After receiving the invitation, Su Cheng went directly to the appointment.
He is already familiar with the Governor's Mansion.
During the Mai Lihao period, he would come here almost every once in a while, and many times it was Mai Lihao who invited him over.
Almost all the foreign staff here know him, and every one of them will lower their arrogant head when they see him.
So, when he walked into the Governor's Mansion, he didn't need any staff to guide him, and he came to Youde's office.
"Mr. Su, could you please make a trip?" Youde came directly to the door of the office to greet Su Cheng, shaking hands with him and smiling.
"It's not troublesome. I have nothing to do." Su Cheng said with a smile.
So, the two of them came to the sofa and sat down one after another.
"Mr. Governor, I wonder why you are looking for me?" Su Cheng asked directly without saying too much.
"Mr. Su, I have been entrusted by someone. Some people hope that you can take action against the Jardine Group. I am caught in the middle. It is actually quite difficult to do, so I want to mediate the relationship between you. You I already know everything about the matter. I heard that Mr. Su is going to sell his shares of Jardine Matheson Group for 30 billion, which is a bit unrealistic. So I hope Mr. Su can give me face and everyone can make a step forward and be nice and friendly. Let’s talk this matter out,” Youde said with a wry smile.
He was not willing to take on this hard job. After all, no one could ignore Su Cheng's identity. Taking this job would be offending Su Cheng.
But he couldn't afford to offend the other person, so Youde could only try to mediate in the middle, hoping that neither party would be offended.
Hearing Youde’s words, Su Cheng guessed who was behind what Youde said.
Of course this person cannot be Simon Keswick. Today's Keswick is just a relatively powerful family in the UK, and it is not difficult for someone like Youde to be a minister of the border.
Through intelligence, Su City already knew that the Rothschild family was behind them this time.
Therefore, if nothing unexpected happened, Youde must have been entrusted by the Rothschild family and had to come forward to discuss the matter with Su Cheng.
After all, the Rothschild family is one of the most powerful financial groups in the world. It is so powerful that even Youde has to give him face.
After thinking about these things, Su Cheng didn't show any embarrassment.
After all, to be honest, he is really not afraid of the Rothschild family.
If you make him anxious, he is not a vegetarian.
However, You De still needs to give him some face. After all, his territory is in Xiangjiang.
However, this does not prevent him from taking advantage of the opportunity to make money.
Since they are so optimistic about the Jardine Group and have tried to take it back again and again after being robbed by Su City, then give them a chance to take it back.
However, money should be earned.
What he likes most is the Land Group, which is now completely in his hands. As for the Jardine Group? There wasn't much worth seeing in itself.
Property? Not much land.
Channel? Not as strong as the channels under Su City.
Internationalization? This one is even funnier.
He won the Jardine Matheson Group, but it was just by the way.
Who allowed Jardine Matheson Group and Land Group to make such mutual support decisions smoothly?
From Su Cheng's point of view, this matter is simply a big loophole.
Since they were so generous, Su Cheng naturally took it easily.
Seeing Su Cheng's silence, Governor Youde did not urge him.
In fact, he didn't want to take on this matter at all, but he had no choice. People can't help themselves in the world.
"Mr. Governor, since you have come forward, I can't help but give you face. Let's do this. I will sell Mr. Governor a face, directly reduce 5 billion Hong Kong dollars, and let them collect 25 billion Hong Kong dollars. The Jardine Group in my hand Give all your shares to them!" Su Cheng said with a smile.
In fact, he also knows that this price is still a big deal.
However, it is certainly impossible for Su Cheng to directly lower the price to his own psychological price.
Sure enough, Governor Youde still looked helpless after hearing this.
The price dropped by five billion Hong Kong dollars at once, which seems like a lot, and it’s very flattering.
But Youde also knows that Su Chengna itself is a lion's mouth, and the 30 billion previously proposed is too exaggerated.
Even today's Jardine Matheson Group, after such a long period of rise, only has a total market value of more than HK$30 billion.
And Su Cheng shouted 30 billion Hong Kong dollars, but he only held 49.99% of the shares, which meant that he directly increased the market value of Jardine Matheson Group to as much as 60 billion Hong Kong dollars.
This is already considered a random bidding, and everyone is in the middle or lower class.
