The richest man

Chapter 185 Energy
This morning, Tommy Barrett met John Madden, the chairman of the board of directors of Defeng & Co., for a chat.

During the meeting, Tommy Barrett revealed that Hutchison Whampoa intends to sell the Whampoa Shipyard, but he does not know whether Wheelock is willing to take over.

At this time, although Wheelock's largest shareholder was Zhang Huashang Zhang Yuliang, the helm of the company was the Ma and other families.

There are many examples of British capital controlling companies with a small amount of shares.

At this moment, John Madden couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard the words.

The Whampoa Shipyard is the largest shipyard in Hong Kong. The shipping industry is booming at the moment. If Wheelock buys the Whampoa Shipyard, it will make a lot of money.

"Barrett, why did Hutchison Whampoa choose to sell the Whampoa Shipyard?" John Madden did not immediately agree, but asked curiously.

Of course Tommy Barrett would not tell him that his boss is not optimistic about the shipping industry, but only said, "Hutchison Whampoa's business is to concentrate on ports. You know, so far, Hutchison Whampoa has almost The industry has been sold. So, isn’t it normal to dispose of the Huangpu Shipyard? In fact, it is to quickly withdraw funds and speed up the global port layout!”

Upon hearing this, John Madden nodded to express his understanding.

"Okay, Wheelock is willing to take over the Whampoa Shipyard, what is the price?"

"Well, but first I have to remind you that the Whampoa Shipyard belongs to the Whampoa Shipyard, but the land below does not belong to the Whampoa Shipyard, because it has already been sold to the Chinese Land Company. But don't worry, within 10 years, the land can be leased to the Whampoa Shipyard Company Therefore, Hutchison Whampoa's quotation for Whampoa Shipyard is only 2 million Hong Kong dollars!"

The main core assets of Huangpu Shipyard are talents, technology patents, brands and equipment.

John Madden thought very clearly that Huangpu Shipyard was worth acquiring.

Now he was haggling with Tommy Barrett.

In the next few days, John Madden came to Hutchison Whampoa frequently to talk about the acquisition of Whampoa Shipyard, and finally bought Whampoa Shipyard for 1.65 million Hong Kong dollars.

After John Madden acquired the Huangpu Shipyard, he couldn't help but place an order to build four large freighters immediately.

After Zhang Jun heard the news, he couldn't help but smile.

After Wheelock gets the Whampoa Shipyard, I am afraid that more and more cargo ships will be built, and eventually they will lose all their money. It will be much easier to buy it at that time.

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Bao family.

When Bao Yugang saw that Zhang Jun had sold the Whampoa Shipyard, he was suddenly startled.

"Excellent, why did Zhang Jun want to drop the Huangpu Shipyard?"

Bao Yugang frowned, Zhang Jun is such a shrewd genius, he will not be aimless, the only possibility is that he is not optimistic about the shipping industry.

And Bao Yugang himself also vaguely felt the subtle changes in the global shipping industry, which obviously had a tendency to decline.

For a while, Bao Yugang was uneasy, and his urgency to "abandon the ship and go ashore" became more and more serious.

Although there are no good acquisition targets right now, Bao Yugang is rich and can establish a real estate company by himself, buying land and building buildings.

Perhaps due to the influence of Zhang Jun's property, Hong Kong's economy is extremely prosperous at this time, and the real estate industry is extremely inflated. Anyone who buys land and builds a building is always profitable.

In order to withdraw funds, Bao Yugang also began to sell ships at low prices all over the world.

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Zhang Jun saw the news about the ship charter king selling ships in the newspaper, and couldn't help marveling at Bao Yugang's keen sense of smell.

"Bao Yugang is really amazing!"

"Sell the ship as early as possible, don't wait until the eve of the avalanche of the shipping industry to sell the ship. At that time, you are not the only smart person, and everyone wants to sell the ship. As you can imagine, the ship will definitely not be sold."

Zhang Jun put down the newspaper and sipped his coffee leisurely.

Only two days later, he received news that Wheelock had taken over two oil tankers and two freighters from the charter king.

"Oh, Wheelock is such a sad child!"

Zhang Jun laughed.

At this time, Zhao Wen, the president of Kirin Financial Group, came to give a work report.

"Boss, Hong Kong Electric Company has completed the acquisition, holding 65% of the shares."

"In addition, the holding of China Gas has also been completed!"

The two major shareholders of China Gas are Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Electric.

Jardine Matheson was disabled, and Zhang Jun took over the shares of China Gas from Jardine.

At this time, controlling the Hong Kong Electric Company, it is logical to also control China Gas.

Towngas has a long history. Founded in 1862, Towngas is the first public utility organization in Hong Kong and the only cross-regional pipeline gas supplier in Hong Kong.

Does gas make money?Of course it is very profitable!
Many families in Hong Kong want to jointly acquire China Gas, including Lee Shau Kee, a well-known rich man in Hong Kong.

