Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 645

On the sixth floor of China Merchants Building, in a simple office.

In front of a bookcase made of glass and wooden shelves stuffed with books on economics and politics, and behind a red lacquered five-drawer table, sat a thin old man with gray hair and a slightly washed-out blue tunic suit. Around sixty.

He took the gilded business card from the middle-aged male secretary, looked at it from a distance, and looked puzzled.

What is the purpose of such a capital boss, who has never dealt with him before, coming to visit without warning?

"Mr. Yuan, see you?" the male secretary asked softly.

"There are many friends and many paths. If you show your identity here and visit me in person, how can you get rejected? Isn't that enmity?" the old man said with a smile.

The secretary suddenly remembered something and said, "I heard from Xiao Zhang at the front desk that this man is actually very young."

"You're Chinese, right?"

In Hong Kong City, just a name is not enough to distinguish whether a person is Chinese or a foreigner, such as HSBC's Taipan Shen Bi.

After seeing the secretary nod, the old man smiled and said: "How young can you be? It is not easy for Chinese to build this family business in this land. But why does this 'Chinese Electronics' sound so familiar?"

The old man said these words to himself. After receiving the order, the secretary left the office to pick up the person...

What Li Jiankun didn't expect was that China Merchants Group seemed to have no "right hand" at the moment, and Yuan Geng, the vice president who was often busy in Shekou, happened to be in the company.

Frankly speaking, when he saw this old man, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

After all, it was he who fired the first shot at reform, which had far-reaching significance for the entire country.

Li Jiankun entered the office alone, leaving the wealthy brothers outside the door. Yuan Geng was astonished and stood up from behind the five-drawer table to greet him. Why are you so young?

I almost dare not admit it...the "feats" that "Quinlan" performed in Hong Kong City were actually the work of a young man in his twenties?

Unbelievable!

And Li Jiankun's next move surprised Yuan Geng even more.

"Good leader." He stood at attention and bowed deeply.

Yuan Geng was shocked. There was no need to pay such a heavy courtesy!

Although they say they have some background in the China Merchants Bureau, their investment in Hong Kong City is really not that much. Their main business is in the mainland. This headquarters building adjacent to Victoria Harbor is considered to be the most valuable property. Compared to the other party's "Quinlan", it is just a small company.

And isn’t there something wrong with this “leader”?

Yuan Geng quickly stepped forward and reached out to hold it, his forehead filled with question marks.

Li Jiankun saw his doubts and grinned: "I am a mainlander, studying abroad in Hong Kong..."

Yuan Geng: "!!!"

The old man seemed to have seen a ghost in broad daylight, so that his voice was slightly sharp: "You are actually a mainlander?!"

Li Jiankun nodded firmly, letting Yuan Geng understand that he was not old and deaf, and his eyes widened in an instant.

Oh my god, tens of billions of dollars in short selling of British-owned companies, and recently the aggressive acquisition of Swire Bank, which has the most financial resources and background among the four major foreign banks... these things are actually done by young people from their mainland?

‘When did such a powerful young man appear in our mainland? ’

‘Study abroad? Still studying...Looking at his age, he looks like...playing a capital tycoon in Hong Kong City? ’

"This, this, this..."

Yuan Geng had so many thoughts in his mind that he couldn't even turn a corner for a while.

Seeing his dull expression, Li Jiankun helped him sit down on the red lacquered wooden sofa against the wall as a junior. Immediately, he sat uprightly in the single seat next to him.

Didn't Noah Schwaier threaten him to publicize his capital behavior in Hong Kong City to the mainland?

Yes, don't bother him. Li Jiankun chose to take the initiative to expose himself.

He didn't believe that with his "achievements" here, someone would force him to immigrate - with his financial resources, how difficult would it be?

It took a long time before Yuan Geng came back to his senses, looked him up and down, and still said with a frightened look: "Why are you..."

"I have a master's degree in economics from Peking University. I didn't accept the assignment because I didn't like working within the rules-based system. I was also more curious about the economic model of capital society. Later, I applied for a two-way permit and came here to study and toss around... It’s like this.”

Yuan Geng: "..."

I suddenly want to beat this guy up, it's so irritating!

China Merchants Group has been struggling in Hong Kong City since 49, but it is not as good as the other party, far behind...

Yuan Geng digested it carefully and forced himself to accept this reality: the country has produced an extraordinary young man, a monster!

"You... didn't hide it, but you suddenly showed up today and took the initiative to show off. What do you mean?"

"The first is to be forced to do so, and the second is to ask for help."

"Oh?"

Li Jiankun suppressed his smile and explained seriously: "Someone threatened me to spread the news about what I did in Hong Kong to the mainland. I thought that in this case, it is better to take the initiative to show off. I believe that I have never done anything harmful to the country and people. The facts I have been investing in mainland China..."

Snapped!

Yuan Geng suddenly slapped his thigh, remembering something and said: "Chinese Electronics! Do you have a factory in the special zone?"

Li Jiankun nodded.

"What do you mean by 'asking for help'?"

"You should know the latest news, right?"

Talking about this matter, Yuan Geng's heart was pounding. The acquisition of Taikoo & Co., Ltd. was something that many capital tycoons in Hong Kong dared to think about but did not dare to do, but your boy did it. It seems that he is almost successful.

Unbelievable!

After seeing Yuan Geng nodding, Li Jiankun said in a deep voice: "The Yingguo side does not want Taikoo Mathematics to change ownership, and plans to play cards that do not follow the rules and force me to give up, otherwise they will 'take action' on me, and I will not be willing to do so.

"So I need help. When I think about who can help me, in this situation, there is no other possibility except the motherland. I also think of some units of the motherland in Hong Kong City, and the word 'China Merchants' first comes to my mind. .As far as I know, China Merchants and Taikoo still have some old grudges.”

