Prince Metbu is a well-deserved guest, and without his help, NB Electric would not have been able to earn the biggest pot of gold in the past six years of development.

As the chairman of the board of directors of the group, Liu Siwei felt that it was necessary for him to go to the airport to meet him with the charter. After all, he is not only a distinguished customer, but also a shareholder of NB Electric Completes, NB Bank and BNB News.

On the way to the airport, he still can't forget the source of funds for His Royal Highness the Prince.

Idle is also idle, and the 1510 Statute explains: "Power engineering and agency of electrical equipment are only part of his source of income." In addition, he, like many members of the royal family, made money under the banner of sponsoring foreign laborers. In return for using the royal status to provide foreign workers with residence permits, each worker is required to 'pay a monthly tribute' ranging from $100 to $150 in protection money. ”

One person is $100 a month, a thousand people are $100,000 a month, and it's only $1.2 million a year. ”

"A small amount adds up, Saudi Arabia is engaged in infrastructure construction everywhere, and the entire construction site is a large construction site, and the second construction of the province alone will give him more than 3 million US dollars every year, which is a net profit and does not require any investment."

Liu Siwei asked suspiciously: "There are so many people in Saudi Arabia in the second construction of the province?" ”

The charter nodded and smiled: "Mr. Wang is very godly, after building a complete set of electrical workshops, several projects have been connected, because of this, it seems that a model worker has been evaluated today." Last month, when I had dinner at the Southland Building, I also said that I was going to Kuwait after the New Year, and the business is getting bigger and bigger. ”

Liu Siwei had long heard about him and a group of Hong Kong bosses being trapped in the Nanguo Building. I couldn't help asking: "How did the matter of the shareholders be solved later?" Does it have an impact on us? ”

No doubt. He asked about the leaders of the SAR government, not about the August 10 incident itself.

The charter sighed lightly, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Corruption is more serious than I imagined, 11 financial units in the city have set up a total of 300 sales points, and there are actually 10 units with a total of 95 sales points reported by the masses." The Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection has not yet completed its investigation, and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has sent another investigation team.

According to Mr. Hu, it involves 20 units in five systems, including finance, supervision, industry and commerce, and public security, and more than 20 leading cadres at and above the department level. It was found that as many as 105399 lottery forms were intercepted and privately purchased, involving more than 400 cadres and employees of the financial system. Thereinto. Nearly 70,000 tickets were purchased privately by employees in the financial system, more than 20,000 tickets were purchased privately by personnel on duty and supervisors, and nearly 20,000 tickets were purchased from related households.

As a direct result, the Xiangjiang stock market plummeted from 310 points on August 10 to more than 180 points now. Even the Shanghai stock market was affected, and the Shanghai Composite Index plummeted from 964 points on August 10 to 781 points now, a drop of 19%.

There are rumors that Mayor Wang will be transferred to Xijiang as vice governor, and the permanent secretary is almost done in this term, and the headquarters and the Chinese company are ready to deal with the new secretary and the new mayor, otherwise Mr. Hu will not stay in the special zone. I have already gone to Hujiang to reunite with Mr. Li. ”

With so much investment in the SAR, no one wants the SAR officials to be constantly changing. But this is not something that NB Electric can control, Liu Siwei sighed lightly: "In all fairness, the two of them still take good care of us, and after dealing with us for so many years, they are really reluctant to leave at once." ”

"yes, so I'm going to treat them to dinner when they leave office."

"You're so busy, I'd better go."

"It's fine."

This topic was a little depressed, Liu Siwei went around to Prince Matebu again, and asked curiously: "By the way, in addition to power engineering, acting as an agent for power equipment and providing guarantees to labor, what other businesses is His Royal Highness the Prince involved in?" ”

The charter smiled and said slowly: "He doesn't have much business, and then he has invested in NB Airlines, NB Bank and BNB News Network, and the reason why he can become a billionaire can be said to be stained with the light of the collapse of the Soviet Union." Do you remember last year's lawsuit over the exchange of rubles for dollars, they made it, and I also made a small fortune with it, you didn't ask, and I didn't think to tell you. ”

It was a big joke in the legal profession last year, Liu Siwei was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted, "You mean that the $1.5 billion was exchanged by you?" ”

"Well, secretly exchange, and secretly ship it out, how troublesome it will be, if it wasn't for the real lack of money at the time, I wouldn't have done it."

