September 2nd, Wednesday.
Li Dong's private plane arrived at Hong Kong again at 3: 00 pm.
This year, Li Dong came to Hong Kong more frequently. Since the acquisition of Gome, he kept coming to Hong Kong.
During this period, Li Dong had visited Tencent a few times, and he had visited Tencent a few times over the past month.
Since the first time he came here, Li Dong was almost used to it and no longer cared about the surrounding scenery.
Hsu Shengzhe arrived earlier than Li Dong. This time, Li Dong came to support Longhua's listing. Hsu Shengzhe also gave face to Hsu Shengzhe and brought some people from Longhua to pick him up at the airport.
When Li Dong got off the plane, Hsu Shengzhe smiled and said, "Today is the right time. There is a banquet in Hong Kong tonight. How about showing up together? "
Li Dong walked and said, "What banquet?"
Since Li Dong was here, there was no need to be pretentious. He came to support Longhua, so he had to show up when it was necessary.
"This year's horse racing season has begun. The first race is on Wednesday night, which is today. You were not here before, so the Horse Racing Club didn't send you an invitation. But since the season has begun, the scale of the banquet tonight is not small. Most of the local tycoons in Hong Kong will be there. Now that you are here, someone will probably send you an invitation later. If you have nothing to do tonight, you can go and join in the fun. "
"Invitation?"
Li Dong glanced at Xu Shengzhe as he spoke. After a while, he said with a faint smile, "Do I still need an invitation? I am a member of the Horse Racing Club, so I can go anytime. "
"Member selection? You? "
This time, it was Hsu Shengzhe's turn to be stunned. In Hong Kong, the Horse Racing Club was almost synonymous with the rich club.
Compared with Hua Xia's Entrepreneurs' Club and Hua Xia Alumni Association, the Hong Kong Jockey Club was much more famous. It could even be compared with the American Skull and Bones Society.
The Xiangjiang Jockey Club was mainly managed by the board of directors. Under the board of directors, there were a few people who could select members.
Below that, there were multiple levels of membership.
As members of the selection committee, they were already considered the core of the Horse Club. This was because the selection committee members had the right to recommend people. If a new member wanted to join the club, they had to be recommended by the selection committee members.
With Li Dong's status, it wasn't strange for him to become a member.
But how many times had this guy been to Xiangjiang?
Would he have been there?
Just like that, he quietly became a member selection candidate?
Seeing him in a daze, Li Dong smiled and said, "What's wrong? You don't believe me? The membership selection is nothing. Previously, the chairman of the Horse Club invited me to become an honorary board member, but I rejected him. Otherwise, I could be considered half a host here at the Horse Meet. Actually, it doesn't make much sense. To be honest, even if I'm not a member of the board of directors, if I go to the Horse Club to attend a banquet, who wouldn't welcome me? Even if I'm not even a member, with my face, it's not difficult for me to go to high-end banquets and have a meal all year round. "
Hsu Shengzhe didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was speechless and said, "Then why don't you go and try? Forget it. Since it's like this, it's even better. Let's go together tonight. This time, Longhua is still a bit taboo. This time, we really need to rely on you. "
The reason why he said that was because Longhua's listing was a bit sudden.
Originally, only Longhu and Evergrande decided to go public in Xiangjiang.
Some of the local tycoons in Xiangjiang had actually been roped in by these two companies. Many people's private funds had bought the shares of these two companies.
At this time, Longhua suddenly appeared. As mentioned before, Xiangjiang's market was only so big. If the three tycoons went public at the same time, some of them would definitely be diverted.
For these tycoons who participated in advance, it was snatching benefits.
Although Hsu Shengzhe had also roped in some people before, after all, the time was too short, and there were not many people who really went in.
These local tycoons in Xiangjiang had a lot of influence in Xiangjiang.
Even if Longhua used Li Dong as the foundation for publicity, there were still many people who didn't give him face. After all, Li Dong was Li Dong, and Longhua was Longhua. Before this, Li Dong didn't directly reply to anything.
This time, Longhua issued 2 billion new shares, and the international allotment accounted for 1.6 billion shares.
The public sale of Xiangjiang was 400 million shares.
The price range was 6-7 HKD.
