In Hong Kong, we build a global business empire

Chapter 165 The goal is to spend billion, the market value of each British giant

Now that Lin Haoran has sufficient funds on hand, he must invest.

According to his understanding in his previous life, although the Hong Kong stock market has fluctuated repeatedly in recent years, the overall trend is still mainly upward.

Occasionally there will be a sharp drop of 10% or 20%, but soon there will be good news to pull the Hang Seng Index up again.

As for the period from 1982 to 1984, affected by the sovereignty negotiation issues, the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index fluctuated between 676 and 1000 points, which was not a stock market crash at all.

It was not until 1987 that Hong Kong experienced a truly major stock market crash.

Therefore, you can actually invest in the stock market with confidence in recent years.

With nearly 5 billion Hong Kong dollars in hand, it is naturally impossible for such a huge amount of funds to be targeted at only one listed company.

Not only that, the several companies under his control will continue to create more wealth for him in the future.

Therefore, he will not be short of supplies for a long time to come.

Investing, investing heavily, is what he has to do.

The interest you get from depositing money in the bank is really not enough. It's such a waste to keep it in the bank.

There are many high-quality listed companies in Hong Kong. For him, even if he does not control them, he can still make a lot of profit from stocks in the future.

For example, Hong Kong Land Development, Wheelock Group, Swire Properties, China Gas, Kowloon Motor Bus, China Motor Bus, Hong Kong Hotel, etc.

Especially the Hong Kong Land Group. When it acquired the Ching Chau Cement Company, it had the idea of ​​acquiring this British real estate giant known as the "Central Landlord" in the future.

Now, he has sufficient funds and can make arrangements for the Jardine Matheson Group in advance.

In addition to listed companies in Hong Kong, internationally renowned companies can also be invested in through the stock market, such as Coca-Cola, Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Intel, etc. If these stocks are held for a long time, the appreciation will be hundreds or thousands of times in the future.

"It seems that Huanyu Investment Company needs to expand its scale. It won't work if it relies on the current team of just a few people." Lin Haoran had an idea.

It's okay to let Su Zhixue and others manage the stocks of one or two companies, but they will not be able to handle more than that.

Moreover, the scale of the listed companies that Lin Haoran is eyeing will only get bigger and bigger, and the difficulty of operating them will also become greater and greater.

Seeing that Chen Shoulin had not returned from the meeting yet, Lin Haoran simply left the Hong Kong Electric Group and went to the Wan An Group Building.

He did not rush to Huanyu Investment Company, but came to the general manager's office of Wan'an Group.

In the office, Yang Mingyi was on the phone. From a few words he said, we could tell that he was discussing a cooperation.

Seeing Lin Haoran come in, he pointed at the telephone and motioned for the boss to sit down first.

After more than a minute, he finally hung up the phone.

"Boss, congratulations on becoming the chairman of Hong Kong Electric Group!" Yang Mingyi stood up and congratulated respectfully.

The matter of taking over the Hong Kong Electric Group has already been a hot topic. As Lin Haoran's subordinate, Yang Mingyi is naturally very clear about it.

"Thank you. Are you busy with any project?" Lin Haoran asked with a smile.

"Boss, there is a building construction project in Wan Chai and they are currently looking for a suitable construction company. Wan'an Construction Engineering Company, a subsidiary of our Wan'an Group, has become their potential partner, but it has not been confirmed yet." Yang Mingyi explained.

Lin Haoran nodded.

"By the way, Mr. Yang, I want to increase the development speed of Wan'an Group. The current development speed is too slow. Do you have any way to make Wan'an Group develop as soon as possible? It would be best if it can be developed in a short period of time. Not to mention reaching the level of real estate giants such as Swire Properties and Cheung Kong Holdings, it should at least be several times larger than its current scale." Lin Haoran asked.

The current Wan'an Group has made some progress compared to when he first took over, but the progress is not that big.

The more important reason is that Lin Haoran has not put too much energy into this aspect.

Although Yang Mingyi wanted to develop the group quickly, he did not have enough funds and was powerless.

