Chapter 329 HSBC's Shares
"I told you a long time ago not to move. If you hadn't been so agitated and made a noise, he wouldn't have wanted to open the door, let alone die."
"So, you actually killed him."
Xiaozhuang said this in a cold voice, without any emotion in his tone.
Dai Tianli held his head in pain, squatted on the ground, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably, and began to sob.
Seeing this, Xiao Zhuang said, "I warn you again, shut your mouth immediately, otherwise I don't mind killing one more of you."
At this time, a sound came from the radio headset. Xiaozhuang tapped the headset and said, "Also, a friendly reminder, don't expect bodyguards to come and save you. Your bodyguard team outside, a total of seven people, plus a driver, have all gone to see God now."
Dai Tianli suppressed his fear and pain and said, "What do you want me to do?"
"I don't remember ever offending someone like you."
"Just tell me what you want. We can discuss how much money you want. Just don't shoot."
In Dai Tianli's opinion, Xiaozhuang was just like those soldiers from the provinces and Hong Kong, they were all bandits who were only looking for money.
It’s a pity that he doesn’t have as many bodyguards as Lin Zehao, nor does he have as strong firepower as the other party.
The bodyguards hired at a huge price have now been wiped out.
Without sufficient military force, Dai Tianli had no choice but to compromise.
Xiao Zhuang sneered and said, "You really haven't offended me, but you have offended my boss."
"The consequences of doing this are much more serious than offending me."
Hearing this, Dai Tianli was stunned. After thinking hard, he still had no impression. He could only ask, "Who is your boss? Why can't I remember?"
Xiao Zhuang sneered, "You are so forgetful, I will remind you."
"You hired soldiers from the provincial and Hong Kong flags to kill my boss. How long has it been? Have you completely forgotten everything?"
"What? After my reminder, now you know who my boss is?"
At this moment, Dai Tianli's shiny head was covered with cold sweat, which was dripping down along his temples. Even his vision became a little blurred.
He just felt sticky all over. It turned out that his suit was also wet with sweat without him noticing.
"Lin...Ze...Hao..."
"Your boss is the owner of Hutchison Industries, Lin Zehao!"
Dai Tianli first muttered in despair, and then, as if stimulated by something, he used all his strength to shout wildly.
Xiaozhuang didn't stop him. This is the reaction most people would have when facing fear.
Just in this way, I am furious with impotence.
Xiaozhuang put away his gun, slowly stood up, and said with a smile: "The answer is correct, but there is no reward."
"But you don't have to despair. My boss has always been generous and has a broad mind. As long as you realize your mistakes, he will not kill you."
"That's why you can still stand here and talk to me."
Xiaozhuang's words made Dai Tianli's heart, which had already fallen to the bottom, come to a halt and rekindle his desire for life!
"I have realized my mistake. I want to live. Please make some conditions!"
As a shareholder of HSBC, Dai Tianli's wealth is no less than that of the average wealthy person. Who would be willing to die if he could continue to enjoy a good life while still alive?
Even ants try to survive, let alone rich people like them.
"Since you want to live, then do as I say. I believe you are a smart person and know how to get the best result, right?"
Xiao Zhuang said as he took out a contract from his pocket and threw it in front of Dai Tianli, continuing: "As long as you sign this contract, you can leave Hong Kong Island immediately and go to any country in the world to live the rest of your life in style."
Dai Tianli picked up the contract on the ground with trembling hands, suppressed his inner fear, and opened it.
For a moment, the only sound in the huge living room of the villa was the rustling of papers.
"Your appetite is too big, I own 4% of HSBC's shares!"
"Do you know how much this 4% is worth in silver paper according to the current market price?"
"Lin Zehao actually wants me to transfer these shares to him without spending a penny. How is this different from robbery?"
Dai Tianli threw the contract to the ground, suppressing the rage that was already burning in his heart, and questioned indignantly.
HSBC can be said to be a well-known enterprise in the British Empire.
HSBC was founded in 1864 (the third year of the Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty) with its head office located in Hong Kong Island.
It officially opened on March 3, 1865.
In the same year, a branch was established in the Bund, Nanjing Road, Shanghai, and in July, an office was opened in London.
In 1866, during the first world economic crisis, only five of the eleven foreign banks in Hong Kong survived, including HSBC.
By 1875, HSBC had expanded to seven countries in Asia, Europe and North America.
From its opening until 1928, HSBC provided 82 loans to the Qing government and the Beiyang government, worth 350 million taels of silver. In this way, it obtained the right to deposit customs and salt taxes in China and became the most important foreign bank controlling the financial lifeline of old China.
In 1941, after the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese army took over HSBC's head office and branches in the occupied areas, and most of HSBC's operations were forced to suspend.
On January 13, 1943, HSBC's head office moved to London.
