762, the whole Hong Kong is waiting for the same call
It’s twelve o’clock at midnight Hong Kong time!
Even though this was Hong Kong in the late 1970s, nightlife in this city had just begun.
Lan Kwai Fong, which has begun to take shape, has begun to attract elite young people from Hong Kong. They do not like the honest nightclub style of Hong Kong and prefer to hunt for sex here.
Of course, nightclubs in Xiangjiang are still very popular, and the most popular place is East Tsim Sha Tsui, which has become the place with the most nightclubs in the entire Xiangjiang.
There are also various other nightlife activities that enrich the evenings of Xiangjiang people.
But it is different in a place. There is no laughter and laughter here, and the atmosphere is a bit solemn.
But the people sitting here are the wealthiest people in the entire Chinese community in Hong Kong, including those from Haojiang, of course.
Naturally, this place is Chinese, and the people sitting here include Huo Shahuang from Fok Hing Yip Hall, Mr. He from Haojiang, Mo Qianqi, Yue Daoqi, Bao Yugang from Hong Kong Global Shipping, Guo Desheng from Sun Hung Kai Properties, New World
Zheng Yutong of Real Estate, Li Jiacheng of Changshi, Hu Yingxiang of Hopewell Real Estate, Jian Yueqiang who retired at home, Tang Jiqian of Nanhai Textile
There are nearly twenty people sitting here.
"Everyone has been here all day, why don't you all go back first? When there is news from Brother Huan, I will definitely notify you as soon as possible!"
Cao Yunshang was currently discussing with these business leaders in Xiangjiang in a lively manner.
At 7 or 8 o'clock this morning, these people had already arrived at the Chinese Bank one after another. As of 12 o'clock in the morning, they have been here for 20 hours.
It's obvious that these people are well prepared. If they can't wait for the situation at Chu Huan's side, they will definitely not go back.
Emperor Huo put down the tea cup in his hand and said with a smile, "Girl Yunshang, please don't persuade us. I believe that even if everyone goes back now, they will definitely not be able to sleep. Since A Huan said it, if not
Besides, by the end of the afternoon in London, this matter will be resolved, and no one cares about waiting another hour or two!"
At noon London time, Chu Huan called Cao Yunshang and told him that basically this afternoon, the acquisition of Jardine would really come to fruition!
Cao Yunshang also told everyone present about the incident.
Mr. He also smiled and said, "Yes, if you really feel sorry for us, then ask Xu Yi to prepare a few chess boards for us, so that everyone can play chess while waiting for news from Chu Huan!"
Seeing what Cao Yunshang wanted to say, Cao Wenjin on the side smiled and said, "Okay, stop trying to persuade your uncles and uncles. There is no way for you to feel how we feel about A Huan's acquisition of Yihe!"
"
The businessmen sitting here basically experienced the most powerful period of the British-funded consortium in Xiangjiang, so they can more clearly feel the suppression of them by the British-funded consortium in Xiangjiang. Now Chu Huan has launched a campaign against Yihe
The acquisition was something that was exciting enough for everyone present.
They won't be relieved unless they hear Chu Huan's voice with their own ears!
Seeing what Cao Wenjin said, Cao Yunshang couldn't say anything else. He could only turn around and prepare to tell Xu Yi to prepare a chessboard for these people!
At this moment, Xu Yi suddenly rushed in. Before anyone had time to observe her, Xu Yi shouted loudly.
"Old, the boss is calling!"
Hearing what Xu Yi said, everyone was excited. When Cao Yunshang saw this, he immediately ordered, "Come to this room!"
"yes!"
Then Cao Yunshang took the phone in the conference room and pressed the speakerphone button.
Everyone in the conference room was staring at the phone nervously!
Kangle Building, Jardine headquarters!
Similar to the Chinese Bank, Newbijian and Bao Fuda also did not sleep. Although the situation is now favorable to them, the acquisition of Jardine and Land by Chinese Real Estate has been suspended, but it is only temporarily suspended. The specific situation
No matter what, we still have to continue
Still waiting for a call from Henry Keswick.
In addition, just like Chu Huan called Cao Yunshang and others at noon today in London time, before going to Nike's home court to watch the game, Henry Keswick also made a special call to Newbigan and others to inform them that he would be in London.
The last negotiation with Chu Huan was in the hope that Chu Huan would retreat in spite of the difficulties.
