Hong Kong Film Intelligence King

Chapter 337 Unparalleled Service
"This is the first time I've talked to someone during my afternoon workday since I came to Hong Kong."

The governor looked at Wang Dao, his words barely concealing his anger.

Wang Dao raised an eyebrow:
"do you have any opinion?"

The governor said without any politeness:
"I have!"

Wang Dao clapped his hands:

"In that case, let's discuss it another day."

"Jianjun, see the guests out!"

Wang Jianjun approached the governor with a blank expression and extended his hand, saying:

"Your Excellency, please!"

The governor was dumbfounded:
"Your Majesty, is there some misunderstanding?"

Wang Dao calmly said:
"We are all very busy people."

"You're busy, and so am I!"

"To be honest, I gave you forty-five minutes in my schedule."

"No matter how many people want to meet me, it's impossible."

"But you don't cherish it."

"That's it, then."

"You don't want to see me? Well, that's perfect!"

"I also think you're annoying."

"Please come back."

The governor shouted loudly:

"Your Majesty, this is a misunderstanding!"

Wang Dao feigned ignorance and said:
"Misunderstand?"

"Is it really a misunderstanding?"

The governor couldn't help but say:
"What a huge misunderstanding, Mr. Wang!"

Wang Dao looked at him calmly and slowly:
"When I interact with people, I usually start with a score of 100."

"Various words and actions can either add points or subtract points."

“I usually don’t meet up with anyone whose score is eighty.”

Unfortunately, you're currently worth 85 points in my eyes.

The governor was greatly surprised and said incredulously:
"We've only met a few times!!"

Wang Dao mocked:
"We've only met a few times, but your words and actions have already earned you a lot of points with me."

"However, you yourself are not yet aware of it."

He counted on his fingers,

"Pride, wrath, envy, greed, sloth..."

“In just the few times we’ve met, you’ve committed five of the seven deadly sins. I have no right to pry into the privacy of the remaining two.”

The governor said incredulously:
"Your rating is wrong. According to you, I committed the seven deadly sins, but I only lost less than fifteen points?"

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"Great, your score is now 90 points again."

"Foolish, add five points."

The governor's face turned bright red!

Wang Dao calmly said:
"The seven deadly sins are grave sins to you, but what are they to me?"

"It's nothing at all."

"It's all just emotions. I don't believe in God, I only believe in my ancestors."

"Alright, please go back now!"

The governor pleaded repeatedly:
"Your Majesty, I was wrong!"

The Way of the King:

"Really wrong?"

The governor nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

"I was wrong!"

Wang Dao directly cursed:

"Did I give you face?"

"Why come to me of all those foreign big bosses when there are so many others? They're just using this as an excuse to weaken me and shift the blame."

"You're clearly asking me for a favor."

"As a result, they adopted an arrogant and condescending attitude."

"Do you want your Duty Officer's Mansion to have its water, electricity, and gas cut off?!"

"I really don't know what to say."

The governor's face flushed crimson as he stared at Wang Dao in disbelief, his eyes wide as if he'd seen a ghost.
"you you……"

The governor was overwhelmed with emotion.

He never expected that his plans would be so thoroughly anticipated by Wang Dao.

HSBC cannot collapse; if it does, the Duye Mansion will likely be held responsible.

Hong Kong is full of big businessmen from the foggy city.

Logically, asking them for help would be the best option.

However, after much deliberation, the governor decided that it would be best to let Wang Dao handle the matter.

There are naturally all sorts of calculations involved.

Most importantly, HSBC may not be able to be saved.

Anyone involved in finance needs an exceptionally high level of cash flow.

During the bank run, no amount of cash was enough to cover the losses.

If it were a foreign firm, they might be able to save him, but if they couldn't, he would go to hell with HSBC.

The governor is a politician, and he is best able to weigh the pros and cons.

A little thought revealed that this matter could not be handled by the managers of the foreign firm.

It's purely a thankless task.

So, he had a sudden inspiration and set his sights on Wang Dao.

In his view, Wong Tao's ability to acquire Hutchison Whampoa, Hongkong Land, and Wharf Holdings was entirely due to its surprise tactics.

Even if there is cash flow, it has already drained his savings.

