Chapter 820: The Regretful and Depressed

Three days later, in the intensive care unit of Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital.

'Dr. George, when will my father wake up?'

Michael Kadoorie looked at the doctor as he flipped the eyelid of Lawrence Kadoorie on the hospital bed, his face full of worry. He asked a question that he had asked countless times over the past few days.

It had been three days since his father had fallen into a coma. At Hong Kong's best hospital, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, they had changed a bunch of doctors and exhausted every possible means, but they were unable to wake him up. Michael Kadoorie's hair was turning white with worry.

The Kadoorie family cannot do without his father, Sir Lawrence Kadoorie. If his father dies, he simply won't be able to hold back the wolves that are eyeing the family fortune, not to mention the big bad wolf, the Jiuding consortium. And the Kadoorie family has already lost a lot of strength!

Reviving the family business was his father's lifelong wish. If he can't hold onto the family business just after his father has had an accident, then he would be ashamed to face his father, even if he died, and he would also be ashamed to face his grandfather!

At this point, the doctor finished his observations and shook his head apologetically at Michael Kadoorie. He whispered, 'I'm sorry, Mr Kadoorie, your father has suffered psychological trauma and is now in a state of protective brain dormancy. Perhaps your father is now aware of everything we have discussed, but whether he can wake up depends on him.'

It was the same old story!

Michael Kadoorie was annoyed, waved the doctor away, sat down in a chair, grabbed his father's old hand, pressed it to his face, and said anxiously, 'Father, please wake up soon, the family cannot do without you, if you don't wake up again, I won't have the confidence to protect the family business that you and Grandpa have worked so hard to build, I...'

Michael Kadoorie kept repeating the words in his mind, and as he spoke, he looked casually at his father's face, but saw that he was slowly opening his eyes.

He was stunned!

Their eyes met for a moment.

Michael Kadoorie's face was filled with ecstasy, and he tightly shook the hand of Lawrence Kadoorie, exclaiming excitedly, 'Father, you're awake!

'Michael...my boy...'

Lawrence Kadoorie said in a weak voice, his words coming out in fits and starts.

...

The doctor and nurse who had just left returned to the room, and after a long while, the room fell silent again.

The difference from the past few days was that the atmosphere in the room was no longer so oppressive, and there was a hint of relief on Michael Kadoorie's face.

His father had finally woken up, and there was no amnesia or anything like that, which was undoubtedly a good situation.

Following the doctor's advice, all that was needed next was to rest in peace, and he would be able to leave the hospital.

At that moment, Rowlands Kadoorie, who had been staring at the ceiling in a daze, moved his eyes, looked at Michael Kadoorie, opened his mouth and asked weakly, 'Michael, what's the situation now?'

Michael Kadoorie's face stiffened, and then he pretended to be unconcerned and laughed, 'Father, there's nothing going on. It's all quiet now, I can handle it, you're weak now, so don't worry about your business.'

Roland Kadoorie had seen more than his son had, and knew at once that he was lying.

Moreover, even he himself could not accept what had happened, so how could he simply let it go? He could not believe that the Jiuding Consortium would stop their actions because he had fainted, and they might even seize the opportunity to continue harming his interests.

If he doesn't find out, how can he rest assured?

Therefore, his face sank, and he said loudly with a breath of air, 'Go ahead, don't hide it from me. I can bear it. Since I've woken up, I won't faint again!'

Saying this, Rowlands Kadoorie looked at Michael Kadoorie with a stern gaze.

Facing his father's stern gaze, Michael Kadoorie slowly lowered his head, and after a moment of hesitation, he said softly, 'Father, after you fainted, Wang Qi and Baker Jerry and others have already rectified Baoyuan Investment Company. Some of your capable assistants have been dismissed, and the shares of China Power Company that have been acquired have all been bought by Jiuding Securities Company.'

After saying this, Michael Kadoorie paused for a long time, observing his father's expression. Seeing that his face did not change, he let out a sigh of relief.

'Then what? What happened to China Power Company?'

Roland Kadoorie continued.

