Looking at the expression of the Financial Secretary, and the other party directly calling his name, Fang Lang chuckled in his heart and felt bad. But the expression on his face did not change in the slightest, and he still reached out to shake the other party with a smile on his face.

The president of Global JPMorgan Bank on the side didn't wait for the two to say anything, and took the initiative to send out an invitation:

"Boss, are you also here for dinner? I'm worried that my invitation to Mr. McCall is a little underweight! Since you happen to meet the boss, do you want to sit down and eat together? ”

This was Fang Lang's deliberate arrangement, but McCall's expression just now made Fang Lang have some doubts, he didn't answer immediately, but looked at the financial secretary, seeing that there was no difference in his face, and he couldn't figure out for a while whether he was delusional just now.

Now that he has come, it is not easy for him to retreat, which makes it easy for people to mistakenly think that he looks down on the other party, after thinking about this, he said with a spring breeze on his face:

"It depends on whether it is convenient for Mr. Director, if you want to discuss something about work today, I won't bother!"

Hearing this, McCall shook his head with a smile and said:

"I was also invited by Kalioca to come over today, I think if it's about your company's business, General Fang shouldn't avoid it!"

Hearing this, Kalioca also hurriedly smiled and said:

"Haha...... Yes, yes, I invited Mr. McCall to dinner this time, that is, I want to make friends with Mr. McCall for the first time, and if I can have the boss personally accompany me, I will definitely let Mr. McCall feel my sincerity even more. ”

McCall didn't speak when he heard this, but continued to look at Fang Lang with a smile on his face.

Seeing this, Fang Lang smiled slightly, nodded at McCall and said:

"Then I'll bother you today!"

After speaking, he was no longer polite, and directly pulled out the stool and sat down. Seeing this, the other two also smiled and nodded, motioning for each other to sit down and chat.

After the three of them sat down, Carioca beckoned the waiter to order two more dishes, and then poured Fang Lang a glass of red wine.

As the secretary of the financial secretary of Hong Kong City, McCall can be regarded as a local half of the landlord, so he raised his glass directly to Fang Lang and said:

"It is a great pleasure to meet General Fang here today, and as an Englishman, I would like to express my gratitude to General Fang for leading the fleet to visit Port City at this sensitive time!

You are our best friend of the British Empire, let's toast to friendship! ”

Hearing this, Fang Lang was naturally full of smiles, and raised his wine glass to McCall and said:

"Well, for our friendship, cheers!"

The three of them warmly raised their glasses to each other, and after a glass of wine was down, several people seemed to break the strangeness between each other and began to talk and laugh.

Fang Lang felt that the director of McCall in front of him must have guessed that today's chance encounter was deliberately arranged, but the other party did not expose it, so of course he didn't need to poke it himself.

After a while of chatting and laughing, Director McCall suddenly took the initiative to stir up the topic intentionally or unintentionally:

"Speaking of which, we also have to thank General Fang! Originally, everyone was very worried about the situation in the port city, but General Fang's words at the press conference at the Admiralty Pier made many of us see the dawn of peace.

Many business celebrities who were originally going to transfer the assets of the port city chose to wait and see after listening to General Fang's words, which made our financial environment in the port city also take a turn for the better, and my work has also been much better. ”

Hearing this, Fang Lang smiled at the other party and said:

"Haha...... I'm just telling you the truth, and Mr. Grantham has discussed this topic with me alone, and in fact, I share his point of view, that the turmoil will pass quickly, and that we are all very optimistic about the future of the port city.

Therefore, although there was a lot of British capital flight during this period, we still did not hesitate to increase our investment in the port city, and in the future, our group's business in the port city will have to trouble Mr. McCall to support a lot! ”

"Haha...... Well said, well said! We at Hong Kong City very much welcome successful people like Mr. Fang to come and invest.

As the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong City, if there is anything I can help with, I would like to ask General Fang not to be polite, although I will spare no effort to ensure the normal business activities of your company in Hong Kong City. ”

Looking at McCall with a smile on his face, Fang Lang understood that the other party was waiting for him to speak, and he originally planned to explain the location of his museum site directly to the Financial Secretary, but thinking of the other party's strange expression before, he still decided to slow down a little and see if he could test the other party again.

