Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 169, Fudge (asking for monthly ticket)
March 16, 1959, Taiwan Island.

This is the first time Zhao Mancang has come here in his two lifetimes.

In his previous life, Zhao Mancang had the opportunity to travel to the Maldives. At that time, he happened to meet several tourists from the Gulf Island on a small island.

I have to say that the spirited girls and boys in Wandao are really funny, they love to play and can have a lot of fun.

And that was the only person from Wandao that Zhao Mancang had met in real life. As for the place Wandao, he had never been there in his previous life.

I never thought that I would have the opportunity to come here in this life. Although the experience was not very good, it still counts as having been here.

When the plane landed at Jiangwan Airport, Zhao Mancang saw that the airport was under martial law.

After the martial law was imposed at Jiangwan Airport, passengers including Zhao Mancang were quickly searched.

It was not a very nice experience.

In addition, Zhao Mancang also discovered that there were fighter jets waiting to take off on the runway on the other side of Jiangwan Airport. What could they be doing?
At this time, Jiangwan Airport was almost entirely occupied by planes from Sam, such as the famous Black Widow fighter jets, U2 reconnaissance aircraft, and so on.

Especially the U2 reconnaissance aircraft, which is definitely the most advanced reconnaissance aircraft currently owned by the US military, without a doubt, because the more advanced SR71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft has not yet made its maiden flight.

After being trapped at Jiangwan Airport for nearly nine hours, Zhao Mancang and his friends were finally notified that they could leave.

Although Zhao Mancang didn't know what had happened, he was delayed for nine hours and hated the person who gave the order.

If I get the chance, I'll definitely teach these bastards a lesson.

After a nine-hour delay, it was already dark outside and we couldn't take off at all.

In this day and age, airlines will not allow planes to take off at night, and the destination is Kai Tak Airport, the aircraft graveyard.

When visibility is good during the day, some planes are unable to land accurately and can only circle over the airport or even return.

What's more, it was dark. Even a skilled pilot would not dare to land at Kai Tak Airport under the cover of night. It was simply a test of life and death.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang had to spend the night at the airport.

This night was really tough.

The next day, at noon, Zhao Mancang finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the plane land at Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong and Kowloon.

I'm finally back, it wasn't easy!

After arriving in Hong Kong Island, Zhao Mancang went to Yijing Garden on the Kowloon Peninsula as soon as possible.

Xu Wenluo's mental state was pretty good. When he saw Zhao Mancang, he immediately contributed 199 experience points, which surprised the latter.

This tool man is really good. If he continues like this, it will take more than half a year to collect 5,000 experience points, let alone 10,000 experience points.

After having lunch with Xu Wenluo, Zhao Mancang went to the Qifa Building in Hong Kong Island.

"Boss, the British inspector is inside."

Fang Xiaohui at the front desk was surprised when she saw Zhao Mancang come in. She didn't expect the boss to come back so soon.

Alex Redmayne is coming?

Zhao Mancang was a little surprised, but not too shocked. He nodded at Fang Xiaohui, praised her briefly, and then went in.

Xu Wenluo likes Fang Xiaohui very much, not only because she is gentle and kind, but also because she takes care of her very well.

Since the tool man gave a good review, Zhao Mancang certainly would not be stingy with his praise.

Fang Xiaohui was very happy and said a few humble words. When she looked up, Zhao Mancang had already left.

In the office, Alex Redmayne stood up in surprise when he saw Zhao Mancang.

After the greetings, Zhao Mancang heard the other party directly ask about stock trading.

"Alex, you also know that stock trading requires a very high mentality. A mentality that is worried about gains and losses is not suitable for stock trading. Look at me, I never say these things."

After a pause, Zhao Mancang continued:

"You may not know that if you want to live longer, you must maintain a good attitude and a happy mood."

"It's not okay to have extreme joy or sorrow frequently. A calm and optimistic attitude is enough."

"If you have this mentality, then you are definitely not suitable for stock trading."

Hearing Zhao Mancang's nonsense, Alex's eyes widened immediately, "Is there such a thing?"

"Of course!"

Zhao Mancang nodded and said:

"You don't know, I've read a lot of medical books before. I'm going to open a hospital soon."

Alex was even more surprised. He founded a newspaper, traded stocks, and built a hospital. Wow, how many identities does Zhao Mancang have?

