The Wealth Empire Crossing the Hong Kong

Chapter 83 Loans to Bank of East Asia
Li Jianhui thought that British capital might attack him on Wheelock, especially Shen Bi and Niu Bijian, both of whom wanted to compete for the position of No. [-] company in Xiangjiang.

Li Jianhui won Wheelock, and the combination of Huihong Game Company, Huihong Electronics Company, Xinjian Investment Company, Jiayi Group, and Wheelock Group is enough to hit Xiangjiang No. [-]. This is absolutely intolerable for the two.

Regardless of the fact that the four major foreign firms have flourished in Xiangjiang for hundreds of years, HSBC has been suppressing the four major foreign firms and is the uncrowned king in the corporate world of Xiangjiang.

Even the powerful Jardine Department suffered losses many times in the face of HSBC. The acquisition of Wheelock and Wharf last year were all suppressed by HSBC behind the scenes.

What he didn't expect was that before Shen Bi and Niu Bijian jumped out, the helm of the Qiu family in Xingzhou came to Xiangjiang and pointed the finger at him.

Less than a week after he took over the Wheelock Group, Qiu Deba personally came to the Wheelock Group and asked the Wheelock Group to hold a board meeting in the name of a major shareholder.

At the same time, the news about Qiu Deba's acquisition of Zhang Yuliang's shares also spread rapidly, and the stock price of Wheelock rose on hearing the news. Shareholders who had experienced the Wharf incident felt that another acquisition war was about to take place.

On the one hand is Li Jianhui, a legend of Xiangjiang, backed by Huihong Game Company and Jiayi Group, as well as allies such as Daoheng Bank, Guanghua Construction Industry, and Xinhui Entertainment Group.

The other party is one of the top families in Sin Chew, holding Maybank in their hands and backed by the Singapore-Malaysia consortium. This time they came to Xiangjiang like a dragon crossing the river.

It is bound to be a battle between the two sides around Wheelock, and neither side is willing to admit defeat easily. This is not only related to the control of Wheelock, but also to the reputation and future planning of both parties.

This time Qiu Deba came to Xiangjiang and quickly acquired the shares held by Zhang Yuliang. His main purpose was to use Wheelock to gain a firm foothold in Xiangjiang and use this as a springboard to enter the mainland market.

And Li Jianhui won the Wheelock Group to expand his own industry, especially in the real estate and retail industries.

Moreover, as a man of Hong Kong, if Li Jianhui loses in the battle for Wheelock, it will be a huge blow to his reputation that has just risen.

At this time, Li Jianhui had no time to blame Zhang Yuliang for not informing him in advance of the transfer of shares. Even if he wanted to settle accounts with Zhang Yuliang, he had to wait for the Wheelock Group to stabilize.

He didn't have much money in hand, so he could only notify Zhou Pengfei to liquidate part of his London gold position and transfer him one billion Hong Kong dollars.

At the same time, he immediately contacted Li Guobao, the general manager of the Bank of East Asia, to ask if the other party had time, and he planned to visit him personally.

Li Guobao, who was far away in the general manager's office of the Bank of East Asia, received a call from Li Jianhui and immediately felt that the Bank of East Asia's opportunity had come.

At this time, Li Jianhui's visit was just for money, as long as Li Jianhui could provide the collateral, he didn't mind lending Li Jianhui a little more.

In the past year, Daoheng Bank has developed rapidly relying on 14k and Li Jianhui, and its strength is getting closer and closer to his Bank of East Asia.

If it weren't for Li Jianhui's [-] million loans in Dao Heng Bank, and Dao Heng Bank's relatively large amount of external loans, its own liquidity is not too sufficient, and Dao Heng Bank is not Feng Jingyao alone. Li Jianhui will definitely not come to him this time.

Li Guobao is quite optimistic about Li Jianhui's future development. He had no chance before, so this time he has to establish a cooperative relationship with Li Jianhui. It is best to bring Wheelock Group's banking business to his Bank of East Asia.

