Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

Chapter 149 Establishing the Landlord Association.

"Chen Sheng!"

"Mr. Li! This is my girlfriend, Guan Jiahui!"

“I know your father, Guan Shan.”

"Hello, Mr. Li!"

The two shook hands and exchanged pleasantries for a while.

Li Jiacheng quickly got to the point: "Mr. Chen, shall we talk as we walk?"

“Okay, Mr. Li, please.” Chen Jiajun replied with a smile.

They quickly walked a hundred meters away. Chen Jiajun lit a cigar and stood downwind, while Li Jiacheng stood to his right.

Li Ka-shing began by asking, "Your main purpose in acquiring Hutchison Whampoa was for the land and properties?"

“Not at first. When I learned that you were also a major shareholder of Hutchison, I quickly abandoned my own ideas and turned to seeking land and property.”

"We're all old foxes," Chen Jiajun said frankly, "we're not going to play any more 'Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio' games."

Li Ka-shing is still unaware of the value of these lands. He looked at Chen Jiajun and said, "I can agree to Wayne's restructuring plan and have him sell you the land and properties of Hutchison Whampoa, but I have two conditions..."

"what?"

Chen Jiajun stopped and stood by the golf course, gazing at the azure sea in the distance.

"First, I have some doubts about the abilities of Hutchison Whampoa's tycoon, Wayne Lai. I hope you and I can work together to kick him out."

"Secondly, I know you have a good relationship with some of the old men in the New Territories. I want you to help me acquire as much land as possible in Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long."

"Furthermore, I can buy all of your Hutchison shares at HK$18 per share!"

Li Ka-shing truly lives up to his name. While others were focusing their attention on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula, he had already set his sights on the New Territories.

Sometimes, Chen Jiajun really wondered if Li Jiacheng was a time traveler.

He pondered for a moment and said, "As long as you buy all my shares, you can easily get rid of Wei Li."

It's not good to do too many things like discarding a donkey after it has served its purpose, and Chen Jiajun didn't want to be that villain.

Chen Jiajun then said, "My condition is that Hutchison Whampoa Group's properties and land must be sold to me. Do you agree?"

"If you sell me your shares, what's wrong with agreeing to this condition?"

Li Jiacheng nodded firmly.

Chen Jiajun continued, "As for the land in Tin Shui Wai, I can only help you connect with a few old men in the New Territories. I can't guarantee how far we can go."

"it is good!"

If Li Ka-shing could get to know a few of the old men in the New Territories, he was confident he could win them over. This way, he could get rid of Chan Ka-chun. Otherwise, he would still be taken advantage of by Chan Ka-chun.

Doing it all in one step is more in his best interest.

"Deal." Chen Jiajun extended his hand.

"Happy cooperation!"

Li Jiacheng also shook Chen Jiajun's hand with a big smile.

He wanted to acquire Hutchison Whampoa and the land in Tin Shui Wai, while Chan Ka-Chun wanted the land in Hutchison Whampoa.

The two of them were going in the same direction.

……

That afternoon.

Both parties signed an equity transfer agreement at Huoduoli Company.

Lawyer Huang Dawen was once again amazed by Chen Jiajun's good fortune. It should be noted that Chen Jiajun spent HK$7.1 million to acquire the shares held by HSBC, which was about HK$8 per share at the time. Now the price has more than doubled to HK$18.

When CK Asset Holdings announced that it had acquired a 57.5% stake in Hutchison Whampoa, it sent shockwaves through Hong Kong.

This signifies that two of the former four major trading companies—Hutchison, Jardine Matheson, Wheelock and Swire—are now under Chinese control, and while Wharf Holdings is not one of the four major trading companies, its market capitalization is much higher than that of Hutchison Whampoa.

Reporters from Hong Kong Island flocked to interview Li Ka-shing of Cheung Kong Holdings.

Chen Jiajun, on the other hand, voluntarily handed the stage over to Li Jiacheng and left with a profit of one billion.

In this operation, Chen Jiajun used 10.3 billion, sold the shares for 19.8 billion, and made a profit of 9.5 million!
Our strength has grown together again!

Leaving the Huodoli Company, Zhan Peizhong's face was slightly flushed. He opened the door of the Mercedes-Benz Pullman, sat down opposite Chen Jiajun, and asked, "Boss, which company will be our next acquisition target? Swire?"

"With the Swire Group's A+B shareholding structure, the Swire family's shareholding is very stable. How can we acquire it?"

"Wah Tak Fung?"

"Whaley also has an A+B share structure, and I have some connections with the Zhang family."

Zhan Peizhong named several large companies, but Chen Jiajun rejected them all.

