Wing On Center between Hong Kong Central and Sheung Wan.
As the headquarters of Yongan Group in Xiangjiang, this place is a pain in the heart of Yongan Group.
It turns out that this place used to be the Yong'an Department Store, but in 1973, the Yong'an Group miscalculated the situation at that time and raised funds through stock splits, bonus shares, and rights issues to split the Yong'an Department Store and rebuild it.
The current Wing On Center.
As a result, the Hong Kong stock market crash occurred during this period, and the rental income of the Wing On Center was far lower than expected after it was built, which directly caused the Wing On Group to suffer heavy losses.
But no matter what, Yongan Group is still very famous as a long-established enterprise in Xiangjiang.
At this time, Guo Linshan, the head of Yongan Group, was sitting in her office looking at the documents in her hands. Now that the real estate market in Xiangjiang is rising again, Guo Linshan is interested in re-entering the real estate industry in Xiangjiang.
But now within the Guo family, because of the Yongan Center incident, everyone has been criticizing Guo Linshan's decision.
Although Guo Linshan is now the chairman of the board of directors of Yongan Group and the helmsman of the Guo family, in fact Guo Linshan does not have absolute control either in the Guo family or in Yongan Group.
This is also related to the different development of the Guo family lines in the family.
Guo Linshan's eldest brother Guo Linshuang is of the same lineage, because after the war, he did not come to Xiangjiang like other businessmen in Shenghai, but instead stayed in Shenghai to continue developing their Yongan Group.
Naturally, it didn't matter in the early days, but after that special era, Guo Linshuang's situation was similar to that of Mr. Rong, and the descendants of Guo Linshuang's lineage went to North America to develop.
Therefore, the second generation successor of Xiangjiang Yongan Group is Guo Linbao.
To put it simply, all the shares of the Guo family in Yongan Group are actually concentrated in Yongan Commercial Management Company, and at this time Guo Linshan is more like a manager promoted by the Guo family.
"Chairman, the cost of the real estate industry is too high. I think we should focus our company's future development on the securities industry and solve the problems our group is encountering now through acquisitions and mergers!"
The person who made the suggestion to Guo Linshan was Guo Zhiquan, the first member of the third generation of the Guo family.
Guo Zhiquan is the eldest son of the late Guo Linbao, the second generation head of the Guo family.
Now he serves as a director on the board of directors of Yongan Group and is also recognized by the outside world as the future helmsman of the Guo family.
Before joining Yongan Group, Guo Zhiquan studied at Harvard in North America and received a Ph.D. in physics from Harvard. After graduation, he joined the IBM Research Center and became a researcher there.
When his father Guo Linbao's condition worsened, he was called back to Xiangjiang and joined the Yongan Group!
“The initial investment in the real estate industry is relatively large, and we cannot learn from Jiaku and HSBC, which use land and cash to cooperate with other real estate companies, so I think the securities industry is now the most suitable for us to expand our territory.
industry.
Feng King Hei can become a tycoon in the Hong Kong securities industry through Sun Hung Kai Securities, and so can we!"
Guo Zhiquan preached with confidence.
In fact, Guo Zhiquan is no longer young, but he still feels that he is very young and full of energy. Perhaps it is his experience at IBM that makes Guo Zhiquan look down on Xiangjiang's set of business rules.
I have always wanted to flex my muscles in Yongan Group.
Leading the Yongan Group to change its second life, let the whole Xiangjiang know that their Yongan Group is still the Yongan that once dominated Hong Kong and Shenghai!
But later, when Guo Zhiquan resigned as chairman of the board of directors of Yongan Group, the evaluation left to future generations was that under his leadership, Yongan Group did not do well, did less and made fewer mistakes, and did more and made more mistakes!
Guo Linshan said with a troubled expression: "The development of the securities industry in the past two years is indeed good, but in these years, our Yongan Bank has not made any dazzling achievements in this field. Now you ask the company to focus on securities
Professionally, I'm worried that not many people within the family will agree."
Nowadays, there are about twenty or thirty people in the entire Guo family. Not everyone has the idea of forging ahead. More people think that it is good as it is now. It is enough if everyone can distribute enough cash in the company every year!
Guo Zhiquan: "Chairman, doing business is like sailing against the current or going backwards. Twenty years ago, our Yongan Group was still one of the top listed companies in Hong Kong, but now, our Yongan Group name is not even among the top 30 companies.
