413, the four major British-owned foreign banks united
Real Estate, President's Office!
Newbijian was sitting in his office chair, holding this morning's "True News" in his hand. The front page headline read:
'The largest real estate project with the largest investment in the history of Xiangjiang was born!'
"According to this newspaper, Zhulu Real Estate officially announced today the development status of its Zhulu Commercial Center. The entire project is expected to invest 9 billion Hong Kong dollars and will be carried out in 10 phases. It will last ten years. The first phase plans to take the lead in building the Shangri-La Hotel in cooperation with Malaysia's Guo Henian.
, Zhulu Central Plaza
The investment of HK$9 billion has exceeded the previous investment of 2 billion in Harbor City, creating new history.
History seems to be written by Chu Huan. The previous Huaye City and the current Zhulu Commercial Center have been recorded in the history of Xiangjiang's real estate industry.
Perhaps with the rising land prices in Xiangjiang, new real estate projects with this investment scale will surpass Zhulu Commercial Center. However, in terms of land size, it may not be that easy to find a real estate project with such a large land area in Xiangjiang.
Someone once asked whether the merged Zhulu Real Estate would have surpassed Hong Kong Land and become the largest real estate company in Hong Kong. No one was sure before, but when the Zhulu Commercial Center is completed, maybe this will not be a problem."
Currently, the real estate project with the largest land area in Xiangjiang is actually Huaye City, but Huaye City is more of a city within a city, which is different from a pure commercial circle like Zhulu Commercial Center.
Below Wah Yee City is Taikoo Shing of Swire Properties, but Taikoo Shing and Wah Yee City have the same nature.
Therefore, Zhenbao did not compare these two projects with Zhulu Commercial Center.
Land has been the largest real estate company in Hong Kong since a long time ago, and because of its favorable location in Central, it is known as the pearl among real estate companies in Hong Kong.
Looking at the contents of the newspaper, Niubijian frowned slightly.
But now the status of this pearl has begun to be threatened.
"Actually, don't worry about this!" Sitting opposite Newbigan was Land's general manager Bao Fuda.
After all, at this time, Newbigan held the position of chief executive of the three companies of Jardine Matheson, Land and Wharf. Sometimes he was really unable to do all the work, so most matters concerning Land were handled by Bao Fuda.
"Why do you say that?"
Newbijian asked Baofuda.
Bao Fuda said, "The day Zhulu Real Estate merged actually meant that Zhulu Real Estate had surpassed Wharf, but it couldn't surpass Zhulu Real Estate!"
When he finished speaking, Bao Fuda seemed very confident and then began to explain.
"Land's basic market is in Central. Although land prices in East Tsim Sha Tsui and other areas have increased with the passage of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, there is still a big gap compared with Central!"
After hearing Bao Fuda's explanation, Niubijian nodded silently. Central is the financial center of Hong Kong, and its status is different from that of East Tsim Sha Tsui.
Bao Fuda continued, "According to the introduction of Zhulu Commercial Center given by the newspaper, although there is also a residential area here, more commercial buildings are developed. Since it is mainly commercial buildings, this means that the place wants to recover costs.
It is bound to be a long-term matter, and the entire project will severely squeeze Chu Huan's cash flow within the next two years.
In this case, it gives us the opportunity to develop. Whether it is Wharf's Harbor City or Landmark's Landmark, they have already started construction of Zhulu Commercial Center. In ten years, as long as we can manage Landmark well, we will surpass Zhulu in the future.
Real estate is only a matter of time!”
"Where is Chu Huan's terrifying cash flow?" Niubijian envied not only Niubijian, but also the whole of Xiangjiang. What Chu Huan envied Chu Huan the most was Chu Huan's current profit of HK$500 million per month.
This kind of income can be said to be the envy of everyone!
Bao Fuda confidently said, "In the long run, this is indeed a problem, but judging from the situation in the past two years, although Chu Huan's cash flow will provide him with some help, it is actually not very big!"
"So, you have done a lot of research on Chu Huan during this period?"
