Chapter 626 [Disintegrate the alliance]
Hilton Central Hotel.
When Wu Guangyao first met Ma Shimin, he felt that he was a small body full of infinite vitality;
Li Xing came forward and did not make Ma Shimin agree to join Changjiang Industry. Ma Shimin hoped to make a decision after meeting Wu Guangyao.
Wu Guangyao smiled and said, "It's a surprise! We both lived in Hong Kong Island for so long, but we didn't meet each other!"
Ma Shimin is obviously a serious person, and said seriously: "Mr. Wu has become famous in Hong Kong in the 1950s, and I have just started my own business yet, so it is normal that I have never met you!"
Ma Shimin came to Hong Kong in 1965 and worked in Jardine Ma for 14 years. He only founded an engineering consulting company last year;
Such a person is late to achieve success!
In his previous life, Ma Shimin was equivalent to a cabinet in the Cheung Kong Group, which shows that he has great abilities!
Seeing this, Wu Guangyao said directly: "I believe President Li has explained the situation to you. If you have any ideas and requirements, just raise it!"
Ma Shimin said: "I want to know if Mr. Wu intends to completely clean up Hutchison Whampoa's management?"
Wu Guangyao said: "It cannot be said that the cleaning is so serious. Everyone just disagrees and has to announce their breakup. If the opinions are the same, they can still continue to work together."
Wu Guangyao always believed that except for the few Hutchison management, the other foreign management still liked that job;
I have no prejudice, and as long as I am willing to stay and concentrate on doing things, I am all my own employees.
The reason why Ma Shimin wanted to see Wu Guangyao was not that Changjiang Industrial's quotation was not high enough;
After all, his engineering consulting company currently has only one project, that is, to provide some engineering consulting services for Singapore subway projects;
Changjiang Industrial proposed to buy his company, but it was just a signing fee!
After the two chatted for a few more words, Ma Shimin agreed to go to Hutchison Whampoa to take office;
The position is CEO, and the second-in-command of He Huang, and the top-in is still Wu Guangyao!
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In early April, Wu Guangyao held a Hutchison Whampoa shareholders' meeting in the name of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hutchison Whampoa.
Wu Guangyao walked into the conference room and greeted the shareholders, not paying any attention to the three giants Hutchison;
The shareholders seemed to understand what the content of today's shareholder conference room was, and they all started to evaluate it in their hearts!
Undoubtedly, Hutchison Whampoa has performed very well in recent years;
The shareholders are not very clear about who the credit is;
Even shareholders are more willing to pay credit to Hutchison's three giants. After all, Wu Guangyao has many companies, so there is time to manage Hutchison Whampoa.
At the beginning of the meeting, someone recorded it and will be used as a document with legal effects!
Wu Guangyao first said: "There is only one purpose of holding the shareholders' meeting this time, that is, the matter about cash dividends!"
The shareholders were smiling happily. As shareholders, they did not participate in management. What was the purpose of?
Isn’t it just company dividends or company stocks soaring!
And company dividends can also make the company's stocks rise or even soar!
Wei Li and the other two were panicked!
Why did Hutchison Whampoa's management have such great power and dare to fight Wu Guangyao head-on;
In addition to the fact that the company is basically a ghost management, there is another important reason, that is, Hutchison Whampoa has a large amount of cash reserves;
These management teams have great rights to the use of this cash!
They all have the power to commit to that project, but not to invest in that project;
After all, Wu Guangyao cannot be able to do everything, and he has to ask about any investment project!
Wei Li took the lead in reacting and said, "The current economy of Hong Kong is booming, which is a great opportunity for investment. It is not advisable to use cash dividends. The best choice is to replace dividends with stocks! Of course, a small amount of cash share combination can be used to repay shareholders."
I'm anxious!
Wu Guangyao was amused. Today is just his appetizer, which can make Hutchison's three giants panic, what are they fighting against themselves?
Hot blood?
Wei Li's behavior also made the shareholders understand in their hearts that there was a civil strife in Hutchison Whampoa!
Wu Guangyao said directly: "Investment is risky, everyone obviously understands this truth; a crisis can make Hutchison Whampoa's previous efforts waste. Therefore, taking advantage of the economy and the company's capital is abundant, it can be said that it is a double happiness. As shareholders, we have received cash returns; because of dividends, the company's stocks have been greatly improved."
Wu Guangyao's words were recognized by many shareholders, and Hutchison's three giants were immediately panicked!
