On a winter afternoon, the sun softened slightly, Xia Yu closed his eyes and lay on the recliner on the viewing balcony on the second floor, enjoying a rare afternoon leisure time.

At this moment, several black cars drove on the mountain road leading to Xiafu, and they arrived in front of Xiafu after a while.

The servant who had been waiting for a long time immediately opened the gate, let the car in, and guided him to the parking lot.

Xia Yu, who was lying on the viewing balcony on the second floor of the villa, heard the movement, got off his sunglasses and stood up and walked downstairs, muttering to himself with a smile: "They must have come." ”

Sure enough, when Xia Yu just walked out of the door of the villa, he saw two old men with red faces, one fat and one thin.

These two people are none other than Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong.

Seeing Xia Yu come out, Bao Yugang shouted in his unique loud voice: "Xia Yu, good afternoon!"

"Xia Yu, long time no see!"

Huo Yingdong also said with a smile.

"Haha! The two of you are here, please come inside!"

Xia Yu shook hands with the two and welcomed the two in with a smile on his face.

"Do you want to sit in the living room, or do you want to go to the balcony on the second floor?"

After entering, Xia Yu said to Bao Yugang and the two.

Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong glanced at each other, and finally Huo Yingdong said: "Go upstairs, I have long heard that drinking tea from the observation deck on the second floor of you has a different flavor." ”

Xia Yu smiled, made a gesture of please, and led the two upstairs.

As for the other bodyguards and others, Bao Yugang and others did not let them follow up to show their respect for Xia Yu.

When I went up to the second floor and went out of the balcony, the view suddenly widened.

There are many precious flowers and plants planted on the balcony, probably because Xiangjiang is located in the tropics, even if it is winter, it is still blooming with bright flowers. There are rattan-like plants climbing on the white metal shelves.

On the opposite side of the balcony, there are trees, cliffs and the endless blue sea.

Since the villa is located halfway up the mountain, the trees are not above the level of the balcony and do not block the view.

"Xia Yu, you look at the sea here, the scenery is so beautiful, compared to the top of the Taiping Mountain, sit here after dinner every day, overlooking the sea, there is a feeling of open-mindedness, refreshed, you can definitely live twenty years longer!"

Bao Yugang said in admiration.

"That's right, your scenery is indeed unique, good feng shui!"

Huo Yingdong also echoed and praised.

Xia Yu laughed and said a little modestly: "It's okay, it's not better than yours!"

"Haha, you're humble......"

Just when the three of them were talking and laughing, the next person brought a lot of pastries to the table, Xia Yu beckoned the two to sit down, and then made tea with his own hands.

Watching the scenery, tasting tea, and eating refreshments have a special taste, which makes Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong unconsciously relaxed.

Xia Yu took a sip of tea and congratulated Bao Yugang and the others: "Two, your career has been thriving recently, congratulations!"

Bao Yugang put down the teacup, smiled and waved his hand: "Don't brag about us, although there are some achievements, but compared with you, you can't do it at all! I have heard of your handwriting in the island country, but it has greatly increased my Chinese face!"

As he spoke, Bao Yugang solemnly gave Xia Yu a thumbs up.

"Lao Bao is right, I was curious for a while, and I specially learned about it, you are turning the clouds and rain in the island country, and you are crushing an industry in the island country with your own strength, which is amazing and admirable!"

"He is worthy of being a masterpiece, and he can call the wind and rain wherever he goes!"

Huo Yingdong said with emotion.

His exploits were praised by the two bigwigs, Xia Yu was in a very happy mood, but the modesty he should have was still necessary.

The three of them chatted for a while, Xia Yu straightened his face, and planned to talk about today's topic.

Seeing this, Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong also knew that the purpose of Xia Yu's special invitation to them to come here today was going to appear, so they both put down their cups and looked at Xia Yu.

"Lao Bao, Lao Huo, let me ask you one thing first, how much money can you withdraw without affecting the normal operation of your career, it will take at least four months!"

Xia Yuxun looked at the two of them calmly and asked.

As soon as these words came out, Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong were very surprised, the two glanced at each other, and thought about it.

After a long time, Bao Yu just spoke up first, and looked at Xia Yu with a little worry: "Xia Yu, do you have any difficulties? Just look for my old bag, the acquisition cost a lot some time ago, and now I can raise up to one billion Hong Kong dollars, if it's not enough, I can still borrow it!"

"Xia Yu, my strength is not as strong as Lao Bao, but you can afford me, and I won't let you down, one billion don't dare to pack tickets, 800 million is still worth it!"

Huo Yingdong gritted his teeth and said, his face full of determination.

Seeing the solemn expressions of the two, Xia Yu couldn't help but feel very warm in his heart.

Although there was a deliberately vague and tentative element in his speech, Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong's reactions really did not disappoint him.

He was not mistaken, and it was the right choice to invite them over today.

