Mixed in 1980

Chapter 250 The Second Card
Everyone believed that Chen Fan bought up 20 plots of land at the auction in one fell swoop in order to prevent Li Chaoren from obtaining the land and to fight with the British devils.

When Annex III of the Joint Statement came out, everyone immediately realized that it was not the case. Fighting with the British devils and blocking Li Chaoren were all pretexts.

His goal is to get the land!

Annex III to the joint statement clearly states that China and Britain will jointly establish a land committee and will only allow the sale of 50 hectares of land each year.

50 hectares is only 750 acres!
This is equivalent to 10-15 pieces of land, which is less than one-third of that in 1984. With such a small land supply, even a fool can see that housing prices in Hong Kong will rise.

The joint statement clearly states that Hong Kong has a bright future and promising development. Coupled with the restrictions on land sales, soaring housing prices will not be a problem.

However, Chen Fan took advantage of the fighting spirit to deceive everyone and took over a large amount of land.

He took all the benefits!

How much land does Chen Fan have? When the land auction ended, there were 56 plots. It is said that during this period, Xinghuo Investment acquired another 5 plots, adding up to 61 plots.

That’s more than the land supply in the next four years.

"As expected of a financial giant, the timing of entry is accurate and the action is ruthless!"

All the wealthy people in Hong Kong are filled with emotion!

However, they believed in one thing more: Chen Fan had made large investments in the mainland and had very good relations with the mainland, so he should have received the news in advance.

For now, everyone hopes to reach cooperation.

"Qiu'er, why don't you just not go!"

Seeing Xu Jinqiu packing her luggage, Chen Fan frowned slightly. This trip to Hong Kong would definitely put him at the center of controversy and would harm the interests of many people.

It could be dangerous if you’re not careful!
Xu Jinqiu paused, then continued to pack up: "We agreed to go together, it's a good opportunity for us to see the business war in Hong Kong, and it will also broaden my horizons."

Chen Fan walked over and hugged his wife: "It's really unnecessary. This trip is to go there to do something. You can just stay at home with your eldest sister."

Xu Jinqiu turned around and kissed him on the lips: "You must go!"

Chen Fan smiled bitterly. Are you determined?
He turned and went to the west wing, wanting Miss Zhao to stay, but she was unwilling and had a more convincing reason: the skin care products were about to be launched on the market, and she had to go and see.

You are usually so lazy, but now you are pretending to be diligent?
With no other choice, he had to take his two wives with him. This time, safety was more guaranteed as he was traveling with the official team.

Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Foreign Trade, China Construction Group...

Sun Shaojie, as the middleman, also came along. When the plane landed in Hong Kong, Chen Fan arranged for everyone to stay at the Peninsula Hotel and booked several presidential suites.

Chen Fan also stayed in the hotel!

After a night's rest, Chen Fan took Sun Shaojie straight to HSBC Bank, and under the operation of the key account manager, they transferred 4 million US dollars to the account of the Foreign Trade Department.

This was promised before!
Another 3 million US dollars will be needed next year before all the investments in highways, Yangzi Petrochemical and Yangtze River Shipbuilding in the mainland can be realized.

After transferring this money, Chen Fan only had 3 million US dollars left in his HSBC account, in addition to the funds in Chen Fan Publishing House's account.

"I plan to transfer all the remaining funds to Bank of East Asia."

Upon hearing this, the key account manager almost collapsed to the ground. 3 million US dollars in cash were gone in one go, and his position as a key account manager was over.

Before he could recover, Sun Shaojie also said that all the funds of the Ministry of Foreign Trade in the HSBC account must also be transferred, which was a larger amount of money.

The Ministry of Foreign Trade also partially used HSBC's settlement system before, with a balance of more than 3 million US dollars in the account. Today, another 4 million US dollars was transferred in, totaling more than 7 million US dollars.

Including Chen Fan’s, the total is more than 10 billion US dollars.

The key account manager wanted to ease the situation, but Chen Fan remained unmoved. The amount of money involved was too huge, so he had no choice but to call the head honcho Shen Bi.

Shen Bi is an Englishman, but he just took a Chinese name.

On the issue of Hong Kong, Shen Bi once proposed that Britain must retain governance. Thatcher agreed very much, but then she went to Beijing for negotiations and was slapped in the face.

What good things are you thinking about?

After they met, the two sides shook hands warmly, and then Shen Daban asked: "Mr. Chen, our cooperation has always been very pleasant, why are you doing this?"

Mr. Shen has enormous power and is also the chairman of the board of directors of HSBC. He is a real senior executive.

Chen Fan was looking for someone who could make a point: "Mr. Shen, you British people are prejudiced against mainlanders and cannot abide by the principles of fair trade."

"Just like Kwai Chung Port, even if it cannot be sold, it will not be handed over to mainlanders. In this case, why should I keep my money in a British bank?"

The reason is very valid!

Mr. Shen couldn't find any reason to refute for a moment: "Mr. Chen, you should know that the port is a political factor and does not affect commercial cooperation."

"Politics and business are linked together, so it makes no sense to talk about cooperation."

Chen Fan smiled slightly and shook his head, saying, "Since you are targeting mainlanders, our cooperation can only end here. Apart from that, the development of Spark Real Estate will avoid British banks."

Upon hearing this, Shen Bi's face suddenly changed!
It was not until then that he realized that the young man in front of him was not an ordinary businessman, but a real estate tycoon who owned 61 pieces of land.

