Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings

"Unfortunately, Mr. Du, as you know, I just came out of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, and HSBC headquarters called me. The intention was very clear, not to let me interfere in your affairs, especially in terms of loans. As for the deadline, HSBC will not cooperate with you until you and Lee Zhaoheng, to be precise, defeat Du’s alliance.” Shen Bi walked into the cafe of the Kowloon Peninsula Hotel, sat down politely opposite Du Yongxiao, and said somewhat gloomily. .

"Besides, I still want to thank you for rescuing me from the ICAC this time. Yes, if it weren't for you, maybe I would have stayed there for two or three days. Damn it, you don't know how hard the coffee is there. drink!"

Seeing Shen Bi's somewhat disappointed and complaining expression, Du Yongxiao smiled and raised his hand and said to the waiter: "Bring Mr. Shen a cup of coffee, black coffee, less sugar!"

"Actually, you have helped me a lot. As for me, I should have rescued you. Who made you my friend? Besides, you did not open HSBC alone. The headquarters does not support you using money to support me. It is also right. After all, you are doing business, not charity," Du Yongxiao stirred the coffee cup in front of him and said to Shen Bi.

Shen Bi nodded lightly and smiled bitterly: "Yes, as a banker, I shouldn't act out of emotion, but as an investor, I don't think you will necessarily lose this time."

Shen Bi analyzed, "The alliance to defeat Du Du seems to be very powerful, but in fact they work independently. It is their interests that bind them together. Li Zhaoheng, Li Jiacheng and others rely on their interests to bring others together. If Du Sheng, you can By breaking their alliance, you can find a breakthrough and completely defeat them."

"Having said that, everything still needs funds to speak for itself. I heard that the funds raised by the anti-Du alliance have reached one billion now? It seems that not only do they want to swallow my Hengchuang this time, they also really want to take action against the Du Group... ...It’s only one billion. If you can’t destroy my empire, it depends on how big a bet Li Zhaoheng dares to make next!” Du Yongxiao took out a business card from his pocket and pushed it in front of Shen Bi: “Soros, you are! You should know him, right? Oh, maybe you don’t know him but have heard of him. This is his business card. Just call him and he will tell you what you are going to do next!”

"Well, what on earth are you going to do? I know Soros, a ruthless man who runs hedge funds -" Shen Bi picked up the business card, looked through it, and said to Du Yongxiao in surprise, "He is a famous financial man." "Predator, do you want to lure him to Hong Kong?"

In Shen Bi's eyes, Du Yongxiao was always unscrupulous in his actions, and his methods were cruel and ruthless. It was not impossible to lure a wolf into the house in order to save himself.

In other words, if To Yongxiao really lures Soros to Hong Kong, then the original war between To Yongxiao and the anti-Domo alliance will evolve into an international financial melee, which is likely to subvert the entire prosperous economy of Hong Kong. It will set Hong Kong's economy back for decades.

Although Shen Bi only came to Hong Kong this year, he already has feelings for Hong Kong. He is especially close to many Chinese businessmen in Hong Kong and has established deep friendships in business, such as with Du Yongxiao in front of him.

Therefore, Shen Bi really does not want to see Hong Kong's economy collapse because of the battle between To Yongxiao and Lee Siu-hang.

"Don't worry, although I am a person who pays attention to results in my work and will do whatever it takes to achieve my goals, I will not do anything that harms Hong Kong's economic interests or invites wolves into the house." Du Yongxiao took a sip of coffee and said, "As for why I want you to contact me Soros, that’s because I have an agreement with him. To be precise, he is helping me now——"

"Ahem, what?" Shen Bi slightly rounded his eyes and said incredulously: "You mean... Soros is yours?"

"Yes, he is just like you. You are my financial manager and he is my investment manager." Du Yongxiao said lightly.

"Ahem, investment manager?" Shen Bi was so surprised that he could hardly speak. He stared at Du Yongxiao with wide eyes. He really didn't know how many secrets the other party had that he didn't know.

Soros, the world-renowned financial tycoon, is actually Mr. Du's son in front of him?

Who would believe it? !

Before that, Shen Bi often felt that he was not up to par. He was a big boss of HSBC and a high-ranking figure in the British Empire, but he had to be subordinate to Du Yongxiao and help Du Yongxiao. He thought it was detrimental to his status.

As he interacted more deeply with Du Yongxiao, although this feeling lessened a lot, it occasionally made him feel a little uncomfortable late at night. This stemmed from the arrogance of the British. What's more, Hong Kong was still their colony, but he was working for a China. People do things...

