Chapter 54 Perfunctory
Chen Chong tied his tie, looked left and right at the mirror on the dressing table for a while, then touched his cheek, and said, "No wonder the ancients said lust hurts the body. You are not yet thirty, just like a wolf or a tiger. I made me look haggard and I couldn't see anyone at night."
When Zhang Aijia, who was sitting at the head of the bed, was angry when she heard this. She grabbed the pillow, threw it over and smashed it hard, and teased him, "Aren't you going to learn from the feudal emperor and open a big harem? Why, just two women can't stand it?"
"The emperor opened a harem and went to bed at night. He would turn the brand. He would sleep with whoever he wanted, and sleep as he wanted." After a passionate scene, Chen Chong was in a very good mood and teased: "You are a violent act like a woman and a man, which is a crime of deceiving the emperor and is unbearable."
"You are a fool." Zhang Aijia curled her lips. She turned over and got out of bed, picked up her suit jacket and walked over, and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Haven't you made an appointment with someone tonight? Get dressed quickly, it's seven o'clock."
"Tonight is just a formality. Everyone is ulterior motives and plotting against each other." Chen Chong reached out and put his clothes on his body. He looked back at her and said, "How about you change your clothes and go with me. The restaurant tonight tastes good."
"I won't go anymore. Just eat something downstairs with Qingxia later." Zhang Aijia waved her hand and said, "I didn't sleep well last night. Now I'm very sleepy. I'll go to bed later."
"Okay." Chen Chong put on his watch, grabbed his hair again, and said, "I'm leaving."
"Let's go, let's go." Zhang Aijia sent him to the door and said again. "By the way, after I got up today, I called my grandfather and asked me to go back to Taipei as soon as possible. Is there anything wrong with Taiwan? Before I left the United States, he also called me to stay here for a few more days after returning to Hong Kong."
"There's something." Chen Chong looked at her expression and knew that she had misunderstood. So he smiled and kissed her forehead and said, "It's not what you think. Your grandfather doesn't object to us being together. It's because something happened in the business. He actually asked me to go to Taiwan as soon as possible. Don't think too much. I've booked a plane ticket tomorrow night. After the TV station starts broadcasting, we will go to Taiwan."
"Okay." Zhang Aijia stroked his tie and said, "Then I'll call you to my grandfather later."
Chen Chong nodded and said, "Tell him that there is something wrong with the decoration in my office. I need to redecorate it. Ask him if he knows a Feng Shui master in Taiwan."
Zhang Aijia understood what he meant and nodded.
"Mr. Chen, our conditions are very good. Please consider it carefully."
"Mr. Bao Fuda." Chen Chong put down the document, pushed it over, and said, "I admit that the conditions you have now are much more generous than last time, but I have said it very clearly. I am not interested in Xingguangxing, nor are they interested in the properties in Mid-mountain."
"Since that's the case," said Nubijian, who had not spoken much, "Mr. Chen, please tell me your request, be honest, we no longer have the patience to continue to be perfunctory."
"You are not willing to give me the Prince's Building or the land of Bofulin." Chen Chong shook his head and complained a few times, then raised his finger and said, "Then I will propose two new plans. First, you will acquire all the shares in my hands at a price of HK$105 per share. Second, I will use the shares in my hands in exchange for shares of Jardinet Foreign Company or Land Group."
Bao Fuda and Newbijian looked at each other, and then said, "The closing price of Hutchison Whampoa today is only HK$71.3. The price of HK$105 is very unreasonable, and the premium is too high. If it is a stock exchange, how will Mr. Shen change it?"
"The stock prices of Jardine & Land Group are about the same as those of Land Group, both of which are around 17 yuan. Let's exchange Jardine & Foreign Company. I'll suffer a little loss. One stock will be exchanged for six shares. How about it? New and old stocks are OK."
Although the market of Jardine Whampoa is much larger than that of Hutchison Whampoa, it is not as big as six times larger. One stock exchange is for six stocks. In this way, Shen Chong almost directly pushed the throne of Jardine Whampoa's largest shareholder, which naturally aroused strong opposition from the two.
"That's impossible"
"Are you crazy?"
"I have made a big concession, but you two still refuse to agree. Then I think it will make no sense to continue the talk." Chen Chong shrugged exaggeratedly and said helplessly: "The differences are too big."
Nubijian stared at Chen Chong with an eagle-like look and asked, "Mr. Chen, what conditions did Bao Yugang give you?"
"Trade secrets, no comment."
"What Bao Yugang can give, our Jardinian can give more." Niao Bijian clamped his red wine glass with his finger and said proudly: "Before Hong Kong was opened, Jardinian had already gained a foothold in this land. Mr. Chen, you must know that it is unwise to offend a huge and historical business kingdom."
