Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 205, Crossing the River Dragon (asking for monthly ticket)
As the saying goes, you have a plan, but I have a ladder.

Faced with the Dairy Company's stubborn resistance, Rothschild used the "1 to 10" Star-Absorbing Technique, while the Landmark Company used the "Bone-Dissolving Palm" technique.

At 3 p.m. on December 31, 1959, Hong Kong Land immediately published a large advertisement warning Dairy Farm shareholders to beware of fraud:
Splitting 1 into 10 is pure nonsense. It just means cutting a big cake into 10 small pieces. The quantity increases, but the weight does not increase.

After the shot was fired, the Landmark Company also slashed with a knife.

"Why did Dairy Farm increase its dividend to 48% this year? Today is the last day of the year. How much did Dairy Farm increase its dividend last month? Did Dairy Farm's cows produce gold instead of milk in their last month? If you milked the cows of gold, why would the bulls be so upset?"

The counterattack of the Hong Kong Land Development was quite fierce.

That evening, many newspapers, including the Sing Tao Evening News, published the milk company's counterattack.

The two sides exchanged verbal attacks, making the fight difficult to resolve.

The next day is New Year’s Day, which is also the Western New Year, but so what?

All Hong Kong citizens are paying close attention to this acquisition war. Everyone is very excited and wants to go to the Hong Kong and Kowloon Stock Exchanges to make a move, so that they can enjoy shark fin rice and achieve financial freedom.

The stock market is closed on New Year's Day, and the second and third are weekends, so the stock market will be closed for three consecutive days.

During these three days, the Hong Kong Land Development and the Dairy Farm exchanged views in the newspapers, and the argument between the two sides was quite fierce.

Hong Kong Island's media magazines, including the Hong Kong Daily, Ming Pao, and Sing Sing Daily, have all reported on this incident.

Because of this acquisition war, the sales of most newspapers in Hong Kong Island have increased significantly. For example, the daily sales of "Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily" have exceeded 90,000.

With daily sales exceeding 90,000, if it were before, it would definitely be ranked first.

But now, he is still the third one.

Of course, there is only a few hundred points gap from the second place, and it is not far to catch up with the other party.

Pioneers such as Sing Tao Daily and Sing Pao have once again made it into the top ten sales rankings, squeezing out Kwong Fai Daily from the tenth position.

This shows how attractive the showdown between Jardine Matheson and Dairy Farm is.

Both sides were already blood-thirsty, engaging in verbal and physical battles, with swords flashing and sabers flying. They each hired scholars to engage in verbal attacks, with sharp and sarcastic rhetoric, self-promotion, and the utmost sarcasm and ridicule.

For example, Hong Kong Land ran a full-page advertisement in Sing Tao Daily and Sing Pao for three consecutive days: "Everyone knows that barren hills and wild mountains can only grow grass, never profit. You are certainly well aware of this truth. Only by building skyscrapers on land can shareholder profits soar to the sky."
This statement is very straightforward, mocking the Dairy Farm's conservativeness and lack of ambition, and exaggerating the fact that Hutchison Whampoa can bring greater profits to shareholders.

It seems very reasonable, but in fact, everyone knows how profitable the property is!
Dairy Farm responded by placing advertisements in newspapers such as The Hong Kong Daily, Ming Pao and Sing Sing, urging shareholders not to fall into the trap set by Hong Kong Land.

Overwhelming advertisements covered both sides of Victoria Harbour. For example, in addition to advertising space, the Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily also had to publish extra issues every day to publish editorials, news flashes, reviews, etc., fueling the battle between the two sides.

All these newspapers were snatched up by the crowd. Some people even stood near newsstands and bookstores, and as soon as new newspapers were delivered, they would be snatched up immediately.

The newspaper, which originally cost 40 cents per copy, is still very popular even though the price has increased to 50 cents per copy.

It gives people the illusion that the economy of Hong Kong and Kowloon is developing rapidly, but in fact, this is an economic bubble.

