Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 366 My anger is unstoppable
Recently, the most appropriate word to describe Xiangjiang's capital market is that it is hot, but at the same time it is also a bit weird.

The most popular thing is that Hong Kong Land Company, controlled by the old British foreign firm Jardine Matheson, has become a new super real estate friend, and won the last large area in Central at a price close to HK$50 billion—covering an area of ​​14.4 square meters ft. of commercial land.

As for the intensity of the entire bidding process, according to the media's description, it can be summarized as the participants fought with blood and the onlookers watched with blood.

Before the bidding reached HK$47 billion, several consortiums participated in the competition, but after passing this watershed, it was the decisive battle between Handing and Landmark.

The tit-for-tat confrontation between the two sides even caused several people with a history of hypertension to leave early because they couldn't bear the tense and dignified atmosphere at the scene.

When the bidding price exceeded HK$49 billion, Handing and Hongkong Land, which had already had deep grievances before and could be said to be old enemies, even though they wished to kick each other away quickly, each offer was obviously cautious and harmonious. Be conservative.

The dramatic turning point happened after the assistant handed Zhou Mi a document, Handing gave up on following up, and Landmark won.

Jardine Matheson Chairman Niubijian and Land General Manager Bao Fuda high-fived each other on the spot. In sharp contrast, Zhou Mi walked away with a sullen face.

After being chased by the reporters until he was only one step away from the car door, Zhou Mi finally spoke out, "It's too much, if you repeat it again and again, if you don't repeat it again and again, I don't care about my face, but Mr. Tang's dignity cannot be offended. "

It can be said that after Zhou Mi gained a foothold in Xiangjiang, his image has always been known for his dull and expressionless face, but this time the reporter caught the vivid side.

The next day, the photo of Zhou Mining with glaring eyebrows and beard and hair appeared on prominent positions in major newspapers. Some people regretted his repeated defeats by Jardine, and some despised him for his lack of style and could not afford to lose, but more Some people are curious, "Although you are not convinced and dissatisfied, but the matter is over, what else can you do?"

Soon, the outside world became aware of Zhou Mi's movements, and he transferred all his deposits in HSBC and Standard Chartered to other banks.

It is said that Handing has several funds remitted from Europe, which were delayed by HSBC's rules before, and the failure of the land bidding is related to this.

It is obvious that Zhou Mi no longer has any trust in the two most important British banks in Hong Kong.

This is not over yet. With a large amount of international capital flow, Zheru Xiangjiang Company, relying on its strong industry monopoly position, has no scruples to exclude HSBC and Standard Chartered from the accounting business.

When people exclaimed that the thorough revenge came so quickly, he made another strange move and registered a new company named Qinhe. At the same time, he began to have frequent contacts with various securities firms in Hong Kong.

Qinhe, it can't be Qinhe——Qinhe's Mandarin homonym, is this a company established specifically for the acquisition of Jardine?

Although there have been many rumors before, after Hutchison Whampoa and Wharf have fallen into the hands of Chinese businessmen, the eyes of the Chinese consortium began to focus on Hongkong Land, and even Jardine, but no matter whether it is true or not, there is no such thing as careful action. So obvious.

Just when Zhou Mi did not give a positive response and the outside world was full of speculation, Niu Bijian, the chairman of Jardine Hebei, couldn't sit still, and declared triumphantly in an informal setting, "The so-called acquisition is simply a joke. Precautionary arrangements were made the year before last, with Jardine and Landmark cross-holding 40.00%, and Wharf’s careless loss of Jingzhou is impossible to repeat. And everyone will not fail to notice how the current market is reacting, Jardine Shares in Hong Kong and Hong Kong are rising. In other words, they are rock solid."

Speaking of this, Niu Bijian continued to break the news, "Landmark plans to invest a total of 80 billion Hong Kong dollars to build the new land king in Central."

To Niu Bijian's self-satisfaction, Zhou Mi just responded coldly, "We'll see!"

With such a sharp point of view, the entire Xiangjiang River began to boil. Gein Zhoumi was not talking empty words. He received the Morgan Stanley team from the United States with a very high standard, obviously recruiting world-class professional fighters.

