nucmednet Chapter 46 A dog's face won't be flattered by a cold fart
Chapter 46 A dog's face won't be flattered by a cold fart
"FFFFFF...K!!"
A drawn-out scream came from the general manager's office.
Then they saw the traitor Song Qifeng rush out of the door, only to be knocked down by Henry Keswick who was right behind him.
The employees all turned away like ostriches, and Song Qifeng, the traitor, was beaten so badly that he dared not utter another word.
Henry Keswick stopped hitting him when he got tired and the cue slipped from his hand and flew away. He collapsed instantly.
The market opened this afternoon.
No one knew what happened, but the milk price plummeted from HK$245 per share to HK$174 per share so quickly that no one had time to react.
As a result, a panic sell-off ensued, with milk prices plummeting to HK$146 per share and continuing to fall.
Meanwhile, Hongkong Land, which was forcibly tied to it, also saw its share price fall from HK$132 per share to HK$72 per share.
The market value was halved, billions of Hong Kong dollars in wealth vanished instantly, and the increased holdings of Hongkong Land shares were completely trapped.
"Boss! I've found it..."
The foreigner, Val, rushed over to report: "It's stock that Huodoli sold off, stock... it was sold off by... by Zhou last year."
"Huoduoli? Zhou Xinian?"
Henry Keswick had doubts about the care facilities in England, and even about his brother’s overseas operations, but he never suspected that Zhou Xinian was the one who sold them off.
"Quickly, hold a press conference! Announce the stock split of Hongkong Land with a 5-for-1 bonus share issue! Hurry up!" Henry Keswick hurriedly ordered.
Upon hearing this, Song Qifeng, who was pretending to be dead on the ground, got up and limped outside while holding onto the table. When the foreigner Wal saw this, he suddenly realized what was going on and ran away.
In the evening, TVB broadcast:
Hongkong Land announced a bonus share distribution, with each Hongkong Land share entitled to a dividend of 5 shares next year. This year's dividend per share is HK$1.2. After the acquisition of the Dairy Farm development site, the dividend per 6 shares is expected to reach HK$7.2.
Henry Keswick wasn't foolish enough to split his stock now. He could have learned from the Milk Company's split of 1000 million shares into 5000 million shares, which would have further diluted his equity. He was simply copying the practice of issuing bonus shares.
However, if a batch of leeks is heavily harvested at the same time, it's not so easy to fool them.
According to Hongkong Land's commitment to distribute HK$7.2 per share in dividends of 6 bonus shares, wouldn't that mean Hongkong Land will distribute HK$4.32 million in dividends next year? Are you kidding me!
It's as ridiculous as Dairy Farm, which made a profit of HK$1440 million last year and has a total share capital of 1000 million shares, boasting that it pays a dividend of HK$3 per share.
A tall tree will have withered branches, and a large population will have idiots. Fortunately, the stock market is never short of fools; someone will always fall for it.
After all, four years ago, ordinary Chinese people were not qualified to enter the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to speculate on stocks, and they had no concept of "ex-dividend" or "ex-rights".
Meanwhile, the Sing Tao Daily published a full-page evening edition:
Dairy Farm CEO Chow Sin-nin announced that he resigned due to his inability to resist Hongkong Land's share swap proposal and sold all of his Dairy Farm shares this afternoon.
One stone stirs up a thousand ripples!
Zhou Daheng waved his sleeve, leaving not a drop of milk behind, as if he had poured milk into a boiling oil pan.
Just when the decisive battle was about to begin, one side suddenly backed down. Just when the investors felt they were about to reach the peak, the other side lost interest, put on their clothes, and left.
For a time, shouts and curses continued.
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We strongly condemn Zhou Xinian's irresponsible behavior, but it has no effect on him whatsoever, as no law stipulates that shareholders must defend their own rights.
Moreover, it is illegal for Hongkong Land to forcibly acquire a company using its own shares without a takeover offer, so it is understandable that Zhou Xinian would withdraw voluntarily due to his inability to resist.