But at present, Lin Haoran not only acquired the Ching Chau Cement Company, but also acquired the Hong Kong Electric Group, which owns a large number of developable resources. Even the Aigo Company bought a large piece of land in Kwun Tong and needs to build its own factory. These can all be cooperated with the Wan'an Group.

However, the current Wan'an Group is too small and obviously cannot handle so many businesses. Even the piece of land in Hung Hom where Qingzhou Yingni is located, the Wan'an Group does not have enough strength to develop.

“Boss, it’s difficult for Wan’an Group to expand its scale several times suddenly. However, if these conditions can be met, Wan’an Group can develop quickly.

First, capital. Our Wan'an Group is currently short of capital. The funds from previous loans have been used to buy land. It is difficult to return funds to other projects due to the shortage of funds. Therefore, if we want to expand directly, we must have sufficient funds.

Second, projects. Currently, Wan'an Group has two main projects under construction, one is the commercial building project in North Point, and the other is the Shangri-La Hotel Building project in Tsim Sha Tsui. The rest of the projects are either small-scale and not worth mentioning, or have not yet been negotiated, such as the Wan Chai project I just discussed.
As long as the company has sufficient funds and projects, our Wan'an Group's strength will be able to multiply several times in a short period of time. Now that our real estate industry in Hong Kong is booming, what we lack the least is skilled construction workers, and the construction team can expand at any time.

In addition, there is another way to make Wan'an Group stronger, that is to merge with other real estate companies." Yang Mingyi carefully expressed his thoughts.

Lin Haoran nodded. In fact, he had considered acquiring the real estate company and merging it with Wan'an Group, but he had not yet found a suitable acquisition company. It would be more appropriate to let Yang Mingyi handle this matter, after all, he was an insider.

Now, in early 1980, the share prices of listed companies have generally risen, but not too much, so it is cost-effective to acquire them at this time.

"Okay, Mr. Yang, I will temporarily inject 2 million Hong Kong dollars into Wan'an Group, and you will be responsible for expanding the scale of the group. As for the projects, you don't have to worry about them at all. There are plenty of projects waiting for you to do, such as the current headquarters of Qingzhou Yingni Company, which is the land in Hung Hom. I plan to build a large Hung Hom commercial center there.

In addition, the Hong Kong Electric Group also has many projects to develop, but the Wan An Group does not have enough strength to participate in it now, so I plan to improve the strength of the Wan An Group first.

In addition, you must be very familiar with the real estate industry in Hong Kong. I plan to acquire a real estate company with a market value of less than 500 million Hong Kong dollars. After the acquisition, it will be directly merged with Wan'an Group. In this way, our Wan'an Group will have a qualitative improvement! "Lin Haoran said directly.

A real estate company with a market value of less than 500 million is enough. For example, the market value of Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong Holdings is only a few billion Hong Kong dollars. This is after Li Ka-shing's acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa, which led to a surge in Cheung Kong Holdings. Three months ago, its total market value was only around 10 billion.

Today, he has a large amount of capital in his hands, and he is very wealthy. Moreover, this is all for planning for the future and for better development. Everything is worth it.

Yang Mingyi was already very excited when he heard what his boss said.

He naturally knew that his boss was very rich, otherwise he would not have been able to take over a British giant like Hong Kong Electric Group. As the general manager of Wan'an Group, he was in charge of all the daily management of Wan'an Group and naturally hoped that the scale of Wan'an Group would become larger and larger.

However, today's Wanan Group obviously has a considerable gap with other real estate companies.

Therefore, with the support of the boss, this is definitely a good opportunity for Wan'an Group to rise.

"Boss, please rest assured. I am very familiar with real estate companies in Hong Kong. I will immediately find out which company is more suitable for you to acquire!" Yang Mingyi said excitedly, patting his chest.

At this moment, he seemed to see the day when Wan'an Group became the top real estate company in Hong Kong.

"I will transfer 200 million Hong Kong dollars to the group's corporate account today. The rest is up to you. Work hard and follow me. Your future will not be bad." Lin Haoran left the general manager's office with a smile.

After leaving the office, Lin Haoran went directly to the office of Huanyu Investment Company.

After acquiring the shares of Hong Kong Electric Group, Universal Investment Company currently has no tasks to do, so it is quite idle.

"Hi boss."

