Under Chu Huan's operation, Hehe International sold its holdings of Taihe and Qichang to Li & Fung Group, and sold Dehuibao to Cao Yunshang.
And now Chu Huan is going to take action against the Watsons of Hehe International.
In the hands of Hehe International, Watsons is actually a worthless existence, and Hehe International has not maximized its value.
In fact, even in another time and space, when Hutchison Whampoa was acquired by Li Jiacheng and Watsons was delisted and privatized, Li Jiacheng did not maximize the interests of Watsons. Maybe at that time, what Li Jiacheng valued most was the land held by Watsons!
But in the hands of Chu Huan, the Watson family has a very important position.
First of all, it is naturally the retail network of Watsons and its PARKnSHOP supermarkets and Mannings pharmacies. By the early 1990s, Watsons owned more than 60 supermarkets and more than 50 Mannings pharmacies in Xiangjiang.
Of course, Watson's retail network is not that huge in this era, but its retail network is still what Chu Huan needs, especially PARKnSHOP supermarkets, which can fill the gap in the mid-range chain market that Chu Huan does not have at this time.
Secondly, there is the manufacturing industry owned by Watsons, and the most important thing is its Watsons distilled water. If Chu Huan owns this brand, then Chu Huan can completely focus on distilled water, supplemented by its sales network such as Yunhai Chain, Watsons, and PARKnSHOP supermarkets.
Create your own beverage empire.
Finally, it is natural that it is the land under the name of Watsons. By the 1980s, it is completely possible to put the production base of Watsons distilled water in China, and then develop Watsons' land in Xiangjiang.
If managed properly, Watsons, in the hands of Chu Huan, will burst into a much larger market.
At this point, we actually understand who Chu Huan wants to sell Watsons to - Yunhai Chain!
When Qi Dezun heard Yunhai Chain from Chu Huan's mouth, he was stunned.
"Are you also connected with Yunhai Chain?"
Yunhai Chain and Jiuzhou Electronics are two of the most mysterious companies in Hong Kong today.
Everyone knows that these two companies make money, but they don’t know how much money they make. The most important thing is that the CEOs of these two companies are very mysterious and low-key figures. They do not participate in almost all business activities in Xiangjiang.
He is only responsible for the business of his own one-third of an acre of land.
This has led to many people being interested in these two companies and wanting to know the specific situation.
But the result is that many people don’t even know the CEOs of these two companies.
Qi Dezun never thought that Yunhai Chain was founded by Chu Huan, because it seemed too dreamy to Qi Dezun. He was surprised that Chu Huan actually knew one of its bosses.
"There is some friendship." Chu Huan did not tell Qi Dezun the truth. Before this kind of thing is made public, the fewer people know about it, the better.
Qi Dezun thought for a while and said, "Yunhai Chain is currently the largest convenience store chain in Hong Kong. If Watsons is acquired, the business can immediately expand to supermarkets, beverages, real estate, pharmaceuticals and other industries. It can be said that Watsons' potential can be
Discover the greatest!”
Chu Huan smiled and asked Qi Dezun, "So are you ready to open your mouth?"
Qi Dezun nodded and said, "I have this idea."
Chu Huan said with a smile, "I advise you not to do it. Even if there is no Watsons, Yunhai Chain can do these things by itself. At most, it will take more time. According to my understanding of the bosses of Yunhai Chain, they do not lack this time."
, and now they are trying their best to capture the convenience store market in Japan, and they cannot have too much cash in hand to acquire Watsons. If you open your mouth, it will easily scare the other party away."
Qi Dezun was stunned for a moment and said, "You actually know about their business development?"
Chu Huan showed a helpless expression, "Have you forgotten where I just came back? Now you can see a lot of cloud sea chains over there in Japan."
Qi Dezun said with some admiration, "The Xiangjiang of today is really different from the Xiangjiang of the past. I didn't expect that after a monster like you appeared, there would be other monsters."
Chu Huan said with a black line, "I think you are praising me!"
Qi Dezun chuckled and said, "Then when should I contact the other party?"
Chu Huan said, "The sooner the better, of course. Now is the time for Hehe International to express itself to those people."
Qi Dezun smiled and said, "So, we have to perform a play in front of those people in the next two days?"
Chu Huan said confidently, "I am the boss of a media group!"
Chu Huan's return shocked many people.
Niubijian and Bao Fuda from Yihe also got together because Chu Huan returned to Xiangjiang.
