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Chapter 729 Use magic to defeat magic

In fact, the case of Superman Li's acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa in the original time and space can be said to be very classic. Everyone who likes Hong Kong variety shows may bring it up, but few people know that it was the result of the cooperation between Superman Li, the charter king and Shen Bi of HSBC. It also perfectly interprets the secret passage and the appropriate choice, as well as the later "when there seems to be no way out, there is always a bright future ahead."

At the beginning, Li Chaoren had his eyes on the Wharf Group, which was controlled by a British company, and had been secretly acquiring Wharf's shares on the stock market. Unfortunately, this trend was still noticed by some people with ulterior motives, and then it was exposed by the media in Hong Kong. Then, the senior executives of Wharf's parent company, Jardine Matheson, came to the HSBC boss Shen Bi for help. Then, under Shen Bi's mediation, Li Chaoren knew that his goal of acquiring Wharf Group was no longer achievable, so he sold part of his Wharf shares to Baochuan Wang, and Baochuan Wang naturally and smoothly entered the board of directors of Wharf Group. Then, with the help of Baochuan Wang and HSBC Shen Bi, Li Chaoren successfully took over another British giant company, Hutchison Whampoa.

Anyone with a discerning eye can understand that the person who made Bao Chuan Wang and Li Chaoren possible was Shen Bi of HSBC, and HSBC is precisely the giant that no one in Hong Kong can avoid. You must know that the right to issue Hong Kong dollars is in the hands of HSBC, so HSBC is the king of Hong Kong that secretly dominates everything. As for why HSBC and Shen Bi chose Li Chaoren and Bao Chuan Wang, that is an indescribable thing.

Now behind Suning is a sound spatial world and a mysterious "system". Although this "system" is very neurotic most of the time, operating a business war is a real dimensionality reduction attack. I believe that these British companies in Hong Kong are simply unable to resist.

Backed by the "Space World" and the "System", the Ningyuan Group has no shortage of funds and cannot seek help from HSBC for the time being, so it immediately launched a violent business operation. First, it secretly used countless personal accounts to secretly acquire shares of the four major British foreign companies, and then openly took over the Hong Kong real estate company that was on the verge of bankruptcy due to the July 3rd stock market crash. It still chose high-quality companies with large land resources and property rights. Therefore, the Ningyuan Group is rapidly rising in Hong Kong with an invincible attitude.

"Mr. Bao, what's the situation with the Ningyuan Group? I heard that they have spent a huge amount of money to acquire Hang Lung Properties." Looking at the ever-changing business situation, Li Chaoren couldn't help but find Bao Chuanwang with a trembling heart. After all, the most important thing now is all kinds of important information.

"Oh! I don't know either! It seems to be a real estate company that was just established this year." In fact, the ship charter king was also confused by the Ningyuan Group's bold operation. This is a "random punch" style of fighting without any routine or rules.

"Mr. Bao, should we ask HSBC? They should know the source of Ningyuan Group's funds." Knowing that Bao Chuanwang has always had a close cooperative relationship with HSBC, Li Chaoren immediately stated the purpose of his trip.

"Yeah, that makes sense! I'll call Shen Bi right now."

Then the charter boat king directly called HSBC boss Shen Bi and soon learned the specific information about Ningyuan Group over the phone. However, the charter boat king, who had seen many storms, was stunned and stared into the distance with unfocused eyes.

At this moment, Li Chaoren saw Bao Chuanwang's strange state and felt a bad premonition in his heart. He couldn't help but ask anxiously, "Mr. Bao, what exactly is going on?"

"Boss Li, those big sharks on Wall Street may have their eyes on Hong Kong." The charter king explained to Li Chaoren with a bitter expression on his face.

"What?" Although Li Chaoren had already made this prediction in his mind, he still couldn't help feeling scared. The name of Wall Street was really a demon where "no grass grows."

"Boss Li, Shen Bi just said on the phone that Ningyuan Group is registered in the Cayman Islands, and all of its funds come from Wall Street and Swiss banks. What's even more strange is that Ningyuan Group doesn't have any bank accounts in Hong Kong, so HSBC is a little confused right now."

