In the east of Wan Chai and north of Causeway Bay, there used to be a small island, called Chili Island, which is one of the few natural islands in Victoria Harbour, and in 19 years, because of the need to build an undersea tunnel, a large-scale reclamation project was carried out near it, and the small island disappeared and became a part of Hong Kong Island. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

There is a white building on Chili Island, which seems to be ordinary, but in fact, it is the famous Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, which has bars, cafes, restaurants, squash courts, billiards rooms, etc., and of course, more importantly, behind it, there is a very large marina with all kinds of private yachts docked.

After 97, this club also conformed to the trend of the times, removed the word "royal", changed to the Hong Kong Yacht Club, open to the public, but in 19ru, as a high-end elite club with a history of 100 years, it only accepts private members, and the membership conditions are strict.

As a mainlander who can only plan, Shen Chong lacks interest in yachting, but Bao Yugang, as the world's No. 1 ship king, sits on millions of 10,000-ton giant ships, a yacht is completely a piece of cake, he is a knight canonized by the Queen of England, and membership is of course not a problem.

The place where the two met was on the yacht under the name of Pao Yugang, which is a three-story luxury yacht of more than 100 feet, the interior is decorated with oak and marble, low-key luxury, five double bedrooms with independent bathrooms, three living rooms of different styles, an open dining room that can accommodate more than ten people at the same time, a swimming pool on the deck that can hold a party, jet skis, diving facilities, fishing tools, and so on, everything is not lacking, which makes Shen Chong's dirt bun amazed.

"Oh, it's an eye-opener today." Shen Chong wore brown sunglasses and a glass filled with juice, sat on the sofa in the semi-open living room, enjoying the sun and sea breeze, and said: "I knew that yachts were so fun, I shouldn't have bought a house in the United States in the first place, I should have bought this thing." ”

Bao Yugang has a wide forehead and a thick nose, rich and round, and at first glance he can give people the impression of being loyal and old, and he said with a smile: "If Mr. Shen has a heart, I can introduce several shipyards in Europe that make yachts." ”

"I can't afford it, I can't afford it, I'm poor now." Shen Chong cried poorly, he put the glass at his feet, then looked up at the blue sky, shook his neck slightly, and said: "People say that they are young and frivolous, I am a typical example, some time ago, I spent money indiscriminately, and now I am about to go bankrupt." ”

"Mr. Shen is a business wizard, and he is the essence of money and goods." Bao Yugang held his lower abdomen with both hands, his expression was leisurely, as if he was enjoying the sea view, and said: "The money spent a few days ago will naturally be recovered a hundred times after a while." ”

"Contracting Sir Jiyan, I hope so."

"Mr. Shen, don't call me sir, everyone is Chinese, and the title of the British is awkward."

"Then I might as well obey my fate." Shen Chong also felt awkward, and immediately changed his words, saying: "Recently, I saw a piece of news, saying that Dong Haoyun called Gibson Ship Brokerage Company, saying that there is a problem with the world's ship king ranking they are engaged in, although Mr. Bao's fleet has a tonnage of 13uu, but 50 shares of Global Shipping are HSBC, so Mr. Bao's personal ship has 00,000 tons, and he is the world's first ship king, is this true?" ”

"Dong Haoyun's fleet adds up, about du00,000 tons, if you only count independent shipowners, he is indeed the world's first." Bao Yugang didn't have any intention of fighting for fame, still smiling, and said: "But I'm not very optimistic about the shipping industry in the next few years, now the Middle East is in chaos, oil prices are soaring, transportation costs are too high, don't increase prices, definitely lose, increase prices, offend old customers, business is not good."

"Mr. Bao is bearish on the shipping industry, others may not, I heard that Wheelock has been selling properties to raise money to buy ships." Shen Chong glanced at Wu Guangzheng, who was sitting silently on the right hand side, and said to Bao Yugang: "I also heard a few days ago that Dong Haoyun bought a giant oil tanker from the bankrupt Greeks that is still under construction, called the Sea Giant, which has a displacement of up to 56 after it is built. 50,000 tons, erected taller than the Eiffel Tower in France, worth hundreds of millions of dollars. ”

"Hong Kong is one of the three major ports in the world, and there are many people in the shipping business." Bao Yugang said slowly and logically like an old man telling a story: "Zhao Congyan, the boss of Huaguang Aviation, said in the 50s that a boat is an asset that can be moved. Put the funds on the ship, the elasticity is very large, now a 10,000-ton oil tanker, the Japanese offer is 70UU US dollars, if the shipping industry continues to prosper, Dong Haoyun bought this sea giant, only used more than 100 million, very profitable. ”

Bao Yugang, Dong Haoyun, and Zhao Congyan are also known as the three major ship kings in Hong Kong, and they are the focus of the media hype competition, but Bao Yugang only praises others when he comes and goes, and does not mention himself a word, calmly and generously, which makes Shen Chong very impressed.

