When Li Guangyu acquired the shares of various families, the chairman of the board of directors of Jardine Matheson, Niu Bijian, did not wait for Li Guangyu to complete the acquisition of the two groups, and also began to contact the groups and banks that owned the shares of the two groups to acquire their shares. Flash Dance

In the morning, he went to the Swire group and met with John Schwya, the head of the Swire group in Hong Kong.

In John Schwya's office, Newbijian said, "John, I need your help today, please help us in the interests of the British consortium." ”

John Schwyer said, "New Bijian, as a friend for many years, there is no problem, you send someone to our group to negotiate. Nowadays, these Chinese families in Xiangjiang are also a little too arrogant, and they only acquired the Hutchison Whampoa of the Qi Dezun family last year, and this year they are eyeing you Yihe. If they succeed, will we be Swire and Wheelock next? ”

John Schwyad had to have such a worry, now these Chinese families are menacing, so that since Li Ka-shing sniped Wharf the year before last, several major Chinese families have set their eyes on their four major oceanic banks. Due to economic reasons, the Qi Dezun family directly lost the family's main property, Hutchison Whampoa.

This time, Li Guangyu began to openly challenge the Jardine Matheson Group again, and every time he acquired a British-funded consortium, Li Guangyu was always behind him. Coupled with the huge cash flow provided by Lee's major groups, John Schwyad was really worried that after Jardine Matheson's loss, Lee's next target would be his Swire Group. Flash Dance

"John, some Chinese families now think that Xiangjiang is going to return to the mainland, so some have no fear. After Li Ka-shing and Bao Yugang returned from going north to the capital, they began to attack our British-funded consortium, and they thought that our four major foreign companies were already in decline. ”

He knows that Li Guangyu has a very good relationship with the Chinese shareholders of the two major groups, and the shares of those major families will definitely be bought by Li Guangyu, and if he can't even buy the shares held by the British consortium, how can he compete with Li Guangyu.

John Schwyer said, "You Jardine Matheson should teach Li Guangyu and Bao Yugang a lesson this time, and tell them that Xiangjiang is still the world of our major foreign companies, and they cannot shake it." ”

"John, we in Jardine Matheson also have the heart to teach these Chinese families a lesson this time, and we still need everyone's help. Nowadays, the momentum of Li Guangyu's development is getting stronger and stronger, and when Xiangjiang is competing with our Jardine Matheson, there is still room to eat Bentley and Jaguar, the two major automobile companies in our homeland, and we are now facing great pressure, and I hope that your major consortia can lend a hand. Niu Bijian said.

John Schwyath was also jealous of Li Guangyu's good fortune, and in just a few years, he developed the group to the point where it could compete with the existence of several of their foreign companies. Shanwu must know that his family and several other foreign companies have developed for more than a hundred years, but he didn't expect to be surpassed by a young man who is less than twenty years old.

John Schwyath said: "Rest assured, I am sure that we, the British shareholders, will be on your side this time. Even if Li Guangyu buys no more than 50 percent of the shares in the hands of several major Chinese families, he will not be able to control these two groups. ”

Niu Bijian knows that the Jardine Matheson Group has not yet reached the time to sit back and relax, if all the British shareholders support him, it is fine, once one does not support him, his side will be hanging, Li Guangyu's side and several major Chinese family shares combined, not too much difference from the 50 mark.

"John, if I have difficulties negotiating with other major consortia at that time, I hope you can come forward to help us and try to persuade them to transfer the shares of these two groups to our Jardine Matheson." ”

John Schwyath knew who New Bijian was talking about, and these British shareholders were willing to transfer their shares to Jardine Matheson, in addition to their Swire, Wheelock and Standard Chartered Bank. At present, the only thing that New Bijian is not certain of is the stock in the hands of HSBC, and HSBC's shares in the hands of Heung Kong Electric 7 and Heung Kong Telephone 65 are the main factors that determine the victory or defeat of Jardine Matheson and the Lee Group.

John Schwyath said, "You don't have to worry too much, you must know that this is a battle between a British consortium and a Chinese consortium, and I believe that HSBC will make the right decision." ”

"John, you said that Standard Chartered still believes me, and now HSBC, I don't think it's still a British-funded bank, not to mention that it has close business with the Chinese. Last year, in order to help Li Ka-shing successfully acquire Hutchison Whampoa, he deliberately avoided our independent directors of Jardine Matheson and Wheelock when the board meeting was held. This time, between us and the Lee Group, I really don't know what kind of choice HSBC will make. Niu Bijian said.

John Schwyaw was also very dissatisfied with what HSBC did last year, and actually sold Hutchison Whampoa, the flagship of the Qi Dezun family, which is also known as the four major foreign banks, for the sake of Li Ka-shing, which is a naked slap in the face of the other three foreign banks.

John Schwyath said, "Rest assured, this time we contacted Madden of Wheelock to put pressure on HSBC to resolutely prevent HSBC from transferring the shares of the two groups, Heung Kong Electric and Heung Kong Telephone, to Li Guangyu. ”

"John, thank you so much. As long as HSBC can favor us this time, we will be able to repel Lee Guangyu's attack, and at the same time teach him a lesson that he has now thrown a lot of money into these two groups. Niu Bijian said.

John Schwyath said, "You're welcome, you're welcome, we're all about the four oceans, and we should help each other. This time, we want to show the Chinese families in Xiangjiang that they are not the only ones who are united, but also our British-funded consortium is united with the outside world. ”

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In the afternoon, he went to meet with John Madden, chairman of the board of directors of Wheelock, who had the same name as the head of Swire Hong Kong, but with a different surname, one from the Swyer family and the other with the Madden family.

John Madden did not refuse New Bijian's request, and also promised New Bijian that he would work with John Schwyer to put pressure on HSBC on the HSBC side and never let the Hutchison Whampoa incident happen again.

When Lee Kong Yu went to visit the Lee family, Niu Bijian also invited Powell Wilson, the senior of Standard Chartered Bank, to dinner at the Peninsula Hotel to discuss the acquisition of his shares in the two groups of Heung Kong Electric and Heung Kong Telephone.

Powell Wilson said, "Niu Bijian, how is your Jardine Matheson doing now, are you sure to repel the attack of the Lee Group?"

Niu Bijian said, "Powell, I'm afraid that there will be some trouble this time, I got the news that Li Guangyu has obtained the shares in the hands of Sun Hung Kai Securities and the Xu Shixun family. Now in the Lee family, it is not surprising that the shares in the hands of the Lee family will also be acquired by Li Guangyu. The ownership of the two groups is now in the hands of HSBC. ”

As HSBC's main rival in Hong Kong, Standard Chartered is competing with HSBC in all aspects.

Powell Wilson said, "Now that HSBC is about to become a bank dedicated to the Chinese, you still need to be well prepared this time." ”

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