"Ah Huan, your actions are getting more and more scary!"
After Guo Bingxiang and others arrived at Chu Huan's villa, they immediately told Chu Huan about the acquisition of Ford Motors in North America.
From Xu Yi's words, Chu Huan knew that Guo Bingxiang and the others were looking for him, so under Chu Huan's instruction, Xu Yi told Guo Bingxiang and others Chu Huan's address in New York. At the same time, Chu Huan arranged for Fu Hai to take someone to pick him up at the airport.
of them.
"Yes, this matter has now spread in Hong Kong, Japan, Southeast Asia and other places. Many people are calling to inquire about the authenticity of this matter!"
Feng Yongfa couldn't help but lecture Chu Huan.
Several other people also sent out their own inquiries. It was obvious that they were very concerned about this matter and would not come to New York.
Chu Huanxiao looked at these friends and said, "Are you going to just stand and chat like this, or are you going to barbecue in the backyard and chat at the same time?"
This is a multiple-choice question that requires no choice.
Under the leadership of Chu Huan, everyone came to the backyard of the villa and saw that Cao Yunshang had arranged for someone to prepare the oven and various ingredients.
Everyone was sitting around the sofa, and a servant from the villa brought the red wine that had been sobered.
Under the lights, Chu Huan and Cao Yunshang raised their hands and were greeted by several people.
"Ah Huan, you played too much this time. Don't you worry about your backyard at all?"
After drinking the red wine, according to their relationship with Chu Huan, they naturally didn't want to say anything to Chu Huan, so they asked directly.
Facing the worried looks of everyone, Chu Huan smiled and said, "What's there to worry about? I only have one listed company, Qingzhou Yingni, under my name. The rest are either joint ventures with you or my own sole proprietorship. There's no need to worry at all."
There are outsiders who can covet it."
Facing Chu Huan's relaxation, Guo Bingxiang and others could not relax.
Tang Yunian said, "You can't say that. If you do this now, you must have transferred all your working capital. If there is any problem in Xiangjiang, you won't be able to cope with it!"
All said and done, these people were still worried about what problems would arise in Chu Huan's base camp in Xiangjiang.
Chu Huan waved his hands and said, "Don't worry about this. North America is different from Xiangjiang. It doesn't mean that I need to spend as much cash as the market value of this company. Besides, I'm not that stupid. How could I use Xiangjiang's?"
All the working capital has been mobilized!”
The news disclosed at this time was that Chu Huan had already spent 10.1 billion US dollars, and now Chu Huan actually said that he had not transferred all the cash from Xiangjiang.
This answer surprised everyone present.
"Ah Huan, are you hiding some property that we don't know about?"
Huo Zhenting couldn't help but ask.
Zhao Shizeng also added, "Or maybe you have found a source of cash in North America?"
Facing Zhao Shizeng's inquiry, everyone agreed with it.
10.1 billion U.S. dollars, this is not a small sum. According to Fortune's previous speculation on Chu Huan's net worth, the entire Jiaku system only provides Chu Huan with a profit of more than 6 billion Hong Kong dollars every year, which will be more than 1 billion U.S. dollars.
, but now this matter is obviously not over yet, and the matter of paying back the money has just begun.
How will Chu Huan solve the remaining funds?
Chu Huan did not explain anything, but followed Zhao Shizeng's words and said, "I have contacted First Boston Bank and American Express Bank before, and they are very satisfied with my credit. The most important thing is that they are very satisfied with Ford Motor's reputation."
The stock is also very recognized!”
Sure enough, it was a loan!
Everyone couldn't help but think of it.
"But in this case, the interest you have to pay every year will be an astronomical figure, and according to your current profit standards, it will take you at least three years to pay off the loan, so you really don't have to worry about being crushed.
My own cash flow?”
Michael Kadoorie could not help but preach.
Even if calculated based on the current bank's minimum commercial loan annual interest rate of 13, Chu Huan would need at least US$2.5 billion if he wanted to acquire 51 shares of Ford Motor Company this time.
They don't know how much Chu Huan borrowed, but one thing is certain. According to what Chu Huan just said, if he wants to leave sufficient cash flow for Xiangjiang, then Chu Huan can only come up with 500 million US dollars at most.
!
A loan of 2 billion U.S. dollars means an interest of 2.6 billion U.S. dollars every year. It will take Chu Huan at least 3 years to pay off this loan. Although Chu Huan will definitely pay back some principal in the meantime, after three years, Chu Huan will also
At least $500 million will be paid in interest!
