Conference rooms in Hong Kong, Central, and Mandarin Oriental!
Bao Yugang, Wu Guangzheng, Niu Bijian, and Bao Fuda were sitting opposite each other. The two parties met here this morning, naturally, for the Wharf stocks in Bao Yugang's hands. However, the atmosphere at the scene could not be seen as solemn, but rather a bit dignified.
easy.
"Sheng Bao, your horse won the first place at the horse race some time ago, which is really enviable!" Newbijian said with a smile on his face and a gentle tone.
Bao Yugang laughed and said: "It's just a fluke. I heard that Mr. Taipan's horse racing was feeling unwell that day and temporarily withdrew from the race. Otherwise, it's not certain who will win!"
"People should act according to their ability, and the same goes for horse racing, but this time my horse is really injured, otherwise it's hard to say who will win and who will lose!" Newbijian said pointedly.
After a few tit-for-tat exchanges with smiles on their faces, the two began to cut to the chase. This time Newbijian invited Bao Yugang over, in order to see what Bao Yugang wanted before he could give up the Wharf warehouse he currently held.
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Faced with Newbijian's direct inquiry, Bao Yugang did not play riddles and preached directly.
"If Hongkong Land, Connaught Building, Swire Building, and Prince's Building in Central can exchange these three buildings, we are willing to exchange Wharf shares for Land!"
It's really a lion's mouth. When they heard Bao Yugang's request, Niubijian and Bao Fuda were already mentally prepared, but they still took a breath of air.
At this time, Jardine has not yet moved to Connaught Building, and Connaught Building has not changed its name. Before the completion of the Chinese People's Bank of China, Connaught Building was the tallest building in Hong Kong. At the same time, Connaught Building, Tai Kwok Building, and Prince's Building were all the most valuable land in Central.
The properties are an important part of Landmark. Now Bao Yu has just asked for these three buildings. This is poaching the heart of Landmark!
"Sheng Bao, please stop joking with me. You should know that we can't exchange these three buildings for Wharf stocks!"
Newbijian directly rejected Bao Yugang's request.
Although Bao Yugang has many concerns about the acquisition of Wharf, and even he himself hopes to exchange for Land's core properties, so as to avoid heavy losses in the Wharf acquisition war, he also has a strong point in his heart.
, if he cannot exchange for these three properties, then no matter how great the losses in the Wharf acquisition war are, he will not give up.
"There is nothing impossible to trade. Mr. Taipan must have forgotten that when Henry Keswick was here, he was willing to trade with us for the Connaught Building!"
It turns out that in the early 1970s, Henry Keswick proposed to Bao Yugang to trade the Connaught Building for a 200,000-ton supertanker owned by Global Shipping Lines.
However, the transaction was stopped by Bao Yugang at that time, because at that time, the value of one such super tanker was the value of two Kangle Buildings.
"At this moment and time, what was the situation of global shipping at that time and what is the situation of global shipping now? I think you should know it without me telling you, Mr. Bao. Besides, Mr. Bao, aren't you also selling cruise ships of global shipping now?
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Niubijian naturally knew about this, so he spoke to Bao Yugang.
Bao Yugang smiled and said: "The problem of global shipping is only temporary, not to mention that now I am not exchanging super tankers with your real estate, but exchanging with you Wharf stocks. No matter how you calculate this price, it is appropriate!"
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Niubijian shook his head and said: "Sheng Bao, you and I know this kind of thing very well. The stock price of Wharf at this time is simply falsely high. After the dust settles between us, the stock price of Wharf will definitely fall.
By then, whether these stocks will still be worth the value of those three buildings, I’m afraid only God knows!”
Bao Yugang also had his own insistence, saying: "Although Wharf's stock price will fall, Mr. Taipan, don't forget that Wharf's asset value will not change. Not only will it not change, it will also change with the development of Hong Kong."
The development of the industry will further increase the number, so in my opinion, it is most appropriate to exchange the three buildings of Connaught Building, Swire Building, and Prince's Building for Wharf stocks!"
Newbikin said: "Sheng Bao, you should know that Connaught Building, Tai Koo Building and Prince's Building are important parts of our Landmark. It is impossible for us to exchange these three buildings with Mr. Bao."
"If that's the case, then there's nothing left to talk about!" Bao Yu just stood up and wanted to leave.
Seeing this, Niubijian hurriedly called Bao Yugang and said, "Sheng Bao, why don't you listen to our real estate quotation first?"
