Started from Hong Kong Island

Chapter 275 273 [Tai Koo Industries]

In fact, Li Wendi didn't think there was anything wrong with Li Xiaonan having a relationship, because with him around, everything could be solved. However, he was a little angry about Li Xiaonan getting rid of the bodyguard, and subconsciously thought that it was the boy in front of him who instigated it.

"I don't care what your purpose is in approaching my sister. If you dare to hurt her, I guarantee that you will regret coming into this world. You probably don't know much about my power, so I suggest you go and find out before considering whether to date my sister."

"Don't think you will be safe if you leave Hong Kong. There is such a thing as 'money makes the world go round'. No matter where you run to, I can have people find you and make you pay a price you can't imagine." The smile on Li Wendi's face was a little ferocious.

Gulu! !
The little boy swallowed, he didn’t expect such a scene. Are all rich people so powerful?

"Mr. Li, I am sincere to Xiaonan." Li Wendi interrupted the boy's words with a wave of his hand. "I am also a man, I know what you are thinking. I warn you, you can have a relationship, kiss and hold hands, but if you do something else, be careful to become a eunuch. Even if Xiaonan is pregnant, I will castrate you. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" The little boy nodded unnaturally.

"What's your name?" Li Wendi asked.

"Lu Yu!"

"Since you want to date my sister, you should not mind if I check your ancestors, right? Otherwise, I will not be very reassured." Li Wendi said to Lu Yu.

"Yeah!" Lu Yu was a smart man. He knew that he had no right to refuse. Li Wendi's inquiry was just an inquiry.

As soon as Lu Yu left, Li Wendi immediately asked the bodyguard to check this person's family background and all his past deeds, and of course there was no restriction on the expenses.

Not long after, Li Xiaonan ran downstairs and saw that Lu Yu had left. She immediately sat on the sofa in a sullen manner, thinking that Li Wendi would say a few soft words to her.

"Our family is different from other families. My brother has many enemies in the business world, so it's inevitable that someone will target you. The last time Deng Jialuo targeted you was a warning. You shook off your bodyguard this time, but don't do it again next time." Li Wendi said in a deep voice.

There are many people in this world who want to rely on women to get to the top. Li Xiaonan is naive and may not be able to withstand the consequences.

Li Xiaonan and He Qijun have been together for quite some time, and He Qijun has also taught Li Xiaonan some knowledge about the rules of wealthy families and the wickedness of human nature.

There are some things that Li Wendi is not easy to explain, and Guo Cuiting doesn't understand, so she can only let He Qijun, who is also a woman, to say it.

Although the marriage between Li Wendi and He Qijun was more due to interests, there was also some affection between them, it was just that interests outweighed feelings.

So when Li Wendi said this, Li Xiaonan remembered what He Qijun had said and the lessons she had learned, so she stopped talking with her sharp tongue. Even though there was some resentment in her eyes, she knew that Li Wendi was doing this for her own good.

"It's okay to fall in love, but you must be on guard against others." Li Wendi said with a sigh.

"Okay, I understand!" Li Xiaonan nodded.

Then Guo Cuiting came back, and the two siblings tacitly stopped talking about the incident, as if it had never happened.

The incident of Deng Jialuo's death gradually escalated, and the territory of He Liansheng was in chaos. Deng Songlian even launched a "gun fight" against the rival society, killing and injuring many gangsters, forcing those in the police force to take action.

Major newspapers also rushed to publish this incident. Some newspapers also believed that it was the police force's responsibility for not stopping these societies in time, which undermined Hong Kong's public order and made the police force the center of the public opinion storm.

In fact, it’s not that the police force didn’t do anything, but Deng Songlian acted too quickly. Before enough police force could be mobilized here, the gunfight started over there, and it was simply too late.

Faced with such pressure, the police force could only hold a press conference, slightly artistically process the matter, and then announce to the public that they would severely punish the two warring societies and deal with these people strictly in accordance with Hong Kong laws.

Deng Songlian was then taken back to the police station for routine questioning. Of course, a big shot like Deng Songlian would need a lawyer to settle such matters.

Just like in Hong Kong movies and TV dramas, the defense lawyers actively argued and spat out legal provisions as if they were free.

With the help of the lawyers, the leaders of both gangs walked out of the police station within a few hours.

Li Wendi also quickly obtained Lu Yu's background information. It turned out that this guy was a second-generation executive. His parents were both company managers. He had no bad deeds and his character did not have any major flaws (limited to reports).

Although he didn't see anything bad in the background information, Li Wendi still didn't quite believe it, so he arranged for a private detective to continue investigating Lu Yu. After all, he didn't lack the money.

While Li Wendi was looking at the newspaper, news from Swire Group appeared. It was about the development progress of Swire Chang Development Company's land at Quarry Bay Dockyard, and it was expected that the apartment houses would be available for sale next year (76).

