Chapter 328: The stingy Jardine Matheson!

As one of the most famous luxury hotels in Hong Kong Island, The Peninsula Hotel not only has the best customers, but also the most prosperous business.

Even at night, the place is still brightly lit and colorful.

Guan Jiahui, who came out of the Peninsula Hotel, quickly arrived at a clothing store next door.

She had taken careful notes of the designs that Pierre Cardin had just explained to her.

It’s hard to say about other outfits, but now she can start by changing herself with her clothes and see the effect.

There is no such thing as specialty stores these days, but the clothing stores that can be opened around the Peninsula Hotel are not ordinary clothing stores. The brands and styles they sell are all very high-end.

Fortunately, Guan Jiahui is not short of money now. The signing fee given to her by the film company makes her somewhat of a wealthy woman.

"This one"

"This one"

"And this one, take them all down for me!"

Guan Jiahui followed what Pierre Cardin told her and decisively selected several sets of clothes that suited her, then took them into the fitting room.

After a while, she changed her clothes, walked out of the fitting room, and looked in front of the mirror.

As expected, even she herself felt that she looked much better.

Wearing these clothes really makes her youthful vitality more prominent, especially her long legs, which look white and tender under the light.

I decided to buy these clothes.

She had already made up her mind that she would find a reason to go to Li Changhe's room and show him her new outfit.

After paying the bill happily, Guan Jiahui carried the bag and walked happily towards the Peninsula Hotel.

I just arrived at the lobby of the Peninsula Hotel, and then I saw Li Changhe, and he walked down in a hurry.

"Victor!"

Seeing Li Changhe, Guan Jiahui hurriedly shouted at him.

After hearing this, Li Changhe slowed down his pace a little, saw that it was Guan Jiahui, smiled and nodded, then continued walking out.

"Victor, are you going out?"

Seeing that Li Changhe ignored her, the little girl hurriedly followed and asked curiously.

"Yes, I have something to go out for, you can have fun in the hotel by yourself!"

Li Changhe said something casually to Guan Jiahui, then walked to his car, inserted the key and started the engine.

The engine roared, and then the car drove out quickly.

Watching the car leave, Guan Jiahui couldn't help but stamp her feet in frustration.

All my efforts tonight have been wasted.

Li Changhe, who was driving away at this moment, did not pay attention to Guan Jiahui's little thoughts.

At this moment, he was heading towards Deep Water Bay because Bao Yugang summoned him.

"Maybe I should form a secretarial team. At least it will be convenient for me to contact someone."

Li Changhe was driving and thinking at the same time.

Tonight, Bao Yugang went directly to the hotel. The manager of the Peninsula Hotel contacted Li Changhe, and then found him.

We drove and soon arrived at Bao Yugang's mansion.

This time in Bao Yugang's study, in addition to Bao Yugang, Li Changhe also saw another man.

This man was none other than Bao Yugang’s second son-in-law, Wu Guangzheng, the lucky man who would inherit most of Bao Yugang’s property in the future.

"Ayang is here!"

Seeing Li Changhe coming in, Wu Guangzheng was the first to greet Li Changhe.

Wu Guangzheng had some guesses in his mind about this nephew of the Bao family who suddenly appeared.

Originally, he was indifferent to Li Changhe, but later, seeing that Bao Yugang and even Bao Zhaolong valued him very much, Wu Guangzheng gradually changed his attitude.

The most important thing was that he initially thought that the other party would join Global Shipping and become a senior executive of the Bao Group.

But later Wu Guangzheng discovered that this "Bao" descendant named Bao Zeyang had nothing to do with global shipping, which made him let down his guard.

"Uncle, brother-in-law!"

After entering the study, Li Changhe was a little surprised to see Wu Guangzheng here, but he still greeted him with a smile.

According to the memory of the previous life, although the ship charter king had four sons-in-law and gave them a lot of assets, the one who truly inherited his core industry was Wu Guangzheng in front of him.

Hutchison Whampoa and the future Wheelock will be controlled by the man in front of him. In addition to his ability, Li Changhe guessed that his identity as a Zhejiang Haier is also related.

After all, compared with those foreign sons-in-law, at least Wu Guangzheng is a real Zhejiang native.

Later, after Hong Kong's return to China, he even ran for the first Chief Executive. Unfortunately, the shipping tycoon had passed away by then, and he was ultimately unable to defeat the son of another shipping tycoon on his own.

"Ayang is here, please sit down!"

Bao Yugang pointed to the seat in front and asked Li Changhe to sit down.

