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Published at 25th of December 2023 05:22:17 AM


Chapter 130: Three Musketeers

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Chapter 130 Three Musketeers

After the liberation of Guangdong Province, the mainland did not take the next step, but the knife hanging in the Hong Kong government still exists.

This "Hong Kong Island Crisis" will last for nearly a year. This crisis will only dissipate when the Korean War breaks out and the mainland enters the war.

Because at that time, everyone would think that the mainland was involved in a big war and there was no time to take care of the small Hong Kong island, and the real estate would naturally begin to heat up.

It can be said that the period from 1951 to 1958 was the first golden period of real estate on Hong Kong Island.

The influx of funds from the mainland and the large number of people in need of housing, driven by the policies and interests of the Hong Kong government, have formed a wave of construction boom.

It was not until 1958 that the supply of real estate on Hong Kong Island exceeded demand, and it fell by 70%.

There are also bank runs, the June 7 strike, and the oil crisis, all of which will cause housing prices and land to fall sharply.

These are Wu Guangyao’s opportunities!

Because of this vision, the four great families of later generations became the ranks of the rich.

After half a month of preparation, Cheung Kong has finally completed its staff and formed a real estate company with more than a dozen employees.

The three most important to oneself are Shi Jun, Li Xing, and Xiu Yanbing.

The division of labor between the three is different: Shi Jun is responsible for finding land as a reserve, socializing with the outside world, and establishing a good interpersonal relationship in all aspects;

Li Xing is responsible for the design and construction of the building, controlling the quality and cost of the property, and liaising with Hong Kong Island First Construction, all aspects of construction.

Xiu Yanbing is responsible for administrative management and later external sales.

Wu Guangyao placed great hopes on the three of them, hoping that they, like the "Three Musketeers" (Guo Desheng, Li Zhaoji, and Feng Jingxi) of later generations, would assist themselves and become real estate tycoons.

The talents of the three people need not be questioned. With Wu Guangyao's reputation, they naturally planted the phoenix tree and attracted the golden phoenix.

Furthermore, every time Wu Guangyao recruits a general, he must publicize it on Hong Kong Island and make everyone know.

Therefore, it is natural to be a real recruiter!

Wu Guangyao's aggressive recruitment, naturally attracted the attention of people from Hong Kong Island.

Many people wonder why Wu Guangyao set up a real estate company at this time.

Gaosheng Teahouse, Wu Guangyao was invited to come.

I walked in and saw that He Xian, He Hongshen, Zheng Yutong, He Shanheng, Li Zhaoji, and Zhong Ziguang were all here.

Wu Guangyao was taken aback, is this something important to discuss?

"Dear brothers, where did you sing today? Do you think I am a Zhejiang native, and I am lonely and lonely, and you from Guangdong will join hands to insult me?" Wu Guangyao rarely said what a twenty-year-old young man should say.

A few of them were taken aback, crying out for injustice in their hearts!

This group of people add up, and you are not as rich and powerful as you alone.

"Don't dare, Boss Wu is so powerful that he killed the veteran British-funded foreign trade leader and fled. What are we small businessmen!" He Xian joked.

Among these people, Wu Guangyao and He Xian have the closest relationship.

At the beginning, Wu Guangyao came to the door, and in a few words, he negotiated a million-dollar business.

At that time, Wu Guangyao's words had no flaws, and he could not be a liar if he owns the sign of Lao Fengxiang;

Furthermore, all money is settled in Macau. He Xian thinks that no one has dared to lie to himself in Macau.

"Haha, Brother He is really good at his ears and eyes, and every move on Hong Kong Island can't escape your eyes!"

He Xian 囧, George Madden left Hong Kong Island before the trial is basically a secret; only those who are interested can find clues.

It seems that He Xian’s intelligence team is not only in Macau, but also on Hong Kong Island!

"Well, you two should not compliment each other, we are all ashamed of hearing it!" He Shanheng said with a smile.

At this time, Hong Kong Island has such a situation, that is, in these tea houses and wine shops, businessmen from all walks of life are often gathered.

Everyone talks about facts and the situation. People who you don’t know can also chat together and become good friends.

Li Zhaoji, Feng Jingxi, and Guo Desheng, commonly known as the "Three Musketeers", got acquainted in this way.

Sun Hung Kai Real Estate was born in this environment.

Order some snacks, and Wu Guangyao began to eat.

"Guangyao, I heard that you plan to enter the real estate industry?" He Xian said again.

"It is not a plan, but the company has been registered and the recruitment has been completed."

"But now the people on Hong Kong Island are panicking, and they are all worried about calling over there. At this time, it is too risky to enter real estate! Besides, the real estate industry on Hong Kong Island has always been monopolized by a British consortium, and it is difficult for the Chinese to get a share of the pie. The water is deep!"

Wu Guangyao almost squirted out the snack, but he also choked himself!

Everyone sees that Wu Guangyao almost choked on hearing He Xian's words. Obviously, he felt that this was a kind of contempt for He Xian's words.

Wu Guangyao looked at everyone’s expressions and knew that everyone had misunderstood.

He is just a sentence that feels He Xian, too deep!

"Don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong, I just remembered something!" Wu Guangyao quickly explained, it won't work if you don't explain, you can't make people think that you are now taller and look down on your previous partners.

"Big brothers, I don’t usually analyze this kind of trade secrets. But since everyone is friends, I’ll just say a few words. The so-called people abandon me and take me. It is precisely because the land price is cheap that I entered the real estate. Industry. At this time, although land prices on Hong Kong Island are low, housing prices are high. Brother Zheng, you should have a deep understanding?"

