In Hong Kong in the 1960s and 1970s, some people said that HSBC, Jardine Matheson, the Jockey Club, and the Hong Kong government were the actual rulers of Hong Kong.
By the end of the 1970s and the 1980s, Jardine was gradually falling behind, and Chinese-owned enterprises were rising one after another. It was obvious that the governance structure of Xiangjiang had changed at this time.
But no matter how it changes, HSBC has always been in a transcendent position in Hong Kong, serving as the private central reserve bank of Hong Kong.
HSBC means many things in Hong Kong!
Even during the period when Wu Jianye was reborn, HSBC was still the most important commercial bank in Hong Kong.
And with the strong rise of the three major groups under Wu Jianye's name, the separated Tunan Technology is now added!
HSBC's status has actually been severely impacted. However, at this time, HSBC did not put its mind on Hong Kong. Instead, it was working hard to lay out its three-legged stool plan, busy in Europe and the United States, and at the same time in Southeast Asia.
The layout is also changing.
For example, HSBC will spin off its Malaysian branch HSBC this year.
These actions actually indicate that HSBC is thinking about its own future.
In the 1970s and 1980s, HSBC took over two generations of Hong Kong's richest men. It first entered the shipping industry, which no one was optimistic about, and helped the chartered ship king become the world's shipping king. Then it helped Li Chaoren acquire Hutchison Whampoa like a snake.
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This is not to say that HSBC is helping Chinese-funded consortiums, but more because HSBC views the problem from its own development perspective. The rise of Chinese-funded consortiums is unstoppable, and HSBC is following the trend.
But no matter what, HSBC’s status in Hong Kong at this time is transcendent!
What Wu Jianye wants to do is actually to break HSBC's position in Hong Kong. Although HSBC cannot be defeated directly due to its relationship with the Hong Kong government at this time, it can at least make the other party lose face!
As long as this happens a few times, Standard Chartered Bank may replace HSBC's position in Hong Kong before 1997, at least among the private sector!
In addition, before Wu Jianye's battle with Xiangjiang Newspaper, there was already the shadow of HSBC behind it. It was just that at that time, Wu Jianye was busy with other things and had no time to deal with them, but not now.
Same thing, Wu Jianye has plenty of time.
So he also wants to fight with HSBC!
However, there needs to be a reason for this move, and the incident between Dai Zhen and Chen Cen's family just now made Wu Jianye see an opportunity. That's why Wu Jianye said at that time that he would spend 50 billion Hong Kong dollars to short the two consortiums!
At this time in Hong Kong, except for top banking consortiums such as HSBC, which can come up with such a large amount of funds at one time, it is basically impossible for other forces. Maybe Cheung Kong has this power, but Li Chaoren's character is not
Maybe he came against Wu Jianye!
As for whether he will lose?
At this time, Wu Jianye was confident that he could beat HSBC!
"Aren't you worried about the Hong Kong government taking action?" Zhu Xian asked worriedly.
Although she does not come to Hong Kong often, she also knows the relationship between the Hong Kong government and HSBC. If Wu Jianye really wants to deal with HSBC, the Hong Kong government will definitely take action!
Wu Jianye laughed and said, "So what?"
At this time, the number of employees of the three major groups in Hong Kong exceeded 200,000!
In other words, there are 200,000 families in Xiangjiang who rely on the three major groups for their livelihood. Together, they have close to one million people. This kind of influence cannot be underestimated.
The most important thing is that Fengge Media now controls the media throat of Xiangjiang. If the conflict between the two parties really intensifies, it is not certain who will suffer!
Two years ago, the Hong Kong government made a noise and wanted to rectify the newspaper industry in Hong Kong. A discerning person would know at a glance that it wanted to clean up Fengge Media, and Fatty Lai also took advantage of that time to jump out. But as a result, Fatty Li is still
Squatting inside.
After that, the major newspapers under Fengge Media began to report some news that the Hong Kong government did not like to see, causing a storm in the city. In the end, the news released by the Hong Kong government fell silent...
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The most important thing is that Wu Jianye does not want to destroy HSBC, but only wants to damage HSBC's prestige. They can still tolerate this kind of behavior that is not over the line!
But unfortunately, HSBC did not fall for it!
Emperor Huo and others saw what Wu Jianye was thinking, so they said it was a pity!
