Hongyunlou is the most luxurious restaurant in the two districts of the New Territories. Although the New Territories are very backward as a whole, there are definitely fewer dens of extravagance in the most backward places.
After all, the citizens of the New Territories are poor, but the officials and clan leaders are not poor, and they also have a strong desire to consume.
The dinner was held at Hongyun Building this time because the meeting between officials and businessmen from both sides needed to be low-key and confidential.
If you are in a big restaurant in Hong Kong Island, there are too many brokers and spies, and it is easy to be exposed.
As an official, you have to take advantage of opportunities and build a good reputation. In addition, there are reporters who are everywhere, so choosing a country restaurant is the best choice.
Another thing is that Lin Sanqi's career focus is now in the New Territories, specifically the New Territories border area, so the local tyrants here must be taken care of.
The New Territories police force turned a blind eye, so Lingnan Hall treated the border between the mainland and Hong Kong as its own home and entered and exited freely.
This is also something that all smugglers in Hong Kong need to arrange in advance.
If the police force makes things difficult, although Lin Sanqi can still smuggle secretly, he will have to deal with random inspections and checkpoints every day, which will also cause headaches. Moreover, it will attract the attention of the Hong Kong Eagle Government, which will not be worth the loss.
It’s nothing more than spending money, and Lin Baiyi is not short of money now.
After stopping the car, Uncle Lin went to arrange a private room and order food, while Lin Kucan and Lin Sanqi waited at the door of Hongyun Building.
After a while, a Crown car stopped at the door of the restaurant. An old man got out of the car. Lin Kucan quickly greeted him:
"Brother Gu, you arrived early."
Councillor Gu was very pleased with the Lin family father and son's humble attitude in welcoming him at the door, so he also said with a smile:
"I'm only 10 minutes early. I came to see if there's anything I need to prepare. Oh, Qizi is here too."
Lin Sanqi hurriedly greeted him, "Uncle Gu, I'm sorry to bother you this time."
Councillor Gu waved his hand. "No, we're from Huadu. When we're out and about, we should help each other. Hasn't the foreigner arrived yet?"
Councillor Koo, whose full name is Koo On-wo, is currently a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
The Legislative Council has only 18 members in total, who are not elected and have a relatively high social status, and of course their symbolic significance is stronger.
Generally, the Hong Kong Eagle Government puts forward a proposal, and then the 18 people in the Legislative Council just raise their hands to act as a rubber stamp.
After all, Western society emphasizes procedural justice. The Legislative Council is equivalent to the "parliament" abroad, and the parliament represents public opinion.
Therefore, this procedure must be followed to show that the Hong Kong government’s decision is agreed upon by the people.
This is what the legend means when you have to do... and establish...
The funniest thing is that Western society can do this on its own, including appointing the Governor and legislators of Hong Kong without considering public opinion at all.
As a result, after 1997, they actually said that they wanted democracy and universal suffrage, otherwise something would happen.
The reason we suffer is that we are too honest.
During the negotiations, we should have said to the Eagle people:
Didn’t you ask us to ensure that Hong Kong’s system remains unchanged for 50 years?
That's fine. We respect your system and will continue with your policies. The governor and legislators will continue to be appointed by the central government and will be guaranteed to remain unchanged for 100 years. Isn't that enough?
Otherwise, there wouldn't have been so many disputes later. This shows that our diplomatic negotiators at that time were too inexperienced and couldn't grasp the key points.
Although Councillor Koo has no real power, he is at least a member of the upper class in Hong Kong and has an official background, so the foreigners are willing to give him some face.
Lin Sanqi had met this eloquent councillor Gu once before, when the Lin family first arrived in Hong Kong and he paid a visit, but his visit was rather hasty.
Councillor Gu is in the real estate business, and Lin Sanqi is absolutely sure that he can get Councillor Gu to stand on his side.
While waiting for someone at the entrance of the restaurant, Lin Sanqi asked in casual conversation:
"Dad, how did you get to know Uncle Gu? Back then you were in Huadu, but Uncle Gu lived and worked in Hong Kong."
Councillor Gu smiled and answered for Lin Kucan:
"That was in 1948. I went to Southeast Asia for business and came back with typhoid fever. Because I had waited too long to recover, when I arrived at the hospital in Hong Kong, they issued a critical illness notice and asked my family to prepare for my funeral.
It just so happened that your father was invited to Hong Kong for a medical consultation. Coincidentally, the patient was an old friend of mine, so I begged your father to help, and that’s how he saved my life. Qizi, your father is a contemporary miracle doctor, and you can’t lose this medical skill.”
