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Published at 25th of December 2023 05:17:59 AM


Chapter 287: 【conspiracy】

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Chapter 287【Conspiracy】

A Western-style restaurant, where the guests are basically foreigners.

"Mr. Keswick, don’t you know what’s the matter for inviting me?"

Keswick picked up the red wine glass and raised the glass with the opposite auctioneer. After drinking a sip of the red wine, Keswick said unhurriedly: "Naturally, I am looking for you for the auction of the Central Land King!"

The auctioneer was taken aback, and quickly said: "Then you have found the wrong person. I am just an auctioneer and cannot control the auction!"

Keswick showed a relaxed smile. The auctioneer did not refuse, indicating that he could still be bought.

"Of course you can't control the auction, but you can control the auction hammer!"

"Keswick, please tell me, I still don’t understand!"

"It's very simple, you can control the timing of the second and third hammers! For example, when the competition reaches a critical moment, we call out a high price, and others will hesitate or delay the time deliberately, then your third hammer can fall quickly. Of course, I will not let you do this in vain. I am willing to pay a deposit of HK$50,000, and then pay HK$50,000 after the event. What do you think?"

Keswick revealed the conspiracy he planned. Although this scheme is not 100% effective, as long as Cheung Kong Properties relaxes, it may succeed.

And Jardine Matheson only needs to pay 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is nothing at all.

The auctioneer heard that there was 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, and he hesitated, because the income from one auction was only about 150 Hong Kong dollars, and it would take almost two years for him to earn 100,000 Hong Kong dollars.

"What if those real estate agents get into trouble?" The auctioneer expressed his concern.

"You are a British, what else can the Hong Kong government do to you? Besides, it is difficult to obtain evidence, so you won't be prosecuted at all." Keswick was instigated.

"After success, you need to give me another 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, a total of 150,000 Hong Kong dollars; after all, I will take some risks. If it really makes a big noise, I may have to go back to London." The auctioneer used the'additional money' law. .

"Deal!" Keswick said without hesitation. For the king of 20 to 30 million, the 150,000 Hong Kong dollar is just sprinkling water, which is not worth mentioning.

Keswick then discussed the details with the auctioneer, for example, this strategy must be kept at the critical moment and not exposed too early.

"Congratulations to Sundarshi for being promoted to HSBC's big class, I have to take care of you in the future!" Wu Guangyao said to Sundarshi, who came forward.

Of course, Wu Guangyao comes from the heart. After cooperating with Sundace for so many years, the two have become true friends;

Furthermore, it is not that Wu Guangyao is not patriotic, but that HSBC Bank at this time really does not make Wu Guangyao feel annoying.

When it may be really annoying, it should be the 21st century!

Wu Guangyao thought that even if he joined the Hang Seng Bank in 1965, he would not have much conflict with HSBC.

Because Hang Seng Bank is too small for HSBC!

Hang Seng Bank has become a rival of HSBC, I am afraid it will have to wait until after 1997;

Of course, the mainland has its own bank and will not support Hang Seng Bank, so I can only rely on Wu Guangyao himself!

However, no matter who it is, it can't stop Wu Guangyao's financial dream!

After all, since I know the future financial direction, I can use Hang Seng Bank to make a fortune.

"Mr. Wu is polite, please take care of me in the future!" Sundashi also said modestly.

HSBC and Wu Guangyao are true allies. These years, relying on the business provided by Wu Guangyao, they have earned countless interest.

Furthermore, according to Wu Guangyao’s weather vane, HSBC was able to avoid some troubles in advance; for example, this time the land price plummeted. As early as 1957, Sundas collected real estate loans, and as a result, it avoided some losses.

In addition, the value of global shipping has reached 700 million US dollars, and HSBC holds 22% of the shares, which is more than 150 million US dollars.

It is precisely because of these achievements that Sundars, who was supposed to have taken the position in 1962, was promoted to HSBC's senior bank three years earlier.

It can be seen how the senior executives and shareholders of HSBC have valued Sundars and the cooperation with Wu Guangyao.

Sang Dashi is here to relive the past, but also to learn some trends from Wu Guangyao.

