Shen Bi pretended to think for a moment and said solemnly:

"It stands to reason that such a large amount of equity, worth more than 2 billion, even if I am the chairman of the board of directors, I can't make a decision in one word, and I need to bid externally. ”

"Since we are partners, I also take the responsibility to sell it directly to you, and it seems insincere if the price is too high, and I don't want a premium, and the price is calculated according to the current market value. ”

"But I have two preconditions. ：

"The first condition is that Hutchison Whampoa's original commercial affairs with HSBC cannot be annulled, and that future commercial affairs of Hutchison Whampoa will also be conducted through HSBC. ”

"The second condition is that I hope that Mr. Xia can make a private guarantee for HSBC and communicate with the mainland on behalf of HSBC to ensure that HSBC can operate smoothly and normally in the future. ”

Hearing this, Xia Yu's face was ugly, and he choked and said: "Mr. Shen, your conditions are not like a partner should mention, I don't feel sincerity, what I pay is far from being equal to what HSBC gets, this is not fair!"

Shen Bi also knew that his request was excessive, but Xia Yu was the best person for him to make a request, and he would certainly not let it go if he seized the opportunity.

Buying and selling, there is always bargaining, he doesn't raise the price higher, and there is little room for Xia Yu to bargain!

Therefore, Shen Bi said solemnly: "Mr. Xia, I think the price I offered is very normal, if I bid externally, I believe that there will be many people who are willing to take over the equity of Hutchison Whampoa, not to mention anything else, Li Jiacheng, Li Zhaoji, Guo Desheng and others are definitely interested." ”

"And as long as the news is announced, the market value of Hutchison Whampoa will also rise, so I promised to transfer the equity to you without bidding, which has caused HSBC to suffer huge economic losses, and I also have to bear a certain risk. ”

Xia Yu denied disagreeingly: "Mr. Shen, we are all understanding people, so there is no need to talk about these loopholes, I am the only one in the entire Xiangjiang who can successfully eat this equity, and I already hold a part of the equity, these people you said may not dare to take the risk to take over!"

"Anyway, the equity in my hand is only worth more than one billion, I can afford to lose it completely, it's a big deal to drag it to Hutchison Whampoa bankruptcy, I believe that there will always be my share when the assets are liquidated!"

"But if I do this, although I will wait a little longer, HSBC will lose a lot now and in the future!"

"Since you have found me as a guarantor, you should have thought it through, maybe Bao Sheng can do it, but I don't think he will necessarily agree to your request. ”

Xia Yu's sharp words directly made Shen Bi speechless.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Xia Yu softened his tone and said, "Mr. Shen, you might as well listen to my request." ”

"Now the commercial business of HSBC and Hutchison Whampoa is actually a burden for HSBC, and now Hutchison Whampoa is mired in a quagmire, losing money every year, and HSBC's loans to it are actually non-performing loans. ”

"If I can successfully take over Hutchison Whampoa, I can also let HSBC avoid losses, but if you force Hutchison Whampoa to only have business dealings with HSBC, it is absolutely impossible, I can only promise you that before the expiration of each previous cooperation, I will not terminate the cooperation in advance, and then depending on my ability, if HSBC can't give more favorable terms than other banks, I can't let myself lose, right?"

"As for the second point you mentioned, in fact, my relationship with the mainland is average, but I also know that you are worried about the future of HSBC, I can do my best to help you, and I believe that if we have a close relationship, and my strength is strong enough, I believe that they will definitely give this face. ”

"You should know that anything that involves politics is very risky. ”

"I pay such a big price, it would be too unkind for you to say parity, don't say that the price will rise after the news is exposed, if HSBC loses 5% of its equity to the market, the stock price of Hutchison Whampoa will plummet. ”

"So I think it's most appropriate for Hutchison Whampoa to discount the price by 60%!"

After a rebuttal, Xia Yu finally showed his fangs.

In his previous life, Shen Bi dared to discount five layers privately, sold 22% of the equity to Li Jiacheng, and also allowed Li Jiacheng to take credit, and only spent a few hundred million yuan to get this equity.

How could Xia Yu, who knew Shen Bi's concerns and plans, not take the opportunity to bargain.

Even if you can't enjoy Li Jiacheng's treatment because of different circumstances, it would be better if it could be cheaper.

Sure enough, Shen Bi hesitated.

It was because he considered the future of HSBC that he made such a request.

Now Xia Yu's worries and plans for him are clear, and he takes the opportunity to ask for a price, so that he can use his current money to buy help for HSBC's future.

Small money now or big money in the future?

After thinking about this minute, Shen Bi finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

But what can be fought for is still to be fought for as much as possible.

His face was straight, and he said to Xia Yu: "Mr. Xia, the discount of sixty percent is too low, I am not good at making a difference, maybe the position of the chairman of the board of directors will not be stable, I agree to discount the price by ninety percent and five at most." ”

Xia Yu immediately shook his head and said: "Mr. Shen, you don't have to lie to me, everyone in Xiangjiang knows that no one can sit in the position of chairman of the board of directors of HSBC except you, ninety-five is too high, but I won't make it difficult for you to do it, if I take a step back, I will discount the price by sixty-fifty." ”

"No, no, no......"

......

After some bargaining, the final price was set at a discount of eight levels.

Xia Yu invested 1745 million yuan to take over 31.75 percent of the equity held by HSBC.

Add to this the political guarantees and cooperation for the future.

One more HSBC bank as an ally is also a big profit for Xia Yu.

Originally, the relationship between the two sides was very good, but because of the emergence of Jiuding Bank, they were estranged again.

However, fortunately, the banking market in Hong Kong is so large, there are as many as 100 branches of local banks and foreign banks, and HSBC and Jiuding Bank are not absolute competitors.

Now that the negotiation has been made, the next step is simple.

After signing the contract, Xia Yu first made a phone call to Liu Tianci and asked him to transfer the account immediately.

Ten minutes later, a huge sum of 174.5 billion yuan was transferred to HSBC's account.

After confirming, Shen Bi smiled, shook hands with Xia Yu and said with emotion: "Mr. Xia is really strong, he has taken out 1.7 billion funds in such a short time, and there is no second person in Xiangjiang!"

Xia Yu smiled politely: "Mr. Shen, you are wrong, isn't there a second person in this room now?"

Shen Bi was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Mr. Xia thinks too highly of me, except for the money you just called, now there is not even 500 million in the HSBC bank account, if I give me two days, I may be able to raise it." ”

Xia Yu also knew that this involved HSBC's trade secrets, and what Shen Bi said was definitely not the truth, so he no longer dwelled on this unsolvable topic.

"Mr. Shen, I still have something to do, so I'll go back first. ”

"Please help keep the cooperation between us a few days a secret. ”

Xia Yu solemnly requested.

Anyway, they all sold Hutchison Whampoa, and they didn't care about making Qi Dezun a little worse, Shen Bi nodded with a smile: "It's no problem, you can rest assured on our side!"

"Then thank you, Mr. Shen!"

"Farewell!"

"I'll send you!"