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Volume III Aftermath 85 The Kadoorie Family and CLP Power

From the moment they met, Situ Nan started from Yili? Kadoorie smelled a familiar smell of business, which was peculiar to the Jews.

"Mr. Kadoorie, the terms we offer are very favorable. 500,000 yuan to acquire Guangzhou Electric Power Plant, the highest price in Guangzhou. Situ Nan said with a smile.

The Guangzhou Electric Power Plant was built by British businessmen in the 90s of the last century, mainly to supply electricity to the British Concession. However, at that time, the units of electricity consumption in Guangzhou were limited, and few people could use electricity, so the Guangzhou power plant has been losing money.

More than ten years ago, the Kadoorie family took over the Guangzhou power plant from British businessmen, and they wanted to make a difference, but unfortunately they have not been able to reverse the loss.

The elder Kadoorie always wanted to sell the Guangzhou Power Plant, but unfortunately he couldn't do so, and over time he left the power plant to fend for itself.

Now Situ Nan's invitation has made old Kadoorie see the value of Guangzhou Electric Power Plant, Guangzhou Electric Power Plant! Because the Guangzhou Electric Power Plant is on the outskirts of Dongshan City, less than 10 kilometers away from Meihua Road.

Regarding Situ Nan's words, Old Kadoorie smiled, pinched the civilized stick in his hand, and said slowly: "Mr. Situ, now everyone knows that your company has built Meihua Road, and the real estate in Guangzhou has also been driven by you. I guess having an existing power company can also make Meihua Road appreciate a lot, right? ”

"That's why I offered 500,000 yuan. According to my estimates, the total assets of the Guangzhou Electric Power Plant are only 1 million yuan, and after deducting the 800,000 yuan debt owed to the bank, I think I am a little expensive. So please accept my new offer, 450,000! Situ Nan said with a smile.

Old Kadoorie's face was slightly stagnant, but he didn't expect Situ Nan to cut 50,000 yuan at once. This is the first time he has met such a bargain.

"The land of Guangzhou Electric Power is worth at least 200,000 yuan, and those fixed assets such as equipment and buildings add up to 300,000 yuan." Old Kadoorie said patiently.

"The land is not worth that much, at most 100,000. The equipment has long been aging and overwhelmed, so it can only be sold as scrap metal, and the power is too small to guarantee the electricity consumption of Meihua Road. So now I'm out up to 400,000. Situ Nan looked at Lao Kadoorie lightly, looking like he was determined to eat the other party, which was very refreshing.

He was right. The equipment of the Guangzhou power plant has long been outdated, with only a set of 1,000-watt steam wheels, which really does not have much power supply capacity.

Unless new generator sets are introduced, they will be phased out in a few years. The only thing worth the money is that it is relatively close to Meihua Road, and the other party has not yet found a suitable power supply company, which is the only advantage of Guangzhou Power Plant.

Old Kadoorie knew it very well. Situ Nan wanted to get the Guangzhou Electric Power Plant, but looking at Situ Nan's almost child's play, old Kadoorie couldn't figure out what this young man was thinking.

He coughed and was about to speak, but was preempted by his son next to him, Little Kadaoie.

"I think you're very insincere. If that's the case, we'd be sorry. As the only power plant that can supply power to Meihua Road, this is worth 200,000. Little Kadoorie said angrily.

"Oh?" Situ Nan looked at Little Kadoorie's somewhat flushed face, and said with a smile in his heart: "This is the future Hong Kong energy and hotel tycoon!" And was also knighted by the British King! His growing CLP Power Company monopolizes more than half of Hong Kong's electricity supply, and is one of the top 10 listed companies in Hong Kong on the same level as HSBC and Jardine Matheson. ”

"The price is 300,000!" Situ Nan said loudly, "If you don't accept it, our Meihua Company will invest in a power company by itself." Don't doubt my words! Even if I acquired Guangzhou Electric Power Company, I still have to spend a lot of manpower and material resources on the original basis to upgrade and transform technology. ”

"You!" Little Kadao looked at Situ Nan with some anger. The original business of 500,000 suddenly became 300,000, which made him feel teased.

At the critical moment of "cough cough", old Kadoorie drank his son's impulse.

Little Kadoorie glanced back at his father's eyes, only to see old Kadoorie shaking his head slightly, so he kept silent, looking a little angry.

This kid, still young, has everything written on his face! Haven't been eaten to death?

Old Kadoorie glanced at Little Kadoorie with some doting, and compared with Situ Nan, who looked confident and calm in front of him, the age difference was not far behind, but the realm was much worse.

It's still tender! Old Kadoorie sighed slightly in his heart. However, it is really hard to criticize my son, who has just graduated from Shanghai.

Old Kadoorie has been paying attention to Situ Nan, and from Situ Nan's somewhat playful tone, it seems that the other party does not care very much about the Guangzhou Power Plant.

So why did he come to himself? Old Kadoorie thought to himself. He felt that from the very beginning, Situ Nan had the initiative in the negotiations.

"The price of 300,000 is worth considering! We'll have to go back and think about it before we can reply. Old Kadoorie smiled slightly. I rubbed my cane for a while, as if I was going to leave in the next second.

He didn't say how much time he had to think about. If Situ Nan was in a hurry to ask, it would show that the other party still cared about the Guangzhou Electric Power Plant.

"Good!" Situ Nan still had a calm smile on his face, as if he didn't care, as if to say, "You think about it slowly!" But don't be too long! Otherwise, don't blame Meihua for investing in a new power plant and starting a new stove. ”

Situ Nan's expression made old Kadoorie feel a little empty, and said in his heart: If the young man in front of him is not shrewd, or the proud Meihua Company no longer cares about the Guangzhou Electric Power Plant.