In a mansion in Shek O, Xiangjiang, New Bikin and Bao Fuda were discussing this matter.
Unlike the senior executives of HSBC who like to arrange their residences on the top of the mountain, the senior executives of Yihe are willing to live in Shek O. There are four luxury houses here belonging to the senior executives of Yihe.
Newbijian and Baofuda both lived here.
"This time when Chu Huan comes back, it will definitely be more difficult to acquire Qingzhou Yingni!" Bao Fuda said helplessly.
But Newbijian said without paying much attention, "This has been expected for a long time, but there is nothing to worry about. I believe that we will win in the end, but"
At the end of the sentence, Niubijian looked a little hesitant.
Bao Fuda asked, "Are you worried that the final purchase price will be too high?"
Niubijian shook his head and said, "I'm not too worried about this. No matter how high the purchase price is, there must be a standard. What I'm worried about is Li Jiacheng!"
Bao Fuda paused the cigar in his hand and asked, "Why did you think of this person?"
Niubijian smiled bitterly and said, "Before acquiring Qingzhou Cement, who among us thought of restraining Chu Huan in this regard?"
Bao Fuda understood what Niubijian meant. Before this incident, these people all knew that Chu Huan's development in Xiangjiang needed to be restrained, but no one thought of a good way.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After their group appeared, Li Jiacheng came up with a solution, which was to acquire Qingzhou Cement!
This proposal seemed to open a new world to these people, and they immediately understood the key to it.
Xiangjiang is still too small. Qingzhou Yingni has almost monopolized 60% of the cement market in Xiangjiang. It can be said that this factory plays a decisive role for real estate developers in Xiangjiang.
Almost every real estate developer will cooperate with Qingzhou Yingni.
And if we lose the support of Qingzhou Yingni, although we can choose to cooperate with other cement plants, they will definitely be dwarfed in terms of supply.
Previously, these people focused their attention directly on the land, properties, and buildings of the real estate itself, ignoring the existence of the surrounding areas.
Now after being reminded by Li Jiacheng, everyone suddenly realized that if you want to suppress Chu Huan, you don't have to make a fuss about the territory.
"I have always doubted before that, given Shen Bi's intelligence and ability, I should have found a better partner, so why did I choose the little-known Li Jiacheng? But after this battle, I understand that Li Jiacheng has something special!"
Although Bao Fuda thought about these things, he still asked with some confusion, "Are you worried that Lijiacheng will threaten us in the future?"
Niubijian nodded and said, "Do you think Li Jiacheng is still very weak, so you don't need to worry too much about him?"
"I have such an idea!" Bao Fuda said bluntly.
Niubijian smiled helplessly and said, "Li Jiacheng is naturally weak now, but don't forget, now we are helping him grow stronger, and with Shen Bi's support, after this battle, Lijiacheng is no longer the Lijiacheng it used to be."
"I still don't think so!" Bao Fuda shook his head and said, "Although Lijiacheng is doing the acquisition of Qingzhou Cement now, we will definitely join it in the future. At that time, everyone will restrain each other and develop each other. Maybe Lijiacheng will grow bigger, but it should not threaten our position."
Niubijian did not argue with Bao Fuda about this matter. Although he is a little worried about Li Jiacheng now, at least that will be a few years later. The most important thing now is the immediate matter.
"How do you think Chu Huan will deal with this matter?"
Bao Fuda said, "Cash acquisition, Chu Huan does not have that much cash in his hands. It is possible to get a loan, but he has already taken out a lot of loans before. If he wants to continue to borrow money, it will definitely be difficult, so I think Chu Huan The best way is to make a fuss about the company Chinese Real Estate!"
Newbijian picked up the wine glass on the table, leaned on his comfortable chair, and asked Bao Fuda, "Are you ready for the cash?"
"It's ready. In addition, the company will issue some new shares during this period to raise more cash!" Bao Fuda also showed a satisfied smile.
"The business world is like this. It's not black and white, nor enemies or friends. It's more likely that competition and cooperation coexist!" Newbijian said easily.
Bao Fuda also picked up his wine glass and said with a smile, "I think so too."
It is also in a mansion in Shek O, where John Madden, Wheelock's senior manager, lives here. Young Madden, who does not usually live here, also returned here today.
When George Madden was in Hong Kong, John Madden was called Little Madden. Now that George Madden has left, John Madden's son is called Little Madden again.
"How is the situation over there with Yugang Bao?"
