414, Target: Four major British-owned foreign companies
Japan, Tokyo, Shibuya District, Daikanyama, inside Chu Huan’s villa!
Chu Huan’s goal has never just been Hehe International, a British-owned foreign company!
Chu Huan wants the four major British foreign banks, Jardine Matheson, Swire, Wheelock, and Hehe International. If he can get these four foreign companies, it basically means that Chu Huan has completed his layout in the Hong Kong industry.
Now that Hehe International is in his own hands, he has achieved a quarter of his goal.
But Chu Huan’s next goal is not Yihe, but Wheelock!
Although later generations of business circles commented that Bao Yugang's acquisition of Wheelock was a failure, in fact it involved many levels.
First of all, Pao Yugang’s acquisition of Wheelock took place in the mid-1980s, when Wheelock was experiencing internal and external troubles.
Due to internal worries, at that time the John Madden family was no longer the largest shareholder of Wheelock. The largest shareholder of Wheelock was actually the Zhang Yuliang family of Xiangjiang.
Because John Madden misjudged the situation in Hong Kong at that time, Wheelock's fortune was placed on the shipping industry. However, at that time, the global shipping industry entered a cold winter, causing Wheelock Shipping to suffer heavy losses.
Zhang Yuliang chose to manage Wheelock separately from John Madden, taking away Wheelock's real estate companies such as Professional Trust, Federal Real Estate, and Sullivan Development.
Foreign troubles are naturally a severe winter for the world's shipping industry.
Yugang Pao bought Wheelock's equity at a large price, and at the same time he had to bear Wheelock's own debts, which naturally made Yugang Pao feel very difficult.
But in fact, in 1976, John Madden had already had the idea of selling Wheelock's shares, and even met with Jardine Matheson's Taipan Newbilian for this purpose. As a result, HSBC was worried about acquiring Wheelock.
Defeng's Jardine Matheson Club surpassed HSBC in size, so Hutchison Whampoa, which was controlled by HSBC at the time, came forward to stop the transaction.
At the time, Hutchison Whampoa was one of Wheelock's major shareholders.
Therefore, Chu Huan did not need to wait until the 1980s to take action. He could have taken advantage of John Madden's preparation to sell Wheelock's shares in 1976 to become Wheelock's major shareholder.
The reason why there is no mention of acquisition is because as of now, Wheelock’s largest shareholder is actually the Zhang Yuliang family, which holds 40% of Wheelock’s shares.
Zhang Yuliang's family started out in Western medicine and got involved in real estate in the late 1950s.
In 1962, Zhang Yuliang used funds from his family company to start the construction of two buildings in the Central District.
At that time, there was only one Hong Kong Club in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and the Far Eastern Club had not yet been established, let alone the Gold and Silver Club and the Kowloon Club. It was difficult for Chinese-owned companies to go public.
Zhang Yuliang was determined to go public through a backdoor listing. He first sold a building property, the Federal Building, to Wheelock's Federal Real Estate Co., Ltd. in exchange for 7.64 million shares of Federal Real Estate.
Later, Zhang Yuliang sold the International Building to Federal Real Estate in exchange for its shares.
By July 1970, the Chang family owned 77% of Federal Real Estate.
However, the Zhang family has always kept a low profile, and people have always believed that Federal Real Estate is a listed company of the Madden family.
In fact, the real shareholder owners are the Zhang family.
During the year, the Zhang family once again went public through a back door, exchanging part of the shares of Federal Real Estate, as well as properties such as Plum Road, Plantation Road, and Garden Terrace in Mid-Levels, for Wheelock shares.
The Zhang family's holdings of Wheelock's shares peaked at 40%, while the Madden family's holdings dropped to 20%. The largest shareholder, Zhang Yuliang, only served as a director, and the chairman of the board and chief executive officer were still John Madden.
The Zhang family's backdoor listing only cares about the meat (the real thing), not the shell (the name).
This character is completely different from John Madden. John Madden only wants the shell, regardless of the fact that the flesh has been hollowed out by others.
Since Zhang Yuliang was interested in profit rather than fame, John Madden did not feel that Zhang, the largest shareholder, was a threat.
If Chu Huan can win Wheelock next year or even this year, he will have a large amount of land reserves under Wheelock. At the same time, Wheelock also owns a company that Chu Huan is very interested in, Lane Crawford!
As the largest boutique chain store in Hong Kong today, Lane Crawford can directly fill Cao Yunshang's luxury goods empire.
Of course, this premise is that Chu Huan wants to take down the Zhang Yuliang family.
As for Jardine, attack the flanks first and then attack the center. This was considered by later generations to be the best way to acquire Jardine.
