Chapter 491 Then let me ask you!
"Looking at the entire Hong Kong Island, only Mr. Lin has the ability to acquire the Hong Kong Electric Group entirely in cash."
"Of course, from our perspective, we both feel that you are the right person for the job!"
In order to achieve his goal, Rogers also began to flatter.
Among the wealthy class in Hong Kong Island today, more and more people have lost confidence in the future, and selling off assets seems to have become a trend.
The most taboo thing in a free capital market is absolute control by absolute power. The reactions and actions of these people are completely expected.
"I understand your intentions, but I'm sorry to say that HK Electric's scale and market share have been greatly eroded by the Kadoorie family's China Light and Power in recent years."
“There is only a small market left, and I don’t know if I can keep it.”
"So, I can't offer too high a price, otherwise it would be a loss."
Lin Zehao was playing with a pure gold Dupont lighter in his hand with a nonchalant smile on his face.
In the eyes of Rogers and Statham, he is the image of a buyer who is not very concerned.
If you don't pay attention, it means you don't have a strong desire to buy.
If the desire to buy is not strong, it means that the bid will not be too high.
This is undoubtedly bad news for them who want to sell at a high price.
"Brother Hao, I call you Brother Hao."
"Let me tell you the truth. We are old now and have no control over the current market trend. We just want to recoup some of our costs and return to our ancestral home to use our family connections to live the rest of our lives in peace."
"Things like fighting can only be left to young talents like you."
When things came to this point, Rogers stopped being pretentious and spoke and acted very sincerely.
Lin Zehao exhaled a puff of smoke and said with a smile: "Since both of you said so, I will also tell you straight."
"According to the think tank's analysis, the current market value of Hong Kong Electric Group is at most billion. Anything above this number would be a loss-making business."
Hearing this number, Rogers and Statham looked at each other, and the former said, "Mr. Lin, since you are so straightforward, I will not hide it from you. The bottom line given by the board of directors is 2 billion Hong Kong dollars. If it is less than this number, the two of us will not be able to get the job done."
"Even though we are both chairmen, if there is too much difference between us, we will not be able to report to the shareholders."
Lin Zehao snapped his fingers nonchalantly, and A Mai walked forward slowly and handed a check to each of them, each with a face value of 50 million Hong Kong dollars.
"How much the company can sell for is the company's business, and how much money you two can earn is your business."
"Those two things are unrelated, are they?"
Although Rogers and Statham are chairmen of the board and major shareholders of Hong Kong Electric Group, they are pure businessmen.
Businessmen who have achieved certain success all have a shrewd brain, and these two are no exception.
The Hong Kong Electric Group sold for 200 million less overall, but the two of them each received 50 million more. When you calculate carefully, it is actually the two of them who made the profit.
Neither of them has the courage to kill or burn people, but they not only have the courage to use public resources for personal gain, but also a great courage.
"Mr. Lin, let's make it like this? Once we go back and do our job as board members, we can sign the contract tomorrow."
"Pleasant to work with."
"Thank you Mr. Lin for your generosity."
In fact, the current value of Hong Kong Electric Group is far more than billion, even 2 billion is considered a bargain.
But this is how the market works. No matter how much something is worth, the seller’s price is not important. What matters is how much the buyer is willing to pay!
You can set any price you want, even a bowl of rice noodle rolls can be priced at 100 million, whether it's Hong Kong dollars, US dollars, or even British pounds.
But who will buy it?
If Lin Zehao does not drive down the price knowing that the board of directors of Hong Kong Electric Group is eager to sell, then he does not deserve to sit in this position.
Rogers, Statham, and even the entire board of directors of Hong Kong Electric Group knew that Lin Zehao was taking advantage of the situation, so they had to sign the contract with reluctance.
Because, looking at all the wealthy people in Hong Kong Island, only Lin Zehao is interested in acquiring the Hong Kong Electric Group and is able to pay such a large amount of cash at one time.
So, they had no choice.
The deal was done, Lin Zehao saved another 100 million, and Rogers and Statham also made money.
This deal is a win-win situation for both parties.
Who is the loser?
I'm afraid only God knows.
As the underworld in Hong Kong became increasingly chaotic, Lin Zehao signed an acquisition contract with the Hong Kong Electric Group for a total of billion Hong Kong dollars, paid in full at one time!
