I Want To Be a Rich Man on Hong Kong Island

The facts were exactly as Wu Guangyao expected. When the application for the franchise of the air transport station was submitted to the Hong Kong government, someone from the Hong Kong government immediately informed Jardine Matheson;

Finally, Jardine Matheson also joined in and became a shareholder of the air terminal;

Of course, as the initiator of this incident and also the most powerful company, Universal Group monopolizes 40% of the shares.

The air transport terminal building is expected to be completed in 18 months, and the air transport terminal is expected to be officially operational in two years!

There is also news from the United States that Boeing has designated Hong Kong Island Airlines as one of the Boeing aircraft maintenance fleets;

Of course, this does not bring substantial profits, it is just a title!

However, even if it is a name, Cathay Pacific Airways will not give up following. I am afraid that Cathay Pacific Airways will go to Boeing Company of the United States to negotiate.

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Universal Building, group meeting room.

The directors of HSBC Bank in the Global Group are Sanders and Shen Bi, who attended the group meeting;

HSBC has always pursued that it does not participate in the specific operations of Universal Group, but only supervises the financial status of Universal Group and enjoys dividends; it is precisely because of this that Wu Guangyao feels that the success of HSBC in Hong Kong Island is not accidental.

Judging from the experience of HSBC in the previous life, Sanders and Shen Bi, the two chief executives of HSBC, have one thing in common, that is, regardless of Chinese capital or British capital, HSBC only cares about profits, and only helps those who can bring profits to themselves. people and companies.

"A bank is not a political institution, it is not a national fortress, and it is not a charity organization. A bank is a bank." Shen Bi in his previous life often taught radical employees.

Shen Bi's point of view is undoubtedly similar to the Chinese businessman's saying "in business is business"!

The views of Sandas and Shen Bi have even influenced most of the management of HSBC Bank;

An HSBC executive in the previous life also said: "Two ships, one belongs to a compatriot and the other belongs to a foreigner; the ship of the compatriot is sailing into the stormy waves, while the ship of the foreigner is in the calm sea; then HSBC Bank , it must be funding that safer ship to continue sailing!"

It may be precisely because of this that the HSBC Bank in the previous life was not a little bit more successful than Jardine Matheson!

After 1984, Jardine Matheson,

It took a large-scale capital drive, which caused a very bad impact on Hong Kong Island;

Because everyone imitated it one after another, and moved the company to offshore registration.

"Let's start the meeting!" Wu Guangyao said.

Everyone gathered their spirits, the Universal Group is a large company worldwide, both in terms of scale and influence, it is very large;

Shipping and ports are undoubtedly the most successful investments at present. If shipping may still be in crisis, the 39 ports of Universal Group are undoubtedly a huge fortune.

As the president of the group, He Yuanzhang took the lead in saying: "At present, although the shipping industry is still booming, the profits of global shipping have begun to decline gradually, which deserves our vigilance!"

Sanders said, "Is the decline in earnings due to lower freight rates as more ships are launched?"

He Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Not only that, after the freight rate is lowered, because our competitors have begun to increase, we also need to adjust the discount, otherwise it will be difficult to guarantee business! Also, the labor wages on Hong Kong Island have risen too fast, which also leads to profits. reason for the decline."

In fact, what He Yuanzhang said, Wu Guangyao had foreseen it;

In July 1967, the Suez Canal was closed. At that time, the oil tanker business in the world was absolutely in short supply, and it can be said that about 40% of the transportation volume was scarce;

It is precisely because of this that global shipping can make a fortune;

At that time, ships shipping around the world had a deadweight of 17 million tons, which was achieved by Bao Yugang in his previous life in 1978;

It is precisely because of this that Wu Guangyao can be said to have earned several times more shipping money than Bao Yugang in his previous life.

