Chapter 254

In 1965, when Lin Wei first came to Xiangjiang, there was an endless queue in front of the Hengsheng Gate, all of which were people waiting anxiously to withdraw money.

At that time, she thought she was witnessing history and would witness the decline of a Chinese-owned bank.

Personnel changes occurred. At that time, no one, including her, would have imagined that it would be HSBC that was now facing a run crisis.

Of course, HSBC cannot fail, and the British government will not let it fail. If it comes to that, foreign exchange will definitely be transferred from the UK to Hong Kong. If HSBC is finished, the whole of Hong Kong will be finished. This is the decision of its powerful central bank function. of.

But the bad thing is that the Hong Kong dollar crisis has absorbed a large amount of the British government's foreign exchange, and it has already suffered heavy losses. At this time, saving HSBC is likely to bring the UK down.

"If Xiangjiang goes to destruction because of you, you will be a sinner!" Forced into a desperate situation, Mike angrily scolded Lin Wei.

Lin Wei narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at him incomprehensibly: "Why are you so excited? Shouldn't I be more anxious than you? If Xiangjiang is over, Micro Industries will also collapse. I dare say that no one in the entire Hong Kong City will suffer more serious losses than me. , but you, on the other hand, caused such a big trouble without losing a penny. In the end, the shares returned to the UK. The fact that HSBC’s shareholders and creditors cried to death has nothing to do with you. Isn’t that why you are so arrogant? This fire can't burn you, that's why you use HSBC to fight me without any scruples."

Mike couldn't bear to hear it, and Lin Wei actually called herself the sufferer.

"Since Ms. Lin also wants to quell this dispute, can she take a step back? I think there are probably a lot of misunderstandings, because a moment of anger has cost the entire Xiangjiang and the citizens here a huge price. This should not be you either. I want to see it."

Lin Wei turned to look at Landi Ho: "Mr. Governor of Hong Kong, I hope you can understand that the reason why this situation occurs is due to the unreasonable system. The government provided HSBC with Too many privileges. I gave up this time. Sooner or later, it will happen again. If we want to completely eliminate this cancer that has been causing recurring attacks in Xiangjiang, we can only reluctantly cut it off with a knife. Otherwise, the losses will be even greater in the future. We cannot Only looking at immediate interests and not planning for the future of Hong Kong. "

Lin Wei's "cancer" metaphor made the HSBC executives on the opposite side turn pale. They were about to refute, but found that Lin Wei had already stood up.

"I have said that the premise for me to sit down and negotiate is that the government can play a supervisory role in the middle and can face up to our reasonable demands. If HSBC wants to use the future of Hong Kong City to put pressure on us and force Hang Seng to compromise, then There is no need for us to waste time here."

Lin Wei was undoubtedly very arrogant at the negotiation table, but this is the reality. Whoever has the initiative and the temper will be able to avoid this grievance.

In a different location, HSBC's demands will only become more excessive.

Negotiations cannot be formed in one go. Each other needs to test each other's bottom line.

But HSBC couldn't afford to wait, and Lin Wei was extremely powerful, so the government had no choice but to force HSBC to compromise.

HSBC has to transfer part of its power. As Hang Seng grows, its influence will grow. This is a matter of time.

The really serious problem is the split. If shareholders have objections to the board of directors' decision, 75% of shareholders need to vote in favor to pass it. This is a moat HSBC has set for itself. HSBC's shareholders are all over the world, and some people will choose to give up. , and some cannot be notified at all, making this impossible.

But the current situation is quite special. If shareholders do not agree, HSBC will collapse. At that time, shareholders will probably get nothing. This forces those who did not have to make a choice to make a decision.

At the end of September, after voting at the shareholders' meeting, the split-up motion of HSBC was passed. The overall situation has been decided. The century-old bank will be split into two.

The next day, Mike took the blame and resigned, ending his 21-year career as a HSBC executive.

Lin Wei specially customized a flower basket for him and personally wrote "Congratulations to Mr. Mike on his honorable retirement."

It is said that Mike acted very calmly after receiving the flower basket, but he took a friend's private plane back to the UK that day and refused everyone's farewell.

