MacLehose said, "Now that both of you want to eat Heung Kong Electric and Heung Kong Telephone Group, from the current HSBC side, it is obviously impossible. I suggest that you each make a move, and you will control one of the two groups, so as to avoid everyone hurting the harmony. ”

Shen Bi heard MacLehose say this, and immediately echoed, "Mr. Li Sheng, Mr. Niu Bijian, you may wish to consider Mr. MacLehose's opinion, which is good for all of us, and will not hurt the harmony between the Chinese-funded consortium and the British-funded consortium, after all, the economic development of Xiangjiang depends on everyone to maintain together." ”

Shen Bi is now completely relieved, and in this way, he HSBC sold the shares of the two groups to the Li Group and the Jardine Group respectively, so that neither side has to be offended.

After listening to MacLehose's advice, Lee Guangyu and Niu Bijian fell silent. The acquisition of the two groups, which was originally intended to be successful, now seems unrealistic. And to choose a group from them, Li Guangyu also has some ideas in his mind.

Lee Kwang Woo said, "Mr. MacLehose, your proposal is really a bit sudden, and now we need to discuss this issue. ”

Niu Bijian also said to MacLehose: "We in the Jardine Matheson Group also need to discuss, and we can't make a decision yet." ”

MacLehose said happily, "Okay, Chairman Shen, you can arrange an office for each of them for Mr. Li and Mr. Niu Bijian to discuss. At the same time, it is also convenient for them to contact the group. 35xs”

MacLehose is not in a hurry now, as long as the two groups can discuss, there will be no major problems. MacLehose also had to come forward, now these two groups have too much influence, once they fight, the economy of Xiangjiang will be shaken. As the current head of Hong Kong, MacLehose did not want Hong Kong's economy to have problems, so after learning that the Lee Group and the Jardine Matheson Group had come to HSBC, MacLehose immediately rushed over.

In a conference room at HSBC, Li Xuemei said, "Li Sheng, what should we do now, this time it is obvious that we will not be able to take the controlling stake in the two groups, neither the governor nor HSBC will let us control the two groups at the same time." ”

Li Guangyu knows that it is no longer just a matter of controlling the two groups, but has risen to the face of the Chinese-funded consortium and the British-funded consortium, and neither Li Guangyu nor Niu Bijian can afford to lose.

Whoever loses this battle will cause a huge shock in Hong Kong, and MacLehose obviously does not want such a situation to happen, and it just so happens that HSBC has the key to the victory or defeat of the two groups, and at the same time does not take sides, giving MacLehose the opportunity to mediate.

Li Guangyu said, "It's okay, we didn't grab it this time, we still have a chance later." ”

Li Guangyu knew that in 83 years, the Jardine Group was more pitiful, and he actually changed the registration place of the group at that time, which was affected by the stock market crash in 81, and the market value of the group in the stock market was low. Flash Dance

Guo Fengtao said, "Li Sheng, so which group do we plan to acquire this time?"

Li Guangyu said: "This time, we took the shares of Heung Kong Telephone Group and ceded Heung Kong Electric Light Group to Jardine Matheson. ”

Li Guangyu won the telephone group this time in order to prepare for entering the mobile phone industry in the future, and there are still a few years to go, but the big brother is about to come out, and Li Guangyu is not willing to let go of such an opportunity. As for the Electric Light Group, let the Jardine Group take care of it for itself, and then acquire the Heung Kong Electric Light Group when there is an opportunity in the future.

Li Xuemei immediately said, "Li Sheng, it's not cost-effective for us to choose the telephone group, now it is clear that the Xiangjiang Electric Light Group is much better, why do we want to give up the electric light group to the Jardine Group?"

"Xuemei, don't worry, how can I do a loss-making business, you see, in a few years, our telephone group will be able to leave the electric light group behind. I have a lot of plans in the future that need the support of the phone group. Li Guangyu said.

While Li Guangyu and the others were talking, Niu Bijian was also discussing with several high-level executives, and at the same time reported to the Keswick family by phone.

After receiving the reply from the Keswick family, Niu Bijian said to the senior executives here, "Now we can't control the two groups at the same time, and the Keswick family has asked us to ensure that the Heung Kong Electric Group is in our hands." ”

"Chairman, I'm afraid that the Lee Group will also target the Heung Kong Electric Group, after all, the value of this group is much higher than that of the Heung Kong Telephone Group. ”

Niu Bijian was also troubled, he had been preparing for so many days, and after Li Guangyu left Xiangjiang, he suddenly attacked, just to win the controlling stake of several major groups in one fell swoop, but he didn't expect it to become the current situation.

Niu Bijian said: "This time, the Keswick family also asked us to take down the Heung Kong Electric Light, and the Heung Kong Telephone Group could give it to Li Guangyu, which must not be allowed, even if the negotiations broke down." ”

While Lee Kong Woo and the others were discussing, Shen Bi and MacLehose came to his office.

Shen Bi said, "Mr. MacLehose, thank you so much this time, if you hadn't come here today to solve the siege, we at HSBC really don't know what to do." ”

"Chairman Shen, don't be polite, I don't want a fierce conflict between the Li Group and the Jardine Group, the current situation in Xiangjiang is delicate, and if it is not good, there will be turmoil, and I am also walking on thin ice. MacLehose said.

Shen Bi also knows that there are many dragons and snakes in Xiangjiang today, and because of some problems, the worries of all walks of life in Xiangjiang have been aggravated, and the current opposition between the Chinese-funded consortium and the British-funded consortium is definitely not a good thing for the development of Xiangjiang.

Shen Bi comforted, "Mr. MacLehose, I think Mr. Li Sheng and Mr. Niu Bijian can understand your painstaking efforts, and they will communicate well on this issue." After all, they also don't want the British-funded consortium and the Chinese-funded consortium to be pitted against each other, and this will not benefit them. ”

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Li Guangyu, Niu Bijian and others sat together again to discuss which group their respective groups were going to control.

Niu Bijian didn't wait for Li Guangyu to speak, and said directly, "Mr. MacLehose, our major shareholder, the Keswick family, also does not want to affect the economic development of Xiangjiang, and is willing to give up the control of the telephone group, we only need to grasp the control of the Xiangjiang Electric Light Group." ”

Li Xuemei immediately said, "Mr. Niu Bijian, you will choose to take away the good group directly, and our Li Group also thinks that it is better for us to control the Xiangjiang Electric Light Group, after all, this is related to the lives of thousands of families in Xiangjiang." ”

Seeing this, MacLehose said, "Mr. Li, can you take a step back this time, I know that this is a bit unfair to you, and we will compensate you in other aspects, such as your acquisition of Jaguar, we will ask that side to speed up negotiations, we still have some influence over there." ”

Shen Bi didn't want the talks to collapse this time, and said to Li Guangyu, "Li Sheng, we HSBC still have some influence in the UK, and we are also willing to help you acquire Jaguar." ”

Li Guangyu was originally preparing to acquire the telephone group, but he didn't expect that he was just preparing to squeeze on Niu Bijian and be able to receive such benefits.

Li Guangyu said, "Since Mr. MacLehose and Chairman Shen have said so, we are willing to give up the shares of Heung Kong Electric and take a controlling stake in Heung Kong Telephone Group. ”

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