Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

The day after the party, Haruko Mouri was going back to Tokyo.

In the morning, Lin Baicheng took Maori Haruko to the airport in an extended Lincoln. Because the private plane happened to be parked here, he sent Maori Haruko there by private jet.

"Cheng-kun, you don't have to send me in, I can just go in by myself."

When the car arrived at the airport, before getting out of the car, Maori Haruko said to Lin Baicheng.

"Then I won't send you in. Go back and have a good rest. Come back next weekend."

Lin Baicheng didn't insist on sending Mouri Haruko in. His birthday is on Monday next week.

"Um."

Maori Haruko responded, kissed Lin Baicheng goodbye, and got out of the car.

After watching Maori Haruko walk into the airport, Lin Baicheng asked the driver to leave.

In the afternoon, Hutchison Hotel.

Lin Baicheng was drinking afternoon tea. He had made an appointment to meet someone here for tea in the afternoon, but the other person hadn't come yet.

"I'm so sorry, I'm late."

After a while, a person came over, but it was Shen Zou, the executive from HSBC.

"Daban Shen didn't come late, I came here early."

Lin Baicheng looked at his watch. It was still about seven minutes before he and Shen Porridge were scheduled to meet. Both of them had arrived earlier, but he had arrived earlier.

Shen Porridge sat down opposite Lin Baicheng: "I heard that Lin Sheng held a party yesterday?"

Lin Baicheng said: "That's what happened, but the people who were invited were senior executives of the company under my name. It was considered an internal party."

Shen Zong said: "With this Hutchison Hotel, it will be much more convenient for Lin Sheng to hold parties and dinners."

"That's not exactly the case."

Lin Baicheng quite agreed with this.

The two chatted. The tea master came and made tea and then left. The two chatted while drinking.

After chatting for a while, Shen Chow got to the point and said casually: "Lin Sheng, I heard that Mr. Weili is investigating the information of automobile companies in the UK. Hutchison Whampoa intends to invest in the UK and enter the automobile industry. Does this happen in the manufacturing industry?"

“HSBC’s information is really well-informed.”

Lin Baicheng was slightly surprised. It had only been a few days. He even doubted whether this news was revealed to HSBC by Mai Lihao. After thinking about it, he thought it was unlikely. This news is not big. Even if MacLeho has interests in HSBC, he would not specifically inform HSBC of this news.

On the contrary, it is more likely that HSBC found out on its own. After all, HSBC is not only a giant in Hong Kong, but also not a small player in the British financial industry. It is a giant with considerable power, so it is normal for it to find out this news.

Shen Porridge smiled when he heard this and said: "HSBC is a bank and cooperates with companies in various industries, so it is relatively well-informed."

No matter how HSBC got the news, since the other party already knew it, Lin Baicheng had no need to hide it. He immediately nodded and said: "Since Taipan already knows, I won't hide it anymore. I do intend to let Hutchison go." British investment to enter the car manufacturing industry.”

"However, the British automobile industry is currently severely shrinking, and the market is occupied by Japanese cars. I wonder if the automobile companies there are having a hard time. Which brand technology Hutchison Whampoa will acquire when entering this industry needs to be carefully investigated and considered."

These can all be guessed, so Lin Baicheng did not hide anything. As for the fact that the target is the Bentley brand, there is no need to tell Shen Porridge.

"Lin Sheng is right. Japanese cars are indeed popular in China and occupy a large number of markets. However, the prospects of this industry can be expected. As people's living standards get higher and higher and technology advances, the cost of cars will increase. The lower the price, the more popular cars will become. Lin Sheng, your vision is as good as ever."

Shen Zong admitted that Lin Baicheng's vision was not bad, but good vision may not necessarily be useful. The investment in the automobile manufacturing industry is not small, and the competitive pressure is also great. It is hard to say whether Lin Baicheng will succeed in entering this industry.

"Daban Shen, you asked me to have afternoon tea today, and you also talked about Hutchison Whampoa's investment, but do you want to cooperate?"

Lin Baicheng asked aloud. He was not stupid, so he couldn't see Shen Zhou's intention.

"HSBC is not weak in either Hong Kong or the UK. Mr. Lin, if you want Hutchison Whampoa to enter the automobile industry, HSBC can assist you. With HSBC's help, I believe Hutchison Whampoa will not only be able to acquire the target more smoothly," Enterprises can also spend less.”

Seeing Lin Baicheng's question, Shen Zhou told him his purpose, hoping that Hutchison Whampoa's investment could cooperate with HSBC.

