Chapter 240: The Enemy Meets
Together with Mr. Chen Bichen, he entered the Tianhou Niangniang Temple, and in the courtyard behind the temple, nearly 100 tables of flowing water tables were placed, and a stage was also built on one side of the courtyard, and a Chaozhou opera was being staged. A group of Chaozhou angry men watched it with fascination.
Because Xu Guanwu's ancestral home is not Chaozhou, he only came to receive him as a VIP, and he did not go to the Chaozhou angry man in the compound, but let him go to the secluded courtyard next to him.
As soon as Xu Guanwu entered it, he felt that there was a cave, as if there were two shijie in the compound separated by a wall. Outside the wall is noisy and lively, but inside the wall is quiet and elegant, quiet and far-reaching.
Moreover, outside the wall, there are mostly Chaozhou angry men and bitter haha, and most of the middle and lower class people; And sitting in the small courtyard inside the wall are all wealthy businessmen and celebrities.
Xu Guanwu knew that the people in this small courtyard were the core of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce, and those outside were just vassals.
There were a total of five tables of wine in the small courtyard, and there were thirty or forty people seated, each of whom was a person with a deep and lofty head.
Although Xu Guanwu came through and already had enough plug-ins, he didn't dare to underestimate the world's heroes. Especially people like Li Ka-shing who went from penniless to the richest man in Hong Kong.
So when Chen Bichen introduced him to everyone present, Xu Guanwu also greeted everyone with a smile, and he didn't have the arrogance of a poor man at all.
When Xu Guanwu greeted him, everyone present also stood up and shook hands to show friendship, and when Li Jiacheng was introduced, Xu Guanwu's eyes couldn't help but light up.
At this time, Li Jiacheng was only in his forties, and he was in the prime of his youth, but his net worth was only hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars. Among the many members of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce. It can only be ranked in the middle of the stream. So at the moment, the reputation is not obvious.
Seeing Xu Guanwu, Li Jiacheng couldn't help but be a little excited, "Mr. Xu, I have really admired the name for a long time. ”
"Each other, each other." Xu Guanwu also laughed that he absorbed 30% of Cheung Kong through HSBC and is now the second largest shareholder after Li Jiacheng. The current Li Jiacheng said that it is difficult to hear, that is, the cattle that helped Xu Guanwu reclaim the wasteland, and more than 30% of his net worth will be poached by Xu Guanwu in the future.
"Mr. Xu. I have something I don't know and want to ask you, can I ask? Li Jiacheng asked with a smile.
"Of course, excuse me." Xu Guanwu also smiled.
"You quietly bought my shares in Cheung Kong through HSBC, but why did you stop buying 30% of the shares? And there is no shareholders' meeting, and there is no desire to be on the board of directors, what is the purpose? Li Jiacheng asked suspiciously.
Xu Guanwu couldn't help but smile when he heard this, in the United Kingdom, France, China, Hong Kong and other countries and regions, the law stipulates that if an investor holds more than 30% of the shares of a listed company, he will continue to make acquisitions. A takeover offer shall be issued to all shareholders of the listed company in accordance with the law.
Xu Guanwu did not want to buy Cheung Kong directly, because he did not have so much cash. Second, he is not interested in running a real estate company.
As for Li Jiacheng's worries, it is just because he has too many shares, and as long as he applies for a compulsory tender offer in the future, the entire Cheung Kong Industrial will become his property, and Li Jiacheng's hard work will be turned into water.
"Mr. Li, you put your heart in your stomach, I actually have no interest in operating the real estate industry, but I also know that the real estate industry has the highest potential for future development, and I am also very optimistic about Mr. Li's business talent, so I want to be a business partner with you." Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "Mr. Li, you can give full play to your business talents, as long as you make money every year, I will not interfere with the operation of the company." ”
Li Jiacheng looked at Xu Guanwu suspiciously, and became more and more puzzled about his intentions. In good conscience, if he is Xu Guanwu, he will definitely buy the company, at least to achieve absolute control. But it's useless to doubt now, it seems that he won't be honest with himself.
