Recently, Xiangjiang's capital market is described in one of the most appropriate words, that is, it is hot, but at the same time, it is also a little weird.

The popularity lies in the fact that Heung Kong Land, controlled by the veteran British foreign company Jardine Matheson, has become a new super real estate friend, and has won the last large-scale piece of commercial land in Central - covering an area of 144,000 square feet at a price of nearly 5 billion Hong Kong dollars.

As for the intensity of the entire bidding process, according to the description of the media, it can be summarized as the participants fighting with their heads and the onlookers watching the blood in their blood.

Before the price reached HK$4.7 billion, several consortia participated in the competition, but after this watershed, it was the decisive battle between H&Q and Hongkong Land.

The-for-tat between the two sides even made several people with a history of high blood pressure have to leave early because they can't stand the overly tense and dignified atmosphere at the scene.

When the price exceeded 4.9 billion Hong Kong dollars, it was already a deep grudge before, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a pair of old rivals.

The dramatic turn of events occurred after an assistant handed Zhou Mi a document, and H&Q gave up on following up, and Hongkong Land won.

Jardine Matheson's chairman, Jeffrey Pao, and Land's general manager, Bao Fuda, high-fived each other on the spot, in stark contrast, Zhou Mi calmly walked away.

After being chased and intercepted by reporters to a place only one step away from the car door, Zhou Mi finally opened his mouth, "It's too much, there are many repeats, there are no repeats and fourths, my face doesn't matter, but Mr. Tang's dignity cannot be offended." ”

Arguably. After Zhou Mi established himself in Xiangjiang. Its image has always been a wooden face. The face is known for being expressionless, but this time it was caught by reporters on the vivid side.

The next day, the photo of Zhou Mi's angry eyes and beard appeared in a prominent position in the major newspapers, some people lamented that he had lost under Jardine several times, some people despised him for his lack of grace and could not afford to lose, but more people were curious, "Although you are not convinced, dissatisfied." But what else can you do now?"

Soon, the outside world knew about the careful movements, and he transferred all his deposits in HSBC and Standard Chartered to other banks.

It is said that H&Q has several funds remitted from Europe, which had been delayed by HSBC's rules and regulations, and the failure of the land bid was related to this.

Obviously, there is no trust in the two most important British banks in Hong Kong.

And that's not all. Zheru Xiangjiang Company, which has a large amount of international capital flow, relies on its strong monopoly position in the industry. Without any scruples, HSBC and Standard Chartered were excluded from the accounting business.

When people exclaimed that the careful revenge came so quickly, he made another strange move, registered a new company called Qinhe, and began to have frequent contact with various securities firms in Xiangjiang.

Qinhe, it won't be capture and harmony - capture the Chinese homonym of Jardine, is this a company established specifically to acquire Jardine?

Although there have been many rumors before, after Hutchison Whampoa and Wharf fell into the hands of Chinese businessmen, the eyes of Chinese consortia began to focus on Hongkong Land and even Jardine Matheson, but whether it is true or not, it has not been so obvious as the careful action.

Just when Zhou Mi was slow to make a positive response and the outside world was guessing, Jardine Matheson Chairman Nicholas couldn't sit still, and proudly declared in an informal setting, "The so-called acquisition is simply a joke, I made a precautionary arrangement as early as the year before last, and Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land cross-held 40% of the shares, and the kind of carelessness of Wharf Jingzhou cannot be repeated." And you won't fail to notice how the market is reacting at the moment, where Jardine Matheson's share price is rising. In other words, they're solid. ”

Speaking of this, Newbi insisted on continuing to break the news, "Hongkong Land plans to invest a total of up to 8 billion Hong Kong dollars to build the new king in Central." ”

Regarding New Bijian's smugness, Zhou Mi just responded coldly in the air, "We'll see!"

With such a needle point to Maimang, the whole Xiangjiang began to boil, Guy was not talking empty words, he received the Morgan Stanley team from the United States with a very high standard, obviously looking for world-class professional fighters.

Founded in 1973, the analysis of the Chinese newspaper "Hong Kong Economic Daily", which is very authoritative in Hong Kong, has attracted the attention of a large number of non-professional and lively people, who have repeatedly pondered the newspaper reports to understand the entanglement between the two major consortia.

