Chapter 122 [Dairy Dairy International’s stock price surges]

Wednesday, May 9

Li Wendi, who was working at the Starlight Real Estate Company, received an urgent call from Wu Xiong, saying that the share price of Dairy Farm International soared by 4 yuan as soon as the market opened, and the share price had reached 102 yuan, and the share price of the Landmark Group also rose by 0.5 yuan, and the share price was 95 yuan, which was a new record.

Li Wendi ignored the work at hand and hurried to HSBC to inquire about the details.

"What's going on? Did the Jardine Matheson Group take action?" Li Wendi saw Wu Xiong and ran over to ask.

This was a grand event for the shopping mall, and marked the beginning of the hostile takeover of the Hong Kong shopping mall.

Before this, most businessmen were doing their own business and would only take some actions against some poorly managed companies. This could not be considered a hostile takeover, after all, it protected the interests of all shareholders.

But this time the battle over the dairy company was different. Although the shares of the Dairy Company were "blue lanterns", there were no problems with poor management. Business was going on as usual, and the interests of the shareholders of the Dairy Company were not damaged much. In order to expand, the Landmark Company chose to acquire the Dairy Company, which was full of malice and had a bit of the flavor of commercial robbery.

"The current situation is not very clear, but the stock price surge is a fact." Wu Xiong did not dare to draw conclusions easily. If he affected Li Wendi's judgment, he would be a sinner.

Li Wendi calmed down and recalled the records of the Niu War in his previous life. It seemed to be just like today, with a sudden surge without any warning, followed by a slow reaction from the media. In his opinion, this was all a scheme by the Landmark Company.

Of course, Hutchison Whampoa does not want shareholders to wake up so early. If so, Hutchison Whampoa will have to pay a greater price. After all, shareholders are not fools. They know Hutchison Whampoa's purpose and are willing to contribute their Dairy Farm shares early on.

"How many shares do you hold now?" Li Wendi was naturally asking about the shareholdings of the Landmark Group and the Dairy Company.

"You hold 5.6 shares of Jardine Matheson and 5.1 shares of Dairy Farm," Wu Xiong answered seriously.

Li Wendi also fell silent, and Wu Xiong took the opportunity to ask, "Do we need to vigorously purchase the shares of the Land Company now?"

Li Wendi glanced at Wu Xiong, thought for a moment, and felt that there was still room for profit in purchasing the shares of the Landmark Company at this time. "I think many companies have already begun to mobilize funds to purchase the shares of the Dairy Company and the Landmark Company. Let's put it this way. If the share price is less than 100 yuan, we will purchase as many shares of the Landmark Company as we can. If the price exceeds this, it will not be cost-effective."

"Yes!" Wu Xiong nodded. "Mr. Li, will this acquisition affect the Mandarin Oriental Hotel under the Hong Kong Land? Should we buy some?"

This time, Li Wendi shook his head. "No need. Even if the share price of Mandarin Oriental Hotel increases, the increase will not be too big. The share price of Mandarin Oriental Hotel is not low either. It would be a waste to lock up funds."

"Mr. Li has a point." Wu Xiong changed the subject and said, "We have already bought 30 shares of Dachang Real Estate's subscription stock, spending 120 million yuan. Other small listed companies have also bought about 120 million shares, spending 160 million yuan."

"And the share price of Sino Properties has risen to 4.5 yuan. Should we sell all of it?"

"Sell it. Help me transfer 300 million yuan from the stock account to the Xingguang Real Estate Company's account." Li Wendi waved his hand, "Continue to pay attention to the movements of the Milk Company and the Land Company."

"Yes!"

Li Wendi did not stay in the HSBC trading hall for long. He understood the situation, explained everything and then left.

This acquisition war will not be over in a day or two. According to the traces of the previous life, this business war lasted for more than a month, and all kinds of tricks were used. Li Wendi felt that this life would not be much different.

Yuanhe Newspaper Manager's Office

Li Wendi is looking at the new magazine "Handsome". Although it is slightly different from the "Men's Gang" in his previous life, it is similar overall.