"Mr. Nvbijian, I don't mean to offend Jardine." Shen Chong pretended to be innocent and said: "Americans often say that business is business. British people say that freedom of buying and selling, fair competition, right? Everyone is a businessman, and interests are first, and I have to fight for the greatest benefit for myself."
"You Chinese have also said, don't lose the big picture because of small things." Nookie has been in Hong Kong for more than ten years and is very familiar with Chinese. After he said a rude idiom, he said: "The business scope of Jardine Wong Foreign Company, from supermarkets to fleets, from real estate to certificates, from grain to oil, anywhere in the world, there are Jardine Wong's footprints. Any product in the world can be bought by Jardine Wong. Mr. Shen, if you choose to be a friend of Jardine Wong, then we can help you in Hong Kong and even Southeast Asia, and Sir Pao Yugang can only help you transport goods."
Chen Chong slowly ate the French snail meal and said, "If I understand correctly, Mr. Newbijian means that if I don't sell the stock to you, then I will be the enemy of Jardinet. In the future, I will encounter many unexpected difficulties in Hong Kong and even the entire Southeast Asia?"
"Mr. Chen misunderstood." Bao Fuda said, "Mr. Niu Bijian advises you to consider the surrounding commercial interests more and not just look at the numbers on the books."
"Oh, that's right." Chen Chong put down the tableware and said, "I only believe in real interests. Why don't you give me some examples and tell me what peripheral benefits can I get?"
As a professional manager, Bao Fuda was used to straightforward negotiation methods. He immediately said: "I heard that Mr. Chen's TV station had some small problems. Mr. Niu Bijian is a good friend of the Governor and a member of the Executive Council. He can help mediate and solve those problems."
Chen Chong took his eyes to see Niu Bijian.
"The Governor of Hong Kong has a lot of business to deal with tomorrow, but as far as I know, he will have some free time around 6pm." Nookjian stared at Chen Chong without any weakness and said, "I can persuade him to attend your TV broadcasting ceremony. Also, I am a good friend of Mr. Luo Bao, the chief non-official MP of the Legislative Council, and he is also the chairman of the Broadcasting Administration, the legislation on film censorship, and Mr. Chen's TV station are within his jurisdiction."
Yu, it's really this guy's trick
Although I guessed it a long time ago, Chen Chong still felt under great pressure. Nvbijian's words and actions showed that Jardinet's influence on Hong Kong's political and economic fields is not lower than that of the Governor and HSBC. This time he offended them. If he could not quickly show his fearful strength, he would have a hard time in Hong Kong in the future.
After thinking for a while, Chen Chong decided to continue to paralyze Newbijian and survive the vacuum period in Taiwan. He said, "Then I will change my plan. I will use one Hutchison Whampoa stock to exchange three Jardine Whampoa stocks, and add 45 Hong Kong dollars in cash. How about it? Jardine Whampoa stock price is only about 17. In this way, the value of each Hutchison Whampoa share is only about 98 yuan. This premium is very reasonable and sincere, right?"
He had more than 9 million shares of Hutchison Whampoa stocks, and he reduced the quotation at once, which was equivalent to asking for more than 1 million Hong Kong dollars less. This concession was indeed not small. One share exchange for three shares would not shake the Keserk family's position as the largest shareholder of Jardine Whampoa. Bao Fuda was quite moved when he heard this, and Newbijian's eyes flashed and asked vigilantly: "Mr. Chen, you have always wanted to exchange for Jardine Whampoa's shares, why?"
"I have made enough money." Chen Chong said nonsense, "I want status, reputation and titles. I want to be a member of the Political Bureau or the Legislative Council, but my family background is ordinary and has a low status, so I can only improve my social status by joining the board of directors of large companies. HSBC has not issued new shares for many years, and its board of directors is too difficult to get into, so I had to make the idea of Jardine Wong. As Mr. Newbiejian said just now, Jardine Wong has a deep influence in Hong Kong. I think if I can become a member of the board of directors of Jardine Wong, it will provide a lot of help to my life."
Nuo Bijian looked at him half-believingly, then got together with Bao Fuda, whispered for several minutes before looking up and saying, "We need to go back and study Mr. Chen's plan."
"Yes." Chen Chong asked secretly, "So, my TV station?"
"Don't worry, Mr. Chen, I can guarantee that the Governor's Office will give you a clear reply before twelve o'clock tomorrow."
Who cares about the governor
Chen Chong's eyes narrowed and asked again: "What about the Radio Industry Administration?"
"Mr. Chen, you have to know that it is as if this plan needs to be studied." Nubijian raised his lips and said, "The Broadcasting Administration is a government department. Its official documents it issued will also take time to study them if it changes."
Yu you uncle, who said that British people don’t know how to play tricks...
I want you to look good sooner or later
Chapter completed!