As Huo Yingdong listened to his son's heartfelt cry, the tense lines on his face finally relaxed, and his eyes revealed a long-lost, genuine approval and smile.
He nodded with satisfaction, walked up to Huo Zhenting, patted his son's shoulder firmly, and said in a gentle but firm voice: "That's right! Good! This is my son, Huo Yingdong! With this kind of backbone and roots, you are a hundred times, a thousand times better than that Xiaolin Tianwang who seems to be in a good position but is actually a lackey for others!"
His eyes were sharp as knives as he continued his analysis, "The intelligence you mentioned... is probably true. Everything Kobayashi Tianwang possesses, is there anything that doesn't have the shadow of the British behind it?
Where do you think he got those precision printing presses? Did he really think it was just luck? They were seized by the British Hong Kong Customs, and only after Jardine Matheson's Newbigin personally pressured MacLehose to release them! From that moment on, Kobayashi Tenwang was probably tied to the British chariot, becoming their dog!
He's wagging his tail so cheerfully right now, so naturally he'll get a few bones. You, the eldest son of the Huo family, are brooding over a dog that earned its position by wagging its tail and begging for mercy, and you're furious... Zhen Ting, tell me, isn't this... a bit of a loss of face? Are you underestimating yourself a bit?"
Huo Yingdong's words were like a cooling agent, instantly extinguishing the burning resentment and jealousy in Huo Zhen's chest.
Yes, although Kobayashi Tenwang seemed to be in a very high position, he was actually just a vicious dog that was fed with meat and bones by the British and pushed out to disrupt the situation.
As a direct descendant of the Huo family, shouldering the responsibility of upholding the principles of family and country, how could he afford to haggle with a lackey and waste his energy in this quagmire? A surge of righteousness surged through his chest, instantly dispelling the frustration.
"Daddy... you're right!" Huo Zhenting let out a long breath, his back straightened again, his eyes regaining their former sharpness. "I was blinded by anger for a moment! It's really beneath my dignity to argue with such a villain!"
But then his brow furrowed, a new wave of resentment rising in his heart. "But... are we just going to watch this lackey, relying on his British masters, swagger around Hong Kong Island, acting arrogantly? Are we truly powerless to fight back? Should we just let them ride roughshod over us? This is truly unbearable!"
Seeing the renewed fighting spirit in his son's eyes, Huo Yingdong smiled approvingly. He walked back to his desk, hands behind his back, his eyes gleaming with the profound wisdom honed by years of experience in the business world. "Who says there's no way to fight back? Fighting back doesn't necessarily require a head-on confrontation. Zhen Ting, show the ambition and skill of the Huo family's eldest son! What's a temporary disadvantage? I called you here specifically to discuss how to wage a complete war against this 'Xiao Lin Tian Wang'!"
He stopped, turned around, and stared at Fok Chun-ting with a stern gaze. "Listen carefully! First, didn't he get 27.5% of the shares of Hong Kong Land? The 10% held by our Fok family is not something to be trifled with! Make good use of our board seats, at least two! Starting tomorrow, keep an eye on every decision made by Hong Kong Land!"
You must stand up and oppose any charter or resolution proposed by Kobayashi Tenmo, no matter how big or small! Use every possible means to delay it!
Even if we can't stop it in the end, we must make sure every board meeting is a mess! Let the new leader's prestige be completely destroyed! We don't care how much money we make from the land, we just want it to be... chaotic!"
Huo Yingdong's tone suddenly became cold and hard. "It would be best if it were to continue to fight internally, stagnate, and let the market be pessimistic about its prospects!"
"Second!" he emphasized. "Early tomorrow morning, in the name of the Huo Group, we will issue an official statement! The content is: Effective immediately, all subsidiaries, holding companies, and cooperative enterprises under the Huo Group will sever all business cooperation with Hongkong Land and its related companies! Terminate all contracts! End all dealings! The reason... you let them come up with something plausible that won't completely ruin their relationship! For example, 'Our company has higher ethical standards for its partners'... We want to let the entire Hong Kong business community see that the Huo family refuses to be complicit with Hongkong Land and its owners!"
After hearing this, Huo Zhenting's eyes, which had been gloomy just now, suddenly burst into a startling light. The dejection on his face was swept away, replaced by incomparable excitement: "Daddy! Great! Incredible!"
These two moves were like cutting off the fire! Being a stubborn opponent on the board of directors would make it difficult for Kobayashi Tianwang to move forward and cause him great distress.
A complete cut-off of supply and cooperation is the most direct way to strangle a business!
The Fok Group has deep roots in Hong Kong Island, with businesses spanning real estate, shipping, infrastructure and even retail and hotels.
Once all ties are severed, it will definitely be a heavy blow to the core chain of the Landmark Group that Kobayashi Tenmo has just taken over!
This is enough to cause the operation of the entire Jardine Matheson Group to stagnate or even become partially chaotic!
By 1977, after decades of hard work by Henry Fok, the Fok family had become a vast business empire with deep roots in Hong Kong Island.
Its subsidiary, Fok Hing Yip Tong Properties, controls dozens of real estate projects across Hong Kong, Kowloon, and the New Territories. Fok Kee Shipping owns a fleet of ocean-going vessels sailing between Southeast Asia and mainland China, and owns terminals and warehousing facilities. Its affiliated companies include construction, building materials, cement, sand and gravel supply, and even certain utilities and retail companies with cross-shareholdings in Hong Kong. The Fok Group employs tens of thousands of people.
The partnership with Hong Kong Land Development is even more complex. Fok owns numerous large office buildings and shopping malls in prime locations in Central, Admiralty, and Causeway Bay, all of which are under long-term contracts for property management, security services, and cleaning services from companies affiliated with Hong Kong Land Development.
The construction company under the Huo family is an important supplier of building materials for many of Hong Kong's ongoing projects, including bulk materials such as steel bars, cement, sand and gravel.
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