Legend of Xiangjiang Tycoon - Chapter 488

On the 48th floor of Kangle Building, Jardine Matheson Taipan Office.

Henry Keswick visited here again after two years.

The last time he visited was after Bao Yugang seized the Wharf, Niu Bijian, like a wild horse, kept increasing his investment in Hong Kong.

Henry Keswick, as the representative of the Keswick family, came to discuss with Niu Bijian the future development direction of Jardine Matheson.

At that time, Niubi was determined to act arbitrarily, relying on the support of most of the people in the company, and rejected Henry Keswick’s suggestion to develop outward.

After all, Hong Kong is an indispensable city for many shareholders of Jardine Matheson. How can they fade out of Hong Kong unless it is a last resort.

As a result, things have deteriorated to such a degree that the entire group has borrowed more than 5 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the stock has continued to plummet, but Niu Bijian’s position still cannot be shaken.

Until now, the three of Li Baohuo have made a name for themselves, wanting to acquire Jardine Matheson, and then further control the Landmark Group.

This suddenly shook Niu Bijian’s position, because Niu Bijian knew that the reason why the shareholders supported him was that the stock price had only dropped at this time. In fact, there was not much loss.

But if some assets are lost, these shareholders will never support Niu Bijian again.

So this is also the main reason why Niu Bijian put down his body to beg Henry Keswick.

“Henry, what, what did Li Baohuo say?” Niu Bijian said.

“Let’s hurry up and prepare for the shareholders’ meeting, they don’t agree.”

“I knew it was impossible. How could they possibly agree to you?

“In that case, it’s better to break the boat, buy some more shares, and directly take over Jardine Matheson. If you take down Jardine Matheson, everything is theirs.” Henry Keswick said.

Niu Bijian knew that it was delusional to not pluck a hair, but at this time it sounded like he was giving up.

“Then what do they want, anyway, they have too many conditions to agree to.” Niu Bijian shook his head and said.

“The Dairy Company, Golden Gate Building, Hong Kong part of Cultural Oriental Hotel, Hong Kong Cargo Terminal, Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminal, Lishan Building and other Central properties.” Henry Keswick said.

“These conditions are simply delusional, and no one will agree to it.” Niu Bijian shook his head after hearing this.

“Paying so much is better than losing everything, I think shareholders will understand.” Henry Keswick said.

“No, I can’t agree with this, I agree with this, then I can only step down.” Niu Bijian said.

“Think about it for yourself, I’m tired and I have to leave first. Since you don’t agree, it’s better to prepare for the December 5th shareholders’ meeting.” Henry Keswick shook his head and left the Taipan office.

……

December 5th is a day that everyone is concerned about, because on this day the ownership of the largest company in Hong Kong is decided.

The conference room on the thirty-fifth floor of Kangle Building was full at this time, and all the shareholders of Jardine Matheson appeared here.

“Li Baohuo is aggressive, we Jardine Matheson will not change hands.”

“How is this possible, haven’t there been any responses from the court? Obviously someone is suppressing.”

“But the shareholders’ meeting has already been held. If Li Baohuo has the advantage, then the court will be useless.”

“Alas, troubled autumn!”

With the sound of the door opening, Li Zhiwen, Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong joined the meeting room. At this time, the noisy meeting room was silent.

The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, these three are Chinese bigwigs and leaders in the Chinese business community.

These ghosts are disrespecting these three people in private, and they are still a little terrified to see them now.

Li Zhiwen, Bao Yugang, and Huo Yingdong directly found a place close to the main seat and sat down, as if these three stools were specially prepared for the three of them.

Li Zhiwen smiled when he saw the blond young man beside Henry Keswick.

This is obviously Henry Keswick’s younger brother Simon Keswick.

I saw him at the age of thirty-five or six, and the silver-rimmed glasses highlighted his wisdom.

Soon Niu Bijian also stepped in, and the shareholders of the entire Jardine Matheson gathered here.

“Okay, everyone knows the purpose of gathering here today, that is,” Niu Bijian said.

“Re-elect the board of directors!” Li Zhiwen said directly.

Li Zhiwen’s words interrupted Niu Bijian’s words, so it naturally caused unhappiness.

But Niu Bijian actually wanted to say that someone wanted to buy the Jardine Group, and dragged everyone to beat Li Baohuo and the three together. This was Niu Bijian’s original purpose.

But now they have been interrupted by Li Zhiwen, so Niu Bijian can only continue what Li Zhiwen said.

