"By the way, what's going on with TVB?" Xu Zhi suddenly thought of the TV station and asked with a smile.

Wang Liming replied: "I have contacted a Chinese senior executive of Jardine Mason through a friend, and I have reported the news, but this kind of sale of tens of millions of assets must require the consent of the board of directors of Jardine Matheson, or the approval of Taipan New Bijian, so the current progress is still relatively slow." ”

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "It's okay, this matter is not in a hurry." ”

"One more thing. Wang Liming continued: "My friend told me that as early as two years ago, Shaw Brothers secretly contacted Jardine Matheson and wanted to buy the shares of TVB in the hands of Jardine Matheson, but it is said that because of the price, it was not negotiated, and after the Wharf accident, Shao Yifu has been slowly moving again recently. ”

"It seems that everyone is very smart!" Xu Zhi couldn't help but have a headache, if he and Shaw Brothers meet, their own funds are not comparable to each other, Shaw Brothers has been operating movies for decades, and the background is very strong, in today's real estate has not completely monopolized the economy of Xiangjiang, Shao Yifu is one of the top ten richest people in Xiangjiang, not to mention the network behind him, and the funds that can be mobilized!

The Wharf incident has led to a shortage of funds for Jardine Matheson, which has been operating in Xiangjiang for more than 100 years, and has actually drawn a lot of high-quality assets in its hands, but this group of Brits does not know how to use it, and now there are new rich people challenging Jardine, and tycoons with a little idea in other industries have emerged! After all, if you can take over some of Jardine's industries now, the price will be very favorable.

Wang Liming nodded and said: "But I don't know if the price has not been negotiated, or if Jardine Matheson does not plan to sell, and my friend's relationship is not on the British's side." ”

Xu Zhi said: "No matter which one it is, it is not good news for us. ”

If Jardine is not satisfied with the price, then it will inevitably be extremely costly, and it may even fail completely, after all, this involves the business transformation of the Shao Yifu family, and he will take it no matter how big the price is.

And if Jardine Matheson refuses to sell, it will be even more useless! But it is not very likely, especially now that Wharf is extremely dangerous.

Wang Liming said: "Xu Sheng, otherwise, let's test Hutchison, Hutchison is the largest shareholder of TVB, as long as this one is done, HSBC doesn't matter!"

"No, I can't. Xu Zhi refused: "You know that we have been secretly buying Hutchison shares, once we contact Hutchison, the other party wants to check our bottom, and it is very likely that we will be investigated, I have other plans for Hutchison, and I can't ruin all this layout just because of a TV station." ”

Wang Liming nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for Yihe's reply!"

"Then wait!" Xu Zhi took a sip of water and asked again, "How is the acquisition of Jingzhou Yingxiao?"

Wang Liming replied: "We have hired HSBC's Victory Finance Company as the acquisition adviser for this acquisition, and so far, we have acquired 17.3% of the shares. ”

Xu Zhi asked in surprise, "So fast?"

You must know that when I first acquired the shares of Wharf, it took me a few months to acquire 5%, and now the secret acquisition of Hutchison and Changjiang is the same, in order to prevent detection, the progress is very slow.

Wang Liming said with a smile: "Won Duoli did not buy directly in the secondary stock market, but contacted several shareholders of Jingzhou Yingxiao, directly acquired at a premium of 20%-30%, and they all signed a confidentiality agreement with them, and they are not allowed to disclose the news, before we issue a takeover offer, they will continue to participate in the board meeting in their previous capacity, but all proposals must be abstained, or notified to us, and they can be authorized!"

Xu Zhi smiled and said, "This efficiency is just different." ”

One reason for this operation is the status of HSBC, he ran to find shareholders to buy, and the premium, ordinary people will not refuse, more importantly, even if he refuses, unless he has a very good relationship with the family of the acquired company, otherwise he risks offending HSBC, and everyone will keep it a secret, if Xu Zhi runs over and says that he wants to buy, it is estimated that the other company will know in a few minutes.

Another reason is that Jingzhou Yingxiao is just an inconspicuous small company, and Changjiang Industrial, Hutchison Whampoa, and Wharf are far behind, and those who can hold these three shares and have a certain share are not small people, and it is extremely difficult to acquire, and Jingzhou Yingxiao does not have such a problem.

Wang Liming continued: "Jingzhou Yingxiao has been established for more than 90 years, when it was jointly founded by the British businessman Kane family and Guangdong businessman Yu Duanyun, but the British shares are 60%, coupled with the turmoil of World War II, the Yu family has basically withdrawn from the operation, and after listing and multiple financing, the Kane family has almost 28% of the shares, and the other shares are very scattered, and Dolly only acquired 17.4% from 9 shareholders Although some of the remaining shareholders did not agree, it seems that they are ready to sit on the ground and raise the price!"

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "Normal, if I would be like this, tell HSBC, don't delay too much, as long as the price is not too outrageous, I will promise it, if it doesn't work, I will buy it from the secondary market." ”

From a human point of view, if you want to buy the shares I hold, of course, you have to pay a high price, but everyone's heart is very different, so it is very normal for these shareholders to sit on the ground and start the price, anyone who encounters this situation will choose the same way, is it not a bastard to make money?

But for the acquirer, a successful acquisition is the only goal, if the intermediate process is hesitant and delays the best time for the acquisition, that is the real loss!

This is also the case with the acquisition of Wharf by Lao Bao in later generations, Jardine Matheson and Bao Yugang compete for hegemony, at this time can not hesitate, once the other party grabs the opportunity, the acquisition will be a complete failure.

So Lao Bao didn't have so much nonsense, and directly 105 each share was directly acquired in cash, using more than 2.1 billion Hong Kong dollars, which shocked the entire stock market, and acquired enough shares in less than half a day, successfully defeated Jardine Matheson, and became the owner of Wharf, and it turned out that compared to the future income of the Bao family from Wharf, 2.1 billion is nothing, and the annual rent of Harbour City after the 21st century alone is as high as 10 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Of course, at this time, it actually has nothing to do with the Bao family!

Wang Liming nodded and said, "Then I'll go and contact Tori Dolly immediately!"

Xu Zhidao: "Go ahead, you must fight quickly." ”

The reason why he is so anxious, in fact, is worried that the reality will be the same as history, after Li Jiacheng changed hands on Wharf stocks, he turned his head to buy Qingzhou Yingni, compared to Shaw Brothers, Lao Li's strength is stronger, even Jardine Matheson was forced by him to be in a hurry, for the ability to manipulate funds, Cheung Kong is definitely one of the top companies in Xiangjiang, if it is not for HSBC to intervene, what will happen to Wharf, it is difficult to say!