The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 456 Supporting Li Jiacheng

Xu Guanwu now owns [-]% of Cheung Kong Industrial's shares. As long as he wants to annex this company, he can do it in minutes with his current financial resources.This is also what Li Jiacheng is most afraid of, because his shares in Cheung Kong are only [-]%.

Now I heard Xu Guanwu say that as long as his shares are not diluted, as long as the company can continue to operate well, he promises not to intervene in the company's operations, which undoubtedly gave Li Jiacheng a reassurance.

That's why he asked in surprise, "Mr. Xu, are you really willing to agree to do this?"

"Mr. Shen Bi is here today, how about he can be your notary?" Xu Guanwu smiled.

"Then I'm so grateful, I don't even know what to say." Li Jiacheng immediately stood up, speaking incoherently excitedly.

"There is no need to say too much. I am optimistic about the development potential of Cheung Kong. I also believe that Hutchison Whampoa will be able to get out of the current predicament if you take over." Xu Guanwu nodded and smiled, "So you must not let me Too disappointed, work hard."

"Yes, thank you Mr. Xu for your encouragement, I will definitely continue to work hard." Li Jiacheng nodded and said with a smile.

"Very good, if you have any financial difficulties during the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa, you can come to me for help. I dare not say much, hundreds of millions of dollars is still okay." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

Hearing what Xu Guanwu said, Li Jiacheng couldn't help showing a surprised expression.Although he knew that Xu Guanwu was rich, he didn't know how much he had. It seemed that he had at least a billion dollars in assets.And observing Mr. Shen Bi's expression, we can know that Xu Guanwu's words are not bragging.It seems that he is really rich and should not be underestimated.

"Mr. Xu is really bold. If there is a need, I will definitely speak up." Li Jiacheng also said with a smile.

Xu Guanwu nodded, "Since that's the case, it's a deal. Well, I'll just do it without disturbing you!" After saying that, Xu Guanwu left with the fruit juice.

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Li Jiacheng let out a long breath, "Mr. Shen Bi, our business should be very secret, how did he know this news?"

"I don't understand this either, he is always so mysterious." Shen Bi shook his head and said, "But since he has promised not to intervene, then let's not pursue this issue for now, we'd better sign the contract earlier. I'm afraid Hutchison Whampoa won't be able to hold on any longer."

Li Jiacheng nodded, looked at Xu Guanwu who was walking away with the fruit juice, and couldn't help being slightly dazed.

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On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the taste of the new year is gradually receding, and major companies have started to officially go to work one after another.and

At this time, a piece of news came, which immediately alarmed the Hong Kong business community.

Li Jiacheng obtained [-]% of the shares of Hutchison Whampoa in the hands of HSBC. He originally had [-]% of the shares, but [-]% of the shares were acquired by Xu Guanwu in advance.

However, the cost Li Jiacheng paid was almost zero, and half of the HSBC stock was sold to Li Jiacheng at half the market price.And instead of collecting the money now, he was allowed to repay the loan within two years.In short, Li Jiacheng used the loan from HSBC to acquire the shares of Hutchison Whampoa held by HSBC.

I can become the major shareholder of Hutchison Whampoa without paying a penny. This business is like a pie in the sky.Li Jiacheng successfully performed the miracle of a snake swallowing an elephant by performing the stunt of a white wolf with empty gloves, which shocked the business circles of Hong Kong at once.

Many people were not optimistic about the acquisition before, thinking that he was just daydreaming.Now the dream has come true, Li Jiacheng has successfully acquired and became the director of Hutchison Whampoa.And with the support of HSBC, it also has the power to participate in the operation.This has surprised the Hong Kong business community, lamented Li Jiacheng's shit luck, and questioned HSBC's approach.

This move was like giving money to Li Jiacheng for nothing. For a while, Shen Bi, the head of HSBC Bank, received unprecedented strong criticism.In particular, British businessmen in Hong Kong regarded him as a traitor and announced that they would impeach Shen Bi.And reported to the British economic department, believing that there was a behind-the-scenes transaction between Shen Bi and Li Jiacheng, and asked to determine that this acquisition was illegal.

Just when the British businessmen were indignant and vigorously tossing, "Daily Daily", TVB, "Oriental Phantom" and other media under Xu's group began to advocate for Shen Bi and Li Jiacheng.

First, I will introduce Li Jiacheng's family history in detail, and praise him as an entrepreneur with outstanding vision. At the same time, congratulations to him for becoming the first Chinese foreign company director in Hong Kong, which can be called the pride of Hong Kong Chinese.

And Mr. Shen Bi is even more insightful, and Bole, who is like a thousand-mile horse, has boldness and courage, so he can do such a miracle.A true model of a banker, sure to rank among the best known in the world.

With the help of the media under Xu's group to speak out, the previously silent Hong Kong Chinese began to make noise.It is true that Hong Kong has been a colony for many years. In the early days, the Chinese were second-class citizens and were always bullied by whites and even Indians.

It was not until the fierce protests in Hong Kong in the 60s that the Governor of Hong Kong began to consider improving people's livelihood.Therefore, as long as the Chinese are a little older, they still remember the sufferings they suffered before.

Therefore, when they realized that Li Jiacheng's successful acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa and becoming the first Chinese director of a foreign company in Hong Kong represented the rise of the status of the Chinese, they all regarded him as the pride of the Chinese.

For a while, the streets of Hong Kong once again danced dragons and lions, beat gongs, drums and set off firecrackers to celebrate this great joyous event.And the major Chinese chambers of commerce in Hong Kong have also seen the rise of Chinese businessmen through this. Although they are still jealous of Li Jiacheng's shit luck, it is just an internal conflict, and they are fighting against foreign enemies against those British businessmen.

