Chapter 423 Wheelock's reaction (7K chapter, please subscribe~)

  Thunder was rolling outside the house, and the sound of raindrops falling on the window became clearer and more shocking.

  But at this time, Daniel Cook, who was sitting in the living room, was in a very beautiful mood.

   This is really wonderful.

  People sit at home, money comes from heaven!

  Before he was in London, when he heard a call from Xiangjiang, he rushed back to Xiangjiang immediately, and then learned that Changshi of Xiangjiang was buying the shares of Qingzhou Yingni on the market.

  When he first got the news, Daniel Cook was very surprised. He was used to the days when the British-funded consortium was high in Xiangjiang. He never thought that one day a Chinese-funded consortium would acquire Qingzhou Yingni.

  After the shock, Daniel Cook immediately convened the board of directors to seek to deal with the acquisition of Cheung Kong.

  There was a lot of noise in the board of directors, saying that Changshi must not be allowed to acquire Qingzhou Yingni.

  Although none of these people put their minds on Qingzhou Yingni, it is undeniable that Qingzhou Yingni is indeed a relatively profitable company. Last year, Qingzhou Yingni’s net profit was more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars.

  But soon, there was a voice within the board of directors. The reason why Changshi had the courage to acquire Qingzhou Yingni was because Changshi had HSBC behind it and the support of the four major British foreign firms.

  Hearing this news, the board members of Qingzhou Yingni, headed by Daniel Cook, all showed helpless expressions. If this is the case, then this battle will be impossible to play.

  But it doesn’t mean that these people will admit defeat. Just when Daniel Cook was about to lead the board of directors of Qingzhou Yingni to fight back against Changshi’s acquisition, Li Weize, the director of Qingzhou Yingni, spoke.

"One thing, I think everyone should be clear about it, that is why Changshi acquired Qingzhou Yingni at this time. Although Changshi has a good reputation in Xiangjiang Real Estate Company, even so, it should not At this time, you want to buy our Qingzhou Yingni, and more importantly, HSBC, why do the four oceans want to help Changshi, is it for the acquisition of Qingzhou Yingni.

  If this is the case, the four major foreign companies can buy Qingzhou Yingni by themselves, so why should they launch Changshi? "

  Li Mingze's words caused everyone to fall into deep thought, and everyone realized the meaning of it. It should not be just a simple acquisition.

"Right now, the largest project in Xiangjiang is Zhulu Commercial Center, which is about to start construction by Zhulu Real Estate. Although the investment of Huaye City has been surpassed by Taikoo City, its scale is still the largest city-in-a-city construction in Xiangjiang. If Chu Huan wants to Acquiring Qingzhou Yingni is even more possible!"

  Li Mingze continued to express his opinions.

  Everyone felt more and more reasonable when they heard it.

   "So, the real purpose of Changshi's acquisition of Qingzhou Yingni is Chu Huan, not us!"

  Daniel Cook pondered for a moment before asking.

Li Mingze didn't know anything from Chu Huan or Li Jiacheng in advance, but he still analyzed the greatest possibility and said: "Qingzhou Yingni just happened to become their battlefield. I think everyone should know, whether it is HSBC It's still the four major British-funded foreign firms who want to get involved in Chu Huan's business, and now it seems that they have finally come up with a brilliant move!"

  Li Mingze's analysis made Qingzhou Yingni's entire board of directors no longer have the anger on their faces when they were acquired before.

   Instead, there was joy on the face, including Daniel Cook, chairman of the board of directors of Qingzhou Yingni!

I have said before that the situation of Qingzhou Yingni in Xiangjiang is actually the same as that of the previous milk company. After hundreds of years of development, Qingzhou Yingni no longer has a real controller. The reason why Daniel Cook can become Qingzhou The chairman of Yingni is not determined by how many Qingzhou Yingni shares he owns, but by the social status of Daniel Cook.

  It is actually difficult for people to have such a strong sense of belonging to him in such a company.

