The rise of Hong Kong's wealthy families

After having breakfast at the villa, He Jiahao drove to the TVB in a Mercedes-Benz motorcade. Today is the board of directors of the TVB to decide on the next chairman.

The headquarters of TVB is located in Tseung Kwan O Television City, which houses the largest film and television city in Hong Kong and the broadcast base for the five free channels operated by the company.

The atmosphere in the headquarters was very depressing. Everyone knew that today was the critical moment to decide who would run the company next. After all, the news of Toshitakawa's death appeared in major newspapers.

When He Jiahao arrived at the conference room, Li Lu Yanqun and his two sons were sitting under the first seat. HSBC and Times Life International still sent two high-level representatives, and the two private shareholders Li Rongsen and Li Rongda sat together.

He and Li Luyanqun didn't know each other, Shao Yifu hadn't arrived yet, and the remaining people were not qualified for him to take the initiative to say hello, so he found a seat and sat down under the surprised eyes of Li Xiao and his two sons.

Although there is an empty seat opposite Li Lu Yanqun, He Jiahao is not willing to sit down.

The two sons of the Li family began to whisper, seeming to be discussing He Jiahao, and then stopped under the intimidation of Li Lu Yanqun's stern eyes.

Soon, Shao Yifu came, but this time it was not him who was hosting, but a senior executive.

"Everyone, we are all saddened by the death of our chairman, Mr. Toshiwa. It is a great loss for the company. However, the company cannot be run unattended for a long time, so the board of directors is convened today to elect the chairman of the board. This time the candidate The main ones are Mr. Shao Yifu and Ms. Li Luyanqun. Now I would like to invite Ms. Li Luyanqun to speak!"

Bang bang bang! !

There was a burst of applause in the conference room, including the two sons of the Li family who clapped enthusiastically.

Anyone who is familiar with the rules knows that this speech is useless. It is already determined who will take the position of chairman, but the rules cannot be broken.

He Jiahao looked at Li Lu Yanqun and couldn't understand why this woman didn't come to him? Has she already contacted HSBC and Times Life International?

Then Shao Yifu spoke again.

This high-sounding nonsense made He Jiahao a little bored, but it happened that this was something that the so-called human nature couldn't get rid of.

"Okay, let's vote next and agree to Ms. Li Lu Yanqun's request to be elected as the chairman of the board of directors." Shao Yifu said.

"Times Life International Company approves, Mr. Li Rongsen and Mr. Li Rongda approve, and Ms. Li Luyanqun (inheriting the 270,000 shares held by Li Xiaohe) approves. A total of 2.74 million shares are voted in favor."

"To support Mr. Shao Yifu, please vote for Hutchison Group and HSBC Bank. A total of 5.04 million shares are in favor. Okay, now it is announced that Mr. Shao Yifu has been elected as the chairman of the board of directors. Mr. Shao Yifu, please say a few words!"

After Shao Yifu finished speaking, Li Lu Yanqun said, "I am getting older and I want my two sons to represent me on the board of directors so that I can make suggestions for the future of Wireless. What do you think of Shao Sheng?"

He Jiahao knew from the first sight that Li Lu Yanqun's two sons were ineffective. Putting them on the board of directors was just to embarrass Shao Yifu, but it was difficult for Shao Yifu to refuse. After all, Shao Yifu and Li Xiaohe had been friends for decades.

Of course, He Jiahao would not be such a bad person, and there was no such requirement in the agreement. Besides, TVB was not at peace, and Asia Television was on the rise, so he would not suffer any loss anyway.

Shao Yifu looked embarrassed. Naturally no one would help him at this time, and said, "Let everyone vote together."

"If you agree with Ms. Li Lu Yanqun's suggestion, please raise your hand!" the executive host said at Shao Yifu's signal.

He Jiahao was the first to raise his hand and looked at Li Lu Yanqun with a smile.

Seeing that He Jiahao agreed, everyone was willing to give the Li family this face, so they unanimously approved it.

