Chapter 474: Secret Layout

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Wang Qian, who nodded, "Boss, after the Anben family was cheated by us, most of the diehard power in his hands was consumed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Info still cares about what they are doing, just kill the door to take revenge, and by the way, wouldn't it be great to take back the treasure of Changbai Mountain!"

"Of course that's good. However, the experience during this period has taught me that everything must be planned and then acted. Moreover, now Zhao Defang's matter has not been completely resolved. We don't have the energy to deal with the Ahnben family just yet!"

After a pause, Wang Zheng's eyes showed a hint of thought, and after half a sound, "Zhao Tian, there is one more thing you can do for me!"

"Please ask the boss!"

After nodding, "Although the loss caused to us by Fu Qihong's crazy woman has been recovered from the secret. But I really can't swallow this breath, so you can help me keep an eye on her first. After dealing with Zhao Defang, I will find her to settle the general account. Oh, by the way, you don't have to board the cruise ship, you just need to cooperate with the monitoring of the 'neuronal mastermind' to grasp her whereabouts and call logs!"

"Understood!"

"Zhao Defang, Fu Qihong, the An Ben family, and Chen Xin. Compared with Mai Hongbo at the beginning, these roadblocks are bigger than the other. If you want to solve it all, you have to spend a little more brain cells!"

Wang Zheng crossed his arms, and there was a hint of deep thought in his eyes.

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The next day, when Wang Kai led people to find Zhao Defang again, he did not interfere with it again, 25% of the shares of East West Bank, the property ownership of five Times Squares in the mainland, and the management rights of 14 five-star hotels of Marco Polo Hotels, plus a loan of 10 billion Chinese dollars, all of which were handed over to Wang Zheng within a week.

"Boss, this is the contract, take a look!"

"No need, you think it's okay!" Wang Zheng waved his hand.

"By the way, boss! Zhao Defang wants to sign a confidentiality agreement with us, and the transaction between Times Square and Marco Polo Hotels and Hotels Group will not hold a press conference for the time being!"

"Did he say any reason?" Wang Zheng said calmly.

Next week, East West Bank will resume trading on the New York Stock Exchange, and he is afraid that if the details of the transaction are made public, the valuation of Wharf and Wheelock will fall, causing a ripple effect on the bank's stock price. ”

After nodding his head, "Do you think it will have an impact?"

"Yes, but not too much! After all, they are not the core assets of Defond Group. ”

After thinking for a while, "If East West Bank goes public, what level do you expect its stock price to rise?"

"It's higher than before, for sure. Wheelock Westminster Bank under the command of Zhao Defang has 43 branches in Hong Kong, 17 in the mainland, 15 in Macau, and 39 in Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia, and the total assets of these more than 100 banks are nearly $10 billion! Once East West Bank is injected, the number of branches of East West Bank will exceed 250, and the bank assets will exceed $40 billion. The market capitalization should be around $8.5 billion. However, because of the good news of the listing, it will definitely push East West Bank's stock price up and experience a trough of rising first and then falling!"

"That's right!" After a pause, "when East West Bank goes public, we will sell all 25% of our shares!"

"Sell?"

Wang Kai was surprised.

"Yes, sell them all!" Wang Zheng nodded affirmatively.

"But when we had a good conversation, didn't we say that we wanted to buy East West Bank from Zhao Defang? If we sell the shares now, it will be difficult to take it back later!"

"Of course I know it's a shame to sell now. However, our own strength is limited, and we can only choose between East West Bank and Wharf. In addition, Wharf is the core of Zhao Defang's career, and if we don't do it, the stock price of East West Bank will be affected. That's when it's time for us to close the net. ”

"Understood!"

"By the way, what's going on with that $1.8 billion in cash now?"

"I'm afraid it's going to take another month to get it all in place. ”

"A month?" Wang Zheng frowned.

"Yes! In order not to affect the construction progress of the villa, we have limited manpower this time, and we have to scatter more than a dozen countries to save money in Hong Kong, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, etc., it really takes time!"

"I see! But before we can sell our stake in East West Bank, this must be dealt with. Once it's time to close the net, that piece can't drop the chain!" Wang Zheng explained seriously.

"Rest assured, boss!"

"Also, how much equity is still in Zhao Defang's hands of the 'Wharf Group'?"

“45%！”

"45%? This old guy is really cautious enough. I've spent all the money and added so much confusing information. As a result, he still maintains such a high holding!"

"If it weren't for the boss's urgency, coupled with the threat of Zhao Tian's arrow before, I'm afraid he wouldn't even take out the 7% of the shares in his hand. ”

"From this, it can be seen that Wharf is indeed his lifeblood!" After a pause, "Now in addition to us and Zhao Defang, how many major shareholders of Wharf are there?"

