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Having received the invitation, Su Cheng went directly to the appointment.

He was already very familiar with the Governor's Mansion.

During the MacLehose era, he would come here almost every so often, often at MacLehose's invitation.

Almost all the foreign staff here knew him, and every one of them would lower their haughty heads when they saw him.

Therefore, walking into the Governor's Mansion, there was no need for the staff to lead him; he came directly to Youde's office.

"Mr. Su, thank you for making the trip," Youde came directly to the office door to greet Su Cheng, shaking his hand and smiling.

"It's no trouble at all; I have nothing to do anyway," Su Cheng said with a smile.

So, the two came to the sofa and sat down.

"Governor, I wonder what you've asked me here for?" Su Cheng asked directly, without much small talk.

"Mr. Su, I've been entrusted by someone who hopes you can sell the Jardine Matheson Group. I'm caught in the middle, which is quite difficult, so I wanted to mediate your relationship. I've learned all about your situation. I heard that Mr. Su wants to sell his Jardine Matheson Group shares for 30 billion, which is a bit unrealistic. So, I hope Mr. Su can give me some face, and we can all compromise a little and negotiate this matter amicably," Youde said with a wry smile.

He was unwilling to take on this difficult task. After all, who could not value Su Cheng's status? Taking on this task was like offending Su Cheng.

But he couldn't afford to offend the other person either, so Youde could only try to mediate in the middle, hoping not to offend either side.

Hearing Youde's words, Su Cheng guessed who the person behind Youde was referring to.

This person couldn't possibly be Simon Keswick. The current Keswick was just a family in England with decent strength, not enough to make a regional official like Youde feel difficult.

Through intelligence, Su Cheng had already known that the Rothschild family was behind them this time.

Therefore, unsurprisingly, Youde must have been entrusted by the Rothschild family to come forward and discuss this matter with Su Cheng.

After all, the Rothschild family is one of the strongest financial groups in the world, with strong strength, and even Youde had to give them face.

Having figured out these things, Su Cheng didn't show any embarrassment.

After all, to be honest, he was not really afraid of the Rothschild family.

If they pushed him too hard, he was not one to be trifled with.

However, he still had to give Youde some face, since his territory was in Hong Kong.

However, it didn't prevent him from taking the opportunity to make money.

Since they were so optimistic about Jardine Matheson Group and wanted to take it back after Su Cheng snatched it, then he would give them the opportunity to take it back.

However, the money that should be earned still had to be earned.

What he valued most was Hongkong Land, which was now completely in his hands. As for Jardine Matheson Group? There wasn't much worth his attention in the first place.

Properties? Not as many as Hongkong Land.

In Su Cheng's view, this was simply a big loophole.

Since they were so generous, Su Cheng naturally took it down happily.

Seeing Su Cheng's silence, Governor Youde did not urge him.

He really didn't want to take on this matter, but there was no way, people in the arena can't help themselves.

"Governor, since you've come forward, I have to give you face. How about this? I'll give the Governor some face and directly reduce it by 5 billion Hong Kong dollars, so they can raise 25 billion Hong Kong dollars, and I'll transfer all the Jardine Matheson Group shares in my hand to them!" Su Cheng said with a smile.

In fact, he also knew that this price was still a blatant rip-off.

However, Su Cheng certainly couldn't directly lower it to his psychological price.

Sure enough, Governor Youde's face still looked very helpless after hearing this.

A reduction of 5 billion Hong Kong dollars at once seemed like a lot, and it was very much giving face to Youde.

But Youde also knew that Su Cheng's offer was a blatant rip-off in the first place. The 30 billion he proposed earlier was too exaggerated.

Even the current Jardine Matheson Group, after such a long period of rise, has a total market value of just over 30 billion Hong Kong dollars.

And Su Cheng's asking price of 30 billion Hong Kong dollars, while he only holds 49.99% of the shares, means that he directly raised the market value of Jardine Matheson Group to as much as 60 billion Hong Kong dollars.

This is already considered random price-gouging, who would agree to this?

Therefore, a price reduction of 5 billion Hong Kong dollars still treats the market value of Jardine Matheson Group as 50 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Jardine Matheson Group is certainly not worth this price.