When he mentioned China Light & Power, Michael Kadoorie's face darkened and he sighed, saying, 'Standard Chartered Bank sold its stake in China Light & Power to Jiuding Industrial Group at some point. Just this morning, the stock exchange disclosed the latest shareholder information of China Light & Power. The specific shareholder information... I'll show it to you. My subordinate just brought it over.'

After saying this, Michael Kadoorie went to the wall, picked up the briefcase, took out an A4 sheet, returned to the bedside, and held the paper in front of Rowland Kadoorie's eyes.

Rowland Kadoorie's eyes were immediately drawn to the text on it.

Kadoorie & Sons Limited holds 34% of the shares, Jinding Industrial Group holds 28.6%, Swire Group holds 11%, Jinding Bank holds 8.8%, Jinding Securities holds 8.1%, and Jinding Insurance holds 5.9%.

The Kadoorie family is still the largest shareholder, and Swire Group is still the third largest shareholder.

However, when the shares of the Jinding consortium are added together, they reach 51.4%, which is more than half!

It can be said that China Light & Power has changed hands!

The shareholders' meeting has been taken over by the Jiuding consortium, and it is already predictable what will happen next.

It can already be announced that China Light & Power is no longer owned by the Kadoorie family, and it all depends on when the Jiuding consortium will make their move.

A thin piece of paper was now in the hands of Lawrence Kadoorie, but it weighed heavily, not only on his hands but also on his heart, and it was suffocating him.

'Father, father...'

At this point, an anxious voice calling out to him woke him up. With a bitter expression on his face, Sir Roland Kadoorie put the paper down and closed his eyes, letting out a long sigh.

This startled Michael Kadoorie, but fortunately he could still see his father Sir Roland Kadoorie's face twitching.

After a long time, Rowland Kadoorie slowly opened his eyes again and said to Michael Kadoorie wearily, 'We lost, we lost completely, it's all my fault...'

Michael Kadoorie hurriedly said, 'Father, it's not your fault, it's the Shih Yawei family that ruined us. If it weren't for them, we could have sold our shares in the Hong Kong Telephone Company, and there wouldn't have been a series of things that followed. We would have lost anyway, because of the Shih Yawei family's betrayal and the Standard Chartered Bank...'

Lawrence Kadoorie raised his hand slightly to interrupt Michael Kadoorie and said softly, 'Forget it, it's useless to talk about it anymore. The fundamental reason is that we are not as powerful as the Jiuding consortium. In this world, where profit is supreme, any alliance is very fragile in the face of profit.'

'The companies that have already been listed have all been taken away. Next, we should just go low-key and restore our strength. The Jiuding consortium should not be able to take our other companies.'

'In the future, other family companies will still go public, but no matter what, you must remember one thing: the family's shareholding percentage must not fall below 50%!'

This failure completely woke up Lawrence Kadoorie. Since he was not as financially powerful as others, he simply would not give those financial bandits the chance.

If I can't beat them, can't I just hide?

Xia Yu's actions this time made Lawrence Kadoorie wake up seven or eight years earlier. According to the original trajectory, it would not be until 1987 when Joseph Lau failed in his attempt to snipe the Shanghai Hotel Group that Lawrence Kadoorie would wake up.

But this time, Lawrence Kadoorie encountered the Jiuding consortium, which was doomed to suffer heavy losses long ago. It is too late to regret now.

...

The disclosure of shareholdings on the stock exchange has shocked a lot of people.

In fact, three days ago, when the ambulance arrived at the bottom of the China Power Company building, it attracted the attention of reporters. Later, as the reporters dug deeper, the truth was revealed little by little, shocking the eyes of many people.

What followed was a shock in the share price of China Power Company, and the upward trend was directly interrupted.

In particular, when Jiuding Securities also stopped buying, no financial institution dared to enter the market, and everyone was watching, secretly asking for news to see if it was profitable.

It wasn't until this morning that the shareholding was re-disclosed, which completely disheartened everyone and caused the share price of CLP Power Hong Kong, which had been forcibly pushed up, to fall.

Some retail investors who did not sell their shares at a high price are heartbroken, wishing they could slap themselves twice for being too greedy. They do not know when they will find such an opportunity next time.

Of course, the most entangled and depressed people are Rothschild and Sons.