Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 650 Huaqiang

Li Jiankun is certainly not so stupid that he wants to give away the wealth he has obtained. He has many considerations in doing so:

First, since Bao Yugang and Li Jiacheng are visiting together, they have obviously discussed it in advance. In any case, they will definitely say this in the end. Should they reject it directly? Yes, this may have saved some wealth, but what was lost was the personal connections between the two top wealthy families in Hong Kong——

What is the hidden value in this?

Second, he is thinking about the future. Although China Merchants Group is not afraid of the Hong Kong government and has the confidence to take charge of Swire Pacific, having confidence and being capable are two different things.

The current China Merchants Group is still too "skinny". Its main business is in the mainland. It is not proficient in large-scale capital operations in Hong Kong cities. It also lacks elite managers who can handle the capital market with ease. Theoretically speaking, Swire & Co. is managed by China Merchants Group and cannot be run better than the Swire family.

How much wealth will be lost?

But Bao, Li, and Dong, or the three families, are different.

That's right, Dong.

This leads to Li Jiankun's third consideration - he wants to give back to the Dong family and Mr. Dong.

In this battle with the Shi Huaiya family, Mr. Dong was willing to sacrifice his life to support him, and now he is still burdened with a debt of 3 billion that he took over for him. Li Jiankun has always been a man who repays his kindness, and Mr. Dong and the Dong family must not treat him badly. So since he intends to let the Dong family get a share of the pie, but ignores the Bao family and the Li family, isn't it clear that he is at odds with each other?

Not cost-effective.

Last but not least, he really needs financial support now. Instead of raising money and taking on a huge loan, why not use the money that comes to his door?

Of course, although they promised to let the Bao family and Li family continue to come back to play, it is no longer the same as before, and it will no longer be like what was written in the previous invalid agreement: the four families divided up Taikoo Matheson. The decision-making power is entirely in his hands, and he has the final say on how to play.

I believe that he took such a proactive attitude and gave the Bao family and Li family a piece of cake that they had lost. Bao Yugang and Li Jiacheng were embarrassed to think it was too little - I'm so embarrassed. It doesn't hurt if we decline politely.

The three giants stayed at the manor until evening. This incident alone created no shortage of topics. Li Jiankun ordered the kitchen to prepare a home-cooked dinner.

As meal time approached, the women who had been working hard outside went home one after another.

When Huang Yinzhu, who was driving a gray Porsche sports car, and Effie, who was driving a white BMW Three Series, walked into the main building of the manor, their four big eyeballs dropped to the ground at the same time...

Confused.

Huang Yinzhu is so lively that he doesn't even know where to put his hands and feet.

Effie, who was born in Kowloon Walled City, is even more like a dream. Once upon a time, the distance between these three giant Buddhas that often appeared in the news media was as far away as the dust on the ground and the bright moon in the sky, and they were incomparable.

But now, they are sitting at the same dining table to eat...

For Li Jiankun, this is a good opportunity. He will not stay in Hong Kong City for a long time. He will introduce Miss Huang and Effie to the three big guys. If he encounters trouble in the future, he can go to these three grandfathers to hug him.

Ding Zhaoling was more knowledgeable and kicked her daughter countless times under the table, urging her to toast.

A home-cooked meal seemed to suit the appetite of the Big Three. They drank red wine until they were tipsy and the atmosphere was just right. After seeing off the three giants, Miss Huang, who had been holding back for a long time, let out a surprised voice that resounded throughout the manor:

"Li Jiankun, you want to go to heaven!"

"calm down."

"Awesome! I have also made friends with three top bosses. Li Jiankun, tell me, what reward do you want?"

Someone escaped quietly, and was frightened by the mother and daughter.

What if... let's just say what if, they really don't mind each other and come up with that kind of taboo play, then who can withstand it?

Effie watched a certain girl chase into the house like a wolf, pursed her lips and laughed like a silver bell in the night in the courtyard. She thought: Huang Da female bandit's words were not right.