Having successively lost Wharf and Hongkong Land, the value of Jardine Matheson Group has obviously been greatly discounted in Su Cheng's mind.

"Mr. Su, your price is still too high. When they entrusted me to find you, they actually gave a highest psychological price. They hoped to acquire your shares at the market price.

Currently, Jardine Matheson's total market value is 32.6 billion Hong Kong dollars, and you hold 49.99%, which means that they are willing to pay a maximum of 16.3 billion Hong Kong dollars to acquire your shares. This share price is actually already very inflated. After all, the increase in Jardine Matheson Group's share price has been too high recently.

At present, many listed companies such as real estate are affected by the real estate crisis, and their market values are constantly declining, while Jardine Matheson Group's shares are constantly rising due to Mr. Su's influence. According to their investigation, the actual total market value of Jardine Matheson Group is currently only about 20 billion Hong Kong dollars."

Youde said with a wry smile, revealing the bottom line of those British financial groups.

What Youde said was actually the truth. In Su Cheng's eyes, the current Jardine Matheson Group, having lost Hongkong Land, is not even worth 20 billion Hong Kong dollars.

However, since they wanted Jardine Matheson Group so much and kept trying to force him to sell by putting pressure on the Governor's Mansion, Su Cheng would not give up so easily if he didn't make a fortune from them.

"Governor, they are the ones begging me to sell now. I am not willing to sell at all. They see the future prospects of Jardine Matheson Group, and I, Su Cheng, also see the future prospects of Jardine Matheson Group, so I am not willing to negotiate with them at all.

If it weren't for the sake of Governor, I wouldn't be willing to talk about this matter at all. Therefore, I am unwilling to sell Jardine Matheson Group in the first place. In this case, they still want to acquire my shares at the market price. Don't you think that's too much?

Just like when Mr. Pao Yue-kong acquired Wharf Group, in order to acquire Wharf Group, Mr. Pao Yue-kong eventually had to acquire a lot of Wharf shares at a price of HK$105 per share? These were also forced by them in the first place. Now that these people want to take back Jardine Matheson Group, they can't just take it back so easily, right?

Moreover, my acquisition of Jardine Matheson Group was legal and compliant, without any errors. In this situation, Mr. Youde, don't you think it's reasonable for me to earn more if I'm losing Jardine Matheson Group? Otherwise, why should I give up Jardine Matheson Group?

Jardine Matheson Group has a very bright future. If I keep it, it can create more benefits for me in the future. Isn't that better? In my opinion, the future Jardine Matheson Group will be a behemoth with a market value of at least 100 billion, while now it's only tens of billions, far from its peak!" Su Cheng said straightforwardly.

Although he knew that Youde was only entrusted by others, Su Cheng couldn't easily agree just because he was the Governor.

With such a good opportunity, how could he miss the chance to squeeze some funds from these British consortia!

After Su Cheng finished speaking, Youde was silent for a long time. This time, it was his turn to not know what to say.

Indeed, Su Cheng hadn't said anything wrong now.

This matter, in itself, was that Su Cheng legally and compliantly acquired the controlling stake in Jardine Matheson Group. This is part of the commercial war.

Who told these British consortia people not to pay attention to their stocks being continuously absorbed? They can't blame others at all.

In fact, Su Cheng also knew that 25 billion Hong Kong dollars was unrealistic. This was not his lowest psychological price. He just wanted the other party to give him more sincerity.

He can talk with them and give them opportunities.

It just depends on whether they are willing to spend the money!

It can be said that Su Cheng is also giving them face.

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"Mr. Su, please sit here for a while. I will tell the other party your words verbatim and see what their decision is, okay?" Youde stood up and said to Su Cheng.

"Governor, please go ahead." Su Cheng said with a smile, not in a hurry, letting them discuss.

So, Youde went to the office next door to call the British side.

After a full half hour, Youde finally finished the call.

"Mr. Su, I have discussed with the person in charge on the other side. They are very sincere and also hope to make friends with Mr. Su, so they are willing to offer 20 billion Hong Kong dollars to acquire the 49.9% stake in Jardine Matheson Group in Mr. Su's hands. This is already a very big sincerity, equivalent to the market value of Jardine Matheson Group being directly raised to 40 billion Hong Kong dollars." After Youde sat down on the sofa, he directly said the final result given by the other side after reporting to them.

