Chapter 209

"This idea of ​​yours is great. I will definitely try one in Macau in the future."

The waiter poured them the white wine that had sobered up.

The perfectly chilled white wine was sweet and smooth in the mouth. Chen Hengxi's eyebrows curved and he smiled: "The service is also very professional. It reminds me of those British aristocrats."

A foreign band in tuxedos in the corner was playing melodious music. Listening to this gentle music at sea makes people feel relaxed, comfortable and comfortable.

"Thanks to Giles," Lin Wei also took a sip of wine and said, "he understands this pretentious aristocratic culture very well."

"Pretentious?"

"That's what I said." A piece of truffle foie gras was placed in front of Chen Hengxi.

Chen Hengxi looked towards the speaker and saw a foreign white-haired old man giving him a gentlemanly salute: "I wish you a pleasant meal."

Lin Wei picked up the tableware and said, "He is Giles."

Chen Hengxi's eyes widened. The ground lit up: "Is that the gentleman who helped you defeat the gambling king in Macau?"

Giles placed his hands on his abdomen, smiled gracefully and nodded: "That's right."

Chen Hengxi looked like he had seen his idol: "No Do you know that Mr. Giles is interested in Macau? I have a hotel industry there, which is very suitable for you to use your skills. Wait for me in the future..."

Lin Wei went to eat by herself and did not stop him from poaching.

People like Giles don't have a long-term personality. If they play enough, he will run away automatically. It is very difficult to keep him. Unless necessary, Lin Wei doesn't bother.

"It sounds interesting. I will seriously consider it," Giles said with a smile. "There are two gentlemen who have been looking at you. Are they old acquaintances of yours?"

Huh?

Chen Hengxi and Lin Wei followed his gaze.

The moment she saw Mike, Lin Wei was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect this old man to come here. It can only be said that Giles's restaurant was too successful.

The moment Chen Hengxi looked at Mike, he felt embarrassed that he had been caught in an act of rape.

He withdrew his gaze, covering half of his forehead and asked Lin Wei: "Will they come?"

Lin Wei said lightly: "It depends on his anger level."

"The two guests are here," Giles reminded him in time. , "If the dining table seats are damaged, the cost will be compensated. Everything here is imported, and most of them are customized. Please pay more attention to it." After that, he politely left.

Chen Hengxi sighed softly: "The world is really a dilemma between love and justice."

"Who is love and who is righteousness?" Lin Wei said angrily, "Don't use random words, we only have interests."

"Can't you be a little gentler to me? ?"

"No," Lin Wei said decisively, "You are just a M who likes to be abused."

"What is a M?"

In this context, Chen Hengxi instinctively felt that it was not a good word.

"I didn't know before that your relationship was so good." A slightly sullen voice sounded from behind the two of them.

Chen Hengxi's back stiffened for a moment when he heard the voice, and then he turned around with a bright smile: "Hello, Mr. Mike, what a coincidence?"

"You misunderstood," Lin Wei said without raising her head, "Our relationship is really ordinary. "

You still want to lie to me now?" Mike said coldly, trying his best to control his anger in order to maintain the most basic dignity.

Lin Wei raised her head and looked at him: "I'm not lying to you. Although Mr. Chen and I have some disagreements, we are discussing business. This does not prevent us from discussing business."

Mike couldn't help but let out a cold laugh, as if Hearing some big joke, he asked: "What kind of business? How to set up a game for HSBC and swallow Hutchison Whampoa?"

Lin Wei shook his head: "I followed the normal procedure and bought Hutchison Whampoa from Mr. Chen. "

What's the difference?"

Mike was so angry that he turned blue. He didn't want to waste any more words with this woman. He looked directly at Chen Hengxi and said, "Do you know what you are doing? I always thought you were a smart man and knew the true value of Hutchison Whampoa. You gave up such an opportunity so short-sightedly, what did you think?"

Chen Hengxi sighed and spread his hands helplessly: "You really can't blame me. I can't refuse the price offered by Miss Lin."

"Even if she does. Even if you offer 1 billion, you shouldn't sell Hutchison Whampoa to her. I really misjudged you. What's the difference between you and those idiots who only care about immediate profits?" Mike spoke harshly, obviously extremely angry.