“Mr. Li, you are new here, why do you want to re-elect the board of directors? Is there anything our board of directors does that doesn’t suit your taste?” Niu Bijian said.

“Of course, it’s just because the entire Jardine Matheson has debts of more than 50 billion yuan and dividends that haven’t been distributed for two years.”

“New York University, I think there should be no dividends in 1982.”

“Shareholders like us are not here to play with you, we want just the money.” Li Zhiwen said.

“It’s just a zz crisis, but I believe the situation will slowly get better.”

“As for the issue of dividends, all shareholders have agreed to reduce dividends in recent years and concentrate on work.” Niu Bijian said.

“No matter what the reason is, it is caused by the management’s decision-making mistakes, and we don’t know how long this situation will continue. Are we going to watch Jardine Matheson go bankrupt because it can’t repay its debts?”

“New TU Class, don’t make a big cake for us, we are not children, we want dividends, we want Hong Kong dollars!” Li Zhiwen incited.

Li Zhiwen’s incitement made many shareholders feel that what Li Zhiwen said was reasonable.

I take care of your company, I want to pay dividends.

Niu Bi became anxious and said, “Does Mr. Li think that you can pay dividends to shareholders by sitting in my position?”

“As long as you dare to agree to this sentence, I will abdicate immediately to become a virtuous person.”

Niu Bijian obviously roasted Li Zhiwen on the fire. Whether or not Li Zhiwen will, he will offend a large number of shareholders.

“Who knows, I’ll have to sit in that seat to know if I can.”

“But what I’m sure of is that NYU can’t do it now, it’s as simple as that,” Li Zhiwen said.

“Yeah, why don’t we choose one to try, what if we can?”

“You’re right, the situation can’t be worse than it is now!”

Niu Bijian heard these whispers and understood that if he was blocked today, he would never do it again.

“Okay, then let’s vote.” Niu Bijian said.

“Raise your hand against Niu Bijian’s continuing to serve as the senior class.” Li Zhiwen said.

Niu Bijian always felt that something was wrong when he heard Li Zhiwen’s words, but he didn’t know what was wrong.

Hearing Li Zhiwen’s words, Huo Yingdong, Bao Yugang and Li Zhiwen all raised their hands.

Some scattered shareholders also raised their hands.

And the opposite Henry Keswick also raised his hand.

Niu Bijian was not too surprised when he saw Henry Keswick raising his hand, because Henry Keswick had always been dissatisfied with Niu Bijian’s position as the senior class. At this time, he had the opportunity to trip over Niu Bijian, and Henry Keswick would naturally not stop doing it.

“Okay, the high votes passed!” Li Zhiwen said.

“Mr. Li, how can this be considered a high vote? It’s not more than half.” Niu Bijian asked.

“Why didn’t it pass with a high vote? 40% of Jardine’s shares held by the Landmark Group were frozen, but they didn’t have any voting rights, so it was naturally passed by a high vote.” Li Zhiwen said.

“But the court didn’t pass it!” Niu Bijian said.

“The court did not object!” Li Zhiwen said.

“But it can’t be counted like this.” Niu Bijian said.

“It’s not as good as this. Since both of us do not agree, and the court has not given a clear order, it is better to give up half of it.” Li Zhiwen said sadly.

“How can it be calculated like this?” Niu Bijian said.

“Then the New York class doesn’t make a phone call and let the judge preside over the shareholders’ meeting.” Li Zhiwen spread his hands.

“Okay, half of it is half, but it is only allowed to appear in the election of the chairman of the board of directors, and it must not be used for other purposes.” Niu Bijian said.

Niu Bijian knew that the court’s delay in giving an answer was to protect the British-owned firm.

Otherwise, according to the company law, Niu Bijian has absolutely no advantage, after all, it was written in black and white.

“If it is halved, more than 40% of the opposition to Niu Bijian’s role as the senior class is currently, so it is passed.” Li Zhiwen said.

Niubi was helpless, but at this time he still thought that all the British guys were on the same side as him.

In Niu Bijian’s view, as long as the chairman of the board of directors is an Englishman, everything will be turned around.

“Raise your hand against Li Zhiwen’s appointment as a senior class!” Niu Bijian said.

Now that Niu Bijian has been ruled out, Niu Bijian will preside over the meeting.

Swish, except Li Baohuo, everyone else raised their hands.

“Mr. Li, more than 50% of the people are against it,” Niu Bijian said.

Li Zhiwen ignored Niu Bijian.

And Niu Bijian continued: “Raise your hand against Bao Yugang’s appointment as a senior class.”

