On 10 September, the US International Satellite Corporation successfully launched a communications satellite named 'Globe-1', and after the news reached Global Television, the entire television station became a sea of joy.

From this moment on, Global TV opened a new chapter in history.

Uncle Shao, who had been paying close attention for a long time, sat in the office all morning after getting the news.

As for the major media, not to mention, they immediately reported the news to the agency, believing that tonight and a few days after tomorrow, the headlines will be dominated by the news of the stars on Global TV.

Think about it, satellites are top-notch high-tech products, and now no company in Xiangjiang can afford to use them, and now Global TV has taken the lead, and the grade has been raised in an instant.

It is conceivable that from now on, when people mention the TV station in Xiangjiang, they will subconsciously divide it into two grades, and the scenery is destined to belong only to Global TV.

Not much gossip.

Just after the satellite entered its predetermined geosynchronous orbit, engineers sent by ISAT helped Global Television receive the signal and teach the designated staff the relevant knowledge and skills.

The three major departments of the international English station, the international Chinese station, and the entertainment station, which had been prepared for a long time, began to operate at a high speed.

After the successful launch of the satellite, Huang Xizhao reported to Xia Yu as soon as possible, and received encouragement and praise from Xia Yu.

After that, Xia Yu didn't care about Global TV anymore and went straight to Jiuding Bank.

Jiuding Bank, as the financial core of the Jiuding consortium, is the company that Xia Yu pays the most attention to, and even Jiuding Securities cannot compare.

Xia Yu, who was wearing sunglasses, walked into the headquarters of Jiuding Bank and found that the hall on the first floor was very crowded, and the chairs in the waiting area were almost full of people, obviously all of whom came to do business.

Seeing this grand occasion, the corners of Xia Yu's mouth slightly hooked up a trace of arc.

He didn't stop, he walked straight into the elevator and pressed the button on the floor he wanted to go up.

After a while, the elevator stopped, and Xia Yu walked slowly along the corridor after going out, looking at the offices with open doors on both sides from time to time, taking in the work scene.

It's a good situation, the various offices are busy, and I don't see anyone lazy.

Xia Yu nodded secretly.

When he came to the general manager's office, the office door opened, Liu Tianci was buried in the documents, Xia Yu knocked on the door and walked in.

Liu Tianci raised his head slowly, and when he saw Xia Yu, he immediately smiled, quickly got up and got down from the desk, greeted Xia Yu, and greeted Xia Yu: "Chairman, you are here!"

"Well, God, are you tired from work?"

Xia Yu had a kind attitude and asked with a smile.

Liu Tianci shook his head with a smile and said, "Fortunately, the people below will deal with the cumbersome things, and it is not too stressful to say." ”

Xia Yu patted him on the shoulder, asked him to sit down and said, "That's good, sit down and talk." ”

"Have you read the economic data released by the Financial Secretary a few days ago?"

Xia Yu asked.

Liu Tianci nodded: "Look, the economy has picked up, and all walks of life are showing a positive growth trend compared with the same period last year, among which the fastest growth is the real estate industry and the financial industry, with an increase of more than 15%. ”

"Overall, the Hong Kong economy grew by 8.1% year-on-year in the first half of the year, 6.7% year-on-year in the first quarter and 9.8% year-on-year in the second quarter, which is indeed a good sign. ”

"Two months have passed since the third quarter, and I heard the news that the economic situation in the third quarter is better than the previous two quarters, and the year-on-year growth (the ratio between this year and last year) is expected to exceed 10 points!"

Speaking of this, he showed a knowing smile and reported an achievement to Xia Yu: "Chairman, thanks to the economic recovery of Xiangjiang and the more active capital flow in the market, I have launched several wealth management products with Jiuding Securities, and now the total assets of the bank have exceeded 15 billion Hong Kong dollars, reaching 15.3 billion. ”

"Well done!"

Xia Yu said praiseworthily.

Suddenly, Liu Tianci thought of something, and immediately said: "Chairman, there is one more thing to report to you, during your visit to the UK, our Jiuding Bank has entered the Xiangjiang Foreign Exchange Bank Association and was elected as one of the nine elected members. ”

This is good news, although Jiuding Bank into the Association of Banks has long been predicted, but the Association of Banks is elected every three years, less than time, even if Jiuding Bank is strong enough, there is no way to drive down the current elected members.

Established under the Hong Kong Association of Banks Ordinance, the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) is an influential body linking the Hong Kong government and the banking sector.

The Committee of the Association of Banks is the most powerful and highest-ranking committee responsible for the decision-making and management of the Association, and is composed of 11 members, namely two note-issuing banks and nine elected members.

Needless to say, the two note-issuing banks are HSBC and Standard Chartered, and the note-issuing banks are also permanent members of the Association.

The nine elected members are elected every three years, with four seats held by local banks and five seats held by overseas banks.

Xia Yu remembers that the nine elected members of the previous term were the local Hang Seng Bank, Bank of East Asia, Bank of Hong Kong, and Wing Lung Bank.

and Citibank, Bank of Mitsubishi, Lloyds, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank.

Overseas banks come from the United States, island countries, the United Kingdom, France and Germany.

Xia Yu asked Liu Tianci: "Who are the new elected members?"

Liu Tianci said with a smile: "There is not much change, and the overseas ones are still Citibank, Mitsubishi Bank, Lloyds Bank, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank. ”

"On the local side, there are our banks, the Bank of East Asia, the Bank of China and the Hang Seng Bank. ”

"Wing Lung Bank was squeezed down by us. ”

"Wing Lung Bank is planning to go public early next year, and now that we are squeezing it down, it will definitely be affected. ”

Xia Yu smiled and said nonchalantly: "Don't worry about it, their strength was at the bottom of the last four major banks, and they were able to be elected in the last session, or because Standard Chartered Bank entrusted it and squeezed out Nanyang Commercial Bank, otherwise it would not be its turn." ”

"Now there are four local banks, we are the first in strength, and we don't need to care about them. ”

What I didn't say is that Xia Yu has decided to acquire Standard Chartered Bank, Wing Lung Bank is a system of Standard Chartered Bank, and the market value of the listing must be as low as possible, so that the cost of his acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank is relatively lower.

At present, among the four major local banks, Hang Seng Bank is the faction of HSBC, the Bank of East Asia, the Bank of China in Hong Kong and his Jiuding Bank are independent Chinese banks, and Standard Chartered Bank can be said to have lost a lot of ground.

However, after he acquires Standard Chartered Bank, if necessary, he can push Wing Lung Bank forward, and then he will be able to surpass HSBC in the voice of the Association of Banks.

But at that time, it will be necessary for Wing Lung Bank to squeeze out BEA, which is not a small difficulty, after all, the total assets of BEA are about twice that of Wing Lung Bank at this time.

Moreover, the Li family behind the Bank of East Asia is a behemoth, and they are very strong at the political and business levels, which is not so easy to handle.

However, it is far from that time, and Standard Chartered Bank has not acquired it, so it is useless to think so much.

Now the main thing is to seize the opportunity and use the power to do more things that are beneficial to Jiuding Bank.

"God, pay more attention to the policy, since you have this power, don't waste it, you have to make contributions, and the benefits you deserve can not be less. ”

Xia Yu admonished.

Liu Tianci smiled and nodded: "Chairman, don't worry, I will grasp it." ”

Xia Yu suddenly showed a reassuring smile.

PS: Ask for a monthly ticket at the beginning of the month, the rivers and lakes are in emergency, thank you!

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