Since this is a large housing estate, the price will be slightly higher. According to the records of the previous life, the price is between $200 and $230 per square foot. The Sai Sai Lake residential building in North Point is also a large housing estate, and its location is more favorable than Quarry Bay, so the price can naturally be adjusted upwards. In addition, the first phase of residential buildings will be sold later, so the price should be $230-250 per square foot.

At the same time, Li Wendi thought of another matter concerning Jardine Matheson, which was also a merger and acquisition case, which could potentially make a fortune.

So Li Wendi put down the newspaper and hurried to the trading hall of HSBC.

The stock market situation is getting better and better, and the share prices of most companies are rising slowly. Although it is far from as crazy as in 72 and 73, it has given many investors a glimmer of hope.

As for a small number of companies, their stock prices have almost stagnated at the same price or have fallen slightly. The reason is that these companies have problems with their operating conditions, either they are heavily in debt or they have problems with their working capital.

"Mr. Wu, what's the situation with the stocks of Swire Industries?" Li Wendi asked after exchanging a few pleasantries with Wu Xiong.

As the name suggests, Swire Industries has a large number of industrial companies under its umbrella and is quite powerful. It is one of the important pillars of Jardine Matheson & Co., just like the Jardine Matheson House and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel are to Jardine Matheson & Co.

"There is a slight increase, and the situation is very general." Wu Xiong replied.

The total share capital of Swire Industries is as high as 8 million shares. Since Swire Industries is divided into two types of shares, A and B, B shares are calculated at 10% of the value of A shares. Whether it is the share price or the voting rights, it is 10%. Any slight increase will result in an increase in market value of tens of millions. Naturally, the temporary increase will not be too large.

"What about the stock price?" Li Wendi asked with a nod.

Wu Xiong knew Li Wendi well. Having been Li Wendi's trader for so long, he certainly knew that Li Wendi wanted to buy Taikoo Industrial's shares. "A shares are 0.8 yuan per share, B shares are 0.08 yuan per share, and the current market value is 3 million."

Companies under Swire Group have always been underestimated. For example, China Bus Company actually has relatively strong strength.

Li Wendi couldn't remember when Swire & Co. merged with Swire Industries, but guessed that the time was not far away because Swire & Co.'s acquisitions in the first half of the year were almost digested, and this year was a good time to merge with Swire Industries.

Why not buy shares in Swire Pacific?

Because once the merger occurs, the shares of Swire Industries will definitely be exchanged for the shares of Jardine Matheson, and the exchanged shares must be newly issued shares. According to previous merger examples, the share price of Jardine Matheson will not increase, and may even fall slightly.

Of course, when exchanging stocks, it must seem beneficial to the shareholders on the surface, and then the shareholders will happily register for the exchange. Otherwise, who will suffer a loss in exchanging stocks?

Li Wendi thought for a while and asked, "Are there many scattered shares of Taikoo Industries on the market? How many exactly?"

Wu Xiong hesitated for a moment and said, "We need to check this out before we can give you a definite answer, Mr. Li."

Li Wendi nodded, and Wu Xiong left to check the stock market situation of Swire Industries.

Half an hour later, Wu Xiong came back to report, "Swire Industries is a high-quality enterprise, and it is also a company under the control of the four major foreign companies, so some shareholders are more confident in Swire Industries. There are not many scattered shares on the market now, about 800 million A shares and 2000 million B shares."

800 million A shares plus 2000 million B shares may seem like a lot, but compared to Swire Industries' total share capital of 8 million shares, it only accounts for 2%, which is more than half of the 5% of some companies.

"Mr. Li, Swire Industries will not see much growth in the short term. Do you want to buy it?" Wu Xiong asked.

Li Wendi nodded and said, "Yes. Can I buy all these scattered shares?"

Wu Xiong was slightly stunned. "Theoretically, it is possible, but it is likely to cause stock price fluctuations."

"Then buy it up slowly, take as much as you can. The A-share price should try not to exceed 0.9 yuan, if it exceeds, stop." Li Wendi gave the order, causing the Swire Industries share price to inflate. If Swire & Co. was unwilling to purchase it at this price, he would definitely suffer a loss.

"Yes!" Wu Xiong then ran away again, brought back a stack of paper contracts and asked Li Wendi to sign them.

Li Wendi hates companies with AB shares, as they are completely robbing investors in the stock market. Fortunately, the Hong Kong government quickly stopped this practice before it became popular, otherwise all listed companies in Hong Kong would have issued AB shares to raise funds.

After signing the contract, Li Wendi left HSBC and went to Wharf Holdings because Bao Fuda convened a board meeting of Wharf Holdings.

Li Wendi naturally didn't know the agenda of the meeting, but he had a bad feeling.

Bao Fuda is a man who loves to show off, and he must be thinking about how to weaken the strength of Li Wendi, the outsider.

(End of this chapter)