But now, the discomfort deep in Shen Bi's heart dissipated instantly!

Just imagine, even the famous Wall Street investment tycoon Soros is willing to be Du Yongxiao's boss and be driven by him, let alone a mere HSBC executive?

As his mind kept spinning, Shen Bi felt more and more that Du Yongxiao was unfathomable in front of him, and then he guessed in his heart: "What on earth is Du Yongxiao going to do? Now he has to bring in the big crocodile Soros... Why do I have a bad omen and a good omen?" Is Heng and his anti-Du alliance slowly heading into the abyss?”

Seeing that Shen Bi looked weird and didn't speak, Du Yongxiao smiled at him and said: "Don't be nervous, just call him. As for what he asks you to do, you can refuse if you don't want to. In terms of status, you and He is equal! Yes, there is no need for you to wrong yourself for me, or because of me. In short, I can only say thank you for your help all the time. "

Before Shen Bi could say anything, Young Master Huo had already hurried in from the outside. He saw Du Yongxiao and the ghost guy Shen Bi sitting drinking coffee. Young Master Huo walked over in a few steps and sat next to Du Yongxiao, ignoring the ghost guy Shen Bi. Bi was beside him and asked directly: "You know that my brain is not as good as yours, so don't make me guess anymore. What on earth are you doing?"

"I thought you came here to give me money, but you came to ask me questions." Du Yongxiao smiled at Mr. Huo. Shen Bi, who was opposite him, had already put away the business card on the table and stood up: "Du, I'm leaving. First!" Du Yongxiao stood up and shook hands with Shen Bi: "Okay, if you have any questions, you can call me. Remember, do it according to your own heart. If you want to do it, just refuse it! , when I win, I’ll treat you to Hawaii for coffee!”

"Haha, okay, it's a deal!" Shen Bi laughed, turned around and said to Young Master Huo, "I'm sorry, Young Master, I have something to do!"

We all live in a small place like Hong Kong and we all know each other.

"You go slowly, I'll have a few words with Ah Xiao!" Mr. Huo also stood up to see off the guests politely.

After Shen Bi left, Master Huo immediately turned back and stared at Du Yongxiao.

"Boss, what do you want to know?" Du Yongxiao spread his hands and said helplessly to Young Master Huo.

Mr. Huo rarely had a serious expression on his face: "My father told me that he would not let me help you with money, and also said that you were going to engage in some kind of cunning mouse and dragon trick. It was extremely dangerous! Maybe you would lose everything. "Lee Siu-heng's family is in ruins, so I came here to find you. I want to ask you, how sure are you of this situation?"

"You ask me how sure I am?" Du Yongxiao picked up the coffee and took a sip.

"Why, you don't have enough confidence. Are you not even 50% sure? You were not like this before. You have always been very stable in doing things. Even my father said that you have the style of a general. You are calm in the face of danger. You can do it every time at a critical moment. Turn defeat into victory." Mr. Huo scratched his head and said irritably: "So tell me, how sure are you of winning this time? If you are not sure, don't do it! The Dudu Alliance is very powerful. It’s hard to fight!”

"I really can't fight alone." Du Yongxiao took out cigarettes from his pocket, handed one to Mr. Huo, and lit it for him: "The alliance that defeated Du brought out Li Zhaoheng, Li Jiacheng, Li Zhaoji, and Qiu Degen's Far East Bank, Li Zhaofu's Far East Securities, and of course, some speculators in Southeast Asia, the United Kingdom, France, and even the United States. After calculation, they now have at least one billion chips. No accident, they will eventually reach one hundred 100 million!"

"Whoosh! What?" Mr. Huo took a breath and looked at Du Yongxiao in disbelief, "Ten billion? So many people want to spend 10 billion?"

Du Yongxiao didn't say anything, just nodded.

"Then don't fight!" Mr. Huo took a few puffs of his cigarette, shook his head and said to Du Yongxiao, "Ten billion, stop talking about you, even my dad can be smashed to death!"

Du Yongxiao smiled at Young Master Huo: "What if we don't fight? If I admit defeat now, wouldn't Lee Zhaoheng and the others easily capture Hengchuang? Next, they will defeat the Du Group at the lowest cost. What will I do then? ? Are you going to be a lost dog or run to your Huo family for shelter? "

Young Master Huo opened his mouth but was speechless.

The king always wins and loses the bandits, not to mention Du Yongxiao has always dominated Xiangjiang and is known as the Emperor of Xiangjiang. If he loses this time, the money will be small, and he will probably jump to Xiangjiang just to save face.