Seeing Xia Yu smiling, Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong couldn't help frowning slightly, feeling that Xia Yu's reaction was wrong.

Then I heard Xia Yu say: "Lao Bao, Lao Huo, blame me for not making it clear, let you misunderstand, I am not in difficulty, and I am not short of money, but I still thank you, I received my heart!"

Hearing this, Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong's faces were relieved and relieved.

"Xia Yu, then you ask this?"

Bao Yugang asked bluntly, and did not see Xia Yu.

Huo Yingdong also looked at Xia Yu with burning eyes, wanting to know what he was for.

Xia Yu smiled at the corner of his mouth, looked at Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong, and said: "I found an opportunity to make a fortune, I want to ask you if you are interested, I have already done it myself!"

Xia Yu's words were relatively light, but they fell on the ears of Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong like thunder.

I saw that the two of them were shocked, and they both stared at Xia Yu with burning eyes, and Bao Yugang said loudly: "Xia Yu, what is the opportunity?"

"Yes, you made a lot of money with us last time, and I haven't had time to thank you, but this time you took us again, how embarrassing!"

Huo Yingdong said politely, but he still planned to seize this opportunity.

Xia Yu smiled: "What the opportunity is, I can't say it for the time being, but you will know in more than half a month." ”

"Last time we had nine people combined, but this time, I thought about it and only planned to call you two. ”

Hearing this, Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong's faces changed slightly, and then solemnly thanked Xia Yu: "Xia Yu, thank you!"

"Xia Yu, thank you for looking up to my old Huo, thank you!"

Bao Yugang and both of them did not doubt Xia Yu's ability to make money, especially in the financial and capital markets, Xia Yu was even more able to turn the clouds and rain, at this time Xia Yu wanted to take them to make a fortune together, and just took the two of them, treating them so specially, it really moved them.

Xia Yuhun smiled indifferently: "Lao Bao, Lao Huo, don't be so polite, we are more close to each other, so of course I think of you as soon as there is a good thing." ”

"This time I have a great grasp, at least 90 percent, so the more funds you have, the better, not to mention anything else, it doesn't take half a year, it's no problem to double the funds!"

Hearing Xia Yu say this, Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong's eyes lit up, and their hearts were ready to move.

Then he saw Xia Yu and said to the two of them with a solemn face: "But let me say it first, I won't help you for nothing, no matter how much profit you make, I want half!"

When Bao Yu heard this, he became more confident, and said without hesitation: "No problem, this is what you deserve, you are willing to take us to make a fortune, or you will be eight or two?"

"Yes, it's too much for us, it's worth giving us both floors!"

Huo Yingdong also said.

Seeing this, Xia Yu smiled instead, shook his head and refused: "No, if you give me face, you will open it!"

Seeing that Xia Yu was not polite, Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong glanced at each other and nodded heavily.

"Okay, I won't be polite to you. ”

"Yes, you specially helped the two of us, it would be too hypocritical to shirk it again, and I'm not welcome. ”

"That's right, we don't need to see each other. ”

"Besides, I also need your help, I will leave Xiangjiang for a few months, and I will not be there at that time, if my company has any trouble, I still need your help. ”

After Xia Yu finished speaking, Bao Yugang patted his chest directly and solemnly promised: "This is a trivial matter, it is on us, if anyone makes trouble for you, I will definitely do my best to clean him up!"

As he spoke, a sinister anger appeared on Bao Yugang's face.

He knew that Xia Yu was polite to him, after all, Jiuding enterprises had formed a consortium, and the overall strength was among the top in Xiangjiang, and Xia Yu's deterrence was strong enough, and basically no one dared to trouble the Jiuding consortium.

But he can only help in this regard, so Bao Yugang took this little thing to heart and treated it as a big thing.

"That's right, I can't guarantee anything else, but in this regard, Xia Yu, don't worry, there will be no accident!"

Huo Yingdong also said solemnly, and the power of the big guy involuntarily appeared on his body, which reminded Xia Yu of his other identity.

"Then I'm sorry for you!"

"I'll replace wine with tea, toast you!"

As he spoke, Xia Yu picked up the teacup.

"We should respect you, please!"

After that, the three of them raised their glasses and drank the tea, looked at each other and laughed, and the relationship sublimated at this moment.

"Hahaha......"

After laughing, Xia Yu said to Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong: "Old Bao, old Huo, I will leave for the UK the day after tomorrow, so you must raise funds as soon as possible and exchange all of them for US dollars." ”

"Okay, I'll start preparing when I go back today!"

"Me too, I'll be ready tomorrow!"

"That's good......"

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After the matter was negotiated, Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong were in a hurry to go back to fundraise, and Xia Yu also knew that time was pressing, so he didn't leave the two of them at home for dinner and sent the two out of the door.

Watching the car of the two go away, Xia Yu smiled, this is a celebratory smile after the idea is realized.

This time, Xia Yu brought Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong, which he had already thought about.

