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

Chapter 427 Who doesn't have a background?

Chapter 427 Who doesn't have a background?
"That's unreasonable!"

"It really pisses me off!"

Brown slammed his fist on the table.

To his utter surprise, Cunningham refused his request to transfer the money and insisted on withdrawing cash.

That's a whopping 5.52 billion Hong Kong dollars!

How much did HSBC borrow from Standard Chartered?
He actually took more than a quarter of it.

What angered him even more was that the Financial Secretary also wanted to offer cash.

This is absolutely unacceptable!

"The Finance Department has no choice but to accept that."

The company secretary advised,
"Hong Kong civil servants use cash, and at this time, every bank is short of cash."

They borrowed most of Standard Chartered's cash.

HSBC's cash had already been requisitioned by them.

No bank would keep too much cash at its counters; otherwise, it would be losing money.

"As for General Cunningham..."

"The imprisonment of the young tycoon was actually orchestrated by the powerful nobles, led by the Cunningham family."

What can we do?

"Sir, you need to calm down right now."

"At least we've made a good start, haven't we?"

Brown said fiercely, "Contact the media and spread this news."

The company secretary quickly replied:
"It has already been broadcast on TV."

"but……"

Brown glared at him:
"But what?"

The company secretary smiled wryly:
"Many people are criticizing us."

Brown was furious:

Why are you insulting us?

"Shouldn't they be praising us?"

The company secretary sighed:

"This is 10 billion in cash."

"It filled several trucks."

"The citizens of Hong Kong are almost going crazy."

"They said that if they had these banknotes, there would be no need for a run on the bank."

Brown sneered:
"The wealthy are the foundation."

"They can wait patiently; it's not like we're not going to give them money."

"Give the order to the tellers to be more careful when processing withdrawals."

The company secretary was taken aback:
"what do you mean?"

Brown said irritably:

"I mean?"

"Don't you understand?"

"What should have taken ten minutes has been extended to half an hour for me."

The company secretary exclaimed in surprise:

"Wouldn't this attract even more people to the bank?"

"That would have a negative impact on us."

Brown shook his head:
"Negative effects?"

"We're already facing a run on our bank, why should we care about these negative effects?"

"Do not joke!"

"Right now, we just need to extend the timeline so that the money can be delivered to the customer."

"This 10 billion in cash will be redeemed gradually."

"We need to let the citizens know that we have money!"

The company secretary nodded repeatedly:

"Yes, we must show them that we have money!"

Brown was silent for a moment, then asked:
"What's going on with Lin Feng?"

Now that both sides know who their opponent is, they are naturally paying extra attention to each other's actions.

The company secretary thought for a moment and said:

"Nothing special was done."

"Yum! has been shorting us."

"The amount of speculative capital surrounding Yum! Fund is also enormous, day after day."

Brown shook his head:
"Yum! Fund... They really dare to use that name."

"Don't worry about them."

The company secretary smiled wryly:
"Our stock has already dropped by half, and Yum! Brands has made a killing."

"Now, they have become the largest private equity fund in Hong Kong."

"They are practically guiding lights for speculative capital in the stock market."

"Isn't that something to worry about?"

Brown snorted coldly:
"They are not a threat."

Seeing the incredulous look in the company secretary's eyes, Brown sighed.

"It's impossible for HSBC alone to stop them."

"What's that look in your eyes?"

The company secretary was extremely nervous:
"We are HSBC..."

Brown snorted coldly:
"So what if it's HSBC?"

"Don't you know how much speculative capital is in the stock market?"

"What a mess that Shen Daban has made!"

"Speculative funds have been gathered by Yum! Fund. Let alone HSBC, any stock in the market is afraid under these circumstances!"

"If we were in Standard Chartered's situation, they would be just as afraid!"

"We alone are no match for these speculative funds."

"Their combined capital is much greater than that of Yum! Brands."

"If we don't have any other help, we will definitely lose."

The company secretary exclaimed:
"Jazz!"

Brown looked very embarrassed.

"You're the board secretary of HSBC, what are you afraid of?"

