Hong Kong Film Intelligence King

Chapter 354 Ximen is really anxious
"Brother Dao, Boss Ximen called to request an audience," Xu Zhengyang reported to Wang Dao immediately.

Wang Dao shook his head:
"Where would we find the time to see him right now?"

"Give him a polite and tactful reply, and I'll call him when I have some free time."

Xu Zhengyang nodded, about to agree, when he heard Wang Dao say:

"Make a few copies of this book, 'Currency Wars,' and distribute them to our brothers so they can read it as a novel."

"This is to introduce you to some financial concepts."

"The history inside is made up, so be careful when you watch it."

Xu Zhengyang said in astonishment:

"Brother Dao, didn't you say you didn't have time?"

How can someone who doesn't have time to chat with Simon still have time to write a book?

Incredible!
Wang Dao shrugged:

“We don’t lack money right now. It’s not us who are anxious, it’s them.”

Xu Zhengyang suddenly realized, oh, so that's why he didn't have time.

He quickly said,

"Brother Dao, James requests an audience."

Wang Dao thought for a moment and said:

"Give him fifteen minutes?"

Xu Zhengyang replied without hesitation:
"You have a meeting with Hutchison Whampoa's board members in half an hour; fifteen minutes will be enough."

Wang Dao shrugged:

"Then let him come over."

Xu Zhengyang immediately went out and said to James, who had been waiting for a long time:
"Brother Dao wants to see you."

James thanked Xu Zhengyang politely.

Wang Dao tossed a cigar to James:
"No official business today? Why did you come here?"

James accepted it with a broad smile, and casually said:
"Your business is official business."

Wang Dao laughed heartily.

James said seriously:

"Brother Dao, I have a few things to report to you."

"I received instructions from the Fog City authorities to start making contact with various martial arts societies."

Wang Dao was taken aback:
"Just contact?"

James shook his head:

"Contact and development".

"Foggy City wants to utilize the power of the gang."

Wang Dao mocked:
"Is this guy going crazy?"

"Are these guys trying to use the gang's power?"

"Are you kidding?"

James explained:

"Chongqing originally wanted to buy off Hong Kong from the top down."

"Generally speaking, it starts with politicians and businessmen, and then moves on to ordinary citizens."

"Those with power and influence always have the greatest say."

“It’s very easy to control the lower classes—they’re quite stupid after all, and they’ll follow you if you give them a little direction.”

Wang Dao corrected:
"you are wrong."

"The citizens aren't stupid; they just don't have enough information."

"Once enough information is gathered, anyone can judge right from wrong."

James nodded in agreement.

“The situation in Hong Kong is very special. Regardless of whether Hong Kong can return to its homeland, the top positions of the three departments and thirteen bureaus will always belong to foreigners from Chongqing, not Hong Kong people.”

"Even if a Hong Konger is promoted to a deputy position, the impact will be limited."

"A deputy is always a deputy."

Wang Dao seemed to be deep in thought:
"So you're going to focus on the business world?"

James nodded:

"Correct!"

Wang Dao leaned back:
"for example?"

James said in a deep voice:

"Not all businessmen from Chongqing are optimistic about Hong Kong's future."

"The economic crisis in Hong Kong in recent years is basically a reflection of this kind of uncertainty."

Wang Dao mocked:
"They're scared, aren't they?"

James nodded:

"Yes, they were scared and panicked, which led to the economic crisis triggered by panic."

"However, although they have withdrawn, their assets cannot be withdrawn."

“In Chongqing, there is a master who designed a set of assessment systems.”

"If someone passes the test, Fog City will transfer its assets to them at a loss."

Wang Dao chuckled coldly.

"What kind of investigation?"

"A study of traitors?"

James shrugs:

Everyone knows what this kind of investigation means.

Wang Dao mocked:
"If the other party doesn't have enough funds, will Wudu still provide them with interest-free loans to help them operate?"

James sighed.

This is very obvious.

"After the original plan was formulated, we also conducted investigations, and several companies passed our investigations."

Unfortunately…

"Before they could receive their property, they either disappeared or went bankrupt."

