Global Tycoon: You Call This A Small Achievement?

Now that he is determined to make massive mergers and acquisitions, He Zhou cannot be targeting just "Nanyang Siang Pau" and "72 Hong Shang Pau".

If we say that before the rise of Oriental News Company in the whole of South Asia, the most leading private newspaper was definitely not Sing Tao Daily. Sing Tao Daily could only be regarded as a first-line newspaper.

The most influential person in Feng Nan Ya is definitely the South China Morning Post!

The background of this newspaper is not simple, and because it has been on the market for many years and is highly recognized by the market, the difficulty of acquisition is far higher than that of "Nanyang Siang Pau" and "Seventy-two Lines" business newspapers.

Only by winning this newspaper can Oriental Culture Media completely establish its position as the absolute hegemon of print media in Xiangjiang, Haohai, and Fengnan Asia. It can be said that it has initially grasped the hegemony of public opinion in such a large region, and has the qualification to 'make trouble'!

This is the last link in his paper media hegemony!

When Li Bowen heard about He Zhou's intention to acquire the South China Morning Post, he immediately subconsciously planned to dissuade it.

But when I thought that this person in front of me was not only a financial tycoon, but also a newspaper tycoon, I became hesitant and reminded cautiously: "Boss, the South China Morning Post is different from ordinary newspapers. The water is very deep..."

"Stop talking nonsense, I have to gnaw down this hard bone no matter what." He Zhou said with burning eyes.

After praying seventy-two times, he only shivered. How could he retreat in spite of the difficulties?

Of course he knew that the South China Morning Post was involved in so many ways and so deeply that most people couldn't even figure out the subsequent ownership structure and relationships behind this newspaper.

Unlike "Nanyang Siang Pau" and "72 Hong Shang Bao", he had already made sufficient psychological preparations before deciding to acquire the "South China Morning Post".

There is a high probability that this acquisition will be interfered by political forces!

But, so what?

No one can stop what he is determined to get!

"Tell me how much you know about the South China Morning Post?" He Zhou held a cigarette in his mouth and gestured to the other party.

Li Bowen pondered for a moment and said: "As far as I know, the current largest shareholder of the South China Morning Post should be HSBC, holding 32% of the shares, making it the largest shareholder of the South China Morning Post."

"The second largest shareholder should be the Kelite family, holding more than 10% of the shares."

"The third largest shareholder is the Edmond family, holding 9.5~~% of the shares."

"Except for the first time, the shareholding ratio of subsequent shareholders is relatively low. The fourth to tenth shareholders only add up to 11.6%. The remaining shares of more than 36% are scattered in the secondary market..."

"This is the home base of British capital!"

After hearing this, He Zhou sighed with emotion, "It's troublesome if the equity is so concentrated!"

This acquisition is very difficult. The top three shareholders alone hold more than 50% of the shares. This means that as long as the three companies do not let go, the entire "South China Morning Post" will be impregnable.

In comparison, the financial problem is not a big problem.

With a market value of just over 10 million Hong Kong dollars, even if it is acquired at a premium, even if it costs 20 million Hong Kong dollars to acquire this newspaper, it is still worthwhile.

"Boss, please forgive me for talking too much. The South China Morning Post is of extraordinary significance to British capital, and it is destined to be impossible to reduce it to an ordinary acquisition." Li Bowen finally reminded.

He Zhou nodded slightly, "In this way, you first have someone investigate the specific equity ownership of the South China Morning Post. Be sure to do the work in detail, and then make an assessment of the difficulty of the acquisition, but do not contact the other party privately."

"Understood." Li Bowen gritted his teeth and agreed.

He also knows that once the snake is alerted, the hope of success of this acquisition will be even slimmer!

Although the South China Morning Post is nominally a newspaper founded by Chinese, it has long become a tool for the British to maintain their rule and influence. It can be regarded as a completely British-owned newspaper in Chinese skin.

Let alone him, even if Li Chaoren, Charter King and others come forward, the hope of success is very slim.

