At this moment, the media reporters invited by Li Zhaotian pointed their guns and cannons at the stage to record this scene!
Some reporters have even prepared the headline for tomorrow's front page: "Lee Zhaotian rises to the top in one step and is crowned the King of Wharf!"
Facing the thunderous applause, Li Zhaotian pressed his hand down the stage, and the applause gradually disappeared.
Li Zhaotian took out a handkerchief from his arms and dipped it in the corner of his mouth, with an unruly posture! After doing all this, he cleared his throat and said: "Thank you all for coming to my celebration today! As the head of the Li family, and as the head of the Li family, he also cleared his throat.
Chairman of the Hong Kong Chinese Entrepreneurs Association, I am Li Zhaotian---"
Before Li Zhaotian could finish his prepared "opening remarks", he heard a commotion outside---
"Lee Zhaotian! Return our hard-earned money!"
"Lucky Sky! Being rich is unkind! Insatiable greed!"
Li Zhaotian looked shocked!
Everyone else also turned to look at the door!
"Uh, what happened?"
"There seems to be a demonstration!"
"Wow, there's something good to watch!"
Xu Sanshao was stunned for a moment, then became excited, grabbed Huo Shao suddenly, and then grabbed Shi Zhijian's arm: "Did you see it? It worked! That Long Po is real! She has magic power!"
Mr. Huo was stunned: "It's evil!"
However, Shi Zhijian seemed very calm and comforted Xu Sanshao: "Don't be nervous, the good show is yet to come!"
The demonstration outside was getting bigger and bigger, and the shouts shook the ceiling of the hall!
The hotel guards at the door obviously couldn't stop those people, and they were about to rush into the venue!
Wen Zedun looked quickly at Li Zhaotian.
Li Zhaotian's face turned livid!
At this time Niu Xiong rushed over and whispered into Li Zhaotian's ear: "Mr. Li, there are people from the trade union outside! The leader is Changmao Xiong, and there are almost a thousand people!"
Li Zhaotian gritted his teeth, but his good situation was ruined by these rats!
"Stop them no matter what!"
"It can't be stopped! These people are crazy!" Niu Xiong said, "Right now, we should arrange for the guests to evacuate quickly to avoid trouble! And Mr. Li, you also need to go first! These people will naturally disperse if they can't find you!"
"
Li Zhaotian was almost going crazy! He knew that no matter how much he talked at this time, it would be useless!
"You go and stop those thugs first!"
"Okay, Mr. Lee!"
As soon as Niu Xiong left, Li Zhaotian immediately shouted to everyone: "Excuse me, distinguished guests! There was a little accident outside, and now everyone is asked to leave in an orderly manner!"
"What do you mean? The celebration is closed?"
"What a joke! I didn't see those people wanting to settle accounts with Li Zhaotian!"
Those media reporters were not willing to leave with the crowd. How could such breaking news be left out without them?
Seeing this, Li Zhaotian could only order Wen Zedun with a straight face: "Please help these reporters to leave! Remember, you must treat them well!"
Of course Wen Zedun understood what Li Zhaotian meant, "Don't worry, Li Sheng! I will control the public opinion!"
Li Zhaotian nodded, but he also knew that it would be difficult to control something as big as today!
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Paper cannot contain the fire!
Christmas was supposed to be celebrated by everyone, but Lee Zhaotian’s news stole the headlines!
Hong Kong's "Ming Pao": "Lee's Construction owed workers wages, and the scene of thousands of people asking for wages was heroic!"
Hong Kong’s Oriental Daily: “A celebration of 100 people was overturned by a demonstration of 1,000 people!”
Although Li Zhaotian has spent a lot of money to suppress those news reports, some newspapers will not accept your story, and some reporters are also very hard-nosed and will not accept soft or hard news!
In this way, Lee Zhaotian's "celebration incident" directly stole the limelight of Christmas! And the parade asking for three months' salary became more and more violent! Lee Construction's stock also plummeted, and countless people took advantage of the situation. Rudder, also began to sell off the Ritchie stocks on hand!
Before, Ritchie Construction swallowed Wharf's stock and soared. Many speculative capitalists followed the principle of "sell high and buy low" and believed that this was an opportunity to make a fortune. They all resorted to means and began to act like a monster in the securities market, killing high-ranking Ritchie Construction. Sell it, and wait for the price to come back before buying it in at a low price!
Under the control of these capitalists, Ritchie Construction's stock price plummeted like a flood!
In this regard, the weather is about to blow up!
It was at this time that Li Zhaotian received a call from Shen Bi, the senior manager of HSBC Bank.
Shen Bi made it very clear on the phone that the sharp fall in Ritchie Construction's stock price has affected the reputation of the entire Ritchie Group. Therefore, Lee Zhaotian's HSBC loan of 70 million will probably have to be repaid in advance in accordance with the contract!
In fact, what Shen Bi said is correct. Many major banks in Hong Kong, such as HSBC, Standard Chartered, Citigroup, etc., have mechanisms to require loan repayment in advance.
To put it more bluntly, many companies suffer reputational damage due to some unexpected reasons, which in turn affects the company's stock price. Those lending banks will require the company to repay the loan in advance according to the previously signed loan contract, so as not to lose a penny later. Can't take it back!
