"What, Jack! Do you want to acquire TVB with Li Zekai?"
Cai Chongxin couldn't believe his ears.
"Not only Li Zekai, but also Chen Guoqiang and two very powerful funds." Lu Yun said.
"How could you suddenly want to acquire TVB on a whim? You won't forget what situation we are in now, right?"
Cai Chongxin’s forehead is covered with black lines.
"I just didn't forget, so I have to do this, because this time it's not only us, but also Lu Fei who acquired TVB!"
Lu Yun looked serious: "Chongxin, think about what would happen if a bastard like him acquired TVB?"
Cai Chongxin pondered for a moment, Caifubao has already established a foothold in Hong Kong. If he wins TVB again, it will be equivalent to conquering the media position, and Feigou.com will complete the e-commerce ecosystem in Hong Kong.
"At that time, Lu Fei can use Xiangjiang as a springboard to enter Southeast Asia. Then our Southeast Asia strategy will be over before it even begins." Lu Yun said gloomily, "Add in his layout in Europe, we will be overwhelmed.
Being trapped in the mainland, what future does Ahli Baba have? Will it always compete with Meituan for second place?”
"But Yahoo will never agree to our plan."
"It is because Yahoo disagrees that I have to pass this plan before October."
"If we don't wait any longer, this time we have made a plan that is very beneficial to Yahoo. Maybe Yahoo will agree to renew the contract?"
"Chongxin, you don't really believe that Yahoo will agree, then you might as well believe that Lu Fei is a good person, not a little Xishi!"
Lu Yun cursed.
According to the agreement, starting from October this year, Yahoo’s voting rights in Aribaba will increase from the agreed 35% to 39%, while the management’s will be reduced from 7% to 7%.
At that time, Yahoo will be the real largest shareholder, and it will be able to occupy an additional board seat. You must know that there are only 4 seats on the board of directors, and Yahoo occupies 2 seats, which is equivalent to dominating the entire company.
Lu Yun might be like Steve Jobs and be kicked out directly.
Cai Chongxin frowned, "Then you can't sabotage Lu Fei's plan just to sabotage it. There's no benefit at all, right?"
Lu Yun said with a smile: "Of course there are benefits. Li Zekai has promised that if we can take over TVB, we will add a channel specifically for Ali e-commerce shopping, and we will also persuade CK Hutchison to allow Alipay to be connected to the Li family.
stores, as well as cooperative banks and insurance companies, what do you think of these benefits?"
"That's good, but Jack, I still don't agree."
"Why?"
"I think it would be good to let Lu Fei acquire TVB. Let him and Feigou spread their power in Hong Kong and overseas, so that we have more time to solve our own problems."
Cai Chongxin sighed. At this time, Ahri was suffering from internal and external troubles. Outside, Yahoo was fighting for control, and internally, Meituan, the third oldest, was eyeing it. In particular, it had popularized the concept of "group buying".
Since the mythical rise of Meituan’s group buying website, entrepreneurs and investors across the country have gone crazy. The number of group buying websites has exceeded 1,200, including Taoduoduo and Juhuasuan.
Rolling into life and death, internal friction is serious!
"Well, what if I use my own name instead of Ali Daba's name?" Lu Yun's eyes flashed.
"You want to personally contribute?"
Cai Chongxin was surprised.
"This is my filing plan, but in this case, the money will definitely not be enough, and I will have to recruit one or two more people. Originally, Huayi was the most suitable, but they are afraid of Lu Fei like a tiger, and they will never dare to mess with it."
Lu Yun thought about it and prepared to ask the members of the Taishan Society.
"You spend your money, I have no right to interfere, but I want to remind you, be careful of Lu Fei! Don't forget how he cheated Wall Street during the Penguin short squeeze. This man is so evil!"
Cai Chongxin had no choice but to glance at the computer screen from the corner of his eye.
I saw that Penguin's portal website displayed the special section "Lu Fei Consortium Acquires TVB", scrolling out the latest news in real time.
"Surprising change! 'Shell King' Chen Guoqiang has formed a consortium and announced that he will join the TVB acquisition war! The situation is complicated and confusing!"
"Breaking news! The members of the Chen Guoqiang consortium have been exposed. 'Superman' Li Zekai is actually among them, and many mysterious wealthy people from the mainland are involved. Their identities are still unknown."
"Tangled! It's hard for Aunt Six to decide who will win TVB's prize."
"The TVB battle, the dialogue between the powerful, is not only a battle for the "remote control" of millions of citizens, but also a takeover battle between the world's richest man, the richest man in Bay and Hong Kong, and a battle between foreign capital and local tycoons.
In a city battle, who loses and who wins?"
"Li Zekai: TVB is a TV station for Hong Kong people. If we take over, we will still adhere to the policy of making Hong Kong our home!"
"..."
In terms of public opinion, the consortium headed by Chen Guoqiang and Li Zekai immediately received support from some local factions and resolutely boycotted Lu Fei.
