Hutchison Group Headquarters:
"He's actually a Chinese. What do you think of this?" In the office of Chairman Hutchison, Qi Dezun's face was blood red and his eyes were wide open. A group of people and assistants were sitting around the conference table.
"I have done some research on the situation of Galaxy. It was established in 1973. Its main business is to acquire industrial land or properties in Kowloon, Hung Hom, and Yuen Long in Hong Kong. It is also acquiring a type of official land exchange certificate called Type B. The authorization certificate is similar to real estate securities, and there is also a trading company and a securities company. The trading company mainly exports to overseas, and the securities company has not had any movement." Richard immediately after seeing the newspaper in the morning Although the information on arranging people to investigate Xinghe is not complete, it is still somewhat available.
"There has been no movement. It must have been acquiring Hutchison's stocks, right?" Qi Dezun said coldly: "With so much capital flowing, it didn't attract anyone's attention?"
"I speculate that Galaxy Securities' funds come from overseas, so it didn't attract much attention." Richard said, in fact, under normal circumstances, who would suspect a small securities company? Without sufficient foundation, who can plan to acquire Hutchison? Even Hutchison, which has fallen into a trough, does not have enough strength in Hong Kong to even think about getting involved.
"Overseas?" Qi Dezun asked with a frown: "Is there overseas capital support behind him?"
"It's possible, but not necessarily. This Galaxy company is actually nothing. Its boss, Chen Zhiwen, owns a Red Bull beverage company, which is very popular in North America." Richard said.
"Red Bull? I've heard of it, so it's the same company?" Qi Dezun nodded and said.
Richard continued: "Chairman, it has been confirmed that the acquirer is Chinese-owned, and it is not one of those well-known Chinese-owned companies. Although Chen Zhiwen has been a very good rising star in the business world in recent years, it is impossible for his team to be able to If he takes over Hutchison Group, even if he acquires all the shares of Hutchison, he will not be able to manage it himself."
"You mean he will continue to let us manage it?" Qi Dezun thought for a while and said: "That's fine. He can be a major shareholder with peace of mind and we will continue to do our thing."
"I think it's impossible." Bruce, another director, said: "If Chen Zhiwen is willing to be a major shareholder who does nothing, there is no need to acquire 40% of the shares. Everyone knows the current risks of Hutchison. For paying such a high price and continuing to acquire at high prices after the acquisition was discovered, there must be some conspiracy."
"Of course I know he has an agenda. For a normal person, especially such a successful young man, who doesn't want to have power? But is it another matter? Hutchison owns hundreds of companies and more than 20 listed companies. There are hundreds of businesses involved, and it would not be easy even for Jardine Matheson’s management to take over Hutchison’s business, let alone him.” Richard retorted.
"Maybe not now, but maybe later," another said.
Another person said: "We will discuss the future matters later. As long as we are united, how can he, a person who only knows how to buy properties and wait for appreciation, manage a company as big as Hutchison?"
"Okay, it's useless to argue about this." Qi Dezun raised his hand to signal everyone to quiet down, and said: "What Richard said makes sense. We will still have no problem in a short period of time. According to Chen Zhiwen's request, he will come and talk to him in three days. Remember, when the time comes, we will make the layout more grand and polite, prepare a luxurious office for him near the sea, and let him be a major shareholder."
"Then why don't you make an appointment with him in advance and communicate with him first? It will always be more convenient." Richard said.
"No, if I go to beg to see him now, I will be at a disadvantage. Every step in the future will be restricted. Why not wait? What if a young man in his twenties becomes the major shareholder?" Qi Dezun said confidently. .
Seeing that Qi Dezun was so arrogant, Richard didn't say anything. He had been working with this boss for nearly ten years, and he already knew his personality. When Hutchison was at its peak, he didn't even look down on the Governor of Hong Kong and the senior management of HSBC Bank. , now if Hutchison hadn't had such a big problem with him, he would probably be even more proud.
After the Hutchison board meeting, Richard returned to his office and looked at the information his subordinates had checked. Suddenly, the phone rang.
"Hello." Richard picked up the phone and said.
"Mr. Richard, this is Galaxy Holding Group, and my name is Li Haonan." A deep voice said on the other side of the phone.
"Okay." Richard was shocked and said after a moment of silence.
"There are some things that it may not be convenient for us to discuss on the phone. I have opened a private room at the Peninsula Coffee Shop on the sixth floor of the Hilton Hotel. I wonder if Mr. Richard can come over to me?" Li Haonan said.
"Okay, see you in an hour." Richard hesitated for a moment, but agreed. After all, he was his future boss, so he still wanted to go and see him after making an appointment with him.
An hour later, Peninsula Coffee at the Hilton Hotel.
Li Haonan and Chen Zhiwen had been waiting here for a long time. Since the Hilton Hotel was renovated by themselves, the privacy of meeting people here has improved a lot. After Richard arrived, Li Haonan stood up and introduced: "Mr. Richard, I It’s Li Haonan, the HR manager of Galaxy Group, and this is Mr. Chen Zhiwen, the chairman of Galaxy Group.”
"Hello Li Sheng, hello Chen Sheng." Richard was quite surprised when he heard Chen Zhiwen's name. He didn't expect to see the person who acquired Hutchison here.
"Hello, Mr. Richard, please take a seat." Chen Zhiwen also waved.
After everyone sat down, Chen Zhiwen said: "Mr. Richard, what do you think of Hutchison now?"
"What aspect is Chen Sheng talking about?" This was a relatively sensitive topic, and Richard had to be very cautious.
"As a business issue, Hutchison has too much debt now. How can we solve this problem?" Chen Zhiwen said.
It’s not about personnel issues. Richard breathed a sigh of relief and said: “Hutchison’s current problem is that it is too heavily in debt, resulting in many projects having no funds to restart. Staying where they are will only consume funds in vain, but there is no way. If it can Obtaining an additional amount of funds to start some profitable projects can drive part of the company's business to operate normally, so that it can at least temporarily deal with the debt problem.
But if we want a long-term solution, we either need to inject a large amount of capital, or the real estate and stock markets recover. We can sell some land or stocks to obtain funds. "
"This is true, but it is of no use. Everyone knows that money can solve problems. What should you do if you don't have money?" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. If the money is available, no problem will be a problem.
"Then we can only sell part of the business and properties to raise funds." Richard said.
"Then which businesses and properties do you think need to be retained?" Chen Zhiwen asked.
Richard paused and said: "If I were to do it, I would retain the port business, real estate business, securities business, trading business, manufacturing business, retail business, automobile trading business, and the rest will be determined based on the situation."
"I wonder if Mr. Richard is willing to become the new chief executive of Hutchison Group?" Chen Zhiwen said suddenly.
(End of chapter)
