Before Chu Huan, there were two big figures in Xiangjiang.
The famous King Huo in Xiangjiang is the charter king who represents the Chinese businessmen in Xiangjiang in other places!
These two people almost represent the business community in Xiangjiang.
As for a person like the Charter King, trying to win over him is actually not much different from the difficulty of finding cooperation with Chu Huan, because since the Charter King wants to land, he definitely also wants to have a say.
This is also in conflict with the ideas of the Swire Shihuai Ya family.
But no matter what, it is always much easier than finding Chu Huan to cooperate. In the end, Shi Yoke decided to give it a try, just in case he succeeded!
The whole of Hong Kong was in turmoil because of the sale of Wheelock.
At this time, the media in Xiangjiang also started various analyses, and finally came to the conclusion that Jardine, Swire, and Hehe International were the most promising companies to acquire Wheelock.
As for HSBC, in the eyes of the media, they have not taken action yet!
But these are just rumors from the outside world.
In terms of time, HSBC has already taken action.
Wheelock Headquarters.
John Madden and his son Madden Jr. are discussing the idea of selling Wheelock.
"What's going on with Lijiacheng? He actually proposed to us the idea of acquiring Wheelock. Does he have the strength?"
John Madden had some incomprehensible sermons. He was certainly no stranger to Lijiacheng. It was Lijiacheng who instigated the four major foreign banks in Xiangjiang, plus HSBC and Chu Huan to compete for Qingzhou Yingni. As a result, they suffered a humiliating defeat.
At that time, Lijiacheng was almost squeezed out by the four major foreign banks, but he didn't expect that a year had not passed yet. Lijiacheng actually wanted to acquire Wheelock?
Xiao Maden mused, "It is not necessarily Li Jiacheng who wants to acquire Wheelock. It should be HSBC behind Li Jiacheng. Without the support of HSBC, Cheung Kong would not be able to acquire Wheelock with so many competitors."
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John Madden nodded and said, "Is HSBC Li Jiacheng's father? He actually supports him so much!"
Xiao Maden analyzed, "Shen Bi is a very proud person. I have been in contact with this person before. He is actually very optimistic about the future development of Chinese businessmen in Xiangjiang. But because of Chu Huan, he was asked to think about HSBC, so
I had to think about HSBC and started to suppress Chu Huan.
However, Chu Huan's later development obviously exceeded his imagination. As Chinese businessmen were not yet popular in Hong Kong at this time, he could only seek cooperation with us.
But I think Shen Bi has never stopped thinking about cultivating a second Bao Yugang among Chinese businessmen, and Li Jiacheng should be his chosen candidate!"
John Madden chuckled and said, "I don't know if this kind of thing is a good thing or a bad thing for Lijiacheng!"
Xiao Maden said, "If there were no Chu Huan, it would be a good thing. If there were no Chu Huan, there would be no Luo Yin Bentley. And Shen Bi would naturally become the chief executive of HSBC next year. By then there would be
With HSBC's support, Lijiacheng can't even think about making a fortune.
In the end, a monster like Chu Huan appeared in Xiangjiang. Whether Li Jiacheng can rise up depends on this time. If he succeeds, he will complete the snake-swallowing whale and take down our Wheelock. If he loses, Shen Bi behind him will probably be completely defeated.
We have lost the opportunity to compete for the next HSBC CEO!”
"But what does that have to do with us?" John Madden said nonchalantly. Ever since he decided to sell Defeng, John Madden had nothing to do and seemed very relaxed.
Little Madden also smiled and said, "They really don't care about our affairs, so now we just need to sit here quietly and wait for these people to submit their quotations one by one. Whoever has the higher price will be sold by us."
To whom!”
John Madden smiled and nodded, "That's right, no matter what their situation is, if the price offered by Chu Huan is high, I am willing to sell Defeng to him!"
Xiao Maden said with some regret, "Unfortunately, the Hong Kong government will not allow it. Chu Huan's development is too fast. If we get Wheelock again, Chu Huan will really be the number one person in Hong Kong.
By then, I’m afraid even the Hong Kong government won’t be able to suppress him, so the Hong Kong government would rather sell us to other Chinese businessmen than allow us to sell to Chu Huan!”
John Madden nodded and said, "Why don't I know? In fact, just now I received a call from someone from the Hong Kong government. The call clearly stated that if we do a transaction with Chu Huan, the China Securities Regulatory Commission will
Will intervene!"
At this point, John Madden cursed fiercely, "What the heck, a bunch of idiots who only know how to talk politics!"
