The brightly lit Repulse Bay mansion was filled with guests. This was a gathering of Hong Kong's top wealthy circles, personally convened by the famous entrepreneur Mr. Ng Kwong-chen (the second son-in-law of shipping king Pao Yukang and chairman of Wharf Group).
Due to the invitation of the well-known boss Wang Yaocheng and senior executives of Pacific Holdings Group, Hong Kong Island's top wealthy families flocked to it, and luxury cars drove into Repulse Bay one after another.
For a time, Chinese celebrities who had always lived in seclusion gathered together, and it turned into an annual event of unprecedented scale.
After nightfall, top tycoons such as Li Jiacheng, Guo Bingxiang, Li Zhaoji, Zheng Yuhong gathered together, creating a spectacular scene.
eight o'clock sharp
A group of four Mercedes-Benz cars drove into the Repulse Bay mansion. The cars stopped at the entrance of the main building. A tall young man got out of the car and looked over with bright eyes.
"Oh! The great master Yaocheng is here, Guang Zhen is overjoyed!"
"Hahaha, Brother Guangzhen is too polite. Yaocheng is so late for coming, so please bear with me."
Wang Yaocheng acted courteously and politely, put away his sharp edges, and seemed to be a gentle and polite young man. He was very respectful to his elder brother who had been in the business for a long time.
Mr. Wu Guangzhen will never underestimate him because of this, and he must not mistake a lazy tiger for a cat, otherwise he will definitely die miserably.
"I'll take the liberty to call you brother Yaocheng. Several senior businessmen have arrived at this gathering. Why don't we go in and have a chat? They are all very optimistic about you and hope to get to know you, a newly rising big water pipe.
……Hahaha!"
"Yao Cheng was rude. He should have come earlier to pay his respects. I also asked Brother Guang Zhen to introduce me. I hope the old man won't blame me."
"Where, where, please come in."
Wang Yaocheng waved to Mo Yuxuan, Du Hai, Yu Chengde and others, letting them do what they wanted, and walked side by side with Mr. Wu Guangzhen. His expression was calm and generous, and he did not lose the slightest momentum.
Chinese rich people are very strict about rules. No matter how high their status is, their professional managers can only meet and interact outside the hall.
Those who can enter the deep courtyard of the back house must be the boss behind the scenes, otherwise, they are not qualified to take a step forward.
Under the attentive guidance of an assistant in a high-end suit, they walked through the brightly lit lobby. Along the way, the two people frequently bowed their heads in return to the guests around them, and arrived at the back hall with the woman's low exclamation.
Following the pure Chinese-style corridor, after several twists and turns, we arrived at an elegant Mingtang.
The Ming Dynasty antique armchairs and coffee tables made of small leaf red sandalwood are displayed like ordinary furniture. A faint sound of piano echoes in the courtyard, highlighting the style in the ordinary.
In the bright hall, several elegant and restrained bosses were sitting or standing, talking in low voices.
The room was filled with a faint scent of ambergris, lingering in the heart, bringing a wonderful feeling of freshness and sweetness.
"Everyone..."
"Oh, is this the famous Wang Yaocheng? You have created a great reputation in the United States and the mainland. You are young and promising, and you are truly enviable. Hahaha, it's a pleasure to meet you... it's a pleasure to meet you."
Before Mr. Wu Guangzhen finished speaking, Guo Bingxiang stepped forward, held Wang Yaocheng's hand tightly, and patted his shoulder enthusiastically;
"You really surprised us old guys this time!" You launched a killing spree from the very beginning. Hong Kong Island was shocked, and South Asia was shocked. Big bosses from Japan, South Korea and other countries also called to inquire. The Schweizer family, which had been in business for a century, was uprooted.
Get up, you are really brave and admirable!"
"Ashamed, Yaocheng's ignorance has made all senior businessmen laugh." Wang Yaocheng saluted with fists in his hands, neither humble nor overbearing.
Li Jiacheng's eyes met Zheng Yuhong's silently, and he admired secretly;
Wang Yaocheng's words and deeds are indeed extraordinary. It is this courtesy and courtesy, rather than a wanton and arrogant attitude, that makes people look up to him.
Compared with the middle-aged Hong Kong tycoon Liu Luanxiong, Wang Yaocheng is younger, has a more magnificent career map, stronger capital strength, and is more restrained and not arrogant, which is particularly rare.
"My little friend, don't be too modest. The waves behind you in the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. Seeing your masterpieces these days, we feel that we are getting old." Li Jiacheng smiled gently; "If there is a chance, I hope everyone can sit down and discuss it carefully.
Is it possible to work together?"
"Yes, if three cobblers work together, cooperation is of course better than confrontation."
"We Chinese businessmen must unite and jointly face global competition. We cannot just focus on the small pond of Hong Kong Island."
Everyone agreed, creating a peaceful atmosphere.
Wang Yaocheng instantly understood in his heart that today's theme is cooperation. He bowed slightly and saluted; "The elders have their words, and Yaocheng dares not to obey them."
"Hahaha... It's so rare for young people to be gentle and polite." Li Zhaoji (fourth uncle) is already in his sixties and 19 years older than Wang Yaocheng's father. Of course, this young man can be called a young man.
