The rapid development of Xiangjiang in recent years, coupled with the reform and opening up of the mainland, has made many Chinese consortiums in Southeast Asia hope to enter the Xiangjiang market to get a piece of the pie and at the same time serve as a springboard for them to enter the mainland market.
This time, with the invitations of Jardine Matheson and Swire, the rich people in Singapore are quite interested in being able to win over a high-quality company like Heung Kong Electric Group. While Li Guangyu is busy attacking Swire Holdings in the stock market, over there in Singapore
The heirs or heads of many families came to Xiangjiang in person to understand the situation here so that they could decide whether to acquire the shares in Jardine Matheson.
On the evening of the 18th, at Pao Yugang's house, Pao Yugang warmly received Qiu Deba, the head of the Qiu family in Singapore. Pao Yugang is a world-class shipping king, and Singapore on the Asian side is the throat of the Malacca Strait.
, Pao Yugang has a good relationship with various major families in Singapore, and the Qiu family is also one of Pao Yugang's important collaborators.
At the banquet, Pao Yugang said: "Deba, you haven't been to Xiangjiang for several years. How come you have time to come to Xiangjiang in person this time?"
Qiu Deba mainly wants to enter the mainland market, which has a huge market of 1.2 billion people. Naturally, his Qiu family will not give up such an opportunity. This time he came to Xiangjiang in person to see what the situation is like here.
How about it? It's a good time to take a look at Xiangjiang Electric Lighting Company and see if it's worth acquiring it yourself.
Qiu Deba said: "Yu Gang, you are getting stronger and stronger now. The Chinese families in Xiangjiang are developing so fast. Our Chinese families in Singapore cannot compare with you. I came to Xiangjiang this time because of Yi
He Group and Swire Group invited us to come and inspect the Xiangjiang Electric Lighting Group. Jardine intends to sell this group. This time it is not just me, but also people from several of our companies over there."
After hearing this, Bao Yugang looked a little unhappy. The coming of these consortiums from Singapore will inevitably confront the Li Group. That person is currently busy fighting with the Swire Group. What happened in England, Bao
Yugang also knew some news. The Swire Group was teaming up with some British parliamentarians to put pressure on the government to veto Li Guangyu's establishment of an airline.
Now Jardine and Swire have introduced a Singaporean consortium, obviously hoping to divert Li Guangyu's attention. Bao Yugang clearly knows that Li Guangyu has not given up on Heung Kong Electric Group, otherwise he would not continue to hold 13.1% of Heung Kong Electric Group's shares.
shares.
Pao Yugang asked: "Deba, do you really want to acquire the Heung Kong Electric Lighting Group? Do you know that this may cause your consortium to lose its foothold in Hong Kong?"
Qiu Deba didn't know much about the inside story. After all, the fight between Li Guangyu and Yihe ended too quickly, and with MacLehose's intervention, the public opinion about the two families was quickly suppressed. These families as far away as Singapore
I don’t know much about what happened, but there was a lot of buzz about Yugang Pao’s acquisition of The Wharf.
When Qiu Deba heard what Pao Yugang said, he was a little confused. He and others belonged to a Chinese family and were invited by a British-funded consortium. If he and others acquired Xiangjiang Electric Lighting Group, there wouldn't be much problem. How could this happen?
It's like if I and others acquire the Xiangjiang Electric Lighting Group, they will be cut off from the Xiangjiang market.
Qiu Deba said: "Yu Gang, you also know that with the reform and opening up in mainland China, the economy has developed rapidly, especially in Pengcheng opposite you. Naturally, our Singapore consortium also hopes to enter the mainland market. Xiangjiang is our springboard.
You also know how much influence the Heung Kong Electric Group has on Hong Kong, and we Singaporean families still hope to take over this company. Besides, it is better to control this group in our hands than in the hands of a British-funded consortium."
As soon as Bao Yu heard this, he knew that Qiu Deba didn't know the inside story. Henry Keswick also approached some families in Xiangjiang and even asked himself whether he wanted to take over the Xiangjiang Electric Lighting Group. But who among the major families in Xiangjiang would dare to take over the company?
Family group, they don’t have the courage to face the Li Group’s attack, especially at this time.
