The Prosperous Years of Siheyuan

Chapter 261 Splitting Taikoo
Hu Sheng and the others were fighting fiercely on the other side of the ocean.

Dong Bao Ersheng's sap also slowly fell on Taigu's head.

First, a merchant ship transporting black tea was lost in the strait.

Swire sent people to negotiate hard, but the military directly seized the sugar industry assets that were still being transferred.

Within a few days, the sugar ship and some property disappeared from the harbor.

A sap blow hit Taikoo directly.

Taikoo's response was also direct and straightforward.

He threatened not to speak out, and threatened to send troops to retaliate.

The so-called bare feet are not afraid of wearing shoes, but the Javanese military, which is in a state of distress, is not a vegetarian either.

Other countries that were supposed to come to their aid are now watching their demise.

With the threat of Taikoo and the resource support from Chen Jisheng, Guilao's strength was directly ignored.

In a few more days, Swire's sugar industry chain in Southeast Asia was basically destroyed.

Machinery and equipment can be newly built, but if the industrial environment is lost, no matter how much new machinery is built, it will not be able to keep up with the speed of destruction.

In less than a week, it was a foregone conclusion that Taikoo Sugar had been hit hard in all directions.

The short-selling bureau is also slowly taking shape in the Hong Kong stock market.

Short selling can be profitable, and it can also drive down stock prices for hostile takeovers.

Although Taikoo is a behemoth in Hong Kong City, it has a steady rhythm and has been in good weather for a long time.

This behemoth also lost its sensitivity in crisis management.

When Dong Bao Ersheng brought a large amount of funds and began malicious short selling, Taikoo was still at a loss.

The gangsters of Hong Kong City will never stop challenging the four foreign firms and real estate groups.

Most of the time, the bigwigs in Hong Kong City can only provide records for the four major foreign firms.

Swire, which owns the shipbuilding industry, immediately thought of the purpose of Dong and Bao, splitting up Swire's shipbuilding industry.

It is different from the other three major foreign companies, which are in decline and constantly being challenged.

Taikoo faintly occupies the top position of the four foreign firms, and this is the first time Taikoo has faced such a challenge.

The crisis management mechanism is imperfect and the entire group has no experience in dealing with hostile takeovers.

When the news of the heavy losses in the sugar industry reached Hong Kong City, Swire's stock price plummeted, and it was a foregone conclusion.

Making profits from short selling also added fuel to the fire, constantly suppressing Swire's stock price, and then buying large amounts of goods.

Although Hu Sheng is not here, Dong Bao Ersheng still has a professional team of traders.

In just two days, the shares held by the two men loomed as a threat to Taikoo's integrity.

In terms of timing, Dong Bao Ersheng also made detailed plans. The weekend will be in two days.

The two left Taikoo plenty of time to deal with the crisis.

When it comes to life and death, many things have a certain degree of control.

If the black hand who acts as a sap outside the market shows a gesture of swallowing the sky with his mouth open, then Dong and Bao will be suppressed by the Hong Kong government, and it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the Hong Kong city.

The four major foreign banks and the Gui Lao forces all took action to suppress them. Even if the two were big bosses, they would soon disappear in the turmoil of the port city.

By chance, they got news from Southeast Asia, and the two teamed up to target Taikoo's shipbuilding industry.

Through a short-selling bureau, it made a hostile takeover of Swire, forcing Swire to divest itself of the shipbuilding industry.

Swire, through the Hong Kong government, summoned the big bosses of the comprador forces and the local big guys in the port city to sit together and discuss.

Dong and Bao gave up Swire's shares, Swire divested the shipbuilding industry, and acted like a strong man cutting his wrists to protect the main business.

In this way, not only the property of Taikoo can be obtained, but also the talents of the big bosses can be displayed in the port city.

This is what the big boss of the port city should do. Two days is enough for Taikoo to operate.

Dong and Bao, who had completed the preliminary actions, were sitting in the tea room of the Shatian Button Factory, chatting with Chen Jisheng.

"Sheng Chen, you did a good job in short selling this time and made a lot of profits.

The Swire shares we hold today far exceed the shipyard’s valuation.

There is a message from Taikoo that they want all the shares in our hands.