Thinking of this interest rate makes everyone feel numb!
"This plan is too crazy. Even you, no one in Xiangjiang would dare to have such an idea!" Michael Kadoorie said.
Chu Huan smiled after hearing this and said, "Don't worry, it won't take three years. I think you should be able to understand why I want to do this. Therefore, Ford is not my goal at all, and it is impossible to use such a
With a lot of funds, as for the time, it only takes one year at most.
By then, I’m not sure if Ford’s stock price will rise even more, and I may not have any losses!”
Regarding the acquisition of Ford Motor shares, Chu Huan believed that even if he did not explain it to these people, they would understand what he meant.
Guo Bingxiang nodded and said, "Of course we understand what you mean, but your behavior is still a bit too risky. You can try it slowly, or even negotiate with Ford II first, so that you can acquire Ford Motor's shares."
, now your opponent is not only South Korea’s Hyundai Group, but also the Ford family!”
Huo Zhenting also added, "Not only this, your behavior is likely to arouse the resentment of other North American companies that have business dealings with South Korean groups, which will invisibly create a lot of opponents for you."
North America is South Korea's largest creditor, and the same North American companies are actually the largest shareholders of South Korea's chaebol.
South Korea's rise after the war was inseparable from the support of North America, which naturally gave North American companies the opportunity to invest in South Korean consortiums.
It's just a stock investment. It's basically impossible to control South Korea's chaebols.
These shares will only become particularly important when South Korea's chaebols compete for family assets across generations.
Other times, all you can do is wait for dividends.
"It's always difficult to make things perfect. As long as I don't take any other follow-up actions, these companies won't say anything. Anyway, it's still limited to the grudge between me and Hyundai Group!"
Chu Huan's sermon was calm.
When everyone saw Chu Huan's firm attitude, they fell silent for a while and said nothing more.
All the consequences that need to be said have been told to Chu Huan. Since Chu Huan understood the possible consequences of doing this, he still had to do it.
Then they can only help Chu Huan complete the acquisition process.
Feng Yongfa asked Chu Huan, "Has Ford II contacted you?"
Chu Huan shook his head and said, "Not yet."
Feng Yongfa said, "If you put it this way, Ford II must think you are still bluffing. At the same time, he must also have his own operations and contact other shareholders of Ford Motor!"
Chu Huan nodded and said, "I think so too."
Michael Kadoorie said, "Ford Motors is using a B-share strategy. Many Ford Motor shareholders must be dissatisfied with this, so let's see if Ford II will use this matter to gain more
Shareholder support?”
Everyone shook their heads together.
Zhao Shizeng analyzed, "This is impossible. If I were the Ford family, I would rather contact A Huan and jointly target Hyundai Motor than abandon this policy!"
"That is to say, preserving the Ford family's rights in Ford Motor's B-shares is actually the lifeblood of the Ford family."
Michael Kadoorie preaches.
Everyone nodded in unison.
Huo Zhenting smiled and said, "If this is the case, A Huan does not necessarily have to get the absolute say in the stock. As long as it can ensure that the major shareholders of Ford Motor Co., Ltd. can stand on A Huan's side, then
It’s enough for Ah Huan to propose the abolition of the B-share policy and get the approval of the overwhelming majority of shareholders!”
Chu Huan also smiled and said, "That's what I thought."
Tang Yunian analyzed, "But I believe that among the major shareholders of the stock, there must be people on the side of the Ford family. As long as the Ford family obtains a support rate of 11 among the major shareholders of the stock, there will be nothing A Huan can do.
!”
"The most important thing for Ah Huan right now is actually to find these 11 shareholders and either convince them or get their Ford shares!" Zhao Shizeng also expressed his thoughts.
"No, no!" Feng Yongfa suddenly shook his head and said, "This matter is not that easy. The cooperation between Ford Motor and Hyundai Motor can help Ford Motor open the Asian market. It's not that those shareholders can't see the benefits behind this. Now
Not to mention those 11, even those shareholders who don’t like the Ford family’s privilege in Ford Motor may not necessarily side with Ah Huan!”
Feng Yongfa's words caused everyone to fall into silence again.
In the end, Michael Kadoorie said, "You can't say that. Everyone has their own interests. Ford's opening of the Asian market is in the interests of Ford, but it does not necessarily meet the interests of those shareholders."
Ford Motor represents the Ford family, and all other shareholders of Ford Motor can only be investors.
