Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 648

The most exaggerated scene was that at the official opening ceremony of the fourth-generation Hong Kong HSBC Headquarters Building on April 4, Shen Bi did not even invite a celebrity from the Qinhe Department, which was quite speechless in the eyes of those who were interested.

In addition, HSBC has just blocked a good thing of Qinhe strategy in the capital market.

At the top of the consortium structure, Qinhe and Qinhe Strategy hold mutual shares, and Qinhe Strategy also invests externally.Cathay Pacific Airways, which is scheduled to go public in May this year, has become one of its targets.

As a result, HSBC, the major shareholder, persuaded Swire and rejected Qinhe Strategy's subscription. The implication was obvious: What if you have money, I just won't sell it to you!If you want to catch up with this wave of market prices, there is no way!If you are still not willing to die, then wait until we have all made a round, and you can buy it from retail investors.

Tang Huan, who grasps the big and let go of the small in management, has unquestionable prestige in the company under his control, because hard indicators such as strength and contribution are clearly there.

Take the IT industry as an example. In the two months that Tang Huan stayed in Europe recently, the orders he won and the profits he contributed were beyond the reach of other people in the company.

Tang Huan also made great contributions to the evolution of Jardine and Landmark into the Qinhe Group.
In the past few years after the completion of the acquisition, the group's debt has dropped from the precarious tens of billions to a reasonable range in three consecutive years, and at the same time, there has been no forced sale of assets. Can you do it yourself?

Jardine and HSBC are the same, although they bear the name of a multinational company, they are essentially rich locals who rely on the unfair resources occupied under the colonial system to dominate Xiangjiang;

After changing the boss, this old British-funded foreign firm began to transform into a modern company in terms of system. Its business scope not only expanded rapidly in the Commonwealth area, but also successfully landed in the long-awaited mainland market, and achieved success in the west coast of the United States. Unexpected harvest.

Now that the general trend has been established, the opposition voices of the Keswick family have become more and more ignored, and they have been completely reduced to marginal roles.

In other words, it is impossible for Qinhe to escape Tang Huan's control. Tang Huan's interests are Qinhe's interests, and targeting Tang Huan is targeting Qinhe. This is the consensus of most British and Chinese inside the consortium.

In the shopping malls where "there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests", HSBC has never given up its hostility over the past few years, and finally completely aroused the resentment of the broadest interest groups including the British employees in Qinhe. Bute had already been described by them as an old, fatuous, incompetent fellow.

"In response to the challenge of Hong Kong Dragon Airlines, Cathay Pacific has further strengthened its image as a Hong Kong company through this public listing. I heard that in order to replace our role in consolidating the mainland market, Swire and HSBC are planning to introduce CITIC. As for the extent to which the two parties have discussed, I still don’t know.” said Niu Bijian, who was privately called a “British traitor” by some people, but lived a more prosperous life than before.

"If they negotiate a deal, our value really has no advantage. After all, 'adopted' is not as favored as 'natural'. But in this way, Dragonair, established by Bao Yugang, Huo Yingdong and others, The situation is delicate." Ma Shimin, who was born as a mercenary, immediately analyzed it bluntly.

"What do you mean by 'adopted' and 'natural'? Your vocabulary has soared recently." Tang Huan, who was frowning when he heard it, reprimanded angrily.

"There are people in the circle who make such an analysis. I think it's interesting and I will remember it." Ma Shimin shrugged. Is that piece of land available? Shooting will start in a few days, anyway, the location in Admiralty is not bad, so just grab it and forget it.”

Ma Shimin's offensive work style suits Tang Huan's taste very well.He turned his head and asked Zhou Mi: "How is the operating rate of the Qinhe real estate project?"

"You don't have to worry about this issue." Zhou Mi smiled slightly, "Besides, the Exchange Square, which consumes the most resources, has been completed and put into use, right? I have plenty of money."

"It seems that you have discussed it a long time ago." Tang Huan laughed for it, and turned his eyes to Huo Jianning, "What's the price of that piece of land?"

"The initial estimate is 7 million, it depends on the determination and intensity of the auction." Huo Jianning reported the data casually.

Just as he was talking, the security manager, who was sweating profusely, was ushered into the meeting room, "Boss, more than 200 people demonstrated at the door, saying that they were protesting our Xiangjiang Electric's investment in the construction of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant."