And Chu Huan is not prepared to change!
The only thing that gave Chu Huan some difficulty was Taikoo. The Shihuai Ya family's management of Taikoo was too airtight, and it was very difficult to acquire it!
But it's not without hope.
Although Shen Bi does not know his true thoughts, now Shen Bi has revealed his idea of acquiring Jardine to Niubijian, which will inevitably make Niubijian wary. If Niubijian changes
My own strategy for running Jardine in another time and space.
This will bring a lot of trouble to Chu Huan’s acquisition!
"It seems that Shen Bi has been forced quite hard by me!"
Chu Huan rubbed his right hand on Tianzhong Anhui's smooth back and spoke softly.
Tanaka Anhui raised his head and asked Chu Huan curiously, "Boss, is there anything bothering you in Xiangjiang?"
"It's just a little trouble!" Chu Huan smiled and shook his head. "Your multi-tasking approach makes me feel that you are very careless!"
Tanaka Anhui was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head
Hanaoka Qiying walked into the bedroom and saw Tanaka Anhui's movements. There was no change in her expression. She crawled to Chu Huan's side. While taking off her clothes, she said to Chu Huan, "Boss, Miss Wu just hit me."
I called and said that I had made an appointment with Mr. Tsuyoshi to meet at nine o'clock tomorrow morning!"
Chu Huan frowned slightly.
Nanao Hanaoka and Anhui Tanaka serve Chu Huan together.
Xiangjiang, Yihe!
Sitting in his office, Newbijian asked Bao Fuda opposite.
"Do you think what Shen Bi said is true or false?"
Baofuda knew what Newbijian was asking and said softly, "It's true, but it's not of much value!"
Then, without Newbijian asking, Bao Fuda had already started to explain himself.
This chapter is not over, please click the next page to continue reading! "In Xiangjiang, I think it is the same as Chu Huan's Fantasy Comics Club. There is no company that is not interested in Yihe, but now Chu Huan has the strength
That’s all.”
As the top financial group in Hong Kong, Jardine Matheson naturally has countless coveters, but before, everyone could only think about this matter in their hearts and did not dare to take any action.
Snakes swallowing whales are not so easy to swallow, and the more likely result is that their belly will explode directly.
"Then do you think it is possible for Chu Huan to acquire Jardine Matheson?" Newbijian asked Bao Fuda.
Bao Fuda shook his head firmly and said, "Unless Xiangjiang returns to China, it is absolutely impossible. We will not let him do this. The Keswick family will not let him do this, HSBC will not let him do this, and even the Hong Kong government will not let him do this."
He won't be allowed to do this!"
"But Chu Huan is now the richest man in Xiangjiang, and his annual income is so huge, we have to be careful!"
Newbijian preached seriously.
Bao Fuda had no opinion on this point, saying, "Beware is definitely necessary. If we choose to stand in the same camp as Shen Bi, aren't we just being on guard against Chu Huan?"
Newbijian looked at Bao Fuda and asked, "Who do you think will win between Shen Bi and Luo Yin Bentley?"
Bao Fuda said, "Based on the current situation, Shen Bi is 80% sure!"
Newbijian smiled, "So high?"
Bao Fuda nodded and said, "Originally, due to Shen Bi's wrong decision, the outcome between him and Luo Yin Bentley was only 50%, but now it is different.
First of all, since the four major British-owned foreign companies in Hong Kong have chosen to stand with him, this increases Shen Bi's confidence by at least 20%. Secondly, I have been thinking about Sha Ya's attitude. It is true that Sha Ya's attitude towards Shen Bi is now much worse.
It's gone, but Saya is not a fool.
The reason why he chose Luo Yin Bentley at this time was because Chu Huan helped acquire Ocean Milan Bank in North America, which instantly made Shaya one of the most successful executives in the history of HSBC.
However, Chu Huan made a mistake in his next actions. He handed over the business of Zhulu Commercial Center to Luo Yin Bentley, which basically declared that the interests of the two of them were one.
Since Saya wants to be one of the most successful executives in the history of HSBC, he will not allow any flaws to appear in the strategies he has set.
If Luo Yin Bentley becomes the new chief executive of HSBC, he will definitely support Chu Huan fully. What will HSBC become at that time?
Chu Huan's follower?
Sha Ya would not allow such a thing to happen, so Chu Huan made a mistake in this matter. He should find Sha Ya first and choose to cooperate with HSBC instead of Luo Yin Bentley.
At the same time, Shen Bi also has another advantage that Luo Yin Bentley does not have, and that is his connections with the Hong Kong government.
