Shortly after Henry Keswick left, Shen Bi in the office received a call from the front desk, informing him that Mo Zhexuan was coming to visit. He asked his secretary to go and greet him, and couldn't help but look forward to the upcoming meeting.
"From the bankruptcy of the Carrian Group, the Hong Kong dollar crisis, and the food safety incident involving the fragrant duck, his tactics and wisdom can be described as genius, but this time he's probably doomed. Henry Keswick has been roaming Hong Kong for decades, and he's not an easy opponent!"
The main reason for reaching an agreement with Jardine Matheson this time was just as Henry Keswick said. Although HSBC was profit-oriented, it was a British bank from the beginning to the end.
If all British companies in Hong Kong were to be completely offended, Standard Chartered Bank would lose a large number of customers, but would instead greatly increase its strength.
Secondly, China Gas Company was traded at HK$240 per share, and 3.85 million shares were worth nearly HK$1 billion, which was quite far from the psychological price.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Chen Bi shouted "Come in!" and stood up to greet him.
After seeing Mo Zhexuan's young face, his heart was filled with surprise and disbelief.
You have to know that when he was this age, he was still a soldier holding a gun and fighting for his motherland.
However, the other party started from scratch at this age and became a well-known tycoon in Hong Kong. Just relying on the Xiangxiang Duck company, his net worth is at least 2 billion Hong Kong dollars.
"Shen Sheng! Excuse me, it's our first meeting, so I'm sorry for the disrespect."
Mo Zhexuan placed the exquisite tea set he had bought on the coffee table with a smile. When he decided to visit Chen Bi, he asked about his preferences.
It was discovered that this foreigner had a special liking for Chinese tea and especially loved collecting exquisite Chinese tea sets, so he spent more than 1 million Hong Kong dollars to buy one.
"Mo Sheng! You are too polite."
There was a hint of surprise in the depths of Shen Bi's eyes. He didn't expect that the young man in front of him was so well versed in the ways of the world. No wonder he could achieve such success.
This made him feel a little guilty, after all, one should be grateful to others for what they have done for him.
However, due to the confidentiality agreement, I can only give you some hints secretly. As for whether the other party can understand it, it depends on their understanding.
Deep down, he didn't want Jardine Matheson to acquire China Gas Company so easily. It would only be in the interests of HSBC if both sides suffered losses.
The two exchanged pleasantries about all sorts of things, but their words were filled with traps and temptations like the glint of swords. If one wasn't careful, one might be misled and fall into the trap.
"Mr. Chen! I'm sure you're well aware of my intentions, so I won't be polite. I'm very interested in the 11% stake in China Gas Company held by your bank, and I hope you'll be kind enough to sell it to me at a price of HK$220 per share. What do you think?"
Mo Zhexuan didn't want to try any further. If Jardine Matheson acquired the company first, then it would be too late.
Although he knew that he would be in a passive position if he spoke first, he was willing to be ripped off in order to acquire China Gas Company, a giant with a future market value of HK$200 billion.
"Mr. Mo! China Gas's share price is almost HK$200 per share. How can you possibly acquire it at HK$220 per share? HSBC currently holds 11% of the shares. Whether you, Jardine Matheson, or Li Ka-shing, whoever controls it will become the largest shareholder of China Gas."
"But of these three, this 11% stake is the most beneficial to you. You already own 35.4% of China Gas. If you take over HSBC's 11% stake, your stake will reach a staggering 46.4%. At that time, although you won't have control of China Gas, it will be no different from having control."
Chen Bi took a sip of tea calmly, with a hint of faint blue light in his deep eyes, carefully observing Mo Zhexuan's every move.
"Then name your price!" Mo Zhexuan sighed helplessly. No one is a fool. Since they chose to come here today, they have already prepared to be ripped off.
"How about this! As long as you can buy it at 400 Hong Kong dollars per share, we can sign the contract today."
Chen Bi crossed his legs and took out a cigar from the cigar box with a nonchalant look on his face. After lighting it, he immediately started puffing out smoke, looking as arrogant as he could be.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. This price has almost doubled sixfold. My target price is HK$250. If you're sincere, let's both compromise and make the deal at HK$260. What do you think?"
Mo Zhexuan stood up in shock. Although he knew that Shen Bi would ask for a high price, he did not expect him to call out such a sky-high price of HK$400 per share.
If the transaction is carried out at this price, 11% of the shares would require a huge amount of HK$1.5 billion. You should know that the original total market value of China Gas Company was only HK$3.3 billion, and now the total market value has more than increased five times!
"Mr. Mo! This price was not set by me. It was decided after discussion by the board of directors. No matter who wants to make a deal, they have to pay HK$400 per share."
Chen Bi's face was very calm, as if he was a hermit. He just looked at Mo Zhexuan calmly, wanting to see how this young man who was famous in Hong Kong would deal with it.
"Hahaha! Mr. Shen, there's no need to make excuses. If my guess is correct, HSBC's 11% of China Gas Company shares have already been traded! Then let me guess, it must be Jardine Matheson!"
A hint of sarcasm appeared on Mo Zhexuan's face. Ever since he came into contact with Shen Bi, he found that the other party was very enthusiastic, but he did have an indifferent attitude towards the negotiations with China Gas Company.
This made him suspicious, and when it came to the formal negotiations, he acted nonchalantly, and even called out the price of HK$400 per share, and refused to give an inch.
How could there be such a negotiation? It is simply one explanation: HSBC does not want to sell its 11% stake at all, but now is the best time to sell China Gas Company shares.
There is no reason for Shen Bi not to choose to sell at a high price and cash out, so there is only one explanation, that is, these 11% shares have been sold, and after analysis, it is believed that the probability of Jardine Matheson being the owner is the highest.
"Interesting. We failed to reach a cooperation this time. I believe you will become a friend of HSBC one day in the future."
Chen Bi had a smile on his face and did not explain, but he also implicitly acknowledged the fact that HSBC had transferred its shares to Jardine Matheson. Next, he was ready to see who would win the fight between Mo Zhexuan and Henry Keswick.
After the two exchanged some polite words, Mo Zhexuan said goodbye and left, but he was still thinking about what Henry Keswick would do?
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