Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 896: All kinds of shameful means are used
The Zhou family father and son have no control over the stock market absorbing shares.

Even if Chu Xiangqian's acquisition of shares did not exceed 5%, the father and son might not have noticed that someone was continuously acquiring the company's shares bit by bit.

As for contacting small shareholders, it shows great sincerity if you bring it up in advance.

Zhou Xiyuan and his son Zhou Zhen thought about it, then whispered to each other for a while.

Then he smiled and said to Chu Xiangqian, "Mr. Chu, everyone in Hong Kong knows that your reputation is first-class.

We are naturally very welcome for Chu Sheng to join us.

However, I still hope that Chu Sheng can make a promise that he will not stand on the side of the foreigners when Jardine Matheson and Jardine Matheson start to take action and have their eyes on the company. "

"No problem," Chu Xiangqian laughed, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhou and Mr. Zhou. I hope more than anyone else that Chinese capital will become the mainstream in this place."

After that, he laughed at himself and said, "In the past few years, I have been committed to purchasing companies in basic industries such as Yingguo Water and Port.

Unfortunately, after several years of hard work, even companies like London Water, which have a small market share, have been reluctant to buy shares.

In this case, don’t blame me for competing with Yingzi for the market in Hong Kong Island.”

Speaking of this, Chu Xiangqian became angry. In June, he borrowed 6 million US dollars from Downing Street.

Although London Docks was used as collateral, Downing Street also hinted at the time that it would complete the acquisition of a stake in London Water as soon as possible.

But now it has been half a year and there is still no movement.

Just think about it, the probability is that after getting the money, they start to procrastinate and keep procrastinating.

Neither an explicit rejection nor a specific time for the transaction is given.

Chu Xiangqian knew that he had been fooled, but he was not angry. He had seen clearly the credibility of the foreigners in his previous life.

Since you are mentally prepared, there is no need to be angry, but Chu Xiangqian did have the idea of ​​competing with Hong Kong Yingzi for the market.

Zhou Xiyuan was knighted by Eliza herself. Although his rank was far lower than Chu Xiangqian's, he still had his own sources of information in London over the years.

He smiled and said a few words of comfort, but never offered to help.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to help, but how many people would be happy to have Chu Xiangqian owe them a favor.

But Zhou Xiyuan knew in his heart that Chu Xiangqian's network and connections in Yingguo were countless times stronger than his own.

He has spent several years on it, but still hasn't gotten it done. If you say you are helping, it would be a joke.

After finishing the business, Zhou Zhen mentioned that he wanted to go to the kitchen to take a look.

There is naturally no problem for Chu Xiangqian.

Looking at the kitchen that was so clean that there was not a speck of dust and even a mirror on the counter, Zhou's father and son were filled with admiration and felt comfortable.

Chu Xiangqian smiled and said, "This restaurant is not profit-oriented, so when it first opened, I decided to give dividends to the management team, the kitchen team, and even the cleaners who sweep the floor and wipe the tables.

To put it bluntly, all the employees in this restaurant do not rely on a fixed salary.

The higher the turnover and profits, the more money they get.

Unexpectedly, this move actually made the restaurant quite profitable. And I, as the boss, don’t have to remind my employees what to do all day long.”

This model may not be new in the future, but it seems very advanced in this era.

It is even so advanced that it can scare most of the bosses in Hong Kong Island.

But this model actually existed in ancient times.

Genghis Khan and his generals had agreed that after conquering a city, he would only take 1% of the spoils.

The rest were all divided on the spot.

This is called understanding human nature, daring to divide the spoils, and knowing how to divide the spoils.

If it were Chu Xiangqian, he would also work hard for Genghis Khan.

After all, from ancient times to the present, few bosses are willing to divide the money in this way.

What he got was actually less than what his subordinates got. Who wouldn't fight hard?

Zhou Xiyuan and his eldest son looked at each other. They were surprised, but soon they were afraid and even terrified.

If Chu Xiangqian implemented this model in his other companies, wouldn't everyone in the company be clamoring to help him expand?
And dividends are not shares.

After all, when employees receive dividends, they are just taking away a portion of the company's profits.

The shares are still in the hands of the boss.

As the company grows bigger and stronger, its market value soars, and in the end the boss gets the biggest piece of the pie.

However, everything has its pros and cons.

In the early stages of expansion, the effect is absolutely amazing.

But when the expansion reaches its limit, internal strife begins.

With so many meritorious generals under his command, and with both money and connections, once they are unable to expand outward, they will naturally attack each other.

Otherwise, the soldiers under your command will be the first to disagree.

The speed of disintegration will also be terrifying.

This was the case with the Yuan Dynasty, and the Qin Empire's system of military and industrial nobility collapsed in the same way.