At a time when society is in turmoil and the economic situation is unstable, this news is like a bombshell, hitting the hearts of everyone in Hong Kong Island!
This news is on the front pages of various newspapers, news outlets and TV stations.
The wealthy and the upper class were shocked by Lin Zehao's cash flow, and even more shocked by his courage!
After all, with the future of Hong Kong Island unclear, most of the wealthy are selling assets and cutting investments. At worst, they are just waiting and watching the situation and dare not take any action at all.
But in this situation, Lin Zehao did the opposite and took out nearly 2 billion Hong Kong dollars in one go!
Such courage indeed aroused the admiration of many wealthy businessmen!
Of course, although they admire it, they dare not learn this operation.
Even ordinary citizens of Hong Kong Island were celebrating, especially the residents of Lamma Island, who were celebrating like crazy!
"It's great that Hong Kong Electric Group has been acquired by Mr. Lin. We don't have to worry about high electricity bills anymore!"
"That's right. Mr. Lin is well-known for treating the poor as human beings. He is different from those rich people who take advantage of the poor!"
"That's right! If you ask me, Mr. Lin would better buy the entire Hong Kong Island, so that we don't have to worry about our livelihood anymore!"
According to incomplete statistics, the sound of artillery fire on Lamma Island never stopped on the day the news spread, which shows how happy they were.
Lin Zehao was completely unaware of the disturbances in the outside world, and didn't care about them.
The mouth is on someone else's body, and he has his own opinions.
The successful acquisition of HK Electric is of great significance to Lin Zehao.
From this moment on, he is no longer just a simple rich man, but can be called a chaebol!
What is the difference between a chaebol and a wealthy businessman?
Money?
No, no.
The difference is that simple wealthy businessmen are just fat pigs raised by certain power complexes, and they can be killed whenever they want.
Alibaba in its previous life was quite powerful and glorious, right?
Isn’t that rural teacher who is known as an alien arrogant enough?
I have no interest in money and I have never touched money.
But what is the final outcome?
Didn't he still get treated as an ATM and fled abroad? This is the fate of a simple wealthy businessman.
This is especially true for wealthy businessmen in the Internet sector.
You can say the Internet has a big impact because it is everywhere.
Conversely, precisely because it is everywhere, it can also be said to have no influence.
But the chaebols are different.
Looking at the chaebol families around the world, most of their businesses are physical entities.
Is it that those chaebols don’t understand how to make money on the Internet?
Of course not, because looking at the well-known Internet companies around the world, most of the investors behind them are chaebols.
As for the so-called founders, how much shares can they have?
The reason for developing entities is very simple, because the influence of entities can never be replaced by technology companies and Internet companies.
To give the simplest example, the simplest physical factory, which is only medium-sized, requires more employees than a Fortune 500 technology company!
What does having more employees mean?
Huge expenses?
No, no, no, of course it's more than that.
More employees mean greater social influence, which means more votes in elections!
It also means that it can influence social livelihood and political landscape to a certain extent!
This is also why the famous assassination of the president of the Teamsters Union occurred in America because of the election.
The reason is that the Truckers Union has enough votes.
Of course, this is useless in countries where there is no need for an electoral system at all.
I am talking about India, of course.
And since Lin Zehao owns the Hong Kong Electric Group, it means that he has the power to control part of the operation of Hong Kong society!
At least, he has the power to choose whether the homes of hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens are bright or dark!
This is the power of the entity, and even more so the power of people’s livelihood!
Today, Lin Zehao owns a series of companies and factories in the fields of culture, media, real estate, property, retail, commercial land, logistics and transportation, ocean containers, finance, chemicals, electronic manufacturing, docks, security, jewelry, minerals, manufacturing, etc.!
From this moment on, the so-called Hesheng and Longtou identities were just the most insignificant of his thousands of identities.
It is no exaggeration to say that even if the remaining three of the so-called four major gangs in Hong Kong Island were to unite together, they would not be able to shake Lin Zehao in the slightest.
Because they are no longer on the same level.
Xiang Yan, who had no idea of the situation, was still feeling complacent about the high daily shipment volume.
