Just as the whole Hong Kong was paying attention to the wedding of Chu Huan and Cao Yunshang next month, Hong Kong's "Oriental Daily" suddenly broke a piece of gossip news.
Lixing Watch Prince Zhuang Qishen divorced Chu Duanjing, the daughter of Yuan Jiahu Textile Chu’s eldest daughter!
Not only were they divorced, Zhuang Qishen also made a high-profile announcement on the third day after their divorce that she would marry Ling Minjia, a popular TV actress.
The marriage of a wealthy family is big news, and the divorce of a wealthy family is also big news, but today's report is different because Chu Duanjing is so stupid.
She divorced Zhuang Qishen without asking for any money, and just left home. Zhuang Qishen even revealed in an interview that Chu Duanjing was unfaithful in her marriage.
This incident instantly caused an uproar in Xiangjiang, and Chu Duanjing became the biggest joke in Xiangjiang, an unfaithful and extremely stupid woman!
This kind of social and gossipy news instantly became a matter of intense discussion in the streets and alleys of Xiangjiang.
Chu Duanjing is out of the circle!
"It's not like this, it's not like this!" Chu Duanjing, with messy hair and a wailing expression, squatted in the living room of Chu Duanqing's villa in Repulse Bay. On the coffee table next to her was the newspaper of this morning's "Oriental Daily".
"Little sister, listen to me, things are not like this. That's not what that bastard Zhuang Qishen told me at the beginning. He said that as long as I divorce him, A Huan will definitely forgive me when he sees me in such misery.
You passed me, and now this bastard really wants to divorce me!
Not only did they divorce me, they didn’t even leave me a dime!"
Seeing this morning's newspaper, Chu Duanjing almost went crazy.
When Chu Duanqing heard Chu Duanjing reveal the truth about the whole matter, she was completely sober. Yesterday, she found out about Chu Duanjing's divorce and hurriedly went to beg Chu Huan to forgive her. As a result, something like this happened today.
Thinking of this, Chu Duanqing did not hesitate. He took out the stack of documents that Chu Huan gave to him yesterday afternoon and handed them to Chu Duanjing.
"Take a look, I hope the things here can be helpful to you!"
Chu Duanqing's voice was cold and indifferent!
Chu Duanjing didn't hear the change in Chu Duanqing's tone at this time. Instead, she looked at the brown paper bag on the table in surprise and asked, "What's in this?"
Chu Duanqing said, "You will know it after you see it!"
After speaking, Chu Duanqing left the living room.
Chu Duanjing opened the brown paper bag and found that it was full of photos of Zhuang Qishen and Ling Minjia having a private date together, as well as some evidence of Zhuang Qishen's transfer of assets.
"He has been lying to me all this time!"
Chu Duanjing looked at everything in front of her in disbelief. She felt as if she was facing an abyss for a moment, and felt cold all over. It was not the photos of Zhuang Qishen and Ling Minjia dating, but the private transfer of property.
Chu Duanqing came back with a check in his hand, handed it to Chu Duanjing and said, "Here is two hundred thousand. It is the last bit of love between you and my sister for so long. Take this
Whether you want to file a lawsuit with Zhuang Qishen or do whatever you want to do with the money is your business. I hope you won't disturb our lives again in the future."
Chu Duanjing was stunned. She just found out that she had really been abandoned by her husband, and now her sister has to leave her alone?
She never thought that she was the one who chose to give up on her sister in the first place.
I never thought that Chu Duanqing could still give her 200,000 Hong Kong dollars at this time, which was such a rare thing.
But Chu Duanjing knew that she absolutely could not lose Chu Duanqing at this time, otherwise she would really be helpless for the rest of her life.
But no matter how much she begged later, Chu Duanqing never forgave her again. Chu Duanqing was hurt by Chu Duanjing's behavior this time. In order to deceive his own nephew, he actually wanted a divorce?
You also want to deceive yourself into sympathizing!
She was really fed up with this kind of family fraud.
