Because Xia Yu, who was in the whirlpool, took the initiative to hold a press conference, which attracted the attention of all Xiangjiang people, and even the stock market suddenly fell into a strange calm, which was enough to witness Xia Yu's influence.

Whether it is a shareholder or a financial institution, because of the vital interests of the relationship, they dare not come nonsense anymore, and they want to see the situation clearly before they do it, for fear of being cheated or missing the opportunity, so everyone wants to get first-hand information.

For a time, it can be said that the eight immortals crossed the sea, each showing their magical powers, and the undercurrent under the already turbulent Xiangjiang River was surging.

Suddenly, a message circulated from Jiuding Securities Company that the press conference would be broadcast live by the TV station, and Li's TV station was designated as the exclusive live broadcast platform.

As soon as this news came out, the people who followed the matter immediately turned on the TV, selected the channel of Li's TV station, and waited for the press conference to arrive.

Due to too many people, although it has not yet entered the press conference, at the same time, the ratings market share of Li's TV station has rushed to the first place in Xiangjiang, and the share is still growing rapidly, which shows the far-reaching impact of this press conference.

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In the hustle and bustle, Jiuding Securities Company quickly set up a temporary stage at the door, although Xia Yu and Wang Qi and others did not come out, but the stage was already surrounded by people, there are media reporters, and there are also many people who eat melons.

In addition, there are also reporters from all over Hong Kong Island on the road, heading towards Jiuding Securities Company.

In front of the press conference stage, a vacant space was set aside, the open space was surrounded by a cordon, and the security personnel of Jiuding Securities Company waited around the cordon, blocking everyone out.

Just when everyone was waiting anxiously, a sharp-eyed reporter exclaimed: "It's coming, it's coming, the god is out." ”

With his exclamation, everyone followed his line of sight, and sure enough, they saw Xia Yu coming out of the company with Wang Qi and others.

For a while, the crowd was a little commotional, and many people subconsciously wanted to squeeze forward, but they were stopped by the security personnel who were always on guard, accompanied by the warning sound of the security personnel from time to time.

"Everybody be quiet, when will it be quiet, when will the press conference begin. ”

Wang Qi took the lead on stage and said loudly with the microphone.

As soon as these words came out, the commotion stopped, and everyone looked at him in unison, not daring to make any more noise.

Wang Qi nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at the boss Xia Yu, who had already taken the stage.

I saw Xia Yu bowing slightly, and then took Wang Qi and a group of high-level officials to sit down.

"I'm glad you all to come, and I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to you!"

Xia Yu took the microphone and said with a smile.

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

Whether active or passive, there was immediately warm applause from the audience.

After all, it was the bigwigs who held the press conference in person, and of course they would give this face.

And for such a long time, everyone knows that Xia Yu rarely takes the initiative to appear in front of the public, and in the past press conferences, Xia Yu basically did not attend, and the general managers of various companies came forward.

Now that he has taken the initiative for the first time, I don't know how many reporters are in a passionate mood, after all, Xia Yu is not only a financial tycoon, but also a media tycoon at the earliest, and it is the existence that these reporters need to admire, if Xia Yu announces the recruitment of reporters on the spot, more than two-thirds of the reporters will definitely be willing to change jobs.

"Without further ado, let's get straight to the point!"

"Now, I have a message to announce to the public!"

Xia Yu's words were concise and to the point, and his expression became solemn.

Below, all the reporters secretly said that they were here, looking at Xia Yu intently, and the camera in their hands was turned on the whole time, for fear of missing a single thing.

"I announce!"

"Jiuding Securities Co., Ltd., together with Galaxy Fund, holds a total of 62.2% of the equity of Heung Kong Wharf Company......"

"Whoa...... My God......"

"I'm lost, something is wrong!"

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Before Xia Yu's words were finished, there was a sudden uproar on the field, and they were all stunned by Xia Yu's news, and the flashing lights came and went.

Despite the hustle and bustle in the audience, Xia Yu was unmoved, and still finished speaking, fortunately, the news announced was not long, and with the blessing of the audio, the noisy sound was suppressed.

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At the Jardine Recreation Building, when he learned that Leigh's TV station could broadcast live, Old John turned on the TV and waited quietly.

It's just that although he looked calm, the two brothers Henry and Charles, who were sitting next to him, could still feel the uneasiness and apprehension in his father's heart.

Not to mention their father, it was the two of them, who were also in a heavy mood at this time, and their eyes flashed with worry and apprehension.

Soon, the scene of the press conference appeared on the TV.