"Mr. Wu seems to be optimistic about the real estate industry on Hong Kong Island again?"

Wu Guangyao naturally knew Sundars’ intentions, half-truth and half-truth said: "When am I optimistic about the real estate industry on Hong Kong Island? I have always been optimistic about the real estate industry on Hong Kong Island, but when people are crazy, I know I need to be cautious, because this is not healthy growth. The land price of Hong Kong Island has always had a bottom line in my heart, and I will not buy it if it exceeds this bottom line. For example, in 1957, I knew that the land price and housing price The rise is so fast, everyone needs to be calm and calm."

What Wu Guangyao said is naturally empty talk, and of course Sundas can't see anything!

Sundus asked again: "What about the current real estate industry? Is Mr. Wu optimistic about it?"

"After the plunge in 1958, land prices and housing prices have room to rise. Naturally, I am optimistic. Sundars is here to confirm my answer. Could it be that you still don't see the situation clearly?" Wu Guangyao asked rhetorically. .

"I also feel that the real estate industry has resumed its upward path. I am here to remind you that Jardine Matheson recently borrowed 20 million Hong Kong dollars from our HSBC Bank. It seems that they will definitely get the land! But it seems that my worries are unnecessary. You don't seem to be short of money." Sundars teased.

"Haha, there must be a bottom line in everything. If the price is too high, I may choose to give up. I am a businessman, and I will try to avoid disadvantages."

"But so will Jardine Matheson!"

The two looked at each other and laughed. Sundars could see that Wu Guangyao was very confident, and Wu Guangyao also knew that HSBC was showing good wishes!

Tell yourself this unimportant news while giving a loan to Jardine Matheson!

The land king auctioned by the Hong Kong government was hotly speculated by the media on Hong Kong Island, and the real estate industry, which had been cooling for more than a year, began to show signs of recovery.

Three days before the auction, the English newspaper of the Hong Kong government also reported which companies participated in the bidding!

A total of 12 consortia and companies participated in the bidding, but in terms of strength, only 5 were eligible to enter the final auction, and the others were all soy sauce.

This includes Huo Yingdong, the chairman of the real estate industry at this time. At this time, Huo Yingdong has a hand in contracting projects, such as building fresh water ponds and reclaiming the sea; but this time, he absolutely can't afford it.

The outside world naturally began to discuss, after all, this is a big deal!

The auction land king is like a weather vane. If the auction fails or is not intense, then the real estate market must be bad!

If the fire is very hot, then the bigwigs are starting to look optimistic about the real estate industry on Hong Kong Island.

"When the shark is bold enough to make a move, whether it is a British-funded consortium or a US-funded consortium, they must admit defeat!" said a Wu Guangyao fan.

"That's not necessarily the case. Shark has the courage to invest all over the world in the past few years. In addition, I heard that a lot of land has been collected some time ago. Maybe it is hard to get it!" A melon-eater objected.

"Anyway, Shark Dare is the leading figure of our Chinese. If we leave it before, the Chinese won't even be able to get admission tickets!"

"Too!"

Don’t look at Wu Guangyao's strength already so strong, but many Hong Kong Islanders still choose to believe that the British-owned Ocean Company is stronger than Wu Guangyao.

This kind of thinking, if Wu Guangyao does not collide with the British-owned Ocean Company, these people will never be able to change it.

The citizens of Hong Kong Island at this time are blindly chasing the shares of British companies;

And this situation will continue throughout the 1960s;

Because of this, many British companies have chosen to go public, taking advantage of the mentality of the people of Hong Kong Island to raise a lot of funds to develop their companies.

China Gas, Pacific Aircraft Maintenance Company (a subsidiary of Swire Pacific), Jardine Matheson, Wheelock Shipping, etc. have all chosen to go public; Jardine Matheson was listed on the second day in 1961, and its market value reached 6 billion Hong Kong dollars.

The purpose of Jardine's listing is very simple. Many small shareholders of Jardine Matheson are not optimistic about the prospects and want to realize their shares, so they just use the mentality of Hong Kong Island residents to make a profit.

(End of this chapter)




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