The next day, the sun shone through the clouds onto the tarmac of New York International Airport.
Mo Zhexuan and his group boarded the flight to Hong Kong, eager to return home.
After a day and night of sailing, they finally set foot on the land of their motherland, and a feeling of intimacy and pride surged in their hearts.
The plane slowly landed at Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong, the moment the cabin door opened.
Li Xiaowei took a deep breath of the air of her hometown, a happy smile on her face, and sighed:
"I'm finally back. No matter where I am, it's still home!"
Although I have only been in the United States for less than a week, I am still full of longing and love for my hometown.
Li Peizhen held Li Xiaowei's hand tightly, nodded in agreement, and continued with a smile:
"There's a saying that goes, 'A nest of gold or silver is not as good as your own doghouse.
No matter how glorious life is outside, it is not as good as returning to my hometown and living a down-to-earth life."
Mo Zhexuan stood aside, listening to the conversation between the two, and a warm feeling surged in his heart.
I lived in a foreign country for so many years in my previous life, but I still missed this land in my heart.
Because his roots are here, no matter how good other countries are, it is difficult for him to integrate into them, and discrimination is often everywhere.
After the group walked out of the airport, Mo Zhexuan gave some instructions to the bodyguards who came to greet them, and then said seriously to Li Xiaowei and Li Peizhen:
"You guys go home and rest first, I'll go to the company."
During this period, the acquisition war of Hutchison Whampoa has reached a white-hot stage.
After obtaining the funds of up to HK$3.632 billion, the Jardine Matheson Group seemed to have gained new life.
Their actions in the market are more frequent and more intense.
The acquisition battle between the two sides is now very difficult, but this time the consortium headed by Mo Zhexuan has the upper hand.
Because they have almost acquired nearly 35% of the shares of Jardine Matheson Holdings.
An application is being made to sever the voting rights of Jardine Matheson Holdings held by Hongkong Land.
Once Jardine Matheson Holdings is under control, it would be easy to take over Hutchison Whampoa.
"Mr. Mo, we're at the company." The driver's words broke the tranquility of Mo Zhexuan who was immersed in his thoughts.
He opened his eyes, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes, then he got out of the car and walked hurriedly into the company building.
As soon as I entered the office, Lin Xingwen had been waiting there for a long time.
The two exchanged greetings for a while, then sat down and started talking.
Lin Xingwen reported in detail on the company’s recent situation and the latest progress in the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa Properties.
Mo Zhexuan nodded as he listened, feeling good about his ability to get things done.
Just as the two were talking, an assistant from the secretariat knocked on the door and reported:
"Mr. Mo, Mr. Simon Keswick of Jardine Matheson Holdings has arrived and is waiting in the lobby."
"How did he know I was back!" Mo Zhexuan muttered to himself.
You don't have to think about being monitored under the building, but you still have to meet him.
"Go and invite him up."
Simon Keswick was the fifth head of Jardine Matheson.
He was also the person in the British financial group who was most targeted by Li Ka-shing, the future richest Chinese man.
According to the historical process of the previous life, in 1985, the Keswick family could no longer survive due to huge losses in real estate investment.
In desperation, he had to sell shares of the Hong Kong Electric Company to save the bankruptcy-ridden Hong Kong Land Development.
In the end, Li Jiacheng seized this godsend opportunity.
HK$2.903 billion in cash was mobilized through Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa.
Acquired 450 million shares of HK Electric held by Hong Kong Land Development, accounting for 35% of the total share capital.
From then on, Hong Kong Electric Company Limited completely separated from the Jardine Matheson Group.
It became the source of endless wealth for Li Jiacheng, the richest Chinese.
After this, Simon Keswick learned from his mistakes and decided to carry out drastic reforms on Jardine Matheson.
First, we invited Davis, a famous professional manager from the British Empire, to take charge of the land acquisition business.
He then invited the famous American investment banking expert Bao Weishi to restructure the Jardine Matheson Group.
After taking office, Bao Weishi realized that there were loopholes in the "linked ship structure" defense system of mutual control of Jardine Matheson Land.
It then decided to implement cross-holdings in core companies such as Jardine Matheson and Land Development.
In this way, the defense capability will be greatly improved.
When a company in the Jardine Matheson Group is acquired by others, the other companies can support each other, thereby significantly enhancing the ability to resist foreign enemies.
Because the defense system of the "linked ship structure" has fatal flaws.
If the acquirer takes over a Jardine Matheson Holdings company at any cost, Hongkong Land will be in danger.
After two years of adjustment, all core companies under Jardine Matheson completed a series of equity restructuring.
It was as solid as a rock and impeccable, but the control over Hong Kong Land was gradually loosening.
The Chinese consortium formed by Li Ka-shing immediately sharpened its knives after discovering loopholes in the equity restructuring of Jardine Matheson.
Launch an offensive against Jardine Matheson's core real estate company, Hong Kong Land.
After a fierce competition, Simon Keswick's Jardine Matheson finally won and retained the company's core asset, Hong Kong Land Development.
The Chinese consortium headed by Li Jiacheng failed to achieve its goal this time and returned empty-handed.
But he also cut a piece of meat from Jardine Matheson and made a lot of money.
Therefore, in this confrontation, both sides can be said to be evenly matched.
Now history has changed. Jardine Matheson still sold the Hong Kong Electric Company, but it is not known whether Hong Kong Land can still be kept.
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