Chen Jiajun smiled and revealed his goal: "My ultimate goal is to acquire Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land."

Upon hearing Chen Jiajun utter those two characters, Zhan Peizhong's eyes widened.

It's important to understand that Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land are not comparable to companies like Wharf Holdings, Swire, and Wheelock!

Jardine Matheson! The true king of trading companies! The land king of Central!
Could it be... could it be that the big boss has already set his sights on these mega-corporations?
For a moment, Zhan Peizhong clenched his fists, extremely excited.

Chen Jiajun then added, "This is my long-term goal, Ah Zhong."

“Yes,” Zhan Peizhong said.

"I have something to ask you to do."

"Boss, please speak!"

“The securities company still lacks talent. I hope you can invite some top brokers to come over. For example, top brokers like Sima Xiang and Huang Shitong,” Chen Jiajun said, naming a few people.

"Tomorrow, I'll have my brother go with you to invite people over to play cards."

These are all well-known Chinese top brokers in Hong Kong, all in the same industry, so James Chan naturally knows them.

……

The next day.

One Mercedes-Benz after another pulled up in front of Lu Yu Tea House.

Sima Xiang, Huang Shitong, Mai Shengyun, Lin Rundong, Chen Zhan and others, dressed in suits, got out of the Mercedes one after another. When they saw that the other party was also there, they all looked surprised.

"Gentlemen, please follow me. Mr. Chen has been waiting for you."

The owner of Lu Yu Teahouse quickly greeted the group, bowing and smiling.

"Ah."

Sima Xiang and Huang Shitong exchanged a glance and nodded, then followed behind the steward.

It must be said that Huang Shitong's reputation was much greater than Sima Xiang's, and this was particularly noticeable when the two stood together.

To be honest, people in the financial industry aren't very fond of teahouses on Hong Kong Island.

They have a more modern outlook and prefer high-class places.

They usually don't come to Lu Yu Teahouse.

But Chen Jiajun ignored their ideas and insisted on playing cards at Lu Yu Tea House.

Having money means you can flaunt it. Now he's a big boss with over two billion in assets, and whatever he says is right.

When Sima Xiang, Huang Shitong, and the others arrived on the second floor, they discovered that the entire second floor of the teahouse had been booked. However, there was a large carved screen standing against the wall of the main hall, behind which sat a man in a suit, smoking a cigar.

Smoke swirled around him, obscuring his perfect profile, revealing only an arm and a cigar behind the carvings.

This man looks refined and handsome! Very eye-catching!
"Boss, these are Sima Xiang, Huang Shitong, Chen Zhan, Mai Shengyun, and Lin Rundong. They are all top brokers in Hong Kong and geniuses in the financial world."

Zhan Peizhong led the five people behind the screen and stood by the table to introduce them.

Chan Ka-Chun's name is already well-known in Hong Kong and Macau. If you are in the financial circle and don't know the name of Hung Hing tycoon Chan Ka-Chun, then you are out of touch.

With a principal of 4500 million, he reaped 4 million from Carignan Group, then with a principal of 5.8 million, he reaped 23 billion from Wharf Holdings, and most recently with a principal of 10.3 billion, he reaped 19.8 billion from Hutchison Whampoa.

His speed, ruthlessness, and precision, along with his unique insight, left everyone speechless.

In Hong Kong's financial world, the name Chen Jiajun is synonymous with legend!

These top agents, such as Sima Xiang and Huang Shitong, have seen photos of Da Lao Jun in publications like the Hong Kong Economic Journal, Oriental Daily News, TVB, and ATV.

Chen Jiajun nodded, sat down in his chair, picked up the purple clay teapot, poured several cups of tea onto the tea tray in the center of the round table, and pointed to his seat:
"Please take a seat."

Sima Xiang, Huang Shitong, and the other three quickly expressed their gratitude: "Thank you, Mr. Chen."

The five people immediately sat down obediently in the chairs next to the round table, took a sip of tea, placed the teacup in front of them, and held their breath to listen to the big boss speak.

As for Chen Jiajun, he didn't ask the names of these people; he didn't need to ask, he remembered them all.

These people would later become famous members of the Landlords' Association!
Nowadays, the brokerage circle in Hong Kong finance is relatively closed, and it is difficult to integrate into it without an introduction from an outsider.

But Chen Jiajun doesn't need to integrate. With his billions of dollars, he's already someone that people like Huang Shitong can only look up to.

If he doesn't speak, they have no right to say anything.

After Chen Jiajun finished his tea and put down his teacup, Zhan Peizhong sat down next to him and poured more tea for him.

