Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

   Chapter 771 Jardine Trouble

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   Looking at the noise below, New Bijian was upset for a while, tapped his fingers on the table, and said impatiently: "Okay, what time is it now, just be quiet for me."

   What he needs now is someone to come up with a way to solve the problems he is facing, instead of one or two making a fuss here and not understanding the situation.

   When the eldest brother got angry, all the senior members of Yihe below hurriedly shut their mouths and straightened their bodies obediently, obviously not daring to touch the bad head of their own boss at this time.

  As the King of Jardine and the Chairman of the Board of Directors, New Bijian's power is still very large, and it does not take much effort to fire a person, just a sentence.

  If Jardine really fell, everyone would naturally ignore it, but now that Jardine has not fallen, everyone still has the basic qualities of being a monk hitting the clock.

   Moreover, for most people, everything about them is connected with Jardine, one is prosperous, and one is lost. If Jardine really falls, they are not necessarily better off.

Niu Bijian stood up from the chair, put his hands on the table, looked down at the top executives of Yihe, and said solemnly: "Now everyone is clear about the situation, Hang Seng Bank took advantage of the negotiation of Xiangjiang's return to make a big deal on our subsidiaries. Scale shorting.

   And who is the person behind Hang Seng, I don’t need to say more, you all know in your hearts, that young man, we had a little misunderstanding with him before, and now the other party uses the previous misunderstanding to declare war on us. "

   "Yes, it is a declaration of war. This time, it is not only on the Hong Kong side, Singapore and London, but all our Jardine companies have been attacked more or less.

  So, what we need to do now is not to quarrel, but to find a way to solve the problem as soon as possible, that young man announced a ten billion dollar investment plan in China not long ago..."

   "That is to say, it will not work if we want to use political advantages to put pressure on it. Now we can only take formal business channels to withstand this pressure..."

   When all the senior members of Jardine heard this, they could not help frowning.

  The early development of Jardine, what I like most is to take advantage of the situation.

   This trend is mainly from the support of the government.

   Of course, it’s not just the Jardine family. In fact, many British consortiums like to use the power of the government to suppress their enemies to achieve their goals.

   As an early colonial country, the market of British-funded consortia was basically developed with the support of the government.

   Compared with overseas Chinese, most of them start from scratch, and they are fundamentally different when they accumulate little by little.

  Because of this difference, when a region is about to face turmoil, the choices of the Chinese and the British are also very different.

  Generally, the British will think of running away for the first time, leaving everything they think is cumbersome, leaving lightly and quickly, and never expose themselves to any security risks.

   And the Chinese, facing a turbulent situation, basically as long as they are not armed with swords and axes, even if they grit their teeth, they will resist the past.

   Therefore, whenever the policy advantage is lost, it is difficult for British businessmen and enterprises to compete with Chinese businessmen and Chinese enterprises.

   Now the situation in Xiangjiang is complicated. Without the support of the government, the opponents are coming again. For a while, everyone is a little helpless in the face of this situation.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Parker, the general manager of Jardine Matheson, who was sitting at the starting position of New Bijian, couldn't help but said: "Because of the previous acquisition of Hong Kong Electric Lighting and Telephone and other companies, we have already taken out huge debts, and these debts are not good for the company. That said, there has been tremendous pressure.

   The failure of Mrs. Thatcher's negotiation with the mainland this time has caused the overall share price of the Hong Kong stock market to drop. The impact of the general environment is obviously irresistible to us alone. "

   "As for that Mr. Yang Chen, I have carefully studied it. Although he is not young, he is very methodical in his speech and actions, and, as far as I know, that Mr. Yang Chen never does anything he is not sure about.

  Whether his game company was listed in the United States, or he bet on the victory of the British Empire in the Falklands War, he stood on the winning side almost every time.

   Even the most powerful Chinese in Hong Kong, Mr. Huo and the charter king, praised him. In addition, HSBC and Standard Chartered also have close cooperation with them.

  Before HSBC's Shen Daban supported the charter king to seize the Wharf, this time, maybe HSBC is also involved in it, otherwise, with that Mr. Yang Chen alone, it's impossible..."

   This time, Jardine's companies in various regions have been attacked more or less, which is somewhat unbelievable.

   Although Yang Chen is famous now, but after all, his rise was too short, and his foundation was not strong. Except for Xiangjiang, there was no way to compare with Yihe in other places.

  If you want to complete this layout, it is impossible to get such a big effect without about half a year, unless there is support from a big bank like HSBC.

  Although Jardine is known as the No. 1 foreign bank in Hong Kong, with the continuous rise of Hong Kong's economy, HSBC and Standard Chartered, the two banks that hold the right to issue Hong Kong dollar notes, are also increasing their influence. Among them, the strength of HSBC has faintly surpassed that of Jardine.

   HSBC supported the charter king and Li Chaoren earlier, allowing the two to successfully seize the Wharf and abandon the ship and dock, and the other to successfully control Hutchison Whampoa, while continuously increasing their influence in the circle of Chinese-funded consortiums.

   All these have not replaced the first position of Jardine.

   In the face of Yang Chen, a newly emerging young man, everyone may not care too much, but after changing to HSBC, the situation will be different, even Jardine has to be cautious.

   At present, Jardine is burdened with huge debts, and the financial pressure is unprecedented. If one is not handled properly, it may lead to the consequences of collapse.

  New Bijian also listened, and found that the matter was more serious than he thought, so he asked, "Is there any good way for General Manager Parker?"

   "The only way now is to solve the funding problem as soon as possible. Now Land Land is burdened with too much debt and has many holding companies. Once someone becomes interested in Land Land, the consequences will be disastrous.

  We need enough funds to ensure that in the event of a takeover war in the future, we can quickly reach an absolute controlling position and not be acquired by someone backhand…”

   Parker did not hesitate, and directly stated his concerns. Although Jardine Matheson and Landmark had reached 40% of the shares, logically speaking, this amount of shares was definitely considered safe.

   However, the opponents of Jardine this time are not others, but our boss Yang and HSBC, neither of which is the owner of poor money, the pressure that Jardine will face next can be imagined.

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   (end of this chapter)