That was to say, even if it was issued at the highest price, the public sale would only raise 2.8 billion HKD.
2.8 billion HKD. The market was slightly better. In addition, with Li Dong's personal influence, it was not difficult for the public sale to oversubscribe more than 10 times, or even dozens of times.
But because some local tycoons in Xiangjiang didn't give them face, in fact, the public sale of Longhua's subscription amount only reached 30 billion HKD.
This was also one of the reasons why Hsu Shengzhe didn't dare to go public alone and asked Li Dong to support him.
It was still okay for the subscription period, and it didn't matter if these people didn't give him face.
The key was that when it was officially listed tomorrow, there would be tycoons joining in to speculate.
This kind of thing had happened before.
Once the new shares were speculated on the first day, the situation would not be very good.
Hsu Shengzhe was not famous in the mainland, let alone in Xiangjiang.
In Xiangjiang, he couldn't control the situation, nor could he suppress those tycoons. This was completely different from Li Dong.
When Li Dong came to Xiangjiang before, even the Yangtze River had to bow down to him.
That was before Tencent was listed. Now, the market value of Tencent in Xiangjiang was more than 500 billion HKD. In addition, Li Dong also had connections with some local tycoons in Xiangjiang. When he visited them last time, everyone gave him face.
With Li Dong in person, those people didn't dare to do anything.
If not, Hsu Shengzhe would not have delayed the listing time. It was just to wait for Li Dong to attend the bell ringing ceremony.
Li Dong heard what he said and said with a smile, "In fact, it's not as complicated as you think. Do you really think that people in Xiangjiang have nothing better to do and want to go against you?
Yes, there may be losses this time, but after all, it's not listed, so it's not practical.
I own 20% of the shares in Longhua, and almost everyone knows about this.
At this juncture, it can be said that as long as the tycoons have business in the mainland, no one will attack my business at this time.
Even if they don't have business in the mainland, unless they really suffer heavy losses, they still have to give me some face.
But since you're worried, I'll go with you at night. "
"I'm just a little worried. After all, I'm different from you. If you fail this time, there will be another time. This is the only time for me, and I can't sleep well for the next few nights. "
Hsu Shengzhe didn't hide it at this time. When he talked about it, he sighed with emotion.
Once upon a time, he had an absolute advantage in front of Li Dong.
But now, regardless of whether he admitted it or not, Li Dong was indeed not someone he could compare to.
…
At 6: 30 in the evening, Li Dong and Hsu Shengzhe arrived at Sha Tin Racecourse together.
The season had just started today.
Hong Kong people's enthusiasm for horse racing was actually no different from the mainland people's enthusiasm for gambling. Horse racing was originally a gamble, but a legal one.
Today was the first day of the horse racing season. When Li Dong and the others arrived, although there was still some time before the official race, it was already crowded.
Li Dong got out of the car, looked around, and couldn't help shaking his head. "It seems that everyone has gambling in their bones."
"That's normal. Gambling has always been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Who doesn't gamble in this world? Whether it's a country or a family, new policies and new plans are all gambling … "
Hsu Shengzhe said. Then his eyes slightly changed, and he said in a low voice, "Chairman Chen is here!"
In front of them, the chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club walked over in person with some members.
In Hong Kong, outsiders only knew the names of the four major families, but they didn't know that there was another saying in Hong Kong. The real power in Hong Kong was not the four major families, but three people!
The chief executive of Hong Kong, the leader of HSBC, and the chairman of the Jockey Club!
These three people were the real top figures in Hong Kong who had the right to speak.
Compared with the four major families, the influence of these three people permeated the entire Hong Kong, and the four major families had to give them face.
And the chairman of the Jockey Club personally came to greet Li Dong at this time, which could be considered as giving him face.
Even if the chairman of the Jockey Club, who was already over 60 years old, did not come out to greet him, no one would say anything wrong. It was normal for him not to come out to greet Old Li.
But this time, he did come in person.
In fact, the key was that this time, Li Dong showed his face in CCTV, and the potential impact of becoming Hua Xia's economic spokesperson.
No matter how divided Hong Kong was, after the return, it would still be Hua Xia's territory.
Businessmen could transfer their assets and go to other places, but these people with power had to follow in Hua Xia's footsteps. Otherwise, it would not be difficult to lose the power in their hands.
