Chen Zhiwen nodded and said: "I know, I am also going to talk to Shen Bi. I have been busy with Midea these days and haven't talked to him for a long time. We still need to establish a good relationship with HSBC. For the Huangpu Garden project, we still need to pay for it." Only Shen Bi can do it.”
After Hutchison acquired it, Shen Bi would not lend him any more money, so he naturally had no contact with him. However, recently, Hutchison's business has improved a bit, and with such a big new project, he naturally had to pay a visit.
Although I have made good progress in various businesses in the past six months, I have not yet ignored HSBC. To develop in Hong Kong, borrowing money from other banks is not a problem, but the scale is not big. If I want to absorb real estate wealth, I still have to rely on HSBC. .
"That's fine. HSBC has sufficient funds to provide us with protection. But I don't know if Shen Bi dares to lend us another few hundred million." Zhou Jiayang said with a smile.
"What does he dare not do?" Chen Zhiwen said with a shrug. If he dares to build a headquarters building worth 1 billion US dollars, what is this little money?
"One more thing, Chen Sheng, you previously arranged for me to acquire 2.2 million shares of TVB from HSBC Bank. The negotiation is about to be completed. Now the only issue left is the price." Zhou Jiayang continued.
"Oh, that's not bad. What's the price now?" Chen Zhiwen asked. Hutchison Whampoa had previously acquired 2.3 million TVB shares from the declining British-owned Times Life Company. Adding in the number previously held by Hutchison, there were already 61% of TVB's shares had actually been controlled. However, Hutchison Whampoa was busy with its own affairs at the time, and Chen Zhiwen was mainly focused on Midea's arcade sales, Nike's investment, etc., so he did not compete for control of TVB. Anyway, It’s not even a few months behind.
However, it did not completely put it aside. Instead, it continued to acquire another 30% of the shares from HSBC. Once acquired, Hutchison Whampoa will have 90% of TVB's shares. The rest are Lijia, which currently controls TVB in name, and Lijia, which actually controls TVB. Shao Yifu.
This was indeed a huge bargain. When TVB was first established, the Hong Kong government did not recognize Chinese, so the Lee Family had no choice but to give most of its shares to three large foreign banks at the time. As a result, Chen Zhiwen now has a huge advantage.
"HSBC asked for 21 million, and I insisted on 20 million. This is already 20% more expensive than what we previously acquired from Time Life." Zhou Jiayang said.
"Oh, let's talk about it again. Let's take a step back and find the middle value of 2050. After all, Hutchison and Huang are also long-term partners of HSBC." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said: "Do you want to buy the assets in HSBC's hands?" If you come down, you have to pay a premium. There is no comparison between normal things and the declining foreign companies in modern life."
Zhou Jiayang actually came here to explore the road, obviously because he couldn't negotiate. 500,000 or 1 million is actually nothing to Chen Zhiwen. It's not worth wasting too much time, let alone a trip to find Shen Bi. , favors are more valuable.
"Okay, then I'll talk to Huo Duoli again. These people are really tough." Zhou Jiayang said helplessly.
"Huduoli is a department under HSBC that specializes in debt investment and mergers and acquisitions. Of course, it has rich experience and can speak well. When we acquired Hutchison, if I hadn't been afraid that HSBC would not agree, I would have wanted to find Duoli." Chen Zhiwen said.
"What about Wharf?" Zhou Jiayang said suddenly.
"No way, Shen Bi will never agree to my acquisition of Wharf again." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said.
Shen Bi does not care whether the other party is Chinese or British in order to make money, but he definitely does not want to cultivate a giant that he cannot control. In the original history, Jardine Matheson once intended to acquire Wheelock, but HSBC intervened , because after acquiring Wheelock, Jardine Matheson will exceed HSBC in scale, which Shen Bi cannot tolerate.
Chen Zhiwen has already controlled Hutchison Whampoa. If he controls Wharf again, Shen Bi will not be able to tolerate this scale. Relatively speaking, although Midea and Red Bull are making a lot of money overseas, their scale in Hong Kong is still much lower than that of Dayang Bank.