After saying goodbye to Chu Xiangqian, Zhou Zhen, who was sitting in the car, came to his senses.

He sighed and said to his father, "Dad, I'm beginning to feel that it's not a good thing for the milk company to be targeted by Chu Xiangqian.

He is even more dangerous than Jardine Matheson and Hutchison Whampoa combined.”

Zhou Xiyuan nodded, then shook his head, "What if he doesn't agree? We can't stop him.

If he cooperates with Landmark, we will be unstoppable.”

Zhou Zhen thought about it and nodded helplessly.

Zhou Xiyuan added, "Fortunately, Chu Sheng still values ​​his credibility, and no matter who it is, wavering is the stupidest thing to do.

No matter how powerful he is, he has to choose sides.

Either join the Chinese circle or seek refuge with foreigners.

But if you look at his actions in the past few years, just He Chaosheng and Zheng Yutong alone, it shows that he has already made his choice. "

When talking about He Chaosheng and Zheng Yutong, Zhou Zhen was filled with envy.

A few years ago, the two were just small characters, but only three or four years later, one of them had a net worth of at least tens of millions.

One of them even joined the billion-dollar club. If anyone tells others about it, I wonder how many second and third generation Hong Kong Olympic players would be envious.

Then he thought, isn’t the opportunity for himself or the Zhou family right in front of him?

Chu Xiangqian is well-known for his unwillingness to socialize and make friends.

But as long as he takes the initiative to contact a family or individual, he will be extremely optimistic about them, and always take win-win cooperation as the criterion and goal.

When he thought of this, Zhou Zhen's breathing became heavier.

Zhou Xiyuan, who was sitting next to him, smiled. If Chu Xiangqian's credibility was not so good, he would not have agreed so easily to let him become a shareholder of the milk company.

Of course, it is likely that they cannot be stopped in the end, as they must have plenty of cash on hand.

There will always be shareholders who are attracted by the offer he makes and sell part or all of their shares to him.

But if you give notice in advance and obtain the owner's approval, it is a friendly purchase.

If you launch a surprise attack without warning, even if you become a shareholder, there will be conflicts in the future.

Given a choice, normal people will naturally choose the former.
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Chu Xiangqian thought that when he met Zhou Xiyuan, the people from the land would come to his house soon, or make some preparations to challenge him.

Unexpectedly, it took more than ten days to absorb the circulating shares in the stock market and successfully acquired 4.9% of the shares.

The share price of Dairy Farm increased from HK$46 when it was first purchased to HK$51, but Jardine Matheson did not react at all.

Chu Xiangqian had to start considering whether he should just raise his hand and buy as much as he could.

After all, in 72, before the battle between Swire Properties and Dairy Farm, Dairy Farm's share price had risen to more than HK$130.

As long as the purchase price at this time does not exceed HK$100, there is no possibility of losing money.

But Chu Xiangqian finally held back.

He asked Standard Chartered to help him secretly contact the small and medium shareholders of the milk company.

Moreover, it was only a few months before the bank run in Hong Kong in 65, and the major banks were short of funds.

It will inevitably be reflected in the stock market.

At that time, it would be easier and less costly to take advantage of the opportunity to absorb more outstanding shares and reach out to small and medium shareholders.

Moreover, starting from the second half of 65, housing prices in Hong Kong Island would fall for more than two years, and would not begin to pick up until the late 60s.

In the 70s, there was another period of sharp rise in housing and land prices.

Unfortunately, the oil crisis broke out in 73 and a stock market crash occurred in Hong Kong, which once again hit the real estate industry hard.

But for those real estate tycoons with sufficient funds and vision, or people like Chu Xiangqian, it is a good opportunity to make a fortune.
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There was another interesting thing that happened during these ten days.

During the past ten days, two fugitives have successively taken refuge in Jiafeng Building.

So much so that after the police received the news, they blocked the building twice.

In the end, the two fugitives were caught.

While major newspapers were reporting on the incident extensively, some also joked that there might be something wrong with the feng shui of the Jiafeng Building.

Otherwise, how could two fugitives in succession choose to hide in that building instead of going anywhere else?

Moreover, one of the murderers lived in the duplex on the top floor for three days before he was arrested by the police who received the intelligence.

He thought he was safe, but according to an interview in the newspaper, the fugitive felt the next day that hiding in Jiafeng Building was like being in the dark.

And this person hid again in another duplex on the top floor.

Countless citizens who saw this praised this man for being really smart, and many people also felt that being able to live in such a huge sea view room was worth it even if he was caught and imprisoned.

The per capita living area in Hong Kong Island has always been a very troublesome social problem.