Newbijian and Bao Fuda were also waiting for this call.
But compared to the liveliness over there at the Chinese Bank, this place seems much more monotonous.
Apart from Nurbijan and Baofuda, there was only Karmanin.
But no matter what, the three of them are still in a good mood because of the temporarily suspended acquisition, which can be seen from the situation in the office.
The bottle of good wine that Bao Fuda mentioned before now only has the bottom of the bottle left. They haven't even finished one bottle in one day. It can be seen that the three of them are not in much mood to drink.
"It's already this time, why haven't you received a call from Mr. Keswick?"
Karmanin couldn't help but ask first.
Newbigan was full of confidence in Henry Keswick at this time and said, "Don't worry, since Mr. Xiangjiang has temporarily stopped Chinese Land's acquisition of us, this shows that in this game
, we have the upper hand, sir must be negotiating terms with Chu Huan now!"
Karmanin did not feel relaxed because of Niubijian's explanation. He was still a little worried and said, "But you all know what happened to the stock investors in the Hong Kong Governor's Office today. This matter is big or small."
, I’m worried that it will lead to some bad consequences.”
At this point, Karmanin said to them, "I remember you mentioned before that Chu Huan still has considerable influence in London. If he makes a fuss about this matter, it will attract ** London."
If you don’t consider it, things will be in trouble!”
As for those stock investors who went to the Hong Kong Governor's Office to demonstrate, Niubijian and others naturally found out about it in the evening, but for such a situation
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Newbijian said indifferently, "Their *** will not have any effect. Karl, you have to know that sometimes, we do need these unruly people, but
Except that they are most useful when they take out their wallets, at other times, their role is almost zero."
Bao Fuda also nodded and said, "Yes, don't worry about this matter. We have already informed the English newspaper in Hong Kong that they will not report this matter tomorrow. As long as they do not report it, it will not cause any harm."
Greater impact!"
Public opinion is really an interesting thing sometimes.
Sometimes when people with high positions and authority care about public opinion, public opinion will appear very powerful. But when these people don't care about public opinion, public opinion actually has no power at all.
There's not even a bit of fart!
Unless this public opinion will be coerced by some people with ulterior motives and do something substantive.
But this substantive matter definitely does not include *** demonstrations, because in the eyes of those in power, *** demonstrations are just a manifestation of their incompetence and will not delay anything.
So at this time, neither Newbikin nor Pau Fuller cares about the so-called *** demonstration by the Hong Kong Governor's Office!
"However, although the English newspapers in Hong Kong will not report this matter, the Chinese newspapers will definitely report it. Even if the Chinese newspapers do not report it, can we still stop the reports of "Zhen Bao" and "Tian Tian Daily"?
"
Karmanin couldn't help but remind him.
Newbijian and Bao Fuda may not care about the 10,000-strong anti-Japanese demonstration, but when this number was mobilized by Chu Huan's people to form an organized force, and at the same time more people were coerced by the media, they
You have to pay attention!
To put it bluntly, it is a quantitative change!
Newbijian comforted Karmanin and said, "Don't worry, I have told Mr. Keswick about this matter, and he will handle it. As long as Mr. Keswick completes the transaction with Chu Huan before this matter ferments, then it will not happen."
Something happened!」
Karmanin nodded helplessly, but there was always some worry in his heart.
At this moment, the phone on Newbijian's desk rang!
Newbijian knew that something must be coming to an end, so he immediately pressed the hands-free button!
HSBC Headquarters!
In Taipan Roy Bentley's office, three HSBC giants, Roy Bentley, Shen Bi and Pu Weishi, were also sitting together at this time.
"If there are no accidents, tonight will be the last moment to decide the ownership of Yihe!"
Roy Bentley spoke in a deep voice.
"Those people who attacked the Hong Kong Governor's House must have been arranged by Chu Huan!" Pu Weishi said firmly.
Roy Bentley leaned on his seat, and there was smoke in front of him, which was coming from the cigar in his hand.
"Do you still need to guess about this kind of thing? Even if those stock investors really didn't sell their stocks, they would at most complain or gather in front of the Chinese Bank to protest. But these people have now gathered at the Hong Kong Governor's Office
Mansion, if you say this wasn’t guided by someone, I won’t believe it even if you beat me to death!”
Pu Weishi couldn't help but ask, "But is this really useful?"