Founded in 1973, it is an authoritative financial news Chinese newspaper "Eshort News" in Hong Kong. The analysis of this has attracted the attention of a large number of non-professional people who love to watch.They pondered over the reports in the newspaper to understand the entanglement between the two consortiums.

It is obvious that Tang Huan, who made his fortune in the United States, is trying to establish closer ties with the local economic circles in Hong Kong through active industrial investment.

This is naturally a good thing for Xiangjiang.But unfortunately, Jardine is also interested in the target he takes a fancy to every time.

In fact, this is not surprising. After all, resources are limited, and the probability that the two capital tycoons have the same idea is very high.

But the problem is, as Zhou Mi said, the occasional competition can be explained by coincidence, but such intensive fighting is not so simple.

The most probable reason is that Jardine is eager to restore its leading position in Xiangjiang through heavyweight investment, so it is naturally eager to find a Chinese businessman to stage a show of killing chickens for monkeys to watch.

Unfortunately, Tang Huan's Handing Company ran into him head-on, and rounds of fierce fighting began.

It can be said that up to now, Jardine has always stepped on Han Ding as it wished, which can be described as majestic.

But don't forget that Handing is not an ordinary company with a Chinese background. Its boss, Tang Huanneng, is not trivial. At the end of last year, he spent a huge amount of US$100 billion to acquire the California subsidiary of AT&T.

According to this inference, under ordinary circumstances, it is not difficult for Tang Huan to mobilize billions of dollars of funds at one time. The more than 40 billion Hong Kong dollars gradually accumulated under the name of Han Ding is a clear proof.

In addition, this also shows in disguise that Tang Huan has financial support from Middle Eastern investors and a large family in Europe, and his credibility is very high.

As Zhou Mi mentioned, "My face doesn't matter, but Mr. Tang's dignity cannot be offended." I'm afraid Yihe really made Tang Huan angry this time.

In the wrath of a common man, two corpses are laid down, and the blood splatters five steps; in the anger of the emperor, a million corpses are laid down, bleeding and drifting across the oars.

And Zhou Mi's current actions mean that Tang Huan, the richest Chinese man, has officially launched a war against Jardine.

Looking back, the other side of the war, the chairman of Jardine Niu Bijian, is whether the "impregnable soup" he claims is really safe and secure.

As early as September 1980, 9, Jardine exchanged assets worth HK$5 billion in exchange for approximately 11.95 million new shares issued by Hongkong Land.The assets transferred include 6400% interest in Causeway Bay World Trade Center and 3300 million Wheelock A shares.

After the transaction was completed, Jardine's stake in Hongkong Land increased to 27.8%, becoming a major shareholder of Hongkong Land.

On October 10 of the same year, Jardine announced the issuance of 29 million new shares to Hongkong Land, receiving approximately HK$2500 million in cash from Hongkong Land.Prior to this, Landmark had purchased 7.6% of Jardine's issued share capital from the stock market.

Later on November 11, Jardine used cash to purchase 3 million shares of Hongkong Land in the stock market, increasing its shareholding in Hongkong Land to about 7800%.

By the end of 1980, Jardine announced that Jardine and its subsidiary, Jardine Securities, had held 40% of Hongkong Land; and Hongkong also held about 38% of Jardine, forming a "serial boat" structure.

It can be said that this strategy is the most eye-catching and controversial big move since the chairman of Jardine Niubijian took office.

By occupying a large amount of funds, Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land hold about [-]% of each other's shares. The control rights of the two companies can indeed be said to be solid.

During the same period of time, rumors that had been circulating in private circles that the Chinese consortium acquired Jardine Matheson and Land disappeared, which is enough to show that this "serial ship" structure is indeed very powerful.

If Tang Huan, who has strong financial resources, is the sharpest spear, then Yihe, who is sophisticated and calculating, is the strongest shield.

Theoretically, if Jardine and Hongkong Land are left alone, Tang Huan can indeed seize control by acquiring 51% of the shares of any of the two companies from the market, and buy one get one free. Whichever one is with Hongkong Land, the other will also be included in the bag at the same time.

But theories are just theories after all, and it is not an exaggeration to describe Jardine and Land as being heavily in debt. It may not be cost-effective to acquire them at an exorbitant price.

