Chapter 496 Attack Huangpu again
As the times change, many popular industries will appear, but even as a time traveler, Yang Wendong is unlikely to remember them all. At most, he knows some big industries or big things;
However, as your own business develops, you will gradually encounter many problems. These problems are difficulties derived from social development, and trying to solve these difficulties is also a kind of opportunity;
Container production is far inferior to that of shipping, real estate, etc. If he thought of it alone one day, he would not necessarily participate in it. But now that his own shipping and ports are short of containers and they are not easy to buy, he can only If you join the company yourself, you will also give Changxing Industrial a new industry, which may also develop very well.
Time soon came to March. Chang Hing Industrial successfully applied for land for a container factory. It is located about 1.5 kilometers from the sea in Zuijun Bay, Kwai Chung. This area was originally a pond and a hill. The Hong Kong government directly allocated it to Chang Hing Industrial for a fee of only 5 A foot of hair is very cheap.
But the price is that you have to level the land, but you have no choice, because the large area of flat land has long been developed, either for commercial or agricultural use, how can it be left until now.
Yang Wendong also quickly approved the Changxing container factory project plan with a total investment of 12 million Hong Kong dollars. Wei Zetao also began to order the poaching of people from Japan and the Gulf, especially those with strong welding skills.
The industrial machinery of the entire Changxing Group is in operation. Kinmen Construction levels the land and is responsible for subsequent factory construction. Changxing Trading cooperates with Changxing Industrial to purchase various fixed equipment and welding equipment from Japan.
A new industry that has never appeared in Hong Kong in history is about to be born. If everything goes well, it will also bring certain help to Hong Kong's economy and employment for thousands of people in the next 20 to 30 years.
On March 15, Yang Wendong met an old acquaintance at the Four Seasons Hotel;
"Qi Dezun, why are you so anxious to ask me out?" Yang Wendong asked while drinking tea.
The person who came was naturally Qi Dezun, the head of Hutchison. Just yesterday, I suddenly received a call from him, saying that he had an important appointment, but he refused to talk over the phone.
Qi Dezun smiled and said: "I'm sorry, Yang Sheng, I just want to be on the safe side. After all, our phone calls are controlled by the Hong Kong Telephone Company."
"You mean our daily phone calls will be monitored?" Yang Wendong asked.
"Most people don't know, but it's hard for a big businessman like Yang Sheng to say." Qi Dezun said with a smile: "But I have no evidence, I just think there is such a possibility. If there is, it is better to be cautious. ”
"Okay, you should be more cautious." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
Monitoring is definitely illegal, but who knows if the British companies are doing anything? If everyone in this world really abided by the law, there would be no need for the police;
Yang Wendong is actually wary of this. Some important matters are discussed in person
Even Li Jiacheng, Pao Yugang and others in history, according to historical records, when they launched the takeover war, they all made appointments to meet because no one knew whether the British-owned telephone company would take over for some benefits. Do something.
Qi Dezun then said: "Yang Sheng, I have contacted several shareholders who hold Huangpu Group stocks, and their total stock share exceeds 10%."
"Oh, I remember you also have 8%, right?" Yang Wendong asked immediately.
Qi Dezun is one of the few people who took advantage of the June 7 crisis to buy bargains on a large scale, including real estate and stocks. Especially after Yang Wendong attacked Huangpu, he also participated;
Due to the nature of capital, Yang Wendong and the Hong Kong government have reached a tacit agreement not to make acquisitions, but Qi Dezun has no restrictions, so he has been making acquisitions in the past few months.
Qi Dezun nodded and said: "This is also thanks to Yang Sheng's media group, which often promotes the benefits of container terminals, causing the stocks of Huangpu Group and even Wharf to fall a lot."
"This itself is what I need to do, and the container terminal also needs publicity." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
In the era before the Internet, many people had little information. Even some export business bosses may not know what a container is.
Therefore, for the container terminal that will open in a year and a half, Yang Wendong also ordered Changxing Media to frequently publicize and explain what a container is, what its benefits are, how much money can be saved, etc. This also has the benefit of giving Changxing Media, which is losing money, A little extra revenue.
Under the vigorous publicity, investors and stockholders in Hong Kong Terminals will naturally not be optimistic about the future of several traditional terminals. Among them, Swire is not listed in Hong Kong, so it has no impact; Wharf has many businesses, and the impact is not very big; only the core is The Huangpu Group, a traditional terminal, was seriously shorted.
Qi Dezun said again: "Yang Sheng, if I acquire this batch of stocks, I will have close to 20%. Together, we will have a veto power."
The limit of one-vote veto power is 33.34%, which is 1/3 of the equity. With this right, in most cases, you can control the company;
Of course, this is a basic right stipulated by the law. Under some artificial circumstances, some investors can also be given a veto power, but generally no fool would do this.
"But having a veto power does not mean that you can control the company." Yang Wendong thought for a while and said: "The safest way is to get half of the shares."
