Rebirth: Rising Hong Kong

"Ah!" Shi Zhijian took out a tissue and wiped his nose in front of the elder Li Jiacheng, rather impolitely.

He wondered if someone was gossiping about him behind his back. Thinking about it carefully, I have offended too many people in Hong Kong, and I should be scolded by others.

Especially today, Mai Lihao also called to tell him that the advice he gave was very good and very successful, and he even praised Shi Zhijian on the phone.

Shi Zhijian waited for him to hang up before he remembered that Mak Lihao was referring to the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

Shi Zhijian is also selfish in making such a suggestion. To put it more bluntly, corruption is common in Hong Kong in this era, the Chinese are greedy, and the old ghosts are even more greedy!

In contrast, there are mostly greedy ghosts at the upper and middle levels. Shi Zhijian's proposal to set up the Independent Commission Against Corruption is ostensibly to combat corruption, but in fact it is to disintegrate the power of the senior and middle-level ghosts!

The impact on the Chinese is minimal. At most, the four chief detectives headed by Lai Luo suffered a bit of a loss and were wanted for a lifetime, but it was a huge benefit for other Chinese businessmen and Chinese-owned enterprises.

Of course, Shi Zhijian proposed the Independent Commission Against Corruption, but he did not expect that the Independent Commission Against Corruption would be established so quickly. According to the historical trajectory of the last life, it was officially formed in 1974, but now it is 1971, a full three years ahead of schedule!

Shi Zhijian guessed that there must be many people who hate themselves so much now that there is no way, they are mediocre if they are not envied!

"Sorry, I have a cold these days." Shi Zhijian said, crumpling the tissue that wiped his nose into a ball and accurately throwing it into the study basket.

Li Jiacheng couldn't have the slightest unhappy expression, on the contrary, he had to ask Shi Zhijian whether he was in good health with great concern, just like a close friend.

To tell the truth, Li Jiacheng doesn't want to do this either, and he feels very nauseous, but there is no way, who made Shi Zhijian a member of the Legislative Council now, and who made him Li Jiacheng encountered an urgent matter and asked Shi Zhijian for it.

"Oh, by the way, Boss Li, did you say it just now? I didn't hear it clearly, please say it again first!"

"Oh, okay! That-----"

Li Jiacheng just opened his mouth, but Shi Zhijian interrupted him again, "I'm sorry, Boss Li! I just remembered that I had invited Mr. Zhang Kuohai, the king of western dresses, to help me tailor my suits and make the suits - do you mind?"

"Oh, it's alright!"

"That's good!" Shi Zhijian said to the outside: "Huimin, let Boss Zhang come in!"

"Received, boss!"

After a while, Zhang Kuohai, the famous "King of Western Clothing" in Hong Kong, walked in respectfully.

As a future star Zhang Peirong, Zhang Kuohai is also a handsome man, but he is a little older, his head is slightly bald, and his belly is a little fat.

Zhang Kuohai has made dresses for many big stars and rich and powerful people in Hong Kong, and he is well-informed, but he is still a little nervous to see Shi Zhijian this time.

There are too many titles hanging on Shi Zhijian's head, which makes Zhang Kuohai uneasy.

"Boss Zhang, don't be nervous, just do the same as usual!" Shi Zhijian comforted Zhang Kuohai when he saw Zhang Kuohai shaking with a tape measure, "Actually, I also bought suits in Boss Zhang's shop when I was not developed, and I was very good at your craftsmanship at that time. Appreciate!"

"Really?" Zhang Kuohai was overjoyed. He didn't care about making friends with Shi Zhijian at will, but he couldn't stand that little pride. Even Senator Shi was a fan of me.

"Zhong You, I heard that you have a boy named A Rong. He looks so handsome! Maybe he will become a big star in the future, so you will be lucky!"

"Mr. Shi is joking!" Zhang Kuohai relieved his nervousness a lot, and measured Shi Zhijian's shoulder width and bust, "My boy is so naughty! He is not good at studying, but his schoolbag is stuffed with love letters written by girls to him every day. He's not in the mood to go to school!" After a pause, "It's just that he plays the guitar very well. Last time on my birthday, he played the birthday song for me----"

Li Jiacheng next to him was looking for Shi Zhijian in a hurry, but Shi Zhijian rubbed his nose with a cold for a while, made a suit for a while, and talked nonsense about Rong Zai with the dress king Zhang Kuohai.

"Oh, sorry, I almost forgot that Boss Li is still around!"

Shi Zhijian's words almost made Li Jiacheng break the defense, but you didn't put me at ease from the beginning to the end.

"Boss Li, your face is ugly! Did I infect you with a cold? I'm sorry, I should have paid more attention!"