She has not only made friends with three top bosses?

Isn’t it “brother”?
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Three days later, at noon.

Swire Bank.

A champagne-colored Silver Thorn, a black fifth-generation Crown, and a business car of the same color stopped at the same time in front of the bank gate.

The sound of car doors opening and closing came in confusion.

Li Jiankun and Yuan Geng took the lead, leading a large group of people into the bank hall with a sense of ownership.

"Hi boss!"

"It's been a hard journey."

Immediately, a few people looked at the Chinese management in the middle of the morning through the door and windows with an uneasy mood, and came up with a stern look on their faces.

Whether it was behind the tables in the hall or the staff at the counter, they all stood up and paid attention.

There are also some employees who have not figured out who the new boss is. Based on keywords such as "young, tall and handsome" mentioned by their colleagues, they lock the target and quickly imprint that appearance in their minds; including those around the new boss. , and put a label on each of them that "can only please, cannot offend".

"Just keep working."

Following Li Jiankun's instructions, the staff all sat down and got busy.

Several Chinese managers greeted and led the way, sending the new boss and his entourage to the third floor - there was nothing to worry about now, the Schweizer family was ready to resell their shares and exit.

These British guys hold on to their aristocratic status, and it would be more uncomfortable for them to live under someone else's roof than to kill them. The family's century-old business has changed hands, let alone the company, they don't even have the nerve to stay in the port city.

In the Hong Kong luxury housing market, some high-quality properties have been listed in the past two days.

Furthermore, without the controlling rights in hand, if the controlling shareholders want to "knead" them - with the strength shown by Quinlan, they can only be a ball.

Arriving at the executive conference room on the third floor, on one side of the huge mahogany oval conference table, a row of senior members of the Schweizer family were seated, and in the middle was Noah Schweizer.

Everyone is sullen.

I don’t blame them, they definitely couldn’t laugh.

The security personnel stayed outside the door, while Li Jiankun, Yuan Geng, two lawyers from China Merchants Bureau, and a specially recruited "professional" sat down across the conference table.

Neither party meant to make small talk and went straight to the point. According to the wishes of the Schweizer family, the 48.5% shares in their hands need to be cashed in to them at a price of 59.13 yuan per share, totaling billion Hong Kong dollars.

"joke!"

Wearing a white shirt, black trousers, a red and white striped tie, a "professional" with a sleek back hair, he tapped the table, leaned forward, and stared straight into Noah Schweizer with his sharp eyes. , with a calm expression:

"If you have this attitude, then there is no need to talk. The stock price of 'Taikoo Shares' has fallen below the issue price, leaving less than fifteen yuan per share, a five-fold premium. Who gives you the confidence?"

Li Jiankun was lying on the back of the chair, feeling very comfortable. With this person here, what else could he do?

Just sit back and enjoy the results.

It would be impossible for him to negotiate better than this one.

Mr. Yuan secretly told him that this man had stayed in that building in Geneva with all the flags flying for four years.

When such talents come to negotiate in the mall, as long as they do their homework in advance, it is tantamount to a dimensionality reduction attack.

The family members of the Schweizer family, headed by Noah Schwaier, were retreating steadily and struggling to support themselves under the seemingly calm but in fact fierce words that struck seven inches.

"Fifty! This is our bottom line!"

"Obviously you have overestimated your own value and underestimated our power after taking control. I advise you to put away your unrealistic bottom line. Now is a chance for you to have a good talk... Please believe me, with our Kunlan The strength of the two major shareholders, Investment and China Merchants, will make you very uncomfortable over time, and the benefits you will ultimately receive will be less than you imagined. You have experienced this, so please don’t make the mistake of yourself."

Noah: "..."

The negotiations lasted from morning to afternoon, and the two sides didn't go far at noon. I didn't know whether the Shi Huaiya family was in the mood to eat, so Li Jiankun and the others settled with lunch boxes.

After all, you can have good wine and good food at any time, and the main thing is to do it all at once.

