Hardy's private plane B-29 landed at Hong Kong Airport. As soon as he got off the plane, a group of people gathered at the airport to greet him.
"Hadi~!"
Han Ye-jin saw Hardy, shouted, and trotted over.
Hardy smiled, opened his arms and hugged Han Ye-jin. Han Ye-jin was wearing a cheongsam and had a delicate and graceful figure. Hardy's broad chest seemed to fit her in.
"I miss you so much." Han Ye-jin said affectionately.
"I miss you too, so I came to Hong Kong to see you." Hardy said with a smile.
The two separated.
Others stepped forward.
HSBC President Sanders, several vice presidents, the president of Wells Fargo Hong Kong branch, in addition to the president and editor-in-chief of the Global Times Hong Kong branch, and the head of ABC Radio.
ABC TV set up a branch in Hong Kong last year, but there are no television users in Hong Kong now, so only one station was set up to broadcast to the outside world.
It broadcasts in three languages, namely English, Cantonese and Northern Chinese.
Now the Global Times and ABC Radio have become the best newspapers and radio stations in Hong Kong. Other local newspapers and radio stations cannot compete with them at all.
Hardy doesn't expect them to make money. They can also use the resources of the Global Times and ABC Radio. The high quality of the programs will naturally attract more people.
Hadi exchanged a few pleasantries with these people and said, "Thank you for coming to greet me today. It's already late. I will go back home to rest today. I will visit various companies in a few days."
"Welcome Chairman to inspect." Everyone said together.
At this time, Victor stepped forward and said respectfully, "Boss, the car is ready. Please get in. I will arrange for the others."
Hadi nodded in satisfaction.
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After a short separation, Hardy and Han Ye-jin had a fierce collision in a luxury house in Mid-Levels, until the woman became paralyzed and the man was exhausted.
The two were reluctant to separate.
Sleeping in each other's arms.
The next day.
Hadi wakes up and finds that Han Ye-jin is gone.
"Yejin, Yejin?"
Hardy shouted twice.
“I am here.”
Han Ye-jin responded and hurried over. Hardy saw that the woman was still wearing an apron and asked with a smile, "What are you doing?"
"I'm making breakfast for you. You've said before that you wanted to eat authentic Chinese breakfast. Aunt Wang and I have spent a long time learning how to make it. Today I'm going to make it for you." Han Ye-jin said.
Hardy stood up, hugged the woman and kissed her.
"Go take a shower first, breakfast will be ready soon." Han Ye-jin pushed Hardy to take a shower.
After taking a shower.
Hardy found a full set of clothes outside, from inside to outside. It has to be said that Chinese women in the Republic of China period still retained the characteristics of virtuous wives and good mothers. Serving their men well is something to be proud of and happy.
Hardy got dressed and came to the restaurant.
I found the table filled with a variety of breakfast items.
A variety of refreshing side dishes, staple foods include barbecued pork buns, pineapple buns, shrimp dumplings, intestines, double skin milk, egg custard, wonton noodles, white porridge, traditional porridge...
There are more than a dozen kinds.
Han Ye-jin also changed her clothes at this moment. Today she did not wear a Chinese cheongsam, but a Western style outfit, with long trousers, small leather shoes, and a slim thin sweater, showing off her youthful figure.
"What do you want to eat? I'll get it for you." Han Ye-jin said softly while sitting next to her.
"No, I'll do it myself. It looks good and makes me hungry." Hardy picked up the wonton noodles and tasted it first.
Wonton in mouth.
It immediately whetted Hardy's taste buds.
It has been a long time since he had eaten such authentic Chinese food. He has been in this world for almost four years and has been busy all day. Sometimes he is afraid that he will forget the taste in his memory.
This is also the reason why he insisted on coming to Hong Kong.
Hardy ate with big mouthfuls. Han Ye-jin kept looking at Hardy with happiness in her eyes. A man liking to eat the food she made was the greatest recognition of her.
This meal.
Hardy ate everything on the table.
In the end, the food was a little bit full.
"It feels so good. I haven't had such a good meal in a long time." Hardy said with a smile.
"You like me to do it for you every day." Han Yezhen said.
"Okay." Hardy smiled and touched Han Ye-jin's face.
"By the way, is the Aunt Wang you mentioned the chef here?" Hardy asked.
