History of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 236 River Sand Franchise
He Dingxian used the Oriental Bank to distribute the fees of the Anti-Corruption Office. Naturally, he wanted to absorb savings, and gradually accepted the fees and services of the ghosts.

If Eastern Bank can be directly used as a savings pool for fees, firstly, it will be convenient for ghost police officers to withdraw, and secondly, it can absorb hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars every year.

Of course, the right to charge fees for the entire police force is not in his hands for the time being, and any movement of the entire police force's pocketbook, whether good or bad, will easily arouse resistance from police bureaucrats.

Now, he holds the right to charge the fees of the anti-corruption room, and it is a money-making channel independent of the police force. Instead, he can start with the anti-corruption room and let the ghosts get used to it step by step.
In the future, it will not seem obtrusive and there is a precedent for collecting police fees. It will be very convenient to talk about.

in the afternoon.

He Dingxian left the Peninsula Hotel with the officers, and returned to the Wanchai Police Station by car. After the "Anti-Corruption Act" was passed, his reputation in the anti-corruption room grew day by day, everything became handy, and the shackles put on by the ghosts were broken one by one. .

The sleepy dragon has been unlocked!

night.

Central, tea room.

Huo Guantai sat cross-legged in front of the tea table, holding a purple sand pot in his hands, shaking it slightly, and poured tea: "He Sheng, the ghost from HSBC will invite me to meet again tomorrow."

He Dingxian picked up the teacup, lowered his head and sniffed lightly, the elegant tea fragrance was refreshing, took a sip, and praised: "Brother Tai, good work!"

"Is HSBC afraid?" He put down his teacup and smiled. Huo Guantai sighed and said, "HSBC is used to arrogance because of its relationship with the Hong Kong government. It is not afraid of the sky and the earth. How can it be afraid of us?"

"He just wanted to cut some unnecessary trouble."

As one of the three major note-issuing banks, HSBC was the latest to enter the Hong Kong Island market. It has always been hailed as the darling of the Hong Kong government in the business world, and it is a foreign bank that the Hong Kong government supports the most.

Without the special approval of the Hong Kong government, HSBC would not have the right to issue banknotes at all, so how could it have the current influence?It is rumored that HSBC Bank helped the British side a lot during the fall of Hong Kong Island, and several Hong Kong governors all held shares in HSBC.

In the business community of Hong Kong Island, there is no firm with a stronger political backing than HSBC.

"What are you going to do?" He Dingxian still needs to respect the real estate trader. If he can talk, the great development of Lixin Real Estate will be good for him.

Isn't it for money to work hard to conquer the world?The enemy can beat him for money, and if the enemy can make money for him, then he can also become a friend.

Huo Guantai chuckled lightly, and broke the news: "He Sheng, the North has given me the franchise right for Hesha."

"Huh?" He Dingxian was stunned for a moment, and then his heart beat wildly. Although he knew that Huo Guantai had gone to the north for a meeting, as a patriotic entrepreneur hand-picked by the north, going north for a meeting was a routine, and he didn't even dare to think that Huo Guantai would be able to get the river sand franchise. .

"Now that the north has just won the war, it is time to accelerate development. We need foreign exchange, and we can provide it." Huo Guantai said: "The corresponding thing is that the mainland provides us with a steady stream of river sand."

"If we can get the river sand franchise, we will be able to pinch the lifeblood of all real estate developers on Hong Kong Island."

This time He Dingxian and Huo Guantai both won.

Whether it is the passage of He Dingxian's bill or Huo Guantai's river sand franchise, it is enough to deal a fatal blow to HSBC. When the two are superimposed, HSBC has no chance to fight back.

"Congratulations." He Dingxian raised his teacup and sincerely congratulated you.

Huo Guantai raised his glass in response and said with a smile, "Congratulations."

"What are you going to do with Taikoo?" He Dingxian drank his cup of tea and stopped paying attention to Taikoo Matheson. First of all, Taikoo Properties must be finished. Secondly, Taikoo Matheson currently only has three major industries as shipyards, aviation, and sugar factories as pillars.

Among them, Taikoo Sugar has been in decline, because after the end of World War II, the industries of all countries have been developed, sugar production is no longer a big problem, sugar can no longer become a "weak national tax", and sugar will be replaced by "grain" and "oil".

What's more, Taikoo Sugar's largest market is the mainland.

Docks and aviation can be done, but they are not enough for Taikoo Matheson to show off its prestige. A second-rate foreign firm has no power to recover, so it can only be handled by two people.As for Swire Properties?Don't say you can't do it now!He Dingxian made him unable to do it for the rest of his life!
Don't even think about doing it in the mainland market!

Huo Guantai has a strong waist, and he speaks naturally domineering: "I'll let him get out of the real estate industry!"

There is not enough money to acquire the two major branches of the shipyard and aviation, but they have enough cash flow to acquire a few pieces of land under Swire Properties.

"HSBC owns the shares of Swire Properties, so we can approach HSBC to discuss the acquisition." He Dingxian played with the teacup and said with a chuckle, "As long as you put pressure on HSBC, it's OK. Foreign companies, mutual mergers and acquisitions are the norm."

He even had a plan in his mind, that is, when Swire Sugar closed its doors in the 70s, he would preemptively acquire Coca-Cola suppliers and obtain the right to supply Coca-Cola, causing Swire Pacific to lose its biggest cash cow.

Subsequently, the United Chinese capital acquired the shipyard and aviation of Swire Pacific, which completely made Swire Pacific a history.

