Chu Huan was sitting on the sofa in the first-class cabin, holding a copy of today's "Los Angeles Times" in his hand, and what Chu Huan was reading was the front page headline of the "Los Angeles Times".
‘The acquisition that changed the landscape of Hollywood!’--Los Angeles Times.
When Chu Huan got on the plane flying back to Xiangjiang from Los Angeles, it actually represented the completion of Apex Pictures' acquisition of Disney.
Under the U.S. dollar's offensive, Disney's shareholders quickly fell, and what caused this chain reaction was the reason why Edward Disney sold his Disney shares.
In less than three days, Apex Pictures became Disney's largest shareholder.
The next step is for Apex Pictures to acquire the remaining shares and complete the delisting and privatization process. Chu Huan no longer needs to participate.
"Boss, that's a little strange!" Wu Shuhan, who was sitting next to Chu Huan, was holding today's Los Angeles Times in his hand. After reading the above content, he looked a little confused.
Chu Huan turned to look at Wu Shuhan and said, "Are you trying to say why there was no response from Ronald Miller?"
Wu Shuhan nodded and said, "Yes, this process went too smoothly. Ronald Miller made Apex Pictures become Disney's largest shareholder without any resistance. This is contrary to common sense!"
Chu Huan didn't know about the discussion between Ronald Miller and Wayne Durant. At this time, Chu Huan just analyzed it based on the current situation.
"It's not that he doesn't want to take action, but the time doesn't allow it. From the time it was revealed that Apex Pictures acquired Disney, to the time Apex Pictures became Disney's largest shareholder, the time in between was too short. The short-term Ronald Miller didn't have any
time to react.
And I believe this person must have an idea, but the situation has changed so quickly that the counterattack plans he had thought of before no longer work.
If I were him, when I first learned about this matter, I might write some articles on the relationship between Apex Pictures and Alde Commercial Bank, for example, Alde Commercial Bank loaned money to Apex Pictures to complete this loss.
Acquisition"
The acquisition of Disney stock at a premium of 20% of Disney's stock price is not a successful acquisition in the eyes of most North American financial professionals.
Especially now that Disney's situation is not good. As for Disney's future development, whether it can match this premium, and even if it can, how long it will take, are all matters for them to discuss.
But no matter what, what is certain is that many people think that the premium of 20 is a price that is higher than the investment scope.
Therefore, this acquisition is not perfect. If this is the case, some people will naturally criticize Alder Commercial Bank, which provides funds for Apex Pictures.
But again, things developed so fast that the card in Ronald Miller's hand was already ineffective before he had time to play it out.
Apex Pictures, which has become a major shareholder of Disney, no longer cares whether their investment makes money or loses money.
After all, the money has already been spent!
At this stage, what Ronald Miller needs to consider is no longer how to fight back against Vertex Pictures and Chu Huan. What he needs to consider is how to ensure that his rights and interests will not be harmed in the coming events.
Maybe in the future, after the Disney matter is really settled, he will still use this matter as a means to attack Chu Huan, but this is definitely something he will do on the premise of ensuring his own interests.
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Even at this time, Ronald Miller wanted to send Chu Huan directly to hell.
"But we didn't use the deposits of Alder Commercial Bank!" Wu Shuhan said seriously after listening to Chu Huan's description.
Chu Huan smiled and said, "Yes, so if Ronald Miller really wants to use this method to deal with us in the future, then he will only die a worse death."
Thinking of that possibility, Wu Shuhan couldn't help but smile and said, "I think no matter how miserable Ronald Miller is, he shouldn't be as miserable as Wayne Durant. He just found a high-level job at Disney.
I haven’t even worked for a month and I’ve already lost my job.”
Regarding the ending of Wayne Durant, Chu Huan didn't even pay attention to it. Wayne Durant was just an insignificant person to Chu Huan.
But Kelly doesn’t think so. Since this person was kicked out by her man at Alder Commercial Bank before, isn’t it natural for her to kick this person out at Disney now?
So after becoming the chairman of Disney's board of directors and officially taking over Disney, the first thing Kelly did was to drive Wayne Durant out of Disney.
Wayne Durant lost his job twice in a month, and because of his experience at Disney, he was destined to never make a living in Los Angeles again.
Regarding this matter, Ronald Miller resolutely protested, but it was in vain. He could not even keep his own shares, so it was impossible for him to keep Durant.
"Okay, things in North America have come to an end. Let's take a good rest. There is still a big show waiting for us to enjoy over there in Xiangjiang!"
Chu Huan lowered his sofa, lay on it, put on his eye mask, and prepared to have a good sleep.
