The journey starts from the Titanic

After a while, a twenty-year-old man who looked a bit like him walked in.This is the second generation of the Kadoorie family, Rosella?Kadoorie.

This young man who had just graduated from Shanghai saw a document in his hand and said, "Dad! Our Guangzhou Electric Power Plant in Guangzhou is about to be acquired! They are Meihua Company, the hottest company in Guangzhou. ."

"Oh? Meihua Company? Country Garden Company's holding company?" Old Kadoorie's eyes lit up, thinking of the real estate in Guangzhou recently, he faintly felt that Guangzhou is worth a visit, and there will be surprises. What's the harvest?

"Reply to them, I will talk to them personally." Old Kadoorie smiled slightly, looked at the prosperous Zhonghuan, and muttered: "Electricity, energy, that's my food!"

Chapter 85 The Kadoorie Family and China Power Corporation

From the moment they met, Situ Nan smelled a familiar smell from Yili Kadoorie, which was the unique taste of Jewish business.

"Mr. Kadoorie, the terms we offered are very favorable. The price for the acquisition of Guangzhou Power Plant for 500,000 yuan is the highest in Guangzhou." Situ Nan smiled.

The Guangzhou Electric Power Plant was built by British merchants in the 1990s and mainly supplied electricity to the British concessions.However, Guangzhou’s electricity-consuming units were limited at the time, and few people had access to electricity, so the Guangzhou Electric Power Plant had been losing money.

Ten years ago, the Kadoorie family took over the Guangzhou Electric Power Plant from a British businessman. They wanted to make a difference, but unfortunately they have not been able to reverse the loss.

The old Kadoorie had always wanted to sell the Guangzhou Electric Power Plant, but unfortunately it failed to do so, and over time he let the power plant fend for itself.

Now, Situ Nan’s invitation has allowed Lao Kadoorie to see the value of Guangzhou Electric Power Plant!Because the Guangzhou 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, squeezed the civilization stick in his hand, and slowly said: "Mr. Situ, now everyone knows that your company is building Meihua Road, and the real estate in Guangzhou has also been driven by you a lot. I If you want to have a ready-made power company, Meihua Road can appreciate a lot, right?"

"That's why I offered 500,000 yuan. According to my estimates, the total assets of the Guangzhou Power Plant are only 1 million yuan. After deducting the 800,000 debt owed to the bank, I think I'm a bit expensive. So please accept my new offer. , 450,000!" Situ Nan smiled.

Old Kadoorie's face was slightly stagnant, but he didn't expect Situ Nan to cut off 50,000 yuan.This was the first time he met.

"The land of Guangzhou Electric Power is also worth at least 200,000 yuan, and the 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 can't be reused. It can only be sold as scrap, and the power is too small to guarantee the electricity consumption of Meihua Road. So now I have a maximum of 400,000. "Situ Nan looked at Old Kadoorie lightly, as if he was sure of the other party, this feeling was very refreshing.

He was right.The equipment of the Guangzhou Power Plant has long been outdated. There is only a set of one-kilowatt steam turbines, which does not have much power supply capacity.

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

Old Kadao knows very well.Situ Nan wanted the Guangzhou Electric Power Plant, but watching Situ Nan's almost trifling attitude, the old Kadoorie couldn't touch the young man's thoughts in his heart.

He coughed and was about to speak, but was preempted by the son Kadoorie next to him.

"I think you are very insincere. If this is the case, we will regret it. As the only power plant that can supply power to Meihua Road, this is worth 200,000." Little Kadoori said angrily.

"Oh?" Situ Nan looked at Little Kadoorie's flushed face, and smiled in his heart: "This is the future Hong Kong energy and hotel tycoon! And he was awarded the title of Lord by the British King! He is monopolized by the growing China Electric Power Corporation. More than half of the electricity supply in Hong Kong is among the top ten listed companies in Hong Kong at the same level as HSBC and Jardine Matheson."

"A price of 300,000 yuan!" Situ Nan said loudly, "If you don't accept it, our Meihua company will invest in a power company. Don't doubt me! Even if I acquire the Guangzhou Power Company, I still have to stay on the original basis. It has spent a lot of manpower and material resources on technological upgrading and transformation."

"You!" Little Kadoori looked at Situ Nan angrily.The original business of 500,000 yuan suddenly became 300,000, which made him feel teased.

At the critical moment, Kadoorie drank his son's impulse.

Little Kadoorie looked back at his father's eyes, and saw that the old Kadoorie shook his head slightly, and said nothing, still looking a little angry.

This child, still young, writes everything on his face!Still not eaten to death?

Old Kadoorie glanced at Xiao Kadoori with a bit of indifference. In comparison, Situ Nan, who looked confident and calm in front of him, was not far apart in age, but his realm was much worse.

Still tender!Old Kadoorie sighed slightly.However, it is not easy to be harsh on my son who has just graduated from Shanghai.

The old Kadoorie had been paying attention to Situ Nan, and from Situ Nan's somewhat tricky tone, it seemed that the other party didn't care about the Guangzhou Power Plant very much.

So why does he want to come by himself?Old Kadoorie thought.He felt that from the beginning, Situ Nan had the initiative to negotiate.

"The price of 300,000 is worth considering! We have to go back and think about it before we can make an answer." Old Kadoorie smiled slightly.He rubbed the cane for a while, as if he was about to leave in the next second.

