599, Get involved in the Hong Kong container terminal business
After three days of deliberation, the second meeting between Chu Huan and Bao Yugang began.
This time, Pao Yugang took Su Haiwen and Wu Guangzheng to the Chinese Bank in person.
"Uncle Bao, welcome to visit us!"
Chu Huan stood up to greet him.
Bao Yugang smiled and said, "Ah Huan, I came here with a grateful heart this time. I haven't expressed my gratitude to you in person for joining Huahai Real Estate before!"
Chu Huan smiled modestly and said, "Uncle Bao, you are too polite to cooperate with you, but this is what I have always thought!"
"I believe we will have more opportunities for cooperation in the future!" Bao Yugang said pointedly.
Chu Huan laughed and said, "I think so too."
Hearing what Chu Huan said, Bao Yugang's face immediately showed a brighter smile. After the two parties sat down, Bao Yugang asked Chu Huan, "So, regarding the Wharf matter, Ah Huan, you already have it
Decided?"
Chu Huan said slightly, "Yes, after discussions within our company, we have reached a consensus. If Uncle Bao can agree to our company's request, then our company can withdraw from the acquisition of Wharf, and we can withdraw from it with Uncle Bao."
In your subsequent acquisition process, you can provide us with as much help as possible, and from now on we will only hold shares in Wharf and will not participate in the specific management of Wharf!"
After Bao Yugang listened to Chu Huan's words, the smile on his face began to become serious, which was a little different from what he had thought before.
According to Bao Yugang's idea, he would first acquire all the Wharf stocks in Chu Huan's hands. Although he didn't know how many Wharf stocks Chu Huan had, he thought the amount must be quite large.
With these stocks, he would have the confidence to face Jardine directly, but now Chu Huan obviously does not want to sell the stocks in Wharf's hands, but wants to hold them for a long time.
Secondly, Chu Huan also wants to reach some kind of deal with himself, and this deal obviously involves Wharf. According to Chu Huan's current energy, the industry that he can like is definitely not a simple industry.
Thinking of this, Bao Yugang suddenly thought of a possibility and said, "Ah Huan, are you interested in Wharf's Modern Container Terminals Co., Ltd.?"
As a major port city in the world and a cargo transportation center, Hong Kong's container terminal business has always been a top priority. In addition, this business, like rent collection for commercial buildings, is an industry with long-term stable revenue.
The development of container terminals began in Heung Kong. In later generations, Hong Kong had a total of 9 container terminals in Kwai Chung, and now there are 5 container terminals in operation.
Among them, Kwai Chung No. 1 and No. 5 Container Terminals are owned by Heung Kong Wharf, and Wharf established Heung Kong Modern Container Terminals Co., Ltd. based on these two container terminals.
Container Terminals No. 2 and No. 3 were jointly invested by Japan's Dashan Shipping Company and North America's Sea-Land Combined Transport Company.
The remaining No. 4 Container Terminal was acquired by Whampoa Dockyard. At the same time, Whampoa Dockyard also has three sections of container terminal operations in Hung Hom, North Point, and Kwun Tong. However, Whampoa Dockyard has moved all its operations to Kwai Chung Container Terminal 4.
, as for the location of the original three-section container terminal, it is used as land for future real estate investment reserves.
Whampoa Dockyard used No. 4 Kwai Chung Container Terminal to form Heung Kong International Container Terminal Co., Ltd.
In other words, among the three major container terminal companies in Hong Kong, except for Kwai Chung Container Terminal 2 and Container Terminal 3, which are jointly operated by Dashan Shipping Company of Japan and Sea-Land Combined Transport Company of North America, the remaining ones are Modern Cargo of Wharf.
Container Terminals Limited and Whampoa Dockyard International Container Terminals Limited.
If he sells his container terminal company to Chu Huan after acquiring Wharf, then Chu Huan will actually have an initial monopoly on the container terminal business in Xiangjiang.
The most important thing is that if this acquisition is completed, Chu Huan will be able to influence Xiangjiang Shipping Company even if he does not have a ship in his hands.
Chu Huan nodded slightly and said, "That's true. Although I personally am not very optimistic about the future shipping industry, it is undeniable that this industry will definitely not disappear. And as you know, Uncle Bao, there are many industries under my name."
The products are all sold overseas, and if we can have a terminal container business, it will be very beneficial to our company's business."