Roy Bentley shook his head and said, "It may not be useful to others, but it will definitely be useful to Chu Huan. According to my understanding of Chu Huan, he will never do such useless work."
Shen Bi also analyzed: "Ten thousand people may be useless, but do you believe that if there is no conclusion on this matter tonight, then tomorrow there may be 20,000, 30,000 or even 50,000 people." !」
HSBC naturally has its own connections in England. In fact, they are now waiting for a call from their connections to tell them about the decision in England.
However, the reason why they were sure that there would be a result tonight was the massacre that took place at the Government House in the evening.
"If you say that, wouldn't Chu Huan definitely win?" Pu Weishi couldn't help but ask.
Roy Bentley and Shen Bi shook their heads at the same time.
"Things are not that simple!" Shen Bi continued to explain to Pu Wei Shi, "China Real Estate suddenly announced the acquisition of Jardine and Land, which officially started the war between Chu Huan and the Keswick family. Later, Henry Keswick Ke sought his connections in England and stopped the acquisition. This was the Keswick family's first move. Under the guidance of Chu Huan, the current Hong Kong Government House massacre demonstration broke out. You It can be seen as Chu Huan's counterattack against the Keswick family.
At this time, it depends on how Henry Keswick fights back. We don’t know the real situation of the Keswick family, so we can’t guess whether they have any other options.
But if Henry Keswick can convince Britain that Britain is still strong, then the demonstrations in Xiangjiang will not actually become more serious, because Chu Huan's roots are in Xiangjiang and he also has his own business in Britain.
These are all Chu Huan’s weaknesses. As long as he doesn’t have the intention of defeating everyone, then he must have taboos!”
Pu Wei Shi showed a look of surprise and said, "I understand, in fact, this is a game between the two of them to see who can't bear the current pressure first!"
Roy Bentley and Shen Bi nodded at the same time.
At this time, Shen Bi looked at his watch and said, "It's almost time. It should be time to get off work over there in London. I think we will know the specific situation soon."
As he finished speaking, the phone on Roy Bentley's desk rang.
Roy Bentley glanced at Shen Bi and Pu Weishi, and then pressed the hands-free button!
Inside the mansion of the Swire Group Swire family!
The Schweizer father and son are different from those mentioned above. They are not in the company, but in their own homes waiting for connections in London.
Like HSBC, the Swire Group, one of the four major British conglomerates in Hong Kong, naturally has its own connections in London.
And the reason why they are sure that the results will come out tonight is the same as HSBC.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! It is all based on the *** incident that happened in the Hong Kong Government House this evening!
"I didn't expect that Chu Huan would really dare to do this.
If you do this, you will really lead the crowd to go to the Hong Kong Governor’s Office to ****!”
After taking a sip of the red wine on the table, John Shi couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes, by doing this, he obviously wants to put the Hong Kong government on the stove. Even if he finally acquires Jardine as he wishes, he will still face the dissatisfaction of the Hong Kong government!"
Yadi Shi agrees with John Shi!
"hehe!"
Regarding the analysis of his two sons, Shi Huaiya just laughed indifferently.
When John Shi and Yadi Shi heard their father's laughter, they couldn't help but ask, "Daddy, did we say something wrong?"
Shi Huaiya tapped the table and said, "Wrong, you are all wrong. No matter whether Chu Huan can successfully acquire Jardine this time, the Hong Kong government will not do anything obvious to target Chu Huan!"
John Shi couldn't help but retorted, "But daddy, isn't Chu Huan's ruthless behavior now enough to cause dissatisfaction with the Hong Kong government?"
Shi Huaiya said, "The Hong Kong government will naturally be dissatisfied, but even if they are dissatisfied, what can they do?"
When this question was asked, brothers Shi John and Shi Yadi looked thoughtful at the same time.
yes!
Even if the Hong Kong government is dissatisfied, what can they do?
In fact, they knew that the Hong Kong government had been dissatisfied with the speed and scale of Chu Huan's development in Hong Kong before. They had also tried targeting Chu Huan some time ago, but what was the result?
In the end, instead of ending up in disgrace, Chu Huan not only was not affected, but also developed better and better, and now wants to acquire Yihe!
To put it bluntly, the current situation is not as good as the previous situation!
