Hong Kong 1980: The Savage Era

Chapter 63 [Li Bingjun]

Reporters have always been unscrupulous in order to increase the sales of newsprint, magazines and other products. After digging up Luo Qihong's personal information, they started with Paramount Company, which invisibly raised its stock price.

Luo Qihong looked at the contents on the newspaper and was not as happy as he had imagined. If some people said good things, there would naturally be some who said bad things. He knew that this was just a means of publicity to help him raise the stock price of Paramount Company, but he still couldn't be happy.

Luo Qihong knew that these methods were already "exhausting". He was not the Huang Tingfang family behind Sun Hung Kai Properties. He did not have such a big influence and could use multiple channels for publicity. This was already the result of his best efforts.

The next step is to sell some of its tea restaurants and try to reduce the debt ratio to 40%.

Of course, this kind of artificially inflated market value is difficult to maintain for a long time without the support of actual asset value. If someone is trying to do something bad and speak ill of the Paramount Restaurant Company, the stock price should fall.

Therefore, Luo Qihong still needs to seize the time and recover more funds from the stock market and securities market.

The staff in the development department began to panic. They were all worried that they would be fired. After all, all the land under the Paramount Restaurant Company had been sold, and they seemed to be of no use anymore.

Luo Qihong called Su Qishan, the manager of the development department, and after Su Qishan sat down, he said, "The company is not planning to move in the direction of land development for the time being, so your department is a bit redundant."

The last glimmer of hope on Su Qishan's face was shattered. However, Paramount's business performance had been poor before, and he had long thought about the company going bankrupt and them losing their jobs. Then when Luo Qihong came, Paramount's situation began to improve again, and there was a glimmer of hope that they would not be unemployed, but it eventually ended up with the elimination of the entire development department.

Seeing that the time was almost right, Luo Qihong said, "I plan to open another department, or you can say, rename the Development Department to the Information Integration Department. Your responsibilities are to search for property information on the market, integrate it, and report it to me."

This department is not as easy as the previous development department. It requires running around to understand the property information in the Hong Kong market.

Luo Qihong opened this department with the intention of "picking up a bargain". First, he needed to use it to reorganize Paramount, and second, Paramount would be sold in the future. Now he was just paying some wages. As for whether the future boss wanted to close this department, that was none of his business.

Hearing this, Su Qishan thought about it. Of course, he wanted to live his previous comfortable life, but now things were going to change drastically, which was not so pleasant.

However, Luo Qihong's order cannot be refused unless Su Qishan chooses to resign.

"Does this functional department have any overlap with the Property Management Department?" Su Qishan blurted out.

"Yes, there is some overlap, but the Information Integration Department has expanded the property search function, which can better improve the company's operating conditions. If you don't want to, I can find someone else to take charge." Luo Qihong said expressionlessly. This is work and there is no room for bargaining.

"Okay! Then I'll go back and talk to my colleagues." Su Qishan said.

"Tell them that those who disagree can choose to resign, and I will settle with them according to the rules." Luo Qihong said bluntly. The company has never kept useless people.

Su Qishan knew that if this matter failed, his position as a manager would also be lost.

After Su Qishan left, Luo Qihong sneered, "What qualifications do they have to negotiate with me? These are all bad habits that Xu Haizhi has cultivated in them."

At noon, Luo Qihong drove to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, where Xu Jiawen had scheduled the blind date meeting.

The blind date candidate, Li Bingjun, is not very good-looking, not much different from other beautiful women, but her clothing is very fashionable, showing that she has a good family background.

"Aunt, Rocky, Miss Li, I'm sorry, I'm late." It was the first time that Luo Qihong met Li Bingjun, but he had seen her photo beforehand and knew some of Li Bingjun's situation.

Xu Jiawen smiled and said, "It's okay. We just arrived not long ago. Please sit down."

Li Bingjun had a polite smile on her face, looking a little aloof. "I heard that you acquired a listed company. You are really capable." Xu Jiawen continued.

This cannot be concealed. The newspapers are full of news about Luo Qihong and Paramount Company.

"It's just a company on the verge of bankruptcy. I don't even know if I can save Paramount." Luo Qihong said modestly.

"I believe you can do it. You can own a listed company in just a few months. What can't you do?" Xu Jiawen turned to look at Li Bingjun again, patted her tender white hands, and said, "Bingjun, what do you think of Ah Hong? Paramount Company was about to go bankrupt before."

"Aunt Xu, Luo Sheng is certainly an outstanding talent. He acquired a listed company on his own right after graduation. I saw a report about Luo Sheng in the newspaper this morning." Li Bingjun smiled faintly.

When talking about the report, Xu Jiawen said with a smile, "These newspapers always make up stories. Ah Hong is not a member of the Luo Yingshi family of Eagle Real Estate Company. He has nothing to do with them. As I remember, your family is in the printing business, right?"

Luo Qihong nodded and said, "Yes, my parents and my eldest brother are all in the printing business, it's just a small business."

Luo Qihong and Li Bingjun both had lukewarm attitudes, and everyone else could see that they didn't have much interest in each other, but Xu Jiawen was still trying her best to bring them together, which made Lin Luoqi feel a little embarrassed.

Luo Qihong left first, citing company matters as the reason, leaving the other three to sit in silence.

Xu Jiawen took a sip of coffee and smiled at Li Bingjun, "Don't underestimate Ah Hong now. When he graduated last year, he was just a clerk in Rocky's agency. In just half a year, he is worth tens of millions. He is a very good potential stock."

Li Bingjun nodded with a smile, "Aunt Xu, let's take it slow. Luo Sheng doesn't seem to be too interested in me."

"What's there to be unhappy about? Ah Hong is good at business, but he's a fool when it comes to girls. You should take the initiative and ask him out for dinner more often to improve your relationship." Xu Jiawen continued to persuade, "Your mommy is very satisfied with Ah Hong."

Li Bingjun glanced at Lin Luoqi who was unaffected, and finally found a reason to leave quickly.

After Li Bingjun walked away, Lin Luoqi smiled and said, "Mommy, don't bother trying. These two people clearly don't like each other. No matter how hard you try to bring them together, it's unlikely to succeed."

"You are still laughing here. I am doing this for you. I want to find you another ally. If I bring Bingjun and Luo Qihong together, we will have a legitimate alliance, and your two brothers will then be more restrained."

"The Li family only makes ginseng slices. How much can they help us? They're not as good as Ah Hong." Lin Luoqi said with a pout.

Xu Jiawen was speechless and said, "How can Luo Qihong compare to the Li family? The Li family has been entrenched in Hong Kong for many years, and their connections are of great use to us."

Lin Luoqi shrugged and said, "It's a pity that Li Bingjun doesn't like Ah Hong. How about I, your son, personally take action and bring her back to be your daughter-in-law?"

"Shut up! You need to ask your dad's opinion on who to marry. There are some differences between the Li family and our family. I will choose a suitable one for you." Xu Jiawen said unhappily. This son has been talking back to her all day long since he took over Yiren Real Estate Company.

Xu Jiawen is a typical snob who never does "good things" without rewards. It is because she sees that this marriage has great benefits that she tries her best to do it.

"Then take your time looking for it. I have to go back to work at Yiren Real Estate Company." Lin Luoqi picked up his coat and walked out regardless of Xu Jiawen's expression.

"Hmph! You really don't understand the love of a parent! I'm paving the way for you, not for myself." Xu Jiawen did not stop him. This was a public place after all, and it would be impolite and embarrassing to make too much noise.

(End of this chapter)