Hong Kong Film Intelligence King

Chapter 188 The Foreign Firm is Not the Ultimate Goal
Han Bin saw through Wang Dao's plan at a glance:
"You want to acquire a long-established trading company?"

The three women were stunned.

Liang Kun looked at Han Bin with displeasure:

Why are you making such a fuss?

Han Bin said speechlessly:
"Didn't you hear what Adao said? He's going to acquire the old-established Wudu Trading Company."

Handsome Kun countered:
"Can't the Fog City Trading Company be acquired?"

Han Bin was taken aback:
"It's not impossible!"

Leung Kwan shrugged:

"Then why such a strong reaction?"

Han Bin himself laughed:
"you……"

He shook his head and sighed.
"I never expected this. We were evenly matched before, but in just over a month, you've reached such a high level!"

"He remained so calm even when acquiring the Fog City Trading Company."

"Ah Kun, you're amazing!"

Liang Kun pouted:
"It's not that I'm better, it's that Ado is better."

"He had been plotting against the foreign firms in Chongqing for a long time; it was just a coincidence."

Seeing the stunned expressions on everyone's faces,
Liang Kun bluntly stated,
“Ado is my right-hand man, and he has the responsibility and obligation to plan for my assets.”

“His abilities… I have always acknowledged.”

"So, I won't be surprised whatever decision he makes!"

Han Bin said speechlessly:
"This is Chongqing Capital, an old-established foreign firm that has dominated Hong Kong for nearly a century."

Handsome Kun laughed:

"so what?"

"We're all from the same old gang. Back when we were in the business, He Tu was the number one gang. And now?"

"You personally split the composite diagram apart."

Han Bin shouted:
"Don't label people so easily. I didn't cause any division within the group; it was clearly those old guys!"

Handsome Kun laughed:

"That's right. You are clearly the most suitable person to lead the group, but those guys just won't acknowledge your position. They deserve to cause a rift."

Han Bin nodded in satisfaction.

Liang Kun continued:
"Hey, who's the number one gang in the underworld right now?"

Han Bin casually said:
"Number help!"

"While their cohesion may be lacking, in terms of the number of members, they are undoubtedly number one."

Handsome Kun laughed:

"Could you have imagined that one day the number one spot would be surpassed by the number gang?"

Han Bin fell silent.

How the hell could someone have thought of that?
Handsome Kun bluntly said:
"Who was number one before the merger? The Water House? The Four Great Families? Or Yi An?"

"No matter who's number one now, it's all the same number."

"None of these former number ones ever thought they would step down from the top spot, and neither did the foreign firms."

"Unfortunately, the new waves of the Yangtze River keep surpassing the old, while the old waves perish on the beach!"

"They don't want to come down, but is it up to them?"

Han Bin gave a thumbs up and said:

"Ah Dao, you've gone through all this trouble to persuade me?"

He hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Old-established gangs in Chongqing are not easy to acquire!"

The Way of Kings does not deny:
"Yes, this is a very sensitive matter."

“Foggy Capital has always dominated Hong Kong’s capital market. If Foggy Capital were to be acquired by a local Hong Kong resident, the symbolic significance would outweigh the practical significance.”

Le Huizhen's professional instincts kicked in, and she quickly pressed for an answer:
"Honey, what does it symbolize?"

Wang Dao explained:
"The rise of local capital in Hong Kong, and the decline or exodus of capital from Chongqing."

Le Huizhen nodded firmly:

"Makes sense!"

Wang Dao chuckled lightly:
"This kind of thing is terrifying."

"Once a breakthrough is made, the rest will follow one after another."

"The rise of local capital in Hong Kong is an unstoppable trend, and there is no way to stop it."

"There is only one way..."

"That means we must guard against it at all costs before our local Hong Kong capital rises."

Le Huizhen asked suspiciously:

"You mean, Fog City Capital will collectively oppose our acquisition?"

"When one is in trouble, help comes from all sides... something like that?"

Wang Dao nodded:
"Correct!"

Le Huizhen couldn't believe it:
"Is that an exaggeration?"

Wang Dao shrugged:

“If I were the capital group in Chongqing, I would do the same.”

Le Huizhen seemed to be deep in thought.

