Volume 4: The World of Great Conflict Chapter 0547 Supporting the Chinese does not necessarily mean being pro-China
"It hasn't come to that yet, grandma, don't worry about it."
"Okay, let's not talk about family for now, let me tell you something about business." Fang Mengyin waved her hand and asked Xianghe to bring her reading glasses, then took out a report from her bag, "Last month, the group bid for another 177 taxi licenses, and now there are a total of 1,726 licenses.
I bought some more shares of Kowloon Motor Bus from the market. Now Fang’s shareholding is 63.5%; Hong Kong Electric Light 36.5%; and Hong Kong Gas 11.2%.
In addition, I also established Fang’s Distilled Water Company to compete with Watsons for the distilled water market.
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The group's financial situation is relatively good, with a total debt of HK$920 million and a debt ratio of 37.5%, including HK$320 million from Southland Bank and HK$600 million from HSBC."
"Haha, this debt ratio is considered high in Xiangkeng, right?"
Most of the richest people in Hong Kong are engaged in the cash and milk business, and their family companies have very low debt ratios. The Fang Group is an exception among them.
"It's high, but fortunately HSBC has a high opinion of Fang. Shen Bi gave Fang a line of credit of 1.2 billion Hong Kong dollars. It can be given anytime he wants."
"Shen Bi is quite good at doing business and can see the direction of the wind. He knows that the time has come for Britain to retreat and China to advance in Hong Kong."
"We can't say that Shen Bi was right, but rather that HSBC has always been right." Fang Mengyin took a sip of water and said, "Between 1941 and 1953, when Morse was the chairman of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in Hong Kong, he proposed that 'whatever is good for Hong Kong is good for HSBC'.
From that time on, HSBC had the intention of breaking away from national and racial boundaries, developing everything around Hong Kong, and building Hong Kong into its base camp.
Morse's successors, Briga, Duana, Sanders, and Shaya, can be seen from their resumes and work styles that they have been adhering to the established principles left by Morse and moving forward;
The same is true of the current Shen Bi. He favors the Chinese only because supporting the Chinese is in the interests of HSBC, not because he has a preference for the Chinese. Shen Bi is not very friendly to China. Look at his proposal of "sovereignty in exchange for governance", which is full of malice. "
"Haha, we need to make friends but also be vigilant. We only do business and don't talk about politics. Grandma, has the Real Estate Construction Chamber of Commerce invited you to join?"
"I was invited. Bo Chupu and Guo Desheng both approached me, but I didn't agree. Later, Huo Zhendong came forward to invite me, and I agreed. Now I am one of the 25 directors."
"It's fine to join. As for the real estate planning in Hong Kong, we just need to go with the flow and don't have to think about competing with anyone. If there is land to be auctioned, we will bid for it. If there is no land to be auctioned, forget it. We should keep a low profile on real estate affairs, but we can secretly think about the Ding rights in the New Territories."
"Do I need you to remind me? I have already asked someone to evaluate the feasibility of the New Territories Ding Rights. This requires long-term planning. It is too early now. Let's wait a few years, from 1972 to 1977, when the peak period of newborn boys in the New Territories will come. It won't be too late for us to take action when these kids are 18 years old."
"Ha, grandma is really thoughtful. It will take at least ten years for the land in the New Territories to be developed on a large scale, so it can be seamlessly connected."
The government introduced the Indigenous House Policy in 1983, which stipulates that male descendants of New Territories indigenous people aged 18 and above can apply once in their lifetime to build an Indigenous House of up to three storeys within an approved area, with an area of no more than 700 square feet per floor and a total height of no more than 27 feet, without having to pay additional land price to the government.
As soon as this policy was promulgated, the indigenous residents in the New Territories tried their best to give birth to male children, and suddenly there was a five-year peak in the birth of male children. The lives of the residents in the New Territories were much harder than those in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. To put it bluntly, their lives were cheaper. The right to a son was the most valuable thing that most people could use to cash in, and if the prices were similar, they would scramble to sell it.
With Ding Quan, things will be easy after this.
"Stop flattering me and give me more great-grandchildren." Fang Mengyin adjusted her butterfly-shaped glasses, pinched her nose and said, "I'm really getting old, and my presbyopia is getting worse. "
"Then you have to take care of your rest. Half a day's work is enough. Take more rest and walk around more."
"That's not necessary. You've been resting for decades. It's good to be busy now." Fang Mengyin waved her hand and said, "But you, my eldest grandson, don't look like you're 22 years old. Don't be too tired. Give yourself a good vacation."