In Hong Kong, 90% of cargo transportation relies on sea transportation, and the remaining 10% is air transportation. In other words, no matter what kind of difficulties the world shipping industry is in, the container terminal business will never have problems.
Of course, when my hometown develops in the future, countless ports will appear. At that time, the container terminal business in Xiangjiang will definitely be affected, but that will be at least 30 years later.
"This is impossible!"
Bao Yugang rejected Chu Huan's request without much thought. The acquisition of Wharf was indeed a major strategic decision for Bao Yugang to abandon ship and land, but it did not mean that he would completely abandon the shipping industry. It just
The development focus of the entire group has been adjusted and the previous offshore business has been transferred to land.
The reason why the target of abandoning the ship was Wharf was also because it was interested in the container terminal business owned by Wharf itself.
Now Chu Huan actually wants to buy this business, which Bao Yugang would never agree to.
Chu Huan was not surprised by Pao Yugang's rejection. If it were him, he would not agree. Owning Modern Container Terminal Company is equivalent to owning at least three first-class office buildings in Central, with a fixed and considerable annual income.
, how could you give up so easily.
"What if we add Wheelock's Sullivan Development?" Chu Huan threw his second bargaining chip to Pao Yugang.
Harliman Development is a major real estate company under Wheelock's name. It is responsible for the residential development of Xiangjiang Island and Kowloon. It also owns a lot of high-quality land in these two places.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This is a big temptation for Bao Yugang who wants to abandon the boat and land.
But for Chu Huan, it is dispensable. Chu Huan has already decided to withdraw the company from the residential market in Xiangjiang. So the land held by Charlie Wen Development and the projects under development are not good for Chu Huan.
Speaking of which, naturally it doesn't matter.
Just right for trading with Bao Yugang.
Sure enough, after Chu Huan proposed this bait, Bao Yugang fell into silence.
On the one hand, he wanted to increase his bargaining chip after abandoning the boat, and on the other hand, he had Modern Container Terminal Company, which had stable and considerable income, which made Bao Yugang somewhat difficult to make a choice.
Wu Guangzheng and Su Haiwen, who were sitting opposite them, also had different thoughts in their minds.
Wu Guang very much hopes that his father-in-law will agree to Chu Huan's deal. After all, judging from the current development, he has been appointed by his father-in-law as the successor for the future development of the real estate industry. If the company acquires Wharf,
If he can also develop Xia Liwen, then he will have more chips in his hands.
Su Haiwen's idea is exactly the opposite of Wu Guangzheng's, but the reason is the same. He is now mainly responsible for the company's shipping business.
Now that the cold wave in the shipping industry that Chu Huan mentioned has not yet come, his father-in-law has already begun to make a strategic shift. This shows that the global shipping business he takes over in the future will definitely be much smaller than the current scale. If the shipping industry is even
If the container terminal business, which is the lifeline of the industry, is abandoned, the industry that one will accept in the future will be even smaller.
But no matter what they think in their hearts, since Bao Yugang is still alive at this time, the two of them will definitely not dare to say anything about this kind of thing, otherwise it will be too obvious.
"I have heard others say before that Ah Huan, you are very good at catching people's weaknesses. Now I have discovered that the condition you gave me is really difficult for me to choose!"
Bao Yugang smiled bitterly at Chu Huan.
Chu Huan said modestly, "Uncle Bao, you are ridiculous. This is not my fault alone, but the conclusion reached by the company after analysis and discussion. I am just the last person to come up with it!"
Exchanging Harlem Development for Wharf's Modern Container Terminal Company is the conclusion reached by the Jiaku Negotiation Department after more than a dozen rehearsals in the past two days. This is the industry that Chu Huan is willing to offer now.
Pao Yugang's most attractive industry.
Bao Yugang thought for a moment and asked, "If I don't agree with your deal, Ah Huan, does it mean that there is no way for us to reach a consensus on the acquisition of Wharf?"
Chu Huan laughed and said, "Uncle Bao, look at Harbor City, Zhulu Commercial Center and the former site of Huangpu Dockyard. If these three parties combined, are they equivalent to the commercial iron triangle of East Tsim Sha Tsui?"
Bao Yugang, Wu Guangzheng, and Su Haiwen's expressions suddenly changed. They heard some of Chu Huan's thoughts on the development of the old Huangpu Shipyard site in Chu Huan's words.
"Ah Huan, what you mean is that you want to move the old site of Huangpu Dockyard"
"Uncle Bao, let's talk about Modern Container Terminals first. Although the Wharf stocks I hold are not too much, they are very important for your acquisition of Wharf and the right to have a say in Wharf.
