Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

Bao Zixuan didn't expect that Lee Shau Kee actually asked him to buy Tai Mo Shan. Can the Hong Kong government agree? This is also a huge question. After all, this is the highest mountain in the entire Xiangjiang River and has great symbolic significance.

Tai Mo Shan is located at the junction of Tsuen Wan District and Yuen Long District in the New Territories of Hong Kong, with a small part belonging to Tai Po District. Tai Mo Shan, also known as the "Great Smoky Mountain", is the highest mountain in Hong Kong. From the mountain, you can overlook the New Territories and Hong Kong Island. In the severe cold temperatures in winter, frost can occasionally be seen on the ground.

The scope of Tai Mo Shan Country Park includes the mountains east of Tsuen Kam Highway, west and north of Shing Mun Country Park, starting from Tai Po in the east and along Lam Tsuen Valley in the south, including the main mountains of Tai Mo Shan, covering an area of ​​1,640 hectares. Later Tai Mo Shan Country Park was a popular place for picnics and barbecues in Hong Kong.

In fact, Lee Shau Kee also has selfish motives. There is a large piece of land between Tai Mo Shan and Tin Shui Wai that belongs to Henderson Land Development. His first idea, Bao Tao Fu, was very difficult to implement and had many consequences. The most important thing is that it will take a long time, and for an enterprise like Heiyun, time cannot be wasted.

Now that the real estate market in Xiangjiang is sluggish, both construction costs and land acquisition costs are very low. The real estate market is a cyclical industry, and no one can guarantee that housing prices will remain depressed; once housing prices rise, construction costs will also increase a lot, and with the scale of Heiyun's construction, it will cost a lot more money.

Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "The second method mentioned by Li Sheng is very good, but as the highest peak in Hong Kong, it can also be said to be the lungs of the entire Hong Kong. Moreover, the Hong Kong government had already made corresponding plans in 1979. Can it be bought and sold easily?”

Lee Shau-kee said with a smile: "I also know that the Hong Kong government has to bear a lot of pressure in buying and selling Tai Mo Shan, but this happens one by one. If Hong Kong wants to retain Heiyun Group, it must pay something, and land is the most basic need. In other forms In times of uncertainty, companies can invest huge sums of money to build their headquarters, which is a great encouragement to the people of Xiangjiang."

"Tai Mo Shan has just been developed, and part of it can be used as public land. In other words, Heiyun will help Xiangjiang citizens build a wild forest park for free, which will also make the Hong Kong government look better."

"After preliminary calculations, about 25% of the land will need to be taken out. At that time, a division can be made to separate the two sides; this can solve many problems and ensure safety without leaving any excuses."

Bao Zixuan didn't expect that Li Zhaoji had such a thorough plan. If he didn't want to develop it, he would be waiting for him. It seems that the latter is very likely. These tycoons are not simple people. Their analytical skills and insights are really strong.

Bao Zixuan: "The plan is good, but there is still nearly 10 kilometers from Tai Mo Shan to Tin Shui Wai. If you want to develop it, you need to get this land, otherwise it will not be connected together and it will be difficult to plan in a unified manner."

Hearing that Bao Zixuan finally asked about the land issue, Li Zhaoji knew that the opportunity had come. As long as the plan is reasonable, there is no need to worry about Bao Zixuan not taking the bait. Otherwise, all the preparations made in the early stage will be in vain.

Lee Shau Kee: "The land in the middle is mainly in the hands of three companies, and Henderson is one of them. There is no problem in exchanging it with you through our relationship, and Henderson's land is at the foot of Tai Mo Shan, which can be said to be in an excellent location."

Now Bao Zixuan knows that he has been bypassed by Lee Shau Kee, but there is no good way to build a global headquarters in Hong Kong. Who wants so much land? Jordanians would never frown if they wanted so much land in the Middle East. But Bao Zixuan wouldn't do that. It's easy to go out but hard to come back.

Bao Zixuan: "I know what Li Sheng wants. As long as it can be done, it won't be a problem. I just don't know what the attitude of the other two families is. Since Li Sheng can give me this idea, he should have it in mind."

Lee Shau Kee: "Only you, Mr. Bao, can do it. I can't do it either."

Bao Zixuan: "Is there any story here? Li Sheng wants to explain it in detail. After all, once construction starts, it is difficult to stop."

Lee Shau Kee: "Next to the Henderson Land is Kwok Desheng's Sun Hung Kai Properties. If the price is right, Kwok Desheng shouldn't have much of a problem. I know this person well and have worked together for many years. I will definitely give him the face of the richest man Bao. And the New Territories Land Guo Desheng doesn’t take it very seriously, and there is no need to offend the richest man in Hong Kong over this trivial matter.”

