Niu Bijian's action of drinking coffee stopped, and said in a deep voice: "Xu Sheng, your appetite is not small, but it also depends on whether you have this ability?"

Bao Fuda next to him did not speak, but it was clear that there was a lot of hostility at the moment.

Xu Zhi shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "My appetite has always been very big, RCA and Disney in the United States have been acquired by me, in terms of scale and fame, they are much stronger than Hongkong Land." ”

Niu Bijian said: "Xu Sheng, in fact, you have such an idea, I am not surprised at all, you are an ambitious person, including Li Jiacheng, Bao Yugang and others, if they have the opportunity, they will also covet the land, but whether it is them or you, there is no such opportunity, I think, we don't need to waste time here, let's talk about some meaningful cooperation!"

"Mr. Niu Bijian, are you so confident, is it because of Yizhi Mutual Control?" Xu Zhi asked with a smile.

Niu Bijian frowned and didn't answer directly, but his expression was obvious, Yizhi Mutual Control was the source of his confidence.

"Yizhi mutual control is really powerful. Xu Zhi said: "It's just that this trick has a shortcoming, that is, one is prosperous, one is lost, once either of Jardine and Hongkong Land is lost, then Jardine and Hongkong Land will be gone!"

"What? Could it be that Xu Sheng also wants to buy the Jardine Group?" said with a smile.

Yizhi mutual control, this trick ensures that the control of Jardine and Hongkong Land is foolproof, but from the economic aspect, the two companies are forcibly tied together, which is equivalent to putting all the eggs in the same basket, once something goes wrong, it is very easy to wipe out.

This is the case with the real estate crisis in Xiangjiang, where Hongkong Land's vigorous expansion in the past few years has become the root cause of the company's debt, while Jardine Matheson itself is not involved in the real estate business, but has been dragged down by other businesses because of its huge holdings.

The Chinese-funded companies in Hong Kong covet a bunch of office buildings in Central, but even if there is a problem with the current land, the market value is still as high as 10 billion Hong Kong dollars, and if the takeover station occurs, the market value will rise sharply.

The acquisition of Jardine Matheson, the price is too great, but the scale of the Jardine Matheson Group is much smaller, the current market value of Jardine Matheson is 4 billion Hong Kong dollars, once the acquisition of Jardine Matheson, then it will also control the land, which is an uncontrollable temptation for many Hong Kong businessmen.

It's just that since Jardine Matheson Group can set such a trick as Yizhi mutual control, it must have thought that Jardine Matheson will be a loophole in this mutual control.

Foreign investors want to buy Jardine Matheson, in fact, it is impossible, because in addition to Hongkong Land controlling 40% of the shares of Jardine Matheson, the Keswick family, the major shareholder of Jardine Matheson, also holds 10% of the equity of Jardine Matheson, that is to say, Jardine Matheson has controlled 50% of the shares of Jardine Matheson Group, and outsiders have no chance to acquire Jardine Matheson, and with the help of 40% of the shares held by Jardine Matheson, plus the larger scale of Hongkong Land, it is almost impossible to acquire Hongkong Land.

"It was really hard to buy Jardine Matheson. Xu Zhi nodded and smiled: "But if the two of you are willing to help, it will be different." ”

Bao Fuda said: "Xu Sheng, you're not kidding, we'll help you buy?"

Xu Zhi ignored Bao Fuda and said to Niu Bijian: "Since the establishment of the Jardine Group more than 100 years ago, it has always been controlled by the Keswick family, the majority shareholder. ”

The Jardine Matheson Group has been passed down more than a dozen times from the 19th century to the present, most of which the company's head office is held by people from the Keswick family, but there are also five outsiders.

Jardine Matheson has been able to inherit for a hundred years, and the Keswick family has been able to endure for a long time, because the family has a strong cognitive ability for themselves, and when no one in the family has the ability to lead the Jardine Matheson Group, they will also invite outsiders to manage it.

In this way, there is nothing special about Newbijian, but the previous external management was invited by the Keswick family, and at the same time, the board of directors was forever controlled by the Keswick family until the emergence of Newbijian.

Born in 1934, he joined Jardine Matheson at the age of 20, became a director of Jardine Matheson at the age of 33, became the general manager of Jardine Matheson in 1970, and in 1975, succeeded Henry Keswick as the most prominent and powerful Jardine Taipan in Xiangjiang at its peak, and drove Henry Keswick back to London.

"Don't dare to be, there is still a big gap with Xu Sheng's self-made business. "Newbijian also learned the Chinese habit of modesty.

Xu Zhi smiled and said suddenly: "Mr. Niu Bijian, you are not yet 50 years old this year, and it is the peak period of a man in the shopping mall, you should not want to retire at this time, and you still retire with failure." ”

"What do you mean?" said Niu Bijian's face changed slightly.

Xu Zhi said: "The Keswick family has been tossing and turning in recent years, and after Hongkong Land lost Wharf, they were already impatient, and now Hongkong Land has suffered such a loss, and Yizhi Mutual Control has dragged the entire Jardine into the water, I'm afraid the two of them can't wait for 4 years, right?"

"How do you know about this?" asked Niu Bijian in a deep voice, Xu Zhi knew about the struggle within the Jardine Group, which is not surprising, in 1981, after Hongkong Land lost Wharf, the competition between the Keswick family and the management led by Niu Bijian and Bao Fuda has begun to surface.

The former Jardine Matheson Taipan Henry Keswick held Niu Bijian and others accountable for the loss of Wharf, and in the end, as a last resort, Niu Bijian's close assistant Xihuo was forced to resign.

In addition to the open dispute, there was also a secret fight, and in the end, the two sides reached a compromise, and Niu Bijian continued to be re-elected for 4 years, this matter, only a few parties in the entire Jardine Department know, and their own side will not leak it, and the Keswick family is even more impossible, Xu Zhi knew about this 4-year contract, which surprised him.

"There is no 100% secret in this world. Xu Zhi shrugged his shoulders and said: "The four-year contract of that year can allow you to be the position of Jardine Taipan until 1985, if the company has been unexpected, I think you should have a recruit to deal with the Keswick family."

However, now the situation of Jardine Land, any preparation has been powerless, and the economic crisis can also be explained by the general environment, but the matter of Jianing Group, although there are many people who have been deceived in the whole Xiangjiang, but this is a very good opportunity, if I am a member of the Keswick family, I will never waste this opportunity. ”

"That's also an internal matter for me, and it has nothing to do with Xu Sheng. Niu Bijian said coldly.