Even if Lu Fei and Feigou.com saved Hong Kong stocks!
"Look at these news, Li Zekai, Chen Guoqiang, they know the art of war quite well. They know that it is very sensitive for 'Chinese capital' to enter the media industry, so they start a war of public opinion and incite people's hearts. It seems that they are determined to fight."
Xu Xin folded the newspaper and threw it on the table.
"But I still haven't figured it out, why is it Li Zekai again?" Lu Fei smacked his lips, "For the sake of Li Huagua and Xiangjiang Telecom, I ignored his short selling of Penguin, and now I just want to step in. What on earth is it?"
Who gave him the courage?"
"There are several possibilities."
Xu Xin gave his own speculation, "The first pot of gold he made was selling the Star Satellite TV station he founded to Rupert Murdoch, earning US$200 million. Maybe he wants to repeat the same trick."
"This is unlikely. If he wanted to do this, he would have done it long ago, not to mention that he also owns PCCW and a TV station."
"This is the second possibility. Losing control of Xiangjiang Telecom. Apart from a few pieces of land, PCCW has the most promising TV stations. Now that we are acquiring TVB, what will he think?"
"Are we targeting him intentionally?"
"Hmm, the Hong Kong government announced a plan to issue additional free TV licenses at the beginning of the year. If nothing else, Li Zekai will easily win the bid. By then, his pay TV station will be able to compete with TVB and ATV. But here it is
At this critical moment, if you want to acquire TVB, maybe he thinks you want to kill everyone!"
"Outrageous, really outrageous."
"If it were anyone else, it would be outrageous, but if it were Li Zekai, it would be reasonable. He was stolen from you before, and now he is shorted by your penguin. It is difficult to say that he will not suffer from 'persecution paranoia.'" Xu
Xin glanced at him meaningfully.
"So he's quite pitiful?"
Lu Fei couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
"What do you think?" Xu Xin asked with a smile.
"The poor man must be hateful. He takes himself too seriously." Lu Fei sneered, "Is it worth spending more than 6 billion to buy TVB to deal with him?"
"Then there is another possibility, which is to seek revenge on you."
"Who is from the Mainland? Haven't you found out?"
"We are still investigating, but they did not play a big role in TVB's acquisition. The key figures are Li Zekai and Chen Guoqiang."
"What kind of figure is this 'Chen Guoqiang'?"
Lu Fei touched his chin.
Xu Xin explained the origins of Chen Guoqiang, Li Huanggua and Li Zekai, while drawing a relationship diagram between the three people on the paper.
"Oh, it turns out to be Li Huagua's family dog."
Lu Fei became suspicious, "Sister Xin, do you think Li Zekai did this? Or was Li Huagua instigating it behind the scenes?"
Xu Xin was noncommittal, "It's hard to say. The Xiangjiang media industry has always distrusted us. Even if it is an upright acquisition of Xiangjiang Telecom, such a normal business activity will be demonized. It is difficult to say that there is no counterattack by local forces behind it."
"Can they stop me?"
"The more they resist, the more I will eat TVB!"
Lu Fei curled his lips: "Now that there is third-party competition, has FOTILE raised the price?"
"Yes! I was very polite at first, but now I have a few more overlord clauses. I really know how to choose the right moment."
Xu Xin looked dissatisfied. She originally promised to give up 5 seats on the board of directors, and Fang Yihua's vote would go to them. However, she suddenly changed her mind and could only give up 3 seats at most.
"It's smaller, the layout is smaller."
Lu Fei shook his head. TVB currently has 11 seats on the board of directors. If only 3 people join the board, not to mention that the internal members are not divided enough, and they do not have any decision-making power, even if Fang Yihua signs the concerted action agreement, it will be difficult to say who will listen to whom.
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"Yes, and the price has also changed."
"How much does she want?"
"No money is required, but we are required to take over the piece of land in Clear Water Bay, because Chen Guoqiang, Li Zekai and others agreed to FOTILE's stock and land acquisition plan, and the price was about 8.8 billion Hong Kong dollars."
"Is that piece of land in Clear Water Bay worth so much?"
"It's not worth it. That land was originally the base camp of Shaw Brothers Studio, which was TVB's 'TV City' headquarters, but it was later moved to Tseung Kwan O Television City, and Clear Water Bay became idle."
Xu Xin said: "I checked with people from Sun Hung Kai and New World. It's about HK$2.2 billion, which is a premium of about 12%."
"It seems that Mrs. Fang is preparing for a snipe-clam fight."
Lu Fei narrowed his eyes into a thin line.
"It's hard to say what role Mrs. Fang plays here."
Xu Xin was quite unhappy. She was just one step away from signing the contract, but Chen Guoqiang came out. However, Li Zekai had a feud with Lu Fei. Chen Guoqiang and Fang Yihua have been friends for many years, and they also have very good funds. One is from Taiwan and the other is from the United States.
Capital.
"This piece of land in Clear Water Bay is really useless. If it's close to the dock, maybe I can convert it into a storage base..."