So, even if the price is reduced by HK$5 billion, the market value of Jardine Matheson Group is still regarded as HK$50 billion.
The Jardine Matheson Group is certainly not worth the price.
After losing Wharf and Land Group one after another, the value of Jardine Matheson Group has obviously been greatly reduced in Suzhou City's mind.
"Mr. Su, your price is still too high. When they asked me to find you, they actually gave me the highest psychological price. They hoped to acquire your shares at the market price.< br>
Today, the total market value of Jardine Matheson is 32.6 billion Hong Kong dollars, and you hold 49.99%. In other words, they are willing to acquire your shares for up to 16.3 billion Hong Kong dollars. This share is actually very high. After all, During this period, the growth rate of Jardine Matheson Group has been relatively high.
Currently, many real estate and other listed companies have been affected by the real estate crisis, and their market values have been declining. However, the shares of Jardine Matheson Group are due to Mr. Su. Influence will continue to rise. According to their investigation, the total market value of Jardine Matheson Group is actually only about 20 billion Hong Kong dollars at most. "
You De said with a wry smile the bottom line of those British-funded consortiums. .
What You De said is actually the truth. In front of Suzhou City, Jardine Matheson Group, which has lost Land Group, is not worth even 20 billion Hong Kong dollars.
However, they want the Jardine Group so much, and they keep trying to put pressure on the Governor's Mansion to force him to sell. In this case, Sioux City will not give up if they don't make a huge profit from them. .
"Mr. Governor, now they are begging me to sell, but I am not willing to sell at all. They see the future prospects of the Jardine Group, and I, Su City, also see the future prospects of the Jardine Group, so I I am not willing to negotiate with them at all. If it were not for your face, Mr. Governor, I would not be willing to discuss this matter at all. Therefore, I am unwilling to sell the Jardine Group. In this case, they Do you think it is too much to buy my shares at the market price?
Just like when Mr. Bao Yugang acquired the Wharf Group, in order to acquire Kowloon? Wharf Group, in the end, Mr. Bao Yugang had to acquire a lot of Wharf shares at a price of 105 Hong Kong dollars per share. This was also what they forced them to do at the beginning. Now these people want to get back the Jardine Matheson Group, and they can't do it so easily. Just take it back?
Moreover, my acquisition of Jardine Matheson Group was legal and compliant and I did not make any mistakes. In this case, Mr. Youde, do you think I should make more money after losing Jardine Matheson Group? Otherwise, why should I give up Jardine Group?
The future prospects of Jardine Matheson Group are very good. I keep it and it will create more benefits for me in the future. Wouldn’t it be better? In my opinion, the future Jardine Matheson Group will be at least a giant with a market value of 100 billion, but now it is only tens of billions, far from reaching its peak! "Su Cheng said simply.
Although he knew that Youde was just entrusted by others, Su Cheng couldn't easily agree to the other party just because he was the governor.
That's it. How could he miss this great opportunity without squeezing the funds from these British-funded consortiums?
After Su Cheng finished speaking, Youde was silent for a long time. This time it was his turn and he didn’t know what to say. .
Indeed, Su Cheng didn't say anything wrong now.
In this matter, Su City legally took over the controlling stake of Jardine Matheson Group. This is part of the business war.
Who made these British-funded consortium people not pay attention to the continuous absorption of their own stocks? You can't blame others at all.
Actually, Su Cheng also knows that 25 billion Hong Kong dollars is unrealistic, and this is not his lowest psychological price. He just wants the other party to give him more sincerity.
Talk, he can talk to them, he can give them a chance.
It just depends on whether they are willing to spend the money!
It can be said that Su Cheng gave them some face.
"Mr. Su, how about you sit here and I will tell the other party exactly what you said and see what their decision is?" Youde stood up and said to Su Cheng.
"Mr. Governor, if you please." Su Cheng said with a smile, not in a hurry, let them discuss it.
So You went to the office next door and made a call to the British side.
After half an hour, Youde finally finished the call.
"Mr. Su, I have discussed it with the principal of the other party. They are very sincere and hope to make friends with Mr. Su, so they are willing to spend HK$20 billion to acquire Mr. Su. Holding 49.9% of the shares of Jardine Matheson Group is already a sign of great sincerity. It is equivalent to the market value of Jardine Matheson Group, which has been directly raised to 40 billion Hong Kong dollars." After sitting down on the sofa, Youde directly talked about his relationship with the company. After the report, the final result was given.