Not to mention that if the acquisition entrustment is successfully completed, HSBC will definitely earn a lot of commission fees. After all, this is an acquisition of hundreds of millions of dollars.

More importantly, once the acquisition is completed, Hutchison Whampoa will have an additional automobile manufacturing company in the UK. If this company's transactions are transferred to HSBC, HSBC will only be able to earn more profits in the future.

With Hutchison Whampoa's investment amount and size, if the automobile company can get on the right track, it is likely to generate billions of dollars in annual revenue, and the benefits that HSBC can draw from it will definitely be considerable.

It is true that Lin Baicheng currently owns Galaxy Bank, but Galaxy Bank has not yet expanded in the UK. Even if it expands, the development speed will not be that fast. At least the interests within a few years can still be guaranteed.

After listening to Shen Porridge's words, Lin Baicheng pondered for a moment, and then said: "Shen Daban, you should know that Hutchison Whampoa is not short of money for this investment and does not need to borrow money from the bank."

"I know that."

Shen Porridge nodded. Hutchison Whampoa's investment profits of more than one billion US dollars were announced to the public. The stock price continued to rise. How could he not know?

Lin Baicheng said directly: "So, if we cooperate with HSBC, what can HSBC bring to Hutchison Whampoa?"

"HSBC's connections in the UK are absolutely unmatched by Hutchison Whampoa. If Hutchison Whampoa has an acquisition target, HSBC can help connect them through their connections and assist Hutchison Whampoa in completing the acquisition."

"After the acquisition is completed, if Hutchison Whampoa wants to recruit talents for the automobile company, HSBC can also help to recruit a large number of outstanding talents for Hutchison Whampoa's automobile company."

"Also, Hutchison Whampoa is not short of money at the moment, but the automobile company's investment is very large. The fact that it is not short of money now does not mean that it will not be short of money in the future. If the automobile company needs a loan, in terms of loan amount and interest rate, HSBC We will treat automobile companies as our most important partners."

Shen Porridge told all the benefits that HSBC could bring to Hutchison Whampoa. He did not criticize the situation because he knew that this move would be useless for Lin Baicheng. Telling the truth would show more sincerity.

Lin Baicheng had to admit that if HSBC assisted Hutchison Whampoa in the acquisition, the success of the acquisition of Bentley brand technology would indeed be greatly increased. If you can acquire better brands and technologies, there is no need to acquire inferior brands and technologies. Sometimes the time cost also needs to be considered.

Lin Baicheng asked: "Taban Shen, if Hutchison and HSBC cooperate, what will Hutchison have to pay?"

Shen Zong immediately said: "The normal expenses for assisting in the acquisition are not included. I hope that the automobile company's turnover can be placed in HSBC. Other than that, there are no other conditions."

Lin Baicheng immediately gave a discount: "It can only be from the UK. And if the automobile company feels that it is inconvenient to cooperate with HSBC, then the automobile company will have the right to change the bank it cooperates with."

"If this happens, it must be that HSBC's service is not adequate, and the car company naturally has the right to change partners."

Shen Porridge smiled and agreed without bargaining.

Nodding, Lin Baicheng said: "I have to go back and think about this matter, and I will give you an answer to Mr. Shen in a few days."

"Okay, if Lin Sheng has any questions, you can contact me at any time."

Hearing this, Shen Zhou didn't try to persuade him again. This cooperation was not a trivial matter. It was normal for Lin Baicheng to need time to think about it.

Afterwards, the two stopped talking about this matter and started talking about other things.

After a while, the two left the Hutchison Hotel together, but they separated after going out.

Even though it was the weekend, Lin Baicheng still called Wei Li, Cheng Yufeng, and Qin Lan to his home the next day, Sunday.

In the study, Lin Baicheng told the three of them about yesterday's conversation with Shen Porridge and asked them for their opinions.

"Cooperating with HSBC is still beneficial. After all, HSBC is not weak. However, this time Hutchison Whampoa's investment in the UK was actively invited by Downing Street. In addition, HSBC is not the only major bank in the UK, so Hutchison Whampoa does not have to work with HSBC. HSBC cannot cooperate.”

Among the three, Cheng Yufeng was the first to express his thoughts.

Qin Lan then said: "Hutchison Whampoa wants to enter the automobile industry. The first acquisition target is the 'Bentley' brand affiliated with Rolls-Royce. The best choice for this acquisition is to cooperate with a bank. It is more likely to be completed through the bank's contacts and team. Acquisition. As for the choice of bank, HSBC is indeed not weak, and Hutchison Wong has cooperated with HSBC. Rather than choosing an unfamiliar bank, it is better to choose HSBC. At least we know HSBC relatively well."

