A layman in the courtyard

Chapter 189 I want to let him die

After watching Shen Bi get off the yacht, the senior managers of the four major foreign companies did not leave and continued to communicate on the second deck of the yacht.

"How about it? Everyone said that HSBC and the Hong Kong government are unwilling to help. It is indeed difficult for us to have a substantial impact on Cao Zhihua's industry and swallow up his industry with our own strength."

John Madden stood up unconvinced, cursed and walked around in a circle, then waved his hand and said:

"I think we should let Shen Bi convey our requests.

I don't believe that this guy Cao Zhihua dares to start a war with our four major foreign banks at the same time.
The four of us as a large company scared him to death.

Now we are in a difficult situation, but if we just give up and leave in despair, that will definitely not work. Do we still need our face and prestige? "

John Keswick looked at John Madden, who looked unhappy, and then at Qi Dezun. After thinking for a while, he said:

"Then what do you think of our A-grade plan? Should we continue it?"

Although Qi Dezun was a little overwhelmed by the three major foreign companies, among the four major foreign companies, he and Hutchison were the weakest.
So I didn’t want to really fight to the death with Cao Zhihua, so I said:
"Both the Hong Kong government and HSBC have come to warn us. I suggest that the A-cargo plan be suspended. If this plan is implemented,
If Cao's core industry is threatened, it will really be a matter of life and death, and the conflict will really not stop.

I suggest waiting until Shen Bi passes the letter and then seeing Cao's reaction. "

John Madden stared at Qi Dezun and said disdainfully:
"After all, you are just too timid. You are afraid of this and that. What can we accomplish?"

Shiyok Shihuaiya glanced at John Madden displeasedly and felt that this grandson was really born into a good child and his abilities were really average. He said unhappily:
"Madden, are you sure you are ready to go to war with Cao?
Or do you think that even though we have decided to take action against Cao’s core industry, Cao will still swallow his anger and not dare to resist? "

John Madden would not dare to be disrespectful in front of Shiyok Shihuaiya.
After all, the strength of Swire & Co. and Jardine & Co. is much stronger than that of Wheelock & Co.

However, Hutchison was not as powerful as John Madden, so it had to disrespect Qi Dezun many times.

"Mr. Shiyue, we are just trying to scare Cao anyway. If we can get what we want through negotiation, that would be the best.
We won’t lose even if we can’t get it, but we still have to be prepared for our A-cargo plan.

If Cao Gou jumps over the wall in a hurry, we also have means to counter him, right? "

After listening to John Madden's explanation, Shiyok Shihuaiya's face became much more normal. After thinking about it, he nodded and said:
"What Madden said makes sense. It's not a bad thing to be more prepared. I think that's it. Let's see how Shen Bi reacts to Cao after he conveys our intention."

"Okay, let's decide."

After Shen Bi returned to Central, he immediately called Cao Zhihua and conveyed the meaning of the four major foreign banks to Cao Zhihua.

After all, Shen Bi didn't expect that the four major foreign companies would not give him any face, which made him completely unable to step down, so he was too embarrassed to ask Cao Zhihua to meet.

"Okay, Uncle Shen, I know what they mean,

I don’t plan to meet and talk with them for the time being. After all, they are clearly trying to blackmail me now, and I can’t achieve anything from our talks.

I plan to take action against Hengnong Group first. This matter was led by Chen Zengxi, so he must pay the price. "

"Well, I understand. It's good to kill the chicken to scare the monkey. I will communicate with the Hong Kong government. You can be more aggressive and try to scare away the four major foreign companies.

Keeping the current environment of Hong Kong Island unchanged is the best result. "

"Okay, Uncle Shen, thank you for your support. I will try my best to scare them away once and for all."

"Well, that's it, let's play together again sometimes."

"Okay, Uncle Shen, goodbye."

After Cao Zhihua hung up the phone, he let out a breath. This matter has been weighing on Cao Zhihua's heart for this period of time. He must be a teacher and have a reputation. He has to wait for the news, and his mood will inevitably be affected.
After receiving the news from Shen Bi this time, my heart finally dropped.

In fact, no matter what the four major foreign banks choose, Cao Zhihua has already made preparations.

Now that the four major foreign banks are still planning to blackmail themselves, the top officials of the Hong Kong government cannot blame themselves for beating people up.

"Xinru, go and call Mr. Li, Mr. Lou, Mr. Xie, Mr. Zhang, Director Fang of the Investment Department, Cao Xiaoyu of the Finance Department, and Director Li Dawei of the Key Account Department to my office for a meeting."

"Okay, Chairman, please wait a moment, I will notify you right away."