Bao Yugang didn't really want to leave. Now that he heard what Niubijian said, he sat down again.
Newbijian said: "The Mandarin Oriental in Central, the Star Hotel in Kowloon, and some residential properties in Mid-Levels, these are the conditions we opened at Jardine. The Mandarin Oriental and the Peninsula Hotel are jointly listed as one of the two major hotels in Hong Kong.
If Mr. Bao takes over, he can better enter the hotel industry. The Star Hotel in Kowloon and some residential properties in Mid-Levels will allow Mr. Bao to flex his muscles in commercial buildings and residential properties."
Wu Guangzheng, who had been silent for a long time, looked at his father-in-law carefully. In Wu Guangzheng's opinion, the three assets proposed by Yihe were actually qualified, especially the Mandarin Oriental by Yihe, which was the top property in Hong Kong.
It is one of the hotels and one of the core assets of Jardine. Now that Jardine is willing to offer the Mandarin Oriental, in Wu Guangzheng’s view, it can actually be exchanged!
It's just that Wu Guangzheng knew that he definitely couldn't make the decision on this kind of thing, and everything still depended on his father-in-law's choice.
After Bao Yugang was silent for a while, he said: "I need to consider this condition!"
Niubijian has actually been staring closely at Bao Yugang, wanting to know the answer from Bao Yugang. Although Bao Yugang has not directly agreed, he has not objected. This is already a problem for Niubijian.
One wins.
"It's natural!"
Bao Yu just stood up and said: "I will seriously consider this matter. When the result is obtained, I will personally call you, Mr. Taipan, to tell you the result!"
"No problem!" Niubijian smiled.
Then the two sides shook hands and said goodbye.
Seeing Bao Yugang and Wu Guangzheng walking out of the conference room, Bao Fuda asked Niubijian: "Do you think Bao Yugang will agree to our suggestion?"
The smile on Niubijian's face disappeared, he shook his head and said: "I don't know, but judging from Bao Yugang's attitude, he seems to be a little moved!"
Bao Fuda was not so optimistic, and analyzed: "If Bao Yugang is really moved, he should put forward some conditions. After all, what we proposed is not equal to what he wants, but now
Bao Yugang didn’t react at all, so I thought there was some fraud!”
Newbijian looked at Bao Fuda in surprise: "Then what do you think Bao Yugang will do?"
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"Daddy, do you really want to agree to their suggestion?" Wu Guangzheng couldn't figure out what his father-in-law was thinking, so he asked ambiguously.
Bao Yugang sat in the car and asked Wu Guangzheng: "What do you think of the exchange terms they proposed?"
Wu Guangzheng thought for a moment, and then answered according to his truest thoughts: "I think it is appropriate. Although the conditions they proposed are far from what we want, judging from the results, Mandarin Oriental
, Xingguangxing, and Mid-Levels properties are all available.
Mandarin Oriental can provide us with a seamless link to the hotel industry, Star Hotel can be demolished and rebuilt, and properties in Mid-Levels can be developed into luxury residential areas for sale. With these three items, we can also officially enter the real estate industry and hotel industry!
"
After finishing speaking, Wu Guangzheng looked at Bao Yugang expectantly, hoping to be praised by Bao Yugang.
But what disappointed Wu Guangzheng was that Bao Yugang didn't have any expression of satisfaction on his face. Instead, he said with some disappointment: "Actually, it's good that you can think of these, but it's not enough. You know why I want to find them."
Do you want Connaught Building, Tai Koo Building, or Prince's Building?"
Because of the disappointment on Bao Yugang's face, Wu Guangzheng became more energetic. After thinking about it, he said: "Because these three properties have the highest value, and they are still in Central, there is no need to worry about their value."
Will it decrease in the future, and even allow us to enter the real estate industry in Central?"
Bao Yugang shook his head and said: "The most important thing is that these three properties are in the center of Landmark. With these three properties, for us, they are a fortress that can be attacked, retreated and defended.
Maybe in the future, we can even use these three properties to launch an attack on Land. This is why I like them the most.
But the Mandarin Oriental proposed by Jardine Matheson seems to be in line with the value of the Wharf shares we currently hold, but in fact it has caused us to lose the potential for future development."
Wu Guangzheng's eyes showed confusion. He did not understand what Bao Yugang meant.
Bao Yugang continued to explain to Wu Guangzheng: "Although Mandarin Oriental is good, the hotel industry is not our goal after all. Our goal is the real estate industry, and if you look at Mandarin Oriental, Starlight Hotel, and Mid-Levels properties, these three
The places are separated, which means they cannot be integrated to increase their value. This is the most important thing!"