It was all because of this acquisition war that the emotions of many Hong Kong and Kowloon residents were aroused, simply because everyone hoped to make a fortune and live off shark fin from then on.

Although the share prices of Dairy Farm and Hong Kong Land have not been updated in the past three days, all Hong Kong citizens are looking forward to the opening of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Stock Exchanges on Monday the 4th. At that time, the share prices of the two companies will definitely soar.

However, on the morning of January 4, four newspapers, namely, the Hong Kong Daily, Ming Pao, Sing Sing Daily and Kwong Fai Daily, published Pu Weishi's exclusive interview on their front pages.

"The Hong Kong and Kowloon stock markets have become purely speculative, with many stocks experiencing serious bubbles. We urge Hong Kong and Kowloon residents to consider carefully and be wary of having their wallets stolen."

Just this one sentence made the sales of the four newspapers of "Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily" break the previous sales records on that day, especially "Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily", which became the sales champion of the day.

This is also the first time that the Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily has won the championship, a history worth remembering.

The newspaper industry in Hong Kong and Kowloon was in a turmoil. No one expected that Pu Weishi's exclusive interview would make the Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily News dominate the market. It was totally unreasonable.

What no one expected was that at nine o'clock in the morning, just as the stock market opened, the stock market plummeted by 92% on Black Monday. Dairy Farm and Hong Kong Land Development were the hardest hit, and their share prices plummeted unstoppably.

"The Dairy Company's stock price is only seven dollars? It's already fallen below six and a half dollars? This is even lower than the stock price before the takeover war."

"Hiss, the Hong Kong Land Development Company only has 3.9 yuan left, struggling to survive."

When the citizens of Hong Kong saw this scene, they were dumbfounded and could not believe their eyes.

Three days ago, the stock market was still thriving. After the three-day New Year's Day holiday, the market was already hotter than the Flaming Mountain. Unexpectedly, on the morning of the 4th, Pu Weishi's words directly turned the Flaming Mountain into an Antarctic iceberg.

How terrifying!

In the Wanbang Building in Sheung Wan, Zhao Mancang held Zhuang Xiaoting's reply letter, but did not read it. Instead, he sat in the office and looked inquiringly at Orley who had just hung up the phone.

Zhao Mancang had already made relevant arrangements for this matter.

Pu Weishi's energy is still very strong, and Zhao Mancang is full of confidence in this.

Therefore, he had Angel Bay Venture Capital, Atlantic Capital, Quantum Holdings and other related personnel transformed into "stock middlemen" early on, rushing directly into the stock exchange and the Pedder Street Central Registry, waiting for the stock price to plummet, and immediately taking out cash to buy at the bottom.

Even employees from several other companies, such as Hongyuan Holdings, sent accountants, security guards, etc. to support the event.

Direct acquisition with cash in hand is simply amazing.

Because market sentiment spreads very quickly, but relevant intelligence is not obtained that quickly.

Just half an hour or an hour is enough for Atlantic Capital and others to buy a lot of stocks at the bottom.

"Boss, we've already spent nearly 10 million Hong Kong dollars. This is crazy! These people are really..."

Orley was in the office, while Roland Burchet, Michael, Mazel and others were on the front line, directly connected to the dedicated line, and reported the situation back to the company as soon as possible.

In order to understand the specific situation as soon as possible, Orley had no choice but to do this special thing.

By spending cash, you can roughly estimate the stocks that are bought at the bottom.

Zhao Mancang not only needs the shares of the dairy company, but also will not miss the shares of the land company.

He has already played Pu Weishi's "trump card". If he doesn't buy more shares before he enters the market, how can he make money?

In the office of Hong Kong Land Development on Pedder Street, Thomas Chater quickly received a report from his subordinates, which shocked him.

"You mean someone is buying up shares in the dairy company and our company? Right downstairs from us?"

This kind of behavior of being so close to the target and making such a big move is simply provocative and is a mad slap in the face of their land company. It is extremely arrogant!

Thomas Chater's face was very dark. He immediately went to the "Central Registry" downstairs and saw that many people were using cash to buy the shares of the milk company shareholders.

