Xie Shihao and his daughter Xie Bingqian were sitting in a secluded area of the cafe, waiting for the arrival of HSBC Bank executive Lu Keise.
It had been almost half an hour and the executive still hadn't been seen. Looking out through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the coffee shop, the sky was gloomy and the clouds were very low.
Xie Shihao glanced at his somewhat impatient daughter and sighed in his heart. Now he finally understands what it means to be in a cold world and to have a bad heart!
Especially now that the Xie family is in trouble, those who used to fawn over the Xie family have turned around, fearing to avoid them.
What's more, some people are adding insult to injury and constantly robbing the Xie family's business. For this reason, the Xie family has to borrow frantically from banks in the hope of surviving this crisis.
But those banks not only refused to lend, but also urged the Xie family to repay the loan quickly!
Faced with this embarrassing situation, Xie Shihao's heart almost died!
This time, Xie Shihao shamelessly invited Mr. Lu Kaiser, the senior manager of HSBC, which was also a helpless move.
Before that, the Taipan Lu Kaiser had a close relationship with the Xie family, and Xie Shihao was also considered a friend with him. On Lu Kaiser's 70th birthday, Xie Shihao personally presented a golden bull worth "100,000" Hong Kong dollars 99 pure gold. past.
At that time, the senior classmate Lu Kaiser was so moved that he burst into tears. He held Xie Shihao's hands tightly and said that the two of them would be good brothers for life.
Now that Xie Shihao was in trouble, he thought of this "good brother" and hoped that he could help.
In the past, Xie Shihao would have rushed over even if someone informed him, not to mention personally calling and inviting Lu Kaise to meet him. But today, he has not arrived yet.
Xie Bingqian looked at her watch and already had a bad feeling.
However, Xie Shihao did not give up and comforted his daughter: "Be calm and don't be impatient."
After waiting for almost another seven or eight minutes, I saw HSBC's top manager Lu Keise walking into the coffee shop carrying a briefcase.
Xie Shihao breathed a sigh of relief, first stood up and waved to Lu Kaise, then turned to his daughter and said: "Look, you have to be patient! Now that Lu Daban is here, our company can be saved."
Xie Bingqian said: "I always feel that things are not that simple. If he wanted to help us, he should have come on time. How could he be delayed for so long like this?"
While talking, Lu Kaise came to the front: "I'm sorry, I'm busy with official duties, and some things have been delayed! Please forgive me, Mr. Xie and Miss Xie!"
"It's okay, we've only been here not long ago." Xie Shihao smiled and invited Lu Kaiser to sit down.
Lu Kaiser put his briefcase on the chair next to him and unbuttoned his suit. Then he ordered coffee and prepared to talk in detail with the Xie family.
Lu Kaiser is forty-five years old this year, which is when a man is in the prime of life. As the head coach of HSBC Bank in Bangkok, Lu Kaiser has done an outstanding job and even received an award from the British headquarters.
However, Lu Kaiser is not satisfied with this. He feels that he is still very young and he still has great ambitions - he wants to surpass his predecessor Shen Bi and become the strongest class in the history of HSBC.
Who is Shen Bi?
It can be said that Hong Kong Taipan Shen Bi's current name is known to everyone.
With the support of Shinhwa Group, Shen Bi is now almost the "uncrowned king" of HSBC in Hong Kong. One sentence can shock the British headquarters.
"Mr. Lu Kaiser, I'm sorry to invite you to come here in such weather. I believe you already know the reason why I invited you here. I remember well, you took the initiative to come to me a month ago and said that your bank now has sufficient funds and needs You completed the business and made a large loan, but at that time our Xie Company really had no plans to expand the business, so we did not agree to your request for a loan."
"It's different now. We, the Xie family's company, have problems with the capital flow, so we want to get a loan of five million from your bank. Of course, the more, the better. If possible, eight million or ten million is also fine!" Xie Shi
Hao sat opposite Lu Kaiser and carefully considered his tone.
After the waitress who was responsible for serving the coffee bowed and left, she continued to speak to the HSBC senior manager Lu Kaiser opposite and lowered her voice: "Of course, Mr. Lu Kaiser, I understand the rules. If you can help me, then you can
Get a commission from it! Yes, I will try my best to meet your request, I just ask you to help me get through this difficulty - you said that we are good friends, good brothers, right? "
Lu Kaiser can be said to be one of the top figures in the entire Bangkok financial world. As the head of HSBC, if even Lu Kaiser can't help Xie Shihao, let alone others.