John Madden did not talk about things related to Chu Huan at the first time, but about Bao Yugang.
When Shen Bi wooed the four major British consortiums, the bait he offered to Wheelock was to persuade Yukang Pao to sell the Princess to Wheelock.
In fact, many years ago, Yugang Pao had a deep friendship with the Madden family, especially John Madden's father, George Madden. The two sides had a deep friendship.
But by the time of John Madden's generation, the relationship between the two families began to become a little subtle. On the surface, the two families still maintained a very good friendship, but secretly
Madden frowned and said, "Yugang Pao is still saying the same thing, saying that the current situation in the shipping industry is unclear and the price of oil is changing every day. He does not recommend that we acquire the Princess!"
This is the reason why the relationship between the Madden family and Pao Yugang is delicate now.
Although Yugang Bao has not fully realized that the cold wave is about to hit the shipping industry, he still sees the current instability of the shipping industry, so whether out of friendship or for other reasons, Yugang Bao tells his analysis
John Madden.
But John Madden's view is that these instability are only temporary, and he does not think there will be any major fluctuations in the shipping industry.
Even the price of oil will fall again in the future, so John Madden identified the shipping industry.
After hearing what little Madden said, John Madden raised his eyebrows and said, "So, he still doesn't want to sell the Princess?"
Little Madden said, "I think that's what he meant, but this time he didn't say it to death. It seems that Shen Bi still played a role in it!"
John Madden said with some headache, "The most difficult question now is what kind of chips we should use to make Bao Yugang participate in this transaction."
Wheelock's life is not easy, as I have said before, it is just better than Hehe International.
Wheelock's profit last year was HK$69 million, which seemed good, but in 1973, Wheelock's profit was as high as HK$1.8 billion.
From this we can see the situation Wheelock faced at this time.
Xiao Maden said, "I have talked with Pao Yugang before. He is very interested in real estate trusts. However, if this matter is raised at the board of directors, Zhang Yuliang will definitely not agree."
Real Estate Trust is Wheelock's flagship real estate company, just like Land is to Jardine Matheson.
John Madden has always been wary of his hometown, so he has always believed that real estate cannot be taken away, but is not as good as a freighter. If something really happens in Xiangjiang, the freighter can be taken to other places.
Zhang Yuliang actually has very little confidence in his hometown, but he is very optimistic about the real estate industry in Hong Kong. At the same time, he also has certain confidence in the British Hong Kong government and believes that Hong Kong will still belong to the British Hong Kong government in the future.
Therefore, Zhang Yuliang has always been very concerned about Wheelock's real estate company.
Before Wheelock was acquired in the 1980s, the two parties even split up. The Madden family was responsible for Wheelock, Wheelock Shipping, United Enterprises, Lane Crawford, etc., while the Chang Yuliang family was responsible for Wheelock's real estate.
Trust, Federal Real Estate, Sullivan Development and other companies.
That's why Xiao Madden said this at this time.
John Madden is also quite helpless. Perhaps only at this time will he realize that because he is not the largest shareholder of Wheelock, some things are difficult to handle.
Little Madden was silent for a while and suddenly spoke.
"Daddy, I have an idea!"
John Madden looked at Little Madden and asked, "What can we do?"
Xiao Maden said excitedly, "I heard that Chu Huan's fiancée Cao Yunshang has always wanted to expand her development in the luxury goods industry. What if we sell Lane Crawford to Cao Yunshang?"
Then Madden began to explain the reasons for his idea.
“First of all, Lane Crawford has great commercial value and is the largest boutique department store in Hong Kong, which is very consistent with Cao Yunshang’s ideas.
Secondly, although Lane Crawford's status in Wheelock is very high, it is not as good as Wheelock Shipping or Real Estate Trust. If the Lane Crawford deal is proposed, Zhang Yuliang's opposition will definitely be much smaller.
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Finally, according to Cao Yunshang's personal financial resources, she will definitely not be able to buy Lane Crawford. Chu Huan will definitely help her when the time comes. And now we are joining forces with Jardine Matheson, Swire, Hehe International, HSBC, and Cheung Kong to acquire Qingzhou Yingni
, Chu Huan will definitely take part in it when he comes back to Japan this time.
If we sell Lane Crawford, we can not only obtain a certain amount of cash, but also weaken the cash flow in Chu Huan's hands. If we also encounter less resistance from the board of directors.
This is killing three birds with one stone!"