After Li Changhe sat down, Bao Yugang spoke slowly.

"These past few days, Jardine Matheson's chief negotiator has approached me for the final negotiations."

“He wanted to exchange some of the land owned by Central Land for our shares in Wharf Holdings.”

“However, Jardine Matheson has been the dominant force in Hong Kong Island for too long, and it always maintains that condescending attitude.”

"Abba, what lands do they give?"

Wu Guangzheng asked curiously at this time.

"I asked him for buildings like the Kinmen, Taikoo, and Prince's House, but they didn't want to give me the Kinmen, Star House in Tsim Sha Tsui, and a few houses on the Peak."

"You want to exchange this little piece of land for shares of Wharf Holdings? Are you dreaming?"

Bao Yugang shook his head disdainfully.

After listening to this, Li Changhe became a little curious.

"Uncle, is Xingguang Bank the same as the one from the Huo family?"

Star House is a commercial building located in Tsim Sha Tsui. It was originally built by the Fok family and was intended to be used for collecting rent.

However, because Mr. Huo was close to the mainland at that time, he was suppressed by the British Hong Kong government. After the building was completed, the British Hong Kong government cut off its water and electricity, and even did not connect the telephone line.

The Americans also issued a statement that merchants in Star Bank would not be allowed to buy American products, in order to make an example of the patriotic merchants in Hong Kong.

Finally, Mr. Fok had no choice but to sell the primely located Star House to Jardine Land at a very low price.

Later, the Fok family almost withdrew from the real estate industry in Hong Kong Island. Otherwise, the four major real estate developers in Hong Kong Island in the future might not be able to compare with the Fok family.

"Yes, it is the Starlight Bank founded by Huo Yingdong. Although the location is good, it is too much to think of exchanging it for shares in Wharf Holdings!"

The lease term of Star House cannot be compared with the 999-year lease terms of the buildings held by Central Land.

This is also the reason why Bao Yugang looks down on Xingguang Bank, although the other party’s position is also very good.

"In short, this time the talks between me and Jardine Matheson have completely broken down."

"I estimate that Jardine will soon find an opportunity to make a move."

"Guangzheng, in a few days, I will go to Europe to attend a meeting. Jardine Matheson will most likely take advantage of this opportunity to make a move. Don't panic then." Bao Yugang instructed his son-in-law Wu Guangzheng.

Wu Guangzheng is now Bao Yugang’s right-hand man, and many of the Bao family’s resources are in Wu Guangzheng’s hands.

"Brother-in-law, if Jardine Matheson makes a move, it's hard to say when, but I guess they will definitely choose Friday!"

"Because once they choose Friday, they will have the first mover opportunity and can quickly acquire Wharf Holdings' shares."

"The stock exchange will be suspended for two days on Saturday. By the time we react and want to get involved in the stock market again, it will take at least until Monday!"

"That's a full three days. During these three days, Jardine Matheson will certainly advertise as much as possible to acquire Wharf Holdings' shares."

"If we respond hastily, we might miss the opportunity and Jardine Matheson will take this opportunity to catch us off guard!"

Li Changhe spoke seriously to Wu Guangzheng at this time.

These were the methods used by Jardine Matheson in his previous life.

The main reason is that in this era, share acquisitions must rely on advertising. The acquirer has to tell shareholders in the newspaper which company's shares he wants to acquire and where he wants to exchange them.

Most stock investors know about this, and once they are interested, they take their stock certificates to the special acquisition window in the trading market to trade.

Under this trading model, even in just one day, you can actually collect a lot more shares.

After all, even retail investors these days are not ordinary people. The funds in their hands cannot be underestimated, and the number of stocks they hold will not be too scattered.

"What Ayang said makes sense. If Yihe launches a surprise attack, it is very likely that they will choose this time."

"Ah Zheng, remember to stay the same when the time comes. If Yihe launches a surprise attack like this, publish a statement in the newspaper without hesitation."

"We don't need to quote prices. We just need to let the stockholders wait in the market until I come back!"

Bao Yugang said to Wu Guangzheng at this moment.

Wu Guangzheng nodded seriously: "I understand, Dad!"

"it is good!"

"Ayang, as for you, if Yihe launches a surprise attack, don't rush to leave."

"According to our analysis, Jardine Matheson has few options, and exchanging shares of Hong Kong Land for shares is the best way."

“You have to give it time to weaken the shares.”

“Otherwise, if you raise your hand immediately, Jardine Matheson will be frightened and will most likely abandon Wharf Holdings and devote all its efforts to protecting Hutchison Whampoa.”