"It's okay, it's okay!" Li Jiacheng waved his hand hastily, "Can I talk about myself?"

"Of course, I've been waiting to hear!" Shi Zhijian put on a serious look.

Li Jiacheng rolled his eyes again, "This is a long story----" Immediately after, Li Jiacheng explained his intention to Shi Zhijian.

With the recovery of Hong Kong's economy and the rise of Chinese businessmen, they have the opportunity to compete with the old British ghosts.

Shi Zhijian is a typical example of wrestling with the British-owned Jardine Matheson and winning! Not only swallowed the Wharf in one go, but also defeated the Ricci Group and became the boss of Hong Kong.

Although Li Jiacheng was always dissatisfied with Shi Zhijian, he had to praise him secretly, feeling that he helped the Chinese breathe a sigh of relief.

At the same time, Li Jiacheng is also very enthusiastic about Shi Zhijian's feat of defeating Jardine and annexing a British enterprise, and he thinks that what Shi Zhijian can do, Li Jiacheng will also be able to do it!

So Li Jiacheng began to play the abacus of the other three foreign firms in Hong Kong.

The four major firms in Hong Kong, Jardine, Swire, Wheelock, and then Hutchison Whampoa.

Li Jiacheng is eyeing Hutchison Whampoa.

In the last time and space, in 1979, Li Jiacheng secretly contacted HSBC, and got a clear answer: as long as the conditions prescribed by Li Jiacheng are suitable, any suggestion from Cheung Kong will directly serve as HSBC's intention to sell Hutchison in an orderly manner at an appropriate time. Whampoa common stock offers the best choices and opportunities.

HSBC Taipan Shen Bi even agreed to Li Jiacheng in private, and HSBC will give priority to actively considering any feasible suggestions from Li Jiacheng. After receiving this precious sword, Li Jiacheng, who was worried about the long and dreamy night, hurriedly pushed forward the plan of annexing He Huang. Learning from the leak of the news of the last acquisition of Wharf, Li Jiacheng attached great importance to the confidentiality of this time. Without knowing anything about the outside world, he started negotiations with HSBC to acquire Hutchison shares. At the same time, he continued to adopt the acquisition of Wharf. The method of dispersing accounts at the time, extremely low-key acquisition of Hutchison shares.

During the two years that HSBC cooperated with Changjiang to rebuild the China Bank, Shen Bi left a deep impression on Li Jiacheng. Shen Bi is one of the most outstanding Taipans in the history of HSBC. As a banker, Shen Bi, his consideration for the sale of Hutchison was based on the immediate interests of HSBC, and did not care whether the other party was white or yellow. In a word, no matter whether it is a white cat or a black cat, it is a good cat that can catch mice.

Shen Bi will also tell the doubters: "A bank is not a charitable organization, a political institution, or a British club. A bank is a bank, and the purpose of a bank is to make profits. Whoever makes money for HSBC is a good friend of HSBC."

Falling flowers are intentional, flowing water is intentional. Li Jiacheng knows that HSBC will never hold a long-term holding of Hutchison Whampoa, because financial institutions directly operate the enterprise, which is inconsistent with reason, law and inconvenience. It is only a matter of time before HSBC sells Hutchison Whampoa.

The Hutchison shares held by HSBC will eventually be taken over by a good family. Who doesn't want their daughter to marry a good family, and there will be oil and water tribute in the future for New Years and festivals. With the favor of HSBC, you can dominate the business empire with an asset value of 6.2 billion yuan on that day.

At the same time, because of the last acquisition of Wharf, Li Jiacheng showed an extremely benevolent side to the charter king, and the charter king reciprocated. one side!

In this way, while people are still vaguely analyzing the speculation, a deal of the century has quietly drawn a perfect end.

In the end, Li Jiacheng successfully acquired Hutchison Whampoa with the help of HSBC's senior class Shen Bi and the Hong Kong charter king, and staged the drama of the snake swallowing the elephant. At that time, the market value of Li Jiacheng's Yangtze River was only 1 billion, while the market value of Hutchison Whampoa was as high as 6.2 billion. After this battle, Li Jiacheng's strength doubled several times and became the top richest man in Hong Kong.

Unfortunately, now because of Shi Zhijian's birth, history will not repeat itself!

Not only did the charter king not benefit from the Wharf, he, Li Jiacheng, was almost planted on the Wharf, and the only one who benefited was Shi Zhijian!

Shi Zhijian became the big winner of the Wharf War!

However, Li Jiacheng's heart to fight against the British and foreign companies is not dead, and now he is eyeing Hutchison Whampoa again. He originally thought that he could join hands with the charter king to swallow 20% of Hutchison Whampoa's shares in one fell swoop and become a "Chinese hero" like Shi Zhijian!