"Don't be so surprised. I just have some spare cash, and I don't want to lose it all. You know, there's a saying in the investment world: never put all your eggs in one basket."

By the time Zhao Mancang had finished fooling people, Alex Redmayne had already been fooled.

Because every word Zhao Mancang said made perfect sense, Alex felt it was right and agreed with it very much.

"Nicholas, if I wanted to invest, which company do you think I should invest in?"

Alex couldn't wait and wanted to board the ship, but how could Zhao Mancang tell him so easily?

"Alex, you have to know that it's very difficult to make a guaranteed profit when investing, so if you want to invest in stocks, I don't recommend any stocks to you. Also, your mentality is a bit bad, you're too impatient, and you're not suitable for stock trading."

After a pause, Zhao Mancang continued:

"If you lose money from stock trading or even end up in the hospital, it's my fault."

"So I suggest you don't invest in stocks. If you really have too much money and don't know where to put it, I suggest you buy a house or gold."

what?
Before 1958, real estate prices in Hong Kong and Kowloon plummeted and were in a state of complete loss.

The reason why property prices in Hong Kong and Kowloon plummeted is because of oversupply.

For example, in 1954, Ho Ying-tung took out 1.2 million Hong Kong dollars of his own money and borrowed 1.6 million Hong Kong dollars from the bank to buy his first building in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, and at the same time founded Lixin Construction and Investment Co., Ltd.

Others who are in the real estate business spend their own money to buy old buildings, demolish them, build new buildings and sell them floor by floor, because this way they can make money steadily.

However, Ho Ying-tung's approach to real estate business was different from others, because doing so would require less capital and would result in a slow turnover.

Because Ho Ying-tung gathered ideas from many people, he finally came up with the method of pre-selling real estate, which is the legendary selling of off-plan properties, and then it got out of control.

The thing that businessmen in Hong Kong and Kowloon are best at is copying and pasting, which is exactly the same as the later Oriental Hollywood.

Real estate companies such as Sun Hung Kai Properties, New World Development, Wharf Holdings, Henderson Land Development, Cheung Kong Property, etc. all entered the market at this time, and suddenly the speculation in pre-sale properties became very popular.

Throughout the mid-1950s, Hong Kong Island's real estate market was booming.

As a result, there was an oversupply of properties in Hong Kong, but very few buyers, causing property prices to plummet at the end of 1958.

So before the Spring Festival, Zhao Mancang came to Hong Kong Island to buy the land at No. 66 Deep Water Bay, and also bought a large flat on the eighth floor of Yijing Garden in Kowloon Peninsula and on Hennessy Road respectively. That was buying at the bottom.

It is now March 1959. The real estate market has not recovered, and is in a half-dead state. The road ahead is long.

Suggesting Alex to buy a house and invest in real estate at this time, is this not a joke?
Seeing Alex's face full of disbelief, Zhao Mancang smiled and said:
"Since you don't believe me, just pretend I didn't say anything. Haha, come on, let's go. I'll treat you to a drink while I'm free today."

Since the other party didn't believe it, Zhao Mancang certainly wouldn't say anything more.

After all, it will take some time before the real estate market really booms.

If you have this time, you might as well invest in gold.

Before Zhao Mancang took Alex away, Bruce Chapman and Chen Liangsheng stopped him because they had a work report.

So Zhao Mancang could only ask Alex to wait in the lounge until he finished his work.

In the conference room, when Bruce mentioned that Louis Cha had come to tell him, thanking him for Zhao Mancang's invitation and that he still wanted to start his own newspaper, Zhao Mancang immediately laughed.

"Okay, since he's made the decision, let's go ahead and launch the weekly magazine first, then start the Ming Pao project."

Ming Pao will be distinguished from the Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily. Although Ming Pao is also neutral, it will be more inclined to spread Chinese culture, and will also determine the four words "distinguishing right from wrong" as Ming Pao's purpose of publishing a newspaper.

Zhao Mancang established a Hong Kong newspaper group, whose two subsidiaries are the Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily and Ming Pao, and the weekly magazine "Women's Wear" is under the Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily.

This is the tentative plan at the moment. We will naturally decide how to adjust it later when the time comes.

Nowadays, the weight of the alias 'Zhao Changshou' is not that great, with only assets of less than 20 million Hong Kong dollars, which is barely acceptable, but just average.