After Bao Yugang's explanation, Wu Guangzheng finally understood why they chose Wharf. It was because of Wharf's Harbor City. This is a huge, sustainable development project that can collect rents in the long term. However,
Properties in Mandarin Oriental, Starlight Hotel, and Mid-Levels simply do not meet this condition.
In other words, if Bao Yugang agreed to exchange with the other party, then their Bao family would actually lose their potential for future development.
"So..." Wu Guangzheng had figured out everything at this time and asked: "Daddy, the reason why you told them to think about it is actually because we will launch an attack on Wharf later.
preparations for a takeover war?”
At this time, Bao Yugang finally showed the satisfied smile that Wu Guangzheng expected and said: "Not bad!"
"Azheng, after we return, we will immediately start contacting overseas contacts to sell Global Shipping's oil tankers. My delaying method will not persist for too long. Both Newbijian and Bao Fuda are very smart people. I believe
They'll figure out the key soon!"
Wu Guangzheng once again did not understand something and asked: "Dad, didn't Chu Huan promise us to provide us with a loan before?"
Bao Yugang nodded and said: "Ah Huan's money is our last trump card, but before that, we also need to have enough cash ourselves. The most important thing is that the price of oil is becoming more and more unstable nowadays.
Coupled with the increase in freight costs, I conclude that a cold wave in the shipping industry is coming soon, so now we not only want to acquire Wharf, but also reduce our own burden as soon as possible!"
Wu Guangzheng also showed an urgent look and said: "I understand!"
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Chinese Bank, Fengwu Securities Headquarters.
Du Huilian came here today, and with him were Liu Zhiyuan, the current president of Bank of East Asia, and Bryant, the president of Alder Commercial Bank Xiangjiang Branch!
Bryant was originally the director of the North American Jiaku Operations Department. With the establishment of the Alder Commercial Bank Xiangjiang Branch, he came to Xiangjiang and served as the president here.
The only one left is Chen Tao, the current president of Fengwu Securities!
After Liu Zhiyuan was transferred to Bank of East Asia as president, Chen Tao took over Liu Zhiyuan's position and became the president of Fengwu Securities.
Bryant, Liu Zhiyuan, Chen Tao, and Du Huilian are now the four giants of Jiaku in the financial industry in Hong Kong!
"Three of you, what you have in your hands is the current situation of Yong'an Group. I believe everyone has seen it and understands how difficult and arduous the acquisition of Yong'an Group is for us!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Du Huilian and others came to Fengwu Securities for the purpose of acquiring Yongan Group.
Although Chu Huan left this matter to Du Huilian, he also needed the assistance of other three parties to complete this acquisition.
"Before, we have asked Fengwu Securities and Dazhong International Investment to secretly acquire the shares of Yongan Group, but as long as the Guo family does not sell their shares of Yongan Group, then if we want to complete the tasks assigned by the chairman, it will almost be
impossible!"
Du Huilian preached with a solemn expression.
Yongan Group is the ancestral business of the Guo family. The Guo family’s shareholding in Yongan Group has reached 43.77%. Among them, Yongan Commercial Management Company, which represents the collective interests of the Guo family, holds 41.2% of the shares of Yongan Group. The Board of Directors of Yongan Group
Members of the Kuok family hold 2.57% of the shares.
With such a huge shareholding, for Du Huilian, acquiring Yongan Group is almost an impossible goal, but Du Huilian understands very well that acquiring Yongan Group is the most important of the three things Chu Huan has assigned to him.
If he is unable to complete this acquisition, it is hard to say whether he can keep his current position, but his status in Chu Huan's mind will definitely decline.
Therefore, no matter how difficult it is to acquire Yongan Group, you must complete it yourself!
Bryant looked at the document in his hand and asked Du Huilian: "How many shares of Yongan Group have we acquired now?"
Du Huilian showed a helpless expression and said: "In the past few days, Public International Investment and Fengwu Securities have acquired a total of 2.146 million shares of Yongan Group, accounting for 1.18% of the total shares of Yongan Group."
This is where Du Huilian is helpless. They can neither acquire the shares of Yongan Group in the market with great fanfare, because this will make the Guo family of Yongan Group discover. In that case, the Guo family must know that someone is coveting Yongan Group. If it is
In that case, the Guo family will definitely fight back. By then, their idea of acquiring Yongan Group will only be an idea!
