Chapter 274 Women and Banks

The soft light made the room look quite dim. Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, many lights were still on in the hazy city.

It looks quite bright under the deep blue night sky.

It was almost dawn, and Wan Qiwen, wearing only her underwear and a baggy men's shirt, was leaning against the long table.

She supported her body with her hands, and although her eyes were looking outside, you could tell from her dazed look that her attention was elsewhere.

As long as she closed her eyes, she could recall her... dissolute self last night.

Yes, debauchery.

After the initial absurdity and discomfort passed, it might be the atmosphere or the alcohol that amplified people's desires.

In addition, she was under tremendous pressure from the big boss of the station.

Perhaps there is also the extravagant dream of going international and moving towards Hollywood.

In the end, she and others eventually abandoned their self-esteem.

Just like the concubines and palace maids in the ancient imperial palace, they catered to him without any bottom line.

"This is crazy..."

She covered her head and muttered, "This group of people have gone crazy!"

Then a voice came into my ears: "Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

She was startled at first, but felt slightly relieved when she saw that it was Yang Gongru in her pajamas.

Among those people, she felt least uncomfortable with this colleague who was most likely to snatch her position as the mainstay.

As for the rest, just thinking about it made Wan Qiwen feel very embarrassed.

"You're still the same even though you can't sleep...how come you woke up?" Wan Qiwen forced a smile and looked at Yang Gongru, who was only wearing a thin silk nightgown.

"I'm not as popular with him as you, Sister Wan. He only did it to me once, but you did it twice. Except for not doing it as often as Li Jiaxin and Qiu Shuzhen, you are on the same level as Guan Jiahui." Yang Gongru came over, her pure and elegant face full of calmness, "I can't help it, it should be your legs, Sister Wan. He seems to like your legs very much."

Wan Qiwen's face suddenly turned red and then became a little embarrassed.

She turned her head away for several seconds before turning back, biting her lip and saying, "I'd rather not have this kind of love..."

The other party smiled and did not continue the topic. Instead, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Sister Wan, what should we do next?"

"What else can we do? It won't get out anyway. Just take the benefits you deserve and pretend nothing happened the rest of the time, right?"

But the ones who spoke were not Maria Miu and Kristy Yang.

But it was Guan Jiahui who was walking over from behind.

All I saw was this beautiful doll-like beauty who was in the last brilliant bloom of her life.

He must have just finished showering, and was wearing a large towel. He looked at the two young newcomers and said, "I just saw him and his people leave."

Kristy Yang and Joey Meng quickly called out "Sister Rosa" together. Rosamund is Guan Jiahui's English name. People of lower status than her in the circle generally call her Sister Rosa.

At this time, Yang Gongru couldn't help but whispered, "Sister Rosa, you said... Is it true that Boss Lin promised to let us act in Hollywood?"

“Rather than expecting Lin Baixin, I’d rather expect you to satisfy him last night.”

Guan Jiahui sat down in front of the two men, with the towel slightly opened, revealing her smooth, fragrant body underneath, looking very bold.

However, all the people present were girls, and they had been open and frank with each other from yesterday afternoon until now, so Guan Jiahui didn't care whether they saw it or not.

Guan Jiahui: "What is Lin Baixin in front of this guy? As long as he is satisfied, as long as he wants to have sex with you again. Then you only need him to ask once, and all Hollywood movies will be happy to open up to you, allowing you to choose the role you like."

"That's if he's satisfied with one of us. And wants to have sex again or a few more times."

Guan Jiahui is extremely straightforward and can even say shameless words.

The two actresses from ATV were somewhat uncomfortable. Wan Qiwen looked at Yang Gongru, then said to Guan Jiahui:

"Sister Rosa, then... then who might he be more satisfied with?"

"How would I know? But judging by the number of times, Li and Qiu came three times. You and I came twice, and Christie came once. Maybe they are ranked according to this?"

Dongdong——

There was suddenly a knock on the door, and the three girls looked over quickly.

They saw an expressionless beauty in maid outfit, about thirty years old, looking at them.

She spoke in English: "I am Xiaoli Liu, Mr.'s personal maid. Here are some medicines, and I hope the ladies can take them in front of me."

