Chapter 56: Duty and Ambition

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Li Hualong remembered many major events that would take place in Hong Kong in the next 50 years, but he did not know that there was a riot in Hong Kong in 1956.

Li Hualong heard Li Hualong's muttering and explained: "I have heard that the staff of the Hong Kong Immigration Office confiscated and banned the hanging of the national flag of the Ming country government in the resettlement area, which caused dissatisfaction among some anti-communist people in the area, which led to riots. ”

"That's right...... Big brother, you should come back early today, and you will stay on Hong Kong Island until the riots subside. ”

"Got it. I'll go home later. Just now, my dad and I talked on the phone, and he will go home early today. ”

On October 11, the riots spread to Tsuen Wan, rioters broke into a number of factories and set fire to them, killing a number of female workers, and killing 30 people on Tsuen Wan Street.

On October 12, the Hong Kong government issued martial law on the Kowloon Peninsula.

On October 13, Hong Kong police raided more than 3,000 criminals in the Kowloon riots.

On the evening of the 13th, Li Hualong had dinner at home and talked with his family about the riots that had not yet subsided.

"Abba, eldest brother, third brother, when do you think the riot will subside?" Li Huahu asked.

"It's hard to say." Li Yisong said in a deep voice, "The British government in Hong Kong will definitely find a way to quell this riot." I heard that a lot of people were arrested today. ”

"There are so many villains who fish in troubled waters, and many of them should be shot." Li Huawen gritted his teeth and said.

"Big brother, what have you heard?" Li Hualong didn't quite understand why his eldest brother was so angry.

"Didn't today's newspaper report that many female workers were raped and killed during the riots...... The person I hate the most in my life about women. During the Anti-Japanese War, the wife of a good friend of mine was ** by several high-ranking officials, and in the end, she committed suicide by taking poison. My friend, in order to avenge his wife, killed more than two dozen people. ”

"Twenty people? It's ruthless! Li Huahu was surprised, "Did he do it alone?" ”

"Yes. Although he avenged his wife, he himself died in the end. Li Huawen sighed lightly, stared at Li Huahu for a few moments, and said in a deep voice, "Ah Hu, Hong Kong is not a paradise, and the world in Hong Kong is also very chaotic. ”

"Big brother, don't worry, in the past few days, I have been outside, and at least two bodyguards have followed. Also, I don't go to those complicated places at all. ”

"It's not your third brother who reminded you that many times, you drive out by yourself." Li Huawen glared at Li Huahu.

"Got it, I'll pay attention to it later." Li Huahu replied.

On October 15, Premier Hua Xia Zhou lodged a stern protest with the British government, accusing the British government of Hong Kong of failing to control the Kowloon riots, resulting in heavy losses in life and property.

On October 16, when the siege in Kowloon and the New Territories was fully lifted, Hong Kong Governor Alexander Graham held a press conference, saying that the turmoil in Kowloon originated from the agitation of the triad, and that the Hong Kong government would definitely use harsh measures to quell the turmoil.

Li Hualong did not personally go to the scene of the riot to watch it, nor did he see the live broadcast of the riot, and there was no television station in Hong Kong at this time, but many newspapers in Hong Kong, including Ming Pao, sent reporters to the scene of the riot to cover the riot, and took many photos and published them in the newspapers.

After reading the newspaper reports about the riots, Li Hualong was not afraid, and he did not think about leaving Hong Kong and moving to other countries, he knew that in the next ten years, Hong Kong society would be quite stable, and even if there was a riot in six or seven years, it would be temporary, and after that, the British and Hong Kong governments improved their governance, and Hong Kong's economy developed rapidly.

In this era, even if it is another fifty or sixty years, there is no absolute democratic country, the current country of the United States is not a democratic country, the power of different ethnic groups is unequal, the Chinese and the black are considered "inferior people", even if he has money, immigrating to the United States, he will not have too high social status.

For Li Hualong, Hong Kong will be his "blessed land" for a long time to come.

Li Hualong was patriotic and very dissatisfied with the inaction of the Hong Kong government in this riot, but he did not use "Ming Pao" to express his dissatisfaction, and he did not even show it in front of his relatives.

