Hong Kong Movies: The Boss's Global Empire

Bleeding profusely!

Zhang Yuliang suddenly felt drowsy. He looked ahead in a daze. There was blood, large patches of blood.

Then, Zhang Yuliang heard several sharp screams. It turned out that his wife and son were arrested.

He opened his mouth and was about to speak when he was hit on the head again!

Zhang Yuliang was completely speechless and just lay on the ground twitching.

There was only one thought in his mind: If I had known this would happen, I would not have done it in the first place!~ The Zhang family soon fell silent.

After the four masked men confirmed each other, one of them lit a match and threw it on the ground: "Let's go, it will explode soon!"

Just now, he went to the kitchen to turn on the gas!

"What? Mr. Lu, you want to acquire Wheelock?"

In the president's office of Wantong Bank, Chen Taotao was shocked when he heard that Lu Wendong was planning to acquire Wheelock.

Henderson Land is world-renowned. Even though its profits have declined in recent years due to strategic reasons, it is still not something that ordinary people can covet.

The most troublesome thing is that Wheelock's stock adopts the AB share policy!

The so-called AB shares refer to shares with different voting rights.

There is a significant difference in voting rights between Class A and Class B shares. Typically, one Class A share is worth one vote, while one Class B share may be worth multiple Class A shares.

This is mainly to ensure that the founders or major shareholders can maintain control of the company while cashing out. More than a decade ago, Chinese capital rose and began to encroach on foreign companies.

In order to keep their power, the foreigners came up with this weird thing called AB shares.

As early as the early 1970s, the board of directors of Wheelock decided to issue B shares to protect its control over Wheelock, as it had gradually lost control of the company through repeated use of rights issues or issuance of new shares to acquire other companies since the 1960s.

At that time, the board of directors of Wheelock announced that it would convert the 3217.5 million issued common shares into Class A shares, and stipulated that one Class B share would be available for every two Class A shares. The par value of each Class B share was 1/10 of that of an Class A share, but it had the same voting rights as an Class A share.

Wheelock subsequently issued a large number of B shares twice, in July 1972 and June 1974. Although issuing B shares was not a very aboveboard thing, it did play a significant role in safeguarding control.

It is also because of this that no one has ever set his sights on Wheelock.

Chen Taotao said politely, "Mr. Lu, actually, industry and finance are two different concepts." He thought Lu Wendong was really good at business!

During this period, Chen Taotao spent a lot of time researching the industries under Lu Wendong's name.

For example, he has eaten at Golden Leopard Seafood Buffet and visited it at different times. The business is really good and the management concept is very advanced. The ingredients are fresh and the service is good!

Honestly, Chen Taotao believes Golden Leopard Seafood Buffet could easily open a few more locations, and he's willing to provide financial support. But what impressed Chen Taotao the most was the boba milk tea!

At the same time, hundreds of milk tea shops opened in Hong Kong Island!

From the very beginning, it laid the market foundation for milk tea shops and led the market. Boba milk tea is indeed delicious, but it is a new thing in Hong Kong Island.

As a result, Lu Wendong dared to spend tens of millions to open hundreds of stores. This kind of courage and vision made Chen Taotao praise him endlessly. As for the Donghuang, the Las Vegas on the sea that recently opened with great fanfare on Hong Kong Island, there is no need to mention it.

Every time Chen Taotao sees the advertisement, he looks forward to the early opening of Las Vegas at Sea.

However, he saw that Lu Wendong was actually planning to switch from industry to finance, and the first target he would target was Hutchison Whampoa.

Chen Taotao couldn't help but think that Lu Wendong was being a bit too aggressive, so he kindly reminded him, "Mr. Lu, finance isn't that simple." Lu Wendong smiled. How could he not understand this better than Chen Taotao?

"I've already acquired 13.5% of Wheelock's shares from the Madden family, and 10.99% of Wheelock's shares from the conglomerate." He paused, then added, "This includes voting rights."

Chen Taotao's expression suddenly turned serious. With 24.54% of the shares in his hands, he was indeed qualified to covet Wheelock. "Wait a moment."

Chen Taotao stood up and walked to the file cabinet to look for it, then took out a file and walked back.

He flipped it open and took a look. "If Mr. Lu wants to take over Wheelock, the quickest and easiest way is to get Mr. Zhang Yuliang."

Lu Wendong glanced at Chen Taotao with admiration. This guy was truly capable. Not only did he focus on collecting information, but he also found the key to the problem immediately. "I've already contacted Mr. Zhang Yuliang."

Lu Wendong shook his head. "Mr. Zhang seems to have some misunderstanding about me and refuses to discuss it with me." Chen Taotao said, "If we launch a full-scale acquisition, we'll end up in a price war."

"Mr. Lu, do you want me to talk to Mr. Zhang for you?" "I have that idea."

Lu Wendong followed up, "I came here this time hoping that your bank could help me complete this acquisition!" The only way to acquire a large listed company is to ask for help from a bank.

When Baochuan Wang acquired Wharf Holdings and Li Huanggua acquired Hutchison Whampoa, HSBC was behind both!

Chen Taotao murmured, "I see." "If the acquisition is completed."