The three girls looked at each other, and finally Guan Jiahui spoke up, "Medicine? What medicine?"

"It's a medicine that will make you worry-free. It's called the contraceptive pill."

Then, Xiaoli Liu clapped her hands lightly.

A maid came out from behind her, carrying three glasses of water and three pills on a plate.

Yang Gongru opened her mouth silently, and her beautiful eyes widened.

Wan Qiwen also looked a little surprised, only Guan Jiahui smiled, "You are so thoughtful. Are you afraid that we will get pregnant? But that's normal, with such a large amount, it must be very active. I happen to be in my ovulation period, and it will be troublesome if I don't take the medicine and get pregnant."

This is somewhat against my will.

Guan Jiahui originally wanted to...but now, others have adopted this attitude.

Then take medicine.

She is able to deal with so many wealthy people. Her IQ may not be very high, and her EQ is just barely enough.

But he's already thirty-six years old.

I have enough experience and knowledge, and I have lived in the United States for a long time, so I understand the American mentality to some extent.

Guan Meiren stood up and took the pills and water. She even looked at the pills and said, "It's not Metformin and Yasmin. What kind of medicine is this?"

Miconazole and Yasmin are common and effective types of contraceptive pills available in Hong Kong Island.

"This is a laboratory drug. It is produced by Harvard University's Biopharmaceutical Research Laboratory and is not currently in mass production."

Liu Li said expressionlessly: "Because my boss is a trustee of Harvard University, I can get this drug. Otherwise, if I want to buy it, it would cost tens of thousands of dollars per pill."

After listening to this, Guan Jiahui pursed her lips and smiled: "Then I will try this medicine that costs hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars."

After saying that, she took the lead in swallowing the pills and washing them down with warm water.

Just after putting the warm water back on the plate, Liu Li said expressionlessly again, "Ms. Guan, please open your mouth. I need to check if you have hidden the pills."

Guan Jiahui was stunned for a moment, then anger appeared on her face and she was about to say something.

Liu Li said, "I'm very sorry, it's my duty."

Guan Jiahui was very angry, but she still opened her little mouth that had been filled by Liu Li's master last night and let her check whether there were any pills hidden!

"Thank you." Liu Li actually walked forward and took a closer look.

"It's their turn now!" After being examined, Guan Jiahui pointed at Joey Meng and Kristy Yang unhappily.

"Of course." Liu Li looked at the two of them.

"Why……"

Wan Qiwen sighed and stepped forward to cooperate.

December 10, 1997.

A piece of news came out in Hong Kong Island that shocked the whole city.

[… Lin Baixin, chairman of the board of directors of Li & Fung Group, held a press conference at noon today to announce that he would sell 89.5% of the shares of Asia Television Group under his name to the American Paladin Media Group for US$60 million…]

[This is the second foreign consortium to hold shares in Hong Kong Television, following the Australian consortium that held 30% of the shares of Rediffusion Television. And this means...]

【……】

Although it has been so many years, whether it is the former Rediffusion Television, or the later Asia Television, Golden Channel, Hong Kong Channel, and International Channel, none of them can compare to TVB, the leader of Hong Kong's local TV stations.

But the boat has its own share of influence. After all, Asia Television has accompanied the growth of many Hong Kong people.

Although in recent years, we have seen Asia Television's ratings being hit by TVB in various ways.

But suddenly, I heard the news that Asia Television was sold to foreigners by Lin Baixin.

Many Hong Kong people find it hard to accept it at first.

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

However, I learned that the buyer of Asia Television is the world's number one media group.

And it is Paladin Media, the world's guardian Milo Blackburn.

Moreover, the world's richest man is actually visiting Hong Kong right now - this news has just been announced.

So the shock about Asia Television's sudden sale was immediately overshadowed by the news that the world's richest man was now in Hong Kong.

It seems that TVB, ATV and many local newspapers in Hong Kong have made an appointment.

There was no report at all before, but immediately after Asia Television was acquired, a large amount of news about Milo Blackburn suddenly emerged.

So much so that in the following days, more than 70% of the media in Hong Kong were reporting on the world's richest man's visit to Hong Kong.

“This is actually the mentality of the so-called ‘outcasts of the civilized world’.”

December 12th.

