Reborn since 1993

Chapter 437 Century Cake
After Liang Botao arrived at the yacht where Li Dongling was, people from Taifook Group and Bank of China Hong Kong City, who were on another yacht, also arrived one after another.

"Manager Cao!"

Li Dongling took the lead in shaking hands with Cao Zongyan, the manager of Bank of China Harbour City Company, and said to Cao Zongyan, "Thank you for your support, Manager Cao!"

Li Dongling's words had a double meaning. During this trip to Gangcheng, Bank of China Gangcheng Company contributed a lot, including putting pressure on Zhao Shinan and the Zhao family. Bank of China Gangcheng Company also took action secretly.

There must have been coordination between the Yanjing Economic and Trade Commission, the Postal and Telecommunications Department, the Foreign Exchange Bureau, and the Port City Office, but Li Dongling also had to accept the favor from the Bank of China Port City Company.

In addition, Dongling Hi-Tech is going to acquire Gangcheng Telecom, and many things in the future will also require the support of Bank of China Gangcheng Company.

"Mr. Li, you are too polite. This is what we should do!"

Cao Zongyan smiled brightly on his slightly fat face and said, Li Dongling's visit to Gangcheng this time is, to be honest, an opportunity for Bank of China Gangcheng Company!
Bank of China Hong Kong City Company was established very early, but its development in Hong Kong City has never been able to compete with foreign banks such as HSBC. For example, the Li family of the Yangtze River has the closest relationship with HSBC.

As for how close the relationship is, every time the Hong Kong city's economy and real estate were in bad shape in the past, HSBC would lend large amounts of money to the Changjiang Li family, and the Changjiang Li family would then buy land at low prices.

Then the land prices in Hong Kong will be driven up again. As for who will benefit from the expensive land, in the past few decades, the land in Hong Kong has been in the hands of the British. All real estate companies in Hong Kong have to spend money and pay taxes whether they are buying or speculating on the land. If the money does not fall into the hands of the Governor's Office and the British, who else can it fall into?
Bank of China Hong Kong City Company once had a feng shui battle with HSBC in Central, which shocked Hong Kong. Feng shui theory was already extremely popular in Hong Kong. The feng shui battle between Bank of China Hong Kong City Company and HSBC made people in Southeast Asia believe in feng shui even more. Various feng shui masters, whose authenticity was difficult to distinguish, began to emerge.

Many of the wars between giant companies are quite unexpected, such as asking Feng Shui masters to kill the other party, scalding the other party's fortune tree with hot water, stealing the koi raised by the mortal enemy, etc.

But this also shows the relationship between the two sides. The arrival of Li Dongling and Dongling Hi-Tech has given Bank of China Hong Kong City Company an opportunity to change the situation.

For example, this time, after Bank of China Hong Kong City Company helped Dongling Hi-Tech, which bank will Dongling Hi-Tech choose to cooperate with in the future for income settlement in Hong Kong City and Ning's Trading Company, which has a close relationship with Dongling Hi-Tech?
Furthermore, if it is really possible to acquire Hongcheng Telecom, then Hongcheng Telecom, which ranks among the top three in Hongcheng City in terms of market value, will also cooperate with Bank of China Hongcheng Company in a series of businesses such as deposits and salary payments. This will also be a huge change for Bank of China Hongcheng Company in the Hongcheng financial industry!

After Cao Zongyan, Li Dongling shook hands with Lu Pengyuan, the vice president sent by Taifook Group.

Liang Botao was looking at the people on the yacht. As one of the largest Chinese investment banks in Hong Kong, he was naturally familiar with Cao Zongyan, Lu Pengyuan and others. Seeing all these people arriving, Liang Botao couldn't help but think of the previous rumors, which made his expression change.

The yacht was sailing on the blue sea and blue sky. Li Dongling said to Liang Botao, "President Liang, I asked you to come here today because I have a project and I want to ask Peregrine for help!"

"I've said it before, as long as it's Mr. Li's business, Peregrine is interested!" Liang Botao said directly.

Li Dongling glanced at Liang Botao for a few times, then exchanged glances with Ning Wenke and Lin Xianhui, and said directly, "This time, I invite you all to come here mainly to negotiate the takeover of the shares of Gangcheng Telecom held by Taifu Group."

