Reborn Capital Madman

After the meeting, before getting into the car, the chief Chinese representative of the Hong Kong Government Executive Bureau, Shi Yueqiang, greeted Gao Xian, who was walking behind, "Sir Gao, come and sit in my car?"

Gao Xian guessed that Shi Yueqiang had something private to say to him, so he ordered the driver and assistant to drive behind him, and he got into Shi Yueqiang's car.

"I was really worried just now that Sir Gao couldn't keep his temper in the meeting." Shi Yueqiang joked to liven up the atmosphere in the car.

Gao Xian smiled and said: "My business is not all invested in the stock market, so there is nothing to be upset about."

Shi Yueqiang nodded slightly and said meaningfully: "Many times, the British look at problems from a different perspective than we Chinese. For example, the stock market has given too many Chinese people the opportunity to rise."

"I also feel that the motivation for this meeting is not that simple." Gao Xian thought: "Sir Shi, what do you think Du Xian's true thoughts are in his heart?"

Shi Yueqiang did not answer directly: "Du Xian is about to turn sixty. According to regulations, it is time to consider retirement. No. 10 Downing Street appreciates Du Xian's work achievements very much. If nothing else, it won't take too long.

, an instruction will be issued to extend the term.”

Gao Xian savored Shi Yueqiang's words and felt that there should be two aspects to the meaning. One is that Hong Kong Governor MacLehose is really worried about another trouble in the stock market, and the other is that Hong Kong Governor MacLehose does not mind giving this proposal a favor.

According to the trajectory in the "old script", Hong Kong Governor MacLehose's term was extended several times until 1982, when his health became too much and No. 10 Downing Street had to be replaced.

When politicians are about to retire, they will show varying degrees of laziness compared to when the new officials took office.

Judging from this experience, it makes sense that Hong Kong Governor MacLehose supports strengthening stock market control.

Shi Yueqiang continued: "No matter what, it would be great if Sir Gao could keep his composure. After all, as Sir Gao is young and promising, he will have to speak for the interests of the Chinese people in Hong Kong more time and on more occasions."

Gao Xian hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Sir Shi's words are serious. With a leader of the Hong Kong Chinese community like you, who is like a needle in the sea, how can I, a junior, have my turn to show off?"

Shi Yueqiang sighed, "I'm a few years younger than your father-in-law. I'm already old. I have to rely on young men like Sir Gao to do my job."

Gao Xian continued modestly: "Jiang is still old and hot, Sir Shi's status is irreplaceable."

Shi Yueqiang said leisurely, "I heard that things have changed in Yanjing?"

Gao Xian replied truthfully: "I also got such news."

Shi Yueqiang probed: "What does Sir Gao think of this?"

Gao Xian considered his opinion and said: "Times have changed!"

Shi Yueqiang was lost in thought. When Gao Xian saw the car reaching the intersection where he should get off, he said goodbye.

…

Gao Xian indeed belongs to the young group described by Shi Yueqiang. After the meeting, he went directly back to the office of Xinhua People's Bank of China to continue his work.

Because he foresaw that the Hong Kong stock market would usher in a policy-induced downturn, Gao Xian specially called Zhan Peizhong in front of him and gave a reminder, "The government is about to increase the stamp tax from 4% to 8%.

Profits tax will also be levied on the transaction you are doing. Please use your own discretion and deal with it as soon as possible."

After getting this inside information in advance, Zhan Peizhong couldn't help but cry with sadness on his face, "The stock market has just improved a bit, why is the government suppressing it?"

"There is no point in worrying about this!" Gao Xian waved his hand, "The government will not know what he has done until he sees the actual impact."

"During this period, if you have nothing to do, I will give you a chance to go out for inspection and gain experience. There are many tricks in the stock market. All the tricks here in Xiangjiang are learned from outside."

Zhan Peizhong nodded, "Sir Laogao will take care of me."

…

Just as Gao Xian said to Shi Yueqiang, he has a lot of business and is not entirely focused on the Hong Kong stock market. The Hong Kong government wants to impose strict controls, so just go ahead and do it. It's no big deal, and he won't be scolded anyway.

In the following time, Gao Xian focused on his own industry, such as the construction of real estate projects in Causeway Bay, the development of Gao Xian Industrial Village, etc.

As Xiangjiang's textile industry encounters increasing pressure in the international market, the future of Xiangjiang's economy still needs to follow the path of diversification. Gao Xian is optimistic about the electronics industry, and the development of Gao Xian Industrial Village is also moving towards what he expects. direction forward.

In fact, the layout of Gaoxian Industrial Village is still small, and Gaoxian has already set his sights on the area north of Luohu Port.

…

On the Hong Kong government's side, the Financial Secretary soon announced that starting from the first trading day after Christmas, that is, December 27, 1976, the stamp duty levied on securities transactions will increase from the original 10%. Fourth, it was raised to 8%, and a series of detailed rules for the supplementary collection of securities trading profits tax were introduced, which immediately caused a thousand waves.

In fact, relevant gossip has been circulated before, but many people are unwilling to believe it. Now, the boots have finally landed. The speculative atmosphere in the Hong Kong stock market has been wiped out. The trading volume has dropped significantly, and the policy effect can be said to be immediate.

Regarding such a hot topic, Lin Xingzhi, the editor-in-chief of the Hong Kong Economic Journal, had always wanted to interview Gao Xian. However, Gao Xian had a very tight work schedule. He waited until a short break on New Year's Day in 1977 before interviewing Gao Xian at No. 10 Pule Road. In the house, a gap was arranged to meet the other party's interview requirements.

In fact, Lin Xingzhi worked so tirelessly just because he wanted to get an authoritative point of view from Gao Xian, so as to lay a solid foundation for the subsequent "Xinbao" comments, so as to avoid deviations in the report and being slapped in the face by reality, which is not easy. Established industry reputation.

Although computer technology has not yet been introduced into the securities trading process for electronic market matching, it has been widely adopted in data retrieval. With Gao Xian's vigorous promotion, Xiangjiang has not fallen behind the world trend.

Therefore, just after 1976, Gao Xian had some approximate data on the Hong Kong securities industry, such as trading volume. Although it was not very accurate and needed correction, it already had a certain degree of reference value.

Facing Lin Xingzhi's question, Gao Xian's answer was, "The Hong Kong stock market in 1977 will be very deserted in terms of trading volume."

"In the past year of 1976, the volume of the Hong Kong stock market exceeded 13 billion yuan. Although it was far less than the peak annual trading volume of nearly 50 billion yuan in the previous bull market, it still greatly exceeded that of 1976. The annual transaction volume in 1975 was just over 10 billion yuan."

"This was originally a good omen, but I am afraid that the trading volume of the Hong Kong stock market this year will be cut in half."

Lin Xingzhi asked seriously: "Sir Gao's prediction is that the trading volume of the Hong Kong stock market this year will most likely drop to just over 6 billion yuan?"

Gao Xian shrugged, "This is just my family's opinion."