The company secretary could only manage a wry smile.

He's only afraid of the HSBC Group's board secretary.

If it doesn't concern you, you'll naturally stay out of it; but if you're in the thick of it, you'll be extremely anxious!
"Sir, how do we break this deadlock?"

Brown took a deep breath:
"We have managed to stabilize the bank run for the time being."

“Using my method, we can delay it for at least seven days.”

"Now we should turn our attention to the stock market."

"We must do everything we can to boost the stock market!"

The company secretary whispered:
"HSBC has ample funds at its counters to rescue the market..."

"However, as you just said, there is a huge amount of speculative capital, and we cannot save ourselves on our own."

"I……"

Brown sneered:
"That's right, we can't save ourselves on our own, there's no doubt about that."

The company secretary smiled wryly:
"What should I do?"

Brown roared:

"What are you afraid of?"

"Don't forget where I came from!"

The company secretary murmured:
"The gentleman was born into the Schwight family..."

His eyes lit up.
Is Swire Group about to make a move?

Brown spoke of these things with a mixture of pride and helplessness:

“Swire is, after all, a major shareholder of HSBC.”

"I tried everything I could to maneuver, but unfortunately it wasn't very effective, and I could only barely maintain the status quo."

"If it weren't for the stock market issue, this run on deposits wouldn't have been a problem at all."

"With the bank run compounded by the stock market crash, it's impossible for us to reverse the downward trend on our own."

"Otherwise, even if we resolve the bank run, it's questionable whether HSBC will still be in our hands."

"We have no choice but to seek outside help!"

Brown was quite angry when he talked about this.

It's all Shen Daban's fault. Why did she have to meddle in government affairs?
You're not Lady Dajol, why should you worry about the affairs of the Empire?

Now look what's happened. You just dust yourself off and disappear without a trace, leaving HSBC with such a huge mess.

Don't let me catch you.

Otherwise, I'll make sure you know what the major shareholder's anger is like.

Brown took a deep breath:
“Swire Group has decided to inject £1 billion into us to solve this problem.”

The company secretary immediately revived:

"If that's the case, that would be wonderful."

"With Swire Group involved, our disaster is over!"

"The entry of Swire Pacific into the stock market will surely restore confidence!"

Brown shook his head with a wry smile:

"If I could, I really wouldn't want to see Taigu end up like that."

The company secretary shook his head secretly.

Brown has no say in this.

Major shareholders don't just enjoy rights without giving anything in return.

HSBC's situation is already very dangerous. If the situation continues to deteriorate, who knows what will happen?

If Swire doesn't step in soon, it's possible that in the end, Swire will no longer be HSBC's major shareholder.

This is no joke.

Swire Group had no choice but to intervene.

The company secretary breathed a long sigh of relief and smiled broadly:
"Our stock had already rebounded after our deal with Standard Chartered was made public."

"However, the amount of speculative capital gathered by Yum! Fund was so large that they managed to suppress it."

"Now that Swire Group has made its move, let's see what other ways they can short us."

“We have connections.”

Brown laughed heartily:

"well said!"

"That's right, we have connections."

"Although the empire is no longer as dominant as it was a hundred years ago, its foundation as the world's empire remains."

"The foundation that these companies have built over hundreds of years is unimaginable in other countries."

At this point, Brown revealed a sinister and terrifying smile:

"Tomorrow I will show these guys that the Empire cannot be humiliated."

The company secretary was speechless.

How did something that was clearly just a simple economic action rise to the level of national and global significance?
Furthermore, when has Onsa Capital ever been loyal to the country?
Isn't that the kind of situation where people only complain to the government when there's something to gain, but remain indifferent when there's nothing to gain?

Simply speechless.

But Brown is his boss, and it's not appropriate for him to comment on his boss's affairs.

……

That evening, there was a gathering at Lin Feng's house.

Shui Ling is pregnant, so it's naturally inappropriate for her to have gatherings at Liang Kun's place, even though the two houses are less than a kilometer apart. Most importantly, her mother has taken over the full responsibility of caring for Shui Ling. Of course, she doesn't need to do anything herself; there's a nanny. She just needs to oversee things.