Friends have been comforting Mike, fearing that he would get too excited and do something inappropriate. The space here is large enough, and the tables are not close together, but if you are careful, you can still hear what they say.

He looked at Chen Hengxi and said, "What Mike said is true. You did this just for the small profit in front of you. You really failed to live up to his expectations of you."

"I don't think he is stupid," Mike said angrily, "but because he is obsessed with sex. "

Otherwise, how could you do such an idiotic thing?

Being pointed at and scolded like this, Chen Hengxi became a little angry. He wiped his hands with a napkin, then threw it on the table and looked at them: "The operating rights of Macau Casino and Hutchison Whampoa, please, could it be you instead?" What should I choose?"

He looked at the surprised look of the two people: "Should I stay in Xiangjiang to compete with the richest man Lin, or should I go to Macau to compete for the gambling king?"

Lin Wei ate very calmly, she would After swallowing the food, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

After coming back from Macau, many people came to her door, and the target was the equity in Macau casinos. However, she never gave it up. No matter how much others offered, she would not let go. Everyone thought she was planning to run it by herself, even Zhong Wenbo. They all thought so, and they had already started thinking about how to squeeze Lin Wei out.

What partnerships will be the strongest?

Of course it's interests. Chen Hengxi is not Wu Ming, so he won't let her trust him 100%. Only this thorough bundling of interests can achieve the results she expected.

Is it worth exchanging Macau casino operating rights for Hutchison Whampoa, which is losing money?

It's worthless whether you look at it now or in the future. Zhong Wenbai has dominated Macau for forty years and accumulated countless wealth, which is not comparable to Hutchison Whampoa.

But this premise is that Chen Hengxi can finally win the fight with Zhong Wenbai.

The right to operate a casino is just a stepping stone to entry. Without control, you may not even get a cent of dividends. After all, casinos do not make money. What really makes money is where the guests eat and where they stay. Only by having control over the casino , these talents are up to you to decide.

What the final result will be depends on Chen Hengxi himself.

But even so, the temptation is not small. Who doesn’t want to give it a try?

Especially those who are ambitious.

Lin Wei would never get involved in the casino. If Lao Fang knew about this, his legs would be at a loss.

Giving Chen Hengxi is the best choice. He has property in Macau.

The hotel Lin Wei stayed at last time in Macau belonged to Chen Hengxi. When Su Tianrui introduced Chen Hengxi to Lin Wei, he said that he not only had good development in Taiwan, but also had industries in Macau.

Familiar with Macau, scheming and ambitious, Chen Hengxi is the most suitable candidate.

Lin Wei held the wine glass and looked at Mike with a smile: "I'm sorry, Mr. Mike, Hutchison Whampoa is mine now."

Mike clenched his fists with both hands. After a while, he looked at Chen Hengxi, and his voice was clear and clear. It could be heard that he was trying to restrain himself: "Then let's wait and see whether you can really get the right to operate the Macau casino, or whether you will get nothing from a bamboo basket."

Mike and his friends left.

Obviously very angry.

Lin Wei dug into the dessert and said, "If you are in trouble, he will definitely help Zhong Wenbo."

"It doesn't matter, he has HSBC's help," Chen Hengxihun said nonchalantly, "I have your help, so I am obviously better. Lin Wei

paused and looked at him: "Are you okay? Why should I help you? Our cooperation is over now. From now on, we will go our separate ways."

Chen Hengxi looked at her in shock. He couldn't accept this result, "Why? We obviously cooperated so well, are you still angry with me?" He put his hand on his chest, "I apologize to you again. I was too nervous at the time and couldn't control it. Be careful, but I really didn't mean it, and I regret it very much."

He looked at Lin Wei and said very sincerely: "I blamed myself for not sleeping all night. Forgive me this time."

This plot was designed by him to let people know that they had broken up, but the slap was not originally mentioned. It was Lin Wei who proposed it. If you want to attract more attention, you have to use some gimmicks.

When Chen Hengxi heard that he was about to be slapped, he fell silent. He had never hit a woman before.

Lin Wei cut the mutton chops and said, "Why are you so weird? Didn't I tell you that I didn't blame you? I look so stingy?"

What's a slap compared to a Hutchison Whampoa?

She was addicted to acting and even designed the lines herself. However, Chen Hengxi was very hesitant, saying that he would be nervous. She also persuaded him that she would bring Chen Hengxi into the play.

