In the tea restaurant of the Peninsula Hotel in the early morning, Zhao Qing and Shen Bi sat there face to face and did not speak, but looked at the Victoria Harbor not far from the window quite tacitly. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Christmas is over, and my term of office is officially coming to an end, returning to my hometown where I have been away for 30 years."

I don't know how long it was, Shen Bi picked up the coffee in front of him and took two sips, and said with a hint of reluctance.

Starting from the bottom of a company, after 20 years, I finally climbed to the top of the company, sat and watched the clouds rise, laughed at the wind and clouds, and even intervened as an outsider or referee from time to time, and at the same time took away the supreme honor and interests.

At the same time, at the same time, at the same time, he carefully dealt with the external and internal crises that continued to occur or did not happen, and then spent decades in this kind of life, and suddenly let him return to peace, I am afraid that few people can completely let go.

Shen Bi has a very deep understanding of Chinese culture in Xiangjiang for decades, and he usually does a good job of self-cultivation, but when he is about to put down the strings that have been tight for decades, there are still many discomforts.

"Mr. Shen Bi, as I said, the position of President of the Royal Bank of Scotland has been waiting for you."

Zhao Qing looked at Shen Bi's appearance, and secretly laughed in his heart, although this old boy returned to England, he still served as a director at the headquarters of HSBC Holdings, because he was cultivated by HSBC himself, and the position has served a lifetime of heartfelt employees, the rewarded shares were not recovered, but waited until his death in the automatic recovery, and this part of the profits in the years of retirement is a reward.

Because of the shares, even if he is far away in England, he is also a retired old man, but because of his influence in HSBC, he has much more say in HSBC than anyone on the board of directors, and every time he faces a major issue or decision at HSBC, his words become the main factor affecting the success or failure of the decision-maker.

Such a position equivalent to the emperor made him extremely comfortable.

"David, you're sure you're not joking, those old men at the Royal Bank of Scotland are more stubborn and persistent than any Englishman.

I have been watching your takeover, and many financial institutions in England and even on the European continent have been watching your takeover, and they have made decisions that are unlikely to succeed.

You know, they are all descendants of the Welsh royal family and George, and face comes first to them.

Having a bank in their hands that is strong enough to influence national policy brings them great convenience, unless they are fools who will give up their chips, even if they lose money, they will find a way to hold on, and more importantly, they hold a third of the sterling in their hands, even if they seem on the surface, but because of the British damn financial system, they still get quite nourishment.

Have you ever wondered what kind of turmoil or instability would be caused by a bank that could influence national policy and be sold to a private person?

Those in the HKMA will not agree. ”

Because he was more familiar with Zhao Qing, Shen Bi also changed politeness to casualness, and his name was changed from Zhao Sheng to David.

"Mr. Shen Bi, just like football in England, the mighty Liverpool can't win for long, but Manchester United is leading the Welshman to emerge.

Just as a football is round, when he appears on the field, it means that nothing is impossible and miracles can happen. ”

Zhao Qing listened to Shen Bi's words, smiled, and began to talk about English football meditation analogy.

"Oh my God,,,,,,, damn football, a goddamn thief all over the face, Liverpool was strangled alive by him, and the Edwards are definitely celebrating right now."

Hearing Zhao Qing use football as an analogy, this is nothing, but who made him a Liverpool fan, as soon as he heard Zhao Qing mention Manchester United, he was unhappy, and even the Sir Edward family, the owner of Manchester United Football Club, was unhappy.

"Mr. Shen Bi, football is like that, Chelsea used to dominate the glory, Liverpool also had glory in the sixties, Manchester United was also the source of glory, and Millwall, the football hooligan group that we have been cursing, they were all part of the glory.

Just like in reality, the Royal Bank of Scotland did bring a lot of honor and invisible rights to the descendants of Wales and the British royal family, but it is an eternal truth that prosperity must decline.

The current England is no longer the England of the past, it is only a country that is in decline, and the sun never sets is a thing of the past.

Thatcher's defeat in the north and the Anglo-Argentine naval battle had completely exposed England's weakness, and he was no longer the England he once was.

Oh,,,,,,, I'm sorry, maybe I shouldn't have criticized England in front of what I thought was an English gentleman.

But you must know that England is only a little brother of the United States, and all the prosperous times do not exist.

The time that belonged to them has passed, and now it is a society of capital, where anything can happen. ”

Saying this, Zhao Qing stopped, picked up the juice in front of him and moistened his mouth.

"The pound and the dollar, as well as the soon-to-be-formed and planned euro, are the masters of the world, and as long as they are in their hands, even the strongest bandits will go crazy for it.

What's more, I'm just going to make a little institutional change for the Royal Bank of Scotland to reinvigorate him, to generate tax revenue for the English tax department, and to keep the employment rate for the civil affairs department, why don't they agree.

Especially after I enter, I will make a bigger investment in England, so why don't they agree to such generous terms. ”

After Zhao Qing said this, he nodded to the middle-aged man who was sitting at a table staring at the two of them in the distance, and then looked at Shen Bi and did not continue to speak.

He knew that these alone could not quickly make Shen Bi, who had been waiting for nearly half a year, really make a decision, and he still needed to make some fierce information, but he was a little unsure of how big the effect of this fierce material was.

"Mr. Earl Charlotte has agreed to negotiate."

Although he had concerns, in order to make Shen Bi completely make up his mind and really take over this burden, Zhao Qing still told the situation, so that even if Shen Bi couldn't make up his mind immediately, at least the balance in his heart would be more tilted, wouldn't it.

"What? You said that Charory's old stubbornness relented,,,,,,, it's impossible, it's absolutely impossible, Charory's old stubbornness has always been an arrogant guy, even if the bank goes bankrupt, he won't frown, in his heart this is his property, and he can't be contaminated by outsiders casually.

At that time, HSBC pursued it for three years, during which it went through countless negotiations and tried all kinds of ways to impress this old guy and make him relent, but without success. ”

Hearing Zhao Qing's words, Shen Bi's emotions suddenly became a little excited, but he knew that Charlotte was difficult.

"It's true, I got a call from the negotiating team at four o'clock in the morning

I don't know if this good news can make Mr. Shen Bi dispel his worries, change his mind, and take over this burden, in the words of our Orientals, is to exert his residual heat. ”