   It is true that Qingzhou Yingni has a profit of more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars a year, but the shares are too scattered, so that each shareholder will not get much dividends every year.

   On the contrary, now, if Li Weize's analysis is correct, then in the days to come, Qingzhou Yingni's stock price will definitely usher in a big explosion, and this is the best time for them to leave the market.

  At this moment, Daniel Cook knew that their analysis was correct, and Chu Huan entered the arena as expected.

   And as soon as it came up, the stock price of Qingzhou Yingni rose by more than 10%.

   "Mr. Cook, since you have already guessed it, then I will not hide it. The shares of Qingzhou Yingni in your hand are 17 Hong Kong dollars per share. I can pay all cash in one lump sum!"

  Sitting there, Chu Huan looked at Daniel Cook, who was slightly raised at the corner of his mouth, and knew that the other party must be a greedy guy, and this time, it would be difficult for him to get what he wanted from Daniel Cook.

"Mr. Chu is really good at joking!" Daniel Cook said with a soft smile, "When Hongkong Land purchased Milk Company, the stock price of Milk Company doubled in the end, and Mr. Chu's current price may be a little inappropriate. ?”

   The unabashed lion opened his mouth wide!

Chu Huan also laughed out loud and said, "Mr. Cook, this joke is not funny at all. Landmark bought the milk company with a stock exchange, but now I have put out real money to buy it from Mr. Cook. Qingzhou Yingni's shares, these two acquisition methods are different, how can they be the same!"

Daniel Cook was unmoved, and still said with a smile on his face: "The feedback from the market is the most direct. I just called my stockbroker just before you came to me, Mr. Chu. Up to now , The stock price of Qingzhou Yingni has risen to 15.35 Hong Kong dollars per share, I believe that tomorrow or this afternoon, the stock price of Qingzhou Yingni can rise by at least another 50%, what does Mr. Chu think?"

  Chu Huan didn't answer Daniel Cook, but after thinking for a while, he asked Daniel Cook, "I don't know what Mr. Cook's psychological price is?"

"25 Hong Kong dollars per share, as long as you agree, Mr. Chu, all the shares in Qingzhou Yingni in my hand will belong to you, Mr. Chu. Even if Changshi offered me 30 Hong Kong dollars per share, I would not sell them. of!"

  Daniel Cook is sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai at this time. After the last meeting of the board of directors of Qingzhou Yingni, these shareholders have actually agreed on the next thing.

Although it seems that the Qingzhou Yingni acquisition battle that is about to take place is a melee among the three countries, in fact their country has already made plans to be recruited, and what they need to do now is to see whether it is Li Jiacheng who has given the high bargaining chip. It's still because Chu Huan's bargaining chip is too high!

   Facing Daniel Cook's undisguised greed, Chu Huan was not angry, nor did he give in. He continued to persuade Daniel Cook, but after receiving no results, Chu Huan got up and left.

  Although the first negotiation between the two parties was unsuccessful, the two sides did not turn their backs either. Daniel Cook personally sent Chu Huan to the door of the main building of the villa, watching the heavy rain outside like a bead curtain.

  Daniel Cook smiled and said to Chu Huan: "Mr. Chu, the weather is not good. It seems that the heavy rain today will make your trip not so smooth, Mr. Chu!"

  Chu Huan said with a smile on his face: "Thank you, Mr. Cook, for the reminder, but I actually like rain very much. Every time it rains, it brings me good luck!"

  Daniel Cook was stunned for a moment, and then said: "If this is the case, then I will first wish President Chu to continue to win this time."

  Chu Huan reached out to shake hands with Daniel Cook to say goodbye.

   Sitting in the car, Wu Shuhan asked Chu Huan, "Boss, where are you going now?"

  Chu Huan looked at the time and said: "Go back to the company. At this time, the other shareholders of Qingzhou Yingni should have the same idea as Daniel Cook. Let Zhang Ke go to negotiate with them!"

"yes!"