Originally, these shareholders came here to exchange their shares for the Jardine Matheson Group, but now they have been intercepted.

So annoying!

At such a moment, Thomas Chater had no way to stop it immediately and could only arrange for someone to contact Sing Tao Daily and other newspapers to advertise.

It is impossible for them to contact the Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily to advertise, because the Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily is a company under the name of "Zhao Changshou", so naturally they cannot give money to the other party.

Even if it was the "Xingxing Daily" and "Guanghui Daily", Thomas knew that they were companies under the name of "Zhao Changshou" and would not advertise with them, even if their sales were good.

When Hong Kong Land Development responded, the market ignored it.

The dairy company also continued to brag in an attempt to restore its stock price, but to no avail.

The exclusive interview with Pu Weishi, together with the commentaries written by experts hired by four newspapers including the Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily, were all published, which made everyone's minds clearer.

If we go crazy again at this time, the losses will be huge and we will have no choice.

Whether to eat shark fin rice or beg must be considered carefully.

The 4th passed, and the share prices of Dairy Farm and Hong Kong Land Development did not rise because the entire market was plummeting, with share prices plummeting by more than 100%, and everyone calmed down a lot.

Even the boss of HSBC has said that it is a bubble, so few people dare to go against the wind at this time.

Although many people noticed Michael, Roland and others, the market was filled with panic and everyone was selling their stocks. Not everyone had such abundant funds and courage.

So some people make money and some people lose money.

That night, Zhao Mancang held a meeting with Orley and others in the office. Everyone in the meeting room was delighted.

It's not just because they completed Zhao Mancang's task, but also because Zhao Mancang has said that as long as they assist him in completing the acquisition of the milk company, everyone involved in this operation will receive a big red envelope of more than 10,000 Hong Kong dollars.

Many people are well aware of Zhao Mancang's generosity.

Taking the red envelope reward from "Women's Wear" as an example, Zhao Mancang was really willing to spend it. With a wave of his hand, he threw out a large sum of money.

What's more, Michael, Orley and others all knew that Zhao Mancang had a lot of cash in his hands. The gold and US dollars deposited in the Hong Kong Development Bank alone exceeded 2 billion Hong Kong dollars.

So everyone believed that Zhao Mancang would definitely give out the 10,000 yuan red envelope as long as they could complete the task.

"Boss, as of now, we have acquired 15% of the shares of Dairy Farm and 7% of the shares of Landmark Land."

"Because of the premium paid for the acquisition, we've already spent nearly HK$80 million today."

"Combined with our previous 33 percent stake, we now own 48 percent of Dairy Farm's shares, just 2 percent away from 50 percent."

After listening to Orley's summary, Zhao Mancang nodded and said:

"Alright, let's announce to all Hong Kong shareholders tomorrow that we will acquire 12% of the shares before 5:00 PM tomorrow at a price of HK$47 per share. Please also remember to inform us of our current holdings."

"Also, when the share price of the Hong Kong Land Development Company skyrockets tomorrow, remember to sell quickly and make sure you sell all 7% of your shares before 5:00 PM."

It is obvious that once Zhao Mancang announces his participation in this acquisition war tomorrow, the outcome will definitely be decided in one battle.

But before the final outcome is decided, the share prices of Dairy Farm and Land Development will inevitably soar because of his intervention.

You know, Zhao Mancang wanted to acquire the remaining 12% of the shares and had already paid a huge sum of HK$47 per share.

Today, the share price of Dairy Farm closed at HK$7.50 before the closing of the exchange.

Tomorrow morning, Zhao Mancang will directly purchase the property at a price of HK$47, which is an increase of nearly HK$40 at once. Won’t the citizens go crazy?

It should also be noted that Zhao Mancang entered the acquisition war with very strong funds. Previously, Jardine Matheson and Landsea had arranged people to smear Zhao Mancang in newspapers such as the Liberty Press, making all Hong Kong citizens know that he had a net worth of HK$1.9 billion in cash.

