Hong Kong Movies: I am Hongxing, what the hell is the intelligence king?

Chapter 424 A great harvest
"We've gained so much?"

Jiang Tianyang stared at Lin Feng in shock.

"Is that too much?"

Lin Feng was extremely puzzled.

Young Kun shouted:
"Ah Feng, don't set your sights so high. Making two billion in just one morning, isn't that a lot?"

Jiang Tianyang nodded repeatedly.

That's a whopping two billion Hong Kong dollars!
And it was all achieved in just one morning!
Nobody would believe me if I told them!
Lin Feng sighed:

“The guys at Standard Chartered Bank are unethical. If they hadn’t taken a slice of the pie, we could have made another HK$3 billion.”

Handsome Kun frowned:
"So, those guys at Standard Chartered really deserve to die!"

Jiang Tianyang quickly said:

"You can't say that."

"If they hadn't suddenly placed a huge bet and withstood HSBC's comeback, how could we have won so much?"

Liang Kun was stunned.

Jiang Tianyang sighed:
“Ah Kun, you don’t understand the reasoning behind this.”

"The stock market is not much different from business warfare."

"This morning, while we at Yum! Brands certainly had a do-or-die mentality, our opponents were also fighting back with their lives on the line."

"Victory or defeat is decided by the smallest of margins."

"There is still a large amount of speculative capital in the stock market."

"These speculative funds are like weather vanes; they side with whoever has the most power."

"They always belittle the powerful and flatter the weak; only in this way can they make a profit."

"If it weren't for these six short sellers who suddenly appeared, it wouldn't have been easy for Chen Taotao to win so easily."

Liang Kun suddenly realized:

"I see."

The dissatisfaction from before vanished instantly.

Liang Kun is a very down-to-earth person; he's in this business all for the sake of making money.

He won't be polite to anyone who gets in his way of making money.

Jiang Tianyang asked with great interest:

"Ah Feng, are those six short sellers affiliated with Standard Chartered Bank?"

Lin Feng shrugged:

"They are a few front men on the Standard Chartered Bank board of directors."

Jiang Tianyang nodded slightly:
"I see."

Liang Kun said happily:

"If Standard Chartered Bank sides with us, wouldn't HSBC be doomed?"

Jiang Tianyang hesitated for a moment:
"Standard Chartered and HSBC are both under ASEAN Capital. It won't be easy to get Standard Chartered to stand on our side, will it?"

Lin Feng said to Liang Kun:
"Don't even think about doing such a good thing."

"This afternoon, Standard Chartered will announce a loan of HK$10 billion to HSBC, and at the same time, it will conduct an asset sale of up to HK$5 billion."

Liang Kun said in astonishment:
"So, HSBC is about to have money?"

"How could Standard Chartered's board members do such a thing?"

"wrong!"

"Why didn't Standard Chartered announce it earlier?"

Lin Feng shrugged:

"A businessman!"

"Why not take advantage of any opportunity to make money?"

Liang Kun was very puzzled:

"If they had announced it this morning, wouldn't it have been a good time to go long? They could have made a fortune that way, so why didn't they do it?"

Liang Kun was very puzzled.

Isn't this a contradiction?
Do the people on Standard Chartered's board think that finding some white gloves will solve everything?

Liang Kun didn't think they would be so naive.

It's worth noting that HSBC owns a bank called Hang Seng, and the Hang Seng Index was designed by them.

Liang Kun refused to believe that HSBC wouldn't be able to uncover the backgrounds of these six short sellers.

Isn't this just blatantly trying to drive Standard Chartered and HSBC apart?

It just doesn't make sense no matter how you look at it.

Jiang Tianyang laughed and said:
"Brother Kun, do you think it's possible that the transaction between the two banks was purely a normal business transaction?"

Liang Kun was taken aback. What did this mean?
Jiang Tianyang laughed and said:
"Business is business."

"Doing business with you doesn't mean I'm on your side; it's purely about making money from doing business with you."

Liang Kun was stunned:

Is it possible to understand it this way?

Lin Feng smiled:
"This is perfectly normal."

“Look at the interactions between diodes around the world; they also make deals, even within the Iron Curtain.”

There's no way around it; the world is a unified whole.

"It's not that I want to do business with you, but that no other country can sell to me except you."

"Then this is the only option left."

Liang Kun asked, puzzled:
"Standard Chartered and HSBC are both under Onsa Capital, does the former really not stand with the latter?"

