Hong Kong 1980: The Savage Era

Chapter 207 [Cluttered Situation]

Luo Qihong pondered for a moment and could not think of any loopholes that could be exploited by Qiu Debao. He owned two listed companies, China Gas Company and Siu On Properties.

The shareholdings of these two companies are both over 2%. As long as he makes a small acquisition in the stock market, he can force Kwong Teck Puat to retreat. However, Kwong Teck Puat still faces the challenge without fear, which makes people suspect that Kwong Teck Puat has some means to decide the outcome.

Could it be that this guy is just trying to play a psychological game? Luo Qihong thought to himself.

Luo Qihong sighed, "I really don't understand what this dragon wants to do? I wonder if he has money but nowhere to spend it? He can't mess with me just because of his fame, right?"

The second half of the sentence was said unintentionally, but it awakened Liang Botao's thoughts in this regard.

Liang Botao said in a deep voice, "Perhaps Qiu Dehua really wants to use your reputation to win his first battle in Hong Kong, so that the citizens of Hong Kong will know the name of Southeast Asian tycoon Qiu Dehua, so that it will be easier for him to open a company."

Seeing Luo Qihong's face full of shock, Liang Botao thought that Luo Qihong didn't really believe it, so he said, "Mr. Luo may have underestimated his impression in the stock market and in the hearts of some citizens. In fact, Mr. Luo is very famous in Hong Kong, only slightly inferior to tycoons such as Li Jiacheng of Cheung Kong Group, and his appeal in the stock market is not inferior to those tycoons."

"If they can make a profit from you, it will be a great thing for Kuo Teck Puat and other foreign investors. Those shareholders should be happy to recognize this Southeast Asian tycoon. In the future, when they raise funds, issue shares or do other things, shareholders will definitely be willing to believe that he can bring them big profits."

"." Luo Qihong fell silent, thought for a while, and asked, "Mr. Liang, from your perspective, help me judge, what is the probability of Qiu Deba's acquisition being successful?"

After all, Luo Qihong was still worried that there were loopholes that he had not discovered.

Liang Botao smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Luo. You already hold 46.7% of the shares. If Qiu Deba wants to successfully acquire the company, he will have to pay at least three times the price. To acquire Zhaoan Real Estate Company with a market value of 3 billion yuan, he will have to pay at least 12 billion yuan, and he will only get more than half of the shares. This is probably the most unsuccessful acquisition."

"Luo Sheng has no grudge against Khoo Teck Puat. He has spent so much money to gain fame. It is really a big loss. I am afraid that those shareholders may not buy it. They will only think that Khoo Teck Puat is stupid and has a lot of money."

Liang Botao's meaning was very clear. The possibility of Qiu Delu's acquisition being successful was almost zero. Even if Qiu Delu wanted to be a fool, the bank's board of directors would not agree to such a loss-making plan.

Luo Qihong felt relieved when he heard this. With the judgment of Liang Botao, the acquisition expert, and his own thoughts, there shouldn't be any major problems.

"Well, but I still need to trouble Mr. Liang to help me keep an eye on the dragon crossing the river. If there is any abnormal situation, please inform me in time." Luo Qihong's face was still a little gloomy. Qiu Deba still had some deterrent power. The support of the two banks alone made him very afraid.

"Okay, Luo Sheng!" Liang Botao nodded.

General Manager's Office of Hongpu Real Estate Company
Li Bingjun sat opposite Li Yude, her face not looking relaxed at all. She had just informed Li Yude of the content of her conversation with Bai Jinyan and was asking for Li Yude's opinion.

"Could this be a trap set by Luo Qihong?" Li Yude said worriedly. In his opinion, his daughter Li Bingjun was still a little immature in doing things and sometimes a little reckless.

Li Bingjun said, "It is very likely that Luo Qihong wants us to follow him and invest in the Japanese stock market. His De'an Securities Company can earn more commissions, and it can also revitalize new companies in Japan. He also wants to use us as an example to attract others."