It only costs HK$300 million to build an undersea tunnel. The Central No. 1 land that Hong Kong Land Development won in the auction also only cost HK$300 million. The previous stock price valuation of Hong Kong Land Development was HK$1.28 billion, and Zhao Mancang had HK$1.9 billion in cash.

At that time, the wages of most Hong Kong citizens were generally around 500 to 600 or 700 to 800 yuan, and many people did not even have such high wages.

This allows us to simply compare how much money Zhao Mancang has in his hands.

"Okay, BOSS!"

Everyone nodded in unison. Although Orley thought that the purchase price of HK$47 offered by Zhao Mancang was too high, there was nothing they could do because they could see that Zhao Mancang was determined to acquire the milk company.

After the meeting, Zhao Mancang rubbed his temples and closed his eyes to rest.

If it weren't for the sudden emergence of the Jardine Matheson Group, Zhao Mancang would not have had to spend so much effort and money to acquire the dairy company.

Zhou Xinian set up a black market to purchase shares of the milk company just to become the chairman in name only.

But Zhao Mancang wants more than just these, he wants to privatize and delist the milk company.

So tomorrow he needs to acquire 12% of the shares on the stock market, and at the same time he will find a way to take over the 18.9% of shares held by Zhou Xinian.

As long as we get these, the acquisition war will be over.

After a while, Zhao Mancang took out Zhuang Xiaoting's reply letter. The content could be summed up in one sentence: she missed him very much.

But Zhao Mancang didn't think about the other party, he just wanted to make money.

At the moment, writing a letter is useless. The system has no response at all. He is just throwing a wink to a blind person, he is too enthusiastic!
Early the next morning, four newspapers, namely, the Hong Kong Daily, Ming Pao, Sing Sing Daily and Kwong Fai Daily, published full-page advertisements on Zhao Mancang's acquisition of the milk company.

When the news came out, the whole of Hong Kong was in a sensation!
Finally, a third party took action, and it was Zhao Changshou, the dragon that crossed the river!

Bang!
When Thomas Chater of Hong Kong Land Development saw the information in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily, he was so angry that he pushed everything on the table away.

The beautiful porcelain teacup fell to the floor and was smashed to pieces. In the past, Thomas would have been heartbroken, but now it didn't attract his attention at all.

'Zhao Changshou' entered the scene with a large amount of cash, and at the same time, this bank called 'Hong Kong Development Bank' also came into the sight of all Hong Kong citizens.

Because Zhao Mancang had already said in the advertisement that shareholders who wanted to sell Dairy Farm shares could go directly to the six branches of Island Development Bank to conduct transactions. These six bank branches have specially set up trading windows that can be processed quickly.

But it’s first come first served!

Although there is a time limit of 5 pm today, Zhao Mancang also placed the advertisement and has now acquired 48% of the shares of the milk company. It can almost be said that the milk company is in his pocket.

Secondly, the share price of HK$47 per share is already very high, and the acquisition is made with real cash, not a share price swap agreement of the Hong Kong Land Development Company, so what is being taken is not money.

After all, yesterday was Black Monday, and many shareholders who had just exchanged their shares in Jardine Matheson Holdings were deeply regretting it because the stock price plummeted.

Now Zhao Mancang is directly using cash to acquire the company, which is obviously inferior to the stock swap agreement of the Hutchison Whampoa Company.

Investors vote with their feet, and it is very clear who they will choose.

At the HSBC headquarters, in the chairman's office, Pu Weishi couldn't help but sigh after seeing the information on the Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily, and his eyes became very complicated.

He really couldn't understand where Zhao Mancang got the money from.
Why does Zhao Mancang hold so much gold and US dollars?
After all, the city of Hong Kong and Kowloon is just a small pond, not enough for Zhao Mancang to mess around with.

It now seems that the milk company will not be able to hold out for long and will soon be taken over by Zhao Mancang.

Just as Pu Weishi was feeling deeply moved, stock investors across Hong Kong had already taken action.

