Chapter 218: China-Pakistan Acquisition War
Chapter 218: China-Pakistan Acquisition War (2)
"Hang Seng Bank?" After listening to Zheng Zhijie's report, Yang Wendong frowned and said, "This Liao Chong Hing Bank was almost bankrupt just now due to a run on its bank account. During this period, Chinese banks in Hong Kong should be more conservative, right?"
Wang Lianhua next to him said: "Mr. Yang, Chinese banks are more conservative than before, but the market value of the stocks held by Yan Chengkun is probably close to 10 million.
Even if this is due to our acquisition, China-Pakistan itself is a high-quality company. If these stocks are mortgaged, we can obtain three to four million yuan in funds in any bank, so the risk is not big.
The only problem is that for extremely short-term loans within an extremely short period of time, banks may give a significant discount on the loan amount.”
Yang Wendong nodded and asked, "Will Hang Seng Bank help Yan Chengkun in this way?"
Emergency loans are very costly and generally not much can be obtained. In order to plan the acquisition of the property assets of Liu Chong Hing Bank, he negotiated loans with HSBC and Standard Chartered more than a month in advance.
Wang Lianhua said: "I have also heard that Ho Sin Hang and Yan Chengkun of Hang Seng have a good personal relationship. It is said that they did business together when they were young.
I’m not sure what the relationship between the two is like now, but since Yan Chengkun dared to say such things, it should be about the same.”
"Old Zheng, please ask He Shanheng to come out for me." Yang Wendong said after thinking for a while.
"Okay." Zheng Zhijie agreed first, then asked, "Mr. Yang, are you going to persuade Mr. He not to get involved in this?"
Yang Wendong nodded and said, “Well, although we are only 3 points away from the stock now, even if we really start a price war and the stock price doubles, we may be able to succeed if we spend a million more, but it is still unnecessary.
Moreover, if Hang Seng really generously helps Yan Chengkun, the confrontation between our two major shareholders will affect the normal operation of China Bus over time.”
Although in theory the stock market situation does not affect the normal operation of a company, in reality it is another matter and it will definitely have an impact.
Moreover, this kind of acquisition must be done quickly. If it takes too long, it is possible that Yan Chengkun will lay a landmine for himself before he fails.
Zheng Zhijie said: "Okay, I'll go make an appointment with Mr. He now."
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That evening, Yang Wendong met He Shanheng at the hotel.
"Mr. Yang, long time no see." He Shanheng smiled and shook hands and said, "I heard that you are now a father. Congratulations. A large enterprise like Changxing Group now has successors."
"Thank you." Yang Wendong smiled.
With a business of my size, it would be very scary to have no offspring, or even one at all.
After the two sat down, they exchanged pleasantries for a while. He Shanheng asked, "Mr. Yang, why did you ask me out? Is it a big project that needs a new loan?"
At their level, normal banking business does not require the presence of two of them.
Over the years, Hang Seng Bank has also cooperated with Changxing Group on many occasions. He himself is also very concerned about Changxing Group and is very optimistic about Yang Wendong's future.
However, Changxing Group’s previous priority has always been Liao Chong Hing Bank. Several Chinese banks, including Hang Seng Bank, have wanted to snatch this large customer with low risk, but have never succeeded.
Now that Liao Chongxing Bank is on the verge of bankruptcy and he has received a personal invitation from Yang Wendong, he naturally judges that there will be some major cooperation project, and the two may even negotiate and cooperate more in the future in exchange for certain discounts and so on.
Yang Wendong smiled and said: “If I need financing in the future, I will naturally give priority to Hang Seng Bank.
But the reason I asked you out today is not because of this, but because I have an unwelcome request."
"Mr. Yang, please speak." He Shanheng was a little surprised.
Yang Wendong followed up by saying, "The abnormality of China-Pakistan stocks these days is that some big capital is buying them. I heard that Hang Seng Bank will do its best to help the current chairman Yan Chengkun?"
"Mr. Yang? Did you do this?" He Shanheng's face changed and he asked in surprise.
Many shareholders already knew about the China-Pakistan incident, so it was not surprising that Yang Wendong knew about it.
But it had only been less than a few hours since he decided to help the Yan family with all his strength, and even few people inside Hang Seng Bank knew about it.
Although this matter is not top secret, who would pay attention to it if they are not related stakeholders?
"Not really." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "I am just helping the Huang family to regain the rights that their family deserves. Now it is the last moment. I don't want to confront Hengsheng. This will cause everyone to lose."
"Finally? How many stocks does Mr. Yang have?" He Shanheng asked with a frown.