Wu Shuhan looked at Chu Huan lying not far away from him, and his heart was still not calm. The longer he stayed with Chu Huan, the more he discovered Chu Huan's mystery.
I believe no one in Xiangjiang could have imagined that during Chu Huan's time in North America, he not only acquired a commercial bank, but also acquired Disney, one of the eight major studios in Hollywood.
The plane arrived in Xiangjiang the next day.
After returning to Xiangjiang, Chu Huan went directly back to his villa at No. 12 Mount Galley Road, preparing to have a good sleep and attend Qi Dezun's cocktail party in the evening.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Cao Yunshang is still in Europe. When Chu Huan returns to the Chu family manor, he is naturally the only one. Originally, Chu Huan had promised Kelly to take Kelly to Europe.
I met Cao Yunshang in person, but because things at Disney took some time to wrap up, and Chu Huan didn’t like staying in North America very much, I decided to wait until the Chinese New Year to see her again!
Although Chu Huan's acquisition of Alder Commercial Bank in North America caused a huge sensation on Wall Street and in North America, in fact, because all the attention in Xiangjiang at this time was on Wheelock's acquisition of Eucalyptus, there was nothing in Xiangjiang.
People know what happened to Chu Huan in North America.
So when Chu Huan and Miao Kexiu, who were wearing evening gowns, arrived at Qi Dezun's villa on Peak Road, not many people showed surprised expressions.
Miao Kexiu, who was following Chu Huan, showed some nervous expressions. This was the first time for her to follow Chu Huan and participate in such a business event.
"Don't be nervous, just pretend that you are filming!"
Chu Huan felt the nervousness of Miao Kexiu next to him, and gently patted Miao Kexiu, who put his hand on his shoulder and said with a smile.
"Yes!" Miao Kexiu nodded heavily. In fact, despite being nervous, Miao Kexiu was still very happy in her heart.
When participating in such an event with Chu Huan, Cao Yunshang would usually be with him, but today he was with Chu Huan, which meant that Chu Huan was officially introducing his identity to the Xiangjiang business community.
The two of them walked into the living room that had been decorated as a ball hall. The people here, like Chu Huan and Miao Kexiu, all wore suits and evening gowns!
"Hello, Director Chu, I am Zheng Zhizhi of Jiehe Group, and I would like to ask Director Chu for your advice!"
As soon as I walked into the living room, someone came up to say hello.
"It turns out to be Zheng Weng. I've admired his name for a long time. It's a pleasure to meet you. It's a pleasure to meet you!" Chu Huan said with a smile.
Speaking of the Zheng family in Xiangjiang, the Zheng Yutong family in the New World is naturally the most famous.
But in fact, there is another Zheng family in Xiangjiang, and the Zheng Zhizhi in front of him is the contemporary head of another Zheng family in Xiangjiang.
The Jiehe Group owned by the Zheng Zhizhi family can be regarded as one of the oldest manufacturing pioneers in Hong Kong. As early as the 1920s, the Zheng family had established the family-style workshop Jiehe in their hometown of Chaozhou!
However, like many businessmen who came to Xiangjiang, the war broke out and the Zheng family left Chaozhou and came to Xiangjiang to continue to establish their own Jiehe.
In the early days of the establishment of the factory in Xiangjiang, the Zheng family mainly dealt in metal products, including helmets, tableware, gas masks, shovels, etc. supplied to the military.
Later, Jiehe ceased production during the Japanese occupation. In 1947, four brothers Zheng Zhizhi, Zheng Yaoze, Zheng Zhiyi and Zheng Zhirong jointly founded Jiehe Manufacturing Factory Co., Ltd.. In the early days, its main business was to organize ports, docks and eliminate major waterways for the Hong Kong government, including demolition.
Ships, etc., and then rolled the scrap steel obtained from ship dismantling to make steel that was urgently needed by the construction industry in Hong Kong at that time.
Later, Jiehe opened a branch factory to produce copper sheets, lead sheets, as well as flashlights, alarm clocks, etc. By the end of the 1950s, it had become a huge enterprise group.
In the 1960s and 1970s, the Chit Wo Group cooperated with Japanese and Australian manufacturers respectively to purchase land and set up factories in Tseung Kwan O and Tsing Yi Island, Kowloon, to produce copper alloy sheets for high-end tableware and utensils, and to manufacture container boxes from aluminum alloys.
At that time, the economy of Hong Kong and the Far East took off, the living standards of ordinary people improved, and the demand for high-end tableware increased significantly.
In the late 1960s, Xiangjiang Shipping entered the era of containerization. Major shipping companies had an urgent need for containers, and Jiehe's business was booming.
