Chapter 747 The Return of Henry Keswick (7K chapters, please subscribe~)

  'Since the acquisition of Kowloon, the situation in all directions is moving! ’--"Letter"

   Saturday, December 22, 1979.

   Today, all the newspapers and media in Hong Kong gave their front page headlines to the news of Bao's acquisition of Wharf, and the citizens of Hong Kong are also paying attention to this matter.

  Although Jiaku has acquired Hehe International-Wheelock before this, and that acquisition is also known as the largest acquisition in commercial history since the opening of Xiangjiang.

  However, Jiaku’s acquisition of Hehe International-Wheelock really lacks too much storytelling. The outside world does not know about the turmoil behind the scenes.

   It was too fast, before the pants were taken off, the matter was over!

   This is the impression left on the people of Xiangjiang when Jiaku acquired Hehe International-Wheelock, and it did not meet their imagination of the turbulent acquisitions in the business world at all.

But this time is different. This time, Bao’s acquisition of Wharf, although Wharf’s scale cannot be compared with Wohe International-Wheelock, Wharf is also one of the top groups in Heung Kong, and it is backed by Landmark, Jardine These two big trees.

  Combined with Bao's previous prestige in Xiangjiang, and the various competitions between Bao and Landmark this time, now Bao's high-profile announcement is dazzling, and it naturally meets the expectations of the public.

"I didn't expect Bao's to publicly acquire Wharf. Did you read the news yesterday? Bao Yu just said that they had prepared 1.89 billion Hong Kong dollars for this acquisition. If the money is given to me, I will definitely save it. Go to the bank, earn interest, and live comfortably for the rest of your life!"

"1.89 billion Hong Kong dollars? You are still too young. Don't forget that the Pao Group has already acquired 32% of Wharf's shares in order to acquire Wharf. They have been competing with Hongkong Land for the shares of Wharf before, and there must be no less flower!"

   "Of course I know. The key question is, where did Bao Yugang get so much money?"

   "You idiot, have you forgotten Fortune's previous estimate of Bao Yugang's wealth? At that time, "Fortune" magazine said that Bao Yugang's wealth was at least $1 billion or more!"

   "You are stupid, people said that it is wealth including those oil tankers, and now Bao Yugang took out real money to buy Wharf stocks!"

   "105 Hong Kong dollars per share, if this is the case, the market value of Wharf will exceed 10 billion Hong Kong dollars. It should be the company with the highest market value in Hong Kong now, right?"

   "How is it possible, the company with the highest market value is still HSBC, haven't you read the newspaper's ranking of the company with the highest market value in Xiangjiang this year?

   It clearly states that HSBC is the company with the highest market capitalization in Hong Kong up to now, at 13.37 billion Hong Kong dollars! "

   "Hehe, if you want me to say, you are still young, and I don't recognize any ranking in Xiangjiang without Jiaku!"

   Discussions like this can be heard in various crowded places in Xiangjiang.

  Pao, Hong Kong Land's takeover battle for Wharf has become the focus of heated discussions throughout Xiangjiang.

"Boss, I just received the news that HSBC has agreed to lend Jardine Matheson 1 billion Hong Kong dollars when I go to work on Monday. , Yingzhijie and other British-funded companies in Xiangjiang have also provided a total of 150 million Hong Kong dollars in loans to Hong Kong!"

  Xu Yi came to Chu Huan's office and told Chu Huan about the situation of the Wharf takeover battle.

   "It seems that Hong Kong Land does not want to give up Wharf this time. In just one night, it has already borrowed 1.9 billion Hong Kong dollars!"

  Finally, Xu Yi preached with some sighs. Chu Huan said before that Jardine, as the consortium with the longest history in Xiangjiang, still has a lot of foundation. Now it seems that it is indeed the case!

   "Is the source reliable?" Chu Huan asked.

Xu Yi nodded and said: "The news from HSBC came from Bao Yugang. He is a director of HSBC. If HSBC wants to provide such a large loan for Hongkong Land, he must be on the board of directors. The news from Standard Chartered Bank is released by themselves. Yes, the news about Hang Seng Bank was told by Zheng Yutong. He and He Shanheng of Hang Seng Bank have always had a very good relationship. It was published online, so these news should not be false!"

  Chu Huan smiled. He didn't care at all that Hongkong Land had raised funds. To a certain extent, Chu Huan hoped that Hongkong Land could borrow so much money.

