"Boss, because the company of the South China Morning Post has been listed, it is very difficult to acquire, and if we are not careful, it is easy to leak news, cause trouble for our acquisition plan, and even lead to the bankruptcy of the plan. ”

"So for the sake of prudence, I started to investigate the ownership of the South China Morning Post, as well as the situation of the shareholders and the difficulty of the acquisition, and I just had a detailed result yesterday. ”

The South China Morning Post's largest shareholder is now HSBC, with a 32% stake and as the controlling majority shareholder. ”

"The second shareholder is the Carey family, with a 10.8% stake. ”

The third shareholder is the Edmond family, with a 9.5% stake. ”

In addition to the top three shareholders, the latter shareholders hold relatively small shares, and the fourth to tenth shareholders together hold a total of 11.6% of the shares. ”

"The remaining 36.1% of the shares are scattered in the stock market, and now the total market value of the South China Morning Post is only about 10.2 million Hong Kong dollars, and the price is so low mainly because of the influence of the Asian Wall Street Journal, and the market's confidence in the South China Morning Post is somewhat low. ”

"But I found a problem, that is, the Carey family and the Edmond family are one of the constituent families of the Jardine Matheson consortium, and they are closely united around the Keswick family, and we have a poor relationship with the British capital, so the difficulty of the acquisition has to be put a question mark. ”

"Boss, that's the way it is. ”

After speaking, Yan Wenhan looked at Xia Yu, hoping that he would have an idea.

Xia Yu frowned slightly, his brain was spinning at high speed, and he didn't expect that the equity of the South China Morning Post would be like this.

It is obviously a Chinese-run newspaper, but now that the equity is concentrated in the hands of the British, it is hard to imagine what happened before.

Since this is the case, then Yan Wenhan's caution is not unreasonable.

The relationship between him and the British capital is really very poor, not to mention the matter of Qingzhou British Cement Company, on the development of the company during this time, you can see some signs.

Almost all of the companies that advertise newspapers or magazines under Jiuding Newspaper Company are Chinese-funded enterprises, and few British-funded enterprises come over.

Moreover, when a senior official of the Hong Kong government chatted with Xia Yu before, he also revealed something that the senior officials representing the interests of the British-funded consortium were not friendly to Jiuding Company and Xia Yu, which can reflect something.

However, Xia Yu is now involved in the media, comics, publishing and securities industries, while the British-funded consortium is mainly involved in large industries and various industries related to people's livelihood, and the only estimate that Xia Yu has intersections is in the media and securities industries.

However, the media industry, that is, the paper media industry in which Jiuding Newspaper Company is involved, is rarely involved in British-funded consortia, and is mainly done by Chinese capital.

The strength of another Jiuding newspaper company is too strong, so there is almost no way to take Xia Yu in business, unless Xia Yu is moved from the government level.

But this is also unrealistic, the media industry is too special and sensitive, the threat is too great, there is no good excuse to kill Jiuding Newspaper Company, and it will definitely be attacked frantically.

In the other securities industry, it is even more unlikely to have a violent conflict with Xia Yu, unless the brains of the British-funded consortium are in water.

Therefore, because of these objective reasons, the contradiction between Xia Yu and the British-funded consortium has not become clear, but Xia Yu has also been tacitly resisted and suppressed by the British-funded capital.

The most important point is that Xia Yu heard that the first heir of the Keswick family, the core family of the Jardine Matheson Foundation, once expressed his dissatisfaction with Xia Yu at a British-funded gathering, and his attitude was not friendly.

The Carey family and the Edmond family are two small families in the Jardine Matheson consortium system, and if they learn that Xia Yu's company wants to buy the South China Morning Post, it is very likely to refuse, or even hinder Xia Yu.

After all, the value of the "South China Morning Post" is only about 10 million Hong Kong dollars, and the equity of more than 20% is more than 2 million Hong Kong dollars.

So it is very likely that he will not sit idly by and watch Xia Yu grow again.

"You did the right thing and didn't take the liberty of the acquisition. ”

"But since you've investigated it clearly, there's a solution. ”

After thinking for a while, Xia Yu thought of a way, and his brows furrowed.

Hearing Xia Yu say this, Yan Wenhan perked up and looked at Xia Yu expectantly.

"There are also 36.1% scattered outside, so I will arrange Jiuding Securities Company to secretly acquire the scattered stocks. ”

"I will go to Shen Bi of HSBC, presumably he should sell me face, it is inconvenient for us to come forward, but it should not be difficult for HSBC to come forward to help us buy. ”

"When we get more than 75 percent of the shares, we will be forced to delist, and if others are smart, they will definitely sell us the shares. ”

"So for the South China Morning Post, I'll go to HSBC first, and after reaching an agreement, you'll be in charge of taking over. ”

Xia Yu said slowly, and then directly clapped the board.

"Okay!"

Yan Wenhan said lightly, since the boss will come forward in person, with his connections, there should be no problem, then he is relieved.

After that, Xia Yu first made an appointment with HSBC and learned that Shen Bi had time in the afternoon and would receive Xia Yu at HSBC headquarters.

In the afternoon, seeing that the time was almost up, Xia Yu went to HSBC, and then followed the reception staff to Shen Bi's office, where Shen Bi had already made tea and waited.

"Shen Sheng, good afternoon!"

Xia Yu smiled and quickened his pace, walked up to Shen Bi and shook hands with him.

"Good afternoon, Xia Sheng, welcome. ”

Shen Bi showed a kind smile, shook hands with Xia Yu, and then made a gesture of please, and Xia Yu sat down.

After three rounds of tea, Xia Yu put down the teacup and prepared to talk about business.

Shen Bi's heart moved, knowing that business was coming, he also gently put down the teacup and leaned forward slightly.

"Shen Sheng, I came this time to discuss a few business with your company. ”

"The first intention was to take out a loan. ”

Xia Yu said with a light smile.

Hearing that it turned out to be a loan, Shen Bi had a bright smile on his face, Xia Yu finally came to him for a loan, it was really rare!

He said aloud: "That's no problem, I don't know how much you need to borrow?"

"I am going to borrow 20 million Hong Kong dollars in the name of Jiuding Newspaper Company. ”

After Xia Yu finished speaking, Shen Bi's eyes lit up, his smile became brighter and brighter, and he directly agreed: "No problem, you can release it today." ”

Xia Yu's Jiuding Newspaper Company can be said to be a jewel, the bank account of Jiuding Newspaper Company was opened in HSBC, and Shen Bi knows exactly how much money there is.

Moreover, because of the explosive growth of Jiuding Newspaper Company, within HSBC, it has raised its credit, and now Jiuding Newspaper Company wants to borrow 20 million Hong Kong dollars, which is very simple, and Shen Bi regrets that Xia Yu does not lend more.

As for why Jiuding Newspaper Company, which has developed so well, wants to take out a loan, Shen Bi doesn't even ask, there is no need at all, and it only takes out a loan of 20 million, which is not even comparable to one-tenth of the assets of Jiuding Newspaper Company, so it is better to show his atmosphere and Bo Xiayu's favor.

"Then thank you Shen Sheng. ”

Xia Yu showed a look of gratitude, nodded towards Shen Bi and said.