Newbijian looked at Bao Fuda pointedly.
Bao Fuda nodded proudly and said, "I did take a look at Chu Huan's recent development. At the same time, I also found some friends from other places to inquire about Chu Huan's situation."
"Talk about it!"
Bao Fuda said seriously, "Although many Xiangjiang businessmen now say that Chu Huan is very conservative in doing business, in fact, according to my analysis, Chu Huan's business operations are not conservative at all, and are even a bit radical.
He is involved in many industries, including the media industry, comic industry, toy industry, textile industry, real estate industry, and game industry. If you add his fiancée Cao Yunshang's business, it includes the securities industry, luxury goods industry, and now the construction and decoration industry.
Industry.
None of these industries require cash to develop.
The most important thing is that I also found that Zhulu Real Estate has not started any new projects recently except for the Zhulu Commercial Center announced. Instead, it has been going around to acquire land or some commercial buildings.
This is a considerable investment.”
Niubijian shook his head and said, "Everyone knows what you are talking about. Although these industries will also require Chu Huan to invest some money, compared to his terrifying cash flow, it can still be easily dealt with."
Bao Fuda still looked confident and said, "Then let me tell you something that you are too busy to discover. First of all, according to Chu Huan's previous business style, this person attaches great importance to the sales channels of goods. For this reason, he founded Black and White
When he was making movies, he also took out loans to build theaters and build his own studio. After acquiring Jiahu Textile, he even tried his best to acquire Li & Fung Group. When he founded "Fantasy Comics", he paved the way for the sales channels of comics.
It was even more exaggerated when making peripheral products for "Fantasy Comics". He even built his own flagship stores around the world, and even bought the land.
Even now, according to my investigation, the flagship store of Youth Toys R Us is still expanding rapidly around the world.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Even in Huaye City, it has two supporting super factories. I don’t think Chu Huan would have thought that his comic industry would be so prosperous before building the factory.
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So in my opinion, the workers in those two factories are more prepared for the Huaye City project.
If analyzed from this perspective, I think according to Chu Huan's habit, now that he has established a Langyan game, he will definitely have to set up his own sales channels in the future. If this is the case, this will definitely be a huge deal.
Huge investment.
Finally, that’s Chu Huan’s overseas investment!”
"Overseas investment?" Niubijian was stunned for a moment and asked, "What investments does Chu Huan have overseas?"
Bao Fuda nodded and said, "Yes, in Japan Chu Huan acquired Nikkatsu Film Co., Ltd., became a shareholder of Seibu Group, and prepared to establish a joint venture with Seibu Group to establish a real estate company. In addition, I also found out that Chu Huan raised a sum of
Funds are prepared to jointly invest in real estate in Japan with some wealthy families in Hong Kong.
It can be foreseen that this is definitely a considerable investment.
At the same time, I also found out that Chu Huan invested in a movie in Hollywood. Although the investment was not large, only a few million dollars, this already shows that Chu Huan definitely wants to have his black and white images enter Hollywood.
of the movie market.
Especially now that his good friend Li Xiaolong has established a firm foothold in Hollywood.
There was no way he would give up this opportunity.
So according to my analysis, whether it is energy or cash, Chu Huan's hands must be very tight, otherwise he would not have borrowed from the four major banks!"
Niubijian looked at Bao Fuda in shock and asked, "I didn't expect you to investigate Chu Huan so thoroughly!"
Bao Fuda smiled reservedly and said, "Although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that at this stage, our biggest opponent of Yihe in Xiangjiang is no longer the three foreign companies, but Chu Huan.
I always believe that our opponents should be given the greatest respect!"
"You're talking about opponents, not enemies!" Newbijian laughed.
Bao Fuda chuckled and said, "There are only eternal interests in the mall, and there are no eternal enemies. I think as long as there is profit to be made, anyone is our potential partner, let alone someone like Chu Huan."
Shen Bi thought something wrong before and took the lead in treating Chu Huan as his enemy instead of an opponent. Therefore, he wanted to suppress Chu Huan instead of cooperating with Chu Huan. This was very bad, and
The consequences are also visible to all.
