Niu Bijian's face was a little ugly when he heard Li Guangyu say this, Jardine Matheson Group does not have much cash flow now, and once it fights with the Li Group, they will definitely fail this time. Flash Dance

Niu Bijian said, "Mr. Li, we Jardine Matheson Group are here to negotiate with HSBC to acquire their shares in Heung Kong Electric Light and Heung Kong Telephone Group, not to participate in the auction, as for how to pay, we are also negotiating with HSBC, so you don't need to worry about it." ”

Shen Bi has a headache, whether it is the Li Group or the Jardine Group, they are bound to get the shares of these two groups, no matter which party they hand over the shares, the other party will be dissatisfied with HSBC, which will have a huge adverse impact on the development of HSBC.

Just when Shen Bi was in a dilemma, an executive from HSBC walked in and said to Shen Bi, "Chairman, Mr. Governor has come downstairs and hopes to meet with you, Mr. Li Sheng, Mr. Niu Bijian and others. ”

Shen Bi immediately felt relieved that the governor came to HSBC at this time, it must have been for the matter between the Li Group and the Jardine Group. With the Governor in place, HSBC doesn't have to be caught in the middle.

Shen Bi said to Li Guangyu and them, "Li Sheng, Mr. Niu Bijian, I will go down to greet Mr. MacLehose, you wait a minute." ”

Li Guangyu doesn't know why MacLehose came to HSBC at this time, it can't be that Niu Bijian and they have gone to work in the government again, so that the Xiangjiang government will come to put pressure on him again. Thinking of this, Li Guangyu also decided that he must not compromise easily this time, otherwise how would he play.

And Niu Bijian, who was sitting opposite Li Guangyu, was also speculating about MacLehose's intention, the Li Group should not have done government work, and he didn't receive any news that someone from the Li Group had visited MacLehose in the past two days.

Niu Bijian thought of this and looked at Li Guangyu, only to see that Li Guangyu was also looking at himself, and it seemed that the other side was also suspecting that he had invited MacLehose. Niu Bijian instantly felt much more at ease, no matter what, as long as it wasn't invited by Lee Guangyu, MacLehose was also British, so he wouldn't help himself but help Lee Guangyu.

Li Guangyu saw Niu Bijian looking at him suspiciously, knowing that he didn't know what MacLehose meant. He said to Niu Bijian, "Mr. Niu Bijian, I thought that your Jardine Group was going to disobey the business rules, but it seems that it is okay, you have no plans like that. ”

Niu Bijian said with a smile, "Li Sheng, we are not afraid of commercial competition, and as for things that break the rules, we don't bother to do it." ”

Li Guangyu smiled and said, "That's good, in terms of business, we will compete in business, and use some other means, the group will not grow." ”

Ten minutes later, MacLehose and Shen Bi walked into the conference room together, and Li Guangyu and Niu Bijian both got up to say hello to MacLehose.

MacLehose said, "Mr. Li Sheng, Mr. Niu Bijian, you are all our business elites in Xiangjiang, so you don't have to be so polite, you all sit. I am also here today to hear from you about the acquisitions of the two groups, Heung Kong Electric and Heung Kong Telephone. ”

Lee Guangyu said, "Mr. MacLehose, the decision is still in the hands of HSBC, and we at the Lee Group would like to take over their shares from HSBC, and we at the Lee Group will be able to better serve the people of Hong Kong." ”

Niu Bijian retorted, "Mr. MacLehose, since we accepted these two groups, we have been serving the citizens of Hong Kong wholeheartedly, and now the two groups are still running smoothly, I think it is better for us to take over, so that it will not cause personnel turmoil in the two groups and affect the lives of the citizens." ”

After MacLehose stopped talking about Lee and Nnew, he did not immediately answer them. Instead, he turned to Shen Bi and said, "You HSBC have the equity, what are your decisions?"

Shen Bi was speechless, if he had a decision, would he still be in such a dilemma as he is now, he would have contacted them to sell the shares a long time ago. Shen Bi said, "Mr. MacLehose, the current situation is a bit complicated, you also know that the Li Group and the Jardine Matheson Group now have a great influence in Hong Kong, and at the same time, the Heung Kong Electric Light and Heung Kong telephone involve countless citizens in Hong Kong, so we have to be cautious. ”

MacLehose is also aware of Shen Bi's difficulties today, which is not only related to the acquisition of shares of these two groups, but more importantly, it involves the competition between the Chinese-funded consortium and the British-funded consortium.

MacLehose said, "Mr. Li, Mr. Niu Bijian, I came here this time in the hope that you can negotiate and see if there can be a plan that is acceptable to both parties." You must know that each of you has a great influence in Xiangjiang, and I hope that Xiangjiang's economy can develop steadily, and I do not want the two of you to escalate the struggle of some of the groups you represent because of the belonging of these two groups. ”

Niu Bijian said, "Mr. MacLehose, this time it is not that we Jardine want to compete with Li Sheng, but that Li Sheng has been planning for a long time and wants to eat several groups under our Jardine Matheson, and we have to fight." ”

Li Guangyu said, "Our Li Group wants to better serve the citizens of Hong Kong, so we want to acquire these two groups, I think these two groups can better serve the convenience of the citizens in our Li Group, and it is not like the leadership of the Jardine Group, and there are many citizens who have opinions on the services of these two groups." ”

Niu Bijian also knows some of the situations in the two groups, because it is a monopoly, many employees are keeping the attitude that you like to use, and the service is not very thoughtful. These things are handled by the two senior executives of the group, and he has no time to manage those problems, and the affairs of the Jardine Group are a little too busy.

"Mr. Li, that's just an individual, I believe that under our leadership of Jardine Matheson, our two groups have played an immeasurable role in the stable development of Hong Kong. ”

MacLehose knows that it is obviously impossible to get one party to withdraw, and now the two groups are trying to eat the two groups in one bite.

MacLehose said, "Mr. Li Sheng, Mr. Niu Bijian, I have a suggestion, you may wish to listen to my advice. Now you have about the same stake in both groups, and now the decision is in the hands of HSBC. It is obviously unlikely that he will buy it for your family alone. HSBC also doesn't want to offend any of your groups. ”

Li Guangyu said, "Mr. MacLehose, HSBC can hold its own shares, and we have no problem with this. ”

Niu Bijian will not do it, and now the shares are basically in the hands of the three of them, and even if there are outside, they are very rare. Moreover, the scattered shares of Jardine Matheson may not be able to grab, if HSBC continues to hold the shares of these two groups, then these two groups can be replaced, and Jardine Matheson will lose completely.

"Mr. MacLehose, I think HSBC can hand over its shares to Jardine Matheson, so that the top management of these two groups will not be turbulent, which will also be conducive to the stability of the Hong Kong market." ”

Shen Bi would not have agreed to give up the shares of both groups to Jardine Matheson, if that case, the relationship between HSBC and the Chinese family that had been maintained for so many years would break down, and HSBC would lose a lot.

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