"No, she's the chef's wife, who mainly makes pastries and breakfast. Master Wang is the chef of the villa. They both came from the north. It is said that Master Wang used to be there and was the master of a big restaurant." Han Yejin said.
"This meal is very well prepared and I have taught you so much. Tell the butler to reward Aunt Wang with 100 Hong Kong dollars," said Hardy.
100 Hong Kong dollars is enough for Aunt Wang’s two months’ salary.
"Okay, I'll let the butler do it later."
After breakfast, Victor was already waiting in the living room. When he saw Hardy coming over, he quickly stood up and asked, "Did you have a good rest, boss?"
"Haha, it doesn't matter where I am." said Hardy.
"Boss, Governor Grantham is hosting a cocktail party and welcomes you to Hong Kong. The time is tonight at the Peninsula Hotel. Hong Kong officials and celebrities from all walks of life will attend." Victor said.
Hardy nodded.
"You notify people from HSBC, Wells Fargo, the Global Times and radio stations to participate," said Hardy.
"I understand, boss."
"Boss, I have one more thing to report to you." Victor said.
"What is it?"
"It's about selling supplies to the East. We agreed to provide 10 million US dollars of supplies to the East. The other party attaches great importance to it and has made a purchase list. I have asked the company to prepare the supplies on the list."
Hadi knew about this. The group had already reported it to him and some of the goods were estimated to have been loaded onto the ship.
"When they talked to me, they asked me what guarantees were needed for the 10 million yuan debt and how to repay it. I didn't answer them at the time because my boss didn't tell me. I just told them to provide whatever guarantees they could."
Hardy did not mention the guarantee conditions at that time.
His starting point was simple at the time.
I am rich now.
The country is poor, so we should provide some support and do our part for the country.
It's that simple.
So there is no mention of any guarantee conditions.
I didn't expect the other party to bring it up first.
"Before you arrived in Hong Kong yesterday, Mr. Xu came over and gave me a transaction repayment guarantee list. Please take a look, boss." Victor said as he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Hardy.
Hardy took it and looked at it.
Securities, shares, bills of exchange and certificates of deposit of banks in other countries.
Gem items.
Chinese herbal medicine.
ore.
crops.
livestock.
After reading it, Hardy sighed in his heart, saying that we were really poor back then and had very little to offer. As for cash, he really couldn't afford it.
Hardy thought about the list for a long time.
Victor sat nearby and didn't dare to make a sound.
After a long while, Hardy said, "Write back to them and tell them that we want securities from other countries' banks. The ratio is still 80 to 1."
"How much did you get for the securities you collected earlier?" Hardy asked.
Victor quickly replied: "The total cash out is 21.85 million US dollars, and there are more than 30 million US dollars in bills from banks in other countries. These cannot be redeemed for the time being." Victor said.
This is more than 20 million.
In fact, he cashed out the money through HSBC Bank. It would not be so easy to get the money back from other banks' valuable documents.
But it doesn't matter.
Having more than 20 million is already a big profit. As for the other bills, the easy ones can be handed over to Wells Fargo for operation. If they refuse, we will sue them and send them a lawyer's letter. The more scattered and difficult to handle parts can be handed over to the Hongmen organizations in various places to try.
They are gangsters and can play tricks on the other side. We should be able to get back a portion of it and divide it among them at a ratio of ten to one. They will get as much as they get back. I think they will be happy to do this business.
"As for gemstones, we only want diamonds, rubies, sapphires, Hetian jade, and jadeite, as long as they are of high quality. The specific price will be determined by your auction company."
Victor nodded quickly and took note.
Gemstones are also part of the auction business, so there is no problem in pricing them.
Although China's gemstone production is not as high as that of other countries, there are many gemstones that have been passed down from ancient times to the present.
As for Hetian jade, in Xinjiang, it is estimated that we will have to wait until the Hetian jade producing areas are fully liberated before we can obtain large quantities of jade.
The last bit of emerald.
Jade became popular in the Qing Dynasty and reached its peak in the Republic of China. There is a lot of it in China, so it should be possible to collect quite a few.
And Yunnan is only one step away from the place of origin.
Driven by profit, will the rabbit seize the jade production area in one go? Don't forget that even rabbits bite when they are anxious. If you don't have money, you won't care about so many things.
"The last item is Chinese herbal medicine. As for what we need, we will talk about it later. We can build a Chinese medicine factory in Hong Kong and sell it to the United States, Britain, Europe and other countries."
