Chapter 601: The Map Exhausted, the Dagger Appears

Both sides are old foxes; Shen Bi knows that due to his greed, he is one move behind, and to secure this fund, he cannot avoid paying something.

Yang Qing has been eyeing many of the company shares held by HSBC.

Now is the time to show his fangs.

There's no way; who let them give the opportunity.

These HSBC company shares not only let Yang Qing earn a large sum in the stock crash (by buying low and selling high, actually going long and short).

Now, taking advantage of the low prices of many quality assets, it's the perfect opportunity to swallow them all in one go.

Yang Qing gave a faint smile and served the tea to the other party.

Lin Cong was also tactful, and fetched some desserts for the other party.

Desserts can please the heart; we need to give Shen Bi a stronger nourishment, otherwise he might not be able to take it later.

Shen Bi looked at the two's behavior; they don't seem like good people.

"Speak, what exactly do you want?"

One year, as long as one year, he can recover.

Shen Bi felt this immense helplessness for the first time.

As Yang Qing's influence in Gangdao grows, this kind of dominant conglomerate makes even HSBC feel uneasy.

Especially as Yang Qing this time led a team into the Mainland and achieved great success.

It made Yang Qing's reputation rise even higher.

He is angry, and now he has to endure it.

This is the power of a local tyrant.

Do you think it's just this surface-level thing?

Over these years, Youde, in order to suppress Jingmen, relaxed the pressure on the gangs.

Originally they thought other gangs would seize the opportunity to rise.

As a result, Jingmen has absorbed a large number of big-circle members over these years.

This group of tough guys who came down from the battlefield has suppressed those conceited gangs, leaving them unable to lift their heads.

Jingmen now has indeed become the underground ruler of Gangdao.

The key is that on the surface they are very clean, giving the Hong Fu no excuse at all.

But secretly, the adult industry, they have absorbed many foreign beauties, especially those with good looks.

They have dreamlike collaborations with those small film companies; in the adult industry, they have figured out this business.

As for gambling, they have two offshore gambling ships; Jingmen also has broad sources of income, and they openly operate many lottery stations, scratch cards, sports betting, horse racing, dog racing, etc. in Gangdao.

In terms of gambling, who knows how much more sophisticated they are than other gangs, and it's all legal and compliant.

As for drugs, they no longer sell narcotics; they sell raw materials.

Moreover, they export large quantities to the West.

Just ask if you're afraid.

Now many drug dens are connected to Jingmen's Outer Branch.

And most local gangs in Gangdao have participated in this raw materials game.

Some transport it over and process it into finished products to sell themselves; others directly sell it to local gangs.

As for Jingmen's Outer Branch, it hardly has any connection to Jingmen.

They only take part in a portion of the money‑laundering game.

All this can be imagined by someone like Shen Bi, who holds high position and power.

But they have no way to deal with Yang Qing.

Because Jingmen's Outer Branch is under Jingmen, and Jingmen is Hou Liu's enterprise, having no relation to the Yang Family.

If you say there is, only Foxconn has a slight connection, then there's Pizza Hut and Shunfeng Express.

These, to Yang Qing, are not core industries.

Moreover, all the big companies operate independently.

Even the companies' profits, Yang Qing only takes the legal income.

Moreover, the people in charge of these industries are also shareholders.

Yang Qing also hardly participates in management.

It can be said that Yang Qing's protective shell is layered upon layer.

All sides are completely separated, and the Yang Family also does not use these forces for wrongdoing.

The Hong Fu simply cannot find a breakthrough.

Maintaining the Yang Family Group's interests is also their autonomous action.

The ICAC saw it, and only despair remains.

So, Shen Bi's "what do you want?" is said with utter grievance.

Yang Qing gave Shen Bi no psychological preparation; both sides have already shown their hands, so there's no need to beat around the bush.

"I want those shares that HSBC has pledged in our hands."

Shen Bi jumped up and stood.

"Impossible."

This is the foundation that HSBC has accumulated over decades.

The reason HSBC is awesome is closely related to their holding large amounts of shares in many major companies.