"Mr. Bao, should we ask Mr. Huo and the others to come out and sit down together? Then we can discuss how to deal with this dragon that has crossed the river." Li Chaoren was able to become the kind of top businessman in later generations. He was not the kind of person who was willing to sit and wait for death, so he immediately stated his proposal viciously.

"Well, that makes sense! You should be the one to contact them on this matter. No matter if the Ningyuan Group is the Wolf of Wall Street or some mysterious foreign consortium, they must abide by our rules when they come to Hong Kong." At this time, the charter king quickly regained his sanity and uttered a very domineering Flag.

"Mr. Bao, you are so domineering!" Li Chaoren couldn't help but be impressed by the domineering attitude of the world's shipping king, and he directly gave a thumbs up to the shipping king in front of him.

Now the lives of Suning, Chen Jianghe and his two siblings in Hong Kong are on track. With Suning's vigorous training, Chen Jianghe and Luo Yuzhu's Cantonese proficiency has improved by leaps and bounds, and they have almost no problem communicating with local children in Hong Kong Island. When local children discriminate against them, they will directly fight back in English, which directly confuses these arrogant little guys. In fact, this can be regarded as using the opponent's magic to defeat the opponent.

After breakfast early in the morning, Su Ning hurriedly urged Chen Jianghe and Luo Yuzhu. The two children had been spoiled by him and were a little slow. "Jianghe, Yuzhu, if you don't hurry up, you'll be late."

"Oh! Brother, let me drink some more milk." Chen Jianghe said this and then picked up the milk on the table and drank it all.

Su Ning opened the door of his house, feeling both amused and helpless, only to see his father, Zhong, coming downstairs to open the shop. He quickly greeted him along with his younger brother and sister, "Uncle Zhong, have you eaten?"

"Haha, I've eaten." As the two families gradually got to know each other, Mr. Zhong no longer rejected Su Ning as much as before. After all, he found that Su Ning was indeed a capable child. "Suning, are you taking your younger siblings to school?"

"Yes! I always dawdle when I get up early."

"Haha, just like Ah Hong's two younger sisters, it's a good thing that Ah Hong helps me and your Aunt Zhong take care of them, otherwise there would be chaos every day." At this time, Father Zhong couldn't help but think of the children in his own family, and then he showed a sweet smile of happiness to the three Su Ning brothers and sisters.

"Yes! Ah Hong is indeed very sensible." Suning also believed that Ah Hong solved many troubles for Mr. and Aunt Zhong.

"Suning, you three siblings should come back early tonight. I will ask your Aunt Zhong to make more dishes, and we will have dinner together tonight." At this time, Father Zhong suddenly invited Suning.

"Uncle Zhong, did you win the Mark Six lottery?" Suning couldn't help but look at Zhong's father in surprise. He knew that Zhong's father was a very calculating person.

"No! Your uncle Zhong doesn't have such good luck. Ah Hong got a B+ in English this time. Her progress is really rapid, so we want to prepare a table to thank her."

"Haha, that's great! I'll bring back some barbecued pork and roast goose tonight. This good thing should be celebrated properly."

"No need! If you like barbecued pork and roast goose, I'll ask your Aunt Zhong to buy them at the roast meat shop."

"Uncle Zhong, we have to feed three mouths to feed at night, so we can't come empty-handed. So let us bring the food." At this time, Suning still insisted on explaining.

"Haha, that's great! Let's get together at night."

Actually, Ah Hong only got a B+ on her English test, which still left Suning feeling a bit unsatisfied. After all, he'd been tirelessly teaching the thirteen-year-old Ah Hong, and his English was at the level of a top-tier professional translator. Teaching a few children English was no big deal. Of course, Suning also wanted to get along well with his neighbors. After all, he might have to stay here until he reached adulthood, otherwise his sudden wealth would arouse suspicion. He was only a ten-year-old, so he needed to do things that were appropriate for his age.

After school in the afternoon, Suning first went to a roast meat shop with a very good reputation to buy roast goose and barbecued pork, and then he slowly hurried to his small apartment. Looking at the fast-paced lifestyle of the people around him, it was as if the current Hong Kong economy had begun to take off. Suning couldn't help but feel his blood boiling again.

