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Chapter 484: Taking 40 billion Hong Kong dollars to Japan
Lin Haoran stayed in the Recreation Building until the afternoon.

During this period, some media wanted to interview him, but he refused.

During this period, he and Jardine Matheson were in a tit-for-tat battle, and the two fought to the death, but in the end, Jardine Matheson was defeated.

Now, the matter is considered to be over, but it is obvious that the discussion among the citizens cannot end so quickly.

After all, Jardine Matheson is a company that grew up with Hong Kong's colonial history. It was suddenly taken over by Lin Haoran. How could such a thing be settled so quickly?
Therefore, major media in Hong Kong are still keen on reporting the latest developments of Jardine Matheson and the various grievances between Jardine Matheson and Lin Haoran.

In the afternoon, Lin Haoran finally saw the financial statements of the Jardine Matheson Group.

Lin Haoran took the financial statement, sat on the chair and started reading.

The financial director stood respectfully by the side, ready to explain to the boss at any time.

Today's Swire Group is no longer a listed company, but a real private enterprise.

Although the market value of the privatized Hong Kong Land Group is difficult to estimate, no one can deny its strength.

Compared with the Hong Kong Land Group before Lin Haoran took over, the current Hong Kong Land Group has not only seized assets such as Kwai Chung Pier and Mandarin Oriental Hotel from Jardine Matheson, but has even acquired Hong Kong Telephone Company. Now, the incorporation of Galaxy Securities has once again greatly increased the strength of the Hong Kong Land Group.

Therefore, the current Swire Group has undergone tremendous changes. It is no longer the real estate-focused enterprise it was when it was controlled by Jardine Matheson, but a fully diversified integrated enterprise.

The financial statements of the Swire Properties Group are obviously more comprehensive, incorporating the revenue, profit and other data of all its subsidiaries, and ultimately providing all the financial data of the entire group.

As the CFO explained, Lin Haoran flipped through the documents and gained a more thorough understanding of the financial situation of the Hong Kong Land Group.

“目前公司储存现金121.84亿港元，公司债务48.2亿港元，其中18.2亿港元债务在2月份需还，另外30亿港元的债务需要在接下来8个月内分三次还清。”林浩然看着后面这个数据。

HK$121.84 billion, what a huge amount of data.

Even if HK$48.2 billion of it is debt, after alleviating this debt, the Hong Kong Land Group will still have a surplus profit of HK$73.46 billion.

This does not include the value of the Hutchison Whampoa Group itself.

His acquisition of the Jardine Matheson Group was a great bargain.

The loss of more than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars by Jardine Matheson this time is really nothing.

Because compared to losing the Jardine Matheson Group, that would be a huge loss.

This time when he goes to Japan, he will definitely bring some money with him, but he also needs money in Hong Kong because Hong Kong and even Singapore also need development.

Especially now that Ma Shimin is planning to build the world's tallest building in Central, as well as several plots of land ready for development, a lot of investment will be required in the early stages.

Therefore, Lin Haoran was a little confused about how much money he could bring with him.

Lin Haoran took a calculator and calculated on his desk. He was shocked by the final number.

If he really wants to mobilize, he can at least mobilize HK$160 billion, including reserve funds under the Hong Kong Land Development, Hong Kong Electric Group and Wan Ching Group.

"Mr. Ma, I would like to know about the amount of funds that the Swire Group needs to reserve this year. After all, as you know, I plan to invest in real estate in Japan." Lin Haoran asked Ma Shimin this question.

After thinking for a while, Ma Shimin replied: "Boss, for the Hong Kong Land Group, we need to reserve at least HK$100 billion as a safety cushion.

Next month in Singapore, we plan to participate in a government land auction. There are several desirable plots of land up for bidding, and the funds involved are estimated to exceed HK$30 billion, which will be used for the auction fees and the construction costs of the commercial building.

At the same time, we have more than 20 projects under construction, which will require an investment of at least HK$ billion in the next year.

In addition, if construction of the five newly purchased plots of land starts this year, the initial expenditure will reach approximately HK$10 billion.

In addition, the group's subsidiaries such as Dairy Farm International and Mandarin Oriental Hotels also need to expand further. I estimate the budget for this part to be around HK$20 billion.

There is also a debt of HK$18.2 billion that is about to mature, and we must reserve this money.

As for the remaining HK$30 billion, we can gradually allocate it from other channels of the company later. We have two properties that are about to be sold, which can bring back a wave of funds. "

Lin Haoran didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. Just now he thought that 121.84 billion was a huge amount of money.

But after what Ma Shimin said, how much will be left?
He also plans to use the funds to purchase land and commercial buildings in the core area of ​​Tokyo, Japan.

As a result, he can only withdraw about HK$20 billion from the Jardine Matheson Group at most?
After thinking about it, I decided to give it a try. HK$20 billion is not a small amount, plus Wanqing Group has also mobilized HK$20 billion.