Especially in the past two years, Xiangjiang's department store industry has been hit hard by Japanese department stores and supermarkets. The development of Yong'an Department Store is getting worse day by day. If we can't open up and innovate, we can only make leaps and bounds in this historical torrent.
It has been falling behind others, and in the future, Yongan Group may even become the prey of others!"
Guo Linshan raised her eyebrows. In fact, Guo Linshan had always been a little dissatisfied with her nephew.
Over the years, Guo Zhiquan has been jumping up and down in the Yongan Group, and he has made bold words in front of the media many times, making them very passive.
But the problem is that some family members are very fond of Guo Zhiquan's tricks.
If it is based on Guo Linshan's inner thoughts, he would actually prefer to wait for himself to stay in this position for a few more years, wait for his son Guo Zhiliang to grow up, and hand over the Yong'an Group to his hands instead of this nephew.
Obviously, Guo Zhiquan also understands Guo Linshan's inner thoughts, which is why he frequently increases his presence in front of the media.
"This is impossible. Our Yongan Group has been established in Xiangjiang for such a long time. The relationships in Xiangjiang are intricate and intricate. Coupled with the internal holding distribution of our group, it is impossible for outsiders to acquire Yongan Group!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the door to Guo Linshan's office was violently pushed open.
Guo Linshan was very angry about this situation, but when he saw that it was Guo Zhijiang who came in, the anger in his heart was suppressed by his reason.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Guo Zhiquan, who was sitting there, showed a slightly dissatisfied look after seeing his younger brother, a compatriot with one mother.
This straw bag!
It stands to reason that the two of them, who share the same breast, should be the staunchest allies within the Guo family, but in fact, Guo Zhijiang is more willing to lick his uncle than himself, especially what happened with Paul Li that year.
After that, it was even more so!
"No matter how big or small, if outsiders see you in such a panic, wouldn't it make people think that our Guo family has no rules?"
Guo Zhiquan reprimanded Guo Zhijiao.
Guo Zhijiang is also dissatisfied with his brother, and his evaluation of Guo Zhiquan is the same as Guo Zhiquan's evaluation of him!
This straw bag!
Isn’t it just that he was born a few years earlier than himself?
He really thinks that he is the savior, and he clamors every day to lead Yongan to regain its glory. However, after so many years, he only talks and does nothing, and he only knows that he is showing off in front of his family every day.
Still thinking about operating on our own people all day long and establishing our own breeze!
"Hmph!" Guo Zhijiang snorted unceremoniously at Guo Zhiquan and said, "If you know what I'm going to say and can still hold your own, then I will really convince you!"
Seeing that the two brothers were about to quarrel, in the past Guo Linshan would have watched for a while and then stepped in to mediate as a peacemaker, but Guo Linshan understood that although the two brothers were idiots, they would not fight over trivial matters.
Appearing panicked.
So Guo Linshan said to Guo Zhijiang: "Aji, what happened?"
Guo Zhijiang ignored Guo Zhiquan and immediately said to Guo Linshan: "Fourth Uncle, something really big happened. We found that the company's stock price fluctuated a bit during this period. Originally, because the fluctuation was not big, we didn't take it to heart.
As a result, a shareholder of the company came to me today and said that Volkswagen International Investment was secretly acquiring our company’s shares and had even made bids to some shareholders!”
"What?" Guo Zhiquan couldn't hold it back and stood up in surprise.
Even though he knew the importance and danger of this matter, when Guo Zhijiang saw Guo Zhiquan standing up in surprise, he couldn't help but asked proudly: "What? Now you know why I was so panicked just now.
Bar?"
"Aji, now is not the time to talk about this. Is your news true?"
Guo Linshan was no longer in the mood to watch the drama between the two brothers. What she was most concerned about now was what Guo Zhijiang said.
Guo Zhijiang nodded seriously and said: "It's true. After I learned the news, I immediately contacted some small shareholders of the company. At first, they didn't want to say anything about it. Later, they learned that we already knew about it.
Tell me this!"
Guo Linshan looked a little pale and said to Guo Zhiquan: "Immediately call your fifth uncle and cousins Guo Zhiyong and Guo Zhiliang and ask them to come to my office!"
Most of the Guo family's children work in Yong'an Group, but the only ones who serve as board members are the people mentioned by Guo Linshan.