If Wang Dao accepts his proposal, he will be courting his own destruction!
Yes, in the Duye's mind, Wang Dao and his group are now definitely bankrupt.

If you have money, of course I can look up to you.

But you have no money, so why should I respect you?
That's the Governor's reason!

However, there's always a "but".

However, Wang Dao is now the only scapegoat he can pass the buck to, provided that Wang Dao acquires HSBC.

If the king does not accept the challenge, the governor will face utter destruction.

This is something he will never allow.

The governor never imagined that Wang Dao knew all about his little schemes.

This is dying.

The initiative is no longer in his hands!
In the hands of the king.

The governor panicked and quickly said:

"Wang Sheng, I apologize for my behavior."

"Let's discuss the HSBC matter."

Wang Dao took out a cigar, and Wang Jianjun quickly cut it for him and lit it.

The former casually exhaled a smoke ring, looking at the governor with utter disdain:

"Your behavior makes me very unhappy."

"Therefore, I will punish you."

"I'm a person who always keeps my word."

"Tonight, the Governor's Mansion will have its water, electricity, and gas cut off."

The governor's face was quite grim:

"You are joking?"

Wang Dao sighed:

"I'm not happy with your tone. I only wanted to cut off the water and electricity for three days."

"Now I've changed my mind."

"Three days!"

The governor was furious:
"Your Majesty, do you think I'm easy to bully?"

The King's Way is Calm and Steadfast:
"We both thought the other was easy to bully."

"Now, you can go back. The Governor's mansion will be without water and electricity for seven days."

The governor shouted:
"How come it's been seven days again?"

Wang Dao remained remarkably calm:

"Ten days?!"

The governor raised both hands:

"Your Majesty, stop playing around."

Wang Dao said expressionlessly:
"Everyone knows that I never joke when I'm talking about serious matters."

"Because of your stupidity, the Governor's mansion will be without water and electricity for half a month!"

The governor could no longer contain himself, stood up, and left with a sullen face.

Wang Dao didn't even budge.

We've already fallen out, why pretend to be all sympathetic?!

Wang Dao instructed:
"Jianjun, issue a notice that the water, electricity, and gas supply to the Governor's Mansion will be cut off for the next two weeks, starting today."

Wang Jianjun nodded in agreement and asked:

"Brother Dao, what reason should we use?"

Wang Dao casually remarked:
"You can make up any excuse: electrical repairs, water pipe repairs, gas pipe repairs..."

"To better serve our customers, let's just finish the inspection!"

Wang Jianjun smiled and said:
"I'll notify them immediately!"

Wang Dao mocked:
"They really don't know their own limitations."

"They actually wanted to give me a hard time, but they can't even beg for help."

"pull!"

Wang Jianjun laughed heartily.

Xu Zhengyang asked, puzzled:

"Wang Sheng..."

Wang Dao corrected:
"When you work for me, call me 'Brother'!"

Xu Zhengyang immediately said:

"Brother Dao, the Governor is, after all, the de facto ruler of Hong Kong. Offending him... will not do you any good."

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"It's not that I want to offend him, it's that he wants to offend me."

“He’s not a good person. If I don’t give him a response, he’ll think I’m easy to bully.”

"My face has never been bullied."

"So what if he's the Governor?"

"If I don't give him face, he's nothing!"

Xu Zhengyang's brows remained furrowed.

Wang Dao said gently:
"Zhengyang, you need to understand, this is not our hometown, this is Hong Kong."

"Although the government has considerable influence, we are upright and honest, so we have nothing to fear from them."

"In Hong Kong, the rich call the shots."

"Unfortunately, in Hong Kong, I am richer than the vast majority of people."

"Then there's no need to be afraid of them."

"Understand?"

Xu Zhengyang felt only awe and wonder:

"I will definitely try my best to understand."

Wang Dao laughed heartily:

"Okay, that's fine too." Wang Jianjun smiled and shook his head.

“Zhengyang, you’ll understand the difference between Hong Kong and your hometown after just one month in Hong Kong.”

"It's easy to understand."

Xu Zhengyang felt that he was not easy to understand.

Can the government resist?

Can the rich really do whatever they want?