Lane Crawford was founded in the last century by British businessman Thomas A. Lamb and his friend Nien Claward. Its earliest location was on Des Voeux Road in Central, and it was the overlord of Hong Kong's early retail industry.
If you give first, Yong'an will succumb to him.
In addition to department stores, it also operates restaurants. Lane Crawford is famous for its Western food on Hong Kong Island, and many upper-class Chinese also come to Lane Crawford to open Western restaurants.
The earliest Chinese-language newspaper in Hong Kong, "China and Foreign News", claimed that Lane Crawford was planning to inspect Hong Kong Island. Who could argue with it?
Since its development, Lane Crawford has always taken a high-end route in Hong Kong and is a place frequented by foreigners and wealthy Chinese.
Lane Crawford has department stores and boutiques in popular locations in Hong Kong and Kowloon, which are closely related to people's daily lives and are very well-known.
Hearing Madden say this, John Madden showed hesitation. Lane Crawford seemed to be a company separate from Wheelock's other companies, but for John Madden, Lane Crawford had a different meaning.
Meaningful, because Lane Crawford was the first company he acquired after serving as Wheelock’s chief executive.
Men also attach great importance to their first time.
Little Madden saw John Madden's hesitation, but at this time he felt that his idea was very correct, so he continued to persuade.
"Dad, Qi Dezun is already doing subtraction. Judging from the current situation of Hehe International, this subtraction is still very helpful to the company. Besides, the Lane Crawford brand is only useful in Hong Kong. If it leaves Hong Kong, it will be quite
So a new brand.
The Princess is different. No matter where we go in the future, we can follow this cargo ship. This is a mobile recreation building!"
John Madden looked tense. Yes, this is just the first company he acquired. He will have so many enchanting companies in the future, why should he care about this one?
After thinking about this matter, John Madden immediately preached.
"Help me contact Zhang Yuliang and Cao Yunshang respectively early tomorrow morning."
Xiao Maden was very happy to see that his suggestion was adopted.
Some excited sermon "Okay!"
Then Little Madden asked John Madden, "What about Chu Huan? Regarding the acquisition of Qingzhou Yingni, what should we do?"
John Madden said indifferently at this time, "With the four major British banks, plus HSBC, I don't think Chu Huan has any chance of winning!"
Little Madden thought about this and said nothing more.
Peak Road, Schweizer family villa.
Shi Yoke, Shi Huaiya, Shi John, and Shi Yadi, father and son, were sitting in Shi Yoke's study.
"The news has been confirmed. The first thing Chu Huan will do after returning to Hong Kong is to go back to the company for a meeting. It can be foreseen that the discussion will definitely be about Changshi's acquisition of Qingzhou Yingni."
John Shi sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, his expression was calm and there was no fluctuation.
"I didn't expect him to come back at this time. It seems that the next takeover battle will see red!"
Shiyok flicked the cigar in his hand, also looking very calm.
"Dad, what will happen even if Chu Huan comes back? The four major foreign banks that acquired Qingzhou Yingni this time are our four major foreign banks plus HSBC and Cheung Kong. I can't think of anyone else in Xiangjiang who can compare with such a combination."
Shi Yadi showed the same confidence as Newbijian and others.
John Shi shook his head and said, "That's not what happened. Although the combination of the four major foreign banks and HSBC is an unprecedented first cooperation in the history of Hong Kong business, the final competition is still about funds.
Qingzhou Yingni is different from other companies. The shareholders of this company do not care about the influence of the four major foreign banks in Hong Kong, nor do they care about the pressure from the Hong Kong government. Therefore, they only need to weigh which of the two parties offers better conditions. Although
This turned this acquisition war into a purely commercial acquisition war, but it is undeniable that Chu Huan’s financial resources did not suffer at all in this!"
Shi Yadi still insisted on his own ideas and said, "Chu Huan's financial resources cannot be underestimated, but the financial resources generated by our cooperation cannot be ignored either. At worst, we will have a price war!"
John Shi also insisted on his own idea, "But if this is the case, the price we paid will far exceed the actual value of Qingzhou Yingni."
Shi Yadi "But I think this kind of effort is worth it. Qingzhou Yingni is just a point, but we need this point, because with this point, we can leverage other places."
Seeing his two sons quarreling more and more fiercely, Shi Yoke spoke up.
