Chapter 375: Cultivating He Chaoqiong
As a member of the old four major families, no one understands the intricate network of relationships better than her, Wang Zifan has to face not a Li Jiacheng, the fact is also true, every time there is a conflict between the Hong Kong Electric Department and the Cheung Kong Department, Wang Zifan alone is a joint attack by several families such as Li, Zheng, Bao, and Xu. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
In private, Wang Zifan pinched her chin and smiled: "Your brows are about to wrinkle into Sichuan characters, what are you worried about?"
He Chaoqiong took the opportunity to hint: "Afan, be serious, this time it is very likely to trigger a full-scale war!"
"Your dad also wants to join in?" Wang Zifan raised his eyebrows, he and the Macau gambling king's beam has not yet been untied, now he has three luxury gambling ships on the high seas, at least half of the guests in the Macau casino have been intercepted, the gambling king can endure until now, it has been beyond his expectations!
"Not only my father, but also Lee's, Zhou's, Liu's, Lin's, and even Jardine Matheson and HSBC, you have directly or indirectly offended them!" He Chaoqiong said several family names in a row, Wang Zifan started too domineering and offended too many people, although he was good friends with Li Zhaoji, the Guo family, and Chinachem Real Estate, but these are all old slick heads in the shopping mall, and they are willing to contribute when the time comes.
Wang Zifan smiled lightly: "You mean you want me to repair with them?"
He Chaoqiong said seriously: "If this can be done, it is best for us, Hong Kong shopping malls are too small, especially the top-level circle, usually look up and don't look down, if it is too stiff, it will not end well in the future!"
"Huh!"
"What are you laughing at?"
"You!" Wang Zifan shook his head, he couldn't remember how many times He Chaoqiong persuaded him to reconcile with Li Jiacheng and other chaebols, she grew up in a wealthy family, many ideas have been ingrained, or short-sighted, Hong Kong is a hairy, even if he loses, relying on the overseas layout in the past two years, he can make a comeback, not to mention the largest cake real estate in Hong Kong, which is the root cause of his conflict with Li Jiacheng, these resources have been allocated, Li Jiacheng, Zheng Yutong, Bao Yugang and others are all vested interests, if it weren't for the crisis of confidence caused by the Sino-British negotiations, which led to the flight of British capital, he would not be qualified to participate at all, and if he does not fight with these old families now, he will have no chance to wait until three years later!
He Chaoqiong stomped her feet and said coquettishly: "Have you listened!"
Wang Zifan smiled and said, "You think the problem is too simple!"
He Chaoqiong frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
Wang Zifan also thought about it seriously for a while, and said with a smile: "As long as I am strong enough, do you think they dare to go against me?"
He Chaoqiong asked again: "What about this time, do you think you are strong enough?"
Wang Zifan shrugged his shoulders and said, "So, I don't think Li Jiacheng will be this angel in white at all!"
This is diametrically opposed to what He Chaoqiong thought, she thinks that not only Li Jiacheng will help the Jiadaoli family, but also other families, even the He family, will also intervene, and then Wang Zifan will become the target of public criticism, and hesitated: "Don't forget, now Li Jiacheng holds nearly 20% of the shares of Chinese Real Estate in his hands, so if we defeat us in the battle of the Peninsula Hotel and pursue it while we win, it is very likely that the forces of the Hong Kong Electric system will be driven out of the real estate group!"
"It was possible before, but now it doesn't!"
"Why?"
"Because Bao Yugang wants to buy Wheelock!"
"Bao Yugang, he is quite ambitious!" He Chaoqiong's tone was sour, and he suddenly thought of something, and said thoughtfully: "Recently, the two major shareholders of Wheelock have been fighting, Bao Yu happens to be friends with the Zhang family, the major shareholder, and the other major shareholder Stirrup who manages Wheelock is the stirrup, if he really wants to get rid of it, Stirrup will never sell Willtak Feng to Bao Yugang, which is likely to cause a takeover war......"
Wang Zifan secretly praised him, he only tapped it slightly, and He Chaoqiong could see these in advance, which is enough to prove her vision and potential.
Wheelock & Co. is managed by Jewish John Stirrup, but the largest shareholder is actually Chinese businessman Zhang Yuliang.
The Zhang family is also a legendary family, Zhang Yuliang is the actual head of the Zhang Zhushan family, a big family in Hong Kong, and the fourth son of Zhang Zhushan. The Zhang family's wealth has reached the level of great wealth, but it is very well-known and little known to outsiders.
