Chapter 119: Surrender and Bleeding
When Fang Hexuan learned that HSBC had taken action, he estimated that the battle might be decided.

Cucumber shouldn't be so stubborn as to force him to alarm the mainland.

Sure enough, two days later, Huanggua called him personally.

"Fang Sheng, you won, I accept the loss!"

"Haha, Mr. Li couldn't win from the beginning. I can only say that you chose the wrong opponent."

"You can laugh at me all you want, but you shouldn't cross the line and threaten me with Akai!"

"Mr. Li, please stop being so sentimental, okay?"

"If I can get HSBC to force you to submit, I can also get the Hong Kong government and even the mainland to force you to bow to me."

"Would I have to resort to such despicable means to mess with you?"

"It doesn't matter whether you admit it or not. It's just my bad luck that I had to be blinded by greed and fall for Hutchison Whampoa."

"Haha, Mr. Li is too disingenuous to say that. The fact that he has targeted this British company only shows that Mr. Li and I are both smart people."

"In the words of Prime Minister Cao, 'You and Xuan are the only heroes in the world.'"

".If you lose, you lose. I currently own 17.66% of Hutchison Whampoa shares. I will sell them all to you and cash out and leave."

"What? Are you discouraged because you lost to me?"

"Fang Sheng, isn't this your purpose?"

"Haha, I just praised you as a hero, it seems I was wrong."

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"I remember last June, I told you at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel that I hope we can join forces to take down Hutchison Whampoa and drive out the foreigners."

".You don't think I can trust you, do you?"

"Haha, it turns out I was just being too sentimental. I thought I was so sincere that you would believe there is room for cooperation between us."

".Maybe, but if you were me, after your opponent suddenly became worth tens of billions, would you still believe that your opponent would be willing to continue to cooperate?"

"Haha, so this is where the problem lies. Our status has changed, and our mentality has also changed."

".Does it make sense for you to say this? You don't want these shares, but Jardine Matheson certainly does."

"I bet you won't sell it to the ghosts. You've already made a mistake once, you won't be stupid enough to make it a second time."

"Let's not talk about the past. You're beating around the bush. Are you trying to get me to compromise on the share price?"

"No, I don't want your shares at all."

"So what do you want? Cheung Kong?"

"Haha, I have Wanda, I can't stand yours."

"Stop being so pretentious!"

"It's simple. I want to continue to cooperate with you and take down Hutchison Whampoa in one fell swoop. Don't drag it out any longer."

".are you kidding me?"

"Mr. Li, from the beginning to the end, it was not me who changed my mind, but you yourself."

"I repeat, I am not very interested in Hutchison. As long as you get what I want, you can keep the rest."

".are you serious?"

"Of course, it's absolutely true!"

"You have resorted to so many methods, including smearing me in the newspapers and asking HSBC to intervene. Don't you want to take over Hutchison Whampoa?"

"Humph! In your eyes, Mr. Li, Hutchison is a British giant. Taking it over will not only double our business strength, but also make us famous in the Chinese world!"

"But in my eyes, Hutchison Whampoa is just an old and conservative traditional enterprise. I have never been interested in traditional industries, even if they can make money."

“Real estate is also a traditional industry!”

"Hehe, you mean to say I have Wanda, right?"

"Yes, Wanda, like Cheung Kong, will only focus on real estate in the future, but that's all."

"I have many other companies, Wanda is just one of them." "Having said that, I am the richest man in the world, and I will not compete with you to build housing estates in various places, but it does not mean that this city will not have landmarks built by me."

"I want to let Hong Kong people know that I am not just a legend, but also the owner of the skyscrapers they can see every day when they look up."

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"Haha, do you think I am childish for saying these things?"

"It doesn't matter. I particularly like what Caesar said - I came, I saw, I conquered!"

"so."

“I have previously analyzed all of Hutchison’s subsidiaries and their specific business areas.”

"I want Watsons (including ParknShop), the auto sales business, Kwai Chung Container Terminal No. 4, the entire Whampoa Dockyard site and some buildings in Central."

".that's it?"

After listening to this, Huanggua stared at Fang Hexuan in disbelief for more than ten seconds.

"Of course not only that. What I want is only a small part of Hutchison's total assets, but I have more shares than you."

“So, the remaining assets, you can take them all, but you have to buy them with money.”

".This is as it should be!"

"Haha, you see, if we talk it out, won't many misunderstandings and contradictions be easily resolved?"

".Mr. Fang, I apologize to you."

"Haha, there's no need to apologize. Just give me some real compensation."

"I want the Hilton Hotel in Central, as well as the United Building, Central Building, Lijing Building, Global Building, Admiralty Centre and China Bank that you bought a few years ago!"

".Are you joking?"

"Why, you can't bear it?"

“Even if I am willing to sell them to you, the market value of these buildings is higher than the price I would get from Hutchison Whampoa’s assets.”

"Haha, Mr. Li, do you think I don't understand business? Hutchison's market value is seriously underestimated by the market because its management team doesn't understand business operations. Otherwise, why would they give you and me a chance?"

"I can lay off the current foreign executives and hire professional managers to reorganize Hutchison. As long as we wait for a few years, I believe its market value will far exceed the current 50 billion. Mr. Li, what do you think?"

"In a few years, land and property prices will rise even more fiercely!"

"Haha, Mr. Li, how about we make a bet? The bet is the buildings I just wanted. If you lose, these buildings belong to me. If I lose, I will transfer my 35.2% of Hutchison Whampoa shares to you for free. How about that?"

".What to bet on?"

“I bet that Hong Kong’s housing prices will plummet in two years!”

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"Why, you don't dare? Haha, it seems that Mr. Li also knows that the Hong Kong property market is risky!"

"Mr. Fang, even if what you said is true, I definitely can't make you bleed profusely!"

"Do you have any choice? Without Hutchison Whampoa, your Cheung Kong would be just a medium-sized real estate company in Hong Kong."

"But with it, your business territory can be expanded several times, from a real estate developer to diversified operations. Do you still need me to help you analyze which is more important?"

"Our deal is simple. You lose those buildings, but you get half of Hutchison's land, so it won't be difficult to rebuild."

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"Mr. Li, think about it carefully. I'll give you three days. Call me when you've made up your mind."

"Mr. Fang, I need to study the asset composition of Hutchison Whampoa and consider it after the results are confirmed!"

"That's your right, that's it, hang up!"

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