Hilton, in one of the Junior Suites:

"Qian Sheng, I asked you to come here today for the 1 million shares of Hutchison Company in your hands." Zhou Jiayang took off his sunglasses and said with a smile: "This is our offer." ”

"HK$2.5 million? You're so generous, you've been buying Hutchison shares in the stock market all this time, right? Qian Shengtong, a minority shareholder of Hutchison, looked at the data on the napkin handed over, and said with some surprise, some time ago, Hutchison stocks made him feel a little abnormal, but he couldn't say what was going on, and then Hutchison's investment in Indonesia had a fatal problem, but Hutchison's stock only fell slightly, and at the same time, accompanied by a sharp rise in trading volume, it has made him, a stock market veteran, find some clues.

"There are some things, Qian Sheng still don't know too much, now the stock price of Hutchison is about 1.5 Hong Kong dollars, we give 2.5 Hong Kong dollars a share, it is already very sincere, you think about it carefully, please reply to me within a day, my phone is here." Mr. Zhou handed over a business card with a single phone number belonging to a grocery store that had been bought for cash a few months ago and is now owned by an overseas company.

All the purpose is to try not to let outsiders find out that the relationship chain can be locked to their own company, of course, this kind of thing will soon be hidden, but it is to be a day late before the boss decides to make it public, and you can always save a lot of money.

"Okay, I'll think about it." Qian Shengtong nodded and agreed.

"Qian Sheng, time is limited, and I can't be sure when I will acquire enough shares, so I hope that as soon as possible, and I think you also know that our offer is very high, with the current situation of Hutchison, even if this acquisition is really exposed, it may not have such a high increase in our offer." Zhou Jiayang said: "So I also hope that you can keep it secret, once this matter is exposed, it will not be good for you." ”

"Okay, I'll decide as soon as possible." Qian Shengtong said solemnly that in the face of the outbreak of acquisitions, it is very difficult to test the mentality of shareholders, because you can get money immediately if you make a move now, and it is very likely that the stock will rise even more in the future, or not as much as now, and the possibility gap of hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars is very tangled.

"Okay, I'm going to make an appointment with the next Hutchison shareholder, I hope to get the exact news of Qian Sheng as soon as possible, I've invited this coffee, goodbye." Zhou Jiayang took his sunglasses and mask, greeted him with a smile and left, leaving Qian Shengtong who had been thinking.

In the following week, Zhou Jiayang met with dozens of Hutchison's minority shareholders in a row, and all of a sudden, the gossip began to spread in the market.

Galaxy Group Headquarters:

"Chen Sheng, you said before that we want to build our own headquarters, during this time I have been looking for a suitable target, the Hong Kong government has not launched a suitable land in Central, and there is no suitable object for the acquisition of old buildings for the time being, but I have obtained another news, Swire Group has a piece of land to sell in Admiralty, with an area of almost 35,000 square feet, and the nearby commercial facilities are not bad, I think we can take it." Xu Jinhong, who is in charge of the real estate business, came over with some documents, which are the shape of the land, the geographical location, the surrounding map and other information.

"Ancient? Admiralty's land is in a good location, why are they selling? Chen Zhiwen looked at the terrain and asked casually, although Admiralty is not as good as Central, but it is also within Hong Kong Island, and the distance from Central is not too far, not to mention the future, even in the last ten years, there is also a large amount of capital into Admiralty, it is obvious that Admiralty will become the next commercial center, after all, a Central is not able to meet the growing population of Hong Kong.

"I heard that it is because of the need for a lot of money to develop Taikoo Shing, and Swire has actually sold a lot of land or properties in the past two years." Xu Jinhong replied.

"It seems that the matter of Hutchison has made Taikoo dare not be overly indebted, and such a good land has been sold." Chen Zhiwen shook his head with a smile and said.

Hutchison was expanding too fast at the beginning, all kinds of large-scale debts, and eventually led to a debt deadlock, this kind of thing, even if other companies do not have this kind of problem at present, will temporarily become conservative management, including Jardine Matheson, but the Chinese capital is bold and confident, taking advantage of the crisis to expand significantly.

In fact, whether it is a high-risk operation or a conservative operation, the most important thing is to have a vision, invest in the right direction, choose the right time to do the right thing, you can achieve greater success.

Compared with the first generation of Chinese capital who came out of the shopping mall, the current British capital is relying on the shadow of their ancestors, and they have long lost their real courage, and the only one who dares to expand Hutchison is disgraced by the economic crisis.

"What was this land originally?" Chen Zhiwen then asked.

