Reborn Capital Madman

Gao Xian has a good reputation. As soon as he asked for a ship, the representatives of various shipping companies were naturally overjoyed and willing to allocate shipping capacity.

Renting a boat is one aspect. Gao Xian also hopes that the supporting crew will be experienced and preferably familiar with the sea conditions in the waters around the Indochina Peninsula.

For this reason, after the meeting, Gao Xian invited Zhao Shipeng and others to have lunch to discuss in further detail.

The group of them did not go anywhere else but had a working meal in the cafeteria of Gaoxing Group.

Through the acquisition of the milk company, Gaoxing Group has no shortage of office space. Even Gaoyi temporarily moved here due to the demolition and reconstruction of the Chinese Bank.

The logistics support of Gaoxing Group has also been upgraded, which is enough to ensure that Gao Xian and the others are comfortable.

Gao Xian privately told Zhao Shipeng of his special requirements, that is, the cargo ship must have the ability to carry a large number of people, such as a scenario of retreating from a land battlefield.

Zhao Shipeng felt puzzled when he heard this, but he knew the rules and would never ask questions that he shouldn't ask. Anyway, Gao Xian had such a big family business in Xiangjiang, and there was no possibility of him doing anything illegal.

After the matter came to an end, Gao Xiang was just about to ask about Shanghua Culture's affairs, and the secretary reported: "Hutchison Chief Executive Officer Qi Dezun would like to meet you, and it would be best to invite you to have a meal with him."

For a boss like Gao Xian who has endless work on his hands, time is extremely precious, so everything he does and who he meets must be planned in advance.

But in Gao Xian's impression, Qi Dezun and himself did not have such an arrangement that clearly showed that they wanted to meet each other for something.

After scanning the documents on his desk, Gao Xian touched his mustache and muttered: "Notify Shanghua Culture and ask them to wait."

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After Hutchison Taipan Qi Dezun sat down, Gao Xian noticed that the other person's eyes were obviously bloodshot, and he probably hadn't rested well.

"Mr. Gao, I have something to ask for during this meeting." Qi Dezun seemed impatient, and the conversation got straight to the point.

"It's nothing to ask for." Gao Xian smiled and said: "Anyway, I am also a director of Hutchison. If I can help, I will be happy to help."

Qi Dezun looked directly at Gao Xian and said slowly: "I want to borrow money from Mr. Gao for Hutchison's capital turnover."

Gao Xian asked calmly: "How much do you plan to borrow?"

Qi Dezun hesitated for a moment, and then replied in a tentative tone: "One hundred and fifty million Hong Kong dollars."

Hearing this number, Gao Xian was amused, "What is the market value of Hutchison now? Is it HK$600 million?"

Qi Dezun heard that Gao Xian's tone did not contain any malice, but was just joking and curious. Therefore, he did not hide his depression and muttered: "Now the Hong Kong stock market has fallen to only more than 100 points for the Hang Seng Index. Hutchison

The stock price is just over one yuan. With such a general trend, what reference does the market capitalization indicator have?"

Regarding Qi Dezun's remarks, Gao Xian did not take it seriously, but said leisurely: "Now, everyone knows that my oil investment is very successful. If I say that I have no money to lend you, can you believe it?"

Qi Dezun let out a long breath and said with a happy face: "So, you promised Jianghu to help us in an emergency!"

"Of course I can lend you money to help Hutchison's turnover." Gao Xian said lightly: "But before that, you have to give me a general understanding of how difficult Hutchison is currently."

Qi Dezun rubbed his face vigorously and said in a daze: "I don't know where to start. Who would have thought that after the unprecedented stock market crash in the Hong Kong stock market, there would be an oil crisis that swept the world!"

"Hutchison is just holding on. As long as there is a mistake, such as large-scale layoffs or the closure of subsidiaries, it will be a signal before it collapses, and the outside world will see that it is full of holes."

After all, Qi Dezun was the chief executive of one of the four major British-owned foreign companies in Xiangjiang. His status was of no small importance in Xiangjiang. It was impossible for Gao Xian to ask questions like he was training his son.

Therefore, Gao Xian turned to ask: "Didn't you seek help from Huifeng Bank before you asked me to borrow money?"

Qi Dezun smiled bitterly and said: "Believe it or not, as long as I open my mouth to Huifeng Bank, my position will be lost immediately and I will step down and leave."

Gao Xian thought for a while and pointed to the core of the problem: "Have you thought about what kind of collateral Hutchison and Gao Yi will use to borrow money?"

Qi Dezun said shamelessly: "Otherwise, in the form of Hutchison's rights issue, you might as well become a shareholder of Hutchison."

After quickly weighing the pros and cons between the two roles of shareholders and creditors, Gao Xian put on a heart-to-heart look and helped Qi Dezun analyze: "Hutchison's stock price is so low now. If I become a shareholder of Hutchison, I will inevitably take advantage of it.

, as it threatens your status, you should be Hutchison’s creditor.”

Although Gao Xian spoke so beautifully, Qi Dezun could still taste the firm rejection in it.

"Mr. Gao is also familiar with Hutchison's structure. Just ask directly and ask for any collateral you want." Qi Dezun was helpless and kicked the ball back.

Gao Xian pretended to think about it for a while, and then made a condition: "In this way, you will mortgage the shares of Huangpu Shipyard and BTV to Gao Yi."

In 1969, after the Hong Kong stock market improved significantly, Qi Dezun raised HK$72 million through rights issues, acquired 30% of the equity of Whampoa Dockyard, and took control of this old company.

In the next few years before the stock market crash in the Xiangjiang stock market, Qi Dezun commanded Huangpu Shipyard and continued to use capital leverage to expand aggressively.

In Gao Xian's view, Whampoa Dockyard has at least two things that he can accept as collateral, one is Whampoa Dockyard's land bank, and the other is Whampoa Dockyard's No. 4 Container Terminal, which is still under construction in Kwai Tsing.

In recent years, the container model of international shipping has a promising future, and Hong Kong ports have also joined the ranks. Kwai Tsing Container Terminal No. 1, Kwai Tsing Container Terminal No. 2, and Kwai Tsing Container Terminal No. 3 were all completed in 1972.

and put into use, only the construction progress of No. 4 Kwai Tsing Container Terminal at Whampoa Dockyard is lagging behind and has not been completed yet.

On BTV's side, Hutchison Bank and Huifeng Bank are both the largest corporate shareholders, each owning 2.36 million shares.

Of course, in terms of value, Hutchison's shares in BTV cannot be compared with the control of Huangpu Dockyard. It is equivalent to a gift.

It is true that Gao Xian offered these conditions, but judging from the current market value, Hutchison's shares in Whampoa Dockyard and BTV may not be worth HK$150 million.

Qi Dezun also knew this clearly, so instead of complaining about Gao Xian making things difficult for him, he had to thank the other party for his kindness, so he agreed on the spot: "Okay. As for the loan period and interest rate, how favorable can Mr. Gao be?"