It is obvious that Tang Huan, who was born in the United States, is trying to establish closer ties with the local economic community in Hong Kong through active industrial investment.

This is naturally a good thing for Hong Kong. But unfortunately, every time he sees the target, Jardine Matheson is also intentional.

In fact, this is not surprising, after all, resources are limited, and the probability that the two capital predators have the same idea is very large.

But the problem is that, as Zhou Mi said, there are repeated and two, and there is no repeated and fourth, and the occasional competition can be explained by coincidence, but such a dense battle is not so simple.

The most likely reason is that Jardine Matheson is eager to restore its leading position in Xiangjiang through heavyweight investment, and naturally wants to find a Chinese businessman to stage a Liwei drama of killing chickens and showing monkeys.

Unfortunately, Tang Huan's Han Ding Company collided head-on, and a round of fierce battles began.

It can be said that up to now, Jardine has always been as it wished, and Han Academy has always stepped on its feet, which can be described as majestic.

But don't forget, H&Q is not an ordinary Chinese-backed company, and its boss, Tang Huan, is not trivial, using a huge amount of $10 billion at the end of last year to buy the California subsidiary of AT&T.

According to this inference, under ordinary circumstances, it is not difficult for Tang Huan to mobilize billions of dollars at one time, and the more than 4 billion Hong Kong dollars gradually accumulated under the name of Han Ding is a clear proof.

In addition, this point also shows in disguise that Tang Huan has the financial support of a Middle Eastern financier and a large family in Europe, and his credibility is very high.

As Zhou Mi said, "My face doesn't matter. But Mr. Tang's dignity is not to be offended." I'm afraid that this time Jardine really made Tang Huan angry.

Piffle's Wrath. Two corpses, blood splashed five steps, the wrath of the Son of Heaven, millions of corpses, bleeding and drifting.

And Zhou Mi's current actions mean that Tang Huan, the richest man in China, has officially started a war against Jardine.

Looking back, on the other side of the war, Jardine Matheson President Jeffrey Nappy. Is it really worry-free that it claims to be "impregnable"?

As early as September 5, 1980, Jardine Matheson exchanged assets worth HK$1.195 billion for about 64 million new shares issued by Hongkong Land. The assets transferred include a 50% interest in the Causeway Bay World Trade Centre and 33 million A shares of Wheelock.

Upon completion of the transaction, Jardine Matheson's shareholding in Hongkong Land increased to 27.8%, making it the majority shareholder of Hongkong Land.

On October 29 of the same year, Jardine Matheson announced the issuance of 25 million new shares to Hongkong Land, receiving about HK$760 million in cash. Before that. Hongkong Land has purchased 5% of the issued share capital of Jardine Matheson from the stock market.

Later, on November 3, Jardine Matheson bought another 78 million shares of Hongkong Land in the stock market in cash. It increased its stake in Hongkong Land to approximately 40%.

By the end of 1980, Jardine Matheson announced that Jardine Matheson and its subsidiary, Jardine Securities, had a 40% stake in Hongkong Land, and Hongkong Land also held about 38% of the equity of Jardine Matheson, forming a "chain ship" structure.

It can be said that this strategy is the most eye-catching and controversial move by Jardine Matheson Chairman Niu Bijian since he took office.

By tying up a large amount of capital, Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land hold about 40% of each other's shares, and the control of the two companies can indeed be called impregnable.

During the same period of time, the gossip that had been spread in private was that the Chinese-funded consortium acquired Jardine and Land, and it disappeared, which is enough to show that this "serial ship" structure is indeed very powerful.

If Tang Huan, who has strong financial resources, is the sharpest spear, then the scheming Jardine is the strongest shield.

Theoretically, if Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land are left alone, Tang Huan can indeed seize control by acquiring 51% of the shares of either of the two companies from the market, and he will also buy one get one free, no matter which one of Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land is taken, the other will also be in the bag.

But theory is only theory after all, and the current Jardine and Land, which are described as high debts, may not be cost-effective to acquire them at too high a price.