Wei Li quickly said, "Mr. Wu, what is your dividend plan?"
Wu Guangyao didn't look at Wei Li and said directly: "Hutchison Whampoa currently has HK$550 million in cash flow, so she will take out HK$500 million for dividends. The remaining HK$50 million, plus the option to choose a loan, is enough for the company to run; and I think Hutchison should take conservative investment measures at present to avoid repeating the footsteps of the past!"
Xia Boyin said in a lost voice: "No!"
Wu Guangyao interrupted: "Director Xia Boyin, please put your position! Even I, the major shareholder, are asking for the opinions of all shareholders. Why should you insist on it at once? Hutchison Whampoa is a listed company, and everything is based on the shareholders' meeting as the highest decision-maker!"
Xia Boyin suddenly became angry and remained silent!
The representative of the Australian Consortium became a peacemaker and said, "What happened suddenly, why don't we rest for a day and continue to vote tomorrow!"
Wu Guangyao nodded, not forcing Too Sheng!
After all, other shareholders do not know Wu Guangyao’s intentions and may not choose to vote today!
At this time, Wu Guangyao also knew that Wei Li and others might have contacted the Australian consortium, hoping that they would serve as the backing of the management team.
Wu Guangyao sneered in his heart, and he wanted another big move;
That is privatization Hutchison Whampoa!
Wei Li and others would never have thought that they had made a lot of cash overseas;
They are afraid that they think they have been dragged down by the giant project Tin Shuiwei!
Speaking of which, Wu Guangyao was also blamed for giving these people a little fantasy, that is, Hutchison Whampoa's shares only reached 45%;
Therefore, Wei Li and others think they still have a glimmer of hope for victory!
The reason why Wu Guangyao owns 45% is because when he took over Hutchison Whampoa, the shares themselves were very concentrated and it was difficult to buy them!
I didn't have too much hurry, and I kept slowly increasing my stocks.
Most of the shares in Qi Dezun's hands were sold to the Australian consortium, which also led to the Australian consortium becoming the second largest shareholder of Hutchison Whampoa and HSBC becoming the third largest shareholder.
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Hilton Hotel
Wu Guangyao smiled and looked at Jotun, the head of the Hong Kong leader of the Australian consortium, Xiongong Group. He thought that the three giants of Hutchison must have promised something to him, otherwise he would not have made an appointment so late.
Why didn’t Wu Guangyao go to Chen Bi? After all, his shares plus HSBC’s shares are enough to determine the situation at the board of directors;
There are two reasons for this:
First, Wu Guangyao wanted to slap the Big Three in the face so that their allies would betray them;
Second, Chen Bi may not follow Wu Guangyao's intention this time, judging from the situation of the board of directors during the day.
"Mr. Choton, if Xiongan Group fails to invest in Hong Kong, will you lose your job?"
Jotun was stunned. It was different from what he expected. Shouldn’t this person win over him well?
Before that, I was still thinking that if this person wins over himself well, he may not be able to form an alliance with him!
"I don't know what Mr. Wu means!" Qiao Dun was unhappy!
Wu Guangyao said seriously: "At this time, Hutchison Whampoa stocks are the high point. If I were you, you should choose to sell Hutchison Whampoa stocks to get a lot of profits. If you continue to invest additionally, aren't you afraid that the mainland will affect Hong Kong and cause the stock market to plummet?"
A word hit Xinong Group's concern, and Qiao Dun's face suddenly changed color!
It turns out that Xiongong Group is indeed interested in selling Hutchison Whampoa’s stocks, after all, the mainland has had a great impact on Hong Kong!
"Mr. Wu believes that Hong Kong's economy will experience a plunge?" Jotun asked tentatively.
Wu Guangyao took a sip of tea and said slowly: "I don't know!"
Jotun was stunned!
Playing cards without reason!
Wu Guangyao also said: "It's not important! What's important is that if you accept the advice of cash dividends, you can not only get a cash dividend, but also take advantage of the opportunity of stock rise to sell the stocks in your hands. This is the benefit of cooperation with me!
What can you get when you work with those migrant workers?
Without you, I can still control the board of directors, and you still can't enter the core of Hutchison Whampoa."
After Wu Guangyao finished speaking, he would not talk more!
The pros and cons have been explained, if you don’t cooperate, you can change people!
After a long time, Jotton said seriously: "Mr. Wu's advice is very good!"
Chapter completed!