Reborn Xiangjiang Tycoon Growth

Being united around Shen Bi in such a sensitive period, the relationship is naturally unusual; to be precise, we have some disagreements with Bao Zixuan. Birds of a feather flock together, and this is the truth. Even though Bao Zixuan has not been in Xiangjiang in the past two years, Heiyun Group That's where the strength lies; Shen Bi and the others can't afford to offend, and the richest man Bao doesn't even dare to offend.

Most people will choose not to rely on either. To be precise, they will not deliberately approach HSBC, and of course they will not have much contact with Heiyun Group. But there are a few exceptions, such as Zheng Yutong, Charter King and others; of course there are Simon Keswick of Jardine Matheson and John Swire of Swire & Co.

The Zheng family had not had an easy time in the past few years, and the mess of the Far East Bank was almost overwhelming them. However, they have to admit that the family heritage is indeed nothing to say. There are still three thousand nails left in the ruined ship, and those who inherit the Zhou family's assets and connections have nothing to say. Zheng Yutong: There are still many people who are willing to support me.

There are many top tycoons in Hong Kong, but there are only a few core ones; a tacit understanding has been formed in the distribution of interests, so naturally they don’t want to see the Zheng family fall. In addition, Zheng Yutong is indeed a ruthless person who knows how to make choices when a strong man cuts off his wrist; The property was sold and realized; with the support of HSBC and Charter King, we managed to survive.

After two years of digestion, the family assets have not only not shrunk, but have increased a lot. Although it is nothing compared to the increase of other families, it was good enough not to go bankrupt at the time. To maintain the current situation, Zheng Yutong must be blamed. The ability is really not bad.

As for the charter king, his family assets have grown exponentially in recent years; even as a reborn person, he has to admit that his vision is indeed very advanced.

In 1955, the chartering king entered the shipping industry. At that time, he spent 200,000 yuan to buy an old ship named Jin'an that had been beaten by wind and waves for 28 years. This move was strongly opposed by almost all his relatives and friends. Because the ship The shipping industry not only requires huge amounts of capital, but is also extremely risky.

However, Pao Yugang defied all opinions and resolutely devoted himself to the shipping industry. He believed that the Xiangjiang River has natural deep-water berths and sufficient docks. Since China fell into a turbulent era in 1911, the calm sea surface of the Xiangjiang River has provided opportunities for international trade. A reliable door.

Shipping has great potential in Hong Kong. After World War II, the world economy recovered and trade between various places increased. Therefore, Bao firmly believed that shipping is the cheapest mode of transportation and will surely make a difference. After 20 years After years of hard work, by 1978, it had a huge fleet with a transportation capacity of 20 million tons, and was crowned the world's shipping king.

But when he owned a fleet of more than 200 ships, Bao made a surprising decision: to reduce the number of ships and land. With this move, he successfully avoided the disaster of the Great Shipping Depression. The Bao family implemented " The first battle of the strategic shift of "reducing ships and landing" can be called a classic in the history of world commercial warfare.

Yugang Pao has been operating shipping for more than 20 years and is well aware of the value of terminals; so his first step in reducing shipping costs was to choose Wharf. In just over 80 days, Yugang Pao controlled more than 20% of the equity in Wharf. Far more than the 20% of Jardine Matheson. Later, in the transaction with Bao Zixuan, it took the absolute controlling stake in Wharf and achieved the feat of abandoning ship and landing in one fell swoop.

In the ups and downs of the business world for decades, Yugang Pao has established great influence, management ability, foresight and business reputation. Two American magazines, "Fortune" and "Newsweek", respectively called Bao Yugang "the ruler of the sea". "The King of the Sea" and "The King of the Sea".

Although he has now lost his throne as the shipping king, he has also escaped the shipping crisis; and because of his investment in the rare earth industry and the acquisition of banks, his family assets have been greatly increased, and he is firmly positioned as the second richest man in Hong Kong.

Although I don’t want to have too much contact with Shen Bi and others, there are too many interests involved, so it is difficult to let go easily. Even now, the Zheng family owes the Bao family a lot of money, and it will be difficult to pay it off in a short time, unless the Zheng family is willing to sell. core industry, otherwise it would be impossible to achieve.

There are also a lot of financial transactions with HSBC. Sometimes the three parties try to undermine each other, so they can only endure it.

As for Jardine Matheson and HSBC, they are inextricably linked and have formed a community of interests.

In the 100 years from the British occupation of Hong Kong to the outbreak of the Pacific War, the most important force that dominated the economy of Hong Kong was the financial trade of Western ocean companies such as Jardine Matheson and Swire.

