Countercurrent 1978 starts with the production team

When Chu Jianghe heard Zhao Shizong's doubts, a meaningful smile appeared on his face: "It doesn't matter whether Yangtze River has strength or not. The most important thing is whether Shen Bi, the chief executive of HSBC Bank, wants to sell Hutchison Whampoa to him."

The chief executive of HSBC Bank is known as the God of Wealth in Hong Kong City. As long as he is dealt with, nothing will be a problem.

In later generations, Li Jiacheng's achievements were appreciated by Shen Bi, and Hutchison Whampoa was sold to Li Jiacheng at half price and half free.

"Brother Chu, Hutchison Whampoa is the second largest British-owned foreign company in Hong Kong. Let's not talk about whether Li Jiacheng is strong enough. Will the British capital easily let him take over Hutchison Whampoa? I don't think it's that simple. "

Chu Jianghe smiled, took out a cigarette, lit one, and puffed out smoke rings leisurely.

When he told Zhao Shizong about Li Jiacheng's acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa, he actually had no good intentions and had his own plans.

As a free trade port and one of the world's financial centers, Port City is an important link in its layout.

In addition, the port city is close to the mainland, and most of the people here are Chinese. There are fewer restrictions on doing things by yourself. Many big actions are easier to operate in the port city, and it is also convenient for you to direct them.

Hong Kong City is such a big place with limited resources. No matter how big the cake is, if others take more bites, it means that you can only eat less.

If Li Jiacheng develops as smoothly as in later generations, he will inevitably have to occupy his own space.

Chu Jianghe's purpose was not to snipe the Li family to take over Hutchison Whampoa, but he didn't want to just watch such a big piece of fat being eaten.

That’s a market value of more than 60 billion Hong Kong dollars!

They are all high-quality assets!

He doesn't have enough strength now and can't make a move, but he can instigate the Zhao family to disrupt the situation, or at least muddy the water.

In this case, the Li family would have to work harder if they wanted to take over Hutchison Whampoa so smoothly, and they could sell the Zhao family a favor without any loss to themselves.

Why not do it!

Chu Jianghe kept thinking about it in his mind. Seeing that Zhao Shizong was a little uneasy, he continued: "After HSBC took over Hutchison Whampoa, Hutchison Whampoa changed from a family company to a public company. Although Wei Li is There are some means, but they are not enough to turn the tide. As a professional manager, he cannot balance the interests of shareholders. I think what Hutchison Whampoa shareholders want most now is the emergence of someone who can help Hutchison Whampoa escape from the current situation. crisis, as to who this person is, whether he is Chinese or British, they will not care, so there is no obstacle for Li Jiacheng to take over Huangpu."

Zhao Shizong thought for a while, and as Chu Jianghe said, Hutchison Whampoa, which has become a public company, will at least not face stubborn resistance from family forces. This is somewhat different from Hutchison Whampoa and Wharf.

"Brother Chu, I agree with what you said, but what about the money? Where did the Yangtze River get the money to acquire Hutchison Whampoa? You can't just leave it in vain."

Chu Jianghe really wanted to say to Zhao Shizong, congratulations, you got the answer right!

It’s just a white wolf with empty gloves!

Thinking about the conditions for Li Jiacheng's acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa, it is not a waste of money.

Li Jiacheng's acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa is very different from Pao Yugang's acquisition of Wharf. Compared with the big scene of the latter, the former has no tense situation, no heavy hammer attack, and no smoke. The whole acquisition process is gentle and smooth, and the soldiers are not bloody.

Once the news of the acquisition was completed, the Hong Kong media became a sensation and rushed to report on this major event in Hong Kong's business community.

Li Jiacheng's successful entry into Hutchison Whampoa also announced the official rise of Chinese businessmen.

Chu Jianghe grinned: "Money? Is HSBC short of money?"

Zhao Shizong was puzzled and asked: "Brother Chu, what do you think? HSBC is rich, but it can't give up the 60 billion Hutchison Whampoa in vain."

"Actually, it's very simple. Who is the chief executive of HSBC? He is in charge of the power of HSBC. For him, money is really not important."

Zhao Shizong is also a good person, and he gradually came back to his senses: "You are saying that Shen Bitu, the senior manager of HSBC Bank, is famous."

"Yes, Shen Bi was appointed as the chairman of HSBC in 1977. At this position, he could no longer be promoted. All he wanted was a name. Due to legal restrictions, HSBC was not the most suitable person to be at the helm. Wei Li’s performance is also unsatisfactory, so what he wants now is to find a suitable helmsman for Hutchison Whampoa.”

Speaking of this, Chu Jianghe couldn't help but be puzzled and said: "I guess Shen Bi's plan for Hutchison Whampoa is not to sell shares for arbitrage, but to hope that Hutchison Whampoa will operate well after HSBC lets go. This shows that he has great vision. Brother Zhao, This is a God-given opportunity, but your Zhao family has no interest in it. If we win Hutchison Whampoa, your Zhao family’s strength will definitely rise to the next level.”

After Zhao Shizong listened to Chu Jianghe's analysis, he felt that it was very reasonable. The business opportunities contained in it would probably make any businessman excited.

With such a big cake in front of you, who wouldn’t be tempted?

Zhao Shizong nodded deeply and looked very troubled: "Brother Chu, you said you should take out a sum of money. This amount of money is not a small amount. So what do you think I should do now?"

Chu Jianghe smiled in his heart and gave him some advice: "Brother Zhao, ask your father to come forward to talk to Shen Bi and show his interest in Hutchison Whampoa. Of course, he must also make a plan for Hutchison Whampoa's future operations before meeting Shen Bi. , as long as it is approved by Shen Bi, the deal is basically done."

The Zhao family has been developing for a long time and is much stronger than the current Li Jiacheng.

However, when it came to HSBC letting go of Hutchison Whampoa, Shen Bi didn't give anyone else any chance to compete and just made the final decision. I don't know if the Zhao family can get involved.

Chu Jianghe still warned: "I think you should be careful about Li Jiacheng. When HSBC cooperated with Yangtze River to rebuild the Chinese Bank Building, Shen Bi left a good impression on Li Jiacheng. During the acquisition of Wharf, Li Jiacheng sold Shen Bi and Bao The shipping king is a favor, but the chartering king has a close personal relationship with the two chief executives of HSBC Bank."

Zhao Shizong didn't take Chu Jianghe's reminder too seriously: "Although my father is originally from Jiangsu, he has been in the shipping industry for a long time and has some friendship with the charter king."

When Chu Jianghe saw him saying this, he didn't say anything.

His purpose was to get the Zhao family to come in and muddy the waters. As for the final result, he was still not optimistic about the Zhao family.

The name Li Chaoren is not for nothing, let's see how the Zhao family responds.

After the two people talked about the matter, Zhao Shizong had no other thoughts. At this moment, he was eager to return home and just wanted to go home early to discuss with his father.

"Brother Chu, it seems that today's trip to Macau is going to be ruined."

Chu Jianghe had no interest in gambling. In his previous life, except for a few rounds of mahjong during the Chinese New Year, he rarely played cards.

"It's okay, business matters."

Seeing that Chu Jianghe was so considerate, Zhao Shizong immediately asked the captain to return to the ship.

When the yacht returned to the berth, it was already evening, and Zhao Shizong said goodbye and left in a hurry.

Chu Jianghe returned to the Four Seasons Hotel with Lao Wutou and Ma Liang, who were still unfinished.