Rebirth of the Strongest Tycoon

To say that the Wharf was swallowed by Xia Yu, apart from the Jardine Consortium, which forces were the most shaken, there is no doubt that it was the other British-funded consortium.

Swire, Hutchison Whampoa, and Wheelock, the three British-funded consortiums, all had the mentality of sweeping the snow before their own door, and they all guessed in their hearts that the Chinese capital would not dare to attack the Jardine Consortium in an expanded range.

But Xia Yu's fatal blow completely terrified them.

However, in this case, it is even more impossible for them to take the initiative to jump out and conflict with the vigorous Chinese capital, leading the war to themselves.

Taking the initiative to pick things up is not stupid enough to do it, but strengthening defense is a must.

After all, the bloody lessons of the Jardine Consortium are happening in front of them. If they are not alert, they are not qualified to be the heads of a consortium.

Under such circumstances, Norman Shi Yahuai, Qi Dezun, and John Madden ordered to speed up the self-examination of the companies under their respective consortiums to see if any companies were targeted, so that they could be dealt with in a timely manner, so as not to prevent Ended up with the Jardine Consortium.

Don't say it, you don't know if you don't check it, you will be shocked when you check it!

The three major British-funded consortiums, each of which has one or two hundred subsidiaries or affiliated companies, as many as Taikoo, add up to nearly 300, and it is absolutely impossible not to be targeted by everyone who cares of.

When the problem was found, the three major consortiums solved it immediately.

If the attacker was someone like Xia Yu, even with the strength of the three major financial groups, he would be helpless if he wanted to stop it.

But when it is discovered in advance, it is not difficult to solve the problem.

For a time, I don’t know how many people were dying of depression, lurking for a long time, just to cannibalize one or two companies. As a result, because of the battle between Xia Yu and the Jardine Consortium, the other three consortiums were alerted, and the plan was discovered in advance and failed.

Those people have the heart of scolding mother!

Absolute disaster!

Of course, in this series of investigations, there is one person who is the most disturbed, and that person is the helm of Hutchison Whampoa - Qi Dezun!

On the top floor of Hutchison Whampoa's headquarters, the chairman's office.

Qi Dezun looked solemnly at the neatly arranged numbers recorded on the paper,

The more he looked, the worse his face became, and there was even a trace of unease in his heart.

Because the records on these papers are the stock market transaction records of Hutchison Whampoa Corporation in the past six months, the turnover rate, turnover, trading volume, etc. are all on it, and the changes are clear at a glance.

Even in the last few pages, a few trend charts are specially drawn.

Just looking at the data of a few weeks or even a month or two can't find much, but when the time line is extended to half a year, many clues are revealed.

From these figures and the trend chart, it can be seen at a glance that the trading volume is abnormal, some people are secretly absorbing shares, and the stocks are in and out. According to the proportion, the total amount of public shares in circulation has been showing a downward trend!

Seeing this, Qi Dezun thought of the tragic situation of Hutchison Whampoa for the first time in his mind, and then thought of the murderous Xia Yu.

How similar!

Could it be that the crocodile lurking in the water and constantly approaching was also Xia Yu?

Qi Dezun's heart was heavy, he took a deep breath, raised his head, looked at Weili, chairman of Hutchison Whampoa, who was sitting opposite and represented his will, and asked again: "Can you be sure who is secretly sucking stocks? Is it Jiuding? Securities?"

Wei Li also had a heavy heart. He slowly shook his head and said, "Mr. Qi Dezun, I don't know who it is yet. The problem has just been found out, but I have already sent someone to investigate."

Speaking of this, Weili pondered for a moment and expressed his thoughts: "However, according to the data, the abnormal transaction appeared in early February. At that time, Jiuding Securities Company was not established at all, and Xia Yu had not yet risen. There may be this fund, so I think the lurker should not be Jiuding Securities Company."

Qi Dezun thought for a while, then nodded slowly, agreeing with Weili's idea, and for some reason, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

It was only then that he suddenly realized that Xia Yu had left such a deep impression in his heart that he had already regarded him as an equal.

But Xia Yu really deserves his serious treatment.

Strength has nothing to do with age. Along the way, Xia Yu's record of 100 victories in a hundred battles, as well as his illustrious reputation, made him subconsciously ignore the fact that Xia Yu was a young man.

Qi Dezun shook his head again to wake himself up again. Even if Xia Yu was not the most famous person, it did not mean that there were no other bigwigs in Xiangjiang. He must not despise him.

After thinking about it, Qi Dezun thought that in this sensitive time period, stability should be the main thing, lest, like Old John, not only lose face, but also suffer heavy losses.

"I will mobilize funds and increase my personal shares. Also, you continue to investigate and find out who is secretly absorbing shares, and notify me immediately after finding out, but there is one thing you need to remember, don't panic!"

Qi Dezun solemnly instructed that he had decided to cash in the unimportant industries invested by other families, and then go to the bank to get some funds to increase his equity as much as possible.

After all, no matter how good other investments are, they are still not as good as their main business. If Hutchison Whampoa is taken away, it will be difficult to build a new foundation. Money alone is like a rootless plant. The energy of the family is absolutely will be severely shrunk.

"Okay, Mr. Qi Dezun!"

Wery nodded solemnly.

Although Qi Dezun has retired, and now he is the chairman of the board of directors of Hutchison Whampoa, Qi Dezun is at best a major shareholder.

But he was mentioned by Qi Dezun, and he was able to sit on the position of chairman of the board of directors. It was also because of Qi Dezun's equity. Without Qi Dezun's equity representation, he would have to be laid off in minutes, so of course he respects Qi Dezun very much. .

After Wei Li left, Qi Dezun was in a distressed mood. He walked back and forth in the office a few times, and finally came to the floor-to-ceiling window. He accidentally saw the HSBC Building in the distance. He suddenly thought of something, and his face became solemn.

"No, I have to go to Shen Bi now. As long as he doesn't sell his equity to others, then I am absolutely safe. If HSBC's equity is sold, it will definitely be a big trouble!"

Qi Dezun felt uneasy for a while when he thought that HSBC sold the stake in Wharf and contributed to Xia Yu's victory.

He knew who Shen Bi was. He was a mercenary person. Of course, the profit was a long-term benefit, otherwise he wouldn't have gotten so close to the Chinese capital.

If Shen Bi can sell the Wharf shares held by HSBC to Xia Yu, it is just as possible to sell the shares of Hutchison Whampoa held by the bank to others!

But the difference between Hutchison Whampoa and Wharf is that HSBC only holds a 13.5% stake in Wharf.

However, due to the stock market crash in 1973, HSBC Bank saved Hutchison Whampoa. Huangpu's largest shareholder!

That is to say, because the laws of Hong Kong have decided that banks can only operate banking businesses, not real estate or docks, etc. Therefore, although HSBC holds so much equity, it can only be used as an investment and cannot participate in operations. Otherwise, where would it be? Is it his turn to talk?

But because of this, he was even more uneasy.

He is very clear about the operation of Hutchison Whampoa over the years, and HSBC is also very clear.

Despite his efforts, Hutchison Whampoa gradually climbed out of the quagmire after the stock market crash in 1973, but after all, the injury was too severe and the investment was too complicated, which made it difficult for the ship to turn around, and it was very difficult to rectify.

He also knows that Shen Bi is very dissatisfied with the status quo of Hutchison Whampoa. If there are enough interests, Shen Bi may really sell his equity.

So for the sake of safety, he had to stabilize Shen Bi!

As long as the equity in HSBC's hands is not sold to others, he is absolutely safe!

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