The Industrial Giant Reborn

"Wine? So you are still an aristocrat?" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. The aristocratic culture is very popular in the UK, and even some Chinese in Hong Kong want to obtain this "hypocritical" honor, and many of the British aristocracy are inherited. It is difficult to pass on the stable inheritance of modern business while relying on the legacy of the ancestors, but land and castles can, and European farms are not used to grow wheat. Therefore, some declining nobles in Europe have started to operate red wine or The business of wine.

"It seems to be some kind of nobleman. I have never seen it before. Their family entrusted this house to an intermediary agency." Li Haonan said.

"Let's go and have a look first." Chen Zhiwen looked at the exterior of this villa, which is similar to the European style. The whole family is close to a circle, and there is a dome on the top, which is like a small palace. They are all mainly British capital, and this top-notch villa naturally also serves the preferences of the British.

A small number of Chinese people will pretend to like them in order to fit in. Of course, they may also be sincere.

The seller's agent also rushed to the scene and introduced the property to several people.

All the walls of the villa are made of concrete, and others are made of floor-to-ceiling frameless glass from Germany. The exterior is made of travertine, composite wood and carved stone. There is a 2,000-gallon aquarium inside, and there are many Chen Zhiwen in it. The name of the fish, several rooms each have a bathroom and a special storage room, from many rooms you can directly see the distant sea view and the buildings on the other side of the sea.

"Chen Sheng, what do you think?" the intermediary asked with a smile.

"It's too European-style, and the decoration is a bit old." Chen Zhiwen said calmly.

"These are actually not a problem. The decoration can be redecorated, Chen Sheng can choose his own style, and if Chen Sheng doesn't like European-style architecture, he can also tear down the whole house and rebuild it." The agent directly smiled and said: "This The land of the location is the most important thing, and Chen Sheng is also in the real estate business, so he should understand this truth."

Chen Zhiwen glanced at the agent, but didn't say anything. After walking around the house, he said to An Qi, "Next time I will bring my parents over to have a look, but it's just to watch, I'll decide other things."

"Okay." Angie nodded.

Chen Zhiwen then said to Li Haonan: "That's it, let's look at other houses."

"Okay." Li Haonan said.

"Then let's go." Chen Zhiwen said to the driver beside him, and the driver immediately walked out to prepare the car.

The villas in Repulse Bay are very precious assets for many Hong Kong rich people. Buying a house will definitely be regarded as a residence for future achievements. However, for Chen Zhiwen, this is only temporary, and Victoria Peak is his goal. In terms of living experience, vision and scenery, and representative status, Victoria Peak is the first in Hong Kong, and Repulse Bay is simply incomparable.

For a transitional villa, Chen Zhiwen naturally wouldn’t pay too much attention to it. It’s fine to talk about the price. Let the parents take a look. In fact, it’s just asking about the decoration and architectural style. If you don’t like it, you can renovate it now or There is still time to dismantle and rebuild.

The most important thing at present is naturally the acquisition of Hutchison Group's shares.

"15.1%, the recent acquisition speed has dropped a lot?" In the office, Chen Zhiwen looked at the curve table of recent acquisitions and asked a little moved.

"Chen Sheng, in more than 3 months, the acquisition of 15% has not caused too much fluctuation in the stock market, and no one has noticed. This is basically the limit. If Hutchison's stock is not in a special period now, Under other circumstances, it is almost impossible to achieve this." Zhou Jiayang, who was in charge of the acquisition, said helplessly.

"Indeed, the market has not fluctuated greatly, and it has done a good job. Do you think Hutchison's management has discovered it?" Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

Unlike stocks such as Cheung Kong Industrial, which has just been listed, the Hutchison Group, which has a history of 100 years, has extremely dispersed ownership. It is also the only one of the four major foreign firms in Hong Kong that is not controlled by a "family", that is, most of its stocks are listed on the market. Circulation, a large number of investment institutions and individual holdings control Hutchison Group.

This made Chen Zhiwen's acquisition much simpler. The more tradable shares in the market, the harder it is for people to find out when the acquisition is made. However, if the acquisition is too powerful, the transaction volume will still far exceed the previous one. Or market forecasts, which will also make people find abnormalities.

Fortunately, the past few months have been the most difficult period for Hutchison Group. All major businesses have incurred huge losses, and their debts are also extremely heavy. At the same time, because the US interest rate hike has led to global interest rate hikes, Hutchison’s debts are also facing huge interest pressure. , Many adverse factors caused the market value of Hutchison Group to drop from a peak of HK$7 billion in March 1973 to more than HK$400 million in December 1974, and this price has remained so far.

When many parties were not optimistic about Hutchison, a large number of stockholders sold their stocks. Zhou Jiayang arranged hundreds of stock accounts to buy in batches, and occasionally sold some appropriately, in order to stabilize the stock price and avoid unnecessary losses. A large amount of funds entering the market caused the stock price to rise too much, which was discovered by others.

"It's hard to say. Most people don't know the trading situation of Hutchison stocks, but Hutchison itself and some large banks and financial institutions can still see the clues." Zhou Jiayang thought for a while and said: "But the premise is that they feel that Heji Our stocks are being targeted, if we have this idea, and then check the transaction records, we are very likely to be exposed."

"The current situation, even if it is exposed, each family may not dare to intervene." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said, the current Hutchison is completely a super mess. In the original history, after HSBC gained control of Hutchison, quite Yu gave Hutchison a strong mortgage guarantee, which suppressed the various banking institutions and investment companies that were collecting debts. Otherwise, Hutchison would definitely not survive this year.

The reason why Shen Bi did this was also to ensure that his own interests would not be lost, because at that time Hutchison owed HSBC hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars. Once Hutchison went bankrupt, HSBC would lose 2-3 years of net profit in vain. It was so big that it was enough to hurt his muscles and bones, and it was also a very big black spot for Shen Bi's career, and he might not even be able to keep his position in the top class.

However, the follow-up Hutchison was able to survive not because Shen Bi hired the famous "company doctor" Wei Li to manage Hutchison, but because Hong Kong's land prices began to rise in 1976, and Hutchison's assets rose sharply out of thin air. the entire company.

Of course, Wei Li is also capable.