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Chapter 981: Competing Interests

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Looking at the young face in front of him, which was about a meter apart, Shi Yadi held it in his heart, it was really uncomfortable, but he couldn't refute it!

Even though he wanted to punch that hateful face and say, 'Why are you a wolf with a big tail when the Chinese government hasn't mentioned anything?'

Of course, this is just a matter of thinking about it!

"Mr. Liu, we are here today to discuss the ownership of Hong Kong Swire, not to quarrel with each other, aren't we?"

In all negotiations, no matter how many people participate, either side will inevitably have a red face and a white face!

This time, the Swire side is no exception, and the CEO of Swire Group, Guy Bradley, who is standing behind Swire Group, is obviously the 'red face' in charge of the round!

Liu Dong also has no intention of holding on to something that happened half a century ago, because his ability is limited, and it is impossible for Swire Group to pay that little price for this!

Instead of meaningless quarrels, it is better to get more cheap from the other party!

For this acquisition, Liu Dong has been preparing for more than three months, but he doesn't want to be able to complete the work after all when he is about to succeed in the end!

"If it weren't for your aggressiveness, I wouldn't want to quarrel!" After a pause, Liu Dong waved his left hand and said, "Everyone, please sit down!"

After his words fell, the solemn atmosphere in the conference room, which seemed to be solidified, suddenly relaxed.

Then they sat down on either side of the long conference table.

"Mr. Liu. You invited us to Hong Kong this time. I don't know what you plan to do about the equity of Swire Hong Kong AG? If Mr. Liu is willing to sell these shares to us, I can assure Mr. Liu that Swire Group will definitely buy them all out at a price 10% higher than the market price!" said Guy Bradley first.

At this moment, Shi Yadi's eyes when he looked at Liu Dong also showed obvious urgency and eagerness! You must know that Hong Kong Swire accounts for at least one-third of the assets of the entire Swire Group, and the Shi Huai family will never allow them to lose the controlling stake in this major asset!

"Ichisei?"

Liu Dong smiled, "Otherwise, I am willing to buy 45% of the shares of Hong Kong Swire Pacific Company in your hands at a price two percent higher than the market price......!"

"Impossible! The Schwya's family will never give up their stake in Swire Hong Kong?" said Shi Yadi immediately.

"Impossible, Your Excellency, don't forget, now I have an absolute controlling stake in the Hong Kong Swire Group!" Liu Dong said without showing weakness.

Hear his words. A hint of gloom flashed in the eyes of Shi Yadi and Bad Guy almost at the same time! This is also the place where they have the most scruples about Liu Dong, the other party has a controlling stake in Hong Kong Swire, so that 95 percent of their means have lost their effectiveness, and if they want to get back Hong Kong Swire Pacific, they can only take out money to buy it, or come up with a satisfactory exchange for the other party!

"Mr. Liu, it is impossible for Swire Group to sell its shares. And even if Mr. Liu occupies a controlling stake in Swire Pacific Hong Kong, the employees in the company do not identify with Mr. Liu's status as a mainlander, but the Swire Group, which has always controlled Swire Pacific Hong Kong, has an advantage.

"Hehe, that's right, I really can't compare to the Swire group that has been in control of Hong Kong for more than 100 years in terms of employee identity. But I'm sure no one will have trouble with the money, as for the rest. I will never stay if I want to go, there are many talents, and everyone on the earth will turn the same way if they are missing!" Liu Dong did not show weakness.

In fact, that's what he thinks, if Swire Group really intends to sabotage from within, so as not to let Liu Dong control the company's management, then he will directly send a big move, use salary increases to win over middle and lower-level employees, and then fire all the upper-level managers who are unwilling to cooperate, and then poach people from the headhunter again, it's a big deal to spend more money, as long as you can really control the company!

Looking at Liu Dong, who did not enter the oil and salt, Bai Deli felt quite constrained!

The controlling stake of the company is not in hand, and it is too restricted.

Because the opinions of the two sides are too different, the meeting has just begun and there is a danger of falling silent.

But soon, after thinking about it, Badley said again: "We exchanged the shares of China Thai Airways in the hands of Swire Group for the shares of Swire Pacific Hong Kong Joint Stock Company in Mr. Liu's hands, I wonder if Mr. Liu agrees?"

Obviously, Swire Group was not idle during this time, and after some investigation, it also learned about Liu Dong's purchase of Cathay Pacific Airways.

It is natural to think that most of the reason for the other party's acquisition of Swire Group is to get Cathay Pacific!

Of course, Swire Group is right to think so, Liu Dong did plan to do so at the beginning, but now when he sees that many of Swire Hong Kong's businesses can be integrated with his own industries, Liu Dong's appetite has unconsciously expanded.