Han Bin asked:

"Then what should we do now?"

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"These two stocks haven't fallen to the critical point yet. Once they do, we should make a big buy-up!"

Han Bin didn't understand:
"Didn't you say we'd face a desperate counterattack from Fog City Capital?"

Wang Dao corrected:
"I will buy their stock!"

"If we don't buy these stocks now, when will we?"

"I am prepared to use one-tenth of my profits to buy back shares."

Han Bin exclaimed:
"Doesn't that mean we're going to acquire all the outstanding shares of these two stocks?"

Wang Dao nodded:
"Yes, the next step is to hold onto it gradually."

"With our financial resources, we can certainly acquire it now."

"However, the cost was too high, and we ended up becoming the foreigners' sucker."

"For now, we should just hold on to our shares."

"According to my calculations, the next two to three years are crucial."

“Once the foreigners realize that their power in Hong Kong is waning, they will accept their fate, and at that time, acquiring these foreign firms will be much easier.”

Han Bin nodded slowly.

The Way of the King:

How much do you want from Wharf Holdings?

Han Binqi said:

"I want to acquire Wharf Holdings?"

Wang Dao countered with a question:
"Aren't you in global trade? Wouldn't Wharf Holdings be a perfect fit?"

Han Bin thought for a moment and then politely declined:

"Forget it, I'm not investing in it."

"You all know what my actual business is about."

"If Wharf Holdings were in my hands, I wouldn't dare to continue doing that business."

Liang Kun immediately understood Han Bin's concerns:

"Right!"

"If anyone finds out you're involved in the arms trade outside of legitimate business..."

"The company could face a global boycott."

Han Bin shrugged:

"That's exactly my concern!"

Wang Dao reminded him:
"This is an extremely profitable business. The returns on this business will be incredibly high over the next 30 to 40 years."

Han Bin looked somewhat conflicted, but finally said:

"I'll invest two or three million less..."

Wang Dao stared at him intently and said finally:

"You will regret this!"

Han Bin shook his head:
"I know what I'm doing."

Wang Dao also said:

"You'll really regret this..."

Han Bin explained this time.
"Unless I give up that shady business, I won't regret it."

Liang Kun advised:

"Ah Dao, let it go. Everyone has different choices. What you consider a good choice might be seen as you harming them by others."

Han Bin said speechlessly:
"Ah Kun, you don't need to provoke me like that."

"I can still tell whether it's good or bad."

Liang Kun said to Wang Dao:
"Well, that's how it is."

Han Bin rolled his eyes, and finally asked:

"So, you're a real behemoth now, aren't you?"

Handsome Kun shook his head:
"It doesn't count!"

Han Bin's eyes widened:
"This isn't enough?"

Liang Kun chuckled:

"Ado has a top-secret plan. Only after that plan succeeds can we say we are rich!"

Han Bin was particularly puzzled:

"The acquisition of the foreign firm wasn't part of that plan?"

Liang Kun disagreed:

"Just acquiring a foreign firm..."

"You don't need to trick me anymore. Do you remember our agreement?"

"There is only one decision-maker for stock market funds. That person is not me, not Ah Zhong, and not you. It is Ah Dao!"

"We just need to execute the plans that Ado makes, it's that simple."

"If you want to know Ado's plans, he will tell you in time."

Han Bin was still somewhat unwilling to give up:
"You're telling me now that it's not okay?"

Liang Kun said seriously:
"no!"

“I can tell you that when the stock fund was established, Adao had already told Azhong and me, and we had no objections.”

"Although you were one of the first people invited, it's a pity you didn't join on the spot."

"Then you are not qualified to ask this question now."

Han Bin sighed heavily; he wanted to slap himself twice more.

I shouldn't have resisted back then out of spite. But then again, if I hadn't resisted, how could I have gotten him to willingly accept the leadership of the king?
This is an unsolvable problem.

Han Bin wasn't determined to get to the bottom of things. He secretly wondered what project could have impressed both Liang Kun and Wang Dao at the same time.
Why did the acquisition of the foreign firm seem so calm to both of them?

The more I think about it, the more I regret it. I should have known better than to be so angry back then.

Van noticed Han Bin's agitation and gently patted his arm to encourage him.

