Faced with the unexpected situation, John Madden didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Especially the senior executives in the conference room, their attitude towards him immediately changed after learning the news, which made him even more uncomfortable.
At this time, he, who was already in his sixties, suddenly looked older.
Who would have thought that one day ago he was the extremely famous Chairman of Wheelock. Even if the Zhang family forced the palace, he could easily resolve it with a few words.
As a result, he got such news today, which was really difficult for him to accept for a while.
Although John Madden has already had the idea of leaving Wheelock Group, the meaning of stepping down on his own initiative is completely different from being kicked out by others.
However, at this moment, it seems that there is no point in saying more.
"Mr. Su, are you interested in my shares? I would like to sell you the shares of Defeng Group." After a long time, John Madden said this.
However, Su Cheng has no idea of continuing to acquire shares. He holds 49% of the shares, which is enough to control this British-owned company.
"Mr. John, I don't plan to increase my shareholding because I have no plan to privatize it. I still have some influence in the Hong Kong stock market. Once everyone knows that I have become the Wheelock Group After becoming the chairman of the board of directors, the stock price of Wheelock Group will definitely rise. Why should Mr. John sell it to me? You can slowly sell it on the stock market. The funds sold are much higher than the price I paid for it. Even if I It’s impossible to give too high a price for acquisition,” Su Cheng said with a smile.
When John Madden heard this, his eyes lit up. It was really like this. Nowadays, among the listed companies controlled by Sioux City, which one is not soaring? The stock prices of Hong Kong Electric Group, China Bus, Land Group, etc. are all very high. , obviously, after Suzhou City takes over Wheelock, it will surely increase the share price of Wheelock Group.
At this moment, he was no longer downcast, but his eyes showed a smile.
Wheelock has suffered serious losses in the shipping industry this year, and he is tired of taking charge. Now, it is a relief.
"Mr. Su, I will cooperate with you on the handover matters." At this moment, John Madden, who already knew that there was no way to save the situation, answered simply.
"Very good, thank you Mr. John for your cooperation." Su Cheng said with a satisfied smile.
John Madden's cooperation is naturally the best.
Otherwise, he can only forcibly oust him and then take over.
So, Su Cheng took the phone from the bodyguard and called Wei Li, asking him to send someone to take over the management of Wheelock Group.
Wheelock Group and Hutchison Whampoa Group are both traditional British banks. Taking over by Hutchison Whampoa is obviously the best way.
Today Hutchison Whampoa is 100% controlled by him. It is also a very good idea to merge Defeng Group into Hutchison Whampoa and become a listed company under Hutchison Whampoa.
More than an hour later, Weili hurriedly led a group of senior executives to Wheelock Group.
At this moment, Wei Li is very excited. Merging Defeng into the Hutchison Whampoa department will be equivalent to strengthening Hutchison Whampoa. How can this make him not excited?
Although all the companies under Su City are harmonious, there must still be competition in the dark.
For example, Hutchison Whampoa Group and Su Group are secretly competing over who is the first brother.
Su Cheng did not stop this. Letting them compete can be regarded as a kind of motivation.
With the cooperation of John Madden, Weili successfully took over the Wheelock Group.
From then on, this giant, which had once become one of the four major British-owned foreign companies, was taken over by Suzhou City for its own use.
As a large listed company, Wheelock has many small shareholders who own shares. It is natural that this change of helm should be made public.
So Wheelock Group held a press conference.
At the press conference, when Su Cheng announced that he would become the chairman of Wheelock Group, the scene was once again sensational.
Another British-owned company was taken over by Sioux City.
Throughout the past few years, major British banks that have been taken over by Sioux City include giants such as Hutchison Whampoa Group, Hong Kong Electric Group, and Land Group. Now, there is also Wheelock Group. .
How can one not be shocked.
Previously, it had directly taken over Jardine Matheson & Co. If Su City had not chosen to sell it for HK$20 billion, Su City would have almost taken over most of the British-owned companies. OK.
Even Wharf Group, a giant with a high market value, Sioux City is also the second largest shareholder.
The news spread to all parts of Hong Kong at the fastest speed.
No matter how big Xiangjiang is, the speed of spreading news is very fast.
These media haven't even announced the matter yet, Su City's successful acquisition of Wheelock Group has already caused a stir.
As a result of the news spreading, the stock market crashed.
