Chapter 982: Milestones

Xia Yu's entire acquisition plan for Cathay Pacific involved multiple lines of work.

Needless to say, he either personally or through companies under his control held the shares.

The shares held by each of Tsao Kuang-pi and Fok Ying Tung had already been obtained.

The Shih Ya-huai family was being lured by Bao Yugang, and it was just a matter of time before they took the bait.

HSBC is being followed up by Guangming Fund.

The shares of the already listed Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company are being secretly acquired by Jiuding Securities.

The Song family is being personally handled by Xia Yu.

The first to have a breakthrough is undoubtedly the Guangming Fund side.

With the orders of the parent company of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, HSBC Holdings, Shen Bi had no choice but to obey unconditionally, even if he didn't want to.

Hong Kong Central, HSBC Headquarters Building, small conference room.

Shen Bi personally received Thomas and Federi, who had come from the parent company in London.

After some small talk, Shen Bi signed an equity transfer contract with Thomas and Federi. The transferor was Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and the transferee was HSBC Holdings plc. The equity to be transferred was what Shen Bi had prepared long ago as requested.

It was 20% of the equity of Cathay Pacific Airways.

And 8.4% of the equity of Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company.

After the transfer of the shares, Thomas smiled as he put away the contract and share certificates. Shen Biao casually asked, 'Manager Thomas, Cathay Pacific Airways and Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company don't have much of a reputation in London. Is it a family in the country that wants to get involved in the aviation market this time?'

Thomas had been told by George Berkeley before he arrived that he would be asked this question, but how could he say anything!

He shrugged and shook his head, saying, 'President Michael, someone must have needed it, but unfortunately we don't know anything about it. After all, I'm not qualified to know the discussions of the board of directors. I'm only responsible for implementation. Please understand.'

The reason Thomas called Shen Bi President Michael was because Shen Bi's original name was Michael Sandberg. Shen Bi only adopted the name after he arrived in Xiangjiang in order to integrate himself into Xiangjiang as soon as possible and communicate better with the Chinese to develop the company's business.

Although Shen Bo regretted not getting any information from Thomas, he was also mentally prepared.

Since he would not get any results, he immediately skipped over the topic and said with a smile, 'Manager Thomas, it's getting late, I've already made a lunch reservation, do you want to go now?'

Thomas looked at his watch and glanced at his colleague Fei De Li, and said with a smile, 'If President Michael doesn't have anything else to do, we can go now.'

'There's no urgent matter, even if there is work, you can't do it on an empty stomach, can you?'

'Haha...'

...

Early the next morning, Shen Bi personally saw Thomas and Federi onto the plane.

Before getting into the car, Shen Bi looked up at the plane with the words 'Cathay Pacific' printed on it and sighed inwardly.

Thomas and Federi had just arrived the previous morning and came straight to see him. After receiving the shares, they would return to London today, and the schedule was too tight.

This also shows the importance that the parent company attaches to these two shares.

'The Shih Ya-huai family and the Swire consortium are in big trouble. Although I don't know who the hunter is, I believe it will be revealed soon based on the current situation.'

'I just don't know if the Shih Ya-huai family can resist. Since this time, the Shih Ya-huai family's potential enemies have all thought of using the parent company to pressure me, it can be seen that the energy will not be small. I estimate that it will be difficult for me to remain neutral in the future, and I may even have to help the Shih Ya-huai family's enemies.'

'The Shih Yahui family is in danger...'

'If it really happens, I hope Norman Shih Yahui won't resent me, after all, I also have difficulties...'

Thinking about his personal friendly relationship with Norman Shih Yahui, Shen Bo shook his head a little sadly.

'Forget it, after I go back later, have someone pay close attention to the entire capital market. If I can find any useful information, I will tell Norman Shih Yahui in private. As a friend, this is all I can do...'

...

When Thomas and Feder returned to London, they immediately contacted George Berkeley.

The price had already been negotiated, and Bright Fund used a shell company to directly trade with HSBC Holdings.

