The Industrial Giant Reborn

Time flies, and soon it will be 78 years.

After New Year's Day, Shen Hongbing, the person in charge of Taohua Datong, brought good news.

"Chen Sheng, last month, we sent people to 16 inland cities that are mainly rich in peppers. With the help of the local agricultural bureau, we found the corresponding peppers and brought them back. After many tests, we found that Guizhou, Sichuan , The peppers in Fujian are very good, the taste is very good, not only the people in our company think so, we also went to ParknShop supermarket to test some social groups, including some ghosts.” Shen Hongbing put three bottles of packaged hot sauce on the table Said on.

"Sit first." Chen Zhiwen said first, and then picked up three bottles of hot sauce to observe. It seemed that the colors were similar, and he took another sister-in-law to try the flavors of each.

"They all seem to be good." Chen Zhiwen said, the flavors are all good, he can tell there is a slight difference, but it's hard to say which one is good and which one is bad.

"The feedback we have received so far is that the peppers brought back from Guizhou are the best, but considering that the number of testers is too small and we are not sure about the taste in Europe and America, so I plan to send all three types to American supermarkets conduct tests and select the best ones as our products," Shen Hongbing said.

"Okay, let's try it. Costco already has about 40 supermarkets. If it's not enough, go to Wal-Mart, but Wal-Mart will definitely charge you. How do you control this?" " Chen Zhiwen continued.

In fact, in his memory, he has known for a long time that the main raw materials of the later generations of Laoganma come from Guizhou. Similarly, the peppers in Guizhou are also known as one of the best pepper producing areas in the world in later generations. The peppers in Guizhou are not very spicy. But the taste is very good. Laoganma chili sauce never wins by relying on spiciness, but a balance between spiciness and taste. Both are indispensable. In fact, if it is too spicy, it will kill itself, because few people like.

But he will basically not interfere in such matters, unless it involves a major investment, otherwise, just let his subordinates find a suitable way.

"Okay." Shen Hongbing nodded and said, Taohua Datong is now independently operated, and the Galaxy Group above basically does not interfere, so naturally it is also responsible for the loss and profit.

"You Taohua Datong will be responsible for the hot sauce, and the profit will belong to you in the future." Chen Zhiwen said again: "But now the hot sauce is sent to the United States, and it will take a while to test. I have another task to entrust you, you Do you know about instant noodles?"

"Instant noodles?" Shen Hongbing nodded and said, "I know, instant noodles are very popular in Japan, and there is a certain market in Hong Kong, but there are already several manufacturers of instant noodles. Are we going to make instant noodles?"

"It's not you, it's Red Bull. This is the next business I'm preparing for Red Bull. They're already recruiting talents in food seasoning, but they're not as professional as you, so I entrust you to research ingredients and seasonings. "Chen Zhiwen said.

Hot sauce, this industry is actually just an accidental thought, which can be regarded as filling a gap in the market. However, limited by its low-frequency demand, even the domestic market in the future will not be as large as the normal food or snack market, or even less than a fraction.

Therefore, this business was given to Taohua Datong. Anyway, after acquiring this company, it is always necessary to let him develop a little bit. If it keeps being decadent and remains the same, it may affect other future acquisitions.

After all, not every acquisition can obtain enough shares. Such commercial mergers and acquisitions are actually not common. The most common acquisition in the history of global business has obtained the consent of a large number of shareholders of the other party. The company's performance has skyrocketed and its stock price has doubled in its own hands, so there is even more reason to convince outsiders.

Even the previously acquired Qizhou Yingni, he would not get the land and then throw it aside at will, but there is really nothing he can do about the cement business at present. Qizhou Yingni went in.

However, some industries with large-scale potential in the future are of course owned by their own son companies. This is naturally the case for instant noodles. Although the instant noodle markets in Japan, Hong Kong, and Wanwan have been controlled by others, the mainland next door is a The super large market that is most suitable for instant noodles began to explode in the 1990s, and it did not stop its upward trend until the impact of food delivery in the mobile Internet era.

But in this life, it will naturally start in the 1980s. As for the overall economic situation, the 1980s is definitely worse than the 1990s, but the consumer market is still very large. It can be seen that the annual sales of Jianlibao in the 1980s were several hundred million. In times of bad economy, instant noodles are a more practical commodity than beverages.

"Okay, I understand. I'm going to set up a special team to cooperate with Red Bull." Shen Hongbing said, he also knows the status of his company, and it would be nice to get a hot sauce. The head office of the group has very strong terminal retail resources in the European and American markets, and can send a large number of Hong Kong products to the European and American markets. As long as we can make hot sauce that suits the tastes of Europeans and Americans, it will be enough to expand the scale of Taohua Datong. doubled. Although hot sauce is not as frequently consumed as ordinary snacks, it is much better than homemade soy sauce.

It will soon be February, but for some investors, it is like going to heaven.

