Shen Bi hung up the phone call from Li Fushu, with a complicated expression on his face, which finally turned into one sentence: Fight on the street!
No one knew whether he was talking about Chu Huan or Li Fushu!
After thinking for a while, Li Fushu came to Roy Bentley's office and told Roy Bentley what had just happened at the Bank of East Asia!
"What?" Roy Bentley couldn't believe it after hearing the news, "Jiaku has given up on the idea of fully controlling Bank of Asia?"
Shen Bi said coldly: "What kind of giving up? It is simply a temporary concession. It is obvious that Chu Huan has discovered that it is impossible to obtain a controlling stake in the Bank of East Asia at this time, so the temporary concession is to enter the Bank of East Asia first." The board of directors, and then alienate the members of the board of directors of Bank of East Asia. When they can no longer unite in the future, Chu Huan will take action, and then the acquisition of Bank of East Asia will be a matter of course!"
Roy Bentley's expression began to turn gloomy, "He is boiling a frog in warm water!"
"That's right!" Shen Bi nodded and said, "It's shameful that the directors of Bank of East Asia can't even see this kind of thing clearly. They are so stupid!"
Roy Bentley asked helplessly: "Then what should we do now?"
Originally, their plan before this was to take advantage of this incident to enter the board of directors of the Bank of East Asia and become directors. At that time, according to the strength of HSBC, no matter what actions were taken by Jiaku, they would be able to firmly occupy their own positions. That part of the shares was used to reach a consensus on cooperation with Chu Huan, but unexpectedly, Jiaku suddenly changed its acquisition strategy.
The matter of letting them join the Bank of Asia is over now!
Shen Bi pondered: "Now it seems that it is impossible to prevent Jiaku from entering the banking industry. It seems that we can only find more potential development partners in Xiangjiang. Only in this way can we We can continue to maintain our control over the business community in Hong Kong!"
If Jiaku still adopts the previous method and fights a war of rapid annihilation, then HSBC can take advantage of the opportunity to join the board of directors of the Bank of East Asia. But now Jiaku has adopted a step-by-step approach. As a huge consortium like Jiaku, it will no longer make rash advances. , then there will not be many opportunities left for HSBC.
After hearing what Shen Bi said, Roy Bentley also understood what it meant, but at the same time he also had his own worries.
"Jiaku's real estate project investment department has made Xiangjiang's real estate companies start to move closer to Jiaku. At this time, we are actually at a disadvantage!"
Nowadays, the real estate industry in Xiangjiang is developing the fastest and largest in Xiangjiang. It can be predicted that in the future, the real estate industry will become the mainstream industry in Xiangjiang, and in this regard, Jiaku has already gone ahead of HSBC.
Jiaku, if you have land, you will have money!
Although HSBC also has money, their money cannot be mobilized at will. This is inherently less flexible than Jiaku, and HSBC's land reserves are even more incomparable to Zhulu Real Estate.
It can be said that in these two aspects, HSBC has completely lagged behind Jiaku!
"There are still opportunities!" Shen Bi analyzed seriously: "First of all, even though Zhulu Real Estate already has a real estate project investment department, the number of real estate companies they can cooperate with is still limited, and the number of real estate companies available for development in Xiangjiang is absolutely There are more real estate companies than Zhulu Real Estate, we just need to find a more suitable real estate company among them.
In addition, not all real estate companies are willing to give more benefits to Jiaku, so I think there must be real estate companies among them that are willing to develop themselves. Among them, we can still choose companies that are willing to receive the support of our HSBC.
Finally, we must discover new real estate developers and give them the greatest support. Only by supporting the giants of the Xiangjiang Real Estate Company who come to HSBC, can we continue to compete with Chu Huan!"
After listening to Shen Bi's analysis, Roy Bentley nodded repeatedly and said at the same time: "We can also cooperate more with British-funded enterprises in Hong Kong. After all, there are only so many resources in Hong Kong. If the development of Chinese-funded enterprises grows day by day, , then it will inevitably encroach on the resources of British-funded enterprises in Xiangjiang. This is a natural confrontation that cannot be changed by Chu Huan!"
Shen Bi frowned slightly, but showed a hint of worry, and said: "But there are also some hidden problems here!"
Roy Bentley asked him: "What's the problem?"
Shen Bi said: "That is the situation of the general environment. Now the situation in the north has changed, and the fate of Xiangjiang has begun to become uncertain. If the situation we least want to see really happens in the future, then I think at that time many foreign-funded enterprises in Xiangjiang will look for ways to leave Xiangjiang.
