Chapter 0676 Reception Specifications for the Head of State
As we all know, on the road to the return of Xiangjiang, Shen Bi was a well-known figure who shouted for "sovereignty for governing power".
That's not the attitude of HSBC. In the process of seeking internationalization, even if it vomits blood, it must persevere, although the pattern of Xiangjiang seems small, but the more important reason is to prevent political risks.
It's just that HSBC's position in Hong Kong is too special and too profound, even if the elite class in Hong Kong sees the clues, they tacitly let this trend be in a state of "unspeakable". After all, HSBC's strategy of "using China to contain China" has been very successful, and many Chinese businessmen are vested interests that have been co-opted, and the one who leaped into the dragon gate in the late 1970s is the most obvious example.
Then the question arises, since Shen Bi and HSBC are not optimistic about the future of Hong Kong, then why did you spend $1 billion to build the world's most expensive headquarters?
You know, it's no secret that the ocean bank of America has huge losses. Is it just to achieve a simple goal of confusing the public and reassuring people's hearts, can we ignore the rights and interests of shareholders so willfully?
Shen Bi has always been known for collecting all kinds of famous watches, is this another manifestation of his great joy? HSBC's money is all earned from Hong Kong.
At the entrance of the fourth-generation Xiangjiang HSBC head office building, which is about to be officially opened, there is also a pair of iconic bronze lions with a long history behind them.
These voices of skepticism are very loud within HSBC, and he is about to retire anyway, so he can naturally turn a blind eye, but such statements are not suitable for discussion in a public place outside HSBC, and he cannot explain them satisfactorily.
After the dignified HSBC senior class left with a gloomy face. What was left for reporters and spread out was more speculation, confusion, panic......
Many discerning people can see that HSBC, the rich man, is in trouble, but it can be small or big, depending on its skills to solve it.
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The nearly week-long Xiangjiang Open tennis tournament was like a star party, driving a high attendance rate for several days.
The Hung Hom Stadium can accommodate tens of thousands of people. With the previous experience of hosting the global charity show "LiveAid" in Hong Kong, he has been able to cope with the dense flow of people in an orderly manner, and the service provided has been widely praised.
In the midst of the reluctance of many merchants, the Xiangjiang Open tennis tournament still came to an end, and Ivan Lendl and Steffi Graf won the men's and women's singles championships respectively, ensuring the gold content of the tournament.
After all, tennis is an extremely popular sport in the world, with many fans and participants, so in the final stage, the attention soared. The audience was full of celebrities.
In the process of happily reporting on the media, they inadvertently discovered that many heavyweights in the business community of Baodao also came all the way to the scene to watch, which is really a rare thing.
However, there is more blockbuster news waiting for them to dig up.
As soon as the excitement of the Xiangjiang Tennis Open passed, a news came out that Tang Huan invested 100 million US dollars. Stockpiling nuclear protective materials to appease Hong Kong people's nuclear panic over the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station.
This is not much of a show. The entire procurement plan is very detailed, and the transaction will be completed in two phases from China, the United States, Japan, and Europe in two quarters.
The first reaction of the outside world to this was the same as when Michael Kadoorie first heard this decision: it is not good to buy and sell this money, and even adding it to the Daya Bay nuclear power plant project is better than hoarding these nuclear protection materials that may never be needed.
After all. No matter how rich Tang Huan is, he is just a person, and he can't worry about things that should be within the scope of the government.
Moreover, although the populist forces in Xiangjiang are calling for a strong boycott of the Daya Bay nuclear power plant project, they are well aware of it. The probability of an accident at a nuclear power plant with Western technology is extremely small, and Japan, the United States and Europe as far away as Japan and Europe have all benefited greatly from this new type of energy civil business, as well as the power shortage in Xiangjiang and the future economic development.
So why do you still make trouble? Probability of this thing, if it falls on their own head is 100%, this thing is not a lottery, no one wants to be so "lucky", the subtle psychology of human beings and the herd effect is like this. I can't say, there are still some people who have the dark purpose of taking advantage of the situation to develop their own voice and can't put it on the table.