When the Second World War ended, HSBC returned to Hong Kong to operate its old business; it never imagined that in its future development, this city would transform from an entreport trade port into an industrial city with vibrant manufacturing industries.

In Hong Kong in the 1960s and 1970s, a whole set of economic activities related to port trade, including shipping, shipbuilding, loading and unloading, and insurance, were like teenagers growing up in adolescence.

As Xiangjiang transformed from an entrepot port to an industrialized city, the foreign banks that relied on entrepot trade also began to survive and integrate. In the fierce merger and acquisition war, several powerful British-owned foreign companies emerged and gradually developed into a monopoly on the Hong Kong economy. A lifeline comprehensive foundation.

The most well-known among them are the four major British-owned foreign companies: Jardine Matheson, Hutchison Whampoa, Swire & Co. and Wheelock.

However, without exception, they all have the most important backing - HSBC.

The biggest driving force behind Jardine Matheson's great expansion was HSBC; in 1974, before Jardine Matheson's great expansion, Jardine Matheson and HSBC exchanged shares; HSBC held 5% of Jardine Matheson's shares, and Jardine Matheson held 3% of HSBC's shares.

At that time, on both sides of the most prosperous Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, Central on Hong Kong Island and Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon were the most eye-catching sites, all of which belonged to two associated companies of Jardine Matheson - Hong Kong Land and Wharf. In addition, Jardine Matheson in 1974 It also acquired the Star Ferry Company and the Hong Kong Tramway Company through Wharf; in 1975, it successively acquired Kinmen Port Company Limited, a powerful construction and civil engineering company in Hong Kong.

Since the 1970s, Jardine Matheson Group has had nearly 400 affiliated and intermodal transport companies; its business spans import and export trade, finance and insurance, retail, real estate, terminals, aviation, shipping, hotels, etc.; it basically controls the entire Hong Kong. Food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Among the other three major foreign banks, HSBC is also the backing support: in 1969, HSBC cooperated with Wheelock and Hutchison to jointly invest in the undersea tunnel from Hong Kong Island to Wharf; in 1971, HSBC acquired 25% of Swire Pacific's Cathay Pacific Airways .

But in the 1980s, the situation changed; Hutchison Whampoa was acquired by Bao's richest man; it has now become the listed company with the highest market value in Hong Kong. Wheelock's major shareholder has also become the Zhang family.

Of the four major foreign banks, only Jardine Matheson and Swire are still in the hands of the founding families. Of course, they are also the two most powerful. Facing the rise of Chinese businessmen, especially the continuous growth of the Heiyun Group, the two companies are also very nervous. Not to mention

It's like walking on thin ice, but with a strong sense of crisis.

The five of them can't be said to be Bao Zixuan's enemies, but they all have some feuds and misunderstandings. Seeing that they are being sought after just after returning, they naturally feel uncomfortable.

John Shihuaiya said with a smile: "People do have the capital to be arrogant. The media reported that Bao Zixuan made more than 100 billion US dollars in profits with the help of the Japanese stock market and property market dividends. But that is just an estimate, how much money he really made.

; Only he himself knows best.”

"Heiyun Group and Blackstone Fund began to invest in the Japanese market as early as ten years ago. The stocks and real estate purchased at that time have doubled; it is simply unimaginable."

"I don't know if you have noticed, but the scale of Heiyun Town has been expanding; now no one can shake Bao Zixuan's status as the world's richest man."

The words are a bit sour, but they are not unreasonable.

Zheng Yutong thought for a while and said: "Is there no way at all? Seeing the villain succeed will make him angry all over the place."

Hearing this, the other four people were speechless for a while; how long had they thought of causing trouble for Bao Zixuan? The scars were so healed that they forgot about the pain. I wonder if in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy track would be in vain!

However, Zheng Yutong's words made Shen Bi see an opportunity.

If it were before, maybe there was nothing you could do to take Bao Zixuan; but today is different from the past, even if you can't do anything to it, you can still do it if you make the other party feel disgusted.

Shen Bi smiled and said: "Although Bao Zixuan has made a lot of money, the expenses are also not small; not only to support the construction of Heiyun Town, but also the construction cost of Fucaira; it is an astronomical sum."

"Some European countries are preparing to launch antitrust investigations into Heiyun Group; this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us."

It has been an unchanging principle since ancient times that a big tree attracts wind; Heiyun Group has penetrated into all walks of life, so it will naturally attract jealousy. It cannot compete with you on the surface, but stabs you in the back; European and American countries can be said to be very handy.