"Jiuding Securities Co., Ltd., together with Galaxy Fund, holds a total of 62.2% of the equity of Heung Kong Wharf Company......"

The words that came out of Xia Yu's mouth came out clearly through the speaker of the TV.

It's just that after hearing the news, whether it was Old John or Niu Bijian, the two old men, or the two Henry brothers, they all stood up with a bang.

Charles, who had the most unstable mentality, blurted out in a panic: "How is it possible!"

His round eyes, and his stunned expression of disbelief, showed that he was completely shocked.

"Wharf!"

Old John only felt that his eyes were full of stars, and his mouth muttered, and an extremely depressed feeling came over his heart, as if the sky had fallen.

The consequence of the rush of anger and blood is that people are prone to fainting, for example, old John is in this state now.

Seeing that Old John's body shook and fell backwards, Henry and the others immediately reached out to help him, and shouted anxiously: "Father, father......"

"Call an ambulance!"

Just when Charles and the others were jumping to their feet in a hurry, after about ten seconds, Old John came back to his senses and said in a hoarse voice: "I'm fine, I don't have to go to the hospital." ”

"Father, would you like to go and see ......?"

Henry said with a worried look on his face.

"I said it's okay, there's more important things now!"

Old John flatly refused, and looked subconsciously at the TV as he spoke.

"Stocks!Stocks!Stocks......"

At this time, it seemed to be shocked, I don't know who shouted a word of god first, and then everyone shouted in unison, the whole press conference scene was a neat and loud cheer, even if it was just through the TV, Old John and others could feel a shocking atmosphere.

It's just that for them, the atmosphere is like a knife, constantly stabbing back and forth in their wounds.

"Father's ......"

Seeing Old John's fists clenched, his teeth clenched, the old man's face was bruised, and his eyes were staring at Xia Yu's smiling face on the TV screen, although Henry was also angry, he was more concerned about whether his father could stand it, so he called softly with a worried face.

Not only Henry, but even Niu Bijian and Charles looked at him worriedly, for fear that he would faint if he couldn't stand the stimulation.

"Shhh...... Whew......"

Old John closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then exhaled a long breath, opening his otherwise cloudy eyes again.

I saw that at this time, there was still a trace of cloudiness in his eyes, and what was constantly flashing was a fierce light and evil energy.

"Father, what now?"

Charles Keswick asked anxiously.

Old John raised his hand and made a pause movement, and said slowly: "It's too late, let's read it first!"

As he spoke, his eyes were closely watching the reporter's interview with Xia Yu on the TV screen, wanting to know more about the situation and make it easier to deal with it.

It's just that no matter what Xia Yu answers, Old John is expressionless, staring at it deadly, motionless like a stone.

After a long time, Old John turned off the TV, looked at the crowd who were watching him closely, and finally looked at Niu Bijian, and asked, "How many shares do we own in Wharf?"

Because of the information collected, Niu Bijian was still quite impressed, and he replied without thinking: "We control 18.9%, of which Jardine Matheson Holdings directly holds 5%, and Hongkong Land indirectly holds 13.9%. ”

As soon as these words came out, two words immediately appeared in the minds of Henry Keswick and Charles Keswick, who were listening: "It's over!"

Even Old John closed his eyes in despair.

It's really over, like this shareholding situation, Wharf is no longer saved, and there is no need to save it.

Jardine Matheson Holdings is an absolute stake owned by the Keswick family, but Hongkong Land is not.

Hongkong Land is also a listed company and the largest real estate company in the whole of Hong Kong, founded in 1889 by Sir Paul Chater and James Johnston Keswick, and has been in the process since 89 years.

Over the years, the Keswick family's shareholding ratio has dropped to a very low level, although the Keswick family is the largest shareholder, but the shareholding ratio is more than 20 percent, and the board of directors is not a word of the Keswick family.

Hongkong Land holds a 13.5% stake in Wharf, and the difficulty of the Keswick family is more than several times more than one floor apart.

Even if it is distributed proportionally, the share of Wharf shares belonging to the Keswick family in Hongkong Land is only about 4%.

And there is a very important point, that is, it seems that although Wharf is a constituent enterprise of the Jardine Matheson Consortium, its status can also be said to be in the core position, but it is not matched with the shareholding ratio of the core position, and now it is taken away, and the direct loss of the Keswick family does not seem to be much, but the impact on the Jardine Consortium will be great.

And the Jardine Consortium is now controlled by the Keswick family, and the impact on the Jardine Consortium will eventually be transferred to the Keswick family and affect all other aspects.