Unexpectedly, Tang Huan, as one of the investors, actually took such an action to show his attitude - aren't you afraid of nuclear weapons, then I will help you buy peace of mind.
The thinking of rich people is really incomprehensible, not to mention the public, even the elites in various fields shook their heads, and they couldn't understand what Tang Huan thought.
In fact, Tang Huan's plan was so simple that it made people vomit blood. Seeing that more than a month has passed since the Plaza Agreement, the international exchange rate of the yen against the US dollar has soared, and it has really gone straight to the 20% range. He has made money on short-term speculative gains alone, and he should also scatter some of it.
Tang Huan is not superstitious, but he tends to agnosticism and mysticism, and has a soft spot for the concept of "good karma". As the biggest speculator in this time and space, you can't take without restraint, but also give openly, which is also a manifestation of ability.
The money is just a dead figure when it is left untouched; Only when it circulates can it play a vibrant role.
But spending money is definitely a science, take this order as an example, 100 million US dollars to be thrown out and shared by all parties, this is a kind of "good fate". And maybe, in a few months, these supplies will still be of great use.
In the face of reporters' interview requests, Tang Huan did not have time to deal with them, but just asked his office spokesman to release a statement according to the script: he attaches great importance to environmental protection, and the investment in the Daya Bay nuclear power plant project is mainly out of recognition of the prospects of new energy applications, rather than blindly considering commercial interests.
After getting rid of all these disturbances, Tang Huan sat on his Silicon Valley No. 1, set off from Xiangjiang, transferred to Singapore, and headed for Funan. Among those on the plane were the celebrities of the Treasure Island business community who had travelled from the island to watch the Hong Kong Open tennis tournament – or more precisely, their itinerary. The real purpose is to Funan, and watching the Xiangjiang Open Tennis Tournament in Xiangjiang is just a stopover.
Among these people, the biggest card is, of course, Wang Yongqing. Formosa Plastics' refinery project, due to environmental protection pressures, has not yet received Baodao's consent in the application process. Off-island site selection has become a very formal option.
Judging from the results of the first phase of his subordinates' investigation of Funan, Wang Yongqing was quite satisfied with various resources, including land, but this was still not enough, and interpersonal relations at the political level were more important.
In this way, taking advantage of Tang Huan's participation in the National Day ceremony in Funan, Wang Yongqing decided to take a field trip to the cultural environment there. It's just that he is relatively low-key and has not attracted the attention of the media in Xiangjiang.
As for the other merchants of Baodao, although they still have doubts about doing business in this poor place of Funan, it does not prevent them from participating in Tang Huan's financing activities. This is determined by the impulse of Baodao Capital to go out at this stage, so as soon as he received the invitation of the richest man, he happily came to join in the excitement.
After a short break in Singapore, Silicon Valley No. 1 took off again with a group of new boarders and went straight to Funan. Of course, choose such a route. It can also achieve maximum security.
After Silicon Valley No. 1 entered the airspace of Funan, two fighters guided the escort. All the way to the international airport in the capital, Bacon.
As soon as the plane landed, everyone on the plane did not wait to go down, and they would definitely find that it was backward here. This is true for external transportation hubs, and even more so for other places.
However, everyone did not show the slightest look of contempt, and Guy was shocked by the welcome specifications of the airport. It was estimated that there were thousands of people. The plainclothes bodyguards with cold expressions and the bulletproof business vehicles also show the importance of the reception party.
In fact, Tang Huan also cherishes the world of flowers he enjoys, so he attaches great importance to the security of this trip. His team of bodyguards came to Funan a few days in advance to prepare, and the US president's visit was a process, and the food and drink were also airborne.
After the hatch was opened and the gangway was placed, Tang Huan did not rush out, but first listened to the brief report made by the subordinates who arrived in advance, the main content was the protocol, Funan's reception specifications were equivalent to the head of state, he couldn't drop the chain in the details and laugh generously.
