Through the wealth life

Chapter 198 Governor's Reconciliation
Hearing Li Guangyu's words, Niu Bijian's face was a bit ugly. The Jardine Group does not have much cash flow at present. Once they compete with the Li Group, they will definitely fail this time.

Niu Bijian said: "Mr. Li, our Jardine Group is here to discuss with HSBC about the acquisition of their shares in Heung Kong Electric and Heung Kong Telephone Group. We are not here to participate in the auction. As for how to pay, we are also negotiating with HSBC, so there is no need You are worried."

Shen Bi is very troubled. Both the Li Group and the Jardine Group are bound to acquire the shares of these two groups. No matter which party he hands over the shares to, the other party will be dissatisfied with HSBC. This will have a huge impact on the development of HSBC. adverse effects.

Just when Shen Bi was in a dilemma, an executive from HSBC came in and said to Shen Bi: "Chairman, Mr. Governor has come downstairs, and I hope to meet with you, Mr. Li Sheng, Mr. Niu Bijian and others."

Shen Bi immediately felt relieved, the governor came to HSBC at this time, it must be for the affairs between Li Group and Jardine Group.With the appearance of the governor, HSBC does not have to be caught in the middle.

Shen Bi said to Li Guangyu and the others: "Li Sheng, Mr. Niu Bijian, I'll go down to meet Mr. MacLehose, please wait a moment."

Li Guangyu didn't know why MacLehose came to HSBC at this time. It couldn't be that Niu Bijian and the others went to do government work again, so the Xiangjiang government could put pressure on him again.Thinking of this, Li Guangyu also decided that he must not compromise easily this time, otherwise how could he play.

And Niu Bijian, who was sitting opposite Li Guangyu, was also speculating about MacLehose's intentions. The Li Group shouldn't be doing government work, and he hadn't received any news from his side that someone from the Li Group had visited McLehose in the past two days. Lihao.

Thinking of this, Niu Bijian looked towards Li Guangyu, only to see that Li Guangyu was also looking at him, and it seemed that the other side also suspected that he had invited MacLehose.Niu Bijian felt much more at ease in an instant. Anyway, as long as Li Guangyu didn't invite him, it would be fine. MacLehose is also an Englishman, so he wouldn't help Li Guangyu instead of helping himself.

Seeing Niu Bijian looking at him suspiciously, Li Guangyu knew that he also didn't know why MacLehose came.He said to Newbigan: "Mr. Newbigan, I thought you Jardine Group was going to disobey the business rules, but it seems okay, you didn't have that plan."

Newbijian smiled and said, "Sheng Li, we in Jardine are not afraid of commercial competition again, and as for things that break the rules, we in Jardine don't bother to do it."

Li Guangyu smiled and said, "That's good. In business matters, we will compete in business. If we use other means, the group will not grow."

Ten minutes later, MacLehose and Shen Bi walked into the conference room together, and Li Guangyu and Niu Bijian got up to say hello to MacLehose.

MacLehose said: "Li Sheng, Mr. Niu Bijian, you are all the business elites of our Xiangjiang, so you don't have to be so polite, just sit down. I came here today to hear about the two companies of Xiangjiang Electric and Xiangjiang Telephone. Group acquisition."

Li Guangyu said: "Mr. MacLehose, the decision right now is still in the hands of HSBC. Our Lee Group very much hopes to take over their shares from HSBC. Our Lee Group can also do better for the citizens of Xiangjiang. Serve."

Newbigan retorted: "Mr. MacLehose, since the Jardine Matheson Group accepted these two groups, we have always served the citizens of Xiangjiang wholeheartedly. Today, the two groups are still running smoothly. I think it is better for us to take over. This will not cause personnel turmoil in the two groups and affect the lives of citizens."

After MacLehose stopped Li Guangyu and Niu Bijian's narration, he did not answer them immediately.Instead, he turned to Shen Bi and said, "You HSBC hold the equity, what is your decision?"

Shen Bi was very speechless. If he had made a decision, would he still need to be in a dilemma like this? He would have contacted them to sell the shares long ago.Shen Bi said: "Mr. MacLehose, the current situation is a bit complicated. You also know that the Lee Group and the Jardine Group have great influence in Xiangjiang. At the same time, Xiangjiang Electric and Xiangjiang Telephone involve countless citizens in Xiangjiang. You have to be careful."

MacLehose is also aware of Shen Bi's current difficulties. Now it is not only related to the acquisition of the shares of these two groups, but more importantly, it involves the competition between the Chinese-funded consortium and the British-funded consortium. Nowadays, countless people are staring at this issue. In the event of an incident, dozens of reporters and media gathered outside the HSBC Building, all wanting to know the result of the acquisition as soon as possible.

MacLehose said: "Mr. Li, Mr. Niu Bijian, I came here this time to hope that you can negotiate to see if there can be a plan acceptable to both parties. You must know that each of you has a great influence in Xiangjiang , I hope that Hong Kong’s economy can develop steadily, and I don’t want to escalate the struggle of some groups you represent because of the ownership of these two groups.”

Niu Bijian said: "Mr. MacLehose, this time it's not that Jardine wants to compete with Li Sheng, but Li Sheng has long planned to eat several groups under our Jardine. We have to fight. "

Li Guangyu said: "Our Li's Group is in the spirit of better serving the citizens of Xiangjiang, so we want to acquire these two groups. I think these two groups can better serve the citizens in our Li's Group. Just like the leaders of the Jardine Matheson Group, muddling along, there are quite a few citizens who have complaints about the services of these two groups."

Newbigan is also aware of some situations in the two groups, because it is a monopoly, many employees keep the attitude of whether you want to use it or not, and the service is not very thoughtful.These matters were dealt with by those two group executives, and he didn't have time to manage those problems. The affairs of the Jardine Group were a little too busy.

Niu Bijian said: "Li Sheng, that's just an individual. I believe that under the leadership of our Jardines, our two groups have played an inestimable role in the stable development of Xiangjiang."

MacLehose knows that it is obviously impossible for one party to withdraw. Now the two groups are trying to swallow the two groups together.

MacLehose said: "Li Sheng, Mr. Newbigan, I have a suggestion, you may wish to listen to my suggestion. Now you hold similar shares in the two groups, and now the decision is in the hands of HSBC. He alone It is obviously impossible to buy it for your family. HSBC also does not want to offend any of your groups."

Li Guangyu said: "Mr. MacLehose, HSBC can completely hold its own shares, and we have no objection to this."

Nubijian will not do it anymore, and now the shares are basically all in the hands of the three of them, and even if they are outside, they are very rare.What's more, Jardine may not be able to snatch the scattered shares. If HSBC continues to hold the shares of these two groups, then the two groups will be replaced, and Jardine will lose completely.

Niu Bijian said: "Mr. MacLehose, I think HSBC can completely hand over the shares to Jardine Matheson Group. The top management of these two groups will not be turbulent. This will also help the stability of the Xiangjiang market."

Shen Bi would not agree to give up the shares of the two groups to Jardine Matheson. If that was the case, the relationship between HSBC and the Chinese family for so many years would be broken, and HSBC would suffer a great loss.

(End of this chapter)