Chapter 353 It’s Christmas Again
Originally, Hardy thought that Han Ye-jin rejected him and he just let it go, but he didn't expect that Li Chunshan would visit Hardy the next day.
In the study.
Li Chunshan said: "Mr. Hardy, I want to apologize to you first."
"Why apologize?"
Hardy asked calmly, actually having some guesses in his mind.
"A few days ago, I looked for Yizhen on behalf of someone and wanted her to help. Actually, I wanted your help indirectly, so I came here today to apologize." Li Chunshan said.
"You mean what's happening in Malaya?" said Hardy.
"Yes, they want to fight for their own rights, but they are suppressed by the British and Malays. It is very difficult now. They know your relationship with Yizhen and your power in Britain. They hope you can help." Li Chunshan said.
Hardy was silent.
I recalled the history I knew in my previous life.
Li Chunshan thought Hardy was angry, and he sat there awkwardly, not knowing whether to speak or not. The atmosphere in the room was very awkward.
After a long while, Hadi said, "Tell me the details."
Li Chunshan was slightly stunned, and then he said, "I only know a little about the situation there. The number of Malays and Chinese in Malaysia is about the same. There are more than three million Malays and more than three million Chinese."
"After the outbreak of World War II, the Japanese drove out the British and occupied Malaysia. All the sultans surrendered to the Japanese. We Chinese formed guerrillas to fight the Japanese and suffered heavy losses."
"A few years ago, the Japanese surrendered and the British came back, but they were afraid that the Chinese would rise up, so they joined forces with the Malays to bully us Chinese, ..."
Hardy said nothing and just listened to Li Chunshan's story.
The situation in Malaya gradually became clear in my mind.
After Li Chunshan finished speaking, Hadi said, "Yezhen doesn't understand politics and has never been involved in it before. Moreover, it involves a country. This matter is very complicated. It is not only related to Malaya, but also to the policies of Britain and the United States toward the East."
"From what I heard from you, there are different political opinions among them. The people you brought to see Yizhen are willing to take the democratic election route and hope to gain peaceful rights through politics. They hope to convey their opinions to the UK. Is that what you mean?"
"That's right, Mr. Hardy." Li Chunshan nodded quickly.
Hadi thought about it again and said, "How about this, don't look for Yizhen in the future. I will send someone to talk to those people and we will talk about it after that."
Li Chunshan was overjoyed, "Thank you, Mr. Hardy."
"Don't thank me yet. I didn't agree to help. We have to wait and see how things develop," said Hardy.
After Li Chunshan left, Hardy called John Wick, the manager of the Hong Kong branch of HD Intelligence Company, and asked him to come over. In the study, Hardy gave John Wick detailed instructions, and John Wick took the order to meet those people.
In fact, Hardy intervened in this matter for his own reasons. He knew the later history and the subsequent situation in Southeast Asia, and he also hoped to change something.
And then there is.
There may be room for maneuver in this matter.
Indonesia is now independent, but Malaya is not yet independent. It will take six or seven years for it to achieve independence, and at that time it was still under British rule.
HD Defense Company has two military bases in Malaya, one in Penang and one in Singapore. The land for these two military bases was purchased from the British, and the company obtained permanent use rights, and the land is very large.
With the decline of the British Empire, colonies around the world became independent one after another, and the British's control here gradually weakened. They were very happy if someone was willing to spend money to buy land.
In the end, every bit of profit we can make is worth it.
What Hadi was thinking about was whether he could split off and occupy a piece of land, even if it could be made into an autonomous territory, to expand the Hadi family's territory.
night,
John Wick returned to report the meeting to Hardy.
On the other side, those who call themselves the 'Democratic Alliance' believe in building a country where people can coexist peacefully and hope to gain the same rights.
After listening to Wick's detailed report, Hardy thought for a moment and said, "Tell them that I will not make any promises. No one is completely sure about this matter, but you can get in touch with them. This matter is left to you."
"Okay, boss." Wick replied.
Hadi would not promise what the other party would do, and it depends on future developments.
