Chapter 156 Preparing to Acquire Wharf



After a night of rest, Su Nuan got up early, stretched her muscles on the balcony of the room, moved her limbs, stretched herself, and went to the bathroom to wash up.

After coming out, she went to the cloakroom to change into formal clothes. Today was her first time going to the company and also her first time meeting the company team, so Su Nuan dressed very formally.

Walking down the stairs in high heels, the heels made a tapping sound as they touched the ground.

After hearing the sound of high heels, Eric and others downstairs came to wait at the stairs early.

After Su Nuan came downstairs, Eric subconsciously went forward to support her to prevent her from stepping on an airtight shoe and spraining her ankle while going downstairs in her high heels.

The dining table was filled with a rich breakfast, which Mary had prepared early in the morning. After Su Nuan sat down, she invited everyone to eat together. Maybe she used to eat alone, but now Su Nuan likes to eat with everyone, as it is more lively when there are more people.

After dinner, Eric drove Su Nuan towards the company.

At that time, Eric was planning to buy a floor in an office building in a central location for his financial company. The real estate agent introduced an office building for sale in Wan Chai. This office building had 26 floors and was formerly the Y Country Naval Club. It had a construction area of more than 30,000 square meters and 55 parking spaces. The price was 200 million Hong Kong dollars.

Eric knew that Su Nuan was optimistic about the real estate market in Gangcheng, as could be seen from the large number of properties Su Nuan had purchased in Gangcheng. So after asking Su Nuan's opinion over the phone, he directly bought the office building and then renovated it completely.

After Su Nuan's financial team arrived in Hong Kong, Eric arranged for them to work here directly.

When the car arrived at the door of the office building, I looked up and saw a big sign on the top floor that read "Hengrui Building", and the name of the financial company was also Hengrui Financial Investment Co., Ltd.

Eric guided Su Nuan in through the main gate. The security guard at the gate recognized Eric and let him in. He was surprised to see Eric being so respectful to Su Nuan.

When they entered the lobby on the first floor of the office building, the company's executives were standing there waiting for Su Nuan's arrival. When they saw Su Nuan come in, the leading man and a group of executives asked Su Nuan.

Su Nuan walked forward with a smile, shook hands with the man and said.

"Aiden, nice to meet you."

"Mr. Su, it's an honor to work for you"

"Let's go to the office and talk while we're walking. Let everyone else get back to work."

"Okay, Mr. Su."

Following Aiden's instructions, everyone retreated back to their offices to continue working. Aiden stayed with Su Nuan, and the two chatted about the company's current situation as they walked.

The elevator reached the top floor, which was the office reserved for Su Nuan. The entire office area on the first floor belonged to Su Nuan alone. After entering the office and sitting down, Aiden's secretary prepared coffee and tea for everyone.

Su Nuan picked up a cup of coffee and took a sip. When she was in the mainland, Su Nuan was used to drinking tea. It was rare for her to drink coffee, which had a different flavor. After putting down the coffee, Su Nuan got to the point and asked.

"$5 billion has been deposited into the company's account. The debts of Latin American countries are about to collapse. Are you all ready?"

"Boss Su, everything is almost ready. We are keeping an eye on the news from Latin American countries. We will take action as soon as they declare bankruptcy."

"That's good. The team from Beijing will arrive in the next two days. You will be responsible for arranging them."

"Okay, no problem. I've already discussed this with the team leader. The country plans to invest $10 billion this time. With our investment, there will be $15 billion in the fund pool."

“Are there any other good investment projects in Hong Kong now?”

"I got some news, but it requires a lot of money. This project needs to be developed in the long term, but there is a lot of profit in it."

"Tell me, what is the project?"

"I wonder if Mr. Su knows Wharf?"

"Kowloon Wharf? The largest cargo port in Hong Kong?"

"Yes, Mr. Su, there's been news recently that Hong Kong Land Holdings, which has a background in Country Y, is planning to acquire Wharf Holdings' shares at a price significantly higher than the market price (Wharf Holdings' share price was around HK$77 at the time, and Hong Kong Land Holdings' offer price was around HK$100). Hong Kong Land Holdings is advertising that the total shares it intends to acquire will account for approximately 49% of Wharf Holdings' total shares."

When Su Nuan heard about Hutchison Whampoa, she had a vague impression of it. There were also rumors about this business war in later generations, but Su Nuan knew that Hutchison Whampoa would develop very well in the future, especially after the return of Hong Kong City, it would continue to rise and firmly occupy the leading position in Hong Kong City's freight. When Su Nuan heard Aiden mention Hutchison Whampoa, she was very much looking forward to it.

"Aiden, tell me in detail what you have learned from beginning to end."

"Okay, Wharf Holdings was originally founded by a group of people from Country Y. Its early businesses were primarily port-related, but it later diversified. Wharf Holdings originally occupied a large amount of high-quality land and had many stable, high-quality businesses, so it should have been able to develop very well."

"However, because the Chinese national behind Wharf Holdings had different views on the region's future, Wharf's shares began to be liquidated and transferred to other locations. This adversely affected Wharf's business in Hong Kong, and the share price has remained well below its actual valuation."

"The first person to be optimistic about the future of Wharf Holdings was businessman Li Kar-shing. He kept quiet at first, but instead slowly began acquiring Wharf Holdings shares from outside sources.

By the time the Y countryman behind Hutchison Whampoa noticed something was wrong, Li Jiacheng had already acquired about 18% of Hutchison Whampoa Group's shares, and the share price was less than HK$50 at the time.

After Country Y Capital noticed Li Ka-shing's move, it "coordinated" with HSBC, which has close ties with Li Ka-shing, hoping that Li Ka-shing would stop the acquisition and sell off the shares he held.

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