The Most Powerful Tycoon Reborn In Xiangjiang

"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 specialties in the art industry. "Zhenbao" is the largest newspaper in Hong Kong, and "Eastern Economic Journal" is the most authoritative financial newspaper in Hong Kong.

"According to the news that this newspaper has learned, Mr. Qi Dezun of Hehe International is negotiating with Mr. John Madden, Mr. John Madden 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, Taikoo and Wheelock, it is one of the four major foreign firms in Xiangjiang.

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 reappeared and opened the road to expansion. Whether this will be good or bad for the future development of Hehe International is still unknown.

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 along with Jiaku, 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", it introduced the situation of the two companies in detail, and showed that if Hehe International successfully acquired Wheelock, it would reach the scale of Aku, 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, the Keswick family's Jardine, and Xiangjiang's HSBC had 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 rankings are in no particular order, the three major consortiums of Xiangjiang!

And 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 the person who disclosed this matter was John Madden of Wheelock. He wanted to take advantage of this situation to force Hehe International to increase 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.

It was the John Madden family who did not announce their intention to sell Wheelock before, but now that they have this idea, many people will definitely be thinking 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 because of Hong Kong's laws, it can temporarily acquire a controlling stake in Wheelock and then sell it to obedient businessmen.

Jardine will not give up this opportunity, if it can get Wheelock, then Jardine 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.

But 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.

And 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 is spread, it will definitely have a strong influence in Xiangjiang, and all well-known companies will participate.

Naturally, John Madden can 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.

"Apart from these two, is there anyone else who has this possibility?" Chu Huan asked as he sat there.

Qiao Yuehan 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's 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?" Chu Huan asked Qiao Yuehan.

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 the price on the ground!" Johann 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 kind of doubt was only for a moment, 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 "Economic Daily", immediately became the most lively news in Xiangjiang.

All focus 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 existing business structure of Xiangjiang.

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

Soon, news spread.

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

Bao Fuda, the general manager of Jardine Land, went to the headquarters of Wheelock in person, and if there is no accident, he must have asked about the possibility of acquiring Wheelock.

During an interview at the headquarters of Swire Pacific, Swire Pacific's chief executive Shiyock Sweiyar expressed that Swire is very interested in Wheelock.

In addition, there are also well-known British consortiums in Xiangjiang, including Yingzhijie, the favorite trading company in Xiangjiang, and some Nanyang consortiums. The Chinese consortiums have all expressed their opinions on this matter.

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

Even more swiftly, the Hong Kong government immediately announced the suspension of trading in Wheelock's stock, 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 next 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 to meet Defeng! '--"Ming Pao"

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

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

In fact, they don't need to use any eye-catching headlines. As long as there is news about Wheelock's takeover battle in the newspaper today, the sales of the newspaper will not be bad.

Jardine Headquarters!

Niu Bijian, the taipan of Jardine, and Bao Fuda, the general manager of Hongkong Land, gathered here.

"Is there any reply from John Madden?" Niu 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 still haven't 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 declined 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 moment, then 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 Taikoo!"

"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 purchase 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 Hehe International is very likely to be the other party. 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.

New Bijian asked, "But what?"

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

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

Bao Fuda preached earnestly.

For Bao Fuda's suspicion, Niu Bijian also had the same idea. Why hasn't HSBC moved yet?

In fact, it is 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 exceed our HSBC in terms of volume!"

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

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, it is impossible for HSBC to 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.

Now, in Sha Ya'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 moment.

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 taken aback for a moment, 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.

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

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

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?"

But 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 facts were indeed the case. If HSBC stood behind Li Jiacheng, then the identity issue that would be faced in the acquisition of Wheelock would not be a problem.

Just when they hadn't agreed on this matter, Sha Ya's secretary walked in.

"Boss, Mr. Bao from Global Shipping is here and wants to meet you!"

"Bao Yugang came?" Sha Ya just thought for a moment, and then she understood that Bao Yugang came here 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 ship king allowed him to be treated like a guest of honor in many countries, and it was the same in England. His influence was huge, and he was naturally the most likely to acquire a British consortium.

"Please come in!"

Saya 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 of Taikoo in the past, but after experiencing Taikoo Shing, which is currently being developed, Taikoo already has sufficient experience in land development, so they chose 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."

Schwariya naturally understood what it meant to get Wheelock. Taikoo didn't care about the titles of the four major financial groups in Hong Kong, but the resources in Wheelock's hands were very important to Schwaritz.

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

Therefore, Schwarzwaiya also 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 the rest of those who want to get Wheelock can naturally see it too.

So it didn't go so smoothly.

"Difficulty is for sure. 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?" Shyok Shihuaiya 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?"

asked Sjork Swariyar.

"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~~