"Then do you think Luo Qihong didn't lie to us? Does the Japanese stock market really have huge profit margins?" Li Yude didn't know much about stock market investment, but he was very cautious in doing things.

"This is the Japanese market economic analysis report I just got. Dad, please take a look at it first." Li Bingjun did not answer Li Yude, but directly handed over the report.

Li Yude took the report and read it carefully. After all, the matter was of great importance and any mistake would cause a family crisis.

Ten minutes later, Li Yude finished reading the report, closed the file with a solemn expression, crossed his fingers and said, "Although the Nikkei index has risen, it is difficult to say that this will be a bull market with such a small increase. If it is unstable and the Nikkei index plummets like last year, we may be unable to prevent it."

Li Yude was still a little timid. There is no way to make money by investing without any risk.

Today is an era of great development in the world. As long as you dare to take risks, you can still make huge profits.

If you are completely timid, you will probably just waste the opportunity.

Li Bingjun was somewhat speechless at Li Yude's conservatism. She still wanted to follow Luo Qihong to invest in the Japanese stock market. Although there was an element of being exploited, the benefits were real.

So she said to Li Yude, "I have asked Bai Jinyan to sell and cash out 3 million yuan worth of stocks in the Hong Kong stock market, and prepare to invest in the Japanese stock market. Since you are so worried, let's invest another 2 million yuan and give it a try."

Seeing Li Bingjun's confidence, Li Yude agreed, "Okay, let Hongpu Real Estate Company pay for the 2 million yuan. We are a little short of cash flow right now."

Li Bingjun could only nod. Li Yude had already made a concession, so she couldn't push it any further. She would try to convince her father slowly later.

The beginning of April

After discussions between the deputy general manager of Bao Xiang Film Company, Cen Jianxun, and Golden Harvest Entertainment Company, Golden Harvest Entertainment Company purchased 6% of the shares of Bao Xiang Film Company with 6 million yuan in cash and became a shareholder of Bao Xiang Film Company.

Golden Harvest Entertainment Company also opened up its resources such as directors and actors to Baoxiang Film Company, while its theaters and overseas subsidiaries remained unchanged.

As for Run Run Shaw, he certainly had a lot of objections to this, but the company that rented the Shaw Cinemas was not Po Cheung Film Company, so Run Run Shaw could only watch helplessly.

Even if Run Run Shaw filed a lawsuit against Lo Chi-hung and others, the business of Shaw Cinemas would not be affected. Moreover, Run Run Shaw had little chance of winning the lawsuit and was likely to face a sky-high penalty for breach of contract, so Run Run Shaw chose to swallow his anger.

I chose to 'pretend not to know' about this matter.

Zou Wenhuai of Golden Harvest Entertainment was a wonderful man. As soon as he became a shareholder of Bao Xiang Film Company, he quickly proposed to invest in the films that Bao Xiang Film Company was preparing to shoot.

Although they all followed the rules to buy shares, Luo Qihong refused in person, arguing that Baoxiang Film Company had no shortage of funds and these films would guarantee Baoxiang Film Company's box office and reputation in the industry, which was also linked to the shareholders' dividends. Sam Kin-fung and Hung Kam-pao tried to persuade him, but Luo Qihong still disagreed, leaving them helpless.

Bao Xiang Film Company Office

"We have introduced Golden Harvest Entertainment, and the current situation seems to be out of our control. Instead, it has intensified the conflict between Luo Sheng and Golden Harvest Entertainment." Cen Jianxun said with a frown.

"Golden Harvest Entertainment has indeed gone too far. They haven't even secured their position yet, but they're already thinking about intercepting the company's profits to fill their stomachs." Sammo Hung was also somewhat dissatisfied. He knew that those scripts were all good ones, and letting Golden Harvest Entertainment get involved would have a huge impact on his dividends.

"." Cen Jianxun was suddenly speechless. He wanted to win by quantity and quickly build Baoxiang Film Company into a first-class film company so that he could gain more wealth in the future.

