After a while, the security manager trotted over and said, "I'm sorry, Chen Sheng, those reporters ran away, and we didn't catch up." ”

"Do you know which newspaper reporter it is?" Dis, who was beside Shen Bi, frowned and asked. It's not a big deal for HSBC people to meet Chen Zhiwen, but now HSBC is forced to give up supporting HK Electric, and if this is announced, it must not be called a "traitor"!

"I don't know, our people don't know these people." The security manager was so frightened that his legs trembled.

"Let's go, leave it alone." Shen Bi said after a moment of silence.

"That's not going to be sent, Mr. Shen Bi." Chen Zhiwen said with a light smile.

"You're welcome, Mr. Chen." Shen Bi's face did not change at all, and it seemed that he had just negotiated a good deal with Chen Zhiwen.

After returning to his car, Diess opened the partition between the driver and the back seat, and Shen Bi said slowly: "Will there be ghosts inside HSBC?" ”

"It's very likely, don't talk about Chen Zhiwen, it's someone else, as long as you are willing to spend money, a few people will not be bought." Diess thought for a while and said, "However, the people who know that we are interested in buying SITC are all senior personnel of HSBC, and it is unlikely that they will take this risk just for money." I think that it may be other people, although many people do not know our precise intentions, but from our whereabouts and some information handed over to the Federal Reserve, a little smart people can guess that we want to buy a bank in the United States, and if Chen Zhiwen follows this check, he can also find SITC Bank. ”

"There's a point in thinking that." Shen Bi nodded and said, "But if that's the case, it's hard for us to find out who this person is, there are too many people who know our whereabouts and hand in the information." ”

"I know someone from the Independent Commission Against Corruption, should I ask them to help?" Diese thought for a while and said, these people are good at investing, but they are not good at finding ghosts.

"Okay, this person must be caught, it's really not good, reveal a little fake news and go out, and see what the reaction will be." Shen Bi said.

"Okay, but now how do we explain to HK Electric and Jardine Matheson?" Dees asked.

"I'll talk to them personally." Shen Bi said after thinking for a moment.

After returning to HSBC, Shen Bi immediately contacted Jardine Matheson and HK Electric, and the heads of the two parties hurriedly rushed to HSBC's headquarters in the afternoon. ”

"Two, now the situation has changed, and HSBC can't support them anymore." Shen Bi didn't go around in circles, and said straightforwardly.

"Why?" Niu Bijian's face changed greatly, and asked, the last time Wharf, until the shareholders' meeting voted to show that the general trend had gone, Shen Bi did not give up, although this time there is also a certain degree of difficulty, but only relying on the 35% acquisition trigger offer regulations, you can deal with Chen Zhiwen for a long time, there is no reason why HSBC will give up at this time.

Shen Bi paused and said: "In Chen Zhiwen's hands, there is something that will affect the fate of HSBC in the future, and I have to give in. ”

"What is so important?" Niu Bijian asked curiously.

"Sorry, it's inconvenient to disclose." Shen Bi shook his head and said.

"Shen Bi, if you give up at this time, it will be equivalent to giving up the port light, you have to think clearly." Niu Bijian frowned and said that without the financial support of HSBC, it would be impossible for Jardine Matheson to use his own funds to fight with Chen Zhiwen, even if such an outcome is won, the entire other businesses of Jardine Land will be seriously affected, and no matter how great the temptation of HK Electric is, it has to give up.

"Yes, Shen Bi, once we give up, the stock price of HK Electric will fall immediately, Chen Zhiwen will inevitably get 34.9% of the shares, plus the three of us will withdraw the previous commitment, which will make all shareholders lose confidence in me, and we will have no chance at all with the vote at the shareholders' meeting." Connor said.

"My HSBC withdrawal, it is already an ironclad fact, it is impossible to change, Connor, as a friend, my suggestion is to give up, if Chen Zhiwen does not move the management of HK Electric, then you will do your job normally, don't have any crooked thoughts, the reason why the senior management of Hutchison was purged on a large scale is because many British management still want to prevent the Chinese from controlling the company, Chen Zhiwen is definitely not in Hong Kong, his future will definitely go international, and the British will also use it. And if Chen Zhiwen is not willing to use your team anymore, I can promise you that HSBC will offer you a very good position, or if you don't like banks, I will ask Windol to help you find the right company, and even if you want to go back to the UK, I can help you a little. Shen Bi looked at Connor and said.