In fact, as long as Lin Zehao wanted, he could crush him to death with just a slight movement of his fingers!
As for why he didn't take action, it was because Lin Zehao understood the hidden dangers of a single company dominating the market.
If Hutchison Whampoa is the only society left in Hong Kong Island, what will the Hong Kong government do?
Therefore, he must ensure the prosperity of the community market so that Hutchison will not be targeted by those with ulterior motives.
What's more, after 1997, we must leave a few examples for the higher authorities to serve as a warning to others, so that everyone will be happy.
Just as the outside world was speculating about the future development of HK Electric, Lin Zehao announced that he would inject 5 billion yuan into HK Electric in the next five years to expand the scale of power generation, enhance power generation efficiency and expand the commercial electricity market.
As soon as the news came out, the Hong Kong society was cheering, as if Lin Zehao was a savior!
As one of the only two power groups in Hong Kong Island, the Kadoorie family's China Light and Power also responded very quickly and immediately announced an additional investment of 2 billion Hong Kong dollars.
Of course, with Lin Zehao's example, this news did not cause much sensation. Instead, many people commented that it was a case of imitating someone else without success.
The turmoil in the outside world has nothing to do with Lin Zehao.
After cleaning out the Hong Kong Electric Group from top to bottom and replacing important positions with his own confidants, he left Hong Kong Island at Kai Tak Airport in the early morning on another Airbus A320 without any personal emblem.
Chen Guoqiang looked at the plane taking off and said with some concern: "Abin, you said that the situation in Hong Kong is so urgent now, but Brother Hao went to Polar Bear. Is it really not going to have any impact?"
After Hutchison's major cleanup, the Hong Kong underworld was shaken. Over a dozen gangs disappeared overnight, and thirteen gangs chose to withdraw from the so-called Dragon Slaying Alliance.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Wei Longhao was targeting their alliance, and the previous actions were just warnings. If they were still ignorant, the knife would fall on their heads in the next second.
If Xinji, Haohaobang and Dongxing had not used their cash power again, the withdrawal momentum would never have been stopped.
Such a huge investment shows that the three companies are serious about it.
Otherwise, no one would just throw out real money like that.
Li Wenbin pushed up his glasses, took a look at Chen Guoqiang's huge pectoral muscles, and said jokingly, "Da Liqiang, you are really stupid. How come you can't understand such a simple thing?"
“Then let me ask you, why is the top of your head… No, what is Brother Hao’s current identity?”
Chen Guoqiang scratched his head and said, "The leader of Shenghe? Our boss?"
"wrong!"
"Brother Hao is a billionaire, an inspirational hero who rose from the bottom of society to become a successful man. He is a genius, a playboy, a well-known patriotic businessman, a philanthropist, and is also known as the godfather of the Hong Kong entertainment industry."
"I think you should understand what I said now, right?"
After all, Li Wenbin is a top student from the University of Hong Kong and has been a lawyer for such a long time, so he can see some things very clearly.
Xinji Xiang Yan, Number Gang Ge Zhixiong, Dongxing Camel, and his boss Wei Longhao.
Although they both seem to be the leaders of the four major social organizations in Hong Kong Island, the core of both parties has already undergone earth-shaking changes.
It is no exaggeration to say that even if the three of them were tied together, they would still not be a match for Brother Hao.
Hearing Li Wenbin say this, Chen Guoqiang suddenly realized, "I understand. It turns out that without realizing it, Brother Hao has come so far..."
"wrong!"
"It's not that Brother Hao has come this far, it's that Brother Hao has brought us old brothers along and come this far together."
"Without Brother Hao, I wouldn't be able to sit in the position of Chief Superintendent, and you wouldn't be able to wear a suit and tie and drive a Mercedes-Benz when you go out."
Li Wenbin was filled with emotion and was full of admiration for Brother Hao.
"Looking at the whole of Hong Kong Island, there is only one Brother Hao. I guess it will be difficult for someone like Brother Hao to appear again in the future."
“This is our blessing, we must cherish it.”
"It's such a proud thing to think that decades later, we will also be able to follow Brother Hao's lead and leave our names in the history of Hong Kong Island."
"Even money and power are worthless in the face of a name that will go down in history."
(End of this chapter)
