Chapter 410 Someone is trying to take over Hardy's business

After the royal dinner, people said goodbye and left. When Hardy and Margaret said goodbye to each other, Margaret whispered in Hardy's ear:

"Don't go back yet, I will come to find you."

Hardy nodded imperceptibly.

Hardy slept in the hotel until around nine o'clock, when the doorbell rang. He opened the door and saw a woman in a coat and a scarf covering her face standing at the door.

Hardy knew it was Margaret just by looking at her size.

Let Margaret in quickly.

"How did you get out?" Hardy asked.

"I just said I was going to hang out with friends and then I came over." Margaret looked proud.

Hardy grabbed Margaret's cold little hand and put it in his arms. Margaret was very moved and came up to him. Hardy only felt her little lips were cold, so he quickly warmed her with his passion.

then...

It was over an hour later when it was over.

"I really don't want you to leave. After this separation, I'm afraid it will be several months before we meet again." Margaret said reluctantly.

Although she could find an excuse to visit Cayman or other countries and take the opportunity to meet Hardy, it would ultimately be just a brief reunion.

But the more this short-lived,

Sometimes the more something is, the more it makes people feel cherished.

"How about I visit Hong Kong in a few months, or even go to Penang and Malacca, after all, they are both British territories?" said Margaret.

"That's a good idea," said Hardy.

The two agreed on the next time they would meet, and Margaret immediately stopped being sad.

Because there is hope and expectation.

......

Hardy returned to the United States.

Time flies and it is March again. It is the annual Oscar Awards Day. This year's Hollywood is obviously much more lively than last year.

After Hardy crippled MacKenzie, no one could destroy Hollywood anymore, and with a series of rescue measures, Hollywood gradually recovered and became glorious again.

This is still a paradise for filmmakers.

this year,

Monroe was not in the running for Best Actress. Although The Seven Year Itch was a huge hit with a box office of $13.5 million, it was not an artistic success.

However, Hepburn entered the Best Actress competition.

Of course,

Here we have to talk about Hardy's operation.

Hepburn is a newcomer.

"Roman Holiday" is her first starring film. If she can win the Best Actress award, it will surely go down in history.

The award-giving guest stood on the stage, read the award card and announced loudly:

"This year's Oscar winner for Best Actress, Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday."

Wuuuuu~!

There was applause from the audience.

Hepburn stood up excitedly. Although she was mentally prepared, she was still shaking with excitement. Hardy was sitting next to Hepburn, and Hepburn hugged Hardy tightly.

Audrey Hepburn came on stage.

She was wearing a white princess evening gown, a pearl necklace around her neck, and a pearl headdress on her head.

Receive the little golden statuette symbolizing the Best Actress award from the guest.

"The first person I want to thank is Mr. Hardy. He discovered me and gave me the opportunity to step onto the big screen..."

Many women in the audience were envious and thought that this girl was so lucky to be noticed by Hardy. Why didn’t they have the same opportunity? If they were noticed, perhaps they could also become a movie queen.

That night,

Hardy stayed at Hepburn's new home.

Hepburn's clothes are very soft.

Very elastic.

Hardy guessed that a lot of springs must have been added.

......

During this time,

Hardy inspects his business.

He once bought a large amount of land in Australia and discovered a super-large iron mine before, and later discovered two iron mines, a copper mine and a large coal mine.

This sent Hardy Mining's shares soaring.

Hardy Mining has begun to develop these minerals in Australia. There are many large mining companies in the United States. Hardy Mining has reached cooperation with them to form a joint venture company, and soon became one of the world's mining giants.

Today, Hardy Mining's assets have reached over one billion US dollars, far exceeding the initial purchase price. Even if Hardy only sells a few mines now, he can still make three or four times the profit. However, he will not sell them, because only by entering the mining circle can he gain more voice.

There are already more than 20 Hardee's supermarket chains in the United States, and the number is expected to reach 100 by next summer.

At the same time,

The Western-style fast food restaurants, Chinese-style fast food restaurants, and coffee shops that Hardy had previously planned have begun to appear one after another. Because they adopt the franchising model, the expansion speed is very fast.

His previous plan,

Now everything is starting to get on track.

Just when Hadi was preparing to plan a new investment direction, news came from Penang that some Malayans had robbed the assets of one of the Chinese companies of Hadi Investment Company, and some people had died.

Hardy was immediately shocked.

“To Penang.”

Without any delay, Hadi quickly rushed to Penang in a B-29 bomber. When he arrived in Penang, all the responsible persons here came to report.

Hadi glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice, "Tell me what happened in detail."

The economic secretary stepped forward and said, "It is the Huang family in Johor. They have many plantations and processing companies in the area. The Huang family's industries have been constantly harassed by the Malayans these days. Someone sent them a message asking them to sell their industrial parks and companies to the Malayans at a price that is almost free, otherwise they will never have peace."

"Just three days ago, the conflict broke out. The two sides first had a gunfight, and then the local Sultan sent military police to shoot at the Huang family, killing several members of the Huang family. Then, they arrested the rest of the Huang family on charges of causing trouble and injuring others. Now the head of the Huang family and his son are all in the Johor prison. Only his younger brother Huang Xinnian escaped and asked the Governor's government for help."

The Chinese are smart and good at business, so many local industries are in the hands of the Chinese. This makes many indigenous people feel that the Chinese have robbed them of their wealth, and they have a kind of hatred and prejudice against the Chinese in their hearts.

Ever since the British announced that the Malays had special rights, the Malays felt that their opportunity had come and began to suppress them.

First they raised taxes. The taxes they collected from the Chinese were much heavier than those from the Malays.

Then there are all kinds of extortion, relying on the power they hold to constantly demand money.