Although he can bring no one, such a good opportunity naturally has to be used, anyway, it is other people's money that he earns, and he can also divide half of it.

This fund, he can operate separately, in the name of Jiuding Securities.

Even if it is exposed, it is to divert attention from the funds in the secret, and at the same time, it can also start the reputation of Jiuding Securities, killing multiple birds with one stone.

As for why he only brought Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong, Xia Yu thought about it for a while.

Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong have little conflict of interest with him, although they both have real estate companies, but the market is large enough to be tolerated, Jiuding Real Estate Group is not afraid of the competition between the two real estate companies.

Li Jiacheng, Li Zhaoji, Zheng Yutong, Guo Desheng, Feng Jingxi and others are different, either they are strong in the real estate industry, or they are calling for wind and rain in the financial industry, and they all have the strength to wrestle with Xia Yu.

If you take them with you, it is completely an act of the enemy.

When confronting the British-funded consortium, they can be pulled over as allies, but they can't hide the internal rivalry between them and Xia Yu.

Even if Xia Yu's Jiuding Securities Company holds the shares of several people's companies, it cannot be concealed.

Of course, these are only superficial factors, after all, to be honest, Xia Yu is not afraid of their individual competition at this stage.

The reason why Huo Yingdong and Bao Yugang were only called, in addition to appreciating their personality and position, the most important reason was that their faction was not obvious.

Bao Yugang's ancestral home is Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he is a Zhejiang businessman, the strength of the Zhejiang businessman group in Xiangjiang is not strong, even in the whole Southeast Asia, Bao Yugang is the first big man in the strength of Zhejiang businessmen, and is the president of the Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce.

Although Huo Yingdong is a native of Panyu in Guangdong Province, he is a real self-made man, rising from coolies, and because of his position, he is not very integrated with Cantonese businessmen other than the Chaoshan Merchant Gang, but he has a high prestige among idle businessmen.

In Xiangjiang and even Southeast Asia, Fujian merchants have the first strength, and far surpass Guangdong merchants and Zhejiang merchants, the number of people is as many as six times that of Guangdong merchants, and the relationship network is intertwined.

Then there is the Chaoshan merchant gang, which is weaker than the Fujian merchants and stronger than the Guangdong merchants.

According to the region, the Chaoshan area belongs to Guangdong Province, but the people in the Chaoshan area are basically the descendants of Fujian Province, and all aspects of culture and other aspects originate from southern Fujian, so it is special, independent and grouped, not only related to Guangdong businessmen, but also close to Fujian businessmen.

In fact, if the Chaoshan merchants were to merge into the Cantonese merchants, they would not dare to say anything in Southeast Asia, but in Xiangjiang, a territory close to Guangdong Province, the Cantonese merchants would not be much worse than the Fujian merchants.

Behind the Fujian merchants and Chaoshan merchants were other Cantonese and Zhejiang merchants.

Li Jiacheng and Lin Baixin are the bigwigs of the Chaoshan merchant gang; Guo Desheng, Li Zhaoji, and Zheng Yu are also bigwigs of the Cantonese businessmen, and their connections are mixed.

Xia Yu is a native of Xiangjiang grassroots, even if he is now rising, his strength exceeds that of Li Jiacheng and others, but in the face of the entire Fujian businessmen, Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce, Guangdong businessmen, etc., he is still unable to do it, and if he faces competition, it is inevitable that he will hit a wall in many cases.

It's like there was something in his previous life that made him remember it deeply.

In a third-tier city, his friend invested millions of dollars into the cold chain industry, but lost his pants and quit, Xia Yu once asked him why, the reason was that he was surrounded and suppressed.

It turns out that in that third-tier city, the cold chain industry is basically monopolized by Fujian businessmen, as long as there is a certain strength, whether it is the upstream or downstream of the industrial chain, they are all Fujian businessmen, because they are not Fujian businessmen, they have been defeated by unequal competition in the past ten years.

After all, the concept of the township party of the Chinese people is deep-rooted, especially when it comes to interests, they will subconsciously hold together.

Therefore, in order to lay a solid foundation in Xiangjiang, his Jiuding Consortium must have allies, unite some powerful allies, and build a peripheral moat for the Jiuding Consortium.

And Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong are undoubtedly the most suitable, not only are they strong, but their positions are similar, and the most important thing is that the faction is not strong, and they have definitely been squeezed by other factions, but they are the leaders of their respective factions, and they are natural allies.

In the evening of the next day, Bao Yugang raised $220 million, and Huo Yingdong raised $180 million, with a total of $400 million for the two parties.

This money, Xia Yu into a franchise account of Jiuding Securities Company, which had been prepared for a long time, explained how Wang Qi and a deputy manager of Jiuding Securities operated.

The rest of the time, Xia Yu didn't go anywhere, he accompanied He Chaoqiong well during the day, and spent time at home with his family at night.

The next day, I quietly came to Kai Tak International Airport again and boarded a plane to London.