Global Tycoon: You Call This A Small Achievement?

HSBC Headquarters, Chairman's Office.

Within one day, after receiving two of Hong Kong's top tycoons, Li Chaoren and Charter King, Team Leader Shen felt a little tired and low on energy.

Since being appointed as the chairman of HSBC two years ago, he has become accustomed to similar greetings and farewells, but compared to the content of today's exchange with the two business giants, it still made him quite frightened.

Li Chaoru just approached him personally, hoping to buy the ordinary shares of British-owned Hutchison Whampoa held by HSBC at a reasonable price.

Of course Shen Bi knew what this meant, which meant that in Xiangjiang, a place where the British had been operating for hundreds of years, British capital would gradually fade, and Chinese capital would soon take center stage and shine with infinite brilliance.

To be fair, as a British guy, he felt a faint sting!

The era when the sun never sets will eventually pass, and even the last bit of afterglow will dissipate...

However, as a self-proclaimed liberal person, Shen Bi did not get angry and try to struggle like the traditional British conservatives, because he knew that this was the general trend!

A little pawn who wants to fight against the rolling wheel of the times has no second outcome except being shattered to pieces.

Of course, he did not directly agree to Li Chaoren's request.

Since it is not advisable to choose confrontation, then we must start from the perspective of interests and obtain sufficient benefits for HSBC. Even if he resists this in his heart like most British people, he must show a broad mind and do everything possible. It is possible to maintain a good relationship with Chinese capital and maintain HSBC and even the British influence on Hong Kong.

In fact, if it were just Li Chaoren, Shen Bi wouldn't take it seriously, but he couldn't help but pay attention to the message he brought today.

Obviously, Li Chaoren has received strong support from the mainland, including financial and even political support.

House seemingly endless rain.

Just as Li Chaoren left, the chartered boat king arrived again.

However, unlike Li Chaoren, who was vaguely threatening and soft-spoken but also tough, probably due to the good personal relationship between the two, the charter king was very polite and respected him as the chairman of HSBC Bank.

Even if this respect comes with the premise of asking for help from others, Shen Bi feels very happy.

So much so, when the charter king proposed a fantastic low-interest loan of '2 billion Hong Kong dollars', Shen Bi did not reject it immediately. Instead, he said that he would consider it. The matter was important and he needed to communicate with other board members. and consultation.

Compared with Li Chaoren, who is more eye-catching and more meticulous in his actions, like a cunning old fox, Shen Bi actually admires the charter king who is open-minded and has a bold temperament.

Even in Shen Bi's eyes, Li Chaoren is a rebellious and outright greedy person. If anyone takes his patriotic business seriously, sooner or later he will suffer backlash.

If Xiangjiang was not too small, and Li Chaoren's influence in Xiangjiang was very good, he had close relations with some important figures in the British side, and he was favored by the mainland, he would not want to deal with him at all!

When Li Chaoren proposed a loan, Shen Bi immediately rejected him. Even for the sale of British-owned Hutchison Whampoa ordinary shares, he offered an expensive price, hoping that the other party would give up.

But obviously, the other party is a person who will not give up until he achieves his goal. The next battle between Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa will definitely be very exciting.

Just as he was thinking this, a phone call suddenly came in, and the secretary immediately went to answer it.

Shen Bi clearly felt the change in the secretary's expression before and after receiving the call. It was a change from casualness at the beginning to seriousness.

"Who called?"

"Back to the chairman, it's the boss of Oriental Newspaper, He Zhou!"

Hearing this, Shen Bi, who had been leaning easily on the office chair, immediately straightened his back and walked over quickly to answer the phone.

Although He Zhou's net worth is far lower than that of Li Chaoren, Charter King and others, his influence in Hong Kong, or even in Southeast Asia as a whole, cannot be measured by simple wealth at all.

Take Cha Liangyong, for example. Among Hong Kong's wealthy circles, they respect his status as a newspaper tycoon rather than his status as a so-called martial arts novel tycoon.

Cha Liangyong would be treated as a guest no matter where he was in Xiangjiang. Gu Long, Liang Yusheng and others could not even come into contact with the upper class circles.

This is the rise in status level brought about by influence. Cha Liangyong's wealth is incomparable to that of the top rich men in Hong Kong, but he has the confidence to chat and laugh with the top rich men in Hong Kong.

It all lies in Ming Pao!

Another example is Shen Bi and Shen Taipan. In terms of net worth, he may not be as good as one of the top richest men in Hong Kong, but as the chairman of HSBC, who dares to disrespect him?

Even many wealthy people in Hong Kong, big and small, feel proud to have spoken to him and met him once.

"."Hello, He Sheng, I am Shen Bi. Shen Bi said politely.

"Master Shen, it's like this..."

Soon, He Zhou explained the whole story of the phone call.

"Economic Weekly" is about to be launched, and all the preparations are almost completed, but there is still a very important element of the puzzle that has not been completed, and that is the lack of an absolutely influential magazine cover figure.

If it is in the second half of the year, or a year and a half later, when Li Chaoren successfully acquires Hutchison Whampoa, launches the first shot of acquiring British capital, and the chartering king takes over Wharf in one round, in fact, the two are completely possible. Qualified to be the cover character of "Economic Weekly".

But now, it’s obviously a little short of heat!

It’s not like no one within the Oriental News Company suggested that He Zhou could just take over and become the cover star.

But this suggestion was rejected outright by him.

One is that as the first issue, if he, the boss behind the scenes, appears in person, it will easily give people the impression that he is bragging, and the magazine will most likely be sold out;

The other is that although he is a rising star among the younger generation in Hong Kong, with a fierce momentum that no one can match, but because he has risen so quickly, he may not have established a concept that is enough to surpass the established rich in the minds of many people.

Not to mention that "Economic Weekly" is a magazine for Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. Not to mention that "Oriental Daily" is conquering cities in Southeast Asia, but most people may have never heard of He Zhou!

After careful consideration, He Zhou put his idea on Shen Bi's head and contacted the chairman of HSBC through Liang Wendao, a man known as "Shen Daban" in the world.

If he is willing to be the cover character of the first issue of Economic Weekly, all doubts will disappear, and the high-end image of the magazine will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

PS: I wish everyone a happy 520 and have a wonderful night!