Chapter 487 The rivers and lakes are rising again, and the heroes gather together to meet Defeng (7K chapters, please subscribe~)

   "The most revolutionary acquisition in Heung Kong's commercial history is about to be born!" -- "Eastern Economic Journal"

   Now with the collapse of "Oriental Daily", "Zhenbao" quickly took over the position of "Oriental Daily" in Xiangjiang and became the largest newspaper in Xiangjiang.

  However, there are specializations in the art industry. "Zhenbao" is the largest newspaper in Xiangjiang, and "Letter News" is the most authoritative financial newspaper in Hong Kong.

   "According to the news that this newspaper has learned, the chief executive of Hehe International, Qi Dezun, is in contact with John Madden, the chief executive of Wheelock. The discussion is about the possibility of Hehe International's acquisition of Wheelock, and the negotiations between the two parties have reached a substantive stage.

Hehe International was founded in 1860 and changed its name to Hutchison Co. in 1873. In the 1950s, Wheelock acquired 50% of the shares. In the mid-1960s, Qi Dezun acquired Hutchison Co., Ltd. through his controlled Wanguo Enterprise, and changed its name the following year. Since then, Hehe International has entered a period of rapid expansion, successively acquired Huangpu Dockyard, Watsons, Junyicang, Dehuibao Matheson, Taihe Matheson, and Qichang Matheson and other old British groups. Real estate, finance, insurance, hotels, shipping, warehouses, cotton and wool textiles, automobiles, foreign wine, soft drinks, pharmaceuticals, import and export trade and other large consortiums.

   Together with Jardine, Swire, and Wheelock, it is listed as one of the four major foreign firms in Hong Kong.

However, because of its rapid expansion, it led to losses. Last year, it fell into bankruptcy and liquidation. Thanks to the help of Xiangjiang Jiaku Consulting Company, it completed its business slimming and sold a series of listed companies. At the same time, the management A series of important things such as reforms.

  According to last year’s financial report and company announcement, Hehe International last year slimmed down from a large consortium company to focus on real estate and finance, as well as some trading consortiums. Last year’s recurring profit was 109 million Hong Kong dollars, and the non-recurring profit was 398 million Hong Kong dollars.

   Obviously, Hehe International has passed its own dangerous period.

  However, Hehe International, which has just passed the dangerous period, under the leadership of Qi Dezun, once again returned to its old ways and started the road of expansion. It is still unknown whether this will be good or bad for the future development of Hehe International.

   But what is certain is that if Hehe International succeeds in acquiring Wheelock, then Hehe International will become one of the four major consortiums in Heung Kong alongside Aku, HSBC and Jardine.

Wheelock, established in 1925, officially changed its name to Wheelock Co., Ltd. in 1932. Its subsidiaries include listed companies such as Wheelock, Real Estate Trust, Commonwealth Land, Harmony Development Co., Ltd., Lane Crawford, Wah Department Store, and Wheelock Shipping It is a huge diversified comprehensive enterprise group.

  It is also one of the four foreign firms in Xiangjiang”

  In the "Economic Journal", the situation of the two companies was introduced in detail, and it was shown that if Hehe International successfully acquires Wheelock, it will reach the scale of Jiaku, Jardine and HSBC in terms of scale.

  In today's Xiangjiang, there are four major foreign firms with British capital, and there are also three major consortiums in Xiangjiang!

  Chu Huan's Jiaku Department, Keswick Family's Jardine, and Xiangjiang's HSBC have the title of Xiangjiang's three consortiums last year.

   But that was just a private name, and now the "Letter" has officially named these three consortiums.

  The ranking is in no particular order, the three major consortiums of Xiangjiang!

   Now, the "Economic Journal" pointed out that if Hehe International can successfully acquire Wheelock, then it will be the four major consortiums of Xiangjiang!

   It can be seen how sensational this news is!

  Xiangjiang, Central, Chinese Walk!

  In Chu Huan's office, Chu Huan, Xu Yi, and Qiao Yuehan were sitting together discussing this matter.

  "According to our analysis, it is very likely that John Madden of Wheelock wanted to disclose this matter. He wanted to take advantage of this situation to force Hehe International to raise the acquisition price of Wheelock."

Although the current situation of Wheelock is not very good, it is undeniable that Wheelock, as one of the four major foreign firms in Hong Kong, has unlimited potential. The current situation is completely caused by the confusion of the management. If Wheelock can be obtained, It can definitely add wings to your company.

  Before it was the John Madden family who did not announce their intention to sell Wheelock. Now that they have this idea, many people will definitely think about it.

   It is conceivable that once this news is released, it will immediately arouse the concern of many companies in Xiangjiang.

