Awesome!" Xu Zhi couldn't help but say secretly in his heart.

OOCL is one of the world's top 10 shipping companies, and Dong Haoyun was once the world's seventh-largest ship king, and even in '82, the tonnage of his ships had surpassed that of Bao Yugang, who was abandoning the ship.

The rapid expansion of this scale is the result of the collaboration of many banks, from Europe to the Americas, from Japan to Wanwan, OOCL owes a total of US$1.4 billion to 17 banks.

In normal business, banks naturally want you to lend as much as possible, but now in a crisis, all banks are in a hurry to lend money, which is the root cause of a large number of companies that fail during economic crises.

It's just that "lending to the big bank", a huge debt of 1.4 billion US dollars, none of these dozen banks dare to really break the net, otherwise, everyone will have no good fruit to eat.

Tung Chee-hwa, the current chairman of OOCL, took over the company from his late father Tung Haoyun on the first day, and has been trying to solve this huge debt, facing the persecution of many large banks, Tung Chee-hwa has taken advantage of the constraints between the banks, and spent half a year to break down the major banks one by one, not only making them promise not to force debts in a short period of time, but also persuading the banking group headed by HSBC to give another credit of 3.8 billion Hong Kong dollars.

The future first Governor of Hong Kong is extremely admirable for his strong business ability!

Of course, a loan is always a loan, let alone a quick loan in such an emergency, and no matter how strong Tung Chee-hwa's ability is, the banks are not fools, and they cannot agree to it if they do not have enough benefits.

Therefore, although the bank group has been stabilized for the time being, and some funds have been obtained, the pressure on the capital is still very high.

Xu Zhi then asked, "Then I don't know how much I need to invest?"

"If Xu Sheng is interested, he can get up to 10% of OOCL's shares, and as for the price, it should be between 150 million and 200 million Hong Kong dollars, and further negotiations are needed for specific aspects, so I am just asking Xu Sheng's opinion now. Huo Yingdong saw that Xu Zhi was interested, and explained with a smile.

"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to find out more about the situation. Xu Zhi nodded and agreed, saying that the 10% stake had become a purely commercial investment, and it was impossible to obtain a controlling stake in OOCL.

Moreover, it is not the capital invested in this stake that can really save OOCL, but the endless shipping orders from the mainland, without which billions of Hong Kong dollars may not be able to save OOCL.

Not to mention, the second son of the Dong family, who will be the first governor after the return of Xiangjiang in the future, has a close relationship with the mainland, and is now able to invest in his family's business at the time of crisis, which can be regarded as a favor, and the return on this investment is still very high, in the early 90s, the world shipping industry recovered, OOCL survived the cold winter, reinvigorated, and the stock price was several times higher than now.

Huo Yingdong said: "Okay, if Xu Sheng can join in, we will definitely be like a tiger this time, but there is one thing that has to trouble Xu Sheng?"

"What's the matter?" Xu Zhi asked.

Huo Yingdong said: "The problem of the Dong family now is that the capital chain is faulty, and the cash turnover cannot be realized, the only way is to open source and reduce expenditure, open source, although the mainland side promises to have some orders, but there will be no discount in terms of price, it is completely determined by the market, so the more important thing is to throttle, so I hope that Xu Sheng's wharf can give a discount when charging?"

"Yes. Xu Zhi thought for a moment and agreed, and then said, "However, in exchange, if OOCL gets out of difficulties in the future, the future must all stop at the dock of Huang and me." ”

Hutchison's terminal business accounts for half of Hong Kong's business, but it cannot be said to be a complete monopoly, and it is also cost-effective to trade some of the current concessions for a long-term cooperation with a large fleet in the future, not to mention that investing in OOCL is not just an economic purpose in itself.

Huo Yingdong smiled: "Okay, no problem." ”

Then, he turned his head and asked Li Jiacheng, "Li Sheng, I don't know if you are interested, and you will also come in and have a game?"

"With Xu Sheng's participation, it's not bad for me to have this amount of money at all!" Li Jiacheng refused with a smile: "Huo Sheng also knows that my main business of Changjiang Industry is real estate, and in the past year, this real estate company in Xiangjiang has had a hard time!"

Huo Yingdong nodded and said: "I understand, I don't force this matter, it's better to agree, and if you don't agree."

However, I heard that Li Sheng is still fully supporting the construction of Shantou University, and even if the company is in financial difficulties now, there is no retreat, and Huo is also very impressed. ”

"Where, to contribute to the education of the country, it should be. Li Jiacheng said with a smile.

"Li Sheng, if there are any financial difficulties, I can support a little. Xu Zhi said.

Li Jiacheng looked at Xu Zhi, shook his head and said, "Thank you Xu Sheng for your kindness, I can still afford a university." ”

Xu Zhi smiled and didn't say anything more.

Investing in Shantou University is a huge political investment for Li Jiacheng, and from an economic point of view, there is no return on this matter, but it is crucial both in terms of fame and future layout.

Chinese civilization, from ancient times to the present, has a tradition of famous people opening schools for their hometowns, as a way to give back to their hometowns, and in the mainland of later generations, some rich people are also keen on this.

Li Ka-shing, whose ancestral home is in eastern Guangdong, has returned to his hometown several times since the reform and opening up, because of the nature of Cheung Kong's real estate company and some policy uncertainties of the mainland government at that time, Li Ka-shing did not invest directly, but made charitable donations, including two hospitals with a total value of 10 million Hong Kong dollars and a residential community.

In 1980, Guangdong Province decided to establish an international advanced college in Shantou, but there was no fund, and Li Jiacheng benefited from the rapid development of the Xiangjiang real estate market at that time, and had a lot of funds in his hands, so under the recommendation of Nanyang Overseas Chinese Zhuang Shiping, Guangdong Province reached a cooperation with Li Jiacheng and decided to prepare for Shantou University.

In the eyes of domestic intellectuals, the "university" is the most sacred existence, and the donation of an overseas capitalist to a university in China has not only aroused great attention from the top level of the central government, but has also spread throughout the country in a very short period of time.

The banner of "patriotic Hong Kong businessman" was easily obtained by Li Jiacheng, and this is a huge political guarantee.

Economically, in the 80s, the mainland was undercapitalized and did not give Li Jiacheng a direct return, but in the 90s, the capital decided to build a modern commercial plaza in Wangfujing Square, and the state-owned enterprises that invested in the mainland could not take over, so the government decided to hand over the project to foreign capital.

At that time, the economy of the mainland had begun to take off, and the prosperity of Wangfujing in Beijing and Nanjing Road in Shanghai was comparable to that of Fifth Avenue in New York, Causeway Bay in Xiangjiang and Champs-Elysées in Paris.

In the end, Li Jiacheng got this golden land, demolished hundreds of government departments, and built the famous Oriental Plaza in later generations.

In the 21st century, the rent of this square is as high as 3 billion a year, and the value itself is as high as 170 billion.

All these huge returns are more or less inextricably linked to the current investment in Shantou University and some infrastructure projects, such a "famous" thing, Li Jiacheng is difficult to finance, and will not be interfered by outsiders, picking peaches that he has worked hard for several years.

What's more, he has the funding of HSBC behind him, even when the real estate market is sluggish, Cheung Kong's annual profit is as high as 300 million Hong Kong dollars, and the investment in a university does not require a one-time expenditure.

Huo Yingdong suddenly said: "Xu Sheng, the education industry in the mainland is very short of funds now, if you are interested, you can also build a university to play?"

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