As soon as Lei Yunrong answered the phone, the brisk voice of ghost man Shen Bi came from the phone:

"Alan, I have good news for you. The TVB matter has been settled for you."

"So fast?"

"It's not too soon. When will you come over and sign the equity transfer contract?"

"I can come over now."

"Okay, then come here, I'll be in the office."

After hanging up the phone, Lei Yunrong felt a little happy. HSBC was so powerful that it managed to get the Hong Kong government to let Lei Yunrong approve the TVB transaction in less than a month.

Originally, according to Lei Yunrong's plan, if he received this call from Shen Bi, it would be when he took over the TVB, but the plan could not keep up with the changes, and now there is an accident in the equity.

However, Lei Yunrong does not want to dwell too much on this matter. Since HSBC has settled the relationship with the Hong Kong government and will no longer put obstacles in the equity transaction of TVB, Lei Yunrong will first take the wireless equity of HSBC Bank Mobile Phone Let’s talk about it later, and then test Shao Daheng’s tone.

When Lei Yunrong led people to HSBC Bank, Shen Bi was obviously ready.

This contract didn't require much discussion between the two parties. The deal was reached quickly when both parties were interested. Besides, the deal was not big for both parties.

Although TVB has not been listed on the market, everyone has an idea of ​​its value. At this time, the market value of TVB was around HK$200 million, and the two parties also conducted transactions based on the market value of HK$200 million.

Therefore, Lei Yunrong needs to pay 32 million Hong Kong dollars to acquire 16% of the shares of HSBC Bank.

This value is not high. Historically, Qiu Degen spent a total of about 200 million Hong Kong dollars to acquire Lidi TV in the early 1980s. At that time, his acquisition had a certain premium, but you must know that the value of Lidi TV is higher than that of Wireless TV The price is low, and the location where Lidi TV was operated in those two years was not very good, otherwise Gui Lao would not sell it easily.

After signing the contract calmly, Lei Yunrong also came to Shen Bi's office. Although this was Shen Bi's "return gift" to him, he did help him a lot this time, so he still wanted to thank him.

"Shen Sheng, thank you HSBC for your help this time. Without you lobbying the Hong Kong government, I would definitely have to spend a lot of money."

Shen Bi seemed to be in a good mood and replied with a smile:

"With a little effort, I would also like to thank Allen for your helping hand in the matter of Ocean Millan Bank. Now that everything is ready, can we choose a day to declare our sovereignty?"

"Something happened in this matter, so we need to think about it again."

"Oh, is there any new action from Shao Daheng? If you need HSBC's help in anything, Alan, just ask."

I believed your ghost!

Lei Yunrong complained secretly in his heart.

However, Lei Yunrong did not show it on the surface, but said with a smile:

"There's no need to trouble Shen Sheng anymore. I can handle this small problem. Shen Sheng keeps smiling today. Did something good happen?"

"Haha, that's right. The White House has also approved the transaction of Ocean Mile Bank, which happened in the past two days. So when the time comes, I need to trouble Allen to come forward in person."

"It is our duty to do so. This is what the two parties agreed upon before. Congratulations to Shen Sheng. HSBC has finally taken the first step towards internationalization."

Shen Bi is indeed very happy. The most difficult part of HSBC's international strategy is to open up the American market. They don't have any foundation in America. Although HSBC is the king in Hong Kong, they don't like you at all.

Therefore, it took HSBC nearly three years to achieve the results it has achieved now, and there was still a layer between them. Lei Yunrong needed to be hired as an agent.

But no matter what, the results are good. As long as the America market is solved, the biggest difficulty in HSBC's internationalization strategy will be overcome.

Although HSBC is headquartered in Hong Kong and its influence is also in Asia, they also have considerable influence in the world. Many of HSBC's shareholders are British.

Therefore, we are not too worried about whether the sun will never set or the European Shen Bi. Otherwise, HSBC would not dare to acquire Royal Bank of Scotland, one of the five major banks where the sun never sets.

Now that the biggest stumbling block has been removed, Shen Bi is certainly happy.

"Haha Allen, it's all thanks to your help. Now that HSBC has a foundation in America, do you think we can cooperate?"

"Shen Sheng, how do you want to cooperate?"

"Do you think it would be possible to place the settlement of Honor Electronics or Honor Electrical Appliances in Ocean Milan Bank?"

When Lei Yunrong heard Shen Bi's words, he knew that he was drifting!

Although Lei Yunrong had mentioned this matter verbally before, even if they wanted to cooperate, it would not be possible now.

I don’t know if Shen Bi, the geek, was really carried away by the joy of the acquisition or if he really didn’t realize the shrewdness and cunningness of the bankers in America. He actually thought that HSBC could take control of Ocean Mile Bank immediately after getting the controlling stake.

If you want to completely control Haiyang Milan Bank, you must have a certain amount of power struggle at the beginning, and you also need to constantly give it blood transfusions. This period is the most chaotic time. Lei Yunrong only became confused with Haiyang Milan Bank. Cooperation with Lan Bank.

Moreover, Ocean Mile Bank's main influence is in eastern America, while Lei Yunrong's business is more in the west.

It took HSBC six or seven years to completely take control of Ocean Mile Bank and rename it Hainan Bank, investing a total of more than one billion US dollars in it.