It is a pity that Zhang Jun is even richer and powerful, and he took the first place to win the China Gas Company.

In the future, if you enter the mainland and frantically sign the exclusive management rights of the city, you will definitely be able to make a lot of money.

Zhang Jun was overjoyed when he heard the words, Hongkong Electric and China Gas are both companies he valued very much.Making a lot of money is one aspect. The key is to master public utilities, which is of great help to increase one's own influence.

Of course, taking this opportunity, Legend Group was able to enter the energy industry, expand its scale step by step, and develop Hongkong Electric and China Gas into world-class enterprises.

"How is the acquisition of China Power's shares going?" Zhang Jun asked.

There are two major power companies in Hong Kong, one is CLP Power and the other is Hongkong Electric.

In terms of scale and revenue of Yingke, CLP Power surpasses Hongkong Electric.

Zhang Jun wants to buy CLP Power too, but it depends on whether the other party sells it or not.

The family that controls CLP is called the Kadoorie family, which is powerful. The family controls three large listed companies including CLP, Hong Kong Shanghai Hotel and Hong Kong Carpet Co., Ltd.

Of course, compared with Zhang Junyi, he is the younger brother.

The Kadoorie family's control over each company is not very secure, and few people in Hong Kong can hold more than 51% of the shares.In [-], Hong Kong's "stock market sniper" Liu Luanhong tried to obtain control of the Hong Kong Shanghai Hotel through acquisitions.The famous Peninsula Hotel is one of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels.

If the Kadoorie family disagrees with the sale of CLP Power, then Zhang Jun is ready to fight the Kadoorie family. At that time, he will not only take control of the Hong Kong Shanghai Hotel, but also CLP Power.

Zhang Jun also doesn't want to act recklessly in Hong Kong and use power to overwhelm others.

However, China Power is the goal that Zhang Jun must win.

"Kirin Financial already holds 25% of the shares of China Power, and the Kadoorie family holds 36%. At present, it is difficult to absorb a large number of shares of China Power from the stock market at low prices, and the Kadoorie family has also discovered that someone is buying in the stock market. CLP Power is currently raising funds and is preparing to increase its holdings!"

After a pause, Zhao Wen said: "It's time for a showdown, otherwise we can only fight the Kadoorie family in the stock market. However, our current holdings are relatively small. If we want to acquire CLP Power, we must pay a higher price. "

In the stock market, you can only buy stocks if you bid higher than Kadoorie.However, this kind of vicious competition is definitely a lose-lose situation.It is best to be able to buy in good faith.

Zhang Jun nodded and said: "Well, then you can talk to the Kadoorie family later. If the other party disagrees, start attacking the other party."

The Kadoorie family had limited financial resources.

Under the comprehensive sniping of Kirin Finance, it will definitely lose sight of the other.

If you want to keep CLP Power, you may lose control of the Hong Kong Shanghai Hotel and Hong Kong Carpet.

In addition, even if CLP was saved, the Kadoorie family would have to pay a huge price for it.

For Zhang Jun, it was just a small amount of money, but for the Kadoorie family, it was a heartbreak.

The big stick threatens to add sweet dates, which presumably will make the Kadoorie family succumb.

That afternoon, Zhao Wen asked Michael Kadoorie, the head of the Kadoorie family, to meet.

When Michael Kadoorie heard that Zhao Wen, the president of Kirin Finance, asked him to meet, he couldn't help but think of the abnormal increase in the stock price of CLP Power recently, his heart skipped a beat, and he frowned.

"It seems that Kirin Finance is going to attack CLP Power!" Michael Kadoorie was full of worries. The boss of Kirin Finance is Zhang Jun. The Hong Kong British consortium's expression changed when they talked about that terrifying existence, and they were all afraid.

How to do this?

Michael Kadoorie hurriedly ordered the family to speed up the fundraising.

For the appointment in the afternoon, he will also go to see what the other party means.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Peninsula Hotel.

It is said that negotiating in the hotel owned by the other party shows momentum and ambition.

In a box.

After Zhao Wen greeted Michael Kadoorie, he said straight to the point: "Mr. Kadoorie, you must be very clear in your heart why I am looking for you. That's right, Kirin Financial wants to acquire China Power Corporation. A friendly agreement can be reached with the Kadoorie family."

Michael Kadoorie calmed down, and said in a deep voice: "China Power was founded by my grandfather, how could I easily hand it over to others?! Please don't make things difficult for others! Mr. Zhang Jun is as rich as a country, and I know that financial resources cannot In comparison, but I will still try my best to keep CLP Power, even if it hits my head and bleeds!!"

Michael Kadoorie was very tough.

This made Zhao Wen stunned for a moment.

"Mr. Kadoorie, Kylin Financial is willing to buy your shares at a premium of 50%!"

"Thank you, but we will not sell CLP Power."

"Mr. Kadoorie, why do you need to be arrogant when doing business? Frankly speaking, if you don't sell CLP Power, then we will have to go to war. You must know the outcome of the battle. And, do you know how many shares we have already controlled?"