Up to now, Chu Huan has met two shareholders of Qingzhou Yingni, first Li Mingze, and then Daniel Cook. The attitude of both of them is that the highest price wins, and it is foreseeable that other shareholders must also think the same way up.

   After all, it was too late to remember!

After Chu Huan shook his head helplessly, he sat in the car and looked at the heavy rain outside. It had been raining for more than three hours. If it wasn’t for the fact that Xiangjiang’s drainage system was still qualified, the road would have become rivers of water at this time. up!

   Several people returned to Jiahu Building, but Xu Yi was already waiting in the lobby.

   "What happened?"

   If there is nothing else, Xu Yi shouldn't be waiting here.

   "Miss Cao is here, waiting for you in your office now!"

  Xu Yi preached to Chu Huan.

   "Yunshang is here?" Chu Huan was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Cao Yunshang was doing here at this time, and said, "Did you say something?"

  Xu Yi shook his head and said, "No."

  In the elevator, Xu Yi asked Chu Huan about the result of the negotiation with Daniel Cook. After learning that Daniel Cook opened his mouth, Xu Yi didn't have any surprises, but just preached.

"Today I contacted George from Baoyuan Investment and Liu Zhiyuan from Fengwu Securities. Up to now, it should be the reason for the rain. There are not many Qingzhou Yingni shareholders who have sold their stocks in these two places. As of now, the two companies have It is just the acquisition of 2.8% of the shares of Qingzhou Yingni, a total of 3.528 million shares of Qingzhou Yingni!"

   "It is impossible for rain to stop everyone's enthusiasm for making money. The only explanation is that many people are waiting to see what will happen next."

  Chu Huan preached calmly.

Xu Yi nodded and said: "It should be like this. Although Changshi has not publicly announced the acquisition of Qingzhou Yingni, this matter has spread in Xiangjiang. I believe many people are now looking at Changshi. side reaction!"

   "It's understandable, the price will be higher if there is competition!" Chu Huan said.

   At this time, they have reached the top floor of Jiahu Building.

  Xu Yi and Wu Shuhan went to their office, while Qin Peng and others went to their lounge next to Chu Huan's office.

  Chu Huan opened the door and walked into his office, and saw Cao Yunshang sitting on the sofa.

   "How is it? Li Mingze, has Daniel agreed to sell his stocks?"

   Seeing Chu Huan come back, Cao Yunshang got up and asked with concern.

   "As I imagined, both of them opened their mouths like lions, wanting to sit down and raise the price!" Chu Huan took off his coat and sat on the sofa.

"If the competition continues like this, the stock price of Qingzhou Yingni will definitely continue to rise, and the importance of Qingzhou Yingni to you, I believe they have already guessed at this time, so they will definitely not give up this opportunity. .”

  Cao Yunshang came to the refrigerator, took out a can of Coke inside, poured it into a cup, and brought it to Chu Huan.

  Seeing that Chu Huan drank more than half of the glass in one gulp, he took another can from the refrigerator and refilled it for Chu Huan.

"If you make a mistake, you have to admit it, and when you are beaten, you have to stand at attention. This time it was indeed my negligence. If I had thought of Qingzhou Yingni in advance, the current acquisition battle would not have happened. Let's take it as a lesson for spending money! "

  Chu Huan leaned on the sofa, preaching with a tired expression.

  Cao Yunshang stood behind Chu Huan, helped him press his shoulders, and said, "What are you going to do next?"

  Chu Huan slightly closed his eyes, and said: "Now we have made a move, now we will see how Li Jiacheng will make a move."

  Cao Yunshang said: "Is there no other way?"

  Chu Huan looked up at Cao Yunshang and asked, "What do you want to say?"

  Cao Yunshang said: "Just like the last acquisition of Huaren Real Estate, take a detour, what about the acquisition of Changshi? If Changshi is in your hands, this acquisition battle will actually not exist."

  Chu Huan laughed and said: "Li Jiacheng is not Feng Tianfen or Li Fushu. He must now have the iron bucket of Changshi's business, and his shareholding must be more than 51%. This method is not valid for him!"

