Chapter 1062: Spit out what you eat
Hongmeng’s new campus in Xiangjiang is actually the international headquarters of Hongmeng Maps.
It will also be the ground command center after the Hongmeng Map satellite is launched in the future.
So, it is located in the sparsely populated Kowloon area of Hong Kong.
Launching towers are also built on the surrounding hills.
In the future, as the satellites of Hongmeng Map Company gradually increase, the scale here will become larger and larger.
As a high-tech company, the Xiangjiang government was also very generous and directly allocated him 20 acres of land to build its headquarters and transmission tower.
Xu Liang walked around, looked at the company's layout, and then left.
Before the satellite is launched, the facilities here will basically not be activated.
The day passed like this.
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When the morning sunshine dispels the darkness, Xiangjiang, filled with tall buildings, seems to come alive.
Hurrying office workers crowded into subways and buses. Their expressions were serious, their brows were furrowed, and their descriptions could not conceal their tiredness.
Looking at the numb faces outside the window, Li Zegu was secretly grateful.
If he hadn't been born into the Li family, I'm afraid he would be like these ordinary people.
Busy and busy every day for survival, giving up ideals and future and becoming a slave to work.
Trapped in this cold city forever.
"Sir, we are here."
The words of his father's secretary on the co-pilot shocked Li Zegu.
Looking forward subconsciously.
A brand new building comes into view.
At the top of the building, the six characters of 'Hanhua International Center' shine with golden light in the sunlight.
Information about this building subconsciously popped up in Li Zegu's mind.
Its predecessor was the famous Furama Hotel in Xiangjiang.
Officially opened in 1973, it was once a prominent hotel. It is worth mentioning that the top floor of the hotel houses the first revolving restaurant in Hong Kong.
Several birthday parties of Li Zeju were held here.
So he has a deep memory of this former five-star hotel in Xiangjiang.
Lai Sun Group purchased the controlling stake in Furama Hotel from the Fu Laorong family in 1998.
In 2000, Lai Sun sold 65% of its shares to Singapore-listed company Paton Land, and announced its decision to terminate the operation of Furama Hotel on November 30, 2001. The hotel building will also be demolished and rebuilt. It is a Grade A commercial building.
Not waiting for the building to be completed.
In 2003, Hanhua bought the ownership of this Grade A office building with a construction area of 54,600 square meters at No. 1 Connaught Road, Central, for a high price of HK$3 billion.
It was the period when the Asian financial crisis caused the real estate industry in Xiangjiang to fall into a low ebb.
Hanhua made a mistake.
Now with the recovery of the real estate industry in Hong Kong, the value of this Central building has nearly doubled to HK$6 billion.
Hanhua made a lot of money.
Moreover, top-quality office buildings in Central have always been in short supply. It is foreseeable that this building will continue to appreciate in value.
“Xu Liang’s investment vision is truly amazing.” Li Ze said thoughtfully.
At that time, in addition to buying the building, the other party also bought 20% of the ownership of the Central Center.
These dozen or so floors have become the offices in Xiangjiang of Xu’s companies such as Taihua Group, Feng Collection Group, and Unocal Resources.
“Zeju, get off the car.”
His father's words interrupted his thoughts.
After taking a breath, he opened the door and walked out.
As the two got out of the car, a young man in a black suit hurriedly came up to them.
"Hello, Li Sheng.
I am Zhou Ziqi, the third secretary of the Hongyan President Office. Mr. Xu asked me to welcome you here."
Li Jiacheng smiled and shook hands with him.
"I'm tired."
"You're welcome, please come with me."
After the group entered the building, they took the elevator to the top floor.
"Mr. Li, welcome, welcome." Xu Liang greeted him with a smile.
"Xu Sheng, congratulations, congratulations."
"Congratulations?"
"Winning a large amount of business from Guangdong Development Bank and Huarun has further strengthened your career. Shouldn't you congratulate me?" Old Li smiled.
"It's just business exchange. For these assets, I also sold many good companies."
After speaking, he looked at Li Zegu.
"Brother Li, I heard that you have a son, congratulations."
Li Zegu couldn't help but smile on his face.
The inability to give birth to a boy has always been his worry. After all, the family needs an heir.
Without a son, he was at a great disadvantage when competing with his younger brother for the family business.
It’s fine now.
He has a son, and he is the eldest son.
The Yangtze River and Hutchison Whampoa are our own.
"When the child turns one year old, I must invite Mr. Xu to have a wedding drink."
Xu Liang smiled and agreed, "Mr. Li won't object, right?"
"It's an honor for the Li family that Xu Sheng can come. How can I object?" Li Jiacheng said with a smile.
"Then I'll be waiting. ...Please sit down."
Everyone sat down and the secretary served tea. Xu Liang said directly.
“Kanghua Charitable Foundation wants to acquire the 20% stake in Hutchison Ports sold by Hutchison Whampoa, but they told me that Mr. Li wants to talk to me personally?”
Li Jiacheng: "Vivendi Telecom, owned by Mr. Xu, is also developing 3G telecom business. I believe it is also very clear how expensive base station investment is."
Xu Liang smiled.
After acquiring Vivendi, in addition to pan-entertainment business, he is also focusing on developing telecommunications business.
