Hong Kong 1980: The Savage Era

Chapter 255 255 [Preparation]

9 million in assets and cash!

Guan Jiahui was shocked. No wonder Li Qiqi said that securities investment was very profitable. De'an Company expanded very fast, which was beyond her imagination. It made her hold on to Luo Qihong.

Suddenly, Guan Jiahui felt a strong desire to compete from the bottom of her heart. De'an Company was a hen that laid golden eggs. If she could get it, she would be able to live a life of wealth and glory for the rest of her life.

"What if I become as powerful as Bai Jinyan? Will you hand over De'an Company to me?" Guan Jiahui leaned her head on Luo Qihong's shoulder and acted coquettishly, staring at Luo Qihong's expression.

"No!" Luo Qihong changed the subject and said, "But I can help you open another investment company. If you have the ability, it won't be a problem to build another De'an company."

"De'an Company is the backbone of our family and cannot afford to lose it. In the future, more development funds will be provided by De'an Company, and it will help the family accumulate connections, making it easier for the family to become a real wealthy family in the future."

Luo Qihong told Guan Jiahui the most real plan, which could not help but appease Guan Jiahui and paint a rosy picture for her. He also did not want Guan Jiahui to do anything that would be detrimental to the family.

Guan Jiahui sat up straight and pursed her lips, "I know, I can also open an investment company myself."

In response to Guan Jiahui's angry words, Luo Qihong stopped trying to comfort her and changed the subject.

"How is Uncle Guan doing at Baoxiang Film Company?"

Guan Jiahui's face suddenly turned bad, and she said guiltily, "I heard that he made a low-budget movie and lost some money. He was not suitable to be a director from the beginning, but he insisted on doing it. Now there are a lot of gossips at Baoxiang Film Company, saying that he sold his daughter for fame, otherwise he would have quit the company long ago."

Luo Qihong smiled slightly. Guan Shan was really incompetent and had a high opinion of himself. He didn't know how to restrain himself when making movies.

"What do you mean by buying a woman for fame? We are in love with each other. Don't you like me?" Luo Qihong looked at Guan Jiahui half-jokingly.

"Others say that I like your money." Guan Jiahui said somewhat unhappily.

"Then tell me, do you like me?" Luo Qihong continued to ask, "Actually, you are very rich now. If we break up, I can still give you money."

Guan Jiahui covered Luo Qihong's mouth and groaned, "When did I say break up? I'm not breaking up with you. Those peach blossoms around you want me to break up with you, but I can't do what they want."

Luo Qihong kept asking questions, and Guan Jiahui dodged, and finally the two of them went into the room fighting.

The lascivious music lasted for nearly an hour before it finally ended.

Late September

There are reports that a group of important members of the Zhang Yuliang family have resigned from the board of directors of Wheelock Group, but the Zhang family still has a great influence on the board of directors. In terms of voting rights, the Zhang family has 10% more than the Madden family.

In fact, John Madden had lost control of the Wheelock Board of Directors, and the failure of investing in the shipping industry was the last straw that broke the camel's back for the Madden family.

Unfortunately, Zhang Yuliang was not so interested in shipping, and had no intention or plan to save Wheelock Shipping Company. It seemed that he had a plan to start over, but John Madden was unwilling and somewhat resistant, causing the conflict to become apparent.

After all, if John Madden lost the shipping industry, his prestige in Wheelock & Company would plummet and there would be no possibility of recovery because he was already old and did not have so much time and energy to rebuild his prestige.

"Boss, there are some unusual movements in the stock of Wheelock Group. It seems that someone is buying it." Chen Zhilong rushed into the office and started talking before he even sat down.

Luo Qihong asked calmly, "Have you found out who it is?"

Chen Zhilong shook his head and said, "We only found out that the account belongs to Rothschild & Co. It will take some time to know the rest of the news." "Zhang Yuliang and Madden are not taking any action? Are they just going to watch Wheelock being eaten away?" Luo Qihong asked with a frown.

Both of them are heroes who will not tolerate outsiders taking away Wheelock & Company, even if both of them want to flee with their capital. After all, if it is taken away, their interests will be damaged.

Chen Zhilong responded, "There is no response for now. Maybe he is too busy fighting for power to care about these things."

Luo Qihong suspected that the person behind Luo Fuqi & Sons was Qiu Debao. In his previous life, it was this person who competed with the shipping tycoon for the Wheelock Company, and it would be difficult to change this in this life.

Because Qiu Debao has been in Hong Kong for quite some time, but he has never really opened up the Hong Kong market and has been wandering around in the middle and lower reaches.

If he acquired Wheelock and Company, Qiu Depu would no longer have to look at anyone's face. He could fully rely on the power of Wheelock and Company to show his talents.

Luo Qihong felt that the time was not right yet and he could not let Qiu Delu bring forward the dragon-snake battle in the previous life, so he needed to thwart Qiu Delu's conspiracy.

"Go find a reputable newspaper and sell them the information we got."

"Yes!" Chen Zhilong continued, "With just a little effort, we can control the joint ventures under Wheelock and gain 6.8% of the voting rights of Wheelock and Company's shares."

"Keep lying in ambush, don't expose yourself." Luo Qihong said, "We already hold 3.7% of Wheelock's shares, plus the 6.8% of the joint venture, a total of 10.5%, which can make us the third largest shareholder of Wheelock."

"Should we continue buying and increase our holdings to around 16%?" Chen Zhilong asked tentatively.

"No need. The share price of Wheelock will continue to fall. At that time, we can focus on the small shareholders on the board of directors. Besides, it will be difficult for us to take over the entire Wheelock." Luo Qihong said.

"Except for those shipping companies, all other assets of Wheelock are excellent." Chen Zhilong wanted to persuade him again, but Luo Qihong interrupted him with a wave of his hand. "Wait for the opportunity to appear. We should wait and see for now."

"Okay!" Chen Zhilong sighed secretly. He had no choice but to report another matter if his boss disagreed. "Simon Keswick has already begun to eliminate dissidents and cleaned up Newby and Bao Fuda's people. He has gained a lot of power. Simon told me in person that the Land Company must sell off some assets to solve its huge debts."

"I think that after some time, Hong Kong Land will start to sell off a large number of non-core assets, including those very valuable commercial buildings. Should we prepare in advance?"

"What are you preparing for? We only have so much money. Don't you want to acquire the properties of the Jardine Matheson Company instead of Huaguang Real Estate Company?" Luo Qihong said with a smile.

"No, we can join forces with other allies to make the acquisition. Once our strength is restored, we will take back all the rights and interests." Chen Zhilong explained hurriedly. He was really worried that his boss would be angry.

"Let's talk about it later. Those allies are not easy to deal with, and the real estate company will not sell its assets at a low price." Luo Qihong said unhappily.

According to Chen Zhilong's suggestion, the debt pressure of Zhaoan Real Estate Company will increase exponentially, which is not a good thing for Zhaoan Real Estate Company.

"Then maybe we can let the acquisition war of the electric light company break out earlier, make profits quickly, and then use these profits to acquire the excellent assets of the Jardine Matheson Group?" Chen Zhilong put forward the best and most risky plan.

Luo Qihong thought this suggestion was feasible. "We can give this method a try and wait for the Land Company to reveal its intention to sell."

It’s a bit too early to say this now, but you can be mentally prepared.

The current Jardine Matheson company is still in internal strife, and Newby will not easily hand over the power of Jardine Matheson to Simon Keswick. After all, he has not completely stepped down and needs some face.

(End of this chapter)