Many people simply lived in shanties for more than ten or twenty years.

Even though Tsim Sha Tsui has begun to develop, there is still a shantytown in the dock area that has not been demolished.

Those who were driven out of their shanties had no choice but to build wooden houses and live in more remote areas in Kowloon and Hong Kong.

As long as these people exist, Hong Kong Island’s real estate will not lack a basic base.

Not to mention the influx of tens of thousands of people every year. No wonder Hong Kong Island has been able to enjoy a golden period of development for forty to fifty years.

Two fugitives moved into the top-floor duplex of Jiafeng Building one after another. Now everyone felt that if they bought this house with the price of a new house, it would be equivalent to buying a second-hand house.

It must have been occupied by fugitives, so Gui knew what these two people did in the house.

It makes me sick just thinking about it.

Even though the people from Jardine Matheson explained again and again, and even emphasized in the newspapers that the two fugitives were only hiding in the basement of the building, no one believed it.

Many smart people knew at a glance that someone was definitely causing trouble.

But Chu Xiangqian told Sanjiangshui that the practice he carried out was neither against regulations nor against the law.

After catching the two fugitives, former Tsuen Wan Inspector Yuen Kam-sang, who was transferred to Tsim Sha Tsui as Inspector General last year, was praised twice in a row by Assistant Commissioner Lucas in front of inspectors of all ranks.

Lei Luo, Lan Gang, Fei Bo, Yan Tong, Chen Xijiu, San Jiangshui and others present chuckled.

Even a fool would know that this is revenge.

Lei Luo simply gave a thumbs up to San Jiangshui who was sitting at the back of the meeting room.

Ge Bai, Assistant Director Blair and Assistant Director Lucas also smiled, but when reminded by their secretaries, they quickly put away their smiles.

After saying a few polite words, he got up and left.

The meeting was over and the foreigners left. San Jiangshui put his arm around Chen Xijiu's shoulders and said with a smile that he had spent 3 yuan to find the two wanted criminals in Stanley.

As for how the security guards of Jiafeng Building were bribed and who among the management of Hutchison Whampoa was bribed, Sanjiangshui did not say.

These young men who come to Hong Kong Island to work and do business are actually the easiest to bribe.

In their eyes, East Asia is a backward and barbaric land.

Many foreigners made a fortune and returned to Yingguo. Once the money was in place, they would not just let the two fugitives enter Jiafeng Building.

Even the financial information of the property was in Chu Xiangqian's hands.

Not taking action now is just waiting for the opportunity.

Lan Gang and Fei Bo also came over with a smile and said, "Ah Shui, there are four duplexes on the top floor of Jiafeng Building, and you only found two people to live there for a few days. I feel that the effort is not enough.

Do you want me and Brother Gang to find some fellow Taoists and go to the outside of Jiafeng Building to smoke cigars every night?"

The so-called fellow Taoists are tobacco and flour lovers.

If dozens of fellow Taoists gathered near Jiafeng Building every day, not to mention the rich, even people with middle incomes would not buy a house there.

Sanjiangshui's eyes lit up after hearing this, but if he really did that, it would be too disrespectful of those foreigners in Jardine Matheson.

Seeing Sanjiangshui shaking his head, Lan Gang and Fei Bo asked in confusion, and Sanjiangshui could only explain, "Achu specifically told me that the foreigners are not that easy to deal with.

If they catch you doing something wrong, it will be very difficult to deal with it.”

Lan Gang and Fei Bo thought about it for a moment and nodded in agreement. The inspectors around them became even more interested.

They gathered together, whispering about how to deal with the foreigners without getting themselves into trouble.

Although these people are all policemen, when you really think about it, none of them are good people.

They used all kinds of despicable means, but in the end everyone agreed to find someone to rent a few houses in Jiafeng Building.

As the dormitory of Miss Fenglou.

Each of the inspectors present found two beautiful Feng sisters in their respective areas of jurisdiction and had them live in those houses.

In this way, anyone who leaks the information will not be able to escape accountability.

Originally, Sanjiangshui only wanted to find twenty or thirty Fengjies to pretend to be rich ladies or college students.

There are now more than 40 Fengjies, and they are the most beautiful young girls in each jurisdiction.

Men like women who dress up beautifully and go in and out, but rich wives will definitely avoid them.

Some of the bolder ones even openly flirt with some residents or men who come to see the house in the elevator or lobby.

There are people who are really obsessed with being seduced.

I heard that a middle-aged man with a good fortune checked into a hotel with six girls who lived in the same house with him.

Soon, his wife and sisters came to the hotel and blocked the door.

After this matter was exposed by the newspaper, it immediately became known to everyone in the circle of Hong Kong wives.

(End of this chapter)