Chapter 1587 Evacuation Incident!

March has just entered, and a big event happened in Xiangjiang.

A real big deal!

Simon Keswick, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Jardine Matheson Group, openly announced at a press conference that he was not optimistic about the prospects of Xiangjiang, so he decided to move the registered place of Jardine Matheson Group from Xiangjiang to the Bermuda Free Financial and Trade Zone.

"The Jardine Group escapes from Hong Kong!" ? 》

As soon as the news came out, Xiangjiang immediately suffered an "earthquake."

As soon as the market opened the next morning, Xiangjiang's stock market plummeted. The Hang Seng Index fell by a maximum of 96 points, setting a record of decline in four months.

In the next three trading days, the average stock price decline of the five listed companies under Jardine Matheson Group reached 23.3%.

The largest decline even exceeded 35%, and one-third of the market value evaporated!

Because of Keswick's decision, Jardine lost more than 30 billion Hong Kong dollars in a few days. This was something no one expected.

But the most pitiful thing is not Yihe.

Jardine is bringing its own troubles upon itself, and it deserves the drop in market value.

Those companies that have been affected and dragged down by the plummeting stock market are the ones who are crying without tears.

It took a lot of effort to stabilize the position in the past few months, but I suddenly got a surprise. Who did I provoke?

Among them, Qiu Degen's Far East Group was among the hardest hit.

Qiu Degen, who has been in business for many years, has the shrewdness and ability of Lingbo people. After decades of hard work, his assets now exceed 6 billion Hong Kong dollars. Among the richest people in Hong Kong, he can be regarded as one of the top 30.

Qiu Degen's three companies, Far East Investment, Far East Development and Far East Hotel, are all listed companies. Qiu Degen's shares are about 30%-35%, and he has great control.

However, the economic situation in Xiangjiang has not been good in the past few years, and various businesses have not been easy to do. These companies have been struggling to maintain their performance, and their performance is naturally unlikely to be much better.

Qiu Degen desperately hoped that Hua Guo would quickly settle the ownership of Xiangjiang, so that after the economic situation became clear, his own business would be easier to do.

With Yin Jun's influence in the mainland, what business is difficult for Far East Group to do in the mainland?

In this super market with a population of 1.2 billion, everything you sell is profitable!

But they didn't expect that just when everyone thought they were at rock bottom, Keswick, a beast, would actually do something like this.

Jardine Matheson's influence in Xiangjiang is too great. It is almost the flagship group second only to HSBC. They are not optimistic about the future of Xiangjiang and want to escape. Do you think Xiangjiang can be better off?

However, there were also people who helped Qiu Degen vent his anger.

On the fourth day of the press conference in Keswick, when the stock market continued to plummet, Yin Jun accepted a rare interview with Kylin TV in the office and expressed his own remarks on this matter.

"Hong Kong is the Hong Kong of Hong Kong people, and it is also the Hong Kong of China. A company like Jardine Matheson that has grown by relying on dishonorable means can leave if it wants to. If it rains and the mother wants to get married, who can stay?" Can you get them?"

"It is also a British company. How come HSBC is so responsible and helps Hong Kong in times of crisis? All British officials in Hong Kong, under the leadership of Mr. Youde, are doing their best to maintain the stability of Hong Kong... You all Yihe Matheson, which has only developed in Xiangjiang, is about to take such a stab at a time when the scars in Xiangjiang are about to heal?"

"I can tell you clearly here that no matter who leaves, please leave! Xiangjiang will not become worse without you!"

"As long as there are so many knowledgeable people here, as long as I, Yin Jun, are here, and we the people of Xiangjiang work hard together, Xiangjiang will definitely have a better tomorrow!"

Yin Jun always gives people the impression of being gentle and elegant, and he usually convinces people with reason.

Even when he loudly warned that Hong Kong's real estate and stock market were risky, he was not very angry when the public did not listen.

But this time, he denounced Yihe Matheson by name, and his attitude was extremely fierce, which really made people sit up and take notice.

But everyone found it very enjoyable.

What Jardine Matheson did was really outrageous. It is only right to scold them!

Of course, Keswick would not sit back and wait for death. He immediately spoke fiercely: "This is a normal business decision for us. Please do not make any accusations by irrelevant people. In addition, Jardine Matheson is a conscientious company with a long history and cannot tolerate slander from others!" "

"What? Why don't you let anyone tell you if you can do it? Aren't they just selling pornographic films? Can they erase their previous sins by becoming a good person?" Yin Jun, who went out for dinner in the evening, also responded.

"Some people talk nonsense when they have big mouths. Let's wait until their company is as successful as Jardine Matheson before commenting on us!" Keswick's reply arrived early the next morning.