Hardy had planned to get involved in the health care product industry a long time ago, but he failed to acquire the health care product factory, so he temporarily gave up the business.
Now that he has a ready-made business, he plans to continue to develop the health care products business. As for what to do, a lot of interesting things just flashed through his mind, and those things should not be difficult to sell.
Many people don't like Chinese medicine.
He thinks that traditional Chinese medicine is unreliable and misleading. No matter what others say, Hardy believes in traditional Chinese medicine. The Chinese have relied on traditional Chinese medicine to survive for thousands of years, and the population has been able to recover rapidly time and time again. In fact, traditional Chinese medicine has played a big role in this.
As for health products and medicines, Hadi plans to start by meeting people’s urgent needs.
The blue Xiaoyao Pills have not appeared yet. They only appeared on the market in the late 1990s. In fact, there were many of these in ancient China.
Things like Jinqiangbudao Pills, Shenrongsanbian Pills, Ginseng Deer Penis Slices, Wenxiong Shenyang Pills, and Suoyangbushen Pills.
Ximen Daguanren of Jinpingmei often uses this.
Some people always think that Chinese medicine takes a long time to take effect, but that is not the case. There are plenty of strong medicines that are no less effective than the blue Xiaoyao Pills, and they are green and pollution-free.
The famous American Wanliko is mainly made of deep-sea oyster essence, oyster oil, and American ginseng. It contains almost no chemical ingredients. How is it different from traditional Chinese medicine?
The biggest problem was that it tasted too bad, so Hardy decided to find some old Chinese medicine practitioners. There were quite a few capable old Chinese medicine practitioners in China these days. He asked them to research a prescription, and then let people from Western pharmaceutical companies use Western medicine methods to make it less unpalatable.
When people try it, they find the effect is amazing, so it is hard for this health product not to be a hot seller.
One more thing.
Even during the later period when Chinese herbal medicines were banned, they were not under control and could be easily delivered to Hong Kong without affecting future business at all.
Hardy suddenly thought of something.
Would it be possible that purchasing large quantities of Chinese herbal medicines and promoting them to the West would have a positive impact on traditional Chinese medicine and prevent it from declining as quickly as it did in the future?
I hope so.
"As for minerals, crops, and livestock, they are too troublesome. Let's not do them. Let's just take care of the ones mentioned above," said Hardy.
"Okay boss, I will get back to you."
After chatting with Victor here, I asked him to notify people and prepare for the welcome reception in the evening, and then Victor said goodbye and left.
After Victor left, Han Ye-jin came to the living room.
"Why did you leave, Victor? Aren't you going out?"
Han Ye-jin originally thought that Hardy would switch to other industries.
Hardy smiled and said, "It's not something that can be done in one day. Don't worry, Yizhen. Governor Grantham will hold a reception to welcome me tonight. You can accompany me to attend."
Han Ye-jin was surprised.
"You want to take me with you?"
Taking her to a cocktail party of this level would be equivalent to acknowledging to the outside world that she is Hardy's woman, which is of great significance to a woman.
"Of course." Hardy nodded with a smile.
"Then I'll go get some clothes ready."
Han Ye-jin was about to go back to her room, but Hardy grabbed her waist and said, "Don't worry, the party is in the evening, why are you in a hurry to find clothes now?"
"But if I don't prepare in advance, I'm afraid I won't have the right clothes and it will embarrass you," said Han Ye-jin.
Hadi chuckled.
"No one dares to look down on the woman I bring, no matter how plainly she is dressed, because they have no right to look down on you. It's just a welcome reception for the Governor of Hong Kong, don't take it too seriously."
"Ten days ago, I was in the UK discussing business. King George VI invited our delegation to Buckingham Palace for a welcome reception. The British princess invited me to dance. The British prime minister, a group of cabinet members, and British nobles also accompanied me."
Hardy thought to himself, I also spanked the princess.
Han Ye-jin looked at the man with her beautiful big eyes, full of admiration.
When she met him, he was just a man with some assets in Los Angeles, but in just two short years, the man had grown to this point.
To be honest,
She pales in comparison now.
Hadi touched Han Ye-jin's face and said, "So there's no need to be nervous about this cocktail party. Why don't you take me to see how the museum is built?"
Han Ye-jin nodded obediently.
"OK."
If a man says it's okay, then it's okay.