After a pause, he continued: "Actually, I didn't borrow much from the bank, and the money in London came mainly from a foundation he managed. It can be said that without his multi-faceted campaign, the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina would not have been fought as it is now. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Didn't the TV report that more than 200,000 people from the three ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the war, including 110,000 Muslims, 80,000 Serbs, and 50,000 Croats. However, the Serbs have the support of Yugoslavia, and more than 40,000 of the troops participating in the war are Bosnian Serb officers and soldiers left behind by the withdrawal of the former Yugoslav People's Army, and they are equipped with tanks, artillery, airplanes, and other heavy weapons. ”

Liu Siwei asked puzzledly: "But it is said on TV that the Muslims have tanks and artillery, although there are no planes, but there are anti-aircraft missiles, and even several Serb planes have been shot?" ”

"The question is, where do they come from, and by whom?" ”

"Prince Metb?" The war is a national event, and he is just an inconspicuous prince in the Saudi royal family, Liu Siwei will be suspicious.

The charter nodded slightly, and patiently explained: "Before the war, he raised a considerable amount of money within the royal family, purchased a batch of weapons and equipment from Eastern Europe through arms dealers, and even spent a huge amount of money to invite a mercenary company in South Africa to participate in the war. In this way, the Serbs still control about 60 percent of the country's territory, and without those weapons and instructors, the Muslims do not know what they would have been.

Although the United Nations has adopted a series of decisions, such as imposing comprehensive sanctions on the Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, dispatching peacekeeping troops to Bosnia and Herzegovina, establishing a 'no-fly zone' over Bosnia and Herzegovina, and establishing a 'security zone' for the Muslim ethnic group, it has not played a substantive role except for NATO's ability to provide a certain degree of air protection. Especially peacekeeping forces. Procrastination. I don't know when I'll be able to move in. ”

Liu Siwei was completely stunned. He was stunned for a while before he asked in a low voice: "He has a military budget in his hand?" ”

"A huge amount of military spending!"

The charter picked up a magazine and said step by step: "Saudi Arabia regards itself as the 'dawn of Iran' and the 'protector of the two holy places', and wants hundreds of millions of Muselin in the world to regard Saudi Arabia as a 'spiritual motherland', and those members of the royal family and religious fanatics with deep pockets are very generous on this issue."

Moreover, under the monarchy, the royal family owns and controls all the oil resources. In the past, members of the royal family could also live extremely luxurious and corrupt lives with the rolling petrodollars. But because the royal family is inflating so fast, the petrodollar can no longer meet the millions of dollars spent by the princes and princes, so they begin to use their privileges to engage in extortion.

At the same time, due to the rapid expansion of the population, the standard of living of the Saudi people began to decline. In particular, in terms of foreign relations, due to the king's pro-US and pro-Western policies, last year he even allowed 500,000 US soldiers to be stationed in Saudi Arabia to avoid being attacked by Saddam Hussein, despite the opposition of many members of the royal family.

In order to dispel these grievances, the Saudi ruling elite has pursued a policy of quenching thirst. Heavily fund the expansion of Wahhabi fundamentalism in the Muslim community in Saudi Arabia and around the world in exchange for the support of the royal family by Muhhabi priests and Wahhabi believers. And shift the focus of contradictions abroad. ”

Prince Mateb's actions are undoubtedly in line with the general policy of the Saudi royal family. Liu Siwei completely understood, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect him to become a politician, what kind of person is from what kind of family." ”

To his surprise, the charter shook his head and said: "He is not interested in politics, I suggested that he do this, because his status and influence in the royal family are directly related to our business in Saudi Arabia and even the Gulf region." As it turned out, the bet was right, as his foundation received funding not only from the Saudi king, but also from the United Arab Emirates, the Qatars, Jordan and Kuwait, which is being rebuilt. ”

Prince Mateb took advantage of the Bosnia-Herzegovina war to make money, and then deposited the money in the NB Bank, which is a "universal bank" that can engage in investment and speculation business, and can speculate in stocks and foreign exchange reasonably and legally. In other words, NB Bank only needs to print a list of accounts, and His Royal Highness the Prince can account for it to the foundation's funders.