Guo Linbi is the fifth son of Guo Quan and has always been very low-key in the Guo family. Guo Zhiyong is the representative of Guo Linxiang's lineage.
Soon, Guo Linbi, Guo Zhiyong, and Guo Zhiliang came to Guo Linshan's office. Guo Zhijiang told the three people what he had just told Guo Linshan.
After listening, the three people had different expressions. Guo Linbi looked at Guo Linshan worriedly, Guo Zhiyong's eyes were a little panicked, but he didn't say anything, and Guo Zhiliang had an indignant look on his face and was the first to express his thoughts.
"No matter who is behind Volkswagen International Investment, it is impossible to take Yongan away from us!"
Who is behind Volkswagen International Investment?
Is this even necessary to ask?
All six people present knew that Jiaku was behind Volkswagen International Investment!
Guo Linshan said with a solemn face: "The most important thing for us now is whether it was Jiaku that acquired our Yongan shares, or whether another company invited Volkswagen International Investment to execute it!"
Although Guo Linshan did not say it explicitly, the meaning was obvious. If the acquirer was not Jiaku, the pressure they would face would be much less.
Guo Zhiquan said: "Chairman, no matter who is behind Volkswagen International Investment, I think this matter should be made known to people within our family. Now that the other party has contacted the group's small shareholders, I am worried
Yes, there are also people within the family who have been contacted by them!"
After the words fell, it was obvious that there was some silence in the office.
Guo Linshan didn't speak. She sat there and looked at everyone's expressions. She had just found out that father and son were of the same mind, and Guo Zhiliang definitely didn't know either, which meant that Volkswagen International Investment had no connection with her lineage!
Although Guo Linbi rarely expresses opinions on the company's affairs, he probably won't
Although the two brothers Guo Zhiquan and Guo Zhijiang have differences, Guo Zhiquan has always thought about how to lead Yongan Group to reach new heights. Guo Zhijiang reported this matter to himself, and they should not be able to do so either.
So, what about Guo Zhiyong’s lineage?
Finally, Guo Linshan set her sights on Guo Zhiyong. If she were Du Huilian, then the first person within the Guo family to contact must be Guo Linxiang!
Guo Zhiyong, who was lowering his head, felt Guo Linshan's gaze, raised his head, and said dissatisfiedly: "Fourth uncle, what do you mean by looking at me like this?"
Guo Linshan shook her head in disappointment and said, "Ayong, have you known about this for a long time?"
Guo Zhiyong stood up and shouted angrily: "Guo Linshan, what do you mean? Just because our lineage has the fewest people in the company and the least weight, now you are going to put this shit basin on our heads."
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At this time, Guo Linshan had already concluded that Guo Zhiyong had already known about this matter. When faced with Guo Zhiyong's questioning, she did not show any dissatisfaction, but gave a sincere sermon.
"Ayong, Yongan's current achievements are due to the concerted efforts of my generation, your father, and your grandfather's generation. I hope you can understand that your life and Yongan are tied together. If
You have already been in contact with Volkswagen International Investment, and I hope you can tell us frankly, and I can guarantee you that no seventh person will know about this matter outside this room."
boom!
Guo Zhiyong still slapped the table angrily and shouted loudly: "To put it nicely, it doesn't mean that the shit basin has been directly placed on our family's head. Let's hold a family meeting now and let's discuss this matter.
Say, I dare to kneel down in front of my grandfather’s grave and swear an oath, do you dare?”
"enough!"
Guo Linbi, who had been silent for the whole time, spoke with a hint of disappointment.
Guo Linshan usually respects her younger brother very much. When she heard him speak, she stopped saying anything, but her eyes still showed disbelief.
Guo Linbi said: "We haven't figured out the specific situation of the matter yet. We are just suspicious of each other here. If this spreads, wouldn't it make it more likely for outsiders to take advantage of it?"
Speaking of this, Guo Linbi tried hard not to look at Guo Linshan with contempt in his eyes and said: "Fourth brother, I think we should trust each other at this time instead of doubting each other. Even I think this news is from Volkswagen International
The investment was deliberately released to create chaos within our family so that they could take advantage of it. This would only make the relatives happy and the enemies happy.
Instead of guessing about our own family here, we might as well ask those who are no longer in the Guo family in Xiangjiang. Compared to our feelings for Yongan, they don't have such deep feelings for Yongan."
