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After Hardy and David reached an agreement, the two began to plan. David and HSBC would contact each other to find out the bottom of the other party first.

As for Hardy, he hid in the dark to create public opinion.

after one day,

David Rockefeller received people from HSBC Bank in the hotel reception room. Darville Sassoon, the leader of HSBC Bank, was a member of the Sassoon family.

The assets of the Sassoon family are also extremely large. After hundreds of years of accumulation, the assets may not be less than tens of billions of dollars. They are known as the Eastern Rothschild family, and they even had a marriage relationship with the Rothschild family in the past.

Of course, the Sassoon family is also a big family, and it is impossible for all assets to be in the hands of one person, but scattered in the hands of many family members.

After the two parties shook hands and chatted, David Rockefeller said: Sassoon, I see from the investment list that you plan to sell 17% of the shares. I don't know what made HSBC want to sell the shares?

HSBC has thought of this question a long time ago. Any investor will definitely ask this question. If you say that HSBC has a problem, the other party will inevitably lower the price. This is the simplest routine in the market.

Darville Sassoon smiled: In fact, HSBC's financial situation has always been good. After all, we have the right to issue currency in Hong Kong.

The Rockefeller family has shares in the Federal Reserve and has the right to issue U.S. currency. I believe you know the value of the right to issue currency in one place better than I do.

This time HSBC wants to introduce shareholders, mainly because it wants to find better partners and prepare for a broader market. Next, HSBC has a series of development plans to develop more businesses in the UK, enter the US market, and enter the US market. the rest of Europe.

Mr. Rockefeller values ​​our HSBC. HSBC is actually very happy. We are willing to cooperate with a consortium like yours. We believe that HSBC will have a better future, and your investment will be doubled.

The Jew talked non-stop, calling the deal a strong alliance, but David Rockefeller was noncommittal after hearing it.

I don't know what the market value of HSBC is now, what price are you going to sell this share? David asked.

According to our calculations, HSBC has a market value of 330 million US dollars, and sold 17% of its shares, worth 56.1 million. Davier Sassoon said.

David shook his head.

I don't think HSBC is worth 330 million now.

HSBC's original main market was in China. Recently, the war in China has been chaotic, inflation is extremely serious, and the financial order is on the verge of collapse. I heard that most of HSBC's banks in China have closed their doors.

Darville Sassoon was suffocated.

It is indeed affected to a certain extent, but our base is in Hong Kong, and the business in Hong Kong has developed very well. A large number of people have come to Hong Kong. Recently, the business volume of HSBC Hong Kong has grown very fast.

David looked at Darville Sassoon.

road:

A few years ago when the Japanese occupied Hong Kong, they confiscated all the assets of HSBC. After Japan surrendered, you took it back to HSBC. At that time, HSBC was only an empty shelf.

Although you have filled in part of the funds and allowed HSBC to reopen, but now only three years have passed, how much profit HSBC has made, I seriously doubt the market value of 330 million you quoted.

I have followed the wars in Huaguo. There have been several wars in recent months. Mr. Yuan has already lost most of his territory. It is hard for me to believe that he can win the final victory.

If the East wins, they will confiscate all property, and we have different political consciousness. I am afraid that it will be difficult for HSBC to return to China, so HSBC has lost its original market.

I'm afraid I don't need to tell Mr. Sassoon how serious it is for a business to lose its original market.

This is not the most serious thing. If the opponent wins a complete victory, it is hard to say whether Hong Kong can keep it. Once the opponent takes back Hong Kong, all investment in Hong Kong will be wiped out, so this is a very dangerous investment.

David Rockefeller listed a number of reasons.

Darville Sassoon was sweating from his brow. From David's words, it can be heard that the other party is very familiar with the situation in Hong Kong and Eastern countries, and he may have seen through his intentions.

HSBC shareholders are not optimistic about the situation in the East now, so they think of selling some of their shares to spread the risk.

Some people even plan to sell all their shares directly.

For capitalists, it is their instinct to see a profitable industry enter and flee when encountering danger.

Few people will foolishly hold on to danger when they see danger for the sake of their so-called beliefs. Such people are not qualified capitalists.

Since David now also sees the major problems of HSBC.

This deal may be hard to come by.

What does Mr. Rockefeller mean? Darville Sassoon asked.

If you want to find a partner, you need to give a sincere price. I asked my economist to calculate that the current value of HSBC is probably only 130 million U.S. dollars. Mostly.

Davier Sassoon was overjoyed at first when he heard the other party's offer, which showed that the other party was still interested in the deal, at least he did not reject it directly.

But the price is too low.

Mr. David, HSBC has more than 3 million customers, with a capital volume of 580 million US dollars, and this year's profit reached 12 million US dollars. This kind of profitability exceeds that of many large banks. Darville Sassoon explained.

Risks and the future, David said.

Mr. Sassoon, in fact, what kind of investment is this? I believe you and I are well aware that this transaction is not a normal transaction, but a very risky gamble. Once it fails, all investments will disappear.

For high-risk investments, every banker will be more cautious. Only when the return may be far greater than the investment, will someone be willing to make a very high-risk investment. I think this is the most real reason for HSBC to sell shares. Bar.

