The whole thing is not difficult to guess. Wang Yaocheng has only been to Hong Kong twice in total. He knows very few people here and has no deep-rooted hatred against ordinary people.
The 14k young and Dangerous boy with the German prefix from far away in Yuenlang is attacking across the sea. Someone must have instigated it or paid for it.
A closer look shows that the Pacific Plaza project was the only one that offended the Swire Group. This was a large project involving US$1.8 billion. Some people felt unbalanced revenge, which is a reasonable reason.
Wang Yaocheng even guessed who it was;
Nine times out of ten, it was Schnabe, a direct descendant of the Shi Huaiya family. That arrogant guy was taught a lesson by him in Yanjing City. This time old and new hatreds gathered together, it must be this person who hired someone to kill someone.
As for the people in the family, there is a high probability that they don’t know about this, otherwise they wouldn’t act in such a panic.
The founder of the Swire Group is the Englishman Swire, who came to Pearl City in 1866 for development, and later moved his base to Hong Kong. It has been 127 years since the Swire Group family has been passed down for five generations.
This is a plutocratic family rooted in Hong Kong and headquartered in London.
Swire, Jardine, Hutchison, and Wheelock are among the four largest foreign banks in Hong Kong. The owners of these four foreign banks are all British and belong to the Swire family, the Keswick family, the Kide family and the Marden family respectively.
After the 1970s, Hutchison and Wheelock were successively acquired by Li Ka-shing and Yukang Pao, while Jardine Matheson moved its registered place to Bermuda. Only the Swire Group of the Swire family still develops in Hong Kong.
The Swire Group has been operating on Hong Kong Island for a long time, and its tentacles have extended to all aspects of the Hong Kong economy. It is an oligarch with unfathomable strength and foundation.
A person in the economic circle said: "How big is the huge Taikoo family? I'm afraid only the direct family members can tell clearly."
27 Lugard Road, The Peak, Victoria Peak
This is the old residence of the Schweizer family, located on the scenic Victoria Peak. Hong Kong people generally call it "The Peak", which means supreme in the context, because it is the highest peak on Hong Kong Island, with an altitude of 554 meters.
Before the 1950s, the entire Victoria Peak villa area was the exclusive property of the British colonial government's middle and high-level officials and British businessmen. It was commuted by a dedicated peak cable car. The Hong Kong Island government strictly prohibited Chinese people from visiting, let alone living there.
The hilltop villa overlooks Hong Kong and the entire Victoria Harbor. The air is fresh and charming, warm in winter and cool in summer. It is the best place to enjoy the charming night view of Hong Kong.
From the old house at No. 27 Lugard Road, follow the tree-lined path eastward, with birds singing and flowers fragrant along the way. It doesn't take long to reach Victoria Peak Observation Deck. This is a good place for tourism, attracting many tourists to come and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
In the villa
"I'm so angry. They are all a bunch of trash. They can't handle such a simple thing. Why don't you just die?"
The furious Schnabe grabbed the antique porcelain vase on the table and threw it to the ground with a loud "clang", and the antique vase immediately fell into pieces.
This silk vase with fish, insects, flowers and birds from the Jiaqing period of the Ming Dynasty was bought at a charity auction for a high price of HK$800,000, and has since disappeared into the long river of history.
The mature and prudent Mr. Schmidt shrugged helplessly and winked at the housekeeper Shirley next to him, "Please arrange for someone to clean these rags to prevent anyone from being hurt."
"Okay, sir, the cleaner will be here soon." Shirley, the housekeeper, took the opportunity to slip away.
She is not stupid, the young master is very angry right now, and it is easy to be implicated if he stays here.
Schnabe walked over angrily, waving his fists and shouting: "This despicable yellow boy should go to hell. He used shameful means to rob my big project. Damn it! That is a development project worth 1.5 billion pounds."
I can't forgive him."
"You are too impulsive, young master. Your rash actions will disappoint Chairman John Shi."
"Then what should I do?" Schnabe said angrily; "My face was thrown to the ground and trampled on hard, and I will become a laughing stock in the Hong Kong business community. The news will soon be spread back to London, my God.
!I really can’t imagine what kind of tragedy this is?”
"The boss king is not a simple character. Your actions today will definitely anger him. I hope you calm down."
"So what? I will fight bravely."
Mr. Schmidt, the president of Swire Properties, looked at the young and energetic Schnabe and knew that he would not listen to his persuasion.
As a professional manager who has worked for the Swire Group for 30 years, Mr. Schmidt wisely kept his mouth shut. After all, he is just a senior employee. He cannot help but comment on his boss's capriciousness.
Schnabe, a top student at Oxford University, was born into the noble Swire family. He did not experience long-term hardships at the grassroots level, and smoothly rose to a high position in the Swire Group.
Within the Swire Group, if he achieves any achievement, everyone will compliment him and praise him to the sky. This makes Schnabe develop an arrogant and arrogant temper.
There is no reason for people outside to pamper him. Once he encounters a major setback, he will immediately lose control.
