Nubigian looked a little ugly when he heard what Li Guangyu said. Jardine Group does not have much cash flow now. Once they compete with the Li Group, they will definitely fail this time. ∈ 八∈八∈Read∈书, .≦.o≧
Newbigian said: "Mr. Li, we at Jardine Matheson Group are here to discuss with HSBC the acquisition of their shares in Heung Kong Electric and Heung Kong Telephone Group. We are not here to participate in the auction. As for how to pay, we will discuss it with HSBC. There is no need. You're worried."
Shen Bi has a headache. Both the Li Group and the Jardine Group are bound to acquire the shares of these two groups. No matter which party he hands over the shares to, the other party will be dissatisfied with HSBC, which will have a huge impact on the development of HSBC. adverse effects.
Just when Shen Bi was in trouble, an HSBC executive came in and said to Shen Bi: "Chairman, Mr. Governor has come downstairs and hopes to meet with you, Li Sheng, Mr. Newbigian and others."
Shen Bi immediately felt relieved. The Governor's visit to HSBC at this time must be about matters between the Lee Group and the Jardine Group. With the Governor's intervention, HSBC would not have to be caught in the middle.
Shen Bi said to Li Guangyu and the others: "Li Sheng, Mr. Newbigian, I will go down to greet Mr. MacLehose. Please wait a moment."
Li Guangyu didn't know why MacLehose came to HSBC at this time. Could it be that Nubigian and the others were doing government work again, so that the Hong Kong government would come to put pressure on him again. When Li Guangyu thought of this, he also decided to do this We must never compromise easily, otherwise we would still have fun.
Newbigian, who was sitting opposite Li Guangyu, was also speculating on MacLehose's purpose. The Li Group probably did not do government work. He had not received news that someone from the Li Group had visited MacLehose in the past two days. Li Hao.
Thinking of this, Newbijian looked towards Li Guangyu and saw that Li Guangyu was also looking at him. It seemed that he was also suspecting that he had invited MacLehose here. .▽.o√ Newbikin instantly felt more at ease. Anyway, as long as Li Guangyu didn't invite him, it would be fine. MacLehose is also an Englishman after all. He would not help Li Guangyu instead of not helping him. .
When Li Guangyu saw Nubigian looking at him in confusion, he knew that he was also unclear about MacLehose's purpose. He said to Nubigian: "Mr. Nubigian, I thought your Jardine Group was planning not to abide by the business rules. It seems that Fortunately, you have no such plan."
Newbigian smiled and said: "Li Sheng, we at Yihe are not afraid of business competition. As for things that break the rules, we at Yihe don't bother to do it."
Li Guangyu smiled and said: "That's good. As for business matters, we will compete in business. If we use other means, the group will not grow."
About ten minutes later, MacLehose and Shen Bi walked into the conference room together. Li Guangyu and Niubijian both stood up and said hello to MacLehose.
MacLehose said: "Sheng Li, Mr. Newbikin, you are all our business elites in Xiangjiang, so there is no need to be so polite. Please sit down. I am here today to hear your opinions about Xiangjiang Electric Light and Xiangjiang Telephone." Group’s acquisition.”
Li Guangyu said: "Mr. MacLehose, the decision-making power now still lies with HSBC. Our Lee Group very much hopes to take over their shares from HSBC so that our Lee Group can provide better services to the people of Xiangjiang." Serve."
Newbigian retorted: "Mr. MacLehose, since we at Jardine Matheson Group accepted these two groups, we have been serving the citizens of Hong Kong wholeheartedly. Today, the two groups are still running smoothly. I think it is best for us to take over. This will not cause personnel turmoil between the two groups and affect the lives of citizens."
After MacLehose stopped what Li Guangyu and Nubigian were saying, he did not immediately answer their words. Instead, he turned to Shen Bi and said, "You, HSBC, control the equity. What decision did you make?"
Shen Bi was speechless. If he had made a decision, would he still need to be in such a dilemma? He had already contacted them to sell the shares. Shen Bi said: "Mr. MacLehose, the current situation is a bit complicated, as you know The Lee Group and the Jardine Group now have great influence in Hong Kong, and at the same time, Heung Kong Electric and Heung Kong Telephone involve countless citizens in Hong Kong, so we have to be cautious."
MacLehose is also aware of Shen Bi's current difficulties. Nowadays, it is not only related to the issue of share acquisition of these two groups, but more importantly, it involves the competition between the Chinese-funded consortium and the British-funded consortium. Nowadays, countless people are staring at this issue. As a result of the incident, dozens of reporters and media gathered outside the HSBC Building, all wanting to know the results of the acquisition as soon as possible.
MacLehose said: "Mr. Li, Mr. Newbigian, I came here this time to hope that you can negotiate and see if we can come up with a plan acceptable to both parties. You must know that each of you has great influence in Hong Kong. , I hope that Hong Kong’s economy can develop stably, and I don’t want the struggles between some of the groups you represent to escalate because of the ownership of these two groups.”
Newbigian said: "Mr. MacLehose, this time it is not that we at Jardine want to compete with Li Sheng, but that Li Sheng has been planning for a long time to take over several groups under our Jardine Matheson. We have to fight. "
Li Guangyu said: "Our Lee Group wants to acquire these two groups in order to better serve the citizens of Xiangjiang. I think these two groups can better serve the convenience of the citizens in our Lee Group, and it is not Just like the leaders of Jardine Matheson Group, they just muddle along. Nowadays, many citizens have opinions on the services of these two groups."
Nubigian also knows some of the situations in the two groups. Because it is a monopoly, many employees have an attitude of using it as you like or not, and the service is not very considerate. These matters are handled by the top management of the two groups, and he also There is no time to manage those problems, the affairs of Jardine Group are a little too busy.
Newbigian said: "Li Sheng, that's just an exception. I believe that under the leadership of Jardine Matheson, our two groups have played an immeasurable role in the stable development of Xiangjiang."
MacLehose knew that it was obviously impossible for one party to withdraw, and now both groups were trying to swallow them up in one bite.
MacLehose said: "Sheng Li, Mr. Newbigian, I have a suggestion, you might as well listen to my suggestion. Now you hold similar shares in the two groups, and now the decision-making power lies in the hands of HSBC. He alone It is obviously impossible to buy it for your family. HSBC also does not want to offend any of your groups."
Li Guangyu said: "Mr. MacLehose, HSBC can definitely hold its own shares, and we have no objection to this."
Nubican will quit. Now the shares are basically all in the hands of the three of them. Even if there are some outside, they are very rare. Moreover, Jardine Matheson may not be able to grab the scattered shares. If HSBC continues to hold them If the shares of these two groups are replaced, Jardine will lose completely.
Newbigian said: "Mr. MacLehose, I think HSBC can completely hand over its shares to Jardine Matheson Group. The top management of these two groups will not be turbulent. This will also be conducive to the stability of the Hong Kong market."
Shen Bi will not agree to give up all the shares of the two groups to Jardine. If that happens, the relationship between HSBC and the Chinese family that has been maintained for so many years will break down, and HSBC will suffer great losses.11