Qi Dezun said: "It's not half impossible, but the longer you delay, the easier it will be to be discovered, so it's better to make it public directly. In this way, we can buy some shareholders or stockholders' stocks at a high price publicly, and it will be easy to get them." Half of the shares.”
"If you do this, everyone will know that you are cooperating with me." Yang Wendong said again.
Hutchison is a listed company. If you become a director or major shareholder, you need to announce it to the public;
It is obvious that he took the lead in investing in Whampoa, and Hutchison followed suit.
Qi Dezun smiled and said: "So what if they know, we just don't admit it. As for the Hong Kong government, as long as I run it in the future, it won't be a problem;
Another thing, I think the Hong Kong government’s restrictions on this aspect will become lower and lower. After all, you have already obtained the right to operate the container terminal. ”
Although he is a British person, profit comes first when doing business. Yang Wendong supports him so much that he becomes the spokesperson of Changxing's British assets and can also make huge profits in the process. In this case, he does not care about other British investors. .
Moreover, it was put on the table that Hua and Ying should be equal, which was also what the Hong Kong government said, and he was just executing it. Yang Wendong nodded and said: "That makes sense. All you need to do is operate and manage everything. My request is that after you take control of Huangpu, I will send people in to learn all the knowledge about the port;
In addition, before the opening of Kwai Chung Pier 1, people from Whampoa will also come to help. I will settle the expenses incurred by the two companies normally and will not take any advantage. ”
The acquisition of Huangpu has two purposes. One is to help develop its own wharf industry, and the other is to acquire the land under Huangpu's current wharf.
Now that Huangpu Terminal is still in operation, it is still early to develop this land. Even if it is acquired by itself, it may not be able to develop it within 5 years. I will not consider this matter for the time being, and it is enough to assist myself in developing the terminal industry through indirect control mode.
Qi Dezun smiled and said: "Yang Sheng's request is too simple, of course it is no problem, but I also have a request."
"Tell me and listen." Yang Wendong said.
Qi Dezun said: "Smart people can see now that container terminals are the future. If I acquire the Huangpu Group, the existing terminal business will also decline. So what I want is to wait until the next time the Hong Kong government launches a new container terminal. Terminal, then Huangpu Group needs to invest in at least one terminal together with Changxing Infrastructure, and the shareholding cannot be less than 30%.”
"You've already considered the future of Huangpu Group before it's acquired." Yang Wendong asked with a smile.
Kwai Chung naturally has more than one terminal. What Yang Wendong got was just Pier 1. How many container terminals there will be in the future depends on future economic development;
Historically, Hong Kong had nine piers, but now we only have one, and we will have to continue working hard in the future.
"The planners will naturally have to consider the future. I can't buy it back and just watch it decline step by step, right? Apart from the wharf, Huangpu Group only has ship repair business, and the rest is not very good." Qi Dezun added: "And with the Huangpu cooperation is also good for Yang Sheng;
To tell you something that Yang Sheng may not like to hear, Chang Hsing Infrastructure was able to take over Kwai Chung Pier 1 because of the situation last year. If a new terminal is really launched in two years, it would be difficult for Yang Sheng to get it alone. ”
"Okay, I promise you, we will cooperate together if we can." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
In the original history, the first few docks in Hong Kong were indeed acquired by American and British capital, and the Chinese did not get any of them. Of course, it may also be because the docks required a lot of capital, and the Chinese did not have the strength at that time.
It doesn't matter if you cooperate with Whampoa appropriately. They are also experienced managers. If you acquire Hutchison in the future, these will still be in your hands.
Qi Dezun said with a smile: "Okay, then I will take over the stock and make it public."
"Okay, I'll wait for you here and I will vote for you." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
Although everyone knew that Qi Dezun represented Yang Wendong, as long as he didn't show up in the early stage, there was nothing anyone could do.
A few days later, many people on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange discovered that Whampoa Group's stocks had increased significantly.
"The stock of Huangpu Group has been falling before. Why has it suddenly risen so much in the past few days? Is it possible that someone is trying to pull the market?"
"Or is someone buying it?"
"Yang Wendong? Didn't he say that he would no longer acquire Huangpu shares?"
"There is such a theory, but it seems that no one has said it publicly, right? Maybe it's just rumors."
"No matter, there are big capitals making acquisitions. Let's keep up and we can earn dozens of points in a few days."
"Yeah, yeah"
Huangpu Group Headquarters:
Edward also got the news and was surprised: "Isn't it possible? Someone is buying Huangpu shares in large quantities? Didn't Yang Wendong already agree to HSBC and the Hong Kong government?"
"I sent someone here to ask Yang Sheng's director representative in our company, Fang Xianming, and Fang Sheng said it was not their fault," reported a subordinate report.
"Who else could it be?" Edward said with a frown.
At this moment, another person hurriedly walked in and said: "Mr. Edward, Hutchison officially announced that it has acquired 22% of the shares of Huangpu Group and launched a takeover offer for us."
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