Reborn Tycoon Rise

"But the current Simon Keswick doesn't know about our existence, and Newbijian doesn't seem to have any intention of informing him?" Wang Liming said.

Xu Zhi said: "This is where Newbijian is smart. The scale of the share expansion financing plan he proposed must be large. Once it is passed, not only the Keswick family, but also the shares in our hands will be diluted." , although Simon Keswick wants to stop this financing plan, he currently only holds 10% of the shares, and the total shares held by all shareholders present far exceed this number. These shareholders do not care about the equity ratio issue. They just want the company not to go bankrupt and to obtain enough funds for turnover. If we don't show up, then this share increase plan will most likely be passed.

We have to show up, and once we show up, the Keswick family will..."

Wang Liming looked at Niubijian in the stands and said: "In other words, if we don't show up, Niubijian passes the share expansion plan, and the voting rights in the hands of both the Keswick family and us will be diluted.

We show up and immediately confront the Keswick family, and he is able to profit from it. "

"You can say that." Xu Zhi said with a shrug. His intervention has changed history. In the original history, Newbijian faced the aggressiveness of the Keswick family and finally chose to pay $1 million in advance. After receiving the retirement payment, he left Xiangjiang.

But now, with external forces that can balance the Keswick family, Newbijian continues to walk the tightrope, intending to continue to control the largest British-owned consortium in Hong Kong.

On the rostrum:

Newbijian had been prepared for a long time and asked Simon Keswick: "Simon, Jardine and Land are now in debt crisis. If you don't raise funds through additional shares, what other good methods do you have? Or can you?" If we contact other banks, can we borrow several billion more Hong Kong dollars?"

Simon Keswick frowned and was silent for a moment. The current problems of Jardine Matheson and Land are too serious. It is impossible to borrow other funds in the names of these two companies. If it could, Newbikin would have done it long ago.

In addition to the Jardine family, the Keswick family has some other assets, but they are far from filling the huge hole in the real estate. Moreover, he cannot take this risk, otherwise, in the worst case scenario Once it appears, Land really cannot hold on, and the entire Keswick family will be dragged into the water.

After thinking for a moment, Simon Keswick asked: "Then what are you going to do with this share increase plan?"

"I found two investment funds in the UK. They are interested in investing in Land and Jardine Matheson. They can bring us HK$2 billion in cash. Although it is not enough to solve Land's debt problem, it can still alleviate debt pressure in the short term." Newbikin said with a smile.

The two British investment funds are the business friends he has made through controlling the Jardine Matheson Group over the years. They have great connections and have long been informed of the progress of Sino-British negotiations from the British Foreign Office. Although they are currently stuck on the details of various sovereignty exchanges. , but I also learned that China’s attitude will definitely fully support Hong Kong. In addition, the mainland's economy has been developing well in recent years, so I came up with the idea of ​​investing in Hong Kong.

It’s times like this when you seek wealth through risk. The land prices in Xiangjiang are extremely low at the moment, so it’s a good time to buy. However, these two British funds did not directly purchase real estate in such a low-level manner, but decided to invest in some core companies in Xiangjiang. , Jardine Matheson and Land control a large number of properties in the central and central area of ​​​​Hong Kong, which is of course their first choice.

Niubijian and them had different needs but the same goal, so they hit it off naturally. However, to be on the safe side, Niubijian promised a very attractive discount price and a board seat. However, in the first two years of the two funds' investment, The stocks in hand are not allowed to be sold. This is to prevent someone from acquiring the shares at a high price and thereby obtaining controlling stakes in Jardine Matheson and Land.

"What a big deal, they actually spent 2 billion to invest in Xiangjiang!" Simon Keswick's face remained calm, but his heart sank. Once the financing is really raised, the Keswick family's position as the first shareholder may have to give up. People.

Moreover, the investment is a large investment fund. This kind of fund itself only cares about investment income and rarely directly participates in company management. Its headquarters is far away in the UK and it is an ally found by Newbijian. The voting rights on the board of directors in the future will naturally be determined by Newbijian. Jian Lai takes charge. In this way, it will not be easy for his family to overthrow him.

"Simon, if you don't have any other good way, then let all the shareholders vote together to decide!" Newbijian smiled, then looked at Xu Zhi in the crowd in the distance, and couldn't help but frown, although he The existence of Xu Zhi was also considered, but there were still too many variables and it was impossible to calculate all possibilities.

"No need to vote, I don't agree!" Xu Zhi stood up and took off the dust mask that concealed his identity. Several people around him also stood up and followed the boss to the rostrum. .

"Is it Xu Zhi?"

"Why is he here?"

"He is also a shareholder of Jardine Matheson and Land?"

The melon-eating crowd watched the excitement, but only some thoughtful people felt that things were not simple.

The assistant whispered a few words beside him, and Simon Keswick realized that this young man was the most influential person in the whole of Hong Kong.

Simon Keswick immediately turned to Newbijian and asked: "Is Xu Zhi also a shareholder of Jardine?"

Niubijian shrugged and said: "I don't know, but the requirements for participating in this meeting are not high. Holding one million Hong Kong dollars in stocks is enough. This is easy for Xu Zhi to do."

He didn't get a satisfactory answer, but Simon Keswick still stood up, walked to Xu Zhi's side, shook hands and said with a smile: "Xu Sheng, I have admired your name for a long time."

"I have heard of each other and the Keswick family a long time ago." Xu Zhi also shook his head.

Simon Keswick continued: "Since I arrived in Xiangjiang, what I have heard the most is the huge profits of Hutchison Whampoa Company some time ago, but I have been busy with internal business affairs at Jardine recently. Otherwise, I would definitely visit Xu Sheng in person. "

"You're welcome. We are all shareholders of Jardine. I think there will be many opportunities to meet in the future." Xu Zhi said with a smile.

Simon Keswick paused and asked, "Is Xu Sheng also a shareholder of Yihe?"

"Yes, recently, I had some spare funds, so I purchased the stocks of some blue-chip listed companies. Jardine Matheson and Land are one of them." Xu Zhi said with a smile.

Simon Keswick nodded and said: "I see, our Jardine Group welcomes Xu Sheng's investment."

Niubijian on the side suddenly reminded: "Xu Sheng, what did you mean when you said no?"