After Mo Zhexuan walked into the office, he recalled all the information about Simon Keswick in his mind, and extended his right hand to greet him with a warm smile.
"Mosheng! You are such a promising young man! When I was your age, I was still studying at Cambridge University! And you have already made a fortune from scratch, which most people would never achieve in their entire lives."
Simon Keswick also quickly stretched out his right hand, and they shook hands tightly before letting go.
"President Ximen! You're welcome. I just took advantage of some opportunities."
"Mr. Mo! You are too modest. What you said in the interview with Mr. Jin Yong.
I am greedy when others are fearful, and I am fearful when others are greedy. I think this is comparable to the famous saying in the Bible."
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The two then sipped tea and chatted about all sorts of things.
But they were observing each other, just like two martial arts masters observing each other's moves.
Prepare to gain a favorable start for the next negotiations and hope to find a way to defeat the enemy in one blow.
As time passed, Simon Keswick felt more and more surprised in his heart.
Originally, in his opinion, although Mo Zhexuan possessed outstanding financial talent, he was ultimately just a young man with little experience in the world.
As long as you flatter and win over the other party with all your might, you will definitely make the other party reveal their flaws, and then make them give up the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa Real Estate.
But unexpectedly, it didn't work this time. No matter how much I flattered and flattered him, it had no effect.
This also made him realize Mo Zhexuan's extraordinaryness, and he immediately told him the purpose of his trip.
"Mr. Mo, let me be frank. I'm here to buy all of your Jardine Matheson Holdings shares. Name your price."
"Chairman Simon, we are determined to acquire the Landmark Real Estate. We hope you will be kind enough to offer us a satisfactory price. What do you think?"
Mo Zhexuan is determined this time and is determined to take over the "crown jewel" of Hutchison Whampoa Real Estate. No one can stop him or hinder him.
"You can't succeed. Jardine Matheson can give up any other assets except Hutchison Whampoa," Simon Keswick said gritting his teeth.
“That may not be the case. We have already applied to the court for an order under the relevant provisions as Jardine Matheson and Hutchison Whampoa control each other and there is a conflict of interest.
If a takeover battle breaks out, Hongkong Land can be prohibited from exercising its voting rights in Jardine Matheson Holdings, and then it will be easy for us to take over Jardine Matheson Holdings."
Mo Zhexuan drank his tea slowly and looked at Simon Keswick expressionlessly.
It seems like he is stating a fact, but in fact he is exerting pressure.
It would be best if the issue can be resolved through verbal negotiation.
After all, a fight to the death will not benefit either side.
Instead, those investors who are watching and waiting for bargains will reap the benefits.
Mr. Mo, this law does exist, but the prerequisite is that you can prove that there is a vested interest between Jardine Matheson Holdings and Hongkong Land, otherwise the court will not accept your opinion..."
Simon Keswick paused for a moment, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his blue eyes, and he slowly spoke:
"Jardine Matheson has existed in this land for over a hundred years. You have not seen our methods. If it really comes to that, you cannot afford the consequences."
"Hahahaha..." Mo Zhexuan couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. His eyes were like knives, shooting directly at Simon Keswick, quoting the words of his predecessor:
"The East is no longer a place where you can dominate a country simply by setting up a few cannons. Otherwise, why would you relocate Jardine Matheson Properties to Bermuda? It's simply because you're worried about the future."
"Chairman Simon, I advise you to shift your development focus overseas as soon as possible! Selling Hong Kong assets to us at a high price is just right.
Do you think that we, the descendants of Yan and Huang, will ever forget what the Jardine Matheson Group has done in China over the past century?"
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see the Keswick family's contradictory mentality.
On the one hand, they are reluctant to give up their assets in Hong Kong, after all, they have been deeply involved in the business for many years;
But on the other hand, Jardine Matheson was really worried about the future situation, so it decided to move to Bermuda.
In its previous life, Jardine Matheson eventually repelled the repeated attacks of the Chinese financial groups and kept the jewel in the crown, Hutchison Whampoa.
But its development is really slow, like a snail crawling, and it only dares to cautiously retain its own high-quality assets for fear of being sniped again.
At that time, all the influential Chinese businessmen in Hong Kong had considered acquiring Hutchison Whampoa Properties.
The four major Chinese families and stock market sniper Liu Luanxiong all did the same, but they all ended in failure.
The Keswicks were also wise men and eventually followed the example of the Swires.
Only by taking the initiative to show goodwill to China did we avoid the fate of being sniped further.
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