"Most of the assets in Hong Kong, including those of Fog City, have fallen into your hands, Brother Dao."

"This plan can't go on."

"The city of Fog had no choice but to increase the proportion of government employees."

"Resources are now being tilted towards the government."

Wang Dao sneered.

"Another plan is to increase control over Hong Kong's grassroots communities."

"This one is a bit more brutal."

"They basically control the gang through heroin."

"Give them enough benefits first, then take control of the entire organization."

"My orders from Fog City are to control the most powerful and influential gangs possible."

James glanced at Wang Dao cautiously.

The king's way was silent:
"You are you, and Fog City is Fog City; the two are not the same."

"What are you nervous about?"

James chuckled dryly:

"Brother Dao, I strongly oppose this approach taken by Wudu."

Wang Dao smiled and shook his head:

"Don't worry, I'm not a fool who can't tell right from wrong. You just need to focus on your work."

James was instantly energized:
"And one last thing..."

Wang Dao was taken aback and said:
"besides?"

James said seriously:

"A plan has been proposed by someone in the foggy city—"

"We are preparing to distribute tens of thousands of passports to Hong Kong residents."

Wang Daoyi was stunned:
"Passports like those of people from Chongqing?"

James shook his head:

"how is this possible?"

"It's just an overseas colonial passport. Holding this kind of passport allows you to go to Chongqing, but you can't work."

"According to the city of fog, it could be packaged appropriately."

"As long as the wording is appropriate, some people will take it seriously."

"City of fog is an expert in this area."

"but……"

James scratched his head.

“I heard from Mr. M that this plan seems to be facing resistance.”

Wang Dao sneered:
"Not everyone wants fog, right?"

James nodded repeatedly:
"Sure."

"The fog needs people who can invest or consume."

"They wouldn't want cheap labor."

Wang Dao smiled:
"Now I know why."

James was taken aback:
"Brother Dao, what went wrong?"

Wang Dao mocked:
"Not long ago, we almost had a financial crisis."

HSBC is gone.

James asked, puzzled:

"Isn't HSBC in your hands?"

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"It's true that it's in my hands, but it's no longer the capital of Chongqing."

"Who knows the most about the specific circumstances of Hong Kong's wealthy?"

James was speechless:
"bank!"

Wang Dao smiled and nodded:

"That's right, it's a bank."

"HSBC isn't cooperating with them, they're relying solely on Standard Chartered..."

"It's very difficult for Chongqing to fully grasp information about the wealthy."

James suddenly realized:
"No wonder they encountered obstacles..."

HSBC has changed its ownership to Li, Wang, Chen, and Han. If Wudu wants to use HSBC to collect information on wealthy people in Hong Kong, it will have to see if Wang Dao agrees!
Wang Dao thought for a moment and said:

"Your current job is to control Hong Kong's underground forces?"

James chuckled:
"The governor would never entrust me with the work of the government."

"I'm not qualified to win over wealthy people, so the only option is to consolidate control over the organization."

Wang Dao was silent for a moment, then said:
"It's true that I came from a club, but I hate clubs the most."

"Hurry up and clean up a bunch of certain gangs."

James solemnly stated:

"Brother Dao, what should I do?"

Wang Dao gently tapped the table;
"Use your strengths to find those guys who can't control their desires and want to lose fans."

"Believe me, people's hearts can't withstand testing. If you win them over, you can basically win over all the gangs."

"Report to Brother Zhong every time you win someone over."

James's mouth dropped open: "Is this a sting operation?"

The kingly way disagrees:

"Anyway, the fans you're recruiting are all confiscated by Brother Zhong and his team. The two of you working together will save you the trouble of carrying the fans back and forth."

James quickly said:

"Don't worry, Brother Dao."

"I know how to do it."

Wang Dao checked the time:
"Alright, you can handle this as you see fit."

"If you can't handle the situation yourself, you can call Zhengyang."

"I'll arrange for someone to help you."

James was overjoyed:
"Thank you, Brother Dao."

He dared not delay Wang Dao's time and quickly took his leave.

Wang Dao said to him.

