The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 799 Looking for the White Knight?
"Brother Qian, you want a luxury yacht? It's not that troublesome. If you don't mind, I'll give it to you!" Huo Zhenting patted his chest and said proudly, "I have two more luxury yachts."

Seeing how generous Huo Zhenting was, the two brothers Li Zheju and Li Zhekai couldn't help but feel secretly envious.

Although they are the heirs of the Li family, they cannot compare with Huo Zhenting in this regard.

Qian Huaqiang was so happy that he grinned, and in his heart he sighed that Huo Zhenting was very loyal and a good friend!

Not long after, the eight female stars came over and stood next to each man in pairs.

Laughter continued to ring out.

The hearty laughter of men and the coquettish voice of women.

It's just that this place is far away from the land and the paparazzi can't take pictures, otherwise it would definitely make big news.

The next day, the female stars left with checks and jewelry, satisfied.

For them, they either have to hook up with a wealthy businessman or marry into a wealthy family, or work hard to make money.

In Hong Kong, a capitalist society, no matter how much money you make, it is never enough to spend, as there are too many luxury brands to consume.

Even afternoon tea is divided into different levels.

On the same day, the luxury yacht was transferred from Huo Zhenting to Qian Huaqiang.

Qian Huaqiang was very happy. He took Li Jiaxin and Zhou Huimin on a luxury yacht to go out to sea that day to start a three-day vacation.

At HSBC, Pu Weishi held a meeting.

Pu Weishi explained the cause and effect of the matter at the meeting.

The entire conference room was filled with great depression.

No one expected that the matter would be so serious and concern the survival of HSBC.

Although HSBC's performance in recent years has not been very good, as a large bank, HSBC is definitely a high-quality asset. HSBC Group holds a large number of high-quality assets in Hong Kong, which are all very valuable.

Hong Kong's economy is developing very well, and these high-quality assets are appreciating in value very quickly.

Leaving Hong Kong and returning to London, we all know what the British economy is like. It's no match for Hong Kong.

HSBC's profit level in Hong Kong is far higher than that in the UK.

A shareholder said: "I have a suggestion. Sell some shares to Li Jiacheng and let Li Jiacheng become the major shareholder of HSBC. In this way, the other party will have nothing to say!"

"This is a good suggestion. It can solve the current crisis!" another shareholder nodded.

The cooperation between HSBC and Li Ka-shing has a historical basis. If it were not for HSBC's strong support, Li Ka-shing would never have been able to complete the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa.

Li Ka-shing's career has developed rapidly in recent years, which can be said to be inseparable from the support of HSBC behind the scenes.

Pu Weishi's predecessor, Stephen Simpson, is recognized as one of the best managers of HSBC in more than 100 years. The reason why Stephen Simpson was so highly regarded was that he successfully reaped huge economic dividends from the post-war rise of Hong Kong through his strong support for emerging Chinese entrepreneurs in Hong Kong represented by Pao Yue-kong and Li Ka-shing, thus leading the HSBC Group to a new peak of development.

In fact, many of these Hong Kong tycoons are shareholders of HSBC, but they just don’t hold that many shares. HSBC is also a shareholder of many of these tycoons’ companies, and their interests are intertwined.

Now, Li Ka-shing's Li family is one of the top ten wealthy families in Hong Kong and has a huge influence in Hong Kong.

"Does Li Jiacheng dare to offend the other party?" A shareholder raised a heavy topic.

Because in the whole of Hong Kong, no one dares to offend Liu Tao.

Once you offend them, it will be difficult to gain a foothold in Hong Kong.

"We have to give it a try. Do we really have to leave Hong Kong? If we go back to the UK, we won't be able to make so much money anymore," said the shareholder who made the proposal.

After the meeting, Pu Weishi invited Li Jiacheng to have dinner together.

During dinner, Pu Weishi told Li Jiacheng this important news.

This news shocked Li Jiacheng beyond words.

He didn't expect that Liu Tao would actually acquire HSBC. And HSBC planned to lure him into HSBC and become the largest shareholder of HSBC.

Li Ka-shing holds shares in HSBC, but he is still a long way from being the largest shareholder.

It is impossible to say that I am not jealous of HSBC.

Once he becomes a major shareholder of HSBC, Li Ka-shing's business empire will expand rapidly.

Many things will be easier to handle.

Even with the help of HSBC Group, Li Ka-shing's overseas business will become much smoother than it is now.

This is a very rare opportunity!

If you miss this village, you will miss that store.

Although Pu Weishi's condition is that this part of the shares is at a 100% premium, it means paying twice as much as the market price.

But for Li Jiacheng, it is not unacceptable.

If you pay twice as much, the return on investment may be earned back in two to three years, and it will be profit after that.

Even if he becomes a major shareholder of HSBC Group and finds a way to get HSBC into the mainland market, the returns will be even more amazing. In Li Jiacheng's view, even a pig can make money by opening a bank in the mainland.

However, Li Jiacheng quickly calmed down and realized that doing so was very risky.

If you offend Liu Tao, it will be more trouble than gain.

If Liu Tao targets him, he will be in great trouble and may even go bankrupt.

Li Jiacheng was thinking hard. This was a very risky matter, but he didn't want to give up.

Once Liu Tao acquires HSBC, he will no longer have any chance.

Li Jiacheng was thinking about countermeasures, and slowly, Li Jiacheng came up with a countermeasure, which was to introduce more people.

The law does not blame everyone!
After discussing it with Pu Weishi, Pu Weishi showed admiration.

No wonder Li Ka-shing’s career has developed so quickly. There is a reason for this.

When encountering difficulties, we should not avoid them, but find ways to solve them.

And in such a short time, they came up with an effective strategy.

"Mr. Li, please rest assured, I will definitely convince other shareholders!" Pu Weishi said solemnly.

Li Jiacheng smiled and said, "If this is accomplished, I will definitely support you to continue to serve as the chief executive, and at the same time support you to become a councillor!"

Pu Weishi smiled.

Pu Weishi is not only the boss of HSBC, he also owns a lot of HSBC shares.

It would be best if I could continue to serve as the boss of HSBC or even become a member of the Hong Kong parliament.

After all, he is only 61 years old this year and is in the best time of his life.

He can still work healthily for at least another 9 years!
Yes, the goal Pu Weishi set for himself was to work until he was 70 years old, then retire and live a retirement life.

He has been in Hong Kong for 40 years, his network is mainly in Hong Kong, his family is also developed in Hong Kong, and his family can develop very well in Hong Kong. If he returns to the UK, he will not even be able to enter the upper class in the UK.

Therefore, deep down, Pu Weishi does not want to leave Hong Kong.

Now Li Jiacheng's promise hit his heart directly.

After Li Jiacheng and Pu Weishi left, they took quick action.

With such a big thing, he cannot take over HSBC on his own. Even if he becomes a major shareholder of HSBC on the surface, his other businesses will inevitably be greatly affected. He will also be the first to be exposed and will be considered to be provoking Liu Tao.

(End of this chapter)