In the course of its operation, Jie Wo purchased a large amount of land in Kwun Tong, Tseung Kwan O and Tsing Yi Island. With the booming development of real estate and stock markets, in July 1973, the Zheng brothers formed Jie Wo's properties into Jie Lian Enterprise Branch.
It was delisted and its business expanded to real estate.
By the end of the 1980s, more than ten years later, the group run by Zheng had become a large-scale enterprise group, with its subsidiaries including Jiehe Property, Jiehe Industrial, Jiezhong Paper, Jiehe Kobelco, and Jiehe Group.
Meiya Kitchenware, Thai Steel Factory, etc., whose businesses include real estate, paper, enamel, metal, computers, watches, steel, lead sheets, finance, insurance, etc., together with overseas companies, employ more than 10,000 people.
Zheng Zhizhi said in a simple and profound way, "This time Wheelock acquired Dong Chu and regretted his early exit. It is really a big loss for our Chinese businessmen!"
Chu Huan smiled nonchalantly and said, "There is nothing to lose. You will always find opportunities."
Zheng Zhizhi nodded and said, "That's natural. I believe that Director Chu will have better opportunities in the future!"
"What chance?"
While Chu Huan and Zheng Zhizhi were chatting, a hearty laugh came and Michael Kadoorie walked over.
"Since Director Chu's friends are here, I'll take my leave first. I hope I can have more contact with Director Chu in the future!" Zheng Zhizhi said with a smile.
"That's natural. The Chinese Bank welcomes Zheng Weng as a guest at any time!"
After Zheng Zhizhi left, Michael Kadoorie first smiled and said hello to Miao Kexiu, and then curiously asked Chu Huan, "Ah Huan, where have you been during this time? You didn't have such a lively drama in Xiangjiang?"
In terms of participation, it’s really a pity!”
Chu Huan smiled and said, "I have no regrets. I read all the newspapers from the past few days before coming here. I still know what happened."
"How could I forget that it was you who sold Zhang Yuliang's shares in Wheelock to Hehe International?" At this point, Michael Kadoorie suddenly lowered his voice and told Chu Huan, "It was you who sold Zhang Yuliang's shares in Wheelock."
The people who have the least understanding of this matter are ordinary Xiangjiang citizens. They don’t even know how Hehe International suddenly owned so many shares of Wheelock. They just know that in this battle about Wheelock’s acquisition,
, in the end it was Hehe International that won.
Further down, there are some well-informed people in the business community. They know that the reason why Hehe International was able to successfully acquire Wheelock was because it obtained Zhang Yuliang’s shares in Wheelock, but they don’t know why Zhang Yuliang would acquire Wheelock.
Defeng's shares were sold to Hehe International.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The people at the innermost level are Michael Kadoorie and others. They know that Chu Huan made a move and transferred Zhang Yuliang's shares in Wheelock.
Sold to Hehe International.
Chu Huan smiled and said, "So, I have participated in this war, right?"
Michael Kadoorie nodded and said, "Naturally, forget it. If other people find out about this, I'm afraid they will go crazy."
"For their health, it's better not to let them know!" Chu Huan joked.
Although they were chatting with Michael Kadoorie, the four of them were still walking slowly towards the center of the dance. Everywhere they passed, there were people who took the initiative to say hello to Chu Huan.
No one would dare to underestimate Chu Huan's existence just because Chu Huan's Jiaku was the first person to withdraw from Wheelock's acquisition, unless he didn't want to hang out in Hong Kong.
When Chu Huan and Michael Kadoorie arrived at the center of the dance, they saw Qi Dezun surrounded by the crowd.
At this moment, Qi Dezun's prestige in Xiangjiang reached its peak.
After acquiring Wheelock, Hopewell International has officially become one of the four major financial groups in Hong Kong. It is no longer the four major foreign banks in Hong Kong as it was previously known.
Jiaku, HSBC, Jardine Matheson, and Hehe International Xiangjiang are the four major consortiums!
This is no longer just a name for the business community in Xiangjiang.
Just today, Hong Kong's Hong Kong Economic Journal published a report.
‘Hong Kong’s new business landscape – the four major consortiums!’ – Hong Kong Economic Journal
In this report, the Hong Kong Economic Journal analyzed a series of factors based on the comprehensive strength, social influence, financial resources and other factors of all financial groups in Xiangjiang.
Finally, the four consortiums of Jia Ku, HSBC, Jardine Matheson, and Hehe International were collectively called the Four Major Consortiums in Xiangjiang, replacing the previous description of the four major foreign banks and the five real estate giants in Xiangjiang.
The citizens of Xiangjiang, who have always been keen on this kind of ranking, also admitted this statement immediately.