As of this year, HSBC only has one branch in mainland China, located in Shanghai, and even its headquarters building has been given to the local government. Not to mention the business volume, it is completely half-dead.
The current revenue structure of HSBC is that Hong Kong Island accounts for a large part, and the rest is the former British mainland plus some overseas branches.
Although Dai Tianli only holds 4% of HSBC shares, it still accounts for a relatively large proportion among his individual holdings in HSBC.
This kind of multinational financial institution, most of the shares are in the hands of institutions.
It is rare for an individual to have a few percent in a company of HSBC's size.
According to the current market price, the shares held by Dai Tianli are worth at least 200 million Hong Kong dollars!
Moreover, there has never been any HSBC stock circulation in the market. All transactions are internal and there is absolutely no market for it. If a real transaction were to take place, it would be absolutely impossible for the stock not to be traded at a large premium.
According to current financial market rules, HSBC has not actually been listed yet, but it has been engaged in over-the-counter trading when there was no stock exchange in Hong Kong Island.
You should know that when HSBC was founded in 1860, it was equivalent to a joint-stock company. As long as you pay the banknotes, you will be given a real certificate of equity.
In other words, from the very beginning, HSBC was actually equivalent to a listed company, but there were no shares circulating in the market. Moreover, due to its cross-border business, the power and equity structure was also quite complicated.
In recent years, HSBC has also been interested in integrating its businesses and trying to establish a parent company to hold all of its HSBC banks.
However, because the move was too big and harmed the interests of many shareholders, it has never been realized.
"I warn you, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want."
"You had the guts to hire the Provincial and Hong Kong flag soldiers to attack my boss, so you should have thought about what the consequences would be if you failed!"
"My boss doesn't want your life, you should be grateful. Anyway, aren't you familiar with the game of ceding territory and paying compensation after losing the war?"
Xiao Zhuang said as he slowly walked up to Dai Tianli, kicked him to the ground, pointed his finger at his face and said, "Listen carefully to what I say, big boss. There are two paths before you now!"
"Either sign a contract, transfer your shares, and then immediately disappear from Hong Kong Island and never be allowed to show up again!"
"Or, take these shares to your coffin."
"Two roads, choose for yourself!"
As he spoke, Xiaozhuang had a Browning High Power with a silencer in his hand. He slowly pressed the safety and put it on Dai Tianli's bald head that was somewhat reflective.
Xiaozhuang doesn’t understand those deep-level layouts and games.
But he knew that what Brother Hao said was the absolute truth!
Whoever dares to stand in his way will be eliminated by him! Dai Tianli felt the cold metal touch of the gun muzzle on his forehead, looked at the contract on the ground, and thought of the numbers in his bank account. In the end, he was scared and picked up the share transfer agreement on the ground and signed his name.
The name, which was originally very simple, seemed to be of great weight at this moment. His hand holding the pen was shaking uncontrollably.
Finally, Dai Tianli looked at the crookedly written name, let out a long sigh, put down the pen in his hand, and asked, "I signed it, can you let me go now?"
Xiaozhuang picked up the contract, looked at it, put it in his pocket, nodded and said, "Of course, we always keep our word, you can leave now."
Before this, Xiaozhuang had never dared to imagine that someone could make 200 million just by saying a few words.
Now, looking at the equity transfer agreement signed by Dai Tianli, he finally understood how powerful Brother Hao really was.
Compared with Brother Hao, the leaders of other gangs in the underworld are not at the same level at all.
Xiao Zhuang calmed down and said, "But I hope you won't tell everyone about what happened today."
"By the way, what's the name of your child with your ex-wife, Nancy? I heard that she attends a prestigious high school in New York. I think the school is called Brearley?"
As he spoke, Xiaozhuang reached into his pocket, took out a pink clip, threw it on the ground, and said meaningfully: "She is such a lovely girl, she definitely deserves a better future. I just hope that you, as a father, can be wiser, right?"
Dai Tianli quickly picked up the hairpin on the ground and saw his daughter's initials written on the back. This was a sixth birthday gift given to Nancy by his ex-wife.
To this day, she has been reluctant to change it and still wears it on her head.
"What did you beasts do to Nancy?"
"If you dare to touch her, I will bite off a piece of your flesh even if I die!"
Dai Tianli's eyes turned red and bloodshot. His fat body was tense and he spoke word by word, gritting his teeth.
Nancy was the apple of his eye. In order to prevent her from suffering any grievances, Dai Tianli had never remarried until now.
Otherwise, with his financial resources, he wouldn't be single until now.
Xiao Zhuang was not moved at all. He just glanced at him and sneered, "Who do you think we are?"
"Your daughter should be sitting in the classroom now. As long as you don't do anything stupid, we promise not to disturb your daughter's life."