"Haha...... Thank you Mr. McCall for your support, and I really need your help right now! ”

When McCall heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said:

"Oh! Is it about the land for the construction of Mr. Fang's private museum? ”

As soon as he heard this, Fang Lang's heart moved, and he said with some doubts:

"Huh! Has Mr. Governor entrusted this matter to you? ”

McCall, who thought he already knew Fang Lang's purpose, couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but carefully look at Fang Lang's expression before saying:

"Hmmm! Indeed, Mr. Governor of Hong Kong has personally selected a site for the construction of a museum for Mr. Fong, and is in the process of letting our Lands Department under the Financial Secretary go through the land acquisition process! ”

Hearing this, Fang Lang immediately understood the purpose of the Hong Kong Governor's appointment to go to the Governor's Palace tomorrow afternoon for a meeting, although he clearly told the other party that he needed to investigate the matter of the museum land, and then go through the formal application process.

Don't bother the Hong Kong Governor's Office to meddle in such a trivial matter, but now it seems that Grantham didn't really let this matter go because he said so.

Or from the beginning of his promise to help the other party pass the word, the other party has already begun to find a site for his museum. It seems that the other party doesn't want to owe himself a favor!

Fang Lang looked at McCall with a surprised look and said:

"Huh? Didn't I already tell Mr. Governor about this? Don't bother the other party! We can find a suitable place by ourselves and apply to the Lands Department normally!

Mr. Governor, this is also too polite. I don't know where the place Mr. Governor has chosen for me is! ”

McCall, who had been carefully observing Fang Lang's expression, couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard Fang Lang's words, and hurriedly said with a smile on his face:

"Ahh So that's the case, it seems that Mr. Governor of Hong Kong is planning to surprise Mr. Fang! Wouldn't I be talking too much, and accidentally disrupting Mr. Governor's plan?

Sin, sin, I am self-righteous, and please Mr. Fang don't take what I just said to heart. If Mr. Governor mentions it to you, please help cover it up! ”

"Haha...... No problem, I happened to be looking around all this time, and I did not have a decision about where to put the museum, and since Mr. Governor himself came forward to help me think about it, I happened to be happy.

Mr. McCall, rest assured, I didn't hear anything just now. Haha......"

Speaking of which, Fang Lang already has his own museum construction address in his mind, and now Grantham has helped him choose a location, if the location is not to his liking, it is really difficult for him to do.

It's hard to refute the other party's face!

Therefore, although Fang Lang smiled heartily, McCall still saw a trace of unnaturalness in the other party's eyes.

Thinking that the other party's performance may be caused by his own self-righteousness, McCall was also a little apprehensive, and hurriedly coughed lightly, and said with a little embarrassment:

"I heard what Mr. Fang meant, the place you just said you wanted me to help with doesn't seem to be about the land for the construction of this museum?"

Fang Lang had just made it clear that he didn't want to ask the other party to help determine the land for the construction of a private museum, so it was naturally difficult to continue to talk about this matter now.

After thinking for a while, he laughed and said:

"Speaking of which, what I'm going to trouble Mr. McCall is, though not about the land for the construction of the museum, but about the land.

As you know, I am very optimistic about the development of the port city, and I have been very happy in the port city during this time, but there is only one thing that is not very convenient, that is, I do not have a home of my own here in the port city, and I need to live in a hotel, which is somewhat inconvenient.

Therefore, I want to apply to the Hong Kong government for a residential land, but I don't know if I can get the approval of the Hong Kong government. ”

Hearing this, McCall couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, of course this little thing was not a difficult thing for him, but he saw Fang Lang meet him in person, and thought that there was something very troublesome to find him.

He took the initiative to tell Mr. Hong Kong Governor about helping him find the museum site, but it turned out that he had made a fuss.

"Haha...... What's so hard about that! I don't know what Mr. Fang has taken a fancy to, please just tell me, I will definitely help you arrange it immediately! ”

When Fang Lang said that he wanted to apply for residential land in Port City, he had already begun to think quickly in his heart, what is the right place to build a house for himself.

Speaking of which, the most upscale address of the port city residence in this period is, of course, in Taiping Shan, but now Taiping Mountain is the world of the white race, and the Chinese are not allowed to settle here at all.

And Fang Lang also does not like to live in Taiping Mountain, later generations Fang Lang went to Taiping Mountain to play, when taking the car up and down the top of the road, it was really frightening, the lane is narrow, the curve is sharp, and I feel that the slightest carelessness will destroy the car and kill people.