He had discussed this with Yan Chengkun before, and they determined that Huang Yaonan would definitely be one of them, as he held approximately 24% of the shares, while the Yan family held approximately 35%. If the others wanted to succeed, it would be impossible without the participation of the Huang family.
But no one would have thought that the person behind this would be Yang Wendong, Hong Kong's most promising business newcomer.
Yang Wendong said with a smile: "I have about 22.5% in my hands. Adding the shares held by Huang Yaonan, the difference is only 3-3.5 percentage points, which is enough."
"Mr. Yang is really amazing." He Shanheng said in surprise: "So, you guys are basically successful, right?"
"If it's less than 50.1%, even if it's 0.2 percentage points off, it won't be considered a success." Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "There are too many variables here. For example, if Hengsheng suddenly wants to help the Yan family, otherwise I don't need to rush to show up."
“Hahaha!” He Shanheng nodded and said, “Mr. Yang is indeed cautious enough, but this matter is a bit difficult to handle due to my relationship with Yan Chengkun…”
"I understand. We naturally have to take care of our former friends." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "But Mr. He, if you really lend millions to the Yan family, they might have a big fight with us in the stock market.
You know my financial strength, so if their money is gone, how can you recover the loan?"
"This..." He Shanheng was also a little hesitant. Now in the top wealthy circle in Hong Kong, everyone knows that Yang Wendong's financial resources are already top-notch in the Chinese circle.
In particular, his acquisition of seven Island Buildings owned by Liu Chong Hing Bank in one go, as well as the establishment of a shipping company, an industrial park for 7 people, etc., were enough to make him a new star in Hong Kong's business community.
Yan Chengkun can be considered a person of some achievement in the Hong Kong world, but he is far inferior to Yang Wendong.
Yang Wendong said again: "He Sheng, I don't want all three of us to suffer losses. How about this, He Sheng acts as a middleman and asks the Yan family to sell the stocks to me. I can definitely offer a good price.
In this way, the Yan family will make a profit, I will achieve my goal, Hang Seng Bank will not have bad debts, and we can even cooperate more in the future. How do you think? "
The most successful acquisition in the business world is a friendly acquisition. Even if it is not done well at the beginning, if it can be completed without bloodshed in the end, that is the best outcome.
He Shanheng nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go and spread the word, but I can't say whether it will work or not."
"If it doesn't work, then we'll have to fight to the death in the stock market." Yang Wendong didn't care: "Mr. He can also help. The worst that can happen is that I'll have to spend a few million more. This amount of money is nothing."
If the other party doesn't want the face you give them, then you can only give them the gun.
"Okay." He Shanheng replied.
That night, on the top floor of the 22-story Hang Seng Bank headquarters building in Central, Yan Chengkun said with a livid face, "I would rather lose everything than not lose my family business."
He Shanheng sighed and said, "Mr. Yan, many things cannot be achieved just by your hard work. Yang Wendong's financial resources are so strong that you can never be his opponent.
Previously, he bought the seven buildings of Liu Chong Hing Bank in Hong Kong for more than 7 million Hong Kong dollars. Although it was also a loan, the fact that HSBC could help him in this way was also a reflection of his financial strength. "
"Do you know what agreement he reached with Huang Yaonan?" Yan Chengkun gradually came to his senses. What he needed to do now was to solve the problem, not to fight hard, because it was impossible to win.
"I don't know." He Shanheng was also a smart man, and asked back, "You don't want to sow discord between them, do you?"
He Shanheng said: "Everyone is doing this for their own benefit, so Yang Wendong can't just be helping Huang Yaonan, right? What the Huang family can give, my Yan family can also give."
"Your idea is interesting." He Shanheng thought for a moment and said, "Although I think the possibility is not great, we can still try. How about I ask Yang Wendong to come out tomorrow and we can talk about it together?"
"Okay." Yan Chengkun nodded and said.
The next day, Hang Seng Bank Building:
Yang Wendong also met his current "opponent", Yan Chengkun.
"Yansheng, I've heard of your great name for a long time." Yang Wendong said with a smile. Basic etiquette should still be observed.
Yan Chengkun was filled with hatred, but now that He Shanheng was here, he could only be polite and say, "No, compared to the sticky note king Yang Wendong, I am far inferior."
"Haha, you two, there's no need to be so tense." He Shanheng advised, "Please sit down first."
Although the two people in front of me spoke in a very kind manner, their tone was different.
Yang Wendong naturally gave face to He Shanheng, and the three of them sat down.