Li Dong was now the core economic figure of Hua Xia. In Hong Kong, everyone knew what it meant.
Therefore, knowing that Li Dong had come, the chairman of the Jockey Club came down to greet him.
Of course, Li Dong was not really arrogant enough to wait for the other party to arrive. He quickly walked forward from a distance and said with a smile, "Hello, Chairman Chen, Mr. Guo, Mr. Wu, good evening …"
In the crowd, it was not only the chairman of the Jockey Club.
The tycoons of the older generation did not come. It was unknown whether they did not come to participate or did not come down, but a few tycoons of the younger generation also came.
Including the people from the Guo family, one of the four major families. The Guo family was probably most famous in the mainland for the Shangri-La Hotel.
In addition, Mr. Wu, who Li Dong mentioned, was also second to none in Hong Kong. The Kowloon Cang Group and the Huide Feng Group were all giants.
At the same time, he also had another identity, the second son-in-law of the shipping king.
In Hong Kong, there was only one shipping king, the late Mr. Bao Yugang.
Not only was he a legend, but his two sons-in-law were also not ordinary people. When Li Dong's wedding, the family of his eldest son-in-law had been there.
The eldest son-in-law took over the shipping king's Global Shipping, and the second son-in-law took over the Kowloon Cang Group.
Otherwise, even if the two joined forces, the Changjiang River would not be a match for them.
These tycoons came down to greet him in person, which showed that they had given him enough face.
At this time, Li Dong was not as arrogant as he was in the past. He was also different from the past few times. His face was humble and reserved. As he chatted, he walked half a step behind them instead of walking side by side.
This scene also made several Hong Kong tycoons who were over 60 years old show a satisfied look.
It was true that Li Dong was a tycoon, which everyone admitted.
But after all, he rose too late and was too young. This time, these people came down to greet him in person, mainly not to show respect to Li Dong, but to express their attitude.
At this time, if Li Dong was really arrogant, people would look down on him.
But now, Li Dong was humble, and compared with Changjiang, who had been suppressed by Li Dong before, these old men were even more satisfied.
The relationship between tycoons was sometimes very complicated. Today they were opponents, and tomorrow they might sit together and drink tea.
But in any case, Li Dong did not show respect to Changjiang, but to them. With this comparison, it made people feel different.
They laughed and chatted as they walked to the stands.
Of course, it was not the ordinary stands for the public.
The stands of Sha Tin Horse Farm were divided into many floors. Tonight's banquet was held on the seventh floor, which was usually inaccessible to non-members. In other words, it was specially prepared for high-level officials.
Tonight's banquet would be held there, and the horse race would also start at the same time.
On the way, they chatted, and naturally, they couldn't avoid some gossip.
When they heard that the "Sixth Uncle", who was over 100 years old this year, was going to sell TVB because he couldn't find a successor, everyone sighed.
In Hong Kong, no one was more qualified than Mr. Shao.
Not only in terms of qualifications, but also in terms of status and relationship with the mainland, which could be seen from the Shaofu Buildings in various places.
As they chatted, Li Dong listened for a while and couldn't help laughing. "I've been listening to your name since I was a child. Even my school has a teaching building donated by you. Now that Mr. Shao is over 100 years old, it's time to let go and relax a little. Elders, do you think it's a little abrupt if East Star Entertainment takes over TVB? "
Hsu Shengzhe, who was behind Li Dong, paused. Today was not the same as before, and TVB's reputation had declined a lot.
But this did not mean that TVB had really declined, because it still had a lot of resources.
Apart from other things, there were still a large number of well-known artists in Hong Kong who had signed contracts with TVB.
It could be said that Hong Kong's movies and TV series had influenced countless people in Hua Xia. In those days, almost 90% of Hua Xia's movies and TV series were from Hong Kong.
And TVB still occupied the absolute first place in the ratings in Hong Kong.
Li Dong actually wanted to buy TVB!
Although he said it was East Star Entertainment, in Hsu Shengzhe's view, there was not much difference.
Once it was really done by Li Dong, with East Star's resources in the mainland, East Star Entertainment would be the well-deserved king of Hua Xia's entertainment industry.
