Mainland movie star Zhao Wei has not made any public appearances with her businessman husband Huang Youlong since it was reported last August that she was officially banned. "Hong Kong 01" even found that Huang Youlong was suspected of fading out of the business of some French wineries this year.
Although the financial situation of the couple is in doubt, the two have increased the share capital of three wineries in recent years to increase their capital. The book value of the wineries exceeds HK$400 million.
Zhao Wei's husband, Huang Youlong, is suspected of fading out of the French winery.
Mainland movie star Zhao Wei was officially banned in August last year, and her businessman husband Huang Youlong has also been involved in financial disputes in recent years.
(China News Agency)
In recent years, the Huang family has frequently reported debts and financial disputes. Huang Youlong was even pursued by two financial companies for a total of 600 million yuan in debt.
However, after the two purchased four wineries in France in the early years, they had increased the share capital of the winery, and the book debt is now worth a lot of money.
Zhao Wei and Huang Youlong have increased the share capital of three French wineries, with a total book value of nearly 400 million Hong Kong dollars.
(Menglong winery official website)
Share capital increased 400 times to expand business
In December 2020, the Huangs significantly increased the share capital of Chateau Menglong from 100,000 euros (nearly HK$830,000) to 42.7 million euros (approximately HK$380 million).
Huang Youlong also increased the share capital of Château Sénailhac from nearly 2.238 million euros (about 19.87 million Hong Kong dollars) to 3.374 million euros (about 29.96 million Hong Kong dollars) in February last year.
In the past, Zhao Wei lent the winery to Nicholas Tse to shoot the show "12 Frontier Tastes".
(Screenshot of "12 Frontier Tastes")
In addition, Château La Croix de Roche, a winery wholly-owned by Zhao Wei, registered to increase the share capital of the winery to more than 1.883 million euros (approximately HK$16.72 million) in December last year after paying up to 100,000 euros. .
In other words, the total book value of the three wineries is nearly HK$400 million.
The increased share capital of the three wineries was used to issue new shares, but it was not a public offering. Instead, the companies that originally held the wineries took over all the new shares, that is, they continued to be wholly owned by the Huangs.
Among them, Zhao Wei's Château La Croix de Roche is a simple company limited by shares in France, and shareholders need to pay up the registered capital within five years, that is, the relevant funds will be injected into the winery to increase the share capital or expand the business.
Huang Youlong has handed over the management of Menglong Chateau to his "confidant" Huang Mingzheng, but the official website of the chateau still shows that Zhao Wei is the owner of the chateau.
(Menglong winery official website)
Huang Youlong and Zhao Wei still have actual control
In January of this year, Huang Youlong handed over 30% of the shares of Bordeaux Vineyard & Wine Investments, the equity company of Château Sénailhac, to Huang Mingzheng.
However, Huang Mingzheng currently only acts as a representative of the company, holding shares and taking care of the winery. Zhao Wei still owns 70% of the shares of Bordeaux Vineyard & Wine Investments, so the actual control and ownership of the winery may still be in the hands of the Huangs and his wife. superior.
According to the official website of Menglong Winery, the winery has developed "wine tourism" in recent years, allowing guests to visit the winery to taste wine and reserve room for accommodation in the winery.
In addition to Chateau Monlong, Château La Vue and Château Sénailhac of the Huang family also provide related services.
According to the hotel reservation network, a night at Château Sénailhac is about HK$1,400 to HK$2,000.
Zhao Wei's husband, Huang Youlong, is suspected of fading out of a French winery. The successor is in his early 20s. The couple lives in a luxury mansion in Tsuen Wan. Zhao Wei's husband Huang Youlong was accused of arrears and the guarantor was chased for nearly 300 million Hong Kong dollars