So if you want to acquire a sizable bank in America, you may not be able to do it without some capital.

"Shen Sheng, there is no rush in this cooperation. HSBC has just acquired Ocean Millan Bank. It won't be too late for us to cooperate again after you have completely smoothed it over."

"No problem, we will revitalize the bank as soon as possible. We are all companies in Xiangjiang, and we will definitely not cheat anyone, and we will also give you greater authority."

"Okay, then I'm also waiting for your good news. But Shen Sheng, have you figured out the nature of your bank? After all, it's okay for me to hold the shares on my behalf for a while, but it won't be good for a long time."

When this matter was mentioned, Shen Bi also sighed slightly:

"We are still negotiating with the Hong Kong government on this matter. You also know that HSBC is deeply involved in Hong Kong's economy. It is not an exaggeration to say that a small change can affect the whole body, so this matter must be taken slowly."

"Understood. How long will this take?"

"It will take another year or so."

"One year is not too long."

Historically, HSBC also acquired Ocean Mile Bank in the 1980s.

"Alan, our HSBC Group is about to re-elect a new board of directors. Are you interested in becoming a director of HSBC?"

"Oh, will HSBC allow two Chinese on the board of directors?"

"Of course. Times are progressing and we cannot stick to the old ways."

Lei Yunrong knew that Shen Bi was trying to show his favor by inviting him to join the board of directors of HSBC. But if it was to replace the charter king, he would definitely not agree.

Although becoming a director of HSBC has many benefits and can also increase your social influence, compared with the friendship with the charter king, Lei Yunrong would rather choose the latter. He no longer needs such a false title to decorate himself. , but he valued his friendship with the charter king more.

Lei Yunrong also knew that the Charter King was a broad-minded person and would not care about such trivial matters, but as a junior, he had to be sensible.

But if Shen Bi invites himself while the charter king continues to serve as a director of HSBC, then it is not unreasonable.

"No problem, I have to thank Shen Sheng for being considerate."

"Okay, I'll let you know when the board meeting comes."

Lei Yunrong knew that HSBC was now Shen Bi's boss, so he could speak with such confidence.

After leaving the HSBC Building, not long after Lei Yunrong returned to the company, he received a report from the company's front desk that his second uncle Lei Juekun had been waiting for a long time.

Lei Yunrong didn't expect that he was so impatient, or that he was well prepared. He just talked to him about Taisheng's development last night and came here this morning.

Now that he was here, Lei Yunrong couldn't help but notify the front desk to bring Lei Juekun up.

This was the first time for Lei Juekun to come to the Glory Twin Towers. Looking at this thirty-storey building, it was the first time for him to truly feel the strength of Lei Yunrong.

Although Lei Yunrong had already become famous in Xiangjiang before, and each thing he did became more and more sensational, Lei Juekun still did not really realize his strength.

Not to mention other things, this one building alone may be more than all his current assets combined, not to mention that Lei Yunrong has several buildings in Central.

This also made him lament that he had been blind before. He thought that the other party was just a nerd who was good at studying, but he did not expect that his talent for business was even higher.

At this time, Lei Juekun has no intention of competing with his elder brother. Not to mention that he has retired, Lei Yunrong's achievements alone are beyond his reach. He has this self-knowledge. And he is also very good at it. It was clear that his two sons were not as good as him, and it would be good if they could hold on to the family fortune he had built for them.

Lei Juekun also knew that Lei Yunrong had a grudge against some of the things he did back then, but he did not regret it. He thought that what he did at the time was not wrong, but no one thought that Lei Yunrong could be so outstanding. Now he also needs to breathe a sigh of relief.

To be honest, Lei Juekun has been engaged in real estate in the past few years, and he has indeed enjoyed a lot of conveniences due to his status as Lei Yunrong's second uncle. Many people gave him face because of Lei Yunrong's face.

So now he no longer thinks about anything else, he must have a good relationship with Lei Yunrong.

When Lei Juekun came to Lei Yunrong's big office, he was surprised again. It was such a luxury to have a whole floor as an office!

However, Lei Juekun didn't have much time to sigh. When he came in, Lei Yunrong had already stood up to greet him and made tea waiting for his arrival.

"Second uncle, why are you free to come here today?"

"Ah Rong, you have built such a building. I haven't been here yet. I just happened to come over today to take a look. It's really good. When will I build a building like this and have such a big office like you?"

"

"Haha, you must invite me when the second uncle's building is completed."

Lei Yunrong chatted with Lei Juekun for a while. Lei Yunrong knew his purpose of coming. Since he was not in a hurry, Lei Yunrong was not in a hurry either.

But obviously Lei Juekun didn't have so much time to chat, so he got to the point after a while:

"Arong, I came here this time to discuss with you what I mentioned to you last night."

“Is Taisheng developing?”

"That's right."

"It seems that the second uncle is well prepared. I thought you would have to prepare for a while."

"To be honest, Ah Rong, I was already making preparations when I found out that you intended to sell Taisheng Development."

"If that's the case, there is no problem on my side and we can prepare for the transaction at any time. But Uncle Er, I will say something up front. In order for both parties to not suffer losses, we will transfer the equity according to the current market value of Taisheng Development.

, and I only want cash.”

After saying this, Lei Yunrong also became slightly serious.
To be continued...