Can't you?
If someone dared to say that back in my hometown, they'd be considered crazy!
Xu Zhengyang thought about it for a moment, but ultimately shook his head.

When we arrived, the captain said that we should listen to Wang Dao in everything.

Since Brother Dao has said so, just listen to him.

Don't think that Xu Zhengyang is afraid of the governor.

To be honest, if Wang Dao ordered Xu Zhengyang to take action against the Governor, he would do so without hesitation.

Without asking reasons or causes.

A soldier's duty is to carry out orders.

Meanwhile, the governor returned to his mansion in a rage. Heaven knows how he got back.
The governor was furious!
He kept cursing "yellow-skinned monkey" and "yellow peril" all the way.

Looking up at the crowds of protesters outside the window, he became even angrier!

The curses he was spewing grew even louder.

The driver pretended not to hear the governor's impolite words.

Just kidding!
How high do you think the quality of older white men is?
The politeness and so-called "gentlemanly" demeanor they displayed were all a facade.

Once he gets angry, he'll hurl insults nonstop!

This is the true image of an older white man.

Back at the governor's mansion, the governor flew into a rage, venting his anger with a string of foul language:
"Damn yellow-skinned monkey, how dare you talk to me like that?"

"I absolutely have to teach him a lesson!"

"Otherwise, he'll think I'm afraid of him!"

He picked up the phone and dialed Simon, but to his further annoyance, the call wouldn't go through!
What kind of international joke are you kidding? !

The phone call won't go through!
The governor suddenly had a bad feeling:

"Oliver!"

The butler came out:
"Your Excellency, the telephone and telegraph companies, the water company, and others have all sent notices."

The governor shouted:
Why can't I get through on the phone?

The butler said unhurriedly:
"My lord, this is exactly the news I needed to report..."

"According to them, in order to better serve customers, they will conduct a two-week maintenance service."

"During this period, telephone, lights, water, and other services will be suspended!"

Wow.

boom!
The governor threw everything on the table onto the ground.

"That's unreasonable!"

The butler stood perfectly straight.

This wasn't his fault, but he knew the Governor's character all too well.

He would absolutely not allow the governor to take his anger out on him.

The governor suddenly asked:

Did you ask if the service was only suspended here or if the entire area was affected?

The butler said expressionlessly:
"Unfortunately, sir, this distinguished service is only available here."

The governor looked at the butler expressionlessly, and the latter calmly nodded in confirmation.

The governor was furious!
"How dare he?"

"How could a person of Asian descent dare to do that?"

The housekeeper quickly reminded him:
"Your Excellency, Wang is the richest Chinese businessman. Even in Hong Kong, he is a top-ranking capitalist."

"A person of this caliber should never be treated as an ordinary person!"

The governor remained silent for a long while, then gritted his teeth and said:

"Connect me to the West Gate manager."

The butler bowed and said:
"As you wish!"

So the housekeeper contacted the manager at Simon using his mobile phone.

The governor took the phone and loudly complained to Ximen:
"Sir, I can't take it anymore!"

"That Wang guy is insane! He actually dared to cut off my water, electricity, and gas!"

"They even cut off my phone."

Simon said in astonishment:
"What's wrong with you?"

The governor was even angrier:
"Jazz, you're focusing on the wrong thing."

"The key question is, what gives him the right to dare?"

Simon remained silent for a long while before speaking:
"What's wrong with you?"

The governor shouted wildly:
"How dare a Hong Konger attack the Governor's Mansion?"

"I'll teach him a lesson!"

Ignoring his shouting, Simon asked again:
"How exactly did you offend the King?"

The governor said incredulously:
"Sir, why do you keep asking me how I offended him?"

Simon calmly said:
“If you hadn’t offended him, the king wouldn’t have done anything to you.”

The governor shouted again:
“Sir, he has no respect for me.”

Ximen casually said:
"That must be because you disrespected him first."

The governor choked half to death and roared:

"He doesn't respect me."

Simon countered:
"Sir, do you dare to disrespect me?"

The governor gritted his teeth and said:
How can these be considered equivalent?

Simon calmly said:
"Your Excellency, please set aside your racial distinctions. I must remind you, the King is a wealthy man."

"One of the most powerful and wealthy people in Hong Kong."