After hearing this, Zhu Xian shook his head and said: "There are too many twists and turns here. It is better to be at home, where there are no such messy things!"
Wu Jianye laughed and said nothing more.
The two returned to Wu's house in a Rolls-Royce.
That night, Wu Jianye's confrontation with the Chen Cen family at the Huo family mansion spread throughout the wealthy circles in Xiangjiang. Everyone was surprised that the Chen Cen family gave up without even resisting.
At the same time, there was more panic!
Two large consortiums with a combined market value of more than 50 billion Hong Kong dollars dared not even play for Wu Jianye. This kind of thing is simply appalling.
However, after this news came out, many wealthy families also began to warn their own people to be more honest when meeting Wu Jianye in the future, and never to cause what happened today.
What a shame!
At the same time, the two parties involved, Dai Zhen and Chen Yayi, have also become famous, but at this time, no one will regard Dai Zhen as Wu Jianye's bodyguard anymore!
So when Chen Yayi returned to her home, she saw her father who had not appeared in this home for a long time.
"Why are you back?"
"Why are you back?"
The first words the two fathers and daughters said when they met were surprisingly the same.
Chen Yayi instantly understood what her father meant. She had been having a lot of trouble today, but she finally broke out.
"What do you think of me? Am I just a bargaining chip for your business?" Chen Yayi roared looking at her father.
"What are you shouting about? Everything you have now was given to you by your family. The boyfriend I found for you is also from a well-known wealthy family in Xiangjiang. What else are you dissatisfied with? Do you know how many people in Xiangjiang are there now?
, you don’t even have a place to live?” Chen Yayi’s father was also very unhappy.
Today, he was supposed to be at Monopoly, but was called back by his younger brother, who then gave him a scolding. However, Chen Yayi's father, Chen Qihong, did not dare to say anything in response to Chen Qizong's scolding.
Chen Qihong's father and Chen Qizong's father are biological brothers, but Chen Qihong's father belongs to that kind of family worm. He only has a small share of Hang Lung, which Chen Qizong's father gave to Chen Qihong's father for the sake of his biological brothers.
It can be said that everything that Chen Qihong has now comes from Chen Qizong's lineage. Naturally, he does not dare to resist his younger brother.
After the reprimand, Chen Qihong also learned what happened tonight.
This Chen Qizong is also a tycoon. At this time, he knows that he will never get back the face he lost. What he has to consider now is how to turn the current situation into something beneficial to himself.
Fortunately, I still have Chen Yayi who I can use. Judging from Dai Zhen's attitude towards Chen Yayi, he must really want to marry Chen Yayi, so it will be easy to handle.
Let’s put aside tonight’s humiliating matter. As long as we can take advantage of this opportunity to establish a relationship with Wu Jianye, Henglong’s development will be guaranteed.
This is the most important thing for Hang Lung Properties.
Those stock investors don't care about these things. As long as they see that Hang Lung Land and Standard Chartered Bank are cooperating, the share price of Hang Lung Properties will soar.
Face is not as important as money!
So after the reprimand, Chen Qizong told Chen Qihong to go home immediately and keep an eye on Chen Yayi. No matter what method Chen Qihong used, he must make Chen Yayi marry Dai Zhen happily.
Chen Qihong asked idiotically: "Isn't that Dai Zhen a bodyguard? Will Wu Jianye be so serious about helping him?"
After Chen Qizong heard Chen Qihong's question, he was very glad that he only let Chen Qihong take a casual position in the company. "If Dai Zhen was really just a bodyguard, would Wu Jianye mobilize all the troops for him like this?"
This is the difference between Chen Qizong and Huo Shahuang and others...
Chen Qihong had no choice but to come back, but not long after he sat down, he saw his daughter coming back...
This shouldn't be the case...
At this time, Chen Yayi's roar made Chen Qihong very dissatisfied, and Chen Qihong's attitude also made Chen Yayi very dissatisfied!
The two fathers and daughters glared at each other. Chen Yayi's mother came over at this time and said cowardly: "You two have finally met, so stop arguing!"
Chen Yayi returned to her room with an aggrieved look on her face, while Chen Qihong, after learning how much Wu Jianye valued Dai Zhen, his attitude towards Chen Yayi's mother was no longer disinterested as before, and he became more serious and serious.