Shen Bi's phone call was like a sharp sword that stabbed directly into Li Zhaotian's heart!
Ritchie is indeed very wealthy, but it is still difficult for him to raise 70 million in cash at once! Even if he mortgages his assets, it will take a while!
For this reason, Li Zhaotian's reply to Shen Bi was: "Give me three days!"
As Li Zhaotian's "old friend" Shen Bi readily agreed, and said: "Remember that sentence, I am a banker, I only recognize money, not people!"
"I recognize your mother!" Li Zhaotian cursed fiercely in his heart and almost dropped the phone!
…
Lee's Mansion.
Li Zhaotian stood on the balcony on the third floor with a sullen face, his hands behind his back, looking down at the parade outside the villa being dispersed one by one by uniformed police officers with guns and ammunition.
The five to six hundred people who dared to block Lee Zhaotian's mansion to demonstrate were basically members of Lee's Construction Union.
Unlike ordinary employees, these union members have their own "aura of protection" and are backed by the Hong Kong Labor Union. Even the police with guns and ammunition do not dare to do this to them, and they can only disperse them with hard words.
"Mr. Li, there's only so much I can do!" Superintendent Wilson wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief and said to Li Zhaotian, whose face was ashen.
"This group of people are all from the union, and I can't use force to drive them away. They dispersed this time, and they might come back next time! The most urgent thing you should do is talk to their person in charge! There is no such thing in the world There’s nothing you can’t do with money!”
Li Zhaotian has a headache!
In the past, of course he wouldn't have cared about that little money. According to his calculations, the three months' salary arrears to workers was only 1.5 million in total! He could pay it out at will! But now HSBC wants him to repay the 70 million loan , this 1.5 million is no longer a small number, but a shocking number!
What's more, this time the union people have ruined his face! And in front of all the prominent people in Hong Kong! This must not be tolerated!
"Superintendent Wilson, thank you for the reminder! I will resolve this matter myself!"
"That's good!" Seeing Li Zhaotian's unkind expression, Wilson thought that those people in the trade union, especially the leader, would be in bad luck!
…
"Mr. Wen, we have found out that the union chairman Chang Maoxiong and others are celebrating at the Queen's Wharf construction site!" A subordinate stepped forward to report to the ghost guy Wen Zedun.
Wen Zedun accepted the task assigned by Li Zhaotian to resolve the demonstration at the construction site as soon as possible. Fearing that Wen Zedun could not solve it alone, Li Zhaotian also asked Niu Xiong to come over and help.
Niu Xiong and Wen Zeton have always looked down upon each other.
Wen Zeton believes that bulls are too strong and brainless to fight.
Niu Xiong thinks that Wen Zeton is unreliable and slow in doing things and not profitable enough.
"Hey, Ushio, now you and I have to put aside our prejudices and help Mr. Li complete this matter. Do you have any objections?"
Niu Xiong nodded, "This time we work together to defeat these gangsters!"
"good!"
The men stepped forward and opened the car door. Wen Zeton and Niu Xiong got into their respective vehicles and sped towards Queen's Pier.
…
It was approaching evening at this time, and the Queen's Pier was deserted. No money had been paid, so these workers went on strike and gave up their jobs.
Wen Zeton and Niu Xiong each led a subordinate and walked towards the temporary iron work shed built at the construction site.
Crunch!
The four people stepped on building materials, making sounds.
Before I even reached the work shed, I heard cheers coming from inside. It looked very lively.
The four of them came to the door, and seven or eight workers-looking men came out from around them, holding steel pipes, shovels, hammers and other objects, looking at them eagerly.
Wen Zeton pointed to the work shed and said, "I was sent by Mr. Li to talk to your boss!"
One of the leading workers spat on the ground, "Wait!" He turned around and entered the house. He came out in a moment and clapped his hands at them, "Brother Xiong, let you in!"
Wen Zedun and Niu Xiong led the people to go inside.
The man stopped them again and said sideways, "Just you two, the other two stay!"
Wen Zeton glanced at Niu Xiong.
Niu Xiong said: "What are you afraid of? Let's go in and I will protect you!"
Wen Zeton nodded and then buried his head into the house.
Ushio is following behind!
With a bang, the iron door closed!
…
Entering the iron shed, a sour and musty smell hit your nose!
Wen Zeton quickly took out his handkerchief and covered his nose.
Niu Xiong is not a little uncomfortable with the environment here. Although he is from a lower-class background, he has been with Li Zhaotian for a long time and has become accustomed to that kind of civilized and clean living environment. He couldn't help but frown when he was suddenly exposed to this kind of place.
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Inside the shed, there are three kerosene lamps hanging from the ceiling!
Under the lamp, a wooden board was placed on the dump truck, which served as a dining table. It was filled with roasted goose legs, white-chopped chicken, braised pig ears and other greasy dishes. In addition, there were large cans of bulk white wine.
The pungent smell of alcohol can be felt from afar!
Around the "dining table", Changmao Xiong, Aaron, Ahu and several other men were playing guessing games with great interest!