According to the schedule, Milo had already completed Yahoo's IPO roadshow in Hong Kong.

His time was supposed to be in the desert, then Paris and London.

But he has stayed in Hong Kong until now, and it has been five days.

At that time, he was in the office of the CEO, or Boss John Reginald Hartnell Bond, in the headquarters building of HSBC Bank in Hong Kong.

Now in 1997, Hong Kong has returned.

But HSBC, which is like the central bank of Hong Kong, is still controlled by the British.

John Reginald Hartnell Bond is the current HSBC boss.

The uncrowned king of Hong Kong, the British who can influence the policies of this tiny country to a certain extent.

The reason why Milo appeared here was because of the strong suggestion of HSBC and Reginald.

The Hong Kong Central Clearing Company, the Hong Kong Financial Bureau, the Hong Kong HSBC, the Hong Kong Standard Chartered, the Hong Kong Bank of China, and many local capital giants have established a new company.

A company called Xiangjiang Investment Co., Ltd., led by HSBC and Xiangjiang Zhongying, is preparing to participate in Yahoo's IPO subscription.

After the world's richest man was willing to cooperate and changed the second IPO in Asia, originally scheduled for Singapore, to Hong Kong.

People in Hong Kong are also happy to support the world's richest man.

This time, it plans to invest 20 billion US dollars to subscribe to Yahoo's IPO shares.

HSBC was the leading player, and it was under HSBC's strong request and leadership that the Hong Kong Investment Group, which had originally subscribed for US$10 billion, increased the amount to US$20 billion.

"Hong Kong used to be British territory. Some Hong Kong people, or many Hong Kong people, feel that they are part of the Western civilized world for this reason."

"But now they have returned to their motherland and left the British rule behind."

"These people subconsciously feel that they have been pulled back to reality from a civilized country."

"The whole nation is feeling anxious about gaining and losing. The recent wave of immigration is also related to this national sentiment."

John Reginald looked at Milo with admiration. After Milo finished speaking, the HSBC boss spoke: "You really have a keen eye. I didn't expect you to understand such trivial matters in a small place like Hong Kong so clearly. No wonder you can stand at the top of the world's wealth."

Milo shrugged. It was because he had a special feeling for this place.

In addition, as the United States pays more and more attention to China, various think tanks are conducting more and more research on China.

His Blackburn foundation also got in on the fun.

What he said was nothing more than the foundation's research on the special situations in Hong Kong and the mainland.

"Let's not discuss these things. The mentality of Hong Kong people needs to be adjusted between themselves and their motherland."

"Let's talk about our own things."

"John, I know HSBC has always wanted to enter the United States. But the U.S. banking industry is too developed. If you really want to enter, you must open your arms and embrace American capital."

HSBC Hong Kong, whose full name is Shanghai HSBC Bank.

This bank, like Standard Chartered Bank, is a large bank that was originally supported by colonial bloodsucking and privileges.

But now, the British Empire has become the Great Yin Empire.

It is impossible for HSBC to continue to enjoy its previous privileges.

HSBC probably sensed this more than 20 years ago.

So since the 1970s, HSBC has used the money earned from its semi-monopoly position in Hong Kong to expand its presence around the world.

Trying to find a place to stay outside Hong Kong.

Among them, North America is the new market that HSBC most wants to open up.

In the early 1980s, HSBC spared no expense to enter the United States.

What were the consequences? The consequences were, of course, bloodshed and countless fines from the US authorities.

Only now has it managed to gain a foothold in places where there are large Chinese populations, such as New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

It's so ironic -

A bank managed by the British, relying on the money earned in Hong Kong, went to the United States to expand into the market.

They were fined and in agony, but in the end they found that only a small number of Chinese Americans supported their business.

Most of them are immigrants from Hong Kong or Guangdong Province...

HSBC probably had some ideas when Milo came to Hong Kong this time.

Taking advantage of Milo's visit to HSBC headquarters today.

On behalf of HSBC headquarters, John Reginald proposed to cooperate with Blackburn Bank in North America.

That's why Milo said that just now.

He was now staring at John Reginald, with an inexplicable smile on his face. "Simply put, if you really want to do American business, then you must become Americans, I think, at least part of them. Do you understand what I mean?"

(End of this chapter)