Chapter Eight Hundred and Twenty First Temptation and Coercion

"Mr. Xia, you are welcome!"

Charles Rothier smiled and was very enthusiastic about Xia Yu.

"Mr. Charles, I'm sorry to bother you again."

"How could it be, it's my honor for Mr. Xia to come to our company, please come in!"

After a while of chatting, Charles Rosier led Xia Yu into the office.

"Mr. Charles, I am here this time because there is a business that I want to cooperate with you. I wonder if you are interested?"

After chatting for a while, Xia Yu got straight to the point and made it clear.

In fact, before Xia Yu's appointment, Charles Rothschild roughly guessed Xia Yu's intentions, and also called the head of the family, Jacob Rothier, and got an order to make a preparatory plan.

He smiled confidently, made a gesture of invitation, and said, "Of course I am interested, it is always a pleasure to work with Mr. Xia, and with the relationship between the two of us, we will also work hard to complete your business. "

Xia Yu smiled when he heard the words, nodded and said, "If that's the case, then I'll just say it straight."

"Mr. Charles should know that I am acquiring the shares of the Hong Kong Telephone Company, but at present, there are still some difficulties. I hope you can assist me in the acquisition of the Hong Kong Telephone Company."

Sure enough, this is the case!

Charles Rosier thought to himself.

Fortunately, he had already contacted Jacob Rosier and was instructed that if Xia Yu asked for help in this matter, he would do his best to help him.

As for the reason, the patriarch Jacob Rothier also explained to him that it was nothing more than to implement the original plan, to consume Xia Yu's funds as much as possible, and also to dispel Xia Yu's suspicion.

After all, the influence of the monitoring situation is still there, and the Rothier family, who has a ghost in their hearts, also wants to clear their suspicions. The best way is undoubtedly to help Xia Yu acquire the Xiangjiang Telephone Company.

Anyway, the plan has failed, and it cannot be reused in the future. Xia Yu's acquisition of Xiangjiang Telephone Company will not have a big impact on the Rothier family. At best, Xia Yu's influence on Xiangjiang is a step deeper.

But when the Rothier family wanted to come, a small place in the Xiangjiang district,

The upper limit of growth has been set. Even if Xia Yu built Xiangjiang into Tietong, his influence in the world would be limited. Xia Yu could build his own nest if he wanted to. Which consortium does not have a piece of its own territory?

Compared with the foundations of the world's big conglomerates, the current Xiangjiang is really nothing to worry about.

I just heard Charles Roshir nodded with a smile: "Mr. Xia, although this is a bit difficult, we still have a certain degree of confidence to give it a try, but it will take some time."

Xia Yu said with a smile: "I know that in Xiangjiang, if there is any problem that cannot be solved, it is right to find you, then I will look forward to Mr. Charles' reply!"

"no problem……"

Next, Xia Yu and Charles Rothier discussed the cooperation business in detail for a long time before he bid farewell.

...

After sending Xia Yu away, Charles Rothier immediately convened the company's elite and formulated a complete acquisition plan. The first step was to target the British shareholders except the four shareholders of Swire Consortium, Jiuding Securities Company, Hong Kong Government and Kadoorie Family. Minority shareholders.

As long as the first step is completed, then find the Taikoo Consortium.

Two days passed in a flash.

The smell of gunpowder smoke in the stock market has faded a lot. The reason is that Jiuding Securities Co., Ltd. has died down and no longer rushes to raise the shares of Hong Kong Telephone Company.

And financial industry practitioners, as well as a group of bigwigs, also looked at it with confusion. They didn't know what Jiuding Securities was doing. Could it be that they knew that the winning rate was too low and chose to give up the acquisition?

As the saying goes, one slap doesn't make a sound, and without Jiuding Securities Company, one of the protagonists of the drama, it is unrealistic for the Taikoo consortium to unilaterally rely on the acquisition of stocks to raise the stock price. Therefore, after the stock price of Heung Kong Telephone Company has experienced a stable day, it has increased. downtrend.

Just as Norman Shealy was puzzled, Charles Rothier suddenly came to visit him.

"Mr. Rothier, welcome, I am so surprised to see you!"

Norman Shearvai solemnly welcomes Charles Rothier.

Although in Hong Kong, the Swire Consortium is much stronger than Charles Rothier's Rothier and Son Heung Kong Co., Ltd., but in the UK and even the whole world, the Swire Consortium is far less than the Rothschild family.

Therefore, even if it was only Charles Rothier, the person in charge of Xiangjiang, Norman Shi Yahuai also gave the greatest courtesy and attention.

"Haha, Mr. Shi Yahuai, it's true that we haven't seen each other for a long time. It's really nice to see you."

Charles Rosier said with a smile.

"Mr. Rothier, please come in, I just got a batch of the best cat shit coffee, you must try it."

"Oh? It seems that I came at the right time, so I'm welcome..."

Soon, in the luxurious living room of the Shi Yahuai family, Charles Rothschild sipped on the cat feces coffee ground by Norman Shi Yahuai himself.

"Hmm~ it tastes really good, I like it."

After taking a sip, Charles Rothier exclaimed from the bottom of his heart.

