Chapter 188 Empire Group Officially Swallowed up Hong Kong's Largest Foreign Company Yi

Chapter 188 Empire Group officially swallowed up Hong Kong's largest foreign company, Jardine Land!

September 27, 1978.

Wednesday.

8:00 am.

Hutchison Securities Company Central Branch.

The door just opened.

Those retail investors who had been queuing here for a night immediately rushed in to queue up for registration.

There were really too many people.

Thousands of retail investors from Jardine Matheson desperately squeezed in to get a piece of the pie.

Although Weeley and Hutchison Securities Company had arranged as many people as possible, there were still a lot of people.

These retail investors knew very well.

The first batch, maybe those major shareholders and big investors had already eaten first.

There were so many retail investors left, how could they eat enough.

9:30 am.

Hutchison Securities Company Central Branch immediately stopped registering additional stock purchase and sale information.

Just now, in accordance with regulations, Empire Group has successfully increased its 21% stake in Jardine Matheson to 49%.

This means that it will not and cannot continue to purchase at such a high price.

Except for some retail investors who were proud to register and sell their stocks successfully, a large number of them did not register at all.

At this time, it was almost exactly the same as the Empire Group's purchase of Wharf Holdings.

Crying and shouting.

There were all kinds of noises.

Some even went to the stock exchange to report that Hutchison Securities was unfair, unjust, and not open.

Suspected of insider trading!

And so on.

. . .

At about the same time.

Hutchison Securities Wanzi Branch.

Those retail investors of Hong Kong Land were almost the same.

The first batch of retail investors were able to register and successfully sell their stocks, but a large number of retail investors still did not sell.

There were too many retail investors in Hong Kong Land, much more than Jardine Matheson.

These people could not eat meat, they could only say that they were unlucky.

. . .

10:00 a.m.

Federal Building.

Empire Group meeting room.

At this time, many reporters had already used it.

At 8:45 am, a huge explosion occurred at the intersection of Hennessy Road in Central, Hong Kong, and it was related to the car of Mr. Yang, chairman of the Empire Group.

I wonder if Mr. Yang was in the car at that time?

Mai Lisi, Tang Shilian, Lin Xiuzhi and others appeared in the conference room, expressionless, even very serious.

However, they did not look happy at all.

"Mr. Mai Lisi, as far as I know, at 8:45 am, Mr. Yang's car exploded on Hennessy Road. At that time, Mr. Yang's car was at the center of the explosion. I wonder if Mr. Yang was in the car at that time?"

They thought.

Mr. Yang has always been in a wheelchair.

At that time, if Yang Ming was in the car, I am afraid there would be no way to escape.

Mai Lisi's face seemed very ugly, and he ignored the reporter's question at all.

Instead, he said: "Dear journalist friends, this time you are called to attend the press conference because of the news that Empire Group purchased more shares of Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong Land last night."

"Starting from 8:00 a.m. and lasting until 9:30 a.m., the Central Branch of Hutchison Securities Company officially completed the purchase, among which Empire Group's shares in Jardine Matheson increased from 21% to 49%. Now it is not only the largest shareholder of Jardine Matheson, but also the controlling shareholder."

"Starting from 8:00 a.m. and lasting until 9:30 a.m., the Wanzi Branch of Hutchison Securities Company officially completed the purchase, among which Empire Group's shares in Hong Kong Land increased from 25% to 49%. Now it is also the largest shareholder of Hong Kong Land and the controlling shareholder."

"In other words, starting from today, Empire Group officially acquired Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong Land. Starting from today, Jardine Land will be a subsidiary group of Empire Group."

When Mai Lisi announced the news.

It seemed to have been expected by these reporters.

They knew it last night.

The Empire Group spent real money, HK$15.6 billion, to purchase additional shares. As long as there are shares of these two listed companies, they will be sold.

"Mr. Mai Lisi, we are only interested in the safety of Mr. Yang, the chairman of the Empire Group. I wonder if Mr. Yang?"

The reporters wanted to continue asking.

Whether it was Mai Lisi, Tang Shilian, or Lin Xiuzhi, they all kept silent.

. . .

Prince's Building.

Office of the chairman of Global Shipping.

Bao Yugang came to work from Deep Water Bay early in the morning.

Although he also lived in Deep Water Bay and took almost the same route as Yang Ming from Repulse Bay, he usually did not have to go to Prince's Building via Hennessy Road.

This place is about the same distance from the explosion as Huifeng Bank, and is also a few hundred meters away. He also heard a few explosions, but it was not very clear.

"Father, something big happened."

Wu Guangzhen ran in and said.

"What big thing?"

Bao Yugang thought it was the Empire Group's acquisition of Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong Land.

Last night, when Bao Yugang heard the news, he expected that the Empire Group would definitely succeed in swallowing up Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong Land.

He was very tempted by the high share price offered by the Empire Group.

