Chapter 1,411 The future of Hanhua

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After making an appointment with Prince William to meet tomorrow, Liu Dong turned around and found Li Zekai who was standing not far away talking to others.

"Liu Dong, let me introduce to you, this is...!"

"No need. If I don't even know Mr. Wilson, the first director of the Dadong Telegraph Bureau, then I'm really ignorant!"

Although the merger and acquisition of Mercury Communications was completed jointly by the leadership of Hanhua Telecom and Standard Chartered Bank, as the boss, Liu Dong must know a lot about the main directors of Dadong Telegraph Bureau, the parent company of Mercury Communications.

"Mr. Liu, thank you! In terms of fame, I can't compare to Mr. Liu's recognition in the world as the 'world's richest man'!" After a pause, Pietro Wilson glanced at Liu Dong and smiled, "I didn't expect it.

Mr. Liu and His Royal Highness Prince William are still very good friends?"

"Actually, we have just met each other, but we have similar interests, so the conversation was quite interesting...!"

After a brief chat, Liu Dong hesitated for a moment and then said bluntly: "Mr. Wilson, as a director of Dadong Telegraph Bureau, I wonder what you think of Hanhua Telecom's acquisition of Mercury Telecom?"

"Haha, Mr. Liu should understand that whether Hanhua Telecom can successfully acquire Mercury Telecom, the biggest difficulty lies not with Dadong Cable and Telegraph Company, but with the British government!" Wilson said meaningfully.

"Of course I know this. But if the Cable and Telegraph Company can help us convince the British government, I think this merger will go much smoother!"

"Mr. Liu, you know, this is not easy. I am not the only member of the board of directors of Dadong Telegraph Bureau. Even if I agree to help you here today, I cannot represent the entire Dadong Telegraph Bureau!"

Pietro Wilson shrugged apologetically.

"Of course!" Liu Dong nodded. He knew that these greedy capitalists were like "catching rabbits but not hawks." If you want them to help, it is obviously impossible not to offer enough benefits to make them tempted.

"I understand Mr. Wilson's difficulties. However, if Hanhua Telecom and Dadong Telegraph Bureau can work together...!"

"Cooperation?" Wilson's sense of smell was very keen, and he noticed the difference in Liu Dong's words.

"That's right! Hanhua Telecom and Dadong Telegraph Bureau cooperate to jointly operate the British 3G telecommunications market!"

"What about Mercury Telecom?"

"Mercury Telecommunications can be merged into Hanhua Telecom and converted into Hanhua Telecom's shares according to its specific value and controlled by Dadong Telegraph Bureau!"

"That's it!" There was a trace of thought on Pietro Wilson's face. After a long time, he said, "Mr. Liu, I am very interested in your proposal. But you also know that this is not a trivial matter. I need to send a telegram to Dadong

Only after communicating with other directors of the bureau can I give you a specific answer!"

"Of course, I understand Mr. Wilson's concerns! I will stay in the UK for a while, but I hope Mr. Wilson and the Cable and Telegraph Bureau can give me accurate news soon! We must enter Europe ahead of Vodafone and France Telecom.

3G market!”

"I understand! ... In one week, at most one week, I will give Mr. Liu an accurate answer!"

"Then I'll wait for the good news from Mr. Wilson!" After saying this, Liu Dong raised the wine glass in his hand towards the other party.

"Of course!...Ding!"

As the two of them drank the red wine in the glass, they smiled at each other.

In fact, Pietro Wilson still very much hopes to cooperate with Liu Dong. In addition to Liu Dong's miraculous rise and the strength of the Hanhua Group, the most important point is that the Dadong Telegraph Bureau has been declining in recent years.

By 2005, this once Europe's third largest telecommunications giant had lost a huge amount of more than 5.1 billion pounds. They desperately needed a new growth point to boost the company's performance and enhance stockholders' confidence in the company.

Regarding the future of the 3G telecommunications market, Dadong Cable and Telegraph Bureau also has huge ambitions. If it were not for its lack of strength, they would have joined it long ago.

Now, it is undoubtedly a very good choice to cooperate with the more powerful Liu Dong and Hanhua Group.

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"Are you really planning to cooperate with Dadong Telegraph Bureau?" Li Zekai asked after leaving Buckingham Palace.

"This kind of thing cannot be done falsely!"

"This is not your style!"

Based on Li Zekai's understanding of Hanhua Group, more than 20 of its large companies are basically the absolute controlling shareholders, and the remaining shares are dispersed to the company's senior executives, and no other large investors have been introduced.

Therefore, in summary, in the eyes of outsiders, Liu Dong has always been a leader who is very controlling and has authoritarian tendencies. But the previous events were obviously not in line with his style.

"'The wise change with the times, and the wise adapt to the circumstances.' Although I dare not compare myself to Huan Kuan, I still have this bit of brains!" Liu Dong said calmly.

