Hong Kong 1980: The Savage Era

Chapter 205 [Where there are people, there will be fights]

Before the trip to the United States was planned, Luo Qihong was caught up in other urgent events.

Thursday, May 3

Luo Qihong had just arrived at work and was sitting in charge of Zhaoan Real Estate Company. As usual, he was reading and browsing the newspapers to understand what happened yesterday so as to adjust his future plans.

As a time traveler, Luo Qihong does not think that his behavior and rise will have any impact on the overall situation, but it will still change the original life trajectories of some people, so he knows that there will be many small butterfly effects.

Since the late 70s, the Hong Kong government has announced that it will build Hong Kong into the world's third largest financial center. Merchants from Southeast Asia and Australia have all heard the news and want to get a share of this fat piece of pork.

Among them, the most outstanding one is Sino Properties owned by Singapore's wealthy Huang Tingfang family. The most famous one is the "Dragon and Snake Battle" in the previous life's acquisition battle of Wheelock Company.

There are also some more famous companies, such as the Australian-capitalized Penta International and the Malaysian Lim Sioe Liong family.

Some of these foreign capitals are low-key, some are high-profile, and some are extremely high-profile, directly challenging Hong Kong's super tycoons and wanting to decide the outcome in one battle.

Unfortunately, it is those who keep a low profile that are more likely to succeed, gain a foothold in Hong Kong where there are many wealthy people, and become one of the top tycoons in Hong Kong.

"Boss, De'an Securities called and said that the stock price of Zhao'an Real Estate Company is abnormal. It has been confirmed that someone is frantically buying up the company's shares." Cheng Jianshen reported to Luo Qihong with a heavy face.

Hearing this, Luo Qihong was slightly startled. De'an Securities holds 46.7% of the shares of Zhaoan Real Estate Company, and the Hong Kong government has issued a new comprehensive acquisition triggering the bottom line of 35% equity. Who is so ignorant as to want to provoke the tiger's whiskers?

Isn’t it aware that Dean Securities holds such a high proportion of shares?

Luo Qihong immediately rejected this speculation. Who would acquire a company without thoroughly checking the situation?

"Have you found out who is responsible?" Luo Qihong felt relieved after he figured it out.

Cheng Jianshen hesitated for a moment and said, "It could be the wealthy Malaysian businessman Qiu Debaat. We have already checked his background information and he is very wealthy."

This time, Luo Qihong's eyes widened. Why did Qiu Deba target him? He was not a super tycoon in Hong Kong, and why did he target Siu On Real Estate? If he wanted to target a high-quality enterprise like China Gas Company, or Wheelock Properties, he should have.

Southeast Asian tycoon Khoo Teck Puat, whose ancestral home is in Fujian, is the founder of Malayan Banking Corporation and a major shareholder of Bank Negara Brunei. He is also a real estate tycoon and hotel king who owns a large number of properties and land in Southeast Asia and Australia. He is the chairman and actual controller of Singapore's Goodwood Park Hotel Group.

Luo Qihong's fear of this man comes from his memories of his previous life. Qiu Delu was one of the initiators of the famous Dragon and Snake War, and his cash flow was frighteningly large. He was not a ship charter king who could borrow 20 billion Hong Kong dollars with just one phone call. Of course, he was worried that Qiu Delu would launch a full acquisition of Siu On Real Estate Company.

After thinking for a long time, Luo Qihong still couldn't guess Qiu Deba's true purpose, so he frowned and asked, "What do you think Qiu Deba's purpose is?"

He did not quite believe that Qiu Dehua would fully acquire Siu On Real Estate Company. Dean Securities held such a high stake that the challenge was too great. It would be better for him to acquire a real estate company of the same size.

Cheng Jianshen shook his head. "I don't know! I don't think he really wants to acquire Zhaoan Real Estate Company. Everyone knows that it is impossible to successfully acquire Zhaoan Real Estate Company. Isn't he just pretending to be a fool?"

A wealthy tycoon with such achievements is certainly not a fool. Even if Khoo Teck Puat is suffering from Alzheimer's disease, his think tank will not allow such a resolution to pass. So Khoo Teck Puat must have some major purpose.