"It's a pity. We now have 18% of Wharf shares. If we have the support of HSBC, we will be absolutely sure to acquire it." Zhou Jiayang said.
"We haven't touched Wharf's stocks for a year. There are also two big real estate projects starting in Galaxy. It's better not to resume them yet. Let's wait for a few more months. Then I will transfer money back from overseas." Chen Zhiwen After thinking for a while he said.
The funds in Hong Kong mainly need to start the Whampoa Garden project, plus the investment in Midea Industrial Park. These are relatively expensive. As for Wharf, although it is also important, it is not urgent. If we look at the original history, it will At the beginning of 1978, Li Jiacheng began to acquire Wharf, causing Wharf's stock price to more than triple, marking the beginning of the Sino-British War. It was also the first shot in the history of Hong Kong for Chinese capital to replace British capital.
But in this life, because Hutchison was forcibly acquired by him, Jardine began to pay attention to the controlling rights of its own companies. Whether it was Land or Wharf, Jardine increased its holdings, but the share was not large. In fact, it was Because Yihe started to have sex with others.
There are still about 2 years left, so it doesn’t matter if it’s a few months later. Besides, even if it’s delayed until 1978, Li Jiacheng will not be able to acquire Wharf.
"Okay." Zhou Jiayang nodded. He also roughly knew the status of several major businesses under his boss. Now it seems that only arcade machines can make a lot of money, and there are several new arcade machines waiting to be launched. If they all exceed , a profit of several hundred million Hong Kong dollars is probably not a problem.
"Reach an agreement with HSBC as soon as possible, and then you can take action and take control of TVB." Chen Zhiwen said.
"With 90% of TVB equity, we can naturally take over TVB. But for the TV station, we can only rely on the original team to manage it. But now TVB is controlled by Shao Yifu. His status is special. If he does not cooperate, , that is really troublesome." Zhou Jiayang has obviously also considered this issue.
"I know this. Li Xiaohe is nominally the chairman of TVB now, and Shao Yifu is the general manager. You are responsible for solving the Li family. If Shao Yifu is concerned, I will talk to him." Chen Zhiwen said.
There are many types of management in various companies, but they are all wage earners. To put it nicely, they are wage earners. But Shao Yifu is not. Ten years ago, when Shaw Brothers movies were at their peak, he was one of the top ten richest men in Hong Kong. , whose status is much higher than that of Li Jiacheng and others.
In recent years, the real estate industry has grown exponentially. In addition, in the film field, Shaw Brothers movies have been beaten by new players Golden Harvest. However, TVB Chairman Li Xiaohe gave the company's management rights to Shao Yifu due to physical reasons. , also gave Shao Yifu the idea of abandoning the screen since childhood.
It is impossible to want such people to work for you, but if you drive them away, TVB will suffer heavy losses. Over the years, Shao Yifu has controlled both TVB and Shaw Brothers Films, and the two parties have carried out various cooperation in many aspects. If it is suddenly disconnected, it is very likely to fall into chaos.
This is the biggest trouble.
"Li Xiaohe? I heard that he has been lying at home for several years. His wife, Li Luyanqun, is in charge of the Li family's business. It is said that the management is pretty good. Then I have to find her." Yang of the Zhou family thought for a while and said.
"I haven't seen it either. Red Bull originally bought the Lijia United Soda Factory, but it was acquired by Huoduoli." Chen Zhiwen said: "We have to control her, otherwise she will go around chewing us and bullying people who are about to die. It's enough." People are in trouble.”
Obtaining TVB is the first and necessary step in the development of media. When one's own business is booming, controlling the media becomes a must. However, when TVB was first established, Li Xiaohe signed an escrow agreement with three major foreign banks. , although the shareholders' meeting can force it to be overturned, but it turns out that Li Xiaohe has cancer. If this is done, someone will definitely use this to make an issue in the Hong Kong media.
The injury could not hurt Chen Zhiwen, but there was no need to bear this burden.
"Don't worry, Chen Sheng, I will handle it easily." Zhou Jiayang said with a smile.
(End of chapter)