The assets of the four Chinese detectives, Lei Luo, Lu Gang, He Sen and Yao Xiong, have skyrocketed rapidly, accumulating funds ranging from tens to millions every month. It is estimated that within a year, they may exceed 20 million Hong Kong dollars.

Although this money is black money and cannot be seen in public, unlike the Chinese tycoons such as Henry Fok, Li Huanggua, and Pao Yue-kong who can openly own luxury houses, luxury cars, and concubines, black money is still money. Who would think it is too little?

However, Zhao Mancang believed that the funds of the "Zhao Changshou" pseudonym would increase, so he needed to make arrangements in advance, so as not to be slaughtered like a fat sheep because of too much money.

Although Zhao Mancang is not afraid of these tactics, he does not want to get into trouble because he is too afraid of trouble.

After arranging the work at the Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily, Zhao Mancang went out to eat nearby with Alex Redmayne.

As a result, the latter chose afternoon tea at the Peninsula Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. The two took a ferry to the other side. During this process, Alex complained why not build a bridge to connect Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula?

After all, Alex Redmayne is not a native of Hong Kong and Kowloon. He has been in Hong Kong and Kowloon from Great Britain for less than a year. He feels very inconvenient every time he travels between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula, so he complains like this.

"Build a bridge? It would be better to build an underwater tunnel."

Zhao Mancang smiled and said, pointing to the beautiful Victoria Harbour,
"It would be a shame if such a beautiful scenery were ruined by a bridge."

The first undersea tunnel in Hong Kong Island was opened to traffic in August 1972. This was a historical achievement in the original time and space. It is only 1959 now. It is difficult to build such an undersea tunnel!

"An undersea tunnel? Can it be built?" Alex didn't know much about this. He was just a senior inspector. He might be good at fighting, but he knew nothing about engineering construction.

"In this world, as long as you have money, there's no project that can't be completed. Besides, it's just an undersea tunnel, why can't it be built?"

Pointing to the location of Hung Hom in front, Zhao Mancang said with a smile:

"The distance from Hung Hom to Causeway Bay is no more than two kilometers, and the distance on the sea is even closer. For such a short distance, building an undersea tunnel is no problem at all, and it's much better than building a bridge."

When the other passengers on the ferry heard what Zhao Mancang said, they all looked at him strangely, and some of them even joined in the discussion.

A pretty female comrade named Zhuang Xiaoting was holding two books. She looked at Zhao Mancang and Alex and said:
"An undersea tunnel can be built. The average water depth of Victoria Harbour is 12 meters, but in some places the water depth is around 80 meters. If we want to build such an undersea tunnel, the best way is not to excavate the seabed, but to use a caisson method."

Zhuang Xiaoting must have studied architecture, so she is familiar with the construction plan of the undersea tunnel.

The onlookers' eyes lit up. While the plan sounded promising, some raised questions: What if a cargo ship collided with the tunnel's caisson? And wouldn't such an undersea tunnel be a significant investment?

These problems are all minor issues. The most important thing is whether the Hong Kong government is willing to build such an undersea tunnel.

However, after we had only been chatting for a while, the ferry had already arrived at the Star Ferry Pier safely.

Alex Redmayne winked at Zhao Mancang. "Nicholas, why don't you talk to that lady for a few more minutes? And ask for her contact information?"

The latter rolled his eyes and didn't bother to pay attention to the other party.

Before I got to know this British inspector, I thought he was a cold Anglo-Saxon. But after meeting him a few times, his true colors were revealed.

He is greedy for money, lustful, and also a funny guy.

After walking a few steps, they arrived at the Peninsula Hotel. Zhao Mancang and his friend found a seat by the window and sat down to enjoy afternoon tea.

The afternoon tea at the Peninsula Hotel is very delicious and very sweet!
Moreover, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Victoria Harbour from this restaurant. You can sit there until sunset and watch the sunset over Victoria Harbour.

Many British people have the habit of drinking afternoon tea, so at this time, the restaurant has been filled with people one after another. Looking around, most of them are white.

There are quite a lot of people who are both rich and have free time.

"English raisin muffins, finger sandwiches, shortbread, egg tarts, and your homemade cream guillen and strawberry jam. And to go with it, I'd love a cup of black tea."

Alex was ordering food. He didn't even need to look at the menu and placed the order directly to the waiter.

Judging from his speaking speed and proficiency, he is obviously a regular at the restaurant.

"Nicholas, I recommend you do the same as me. Their egg tarts are really delicious. You must order them."