So in the end, Chu Duanqing asked the servants at home to invite her out, and informed the servants at home that they would not let this person in in the future.
A few days later!
"Chu Duanjing actually sued Zhuang Qishen?"
In the villa in Repulse Bay, Cao Yunshang looked at the evening newspaper in his hand and curiously told Chu Huan.
"Although the banker's business has not been easy in the past two years, Zhuang Qishen himself has a net worth of one to two million yuan. Now Chu Duanjing has not received a penny, 200,000 Hong Kong dollars. For those who are used to enjoying
For her, it is definitely not enough!
Give it a try, maybe the bicycle will become a motorcycle!"
Chu Huan smiled easily, but Chu Huan also knew that it was not easy for Chu Duanjing to win. Zhuang Qishen did this transfer of property without telling his old man. As for the internal problems of their banker, Chu Huan was
Not interested in investigating.
But no matter what, Zhuang Qishen still has some shares of Lixing Watch in his hands, and the banker will not let these shares fall into the hands of outsiders.
However, because of the evidence provided by myself, I can only say that Chu Duanjing’s lawsuit is half won or lost this time!
Cao Yunshang held Chu Huan's arm and asked Chu Huan curiously, "How did you know about Zhuang Qishen, and you still have evidence of Zhuang Qishen's cheating and asset transfer."
Chu Huan said, "It's all thanks to Azu and the others. I knew at the beginning that this Chu Duanjing would not be willing to let it go like this, so in order to prevent my sister-in-law from being deceived by her again, I asked Azu to arrange for some people to keep an eye on her."
Looking at the couple, I didn't expect that I would accidentally know these things about Zhuang Qishen."
Cao Yunshang nodded and said, "So that's it. Then you asked my sister-in-law to hand over these information to her, just because you want to watch them fight with each other, and then you don't have time to trouble my sister-in-law?"
Chu Huan said, "It's like this. My sister-in-law has shallow ears. If I don't let my sister-in-law really see clearly who Chu Duanjing is, she will be deceived by Chu Duanjing in the future."
"But my sister-in-law still gave Chu Duanjing 200,000 Hong Kong dollars!" Cao Yunshang reminded.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Chu Huan chuckled and said, "200,000 is enough to buy a clean house. This is also the 200,000 my sister-in-law took when she left the Chu family. Now both parties are clear."
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Early the next morning, Chu Huan and Cao Yunshang went out in the same car.
However, we didn’t go to the Chinese Walk, but took a bus to Mount Galley Road in Victoria Peak.
The iron gate is nearly three meters high. When the gate is closed, a large "Chu" character is formed by two gates.
When Chu Huan and Cao Yunshang drove into the gate, they were surrounded by lush green trees on both sides. After driving for a while, they could see a milky white wall in the middle of the manor. The overall style was modern and irregular, with a concave shape.
It has both the exquisite details of Thai style and the huge luxury of Europe.
There is an open-air swimming pool in the middle, and there is an underground garage intersection under the buildings on both sides. To the east of the main building is a foreign-style building for servants and drivers.
Integrate with the style here.
"How about it?"
Cao Yunshang stood next to the open-air swimming pool, proudly pointed to the main building towards Chu Huan, and then spoke with some complaints.
"You are also very generous. Since the construction started here, you have only been here twice. After the decoration was completed, you have not been here once. Now you see it for the first time. How do you feel at first sight?"
Chu Huan stood with his hands behind his hands, looked around, and said with a smile, "I have no objection, as long as you like it!"
"That won't work. This will be the residence of the two of us from now on, as long as you like it!"
Cao Yunshang preached seriously.
Chu Huan nodded and said, "I like it!"
After getting Chu Huan's approval, Cao Yunshang immediately showed a satisfied smile, "Let's go, I will take you to visit inside!"
As he spoke, he led Chu Huan into the main building.
The entire main building has three floors upstairs and two floors underground.