In January, many institutions discovered that the stock price of Wharf, which had not fluctuated much for several years, suddenly rose sharply, and the daily trading volume began to increase. Some keen financial reporters quickly judged that there was something wrong with it. Big consortia began to inhale in large quantities.

Financial reporters or experts, if they go to the battlefield by themselves, they will lose eight out of ten times. However, relying on countless times of judging the stock market, as long as they guess correctly more times, they can gain a large group of followers. Faced with the situation that someone bought a large number of Wharf stocks, it was natural to announce it immediately, either through interviews on TV programs or through newspapers.

As soon as the news came out, it attracted countless stockholders to frantically buy Wharf stocks. Some professional investment institutions also saw the opportunities inside and joined in one after another. For a while, Wharf's stock price soared, quickly rising from 10 Hong Kong dollars a share. At 30, 40, and at the end of February, the stock price once exceeded 50, and the market value of Wharf also rose from 1 billion Hong Kong dollars to nearly 5 billion Hong Kong dollars, almost surpassing Landmark.

"Son, you are really amazing. The Wharf stock I bought before was sold for 40 million Hong Kong dollars. If I knew I should have bought a little more, I would have made 100 million." In the Chen family villa, Chen Tianfu watched the analysis of the Hong Kong stock market on TV, and said with some regret.

"It's not bad to be able to earn so much, thanks to Li Jiacheng." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. After his own side stopped, he told his old man that he could take advantage of the stock price of Wharf in December when it had just risen. For the acquisition, Chen Tianfu also believed his son's words, and decisively bought 20 million Hong Kong dollars. Now at the peak, he made a lot of money by throwing out blood, which is more than developing a few ordinary communities.

"Then you made a lot of money there too." Chen Tianfu asked with a smile.

"I made some money, let's say 100 million. I can't sell too much, and I also have to consider that when I buy in the future, my base is too low to be safe." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

When the share price of Wharf reached HK$40 a share, Chen Zhiwen ordered to sell some of the shares he had bought at a low price in order to withdraw a certain amount of funds. You can also earn tens of millions or even more than 100 million.

But no matter what, he has to make sure that he still has at least 25% of Wharf shares in his hands. Otherwise, he sells too much and wants to buy back too much in the future, which will cause the stock price to rise sharply, so he sold it this time 5% of the stock, according to the previous investment, has earned almost 150 million Hong Kong dollars, but considering that the stock price of Wharf in the future is unlikely to fall back to 10 Hong Kong dollars a share, the specific profit depends on when it will be sold again. At what price will these stocks be taken back.

"Li Jiacheng is a little too impatient. Now that the stock price has reached such a high level, with the scale of Cheung Kong Industrial, there is no way to continue." Chen Tianfu said with some emotion.

"HSBC has already stepped in, even if Li Jiacheng has the capital, he can't continue playing." Chen Zhiwen said: "However, the first half is over, and the second half has only just begun."

"Then if Shen Bi also looks for you, what will you do?" Chen Tianfu said.

"I'm not Li Jiacheng. Shen Bi can half-threat Li Jiacheng, but he can't threaten me. Moreover, the relationship between Jardine and HSBC is not very good. Jardine has already begged HSBC once. If it comes again, I'm afraid New Bijian will not be sure. I can't bear this face." Chen Zhiwen said.

Chen Tianfu said: "However, from the perspective of HSBC, Shen Bi does not want any consortium in Hong Kong to surpass HSBC in size. Jardine Matheson has always been a serious problem for HSBC before, but now you are one of them. Cang, Shen Bi definitely doesn't want this kind of thing to happen."

"It makes sense to say that, but under the general trend, Shen Bi has no choice." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

The later Bao Yugang borrowed 2.1 billion Hong Kong dollars from HSBC in one phone call in 1980. This kind of quick loan that seriously violated the Banking Law was obviously Shen Bi's behavior against all opinions. This was not because he had a good relationship with Bao Yugang, but also because At that time, Hongkong Land had increased significantly in the stage of rising real estate in Hong Kong, and even the Harbor City of Wharf was about to be completed. The scale of Jardine had already begun to threaten the status of HSBC, so he cut off Jardine with the help of Bao Yugang. of a wing. During this process, HSBC can also earn some interest from Bao Yugang's blood.

Bao Yugang relied heavily on HSBC at that time, but now Chen Zhiwen is not. The acquisition of Wharf is determined to win. Just a harbor city that can collect tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars in annual rent in the future is worth everything. Such a large profit will be used to feed back himself in the future There are so many real industries in the country, which will produce greater economic benefits.

"Then you plan to buy Li Jiacheng's stock?" Chen Tianfu asked.