He did not say how much time to consider.If Situ Nan is anxious to ask, it means that the other party still cares about the Guangzhou Power Plant.

"Okay!" Situ Nan's face still smiled calmly, as if he was not caring, as if he was saying: "You take your time! But don't take too long! Otherwise, don't blame Meihua for investing in new power plants. The stove is up."

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

Although the veteran old Kadoorie was a little eager for Situ Nan to talk about the power plant again, he could not take the initiative to talk about the power plant again. That would weaken his own momentum and expose his intentions.

At the same time, he was worried that if Meihua Company really set up another stove, and the new power plant scale equipment is larger and more advanced than his Guangzhou Power Plant, then his Guangzhou Power Plant will have to be blocked. Up.

Old Kadoorie wanted to leave, but he also hoped that Situ Nan could open his mouth to keep himself, so he was a bit contradictory.Looking at his son, Little Kadoorie, was indeed unable to cooperate and turned around and left, the old Kadoorie sat silently, feeling a little embarrassed.

Situ Nan seemed to see the old Kadoorie's thoughts, but pretended to be ignorant. After a while, he felt bad and then joked with old Kadoorie. He said: "Mr. Kadoorie, please come over today, mainly to talk about the power plant Cooperation."

"Huh?" Situ Nan's words made Old Kadoorie somewhat inexplicable.Haven’t you already talked about the Guangzhou Power Plant?Is the other party about to change his mind?

Old Kadoorie was nervous for a while, fearing that the Guangzhou Electric Power Plant would really be stopped by him, so he stared at Situ Nan eagerly.

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

"Ah? What are you going to talk about?" Only then did the old Kadoorie wake up. It turns out that today's focus is on China Power Corporation.

This has touched the heart of the old Kadoorie.Because the old Kadoorie is also playing the idea of ​​China Light and Power Company.

The Kadoorie family came to Shanghai from Iraq, which was not long after the opening of Shanghai. Therefore, the Kadoorie family can be regarded as foreign businessmen who came to China to pan for gold earlier.

With Jewish shrewdness, the Kadoorie family quickly established a foothold in Shanghai.But the old Kadoorie, that is, when the young Yili Kadoorie came to Hong Kong from Shanghai to start a business, he didn't have much capital, only a mere 500 tael, and he still borrowed it from others.

Old Kadoorie was the first to engage in stock trading. He and his friend opened a stock brokerage firm, which really allowed him to get his first pot of gold.

Since then, Kadoorie and the stock have been inseparable.The principle of making money with money seems to be understood by the Jews. After digging the first pot of gold, Kadoorie began to invest in the electricity market.In 1903, he opened a China Power Company with a friend.At that time, there were very few power companies in Hong Kong, and Kadoorie was the first person to eat crabs.

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

Well, this company is showing great potential.Unfortunately, its major shareholder is not the Kadoorie family, but the British Qichang Insurance Company.Therefore, the old Kadoorie has always wanted to get the shares of China Light and Power Company from the British Qichang Insurance Company.

In particular, the half-dead appearance of the Guangzhou Power Plant has made the old Kadoorie baby Hong Kong's China Light and Power Company.After he was going to sell the Guangzhou Electric Power Company, he raised funds to buy the China Power Company and operated it as his own family business.

It's just that Situ Nan didn't expect to talk to himself about the China Power Company.Despite the ups and downs in his mind, Lao Ka Daoli still looked at Situ Nan with a little stunned face, waiting for Situ Nan's next words.

"Actually, according to the information I have received, Qichang Insurance Company is facing a financial crisis recently! So I am going to buy the shares of China Light and Power Company in their hands. I know that Mr. Kadoorie is also one of the shareholders of China Light and Power Company, so If you have the chance, everyone can cooperate!" Situ Nan smiled.

The reason why he knew the news was entirely accidental, because the ship of a customer of Meihua Company was robbed by pirates in Malacca and lost all his money.He had already insured with Qichang Insurance Company in the UK before, the amount was as high as 5 million yuan!It was a ship of silk, the finest silk, shipped from Hong Kong to London, and as a result - as for the Malacca pirates, were they Meihua's pirate troops?Situ Nan had no way of knowing it, but he knew that Qichang Insurance Company was a little bit wrong.

In addition to the American Chinese Bank, there is also a American Chinese insurance company under the American Chinese Company. The customers are generally Chinese businessmen who are closely related to the American Chinese Company.Ships passing through the Strait of Malacca rarely encounter pirates.

As for the usual arrogant British freighters or Japanese freighters, it's hard to say.The worst is the Dutch freighter, which often has accidents in the Strait of Malacca.

Governor Van Persie lost his temper several times, and Major General Van Nistelrooy also led a fleet to encircle and suppress the Malacca pirates, but each time to no avail.The careless sea coachman still doesn't know that sometimes, in the calm Sumatra Sea, there are submarines secretly observing them several times.

"Thank you Mr. Situ for the good news, but our Kadoorie family will use our own strength to obtain the China Light & Power Company!" Old Kadoorie believed himself.

As the founder of China Light and Power Corporation, he has always been regarded as a forbidden by the Kadoorie family by China Power Corporation.So when he opened his mouth, Situ Nan's words were blocked.

"I know! But you have no chance! Now our Meihua Company has obtained a controlling stake in China Power Company." Situ Nan said and finally smiled triumphantly.