Chapter 208 208 [It’s inevitable]
Under Luo Qihong’s stirring, the situation caused by this incident is getting worse and worse.
Although many companies know that this is a rumor, they have to believe this rumor. What if it is true?
So many companies that want to win the Central Bus Terminal land use this NT$4.8 billion as a reference figure. If they want to win this land, the price must be higher than this.
Hong Kong Land Company Conference Room
This is a board meeting held by Land Corporation Taipan Nubijian.
Newbijian is an authentic British guy, wearing a black and white suit and a colorful tie. He sits at the top and looks at the directors.
Although he lost the Wharf Company from his hands, Newbikin helped Jardine Matheson Company and Land Company acquire the Heung Kong Telephone Company and the Heung Kong Electric Lighting Company, which made up for this mistake, but it only aggravated the situation for Jardine Matheson and Land Company. and a series of liabilities, especially those of real estate companies.
As Newbie's deputy in the Land Company, Bao Fuda is not as handsome as Newbie, and the same is true for his figure. However, the aura of superiority between his eyebrows is much stronger than that of Newbie, and he looks a bit calm and self-confident. .
“Everyone, I believe you have also heard the news circulating in the market. Our Land Company’s bidding price for the Central Bus Terminal project is NT$4.8 billion. Although this price is somewhat different from the actual price we set, But the difference is very small, only tens of millions of yuan, so it can be said that our price has been leaked." Newbijian paid attention to the expressions on the faces of each director, seeming to want to find the traitor.
"Does the chief executive suspect that there is a traitor on our board of directors?" a British director asked unhappily.
Although Niubijian does not hold shares in Land Company, he controls the entire company. Of course he will not be afraid of small directors. "It's not doubtful, it is definitely there. Otherwise, how could there be data with little difference?" There is such a big difference between our price and the Hong Kong government’s bottom line price.”
“That doesn’t prove that there is a traitor in the board of directors. What if it is a coincidence?” the British man continued to retort.
“If there are so many coincidences, does it mean that many responsibilities can be shied away by coincidence? Then can the loss of Wharf last time be said to be a coincidence?” Niubijian is not poking at his sore spots, but I want the British director to shut up. As long as this person insists on coincidence, then he can also be less responsible in the Wharf acquisition case, which will be good for the future.
For a moment, the British director's face became entangled and he didn't know how to defend himself.
"Well, whether or not there is a traitor is not the key at the moment. The key is the leakage of the price information. We must renegotiate a new price." Seeing that the matter was almost over, Bao Fuda spoke out to smooth things over.
“I suggest that a dedicated group be responsible for the price this time, and the price shall not be disclosed to the board of directors.” Newbijian released a new suggestion.
The directors started acting like monsters again and were unwilling to let Newbijian make final decisions on these matters. It would be difficult to take back these powers in the future.
However, Niubijian and his group of directors passed the resolution by a slim margin. As for other matters, Niubijian did not use his power and either put them on hold or passed them by consensus.
Back to the executive office
Newbijian and Bao Fuda were sitting on the sofa, each having a cup of coffee to refresh themselves.
“We are under increasing pressure at the board meeting. We cannot make any more mistakes in this bidding case, otherwise we will not be able to keep our position.” Niubijian said solemnly. With.
Bao Fuda said, "The Keswick family is making a comeback. Although Simon Keswick did not speak out at the board meeting, many directors have colluded with Simon in an attempt to seize control of the board of directors. "
"Those directors who support us are only on our side temporarily. If there is any behavior that harms their interests, I am afraid they will immediately defect to Ximen."
"It's all the fault of the Li family. Cheng and Bao Yugang, if they hadn't jointly robbed the Wharf Company, how could we have lost our advantage? The Keswick family should have stayed home." Newbijian doesn't think the main fault lies with him.
"Niubijian Taipan, things have reached the point where they are today. Let's quickly find a way to stabilize our position. Li Jiacheng and Bao Yugang can deal with them later." Bao Fuda warned.
"Well, have you found the source of the news?" Newbijian asked.
Bao Fuda sighed, "No, many newspapers in Xiangjiang have received this news, and it was anonymously placed in their company mailboxes. There is no way to find out who did it."
"Forget it, let's call back the manpower. Finding that guy won't help. Now we still have to win the Central Bus Terminal project first." Niubijian waved his hand and said with some frustration.
“Then what do you think the current price is appropriate?” Bao Fuda asked.
Niubijian pondered for a while and said, "I want to increase the price by 300 million yuan, with a total price of 5.055 billion yuan. This is already higher than the market value of many companies. Even Li Jiacheng, who is specifically against us, may not dare to offer such a price."< br>
“What about the large foreign companies? They are our main opponents, right?” Bao Fuda said.
Niubijian shook his head, "Sino-British negotiations are about to take place, and no one knows the outcome. Foreign investors dare not leave billions of dollars of investment in Hong Kong."
Bao Fuda thought about it. I think, and I agree with Niubijian's statement. The Land Company is a company born and raised in Xiangjiang, and everyone is a little worried about these things, let alone a foreign-funded company.
“Okay, let’s set the bid price of 5.055 billion yuan first. But the team’s affairs are not easy either.”
"As soon as possible, the bid will be submitted in a few days, and there is not much time left." Newbijian said.
Luo Qihong was shocked that the Land Company had to pay an extra NT$300 million in cash.
Thursday, April 15th
The bidding results for the Central Bus Terminal project have not yet come out, but the news of the death of old shipping king Dong Haoyun has spread throughout Hong Kong.
