Reborn Brazil as a Plutocrat

Chapter 646 Financial Secretary

Author: Durian Shield

Chapter 646 Financial Secretary

Seeing the expression of the Financial Secretary and the fact that the wrong person directly called out his name, Fang Lang felt something bad in his heart. However, the expression on his face did not change at all, and he still stretched out his legs with a smile on his face.

Get along with the wrong side.

The president of Global Morgan Bank on the side did not wait for the two of them to say anything more, and took the initiative to send out an invitation:

"Boss, are you here for dinner? He is worried that the portion he invited to Mr. McCall is not enough! Since we happen to meet the boss, do you want to go and have something to eat together?"

This was not Fang Lang's deliberate arrangement, but McCall's expression just now made Fang Lang have some doubts. He did not answer immediately, but looked at the Financial Secretary and saw his face.

There was no strange color, and for a moment I couldn't figure out whether it was an illusion or not.

Since he had come now, he couldn't retreat. That would easily make people think that he looked down on the wrong party. After thinking about it, he said with a cheerful face:

"Then let's see if it's convenient for Mr. Director. If we want to discuss some work tomorrow, it would be best if he doesn't bother us!"

Hearing this, McCall smiled and shook his head and said:

"He has accepted Carioca's invitation to come here tomorrow. He thinks that if it is related to your company's official business, General Fang shouldn't have to avoid it!"

When Carioca heard this, he even smiled and said:

"Haha... Wrong, wrong, he invited Director McCall to have dinner that time, so he just wanted to make friends with Director McCall when he first came here. If the boss can accompany him in person, he will definitely be more able to make friends with him.

Sir, I felt his sincerity.”

McCall didn't shut up when he heard this, but continued to look at Fang Lang with a smile on his face.

Seeing this, Fang Lang smiled slightly, nodded to McCall and said:

"Then he will cause trouble tomorrow!"

After saying that, he stopped being polite and just opened the stool and walked eastward. Seeing this, the other two people also smiled and nodded, indicating that the wrong party should go eastward to chat.

After all three people left, Carioca asked the waiter to order two more dishes, and then poured Fang Lang another glass of red wine.

As the director of the Hong Kong Financial Department, McCall was considered half of the local landlords, so he raised his glass directly to Fang Lang and said:

"I am very happy to meet General Fang there tomorrow. As a British man, he begged General Fang to lead the fleet to visit the port city during that sensitive period to express his gratitude!

You are their best friend in the British Empire, let them drink to their friendship, cheers!"

Hearing this, Fang Lang naturally smiled, picked up the wine glass and said to McCall:

"Okay, let's just say no to their friendship, cheers!"

The three of them toasted to each other enthusiastically. After a glass of wine, they seemed to have broken the unfamiliarity with each other and started chatting and laughing.

Fang Lang felt that Director McCall in front of him must have guessed whether tomorrow's chance encounter was deliberately arranged, but the wrong party did not expose it, so of course he did not have to expose it himself.

After everyone chatted and laughed for a while, Director McCall suddenly raised the topic intentionally or unintentionally:

"Speaking of which, they are very grateful to General Fang! Originally, everyone was very worried about the situation in Hong Kong City, but General Fang's words at the press conference at the Admiralty Pier made many of them see the dawn of peace.

Many business celebrities who were originally planning to transfer the assets of the port city chose to wait and see after listening to General Fang's words. This made their financial environment in the port city turn around, and his work became much easier."

Upon hearing this, Fang Lang looked at the wrong person with a smile and said:

"Haha... He also told the truth. Mr. Grantham discussed that topic with him alone. In fact, he and his views are exactly the same. The turbulent situation will definitely pass soon. They are all very optimistic about Hong Kong City.

s future.

Therefore, although a lot of British capital fled during that period, they did not hesitate to increase their investment in Hong Kong City. From now on, their group's business in Hong Kong City will be greatly troubled by Mr. McCall's support!"

"Haha... easy to say, easy to say! Their Hong Kong city very much welcomes successful people like Mr. Fang to come and invest.

As the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong City, if there is anything he can do to help, I would like to ask General Fang not to be polite but to say so directly. He will spare no effort to protect your company's normal business activities in Hong Kong City."

Looking at McCall with a smile on his face, Fang Lang was bright red. He was waiting for him to speak. Originally, he had planned to directly explain the location of his museum to the Financial Secretary, but he thought of his strange expression before.

, he decided to slow down a little and see if he could try the wrong way again.