After ordering, Alex looked at Zhao Mancang on the other side and strongly recommended it.

At this time, Zhao Mancang was still looking through the menu. There were actually not many delicacies on it, including his favorites such as blueberry cookies, salmon and shrimp rolls, lemon tarts, chocolate puffs, etc.

As a time traveler, Zhao Mancang came to Hong Kong Island often when he was working in his previous life. He and his two wives even came to the Peninsula Hotel several times for afternoon meals and went to Sham Shui Po to eat roast goose.

There are a lot of delicious food in Hong Kong and Kowloon. After all, this Oriental Pearl is known as a food paradise. Although the afternoon tea in the Peninsula Hotel is just so-so, there are many special foods in Causeway Bay, Admiralty, Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei, Sham Shui Po and other places.

After looking through the menu, Zhao Mancang casually ordered two savory dishes and a dessert, and then asked for a glass of lemonade.

Alex saw this and curled his lips and said:
"You're being too boring, aren't you? We're here for afternoon tea. Would you like a glass of lemonade? Or at least a cup of English tea?"

Bullshit English black tea, this is just the mainland version of black tea.

In our inland, there are not too many varieties of black tea, such as Keemun black tea, Dianhong tea, Ninghong tea, Yixing black tea, etc., as well as Yingde black tea, Sichuan black tea, etc., which are all the absolute opponents of British black tea.

Of course, it is undeniable that China is the origin of black tea, and Great Britain is the place where black tea culture is developed. British black tea has given black tea an elegant image.

Moreover, the raw materials for later English black tea also came from Singapore, Sri Lanka, Nepal and other places.

Zhao Mancang was not in a hurry to argue with Alex, who forced others to accept his diet.

Just like Hong Kong and Kowloon are still under the management of Great Britain, Alex is now a senior inspector, and Zhao Mancang is just an ordinary Chinese with a little money, so there is no need to rush.

Besides, what’s the point even if you win the argument?

Zhao Mancang took out a check with one hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars written on it and pushed it in front of Alex.

"Alex, thank you for your attention and support to our Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily. If I have the chance next time, I will definitely tell you what you should invest in."

His relationship with the other party is currently limited to a transaction of interests.

Even though Alex seemed to treat Zhao Mancang as a friend at this time and spoke in a very casual tone, Zhao Mancang did not forget their respective identities.

Dig deep holes, store up food, and don't claim to be king. This is Zhao Changshou's current principle of behavior. It is Zhao Mancang's responsibility to protect this vest.

"what do you mean?"

Alex looked at the check, but did not reach out to take it. Instead, his face turned cold and he said:

"I treat you as a friend, and you treat me like this? It's just stock trading. It's not like I haven't traded stocks before. I asked you last time, but you still didn't want to tell me how to trade stocks."

"Are you using this little money to corrupt me now?" Zhao Mancang's heart sank when he heard this. It seemed that the other party wanted more.

At this moment, the waiter brought dessert and tea. After the waiter left, Zhao Mancang said:

"Alex, now that you've traded stocks, I wonder how much money you've made?"

This rhetorical question left Alex Redmayne completely speechless, and all his momentum was gone.

Although he is greedy and lustful, he is not a fool.

Moreover, Zhao Mancang can make so much money. The "Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily" he founded can also earn 200,000 Hong Kong dollars a month. Although it is not known what will happen to the hospital that Zhao Mancang will open in the future, for now, Zhao Mancang has never failed.

This alone made Alex unable to stand up.

"Stock trading isn't something you can do in a few words. There's no future in just blindly following through. You have to use your brain."

Pointing to his head, Zhao Mancang smiled softly and said:

"There are many people in this world, men and women, old people and children, ordinary people and rich people. Everyone has their own responsibilities and their own way of living."

"Stock trading is actually a profession. It encompasses everything, but I can sum it up in one sentence: stock trading is really about how to rationally put money from other people's pockets into your own pocket. It's that simple."

"But, Alex, I don't know if you've noticed, but often the simpler something is, the harder it is. Because everyone knows it's simple, they all rush over."

Once the deception mode is turned on, it is really difficult to stop it.

This afternoon, Zhao Mancang sat with Alex for about an hour, and the latter listened to the stock trading course for almost an hour.

Well, they were just talking about some vague things, there was no substance at all.

But this did not prevent Zhao Mancang from gaining experience points. Well, not much, only 10 points in total, which was a pure waste of saliva.