"Weili."

Lin Baicheng looked at Wei Li after hearing this.

Upon seeing this, Wei Li said: "I also agree with cooperating with banks, which is conducive to our acquisition. As for whether to choose HSBC, there is actually no need to make a decision now."

"When I take the team to London for inspection, we can disclose the information to the outside world and let the banks contact us. Which bank will give us the best conditions and can help us the most, then we will choose which bank to cooperate with. That’s it.”

Although HSBC often keeps in touch with Weili and has helped Weili a lot, Weili knows that because he is Hutchison Whampoa's head coach, HSBC values ​​him and wants to win over him. Therefore, he knows very well that only his status remains unshakable. He can get more.

Therefore, Wei Li has always been clear about major issues of right and wrong, and will not favor HSBC just because of his good relationship with HSBC.

Of course, he will not favor HSBC, but Wei Li will definitely not deliberately embarrass HSBC, and under the same conditions, he will definitely promote cooperation between Hutchison Whampoa and HSBC, so that even the big boss Lin Baicheng will not say anything.

"Taipan's suggestion is indeed better. There is really no need to choose a bank to cooperate with Hutchison immediately. Whichever bank is most helpful to Hutchison will be chosen."

Cheng Yufeng agreed after hearing this, and then said: "Furthermore, I just thought that we actually need to consider Downing Street's attitude. If those recommend cooperative banks, we also need to consider the other party's suggestions. After all, we really want to If you invest in the UK, you also need to have a good relationship with Downing Street.”

"Yufeng, what you just mentioned is something I didn't expect."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but nod. Behind Mrs. Thatcher, there must be interest groups that support her. If the other party recommends a bank to cooperate with him, he can't refuse it directly. Unless the bank's services are not in place or the price is too high, otherwise under the same conditions, He must give face to the other party.

Since Hutchison Whampoa has chosen to invest in the UK, it must establish a good relationship with local officials. The ruling party headed by Mrs. Thatcher is Hutchison Whampoa's primary target for good relations.

Qin Lan nodded in agreement: "President Cheng has indeed thought more carefully."

"A good relationship with Downing Street is a must."

Wei Li didn't think there was a problem. He actually thought about it, but he didn't have time to say it out loud. But you definitely can't say that now. Cheng Yufeng had already said it, but he said that he had thought of it but didn't have time to say it. It seemed like an afterthought, which made it easy for people to look down on him.

"If that's the case, let's wait until Wei Li takes someone to inspect it before releasing the news to the outside world and looking for a cooperative bank. If Downing Street doesn't recommend it, then let's see who has the best conditions; if Downing Street does recommend it, If so, you can choose to cooperate with the other party if the conditions are not much different."

"As for HSBC, we also give HSBC the opportunity to cooperate. We inform HSBC of our first goal before the inspection, so that HSBC has a first-mover advantage. The specific bank to cooperate with will depend on the other party's capabilities."

Combining the ideas of the three people, Lin Baicheng made a decision and did not completely exclude HSBC.

"Yes, Mr. Lin."

Wei Li responded aloud, and he was personally responsible for this work.

Lin Baicheng said to Weili: "The company will invest a lot in the automobile company. This automobile company will become one of the company's pillars in the future, so you have to make the acquisition more beautiful."

"Don't worry, Mr. Lin, I will do a good job in the relevant work."

Weili nodded and promised that he would go all out.

Lin Baicheng said: "Today is already February 10th. You should arrange the work at hand first and find time to set off after my birthday. Remember to contact Sir Mike first and ask Sir Mike to contact Downing Street. Both parties Communicate and set a time, I believe I don’t need to go into too much detail.”

Wei Li responded: "I will arrange it."

"Your trip to London will definitely not be short. During your absence, Yu Feng will temporarily take over the duties of the head class."

With that said, Lin Baicheng said to Cheng Yufeng: "Yufeng, Watsons' overseas expansion will be temporarily handed over to the people below. After Wei Li comes back and you complete the handover, it won't be too late for you to come to the front line in person."

"Okay, Mr. Lin."

Cheng Yufeng was calm on the surface, but he was very excited in his heart. Now let him temporarily take over the position of chief executive, and the intention of training him to take over is very obvious. As long as he does not make big mistakes, he will have a high chance of taking over and taking over when Wei Li retires.

Although Wei Li and Qin Lan couldn't tell anything on the surface, they both had their own thoughts. Lin Baicheng's intention was obvious, so how could they not see it.