The construction area of the entire villa reaches 980,000 square feet. The first feeling after entering the main building is the luxury and grandeur here. The front and rear doors allow the owner to see the scenery of the mountain top no matter which direction he is in. There is a meeting hall on the first floor.
, the reception room, and also the super luxurious study room for Chu Huan and Cao Yunshang.
There is also an art gallery on the first floor, which Cao Yunshang prepared for himself. It is already filled with various artworks that Cao Yunshang returned from auctions in Europe during this period.
At the same time, there is a very large library on the first floor, which was requested by Chu Huan. There are various books in it, including business management, analysis of various industries, and various comics.
, everything is perfect.
Of course, there is no need to say more about the kitchen, dining room, etc.
There are also various art decorations here.
After the two of them visited the first floor, Cao Yunshang took Chu Huan's hand to the second floor of the villa.
There are more bedrooms and various cloakrooms here.
The third floor is a new leisure and entertainment area.
After visiting the three floors upstairs, you will find the downstairs and the first floor below, where there is an indoor temperature-controlled swimming pool, basketball court, P lounge, temperature-controlled wine cellar, ultra-luxury audio-visual room, etc.
There is a large parking lot on the second floor, as well as a four-lane bowling alley.
"Can we see it again at another time? I can't stand it anymore!"
Chu Huan sat on the stairs without any image, panting heavily and looking at Cao Yunshang who was still very interested next to him. At this time, Chu Huan felt a sense of fear and dominance as he went shopping with Cao Yunshang.
“We are going to live here anyway, so we really don’t need to visit all at once!”
Cao Yunshang immediately shook his head and said, "Where are you? You didn't even look at the constant-temperature antique room, fitness area, and office area you asked me to build. By the way, you didn't even look at the zoo behind it. I
Let me tell you, I have already bought the brown bear you mentioned before, and I am just waiting for you to see it!"
In fact, this place can no longer be described as a villa or a manor. It can be measured by the standards of a palace.
It is not illegal to raise bears in Xiangjiang, but it depends on the species of bears. In addition, Cao Yunshang also ordered some ornamental animals, such as white peacocks and swans.
To put it simply, in this manor, there are more than 200 servants, bodyguards, flower farmers, animal breeders and other employees!
"No, I can't go shopping anymore. Whoever wants to go shopping can go shopping. Nothing will help me today!"
Chu Huan sat there, took a look, and found the freezer not far away. He walked over and took out a can of iced Coke and took a sip.
Seeing that Chu Huan really didn't want to move, Cao Yunshang sat here with Chu Huan and asked Chu Huan curiously.
"When did you start collecting antiques?"
When building this manor, Chu Huan did not have many requirements. Apart from the library, he asked Cao Yunshang to build a constant-temperature building for storing antiques.
That's why Cao Yunshang was a little curious at this time.
Chu Huan put the Coke aside and said with a smile, "It's definitely not true to say that I like it. I just feel that there is no need for those ghosts and Japanese to buy the good things left by our ancestors, so we should keep them here."
It’s better in our own hands!”
Cao Yunshang picked up Chu Huan's can of Coke from the ground and took a sip of it himself, and then asked, "But you built such a big antique building, and there aren't that many antiques in Xiangjiang for you to collect?"
Chu Huan chuckled, turned around and pointed to the north, saying, "There isn't one in Xiangjiang, but there is one over there in my hometown. In another year, I should be able to leave!"
This year is 1976, and next year will be 1977. Chu Huan will definitely go back to his hometown at that time, but this time he will not go back to do business investment, but to explore the future.
Many people in later generations said that in the early days of reform and opening up, foreign businessmen were always very arrogant in their hometown, but that was only at the local level. In fact, by Chu Huan's stage, he was no longer looking at one place, but the entire place.
The market in his hometown, so the people Chu Huan needs to deal with are not local officials. Naturally, people from the company are responsible for these people.
What Chu Huan needs to pay attention to are those adults who really control the development of his hometown. Investments at this level are actually screened by his hometown.