What makes Liu Siwei even more impressed is that the foundation was established by him, and he is also specifically responsible for the actions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the NB bank does not even need to think about the run.

Fame and fortune are both gained, and this money is too easy to earn.

How could the charter not know what he was thinking, put down the magazine and said: "When the matter of the pound is over, His Royal Highness the Prince will hand over the foundation to more professional people." He is shrewd and knows what it means to be a big man, and he came to Hong Kong to talk to me about how to make BNB News bigger and stronger. ”

If it can be mixed with war, it is possible to carry out a coup d'état.

If it is too good, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of the king and the crown prince. After all, this is not without precedent in Saudi Arabia, where the power struggle within the royal family has almost never stopped, and to this day, one prince and three princes are still in exile in Egypt due to an attempted coup.

Liu Siwei sighed: "He really treats you as a friend." ”

The charter smiled knowingly: "He has shares in NB Bank, NB Aviation, and NB Electric, and he can't do it if he doesn't treat me as a friend." ”

"And what are you going to do with BNB News?"

All of NB Electric's businesses are profitable, but BNB News is booming on the surface, but in fact it is barely maintained, and it is thankful that it can not be lost, let alone expect it to be profitable.

The charter opened the car window, looked at the bustling pedestrians outside, and said: "The prince is here today, Daniel and Henry will be here tomorrow morning, they seem to have a plan, let's talk about it then, anyway, our investment has already been recovered." ”

Speculating in Hang Seng Index futures is the funds returned from the equity transfer of BNB News Network, and from this point of view, he really has nothing to worry about.

Thinking of his real intention of traveling abroad for nearly a year, Liu Siwei did not talk about the group's affairs again, but said with a smile: "Charter, your sister has it." I'm going to be a dad again. ”

"Really?"

"Hmm. I accompanied her to the hospital for a check-up the afternoon before yesterday. ”

The charter is equally pleased. Excitedly said: "There is no family planning in Hong Kong, and a child is so lonely, it is long overdue to have another one." My mom knows, she knows she must be happy. ”

"I haven't told her yet, because as soon as she says it, she will think of you and Xia Yao, the wedding is about to be held, are you also going to have a baby?"

The charter pondered for a moment, and said with a bitter face: "I have to discuss with Xia Yao." Brother-in-law, I'm not afraid of your jokes, I'm not mentally prepared at all, and I'm even a little afraid, I'm afraid that I won't be a good father. ”

Liu Siwei took out a business card from his pocket and said very seriously: "I still think I am a child, and I will be the father of the child all of a sudden, it is normal to have worries and concerns." This is a business card that I asked for when I accompanied your sister to the check-up the day before yesterday, and she will have a lecture on this every Thursday afternoon, and I signed up for the two of you. Be sure to listen to it when the time comes. ”

It turned out that the ambush was here, and the charter took the business card and took a look. Sarcastically, he asked, "Is this necessary?" ”

"You yourself say you're a little scared, do you think it's necessary?"

Liu Siwei patted his arm, and then said, "I'm really embarrassed, I'll go with your sister to you." Listen to my brother-in-law's advice, the baby should be good early, you think that the baby will go to middle school in the future, there is a young father and an old man are completely two feelings, so I regret it now. ”

"You're only 45 years old, so well maintained, and you look like you're in your early 30s, how can you have such an idea."

"Now 45, what about fifteen years from now?"