"Remember to ask Zhengyang for a copy of 'Currency Wars' before you leave, just for fun."

James was completely confused. What war?
After going outside and telling Xu Zhengyang about it, the latter pulled out a mimeographed booklet:
"Currency Wars" is a novel written by Dao Ge.

"Read it like a novel, not a history book. A lot of the things in it are fake."

"Brother Dao said that this booklet will only be distributed to the brothers."

James said excitedly:

"So, in Dao-ge's eyes, I'm one of our own?"

Xu Zhengyang smiled, a rare occurrence:

"Just don't let it spread outwards."

James was so happy he almost floated on air.
"Don't worry, I will definitely not spread it."

His mind was filled with the words "one of our own".

He was considered one of Dao Ge's own people.

James felt that nothing could stump him anymore!

In Hong Kong, with the king protecting him, who can make things difficult for him?

If not now, when?

James didn't know how he got back to the car; he just felt like he was floating on the road.

It took him a while to come to his senses, and he just giggled foolishly.
"Brother Dao said I'm one of our own!"

"Hahaha!"

James was pounding on the steering wheel frantically, almost tearing it apart in his excitement!
It took me a while to calm down, but my excited heart was hard to calm.

I decided to just read a book in the car.

He wants to read this book carefully.

The phone rang as soon as I opened the cover.

James picked up the phone and glanced at it, inwardly cursing his bad luck. Reluctantly, he picked up the phone, forcing a smile.
"Boss Ximen, what brings you here?"

The caller was Simon.

"James, you just came from Wang Sheng's place, didn't you?"

James remained silent for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said:
"Boss Simon, how many of your informants are around me?"

Simon chuckled:

"It's a misunderstanding. My assistant went to do some business with Huang today and happened to run into you."

James doesn't believe him for a second.

Given his relationship with Wang Dao, when he visited Wang Dao, he would go directly to Wang Dao's office, and he would be ranked first to enter.

Xu Zhengyang is very tight-lipped and would never reveal any information about himself.

If he hadn't planted spies around him, how could Simon have known his whereabouts?
Besides, does Simon's assistant have that much free time?

"Simon, what you're doing isn't exactly honorable," James gritted his teeth. Did he really think he was made of clay?
Simon sighed:

“James, I wouldn’t dare pry into the privacy of a senior agent of the Telecommunications Department. I just desperately want to see Wang Sheng.”

"Excuse me, how were you able to get into Wang Sheng's office?"

James's mind raced.

In the Western world, the people you should never mess with are the rich.

However, wealthy people are actually unwilling to have conflicts with government officials in power.

Not to mention that the Telecommunications Department was the progenitor of all major intelligence organizations.

If they really do target you—there's a perfect example: the second-generation intelligence chief of the U.S. military. He has inside information on everyone from the president down to various gangs, so some people say that he is the real president.

Simon was also bitter. If there was no other way, who would provoke a high-ranking agent from the Telecommunications Department?
He made many phone calls to Wang Dao, trying to schedule a meeting, but all attempts failed.

Wang Dao replied that he was busy.

Simon believed this.

But he was more convinced that Wang Dao simply didn't want to see him.

Big capitalists like them have special privileges.

Simon was the head of the four major trading houses in Hong Kong, and had countless implicit and explicit privileges.

Even if Wang Dao truly doesn't have time, he will still give himself face.

But now, I haven't seen myself for a week.

It's obvious they don't want to see me!
Ximen has already investigated. Wang Dao is indeed very busy, but it's impossible for him to not have time to see him.

To put it bluntly, one's own priority is the lowest among all the top priorities.

In Wang Dao's mind, his position as the head of Jardine Matheson, the leading of the four major foreign trading companies, was not that important.

So much so that James saw the King's Way before he did.

Simon was truly at his wit's end.

James is one of the few people who has been received by Wang Dao in succession recently, so it is the most appropriate way to start by talking to him.

The others were either employees of Hutchison Whampoa or were nobody, having no connection whatsoever with Simon.

What angered Simon even more was that Wang Dao actually had time to stand up for his former colleague and even went to the hospital twice, without ever thinking of meeting him.