At this time, Shen Bi was suppressed by Luo Yin Bentley at HSBC."
Newbijian once again agreed with Bao Fuda's statement, but Newbijian also had his own ideas. "Judging from what happened in Zhuilu Commercial Center this time, we can find that Chu Huan is a very thoughtful and ambitious person. With such a
If you cooperate with other people, if you are not careful, you may be eaten up by the other party without even leaving any residue.
The most important thing is that our relationship with Shen Bi is now different from before. We need Shen Bi's support at HSBC, and Shen Bi also needs our support.
Otherwise, if Luo Yin Bentley finally becomes HSBC's chief executive, then HSBC's resources will definitely be poured into Chu Huan's side. So for us, Chu Huan is our enemy at this time. As for whether we will become partners in the future,
It just depends on the situation at that time!”
This has nothing to do with personal grudges, it is a choice made in the interests of the company.
Just as the two ended their conversation, Shen Bi called. After hearing Shen Bi's description on the phone, Niubijian's expression also changed.
"We'll see you in Xiangjiang!"
Shen Bi's life has indeed not been easy recently.
The drawings of Zhulu Commercial Center have come out, and HSBC has also participated, but Shen Bi was once again turned away by Chu Huan!
This is a very sad story for Shen Bi. At the HSBC celebration dance, Shen Bi had already taken the initiative to show his favor to Chu Huan. Even after the dance, the two parties even arranged to go watch a horse race, and he even asked
Chu Huan won 200,000 Hong Kong dollars, but the final result was still
Chu Huan found Sha Ya and said that although he had no past grudges with Shen Bi, the one Chu Huan trusted most at HSBC was still Luo Yin Bentley, so Chu Huan only had to deal with the matter in Zhulu Commercial Center.
Roy Bentley cooperates, otherwise he will give up this cooperation with HSBC.
After weighing the pros and cons, Sha Ya reluctantly agreed to Chu Huan's request.
After Shen Bi found out about this, he smashed a teacup in his office!
Now that Luo Yin Bentley has returned to HSBC with the matter of cooperation with Chu Huan, it can be predicted that Luo Yin Bentley's status in HSBC will definitely become higher and higher through this cooperation.
On the contrary, I will naturally be somewhat squeezed out.
And what worries Shen Bi the most is Sha Ya’s attitude at this time. Sha Ya was still willing to support him in the past, but since Chu Huan helped Sha Ya acquire Ocean Milan Bank, Sha Ya’s attitude towards Chu Huan has become obvious.
Changes have occurred.
If even Sha Ya was bribed by Chu Huan, then she wouldn't have to think about getting into the top class position at HSBC in two years.
There must be action.
After thinking about this, Shen Bi sat in his chair and made four calls!
Hong Kong Club!
Jardine's taiwan Newbijian, Swire's taiwan Shiyok Shuaiya, Wheelock's taiwan John Madden, Hehe International's taiwan Qi Dezun, plus Shen Bi, the general manager of HSBC Bank!
Although the four major British-owned foreign companies overlap in many businesses, and even started as trading houses before, they are now different and have their own focus.
The current business of Jardine Matheson is based on Jardine Matheson, with Land and Wharf being divided into two wings. At the same time, it also owns Mandarin Oriental, a group company that ranks first in the hotel industry in Hong Kong.
Swire's traditional businesses are trading, shipping, dockyards, and manufacturing.
Before the rise of the Chinese shipping kings, the Taikoo Shipyard was the largest fleet in the British shipping industry. Taikoo Dockyard, Naval Dockyard, and Huangpu Dockyard were listed as the three major shipbuilding and ship repair bases in Hong Kong.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Later, Swire acquired Cathay Pacific, becoming the first of the four major foreign companies in Hong Kong to dabble in the aviation industry. Cathay Pacific was not founded by Swire, but was founded by two
An American and Australian businessman registered in Hong Kong in 1946, but by 1948 it could no longer operate due to the crisis. Later, Swire acquired Cathay Pacific with the support of the Hong Kong government.