It was only with Xu Wenluo, the tool, that Zhao Mancang could earn more experience points.

The next morning at ten o'clock, Zhao Mancang drove an ordinary car and parked in front of HSBC Bank.

Joseph Grant was already waiting at the door with Anthony Lawrence, because he had received a call from Zhao Mancang yesterday, saying that there was some business that needed to be handled.

When Joseph and Anthony saw Zhao Mancang park the car and then take out two briefcases from the car, their eyes suddenly lit up.

Isn't this all money?
Is it true that all the money was earned from stock trading?
The two of them helped very attentively, and then led Zhao Mancang into the VIP reception room. The beautiful female employee Ning Shujia from last time was already waiting there.

"Joseph, here's a total of two million US dollars. Could you please deposit it in the bank for me? Once it's deposited, please contact the British gold market for me. I can use this two million US dollars to purchase spot gold and deposit it directly in the HSBC bank vault in Great Britain."

It is now March, and it is time to start planning your gold investment.

At this point in 1959, the world economy did not experience much fluctuation. In the future, the only economies that would experience significant fluctuations were gold and the US dollar.

Based on the strong alliance of the Bretton Woods system, the global economy is very stable, whether it is Great Britain or Sam's family.

Only in 1959 did Sam usher in the third economic crisis after World War II, and the status of the US dollar entered a stage of weakening and shaking. This was Zhao Mancang's opportunity.

If you start investing in gold at this time, then by October this year, the price of gold will inevitably see a surge.

Although the increase is not extremely exaggerated, it is still a rare opportunity to make money, and Zhao Mancang will certainly not miss it.

However, Joseph, Anthony, and Ning Shujia were all shocked. They didn't expect that the funds in the two briefcases were actually two million US dollars?
This is a lot of money. Should we buy all of it in gold?

Joseph quickly persuaded him that it was enough to save it and there was no need to buy gold.

But Zhao Mancang just glanced at him and said without a doubt:
"Joseph, if you can't help me, then I believe Pelton Lamorris of Standard Chartered Bank next door will definitely be able to help me, right?"

Hearing this, Joseph Grant froze, then quickly said flatteringly:
"Yes, yes, I promise I can help. I'll process your deposit right away and then help you contact our headquarters."

Looking back and seeing Ning Shujia still in a daze, Joseph Grant couldn't help but said angrily:
"Are you a pig? Why don't you get back to work? If you don't serve my distinguished guests well, I'll fire you."

After saying that, Joseph immediately put on a flattering expression, looked at Zhao Mancang, explained with a smile, then turned and walked out of the VIP room.

Wow, this is the acting of a movie star, seamless switching!

Zhao Mancang was the boss at this time, half lying on the sofa, allowing Ning Shujia to give him a massage.

In less than half an hour, Joseph had completed the deposit business. As for contacting the British Gold Market to purchase gold, that was not completed so quickly.

Anyway, Zhao Mancang was not in a hurry, so he asked Joseph to contact first and notify him after the contact was made.

In the afternoon, Zhao Mancang did the same thing again, carrying two briefcases and depositing two million US dollars in Standard Chartered Bank.

He also asked Standard Chartered Bank manager Pelton Lamorisse to contact the Frankfurt gold market to purchase all the gold.

Zhao Mancang even consulted about the loan business.

Making money entirely by relying on your own funds is undoubtedly the stupidest investment behavior.

Only those who use bank funds to make money are qualified investors.

However, at that time, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank could not provide Zhao Mancang with much loan.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang could only give up for the time being and wait and see.

In addition to HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank, Zhao Mancang also went to First Citibank and deposited two million US dollars, but he asked someone to contact the New York Gold Exchange.

It is safer to purchase gold in three different gold trading markets.

Although Zhao Mancang's current capital is still small, including the 1.1 million pounds he had previously saved, his total assets barely exceed 10 million US dollars.

Assets of 10 million US dollars are already considered a slightly bigger fish in Hong Kong Island, but not a super-rich person. As for the European and American markets, it is just a slightly larger small fish.

Even so, for many people, 10 million US dollars is equivalent to tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars, which is something that many Hong Kong Island citizens cannot reach in their lifetime.

Why half a lifetime?
After the 1970s, housing prices in Hong Kong and Kowloon began to soar, and it was not surprising that many people's assets could exceed 10 million, tens of millions, or even over 100 million Hong Kong dollars.