"As for the land between Sun Hung Kai and Tin Shui Wai, it belongs to the Cheung family. Mr. Bao must have had many friendships with them. The Cheung family is the largest landowner in the New Territories, and not one of them."

"It's easy to convince the Zhang family, but it's also difficult. It's easy because they won't hold on to the land as long as the money is in place, but it's difficult because they may not be willing to give up such a large piece of land."

"The Zhang family sells land cheaply mainly because developing and purchasing land can drive up the price of surrounding land. The surrounding land is all theirs, so they naturally make money."

"But now that Heiyun wants to buy all the land at once, they will have no chance of secondary development. Such a big family doesn't want to make a one-time deal."

After listening to Li Zhaoji's explanation, Bao Zixuan finally understood why the Zhang family sold the land to Li Chaoren so cheaply. It turned out that they wanted Li Chaoren to drive up the surrounding area. Now that Heiyun wants to buy all of their land, the Zhang family, as a big family, definitely doesn't want to do a business of killing the goose and laying the eggs.

Bao Zixuan: "Since Li Sheng knows the Zhang family so well, he must have some countermeasures."

Li Shauji: "I think you have a good relationship with Zhang Yuliang. We came to Huo Sheng's house together the day before yesterday."

Although Bao Zixuan didn't know what was going on, since both families were named Zhang, and it was impossible for Li Zhaoji to say this innocently, he replied: "Yes, I still have some friendship with Zhang Yuliang."

Lee Shau Kee: "That would be much easier to handle; Zhang Yuliang is a very low-key person. He seldom comes out and there are not many rich people in Hong Kong who have friendship with him. Since he has a good relationship with Bao Sheng, Bao Sheng might as well look for him. he."

Bao Zixuan: "Could it be that Zhang Yuliang is related to the Zhang family in the New Territories, or that they are a family in themselves?"

The rise of Bao Zixuan was still too short, and many past events in Xiangjiang and family power have not yet been clearly understood. It seems that I still need to communicate more with everyone, no matter what Lee Shau Kee's purpose is. Today I analyzed the format for myself and came up with what seems to be the best idea at the moment.

Lee Shau Kee: "The Zhang family in the New Territories was originally attached to the Zhang Yuliang family, but in recent years Zhang Yuliang wanted to leave Xiangjiang and become more distant. However, Zhang Yuliang still has a lot of say, and I heard that a lot of the land itself belongs to him."

"Although we people are somewhat famous, the Zhang family has been developing in Xiangjiang for hundreds of years. In terms of family heritage, only the He family can compare with it; some branches of the He family have fallen behind in the family history, but the Zhang family has been developing steadily."

"If it weren't for Zhang Yuliang's relationship, the New Territories Zhang family would definitely charge a sky-high price, but it's hard to say now. It mainly depends on the relationship between you and Zhang Yuliang, and you need to weigh it yourself."

Lee Shau Kee's method seems simple, but it requires opening up a lot of joints and finding several people to buy land at the same time. No matter how powerful a person is, it is impossible for everyone to give you face, but in Lee Shau Kee's view, Bao Zixuan clearly has the qualifications to make everyone buy into him.

Bao Zixuan: "Thank you Li Sheng for your analysis today. Without your introduction, I would have been completely blind."

"Li Sheng's land in the New Territories is calculated based on the highest price. Cash transactions are also acceptable, and there is no problem with share exchange. However, I hope Li Sheng can agree to a condition. If Li Sheng wants to exchange the New Territories land for the shares of Bao Huo Dong Mining Company, ;Then only the right to dividends and the right to vote must be given to me. I can make concessions on price. I hope Li Sheng can understand.

Hearing Bao Zixuan say that he only had the right to receive dividends, Li Zhaoji immediately understood what he meant. Bao Shoufang now owns 33.5% of the shares of Baohuodong Mining Company, just over one-third. However, he still has a basic control over the company. If it is less than one-third, it will be enough for him to suffer if other shareholders collectively attack.

Lee Shau Kee knew that he didn't have much say in the shareholding. He mainly wanted to leave an industry to his family that would never be depressed. It was already difficult for Bao Zixuan to make concessions on price, and he still paid himself the highest land price in the New Territories. After all, he made money by himself.

Lee Shau Kee: "Please rest assured, Mr. Bao, that the voting rights are still in your hands. Not only that, as long as you are in the company for one day, the voting rights of the shares I hold will be given to you."

Bao Zixuan didn't expect that Li Zhaoji would be so enlightened, and things would be much easier to handle. The top priority now is how to deal with the other companies. Although things are more difficult, we already knew what to do when we decided to build the headquarters in Xiangjiang.

Chapter 597: The Tycoon’s Method