We are all reborn, who wants to be the richest man?

Chapter 60: Capture Hutchison Whampoa while talking and laughing

"Whose young master is this? He's really generous. Don't your parents care?"

"Brother, you are not from Hong Kong, are you?"

"I'm an Indonesian and I just came to Hong Kong Island to do business recently. What do you guys look at? Why are you looking at me like this?" The person who asked the question was confused at first.

"No wonder". After saying this, everyone at the table tacitly agreed not to explain anymore, leaving the other party a little confused.

The charity auction was a success. After the auction, the reception officially began.

Only then did everyone officially carry out activities and communicate. This is also the reason why so many small and medium-sized businessmen make a lot of money just for a ticket.

As long as they are appreciated by a big boss and can achieve some cooperation, small and medium-sized companies like them can basically move to the next level.

The same goes for the big guys. They rarely have such an opportunity to bring together the top big guys in Hong Kong. They also want to take advantage of this opportunity to see if it is possible to join forces and cooperate. .

Of course, there are some exceptions. In a corner, Luo Nianzhong brought a table full of delicacies and was tasting them, but the Hei Tantou next to him was different. He looked like he was gobbling it down, which made Li Jiandong and others watching on the side burp.

Heitantou is Tom, one of Luo Nianzhong's four kings. You can bring one person in to the HSBC dinner party. Chinese people basically don't know how to do this, but Luo Nianzhong doesn't care about this.

After spending so much money to buy a pocket watch, you will never get it back, right? This was also the reason why he brought Tom in. He felt like he would lose money by bringing someone else in.

Seeing Tom stuffing an uncut steak into his mouth in one mouthful and swallowing it without chewing twice, Luo Nianzhong scolded at the side, "Can't you be more polite? Pay attention to your image, you act like you're working for me and you can't afford it." It’s like eating.”

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Tom agreed with his mouth full of food, and the sausage in his hand kept being put into his mouth.

It's not that Tom doesn't understand the rules, but that he has been with Luo Nianzhong for so long and knows his character.

If this were a formal occasion, Tom would never do this. But now it's a dinner party, which is for entertainment. If you don't eat the food, it's a waste. Why not help them solve it? Why did you bring yourself here?

Luo Nianzhong also meant the same thing, otherwise he wouldn't have brought Tom in. What other people think? That's none of my business, I can't ask them.

In his words, this is selling the sheep's head before the dog's meat. On the one hand, they raise funds to help those who cannot afford food, but on the other hand, they themselves waste a lot of money.

Isn’t this so much food just for the guests? What are everyone holding tight? As if eating more would be a shame.

"Eat more. If you can earn thirty to fifty thousand when you come back, I will give you a bonus." These words made Tom even more excited, and also made Li Jiandong, Zheng Jiachun and others accompanying him blush even more. They didn't know if it was because of the heat.

Even though Luo Nianzhong and others were sitting in a remote place, they attracted many people's attention. No way, the pile of plates in front of Tom's table is a bit out of place for such an occasion.

Some people who didn't know Luo Nianzhong mocked him, saying, "I don't know whose family brought this child, and I don't know how to take care of it. The adults have lost all their face."

The person who heard on the side looked at him meaningfully: "Brother, you are not always in Hong Kong Island, are you?"

"That's right, I'm in the textile trade. I often travel to Hong Kong and Indonesia. Brother, can you guess this?"

If the people at the same table with him were here, they would definitely look at him like an idiot, "How stupid is this? Even if you don't know the identity of the other person, you should have guessed something from the expressions of the few people just now, right?"

"hehe". Now this person did the same. He gave a fake smile and left his side quickly. He was afraid that something would happen later and he would follow him to occupy the bag.

Watching the person who spoke to him leave, the man underestimated him and said, "Who is this person? He came here and left without any clue. He is just as crazy as those people just now."

Just when he was puzzled, he saw HSBC's chief executive Shen Bi and the chartering king walking up to Luo Nianzhong. What shocked him even more was that Shen Bi actually extended his hand.

As for Luo Nianzhong, Shen Bi and the chartered boat king came to the table and took the initiative to say hello.

"Luo Sheng, it's better to be famous than to meet you. I didn't expect you to be younger than I thought. I really can't believe that someone at your age has achieved such an achievement."

Luo Nianzhong also stood up politely, "Shen Sheng, you are so impressed. I am just planting trees for my predecessors and for future generations to enjoy the shade. Without the wealth that my father left for me, I would not be as fast as I am now." develop".

"Hahaha, those are your abilities Luo Sheng. If you don't have the ability, even the biggest tree will wither.

I'm very curious about Luo Sheng, and Bao Sheng highly praises your abilities here. Why don't we find a quiet place to chat? "

"Okay, then it's better to obey my orders than to be respectful, please."

