Hong Kong 1980: The Savage Era

Chapter 261 Chapter 262 [Another Kind of Revenge]

Bai Jinyan has returned from Japan. She has completed the joint acquisition of the real estate company by the three parties and has also placed important employees in the joint company. The company is now managed by professional brokers, and the three parties are responsible for overall decision-making.

With the good stock market conditions in Japan, Dean Investment's private funds have expanded to more than 15 billion yuan, with profits more than ten times.

"I seem to have noticed people from the Li family and the Lin family in the Japanese stock market. They have set up special private companies and are making money in the stock market. The funds should be over 2 million Hong Kong dollars." Bai Jinyan reported grimly.

Luo Qihong smiled and said, "The Japanese stock market is in a bull market, and no one can stop anyone from making money. We can't stop the Li and Lin companies from making money. Have they also withdrawn their funds from Dean Investment Company?"

"Not yet. I suspect they want to use this money to speculate on our investment moves so as to avoid the risks brought by unfamiliar markets." Bai Jinyan lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then continued, "Do we need to do something?"

Luo Qihong waved his hand and said, "They are all our customers. This is normal operation. This is a sign of trust in us. There is no need to play tricks on them. Besides, we can make endless money from the Japanese stock market. Instead of giving the Japanese a bargain, we should give the Chinese a bargain."

"That's true. Those Japanese have never had much integrity." Bai Jinyan nodded and said, "As soon as you left Japan, the directors of Nikkatsu Film Company started fighting for power, leaving us, the arbitrators, aside and taking all the profits."

"Didn't you talk to Matsushita, Jyuxia and Kudo?" Luo Qihong asked.

"We talked about it, but they were unwilling to give me face. They also said behind my back that I was just a housekeeper and that my status was lower than theirs and I had no right to sit at the negotiation table." Bai Jinyan became more and more angry as he spoke, and his face turned red.

"They underestimate you and think you can't mobilize a large amount of funds. You should immediately acquire shares of Nikkatsu Film Company and increase your stake to 49.9%. Then they will definitely be willing to give you face." Luo Qihong said expressionlessly. If they don't give him face, he will just take action and slap them in the face.

The Japanese have always been a people who fear the strong and the powerful. Only by beating them severely will they be more obedient, and the beatings must be done from time to time.

Bai Jinyan still didn't have that much courage. "It's not worth it for Nikkatsu Film Company to mobilize so much money to make a big move. There's much more money to be made in the stock market."

Luo Qihong smiled faintly and did not continue preaching. In fact, it is not necessary to mobilize funds. Just create a momentum for mobilization. As long as the Japanese think that you are furious and will do something that is not good for them, things will turn around.

This may also be caused by a person's background and understanding. If it were the previous Luo Qihong, he would also weigh the pros and cons before choosing to take action. Now that the plate is bigger, Nikkatsu Film Company is not in his eyes at all.

"That's no problem. Nikkatsu Films is still ours. As long as we put in a little effort, these Japanese will be eliminated. However, we are outsiders in the Japanese market, and it is difficult for us to really gain a foothold. It is best for us to make a profit after a period of time. Otherwise, if these people take advantage of Japanese public opinion to do something weird, it will be uncomfortable for us." Luo Qihong said.

"Well, I didn't fight with them because of this problem." Bai Jinyan said guiltily, and then changed the subject, "The matter of United Real Estate Company has been settled. Dean Investment Company is helping United Real Estate Company to expand its business and absorb the capital of Japanese shareholders."

"In the Japanese real estate market, we will use the money from the stock market to establish our own property company. Before 90, we will own 10 commercial buildings in Tokyo's CBD area, with a rental area of ​​no less than 3 million square feet." Luo Qihong stated his final plan in Japan in a deep voice.

"Didn't you say that we are cashing out our investments in Japan? Why do we need to change the plan?" Bai Jinyan asked in confusion, with a hint of questioning in his tone.

"The plan has not changed. What I told you before was the first half, and now I'm telling you the final plan. The reason is that the property company can hide our tracks and there will be no backlash. This is also our plan after withdrawing from Nikkatsu Cinema Real Estate Company." Luo Qihong explained calmly.

"Or is it because of the strange narrow-mindedness of the Japanese?" Bai Jinyan asked.

"Yeah, about the same." Luo Qihong said, "Japan's economy is still not very stable and is controlled by the Americans. Once the American economy goes wrong, it is very likely to be harvested, so we need to invest in some industries that are less affected."

After listening to this, Bai Jinyan understood Luo Qihong's logic. She guessed that after withdrawing funds from the Japanese market, the focus of investment would be the United States.