Hearing this, Cao Zongyan still had that smile on his face. Before he came, he already knew the attitude of Bank of China Hong Kong City Company. Within a certain range, it supported Dongling Hi-Tech and took over the shares of Hong Kong City Telecom held by Taifook Group.

This matter involves Yanjing Post and Telecommunications and other departments. Bank of China Hong Kong City Company needs to make a statement and will definitely support the company from the inland. However, after all, they belong to different units. Bank of China Hong Kong City Company cannot unconditionally cover this matter at any cost. It can only support it as much as possible.

Liang Botao's expression froze, looking at the situation in front of him, he knew that the previous rumors in the media were really groundless!

"This time, Dongling Hi-Tech will join hands with Ning's Trading Company to support Cyberport and join the board of directors of Hong Kong City Telecom. We also hope that Bank of China Hong Kong City and Peregrine can provide support to Cyberport!"

Li Dongling glanced at Lin Xianhui, who placed the Cyberport company information of the shell company in front of several people.

Liang Botao, Cao Zongyan, Lu Pengyuan and others picked up the information of Cyberport, took a look at it and put it aside. They all knew that Cyberport and other companies were just shells. The most important one was the Dongling Hi-Tech Company behind them.

"Taifu Group is willing to cooperate with Dongling Hi-Tech. This is also the wish of Taifu Group's parent company!"

After Lu Pengyuan came up, he also made his attitude clear. The major shareholder behind the Taifook Group is CITIC in the mainland. If the Yanjing postal and telecommunications department and the inland office in Gangcheng did not step in, no one would interfere with who the Taifook Group wanted to sell its shares in Gangcheng Telecom to. However, since Yanjing has spoken, it is definitely impossible to sell the shares at will, at least not to the likes of Singapore Telecom.

“But, from a business perspective, the acquisition of this equity by Taifook Group also cost a lot of money. In addition, Taifook Group will also acquire the equity of Chunghwa Electric next.

Singtel is also discussing with us to acquire this equity, so... we hope to complete the transaction at a reasonable price!"

When Lu Pengyuan finished speaking, it was obvious that he did not want to give the 8% stake of Hong Kong City Telecom to Dongling Hi-Tech at a bargain price. In his words, he also hinted that the shares of Hong Kong City Telecom are very popular now, and Singapore Telecom is also eyeing them. There are many companies eyeing this stake.

"Of course!"

Li Dongling glanced at Lu Pengyuan, rubbed his brows, and then smiled, "Cyberport Company must make the acquisition at a reasonable price and will not let Taifook Group lose money!"

After Li Dongling discussed with Ning Wenke and Lin Xianhui in a low voice for a few words, Ning Wenke looked at Lu Pengyuan and said, "Cyberport is willing to acquire the 12.62 million shares of Hong Kong City Telecom held by Taifook Group at the current market price of Hong Kong City Telecom at HK$ per share!"

When Lu Pengyuan heard the price, he thought about it in his mind. Before he came, the board of directors of Taifook Group had discussed with the parent company that Taifook's shares in Gangcheng Telecom would be sold to Dongling Hi-Tech, which was certain, but the price was worth discussing.

The higher the selling price, the more beneficial it is for Taifook Group, and as senior executives of Taifook Group, they will naturally earn more.

Ning Wenke's bid is considered to be average. If the news gets out, Singapore Telecommunications is likely to offer a higher bid, and more acquirers will emerge, raising the acquisition price by 20 to 30 percent. It is not impossible.

But just when Lu Pengyuan was about to speak, he looked up and saw Cao Zongyan looking at him with a half-smile. Lu Pengyuan's heart shuddered, and he suddenly thought that he could indeed cheat Dongling Hi-Tech this time, but if he forced Dongling Hi-Tech to withdraw from the acquisition, that would be a big deal!
It is hard to say whether Taifook Group will pay the price at that time, but Lu Pengyuan, who is in charge of the negotiations, will definitely be fired.

"Taifu Group agrees to transfer its 8% stake in Hong Kong City Telecom to... Cyberport Company at the current share price for HK$113 billion, but requires cash payment to complete the transaction!" said Lu Pengyuan.