Xiao Maden asked, "Then should we reject Chu Huan's inquiry first?"
"Why refuse?" John Madden suddenly laughed and said, "With Chu Huan, the richest man in Hong Kong, we can also raise the price!"
Little Madden nodded and said, "I understand!"
Then Madden asked, "By the way, Daddy, Yugang Pao called us earlier and asked us about the sale of Wheelock. Do you want to give him a call back?"
The reason why Pao Yugang is specifically mentioned among many acquirers is that it is not just that Pao Yugang is the world's shipping king and once the richest man in Hong Kong. The main reason is because Pao Yugang and John Madden's father, Zuo Zhi
Madden's relationship is very good.
When Pao Yugang first entered the shipping industry, Wheelock under the helm of Zuo Zhimaden was already a big player in the Hong Kong shipping industry. Pao even approached Zuo Zhi Maden and wanted to buy one of Wheelock's ships.
When he was on an old-style freighter, he was even humiliated by Zuo Zhimaden.
But the two sides did not know each other before fighting, and later became good friends.
The two became friends and exchanged gifts. Pao Yugang gave Zuo Zhimaden a nave scroll to celebrate Zuo Zhimaden's 60th birthday. As a result, the scroll was sold by John Madden in the future.
This also led to Pao Yugang's involvement in the Wheelock acquisition war in another time and space, the 1980s.
But that's all a thing for another day. Now the relationship between Pao Yugang and the Madden family of Wheelock is still very good.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! So now Xiao Madden specifically told John Madden about Pao Yugang’s phone call.
After John Madden heard this, he shook his head and said, "I still don't want to see Yugang Pao alone at this time, but you have to announce the fact that Yugang Bao called me.
Although Pao Yugang has a pretty good relationship with our Madden family, in business, we are all mature business people now, and we cannot be fettered by these insignificant friendships!"
Little Madden nodded and said, "Got it!"
Connaught Building, Global Shipping!
Pao Yugang is sitting in his office with great dignity. His eldest son-in-law Su Haiwen is actually a purebred Austrian. His original name is Helmut Solman, but after marrying Yugang Pao's eldest daughter Bao Peiqing,
After that, he gave himself a Chinese name, Su Haiwen.
At the same time, Su Haiwen is also the first vice chairman of Global Shipping, which has a higher status than Wu Guangzheng at this time.
Later, after Yugang Pao passed away, the family was separated. Su Haiwen's family took over the global shipping company of the chartering king, while Wu Guangzheng's family took over the Wharf and Wheelock that Yugang Pao acquired at that time. Later, through equity operations, Wheelock became Kowloon
At the same time, in the era when Chu Huan was reborn, Wu Guangzheng’s son completed the privatization of Wheelock.
Su Haiwen was sitting opposite Pao Yugang, and sitting next to him was Wu Guangzheng, Pao Yugang's second son-in-law.
"Father, what did HSBC and Wheelock say?"
Wu Guangzheng asked Bao Yugang.
Su Haiwen had joined Global Shipping in 1970 and was the first vice chairman of Global Shipping. Wu Guangzheng knew clearly that he was definitely no match for Su Haiwen in the shipping field.
Therefore, Wu Guangzheng is very supportive of Pao Yugang's ability to take action on land.
This is also one of the reasons why Pao Yugang later handed over Defeng and Wharf to Wu Guangzheng.
Pao Yugang said calmly, "Although HSBC agreed to support our acquisition of Wheelock, I can feel that the one they really want to support is not us, but someone else!"
Before that, Bao Yugang personally went to HSBC and interviewed Sha Ya about the acquisition of Wheelock. But at that time, Sha Ya had already discussed with Shen Bi and Luo Yin Bentley to support Lijiacheng, so Sha Ya
Although Ya received Bao Yugang warmly, his attitude towards the acquisition of Wheelock was actually ambiguous.
This is also related to HSBC's current development plan. Although the world's shipping industry has not yet entered a cold wave, the unstable oil prices caused by the oil crisis have still had a considerable impact on the shipping industry.
After weighing the pros and cons, HSBC also began to change its previous business policy internally. Before this, HSBC fully supported Pao Yugang's global shipping, but after that, HSBC has consciously tightened its support for Pao Yugang.
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It's not obvious yet, but in a year or two, it will become more obvious.
Later generations say that Bao Yugang successfully predicted the cold wave in the global shipping industry, and then adopted the plan to abandon the ship and land to acquire the Wharf.