Yan Chengkun said, "Mr. Yang, if you want to invest in Chinabus, I welcome you very much. But I don't quite understand why you want to initiate a merger and acquisition of Chinabus when you have no experience in managing a bus company."
Yang Wendong shrugged and said, “This stock market acquisition was Huang Yaonan’s action, and I was just cooperating with him;
After this operation, the Huang family will be in charge of China-Pakistan, and I will only be an investor. "
This statement is also correct. He would not be bored and spend energy to manage the bus company himself. As long as the bus company can cooperate with his future plans, it will be enough.
It's not just real estate, but also other service industries. With buses, many businesses will be much more convenient.
Yan Chengkun frowned after listening to this.
At this time, He Shanheng said: “Mr. Yang, I don’t know what agreement Huang Yaonan has reached with you, but I think Mr. Yan can do the same thing;
Whether in terms of business ability or social network, Huang Yaonan is far inferior to Yan Sheng."
"Mr. He, you are joking." Yang Wendong also knew the purpose of the two, and then said: "I will not betray my allies. This is a matter of principle."
In the future, no matter how big Yang Wendong’s business in Hong Kong becomes, it is impossible for him to accomplish everything by himself. Investments often require cooperation with more capital. The same was true for the four major families in the previous life. They cooperated with each other and with other financial groups.
Anyone who betrays a partner for other interests will only be despised in the future. Even if outsiders don't know, Yang Wendong would not bother to do such a thing.
Not to mention, his future target is the British giants. If no one is willing to cooperate with him, then his future acquisition of the British giants will definitely be ineffective.
Yan Chengkun frowned and asked, "Mr. Yang, is there really no room for negotiation?"
Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, “You can keep some of the stocks as a family inheritance, or even keep most of the stocks. I can promise that.
As for the management rights issue, it is an internal issue between your Yan family and the Huang family. If you can convince Huang Yaonan, I have no objection."
Many laws of listed companies in Hong Kong today are based on those of the Commonwealth. For example, the largest shareholder of a listed company can only hold 49.9% of the shares.
Therefore, Yang Wendong did not really need all of the Yan family's shares. It would be enough for him to get 49%.
He Shanheng frowned, but there was nothing he could do in this situation, and his face was not that great.
Yan Chengkun's face turned pale and he said, "Well, let's see what happens in the stock market."
After returning to his own territory, Yang Wendong said to Wang Lianhua: "Immediately announce our acquisition of China-Pakistan, increase the price by 20%, and buy it directly on the stock market."
"Okay." Wang Lianhua also understood that the negotiations seemed to have achieved no results.
Yang Wendong then said to Zheng Zhijie, "Old Zheng, Chinabus is a specialized enterprise. You should communicate with the officials of the Hong Kong government's transportation department and explain that our acquisition will not cause any problems with normal traffic."
"I understand." Zheng Zhijie agreed.
"That's it, let's try to complete this task within a few days." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
PS:1. Please give me monthly vote.
2. Many people have said before that the plot of the book was too bland and that everything went smoothly for the protagonist. However, in the 60s, it was impossible to target British capital as they did in the late 70s. This decade was also a time when many Chinese tycoons kept a low profile.
Therefore, the plot seems less exciting and there are fewer conflicts.
Then I wrote about the acquisition of China Bus, which was actually just a small plot. As a result, some people said that I should not have acquired it at that time and should have just continued to develop.
I feel like no matter how I write, I will not please both sides. In fact, this is normal. When reading business articles, some people like to read about industry, while others like to read about real estate and financial acquisitions.
But both are correct. I hope everyone will stop arguing in the comment section. When it comes to business writing, there is no absolutely correct path and everyone has their own choices.
3. Although many readers in the comment section of novels say that they like to read about industry, at least my book, which describes an industrial factory, has seen a terrible drop in subscriptions and no one reads it.
Later, I had to write about real estate, finance, shipping, etc., and a lot of people read them. So essentially, people still like to make quick money rather than tedious industries.
A book by my friend about the development and entrepreneurship of new energy electric vehicles also performed very poorly. His previous book about real estate was close to being a masterpiece (with an average of 6000 subscriptions). So, people who like to read about industry are actually only a small group of people, including my previous book. This can be seen from the different plots.
Therefore, this book will have various plots to satisfy different readers. If you really don’t like it, you can just not subscribe to the chapters you don’t like to read, which is normal.
4. Many people say that the plot is slow. I also know that the most exciting time is the 70s, but the plot of that period has been written by at least hundreds of authors, including me, so this book wants to write a different one seriously, that is, the 60s.
(End of this chapter)