The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 454
"Patriotism is absolutely not a mistake." Liu Hua smiled and said, "It doesn't matter that Mr. Su did not join our country. We can let our children join. The rise of our nation is just around the corner, in less than twenty or thirty years."

Mr. Bao remained silent. He was an old man nearing the end of his life, and he neither interfered much with the children's thoughts nor had the means to do so.

The wealthy people in Hong Kong have concentrated their businesses in real estate and finance, with very few real businesses, and even those that do are mostly traditional industries.

Liu Hua chatted all night but didn't find any like-minded people. The happiest person was Rosamund Kwan. Tonight, she met a lot of big shots. That's what connections are all about.

When she came in today, she saw many reporters at the door. If someone investigates carefully and exposes her Zhilin Cosmetics business when the newspaper comes out tomorrow, then she will no longer be just a female celebrity in the entertainment industry, but a powerful businesswoman.

Prior to the handover ceremony, Liu Hua participated in five or six events.

At the final dinner, he met the future public servants of the port area. Mr. Huo was also present and introduced them to Liu Hua.

“Professor Liu, this is our port’s future God of Wealth.” Mr. Huo said with a smile, “God of Wealth, this Professor Liu is a national hero.”

The God of Wealth smiled and said, "Of course I know Professor Liu. I've heard so much about you."

Liu Hua smiled and said, "God of Wealth, you will have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders in the future, and you may face huge challenges as soon as you take office."

Normally, people would say auspicious words on such occasions, but when Liu Hua said he was about to face a huge challenge, the God of Wealth's face turned cold.

Mr. Huo frowned as well: "Professor Liu, what makes you say that?"

"Didn't you notice?" Liu Hua said, feigning surprise. "I have some connections in the US. They said that recently George Soros of the Quantum Fund has mobilized a large amount of speculative capital into the Asian financial market. I suspect it's just a repeat of what they did in South America back then."

The God of Wealth is a big shot in the financial industry. He was stunned and stood there. He was very clear about the financial crisis in Mexico back then.

Liu Hua continued, "The financial systems of these Southeast Asian countries aren't necessarily much stronger than those of Mexico."

The God of Wealth composed himself and said, "But Hong Kong's financial system is very powerful."

“That’s true,” Liu Hua nodded and said, “but I suspect Soros will travel around Southeast Asia. By then, he will have an enormous amount of money at his disposal, and the international speculative capital that follows will increase many times over. At that time, the defenses of your Hong Kong financial system will be put to the test.”

The God of Wealth suddenly felt a chill run down his spine and quickly said, "Mr. Huo, Professor Liu, please excuse me for a moment."

The God of Wealth walked to a corner, beckoned to his assistant, and told him to quickly investigate the matter of international speculative capital. He then took out his phone and began making calls one by one.

About ten minutes later, while Liu Hua was chatting with Mr. Huo about science and sports, the God of Wealth returned.

"Mr. Liu, thank you so much."

Mr. Huo asked curiously, "God of Wealth, what have you found out?"

“Recently, some international speculative funds have been exchanging Hong Kong dollars in the currency market. It’s clear that these international speculative funds are accumulating chips.” The God of Wealth said with lingering fear, “If they suddenly launch an attack, it will really catch me off guard. But now we are prepared and we will definitely be able to give them a good thrashing.”

The God of Wealth picked up his wine glass: "Professor Liu, let me toast you. Thank you again. I can't stay any longer; I have to report to my superiors. International speculative capital's attack on Hong Kong's currency market—that's a case of ulterior motives." Liu Hua gave a thumbs up: "The God of Wealth is indeed the God of Wealth. He has a high vantage point and a far-sighted view. Their real target is behind you, the motherland with its 1.2 billion people. If they succeed, our nearly twenty years of opening-up achievements will be completely plundered."

Mr. Huo didn't know much about finance, but after Liu Hua's explanation, he realized the seriousness of the matter.

"God of Wealth, the Huo family fully supports you. If you need funds, just let us know." Mr. Huo took a deep breath: "After the banquet, I will call my old brothers together to discuss and see if there is any way we can support you."

Liu Hua felt honored to be involved in the entire process of the return.

In his wife's words, "I noticed when I was shopping these past two days that the badge on the police hats has been changed. It looks much better now. That old lady from John Country should have been swept into the dustbin of history long ago."

The Asian financial crisis officially began the day after the handover.

The first to suffer was Siam. Liu Hua later learned that our country had issued a financial warning to them on the 1st.

However, their country didn't take it seriously, and as a result, they were attacked the next day and announced that they would abandon the fixed exchange rate system and adopt a floating exchange rate system.

Almost no Southeast Asian country was spared, and they fell one after another within one or two months. These countries became ATMs that robbers could swagger around in, withdrawing money without even needing a card.

Liu Hua and his wife stayed in Hong Kong for more than a week. Rosamund Kwan accompanied them at first, but after two days she was too busy.

Those reporters in Hong Kong are truly professional; they dug up Rosamund Kwan's background thoroughly, leaving no stone unturned.

Now all her friends in the industry are asking her about it. Although the entertainment industry is glamorous, who wouldn't want to climb up and become a valuable asset?

Rosamund Kwan owns a cosmetics company called Chi Lam Cosmetics, which many people know, but it has virtually no business in Hong Kong. Many people think it's just something she runs for fun.

When it was published in the newspaper, everyone realized that he wasn't just dabbling; he had real achievements to his name.

The company's market value has already reached several small goals, and Zhilin's cosmetics and skincare products are selling very well.

We were all set to drift together in the entertainment industry, but who would have thought you'd accidentally become a tycoon?

After returning to Beijing, Liu Hua felt that the atmosphere there was quite tense. The Southeast Asian financial crisis had caused many people's savings of many years to vanish overnight.

People in our country were terrified of poverty. It was only after the reform and opening up that they worked diligently and painstakingly saved up some money.

Everyone is afraid that this financial storm will affect us and wipe out our savings of the past few years.

Even Sha Zhu was worried. He wanted to ask around, but after thinking for a long time, the only person he could think of was Liu Hua, the person he knew best and who was the most capable.

(End of this chapter)