The Industrial Giant Reborn.

Chapter 456 The opportunity to deliver
"Niubijian is looking for me at this time? Why do you think it is?" Chen Zhiwen waved his hand to signal the assistant to leave, then looked at the two people around him and asked.

"Although Newbijian has managed Jardine Land like this, he is not a fool. He cannot possibly not know that our goal is Land Land or even the entire Jardine Land Group. Or he has known this possibility a long time ago, but he is willing to bet on it." He probably wants to bet that the economy can recover, so that Real Estate can be revived. He comes here, and there is no way he can expect us not to pursue the case. Is he trying to make a deal?" Zhou Jiayang analyzed.

Everyone is not a fool. They also know the thinking of the top management of Jardine Land. If the economy improves, even if there is a problem in the original loan process, it will not be a big deal. Even if it cannot be repaid at the time, as long as it can be paid in the future, it will be credit. With the increase in the quota, Hisense will no longer be able to push Land Land to death. This is just like Orient Overseas, which is also in debt crisis today. If the Suez Canal is suddenly closed again one day, shipping prices will rise sharply. The creditor banks that are now pressing for money will immediately take the initiative to give the money to Orient Overseas.

As for the loan fraud problem in the past, with the energy of the Yihe system, just find a scapegoat.

The core issue of Real Estate is its debt, not the matter of "fraudulent loans".They and their group tried every means to obtain evidence of "loan fraud", just to have a reason to collect debts after Real Estate had used up most of the loans.

"Is it possible that Newbickian wants to trade with us for part of Land's Central building?" Huo Jianning guessed that when lending before, they took over a small Central building, but this is compared to Land's total. In terms of assets, it is only a few tenths. The most dazzling properties of Hongkong Land are naturally the Connaught Building and the Exchange Plaza under construction.

"At this point, we are desperate. We have already taken action. How can we take one bite and then turn back." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said. If it was a few years ago, he might still be very interested in such a deal, but now there is an opportunity. After acquiring the entire land, how could he give it up for just a few buildings?

Even if you die, your money will still be mine, so why would you use my money to buy me to spare you?

"Then we won't see you?" Zhou Jiayang asked.

"Let's meet him. I also want to know what he wants to do. Maybe our guess is wrong." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

Zhou Jiayang nodded and said, "Okay, then I will make arrangements."

The next day, in a presidential suite of the hotel, Chen Zhiwen brought Huo Jianning here. Meeting them were Newbie Jian from Jardine and Bao Fuda from Landmark.

The two of them are old acquaintances. They cannot be said to be competitors over the years, but they are not harmonious either. Chen Zhiwen said straight to the point: "Why do you two invite us out?"

"Chen Sheng, actually everyone knows your purpose, so I won't spare the circle. We can help you get what you want." Newbijian said with a smile.

"How to get it?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"To tell the truth to Mr. Chen, Simon Keswick is planning to initiate a board of directors and wants to abolish all the current management of Jardine Matheson and Land, including me and Bao Fuda, so my idea is that at the shareholders' meeting, I will propose Introducing Chen Sheng's capital can not only save Land's current debt crisis, but Chen Sheng can also control the entire Land, killing two birds with one stone." Niubijian said: "If my prediction is good, Chen Sheng should also have a lot of Land shares in his hands. Bar?"

Simon Keswick's prepared actions are still secret for now, but once the shareholders' meeting is requested to be convened, everyone in Hong Kong will know it, and they can naturally tell Chen Zhiwen.

"Yes, there are some, what do you want?" Chen Zhiwen nodded and admitted.

"I still have to be the chief executive of Jardine, and Bao Fuda is still the chief executive of Jardine Land. Jardine Land belongs to you, but the management rights belong to us." Newbijian said.

"It's daytime now, what are you dreaming about?" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile: "I can't say that all of Jardine Land's situation is your fault, but at least half of it is your responsibility, right? Will the companies I acquired be managed by you? Do you think it’s possible?”

Incompetent people are not wrong. If they recognize their own situation, they are normal people. However, there are always some people who are self-righteous even if they are incompetent. Land was once the third largest real estate group in the world. This branch of the entire Jardine Group can do everything. He was singled out to defeat the three major foreign companies such as Swire, Hutchison Whampoa and Wheelock, but now he has become heavily in debt and almost bankrupt. Such a person does not want to work for himself for free.

"I thought Chen Sheng was a man who did big things, but why would he give up real estate for such a trivial matter?" Niubijian said with an ugly face. Although some small media often insinuated that he, a "talent", would Although he was very annoyed that Land Management was running like this, they didn't name him, so there was nothing he could do about it. Now, it was the first time that he was being spoken to in front of someone, especially when he was asking for help.

