Hong Kong variety show: An undercover agent from Infernal Affairs? I'm not human anymore!

"Something terrible has happened, sir!"

Li Guangyao's hand trembled.

"what happened?"

"The young lady has been kidnapped in the United States!"

Bang~~~

Li Guangyao knocked over the cup, and the tea spilled rapidly on the table. Li Guangyao was unaware that he had been scalded by the tea.

Li Zhu was his only daughter, the apple of his eye. He naturally loved her very deeply, and even in his will, he made a point of taking care of her, which then sparked a power struggle among his three children.

He picked up his phone and saw that it was out of battery; he had forgotten to ask his secretary to charge it.

Li Guangyao's face darkened: "What happened?"

The butler exclaimed in panic, "Just four minutes ago, Miss called to say she's been kidnapped by the Giant God Group. They're demanding a ransom of $5 billion, to be transferred in 10 hours, or they'll detonate a bomb."

Li Guangyao's expression changed drastically.

$50 billion?

"How is that possible? How could my Li family have so much money!"

And at this moment,

Ring ring ring~~~~ Li Guangyao's landline rang; it was his secretary calling.

"Boss, I just received a call from MediaCorp. They said they received an email saying that Ms. Li Zhu has been kidnapped in the United States and they are demanding a ransom of 50 billion US dollars!"

Li Guangyao's expression changed again!

The TV station received the email too?

The person calling to inquire is definitely looking to broadcast the program, but is afraid of being scolded, so they are seeking advice.

Li Guangyao immediately said, "Tell the TV station not to broadcast it!"

Secretary: "Yes!"

However, what Li Guangyao didn't know was that not only Sin Chew TV stations, but also TV stations in neighboring Malaysia and Indonesia received the email.

Princess Lee Joo of Singapore was naturally famous in both countries, and no citizen was unaware of her. Therefore, these television stations did not hesitate to start reporting on her immediately.

"Shocking! Singapore Princess Lee Joo-jae kidnapped in the US, ransom demanded at $50 billion!" — RTM TV

"Details of the kidnapping of the Singapore princess: Can the Lee family raise 50 billion US dollars to rescue the princess?" - SCTV TV station.

Soon, hundreds of millions of people in Malaysia, Nepal, and Indonesia knew the news.

Naturally, the news couldn't be kept secret in Singapore either, and the public quickly learned about it.

Seeing that he could no longer hide the news, Li Guangyao had no choice but to hold a press conference to confirm that the news was true.

At this moment, the whole country was in an uproar.

……

Ma Zhichao's side

He was having lunch at the restaurant.

On television, news of Li Zhu's kidnapping and extortion, as well as news of Li Guangyao's press conference, were quickly broadcast.

Inside the restaurant, Singaporeans were shocked and outraged.

"These ruthless bandits are despicable!"

Why are you kidnapping our princess?!

"May the princess be safe!"

Listening to the discussions of the Singaporean citizens around him, Ma Zhichao couldn't help but sigh at how high Li Guangyao's status was in Singapore!

However, this further fueled Ma Zhichao's ambition.

"It's more interesting to defeat an opponent like that!"

Ma Zhichao sneered.

"Ha, 50 billion US dollars! Let's see how the Li family manages to get it!"

It's a financial crisis now, who can afford to have so much money?

……

……

at this time,

Advisory Council,

Li Xian, the son of the head of state, and Li Yang, the second son who controls the largest state-owned enterprise, arrived here to see their father. In addition, the eldest daughter-in-law, the head of the second largest state-owned enterprise, also came here to discuss countermeasures.

The four people—father, son, and daughter-in-law—looked solemn.

"What to do? 50 billion, how do we raise that much?"

Using government funds? That's definitely not an option!

Using state-owned enterprise funds would be suicidal!

However, although the Li family holds shares in major state-owned enterprises, it is impossible for them to obtain 50 billion US dollars all at once.

This $50 billion immediately pushed the Li family to the brink of disaster.

Can Li Zhu give up?

Li Guangyao will definitely not give up!

At his age, money is just an external thing; family is what he values ​​most.

Moreover, the Li family is small, so they cannot abandon Li Zhu.

The second son, Li Yang, has a good relationship with his sister, Li Zhu: "Could we reduce the ransom? We could scrape together 20 billion US dollars, borrow some, that should be possible."

Li Guangyao shook his head: "The Giant God Group called and said it has to be 50 billion US dollars, saying they know the strength of our Li family."

Li Xian, however, didn't seem to like his younger sister very much. He frowned when he heard that the $50 billion figure couldn't be reduced.

The eldest daughter-in-law said, "The only way to get a loan is to mortgage our Li family's assets to the bank?"

Li Guangyao shook his head: "Most of our assets are mortgaged."

This is how capital operates: mortgage loans, chain mortgages, and then the capital expands. It's similar to buying a house in the past: you buy one, mortgage it to a bank for a loan, then buy a second, mortgage it again, borrow money from the bank, then buy a third… and so on, in a continuous cycle…

In Singapore, a country with a very prosperous financial sector, such chain mortgages are very common. This is also the reason why a large number of companies in Singapore have gone bankrupt after the global financial crisis – the capital chain broke down, and the whole thing collapsed when one collapsed!

Borrow money from other people?

Second son Li Yang: "How about we sell the shares to someone else..."

Li Guangyao sighed, "This is the only way."

Ten hours is a short time, so Li Guangyao hurriedly started calling wealthy people in Singapore, such as Huang Tingfang and Boss Yang...

result……

"I'm sorry, Mr. Li, as you know, there's a financial crisis going on right now. I'm already doing well just to be able to protect myself."

"Mr. Li, although I want to help, there's really nothing I can do..."

I called them one by one, but they all politely declined.

It's not that we don't want to help, but the financial crisis has made everyone feel insecure.

$50 billion? It's not that easy to raise that much money.

I spent 30 minutes and accomplished nothing.

"What should I do?"

The family fell silent.

Li Guangyao gritted his teeth: "I'll call the US and borrow their money!"

He thought to himself that after licking America's boots for so many years, he should at least have some standing in front of his American daddy, right?

So Li Guangyao made a low, breathless phone call to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was then transferred to the Presidential Palace.

"Borrow money? 50 billion US dollars?"

President Croton refused outright after hearing this.

Are you kidding me? My country is in complete chaos. If I lend you money, what about lending it to someone else? I can't ask for that! Besides, such a large sum of money requires the signature of the Treasury Department or a meeting on Capitol Hill. I don't even have that kind of independent authority myself.

Besides, Singapore is nothing!

My country, America, can do without a sycophant like you, but you can only lick our boots.

President Ketton's voice was full of apology: "I'm sorry, Lee, although I want to help, I really can't."

Li Guangyao: "…………"

Big disappointment!

After all this trouble, there were only 5 hours left out of the 10-hour mark.

"How to do?"

The family fell completely silent.

We've tried everything.

"Are we really going to misappropriate public funds from the government and state-owned enterprises?"

Li Guangyao's face was grim!

He was praised by the people as the Father of the Nation. Is he going to be tainted with such a stain in his later years?

Just then, ring ring ring~~~~

The phone on Li Guangyao's desk rang.

"Mr. Li!"

An unfamiliar voice came from behind.