Chapter 169 Lin Boxin's Invitation
"Mr. Su, long time no see." As soon as Su Cheng got off the car, a middle-aged man next to him greeted him with a smile.
"I heard that you have made a lot of money during this period. Congratulations." Su Cheng responded with a smile.
Last time, although the middle-aged man was not the protagonist in the Battle of Wharf, he became an important member of the competition.
It was his 10% of Wharf stocks that brought the entire Wharf War to a quick end. Jardine Land retreated and the Charter King quickly ascended to power.
Sioux City originally held 23% of Wharf shares, but sold them for HK$1 billion, making hundreds of millions.
As far as he knows, middle-aged people have also deployed Wharf in advance, so the cost of buying Wharf stocks is not high.
So, these 10% of Wharf stocks have made more than two to three billion.
"Compared with Mr. Su, what I earn is nothing?" the middle-aged man said with emotion.
The two chatted outside for a while, then walked into the Edinburgh Square Assembly Hall and then walked to the elevator.
Zhong Chuhong followed Su Cheng very low-key throughout the process.
The art museum is on the tenth and eleventh floors of the city hall, which are the top two floors.
Soon, Sioux City met the chartered king, Guo Desheng, Li Zhaoji, Zheng Yutong, Huo Yingdong, Shao Yifu and other Chinese businessmen one after another.
British tycoons such as Shen Bi of Huifeng Group, Nie Bijian of Jardine Matheson Co., and John Shi of Swire Matheson Co. also appeared in the vicinity of Sioux City one after another.
In addition, he also saw ordinary wealthy people in Xiangjiang such as Lin Xiufeng and Zou Wenhuai.
This shows how many people were invited to this charity auction!
As for the rich people Su City doesn’t know, there are even more.
Those who knew Su Cheng greeted him one by one.
Those who don’t know him take the initiative to get to know him.
After all, Sioux City is now the famous Hutchison Whampoa Taipan.
Hutchison Whampoa Group is also one of the top listed companies in Hong Kong.
"Su Daban", "Mr. Su", "Mr. Su", "Dr. Su" and other titles came in an endless stream.
This is the result of increased status. When it reaches a certain level, everyone will respect you and not dare to offend you!
Even the foreigners greeted him with smiles on their faces.
After all, Xiangjiang is only so big, and it is normal for there to be cooperation or competition in the business field.
Since it was almost time for the auction to start, everyone quickly found their seats and sat down.
In this era when foreigners are first-class citizens and Chinese are second-class citizens, there is no doubt that although Su Cheng and chartering kings and others have achieved very high achievements in business, they are still only divided Arrived at the second row of seats.
This is politics, it has nothing to do with how much money you have, Su Cheng sighed.
However, this situation will end in 1997. By then, the return of Hong Kong to the motherland will be completely decided by the Chinese.
On the left side of Su City is the Charter King, and on the right side is the famous "Textile King" Lin Boxin.
In the future, Lin Boxin will eventually join ATV and become Shaw's real rival.
It can be said that the two were equally competitive in Xiangjiang. TVB had Miss Xiangjiang, and ATV had Miss Asia. In the 1990s, it can be said that it was another peak period in the development of Xiangjiang TV.
Unfortunately, with the advent of the financial turmoil, under the dual impact of a bribery case in the Bay Area and the Asian financial turmoil, Lin's family suffered financial difficulties. Lin Boxin decided to sell 51% of ATV's shares, but regretfully gave it up. ATV. "Hello, Mr. Su." Lin Boxin took the initiative to greet Su Cheng.
The two have not had any intersection before. This time, it can be regarded as the first communication between them.
"Mr. Lin, I have long admired your name." Su Cheng replied with a smile.
Su Cheng still admires this big boss, so he also wants to get acquainted with him.
Although Lin Boxin's status in Hong Kong today is not as good as that of Shao Yifu and other big guys, he is still a rich man with great potential.
Although Lin Boxin was born in the textile field, he has now focused on real estate.
After all, real estate can generate money faster than the textile industry.
When Lin Boxin was running the real estate industry, an important principle was to only rent and not sell. With the development of the economy, the price of properties in Xiangjiang has soared. In the 1970s, an industrial building worth a few hundred yuan per square meter in the 1980s could be sold for several thousand yuan. One square meter rose to tens of thousands of yuan per square meter in the 1990s.
If it had been sold back then, it would only have made a small profit, and Lin Boxin's Lixin Group would not have developed so fast. This is what makes Lin Boxin superior to others.
Of course, Su City does not need to do what he did. For Su City, cash flow is more important.
Only by obtaining more cash flow can we invest in more profitable projects.
“I have a real estate investment project in Chai Wan to develop an industrial park of more than 300,000 square meters. However, I currently have other investment projects, so the funds I can get may not be enough. I wonder if Mr. Su is interested in investing in a partnership?" Lin Boxin extended the invitation.
"Oh? In that case, we can talk in detail when we have time." Su Cheng became somewhat interested after hearing this.
Actually, Su Cheng is not interested in this, but in the cinemas owned by Lixin Company.
An industrial park of more than 300,000 square meters does not require him to pay attention to it personally. He can just ask Yang Chaoye or Wei Li to discuss cooperation with him.
However, Su Cheng decided to find time to chat with Lin Boxin after the auction.
Since Lixin Company began to invest in the entertainment industry a few years ago, it has opened several first-class cinemas, and they all have a very good reputation.
However, Lin Boxin did not invest on a large scale, but regarded it as a side business. His main business is still the textile industry and real estate industry.
After all, the textile industry is his fortune-making industry, and as for the real estate industry, it is his most profitable investment today.
So, while he is not very interested in the entertainment industry at the moment, let’s see if we can win over the theater chain in his hands.
Currently, the film companies in Xiangjiang, whether it is Golden Harvest or Shaw Brothers, have their own theater chains.
As for Jiashi, there is no theater chain of its own. When the time comes to shoot the movie, we can only find cooperation with some independent theaters, and the commissions are also high, which is really not cost-effective.
As for the theater chains under Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers, they only play movies produced or invested by themselves. They have no interest in the works of competitors like Su Cheng.
They just want to use theater chains to control the film industry in Hong Kong.
If Su Cheng wants to make a big difference in the film industry, it is essential to have his own theater chain.
"In that case, let's talk in detail another day." Lin Boxin was quite excited when she heard that Su Cheng agreed to his invitation.
After all, the Lin Boxin family’s assets today have not reached tens of billions as they would have in more than ten or twenty years.
Compared with Sioux City, the gap is still quite big.
(End of this chapter)