Rebirth of the Hong Kong Millennium Conglomerate

Time flies like an arrow, carrying with it the ups and downs of Hong Kong, and silently slipping away through an entire spring and autumn.

Throughout the year, the tides of Victoria Harbour rose and fell more than three hundred times, and the neon lights in Central lit up and went out, but Zhang Zeyang's life followed an almost obstinate pattern.

Every morning, just as dawn breaks, he would take the little girl with her ponytail and schoolbag and skip happily out the door.

Whether it's the torrential rains of the plum rain season or the biting cold of a winter morning, Zhang Zeyang picks up and drops off his younger sister from school every day.

That year, Qian Gu Group and its various subsidiaries were like gears on a precision instrument, meshing together and operating flawlessly.

Qiangu Securities has delivered an outstanding performance.

Over the past year, the market has fluctuated, and countless retail investors have been on edge amidst the ups and downs. However, the traders at Qian Gu Securities, under the leadership of Su Qing, have accurately timed every move. At the end of the year, the figures on the books showed that the company's net profit exceeded HK$2 billion.

This figure is enough to make all the securities industry peers in Hong Kong take notice!

Meanwhile, in Southeast Asia, the "treasure hunt" plan launched by Blackwater International at Zhang Zeyang's behest a year ago has yielded an astonishing result.

One hundred and thirteen treasure sites were discovered one by one. When the first box of gleaming gold saw the light of day again, even the Blackwater International executive, who was used to grand occasions, couldn't help but gasp.

When the inventory was finally taken, this wealth, unearthed from the dust of history, consisted of more than 3,000 tons of gold, as well as countless jewels, jade, diamonds, and emeralds.

Each of those diamonds sparkled with dazzling brilliance, and the largest of them were comparable to the treasures of the British Royal Family.

Those jade stones, with their warm and translucent texture, are clearly rare treasures.

The transportation of the gold was kept strictly secret. A heavily armed escort team composed of elite Blackwater International personnel worked day and night to transport the heavy gold back to Hong Kong in batches, where it was eventually stored in the underground vault of the Millennium Bank.

The vault employed state-of-the-art security technology, making it impregnable and capable of withstanding any level of impact. The arrival of this batch of gold further solidified the foundation of the ancient bank to an awe-inspiring degree.

As for those jewels, jade, and diamonds, Zhang Zeyang had no intention of keeping them.

These jewels and diamonds can only realize their maximum value when they are converted into liquid funds.

Therefore, Blackwater International quietly sold off these treasures through its global network of clandestine channels.

The entire transaction was conducted in a very low-key manner, without attracting any media attention or causing any market fluctuations.

When the last payment arrived, the account balance stood at $16 billion.

This astronomical sum of money poured into the account of Qian Gu Bank. Upon receiving the confirmation, Li Bin stayed in his office for a whole day.

He stared at the long string of numbers on the account, his eyes gleaming with intense desire.

With a huge sum of money, Qian Gu Bank had the confidence to expand aggressively.

That afternoon, Li Bin convened a high-level meeting and finalized the expansion plan for Qian Gu Bank.

In a short time, branches of Qian Gu Bank began to appear in various Southeast Asian countries.

Thanks to the help of the Qian Gu Daily, job postings were everywhere.

The renovation team worked day and night. What Li Bin wanted was to use swift and decisive action to make the Qian Gu Bank brand take root in more countries and cities.

This day was no different from any other.

Zhang Zeyang escorted Zhang Lingyun to the school gate, watching his younger sister run into the school with her schoolbag on her back. Only when that small figure disappeared around the corner of the teaching building did he slowly turn his gaze away and head towards the direction of Qiangu Securities.

As the car entered Central, the streets were bustling with traffic, lined with tall buildings, and glass curtain walls reflected the dazzling sunlight.

Qiangu Securities is located on the 20th floor of a skyscraper. The elevator ascends smoothly, and once the door opens, you are greeted by a well-organized office area.

The employees were all doing their jobs, and the sound of keyboards clicking filled the air, creating a tense and efficient work atmosphere.

As soon as Zhang Zeyang entered the hall, a figure immediately came to greet him.

Su Qing was dressed in a well-tailored business suit, her long hair was tied up in a neat bun, and she had a perfectly appropriate smile on her face.