Li Jiacheng thought about it for a long time and didn't come up with any countermeasures, wanting to reduce the share of shares in Xu Guanwu's hands, one was to spend a lot of money to buy back from him, and the other was to inject funds and dilute the shares.
However, whether it is spending a lot of money to buy back, or injecting funds to dilute shares, it requires a lot of cash. Although Li Jiacheng is now worth hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars, most of them are in Cheung Kong Industrial, and his cash is far inferior to Xu Guanwu. Moreover, Xu Guanwu also has a close relationship with HSBC, and he can lend two or three hundred million US dollars at will, which is not at all comparable to Li Jiacheng.
"Forget it, let's take one step at a time." Li Jiacheng couldn't figure out the bottom of Xu Guanwu, so he sat there unguardedly, scaring himself.
Under the introduction of Mr. Chen Bichen, Xu Guanwu also took the opportunity to meet many Chaozhou businessmen, and found that the manufacturers are really in Hong Kong, some are doing business, some are running banks, some are international trade, and some are shipping goods...... There are all walks of life, and they are all in the lead.
The most important thing is that this group of people has frequent contact and helps each other, condensing into an impregnable battle fortress.
"Your sister, no wonder Li Jiacheng is so awesome in his later life, not only does he have Shen Bi's help behind him, but also this group of tide businessmen must have played a key role." Xu Guanwu couldn't help but sigh.
Youdao is a fence with three piles, a hero and three gangs, and Li Jiacheng really hits many nobles.
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"Are all the guests here?" After Xu Guanwu and his wife sat down, Chen Bichen asked after scanning the small courtyard for a week.
"The Ma brothers don't seem to have arrived yet." Someone whispered.
"Their brother arrives in time every year, why is it so late this year?" Someone muttered.
"Why don't you wait for them, anyway, there will be some time when it comes to the auspicious time." Someone suggested.
Chen Bichen nodded, and was about to say something, when he heard someone walk in, "Fortune, fortune......"
Xu Guanwu was a little familiar when he heard this voice, turned his head to look at the door, and saw two middle-aged men walking in, smiling and greeting as he walked, "Fortune, fortune......"
"Big Malaysia, little pony, why are you late this year?" Someone asked with a smile.
Xu Guanwu couldn't help but narrow his eyes when he heard this, could it be the Ma brothers?
"Alas, don't mention it. I wanted to come over early today. It's a pity that the youngest son is sick again. Busy taking him to the hospital again. Otherwise, I will bring him over today to pay New Year's greetings to your uncles and grandfathers. The pony smiled with a wave of his hand.
Xu Guanwu watched coldly. It was found that although the Ma brothers were out of order, they did not seem to be as arrogant as ordinary gangsters, on the contrary, they did not open a smile, and they were very familiar with many people sitting here.
"No wonder Lame Hao went in, but the two brothers can get away with it, it seems that their minds are really not simple." Xu Guanwu said secretly in his heart.
It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that after the lame man gained power, he became arrogant and domineering, and he offended people without knowing it, and as a result, no one was willing to lend a helping hand after he fell into trouble. So Zuihou was in prison for more than twenty years.
For example, the Ma brothers got the news early, so they escaped to Taiwan through their relationships, and most of their property was retained, so that the Ma family is still one of the wealthy families in Hong Kong.
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"Yo, there are a lot of new friends this year." After the Ma brothers and the Chao businessmen present finished the ceremony, they walked to the VIP seat to say hello, and Leng Buding saw Xu Guanwu and his wife sitting there, and couldn't help but smile, and their eyes narrowed instantly, as if a poisonous snake had found its prey.
The enemy is very red when they meet!
Zhao Yazhi couldn't help but hold Xu Guanwu's hand from the moment the two brothers came in. There is both anger and fear.
Xu Guanwu felt the vibration from his wife's hand, and couldn't help but fall in love. At the same time, the anger in my heart was rekindled.