After a few minutes, Tang Huan slowly walked to the gangway and waved to receive a warm welcome, while the others consciously followed behind, enjoying the glory by the way.
The leader of the greeting team was Han Anyuan, the head of the Funan administration. However, he did not use this name to the outside world for a long time, but changed his mother's surname, assumed the pseudonym Zheng Yuanzheng, and carried out activities in Funan.
Whether it is Han Anyuan or Zheng Yuanzheng, they are all Tang Huan's uncles. After the two uncles joined forces to build a piece of the country, they began to paint on this new canvas and do some work.
After getting into the car, the noisy sound was blocked out, and Tang Huan, who was relieved, had time to ask, "How does it feel about the current position, there will no longer be the feeling of being constrained when I worked in the county, right?" ”
"It's just a different form. And there are so many things that you need to think about before and after. Han Anyuan laughed, and there was a little more wind and frost on his face, which shows that although the arduous military career is only a few years, the hardships and dangers still leave indelible traces.
After driving Annan and his puppet regime out of the capital Baibao and achieving a landmark military victory, the overall offensive and defensive dynamics changed, and the relationship between the various forces also changed subtly.
It should be pointed out that the reason why Prince Hanouk, who studied in Saigon in Annam when he was young, won the battle for the right to inherit the throne and sat on the throne of King Funan was not only because he inherited the bloodline of the two major royal families in Funan at the same time, but also because the French colonial government at that time thought that he was still young and easier to be manipulated by himself.
But it was such a young man, who became the "father of independence" in Funan in the year of his establishment, and led his own country to completely get rid of French colonial rule.
The king's means of struggle were mainly domestic demonstrations and diplomatic visits to Western countries, led by the United States, to express his demands through international public opinion.
It can be said that although he succeeded, Prince Hanouk was inevitably soft in strength, lacking absolute allegiance to the military strength as a guarantee, and then in more than ten years of rule, he swayed back and forth between **** and **** in the political arena, trying to play checks and balances, and was finally overthrown by pro-American forces and exiled in China.
By the mid-1970s, the **** power grew stronger, conquered the capital Baibao, and gained the right to rule; But because he was too radical, he completely provoked Annan, and was beaten by others and replaced by a puppet regime, until he was driven away by the royal forces funded by Tang Huan and commanded by Han Anyuan.
Therefore, at this stage, there are four major factions in Funan alone, and the situation is not ordinarily complicated. Especially when the exotic invader Annan was just around the corner, the three major forces of the royal family, ****, and ****, who were originally standing in a trench, also began to make their own calculations, and became more and more discordant with each other.
The ****, who was ousted by Annan, naturally hoped that he would return to power as a matter of course, and Dingdale, the main military commander in the ****, did not buy Prince Hanouk's account.
But no matter what, at this juncture, whoever has the biggest fist is decided.
Prince Hanouk, with Han Anyuan's son-in-law, immediately made up for his previous shortcomings in the military, and even became the strongest force, so he regained his wish and regained his previous one-handed casting in the Funan Kingdom, which existed from 1953 to 1970. This can be seen from the fact that November 9 is still regarded as the day of national independence, and the inheritance of the legal system can be seen.
After negotiations with various factions, **** was basically pacified, and Han Anyuan gave the position of speaker to its head Song Shuang; But there was no progress in the negotiations with ****, after all, it was desperate and there was no way to arrange it; In addition, Han Anyuan also launched an edict against the puppet regime of Annam.
Prince Hanouk, with Han Anyuan's son-in-law, immediately made up for his previous shortcomings in the military, and even became the strongest force, so he regained his wish and regained his previous one-handed casting in the Funan Kingdom, which existed from 1953 to 1970. This can be seen from the fact that November 9 is still regarded as the day of national independence, and the inheritance of the legal system can be seen.
After negotiations with various factions, **** was basically pacified, and Han Anyuan gave the position of speaker to its head Song Shuang; But there was no progress in the negotiations with ****, after all, it was desperate and there was no way to arrange it; In addition, Han Anyuan also launched an edict against the puppet regime of Annam.
? (To be continued.) )