At that time, passengers in Hong Kong were superstitious about British Airways, American Airlines, Air France, and Cathay Pacific. Life was very difficult and they could not talk about profits. But Cathay Pacific had all the advantages.
In accordance with international practice, the Hong Kong government implements one company, one route.
For example, the route from Paris to Hong Kong is only allowed to be operated by one company, Air France. According to the reciprocal relationship, local Hong Kong airlines also set up flights on this route, and the flights are reciprocal.
For example, Air France flies twice a week. Cathay Pacific, the only local airline in Hong Kong, can also set up equivalent flights, but the flight dates and times are staggered. Routes, flights and other matters will be negotiated and decided by both parties with the participation of the governments of the two places.
With the support of the Hong Kong government, Cathay Pacific's development has naturally been rapid. Later, Swire founded Xiangjiang aircraft engineering, aviation services, aviation food and other businesses. Since then, Swire has basically monopolized Xiangjiang's aviation industry.
At the same time, Swire is also one of Coca-Cola’s largest partners in the world, and has the exclusive sales rights of Coca-Cola in Southeast Asia and some European countries!
Moreover, the Schweizer family has a very sharp vision. It was during the second oil crisis that the chartering king decided to abandon the ship and land.
However, the Swire family was even earlier than the charter king. During the first oil crisis, they had decisively given up on the shipping industry. The symbol of this was the transformation of the old Taikoo Dockyard site into the famous Taikoo Shing in Hong Kong.
Last year, Swire Properties announced that it would build a comprehensive development housing estate with commercial centers, schools, theaters and residential buildings on the Taikoo Dockyard area with an area of 2.3 million square feet. The housing estate will be named "Taikoo Shing", and all buildings will be built with a total of one-storey buildings.
A high-end residential building with more than 450,000 residential units, as well as a large-scale commercial shopping mall - Cityplaza.
The entire plan is expected to take eight years, with a total investment of approximately 13.5 billion yuan.
At that time, because this project was extremely close to the Huaye City project and even exceeded Huaye City in terms of investment, it was widely reported by the Hong Kong media, and some media claimed that this was the most powerful counterattack by British-funded foreign companies against Huaye City!
This year, the Taikoo Shing project has started construction.
Therefore, Swire at this time was a large consortium based on the aviation industry, supplemented by the real estate industry, and various other companies.
In later generations, Jardine was relocated, Wharf was acquired by the Pao Yukang family, and Jardine was worried about by Chinese consortiums many times. Hutchison Whampoa in later generations of Hehe International will be acquired by Li Jiacheng, and Wheelock will also fall into the trap.
into Bao Yugang's hands.
"Gene Era"
Only Swire, because of its supervised business strategies and precise analysis of situation development, has never been ignored by Chinese businessmen. Instead, after the return of Hong Kong, it actively moved closer to its hometown and continued to develop smoothly.
Wheelock, if the Swire Swire family can discover the future development of the shipping industry in time and stop developing its own shipping business, then Wheelock is the representative of the leader, and they are still working hard to develop their shipping industry.
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As for Hehe International, no introduction is needed.
But no matter what, the general manager of HSBC and the top managers of the four major foreign banks gathered here at this time, which can prove that something major in the absolute sense will happen here today.
Qi Dezun sat there and looked at Niubijian, Shiyokshhuaiya and John Madden, who looked as confused as him, and understood one thing.
Newbikin and Shyokshwyer must have known the purpose of this meeting, but he and John Madden were kept in the dark.
"Mr. Shen, if you invite the four of us here this time, it won't be as simple as just drinking, right?"
Qi Dezun is the most relaxed at this time. Hehe International is getting back on track. Although Hehe International is no longer his, no one knows.
So now that Hehe International has emerged from the mud again, the entire Xiangjiang's reputation for itself has once again undergone earth-shaking changes.
Among these comments, Qi Dezun liked the content of a tabloid the most. The wording in it was not so elegant or precise, but there was one sentence that Qi Dezun liked very much.