Seeing Charles Rothier's satisfaction, Norman Schiaffer was in a good mood, and said to him: "Mr. Rothier, since you like it, you must take two cans with you when you go, this kind of coffee can only be enjoyed by people like you. Only in the hands of people can they exert the greatest value.”

Charles Rosier laughed and said, "Then I won't be polite to you."

After talking and laughing, Norman Shi Yahuai gently put down the cup and asked calmly, "Mr. Rothier, take the liberty to ask, is there anything I need to do?"

Charles Rothier smiled slowly, pondered for a moment, and when a bad premonition arose in Norman Shi Yahuai's heart, he said: "There is indeed one thing, maybe Mr. Shi Yahuai will feel embarrassed, but I got the family's favor. Instructions, but also had to come here cheeky."

Hearing that the Rothschild family in London was also involved, Norman Shiahuai was very dignified, and asked Charles Rothier to continue.

"We want to acquire the shares of Xiangjiang Telephone Company held by you!"

"what?"

Norman Shi Yahuai's eyes widened, and he blurted out, his tone was full of surprise and disbelief.

He never thought that Charles Rothier's goal would be this.

A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and then he immediately asked, "Mr. Rothier, did the Jiuding Consortium entrust you to acquire it?"

Charles Rothier shook his head with a faint smile and said, "As for who I am, it is not convenient for me to disclose who it is. After all, keeping secrets for customers is the core purpose of our company."

Norman Shi Yahuai's face kept changing, but he became more and more sure of his conjecture. After a long time, he refused embarrassingly: "Mr. Rosier, you should know that now I am competing with Jiuding Securities Company for the Xiangjiang Telephone Company. It is limited to the ownership of a company, but involves a face-to-face battle between the two parties. If I give up the acquisition, then in the eyes of the outside world, our Taikoo Group has failed, and it will cause a series of bad influences, so..."

Just when Norman Shi Yahuai was about to say the words of refusal, Charles Rothier suddenly interrupted him and said with a smile: "Mr. Shi Yahuai, don't be too busy to refuse, please listen to my conditions. ."

Norman Shi Yahuai hurriedly stopped the conversation, took a deep breath, and said, "Please speak!"

Charles Rothier said slowly: "We plan to barter, as long as Mr. Shi Yahuai sells the equity of Heung Kong Telephone Company to us, then we will take out the British North Sea Container and Supply Company as exchange chips. The other party contributes to make up for it.”

Norman Shi Yahuai's eyes were fixed, and his heart was about to move, and he was obviously quite tempted by Charles Rothier's chips.

Looking at Charles Rosier who was looking at him with a smile, Norman Shi Yahuai couldn't refuse.

This bargaining chip is too tempting. Compared with the loss of Hong Kong Telephone Company, as long as you get the British North Sea Container and Supply Company, the advantages will definitely outweigh the disadvantages.

The North Sea Containers and Supply Company, a supplier of North Sea transport equipment, has been the target of the Swire Group for a long time.

Beginning last year, Swire Group made a strategic adjustment and officially began to try to invest in offshore oil business. Especially from the end of last year to the beginning of this year, the soaring oil price has stimulated the Shi Yahuai family and strengthened their determination to develop the oil business.

However, in the past year, this highly anticipated business has not developed smoothly. One of the most important points is that the transportation industry chain is not perfect, and people are strangled, resulting in no advantage in all aspects.

Under the pain, Swire Group plans to improve the foundation first, find a position to gain a certain right to speak, and then reverse the expansion of the oil business. After deliberation, it plans to acquire an oil transportation equipment supplier.

It is a pity that the Shi Yahuai family is regarded as a wealthy countryman in the eyes of the great aristocrats in the United Kingdom, which has caused the business progress of the Swire Group to be quite unsatisfactory.

Now an opportunity suddenly appeared, and Norman Shi Yahuai suddenly had the feeling of a new village, how could he be willing to refuse.

Maybe if you miss this village, you won't have this store!

Seeing Norman Shi Yahuai's face changing constantly, Charles Rothier smiled secretly and continued: "Mr Shi Yahuai, Hong Kong Telephone Company is not the core company of Swire Group, but only a marginal company with partial shares. As a successful Businessmen, should understand that the pound is more important than the so-called face."

Want face or want inside?

Which is better or worse?

Are you going to agree?

In Norman Shi Yahuai's mind, two villains, one white and one black, were arguing fiercely.

Norman Shi Yahuai's consideration was more than ten minutes.

The coffee in Charles Rosier's cup also unknowingly bottomed out.

Seeing that Norman Shi Yahuai had not yet made up his mind on such a simple question, Charles Rothier was a little impatient.

He thought for a while, and said quietly: "Mr. Shi Yahuai, does it take so long to think about it? If you don't seize the opportunity this time, if you want to set foot in the North Sea oil field in the future, the difficulty will increase by several levels."

The fluttering words fell into Norman Shi Yahuai's ears, but it was like thunder, which shocked Norman Shi Yahuai's heart.

Is this a threat from the Rothier family?

He looked at Charles Rosier suddenly, and saw the faint smile on the latter's face, but he could not feel a trace of warmth, and a nameless anger rose in his heart.