Tang Huan was slightly taken aback when he heard this, "China Power is the leader of what they want to do."

"I'll go take a look." Ma Shimin stood up and said.

He is now the CEO of Heung Kong Electric. The change in the title of this position is not a fad, and it represents a modern change in the company's system.

"Pay attention to safety." Tang Huan nodded slightly, and at the same time solemnly ordered the security manager, "Ensure that our monitoring system is fully operational, without leaving any dead ends. If there is a mistake, you are the only one to ask!"

After such a fuss, the meeting temporarily came to an end, and the executives returned to their floors and offices respectively, leaving only Tang Huan and Zhou Mi in the conference room.

"If it weren't for HSBC, like IBM, which is as conservative as a turtle shell and can't find a suitable place to start, I can really change its name based on the profits I make from the capital market now." Only in the most trusted Tang Huan showed his true nature in front of his friends.

"Shen Bi was really wayward when he retired. At present, HSBC is not as dominant in Xiangjiang as it used to be. Since the Hong Kong government unfreezed the issuance of bank licenses in 1978, a large number of foreign banks have poured in, and they can enjoy the same benefits as Hong Kong's local counterparts. The same 'national treatment'. Most of them are very strong. Chinese banks have won opportunities for development. Take the ATM network built by Zheru Xiangjiang Company to help Bank of China, which is far better than HSBC's That system is excellent and won the favor of users." Zhou Mi also laughed with a sneer.

In the 1980s, the prosperity of the Hong Kong banking industry was rare in the world. At present, it can be divided into five factions: HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank, Chinese-funded banks, Chinese-funded banks, American-funded banks, and Japanese-funded banks.

For example, there are more than 50 American-funded banks in Hong Kong that have close business contacts with Tang Huan, of which 22 are licensed banks, but this scale is still behind Japanese-funded banks.

Of course, although the princes have risen together, the king is still HSBC, which has been operating in the Far East for a century; most of the Chinese banks are insolvent, and only a few such as Bank of China have achieved remarkable performance; As a result of the banking crisis in the 1980s, it has declined as a group; as for U.S.-funded banks and Japanese-funded banks, they do not enter the retail business field. Then it increased; the latter put more energy into securities underwriting, financial management and business with China.

"HSBC, a local rich man, wants to return to his hometown, but there are also four major banks in the UK. The territory has been divided up long ago, and no one welcomes its arrival; and the internationalization process is slow. The loss of Ocean Bank of the United States alone can drag down Xiangjiang side. It can be said that the next few years should be the most vulnerable period for HSBC." Tang Huan said leisurely.

"Could it be that you have already found where to attack?" Zhou Mi asked curiously.

"To deal with HSBC, dismantling Hang Seng Bank is a crucial step. This will not only cut off one of its arms, but also add a competitor." Tang Huan smiled slightly.

"If you have been a slave for a long time, it will inevitably become a habit. Although Hang Seng Bank was forced to hand over the controlling stake to HSBC at the beginning, over the years, Hang Seng Bank has relied on the strong backing of HSBC to develop rapidly. If the wind is going smoothly, I'm afraid I won't be willing to leave such a good backer." Zhou Mi shook his head while analyzing.

Tang Huan took a sip of the strong tea brought by the secretary, squinted his eyes and savored it for a while, and then said slowly: "As long as you ask for something, you will have an opportunity. Although Hang Seng Bank occupies more than half of the local retail business in Xiangjiang , but it should also understand some of HSBC’s layout of shifting its business focus away from Xiangjiang, and then its willingness to continue to grow and expand outward will be stronger.”

"During this wave of Chinese bank crisis, Sun Hung Kai Bank got my help and got out of the quagmire. Everyone has become a community with the same interests. Hasn't it obtained permission to enter Funan recently? This is an enviable direction. Expansion."

"Didn't Wing On Bank, which was in crisis due to the misappropriation of public funds by executives, have just negotiated with the Hong Kong government and Hang Seng Bank and received a capital injection of 1.54 million from the latter? In order to achieve the goal of turning losses into profits, Hang Seng Bank will definitely sell A lot of power, I have put a bait for them."

At this moment, as soon as the door opened, Ma Shimin, who was in a bit of a mess, walked in, and said in an exasperated tone: "The people below really have ulterior motives, and they want to see you, the boss, by name."

