Chapter Eighty-Six: Rivalry
readx;?“ Mr. Shen, I'm sorry, I've always been a long-term investor, and now I'm very optimistic about the prospects of Jardine Matheson, so I have no intention of making a move......"
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"Mr. Shen, you are a fortune boy in the United States, hundreds of millions of dollars will be scattered in half a month, and some of the money is only open at this price now, it's not fair, add ten yuan and eight yuan......"
This is a price that is not negotiable.
",,,Our family has been doing business with Jardine Matheson since the thirties, and we don't sell our shares......"
This is in favor of Jardine.
"Mr. Shen, I admit that the price you offer is very attractive, but you must know that our company has a lot of business dealings with Jardine Matheson, so it is not good to offend ......."
It's scared of Jardine.
"Mr. Shen, I'm a straight person, don't worry about what you say, as the saying goes, there is no hair on your mouth, you can't do things well, you are young, and you are still honest......"
It's despissing.
"Mr. Shen, stocks are easy to say, easy to say...... But I'll do you a favor, can you do me a favor too? I see you hugging left and right, playing strong women on the one hand, playing female stars on the other, hugging left and right, very chic, what about me, a bit of a widow's disease...... Your "Die Hard", I went to see it, it was very good-looking, especially the Japanese female star, which suited my appetite very much, I don't know if you can introduce it to me? …… Don't worry, as long as I kiss Fangze, I will transfer the stock to you immediately, and the price is easy to say......"
This comes with strings attached.
After contacting a circle, a big household did not negotiate, but was teased and ridiculed, Shen Chong put down the phone, shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said to Li Kaiyuan; "The two of us are still too shallow, and no one wants to send money.
"Sooner or later they'll know how good you are." Li Kaiyuan was very unhappy that Shen Chong was looked down upon, and said with a cold face: "These people are all blind, can't you see that the money you make alone in a year is more than tens of thousands of people in Jardine Matheson?" ”
Gentle Township is a hero's mound, Shen Chong has been trapped by emotional problems recently, Li Kaiyuan went to see Zhang Aijia yesterday, and he didn't return all night, he couldn't sleep alone, tossed and turned, thought too much, and drilled the tip of the horns, so this morning he was depressed and his sense of battle was very weak.
"These guys who hold 100,000 shares look down on us, and they don't take us seriously if they want to come to Niu Bijian." Shen Chong sat on the sofa, supported his chin with his hand, thought for a while, and said, "Yuan Yuan, after today's closing, if the acquired shares exceed 10, you will go to a press conference, okay?" ”
"Shall I drive?" Li Kaiyuan was surprised and said, "It's only appropriate for you to open it." ”
"The money you use today is all earned by you, and it is very suitable for you to go to the development department." Shen Chong pulled her to sit down and said: "Although it is said that men and women are equal now, in fact, it is still a world where men are superior to women, many people subconsciously look down on women, you go to the development conference, and then accuse Niu Bijian of business mistakes, he will be very angry, and when he is angry, he will easily lose his mind, and he will definitely go all out to deal with us, the stock price will be very high, and our goal will be achieved." ”
"But what if the board of directors of Jardine Matheson doesn't buy back our shares?"
"If they don't buy back, we force them to buy back." Shen Chong gritted his teeth and sneered, and said: "When you developed the conference, the toy company's operating income in the first half of this year was made public, and then announced that the toy company would be listed to raise funds, the cabbage doll swept the world, and the sales of 500 million US dollars were made in half a year, and even the first lady of the United States bought several sets, to have revenue, to have prospects, with the current popularity of the Hong Kong stock market, once listed, the market value is definitely not low, and then see if Jardine Matheson is afraid." ”
Li Kaiyuan step by step, from a small toy foreign trade agent to Hong Kong's largest toy company boss, although there is Shen Chong behind the party to give advice, but the mouth is simple, how difficult it is to do, very people can imagine, more than a year, has experienced countless ups and downs, the ups and downs of the business sea, not only honed the ability, but also increased self-confidence, her eyes flashed, and said: "Ah Chong, you said that HSBC will support us, so can we be like Li Ka-shing, also directly into the owner of Jardine Matheson?" ”
"Yuan Yuan, I won't let it go, but the time is not yet ripe." Shen Chong pointed to the telephone and said: "You also heard just now, none of these small shareholders are optimistic about us, unless we can acquire the shares of Jardine Matheson, otherwise it will not be tenable on the board of directors, but you must know that Jardine Matheson is the king of foreign banks after all, with a rich family background, and a joint venture with the Landmark Group, mutual shareholding, as long as Niu Bijian transfers those buildings in Jardine to the Landmark Group, the left hand is down to the right hand, and it is easy to raise more than a billion funds, even if we take all the assets as collateral, Nor can you buy shares on it.