The No. 1 Chang'an Street project in Yanjing City suffered a heavy setback, which is an obvious signal.
Schnabe did not understand the implication of the subtle change in mainland China's attitude towards the Swire Group, but still felt good about it.
It is a pity that Chairman John Sy is on vacation in London, perhaps participating in a noble fox hunting event in a castle, or attending the Royal Windsor Cup Polo Match in Egham, Surrey, England in Windsor Great Gardens.
Chairman John Shi is keen on participating in upper-class celebrity activities and neither values nor cares about mainland investment.
Polo is a sport that the British royal family is very passionate about. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, personally serves as the chairman of the Guards Polo Club. In Windsor Great Park, you can meet the top celebrities in the UK and Europe, and even Her Majesty the Queen.
Perot, a famous writer for Fortune magazine in the United States, has a very insightful summary;
Those with a net worth of US$100,000 belong to the golf class, those with a net worth of one million US dollars belong to the travel class, those with a net worth of ten million US dollars belong to the yachting class, and those with a net worth of hundreds of millions of dollars are the threshold for entering the polo class.
There are no more than 30,000 people in the world who regularly participate in polo, and 1/3 of them are royal families and nobles from all over the world. This shows that the threshold for this sport is high and daunting.
During Chairman John Shi's vacation, the No. 1 Chang'an Street project in Yanjing City was fully taken charge of by Schnabe, the vice president of Taikoo Shing Properties.
Everyone inside the Swire Group knows that the Swire family is not prosperous, and Schnabe is the sixth generation heir to the family.
More than ten years later, it will eventually control the entire Swire Group.
Schnabe, who had never suffered a loss before, was so bold that even if he poked a hole in the sky, someone would still wipe his ass.
the next day
Mid-Levels Villa
President Mo Yuxuan, who had just flown to Hong Kong from the mainland, rushed over and met Yu Chengde, director of the Secretariat Department, in the courtyard of the villa. He pulled his sleeve and asked, "How is the situation now? How could it be like this?"
Yu Chengde looked at the second floor of the villa with a wry smile. He knew that the boss was reading the information now and seemed to have new ideas.
"The bobcat was hit head-on by the bracket on the van's reversing mirror, and three of its ribs were broken. It is now recuperating in the hospital. Zhao Feng was frightened this time and is receiving psychological counseling. Otherwise, it will leave a psychological shadow.
The attackers were carried out by members of the 14k society in Hong Kong. It has been found out that they were ordered by Schnabe, a direct descendant of the Swire Group's Swire family, who hired the attackers to injure people.
These situations have not been reported to the Hong Kong police. It seems that the boss is planning to use other means to resolve the grievances. I don’t know how much more."
President Mo Yuxuan shook his head; "I know Schnabe is a very arrogant person, and he can definitely do this."
"The boss is angry and the consequences will be serious."
"Okay, I'll go up and have a look."
In the study
Wang Yaocheng stood at the window and looked out. President Mo Yuxuan walked in from the outside. When he saw Leclerc and the staff officer with serious faces at the stairs, he curled his lips helplessly.
He knew that the boss was in a bad mood.
President Mo Yuxuan walked into the study room and closed the door.
"Brother Yuxuan, I'm really sorry for asking you to drop all the complicated work you were doing and make another trip in a hurry." Wang Yaocheng stood at the window without looking back, his tone was very low.
"Everything in the world is for the development of the group. This is nothing."
"Do you think I act too harmless, like an obedient little white rabbit that can be stepped on by all kinds of birds?"
"This is just a special case. Schnabe is young, frivolous, and daring. He is praised too highly by those in the Swire Group. He often does things without considering the consequences. He will definitely suffer."
"Eating hardship?"
Wang Yaocheng chuckled and turned around, the sharp light in his eyes flashed away; "I want to leave him an unforgettable memory. Every time I think about it, it breaks my heart. I want to teach him the most important lesson in life... Don't
Offend those he can't afford to offend."
Mo Yuxuan's heart trembled, knowing that Schnabe was in big trouble.
My boss looks kind-hearted, but he has his own ideas in doing things. He has a grand pattern of ups and downs in the business world, and his methods are vigorous and decisive.
In one mistake, Red Hat's legal team fired him as soon as they said he was fired. He was even more decisive at the ranch in the suburbs of Texas, killing five people. He was an absolutely ruthless person.
"What are you going to do?"
"I have looked at the information of the Swire Group, and there are still many things that are unclear. You are an old man in Hong Kong's financial industry. Please introduce this British-funded consortium to me in detail. I am ready to uproot them and completely clear out Hong Kong that has been entrenched for hundreds of years.
, these British guys have stayed in Hong Kong long enough, it’s time to get out.”
Oh my god... so cruel.
For the Schwaier family of the Swire Group, this is tantamount to digging up their roots! Once the foundation that has been painstakingly built for more than a hundred years is uprooted, it is basically the same as digging up the ancestral grave.
"Boss, I'm afraid our financial strength is not enough. Do we still need to contact our allies to join?"