"After all, to them, Hong Kong Land is much more important than Wharf Holdings!"

Bao Yugang was worried that Li Changhe would be impatient and take action prematurely, so he also reminded Li Changhe at this time.

Li Changhe smiled and nodded: "Uncle, I understand. I won't be in a hurry when the time comes. I will sell part of Wharf Holdings' shares to it first."

"Give it some hope!"

Li Changhe also has some Hutchison Whampoa shares in his hands at the moment. When the time comes, he will sell part of them to Jardine Matheson first to give them some confidence.

"No problem, your small stake won't affect the overall situation!"

Bao Yugang just knew the number of Wharf shares held by Li Changhe, which really did not affect the overall situation.

Wu Guangzheng, who was standing by, was extremely shocked when he heard the conversation between the two people.

From what my father and Bao Zeyang said, the two of them are actually planning to buy land?

"Dad, do you still want to fight back?"

Wu Guangzheng asked Bao Yugang in surprise.

Bao Yugang smiled and said, "What's wrong? It's unbelievable that you can't do it?"

"No, we don't have that much capital. Let's just take over Jardine Matheson!"

Wu Guangzheng was a little confused.

One Wharf Holdings would cost the Bao family all their money, and they even had to rely on banks.

The scale of Jardine Matheson is much larger than that of Wharf Holdings.

How much money would it take to acquire Jardine Matheson?
"Don't worry about the funding, A Zheng. The reason I asked you to come this time is for you to prepare manpower in advance."

"You and I have been on the Wharf board for more than a year, and you have some understanding of the real estate industry."

"Next, you have to prepare a group of people. In addition to Wharf Holdings, you also have to help Ayang control Hutchison Whampoa."

"When the time comes, he will be in charge of the land and will need some of his own people."

Bao Yugang spoke seriously to Wu Guangzheng at this moment.

When a new boss moves into a large real estate company, a large number of internal employees must be replaced, and they must be people who understand the real estate industry.

Li Changhe does not have that many manpower now, so he can only rely on Bao Yugang.

Otherwise, even if he took control of the land, without the cooperation of the people below, it would be just an empty shell.

When Wu Guangzheng heard Bao Yugang's words, the shock in his heart slowly subsided.

It was obvious from their conversation that Bao Yugang and Bao Zeyang had already planned everything. Not only Wharf Holdings, but even Hong Kong Properties seemed to be in their hands, as if they were confident that they had already acquired them.

This shows that the two people did have a deeper plan.

Thinking of his guess about Bao Zeyang's origins, Wu Guangzheng felt a little moved.

Such an amount of funds is definitely not something that ordinary wealthy people or even families can come up with.

The other party's background is indeed extraordinary!
"I understand, Dad. I will select a group of capable people to prepare for Ayang when the time comes."

Wu Guangzheng spoke seriously to Bao Yugang at this moment.

Bao Yugang nodded and said, "Ah Zheng, you are our logistics manager this time, and you have a heavy responsibility. Whether our family can take over the Wharf depends on whether you react in time."

"So, you must always keep an eye on Yihe's actions and give me the information as soon as possible."

Bao Yugang finally gave Wu Guangzheng some instructions.

Wu Guangzheng nodded seriously: "Dad, don't worry."

As expected, my father only mentioned Wharf Holdings and didn’t mention Hutchison Whampoa.

After coming out of Bao Yugang's study, Li Changhe did not return to the Peninsula Hotel, but went directly to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Central.

Here, at the moment, lives a team of financial elites from Chase Manhattan Bank in the United States.

They were also the agency team that helped Li Changhe acquire the land.

During this period, Li Changhe's secret acquisition of shares of Hutchison Whampoa and Wharf Holdings was carried out by them.

Li Changhe thought it was a bit strange. You know, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel is a hotel under the control of Jardine Matheson.

But now the people he arranged to acquire the land are living in the Culture Oriental Hotel openly.

This hotel is located in Central, close to several major exchanges.

Of course, according to Bao Yugang, he is not afraid that Jardine Matheson will find out the origins of these people, but he is afraid that Jardine Matheson will not be able to find out the origins of these people.

Knowing that these people were from Chase Manhattan, even if Jardine Matheson knew it, it wouldn’t be able to do anything.

After all, behind Chase Manhattan stands the Rockefellers, the top family of American capital.

What Bao Yugang wanted was to let Yihe think divergently and associate.

Let Yihe guess, whether it’s true or false!
(End of this chapter)