"Isn't this too outrageous?"

"Why?"

Jiang Tianyang looked at Lin Feng:
"Ah Feng, do you know something?"

Liang Kun also said:

"Ah Feng, there wasn't a single word about the deal between Standard Chartered and HSBC in the market. How did you find out?"

Lin Feng casually said:
"Pete told me."

Jiang Tianyang and Liang Kun exchanged a glance, both feeling puzzled:

Who is Pete?

Lin Feng shrugged:

“Pete, Standard Chartered tycoon.”

"You don't need to waste your energy thinking about it."

"Pete called me specifically at noon today to explain the situation."

"Just as Jiang Sheng thought, their deal with HSBC was a simple transaction."

"As for why we don't side with HSBC, it's actually quite simple."

Standard Chartered doesn't want to offend me!

Jiang Tianyang and Liang Kun asked in unison:

"The head of Standard Chartered personally called you to provide intelligence?"

Lin Feng smiled and said:

"Can't you?"

Both of them were stunned.

That's Standard Chartered's top class!
Liang Kun looked at Lin Feng with a strange expression.

"Ah Feng, tell me honestly, how much have you been hiding from me?"

“That’s the head of Standard Chartered, someone even the Duty wouldn’t put on airs with.”

"You have a relationship with him?"

Lin Feng shook his head:
"I only have business dealings with them."

"We have no personal relationship whatsoever."

Liang Kun asked in surprise:
"That doesn't make sense. If that's the case, why wouldn't Pete side with HSBC?"

Lin Feng said with a grin:

"Because I work with them a lot."

Liang Kun's mouth dropped open; he was completely baffled.

Jiang Tianyang's mind stirred:
"Ah Feng, is the scope of your transactions broad?"

Lin Feng shrugged:

"I don't have a good impression of HSBC."

"They became overly involved in government activities."

"This gave me a very bad impression."

"After all, our hometown hasn't been taken back to Hong Kong yet."

Liang Kun and Jiang Tianyang nodded simultaneously. Yes, these were the words Lin Feng could say.

Anyone with experience in the martial arts world—and I mean experienced people—knows that Lin Feng is a vengeful fellow.

Ordinary people would only remember him as a person who was skilled in social interaction.

Little did they know that the "nice guy" was no threat because he was nice to everyone.

Since there is no real threat, how many people would take his words seriously?
Only those who are vengeful and powerful will attract special attention.

As everyone knows, it's best to respect such people; otherwise, offending them can lead to trouble.

There are far too many examples to illustrate this point.

However, only the two people close to Lin Feng knew about another side of him—a man who prioritized loyalty and possessed a chivalrous spirit.

Lin Feng is walking the true path of a wandering knight.

Then naturally, the nation and the world come first.

He has a very broad vision.

Lin Feng's path in the underworld involved shady dealings.

But he basically doesn't do anything that's morally reprehensible or immoral.

He would never engage in things like arms dealing, smuggling, or counterfeiting.

He wouldn't even build a horse stable.

He seemed to be the kind of chivalrous young master from novels and storybooks.

If someone who doesn't know him saw this, they would be quite confused.

Only those close to Lin Feng knew the truth about him.

Jiang Tianyang exclaimed in admiration:

"Ah Feng, you have a very broad perspective."

Lin Feng waved his hand and chuckled:
"I'm just a wanderer, what's the big deal about grand schemes?"

"As long as I can earn enough to eat, that's fine."

"It's just that I've always known which kind of business is the most profitable."

Handsome Kun said speechlessly:
“I remember you said that doing monopolistic business that is permitted by the state is the most profitable.”

Lin Feng clapped his hands and said:
"Yes."

"Making the most money is doing monopolistic business that is permitted by the state."

"Therefore, I will not betray my country."

“In my hometown, it is forbidden to sell drugs, sell weapons, or even commit other crimes.”

“Then I will absolutely not do such a thing in my hometown.”

“I will even cooperate with my hometown’s actions in some ways.”

"And I, naturally, received a rich reward."

Jiang Tianyang's heart stirred:
"It seems that Standard Chartered has launched its business in its home country."

Lin Feng gave a thumbs up:
"Jiang Sheng's wisdom."

"Standard Chartered has many branches or agencies in my hometown."

"My collaboration with them is also very significant."

"There are not many foreign banks in our hometown. In Hong Kong, besides HSBC, there is only Standard Chartered."

