Chapter 229： Find Shen Bi again

"Boss, because the "South China Morning Post" company is already listed, it is very difficult to acquire. If you are not careful, it is easy to leak information, causing trouble to our acquisition plan, and even causing the plan to go bankrupt."

"So for the sake of caution, I first started investigating the ownership of the South China Morning Post, as well as the situation of shareholders and the difficulty of the acquisition. There was a detailed result just yesterday."

"The largest shareholder of the South China Morning Post is HSBC, which owns 32% of the shares and serves as the controlling shareholder."

"The second shareholder is the Carey family, holding 10.8%."

"The third shareholder is the Edmond family, holding 9.5%."

"Except for the top three shareholders, the following shareholders hold relatively small shares. The fourth to tenth shareholders together hold 11.6% of the shares."

"The remaining 36.1% of the equity is scattered in the stock market. The total market value of the South China Morning Post is only about 10.2 million Hong Kong dollars. The price is so low mainly because of the influence of the Asian Wall Street Journal. The market's confidence in the South China Morning Post is somewhat low. ."

"But I found a problem, that is, the Carey family and the Edmond family are one of the constituent families of the Jardine Consortium. They are closely united with the Keswick family. Our relationship with the British capital is relatively poor, so the acquisition It's too difficult to hit a question mark."

"Boss, this is the situation."

After speaking, Yan Wenhan looked at Xia Yu, hoping that he would make up his mind.

Xia Yu frowned slightly and his brain turned at a high speed. He didn't expect this to be the case with the equity of the South China Morning Post.

It is obviously a Chinese-run newspaper, and now the equity is concentrated in the hands of the British. It is hard to imagine what happened before.

Since this is the case, Yan Wenhan's caution is not unreasonable.

His relationship with British capital is indeed very poor, not to mention the Qingzhou Yingni Company's affairs. From the development of the company during this period, we can see signs of development.

Almost all companies that come to the newspapers or magazines of Jiuding Newspaper to advertise in the newspapers or magazines are Chinese-funded companies, and few British-funded companies come.

Moreover, when a senior official of the Hong Kong government chatted with Xia Yu, he also revealed something. The senior officials representing the interests of the British consortium were not friendly to Jiuding Company and Xia Yu, which can reflect some things. .

However, the industries Xia Yu is currently involved in are the media, comics, publishing and securities industries, while the British consortium is mainly involved in large industries and various industries involving people's livelihoods. The only estimate that overlaps with Xia Yu is the media and securities industries.

However, in the media industry, that is, the paper media industry that Jiuding Newspaper Co., Ltd. is involved in, British-funded consortia rarely get involved, and they are mainly Chinese-owned.

Another Jiuding Newspaper Company is too strong, so Xia Yu can hardly be used in business unless Xia Yu is moved from the government level.

But this is not realistic. The media industry is too special and sensitive, and the threat is too great. Without a good excuse to kill Jiuding Newspaper Company, it will definitely face a frantic counterattack.

Another securities industry, it is even less likely to have a violent conflict with Xia Yu, unless the British consortium is flooded.

Therefore, because of these objective reasons, the contradiction between Xia Yu and the British consortium was not clear, but Xia Yu was tacitly resisted and suppressed by the British capital.

The most important point is that Xia Yu heard that the first heir of the Keswick family, the core family of the Jardine Consortium, once expressed dissatisfaction with Xia Yu at a British gathering, and his attitude was not friendly.

The Carey family and the Edmond family are also two small families in the Jardine Consortium. If they learn that Xia Yu’s company wants to acquire the South China Morning Post, it is very likely that they will refuse or even cause Xia Yu Hinder.

After all, the "South China Morning Post" is worth about 10 million Hong Kong dollars, and more than 20% of the equity is more than 2 million Hong Kong dollars. For the Jardine Consortium, it is a small amount of money, and it is not worth it.

So it is very likely that he will not sit back and watch Xia Yu grow again.

"This has to be guarded. You did the right thing. You didn't risk the acquisition."

"But since you have investigated it clearly, there is a solution to it."

After thinking for a while, Xia Yu thought of a way, and his brows stretched out.

Hearing what Xia Yu said, Yan Wenhan lifted his spirits and looked at Xia Yu expectantly.

"There are also 36.1% scattered outside, so the scattered stocks, I will arrange for Jiuding Securities to buy secretly."

"I'll go to Shen Bi from HSBC. I think he will sell my face. It is not convenient for us to come forward, but we can ask HSBC to help us buy it. It shouldn't be difficult."

"When our equity exceeds 75%, we will be forced to delist. If others are smart, they will definitely sell us the stock."

"So, for the acquisition of the South China Morning Post, I will first go to HSBC, and after reaching the intention, you will be responsible for taking over."

Xia Yu said slowly, and then directly decided.

"Ok!"

Yan Wenhan said lightly, since the boss will come out in person, with his connections, there should be no problems, so he can rest assured.

Later, Xia Yu first made an appointment with HSBC and learned that Shen Bi had time in the afternoon to receive Xia Yu at the HSBC headquarters.

In the afternoon, seeing that it was almost time, Xia Yu went to HSBC and followed the reception staff to Shen Bi's office, where Shen Bi had already made tea and waited.

"Shen Sheng, good afternoon!"

Xia Yu smiled and quickened his pace, and walked to Shen Bi to shake hands with him.

"Good afternoon, Xia Sheng, welcome to you."

Shen Bi showed a kind smile, shook hands with Xia Yu, and then made a please gesture, Xia Yu sat down.

After three rounds of tea, Xia Yu put down his teacup and prepared to talk about business.

Shen Bi moved inwardly, knowing that the business was coming, and gently put down the teacup, leaning forward slightly.

"Shen Sheng, I am here this time to discuss some business with your company."

"The first intention is to borrow a sum of money."

Xia Yu said with a smile.

Hearing that it turned out to be a loan, Shen Bi's face was bright, and Xia Yu finally came to him for a loan, which is really rare!

He said loudly: "It's okay, I don't know how much you need to borrow?"

"I am going to borrow 20 million Hong Kong dollars, UU Reading will use the name of Jiuding Newspaper Company to make a loan."

After Xia Yu finished speaking, Shen Bi's eyes lit up and his smile became brighter. He directly agreed: "No problem, you can release it today."

Xia Yu’s Jiuding Newspaper Company can be said to be a gem. Jiuding Newspaper Company’s bank account was opened with HSBC. Shen Bi knows how much money there is.

Moreover, because of the explosive growth of Jiuding Newspaper Company, HSBC has increased its creditworthiness. Now Jiuding Newspaper Company wants to borrow 20 million Hong Kong dollars. It couldn't be easier. Shen Bi regrets it. Xia Yu did not lend a little more.

As for why Jiuding Newspaper Company, which has developed such a well-developed newspaper, needs a loan, Shen Bi didn’t even ask about it. It was not necessary at all. He also only loaned 20 million yuan. Even one-tenth of Jiuding Newspaper Company’s assets is not as good as that. To show his atmosphere, Bo Xiayu's goodwill.

"Then thank you Shen Sheng."

Xia Yu showed a touch of gratitude and nodded towards Shen Bi.