Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 223 A Lifetime of Athenian Passion?

Lin Xingzhuo and his group were settled in the Rosewood Hong Kong Hotel.

Lin Xilei even booked a luxury executive suite with panoramic views of Victoria Harbour for Lin Xingzhuo.

During the day, based on the script provided by director Peng Haoxiang, we wrote character biographies, designed the characters' body language, and prepared emotionally charged monologues, etc.

That night, I went clubbing with Lin Xilei at Dragon-I and Volar in Lan Kwai Fong, and also had a blast at Felix on the 28th floor of the Peninsula Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui.

The two also attended the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

This international film and television exhibition has 505 exhibitors from 28 countries around the world, facilitating cooperation in film and television production, distribution and investment.

Films such as Chen Long's "Shinjuku Incident" and Jia Zhangke's "24 City" were also screened at the film festival...

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In addition, Lin Xingzhuo also took time to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Tiger Vision Group's Hong Kong office.

Tiger Vision Group's Hong Kong office also rented the Kai Lian Industrial Centre in Kwun Tong, Kowloon, as the international server room for the Jin Yang Information Security Protection Center.

This was also a request made by Ding Ye's comrade-in-arms, Old Zhao, the political commissar of the division who transferred to the Bad Guys system.

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One of Hong Kong's biggest open secrets is that it has always been a haven for spies!

Hong Kong has one of the most lenient visa policies in the world, and almost everyone can enter Hong Kong visa-free for a certain period of time.

Intelligence Bureau, Military Intelligence Six, KGB... intelligence agencies in North Korea, Korea, Japan, and South Korea...

Therefore, almost every global influence in the Hong Kong news reporting industry has people in Hong Kong.

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Also, there's an epic bombshell here that a British guy bought! It's been sitting on the shelf for ages!!

That was the famous Police Department, which was nominally disbanded in 1997.

On the surface, they disappeared, but in reality, they went into hiding and were finally wiped out after two major attacks in 14 and 19.

In this respect, Wong Tsz-wah is right; the shops here are just like 7-Eleven.

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In fact, even without the requirements of the Bad Guys System.

Tiger Vision Group also plans to expand its business in Hong Kong, setting up servers, building an online army, and infiltrating social networking platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Cyworld, and Mixi...

Because, according to the consensus of the three giants of the Tiger Group coal capital!
It was originally intended to utilize the policy tools of CEPA, namely, the liberalization of trade in goods, the opening up of trade in services, and the facilitation of trade and investment.

Through this international financial metropolis, Tiger Group's coal capital can realize its international ambitions in mining, entertainment, and heavy industry...

Therefore, regardless of the negotiations between Ding Ye and Wang Xiuqiong, the general manager of Jiahe Cinemas;

It was Shen Mojun, the eldest sister-in-law, who pushed for XCMG's listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and became its major shareholder;

Or perhaps coal industry artists like Lin Xingzhuo come to Hong Kong to film movies;

Everything is driving this strategic direction!!
In fact, if it weren't for that incident in South Korea, Sister-in-law Shen Mojun should have attended the 13th Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Seminar and Negotiation Conference instead of the China-South Korea Technology Exhibition and Negotiation Conference.

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As for the Jinyang Information Security Protection Center, it was deployed as the vanguard.

It's because during the reform of Jinyang Coal Group, the strategic information concealment and misleading of Xing Lixiong, the "Southern Overlord" of the old rival Liansheng Group, was so successful!
This has allowed the Tiger Group coal capital to taste the sweetness of controlling public opinion and winning hearts and minds!
That incident made Tiger Group Coal Capital the biggest winner in the Jinyang coal reform!

Furthermore, it became a benchmark for private enterprises in Jinyang, officially established by the government in the documentary "Three Months and Thirty Years in Jinyang"!
This successful experience has further solidified the determination of the three major coal giants in the Tiger Group to expand their naval forces from inland waterways to the deep blue sea, and to build a global navy!
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Lin Xingzhuo stayed in the hotel for a while. Considering that he would be coming to Hong Kong often in the future and that he had money on hand, he had the idea of ​​buying a house on Hong Kong Island.

Lin Xingzhuo mentioned this intention to Lin Xilei via Facebook when he was eating baked char siu buns with crispy crust at Tim Ho Wan Dim Sum Shop in the morning.

This man is a notorious "tycoon killer" in Hong Kong's entertainment circle.

After the turn of the millennium, they engaged in fierce competition with the wealthy circles of mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, gaining access to real estate information far exceeding that of ordinary people.

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That afternoon, the two met up at Lan Fong Yuen when they went to drink milk tea.

Lin Xilei then took out her phone to show Lin Xingzhuo a set of photos of the property and began to introduce it:

"No. 18, Baibishan Road, Tai Tam, Southern District, Hong Kong Island, Hongshan Peninsula..."

"This community was developed in four phases. The first three phases consist of low-rise buildings, and the fourth phase consists of high-rise buildings."

"I found you unit 302 in Phase 2 of the townhouses. It's a two-unit-per-floor building, and each unit is 2466 square feet!"