Originally, Xiangjiang's stock market has been affected to varying degrees by the real estate crisis, shipping industry depression, etc. since this year. Few listed companies can maintain a continued upward trend.
As for Wheelock Group, it has been dragged down by the shipping industry. Its stock price has not been better this year and its trading volume has dropped significantly.
But after the news spread that Sioux City had acquired Wheelock Group, it immediately caused a sensation all over Hong Kong.
As a result, many investors have targeted the shares of Wheelock Group.
Under the continued enthusiasm of investors, the share price of Wheelock Group rose by more than 50% in just one day.
You can imagine how much these investors trust Su City.
Although this matter has little to do with Su City, he holds 49% of the shares and has no plans to increase his holdings.
But from the reactions of investors, we can also feel their enthusiasm.
Sucheng has long become the most trusted entrepreneur in the eyes of Xiangjiang citizens.
Seeing this scene, John Madden suddenly felt very grateful to Sioux City.
Now that the market is so hot, it is naturally very simple to sell his shares.
However, at this moment, he hesitated whether to sell it or not.
If it is not sold, when Wheelock Group turns losses into profits, the dividends will be large. This seems to be better than selling it.
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The matter of Su City taking over Wheelock Group was a hot topic among the citizens in Xiangjiang for more than half a month before it gradually dissipated.
At this time, Wheelock Group's shares have risen by more than 150% compared to the stock price at the time of Suzhou City's acquisition.
The total market value of Wheelock Group has also surged into the top ten among listed companies in Hong Kong.
It can be said that after changing the boss, Wheelock Group has directly undergone reforming changes, and it is no longer the British-owned enterprise under the management of John Horseman.
Wheelock has many subsidiaries. Among the listed associate companies are Wheelock Group and United Enterprises. Under the United Enterprises, there is Baofu Development, which is quite powerful.
In addition, Wheelock also controls the well-known listed company Xiangjiang Tunnel Company. In addition, Wheelock Shipping, Professional Trust, Charlie Wan Development, Commonwealth Real Estate, Lane Crawford, etc., These are all important public companies, all controlled by Wheelock Group.
It can be seen that although the current Wheelock Group is in a state of decline due to the losses of Wheelock Shipping, it can also be seen that its foundation is very strong.
Under Weili's management, it is not difficult to revitalize the Wheelock Group, but it is just a matter of turning Wheelock Shipping from a loss to a profit.
So, with the authorization of Sioux City, Wheelock Group sold 50.4% of the shares of Wheelock Shipping Company, which was currently suffering serious losses, to Dali, a subsidiary of Sioux City, for US$1. Logistics company.
Wheelock Shipping itself suffered serious losses, and its stock had fallen very low. Taking this opportunity, it continued to acquire stocks on the stock market, and then officially announced that Wheelock Shipping would be privatized.
Immediately, Wheelock Shipping and Dali Logistics merged to form the new Dali Logistics Group.
At this point, Wheelock Shipping Company has withdrawn from the market. With so many manufacturing industries owned by Sioux City, they themselves require a lot of transportation to be shipped to all parts of the world. The original Dali Logistics Company is not enough to transport so much property rights. The market in Sioux City needs to compete with Bao Yugang's Global Shipping group cooperation.
Although Bao Yugang has been selling ships over the years, Global Shipping Group still maintains part of its shipping business.
Now, with the acquisition of Wheelock Shipping, the strength of Dali Logistics has increased several times in one fell swoop, and it has become the largest logistics and shipping company in Hong Kong.
In fact, Dali Logistics Group ranks among the top three fleets in the world.
After all, both Dali Logistics Company and Wheelock Shipping Company originally owned some of the best ships in Hong Kong.
Now, after the merger of the two companies, one can imagine the strength.
As for where it ranks in the world, there is no relevant data company survey, so it is unknown.
Su Cheng didn't pay much attention to the public opinion from the outside world, because the Su family was happy again.
Zhong Chuhong successfully gave birth to a little prince again.
So far, Su Cheng has three sons and one daughter.
Zhong Chuhong was still a little regretful that she was not a daughter, but thinking about it, she felt happy again. Whether it was a boy or a girl, they were her and Su Cheng's flesh and blood. This was an inescapable fact.
After Zhong Chuhong gave birth, Gillian will soon reach her due date.