Zheng Yutong nodded, and then said, "Isn't my father-in-law's family wanting to live on Hong Kong Island, good guys, for a 1,200-foot house, the rent is only 500 Hong Kong dollars, but it also costs 20,000 Hong Kong dollars. This is a few years ago. , You can buy a house at the best price."

Everyone nodded one after another, the environment is like this!

Wu Guangyao continued: "The reason why housing prices are so high is not because of the relationship between supply and demand. There are millions of people in the mainland this time, and there are a lot of people who can afford houses. There is no need to worry about the development of real estate. The housing prices are high. Land prices are cheap, which is why I entered real estate."

"The reason why the land price is so cheap is naturally that I am afraid that it will come over there. Everyone is afraid that the investment will be lost. However, I dare to gamble. The British capital does not dare to gamble."

Wu Guangyao’s words made everyone at the table contemplate.

Indeed, setting aside the future of Hong Kong Island, real estate is really suitable now!

But, how many people dare to bet?

How many people are there, and which capital enters this industry?

Millions of funds in this line can only be regarded as a small mess!

"Brothers, call me today, do you have any ideas?" Wu Guangyao looked at the unpredictable changes in everyone's faces.

However, Wu Guangyao speculated that people like Li Zhaoji and Zheng Yutong are not qualified to enter real estate because they can’t come up with hundreds of thousands of funds to invest in shares.

People like He Shanheng and He Tian are basically impossible, because they may recently want to consider going to Europe and the United States to investigate banks and prepare for the establishment of Hang Seng Bank in the future.

The only ones with strength are He Xian, He Hongshen, and Zhong Ziguang.

Sure enough, Zhong Ziguang took the lead and said: "Guangyao, let’s tell you, we people have always been optimistic about you, and think that you do business without losing money. So, can we buy shares in your real estate business? Of course, if it’s inconvenient for you , Just as if we didn't ask."

Wu Guangyao smiled and said heartily: "The real estate business can't be done by one person. Brothers are willing to buy shares. Everything is easy to say. Everyone will allocate shares according to the proportion of capital. Fair and just!"

Wu Guangyao is not afraid that they will invest too much, can he live more of himself?

Sure enough, Zhong Ziguang contributed 300,000 yuan, He Xian also contributed 300,000 yuan, and He Hongshen contributed 200,000 yuan.

To be honest, Wu Guangyao didn't take a few hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars into consideration, but there is obviously a benefit to doing business in a joint venture like this, that is, networking.

The three people contributed a total of 800,000 yuan, plus his father-in-law’s 500,000 yuan, and finally Wu Guangyao raised his own capital to 1.7 million.

In this way, Cheung Kong Holdings will have 3 million Hong Kong dollars in capital, which is enough to store a large area of ​​land!

Fok Yingdong entered the real estate industry in 1954, with only one or two million funds, but a lot of funds were used.

With this 3 million Hong Kong dollar fund, Wu Guangyao intends to reserve land mainly. Most of the land will not be prepared until 1954 before the development of high-rise buildings.

The Hong Kong government cancelled the 5-story height limit order in 1955. It can prepare for the repair of high-rise equipment, materials, and lay the foundation in advance.

Orally agreed on the proportion of investment and the proportion of shares, Zheng Yutong and Li Zhaoji cast envy in their eyes.

After talking about this matter, Wu Guangyao opened his mouth to He Shanheng: "Brother Shanheng, are you considering turning the Hang Seng Bank into a bank recently?

He Shanheng was taken aback for a moment. How did Wu Guangyao know about it? You need to know this idea before everyone starts to germinate.

"Guangyao, how do you know this? Yes, we are preparing to develop into a bank, but this cannot be done overnight, so we plan to visit Europe and the United States first, and then establish our own company systems and regulations. After such a process, there is no In two or three years, the banking industry will not be formally developed." He Shanheng has become more and more unable to understand Wu Guangyao. Isn't it possible to hide everything up and down on Hong Kong Island?

"I guess, China was founded, Europe and the United States immediately imposed a blockade, and your bank's business in the mainland may be seriously affected. In addition, Hong Kong Island is waiting to be developed. It is when Chinese banks are needed, you should not consider development. Cheng Bank, isn't it lagging behind others!" Wu Guangyao said.

Wu Guangyao thought in his heart that when the Korean war, the United States will block the mainland more severely, and then all of Hang Seng’s mainland business will be suspended.

I mentioned these, naturally, I want to participate in a share of Hang Seng Bank first;

In 1965, the Hang Seng Bank was fully controlled and a solid foundation was laid.

Since I knew Hang Seng Bank, it would be controlled by HSBC when a bank run occurred on Hong Kong Island in 1965.

Naturally, Wu Guangyao would not consider the development of banks before 1965.

At that time, you will control Hang Seng Bank yourself, which is much better than HSBC.

"It turns out that you also analyzed it. I really thought you would have a clever calculation!" He Shanheng said jokingly.

Wu Guangyao also pretended to jokingly said: “If you set up a bank, I hope Brother Shanheng will consider me. I don’t think I’m too small for 10% of the shares, and I don’t think too much for 30% of the shares!"

He Shanheng was taken aback, although Wu Guangyao was joking, but he seemed serious!

"I will consider you at that time, but don't think about 30% of the shares. Our founders don't have so many shares yet!"

Wu Guangyao made a haha ​​and said, “I don’t care, as long as you have shares in your bank, I’m doing a long-term investment business.”

Wu Guangyao does not intend to give advice and suggestions to Hang Seng Bank in 1965. This will only change history.

In 1965, he bought the Hang Seng Bank. He has a lot of strategies to make Hang Seng Bank surpass Standard Chartered and profitable. Even HSBC can surpass before the new century.

The main income of a bank is nothing more than a loan; the main loss is also a loan.

I just know that I should give a loan to that industry and give a loan to the rich man

(End of this chapter)




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