Because the Wheelock Building is not far from the headquarters of the Bank of East Asia, Li Jianhui arrived here shortly after Li Guobao hung up the phone.

Li Guobao was very enthusiastic when he saw Li Jianhui's arrival. While inviting Li Jianhui to sit down, he poured tea for Li Jianhui himself and introduced the characteristics of this tea to Li Jianhui.

Li Jianhui was not in the mood to drink tea at this time, he said: "Li Sheng, I am here this time mainly because I hope that I can use the shares of Wheelock in my hand as collateral for a loan."

"We are both surnamed Li. We might still have a family five hundred years ago. You and I shouldn't be so polite. You call me Li Sheng, and I call you Li Sheng. It sounds awkward.

We can just call each other by first name, I will call you Jianhui, and you can just call Guobao directly.

As for whether there is no problem with the loan, we at the Bank of East Asia must complete the loan review as quickly as possible. "

Li Jianhui heard from Li Guobao's words that he intended to befriend him, otherwise he would not have called him by name.

He is no longer polite, sometimes too polite relationship between people will only lead to alienation.

Li Jianhui won't come to the door if others don't want to befriend him. Since Li Guobao expressed his intention to befriend him, he naturally won't turn him away. One more friend has multiple paths, and going alone will only make his own way become narrower and narrower.

He said: "Then I'm not being polite, it's just that it's not appropriate to call you by your name. I'll call you Brother Guobao from now on."

Li Guobao naturally had no objection, he was more than ten years older than Li Jianhui, so it was fine for Li Jianhui to call him brother.

He didn't care whether Li Jianhui showed respect to him because of this loan, as long as he recognized it today, the relationship would be confirmed, and it would be much easier for the two parties to discuss cooperation and friendship in the future.

Li Guobao, as the heir of a family that has developed in Xiangjiang for nearly a hundred years, Li Jianhui really did not belittle himself by calling the other party brother.

In the rich and powerful circle of Xiangjiang, the second generation of the major families who are younger than Li Guobao are all respectful and called brother.

"Jianhui, you can do whatever you want. If you think this address is awkward, just call me by my name."

The two parties intend to make friends, and the more they talk, the more familiar they become. Li Jianhui loaned [-] million Hong Kong dollars and Li Guobao directly arranged for the top management of the Bank of East Asia to handle it as quickly as possible.

Li Jianhui also reciprocated, promising to strengthen cooperation with the Bank of East Asia. Wheelock Group's real estate business and shipping banking business will be handled by the Bank of East Asia.

When Li Jianhui left, Li Guobao personally sent him out of the house.

After Li Jianhui left, his assistant said: "Guobao, you are too polite to Li Jianhui. With the intervention of the Qiu family, I am afraid that it will be difficult for Li Jianhui to keep Wheelock. The [-] million Hong Kong dollars is just a drop in the bucket. Can't help him keep Wheelock."

"Xiao Lin, since you understand this truth, do you think Li Jianhui will not understand.

Since the other party chose to take the loan from us, and promised to handle Wheelock Properties and shipping banking business with us, it proves that he has full confidence in keeping Wheelock. "

Although Li Guobao didn't know where Li Jianhui could raise a large amount of funds, he had to know that the shares of Huihong Game Company were mortgaged to Daoheng Bank, and the shares of Wheelock were mortgaged to him.

The current market value of Jiayi Group's shares is only [-] million Hong Kong dollars, and it can only borrow [-] million Hong Kong dollars in the sky.

To keep Wheelock, this amount of funds is far from enough, and he also wants to see Li Jianhui's next move.

If Li Jianhui wins this Wheelock battle, then Li Jianhui will have enough strength and capital to be on an equal footing with Yiping, be promoted to the top wealthy family in Xiangjiang, and have enough strength to compete with the charter king for the leader of the Chinese business community in Xiangjiang.

(End of this chapter)