"In addition, if Chu Huan really completes the acquisition of Yihe, it means two things. The first thing is that Chu Huan's influence in London is beyond all our expectations. The second thing is that Chu Huan's influence in London is beyond our expectations.
Things, after Jiaku completes the digestion of Jardine and Land, he will truly stand at the top of Xiangjiang's business, and his influence will change qualitatively by then.
It is no exaggeration to say that by then, at least half of the families in the entire Xiangjiang will be directly or indirectly dependent on Chu Huan, and no one in the entire Xiangjiang will be able to separate themselves from Jiaku's business system.
What can the government do?
I'm afraid that by that time, the first thing any Hong Kong governor appointed by the British will do is visit Chu Huan in person!"
Brothers John Shi and Yadi Shi were frightened by the scene described by Shi Huaiya.
Shi Yadi couldn't help but said, "If this is the case, neither the British nor the Hong Kong government will let Chu Huan complete the acquisition of Jardine!"
"Haha!" Shi Huaiya laughed again with the same laughter as before, and then said, "You are still too naive. I told you that when the business scale reaches a certain level, business and politics are inseparable. You
You think the stakes you see are the most considerable, don’t you think those politicians can’t see such stakes?
In history, any person who can be named can be regarded as the top talent of that era, but these people still made wrong decisions. Do you think they really couldn't see clearly the stakes at that time?
?
Whether it is politics or business, it is humans who actually operate these things. As long as humans are human, they cannot be absolutely objective and fair, so various problems arise.
Draw experience from history, and you will find that the so-called overall interests are never the reason for measuring the success of a thing. The gain or loss of personal interests is the key factor for the success of a thing!"
John Shi and Yadi Shi had little understanding of what their father said, but they still asked.
"Daddy, do you mean that Chu Huan will win this time?"
Shi Huaiya shook his head and said, "I don't know either. In my opinion, this time it actually depends on who between Chu Huan and Henry Keswick can best bring the greatest benefits to those in power in the British government. Whoever is the final winner will be the winner!"
After Shi Yadi nodded, he couldn't help but say
"But no matter how you put it, I believe that the business landscape in Hong Kong will definitely change."
John Shi also nodded and said, "Tonight!"
Jingle Bell!
The phone on the table rang.
Shi Huaiya and his son looked at the phone. Shi Huaiya pressed the hands-free button under the gaze of his two sons!
If anyone in Hong Kong feels the most helpless about the current situation at this time, it must be the Governor of Hong Kong, MacLehose.
I didn’t recruit anyone, I didn’t provoke anyone, and even in the incident of Chinese Real Estate’s acquisition of Jardine Matheson, I just acted as a peacemaker. After I found that my persuasion had no effect, I just put it aside and ignored the matter!
As a result, now, more than 10,000 people have come to our side to demonstrate.
Even if you want to demonstrate and protest, you should go to Jardines. It was Henry Keswick who operated his personal connections in London, which caused the current consequences.
Instead of yourself!
At this time, MacLehose just wanted to walk out of his study, look up at the moon in the sky and shout, "Who dares to be worse than me!"
But no!
MacLehose had to wait in his study for the decision from London.
He had already told London what happened in Xiangjiang. In fact, if the demonstrations were caused by other things, MacLehose would definitely not report the matter to London. After all, it was not a publicity matter.
But what happened this time was different!
MacLehose clearly knew that the main battlefield in this matter was now in London, not Xiangjiang, so what he could do was to report the situation in Xiangjiang to London. As for who sided with Chu Huan and who sided with London?
MacLehose didn’t care about Henry Keswick’s, it had nothing to do with him anyway!
At the same time, there were three other people in MacLehose's study, the Chief Secretary Luo Bishi, whose name had been changed, the Financial Secretary Xia Dingji, and the Attorney General Qi Lishi.
Except for the commander in Hong Kong who has no superior or subordinate to them, the four most powerful people in Hong Kong are all here.
"Master Governor of Hong Kong, we must not condone this matter. I think you can call the British troops stationed in Hong Kong tonight and ask them to come over tomorrow to maintain order!"
Xia Dingji was finally done with it at this time. Anyway, he had already clearly rejected Chu Huan, so now he might as well just go against it!
Regarding Xia Dingji's words, MacLehose definitely went in one ear and out the other. If the British troops stationed in Hong Kong were to come over at this time, wouldn't it be to maximize the impact of the whole thing?