When they saw Lin Haoran, the employees greeted him one after another.

After Lin Haoran nodded one by one, he asked Su Zhixue to follow him into the general manager's office.

"Boss, I have been paying special attention to the shares of Hong Kong Electric Company Limited today. I originally thought that the stock price would fall, but it unexpectedly rose instead. It rose to HK$3.9 per share in a short period of time, and now it is heading straight for HK$4 per share. The trading volume is not small." Su Zhixue reported.

"Is there such a thing?" Lin Haoran was a little surprised.

Including him, everyone thought that the share price would fall after the announcement of the acquisition of Hong Kong Electric Group. Unexpectedly, not only did it not fall, but it rose at a very fast speed. Now the stock market is just about to take a lunch break, but in just over two hours, it has risen by a full HK$0.1. This is without the boost from Universal Investment Company's acquisition of stocks.

However, judging from the market reaction, it can also be seen that today's Hong Kong stock investors no longer look at Xiao Lin Haoran. Instead, they feel that the Hong Kong Electric Group under the leadership of Lin Haoran has great potential. Otherwise, these people would not have been able to drive up the share price of the Hong Kong Electric Group.

"Yes, this is beyond my expectation." Su Zhixue nodded.

"Zhixue, I'm here this time to give you a new task." After Lin Haoran sat down, he said to Su Zhixue.

"Boss, please give me your orders."

"First, I want you to search for the stock prices and trading conditions of the major listed companies, mainly British companies; second, to expand the scale of Huanyu Investment Company, especially the trading team.

Next, I need you to do a lot of things. With the current scale of Huanyu Investment Company, it is just a small business. We can first merge the Securities Business Department of Wan'an Group. Besides, we can also poach people from other companies. You should be very clear about the recruitment standards, and I will review them in the end.

In short, you have a big task ahead of you. You also know that I have made a huge amount of money in gold futures, so I will make a large-scale investment next. Obviously, with the current scale of Huanyu Investment Company, it is far from enough! "Lin Haoran said solemnly.

His goal is to spend the 5 billion Hong Kong dollars.

As for the future, when all the money is spent, there will naturally be more sources of funds. It is impossible for him to not make money forever.

The information gap was several decades ahead, and although he only knew a rough idea, it was enough for him to make money easily.

"Boss, the stock price information of listed companies is easy to get. I will call the stock exchange right now and ask them to prepare a copy of the information for me and then fax it to our company." After Su Zhixue finished speaking, he made a phone call.

Su Zhixue has had a lot of contact with the exchange and has become familiar with it, and he also has people there.

While waiting for the information, Lin Haoran and Su Zhixue talked about the next investment layout, which required Su Zhixue to be the executor in the future.

He still trusts Su Zhixue very much. Since he followed him, his loyalty has always been 100% and has never decreased.

About twenty minutes later, a document finally came from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Lin Haoran couldn't wait to read it.

"Bank of China, market value: HK$148.57 billion."

"Hang Seng Bank, market value HK$93.78 billion."

"Jardine Matheson & Co., market value HK$42.83 billion."

"Hong Kong Land Development, market value: HK$77.69 billion."

“Hutchison Whampoa, market value HK$43.82 billion.”

"Swire Pacific, market value: HK$35.66 billion."

"HK Electric Group, market value HK$22.54 billion."

"Hong Kong Hotel, market value: HK$22.12 billion."

“Swire Properties, market value HK$20.32 billion.”

"Xiangjiang Telephone, market value: HK$20.11 billion."

"Xiangjiang Tunnel, market value: HK$14.65 billion."

"Towngas, market value: HK$5.89 million."

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"The market value of the Swire Properties is actually higher than that of Jardine Matheson, and so much higher?" Lin Haoran was a little surprised when he saw these data.

By the way, Jardine Matheson is the parent company of the Hong Kong Land Group. I didn’t expect that the parent company’s market value is lower than that of its subsidiary.

"Boss, this is normal. Swire Properties is the largest landlord in Central and owns a large number of properties in the core commercial area of ​​Central. On the contrary, Jardine Matheson is much inferior. Jardine Matheson is mainly engaged in international trade and finance." Su Zhixue explained with a smile.

(End of this chapter)