Therefore, Chu Huan must establish a good image of himself as soon as possible.
As for antiques?
In the early stages, in order to earn more foreign exchange, antiques were a good business method for generating foreign exchange. At that time, private antique transactions in my hometown and antique transactions in friendship stores were basically done by Gui Lao.
What Chu Huan wants to do is to keep more antiques in the hands of these people.
This kind of behavior cannot be said to be very patriotic, nor is it that Chu Huan wants to wait for the value of these antiques to increase, it is just because Chu Huan has a lot of money!
If you have money, you can be so willful!
Cao Yunshang said, "I don't know why, but I always feel like you are full of confidence in the future development of your hometown!"
Chu Huan smiled and said, "When did my vision miss it?"
Cao Yunshang shook his head and said sweetly, "No!"
Chu Huan, who had rested, stood up at this time, picked up Cao Yunshang, and said with a smile, "I just looked at the big bed in the master bedroom, and I am very satisfied. Now I am going to study the quality of it!"
There is still more than a month before Chu Huan gets married, and Xu Yi, Wu Shuhan, Zhou Meiqi, Chu Duanqing and others are responsible for all matters, so naturally Chu Huan does not need to do anything.
So Chu Huan still has to deal with his own affairs now.
For Chu Huan, there are four things he hopes to accomplish in 1976.
The first thing is naturally the wedding with Cao Yunshang. This matter is basically a certainty, unless there is an irresistible element of nature, such as Chu Huan suddenly being reborn.
"Invincibility starts with sacrificing the ancestor"
The second acquisition of Wheelock was in 1976, and Wheelock's financial report for last year was finally released.
Wheelock as a whole only made a profit of HK$29 million last year, excluding the investment in Hefu's acquisition of Qingzhou Yingni!
In 1974, Wheelock's profit was still HK$69 million, while in 1973 it was HK$1.8 billion.
Consecutive years of losses have begun to make John Madden place a big question mark on Wheelock's prospects.
In another time and space, John Madden found Jardine Matheson this year to discuss the sale of his shares in Wheelock.
However, this matter was eventually stopped by Hehe International, which is controlled by HSBC.
This led to the subsequent acquisition of Wheelock by Bakery King.
Now Hehe International is not moving forward according to the development of another time and space, but with the support of Chu Huan behind the scenes, Hehe International has come out of the predicament. Who will win Wheelock will depend on their own abilities!
The third thing is not Xiangjiang's, but Japan's acquisition of the Yomiuri Shimbun.
The fourth thing is to acquire a bank in North America, mainly to avoid the possibility of being monitored by HSBC in Hong Kong.
The marriage is going on in an orderly manner now. Chu Huan doesn't need to worry too much, so today Chu Huan made an appointment with Qi Dezun!
Wuyuehui!
"Ah Huan, shouldn't you be busy with your wedding at this time? How come you still have time to invite me for a drink?"
After Qi Dezun saw Chu Huan, he was very happy and joked with Chu Huan.
Qi Dezun has reason to be happy during this period. Last year, Hehe International almost went bankrupt and liquidated. As a result, Hehe International made a profit this year. Of course, this profit was due to the fact that Hehe International successively sold assets such as Dehui Bao Matheson, Taihe Matheson, Qichang Matheson, and Watsons.
Come.
But after these few months, Hehe International has completed most of the group's slimming down task, and some of its management have been eliminated.
In addition, it not only sold less than half of the companies that were hindering the development of the group, but also sold some projects with long construction periods and slow return of funds.
After this series of operations, Hehe International's total abnormal profits last year exceeded HK$300 million, reversing Hehe International's lack of liquidity in one fell swoop.
And all this was attributed to Qi Dezun by the Xiangjiang media who did not know the truth.
As a result, Qi Dezun's reputation in Xiangjiang's business community rose again, and he was called a company doctor.