In 1962, the second generation of the Zhang family built the Federal Building and the International Building, which were sold to the Federal Real Estate Company in 1970 for a 77% stake in the Federal Real Estate. From 1970 to 1972, he successively exchanged the shares of Federal Real Estate, as well as properties such as Mae Road and Garden Terrace in Mid-Levels, for shares of Wheelock and gradually became the largest shareholder of Wheelock & Co.
At the end of the 70s, the Zhang family had a family property dispute, which surprised Hong Kong people to find that there was such a wealthy family in Hong Kong, but the family property investigated by Wang Zifan was only the tip of the iceberg.
From World War II to the 70s, shipowners and shipbuilders, all made a lot of money, and the stirrup father and son took advantage of the aftermath of the sea to establish a huge land comprehensive group, and the world shipping low tide that began at the end of the 70s was initially started by oil tankers, but the stirrups thought that it would not affect bulk carriers, and still vigorously expanded the fleet.
By this year, Wheelock Shipping has a total deadweight of 1.39 million tons and a debt of HK$2.18 billion. In addition, HK$680 million will have to be paid to complete the order-made vessels.
Although Zhang Yuliang is not in charge of Wheelock, as a major shareholder, his interests are directly related to how well he operates. According to the report of an informant bribed by Wang Zifan, the two have been in conflict recently, and Zhang Yuliang often made suggestions to John during this period, but John ignored them. At the height of Wheelock Shipping's difficulties, John represented the company by borrowing HK$93.6 million from a property trust with HK$1 billion in cash, and it is worth mentioning that this professional trust also belongs to Wheelock and is also a membership. Zhang Yuliang exercised the rights of major shareholders, claiming that the cash was invested in real estate by all shareholders, and resisted John's decision, and the two were very unhappy and had a deeper grievance.
In the 70s, there was an information crisis in Hong Kong, and some British businessmen were afraid of the "return of Hong Kong to the motherland in '97". The stirrup family faded out of Hong Kong, which was logical.
Coincidentally, due to family infighting, Zhang Yuliang also has the intention of fading out of Hong Kong, and Zhang Yuliang has gone to Australia to investigate, where the shopping industry is used for future settlement and development.
In Wang Zifan's memory, if it wasn't for John Stirrup who took the lead in selling, Zhang Yuliang would never have sold Wheelock shares so quickly.
Before Zhang Yuliang's shares were sold to Bao Yugang, Bao was salivating at Wheelock.
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He Chaoqiong came to his senses and said, "Do you want to take this opportunity to make friends with the Bao Yugang family?"
"What if I want to buy Wheelock?" Wang Zifan said with a smile, in fact, he did not make a final decision, it is not difficult to acquire Wheelock, as long as Ma Yuliang and Madden are given some benefits, but the problem is that after the acquisition of Wheelock, Bao Yugang's hatred value is amplified, coupled with Li Jiacheng's confusion, the situation that will really cause He Chaoqiong's concerns at that time is a bit more than worth the loss.
"Afan, have you thought about it?" He Chaoqiong's face turned pale, Li Jiacheng is always aimed at Wang Zifan, not because Wang Zifan holds 20% of the shares of Hutchison, but because there is too much competition between the Hong Kong Electric Department and the Cheung Kong Department, Li Jiacheng is worried that Wang Zifan will knock down his Cheung Kong Department by controlling Hutchison Whampoa, this knot cannot be resolved, if Wang Zifan acquires Wheelock, it is equivalent to starting a war with Bao Yugang, unlike the previous petty fights, Bao Yugang is more serious, and it is several times more terrible than Li Jiacheng!
Wang Zifan said: "Look at what scares you! This time Bao Yugang's acquisition of Wheelock will definitely cause a big war, if you want to win, Bao Yugang has to hemorrhage, and his strength can indeed swallow Wheelock, but if you want to not hurt your vitality, you must ask for help from others, do you think Li Jiacheng can sit idly by, even if Bao Yugang does not borrow money from Li Jiacheng, he is powerless to help Li Jiacheng deal with us!"
He Chaoqiong muttered: "Bao Yugang not only can't help Li Jiacheng, but he should also ask Li Jiacheng not to act rashly! Otherwise, as long as we intervene, his chance to acquire Wheelock will be gone!"
Wang Zifan nodded secretly, and then adjusted and adjusted, He Chaoqiong could be on his own, and said with satisfaction: "So this acquisition of the Peninsula Hotel looks like a crisis, but in fact, it is nine out of ten, many shareholders on the board of directors are dissatisfied with the Jiadaoli family, and even publicly criticized them for not wanting to forge ahead, Jiadaoli does not want to lose the Peninsula Hotel, but the Peninsula Hotel does not think so, maybe we appeared at the right time!"