The most important thing is that whether it is a bank loan or a loan from other companies, this kind of thing can only be done once. Now that Landmark has used the money to compete with Bao's for Wharf, naturally there will be no more Funds compete with Chu Huan for land acquisition, Jardine!

   "What's Bao's reaction?" Chu Huan asked.

   Xu Yi replied: "After Bao Yugang called, he just hoped that we could transfer the remaining 500 million cash to Hong Leong International's account as soon as possible."

   "It seems that Bao Yugang was overwhelmed by this series of news!" Chu Huan laughed.

  Xu Yi nodded and said: "It only took one night for Hongkong Land to borrow so much money, Bao Yugang must be a little worried, after all, there is only a 5% equity difference between the two of them now!

  And if Landmark also announces a cash acquisition, then Bao Yugang will definitely increase the acquisition price per share, which will also allow them to spend more! "

  Chu Huan nodded and said: "Tell Bao Yugang that the 500 million Hong Kong dollars have been prepared and will be transferred to them on Monday afternoon!"

"So fast?"

  Xu Yi asked: "Didn't we discuss before transferring it to Bao Yugang on Wednesday?"

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Looking at the current situation, by Monday, both of them will make an effort. The purchase price is already close to the ceiling. I don't think those stockholders will wait any longer. There will definitely be a large number of them at that time." Selling the shares of Wharf, maybe this acquisition will not take five days at all!"

  Xu Yi nodded after thinking for a while, and asked, "Then the boss should also prepare a ticket to London for you?"

   "Yes, contact Swire and charter a direct flight to London, we will go to London on Wednesday!"

Wharf’s takeover battle officially started on Monday. Now that Landmark and Pao’s have enough ammunition, they will definitely lose their brains. At that time, the two sides will definitely invest a lot of money, and by Wednesday, it is estimated that the two sides will have more money. The ammunition is about the same.

  At this time, it is time for Huaren Land to officially announce the acquisition of Land, Jardine!

   And Chu Huan is also going to London, formally suppressing factors other than business!

  Ordinary people in Xiangjiang are concerned about the Wharf takeover battle. In fact, the business community in Xiangjiang pays more attention to this matter.

  Because this also has extraordinary meaning to them.

   "Finally other Chinese consortiums other than A Huan have taken action against Xiangjiang's British consortium!"

  At the New World headquarters, Zheng Yutong was discussing with Zheng Jiachun what happened now, and at this time Zheng Yutong was also very concerned about this matter.

And their focus is also different. Although now with the strong rise of Jiaku, it seems that the Chinese-funded enterprises in Xiangjiang have taken the lead, but in fact this is only Jiaku, not the entire Chinese-funded enterprise. If Jiaku is removed in Xiangjiang, it is still a British-funded enterprise that is talking about Xiangjiang.

  In the past, Heung Kong’s Chinese-funded enterprises have never been able to find a better breakthrough, but now it is different. Bao Yugang’s acquisition of Wharf actually means that the entire Heung Kong Chinese-funded consortium can aspire to Heung Kong’s British-funded enterprises.

  Of course, it all depends on whether Bao Yugang can take down Wharf.

   It can be foreseen that if Bao Yugang can successfully win Wharf in the end, from then on, the Chinese-funded enterprises in Xiangjiang will also set their sights on these British-funded enterprises.

  Actually, this is why Swire agreed to lend money to Hongkong Land before.

   "Daddy, do you think Bao Yugang's chances of winning the acquisition of Wharf this time are high. Hang Seng Bank has loaned 250 million Hong Kong dollars to Hongkong Land, which shows that Hongkong Land should already have a lot of funds."

Zheng Jiachun is also a little excited at this time. He is different from old-school Xiangjiang businessmen like Zheng Yutong. He has the experience of studying abroad, and he believes in business matters even more. It's already not pleasing to the eye.

   This has nothing to do with national integrity. In fact, it is almost impossible for Xiangjiang businessmen of Zheng Jiachun’s generation to have national integrity.

When these people were born, Xiangjiang was already under the rule of England, and what they received was elite education, coupled with their background of studying abroad, in fact, like Zheng Jiachun’s generation of Xiangjiang businessmen, they are actually interested in any region. All without a sense of belonging.

  Even if their property stays in Xiangjiang, they are the same.