"Standard Chartered is more to my liking than HSBC."

"Therefore, I am their major customer."

Liang Kun asked curiously:
"How big is it?"

Lin Feng smiled:
"To put it this way, my cooperation with them back in my hometown was so extensive that they were willing to subtly side with me when I had a conflict with HSBC."

Liang Kun was stunned:

"Standing on your side without being publicly acknowledged?"

He clicked his tongue in amazement.

"They don't seem to have much of a relationship?"

Jiang Tianyang quickly said:

"No, this is already amazing!" "Standard Chartered and HSBC are both subsidiaries of Onsa Capital, and the two have an exceptionally close relationship."

"It's not good to break off relations in the first place."

"It's already incredibly impressive that Standard Chartered is on your side."

Jiang Tianyang said to Liang Kun,

"I need to correct my wording, it's super amazing."

Liang Kun shrugged to indicate that he understood.

"However... I still find it strange."

“The collaboration between Ah Feng and Standard Chartered is a recent development, which has occurred in the last two or three years, while the collaboration between HSBC and Standard Chartered has been going on for many years.”

"Could it be a scam?"

Jiang Tianyang nodded repeatedly:
“Ah Feng, what Brother Kun said makes sense.”

Lin Feng said with a grin:

"The two bigwigs pointed out that this is absolutely impossible."

Liang Kun said seriously:
"In this world, nothing is absolute except for birth, aging, sickness, and death."

"Ah Feng, you can never be too careful!"

Lin Feng smiled and said:

"Don't worry, Brother Kun, Standard Chartered won't dare to do anything."

Leung Kwan insisted on getting to the bottom of things:
Why are you so sure?

Lin Feng shrugged:

"Our hometown has stepped in!"

what? !

Liang Kun and Jiang Tianyang were dumbfounded.

Both were shocked.

"Did their hometown intervene?"

Lin Feng nodded slightly:

"Yes, someone from my hometown called Pete at Standard Chartered."

"Otherwise, do you think Standard Chartered's stance would be so clear?"

"As you said yourself, their collaboration has lasted dozens of times longer than mine."

"How could I possibly disregard our decades-long friendship?"

hiss!
Liang Kun exclaimed:
"The hometown is really making a big move."

Jiang Tianyang exclaimed in surprise:
"Ah Feng, what exactly did you do back in your hometown?"

"That's a huge favor!"

Lin Feng remained calm:

“I’m from my hometown. I’ve never thought about changing my nationality. I have a considerable investment in my hometown, and everything is done according to the local customs.”

"There are probably hundreds of thousands of workers in the factory in my hometown."

Jiang Tianyang also lost his voice:
"Hundreds of thousands?!"

Lin Feng shrugged:

"Most of them are labor-intensive industries."

"A small portion are high-end industries."

"Anyway, there are few job opportunities in my hometown right now, so I'm quite popular."

Handsome Kun frowned and said:
"That seems to make some sense."

Jiang Tianyang looked at him and thought to himself, "Don't let A-Feng fool you."

Now, all ten people know that there is great potential in their hometown.

Countless businessmen invest in their hometowns, but how many of them actually receive the kind of support their hometowns provide?

I doubt even state-owned enterprises back home offer this kind of treatment.

However, Liang Kun said:
“I don’t know how big your business is back in your hometown, but Binni is now a very important guest in Guangdong Province.”

Jiang Tianyang was taken aback:
"Binny?"

Liang Kun explained:
“Binny is now based in Guangdong Province. He has built a huge warehouse in a fishing village across the Xiangjiang River, which supplies our group’s convenience stores with all kinds of goods every day.”

"These things alone are not a small amount."

Lin Feng said matter-of-factly:
"It's just a convenience store. It may not seem like it has many items, but the sheer quantity makes up for it."

"Besides us, there are also convenience stores within Xinliansheng's territory."

"This is also a big part."

"I've done a preliminary calculation, and the daily supply alone will reach the millions."

Jiang Tianyang's expression changed:
"Just a convenience store?"

Lam Kwan nodded:
"Yes, just a simple convenience store."

"Water stations don't count!"

"Although the water station is also under Binney's management."

Jiang Tianyang clicked his tongue and said:

"This is a huge project worth hundreds of millions."

Handsome Kun sighed:

“When Binny came back last time, he had gained a lot of weight and had become quite chubby.”

"This guy is always throwing parties."

"According to him, we have turned certain products into large-scale transactions."

