Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

Once he completely tore his face and got stuck in the quagmire, then he would forget about the next big bargain.

In addition to bargain-hunting real estate, there is also the depreciation of the Hong Kong dollar. He only needs to put the US dollars in Hang Seng Bank at that time. Once he enters and exits, he can make money while lying down, which is faster than stocks.

Although the mutual control strategy that Niu Bijian implemented at the beginning seems a bit silly, the actual effect is really good. As long as Jardine Matheson is willing to invest capital, Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land will always be able to keep one of the two holding companies.

For Jardine Matheson, Yang Chen has no interest. With Hang Seng Bank in hand, even if he wins Jardine Matheson, it will not be of much use to him.

What he cares about is Hongkong Land. Apart from real estate, Hongkong Land also has many high-quality companies, such as the previous Heung Kong Electric and Telephone companies. More than 30.00% of the shares of these two companies are held by Hongkong Land.

If he wants to privatize the two companies next, he will have to take down the shares held by Hongkong Land.

Jardine Matheson is a chicken rib, and Landmark is the fat that he values.

Therefore, he wanted to give it a try to see if he could get the land from Simon Keswick. If he could get the land successfully, he did not continue to fight with Jardine.

In order to alleviate the debt problem of Jardine, the later generations of Simon Keswick launched a series of clearance sales. The proper style of the children of the big family is decisive and straightforward.

In the face of this dear friend, why not try it?

Simon Keswick said seriously: "Sheng Yang, I am here on behalf of Jardine this time, and I will take over the chairmanship of Jardine's board of directors in a short time, so I came to you this time to discuss Talk about some misunderstandings between us before."

"Misunderstanding?" Yang Chen couldn't help laughing and said: "Mr. Simon Keswick, I think, I need to make a statement, there is no misunderstanding between us, Jardine's previous behavior in Xiangjiang, you can find it on the street. You can get a rough idea by asking yourself.”

"If it was just a misunderstanding, I wouldn't make such a big fuss, worrying and laboring."

Yang Chen's disdainful expression and tough attitude made Simon Keswick's forehead suddenly black.

Before he came here, he had already understood everything. In Simon Keswick's opinion, there was nothing wrong with Jardine's suppression of Xue's manufacturing industry earlier. Commercial competition is inherently omnipotent. Extremely.

Jardine's only mistake was that it did not use more drastic means to acquire Xue's manufacturing industry at that time.

Without Xue's manufacturing industry and Xue's father behind him, Yang Chen would not be able to rise so fast, and it would be even more impossible for him to take advantage of this opportunity to catch Yihe by surprise.

After hitting a hard nail, Simon Keswick immediately changed the subject and used his last trump card.

"Sheng Yang, I came to Bangkok in person this time with sincerity. Because of our two families, the Xiangjiang stock market has also been greatly affected. Before coming here, I paid a special visit to Mr. Youde. I also hope that we can resolve the misunderstanding as soon as possible and stabilize the prosperity of Xiangjiang..."

"Press?" Yang Chen was taken aback when he heard the words, and looked at Simon Keswick in surprise, he didn't expect that the other party would move out that Xiangjiang governor, Youde.

'Isn't he aware of his relationship with Prince Charles? '

Yang Chen showed a foolish expression. If the governor really wanted to intervene in this matter, he would have received a call from Prince Charles long ago. Now that he hasn't, it means that the other party does not intend to intervene in this matter.

The source of the turmoil in the Xiangjiang stock market came from the scene of Mrs Thatcher wrestling in the Great Hall, and from the fact that the British side's wishful thinking did not work out, and had nothing to do with his fight with Jardine.

Even if there is, it will at most play a role in fueling the flames.

Ignoring Simon Keswick's embarrassment, Yang Chen shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Simon Keswick, I haven't received a call from the Governor, and I think it's not between our two families that he has a headache now. things."

Simon Keswick spread his hands, leaned back on the sofa, showed a helpless expression, and said in a compromise, "Okay, Yang Sheng, make an offer!"

"Offer?"

"yes"

"That's good, I want to buy land." Yang Chen said lightly.

"What did you say?" Simon Keswick suddenly stood up from the sofa, his eyes fixed on Yang Chen in front of him.