  This is also one of the reasons why Bao Yugang, Zheng Yutong, Guo Desheng, and Li Zhaoji's generation will seek their roots and ancestors in the future development of Xiangjiang, but it is one of the reasons why it is rare to see the connection between their descendants and their hometown.

   Among them, Li Jiacheng is a connecting figure.

  He will act like Bao Yugang, Zheng Yutong and others to seek his roots and ancestors, but in the future he will also turn around and leave without earning the last penny.

Generally speaking, my hometown is actually benevolent to these businessmen in Xiangjiang, and everyone takes what they need. The development of my hometown in the next ten years will require funds from Xiangjiang. No matter how you say it, it is irrefutable. In the early stage of the development of the hometown, Xiangjiang's funds did play an important role.

   It is precisely because of the funds of the past ten years that these giants in Xiangjiang have enjoyed the dividends of the policy and developed rapidly.

  Returning to the topic, the reason why Zheng Jiachun is excited at this time is because as long as Bao Yugang can complete the acquisition of Wharf, then they can start the acquisition of the Hongkong British consortium.

   You must know that in the decades before the opening of Xiangjiang, the British consortium occupied a large amount of land in Xiangjiang, and the assets in their hands have already made Zheng Jiachun salivate!

Zheng Yutong thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, judging from Landmark's current performance, they really don't want to give up Wharf, and Charter King has Chu Huan's financial support, and the cash flow situation is definitely not good. There will be problems. How you look at it now, this is all a fight between dragons and tigers.

   As for who will win in the end, it's hard to say! "

Zheng Jiachun said: "I think that Chartered King will win even more. They have been planning to acquire Wharf for such a long time. If it is not certain that they will win, Chartered King will definitely not win." Hastily launched this takeover war!"

Zheng Yutong chuckled, and said: "The matter is so simple. Jardine has been standing in Xiangjiang for hundreds of years, and the depth of its foundation is beyond your imagination. Although we still don't know how much money Jardine has prepared, But just judging from the published data, at least 1 billion Hong Kong dollars has been prepared, so it’s hard to say who will win and who will lose in this battle.”

  Zheng Jiachun nodded, and asked, "Look, Daddy, if this battle gets to the point where it's going to be a serious battle, will Ah Huan help?"

Zheng Yutong nodded and said: "I think it will. I got the news that Jardine's largest loan was provided by HSBC. The current situation seems to be that Jardine and Bao's are competing for Wharf. The bigger competition In fact, it is the competition between Chu Huan and HSBC.

   Now the two sides have clearly stood in line, supporting the charter king on the one hand and Jardine on the other.

Although before this, everyone was saying that A Huan's Jiaku has surpassed HSBC, but the two sides have not had a formal confrontation, and now that Yunhai Group has completed the layout of Xiangjiang Department Store, Jiaku has also been in the court. With the development behind the scenes, in fact, if it is not a nuclear bomb-level commercial acquisition in the future, Jiaku will definitely not make a move.

  In addition, don't forget that A Huan also invested 1 billion in Dazhong International Investment, in order to support the new generation of Xiangjiang companies. In the past, only HSBC did this kind of thing.

  In the past, in Xiangjiang, everyone only recognized HSBC. Now there is an additional Jiaku. It can be said that this time is the competition between Jiaku and HSBC for the right to speak in the business circle of Xiangjiang.

   Do you think A Huan will make a move in the end! "

  Zheng Jiachun was a little dazed, and couldn't help asking: "Is there another theory?"

  Zheng Yutong smiled and said: "Don't just look at the surface of anything. Only when you see the essence of the matter through layers of fog, you will not stumble too much in your future business career."

  Zheng Jiachun nodded and said, "If that's the case, I can understand why A Huan spared no effort to help the Chartered Ship King."

  Zheng Yutong shook his head again, and said: "Think about it carefully, is it true that A Huan helped the Chartered Ship King this time to compete with HSBC for the right to speak in the Xiangjiang business community?

You have to know, even if there is no competition this time, A Huan's Jiaku is still in the same rank as Xiangjiang and HSBC, or even higher. There is no need for him to take the initiative to start this competition. Fight to make a name for yourself! "

  Zheng Jiachun really fell into silence this time. He didn't answer his father's question immediately, but was seriously thinking about the whole thing.

Zheng Yutong didn't urge Zheng Jiachun either, but just looked at him quietly. Some things can't be kept in mind just by saying a few words. Very often, many things need to be understood by themselves. Only in this way, what they gain is theirs. of.

