This damn Japanese kid!
If it weren't for his incident today and if I hadn't received this call, at least my wife could have been satisfied for a few minutes!
On the other side, in the teahouse, the lingering aroma of tea rises in the quiet private room.
Outside the window was the vague outline of Kowloon Walled City, which made this secret meeting even more secretive.
Huo Yingdong picked up the blue and white porcelain cup and blew gently on the floating leaves.
A genuine smile spread across his face, and he broke the silence, saying, "Xiao Lin-sheng, I admire you! You're truly a formidable young talent! That 'karate-style' acquisition of Hong Kong Land was a stroke of genius! The 'Home Ownership for All' program is incredibly popular, and has significantly boosted Hong Kong Land's reputation. Now they've even acquired the 'propaganda machine' of ATV. This series of moves was so swift, precise, and ruthless! Even I, Old Huo, have been amazed by it, even after living for most of my life!"
His words were full of admiration, and even a hint of barely perceptible envy.
Mr. Liao sipped his tea steadily, looked at Lin Huowang with a gentle gaze, and nodded slightly in agreement.
Lin Huowang humbly waved his hand. "Mr. Huo, you're overly kind. It was just a matter of following the flow, with a bit of luck thrown in. However... to maintain my 'personality', I've had to confront Brother Zhen Ting during this time, and I might have used some harsh words. I wonder if this has had any negative impact on Brother Zhen Ting's self-confidence and... well, if so, I'm deeply concerned."
He looked at Huo Yingdong with frank eyes.
Upon hearing this, Huo Yingdong burst into laughter and waved his hand nonchalantly, "Xiao Lin, you're worrying too much! A real man, born in this world, how can he not experience the ups and downs of life?
If he can't even withstand this level of blow, then he's not worthy of being my son, Huo Yingdong! It's even more impossible for him to achieve anything great in this ever-changing Hong Kong!
To be honest, although Zhen Ting is a tough guy and still resentful of you taking over the company, privately, he actually... well, admires you quite a bit. Especially that "Focus Interview" you created!
Exposing unscrupulous real estate developers and pointing the finger at building safety loopholes and social injustice, the courage and vision are first-class!
Newbigin's gang, and a few of the Chinese business scum who depended on them, were so angry that they were jumping up and down, and even had evil intentions, thinking of finding some gangsters to threaten ATV reporters and editors to shut them up.
Huo Yingdong paused, took a sip of tea, and the smile on his face deepened. Then he said with a hint of pride: "Guess what? It was Zhen Ting! After he learned the news, he actually took the initiative to stop it!
He found those Chinese businessmen and told them clearly that anyone who dared to touch anyone from ATV would be against him, Fok Chun-tung! And against the Fok family! He said...'Although that guy Kobayashi Tianwang is annoying, the fact that he took over ATV and dared to produce a program like "Focus Interview" is a blessing for the people of Hong Kong Island! You want to ruin the show, but you can't!'"
Upon hearing this, Lord Liao's eyes sparkled, and he couldn't help but clap his hands in praise, "Excellent! What a sensible and responsible young master of the Huo family! Competition and pressure are what sharpen one's edge! Young Master Huo can think and act this way. Old Master Huo, you have a successor!"
Then, he turned to Lin Huowang and said with sincere admiration, "Comrade Lin Huowang, this move of yours is indeed brilliant. You stirred up public opinion, occupied the moral high ground, and used the conflict with the Huo family as cover.
On the one hand, they are confusing the public, and on the other hand, they are leveraging both sides. It is an open and aboveboard scheme! The effect is remarkable!
You see, even with the construction of the Shekou Industrial Park, although the Hong Kong government was undoubtedly aware of it, MacLehose has not yet put up any substantial obstacles. This move is a great success!
Mr. Liao’s affirmation represents recognition of the general direction.
Huo Yingdong also smiled and said, "Mr. Liao is right. So, we have to cooperate with the show and perform well."
Mr. Liao, don't worry. The left-wing media and the mainland have expressed some cooperation intentions. They are showing it to the outside world, saying that this "old guy" of mine is "outdated" in the eyes of the mainland and has little use value. The mainland is now more inclined to cooperate with the young and promising "Xiao Linsheng".
I am best at acting out the 'falling out of favor' scene!
As for me now, I can take this opportunity to get closer to HSBC, complain about my grievances and talk about the grievance of being "abandoned" by the mainland, and maybe I can get more low-interest loans from Shen Bi.
This time, with the great silver market, I just want to follow Xiaolinsheng and get a piece of the pie!"
When silver futures were mentioned, Huo Yingdong's expression immediately became serious. He said, "Mr. Xiaolin, the total amount of funds invested by the three of us this time is unprecedented, exceeding US$2 billion, and may approach US$2.5 billion in the future.
With such a large target, it is difficult to completely conceal the movements.
Are you really sure that the Hunter brothers won't notice? They are the bankers. What if they find out that we, a newcomer, have entered the market and disrupted their plans, or even turn against us..."
The total amount of 2.5 billion US dollars, which was raised by the mainland, the Huo family and Lin Huowang, was poured into the international silver futures market. It was no longer like the previous small-scale transactions, and immediately caused the price of silver to soar again.
Even Huo Yingdong had never handled such a big business before, so he was somewhat nervous.
But after such a long period of planning, now it has come to a critical moment, and naturally we must advance and not retreat.
He asked Lin Huowang this just to get a little more peace of mind.
"Don't worry, Mr. Huo, I'm absolutely certain. The Hunter brothers have no way out!
They have been planning for a long time, invested astronomical amounts of money, and hoarded a huge amount of spot silver.
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