The 8.4% stake in Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company was transferred for 7 million pounds, which is equivalent to about 62 million Hong Kong dollars.

The 20% stake in Cathay Pacific Airways was traded for 65 million pounds, which is equivalent to about 540 million Hong Kong dollars.

After obtaining the shares, George Berkeley used a satellite phone to inform Xia Yu of the good news at the right time, and Xia Yu was in a great mood after receiving the news.

After encouraging George Berkeley, Xia Yu called Bao Yugang and informed him that he had already settled HSBC, and asked him to start negotiations with the Shi Yahuai family as soon as possible, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble caused by leaks if the matter dragged on.

Bao Yugang also had no idea that Xia Yu's efficiency was so high, and that he had quietly and directly taken over HSBC, which had close ties with the Swire Group.

Two tough nuts to crack, and he's already cracked one!

Surprised, Bao Yugang also became more and more optimistic about Xia Yu's plan.

As long as Xia Yu took over the Song family and he successfully fooled the See family, then within this month, Cathay Pacific would likely change hands!

Just as Bao Yugang was about to take the initiative to contact Wade Shiyahuai, he happened to receive an invitation from Wade Shiyahuai to meet, and the location was still the headquarters of Cathay Pacific Airways.

This invitation hit the spot.

After agreeing, Bao Yugang returned to Cathay Pacific Airways on the morning of June 10th.

As soon as he sat down, Bao Yugang asked directly, 'Mr. Shiyahuai, you contacted me on your own initiative, so I assume that the last time you considered it, you had a good result?'

Wade Shi Yahuai leaned forward, looking at Bao Yugang in an oppressive manner with a sharp gaze as if he could see through Bao Yugang's heart. He said in a cold tone, 'Mr. Bao, a portion of the shares of Hong Kong Airport Ground Services can be transferred to you. The conditions discussed last time are directly invalidated, as long as you agree to the following terms of cooperation.'

Wade Shiyahuai's words directly overturned the plan that Bao Yugang had made when he arrived. His brows furrowed, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.

He calmed down and said calmly, 'Mr. Shiyahuai, why don't you tell me which method of cooperation you want to use first, and I will seriously consider it.'

Wade Shiyahuai frowned and looked directly at Bao Yugang, solemnly saying, 'Mr. Bao, you have to give up the shares of Dongfeng Airlines in exchange!'

Dongfeng Airlines!

As soon as this name came out, Bao Yugang frowned, looking at the scrutinising gaze of Wei De Shiyahuai. He pondered without saying a word, his mind racing.

This was unexpected. He didn't think Wei De Shiyahuai would know about Dongfeng Airlines so quickly. Fortunately, Xia Yu had mentioned to him before that he should use the equity of Dongfeng Airlines as bait to lure the Shiyahuai family.

However, Bao Yugang deeply understands the art of negotiation, so now he pretended to have no idea even though he had a plan in mind. He put on a complex look of distress and surprise.

Seeing Bao Yugang's strange expression, Wei De Shiyahuai thought that he had uncovered Bao Yugang's secret, and he felt quite satisfied.

He was even more convinced of the plan he and his uncle had devised, and narrowed his eyes as he pursued his line of questioning: 'Mr. Bao, you're not going to tell me that Dongfeng Airlines isn't yours, are you? Logically speaking, the registration information I checked at the Business and Industry Office shouldn't be wrong, should it?'

Bao Yugang admitted frankly, saying indifferently, 'Yes, it's true that I am the legal representative of Dongfeng Airlines, and I've never deliberately hidden that. I just didn't expect Mr. Shi Yahuai to be so concerned about the market that you actually knew about this news.'

Wade Shih Yahuai laughed heartily, feeling a little smug, and said aloud, 'Mr. Bao, since there is no mistake, let's go back to the original topic. The shares of Xiangjiang Airport Ground Services Co., Ltd. will only accept the shares of Dongfeng Airlines for replacement.'

'Mr. Bao, what do you think?'