The general meaning is that if I, Qi Dezun, can lead Hehe International to become one of the four major foreign banks in Hong Kong, I can lead Hehe International to the top again.
Awesome people, no need for too much explanation!
Qi Dezun liked this kind of evaluation very much.
He likes this kind of straightforward and sincere statement.
When he received a call from Shen Bi today, Qi Dezun was a little confused. The relationship between Hehe International and HSBC was not very good!
Shen Bi looked at Qi Dezun with a smile and said calmly, "The situation of Hehe International has improved recently, and it is all due to you, Mr. Qi Dezun. I personally admire Mr. Qi Dezun's courage in breaking off his wrist!"
Qi Dezun became more and more vigilant. After coming to Xiangjiang, he learned a lot of slang about China. One of them was that the weasel had no good intentions when giving New Year greetings to the chicken!
HSBC, which has always been unhappy with itself before, suddenly talks like this, there must be something wrong with it!
However, no matter what Qi Dezun thought, he did not show it. He just smiled and said, "Mr. Shen, if you have any questions, please be direct. You have been in Xiangjiang for such a long time, have you learned the fake politeness of Chinese people?"
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Shen Bi's expression was stagnant. If it were the past, he would definitely have walked away, but it is different now. Under the management of Qi Dezun, Hehe International has regained its vitality and there are already signs of getting out of the quagmire.
So he needs Hehe International.
"Since Mr. Qi Dezun said this, I will stop talking in circles!" Shen Bi said seriously, "Although Hehe International has turned around, I think Hehe International still needs cash very much. If Mr. Qi Dezun needs it,
If so, I can arrange for HSBC to provide a loan of HK$80 million to Hehe International!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Qi Dezun looked at Shen Bi calmly, without much joy in his eyes. This is just like what Qi Dezun always believed was delayed justice. It is not the same as justice. In his last moment,
When I needed a bank loan, HSBC chose to reject it. Now that I don't need it, HSBC has come out again. This is really ridiculous.
"I think Mr. Shen will not provide this loan to us Hehe International for no reason, right?"
Qi Dezun decided to see what Shen Bi's purpose was.
Shen Bi chuckled and said, "As for the purpose, it's not really a purpose. I just hope that in the hands of Mr. Qi Dezun, Hehe International can return to the position where it should be, just like my position at HSBC."
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In fact, what Shen Bi wanted to do more was to gather the four major foreign companies to jointly deal with Chu Huan.
But this time Shen Bi was not so anxious to explain. There are two reasons for this.
The first reason is that Shen Bi knew that Hehe International could get out of the quagmire this time because Chu Huan's Jiaku consultant had worked hard. Shen Bi even suspected that there was some secret deal between Chu Huan and Qi Dezun, maybe in the future.
When Qi Dezun retires, Hehe International will belong to Chu Huan!
The second reason is that Shen Bi still followed Li Jiacheng's advice and could no longer be openly hostile to Chu Huan. After all, he was not yet the head coach of HSBC. At the same time, when he was not sure about the relationship between Chu Huan and Qi Dezun, he
It's hard to tell the truth. If there is really some secret deal between Qi Dezun and Chu Huan, wouldn't he be directly exposed to Chu Huan?
So Shen Bi vaguely reminded Qi Dezun that he was doing this in the hope of getting support from Hehe International.
At this time, everyone in Hong Kong knew that Luo Yin Bentley was competing with him for the position of the next chief executive of HSBC, and the biggest supporter behind Luo Yin Bentley was Chu Huan.
Qi Dezun understood what Shen Bi meant and showed a look of surprise, "So that's it. If Mr. Shen can be of help to Hehe International, I personally will be very grateful!"
Shen Bi smiled, knowing what he meant was easy!
Then Shen Bi looked at John Madden, Wheelock’s chief executive.
"Mr. Madden, I know that your company has always wanted the Princess from Global Shipping Lines. I can mediate this matter. I think Bao Yugang is also willing to give me this face!"