How to change it, Taikoo didn't say it clearly.

What do we want here? "

Frowning and picking up the crystal teacup in front of him, Bao Sheng briefly explained the process.

Different from the Eastern subtlety, although the golden black tea soup in the crystal cup is beautiful, it seems a bit frivolous to Bao Sheng.

But when considering the profits from short selling, some irregularities in the environment can be ignored.

This short sale not only allowed the two to gain a large amount of Taikoo shares, but also made considerable early profits.

If the return rate of the Hong Kong stock market is so high, then Hu Sheng and the others don't need to travel across the ocean.

“How is Taikoo’s shipyard technology?”

Unlike Bao Sheng who thinks the crystal cup is frivolous, Chen Jisheng likes this tea set made by Fang Jie very much.

Although Western-style tea is a bit uncoordinated, the charm of black tea can still be felt.

Regarding the shipbuilding industry, Chen Jisheng and Dong Bao had many exchanges.

In the shipbuilding industry, the port city has many shortcomings, but it does not mean that it cannot develop.

But it is very expensive to develop and there are too many forces that are blocking your throat.

Importing raw materials from the north is not a big problem here in the port city, but it may not be allowed by the ghost guys and their allies.

It doesn't matter once or twice, or eight times out of ten. Importing steel all year round is obviously unrealistic.

Produce and sell by oneself and maintain technology, this is the attitude of the three people towards the shipbuilding industry.

Swire's shipbuilding industry is considered useless and can be used or not.

But taking over Taikoo's shipbuilding industry is an opportunity for Dong and Bao.

Chen Jisheng still had to ask the two for their opinions on how to make a specific decision.

"Chen Sheng, although Taikoo's sugar industry has been hit hard, the environment in Southeast Asia is indeed unstable.

If we abandon the shipbuilding industry and choose the sugar industry, we will not have to pay too little. "

Taking up the topic from Chen Jisheng, the mature Dong Sheng also expressed his concerns.

At present, there are not many industries in Taikoo that can be split up. The industries in the ghost colony need local cooperation.

These industries are beyond the reach of Hong Kong city bosses.

The shipping industry is considered Swire’s main business today.

Swire has been hit hard in the stock market and also in the shipping industry.In the past few years, Swire has been updating its fleet, which has cost a lot of money, and the Hong Kong City branch has insufficient funds.

So the two initiated short selling and acquisitions, and Swire reacted very passively.

In addition, some of Gui Lao's local bankers were abducted by Hu Sheng to the other side of the ocean. Due to various coincidences, Taikoo was hit hard by these two people in the stock market.

Otherwise, with Swire's strength, it would be impossible to acquire so many shares in two days.

Nowadays, only the port city part of Taikoo has been severely damaged, and its headquarters is still safe and sound in Guilao itself.

Although Taikoo's center of gravity is in the port city, its backbone is in Guilao itself.

An enemy whose backbone is still intact is not so easy to deal with.

"What Dong Sheng said makes sense, but Huo Sheng also said it before entering Southeast Asia, right?

The plantation, sugar industry, and cola agent in the hands of Swire, this time in exchange.

Of course, the shipbuilding industry can and must be won.

If they have mining assets in Australia, they can also take them.

This is no longer the primary goal. "

Although I am more optimistic about some of Swire's industries in Australia and Canada.

But Chen Jisheng still has to act in the interests of the six big guys.

Taking over the shipbuilding industry would be beneficial to Dong and Bao.

It would be beneficial to the Big Six to win shares in plantations, sugar and cola.

Directly targeting Taikoo's mining industry would only benefit itself.

After weighing the situation, Chen Jisheng could only make concessions, which only involved some of Swire's industries in Australia.

"After taking over Coke's agency, Chen Sheng wants to become a raw material supplier for the sugar industry?
If we do this, we will still have to compete with farmers on the other side of the ocean, and there will be many problems in the future. "

Dong and Bao were naturally optimistic about the shipyard, according to Chen Jisheng.

Bao Sheng also probably has a framework here. The entry of Hong Kong capital from the seven big guys into Java was also planned before.

Compared with the shipbuilding industry, Coke's agency is better for the six major players as a whole.