But it backfired. In order to develop the fleet, the charter king spent 300 million to purchase cargo ships from Greece and set up the Hong Kong Shipping Group. Now he really can't afford to help Li Jiacheng.

In desperation, Li Jiacheng had to ask for help from HSBC Taipan Shen Bi, and wanted to borrow 500 million from HSBC.

However, Shen Bi gave a signal that in order to achieve success, he must go to Shi Zhijian!

Li Jiacheng suddenly realized that the ghost old Shen Bi in front of him was the legendary "horse boy" of Shi Zhijian!

In desperation, Li Jiacheng had to lower his posture and come to Shi Zhijian, asking Shi Zhijian to help.

"Mr. Shi, Mr. Shi, Ah Jian!" Li Jiacheng called Shi Zhijian by three titles in one breath, "You also know my current situation, it is difficult to ride a tiger! If I give up the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa, then the 200 million invested in the past will be It's all gone! I can't bear this loss! Now only you can save me, and you can borrow 500 million from HSBC in one sentence!"

Speaking of which, Li Jiacheng is hard enough. He was blackmailed by Shi Zhijian for 300 million investment before, "everyone has a house to live, everyone has a book to study", but now it is his turn to use the money, but he can't get a loan! It really is a penny stumbling a hero!

"Boss Li, tell the truth, I really sympathize with you after hearing what you said! But you also know that I have a lot of things to do now, and I have to invest in movies, real estate, and electronic food business development- ----"

Li Jiacheng didn't wait for Shi Zhijian to finish his words, and hurriedly said: "I understand! I understand everything!"

"Do you understand?" Shi Zhijian asked Zhang Huohai to help measure the length of his legs, and looked at Li Jiacheng.

Li Jiacheng gritted his teeth: "You eat meat, I drink soup!"

Shi Zhijian was slightly startled, "Yes!"

...

Hutchison Whampoa was founded by the British Claudius family. It is composed of two companies, Hutchison & Whampoa and Whampoa Dockyard. Its business bases are in Hong Kong and Europe.

Since the 1960s, it has been a largely global business and the largest company in Hong Kong. Especially in the ten years in charge of Qi Dezun, the companies controlled by "Hutchison" have grown from 30 to more than 200, which are closely related to the lives of Hong Kong people. He also continued to invest in the future of Hong Kong, such as advocating and financing the construction of a submarine tunnel, and establishing a television broadcasting company.

However, not long after Hutchison Whampoa became the largest company in Hong Kong, the Qi Dezun family encountered huge financial difficulties. In the end, in desperation, they had to mortgage part of the equity of Hutchison Whampoa to HSBC.

In order to revitalize the mortgaged Hutchison Whampoa, HSBC specially hired a professional manager called "Company Doctor", Wei Li, to help take care of Hutchison Whampoa.

Since then, Hutchison Whampoa has produced two regimes, the elders headed by Qi Dezun, and the reformers headed by Wei Li.

"Mr. Wei Li, the reform plan you submitted half an hour ago already has a receipt!" A colleague of Wei Li knocked on the office door and handed the plan receipt to Wei Li.

"Oh, thank you dear friend! Now the company's efficiency is getting faster and faster~www.readwn.com~ This is a good sign!" Wei Li took the receipt with a smile, but soon his smile condensed and his brows furrowed. Because there is an English word clearly written in the column of the plan receipt: Rejected!

Was it rejected again?

Wylie's heart burst into anger.

Since he took over the reform of Hutchison Whampoa according to HSBC's request, he has made a lot of efforts to revitalize the company, and he has put a lot of effort into every plan, but every time a plan is submitted, he will only get a cold one. :turn down!

"Maybe, I can't wait any longer, I have to do something!" Wei Li got up angrily and took his clothes.

The colleague looked at him so busy and said, "What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to see the President!"

"He's very busy now, I think you're still—"

"No, I'm going to see him now!" Wei Li didn't want to wait a minute or a second, and insisted on seeing Qi Dezun, the head of Hutchison Whampoa.

Soon Wylie came to the door of the president's office.

He took a deep breath, took out the gum from his pocket and chewed it in his mouth, sighed into the palm of his hand, and adjusted his suit and tie.

As a very qualified professional manager, even if his heart is full of anger, Willie still maintains the most gentle and polite attitude.

Winter winter!

Wylie knocked on the office door.

"Please come in!"

Qi Dezun is fifty-four years old this year. He is a traditional Englishman. He looks a little older than the average British. He wears an old-fashioned dark gray suit, a gold pocket watch on the vest of the suit, black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and silver hair combed back. Showing a stubborn forehead.

As a super old man in charge of one of the four major foreign companies in Hong Kong, Qi Dezun's creed has only one word in his life, and that is - win!