"Rich people need to be respected."

"If you don't respect rich people, don't expect rich people to respect you."

“If you think you can do whatever you want with the power you have, then just do it directly, there’s no need to call me.”

The governor immediately said:
"You mean you agree with my attitude toward the king?"

Simon flatly refused:
"No, he's a rich man."

“If you attack the king, the entire upper class will ostracize you.”

The governor shouted:
"why?"

Simon calmly said:
"why?"

"Because Wang is a rich man!"

"That's without a doubt."

“We in the business world are different from you. We don’t look at the color of a person’s skin; we only look at the wealth they possess.”

"He is one of us."

"If you can use the power of the government to defeat the king, we would be happy to see it happen."

"Frankly speaking, we feel it when an Asian person climbs over us."

The governor gritted his teeth and said:
"Alright, I'll have someone draft the law right away!"

Simon mocked:
"Don't worry, it won't pass."

The governor said incredulously:
"Didn't you want him to fall?"

Simon nodded:
"That's not wrong."

"However, it depends on what you do."

"If you want to use the law to bring down Wang, we will not agree."

The governor exclaimed:
"why?"

Simon spoke frankly:

"You did manage to bring Wang down using this method, but honestly, how dare you use legal means against a wealthy person?"

The governor's face turned deathly pale.

"If you can use the law to bring down Wang, can't you also bring us down?"

“No wealthy person would allow you to do such a thing.”

Simon's words were cold.

The governor can utilize the power of the governor's mansion, and Ximen is happy about this.

But if we resort to the law... sorry, that won't do.

This example cannot be repeated.

Today you can use the law to bring down Wangdao, but what if you bring down Ximen or other rich people the next day?
The wealthy are the foundation of the Western world. Do you dare to set your sights on the wealthy?

This is unforgivable!

Simon casually reminded him:

"Sir, I would like to remind you."

"In the Western world, the wealthy are the ones who truly call the shots."

"Keep your little schemes to yourself."

"Otherwise, the people in Fog City will definitely hold you accountable."

The governor involuntarily swallowed, and quickly said:

"Sir, I'm just indignant that a Hong Konger is climbing all over us."

Ximen sneered:
"That's best."

The governor gritted his teeth and said:
"Rest assured, Sir, I will certainly use the power of the government to overthrow the king."

“He dares to insult a governor, I will not let him get away with it.”

Simon mocked:
"Your Excellency, I will definitely see you off when you step down."

The governor's eyes widened:
"I'll step down?"

Simon sighed:

"The most important thing for a person is to have self-awareness."

"Have you forgotten what the situation is now?"

"At this time, Wudu is desperately hoping to reach a peaceful negotiation with its hometown. How dare you cause trouble?"

"Putting aside the Wang's immense power, just the fact that you dared to mess with a billionaire would enrage your hometown."

"It's possible that Hong Kong will be taken back ahead of schedule..."

The governor, his face covered in sweat, exclaimed:
"how come?"

Ximen sighed:

"Do whatever you want, but don't drag us into it."

"Just a heads-up, if the second scenario happens, then neither Jardine Matheson nor any of us will let you off the hook, Your Excellency."

The governor was dumbfounded.

Simon hung up the phone, shaking his head inwardly. This guy really doesn't know anything.

How dare he attack Wang Dao?
Do you really think rich people are easy to mess with?

Wang Dao is a genuine self-made millionaire.

Once a guy like that gets angry, is he someone you can mess with?

It's utterly speechless.

Ximen couldn't understand where the governor got the audacity.

After thinking about it, Simon still made a phone call to Wang Dao:

"Wang, what exactly happened to the Grand Eunuch? He just called me to complain."

Wang Dao protested:
"Don't talk nonsense."

"I didn't do anything to him."

"I simply provided him with the most attentive service."

Simon said in astonishment:
"That's impossible! The Governor is furious!"

Wang Dao casually remarked:
"In order to provide the best service to the Dude's Mansion, I had my water, electricity and gas companies conduct a thorough inspection of the Dude's Mansion for half a month."

"Of course, I'll have to ask the Governor to find a way to get through these two weeks."

Simon finally understood why the Governor was so angry!

(End of this chapter)