Holding the lifeline of the bank!
For banks, the most reasonable solution is to get three benefits from one piece of land: ask me for a loan to buy the land, ask me for a loan to build a building, and ask me for a loan to buy a house.

Whether you make money or not, I will definitely make money!
And earn more than you.

This is the model for sucking blood from Hong Kong in the future. Loans are given to a group of people to buy land and build buildings, pushing up housing prices, and ultimately achieving three benefits from one land. How can Chen Fan avoid British banks?
In the future, the annual land supply will only be 10-15 lots, but Chen Fan has 61 lots of land in his hands. And with Chen Fan’s financial resources, will he not acquire land in the future?
"Mr. Chen, if you have any requests, please tell me directly!" Shen Bi took a deep breath.

Since Chen Fan has said it, there is room for negotiation. Even if he wants Kwai Chung Port, I have to act as a lobbyist, otherwise the losses will be incalculable.

"The gas company, the two electricity companies, the telecommunications company, Cathay Pacific!"

Hearing this, Mr. Shen gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Chen, do you know what you are talking about?"

Chen Fan shrugged his shoulders: "And Kwai Chung Port!"

Mr. Shen clenched his fist and said, "Mr. Chen, please forgive me for being blunt. You are just dreaming. No one can decide to sell these companies to you."

Chen Fan nodded slightly. Shen Bi really couldn't make the decision.

"Mr. Shen, your British capital is withdrawing. It doesn't matter who you sell it to. If you have a chance, just help me pass this message to someone who can make the decision."

Mr. Shen had a dark face and said nothing.

Chen Fan didn't care and stood up directly: "Mr. Shen, remember to pay attention to the press conference of Xinghuo Real Estate tomorrow. I believe you will agree."

After watching Chen Fan leave, Mr. Shen took out a cigar, lit it, and took long puffs of it. Then he suddenly threw the cigar to the ground and kicked over the coffee table.

"This is a hungry wolf from the interior!"

After a long pause, Mr. Shen lit up another cigar and said, "The lion has asked for too much. We cannot let him get everything he wants, but we must make some concessions."

61 pieces of land, too much destructive power!

If Britain wanted to switch to private ownership and implement Thatcherism, it had to suck blood from Hong Kong. Chen Fa, holding 61 pieces of land, had actually grasped the vital point.

Kwai Chung Port, you can give it!
The future of Hong Kong is already clear. It is not a big deal to hand over Kwai Chung Port to Chen Fan, and some concessions can also be made in other aspects.

For example, Chen Fan can forget about joining Cathay Pacific.

No one would take a chance on such a high-quality enterprise.

Shen Bi pondered over how to convince some people to give up some of their interests to Chen Fan.

"Don't worry, just wait!"

Shen Bi took a deep breath and decided to make a decision after the press conference tomorrow. He always felt that Chen Fan had a backup plan and it wouldn't be that simple.

It is definitely not that simple for a person with ordinary background to become a financial giant in just four years, with a net worth second only to the king of charter ships.

"Will threatening him work?"

After coming out of HSBC, Sun Shaojie was a little surprised. It was just a bank executive. Was it worth Chen Fan's effort?

"Don't underestimate HSBC. Besides being a bank, it is also a famous investment institution. HSBC has certain shares in the companies I mentioned earlier."

Chen Fan quickly returned to the car and continued, "HSBC is one of the two largest banks in the UK and plays a pivotal role."

"In a capitalist society, these big banks have a lot of say, just like the Federal Reserve, and can influence the entire United States and even the world."

"If I didn't have enough land and was holding the British devils at their fingertips, they wouldn't even look at me straight in the face, and they might even threaten me in return."

At this point, Chen Fan added: "Whether I can hold my ground depends on you. If you can't hold your ground, I might get into trouble."

Sun Shaojie smiled and teased, "I thought you were fearless."

Chen Fan sneered. Can an arm twist stronger than a thigh?
As long as the British devils change their policies and create some trouble, the land in Chen Fan's hands will be idle and may not be able to be developed smoothly.

He's also threatening the British devils. Is that funny?
Chen Fan has the confidence because of our "mother". Otherwise, at this moment, he would only focus on Kwai Chung Port and only have a certain chance of taking it over.

After returning to the Peninsula Hotel, Chen Fan talked with people from various departments for a long time before returning to his room. Only Xu Jinqiu was there: "Where's Yuanyuan?"

Xu Jinqiu poured a glass of water and handed it over: "Go to the company to prepare for the opening of the store. It will be enough for her to be busy for a while."

Chen Fan took the water cup and teased, "She only has three minutes of enthusiasm. Last time she came, she was busy for three days and went back to complain that I forced her to work overtime."

puff...

Xu Jinqiu smiled: "Yuanyuan is just like that. Don't you like having a noisy person at home? Let's not talk about her. Did you have a smooth trip to the bank today?"

"The goal has been basically achieved, and the focus is on tomorrow."

Chen Fan took a sip of water, put down the cup, and stretched himself: "Whether we can force the British devils to bow their heads depends on tomorrow's press conference."

Xu Jinqiu hummed: "I'll go with you tomorrow!"

Chen Fan hugged his wife and said, "Teacher Xu, you have to think carefully. Once you step into the front desk, you won't be able to travel around Hong Kong in the future."

"Hong Kong is so small, I'd be tired of playing there a long time ago."

Xu Jinqiu smiled and leaned in Chen Fan's arms. She just wanted Chen Fan to know that she would be with him no matter what happened.

Chen Fan hugged his wife tightly and said, "Tomorrow we will launch a big satellite into Hong Kong together!"

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