Hong Kong's "Ming Pao" has been known for its neutrality in Hong Kong's press circles in recent years, and it is rare for it to make such fierce remarks, and for a time the attention of Hong Kong society has shifted to the property market. Hong Kong's real estate industry has always been one of the main pillars of Hong Kong's economy, and if it sneezes, the entire Hong Kong economy will catch a cold.

Hong Kong people are undoubtedly very sensitive to the property market, and every sharp rise and fall in property prices will cause violent turmoil in Hong Kong's economy. What's more, the housing issue is a matter of livelihood for every family. Hong Kong is mountainous and has been developing continuously in the past 100 years, which has made Hong Kong's land resources very scarce, and the contradiction between population and land use has always been very acute. It is precisely because of the large number of people and the lack of land in Hong Kong that housing prices in Hong Kong have been rising since the 50s. Up to now, more than half of Hong Kong people cannot afford to buy commercial housing, so they can only rent or live in public housing developed by the British government in Hong Kong.

The house is undoubtedly the most sensitive part of Hong Kong people's nerves, and the article in Hong Kong's "Ming Pao" has deeply stabbed many people's sore spots, and many protesters have spontaneously gathered in front of the Hong Kong Governor's Mansion that afternoon. They carried homemade flags, banners, slogans, and chanted slogans calling for a crackdown on speculation and a curbdown on rising house prices. Mainstream television stations in Hong Kong, such as TVB, Asia Satellite TV, and Cable TV, also followed up in a timely manner, sending live broadcast vehicles to interview people demonstrating in front of the Hong Kong Governor's Palace.

A number of TV stations interviewed Mr. Jin Yong, chairman of the board of directors of the "Ming Pao Group" group and a well-known martial arts master in Hong Kong, for the first time, and questioned the newspaper's unusual, fierce criticism of the real estate policy of the British authorities in Hong Kong, but it was not the first time that Jin Yong had dealt with them, and he was easy to deal with.

Jin Yong spoke eloquently in front of the camera: "I can confidently say here that every article published in Ming Pao has been carefully interviewed and verified by newspaper reporters, and carefully screened by editors. Our newspaper has always insisted on running a tasteful newspaper that 'speaks for the people of Hong Kong and conveys the livelihood of Hong Kong'. In addition to making profits, we also adhere to the conscience and self-discipline of newspaper workers."

"The Hong Kong property market is not an abnormality to the Hong Kong economy to bring a heavy blow, this time we once again found the property market deviated from the normal course of the signs, after two weeks of in-depth investigation and understanding, the editorial department and after discussion, unanimously to give a comprehensive report. Our text is not a personal attack on Mr. Chris Patten, but an objection to the housing market policy of him and the British political axe of Hong Kong led by him, and we hope that they can shoulder their responsibilities and be responsible for the vital interests of every Hong Kong citizen! ”

The whole city was lively for a while, and there was no shortage of people in the world to join in the fun, and many politicians also appeared at this moment and expressed various opinions in front of the television station. If the political axe is done well, it may not be praised by everyone; However, if the political axe is not done well, it will definitely be criticized by everyone, not to mention that this issue is indeed related to the real interests of everyone in Hong Kong. As a result, many political groups have also begun to wait for an opportunity to take to the streets one after another to express their political demands, promote their political ideals, and actively seek public support for their political status after the handover next year.

All this is exactly what Chen Xuanting wants to see, the more lively everyone is, the greater the reflection on the real estate industry, and this industry is an industry that can never be without problems. As long as the reporters keep their eyes open and search carefully, many problems will be exposed. As a result, the pressure on the Hong Kong governor and the political axe authorities is bound to be even greater, and imagine that in the sensitive period of the last four years before the handover, Patten would never dare to offend the anger of the people and make things out of control. Even if he dared to do so, the British political axe would not agree, after all, the British Empire could not afford to lose this face in the international community. Therefore, things have developed to this point, and the adjustment of Hong Kong property prices can be determined, and the only thing that cannot be determined now is the strength of Patten's shot.

As the original initiator of this incident, Chen Xuanting does not seem to have much interest in some of the things that are happening, and is now leisurely playing tennis with Fok Yingdong and Stanley Ho. For these two old men, Chen Xuanting, a workaholic, is to be pulled out and practiced, lest he get tired and sick, which will affect the overall situation of property speculation in the future.