What Luo Bishi said made MacLehose quite satisfied.
"I have already said hello to the major newspapers and media in Hong Kong, and they already know it. Tomorrow's morning paper will not report this matter, just"
Seeing Luo Bishi's final attitude, MacLehose said helplessly, "Tell me, my heart is extremely strong now and I won't be hit by anything!"
Luo Bishi could only say, "Zhenbao and Tiantian Daily did not give accurate responses to our restrictions, and even TVB did the same!"
The power of the Hong Kong government cannot be underestimated, so after these newspapers in Hong Kong received Luo Bishi's call, they expressed their attitude of not reporting on this matter.
After all, they are begging for food in the name of the Hong Kong government.
Later generations often see various newspapers and media criticizing the Hong Kong government's decisions, but this situation will only occur when Xiangjiang returns to his hometown and his hometown has a good attitude towards Xiangjiang.
But at this time, Hong Kong's media really don't have the guts to resist the Hong Kong government's decision.
But everything has exceptions, and this case is no exception.
"True News", "Tian Tian Daily" and TVB all belong to Jiaku's industry. Their bosses are so awesome that even the Hong Kong government has to give them face, so they don't need to worry about the things that other newspapers worry about.
Faced with this situation, MacLehose waved his hands and said, "Let them go. If nothing unexpected happens, the matter will come to an end tonight."
to
I believe the reports in Zhenbao, Tiantian Daily and TVB will also come to an end as the dust settles on this matter."
When Xia Dingji saw that MacLehose did not listen to his persuasion, he couldn't help but said, "Mr. Governor of Hong Kong, can we just tolerate Chu Huan like this? If we don't take some measures in this matter, it will definitely be dealt with by Hong Kong."
People laugh at you!"
Looking at the still angry Xia Dingji, MacLehose couldn't help but ask, "How do you want me to deal with Chu Huan, or do you think we have the ability to deal with Chu Huan? It's not like you have never done such a thing before. Even yesterday you
We are discussing how to deal with Chu Huan, so I want to ask you, was your previous behavior successful? Or did you come up with a countermeasure this time? "
Facing MacLehose's series of soul-searching questions, Xia Dingji's cheeks turned red.
And MacLehose no longer visited Xia Dingji, because in MacLehose's eyes, Xia Dingji was no longer the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong!
Due to his understanding of Chu Huan, coupled with the series of Chu Huan's behaviors in England that he learned about through different channels today, MacLehose understood an extremely important thing, that is, Chu Huan's behavior in England
The network of relationships is definitely beyond what you can imagine.
According to Chu Huan's character, if the acquisition of Yihe is not completed this time, he will definitely find a punching bag, and Xia Dingji, who has been jumping up and down over this matter, must be a good candidate.
If Chu Huan completes the acquisition of Yihe this time, it means that Chu Huan's network in England has reached a point where they cannot pry into it. Then Xia Dingji, who has been tit for tat with Chu Huan in Xiangjiang, will also be unable to escape.
The fate of leaving office!
Although he has the right to appoint the Financial Secretary, he never has an absolute say in politics. The same goes for MacLehose. After all, there are many people above him.
"Okay, it's useless to talk about this now. Let's just calm down and wait for the notification from England!"
Luo Bishi and Qi Lishi also nodded. They saw it more thoroughly than Xia Dingji and understood deeply that this matter was no longer theirs to decide!
Jingle Bell!
When the phone rang, MacLehose pressed the hands-free button like everyone else!
This moment!
Chinese go!
Kangle Building, Jardine headquarters!
HSBC Headquarters!
In the villa of Swire Group Swire.
Hong Kong Governor's Office!
Everyone's eyes were focused on the phone in front of them.
The result of this phone call will be to change the situation in Hong Kong, and at the same time, it will cause several parties to be happy and some to be worried.
Cao Yunshang took a deep breath at this time and tried to keep his tone calm, "Brother Huan, I am Yunshang. I am in the conference room now. Dad, Uncle Huo, and Uncle He are all here. Tell me.
!」
Because of Cao Yunshang's question, everyone in the conference room pricked up their ears.
Then these people heard Chu Huan's voice on the phone.
"Thank you all for me. By the way, I want to tell you that the problem in Yihe has been solved. Let Xu Yi make an announcement tomorrow. I will also take a flight back to Xiangjiang tomorrow!"