"Binny is very popular with others."

Jiang Tianyang asked in surprise:
"Binney is an international smuggling tycoon. Does he not want his business anymore?"

Handsome Kun laughed:

“You can still smuggle goods back in your hometown.”

Jiang Tianyang was so shocked he almost jumped up.

Smuggling from your hometown?

"Are you crazy? Our hometown isn't Hong Kong or Taiwan. If you get caught smuggling here, you'll be in big trouble."

Handsome Kun laughed:

“It’s not that exaggerated.”

"But the difference isn't that big."

"This kind of thing can't be kept from our hometown."

"To tell you the truth, this is allowed in my hometown."

Jiang Tianyang almost popped his eyes out:

"Would your hometown allow you to smuggle goods?"

Handsome Kun smiled wryly:
"I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't experienced it myself!"

Jiang Tianyang immediately became interested:
"Can you tell me more about it?"

Handsome Kun laughed:

"As a senior executive in the group, you naturally know this."

"Ah Feng judged that one of the diodes in the north was about to be destroyed. They were bewitched by Ah Mei and were trying to carry out shock therapy."

"The diode in the north is currently facing a severe shortage of essential supplies."

"We will organize people to transport goods to Mozgol by rail."

"The profits are huge."

Jiang Tianyang was stunned:
"That's it?"

Liang Kun chuckled:

"Don't worry!"

"Because the Red Bear in the North lacks currency, these people are willing to trade anything..."

Jiang Tianyang had a vague premonition that what Liang Kun said was bound to be earth-shattering.

"The factory's machinery and the army's weapons—if we dare to ask for them, they'll offer them up as payment for their debts!"

Jiang Tianyang felt a chill run down his spine:
"You mean they're even willing to produce weapons and equipment?"

Liang Kun nodded firmly.

"That's right!"

Jiang Tianyang was horrified:
"You want it?"

Liang Kun shrugs:

"What would we need that thing for?"

Jiang Tianyang breathed a long sigh of relief:

"That is not bad."
Liang Kun suppressed a laugh and said:

“Although we are wanderers, to be honest, we are no longer just wanderers.”

"Our company is about to transform into a formal group."

"If people find out we're smuggling arms, how can we do business with others?"

Jiang Tianyang nodded immediately.

However, Liang Kun then said...

"But we don't want those things, our hometown does!"

Jiang Tianyang was stunned; he stared at Liang Kun in disbelief.

"what do you mean?"

Liang Kun shrugs:

"We don't want it, but someone else might."

"However, we don't handle it; it's certain people from our hometown who do."

"We were just exchanging something for what they asked for."

"It's just that their hometown is in dire need of reconstruction, and they don't have enough funds."

"Ah Feng reminded us that we should think long-term when doing things."

"The three of us discussed it and decided to sell it at half price, or even give it away for free."

Jiang Tianyang gasped.
"So you're smuggling under orders?"

Liang Kun quickly waved his hand:

"Who told you we're smuggling? We're seriously doing business with the red bears in the north."

"Smuggling is absolutely prohibited."

“Even if you are a senior executive in the group, if you say that, I will sue you for defamation.”

Jiang Tianyang was genuinely surprised:
"Did the three of you do this?"

Liang Kun nodded, looking quite pleased with himself.

Jiang Tianyang was furious:

Why didn't you invite me to this great opportunity?

Handsome Kun said speechlessly:
"We didn't even know you back then, right?"

Jiang Tianyang sighed with regret:
"Oh, this is a great opportunity to spend time with my hometown. I wish you had invited me to do this."

He asked hopefully,

"Do you still lack capital?"

Handsome Kun retorted smugly:

"With Ah Feng's golden touch, do you think we lack resources?"

Jiang Tianyang shook his head regretfully:

"Of course, we don't lack any."

Handsome Kun clapped his hands and laughed:

"This is something that only the three of us, Ah Feng, Binni, and I, did together."

"Think about what Ah Feng did on his own."

Jiang Tianyang solemnly said to the two of them:

"If there are any more great projects like this, please be sure to include me."

Lin Feng smiled and said:

"There aren't any other projects for the time being, but there's one that's purely financial. Would you like to do it?"

Jiang Tianyang asked:
"What project?"

Lin Feng smiled and said:
"Since my sister-in-law is pregnant, I just wanted to do some good deeds and accumulate some merit..."

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Tianyang immediately said:

"Add me one!"

(End of this chapter)