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Chapter 435: Attack or Defend
A voice sounded, and when Ning Wantian was still hesitating, Ning Wenke suddenly spoke with determination in her voice.

Hearing Ning Wenke's words, Ning Wantian opened his mouth but said nothing in the end. He thought he should be cautious. After all, this was a matter of life and death concerning the Ning Company.

But Ning Wenke had already made up her mind, and Ning Wantian could only sigh in his heart. Ning Wenke was the only one in the next generation of the Ning family, and all the assets of the Ning Company belonged to Ning Wenke. Since Ning Wenke was willing to take the risk, what else could he say?
Li Dongling took a deep look at Ning Wenke and wanted to tell her that in this matter, the risk and reward were proportional. It might soar to the sky, or it might make the Ning family's years of hard work go to waste. However, what he encountered was the look of desperation in Ning Wenke's eyes.

Nodding, Li Dongling said, "The current market value of Hong Kong City Telecom is about 150 billion Hong Kong dollars. It is difficult to swallow it up in one go, and it is not something that can be done immediately!"

"As a first step, I plan to allow Cyberport to join the board of directors of Hong Kong City Telecom."

Li Dongling said, "If Cyberport, which is supported by Dongling Hi-Tech and Ningwan Trading Company, can enter the board of directors of Gangcheng Telecom, then Cyberport will be able to attack or defend in this acquisition!"

As long as Cyberport can enter the board of directors of Hong Kong City Telecom, it will have an advantage in acquisition. Acquiring Hong Kong City Telecom's shares as a board member will be considered a transaction between Hong Kong City Telecom's shareholders. The only real opponent it has to face is Cable & Wireless.

In addition, once Cyberport becomes a shareholder of Citylink, other competitors, whether it is Singapore Telecommunications or the Li family of Changjiang, will have to get Cyberport’s approval if they want to swallow up Citylink. Otherwise, just wait for Cyberport and a group of small shareholders to cause trouble!

In this world, it is difficult to accomplish things, but it is not difficult to do bad things, especially things like causing trouble, and there are simply too many ways to do it.

"If we can achieve the first step, then using Cyberport to acquire Hong Kong City Telecom will have a chance of success. There is no need to rush this acquisition. The longer we delay, the greater the chance of success!" said Li Dongling.

Ning Wantian breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Li Dongling was not eager to acquire Gangcheng Telecom right away. This showed that Li Dongling had thought carefully about this acquisition and it was not a whim.

“But according to the rules of the Hong Kong City Telecom board of directors, in order to join the Hong Kong City Telecom board of directors, you must obtain 13% of the shares.

If you just rely on collecting chips from the stock market, it is impossible to get 13% of the shares! "

Ning Wenke frowned and said, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is different from the A-share market. If you want to acquire a company, as long as you have money, you can keep buying it on the stock market. When you buy up to 5%, you have to disclose the information. When you buy up to 30% of the shares, you need to raise a sign to tell everyone that you want to swallow up the company.

But taking the situation in Hong Kong as an example, everyone knows everything about it. If they really wanted to acquire 30% of the shares, the share price would have soared to the sky long ago. There would be no need to snatch the shares from the small leeks. It would be much cheaper to buy directly from the major shareholders.

"5%!"

Li Dongling said, "It will be enough for Cyberport to acquire 5% of Hong Kong City Telecom's shares from the market. The remaining 8%..."

"Dongling Hi-Tech will acquire the 8% stake in Hong Kong City Telecom from Taifook Group, which will be enough for Cyberport to join the board of directors of Hong Kong City Telecom!" said Li Dongling.

When Lin Xianhui heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Li Dongling. He now knew why Li Dongling dared to say that he would allow the empty shell Cyberport company that he had just registered a few days ago to join the board of directors of Hong Kong City Telecom.

“But what about the funds? Even if we acquire 13% of Hong Kong City Telecom’s shares, according to the current entity of Hong Kong City Telecom, this acquisition will exceed 190 billion Hong Kong dollars, which is close to 23 billion US dollars!

If we rely on Ning's Trading Company alone, we probably won't be able to borrow such a large sum of money!"

When Ning Wantian talked about the purchase price, he felt a little sad. He had only seen such acquisitions worth tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars in the news media before. Now that he was doing it himself, he did not feel excited, but deeply worried.

Another point is that Ning Wantian is very clear about the strength of the Ning Company. Although it has gained considerable fame in the port city in recent years, it is still not so easy to expect to borrow one or two billion Hong Kong dollars from the bank without any evidence!

"Dongling Hi-Tech will provide support. Feiyan Technology, a subsidiary of Dongling Hi-Tech, will provide guarantees for Cyberport together with Ning's Trading Company. If necessary, Dongling Hi-Tech will also provide guarantees for Cyberport."

Li Dongling also knew that when it came to a bayonet fight, Dongling Hi-Tech would definitely have to fight, and it was impossible for them to be so stingy.

However, this support is based on the premise that Dongling Hi-Tech will not be affected by the acquisition. Dongling Hi-Tech will provide a maximum of 15% of its equity to guarantee Cyberport's bank loans, and it will only intervene when the second step, negotiations with Cable & Wireless, comes.

"BOC Hong Kong Group will provide part of the funds for this acquisition. In addition, we need to ask Peregrine to help raise funds from... banks in Japan, Korea, Siam, Malaysia, etc!"

