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"Well then, let's get back to the main topic. Mr. Shen Bi has been asking me all along, what would it take for me to give up Wharf. To be honest, I do plan to take control of Wharf, after all, whoever owns Wharf will be able to control Hong Kong's most important cargo loading, unloading, and warehousing businesses.

Mr. Shen Bi, why do you think I would give up competing with Jardine Matheson? You should know that I started planning this five years ago. Until today, I have put in so much effort, and the Wharf shares I own have completely surpassed those held by Hongkong Land, making me the de facto largest shareholder of Wharf. To give up so easily, if Mr. Shen Bi were in my position, what would you do?"

Su Cheng asked back again, he naturally couldn't say that he had no interest in Wharf.

This is a very realistic question. After working so hard for so long, are you asking me to give up just because of your words?

Before Shen Bi could answer, the telephone on his desk rang. So he said to Su Cheng and the others, "Sorry, I need to take this call."

"Chairman, Mr. Bao is here and says he needs to see you," said the receptionist from the HSBC headquarters building.

"Let him come up to my office," Shen Bi said, and then hung up the phone.

"Why is he here so coincidentally?" Shen Bi muttered to himself.

This was naturally Su Cheng who had notified him to come.

If he wanted Shen Bi to smoothly sell Hutchison Whampoa to him, the Shipping King was the key.

Before long, the Shipping King arrived at Shen Bi's office.

As soon as he entered, the Shipping King said with a smile, "Mr. Shen Bi, am I disturbing you?"

"Not at all, Mr. Bao, please have a seat. I'll have someone bring you tea," Shen Bi said with a smile, knowing that the Shipping King liked to drink tea.

The Shipping King sat down and said, "I heard that Mr. Su is here, so I came over specifically."

The Shipping King and Shen Bi had been cooperating for many years, and their relationship was naturally very good, so they spoke more casually.

It could be said that if a Hong Kong rich list were to be compiled in this era, the Shipping King would definitely be the richest man in Hong Kong at present. Otherwise, Shen Bi would not respect him so much. Of course, the two were also equals.

The previous generation of Hong Kong's richest man could be traced back to Mr. Ho Tung, who had already passed away, and the Shipping King could be regarded as the second generation of Hong Kong's richest man.

Hearing the Shipping King's words, Shen Bi was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood, asking, "Mr. Bao, are you here this time for Wharf?"

He didn't ask why the Shipping King knew that Su Cheng was here with him. After all, every big shot had their own channels to find out some information. It was normal for the Shipping King to know that Su Cheng was here with him!

"Of course, this is the best opportunity to control Wharf. Mr. Shen Bi, I don't need to say more about the importance of Wharf, right? If our Global Shipping Group owns Wharf, the combination of sea and land will definitely double our strength. As one of the shareholders of our Global Shipping Group, I believe Mr. Shen Bi wouldn't want to miss such a good opportunity, right? This directly involves the interests of HSBC. Global Shipping Group's change of investment plan is imminent!" The Shipping King said directly.

In the past, Wharf was in the hands of Jardine Matheson, and Global Shipping Group had no chance to control it. But now it was different. If they could get the shares in Su Cheng's hands, there was indeed a high probability of seizing control of Wharf.

The relationship between Global Shipping Group and HSBC could be said to be intricate. Since Global Shipping Group developed, HSBC became the second largest shareholder of Global Shipping Group, and the Shipping King also became a shareholder of HSBC, and even a member of the HSBC board of directors.

At this time, the matter of Jardine Matheson asking him to be an intermediary had long been thrown out of his mind.

Better to benefit himself than others.

This was the cruelty of capitalists. If it didn't involve their own interests, they could naturally help others, anyway, they could get a favor. But once they discovered that they could profit from it, they would not hesitate to directly grab it into their own hands.

Jardine Matheson's favor? Who cares?

"Mr. Shen Bi, and Mr. Bao, the way you are doing this is making it very difficult for me. I have been observing Wharf for five years. It is impossible for me to give up so easily, unless there is a replaceable target for me to choose!" Su Cheng shook his head and said.

"Mr. Su, I know that it's impossible for you to give up Wharf so easily just because of us, but our Global Shipping Group really needs Wharf. Mr. Su, please feel free to make your requests. We will definitely try our best to satisfy you."

At this time, he had already started acting with the Shipping King, as if the two sides had never met before.

These were what Su Cheng had discussed with him later when he was at the Shipping King's house.

For the Shipping King, as long as he could get Wharf into his hands, what if HSBC's Hutchison Whampoa was given to Su Cheng? Anyway, although he also held HSBC shares, it wasn't much, and the interests involved weren't very large. What did it have to do with him, Bao?

"I heard that when HSBC first took control of Hutchison International, it promised that once Hutchison International returned to profitability, HSBC would sell Hutchison International at an appropriate time. Mr. Shen Bi, I'm not wrong about this, right? If Mr. Bao and Mr. Shen Bi want Global Shipping Group to acquire the Wharf shares in my hands, I hope HSBC will sell me the shares of Hutchison Whampoa, so that I can at least have more choices," Su Cheng finally said his goal.

HSBC promised that once Hutchison International returned to profitability, HSBC would sell Hutchison International at an appropriate time. This wasn't something Su Cheng said himself, but something Shen Bi said publicly in an interview. At that time, everyone who was paying attention to the Hutchison International incident knew about it.

So, it was perfectly fine for Su Cheng to mention this matter.

"You want Hutchison Whampoa?" Shen Bi was stunned again.

Today, according to the plan, he originally just wanted to mediate for Jardine Matheson and have Jardine Matheson owe him a favor.

However, now things were becoming more and more complicated.

As for Hutchison Whampoa, he originally seized it in order to find a suitable buyer and sell it for a good price after it turned a profit. However, he didn't expect that this young man in front of him actually wanted to control Hutchison Whampoa.