What's wrong with this matter is also HSBC's loss, the alliance that said it was good suddenly changed hands, and the promises of other parties are not to be said, but some jobs can still be provided, not only because he and Connor are friends for more than ten years, but more importantly, after this incident, HSBC's prestige in Hong Kong will be dealt a serious blow, and it is better to compensate a little or compensate.

"What about my land? I have invested tens of millions of dollars in the purchase of shares of HK Electric, and Haikou has boasted about it, and the Keswick family will definitely come to me for trouble with this matter. Niu Bijian said with a dark face.

"These losses are nothing to Hongkong Land, if there are any other real estate projects in the future, I can give you a discounted loan, as for the Keswick family, I will come forward for you, and this is my responsibility in HSBC." Shen Bi also said responsibly.

"Since you have said so, it can only be like this, but in this way, Chen Zhiwen won us again, and in the future, I think it is better not to humiliate yourself again." After Niu Bijian finished speaking, he left without looking back.

Shen Bi didn't care about Niu Bijian, and said to Connor: "Before HSBC announced, I think it's better for you to meet Chen Zhiwen, although he is relatively strong in the mall, he is still very good in terms of personality, talk about it, as long as it can reflect your value, I don't think he will do anything to you?" ”

"Okay, I'll try." Connor nodded, although he was also very unhappy in his heart, but HSBC had given up, and HK Electric itself was definitely powerless.

The next day, Connor arrived at the headquarters of the Galaxy Tower in Admiralty:

"Hello Chen Sheng." Seeing Chen Zhiwen, who was younger than he imagined, Connor was very polite, although the market value of HK Electric is also billions of Hong Kong dollars, but that is also the market value, and its own funds are generally hundreds of millions, in the face of the acquisition of billions of Hong Kong dollars by Chinese giants, without the help of other capital, there is no hope, no matter how the Hong Kong government changes the law to protect British capital, it is useless if you have no strength.

"Sit down, Mr. Connor." Chen Zhiwen smiled and greeted.

"Thank you!" Connor replied politely, and said directly: "Chen Sheng, HK Electric has been operating independently over the years, and the benefits are growing every year, if Chen Sheng just wants to invest, I am very welcome, but if Chen Sheng wants to run it himself, I am worried that because the business is not familiar, it may damage the interests of the company's shareholders." ”

Chen Zhiwen said with a light smile: "HK Electric's main business is power generation, which my current company is not familiar with, so even if I take over HK Electric, I will not change people at will, which you can rest assured, but so many high-quality land under HK Electric has been empty and undeveloped over the years, which is a very serious waste, so I will arrange for Galaxy Real Estate to cooperate with HK Electric to develop these plots together, just like the cooperation model you prepared with Li Ka Shing before." ”

"Of course, there is no problem, and the development of HK Electric's land is good for everyone." Connor nodded and said that HK Electric was originally going to work with a Chinese-funded real estate company to develop these plots, although Li Jiacheng's ability seems to be a little stronger, but now that he is cooperating with his own company, it may be more convenient in many ways.

"In that case, after HSBC and Jardine Matheson announce that they will abandon their intervention in the acquisition of HK Electric, I will also stop the acquisition, and just as the shareholders' meeting is about to be held, I can directly make an investment in HK Electric at that time, and increase the stake held by Galaxy Group to 34.9%, so that the funds can also enter HK Electric's account." Chen Zhiwen went on to say that the advantage of private placement is that the funds can be used for the development of the company, which will only be cheaper than buying outside, and other shareholders and even some speculators.

"Okay, no problem, I'll arrange this." Connor nodded. A private placement is unacceptable to many shareholders because it will reduce their shareholding ratio, but HK Electric does not have a major shareholder, and their management does not care about the ratio, they just need to be able to keep their current position.

"In addition, for me, it is a pity that HK Electric only develops in Hong Kong, and no matter how good Hong Kong's economic future is, it is a city, so I hope that I can expand the power generation business, such as the northern mainland." Chen Zhiwen said again.

"Chen Sheng, the demand for electricity in the mainland is indeed very large, but there is a strict foreign exchange control system over there, and we went there to earn RMB, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convert it into Hong Kong dollars, right?" Connor said with some concern.