  Cao Yunshang said curiously: "Why do I always feel that you are very guarded against this Li Family City? Is a Li Family City worth it?"

  Changshi’s development at this time really can’t be compared with another time and space, so Li Jiacheng at this time is actually not favored by many people, including Cao Yunshang. She doesn’t understand why Chu Huan thinks highly of Li Jiacheng.

  Chu Huan laughed and said, "It was Li Jiacheng who proposed the acquisition of Qingzhou Yingni."

  Cao Yunshang suddenly realized that this was indeed Chu Huan's seven inches, and Li Jiacheng was able to clearly touch Chu Huan's seven inches, so he was naturally a capable person.

  Chu Huan sat there, and said with a smile: "Okay, this matter can only be left as it is now, why did you come here when it was raining?"

Only then did Cao Yunshang remember her visit to Jiahu Building this time, and she sat down on the tea table opposite Chu Huan, and said to Chu Huan in a complicated way: "Just this morning, Little Ma from Wheelock called me Well, say Lane Crawford who wants to sell Wheelock, ask us if we want it!"

  Chu Huan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Is there something wrong with Madden and his son's brains, and they actually want to sell Lane Crawford to us at this time?"

Cao Yunshang also showed a helpless smile, and said: "I guess that the business of Wheelock has not been very good recently, but in the acquisition of Qingzhou Yingni, they cannot be named as Wheelock. Everyone knows the character of John Madden, but reputation is the most important thing!"

Chu Huan glanced at it, and Cao Yunshang asked: "What do you think about this matter? Since Wheelock found you, it should have known that you want to be a luxury department store, and this acquisition of Lane Crawford is also a big deal. A rare opportunity!"

  Cao Yunshang chuckled lightly, and said: "I have already rejected Xiao Ma Deng, and they obviously want to continue to drag your cash flow by doing this. At this time, the acquisition of Qingzhou Yingni is much more important than the acquisition of Lane Crawford.

I came here this time mainly to tell you that I also found out from Wheelock that they are now actively asking Bao Yugang to buy the Princess of World Shipping. Obviously, if Wheelock succeeds in acquiring the Princess, Wheelock will Feng really has no cash flow in his hands. In this case, at least he can give up Wheelock as his opponent first. "

   This is really in line with John Madden's character, he wants the best and the biggest in everything.

  In the business world of Xiangjiang, apart from John Madden, there is actually such a person, that is Dong Chuanwang of OOCL.

   What Dong Chuanwang pursued all his life was to surpass Bao Yugang to become the real ship king. In 1977, the ship brokerage company Kipson selected the world's top ten ship kings.

   Among them, Chartered Ship King ranked first, but Dong Ship King refused to accept this, and directly published an open letter, questioning the calculation method of the selection was wrong, and personal ships should not be confused with company ships.

  Although I didn't say it clearly, the meaning is that the charter king is not as good as me!

   Later, when the shipping industry was in a clear cold wave, Dong Chuanwang still spent a lot of money to order a super freighter in Japan, but he himself did not participate in the launching ceremony of the completed freighter and died of illness.

   At the same time, it left OOCL with a huge debt problem.

   After this kind of people have a reputation that ordinary people can't achieve in their lifetime, what they pursue is fame.

  The four major British foreign firms in Xiangjiang jointly came forward to help Changshi take Qingzhou Yingni. If Wheelock can only shout from the sidelines but cannot contribute, John Madden cannot accept such a situation.

   "Lane Crawford definitely wants it, but not now!"

  After a person has a certain amount of financial resources, he should not only focus on his eyes, but also look farther away. Only in this way can he obtain more benefits.

   Chu Huan agrees with this point.

   But Chu Huan also understands that for those who are starting a business, it is true that the scenery in the distance is more attractive, but it is best to look at the current situation first, and then talk about the future.

  Chu Huan now has the qualification to look farther, so it is impossible for Chu Huan to accept Lane Crawford at this time.

