Liu Dong once again felt the convenience of owning a private jet. He was still in Beijing in the morning, and by the afternoon he had arrived in Hong Kong!
Go wherever you go, saving at least two hours of time!
So Liu Dong can sit at ease and enjoy a wonderful dinner in the top Western restaurant in Hong Kong.
After forking the cut steak and putting it in his mouth, chewing and feeling the aroma of the beef texture, Liu Dong praised: "The steaks in this Western restaurant are really good! Jianhui, how did you find this place?"
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"I didn't know it at first, it was all recommended by friends! ... If Director Liu likes it, I can come here more often in the future!" Feng Jianhui said with a smile.
"Forget it if you come here often. Once you eat too much of a good thing, you lose the feeling and become ordinary. Let's talk about it when we come to Hong Kong again in the future!"
With that said, Liu Dong ate all the steak on his plate.
Feng Jianhui, who had long known that his boss was an out-and-out foodie, did not express surprise when he saw Liu Dong ordered 5 steaks and still finished them faster than himself. He had known Liu Dong for nearly two years.
Feng Jianhui has become accustomed to this kind of thing.
After wiping his mouth, Liu Dong looked at Feng Jianhui who had finished the last piece of steak and put down his knife and said, "How is it?"
"Eat it!" Feng Jianhui wiped his mouth and said.
"I'm asking you how it feels after serving as the president of Hanhua Bank Group?" Liu Dong couldn't laugh or cry.
"Tell the truth?"
"Of course, you have nothing to hide from me!" Liu Dong nodded.
I have known each other for almost two years. Although the two have a superior-subordinate relationship, they are more like friends in private situations, so they talk to each other very casually.
“When it comes to feeling, apart from managing more funds, it’s just ‘tiring’!”
"Tired?" This answer was somewhat beyond Liu Dong's expectation.
"That's right!" After nodding, Feng Jianhui continued: "Compared to the formal Huayang Group, the current Hanhua Bank Group, except Hanhua Bank, inherits the foundation of Chong Hing Bank and Jiangsu and Zhejiang First Bank.
Don’t worry. Although the remaining five branches, including Hanhua Securities, Hanhua Insurance and Hanhua Holdings, have inherited the related departments of the two banks, as well as the relatively mature Qingyang Venture Capital, they are just a tie-up.
You have put on airs, but you still have a long way to go before you mature. How can you not be tired!"
"Haha, can you please work harder?" Liu Dong patted Feng Jianhui on the shoulder and said.
"Who told me to board your pirate ship in the first place? Now that's all I have to do!" Feng Jianhui said half-jokingly.
Liu Dong didn't take Feng Jianhui's words seriously either.
"By the way, how many loans can Hanhua Bank take out now without affecting normal operations?"
After looking at Liu Dong with a questioning look, Feng Jianhui thought for a moment and said: "If it does not exceed US$4 billion, it should not affect Hanhua's operations!"
"Four billion, so much?"
"Thanks to the exposure of "Times", after knowing that Hanhua Bank is the main controlling shareholder of Standard Chartered Bank and that the equity value exceeds 30 billion US dollars, the number of people depositing money in Hanhua Bank gradually increased during this period. In just a short period of time,
In one month, the total deposits have exceeded 1.2 billion Hong Kong dollars. Thanks to the improvement of Hanhua Bank's strength, this rising trend of deposits is still expanding, so in the next six months or even a year, Hanhua Bank's business will be
period of rapid growth! Therefore, a loan of US$4 billion will no longer be difficult for Hanhua Bank! If Hanhua Bank continues to develop at the current trend for another five years, the number of loans it can provide will increase by several times.
Times, or even more!" Feng Jianhui said confidently.
"This way I feel relieved!" Liu Dongxin said.
Originally, he had more than 3 billion US dollars in cash for the expansion of Dongchao Group, Huayang Group and Jiahua Group, as well as the acquisition of Quancheng No. 2 Steel Plant, Yangming Group and Shangyuan Group, plus the acquisition of Emperor Entertainment City.
Construction, so the funds for the acquisition of Swire Hong Kong Holdings can only rely on banks!
Originally, Liu Dong planned to use the more than 200 tons of gold that he had just obtained from Sun Dianying's treasure collection, but now it seems that it is not needed for the time being. A loan of 4 billion US dollars is enough. What's more, Liu Dong is not giving it directly.
Hanhua Bank and his family are acquiring!
"How many shares of Swire Hong Kong Holdings do you have now?" Liu Dong said.
"Already 9.7%!"
"6.7%! In addition to the 13.3% in my hand, the 10.9% acquired by Standard Chartered Bank, and the 7.5% acquired by Bank of America. Now the equity of Swire Hong Kong under my control has reached 38.4%, and another 11.6%
With the shares, I can completely control this large company with a market value of 8 billion U.S. dollars (the global crisis caused by the Nadask crisis and 9.11 has gradually passed, and the stock price has rebounded)!" Liu Dongxin said.