At night, the Hong Kong lanterns are first released, and all kinds of landscape lights from far and near add a bit of enchantment and a bit of psychedelia to this city that never sleeps. A Victorian-style European-style building on Albik Road in the mid-levels of Central is brightly lit. That's right, this is the symbol of the British Empire's rule over Hong Kong, the loyal guardian of the shining pearl of Hong Kong in the Queen's crown, and the residence of the Governor of Hong Kong, the Governor's House!

At this moment, the Hong Kong Governor's Mansion seems so depressed, just like the empire behind it, the era of never falling is long gone, and all that is left is the heavy twilight!

Governor Chris Patten did not have so much leisure to feel too much, and a thorny problem was in front of him! At this moment, he is very disgusted with a newspaper, and it is this newspaper that pushes him to the forefront again, and he is very likely to fall to pieces if he is not careful. A few days ago, he also privately praised Hong Kong's "Ming Pao" for its fair stance and its courage to reflect the people's livelihood in Hong Kong.

In the afternoon, looking at the dense crowd of protesters outside the Governor's Palace, he knew that this matter was not easy to handle! For the Hong Kong property market, he also has a little understanding, after a strong blow in 1991, property prices fell a lot, and it took more than a year to get out of the trough. In fact, it has risen by 40% in half a year, although it is a little more, but it is not too outrageous in the current environment.

But the problem is that there are some things he can't say to the people of Hong Kong who are already full of anger. The land issue in Hong Kong has always been very tense, and high land prices are inevitable, and there will always be some people who cannot afford to buy a house, but this sentence cannot come out of the mouth of the Governor of Hong Kong, otherwise it may be the day for him to leave tomorrow. In fact, he does have a bit of a laissez-faire idea about the problem of high property prices, because this problem is too tricky and involves all aspects.

But what is unexpected is that in just half a month, Hong Kong's housing prices have risen like crazy, outrageously, terrifyingly, and so high that he, the governor of Hong Kong, broke out in a cold sweat. It's all these black-hearted capitalists, haven't they ever thought about making a little less and pressing down on housing prices, and now they have created such a situation, what should they do?! Don't they know that if this continues, there will be unimaginable riots in the whole of Hong Kong?! They don't want to let themselves live! Patten thought resentfully.

In fact, Patten did not want to come to the Far East, because it was too far from Britain. But who let himself be unlucky, he was not re-elected in the House of Representatives election, and unexpectedly lost! Without much choice, Patten had to accept the advice of the then prime minister and his political ally to come to Hong Kong to serve as the last governor.

In fact, Patten is not having a good time in Hong Kong, and his relationship with Yanjing has always been very tense, and he has always been under great pressure. But none of this matters, the most important thing now is how to solve the current problem, Chris Patten and a group of think tanks are gathering in the conference room at the moment to discuss nervously!

The conference room was filled with smoke, and Patten was lighting a cigar and asked the deputy next to him: "How is the background check of Ming Pao, who is supporting it in the back!" ”

"Ming Pao was founded in the late 50s by Hong Kong cultural celebrity Cha Leung-yong, and in the 60s it gained popularity by writing about mainland politics. Although Ming Pao and Cha Liangyong are often ridiculed as 'opportunists' and 'wall-to-wall grasses' on China-related issues. By the 1980s, however, Ming Pao had won a high reputation as an intellectual newspaper with a reading power. ”

"Ming Pao has developed rapidly, and now in addition to Ming Pao", "Ming Pao Monthly" and "Ming Pao Weekly", there is also a "Ming Pao Evening News" in Ming Pao Organ. Zha Liangyong also established the Ming Pao Publishing House and the Ming Window Publishing House. On January 23, 1991, it was registered and established as 'Ming Pao Group Company', and on March 22 of that year, it was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Ming Pao Group's profit in 1990 was as high as 70 million yuan, and by 1991 it was close to 100 million yuan. ”

Na Cha Liangyong hopes to make Ming Pao the best Chinese newspaper in the world. Whether on the editorial board or the administrative committee, Zha Liangyong, who has long served as a parent, is the highest decision-maker. But in February this year, Jin Yong took the initiative to transfer the controlling stake in Ming Pao in its heyday to a mysterious person in Hong Kong! ”

Before that, the mysterious man, the real boss of the newspaper, had not shown up. Recently, however, it was discovered that Cha had a dinner party with the new Hong Kong entertainment tycoon Chen Xuanting at Shangri-La. And Chen Xuanting has been acquiring a series of companies related to the media, and newspaper media is also one of them! It can be inferred from this that the new boss of "Ming Pao" is likely to be this Chen Xuanting! ”

"Chen Xuanting?" Patten took a puff of his cigarette and thought for a moment before saying, "Is it the financial giant who won $40 billion on Wall Street in one go?" ”

"Yes, speaking of this person, he is quite legendary, less than two years after his debut, he has risen to become the richest Chinese in Hong Kong and even the world, and recently this person has been very close to the Huo He family in the four major families in Hong Kong, which not only makes people sigh that his wrist is powerful!"

