Chapter 322 Self-Reflection
"I think maybe Jardine Matheson and Landmark are keeping an eye on you, waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity they think they can make a surprise attack on you."

"I think we might as well try to use the Cathay Pacific stake as a bait to lure them out of the water."

"For this matter, can we make it more sensational and aboveboard, and then disguise it to confuse Jardine Matheson and Landmark?"

"We want them to feel that we are actually diversifying our investments and using our money to make acquisitions across industries, rather than focusing on just one place."

"This may give the other party the illusion that we are not very sure about Wharf."

"So as to lure the other party to take the initiative to attack?"

At this moment, Li Changhe carefully told Bao Yugang his thoughts.

The reason for being cautious is that he cannot guarantee that his idea will take shape.

After all, when it comes to business wars, Li Changhe is still a novice. He has no idea whether he can fish out the Jardine Matheson and Keswick families.

"Fishing, let Yihe take the initiative?"

Bao Yugang began to think seriously at this moment.

In fact, when he did things in the past, he liked to plan before taking action and was not used to taking the initiative.

But the idea put forward by Li Changhe undoubtedly provided him with a clue.

Of course, the most important thing is that he now has money and trump cards.

The profits from this wave of silver and gold storms gave him enough confidence to carry out this kind of micro-operation.

"The current price of Cathay Pacific's shares is not high, so you can give it a try."

Cathay Pacific's current value is indeed not that high, because it is just a small regional airline. Its routes are not very valuable and it does not have many high-quality aircraft.

Cathay Pacific will not really take off until the country is completely reformed and the entire mainland aviation market is exposed.

At that time, the many high-quality routes and flying customer groups raised the value of this airline.

But now, it can be seen that it has not even been listed.

“Now let’s see whether HSBC will sell it or not?”

Li Changhe said after thinking for a while, mainly because he also had some concerns.

That is how HSBC positions Cathay Pacific.

Airlines are often important transportation channels for a region, so they cannot be viewed simply as commercial companies.

But after thinking about it, Li Changhe felt that he might be worrying too much.

It was only 80 years ago, and the negotiations between China and Britain regarding Hong Kong Island had not yet begun. At this time, Cathay Pacific's integrity was not that high, and it was essentially a regional airline.

Therefore, Li Changhe feels that HSBC may not hold on to Cathay Pacific's shares now.

However, if China and Britain start negotiations on the Hong Kong issue in two years, Cathay Pacific's political value will be reflected.

At that time, HSBC would consider carefully if it wanted to buy Cathay Pacific shares from HSBC again.

After listening to Li Changhe's words, Bao Yugang smiled and said, "As long as the price is right, there is nothing the bank won't sell."

"HSBC took over many of its assets passively because the economic situation in Hong Kong Island had deteriorated in the previous few years and it could not allow the industry and commerce in Hong Kong Island to collapse."

"So HSBC had to invest money to help many companies maintain operations and take over shares."

"But banks like to run high-quality company shares, such as my current Global Shipping."

“They are very averse to companies that are not making money because it is a liability on their books.”

"Like Hutchison Whampoa, everyone knows that Hutchison Whampoa is valuable, but for HSBC, it is actually a burden." "It has to hire people to manage Hutchison Whampoa and pay their salaries. From the perspective of banking operations, this is a mess."

"Cathay Pacific is in a similar situation now. Although not as bad as Hutchison Whampoa, it is not particularly good either."

"I think we can come to an agreement by talking to Shen Bi."

Hearing Bao Yugang's words, Li Changhe nodded.

Shen Bi knew that the current boss of HSBC had a very good relationship with Bao Yugang and was also known as Li Jiacheng's benefactor.

But in the end, it still depends on who is doing the talking.

If Li Changhe went to talk to HSBC, HSBC probably wouldn't even bother to pay any attention to him.

Since Bao Yugang had an idea, Li Changhe didn't say anything more. He could not participate in the specific business operations.

So Li Changhe got up and said goodbye.

After Li Changhe left, Bao Yugang returned to his desk, thought for a while, and then picked up the phone.

"Please make a reservation for me for dinner at HSBC's Mr. Shen Bi's restaurant tonight."

On the other side, after leaving the headquarters of Global Shipping, Li Changhe returned to his car.

Sitting in the car, Li Changhe let out a breath and shook his head.

He is reflecting on himself.

In fact, thanks to Bao Yugang's reminder, Li Changhe did not make any mistakes today.

Otherwise, as Bao Yugang said, even if he took advantage of Li Ho-wo's death to acquire Shaw Brothers Cinemas, it would not be worth it for Li Changhe.

This is not just a matter of means. In fact, it makes Li Changhe aware of one of his weaknesses, which is his positioning of Hong Kong businessmen.

Perhaps because he came from a later generation, Li Changhe always felt that he had a clearer understanding of many people, and this cognition would affect his decision-making.

But after today, Li Changhe discovered that this kind of cognition often has problems.

Because what he brings is also a stereotyped cognition, which is a summary of these characters from a certain standpoint, just like the NPCs in the map.

This kind of cognition is an advantage, but it also makes it difficult for Li Changhe to measure these businessmen from a normal business perspective, especially he cannot put himself in the local business circle and look at these people on an equal footing.

This is actually a big flaw.

Life is not a game, Li Changhe cannot really treat them as rigid NPCs.

So next, Li Changhe must use a more local perspective to look at many people and things here.

This was the biggest gain from what Bao Yugang explained to him today.

After sorting out all the thoughts in his mind, Li Changhe started the car and drove towards the Peninsula Hotel.

Next, let’s finalize the cooperation with Pierre Cardin.

At the same time, in the conference room of the Peninsula Hotel, Wells was arguing with Pierre Cardin's business team with his financial and legal personnel.

Although the decision makers of both parties, Pierre Cardin and Li Changhe, have reached a cooperation agreement.

However, the various terms of the company at the bottom need to be discussed in detail by the business teams of both parties, including the rights and obligations of each company.

This is also the reason why Li Changhe went out in the morning. He did not participate in the negotiations.

(End of this chapter)