Next, some candidates for positions were discussed, and the meeting did not end until almost eleven o'clock.

He Jiahao was about to leave when suddenly he heard from behind: "He Sheng, please wait!"

He Jiahao heard a somewhat familiar voice, turned around to see the person coming and said, "What advice can Ms. Li Lu have?"

Li Lu Yanqun knew how influential the young man in front of him was in Xiangjiang, and he didn't dare to rely on him, so he smiled and said, "I don't have any advice. Can you find a quiet place to chat?"

"Okay." He Jiahao nodded, glanced at her two sons, and felt that Shao Yifu would have enough to drink.

This is one of the reasons why Ho Ka-Hao is unwilling to take over TVB.

A cafe in Tseung Kwan O

The two of them sat together, with white cups filled with hot coffee in front of them.

"He Sheng, I heard that you acquired 20% of the Leighton Center held by Dachang Real Estate. I wonder if it can be sold to Hysan Industrial?" Li Luyanqun asked with a smile.

He Jiahao thought for a while and said, "Some time ago, when discussing with Dachang Real Estate, Mr. Chen Detai already stated that he had contacted Mr. Li Mingze and only agreed to sell it to me after getting an accurate reply. Why are you so anxious to recover the rights now?"

Li Lu Yanqun hesitated and said, "My second uncle (Li Mingze) wanted me to ask He Sheng. The specific reason is not very clear to me."

"Ms. Lilu, to tell you the truth, the last time I sold 20% of the equity in Leighton Center, it caused dissatisfaction among many shareholders. The acquisition now is just to reduce the board's opinion of me. If I sell it now, it will be difficult to explain. "He Jiahao pretended to be embarrassed and said.

Li Lu Yanqun obviously couldn't make the decision. Her mission was just to find out what He Jiahao said. Now He Jiahao said that there was a need to talk, but it was up to Li Mingze to do it.

Thus, the preliminary conversation ended, and Li Luyanqun was able to interact with each other.

On the way back in the car, He Jiahao was summarizing the news he had just received from the Li family. Li Mingze had suppressed the other Li family members, otherwise he would not have extended his hand; Li Mingze was so anxious, only because of his poor health, and had to make arrangements before his death. Good family thing? Is there any other reason?

Li Xiaohe is likely to lose power because Li Luyanqun does not hesitate to offend Shao Yifu and wants to stuff his two useless sons into Wireless.

Back at Manulife Development Company, He Jiahao was handling official business. Suddenly Shen Dingqian knocked on the door, walked in with documents, and said, "Boss, the Land Company intends to sell the Diligende Pavilion luxury project. This is the information I compiled. Take a look. !”

He Jiahao took the document and asked directly without reading it, "Do you think we can win it?"

"The Diligende Pavilion mansion will be occupied next year, and it is now sold off-plan. If we win it, we will make at least 30% profit, and there is still a piece of land that has not yet been developed. There is no way this project will suffer losses." Shen Dingqian said with some excitement. This was his This is the first major project that I have been independently responsible for since joining Manulife Development Company, and I cannot let it go easily.

He Jiahao nodded and flipped through the information.

Towers 1 and 2 of the Tiligunde Mansion will be completed and occupied in 1981. Tower 1 is 34 stories high and Tower 2 is 33 stories high. There are a total of 158 units with an area of ​​1,547-6,507 square feet, totaling 630,000 square feet. Floor area.

The remaining land area is 34,000 square feet, which can be used to build a 34-storey residential tower.

If calculated based on the market price of luxury homes in Mid-Levels, the floor price of luxury homes in Teili Gentek Court should be NT$1,200 per square foot (currently around NT$500 per square foot in urban areas on Hong Kong Island, and around NT$600 per square foot in large housing estates). In other words, the market value of the first and second luxury buildings is around 756 million.

The remaining land covers a large area and is located in the Mid-Levels area for luxury properties. It also costs about 90 million yuan.

Taken together, it will take at least NT$846 million to win this project.