The newspapers had clearly published the detailed addresses of the six branches of the Hong Kong Development Bank, so before the opening time of 9 o'clock, the bank entrance was already full of people.

No one went to the stock market, but instead lined up at the Hong Kong Development Bank. The line was enormous.

Because everyone just realized that the interest rate of Hong Kong Development Bank is quite high, higher than the interest rate they get from other banks.

Although most stock investors prefer to trade stocks, some of them will think about saving some of the money once they have it.

There were also some citizens who came purely to watch the fun, and they also knew about the Island Development Bank and the deposit interest rate of this bank.

Therefore, many housewives have come here to queue up to save money. When it comes to making the most of the money, housewives are definitely ranked first.

While the citizens were lining up, Zhao Mancang had already arrived at the Dairy Company and met with Zhou Xinian in person. Old Zhou didn't know that the Island Development Bank was Zhao Mancang's company, otherwise he would definitely not have given Zhao Mancang a good look at this moment.

"Mr. Zhao, Atlantic Capital isn't a company under your name, right?"

Zhou Xinian couldn't wait to ask the question soon after they met. Zhao Mancang smiled and asked back:
"Atlantic Capital is a financial firm from Wall Street. It was founded in 1927, and I'm not even thirty years old yet. Do you think I would own a company like this?"

The ball was kicked back to the opponent. Zhou Xinian definitely knew the answer.

So, Lao Zhou thought for a moment and then skipped the topic.

"So, Mr. Zhao, what exactly is the reason you came here today?"

"Mr. Zhou, I wonder if you've read our Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily News today?"

Faced with Zhao Mancang's repeated question, Zhou Xinian fell silent again.

It is obvious that Lao Zhou has definitely read the "Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily News". It is precisely because he has read it that he is even more confused about what to do.

Although Zhou Xinian came from a wealthy family in Hong Kong and had been active in the political and business circles for decades, at this time, he had to admit that Zhao Mancang was indeed a fierce dragon crossing the river.

In the past, there was the land-sitting tiger, the Hong Kong Jardine Matheson Group, and now there is the fierce dragon, Zhao Mancang, who has crossed the river. The change of ownership of the milk company happened in an instant.

Don't look at the fact that Zhou Xinian holds 18.9% of the shares of the milk company.

But today Zhao Mancang offered 47 Hong Kong dollars in cash to acquire the company, so I am afraid that most of the remaining 33.1% of the Dairy Company's shares will be pocketed by Zhao Mancang.

As for the shares that the Swire Properties had previously exchanged, haha, how could they affect the overall situation?

Even if Zhou Xinian was now blocked by Zhao Mancang, he would also like to know what kind of purchase price the latter could offer him.

However, do you really want to sell it?
If he doesn't sell, will it be useful for Zhao Mancang to resist stubbornly?

Because Zhao Mancang can easily initiate a board meeting and remove Zhou Xinian as chairman as a major shareholder. At that time, Zhao Mancang will naturally become the chairman.

So at this time, if Zhou Xinian does not know what is good for him, Zhao Mancang can still issue additional shares. How can Zhou Xinian have enough funds to follow up then?
Therefore, even if he continues to choose to fight to the end, there will be no other benefits except completely offending Zhao Mancang.

Therefore, there was only one option left for Zhou Xinian: to take the money and leave in a dignified manner!
However, he still refused to give in.

He set up a black market for many years before acquiring 18.9 shares, but now he has become someone else's scapegoat.

While Zhou Xinian was silent, outside the office, the executive director and general manager of the milk company, Kelun, knocked on the door and wanted to come in, but was stopped by the staff guarding the door.

Zhou Xinian took a look at the movement outside the door. He saw Kelun, but he did not let him in.

Because the current situation is already very clear.

After a long silence, Zhou Xinian asked:
"Mr. Zhao, how much are you willing to pay me for the purchase?"

"Mr. Zhou, the price of HK$35 per share shouldn't be low, right?"

"no!"