Of course, the reputation of Jiaku Consulting Company, which cooperated with Qi Dezun in completing this series of plans, has also been improved. If it were not for the fact that Jiaku is Chu Huan’s private company, and Chu Huan has so many companies in Xiangjiang, I am afraid that this time
Many companies have invited Jiaku to plan and reform their companies.
"Getting married shouldn't delay work." Chu Huan said with a relaxed smile.
Qi Dezun was a little excited. Since the acquisition of Qingzhou Yingni last year, Chu Huan seemed to have disappeared from the Xiangjiang business world. There were no shocking moves at all. When he heard what Chu Huan said, Qi Dezun immediately felt that Chu Huan
There must be another big move.
Although the Wolf Smoke game has become very popular overseas, not many people in Hong Kong know about it.
"Ah Huan, you are about to get married. Do you want to make a big splash before you get married?"
Chu Huan smiled and said, "There must be some big moves, but I guess it won't be completed before the wedding. However, we need the help of Mr. Taipan for the preliminary preparations!"
I knew, I knew Chu Huan must have other moves.
"Ah Huan, tell me. I was mentally prepared before I came to see you today. You must have something big to talk about when you invited me here. Don't worry, I can handle it!"
Qi Dezun also wanted to see how big the move that Chu Huan could call a big move at this time was.
Chu Huan smiled and said, "I received news that since this year, the Zhang Yuliang family has been selling Wheelock's shares in exchange for huge amounts of cash. This has also caused them to soon lose their status as Wheelock's largest shareholder, so I hope Hehe
International can come forward and acquire Wheelock shares on the market!"
After entering 1976, Xiangjiang's stock market began to recover early due to the battle between Qingzhou Yingni last year. Different from the calm situation in the first half of 1976 in another time and space, it can be said that the emergence of Chu Huan once again changed the direction of Xiangjiang's stock market.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This has also led some businessmen to take advantage of this opportunity to sell some of their stocks in order to obtain cash.
And this is what Zhang Yuliang did.
This is also different from another time and space. In another time and space, Zhang Yuliang sold Wheelock stocks twice. The first time was at the end of this year, when the Hong Kong stock market began to officially recover in another time and space. The second time was in
Entering the early 1980s.
Despite these two sell-offs, Zhang Yuliang still remains the majority shareholder of Wheelock.
Now that Zhang Yuliang is selling off part of Wheelock's stocks in advance, it is actually because of Chu Huan. Although after the battle with Qingzhou Yingni, Chu Huan got the stocks of Qingzhou Yingni in Zhang Yuliang's hands, it seemed that the two parties no longer had anything to do with each other. Chu Huan also
No longer talking about his family's affairs, Zhang Yuliang still regarded this as a hidden danger, so he sold some of Wheelock's stocks in advance and chose overseas investments.
This ensures that if something happens to Xiangjiang, it will be very difficult to investigate Zhang Yuliang's overseas assets.
Although Zhang Yuliang keeps a low profile, Hehe International is one of Wheelock's major shareholders after all, so he naturally knows about Zhang Yuliang.
So at this time, Qi Dezun knew that Zhang Yuliang had sold Wheelock's shares. He was not surprised at all. What really surprised Qi Dezun was that
Chu Huan is actually interested in Wheelock!
Chu Huan never told Qi Dezun about this matter.
When Chu Huan acquired Hehe International, Qi Dezun initially thought that Chu Huan did not want to be targeted prematurely for acquiring Hehe International, one of the four major foreign banks in Hong Kong. Later, he also figured out that Chu Huan would definitely still want to borrow money.
I am doing some acquisitions with Hehe International.
But what Qi Dezun didn't expect was that Chu Huan was actually interested in Wheelock!
Got it, got it all!
If it is revealed that Chu Huan first acquired Hehe International and then Wheelock, it will definitely stimulate the sensitive nerves of the Hong Kong government and the British government. Then Chu Huan will really have to officially face the pressure of the Hong Kong government.
Now with Hehe International as a buffer point, we no longer have this trouble!
"Ah Huan, what a big game of chess did you play?"
But even after he figured it out, Qi Dezun was still surprised.