Guo Linshan was shocked. She only thought of these people in Xiangjiang, but she forgot about those in North America.
"I'll call now!" Guo Linshan said quickly, then picked up the phone and dialed the overseas number!
Guo Linbi was comforting Guo Zhiyong in a low voice. Regardless of whether Guo Zhiyong knew about this matter in advance, it was actually not important to the current situation. More importantly, the situation of this matter should not be made more serious.
Already.
While comforting Guo Zhiyong, Guo Linbi was also observing Guo Linshan's expression.
When everyone in the office heard Guo Linshan's angry roar, they knew something was wrong. The North American side must have betrayed their Guo family.
Sure enough, after Guo Linshan hung up the phone, she angrily told everyone: "Those people have forgotten the hard work of our fathers and transferred their shares in Yongan Commercial Management Company to Volkswagen International Investment!"
Guo Zhiquan spoke at this time.
"Chairman, it doesn't matter who sold their shares. As long as we in Xiangjiang can unite as one, it will be impossible for Volkswagen International Investment to get the right to speak of Yongan Commercial Management Company, and what we have to do now
We just try our best to contact other members of the board of directors to ensure that we have 51% of the company’s voting rights. Then it will be impossible for Volkswagen International Investment to obtain Yongan Group, and in the end they can only negotiate with us!”
Guo Zhiliang also said at this time: "Dad, I think we should issue a public statement now to condemn Volkswagen International Investment's hostile takeover. You must know that such situations still rarely happen in Xiangjiang. If we make a public statement
, it will also make Volkswagen International’s investment and acquisitions restrained!”
"Haha!" Guo Zhiquan smiled sinisterly, and then said: "What's the use of a statement? The most important thing now is that we don't know which company asked Volkswagen International Investment to acquire Yong'an. By then we will
After making a statement, the other party defused our attack by simply saying that they were serving their employer.
So the most important things now are two things. The first is to hold a family meeting immediately to make everyone understand that if Yongan is there, our Guo family will be there. If Yongan is gone, then our Guo family will lose the foundation of our foothold in Xiangjiang.
, only by uniting the family can we have more strength to deal with external acquisitions.
The second thing is, I think we should call Chu Huan immediately. No matter who is represented by Volkswagen International Investment in acquiring Yongan, Chu Huan, as the boss behind Volkswagen International Investment, must know about this!"
Guo Zhiliang was publicly educated by Guo Zhiquan, but he was also dissatisfied and said: "As long as there are not people in the family who always want to be the best, there will be no problem.
As for calling Chu Huan and asking about the acquisition company behind the scenes, do you think Chu Huan is your secretary? If you ask, Chu Huan will tell you?
According to Chu Huan's current status in Xiangjiang, if he says he doesn't know, what can we do?
If we make a public statement, although Volkswagen International Investment can push it to their employer, it has allowed us Yongan to stand on the moral high ground. The most important thing is that our family holds 43.77% of the company's shares. We can use this statement to
, indicating that we can repurchase the company's shares, as long as we repurchase 51% of the company's shares without even needing the help of other members of the board of directors, we can deny this acquisition!"
"It's easy to say. Do you know the company's current financial situation? If you say repurchase, repurchase it. I ask you where the money comes from?" Guo Zhiquan asked loudly.
Guo Zhiliang was a little speechless.
"That's enough!" This time it was Guo Linshan who stopped the quarrel between Guo Zhiliang and Guo Zhiquan.
His son is obviously no match for Guo Zhiquan, so it would be bad to continue the quarrel like this.
"What time has it been and we are still noisy? Both of your suggestions are useful and can be carried out at the same time. Outsiders can cause chaos at this time, but our Guo family cannot cause chaos!"
Guo Linshan scolded loudly.
Guo Zhiliang and Guo Zhiquan stopped talking.
Then Guo Linshan looked at Guo Linbi and said: "Fifth brother, I leave the internal affairs of the family to you. It is useless to call on this matter. I need to see Chu Huan in person.
In addition, Ah Quan, you need to contact some banks that do not have much business dealings with Jiaku, preferably Hang Seng, HSBC, and Standard Chartered. If we can get their support, we will have enough funds to repurchase our company's shares.
Ayong, you are responsible for cooperating with your fifth uncle to appease everyone in the family.