In fact, at the beginning, Li Wendi made a comparison between "FHM" and "YES". These two types of magazines were blank in the Hong Kong market.

The reason for choosing "Frankenstein" is that Li Wendi believes that in Hong Kong in the 70s, men with financial resources still had more purchasing power. As for students, it is very likely that several people would buy a book together, so the sales volume would inevitably not be high. Of course, derivatives can be used to make up for it, but Li Wendi does not have so much energy to do these things for the time being.

"How is it? Has it met your requirements?" He Qijun asked seriously. This was obtained at a great cost to the family, and failure was not allowed, otherwise she would lose her current position in the family.

"It's okay. It doesn't completely meet my expectations, but it can be launched on the market." Li Wendi laughed.

"That's good. I'll arrange the printing as soon as possible. How many copies do you think are appropriate?" He Qijun continued to ask. Li Wendi is a man and the founder of the magazine. He should have a plan in mind. Since the magazine is printed in color, the cost is not low, and the profit issue must be paid attention to in the first issue.

“Let’s print 3 copies first, and then print more if it’s not enough,” Li Wendi suggested.

He Qijun still had some concerns. 3 copies seemed a bit too many, but in her opinion, the quality of the magazine was very high and it seemed that it could have such sales. The two little people in her heart were arguing back and forth.

"If Ms. He thinks it's too many, we can print 2 copies first. However, we need to count the actual sales in the market in a timely manner, which will be quite hard work," said Li Wendi with a smile.

He didn't really care how much money this "Handsome" magazine could make, he just hoped it would allow him to have more contact with He Qijun. It was well worth exchanging this magazine for a beautiful woman's smile.

"Okay, then we'll print 2 copies first. I'll keep an eye on the sales and will definitely not let the magazine run out of stock." He Qijun promised.

Just as Li Wendi was about to continue the conversation, she was interrupted by the clacking sound of high heels tapping on the floor. Turning back, she saw a middle-aged woman with a nice figure walking in quickly.

Without waiting for He Qijun to speak out to stop her, the noble lady whispered, "Qijun, remember to attend the dinner tonight and don't be late."

"Mommy, I have guests here." He Qijun glanced at Li Wendi and quickly spoke out to stop her.

Li Wendi also stood up, nodded to the noble lady, and said with a smile, "Hello, Madam He!"

The noble lady Lu Shanshan smiled awkwardly, "Sorry to bother you."

"It's okay. If Mrs. He and Miss He have any important matters, they can talk first. I can wait." Li Wendi had a good attitude. He didn't want to offend his future mother-in-law.

"Thank you! I really have something important to discuss with Qijun." Lu Shanshan said apologetically.

"Do whatever you want!" Li Wendi laughed.

So, Lu Shanshan pulled He Qijun aside and spoke to her in a low voice.

The mother and daughter did not know that Li Wendi's hearing was several times better than that of an average person. They sat there and heard the conversation between the two clearly.

"Blind date? It turns out that marriages between wealthy families are real." Li Wendi thought to himself.

Although He Qijun was somewhat resistant to blind dates, she could not overcome the wealthy family's parents and rules, so she could only agree reluctantly.

When Lu Shanshan left, she apologized to Li Wendi again.

Li Wendi naturally wouldn't talk about a blind date, that would be an admission of guilt.

So the two of them were talking about the initial publication of the magazine, but Li Wendi wanted to leave as soon as possible because he wanted to use his connections to get into the party.

Unfortunately, He Qijun was meticulous about her work, and Li Wendi couldn't just do it perfunctorily, so they could only have a serious discussion.

"Ms. He, the layout of Handsome needs to add some new content every five issues, otherwise the market stickiness will be too low and it will not be very competitive against imitation products from the same industry."

"Can Mr. Li help follow up on this? Mr. Li is the founder of the magazine and knows the magazine best."

"Okay, then I'll do it in advance and come over every month to discuss it with Miss He." Li Wendi naturally longed for such an opportunity, and it would be great to be able to spend more time with He Qijun.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Li." He Qijun said with a gentle smile.

"Haha!! It's just a small thing!"

(End of this chapter)