Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 373 Besieged on all sides and free pirates

In Xiangjiang in the 1980s, the more famous capital acquisition battle in the past few years should be Sun Hung Kai Properties forcibly acquiring Kowloon Bus.

However, neither the scale of capital, the degree of intensity, nor the scope of influence, degree of attention, and far-reaching influence can compare with the current battle between Qinhe and Jardine.

Sun Hung Kai Properties’ battle to forcibly acquire Kowloon Bus began on November 1980, 11, when it announced the acquisition of Kowloon Bus’s shares in the stock market.

As a result, on November 11, Sun Hung Kai Properties already held a total of 17% of the shares of Kowloon Bus and became the major shareholder, announcing the success of the acquisition.

The operation time of just one week is undoubtedly insignificant compared with the nearly one month that Qinhe and Yihe have been fighting.

Some people in the industry have predicted that, referring to the battle between Heungkong Land and Milk Company in the 1970s, it may take several months to see the outcome of the shopping battle between Qinhe and Jardine.

Undoubtedly, no matter who wins or loses, this has left ample time for everyone to enter and participate in the preparation. From the sudden popularity of financial-related books in local bookstores, it can be inferred that there are now How many people are interested in this matter.

It has to be said that the overwhelming media and public opinion offensive launched by Qinhe in order to publicize the share swap plan is constantly raising the heat of this capital war.

Xiangjiang is a place where the situation is extremely complicated. No force on any side will miss the opportunity to serve its own interests. This uproar of public opinion is naturally no exception.

For example, the Hong Kong Times, the mouthpiece of Treasure Island, took Tang Huan's face at the banquet of Hong Kong Governor MacLehose as an entry point, and ridiculed him The Xiangjiang branch of Xinhua News Agency immediately started a new round of debate in left and right newspapers.

Of course, no matter how the two sides fight each other, they both secretly grasp a principle, that is, treat the matter and not the person, and only discuss the possible impact of this forced acquisition on the general situation in Xiangjiang, while personally trying to avoid it for Tang Huan, even in the Linguistically win over.

As long as he doesn't disgust himself, Tang Huan doesn't bother to pay attention to the influence of various forces. He still laughs and watches the situation in his own way, and even has the mood to "write" a war song for this capital war, which is the song "Pirates of the Caribbean" in the original time and space. Original soundtrack "Hes a Pirate" - "He's a Pirate".

To perform this majestic music, a symphony orchestra is essential, but here in Xiangjiang, Tang Huan has no choice but Xiangjiang Philharmonic Orchestra.

As a major indicator of development level, major cities often have their own professional symphony orchestras, such as New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco in the United States, and Xiangjiang is no exception.

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra has a long history. Its predecessor can be traced back to the Sino-British Symphony Orchestra established in 1895. It was reorganized into the current Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in 1957. Its professionalization officially began in 1974 and was organized by Kangle and the Cultural Services Department.

I have to admit that Western culture is very strong in many aspects. As far as music is concerned, compared with the professional Western music orchestra, the Xiangjiang Chinese Orchestra, which was established in 1977, the development of the Xiangjiang Chinese Orchestra has obviously lagged behind.

Tang Huan is now the focus of the media. As soon as he leaves the house, reporters will flock to him, begging for news.

Obviously, Tang Huan went to the Xiangjiang Philharmonic Orchestra without doing business properly, which satisfied their wishes, and this kind of nonsense also gave room for development on paper.

So on that day, reports of Tang Huan, who was accompanied by Li Xiaotian, chatting with members of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, appeared in various newspapers.

While all parties were secretly discussing Tang Huan's leisurely attitude, DreamWorks Records and Media Asia TV, which received instructions, also had frequent interactions with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.

After intense rehearsals, "Hes a Pirate" performed by the Xiangjiang Philharmonic Orchestra was soon brought to the public. All TV financial special reports related to Qinhe's acquisition of Landmark, as well as Qinhe's advertisements, began to use it as a Background music.

The role of this battle song is very obvious, in which the momentum of freedom surges.Infected all the audience and made them feel that the emerging IT consortium led by Tang Huan should have been so wanton.

After the economy has developed to a certain height, the society instinctively needs popular elements of this nature.