Lu Kaise's face with two big bags under his eyes had a calm expression. While Xie Shihao's tone was a little excited, he just stirred the coffee gently. After the other party finished, he took a deep sniff of the aroma of the coffee and said slowly
: "The local coffee in Thailand is still not as fragrant as the pure coffee from our British Empire - the coffee beans grown at different times and in different places are different. Of course, after being ground into coffee, the taste will be different! According to your Chinese
In human terms, time has changed, things have changed and people have changed!"
"Mr. Lu Keser, my father did not invite you here to discuss where the coffee is good, but to help us. He did not invite you to discuss life and life with us here. Do you understand what I mean? Now you just need to
Tell us, can you lend us a loan and how much can you lend? Of course, my father also made it very clear that our Xie family will never treat you badly!" Xie Bingqian said dissatisfied with Lu Kaise.
Lu Kaise took a sip of coffee, put down the coffee cup and looked at Xie Bingqian with a smile. There was a hint of appreciation in his eyes, as well as a hint of greed, greed for money and beauty!
"Miss Xie, what you are accusing me of is that I really shouldn't go around in circles and talk about life on such occasions. But Miss Xie, I also hope that you can see the situation clearly. Now is not the time when your Xie family is at its peak, and you are no longer that high-ranking person."
You can't touch the arbitrary third lady, so I hope you can be polite when you speak to me, and I will be very happy!"
"Lu Kaise, what do you mean by this? Are you looking down on me? Or do you think our Xie family is in trouble and can be bullied by you?" Xie Bingqian said angrily.
Lu Kaise shrugged: "Can I just laugh? I didn't expect that Miss Xie would be able to get married in the future if you have such a bad temper!"
"Can I get married and go out to care about your business? Who am I, and what qualifications do you have to say this? Remember your identity clearly. You are just a bank manager. You used to kneel down and beg my father to help you. Now
Instead, you dragged her away! Believe it or not, after our Xie family re-emerged, you have no good fruits to eat?!" Xie Bingqian was insulted by Lu Kaise's contemptuous tone, and even her tone became a bit vicious.
"Bingqian, why are you talking to Mr. Lu?" Xie Shihao originally thought that Lu Kaise was too arrogant and wanted to use his daughter to kill him. Unexpectedly, his precious daughter went too far, so he hurriedly scolded him.
Lu Kaiser smiled and stood up directly and said: "Sorry, although I have a good temper, I don't like to eat good or bad fruits, so I have something to do, so I'll take my leave first!"
Xie Shihao panicked and hurriedly stood up and said, "Mr. Lu, wait a minute! I just spoke out of control, please forgive me!"
Seeing that Lu Kaise still insisted on leaving, Xie Shihao became anxious. He immediately lowered his face and said, "It's my fault! I have no way to teach my daughter. Can I apologize to you?" As he said this, Xie Shihao would personally bow to Lu Kaise and apologize.
“Mr.
"Abba!" Xie Bingqian just stood up.
"Shut up and sit down!" Xie Shihao scolded.
Xie Bingqian sat down with an aggrieved look on her face.
Xie Shihao clasped his fists again and said to Lu Kaise: "I sincerely invite you to come here today! Please sit down and talk slowly and in detail!"
Lu Kaiser sighed, then sat down again with a look of helplessness.
Xie Bingqian crossed her arms and stared at him, looking angry.
Lu Kaise ignored it at all, and just sat down and continued to play Tai Chi with Xie Shihao, going around in circles, but did not want to express whether he was willing to help the Xie family and get a loan from the bank.
After all, Xie Shihao was getting older. He had been going around in circles with Lu Kaise for so long, and he had drank so much coffee before. He couldn't hold it any longer, so he excused himself and went to the bathroom.
Lu Kaise watched Xie Shihao leave, wiped away his slick look, and snapped his fingers to ask the waitress to refill Xie Bingqian's coffee. Then he smiled and said to Xie Bingqian: "Miss Xie, it seems that you are very prejudiced against me!"
"So what?" Xie Bingqian was disgusted with Lu Kaiser's eyes at this moment, which were narrow and malicious.
"But what should I do? I am deeply impressed by you. To be precise, I admire you very much! Especially your extraordinary talent and beauty fascinate me!"
Xie Bingqian said with a cold face: "What do you mean by these words?"
"Don't you understand what I mean? I just want to get closer to you! Yes, it is the hardest thing in the world to accept the kindness of a beauty. If you are willing to accompany me tonight... Haha! Of course, I will reciprocate the favor.