Lin Xingzhuo was a little taken aback when he heard the number and said, "2466 square feet?"

Lin Xilei picked up a cup of Hong Kong-style milk tea, inserted a straw, and said:
"Converted to this, it's equivalent to more than 220 square meters in your mainland China, with a square layout, a separate kitchen, a large window sill, and a sea view!"

"Back then, when the first phase of the building was being constructed, they even invited the White Dragon King! The feng shui was excellent!"

Lin Xingzhu stirred the milk tea and asked, "How much does it cost?"

Lin Xilei said, "Don't worry about that, the price has fallen below the floor price of this neighborhood! Also, the Hong Kong head of DBS Private Bank talked to me for a while! I put in a good word, and they can provide you with a 15-year interest-free mortgage loan."

Lin Xingzhuo instinctively felt a bit resistant to lending money and refused, saying, "I have enough cash, so I don't need it."

Lin Xilei sipped her milk tea and coaxed, "Silly boy, this is a golden goose that I'm lending you, with a lifespan of fifteen years. You should make good use of it!"

"With this interest rate difference, you can make a pure profit of 10% whether you're doing business, lending to friends, or even depositing large-denomination certificates of deposit in mainland banks!"

Lin Xingzhuo nodded: "That seems to make sense."

Lin Xilei said, "Of course. Many celebrities in the Hong Kong entertainment circle made their fortunes by knowing friends in banks and getting their first preferential interest rate loan."

"Even though your family is all involved in politics, you should still know a thing or two about finance!"

"By the way! Don't you big bosses from the mainland often say that 'a large business cannot be stable without good governance, and a large government cannot survive without business'?!"

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Lin Xingzhuo listened to Lin Xilei's story...

He recalled the biographical film "The Big Short" that he had reviewed and approved for import by Tencent Video in his previous life.

When I was writing the review report, I consulted the relevant behind-the-scenes footage, and director Adam McKay mentioned it.

In reality, the first to discover the problem were two grassroots individuals who founded Cornwall Capital with only a few million US dollars.

Just as they started, someone carrying a carbon-based biological calmer tracked them down via the internet, forcing them to stop.

Later, they acquired Paulson & Co., which held $125 billion in short positions, through the connections and lobbying of financial magnate John Paulson.

Deutsche Bank, Tiger Fund, Kennedy Family Trust, Busch Zapata Oil Company's financial division, Gordon & Sherley Consulting...

Six more hedge funds with assets exceeding one billion US dollars joined this massive short selling...

From then on, Cornwall Capital, a company with humble origins, was officially thrust into the limelight to continue its short-selling operations...

And in this epic financial feast where short sellers made hundreds of billions of dollars, they only made tens of millions of dollars.

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In the world of finance, interpersonal relationships are the most important factor!

Especially in places like Hong Kong, London, and Wall Street, playing the financial game is like a battle of gods; those without connections shouldn't even bother trying.

There are no investment geniuses; in the end, it all comes down to connections...

Lin Xingzhuo began to understand why some wealthy people preferred genuine, limited-edition vintage A8s.

Compared to brand-new cars that have just rolled off the production line on campus, Lin Xilei not only offers a top-notch driving experience but also provides access to high-end networking resources.

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The next day, Lin Xilei, accompanied by a real estate agent, came with Lin Xingzhuo to view the apartment in Phase II of Hongshan Peninsula.

The community is not large in scale, but it is quite upscale.

The security guards at the gate weren't the kind of toothless old men, but rather handsome, strong young men with batons strapped to their waists!

It's clear that it can effectively teach ungrateful homeowners a lesson, catch delivery drivers who sneak in, and escape unscathed when facing criminals!

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The two went to the third floor of the second phase of the building to view the apartment.

This is a well-proportioned five-bedroom villa. The rooms are decorated, furnished, and equipped with appliances in a nice style, so you can move in right away.

The original owner of the house was the deputy manager of the Cross-border Finance and Corporate Banking Department of Wing Lung Bank.

During last year's financial crisis, Fortune magazine published the famous article "The Death of Hong Kong," which caused a sensation.

Reporters from media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, the BBC, and CNN also published extensive reports on the impact on Hong Kong's financial industry!

Financial professionals generally lack confidence...

There's even a saying circulating in the industry that "Hong Kong, as an international financial hub, has sunk!"

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Therefore, the original homeowner decisively saved himself and escaped!

Damn it! I'm not pretending anymore! I'm jumping ship!!
He switched jobs to Athens Bank, where he became the head of secondary market trading for government bonds in the financial markets department.

Furthermore, in May of this year, the whole family completed the immigration procedures for Greece, and the house, which had already seen its value drop due to the financial crisis, was sold at an even higher discount...

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This time, Lin Xingzhuo really hit the jackpot!

Last time it was Liu Tao's husband, Wang Ke, and this time it's Hong Kong's financial genius. In the future, we can foresee Liu Tao after Wang Ke's financial scandal.

Could it be that I have some kind of magical connection with Greece...?

A year of European debt crisis, a lifetime of Athens romance?!
(End of this chapter)