Ah Liang, you immediately contact the directors of the company. We need to seek their help. As long as you can get these directors to stand on our side, the problem will be easier, especially the support of Overseas Chinese Bank in Singapore. They own 25% of our company.
shares, if they choose to support us, then we will not have any problems!
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Aji, please contact the media immediately and ask them to prepare a public statement from our company!"
After arranging tasks for several people, Guo Linshan was ready to call Chu Huan.
At this time, Guo Linbi asked: "Fourth brother, what if it is Chu Huan who acquires our Yong'an?"
With one sentence, the scene fell into silence again.
At this time, Chu Huan was like a big mountain pressing on all of them. Although no one said it clearly, any member of the Guo family who did not want Yongan Group to be acquired must not be the one doing the acquisition.
They are safe forever!
Guo Linshan sat there with determination in her eyes and said: "Even if it is Chu Huan, Yong'an Group can only belong to the Guo family. As long as we unite as one and raise enough funds to repurchase our shares in Yong'an Group, then
You don’t have to worry about who your opponent is!”
At this time, Guo Zhijiang said: "Fourth Uncle, if this is the case, I don't think we need to take the initiative to contact Chu Huan now!"
Guo Linshan looked at Guo Zhijiang and asked, "Why do you say that?"
Guo Zhijiang analyzed: "In fact, according to the current situation, no matter who is acquiring our Yong'an Group, our Guo family has a very high chance of winning. Instead of asking Chu Huan who is behind the scenes at this time, it is better for us to
First raise funds to acquire company shares.
What if, what if this thing was really done by Chu Huan, then if we go to find him now, wouldn't it let Chu Huan know that they already know that he is acquiring Yong'an Group? When Chu Huan sees that his plan is revealed,
They will definitely try their best to compete with us for the shares of Yongan Group.
If that time comes, Yongan Group's share price will definitely rise, which will make it more difficult for us to repurchase the company's shares.
Secondly, the shareholders of Yongan Group will definitely be worried about Chu Huan’s influence in Xiangjiang and will sway back and forth.”
The two brothers Guo Linshan and Guo Linbi looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes. After experiencing what happened with Paul Li, they both thought that Guo Zhijiang's ability was average. Now that they heard his analysis, it made more sense.
They were all shocked by Chu Huan's reputation just now, which made their minds a little confused.
"Aji, your suggestion is very good, but we were a little impulsive before!" Guo Linshan praised.
Seeing this, Guo Zhiquan felt dissatisfied again and said: "Easy to say!"
When Guo Linshan and Guo Linbi saw that Guo Zhiquan still had objections at this time, they had dissatisfied looks on their faces. They were obviously dissatisfied with Guo Zhiquan's actions at this time.
Guo Zhiquan keenly caught the expressions of the two of them, and knew that he had been a little impulsive just now, but he still expressed his opinion.
"If it is really Chu Huan who acquired Yong'an Group, then he must be paying close attention to the movements of our Guo family. Even if the chairman does not go to Chu Huan, doesn't Chu Huan know about our current actions?
Yet?
At that time, she will still compete with us for Yongan Group.
What's more, there is a public statement.
So I think we should go to Chu Huan first and ask Chu Huan about this matter clearly. If Chu Huan is really doing this, I think Chu Huan at this time will definitely care about his reputation.
There will be no hostile takeover.
But if we don’t go to Chu Huan, then the two sides have a tacit understanding to start a war. Will Chu Huan really give up then?"
Guo Linshan and Guo Linbi fell into silence again. They found that they had reached a deadlock. Whether they contacted Chu Huan or not, there were pros and cons, and they didn't know what to choose for a while!
Guo Linbi finally said: "Fourth brother, I think it is better to hold an internal meeting within the family first. The core point of this matter is to unite us internally. Only in this way can we have more capital to do this."
matter!"
In the end, Guo Linshan could only adopt Guo Linbi's suggestion.
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"It seems that the Guo family has decided to hold their internal meeting first!"
At this time, Chu Huan was sitting on the sofa in his office, analyzing the current situation of the Guo family.
Xu Yi asked Chu Huan with some confusion: "Boss, why did you take the initiative to tell the Guo family about this matter? Doesn't this allow them to prepare in advance?"
Chu Huan said with a smile: "The current situation is different from the previous situation. Yunhai Group always has to have a suitable reason to start this war that is related to the retail industry pattern in Hong Kong!"