There is no doubt that the official renaming of the first skyscraper in Hong Kong and the tallest building in Hong Kong and even in Asia, the Recreation Building, and the official entry of the headquarters of Qin Wo Group, are a major symbol of Tang Huan's further digestion of Jardine Matheson's century-old foundation.

The current status of Jardine Matheson can be seen from the flag outside the main entrance of the Qinhe Building - around the flagpole of Qinhe, there are Jardine Matheson, Land, Heung Kong Electric, Heung Kong Telephone, Dairy Farm International, Mandarin Hotel, Qinhe Technology, and Qinhe Infrastructure.

This position next to him shows that Tang Huan still retains a lot of face for Jardine Matheson and the British Far East Interest Consortium, and respects its existing status.

Of course, Qinhe's power structure is not as simple as it seems, for example, its core holding representative is not only Qinhe, but Qinhe and Qinhe strategy cross-shareholding, and Qinhe Building is also stationed in a Han Ding Investment for Tang Huan's secret speculation in the capital market.

Tang Huan, who flew to Hong Kong from the United States not long ago, presided over the flag-raising ceremony and delivered a speech at the dinner.

“…… Adhering to the business tenet of taking root in Hong Kong and the policy of inclusive employment, Qinhe will extend its investment tentacles to other parts of the world on the basis of consolidating and developing its business in the Far East......"

Tang Huan reiterated the cliché of Qinhe's roots in Hong Kong and inclusiveness, the former is no longer meaningful, he is in charge, and others have no chance to interfere with what he wants to do, but the latter is more realistic, after all, Jardine Matheson has left a large number of middle and high-level British employees.

And New Bijian and Bao Fuda, the two former top executives of Jardine Matheson, have become the best annotation of "inclusiveness" in Tang Huan's mouth. At this time, they sat there with red faces and refreshed spirits, which faithfully reflected how comfortable their little life was.

Arguably. Tang Huan's statement at this time. More authoritative. It can more calm people's hearts, and this banquet brought together a large number of important figures in the political and economic circles of Xiangjiang, such as Xia Dingji, the chief of the Xiangjiang branch of Xinhua News Agency, the king of charter boats, Feng Jingxi, and so on. On such an important occasion, he, the big boss, naturally can't talk empty words.

After welcoming the guests to the place, Tang Huan completely threw the task of hospitality to Zhou Mi, and walked to a lounge where there was a special guest, Shen Bi.

It stands to reason that this HSBC senior will not come to join in the fun. After all, Tang Huan once made it clear that he was very dissatisfied with the role played by HSBC in the original Qinhe and Jardine Matheson war.

Because of this holiday, after Qinhe's victory, the business dealings between its subsidiaries and HSBC have shown a significant shrinking trend.

HSBC's important position in Hong Kong is undeniable, but Tang Huan has never lacked outlets, and Standard Chartered Bank, many Chinese-funded banks, and some other major world banks registered in Hong Kong have taken advantage of the opportunity. Compete for business that originally belonged to HSBC.

Seeing that the relationship with the first consortium in Xiangjiang is getting stiffer and stiffer, Shen Bi's pressure can be imagined. I had to put down the shelves and try to negotiate to get the two sides to reach a certain level of understanding.

Fortunately, there is never an eternal enemy in the mall, only eternal interests, and Shen Bi does this without a psychological burden.

It's just that Tang Huan is not very interested, because these British people have irretrievable disagreements about Xiangjiang, and he really doesn't care much about the existence of the other party, this meeting is more to show the demeanor of a mature businessman.

Everyone has a holiday, so naturally they know the roots, so after a short greeting, they went straight to the point.

Shen Bi confidently commented on the gains and losses of the current relationship between the two parties, "HSBC's business has a deep foundation, and there is no one in Hong Kong to compare, and diligently and consciously giving up some cooperation is actually bringing unnecessary inconvenience and cost to its daily operation." ”

Tang Huan replied lightly: "Qinhe has successfully expanded new business in Chinese mainland and the West Coast of the United States, which is what Jardine Matheson wanted before, but could not do; Qinhe's upward trend is not comparable to the old Longzhong of Jardine Matheson before." It is no exaggeration to say that all employees of Qinhe are satisfied with the working conditions created by the company. After all, the employment environment in the UK is not necessarily more relaxed than in Xiangjiang, especially since the year-long general strike of British coal miners in March this year has added to all kinds of uncertainties. In contrast, even if the day-to-day work procedures are a little more cumbersome, it is acceptable. ”

"As early as 1955, HSBC established the HSBC Bank in Hong Kong, California, in California, USA. Shen Bi had a heartbroken expression of putting himself in the shoes of others.

