjing is not outstanding, she can only be said to be ordinary.

The night is so beautiful, the beauties are so seductive, and the swimsuits are so convenient!
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As the last week of September approached, Liu Zhicheng began to get a little nervous because both crude oil futures and shorting the Nikkei index had reached the point of shipping.

Last week, crude oil futures rose to $30 a barrel and the Nikkei index fell to 23800 points.

That is to say, Hongli Investment will start to gradually sell its shares at the opening of this week. Not making the last penny is his investment motto.

Crude oil futures are invested in three locations: London, New York, and Hong Kong; Nikkei futures short selling is invested in two locations: Singapore and Tokyo. With the arrival of Monday, a single order is thrown out, not to mention how stimulating it is to the brain.

This is not an Internet transaction, otherwise it would be even more exciting!

Liu Zhicheng was thinking that in a few years, when the Internet trading era arrives, Hongli Investment will build a huge private trading hall, and Hongli Investment will be able to reap a lot of wealth every day (including the increase in value), which would be very happy.

If we add a few more display screens, the media will show the growth of US and Hong Kong stocks in real time.

Hongli Investment sold a crude oil order worth HK$6 million in one day, which still caused some fluctuations in the market.

However, Wall Street will not go against the market for this little money.

Moreover, according to Liu Zhicheng's memory, the plunge did not happen in a day or a week, not to mention that it is still some distance away from the highest point of 41 US dollars.

It was so easy for him to win!
It’s still interesting to do industry!
Liu Zhicheng learned about the cash-out situation: 92 billion Hong Kong dollars were cashed out from crude oil futures, and there was still 35 billion in the account (the current price is 35.2 US dollars per barrel).

At present, it seems that in another five trading days, Liu Zhicheng will be able to recover 5 billion Hong Kong dollars from crude oil and Nikkei futures, far exceeding his estimate of 140 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Next, Hongli Investment will invest in unleveraged 'low-risk' projects.

He has decided to give up shorting crude oil futures this time because, first, he cannot buy, second, the risk is too great, and third, it is difficult to sell.

Besides, he has already made enough money and doesn't want to take any risks.

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In the second half of October, Liu Zhicheng set off from Hong Kong to conduct inspections in Switzerland and New York, and carefully examined and gave instructions on Hongli Investment's second Swiss and third New York headquarters.

We also recruited senior staff again and gained more than 20 talents joining us.

140 billion yuan of funds is still very large in this era, and Liu Zhicheng also made reasonable arrangements for its distribution:

The New York headquarters has 40 billion and is mainly responsible for investing in industries throughout the Americas. Its initial investments include: UnitedHealth, Johnson & Johnson, Walmart, Nestlé, Procter & Gamble, Home Depot, Pfizer, Coca-Cola and other high-quality American stocks. It has also established a venture capital fund in Silicon Valley and has a free investment fund of 10 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the investment department decides its own direction.

The Swiss headquarters has 40 billion and mainly invests in European industries. Its initial investments include AstraZeneca, Shell, Rio Tinto, HSBC and other high-quality stocks on the London Stock Exchange.

The Hong Kong headquarters has a capital of HK$40 billion and mainly invests in industries in Asia. Initial investments include blue-chip stocks on the Hong Kong stock market and subsequent property investments.

In fact, there are not three headquarters in the true sense. Hong Kong is the real headquarters, and Switzerland and New York can only be regarded as secondary capitals.

All investment activities will be subject to the audit, legal and accounting of the Hong Kong headquarters to ensure the safety of funds.

As for the investment in high-quality stocks, they are all super long-term holdings of no more than 2 shares of each stock, and they are diversified and invested offshore, enjoying dividends regularly, and partially selling high and buying low in the future 08 financial crisis.

This time, Iran's invasion of Kuwait caused the United States' economy to decline in the third quarter and its stock market to fall. This is a good time to buy US stocks.

Therefore, I started investing in US and UK stocks in November.