"There is no need to worry, the mainland is now willing to allow foreign investment in the field of power generation, and there are only a few port cities that have just opened, these cities are relatively good, and they want to attract foreign capital to power generation, mainly to supply power to industrial parks dedicated to exports, which can also earn foreign exchange, and we can get a share." Chen Zhiwen said.

With the time to 1980, a lot of Hong Kong capital has begun to move factories to the mainland, especially in Shenhai City, even real estate development has been learned, a large number of factories have been stationed, naturally will lead to an increase in demand for infrastructure, water and roads are easy to say, almost can cope with it, but this electricity is not good, and industrial electricity can not be like civil electricity will have electricity and will not have electricity, the demand for electricity is higher.

The current economic situation in China has made it impossible to build new large-scale power plants in a few special economic zone cities, so cities are also planning to bring in a large number of power generation companies from overseas to cooperate. The electricity generated is eventually used by the factory, and then earns foreign exchange, and the price of this power generation can also be traded in foreign exchange.

"Well, if that's the case, it shouldn't be a problem." Connor nodded and said, "After the shareholders' meeting, I will send people to some cities in China to have a look." ”

"Okay, then let's wait until after the shareholders' meeting to discuss the details." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

On 1 March 1980, Hongkong Land abruptly announced that it would abandon its cooperation with HK Electric, and HSBC was a little smarter, saying that HK Electric would remain an important partner of HSBC and would maintain a long-term relationship no matter what the future holds.

As soon as the news came out, the market was shocked, which made it clear that before the war, HSBC and Jardine Matheson conceded defeat, and as a result, HK Electric's share price plummeted by 28%, and the stock price also fell by HK$5 per share.

On 5 March, HK Electric's general meeting was officially held, and the original purpose of the meeting was to discuss whether HK Electric would allow HK Electric to carry out a private placement of shares in Hongkong Land, but now Hongkong Land has given up, and at the same time, everyone knows the final ownership of HK Electric.

As a result, at the voting meeting in the afternoon, Galaxy Group received more than 70% of the votes and became the management holder of HK Electric Group, and Galaxy Group will inject another HK$160 million into HK Electric, raising its stake to 34.99%.

However, at the conference, the head of Galaxy Group, Xu Jinhong, also made it clear that Galaxy Group will not interfere in HK Electric's business in Hong Kong, and at the same time, it will work together to develop a large amount of land under HK Electric Group, and will inject further funds to prepare HK Electric for overseas business.

The smooth progress of the shareholders' meeting marked the fall of another top 10 British-funded company in Hong Kong into the hands of Chinese capital, and the Chinese-language media in Hong Kong once again described this commercial merger as a "big victory", not only because of the acquisition of HK Electric, but also because it repelled Hongkong Land and HSBC, which wanted to intervene halfway.

On 7 March, Chan and Xinhua News Agency's President Leung went to HK Electric's headquarters in North Point, and the next day HK Electric's share price rose another 10% after the Group announced that it would discuss with the eastern Guangdong province of China a project to invest in a large-scale thermal power station in the mainland.

On March 10, after Bao Yugang arrived in the presidential suite of the Hilton Hotel, he couldn't wait to ask: "Chen Sheng, how did you get HSBC to withdraw?" ”

"Actually, it's nothing, HSBC wants to buy a bank in the United States, and this bank has been arranged by me to be the first to get in." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said, in fact, this matter will not be able to be concealed soon, and it is nothing to tell Bao Yugang.

"Bank of America?" Bao Yugang asked: "HSBC values this American bank so much?" ”

"Yes, China is now in good relations with Europe and the United States, coupled with the problem of renting, the entire management of HSBC is no longer at ease to stay in Hong Kong, so they want to move the company away, they want to move to the United Kingdom in the era of Sandas, but the British group of aristocratic banks do not look down on HSBC, so now they are looking at the United States, I found this matter by chance, so I cut off the Hu first, this matter is related to HSBC's centennial plan, ten HK Electric is not as important as this, Shen Bi of course has to give up." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said.

"Admire, Mr. Chen, it seems that you were ready to buy HK Electric back then, and you were ready." Bao Yugang couldn't help but sigh and said, as for whether he stumbled upon HSBC's plan, the ghost believes it, HSBC has been in Hong Kong for so many years, and so many business giants in Hong Kong have not found out.

(End of chapter)