Especially petty bourgeoisie, the growing grassroots of society, are most touched by this kind of art, and they are the main consumers who influence the current fashion trends.

Coupled with the appeal of many stars of DreamWorks, this tall song "Hes a Pirate" became popular all of a sudden, especially in video stores, shopping malls and other places, which couldn't be more popular.

Many tired people stopped at the entrance of the audio-visual store and listened to this song. After finding that it could cheer them up from the heart, they walked in and planned to buy it.

It is a pity that the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra knew that the rehearsal time was too tight and the quality of their performance was not high, so they repeatedly asked DreamWorks to control the release of the original version and wait for a more perfect version to come out.

This kind of invisible hunger marketing forced the radio station to repeatedly broadcast this song.

Ever since, a soundtrack that has become a high-end fashion has been equated with a capital war.

As long as people from the Yihe faction go out on the street, or even stay at home, they can hear this war song, which is more powerful than being besieged on all sides.

This level of psychological hints began to spread the impetuous emotions that were in constant panic uncontrollably.

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Niu Bijian did not expect that his well-prepared move to seek reconciliation would not only have no effect at all, but would instead put him in a passive situation.

It seems that in order to embarrass the opponent, the "Xiangjiang Times" was the first to make a big report on the banquet, so that the details were revealed to the public.

Niu Bijian was no longer in the mood to pursue the troubles of the other party, because Simon Keswick was using this as an excuse to launch a new round of coercion against himself.

Very early on, I suggested that Jardine should take the international route and not put all their eggs in one basket in Xiangjiang, especially non-core businesses other than real estate, and there is no need to get involved in it, but you just refused to listen.

Look now, why don't you just use the Xiangjiang Telephone and Xiangjiang Electric Lamp you just bought as bargaining chips to exchange for a settlement with your opponent.

In the end, not only did you fail to achieve your goal, but it also became a laughing stock, losing all the prestige you gained with your extravagance.

Such low-level mistakes are enough to show that you are not suitable to continue to serve as the chairman of the board of directors of Jardine.

Newbigen found to his dismay that if it hadn't been for the eerie absent-mindedness of many directors recently, he might have lost the battle straight away.

Niu Bijian, who was so tormented, wanted to eat Simon Keswick, a selfish guy who was not consistent with the outside world at this time, but was obsessed with internal fighting.

You bastard, do you think that if you kick me out of the position of chairman, you will be the savior after sitting on it?

Now Jardine and Landmark want to get rid of the predicament they are facing, the key is nothing more than the word "money", to be precise, it is cash, and it is a huge amount of cash.

Because only this tangible and genuine thing can allow the stock holders of Jardine Matheson and Landmark to resist the temptation of those glittering technology stocks.

Thinking of Niu Bijian here, he was suddenly startled.

Suppose Simon Keswick became the chairman of Jardine, what would he do?Naturally, there is nothing more than this solution.

But where does the cash come from?It is also impossible for Simon Keswick to create something out of nothing. The only way is to sell Heung Kong Telephone and Heung Kong Electric Lighting, which he seems to be non-core assets, and unlock the chain ship structure of Jardine and Hongkong, reducing Heung Kong’s business in the entire group. international route.

"Damn it!" Niu Bijian, who had figured out the tricks the opponent might use, had angry flames in his eyes.

If Simon Keswick does this, of course he can raise a lot of cash to tide over the difficulties, but all his actions during his tenure will turn into mistakes and be completely rejected. He will become the worst failure in the history of Jardine The chairman of the board of directors, and the replacement, Simon Keswick, is the most wise and powerful chairman of Jardine.

Now that I already know the remaining road, which is nothing more than that one, why leave it to Simon Keswick to walk, while I am hesitant to move forward.

Even, if it is not possible, you can temporarily embezzle the funds for the construction of the land in Central, but HSBC needs to nod and agree.But doing so may also have adverse effects.

Niu Bijian was thinking hard about all kinds of powerful relationships. Bao Fuda walked in and said, "Shen Bi, the chairman of HSBC, is here. He wants to bring us and Simon Kaiser together and have a good talk face to face."

Hearing this news, Niu Bijian couldn't help but tighten his heart. Because Jardine He owed a large amount of debt to HSBC now, and his own assets were not in good condition, when facing Shen Bi, he had to be dwarf and humble.

