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This matter can only be discussed with Jardine's General Manager, Bowford, for now.

Although Newbigging was angry, he was never an impulsive person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to sit in the position of Tai-pan of Jardine Matheson for so many years.

After receiving Newbigging's call, Bowford left Jardine House directly for Jardine Matheson headquarters without saying a word.

Both Jardine House and Jardine Matheson headquarters are in Central, not far from each other, so after only about ten minutes, Bowford appeared in Newbigging's office.

"Mr. Newbigging, what's the matter that you're looking for me so urgently?" Bowford said, panting.

It was also difficult for him to carry such a big beer belly and arrive at Newbigging's office in such a short time.

"The plan has changed. Jardine's land in Sheung Wan may not be acquired in the short term," Newbigging sighed.

"Why? Didn't you find someone from Sun-ni On to help? With Sun-ni On's methods, it should be easy to take down this small village, right?" Bowford asked suspiciously.

"Su Cheng intervened. He stopped Sun-ni On's action plan, making it impossible for Sun-ni On to continue to force this small village," Newbigging explained.

"Su Cheng intervened to stop us from taking this land? This land has nothing to do with them, right? Everyone is in Hong Kong, and we see each other often. Why would he take the initiative to provoke us?" Bowford was also full of questions at this time.

"This is also what I can't figure out. If we have offended him recently, perhaps it is only the matter of secretly poaching Wen Yu, the general manager of Hutchison Whampoa Plaza. If he knows about it, he will definitely be angry. Wen Yu refused our invitation, and maybe he will tell Su Cheng about our matter, thus causing us to offend Su Cheng.

To retaliate against us, he intervened in the affairs of that small village. As far as I know, this small village called Da Sha Ling Village is not far from one of their armed training bases. It is not difficult for them to know about Da Sha Ling Village."

This was the only place Newbigging could think of where he had offended Su Cheng.

"Mr. Newbigging, have you called Mr. Su Cheng?" Bowford asked.

"Since there is such a situation there, then there are only a few paths we can take. I can only think of three paths for now.

1. Compensate the villagers according to the normal market price and take the normal path to get them to agree to our conditions. However, this path may make them have a very bad impression of Jardine because of our previous actions, which may lead them to ask for a high price, greatly increasing our costs for this land. In addition, we have to convince nearly two hundred villagers to agree to sign, and it will definitely take a long time to get them completely settled. Half a year is the minimum, which will greatly extend the completion time of this project!

2. Find Mr. Shen Bi to be a middleman, and everyone can sit down and discuss peacefully, using the strength of our British consortium to force Mr. Su Cheng not to interfere in our affairs, so that the Da Sha Ling Village matter can continue.

3. Find another place as a new site. However, we have been discussing the Sheung Wan land for nearly a month, and it is our best choice. After all, it is not far from Central, Causeway Bay, and Wan Chai, and has great advantages. Our other sites include Ap Lei Chau, Stanley, Chai Wan, and other places, but the disadvantages of these places are also very obvious, that is, they are too remote, and our advantages are completely gone. Even if they are built, we may not be able to grab a share of the pie."

Bowford said the few directions he had thought of.

As for why not ask MacLehose to mediate, there is naturally a reason.

Originally, they had found Sun-ni On to intimidate and coerce the villagers of Da Sha Ling Village this time, and there was even a death. This kind of thing can be regarded as a crime.

Although MacLehose is a British, his actions in Hong Kong are relatively just, and he often thinks for the citizens.

If MacLehose knew about their behavior, he would definitely not help. The British consortium knew about these things.

Therefore, Bowford didn't intend to mention Governor MacLehose at all, and Newbigging knew very well what was going on.

"Then, in your opinion, which path should we choose?" Newbigging asked.

"The first path, it may be 1982 by the time our shopping mall is built, the time is too long, and I, as the general manager of Jardine Land, cannot accept it.

The third path has too many unknowns, and there is a high probability that the investment will fail, so I don't support this path either.

Now, what is in front of us is nothing more than the second path."

Newbigging was silent for a long time.

He was considering whether there was a better way.

As the Tai-pan of Jardine Matheson and the Tai-pan of Jardine Land, he was really worried about the company.

Most importantly, the board of directors behind him was watching him.

And his term is coming to an end.

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And Newbigging still wants to continue sitting in this position after his term expires, so he must make enough achievements.

However, in the past few years, Jardine has not only failed to make any great achievements, but even the status of the leading British consortium has been taken away by the HSBC Group. Jardine has changed from the original Hong Kong boss to the second.

Although there are many factors that have enabled HSBC Group to become the leading financial group in Hong Kong and the leading British consortium, it cannot be blamed on Newbigging.

But even if the board of directors didn't blame him for this, he still needed enough achievements to continue to sit firmly.

Otherwise, a Tai-pan who achieves nothing will only be dismissed after his term expires.

After thinking about it, Newbigging couldn't think of a better way.

"Alas, if I had known, I would have honestly demolished it at the market price, maybe those troublemakers would have agreed sooner," Newbigging said regretfully.

"Mr. Newbigging, things have come to this point, our actions have aroused the disgust of this village, it's useless to say these things now!" Bowford saw it clearly at this time.

"What does this Su Cheng mean? Could it be that he is deliberately hindering our progress, so that his Hutchison Whampoa Plaza can monopolize the market?" Newbigging thought.

"It is really possible that this is the reason, after all, the current Hutchison Whampoa Plaza is really too profitable. I also sent someone to secretly observe Hutchison Whampoa Plaza today. According to their response, today's Hutchison Whampoa Plaza is still as lively as yesterday. The main street is almost crowded with people, and almost every store is busy. Maybe today's traffic is no worse than yesterday's Saturday. Such a Hutchison Whampoa Plaza is simply like a gold mine, making money every day!" Bowford exclaimed.