The continuous flow of cash in the hands of the Li Group gives them a natural advantage when facing other groups. Moreover, the Li Group is now in full swing in Hong Kong, and no family wants to go against them.
Bao Yugang said: "Deba, as a friend, I advise you not to pursue the idea of Xiangjiang Electric Lighting Group. This will not be good for you. We have so many families in Xiangjiang, and some of them are bigger than your Qiu family."
Strong, why doesn’t anyone take over the Xiangjiang Electric Lighting Group? The Jardine Group even traveled thousands of miles to find you to take over. Haven’t you ever thought about the reason?”
Qiu Deba's face was a little ugly after hearing this. Many families in Xiangjiang were indeed much stronger than himself. He didn't think that these families didn't know the benefits of Xiangjiang Electric Group.
Qiu Deba said: "Yu Gang, don't go around in circles with me. You also know that the industries of our big families in Singapore are basically in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Our big families in Xiangjiang have not entered much.
I still don’t know much about some of the secret information here.”
Qiu Degen and others are focusing on places like Singapore and Malaysia. Due to the local consortium and the British consortium, it is not easy for them to enter the market here, so they don't know much about the information on the Xiangjiang side.
I mainly rely on the news to know a little bit, but I don’t know much about the in-depth news.
Pao Yugang said: "You also know that I acquired Wharf. Don't you think I was very lucky? I grabbed this group so easily last year."
Qiu Degen smiled and said: "Yu Gang, I was really shocked when I received the news. The Jardine Group has great influence not only in Hong Kong, but also in Singapore. I didn't expect you to be able to pull out your teeth and snatch Kowloon from them."
Cang, all our major families admire your abilities."
Did Pao Yugang know that this was not his luck, but that the Lee Group gave him a push from behind? If the Lee Group had not transferred the shares to him at that time, it would have been an idiotic dream for him to control Wharf.
Pao Yugang said: "You may not know that you are far away in Singapore. Just before I acquired Wharf, the Li Guangyu Group and Jardine Matheson had a battle. In that battle, the Li Group mobilized tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars to prepare to eat at the same time.
After joining the Heung Kong Electric Group and the Heung Kong Telephone Group, Jardine Matheson itself has prepared more than HK$5 billion to cope with the acquisition by the Lee Group."
"In just three days, Jardine Matheson Group almost lost control of both groups. Jardine Matheson Group and Lee Group both controlled more than 45% of the shares. The decision-making power rested with HSBC. In the end, it was MacLehose who came forward, and they were the only ones holding the shares.
A group. But the Li Group has no intention of giving up. They still hold 13.1% of the shares of Xiangjiang Electric Group and are preparing to acquire it again."
Qiu Deba did not expect that there was such a hidden secret in it. No wonder Pao Yugang's acquisition was so easy. The Li Group helped him consume all the Jardine Group, and he got a bargain later.
Qiu Deba knew a lot about Li Guangyu. It would be really difficult for several of their major families to face off against the Li Group. Not only was the Li Group so powerful, but its allies were also ridiculously strong. His grandfather’s
Neither the He family nor the Cao family on my wife's side are easy people, and no one is weaker than them.
Qiu Deba said: "Yu Gang, this is a normal commercial acquisition for us. It is not so serious. It is impossible for us not to enter the Xiangjiang market because of the Li Group. Besides, if the Li Group wants to acquire any group, we will
If we have to give in, why should we run a business? Why are you Xiangjiang families so timid? When the British consortium dominated Xiangjiang, I didn't see you giving in."
Bao Yugang saw that Qiu Teck-ba seemed to be really interested in acquiring the Heung Kong Electric Lighting Group. He had already reminded him what he should have reminded him. If he came to ask for help in trouble in the future, he would have a reason to evade it. It seemed that these Singaporean consortiums did not understand Li Guangyu's character.
Ah, is the thing he likes so easy to grab?
Bao Yugang said: "Deba, I have said everything I need to say. How you choose is your own business. In the future, I will be powerless when it comes to the Li Group. Please don't blame your old friend when the time comes.
I won’t help you.”
Qiu Deba did not expect that Li Guangyu's intimidating power would be so great, but he also had confidence in their alliance. There were several major banks behind his own, and he still didn't believe what Li Guangyu could do to them.