The situation in Xiangjiang China Investment Company was exposed again a few days later. In particular, the news of Zheng Yutong's contact with Exxon Energy Company of the United States came out, which caused media from all walks of life to take notice.
With the digging of these media reporters, information about the major shareholders of China Investment Company has also surfaced. Looking at the names of these big bosses and the news that Zheng Yutong has contacted American companies, its purpose is self-evident.
The most nervous one is the Kadoorie family. Its current head, Laurence Kadoorie, did not expect that these Chinese-owned families would actually take action against him, and the action was aimed at his family's flagship group, and this time it was some of the top companies in Hong Kong.
Chinese-owned families jointly took action.
Rowland Kadoorie immediately contacted Exxon Energy Chairman Mittis Owen to discuss their stake.
Rowlands Kadoorie said: "Owen, please believe in the future development of Xiangjiang. Your investment this time will definitely bring you huge benefits in the future. Please consider it carefully."
At that time, Exxon Energy was willing to cooperate with Kadoorie to build the Castle Peak Power Station and exchanged its shares for shares of CLP Power because it was optimistic about the economic development of Hong Kong. However, since this incident, the situation in Hong Kong has made them worried about this investment.
, they don’t want the money they invested to go down the drain.
Zheng Yutong contacted them and offered a good price, which made them a little excited. If they sold it to Zheng Yutong, not only would they not suffer a loss on this investment, but they would also be able to reap some profits.
This is already very good at this time in Xiangjiang. Xiangjiang's stock market is still hovering at a low level. If they sell at the stock market price, they will lose a lot of money.
Although his group cannot afford losses, as one of the Rockefeller family companies, Mittis Owen needs good performance to help him reach a high position in the Rockefeller consortium. Once there is a problem in Xiangjiang, the more than 2 billion they invested will
The US dollars of funds were wasted.
He definitely cannot bear the responsibility for such a big loss. For the sake of his own position, he also hopes to sell off his shares.
Because they are backed by the Rockefeller family, they know a lot of inside information. At this moment, both parties are refusing to give in to each other on the Hong Kong issue. If special circumstances arise, they will not be able to regret it in time.
Mittis Irving has no worries about Zheng Yutong's acquisition strength. With the Li's consortium taking shares, they can easily take over the shares of China Electric Power Group in their hands.
He said: "Kadoorie, we also saw the rapid economic development of Xiangjiang at that time, so we were willing to cooperate with you. But now we have some concerns about the security of our investment. You should know the current situation in Xiangjiang. As the manager of Exxon Energy Company,
The chairman has the obligation to be responsible for the investment of our group."
Laurence Kadoorie knew that the other party had already intended to sell his shares, and it was useless no matter how much he said. He was quite optimistic about the future of Xiangjiang, but he had no way to influence Exxon Energy. Now
You can only join in yourself.
"Owen, Kadoorie has the priority to repurchase shares. Please don't rush to sell our shares in Xiangjiang China Electric Power Group. I will immediately arrange for personnel to go to Texas to discuss with you." Rowlands Kadoorie said.
Mittis Owen is not in a hurry now. The situation in Xiangjiang is temporarily calm. He still has a lot of time to negotiate with Zheng Yutong and the Kadoorie family, so that his shares can be sold at a higher price.
He himself hopes to make a lot of money, so that he can dominate his opponents in the Rockefeller family. The chairman of Mobil Energy Company is not an ordinary person. If Mittis Owen wants to continue to rise to a high position, he must There will be better results.
After receiving a response from Mittis Owen, Laurence Kadoorie hung up the phone.
On the morning of February 25, after arranging for his deputy to go to the United States, Lawrence Kadoorie came to HSBC Bank to discuss the loan with Shen Bi.
Shen Bi was not surprised by the arrival of Rowlands Kadoorie. He himself also received news of the actions of several major Chinese-owned families. The Kadoorie family's banking business is all on their own side, and they now need enough funds to cope with the situation. The acquisition by the Chinese-owned family must come to me.
Shen Bi now also feels that the desires of the Chinese-owned families are getting stronger and stronger. After the rise of Li Guangyu, these Chinese-owned families seem to have regarded the Xiangjiang market as within their sphere of influence. They are also thinking about other groups. Everyone needs to be squeezed out, especially in the public service enterprises in Xiangjiang.
Nowadays, these large-scale groups in Xiangjiang that are related to the lives of Xiangjiang citizens are gradually being acquired by Chinese-owned families. If Xiangjiang Electric Group had not been arranged by a Singaporean consortium, it might have been acquired by the Li Group. The rivals of the Electric Light Group will definitely face pressure from the Li Group.
Li Guangyu was busy dealing with their British-funded consortium and had no time to pay attention to the Kadoorie family. He did not expect that the Kadoorie family would not be able to escape being targeted by the Chinese-funded family, and the Kadoorie family was now facing even more pressure than their British-funded consortium. big.
He was just facing the Li Consortium. This time, they were involved in an operation involving many top Chinese-owned families, including the Li Consortium. You can imagine how nervous Rowlands Kadoorie was now.
After Rowlands Kadoorie explained his intention, Shen Bi immediately replied: "Kadoorie, as long as you take out the mortgage, there will be no problem with the loan. Now the Chinese-owned families are very ambitious and want to squeeze all of us out of the Xiangjiang market." , at this time we should all unite to face the challenges of Chinese-owned families."
Laurence Kadoorie just thanked Shen Bi for his help and did not respond to joining their side. Now he is mainly facing Zheng Yutong, and the Li Group has not used their energy to deal with them. If he now If you stand on the side of the British-funded consortium, you will immediately become the key target of the Li family consortium.
The conflict between the British-funded consortium and the Chinese-funded family did not form in a day or two. Now that the Chinese-funded family has risen, the British-funded consortium has become their primary target. Looking at the current miserable situation of several major foreign banks, he does not think that his family can Can withstand the pressure of the Li Group.
He has already thought about it this time. After taking back his shares in Exxon Energy, he will have absolute control, and the Li Group will not have much opportunity to target him. Moreover, he and the Chinese-owned family can There wasn't much of a dispute.
Shen Bi said: "Mr. Kadoorie, whether you like it or not, you are now being targeted by Chinese-owned families, and Li Guangyu is very persistent in the Xiangjiang Public Service Enterprise. When the Xiangjiang Electric Lighting Group is temporarily hopeless, you, the Chinese Electricity will be his best choice. I think he will not be willing to give up such an opportunity. Only by holding our heads together and jointly facing the challenges of Chinese-owned families, especially the Li Group, can we gain a foothold in Xiangjiang. Otherwise, what awaits us will only be defeated one by one."
Lawrence Kadoorie said: "Shen Bi, this matter is of great importance. I need to discuss it carefully before making a decision."