Through the wealth life

Chapter 503 Keswick's Pressure
After Li Guangyu sent Bao Yugang and others away, he asked Gan Qin to notify Zhou Liangshuyi and Liu Tianci to come to his office to make arrangements for the following reports.

For more than a month, the competition between Wellcome, Hengyu and Watson's three supermarkets has no intention of stopping at all. The minority shareholders of Hutchison Whampoa started to quarrel, and Henry Keswick's side is not feeling well either.

Some shareholders of Jardine Holdings Group are quite dissatisfied with Wellcome's operation. Wellcome has been making no money for a long time, which makes them start to put pressure on Henry Keswick up.

They actually understand quite well that if Wellcome Supermarket doesn't want to go bankrupt, they must continue to keep up, but they don't care about it at this time, they just invest in making money.

Now the situation of Wellcome Supermarket is very clear. The Lee consortium is going to drag Wellcome in this regard, putting Wellcome in a dilemma.

Some of them even suspect that Wellcome is not the ultimate goal of the Li's consortium at all. The Li's consortium is probably holding up Wellcome now, causing Jardine Group's funding problems, and giving Jardine a fatal blow when the opportunity comes.

Henry Keswick knew a long time ago that these small shareholders would not be satisfied if Wellcome Supermarket dragged on like this. He had planned to come for three months at the time, but now he couldn't hold back.

He himself has received some news that some shareholders of Hutchison Whampoa are not satisfied. He also plans to wait for a while to communicate with them about the supermarket retail market, work together with those shareholders, and negotiate with Li Guangyu to end this situation. situation.

It's just that I didn't expect that Li Ka-shing and Li Guangyu were ruthless enough. Those shareholders were not happy, and the investment company jointly established by them directly bought the shares held by these shareholders at a premium of market price.

Facing the dominance of Li Ka-shing and Li Guangyu, those small shareholders could only obediently give up their shares in the end.They can't help themselves, they can't bear the suppression of the Li's consortium and several big families, and the two-tier premium of Xiangjiang Zhonghua Investment Company has already given them enough profits.

So much so that now Cheung Kong Group, Li Ka-shing, Li Guangyu and Xiangjiang Zhonghua Investment Company Sifang hold more than 70% of the shares, and no one on the board of directors of Hutchison Whampoa can influence Li Ka-shing's decision.

In fact, what Henry Keswick didn't know was that several major funds under Li Guangyu secretly held 12.5% ​​of the shares of Hutchison Whampoa, and he personally held a total of 20% of the shares of Hutchison Whampoa.

Henry Keswick himself also thought about being able to buy back the shares of these dissatisfied shareholders, but it is a pity that he does not have so much funds at present.

Henry Keswick said: "Everyone, we have always been very happy to cooperate. The development of Jardine over the years is obvious to all. During your investment in Jardine, you have also gained huge benefits. The problem of Wellcome Supermarket this time is not our choice. If we don’t follow up, those small and medium-sized supermarkets that are closed now will be the fate of our Wellcome.”

A shareholder said: "Keswick, our family has been cooperating with you Jardines for decades. I don't see any chance for Wellcome to win in the Xiangjiang retail market this time. We want to drag Watsons to death like this. And the hope of Hengyu Supermarket Group is almost zero. Why don't we cut the mess quickly, complete the clearance of the supermarket's goods as soon as possible, and turn these stores for other purposes, so we can reap higher profits."

At this time, Henry Keswick is absolutely unwilling to admit defeat and withdraw from the Xiangjiang retail market.He knew very well that if he backed down on Wellcome this time, the Li consortium would focus on other industrial companies in his hands.

Taking one step at a time, Jardine may end up like Wheelock and Hutchison Whampoa in the end, and finally be packaged and bought by the Huazi family.

Henry Keswick said: "I know what some of you are thinking, but now we are all grasshoppers on the same rope. Once Jardine falls down, your life will not be easy. Wellcome is just not doing well now. It is only profitable, and our other groups still have good profits, and I hope everyone can support my average subscription, and Wellcome cannot just fall down."

These shareholders are not Chinese families. They are well aware of the attitude of the Li's consortium and some Chinese-funded families. They regard Xiangjiang as their own territory and do not allow other families and forces to get involved in Xiangjiang's market.

The Lee consortium has been suppressing the British consortium, and Zheng Yutong and others have taken action against the old Kadoorie family. They obviously want to drive out the non-Chinese forces in Xiangjiang.

However, these shareholders also have their own calculations in their hearts. They can't see how Xiangjiang will develop in the future. Commonwealth countries to develop.

If it weren't for the signs of recovery in the Xiangjiang stock market, some people even planned to transfer their shares.Now the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index is slowly climbing from the lowest point of more than 600 last year, and now it has reached more than 800 points, and the market value of several listed companies in Jardine has also recovered.

A shareholder said: "Keswick, when do you think this dispute in Xiangjiang's retail industry may end? What's the point of dragging it on like this? We can't be free porters."

Henry Keswick said: "This is not the end I can count on. Now the three major supermarkets are in this situation. We, Wellcome, do not make money, and Watsons and Hengyu Supermarket Group are even more so. I myself I don’t want to see this situation continue, but if the Li’s consortium doesn’t stop such activities, we at Wellcome must follow suit.”

These shareholders are even more dissatisfied after hearing this, which means that their investment can't make a profit at all, and their funds are locked in it, so they don't want to continue like this.

A shareholder said: "Keswick, we will give you a month, and I hope you can end this situation, or come up with a plan to deal with Wellcome. If things don't turn around, we will not rule out the transfer Possibility of shares."

Henry Keswick's family and his cousin's Jardine's family are two enough to control Jardine Group, but he is still different. These shareholders sell their shares. Once these shares flow into the market, it will be a very big deal for Jardine. blow.

Moreover, he was very worried that the Li's consortium would come in to stir up trouble. Just looking at Taikoo Co., Ltd., after Li Guangyu became the second largest shareholder, many things in Taikoo Co., Ltd. would be affected by the Li's consortium.

Henry Keswick said: "Please be more patient with Jardine. You should see that the Xiangjiang stock market is recovering. Selling your shares at this time will cause you great losses. At the same time, I will also find a way to communicate with Li The consortium communicates in the retail market and tries to end this situation as soon as possible."

The major shareholders are now also reluctant to transfer their shares just like this, and they also expect the Hang Seng Index to reach the highest point in early July last year again.

Speaking of the transfer of shares at this time is just to make Henry Keswick pay attention to it. If Wellcome Supermarket doesn't work, it will end earlier, so that they can invest their funds in other places.

(End of this chapter)