"Then why have you been so cold to me?" Chen Hengxi looked at her deeply, "You probably don't know how sleepless I was that day. As soon as I closed my eyes, the hem of your skirt swept across my face, and you When you kicked me, I almost fascinated you to death."

Lin Wei: "..."

What's wrong?

She looked at Chen Hengxi incomprehensibly: "You are a pussy, right?"

"This pussy... you mean I like to be abused?" Chen Hengxi immediately denied, "I'm not, you misunderstood me."

"You are!" Lin Wei He said firmly, "I told you that liking requires feedback from each other, but if you want to do the opposite and you still like a person who has been treating you badly, then you have a masochistic constitution."

"You have a masochistic constitution." Why are you treating me badly? You are obviously the best person to me." Chen Hengxi looked at her in surprise.

ah?

Lin Wei looked at him in disbelief and asked doubtfully: "How have I treated you well?"

Chen Hengxi looked at her and said seriously: "It was you who told me at the beginning that you wanted me to think carefully, whether you want to be Chen Hengxi or not As Chu Yongjie, no one has ever told me this. Things that I had been confused about before were instantly solved. Not to mention that you gave me the right to operate the Macau casino. How many people wanted this? You also introduced Giles to me, aren't you helping me? With his help, I will have a better chance of winning in the competition with Zhong Wenbo."

Lin Wei looked at him dumbfounded.

Wow...

my eyes were opened again. Men are indeed very confident creatures.

Lin Wei was in a daze for a while, then looked at him and said: "There are some things we need to explain clearly first. I don't even remember what I told you. You really do whatever you like. The casino is ours." I didn't suffer from the agreed deal, and Giles, you are really thinking too much."

Chen Hengxi looked at her for a long time, and after confirming that what she said was true, he immediately looked shocked . : "So you really don't like me at all?"

"Not at all." Lin Wei didn't hesitate.

Chen Hengxi fell silent, and immediately lost his appetite for the delicious food in front of him.

Lin Wei ignored him, saying that it would save a lot of trouble if she opened the door. She didn't want to be ambiguous with her partner, and it was better to have a simpler relationship. Otherwise, how could she do business if she kept talking about relationships?

"I actually don't mind being your underground lover."

Chen Hengxi suddenly said after a while.

Ahem...

"What did you say?" Lin Wei put down her napkin and looked at him, thinking she heard wrongly.

Chen Hengxi said: "If you think I am not qualified to be a husband, what about my lover? With your current status, it is normal to have several lovers. I graduated from Yale University. I am 34 years old and unmarried. He doesn't have any bad habits, doesn't smoke or gamble, keeps fit all year round, is gentle and considerate, and is always available, he will definitely become a qualified lover."

Lin Wei looked at him, her mind buzzing. Is this person sick?

She was stunned for a while and then said: "Don't think that I don't know that you have a girlfriend. She has been for at least five or six years. Don't judge others by yourself. Just because you can accept such a relationship doesn't mean that others can too." I can accept it."

"...That's not my girlfriend. We're just doing what we want. If you mind-"

"I don't mind," Lin Wei looked at him and said, "I won't interfere with your lifestyle. It's just that a business relationship would seem too cold and heartless. After so many years, we have indeed become friends. It's just that our three views don't match well. Being friends is already very reluctant. Going further is absolutely impossible, and I I already have someone I like.”

This kind of situation is what Lin Wei dislikes the most. It is too troublesome to deal with. It requires absolute emotional intelligence to handle it well, otherwise it may lead to hatred. Lin Wei's emotional intelligence is really not enough to deal with emotional problems.

In total, they have known each other for more than 9 years. Even if they didn't look down on each other at first, they still got along with each other a little bit. There was some tacit understanding between the two of them this time. In order to prevent Chu Aidong and Huifeng from noticing, In fact, they haven't met each other for a long time, so they gave each other some hints based on their feelings.

"You mean Song Ye?" Chen Hengxi grasped the key point.

Lin Wei picked up the napkin on her lap, folded it, and put it on the table: "Whoever is my lover does not affect you as my friend."

Chen Hengxi looked at her blankly, and after a while, he smiled, but A hint of bitterness escaped from the corner of his lips, and he picked up the wine glass: "So I failed to recommend myself to the pillow?"