"If you don't believe me, there is a phone on the table. You can go and verify now whether what I said is true or not."
Dai Tianli quickly stood up, ran to the table next to him, picked up the phone on the table, and dialed a number.
The agile movements did not seem like those of a fat man at all.
The call was connected, and when the familiar voice sounded, Dai Tianli felt relieved.
He said a few words to remind me to be careful and then hung up the phone.
In an instant, Dai Tianli seemed to have all his strength sucked away. He staggered to the ground, his face full of fear and a look of disorientation.
If before Xiaozhuang took out the hairpin, he still planned to call the police after escaping, then when Nancy was involved, he no longer had any thought of resisting.
At this moment, Dai Tianli just wanted to leave Hong Kong Island as soon as possible, this city that made him feel extremely scared.
Even if he lost his shares in HSBC, the money in his bank account would be enough for him to live a luxurious life for the rest of his life.
"Are you sure?"
"Do you need me to send a car to take you away?" Xiaozhuang said with his arms folded across his chest.
Dai Tianli nodded and said, "Thank you."
Xiao Zhuang patted him on the shoulder and said, "If you are a gangster, you must admit your mistakes and stand at attention when you are beaten."
"In the days to come, you will definitely be glad for your choice today."
"It's not shameful to lose to me, the boss."
Dai Tianli wanted to refute, but after thinking carefully, Lin Zehao had forced him into a desperate situation with just a slight move.
The gap between them was too big. He was convinced of losing to such a person and had no thought of resisting at all.
When getting in the car, Dai Tianli couldn't help but ask, "What are you going to do with the body in the villa?"
Xiao Zhuang showed a meaningful smile and said, "You don't have to worry about this, but if you are interested in this, I can let you watch the process, how about it?"
Dai Tianli shook his head desperately, and as the car started, he completely disappeared from Xiaozhuang's sight.
When the car was driving on the road, he was afraid that the other party would go back on his word and kill him halfway.
Fortunately, what he worried about did not happen.
After arriving at the airport, Dai Tianli bought a flight ticket to London without any hesitation.
He swore that he would never come back to Hong Kong Island again in his life.
Not only Xiaozhuang, but also Aji, Peng and others also started to act simultaneously. Their targets were all the individual shareholders of HSBC who had hired the provincial and Hong Kong flag soldiers to attack Brother Hao.
Except for one person who was sent to see God because of his unwillingness to accept the reality, the other four people, although their processes were different, all ended up choosing to transfer their shares, leave Hong Kong Island, and never set foot there again.
There is no impenetrable wall in the world. Although their actions were secretive enough, such a large-scale share change could not be concealed from the board of directors of HSBC.
HSBC Bank, Board of Directors.
Shen Bi, the current chairman of the board of directors, cannot even sit in the top five seats.
The person sitting in the main seat is called Albert, one of the actual people in power behind HSBC.
It was also he who proposed to set up a HSBC Group, control it from behind the scenes, and turn HSBC Bank into a subsidiary.
He was wearing a navy blue suit, and his few hairs were combed meticulously and neatly behind his head. His face was full of wrinkles and looked gloomy and a little scary.
The atmosphere in the conference room was as gloomy as his face.
"Gentlemen, gentlemen, can anyone give me a reasonable explanation?"
"Why would the shares of HSBC, which have never been traded in the market, appear in the hands of an outsider?"
"Moreover, this outsider is a Hong Konger, a Chinese!"
Facing Albert's questioning, the directors looked at each other and shook their heads subconsciously.
At this time, another person in actual power, Alvin, spoke up: "I called the five shareholders who sold their shares, and only two of them answered."
"Their arguments are basically similar, saying they want to experience retirement life, so they sell their shares in exchange for pensions."
Alvin has short, neat hair. Although it is already snow-white, it still cannot hide his shrewdness.
The eyes behind the round-frame lenses seemed to be flashing with a sharp light.
Albert snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "We are all smart people. Who would believe such a lame excuse?"
"Before this, none of them had expressed their intention to retire. Rather than believing this excuse, it would be more realistic to say that they are illegitimate children of the royal family, and that they can go back to inherit the family property and change their surname to Windsor in the future."
"Moreover, the board of directors of HSBC has long stipulated that shares cannot be outflowed. Even if you want to sell them for cash, you must obtain the consent of other directors!"
Alvin took a sip of his pipe and said, "You mean there's something else going on here?"
Albert glanced at him and said, "Alvin, after all these years, you haven't changed at all. You just like to hide your shortcomings."
"You clearly know everything, but you always like to pretend that you know nothing. I have to say that your methods are really too old-fashioned."
"Now that something like this has happened, we need to unite and face the outside world. Once HSBC is controlled by an external force, and when the owner of this force is a Hong Konger, you should know what the consequences will be without my reminding you."
(End of this chapter)