The relationships are indeed complex, and the companies within the consortium are intertwined, and the various relationships cannot be explained in one word.

In short, this time, the Wharf was seized, and the blow to the Jardine Matheson Consortium and even the Keswick family was too great!

It was originally hard to calculate, but because of the humiliation and the momentum condensed by the Jardine Machinery Group, it was directly shattered, and even the blow was even more serious, and the power was no longer enough to deter the wolves, and the overturning crisis of the Jardine Consortium was about to come!

"Chairman, the matter has come to this point, there is no way to snatch the Wharf back, we can only recover some losses as much as possible, I suggest that we hold on to the Wharf shares, even if we can't sell them later, we must sell them at a high price!"

Niu Bijian asked.

"But now they have more than 60 percent of the shares, which is a few percentage points short of 66.7 percent, and if they hold more than two-thirds of the shares, we can't stop them from privatizing if we don't sell the shares, and there are even risks!"

Henry Keswick looked ugly and pointed out the loophole in Niu Bijian's opinion.

As soon as these words came out, Niu Bijian's face sank, he also thought of this, the other party's shareholding ratio is too high, and it is not difficult to increase the stock by a few percentage points again, if the shareholding exceeds two-thirds, then the Jardine Consortium will be kneading by Jiuding Securities Company, and there is no power to resist.

"Hold first, even if it is going to be privatized in the end, it will cost them more!"

Old John snorted angrily, obviously extremely angry in his heart, this feeling of being bullied and powerless to resist made him feel very aggrieved.

The only way now is to let the stock price of Wharf go up, and in the end, they will cash out at a high price and leave, so that Jiuding Securities Company will bleed.

"Father, we can't do anything about Wharf, but now the situation of other companies will definitely be worse, what should we do?

Charles Keswick asked anxiously.

Hearing this, the hearts of everyone present sank, and this word touched the pain of everyone.

In order to acquire the shares of Jardine Machinery Group, it used 30% of the shares of Jardine Insurance Advisors Group instead of 150 million, but in the end more than 1.3 billion in cash.

Although this money is spent on the one hand, it is to complete the absolute control of Jardine Matheson Machinery Group, but more importantly, it is to complete the changes and influences brought about by the holding.

In order to break the alliance of Chinese capital, hit the morale of Chinese capital, enhance the prestige of the Jardine Matheson Consortium, make the enemy fearful, and buy precious time for the Jardine Matheson Consortium.

At the very beginning of the declaration of victory, this effect really came out perfectly.

But it didn't take long for it to be shattered by the news of the Wharf acquisition announced by Xia Yu.

It can be said that more than a billion funds of the Keswick family were spent in vain!

Without the influence on the general trend, the equity bought at such a high price will be meaningless!

On the contrary, the attack of Chinese capital will be more ferocious, and the current funds are simply not enough!

The enemy's attack was expected to be swift, but what he thought was sufficient ammunition was completely insufficient because of the sudden deterioration of the situation.

This is a tricky problem!

"Stabilize first, give me the shares of Wharf, drag their progress as much as possible, and then I will contact Shi Yahuai, I don't believe he is really not worried!"

Old John said.

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The press conference ended quickly, and Xia Yu answered five questions, two of which were handed over to reporters from Li's TV station.

"Boss, John Keswick's phone number. ”

As soon as he returned to the company, he heard Wang Qi, who answered the phone, covering the microphone and saying with a slightly heavy face.

Xia Yu raised his eyebrows a little unexpectedly, but he didn't expect to receive a call from Old John just after the press conference, which is interesting, is this to ask the teacher for guilt?

The corners of his mouth hooked up with a sneer, and Xia Yu connected the phone.

"Hey!"

"Xia Yu, you don't keep your promises, we really don't dare to ...... you"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Old John's angry shouts calling his name, and he mercilessly accused and questioned, revolving around Xia Yu's promise last night not to take the initiative to attack the companies under the Jardine Matheson consortium.

Xia Yu understood, even if Old John's phone call had another purpose, the most important thing was to come to him to be angry, because as long as Old John was not stupid, he would definitely know that the Wharf was a foregone conclusion.

It's just that Xia Yu is not muddy, Old John's voice questioning made Xia Yu's face cold, he has never been questioned and scolded so angrily.

The clay man also has three points of qi, not to mention him in a high position?

Now that the skin has been torn, there is no need to hide it, Xia Yu fought back without hesitation: "John Keswick, are you scared of me?"