"There is another thing. Li Jiacheng, Cheng Yutong and others jointly invested in Japan. They caused a big stir in the Chinese circle in Japan, but they are very low-key in Hong Kong. It's a bit abnormal." Bai Jinyan asked puzzledly.

Luo Qihong thought about it carefully and only thought of one possibility, "Maybe they want to use the power of the Chinese to raise the market value and profit from both the local market and the stock market like us."

"I haven't heard Cheng Yu-tung mention this. It should be Li Jiacheng who proposed it. This guy has always wanted to be the leader of the Chinese in Hong Kong. He likes to form a consortium to carry out projects around the world. He has succeeded 2 or 3 times."

"I feel like this Li Jiacheng will become our opponent?!" Bai Jinyan said with a frown.

Li Jiacheng owns two major companies and has numerous industries. He has already climbed onto the list of the top ten families in Hong Kong. In fact, this guy's strength has surpassed that of the Cheng Yutong family and the Li Zhaoji family. Moreover, his style is like a hunting beast that will only make a sound when it catches its prey.

"Hong Kong is too small. When Wheelock and Jardine Matheson collapse, Chinese companies will digest all these things, and there will inevitably be disputes. Those with large enough assets will definitely get angry. These conflicts are difficult to avoid." Luo Qihong said, "Unless we can transfer at least half of our financial resources out within the next five years. But doing so will easily cause instability in the rear, like Hopewell Holdings."

"Then what should we do?" Bai Jinyan asked, his brows relaxed, because Luo Qihong had a smile on his face, as if he had a plan for this.

"Let's take it one step at a time. At worst, they eat the meat and we drink the soup." Luo Qihong laughed.

Seeing that Luo Qihong was unwilling to talk, Bai Jinyan didn't want to ask any more questions, and the two began to chat casually.

The Hong Kong dollar crisis has passed smoothly, and the affairs of the Carrian Company have returned to the top of the hot search list in Hong Kong.

In order to increase sales, major newspapers desperately dug up negative information about the Jianing Company and Chen Songqing and others. Some media professionals even began to use their imagination to help fill in some loopholes in their speculations.

Hong Kong citizens love this kind of collusion drama, such as the love-hate relationship between the senior executives of Yu Min Bank and Chen Songqing.

Chen Songqing is relatively relaxed now because the suspect surnamed Xian is still at large and the Ibarashi murder case has to be shelved, and the police force can do nothing to Chen Songqing.

There were also related reports in the newspapers. Most newspapers believed that the suspect surnamed Xian was already dead, and even his body might have been humanely destroyed, leaving no trace.

After all, the reward offered by the police force was so high, and both H and Bai were looking for him, but unfortunately they couldn't find him, and there was no trace at all.

Since some charges have not yet been determined and evidence still needs to be found, Chen Songqing has not yet been prosecuted. However, the personal freedom of Chen Songqing and others has been restricted to prevent them from escaping.

The accounts of Jianing Company are still being calculated, which requires communication with major banks and financial companies. The amount involved is as high as tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars, which will take a lot of time.

According to the information Luo Qihong learned, Chen Songqing's background is not simple. He has the shadow of many Southeast Asian families. They have helped Chen Songqing interrupt a certain number of Hong Kong reporters' undercover visits, and even the murders in Hong Kong were committed by them.

Of course, Luo Qihong did not dare to go into it in depth. Who knows what kind of character these families have? If he gets into trouble because of this, it would really be "curiosity kills the cat".

It was the first time for Luo Qihong to come to this place. Uniformed police and plainclothes police were taking turns back and forth, and it looked very busy.

The bodyguards around him were stopped outside the office. Luo Qihong chatted alone with the police chief Bob, with his lawyer sitting next to him.

"Hello, Mr. Luo!" Bob said in broken Hong Kong dialect, and then in English, "I invited you here this time because I want to understand the transaction between you and Chen Songqing of Jianing Company."

Luo Qihong took a sip of coffee and said, "Mr. Director, is there anything illegal about my transaction with Chen Songqing?"

"You misunderstood. It's not illegal. Our police force found a document about an unfinished transaction of the Golden Gate Building in the files of the Carrian Company. It should be you who provided it to the Carrian Company, right?" Bob asked.

"Mr. Director, do you have evidence to prove that it was provided by Mr. Luo Qihong? If you don't have solid evidence, please don't make hypothetical questions." The lawyer warned Bob seriously.

Bob frowned slightly, looking unhappy, but he couldn't do anything about it, so he said in a different way, "The document was locked in the safe during the transaction between Mr. Luo and Chen Songqing. What does Mr. Luo have to say about this?"

