Chapter 105 Solicitation and Investment

Hong Kong, Peninsula Hotel.

Liu Zhou sat by the window, looking down at Victoria Harbor, drinking coffee leisurely.

As the most luxurious and well-known hotel in Hong Kong, there are many stories about it.

Liu Zhou didn’t know whether the other stories were true or not, but there was one story that he knew should be true.

That is, the Peninsula Hotel is the favorite hotel of Hong Kong celebrities and artists.

Liu Zhou had been sitting in the Peninsula Hotel's tea restaurant for less than an hour, and he had already seen many familiar faces from Hong Kong dramas and films.

However, I didn’t see Mr. Shao. I guess he is old now and rarely shows up in public.

Liu Zhou had no regrets about this. He came to Hong Kong this time not to meet this film and television tycoon, but for someone else.

When time slowly came to ten o'clock in the morning, a young woman with a graceful figure and beautiful appearance came in front of Liu Zhou.

"Hello, are you Mr. Liu Zhou Liu?"

Seeing the visitor, Liu Zhou couldn't help but smile and said:

"Yes, you are Ms. Zhong Lifang, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Liu, you have been waiting for a long time."

"No, I just arrived a while ago and happened to enjoy the scenery of Victoria Harbor for a while."

That’s right, Liu Zhou came to Hong Kong specifically to meet Zhong Lifang.

Some people may not be familiar with this person. She is Big Dog's most important assistant. Pony.com's film and television investment, company financing and external mergers and acquisitions were almost all completed by her.

In addition, she is also the most cherished tool in the Big Golden Retriever's pen.

In the past two years, Zhong Lifang worked in the Marketing and Network Department of Phoenix TV in Hong Kong. It was also during this period that she met Brother Dagou, who was still working in the advertising business.

Later, she went to study in the UK and obtained a double master's degree in international marketing management and risk management, and was then strongly invited by Big Dog.

Zhong Lifang was also moved by Big Dog's sincerity and officially joined Xiaoma Pentium. Then the two began to work closely together and lead Xiaoma Pentium to run wild in the film and television industry.

This time, Liu Zhou wanted to intercept Brother Da Gou and see if he could invite Zhong Lifang to work under him.

At this time, Zhong Lifang will not officially graduate until June this year, but she has already completed enough credits, and she will be able to get her master's degree certificate as long as she goes back to complete the defense.

Liu Zhou also specially commissioned a headhunting company in Hong Kong to make today's meeting possible.

Zhong Lifang is four years older than Liu Zhou. She is only 26 years old this year and she is also pretty. In later generations, she became a famous beautiful executive in the industry.

At this time, Zhong Lifang was young and beautiful. She looked elegant and graceful in a professional suit.

After the two chatted briefly, Zhong Lifang got to the point and said:

"Mr. Liu, I heard from the headhunting company that you are looking for someone to run a film and television company. I haven't even graduated yet and I don't have any relevant work experience. Why would you want to meet me?"

“My company is just a start-up, and those experienced senior managers look down on my company. There are some who are interested in my position, but I don’t think much of it.

So it would be better to find someone who is not too experienced but very capable and can grow with the company. After reading the many resumes provided to me by the headhunting company, I think Ms. Zhong should be more suitable. "

"Mr. Liu, you must be joking. Although your company is still in its infancy, as far as I know, you are a well-known director in mainland China. Your two movies have grossed over 100 million yuan at the box office.

If you put the word out that you are recruiting a company leader, there will definitely be a large number of talented people applying.”

"It seems that Ms. Zhong knows me quite well." Liu Zhou said with a smile.

"I am very cautious about my first job after graduation. Of course, I have to have a certain understanding of you and the company behind you." Zhong Lifang replied with a smile.

"Okay, I'll be honest. I've never considered those experienced executives. My company is just starting out, and I really want the person at the helm to grow with the company.

I am a person who values ​​​​presence, and when I saw Ms. Zhong’s resume, I felt that this should be the person I am looking for. "

Seeing that there was still doubt in Zhong Lifang's eyes, Liu Zhou couldn't help but smile bitterly. He couldn't tell her that I invited you directly because I knew you would be very successful in the future, right?
Even though he knew that Zhong Lifang didn't quite believe what he said, Liu Zhou continued:

"In fact, in addition to managing my film and television companies, I have more important tasks for the helmsman to be responsible for."

"Oh? What job?"

“Foreign investment and corporate financing, I know you studied risk management, and I need your risk awareness in these two tasks.

Moreover, in my plan, the company is not limited to the mainland, it must go global. It just so happens that you are an international marketing manager and have an international perspective.

To me, you are the perfect person for me.”

After hearing what Liu Zhou said, the suspicion in Zhong Lifang's eyes faded away, and she couldn't help but be a little moved.

She hesitated for a moment and said:
"If I agree to join the company, what kind of authority can you give me?"

