Chapter 60: The Tiger of Wan Chai
"The Zheng family in eastern Guangdong?" Zhong Shi muttered for a long time, and suddenly remembered a book that had been widely circulated in later generations, and couldn't help but be shocked, and his eyes when he looked at Zheng Xi were full of incredulity.
In that book, he recorded in detail the game between the central and local governments after the reform and opening up, especially the pen and ink on some powerful political groups, including the Zheng family in eastern Guangdong. Speaking of this Zheng family, there was once a marshal in the army, and when he was alive, his ranking in the party was even higher than that of the current core chief, and he was a real founding father. Most of the old protégés and former officials are in eastern Guangdong, and the eldest son has been in charge of eastern Guangdong for ten years, and has contradicted the prime minister at that time in the formulation of tax policy, and it is even rumored that even the current first is not very important.
In addition to these, the second son of this patriarch is in charge of the military intelligence department, and I heard that he is the first person of the second generation of Beijing Zhongguan, and it is even rumored that when a certain businessman who was very close to the son of the core chief was seized, there was such a saying in their circle that if the businessman had taken refuge in the second son of the patriarch, he would never have ended up today.
Originally, this kind of political secret would never be known to ordinary people, but later the Yuedong Gang was repeatedly purged, which lasted for more than ten years, and finally these things were announced with the tacit consent of the official.
Naturally, Zhong Shi would not be naïve enough to offend such a political group. He knows very well that although they are now in contact with the United Front Work Department, you must know that although the Hualian News Agency is the highest official organization in Hong Kong, all kinds of things it does are specifically operated by Guangdong Province, which means that what the Hualian News Agency does cannot bypass the pass of Guangdong Province at all.
In this way, what Zhong Shi did was heard by them. It's not hard to understand.
"It turns out that you are from the Zheng family in eastern Guangdong, then I am really disrespectful. I just don't know what you want to do this time? After learning the other party's background, Zhong Shi's tone also softened. He also thought clearly, the other party is nothing more than a false sum of money, or a request for investment or something, as long as money can solve it, it is not a big problem.
"Huh." Zheng Xi smiled, obviously satisfied with Zhong Shi's reaction. In fact, as long as you have a little background in Hong Kong, how many people have never heard of the name of the Zheng family in eastern Guangdong? "Actually, it's not a big deal. I just want to ask Mr. Zhong to help take care of a fund! "Say it. His eyes remained motionless as he waited for his answer.
"Take care of your money?" Zhong Shi's eyes froze, and his face became cloudy. When it comes to taking care of your money, it's not too much to be honest. Because Zhong Shi will soon set up his own hedge fund. But once this matter is linked to political shili. It doesn't matter what the nature of the money is. Ultimately, there is a certain amount of risk. If the money is private, there is a high risk that it will be suspected of money laundering in the future, and if it is official funds. Then in the future, I am afraid that Zhong Shi will be speechless.
At this time, there was no such thing as a sovereign wealth fund in China, and even if there was an institution like China Investment Corporation later, there was no reason for US dollar capital such as foreign exchange to be managed by the private sector.
"Don't worry, this money is innocent and will never cause you trouble." Zheng Xi seemed to see Zhong Shi's concerns, and said with a smile.
Zhong Shi was in a dilemma, he thought about it for a long time, but he still didn't make up his mind, he was going to make a fortune in a muffled voice, but he didn't expect that the matter would be exposed so soon, especially if he had to be involved with a declining political shili, which made him emotionally unacceptable for a while, although he knew that this day would come sooner or later.
Zheng Xi waited for a long time, but he didn't see Zhong Shi come up with a clear opinion, so he couldn't help but be a little anxious: "Mr. Zhong, this money is expected to be 50 million US dollars, I think it shouldn't be too much of a problem for you to take care of this money." As for management fees and excess returns, we can follow the rules of the market. In addition to these, we don't ask about management matters, what do you think? ”
"What if I don't say yes?" Zhong Shi asked rhetorically without answering.
"No promise?" Zheng Xi snorted out laughing, knocked on the table with his hand, and looked at Zhong Shi's eyes full of teasing, "Mr. Zhong, I was kind to me before, if you don't agree, hum, you must know that there are a lot of members of your family!" ”
"What? Are you trying to threaten me? Zhong Shi's brows furrowed, and his tone became extremely cold. Seeing that this person's lure was not successful and changed to coercion, all kinds of means were at his fingertips, which made Zhong Shi feel like he was being restrained everywhere.