Li Dongling thought about it and felt that it would be better for him to endure the hardship and work hard with Japan, South Korea, Siam, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and other Asian dragon and tiger brothers who were living a good life. He should first borrow some US dollars from their banks.

Wait until Soros comes and then return their capital. Li Dongling has no use for this money anyway, and by the time the money is left there, it will just become waste paper.

Wait until the exchange rate of currencies like the Korean won and Thai baht against the US dollar drops to 70% to 80%, and then return them.

As long as he could borrow US dollars from banks in Korea and other countries, even if the interest rate was high, borrowing US$2.3 billion and then using US$400 million to 500 million to return it in their local currency would be enough. He certainly couldn't get so many dollars from one bank, but if he added banks in Siam, Malaysia, Japan, etc., it would probably be enough. Li Dongling would definitely add all the interest to them, not a penny less, after all, he had to be conscientious.

"We will start negotiations with Peregrine, Taifook and Bank of China tomorrow. Once we get the 8% stake from Attitude, we will start buying 5% of Hong Kong City Telecom's shares in the market. However, this matter needs to be kept secret until it is done!"

"Then let's go out on a yacht and talk!"

Ning Wenke said that many wealthy families in Hong Kong own yachts, which have become a symbol of status in Hong Kong. After all, activities such as buying luxury goods, riding horses, and playing golf are already affordable for middle-class families in Hong Kong. Yachts and private jets have naturally emerged and become new proof of identity and status.

After all, it is really expensive to keep these things. If you don't have some money, you can't afford it. You can't even afford the maintenance and dock fees. Of course, the corresponding yacht rentals and private jet rentals are also booming. Where there is demand, there is a market.

As for whether these yachts are going fishing at sea, taking some models and young actors to yacht parties, or other purposes when they arrive at the high seas, it is unknown. Unless there are works leaked by an excellent photographer like Mr. Chen, the outside world can get a glimpse of it.

Of course, Li Dongling and his friends borrowed a yacht to negotiate at sea in order to keep it secret. If they were in a port city, with such a small area, it would be hard not to attract attention.

Lin Xianhui is working out some details. His current identity is the general manager of Cyberport. Ning Wen is the acquisition representative on the surface, but the actual operation needs to be done by Lin Xianhui, especially after Li Dongling returns to Hanxi, many things need to be done by him.

Whether it is joining the board of directors of Hong Kong City Telecom, or swallowing Hong Kong City Telecom into its belly, including some dirty and tiring work, someone is needed to do it.

The moonlight was the same as before, and the snow-white moonlight fell on the balcony, covering the figures of Li Dongling and Ning Wenke who were standing on the balcony.

"what about the taste?"

After Li Dongling finished making a few phone calls, Ning Wenke handed Li Dongling a cup of coffee she had made herself.

"Not bad!" Li Dongling said after taking a sip.

Ning Wenke looked at Li Dongling with curved eyes. In the past, whether it was cooking soup or making coffee, she seldom did it, and Ning Wenke couldn't say whether she liked doing these things or not, but now, she was willing to do it.

"How are you and Miss Yao doing now?" Ning Wenke also took a sip of coffee and asked Li Dongling "inadvertently".

Li Dongling turned around and looked at Ning Wenke's delicate face. After thinking for a while, he said, "If Feiyan Technology can be successfully listed on NASDAQ, she will resign from the position of president of Feiyan Technology and join the Zhixing Foundation. She will also be responsible for some of the Li family's charitable businesses!"

Li Dongling did not continue speaking, but Ning Wenke also knew what it meant for Yao Luoying to be in charge of the Li family's charity business.

Ning Wenke was silent for a moment after hearing this, with complex emotions rising in her heart. She raised her head and looked at Li Dongling's face. This time Li Dongling did not avoid her, and they both looked at each other.

"After you finish the business of Gangcheng Telecom, would you like to stay in Gangcheng for a few more days? I will accompany you to see the scenery of Gangcheng or Southeast Asia. This will be Dongling Hi-Tech's support for Ning's Trading Company in the past few years.

Of course, if you need any actress from Hong Kong to accompany you, I can also invite her over for you!" Ning Wenke smiled and asked Li Dongling with a hint of sarcasm.

Originally, Li Dongling wanted to say that there were still many things waiting for him to deal with in Hanxi, but after hearing Ning Wenke's words and the expectation in her eyes, Li Dongling couldn't refuse directly.

"Then I'd rather obey your command!" Li Dongling said.

"Don't look at it, there's no one to see!"

In the cover of night, several cars carrying Li Dongling drove out of the Ning family's villa.

Ning Wantian, who was leaning on a cane, said something to Ning Wenke, then chased Ning Wenke into the villa, "Wenke, Dad knows that you have had your own ideas since you were a child. I was too busy before, and your mom passed away early, so I couldn't take care of you. But this time, you listen to me, sometimes you should let go.

As long as you want, there are so many young talents in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, and Dad will find them for you..."

"Dad, I understand. You should rest first. I know what's going on in my own affairs!" Ning Wenke pushed Ning Wantian into the room, asked the family doctor to diagnose Ning Wantian, and then asked the Ning family's housekeeper to arrange for Ning Wantian to rest.

Ning Wenke stood outside the door and looked outside again. There were many emerging young talents in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, but when the light of fireflies competed with the bright moon, which one would the world turn its attention to?

For Ning Wenke, she has lived independently since she was a child and has her own opinions. She knows clearly what she wants!
(End of this chapter)