"You will be in charge of the company's daily work. You can make the final decision on the company's investment in film and television. Of course, we can discuss it in the early stages, but once you are familiar with it, you can make the final decision.

In addition, you will also be responsible for some of the company's overseas investments, but my opinion will be the main consideration in this regard."

Zhong Lifang was silent for a while and then asked:

"What kind of benefits can Mr. Liu provide?" "An annual salary of 500,000 yuan, and housing can be provided. The salary can be gradually increased every year, with a maximum of 5 million yuan. When the company goes public, you can also have options of no less than 5%!"

"It seems that Mr. Liu is really confident. He has already considered going public right after the company was established."

"Of course! Then Ms. Zhong, are you interested in joining my small company?"

"Why not?" Zhong Lifang said with a smile, "Mr. Liu is so sincere and came to Hong Kong to invite me. It is my honor to meet a boss who values ​​me so much."

Hearing Zhong Lifang's words, Liu Zhou immediately smiled, stretched out his right hand and said:

"Welcome!"

Zhong Lifang also stretched out her hand and shook hands with Liu Zhou, smiling and saying:

"I should call you boss from now on."

"Haha, you don't have to be so polite. We are about the same age. In the company, you can call me by my title. In private, you can just call me by my name or call me Ah Zhou."

Liu Zhou didn't expect that he could invite Zhong Lifang to join so easily, but no matter what, the result was good and he had achieved his goal.

Zhong Lifang quickly got into the role and said:
"Boss Liu, I still have some things to deal with in Hong Kong. It will take about three days. After that, I can go to Beijing to start work immediately."

Liu Zhou was very satisfied with Zhong Lifang's vigorous and decisive way of doing things, but he still said:
"You don't have to go to Beijing so soon. The work there is not very urgent. I have more important work for you to do in Hong Kong."

"What job?"

Liu Zhou did not answer her first. Instead, he acted like a villain first and then a gentleman. After signing the employment agreement with Zhong Lifang, he took out a thick stack of documents and handed it to her.

"I need you to start planning now and keep an eye on this company. In the next few years, I plan to acquire it completely!"

Zhong Lifang opened the file and looked at the name of the company on the title page. She couldn't help but exclaimed:

“Is this the company?”

Seeing Liu Zhou nodded opposite her, Zhong Lifang was very shocked, but after the shock she suddenly felt a little relieved.

I am glad that I accepted Liu Zhou's invitation without hesitation. Considering the size of this company, it seems that Liu Zhou's strength is not that simple.

……

On April Fools’ Day, April 1, a company called Zhou Shan Capital was established in Central, Hong Kong.

For Hong Kong, the world's financial center, financial investment companies are established and closed down every day.

So no one was interested in this new company which only rented a small office in Central.

However, a young couple was busy for several days, not only decorating the office, but also recruiting three or four employees.

Without too much ceremony, Zhoushan Capital officially opened.

In the first half of this year, Liu Zhou's most important task was to invest overseas to accumulate capital for the future.

Although Liu Zhou had a lot of fun in his previous life, he avoided the stock market as much as possible, so although he didn't know anything about stocks, he was almost like a novice.

But no matter how new you are, you know that the Internet is the biggest outlet for the future.

The Internet era is the last era for wealth creation in China. If you miss this opportunity, it will be almost difficult to achieve a social class leap.

But now, in early 2001, the Internet bubble was at its worst.

Even if you buy the stocks of listed Internet companies blindly, they will appreciate rapidly in one or two years.

Liu Zhou established Zhoushan Capital in order to buy at the bottom when Internet companies hit rock bottom!
He didn't intend to take over someone else's business, he just wanted to make some money through financial investment.

This opportunity is rare. It can be said that apart from Moutai and Penguin stocks, this is Liu Zhou's only chance to make money in the stock market.

To this end, Liu Zhou not only took out all his own money, but also used the copyright of his novel as collateral to borrow 40 million from the bank, raising a total of approximately 20 million US dollars.

This time, Liu Zhou plans to invest all of the 20 million US dollars.

Liu Zhou took a gamble this time and did not tell his family, but Zeng Li, as his bedside companion, knew what he had done.

But she did not stop it, instead she smiled and said:

"Liu Zhou, if you lose money on this investment, I will support you then."

Zeng Li is now a wealthy woman, and Liu Zhou knows that she is comforting him and tells him tactfully that she has his back.

Liu Zhou was also quite moved by this and replied with a smile:

"Okay, if I really lose money, I will eat your free rice."

This investment will definitely not result in a loss. Even if it does, the worst that can happen is that the previous years’ work will have been in vain. The worst that can happen is that you can start over again.

At this time, Zhong Lifang also came to Liu Zhou's small office in Central and said:

"Mr. Liu, the position is set up, which stock should we buy?"

(End of this chapter)