Investors only look at profits, which do not necessarily represent Ford Motor's interests.
Perhaps what these people value more is their own interests in Ford!
Some things are impossible to say!
Chu Huan looked at these friends flying in from Xiangjiang, and suddenly smiled and said, "Since everyone has flown here, I won't be polite. It happens that there are some things that need someone to do, but I have the manpower here now."
It’s not enough, and at the same time, the ability and status are not enough, so since everyone is here, let’s help!”
Guo Bingxiang smiled and said, "Since we flew here, we just want to see where we can help you, Ah Huan. If you have ideas, just tell us!"
Chu Huan glanced at Cao Yunshang. Cao Yunshang got up and walked into the room. He came back after a while with a stack of paper.
Then distributed to Guo Bingxiang and others.
"Written above are the names, backgrounds, industries involved, etc. of other major shareholders of Ford Motor Company. I am currently short of manpower, so I would like to trouble you to select the negotiators you think are suitable to negotiate with these people.
Two purposes. The first purpose is to hope that these people can support my proposal to modify the B-share rights of Ford Motor Company. The second purpose is that if these people are unwilling to support it, then find a way to transfer Ford Motor Company into their hands.
Buy the shares!”
Chu Huan preached to everyone with a smile on his face.
Although KKR is doing the acquisition of Ford Motor shares, Chu Huan still needs more helpers. People from Jiaku can do it, but their status is inferior and it is difficult to attract the attention of Ford Motor shareholders.
Now that Guo Bingxiang and others are here, and they represent themselves, the situation will be different.
Guo Bingxiang and others looked at the names on the paper one after another. Without saying anything, they discussed with each other that they had contact with that shareholder or that securities company. They could try
With the help of Guo Bingxiang and others, the process on Chu Huan's side began to go smoothly. Although they are only the younger generation in Xiangjiang, these people will be the helmsmen of their families in the future, which means that they are the most powerful people in Xiangjiang.
Top young people.
This matter was quickly revealed to Gu Chengxi by Wu Shuhan!
Chu Huan's acquisition of Ford Motor Co.'s shares in North America has already become the most concerning thing in Xiangjiang. Some newspapers even sent their own reporters to fly to North America in order to get first-hand news.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But "True Report" does not require it. Wu Shuhan has already received orders from Chu Huan, asking Wu Shuhan to report Chu Huan's movements in North America to Gu Chengxi at any time.
Since this matter was to be handled in a high-profile manner, Chu Huan would naturally not give up and let his company continue to improve their performance in Xiangjiang through this matter.
So when it is past six o'clock in the evening here in New York, it happens to be the morning of the next day here in Hong Kong.
"True News" also published the story of Guo Bingxiang and others arriving in New York to help Chu Huan acquire Ford Motor Company.
‘The young generation of Hong Kong shocked Wall Street in New York!’--"True News"
"This is an unprecedented scene in the business history of Xiangjiang. The successors of several consortiums in Xiangjiang gathered on Wall Street to help Chu Huan complete the acquisition of Ford Motor.
We always say that shopping malls are like battlefields, and we also always say that there are no fathers and sons in the battlefield.
In everyone's heart, war is cold and ruthless.
But today is different. The warmth on the battlefield belongs to Xiangjiang, and the enterprises in Xiangjiang have never been so united. The moment Chu Huan appeared, the shopping mall in Xiangjiang seemed to have become different from before.
We don't know if this is because of Chu Huan's appearance or because of something else.
But what we can be sure of is that the shopping malls in Xiangjiang are definitely the most warm shopping malls in the world."
This time, "Zhenbao" did not focus on the process of Chu Huan's acquisition of Ford Motor shares, but focused more on the actions of Guo Bingxiang and others.
The citizens of Xiangjiang love to watch this tit-for-tat fight!
The citizens of Xiangjiang also like to see the affectionate mutual support!
This is especially true when their opponents are industries outside Hong Kong.
What this group with Chu Huan as the core is doing now allows the citizens of Xiangjiang to see the united Xiangjiang Chinese Capital Group and a large hotel group!
“When some people sneer at people in the business community in Hong Kong, they should think about what they have done for the business community in Hong Kong.
What else can they do besides cynicism?
Fortunately, they are not the only ones in Xiangjiang, there are also Chu Huan, the Guo family of Sun Hung Kai Properties, the Zheng family of New World Properties, the Huo family of Fok Hing Yip Hall, the Zhao family of Huaguang Shipping, Nanhai Textile The Tang family of Sun Hung Kai Securities, the Fung family of Sun Hung Kai Securities, and the Kadoorie family of the hotel group.