Cao Zhihua watched Du Xinru go out, combing her thoughts and drinking tea.

Not long after, the people who had been notified came to Cao Zhihua's office one after another and sat down, waiting for everyone to arrive for the meeting.

After Cao Zhihua waited for everyone to arrive, he went directly to the topic and said:
"I just got Shen Bi's comrade. In the end, the four major foreign companies chose to bite our Zhihua Group and not let go.
This time they proposed that we give the building materials industry industry chain alliance to them, and they were willing to let go. "

When everyone heard what Cao Zhihua said, the office was filled with anger.
"I think they are crazy. Do you think they can defeat us? Chairman, do it with them."

"That's right, what nonsense are the four major foreign banks? Our Zhihua Group is not afraid of them, so we will fight against them."

"Who do they think they are? A lion can open its mouth and is not afraid of being swallowed to death. Chairman, let's start a war. We are not afraid."

Cao Zhihua looked at everyone's fighting spirit with satisfaction. He stretched out his hands and pressed down to signal everyone to be quiet. After everyone stopped, Cao Zhihua asked Fang Yanyu:
"Minister Fang, can you tell me the best plan discussed by the Investment Department?"

Fang Yanyu sat upright excitedly and said:
"Dear Chairman, fellow bosses and colleagues,

After comprehensively analyzing all the intelligence, the Investment Department came up with three plans for the four major foreign banks and Hengnong Group.
The first one is to scare the monkeys. The sales volume of the real estate developed by Hengnong Group is as high as more than 2.1 million yuan, and their project progress is very slow.
The Hengnong Group's own assets are only about 7-8 million. Once our industrial chain alliance stops the supply of materials to the Hengnong Group and stops new suppliers outside the Hong Kong Island market from providing materials for them.

In addition, we are creating momentum in the media and asking owners who have purchased houses from Hengnong Group to run on Hengnong Group's properties and check out, then Hengnong Group will go bankrupt very quickly.
Unless they have the ability to quickly raise more than 2 million in funds,

Otherwise, they have no means to make a comeback.

Chairman, this is the first one. "

Cao Zhihua was no stranger to this point. He had already deduced it over and over in his mind and added:

"I will be responsible for contacting the media. Mr. Li, you are responsible for connecting with the industrial chain alliance. There can be no omissions.

And you must send someone to keep an eye on Hang Lung Group and not give them any chance to make a comeback.

Wait for the meeting to end before executing it. I will personally handle the publicity aspect.

Tomorrow in all newspapers and radio stations in Hong Kong, the news that we are taking action against Hengnong Group will appear on the front pages of major media early tomorrow morning. "

After hearing Cao Zhihua's announcement, Fang Yanyu continued:
"The second is to use the power of defeating the Hengnong Group to attack Wheelock Properties and complete the acquisition in one fell swoop."

Cao Zhihua looked at Fang Yanyu in surprise. Cao Zhihua had never heard of this plan in advance. It seemed that the investment department had some good information. He asked curiously:
"Minister Fang, you continue." "Dear Chairman, this is the case. In the past, Wheelock's main asset was the development of the global shipping industry.
This year, under the leadership of John Madden, he continued to draw global funds and invested in the real estate industry of Hong Kong Island together with several other major families on Hong Kong Island.

To this end, Wheelock also changed its listed company, Hong Kong Island Cable Company, into Hong Kong Island Real Estate Trust Company.

Hong Kong Island Cable Company is an old listed company, and its shares have long been scattered in the stock market. The Madden family only holds 35.6% of the shares, and other stocks have long been scattered in the market on the exchange.

Once we defeat Hengnong Group by stopping the supply of building materials,
If this method is applied to Wheelock's Hong Kong Island Real Estate Trust Company, it will definitely produce a herd effect, causing the Hong Kong Island Trust Company's stock to sell wildly.

As long as we make arrangements in advance and find Hang Seng Bank, HSBC, or Citibank as our acquirer,

According to our deduction, there is a 65% probability that Wheelock’s Hong Kong Island Real Estate Trust Company can be acquired directly.

In this case, Wheelock will suffer heavy losses and will have no choice but to return to the sea to make money. "

Cao Zhihua was extremely surprised when he heard Fang Yanyu's plan and asked:
"Minister Fang, the plan you proposed is very good, but why is the evaluation success rate only 65%?"

When Fang Yanyu heard that the plan she had painstakingly prepared was approved by Cao Zhihua, she was so excited that she almost went crazy. After adjusting her mentality, she replied:

"Chairman, there are several reasons for the low success rate. First of all, we cannot assess how much capital Wheelock has on hand. After all, Hong Kong Island Real Estate Trust's market size is not large, only more than 1 million.