Shen Bi smiled and said nothing, turned around and left first. The chartered boat king made an encouraging gesture and followed with Luo Nianzhong.

The three of them came to the small living room nearby. Shen Bi motioned for the two of them to sit down and poured them tea. Then he took out a box of cigars and made a casual gesture after opening it.

"Try it, you two, the best Cuban Havana cigar. I usually don't want to share it."

Luo Nianzhong and the two of them were not polite. After each handling a cigar, the three of them started puffing away.

While sipping cigars, the three of them chatted a lot about cigars, just like meeting old friends.

The three of them all knew what today's topic was, but none of them spoke. After more than ten minutes of chatting, it was the middleman, the chartering king, who started the topic.

"Shen Sheng, the situation of Hutchison Whampoa is very bad. It has been losing money in the past few years. It is not a secret in the circle that you want to find a new owner for him."

Shen Bi has always wanted to find a new owner for Hutchison Whampoa, but the current business situation of Hutchison Whampoa is prohibitive. Major British consortiums are unwilling to take over this hot yam, otherwise Li Bancheng will not be able to take advantage of history.

But Li Bancheng can do it, but it doesn't mean that the chartering king is the middleman, and Luo Nianzhong, who is also Chinese-owned, may not be able to do it.

Shen Bi remained silent, and the room fell into silence again.

There is nothing to say about Luo Nianzhong's ability. Shen Bi also believes that Luo Nianzhong can bring Hutchison back to life, but this goes against HSBC's strategy in Hong Kong Island.

There was no way, Luo Nianzhong was making money too fast. Not to mention the funds in Honor's HSBC account, Luo Nianzhong's stocks and futures in HSBC were now worth billions.

If this continues, Luo Nianzhong will challenge HSBC's position in the business community on Hong Kong Island.

What's wrong with Luo Nian? prestige. Now that he is giving Hutchison to Luo Nianzhong, isn't he causing trouble for himself? Shen Bi was not willing to cultivate a powerful enemy with his own hands.

However, Luo Nianzhong is a major customer of HSBC, and the chartering king is one of the directors of HSBC. He has no reason to refuse the matter, and there will definitely be cracks in the relationship in the future.

To be honest, Shen Bi wanted to see Luo Nianzhong at first. However, since the Charter King came to know him, Shen Bi hoped that this day would never come.

He also knew that HSBC could not prevent Luo Nianzhong's rise. It was just a matter of time, but he did not want to help him in times of need. Thinking of this, Shen Bi had an idea and decided to drag this matter out first. "Bao Sheng, Luo Sheng. You two may not know that we at HSBC already have a target for inspection."

"Oh?" Luo Nianzhong smiled and asked, "I wonder which senior can be appreciated by HSBC?"

"Li Bancheng". Shen Bi said.

In fact, Shen Bi had no idea of ​​handing over Hutchison to him now, but what he said was right. Through the cooperation of Chinese Bank, Shen Bi did see Li Bancheng's ability and appreciated him very much.

Now in order to deal with the Charter King and Luo Nianzhong, this person had to be carried out.

"Really?" Luo Nianzhong looked very happy. "Shen Sheng may not know that the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa was originally a cooperation between Li Sheng and I. Since Shen Sheng values ​​Li Sheng so much, then this matter will be more complete."

If Shen Bi found another reason, he might be able to delay Luo Nianzhong for some time, but he didn't expect that he would actually bring this matter up. It made Luo Nianzhong smile secretly, God was really helping me.

Shen Bi didn't fare much better, he cursed in his heart. You said you have nothing to hide in your cooperation with Li Bancheng? No news has been revealed before.

And you, Li Bancheng, since you have this idea, why don't you tell me that there is no use in asking Luo Nianzhong. He is the majority shareholder of Hutchison Whampoa, or I, HSBC, are.

Shen Bi really wronged Li Bancheng. He originally went to the Wharf, but Luo Nianzhong gave up the idea after a brief analysis and sit-down.

This starts from the dinner a few months ago, when Luo Nianzhong promised that as long as Li Bancheng gave him the shares of Wharf, Luo Nianzhong would help him win Hutchison Whampoa.

However, there are still some conditions, that is, Luo Nianzhong helped Li Bancheng provide the funds to acquire Hutchison Whampoa. In exchange, Luo Nianzhong took a stake in Cheung Kong and became the second largest shareholder of Cheung Kong after Li Bancheng, but he did not participate in the management of Cheung Kong.

After acquiring Hutchison Whampoa, Hutchison Whampoa's Watsons, Hutchison Telephone, Hong Kong Island International Container Terminal Co., Ltd. of Junyicang, Hutchison Whampoa's operating rights in Kwai Chung Terminal and Whampoa Shipping's old shipyard land in Hung Hom all want to Sold to Luo Nianzhong.

