Since Zhao Yi had expressed such an idea to them before, they were not too surprised. When he handed over the task of building the theater chain to the trading company, he told Jia Siqi about this issue, mainly because the trading company had cooperation partners all over the world. partners, so it is most appropriate to involve them in the preparatory stage.
Now that the cinema chain company's theater location selection has basically been completed, future expansion will be done by the theater chain company itself, and the trading company has reached the stage of retirement.
As for Lin Hexia's role as the person in charge of the holding company, apart from He Pinyun of the telecommunications company who didn't know about it before, he only found out about it when Zhao Yi inspected it.
Jia Siqi of the trading company has long known that the relationship between Zhao Yi and Lin Hexia is unusual. Lin Hexia was originally the supervisor of the theater company, and Lin Hexia is now the person in charge of ATV.
So it was natural for Lin Hexia to take office. As for her ability, ATV's performance during this period was also recognized by them. It turned out that ATV was half-dead. Since Lin Hexia took office, ATV has carried out drastic reforms. Now it is not only in Hong Kong competes with TVB, and overseas markets are also expanding rapidly, with the overall scale being much larger than TVB.
"After the procedures for the umbrella holding company are completed, you will cooperate with Miss Lin Hexia in transferring the equity to the umbrella company. Please cooperate with her in the future." Zhao Yi said.
"We have no problem here." Jia Siqi, Li Qinghe and He Pinyun all expressed.
After this matter was settled, Zhao Yi's mission in Hong Kong was almost completed, and he was ready to return to the mainland in a day or two. After all, there are still many unfinished things at hand. This time I took advantage of the opportunity to attend the Global Mathematicians Conference and stopped by Hong Kong for a walk.
After returning home, Zhao Yi suddenly realized that Lin Hexia would be assigned security personnel in the future. However, this house was a bit small, security work was difficult to do, and personnel exchanges were complicated. In this case, Lin Hexia would need to arrange a villa to live in. .
With this decision, Zhao Yi told Lin Hexia about the matter. Lin Hexia heard what he said and said: "I don't think it is necessary to arrange security personnel. I haven't had anything happen for more than a year, although some places are very messy." , but this high-end community is quite safe.”
"When it comes to security, you are often afraid of anything less than ten thousand. As you control more and more assets, the friction with Hong Kong's business community may increase in the future. There is no guarantee that some people will not take risks. In this matter, you Just follow my arrangements." Zhao Yi said.
He is quite insistent on this matter. Whether it is from a personal or official perspective, it is necessary to ensure the safety of Lin Hexia. This time, not only Lin Hexia, but also senior executives who are not from the mainland will be provided with security personnel. , anyway, it doesn’t cost much, and you can feel at ease.
Capital is never affectionate. As its influence on the world economy grows, frictions from all aspects will gradually increase. It is certain that some people will be forced to become impatient and take risks, although they are all Professional managers, even if such a bad situation occurs, cannot change the overall situation, but no one wants to get to that point. After all, these managers are also responsible for themselves, and they cannot be so ruthless.
Lin Hexia saw that she couldn't defeat Zhao Yi, so she let him go. Anyway, he had seen how rich Zhao Yi was, and these expenses were simply not worth mentioning to him. Moreover, after the establishment of the umbrella company, his free time would be greater than now. There are so many more, and it is impossible to always live a life of two points and one line. The dangers are indeed greater than before.
As for what Zhao Yi said, the intensified friction with the business community may make some people take desperate risks. Lin Hexia currently does not believe it. The three companies he will manage are all serious businesses, and those who compete with him are also serious businessmen, so it is unlikely that they will appear. What Zhao Yi said was that she thought Zhao Yi was just scaring her.
But what she doesn't know is that the growth rate of Zhao Yi's wealth is accelerating now, and with so much money to digest, he needs some investment places, and his capital is often a dragon crossing the river. If the local snake can have consciousness, then of course It's easy to handle, and the two sides can cooperate. If these local snakes don't give in, they will inevitably use some extreme business methods, which will suddenly intensify the commercial friction and make desperate things happen.
One thing to remember is that you should never overestimate the conscience of capital. It does not look hateful because there are many hinges behind it. When these hinges are broken free, the destructive power it produces far exceeds that of a gun war.
Zhao Yi didn't have much time in Hong Kong, and this matter had to be handled as soon as possible, so early the next morning, Zhao Yi took Lin Hexia to the real estate agency to let them see if there was the best villa.
"Sir, the best villa in Hong Kong is the mid-level villa, and the price is also the most expensive. We happen to have one for sale here. Do you want to take a look?" the real estate agent said.