HSBC's information is definitely much better than those of them; after all, it is a global enterprise. Although they also have branches abroad, their scale is limited, and the information they have is naturally not very comprehensive.

Simon Keswick immediately became energetic and said very seriously: "Is the news reliable?"

"If you can, you can make good use of it."

Heiyun Group does not have much competition with Jardine Matheson, but the business scope of Hutchison Whampoa has too much overlap with them; the competition between the two parties is fierce.

The market value of Jardine Matheson is indeed not as good as that of Hutchison Whampoa, but its strength and influence in Xiangjiang are definitely stronger than the other company. However, because of the relationship between Bao Zixuan and Heiyun Group, the two parties are always at a disadvantage in the competition.

Bao Zixuan can make money without relying on Hutchison Whampoa, but Simon Keswick cannot. Apart from Jardine Matheson, the family has no other strong assets. As a result, the annual dividends are not very ideal. Unexpectedly, just as he fell asleep, someone sent him a pillow.

Heiyun Group is suppressed in Europe and the United States, which will inevitably affect the construction of Heiyun Town; Bao Zixuan is likely to make a choice, and Hutchison Whampoa will not be able to get much support by then; for Jardine Matheson, this is major good news.

Shen Bi: "Europe mainly relied on manufacturing and did not have many resources."

"But now that the Heiyun Group and Japanese products have been severely impacted, it is natural to launch a counterattack. Direct competition may not be the opponent of Heiyun Group and Japanese companies, but there are still no problems if some laws and regulations are introduced to restrict it."

For this reason, Chief Shen has already said what he said, proving that it is not wrong.

With the current situation, normal business competition really has no way to deal with Heiyun Group; but anti-monopoly investigations of state actions are definitely a nightmare for large companies.

It was as powerful as IBM at the time, but after the US Department of Commerce launched an antitrust investigation, it was depressed for more than ten years. If the Black Cloud Group had not risen strongly and had competitors, it is estimated that the US Department of Commerce would never give up. Who knows what would happen then? What is the situation?

The whole of Europe has begun to launch an anti-monopoly investigation against Heiyun Group. It’s scary to think about it. I’m sure the show will be exciting when the time comes.

Simon Keswick said with a smile: "If you really agree with what Shen Taipan said, it is definitely a good opportunity; but you have to plan carefully. Normal business methods will hardly pose a threat to Heiyun Group and Bao Zixuan. If If you don’t want to be annexed, you must find a way to crack it and take the initiative.”

Even Bao Yugang, who didn't say a word, agreed very much with Simon Keswick's statement. The conflict between Bao Zixuan and Bao Zixuan has been forged for a long time. It is almost impossible to ease it. If you don't want to be punished, you can only try your best. Create trouble for Heiyun Group and Bao Zixuan.

As a young man, Bao Zixuan has much better eyesight than other tycoons; he has long seen five people chatting together. Moreover, several people glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally, and they were all noticed.

Suddenly I thought that I could disgust a few people, and I immediately became interested!

Without any hesitation, he came directly to the five people.

The richest man Bao was the center of attention, even more so than the Governor. Everyone in Xiangjiang knew what relationship Shen Bi and others had with him. If you go by now, wouldn't you take the initiative to stir up trouble?

Everyone is trying their best to breathe, as if watching a good show. When a few people meet together, it can be said that sparks collide with the earth; naturally, stories will happen.

Shen Bi and others did not expect that Bao Zixuan would come; but they were all people with status, and it was impossible to push people out. If that were the case, it would appear that they were stingy; no matter how many conflicts there were, they must not lose in terms of momentum. .A few people were also waiting closely, wanting to see what this kid was going to do!

Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "Senior Shen, Mr. Bao, Mr. Zheng, Mr. Keswick, Mr. Shi Huaiya; long time no see!"

As the saying goes, don't reach out to hit someone with a smiling face, but come over to say hello to you; it's also not good to just push the person away.

After everyone exchanged glances, Shen Bi smiled and said, "Student Bao, long time no see!"

"I didn't expect that our style is still the same. It seems that we are really old."

Both of them have Oxford backgrounds and are inseparable. Both of them have been listed as well-known alumni and are the targets of vigorous promotion by the school. There is no problem at all in calling them this way, and no one can find fault with them.

However, Bao Zixuan's attitude made everyone present feel incredible; after not seeing each other for two years, this kid has matured a lot; he even became a little unbelievable.

If it were before, when seeing Shen Bi and others, they would not give any smile at all; the two sides must be at war with each other, and their words were thorny. Today, not only did they take the initiative to say hello, but they were also very polite, which is really hard to understand.

Happy New Year! All the best!