  Although HSBC cannot directly control non-financial companies due to Hong Kong’s laws, it can temporarily acquire a controlling stake in Wheelock and then sell them to obedient businessmen.

  Jardines will not give up this opportunity. If Wheelock can be obtained, then Jardines will completely control all walks of life in Xiangjiang.

Don't look at Chu Huan's Jiaku Department is now the company with the highest valuation in Xiangjiang, because Chu Huan only has a listed company in Qingzhou Yingni under his name, so for Chu Huan's Jiaku Department, everyone can only evaluate it, not like a listed company. Companies like that are given the so-called market capitalization.

  However, Chu Huan's Jiaku department is different from Jardine and HSBC in Xiangjiang.

From the perspective of outsiders, Chu Huan's Jiaku Department has four major industries, textile and garment, animation, media, and real estate. Among them, only garment and real estate are not related to people's livelihood. Although the other two are highly valued, they are not related to It has nothing to do with people's livelihood, which means that the valuation is high, but the impact on ordinary people's lives is not very high.

  However, Jardine and HSBC are different. The fields involved by these two companies can be said to be closely related to the people's livelihood of Xiangjiang, so their influence will naturally be greater.

   Getting Wheelock will allow them to expand to the maximum on the basis of their existing influence.

  Even if Jardine can get Wheelock, it may surpass HSBC in size.

  So as long as this news spreads, it will definitely have a strong influence in Xiangjiang, and all well-known companies will participate.

   And John Madden can naturally use this to sell his shares in Wheelock at a higher price.

"In addition to John Marden, I think Zhang Yuliang of Wheelock may also do the same. After all, he is the person with the largest shareholding in Wheelock. If he sells his shares in Wheelock, he will benefit even more. .”

  Xu Yi expressed his thoughts.

For such a big matter as the sale of Wheelock, even if the John Madden family and Zhang Yuliang are at odds, it is impossible not to disclose any information, so according to Xu Yi's thinking, it is very likely that Zhang Yuliang, a smart person, will have such a big deal. aspects of the idea.

The person who can win Wheelock must be the top consortium in Xiangjiang, and Zhang Yuliang, as the largest shareholder of Wheelock, can reach the current business status of non-interference between the two sides with the new Wheelock controller? It is not known, so Zhang Yuliang is likely to take advantage of this opportunity to sell the shares of Wheelock in his hand at a high price, so as to obtain sufficient cash.

  After all, Zhang Yuliang in this time and space has already begun to plan the possibility of leaving Xiangjiang because of Chu Huan's appearance.

   "Besides these two, is there anyone else who has this possibility?" Chu Huan sat there and asked.

  John Qiao said: "The people who are responsible for cooperating with Qi Dezun in negotiating the acquisition of Wheelock are all members of our Jiaku. There is no problem with their loyalty. It is impossible for these people to disclose this news, and Qi Dezun has no reason.

  Since it is not ours, it can only be John Madden or Zhang Yuliang! "

  Chu Huan thought for a while, and agreed with Qiao Yuehan and Xu Yi's analysis.

   "But now, it doesn't really matter who leaked the news. The important thing is that with the leak of this news, the price of Hehe International's acquisition of Wheelock will definitely increase."

  Wu Shuhan explained the crux of the matter.

  Chu Huan and the others cast appreciative glances at her, pointing to the core of the problem!

   Facing these three admiring gazes, Wu Shuhan showed an embarrassed expression.

   "What's the situation with Qi Dezun now?" Chu Huan looked at Qiao Yuehan and asked.

Qiao Yuehan said: "As soon as the report came out, Qi Dezun contacted John Madden. Although John Madden did not directly specify the price of Hehe International's increase in the acquisition, he also expressed his hope to talk to various parties to see other aspects. offer!"

   "Sit down and raise the price!" Chu Huan concluded.

   "That's right, Wheelock just wants to raise prices on the ground!" Joe John agreed.

  Chu Huan pondered for a while, and said to Xu Yi: "In the name of the company, contact John Madden of Wheelock and ask him about the possibility of acquiring Wheelock!"

  The other three people in the office were stunned when they heard Chu Huan's request. They all knew the truth of the matter. Hehe International's acquisition of Wheelock was actually Chu Huan's request, and the actual owner of Hehe International was also Chu Huan.

  Now Chu Huan actually wants to ask John Madden of Wheelock through Jiaku about the possibility of acquiring Wheelock. Isn’t this raising the price for himself?

   But this doubt was only a momentary thing, and soon they figured out Chu Huan's intention.

