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"Mr. Bao, actually, it's not impossible for me to sell all my Wharf shares to you, but I do have a condition," Su Cheng said with a slight smile.

"Oh? Mr. Su, please speak," Sir Yue-kong Pao hadn't expected that even after offering such a high price, he still couldn't sway them and they would still make demands?

"Actually, just two days ago, we met with Jardine Matheson's Chairman, Newbigging. Before that, he personally called us many times, hoping to buy the shares in our hands," Su Cheng said slowly, after taking a sip of tea.

"This is to be expected. Wharf has always been an asset controlled by Hongkong Land, and Hongkong Land is a subsidiary of Jardine Matheson. Seeing their own assets in danger, they will naturally be anxious. I'm just curious, what price did they offer Mr. Su?" Sir Yue-kong Pao said calmly.

Since Su Cheng and his team had accepted the invitation to come, it naturally meant that the previous meeting with Jardine Matheson's Chairman, Newbigging, had not been successful.

"Actually, we directly quoted HK$150 per share, which directly angered Newbigging and caused him to leave," Su Cheng said with a smile, not telling any lies.

"Isn't that just extortion? Besides, Wharf isn't worth that price at all. I would have been angered away too," Sir Yue-kong Pao said, somewhat surprised by Su Cheng's words.

"Because from beginning to end, I never intended to sell Wharf to Jardine Matheson. As for whether or not I will sell to Mr. Bao, as long as you agree to one condition, the Wharf shares in my hands can all be sold to you, and this condition doesn't cost Mr. Bao anything!" Su Cheng said with a smile.

"Oh? Mr. Su, just tell me directly. Stop beating around the bush," Sir Yue-kong Pao said, even more curious now.

"I have my eye on Hutchison Whampoa!" Su Cheng said calmly.

"Hutchison Whampoa is currently controlled by HSBC. Does Mr. Su want to acquire the Hutchison Whampoa shares held by HSBC?" Sir Yue-kong Pao suddenly understood.

The reason Sir Yue-kong Pao was able to succeed was actually related to his close relationship with the British-owned HSBC. In the beginning, Sir Yue-kong Pao only borrowed money from HSBC. Later, as the scale of his Worldwide Shipping Group grew larger and larger, the relationship between Sir Yue-kong Pao and HSBC had developed from a simple lending relationship to a close relationship of joint investment.

As the relationship between Sir Yue-kong Pao and HSBC became closer and closer, he even became a director of HSBC.

And HSBC also held a large number of shares in Worldwide Shipping Group. It can be said that although they were independent of each other, they were actually one family.

In other words, Sir Yue-kong Pao had a certain say in HSBC.

"That's right. As long as Mr. Bao can help me obtain Hutchison Whampoa, I will sell all the Wharf shares in my hands to you," Su Cheng nodded and said.

"That's not easy," Sir Yue-kong Pao said, somewhat troubled.

"Oh? Why is Mr. Su so sure that Michael Sandberg will contact you?" Sir Yue-kong Pao became curious again.

"HSBC is, after all, a British-owned enterprise, and Jardine Matheson is also a British-owned enterprise. There must be cooperation between them. If Jardine Matheson is unwilling to give up Wharf, and they have no way to buy Wharf shares from me, then they can only turn to Michael Sandberg for help. And Michael Sandberg, for the sake of everyone being a British-owned enterprise, will help persuade me. Isn't that a very normal thing?" Su Cheng said with a smile.

"Mr. Su, although you are young, you are really shrewd and calculating. You have already planned such a long-term matter in advance. I suddenly feel that your chances of taking down Hutchison Whampoa are very high," Sir Yue-kong Pao was completely impressed.

"HSBC should be contacting me soon. At that time, Mr. Bao will know whether I can persuade Michael Sandberg. To be honest, I have no intention of controlling Wharf, but if I want to sell it, I have to sell it to the right person. The British consortiums have been dominating Hong Kong for so many years. It's time for Chinese-owned enterprises to rise. So, if I have to choose between Jardine Matheson and Mr. Bao, I will naturally lean towards Mr. Bao," Su Cheng laughed.

If he continued to operate properly in secret, according to the Hutchison Whampoa shares and Wharf shares that Su Cheng currently controlled, he could indeed take both Wharf and Hutchison Whampoa into his own hands in the near future. However, there was also a very important reason why Su Cheng chose one of the two, ultimately deciding to choose Hutchison Whampoa and give up Wharf.

The business world is a very complex world. If Su Cheng was so greedy and wanted to swallow everything, he would definitely be jointly suppressed by other big shots. This was not the result Su Cheng wanted to see.

He was still in the development stage. As the saying goes, outnumbered. Su Cheng didn't want to be such a bird that sticks its head out!

Doing things without considering the consequences is not bravery, nor is it cool, it's just being brainless!

When doing things, one must not be eager for quick success and instant benefits. Seeking progress in stability is the only truth.

Moreover, no matter what role you play in life, you need friends, otherwise, how lonely!

Business is the same. Connections are very important.

When he developed and became a big shot in everyone's eyes, and no longer cared about other people's opinions, that was the time for him to stand alone at the top and look down on all the mountains.

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"I, Bao, am truly honored to be treated specially by a talent like Mr. Su. In that case, I will wait here for Mr. Su's good news. I wish us a happy cooperation!" Sir Yue-kong Pao raised the teacup in his hand and said to Su Cheng.

"Happy cooperation!" Using tea instead of wine, Su Cheng and Zhang Qizheng also picked up their teacups and clinked them together.

Zhang Qizheng discovered that if the boss was present, it seemed difficult for him to get a word in.

Fortunately, the boss didn't like to do everything himself, otherwise Zhang Qizheng felt that he, the general manager of Tianyuan Investment Management Company, was completely redundant.