Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 631, Section 221: The Fruits of Victory Taste Especially Delicious
"Chisheng, the wine is so delicious, you must try it!"

"Guided by Dionysus, we will march toward victory."

"Wine is a source of inspiration and a comfort in life."

"Let us fully enjoy this divine gift and forget the troubles and sorrows of the world."

Xia Jiade took a sip of the wine worth over a thousand yuan in his cup, and seeing that Chi Mengli only drank Longjing tea, he tried to persuade this stubborn man with a poem.

Horace's "Ode to Bacchus" is a famous quote among alcoholics in the upper echelons of European and American society. They would use Horace's "Ode to Bacchus" when recruiting newcomers.

"Alcohol destroys the will and slows down the brain, I don't really like it."

"However, I am just an ordinary person and cannot experience the pleasure of drinking. You wine connoisseurs, the promoters of human art, should drink more."

Doing business and navigating the world requires composure, but artists need emotional engagement.

Besides being a partner at Jardine Matheson and a senior vice president of Jardine Matheson Insurance, Sir Charles Schwab is also a poet and painter whose paintings are even sold in galleries in London and purchased by many collectors.

When it comes to art, Chi Mengli is completely clueless, having mastered nine out of ten things!
However, the existence of purchases indicates demand, suggesting that Xia Jiade's paintings still have value.

In this chaotic world, it's all about you using me and me using you, each weighing the value of the other.

Jardine Matheson Insurance paid 370 million very readily because the cooperation between the two companies was still ongoing, and with such a promising future ahead, no one was prepared to turn their backs on each other.

The future is hope!

Thinking of this, Chi Mengli put down her cup and said, "I heard that Jardine Matheson is going to sell a batch of inferior assets. I'm a straightforward person, I don't beat around the bush, and I always speak my mind."

“I want to acquire shares in CTV. I am willing to offer 20 million in cash to buy 9.3% of the shares held by Jardine Matheson.”

"Cheng Yiran is now besieged on all sides, and he probably doesn't have the money to support Lin Ershao's plan to enter the television industry."

"The Lin family wants to transform because they lack talent to manage Hang Seng Bank and can't operate in investment banking. The second young master's elder brother died early, otherwise the Lin family wouldn't be unable to support even a TV station."

"Twenty million is a lot of money. If I don't sell it, CTV won't be able to come back to life. I just use it to host boxing matches and broadcast football games."

“If Jardine Matheson still wants to enter the television industry, I will back down. If Jardine Matheson does not intend to enter the television industry, then it would be beneficial for everyone if I took over CTV from Jardine Matheson.”

Jiayi TV is already dead. Lin Ershao has no funds. The inheritance Lin Pingyan gave him has long been spent. Cheng Yiran now needs him to deal with the bank and do things in his name, so she keeps supplying him with funds.

But Cheng Yiran is not having an easy time either. The pile of fake antiques he made last week can only fool those who don't know anything about antiques. When Cheng Yiran can't repay his loan and the stock market crashes, HSBC and Hang Seng Bank will be the first to target him.

Ultimately, there's only one magic weapon in Hong Kong: HSBC's current tycoon, Sir Michael Sandberg.

With his approval, Li Ka-shing would have a steady stream of high-quality funds; with his approval, even the shipping magnate Bao would dare to sit at the table and compete with Jardine Matheson for control of Wharf Holdings.

Since Jardine Matheson has already put CTV's shares on the sale list, it means that Lin Ershao has no chance of turning the tables.

Chi Mengli picked up the pipe on the table, took out a Double Happiness cigar, put it in her mouth, and casually pushed the cigar box on the table forward, letting Xia Jiade make his own. "Twenty million is a reasonable price, but we can't use that amount!"

Do you understand what I mean?

Xia Jiade and his partners all have sales targets to sell off the substandard assets that Jardine Matheson has assessed. The shares held by Jardine Matheson were given to Jardine Matheson by the Lin family for free. The second young master of the Lin family is very shrewd, because Jardine Matheson's annual advertising expenses are at least tens of millions.

It turns out that all these advertising slots were originally intended for RTV and Hong Kong Chinese Online, but since these two are pay-TV stations with limited influence, they were transferred to TVB.

CTV also wanted a piece of the pie, because the Lin family held a lot of Jardine Matheson Holdings shares and had connections with the Jardine Matheson taipan.

“Okay, I’ll send someone to deliver 20 million in cash to Jardine Matheson Insurance tomorrow. We’ll deposit it there first as a short-term policy!”

Chi Mengli readily agreed, and Tsingtao Beer delivered the goods to Tuodi this morning. It was 50% of the home appliances, and Shenxianjin offered a package price of 30 million. It was a business with no cost, and they would make a profit no matter how much they sold.

Tens of thousands of home appliances are very conspicuous and easy to expose, and the police will also be watching. It's better to let Shenxian Jin handle it all at once, and avoid unnecessary trouble for yourself.

Xia Jiade nodded in satisfaction. He opened the cigar box, lit a cigar quickly, stood up, and walked to the window: "Chi Sheng, this is my first time visiting a cigar hall in Hong Kong."

"I heard this is your sacred ground, so the seat you're sitting in is the sacred position?"

Chi Mengli shook her head and explained, "Tuodi is just an office location, while Tuowei is not. It's very complicated and is a secret of the Hongmen. Simply put, it's about who stands in which position."

"As long as they are members of the Hongmen, you can tell their identities just by looking at their positions."

Xia Jiade nodded as he looked at the bustling scene in Yau Ma Tei. Hong Kong was indeed a blessed land, where all sorts of eccentrics could find their place and make a fortune.

After Jardine Matheson paid the compensation, it began negotiations with Tian Tian Fish Farm Company.

Fu Wenpei and Zhou Miaoyun joined forces to appease the Wen family, young and old, but also made concessions, allowing Wen Tianxiang to become a member of the board of directors and serve as vice chairman.

The new structure of Tian Tian Fish Farm has been set up, with Fu Wenpei serving as chairman and Zhou Miaoyun as head manager.

Because Wen Hailiang is dead, and Wen Tianxin is in trouble and detained in the Guanlou prison, and besides, even if such a disobedient son who has no respect for his father is released, he will no longer be a member of the Wen family.

Before the incident, Wen Hailiang had already removed Wen Tianxin from his will, meaning that the young master Wen was no longer a member of the Wen family.

According to Wen Hailiang's will, Wen Tianxiang became the executor of the foundation, and Fu Wenpei was the supervisor.

It took the Wen family three days of meetings to finally decide on a new leader.

It was agreed that Fu Wenpei and Zhou Miaoyun would handle the matter. The Wen family's connections, funds, and companies were all concentrated in the eldest branch, while the other branches could only rely on the Wen family's name to act like small fry without much real power.

Zhou Miaoyun began negotiating with Jardine Matheson on behalf of the Wen family and Tiantian Fish Farm Company, but everyone knew that this was just a formality. Whether it was shares or a company merger, Jardine Matheson and Chi Mengli had already made plans, and all they had to do was follow the plan.

(End of this chapter)