In the office of the Chairman of Cheung Kong Holdings.
Li Jiacheng sat upright in a spacious and luxurious office chair with his hands folded on the table.
My eyes were fixed on the news about Jardine Matheson in the latest issue of Hong Kong's Economic Daily.
He frowned slightly, as if thinking deeply about something, and then muttered to himself:
"Jardine Matheson sold 51.7% of its shares in South Africa's Reillys, cashing in HK$1.3 billion. Their wealth is truly substantial!
But compared to the 15 billion in debt of Hong Kong Holdings, this is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket. I wonder how long you can hold out..."
Just then, there was a crisp and rhythmic knock on the door.
"Come in!" Li Jiacheng raised his head, put down the newspaper in his hand, and spoke in a steady and powerful voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Huikang, the head of Yonghua Securities Company, strode in.
He looked serious, and his tone was anxious:
"Mr. Li, the situation has changed.
We have just contacted Li Chaozhi and Wang Lixi, two shareholders of Guanghu Real Estate.
However, they discovered that they had sold all of their 10.12% shares to an investment company called Little Dragonfly.
The purchase price was as high as HK$125 million.”
"We are urgently investigating the information regarding Little Dragonfly Investment Company.
According to public information, it is an investment institution from the United States, but its specific background and motives are still unclear.
We expect to have the full details in no more than two weeks."
Upon hearing this, Li Jiacheng immediately stood up from his boss chair.
His eyes were as sharp as an eagle, revealing strong anger and anxiety.
It was undoubtedly a huge blow to him that his prey was targeted by other hunters.
He quickly adjusted his mood and asked calmly:
"How many Guanghu Real Estate shares do we currently hold from the stock market?"
"We currently hold a total of 1.35 million shares of Guanghu Real Estate, with the acquisition price ranging from HK$100 to HK$120 per share.
The total cost was HK$125 million.
Guanghu Real Estate's share price has been rising slowly, and has recently been fluctuating between HK$135 and HK$145 per share..."
Li Huikang looked serious when he heard this.
If Guanghu Real Estate's stock price continues to rise, it will be very difficult to acquire more shares at the lowest cost.
Li Guanghu hasn't noticed it yet, but if he finds anything unusual.
That fierce battle is inevitable. If you are not careful at that time, you will probably fail.
"Now our prey has been targeted by a new hunter, Li Guanghu is no ordinary man.
The other party has been working in Hong Kong for many years and has a very wide network of contacts.
He's been so preoccupied with his son's affairs lately, and once he realizes what's going on, it will be very difficult for him to successfully acquire the company."
"Huikang! Next, I will deposit 500 million Hong Kong dollars into your account.
HK$200 million of the funds was used to secretly acquire Guanghu Real Estate shares in the stock market.
The remaining 300 million Hong Kong dollars will be used to buy out the shares held by HSBC, Standard Chartered, and Hang Seng Bank. Go and do it immediately."
Two weeks ago, after Guanghu Real Estate broke out a public opinion crisis, Li Jiacheng decided to take over this big piece of fat meat, so he started making plans.
"Mr. Li! Then I'll do it now!"
Li Huikang nodded solemnly, then quickly walked out of the office, ready to go back and gather his men to make arrangements.
If you succeed, the rewards will naturally be generous, but if you fail, you will definitely be held accountable, so you have to pay more attention to it.
Li Jiacheng walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, stood firmly, and looked down at the busy crowd outside the window with a deep gaze.
His eyes narrowed slightly, as if searching for some answer.
The news of Guanghu Real Estate’s equity changes kept replaying in his mind.
Unconsciously, a familiar face appeared before his eyes—Mo Zhexuan.
He shook his head slightly and muttered to himself:
"Xiaoxuan, your journey has been so smooth that you don't seem to know what failure feels like.
This time, your Uncle Li will give you a vivid lesson."
Li Jiacheng smiled slightly, turned around and walked quickly to the desk, picked up the phone and dialed a number.
After the call was connected, he said calmly:
"Hey, Shimin, I'm in urgent need of a huge amount of money to acquire shares in Guanghu Real Estate.
First, suspend the auction of land on the Kowloon Peninsula to raise one billion Hong Kong dollars... "
A voice came from the other end of the line: "Now? Mr. Li, this may take some time to arrange."
Li Jiacheng answered without hesitation: "Yes, now.
I need to complete this transaction as soon as possible to ensure that we maintain our leading position in Guanghu Real Estate.
Please do it right away. Thank you for your hard work."
The voice on the other end of the phone grew noticeably more serious. "Okay, Mr. Li, I understand. I'll arrange it right away."
After hanging up the phone, Li Jiacheng couldn't help but recall the first half of his life.
Since his father died of illness, the 14-year-old boy has taken on the responsibility of the family.
He went to his uncle Zhuang Jing'an's watch company and worked as an apprentice, sweeping the floor and serving tea.
In his heart, he will never forget the words a fortune teller gave him during the most difficult period:
"His eyes are dull, his frame is frail, and he may not achieve anything great in the future."
In order to prove his worth, for the next three years,
No matter it is windy, rainy, cold or hot, he is always the one who gets up the earliest, goes to bed the latest and is the most hardworking.
At that time, his uncle did not give him any preferential treatment.
The only skill I learned here is to read people's expressions, speak the truth to people and lie to lies.
At the same time, he also developed a philosophy of being generous to others and honest in doing things, which laid a solid foundation for his future career development.
Then I entered the sales industry, studying hard and practicing sales skills.
Eventually he became the general manager.
After working hard for several years, I finally had some savings.
He resolutely chose to start a business, just like Tang Monk's journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
After going through 81 difficulties, he finally achieved success in his career.
Thinking back on my life experiences over the past few decades, a slight bitter taste came over the corners of my mouth.
Two hot tears also shed from the eyes behind the lenses.
It has really not been easy along the way.
People have always said that he became successful by marrying the daughter of his uncle Zhuang Jing'an.
But who knows the efforts and hardships I have put in?
Now after seeing Mo Zhexuan's entrepreneurial journey, I feel very complicated deep down in my heart, as if God is particularly kind to him.
In just one year, he almost achieved the results of his decades of hard work.
How can this not make people feel envious and jealous?
On the other side, Mo Zhexuan was also discussing the progress of the acquisition of Guanghu Real Estate with Lin Xingwen. When they learned that another institution had intervened, they decided to cut the Gordian knot.
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