It was already the end of October when we returned to Hong Kong.

In November, ATV's new Legend of White Snake was officially broadcast, which caused a huge response, which was no less than the broadcast of Justice Bao last year. The ratings once reached 11 points, setting a new record again.

You have to know that this is no longer the era when TVB dominated the screen. Back then, TVB monopolized the Hong Kong television industry, and the highest-rated drama was only 49 points.

And now that The Legend of White Snake has tied this record, it is obviously very legendary.

Of course, ATV's ratings have now surpassed TVB. ATV is 6 and TVB is 4, which has changed the landscape of Hong Kong television.

This year, Asia Television's net profit in the first ten months reached HK$2.5 million, which astonished industry insiders.

Of course, the main reason is that the copyrights are sold a lot. The copyright income of "The Millionaire" and "Judge Bao" is very considerable.

When Liu Zhicheng walked into the ATV building, he felt that the people here were very busy and that the place was quite crowded.

ATV has a total of 2800 employees and artists. Even though many departments have rented office buildings, it still seems very crowded.

ATV's Tseung Kwan O headquarters was not expected to be partially completed until the end of 1993, and would not be fully completed until mid-1994.

When he arrived at his office, his assistant quickly made tea for him.

After a while, Liu Zhicheng came to the meeting room at the reminder of his assistant.

More than 20 senior executives stood up and greeted.

After Liu Zhicheng sat down, he motioned for everyone to sit down.

At the beginning of the meeting, Liu Zhicheng said: "Report on the preparations for Asia Satellite TV!"

Asia TV's office is not located in the ATV building, but in a rented building on Broadcast Avenue, which also houses subsidiaries such as YG Entertainment.

Asia Satellite TV plays a vital role in Liu Zhicheng's proposal to develop Hong Kong through Hong Kong-style entertainment. In addition to broadcasting ATV dramas, this station also has many self-produced programs, almost all of which are entertainment programs, and their purpose is to promote Hong Kong's entertainment industry.

Asia Satellite TV Director Shi Yaowei immediately reported: "Everything has been prepared, and now we have entered the debugging stage. We will be able to broadcast perfectly on New Year's Day next year!"

Liu Zhicheng then asked Chow Liang Suk-yee: "How is the preparation for The Voice of China going?"

“We are almost ready. We have already set up audition offices in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan and other cities where Chinese people live.

Once January comes, we can officially hold auditions in these places!"

Liu Zhicheng nodded and said, "We have invested a huge amount of money to host the Voice of China. First, it is to establish the reputation of the world's first reality talent show.
The second is to drive the growth of Asia Satellite TV’s users. Therefore, we must ensure the linkage between the two!”

To put it bluntly, when auditions are held in Southeast Asia and other places, Asia Satellite TV will also be promoted at the same time.

Asia Satellite TV adopts a free model, so its profit depends entirely on advertising fees. However, if it has tens of millions of viewers, the advertising fees it generates would also be very high.

Zhou Liang Shuyi added: "We have also commissioned a manufacturer to manufacture satellite receivers and we will be responsible for sales. We are also ready for this aspect!"

As ATV's production capabilities increase, it will be able to develop a satellite TV network in the future. Its purpose is to serve the policy of developing Hong Kong through the popularization of Hong Kong culture.

During the meeting, Zhao Zhenqiang said: "The Taiwan TV station wants to borrow Qiu Guan to shoot a drama, and it seems that they are still looking for Zhao Yazhi. I don't know what drama it will be filmed in!"

Liu Zhicheng immediately said, "Go and try to get a chance to co-produce or invest! They've just become famous, and now someone's trying to snatch them away. You have to get involved no matter what!"

Zhao Zhenqiang nodded and said, "Well, I'll try it!"

In fact, neither Adam Cheng nor Cecilia Yip signed a contract to sell themselves, which only stipulated that Adam Cheng could not film TVB dramas.

Of course, Zheng Shaoqiu’s schedule is arranged by ATV.

(End of this chapter)