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However, at this moment...
Zhou Xinian, who had fiercely retaliated against the Keswick family, was drinking alone, and even his beloved roast goose had lost its appeal.
Chen Guanjiang led Hunlun to the private room of the Diamond Restaurant as promised, and smiled at the dejected Zhou Xinian, saying, "The lion has lost two teeth, Sir Zhou should be happy."
The Keswick family, who were the first to act, suffered a setback, which made other opportunists wary. This could be seen as a blessing in disguise, or perhaps a way to console themselves that it wasn't a bad thing.
Zhou Xinian rolled his eyes at Chen Guanjiang, downed a glass of old wine, and introduced, "This is Wang Dehui, the boss of Huamao Real Estate. You can contact him if you want to buy land in Wangjingwei to build a dairy farm."
"Hello, Mr. Wang! I am Chen Guanjiang."
"Um!"
Faced with outstretched hands, Wang Dehui chose to ignore them, making no attempt to hide his deep contempt for people like Chen Guanjiang.
Making tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in profit seems impressive to ordinary people, but in the eyes of many, playing the financial game is like dancing on a tightrope. It doesn't matter how many times you succeed, but once you fail, you can't get back up.
Of course, this alone was not enough to make Wang Dehui treat him coldly. The main reason was that he acted unscrupulously, jumping around like a mad dog, and Wang Dehui had no interest in associating with such a guy.
Zhou Xinian showed a displeased expression. No matter what, Chen Guanjiang was his guest, and ignoring him would be disrespectful to the host. He then gave a dejected, self-deprecating smile.
Noticing Zhou Xinian's unusual behavior, Wang Dehui asked with an awkward smile, "How many acres does Mr. Chen need?"
"960 million!"
Chen Guanjiang plopped down, ordered a portion of the upper left leg and the lower back, and began to enjoy them on his own.
Looking at Zhou Xinian, who seemed unconcerned, Wang Dehui felt awkward this time. He then said to Chen Guanjiang, who was enjoying his meal, in a conciliatory tone, "960 million square feet is still possible..."
"960 million square feet is more like a pig farm," Chen Guanjiang retorted with a sneer, showing no mercy.
Even though they were given a way out, they still refused to accept it.
Wang Dehui's face darkened, and he sneered, "Mr. Chen brings his henchmen to dinner, acting more powerful than the Governor of Hong Kong! Are you afraid of offending too many people and getting beaten up?"
Chen Guanjiang wiped the grease from his mouth, raised an eyebrow and said, "I do like to be flamboyant, and I've offended quite a few people, but I didn't hire bodyguards because of those two things. It's because... I have a question for you!"
"In your opinion, whose fault is it that a tycoon is kidnapped by ruthless criminals demanding a ransom?"
Not only was Wang Dehui stumped by the question, but Zhou Xinian was also pondering it, and even the master chef chopping geese was lost in thought. Clearly, the question was not just superficial.
After a moment, Wang Dehui was the first to answer: "Of course it's the bandits' fault. No one in the world can say that this is right. Even the bandits themselves should know that what they did was wrong."
"No!"
Zhou Xinian pondered the cause and effect carefully and argued, "The tycoon is wrong! The tycoon has fame, fortune and power, and has no need to take the risk of being blackmailed or even killed."
"Furthermore, even if they manage to escape safely, their reputation will be damaged by media exposure, and the time wasted while they are held captive is also a loss."
The master goose chopper was about to retort when he looked up at the three people in the game and stopped himself, then lowered his head and continued chopping geese.
"You're all right, but you're also all wrong!"
Chen Guanjiang explained: "In kidnapping cases, there are actually three relationships and three views of right and wrong."
"From a legal perspective, this is of course the fault of the ruthless bandits; whoever the evidence points to is at fault."
"From the perspective of the policymakers, this is a flaw in the mechanism, leading to the redistribution of resources through violence."
"But from the tycoon's perspective, this was his fault, because he suffered the greatest losses..."