Looking at Liu Dong's silence, Feng Jianhui said: "Now Taikoo Company should have noticed that the stocks of its branch are being acquired, so they have begun to raise funds to prepare to increase their shares in Taikoo Hong Kong Company, which is very detrimental to us!"
The disadvantage mentioned by Feng Jianhui is that the competition between the two will cause the share price of Swire Hong Kong to soar in the market, making the acquisition more expensive.
However, Liu Dong's consideration is to acquire all the shares before Taikoo Company starts to join the competition. It doesn't matter if he spends more money, as long as he can get the controlling stake, it is victory!
"Jianhui, that's it! Since the Swire Group has noticed the signs of our acquisition, there is no need to be secretive. We must immediately mobilize funds and fully acquire the circulating shares of Swire Hong Kong Company in the market. As long as we acquire another 11.6%
Shares, it doesn’t matter if you spend more money!" Liu Dong said firmly.
Feng Jianhui glanced at the other party in surprise. Although Feng Jianhui had long known that Liu Dong could not directly let Hanhua Bank acquire the shares of Hong Kong Swire Company because such a goal was too big, he never expected that his little boss would actually keep silent.
Without making a sound, it has controlled 38.4% of the shares of Swire Hong Kong, which has surpassed the Swire Group, the parent company of Swire Hong Kong!
"I understand Mr. Liu!"
Feng Jianhui nodded.
"After we successfully acquire Swire Hong Kong Co., Ltd., this group will belong to Hanhua Holdings Company!"
Feng Jianhui was not surprised by Liu Dong's decision. It can be seen from the series of adjustments made at Liu Dong's annual meeting that Hanhua Bank Group will become the capital core and business core of Liu Dong's business group. More importantly, he went to school in the West.
Having worked before, he had already vaguely guessed Liu Dong's plan.
Consortium!
Although the scale of Liu Dong's companies is still relatively small, after Hanhua Bank joined, the dozen or so conjoined companies under Liu Dong have undoubtedly become the prototype of a consortium. As long as they continue to develop, each company will reach a certain scale.
Finally, a Hanhua Group, or Liu Group, spanning finance, jewelry, real estate, hotels, tourism, media, aviation, IT Internet, and even steel, chemical industry, with Hanhua Bank as the center, will gradually take shape!
Although this consortium has just emerged, Feng Jianhui has already seen its future, and he is also surprised by Liu Dong's ambition!
Liu Dong didn't know what Feng Jianhui was thinking. After dealing with the acquisition of Hong Kong Taikoo Co., Ltd., Liu Dong's attention quickly shifted to another matter!
"Jianhui, do you think there is still room for the stock price of Standard Chartered Bank to rise?"
"Yes, but space is limited!"
"Why?" Liu Dong asked immediately.
"After acquisitions or mergers and reorganizations of large listed companies, it is inevitable that the stock price will soar when high-quality assets are invested, but this kind of surge in stock price is generally difficult to exceed 50% of its own stock price! Standard Chartered Bank, Standard Bank of South Africa and so on
Including the merger and reorganization of seven high-quality small and medium-sized American banks, the actual shareholders' equity is between US$30 billion and US$40 billion!"
"...Now in the stock markets of Hong Kong, London, and the United States, the equity of Standard Chartered Bank has exceeded 72 US dollars. It is conceivable that in the next few months, the equity of Standard Chartered Bank will inevitably fall! As for the decline?
To 30 billion, or 40 billion, or even higher, it depends on the leadership of Standard Chartered. If they can use the good news of acquiring high-quality companies to inspire shareholders and investment institutions, then the share price of Standard Chartered Bank will continue to rise.
, and continue to run at a high level for a longer time. With time, it will give the leadership of Standard Chartered Bank the space to adjust calmly. By then, even if the stock price falls, there will not be a sudden decline, and I believe that Standard Chartered’s shares will remain
At a higher position than $40 billion!”
After nodding thoughtfully, Liu Dong continued: "Should we sell the shares of Standard Chartered Bank that we hold now while its stock price is still at a high level?"
"The standard Standard Chartered shares in the hands of Director Liu can be sold in full for funds, but Hanhua Bank cannot. Now the Standard Chartered shares in Hanhua's hands have become the basis for maintaining Hanhua's status as a large bank. They can be sold in small quantities, but they must not be sold in large sums.
, otherwise not only the current favorable situation of Hanhua Bank cannot be maintained, but even the stock price of Standard Chartered Bank will collapse, which will be detrimental to our interests!"
"I understand, today's meal is good!" After thinking for a while, Liu Dong nodded.
"As long as Director Liu likes it!"
"Well, have you finished eating?" Liu Dong said.
"I've eaten!"
"Then let's go!"
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After bidding farewell to Feng Jianhui, Liu Dong returned to his mansion in Repulse Bay. He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of his study, looking at the starry sea under the night cover in the distance. Liu Dong's deep pupils shone with the light of wisdom!
The conversation with Feng Jianhui gave him a lot of inspiration. After considering everyone's opinions, he also had a clear idea of what to do next. (To be continued.)