"I'm willing!" Tang Huan smiled slightly, squeezing out three words from his mouth.

Looking at the embarrassed face of the other party, he continued leisurely: "I can guess that the main reason for your meeting with me this time is to move the payroll accounts of British employees to Standard Chartered Bank. ”

Shen Bi nodded reluctantly, "The impact of Qinhe's action is very negative. ”

Tang Huan thought for a while, "Okay, I asked my subordinates to postpone this decision, there is really no need to make things so extreme." ”

Seeing Tang Huan make a positive statement, Shen Bi squeezed out a smile on his face, "I hope that the two of us can further reach an understanding in the future." ”

"I have a way of reaching an understanding quickly. Tang Huan looked at Shen Bi with a smile, "HSBC has given up a controlling stake in Hengfeng Bank. ”

Shen Bi's old face suddenly turned blue, "I remember that Mr. Tang once stated that he was not interested in the bank. ”

"It's true that I'm not interested in banks. Tang Huan waved his hand nonchalantly, "So, I'm here to help a friend inquire." ”

"Mr. Tang, I want to remind you that your historical reckoning sentiment is dangerous. Shen Bi's eyes flashed with sparks, "I can completely understand that you have deep hostility towards Hong Kong British Resources, including HSBC. ”

Tang Huan cocked Erlang's legs and looked at the other party with interest, "What does historical reckoning mean? ”

"You know it in your own heart. Shen Bi slapped the table angrily and got up to leave.

Tang Huan raised his voice and said: "I don't know if this statement of yours is being publicized. What will be the effect?"

Zhou Mi walked in and asked curiously, "Wasn't the atmosphere of your meeting quite calm at the beginning?" Why did Shen Bi pull the donkey's face and leave?"

Tang Huanjing laughed to himself for a while. Then he replied: "This old man can't help but laugh, I just casually suggested, HSBC sold the controlling stake in Hengfeng Bank, and he left like his ass was on fire." ”

Zhou Mi shook his head with a smile, "You have to be careful, don't provoke HSBC to jump off the wall." ”

"HSBC, like IBM, is too conservative and too old-fashioned. Tang Huan smiled playfully, "I would like to see it take a little bit." It's good to show flaws. ”

……

"Xu Ke is the best director at this year's Academy Awards. Zhang Manyu was like a cat, lying on Tang Huan's lap obediently, and inadvertently probed and saw the documents sent by Chen Baisheng.

"Shhhhh Tang Huan's fingers rubbed, occasionally increasing the strength by one or two points.

"Will you be the best actor?" Zhang Manyu grinned and gossiped.

"I'm going to join in the fun, isn't that to grab a job with others?" Tang Huan patted his hand lightly, "Besides." "Protecting Flowers" didn't have time to declare in time. ”

"That's a bit of a pity, a lot of people want to see it. Zhang Manyu muttered with some disappointment.

"What's so lively? Tang Huan snorted softly. "If I really become the best actor at the Academy Awards, Chen Baisheng will definitely be talked about, and the Academy Awards will have no authority at all. ”

Now, the simple Zhang Manyu can't fit these intrigues in her little head, so she just nodded as if she didn't understand.

Tang Huan casually put down the document, and while taking off the other party's pajamas, he said with a smile: "It's not interesting for me to win the award, I prefer to see you win the award, you must work hard." ”

……

This year's Xiangjiang Film Awards is the third year, and the Xiangjiang film industry has begun to get used to its existence and hopes to be recognized by this platform. A proof of the increase in popularity is that the red carpet is becoming more and more lively.

In the final analysis, this is inseparable from the prosperity of the Xiangjiang film market, and it is directly reflected in the box office figures of the movie.

In 1980, Cheng Long starred in "Senior Brother Out of the Horse", with a box office of more than 10 million, ranking first on the list, and last year's box office exceeded 10 million works, and the highest box office exceeded 30 million.

In this year's market of Xiangjiang Films, the upward trend is becoming more and more obvious. Deng Lijun and Tang Huan co-starred in "Protecting Flowers", which can only be described as a phenomenon, and it is not of universal significance when taken out as an example. Looking for a normal production team, such as the recently released "The Frog Prince", the box office easily exceeded 18 million.

