If there is anything that caused the most sensation in '78 to '79, it must be the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa and Wharf Group by the Zhou Group, which completely refreshed the perception of Hong Kong shareholders and the public about the acquisition case.

Whether it is the acquisition of Wharf Group by the charter ship king or the acquisition invitation of Hutchison Whampoa by Li Ka-shing, it has set off a bloody storm in the Hong Kong stock market, and many speculators in the Hong Kong stock market have also become rich overnight.

It's just that this time the acquisition method of the Zhou Group is very peculiar, at first it only submitted the acquisition plan to the two companies, and then it made an appointment with Shen Bi, the senior of HSBC, with a large number of shares and funds held in hand.

"Mr. Zhou, Ms. Tan, do you really want to buy Hutchison Whampoa and Wharf?" Shen Bi, who clearly knew what Zhou Ming and Lou Xiao'e meant, looked at the couple straightforwardly and asked.

"That's right! This time, we came to HSBC to acquire all the shares of Hutchison Whampoa held by HSBC. Zhou Ming looked at Shen Bi and confirmed.

"Mr. Zhou, please forgive me for not being able to agree, the impact of this matter is too great, maybe the Hong Kong Governor will personally come forward to stop it."

"Shen Dapan, the current Hutchison Whampoa has become a bad debt for your HSBC bank, why should you be so stubborn and have to hold it in your hands, or your HSBC bank thinks that I am not your good partner? And you can also afford the status of Hutchison Whampoa and Wharf? ”

"Don't dare! Mr. Zhou's Chow Group is naturally the best customer of our HSBC, but it is impossible to sell all the shares held in Hutchison Whampoa, and we in HSBC can only sell 15% of the shares of Hutchison Whampoa at most. ”

"Yes! In addition, we would like to ask Mr. Shen Bi for your help in meeting with the management of Wharf Group and their parent company, Hongkong Land, after all, it is the best outcome to be able to become a family without blood. ”

"No problem! I believe that the management of Hongkong Land and Wharf Group will be willing to negotiate. ”

Then HSBC acted as an intermediary between the two sides again, and then came to a three-way closed-door negotiation, because Wharf's board of directors and the parent company Hongkong Land Group were also worried that the female stock goddess Tan Jing would cause trouble in the stock market, and finally had to sign the contract in this way that everyone was happy about.

Immediately afterwards, the Zhou Group strongly announced the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa Company and Wharf Group, and at this time, not only the shareholders of Hong Kong Island were greatly shocked, but even the charter boat king who was ready to go ashore was also confused, and the circulating shares of Wharf Group secretly held in his hand were not fragrant.

"Lao Li, we were actually cut off by this surnamed Zhou?" The charter king said to Li Ka-shing depressedly that the alliance that the two of them had just formed died in this way.

"Bao Lao, in fact, I'm a little dizzy now, how can the Zhou Group have such great strength? Actually swallowed two British-funded foreign banks at once? At this time, Li Ka-shing's face was still full of incredulity, and he didn't know where the Zhou Group got such a big capital.

"Yes! Since the stock market crash in '73, their Zhou Group has carried a huge amount of money to Wall Street and the London stock market, and now their Xingchen Securities Company has become the wolf of Wall Street. ”

"Bao Lao, are you saying that the Wall Street tycoons in the United States are ready to attack us in Hong Kong?"

"Nope! The people on Wall Street and London see the big chessboard of the world, and they don't really care about our little island. ”

"Yes! It seems that the general trend of the Zhou Group dominating Hong Kong Island has become a trend. ”

"Lao Li, the most terrifying thing now is that I heard that this person surnamed Zhou was only born in three or five years, and he is only forty-three years old this year, which is much younger than our old guys."

"Hey! Time is also fate, and luck is also. ”

"I was going to plan to abandon the ship and go ashore, but it seems that I can only continue to live in the sea."

"Bao Lao, since the Zhou Group can acquire Hutchison Whampoa and Wharf, can we also try to acquire other British-funded foreign firms?"

"Impossible! The reason why Hutchison Whampoa and Wharf were acquired by the Zhou Group was because of their own poor management and the fact that they held too few shares in the company, which other British-funded foreign banks did not have. ”

"Hey! Bao Lao's analysis makes sense, it seems that we will be slow and late in the future. ”

"In addition, after this incident, presumably the British-funded foreign firm will definitely become cautious, and it is absolutely impossible to give us another opportunity."

"Bao Lao, some time ago, Huo Lao invited us to participate in a business delegation to the mainland, originally I was still reluctant to go, and in the current situation, we have to explore the mainland market."

"That's right! This business delegation is very important, and I am going to take the strategic planning department of Baoshi Group with me. ”

"Huh? Bao Lao is such a big deal? ”

"Sprinkle the water! Compared to Huo Lao, this is really nothing. ”

"Bao Lao, I just don't know if Huo Lao invited the Zhou Group?"

"Zhou? They are all about to be strangled to death now, and they must be busy digesting the food in their stomachs, so they should not have the time to participate in any business delegations. ”

"Hey......" At this time, Li Ka-shing naturally agreed with the analysis and speculation of the charter king, and then couldn't help but show a face full of envy and jealousy.

In fact, the charter king's guess is indeed not wrong, at this time, the Zhou Group is really busy and crazy, after all, the integration of Hutchison Whampoa and Wharf's industries is not a trivial matter, and it is true that he rejected Huo Lao's invitation because he did not have time and schedule.

In fact, the most important thing is that Zhou Ming knows that it is only in the discussion stage, and it is still early to open up the real market, and it is often the most difficult thing to know that the change of thinking is often the most difficult thing.

As the saying goes, it's good to turn around when the ship is small, and the Huaxia market is a real starry sky giant, so naturally it is impossible to act recklessly like a small speedboat, and all strategies and decisions need to be repeatedly demonstrated.

Zhou Ming, who is a chicken thief, is ready to hide behind these Hong Kong business tycoons and eat ready-made, and at this stage, it is better to integrate and digest the two listed companies as soon as possible, otherwise the sequelae due to indigestion will still be very serious.

"Brother Ming, I heard that Huo Lao invited our Zhou Group to participate in the business delegation?"

"Yes! It's just that I refused. ”

"Huh? Why? ”

"It's not a good time yet, our priority at this stage is to integrate Hutchison Whampoa and Wharf, and you and Qiu Xia have to put down everything at hand and join in."

"Hey! All right! You're right! Don't suffer from indigestion. ”

"That's right! The shady guys must be secretly preparing to see our jokes. ”

"Then our children can only be handed over to the nanny."

"Hmm."

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