David didn't make any more detours, and directly pointed out the key points.

The negotiation ended here, and both parties were not satisfied with the other party's offer, but they did not reject it outright, and it was regarded as a temporary stop.

Talking about business is a game.

It depends on how the two sides settle.

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the other side.

Hardy summoned the head of the Global Times newspaper office in London.

He gave him a detailed explanation, and asked the newspaper to send people to Hong Kong to personally pass on the things Hardy explained.

Both sides act together.

At the same time, Hardy sent power to the global headquarters in the United States, asking them to cooperate with Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.

Then he summoned Henry to bring intelligence personnel to the UK, and asked the Global Times London newspaper to cooperate in an in-depth investigation of all information about HSBC.

in a few days.

Through multi-party cooperation.

The details of HSBC were before Hardy and David Rockefeller.

HSBC Bank was founded in 1865, and its shareholders include ten foreign companies including the British Steamship Company, Sassoon Company, Baoshun Company, Qiong Kee Company, Pacific Company, Shun Zhang Company, and Chanchen.

After more than 100 years of development, there have been changes during the period. Now the shareholders are more dispersed and become 18 companies, of which Sassoon Matheson Co., Ltd. accounts for 11.3% of the shares, and the British Shipping Company accounts for 7.5% of the shares. Jardine Matheson, Swire, and Hutchison is also among them.

There are also some British and Indian businessmen among them.

The current president of HSBC, A.H. Saunders, is also a legendary financier. Hardy knew that he did not step down until the 1970s, leading HSBC out of the predicament and developing, becoming the largest bank in Hong Kong and even Southeast Asia.

His successor is the famous Shen Bi.

It is precisely because of Shen Bi's help that Li Gongshan will rise in later generations.

Headquartered in Hong Kong, HSBC is a building similar to the White House. It has a total of 46 branches, including 16 in Huaguo Shanghai, Beiping, Qingdao, Tianjin, and Shantou. In addition, it also has branches in the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and India. .

However, during World War II, HSBC suffered serious blows, including HSBC Hong Kong headquarters and branches in Southeast Asian countries, all of which were confiscated by the Japanese, their property was confiscated, and the bank closed, which caused HSBC to suffer heavy losses.

At the end of World War II, Japan surrendered, HSBC took back the various banks, and the families invested funds to restore the business of each place, but in just a few years, it was far from the pre-war scale.

Moreover, after the tragic war, the people of East Asian countries were poor, and there was money deposited in banks there, so it was very difficult to carry out banking business.

Huaguo, HSBC's largest business location, is still at war. Several major battles have now been fought. A bald head lost badly. HSBC closed most of its domestic branches. As for whether other banks can keep it, it is also very dangerous.

Sassoon and David Rockefeller said that last year, HSBC Hong Kong’s savings volume surged, and its profit reached tens of millions of dollars. The real reason was that other banks withdrew their funds to Hong Kong. Into the branch loss, that's why such beautiful data is made.

In fact, this is cheating, probably to sell for a good price.

David looked at the information and sighed in his heart at Hardy's ability to obtain such detailed information in such a short period of time.

Although the Rockefeller family's forces were dispatched to obtain these materials, the speed was definitely not so fast.

Speed ​​is an advantage.

With information comes control.

From this point, it can be seen that Hardy's success is not without reason.

Judging from these materials, the price I gave of 150 million yuan may be a bit high. Although HSBC is worth this price now, the risk factor is too high. If Hong Kong falls and HSBC loses its main market, the value will be greatly reduced.

After finishing speaking, David looked at Hardy:

Hadi, the risk is so high, why do you still choose to invest?

Do you think the north cannot win, or Hong Kong will not be captured?

David wondered what Hardy was thinking.

Hardy shook his head.

The north will definitely win. This is an unchangeable fact. The advantage of being bald in the early stage is not enough to win. Now the two sides seem to be evenly matched. In fact, one side is as powerful as a rainbow, and the other side is weak. It is no longer an opponent of the same level.

Then can Hong Kong be kept?

Hardy smiled.

This is the place to gamble. It is possible to directly capture Hong Kong, or it is possible that the new government may choose not to take back Hong Kong temporarily in view of the international situation. The probability is half and half.

The shareholders of HSBC dare not gamble. Those foreign firms investing in Hong Kong are very afraid. People give up and take what others take. If you win the bet, you may have a hundred times the profit.

Just like you invested in President Johnson? David looked at Hardy and said.

Hehehehe, it's almost the same reason. Hardy said with a smile.

David is not a gambler. He prefers to invest steadily. As the Rockefeller family, it has become a super consortium with very rich capital and does not need radical investment. Steady progress is the most important thing.

People like Hardy, who worked hard from the bottom, are more willing to use aggressive investment methods in order to quickly accumulate capital.

After knowing the risks of HSBC's investment, David actually planned to give up, but he found that he was influenced by Hardy's passion.

Hardy once told him about his investment experience, many times with gambling elements, including investing in President Johnson.

He won the bet.

David wanted to try this time,

Can this guy win the bet again.

This game should be fun.

At most this investment failed, Rockefeller and the Bank of Manhattan could afford it, and David finally made a decision.

Play this one with Hardy.

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