The worst thing I can think of is that there will also be a wave of capital embezzlement, so where should HSBC go?"
Roy Bentley's face became more and more solemn. He had never thought about this matter. But after hearing Shen Bi's analysis, Roy Bentley also understood that although this matter was still very long-term, it was definitely This is something they need to consider now.
"If that's the case, the economy of Xiangjiang will definitely be affected by then. Let's not talk too far ahead. Let's just say that if the situation in Xiangjiang is really determined at that time, the stock market and real estate industries in Xiangjiang will definitely be affected by that time. It will be greatly affected!”
Shen Bi nodded: "I think so too."
Roy Bentley sighed: "It seems that now we have to make two preparations. One is what choice we should make if Xiangjiang can continue to maintain its status quo. The other is that in case the situation in Xiangjiang changes, what should we do? What a choice!”
"Based on Chu Huan's relationship with the North and Chu Huan's development in Xiangjiang, I think we should set the future situation to be the most unfavorable to us!"
Shen Bi preached in a serious tone.
Roy Bentley thought about Jiaku's development in Xiangjiang, and said helplessly: "Now it seems that this is the only way it can be!"
"Um!"
Shen Bi nodded.
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Central, Chinese Walk!
At this time, Chu Huan also learned from Xu Yi about what had just happened at the Bank of East Asia.
"Haha, it was really unintentional. I underestimated Shen Bi before, but I didn't expect that the other party was planning to fish in troubled waters!"
Chu Huan also did not expect that HSBC would use this opportunity to join Bank of East Asia and become a director of Bank of East Asia, and his previous changes also indirectly disrupted HSBC's plans!
Xu Yi nodded and said: "When I heard that Li Fushu was going to introduce HSBC to the board of directors of Bank of East Asia, I was a little surprised. But fortunately, because we changed the acquisition plan in time, the directors of Bank of East Asia also made corresponding changes. changes, and in the end, a strange combination of circumstances prevented HSBC from entering the board of directors of the Bank of East Asia."
Chu Huan smiled and said: "I think the atmosphere at HSBC will not be very good at this time!"
Xu Yi nodded and said: "I also think that is the case. If HSBC really joins Bank of East Asia and becomes a member of the board of directors of Bank of East Asia, then HSBC will continue to enhance its prestige in Hong Kong's banking industry. I think there will really be no one at that time. Any bank can replace HSBC’s position in Hong Kong.”
Chu Huan also nodded and said: "Since we have managed to get things right, let it take its course. The most important thing now is to follow our plan and obtain the support of more board members of the Bank of East Asia. After we first take control of the board of directors of the Bank of East Asia, Let’s talk about other things!”
Xu Yi nodded first, and then asked: "Will Ma Jizu's actions continue?"
Chu Huan said: "Of course we will continue. That card will be our trump card in the future to officially establish a foothold in the banking industry in Hong Kong. We must continue and we must succeed!"
Xu Yi nodded and said: "I understand, I will inform Mr. Ma!"
"Um!"
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"The incident of Jiaku's acquisition of Bank of East Asia has ushered in a major reversal. Just at the Bank of East Asia's shareholder meeting, Ms. Xu Yi, a representative of Jiaku, revealed in an interview with this reporter that Jiaku has given up its wholly-owned acquisition of Bank of East Asia. He plans to participate in the development of Bank of East Asia as its largest shareholder and director.
Before this, Jiaku had always been very aggressive about acquiring Bank of East Asia, but now it suddenly stopped the acquisition at this time. According to the analysis of this newspaper, it is likely because of Bank of East Asia's own development model. effects brought about.
Since its establishment, Bank of East Asia has been known for its stability and conservatism. The loan-to-deposit ratio has never exceeded the red line of 50%. At the same time, both the shareholders of Bank of East Asia and the holders of Bank of East Asia stock have great confidence in the future of Bank of East Asia. The development of Jiaku has also brought Jiaku’s previous acquisitions on the stock market to a standstill.
In addition, this newspaper also received news that Mr. Li Fushu, chairman of the board of directors of Bank of East Asia, has obtained the support of HSBC. If Jiaku wants to continue to expand its acquisition of Bank of East Asia, it does not rule out the possibility of introducing HSBC to the board of directors of Bank of East Asia.
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Based on the above, these should be the important reasons why Jiaku stopped its wholly-owned acquisition of Bank of East Asia.