Lu Fei felt troubled, "Sister Xin, what suggestions do you have?"
"Either give up acquiring TVB, of course, this is impossible." Xu Xin changed the subject, "Or sell the land to Sun Hung Kai, what do you think?"
"What do you mean, bring Li Jiajie in?"
"Yes, Li Jiajie originally had the idea of acquiring TVB. In addition to TVB's influence, he also liked the land in Clear Water Bay. If we are willing to cede it to him, Li Jiajie is likely to join. By then, the structure of the consortium will include
With the cross-strait and three places, even the Hong Kong media, no matter how extreme it is, cannot find fault."
"One more thing, Li Zhaoji and Li Huanggua fell out over the Miramar Hotel. This time it's their sons' turn."
Lu Fei took out his cell phone and called Li Jiajie.
The location is set at the Miramar Hotel.
Thanks to the premiere of "Let the Bullets Fly", Yinghuang, Anle, Golden Harvest, Media Asia and other top Hong Kong stars came out in full force, and Hong Kong stars also joined in. The stars were so bright that it can be said that they attracted more than half of the people in Hong Kong.
The paparazzi and the media, no one followed Lu Fei.
When I arrived at the hotel box, Li Jiajie had already arrived.
"Rikusheng!"
"Sir Li."
Lu Fei shook hands with him. Li Zhaoji had three sons. Although Li Jiacheng was the eldest son, Li Jiajie was the real prince.
The two chatted for a while, and Li Jiajie avoided talking about TVB for the time being. Instead, he first talked about the future development of the Li family. In the past, four wealthy families took off through the golden age of Hong Kong real estate.
But when you live in peace, you have to be aware of danger.
Just like Li Huanggua went to England and Zheng Yutong entrusted Mr. Lu, their family also faced a choice.
"I wonder what Sir Li has planned?"
Lu Fei took a sip of Coke and felt refreshed.
"I know that Lu Sheng's Meituan and Sogou have been targeted by a lot of capital, so I won't join in the fun, but I also heard that Yangtze River Storage also needs financing, right, Lu Sheng?"
Li Jiajie cast an expectant look.
"Hey, Sir Li is interested in chips and semiconductors?"
Lu Fei was startled and surprised.
"There are also new energy sources."
Li Jiajie saw his surprised look and said with a smile, "Sheng Lu, are you surprised?"
"Kind of."
Lu Fei nodded. A man who made his fortune in real estate and traditional energy sources, unlike Li Huagua, who invests in power, water, and communications all over the world, actually thought of semiconductors and new energy.
"Sheng Lu, I am the chairman of the board of directors of China Gas and Towngas. I know very well that sooner or later the traditional gas field will enter the new energy field, and in this regard, Lu Sheng, you are an expert."
Li Jiajie said seriously: "I invested in BYD, and also invested in so many upstream materials in the photovoltaic industry, and..."
"It seems that Sir Li has decided on the investment direction."
Lu Fei stared at him meaningfully.
"In the future, in the field of semiconductors and new energy, especially the new energy field, if there is anything I can do for you, I hope Mr. Lu will not be polite." Li Jiajie picked up the tea cup and replaced the wine with tea.
"sure."
The two clinked glasses and looked at each other with a smile.
After Li Jiajie got the promise, he immediately spoke quickly.
He joined the consortium that acquired TVB!
It’s no problem to eat the land in Clear Water Bay!
However, Chen Guoqiang and Li Zekai are difficult opponents, and the person behind the scenes is Li Huanggua.
"I have considered this issue. The key to dealing with them is to deal with Li Zekai. Li Zekai is the weakest point. As long as we can break through from him, the entire consortium will collapse." Lu Fei knocked on the table: "The key is how to break through?
"
Li Jiajie pondered for a moment, "I wonder if Lu Sheng has heard about a major case that happened to Li Zekai last year?"
Lu Fei shook his head, "I'd like to hear the details."
"It's the PCCW privatization ticket farming case."
Li Jiajie's eyes sparkled.
"Vote planting? Seriously!"
Lu Fei was stunned and felt very happy.
Vote seeding means that before shareholders vote collectively, insiders plan to invest in shares in advance, and even use various methods to arrange for their relatives and friends to become shareholders with voting rights to ensure a sure victory.
This is a taboo in Hong Kong.
If it is serious, you will definitely go to jail!
"Absolutely true."
Li Jiajie narrowed his eyes, "This was known to the whole city last year, and the Commercial Crime Investigation Bureau has been investigating it for a long time."
Commercial Crime Investigation Bureau? Why does it sound so familiar...
Lu Fei raised his eyebrows, isn't this the same department where Gu Tianzhen, Wu Yanzu, and Liu Qingyun were in "Eavesdropping"!
Li Zekai is in trouble! This is a big deal!
PS: The tracks that Li Jiajie actually invests in are semiconductors and new energy, such as RISC-V’s Xifang Technology. Compared with another “Li”, he can judge the difference.