Lin Sanqi was surprised and said, "Wow, Dad, you're amazing! You've managed to cure a disease that even Western medicine hospitals can't treat."
Lin Kucan said calmly and pretentiously:
"I can't say anything else, but in the field of typhoid fever, I'd say I'm second to none in Lingnan. But Brother Gu, my youngest son has disappointed you. He prefers business and has little interest in medicine, so he didn't inherit the family business."
Councillor Gu laughed and said:
"Your eldest son will inherit the medical skills, and your youngest son will make a fortune in business. The prosperity of your Lin family is just around the corner.
I heard that the Lin family will control the supply of sand and gravel in Hong Kong from now on. I'll ask Qizai to write a note when the time comes. Qizai, please don't disrespect Uncle Gu."
Lin Sanqi patted his chest:
"No, Uncle Gu, don't worry. You are my father's close friend, and you are also my elder. I would cheat anyone but you."
Councillor Gu gave a thumbs up:
"Okay, Qizi is so generous. From now on, both our families will make a living in Hong Kong. Let's cooperate more and don't let the Chaoshan and Jiangsu and Zhejiang people bully us."
Lin Sanqi thought that the Chaoshan people’s most powerful time had not yet arrived, and Hong Kong was now the last glorious moment for Jiangsu and Zhejiang capital.
While a few people were chatting, another Lincoln car stopped at the door of the restaurant and two foreigners got out of the car.
Now it was Lin Sanqi's turn to step forward:
"Professor Witte, Professor Anthony, welcome back to Hong Kong."
The people who came were Lin Sanqi's other two business partners, who were specially invited by Lin Sanqi.
Today the Lin family invited the heads of the Hong Kong Department of Health and the New Territories North District Police Force to dinner. Since it is still a long way before 1997, the heads of these two departments are both foreigners.
Councillor Koo can act as a go-between, giving both parties the opportunity to sit down together for dinner and discuss matters.
However, the business that Lin Sanqi was about to do involved the interests of the relevant departments of the Hong Kong Eagle Government, and the foreigners might not give face to Councillor Gu, so Lin Sanqi directly invited his two partners to come.
Professor Witte is a native of Eagle Country and has a certain social status and political and business influence in Eagle Country. Now Eagle Country is the father of the Hong Kong Eagle Government and has a lot of face.
Professor Anthony is an American, a celebrity, and a senior intellectual.
The United States is the father of the Eagle Country, which is equivalent to the grandfather of the Hong Kong Eagle Government. Anthony's face is also very huge.
With these two grandfathers and father in charge, Lin Sanqi is very confident that he can take down the Hong Kong authorities.
This is the legendary "using barbarians to control barbarians".
Anyway, he had checked the information and found that the Independent Commission Against Corruption had not been established at that time. Whether it was the Hong Kong government or the police force, it could only be described as all officials were corrupt.
As long as it can be settled with money, it is not a big deal now.
After the two white professors greeted Councillor Gu and the Lin family, Professor Witte asked anxiously:
"Lin, you told me on the phone that your drug production park is really complete? Don't lie to an old man like me. I've sponsored you with tens of millions of pounds."
Lin Sanqi smiled and comforted:
"Professor, please rest assured. Today, you have helped me scare the Hong Kong government officials. Tomorrow, I will take you to visit the Bao'an Pharmaceutical Production Park. I believe you will be amazed at our Chinese efficiency."
Professor Anthony was also happy:
"Now that Witte and I have established our pharmaceutical distribution company, the relationship between the two countries' drug regulatory and health departments has also been established. As you Chinese say, everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.
As soon as your drug arrives, we will immediately put it into clinical use for tuberculosis treatment and quickly promote it to the world through the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. I am so excited just thinking about it now. We are going to make a fortune."
Lin Sanqi burst into laughter after hearing this:
"That's right. Today is the final hurdle. As long as we can get through to the Hong Kong authorities, our business will open immediately. Then you'll definitely see funds flowing into your accounts like a torrent."
Hehehe~~~The two foreigners and one Chinese man laughed like three foxes.
Councillor Gu was secretly surprised standing nearby, wondering how on earth did the youngest son of the Lin family get in touch with this foreigner?
You have to know that in Hong Kong, white people are like emperors, which made Councillor Gu's evaluation of the Lin family even higher.
Five minutes later, two more cars stopped in front of the hotel.
Councillor Gu whispered, "Here it comes." (End of this chapter)
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