"It's an old building before Swire, with only five floors, and if we buy it, it's easy to tear it down." Xu Jinhong said.

"What price?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"7,200 Hong Kong dollars, this is just a conservative price, it is said that Cheung Kong and New World are very interested in this land." Xu Jinhong said.

"72 million, 2,000 Hong Kong dollars per foot? This price is okay in Admiralty. Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, he has seen the location of this land, and it is indeed very good.

"This land is over our budget, but the location is really good, so I specifically informed the chairman." Xu Jinhong said.

"Well, okay, I'll think about it." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, "It's hard work, I'm not sure if I want this place, you can also take a look at other places first." ”

"Okay." Xu Jinhong agreed, and then exited the office.

"Anqi, call Zhou Jiayang over." Chen Zhiwen put the information aside, thought about it and said to An Qi.

For this matter, his investment in the United States must be ready to provide funds for this matter, and at this time, spending nearly 100 million Hong Kong dollars to acquire a piece of land will have too great an impact, even if this land is cost-effective, it will have to wait.

After Zhou Jiayang came over, Chen Zhiwen handed him the information and briefly described it.

"It's a good location, and if we build a forty or fifty-story building, we will be very imposing when we have our headquarters." Zhou Jiayang nodded and said that although he is mainly responsible for securities finance, in Hong Kong, real estate and finance are not separated, and he naturally knows the current situation in the real estate market.

"Yes, so the matter of Hutchison must be done quickly, otherwise, this golden time, we are always tied up, it's a pity, Swire and Wheelock are very generous in selling assets." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said.

Swire is because of the Taikoo City, and Wheelock is because of the strategic transfer, ready to put the main business on shipping, both are ancient companies that existed hundreds of years ago, the land that was bought at will today is every inch of land, and now for their own purposes, they are selling land at a high price, and the object of purchase is the real estate of the five tigers headed by Cheung Kong Industrial, and several of them also rely on these cheap land, making a lot of money.

"I have communicated with more than a dozen minority shareholders of Hutchison, who are willing to buy their shares at a price of 1.5-2 times, just to make a quick decision, most of the shareholders have already sold to us, but there are still a few who disagree, probably knowing that we will definitely launch a takeover war, and want to wait to make more money later." Zhou Jiayang said.

"How many shares are there now?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

“35.3%。” Zhou Jiayang replied: "The remaining Hutchison shareholders are either not in Hong Kong, or do not know where to go, some shares have been resold many times, and they cannot be found at all, I have arranged for someone to go to the UK to find a few shareholders who know the information, if it can be successful, maybe it can be acquired about 5 points." ”

"It's already very good, the tradable shares have been almost absorbed by us, and now everyone in the market basically knows that there is a consortium in the acquisition of Hutchison, that is, they are guessing which one, and if they want to reach 49.9% directly, it is a little difficult for us not to show up." Chen Zhiwen said.

Although Hutchison does not have a major shareholder, all stocks are theoretically in circulation, but in fact, there must be many people who hold them for a long time, and there must be many real short-term investments, but the proportion will not be too large, if it is not because Hutchison shares fell into a dog in the first two years, under normal circumstances, even if there is no major shareholder, the acquisition of 20% within half a year will definitely cause the stock price to skyrocket.

Now, although Galaxy has successfully acquired about 15% of Hutchison shares at a low price due to the fermentation of the Indonesian port incident, the huge trading volume will definitely arouse the alarm of some people in the market, and once it is found to be abnormal, then a large amount of capital will also enter the market, which will make it more difficult for the acquirer to acquire.

"Then we will directly announce our acquisition plan, as long as we buy the shares publicly, if the price is in place, we can easily acquire another 10%, so that we have the right to operate and manage Hutchison." Zhou Jiayang said that this trick belongs to the simplicity of the road, and in the case of throwing money, even if it starts with 0% of the shares, when the money is in place, you can buy any company.

The problem is money, before he has been low-key for a long time to acquire and speculate on Indonesian ports, the only purpose is to reduce the cost of procurement in the early stage, otherwise, in the early acquisition plan exposed, not to mention that the acquired party itself will resist or will invite the corresponding white knight to fund, it is countless funds, want to come in and get a piece of the pie, it is enough to increase the cost of the acquirer several times, in this case, if it is not necessary to acquire, most companies can only give up the acquisition.

"Don't worry, you still follow the previous plan to maximize the acquisition from shareholders, if it is announced, it will take a few days, I need to meet a person, this person is an important key person in our acquisition." Chen Zhiwen said.

(End of chapter)