John Madden immediately showed a cheerful expression. Pao Yugang and him have been old friends for many years, but even so, he still failed to buy the Princess from Yugang Pao. If another HSBC was added,
John Madden believes that Pao Yugang will definitely not be able to wipe out this face.
If we can own the Princess, Wheelock Shipping will reach a higher level, and these real estate companies in Hong Kong will not hesitate to get a top-notch commercial building!
To put it simply, the Princess is just like the current Connaught Building in Yihe!
Yihe once thought about buying the Princess from Yugang Pao, but the condition proposed by Yugang Pao at that time was the Connaught Building. Later, after some consideration, Yihe rejected Yugang Pao's suggestion.
Although Jardine did not agree to Pao Yugang's request, judging from Jardine's considerations, this Princess is comparable to the Connaught Building.
“Mr. Shen’s suggestion is heart-warming. I have always said that Mr. Shen is one of Wheelock’s best friends at HSBC!”
John Madden smiled and preached to Mr. Shen.
Although the words were not stated clearly, the meaning was already clear. If Shen Bi helped John Madden buy Yugang Pao's Princess, then John Madden would be willing to support Shen Bi in ascending to the top class position at HSBC.
"That's it, then Mr. Madden just wait for my good news!"
Shen Bi said with a smile.
John Madden nodded slightly.
Then he and Qi Dezun looked at Niubijian and Shiyokshhuaiya who were sitting on the other side.
John Madden and Qi Dezun also wanted to know what kind of benefits Shen Bi would promise them.
However, what disappointed John Madden and Qi Dezun was that the two parties did not discuss any details, but just chatted casually. It was obvious that without them knowing it, they had reached some kind of mutual help.
agreement.
The five people did not chat for too long. After a while, Niubijian stood up and took the lead to leave. Niubijian's departure heralded the end of the meeting between the two parties.
Shen Bi made an appointment with John Madden to watch horse racing together when they had time, and made an appointment with Qi Dezun to play golf together when they had time, and personally sent the two of them to the door of Xiangjiang Club.
As for Newbijian and Shiyokshhuaiya, they had already left first.
After Qi Dezun got on the bus, he directly said, "Go home!"
He looked at the time and knew that Chu Huan should have arrived in Tokyo by this time.
But Shen Bi did not leave Xiangjiang Club, but came to another private room of Xiangjiang Club, where Li Jiacheng sat alone.
"Congratulations to Mr. Shen, you have secured three British-owned foreign banks, including Hehe International, Wheelock and Jardine, in one go. Now we are only missing Swire!" Li Jiacheng stood up and said with a smile after Shen Bi came to the room.
Shen Bi showed a proud smile. This was the only time he felt truly happy during this period.
Chu Huan had put too much pressure on herself before.
Qi Dezun, John Madden wanted to know how Shen Bijian persuaded Newbijian and Shiyok Shihuaiya. In fact, it was very simple. Shen Bi only needed to improve the previous conversation between Chu Huan and Sha Ya and tell Newbijian that if Luo Luo in the future
If Yin Bentley takes the position of HSBC's chief executive, Chu Huan will buy the shares of Jardine 5 from HSBC.
And Chu Huan's goal in Xiangjiang has always been to capture Yihe. In this case, it would be impossible for Niubijian to side with Shen Bi even if he didn't want to.
"Chu Huan was careless after all this time, but he also gave us a chance, which is good!"
Shen Bi said with a smile, "This time with the support of the four major British banks, my bargaining chip at HSBC will once again exceed that of Roy Bentley!"
Li Jiacheng was stunned for a moment, "Shi York and Shi Huaiya have also agreed to support you, Mr. Shen?"
Shen Bi smiled confidently and said, "The four major foreign banks and the three major foreign banks have chosen to support me. Can Taikoo be far behind?"
Chu Huan had indeed arrived in Tokyo, but before he could rest, he received a call from Qi Dezun.
"I understand, you deal with them first, and I will take care of the rest!"
After Chu Huan hung up the phone, he fell into silence. He was indeed careless.
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