It is more profitable to start your own company than to cooperate with others.

"Ah Xun, do you have any private agreement with Golden Harvest Entertainment Company?" Sammo Hung couldn't help but suspect that Sammul Chan had some kind of PY deal.

Sum Kin-Hsun was slightly startled, and quickly said, "Where is the private agreement? Will Zou Wenhuai and Ho Kuan-chang give me the profit? Sanmao, you know Zou Wenhuai. This man is as stingy as Run Run Shaw. Will he give me the money?"

Hong Jinbao still had some doubts, but considering their past friendship, he chose not to pursue the matter further.

Siu On Real Estate Company Office

Luo Qihong had long forgotten about the matter of Baoxiang Film Company and was staring at the report in the newspaper. The headline on it clearly showed the name of "Jardine Matheson Company".

The report provides a comprehensive summary of the company acquisitions, land development, and announced quarterly and annual profits carried out by the Hong Kong Land Development since 76, and indirectly demonstrates that the debt problem of the Hong Kong Land Development has become serious.

Such reports were naturally made intentionally by someone who wanted to target the Hong Kong Land Development and create some trouble for it.

Luo Qihong believes that this is not retaliation because the trouble it has caused to the Swire Group is very limited, so he thinks it is related to recent major events.

With this analysis, the purpose becomes clear: it is for the huge piece of land at the Central Bus Terminal.

Such large tracts of land are unique in Central. They have never existed before and will never exist again in the future, so competition will be fierce.

The Hong Kong property company considers Central as its home base and will certainly not give up such a piece of land to anyone else and will certainly pay a high price for it.

Giggle! !

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in!" Luo Qihong shouted casually, and then Chen Zhilong walked in with a smile on his face.

"Boss, there's good news." Chen Zhilong said as he sat down.

Luo Qihong raised his eyebrows and asked, "What good news?"

Chen Zhilong no longer kept the secret and said with a smile, "You should know that the news about the debt of Hong Kong Land was actually made up by those foreign financial groups who wanted to fight back against Hong Kong Land."

"What's the conflict between them? What's it for?" Luo Qihong asked still puzzled.

"Isn't the bidding for the Central Bus Terminal land about to be opened? The Hong Kong Land Development Company has actually bribed senior executives of major foreign companies and obtained the accurate bidding prices of the foreign companies. It wants to take advantage of the opportunity to win the Central Bus Terminal project at a low price." Chen Zhilong laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth.

Luo Qihong couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Won't those foreign companies call the police? How will the ICAC handle this matter?"

Speaking of this, Chen Zhilong said even happier, "Hong Kong Land is worthy of being the top real estate company in Hong Kong. It directly put pressure on the ICAC and suppressed the matter, which made those foreign companies even more angry. Now foreign media are denouncing the darkness in Hong Kong."

The matter was getting bigger and bigger for the Landmark Company, as if it was caught in a whirlpool and it was difficult to get out of it unscathed.

"This incident should have a serious impact on the bidding for the Central Bus Terminal land." Chen Zhilong laughed.

Luo Qihong said with a smile, "It will definitely have an impact, but I'm afraid the Hong Kong Land Development Company won't care because the value of this piece of land far exceeds these losses, and the ICAC will not investigate the Hong Kong Land Development Company."

Chen Zhilong suddenly understood that the Hong Kong Land Development has become one of the faces of the Hong Kong government. How could it be willing to slap itself in the face? However, in order to calm these things, some superficial attitude must be adopted.

Luo Qihong thought about it and felt that the water was already turbid, so it would be profitable to make it more turbid.

"Mr. Chen, please find someone you trust to spread the news that the Hong Kong Land Development is preparing to bid for the Central Bus Terminal land at a price of HK$48 billion," said Luo Qihong.

Chen Zhilong was slightly startled and said, "Okay, is this news true?"

Luo Qihong laughed and said, "I'm just guessing, but some people will take it seriously. We can also cause some trouble for these big companies, which may be beneficial to us."

(End of this chapter)