At this time, Dong's fleet was unprecedentedly large, with 149 ships and a total tonnage of more than 11 million tons. According to media reports, the tonnage of Tung's ships has surpassed that of Bao's, making him the number one shipping king in Hong Kong.
In 1981, Tung's flagship company Orient Overseas Container Shipping had a profit of NT$174 million, a profit from non-recurring items of NT$12.2 million, and a profit from foreign exchange translation differences of NT$41.2 million.
However, compared with the first quarter of 2082, profits dropped by nearly 50%, and many customers requested adjustments to ship charters.
A storm is brewing in the shipping industry. Unfortunately, this shipping king does not believe that the shipping recession will last long. He thinks that it will recover in a year and a half, but he will never wait.
Due to the rapid shipbuilding in the early stage, the OOIL container shipping industry is now facing huge challenges. If you are not careful, you will sink in this storm.
The third largest shipping king, Zhao Congyan, has the same idea as him. However, Zhao Congyan is more interested in cheap ships in crisis, so he still has some spare capacity, unlike the Dong family, which devotes all its efforts to building new ships.
Looking at such news, Luo Qihong lamented why the Dong family was the unlucky one and not the Zhao Congyan family?
You must know that the Dong family is focused on shipping and does not have any valuable properties. Even if they attack the Dong family, they are just asking for trouble.
At around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the Hong Kong government finally announced the winning bid results. Land Corporation won the bid with NT$5.155 billion.
Under questioning by reporters, Hong Kong government officials revealed that the second place on the list was Cheung Kong Holdings, with a price tag of NT$4.81 billion, and the third place was New World Development Corporation, with a price tag of NT$4.5 billion< br>
On the morning of the next day, the news was published in the newsprint of all major newspapers, causing a sensation in the market.
Some major newspapers attached some expert comments and analyzes next to the report on the Central Bus Terminal tender case. They were all content that badmouthed the city in Hong Kong, saying that the city in 1982 was somewhat different from the city last year. Large, dropped by nearly 35%
If the previous rumors of the city's downturn are ambiguous, then the Central Bus Terminal project bidding case ended with a winning bid of NT$5.155 billion, which confirmed that the city in Xiangjiang is in the downturn and has nothing to lose. reversal situation.
As a result, the prices of properties in Central stopped rising, and many speculators began to let go of properties in Central and wanted to cash out.
Dehe Real Estate Company Office
Chen Shanru, the employee recruited when the company was first established, became Luo Qihong's secretary and was serving tea to guest Yang Mingkun.
"Aru, go and get the Xiangjiang real estate market survey report and show it to Yang Sheng." Luo Qihong ordered Chen Shanru.
"Yes, I'll go find her right away." Chen Shanru has already entered the role of secretary.
Luo Qihong slowly walked over and sat down on the sofa not far from Yang Mingkun. He smiled and said, "I'm sorry for keeping Yang Sheng waiting for so long."
"Luo Sheng is so polite!" Yang Mingkun Don't dare to make too big a mistake.
Soon, Chen Shanru brought the document over and said, "Yang Sheng, this is the investigation report. Please take a look at it first."
"Thank you, Miss Chen!" Yang Mingkun did not forget to be polite because the other party was a secretary.
Luo Qihong waved his hand, and Chen Shanru left the office.
“This report shows that the cities in Xiangjiang are declining, and the scale of Fengtu Construction Company will be reduced as much as possible.” Luo Qihong said, “We must prepare for the coming cold winter.”
Closing the document, Yang Mingkun said, "Is this the current situation that Luo Sheng said before? Or is it more serious than what is described in this report?"
"Yang Sheng, it's only autumn now, winter has not come yet." Luo Qihong replied seriously.
Yang Mingkun's face changed slightly. It wasn't that he didn't believe Luo Qihong's judgment, but he didn't want to believe that so many of his subordinates had to rely on this job to support their families, and it was difficult to arrange them.
Although the plan of only receiving a basic salary has been mentioned before, Fengtu Construction Company has not yet reached this level of prosperity. According to the current situation, Fengtu Construction Company can support these workers for up to 9 months.
After 9 months, I am afraid that Fengtu Construction Company will be on the verge of bankruptcy.
"Luo Sheng, you also know the situation of the company. It won't last long. What should we do?" Yang Mingkun asked in a panic.
Luo Qihong smiled bitterly and said, "Now is the best time to reduce the number of people. Let the newly established engineering teams start to slowly reduce the number of people. We still have some time to adjust."
Yang Mingkun still doesn't want to abandon those workers and wants to work with them. Let’s tide over the difficulties together. After all, the situation is like this. Workers may not be able to find jobs again if they are laid off.
“Is there any other way?”
“Yang Sheng, I remember we discussed this matter a few months ago. If there was a way, you wouldn’t ask this question. ." Luo Qihong said seriously, "We are a company, and blindly talking about favors will only make the company bankrupt, and we will not be able to protect the remaining workers."
Yang Mingkun was silent for 2 minutes and said, "Can we give more. Some compensation?”
"Yes, but this matter needs to be approved by the accountant. I will let them calculate the most appropriate compensation amount, which can not only allow the company to tide over the difficulties, but also prevent the workers from suffering losses." Luo Qihong received dividends from Fengtu Construction Company. There is little money, and there is nothing to say about clearing the funds in Fengtu Construction Company's account now.
"Hmm. So, Luo Sheng, what is the project during the difficult period that you mentioned before? Can you let the accountant take these factors into account to see how many workers will be fired?" Yang Mingkun stared at Luo Qihong and asked road.
"Yes, but Yang Sheng shouldn't have too high hopes. Some workers will eventually be fired." Luo Qihong reminded.
(End of this chapter)