"In addition to Zhao Defang and us, several investment funds managed by HSBC hold 7.8% of the shares, Standard Chartered holds 5.4%, the European pension fund APG holds 4.8%, and the other 22% of the shares are circulating in private or other financial institutions!"

"HSBC, Standard Chartered, and APG are all investment holdings, and it is not difficult to acquire shares from them!" Wang Zheng said thoughtfully.

"As long as the boss is willing to spend money, there is certainly no problem in acquiring these shares. But Zhao Defang is not a fool, and if we make a public takeover, he can easily buy back the lost 7% of the stake from the market. ”

"So, we're going to use our brains!"

After thinking for a while, "Who is HSBC's Hong Kong 'Taipan' now?"

Although he is not from Hong Kong, he has heard a lot about the three most important people in Hong Kong: the chairman of the Jockey Club, the head of HSBC and the governor of Hong Kong.

"It's Wang Dongsheng, who succeeded Zheng Haiquan as the chairman of the Asia-Pacific region of HSBC Hong Kong in 11 years!"

"Do you know this person?"

"I haven't touched it much. But this man is as fond of horses as most of the rich Englishmen!"

"Horse?" Wang Zheng smiled, "It's simple, I'll let Uncle Zhong breed a good horse!"

"The boss wants to befriend this HSBC senior?"

"Hmm... It will be difficult to take Wharf on our own strength. So, we need a helper, and HSBC, which is deeply entrenched in Hong Kong, is a good target to get into!

After the words fell, Wang Zheng took out the 'embedded memory modifier' from his pocket and put it in Wang Kai's hand, "You go and help me pay a visit to this famous HSBC Taipan first, and when Uncle Zhong's horse is delivered, I will touch him again!"

"Understood!"

"Also, send a message to the Li family for me!"

"Li Jiacheng?"

"No! it's Li Zhaoji in the new world!" Wang Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said meaningfully.

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"Dad, are you in a hurry to get me here?"

Looking at the eldest son who came in a hurry, Li Zhaoji, who was wearing a light gray loose coat, waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down first.

After pouring a cup of tea and handing it over, the old man asked unhurriedly, "How are the company's affairs handled?"

"It's going well, and the sales of several new real estate projects in the mainland are very good!"

"That's good!" Li Zhaoji nodded, "Have you heard of the Times Group?"

"Time Group?"

Looking at the eldest son who shook his head, Li Zhaoji had a faint hint of disappointment on his face. Among the two sons, the eldest son, Li Jiajie, was the most likely to succeed him and become the new president of Henderson Land Development Company.

But this son is good, and what is especially commendable is that there are no prodigal habits of the children of a big family. But alas, he has no commercial flair in him. No matter how hard he has been cultivating for many years, he can only barely become a qualified career keeper.

"Here's some information I've asked people to collect, take a look!"

After taking the document handed over by his father, Li Jiajie picked it up and rolled his eyes a few times, and a trace of surprise appeared on his face.

"Wang Zheng?"

"You know him?"

"Well, I know a little, this person is a rising star in the mainland business community, and he has a good personal relationship with Ali Group's Ma Yun!"

"Anything else?"

"I don't have much to do with him, except that I know that he is very young and mainly does catering and traveling, I don't know much more!"

There was a hint in his expression, and then Lee Shau Kee continued: "This morning, this person handed me a letter of worship. ”

"Here you are, his age is half a century behind you, what can he do with you?" Li Jiajie was surprised.

"I don't know, but he just bought five Times Squares and 14 Marco Polo hotels in Wharf from Zhao Defang!"

"What?"

Looking at the surprised eldest son, Li Zhaoji said in a somewhat dissatisfied tone, "You are now the vice chairman of the group, don't always run around the world if you have nothing to do, and also put more thought into the company's affairs!"

"Yes, Father!

Knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, as soon as he saw his expression, Li Zhaoji knew that he was perfunctory. However, after talking about this topic countless times without much effect, he didn't bother to correct this eldest son anymore.

I sighed in my heart. He is a lot older, and he thinks that he is no worse than the same sect in business, and Henderson is also similar to Cheung Kong. But the talents of his two sons in business are not as good as others. Every time he thought of this, he felt unwilling, but he also felt helpless.

"Father, are you going to see him?" Li Jiajie also read some different meanings from his father's expression, so he couldn't avoid being criticized again, so he quickly changed the topic.

In less than two years, he has gone from being penniless to being worth hundreds of millions, how could such a young talent not be seen. Li Zhaoji's eyes showed a look of interest, "Moreover, I'm also curious about his intentions!"