I Want To Be a Rich Man on Hong Kong Island

A western-style restaurant, the guests inside are basically foreigners.

"Mr. Keswick, don't you know why I'm invited?"

Keswick picked up the red wine glass and raised his glass with the auctioneer on the opposite side. After taking a sip of the red wine, Keswick said unhurriedly, "Of course I'm looking for you for the auction of the King of the Central District!"

The auctioneer was taken aback, and quickly said: "Then you have found the wrong person, I am just an auctioneer, and I can't control the auction!"

Keswick showed a relaxed smile, and the auctioneer didn't refuse outright, indicating that he could still be bribed.

"Of course you can't control the auction, but you can control the auction hammer!"

"Please tell Keswick, I still don't understand!"

"It's very simple, you can control the timing of the second hammer and the third hammer! For example, when the competition reaches a critical moment, if we call out a high price, others will definitely hesitate or deliberately delay the time, then your third hammer can fall quickly. Of course, I will not let you do this for nothing, I am willing to pay a deposit of 50,000 Hong Kong dollars, and after the completion, I will pay another 50,000 Hong Kong dollars. What do you think?"

Keswick revealed the conspiracy he planned. Although this strategy is not 100% effective, as long as Changshi Real Estate relaxes, it may succeed.

But Jardine Matheson only needs to pay 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is nothing at all.

When the auctioneer heard that there was 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, he immediately hesitated, because his income from one auction was only about 150 Hong Kong dollars, and it took him almost two years to earn 100,000 Hong Kong dollars.

"What if those real estate developers get into trouble?" the auctioneer expressed his concern.

"You are British, what else can the Hong Kong government do to you, and it is difficult to obtain evidence, so you will not be charged at all." Keswick persuaded.

"After success, you need to give me another 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, a total of 150,000 Hong Kong dollars; after all, I will take some risks. If there is a big trouble, I may have to go back to London." The auctioneer used the law of 'additional money' .

"Deal!" Keswick said without hesitation, 150,000 Hong Kong dollars is just a sprinkling of water for a land king of 20 to 30 million, not worth mentioning.

Keswick then discussed the details with the auctioneer. For example, this strategy must be kept at a critical moment and not exposed too early.

 …

"Congratulations to Sanders for being promoted to HSBC Taipan,

Please take care of me in the future! "Wu Guangyao congratulated Sandas who came over.

Of course, Wu Guangyao came from the heart. After working with Sanders for so many years, the two have become real good friends;

Moreover, it is not that Wu Guangyao is not patriotic, but that HSBC at this time really does not make Wu Guangyao feel disgusted.

Maybe the time to really hate it should be the 21st century!

Wu Guangyao thought that even if he took over the Hang Seng Bank in 1965, he probably wouldn't have too many conflicts with HSBC.

Because Hang Seng Bank is too small for HSBC!

Hang Seng Bank may have to wait until after 1997 to become the rival of HSBC;

Of course, the mainland has its own banks and will not support Hang Seng Bank, so it can only rely on Wu Guangyao himself!

However, no matter who it is, it can't stop Wu Guangyao's financial dream!

After all, I know the future financial trend, so I can use Hang Seng Bank to make a fortune.

"Mr. Wu is being polite, please take care of me more in the future!" Sandas also said modestly.

HSBC and Wu Guangyao are true allies. Over the years, Wu Guangyao has earned countless interests by relying on the business provided by Wu Guangyao.

Moreover, according to Wu Guangyao's wind vane, HSBC was able to avoid some troubles in advance; for example, this time the land price plummeted. As early as 1957, Sandas had collected real estate loans, and as a result, some losses were avoided.

In addition, the value of global shipping has reached 700 million U.S. dollars, and HSBC holds 22% of the shares, which is more than 150 million U.S. dollars.

It is precisely because of these achievements that Sanders, who was supposed to be promoted in 1962, was promoted to the top class of HSBC Bank three years ahead of schedule.

It can be seen how much the senior executives and shareholders of HSBC Bank value Sanders and the cooperation with Wu Guangyao.

Sanders came to catch up on the old days, and also came to learn about some developments from Wu Guangyao.