The Jiaku Department is one of the largest consortia in Xiangjiang. At the same time, most of the projects operated by Wheelock are lacking in the Jiaku Department. If Chu Huan's Jiaku Department does not ask John Madden for quotations , that is the biggest doubt!

  After wanting to understand these, Xu Yi immediately said, preaching: "Understood!"

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   There is no need to have any doubts. The acquisition of Wheelock, which was reported by the "Media Daily", immediately became the most lively news in Xiangjiang.

  Everyone's attention is on this.

  In the morning of the same day, the financial experts of Xiangjiang invited by TVB's financial channel once again pointed out that this will be an acquisition that will change the current business structure of Xiangjiang.

  The entire Xiangjiang business community is also paying attention to this matter.

   Soon, there will be news.

  Chu Huan’s Jiaku Department has formally called John Madden of Wheelock to inquire about the possibility of acquiring Wheelock.

  General Manager of Jardine Landmark, Bao Fuda, went to the headquarters of Wheelock in person, and if nothing unexpected happened, he must have asked about the possibility of acquiring Wheelock.

   During an interview at the headquarters of Swire Pacific, Schwariya, the head of Swire Pacific, expressed that Swire is very interested in Wheelock.

  In addition, there are British-funded consortiums with great reputation in Xiangjiang, including Xiangjiang’s favorite trading company Yingzhijie, and some Nanyang consortiums. The Chinese-funded consortiums have expressed their opinions on this matter.

   The idea expressed by all those who commented is to want to buy Wheelock.

   What was more rapid was the Hong Kong government, which immediately announced the suspension of the shares of Wheelock, which must have the energy of HSBC and Jardine.

   Otherwise, it would be impossible to achieve such efficiency in such a short period of time.

  Wheelock's takeover battle, within a day, there was an uproar in Xiangjiang!

   On the second day, the major media newspapers in Xiangjiang also took this matter as their front page headlines.

  'The dragons seize the treasure! ’--"True Daily"

  'The rivers and lakes are in trouble again, and the heroes gather together to meet Defeng! '--"Ming Pao"

  ‘The big earthquake in the Xiangjiang business world! ’--"Sing Tao Daily"

   These newspapers, which lagged behind the "Eastern Letter", have come up with eye-catching headlines to attract readers' attention.

   In fact, they don’t need to use any eye-catching headlines. Today, as long as there is news about the acquisition of Wheelock in the newspapers, the sales of the newspapers will not be bad.

  Jardines headquarters!

  Jardines Taipan Niu Bijian and Bao Fuda, general manager of Hongkong Land, gathered here.

   "Is there any reply from John Madden?" New Bijian asked Bao Fuda.

Bao Fuda shook his head and said helplessly: "Not yet, yesterday and today, these consortiums in Hong Kong sent inquiries to Wheelock in a swarm. At this time, John Madden must be in happiness and will not reply to us so soon. of!"

   Newbikin said: "Why did John Madden suddenly have the idea of ​​selling Wheelock?"

  Although Landmark has already made an inquiry to Wheelock, they have not yet figured out why John Madden suddenly had the idea of ​​selling Wheelock.

   "According to my analysis, there are two possibilities. The first is that the benefits of Wheelock have been declining year by year in the past two years, and the second is that Wheelock's internal management is chaotic."

  Niu Bijian asked: "You mean A Zhang Yuliang?"

Now that Hongkong Land wants to acquire Wheelock, it is natural to conduct the most detailed investigation of Wheelock. This investigation is not important, but the result surprised them. Only then did they find out that the major shareholder of Wheelock It was not John Madden, but Zhang Yuliang!

   "It should be like this. I didn't expect that Zhang Yuliang would quietly become the major shareholder of Wheelock!"

   Bao Fuda also preached helplessly.

  Niu Bijian thought for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Who is our biggest opponent in the acquisition of Wheelock?"

  Bao Fuda said: "Qi Dezun of Hehe International, Shi Huaiya of Swire!"

"Where is Chu Huan?" Niu Bijian asked him: "Chu Huan's warehouse department has also issued an inquiry announcement to Wheelock, and the other party is the company with the largest cash flow in Xiangjiang, why not list them as Where is our biggest rival?"

Bao Fuda replied seriously: "First of all, as one of the largest consortiums in Xiangjiang, Chu Huan's Jiaku Department has the capital to acquire Wheelock, but he is not qualified. He learned from his mouth that the Hong Kong government would not allow one of the largest British foreign firms in Xiangjiang to fall into Chu Huan's pocket.

Secondly, Chu Huan's Jiaku Department is not the company with the most cash flow in Xiangjiang. Chu Huan's acquisition of Ford Motor shares in North America has already drained all his cash flow. Can come up with the funds needed to acquire Wheelock.