They are, after all, elders, and there are some things you absolutely cannot do in front of them.

Therefore, the gathering place became Lin Feng's place.

While smoking a cigar, Liang Kun asked:
"Ah Feng, how's the donation going?"

Lin Feng smiled:
"So eager?"

Liang Kun sighed heavily:

"I have children, so even if they don't consider me, they should at least consider their wife and children, right?"

How do you say "hometown"?

Lin Feng smiled and said:

"Brother Leopard means he wants us to use the money wisely."

“We are still in a business battle with HSBC. With such a large sum of money being transferred out all at once, our family back home is worried about whether we can survive.”

Liang Kun's eyes almost popped out:
"Are they crazy?"

"That's two billion!"

Jiang Tianyang exclaimed in admiration:

"No wonder it's my hometown!"

"If it were another company, and they saw that they were offering two billion, who would care whether you lived or died?"

"It's different in our hometown; they really mean well for us."

Liang Kun was both amused and exasperated.

"I know he meant well."

"Didn't Ah Feng already give his guarantee? Why aren't you accepting it?"

Jiang Tianyang sighed:
“You believe in A-Feng, and I believe in A-Feng too. The key is that our size is a bit smaller compared to HSBC…”

Liang Kun corrected:
"No no no!"

"It's not just a little bit off, it's a huge difference!"

"When Ah Feng said he was going to scheme against HSBC, I was almost scared to death!"

“HSBC is a behemoth, and its board members are all about the same size as HSBC itself.”

"Putting aside everything else, just look at their major shareholder, Swire... they're not someone to mess with."

Lin Feng said casually:
"According to my information, Swire has already injected £1 billion into HSBC!"

Both Liang Kun and Jiang Tianyang were startled:
"what?!"

"Taigu has entered?"

Lin Feng disagreed:

"HSBC has made it clear that it cannot solve the current crisis—their resources can only address one aspect of it."

"Either solve the bank run problem or solve the stock market problem."

"But in reality, these two issues are one and the same."

"HSBC can't solve it, so we have to seek outside help."

"If it's not Taikoo, it's someone else."

"It's no big deal."

Young Kun gasped.
“Ah Feng, sometimes I wish I had half of your confidence.”

"That's from the ancient times!"

Liang Kun complained to Jiang Tianyang.

"Even though my relationship with A-Feng is special, I still feel very uneasy in this situation."

"No wonder people back home don't have much faith in A-Feng."

Jiang Tianyang nodded repeatedly, expressing his strong agreement.

Liang Kun asked curiously:
“My relationship with A-Feng is special. Even though I don’t think we can win, I’m still willing to support him.”

"Mr. Jiang, what's the reason for this?"

Jiang Tianyang smiled slightly:
“We’re all from the same old ways, you definitely wouldn’t believe me if I said it was because of brotherhood or something.”

Handsome Kun said speechlessly:
"This is no small amount of money."

"Investing billions of Hong Kong dollars, relying solely on brotherhood... are you out of your mind?!"

Liang Kun speaks very directly.

He didn't believe Jiang Tianyang invested money out of brotherhood; that's not how it works!
Jiang Tianyang laughed and said:
"I have high hopes for Lin Sheng."

"Lin Sheng gives me the feeling of being a stock market guru."

“I’m willing to invest in people like Lin Sheng.”

Handsome Kun frowned and said:
"But Ah Feng is really not a god."

"He's human, he makes mistakes too."

"Isn't your investment too large?"

Jiang Tianyang smiled slightly, exuding the demeanor of a powerful figure:

"Where in business is there a guaranteed way to make money?"

"Let's be honest and straightforward."

"Ah Feng has a good reputation."

"Perhaps one day, he will fail in his investment."

"However, I don't want to miss out on any of his investments until he suffers a major setback."

So what if we suffer a crushing defeat?

"With Ah Feng's winning rate, he has long surpassed all other investors."

Liang Kun gave a thumbs up:

"Jiang Sheng, you're amazing!"