Therefore, although the battle between Tang Huan and Yihe has escalated into an all-out war, the bosses will always sit down to make peace when they are calm.

For example, Jardine, who has learned how powerful the richest Chinese man is, gave up the control of Heung Kong Telephone or Heung Kong Electric that he had fought over before, and gave Tang Huan a step down, thus ending this capital war.

Of course, before that, the stock prices of Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land will definitely fluctuate drastically, and this may be an operational opportunity for those who are willing to work hard in the stock market.

Most of the new readers of "Letter" are newspapers bought for this conclusion.

Hong Kong is a small place where speculation prevails, the officially licensed horse races, and various private financial companies...all of them to some extent testify to such a universal social psychology, and even the reflections in film and television works are more direct. Some.

The analysis of this report by "Eastern Economic Daily" is a bit high-sounding, and it guides everyone in the direction of investment and financial management, but in fact, it still cannot avoid some speculative implications.

The reaction in the stock market is that the stock prices of Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land continued to rise, and the trading volume also increased.

These two companies have a large plate, and they can naturally meet the needs of many participants in the stock market. Even Jardine affiliated companies like Dairy Milk International are among the stocks that have risen.

Of course, on the surface, it seemed that Jardine was as stable as Mount Tai, while Tang Huan was destined to face a very difficult test of operating skills.

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While Tang Huan was inspecting work in Japan, he noticed that the movie "Shaolin Temple" came here, and the posters and other promotions could be easily seen.

This reminded Tang Huan that in the original time and space, the box office performance of "Shaolin Temple" was not only a blockbuster in Xiangjiang, but also performed well in Japan. Between 40 million.

In Tang Huan's view, the reason why it is so popular is naturally determined by the quality of the movie itself. Many exciting fighting scenes are almost completely expressed in one go through long shots.

This kind of simple but sincere style really gives people a bright feeling, but it also caters to the taste adjustment needs of everyone watching movies nowadays.

Another big boost is that the release of "Shaolin Temple" in Japan was completely handed over to Toho.This Japanese landowner, for his own money bag, naturally has to spare no effort to operate.

The same is true in the United States. Huamei Entertainment obtained the authorization of "Shaolin Temple" almost for free, and when it was distributed through United Artists' channels, the subordinates were full of enthusiasm.

"Street Fighter" on Gein's Bulldog arcade platform is sweeping the United States. Needless to say, the popularity of the warrior monks in it is "Shaolin Temple", which just takes advantage of the east wind.

According to United Artists' estimates, it should not be a big problem to achieve a box office of US$1000 million.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that this business was a waste of money.

In fact, according to European and American movie viewing standards, "Shaolin Temple" belongs to the so-called Cult Film—a cult movie, that is, a movie that is only loved and respected by supporters in a small circle, and it can also be called a non-mainstream movie or a cult movie. alternative film.

It's the kind of film that typically struggles to find massive box office success outside of small circles.It's not strictly a genre of film, nor is it a style of film.

Because of the different regions, the definition of Cult Film is very difficult to draw a conclusion.

For example, martial arts films in Chinese-speaking cultural areas are listed as mainstream films in the local area, and have widely and successfully obtained commercial interests, but they are regarded as Cult Films in Europe and the United States.

In Tang Huan's view, non-mainstream is non-mainstream. As long as someone is willing to watch it and does not lose money financially, they will operate it without hesitation.

Moreover, Tang Huan made some calculations. At present, his own reserves are almost done. It is time to officially transfer Chinese cultural products from Xiangjiang, a film and television base, to Hollywood, a worldwide platform.

For the first work, it might be possible to take advantage of the video game "Street Fighter" to shoot a martial arts film with an original style like "Shaolin Temple".

After Tang Huan made up his mind, he didn't intend to continue to stay in Japan. Before leaving, he visited Sun Zhengyi who was seriously ill again.

Compared with the lifeless appearance when they last met, Son Zhengyi has changed a lot. The most obvious thing is that his eyes are bright, which makes Tang Huan very happy.

"Tang, if I can get through this critical moment, I will definitely repay you in the future." Sun Zhengyi bowed solemnly.

(End of this chapter)