Zheng Xi's face remained unchanged, and he said with some disdain: "How can we threaten Mr. Zhong? In that case, what is the difference between us and those in the community? Besides, everyone is seeking wealth, so naturally it is best to value harmony. It's just that Hong Kong is so chaotic now, maybe one day you will encounter lawbreakers on the street, which may be detrimental to Mr. Zhong and your family! ”
This kind of thing is said to be a naked threat. Zhong Shi's heart was full of joy, knowing that this matter might not be good, after weighing it repeatedly for a long time, he unwillingly tried to say: "I don't believe that you have such a great energy, why don't you show it to me?" ”
Zheng Xi stopped talking, lowered his head and thought for a long time, then raised his head and stared at Zhong Shi: "I don't know what kind of test Mr. Zhong wants, as long as you draw the line, I will take it!" ”
"Really?" With such a big breath, Zhong Shi hadn't seen it since he was reborn, he thought about it and realized that he didn't need his help. As the so-called desirelessness is rigid, but if he was frightened by a few words from the comer, he was a little unwilling, and when he was in a dilemma, he suddenly looked at a newspaper on the desk, and he immediately counted it.
"What do you think of this person?" Zhong Shi pointed to the newspaper headline and asked tentatively.
Zheng Xi touched the newspaper, frowned and looked at it, and asked a little puzzled, "What?" Does this person have a grudge against Mr. Zhong? Then he laughed and said seemingly nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter if it doesn't matter, what does Mr. Zhong want to do with this person?" Within three days, I made him completely disappear from this shijie! ”
The newspaper headline was the Grand Prix in Macau, a shijie sport with a leg in Macau. Originally, this kind of news couldn't make the headlines of newspapers, but this year, because people with community backgrounds participated, it was hyped up by Hong Kong newspapers.
The club boss who participated in the racing was Chen Yaoxin, a club boss known as the "Tiger of Wan Chai", who was the gold medal red stick of the club's new Yi'an, who was involved in a murder case two years ago that was jealous of the popular singer, and was later acquitted due to lack of evidence, but anyone with a discerning eye understands what this is all about.
"This kind of social dregs should be completely eliminated physically. I can't imagine that Mr. Zhong is polite and polite, and he can actually do righteous deeds for heaven, which is really impressive! Zheng Xi self-righteously thought that he had guessed Zhong Shi's inner thoughts, and he didn't know if he was sincerely amazed.
In the face of this compliment, Zhong Shi couldn't cry or laugh. Although he came out of the mainland, deep down he still agrees with the rule of law, that is, no one is legally innocent until clear evidence of a crime is found. However, he didn't stop Zheng Xi silently, because he also wanted to see if the Zheng Xi in front of him had the ability to move this club boss.
In his imagination, at most, the person in front of him made Chen Yaoxin low-key and restrained through some kind of relationship, or forced him to leave Hong Kong for Yizhou, etc., but he underestimated the ruthlessness of the comer, and also underestimated the energy of the Zheng family in eastern Guangdong.
"Since Mr. Zhong has no objections, then we will settle this matter. It's just that I hope that Mr. Zhong can set up a fund in the future, so that we can transfer the funds over, and I believe that we will have the opportunity to meet in the future. Zheng Xi stood up, shook Zhong Shi's hand, and left.
"Zhong Sheng, what did he tell you?" Just when Zhong Shi was still weighing the benefits of this matter in the study, Liao Chengde walked in quietly, and he asked in a low voice in Zhong Shi's ear while there was no one around.
Zhong Shi raised his head, glared at Liao Chengde with some dissatisfaction, and deliberately scared him: "I've made you miserable this time, Old Liao, now you have to run away quickly!" ”
Liao Chengde was taken aback, and asked again and again: "Zhong Sheng, did you commit something?" Or maybe something happened in business? Who the hell is coming? ICAC or Royal Hong Kong Police? In a hurry, his mind became so confused that he didn't even have the slightest basic judgment.
In the past few years, he has been helping the country, although he has made a lot of money, but the business he does has always been on the edge of international rules, so he is getting less and less bold during this time, and he has a feeling of rumors when he hears a little wind, which is the fulfillment of the old saying "the older the more courageous".
"Haha, Lao Liao, are you used to being scared these days, how did you become so cowardly as a mouse? Have you forgotten how to go to the mainland to sell cultural relics in the first place, and what you are doing now is just a copy of the previous one! Zhong Shi saw that Liao Chengde's face had changed, and he couldn't help but laugh.
"What's going on?" Liao Chengde sighed and said, "You don't know, the past things can be settled with money, but now things are afraid that they can't be settled with money!" It's just that the truth is not as bad as he imagined, and in case of his arms trafficking, the arms embargo treaty will fine him at most a sum of money and prohibit him from doing business with the corresponding countries or companies.
"Rest assured, put it even! When the time comes, the state will definitely not ignore it! Zhong Shi comforted, but he was really bottomless in his heart, the highest-level spy who was lurking in the United States back then, after the incident, he had hoped that the country could redeem him with the same spy, which was originally an international practice, but the official always ignored his request, and finally in despair he had to commit suicide by hitting his head in prison. (To be continued......)
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