Before Chen Jiajun could even speak after finishing his tea, Sima Xiang couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Chen, what do you want us to do?"

Sima Xiang was the oldest among Huang Shitong and others, and when this small circle got together, Sima Xiang was always the one to take the blame.

Seeing that Chen Jiajun didn't speak, he got straight to the point.

Chen Jiajun did not answer them immediately, but instead tapped the table lightly.

"dong dong"

The movement was minor.

The sound was very loud.

Yachi, who was standing to the side, immediately pulled out a Browning pistol and slammed it on the table!
"Took the wrong one."

Chen Jiajun waved his hand, looking displeased.

Yachirobe was taken aback and slapped up the samurai sword at his waist.

"..." Chen Jiajun was so angry that he laughed. He clapped his hands, and two young demon slaves threw two boxes up. Inside were stacks of brand-new Hong Kong dollar bills.

Sima Xiang and the others never expected that Jun, the seemingly gentle and refined leader of Hung Hing, would have such a shocking presence in his actions!
"Gulu!"

On the second floor of Lu Yu Teahouse, the sound of swallowing saliva could be heard. Chen Zhan, Mai Shengyun and others swallowed hard, their Adam's apples bobbing.

But the gunshot and knife attack earlier made them feel uneasy.

Huang Shitong and Sima Xiang's eyelids twitched, and they dared not speak.

"How much do you think you guys are worth?" Chen Jiajun took a couple of puffs of his cigar.

"no, I'm fine."

"Mr. Chen, you might as well speak your mind."

"As long as it's within our capabilities, we can talk things over."

Mai Shengyun, Lin Rundong, and Chen Zhan replied in turn that the three of them were terrified.

But this answer is clearly wrong.

Sima Xiang and Huang Shitong remained silent, calmly awaiting the elder's answer.

Chen Jiajun smiled and looked at Huang Shitong: "You all take turns telling me, what is your net worth, and how much money you have made from the stock market?"

"Eighty million."

"Fifty million."

"Sixty million."

"..."

Huang Shitong, Sima Xiang, and others answered one by one.

Chen Jiajun did a quick calculation and said, "The five of you are worth 300 million, but in my opinion, you are worth that much." As he spoke, Chen Jiajun held up one finger.

"That's about right. The stock market is risky. If you sell everything, you'd be lucky to get a hundred million." Sima Xiang picked up his teacup, still not understanding what the big shot was trying to say.

In March 1973, the Hang Seng Index plummeted, falling all the way to October 1974, dropping from 1774 points to 120 points, a drop of 92%. News headlines were filled with stories of bankruptcy, suicides, and jumping off buildings.

The 100 million yuan that Zhan Peizhong earned vanished in an instant.

Huang Shitong and others made their fortunes during the 1973 stock market crash, and each of them has a net worth of around 50 million.

Don't underestimate this amount of money compared to Chen Jiajun, who holds two billion. In reality, each of them is someone that 99.9999% of Hong Kong people would look up to.

Chen Jiajun shook his head, then said something truly shocking: "In my opinion, you are worth at least 100 billion!"

Seeing that the bigwig had given in, Huang Shitong smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, you're really joking."

"Don't underestimate yourselves; in my opinion, you are definitely worth this price!"

"The key is whether you're willing to work with me!"

"There are 2000 million in cash in the two boxes on the table. This is a gift for you to meet. You can split it equally, four million each."

"If you don't want to work for me, that's fine. Just take the money and consider it a courtesy of our acquaintance."

Chen Jiajun leaned back in the rattan chair and pointed to the pair of coins in front of him.

Sima Xiang, Huang Shitong, and the others immediately felt a chill, because near the 20 million Hong Kong dollars, there was a Browning pistol and a samurai sword.

In Huang Shitong's view, money can be earned again.

It should be noted that Boss Jun has tens of thousands of brothers under his command who are willing to risk their lives for him at any time. Killing them would at most send him to Stanley for a few years of further study!

"Mr. Chen, do you want a few of us to go with you?"

Sima Xiangdu felt his hands trembling as he asked the question.

"Yes, but I give you a lot of autonomy. Each of you has your own company, and you will help me manage my funds."

We'll meet once a week or once a month to play cards and chat. I'll let you know the meeting place in advance and arrange for someone to pick us up.

“I currently have a total of HK$2.691 billion in cash on hand, plus HK$3 billion in cash from Hung Hing, and I will have an income of HK$100 to 200 million every month in the future.”

"Now it's your turn to choose." Chen Jiajun picked up his teacup and took a sip.

correct.

He wanted to form his own landlords' association!

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