"To be honest, Mr. Shen! Originally, I was in a bad mood today because an old friend of mine just passed away!"
Shen Bi bowed and said, "I'm sorry, but Lisheng, please show your condolences and obey me!"
Li Zhaotian nodded, "Thank you! But being able to see you, Mr. Shen, today is a blessing! Not because of the relationship between my daughter and your son, but because I feel like we are like old friends at first sight!"
Shen Bi smiled, took a sip of black tea, looked at Li Zhaotian and said, "What a coincidence, I feel the same way! Especially the painting you gave me, Mr. Li, I like it very much!"
"It's a joke, it's just one painting. As long as you like it, Mr. Shen, I will give you a few more in the future! Of course, those are all paintings by our ancient Chinese famous artists!" Li Zhaotian said in a generous tone.
Shen Bi was really overjoyed. He already loved antiques, such as calligraphy and painting, clocks and watches, and studied them deeply.
In the future, after he left his job, he compiled the collection into a book "Shen Bi's Collection of Watches". Using the best paper and the most sophisticated printing, the layout design was imitated by the American consortium Morgan's watch collection monograph, and a limited edition of 100 copies was produced. In turn, It has become a book treasure sought after by countless tycoons!
"In fact, I am very impressed by you, Li Sheng. I still remember that we met when Mr. Li Jiacheng gave his wife Zhuang Yueming a birthday party!"
Li Zhaotian smiled: "Of course I remember! It seems that you and Ms. Zhuang had a very good relationship at that time, and you also gave me a very precious gift - it seems to be an antique necklace from Christie's, right?"
Li Zhaotian was just joking, but Shen Bi's expression changed and he said: "Ms. Zhuang and I have many contacts in business! As you know, Ms. Zhuang is proficient in English and is familiar with legal provisions. Mr. Li often Ask her to contact me for help!"
Li Zhaotianxin said, I didn't ask you to explain, is this ghost guy guilty of being a thief?
"Ahem, pardon my rudeness! In fact, we at Lee's now have a lot of business that we can cooperate with HSBC, but I don't know what Mr. Shen's intention is?" Li Zhaotian was not willing to beat around the bush and got straight to the point.
Shen Bi smiled, stirred the black tea with a spoon and said, "What is the specific business?"
Lee originally wanted to take a loan from HSBC to build Hong Kong Disneyland, but he immediately thought that it would be difficult to carry out such a large project when the two met for the first time, so he suddenly thought about it and came up with an idea.
"It's like this. In fact, I have recently taken a fancy to a company and want to win it. I wonder if Mr. Shen can help?"
"What kind of company is it and how much does it cost?"
Shen Bi is the head coach of HSBC and is the one who opens the door for business. Since Li Zhaotian wants a loan, of course he will not refuse!
Li Zhaotian smiled and uttered three words: "Wharf!"
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Wharf is not a warehouse in the strict sense, but the largest freight port in Hong Kong. It has a deep-water dock open-air cargo yard and a freight warehouse.
In 1886, Paul Chater took the lead in setting up a dock warehouse in Kowloon, and Jardine Matheson was one of its major shareholders.
As a listed company of Jardine Matheson, it and Land Company are known as the “two wings of Jardine Matheson”.
The properties of Kowloon Warehouse Co., Ltd. include most of the wharves and warehouses in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, the New Territories and Hong Kong Island, as well as hotels, buildings, trams and the Star Ferry. It has a long history and strong assets. It can be said that who owns Wharf? Who controls most of Hong Kong's cargo handling, storage and transportation, and cross-harbour ferries.
Jardine Matheson, the parent company of Wharf, together with Hutchison Whampoa, Swire Group and Wheelock, are known as the four major foreign banks in Hong Kong.
Jardine Matheson is one of the four major foreign banks, and the chief executive of Jardine Matheson is also the chairman of Wharf. This shows that Wharf plays an important role in Jardine Matheson.
Lee Zhaotian has always regarded Land as a competitor. Wharf attracted his attention because it was the "relocation" of Wharf. Not long ago, the main train station was moved eastward. Wharf moved its freight business to Kwai Chung and Peninsula West, and the land vacated was used for
Develop commercial buildings.
Li Zhaotian admired the founder of Wharf for acquiring this Feng Shui treasure land at a very cheap price. Now the tide has risen and everything is worth a hundred times.
Wharf has successively built famous buildings such as Harbor City and Ocean Center Tower, but its business methods are not commendable. They insist on using their own assets to build buildings, only renting them but not selling them, which has caused a sluggish return of funds and put the group into financial crisis.
In order to resolve the crisis, a large number of bonds were sold to obtain cash, which in turn caused the group to accumulate debt, reduce its credibility, and devalue its stocks.
Lee Zhaotian has imagined many times that if he were to preside over the real estate development of the old Wharf site, he would never be in such a predicament. If the funds on hand are relatively abundant, or the property market is sluggish and the property prices are low, it is best to leave it as a rental property; if there is an urgent need for funds
Return flow, speed up housing construction, and the property market is booming and property prices are rising, so it is better to sell properties.
Of course, these are Li Zhaotian's assumptions at this stage. In his view, winning the Wharf is just an appetizer. When he really establishes his foothold, he will mortgage the Wharf and then raise funds from HSBC.
Relying on the British Hong Kong government's "investment promotion" to build Disneyland in the Lantau Island area!
If Disney really succeeds, Li Zhaotian can revitalize the entire Lantau Island area. By then, he will be the real "King of Land" in the entire Hong Kong area!
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Shen Bi smiled when he heard that Li Zhaotian proposed the plan to acquire the "Wharf".
The reason is very simple. Wharf is affiliated to Jardine Matheson International, one of the four major foreign companies. Judging from the current situation in Hong Kong, Jardine Matheson will never sell such a big piece of fat to a Chinese tycoon!
The reason is very simple. Although the Chinese have risen, in the eyes of ghosts like them, they are still humble!
Seeing that Shen Bi just smiled and said nothing, Li Zhaotian picked up the black tea and took a sip. Then he looked at Shen Bi and said, "Times have changed! Today's Hong Kong is not only dominated by you British people, as you have also seen
, our Chinese businessmen are on the rise! As a senior executive of HSBC, you should also think about it. How long do you want to sit on the position of vice president? Only by achieving some shocking results can you stabilize the throne of HSBC general manager! By then, you can
Known as the real 'Taiwan'!"
Shen Bi's expression changed, as if he was thinking about something.
Li Zhaotian observed the words and continued: "Hey, my daughter and your son have a very good relationship! Maybe we will become in-laws in the future! You also know our Chinese rules, if you become in-laws, you are a family! A family is not
If we speak two different languages, we should help each other, right?"
Hearing this, Shen Bi seemed to have made a decision, and suddenly held up some black tea and said, "I can give you the money, and I can also help you pave the way! As for whether you can deal with the big guys at Jardine International, it depends on you!"
Li Zhaotian smiled, picked up the black tea and touched Shen Bi gently and said: "Thank you! Tea instead of wine! I wish us a happy cooperation!"
Swallow the Wharf!
He Li Zhaotian will be the number one Chinese businessman!