Now that new ships are launching one after another, global shipping will naturally need to adjust the charging standards, so the profit may be relatively reduced;

But it won't hurt your muscles and bones, because the Suez Canal is still closed, and the number of oil tankers is still at a balance;

The real traumatic period was until the "oil crisis" in 1973, which prompted European and American countries to open their own oil fields, and Japan even stored a large amount of oil within half a year, and the demand naturally fell later.

Wu Guangyao said, "How much is the profit expected to decrease this year?"

Gao Ke said, "About 10%!"

Wu Guangyao, Sanders and others breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Although the profit was reduced by 10%, there was still a full over 100 million US dollars, but everyone was very acceptable;

The profits of many companies have decreased, but they are all reduced by 30%, which is fatal!

Wu Guangyao pondered for a moment, and then said: "Let's see, this year's Global Group's profit is about 1.15 billion U.S. dollars, and 800 million U.S. dollars will be allocated as dividends to shareholders, and the rest of the funds will be used to invest in ports and other investments. It is a long-term investment. I If you don’t want the Global Group’s strength to plummet when shipping cools down, port investment is undoubtedly a good choice!”

Naturally, no one would object to Wu Guangyao's words, even HSBC!

Then, Li Ming, the president of Global Terminal, proposed to replace the important port container terminal with a computer system to improve the competitiveness of the local port;

This request was naturally passed!

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Some of Wu Guangyao's recent actions also gave Sanders some guesses, so after the meeting, Sandas came to Wu Guangyao's office.

"You're worried about changes in shipping, so you've started making crazy investments recently?" Sandas asked curiously.

"Don't worry! Even if there are changes, it won't be a shipping depression." Wu Guangyao said.

Sandas nodded. As a financial person, he can still analyze this point. At least 5 to 10 years will not be the season of the Great Shipping Depression.

Wu Guangyao joked: "You have made so much profit for HSBC, and HSBC has not rewarded you with any shares. Don't you have any ideas in your mind?"

Sandas was taken aback for a moment, but he was not in a hurry to deny Wu Guangyao's statement!

After a long time, Sandas said: "Although there is no reward for the shares, the annual bonus is 5 million Hong Kong dollars. I used it to buy some HSBC shares; although the shares I bought are not many, it is also a thought after I retire. , and I am firmly optimistic about the future of HSBC!"

Wu Guangyao pursed his lips, and said directly: "HSBC is really stingy. If it weren't for you, HSBC and I might not have such a deep cooperation, so why would we get hundreds of millions of dollars in dividends every year! Although 5 million Hong Kong dollars seems quite More, actually less than 1%.”

Sanders said helplessly: "It can't be said that, HSBC is a company with very dispersed equity, without a real boss, and Taipan is the person with the highest authority... If I am dissatisfied, then I will To whom should I be dissatisfied?"

Wu Guangyao said with a smile: "Don't tell me these reasons, I have never worked for others, so I don't understand your feelings!"

Wu Guangyao continued: "After you retire, you should be able to live in England, right?"

Sandas nodded and said, "I want to go back to England and live a pastoral life with my family!"

Wu Guangyao's mouth was shrunken, a shitty ideal life!

"The pastoral life is only suitable for occasional experience, and the city life is more convenient! If you retire, I hope you will be my consultant; of course, it is the kind of consultant who does not need to go to work, you can choose to live anywhere, You only need to participate in some activities occasionally!" Wu Guangyao said.

Sandas was taken aback, hesitated and said, "Let's talk about it when I retire!"

Wu Guangyao was overjoyed, Sanders didn't refuse, which meant he was still moved;

This move, Wu Guangyao's plan is to strengthen the ally relationship with HSBC, and HSBC Taipan is undoubtedly a good choice!

In fact, Wu Guangyao and HSBC also have a competitive relationship, that is, China Everbright Bank, Hang Seng Bank and HSBC;

However, because Wu Guangyao did not deliberately develop the banking industry these years, the two families lived in peace;

Moreover, because HSBC has made a lot of money from global shipping in the past few years, it has begun to expand in Europe and the United States, and is preparing to build a global bank. Naturally, it will not compete with the banking industry on Hong Kong Island.