Sniper tactics?
Luo Qihong still rejected it. The key to using sniper tactics is that the shareholding of major shareholders is unstable. Dean Securities holds such a high shareholding, so how can it be unstable?

"In the past two years, many wealthy businessmen from Southeast Asia and Australia, especially the Chinese, have come to Hong Kong to do business and start companies. Perhaps it is because Qiu Dehua wants to invest in our Siu On Real Estate Company." Cheng Jianshen said optimistically.

Luo Qihong shook his head and sneered, "If I were Qiu Debao, I would definitely not invest so much money in a real estate company when I first came to Hong Kong. Instead of investing in others, it would be better to start my own real estate company, go to the government land auction to buy a few pieces of good land, and then list it on the market."

"Then boss, what do you think Qiu Deba's purpose is?" Cheng Jianshen realized that there seemed to be a big conspiracy here.

Luo Qihong exhaled and said, "No matter what Qiu Deba's purpose is, it is not as threatening to us as expected. Our advantage is that our shareholding is high enough and we are not afraid of challenges."

"De An Securities will keep an eye on Khoo Teck Puat, but you should also pay close attention to Khoo Teck Puat's actions, especially his shareholdings. Report any news to me in a timely manner."

"Yes, boss!" Cheng Jianshen immediately left the office.

Luo Qihong was puzzled. Why would Qiu Deba, such a ruthless person, target him? He was not very famous.

Baoxiang Film Company Meeting Room

The atmosphere here was a bit solemn, and the three people looked unhappy, as if they had encountered something bad.

Hong Jinbao finally spoke up and said, "Golden Harvest Entertainment drove Shaw Brothers away. Although it is not as powerful as Shaw Brothers, it is still the overlord of the Hong Kong film industry. We may still have to rely more on Golden Harvest Entertainment."

It is obvious that Hong Jinbao intended to succumb to Zou Wenhuai's intimidation and give up some shares of Bao Xiang Film Company, which would also be of great benefit to the development of Bao Xiang Film Company.

Once Golden Harvest Entertainment becomes a shareholder, Baoxiang Film Company can borrow the resources of Golden Harvest Entertainment, which will be extremely beneficial to its development and growth.

"Mr. Hong, don't forget the conditions that Run Run Shaw set when you rented the Shaw Cinemas. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. If Run Run Shaw wants to discipline us, it will be very difficult." Luo Qihong disagreed with Golden Harvest Entertainment becoming a shareholder.

After all, this will affect his personal interests, and his annual dividends will inevitably be reduced.

He saved Baoxiang Film Company just for the box office dividends, and other purposes were secondary. Now Golden Harvest Entertainment wants to take advantage of it, which is a bit ugly. Hong Jinbao was a little embarrassed and lowered his eyes, not daring to look at Luo Qihong and Cen Jianxun's faces.

“What should we do? Zou Wenhuai from Golden Harvest Entertainment is also coming with great force.” Cen Jianxun said dejectedly.

Luo Qihong sneered and said, "We can find Run Run Shaw to cooperate. Shaw Brothers Film Company also has foreign rights and has a large number of theaters in Southeast Asia, which is more in line with our interests."

"Even if Run Run Shaw's offer is not lower than Raymond Chow's, we can still cooperate with the weaker Cinema City. I think Lei Juekun of Cinema City will agree."

It's not that Sammo Hung and Sammul Sham didn't think of this aspect, but the influence of Golden Harvest Entertainment in all aspects is superior to that of Cinema City, and cooperating with Golden Harvest Entertainment will better develop Bao Xiang Film Company.

Of course, the fact that Golden Harvest Entertainment became a shareholder did not have a big impact on the two of them. Anyway, they were both responsible for the daily operations of Baoxiang Film Company, and Golden Harvest Entertainment would definitely not interfere in this matter.

As for dividends, they do not think that the dividends will be less because the expanded market can make up for the loss of the smaller dividend ratio.

"Mr. Luo, I think we can discuss the issue of how many shares we hold. It should be possible to get it down to less than 10%." Sammo Hung still wanted to cooperate with Golden Harvest Entertainment.