Han Bin smiled, and suddenly understood:
"Anyway, I'm already on the ship, I'll understand sooner or later, so why be nervous now?"

Having figured this out, he reverted to being the brilliant and capable Benny Tiger once again:

"We're missing someone here."

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"Brother Chung is a cop, he's busy with his work."

"I heard there's an investigation targeting the Ni family."

Han Bin reminded him:
"Ah Chung is a police officer, a promising police officer. Will there be trouble if so much money suddenly appears in his account?"

The three women nodded repeatedly:

"Yeah, so much money suddenly appeared out of Brother Zhong's place, is that alright?" Liang Kun looked at Wang Dao and smiled at everyone:

"I believe Ado will handle it."

Wang Dao shrugged:

"It won't be a problem."

“I transferred one-tenth of the profits to Brother Zhong’s account.”

"This is for his daily needs."

Han Bin asked in bewilderment:
"How much is that?"

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"thirty million!"

Han Bin immediately spat out his tea.
"Thirty million, or one-tenth of the profit?"

Wang Dao shrugged:

"You got in early."

Han Bin said quietly:
"I have never regretted anything so much."

How long will they have to collect protection money? How many ships of weapons will they have to sell?
Le Huizhen was greatly surprised:

"Thirty million... Brother Zhong is in big trouble."

Wang Dao sipped his wine at a leisurely pace:
"will not!"

Le Huizhen was taken aback and said:

"You still don't know how?"

"That's thirty million!"

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"Precisely because it's thirty million, nothing has happened."

"There aren't many people on Hong Kong's rich list who can come up with 30 million."

"In the eyes of ordinary people, 30 million is a huge sum of money."

"The first time Babi was imprisoned was because the police seized eight million worth of goods."

"How much cargo was found in Babi's warehouse after he was released from prison?"

"It's only worth ten million."

"What idiot would spend 30 million to deal with a cop?"

"Moreover, the details of this money are verifiable."

"Don't worry, it's no problem."

Wang Dao sighed deeply, saying that Ba Bi was just a white glove, but what was truly amazing was Long Fei.

This guy is not only ruthless, but he also dares to scheme against his allies, quietly accumulating a building for himself!

This is a truly skilled player!

Babi is far inferior to him!

Han Bin nodded secretly. That's right. No one would be stupid enough to spend 30 million to bribe a senior inspector, even if he was an inspector of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau. He could have bribed the top leader directly with the money!

Next, everyone ate and drank, and during this time, Boss Zhu came over and toasted everyone.

When Han Bin learned that Zhu had business in Kwai Tsing, he immediately assured him that no one would disturb Zhu's business, which pleased Zhu so much that he quickly gave him three bottles of 1954 Lafite.

After Boss Zhu left, Liang Kun wondered:

"It's 1981 now, and Lafite has been produced continuously for the past 54 years."

"How many bottles did Château Lafite Rothschild produce back then?"

Han Bin shrugged:

"Just listen to these kinds of things and don't take them seriously."

"Where would you find so much Lafite?"

Liang Kun just pursed his lips.

The Way of the King:

"Have you acquired Château Lafite Rothschild yet?"

Han Bin explained:
"Our friends in Sicily are following up, but haven't replied yet. Don't worry, I'll let you know as soon as we get a response!"

Wang Dao nodded slightly.

The 1981 Lafite is also good, but the best year was 1983. Buying it now is a good investment.

He only got into wine through an introduction from someone.

Even entry-level red wine costs 200 yuan.

I am in tears just thinking about it.

However, it doesn’t matter anymore.

He doesn't plan to drink this stuff anyway, but it's good for giving as gifts or hosting banquets to elevate the social status of the event.

Well, in the future, it will only be something that enhances one's prestige.

It was almost time, so Liang Kun and the others left. If they didn't leave, the employees wouldn't feel comfortable, so it would be better for them to be sensible.

Sha Qiang diligently arranged for his underlings to take them home, and everyone could see that Sha Qiang respected Liang Kun.

Back home, Yue Huizhen asked:

"Honey, how much money did you make from the stocks this time?"

Wang Dao smiled and asked:
"You couldn't hold back anymore?"