However, when entering a new business, you have to face new competitors.

But the farmers on the other side of the ocean are not easy to deal with, and the road ahead is not so smooth.

Some of Chen Jisheng's plans are closely related to the development of shipping.

Dong and Bao now not only have to face the dilemma of insufficient talents, but also the shortage of shipping capacity, which is also a problem that they will soon face.

Although building a ship yourself is slower, it can also reduce the investment of the ship to a great extent.

Swire's shipbuilding industry is a ready-made industry. Unlike Dong Sheng, Bao Sheng was determined to win the shipbuilding industry.

“When we were talking, the main focus was on the shipbuilding industry, supplemented by Coca-Cola agents, and the sugar industry didn’t matter.

Without Taikoo's sugar industry, we can also build our own, but then we will have to trouble Dong Sheng and Bao Sheng. "

After making a rough estimate, Chen Jisheng also gave the two of them the answer.

Some things really need to be weighed. The ancient sap can only be a sudden black swan event.

It is best not to pay too much attention to Taikoo's sugar industry in Hong Kong City, as it can easily be suspected.

Led by Dong and Bao, entering the sugar market in Southeast Asia can be regarded as reducing the suspicion of the Big Six to the greatest extent.

Having made a plan to split up Taikoo, Dong and Bao, who were waiting to make peace with Taikoo, also left the button factory in a hurry.

Things are going smoothly, and Chen Jisheng is in a good mood.

The other side of the ocean is fishing for gold, and Taikoo has been hit hard. Recently, the six big bosses have also become a little publicized in Hong Kong City.

After the split of Taikoo, the Big Six also fell silent for a period of time, and there was still a labor dispute with the Hong Kong government in the middle of the year.

With the help of the capital obtained from gold fishing, the core land in the Victoria Harbor business district will also be controlled at an accelerated pace.

By that time, the real estate group may also surface and fight with the real estate group.

Thinking of labor disputes, Chen Jisheng frowned slightly. Nowadays, the labor-intensive Fanni Group is restricted by capital, talent, and cannot expand.

If the number of workers is too small, it will also affect the voice of the Big Six.

The splitting of Taikoo progressed smoothly, within four days.

Dong Bao and Dong Bao not only made a lot of profits from Taikoo, but also successfully split the agency rights of the shipbuilding industry and Coca-Cola.

The loss of the sugar industry was a serious blow to Swire.

But something even more worrying happened in Guilao's hometown.

The black tea arriving in Hong Kong from mainland China was tested positive for plague. The continuous heavy blows slowed Swire's response.

Before the incident was resolved, the local side exposed the news.

A large-scale wave of black tea returns has once again hit Swire.

As time went by, the tea ship lost in the strait also suffered consequences. It hit a mine and sank with heavy casualties.

The same goes for the sugar fleet, which suffered even more heavy losses.

The Javanese military also gave a clear answer to Taikoo.

This was the military's response to Swire's arrogance.

The aftermath of the two fleets is also a huge financial black hole for Swire.

Taikoo, which has always been known for its stability, suddenly became in danger because of improper handling of things in Java.

The shares traded by Dong and Bao were cut in half again after several consecutive heavy blows.

When this news came to Chen Jisheng, he stopped Dong and Bao who wanted to take action.

Today's Taikoo, whether it is black tea or the aviation industry, is not something that Hong Kong city bosses can easily get their hands on.

It is reasonable to let these two main businesses slowly wear down Taikoo.

Faced with the huge black hole of funds needed for the aftermath, Swire will begin to sell off its properties.

The wall fell and everyone pushed back. At this time, Taikoo had collapsed in Chen Jisheng's eyes.

Now is not the time to dismember the body. In the future, Taikoo will face the torment of various enemies.

In less than three to five years, it would be difficult for Taikoo to truly collapse.

It is only right to use the remains of Taikoo to slowly wear down the capital that made up Taikoo.

Taikoo was finally finished, and the funds in the hands of Dong and Bao were borrowed by Chen Jisheng.

It will still take time for Hu Sheng's funds to flow back, and Gui Lao's bankers are starting to set up obstacles for him to return.

(End of this chapter)