After a long time, Zheng Jiachun suddenly said: "Modern Terminals Co., Ltd., A Huan has already obtained the International Terminals Company after acquiring Hehe International-Wheelock. Now if he can get the Modern Terminals of Wharf In the case of Terminal Co., Ltd., A Huan will have three Kwai Chung container terminals in his hands by then, and A Huan will basically monopolize the terminal business in Xiangjiang."

Zheng Yutong showed a gratified expression, and said: "Yes, I think so too. Although the global shipping business is ups and downs nowadays, Xiangjiang's unique geographical location ensures that even if his terminal business is affected, it will not be affected. It won't be too bad, not to mention that the cold wave period of the shipping industry will definitely pass. If the development of his hometown is really as A Huan said, if the rapid development is true, in the next few decades, Xiangjiang's terminal business will definitely not be too bad. Poor!"

   "The main thing is that A Huan has a monopoly position!" Zheng Jiachun added.

   "That's right, I'm even thinking, maybe in a few years, there will be news from Jiaku to the Kwai Chung No. 2 and No. 3 ports operated by Japan's Oyama Shipping Company and the North American Sea-Land Transport Company!"

   Zheng Yutong sighed.

  Zheng Jiachun sighed: "We are still in the real estate industry now, and A Huan's goal has been placed on the monopoly of other industries. In the future, Xiangjiang will be dominated by A Huan!"

   "Why wait until the future!" Zheng Yutong retorted: "In fact, it is now."

After finishing speaking, Zheng Yutong looked at his son with some emotion, and said: "Your generation is happy, and when you catch up with A Huan who is in front of you to protect you from wind and rain, unlike us at that time, you want to Remember, no matter what kind of investment A Huan makes in the future, you must keep up with it, the facts have proved to us that there will be no mistakes in following A Huan!"

  Zheng Yutong nodded seriously: "I know my father!"

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   "The business world in Xiangjiang is about to change!"

  Changshi’s headquarters, Li Jiacheng was also talking with Sheng Songsheng, Zhou Qian and the two of them about this matter, compared to Zheng Yutong’s inability to judge the outcome of this matter, in Li Jiacheng’s view, this time the winner must be Bao Yugang.

  Li Jiacheng has had several direct fights with Chu Huan, and it is precisely because of this experience that Li Jiacheng is more optimistic that Bao Yugang will win in the end.

  However, Sheng Songsheng, Zhou Qian and the two cared more about the details than Li Jiacheng paid attention to the big picture.

That is.

   "Chairman, now it is obviously the final battle of the Wharf acquisition battle. Who are we selling the shares of Wharf to?"

   Sheng Songsheng couldn't help asking excitedly.

In another time and space, Li Jiacheng was the first to intervene in the acquisition of Wharf. At that time, Li Jiacheng had not yet acquired Hehe International. He set his goal on Wharf. Given its size and influence, it is almost impossible to complete the acquisition of Wharf.

  So Li Jiacheng met with Bao Yugang and sold the shares of Wharf in his hands to Bao Yugang. Officially, because of the shares of Wharf in Li Jiacheng's hands, Bao Yugang started to plan to acquire Wharf.

  But the current situation has changed. Changshi’s development at that time did not exceed the development of another time and space at the same time. At that time, Li Jiacheng was still thinking about how to cooperate with Chu Huan.

  So Changshi has no idea of ​​buying Wharf.

  Following the news that Bao Yugang wanted to acquire Wharf, Li Jiacheng saw hope, and immediately ordered Sheng Songsheng to buy shares in Wharf.

  The purpose is to sell the shares of Wharf at this time, and then earn a lot of money!

"I don't think it's time yet!" Zhou Qianhe objected to Sheng Songsheng's opinion, and said: "There is news in the market now that Hongkong Land has raised a lot of funds. Obviously this is a big battle. Wait until On Monday, I think both of them will finally come up with a price higher than 105 Hong Kong dollars per share. We can wait until the highest price is reached, contact them both, and sell the shares of Wharf in our hands to them!"

  Li Jiacheng shook his head and said: "The price of 105 Hong Kong dollars per share is already very high. Even if the two parties will increase the purchase price later, it will not be too high. Otherwise, this is not making money, but losing money.