Gillian's pregnancy was only more than two months later than Zhong Chuhong's.
In other words, in two or three months, the Su family will add another new member.
There are more and more members of the Su family. They are really blessed and have many children!
Su Cheng also loved this newborn baby very much. He had always been fair and just to his children and would not show too much favoritism.
Although there is only one father, paternal love can be divided.
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In the blink of an eye, more than two months have passed.
The Wheelock Group is getting better and better under the management of Wei Li.
Especially without the drag of Wheelock Shipping, Wheelock Group has ushered in comprehensive development.
Moreover, after several rounds of financing, Wheelock Group’s funds have become increasingly abundant.
Su Cheng has neither increased nor reduced his shareholdings. He has maintained a shareholding rate of 49%. Even if he raises funds, he will increase his shares to 49%.
In Xiangjiang, what other entrepreneurs like most is to cooperate with Sioux City.
So, when Wheelock Group released the news of financing, many big names got involved.
For example, Bao Yugang, Zheng Yutong, Li Ka-shing, etc., and even Huifeng Bank, all participated in the financing.
So, with the investment from the big guys, even if Sioux City does not invest, there is enough available capital of more than 3 billion Hong Kong dollars.
This amount of capital is enough to allow Wheelock Group to take off.
Sioux City rarely gets too involved in Wheelock Group matters because he trusts his management team.
On the contrary, if he manages it himself, he may not be able to manage it so well.
Moreover, he rarely devotes too much energy to the Ma family, even in companies where he holds 100% of the shares, let alone a listed company that only holds 49% of the shares.
Dali Logistics Group also merged smoothly.
Acquiring the Wheelock Group this time can be said to be a very cost-effective deal.
He only invested more than one billion Hong Kong dollars in Wheelock Group.
Today, the total market value of Wheelock Group has reached more than HK$8 billion, and he holds 49%. That means the market value of the Wheelock shares on hand has reached more than HK$4 billion.
Of course, market capitalization can change at any time. If you don’t sell shares, it’s just a number.
But it is enough to see that everything in Wheelock Group is developing in a good direction.
Otherwise, how can investors still speculate on the share price of Defeng Group after two or three months have passed?
The stock price continues to rise, indicating that there is more and more good news for Wheelock Group.
Tseung Kwan O, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, in a high-end delivery room.
At this time, Su Cheng was waiting outside.
The one inside is Gillian, and today is also Gillian’s day to give birth to her baby.
"Boss, we gave birth to a baby girl!" The female nurse inside came out holding the baby, a little worried that Su Cheng would not be happy knowing that it was a girl.
However, Su Cheng showed a happy expression, "How about the girl."
Now, he has three boys and two girls, five children.
After a while, Gillian was pushed out. At this time, her face was pale, but full of a happy smile.
"Thank you for your hard work." Su Cheng stepped forward, held Gillian's pale little hand, and said softly.
This is the woman who gave birth to children for him, of course he values her.
The trolley pushed Gillian into a high-end delivery room. There were no other mothers nearby, and there was no one else in this area. They were all people Su Cheng trusted.
After all, Su Cheng never wanted his family’s affairs to be made public.
"Cheng, I want to see our daughter."
"Okay, I'll hold it for you to see how cute it is."
After Gillian returned to the villa for confinement, Su Cheng Normal life resumed.
This morning, after Su Cheng got up, he habitually ate breakfast and read the newspaper.
One of the newspapers in his hands is its "Oriental Daily".
"Mr. Su Cheng officially became the world's number one shipping king!" This was the headline on the main page of Oriental Daily.
Huh?
Su Cheng looked at it carefully.
He thought it was the "Oriental Daily News" own article, but after reading the content, he realized that the source of the news was an article written by the "New York Times" in the United States.
It turns out that after the merger of Dali Logistics and Wheelock Shipping, the New York Times specifically investigated the world's largest shipping companies.
In the end, it was discovered that the current Dali Logistics Group has the highest tonnage of ships in the world.
In other words, Su Cheng, the boss of Dali Logistics Group, has become the world's number one shipping king!
Seeing this, Su Cheng was also a little surprised.
He himself has no intention of competing for this honor. He just feels that the merger of Defeng Shipping and Dali Logistics Group will allow them to develop better.
I really didn’t expect that by accident, I would become the world’s shipping king. (End of chapter)