"Thank you Uncle Fourth for the compliment."
Wang Yaocheng had a very good impression of his fourth uncle. Compared with Li Jiacheng, Zheng Yuhong was less cunning and more like a gentle elder who was willing to support young people. His personality was more old-school at heart.
Everything should be based on trust and treat others with sincerity.
"Hey, I'm afraid some people are not as they say on the surface. They do one thing in front of others and do the other behind their backs. People are not old now, and no one respects the elderly when doing business." Michael Kadoorie, who was short and fat, walked over with a cold face and said
He speaks fluent Cantonese very smoothly: "When you come to Hong Kong Island, you don't even meet the seniors. You just kill corpses everywhere, leaving no way for people to survive. It's really heartbreaking."
Who didn't notice this guy and thought he was Bao Qingtian?
Wang Yaocheng was unhappy in his heart. He slowly turned around and looked at this short, fat man with a tall nose and deep eyes, and asked in slight surprise, "Who are you?"
"Michael Kadoorie, I don't believe you don't know about the Kadoorie family, or you are pretending not to know. All the senior businessmen here are here. I just want justice." Michael Kadoorie replied very unhappily.
No one around him answered, and he was more or less just watching the excitement.
Wang Yaocheng is not a good person, and he will not let others ridicule him without fighting back. That is not his character.
He sneered, "It seems that Mr. Michael Kadoorie has a close relationship with the Schweizer family and feels that he has suffered a loss. Now he wants to seek justice for Mr. John Shi. I understand this right, right?"
"Fairness is in the heart of the people, and rules must be followed in business." Michael Kadoorie felt a little bit annoyed.
Anger rushed to Wang Yaocheng's heart, and he asked in a cold voice: "Are you trying to teach me a lesson? It's really ridiculous. I remember that Mr. Wu's Wharf and Mr. Li's Hutchison Whampoa were both from England.
Capital groups grab it
Come on, according to your theory, these senior businessmen don’t follow the rules. We Chinese businessmen have to let the British consortium harvest them. There are no rules in the anti-takeover. Is this the reason for your Kadoorie family? It’s simply ridiculous.”
These words include everyone here. Which Chinese consortium has not developed by grabbing resources from the British consortium, or acquiring, or buying shares, or merging and excluding, and using all kinds of business methods.
Otherwise, how can we get a share of the market in which British-funded consortiums occupy all the resources of Hong Kong Island.
"You..." Michael Kadoorie was choked and ran out of words, and couldn't help but said angrily, "Humph, you're using strong words to make sense."
Fourth uncle Li Zhaoji saw the two of them choking and couldn't help but frowned. He was not afraid that Wang Yaocheng would suffer a loss, but this young man had hidden hidden talents and might get angry.
Li Zhaoji was worried that Michael Kadoorie would suffer a loss. Wang Yaocheng was obviously a man-eating tiger. Once the two came into conflict, the Kadoorie family's tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars in wealth would not be enough.
In the chaebol structure of Hong Kong in 1993, the British-funded consortium was headed by HSBC and Swire Group. Michael Kadoorie was closely associated with them. It was a traditional relationship that had been good friends for generations. Naturally, there would be a feeling of sadness when the rabbit dies and the fox dies.
What's more, Michael Kadoorie is a shareholder of the listed company HAECO and one of the permanent directors of the board of directors. He is not happy to see Pacific Holdings making trouble in HAECO and planning to introduce foreign capital to dilute the original shareholders' shares.
Michael Kadoorie has a somewhat reckless personality. When he saw that Wang Yaocheng could not suppress the anger in his heart, he spoke forcefully and spouted it out.
"Okay, disagreements are common. This is a gathering convened by Mr. Wu. Don't look at the monk's face and look at the Buddha's face. Everyone should take a step back."
Fourth uncle Li Zhaoji came out to be the peacemaker. Wang Yaocheng suppressed his anger and cupped his hands and said: "It's just a little quarrel of words that made my fourth uncle laugh. I won't be on the same level with him."
"You are not as knowledgeable as me!" Michael Kadoorie laughed angrily; "Hmph, I have long seen clearly that you are just as barbaric as Da Liu, even worse than Da Liu and Xianyan Luo. You pretend to be a gentleman on the surface, but you are a barbarian.
In fact, my heart is like a snake and a scorpion..."
"Mi Gao, you have gone too far. This is not a place for you to act wild. Someone, please ask Mr. Mi Gao to rest in the quiet room."
Mr. Wu Guangzhen, who had been silent all this time, made a fuss. Michael Kadoorie stirred up trouble at his party. He simply did not give face to his master. How could he endure this bad temper?
In this three-thirds of an acre of Hong Kong Island, the four major Chinese plutocrats present here have not spoken out. Mr. Wu Guangzhen, who is in charge of the Wharf board of directors, has not spoken out. There are also many big bosses with strong strength and profound background.
Among the top ten chaebols, the Kadoorie family is nowhere to be found.
What's more, as the host, he cannot watch his distinguished guest Wang Yaocheng be humiliated, because that would be a real loss of face for himself.