Li Kaiyuan was unwilling, and sighed: "It's a pity, if we can stay in Jardine Matheson, no one will dare to despise us anymore." ”
"This time it's a drill, let's do it again next time." Shen Chong smiled and comforted her, and said: "You see, in recent years, Jardine Matheson's business strategy is very conservative, and the returns are very low, this time we stimulated it, and it will definitely turn conservative into aggressive, radical can bring high returns, but also bring high risks, as long as the market environment changes, there will definitely be problems, and when the time comes, it will not be a problem to win it." ”
"I don't know how long I'll have to wait."
"Soon, three or four years at most." Shen Chong began to play tricks, said: "Hong Kong's stock market and property market are very hot now, in fact, it is a mirror, as long as China and Britain start to talk about the 97 issue, it will immediately plummet, and then not only Jardine Matheson will be unlucky, but the associated Hongkong Group will also be unlucky, we may be able to kill two birds with one stone, eat them all, and then you will be the largest landlord in Central." ”
When Li Kaiyuan heard this, he was fascinated leisurely.
"Mr. Niu Bijian, it's tight over there." O'Connor said with a bitter face: "In just one hour in the morning, more than 50 UU of funds were used, and now there are only 700 UU of cash in the account of Jardine Securities, and it is difficult to hold on in the afternoon." ”
Niu Bijian turned to the treasurer and asked, "How much money does the company have to use?" ”
"At most, 50000000, and it belongs to different subsidiaries, before three o'clock, I'm afraid it won't be possible."
"How long will it take to mobilize funds from Singapore and Indonesia?"
"It will probably arrive tomorrow afternoon, but it can only come out with a maximum of 100 million Hong Kong dollars, and with the current stock price, it won't last long."
"What about England?"
"The UK economy is now sluggish, and the control of capital outflows is very strict, and the procedures for large capital transfers are very complicated, and there is no time to say."
Niu Bijian silently said a dirty word, and then asked: "Shen Chong went to HSBC at noon today, how much money did he borrow?" ”
"I went to ask, but Shen Bi didn't see me, but just asked the secretary to tell him, saying that the trade was confidential and there was nothing to say." The treasurer spread his hands and said helplessly: "HSBC has recently been very strict in control, and I have fired six managers suspected of leaking customer information in a row, and I can't get more information." ”
HSBC is Hong Kong's invisible central bank, Shen Bi is more powerful than Niu Bijian, he doesn't say, no one can force him, Niu Bijian turned to ask Bao Fuda: "How much cash is available in Hongkong Land now?" ”
"We have more than 3 billion in cash reserves." Bao Fuda knew what he meant, and said very resistantly: "The Hong Kong government has recently auctioned a batch of high-quality land, and we must reserve sufficient reserves. ”
Jardine Matheson only holds the equity of Hongkong Land, so the relationship between the two parties is a joint venture, not a relationship between the parent company and a subsidiary, and Niu Bijian can't take real money from Bao Fuda at no cost, he thought for a while, and said: "How about I take 50% of the ownership of the World Trade Center in Causeway Bay and exchange it for U billion in cash?" ”
The World Trade Center was built in 1975, facing the entrance of the undersea tunnel and the Causeway Bay typhoon shelter, the location is excellent, integrating high-end shopping malls and office buildings, it is a very high-quality property, the price of U billion is very fair, and the real estate company has been holding high-end properties and collecting rents for a long time. ”
"Then go now, using my office's phone."
Bofoda stood up and walked out of the conference room.
"Mr. Niu Bijian, if Shen Chong gets help from HSBC." O'Connor was a little unconfident and said, "I'm afraid that 100 million Hong Kong dollars is not enough to repel him." ”
"I know that U billion is just an emergency, and I will continue to raise funds." Just as he was hiring, Niubi was strong enough to suppress his dissatisfaction with O'Connor and said, "You go back to the exchange first, and when the funds arrive, Henry will notify you." ”
O'Connor had only gone for a while when Bofforda returned to the conference room, and he nodded to Newbikin and said; "The board agreed to the deal."
"Henry, you go to the Hongkong Land Group now and go through the transaction procedures with them." After Niu Bijian sent the treasurer away, he put his hands on his forehead and said: "Bao Fuda, we have been fooled, Bao Yugang has been confusing us, he has long had a tacit understanding with Shen Chong, and he is joining forces to deal with us." ”
Bao Fuda was very puzzled and said: "Bao Yugang has been laying out the Wharf for a long time, and we can understand that we are confused, but why did Shen Chong come to attack Jardine Matheson?" ”
"He's a madman, a real madman," Niu Bijian raised his head and said, "In the past six months, we have spent too much money on Wharf, and now is the weakest time, he wants to eat two cakes in one go, while selling Wharf's shares at a high price to make Pao Yugang's money, and at the same time using hostile takeovers to push up the stock price of Jardine Matheson and make us money." ”
Hostile takeovers only emerged on Wall Street in the mid-to-late 70s, and in 19ru, there was no representative precedent in Hong Kong, and Bao Fuda was skeptical, saying: "His strength is limited, he can't buy the shares that are fully acquired, and if we don't buy them back, what will he earn?" ”
With a tired look on his face, he said, "Jardine has the dignity of Jardine, and the Keswick family will not let a guy who is a madman and a clown enter the board of directors." ”