When Davis received an "enthusiastic" phone call from Patton at midnight, in which the union members "warmly welcomed Mr. Kobayashi to take over the three major automobile factories and lead everyone to new glory," he was completely dumbfounded.
He stared in disbelief, speechless for a long time.
He couldn't understand how many "trump cards" this Eastern man was still hiding.
Leyland, Rover, Land Rover, and MG—the acquisition agreements are all finalized!
It can be said that Lin Huowang's layout in the British automotive industry has now come to a perfect end. The next step is to figure out how to move all these automotive industries and technologies back to the mainland of China, like ants carrying grains of rice.
Meanwhile, thousands of miles away on Hong Kong Island, inside the Jardine Matheson Group headquarters building in Central.
The setting sun, like blood, dyed the surface of Victoria Harbour an eerie dark red.
In the top-floor office of Jardine Matheson, a symbol of the supreme power of British capital in Hong Kong Island, Jardine Matheson's tycoon, Newt Bik-kin, stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, utterly despondent.
The office was a mess, with the group's latest financial statements scattered on the table. The shockingly huge losses on those statements were a death sentence for him.
Behind this, of course, lies Lin Huowang's $15 billion investment in the silver futures market, which was used to launch a frenzied attack on Jardine Matheson Group.
The phone was still ringing incessantly, some calls were from banks demanding repayment, some from the board of directors questioning him, and some were from subordinates crying and pleading... But Newt G.J. ignored them all and had no intention of answering the phone.
He knew he had lost.
The "old money" he represented, the British capital that had dominated Hong Kong Island for a century, was shattered by the emerging force of Kobayashi Tenmoku.
Niu Bijian slowly straightened his tie, which was always impeccably tailored.
Then, he glanced out the window at the Hong Kong financial center, where he once held immense power and influence.
A final flicker of despair flashed in his eyes.
"The glory of the British Empire... in Hong Kong... is it really coming to an end with me...?"
He was asking himself this question, as well as Victoria Harbour, and even more so, the countless British business pioneers who made their fortune on Hong Kong Island throughout history.
Finally... he didn't hesitate any longer. Facing the salty evening wind of Victoria Harbour, he opened his arms and jumped out of the window of his top-floor office!
His death marked a complete end to more than a century of British dominance in Hong Kong!
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