In Xiangjiang, nothing can be more illustrative than money, more and more businessmen began to pour into this field, Tang Huan was quite surprised to see a person - Pan Disheng.

This young leader, who has made great achievements in the management of famous brands, was sitting with Cen Jianxun and Hong Jinbao at this time, and was chatting and laughing with a young girl.

Tang Huan recognized it, and then laughed dumbly, this is not Michelle Yeoh.

He guessed at once that Pan Disheng was recruiting Cen Jianxun and Hong Jinbao, and Debao Film Company appeared according to the historical trajectory. It's just that Shaw Brothers Cinemas has now been integrated into the DreamWorks Cinema system, and Debao estimates that it will only be able to flutter in the production process in the future.

However, Tang Huan can't worry about Pan Disheng, this son is a drunkard, and the entertainment industry is not his main business.

Sure enough, Yu Cheng introduced in a low voice: "Pan Disheng has just acquired the companies of Cen Jianxun and Hong Jinbao and established Debao Film Company, and the Miss Michelle Yeoh next to her is Miss Malaysia last year. ”

Hu Yinmeng, who is a little pregnant, further decentralizes the management of DreamWorks, and she did not show up at the Academy Awards this time, and Yu Cheng has now almost become her agent.

After listening to Yu Cheng's introduction, Tang Huan bowed slightly, waved his hand and said hello to Hong Jinbao and Cen Jianxun.

Pan Disheng, who was chatting with beautiful women, was finally alarmed, and hurriedly got up and shook hands, and said enthusiastically: "Tang Sheng, my little brother is also investing in the film industry now, please take care of me in the future." ”

"You're welcome. Tang Huan snorted and said in a very sincere tone: "The Xiangjiang film industry needs a discerning investor like Brother Pan too much. ”

At the Academy Awards, in addition to newcomers like Pan Disheng, heavyweights such as Run Run Shaw, Zou Wenhuai, and Lei Juekun also appeared.

Tang Huan nodded secretly, it seems that everyone understands the true meaning of "fighting but not breaking", although Golden Harvest Cinemas, Golden Princess Cinemas and DreamWorks Cinemas are competing on the surface, but they did not refuse to come to the show because there is a shadow of Tang Huan's support behind the Academy Awards.

In fact, Tang Huan is also deliberately creating a situation of "fighting but not breaking", everyone competes and competes, but when his artists take over the show, they will not be completely disconnected.

It is estimated that Zou Wenhuai and Lei Juekun also saw this clearly, so they were so knowledgeable. But the premise is that Tang Huan must always maintain a unique deterrent.

"Tang Sheng's footsteps in Hollywood are really getting bigger and bigger, and he actually ate Twentieth Century Fox at once, and his strength can be compared with Paramount and Warner. Zou Wenhuai said quite eagerly: "It's a pity that although "Cannonball Speed" was a collaboration with Twentieth Century Fox before, "Cannonball Speed 2" was converted to a collaboration with Warner. ”

"It doesn't matter, as long as Boss Zou is willing, there will be many opportunities for us to cooperate in Hollywood in the future. Tang Huan said with a smile in his eyes, as far as he knew, although "Cannonball Speed" had a very poor evaluation, it was a big hit at the box office in American theaters, but "Cannonball Speed 2" was even worse at the same time, and the box office in American theaters also shrank significantly, not yet 30 million US dollars, which is considered bad for Golden Harvest's reputation in Hollywood.

However, Zou Wenhuai was not discouraged, and arranged for Jackie Chan to go to Europe to shoot "Food Truck" and continue to take the international route.

Lei Juekun has pulled a few more investors into Golden Princess Entertainment, so he is also not stingy in terms of production investment.

Therefore, Tang Huan still admires their courage, and when they talk, they don't want to be as malicious as they are to Shen Bi of HSBC.

The performers invited by this year's Academy Awards are unprecedented heavyweights, including Deng Lijun and Xu Guanjie's new collaboration "Double Star Love Song", and the popular fried chicken Leslie Cheung's dynamic "Monica".

In this warm atmosphere, the awards of the 3rd Academy Awards were announced one by one.

Zhang Manyu sat in an inconspicuous position, silently comparing with the memories in her mind, and couldn't help but secretly speak, feeling that the entire Xiangjiang film circle was controlled by that man. (To be continued.) )