Hong Kong, HSBC Headquarters:

"Did you find out who was buying and remembering?" Sanders, with a vicissitudes on his face, asked, sipping coffee. When it was found that someone had acquired Hutchison on a large scale, it could not be ruled out that someone just took the opportunity to buy the bottom, but as the acquisition became more and more intense, and some small shareholders of Hutchison were also contacted to buy their shares, this behavior has been revealed.

"I don't know." Shen Bi, who was sitting on the side, shook his head and said: "I have asked about several major British assets in Hong Kong, and they all said that they are not themselves, looking at their appearance, it doesn't look like lying, and I don't see anything abnormal in their capital flow?" ”

"Will it be through an overseas bank or another bank in Hong Kong?" Sanders then asked.

"It's possible, but it's unlikely, the acquisition of Hutchison is not just a matter of investment, and Hutchison owes so much foreign debt, any buyer who wants to control Hutchison must contact us creditor banks, or else, or directly have the financial resources to directly underwrite Hutchison's liabilities of at least one billion Hong Kong dollars." Shen Bi thought for a while and said.

"There should be no company with such financial resources in Hong Kong, so it is very likely that there will be an overseas consortium, but where will the consortium be interested in Hutchison, is it Japan?" Sanders said with a frown.

"It's also possible that the Japanese consortium is strong, and most of them have well-connected internal banks, and they have the ability to do so." Shen Bi nodded and said.

"Then we have to wait for news." "The Governor of MacLehose has also been concerned about this, and he has asked me to find out what is going on as soon as possible, and wants us to get the situation under control and not cause a big economic problem," Sanders said. ”

"I'm afraid we won't be able to control it." Shen Bi frowned and said.

The Hong Kong government claims to be absolutely free in Hong Kong, so it will not directly control what happens in the market, and will only change the law when it finds a very unfair phenomenon, but as a government, it is impossible not to really worry about the problems of its own internal large companies, in case one of them goes bankrupt, the chain reaction can make the Hong Kong government unbearable, and therefore, many times, the Hong Kong government entrusts HSBC to stabilize the situation.

But whether it is the Hong Kong government or HSBC, many times it is not in the economic field is omnipotent, billions of Hong Kong dollars of bad debts, HSBC can not afford, the Hong Kong government can not afford, the current measure is to try to make Hutchison stable, waiting for the economy to pick up, as long as the land price rises, Hutchison can slowly save back, or in other words, it can not be saved back can also be split and sold to repay debts when the land price is high to reduce financial risks.

But now someone is taking the opportunity to buy, if the other party is strong and can bear Hutchison's debts, then he also said, but if the other party just wants to take advantage of the chaos to make a fortune or dismantle it after acquiring Hutchison, it is very likely to cause great damage to Hong Kong's economy, which is the last thing the Hong Kong government wants to see, but the Hong Kong government has been preaching to abide by market freedom, and there is no way to directly intervene in normal economic activities. At this time, you can only count on HSBC, but fortunately, HSBC is also the largest creditor of Hutchison, and it still has a certain legal influence at the legal level.

"Ding Ding Ding" The phone rang, Shen Bi looked at the phone number and said, "It's Chen Zhiwen from Xinghe." ”

"Chen Zhiwen?" Sanders frowned, as if he had heard the name.

"The boss of Red Bull." Shen Bi reminded him, picked up the phone, and said with a smile: "Chen Sheng, hello." ”

"Mr. Shen Bi, hello." Chen Zhiwen, who was on the other side of the phone, said with a smile: "There is one thing, I want to communicate with Mr. Shen Bi in person, if you can, can you make an appointment here, I can go to HSBC." ”

"Yes, but not HSBC, let's go to a hotel to meet, how about two o'clock tomorrow afternoon?" The hotel is decided by Chen Sheng. Shen Bi said with a smile that Hong Kong's local tycoons don't like to go to each other's territory when they meet, but prefer to go to private places such as hotels, clubs, and cafes.

"No problem, how about meeting at the Hilton Hotel?" Chen Zhiwen said.

"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow." Shen Bi agreed, and then hung up the phone after chatting casually.

"What is Chen Zhiwen looking for you?" Sanders asked.

"I heard that recently, Chen Zhiwen's subordinates are looking for suitable land on Hong Kong Island, and they are also inquiring about some commercial office buildings, I guess they should want to build their own headquarters, and they should be looking for me in this regard." Shen Bi thought for a while and said.

He still knows a lot about some of the things happening inside Hong Kong, and although most of them don't take it seriously, all kinds of information will still come to his desk.

Some people want to acquire large-scale land and even office properties on Hong Kong Island, this kind of investment is often tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, not to mention Shen Bi, even if it is a little related, you may know.

"It's okay, at least hundreds of millions of business." Sanders said with a smile.

On the afternoon of the next day, in the presidential suite of the Hilton Hotel, Chen Zhiwen saw Shen Bi with a heroic face.

"Mr. Shen Bi, I heard that you will become a senior class of HSBC next year, congratulations." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile, although HSBC confirmed that Shen Bi would become the next Taipan a few years ago, but the emperor would not be able to ascend the throne if the prince did not die, until recently, HSBC's current Taipan Sanders confirmed that he would retire next year, and Shen Bi's highest position in HSBC was officially confirmed.