"Mr. Zhang, you've arrived." Su Qing's voice was crisp and clear. Before she finished speaking, she turned around and instructed her assistant, "Make Mr. Zhang's favorite coffee, a hand-drip one, at a temperature of 85 degrees Celsius."

The assistant responded and left. Su Qing was about to accompany Zhang Zeyang into the office when she saw Zhang Zeyang wave his hand, a serious look on his face. "No need to rush. I'm here today because I have something important to tell you."

Su Qing's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately wiped the smile off her face, nodding, "Okay, let's talk in the office."

The two went into a private office, closed the door, and shut out the noise from the outside world.

Zhang Zeyang sat on the leather sofa, his fingertips lightly tapping the table, his gaze deep.

Su Qing sat opposite him, her hands on her knees, looking attentively as she waited for him to continue.

"You should be very familiar with the milk company, right?" Zhang Zeyang said slowly.

The Milk Company is a household name in Hong Kong.

Whether it's fresh milk at a breakfast stall on the street in the early morning or a wide variety of dairy products on the shelves of a department store, nine out of ten of them bear the logo of a dairy company.

This company has almost monopolized Hong Kong's dairy product market thanks to its excellent quality and extensive distribution channels.

Strangely, this enormous company has always maintained an almost low profile.

Unlike those real estate tycoons who frequently appear in the news headlines, it never makes a fuss or creates hype. As a result, most stock investors only regard it as a listed company with stable performance but lacking explosive potential, and pay little attention to it.

But Su Qing was different. A year ago, Zhang Zeyang had secretly instructed her to have Qiangu Securities quietly acquire shares of the Milk Company.

From then on, Su Qing conducted in-depth research on the company. She knew everything about its development history, equity structure, management background, and even the entrepreneurial anecdotes of its founder, Zhou Xinian.

"I know." Su Qing nodded, her tone certain. "The equity structure of the milk company is relatively dispersed, the major shareholder's shareholding ratio is not too high, and the performance has been steadily increasing in recent years. It's just that because it's been too low-key, the stock price has been lukewarm."

Zhang Zeyang nodded slightly and asked, "So, what is the current stock price of the dairy company?"

Without any hesitation, Su Qing blurted out: "In the past year, the stock price has been fluctuating steadily between HK$40 and HK$50 per share."

This price isn't low, so there aren't many retail investors paying attention to it, and trading isn't very active.

A share price of HK$40 to HK$50 is certainly not cheap for a company of this size, which is precisely why they have room to manipulate the market behind the scenes.

"From now on, adjust the strategy." He said clearly, word by word, "Let the traders focus on two companies—Dairy Company and Hong Kong Land."

Distribute your funds across multiple hidden accounts and quietly accumulate shares of these two companies. Remember, it must be done flawlessly; no one can detect our movements.

Su Qing's pupils contracted slightly when she heard the words "Hong Kong Land".

Hong Kong Land is a core asset of Jardine Matheson, a long-established giant in Hong Kong's real estate industry with strong financial strength and deep roots.

Although she had doubts, she didn't ask any questions. She simply took out her notebook and quickly wrote down the two names.

Zhang Zeyang watched her movements, his fingertips gently stroking his chin, his gaze drifting towards the window.

The high-rise buildings in Central are lined up one after another, and the headquarters of Hong Kong Land is not far away.

He certainly knew that, historically, Henry Joseph, the head of Jardine Matheson, had harbored ulterior motives towards the Dairy Farm Company.

That shrewd foreign devil was determined to get something for nothing and swallow the milk company without spending a penny.

But this time, Zhang Zeyang's appearance is destined to rewrite this history.

His ambitions were never limited to the dairy company.

Henry Joseph wants to swallow up the Dairy Company? Then let's see who has the last laugh. And Zhang Zeyang is equally determined to get his hands on the lucrative Hong Kong Land.

Now, all he needs to do is wait patiently for the right opportunity. Once he has enough leverage, he will take over Hong Kong Land in one fell swoop.

After Su Qing finished taking notes, she closed her notebook, looked up at Zhang Zeyang, and said, "Mr. Zhang, I understand. I'll make the arrangements right away."

She stood up and hurried out of the office.