Of course, we have to wait and see whether Jiaku really decides to stop the acquisition of Bank of East Asia, or whether it is a strategic concession!"
Just at noon today, the Hong Kong Economic Times temporarily released its afternoon paper, detailing the whole story of Jia Ku's acquisition of Bank of East Asia. This incident immediately caused quite a stir in Hong Kong.
“Jiaku actually stopped its acquisition of Bank of East Asia?”
"That's what the newspapers said, so it must be true, right?"
"If my memory is correct, this seems to be the first failed acquisition since Jiaku was founded, right?"
"You call becoming the largest shareholder of Bank of East Asia, joining the board of directors and becoming a director a failure?"
"For other people, it is not a failure, but for Jiaku, it is a failure. Think about Jiaku's previous record, the acquisition of Hang Lung Properties, Qingzhou Yingni, Chinese Real Estate, Hehe International-Wheelock, etc.
The worst thing about the enterprise is that it has obtained the management rights of this company, but now it has only become a director of the Board of Directors of the Bank of East Asia and the largest shareholder, but has not obtained the management rights of the Bank of East Asia. This is a failed acquisition!"
"It's not unreasonable for you to say that. Logically speaking, given Jiaku's financial resources, it shouldn't be too difficult to acquire Bank of East Asia?"
"The difficulty is not big, but the investment is definitely huge. In a case like Bank of East Asia, if you want to complete the acquisition, you have to spend at least three to five times the market capitalization for the acquisition. And does such an acquisition meet Jiaku's requirements?"
Litigation for interests, these are two different things."
"I also think so, and don't forget, apart from the acquisition of Bank of East Asia, the real king of Jiaku is the Xiangjiang branch of Alder Commercial Bank, which will be listed in Hong Kong next month. That is the 100% of Jiaku
A company with 100 holdings, Bank of East Asia is just a side dish!"
There are discussions in various places in Hong Kong regarding Jiaku's suspension of its wholly-owned acquisition of Bank of East Asia.
But no matter what kind of discussion it is, it is actually inseparable from four parties, Jiaku, Bank of East Asia, HSBC, and Alde Commercial Bank, which is about to enter Hong Kong!
The Xiangjiang Jiaku Public Relations Department, which had been paying attention to the development of public opinion on this matter, also immediately compiled such discussions among the people into a report and handed it to Chu Huan.
Looking at the report in his hand, Chu Huan nodded slightly. At least his previous goal had been achieved.
To paralyze everyone's vigilance about Jiaku's continued acquisition of Bank of East Asia, the second is the concern about the Xiangjiang Branch of Alder Commercial Bank.
"There is only attention, but this attention has not been transformed into the trust of depositors. The chairman is our mistake!"
Ye Qing, manager of the Public Relations Department of Xiangjiang Jiaku, took the initiative to admit her mistake to Chu Huan.
In addition to the report of the people of Xiangjiang on the suspension of the wholly-owned acquisition of Bank of East Asia by Jiaku, Chu Huan also had the report of the people of Xiangjiang on the opinions of the people of Xiangjiang on Alde Commercial Bank.
It is true that Chu Huan is the number one person in Xiangjiang, and Jiaku is also the number one financial group in Xiangjiang, but it is still difficult for Xiangjiang citizens to be willing to put their deposits into the Alde Commercial Bank Xiangjiang Branch.
"The main problem here is the issue of inertia. Although both the chairman and our Jiaku have enough influence in Xiangjiang, for ordinary Xiangjiang citizens, Alde Commercial Bank Xiangjiang Branch is always a new bank.
, compared to Alder Commercial Bank Xiangjiang Branch, people are more willing to trust those banks that have been working in Xiangjiang for many years, and they are more willing to trust HSBC!"
Ye Qing continued to explain for Chu Huan.
Chu Huan saw the report in his hand. People from the public relations department temporarily mobilized 300 Xiangjiang citizens on the street, including young people, middle-aged people, and the elderly!
In this report, more than 80% of people will still choose to put their savings at HSBC, and only 5% will try to put their savings in Alder Commercial Bank.
"Although this data is much better than that of some other foreign banks, there is still no way to meet our previous expectations!"
Ye Qing said disappointedly.
According to the optimistic speculation of the entire Jiaku, where the Xiangjiang branch of Alder Commercial Bank entered Xiangjiang, and according to the influence of Chu Huan and Jiaku in Xiangjiang, it is reasonable that this figure can reach at least about 15%.
Now there is only one third of it!