"Mr. Wu seems to be optimistic about the real estate industry on Hong Kong Island again?"

Wu Guangyao naturally knew Sanders' intentions, so he said half-truthfully: "When did I not see the real estate industry in Hong Kong Island? I have always been optimistic about the real estate industry in Hong Kong Island, but when people are crazy, I know that I need to be cautious, because this is not a healthy growth. The land price of Hong Kong Island has always had a bottom line in my heart, and I will not buy it beyond this bottom line. For example, in 1957, I knew that the land price and house price The rise is too fast, everyone needs to calm down..."

What Wu Guangyao said was of course empty words, and of course Sanders couldn't see anything!

Sandas asked again: "What about the current real estate industry? Is Mr. Wu optimistic about it?"

"After the slump in 1958, land prices and house prices have room to rise, so I am optimistic. Is Sandas coming this time to confirm my answer? Could it be that you still can't see the situation clearly?" Wu Guangyao asked rhetorically .

"I also feel that the real estate industry has resumed its upward trend. I am here to remind you that Jardine Matheson recently borrowed 20 million Hong Kong dollars from our HSBC Bank. It seems that they are determined to win the land! But it seems that my worries are unnecessary. You don't seem to be short of money." Sanders joked.

"Haha, there must be a bottom line in everything. If the price is too high, I may choose to give up. I am a businessman, and I will seek advantages and avoid disadvantages."

"But Jardine Matheson will too!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, Sandas could see that Wu Guangyao was very confident, and Wu Guangyao also knew that HSBC was showing favor!

While giving Jardine Matheson a loan, tell yourself this unimportant news!

 …

The king of land auctioned by the Hong Kong government has been hyped by the media on Hong Kong Island, and the real estate industry, which has been cooling down for more than a year, is beginning to show signs of recovery.

Three days before the auction, the English-language newspapers of the Hong Kong government also reported which companies participated in the bidding!

A total of 12 consortiums and companies participated in the bidding, but in terms of strength, only 5 were qualified to enter the final auction, and the rest were soy sauce.

This includes Huo Yingdong, the chairman of the real estate industry at this time. At this time, Huo Yingdong was good at contracting projects, such as building freshwater ponds and reclamation; but this time, he absolutely couldn't afford it.

The outside world naturally began to discuss, after all, this is a big event!

The king of auction land is like a weather vane. If the auction fails or is not fierce, then the real estate market must be bad!

If it is fired very hotly, then the bigwigs are starting to be optimistic about the real estate industry on Hong Kong Island.

"When Sha Danyao makes a move, no matter whether it is a British-funded consortium or an American-funded consortium, they must admit defeat!" said a fan of Wu Guangyao.

"That's not necessarily the case. Sha Dan Yao has invested all over the world in the past few years, and I heard that he has built up a lot of land a while ago. Maybe he is in short supply!" A melon-eating crowd held an objection.

"Anyway, Sha Danyao is the leader of our Chinese people. If we leave it before, the Chinese people won't even be able to get admission tickets!"

"Too!"

Although Wu Guangyao is already so powerful, many Hong Kong residents still choose to believe that the British-funded foreign companies are stronger than Wu Guangyao.

If Wu Guangyao doesn't collide with this kind of thinking, the British-funded foreign companies will never change.

At this time, the citizens of Hong Kong Island are blindly chasing the stocks of British-funded companies;

And this situation will run through the entire 1960s;

Because of this, many British-funded companies have chosen to go public one after another, taking advantage of the psychology of Hong Kong residents to raise a large amount of funds to develop their companies.

China Gas, Pacific Aircraft Mechanics Company (subsidiary of Swire Pacific), Jardine Matheson, Wheelock Shipping, etc. chose to go public one after another; Jardine Matheson was listed on the second day in 1961, and its market value reached 6 billion Hong Kong dollars.

The purpose of Jardine Matheson's listing is very simple, that is, many small shareholders of Jardine Matheson Co., Ltd. are not optimistic about the future and want to cash in their shares, so they just take advantage of the psychology of Hong Kong residents to make a fortune.

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