Chapter 188 The Imperial Group officially swallowed up the largest foreign company in Hong Kong

Chapter 188 The Imperial Group officially swallowed up Jardine Matheson Land, the largest foreign bank in Hong Kong!

September 27, 1978.

Wednesday.

8:00 am.

Hutchison Securities Corporation, Central Branch.

The door has just opened.

Those retail investors who had been waiting in line all night immediately rushed in and queued up to register.

There were just too many people.

Thousands of retail investors from Yihe Bank tried their best to stuff it in in order to eat meat.

Although Wei Li and Hutchison Securities have tried to arrange as many people as possible, there are still a lot of people.

These retail investors know this very well.

The first batch, probably those major shareholders, have already eaten first.

There are so many retail investors left to eat, so there is not enough to eat.

9:30 am.

Hutchison Securities Company Central Branch immediately stopped registering additional stock purchase and transaction information.

Just now in accordance with regulations, Imperial Group has successfully purchased 21% of Jardine Matheson's shares to 49%.

This means that it will not and is impossible to continue to purchase more at such a high price.

Except for some retail investors who successfully registered and sold their stocks, a large number of them did not register at all.

At this time, it was almost exactly the same as that time when the Imperial Group made additional purchases of Wharf.

Crying to heaven and earth.

Noisy and everything.

Some even went to the stock exchange to report that Hutchison Securities was unfair, unfair, and not open to the public.

Suspected of insider trading!

etc.

. . .

About the same time.

Hutchison Securities Wanzi Branch Company.

The retail investors of Heung Kong Land are almost the same.

The first batch of retail investors were able to register and successfully sold their stocks, but a large part of the retail investors still did not sell.

Heung Kong Land has too many retail investors, many more than Jardine Matheson.

These people cannot eat meat, so they can only say that they are unlucky.

. . .

10:00 am.

Federal Building.

Imperial Group Conference Room.

At this time, many reporters had already used it.

At 8:45 a.m., a big explosion occurred at the intersection of Hennessy Road in Hong Kong Central, and it was related to the car of Mr. Yang, chairman of the Empire Group.

I wonder if Mr. Yang was in the car at that time?

Mai Lisi, Tang Shilian, Lin Xiuzhi and others appeared in the conference room, their faces expressionless, even serious.

However, he didn't look happy at all.

"Mr. Malice, as far as I know, at 8:45 a.m., Mr. Yang's car of the Imperial Group exploded on Hennessy Road. Mr. Yang's car was at the center of the explosion. I don't know if Mr. Yang was there at the time. In the car?"

they thought.

Mr. Yang has always been in a wheelchair.

At that time, if Yang Ming was sitting in the car, there would be no way to escape.

Meris' face seemed very ugly and he ignored the reporter's questions.

Instead, he said: "Dear journalist friends, I have called you to attend the press conference this time. It is about the news that Imperial Group purchased additional shares of Jardine Matheson and Heung Kong Land last night."

"Starting at 8:00 a.m. and continuing until 9:30 a.m., the Central Branch of Hutchison Securities Co., Ltd. officially completed its additional purchases, in which Empire Group's shares in Jardine Matheson increased from 21% to 49%. Now it is not only the share of Jardine Matheson The largest shareholder is also the controlling shareholder.”

"Starting from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Hutchison Securities Co., Ltd. Wanzi Branch officially completed its additional purchases, in which Empire Group's shares in Heungkong Land were increased from 25% to 49%. It is now the largest shareholder in Heungkong Land. Shareholders are also controlling shareholders.”

"That is to say, starting from today, Imperial Group will officially acquire Jardine Matheson and Heung Kong Land. Starting from today, Jardine Matheson Land will be a subsidiary group of Imperial Group."

When Melis announced the news.

It seems to have been expected by these reporters.

They knew it last night.

Imperial Group used real money, 15.6 billion Hong Kong dollars, to purchase additional shares. As long as there are stocks of these two listed companies, they will sell them.

"Mr. Merlis, now we are only interested in the safety of Mr. Yang, chairman of the Imperial Group, don't you know Mr. Yang?"

Those reporters wanted to continue asking questions.

Whether it was Mai Lisi or Tang Shilian, Lin Xiuzhi kept silent.

. . .

Prince's Building.

Global Shipping Chairman's Office.

Bao Yugang took a bus from Deep Water Bay to the company to work early.

Although he also lives in Deep Water Bay, which is almost the same route as Yang Ming from Repulse Bay, he usually doesn't have to go to Prince's Building via Hennessy Road.

This place was about the same distance from the explosion as Huifeng Bank, a few hundred meters away. He also heard several explosions, but they were not very clear.

"Father, something big happened."

Wu Guangzhen ran in and said.

"What's the big deal?"

Bao Yugang thought it was the Imperial Group's acquisition of Jardine Matheson and Heung Kong Land.

After Bao Yugang heard the news last night, he also predicted that the Imperial Group would definitely succeed in swallowing up Jardine Matheson and Heung Kong Land.