"Can you tell me, is the success of Jardine Matheson related to this Mr. Simon Keswick?" At noon, Yin Jun looked at the camera and said in surprise: "I am a self-made man, my ancestors Three generations of farmers are farmers, and they don’t understand the pride of their rich children... They can regard the success of their ancestors as their own, and with such a shameless face, I am indeed not as good as me!"

Simon Keswick: “…”

He really couldn't reply anymore. When faced with the reporters' heckles, he got into the car with a dark face without saying a word.

The people in Xiangjiang found it enjoyable just to watch the confrontation between the two of them.

Seeing Simon Keswick retreating speechlessly, he was even more excited.

Huang Laoxie made a wonderful comment in "Tonight. Undefended" that night.

"Keswick is really out of his mind! Has he forgotten that Arjun is a screenwriter? In terms of language skills, how many people can be better than Arjun? Isn't it strange to be scolded so badly?"

It was interesting to the outside world, but in fact, Yin Jun's words and encouragement did not have that great effect on improving the Xiangjiang stock market.

Think about it too.

It is always easier to destroy than to build.

Although people look forward to good things in their hearts, they are usually more likely to believe in pessimistic things.

Qiu Degen was lamenting his luck while drinking tea with Yin Jun.

"What a damn thing! You can leave if you want. Why don't you say you are not optimistic about the future of Xiangjiang?" Qiu Degen was very angry. "In three days, the market value of my company fell by more than 8%, and I lost hundreds of millions. , I feel so distressed!"

"Who says it's not the case?" Yin Jun also said, "I heard today that at least twenty British-owned companies will also evacuate along with Jardine Matheson."

"Is it true that the situation in Xiangjiang will be very bad in the future?" Qiu Degen frowned.

"Of course not." Yin Jun smiled coldly, "Aren't these people trying to take advantage? Their operations are all in Xiangjiang, but their registered place is not in Xiangjiang. Many businesses can be manipulated, thereby paying less tax and earning more. profit!"

Qiu Degen was also concerned and confused. Hearing this, he immediately reacted, "So that's it!"

"Uncle Qiu, don't worry. We are at rock bottom now. No matter how bad it is, it won't be much worse." Yin Jun said, "Just wait until they perform again, and then it will be our time."

"It's your time." Qiu Degen smiled bitterly, "I'm an old man now, what else can I do?"

"Although Lian Po is old, he can still eat meat and drink wine, and defeat the incomparably sharp Qin army. What does your age mean?" Yin Jun said with a smile, "Besides, there is only one week left before ATV and Wireless officially launch It’s time to make a star. When the situation opens up, all the losses will be recovered!”

Hearing Yin Jun talk about this, Qiu Degen also smiled expectantly.

Under Yin Jun's instigation, he and Shao Yifu both had a rare impulse and turned ATV and Wireless into satellite TV.

After a long preparation period, public testing and trial operation began during the Spring Festival in February, and the response was pretty good.

Now it's finally time to see the truth. Although Qiu Degen has been in the business and military for decades, he is still a little uneasy.

Not only him, but also Shao Yifu.

There is no other reason. The influence and valuation of TV stations that are on the star list and those that are not on the star list are completely different.

Take Kylin TV, the No. 1 TV station in Hong Kong, for example. Before going on-air, although it was ahead of ATV and TVB, its advantage was not that big.

But once Kylin TV is launched, its advantages over ATV and Wireless will be completely crushing.

Apart from anything else, the combined advertising expenses of the two companies are not as much as those of Kylin TV. This is the truest comparison of strength.

And then so does influence.

Kylin TV now has more than 500 million viewers, and its peak viewership reached more than 100 million.

How much advertising effect and news effect can be created with such a terrifying number of viewers? How many people can it affect?

And this number is still rising.

Last year, there was only one TV series with over 100 million viewers. Just in March this year, the highlights and auditions of "Hong Kong Idol" exceeded 30 million viewers, and the finals finally exceeded 100 million viewers. That is a sure thing. thing!

With these advantages over other TV stations, Kylin TV's status has suddenly improved a lot.

Because of this, Kylin TV’s valuation has also increased repeatedly.

According to the latest Morgan Stanley estimates, Kylin TV’s market value ranks 28th in the world, reaching at least HK$10 billion!

Qiu Degen and Shao Yifu almost didn't close their mouths when they heard the price.

The two of them do not have high requirements. It is enough for their TV station to increase the price to HK$5 billion within one year after it becomes a star.

Don’t underestimate this number. How many companies in Hong Kong can achieve a market value of more than 5 billion?

Apart from real estate companies, apart from listed companies, there really aren’t many.

ATV and Wireless are not listed. If they choose to go public after their market value reaches 5 billion, they can at least achieve a market value of 10 billion or even 15 billion.

Having such a big piece of fat hanging in the front is also the main motivation for TVB and ATV to work hard over the past year to produce good content for the TV station!