The atmosphere in the office seemed a bit depressing. 1.18% had no chance of winning against 43.77%!
Bryant waved his hands and said: "Obviously the acquisition of Yongan Group is an impossible task. How about changing a target? In Hong Kong, Yongan Group is not the only consortium that can supplement our insurance business?"
The acquisition of Yongan Group has the least obvious benefits for Alder Commercial Bank Xiangjiang Branch.
Although they are all affiliated to Jiaku, everyone has their own small thoughts, and the same goes for Bryant. Since the acquisition of Yongan Group will not bring much benefit to Alder Commercial Bank Xiangjiang Branch, it will cost at least several hundred million.
Hong Kong dollars in cash, so Bryant didn’t want this to continue!
Du Huilian naturally understood what Bryant was thinking, and said with a somewhat unhappy expression: "Of course, as long as you can convince the chairman, I personally have no objection!"
Bryant's expression was stagnant. He didn't have the guts to deny the order Chu Huan had given. He shrugged his shoulders, leaned on his chair, and stopped expressing his opinion.
In fact, this is also a silent protest.
Du Huilian glanced at Bryant's reaction and didn't say anything. Instead, he looked at Liu Zhiyuan and Chen Tao and continued: "You two, what do you think about this matter?"
Compared to Bryant, Liu Zhiyuan, and Chen Tao, they have been with Chu Huan for a long enough time, and they naturally understand Chu Huan.
Although Chu Huan left this matter to Du Huilian, now that they are asked to jointly acquire it, it shows that Chu Huan regards the four of them as a whole, and they will all prosper and suffer.
After a moment of silence, Liu Zhiyuan said: "For us now, the most important thing is that we must first obtain a large portion of Yongan Group's shares. This share must be at least 30%. Only in this way can we have
Compete with the Guo family for Yongan Group’s capabilities.”
Chen Tao also said: "This alone is not enough, we also need to break the Guo family from within. The entire Guo family holds too many shares in Yongan Group. Even if we acquire more than 30% of the shares of Yongan Group,
Still no match for them!"
Du Huilian nodded, pointed at the information in his hand and analyzed: "Now the Guo family is responsible for the Guo Quan lineage in Yong'an Group. I think the first thing we have to conquer is the shares of the descendants of Guo Le, Guo Shun and others in Yong'an!"
As mentioned before, Yongan Group was founded by brothers Guo Le, Guo Quan and other brothers. However, at the beginning of the establishment of Yongan Group, Guo Le was responsible for the business of Yongan Group in his hometown, and Guo Quan was responsible for the business of Yongan Group in Xiangjiang.
Later, as Hong Kong's economy took off, the value of the properties held by the company doubled, and Guo Quan Yifang's net worth soared significantly.
Even when Guo Quan passed away, his epitaph still read: Founder of Yong'an Lan!
But in fact, the founding of Yongan Fruit Bar, the predecessor of Yongan Group, has nothing to do with Guo Quan. He was still living a farming life in Zhuxiuyuan Township at that time. He went there after Guo Le's Yongan Fruit Bar had already taken a successful step.
Take refuge.
However, as the development of Xiangjiang Yongan Group has become stronger and stronger, many people have attributed all the credit to him, mistakenly believing that he founded the Yongan Group. However, Guo Le, the real leader in the entrepreneurial period, is rarely mentioned or even completely dismissed.
Forgot.
Chen Tao said: "But according to the information disclosed now and the information we got from the Jiaku Investigation Department, the descendants of Guo Quan, Guo Shun and others do not hold many shares in Yongan Group, and these people are no longer in Xiangjiang.
First, obtaining their shares does not satisfy the shares we need, and it is not easy to find them."
Liu Zhiyuan also said worriedly: "The most worrying thing is that after our people contact them, they will tell Guo Linshan our thoughts!"
Guo Linshan is the fourth son of Guo Quan. She currently serves as the chairman of the board of directors of Yongan Group and is now the second generation of the Guo family.
The worries of Chen Tao and Liu Zhiyuan once again plunged the scene into silence.
At this time, Bryant spoke up and said: "I think no matter how hard it is to find them and how many shares they hold, we should find them and buy the shares of Yongan Group from their hands.
And he bought it at any cost.
Because only in this way can the unity of the Guo family be truly broken!"
Du Huilian's eyes lit up and he said: "Yes, what Bryant said makes perfect sense!"
After finishing speaking, Du Huilian did not forget to cast a grateful look at Bryant.