Especially after the millennium, housing prices in Hong Kong and Kowloon have become even more exaggerated. Even an ordinary small house of 70 or 80 square meters is worth over 10 million yuan.

In the blink of an eye, two days passed. On this day, Zhao Mancang came to No. 66 Deep Water Bay to check the progress of the villa construction. He unexpectedly ran into Zhuang Xiaoting, whom he had met on the ferry two days ago.

Zhao Mancang had previously hired an architectural design company to help design the house. The partner of this architectural design company is Feng Yue, and his cousin is Zhuang Xiaoting.

After Feng Yue finished his introduction, Zhuang Xiaoting looked at Zhao Mancang in surprise, "Mr. Zhao, I didn't expect you to be a wealthy man!"

Her face was full of amazement. She never thought that Zhao Mancang would be so rich.

Although Deep Water Bay is not yet a traditional luxury villa gathering area, there are still many wealthy people living in this area. After all, the Kadoorie family, the Huang Jin Li family, and the Pao Yue-kong family all live nearby.

Moreover, the land for a villa in Deep Water Bay would cost at least tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars, especially the Villa No. 66 purchased by Zhao Mancang, which covers an area of ​​more than 5,000 square meters, nearly nine acres.

The Huanggua Li family's mansion covers a relatively small area, but the area of ​​a single floor of the mansion reaches 760 square meters, which is also not small.

The mansions in Deep Water Bay are so luxurious and unreasonable.

Zhao Mancang smiled and felt even happier because Zhuang Xiaoting actually contributed 99 experience points to him.

Although not as good as Xu Wenluo, he is still very awesome.

I don't know if he met the goddess of luck recently, but he met two tools who could help him get experience points one after another.

So lucky!

Originally, Zhao Mancang wanted to return to the capital as soon as possible, but now he wants to change his plans.

After returning to the capital, it would take at least ten days to half a month, although he also wanted to go back to see Lin Wan and accompany her.

But he is really short of experience points now. You know, when he went to Kimura to deal with Furukawa's report, he tried to compress the time as much as possible and come back as soon as possible to make money and earn more experience points.

If he stayed with the timber for a while longer, he might be able to dig out more money. Or maybe he could get away with it completely.

Before January 30 of this year, Zhao Mancang owned a total of 1.94 million pounds and 23 tons of gold.

Now, he owns 41.5 million U.S. dollars in cash, 1.94 million British pounds, and 96 tons of gold.

Of the 83 tons of gold previously obtained from Mindanao, 10 tons will be shipped back to the capital, and the remaining 73 tons will be kept in hand.

There is also 260,000 yuan in cash and 5 million kilograms of grain stored in the warehouse at the Kowloon Wharf. The other small changes can be ignored.

With so much wealth, he could actually just lie down and relax, but Zhao Mancang knew that he couldn't.

If you stay in the capital, you can only eat coarse food and live a hard life, because life in the capital is definitely not easy now.

If you come to Hong Kong and Kowloon, you will have to face jackals and tigers like Alex, as well as those desperate criminals who take risks.

Another thing is that in Hong Kong and Kowloon, there are many young people who are mixed in the gray area. These are all bad boys, and they are a group of young people who are easily excited and impulsive.

This kind of people are likely to cause big trouble if they get into trouble.

During his time in Hong Kong and Kowloon, Zhao Mancang has seen dozens of people fighting in groups at the docks and other places more than once. Ordinary citizens in Hong Kong and Kowloon have long been accustomed to these phenomena and are not surprised by them.

So, if it was just Zhao Mancang himself, he certainly wouldn't care and wouldn't be afraid of these things.

But if Lin Wan and the others were also in Hong Kong and Kowloon, he would have to worry.

Of course, if Lin Wan is not willing to move to Hong Kong and Kowloon, then there is no chance of that happening.

After a brief chat with Zhuang Xiaoting, Zhao Mancang found out that she was actually a talented woman from the University of Hong Kong. She was 22 years old, graduated in June this year, and was currently interning at her cousin's company.

The graduates of the University of Hong Kong in the 1950s were indeed talented women.

"Since you're interning at your cousin's company, why haven't I seen you before?"

Zhao Mancang asked with a smile, and Feng Yue quickly replied, "Boss Zhao, she just reported to my company at the beginning of this month."

After chatting, Zhao Mancang finished checking the construction progress and left first.