The Jiaku Department under the name of Chu Huan is spread across the five major industries of media, animation, games, clothing, and real estate in Hong Kong. It is a leader in every industry.
There was no problem in being selected.
Not to mention HSBC, the title of Hong Kong’s quasi-central bank is enough to illustrate HSBC’s status in Hong Kong.
It was also selected without any problem!
Jardine, together with HSBC, the Jockey Club, and the Hong Kong government, was known as the real ruler of Hong Kong. The areas involved were all over the people's livelihood in Hong Kong, and there were also two major guardians, Wharf and Land.
Well deserved!
No problem getting selected!
Originally there were only these three consortiums, but with the success of Hehe International's acquisition of Wheelock, the size suddenly became huge. At the same time, Hehe International also completed the absolute control of Wheelock, unlike before Hehe International.
Therefore, although some people think that the Jockey Club should become one of the four major financial groups.
But in the end, I agreed with Hehe International’s selection.
After all, the Jockey Club is not a consortium.
When Chu Huan came over, he happened to see Sha Ya from HSBC and Niubijian from Yihe chatting and laughing with Qi Dezun. After the three of them saw Chu Huan, they happily invited them.
Chu Huan joined them, and there was a dance staff arranged by Qi Dezun. Seeing this situation, they quickly took a camera and took a photo of the four people chatting and laughing.
I believe that the major newspapers in Hong Kong will definitely be willing to pay a large price to buy this photo tomorrow.
Damn the staff, I thought happily.
"Director Chu, the last one to arrive will be fined for drinking soon!"
In such an occasion, Niubijian smiled broadly no matter what kind of vigilance he had towards Chu Huan.
Sha Ya also laughed and said, "Yes, such a big thing happened in Xiangjiang, and Director Chu is not in Xiangjiang. It is really a big pity for the business community in Xiangjiang!"
Chu Huan responded, "Shaya Taipan, I think you are making fun of me!"
Sha Ya was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Dr. Chu is just joking. Is there anyone in Xiangjiang who dares to make fun of Director Chu!"
Although Sha Ya and Niubijian control the two super conglomerates in Hong Kong, HSBC and Jardine Matheson, they are more of a professional manager.
In other words, all the glory they have now was given to them by HSBC and Jardine behind them, but after they leave their current position, the halo around them will completely disappear.
Chu Huan is different from Qi Dezun. At least in the eyes of outsiders, Qi Dezun is the same as Chu Huan. They are the actual controllers of their own group. Even if they leave their current positions, they are still the most powerful people in Xiangjiang.
"It's all just clouds. So what if you reach this position? You still can't help yourself!"
Chu Huan said with a wry smile.
Sha Ya and Niubijian were stunned at first, and then understood what Chu Huan meant. Judging from past records, Chu Huan was definitely one of the forces most likely to win Wheelock, but because of the relationship between the Hong Kong government and
The involvement of the British government caused Chu Huan to lose such an opportunity at the beginning.
I think Chu Huan was inspired by this incident.
Qi Dezun, who understood what was going on, looked at Chu Huan showing off her acting skills with the two of them here, and shook his head helplessly.
The four of them didn't communicate too much, they just briefly chatted for a few words and then separated.
But Chu Huan would not feel any free time, because as soon as Chu Huan walked out of their circle, he saw Luo Yin Bentley walking over with a smile on his face.
"Why don't you see your dear?"
Chu Huan said with a smile.
Luo Yin Bentley's face changed slightly, he took the hand of his wife beside him and said, "Ah Huan, you can eat randomly, but you can't talk nonsense. Isn't my Darling next to me?"
Chu Huan smiled and said, "I'm talking about Shen Bi!"
Hearing that Chu Huan was talking about Shen Bi, Luo Yin Bentli showed a relaxed smile, and then he couldn't suppress a proud smile.
"Shen Bi is sick, and has been sick for several days, and"
At this point, Luo Yin Bentley even observed the surroundings, and then said to Chu Huan in a low voice and excitedly, "The company has now begun formal discussions about transferring Shen Bi back to Japan!"
Shen Bi was transferred to Xiangjiang because of his outstanding performance in Japan.
Although Japan's development is better than that of Hong Kong, HSBC's status in Japan is far different from that of HSBC in Hong Kong.
Transferring Shen Bi to Japan actually shows that Shen Bi was completely defeated in the competition with Luo Yin Bentley!
Thinking of this, Chu Huan said to Luo Yin Bentley seriously, "Luo Yin, then I want to congratulate you!"
Luo Yin Bentley tried his best to make his smile look reserved enough, and said, "From now on, Ah Huan, you have to take more care of HSBC's business!"
