Global Tycoon: You Call This A Small Achievement?

"This is a sample of the next issue of Economic Weekly and FHM."

Tao Hong handed the two magazines to He Zhou in a very precious way, and reminded him at the end, "This year's list has come out, and several companies under your name are on the list."

"oh?"

"You have to take a good look at it."

Hearing this, He Zhou immediately picked up the "Economic Weekly" magazine submitted by Tao Hong and started to read it.

"Economic Weekly" is divided into Hong Kong local edition and overseas edition. The current scope of candidates is limited to Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.

Well, island countries are excluded.

The reason is very practical. If companies from island countries are not excluded, then it is estimated that the top 100 companies will be occupied by companies from island countries.

There is no way. In the era of creating economic myths, the economic strength of the island country is so terrifying.

No one could have imagined that the island country had already created a per capita GDP of US$50,000 in the early 1990s!

What a terrible achievement this is. Compared with neighboring countries and regions, it is no wonder that the island country always looks at other places in Yazhou with the same scrutiny from city people to country people.

16 Not to mention Yazhou, even old Europe was shocked by the economic myth created by the island country.

Now Europe still has the mind to play with the hegemony of public opinion, accusing island countries of ignoring intellectual property rights, barbaric development, and forced labor. After a few years, it finds that it is still unable to contain the island countries, and Europe is basically on the same side. It can't compete anyway.

Putting aside this small grudge, He Zhou took the lead in finding the local version of the Hong Kong Top 500 Enterprises Ranking.

Not surprisingly, HSBC topped the list, with its total market capitalization reaching HK$14.55 billion!

Ranked second is Jardine Holdings, owned by the veteran family Keswick. Although Jardine Matheson Group has been tortured by Li Chaoren, thanks to the explosion of Hong Kong stocks in the past year and the promising prospects of the real estate industry, the stock price has increased. It still achieved a slight increase, with a total market value of HK$120 million.

The third runner-up is also Swire & Co., Ltd. As a long-established British company, it suffered heavy losses in the financial war with the chartering king, and also lost the Wharf. The increase in total market value was limited, especially in the second half of the year, almost all the gains in the first half of the year. The total market value is HK$7.6 billion.

Among the top five, the one that has changed the most is Hutchison Whampoa, with a total market value of 6.2 billion, which has increased nearly three times compared to last year. It can be seen that Li Chaoran's entry has made the prospects of this stock very promising.

After Hutchison Whampoa, they are Land Corporation, Hang Seng Bank, Wheelock...

Moving on to the 15th place, Li Chaoren’s industry, Yangtze River Holdings, has a total market value of HK$3.02 billion. Two of the charter shipping companies also entered the top 30 for the first time.

Of course, compared to these established British and Chinese giants, He Zhou pays more attention to the industries under his own name.

The first is Oriental Newspaper Company, with a valuation of HK$800 million and ranking 49th. It owns "Oriental Daily", "Global Times", "Economic Weekly", "Nanyang Siang Pau", "72 "Hongshang Daily" and "South China Morning Post" are the most influential print media industry leaders in Hong Kong and even South Asia.

In addition, he also noticed that the ranking of Sing Tao Group, the old rival of Oriental Newspaper Company, also jumped 12 places to 64th, with a valuation of HK$600 million.

Although Sing Tao Group's print media business has suffered a halved performance due to squeeze from Oriental Newspaper Company, its real estate business seems to be doing quite well. The prices of land in Australia, Europe, and North America have all increased. Rise to varying degrees.

Especially for land in Australia, the price has increased by 25% in the past year, which has almost made Sing Tao Group a lot of money. The smallest increase is the land in Ghana, which has a slight increase of 3%. It is better to save the money in the bank.

With the rise of the island country, Australia, sitting on the mines, has also eaten up all the dividends. With resources in hand, it is invincible.

Without the island country, people can still ride on the express train of economic development of China, and then they can continue to take the free ride of Peacock Kingdom and Annan Kingdom. As long as the underground treasures are still there, there is nothing to fear.

In Australia's state-owned land, everyone has to take a high look at Sing Tao Group. If it weren't for the negative news about the decline of "Sing Tao Daily" and the internal struggle for power within the Hu family, the value of Sing Tao Group would even have room for further improvement.

The second company under He Zhou's name to make the top 100 is Orient Securities, with a valuation of HK$370 million and assets under management of HK$900 million, ranking 86th.

As for ATV, its valuation is HK$140 million, ranking 157th...

Kowloon Comics, valued at HK$80 million, ranked 230th...

Oriental Publishing House is valued at HK$76 million, ranking 276th...

Ranked 500th is a lighting company called Lang Yuan, with a market value of HK$28 million.

It can be said that the development status of these 500 large-scale enterprises can be seen as to what the economy of Hong Kong is like. In the past year, the vast majority of listed companies have successfully doubled their stock prices and market value.

From this perspective, Xiangjiang's economy is showing a situation of two-level differentiation. Although a considerable number of industries have been gradually transferred to lower-cost places, causing the unemployment rate in Xiangjiang to further increase, enterprises have also benefited from the industrial transfer.

From his perspective, Hong Kong's economy is showing signs of overheating. Under normal circumstances, if it is booming for another two or three years, it will usher in another round of economic crisis.

Closer to home, in this era, even the 500th-ranked Hong Kong enterprise has a market value of HK$28 million, which shows the unprecedented prosperity of Hong Kong's economy!

In a small area with a population of millions, 540 people can achieve such a brilliant achievement in terms of economic aggregate. It can be said that these 500 Hong Kong enterprises take the greatest credit!

"Hong Kong's economy is still very good in neighboring countries and regions, but if you want to rely on such a size to compete with international capital, it is beyond your capabilities, and it is even a fantasy..."

The deeper he thought about it, the heavier He Zhou felt. He had already regarded Xiangjiang as his foothold, and was naturally unwilling to watch its glory gradually disappear.

Everything in the world is marked by countless judgments, but there is only one thing that remains unchanged, and that is starting from strength and status.

Otherwise, the original Huigang will naturally turn into the twenty-seven articles of Hui's fraud island!

There is a big gap between Xiangjiang's innate endowment and population compared with Scam Island, but it is not without its advantages. After all, Xiangjiang has been the top of the four small dragons for many years, which shows that at least in this era, Xiangjiang has no problems.

The reality is also the same. In this era, Xiangjiang's economic level is second only to the island countries, and it almost stands out from the crowd. Even if it is also a member of the Four Little Dragons, it is still unique.

Not to mention, with Hong Kong’s per capita GDP, it is still very affordable even in Europe, where the endowment countries are concentrated.

In He Zhou's memory, it took only a few years for Xiangjiang's per capita GDP to directly surpass that of the United Kingdom, an established developed country!