"Alas......"

In the car, Ning Yan let out a long sigh.

He really couldn't get used to such a banquet.

"Everyone is trying to release kindness to you, why are you still sighing?" The whole banquet was accompanied by Secretary Yan, of course she knew the progress.

Ning Yan waved his hand: "You don't understand." ”

"I can't get used to a banquet like this, just as I can't get used to wine other than Igan Dijin. ”

"If I had known that there would be such a banquet sooner or later, I should not have changed the progress of the comprehensive study plan without authorization. ”

"I think that after adapting to basic occasions, it should be adapting to business and other occasions. ”

Yan Zhi looked at Ning Yan with a look of 'I knew why I had to do it today'.

I didn't know what to say for a while.

After returning to his Ning Castle, Ning Yan slumped on the sofa in the living room.

After a long moment, he said, "I always feel like there's something in here that I don't understand." ”

"Let's see what happened to my grandfather in New York. ”

Yan Zhi nodded: "According to the information compiled by the team behind it, and Grandpa Ning asked you to stay in London for a week, I think it should be around next Friday, and it will be made public." ”

"The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has actually been in contact with the London Stock Exchange, but it is not so open, it may be yesterday and the day before yesterday. ”

Ning Yan was stunned: "Oh?"

"No wonder!"

"You should have said it earlier. ”

Yan Zhi made a gesture: "I don't have direct evidence, it's from listening to so many exchanges at the banquet just now, and pondering it on the road." ”

"This kind of merger offer is not so simple. ”

"There needs to be a lot of preparation in advance, for example, the London Stock Exchange is now acquiring Refinitiv, which has been negotiated and prepared for months. ”

Ning Yan: "......"

"You told me to be quiet, I seemed to think of something. ”

Ning Yan's mind recalled over and over again all the conversations that Yan Zhi had helped translate tonight.

I always feel like I'm missing something.

A little later, Ning Wanqiang made a phone call and came in.

"Things are basically done on my side, and it's going well. ”

"The rest doesn't matter much to me, I'll leave tomorrow morning. ”

Ning Wanqiang said two sentences.

Concise.

"Huh?" Ning Yan didn't react.

Ning Wanqiang said: "Ah what, you can stay in London with peace of mind, you don't have to worry about this matter, you just look at it." ”

"You don't tell people to sell face. ”

Ning Yan understood as soon as he heard this.

This time it's sure to fail.,It's just that now the protagonists don't know.。

On the contrary, Ning Wanqiang and Ning Yan had already made it clear, but they did not disclose it to the public.

Yes.

Even though tonight's state banquet made Ning Yan's brain hurt, he didn't say a word about what he shouldn't say.

You must know that Ning Yan is not the only one in the entire banquet hall who understands Chinese.

And many things are communicated in private, and it is impossible for the outside world to get information......

The first day in London was a busy one.

Ning Yan was originally quite puzzled, but after listening to Ning Wanqiang's casual words, he forgot all these things.

Maybe it's because the outcome is already preordained?

Who knows.

On the weekend, Ning Yan still stayed at home, and didn't get to know the city of London at all.

As yesterday, all visits were postponed.

Ansheng is a salted fish that can only play and eat chicken.

“......”

"Left left, left, under the tree. ”

"Look at it, brother, aren't you good at playing games?"

"Follow me!"

"Yes!"

"You'd better lick your bag behind your back......"

"Tsk~"

“......”

At first, Yan Zhi was embarrassed to beep a few words, but then she didn't even say anything later.

Nothing else.

It's too chicken, I'm too embarrassed to speak.

"Today is a fulfilling day......"

In the evening, Ning Yan, who was sitting on the terrace on the third floor of the castle and enjoying the sunset in London, said with a smile.

Yan Zhi: "...... Phew!"

Not really!

Grandpa Ning asked you to come to London as a spectator.

You're good.

After knowing the result, I didn't delay at all, I played the game directly, and closed the door!

Spit fragrant all day long!

If I hadn't played the game of eating chicken, I'd be with you!

“......”

In the middle of the night, Ning Wanqiang returned to his hometown in the countryside, and it happened that Ning Yan hadn't slept yet, so he had a simple phone call.

Before hanging up the phone, Ning Wanqiang said casually: "I'm afraid someone is going to mess around." ”

Ning Yan didn't care at first.

I thought it was saying that he was too idle to play games today.

Until Monday morning, I was more lazy and woke up an hour late, and it was 9 o'clock in the morning after breakfast.

And then I saw the news -

On 8 July, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Corporation (HKEX) issued a statement proposing a merger with the London Stock Exchange Group.

said it had proposed to the board of directors of the London Stock Exchange to merge the two companies, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange.

Ning Yan: "!!"

I...... What's the matter?!

Ning Yan continued to look at it.

The terms and conditions are very complete.

HKEX's offer to London is £83.61 per share, representing a 22.9% premium.

The value of the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of the London Stock Exchange is approximately £29.6 billion, with an enterprise value of £31.6 billion.

“...... Awesome!" Ning Yan shouted directly.

Continued to browse the related news.

Hong Kong Stock Exchange Chief Executive Li Xiaojia said in the conference call that preliminary contact with the London Stock Exchange has been conducted.

"HKEX-London exchange transaction is conditional on the suspension of LSE's acquisition of Refinitiv......"

"This transaction is not a 'hostile takeover' and therefore the transaction is still subject to board approval......

“......”

James Falk, Group Head of Strategy at HKEX, said on the call:

"The majority shareholders of the HKEX are the top 20 shareholders of the London Stock Exchange, holding about 40% of the shares, and about 25% of the shareholders of the two are the same, so they are very aware of the synergies that a merger can create. ”

“......”

At the same time, Li Xiaojia also described this transaction as "the marriage of the century between London and Hong Kong" in his blog "Embarking on a New Journey of "Connecting the World".

The five core issues of one, two, three, four and five were expressed.

That is, all the written merger offer diversification meanings that Ning Yan had heard from Wu Wei as early as Saturday.

Li Xiaojia concluded: "With the international situation full of uncertainties, now may not be the best time to make huge cross-border transactions, and the reality in front of us is that time is running out. ”

Ning Yan: "......"

"Shouldn't it be Friday, what time is it in China?"

Yan Zhi replied, "Four twenty in the afternoon." ”

Ning Yan: "...... It turns out that my grandfather said that someone messed around with that. ”

"Awesome!"

A little later, Ning Yan saw the response of the London Stock Exchange.

"We have received a proposal from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and will announce it at an opportune time. ”

It also added that "the London Stock Exchange remains committed to and will continue to make good progress on its proposed acquisition of Refinitiv announced on 1 June 2019 and expects to issue a circular to London Stock Exchange shareholders in September 2019 to seek approval of the transaction......"

Later, Yan Zhi told Ning Yan that Don Robert and Andrew Bailey were visiting together.

Ning Yan groaned slightly: "No, tell them that the affairs of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange have nothing to do with our Ning Affairs Management Office." ”

Yan Zhi: "......"

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Broken bowls.

PS: Although I met with a group of authors in Yancheng, I called it absolutely constantly changing~ not those glamorous goods outside!

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