In particular, Vivendi followed him and made a fortune in the Tenglong plan. After the debt repayment pressure was greatly reduced, he also bought a Dutch 3G license and began to promote the 3G business of Vivendi Telecom.
In just one year from last year to now, nearly 15 billion Hong Kong dollars have been burned.
To truly complete the 3G telecommunications layout in France and the Netherlands, tens of billions of dollars will be spent.
Fortunately, Vivendi had already been promoting 3G business before Xu Liang's acquisition and had a certain foundation, otherwise it would have spent more.
“So in addition to the 20% stake in Hutchison Port Group, we also plan to sell the 67% stake in Hutchison Essar Telecom held by Hutchison International Telecom.
I don’t know if Xu Sheng has Not interested.”
“Hutchison Essar? India Telecom?”
Li Jiacheng nodded.
Hutchison Essar is a wireless communications joint venture between Hutchison Telecommunications and the Indian conglomerate Essar Group, with Hutchison Telecommunications holding a 67% stake.
Mainly engaged in 2G telecommunications business, it is the fourth largest telecommunications company in India.
“Not interested.”
Xu Liang decisively refused.
What international joke are you kidding? Is it so easy to make money from Black Three?
People's belief is that if you eat something from me, you should spit it out for me, and if you drink something from me, you should pour it out for me.
So many heroes have drowned in the Ganges, and he doesn’t want to join in the fun.
“Not interested?”
Li Jiacheng was a little surprised.
The Indian communications market is now a hot spot, and almost all telecom operators and telecom equipment suppliers want to squeeze in.
Moreover, the Indian wireless communications market is currently the fastest growing market for new mobile phone users in the world.
So far, Hutchison Whampoa has received offers from British wireless communications giant Vodafone, India's Sindh Group, Egypt's Olascon Telecommunications Holdings and Essar Group.
If it weren’t for the fact that Xu Liang had abundant cash reserves and could deepen cooperation with each other and continue to obtain more investment shares from Hanhua, thus killing two birds with one stone, he would never have considered selling Hutchison Sold to Vivendi Telecom.
The result is good now. I had good intentions (although it was also for profit), but in the end it was all wishful thinking?
"Xu Sheng, although 3G services have gradually developed in developed countries, it is still very early to truly mature. Therefore, in underdeveloped countries such as India, Southeast Asia and Africa.
The 2G business is still very profitable.
Last year, Hutchison Essar’s annual net profit exceeded US$1.7 billion. If Hutchison hadn’t burned too much money in European telecoms and needed more capital investment, I would have been reluctant to sell Hutchison Essar. Lose. ”
What he said is essentially correct.
The scale of investment in 3G telecommunications is huge, easily burning billions to tens of billions of dollars. Underdeveloped countries simply cannot afford so much money.
So 2G still has a market in underdeveloped countries
But he didn't know that Xu Liang didn't care about 2G or 3G at all, he cared about black three.
In the last life, after Hutchison Whampoa sold its Indian telecom business to Vodafone, Vodafone was badly cheated.
Hutchison Essar, which was obtained from Hutchison Whampoa, was still warm when the hackers handed over a tax bill of US$4 billion.
You know, Vodafone spent US$11.1 billion to acquire 67% of Hutchison Essar.
Four billion, one third will be killed directly for you.
Although Hutchison was luckier, it did not escape.
Ten years after Hutchison Whampoa sold Hutchison Essar, it received a tax bill of US$1.2 billion from Black Three.
That’s right.
Ten years later, as long as I think about it, I still have to ask you for money.
Having learned this lesson from the past, Xu Liang was confused before touching it.
"Mr. Li, you are right. There is indeed room for development of 2G telecom business in underdeveloped markets, but I am not interested in 2G telecom business.
If you are willing to sell Hutchison Telecom's European As for the 3G telecommunications business, I would be happy to listen to the offer now."
"If Xu Sheng doesn't want to take it, forget it."
I didn't accept Xu Liang's offer to acquire the 3G telecommunications business.
As for Hutchison Essar, there is no shortage of buyers.
Without Xu Liang, there would still be Essar Group and Vodafone.
Xu Liang, who originally asked casually, was not disappointed when he saw that he didn’t want to sell.
After picking up the tea on the table and taking a sip.
"Mr. Li is not selling Hutchison Telecom, but I wonder if Husky Energy is selling?"
Li Jiacheng frowned.
Why does this kid always miss his own baby?
I felt wary for a while.
“I wonder if Xu Sheng has heard of the ‘peak oil theory’?”
“Peak oil” originated from the mineral discovered by Hubbert, a famous American petroleum geologist, in 1949. Resource "bell curve" law.
Harbert believes that as a non-renewable resource, oil production in any region will reach its highest point.
After reaching its peak, oil production in the region will inevitably begin to decline.
This is the core of the peak oil theory.
But this peak oil theory itself is a ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’.
On the surface, it seems to be prepared for danger in times of peace and to protect the environment, but secretly it harbors evil intentions.
Advocating the ‘peak oil theory’ will naturally lead to an increase in oil prices.
Oil prices are tied to the U.S. dollar.
The higher the price of oil, the more dollars are needed.
The United States can easily harvest the global market, quickly and in large quantities.
(End of this chapter)