It has great influence, and Wharf is one of the two wings of Jardine Matheson. If possible, I think they will not just watch Wharf being acquired by you.
As long as this matter becomes public, there will inevitably be a war between you and Yihe, and this vote in our hands will become very important.
The most important project of Wharf is their Harbor City, and after Uncle Bao acquires Wharf, the cooperation between us will become even deeper. Global Shipping is the largest shipping company in Hong Kong, even if Uncle Bao in the future
If you plan to lose weight, I think you will definitely retain some. I can guarantee that if I can get Modern Container Terminals, the treatment that Global Shipping's ships will enjoy in the future will be the same as that of my father-in-law Cao Wenjin's shipping company's ships.
the same."
"Brother Cao has found a good son-in-law!" Bao Yugang said with some envy. "Brother Cao was the first among the four of us to start downsizing his shipping business, but he retained some ships, and now these ships are only responsible for
With the cargo movement under the Jiaku system, even if there is a cold wave in the shipping industry in the future, they don't have to worry, just one Jiaku system can support those ships.
I think this is also the reason why, Huan, you have never really entered the shipping industry, right?"
Many times, many things actually fall apart at just one point.
When Chu Huan was rising in Xiangjiang, many people did not understand why Chu Huan had not shown any performance in the shipping industry.
In particular, a lot of Chu Huan's business is actually shipped overseas, but Chu Huan just doesn't develop his own shipping industry. Now this reason has been exposed by Bao Yugang.
Because of Cao Wenjin!
Since Cao Wenjin is already one of the four major shipping kings in Xiangjiang, and there is no competition within the family like other families, they are harmonious.
Then Chu Huan really doesn't need to be involved in the shipping industry, as long as he can ensure the operation of Jiaku series products, that's all.
Chu Huan smiled and said, "Uncle Bao, you are too humble. Su Sheng and Wu Sheng are both very talented people. With their help, I believe that Uncle Bao's business will get better and better in the future."
Bao Yugang laughed and said, "This is natural."
Wu Guangzheng and Su Haiwen, who were a little dissatisfied because of Bao Yugang's ridicule just now, immediately disappeared.
"Ah Huan, why don't you set a price for the Wharf stocks in your hands, and I promise not to counter-price!"
My father has it, my mother has it, it’s better to have it myself!
Although Chu Huan has made it clear at this time that the stocks in his hands can be used to support Bao Yugang, Bao Yugang still wants to firmly hold Chu Huan's Wharf stocks in his hands. After all, this is the only way
, to ensure that no matter what happens, the voting rights of these stocks are firmly in your hands.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Bao Yugang has also heard about Chu Huan’s cooperation with several other companies. Although under the leadership of the current manager, Chu Huan is indeed
I am not involved in the management and operation of these companies, but I have different ideas about successors.
Why did Li Xiaohe decide to give up TVB so easily? Wasn't it because he realized that TVB would not be able to fall into the hands of the descendants of their Li family in the future?
Pao Yugang did not want his company to encounter such a situation.
Chu Huan also knew what Bao Yugang was thinking, and said with a smile, "Uncle Bao, I am just optimistic about the future development of Wharf, and have not thought about holding a controlling stake. Moreover, after Uncle Bao acquires Wharf, I can also sell part of Wharf."
Warehouse stocks are given to you, guaranteeing your controlling interest in Wharf.
If you can't even agree to this Uncle Bao, then I hope this matter will not affect the relationship between the two of us!"
This is the final bottom line that Chu Huan can give.
If Bao Yugang cannot accept it, then Chu Huan will accept Wharf on his own.
To be honest, Chu Huan doesn't really want to give up Wharf. After all, Wharf's Harbor City is attractive enough. Not to mention the properties of Wharf Harbor City, just the shopping malls and commercial buildings inside will be given to Kowloon every year in future generations.
The warehouse brings tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars in rental income.
Bao Yugang also heard the bottom line in Chu Huan's heart. He thought for a moment and said, "Well, since Ah Huan you have made the matter so clear, there is no point in me saying anything else. I agree to your conditions."
Got it!"
Chu Huan showed a reluctant smile and said, "Uncle Bao, the time you chose is very good. If it were a few years later, I would never give up the Wharf company!"