Now all these are not enough, and they have begun to seize Chinese industries and businesses. The Huang family has been patient again and again, but now they can no longer tolerate it. In addition, they have a relationship with the Hadi Group, so they have become much tougher this time and have started to fight with the locals.

At first, the locals gathered two or three hundred people to impact the Huang family's industry, but the Huang family was no pushover. There were a large number of Chinese from the mainland in the plantations and processing companies. These people saw that their jobs were about to be taken away, so they picked up their partners and started fighting these locals.

These natives were immediately driven away.

But the natives were numerous, and they gathered even more people the second time, nearly a thousand, and the two sides fought another fierce battle.

People died on both sides, but the natives were still driven away.

But then the local Sultan took action and sent hundreds of armed soldiers and police. Under the threat of guns, the Chinese had to give up resistance.

The soldiers and police first beat up the Chinese, and then arrested dozens of people in one go, even the Huang father and son were not spared.

When the second brother Huang Xinnian saw this, he secretly slipped away and ran to the Malacca Hadi Company for help. Hadi Investment Company quickly reported the situation to the Governor's Office.

Hadi said nothing after hearing this. No one else present dared to speak either. They even tried to hold their breathing as much as possible, not knowing what their Lord Governor was going to do.

for a while.

Hadi said to the others:

"I understand. I will handle this matter myself. You guys can go and do your own things."

"Also, tell Bill Lazer and Lance Bean to come see me as soon as possible."

Everyone felt a chill in their hearts.

Penang and Malacca do not have their own armies; instead, security here is maintained by HD Defense's two military bases in Southeast Asia.

Bill Lazer was the director of the Penang base, and Lance Bean was the director of the Singapore base.

The Governor called these two guys here. Is he preparing for war?

The Penang base was nearby, and Bill Lazer rushed over in half an hour. Lance Bean was in Singapore, and after receiving the telegram, he flew over in a two-seater fighter.

Also coming was Smith, the person in charge of Hardy Intelligence here, a short but very shrewd guy.

Hardy looked at the three people and asked:

"How many ground troops can be mobilized now?"

"There are about 1,500 regular Marines. If we abandon some of the ships, we can get to 3,000 people," said Bill Reiser.

“How many planes are there?”

"Penang and Singapore each have ten aircraft, including aerial fighters and bombers," said Lance Bean.

Hadi nodded. The power was not that strong, but it should be enough to deal with some indigenous Sudans. "You two go back and prepare for battle immediately. I will give you two days at most."

The two guys immediately became excited when they heard this.

Although they don't know who to beat, they don't care. They will beat whoever the boss tells them to beat. They mainly work at Hardy Security and Defense Company. If there is no mission, they can only get the basic salary. Only if there is work can they get bonuses.

The bigger the activity, the bigger the bonus.

For these guys who live on the edge of a knife, they are not afraid of fighting, but they are more eager for bonuses.

After the two left,

Hardy looked at Smith.

“How much do you know about the situation of the Sultan of Johor?”

“The basic situation is understood.”

"Okay, I'll give you two tasks." He waved to Smith, who hurried forward. Hardy whispered something in his ear and Smith nodded continuously.

After Smith left,

Hardy came to the living room and said to his secretary, "Go meet that Huang Xinnian." Then he gave some more instructions.

The secretary nodded and went out.

At this moment in a hotel in Penang, Huang Xinnian is feeling like year after year. Such a big change has happened to the Huang family, and now the whole family is in danger of being wiped out. Fortunately, his eldest brother had made preparations in advance and placed the women and children of the Huang family in Malacca, so they were not affected by this incident.

But his eldest brother and nephew were arrested now, along with all the managers and factory directors of the Huang family. He knew very well the purpose of those Malayans, which was to seize the Huang family's property, to the point of being unreasonable.

Contracts and legal agreements are completely useless now.

Because they have no intention of reasoning with you, they are just a group of robbers now.

The Huang family had no choice but to seek help from the Governor's Office, hoping that the British would help save their eldest brother and nephew in consideration of the fact that they had handed over 40% of their property. They thought that the Malayans would be somewhat afraid of the British, and as long as they could save their family members, they would not mind giving up some of their property.

Now all I want is for my family to be safe and sound.

It's just that those damned Malayans are damned.

At this moment,

There was a knock on the door. Huang Xinnian was slightly startled and immediately stood up to open the door. After opening the door, he found that it was a foreigner.

The foreigner nodded to Huang Xinnian and said, "Are you Mr. Huang Xinnian?"

"It's me, who are you?"

"I am the secretary to Governor Hardy."

Huang Xinnian was surprised. He didn't expect that the governor's secretary would come to see him. This man was definitely a big shot in Penang and Malacca.

"Hello, Mr. Secretary, is there any news about my elder brother and nephew?"

"Not yet." said the secretary.

Huang Xinnian felt disappointed.

"So who are you looking for?"

"I'm here to ask you if you are willing to hire HD Security to rescue your family. If you are willing, you need to sign an agreement. Of course, you will also have to pay a hiring fee of $200,000. If you don't have the money, you can pay it back."

"Also, no matter who asks you in the future, you must say that this is a simple employment relationship and does not involve any political issues," said the secretary.

"Will you then rescue our people?" Huang Xinnian asked.

"That's right." The secretary nodded.

Huang Xinnian signed the agreement that the secretary brought out without any hesitation.

"As long as you can rescue my elder brother, nephew, and the people in the factory, I can agree to anything else. But can I know how you plan to rescue them?" Huang Xinnian asked.

The secretary shrugged, "I'm sorry, I don't know either."

"But maybe if you look back at the newspaper, you will understand what happened." The secretary nodded again and left.