If Wheelock responded promptly and repurchased shares, the success rate would be greatly reduced.

Secondly, the Madden family is a Judah family. The Judahs are the most united race in the world, and this race is generally very wealthy.

I'm worried that if the acquisition reaches a stalemate, some members of the Judah family will step in to help Wheelock.

Third, be careful that the Hong Kong government will intervene at the most critical moment in our takeover war. They will not allow foreign banks to be acquired by Chinese capital. "

After hearing Fang Yanyu's answer, Cao Zhihua pondered for a moment and said:

“I think the plan to acquire Hong Kong Island Real Estate Trust can be implemented.

I don’t need to buy this company at a low price. Our company has plenty of money.

Tomorrow I will interview Mr. He Shanheng from Hang Seng Bank. We can make arrangements in advance to acquire some stocks first.

When we do get started, I will let Hang Seng Bank quickly acquire shares in the market regardless of cost. "

Fang Yanyu asked in confusion:

"Chairman, why did you choose Hang Seng Bank? Stocks will be purchased on Hong Kong Island and face-to-face transactions are required.

HSBC is obviously more capable and can complete the acquisition work better. "

Cao Zhihua said with a smile:

"You have already said that the Hong Kong government will not allow foreign banks to be acquired by Chinese capital. I went to HSBC to complete the acquisition. Then don't all the top executives in Hong Kong know about it?

Then what else should I acquire? "

Fang Yanyu said with some disbelief:

"Chairman, hasn't HSBC always promised to protect the privacy of its customers? It's not like it's even giving up its own credibility, right?"

Cao Zhihua said with a smile:
"Whoever believes this is a fool. Why don't you ask Mr. Li and see if she believes it."

Fang Yanyu looked at Li Shengnan curiously, and Li Shengnan said speechlessly:

"If you don't believe it, you can even buy their bank's customer information with money, let alone the acquisition of a foreign bank, such a big news."

Fang Yanyu was shocked and speechless by Li Shengnan's words. Cao Zhihua continued:

"As for the involvement of high-level officials of the Hong Kong government in this matter, you don't need to worry. I will handle this matter. What's your third suggestion?"

Although Fang Yanyu was shocked by what Cao Zhihua and Li Shengnan said, she immediately regained her composure and continued:
"The third one is that we can also use the same method on Hutchison Matheson.

According to our information, Hutchison has been investing heavily in retail, real estate and docks on Hong Kong Island in recent years.

The current capital chain is very tight.
As long as we use the same method to deal with Hutchison & Co.,

Hutchison Matheson's capital chain will soon be broken.

Although the Qi Dezun family owns 69% of Hutchison Matheson,
But if Hutchison Matheson's capital chain is broken, we will have the opportunity to acquire Hutchison Matheson. "

Cao Zhihua felt that he had really underestimated Fang Yanyu. This was not an ability that ordinary people could have and could come up with a plan.

After hearing this, Cao Zhihua was almost in awe when he laid out the case. The whole plan was closely linked. In Cao Zhihua's mind, success was not mentioned first, but it was definitely a very good plan to deter these foreign companies and allow him to fish in troubled waters with huge benefits.

Cao Zhihua made the decision directly and said:
“I think the colleagues in the investment department are very good. In my opinion, this plan should be the result of the investment department’s great efforts.

Mr. Li, you have a process. Announce it. Minister Fang’s level will be mentioned as the vice president of the company, and his salary will be increased accordingly. As for the rewards for colleagues in the investment department, Mr. Fang will propose a plan and we will review and approve it. "

Li Shengnan was also amazed by Fang Yanyu's plan. She had no objection to Cao Zhihua's promotion. After all, she had made a contribution and the company should reward her.

“I have decided to follow this plan. The first and second items will be activated at the same time, and the third item will be decided based on the situation.

Mr. Li, Minister Li Dawei, you are responsible for the connection and supervision of the industrial chain alliance, and send people to keep an eye on the Hang Lung Group. I don’t want to see a story about salted fish turning around. What I want to see is that our stick will go down. Just smoke it to death, is there any problem? "

"Director Cao, there is no problem. I promise to complete the task."

"As for the media promotion, I will coordinate the content. I will interview Mr. He from Hang Seng Bank tomorrow.
Xiaoyu, the finance department's financial arrangements must be well coordinated. Don't start a war by then. If the logistics can't keep up, then I'm going to slap you. "

"Chairman, there will be no problems with logistics."

"Okay, let's end the meeting. Everyone, hurry up and take action. Within a week, I want Hengnong Group to die."

"Receive it and make sure it goes bankrupt."

(End of this chapter)