To be honest, Luo Nianzhong just used the prophet and the timeline to act as a broker in the middle. Historically, Li Bancheng sold his shares to the chartering king in exchange for the chartering king's support for Li Bancheng in Hutchison.

The current situation is that Li Bancheng did not know that HSBC would agree to hand over Hutchison to him at such a cheap price. He also knew that it was impossible for him to acquire Wharf, so he agreed to Luo Nianzhong's conditions.

What he values ​​​​is Hutchison Whampoa's large amount of land, but this aspect is not what Luo Nianzhong wants.

Is Hong Kong Island Real Estate profitable? The huge profits in this industry can be seen from the fact that the four major families in Hong Kong and 90% of the rich are involved in the real estate industry.

But this huge profit is relative. For the profits of Luo Nianzhong's company, which can easily be several times higher, Hong Kong Island Real Estate is just a drop in the bucket.

Moreover, by investing in these companies, he can also share in the profits without being scolded.

Where is Li Bancheng? He completed She Tun Xiang, and Cheung Kong can rely on Hutchison Whampoa's large amount of land for rapid development, and can also obtain development funds.

Moreover, the companies that Luo Nianzhong wants to go to are not important now, accounting for only one-third of Hutchison Whampoa's assets. He would not have thought that these industries, which are not very impressive now, would become Changshi's main source of income in another time and space.

Seeing that Shen Bi's expression was not very good, Luo Nianzhong still wanted to give this Hong Kong business leader some face.

He also knew that Shen Bi didn't want him to get Hutchison, so he was ready to give him a reassurance.

"Shen Sheng, I'm not afraid to tell you that what I'm really interested in is Hutchison Whampoa's retail business and Container Terminal Co., Ltd.

As for other projects, they will be handed over to Cheung Kong and I will not participate in the management."

Shen Bi did not expect that Luo Nianzhong cared about those small industries in his opinion, but stayed away from the booming real estate industry in Hong Kong Island.

The operating rights of Kwan Yik Cang's Hong Kong International Container Terminal and Hutchison Kwai Chung Terminal are considered to be the most valuable properties among the properties Luo Nianzhong wants to move to, but they are not the core of Hutchison Whampoa. Not to mention Watsons, which is now a small Hong Kong brand with some influence in Southeast Asia.

What does Hutchison Whampoa's stock price depend on? Isn’t it just the large amount of land in our hands? Everything else is basically a loss.

Otherwise, Wei Li would not have sold more than 100 companies under Hutchison Whampoa as soon as he took office.

Although I don't know Luo Nianzhong's purpose of doing this, if it is what he said, then this deal is not a bad deal.

"I have a condition." Now that things are like this, Shen Bi must strive for other interests.

Luo Nianzhong made a gesture of invitation, "Please speak."

"I hope HSBC can become a glorious settlement bank."

Upon hearing this, Luo Nianzhong's eyes narrowed and he directly refused, "This is impossible."

If this is the case, Honor's capital flow and profits will be clearly visible to HSBC, and it will not be easy if the funds are frozen for some reason.

"It is impossible for Honor to let HSBC become its settlement bank. This is not negotiable. However, I can make HSBC the worker-owned bank of Honor."

Honor used to pay its workers through Standard Chartered, and even if it were now switched to HSBC, it would have no impact on Luo Nianzhong. But for banks, this is a big customer.

Honor's salary is already higher than that of other companies in Hong Kong for the same position, and there are many designers and engineers, all of whom are high-income groups.

Every month, these wages alone cost tens of millions. If HSBC retains even one-fifth, it will have hundreds of millions or even hundreds of millions in deposits a year.

"make a deal". Shen Bi agreed simply. Luo Nian cursed an old fox in his heart.

It seems that he came here based on this at the beginning, but he just wanted to give it a try because he had dates but no dates. Even if it fails, he will not suffer any loss.

When Luo Nianzhong and the other two came out of the small living room, everyone's eyes were focused on them.

Everyone knew that such a long meeting couldn't be a simple chat. They must be discussing some business, but they didn't know what they were talking about.

But there is one person who is not included.

Ever since Shen Bi invited Luo Nianzhong into the living room, Li Bancheng had been paying attention to that door. He had a hunch that Luo Nianzhong would have a showdown with Shen Bi about Hutchison, and the charter king's participation made him even more convinced.

So when the three people came out, others were confused, but he was really worried.

Fortunately, Luo Nianzhong did not let his uneasiness last too long. Secretly giving him a successful smile, Li Bancheng, who understood the meaning, was ecstatic.

In an instant, the uneasiness in his heart was replaced by excitement. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, he would have wanted to laugh a few times.

(End of this chapter)