Le Huizhen speaks the truth:
"I've wanted to ask for a while, but with Benny and Van there, I was too embarrassed to ask."

“If it were just Bozi there, the two of us would have asked already.”

Wang Dao immediately understood that the two of them were considering Van's feelings, as they were always afraid of comparisons.

"Don't underestimate Benny; he's quite wealthy."

Le Huizhen nodded:

"We know."

"The problem is, Benny missed out on this wave."

Le Huizhen looked at Wang Dao suspiciously.

"Honey, you didn't design this, did you?"

Wang Dao smiled and asked:
"Why do you say that?"

"Binny and I are best buddies."

Le Huizhen shrugged:

"Good brothers are good brothers, but we still need to prioritize."

“I can tell that although Binny is gentle, he has a temper.”

"They want to be in charge of everything themselves."

“If it were a normal matter, it would be fine, but on such an important matter, we can’t let him have his way.”

"Kun-ge has already put you in charge. If Binni goes against your wishes, that's not a good sign."

"With your abilities, husband... it wouldn't be difficult for you to outmaneuver Benny."

Wang Dao laughed heartily:

“That’s right, the fact that Binni didn’t get on the bus on time was actually my doing.”

"The sooner these things are discussed, the better."

"otherwise……"

He shrugged.

"If problems arise and the responsibility is unclear, it will cause a huge mess."

Le Huizhen chuckled:
"I knew it was your doing."

Wang Dao asked in bewilderment:
"How did you know?"

Le Huizhen snorted coldly:
"Of course, it's based on my own experience."

"It was the same with Longwei, it was the same with the doctor, and it was the same with Johnny Wang."

"Three times in a row! If I still don't understand, how could I dare to be your wife?!"

Wang Dao gives a thumbs up:
"As expected of a top reporter, and as expected of my wife."

Lok Wai-chun also gave a thumbs up.

"As expected of a top-notch manager, and as expected of my husband."

The two looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Lok Wai-chun asked again:
"Honey, how much did you make this time?"

Wang Dao casually remarked:
"Four hundred million, not much!"

Le Huizhen responded with an "oh":
"Four hundred million, indeed..."

The next moment her eyes widened, and she couldn't help but scream in alarm.

Four hundred million?!

"Our family are now billionaires?"

"So how much money did I make?"

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"I invested 400,000 yuan in you back then, and you made 40 times that amount."

"You calculate it yourself."

Le Huizhen said happily:

"One million six hundred thousand, that's not bad."

"My savings have grown again."

Wang Dao looked at her incredulously:
"How many?"

Le Huizhen said in surprise:
"Wasn't it 1.6 million?"

Wang Dao sighed heavily:

"I originally wanted you to manage our family's finances."

"I wouldn't dare do that now."

Le Huizhen frowned and said:

"Isn't it right?"

Wang Dao chuckled and said:

"Forty times four hundred thousand is one hundred and sixty times?"

"None of your teachers will take the blame for this?"

Le Huizhen exclaimed in surprise:

"Is not it?"

Wang Dao stroked his chin and said:
"If you only need 1.6 million, I'll give it to you; it'll save me some money."

Upon hearing this, Le Huizhen quickly started calculating again, then her eyes widened, and she suddenly pounced on Wang Dao:
"Wow, it's sixteen million?!"

"I'm so happy!"

Wang Dao laughed and said:
"You're finally realizing it?"

Le Huizhen was moved, and the best way to get close to him was to rub against him:
"Honey, let's talk somewhere else?"

"For example, what about the bathroom?"

Just as Wang Dao was about to agree, the phone rang. It was Chen Guozhong calling.
"Ah Dao, have you taken profits on the stocks?"

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"Yes, this is one-tenth of your profit. I'll put the rest in the stock market and do other things with it."

Chen Guozhong said incredulously:
"Is this actually true?"

"I was wondering why the bank employees kept calling me today, trying to get me to become a VIP at the bank."

"You actually did it?"

The kingly way disagrees:

"Didn't we agree on this back then?"

"I've already introduced it to you, haven't I?"

Chen Guozhong sighed:

"Saying it is one thing, being able to do it is another."

"Ado, you are truly amazing!"

(End of this chapter)