When the little-known Insect Investment Company expressed its intention to acquire Guanghu Real Estate, Shen Bi attracted great attention.
He used his extensive network of contacts to conduct an in-depth investigation of the insect investment company.
The investigation results showed that the company was registered in the Cayman Islands.
However, its registration time is unusually close to the current date, occurring in August of this year.
This detail aroused Shen Bi's great curiosity.
He knows very well that in the business world, there are no coincidences without reason.
Every tiny action may hide a huge secret.
Therefore, Shen Bi further investigated the situation of Guanghu Real Estate.
More than a week ago.
An investment company called Xiaoqingting suddenly acquired 10.12% of the shares of Guanghu Real Estate from two small shareholders.
This news made Shen Bi's doubts even stronger, and he began to realize that there might be a complex conflict of interests behind it.
After waiting for a day or two, he was even more surprised.
Li Jiacheng actually came to him in person and expressed his intention to buy the shares of Guanghu Real Estate that he held.
This series of events made Shen Bi realize that the acquisition of Guanghu Real Estate was not as simple as it seemed, and that there might be interests and competitions among multiple parties involved.
Although HSBC provided important support to Li Ka-shing in his acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa.
But this time, Shen Bi decided to wait and see. He wanted to see who else was secretly eyeing the fat piece of meat of Guanghu Real Estate.
In the end, he didn't expect that the real manipulator behind the scenes was Mo Zhexuan, which really surprised and shocked him.
"Mr. Shen has a keen eye! Not bad!
The Insect Investment Company was my creation, and I'd like your help this time."
Mo Zhexuan knew that he couldn't hide it, so he might as well admit it openly, which would make him appear more frank.
"Mo Sheng! You are the most outstanding businessman I have ever met, and it has only been a short time!
Your business has expanded from finance, food, and newspapers to real estate, which is truly a miracle.”
"HSBC is very optimistic about you, so I can transfer 10% of Guanghu Real Estate's shares to you. And the asking price is not too high, just 100 million Hong Kong dollars."
Shen Bi calmly took a sip of tea and expressed his thoughts with a smile on his face.
"I believe there is no free lunch in the world. Tell me your conditions!" Mo Zhexuan's mind was very clear.
How is it possible to get HSBC's shares so easily? There must be some additional conditions, that's for sure.
"My condition is that you completely break away from Hang Seng Bank and switch to HSBC. Then we can become close partners."
Deep down, Shen Bi now really regretted letting Hang Seng Bank escape from HSBC's control.
I didn't expect this Chinese bank to develop so fast, especially after reaching cooperation with Bank of China Group, its development has been advancing by leaps and bounds.
"That won't do. The relationship between Hang Seng Bank and me is like that of brothers.
Moreover, I am also a shareholder of Hang Seng Bank, so it is not possible for me to transfer all my business to HSBC.
What do you think? Can I transfer part of Deep Ocean Holdings' business to HSBC?
Mo Zhexuan could not have imagined that Shen Bi's condition was this, since Li Guowei took over as chairman of Hang Seng Bank.
Half of Deep Ocean Holdings' business is placed with Hang Seng Bank, and the other half is still placed with HSBC.
After all, I was in life-and-death crisis at the time, so I have to thank the foreigners in front of me for their help.
"Mr. Mo! You should know the real reason why I put forward this condition, which is to prevent Hang Seng Bank from continuing to grow.
So if you just transfer part of the business, that won’t work, you can only choose one or the other.”
Shen Bi's face suddenly turned ugly, and he spoke in a tough attitude.
"I choose Hang Seng Bank, you should change the conditions!" said Mo Zhexuan.
"Okay! Then I won't force it. HSBC is very optimistic about the future development of Goldstone Securities.
So if you want to invest a total of HK$500 million to acquire 51% of its shares, you can set the conditions."
Shen Bi's face instantly became extremely gloomy, and then he stated the next condition.
"That's absolutely impossible! If you're not sincere about selling Guanghu Real Estate shares, then I won't buy them!"
Mo Zhexuan was almost pissed to death by Shen Bi's exorbitant demands.
They actually wanted to acquire the controlling stake of Goldstone Securities with just HK$500 million. This is really too much.
After a heated argument, the two men negotiated a price of HK$200 million for a 10% stake in Goldstone Securities.
Just as they were about to reach an agreement, the mobile phone Mo Zhexuan was carrying rang.
Seeing that the contact was Lin Xingwen, I immediately clicked to answer the call, and heard Lin Xingwen anxiously say on the phone:
"Mo Sheng! I just got the news.
Li Jiacheng of Cheung Kong Holdings personally went to the headquarters of Guanghu Real Estate to discuss the acquisition with Li Guanghu.
The person who secretly acquired Guanghu Real Estate must be Li Jiacheng."
"Okay! I understand."
After Mo Zhexuan hung up the phone, he looked at Chen Bi with a fierce look in his eyes, and then said:
“Mr. Shen! I believe Li Jiacheng must have visited you.
I want to acquire HSBC's 10% stake in Guanghu Real Estate. I'm curious why you didn't choose to sell it.
"It's very simple. On the one hand, I know there is another organization that has not been exposed.
On the other hand, I just wanted to maximize my interests, but unfortunately, we were just one step away from reaching an agreement."
Shen Bi's face was full of regret, if the call had come a few minutes later.
Maybe the two of them could have reached an agreement, but now it's too late.
"Thank you for letting me know! I'll take my leave then."
Mo Zhexuan naturally would not continue to acquire HSBC's 10% stake in Guanghu Real Estate.
If Li Jiacheng gets 25% of Guanghu Real Estate shares from Li Guanghu.
Then we will soon get control of Guanghu Real Estate, so what’s the point of acquiring the shares held by HSBC!
Now he is considering how to reach a deal with Li Guanghu, but this is destined to be as difficult as climbing to the sky.
After all, I just sent the other party's son to a juvenile detention center, so it's not an exaggeration to say that I am the other party's enemy now.
But we have to give it a try no matter how difficult it is. I believe today's news was released by Li Guanghu himself. No one is a fool!
"Haha! Mo Zhexuan! Li Jiacheng! Who of you will be more skilled this time? It's really exciting!" Chen Bi took a sip of tea, and a dark light flashed in his eyes.
Then he stood up and walked to the French window, glanced at Mo Zhexuan's back as he got into the car, and muttered to himself:
"Alas... young man, not everyone can take advantage of Yude. Right now, this land is still ruled by the British Empire..."
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