Su Cheng raised a smile at the corner of his mouth and thought to himself, 20 billion Hong Kong dollars, which just touched his psychological expectations. Unexpectedly, these British people had such strong financial resources. In order to bring the Jardine Matheson Group under their control, they did not hesitate to spend more than double the original price.
Obviously, they have high confidence and expectations for the future prospects of Jardine Matheson Group! However, all this is just a shrewd transaction for Sioux City. After all, when he initially acquired shares of Jardine Matheson Group, he invested only nearly HK$5 billion. To be able to resell it at such a high price now is a considerable return.
Among them, only a billion Hong Kong dollars were spent in the early stage. In order to acquire the shares of Jardine Matheson Group in the later period, we had to buy the shares of Jardine Matheson Group from Land Group. In the end, we spent more than 3 billion Hong Kong dollars. Hong Kong dollar.
However, the Land Group actually now belongs to him. He holds half of the shares in Land Group, which is equivalent to one of his own.
So, it seems that Su Cheng spent so much, but in fact, a lot of the funds came back to him in the end.
In total, he only spent two to three billion Hong Kong dollars.
So after paying a real price of 2 to 3 billion Hong Kong dollars, getting back 20 billion Hong Kong dollars is simply a huge profit!
Seeing that Su Cheng didn't speak for a long time, You De thought that Su Cheng was still unwilling to agree and that he was holding on for the price of 25 billion, and a look of helplessness suddenly appeared on his face.
Whether it was the Rothschild family or Sioux City, he actually didn't want to offend.
He cannot afford to offend either side.
So he is actually in a dilemma.
Just when he was thinking about how to continue to persuade Su Cheng, Su Cheng said with a smile: "I thought about it carefully and decided to give Mr. Governor a face, and I agreed to this deal!"
Hearing Su Cheng's words, Youde suddenly became happy.
Now, he doesn't have to offend either side.
"Okay, okay, Mr. Su, I will convey your opinions to the other side immediately. Thank you very much for your understanding and support. It is a real honor for you to have the honor to negotiate with me." You De stood up as he spoke. , bowed slightly to Su Cheng politely to show respect.
However, Su Cheng quickly turned sideways and avoided this courtesy. He had his own concerns and understood that although the governor held a high position of power, his health condition was not optimistic. As far as he knew, Youde only had four years left to live.
Su Cheng expresses respect in his way, rather than formal submission.
"My Lord Governor, you are too polite. The business world is ups and downs, and what matters is mutual respect and understanding. I am also honored to be favored by you today. There is no need to be polite between us, and win-win cooperation is the best. Right way." Su Cheng smiled.
Both parties looked at each other and smiled, knowing each other's positions and decisions tacitly, and there was no need to say anything more.
Then, Su Cheng concluded by saying, "My Lord Governor, I'd like to say goodbye today and look forward to more opportunities for cooperation in the future." He said goodbye to Youde politely and gracefully.
As for signing the contract, it has nothing to do with Governor Yu Deke.
Youde is just acting as a lobbyist.
What they value is not the present of Jardine Group, but the future of Jardine Group.
Now that he has completed this matter, what happens next will naturally have nothing to do with him.
When returning to Suzhou City, Youde also reported the situation here to the Rothschild family.
After learning that Su Cheng had agreed to this transaction, the leader there also breathed a sigh of relief, but did not show a single smile.
After all, the cost of 20 billion Hong Kong dollars has increased greatly. Even the Rothschild family has suffered a lot this time.
This time, they were bleeding profusely, and they were probably very angry.
At first, their group of British-funded consortium had already discussed the matter, but there was nothing they could do about it.
Moreover, they also feel that Jardine's prospects are very good. If they win, the future development will be very good.
After this matter is settled, it will be much simpler.
After that, Su City received a reply quickly and the contract was signed three days later.
In other words, these 20 billion are basically no problem.
As for what these British-funded consortiums think, Suzhou City can't control that much.
No matter how unwilling they are, it has nothing to do with Su City. (End of this chapter)