No matter what happens in the future, establish a connection first.
Plant a seed today, who knows what you will harvest tomorrow.
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Spent four days in Hong Kong.
Hardy is getting ready to leave. He has been away from the United States for nearly four months. There are many things going on there, so he plans to go back and take a look. He will return to Japan after Christmas as there are more important things to do in Japan.
Han Ye-jin sent Hardy to the airport, said goodbye reluctantly, and watched Hardy's plane take off before returning.
After a day and night of flying, Hardy's plane landed in Los Angeles.
It was already December 20th, and Christmas was just a few days away. As soon as Hardy returned to the manor, Ava Gardner rushed over.
Ava hugged Hardy tightly.
"Honey, I haven't seen you for more than half a year. It feels like we have been separated for a long time." Ava said with tears in her eyes.
"It's been a busy time, how's your new movie going?" Hardy asked.
"It was released a few days ago. It's an art film. After the shooting was completed, it took two months to produce and then it was released. The response was good. You know that the market for art films is not as big as that for entertainment films, but I feel it's very good." Ava said.
night.
Hardy gives Ava a good beating.
The woman is satisfied.
The next day.
Hardy called Bulgari Jewelry. Half a year ago, he handed over a batch of jewelry to Bulgari, and now all of them have been made into jewelry.
There was also a batch of Rolls-Royce Silver Spirits, which had already been shipped to Los Angeles by cargo ship and had been lying in the warehouse for more than two months.
Someone will deliver it to the manor today.
Hardy brought Ava to the yard, and the purple Rolls-Royce convertible attracted Ava's attention.
Hardy took out a diamond necklace and hung it around Ava's neck.
"A Christmas present." Hardy said with a smile.
"Thank you, dear." Ava hugged Hardy excitedly.
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abc tv theater.
There was a green Rolls-Royce convertible parked there, attracting the attention of countless people. Ilianna also saw the car.
"What a beautiful car, a Rolls-Royce. Who bought it for our TV station?" she asked her secretary.
The secretary looked at the car with envy and said, "I've seen a magazine that said this is the latest model of Rolls-Royce, the Silver Spirit sports car. It costs $200,000. My God, that's enough to buy a manor in Beverly Hills."
At this moment.
A man in a tuxedo saw Iliana, walked up to her and said with a smile, "Miss Iliana, your car is here."
"My car?" Iliana was surprised.
"Yes, this is your car, and there is a letter for you in the car." said the middle-aged man in a tuxedo.
Elena hurriedly got into the car and found a letter in it. After opening it, there was only one sentence on it: "A Christmas gift for Elena's baby. I'm back, at the manor."
“Ah~~!”
Irina screamed.
She knew it must be Hardy who had returned, so she immediately started the car and turned the steering wheel towards Hardy Manor.
Disappeared amid the envious gazes of countless people on TV.
"Who do you think is so generous as to give Vice President Yilian such a nice car? Could it be that Yilian has a new suitor, a Hollywood male star?" a woman asked gossipingly.
My friend rolled his eyes at the guy and said, "Are you an idiot? Anyone with a brain knows that Iliana belongs to our big boss. Who dares to chase her around?"
"I guess this is a Christmas present from the big boss."
After hearing this, the woman thought that this was the way it should be. Then she envied him and said, "It's so good to be the boss's wife. I can receive such a good gift."
Her companion glanced at her and said, "Don't even think about it. The conditions are not good enough."
“You~!”
The woman was so angry that she wanted to hit someone.
Yilian drove to the manor and parked the car downstairs. She saw the housekeeper standing at the door and asked excitedly, "Hadi is back, right?"
The housekeeper smiled and said, "Miss Yilian, Mr. Hardy is talking to President Andy about company matters. He said that you should go to the room and wait for him first. He will come to see you after the conversation is over."
Elaine was very sensible and knew that Hardy was busy with something. She came to Hardy's master bedroom and as soon as she entered the room, she saw an exquisite jewelry box on the table.
There was a piece of paper on the box with a line of words written on it.