Yang Chen didn't even look at Simon Keswick, who was staring at a pair of bull's eyes, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip carefully, and then continued: "I think what I said is very clear, I want to Hong Kong Land, as long as you agree, I can stop immediately, and even assume all the debts that Hong Kong Land owed before."

Simon Keswick was taken aback after hearing this, and then quickly shook his head and smiled wryly: "Impossible, Yang Sheng might as well change the conditions."

The importance of Jardine Land to Jardine is unquestionable. Without Hongkong Land, Jardine's influence in Xiangjiang will be greatly weakened. Without Jardine Land, Jardine may not even be able to maintain its position as the four foreign firms.

"Mr. Simon Keswick, I think you need to seriously consider the situation. Now that the Sino-British negotiations have ended, you must be aware of the outcome. No one knows what will happen in the next year or two.

Now that Jardine is ready to move out of Xiangjiang, what's the use of leaving land? Do you still want to bear the loss of decades ago? "

Chapter 785

Yang Chen's words were also ruthless, and at the same time, he also spoke to Simon Keswick's heart. For Jardine, who had suffered huge and heavy losses, what he was most afraid of was that history would repeat itself.

Decades ago, with the help of the huge influence of the United Kingdom in Asia, Jardine did not recover from the heavy setback.

Today, Britain's influence in Asia is gradually weakening. Without this huge advantage, coupled with the rise of Chinese capital, no matter how confident and capable Simon Keswick is, there is no guarantee that Jardine can still overcome the danger and pass the border safely.

The Jardine Department said that the most difficult asset to transfer is undoubtedly Hongkong Land, the real estate kingdom. Real estate has always been the most valuable business of Hongkong Land. Without real estate, Hongkong Land can no longer be called Hongkong Land.

If Jardine Matheson wants to leave, it only needs to transfer the funds out, but Landmark cannot.

But if Jardine hadn't given up the land, its influence would have plummeted. By that time, he, a member of the Keswick family, might not be as powerful as New Bijian who was about to be driven away.

"Aren't you afraid, Yang Sheng?"

Simon Keswick hesitated for a while, and asked the question he wanted to ask most in his heart.

"What are you afraid of?" Yang Chen subconsciously asked.

Simon Keswick said without hesitation: "Does Yang Sheng think that Xiangjiang can continue to prosper without the British capital and the elite?"

Yang Chen asked back at the right time: "Why not? Could it be that Mr. Simon Keswick feels that the current Chinese-funded consortiums are not capable of supporting the prosperity of Xiangjiang?"

"I remember that you Chinese have a saying called 'do it to unload the mill and kill the donkey'. Don't you, Yang Sheng, not be afraid of becoming that cockroach?"

Simon Keswick didn't know where he learned the idioms, so he directly uttered the Chinese characters for "Xie Mo Kill Donkey". Although it is not very standard, the pronunciation is very clear.

"It seems that Mr. Simon Keswick is very interested in the culture of our country. The foundation of Jardine has always been in Asia. Sirk's understanding of Chinese culture in the future, don't just see it one-sided..."

Before Yang Chen could continue to speak, Simon Keswick raised his hand to interrupt at the right time: "I remember, Yang Sheng, you now hold British nationality, a citizen of the British Empire's dependent territories, and a loyalist of the Queen of England."

Well, Simon Keswick's words were sharp enough, and they caught Yang Chen's pain point in one fell swoop.

For a moment, Yang Chen really didn't know how to speak, because what the other party said was indeed the truth.

Before the reunification in [-], the people living in Xiangjiang were legally speaking citizens of British dependent territories. No one could deny this.

"Didn't you know Simon Keswick first embraced your Christianity?"

Simon Keswick shrugged, obviously thinking that Yang Chen was deliberately avoiding the previous topic, so he bluntly said with a smile: "Of course, I am a true Christian."

"Then Simon Keswick thinks, the God you believe in, will it really protect you?"

"Squeeze?" Simon Keswick frowned, and said in displeasure, "I remember that many people in Xiangjiang believe in Buddhism, so Yang Sheng thinks your Buddha will bless you?"

Yang Chen shook his head and said: "I've never believed in Buddhism, and I don't believe in it. The belief in the bones of the Chinese has never been those illusory gods and Buddhas."

Without waiting for Simon Keswick to open his mouth, Yang Chen continued: "I wonder if Mr. Simon Keswick has heard the story of Dayu's flood control when he was learning about Chinese culture?"