Thinking that his Ningyuan Group has developed very smoothly and has far exceeded his initial expectations, Suning is now very surprised. This has taken his plan of making Hong Kong's business his base one step further.

When Suning returned to his residence, he found that Chen Jianghe and Luo Yuzhu had already returned, and then they followed Suning to visit the Zhong family. Today, Zhong's father closed his business early, and Aunt Zhong and Ah Hong were busy preparing a large table of delicious dishes. The large dining table almost took up the cramped space of the Zhong family. This is exactly the most real living condition of ordinary people in Hong Kong. The rich who drive luxury cars and live in luxury houses are still a small group of people.

"Suning, this first glass of wine is to thank you for helping Ah Hong make progress in her studies." After everyone had sat down, Father Zhong raised a glass of wine and looked at Suning and said.

"Uncle Zhong, you're really exaggerating. The main thing is that Ah Hong studies hard enough."

"Suning, I still have to thank you anyway. Come on! Let's have a drink."

"Uncle Zhong, I'll offer you a glass of tea instead of wine."

"Haha, good! Let's do it."

After a few drinks, the atmosphere became increasingly tense, and Zhong's father's words became increasingly frequent. "Suning, I heard from your Aunt Zhong that you and Jiang He are both orphans?"

"Yes! My brother and I were adopted by our foster family since we were young."

"Oh? Then why did you think of bringing your brother to Hong Kong?"

"There's not enough food in my hometown, so I brought my younger brother here to make a living. I heard that Hong Kong is better, so I followed my fellow villagers here."

"Smart! Boys should be so enterprising!" At this time, Zhong's father couldn't help but praise Su Ning. Then, with a drunken smile, he looked at Su Ning and said, "Come on! Have another drink with uncle."

"Dad, don't drink anymore. You've already drunk enough today." Ah Hong, who was standing by, noticed her mother's displeasure and quickly took the initiative to dissuade her father who was a bit addicted to alcohol.

"It's okay! Dad is happy today, it's okay to drink a little."

"Uncle Zhong, Aunt Zhong, thank you for taking care of the three of us siblings. We brothers and sisters will toast you one last time." At this time, Su Ning immediately understood and took the initiative to raise a glass of wine.

"Haha, good! Let's do it."

Although Mr. Zhong likes to drink very much, he can't drink much. He gets drunk after drinking less than two taels of white wine. Then Su Ning and Aunt Zhong helped the drunk Mr. Zhong lie down on the bed.

After Ah Hong covered her father with the quilt, Aunt Zhong looked at Su Ning a little embarrassedly and said, "Su Ning, your Uncle Zhong has always been like this, please don't mind it!"

"Aunt Zhong, Jiang He's adoptive father and I also drink a little wine from time to time. It's actually no big deal. After all, you adults also have pressure." Su Ning smiled indifferently, feeling that this was the normal state of life.

"Yes! Our family of six relies on a garment shop for our livelihood. We don't receive the kind of social subsidies you three siblings receive, so the pressure we face every day is enormous."

"Aunt Zhong, you mentioned this today, and it suddenly reminded me of a fellow Zhejiang native of mine in Hong Kong. He seems to be in the clothing export business. Perhaps he could invest in you and Uncle Zhong to open a clothing factory. I believe it should have better development prospects than a ready-made clothing store."

"Ah? Suning, you think too highly of your Uncle Zhong. He doesn't have the ability to run a big business."

"Aunt Zhong, Uncle Zhong only needs to be responsible for technical and quality control matters. The specific management and operations will be taken over by that fellow villager. You might as well think about it carefully first."

"This"

"Aunt Zhong, I'll contact this fellow from Zhejiang tomorrow and bring him over for a detailed discussion with Uncle Zhong."

"Suning, thank you so much."

"Aunt Zhong, please don't be polite with me. I'll try to contact them for you first."

In fact, this idea was not a sudden whim of Suning. Thinking of the fact that in the original time and space, Cherie Chung would plunge into the Hong Kong entertainment circle without hesitation in order to improve her family's living conditions, Suning still felt very sorry. You know, the Hong Kong entertainment circle is a super big dye vat. It is difficult for men and women who fall into it to stay clean, so Suning had the idea of doing something by the way for a long time.

(End of this chapter)