To be honest, I don’t even think that Hehe International is very likely. Although Hehe International made a profit last year, which is not small, but Hehe International’s debts are also very high. Last year’s profit has basically been used to repay debts. , unless they do a stock swap, but I guess that's not what John Madden wants.

but"

   When he said this, Bao Fuda fell silent.

  Niu Bijian asked: "But what?"

   "But what makes me wonder is why HSBC has not moved yet. I don't believe that HSBC has no ideas, but they just don't move now.

  If HSBC gets involved, then HSBC will be our worst enemy! "

  Bauford preached seriously.

   Regarding Bao Fuda’s suspicion, Niu Bijian also has the same idea. Why is HSBC still silent?

  Actually, it's not that HSBC is silent, but that HSBC is weighing the pros and cons of this matter!

  HSBC Headquarters!

  In Sha Ya's office, Sha Ya, Shen Bi and Roy Bentley gathered in Sha Ya's office.

"Taipan, I don't think we can delay any longer. Regarding the acquisition of Wheelock, we must take action. Otherwise, whether it is Hehe International, Jardine, or Swire's acquisition of Wheelock, the It will surpass our HSBC in terms of volume!"

  Shen Bi seriously reported the acquisition of Wheelock to Sha Ya.

  The only reason why HSBC’s acquisition of Wheelock was hindered was actually from Shaya.

HSBC is known as the God of Wealth of Xiangjiang, but this God of Wealth is not able to make unlimited money. The money in HSBC Bank is the deposit of Xiangjiang people. The cash that HSBC can control is actually the cash from their profits, which is loaned to Xiangjiang. Major companies and enterprises, that is another matter.

  If HSBC itself uses bank deposits endlessly, then HSBC cannot become the largest bank in Hong Kong.

  So to put it bluntly, HSBC also has times when funds are tight, and this is the case now.

  Nowadays, in Shaya's mind, the most important thing for HSBC is to fully acquire Ocean Milan Bank in North America, completing the first step of HSBC's overseas layout.

   Instead of buying Wheelock.

Shen Bi saw what Sha Ya was thinking, and pondered: "Taipan, in fact, the acquisition of Wheelock does not require us HSBC to come forward directly. We only need to send a representative to acquire Wheelock to ensure that Hehe International, Jardine, Swire and other There is no way for Chu Huan to buy Wheelock and we will be successful.

   And this fund can completely take the route of loan, so it is not considered as HSBC's operating expenses, and it is a matter of great benefit and no harm to us! "

Shen Bi's suggestion moved Sha Ya's heart. He really hoped to complete the wholly-owned holding of North American Ocean Milan Bank during his term of office, but if HSBC lost Xiangjiang No. 1 volume company during his term of office, This is also a disgraceful thing.

  Thinking of this, Shen Bi looked at Roy Bentley who had been silent all this time, and Shen Bi also set his sights on Roy Bentley at this time.

  Roy Bentley said with a smile: "On this matter, I agree with General Manager Shen Bi's statement. The pride of HSBC cannot be lost!"

  Shen Bi was slightly taken aback, he didn't expect Roy Bentley to stand on his side so easily this time.

   In fact, even Sha Ya was a little surprised.

  Roy Bentley said with a smile: "My relationship with Chu Huan is indeed good, but I am the general manager of the loan department of HSBC, so my heart is naturally on the side of HSBC.

   Besides, General Manager Shen Bi is right. If companies like Jardine Matheson, Swire, and Hehe International acquire Wheelock, then HSBC will lose its rightful place in Xiangjiang. This is not something we can accept. "

   "You didn't mention Chu Huan!" Sha Ya said.

   "Actually, it doesn't matter whether you say it or not, because it is impossible for Chu Huan to get Wheelock!" Roy Bentley said calmly.

  Sha Ya and Shen Bi nodded. They are very smart people, so they naturally know that the possibility of Chu Huan getting Wheelock is almost zero.

   "According to Xiangjiang's laws and General Manager Shen Bi's suggestion, now we need to find a suitable spokesperson. Do you have this candidate?"

  Shen Bi immediately replied: "I suggest Changshi's Li Jiacheng."

  Sha Ya and Roy Bentley were both taken aback. No one thought that Shen Bi would propose Li Jiacheng.

  They naturally knew that the relationship between Shen Bi and Li Jiacheng was very good before, but during the acquisition of Yingni in Qingzhou, didn't Li Jiacheng already collapsed?

  Why are you bringing him up again now?