  First of all, Wheelock would certainly be a big fan of selling Lane Crawford at this time, and in Chu Huan's plan, next year is the best time to win Wheelock, and there is absolutely no need to do anything extra this year.

   In addition, wouldn't buying Lane Crawford at this time make it more difficult for him to acquire Qingzhou Yingni?

  Chu Huan is not stupid, how could he make such a foolish move.

  Obviously, Cao Yunshang also thought of this, so he rejected Xiao Madeng without hesitation.

"However, Wheelock will definitely not withdraw from this acquisition. The sale of the Princess is not something that happens overnight. It is very likely that the acquisition battle of Qingzhou Yingni has ended, and Wheelock and Bao Yugang have not reached an agreement. What are the specific conditions!"

   Before the battle was over, Chu Huan never evaluated the whole thing too optimistically.

   In Chu Huan’s opinion, he should plan for the worst. If something uncontrollable happens in the acquisition of Yingni in Qingzhou, how should he deal with it?

  Cao Yunshang nodded and said, "It's not impossible. Bao Yugang and the Madden family have a very good relationship. It's a pity that John Madden doesn't know good people!"

Whether it is Chu Huan or Cao Wenjin, they have shown that they are not optimistic about the future shipping industry, so under the influence of Cao Yunshang, Cao Yunshang also thinks so, but now Wheelock has to spend such a large price to acquire the Princess, no matter how you look at it. A stupid decision.

   "That's their business, but I hope that their deal can take shape in the end. This will only speed up the pace of bringing down Wheelock."

  Chu Huan preached easily.

  Cao Yunshang laughed uncontrollably: "Then your hope of getting Wheelock will be even greater in the future!"

   "It's not that I hope to be bigger!" Chu Huan corrected: "I must get Wheelock!"

Cao Yunshang nodded, then stood up, and saw that the heavy rain outside had turned into light rain. Chu Huan said to him, "Go back to your room and rest for a while. I'll make you something to eat. When it's done, call you!"

  Chu Huan nodded slightly, and said, "Okay!"

  John Madden's acquisition of the Princess and the sale of Lane Crawford, although it has not been successful, has successfully aroused the anger of one person!

   This person is Zhang Yuliang, the major shareholder of Wheelock in the true sense!

   "It's really abominable. Apart from the foolish pride in their heads, do they have any common sense of business?"

   Sitting in his office, Zhang Yuliang preached angrily.

   Regarding Wheelock’s three recent decisions, Zhang Yuliang agrees to one and denies two!

  Agreed to cooperate with several other foreign firms to cooperate with Changshi to jointly acquire Qingzhou Yingni.

   Deny Wheelock's acquisition of the Princess of World Shipping and the sale of the company's Lane Crawford.

   There was even a bitter feud with John Madden on the company's board of directors today.

  In the end, Zhang Yuliang still failed to persuade John Madden to act.

   "We must find a way to get Defeng's real estate company into our own hands as soon as possible. If this continues, Wheelock will be turned into Hehe International by that stupid father and son sooner or later!"

  Zhang Yuliang sat in his office, talking to himself.

  At this time, Zhang Yuliang's secretary came in and reminded Zhang Yuliang: "Chairman, it's time to get off work, and it's time to go home."

  Hearing the secretary's reminder, Zhang Yuliang once again showed a disgusted expression, but this expression was fleeting. He got up and changed his suit, and took a less expensive suit from the hanger and changed it on.

  The old lady at home doesn't like extravagance and waste.

  The Zhang Yuliang family started their business in Xiangjiang by selling western medicine, but it is the real estate industry that has really accumulated huge wealth for the Zhang family.

At this time, the important companies of the Zhang family include Jinxing Real Estate, Xinglong Mortgage Real Estate, Factory Agency, Lianjin, and the 49% stake in the Xiangjiang branch of Daimaru Department Store, which is controlled by brother Yoshiaki Tsutsumi. Shares of Defeng!