"Have you been thrown an egg? The yolks on your hair haven't been wiped off. Give back the skills of the mercenaries back then to the coach." Tang Huan joked with a relaxed demeanor while ordering the secretary to pass the tissue over.

Ma Shimin rubbed a few times indiscriminately, and then continued to introduce: "When the nuclear power plant in the Soviet Union exploded, nuclear power plant projects around the world encountered a crisis of confidence, and the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant project was not spared. The group below, let the boss call for the control of nuclear weapons in Europe They secretly changed the concept to oppose the use of nuclear energy, thus accusing you of not being consistent in Europe and Xiangjiang, saying one thing and doing another. They asked Xiangjiang Electric to withdraw from the Daya Bay nuclear power plant project and freeze the subsequent construction. "

"I really look down on me. Without the participation of Xiangjiang Electric, the construction of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant project will still start." Tang Huan smiled sarcastically, "Don't these people know that the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant uses French plans and British equipment? , is fundamentally different from the nuclear power plant that exploded in the Soviet Union, and the daily production management in the future will definitely be different as well."

"It's very likely that someone is instigating with ulterior motives behind the scenes. The purpose is to target us. Be careful." Zhou Mi hurriedly ordered his assistant to go down to find out the latest situation.

"The police are already maintaining order, but a few reporters are very annoying." Ma Shimin explained with confidence.

As a result, as soon as the voice fell, a staff member rushed to the conference room located on the 40th floor and reported in panic: "There was a fight below, and the reporter took photos."

"I'm here, don't panic, speak slowly." Tang Huan said solemnly.

After the other party wiped off his sweat, he finally regained his composure, and continued: "The few people in the lead didn't listen to persuasion at all, and while the police were not paying attention, they broke into our building, and then directly clashed with our security. In addition, there were two suspicious guys who sneaked into the building through an unknown passage, but luckily the monitoring room found something unusual and subdued them."

"I understand, go and take a rest." Tang Huan patted the man on the shoulder, and then told his assistant: "Turn on the building's internal broadcast, I want to address all the staff; Watch out for emergencies."

……

The entire Jardine Building has a total of 52 floors, an area of ​​53000 square feet, or about 5300 square meters, and there are as many as 20 elevators. One can imagine the complexity of the people in this building.

The fact is also the same, with such a commotion outside, the people in the Jardine Building will naturally know it very quickly. Under this influence, how can they work with peace of mind, and it is good not to panic.

Everyone was whispering behind the backs of the supervisors who were waiting and watching, and a thick voice came from the radio: "Hi everyone, I am Tang Huan. There is an emergency outside the building. Everyone must pay attention to safety when entering and exiting. , I will work overtime tonight. If someone is willing to accompany you, I will personally treat you to a supper, and at the same time, I will pay an extra double salary."

Tang Huan's speech was very simple, but it attracted cheers from various offices, and all the anxiety was dispelled at once.

……

"Tang Sheng, please don't worry, I will send more people to disperse the irrational crowd as soon as possible." Li Junxia, ​​deputy director of the Xiangjiang Police Department, solemnly promised on the phone.

"I won't make it difficult for my friend. I have definite evidence here to prove that we are absolutely justified." Tang Huan said lightly, put down the phone, and ended this short and secret contact.

……

On the same day, newspapers reported with great fanfare that Qin and security personnel savagely clashed with normal petitioners, causing several people to be injured and hospitalized.

This news, along with people reading on the way off work, brought it to thousands of households in Xiangjiang.

On Media Asia TV that night, people saw a slightly longer advertisement.

Outside the Qinhe Building, a few people in front of the crowd picked quarrels and caused troubles, which caused conflicts; when the picture changed, the two guys sneaked into the Qinhe Building, but were stopped by the security guards, and all kinds of strange things were found from them. thing.

At the same time, the voice-over introduced in a serious and serious manner.

Tianyan series monitoring system, a brand new monitoring system, supports the world's leading digital technology, and can save hours of monitoring images on video tapes unprecedentedly.

God knows what you did.

Under the eyes of the sky, there is nothing to hide for any Xiaoxiao!

Tianyan series monitoring system brings you a high-tech sense of security!

……

People who have read newspapers before, after seeing this TV advertisement, their first reaction is: "The newspaper office that rushed to the street, how many benefits have it received, dare to edit and work? Even if you write brilliantly, it is not as good as someone else's full-length video. .”

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