Liu Siwei rubbed his eyes and said worriedly: "Every time I think of this, I feel sorry for Jiahui and the baby in your sister's belly, and even more sorry for your sister." I'm 14 years older than her, and men live shorter lives than women, so if one day I'm gone, how will she live the rest of the decades? ”

Menopausal syndrome, comfort is useless, the charter simply said: "Don't worry, I'll find a new brother-in-law when the time comes." ”

What made him laugh and cry was that Liu Siwei actually said thoughtfully: "I think so too, you must help me persuade her when the time comes." ”

It's all idle and idle, otherwise how could these thoughts come to mind.

The charter was completely speechless, silent for about two minutes, and suddenly smiled: "Brother-in-law, we will talk about your future affairs, according to your current health, it is no problem to put it on hold for twenty or thirty years temporarily." In contrast, the affairs of the group are more important, anyway, my sister is pregnant, and in a year or two, you don't expect to be as carefree as some time ago, so you, the chairman of the board of directors, can't always ignore things. ”

Liu Siwei won't be fooled by this, he shook his head again and again and said: "I want to educate Jiahui, take care of your sister, honor your elders, worry about your wedding with Xia Yao, and when the two of you get married, I have to put Linlin and Dr. You on the agenda, I'm very busy." ”

"It sounds like hectic, but there are some things that you have to do."

"What's the matter?"

"You know, Chinese companies are making adjustments to their domestic sales operations, right?"

Liu Siwei nodded and said, "I heard Mr. Wu mention it, although it is troublesome, but I think it is very necessary." ”

The charter sighed lightly, and said not without self-deprecation: "We have learned all the crooked ways of our competitors, and in some respects we are even better than the blue. But there are some aspects where we really don't have any advantages, such as arranging for the children of high-ranking officials to study in prestigious universities. ”

"Donating millions to HKU and CUHK, there shouldn't be any problem in arranging a few people, right?"

"The problem is that I want to arrange a group of people."

Liu Siwei blurted out without thinking about it: "Then donate some to Humboldt University and Dresden University of Technology, but it is really not possible to have St. Petersburg University and Moscow University." ”

"The places we can arrange are not necessarily what people want to go, and can Humboldt University and Dresden University compare with Harvard, Princeton, Cambridge and Oxford?"

"And what are your plans?"

The charter smiled slyly: "We can't compete with others at the high-end, we can only win by quantity." Isn't there a department of business administration in the laboratory, although it is a face-saving project carried out by the Hong Kong government, but the lineup is still very strong, with several management experts from McKinsey, Roland Berger, A.T. Kearney and BearingPoint, as well as several professors from the HKU Business School, the School of Economics and Finance, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Research Center and the Asian Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Value.

I would like to ask you to come forward and mobilize those Hong Kong bosses who have invested in China to jointly invest in the establishment of a business administration school based on the Faculty of Business Administration. The undergraduate stage is arranged at HKU, CUHK or HKUST, and the college is only responsible for the MBA program, with one or two hundred people in one session, and there is no need for a special school building, which can be placed in a hotel. ”

Regardless of the right to confer degrees, or the MBA school that sells dog meat on the head of a sheep, it is not a problem for NB Electric, and the key is to do this kind of thing skillfully, so that people cannot suddenly think that this is a disgraceful way of bribery.

If there are dozens, if not hundreds, of Hong Kong companies to provide funding, and dozens of Hong Kong celebrities serve as school directors, then NB Electric is just one of them.

Liu Siwei understood it as if he was enlightened, and couldn't help but smile: "There is a need for this, I think it shouldn't be a difficult thing, the key is what HKU, CUHK and HKUST think, after all, they also have MBA programs." ”

"If you want to talk about coincidence, there are many overlapping things!"

"HKU, CUHK and HKUST all have physics departments, so don't we also recruit PhD students in physics?" Just as HKU and CUHK are higher education, HKUST is elite education, and our laboratory is the elite education of the elite, the future Hong Kong Business School will cultivate the elite of the elite. (To be continued......)