In Zhang Yuliang’s generation, there are four brothers in the Zhang family. Zhang Yuliang is the youngest. The eldest Zhang Yujie died in 59 years. Business, so Zhang Yuliang is now in charge of the Zhang family's property.

  However, Zhang Yuliang also has an old mother on top, who is now the Dinghaishenzhen of the Zhang family.

At this time, dozens of members of the entire Zhang family lived at No. 8 Macdonald Road. The whole family lived on the first floor and ate the same pot of rice. Zhang Yuliang’s generation all worked in the company, and the second generation lived in the same building School goes to school.

   is the most typical feudal family in Xiangjiang.

   Even the former Chu family was much worse than the Zhang family.

  Now that Zhang Yuliang's mother Guo Geng is still alive, it is enough to suppress Zhang Yuliang's various thoughts.

  But after Guo Geng passed away in 1977, Zhang Yuliang immediately revealed his true colors. First, he had a dispute with his third brother in Guo Geng's mourning hall.

  The Zhang family, which controls billions of families, the first conflict that broke out was over Guo Geng's coffin.

  Zhang Yuliang suggested that Guo Geng’s coffin only needs to be an ordinary high-quality coffin. HK$3,000 is enough to buy a good coffin.

  But Zhang Yuqi insisted on choosing a top-quality coffin, 50,000 Hong Kong dollars!

   Such a magical thing happened in the Zhang family!

  In the end, Zhang Yuliang chose to obey the third brother's words and chose a coffin worth 50,000 yuan!

   But this didn't end the Zhang family's affairs.

  In the second year of Guo Geng's death, Zhang Yuliangliang issued an order in the name of the family company Zhang Xingyetang, requiring all family members to move out of the ancestral house at No. 8 McDonald's before March 15, 1979.

  Anyone who is willing to move out can get 1.5 million to 3 million "installment compensation" for each house, and each nephew of each house can get a gift of 700,000 to 800,000.

  In the future, the company will no longer bear the expenses of family members.

  The reason for the forced relocation is the company's development site property.

  If it is not implemented, it means that no compensation will be obtained.

   Zhang Yuliang Gaoming is here, and he himself has to move out. He didn't get any more family wealth.

  But anyone with a discerning eye does not know that the total amount of compensation is only the tip of the iceberg of the family's huge wealth.

  Zhang Yuliang's ambition to devour the family wealth is clearly revealed.

  But the family members were afraid of Zhang Yuliang, who had always been domineering, and even more afraid of not getting compensation from the family company, so they moved out miserably one after another.

This is the most real situation of the distribution of property among the rich and powerful families in Xiangjiang. Zhang Yuliang, who controls billions of assets, finally used this method to clean up everyone in the family, including three Zhang Yuqis of his own generation. Zhang Yuqi divided an extra one million!

  Of course, the members of the Zhang family also filed a lawsuit. The second room even invited his son-in-law Luo Decheng to come forward to the lawsuit. You must know that Luo Decheng entered the Legislative Council last year and became the youngest Chinese member of the Legislative Council.

  But Zhang Yuliang is more ruthless here.

  Entrusted Hong Kong Chambers of Commerce to hire more than 10 Queen's Counsel.

  According to regulations, if a law firm accepts the entrustment of one party to the lawsuit, it shall not accept the entrustment of the other party.

   The cost far exceeds the money paid to the branch, but Zhang Yuliang would rather do this, and don't pay a dime more!

   Even so, everyone thought that Zhang Yuliang should lose. After all, the evidence was more in favor of the plaintiff. As a result, the judge at the time, Bai Jia, finally overturned all the applications of the plaintiff on the grounds that the allegations in the petition were confusing and complicated.

  The plaintiff not only lost the case, but also had to bear high litigation costs.

   This incident caused an uproar in the Hong Kong legal circle!

  But there is nothing to do.

  By the way, Bai Jia is also the judge who heard the Carrian case.

   Continue to codeword.

  

  

  (end of this chapter)