Another important reason for giving up Wharf now is that as mentioned before, after Chu Huan just experienced a battle with the Hong Kong government, he really didn't want to irritate the sensitive nerves of the Hong Kong government at this time.
.
Bao Yugang also understood the key and said with a smile, "Ah Huan, you are still young and have a long road ahead. I now understand that this shallow bay of Xiangjiang cannot accommodate a giant dragon like you."
, I believe that your achievements in the future will definitely exceed this!"
Chu Huan smiled and said, "Then I'll thank Uncle Bao first!"
After the matter was discussed, Bao Yugang had no intention of staying here anymore. After laughing and chatting with Chu Huan for a few words, he left with Su Haiwen and Wu Guangzheng.
After Bao Yugang left, Wu Shuhan, who was standing next to Chu Huan, said, "It is really a pity to give up Wharf, otherwise Harbor City and Zhulu Commercial Center will form an horns."
Chu Huan sat on the sofa, held Wu Shuhan in his arms, and said with a smile, "There is nothing to regret. Don't forget that there is a new world between Harbor City and Zhulu Commercial Center. If we really transform the Wharf into
After the acquisition, New World will be caught in the middle, and Zheng Weng will probably have trouble sleeping and eating at that time!"
Wu Shuhan nestled in Chu Huan's arms, nodded, and said, "Indeed, my uncle also told me that when doing business, you can't own everything. When the moon is full, you will lose money, and when the water is full, it will overflow. It is not unreasonable."
Chu Huan nodded and said, "Besides, Bao Yugang's acquisition of Wharf actually has another benefit. Now Jiawu has become the benchmark in Xiangjiang. This is not a good thing, because everyone will pay attention to this benchmark, and then the benchmark will no longer be
The benchmark becomes the target.
After Bao Yugang abandons the boat and lands, we can feel more relaxed!"
As one of the wings of Yihe's development in Hong Kong, Wharf's status is self-evident. At this time, only Chu Huan's Jiaku is their competitor in Yihe's eyes. If there is another Bao Yugang, Yihe will definitely be distracted.
Attention, and Chu Huan can also take advantage of this opportunity to target Zhi Di.
Nowadays, Chu Huan has quite a few commercial buildings in Central, but compared to Land, just looking at the situation in Central, they are still not comparable.
Therefore, Chu Huan’s real goal is Land and Yihe. A Wharf will not bring any qualitative leap to Chu Huan.
But if Chu Huan can acquire Yihe and Land, then Chu Huan's real estate layout in Xiangjiang will be truly completed.
By then, Kowloon, Xiangjiang Island, and Chu Huan will all have enough land, and Zhulu Commercial Center can replace Wharf and become one of Chu Huan's wings in the Xiangjiang real estate industry!
Wu Shuhan nodded and said, "I understand."
Chu Huan continued to warn, "Now that our business has reached this point, we can no longer simply think that all the benefits are ours. The reason why the Hong Kong government is afraid of us is not because of how much money I have in my hands, but because of the money I have in my hands."
There are hundreds of thousands of workers, that is to say, hundreds of thousands of people in Xiangjiang are directly eating our food, and millions of people are indirectly eating our food. This is the biggest trump card in our hand.
And what we are doing now is actually to get more people to join in. In this case, at least half of the people in Hong Kong will have a close relationship with us. At that time, the Hong Kong government will really not dare to have any more relations with us.
What's the matter?"
Wu Shuhan nodded again.
HSBC!
Luo Yin, Bentley and Shen Bi were sitting in the executive office.
In the past, Sha Ya was sitting in the top class position, while Luo Yin, Bentley and Shen Bi were sitting opposite.
Now that Saya has left HSBC to live her retirement life, and Luo Yin Bentley has taken over Saya's position, Shen Bi has no companions around him.
Seeing this situation, Shen Bi had mixed feelings in his heart.
That seat should have been occupied by myself.
"How was your meeting with Li Jiacheng and Luo Gingshi?" Luo Yin Bentley asked Shen Bi.
Shen Bi shook his head and said unsatisfactorily, "It's not very good. After several previous defeats, Li Jiacheng obviously lost his previous ambitions and had more respect for Chu Huan.
When I was playing with him, I vaguely mentioned that I wanted to invite him to join our league, but Li Jiacheng refused because the company now wants to develop peacefully!"
Regarding Li Jiacheng's choice, Shen Bi was helpless, and at the same time he was a little angry. In the past, Li Jiacheng stood firmly on his side, but now Li Jiacheng chose to stand on Chu Huan's side. How could he be happy?
