Chapter 393 Who is next?

The living room fell into an eerie silence.

The female host on TV seemed to see the rise of Hutchison Whampoa's stock price again, and completely ignored the fact that the price-to-earnings ratio of Hutchison Whampoa's stock price was already more than 230 times, and continued to promote it.

Niu Bijian, who had just been so arrogant in the banquet hall downstairs, was standing in the living room, waiting for Wang Deming's response.

He lowered his head slightly and looked at his toes, hearing the flattery of the female host on TV. He was proud of himself for a while before entering the room, but Wang Deming's attitude made him tremble in his heart.

There was no way he could not help but tremble. With just one word from Wang Deming, he would have to leave his glorious position as the boss of Jardine Matheson in disgrace.

Niu Bijian's greatest wish in life was to become the manager of Jardine Matheson.

When he was the boss of the Jardine Matheson Group, he tried every means to get on the board of directors of Jardine Matheson. He was only one step away from the position of boss of Jardine Matheson.

He has already taken the position of vice chairman, and the next step is to compete with Henry Joseph from the UK for the chairmanship of the board.

But he never expected that this idiot from the Joseph family who came from the UK would secretly sell the Jardine Matheson Group to the Chinese in front of him as soon as he arrived in Hong Kong.

Of course he was extremely angry!
I also thought about leaving, leaving Hutchison Whampoa, leaving Hong Kong, returning to New Zealand, and spending the rest of my life there.

But after Wang Deming had a long talk with him, he changed his mind and continued to serve as the manager of the company.

Apart from a few people like Mr. Sanders of HSBC, no one knew that the Hong Kong Land Group had been separated from Jardine Matheson.

No one knew that Jardine Matheson's 22% shares had long been transferred to Wang Deming's Hutchison Whampoa shares, and Wang Deming already owned 51% of Hutchison Whampoa shares.

Even if Hong Kong Swire acquires Dairy Farm and dilutes a large number of shares, he still firmly holds 51%.

However, in the eyes of outsiders, the Hong Kong Land Group is still a signboard of British capital.

The question is, Mr. Wang is Chinese after all, is it because the banquet being held downstairs is a celebration banquet for British capital?
It made Mr. Wang feel uncomfortable.

The more Niu Bijian thought about it, the more he trembled. Cold sweat broke out on his back, forcing all the wine out.
"Mr. Wang, do you think that Hong Kong Land should issue an announcement to report in the newspaper the transfer of Hong Kong Land shares owned by Jardine Matheson to you?"

He paused for a moment and said, "This will also let the people of Hong Kong know that Hong Kong Holdings is now Chinese-owned, not British-owned."

Until then, Wang Deming put down the newspaper in his hand, looked at Niu Bijian, and smiled slightly, "Sit down, don't be so reserved."

"There are no outsiders here."

Niu Bijian breathed a sigh of relief, as he had finally passed this hurdle. Every time he faced Wang Deming, he always had a feeling of being completely seen through. He had no other thoughts in his mind, but was instead very grateful.

Wang Deming stood up, turned off the TV, took out a bottle of whiskey and two glasses from the wine cabinet, walked over to sit in front of Niu Bijian, poured two glasses of wine, raised them up and clinked them with him. “Ding.”

"Niu Bijian, congratulations on your successful acquisition of the milk company! This is a perfect harvest!"

"You have fully demonstrated that you are an excellent class."

After watching Niu Bijian take a big gulp of whiskey and feeling more relaxed, Wang Deming took a small sip. The caramel flavor of the malt lingered in his mouth, with a hint of spiciness.

"As for the Landmark Company issuing an announcement, there is no need for that!"

"Jardine Matheson is still a very good target. It can provide shelter for Hong Kong Holdings, which is why I did not put the 22% stake of Jardine Matheson directly in my name."

Wang Deming leaned comfortably on the sofa and crossed his legs. "It doesn't matter whether it's in my name or not." He smiled and revealed a piece of news, "Because I have acquired 25% of the shares of Jardine Matheson Company." "It can be said that the shares I hold now are only a few points less than the Joseph family. Before Henry Joseph became the head, Wedler had already secretly transferred all the shares to me on behalf of the Sizek family."

“So, you don’t have to worry about the controlling stake in Hong Kong Land.”

"Okay, now tell me about your next plan. Don't tell me that the current P/E ratio is more than 230 times. After the ex-rights of Hong Kong Holdings this year, the stock price can still be guaranteed to be 67 yuan."

"Of course not!" Niu Bijian denied it bluntly. He leaned forward slightly. Although there was no one around, he lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Wang, I have estimated that the Hong Kong stock market has more than doubled compared to two years ago. The Hang Seng Index has risen from more than 1 points to nearly 300 points."

"All stocks have a price-to-earnings ratio of more than 80, which means that this is already a powder keg. As long as there are not enough retail investors to take over, it will inevitably fall sharply."

"Now that Hong Kong Land has acquired Dairy Farm, Hutchison has acquired Whampoa, and Wheelock has acquired Union British Assets, they have already taken advantage of the current stock price rise."

"The Hong Kong government has achieved its goal, and it is just one spark away."

“Yeah!” Wang Deming had the memory of reading novels in his previous life. Of course he knew that after Swire acquired the Dairy Company, Hong Kong’s stock market immediately plummeted, directly triggering the stock market crash in 73.

The 70s saw the beginning of Britain's intensified plunder of Hong Kong, and this was its opportunity to reap the benefits of British companies in Hong Kong.

"What are your plans next?"

Niu Bijian straightened up and answered seriously, "Mr. Wang, if the stock price drops sharply, Hutchison Whampoa and Wheelock will not have any problems within one or two years, because they have already sucked enough blood this time."

"But," he grinned, showing his white teeth, "in two years at most, these two British companies will definitely have problems."

“They don’t have a strong enough main business!”

"Their minds are still stuck in the past 10 years or more. They are used to getting involved in whatever industry they have money in, but they forget that neither shipping nor real estate has reached the top."

"When the stock market falls, real estate will certainly fall, and the companies they acquire will become a burden to them. Once their main business industry has problems, the cash flow will be cut off."

Niu Bijian said word by word: "That is our plan to eat them!"

"Pa pa!" Wang Deming was very satisfied with Niu Bijian's answer. He nodded and clapped his hands in encouragement, "Very good!"

"Then let's wait a little longer. My judgment is the same as yours. It will take no more than three years at most."

"So, my next target is the Li Xishen family!"

Wang Deming also smiled with eight teeth, and his white teeth reflected the light under the light. "The Li Xishen family got their start by selling opium."

"Now, the biggest landlords in Causeway Bay are Queen's Road, Wan Chai Road, Tai Wo Road and Percival Street in Central."

"His descendants don't have to do anything. Just relying on these lands and rent is enough to support the upper class."

"I really don't like Niu Bijian. I want you to go find the Li Hysan family and buy at least 50% of the land they own, bit by bit, during this real estate price drop."

"I don't care what method you use!"

"Can it be done?"

(End of this chapter)