Bao Yugang sold all his shares in Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong Land and made a lot of money.

"Father, I'm not talking about the Empire Group's acquisition of Jardine Matheson, but the explosion that just happened. It is said that the center of the explosion was Mr. Yang's Rolls-Royce. I wonder if Mr. Yang was in the car."

What?

The Rolls-Royce that Mr. Yang was riding in exploded?

What happened?

Bao Yugang looked a little ugly.

He guessed that if that was the case, it might be related to Mr. Yang's acquisition of Jardine Matheson.

Those white people?

Could it be?

Bao Yugang himself was a little scared.

He is Chinese capital.

He does not have the strength and luck to swallow up Wharf Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa, or even Jardine Matheson like Mr. Yang.

After all, he is also Chinese capital, and if he has the strength, he will definitely swallow up British capital.

This time, the Empire Group's purchase at a high price of ten times the stock price is legal and compliant.

Now, those white people actually created an explosion to kill their competitors.

Bao Yugang was really scared.

He dealt with so many white people, and he was also very clear about the nature of some white people. If the other party could not fight, they might really use those despicable means.

"Father, Mr. Yang is really in the car. It's really a case of God's envy of talent."

Wu Guangzhen was very dissatisfied when he saw Mr. Yang swallow up Wharf Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa, and even Jardine Matheson Land.

He really admired a business genius like Mr. Yang.

"These white people really dare to do anything. You should first ask clearly whether Mr. Yang is in the car?"

Bao Yugang didn't dare to think too much.

Recalling the scenes of meeting Mr. Yang several times before, Bao Yugang also felt a little uncomfortable.

"Father, then I will go and find out first."

Wu Guangzhen left here.

Bao Yugang slumped in his seat.

If he was in Mr. Yang's position, his Rolls-Royce might have exploded.

. . .

Changgang Group Building.

Chairman's Office.

Li Jiacheng just drank water there and looked at the documents on the desk.

Last night, when he learned that the Empire Group had purchased more shares of Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong Land at a high price, he felt uncomfortable all night.

Even though his wife Zhuang Yueming had been trying to comfort him.

Li Jiacheng still felt very uncomfortable.

Why was it not him who swallowed up Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong Land, but Mr. Yang?

Although he felt uncomfortable, he was still very smart and had already asked Zhou Qianqi to register and sell all the stocks of Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong Land.

Ten times the price, ten times the profit, I don’t know when I will see such an opportunity again.

I made a fortune.

He felt even more uncomfortable when he thought that the largest foreign company in Hong Kong had fallen into the hands of Mr. Yang.

He still took the bus to work as usual today.

Not long after.

His office landline phone rang.

The secretary went over to answer it and said, "Mr. Li, your phone."

Li Jiacheng went over to answer it. After listening for a while, he was silent for a while.

He couldn't believe it.

Could it be that Mr. Yang really died in the explosion in Central?

At this time, Li Jiacheng was also a little scared, but also felt lucky.

Those white people can really do anything.

. . .

Victoria Peak Villa.

Joseph's house.

Henry Keswick and Niu Bijian sat there for a night, both of them smoking cigars.

In the past, the two fought each other to death because of internal struggles.

Now, the two had to unite to face the outside world because Jardine Matheson Land was about to be acquired by the Empire Group.

The two were waiting for news.

They sat there until dawn, but they didn't see Bao Fuda coming back.

To say that Bao Fuda would betray him?

Niu Bijian didn't believe it, he knew that Bao Fuda had always been very loyal.

Now that Bao Fuda didn't come back, he suspected that Bao Fuda had gone to find someone to do it.

Time passed by again.

9:25 am.

The phone in the living room of the villa suddenly rang.

The housekeeper went to answer the phone.

Soon he came over and said, "Sir, someone just called and said that there was a big explosion at the intersection of Hennessy Road in Central, and asked you to leave Hong Kong and run back to London immediately."

Explosion at the intersection of Hennessy Road in Central?

Although they can see the Central District in the distance, after all, there are many tall buildings blocking the view, so it is not necessarily possible to see where the explosion occurred.

There was a lot of white fog and black smoke at that time.

Henry Keswick heard it and thought that the matter should be done.

As for why he was asked to leave Hong Kong and run back to London immediately, it was obvious that if Bao Fuda accidentally revealed his tracks, he would definitely be a suspect.

If he fled back to London, it would be safer.

"Who called?"

"Sir Keswick, the phone call did not say."

The housekeeper said.

Henry Keswick nodded.

When Henry Keswick and Niu Bijian talked about the big explosion, Niu Bijian thought that the matter must have been done.

However, Henry Keswick wanted to run back to London. As the boss of Jardine Land, Niu Bijian could not leave Hong Kong until he really stepped down.

"Madam, pack your things immediately, we will go to Kai Tak Airport to take a plane back to London."

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