As dusk approached, the two sides finally reached a consensus.

The issue price of "Taikoo Shares" is 18 Hong Kong dollars per share. The Swire family has been developing for many years and has worked hard to give them 27 Hong Kong dollars per share.

Quinlan Investment fully acquired all their shares at a cost of approximately HK$3 billion.

This acquisition war, which almost affected the nerves of everyone in Hong Kong, was finally settled with "Quinlan" holding 99.5% of Swire & Co.'s shares.

Subsequently, due to reasonable reasons such as the change of major shareholders, "Quinlan" petitioned the China Securities Regulatory Commission to recover another 0.5% of the common shares in the market, which was equivalent to completing privatization and temporarily delisting and reorganizing.

The next day, "Quinlan" issued an announcement:

"With immediate effect, 'Swire Pacific Co., Ltd.' will be officially renamed as 'Huaqiang Swire Co., Ltd.'"

This suggestion comes from Li Chaoren.

According to Li Jiankun's original idea, he planned to throw the word "Taikoo" into the pit, but Li Chaoren persuaded him with emotion and reason:

"Taikoo" is an old sign with a history of more than a hundred years. Although it now has a bad reputation in the Hong Kong city, ordinary people also know that Taikoo has changed hands and become a Chinese-owned enterprise. This will eliminate the rumors that were bombarded by the paper media a while ago. Negative impact.

As a century-old brand, the impact of its brand value is difficult to measure in terms of money.

Li Chaoren also gave Li Jiankun an example: Taikoo Sugar controls half of the country in the Pearl River Delta area of ​​mainland China. If "Taikoo Sugar Cube" is suddenly changed to "Huaqiang Cube Sugar", sales will plummet.

This is also the reason why he did not change his name after acquiring Hutchison Whampoa and Charter King acquiring Wharf.

Li Jiankun was convinced by him. In addition, the word "Huaqiang" stepped on the head of "Taikou", which was his final stubbornness as a patriotic party.

The next day.

Huaqiang Swire Limited issued an announcement:

"Global Group (Baojia's main industry) has invested in the company, accounting for 10% of the shares."

"Changjiang Industrial has invested in the company, accounting for 10% of the shares."

"OOCL has invested in the company, accounting for 15% of the shares."

The whole Hong Kong was in an uproar.

Three top Chinese-funded wealthy families, three Chinese-funded enterprises, have jointly invested in "Huaqiang Swire", plus the major shareholder "Kunlan Investment Company" jointly held by "Quinlan" and China Merchants, the four major Chinese-funded companies have joined hands to invest in "Huaqiang Swire" Giants teamed up to take charge of the former Taikoo & Co.

Let Hong Kong people all smell a strong signal - Chinese capital is on the rise.

Rising with irresistible attitude!

At the same time, investors on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange have begun gearing up, hoping that "Huaqiang Swire" can return to the stock market as soon as possible.

Just kidding, what’s the background of this?

In addition to the four Chinese giants, there is even "Mainland" standing behind them.

Any fool can see that once "Huaqiang Taigu" is re-listed, the stock will definitely skyrocket, at least in a short period of time.

However, what may make investors sad is that Li Jiankun has no such plan for the time being.

The "eye of the storm" of the financial crisis is getting closer and closer. Many companies want to complete privatization quickly, but are unable to do so due to financial pressure or other reasons. "Huaqiang Swire" has finally completed privatization. At this critical moment, is it still in Laoshizi City?

The main purpose of going public is to raise funds. Is Li Jiankun a person who is short of money?

Although, it is true that we owe a lot of foreign debt. In addition, the "Orient Express" financial product was about to expire on August 8, and he really had no money on hand for delivery and redemption.

But don't forget, the former Taikoo & Co. has a bank... under its umbrella.

The Shi Huaiya family has gone out of business, and the small sums of money that the people took away a while ago should be sent back one after another, right?

Bank, what are you talking about...

Well, it’s so sweet!

(End of this chapter)