But in fact, Bao Yugang's analysis is also comprehensive, and one of the most important reference indicators is actually HSBC's support for the shipping industry.
At that time, HSBC had shifted its support target from the shipping industry to the real estate industry. This was an important reason why Bao Yugang firmly abandoned ship and landed!
"John Madden at Wheelock didn't answer my call directly. Madden Jr. answered my call. At the same time, Madden Jr. also called me back and declined my request to meet with John Madden!"
When talking about this matter, Bao Yugang showed a hint of anger on his face.
Wu Guangzheng said dissatisfiedly, "The other party doesn't care about your relationship with Zuo Zhimaden, father!"
"We're talking about business! I don't think there's anything wrong with what Madden did!" Su Haiwen said at this time.
Both Bao Yugang and Wu Guangzheng looked at Su Haiwen with some dissatisfaction. Wu Guangzheng said directly, "Brother-in-law, this is Xiangjiang. You don't know the situation of the Chinese people. We prefer to believe in the relationship between father and mother."
Zuo Zhi and Madden were good friends. Even if Madden and his son really wanted the highest bidder to get it, they would not delay him from meeting his father.
Is it possible that my father can force him to sell Jiandefeng to us with a knife?"
Su Haiwen opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
Bao Yugang said in a deep voice, "Okay, Awen has not received our education since he was a child, and it is understandable that he does not understand the thoughts of us Chinese people. Please don't talk about this matter again!"
"Yes, father!" Wu Guangzheng nodded.
Su Haiwen asked, "So father, what should we do next?"
Bao Yugang said solemnly, "The current oil price is becoming more and more unstable. Although the media are saying that this is only temporary, people must be cautious about the long term. This incident also told me that we cannot take everything into consideration."
All eggs are put in one basket, and the current real estate market in Xiangjiang is indeed good. If we can acquire Wheelock, it will not only expand our fleet, but also allow us to own more land in Xiangjiang.
This is a matter of killing two birds with one stone, so at Wheelock, we are bound to win!”
Wu Guangzheng nodded excitedly. Now Global Shipping is owned by Su Haiwen. If Pao Yugang can acquire Wheelock, then he will definitely be responsible for Wheelock's business on land.
Su Haiwen was also a little excited. Regarding the prospects of the shipping industry that Pao Yugang talked about, Su Haiwen was not so sure. In the future, the shipping industry would be like what Pao Yugang said.
But one thing is certain, if Universal Group can acquire Wheelock, the number of ships of Universal Shipping will definitely increase, and it will be itself who will benefit by then.
Bao Yugang looked at the expressions of his two sons-in-law. As a mature man, he naturally knew what they were thinking.
This also made Bao Yugang understand that when he divides the family property in the future, he will definitely not let these sons-in-law urinate into the same pot.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But at the same time, he must ensure the rights and interests of his daughter. After working hard in Xiangjiang for so many years, Bao Yugang naturally understands the dirty things in wealthy families.
So later, Pao Yugang established a family trust fund. Although the management rights were given to his four sons-in-law, the family trust fund also ensured that his daughters had the final control and income rights over the business.
But that was all a story for another day. At this time, what Pao Yugang was thinking about was still how to get Wheelock.
"Azheng, on behalf of the company, you are announcing to the public that our Universal Group has officially joined the battle to acquire Wheelock. Since John Madden is unkind, then we will try to confront these Hong Kong overseas consortiums in the business war!
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After Bao Yugang made the decision, he stopped procrastinating and acted resolutely.
Wu Guangzheng immediately nodded and said, "Yes!"
Chinese Bank, top floor, inside Chu Huan’s office!
Wu Shuhan walked in, "Boss, Universal Group has officially announced that it will intervene in the Wheelock acquisition war!"
Chu Huan put down the pen in his hand and looked up, smiling and saying, "It's really getting more and more lively. I didn't expect that Bao Yugang would also participate!"
In another time and space, Yugang Pao first acquired Wharf and then Wheelock. This time, because of his intervention, everything changed. Yugang Pao took the lead in launching an acquisition of Wheelock.
It is just like what "Ming Pao" said, the world is once again in turmoil, and all heroes gather to unite Defeng!
Wu Shuhan was silent for a moment and said, "There is also a consortium announcing this matter at the same time!"
Chu Huan thought for a while, Xiangjiang's people who have the ability to acquire Wheelock have basically come forward, so there should be no more?
"Are you talking about Cheung Kong supported by HSBC?" Chu Huan thought it was Cheung Kong.