"Although I don't understand ships, I also feel that the shipping industry is in decline right now." Shen Chong began to beat the side drum and said: "Don't say anything else, just oil tankers, the prospects are not good, after the Iranian Revolution, the Middle East oil output plummeted, the British extracted oil in the North Sea, and the Americans extracted oil in the Gulf of Mexico, all of which were short-distance oil routes, and large oil tankers were useless." ”

"Mr. Shen is clever, and he can see the key at a glance." Wu Guangzheng picked up the glass containing whiskey, greeted Shen Chong, and said, "If shipping declines, how does Mr. Shen think our Global Shipping Group should deal with it?" ”

"Mr. Wu, why bother me." Shen Chong bent down and picked up the glass, leaned forward, touched him lightly, took a sip of the drink, and then said with a smile: "Old man Bao Zhizhu is in his hand, Mr. Wu has a splendid mind, which round will I point fingers." ”

"It is said that Mr. Shen is the first talent in Hong Kong, and his export is a chapter and his reputation is well deserved." Bao Yugang laughed and said: "It is said that the three stinkers beat Zhuge Liang, not to mention that Mr. Shen is a great talent, we want to hear your opinion." ”

Shen Chong no longer hid it, put down the cup, and said, "Abandon the boat and go ashore, and survive in a desperate place." ”

Wu Guangzheng immediately asked, "Where did you land from?" ”

"It's either Wharf or Hongkong Land."

"How's the Wharf?" Wu Guangzheng stared at Shen Chong and asked word by word, "What about Land?" ”

"Wharf, you don't need me to put your beak, catch turtles in the jazz urn, and get nine out of ten." Shen Chong smiled and said: "If it is Hongkong Group, it is not easy to do, everyone knows that it is the heart of Jardine Matheson, if you lose Wharf, Jardine Matheson can still survive, and if you lose Hongkong Group, there will be no place to stand in Hong Kong." ”

"What Mr. Shen said lightly, there is no such thing as a sure thing in the world." Wu Guangzheng sighed and shook his head, and said: "Jardine Matheson Company is the flagship, Hongkong Land Group and Wharf are the two wings, holding the container storage terminal in one hand and the high-quality real estate in Central in the other. ”

"As far as I know, Mr. Bao's Longfeng International already owns about 30% of Wharf's shares, which is 10% more than Jardine Matheson." Shen Chong twisted his fingers and said: "If Jardine Matheson wants to increase its stock holdings to 30%, it will cost at least 800 million Hong Kong dollars, I met with HSBC's Taipan Shen Bi yesterday, he said that the most preferential loan interest rate is now 14%, 800 million Hong Kong dollars, and the annual interest alone will be more than 100 million, Jardine Matheson is now in a sluggish profit, they can't afford to borrow, so as long as the two buy a little more shares, they can win the absolute controlling stake in Wharf." ”

"Now Wharf's share price is as high as more than 70 Hong Kong dollars, and we can't afford it." Wu Guangzheng smiled bitterly and said: "Jardine Matheson has a big business, there are industries all over the world, dozens of subsidiaries, even if they can't afford to borrow, they can cut meat and sell blood, as soon as we do it, they will immediately follow up, if the stock price rises again and again, it is better not to go ashore for global shipping, so I simply scuttled the ship and sank it, and it was a hundred." ”

"What are you talking about?"

Bao Yugang's tone was not serious, his voice was not high, but it was full of authority, Wu Guangzheng immediately closed his mouth and apologized: "Dad, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have talked like this." ”

"Wharf is a dead end now, and no one dares to act rashly." Bao Yugang turned his head to look at Shen Chong, with a kind look of kindness, and said: "Just now Mr. Shen said that Hongkong Land can also land on the shore, I don't know how to do it?" ”

"The share price of Wharf is as high as more than 70 Hong Kong dollars, with a market value of more than 100 million yuan, but the share price of Hongkong Land Group, which has more asset value than it, is only about a block, and the market value is less than 5 billion.

"Mr. Shen is really good at telling jokes." Bao Yugang's cultivation is excellent, and Shen Chong's obvious perfunctory attitude did not let him or get angry, but said with a smile: "The current stock price of Hongkong Land Group is indeed low, but as soon as we go to buy it, it will soar immediately, and it will not be long before it will be another Wharf, not to mention that it is in vain, and we will pay more unjust money to the exchange." ”

Shen Chong felt that he was almost tempted, he put away the expression of his hippie smile, and said with a straight face: "Sir Bao, to be honest, I think Jardine Matheson is very unpleasant, if you can do me a favor, I am willing to help you break the deadlock in Wharf." ”

Bao Yugang leaned slightly in the direction he was sitting, and said very calmly: "What does Mr. Shen want me to help with?"

"Jardine Matheson has been looking at me very unpleasantly recently, Niu Bijian is a director of HSBC, it is inconvenient for me to go to HSBC for a loan, Mr. Bao has a close relationship with HSBC, and he is an old friend of Mr. Shen Bi, I want to help me borrow through you."

"How much to borrow?"

"A billion Hong Kong dollars."

"So much?" Bao Yugang's thick eyebrows raised, pondered for a while, and said, "If the collateral is okay, I can help you ask Shen Bi." I don't know what Mr. Shen plans to do when he borrows so much money? ”

"I'm going to smash Jardine Matheson." Shen Chong smiled and said: "There is an old saying in China, called the king is weak and the minister is strong, the way to take trouble, the market value of Wharf is more than 100 million, but the stock price of the parent company Jardine Matheson is less than 18 yuan, and the market value is only 4 billion, which is not scientific, so I plan to sneak attack it." ”