Including the large amount of Yang Family Enterprises' company shares they hold.

These are all delicious morsels.

The Yang family's these industries will surely surge in a bull market; a bear market is the best safe harbor.

Holding them each year without moving, they increase in value creak-creak-creak.

Don't even think about taking them back.

Now, however, is the stock market's low point.

Selling them now would not lose money.

Those junk stocks could be sold to Yang Qing, but would Yang Qing be willing to take them?

The answer is obvious; nobody is a fool.

Yang Qing had anticipated this, and directly took out a paper, densely filled with company names and the shares owned.

"Manager Shen Bi, this is what I want."

Shen Bi didn't even look and refused again.

"Impossible."

"HSBC would rather issue bonds than hand these companies over to you."

Yang Qing gave Lin Cong a glance.

Lin Cong took the paper and began to explain to Shen Bi.

"Manager Shen Bi, how about this: we take these, and leave those for you."

"After all, these shares belong to our company."

Shen Bi's head shook like a rattle drum.

These Yang Group shares are of great use to HSBC; they cannot possibly be given to Yang Qing.

Negotiation? Just take it slow.

After repeatedly refusing Lin Cong several times, Shen Bi felt embarrassed.

His tone also gradually softened.

The two gradually entered the rhythm of negotiation.

After intense negotiations, only a few companies remained before Shen Bi.

Gangdao Gas, Gangdao Telecom (now still a telephone and telegraph company; we'll just call it Gangdao Telecom.), Gangdao Electric, Hang Seng Bank…………

Only now did Shen Bi suddenly realize that Yang Qing likely aimed at these few companies.

He wanted to regret it, but could not bear the cost.

In an instant, Shen Bi became a deflated rooster.

These shares, although not enough for Yang Qing to control these companies.

But if Yang Qing had prepared in advance, these companies would hardly escape his covetousness.

But by now, Shen Bi also had no choice but to compromise.

Shen Bi was almost heartbroken. Especially Hang Seng Bank, which he had painstakingly raised to be plump and white, was cheaply taken by Yang Qing.

These shares together amount to about 120 Hong Kong dollars.

Together they amount to no more than 1.5 billion US dollars.

In return, Yang Qing gets an initial withdrawal of 2 billion US dollars, with the remainder to be withdrawn in two installments over two years.

At the moment the contract was signed.

Yang Qing then launched an acquisition campaign against these major companies.

Gangdao Gas is now tightly watched by a pack of foreign wolves, having already been subject to several hostile takeovers.

After several defense battles, Gangdao Gas's shareholders were exhausted; to prevent Gangdao Gas from falling into foreign hands, when Yang Qing launched the acquisition campaign, several major shareholders of Gangdao Gas immediately defected.

The shareholders of Gangdao Electric have actually sold many of its shares over the past few years, and most of those shares have ended up in Yang Qing's hands.

Under Yang Qing's attack, the opposing side was instantly overwhelmed.

Originally in history, Gangdao Electric was acquired by Land, then sold to Li Changjiang.

But now history has deviated, because of Yang Qing's interference, Yang Qing successively took over Harmony and Harmony Record.

This caused a group of Chinese enterprises to lose their target, so Gangdao Electric became the target of everyone's encirclement.

Li Changjiang had a keen eye, and in that encirclement he seized a large portion of Gangdao Electric's shares.

Now other shareholders, because of Yang Qing's violent acquisition, readily surrendered.

Li Changjiang, however, was furious; Yang Qing is practically his nemesis, his shadow appearing everywhere.

One could say, his fortune has been destroyed by Yang Qing.

Gangdao Electric, once in hand, is not just lying around Earning Money.

(In history, after Li Changjiang obtained Gangdao Electric, he raised prices seven times in a row, turning a public utility into a highly profitable industry.)

But under Yang Qing's hostile acquisition, Li Changjiang quickly failed.

Looking at his own 32% stake in hand.

Li Changjiang wanted to cry but had no tears.

He wanted to keep these shares for dividends, but this required Yang Qing's approval.

Left with no choice, he could only go to Yang Qing's door.