Faced with this result, Chu Huan just waved his hands and said without paying much attention: "It doesn't matter, the banking industry is different from other industries. In this industry, everyone is more willing to trust banks with history and reputation. This
It is also a reasonable thing.
Moreover, the main development business of Alde Commercial Bank is not in this area. There is still plenty of time. We can wait for Alde Commercial Bank Xiangjiang Branch to be officially listed in Xiangjiang and then slowly improve this matter!"
The main business of Alder Commercial Bank Xiangjiang Branch in Xiangjiang is not to compete with other banks in Xiangjiang for depositors in Xiangjiang.
Although for many banks, depositors' deposits are the foundation for them to develop other businesses, for Alder Commercial Bank, the situation is different.
For Chu Huan, the main business of the Alder Commercial Bank Xiangjiang Branch is to connect with operators from all walks of life in Xiangjiang, as well as various businesses such as investment, insurance, and wealth management.
As for these businesses, Xiangjiang Jiaku's own funds can currently satisfy them. The most important thing is that when these businesses are launched, they will definitely bring more cash support to Alde Commercial Bank.
In addition, Alde Commercial Bank is also a bridge for Chu Huan’s Jiaku’s global business.
To put it simply, Alder Commercial Bank Xiangjiang Branch is taking the upper-class route in Xiangjiang, while the local bank in Xiangjiang that will be acquired in the future will take the civilian route.
Of course, this is limited to their local business in Hong Kong.
But no matter what, judging from the current situation, it will definitely take a long time for Jiaku to make a difference in the banking industry in Hong Kong.
After finishing the conversation with Ye Qing, Chu Huan called in the person in charge of the Xiangjiang Branch of Alder Commercial Bank.
There are two people in charge of the Xiangjiang Branch of Alder Commercial Bank, one is President Ben Taylor, and the other is General Manager Tang Ming. Ben Taylor previously worked at the head office of Alder Commercial Bank as the manager of the Global Strategic Project Department. Later, he joined the branch of Xiangjiang Branch.
Founded, Ben Taylor was transferred to Xiangjiang.
Tang Ming was the former leader of the fifth group of the Jiaku Operations Department. After many rounds of screening, Chu Huan personally decided to serve as the general manager of Alde Commercial Bank Xiangjiang Branch.
"Let's go, let's go see how the company's decoration is going?"
After Chu Huan called the two of them, he didn't say anything. He just asked them to accompany him to inspect the Global Building, the headquarters of Alde Commercial Bank Xiangjiang Branch, which was currently being renovated.
The entire Global Building is 28 stories high. Alder Commercial Bank Xiangjiang Branch only leases the top five floors, and the remaining floors are still to be leased to other companies.
The three of them took the elevator to the top floor, which was under intense construction. Chu Huan stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, looking at the Haifu Center that had just been completed next to it, smiling and talking to Ben Taylor.
"You have been in Xiangjiang for a while. How do you feel about Xiangjiang?"
Ben Taylor followed Chu Huan and said with a smile: "This is a city full of vitality. No matter where you go, you can see commercial buildings being built. Walking on the street, you can also see people busy working for a living."
People, I think this place will definitely become the business center of the entire Southeast Asia in the future!"
Chu Huan laughed, noncommittal, and then continued to ask: "Is this all you saw?"
Ben Taylor was stunned for a moment, and then after thinking for a while, he couldn't help but said: "Actually, I personally feel that the development of Xiangjiang is actually a bit abnormal!"
Chu Huan still had no expression, but continued to ask: "Tell me what you think!"
Ben Taylor couldn't help but said: "Through this period of investigation, I found that whether it is the Hong Kong government or the businessmen of Hong Kong, they put more of the future development of Hong Kong into the two sectors of real estate and finance.
, Before this, the manufacturing industry in Xiangjiang was also very prosperous. In fact, the manufacturing industry in Xiangjiang is also the same now, but I can always feel that the manufacturing industry is not very popular in Xiangjiang.
Some manufacturers in Xiangjiang will not expand their production scale after obtaining funds in this industry. Instead, they will use the excess funds in the real estate and financial industries in Xiangjiang. They are willing to purchase more properties and invest in them.
More stocks, but they are just unwilling to develop their own industry.
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I think this is actually unhealthy. Maybe there is no problem with such development in a short period of time, but when people in the entire city regard real estate and finance as the mainstream, then Hong Kong's economy is likely to become a castle in the air in the future.
A slight change in policy may cause huge harm to the city."