"Yes, but we have to wait for the market to be more rational. As long as Li Jiacheng announces to give up the acquisition of Wharf under the pressure of HSBC, the stock price will naturally fall. At that time, I can buy more in the stock market. And the cost of the showdown." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

It was his deliberate behavior to let things develop like history. The biggest advantage is that he doesn't have to be the first to come forward. Big investment institutions obviously believed in Chen Zhiwen's financial strength and were able to acquire Wharf.

When Li Jiacheng announced that he would give up the acquisition, although the stock price of Wharf would not fall to the low price of 20 or 30 Hong Kong dollars, this price was acceptable to Chen Zhiwen. After all, he had been buying Wharf all the time. For stocks, the cost will definitely increase in the later stage of acquisition, and it is impossible to maintain the initial price.

"Okay, if you need funds, I can come up with some money recently." Chen Tianfu paused and said, "In May, the Central Subway Station will be pre-sold. According to the current rising trend of house prices, it is estimated that it can Earn more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars, Admiralty will have pre-sales in August, and the profit is estimated to be a little less than that in Central, and many projects are also starting to finish, so I can raise 500 million Hong Kong dollars here, it should be no problem.”

"I probably don't need it, but let's keep it for now. Even if the acquisition of Wharf is not needed, there will be other places that will need it in the future." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

"Okay." Chen Tianfu said.

A few days later, Cheung Kong headquarters:

"On the second day after Mr. Li Jiacheng announced that he would give up the acquisition of Wharf, the stock price of Wharf has fallen back to 28 Hong Kong dollars, a drop of more than 40%, and a large number of shareholders have suffered heavy losses." On the TV, TVB is broadcasting local financial news. The key point is naturally the follow-up of Wharf's acquisition.

"The stock price fell really fast, and I sold less than 1% of the shares, and it was too late." Li Jiacheng shook his head and said.

"The stock price you bought before was very low, and you bought it at a high price recently. The overall purchase price should be less than 20 Hong Kong dollars." A woman who was about the same age as Li Jiacheng comforted him, and she was Li Jiacheng's wife. Zhuang Yueming.

"Actually, it's not a matter of money. It's just a pity that I missed the opportunity to acquire Wharf. If Wharf is in my hands, the development efficiency will definitely be much higher." Li Jiacheng shook his head and said, Wharf is not only Harbor City, It also has a large amount of high-quality land under its umbrella. Unfortunately, the current Jardine Department is conservative in its management and has invested a lot of money in the construction of Harbor City. As a result, other places have not invested, and a large piece of high-quality land has been wasted.

"That can't be helped. Although Jardine heard that there was a problem with overseas investment in the past two years, the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and it is not something you can leverage now. Besides, Jardine also invited HSBC to come forward , We do real estate in Hong Kong, even if there is Canadian Imperial Bank behind it, it is impossible not to cooperate with HSBC, especially if you want to continue to grow, you must rely on HSBC." Zhuang Yueming said.

"It can only be like this now, but I am surprised that according to my estimation, I should be able to receive 20% in these three months, but now it is only 12%, and the stock price has gone up." Li Jiacheng said somewhat said puzzled.

"You mean the number of liquid stocks in the market is relatively small?" Zhuang Yueming also graduated from a prestigious university. Understand the stock market.

"It's possible, but it's hard to predict this thing accurately. Maybe I'm thinking too much, or many people want to wait for Jardine's counterattack, and then wait and see." Li Jiacheng said.

"However, looking at the stock price trend, after 40 Hong Kong dollars, the trading volume increased greatly, but the stock price fluctuated very little, indicating that someone is selling a lot. In addition, there are still many people in the market speculating that you will join forces with several Chinese giants to acquire Wharf. It is also in line with this strategy." Zhuang Yueming analyzed.

"You mean there are other players operating stocks? But the only ones who can do this are those who own a large amount of Wharf stocks. Could it be that Jardine is directing and acting?" Li Jiacheng asked.

"It's really possible. If HSBC is willing to come forward, then Jardine Matheson's executives should also think that we will definitely withdraw from the acquisition. Then they will take advantage of the high price to cash out the part. After we give up the acquisition, the stock price will fall and then recover it. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?" Zhuang Yueming said.

"It's really possible, everyone thinks about the same." Li Jiacheng said with a smile.

After he decided to give up Wharf, he also planned to take advantage of the high price to cash out the part, but now Cheung Kong has become the focus of attention, and it is impossible to hide a large number of Wharf stocks from selling, so after the proper selling, he officially announced The cessation of acquisitions.

"Everyone is also smart." Zhuang Yueming said with a light smile. On his own side, he is a rising entrepreneur, and Jardine's Niu Bijian and others are also elite figures who have been killed out of tens of thousands of Jardine employees.

"Dong dong dong" there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Li Jiacheng saw that it was his assistant and said.

"Li Sheng, Mrs. Zhuang." The assistant came in and said, "The secretary of Hutchison Whampoa just called. Their chairman, Chen Zhiwen, wants to meet you in the Presidential Suite of the Hilton Hotel in three days."