In fact, the reason why Liu Dong did this was another way he came up with after realizing that seeking help from the royal family might not achieve good results in a short period of time on the issue of acquiring Mercury Communications.

Since his own foundation in the UK is weak, he will introduce more collaborators and use group power to deal with the Rothschild family.

Dadong Telegraph Bureau, which has been operating in the UK for more than 130 years and has a deep foundation, was Liu Dong's first choice.

Moreover, after the difficulties of Standard Chartered Bank a year ago and the current blockage of Hanhua Telecom's merger and acquisition, Liu Dong also understood a truth, "In this world, no matter how strong the individual's power is, it is always weaker than the power of the group."

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Fighting alone is cool and free, but the difficulties you face will increase tenfold or even a hundredfold.

In addition, even if this time he still relies on his own ability, that is, secret force to solve the threat of the Rothschild family, then when encountering the same problem in the future, will Liu Dong still have to stand up on his own?

Obviously, this is impossible! Liu Dong can stand up once, twice, or even more times. But the future of Hanhua Group will ultimately be handed over to his descendants.

Moreover, a Hanhua Group that always uses force instead of wisdom to solve problems cannot be passed down for a long time.

Therefore, Liu Dong already wanted to change.

Before he chooses to return to his family, lay a solid foundation for Hanhua.

Use business methods to solve business problems.

"Brother Zekai, how about merging your PCCW into Hanhua Telecom? Then you will be the chairman of Hanhua Telecom!"

"You can't be serious, right?" Li Zekai said in surprise.

"He means it as long as you want it!"

After thinking about it, Li Zekai shook his head and said, "Let's forget it! Hanhua Telecom is too big and I have no confidence that I can manage it!"

Of course, this was just an excuse for his refusal. The real reason was that Li Zekai, who was proud in his heart, did not want to succumb to Liu Dong.

"That's such a pity!" Liu Dong smiled and said nothing more.

He didn't take the suggestion he just made seriously.

After leaving Buckingham Palace and separating from Li Zekai, Liu Dong returned to his villa in the suburbs of London.

The first time he returned here, Liu Dong took out his cell phone and called Helen. However, the long blind tone and the 'no answer' prompt made him frown.

Sure enough, things changed unexpectedly.

Putting down his cell phone, Liu Dong also recalled in his mind that when he met Rudolf Wittgenstein in India, he once thought about asking Liu Dong to pay a visit to the Wittgenstein family.

"It seems that we really have to go this time!" Liu Donglue said with a headache.

These trivial family matters, especially those involving his confidante, were the most troublesome and unwilling things for Liu Dong to face, but this time he knew that he could not avoid them!

"Just go, it's time to resolve these things!"

After making the decision, Liu Dong felt a lot more relaxed.

He sat back on the sofa, frowned and thought for a while, then took out his cell phone and made a call again.

"Director Liu...!"

"Jianhui, is there nothing going on with the group during this time?"

"Except for the Hanhua Group matter, everything else went smoothly!"

"What about Yahoo's merger and acquisition? Is there any progress?"

"With Google's listing and Yahoo's stock price falling, Jerry Yang's attitude has begun to soften! However, the US$80 billion sale price still exceeded our estimate, so negotiations are still ongoing. In addition, according to our previous discussions

, the merger and acquisition of other search engines and portals are already underway, and good results have been achieved!”

"Oh, really? That's good! Keep an eye on the company's management!"

"Understood, I will!"

"Also, how is Cathay Pacific doing?"

"Very good! As of April this year, the total number of passenger and cargo aircraft owned by Cathay Pacific has reached 218, and its performance is very good!" Although he didn't understand why Liu Dong suddenly asked this, his professionalism still made Feng Jianhui clear and accurate.

The answer came out.

"That's good!... Jianhui, what do you think of Cathay Pacific being listed in Hong Kong?" Liu Dong pondered for a while and then said slowly.

"Going public?"

"That's right!"

"It's good to go public! But, Chairman, why do you suddenly have the idea of ​​going public?" Feng Jianhui said in surprise.

Generally speaking, the purpose of going public is to raise money, but during this period, there were no major investment projects in the operations of the subsidiaries within the Hanhua Group.

Funds have already been prepared for Yahoo's mergers and acquisitions and Hanhua Telecom's expansion.

"There are not many reasons! It's just that during this period of time, I found that the operations of Hanhua Group are too scattered! We are involved in dozens of industries, but there are very few companies that have truly reached the top in this industry! So I plan to consolidate the group's operations into

Non-core companies will be listed for financing, and in exchange for part of the funds, they will be invested in core companies and build them into truly top companies in the world!" Liu Dong slowly revealed his intention.

After the acquisition of Mercury Communications encountered obstacles, Liu Dong has been considering solutions.

At first, he thought of paying a certain price to win the help of the British royal family, but from Elizabeth II's words, Liu Dong understood that winning the support of the royal family was no easier than dealing with the Rothschild family.
To be continued...