After Ben Taylor finished speaking, he looked at Chu Huan cautiously. Based on this analysis, if Chu Huan hadn't taken the initiative to ask today, Ben Taylor might have to wait until the Alder Commercial Bank Xiangjiang Branch was officially listed in Xiangjiang in the future to find a suitable one.
Come and talk to Chu Huan when you get the chance.
Chu Huan stood there and nodded slightly.
The biggest dilemma for Xiangjiang's development in the next few decades is actually here. All the funds in society have entered the two sectors of real estate and finance. However, because the development of these two sectors has exceeded everyone's expectations, when everyone
After discovering that it is easier to earn more paper wealth in these two sections.
The resulting social effect is that ordinary factories cannot support the growing number of workers, and managers in all other industries are also keen on such money-making industries, but lack more capital investment in their own industries.
This eventually led to what Ben Taylor described.
During the financial crisis in Hong Kong in the 1990s, if it were not for the backbone of Xiangjiang's hometown, the economic chain like a castle in the air in Xiangjiang would really have collapsed.
In fact, during this process, many people have not thought about changing this situation.
In another time and space, the Hong Kong government later wanted to build Xiangjiang into a technology city, and Xiao Li seized this opportunity and expressed his willingness to build a digital city. At that time, the Hong Kong government also granted Xiao Li 64 acres of land.
The original intention of building a digital city is to add more industrial chains in Xiangjiang.
But in the end, Xiao Li turned this digital city into a real estate project. Although many people talked about how Xiao Li made a huge fortune with nothing, in fact, this incident also made Xiao Li no matter where he was.
Both the Hong Kong government and my hometown have put a big X in their hearts.
If it weren't for the mediation of his old man Li Chaoren at the time, it would have been a joke for Xiao Li to get out of this matter smoothly!
In addition, in order to curb the rapidly expanding housing prices in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong government wanted to launch some affordable housing, but it ultimately failed.
Even the real estate developers in Xiangjiang did not come forward on this matter. All those who had bought houses in Xiangjiang protested on this matter.
The scale of the protest was very sensational at the time.
Because many property owners in Xiangjiang do not buy their houses for living, but for speculation. If affordable housing is launched, it will also have a major blow to the housing prices in Xiangjiang.
So at that time it was impossible to do anything else in Xiangjiang.
At most, they are just trying to survive in the cracks!
But it's different now.
"After the Alder Commercial Bank Xiangjiang Branch is listed, I will inject 300 million US dollars into the bank, and the bank will also use this capital to look for investments in other industries in Xiangjiang besides real estate and finance. I hope you can
Find the most suitable investment project for this capital!”
Chu Huan spoke to Ben Taylor calmly.
Why should Ben Taylor, who was not very familiar with Xiangjiang before, be appointed as the president of Alder Commercial Bank Xiangjiang Branch? What Chu Huan wanted was that he had not yet formed an inherent impression of Xiangjiang's business environment.
Only in this way can he find more suitable industries for investment among more Xiangjiang companies.
If the business environment in Xiangjiang can really flourish in the future, more wealth can be created for Chu Huan who regards Xiangjiang as his base.
After Ben Taylor listened, he immediately nodded and said: "Don't worry, Chairman, I will ask the bank's investment department to collect information in this area now!"
Chu Huan nodded slightly and continued: "In addition, we must pay attention to the company's development in Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia is likely to become a substitute for Xiangjiang's manufacturing industry in the future. At the same time, as the world environment gradually becomes peaceful, the development of Southeast Asia will also
It will definitely enter a period of development slowly!”
The main business of Alde Commercial Bank Xiangjiang Branch is still in Xiangjiang and various parts of Southeast Asia. As for the local bank in Xiangjiang that Chu Huan has always been thinking about, their future development direction is still in their hometown!
After talking to Ben Taylor, Chu Huan said to Tang Ming: "If there are any problems with the company's development in Southeast Asia, we can seek help from the head office!"
As Tang Ming who came from Jiaku, Xiangjiang, he naturally knows the company's influence in Southeast Asia and preaches firmly.
"Chairman, please rest assured!"
After finishing the meeting with Ben Taylor and Tang Ming's instructions, Chu Huan returned to No. 12 Mount Galley Road!
With the Bank of East Asia acquisition case temporarily concluded, Chu Huan had nothing to do during this period and spent a peaceful month.
Then when Chu Huan was about to attend the opening ceremony of Alde Commercial Bank Xiangjiang Branch, Cao Yunshang excitedly found Chu Huan and told him something that made Chu Huan very excited!