"Yo, that's a rare visitor." Xiao Ma smiled and said, "I didn't even know about today's banquet, and I invited Mr. Xu to come." ”
"Hehe, I didn't expect it either. I was also shocked when I received the invitation, but since the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce can afford me, I naturally can't ignore it. Xu Guanwu said with a smile.
"What I'm saying is that you can't ignore lifting." Pony said with a sneer.
"It's fine, come and pour tea for Uncle Chen." Da Ma greeted and put the pony aside, and then smiled and said to Xu Guanwu, "Mr. Xu, people say that when we meet, we will write off all the previous festivals, okay?" ”
Xu Guanwu smiled, "I don't even know what holiday I had with you, if Mr. Ma is willing, can you remind me?" ”
Ma smiled stiffly, and then smiled again, "Mr. Xu is really humorous, since this is the case, I won't bother, please enjoy it slowly." ”
After saying that, the pony turned and walked back quickly, and then he and the pony bit their ears, and the pony immediately flashed a trace of anger on his face, and then glared fiercely at this side.
Xu Guanwu smiled and glanced at him, and then swallowed the drunken crab on the chopsticks.
"burned down my two theaters, hit my staff, caused me to lose millions, and I wanted to turn big things into small things in one sentence, how can there be such a simple thing in the world?" Xu Guanwu sneered in his heart. He now has enough confidence to fight the Ma brothers to the end, even if he doesn't send them to prison, at least he wants to drive them out of Hong Kong, and even Taiwan doesn't let them live happily.
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"Ah Wu, why didn't you just reconcile with them just now, they are out of the way, and we are doing serious business. As the saying goes, it's easy to dodge a gun but it's hard to defend against a hidden arrow, so why should we go against them? Zhao Yazhi persuaded with laughter.
"It's okay, I don't think they'll be able to jump for a few days." Xu Guanwu smiled, "Besides, if I can easily bypass them with just his two fluttering words, what will others think of me?" Wouldn't I have no face at all? ”
"But if anything happens, it's too dangerous." Zhao Yazhi said worriedly.
"What are you afraid of, with our current status, he still dares to mobilize men and horses to chase and kill us? Lend him ten thousand dares, and he will not dare to do so. Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "Moreover, the bodyguards we hired are not for nothing, it's time to find them some work." ”
Zhao Yazhi couldn't help but sigh when she heard this.
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Teochew cuisine has a very good set of cooking seafood, especially the New Year's banquet of the Teochew Merchants Association, which is specially prepared by celebrity chefs, and the taste is far better than the seafood that Xu Guanwu has eaten before. So he really opened his arms and ate happily.
The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors.
On the other side of the compound, there are constantly people coming to toast and greet the New Year, coming and going like a shuttle, very lively.
At this time, a middle-aged man came over with a young man and toasted everyone present.
Xu Guanwu suddenly felt that one of them was a little kind, and couldn't help but ask the people at the table curiously.
"This is the Liu family, who specializes in making electric fans." Others recognized it at a glance and introduced it to Xu Guanwu.
"Fan?!" Xu Guanwu nodded, indicating that he didn't know.
At this time, after a round of wine, the two men walked over to Xu Guanwu's table.
"Hello Mr. Xu, under Liu Yanrong, this is my eldest son Liu Luanxiong." The middle-aged man introduced with a smile.
Xu Guanwu was suddenly scorched by thunder, "Da Liu?!" That one who has played all over the Hong Kong entertainment industry and is a prodigal son killer in love?! Tile rub! ”
There are a total of three beauties in Hong Kong who can be called beauties, Lin Qingxia, Guan Zhilin, Li Jiaxin, and Liu Luanxiong have an extraordinary relationship with both of them, which is really indignant.
Xu Guanwu's most painful hate in his previous life was this kind of person, so when he heard the name Liu Luanxiong, he couldn't help but squint his eyes, "Do you want to take him down before he develops and grows?" (To be continued......)