Chapter 180 - Hutchison's Shares (2)
"As you said, my young master, whether in age or assets, is not comparable to the surname Li. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info" Alvin said disapprovingly. "Then let's start competing head-on, I don't believe we can't compete."
"Of course it's good to have faith." Qi Lao said. "I'll make an appointment with the helmsman of HSBC another day, and you will meet in private. As for my shares, you call your lawyer to contact me, and I will arrange for someone to transfer them to you as soon as possible. “
"Then thank you, Mr. Qi." Alvin stood up and thanked Elder Qi.
Qi Lao waved his hand and rubbed his eyebrows a little tiredly, indicating that he didn't need it at all.
Seeing this, Alvin chatted a little more, and then took his leave very politely.
A few days later, Alvin asked the lawyer to contact Qi Lao again and buy the shares in Qi Lao's hands.
Then, on a sunny afternoon, Alvin was invited to meet with the helm of HSBC at the Shangri-La Hotel.
The helmsman of HSBC is also a native of Eagle Country, but he has adopted a Chinese name as Shen Bi.
Because, for the same reason as everyone in their hometown, the meeting between the two was relaxed and pleasant.
However, after a short opening statement, the two officially moved on to the substantive topic of the talks.
No surprise, Alvin bragged a lot for his boss without blushing, Shen Bi smoked his cigar silently, listened to Alving's speech without saying a word, and at the end, he asked: "After listening to your story, I have to admit that there are indeed geniuses in this world, and Mr. Ye is tantamount to a genius among geniuses in investment and technology, and from your description, I can be sure that if what you say is true, then Mr. Ye is the best person to take over Hutchison, It's more suitable than the candidates I screened before, and the only drawback is that I'm too young. ”
"The young age of the boss is really a problem." Alvin had to admit the truth of what Shen Bi said. "However, being young also means that the potential for future development is endless."
"The potential is endless." Shen Bi spit out a puff of smoke rings and said. "But age is a hard injury after all, and on the other hand, it also means that his foundation is weak, and I have full doubts about whether he can control such a huge enterprise."
"Especially the companies he owns now are just in their infancy, and to put it bluntly, there is no profit at all." Shen Bi put the cigar in the ashtray and continued. "These unprofitable enterprises all require him to continue to inject capital. I doubt that when he takes over Hutchison, he will be able to have enough money to run Hutchison. ”
"According to my boss's plan, the game company's products will be launched this Christmas, and there will be no problem with making a profit." Alvin replied. "As for the computer companies, they will be profitable by the end of next year at the latest, and the rest of the industry will be profitable in 2 or 3 years.
"I'm curious, how did your boss raise the funds to build such a huge industry?" Shen Bi asked noncommittally. "These industries are hundreds of millions, and the investment is also hundreds of millions, and your boss is obviously not from a big family, and there is no such strong capital behind it."
"All I can say is that my boss has been able to get such a large amount of money in a short period of time through investment." Alvin replied vaguely. "And these funds, Swiss banks are the best proof of this."
The source of some funds is naturally not a secret to Shen Bi, who is in the economic and financial circle, but the real reason is not clear, after all, they are two different financial systems, who would be stupid to say the real secret?
It was precisely because the Swiss Bank was endorsing Ye Kai that Shen Bi came out to see Alvin today under the face of Qi Lao.
As for whether to hand over Hutchison shares to Ye Kai, Shen Bi really had a hard time making a choice, you must know that what Shen Bi liked before was that Li Cheng, who started from scratch, was ready to contact Li Cheng in private, but was suddenly intervened by Ye Kai, making her a little scrambling.
There are many contradictions in Hutchison, and Shen Bi is very clear, and it is precisely because she is clear that she is reluctant to meddle in it, so she wants to throw away this burden as soon as possible, so that the person who takes over will have a headache.
Li Cheng, who has outstanding financial resources and management ability, has become the best successor in Shen Bi's eyes.
And Ye Kai's financial strength, because of the endorsement of the Swiss Bank in the back, Shen Bi does not have to worry, what he is worried about is Ye Kai's management ability.
Management ability, to put it bluntly, is a matter of vision, which includes the ability to plan for the future of the enterprise and employ people.
At this point, the current Ye Kai does not have enough cases to reassure Shen Bi.
If Ye Kai's financial resources are coupled with Li Cheng's vision, then do you still need to worry about the future development of Hutchison?
The sudden thought seemed to make Shen Bi find a solution to the problem, so Shen Bi picked up the cigar and smoked it, thinking about the feasibility of this while smoking, while Alvin was not in a hurry, while drinking coffee, he leisurely looked at the surrounding buildings.
After thinking about it for a long time, Shen Bi felt that this was inappropriate, HSBC held 36% of Hutchison's shares, and 14% was in the hands of Hutchison's management team, except for 2% of the shares in the hands of Qi Lao, 48% of the shares were scattered in the stock market. How should I sell my 36% stake to the two of them?
The fairest way is to divide it evenly, but after a split it means that the two people need to fight for a controlling stake, which is very disadvantageous for a company that is just on the verge of bankruptcy.
Thinking of this, Shen Bi felt that his head was big, and after taking a few puffs of cigar silently, Shen Bi said, "Mr. Alvin, where is Mr. Ye now?" Can I have a face-to-face conversation with him? ”
"I'm very sorry, but my boss is currently in Germany dealing with the property he just acquired, and I'm afraid he won't be able to come back for a while." Alvin replied with great embarrassment. "Sir, if you have anything to ask, I can answer you now if I can, if I can't answer you, I will tell my boss, and when he returns to Hong Kong, let him pay a special visit to you."
"I guess you won't be able to answer the question I'm asking now, but that's okay." Shen Bi thought for a while and said. "You can relay my question to your boss and ask him to answer me before September this year, and if it satisfies me, I will sell the 36% of the shares to him, if not, then I'm sorry."
"Okay, no problem." Alvin took out his pen and paper and prepared to start recording. "Sir, please speak."
"My question is simple." Shen Bi said. "That is, in which direction should Hong Kong go in the future?"