Chapter 159: The Great Storm of History
In the next few days, Xu Xuecheng did not go out, except for the hotel, he stayed with Huo Jianning and Yuan Tianfan in the company.
After all, it involves Xu Xuecheng's entire net worth, no matter how big his heart is, it is impossible for Xu Xuecheng to put aside the business at hand and run out to play.
On September 22, 1982, Mrs. Thatcher arrived in Beiping for her first meeting with the mainland premier to discuss international issues such as NATO, American diplomacy, and Soviet trade, and the next day she met with the Chinese premier to discuss the Hong Kong issue and the Guangdong nuclear power plant plan.
As expected and suggested by the British high society in Hong Kong, the Iron Lady stressed at the meeting that the treaty of cession of Hong Kong and Kowloon had the force of law, and that Hong Kong must be governed by Britain if it was to prosper.
In fact, long before Saxon went to Beiping, she consulted with the high-level officials in Hong Kong, and the then Hong Kong Financial Secretary Peng Lizhi proposed to her not to show weakness to Beiping.
Shen Bi, the chairman of HSBC at the time, even said: "Britain must retain its jurisdiction, and handing over sovereignty is just a façade." ”
Henry Keswick, then chairman of Jardine Matheson, also told her that Hong Kong would not be handed over to China until 2098.
Shen Bi's opinion of "exchanging sovereignty for governing power" won the consensus of the British side, and even most of the local upper-class people on Hong Kong Island felt that Hong Kong was better under British governance.
Therefore, the Iron Lady entered Beijing with the aftermath of the Falklands naval battle and the expectations of the masses in Hong Kong, with the purpose of putting pressure on the mainland and attempting to blur the "97 limit".
On September 24th, the Iron Lady finally met with the chief designer, and the first two days of meeting gave Satan a glimmer of hope for a change in the agreement, but in the end, the chief designer gave her a slap in the face.
Grandpa Deng stressed: Hong Kong will be taken back in 1997! He also said that it is necessary to prevent Hong Kong business circles from causing chaos in Hong Kong, and mentioned HSBC by name, saying that if there is a major chaos, the Chinese Government will be forced to consider when to take back Hong Kong.
HSBC was particularly mentioned, of course, because of the proposal of "sovereignty for governing power" by Taipan Shen Bi, and this person has always been a right-wing force against China, which is a huge obstacle to Hong Kong's return to the motherland.
After the meeting, the Iron Lady walked out of the door of the Great Hall of the People with a serious face, not only was it too shocking to cause her mind to be unstable, but Mrs. Thatcher stepped on the air and knelt down on the stone steps.
Although he was soon helped up by the accompanying ambassador to China, Kolida, Hong Kong Governor Youde, and others, how could the reporters from all over the world present let go of such a big news and filmed this historic scene in a few seconds.
The next day, "Oriental Daily," "New Newspaper," "The Sun," "Ming Pao," and "Sing Tao Daily" successively published information such as "The British Prime Minister Fell in Front of the Great Hall of the People," "Sino-British Negotiations Broke Down," and "The Two Sides Had Huge Differences on the Future of Hong Kong."
For a time, the relationship between China and Britain fell into the lowest ebb, so the sensitive stock market plummeted, the market sentiment was extremely pessimistic, and investors sold a lot of stocks, and the Hang Seng Index fell to 950 points on the same day.
You know, just two days ago, when the market closed, the Hang Seng Index was reported at 1121.85, down 170 points in two days, nearly 15 percent, and tens of billions of assets evaporated in an instant!
The crowd outside was cursing wildly, but the office of Siyang Finance was indeed full of joy.
"It's falling, it's falling again, it's already broken 6 pieces!"
Even Huo Jianning couldn't calm down, staying in front of the computer and phone, watching the updated exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar against the US dollar continue to fall, his heart was as exciting as if he was on a roller coaster.
"Look, I'll just say that with 10 times the leverage, 4.5 billion Hong Kong dollars will be invested, and now we have earned more than 900 million!" Yuan Tianfan was also flushed with excitement.
Xu Xuecheng's principal is 450 million Hong Kong dollars, and if he uses 10 times leverage to invest in a profitable company, it is really the same as Yuan Tianfan said, and he can make a lot of profits.
