Through the wealth life

Chapter 362
Although Niu Bijian, the chairman of the Jardines Group, is only a part-time employee, he has always been the leader of the British-funded consortium since he became the chairman of the Jardines Group, especially in the fight against Chinese capitals. .

It's a pity that the disastrous defeat of the confrontation with Li Guangyu in the stock market this time made the major shareholders of the Jardine Group completely lose their trust in him. The Keswick family, the major shareholder of the Jardine Group, even sent their heir Henry Keswick to Xiangjiang , took over the Jardine Group, hoping to make Jardine regain its glory under its leadership.

At three o'clock in the afternoon on the 18th, Henry Keswick, who had just rushed over from London, presided over a high-level meeting of the Jardine Group without taking a break. All the senior leaders of the Jardine Group attended the meeting.

Henry Keswick announced the decision of the group's shareholders in the meeting room to remove Newbigan from his position in the major groups of the Jardine Matheson Group. From now on, he himself will attend the chairmanship of the Jardine Matheson Group's board of directors and the president.

At the same time, Henry Keswick asked the senior management of each group to continue to lead the development of the group. Now that the current difficulties are only temporary for the Jardines Group, he has the confidence to lead the Jardines Group to new heights with everyone.

Although the high-level people here are all excited to deal with Henry Keswick, but everyone is not too cold about some of his slogans.The young master who just came here probably doesn't quite understand the current situation in Xiangjiang, and he still thinks that Jardine will restore its dominant position in Xiangjiang in the 70s, which is simply unrealistic.

Not to mention anything else, the Jardine Group will not be able to pass the level of the Li Group, especially the situation reported today that the Li Group and the British consortium are confronting each other in the stock market.There must be his own group in it, otherwise, why would Newbijian suddenly be dismissed from his post, and he lost a fortune in the stock market, causing heavy losses to the group.

After the meeting, Henry Keswick specially handed over the work with Newbigan, and at the same time learned about the current situation of the Jardine Group.

Niubijian himself is very relaxed now. After the stock market plummeted yesterday, he knew that his job would definitely be lost, and he was already prepared in his heart.

Over the years, due to the work of the Jardine Group, Niu Bijian has often been mentally and mentally exhausted, and now he can take a good rest, especially the confrontations with the Li Group these few times made him feel a deep sense of powerlessness.Every time I thought I could win, but every time I failed, I was the one who failed.Now that I don't have to manage the Jardine Group anymore, I finally don't have to be on guard against Li Guangyu's attack on Jardine's companies.

Henry Keswick invited John Swire, John Madden, Shen Bi, and Powell Wilson at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel that night to discuss how to deal with the orders in their hands.

Just yesterday afternoon, their Jardine Group filled in billions. Even if they Jardine Group increased their business, they couldn't afford it. Besides, it was only yesterday. As soon as the market opens next week, they probably need to make up for it by then. Funds, at present, no one takes over these orders at all.

This time, when they competed with the Li Group in the stock market, not only did Niu Bijian step down alone, but also Powell Wilson, the head of Standard Chartered Bank, was reprimanded by the London headquarters. At the same time, there was also a meeting there. Also entered the countdown.

And John Shuaiya and John Madden were separated from the heirs by the family, and lost the qualifications of the heirs of the family.

Among the five, Shen Bi is the better one. Their HSBC Bank has taken over the least orders this time, and HSBC Bank's profits are also quite strong. This loss will at most reduce their HSBC's profit this year by more than half That's all.

You must know that last year, HSBC's profit exceeded 16 billion Hong Kong dollars. This time they just took over the 20 billion Hong Kong dollar order of the Li Group. Even if the stock market fell by half, their loss would be more than one billion. HSBC I can still accompany you.

In a box of the Cultural Oriental Hotel, Shen Bi, Henry Keswick and others were discussing how to deal with the list in hand.

Henry Keswick said: "Mr. Shen Bi, Mr. Wilson, now we have to find a way to get rid of the orders in our hands as soon as possible. We, the Jardine Group, can't bear such a loss. Our group doesn't have so much funds to fill this hole. You securities department should think of a way."

Powell Wilson feels indifferent now, and he is about to leave his post soon. Let the new chairman handle these issues. Even if he agrees, he will not have the right to make decisions at that time.

Shen Bi said: "Keswick, it's not that we at HSBC don't want to trade, but that there is no one to take over at all. The current market is full of empty orders, and long orders are almost extinct. If you want to find a taker within a few days I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Henry Keswick's face was a bit ugly. Why did the major shareholders agree to such a proposal from Newbigen and the others? Now Jardine Group is facing tremendous pressure, and a bad group will be doomed.

Henry Keswick said: "Shen Bi, Wilson, we at Jardine will not cover up our positions anyway. If the stock market continues to fall, you should close your positions."

After Henry Keswick finished speaking, John Shuaiya and John Madden also said that their group also decided not to cover their positions for the time being, and would close their positions if they fell.

Shen Bi's face was a bit ugly. These companies have 230 billion orders in their HSBC securities department. If they don't care about it, how can HSBC trade them all in a short time, even if they find some groups to make up for it in the end? If all losses are lost, it will be difficult to deal with it in a short time.

Shen Bi said: "Keswick, think about it, we can find someone to trade, but if the trade fails, the loss will still be yours. If you continue to grasp it, maybe the stock price will rise by then? Now your loss is no longer Why don't you take a gamble when you're young?"

Henry Keswick would not listen to Shen Bi's suggestion and continue to fill it with funds. When the stock market did not rise, his own Jardine Group would be dragged down first.

Henry Keswick is now ready to procrastinate. This stock market transaction is a bottomless pit. Who knows what will happen at that time. Anyway, this transaction is guaranteed by HSBC and Standard Chartered. Let them bear it first. I can only ask the family for help. Unless Jardine sells some of its group companies, it will not be able to make up for this loss.

Henry Keswick said: "Mr. Shen Bi, see if you can contact Li Guangyu to end this transaction."

Shen Bi was a little speechless, you think Li Guangyu is a fool, he has been planning for this time for more than a month, and has just started to make money, how could he agree to such a request, it's just a joke.

Shen Bi said: "Keswick, I can't persuade Li Guangyu to end this transaction early. If you think it is possible, you can contact Li Guangyu. If it is done, we will all thank you."

Henry Keswick also knew that there was no chance, but he still wanted to visit Li Guangyu. He wanted to see what kind of person this young man who had caused countless troubles to the Jardine Group in the past two years was. After mastering Jardine, I have a preparation.

Henry Keswick said: "I will pay a visit to Mr. Li Guangyu. As for the result, I think you know it yourself. I still hope that your investment department can find someone to take over the deal as soon as possible. We Jardine Group has no funds to invest in it now. It's in here."

Shen Bi said to Henry and the others: "We will find people who are willing to take orders here, and you can also think of ways from other places. For example, you can try to influence the government and ask them to be intermediaries to see if you can Let Li Guangyu close the transaction early, so that your losses will be less."

Henry Keswick was noncommittal about this. Don't think he's doing well in Xiangjiang. He doesn't have much influence in England. Instead, the Li Group is there. Du Yuemei has a good relationship with the current British government and the Conservative Party. Well, Shen Bi's proposal has no effect at all.

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(End of this chapter)