"The higher the position, the greater the responsibility, and being an HSBC senior is not like Chen Sheng, who only needs to think about how to do business." Shen Bi said with a smile.

"But as long as the business is big enough, then 99% of the problems will no longer be a problem." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

"That's just as well." Shen Bi nodded and said, if the scale of HSBC is several times larger, it will not care about Hutchison's problems.

"I heard that Mr. Shen Bi likes all kinds of different coffees very much, and this is the Santos coffee that I asked Hilton Hotels to import from Brazil, so you can try it." After the waiter served the coffee, Chen Zhiwen said.

"It tastes good." After Shen Bi tasted it, he said with a smile: "It seems that Chen Sheng has already controlled the entire Hilton Hotel?" ”

"It's not about control, it's just getting what I should get, this hotel, or Hilton is in charge." Chen Zhiwen shrugged and said.

The current Hilton management no longer dares to play any tricks behind the scenes, after the recent recovery of the tourism industry, the monthly dividends of the Hilton Hotel are as high as one million Hong Kong dollars, and then the rest, Chen Zhiwen does not care, after all, at the legal level, the management of the Central property is still in the hands of the Hilton Hotel in the United States. While it would be tempting to repossess the property, it is clearly unlikely to be possible in the short term.

"The contract of the international hotel is actually not unnegotiable, it just depends on whether you are willing to pay so much money." Shen Bi said.

"I know this, and I still don't think about it in the short term." Chen Zhiwen said. With the money in place, even Hilton can buy it, let alone buy out one of the contracts.

"Speaking of hotels, Chen Sheng's hotel in Bali, Indonesia has not yet found a suitable buyer, so Chen Sheng might as well consider continuing to operate?" Shen Bi said suddenly.

"That's all there is to it." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, "Let's wait for the economy to get better in two years." ”

When Yonggao was acquired, in addition to the property of the Hilton Hotel, he also obtained a five-star hotel in Bali, and Chen Zhiwen did not want to have a hotel thousands of miles away, which was also managed by Hilton.

Originally, he wanted to sell the hotel property, but Yonggao had already used a pledge on the hotel before, and after the company changed hands, he naturally took on the loan, and if he wanted to sell the hotel, he had to repay the loan at the same time.

Although HSBC has found several different potential buyers, under the oil crisis and global inflation, business is not very good, and it cannot be sold at a high price, and with their quotations, the loan is basically gone after the transaction, so it is better to wait another two years.

"Then what is Chen Sheng looking for me today?" Shen Bi then asked.

Chen Zhiwen said: "Mr. Shen Bi, I asked you to come out for two reasons, the first is that I am going to build a headquarters for my company, and I have taken a fancy to a piece of land in Admiralty of the Swire Group, but now we don't have any cash in hand, so I hope HSBC can help." ”

"Then if you buy land, are you going to take out a loan with the money to build the building?" Shen Bi said with a smile.

"Yes, I can still borrow money from HSBC if I want to." Chen Zhiwen said.

"It's worthy of Chen Sheng, this risk is a bit big, you have to take out a loan for the land, and you still have to take out a loan for the follow-up construction costs, just prepare for the empty gloves white wolf." Shen Bi shook his head and said.

"There's a little bit of risk, but I also have collateral, and this future building and the land underneath it will be collateral." Chen Zhiwen said.

"How much money do you need?" Shen Bi asked.

"The land plus the follow-up construction funds will need almost 200 million, and I am ready to build a building with more than 40 floors on this land." Chen Zhiwen said.

A 40-storey building may not be a big deal in later generations, but in Hong Kong today, it is a very tall building, even if it is placed in Central, it is also a medium and high level.

In fact, if the funds allow, he is more willing to build a higher building, but each floor of the super building, the input cost will become much higher, even if it is a loan, it is not in line with his current real estate strategy, considering the comprehensive factors of land price, to build a 40-50 floor, and then four or five floors underground, is the best choice.

"A building with more than 40 floors, the cost is almost 100 million, plus the price of the land, 200 million is about the same, HSBC can do this business, but Chen Sheng, you have to make a personal guarantee for this transaction in the contract." Shen Bi thought for a while and said.

"No problem." Chen Zhiwen nodded and agreed, in Hong Kong, there are very few loans from personal guarantee companies, this is because the companies in Hong Kong that have the ability to engage in large-scale infrastructure construction are basically listed companies or joint venture companies, in this case, fools will not guarantee with personal circumstances.

If there is a problem with the company's separate contract, it will not be able to pursue the other assets of the individual, and if the individual signs, it will be affected, so even if it is a sole proprietorship, many bosses behind it are unwilling to come forward to guarantee it, but Chen Zhiwen knows the future development trend of real estate, and there is basically no risk.

"Okay, I agreed to this matter, you send the relevant materials to HSBC, and I will sign it after the process is completed." Shen Bi said: "Then what is the second thing?" ”

"Mr. Shen Bi should know about Hutchison." Chen Zhiwen drank coffee and said calmly: "I did it." ”

(End of chapter)