"Haha... Thank you Mr. McCall for your support. Please tell me, he really needs your help now!"

When McCall heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said:

"Oh! Are you talking about the land for Mr. Fang's private museum?"

Upon hearing that, Fang Lang's heart moved and he said with some doubts:

"Hey! Did you, Mr. Governor of Hong Kong, take charge of that matter?"

McCall, who thought he already knew Fang Lang's purpose, couldn't help but be stunned when he heard those words. He couldn't help but look at Fang Lang's expression carefully before saying:

"Yes! That's true. Mr. Hong Kong Governor has personally selected a museum construction site for Mr. Fang, and is letting the Lands Department under the jurisdiction of the Financial Secretary go through the land acquisition process!"

Hearing this, Fang Lang immediately understood the purpose of the Hong Kong Governor's appointment with him at the Governor's Mansion tomorrow at noon. Although he had made it clear to the wrong party at the beginning that he needed to carefully investigate the matter of the museum land, and then go through the formal application process.

It was a small matter like not bothering the Hong Kong Governor's government to get involved, but now it seems that Grantham did not really let that matter go because he said that.

Or maybe you agreed to help the wrong party spread the word, and the wrong party has already started to find a location for the museum. It seems that the wrong party doesn’t want to owe you a favor!

Fang Lang looked at McCall in surprise and said:

"Ah? Hasn't he already told Mr. Governor about that matter? No need to bother the wrong party! They can find a suitable place by themselves and apply to the Lands Department normally!

Mr. Governor, that’s too polite. I wonder where the place Mr. Governor selected for him is!”

McCall, who had been carefully observing Fang Lang's expression, couldn't help but become a little surprised when he heard Fang Lang's words, and said with a smile on his face:

"Ah! So it's like that. It seems that Mr. Governor of Hong Kong is planning to give Mr. Fang a surprise! Then he is talking too much and accidentally disrupts Mr. Governor's plan.

Guilty, sinful, he thinks he is guilty. I very much ask Mr. Fang to take what he just said to heart. If Mr. Hong Kong Governor mentions it to you, I very much ask you to help cover it up!"

"Haha... No problem. It happened that he was looking around during that time and was indeed a little undecided about where to put the museum. Since Mr. Hong Kong Governor personally came forward to help him think about it, he happened to be happy and relaxed.

Don't worry, Mr. McCall, he didn't hear anything just now. Haha..."

Speaking of which, Fang Lang already has his own museum construction site in mind, and now Grantham has chosen a location for him. If the location is not what he wants, it will be a bit difficult for him.

It’s hard to refute the wrong person’s face!

Therefore, although Fang Lang smiled heartily, McCall couldn't help but see a hint of unnaturalness in Fang Fang's eyes.

Thinking about whether the performance of the wrong party was caused by his own self-confidence, McCall was also a little uneasy. He even coughed lightly and said with a slight embarrassment:

"He heard what Mr. Fang said. The place you just asked him to help go to doesn't seem to be about the land for the museum construction?"

Fang Lang had just made it clear that he would not ask the wrong party to help determine the land for the construction of a private museum. Naturally, it would be difficult to continue talking about that matter now.

After thinking for a moment, he laughed and said:

"Speaking of which, the reason why he is troubling Mr. McCall is not related to the land used for the construction of the museum, but it is also related to the land.

You also know that he is very optimistic about the development of Hong Kong City, and he was very happy in Hong Kong City during that time. However, the only inconvenience was that he did not have a home of his own in Hong Kong City.

You need to stay in a hotel, which is somewhat inconvenient.

Therefore, he wants to apply for a piece of residential land from the Hong Kong government, but he doesn’t know whether he can get approval from the Hong Kong government.”

Hearing that, McCall couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. Of course, that little thing was not a problem for him. Fortunately, when he saw Fang Lang encountering him in person, he thought he had something very troublesome to ask for.

Own.

He took the initiative to tell the story about Mr. Hong Kong Governor helping him find the land for the museum. It turned out that he had made an own mistake.

"Haha... What's so difficult about that? I don't know what Mr. Fang is interested in. Please just tell him and he will definitely help you make arrangements!"

When Fang Lang said that he wanted to apply for residential land in Hong Kong City, he had already started thinking quickly about whether there was a place suitable for building a house.

Speaking of which, the most high-end residential address in Hong Kong City during that period was of course located in Victoria Peak, but today's Victoria Peak is not a place for red people, and Chinese people are not allowed to settle there at all.

