After explaining, the charterer asked Li Xu, "Mr. Li, do you think this deal is possible?"

Li Xu thought about it carefully, then said thoughtfully, "Yes, we can do it. I think the price of gold will be more stable in the future, whether it rises or falls. It won't fluctuate as drastically as before. Then we can speculate on New York gold with a contract period."

"Okay, I'll contact the gold merchant when I get back." The charter king nodded. "Mr. Li, the shares in Jardine Matheson Shipping and Hong Kong United Dockyards will belong to me, and the shares in Swire Properties and Jardine Motors will belong to you. I'll also transfer my Swire Properties shares to you. Is that okay with you?"

"Of course, but we still need to discuss the price with the gold merchants. We've made such a big concession, so they need to show their sincerity."

Hearing this, the charter boat king burst into laughter and said, "I think the same as you. We must give them a good beating this time."

Two days passed in a flash, and Li Xu received a call from the charter king. "Mr. Li, the gold merchants have given us a new price. We don't want to pay a penny for the shares. We'll give them away for free. If you think it's okay, I'll agree to it. If not, I'll continue to negotiate with them."

The total value of the shares held by the gold merchants exceeded 300 million US dollars. Li Xu estimated that this was almost their limit, so he said, "Bao Sheng, agree to it. I don't think you can get anything more."

"Well, by the way, Mr. Li, let me tell you something interesting. The gold merchant representative sent by Rothschild International Investment Bank said that his family wanted to establish a partnership with me, but I rejected it."

Li Xu was stunned and hesitated, "Is he from the Rosier family?"

"right."

After receiving a positive response, Li Xu couldn't help but sigh, "It's really interesting."

There are eight gold traders behind the London Gold Exchange, with Rothschild International Investment Bank at the top of the list.

The bank is also the leader of the five major gold traders behind the London Gold Exchange.

Regardless of whether it is the Hong Kong London Gold Exchange or the London Gold Exchange, their daily gold opening prices are all set by people from Rothschild International Investment Bank.

The reason why this bank is so awesome is because of the three words "Rothschild".

Rothschild is translated as Rothschild, the Rothschild family once known as the Sixth Empire.

Rothschild International Investment Bank is a subsidiary of the Rothschild family.

People who often hang out on the Internet should be familiar with this family. Some people think that the Rothschild family is just low-key, but in fact it is the world's first consortium. Others think that this family has become ruined, and although it is rich, it is at best a second-rate consortium.

In his previous life, Li Xu had seen a lot of this information on the Internet, which made him very curious and he especially wanted to know the situation of this family.

Last year he specifically sought out the charter king to find out more.

At present, the Rothschild family is still a world-class financial group with influence across various industries.

It is indeed interesting that such a family wants to establish a partnership with the charter king.

"Mr. Bao, have you ever asked why we should establish a partnership with you?"

"I didn't ask." The voice of the boat charter king came from the phone. "I don't think he would tell me even if I asked."

After hearing this, Li Xu didn't ask any more questions. He said a few words and hung up the phone.

The next day, the charter king found Li Xu to complete the share transfer.

Subsequently, Baochuan Wang and Xu Xiangqian announced the news of their controlling stake.

The top executives of Jardine Matheson and Swire were dumbfounded. They never expected that the gold merchants would sell their shares to the shipping king.

They wanted to settle accounts with the gold merchants, but they didn't have the courage.

If Hong Kong Island is taken back by China, they will most likely return to the UK. If they offend the five major gold traders behind the London Gold Exchange, they will be destroyed by them when they return.

There was no way out, the top executives of the two major foreign companies could only swallow their anger.

The gold merchants were also very surprised. They felt that the relationship between Baochuan Wang and Xu Xiangqian had gone beyond ordinary friendship.

It is understandable that you gave the shares of Jardine Matheson Motors Group to Xu Xiangqian, but what is the reason for you to transfer all the shares of Swire Properties, which you have already controlled, to him?

Aren't you looking for ashore?

The gold merchants gathered together to discuss the matter, and then they made a bold guess that the real killer in the gold market might be Xu Xiangqian, and the shipowner king was just his partner.

The more they thought about it, the more it seemed reasonable. First of all, no one knew where Xu Xiangqian got his money from.

The second is him. Before he started acquiring companies on a large scale, it seemed that only the shipping king among the tycoons in Hong Kong knew him.

This is so weird.

If we say that he suddenly became successful in the past two years, this might make sense.

In fact, Xu Xiangqian's identity had been revealed a long time ago. He used to have a shoe factory in Hong Kong Island, and many people knew him. These people had revealed his identity, but no one believed it.

The reason for this situation is, on the one hand, that people think the news is too outrageous, and on the other hand, there are many different versions of Xu Xiangqian's identity, and people can't tell which one is true and which one is false.

In addition, the leader of the Sun Yee On, who had a grudge against Xu Xiangqian, and the former chairman of Jardine Matheson, Newbigin, who had dealt with him, also recognized him.

But neither of them told anyone.

The leader of the Sun Yee On dares not say it, and New Pikin does not want to say it.

In terms of status, the current leader of the Sun Yee On is only qualified to polish Xu Xiangqian's shoes. What he fears most is that Xu Xiangqian will suddenly remember their grudge and take action to deal with him.

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