"I've heard about the villa in the middle of the mountain. Are there villas for sale there now?" Zhao Yi asked.
The Mid-Levels Villa in Hong Kong is the most expensive villa area in Hong Kong, now and in the future, but the villas here are usually not sold at all, so Zhao Yi is a little strange.
"Maybe not before, but the real estate industry in Hong Kong has been sluggish in the past two years, and the current Sino-British negotiations are not going well, so many people have decided to sell their assets and immigrate abroad. This is especially true for some rich people, especially British rich people. "The real estate agent explained the reason to Zhao Yi.
After hearing his explanation, Zhao Yi patted his head, and he actually forgot about this matter. Due to Hong Kong's strong economic development in the late 1970s, the real estate market also took off. Hong Kong's real estate market reached its peak in 1981. However, what followed was the global economic crisis and the Sino-British negotiations on the Hong Kong issue, which caused a crisis of confidence among Hong Kong people.
At the end of 1982, Hong Kong property prices dropped 60% from 1981. At this time, many real estate businessmen were still struggling to support themselves, hoping to see a turnaround in the real estate market. As a result, the real estate market collapsed in 1983. It was not until the signing of the "Sino-British Joint Declaration" in September 1984 that the market began to recover again.
Now is the time when the Hong Kong real estate market is at a trough. If you can sell it at this time, sell it quickly, for fear that if you don't buy it, you will be stuck deeper. So it is not surprising that there are some Mid-Levels villas for sale at this time.
Since the Mid-Levels villa is for sale, Zhao Yi is of course willing to take a look. Usually, even if there is a Mid-Levels villa for sale, it still depends on the status of the buyer. At this time, he probably can’t care so much. Zhao Yi has nothing in Hong Kong. With such a prestigious name, no one would recognize her even if she reported it, but Lin Hexia's name would probably be easier to use.
As the person in charge of ATV, there are probably not many people in Hong Kong who don’t know her now. Not only does ATV occupy half of the Hong Kong TV market, but Hong Kong businessmen also need to deal with ATV when advertising. Of course, these trivial matters will not be troublesome. Lin Hexia's head, but it is impossible for the leaders of these companies not to check who is managing ATV.
As for who the actual owner of ATV is, they may not be able to find out. After all, the original acquisition of ATV was made by a trading company using a shell company. Later, it also did some things to the equity of ATV, leaving the outside world guessing. Who is behind it.
Some people also speculate that some of ATV's actions may come from mainland capital, such as the large-scale use of Mandarin broadcasts, which completely violates the laws of the market, and the large number of students and teachers from mainland film and television academies, etc., all telling the world that this is A TV station with a big background.
In this era, mainland capital is equated with national capital. But judging from ATV's series of large-scale investment, it is not something that poor people like mainland China can do. You must know that ATV satellites sent three satellites to the sky, which is unique in the world. And for The investment in television programs regardless of cost and journalists all over the world can only be done by national news agencies.
So although it is not known whether Lin Hexia owns shares in ATV, as the person in charge, she still attracts quite a lot of attention in Hong Kong, but she rarely socializes, and not many people have really come into contact with her.
"Okay, you take us to see it." Zhao Yi said.
Then Lin Hexia drove the car and followed the real estate agent to the mid-level villa area of Barker Road. This house belonged to a British nobleman. His main business was in Hong Kong before, so it was normal to buy real estate here. But now the future of Hong Kong is not good. With the clarity and the sluggish real estate market, I am thinking of selling my villa and returning to the UK to retire.
So this villa has a British style, but it is very uniquely decorated inside. There are many statues and many murals, but these are not what Zhao Yi wants. It feels a bit medieval and a bit spooky.
Zhao Yiyi was not satisfied with this villa, so he said to the real estate agent: "Are there any other villas for sale in Baijiadao? I don't like the style of this villa."
Hearing Zhao Yi's words, the real estate agent was also stunned. No matter what he thought in his heart, his professional ethics were still there, and he politely replied: "This is the only one for sale at the moment. Why don't you go to other areas and look at Repulse Bay Mid-Levels?" The villa is also nice.”
Since Zhao Yi wanted to buy, he had to buy the best. In this regard, he was not a person who would make do with anything. Otherwise, he would not have bought Prince Gong's Mansion when his head was hot. He didn't have money at that time.
"Then do you know that there is still a large area of vacant land for sale on Baijiadao?" Zhao Yi asked.
Since there is no ready-made one, I can buy a piece of land and build one myself, which is in line with my own wishes.
Hearing Zhao Yi's words, the real estate agent hesitated. Zhao Yi understood what it meant at a glance. Telling him the news would not benefit the real estate agent at all, and he would even lose a potential buyer. (End of chapter)