Chapter 626: Shocked

"I didn't expect them to get their hands dirty. Could it be that they have their eyes on the Hongkong Land Group too?'

Xia Yu first had a thought in his mind, and after pondering for two seconds, he shook his head to reject his own speculation.

It wasn't that he looked down on Rothschild & Sons Hong Kong Limited. Although this company had a good reputation and had a profound influence in mergers and acquisitions, if it came to capital, without seeking help from banks, it simply couldn't eat up the Land Group.

Unless the Rothschild family in the UK took action, they would not have the strength to do so.

Furthermore, he didn't believe that the Rothschild & Sons company would look at the Land Group, not because the Land Group was not big enough, but because it involved the choice of industry and the strategic positioning of the Rothschild family.

Although the real estate industry is gaining influence in Hong Kong, it is not as good as the financial, heavy industry, energy and other fields.

Combining his memories, Xia Yu knew that the Rothschild family was still licking its wounds, and even if it had the money, it would not invest in such a crude industry as real estate.

Therefore, Rothschild & Sons Ltd. did not intend to acquire the 3.1% stake in the Land Group held by the Kadoorie family, but rather intended to make a profit.

Or it is also possible that someone commissioned Rothschild & Sons to acquire the shares, considering the business functions of their company.

However, if someone really commissioned Rothschild & Sons to acquire the shares, then Rothschild & Sons should not have updated the shareholding information, but should have handed the shares over to the buyer as soon as possible.

Xia Yu frowned for nearly half an hour, analysing every possible situation, but still unable to determine the true purpose of Rothschild & Sons's actions.

After all, there was simply too little information to make an effective analysis!

'Forget it, don't bother. In any case, we must get the shares they hold. At that time, let Wang Qi get in touch and find out the situation.'

Afterwards, Xia Yu called Wang Qi and asked him to find a way to acquire the remaining shares of the Keswick family, as well as the shares of the Swire Group and Rothschild & Sons Ltd. in the Hongkong Land Group.

...

'Chairman, you wanted to see me?'

Fok Kin-ning came to Xia Yu's office again, and after greeting him, respectfully stood.

'Sit!'

'Thank you, Chairman!'

After Fok Kin-ning sat down, Xia Yu looked him up and down. Fok Kin-ning held his head high and showed his best appearance.

Xia Yu nodded with satisfaction and said, 'Jianing, you've been working here for a while now, how do you feel?'

Fok Kin-ning was a little at a loss for words and could only reply truthfully, 'Chairman, since I started working here, I've had a very fulfilling life. Being by your side, I've gained a lot, both in terms of ability and perspective. However, I feel that I still have shortcomings in many areas, and I haven't done a good job with the work you've assigned me. But I will continue to work hard and do my best to complete the work you've assigned me.'

Seeing Fok Kin-ning's firm attitude, Xia Yu smiled and said, 'That's good. Attitude is the most important thing. As long as the attitude is in place, the ability will definitely improve.'

After saying that, Xia Yu paused for a moment and instructed Fok Kin-ning, 'There is just the right opportunity. You go and have a try.'

'Sega is still in the process of being acquired, and Tiangong Group and Tiangong Electronics Co., Ltd. have already been registered. Even if Sega is acquired, there is no way it can move to Hong Kong, so it is destined to be based on the island country in the early stages.'

'But Hong Kong is the foundation of Tiangong Electronics. You are responsible for building Tiangong Electronics from scratch. I will provide you with all the resources you need. You will have to solve the software problem yourself. Are you confident?'

From shock at the beginning, Fok Kin-ning became excited later. The chairman had given him more responsibility, and he was even building a company from scratch. Not everyone could handle this kind of work.

The difficulty of this task is certainly great. After all, it requires particularly comprehensive consideration. If he can do this well, then managing a company will be no problem. This is the kind of profession he studied, and becoming the general manager of a company is precisely his goal.

At this time, the opportunity is right in front of him, so how can he not be excited?

Fok Kin-ning nodded heavily and responded loudly, 'Chairman, please rest assured, I am confident that I can handle this job.'

'Very well, we'll see how you perform!'

Xia Yu said with satisfaction.

'Thank you, Chairman, for your trust!'

Fok Kin-ning said gratefully.

'Don't neglect your current work, either. The pressure is relatively high, so if you can't handle it, just let me know,'

Xia Yu said again, adding that while letting Fok Kin-ning set up the company was a kind of training, being his secretary-general in the chairman's office was also a kind of training.

The former trained his executive ability, while the latter mainly trained his overall perspective and thinking ability.

To become a top talent, both were indispensable.

It can be said that Xia Yu is doing his best to cultivate Fok Kin-ning, giving him the opportunity that many people only dream of.

'Understood!'

'Chairman, I won't let you down!'

'Well, go!'

After that, Fok Kin-ning continued to devote himself to his work as if he had been pumped full of energy, while Xia Yu took out a pen and paper and started writing.

He had entered the video game industry and must produce outstanding video games. What he was doing now was to produce detailed plans for games that he remembered would become popular in the future, and then hand them over to video game companies for implementation.

...

While Xia Yu was busy, the incident involving the Hongkong Land Group once again gained momentum.

More and more media outlets were paying attention to the matter. In secret, Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong successively called Xia Yu to express their concern about the change in the Kadoorie family's shareholding, and then stepped up their efforts to acquire the shares held by the target.

The shareholders of Hongkong Land are all big bosses in Hong Kong, and at this critical moment, everyone is being watched by the media.

So even though Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong were being very discreet, the news inevitably leaked out.

This undoubtedly poured oil on the fire, and the public paid attention to the Hongkong Land takeover.

And then, just three days later, multiple news broke on the same morning, sending the public into a frenzy.

Rothschild & Sons acquired 5.4% of the shares in Hongkong Land held by Swire Pacific, increasing its shareholding to 8.5%.

Bao Yugang acquired the shares held by Shun Tak Holdings and the He family of Heung Kong, increasing his shareholding to 11.9%.

Fok Ying Tung acquired the shares held by New World Development, increasing his shareholding to 9.4%.

Bright Fund took over the shares held by Claude Keswick and Rodney Keswick, and its shareholding soared directly to 33.8%, making it the veritable largest shareholder.

Anyone who cares to do some calculations will come up with a shocking piece of information: the Keswick family's control over the Hongkong Land Group has become a name without substance. It all depends on when Bright Fund, the largest shareholder, convenes a board meeting to kick Dick Keswick off the position of chairman.

Within one day, there were so many explosive news stories, with extremely far-reaching consequences. The people most affected were, surprisingly, Dick Keswick and Phil Keswick.

After urgently gathering the family members back together, Dick Keswick's hoarse roar could be heard from the Keswick family mansion: 'Why did you do this! Why!