They united together to let the world see the power of Xiangjiang's business community.
Luckily these people are here!”
"True News" ended their article with this paragraph.
This kind of report that ignores rationality and focuses on emotion is very easy to arouse readers' emotions, and the most intuitive manifestation of these readers' emotional arousal is
Except for Huo Xingyetang, which was not listed, the share prices of the other six companies all rose.
There was no connection between the two, but now it happened because of this incident.
The world is so wonderful!
Some people are happy and some are worried!
Those who were secretly waiting to see Chu Huan's joke naturally felt differently.
As for Jardine's Niubijian and HSBC's Shen Bi, needless to say.
For example, the Luo family of Eagle Real Estate was very unhappy at this time.
When Chu Huan competed with the four major foreign banks and HSBC for Qingzhou Yingni, the Luo family secretly acquired Qingzhou Yingni's shares, hoping to make a fortune.
As a result, I didn't make any money, and Chu Huan even let Chu Huan know about it.
Not only did they stop cooperating with Great Eagle Real Estate to develop an industrial building, they also let Zhulu Real Estate invest in the project.
Originally, no real estate companies in Xiangjiang paid attention to this project. At this time, more real estate companies in Xiangjiang are building commercial and residential buildings, not industrial buildings.
This means that Great Eagle Real Estate does not have any decent competitors, plus there was cooperation with Zhulu Real Estate at the beginning.
But when Zhulu Real Estate withdrew its funds and started the project on its own, Great Eagle Real Estate's situation began to become difficult.
So when they saw the war between Chu Huan and Hyundai Group two days ago, Luo and his son were still very happy.
They want to see this fight.
Because as long as the war between Chu Huan and Hyundai Group breaks out, Chu Huan will inevitably allocate a large amount of funds, which will very likely cause Zhulu Real Estate to stop the development of industrial buildings.
And Eagle Real Estate will no longer have Chu Huan, its most powerful enemy.
Unfortunately, the war broke out as they expected, but Zhulu Real Estate's development of industrial buildings did not stop.
"Daddy, the occupancy rate of the company's industrial buildings is getting lower and lower now!" Luo Xurui said helplessly.
Zhulu Real Estate does not need to deliberately target Great Eagle Real Estate. It only needs to build the same industrial building in the industrial building developed by Great Eagle Real Estate, which will inevitably take away some of the tenants of Great Eagle Real Estate.
More importantly, as Chu Huan withdrew the funds for cooperation with Great Eagle Real Estate, it directly caused major problems in the cash flow of Great Eagle Real Estate.
They originally wanted to use this fund to officially enter the field of residential communities, but now they don't have the funds at all.
Luo Yingshi looked at the "True Report" in his hand and said, "Axu, if we hadn't done that with the Qingzhou Yingni incident, would you be among these people now? We from Eagle Real Estate
Will the stock price also increase?”
Luo Xurui couldn't answer Luo Yingshi's question because it was useless to talk about it now.
"Daddy, I think we should seriously consider Shen Bi's call to you yesterday!"
Shen Bi and Niubijian discovered that there was already a business alliance established with Chu Huan as the core in Xiangjiang, so they wanted to attract more British-funded consortiums and some Chinese-funded consortiums that had not yet joined Chu Huan's alliance to form a
There is such an alliance that does not exist on the surface, but actually does exist.
Eagle Real Estate is one of the Chinese-owned properties selected by Shen Bi.
Luo Gingshi didn't think much about it and answered his son, "Contact Shen Bi. The company needs to develop now and needs funds. No matter what Shen Bi wants to do, it is certain that HSBC can provide us with funds."
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Luo Xurui nodded, this is the most important thing for their Eagle Real Estate now.
After the matter was resolved, Luo Xurui expressed his opinion on the contents of the newspaper.
"Dad, actually I don't think you need to take the content in the newspaper too seriously. Although these people are helping Chu Huan complete his plan to acquire Ford Motor Company, in fact the most important thing about this plan is the funding issue.
If Chu Huan wants to get some say in Ford Motor Company, he needs more cash. If you read the content in the newspaper, it only said that Guo Bingxiang and others went to help Chu Huan negotiate, but they did not come up with any real money.
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Chu Huan has already spent 1 billion US dollars, how much more can he come up with? This is actually a big question mark."