Besides, such a big creditor came to Jardine without even saying hello to himself, the current chairman of Jardine. Tell me what to do.

No matter how much he felt in his heart, this tripartite meeting was unavoidable. Niubi walked into the conference room with a firm scalp.

During the exchange of pleasantries, Niu Bijian noticed the undisguised sarcasm in Simon Keswick's eyes, and he felt more and more that Shen Bi was not kind.

Sure enough, soon Shen Bi said condescendingly: "As the most important creditor, I am very dissatisfied with the current performance of Jardine Matheson. In this way, internal friction continues until it falls into the hands of the Chinese consortium."

"Don't think Tang Huan is arrogant and arrogant now, but that's just a lively appearance. If you want to win over Jardine and Land, you won't be able to do it in a short time." Niubijian shrugged disapprovingly. , "So, it's not time for Jardine Matheson to ask HSBC for advice on what to do."

"I agree with you. For the time being, Jardine and Landmark are indeed safe." Shen Bi nodded, "But your prestige has plummeted, and you are not suitable to continue to perform the post of Jardine Chairman."

"As long as you voluntarily announce your resignation as the chairman and senior managing director of Jardine and the chairman and managing director of Landmark, the board of directors will pay 150 million pounds as financial compensation for your early departure." Simon Keswick added blankly .

Niu Bijian's gaze moved from Simon Keswick to Shen Bi, then glanced at Bao Fuda who looked nervous, and finally fell out of the window, silent for a while.

Shen Bi and Simon Keswick were not in a hurry to urge them, but waited patiently.

Niu Bijian sighed softly, and waved Bao Fuda to turn on the TV, so as not to feel suffocated by the silence.

As a result, the familiar sound of the violin in "Hes a Pirate" came from the TV.

Bao Fuda muttered "It's really annoying", and hurriedly changed the channel, but now there are only two TV stations in Xiangjiang, from Media Asia to TVB, and not long after, the same music sounded again.

Seemingly feeling that he was really besieged by all sides, Niu Bijian finally nodded, "I agree, but please allow me to work hard for a few more months? No more than half a year at most."

Simon Keswick frowned in dissatisfaction, "If you want to retreat, you should retreat cleanly, why bother to be so muddy."

Niu Bijian sneered, "After you took office, the first measure is nothing more than selling those assets that you consider non-core to raise cash, and I can do the same."

Seeing that the grievances between Niu Bijian and Simon Keswick were so deep, Shen Bi quickly waved his hands to stop them from continuing to quarrel.

Now that Niu Bijian has agreed in principle to leave early, let him linger in this position for a month or two, and there is no need to be too hasty.

"Can HSBC still provide loans?" Niu Bijian asked with luck.

Shen Bi shook his head resolutely, "Not only do you not have to think about this road, you can't even delay the start of work on the land in Central."

Niu Bijian nodded, "I understand, I can only rely on my own Jardine, and now the only way to go is to carry out asset restructuring."

Seeing that Niu Bijian would rather linger on the position of chairman of Jardine, but also grab the opportunity to show his ambition, Simon Keswick hated his teeth and couldn't help but sneered in front of his face: "I'm afraid even if you are willing to sell, you finally got it. Heungkong Telephone and Heungkong Electric, and there is no one with such strength to take over for a while."

"Not necessarily." Niu Bijian snorted tit-for-tat, and turned his eyes to Shen Bi, "Although HSBC is not willing to lend to Jardine, other companies are definitely not on the list, such as Li Jiacheng, which you have always favored. Don't think that I I can't tell, he was chosen by you, the spokesperson for HSBC in Huazi."

"You mean, let HSBC lend to others and let them buy Heung Kong Telephone or Heung Kong Electric so that Jardine can cash out quickly?" Shen Bi asked noncommittally.

"That's it. HSBC doesn't want Tang Huan, a consortium whose source of funds is completely out of its control, to grow in Xiangjiang. This is the common appeal we still maintain." I already know that my time as chairman of Jardine is numbered Niubijian spoke more and more unabashedly.

It's just that they don't know that while they are actively discussing countermeasures, the cloud of Xiangjiang Real Estate's collapse has been blown over in advance by Tang Huan, who is always good at taking advantage of the general situation.

(End of this chapter)