Lin Wei actually wanted to say something, she really wanted to find someone younger, but she held back, she was already a mature woman Business owners should control their desire to complain. The person opposite is not only a friend, but also a future partner.

The change of ownership of Hutchison Whampoa was reported in the newspaper soon after. Lin Wei and Chen Hengxi reached a cooperation, using 27% of the operating rights of the Macau Casino in exchange for 30% of the shares of Hutchison Whampoa, plus the 20% secret shareholding of Micro Industrial, Lin Wei holds 50% of the shares and directly gains control of Hutchison Whampoa.

As soon as the news came out, the people were in an uproar.

Lin Wei explained in an interview with the media that "there are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies in the mall. Mr. Chen and I each get what we need."

So far, Micro Industrial has controlled 3 listed companies.

One is the Kowloon Aviation Industry, which controls the water and land transportation in the port city. It also owns Ocean City, hotels, department stores and other industries

. The other is Haoxin Real Estate, which has skyscrapers, high-end office buildings, five-star hotels and hundreds of villas, and is still expanding.

The third is Hutchison Whampoa, known as the second largest foreign company, which owns Whampoa Shipyard, Hilton Hotel, retail business, telecommunications and other industries.

Together with Hezi Group, Lin Wei already has 4 listed companies and several well-known luxury brands.

And this number became 5 at the end of the month.

On July 28, 1975, Queen's Castle was officially launched in the UK.

Compared with other companies, Queen's Castle has the fastest and slowest launch speed.

Its parent company, Tea Love, had been listed in Taiwan a long time ago, but the process of re-listing in the UK was very difficult.

It's not that Wen Jiayue doesn't work hard, it's because there are too many difficulties.

The first difficulty stems from the name of the Queen's Castle. This name is a bit offensive to the Queen of England. The locals did not accept it at first. On the one hand, Wen Jiayue tried to improve the dishes and constantly experimented to launch burgers that fit local tastes. , on the other hand, open up the surrounding European markets and enhance its influence in Europe.

Later, Lin Wei "offended" the Queen again, and this matter was reported back to the UK. She clearly said that China does not have a Queen, and then she opened a fast food restaurant in the Queen's Castle. This thing itself is quite embarrassing.

Wen Jiayue's difficulties can be imagined.

However, the British food supply is really lacking, and they particularly like hamburgers and fries. As long as the product is well made, it will not be difficult to open up sales.

Wen Jiayue successfully overcame that bumpy road, and the journey has been smoother since then. After two rounds of local financing, the quality and taste of their burgers are very popular among locals.

There are already 528 stores in the UK, plus other European countries, a total of 1,273 stores.

At this point, Lin Wei already owns 5 listed companies.

A listed company may not be that big of a deal. When the port city was at its peak, a building with several broken ships could be listed, but this was obviously different from Lin Wei's company.

Each of the three local listed companies under Micro Industrial is a large company with the largest market capitalization.

Herzi is listed in France and Queen's Castle is listed in the UK, which shows its gold content.

"The information we obtained says that she has surpassed HSBC and has become the largest consortium in Hong Kong. It is difficult to count all the industries under her. The food, clothing, housing and transportation of the entire Hong Kong city are closely related to her. She is the richest person in Hong Kong."

The subordinate looked at her . Borders Lance said: "She is indeed capable of buying our shipyard. She is not exaggerating the facts."

Borders put down the magazine in his hand, but did not look away from the photo above: "We checked last time "Why didn't we come to such a conclusion at that time?"

"Maybe the person who investigated was not careful, and her property was not so exaggerated at that time. She was not the richest man in Hong Kong at that time, and her reputation was not yet established."

Borders raised his head. Looking at him: "You mean she became the richest man in Hong Kong in just two or three years?" "

...From the existing information, it should be like this," the subordinate paused and continued, "I am also very It is hard to believe that this is equivalent to creating a miracle. Her personal wealth has not reached the highest level in Hong Kong, but has surpassed HSBC to become the largest financial group in Hong Kong. The American "Times" said that she was a miracle in the 1970s. The Chosen Son with God's Blessing. "

The depressed Xiangjiang did not hinder her accumulation of wealth, but instead became an opportunity for her to make progress.

Perhaps it can only be explained by luck.