Bryant accepted Du Huilian's thanks calmly. Although he did not think that the acquisition of Yong'an Group was a cost-effective business, as the four of them just said, this matter was decided by Chu Huan, so it didn't matter whether they were
It doesn’t matter if you approve of this business, you have to go ahead with it.
So after adjusting his mentality, Bryant is also seriously studying the possibility of acquiring Yongan Group!
"Besides Guo Le and Guo Shun's descendants, there is actually another thing we can consider!" Bryant continued.
Du Huilian, Liu Zhiyuan, and Chen Tao looked at Bryant at the same time, and Du Huilian even asked: "That matter?"
Bryant pointed to a paragraph in the information document about Yongan Group and said: "During the Hong Kong stock market crash in 1973, the third generation of the Guo family got into trouble. At that time, a company called Poly Engineering was responsible for
After Paul Li failed to speculate in stocks, he resorted to illegal means to cope with his financial difficulties, and was eventually taken to court.
Guo Zhiyong and Guo Zhijiang, who were directors of this company, were also involved and were in the defendant's dock with 11 other people including Paul Li.
By 1976, Paul Li was found guilty, while eight others, including Guo Zhiyong and Guo Zhijiang, were not found guilty.
After this incident, Guo Zhiyong and Guo Zhijiang not only were not punished by the company, but Guo Zhijiang was promoted to the general manager of Yongan Bank.
Although there is no further comment on this matter, I think there must be some people who are unhappy with the result."
Nowadays, the Guo family has reached the third generation, Guo Zhiquan.
When Guo Quan was still alive, he originally wanted to arrange for his eldest son Guo Linshuang to take over the Yongan Group. However, the situation was turbulent and Guo Linshuang failed to succeed. Therefore, while Guo Quan was still alive, his second son Guo Linbao took over the Yongan Group and served as the chairman of the board of directors of the Yongan Group.
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However, in 1971, Guo Linbao died of a sudden illness, and then Guo Linshan, the fourth son of Guo Quan, took over as chairman of the board of directors of Yongan Group.
Today, the most outstanding third generation of the Guo family is Guo Zhiquan, Guo Linbao's son. When Guo Linbao was ill, Guo Zhiquan, who was working at IBM, was recalled to Xiangjiang and assigned to work at Yongan Life Insurance.
The Guo Zhijiang that Bryant just talked about is Guo Zhiquan’s younger brother.
"Let me investigate the relationship within the Guo family!"
The four of them are all very smart people. After Bryant expressed his thoughts, the other three knew what they should do.
Chen Tao took the initiative to take the responsibility of investigating the inside information of the Guo family.
As the president of Fengwu Securities, he has contacts with wealthy businessmen and celebrities in Xiangjiang, so it is very easy to investigate the situation of the Guo family.
Liu Zhiyuan said: "I am responsible for contacting other shareholders on the board of directors of Yong'an Group and striving to obtain enough shares from them."
Bryant said: "I will have people investigate the Guo family's overseas relationships!"
Seeing that everyone has begun to divide work and cooperate, Du Huilian also showed a pleased expression, although the acquisition of Yongan Group is a very difficult thing for them.
But the current situation of unity and cooperation still makes Du Huilian very happy. No matter how big a challenge his opponents bring to him, if he can unite as one, his chances of winning will be greatly improved.
"Thank you all three. I will continue to acquire shares of Yong'an Group in the stock market. I hope we can give the chairman a satisfactory answer in the end!"
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"This is the current process of acquiring Yongan Group!"
Not long after Du Huilian and others finished their meeting, Xu Yi came to Chu Huan's office with the meeting minutes of the four of them and told Chu Huan the results of their discussion.
After hearing this, Chu Huan also showed a satisfied smile. At the current stage of Jiaku, Chu Huan can no longer do everything by himself. He must delegate things to his subordinates. They have not yet contracted the bad habits of large companies.
, the procrastination in doing things and pushing each other around made Chu Huan very happy.
However, this is also related to Jiaku's development strategy. The entire Jiaku was founded by Chu Huan, so Chu Huan has absolute authority in Jiaku. As for those under his command, although some factions will be born,
But it will not affect Chu Huan's authority in Jiaku.
And once these people appear to harm the interests of the group in order to compete for the interests of their own faction, Chu Huan can quickly get rid of them.
"Tell Chen Tao to ask more about Guo Zhiyong. Although both of them have been promoted after that incident, Guo Zhiyong's promotion is obviously not as good as Guo Zhijiang's. There may be a rift between the two!