He was very excited when the Imperial Group offered such a high purchase price.

For example, Bao Yugang sold all his shares in Jardine Matheson and Heung Kong Land and made a lot of money.

"Father, I am not talking about the acquisition of Jardine Matheson Land by Imperial Group, but the explosion that just happened. It is said that the center of the explosion was Mr. Yang's Rolls-Royce. I don't know if Mr. Yang was in the car."

What?

Did the Rolls Royce Mr. Yang was sitting in explode?

How is this going?

Bao Yugang looked a little ugly.

He speculated that if that was the case, it might be related to Mr. Yang's acquisition of Jardine Matheson.

Those white people?

Could it be?

Bao Yugang himself was a little scared.

He is Chinese.

He did not have the strength or luck to swallow up Wharf, Hutchison Whampoa, or even Jardine Matheson like Mr. Yang did.

After all, he is also Chinese-funded, and if he has the strength, he will definitely swallow up British capital.

This time, Imperial Group purchased additional shares at ten times the share price, which is legal and compliant.

Today, those white people actually create explosions to kill their competitors.

Bao Yugang was indeed afraid.

He has dealt with so many white people, and he also knows the nature of some white people very well. If the other party can't fight, they are really likely to use those dirty tricks.

"Father, Mr. Yang is really in the car. He is really jealous of Yingcai."

Wu Guangzhen saw Mr. Yang swallowing Wharf, Hutchison Whampoa, and even Jardine Land one after another, and he was very unconvinced.

He really admired a business genius like Mr. Yang.

"These white people really dare to do anything. Please ask first, is Mr. Yang in the car?"

Bao Yugang didn't dare to think too much.

Recalling the scenes of his previous meetings with Mr. Yang, Bao Yugang also felt a little uncomfortable.

"Father, let me go find out first."

Wu Guangzhen left here.

Bao Yugang slumped in his seat.

If I were in Mr. Yang's position, it might be his Rolls-Royce that exploded.

. . .

Changjiang Group Building.

Office of the Chairman.

Li Jiacheng just drank water there and looked at the documents on the desktop.

Last night, when he learned that Imperial Group had purchased more shares of Jardine Matheson and Heung Kong Land at a high price, he felt uncomfortable all night.

Even though his wife Zhuang Yueming has been comforting him.

Li Jiacheng still felt very sad.

Why was it not me who swallowed up Jardine Matheson and Heung Kong Land, but Mr. Yang?

Although he was uncomfortable, he was still very smart. He had already asked Zhou Qianzhao to register and sell all the stocks of Jardine Matheson and Heung Kong Land.

Ten times the price, ten times the profit, I don’t know when I will have such an opportunity.

Made a fortune.

He felt even more uncomfortable when he thought that the largest foreign bank in Hong Kong had fallen into the hands of Mr. Yang.

I still take the car to work as usual today.

Not long.

His office landline rang.

The secretary went to answer the call and said, "Mr. Li, your phone number."

Li Jiacheng went over to pick it up and answered it. After listening for a while, he was silent for a while.

He couldn't believe it.

Did Mr. Yang really disappear in the explosion in Central?

At this time, Li Jiacheng was also a little scared and felt lucky.

Those white people really can do anything.

. . .

Victoria Peak Villa.

Joseph's house.

Henry Keswick and Newbie sat there all night, smoking cigars.

In the past, the two of them fought to the death due to internal struggles.

Now, because Jardine Land is about to be acquired by the Imperial Group, the two of them have to speak out unanimously.

The two are waiting for news.

Sitting there until dawn, they did not see Bao Fuda come back.

Are you saying that Bao Fuda would betray him?

Niu Bijian didn't believe it. He knew that Bao Fuda had always been very loyal.

Now that Bao Fuda has not come back, he suspects that Bao Fuda has gone to find someone to do something.

Time passed minute by minute.

9:25 am.

The phone in the living room of the villa suddenly rang.

The housekeeper went to answer the phone.

He came over quickly and said, "Sir, someone just called to say that there was a big explosion at the intersection of Hennessy Road in Central. You should leave Hong Kong immediately and run back to London."

The bombing at Hennessy Road intersection in Central?

Although they can see the central area in the distance from here, after all, many high-rise buildings block it, so they may not be able to see where the explosion occurred.

There was a lot of white fog and black smoke.

When Henry Keswick heard this, he felt that it should be done.

As for why he was told to leave Hong Kong immediately and run back to London, it was obvious that if Bao Fuda accidentally revealed his flaws, he would definitely be a target of suspicion.

It would indeed be safer if I escaped back to London.

"Who called?"

"Sir Keswick, it didn't say anything on the phone."

said the steward.

Henry Keswick nodded.

When Henry Keswick and Niubijian talked about the big bang, Niubijian felt that it must have happened.

However, Henry Keswick is running back to London, and Niu Bijian, as the chief executive of Jardine Matheson Land, cannot leave Xiangjiang until he truly steps down.

"Madam, pack your things immediately. Let's go to Kai Tak Airport and fly back to London."

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