HSBC is different from other consortiums. The Hong Kong government will definitely pay great attention to the choice of Taipan, so when the time comes, whoever has a better relationship with the Hong Kong government, Shen Bi or Luo Yin Bentley, will have more possibilities.
With these two things, Shen Bi's chance of winning can be increased by another 10%, so I think Shen Bi has at least an 80% chance of winning!"
Newbijian showed a satisfied smile and said, "Very good, it is the same as my idea."
Bao Fuda ""
Xiangjiang, Taikoo!
Shiyok Shihuaiya was sitting on a large and comfortable sofa, and sitting opposite him were his two sons, Shi John and Shi Yadi.
"What do you two think about Shen Bi? Should we support Shen Bi?"
Both Shen Bi and Niubijian believed that since Shen Bi had obtained the support of three of the four major British-owned foreign firms in Hong Kong, Swire would definitely choose to support Shen Bi. However, in fact, Shiyok and Shi Huaiya did not make their own
decision.
"First of all, we have to determine what kind of benefits we will get from Swire if we choose to support Shen Bi, and we also have to judge whether this benefit is enough for us to support him!"
John Shi took the lead in preaching.
Shi Yadi also followed closely and said, "Shen Bi's current situation is actually not that bad. It's just that he is in this mountain and doesn't know his true face."
Shi York first looked at Shi Yadi and asked, "So, do you think we should support Shen Bi?"
What John Shi said is to look at the benefits first, and what Shi Yadi said is that Shen Bi's situation is not that bad. The purpose is to wait and see, and one has already made a choice.
Shi Yadi nodded and said, "I think Shen Bi has a greater chance of winning at this stage."
Shi Yadi's subsequent ideas were actually very similar to Bao Fuda's.
After listening to this, John Shi said, "Although what the second brother said has some truth, we cannot underestimate Chu Huan's influence in Hong Kong. Although the Hong Kong government will definitely let Shen Bi go to work because of its suppression of Chu Huan."
It is easy to get into the top position of HSBC, but if Luo Yin Bentley has continuously brought huge benefits to HSBC by relying on his relationship with Chu Huan in more than a year, it is impossible for the HSBC board of directors to turn a blind eye.
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As for Sha Ya, although his attitude is very important, I think for the sake of his own reputation, he would not be able to do anything contrary to the HSBC board of directors when he finally left.
More importantly, within this year and a half, I feel that Sha Ya may seek more opportunities to cooperate with Chu Huan, so in the process, there is no guarantee that Sha Ya’s mind will not be changed.
So now Shen Bi is not necessarily so sure!"
Brothers Shi John and Shi Yadi each insisted on their own opinions. No one could convince the other. In the end, they could only look at Shi York!
"I'm very pleased that you two have considered things very comprehensively." Shiyok said calmly, "But there are a few things that you still haven't considered."
Shi John and Shi Yadi looked at Shi York suspiciously, not understanding what their father meant.
"First of all, it's Qi Dezun from Hehe International!" Shi Yoke didn't play any tricks with his two sons, but explained directly to them.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Qi Dezun's recent situation is very strange. His Hehe International can be said to have the closest cooperation with Chu Huan. If Shen Bi only used an 80 million loan, he would be able to
I don't believe Qi Dezun turned to Shen Bi, so when there is no way to determine Qi Dezun's true intention, it is not appropriate for us in Taikoo to express our stance.
Secondly, you only considered the situation of the Hong Kong government, but did not consider the situation of China. The situation in Hong Kong is very complicated. We cannot simply consider the situation of the Hong Kong government without considering the situation of China. This is a
Very important thing.”
When he finished speaking, Shiyok's tone became much more serious.
In later generations, the Schweizer family once said that their family never touched politics, and as long as everything was done in accordance with business rules, there would be no problems.
But in fact, the Schweizer family's research on politics far surpassed that of others, otherwise they would not have monopolized the aviation industry in Hong Kong. In the 1980s, they actively moved closer to China.
But after all, it was only 1975. John Shi still couldn't understand the sermon, "Dad, with the current situation in China, do we really need to consider their situation?"
Shi Yadi also didn't understand and asked, "Yes, besides, this is a matter of Xiangjiang, and even if China has an idea, it can't decide anything, right?"
Shi Huaiya said calmly, "When doing things, especially big things, you must not just look at the current situation. You must set your sights 50 years from now. Only in this way can the company's development continue to prosper.
Today's China is indeed not something we need to consider, but can you be sure that Hong Kong in 50 years' time is also something we don't need to consider?
So in my opinion, we have many things to consider in this matter. The first thing we need to determine is what I just mentioned about Qi Dezun’s attitude and what kind of relationship he has with Chu Huan.