"That's natural!"
Chu Huan preached with a smile on his face.
Replacing Shen Bi with Luo Yin Bentley is something Chu Huan started planning several years ago. Now that he has finally seen the results, Chu Huan is naturally very happy.
After the two chatted for a few words, they were interrupted by others. It was obvious that Shen Bi's situation had spread in the Xiangjiang business community. Luo Yin Bentley also became the official HSBC Crown Prince. Seeing that Sha Ya will
He is about to take office, and naturally there are many people who are fawning over Roy Bentley at this time.
At Chu Huan's side, there were Guo Desheng, Zheng Yutong, Zhao Congyan, and Tang Jiqian.
The four of them, like the others, first greeted Miao Kexiu with a smile, and then chatted with Chu Huan.
These four people all know Chu Huan. Since Chu Huan brought Miao Kexiu to the scene at this time, he naturally recognized Miao Kexiu's identity. Therefore, no matter whether the two are officially married or not, there will still be due respect.
of.
"Ah Huan, that boy Ah Chun couldn't turn around what happened last time. Don't be as knowledgeable as him!" Zheng Yutong said to Chu Huan with a smile.
Chu Huan knew that Zheng Yutong was talking about his previous sale of Defeng shares to Hehe International.
"Uncle Zheng, that matter has already passed. Besides, didn't Chun Guan come back later?"
Zheng Yutong laughed and said, "The four major consortiums in Xiangjiang, haha, I don't know whether they are the four or the three!"
Chu Huan did not answer Zheng Yutong's words. There are some things that can be told to them in advance, and some things that really cannot be told to them in advance.
However, Zheng Yutong and others obviously did not think about what Chu Huan really knew here. After Zheng Yutong sighed, he stopped mentioning this matter.
"Ah Huan, now that the Wheelock acquisition is over, the business community in Hong Kong should be calm for a while. Do you have any new ideas?"
Guo Desheng asked Chu Huan.
Chu Huan shook his head and smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Guo, you really think I am the God of Wealth. I have so many ideas. But before I came here, I received a call from Japan. The real estate market in Japan has gone up a lot recently."
Master, congratulations to the uncles, your investment has exceeded the normal profit rate, and it may bring you many surprises in the future!"
The four of them, Guo Desheng, looked at each other and smiled, and said, "I have to thank you, Ah Huan, for this matter. If it weren't for your previous suggestion, Ah Huan, no one would have thought of going to Japan to make money!"
“If you have money, let’s make it together!”
Chu Huan smiled and said, "The Japanese are very rich!"
Guo Desheng and others looked at each other and smiled again.
After exchanging some words, the four of them also left Chu Huan's side, but Zhao Congyan came back after a while.
"Uncle Zhao, is there something wrong?" Chu Huan asked aloud.
"Ah Huan, I wonder what Hehe International's plans for Wheelock Shipping are after acquiring Wheelock. I heard that Hehe International intends to reduce some of Wheelock Shipping's businesses?"
Zhao Congyan told Chu Huan his plan.
He was eyeing Wheelock Shipping's freighter.
Chu Huan was scratching his head. If he sold Defeng Shipping's cargo ship to Zhao Congyan, according to the upcoming shipping cold wave, it would harm Zhao Congyan. In another time and space, Zhao Congyan's Huaguang Shipping could be said to be one of the four major shipping kings in Hong Kong.
, except for Dong Chuanwang, the most severely damaged.
Later, he had to rely on selling his collection of antiques to help Huaguang Shipping survive the crisis.
If Huaguang Shipping now acquires Wheelock Shipping's cargo ships, the losses will be even greater.
Especially if you buy it with your own hands.
"Uncle Zhao, my father-in-law has recently been considering reducing the number of freighters of Wanbang Shipping. I agree with this decision. After all, the current oil price is becoming more and more unstable. If the price of oil continues to surge in the future,
If we continue to advance, the development of the shipping industry will definitely be affected!"
Zhao Congyan was slightly startled. He was a smart man and heard Chu Huan's subtext. After pondering for a moment, he said seriously, "Ah Huan, let's have a good chat sometime!"
Chu Huan nodded and said, "No problem!"
Then Zhao Congyan left Chu Huan's side full of worries.
"Ah Huan, I haven't seen you for a long time. I have always wanted to date you, but I can't find you. Now that we meet this time, we should find a time to have a good chat!"
As soon as Zhao Congyan left, the charter king of Universal Group came over.
Seeing Chu Huan chatting and laughing with these top wealthy people in Xiangjiang, Miao Kexiu felt a strong sense of pride in her heart.