Wu Shuhan shook his head and said, "It's not Changshi, but a newly established consortium!"
"The consortium you just created?" Chu Huan's expression became complicated, and he thought of a possibility: "Which consortium are you talking about?"
"Sihai Consortium is jointly founded by Sun Hung Kai, New World, Huaguang Real Estate and Nanhai Real Estate!" Wu Shuhan said in a low voice.
"Are they involved too?"
When Chu Huan heard the news, he didn't know whether to be happy or have a headache.
The Guo family of Sun Hung Kai, the Zheng family of New World, the Zhao family of Huaguang Real Estate, and the Tang family of Nanhai Real Estate are all Chu Huan's best business partners in Hong Kong.
At this moment, they have also joined in, which means that Chu Huan and them have begun to compete in business at this moment!
"Sun Hung Kai Securities, Fok Hing Yip Tong, and the hotel group didn't join in?" Chu Huan asked.
"No, Sun Hung Kai Securities is not very interested in Wheelock. Fok Hing Yip Tang should have considered his status. The big hotel groups have no interest in this acquisition, so there are only the four mentioned above!"
Wu Shuhan preached to Chu Huan.
Chu Huan nodded and said, "I understand, you go out first!"
"Um!"
After Wu Shuhan went out, Chu Huan called Sun Hung Kai.
"I knew it was time for you, Ah Huan, to call us at this time!"
The person who answered the phone was Guo Desheng.
Chu Huan smiled and said, "Uncle Guo, do you have time for us all to sit down together?"
Guo Desheng smiled and said, "I have already set aside this time for you. How about tonight?"
"No problem, what about the Five Sacred Mountains Conference?" Chu Huan asked.
"Okay!" Guo Desheng nodded.
When the time came in the evening, Chu Huan took a car to Wuyuehui.
When Chu Huan walked into the private room, he saw Guo Desheng from Sun Hung Kai Real Estate, Zheng Yutong from New World Real Estate, Zhao Congyan from Huaguang Real Estate, and Tang Jiqian from Nanhai Real Estate were already sitting here.
"Four uncles, I'm really sorry for asking you to wait for me!"
Chu Huan cupped his fists and apologized.
Guo Desheng smiled and said, "We are no longer outsiders, so stop talking about this and sit down quickly!"
After Chu Huan sat down, Zheng Yutong took the lead and said, "Ah Huan, if you invite the four of us here, what you want to talk about should be about Wheelock!"
Chu Huan nodded and said, "That's right. I received news this afternoon that the four uncles wanted to acquire Wheelock, so I couldn't help but call the four uncles."
Tang Jiqian smiled and said, "Guo Sheng also said just now that we are not outsiders. Ah Huan, please tell us your thoughts first. Don't worry about us or the competitors. Just tell us your own thoughts about Wheelock."
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Chu Huan pondered for a moment and said, "We are bound to win!"
Tang Ji and others looked at each other and then laughed together. Guo Desheng even proudly said to Zheng Yutong and the others, "What am I talking about? Ah Huan must be like this. Get the money quickly, get the money!"
Zheng Yutong, Tang Jiqian, and Zhao Congyan looked at each other, then each took out 100 Hong Kong dollars from their pockets and handed it to Guo Desheng.
Seeing this, Chu Huan couldn't help but asked curiously, "Uncles, what do you mean?"
Guo Desheng proudly put the three hundred Hong Kong dollars into his pocket, and said with a smile, "What else can it mean? I just made a bet with the three of them, saying that Ah Huan, you will definitely not take into account the friendship between us old guys.
But they said you have to hesitate no matter what, and then I won!"
Chu Huan said with some embarrassment, "I will remember the help my uncles gave me before. If these uncles really want Wheelock, our Jiaku can do it."
"Don't!" Guo Desheng waved his hand directly and said, "Ah Huan, Xiangjiang is so big. Although our relationship is very good, we will meet in the business sooner or later. If you give in this time, will you do it every time in the future?"
Do you want to give it up?
If so, how many times can you let it happen?"
Chu Huan stopped talking. He understood what Guo Desheng meant. Friendship is friendship, and business is business.
But the way Chu Huan and Guo Desheng and others get along is different from the way John Madden and Pao Yugang get along.
That is a complete severing of friendship, and it can even be said that there is no friendship at all.
But Chu Huan and the others are different. Without those external competitors, they could even sit down and divide the Wheelock cake.
But things are different now.
