The Industrial Giant Reborn

Hilton Hotel, in a junior suite:

"Qian Sheng, I invited you here today for the 1 million Hutchison shares in your hand." Zhou Jiayang took off his sunglasses and said with a smile, "This is our offer."

"2.5 million Hong Kong dollars? You are so generous. You are the ones who have been buying Hutchison stocks in the stock market during this period, right?" Qian Shengtong, a minority shareholder of Hutchison, said in surprise, looking at the data on the napkin handed over. , Some time ago, Hutchison stock made him feel a little abnormal, but he couldn't tell what was going on. Later, Hutchison's investment in Indonesia had a fatal problem, but Hutchison's stock only fell slightly, and at the same time, it was accompanied by trading volume. The sharp rise of the stock market has already made him, a veteran of the stock market, discover some clues. .

"It's better for Qian Sheng not to know too much about some things. Now Hutchison's stock price is around 1.5 Hong Kong dollars. We are very sincere in offering 2.5 Hong Kong dollars a share. Please think carefully. Please give me a share within one day. Reply, my phone number is here." Zhou Jiayang handed over a business card with only a phone number on it, which belonged to a grocery store that was bought for cash a few months ago, and the current owner It is an overseas company.

All the purpose is to try to prevent outsiders from discovering that the relationship chain can be locked to our company. Of course, this kind of thing will soon be hidden, but it is just one day later before the boss decides to make it public. It can always be saved. A lot of money.

"Okay, I'll think about it." Qian Shengtong nodded and agreed.

"Qian Sheng, time is limited, and I can't be sure when I will acquire enough shares, so I hope you can get it as soon as possible, and I think you know that our quotation is very high. Given the current situation of Hutchison, even if this acquisition is really If it is exposed, it may not be such a high increase in our quotation." Zhou Jiayang said: "So I also hope you can keep it a secret, once this matter is exposed, it will not be good for you."

"Okay, I will make a decision as soon as possible." Qian Shengtong said solemnly. When faced with the outbreak of acquisitions, it will test the mentality of the shareholders, because now you can get money immediately, and the stock may rise even more in the future, or it may not be as good as it is now. So many, the possibility gap of hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars is very confusing.

"OK, I'm going to make an appointment with the next Hutchison shareholder. I hope to get the exact news of Qian Sheng soon. I'll buy this coffee. Goodbye." Zhou Jiayang put on his sunglasses and mask, greeted with a smile and left, leaving I got Qian Shengtong who had been thinking about it.

In the following week, Zhou Jiayang met with dozens of minority shareholders of Hutchison in succession, and all of a sudden, gossip began to circulate in the market.

Galaxy Group Headquarters:

"Chen Sheng, you said before that we want to build a headquarters by ourselves. During this time, I have been looking for suitable targets. The Hong Kong government has not yet launched a suitable site in Central, and there is no suitable target for the acquisition of old buildings, but I got another news that Swire Group has a piece of land in Admiralty to sell, with an area of ​​almost 35,000 square feet, and the nearby commercial facilities are not bad, I think we can get it.” Xu Jinhong, who is in charge of the real estate business, brought some documents Walking over, these documents are the shape of the land, geographical location, surrounding maps and other information.

"Imperial? Admiralty's land is in a good location. Why are they selling it?" Chen Zhiwen looked at the terrain and asked casually. Although Admiralty is not as good as Central, it is also within Hong Kong Island, and the distance from Central is not too far away. Not to mention the future, even in the past decade or so, a large amount of capital has entered Admiralty. Obviously, Admiralty will become the next commercial center. After all, a Central District cannot satisfy the growing population of Hong Kong.

"I heard that it needs a lot of funds to develop Taikoo City. In the past two years, Taikoo has actually sold a lot of land or properties." Xu Jinhong replied.

"It seems that what happened with Hutchison made Taikoo not dare to go into too much debt. Such a good land has been sold." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said with a smile.

Hutchison was expanding too fast at the beginning, and all kinds of large-scale debts eventually led to a debt deadlock. When this happened, other companies, even if they don’t have this kind of problem, will temporarily become conservative, including Jardine. Only Huazi has the courage and self-confidence to take advantage of the crisis to expand substantially.

In fact, whether it is a high-risk operation or a conservative operation, the most important thing is vision. If you have vision, invest in the right direction, and choose the right time to do the right thing, you will achieve greater success.

Compared with the first generation of Chinese capitals that I killed from the mall, the current British capitals rely on the shadow of their ancestors, and have long since lost their real courage. The only Hutchison that dared to expand, was disgraced by the economic crisis .