When Zhou Xinian heard the price offered by Zhao Mancang, he immediately shook his head. Forty-seven and thirty-five, the difference between the two is twelve yuan.

After some bargaining, Zhao Mancang finally acquired all the shares held by Zhou Xinian for HK$36.8.

At this point, the battle for the milk company's acquisition has finally come to an end.

When Zhou Xinian walked out of the office, Kelun hurried forward and whispered in his ear:
"Mr. Zhou, Hong Kong Land has just announced its latest acquisition plan. They are offering to acquire Dairy Farm's shares for HK$48 per share in cash."

Zhou Xinian heard this, shook his head and laughed:

"Even if he offers a higher price, what does it matter? Mr. Zhao already holds 66.9% of the shares. The milk company is already in his hands. Kelun, he will be your new boss from now on."

Kelun was suddenly struck by lightning, his face full of disbelief.

Has the owner changed?
As a listed company with more than 2,000 employees, Dairy Farm owns the Causeway Bay Huangpo Farm, Pok Fu Lam Second Farm, Ice House Street Ice Factory, Spring Garden Street Ice Factory, Causeway Bay Ice Factory and other industries. It is definitely a well-known company in Hong Kong Island. How could it change hands like this?

Just after Zhou Xinian sold all his shares to Zhao Mancang, Orley received the information and immediately notified the Island Development Bank and the Hong Kong & Kowloon Daily.

As a result, the acquisition price of Island Development Bank plummeted, with only HK$22 per share being offered, which is the same price as the current Hong Kong and Kowloon Stock Exchanges.

"Why did you lower the purchase price? Didn't you say it was 47 yuan per share? Why don't you want my shares?"

In the business hall of Island Development Bank, many investors were shocked after seeing the announced price.

After seeing the stock price, they immediately rushed to the bank to sell their shares. But when it was finally their turn, they were told that the purchase price had dropped?
"I'm sorry, everyone. We received a notice from our superiors and can only follow orders. If you want to know the specific information, please wait for the notification from the Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily."

After hearing the response from the bank, the shareholders were very dissatisfied, but they had to accept it.

At the Jardine Matheson Holdings Group, when Thomas received the notice, he dejectedly took a few steps back and sat down on the sofa in the office. He had lost all his fighting spirit and his face was pale.

Their land company lost everything.

How long has it been?
In less than half a day, Zhao Mancang had made the final decision.

Soon, the latest advertisement of the "Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily" came out. This was an extra print of the newspaper. All of Hong Kong knew at once that Zhao Mancang had acquired more than 70% of the shares of the Dairy Company.

The milk company is now named Zhao!
Even if Hong Kong Land still holds 21% of the shares, so what?
It has absolutely no influence on the overall situation!

After the announcement in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily, the share prices of Hong Kong Land Development and Dairy Farm not only did not rise, but plummeted.

Because the milk company has changed hands, the acquisition war is over and it is time for the onlookers to disperse.

Therefore, it’s time for stock investors who still dream of eating shark fin rice every day to wake up.

Many shareholders who had just left the Island Development Bank turned back again. They still wanted to sell at the previous price of HK$22. However, there was no doubt that the current price was in real time with the stock market price, so the bank didn't want it anymore.

If you want to sell it, you can only go to the headquarters of Hong Kong Development Bank.

Sheung Wan, Wanbang Building, Zhao Mancang returned here and held a meeting.

"Have you sold all those shares in Hong Kong Land Development?"

"Yes, Boss, we've sold them all. Based on the average price of HK$13, our earnings per share are over HK$9.50."

After hearing Michael's report, Zhao Mancang smiled and nodded.

Compared with the money he paid, this little profit was insignificant.

"Okay, tomorrow the share price of Hong Kong Land will continue to fall, so you guys should continue to buy."

Zhao Mancang's words made Michael and others stunned. Then they thought of the remaining 21% of the shares of the dairy company held by the Jardine Matheson Group, and they suddenly realized it.

Although this 21% stake cannot influence the overall situation, if the Swire Properties insists on fighting to the end, it will indeed make Zhao Mancang feel sick for a while.