  That kind of situation is too dangerous, we don't need to take such a risk, so I'm going to wait until Monday when the market opens, and sell the shares in Wharf! "

   Don't Earn Your Last Penny!

   This has always been the motto of Li Jiacheng.

  Seeing that Li Jiacheng supported his idea, Sheng Songsheng couldn't help asking: "Chairman, who should we sell to?"

Li Jiacheng smiled and said: "Naturally, it is the charter king. Although in the cooperation between Canada and Australia, the charter king chose to invest in Australia, and we invested in Canada, but in the end we are all on the same boat. Only when Chartered Ship King completes the acquisition of Wharf, can we better acquire foreign-funded enterprises in Xiangjiang!"

   Sheng Songsheng, Zhou Qian and the two thought for a while, nodded, and said nothing more.

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  Kangle Building, Jardine Headquarters.

  It is already noon, but Niubijian, Bao Fuda, and Karmanin did not leave the company, but sat in Niubijian's office, discussing the next plan.

   "It's strange that Wen Mingzhang still chose to remain silent in the company's board of directors last night!"

  Nubijian preached in surprise.

  Although Bao Yugang has not announced it to the public, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the cash Bao Yugang used to buy Wharf is most likely supported by Chu Huan.

According to Niu Bijian's idea, at the Jardine Matheson board meeting last night, when they proposed to deal with Bao's acquisition of Wharf, when they proposed to compete with Bao for Wharf, Wen Mingzhang, Chu Huan's spokesperson, should have objected of.

  But I didn't expect that Wen Mingzhang was still the same, abstained, you can do whatever you want!

"It's not surprising!" Bao Fuda also participated in yesterday's board meeting, and said: "Although Chinese Land is Jardine's second largest shareholder, their support rate on the board of directors is far from ours. Even if it is an objection, it will not be useful, since this is the case, there is no need to raise it!"

Niu Bijian shook his head and said: "You can't say that. According to Chu Huan's influence in Xiangjiang, some people must agree with his opinions, and they will cause us some troubles more or less, but the other party But he still didn't say a word, which is really surprising!"

   "Could it be that Bao Yugang's funds were not provided by Chu Huan?" Karmanin subconsciously preached, but immediately without Niu Bijian, Bao Fuda replied, and he himself shook his head: "This is obviously impossible!"

   Bao Fuda said: "Since we don't understand this matter now, let's not think about it for now. The most important thing for us now is how to get Wharf back in this battle!"

  Niu Bijian shook his head to express his incomprehension at Wen Mingzhang's actions, then nodded and said, "This is the only way to go now!"

   Karmanin asked: "Has Mr. Keswick boarded the plane?"

Now that Henry Keswick is coming back to preside over this matter, the remaining decisions are not up to the three of them. Now they can only sort out their opinions and report the whole matter To Henry Keswick, for his final decision!

  Niu Bijian nodded and said, "I've already boarded the plane and arrived in Xiangjiang tonight!"

Speaking of this, Niu Bijian said with a serious expression: "You two, Mr. Keswick's trip back to Xiangjiang is carried out in secret, and before he has announced it to the public, none of us should disclose this news! "

Henry Keswick has been in Xiangjiang for many years and has a strong network of contacts. This is simply not comparable to the three of Newbikin, so for them, Henry Keswick's return will make the three of them feel distrusted. However, I have to admit that for Landmark at this time, Henry Keswick is a pinnacle.

   Bao Fuda nodded and said: "Then let's sort out our own opinions now, and when Mr. Keswick returns to Xiangjiang, we can let him know everything in the first time."

  Karmanen worked hard. Although they have raised a sum of money now, there is still some gap in being able to win Wharf. Now they want to make up for this gap. There are two ways.

  One is that Henry Keswick returned to Xiangjiang with a huge amount of cash, and the other is to sell Wellcome and 7-11 to Yunhai Group.

   Karmanin very much does not want to be the second option!

Seeing Karmaning's expression, Niu Bijian knew what he was thinking, and comforted him: "Karl, there are no eggs in a nest. For us, the most important thing now is to keep Wharf, Jardine and Landmark. If we can’t do this, even if we don’t give up Wellcome now, 7-11 will give up because of other things in the future!”

  Karmanin nodded helplessly: "I see!"

  The three of them discussed these matters, and the time passed quickly. At night, the three of them drove to the airport and greeted Henry Keswick's return in person!

   Thank you everyone, the typo is corrected first and then corrected~

  

  

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