"What was this land originally?" Chen Zhiwen continued to ask.

"It's an old building from before the ancient times, with only 5 floors. If we buy it, it will be easy to tear down." Xu Jinhong said.

"What price?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"7200 Hong Kong dollars, this is just a conservative price, it is said that Cheung Kong and New World are very interested in this land." Xu Jinhong said.

"72 million, 2,000 Hong Kong dollars per square foot? This price is not bad in the location of Admiralty." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said. He had already seen the location of the land, and it was indeed very good.

"This land exceeds our budget, but the location is really good, so I specifically informed the chairman." Xu Jinhong said.

"Well, okay, let me think about it." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, "Thanks for your hard work, I'm not sure if this place is worth it, you should also look at other places first."

"Okay." Xu Jinhong agreed, and then left the office.

"An Qi, ask Zhou Jiayang to come over." Chen Zhiwen put the materials aside, and said to An Qi after thinking about it.

Hutchison's matter can be said to consume a lot of funds. For this matter, his investment in the United States must be ready to provide funds for this matter. At this time, he will spend nearly 100 million Hong Kong dollars to acquire a piece of land, which will affect It's too big, no matter how cost-effective the land is, we still have to wait.

After Zhou Jiayang came over, Chen Zhiwen handed him the information and briefly described it.

"This location is very good. If we build a 40-50-story building, it will be very prestigious as our headquarters." Zhou Jiayang nodded and said. Although he is mainly in charge of securities finance, in Hong Kong, real estate and finance are not separated. Home, he naturally also knows the current situation of the real estate market.

"That's right, so Hutchison's business needs to be done quickly, otherwise, we are always tied up during this prime time. It's a pity, Taikoo and Wheelock are very generous in selling assets." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said.

Taikoo is because of Taikoo Shing, and Wheelock is because of a strategic shift and plans to put its main business above shipping. Both are ancient companies that existed hundreds of years ago. The land they bought at will is still today. Every inch of land is expensive, and now for their own purposes, they are all selling land at high prices, and the objects they are buying are the real estate five tigers headed by Cheung Kong Industry. Several of them also rely on these cheap land to make a lot of money.

"I have communicated with more than a dozen small shareholders of Hutchison, and I am willing to buy their stocks at a price of 1.5-2 times, just to make a quick decision. Most shareholders have already sold to us, but there are still a few I don’t agree, probably because I know that we will definitely start a takeover war, and I want to wait to make more money later.” Zhou Jiayang said.

"How many stocks are there now?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"35.3%." Zhou Jiayang replied: "The rest of Hutchison's shareholders are either not in Hong Kong, or they don't know where they are. Some stocks have been resold many times, and they can't be found. We have a shareholder who knows the information, and if we succeed, we may be able to acquire about 5 more points.”

"It's already very good. We have almost absorbed all the tradable shares. Now everyone in the market basically knows that there is a consortium buying and recording, but they are all guessing which one. They want to reach 49.9% directly. We don't show up. It's probably a bit difficult." Chen Zhiwen said.

Although Hutchison has no major shareholders and all stocks are theoretically in circulation, in fact there must be many people who hold them for a long time, and there must be many real short-term investors, but the proportion will not be too large, if it is not because of the first two Nian Hutchison's stock has fallen like a dog. Under normal circumstances, even if there is no major shareholder, the acquisition of 20% within half a year will definitely cause the stock price to skyrocket.

Nowadays, although Xinghe has successfully acquired about 15% of Hutchison shares at a low price through the ferment of the incident at the Indonesian port, the huge transaction volume will definitely arouse the vigilance of some people in the market, and once someone finds something abnormal, Then a large amount of hot money will also enter the market, which will cause more difficulty for the acquirer to acquire.

"Then we will directly announce our acquisition plan. As long as we publicly acquire stocks and the price is in place, we can easily acquire another 10%. In this way, we will obtain the management rights of Hutchison." Zhou Jiayang said, This move is simple and simple. If you spend money, even if you start from 0% of the shares, you can buy any company when the money is in place.

The problem is money. Before that, he has been low-key for a long time to acquire and hype about the Indonesian port. The only purpose is to reduce the initial procurement cost. The white warriors who come to fund it are countless hot money. If they want to get a share, it is enough to increase the cost of the acquirer several times. In this case, if it is not necessary to acquire, most companies can only give up the acquisition.

"Don't worry, you still have to follow the previous plan to acquire as much as possible from the shareholders. It will take a few days for the announcement to be made. I need to meet someone. This person is the key person for our acquisition." Chen Zhiwen said .