The long-haired male was even more bare-chested, with fluttering chest hair, one foot on the iron bucket, and shouted with a blushing face: "Eight horses! Good fortune! Seven stars bring wealth! Eight stars shine brightly!"
"Brother Xiong, Mr. Wen is here!"
"Really?" Changmao Xiong turned his head and glanced at him, as if he had just discovered Wenzelton.
Others also looked at Wen Zedun and Niu Xiong and stopped guessing.
"Mr. Wen, I'm very welcome to you! But there's nothing to entertain you here, so why don't you ask me, Haihan!" Changmao Xiong casually clasped his fists at Wen Zedun, as if he didn't care about you.
Wen Zeton smiled slightly: "Brother Xiong, right? You're welcome! Niu Xiong and I are here this time----"
"Did Mr. Leigh ask you to come?" Changmaoxiong interrupted Wen Zeton.
Wen Zeton smiled and said, "Brother Xiong is really sharp, and his guess was right! Yes, Mr. Li asked me to come, and he also asked us to bring gifts!"
As he spoke, Niu Xiong stepped forward and threw a document bag in the middle of the braised pork plate. He pointed at it and said, "Here are 100,000 Hong Kong dollars. Share it among you! As for the workers' wages, Mr. Li will pay them all next month."
!”
Chang Maoxiong and others, you look at me, I look at you.
Niu Xiong put his hands on his hips, pointed at the long-haired male and cursed: "You know what I say! Don't be ungrateful when you rush to the streets! Who is Mr. Li? Are you poor guys that you can easily offend? If you offend Mr. Li
If you are not happy, you will all be doomed!"
"Yes, let's just stop it when you see it coming! Do you know how much you have ruined Mr. Li's business by holding demonstrations? It's good that Mr. Li doesn't care about you. If you are still stubborn and dare to go against Mr. Li, then even I will
I can't save you!" Wen Zeton said with a smile.
He and Niu Xiong, one of whom was a bad guy and the other a red face, looked like they were convinced of these workers.
Seeing this, Changmao Xiong smiled and gestured to Ahu.
Ah Hu reached out and picked up the briefcase, shook it open with the mouth down, and huff, 100,000 Hong Kong dollars fell out! Two rolls fell into the braised pork plate, splashing with soy sauce and marinade!
"Money is such a good thing!" Ah Hu grinned and reached out to grab the rolls of Hong Kong dollars!
Niu Xiong suddenly pulled out a silver dagger from his ribs and nailed Ahu's palm to the table accurately!
"Ah!" Ahu screamed!
When Wen Zedun saw this, he couldn't help but cast a look of approval at Niu Xiong. This is called "showing off his power"!
Changmao Xiong and others were also shocked. They didn't expect that Niu Xiong would suddenly use the knife!
Niu Xiong saw that he had frightened everyone with just one move, and was very satisfied with his technique. He deliberately and slowly pulled out the dagger from Ah Hu's palm, bringing out a bloody splash!
"Ah!" Ahu screamed again!
Niu Xiong stuck out his tongue and licked the blood on the dagger with an evil look, his eyes showing a fierce look!
Wen Zeton covered his nose with a handkerchief and said, "I'm sorry, everyone! Niu Xiong is too impulsive and likes to do things! You also know where he comes from. It is said that one person can hit ten. Even if there are so many of you together, the result will be two."
One word---hit the streets!"
"But I have a good heart and can't bear to see you seeking your own death! Now, I'll give you a chance and be obedient! I'll take these 100,000 yuan and disband your parade!" Wen Zeton wiped his nose with a handkerchief after finishing speaking.
Then he shook the handkerchief away and said, "Otherwise, you will be dead!"
Niu Xiong was even more arrogant in playing with the dagger. The dagger flew back and forth in his left and right hands at such a fast speed that Changmao Xiong and others couldn't even see his movements clearly!
"To be honest, you guys are not enough for me to play alone!" Niu Xiong said with contempt, "Don't expect to call people from outside. By the time you scream, my knife has already pierced your heart!"
"Really? Is your swordsmanship really that fast?" Suddenly a strange voice sounded from behind Niu Xiong!
Niu Xiong suddenly became alert, but it was too late!
His attention was all on the Chang Mao Xiong group in front, and he never thought about the enemies behind him!
"Pounce on the street!" Niu Xiong turned around without hesitation, grabbed the dagger and stabbed the man behind him!
He moves quickly!
Like lightning!
But the man behind him moves faster than him---
Cut it off with one knife!
Blood surges!
Niu Xiong's wrist holding a knife was cut off with a knife!
Looking at the man holding a samurai sword, he took out a wooden comb and smoothed his hair that was messed up due to too much movement. The corner of his mouth curled up slightly: "Didn't you say you wanted to fuck my sister? I'll beat you up!"
Niu Xiong covered his wrist in unbearable pain and looked at the man in front of him with a look of horror on his face!
Wen Zeton also looked horrified, pointed at the man and said: "You, you, you! Aren't you supposed to be in a mental hospital? How could---"
"How could it be? Of course I'm here to send you two scumbags on their way!" Pretty Kun opened his mouth, revealing his two big golden teeth!