After all, the Hutchison Whampoa Group is backed by the Jardine Matheson Group, so it is naturally not something that Zhou Xinian can compare to.

Therefore, in order to avoid any further complications, it is not impossible to hold a portion of the shares of the land company or even launch a reverse acquisition.

In the next two days, Zhao Mancang arranged for people to quietly purchase the shares of Hong Kong Land Development, and at the same time sent someone to notify Thomas Chater of Hong Kong Land Development, asking him to come to the Dairy Company to discuss selling the remaining shares to him.

As a result, Thomas, whether out of anger or for some other reason, not only did he not come to meet Zhao Mancang, but he also said angrily that he would not sell even if the price was HK$100 per share.

Thomas was not without reason to be so angry. Last November, Zhao Mancang had cheated him so badly on the reclaimed land in Central.

Land No. 1 cost their Hong Kong property company HK$300 million. They would be ungentlemanly if they didn’t take revenge!
Besides, Thomas is not a gentleman, he is a British gentleman.

After hearing the news, Zhao Mancang was immediately happy.

"This British guy is really stingy. Hehe, you'll be in trouble from now on."

After muttering to himself, Zhao Mancang immediately told Michael and the others to continue to keep a low profile and not let the Jardine Matheson Company know that they were buying up Jardine Matheson Company's stocks.

Since the Hong Kong Land Development was unwilling to sell the Dairy Company's shares to him, that was just right for him, so he acquired the Hong Kong Land Development.

Anyway, Hong Kong Land Development is also a listed company. Even if they say it is worth HK$1.28 billion, it would be good if the real value is HK$1 billion.

In addition, the Hong Kong Land Development Company spent HK$300 million to purchase the land at No. 1 Central, which was a complete failure.

Although they also plan to build the tallest building in Asia on this piece of land, haha, that requires money.

I guess the Hong Kong Land Development has already owed a lot of money to Jardine Matheson by now?
It is even possible that the loan was made by the Keswick family personally to the Landmark Company.

In any case, the affairs in Hong Kong and Kowloon have become very busy by now, and it is time for Zhao Mancang to return to the capital.

You know, this year's New Year's Eve is on January 27th, and it is already January 12th, so it is time to return to the capital.

The Island Development Bank has also been successfully put on the right track, with six branches. With this advertisement, it can develop slowly.

There is still some US dollar cash in the system space that has not been "cleaned", and this can only be "cleaned" next year.

The milk company is keeping a low profile for now and is not in a hurry to make adjustments. After all, the Spring Festival is approaching, and the main focus is to appease people's hearts. All plans will be discussed after the Spring Festival.

Zhao Mancang did not make any arrangements for Changda Properties, Hong Kong & Kowloon Daily, Wharf Holdings, etc., but let them proceed step by step and continue with their current plans.

The Causeway Bay auto parts factory is undergoing construction and training workers at the same time, so there is no need to rush.

After finishing all this, Zhao Mancang returned to Mindanao.

This time he was going to act out a play, and he had to act it out realistically.

After arriving in Manila, Zhao Mancang first completed the check-in, but found out that Qiu Shigui and Yuan Zuliang had already left. Because they were a team of two, they dug up one and a half tons of gold and returned to Beijing the day after New Year's Day.

One and a half tons of gold may not seem like much, but it is actually a lot.

You should know that one ton of gold is equivalent to 35,274 ounces, and one and a half tons is 52,911 ounces. At the price of US$38 per ounce, this is US$2.01 million.

Upon learning that they had returned to the capital, Zhao Mancang smiled and said to Zuo Changsheng and the others:
"It seems we are the only ones who share the same suffering."

Zuo Changsheng and the others had nothing to say. After all, it had been several months, and Zhao Mancang had not discovered anything either. It seemed that it was unlikely that he would be able to stay calm.

"Where are you going next? The Spring Festival is coming soon. It seems that I won't be able to go back to celebrate the holiday this year." Zhao Mancang said self-deprecatingly, his acting skills have reached its peak.