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Secondly, we need to determine what kind of benefits Shen Bi can bring to us.
Finally, we have to find out Chu Huan’s attitude towards China!”
Now that Shi York has set the tone on this matter, brothers Shi John and Shi Yadi no longer argue, but start to discuss what they can do based on this tone.
John Shi spoke up again immediately, "I know that Mi Gao and Chu Huan have a good relationship. I will meet with Mi Gao in the next few days to see if he knows what Chu Huan's attitude towards China is!"
Shi Yadi said, "Then I'll contact Shen Bi and see what kind of benefits Shen Bi can provide us."
After the two brothers finished speaking, they both looked at Shi York.
Shi York smiled and said, "I will also make an appointment with Qi Dezun to play golf in the next two days!"
After the father and son made the next plan, they each went about their own business.
Japan, Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, Daikanyama!
Chu Huan, Zhao Shizeng, Tanaka Anhui, and Hanaoka Nanakura were eating breakfast. Zhao Shizeng's envious eyes turned on Chu Huan, Tanaka Anhui, and Hanaoka Nanakura.
After the two arrived in Tokyo last night, Zhao Shizeng saw Anhui Tanaka and Nanao Hanaoka and said directly, "Hey, Ah Huan, you are hiding your beauty in a golden house in Tokyo!"
Or are they two such beautiful girls?
Chu Huan did not explain their identities to Zhao Shizeng.
However, last night, Hanaoka Nanakura also introduced the two oirans in the club to Zhao Shizeng, which made Zhao Shizeng feel a little more balanced. However, he also guessed something about the relationship between Chu Huan and these two people. It was not a hidden beauty in the golden house, but a simple one.
The relationship between cannons and forts!
"I'm going to see Yoshiaki Tsutsumi in a moment. Would you like to go to the company to discuss Huahai Real Estate with Wu Xiaoshi first, or should you rest at home?"
Chu Huan asked Zhao Shizeng while eating breakfast.
The cooperation with Tsutsumi Yoshiaki does not include Zhao Shizeng and others, so Chu Huan has no plans to take Zhao Shizeng to meet Tsutsumi Yoshiaki.
Zhao Shizeng said, "I'd better go to Miss Wu first."
Although Zhao Shizeng was known to everyone in later generations because of his status as a playboy, Zhao Shizeng's ability must not be denied because of this.
Without a huge industry, Zhao Shizeng would not be able to maintain the title of a palace-level playboy!
Chu Huan nodded and said, "I have asked Tanaka to make an appointment with Nozaki Yusuke, and he will take you to experience Tokyo's nightlife tonight!"
Zhao Shizeng curiously asked Chu Huan, "Aren't you coming with us tonight?"
Chu Huan shook his head, "There is a dance over there at Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, and I need to attend!"
Things are different now!
If the last time Chu Huan came to Japan, he was just one of the top rich men in Hong Kong, then his identity has changed this time. Chu Huan is now the richest man in Hong Kong and the richest Chinese in the world!
The treatment given by Yoshiaki Tsutsumi was naturally different.
So when Yoshiaki Tsutsumi called last night, he already stated that he would hold a grand prty at home to receive Chu Huan tonight.
After Chu Huan learned about this matter from Hanaoka Qiying last night, she did not call again to refuse the matter, so naturally she would participate tonight!
"The Point Guard Is Here"
After Zhao Shizeng heard this, he could only say that this was the only way tonight.
After eating breakfast, Chu Huan left the manor directly and took a bus to Seibu Group.
Tsutsumi Yoshiaki's secretary Tozuo Eedo was already waiting for Chu Huan in the lobby.
"Hello Mr. Chu, our chairman has been waiting for you in the office for a long time!"
After seeing Chu Huan, Dongzuo Zhili bowed.
"Thank you, Miss Zhizi." Chu Huan said with a smile.
Dongzuo Zhizi hurriedly said, "Mr. Chu is too polite, you can just call me Zhizi!"
Then Chu Huan, led by Higashikata Ezhiko, came to Tsutsumi Yoshiaki's office.
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, who was working with his head down, heard the voice, raised his head, then stood up and walked to Chu Huan's side, and took the initiative to extend his hand.
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Chu Huan laughed and said, "Mr. Diyi is too exaggerated. It's okay to just talk about this kind of thing in a magazine. Why did you even believe it?"
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi invited Chu Huan to the sofa and said with a smile, "This is not just a matter of words. This is Japan. I think no one should understand comics and peripherals better than us Japanese, right?"
