Reborn Tycoon Rise

"Why? If it's because of the share issue, we can discuss it again!" Bao Yugang asked.

Xu Zhi laughed and said, "Sheng Bao thinks I acquired Hutchison Whampoa just for the fixed dividend every year?"

After hearing this, Bao Yugang frowned and said nothing.

Xu Zhi asked again: "Sheng Bao, you are still competing with Yihe for Wharf. Why? Can't you just enjoy the dividends?"

Bao Yugang said: "This is different. Jardine Matheson has been operating Wharf at a serious loss for so many years, but Li Jiacheng's Cheung Kong Holdings has been making rapid progress!"

Xu Zhi asked: "Then if the Wharf is given to Li Jiacheng to run, Bao Sheng, you will only receive dividends, will you be willing?"

"This..." Bao Yugang frowned and did not answer.

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Each of us has our own way of doing business. Li Jiacheng may have strong business capabilities, but once Hutchison Whampoa is in his hands, it is his industry. No matter how high my share of investment is, it is just an investment. It has nothing to do with me!"

Bao Yugang sighed and said, "It seems that I can't convince Xu Sheng today?"

"Sheng Bao, if you come in through this door, you should know that it is impossible to convince me!" Xu Zhi shook his head and said, the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa is not just for profit. From an investment perspective, investing in Yangtze River and Hutchison Whampoa is enough. With Li Jiacheng's management ability and what he knows about the future, together they will be invincible.

But the key is that if he holds less shares, he will definitely be unhappy. If he has more shares, Li Jiacheng will be unhappy. You know, Comrade Li's various stock market operations are enough to be compiled into a textbook for the world's top colleges to study carefully.

Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa and the future Hong Kong Electric Group were held in his hands by rights issues at high prices and repurchases at low prices. He went back and forth countless times. Li Jiacheng had more and more money in his hands, and more and more shares. If If you join a joint venture with him, your shares will be diluted if you don't pay attention, and it's something you can't help but admit.

Not to mention that Xu Zhi’s purpose of acquiring Hutchison Whampoa from the beginning was to increase his influence in the economic field, and it would be impossible to give it to anyone!

Bao Yugang smiled and said: "I just came here to give it a try, but Xu Sheng, you have gone too far. Just compete for Hutchison Whampoa. You also intend to acquire Cheung Kong Holdings, and you also target HSBC. This But it adds fuel to the fire.”

"What about HSBC? You ask it for a loan, but I don't need it." Xu Zhi sneered: "Only in a small place like Xiangjiang can HSBC become so arrogant."

In this era, HSBC was only a regional bank, and its internationalization had just begun. It was still far from being one of the top ten banks in the world in later generations. It currently has a very large influence in Hong Kong, but once it goes out, It's of no use.

Bao Yugang said: "I know that Xu Sheng, your main business market is overseas, but HSBC is the quasi-central bank of Hong Kong. As long as your headquarters is still in Hong Kong, it is best not to have too much trouble with HSBC. I can tell you There is news that Shen Bi is going to lend Li Jiacheng another sum of money so that he can use it to stabilize his company. If you and Li Jiacheng, who has HSBC behind you, continue to fight like this, it will only hurt both of you!"

"Oh, I can't help it, the money is still not as much as the bank." Xu Zhi said jokingly.

Bao Yugang nodded and said, "Since Xu Sheng, you have your own ideas, I won't force you too much. If nothing happens, I will leave!"

"Wait a minute." Xu Zhidao said, "Sheng Bao, how is the acquisition of Wharf going now?"

"Why does Xu Sheng care about this?" Bao Yugang smiled and said: "At present, I have acquired 30% of the shares, 10% more than Yihe, but it is useless to have more shares. Wharf is still taken over by Yihe. and control, I can only quarrel with them on the board of directors!”

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. The only way is for you to increase your shares to 49%, otherwise you will never get Wharf."

Bao Yugang nodded and said: "Of course I know, but currently because Jardine and I are both making acquisitions, the stock price is close to 70 Hong Kong dollars, and it is a bit unbearable to continue the acquisition!"

Xu Zhi said: "Sheng Bao, as far as I know, Jardine Matheson has found a buyer for the Golden Gate Tower. The transaction volume may be around HK$1 billion. You have to be prepared early."

Bao Yugang nodded and said: "I know, Chen Songqing from Jianning. I heard about this at the HSBC board of directors. Chen Songqing is preparing to purchase this building with a loan from HSBC. Shen Bi is verifying the transaction."

"So that's it!" Xu Zhi couldn't help but snicker in his heart. Chen Songqing finally extended his claws to HSBC.

Xu Zhi continued: "Bao Sheng, I want to make a deal with you."

Bao Yugang said with some confusion: "What deal?"

Xu Zhidao: "Sheng Bao, you should know that I have been acquiring the stocks of Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa a long time ago, but in fact I also acquired some shares of Wharf!"

Bao Yugang's eyes lit up and he asked, "How many do you have?"

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Almost 10%!"

"10%!" Bao Yugang suddenly became excited and calmed down for a while before saying: "How did you acquire so many stocks?"

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Of course not recently. In fact, when you just acquired Wharf stocks, Mr. Bao, I was already slowly acquiring them!"

When Bao Yugang first obtained Wharf stocks, in order to show that he was only investing and paralyzing the people of Yihe, he did not make any acquisitions in the first six months. You must know that in the original history, Wharf had been in a slow state after Li Bao changed hands. It was in a state of slow decline, but in this life, because Xu Zhi was secretly acquiring it, Wharf stock did not fall much.

Until recent months, after many boardroom conflicts, Jardine and Bao Yugang had realized that it was impossible for the two parties to live in peace, so they both began to secretly acquire stocks, causing the stock price to rise sharply. If they had not known about the subsequent battle, Xu Zhi probably wouldn't dare to take action after seeing this kind of rise.

Bao Yugang nodded and said: "I didn't expect that apart from Hutchison Whampoa, Xu Sheng would also not let go of Wharf!"

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Sheng Bao, you have wronged me. I was indeed very optimistic about Wharf at the beginning, but you are competing with the two giants of Yihe. There is no point in my participation anymore. This is just a pure investment. Otherwise, It’s impossible for me to tell you this now!”

Bao Yugang said: "Okay, then I am willing to acquire all the shares in Xu Sheng's hands at a 20% premium to the current market price. What do you think?"

At this moment, Wharf's stock has reached as high as 66 Hong Kong dollars, a premium of 20%, which is almost 80 Hong Kong dollars per share. The 10% stock is almost 10 million shares, with a total value of 800 million Hong Kong dollars. However, because Xu Zhi acquired it early, the average purchase price was not enough. 40 Hong Kong dollars.

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Bao Sheng is really happy, but I won't agree to it for the time being!"

It seems that Xu Zhi is very profitable at a premium of 20%, but you must know that if Bao Yugang acquires even 1% more in the stock market at this moment, and the news comes out, it is estimated that the stock price will skyrocket immediately, maybe even more than 20%, which is why Yi The reason why He and Bao Yugang have stopped acquisitions recently is that the stock market is too sensitive.

Bao Yugang said: "Does Xu Sheng want to wait until the last minute? From a possibility point of view, this can indeed lead to higher benefits, but if I reach an agreement with Yihe, then Xu Sheng's beautiful calculation will be ruined!"