Chapter 668:0666 [Wharf! 】

"To be honest, Mr. Shen! I was in a bad mood today because an old friend of mine just passed away!"

Shen Bi leaned forward and said: "It's a pity, please Li Sheng, please let your condolences pass!"

Li Zhaotian nodded, "Thank you! But it's a kind of luck to meet you, Dapan Shen, today! It's not because of the relationship between my daughter and your son, but because I feel like old friends at first sight!"

Shen Bi smiled, picked up the black tea and took a sip, looked at Li Zhaotian and said, "Coincidentally, I also feel the same way! I like the painting you gave me, Mr. Youli, very much!"

"Small meaning, it's just a painting. As long as you like it, Dapan Shen, I will give you more paintings in the future! Of course, those are all paintings by our famous ancient Chinese masters!" Li Zhaotian said generously.

Shen Bi was really overjoyed, he was very fond of antiques, such as calligraphy and painting, clocks, watches, etc., and he studied deeply.

In the future, he will write the collection into a book "Shen Bi Collection of Watches" after leaving his job. Using the best paper, the most precise printing, the layout design is modeled after the American consortium Morgan's collection of watches, limited to 100 copies, which in turn has become a book treasure sought after by countless tycoons!

"In fact, I have a deep impression on you, Li Sheng. I still remember that time when Mr. Li Jiacheng gave his wife Zhuang Yueming a birthday party, we met once!"

Li Zhaotian smiled: "Of course I remember! At that time, it seemed that you and Ms. Zhuang had a very good relationship, and they even gave you a very precious gift—it seems to be an antique necklace from Christie's, right?"

Li Zhaotian was just joking, but Shen Bi's expression changed and he said: "I have a lot of business contacts with Ms. Zhuang! As you know, Ms. Zhuang is proficient in English and familiar with legal provisions. Mr. Li often Let her help you contact me!"

Li Zhaotianxin said, I didn't ask you to explain, could it be that this ghost has a guilty conscience?

"Ahem, excuse me! In fact, our Lee's now has a lot of business that we can cooperate with HSBC, but I don't know what Shen Dapan thinks?" Li Zhaotian didn't want to go around in circles anymore, so he got straight to the point.

Shen Bi smiled, stirred the black tea with a spoon and said, "Excuse me, what kind of business is it?"

Li Zhaotian originally wanted to talk about getting a loan from HSBC to build Hong Kong Disneyland, but immediately thought that it would be difficult for the two of them to start such a large project when they first met.

"That's right. In fact, recently I have taken a fancy to a company and want to win it. I wonder if Daban Shen can help?"

"What kind of company is it and how much does it cost?"

Shen Bi is the vice president of HSBC, and he is open for business. Since Li Zhaotian wanted a loan, of course he would not refuse!

Li Zhaotian smiled and spit out three words: "Wharf!"

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Wharf is not strictly a warehouse, but the largest cargo port in Hong Kong, with open-air cargo yards and cargo warehouses at deep-water wharves.

In 1886, Paul Chater led the establishment of a dock warehouse in Kowloon, and Jardine Matheson was one of its major shareholders.

As a listed company of the Jardine Department, it and Hongkong Land are called the "two wings of Jardine".

Kowloon Warehouse Co., Ltd.'s industries include most of the piers and warehouses in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, the New Territories and Hong Kong Island, as well as hotels, buildings, trams and the Star Ferry. With a long history and strong assets, it can be said that whoever owns Wharf controls most of the cargo handling, storage and transportation and cross-sea ferries in Hong Kong.

Wharf's parent company, Jardine Matheson, Hutchison Whampoa, Swire Group, and Wheelock are known as the four major foreign firms in Hong Kong.

Jardine is the head of the four major foreign companies, and the Taipan of Jardine is also the chairman of Wharf. It can be seen that Wharf plays an important role in Jardine

Li Zhaotian has always regarded Landmark as a competitor. Wharf has attracted his attention. It is Wharf's "relocation". Not long ago, the main train station moved to the east, and Wharf moved its freight business to Kwai Chung and Peninsula West. The land vacated is used for Development of commercial buildings.

Li Zhaotian praised the founder of Wharf for obtaining this treasured land of geomantic omen at a very cheap price, and now the tide has raised all boats, and his net worth has been multiplied.

Wharf has successively built famous buildings such as Harbor City and Ocean Center Building, but their management methods are not commendable. They insist on using their own assets to build buildings, only renting and not selling, resulting in sluggish return of funds and the group's financial crisis. In order to solve the crisis, a large number of bonds were sold to obtain cash, which made the group's debts piled up, its reputation declined, and its stocks depreciated.

Li Zhaotian had imagined many times that if he came to preside over the real estate development of the old site of Wharf, he would never be in such a predicament. If you have more funds at hand, or if the property market is in a downturn and property prices are low, it is best to keep it as a rental property; if you urgently need funds to return to speed up housing construction, and the property market is booming and property prices are skyrocketing, then it is advisable to sell properties.

Of course, these are Li Zhaotian’s ideas at this stage. In his opinion, winning Wharf is just an appetizer. When he really gains a foothold, he will mortgage Wharf and raise funds from HSBC. Relying on the Hong Kong British government's "investment attraction" to build Disney in the Lantau Island area!

If Disney really succeeds, Li Siu-tin can revitalize the entire Lantau Island area, and by then he will be the veritable "Land King" in the entire Hong Kong area!

...

Hearing Li Zhaotian's plan to acquire "Wharf", Shen Bi smiled.

The reason is very simple. Wharf belongs to Jardine International, which belongs to the four ocean companies. Judging from the current situation in Hong Kong, Jardine would never sell such a large piece of fat to a Chinese tycoon!

The reason is simple, although the Chinese have risen, in the eyes of ghosts like them, they are still very lowly!

Seeing that Shen Bi just smiled and said nothing, Li Zhaotian took a sip of black tea, then looked at Shen Bi and said: "Times have changed! Now Hong Kong is not only dominated by you British people, you can also see it. , our Chinese businessmen are on the rise! As a senior executive of HSBC, you should also think about it. How long do you want to sit in the position of vice president? Only by making some shocking achievements can you stabilize the throne of HSBC general manager! Known as the real 'Taipan'!"

Shen Bi's expression changed, as if he was thinking about something.

Li Zhaotian observed the situation and continued: "Hey, my daughter and your son have a very good relationship! Maybe we will become in-laws in the future! You also know the rules of our Chinese people. When we become in-laws, we are a family! A family does not It’s more important to help each other if you speak two dialects, right?”

Hearing the words, Shen Bi seemed to have made a decision, and suddenly picked up the black tea and said, "I can give you the money, and I can also pave the way for you! As for whether you can deal with the gangsters of Jardine International, it depends on you!"

Li Zhaotian smiled, picked up the black tea and lightly touched Shen Bi: "Thank you! Replace wine with tea! Wish us a happy cooperation!"

Swallow Wharf!

He, Li Zhaotian, will be the number one Chinese businessman!