Pay a price of HK$1 billion.

Who doesn’t know that the South China Morning Post is a better target?

Later, Li Chaoren succeeded in winning the "South China Morning Post" as he wished, but I don't know how many years passed after he won the "Sing Tao Daily". For Li Chaoren at that time, the value of the "South China Morning Post" had been greatly reduced, and it had become like worthless food. It's just so-so, tasteless to eat, and a pity to throw away!

Even Li Chaoren, who has extremely pro-British sentiments and maintains close relations with the British upper class, has encountered many obstacles, let alone him?

Although on the surface he did not do anything unfriendly to the British capital, he did not believe that the other party was so understanding that he regarded him as one of his own!

Just the fact that they came from the mainland across the sea is enough for the British capital to be vigilant, so how could they be completely wary!

"The key to this matter still lies with HSBC!"

He Zhou was pacing in the bright office, as if a large computer was repeatedly calculating in his mind, "Maybe I should have a frank talk with Mr. Shen?"

HSBC's influence on Hong Kong is in all aspects. If you want to make a fortune in Hong Kong, it is impossible to avoid HSBC.

In comparison, although Standard Chartered Bank is also considered strong, it is obviously far from being able to compare with HSBC in Hong Kong.

Not to mention, compared with Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC has made many moves to be friendly to Chinese capital since Shen Bi took over as chairman. Not only did it not deliberately distance itself like Standard Chartered, but it took the initiative to get closer.

Without hesitation, He Zhou immediately ordered his secretary to make an appointment with Mr. Shen of HSBC. As expected, he received a positive reply within a short time.

This is the benefit of strength.

In the past, this call might not even reach Shen Bi's ears, and would be stopped by others.

No one, nouveau riche, who cares about you?

However, nowadays, not to mention HSBC, even the Hong Kong government will give him unlimited courtesy based on his position of strength.

The industries he is now involved in include newspapers, comics, publishing, and financial securities. No matter what occasion he is in Hong Kong, it is destined that both parties need to handle their relationship well.

In fact, even the official newspapers in the mainland have mentioned his name several times, indicating that what he has done has entered the career of the decision-making level and has the value of united front.

Although there is still a big gap in wealth with the top rich people such as Li Chaoren and Charter King, due to the strength of Oriental Culture Media, it has the power of public opinion that is most needed in the mainland...

Once you are won over by others, leaving the other party with a bad feeling, and using the power of public opinion even a little bit, wouldn't it add countless troubles to the great cause?

What the mainland needs is a Hong Kong where horses can run and dances can dance, a prosperous Hong Kong, a window for interaction between the Eastern and Western worlds. This is the greatest value of Hong Kong.

Otherwise, it is just a small land. There are countless desert islands in the mainland that are larger than the Xiangjiang River. If we did not want to completely take over everything in the Xiangjiang River, we could have recovered it twenty or thirty years ago (good news) ).

Ying, who is thousands of miles away, has no foothold in Yazhou, and there is almost no chance of winning by force to retain Xiangjiang.

At most, after retaking Xiangjiang in the mainland, they took advantage of the fact that the mainland's navy was still very weak to cause trouble every day, causing Xiangjiang to fall into a great recession or even enter an era of economic ruin.

A place without a stable development environment, at the forefront of confrontation, or even in a war-torn environment, will never be able to achieve rapid economic development.

In that case, the value of Xiangjiang will be greatly reduced, which is inconsistent with the expectations of the mainland, so the mainland will never seek to achieve its goals through force unless it is a last resort.

Nowadays, the power of British public opinion, as well as some gossip newspapers that are afraid of the world being in chaos, are constantly intimidating public opinion. The main purpose is to deceive some consumable immigrants, moisten things silently, and take the opportunity to plunder as much as possible. The huge amount of wealth accumulated over decades of traveling in Hong Kong has left the Chinese capital in a messy Hong Kong.

After gathering his thoughts, He Zhou immediately told the driver: "Get the car ready, I'm going to HSBC!".