Companies like Shanda could only be regarded as small businesses now.
Buying TVB was not only an acquisition, but also a change of era. Compared with Wanda's foreign acquisitions, TVB was an unforgettable epitome of the times for Hua Xia and even the whole Asia.
Of course, TVB was not the same as the Shao enterprise, but this concept had long been confused after the Shao enterprise had been in charge for decades.
Li Dong's words stunned Hsu Shengzhe, and the other tycoons were also a little stunned.
But soon, they began to communicate with each other.
It seemed that this mainland tycoon was really going to enter Hong Kong in an all-round way!
And the restrictions were very small. At least, they thought that the Hong Kong government would not set any obstacles.
TVB was a giant among the traditional media giants, and it had a great influence among Chinese both at home and abroad.
If such a television broadcasting platform was handed over to others, the Hua Xia government would not necessarily agree.
But if it was handed over to Li Dong, since he dared to make him the spokesperson, this obstacle should not exist.
And Li Dong also had a modern social network platform like Weibo, which had now also affected Hong Kong. If he controlled the traditional media platform, his influence in Hong Kong would instantly reach a new peak.
They looked at each other, and the chairman of the Horse Club said with a smile, "We have all heard of the reputation of East Star Entertainment. General Manager Li did not invite us to the East Star Charity Night, and we were embarrassed to take the initiative to go. Next year, all sectors of Hong Kong will definitely contribute to the charity night. As for taking over TVB, it depends on Sixth Uncle's opinion. In addition, I heard that Jinxing is also interested in it recently and is in contact with Sixth Uncle … "
Cheng Guoqiang, the helmsman of Jinxing, was known as the "Shell King" and had a close relationship with Old Li of Changjiang. Cheng Guoqiang had a great influence in Hong Kong, and he was best at buying shell companies to inject capital and resell them at a high price.
Li Dong had also heard of this, and in his previous life, TVB had indeed been taken over by him.
However, Li Dong did not care too much. He said with a smile, "Let's give it a try. I will ask Boss Hu of East Star to come to Hong Kong to visit Mr. Shao. It doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not. The key is that I have admired Mr. Shao for a long time. He is a legend that has influenced our generations. This time I came in a hurry, so I won't disturb you. Next time I have a chance, I must visit you. "
"Then let's wish General Manager Li success in advance …"
Chairman Chen and the others also smiled and congratulated him in advance. In fact, when Li Dong participated, they all felt that the Shell King was no match for him.
So what if he was backed by Old Li? Li Dong had even suppressed the Changjiang side. Why would he worry about this?
They talked and laughed, and they had already reached the seventh floor.
While the others were busy, Hsu Shengzhe leaned forward and whispered, "Aren't you afraid that Shen Qian will make trouble for you?"
Li Dong frowned and said, "What are you talking about? Buying TVB is a normal arrangement …"
"Don't you have no shares in East Star? Do you need to show up? "
Li Dong glared at him and said angrily, "So what if I don't have shares? Can't I help my friend without shares?
If I buy TVB, the value of East Star will more than double.
TVB's value is not too high. The key is its influence and fame. Even if I buy it for 10 billion, I can create 20 billion in value later.
Of course, I have to get involved in making money for free.
What's more, if I buy TVB, I will fulfill a childhood dream.
Our generation and the previous generation are all deeply influenced by Xiangjiang's movies and TV series. In order to realize my dream, I don't mind spending some money to buy it. "
Hsu Shengzhe didn't provoke Li Dong at this time. Instead, he said with a sly smile, "Some of the contracted female artists of TVB are our teenage dream lovers …"
"Dirty! Even if they were, they are old now. Don't talk to me about this. "
Li Dong rolled his eyes. When the Shao enterprise and TVB were popular, the female artists of Xiangjiang were indeed the fantasy of countless people in the mainland.
But so many years had passed, and most people were about 50 years old. Only Hsu Shengzhe thought about this.
Li Dong didn't want to talk to this guy. At this time, many people had come to him. Li Dong also put on a smile and walked toward the crowd.
Hsu Shengzhe still counted on Li Dong to support him, so he had no time to tease him and hurriedly followed him into the crowd.
As for the stars, Hsu Shengzhe didn't really care.
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