In order to test Zhuang Xiaoting's identity as a tool, before leaving, Zhao Mancang invited her to dinner tomorrow, mainly to consult her on some professional issues related to real estate and construction.

Feng Yue wanted to do it for him, but looking at Zhao Mancang's eyes, he was afraid that the latter's purpose was not so simple, so he did not speak.

He noticed that there was something wrong with the way his cousin Zhuang Xiaoting looked at Zhao Mancang.

Is this love at first sight?

The next day, before Zhao Mancang met Zhuang Xiaoting for dinner, Alex went straight to Qifa Building to find him.

"Nicholas, did you make another two million dollars?"

Alex was shocked and hurried to confirm the news with Zhao Mancang.

Because yesterday when he was chatting and having dinner with Joseph Grant, the latter told him that Zhao Changshou had deposited another two million US dollars in cash in HSBC, and planned to use all of the two million US dollars to buy gold.

Look at this move, it is definitely an investment in gold.

As soon as he saw it, Alex hurried over to Zhao Mancang to confirm the matter.

"Joseph told you?" Zhao Mancang frowned and snorted coldly:

"I guess I have to change banks next time. Otherwise, my investments will be known to everyone in the world."

My goodness, this was originally the money he used for fishing. After all, didn’t he also invest two million US dollars in First Citibank and Standard Chartered Bank?

Adding it all up, it’s a total of six million US dollars, which is a lot of money.

Upon hearing this, Alex hurriedly pleaded for Joseph. After all, they were friends, and he certainly couldn't let Joseph Grant get away with it. Otherwise, he wouldn't know how much money Zhao Mancang had made next time.

"Nicholas, don't blame Joseph. I was the one who forced him to answer."

After a pause, Alex's tone softened a lot and said:

"We are friends, right? Nicholas, you know Joseph, he is definitely a trustworthy person."

Zhao Mancang sneered at this. What trust is there? Even the trust between you white people in Great Britain is fragile, let alone him and Joseph. There is no trust at all.

This topic was quickly and lightly dismissed by Zhao Mancang. After all, he was just acting and did not really blame Joseph.

Even Zhao Mancang had to thank Joseph, otherwise Alex would not have come to him.

After revealing this incident, Alex brought up the old matter again and wanted to trade stocks with Zhao Mancang.

The latter refused without giving it any thought.

"Alex, if you follow me in stock trading, do you listen to me, or do I listen to you?"

Before Alex could speak, Zhao Mancang said again:
"Okay, let's not talk about who listens to whom. What should I do if I lose money on the investment? Should I blame you or me? And Alex, you're so impatient. If there's even a little trouble, you'll definitely run away at the first sign. So what should I do then?"

"So, let's not talk about investing in stocks together anymore."

Alex was very unwilling to hear this.

He really wanted to say that he could totally listen to Zhao Mancang, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them.

After all, he is a British gentleman and will be a nobleman in the future. How could he be asked to listen to Zhao Mancang?

What is Zhao Mancang?
This is Hong Kong Island, a colonial city of Great Britain, and Zhao Mancang is just an ordinary citizen of this city.

"What if I can really listen to your advice?" Alex asked tentatively, but Zhao Mancang just smiled.

"hehe!"

A "haha" was worth a thousand words, and it made Alex completely silent.

But soon, Zhao Mancang spoke again:

"Alex, don't say I didn't help you get rich. You can invest in gold now, but you have to do it within your means."

Alex couldn't hear what Zhao Mancang said at all.

His mind is now full of the two million US dollars in cash that Zhao Mancang has deposited in HSBC Bank. That's two million US dollars, equivalent to four hundred and ten thousand pounds.

terrible!

From the end of January to mid-March, it was only more than a month, less than two months, and Zhao Mancang actually made another 410,000 pounds. How did he make it?
Of course, the smart Alex would not be so stupid as to threaten Zhao Mancang and ask the latter to tell him how he made the money.

But he begged Zhao Mancang so humbly, asking him to help him make money, but was rejected in the end.

How to do?
Alex was still in the lounge, desperately thinking about countermeasures, while Zhao Mancang had already arrived at the conference room next door. Bruce Chapman, Chen Liangsheng and others were waiting for him, the boss, to start a meeting.

Because today is the day when "Women's Wear" weekly is released, and "Ming Pao" has also made almost all the preparations, it's time to confirm that it will be released in the next two days.

(End of this chapter)