Instead of living on it and climbing up and down every day, it is better to buy a luxury sea view large flat, with many supporting services and convenient travel.

It's a pity that there is no such high-rise sea view flat in this era. If you live at the bottom of the mountain, there are many people around, and when it develops in the future, you will be surrounded by high-rise buildings, which will be even more uncomfortable.

Therefore, if you want to live comfortably on Hong Kong Island and not be surrounded by high-rise buildings, you can only run up the mountain, which is also the reason why the luxury house on the top of the mountain is precious.

The best location for the residence in Fang Lang's mind must be the vicinity of the famous Deep Water Bay and the adjacent Repulse Bay. These two locations were still remote areas in the port city at this time, and the land price was not expensive.

Therefore, the first thing Fang Lang wanted was the land here.

In his capacity, as long as this kind of thing is mentioned to McCall, the other party will never refuse. But since Fang Lang has found the Financial Secretary, it is obviously not enough to only take Deep Water Bay or Repulse Bay.

After hearing McCall's all-encompassing attitude, Fang Lang's heart moved, and he said directly:

"If it's the top of the Victoria Peak, is it okay?"

As soon as these words came out, McCall, who was still smiling just now, couldn't help but have a stunned expression, and a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face. After a long time, he slowly spoke:

"This Victoria Peak is really a bit special, the terrain is complicated, there are not many places that can be used as residential foundations, if Mr. Fang wants to build a house there, I may have to go back and have a good look with the Director of Lands, is there a suitable place."

Hearing this, Fang Lang understood that the other party was going back to communicate with the Hong Kong Governor, after all, the current location of Taiping Mountain is special, and there has never been a precedent for Chinese to move in, and he really can't make the decision directly.

"Uh-huh! Then I'll wait for your good news. ”

Fang Lang obviously didn't like to live here, why did he propose to the other party to ask for a homestead on the top of Taiping Mountain! The reason is very simple, that is, to break the monopoly of the British on Victoria Hill.

Although this is now a British colony, sooner or later it will return to its hometown, and the monopoly here will be broken sooner or later, but now that he has come to Hong Kong City, if he has the opportunity to break this unspoken rule in advance, of course Fang Lang has to try.

In the eyes of the Hong Kong Governor and a number of officials of the Hong Kong government, Fang Lang may be a Brazilian Chinese, not a native Chinese, and the resistance to approving the homestead in Taiping Shan will definitely be much smaller.

But even if he is a Brazilian Chinese, it can't change the fact that he is Chinese, as long as he can break this unspoken rule of Taipingshan, it will open an invisible shackle for the entire Chinese community.

Therefore, Fang Lang's request to build a house in Taiping Mountain seems to be just an ordinary homestead issue, but in fact it involves political issues.

With the first Chinese staying in Victoria Mountain, there will soon be a second, and a third, just like John Tsang has a chance to break the Hong Kong City Police Force, there is no history of Chinese inspectors, once he breaks this rule, the next one will follow.

Sooner or later, the entire police force will become a Chinese world.

As if sensing McCall's unnaturalness, Carioca was very clever in getting involved at the right time, and began to steer the conversation to other things.

Soon, the dinner was over.

Fang Lang, who returned to the room, did not have much happiness on his face, after all, his original plan was not achieved, and the location of the private museum now depends on what kind of surprise Grantham has prepared.

Carioca, who saw McCall away, did not leave, but came to Fang Lang's room.

"Boss, is things not going well?"

Fang Lang didn't tell his subordinate the banker what his original plan was, but he still saw it through Fang Lang's expression. So, take the initiative to stay and see if there's anything you can do to help.

Seeing this, Fang Lang smiled slightly, waved his hand indifferently and said:

"It's not that it didn't go well, it's just that I didn't expect that Grantham would take the initiative to help me find a location for the construction of a private museum, and the location he provided must be different from the location I had in mind.

However, it doesn't matter, the other party is the Governor of Hong Kong, and the place he took out will not be a messy place, and it is likely to be a concentrated area of the cultural and art industry planned by their Hong Kong government.

It won't have much impact on my museum construction. The point is, I had planned to take the opportunity to acquire a large piece of commercial land for the construction of the group company's port city headquarters. But now it looks like that plan is about to fall through the cracks. ”

(End of chapter)