Chapter Seventy-Five: HSBC Taipan

Because they did not have ID cards, Zhou Qiang and his comrades-in-arms could only secretly do those unsightly small jobs in Xiangjiang, and whenever the police came to investigate, they also needed to hide everywhere, otherwise they would be sent back to the mainland. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

And the reason why Mo Xuan met Zhou Qiang was completely out of a coincidence.

On the night when he came back from Huaxing Records that day, Mo Xuan proposed to send He Chaoqiong home, and the beautiful woman agreed to Xia Li after a short period of thought, but she didn't want to suddenly change her mind later.

Mo Xuan, who was disappointed, drove downstairs on the radio road just now, and happened to bump into Zhou Qiang and his comrades-in-arms who were evading the police's ID card checking.

After hearing the familiar mainland accent in Zhou Qiang's mouth, Mo Xuan provided Zhou Qiang and the others with a temporary place to hide from the police, which was his home.

It's better to come early than to come sooner. After learning about Zhou Qiang's situation and skills, it was natural that Zhou Qiang and his comrades-in-arms became Mo Xuan's bodyguards who knew how chaotic Xiangjiang would be due to the connivance of the Hong Kong government soon after the agreement was signed, and the remaining comrades-in-arms in Zhou Qiang's hometown had also been booked by Mo Xuan.

As for Zhou Qiang's comrade-in-arms, after Mo Xuan applied for a Xiangjiang ID card for him, he went back to his hometown with good news to inform other comrades-in-arms, you must know that the salary Mo Xuan provided for them was an "astronomical amount" for them.

"Mr. Mo, HSBC has arrived. It wasn't until Zhou Qiang's call that Mo Xuan's thoughts were pulled back.

Mo Xuan took Zhou Qiang into HSBC, notified Yuan Tianfan at the front desk, and waited there.

"Mr. Mo, you came so fast. After a while, Yuan Tianfan rushed over. He had only been on the phone for a while.

"Haha, the Taipan King meets, where does Mo Xuan dare to slacken. Mo Xuan didn't care about Yuan Tianfan's ridicule, I'm afraid that the other people in Xiangjiang were even more unbearable than him when they got that person's invitation.

"Haha, since that's the case, then I won't delay Mr. Mo's matter, please here. Looking at Mo Xuan, who was so young in front of him, Yuan Tianfan sighed in his heart, after getting that person's appreciation, I am afraid that in the near future, there will be another "Mo Superman" in Xiangjiang.

Subsequently, Mo Xuan, under the leadership of Yuan Tianfan, took a single elevator to the top floor of the entire HSBC bank, which is where the office of the chairman of HSBC is located.

"Knock knock. Yuan Tianfan knocked softly on the door of HSBC's top office.

"Enter. ”

"Chairman, Mr. Mo Xuanmo is here. As soon as Yuan Tianfan entered the office, he respectfully asked an old man who was sitting on the sofa drinking tea, with a tall nose and deep eyes, and a kind smile.

"Hmm. Tianfan, go down first. The old man waved his hand at Yuan Tianfan, and then looked at Mo Xuan behind Yuan Tianfan curiously.

"Mr. Mo, please be seated. The young man in front of Shen Congee smiled and saw Mo Xuan's facial features, his eyebrows were like sharp swords, his eyes were like stars, he was handsome and upright, and the confidence in his eyes was inadvertently revealed.

"Thank you, Mr. Shen. Mo Xuan was also polite, and immediately sat down opposite Shen Congee. He knew that in the eyes of people like Shen Congee, being generous and confident would get their favor, while twisting and pinching would be despised by others.

"Some time ago, I read a report in the Hong Kong Economic Journal about Mr. Mok being named a "Man of the Year" in Hong Kong at the age of 22, saying that there is another amazing young man in the business community of Hong Kong, and that in time, he will definitely have a place in the business community of Hong Kong. At that time, I thought that the "Hong Kong Economic Journal" was exaggerated, but when I saw it today, I realized that Mr. Mo was really extraordinary. ”

Shen Congee looked at the generous Mo Xuan in front of him curiously and said approvingly. Ordinary people didn't tremble when they saw him for the first time, for fear of dissatisfying him, but Mo Xuan in front of him was like a nobody, and he didn't take his identity in his eyes at all.

"Mr. Shen is really too high-spirited, Mo Xuan is a fledgling person in the business world of Xiangjiang, how can he afford such praise from Mr. Shen. Since Mr. Shen took the helm of HSBC, his bold style made Mo Xuan respectful. ”

Mo Xuan really admired Shen Congee's ability and vision, and in his opinion, Shen Congee's life was also legendary.

Shen Congee was demobilized to Heung Kong in 1948 and joined HSBC, where he became general manager in 1971. In 1977, at the age of 50, Shen Congee was appointed chairman of HSBC, the largest registered bank in Hong Kong.

In addition to Shen Congee's outstanding business talents, he is most talked about for his extraordinary understanding of people.

The "sun never sets" empire is now in decline, but its long-held principle of "white supremacy" is still prevalent in its colonies, especially in Xiangjiang.

Since the British colonization, the white people in Xiangjiang are naturally superior to the Chinese, and even in order to show the difference of the white people, the so-called "hilltop area" has been established, which can only be inhabited by white people, and Chinese residents are prohibited from living.

Although in the seventies and eighties, the status of the Chinese in Xiangjiang has improved, and the rule that Chinese are not allowed to live in the "Peak District" has long been broken, but in the whole of Xiangjiang, perhaps it is a long-established habit, and the idea of white superiority still has a large market.

Therefore, in the normal commercial trade of Xiangjiang, the Chinese will often be subject to a lot of prejudice and always be in a weak position.

But Shen Congee was different from other white people, he treated all those who could bring him benefits, and he also dealt with Chinese people as equals.

In 1979, Li Ka-shing was quickly appreciated by Shen Congee, who was then the head of HSBC at the time, for his shrewdness, ability and honest business style, as well as the growing performance of Cheung Kong Industrial.

Therefore, with the full support of Shen Congee, HSBC transferred all the shares of Hutchison Whampoa held by him to Li Ka-shing at a low price, allowing Li Ka-shing to control 22.4% of the equity of "Hutchison Whampoa" with a market value of HK$6.5 billion with a capital of HK$620 million, making Li Ka-shing the first Chinese in Heungjiang to acquire a British-funded consortium and became famous in one fell swoop.

In 1980, when Bao Yugang was going to Europe to attend a conference, Jardine Matheson director Niu Bijian suddenly attacked, officially provoking the Wharf War. Hongkong Land was deployed to adopt the method of share swap in an attempt to increase its shareholding to 49%, shattering Bao Yugang's "dream of annexation" of Wharf.

At the critical moment, it was Shen Congee who overrode public opinion and loaned 2.2 billion Hong Kong dollars to help Bao Yugang, making Bao Yugang the first Chinese to enter Wharf in one fell swoop.