As he spoke, Zhao Wen showed a slight smile to Michael Kadoorie.

In the eyes of Michael Kadoorie, this smile is very permeating. Could it be that the shares held by Kirin Financial are enough to give them a chance to win?
Think about it, it's really possible.

At this time, Michael Kadoorie couldn't help thinking that Zhang Jun's acquisition of Hong Kong Land and Wharf under Jardine Matheson was really a quick cut. Jardine is so powerful that he lost these two properties without even holding on for a day. This company is still frightening to this day!

Michael Kadoorie smiled wryly.

Even if he wanted to start a war, it would probably be useless.

The two sat facing each other, no one spoke at this time, and the air was eerily silent.

Michael Kadoorie is evaluating what decision he should make.

Seeing this, Zhao Wen didn't bother the other party, and started eating and drinking on his own.

After a few minutes, Michael Kadoorie sighed.

Now I can only abandon the car to save my handsome man, sell it to the China Power Company, withdraw the funds, and then buy shares in the Hong Kong Shanghai Hotel and Hong Kong Carpet to achieve absolute control.

"I've thought it over and decided to sell the China Power Company!"

"This is a wise choice!"

"maybe!"

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After negotiating with Michael Kadoorie, the next day, Kirin Financial Company spent 34 billion Hong Kong dollars to buy the shares of CLP Power held by the Kadoorie family.

Subsequently, under the auspices of Zhao Wen, the merger of CLP and Hongkong Electric was completed.

After the merger of the two companies, the new company was called CLP Power.

Zhang Jun invested an additional 5 million Hong Kong dollars, raising his own shares to 82.5%, and the rest were all tradable shares.Power companies are difficult to privatize because they are public utilities.

The outside world was almost dumbfounded.

In a blink of an eye, Zhang Jun actually bought Hong Kong Electric and CLP Power, almost monopolizing Hong Kong Power.

Later, it was reported that Zhang Jun injected 2 million Hong Kong dollars into China Gas to lay out and build a more complete gas pipeline network.

"What a guy, he suddenly monopolized Hong Kong's electricity and gas, and has the ability to monopolize Hong Kong's water!" A man tutted while reading a newspaper.

In fact, Zhang Junzheng had this intention.

But he only intends to make drinking water.

A big boss in his previous life sold water and became the richest man in China.

It can be seen that selling water is still very promising.

However, Hong Kong is short of water, so we can only go to the mainland to build water plants.

Therefore, the matter is shelved here.

Some outsiders worry that after Zhang Jun monopolizes electricity and gas, prices will rise.

It was nothing to worry about.

Zhang Jun is not going to cheat people on this.

However, Hong Kong's power supply has been tight, and Zhang Jun wants to build the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant as soon as possible.

In the previous life, the mainland side took the initiative to seize business opportunities for the Daya Bay nuclear power plant. However, during the preparation period, the mainland government and the British government discussed matters such as the ultimate ownership of Hong Kong, which delayed the construction of the nuclear power plant. As a result, construction did not start until 1987.

Zhang Jun decided to report this matter to BJ first, and strive to reach a cooperation as soon as possible.

The best way to contact the north is through the Hong Kong branch of Xinhua News Agency.

Therefore, Zhang Jun approached Liu Changhe, the president of Hong Kong Xinhua News Agency, and expressed his cooperation intention to him.

"Hong Kong's power supply is tight. In order to completely solve this problem, I want to cooperate with the mainland to build a Daya Bay nuclear power plant in Dapeng Town, SZ City, which is close to the power load centers of Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen." Zhang Jun paused and added , "Because it is close to Daya Bay, it is named Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant."

Liu Changhe has a good understanding of the power supply situation in Hong Kong. It is indeed a good solution to build a nuclear power plant in Daya Bay.

"Well, I can help you convey this matter, but as for how to cooperate, it depends on the meaning of the above. By the way, you can talk about your thoughts first. What is the investment scale of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant, what equipment and technology will be used, etc. ?”

"The investment is about 46 billion U.S. dollars. It can introduce French nuclear island technology and equipment and British conventional island technology and equipment for construction and management, and an American company will provide quality assurance!"

Liu Changhe frowned when he heard that the investment was as high as 46 billion US dollars.

There is too little foreign exchange in the mainland. How can the mainland provide so much foreign exchange for such a large investment all at once?
Looking at Liu Changhe's expression, Zhang Jun knew it was because he was short of money, so he said: "Or else, we will pay all the money, and the mainland government will sell the land to me. The Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant is said to be my private company."

When Liu Changhe heard this, he shook his head like a rattle, "There are no private companies in mainland China, so this will definitely not work!"

"If you don't try it, how will you know it won't work! You should give feedback to the higher-ups first, and say that I want to develop the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant by myself, mainly to supply power to Hong Kong!"

"Okay, I'll pass you on, but I can't guarantee it."

"Ah."

(End of this chapter)