Chu Huan smiled and said, "Since Mr. Taipan has already thought of it, I won't hide it. Next, I hope that Hehe International can secretly acquire Wheelock's shares."
Qi Dezun said worriedly, "Now the three major shareholders of Wheelock, John Madden, Zhang Yuliang, and Hehe International, each hold shares of Wheelock, plus 10 Wheelock shares in the hands of other shareholders, there are 10 Wheelock shares in circulation.
Even if Hehe International acquires all of Defeng's shares, it will only be the largest single shareholder at most.
If John Madden wants to retain Wheelock's management rights, he will definitely join forces with Zhang Yuliang. By then, our shares will still not be as large as theirs.
More importantly, if Hehe International really purchases Wheelock's shares in the stock market, I believe it won't be long before someone discovers this on the stock market. By then, let alone 10, it may even be 5.
Less than.”
Regarding Qi Dezun's worries, Chu Huan acted very relaxedly.
"Mr. Taipan, you have been in contact with John Madden for a longer time than I have. You should know this man very well. Wheelock's profit last year was only 29 million Hong Kong dollars. This does not include their investment in Qingzhou Yingni. John Madden can
Without a character like yours that would rather bend than bend, seeing Wheelock’s profits getting worse year by year, I think John Madden must have something in mind.”
Qi Dezun was stunned for a moment and asked, "You mean John Madden might sell Wheelock?"
Chu Huan asked, "Mr. Taipan, don't you think this is possible?"
Qi Dezun thought for a moment and finally nodded, "It is indeed possible. I met John Madden once after the year. During the conversation with him, I could see that he had a pessimistic attitude towards the prospects of Xiangjiang. In addition,
The ups and downs of the shipping industry in the past two years have made him feel mentally and physically exhausted. If this continues, I may indeed sell my shares in Wheelock!"
"So, when it comes to acquiring Wheelock shares, you can take your time and take your time. Fengwu Securities will help you with this matter. I believe that Mr. Taipan should be experienced in this matter, and you personally are the most experienced."
The important thing is to listen to what John Madden says. If he is really interested in selling Wheelock, I hope Hehe International will be his first choice!"
Seeing that Qi Dezun was still hesitant, Chu Huan understood that Qi Dezun was taking into account his relationship with John Madden. After all, he had bought Hutchison Maden from the Madden family.
So Chu Huan raised the stakes and said, "Mr. Taipan, think about it. We are both the four major foreign banks in Hong Kong. You first led Hutchison International out of the quagmire, and now you have acquired Wheelock. By then, Hutchison International will be able to compete with Jardine Matheson."
existence, in that case, your name will definitely remain in the business history of Hong Kong."
Qi Dezun's eyes suddenly lit up. He could leave his name in history and no one could ignore this honor.
But he still had some concerns.
"Okay, I will do this according to your request, Ah Huan, but acquiring Wheelock is not a simple matter. When the time comes, this matter will definitely be discussed by the board of directors of Hehe International.
Wouldn’t this matter be made public?
I think neither HSBC nor Jardine is willing to see this happen, and they will compete with Jardine when the time comes."
Chu Huan smiled and said, "Don't worry about this. Fengwu Securities can first let Fengwu Securities do it in its own name for the acquisition of Wheelock's stocks. As for you, Mr. Taipan, you are responsible for conquering John Madden. When John Madden has no choice but to let go," Chu Huan said with a smile.
Maybe later, you can take this matter to the board of directors of Hehe International for discussion, and I will fully support you then.
In this way, we can shorten the time it takes for HSBC and Jardine Matheson to know about it, and we can seize the opportunity!"
Qi Dezun thought for a while, and finally agreed with Chu Huan's plan, saying, "I understand, leave this matter to me!"
After saying this, Qi Dezun wanted to get up and leave, but was stopped by Chu Huan.
"Mr. Taipan, don't leave in a hurry. In addition to acquiring Wheelock, Hehe International has another important thing to do!"