Roy Bentley even preached at the first time: "General manager Shen Bi, it's not that I deliberately oppose your idea, but that you and I both know the reason why Chu Huan couldn't get Wheelock. Now you Let a Li Jiacheng who is not as good as Chu Huan get Wheelock, do you think the Hong Kong government will agree?"

  Shen Bi said confidently: "If Li Jiacheng had this idea himself, it would be impossible, but if we HSBC help him complete this acquisition, then the identity problem he faces will not be a problem!"

  Roy Bentley wanted to refute Shen Bi, but after thinking about it for a while, the fact is indeed the case. If HSBC is standing behind Li Jiacheng, then the identity problem that the acquisition of Wheelock needs to face is not a problem.

   Just before they agreed on this matter, Sha Ya's secretary walked in.

   "BOSS, Mr. Bao from World Shipping is here and wants to meet you!"

   "Bao Yugang came?" Sha Ya just thought about it for a while, and then realized that Bao Yugang came this time for the acquisition of Wheelock.

   If there is any Chinese in Xiangjiang who is qualified to acquire a British consortium under the current environment, then it must be Bao Yugang.

  Bao Yugang's status as the world's shipping king allows him to be treated like a guest of honor in many countries, and it is the same in England. His influence is huge, and naturally he is the most likely to acquire a British consortium.

   "Come in, please!"

   Shaya preached.

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  Swire headquarters!

   Shi York, Shi Huaiya, Shi John, Shi Yadi and his son are also discussing the acquisition of Wheelock.

   "I think the acquisition of Wheelock requires all efforts!" John Shi was expressing his opinion at this time.

"Wheelock's shipping is very important to us in Taikoo. If we can get Wheelock's shipping, then we in Taikoo will have the two aces of air transportation and sea transportation. By then, our Taikoo will become the largest global logistics company in Xiangjiang. Logistics company!"

Shi Yadi also had the same idea, and said: "I agree with John Shi's idea, and now the real estate market in Xiangjiang is picking up, if we can get Wheelock, it is equivalent to getting a high-quality property from Wheelock. Land, now Wheelock's land development is limited to the initial stage of land sales, if we can get Wheelock's land, we can develop it ourselves!"

  The same is true for Taikoo in the past, but after experiencing Taikoo City, which is currently being developed, Taikoo already has sufficient experience in land development, so they have chosen the high-quality land under Wheelock.

   Seeing that his two sons had the same views on this matter, Shiyok Shihuaiya had a plan in mind.

But he still asked aloud: "Now that this matter has been announced, in terms of resources, we are not as good as Hehe International. After all, Hehe International itself holds shares in Wheelock, and the relationship between Qi Dezun and John Madden is also very Yes, in terms of funds, we are not as good as Jardine and HSBC, and it is not easy to get Wheelock."

  Shyokers and Schwarieres naturally understand what it means to get Wheelock. Taikoo doesn't care about the titles of the four major consortiums of Xiangjiang, but the resources in Wheelock's hands are very important to Schwarisners.

  As the two sons said, if they can get Wheelock, it will be a rare opportunity for Swire to strengthen its own strength.

  So Schwariya wants to get Wheelock, but many times, it doesn’t mean that you can get it if you want it.

  He can see the energy contained in Wheelock, and other people who want to get Wheelock can naturally see it too.

  So this matter did not go so smoothly.

   "It is definitely difficult. It would be strange if this matter is not difficult, but I don't think we can give up doing this matter just because it is difficult. As for what you said, Daddy"

   Speaking of this, John Shi was silent for a while, and said: "If we are alone, we can look for foreign aid!"

   "What foreign aid?" Shjork Shuaiya asked aloud.

  Shi Yadi asked, "Could it be Chu Huan you're talking about?"

John Shi shook his head and said: "Of course it's not Chu Huan. Chu Huan has a very strong desire to control. If we add him, although it can increase our chances of winning, it is also possible that we will marry Chu Huan in the end." Yi, so I don't think Chu Huan is a suitable candidate!"

   "Then who is your candidate?"

  Shjork Swyer asked.

"Bao Yugang of Global Shipping!" John Shi said earnestly: "I talked with Wu Guangzheng before, and I learned from him that Bao Yugang has always wanted to expand his business territory, from the sea to the land. Coupled with the relationship between Bao Yugang and the Madden family, I think that if Bao Yugang joins, it will definitely be beneficial to our acquisition!"

  Hearing John Shi's suggestion, Shiyok Shihuaiya and Shi Yadi both showed contemplative expressions.

   It is undeniable that Bao Yugang is indeed a very suitable partner!

   But not without problems!

   Keep working hard to code~~

  

  

  (end of this chapter)