"What do you know? Now that I am still here, your life is guaranteed, but if I am gone in the future, you two mother and daughter will have no name or distinction, how will you live on?"
"Now that Dai Zhen, although I have never met him, Wu Jianye is willing to spend 50 billion to short Henglong and Cen for this person. This shows that the relationship between the two must be extraordinary. If Yayi can marry him
, will the future lives of you two mother and daughter still be a problem?"
"And if Yayi gets together with that Dai Zhen, my status in Hang Lung will be different. Then we will have the most benefits!"
Chen Yayi's mother was just an ordinary teacher's wife. How could she know these things? When she heard what Chen Qihong said, she nodded along, but she always felt that these words sounded familiar, and she didn't know when she had heard such words before.
Chen Yayi's mother didn't know when she had heard this, but Chen Yayi in the room still remembered it. When Chen Qihong asked her to get engaged to Cen Dongjian, she also said the same thing to her mother.
In the eyes of these people, I am just a bargaining chip after all!
You can imagine how bad Chen Yayi was feeling, but the constraints on her body made her not know how to refuse these things now.
Sometimes, she even thought that if she were alone, she might be able to give up all her current life, go to a place where no one knows her, find a man she likes, marry, and live a happy life.
But now she has her own mother. Chen Yayi's mother followed Chen Qihong before graduating from college. She has never worked. It can be said that she has lived in the shadow of Chen Qihong her whole life. Her mother has no way to leave Chen Qihong, and she has no way to leave.
In Xiangjiang, there is no way to live the life you want.
At this time, she thought of that ruffian man.
If it weren't for him today, there wouldn't be so many things happening, but if it weren't for him, he would probably be engaged to Cen Dongjian, right?
Sometimes, she is afraid that people will subconsciously find answers for herself. After the grievance, when Chen Yayi knows that there is no way to change her current situation, she will also subconsciously compare Dai Zhen and Cen Dongjian!
No matter which direction you look at it, Dai Zhen is stronger than Cen Dongjian.
When only Dai Zhen and Cen Dongjian appeared in Chen Yayi's mind, Chen Yayi's heart gradually moved towards Dai Zhen. She may not even have noticed this change.
But I definitely don’t like this change yet. As for what will happen to the two of them in the future...
"Do you really like that Chen Yayi?"
In Wu's house, Wu Jianye came to Dai Zhen's room. Looking at Dai Zhen who still had a smile on his face, he asked curiously.
Dai Zhen nodded and said, "I like it!"
Wu Jianye smiled: "I didn't expect you to fall in love at first sight, and I didn't realize how much prettier this Chen Yayi is compared to your previous girlfriend?"
Dai Zhen chuckled: "Feeling, this is a feeling. The first time I saw her at the Kowloon Tea Restaurant that day, I felt that she was the one!"
"Yes, you are quite artistic!" Wu Jianye said nonchalantly.
"But you two caused such a fuss today. Even if the girl succumbs to family pressure and gets engaged to you, it might not be that easy for her to fall in love with you just like that!"
"It's okay. Let's settle down the person first. Don't old people say that it takes a long time to fall in love? I believe that if you stay with me for a long time, she will definitely like me!" Dai Zhen looked very confident!
Wu Jianye chuckled. Wu Jianye had no doubts about Dai Zhen's ability to pick up girls. With so many people around him, Dai Zhen's ability in this area was probably the only one that could compare with him.
And Dai Zhen also has an advantage that he does not have, that is Dai Zhen's generous character. Dai Zhen's attitude towards girls has always been that it doesn't matter whether she likes me or not. What matters is whether I like her or not!
"Okay, just figure it out yourself!" Wu Jianye didn't intend to educate Dai Zhen on this kind of thing. There was no need for it in the first place, but before leaving, he still reminded Dai Zhen: "The old man said that it was a long time ago.
Love is not the kind you understand..."
When Wu Jianye left Dai Zhen's room, Dai Zhen understood what Wu Jianye meant, with a confident smile on his face.
The next day, when some rich people were going to read last night's news in the newspapers, they found that no newspaper had published what happened in the Huo family mansion last night...
These rich people thought of Fengge Media and sighed...
At this time, Dai Zhen dressed up and prepared to head to Chen Yayi's home to formally visit Chen Yayi's parents.