And Fang Lang didn't like living in Taipingshan. Did Fanglang ever visit Taipingshan in the future? When driving on Dongshan Peak Road, it was really frightening. The lane was narrow and the curves were sharp. I felt a little careless.

The car will be destroyed and people will be killed.

Instead of living here and walking around here every day, it is better to buy a luxurious flat with a sea view, many supporting services, and convenient travel.

Hey, in that era, there were no such high-rise flat floors with sea views. If you lived in Shandong, there would be many people around you. When it develops in the future, you might be surrounded by high-rise buildings, which would be even more troublesome.

Feeling uncomfortable.

Therefore, if you want to live comfortably in Hong Kong Island and not be surrounded by high-rise buildings, you can go to the mountains. That is not why luxury houses on the top of the mountain are precious.

In Fang Lang's mind, the best location for a residence must be near the famous Deep Water Bay and the adjacent Repulse Bay. Those two locations were very remote areas in the port city of that era, and land prices were also very low.

Therefore, the first thing Fang Lang wanted to ask for was the land there.

In his capacity, if he had to bring up such a matter with McCall, he would never refuse. But now that Fang Lang has found the Financial Secretary, it is obviously no good to talk about East Deep Water Bay or Repulse Bay.

芑’s.

After hearing McCall's all-encompassing attitude, Fang Lang's heart moved and he said directly:

"Is it okay if there is no Victoria Peak?"

As soon as he said this, McCall, who was smiling just now, couldn't help but his expression froze, and his face showed a trace of embarrassment. After a long while, he slowly said:

"The Peak of Victoria Peak is really special. The terrain there is complex and there are not many places that can be used as residential foundations. If Mr. Fang wants to build a house there, can he go back and have a good look with the Director of Lands?

, there is no suitable place.”

Hearing this, Fang Lang became very angry and asked him to go back and communicate with the Hong Kong Governor. After all, the current location of Taipingshan was special and there had never been any precedent for Chinese people to move in. He really could not make the decision directly.

"Yeah! Then he will wait for my good news."

Fang Lang obviously didn't like living there, so why did he ask the other party for a homestead on the Peak? The reason is very simple, that is, it would break the British monopoly on the Peak.

Although it is not a British colony now, it will return to its hometown sooner or later, and the monopoly there will be broken sooner or later. But now that he has come to the port city, if he has the opportunity to break the unspoken rule in advance, Fang Lang certainly wants to try it.

In the eyes of the Hong Kong Governor and officials of the Hong Kong government, if Fang Lang is a Brazilian Chinese and not a native Chinese, the resistance to his approval of the homestead site in Taipingshan will definitely be much smaller.

But even if he is not Brazilian Chinese, it cannot change the fact that he is not Chinese. If he can break the unspoken rules of Taipingshan, it will open an invisible shackles for the entire Chinese community.

Therefore, Fang Lang's request to build housing in Taiping Mountain may seem like an ordinary homestead issue, but in fact it involves a political issue.

With the first Chinese living in Victoria Peak, there will soon be a second and a third, just like John Tsang had the opportunity to break the history of Hong Kong police force without Chinese inspectors. Once he broke that rule,

If you connect to the east, there will be an east to connect with you.

Sooner or later, the entire police force will become a Chinese paradise.

As if he noticed McCall's unnaturalness, Carioca very cleverly intervened at the right time and began to lead the topic to other romances.

Soon, the dinner was over.

When Fang Lang returned to the room, his face was not very happy. After all, his original plan had not been achieved. Now that the private museum is located, it remains to be seen whether Grantham has prepared any surprises.

Carioca, who sent McCall away, did not leave, but came to Fang Lang's room.

"Boss, is it true that things are not going well?"

Fang Lang didn't tell the banker who was his partner what his original plan was, but he could see it through Fang Lang's expression. Therefore, he took the initiative to stay with the banker to see if there was anything he could do to help.

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Seeing this, Fang Lang smiled slightly, waved his legs carelessly and said:

"Either it didn't go well, or he didn't expect that Grantham would take the initiative to help him find a location for the private museum. The location he provided was definitely different from the location he had in mind.

The port is also connected to the Hong Kong Governor, and the place he took out will not be a mess, but it will probably be a concentrated area for the cultural and artistic industries planned by the Hong Kong government.

The construction of his museum will not have much impact. The key is, he originally planned to seize the opportunity to acquire a large piece of commercial land to build the group company's Hong Kong headquarters. But now it seems that that plan has been scrapped.

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(End of chapter)