However, Huo Jianning was resolutely opposed to doing this before, because the risk was too great, in case the market fluctuated and rose by a few percentage points, their funds would be forced to liquidate, and the 450 million Hong Kong dollars of assets would naturally go into HSBC's pocket.
Yuan Tianfan is still a little emperor who has just been baked, and he does not have the indomitable momentum of later generations, plus Hassan He was already working at HSBC, so his employer used such a risky way to invest It seemed that he was suspected of making profits for HSBC, so he simply consulted Xu Xuecheng for his own opinion.
According to Huo Jianning's opinion, its practical leverage of 3 times is more reasonable, but it also requires the nod of the employer, that is, Xu Xuecheng.
"Xu Sheng, what do you think?"
Xu Xuecheng pondered for a while, this foreign exchange market fluctuation is rare for decades, according to Huo Jianning's steady temperament, the multiple he gave should be very safe, and Yuan Tianfan's opinion is very dangerous, with large benefits and risks.
"Take one of the two, let's set it at 5 times leverage,"
450 million principal, with ten times the leverage to operate is 2250 million Hong Kong dollars, Xu Xuecheng started when the exchange rate of the US dollar to Hong Kong dollars was 1:5.05, and now the market has fallen to 1:6, that is to say, in just 3 days, Xu Xuecheng earned nearly 450 million Hong Kong dollars, and this is still the beginning, Xu Xuecheng knows that this is far from the end!
In September, Hong Kong is in the hottest time of the year, and the warm and humid Pacific air currents brought by the subtropical monsoon climate are muffled over Hong Kong Island, as if reflecting the dull and sad mood of Hong Kong citizens in the past two days.
Xu Xuecheng hates this kind of dreary weather, although he grew up in the south since he was a child, and he also has the rainy season every year, but compared to the dreary scenery of Hong Kong Island, the home still seems relatively comfortable.
The leakage in the foreign exchange market is already obvious, Xu Xuecheng has been in the office for a day during the day, and naturally wants to relax at night, the first thing he thinks of is Xie Yunyi, this little girl has not called herself for many days since the last separation.
dialed Xie Yunyi's apartment in Taikoo Shing, and no one answered after ringing for a long time.
"It shouldn't be, where did you run away near the night?" Xu Xuecheng thought for a while and dialed it again.
This time, someone answered, it was Carina Lau's voice.
"Hey, who are you looking for?"
"I'm Xu Xuecheng, Jialing, what about Xiaoyi?"
"Uh~ Ah Yi, Ah Yi she went out to eat!"
Carina Lau was on the other end of the phone, Xu Xuecheng also felt that something was wrong, and then thinking of the abnormalities of the past two days, he always felt that something must have happened.
"No, don't lie to me, why didn't you come with you when she went out to eat, she hasn't contacted me for the past two days, is something wrong?" Xu Xuecheng asked sharply.
Carina Lau didn't answer for a long time, and she didn't hang up on the other end of the phone, just silent.
"What the hell is going on can't be told to me, so let's do it, you stay in the room, I'll go over and find you right away!" Xu Xuecheng hung up the phone after speaking.
"Hey~Hey~ Xu Sheng, hey?"
Carina Lau heard the sound of beep~ on the other end of the phone, and deducted the phone, only then did she remember that Xu Xuecheng just said that he was coming to her.
"What should I do~ What should I do, Ah Yi won't let me tell her, why don't you ask herself?
Thinking of this, Carina Lau dialed another phone,
"Hey, is it Xie Sheng's family, I'm Carina Lau, Xie Yunyi's good friend, please help me transfer her and let her answer the phone. ”
In the mansion at No. 49 Pak Ka Road, Taiping Mountain, Xie Ruilin's youngest daughter, who was born to him and his little wife, received a call from Carina Lau.
"Carina Lau, you are the Beigu drama, right, let me tell you, Xie Yunyi has been locked up, she is going to marry the Zheng family for our Xie family, don't call our house in the future, you Beimei from the mainland, don't want to climb into the upper class society by clinging to the relationship, that's all, goodbye, no~ no!"
"Pak~"
Carina Lau was stunned for a long time with the microphone, it was the first time she was humiliated like this since she was a child, she had always been the heart and soul of the family when she was a child, even if she moved to Xiangjiang later, the people around her were very kind, and even Xie Yunyi, a rich girl, became good friends with him.
"Little slut, don't let me bump into you!" Carina Lau said angrily, gritting her teeth.