Jiang Tianyang couldn't have made it clearer: top-notch investors like Lin Feng are hard to find.

Even if you find someone, it's questionable whether they'll even want to hang out with you.

Lin Feng took the initiative to approach them; how could they refuse such a courtesy?

Of course we should give it to them!
Investing is like gambling; there's no such thing as a guaranteed win.

Then we must choose carefully.
Logically speaking, no one can be infallible, even if Lin Feng's current investment success rate is 100%.

One thing is obvious—how do you know when Lin Feng will make a mistake?

Maybe tomorrow, maybe after dozens of investments, or maybe it will never happen.

How you choose is very important.

Jiang Tianyang has a grand vision; he's willing to bet on Lin Feng.

Leung Kwan seemed to be deep in thought:
"Jiang Sheng's words reminded me that perhaps my hometown shares the same thoughts as you."

Jiang Tianyang smiled and shook his head:

"Brother Kun, you can't flatter me too much."

"My mind is that of a small businessman; how can I compare to the adults back home?"

"They have a sense of national responsibility, while I'm just chasing fame and fortune!"

Liang Kun rolled her eyes at him:
"They're all brothers, this level of modesty is excessive."

Jiang Tianyang laughed heartily.

To be fair, Jiang Tianyang's charisma is unmatched by most people.

Even if Lin Feng has an excellent track record, only a superhuman would dare to invest so much at once.

Handsome Kun marveled:

"I thought Swire would come up with something big, but it turned out they just invested £100 million."

"That's it?"

Liang Kun found it quite unbelievable. Thinking about it this way, it seemed that Swire Group wasn't so great after all.

Jiang Tianyang's expression was solemn:
"Brother Kun, you can't say that."

Liang Kun asked for advice:
"Is there some hidden meaning in this?"

Jiang Tianyang thought for a moment and then changed his description:
"This is just like our club's opening ceremony."

"For example, in the case of Xinji and Xinliansheng, Xinji had the upper hand."

“Since Xinliansheng has allied with us, it’s natural that they will ask us for help.”

"You only sent Jianjun."

"What do you mean by this?"

Liang Kun's eyes flashed:

"This means our stance—we're protecting New Union."

He slapped his thigh and said,

"I understand."

"Swire is conveying an attitude; will they take action?"

Jiang Tianyang nodded repeatedly:
"Correct."

"Swire Group's move is more symbolic than practical."

"To be honest, even if Swire Group intervenes, it won't be easy to reverse the decline in Hong Kong."

"However, Swire Group is a behemoth."

"Their intervention has been of great significance in boosting the market."

Handsome Kun frowned and said:
"So it seems we've fallen into a disadvantageous position."

"Damn it, this feeling of losing without winning is awful."

"That's really annoying."

Jiang Tianyang sighed:

"If the opponent makes a move, it depends on how Ah Feng responds."

"It's difficult."

Lin Feng was very angry:
"Two great men, you must not boost the morale of others while diminishing your own prestige."

"Isn't it just Swire Group?"

Liang Kun's Strange Path:

"That's a giant from Onsa, with a powerful background."

"With such a powerful backer as HSBC, it won't be easy for you to fight back."

Lin Feng chuckled:
"It's just a background, isn't it? It's not like everyone doesn't have one."

Liang Kun was taken aback and looked at him suspiciously:
"You have a plan?"

Lin Feng smiled and said:

"We'll find out tomorrow!"

The news of Swire Group's intervention brought positive news to the market when the stock market opened the next day, and HSBC's share price rebounded strongly.

Before Brown could even cheer, a sell order worth tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars came crashing down.

Brown almost went crazy!

The news of Swire Group's move has more symbolic than substantive significance; this massive sale has effectively diminished Swire Group's influence.

"Check it for me!"

"Who exactly is opposing us?!"

The company secretary returned quickly, his face ashen.

"Sir, we've found out."

"The funds came from Standard Chartered Bank."

"But the funding comes from my hometown!"

Brown's face darkened.

"You are joking?"

The company secretary said bitterly:
"No, it really is from my hometown!"