Is it more than just old grudges?

They are simply rivals!

Yuan Geng thought. The China Merchants Investment Promotion Bureau began with Li Hongzhang's "Steamship Merchants Promotion Bureau". At that time, it was defeated by Taikoo and Jardine Matheson in the mainland, using a series of unequal treaties signed by the decadent Qing government and the Eagle Kingdom. They were defeated and plundered. Walk away with lots of wealth.

What a shame!

In fact, China Merchants Group has never been able to recover this shame. Even though Taikoo withdrew from the mainland in the subsequent war years, their power in the port city was still strong.

To this day, although Yuan Geng is not willing to admit it, he has to admit: Taikoo never takes them as opponents at all. They lost their qualifications many years ago.

"How many shares are you still short of winning Taikoo Matheson?" Yuan Geng's eyes were bright. If he had the opportunity to wash away this shame, he would certainly not miss it.

Furthermore, Taikoo is really not a good person. Do you really think that the evil he has done can be treated as nothing happened?

In fact, the people of China Merchants Group have been looking forward to this day, but they never expected that it would be an opportunity brought by a little-known "little flower of the motherland".

"According to securities rules, when no shareholder holds more than 49% of the shares, if I hold 49% of the shares, I will be considered a controlling shareholder, which is still 0.7% short of that."

"What?!" Yuan Geng was shocked and asked with joy bursting out of his throat, "Only 0.7% difference?"

"Yes."

"Get it, you must get it!" Yuan Geng was so excited that he took pictures of the solid sofa support. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If he missed it, he might never see it again.

It's only half a finger's distance away.

When he thought that Taikoo was about to change hands, uncontrollable joy appeared on the old man's face.

Very popular!

"The problem is, I'm afraid I won't even have a chance to walk into the Hong Kong Stock Exchange tomorrow morning." Li Jiankun said, spreading his hands.

"Humph!" Yuan Geng stopped smiling and his expression suddenly turned cold. "Since the rules have been made, how can they not abide by them if they want to?"

He looked at Li Jiankun, thought for a while and then said: "In this case, I will call the superiors immediately and ask them to send someone to the Governor's Mansion."

"It's OK, but it's not safe enough." Li Jiankun explained his concerns.

The Swire & Co. shares held by the Swire family, even though slightly smaller than his, are limited. Tomorrow morning will be the final battle, and there is no room for any delays or mistakes. Whoever loses the chain temporarily will lose everything.

He expected that even if people from above put pressure and Ying Fang agreed on the surface, there would still be small tricks behind the scenes - they are very good at this kind of shady tactics, and our people are too honest.

It only takes a few minutes to prevent him from entering the market, and the overall situation is decided. When the Schweizer family obtains a controlling stake, everything will be over.

Yuan Geng thought for a while, admitted that what he said made sense, and asked, "What do you mean?"

"You go and acquire the remaining shares." This was a surprise and no one could stop it.

"This..." Yuan Geng was surprised, "Isn't it illegal? Your 'Quinlan' has already issued an acquisition announcement."

Li Jiankun didn't finish his words and continued: "So we need to sign an agreement now: China Merchants will take a stake in Kunlan Investment."

"what?"

Yuan Geng was startled and looked at him again. Wasn't this a gift of cake?

This is true.

However, firstly, Li Jiankun had no choice, secondly...he was willing (China Merchants Group is a wholly state-owned enterprise), and thirdly, he was still thinking about the future——

This move will definitely offend Yingfang, and Taikoo Matheson's industry is all in their colonies. Without a strong backer, it will be difficult to move forward in the future.

Going forward, even if Taikoo Matheson falls into his hands, he has no intention of managing it - he couldn't manage it at all before 97 and handed it over directly to the China Merchants Group.

Use magic to defeat magic.

"Are you sure?" This made Yuan Geng a little embarrassed. It was just a good thing he picked up for free. After seeing Li Jiankun nodding, he asked, "How many shares are you prepared to sell?"

"Thirty percent." Li Jiankun had already calculated it before coming here. It was too little and not enough, too much... it was a bit painful to be honest.

"Tsk." Yuan Geng was in trouble.

He didn't know the total value of Quinlan Investment Company, but it could be seen from their appalling behavior that they were at least a multi-billion Hong Kong dollar giant, or even a multi-billion dollar giant.

Thirty percent of the shares is not a small amount of money.

To put it bluntly, even selling China Merchants Group would not be enough.

In 1982, my country's foreign exchange reserves were -10 billion US dollars...

This made Yuan Geng very worried. He had no money to invest in the big cake that was delivered to him, a hugely profitable business...

At this time, a voice came from my ears: "Quinlan invested 1% of the shares at a price of HK$."

Yuan Geng: "!!!"

The old man looked horrified and looked at the young man next to him as if he had seen a ghost.

Free gift? ? ?

Li Jiankun can still imagine that China Merchants Group has no money in its pocket. They have been subsidizing and investing in mainland China, such as the industrial zone in Shekou. Where can I find enough money to buy 30% of the shares of "Quinlan"?

So he thought: Instead of scratching his head and negotiating with the investment bureau, forcing the mother of the motherland to take out a few crumpled banknotes from her already withered purse, it would be better to be more generous...

We donated.

Although he also thought in his heart that this would definitely be beneficial.

"You, you, you, are you kidding?" Yuan Geng asked, dumbfounded.

At least a billion Hong Kong dollar worth of wealth, priced at one dollar?

Li Jiankun was straightforward, pointing to the red lacquered five-drawer table with pens and papers on the side and said: "The contract can be drafted immediately."

Yuan Geng swallowed hard.

This young man, is he really only in his twenties? How courageous and ambitious is this?

No wonder he can become a unique outlier.

admire!

(End of this chapter)