Chapter Ninety-Four: The Aftermath

Recreation Building, Jardine Matheson Taipan Office, Niu Bijian sat in a large office chair, holding a wine glass, turning on the hands-free, and listened to Henrik's roar with a blank face. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

β€œβ€¦β€¦ It took me u years to get Gammon under the banner of Jardine Matheson, and you sold it overnight? Did you know that Gammon Construction is the only construction company in Asia that can compete with Japan's Nikken Corporation? We have a lot of projects in Singapore and Malaysia that need the support of Gammon Construction, without which we can compete with the Japanese? And you only sold a mere 900 million Hong Kong dollars."

"Davin, you need to explain your actions to the board," the other end of the line calmed down a bit, and added, "I don't think you're fit to continue as a senior at Jardine Matheson." ”

Niu Bijian swept away the gloom of yesterday, his face was relaxed, and after taking a sip of whiskey, he didn't pick up the microphone, and said into the phone: "You know, yesterday the board of directors authorized me to deal with this matter, and I don't need to explain it to the board." ”

"You have to explain that you are too weak, you are actually intimidated by an Asian woman, the honor and dignity of Jardine Matheson, you can't be humiliated like this, Davin, as a nobleman and gentleman of the British Empire, I am really ashamed of you I will take this afternoon's flight to Hong Kong."

Niu Bijian valued honor the most, and when he heard the words, his face sank like water, he accentuated his tone, and said-for-tat: "Shen Bi told me that if the share price of Jardine Matheson exceeds 70 yuan, HSBC will transfer their shares of Jardine Matheson to that Asian woman, and your shares are arranged by you back then, and now you tell me, if you were me, what would you do?" Does the Keswick family not want to continue to be the majority shareholder? You must know that behind that woman stands a billionaire with a net worth of more than a billion dollars, and he can easily push the stock price above 70"

"For the sake of personal dignity and honor, let Jardine Matheson fight on three fronts, and at the same time face HSBC, Bao Yugang and the rich man named Shen Chong? I'm not crazy yet."

"I have communicated with many directors, and they are very supportive of my decision-making this time, you should enjoy a leisurely aristocratic life in London, don't come back, Hong Kong has changed a lot, and it is not suitable for you."

There was silence on the other end of the phone, only the sound of heavy breathing, and after a long while, he finally didn't say a word, and hung up the phone without any gentlemanly demeanor.

"Shen Chong and Li Kaiyuan's stock market sniping behavior, if you only talk about money, the income is not high...... It was once rumored that at the critical time of the battle for Wharf, Bao Yugang was willing to buy the shares in the hands of Shen Caishen at an ultra-high price of 105 yuan per share, and the cost of the Wharf shares in Shen Caishen's hands would never exceed 55 yuan, so that as long as he sold his 000,000 shares of Wharf shares, the net profit would be at least 400 million Hong Kong dollars, and this time he only sold 5 million shares at the price of each piece, and he made 6.5 billion Hong Kong dollars less...... In the transaction agreement, UU shares of Jardine Matheson Co., Ltd. were sold for 500 million Hong Kong dollars at the cost of each block, and in the end only 400 million yuan in cash and ownership of Gammon Construction...... The cost of 500 million, plus. The book loss of 100 million yuan, minus 400 million yuan in cash, means that Shen Caishen spent 9.5 billion Hong Kong dollars to buy Gammon Construction from Jardine Matheson, and since 1978, when New Bijian sold Gammon Building to Hongkong Land, the value of Gammon Construction has been greatly reduced by ......"

"What is the purpose of such a big effort, I would rather make big concessions and lose hundreds of millions of profits, but also snatch the Golden Gate Building from the hands of Jardine Matheson? Let's first take a look at the information about the Golden Gate Building. ”

"The source of Gammon architecture can be traced back to 1919 the famous British architect John Gammon in India established a head office, in 1954, the Hong Kong government decided to reclaim in Kowloon Bay, upgrade Kai Tak Airport to an international airport, Gammon Construction is the contractor of this project, in 1955, Gammon Construction separated from the head office, became an independent company, in 1970, Gammon Construction went public, raised UU million Hong Kong dollars, and defeated the Hongkong Group that year, grabbed the golden land of Admiralty Summer Road, Central, In 1975, Jardine Matheson acquired Gammon Building in a share swap and privatized it......"

"From the above history, it can be seen that Gammon Construction is the most famous and powerful construction and civil engineering company in Hong Kong and even the whole of Southeast Asia, with representative construction projects such as Kai Tak International Airport, Hong Kong MTR Construction Project, Hong Kong Island Sewage Treatment, Tuen Mun Highway Construction, Connaught Building, Gammon Building, etc., from the airport to the railway, from reclamation to the highway, from the building to the luxury house, everything is built, experienced and strong

"As we all know, Shen Caishen announced that he would build the tallest building in Asia on the mainland, and many people in Hong Kong expressed doubts about this, because there has never been a building with more than 40 floors in the mainland, and there is no experience in building skyscrapers...... At the same time, we must also note that the last issue of "Shengshi Oriental Weekly" published the recent new laws and regulations in the mainland and high-level movements, which mentioned more than one place that it is necessary to vigorously develop the construction industry... Far from mentioning, and Hong Kong across the river in ShenzhenδΈ¨ is vigorously developing municipal construction, there is news that in the next few years, Shenzhen will not only expand the existing railway station, but also may build an international airport, as well as is being planned from Guangzhou to Shenzhen! Freeway...... Shen Caishen has a good relationship with the high-level officials in the mainland, and with Kinmen Construction, his career will surely be strengthened......"

Bao Yugang read the comments on "Xinbao Financial News" very carefully, and then said to Wu Guangzheng: "Ah Zheng, you and Shen Chong in the future, have more contact, play ball together, or go out to watch the sea together, make friends, don't always think about fighting with him." ”

"Dad, I never thought about fighting with him."

"Don't admit it, I see that every time you see him, you hold back your strength and want to fight with him." Bao Yugang put down the newspaper and said: "It is normal for young people to have high spirits and dislike each other, and some of them can be motivated, but this Shen Chong, he has become a climate, wealth, fame, connections, relationships, ability, there is no shortage of everything, you are still helping me do things now, there is a big difference in the pattern, and I can't compete with him." ”

Wu Guangzheng was silent.

"Jardine Matheson's good things, not to mention hundreds, at least dozens, such as Wellcome supermarket, Mandarin Hotel, Excelsior Hotel, the dock in Singapore, the luxury building in the United Kingdom, are very high-quality assets, you see Shen Chong don't want anything, as long as the Golden Gate Building, you know that what he is trying to do is not small, the last time you went to Beijing with me, you must also feel that the infrastructure in the mainland is very poor, the worse, the greater the potential, the mainland is so big, as long as the economy comes together, the next few decades, The construction industry will be one of the most promising industries in China. ”

"That's what Daddy said."

"After the delivery of the shares today, Shen Chong still has about 3 million shares of Wharf in his hands, and I plan to invite him to join the board of directors." Bao Yugang didn't ask Wu Guangzheng's opinion, but continued: "Young man, it is hard to be a director of Jardine Matheson, Hutchison Whampoa and Wharf overnight. ”

"He also joined the board of directors of Hutchison Whampoa?"

"Li Ka-shing is the best at managing interpersonal relationships, and he will not miss the icing on the cake, and he and Shen Chong have long had a tacit understanding, and pulling him into the board of directors of Hutchison Whampoa is also a big help."