When Chu Huan heard what Yoshiaki Tsutsumi said, he no longer struggled with the matter.
"Mr. Tsuyoshi, I think we should talk about the company first!"
Tsutsumi Yoshiaki nodded and said, "This is what it should be. I have selected several good properties here. Chu Sang can take them back and discuss them with the people in his company!"
"They are employees of our company!" Chu Huan corrected.
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, "Haha, yes, they are employees of our company!"
"Mr. Tsuyoshi, I think you should already know that the funds have been transferred into the company's account. Now let's finish the last things!"
The last time Chu Huan came to Japan, he only signed a contract of intent with Yoshiaki Tsutsumi. Now that his funds have been secured, the next step is to sign a formal contract.
To be honest, Tsutsumi Yoshiaki felt a little regretful at the beginning. Although he predicted that the stock price of Seibu Group would skyrocket with his decision, he did not expect that it would rise so horribly. Now he is so far away from Chu
By the time the agreement was reached, Seibu Group's stock price had tripled.
In other words, the US$40 million prepared by Chu Huan has just arrived in Haiyun Real Estate's account and has already made its money back!
But now that Chu Huan's net worth has been revealed, Tsutsumi Yoshiaki no longer feels such regret.
Although he does not set his sights 50 years into the future like the Schweizer family, Tsutsumi Yoshiaki also has his own ideas.
According to Chu Huan's current financial resources, as long as he maintains a steady pace of progress, Chu Huan's influence will definitely spread beyond Asia in the future.
If you have such a person among your business partners, it will be a good thing for you and the Seibu Group.
More importantly, Chu Huan has no direct conflict of interest with him.
Although Chu Huan is rich, there is no direct business competition between the two parties, which shows that the cooperative relationship between the two can continue to develop for a long time.
After thinking about all this, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi naturally happily agreed to Chu Huan.
"Haha, before Chu Sang came, I had someone prepare the contract. Chu Sang can sign it now after taking a look at it!"
At this time, Dong Zuozhizi had already placed two copies of the contract in front of Chu Huan.
Qin Peng handed the equity distribution contract of Haiyun Real Estate to Yoshiaki Tsutsumi.
Chu Huan motioned to the translator Wu Xiaoshi sent him to translate the contents of the contract.
After clearly knowing the contents of the contract, Chu Huan happily signed his name.
Of course, by this time, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi had already read the equity allocation document Chu Huan gave him and signed his name.
Since then, Chu Huan has held 178 shares of Seibu Group. Among them, 12 shares of Seibu Group were obtained by Chu Huan through trading with Yoshiaki Tsutsumi for 40 shares of Haiyun Real Estate. The other 058 shares of Seibu Group were
It was Chu Huan who told Nomura Securities to buy it on the stock market for HK$100 million!
When the contract was signed, the funds had doubled!
"Haha, Chu Sang, from now on, we are official partners!"
Tsutsumi Yoshiaki shook hands with Chu Huan and said.
Chu Huan smiled and said, "I have to ask Mr. Tiyi to take care of the things here in Tokyo!"
Tsutsumi Yoshiaki smiled and said, "This is what it should be!"
After the two talked about the matter, Tsutsumi Yoshiaki invited Chu Huan to visit the resort that their Seibu Group was developing.
Chu Huan naturally has no objection to this!
The two were riding in the same car, with their respective bodyguards following behind.
In the car, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi said to Chu Huan, "Chu Sang, do you have any other investment ideas in Japan?"
Yes, but I can’t take you to play with me. Chu Huan smiled and shook his head and said, "Mr. Diyi, you must also know that my Zhulu Commercial Center in Xiangjiang will start construction in more than a month. By then, it will definitely be a very huge sum."
expenses, so I won’t make any more investments in Japan in the short term!”
"I have also heard about the Zhulu Commercial Center. The investment is tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars. I have to say that Chu Sang, your initiative is really too big. If you need anything, you can tell me. Our Seibu
The group very much hopes to be able to help its friends!”
Are you afraid that you want to participate in it?
Chu Huan did not agree to the joining of other real estate companies in Xiangjiang, and now it is naturally impossible to agree to the joining of Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, so he smiled and said, "Fortunately, although there are some minor troubles, they have been resolved. There is no need for other companies for the time being."
help."
Tsutsumi Yoshiaki looked disappointed. He did hope to participate, but not so strongly, now that Chu Huan had made his attitude clear.
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi didn’t mention it anymore.
Then the two of them came to the resort developed by Seibu Group and stayed for a whole day before they returned to Tsutsumi Yoshiaki's villa to participate in the prty prepared by Tsutsumi Yoshiaki for Chu Huan!