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This is undoubtedly a potential competitive advantage for Suzhou City's future plan to acquire Wheelock Group.

However, he had learned through Wu Ge's intelligence channels a year ago that Li Chaoren, having missed the opportunity at Hutchison Whampoa, had quietly turned his attention to the Wheelock Group and might have already made secret arrangements.

This means that Li Chaoren is likely to hold a certain number of Henderson Land shares. Although the specific share is unknown, it is enough to pose a potential threat to the acquisition plan.

Will the Wheelock Group be handed over to Li Chaoren?

That is impossible.

This is not only about commercial interests, but also involves strategic layout and long-term planning.

The potential of Wheelock Group is so huge that it even surpasses Wharf Holdings. How could Suzhou miss out on such a high-quality British enterprise?

Because of this, when Su Cheng successfully became the second largest shareholder of Hutchison Whampoa, he had already quietly conceived the plan to acquire the Wheelock Group.

However, Sioux City also understands that the current Wheelock Group is at the peak of profitability under the leadership of its chairman John Madden, and Mr. Madden obviously has no intention of selling the group.

The sell-off of 1976 is now a thing of the past, and today the Wheelock Group is strong enough to deter any potential seller.

But Su Cheng did not give up. He obtained key information from Xiao Ai: Wheelock Group is currently mistakenly investing a large amount of money in the shipping industry. This decision may expose huge risks in the next few years as the shipping market is depressed.

Through these materials, Su Cheng keenly predicted that John Madden would most likely get into trouble due to investment mistakes and would reconsider the possibility of selling the Wheelock Group.

It was based on this insight that Su Cheng began to quietly lay out his plans, waiting for that turning point to arrive.

He knew that in a parallel story in another time and space, Bao Yugang seized a similar opportunity and successfully acquired the Wheelock Group, thus standing out again in the business competition.

"Mr. Niu Bijian, I am willing to take over these shares for your sake. Since you are short of funds, I will not bargain anymore. I, Su Cheng, am willing to take over all these shares." Su Cheng said with a smile.

He understood that this was an opportunity for him to get in touch with the Wheelock Group, and too much bargaining might cause Niu Bijian to change his mind and be unwilling to sell his shares, which would be disadvantageous to him.

If he acquires these shares, he will be able to enter the board of directors of Wheelock Group openly and become a member of the board of directors of Wheelock Group.

Later, when John Madden wanted to give up Wheelock Group, he would be able to take over John Madden's shares, and in this way, he would be able to easily take control of this British bank.

His relationship with Jardine Matheson Group is already delicate, and it is not appropriate to create unnecessary complications at this moment.

However, Sucheng's move actually contains more far-reaching strategic considerations.

He has quietly become a major shareholder of Hong Kong Land and has continued to increase his stake. At the same time, he has also quietly collected a considerable number of Jardine Matheson Group shares.

His goal is to make the two major groups, Jardine Matheson and Swire Properties, go further and further on the road of mutual shareholding, forming an intricate equity relationship, so that he can ultimately win the game of business. No matter how Jardine Matheson plans, the final fruits of victory will fall into the hands of Su Cheng.

"That's great, Mr. Su. How about I sign the contract with you right now on behalf of the Landmark Company?" Niu Bijian suggested sincerely, unable to hide his joy. In recent years, the Landmark Company has been committed to the construction of commercial buildings in the Central area. This grand blueprint requires a huge amount of funds.

Every year, Swire invests almost all of the profits it earns from its local businesses into these projects, such as Landmark Plaza, Landmark Chater, Landmark Prince's, Landmark Alexandra, etc., which are gradually becoming new landmarks in the Central area.

It can be foreseen that when these shopping malls are completed, they will not only greatly enhance the business atmosphere of Central, but will also become the most dazzling pearls in the area, leading a new trend in urban development.

But before these projects are completed, they still need to inject huge amounts of capital every year.

"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to prepare the contract right away." Su Cheng agreed readily without any hesitation.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Su. Let me borrow your phone. I need to notify Mr. Bao Fuda, the general manager of Jardine Matheson, and the legal advisory team to ensure that we can properly handle all matters related to the equity transfer today." Niu Bijian couldn't wait to strike while the iron was hot, his face filled with unexpected joy.

The meeting went much more smoothly than he had expected. He didn't even make any advance preparations because such a smooth progress was completely beyond his expectations.

"Mr. Niu Bijian, please feel free to use it." Su Cheng responded with a smile, feeling pleasantly surprised as well.

He had never expected that during this meeting, Niu Bijian would take the initiative to present him with such a generous "gift".

Such unexpected gains undoubtedly played a huge role in his business layout.

As a diversified corporate giant with a long history, Wheelock Group is remarkable for its vast territory and strong strength.

The Group currently directly manages more than 50 direct subsidiaries, including many well-known listed companies in the industry, such as Real Estate Investment Trust, Real Estate Corporation of China, Harriman Development, Lane Crawford, Wheelock Shipping, United Enterprises and Po Fook Development.

This series of subsidiaries has further extended into more than 200 affiliated companies and more than 20 private companies, which together form a huge business network and build a comprehensive and diversified enterprise group.

The business scope of Wheelock Group is extremely broad, covering investment holding, merchant banking, financial services, securities and futures trading, shipping logistics, international trade, wholesale and retail, real estate development, tourism services, insurance business and manufacturing and other fields.

Its business tentacles not only extend deep into Hong Kong, but also across oceans to Southeast Asia, Australia, North and South America, demonstrating a strong global influence.

It is particularly noteworthy that despite its numerous business lines, Wheelock Group's core competitiveness remains firmly rooted in Hong Kong's real estate and shipping industries. These two areas constitute the solid foundation for the group's development.

Therefore, the potential and strength of Wheelock Group are in no way inferior to that of Hutchison Whampoa, one of the previous four major trading companies.

For Suzhou, if it can successfully acquire the Wheelock Group and devote resources to support it at the right time, it will undoubtedly add another money-making giant to its business empire.

This diversified, comprehensive enterprise group will bring more market opportunities and profit margins to Suzhou, and help its business territory continue to expand.

At this point, Xiangjiang can call Su Bancheng. (End of this chapter)