Luo Gingshi sighed and said, "But there is one thing you didn't notice."
Luo Xurui looked at his father in confusion and asked, "What's going on?"
Luo Yingshi analyzed, "Chu Huan's reputation in Xiangjiang, this matter has developed so far, no matter whether Chu Huan can defeat Hyundai Group in the end, in fact, the people in Xiangjiang no longer care."
Win or lose?
It is a very important measurement standard in many cases.
If you win, you will naturally get flowers and applause!
If you fail, you will inevitably be spurned and reviled!
This situation often occurs at the level of sports competition. The most famous example is the hurdler who was wrapped in flowers and applause by countless Chinese people in 2008.
But just because of his retirement that year, his life has undergone earth-shaking changes. What accompanies him is no longer flowers and applause, but all kinds of abuse and suspicion.
If these things had not happened in the past few days, if Chu Huan had issued a declaration of war and then nothing happened, then Chu Huan's reputation in Xiangjiang would definitely be the same as that hurdler's reputation in China after 2008.
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But it's different now, now Chu Huan is fighting!
And it was a war that everyone seemed to be unable to win. Faced with such a situation, Chu Huan did not give up, he chose to fight!
And it’s the most direct battle!
This is exciting!
More importantly, under the guidance of "True News", this war is no longer just an ordinary commercial war, but a commercial war related to the reputation of the Chinese people.
When patriotism is ignited, many things cannot be judged rationally!
Say it, do it!
Don’t talk about gains and losses!
Although irrational, he is emotional and passionate!
After listening to Luo Yingshi's analysis, Luo Xurui couldn't help but said, "Doesn't that mean that after this matter is over, Chu Huan will most likely replace the Huo family as the Chinese leader in Xiangjiang?"
Luo Ging-shi looked a little lonely and gave a somewhat complicated speech: "If he wins, he will be a business leader in Hong Kong, but if he loses, he will be a tragic hero. Everyone will be willing to support him, but this kind of support can
How long it will last is anyone’s guess!”
Luo Gingshi's conclusion represents rationality!
Emotions and passion are temporary, but rationality is long-lasting!
This is just like those companies in later generations that have triggered a certain kind of patriotic sentiment. Many people will rush into their live broadcast rooms and engage in retaliatory consumption, and there will also be a flood of praise online.
But how long can such emotions last?
What always matters is the quality of the product!
This is also the reason why the country and ordinary people look at some things from different perspectives.
The sensibility and enthusiasm I just talked about are temporary, but the rationality I'm talking about now is long-lasting.
How to measure the benefits and losses involved? Everyone has their own criteria for judgment.
Don't care about life or death, just do it if you don't accept it. This is an attitude!
Being objective and rational and strategizing is also an attitude!
Luo Xurui said, "So, no matter what, Chu Huan has actually completely solved the reputation crisis in Xiangjiang!"
Luo Gingshi nodded.
Chu Huan solved his reputation crisis in Xiangjiang, but a credibility crisis broke out for Hyundai Group at this time.
This crisis first broke out on the board of directors of Hyundai Group!
When the news broke that Chu Huan had begun to acquire Ford Motor's shares regardless of cost, Hyundai Group had actually kept the news firmly out of South Korea until today.
In other words, the war between Chu Huan and Hyundai Group and Ford Motor Company has been widely spread outside, but actually no one in South Korea knows about it.
But news can never be blocked, especially with the help of some people. Just today, the "North Korea Daily" published Chu Huan's acquisition of Ford Motor shares.
At the same time, the causes and consequences of the war between Chu Huan and the Hyundai Group were revealed.
Then the shareholders of Hyundai Group were the first to react. They asked Zheng Zhouyong on the board of directors why he wanted to offend such a reckless person?
Is it just to avenge your son?
Normally, these shareholders would not dare to disobey Zheng Zhouyong's decision, but when things are related to their own interests, they will no longer obey Zheng Zhouyong's orders!
They can go against anyone for profit!
We have no problem with you starting a war with Chu Huan for your son, but now it may affect our interests, so that's not okay.
But at the same time, completely opposite emotions broke out among the South Korean people. In their view, Chu Huan's declaration of war on Hyundai Group was simply a provocation to their Republic of Korea.
So everyone began to clamor for Hyundai Group to deal with Chu Huan properly!
It would be best to beat Chu Huan to pieces
Two completely opposite emotions gave Zheng Zhouyong a headache.
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