Businessmen in Xiangjiang seem to be like this from beginning to end, with friendship, competition and cooperation.
Here you can work hard for one project, and then you can work closely on another project.
In the final analysis, there is one sentence: Xiangjiang is too small!
"But" Guo Desheng said to Chu Huan, "Ah Huan, although we are talking here as if Wheelock is already in our family's pocket, in fact, based on the current situation, our two families are the least able.
Maybe we can get Wheelock, how about we join forces?"
Chu Huan's Jiaku Group, together with Sun Hung Kai, New World, Huaguang Real Estate, and Nanhai Real Estate, can be said to be as good as any consortium in Xiangjiang.
But the problem is that they are all Chinese-funded consortiums. In this matter, their identities are too sensitive and they are not the strongest contenders to acquire Wheelock.
"Yes, to be honest, when we joined forces this time, we actually didn't think about getting Wheelock. We wanted to give an attitude. Today's Hong Kong is not the Hong Kong of the 1950s and 1960s.
It’s no longer time for the British consortium to dominate!”
Zheng Yutong preached at this time.
Chu Huan muttered, "Uncles, if it were something else, I would definitely join forces with you, but this time it won't work. I can't tell you the reason now, but I think you will know it in less than two years!"
After finishing speaking, Chu Huan stood up, picked up his wine glass, and drank the wine in one gulp!
To be honest, according to Chu Huan's current status in Xiangjiang, there is actually no need to do this at all. Although Sun Hung Kai, New World, Huaguang Real Estate, and Nanhai Real Estate are very powerful together, they are still not good enough compared to Chu Huan.
But now Chu Huan still does this, not for anything else, just for the help these few people have given him in the past few years.
The four of them, Guo Desheng, looked at each other and were all surprised. They are all the most sensitive people in the business world among the Chinese in Hong Kong. It can even be said that this is the case in the entire Hong Kong.
Now that they heard what Chu Huan said, they knew that the Wheelock acquisition battle was definitely not as simple as what they saw now.
However, the four of them had a tacit understanding and did not ask Chu Huan.
No matter how good the relationship is, there is a limit!
What's more, they are still nominal competitors!
"Well, since you said so, Ah Huan, we won't say anything else, and then we will meet the real chapter!"
Guo Desheng said with a smile.
"To be honest, I have long wanted to fight with you, Ah Huan. In the past few years, I have seen Ah Huan stir up troubles in Xiangjiang. Now I want to show you the influence of us old guys in Xiangjiang!"
Zheng Yutong also smiled.
"That's right, if we don't take action, the young people outside will think that we are too old to fight!" Tang Jiqian said with a smile.
"Ah Huan, you have to be careful. Although we just said that our hope is low, it is not without hope. If we win Wheelock in the future, don't be too surprised!"
Zhao Congyan also smiled and preached.
Chu Huan smiled and said, "No problem, as the saying goes, one wave is stronger than the other. The front wave hits the beach. If these uncles are defeated by me, don't be angry!"
Now that the matter is out of the way, naturally there is nothing else to do.
The five of them were sitting here, chatting and sipping wine. It soon reached 11 o'clock, and the four of them, Guo Desheng, also got up and said goodbye to Chu Huan at this time.
After the four people left, Chu Huan sat alone in the private room, silently thinking about the Wheelock acquisition battle.
Of course, I was also thinking about what happened to the four of them just now.
His rebirth has brought great changes to the current Xiangjiang business world. The one most affected is actually Li Jiacheng, but it is the four of them. Judging from their development trajectory in another time and space, Chu Huan actually did not give them anything.
It brought no impact at all, and even promoted their development to a certain extent.
Of course, this is not something Chu Huan is trying to comfort himself, he just wants to take advantage of this incident to filter the future development trajectory of Xiangjiang.
Just when Chu Huan was thinking about these things, the door of the private room was pushed open, and Guo Bingxiang poked his head in. Seeing that Chu Huan was the only one in the room, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then walked in with a big show.
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Behind him are Zheng Jiachun, Tang Yunian and Zhao Shizeng.
"Ah Huan, you didn't give us any face this time. If you don't show your sincerity, we won't forgive you!"
Guo Bingxiang stood in front of Chu Huan and preached proudly.
"If any one of you presses Guo Bingxiang to the ground and rubs him so hard that even his father can't recognize him, I will invite him to Japan for a week!"
Chu Huan preached silently.
Zhao Shizeng, Zheng Jiachun, and Tang Yunian immediately pushed Guo Bingxiang to the ground without any explanation.