Li Jianhui thought that British capital might take action against him on Wheelock, especially Shen Bi and Nubigian, both of which wanted to compete for the position of the number one company in Hong Kong.
Li Jianhui won Wheelock, Huihong Gaming Company, Huihong Electronics Company, Xinjian Investment Company, Jiayi Group, and Wheelock Group. The combination is enough to hit the first place in Hong Kong. This is absolutely unacceptable to the two companies.
Although the four major foreign banks have been at the forefront of Hong Kong for hundreds of years, HSBC has always suppressed the four major foreign banks and is the uncrowned king of Hong Kong's corporate world.
Even the strong Jardine Matheson Group has suffered losses many times in the face of HSBC. It once acquired Wheelock and Wharf last year, but was suppressed by HSBC behind the scenes.
What he didn't expect was that before Shen Bi and Newbijian jumped out, the head of the Xingzhou Qiu family came to Xiangjiang and pointed the finger directly at him.
Less than a week after he took over Wheelock Group, Qiu Deba personally came to Wheelock Group and requested Wheelock Group to convene a board of directors in the name of the major shareholder.
At the same time, news about Qiu Deba's acquisition of Zhang Yuliang's shares also spread quickly. Wheelock's stock price rose on the stock market. Investors who had experienced the Wharf incident felt that another acquisition war was about to take place.
On one side is Hong Kong legend Li Jianhui, backed by Huihong Gaming Company and Jiayi Group, as well as allies such as Daoheng Bank, Guanghua Construction, and Xinhui Entertainment Group.
The other party is one of the top families in Sin Chew. It owns Maybank and is backed by the Singapore-Malaysia consortium. Coming to Xiangjiang this time is like a dragon crossing the river.
The two sides are bound to be in a battle over Wheelock, and neither side is willing to admit defeat easily. This is not only related to the control of Wheelock, but also related to the reputation and future plans of both parties.
This time Qiu Deba came to Xiangjiang and quickly acquired the shares from Zhang Yuliang. His main purpose was to use Wheelock to gain a foothold in Xiangjiang and use this as a springboard to enter the mainland market.
Li Jianhui acquired Wheelock Group to expand his own industries, especially in real estate and retail industries.
Moreover, as a man of the hour in Hong Kong, if Li Jianhui loses in the battle for Wheelock, it will be a huge blow to his nascent reputation.
At this time, Li Jianhui had no time to blame Zhang Yuliang for not informing him in advance of the transfer of shares. Even if he wanted to settle the score with Zhang Yuliang, he had to wait until Wheelock Group was stable.
With little money in hand, he could only notify Zhou Pengfei to close part of the London gold position and transfer one billion Hong Kong dollars to him.
At the same time, he immediately contacted Li Guobao, general manager of the Bank of East Asia, and asked if the other party had time. He was going to visit him personally.
Li Guobao, who was far away in the general manager's office of the Bank of East Asia, received a call from Li Jianhui and immediately felt that an opportunity for the Bank of East Asia had come.
Li Jianhui's visit at this time was just for money. As long as Li Jianhui could provide collateral, he would not mind lending more to Li Jianhui.
Daoheng Bank has prospered in the past year relying on 14k and Li Jianhui, and its strength is getting closer and closer to that of Bank of East Asia.
If Li Jianhui had not already had a loan of 310 million from Dao Heng Bank, and Dao Heng Bank had a relatively large amount of external loans, its own liquidity was not very sufficient, and Feng Jingyao did not have the final say in Dao Heng Bank alone. Li Jianhui will definitely not come to him this time.
Li Guobao is very optimistic about Li Jianhui's future development. He had no chance before. How can he establish a cooperative relationship with Li Jianhui this time? It is best to bring Wheelock Group's banking business to his own Bank of East Asia.
Because Wheelock Building is not far from the Bank of East Asia headquarters, Li Jianhui arrived here shortly after Li Guobao hung up the phone.
Li Guobao was very enthusiastic when he saw Li Jianhui's arrival. While asking Li Jianhui to sit down, he personally poured tea for Li Jianhui and introduced the characteristics of the tea to Li Jianhui.
Li Jianhui was not thinking about drinking tea at this time. He said loudly: "Li Sheng, I came here this time mainly because I hope to use the Wheelock shares in my hand as collateral for a loan."
"We both have the surname Li. Maybe five hundred years ago we still had a family. You and I shouldn't be so polite. You call me Li Sheng and I call you Li Sheng. It sounds awkward.
Let's just call each other by our names. I'll call you Jianhui, and you can just call me Domestic Security.
As for the loan, if there is no problem, our Bank of East Asia will complete the loan review as quickly as possible."
Li Jianhui could tell from Li Guobao's words that he meant to be on good terms with him, otherwise he wouldn't have known him by name.
He is no longer polite. Sometimes relationships between people that are too polite will only lead to alienation.
Others won't come to Li Jianhui if they don't want to make friends with him. Since Li Guobao has expressed his intention to make friends with others, he will naturally not turn them away. One more friend means more ways to go. Living alone will only make your own way.
becoming narrower and narrower.
He said aloud: "Then I'm not polite. It's just that the name isn't appropriate. I'll call you National Security Brother from now on."
Li Guobao naturally had no objection. He was more than ten years older than Li Jianhui, so Li Jianhui had no problem calling him brother.
He didn't care whether Li Jianhui showed respect to him because of this loan. As long as he acknowledged it today, the relationship would be confirmed, and it would be much easier for the two parties to discuss cooperation and build friendship in the future.
As the heir to a family that has developed in Xiangjiang for nearly a century, Li Guobao, Li Jianhui really did not demean himself by calling him brother.
In the wealthy circles of Xiangjiang, the second generation of each major family is younger than Li Guobao, and they are all respectfully called brother.
"Jianhui, you can do whatever you want. If you think this title is awkward, just call me by my name."
The two parties were interested in making friends, and the more they chatted, the better they became. Li Jianhui loaned 300 million Hong Kong dollars, and Li Guobao directly arranged for the top management of the Bank of East Asia to handle it as quickly as possible.
Li Jianhui also returned the favor and promised to strengthen cooperation with the Bank of East Asia. Wheelock Group's real estate business and shipping banking business will be handled by the Bank of East Asia.
When Li Jianhui left, Li Guobao personally escorted him out the door.
After Li Jianhui left, his assistant said: "National Security, you are too polite to Li Jianhui. With the intervention of the Qiu family, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Li Jianhui to keep Wheelock. This 300 million Hong Kong dollars is just a drop in the bucket.
Can't help him hold Wheelock."
"Xiao Lin, since you understand this, don't you think Li Jianhui doesn't understand it?
Since the other party chose to borrow from us and promised to handle Wheelock’s real estate and shipping banking business with us, it proves that he has full confidence in keeping Wheelock.”
Although Li Guobao did not know where Li Jianhui could raise a large amount of funds, he must know that the shares of Huihong Gaming Company were mortgaged with Daoheng Bank, and the shares of Wheelock were mortgaged with him.
The current market value of Jiayi Group's shares is only 100 million Hong Kong dollars, and it can borrow 50 million Hong Kong dollars if it reaches the sky.
If he wanted to hold on to Wheelock, this amount of funds was far from enough. He also wanted to see what Li Jianhui would do next.
If Li Jianhui wins this Wheelock battle, then Li Jianhui will have enough strength and capital to be on an equal footing with Yi Ping and be promoted to the top wealthy family in Hong Kong. He will also have enough strength to compete with the charter king for the leadership of the Chinese business community in Hong Kong.