Although Li Hualong runs a newspaper, he does not position himself as a newspaper man who seeks truth and knowledge and serves the country and the people, but an aspiring businessman, a businessman who seeks under the rule of the British government in Hong Kong, and he does not want to be suppressed by the British government in Hong Kong, so he needs to be "duty" and cannot act against the British government in Hong Kong.

Only when he has accumulated enough capital in his "duty" can Li Hualong realize his ambitions.

During this riot, Li Hualong did not think much in his heart, make more money now, and serve the motherland more in the future.

One day in early November, Li Hualong stayed on the set of Clear Water Bay for one night, Chen Sisi spent the night with him, and the next afternoon, he returned to his home on the Peak of Hong Kong Island.

"Third brother, you're back, come, look at this account." Li Huawen, who was sitting in the living room drinking tea, said with a smile.

"What accounts?" Li Hualong asked with a smile, came to Li Huawen and sat down, "What about Abba, he hasn't come back yet?" ”

"Not yet!" Li Huawen picked up the text placed on the coffee table and handed it to Li Hualong, "The construction cost of the Intercontinental Hotel has exceeded 20 million. ”

"It's going to take so fast, it's not capped yet, is it?" Li Hualong muttered.

"It will be capped in just over a month. I've calculated for you, and when the Intercontinental Hotel is renovated, the cost will definitely exceed 60 million. ”

"Sixty million is sixty million." Li Hualong said with a smile, "This year, Huayi Brothers has made a lot of money. The building of the movie city is almost completed, and the film company's investment in the movie city will be reduced in the future, and the profit will be greatly increased. ”

"If you have money, you should allocate it early, and I have already started to advance funds for you."

Li Huawen and Li Hualong verbally reached an agreement that Jiu'an Construction Company could earn five percent of the profit by undertaking the project, and then pay the profits when the hotel was completed, and the project was paid in installments.

"Big brother, do you have a new investment plan?"

"Yes. I listened to your construction before, and built a few industrial buildings for rent, and the income is quite good. Last month, I bought an industrial plot of land, and this month I was able to start construction. ”

"Since you are short of money, I will give you the project money as soon as possible." Li Hualong smiled and said, "Within a week, I will give you 5 million." ”

"5 million, so much?" Li Huawen was slightly surprised, "Why do you have so much liquidity in your hands?" ”

"It's not that the film company has made a lot of money this year. Last month, two kung fu films were sold to distributors in the United States, earning more than HK$3 million. ”

"It's still about making movies to make money." Li Huawen said enviously.

"Big brother, don't envy me, there are so many film companies in Hong Kong, except for Huayi Brothers Film Group, none of the film companies can have an annual profit of more than two million, and each one may have an annual profit of more than one million!" Li Hualong smiled proudly.

"Don't you just want to say that you have the ability!" Li Huawen teased, "I know you have the ability. ”

"Huh!" Li Hualong smiled, changed the topic and asked, "Big brother, how much do you estimate Jiu'an Group is worth now?" ”

"Thirty or forty million." Li Huawen replied with a smile, "You have more than 200 million assets now, right?" ”

"Uh...... Take the time to cash out all the assets in my name, maybe 200 million. ”

"Last night, I had dinner at the Holiday Inn with a few friends, and there was no one who didn't admire you."

"It's normal to admire, your third brother and I are really capable!" Li Hualong smiled, "By the way, eldest brother, did you see the fourth brother last night?" What's going on with him, even if the hotel is busy, is it so difficult to go home every day or two to have dinner with the family? ”

"He, in addition to being busy with work, he is also busy with love, and he slept with an employee of the hotel."

"And this?!" Li Hualong smiled, "It seems that his head has been opened, when did he start?" ”

"I've been dating for a while, and I didn't ask when we slept together."

"Have you seen that woman?"

"After a few glances from afar, I feel that the length is not bad."

"I'll call him and ask him to bring his girlfriend home for dinner tonight." (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ point / official account (WeChat add friends - add official account - enter dd), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to the dd WeChat public account! )