By this calculation, he can bring 40 billion Hong Kong dollars with him when he goes to Japan this time, which is a lot for investment.

If the money is really not enough, he can earn it from Japan!

Lin Haoran did not have too many arguments with Ma Shimin about the issue of fund transfer.

"Okay, let's do this. I will withdraw 20 billion Hong Kong dollars from the group, and you will allocate the rest!" Thinking of this, Lin Haoran said directly to Ma Shimin. "Okay, boss!" Ma Shimin also breathed a sigh of relief. As the head of the Landmark Group, he needs to consider the overall situation of the entire Landmark Group. If there is a lack of money, it will also be a problem.

Although with the current strength of the Swire Group, the loan is just a small matter.

However, before the real estate crisis comes, it is still not suitable to take out a loan.

In the future, when a real estate crisis occurs and the real estate market plummets, it will be possible to absorb large amounts of capital through bank loans.

After reading the financial statements of the Swire Group, Lin Haoran fell into deep thought.

Lin Haoran has no plans to distribute dividends from the funds of Hong Kong Electric Group for the time being.

As for the Wanqing Group, apart from the funds needed for development, he has already confirmed that he can raise around 2 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Because Qingzhou Yingni, a subsidiary of Wanqing Group, has developed extremely rapidly in the past two years, it has earned him more than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars in two years. In addition, he made another 10 billion from the sale of land some time ago, which is equivalent to more than 3 billion Hong Kong dollars for him in the past two years.

However, last year Lin Haoran withdrew hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars from Wanqing Group to repay loans, including a loan of 2.9 million Hong Kong dollars from Yumin Financial Company, a loan of 4500 million Hong Kong dollars from Hengsheng Bank, and a loan of million Hong Kong dollars from Huifeng Bank.

In addition, Wan'an Group borrowed HK$1.3 million to buy the land, all of which has been repaid.

Therefore, the final remaining available funds are approximately HK$2.5 billion.

In Lin Haoran's opinion, the cash that Kowloon Motor Bus can get is not worth mentioning.

Its real value lies in the idle reserve land that has already reached cooperation with Wan'an Real Estate Company.

The reason why Lin Haoran acquired Kowloon Motor Bus was to take over the reserve land under Kowloon Motor Bus.

If Wanqing Group wants to develop itself, it must keep hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars. It is impossible to take all the money.

Therefore, withdrawing 2 billion Hong Kong dollars from Wanqing Group is not a small amount.

In addition, he still owes Hong Kong dollars to Huifeng Bank, which needs to be paid off in one lump sum in July this year.

There is also a larger debt, which is a loan from Citibank, and the repayment amount is as high as HK$33 billion. This loan is not very urgent and only needs to be repaid in November this year.

In other words, there is no need to rush to pay off these two debts, totaling up to HK$55 billion in private debt.

By this calculation, the funds he can use are 40 billion Hong Kong dollars!
To be honest, 40 billion Hong Kong dollars is not a small amount.

However, Lin Haoran knew that if he wanted to invest in Japan, he would definitely start from Tokyo.

The land price in Tokyo, Japan is not cheaper than that in Hong Kong.

Most importantly, he will definitely give priority to investing in those core locations.

And the core area often means expensive!

Therefore, HK$40 billion is neither a lot nor a little. It all depends on how he uses it.

"Boss, when you go to Japan, what kind of team do you need to bring? I will try to arrange suitable candidates for you within a week!" Ma Shimin, who was standing aside, asked when he saw Lin Haoran's brows relax.

"It will mainly be the elites from the real estate industry and the securities industry. It will be enough to control the number to dozens of people. For the rest, we can go to Japan and recruit more. In the future, if there are other needs, I can also transfer them from Hong Kong at any time. So the initial team doesn't need to be too exaggerated!" Lin Haoran thought for a while and said.

It is definitely not possible to use all employees from Hong Kong. Some local employees are also needed. Only in this way can things be done better. Lin Haoran understands this.

"Okay, then I will mainly transfer people from the Jardine Matheson Group's Jardine Matheson Real Estate Company and Galaxy Securities Company. When do you plan to leave?" Ma Shimin asked.

The experts at the real estate company have extensive experience in land assessment and project development, while the elites at Galaxy Securities are good at market analysis and investment decision-making.

These can indeed build a preliminary team.

"The departure time has not been decided yet, but it will be within this month!" Lin Haoran shook his head and said.

He just met with Japan's Foreign Minister last night. Although he had already decided to develop in Japan, this is also a very important opportunity.

Therefore, he must seize this opportunity.

As he has only known Mr. Tanaka for a short time, he should be given more attention by the other party.

If this goes on for too long, who knows what might happen?

Therefore, after returning from Bao Yuguang's home, he decided to go to Japan as soon as possible to make arrangements.

Moreover, it is best for Japan to layout as early as possible. The later it is, the higher the cost will be!
(End of this chapter)