Li Dongling estimated it in his mind, then nodded, "Cyberport will pay the down payment within three days, and the rest of the purchase price will be paid within half a year. After all, this acquisition is not a small amount, and Cyberport also needs time to raise the purchase price!"

Lu Pengyuan opened his mouth and wanted to say that the time was delayed too long, but when he saw Li Dongling's expression, he closed his mouth and agreed.

After the conversation, Lu Pengyuan nodded to Liang Botao and Cao Zongyan, turned around and boarded the yacht they came on, and returned to Hong Kong City to report the situation to the Taifook Board of Directors.

After Lu Peng left, Li Dongling looked at Liang Botao and the other man, "I think you two are clear about this. I don't need to say more. To acquire the equity of Hong Kong City Telecom, Cyberport needs to acquire another 5% of the equity in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. I hope that Bank of China Hong Kong City and Peregrine can raise this money for Cyberport!"

"BOC Hong Kong City Company needs Cyberport Company to provide some mortgage guarantees and can provide a loan of US$600 million!" Cao Zongyan said at this time.

Upon hearing that Bank of China Hong Kong City Company offered a loan of US$600 million, Ning Wenke and Lin Xianhui could not help but look towards Li Dongling.

This time, the company is going to acquire the shares of Hong Kong City Telecom held by Taifook Group, plus Hong Kong City Telecom's 5% stake in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. If converted into US dollars, it will basically cost around US$23 billion. Bank of China Hong Kong City Company only provided US$ million, so the gap is still US$ billion!

Li Dongling's expression did not change, but he turned to look at Liang Botao, "President Liang, I hope that Cyberport can enter Hong Kong City Telecom and get a seat on the board of directors. The remaining US$1.7 billion can be borrowed from banks in Southeast Asian countries by Peregrine, and a batch of bonds can be issued to raise the acquisition funds!"

Without waiting for Liang Botao to speak, Li Dongling continued, “Ning’s Trading Company and Feiyan Technology, a subsidiary of Dongling Hi-Tech, can provide loan guarantees for Cyberport Company.

In addition, Dongling Hi-Tech will also transfer the sales agency rights of PHS mobile phones in Hong Kong, Siam and other Southeast Asian regions, as well as the PHS base station and mobile phone business in Hong Kong, to Cyberport Company!
Hong Kong Telecom Company can block PHS telephone service from entering Hong Kong temporarily, but it cannot block it forever! "

Liang Botao and Cao Zongyan did not object to this. When Hong Kong returns next year, as long as Dongling Hi-Tech and Cyberport are willing, they will definitely be able to obtain Hong Kong's telecommunications license from the Hong Kong Telecommunications Authority.

But before Liang Botao could say anything, he heard Li Dongling say something that stunned him. Not only him, but even Ning Wenke, Lin Xianhui and Cao Zongyan were all stunned.

“Tangling Hi-Tech established Cyberport not only for Hong Kong City Telecommunications, but you should have heard that there is an Internet wave emerging in America.

In the future, no matter where in the world, the Internet cannot be avoided, and Hong Kong is no exception. Inland Zhongguancun now has the flame of the Internet. Zhongguancun has the technology, and Hong Kong has the funds. Cyberport Company plans to establish a Hong Kong Internet Investment Center in Hong Kong, which will become a bridge connecting Zhongguancun and Hong Kong!

If the Cyberport plan can be realized, there will be a situation in Asia's Internet industry where there is Zhongguancun in the north and Cyberport in the south, allowing Cyberport to become a bridgehead for Hong Kong companies and overseas investment institutions to invest in inland Zhongguancun and other Internet companies.

In addition, if mainland Internet companies can develop in the future, they can also use Hong Kong Cyberport as their first stop to go overseas, using Cyberport as a springboard to impact the Asian Internet market and enter the global Internet industry! "

Li Dongling said calmly, regardless of whether Liang Botao and Cao Zongyan believed it or not, the big pie had already been drawn, and it was much more scientific than the Cyberport pie drawn by Yingke Group in the previous life. Of course, the pie was also bigger...

(End of this chapter)