Several waiters surrounded Michael Kadoorie and asked him to leave in a low voice. Their polite tone contained determination, and they gradually moved away as they surrounded him.
Michael Kadoorie turned around from time to time, looking at Wang Yaocheng who was standing thoughtfully on the side, and shouted proudly: "Wang Yaocheng, I will expose the disguise of this villain like you, yes, I will definitely do it..."
Seeing this scene, Zheng Yuhong came over with a wry smile; "Don't be angry, good nephew. Mi Gao has received an aristocratic education since he was a child and is used to being arrogant. What's more, he has repelled two hostile takeovers by Da Liu and Luo Xurui, the son of Luo Yingshi. He is known as Hong Kong Island."
The business pride of the younger generation has always been arrogant and outspoken. My nephew, please don't take it seriously! Haha, after all, Hong Kong Island is only so big. If you can't see when you look up and see when you look down, it will be embarrassing if it gets too tense.
"
Fourth uncle Li Zhaoji sighed, sat down silently, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, his eyes fell on Wang Yaocheng again.
Everyone here is a scheming player. Zheng Yuhong seems to be provoking and pulling back in his words of persuasion. It is very obvious that the trouble is moving eastwards. It is best to provoke the two families to fight.
If Wang Yaocheng could bear this tone, he would lose face, but the vigilance of the old foxes present would definitely increase.
Being able to be cruel and tolerant is almost the same as these old guys.
If Wang Yaocheng can't bear this tone and gets his wish and instigates a fight between the two families, the menacing Wang Yaocheng consortium will be greatly depleted of its financial strength and will naturally no longer pose a threat to other companies.
The Wang Yaocheng consortium held a huge amount of money, but it did not use it all in the battle against the Swire Group. Naturally, it became the Sword of Damocles hanging above everyone's heads.
If it is not removed within a day, it will always be a hidden danger.
How can you kill two birds with one stone with a little effort of words and a good impression?
Wang Yaocheng is not stupid. He has made up his mind in an instant, and a smile appears on his face; "Yao Cheng's first landing on Hong Kong Island is like a floating duck without any feet, but he is slandered by gangsters out of thin air. This experience makes people feel a lot. I really can't imagine it anymore."
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Let’s not talk about this disappointing thing, Yaocheng is very interested in the cooperation mentioned by several business seniors, and we can discuss it if we have the opportunity."
What does it mean?
Several old foxes present exchanged glances calmly, with awe in their hearts;
Wang Yaocheng's words sounded a bit resentful. If you think about it carefully, you can easily let it go. It seems that the old guy has really encountered a new problem and must re-examine the Wang Yaocheng Consortium.
Landing on Hong Kong Island with huge sums of money is the original sin.
Who wouldn’t be worried about the talkative people of the chaebol family who have some sense?
Maybe the next target is your own company. With so much money sitting in the bank and earning interest, no one will believe you. What a liar!
Unless there are heartless idiots, such as Michael Kadoorie or Schnabe, a direct descendant of the Schweizer family, never overestimate the arrogance and poor IQ of these idiots.
Their behavior is tantamount to standing in the middle of the road, pointing the cannon at the mouth and saying: Damn it, I still don’t believe it, come and hit me!
The result was that he was bombarded to pieces, and the middle path collapsed...
Above the bright hall
After some false politeness, they sat down to drink tea and chatted nonsense for a while before Wang Yaocheng took the lead to say goodbye and leave.
The hall fell silent again, no one spoke.
a moment later
Zheng Yuhong looked as if someone owed him three hundred guan. He no longer had the amiable elder demeanor he had before, and he asked questions thoughtfully;
"What do you think?"
After decades of hard work in this three-quarter acre of Hong Kong Island, everyone is a well-informed acquaintance. The four major families have maintained a good superficial relationship with each other, so naturally there is no need to pretend anymore.
"Calm, decisive, and decisive, I can be ruthless when I want to attack, but I can be patient when I want to be patient. It's not easy to deal with!" Li Jiacheng expressed his judgment.
Zheng Yuhong glanced at Li Jiacheng with dissatisfaction; "Everyone has seen this. With Brother Li's opinion, will he take action against the Kadoorie family?"
"Haha, it's hard to tell. I guess it should be between June 4th."
Although this was said without any beginning or end, all the veterans here understood it clearly. After thinking about it carefully, they came to similar conclusions.
This is a game.
From inviting Wang Yaocheng to bumping into Michael Kadoorie halfway, every step was carefully planned. Unfortunately, Michael Kadoorie was being used as a target and didn't know it. He thought he was very cool and showed his face.
This kind of person is the stupidest. As for why you chose him?
There is only one answer;
suitable.
Because Michael Kadoorie is arrogant enough, ignorant enough, and has a hot temper that can be easily controlled with a little effort. Moreover, because of the size of the Kadoorie family's businesses, the controlling stake is suitable in all aspects.
In addition, the Kadoorie family is an Iraqi Jew and is separated from the Chinese community. From all aspects, it is a perfect target for the disaster to move eastward.
Not choosing him to take the blame, haha! This is simply unjust.
A wise saying goes that a dead Taoist friend will never die if he is a poor Taoist.