At noon, Li Guangyu and Li Ka-shing dined together at a restaurant next to the Hutchison Whampoa headquarters to discuss matters related to the Cheung Kong Holdings.
Li Ka-shing invited Li Guangyu here this time not just for Hutchison Whampoa matters. He also knew a little about the recent events in the Hong Kong stock market. Some financial institutions have been making frequent moves in the stock market. He owns Changshi and Hutchison Whampoa, the two major listed groups.
It was also slightly affected.
He knew very well that there must be people from Li Guangyu's securities department operating this, otherwise there would not have been such frequent bearish transactions this time when Hong Kong's economy was developing at a rapid pace. Li Ka-shing knew that Li Guangyu had not been optimistic about Hong Kong in the next few years.
With the development of the economy, it is estimated that the Li Group wants to make a lot of money from this.
Li Ka-shing also has some plans of his own. No matter how the economy develops in the future, it will be safer to have a large amount of cash in his hands, so this time he needs Li Guangyu's support.
In the box, Li Ka-shing said: "Guangyu, the Hong Kong stock market is not very calm now. I can't see clearly how Hong Kong's economy will develop in the future. In addition to the Hutchison Whampoa matter, I plan to invite you here this time. I plan for our Cheung Kong Group to issue additional equity.
It will enhance the strength of our Cheung Kong Group and at the same time provide sufficient financial guarantee for our development in the Japanese market."
Li Guangyu did not expect that Li Ka-shing would play such a trick at this critical moment, but he did not know what his plan was. If he could issue additional shares in the stock market before the stock market crash, he would really be able to collect enough cash for Cheung Kong Group.
Li Guangyu asked: "Uncle Li, what are your specific plans? If time permits, I will support your decision on the board of directors."
"Guangyu, I have already contacted the Far East Exchange. As long as our group submits the plan and relevant information, they will speed up the process for us. As long as you support my decision, I expect that it will be done at the beginning of next month.
Sell new shares to the market," Li Ka-shing said.
Li Ka-shing is going to play a big game this time. Not only is he going to issue new shares, but he is also going to take advantage of the current good market situation to sell some of his shares and get some cash. As long as he can ensure that he can control the shares
Cheung Kong Group is enough.
Li Guangyu can be so sure that there will be problems in the near future in Xiangjiang. Besides withdrawing a sum of cash now, with a huge amount of funds in hand, no matter how it develops in the future, he does not have to worry too much. When the stock market plummets in the future,
Then buy the bottom yourself and get your shares back.
Li Guangyu said: "Uncle Li, there is no problem. I will support your decision. At the same time, our Li Group will increase its holdings of new shares in the same proportion to ensure that our Li Group occupies 20% of the shares of Changshi Group."
Although Li Guangyu knew that if he increased his holdings this time, he would definitely suffer some losses when the stock market plummeted, considering the future development of Changshi, Li Guangyu didn't care.
After all, Cheung Kong Group is issuing new shares. As the second largest shareholder of the group, if the Lee Group does not increase its holdings, the market will probably be very unfavorable to Cheung Kong.
Li Ka-shing was very happy for Li Guangyu's support. As long as the news that the Li Group increased its holdings of new shares of Cheung Kong Group spread, he believed that there would be a lot of shareholders willing to buy the new shares issued by Cheung Kong Group. Moreover, when this good news spread, it would
It is very beneficial to reduce the shares held by oneself.
Li Ka-shing said: "Guangyu, thank you for your support to me. Don't worry, I will also increase my holdings of some new shares. I believe that our Cheung Kong Group's performance in the past few years will definitely be recognized by the public."
Li Guangyu said with a smile: "Uncle Li, don't be polite to me. I am very relieved that Changshi Group has your leadership. I have made a lot of profits from investing in Changshi Group in the past few years. I want to say thank you.
I am the one who thanks you."
When Li Guangyu invested in Cheung Kong Group, the market value of Cheung Kong was only over HK$600 million. Today, the market value has exceeded HK$2 billion. In less than three years, the market value has tripled.
How could this not make Li Guangyu happy?
Li Guangyu knows very well that this is just the beginning. Cheung Kong Group will continue to develop rapidly in the future, with a market value of hundreds of billions of Hong Kong dollars, which is quite easy for Cheung Kong.
Li Guangyu's investment in Cheung Kong Group alone will earn at least hundreds of billions of Hong Kong dollars in the future, and this is all due to Li Ka-shing's leadership. Li Guangyu will naturally support his decision.
Li Ka-shing said: "Guangyu, if you can trust me and invest in our group, I naturally want the major shareholders to make profits, so don't be polite to me. This time our group issuance of additional shares, I also hope that your media can
Promote it, especially about your increase in shareholdings, so as to strengthen investors' confidence in our group."
Li Ka-shing hopes to use the influence of Li Guangyu and the Li Group to quickly achieve the goal of this new share issuance. He does not know how long the market in the Hong Kong stock market can last, so it is better to put money in the pocket.
Li Guangyu said: "Uncle Li, there is no problem. After I return, I will arrange for Liu Tianci and Zhou Liangshuyi to publicize the achievements we have made in the past few years at Changshi. At the same time, the news about our Li Group's increase in new shares has also
It will be released."
Li Ka-shing casually chatted with Li Guangyu about the situation of the Japanese market. It is currently under construction under the leadership of Zhao Qianyin, and the entire construction period is expected to be two and a half years.
Li Guangyu said: "Uncle Li, how are the staff at your side? Our group is currently in short supply of staff. Do you think you should let your people take over? I asked Zhao Qianyin to go to Baodao. I am still doing business there with Lin Yanyun."
People are a little too busy.”
This time, Li Guangyu is no longer just developing one project in Baodao. This time, he is developing three projects in Taipei, Taoyuan and Hsinchu at the same time. This makes Lin Yanyun too hard to travel to three places for a long time. Li Guangyu is ready to do it again.
Arrange for two people to go there.
Li Ka-shing naturally knew about Li Guangyu's big move in Baodao, which caused a sensation in Baodao at that time, and Xiangjiang also reported it in detail. Changshi does not have the financial resources as strong as the Li Group, and these places have
It can only be sold after it is built. This is a huge test for the financial resources of the group. If you are not careful, it will be a huge disaster for the group.
Li Ka-shing said: "Guangyu, you have also seen that I am still deploying Cheung Kong personnel to work at Hutchison Whampoa. For the time being, I would like to ask Ms. Zhao Qianyin to stay in our Cheung Kong Group for a while. I will take care of Hutchison Whampoa.
After that, you are considering whether to transfer Ms. Zhao back. You can definitely discuss it with Shau Kee. He has no shortage of people. You can transfer Mr. Zhao Yu back first. He is also our director of Hutchison Whampoa after all."
Li Ka-shing does not want Zhao Qianyin to leave Cheung Kong Group now. The Japanese market has just opened up, and his staff has not yet laid a solid foundation there. With Zhao Qianyin here, any problems the group has will be easier to solve.
Besides, with Zhao Qianyin over there, it would be much easier to ask for help from the Li Group. After the people on my side take over, if something happens to the group, they can't directly contact Gan Qinglin for help like Zhao Qianyin did.
Li Guangyu knew that if he wanted to bring back the two people who had been sent out this year, there would probably be no chance of it. Li Ka-shing and Lee Shau-kee were both good people, and they would not agree if they had not laid a good foundation there.