Who can tolerate this?!

But now that Wang Dao holds the initiative, he still needs Wang Dao to sell the land to him, so he has no choice but to swallow his anger!

Left with no other option, Simon turned to James.

James quickly figured out most of the key points with a little reasoning.

“Boss Simon, you don’t actually think Wang Sheng is looking for me for some good reason, do you?” James preemptively asked.

Simon asked curiously:
"Could there be some secret I don't know about?"

James Ma appealed bitterly:

Do you think it's a good thing that Wang Sheng summoned me?

"no!"

"He's basically using me as free labor."

Ximen was completely bewildered:

"what?"

James said through gritted teeth:

"You know that Wang Jingjing, the famous director of Qiankun Film and Television, was assaulted before, right?"

Simon nodded; he knew about it.

The Xiangjiang Media scandal caused quite a stir, with some even saying that it was because he was beaten that Wang Dao became furious and used various means to make a behemoth disappear without a trace overnight.

"The legend is not false."

“Wang Sheng came from a triad background. Not only did I get involved, but Brother Zhong also got involved. Wang Sheng’s previous triads also got involved.”

"The Zhongqing Society is really unlucky. Of all people to target, they had to target Wang Jingjing."

“I was called in to provide technical support, and on top of that, I was called in to be questioned.”

"He gave me a long lecture on principles, saying that the stability of a free port is the most important thing."

"They also told me that the foreign firms were not very optimistic about Hong Kong's prospects..."

James rambled on and on, mostly telling the truth, but only half of it was true, leaving Simon utterly bewildered.

Ximen pondered for a moment and then said:
"Do you have some time? Why don't you come and sit here for a while?"

James said helplessly:

"Since you've spoken, I have to make time even if I don't have any."

Ximen laughed:

"I'll prepare some coffee for you!"

James rolled his eyes. "Do you think I care about your coffee?"
We both love tea!

After grumbling for a while, James still went to Jardine House.

There was no other way; he didn't dare to confront Simon, who had enormous connections in both Chongqing and Hong Kong.

Ten minutes later, James was sitting in Simon's office, sipping coffee.

Ximen was very pleased with himself:

"This is Blue Mountain coffee. My family has a plantation in the Blue Mountains, where the coffee is perfect in every way, achieving the ultimate balance."

"How does it taste?"

James clicked his tongue and said:

"I don't have such a good tongue, but I feel that the taste is smooth and there is no bitterness."

Ximen exclaimed in surprise:
"You call that having no good tongue?"

"You just happened to capture the most distinctive feature of Blue Mountain coffee: a perfect balance of acidity, sweetness, bitterness, and mellowness, with a smooth taste and almost no bitterness."

"You drank a lot of coffee when you were in Chongqing, didn't you?"

James shrugs:

"I work for the telecommunications department, so I often need coffee and cigarettes to stay awake."

Simon nodded slightly:

"Yes, yes, work is so busy, only cigars and coffee can give me some mental support..."

Changing the subject, he asked,
What exactly is Wang Sheng doing?

Do you have any intelligence?

James quickly put down his coffee and said seriously:
“Boss Simon, I wouldn’t dare to get involved in your rich people’s games.”

"I suggest you make the most of your strengths..."

Simon said in astonishment:
"What's your specialty?"

James shrugs:

"Connections!"

"If you want to deal with Wang Sheng, it's best to find out about him in every possible way."

"I suggest that Simon take a good look into Chongqing."

Simon was speechless:

“Mr. Wang is from Hong Kong. Even if I want to understand him, I have to look to the locals.”

"How could we possibly understand from the Fog City?"

James stood up and sighed, looking quite helpless.

"I am an employee of the Chongqing Telecom Department, and I am bound by discipline."

The implication was that he knew many things, but due to rules, he could not tell Ximen.

"If you only see Wang Sheng as a simple Hong Kong businessman, then you are very wrong!"

"Please think carefully about the investment that the Ugly Kingdom has made in Wang Sheng."

"Okay, that's all."

James stood up, bowed slightly, and strode away, leaving Simon dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)