"You don't have to think about financial issues. Let's focus on introducing the Swire Group's industries, especially the listed companies."
"No problem, I also brought some information."
Mo Yuxuan's position is very upright. He is an old man who followed Wang Yaocheng to conquer the world. He made a lot of money after Netscape went public, so he naturally knows what to do?
Swire Group;
Headquartered in London, it operates a wide range of businesses all over the world. Its main operations are in the Asia-Pacific region, with Greater China as the center, and Hong Kong is its core base.
The publicly listed Swire Pacific is headquartered in Hong Kong. From a corporate structure perspective, its core businesses are divided into five business departments: real estate, aviation, beverages, marine services and trading, and industrial.
Swire's parent company, the British Swire Group, is headquartered in London. In addition to holding a 34% stake in Swire Pacific, it also owns a series of wholly-owned holding companies. These businesses include deep-sea shipping, refrigeration, road transportation and agricultural activities.
This part of the business is mainly located in Australia, Papua New Guinea, East Africa, Sri Lanka, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Swire Group holds a very significant share of the refrigeration market in Australia and the United States, and its business portfolio in Australia is growing, including road transport and distribution services, as well as farming and livestock.
The British Swire Group also holds control of Steamships Trading Co, a major trading group in Papua New Guinea, and has significant agricultural business in Africa and Sri Lanka through James Y, headquartered in London.
Swire Shipping, which owns ships under the British Swire Group, trades around the world, but the liner services it manages mainly operate in the Western Pacific and Australasia.
The British Swire Group serves as the coordinator of Swire's policies and provides management and consulting services within the group according to different agreements to remotely control the operations of the entire enterprise.
From the perspective of share structure;
Hong Kong's Swire Group holds a 34% stake in Swire Pacific, which holds a 40% stake in Cathay Pacific Airways and a 32.8% stake in HAECO. Cathay Pacific holds a 27.4% stake in HAECO.
Calculated based on the market value on October 1, 1993, the combined market value of Swire's Hong Kong listed companies exceeded HK$24.9 billion, making it a powerful enterprise group.
In addition, the beverage industry, marine services, and trading under the "Swire Group" are not listed companies.
real estate sector;
Swire Properties Limited, based in Hong Kong, is currently developing a series of boutique luxury hotels. The properties it has acquired are located in Bristol, Exeter, Chattonham and Brighton.
Swire Properties Limited is one of the major real estate developers in Hong Kong. Its first investment project is Taikoo Shing, a total of 61 residential buildings. This project is also the first large-scale private housing estate in Hong Kong with landscape design and podium garden. The project also
Including Cityplaza with retail and office elements.
Swire Properties' development strategy is to concentrate investment properties at intersections with direct access to major railway networks. This concept ensures that the company's properties can provide customers with the most cost-effective solutions through superior transportation links.
Beverage Department:
Swire Beverages has the exclusive rights to manufacture, promote and distribute Coca-Cola products in 11 states in the United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan and seven mainland provinces in China. The franchise area covers a population of more than 420 million.
Swire Beverages is one of the strategic business partners of The Coca-Cola Company and has been designated by the company as a "major contract manufacturer". Swire Beverages also works closely with The Coca-Cola Company on brand development and marketing.
Swire's relationship with The Coca-Cola Company began in 1965, when Swire acquired a majority stake in Coca-Cola's Hong Kong franchise, which today is known as Swire Coca-Cola Hong Kong Limited.
Swire Pacific acquired the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Salt Lake City, USA, in 1978. The following year, it shipped the first batch of bottled Coca-Cola to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and other places in China for sale.
Aviation Department:
Cathay Pacific Airways, an international airline registered and based in Hong Kong, provides passenger and cargo services to 120 destinations around the world.
Cathay Pacific is one of the world's major airlines, known for providing excellent service, enhancing product quality and maintaining one of the most modern fleets in the world.
As of 1993
Cathay Pacific owns a total of 49 aircraft, all of which are long-range wide-body passenger aircraft, including 23 of the world's largest Boeing 747s (including three cargo planes). It has annual revenue of HK$20.7 billion, transports 8.55 million passengers annually, and total assets of 20.4 billion.
Hong Kong dollars (minus net liabilities of HK$9.2 billion), net profit of HK$4 billion.
Swire Pacific holds 40% of Cathay Pacific's shares and is the company's largest shareholder.
HSBC holds 30% of Cathay Pacific's equity and is the company's second largest shareholder.
In 1987, CITIC Group purchased 12.5% of Cathay Pacific shares for HK$19.361 and became the company's third largest shareholder.
In 1990, Cathay Pacific Airways joined forces with CITIC Group and Swire Group to acquire its largest competitor, Dragonair. Chongqing Group held 38.5% of the shares, Swire and Cathay Pacific held 5% and 30% respectively, and Cao Guangbiao held 21.6%.
In 1993, Dragonair turned a profit and made a profit of HK$130 million.
Overall, Cathay Pacific is a very good aviation company that has maintained large profits over the years. It is also a top student in the international aviation market and ranks among the best in terms of professional capabilities.