A smile appeared on the corner of Su Cheng's mouth, and he thought to himself, 20 billion Hong Kong dollars, this just touched his psychological expectation. He had never expected that the financial resources of these British people would be so strong, and in order to include Jardine Matheson Group under their command, they would not hesitate to throw out a lot of money more than double the original price.

Obviously, they have extremely high confidence and expectations for the future prospects of Jardine Matheson Group! However, all of this is just a clever deal for Su Cheng. After all, the funds he initially invested in acquiring Jardine Matheson Group's shares were only a mere 5 billion Hong Kong dollars. Now, being able to resell it at such a high price is already a considerable return.

Among them, the initial spending was only a little over one billion Hong Kong dollars. In order to acquire the shares of Jardine Matheson Group later, he had to buy the shares of Jardine Matheson Group from Hongkong Land, which resulted in spending more than three billion Hong Kong dollars.

However, Hongkong Land is now actually his. He holds half of the shares of Hongkong Land, which is equivalent to his own people.

Therefore, although it seems that Su Cheng spent so much, in fact, a lot of the funds eventually returned to him.

In reality, he only spent two to three billion Hong Kong dollars.

So, in the case of truly paying a price of two to three billion Hong Kong dollars, getting back 20 billion Hong Kong dollars is simply a huge profit!

Seeing that Su Cheng didn't speak for a long time, Youde thought that Su Cheng was still unwilling to agree, thinking that he was stubbornly holding on to the price of 25 billion, and a helpless expression appeared on his face.

Whether it was the Rothschild family or Su Cheng, he actually didn't want to offend either.

Neither of these parties were people he could afford to offend.

So he was actually very embarrassed.

Just as he was thinking about how to continue persuading Su Cheng, Su Cheng said with a smile at this time: "I have carefully considered it and decided to give the Governor some face. I agree to this deal!"

Hearing Su Cheng's words, Youde immediately showed a look of joy.

Now, he doesn't have to offend either side.

"Good, good, good, Mr. Su, I will immediately convey your opinion to the other side. Thank you very much for your understanding and support. It is an honor to be able to discuss with you." Youde said as he stood up and bowed slightly to Su Cheng politely to show his respect.

However, Su Cheng nimbly leaned to the side, avoiding this courtesy. He had his own calculations in his heart, knowing that although this Governor was in a high position of power, his health was not optimistic. As far as he knew, Youde's lifespan was only four years left.

Su Cheng expressed his respect in his own way, rather than formal submission.

"Governor, you are too polite. In the business world, what matters is mutual respect and understanding. It is an honor to have your favor today. There is no need for too much ceremony between us. Cooperation and win-win is the right way," Su Cheng said with a smile.

The two smiled at each other, tacitly understanding each other's positions and decisions, without the need for further words.

Afterwards, Su Cheng politely bid farewell to Youde with a concluding remark, "Governor, I will take my leave today, and I look forward to more opportunities for cooperation in the future."

As for the signing of these matters, it has nothing to do with Governor Youde.

Youde is just acting as a lobbyist.

What they value is not the present of Jardine Matheson Group, but the future of Jardine Matheson Group.

Now that he has completed this matter, the subsequent matters are naturally irrelevant to him.

When Su Cheng went back, Youde also reported the situation here to the Rothschild family.

After receiving the news that Su Cheng had agreed to the deal, the head of the family also breathed a sigh of relief, but did not show any smile.

After all, 20 billion Hong Kong dollars, this cost has greatly increased, even for their Rothschild family, this time is also a big bleeding.

This time, they have bled a lot, it is estimated that they will be pissed off.

At the beginning, these British consortia had already discussed it and there was no way to avoid this.

Moreover, they also felt that Jardine Matheson's prospects were very good, and if they took it down, the future development would definitely be very good.

After this matter is negotiated, it will be much simpler.

Afterwards, Su Cheng quickly received a reply that the contract would be signed in three days.

That is to say, these 20 billion are basically no problem.

As for what these British consortia think, Su Cheng can't control that much.

No matter how unwilling they are, it has nothing to do with Su Cheng. (End of this chapter)