"Just two years? In other words, he used to be just a poor boy who was not literate? Chris asked again.

"Yes, Mr. Governor! So his rise is called the greatest miracle in Hong Kong! ”

At this time, another white man with a beard asked: "There will be no miracles in this world, is it possible that Yanjing Zheng Axe is behind him?" Otherwise, how could he have risen so quickly?! ”

Chris Patten shook his head and denied: "Unlikely! China's political axe will not find a hairy boy to cultivate, besides, they are more desperate than we still want Hong Kong to be stable, they should not think about bringing down the Hong Kong property market at such a time! ”

"These can be ignored for now, the important thing is how to come up with a countermeasure! Otherwise, when other newspapers are involved tomorrow, we will be even more passive! At this time, a woman who was a little farther away spoke, she was the first Chinese chief secretary in Hong Kong and Patten's deputy.

"There are not many ways to solve this problem, only to increase the number of public housing construction and investment, and then to increase the efforts to combat speculation, there is no other way to do it!" Bearded said.

"Okay, that's the only way, Mrs. Chen, you draft a statement in the evening, and a press conference will be held tomorrow morning!" Chris Patten patted his forehead, it was indeed a headache.

"The problem with Hong Kong Ming Pao ......"

“no，no，no！ Hong Kong is a free society, and newspapers have the right to publish different explanations! Chris Patten pondered, "But I do want them to know that Hong Kong is still managed by the Governor of the British Empire, I!" ”

"In this way, didn't he Chen Xuanting take over the wireless Shaw Brothers Studios? Recently, there has been a major civil repair and alteration, so let the people of the Environment Department go to see if their repairs are harmful to the environment! Don't come too far and let him know who is governing Hong Kong now! ”

In fact, Patten doesn't hate it, but the issues he needs to consider are more complicated. In his opinion, Chen Xuanting is just a little hairy boy who has gone lucky and suddenly offside and became the richest man in China, but behind him there are big tigers like Fok Yingdong and Stanley Ho. As one of the four major families in Hong Kong, Huo He has a prominent reputation in Hong Kong, and his stakeholder network involves all aspects, and even he is the dignified governor of Hong Kong It is very difficult to solve it. After all, many things in Hong Kong are no longer decided by him, the governor of Hong Kong!

Thinking of this, Patten felt a deep sense of powerlessness, the British Empire it had paid for was no longer as strong as it used to be! Britain now is more like a small henchman under the American Stars and Stripes, and when he thinks of this, he feels especially angry!

At the same time, Chen Xuanting, together with a group of Hong Kong super-tycoons such as Fok Ying-tung and Stanley Ho, is entertaining many real estate businessmen in Hong Kong.

During the banquet, Chen Xuanting proposed that he intended to transfer part of the real estate in his hand to some of the people present, I don't know who is interested?

Just imagine, the housing prices in Hong Kong are almost a day long, and the original 1 million house may become 2 million the next day, which is faster than the robbery. Everyone knows that as long as you have a house in your hand, you can make a lot of money in the future, but it's a pity that those good real estate projects are all monopolized by Chen Xuanting, Huo Yingdong, and Stanley Ho and other people. As a result, the real estate developers who oppressed the Hong Kong house slaves and ate their brains were crazy, scrambling to "come to a few sets". The whole scene is like a wet market in Hong Kong.

Chen Xuanting is a good person, of course, he has to meet the wishes of these real estate developers, so under his indulgence, 80% of the real estate in his hands worth tens of billions of yuan is sold out in one afternoon, which is faster than selling fish balls on the street!

Looking at these real estate developers who grabbed the real estate and were beaming, Chen Xuanting said in his heart, don't look at the laughter now, you will cry when the time comes!

These people have eaten so much people's fat and people's ointment, today I just set a trap to help them lose weight, and I don't go too far!

(To be continued)