"Then you...really want to fight Lee Zhaoheng and the others to the end?"

"That's right!"

"There is no chance of winning, so you still want to fight?"

"No chance of winning?"

"Yes, as you said, the other party is an alliance and can eventually raise one billion, one billion!" Mr. Huo gestured exaggeratedly while holding a cigarette between his fingers.

Du Yongxiao smiled and suddenly said to Mr. Huo: "Then if I tell you that I am not fighting alone, would you believe it?"

"Uh, what do you mean?"

"I mean, from my side..." Du Yongxiao leaned forward and said seriously to Young Master Huo: "It's also an alliance!"

…

"How is that possible?"

Li Zhaoheng stood up from his seat and looked at the report in hand with some surprise.

Li Tianwang, a confidant, said: "Under our acquisition attack, Hengchuang was already on the verge of collapse, but I don't know where the other party got the financial support, and they bought the shares we planned to acquire at a high price!"

“How much did we buy?”

"One billion, buy 20%!"

"What? That's all!"

"Yes, no one expected it."

"How much money do we have left?"

"For the time being... we need to raise more money!" Li Tianwang hesitated, "Everyone is waiting and watching. If you can come up with a sum of money, then other big guys will continue to follow!"

"Then take out all my money!"

"Even if we take it all and get up to 30%, we still can't control it. According to the current situation, at least..." Li Tianwang hesitated, "It needs 3 billion!"

"Three billion?"

"Yes!" Li Tianwang said, "If you want to defeat Du Shi after acquiring Hengchuang, then you will need at least one billion!"

"One billion!" Li Zhaoheng's eyes were a little complicated.

"Yes, this requires us, Ricci, to mortgage most of our assets, and then Cheung Kong Holdings and Henderson Land will follow!"

After hearing this, Li Zhaoheng closed his eyes.

He felt like he was on the gambling table now.

The stakes are constantly increasing and one's limits are constantly exceeded.

One billion?

What to do?

According to the temperament of Boss Li's people, if he wants to raise one billion, he will have to come up with at least five billion!

Only if the Lee family bears half of the risk, will those big bosses who are profit-oriented and profit-oriented be able to take out their money and bet with peace of mind.

In other words, now he, Li Zhaoheng, must spend 5 billion to continue to lead the alliance to defeat Du, and to continue fighting against Du Yongxiao!

"How could this happen? Where did the person named Du get the funds?" Li Zhaoheng couldn't figure it out. He left his desk and walked around with his hands behind his back.

Li Tianwang didn't say anything, just looked at the boss.

"If I withdraw my troops now and stop betting, how much will I lose?" Li Zhaoheng suddenly raised his head and asked.

Li Tianwang said: "Up to 300 million!"

Lee Zhaoheng nodded, "Three hundred million. If I share the burden, it's already over a hundred million. Even if my father is willing to forgive me, my eldest brother and third brother will still bite me!"

Li Tianwang hesitated for a moment, "I heard... Shen Bi has given up on supporting Du Yongxiao, and Huo Dabo, Shao Daheng, Lin Baixin, Lei Juekun and others have also refused to help -"

"Huh?" Li Zhaoheng's eyes lit up, and he quickly walked a few steps back to his desk, "In other words, the person named Du is probably at the end of his life, right?"

Li Tianwang remained silent.

Li Zhaoheng clenched his fists and stared at the calligraphy and painting on the wall: "A journey of thousands of miles"!

"I can't even compete with a mere Du Yongxiao. I was almost intimidated by him. How can I have a great career and inherit the family's fortune?" Li Zhaoheng sneered, "Du Yongxiao wants to use this trick to scare me and make me give up on my own initiative. , lie to me! Hahaha!”

Lee Zhaoheng looked up to the sky and laughed, "Since you deceived me, I will play with you! One billion, right? Five billion, right? I, Lee Zhaoheng, will take it!"

"Li Sheng, are you ready--"

"Contact Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank in Hong Kong for me and tell them that I, Lee Zhaoheng, am prepared to mortgage Ritchie Properties, Ritchie Soda Factory, Mandarin Hotel, Metropolis Hotel, TVB shares owned by Ritchie, and all the land in Causeway Bay. And shops——"

Li Tianwang was startled: "Lisheng, no, these are the basic industries of our Lishi Group. If they are gone -"

"You don't need to say anything, a real man can do something or not! This time, Du Yongxiao and I will bet everything!" Li Zhaoheng gritted his teeth, "Even if God stops me, I will go against heaven!"