Now he's not just playing Cathay Pacific's idea!

At this moment, Shi Yadi's attention is also all on Liu Dong, this proposal to exchange Cathay Pacific for Liu Dong's shares in Hong Kong Swire is also the final plan they discussed when they rushed from the British headquarters.

While it's a shame to give up the promising Cathay Pacific, it's worth it to get back a controlling stake in Hong Kong! After all, of Swire Pacific's three main businesses, the beverage sector, which covers nearly 500 million people around the world, is what Swire Group values most.

Even if it is finally divided by Coca-Cola, it can still bring hundreds of millions of pounds of profits to Swire Group every year, especially in the high-growth Chinese market, which makes Swire Group salivate!

But now if you want to get these profits, you have to nod the young man on the other side.

Thinking of this, Shi Yadi's heart was uncomfortable! It was as if his favorite cheese had been cut away by a yellow-skinned boy he had never cared about, and it was the other party who took the lion's share!

The most annoying thing is that the other party is still shaking his head after listening to their conditions!

"Didn't Mr. Liu accept our proposal just now?" Shi Yadi's tone was full of rush.

"Not bad!"

"Mr. Liu, don't be too greedy, this is a phrase I often hear in the Chinese business community, and now I give this sentence to Mr. Liu! Moreover, the two conditions just now are also the last conditions of the Swire Group. If Mr. Liu does not agree, Swire Group will take extraordinary measures to protect Swire's rights and interests!"

Having said that, Bradley himself understood how powerless his words were!

The controlling stake is not in their hands, even if they want to raise the banner of justice, but unfortunately Hong Kong is no longer the world of the British.

However, the reason why Liu Dong invited the other party to Hong Kong for negotiations is also that he does not want to see the existence of a second largest shareholder who occupies 45% of the company's shares and has a left-to-the other side of his opinion.

There must be an exit between the two sides, otherwise the future Swire Pacific Hong Kong will only become hopeless because of the struggle for power and profit between the two sides.

Liu Dong doesn't want to watch his billions of dollars of investment finally hit the water!

Therefore, Liu Dong gave the temporary secretary next to him a color, and then the other party distributed the materials that Liu Dong had already prepared to Bai Deli and Shi Yadi.

"This is the business division plan prepared by our side, can you two take a look?" Liu Dong said.

"Are you blackmailing?" After seeing less than half of it, Shi Yadi couldn't restrain the anger in his heart and said loudly.

"Blackmail, how can it be? I think it's fair that you take out 45% of Swire Hong Kong's equity plus $3 billion in cash, and then get all the interests in the beverage division!" Liu Dong said unfazed.

"Mr. Liu, Swire Group wants to reach a mutually acceptable agreement with Mr. Liu calmly, but it is clear that we do not see such an intention in Mr. Liu! If Mr. Liu still uses this document as a condition for negotiation, then our talks today will not have any substantive results!" said Guy Bradley, shaking his head.

This is despite the fact that the beverage division alone is worth more than US$7 billion, accounting for more than half of the market value of Hong Kong Swire. But they are not willing to hand over all the remaining businesses of Hong Kong Swire to Liu Dong just for the sake of a beverage division, and they will have to take on $3 billion in cash!

"It's okay, we can talk slowly!" Liu Dong said.

When it comes to the ownership of more than $10 billion in assets, he didn't expect to be able to sign a contract just by a single meeting! It is enough to be able to figure out the general conditions of the two sides today!

So, with neither side willing to compromise, the first meeting broke up unhappily. However, after Shi Yadi and the others left, they also took away the opinion letter prepared by Liu Dong!

Looking at the departing cars below through the floor-to-ceiling windows, Liu Dong always looked calm, but the stubbornness of Shi Yadi and Badley still gave him a headache.

The duo's dedication to Hong Kong's Swire was beyond his expectations.

"Chairman Liu, are we really going to give up the beverage division of Swire in Hong Kong? It is a large enterprise that covers nearly 500 million people, has great growth value and has an annual profit of more than 500 million pounds!" said Feng Jianhui, who was standing next to Liu Dong.

In fact, Liu Dong does not know the value of Hong Kong's Swire Beverage Division, which is a supergiant that has the franchise rights to manufacture, promote and distribute Coca-Cola products in Hong Kong, Taiwan, parts of 11 US states and seven provinces in Chinese mainland, and produces and sells more than 200 million cases of Coca-Cola's beverage brands!

It's a great value!

"I don't know the value of Swire Beverages, but Swire Group obviously won't give up easily, we want to completely buy the shares in the hands of the other party, so as not to hinder the company's development in the future, the cost is too great! And now we are involved in enough industries, there is no need to devote more energy to the beverage industry!" Liu Dong shook his head. (To be continued......)