Lu Wendong smiled and said, "Your bank can also make a lot of money."

Wheelock's assets are of excellent quality! How excellent are they?

After acquiring Wheelock, the charter king absorbed Wheelock's assets by dismembering them, thus absorbing the nutrients of Wheelock, allowing his family to become equal to foreign companies such as Jardine Matheson and HSBC!

Wharf Holdings was merely laying the foundation for the charter king; it was Wheelock that truly enabled it to soar and grow! Chen Taotao sighed, "Mr. Lu, you're dangling a carrot in front of me."

“How about this…”

He was about to speak when the phone on the desk rang: "President, the latest business news."

Chen Taotao immediately picked up the remote control and turned on the TV while explaining, "Sorry, Mr. Lu, I just arrived in Hong Kong Island and can't miss any of the business news in Hong Kong."

"clear!"

Lu Wendong admired Chen Taotao very much. He felt that this young man was capable, motivated, and intelligent. He believed that his future was limitless.

Our station reports: A flood occurred at 8 MacDonnell Road, and police found three bodies at the scene of the accident.

The property is reportedly owned by Mr. Zhang Yuliang. His family has long lived together and shared their finances, but has recently been embroiled in a dispute over the inheritance. Police stated that they are currently unable to confirm the deceased's identity and the cause of the accident remains under investigation.

Lu Wendong stood up suddenly: "This?"

Chen Taotao was also a little surprised: "How could this happen?"

Lu Wendong shook his head: "Sorry, Mr. Chen, I have to go and express my condolences." He sighed: "I never thought that something like this would happen."

Chen Taotao expressed his understanding. If it had been Zhang Yuliang who had been in trouble, Lu Wendong's plan to acquire Wheelock would certainly have been delayed. "I hope Mr. Zhang will find good fortune."

Chen Taotao then said to Lu Wendong, "Mr. Lu, I will seriously consider the plan you mentioned." "I will give you a clear answer within one day at the latest."

"Thank you."

Lu Wendong picked up the phone. It was Huang Shitong who was calling. "Uncle Tong, did you watch the news too?"

Lu Wendong sighed, "How unfortunate! I was originally discussing with Mr. Chen from Wantong Bank, hoping he could help buy out Mr. Zhang's shares." "Who knew this would happen to the Zhang family?"

Huang Shitong, who was on the other end of the phone, breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. He thought Lu Wendong would never do such a thing. After all, in Huang Shitong's eyes, although Mr. Lu was the leader of Hongxing, he was very polite in his actions.

I've never seen him fight or kill!

"Mr. Lu, this may be an opportunity for us."

Lu Wendong knew what Huang Shitong was thinking, so he pondered, "Would this... be considered as kicking someone when they're down?" "Mr. Lu, you're just too kind."

Huang Shitong advised: "If we don't take action now, when will we take action?" "It just so happens that I have some connections with Mrs. Tan's family. I will go find her right away."

"I believe they also want to lock in their profits."

Mrs. Tan Sansao is the daughter-in-law of the third branch of the Zhang family. She comes from a prominent family and her family is rich and powerful.

This inheritance dispute was led by her and the second wife! She was the right person to choose!

"Okay, Uncle Tong, thank you for your hard work!"

Lu Wendong said, "Mr. Zhang also has property in Causeway Bay. Speaking of which, he's the boss of my Hongxing." "I have to go over and offer my condolences."

Huang Shitong sighed: "Mr. Lu is really thoughtful. Okay, I will go on the visit right away."

Lu Wendong walked out of Wantong Bank. There were still eight assassins outside, but the difference was that four of them had been replaced. One of the assassins reported, "Brother, they went to Nanshengwei."

For Hong Kong people, Nam Sang Wai is a desolate wilderness where even anglers are too lazy to go fishing. But for Lu Wendong, it is quite different. He considers Nam Sang Wai his own paradise.

Because of this, Lu Wendong has entrusted Dinosaur to help him negotiate with the local people. He plans to build a tourist resort there. Normally, it can be used as a training and entertainment place for the death squads.

If he had time, Lu Wendong would also go there. "Go to McDonald Road."

McDonald Road had already been blocked by a police cordon.

Lu Wendong immediately saw the people from the second and first branches of the Zhang family. He saw that their expressions were complicated, some were surprised, some were amazed, some were happy, but none of them looked sad.

Lu Wendong thought, once you enter a wealthy family, it's like entering a deep sea. Once you enter a wealthy family, how can you have family affection?

He glanced at Zhang Yuliang, whose house had been reduced to rubble. Originally, things didn't need to get to this point. Lu Wendong approached the Zhang family: "Everyone, I'm Lu Wendong."

He sighed: "How is Mr. Zhang?"

The Zhang family and the others looked at Lu Wendong in surprise, but a young man stood up and said, "Hello, Mr. Lu, I'm Lawyer Luo Decheng." "Now, are you Uncle Zhang's friend?"

Lu Wendong shook his head: "We can't really be considered friends. I originally wanted to discuss a deal with Mr. Zhang, but it seems that it won't be possible now."

He handed over his business card: "We may meet again later."

"If you need anything, you can call me."