"If I have to go through you to acquire real estate, I can naturally consider it, but can you tell me a way that I can't acquire real estate by myself?" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. "If Simon Keswick takes over Jardine Matheson and Land, with their family's overseas resources, although it is unlikely that Land will be able to pull Land out of debt, it may still be able to repay Hisense's accounts. When that time comes, , Hisense’s move may be useless.” Niubijian said.

"I estimate that there are still more than a billion Hong Kong dollars in Land's account, right? Only one billion of it can be moved. If our debt recovery goes smoothly, it means that you still need to raise 50 billion Hong Kong dollars for me. I don't really believe it. , will the Keswick family have this ability?" Chen Zhiwen said.

At present, in the entire world, anyone who can own 1 million US dollars is considered a wealthy person. Although the Keswick family has a long history, they do not have any big industries except Jardine. Even if they have many properties, they must be sold before they can exchange funds. There was simply no time. Even for a loan with such a high amount, Hisense Bank deliberately facilitated the loan and it took nearly two months to go through the process.

"The Keswick family is unlikely, but I can tell you that Simon Keswick is related to many British capitals. If he wants to introduce British capital Jin Yihe or Land, it will not be difficult." Newbijian Said again.

"Maybe, but how many British capitals are willing to come to Hong Kong now? It's too late for them to run away." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. Historically, even after 85, British capitals began to leave Hong Kong on a large scale. Yi He changed his registered address, re-listed in the UK, sold a large number of properties in Hong Kong, invested in Southeast Asia on a large scale, etc. It would be even more impossible for other British capital to enter Hong Kong at this time. Otherwise, the original Jardines would not have had to transfer Hong Kong Electric to Sold to Li Jiacheng.

"Chen Sheng is willing to take a gamble? Are you unwilling to cooperate with me? You know, if I help you, the probability of success will be much higher, and the time will be very short." Niubijian said with a dark face. He is now He was already so humble, but he didn't expect that Chen Zhiwen still didn't take him seriously.

"If you can help me, and it is successful as you said, then I can also give you a lot of benefits, such as cash, property in Hong Kong, or property anywhere in the UK, the United States, or the world, but you want It’s impossible to be the top class manager of Jardine Land,” Chen Zhiwen said, shaking his head.Although Land Land will be a company mainly engaged in rent collection in the future, the funds involved are still tens of billions. If it involves the sale or purchase of a building, tens of billions are normal. How could he give it to such a person? to manage.

As a world-class rich man himself, his external image is also one of making promises. Once he says something, he must implement it, otherwise it will become a trust problem in the future.

"Forget it, we are not short of money." Niubijian said coldly.

"Wait a minute." Chen Zhiwen said again: "Since you have money and many years of shopping experience, why are you obsessed with working for others? Have you ever thought about starting your own business?"

"Let's start our own business?" Niu Bijian was stunned for a moment. To be honest, he had never thought about it. He can be said to be the top consortium in Hong Kong at Jardine. If it weren't for the appearance of Chen Zhiwen, then he would definitely be able to call the shots. Although the market value and influence of Hong Kong's quasi-central bank HSBC is greater than that of Jardine Matheson, because it is a "quasi-central bank", many commercial investments cannot be made. As a result, it is difficult to say who has greater influence in the capital market. .

They themselves have accumulated a lot of wealth over the years, but if they start a company with this wealth, it will be just a drop in the bucket. If they are all added up, they can only buy a small property in Hong Kong. Compared with the former Jardine Land, the society Status is simply beyond discussion.

This is actually the reason why many professional managers don't start a business. In addition, running an already established large company is two different things from starting from scratch.

"Yes, I can support your business? For example, if you are engaged in real estate, I can arrange for Hisense Bank to give you certain preferential loans. However, in terms of finance, you can no longer play like the last time, or if you want to do other industries, I There should be many places where we can help, regardless of how big it is, but the total scale can easily reach hundreds of millions. As for what will happen in the future, it still depends on your ability." Chen Zhiwen added.

To be honest, Chen Zhiwen looked down on the two people in front of him. First, he did not care about the life and death of his company in order to keep his position. Now, in order to keep his position, he wanted to sell his company. Of course, Jardine is not considered a member of the Keswick family. , it’s hard to say, after all, he is already the largest shareholder in name, but no one knows it.

But what Newbijian said is also true. No matter how you say it, he is still the actual controller of the Jardine family. He has a very large network and influence within Jardine, and he also knows many shareholders very well. If he is inside If you help, you can not only reduce the cost of your own acquisition, but also smooth the handover in the future.

In particular, Chen Zhiwen's main target was originally Land Land. When launching the forced acquisition, it was still a bit difficult for Jardine to take action. But with the help of Niubijian, the entire Jardine could be swallowed up at once.

In terms of assets, Jardine Matheson is not as good as Land, but in terms of business diversification and future potential, Jardine Matheson is much stronger.

It's such a rare opportunity to be presented to your door like this.

(End of this chapter)