Luo Qihong interrupted the lawyer's rebuttal with his hand and said with a smile, "I don't know what Chen Songqing has done, and I don't want to know. If you have evidence, you can sue me. If Mr. Director still has such questions, I'm sorry I don't have time to accompany you."

"Mr. Luo, the police force is not going to prosecute you, but hopes that you can assist the police force in verifying some evidence." Bob said somewhat arrogantly.

Luo Qihong said, "It is the citizens' duty to assist the police in investigating the case, but Mr. Commissioner will be disappointed. That information is really none of my business. I can't help."

What a joke!
That thing was originally intended to blackmail Chen Songqing. If he admitted it, he would not only be guilty of blackmail, but also of knowing the truth and not reporting it, and of harboring economic criminals.

"Don't worry, Mr. Luo. The police just want to find out the problem with Chen Songqing. We can also solve other problems for Mr. Luo." Bob said to Luo Qihong.

"Mr. Zhang, I want to leave now, is that okay?" Luo Qihong turned and asked the lawyer.

"Of course you can. Luo Sheng just came back to assist in the investigation. He is not a criminal." Lawyer Zhang said grimly.

Luo Qihong said to Bob, "If Mr. Director has no other questions, I will take my leave now."

When the driver arrived at the police station, a large number of reporters surrounded him and he was forced to stop the car.

For the sake of the company's stock price, Luo Qihong got out of the car to greet reporters.

"Luo Sheng, may I ask why the police force asked you to come back?"

Luo Qihong smiled and said, "Assisting in the investigation! There is a document in Jianing Company that the police suspected was related to me. Now it has been clarified that it was a misunderstanding, otherwise I would not have been released so soon."

"What kind of document is it? Can you tell me?"

Luo Qihong waved his hand and said, "This is a police secret. I cannot disclose it. You should ask the police."

Reporters are difficult to deal with. They questioned Luo Qihong for more than 20 minutes and were reluctant to let him go. They just short of asking Luo Qihong how much hidden wealth he had.

next day
In order to attract attention, some tabloids published questioning reports, causing Luo Qihong's popularity to soar to the top of trending searches.

Luo Qihong could only ask a lawyer to send a letter to these tabloids, warning them that if they caused losses, they would be bankrupt.

"I have a headache over such a small matter, so Chen Songqing must have a headache too." Luo Qihong laughed.

Cheng Jianshen took the tea handed over by his boss and responded, "Chen Songqing's assistant He Guiquan has been detained by the police, but nothing has been found out yet. Chen Songqing should be very worried about this."

"Chen Songqing is such a loser! He saves all kinds of information. Isn't this an attempt to harm people?" Luo Qihong sighed. Taking revenge on Chen Songqing now would undoubtedly be like stepping on a pile of shit, which would then attract a swarm of flies.

Therefore, no matter how angry Luo Qihong was, he had to hold it in.

Cheng Jianshen knew that his boss was in trouble, but it shouldn't be a big deal, otherwise he wouldn't be so calm. "Maybe Chen Songqing wanted to take this opportunity to take revenge."

"Has the transaction of Kinmen Building really been completed?" Luo Qihong asked, selectively ignoring Cheng Jianshen's reply.

"Not yet. The Golden Gate Building is still in the hands of the Jianing Company. We have bought it back from the Baishunning Group."

Luo Qihong laughed and said, "Isn't Chen Songqing trying to pass the 'yellow-footed chicken' (handle) to the police?"

"Chen Songqing probably had no other choice. The brothers Lin Xiufeng and Lin Xiurong threatened Chen Songqing, and Chen Songqing didn't dare to kill them. He could only buy them back, trying to buy time and get the job done. But it was too late." Cheng Jianshen explained.

"That's good. Let's take this opportunity to get a piece of the pie, and Baishunning Group will become a delicacy in the pie." Luo Qihong laughed.

After decades of development, the Bai Shun Ning Group now has assets worth more than one billion Hong Kong dollars, including some excellent land, such as luxury residential land in the Mid-Levels, properties in Central, and investment companies.

"Boss, isn't there some problem with us fighting on so many fronts? Don't you consider narrowing the scope?" Cheng Jianshen suggested cautiously.

Luo Qihong thought for a moment and said, "Tell me your reasons."

"Zhaoan Real Estate is already in a lot of debt now. Before the market improves, we need to develop the land. We can't keep borrowing from the bank, and we don't know how long the downturn will last." Cheng Jianshen said.

(End of this chapter)