"This is also a gift for my baby Elaine. Open it and see if you like it. If you like it, I hope to see you wearing it later."
Open the jewelry box.
Inside is a set of diamond jewelry.
Necklaces, earrings, brooches.
Yilian couldn't let go of the jewelry. She picked up the necklace and tried it on her chest. She picked up the earrings and tried them on. Because she was going to work, she wore a formal dress today. The dress didn't match the jewelry. Yilian had an idea.
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Hardy was away for four months.
Everything is going well for the group, thanks mainly to Andy, who has now become an indispensable helper to Hardy.
Without Andy to look after the house, Hardy would have no time to go out and continue to expand his empire.
Four months.
The development of the Hardy Group is very encouraging. The security company has grown steadily and now covers half of the cities in the United States. The number of employees has reached a terrifying 9,000, and overseas military bases have also begun to be put into use.
The film company's performance was mediocre, but the record company and the brokerage company were developing rapidly. Now Hardy Records has become one of the three largest companies in Hollywood, and the brokerage company is also one of the top brokerage companies in the industry.
The casino is Hardy's cash pool, with a total profit of more than 40 million this year, providing a lot of funds for the group. The investment company has grown bigger and bigger, and now the funds on hand are maintained at around 150 million, providing a considerable cash flow for Wells Fargo.
The lottery industry has also developed. Although its profitability is average now, it has a promising future.
The main construction of Caesar Palace Hotel and Venetian Hotel has been completed and they are now undergoing comprehensive renovation. It is expected to be completed and put into operation in the middle of next year.
The center of the Hardy Group is Wells Fargo. This year, Wells Fargo has developed most rapidly. It has opened more than 200 branches in cities across the United States, becoming a large bank covering the entire United States and catching up with Bank of America.
In addition, Wells Fargo has opened branches in European countries such as the United Kingdom, Italy, France, and the Netherlands, as well as Asian countries and regions such as Japan and Hong Kong. It is now a truly international bank.
And because of the Hardy Group's leadership, Wells Fargo's funds have reached 4 billion US dollars, which can provide the group with more abundant funds.
Hardy was able to afford to acquire assets in Japan on a large scale thanks to funds provided by Wells Fargo.
Shipping companies used to be the bulk of Hadi's investment. Now that the global economy has recovered and trade volume has increased dramatically, the trend of shipping has become apparent. Now the ships of shipping companies have endless cargo to carry every day. It can be said that they are making money for Hadi every moment.
The chain opened two more stores, one in Los Angeles and one in San Francisco, all using the same model and operating very well.
There was also good news from Hardy Mining. They found a large iron ore mine on the land they purchased. The reserve was very large and the ore quality was very high. It was an open-pit mine and was easy to mine.
Although it has not yet been developed, Hardy Mining's stock price has already skyrocketed.
As for other companies, such as television manufacturers, Estee Lauder, mineral water factories, toy factories, and Playboy, they are only mentioned briefly, and they are all doing well.
Andy did mention the winery specifically.
Andy smiled and said, "The winery's wine sales were average before, but now they are all sold to Japan, and the supply is still not enough, so the winery started to sell the wines of other wineries on behalf of them and made some money from it."
The Japanese are happy that they can drink alcohol now, so why should they care about whether it is good or bad.
Even if it's not good,
The price we sell it to them is not cheap, because it is pure American product and smuggled from the black market, so it is not excessive to increase the price several times.
Andy finally talked about the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands have now entered an era of comprehensive development. There is a large construction site on it. Several construction companies have been hired to build on it. I believe that after it is completed, the Cayman Islands will become the pearl of the Caribbean Sea and a paradise on earth.
Although the island is under construction, it does not hinder Cayman's business.
In fact, the so-called companies are all just in name. Now that the Cayman Islands has just been autonomous for half a year, there are already more than 5,000 registered companies and dozens of financial institutions.
It is just the beginning now, and many people have not yet tasted the benefits of the tax haven. When the Cayman Islands are truly built in the future, I believe that a large number of companies will flock to it. The future development of tax havens around the world has proved that this road is a bright road.