“Raise your hand against Huo Yingdong’s appointment as a senior class”

“A Raise of Hands Against Charlie’s Presidency”

……

“Raise your hand against Henry Keswick’s presidency!”

Niu Bijian inquired one by one, but none of them were less than 40%.

And Niu Bijian believes that this ending should be over.

Niu Bijian thought that only Henry Keswick could compete with him in Jardine Matheson.

And Henry Keswick is Niubijian’s only one.

Although the two have different ideas, they are both British.

But an accident occurred. Not only Li Baohuo and the three raised their hands, but the shareholders who favored Henry Keswick raised their hands, and even Henry Keswick raised their hands.

“Niu Bijian, I’m sorry, I don’t want to clean up the mess for you, you should find someone else!” Henry Keswick smiled.

“Damn!” Niu Bijian cursed in his heart.

It seems that only hope is placed on another member of the Keswick family, Simon Keswick.

Because only people from the Keswick family can do what everyone expects.

“A hand raised against Simon Keswick’s appointment as the chief executive of the board of directors.” Niu Bijian said again.

At this time, Niu Bijian looked around and saw no rejections, so he was very satisfied.

But seeing that the three of Li Baohuo did not raise their hands, the unease in their hearts became stronger and stronger.

“New gents, this may be the last time I call you like this, it’s unanimous!” Li Zhiwen said with a smile.

“So in this case, there is no need to ask the rest of the people. Only Simon Keswick can be qualified for the board of directors of Jardine Matheson.” Bao Yugang said.

“Yes, we all support it.” Huo Yingdong also said.

The three of Li Baohuo were not afraid that Simon Keswick would go back on the stage, because the Keswick family had already hated those who supported Niu Bijian, so it was impossible for the two sides to join forces.

And even if the two sides join forces, Li Zhiwen will launch a public opinion offensive to force the Hong Kong Governor to express his position.

Either recognize that Hong Kong law is a piece of waste paper, or agree to Li Zhiwen’s request to prohibit the Landmark Group from using the voting rights of Jardine Matheson’s shares and hand over Jardine Matheson to the Chinese consortium.

But Li Zhiwen thought that the Keswick family would not leave this mess to the Governor of Hong Kong, so they could only agree to the previous conditions.

Besides, the conditions are also in line with the Keswick family’s idea of ​​fading out of Hong Kong.

Niu Bijian knew that he had been deceived by Li Baohuo and Henry Keswick.

I am afraid that several people have already reached an agreement. As for Simon Keswick, it may be the cannon fodder introduced by Henry Keswick.

By the time Simon Keswick cleans up the mess, it may be time for Henry Keswick to come out.

What a good move, Niu Bijian laughed at himself.

I just don’t know if this good trick is to say Henry Keswick or Li Zhiwen.

“Simon Keswick became the senior class of Jardine Matheson, and then formed the board of directors.” Niu Bijian said bitterly.

This is the middle-aged man who stood up and sorted his clothes before walking to the stage.

“I’m very happy that I can get everyone’s approval to become the top class of Jardine Matheson. I’m very happy and also very scared.”

“But I believe that I will walk out of the quagmire with Jardine.” Simon Keswick said.

The three of Li Zhiwen clapped their palms one after another, and the others also clapped.

“First, I’m going to announce my first day order.”

“I announced that I will lose weight for Jardine Matheson to make it through this difficult time~www.mtlnovel.com~ I will take the Dairy Company, Golden Gate Construction, the Hong Kong part of Mandarin Hotel, Hong Kong Cargo Terminal, Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminal, Li Five properties in Central including Hill House and three residences on Hong Kong Island were sold to Mr Li Zhiwen, Mr Bao Yugang and Mr Fok Yingdong.”

“In exchange for Mr. Li Zhiwen, Mr. Bao Yugang, Mr. Huo Yingdong’s shares in the Jardine He Group and 700 million Hong Kong dollars in cash.” Simon Keswick said.

At this time, there was an uproar in the conference room, and there was a lot of discussion.

And Niu Bijian looked at Henry Keswick, because Niu Bijian understood that Henry Keswick must have reached an agreement with the three in that negotiation.

Simon Keswick ignored everyone’s discussion, but continued: “I will distribute the 700 million Hong Kong dollars as this year’s dividend.”

Hearing Simon Keswick’s words, there was no more objection in the conference room, because he got real benefits. As for who will do the big class, what does it have to do with him.

Just pay yourself a dividend every year.

And they are also worried that the situation will worsen, wouldn’t it be better to do so.