Well, even in Shen Bi's heart, he believed that Li Jiacheng was a kind of betrayal!
"Don't be anxious. After all, our situation was not very good before. I have also come into contact with Li Jiacheng. He is indeed a rare business wizard. Under such circumstances, he can still turn the tide and reverse the situation of long-term death. I think
This is also the reason why Chu Huan is willing to invest in Changshi!"
Roy Bentley preaches.
Shen Bi nodded slightly and said, "I understand, I won't give up on Li Jiacheng just like that. It's good for now. I can let Li Jiacheng develop by Chu Huan's side. In the future, he will have more and more projects in his hands, and his ambitions will increase."
When it gets bigger and bigger, he will no longer be willing to grow under Chu Huan's big tree. You must know that towering trees cannot grow under the big tree."
Luo Yin Bentley raised his forehead slightly and said, "So where is Luo Yin and Lion?"
Luo Yingshi was the last person Shen Bi discovered. At that time, Luo Yingshi wanted to make a fortune from the Qingzhou Yingni incident, but Chu Huan found out about it.
This directly led to the termination of the cooperation between the two parties. Fortunately, Shen Bi stepped forward and Luo Griffiths successfully got out of the predicament at that time, and Luo Griffiths also became a member of Shen Bi's camp.
Unfortunately, Shen Bi was defeated in Nanshan and was sent to Japan. Luo Yinshi quickly moved on to Luo Yin Bentley, but he only eased the conflict with Chu Huan and did not get any real development opportunities.
"Luo Gingshi is very sympathetic to our plan and hopes to join us!" Shen Bi said helplessly.
The reason why Luo Gingshi joined was not because they believed in Shen Bi, but because Luo Gingshi had no other choice at all.
After Chu Huan announced the establishment of the Jiaku Real Estate Project Investment Department, Luo Gingshi immediately found a project that could be cooperated with Jiaku. He chose a piece of land and wanted to cooperate with Zhulu Real Estate to jointly develop it.
But when I submitted the application, I was told that Zhulu Real Estate had decided to jointly develop the land with Huang Tingfang's Xinhe Real Estate.
This is not because Zhulu Real Estate is deliberately targeting Luo Eagle Lion, but it is actually because the development plan provided by Sino Real Estate is more in line with Zhulu Real Estate’s interests.
But this did not make Luo Yingshi accept it. He thought of Chu Huan's previous targeting of him, and also thought of the phone call he made when Chu Huan was making a decision on TV.
During that phone call, Chu Huan didn't expect to see him, but when he went there, he found that basically all the real estate companies in Xiangjiang were there.
Thinking of all this, Luo Yingshi was sure that Chu Huan had not really reconciled with him, and he could not find any real suitable development opportunities in Chu Huan's decisions.
Just when Luo Yingshi was at a loss, Shen Bi found him, so Luo Yingshi agreed to Shen Bi's invitation without any hesitation.
As for Shen Bi's helplessness, there was one point and another point: compared to Li Jiacheng's ability, Shen Bi was not very optimistic about Luo Griffith's ability.
But now it's no longer up to them to pick and choose, and it's always good to have someone join in.
"Luo Yinshi is a man with average abilities, but fortunately he has achieved some achievements. He should still be helped when he needs it!" Luo Yin Bentley also understood Luo Yinshi's ability, so he could only say this.
Shen Bi nodded and said, "I understand, when people in Xiangjiang see that we can promote people like Luo Ging-shi as the top businessmen in Xiangjiang, they will understand that our power at HSBC still exists."
"That's it!" Luo Yin Bentley nodded slightly.
Later, Luo Yin Bentley mentioned another name, "Compared to Luo Yinshi, I am more optimistic about Chen Songqing. You should meet with him again during this period and try to let him know some of our cooperation."
Shen Bi nodded and said, "I understand. I will not let outsiders know about our relationship with Chen Songqing in the early stage. Moreover, I found that although Chen Songqing is the first entrepreneur in Xiangjiang, I can feel from his words that this person
There should be a certain amount of energy overseas, but this person is very smart and understands that he cannot play all his cards at once, so he did not tell us, but this is not the most important thing.
As long as Chen Songqing can develop in the future, it will definitely have a certain impact on Chu Huan!"
Luo Yin Bentley nodded and said, "I think so too. This is a competition that is bound to have a long timeline. The most important thing for us is not to be too impatient!"