"Grandma, I will."
"Madam, young master, it's time to eat." Xiang He walked up to Nan Yi and the other man and said.
"Okay, let's eat."
Fang Mengyin responded and invited Nan Yi to the dining room.
The next day, Nan Yi took his pager with him, set his watch back 7 hours according to the time difference between Hong Kong and Tunisia, and then went out.
First, they crossed the sea to Macau and signed a few documents. In this way, the Nan family had a new company in Macau, the Tangqianyan (Aomen) Group, which on the surface had nothing to do with the Nan family.
Then he returned to Xiangkeng and continued to sign several documents. A newly registered Wangbei Media (Xiangkeng) company was added to the Tangqianyan Group. At the same time, it secretly acquired a 100% stake in Genzhengmiaohong (Jingcheng) Trading and secretly held shares of Ahmed and Grady Gage, the two nominal shareholders of Genzhengmiaohong (Xiangkeng) Company.
After finishing his work, he looked at his watch and saw that the hour hand had pointed to eight o'clock. Nan Yi's phone had not rung yet, so he thought about visiting the set of "Wan Chai Gunslinger".
It was three o'clock in the afternoon and there was not much traffic near the Hindu temple. The crew of "Wan Chai Gunslinger" was filming there.
When Nan Yi arrived, a car parked on the side of the road exploded with a bang. Sparks flew out of the car body and splashed everywhere. Then a fire man covered in flames crawled out of the car, waving his arms and legs for a while, and the staff nearby rushed over with a fire extinguisher.
"Nansheng, the artilleryman who set up this is not simple. He used directional blasting technology and it was precisely calculated." The school beauty came up to Nan Yi and said.
"It's normal. The artillery kings in Xiangkeng either have family background or have military service experience. They are all professionals, so this is not a big deal. This stunt is very courageous. Although he is wearing protective clothing, it is still very dangerous."
Nan Yi said, staring at the stuntman who climbed out of the car. After a while, he recognized him. "I was wondering who is so brave. It turns out to be Ke Zhihua from the Taicun Sanlian Gang."
With a chuckle, Nan Yi looked around again and saw the first male lead Lin Jiahua, the second male lead Ren Hua, the young and immature female lead Yang Ziliang, and a young man in a suit sitting next to Yang Ziliang.
Nan Yi didn’t know this young man, but he guessed that he was most likely Pan Disheng.
Some time ago, Nan Yi heard Wang Li mention that Pan Disheng bought most of the shares of D&B Films from Hong Sanmao and Juanmao and became the largest shareholder of D&B.
A person who makes a famous brand and enters the film and television industry obviously has impure motives, just like Nan Yi. He wants to use movies to promote his famous brand watches and clothes. He probably also wants to make it easier for himself to pick up girls and make a fortune from the development of the film and television industry.
"School Belle, help me call Wang Yan over."
Nan Yi had no interest in the lively scenes of people ordering people around and fawning on fans, so he didn't want to alarm the crew.
After a while, the school beauty brought Wang Li over here.
"Nansheng."
"Ah Xiang, you are a very dedicated producer. You actually spend a lot of time on the set."
"There's nothing we can do. Fengzai is still a little short of finishing the film. I have to keep an eye on him." Wang Meijian said with a grin.
"Who is next to Yang Ziliang? Pan Disheng?"
"It's him. He's been making a lot of noise lately."
"What's going on?"
"Recently, he has been in contact with Uncle Six and wants to rent 16 cinemas from Shaw Brothers to set up his own cinema chain."
"This is a big move." Nan Yi sighed , and then asked: "Does Pan Disheng have a good chance of winning?"
"Not small. The Li family plans to sell all their TVB shares, and Uncle Six wants to take over. His focus has now shifted to TVB, and he doesn't really care about Shaw's affairs anymore."
"Then we should get closer to Pan Disheng, so that our film won't be shown in theaters."
Wang Yan smiled and said, "Haha, I know how to do this little thing."
"I'm at ease with you doing your job. Okay, go do your job first. I'll treat you to dinner tonight. Call me when you're done."
"Okay, Nansheng, take care."
When it was seven o'clock, Nan Yi, who had already returned to 2046 Repulse Bay , received a call from Wang Li and went out to the restaurant.
After waiting in the restaurant for a while, Wang Li came over.
However, it was not just one person who came, but three. Pan Disheng and Yang Ziliang also walked with Wang Li.
"Nansheng, sorry to bother you."