Now all 108 departments have gathered in Mindanao. As long as they can find the golden treasure, they will be considered to have completed their mission and can naturally return to the capital.

Now in the capital, the demand for gold and foreign exchange has reached its peak and is extremely urgent.

"We must stay here and see if we can harvest anything," Mi Shouyang said helplessly. Pan Chengdong also looked a little listless.

"Mancang, what about you? Do you have any plans?"

"I'm planning to go back to Luzon Island. I haven't been there much, so maybe I'll find something there."

This was a line Zhao Mancang said deliberately. He had to put on a show, otherwise it would be difficult to explain.

After hearing what he said, Pan Chengdong and the others no longer had any interest.

Since Zhao Mancang has not gained anything for several months, it is not certain that he can win without doing anything. Moreover, Qiu Shigui and Yuan Zuliang have both returned to the capital, which means that as long as he stays in Mindanao, he may make new discoveries.

Seeing this, Zhao Mancang smiled and said nothing.

A day later, a huge explosion occurred on Luzon Island, near the North American military base.

Although the sound of the explosion could not be transmitted back to Mindanao, the news could not be stopped, and Zuo Changsheng and others would definitely be able to find out by then.

After the explosion, Zhao Mancang had already left Luzon Island and returned to Hong Kong Island in a seaplane.

Half a day later, around 11 o'clock in the evening, in the office of China Resources Company on Tin Wah Road in Central, the 108th Communication Station once again received a telegram sent by Zhao Mancang from overseas.

"Leader, this is a telegram from Comrade Zhao Mancang. He..."

The telegram translator was completely confused before he finished translating the telegram, because the telegram sent by Zhao Mancang said that there were a total of 150 tons of gold.

The previous times were just ten or several tons plus US dollar cash, which was worth at most tens of millions of US dollars.

As a result, this time, Zhao Mancang actually launched a large satellite. Wow, one hundred and fifty tons of gold, that’s too scary!
So shocking!

Thanks to Zhao Mancang, telegraph interpreters also paid close attention to the price of gold.

So when he learned that Zhao Mancang brought back 150 tons of gold this time, he quickly calculated the result in his mind.

One hundred and fifty tons of gold is equivalent to 529.1 thousand ounces, which is equivalent to 201 million US dollars.

When the leader heard this, his eyes suddenly widened, his voice became high-pitched, and his pronunciation was unclear:

"Mr. Duo? You said 150 tons of gold?"

The telegraph interpreter nodded excitedly and immediately translated the telegram.

The leader next to him stood and watched him translate, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

How should I put it? The news that Zhao Mancang brought back this time was really too shocking.

Horror!
A few minutes later, Hou Jianhua, Gui Nian'an, Li Chengwu and others also knew about this. They were all very excited and wanted to find Zhao Mancang immediately to confirm whether the batch of gold was real.

More than an hour later, Hou Jianhua and his team secretly left Victoria Harbour and rushed towards the outlying island.

As a result, just as they were leaving, they received another telegram from Zhao Mancang saying that he was on Changqin Island.

"Comrade Zhao is too cautious, isn't he?"

The telegraph interpreter sitting in front of the telegraph machine couldn't help but complain.

After all, they had already returned to the vicinity of Hong Kong Island, but Zhao Mancang kept changing the meeting place, which made him very tired.

Hou Jianhua heard this and agreed with a smile:
"Be careful, this is 150 tons of gold after all, and we really need this money."

Gui Nian'an and others nearby also echoed him. As for the staff in charge of security, they remained silent. In addition to admiration for Zhao Mancang, they were more disapproving.

That’s 150 tons of gold, worth $200 million. It would take several lifetimes to spend all that money.

As a result, Zhao Mancang stupidly brought it back and wanted to hand it in. He was crazy!
Just as Hou Jianhua and a few others were chatting, suddenly a loud roar came from the direction of Changqin Island in front of them. The huge noise made Hou Jianhua and others' faces change drastically in an instant.

(End of this chapter)