0138 [King Maker]
"Mr. Du, you are a smart person, and I understand what you mean, but there is one thing you are wrong." Shen Bi bit his cigar and said, "I don't need anyone's help, especially someone like you, to be honest, you're not qualified enough."
"Is Boss Li qualified, is he qualified to charter a boat?" Du Yongxiao smiled, "You are a banker, not a philanthropist, I have reason to believe that everything you do is for the interests of HSBC, for your own interests, not for some Chinese businessmen!"
Shen Bi was stunned for a moment, "You are very straightforward and bold."
"I just told you the principle of doing things, everything is only for profit, and you can't afford to be early if you don't have profit!" Du Yongxiao said, "For you, you need a chance, a chance to prove yourself! And for me, I also need an opportunity, an opportunity that can help me take off."
"Take off? There are a lot of young people like you, and the question is why should I help you?" Shen Bi sneered, "I can completely fund more reliable Chinese businessmen, such as Mr. Li Jiacheng you just talked about, and Mr. Bao Yugang, they are stronger than you in terms of economic strength and business experience, investing in them, I have the most stable income, and I can even say that I win!"
Du Yongxiao retorted: "Yes, it is very safe to invest in them, and both you and HSBC have benefited a lot. The problem is that it's not a challenging investment, and it's not a proud achievement for a senior position, even if you were someone else."
Shen Bi bit his cigar and didn't say a word.
In his words, Du Yongxiao explained the interests and disadvantages of investing in Bao Yugang and Li Jiacheng.
Steady is safe, but unobtrusive.
And Shen Bi, who is in the position of acting director, now needs not to be safe, but to become famous in a fight.
"Assuming you are willing to invest in me, then I will work with you to develop and build that piece of land in Causeway Bay, which will become a feat in the history of Hong Kong architecture!" Just imagine, Shen Bi's eyes are like torches, his eyes are like talents, and he boldly invests in a young man, Du Yongxiao, to develop and build the center of Hong Kong Island, and finally make great achievements, and this alone can go down in history!"
Relying on the cognition of his previous life, Du Yongxiao can be said to know Shen Bi well, and at this moment, he is even more psychologically pinched Shen Bi to death, and every sentence hits the pain point, so that he can't resist.
Shen Bi took a deep breath, and subconsciously wanted to struggle, "There is no evidence! You pride yourself on being promising, what do you think of the land in Causeway Bay?"
"Times Square!" Du Yongxiao did not hesitate, "I am going to build it into a landmark building--- Times Square."
Du Yongxiao said and took out the "Times Square Construction Blueprint" that had been prepared earlier from his arms, handed it to Shen Bi and said, "This is my plan and my dream!"
Shen Bi looked slightly surprised, he didn't expect Du Yongxiao to be prepared, so he took the drawing with a cigar and looked at it carefully.
At first, Shen Bi's expression was still contemptuous, in his opinion, Du Yongxiao was at best a Chinese inspector, what architectural drawings did he know?
Gradually, however, his contempt turned to solemnity, and then from solemnity to astonishment---
"How so?" Shen Bi took the drawings and was completely conquered by the grand design of "Times Square" above.
As a banker and as an HSBC senior, Shen Bi has also come into contact with many people who have taken out drawings for loans, but those drawings are all messy, or they are just empty buildings, unrealistic, and completely to cheat money.
This one is different, and from any point of view, it is a super practical architectural drawing.
Shen Bi believes that as long as it is built according to the above design, the future Times Square will definitely rise from the ground and shine.
The more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, Shen Bi took a deep breath again, trying to calm himself down, and then looked at the artwork again, this time he noticed the signature under the artwork: "Royal Design Institute of Hong Kong!"
In an instant, Shen Bi's face changed again and again.
The work from the Royal Design Institute of Hong Kong is definitely the best of the best, and more importantly, it represents the executability of the architectural drawings. In other words, if the funds are in place, this Times Square can be built according to this drawing.
The waves of the heart roll,
Shen Bi remained silent on the surface, and returned the drawings to Du Yongxiao and said, "Very good, your dream is wonderful--- but a dream is still a dream after all, isn't it?"
"Yes, dreams are dreams, but with your patronage, they will become reality." Du Yongxiao stood up as he spoke, and said to Shen Bi with a very sincere attitude: "I know that I am humble and not seen by the Taipan, but no matter how humble a person is--- I can have great dreams, if I am a dreamer, then you are a kingmaker!"
The Kingmaker?
Du Yongxiao's title made Shen Bi's blood boil, he took a puff of his cigar and exhaled smoke, "Your dream is worth a lot! If you want to build Times Square, you need at least 20 million in liquidity! You should know better than me what a 20 million loan means!"
Du Yongxiao nodded, "That's why I came to you for help, no one can help me except you!"
Shen Bi was very satisfied with Du Yongxiao's attitude, stood up and said, "Du, you are a very good young man. Now I'm going to give you a chance, but according to our banking process, no matter how much you borrow, you have to have a corresponding collateral."
"I'm sorry, Taipan, I told you, I didn't have a mortgage."
Shen Bi bit his cigar, "There is another way, which is to find a guarantor!" If you are Chinese, you need to find three well-known people to vouch for you; If it's British, you just need to find two ---."
Du Yongxiao was about to speak, but Shen Bi interrupted him and put out the cigar in the ashtray: "I've talked too much. It is undeniable that your elaboration touched me, but after all, I am in business and will not sell the interests of the company for the sake of being in a position! So either you take something as collateral or find a guarantor!"
Du Yongxiao pondered for a moment and looked up at Shen Bi: "Shen Daban, are you sure that as long as I can find someone to guarantee it, you will take out a loan?"
"Yes!" Shen Bi was categorical, "As long as someone is willing to vouch for you now, I will lend immediately!"
In Shen Bi's opinion, no matter how powerful Du Yongxiao is, it is impossible to find such an excellent guarantor in a short time--- anyway, you are benevolent and righteous, you can't do it yourself, and you can't complain about others.
The voice landed---
Tuk tuk!
The secretary knocked on the door and came in----
"I'm sorry, Shen Daban, there are two gentlemen outside, and they said that they want to collectively vouch for Mr. Du Yongxiao Du!"
"What?" Shen Bi was shocked, "Who are they?"
"One is the Royal Police Force, Superintendent Ge Bai! The other is the Hong Kong Garrison, General William!"