He didn't dare to think about buying a foreign company before, but the cooperation with Huo Guantai is very exciting. If we join forces, maybe there will be a chance!

The biggest advantage of cooperating with Mengren is confidence, unparalleled self-confidence!

Win all the way to the end.

Huo Guantai nodded and poured tea for him: "So I have already promised the big class of HSBC that I will meet at the HSBC building at seven o'clock tomorrow morning. He Sheng will come together then?"

"So early?" He Dingxian was quite surprised: "I can't get up!"

For businessmen, time is tight and 24 hours a day is used flexibly. It is not surprising to arrange it at seven o'clock.

He Dingxian is a person who is late even for work.

"It's okay, it's good if you can come." Huo Guantai didn't care: "Could it be that you still care about the ghost's face?"

"Brother Tai, you can't say that, I will definitely give the governor and director the face!" He Dingxian retorted hastily, and then laughed: "As for the foreign taipan, forget it, I also run a bank, and he is my competitor. "

"Hahaha." Huo Guantai laughed loudly.

He and He Dingxian have exactly the same feelings, and feel that the two sides are very close, and it is very comfortable to cooperate with each other.Taking this incident as an example, even if he didn't get the river sand franchise, He Dingxian would still be able to bear it.

Only such collaborators can rest assured to hand over their backs and move forward together.Through the First World War with Taikoo, the two have bound together their commercial interests and political interests early on, and cherish each other.

The next day, early in the morning.

HSBC building.

Huo Guantai was wearing a suit, raised his legs, and took a deep breath while holding a cigar: "Huh."

He looked at Qi Yaolin, the HSBC executive in front of him, and said, "Mr. Qi, do you support Swire Properties' acquisition of Lixin Real Estate?"

Qi Yaolin brought a cup of hot coffee, placed it next to the lunch bag, and pushed it to Huo Guantai, with a smile on his face: "HSBC has never supported Swire's acquisition of Lixin, but only hopes to promote the cooperation between Swire and Lixin Land. This is a win-win thing." .”

"Oh?"

Huo Guantai glanced at Gui Lao, and asked with a smile: "Then do you support Lixin Real Estate to acquire Swire Properties?"

Qi Yaolin looked a little surprised: "The land assets in the hands of Lixin Land are only worth 1000 or 3000 million Hong Kong dollars. Swire Properties has received two pieces of Pok Fu Lam land and has undertaken the renovation project of Mount Davis. The assets are worth more than [-] million Hong Kong dollars."

"Why did you acquire Swire Properties?"

Huo Guantai was full of confidence, and replied: "If I remember correctly, HSBC holds more than 37% of the shares and is the second largest shareholder of Swire Properties. I will find other shareholders to get [-] points of shares."

"Is it enough to accept Swire Properties?"

Qi Yaolin narrowed his eyes, smelling his intentions: "You want to use Lixin Land to take over the land of Swire Properties, and then play with it?"

Swire Properties is not listed, but there are still private equity transactions, because Swire Pacific raised a sum of funds privately at the beginning of the establishment of the real estate company. If you are interested, you can buy it at a high price.Huo Guantai never wanted to take over Swire Properties for development, and there is an operation in commercial mergers and acquisitions, which is to buy rival companies, deprive them of valuable assets, and then kill the company.

If HSBC & Co. supported Huo Guantai, the money invested in Swire Properties would basically be in vain.Because Huo Guantai wants HSBC to hand over 37% of the shares directly, not to buy his 37% of the shares.

Although the asset value of Lixin Land will rise, HSBC has fewer shares in Lixin Land and invested more in Swire Properties. What about the Hong Kong dollar in the middle?It's all cheap for the two shareholders on the head.

"Correct!"

"I just want to play with it." Huo Guantai squeezed his cigar, and responded simply: "Offend me, I will make it unable to stand up for the rest of its life!"

Qi Yaolin said coldly: "Huo Sheng, HSBC is willing to continue to support the independent development of Lixin Land. If you promise not to involve Swire Properties, you can talk about it. If you don't agree, you can't talk about it."

"HSBC and Taikoo welcome the anti-corruption office to investigate at any time. No matter how you investigate, HSBC can afford the money." At least it's not too expensive to go to Taikoo.

Huo Guantai shrugged his shoulders, took another sip of coffee with great interest, put down his cup and stood up: "Since this is the case, I will speak out, whichever real estate company asks HSBC for a loan, which company can only build buildings with sea sand."

"By the way, you said that you can use sea sand to build a building on the land in Central, how much can you sell it for?"

"Is the expensive one going to Kowloon?" Huo Guantai stared at Qi Yaolin and asked with a smile, and turned around without stopping. Hearing this, Qi Yaolin didn't understand, so he felt fear in his heart, and blurted out: "There is a lot of sand on the side of the Victoria Harbor Wharf." Hong Kong dollars!"

"Yes, now a square of river sand only costs eight yuan." Huo Guantai turned to look at Qi Yaolin with a smile on his face: "Where did you get the eight yuan river sand?"

"Inland!"

"Three days ago, the mainland agreed to give me the exclusive rights to the river sand in Hong Kong Island. From now on, I will be the king of sand! Whoever uses sand to build a house needs my nod!" Huo Guantai shouted loudly: "You Do you accept it or not!"

Qi Yaolin's heart was beating wildly.

"I'll call Xuan Sha to come!"

(End of this chapter)