Luo Qihong thought about it and thought that if Golden Harvest Entertainment Company only held some shares symbolically, it would not have much impact on him. "Okay, let's sell at most 6% of the shares. If Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang agree, we will cooperate. If they don't agree, we will talk to Xinyicheng Company."

Seeing that Luo Qihong had given in, Cen Jianxun and Hong Jinbao's expressions eased a little. They had thought that it would take a lot of effort to convince Luo Qihong, but it was done in such a short time.

"Then how does Luo Sheng think the shares of Golden Harvest Entertainment should be divided?" asked Cen Jianxun.

"For the sake of fairness to both of us, let's sell them according to the proportion of shares we own." Luo Qihong smiled, then put away his smile and said, "But Jiahe Entertainment Company cannot acquire these shares according to the proportion we paid in the beginning. It must be done according to the estimated assets in the future."

"Mr. Zou and Mr. He may not agree." Hong Jinbao said with an embarrassed look on his face.

"If you don't agree, forget it." Luo Qihong waved his hand and said, "This is one of my conditions. In addition, the resources of Golden Harvest Entertainment should be open to us. Our movies should be shown in their theaters at an internal price, not the same as other companies."

Luo Qihong is not an easy person to deal with. If Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang want to pick peaches, they will have to bleed.

How is it possible to only want to enjoy rights and not fulfill obligations?

Sammul Sham and Sammo Hung wanted to persuade him again, but Lo Chi-hung firmly disagreed. After all, Po Cheung Film Company had a plan B, and Golden Harvest Entertainment was not the only option.

After Luo Qihong left, Cen Jianxun came to Hong Jinbao's office and the two started a private meeting.

"Mr. Luo should have guessed our intention. The plan to introduce Golden Harvest Entertainment to check and balance him is not so easy to succeed." Cen Jianxun crossed his legs, supported his chin with his hands, and said with a sad face.

Hong Jinbao was more optimistic and said, "Luo Sheng is young, but with such achievements, he is definitely not an ordinary person. Just look at it. Anyway, we are working for the development of Baoxiang and we are just trying to make some profits by the way."

"Let's take our time on this matter. Bring in Golden Harvest first, and then other things will be easy. I think Luo Sheng has so many businesses that he won't care too much about the profits of the film company in the future."

"Well, let's go for a walk first." Cen Jianxun sighed and said, "The tycoons are still tycoons after all. It's really hard to play some tricks on them."

Hong Jinbao laughed and said, "Aren't you determined to be a movie tycoon? These methods are probably the most basic."

Cen Jianxun said unhappily, "Sanmao, that's an ideal. Whether it can be realized is another matter. Don't you want to be a producer, screenwriter, actor and director for the rest of your life? Don't you want to be a real movie boss?"

"I did think about it, but I know I have to solve these troubles and deal with a tycoon like Luo Sheng, so I've already prepared myself mentally." Hong Jinbao sorted out the documents on his desk and said with a smile.

"I can't win the argument with you, fat guy." Cen Jianxun rolled his eyes and said.

Where there are people, there will be the world of martial arts, and where there is the world of martial arts, there will be fighting and robbery.

Inside a high-end dessert shop with loud piano music

It was around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and many white-collar workers in Central were enjoying afternoon tea here.

"How was your trip to Japan? I haven't been to Japan yet." Li Bingjun scooped the black and white cake with a spoon, a smile on her face.

Bai Jinyan stirred his coffee and responded, "I went to work, not to travel. I came back immediately after finishing my work. I didn't feel anything except tiredness."

Bai Jinyan's words were naturally very casual, because there was no trace of complaint on Bai Jinyan's face, but rather a sense of complacency and pride.

"From your expression, I can tell that you gained a lot from your trip to Japan. Can you tell me about it?" Li Bingjun asked tentatively.

"What's there to hide? This time we're going to Japan to set up a new securities investment company, which involves a lot of money." Bai Jinyan said to Li Bingjun.

Hearing this, Li Bingjun felt that it was profitable and thought about how he could get involved.

(End of this chapter)