Therefore, although the battle between Tang Huan and Jardine has escalated into a full-scale war, the bigwigs always have a time when they are calm, and they will naturally sit down and make peace when the time comes.

For example, Jardine Matheson, who has learned the richest man in China, gave up the control of the Xiangjiang telephone or Xiangjiang electric lamp that he had fought for before, and gave Tang Huan a step down, thus ending the war of capital.

Of course, before that, the share prices of Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land will definitely move drastically, and this is a practical opportunity for those who are interested in working hard in the stock market.

The vast majority of Hong Kong Journal's new readership was a newspaper that was bought with money for this conclusion.

Xiangjiang is a small place, where speculation is rife, officially licensed Jockey Clubs, and various private financial companies...... All of them support such a universal social psychology to a certain extent, and even the reflection in film and television works is more direct.

The analysis of this report in the "Hong Kong Economic Journal" is more high-sounding, guiding the direction of investment and financial management for everyone, but in fact, it still cannot avoid a bit of speculation.

The reaction in the stock market is that the share price of Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land has continued to rise, and the trading volume has also increased.

Both of these companies have large plates and can naturally meet the needs of many participants in the stock market, and even Jardine Matheson-affiliated companies such as Dairy Farm International are among the share price gainers.

Of course, on the surface, Jardine is as stable as Mount Tai, and Tang Huan is destined to face a very difficult test of operational skills.

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In addition to inspecting work in Japan, Tang Huan noticed that the movie "Shaolin Temple" came here, and posters and other propaganda could be easily seen.

This reminded Tang Huan that in the original time and space, the box office performance of "Shaolin Temple" was not only a blockbuster in Xiangjiang, but also performed well in Japan, winning a box office of three or four billion yen, which is between 10 million and 20 million when converted into US dollars.

In Tang Huan's view, the reason why it is so popular is naturally determined by the quality of the movie itself, and many wonderful fight scenes are almost entirely expressed in one go through long shots.

This kind of simple but sincere style does give people a feeling of brightness, and it also caters to everyone's taste adjustment needs nowadays.

Another big help is that the release of "Shaolin Temple" in Japan was completely handed over to Toho. This Japanese landlord naturally spares no effort to operate for the sake of his own money bag.

In the United States, it is the same reason, Huamei Entertainment almost obtained the authorization of "Shaolin Temple" for free, and when it was operated and distributed through the channel of Lianmei, its subordinates were full of enthusiasm.

"Street Fighter" on the Guy Xiaobawang arcade platform is sweeping the United States, and the warrior monks among them, not to mention their popularity, "Shaolin Temple" is just borrowing the east wind.

According to United States' estimates, achieving a box office of $10 million should not be a big problem.

In this business, it is not an exaggeration to say that it picked up a sum of money for nothing.

In fact, according to the viewing standards of Europe and the United States, "Shaolin Temple" belongs to the so-called CultFilm-cult film, that is, a film that is only loved and respected by supporters in a small circle, and can also be called a non-mainstream film or an alternative film.

Such films often struggle to achieve large-scale box office success outside of the coteria. It is not a strictly film genre, nor is it a film style.

Because of the different regions in which they are located, it is very difficult to determine the definition of CultFilm.

For example, martial arts films in Chinese-speaking cultural regions are included in the mainstream film in the local area and have been widely and successfully commercially profitable, but in Europe and the United States, they are regarded as Cult Films.

Although there have been many rumors before, after Hutchison Whampoa and Wharf fell into the hands of Chinese businessmen, the eyes of Chinese consortia began to focus on Hongkong Land and even Jardine Matheson, but whether it is true or not, it has not been so obvious as the careful action.

Just when Zhou Mi was slow to make a positive response and the outside world was guessing, Jardine Matheson Chairman Nicholas couldn't sit still, and proudly declared in an informal setting, "The so-called acquisition is simply a joke, I made a precautionary arrangement as early as the year before last, and Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land cross-held 40% of the shares, and the kind of carelessness of Wharf Jingzhou cannot be repeated." And you won't fail to notice how the market is reacting at the moment, where Jardine Matheson's share price is rising. (To be continued......)