"What?! Li Jiacheng is also interested in acquiring Anran Company, and Anran Company has also contacted him?" Xia Tian immediately received a report from Zhao Shikang.

"Yes, Mr. Xia, the negotiations with us in Enron have suddenly stopped in recent days, and they have also made all the demands that have been excessive.

After I sent someone to investigate, I found that the British consortium headed by Li Jiacheng now wants to acquire Enron. They have joined forces with several banks such as Huizhou, Standard Chartered, and Baotong to provide them with joint loans.

Now, their people are already in contact with Enron Company." Zhao Shikang nodded, "And, according to the investigation, the price they proposed was five percent higher than ours."

"Hmph, how could this be the case?" Xia Tian pretended to be angry, "I told you that the acquisition of An Ran must be kept confidential, but you are well-known. Now Cheng Yaojin is out halfway, tell me what to do!"

"Mr. Xia, I kept this matter tightly and caused the news to be leaked. I will conduct an internal investigation immediately and arrest the leaker." Zhao Shikang said quickly when he saw Xia Tian get angry.

"The news has been leaked, and it's useless to arrest people now." Xia Tian cursed, "For the sake of the present, we should still acquire An Ran first."

"Yes, Mr. Xia." Zhao Shikang nodded, "Now, due to the disruption of the British consortium, the acquisition price of Enron Company needs to be raised by at least 5%. I wonder what Mr. Xia, what do you think?"

"Enron accounts for 20% of the US natural gas and electricity market. If it is taken, it will be a great thing for our Tianxia Energy and Tianxia Electricity." Xia Tian thought about it and said, "We must have this company. Let's do this, we will also raise the price.

But we cannot blindly raise it. We are now acquiring many companies and cannot occupy too much cash. In this way, we can discuss with Anron and exchange shares for shares. In this way, we can save some funds and they can also save some shares."

Xia Tian knew that the senior executives of Enron Company would never agree to "for stocks" because Enron itself is just a scam, and they were eager to get rid of it as soon as possible to avoid the scam being exposed in the future, and they would all be affected.

Since that's the case, it's naturally the best cash transaction. In this way, after Anran Company takes action, it has nothing to do with them. They can take the money to live abroad. At that time, even if the scam is exposed, they can still be happy.

But if they trade stocks for stocks, it will be difficult for them to get out. After taking over the company in Xiatian, they will definitely have to thoroughly check the accounts. At that time, the scam will definitely be exposed, and it will be difficult for them to escape again.

"Yes, Mr. Xia." Zhao Shikang nodded.

...

After hanging up the phone, Xia Tian couldn't help laughing happily.

He had no intention of acquiring Anran Company, just wanted to dig a hole for the British consortium. Unexpectedly, they were really obedient and jumped as soon as they said they were. They were so stupid.

When Xia Tian thought that they finally grabbed Anran Company, he found that this was a bottomless pit, and I wonder what the expression would be.

Moreover, this time, banks such as Standard Chartered, Baotong and others were involved, and the funds they used were over 200 billion Hong Kong dollars. When the scam was revealed and the truth was exposed, their losses were at least about 180 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Such a huge loss will be difficult for even Huizhou, Standard Chartered, and Baotong to bear it. At that time, even if it does not go bankrupt, it will suffer a heavy blow.

"Okay, OK, bury so many companies in one go. Anran, it's worth your death!" Xia Tian said happily.

...

However, before Xia Tian was happy, another news came, which made him feel a little confused.

It turned out that Chen Hetang, general manager of Tianxia Telecom, told him that the British consortium headed by Li Jiacheng also fell in love with Hong Kong Telecom and wanted to compete with him.

"Why are they everywhere?" Xia Tian said depressedly.

Unlike Enron, he really wants to acquire Hong Kong Telecom, so he doesn't want anyone to disrupt the situation.

But now, Li Jiacheng and his gang are simply maggots that are attached to their bones. They are all disturbing everything he does, which is really annoying.

And Xia Tian knew that Hong Kong Telecom was originally from the British Telecommunications Office, and was a British consortium. Lee Ka-shing and others belonged to the British, so they were naturally easy to deal with.

Xia Tian believes that even if the conditions given by Li Jiacheng and others are worse than that of him, the Dadong Telecommunications Office will give priority to cooperating with them. So, it is a problem now. If he wants to successfully acquire Hong Kong Telecom, he must pay a much higher price than Li Jiacheng and others.

In order to deal with him, Li Jiacheng and others will definitely raise the price. At that time, he will have to spend more money to succeed.

"These damn guys are involved in everything." Xia Tian said dissatisfied.

"Mr. Xia, do you think we should raise our bids too?" Chen Hetang asked Xia Tian for instructions.

"Don't rush to raise the price, let's make a noise first, and say that the Dadong Telecommunications Bureau intends to sell the Hong Kong Telecommunications Company." Xia Tian ordered Chen Hetang.

"Mr. Xia, if the news is revealed, there will definitely be more institutions who want to acquire it. In that way, we will have much more competitors." Chen Hetang said in surprise when he heard this.

"No matter how many institutions come to bid, our opponent will be Li Jiacheng in the end." Xia Tian waved his hand, "Let the news first and let other institutions bid. After Li Jiacheng settles them, we will settle him!"

The company Hong Kong Telecom could only be sold to Li Jiacheng or him in the end. The reason is very simple. Hong Kong is now a special area in the mainland, while the telecommunications industry is an infrastructure and public facilities, which are related to people's livelihood and welfare, and the safety of the country, so it must be in the hands of its own people.

Even if foreign capital wants to get involved, it will be driven out. This is also why the Dadong Telecom Office wants to sell Hong Kong Telecom. In addition to foreign capital, the only British consortiums who have the ability to buy Hong Kong Telecom are the only ones in Hong Kong.

Therefore, no matter how much foreign capital is attracted, they can cause trouble for Li Jiacheng and others. After Li Jiacheng and others settle them, they will fight with Li Jiacheng in Xiatian, which will save much more trouble.

"Yes, Mr. Xia." Chen Hetang nodded.

...

Subsequently, the Dadong Telecommunications Office wanted to sell Hong Kong Telecommunications, which attracted a lot of attention.

Now it’s the Internet hot, and all industries related to the Internet are very popular.

In the 1990s, Chen Baixiang and Mei Yanfang and Tan Lin formed a company called "Oriental Charm". Their main business is to help celebrities establish personal websites and monopolize their power to perform online.

This small company, similar to a celebrity blog or a meager small company, had a market value of up to HK$2.5 billion in the end, which shows how fierce the Internet bubble is.
Chapter completed!