I will definitely take responsibility for your Xie family's affairs!" Lu Kaise said in a very ambiguous tone. "How about you think about it?" As he spoke, he actually wanted to reach out and hold Xie Bingqian's little hand.
Xie Bingqian is so smart, how could she not understand what Lu Kaise said? She originally wanted to endure it, but when she saw that he was touching her in broad daylight, she couldn't bear it anymore! She immediately said angrily: "Who do you think I am?
?Despicable guy!" As she spoke, Miss Xie Bingqian lost her temper and directly picked up the water glass next to her and poured it on Lu Kaise's face.
Lu Kaise did not expect such a result, and was directly splashed!
Everyone around him turned their heads and cast surprised glances.
Lu Kaise is extremely embarrassed!
This scene happened to be seen by Xie Shihao, who was rushing back from the bathroom, "What happened? Bingqian, how could you treat Mr. Lu like this?"
Xie Bingqian puffed up her air, her pretty face turned pale, and she looked furious, but she didn't know how to explain it to her father.
Lu Kaise, an old pervert, was not embarrassed at all. He took out his handkerchief and wiped his face, and said to Xie Shihao: "It's okay, it's okay! Miss Xie may have misunderstood me. I just said that I hope I can communicate with your Xie family."
We were able to get closer, but I didn’t expect Miss Xie’s reaction to be so strong. It seems that I really have no fate with your Xie family!"
As he spoke, Lu Kaise stood up, picked up his briefcase on the chair, and once again said goodbye to Xie Shihao in a gentlemanly manner: "It's because of this, farewell!"
Xie Shihao didn't have a good reason to stay. Besides, he knew his daughter's character well and wouldn't have acted in such a drastic way if he hadn't encountered something intolerable.
However, Xie Shihao still wanted to work hard: "Mr. Lu Kaiser, if you want to leave, I won't force you to stay, but I still hope you can give me a word. Can you provide a loan to our company this time?"
"Loan? Our bank is in a difficult situation right now. As the chief executive, I have to consider the interests of the bank. Xie's company...well, the risk assessment is too great!" Lu Kaise spread his hands towards Xie Shihao and said with a smile.
Xie Shihao took a deep breath, knowing that there was no chance.
Lu Kaise looked at Xie Bingqian who was still angry in a joking manner: "But Miss Xie, I just suggested that you should consider it! I'll wait for your call!"
After saying that, Lu Kaiser picked up his briefcase and left pretending to be cool.
Looking at Lu Kaiser's back, Xie Shihao didn't say a word, he just sighed and sat down on the chair. He suddenly seemed to have aged ten years, and his temples were getting paler!
…
Leave the cafe.
The dark clouds in the sky have completely suppressed it.
Xie Bingqian accompanied her father to the parking lot, and the driver drove over.
The two got into the car.
Xie Shihao didn't say a word from beginning to end, and he didn't ask Xie Bingqian what happened to Lu Kaise in the coffee shop, why there was such a big reaction, or what Lu Kaise meant by his last words.
Xie Shihao's abnormal behavior at this time made Xie Bingqian very uncomfortable: "Father, I..."
"You are right. No matter whether our Xie family is in decline or bankrupt, our dignity cannot be insulted!"
Xie Bingqian took a long breath: "He is a scumbag! He is a villain who wants to take advantage of others! Father, even if we don't ask him for help, we will definitely be able to get through this crisis! Aren't there still my eldest brother and second brother? They
He also went out to find help, and maybe he is waiting for us at home now to bring us good news!"
"You're right! There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. In addition to us, there are also your eldest brother and second brother. They may have some connections. Let's go back quickly! Drive!" Xie Shihao ordered the driver.
The car started driving slowly.
Along the way, Xie Shihao fell into silence again, just leaning on his chair and closing his eyes.
Looking at her father who looked tired and old, Xie Bingqian felt heartbroken. She bit her lips and wanted to say something, but the words were stuck in her throat and could not come out.
The car passed through the parking lot and onto the main road.
There was a muffled thunder above the head, and then raindrops fell on the car window like beans, making the outside world wet in the blink of an eye.
Xie Bingqian looked at the rubber trees outside that were battered by the heavy rain and swaying in the strong wind. Just like their Xie family, who was trapped in the quagmire, they were so lonely and helpless!
"Our Xie family, who can come to save us?" Xie Bingqian cried in her heart.