The media affiliated to the Xu Group even asked questions on behalf of Chinese businessmen, "Why did the Chinese acquire a British-funded foreign firm, causing such a big disturbance. However, before the British-funded foreign firm acquired a Chinese enterprise, it seemed to be a matter of course?!"

"Why can foreigners serve as directors of Chinese enterprises, but Chinese cannot serve as directors of British foreign companies? Do the British think that now is the time when Hong Kong has just opened?"

"Why does the clean transaction have to be discredited as an illegal transaction? It was the inaction of the British Hong Kong authorities that led to the rampant corruption in Hong Kong. Why didn't you criticize the Hong Kong governor at the beginning, but now you want to make trouble out of nothing?"

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A series of sharp questions made the British businessman feel ashamed.

They wanted to refute, but had only English newspapers at hand.

Under the current patriotic atmosphere, even if other Chinese newspapers are greedy for money, they dare not speak for British businessmen, otherwise they will be labeled as "traitors" by people.

However, the sales volume of English newspapers is not very high, especially in the middle and lower classes.Therefore, even though many rebuttal articles are published, they are hardly seen in the middle and lower classes, and their influence in society is naturally limited.

The newspapers under the Hui Group are the newspapers with the largest circulation in Hong Kong, especially among the middle and lower classes, they are almost the only newspapers they read, and it can be said that they have great influence.

And wireless TV station is the TV station with the highest ratings, and its influence spreads all over thousands of households.In order to help Li Jiacheng do publicity, Xu Guanwu specially invited him to the TV station for an interview, and hired many economic experts to analyze together and speak to Li Jiacheng on Shen Bi's behalf.

With the help of these TV programs, Li Jiacheng's popularity in Hong Kong has greatly increased, and his gentle and elegant image, step by step, has also been packaged as a representative of the "Hong Kong Dream". As long as you work hard, you can make money. You can make a fortune... In this way, many people in the middle and lower classes are encouraged, and they become loyal fans of Li Jiacheng.

And British businessmen also plan to do programs on TV stations, but it is a pity that two TV stations in Hong Kong are owned by Chinese, and one TV station is also a Chinese manager.At this time, it was time to fight against the enemy, so the three TV stations rejected all the requests of the British businessman and ignored him, and there was nothing they could do to make the British businessman stomp their feet in anger.

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The overwhelming advantage of public opinion has greatly encouraged the patriotism of the Chinese in Hong Kong, and thus formed a very strong public opinion.Under the surging public opinion, even the governor of Hong Kong has to be cautious.

Therefore, even if the British businessmen shouted louder, ran harder, and made more noise, the Hong Kong Governor's Office did not dare to support it blatantly.This relieved a lot of pressure on Li Jiacheng and Shen Bi, allowing them to deal with the difficulties in the future calmly.

The Xu Group made Li Jiacheng the pride of the Chinese, which also greatly increased his popularity and improved his image.The improvement of personal image will naturally affect the image of its companies.For example, Cheung Kong's many real estate projects under development have attracted a lot of attention before they officially go on sale; and many of his properties are also sought after, and many businesses want to rent a stall.

Li Jiacheng thus became the hottest business star in Hong Kong. At the same time, with the help of such surging public opinion, he quickly opened up momentum in Hutchison Whampoa and successfully became the person with the most say in the board of directors of Hutchison Whampoa.

And he was able to obtain so many benefits, in addition to thanking Shen Bi for his strong support, naturally he should also thank Xu Guanwu for his generous assistance.If Xu Guanwu hadn't been behind him to support him, Li Jiacheng would not have gotten out of the predicament so quickly.And without the vigorous praise of the media under the Xu Group, Li Jiacheng would not have made a lot of profits.

The reason why Xu Guanwu wanted to help Li Jiacheng was not because he was full.But it is also to ensure that one's own interests will not be damaged by this turmoil.

If the British-funded businessman continues to do this, Shen Bi may be transferred, and this alone is already unbearable for Xu Guanwu.

He has already formed a very good friend with Shen Bi, and the cooperation between the two has always been smooth.Shen Bi sent someone to help manage Xu Guanwu's deposits in HSBC, and the annual income is also very considerable.Moreover, with the help of Shen Bi, the God of Wealth, Xu Guanwu can also pull a big flag in Hong Kong as a tiger's skin. In many cases, as long as the relationship is revealed, other companies will bow down.

If there is another new bank clerk, even if he can get along well with him, at least it will take a certain amount of energy to build an equally intimate relationship, which is really troublesome for Xu Guanwu.Just to keep his current connection, he didn't want anything to happen to Shen Bi.

Moreover, Xu Guanwu knew that Hutchison Whampoa was revitalized in the hands of Li Jiacheng. If another British businessman took over, I am afraid that Hutchison Whampoa would not be as prosperous as in his previous life.But Xu Guanwu spent a lot of money before, absorbing [-]% of Hutchison Whampoa's shares, and pointed out that it can bring him huge profits.

If Xu Guanwu lost his chance to make a fortune because of the messing up of those British businessmen, he would not sit back and watch this happen.

Moreover, he is also a major shareholder of Cheung Kong Industries. If Li Jiacheng cannot successfully manage Hutchison Whampoa, then Cheung Kong Industries will lose the opportunity to rise rapidly. In the future, it will at most be a medium-sized real estate company, which will greatly reduce Xu Guanwu's investment income up.

Therefore, the stakes were high, and he would not sit back and watch Shen Bi and Li Jiacheng be dragged down by these British businessmen.

People have the same heart and heart, and many businessmen who have good friends with Shen Bi are also worried about losing this connection, so they also jumped out to speak for him.

With so many wealthy businessmen speaking on behalf of Shen Bi, the British government had to think carefully, so the turmoil gradually became invisible.

(End of this chapter)