Although the experienced old Kadoorie longed for Situ Nan to talk about the power plant again, he could not take the initiative to talk about the power plant again, because that would weaken his own momentum and expose his intentions.

At the same time, he was worried that if the Meihua Company really started a new stove, and the scale and equipment of the new power plant were larger and more advanced than his Guangzhou power plant, then his Guangzhou power plant would have to be stopped in his hands.

Old Kadoorie wanted to go, but he also hoped that Situ Nan would open his mouth to keep him, so he was a little conflicted. Seeing that his son Little Kadoorie really looked like he couldn't cooperate and turned around and left, Old Kadoorie sat silently, feeling a little embarrassed.

Situ Nan seemed to see the old Kadoorie's thoughts, but pretended not to know, and after a while, he felt that it was not good to joke with the old Kadoorie anymore, so he said: "Mr. Kadoorie, I invite you to come here today, mainly to talk about the cooperation of the power plant." ”

"Huh?" Situ Nan's words made old Kadoorie a little baffled. Didn't you just talk about the Guangzhou power plant? Is the other party going to change their minds?

Old Kadoorie was nervous for a while, for fear that the Guangzhou Electric Power Plant would really stop in his hands, so he stared at Situ Nan eagerly.

"It's another power plant!" Situ Nan smiled slightly, and in the surprise of Kadoorie father and son, he slowly spit out, "Hong Kong and China Power Company!" ”

"Huh? What are you going to talk about? "Old Kadoorie woke up to the fact that today's focus is on CLP.

This is a rough touch on the heart of old Kadoorie. Because old Kadoorie is also playing the idea of China Power Company.

The Kadoorie family came all the way from Iraq to Shanghai, and it was not long before the opening of Shanghai, so the Kadoorie family was also a relatively early foreign businessman to come to China to pan for gold.

With Jewish shrewdness, the Kadoorie family soon established itself in Shanghai. But old Kadoorie, that is, the young Erie? When Kadoorie came to Hong Kong from Shanghai to start a business, he didn't have much capital, only 500 taels, and he still borrowed from others.

Kadoorie Sr. first engaged in stock trading, he and a friend opened a stock brokerage house, and it really made him dig his first pot of gold.

Since then, the old Kadoorie and the stock have taken over the indissoluble bond. It seems that Jews are born to understand the principle of making money out of money, and after digging the first pot of gold, old Kadoorie began to invest in the electricity market. In 1903, he and his friends opened the Chunghwa Electric Power Company. At that time, there were very few power companies in Hong Kong, and old Kadoorie was the first to eat crabs.

However, his vision is really good, after more than ten years of development, CLP Power has become the largest power company in Hong Kong, and the power supply in the New Territories and Kowloon is also provided by CLP Power.

Well, this company is showing great potential. Unfortunately, its major shareholder is not the Kadoorie family, but the British Qichang Insurance Company. So the elder Kadoorie has always wanted to get a stake in CLP Power from the British Qichang Insurance Company.

In particular, the half-dead appearance of the Guangzhou Electric Power Plant made the old Kadoorie treasure Hong Kong's China Power Company. After he plans to sell the Guangzhou Electric Power Company, he will raise funds to buy the China Power Company and run it as his family business.

It's just that I didn't expect Situ Nan to talk to him about China Power Company. Although old Kadoorie had ups and downs in his heart, he still looked at Situ Nan with some astonishment on his face, waiting for Situ Nan's next words.

"To tell you the truth, according to the news I have received, Qichang Insurance Company is facing a financial crisis recently! So I'm ready to buy their shares in CLP. I know that Mr. Kadoorie Sr. is also one of the shareholders of CLP Power, so if you have the opportunity, you can cooperate! Situ Nan said with a smile.

The reason why he learned the news was completely accidental, because the ship of one of the customers of the American Chinese Company was robbed by pirates in Malacca and lost all his money. Previously, he had already insured Qichang Insurance Company in the United Kingdom, with an amount of up to 5 million yuan! It was a shipload of silk, fine silk, which was shipped from Hong Kong to London, and the result was-

As for whether the Malacca pirates are the pirate troops of the United States and China? Situ Nan had no way of knowing, but he knew that something was wrong with the Qichang Insurance Company.

In addition to the Bank of America, the company also has a company, and its customers are generally Chinese businessmen with close ties to the company. Ships passing through the Strait of Malacca are also rarely encountered by pirates.

As for the usually swaggering British freighters or Japanese freighters, it is not easy to say. The worst were the Dutch freighters, which often had accidents in the Strait of Malacca.

Governor Van Persie lost his temper several times, and Rear Admiral Van Nistelroy also led a fleet to encircle and suppress the pirates of Malacca, but each time to no avail. The careless sea coachmen did not know that sometimes, in the calm Sumatra Sea, there were submarines secretly observing them several times.

"Thank you, Mr. Szeto, for the good news, but our Kadoorie family will use our own strength to win over CLP!" Old Kadoorie said confidently.

As the founder of CLP Power, he has always been regarded by CLP Power as a prisoner of the Kadoorie family. So as soon as he opened his mouth, he blocked Situ Nan's words.

"I know! But you don't have a chance! Now we have obtained a controlling stake in CLP Power. Situ Nan said at the end, and finally smiled proudly.

"What?"

Old Kadoorie couldn't be calm, and looked at Situ Nan in disbelief, his mouth was wide open, and a pair of shrewd big eyes were prominent, a bit like dead fish eyes.

Well, there is still some disappointment in the eyes!

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