"Well, since Shen Bi has been agreed to assist Li Jiacheng in acquiring Qingzhou Yingni, this matter cannot be changed. What we want to think about now is how to obtain the greatest benefits at the lowest cost in this acquisition war.
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Among the four major British-owned foreign firms, Swire is the most unusual existence. The three of them, father and son, had discussed cooperation with Shen Bi before.
At that time, Shi York set three conditions. What was the relationship between Qi Dezun and Chu Huan? What kind of benefits could Shen Bi bring to Taikoo? Is there any connection between Chu Huan and the Chinese people?
Now after this trial, the relationship between Chu Huan and Qi Dezun can be temporarily ruled out. After probing, it was found that there is no connection between Chu Huan and Hua Guo. In the end, it is the benefit Shen Bi provided to Taikoo!
The benefit Shen Bi gave is that after completing this matter, Shen Bi will take the lead in joining forces with Jardine Matheson, Hehe International, and HSBC to jointly establish a Xiangjiang air cargo terminal company. Shen Bi also agreed to the Shi Huaiya family.
The Schweizer family can occupy a dominant position in the company!
After acquiring Cathay Pacific, Swire has always wanted to get involved in the air transport industry, but has been unable to find a good breakthrough. Now Shen Bi is responsible for leading the way. The influence of several major foreign companies in the Hong Kong government is enough for them to smoothly
Complete this matter.
It was after receiving this commitment that Shi York finally agreed to cooperate with three other foreign banks, HSBC and Changshi to jointly acquire Qingzhou Yingni.
John Shi said, "Dad, I don't think we need to be overly involved in this matter. We just need to provide the conditions we promised them according to the previous plan. If Chu Huan really wants to increase the price regardless of the cost,
If the purchase price is high, then the only ones who really need to worry are Shen Bi and Li Jiacheng."
"You mean to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight?" Shi Yoke looked at his eldest son and asked aloud.
Shi York nodded and said, "That's right, and we have to make preparations for this. It can be seen from the East Tsim Sha Tsui land incident that Chu Huan is an absolutely crazy person. Facing such a person,
In fact, no one can really guess what he is going to do.
Qingzhou Yingni is too important, Chu Huan will definitely notice this.
Coupled with his control over the companies under his name, it can also be seen that this person's control is very strong. I don't think he will sit back and watch Qingzhou Yingni fall into the hands of Li Jiacheng.
This is bound to be a very difficult acquisition battle!”
Shi York nodded, then looked at Shi Yadi on the other side and said, "Your brother is better than you at this point. When doing business, you can't just look at the value. The most important thing is to look at the person doing the business. Chu Huan
If this person really becomes crazy, it will not be a good thing for us!"
Shi Yadi accepted his father's criticism, but still expressed his opinion, "I admit that what the elder brother said is reasonable, and I understand what you mean, daddy, but in my opinion, Chu Huan can create such a huge wealth.
He may be a person who will go crazy because of a business. It is true that his control desire is very strong, but Dad also said that successful businessmen can definitely overcome their own character shortcomings.
So I always think that in this matter, Chu Huan will do something outrageous, but he will never do anything crazy but irrational like the big brother said!"
Shi York thought for a moment, smiled, and never persuaded his two sons to change their minds. Instead, he said happily, "Very good. You two have grown up. This is good."
"My Healing Game"
As for the acquisition of Qingzhou Yingni, let’s just wait and see!”
"Um!"
John Shi and Yadi Shi both nodded at the same time.
After Chu Huan and Qi Dezun met at Mid-Levels, they returned to the Repulse Bay Villa.
Cao Yunshang was already waiting here. When he saw Chu Huan coming back, he asked worriedly, "How is the matter handled?"
Chu Huan returned to Hong Kong at noon today, did not go home, and then went directly to the company. Now he is back so late. He must be dealing with the acquisition of Qingzhou Yingni.
Chu Huan smiled and said, "It's okay. Although it's a bit risky, it seems that the things that I worried about before can no longer be worried for the time being. Next, we only need to deal with the Qingzhou Yingni acquisition battle!"
Cao Yunshang said, "I feel that by tomorrow, this matter will immediately cause a sensation in the entire Xiangjiang!"
Chu Huan said, "I can't wait until tomorrow. I guess it will cause a sensation in the whole of Xiangjiang tonight."
"Then you should rest early and face this battle well tomorrow!" Cao Yunshang said with concern.
Chu Huan spread his hands and smiled bitterly, "I can't rest. I have to go see Li Mingze later!"