We are all reborn, who wants to be the richest man?

Luo Nianzhong had an evil smile on his face as soon as he got in the car after coming out of the Hong Kong Government.

The negotiations between the two parties obviously did not reach an agreement, but it was still acceptable in terms of appearance and the whole process was gentle.

When Barclays came in, let alone Luo Nianzhong, he didn't believe it had the funds to invest heavily in the Hong Kong stock market.

Even if it did, would it dare?

The future of Hong Kong Island is now full of uncertainty. Even HSBC and Jardine Matheson are relocating, and many Chinese Hong Kong businessmen are beginning to prepare to invest overseas.

Except for Luo Nianzhong, no one is so confident in Hong Kong Island.

Luo Nianzhong even suspected that this was not proposed by the British side, but the result of pressure from the British capital in Hong Kong on MacLehose.

The purpose is of course self-evident, it is to let Luo Nianzhong get over it as soon as possible.

It's a pity that Luo Nianzhong doesn't agree with them.

"Since you want to play, just play bigger." After taking a look at the Hong Kong government building, Luo Nianzhong ordered Mueller to drive home.

……

July 7st. Far Eastern Bank suddenly held a press conference and launched an offer for Royal Bank of Scotland, which shocked the entire financial industry in the East and West.

The top three banks in Hong Kong launched acquisitions of local banks in England at the same time, and a drama of narrow encounters was about to take place.

After knowing the news, Shen Bi immediately convened a board meeting

"There is no doubt that this is for us.

The Royal Bank of Scotland's role in Far East Group is limited, and it is not cost-effective in the current multi-party competition and rising prices."

Everyone understands what Shen Bi said, but it cannot be ruled out that Luo Nianzhong will not acquire the Royal Bank of Scotland.

One of the directors of HSBC, Jardine Maison Henry Keswick, does not think Luo Nianzhong will 100% act as a disruptor.

"That annoying upstart can do anything. Although the news from England is that the kid has taken over Barclays Bank, it is almost certain, but after all, the deal has not been completed yet.

So what if the deal is completed? Buying Royal Bank of Scotland would make him Britain's biggest banker.

As for the uneconomical issue you mentioned, who knows? "

Henry Keswick is still brooding over Luo Nianzhong's sneak attack on Wharf a few years ago.

"It is impossible for those politicians to agree to hand over London's financial industry to an outsider." Someone contradicted Henry.

"Humph, don't forget the relationship between those big families and him.

An official guest from England? What are they afraid of doing for the sake of their official future? "

Henry Keswick knew those serious customers in England very well. If there hadn't been problems at Wharf and Newbikin was fired, he might have become one of them now, so Henry had no hope at all for those people.

Even if Luo Nianzhong takes over the savings ratio of these two banks in England, it will not exceed 10%. Those serious customers can completely accept this situation in exchange for the benefits they need.

"Is it possible for us to use our brains on Barclays?" Someone planned to find another way to counterattack.

“It’s impossible. Barclays’ size is not comparable to that of Royal Bank of Scotland. They are no smaller or even bigger than us. We don’t have the funds to complete this transaction.

And we don’t have enough interests to impress those noble gentlemen, and they probably won’t even talk to us.”

It’s not that Shen Bi is disparaging HSBC, this is the fact.

The Royal Bank of Scotland is a regional bank in the north of England, with its main business being in the north-central part of the country. It’s not particularly big, but it’s a good springboard for HSBC.

Barclays is different. It has branches all over the UK and has operations in Africa, the Middle East and India. It is considered a large world-class bank.

In the bank rankings, Barclays ranks higher than HSBC, hovering around the 40th place for a long time.

"What should we do? Do we have to rely on funds to compete with them?"

“We are very passive now, and our relationship with the British upper class is not as good as Standard Chartered Bank.

In terms of funds, we are not as good as Far East, and the wealth plan we made for Standard Chartered Bank has become invalid."

The wealth plan is the plan developed by HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank to compete with Royal Bank of Scotland.

In terms of influence on the UK, HSBC is very clear that there is no way to compare with Standard Chartered Bank.

Standard Chartered is headquartered in London and has a large amount of business in the UK.

HSBC is different. It was born entirely because of Dongfang. Otherwise, they would not have acquired a local bank in England.

In terms of its relationship with the British upper class, its network of British contacts, and its trust among British people, HSBC is at a complete disadvantage compared to Standard Chartered, which has been operating in Britain for hundreds of years.

But HSBC is not without its strengths, which is funding.

With the economic rise of Hong Kong Island and Southeast Asia, HSBC, which has basically received a lot of dividends from its layout in these places, is richer than Standard Chartered, whose main business is British wrestling.

Since my connections are not as good as yours, I will use my money to kill those MPs and RBS shareholders who can play a key role.

But now that a richer capital tycoon has rushed in, HSBC has lost its advantage in this regard and has even become a disadvantage.

Compared with Standard Chartered and Far East Bank, HSBC does not have any outstanding features and appears so mediocre. This is why Shen Bi convened a board of directors immediately after knowing that Far East Bank joined.

Although in his heart, he prefers the Far East to disrupt the situation, he can no longer take the blame and he dare not take a gamble.

The Jianing Group incident has already made many directors on the board of directors dissatisfied with him. If Luo Nianzhong really fakes it and takes over the Royal Bank of Scotland, what awaits him and Shen Bi is to resign.

For capitalists, all the great achievements in the past are of no use.

They can tolerate a failure once, and they can barely accept it twice. If it happens three times in a row, it means that this person has no value in using it.

Shen Bi's first loss was too serious and caused serious financial losses to HSBC. He did not dare to bet on whether these people would give him a third chance.

"I don't need to explain the specific reasons for Far East Bank's joining. I have long said that putting pressure on MacLehose is not a good idea, and Luo Nianzhong will not do this at all.

Well now, it’s counterproductive.”

“Hmph, some people are just lucky and still living in a dream.

The Far East Group is not something you can manipulate at will like other Chinese companies. With its international influence, not to mention the Hong Kong government and even the British would not dare to make any special targets."

"Who are you talking about?" Henry Keswick asked John Schweizer of the Schweizer family who had just spoken.

"I don't want you to flatter me like the Kadoorie family. Now that the Luo family is about to become one of Coca-Cola's major shareholders, are you afraid? Are you afraid that your franchise will be lost?"

Oh, right. I remember that Far East Group will also set up a shipping company after the new airport is completed, right?

By then your two pillar industries of Swire will be hit, no wonder you are anxious."

Faced with Henry Keswick's cynicism, John Swaya did not reply, but his anger at the moment could be seen from the way his eyes stretched.

"Okay, gentlemen, what we need now is unity rather than disunity like now."

Shen Bi could only say this. In his heart, he had no illusions about the word unity.

Ever since these British businesses began to overlap with each other, HSBC has never been united.

That's not right. At least when it comes to safeguarding their own interests, such as dividends, these people are very united, which gives the Sassoon family, the major shareholder behind HSBC, a headache.