In a certain aspect, Lin Wei still admired him, but only in a certain aspect. Dao was different and could not work together. From the moment she chose to help Heng Sheng, the two were destined to be enemies and rivals, and they were not worthy of her respect. opponent.

Then, Hong Kong's linked exchange rate system was finally officially introduced. When issuing Hong Kong banknotes, the three note-issuing banks, HSBC, Hang Seng and Standard Chartered, must pay US dollars to the Exchange Fund at the official fixed exchange rate. At the same time, the British Hong Kong government also announced the cancellation of domestic Hong Kong dollar deposits. Tax withheld on interest receivable.

With these two measures, the Hong Kong dollar finally stopped its downward trend.

But the dark cloud hanging above our heads persists, and everyone is still full of uncertainty about the future.

At the end of the year, HSBC announced that its Eurasian business would be officially split and listed.

Sun Boran looked at the newspaper and clapped his hands: "You old man, although you haven't made much contribution in this life, but with your vision eighteen years ago, sending your daughter to Xiangjiang is already a great achievement and worthy of us. Let’s give you a memorial tablet for longevity.”

Sun Boran’s hatred of HSBC has been around for a long time. There is a generation gap between young people and old people. Today’s young people are proud to work for HSBC, but they old people are different. What they have experienced is different. This period of history is destined to prevent them from looking at the growth of HSBC with an absolutely rational attitude.

Seeing the fate of HSBC, he was very relieved and felt happy.

Fang Lianxin didn't like to hear this, but it was just that the words in Lao Suntou's mouth were not pleasing to the ears. Since today was a good day, he was not as knowledgeable as him.

"It's a pity. It would be great if we could get HSBC out of Hong Kong. Ah Wei is too soft-hearted." After Sun Boran was happy, he thought about it and looked particularly dissatisfied.

Fang Lianxin couldn't stand Sun Boran's blind behavior: "Do you think this is children's playing house? HSBC is the central bank of Hong Kong. It withdraws at any time. You are really trying to relieve hatred and don't care about the lives of others." , I don’t have any sense of the overall situation. How can

I be a

teacher ?” "Damn, you're 5 years older than me!"

The two old men started arguing again.

After Lao Suntou left, Fang Lianxin picked up his cane and silently went to Lin Wei's study.

Lin Weizhi was revising the design draft with her mother. She planned to donate a hospital and museum to Shenzhen City. After Lin Hanzhi found out, she asked her several times about the progress. At first she didn't know what it meant, but later she remembered that her mother studied architecture. She feels very regretful. Before, she only wanted to build a greenhouse for her mother, forgetting that her mother preferred these things. She still has no memory of the past, so many things are just symbols to her.

Why? Why are things from the past so completely forgotten?

She came back early today and had a rare quality time with her mother.

"What instructions does the leader have?" Seeing Fang Lianxin's posture, Lin Wei knew that the old man had something to say.

Fang Lianxin "coughed", leaned on his cane, and straightened his back: "I think you have been free recently, so take the time to go to the UK, talk to the Prime Minister, and ask them to return Hong Kong to us as soon as possible. "How long has it been and there has been no movement?"

Lin Wei: "..."

Did the old man have any misunderstanding about her?

Lin Hanzhi glanced at Fang Lianxin angrily: "What kind of monster are you doing? Is this something that a daughter can take care of?"

Fang Lianxin was unconvinced: "Why can't you take care of it? Young people should not shrink back when encountering difficulties. We have to know how to solve the country's problems. A bank as big as HSBC has solved it. What is the British government afraid of? It's something that we, Tangtang, are trying hard to do."

Lin Wei was silent. No wonder others were afraid of her expansion. It was not without purpose. It’s hard to say, but my father definitely swelled first.

Lin Hanzhi didn't want to pay attention to this crazy old man and waved to him: "Just be quiet for a while. Go back to your room and do whatever you need to do. Don't delay us from doing business."

"Why isn't this business? It's better to do it now. " You build a hospital..."

"Okay," Lin Wei said quickly, "I'll go and tell you, I'll go to the UK in two days and have a good chat with their prime minister. If she dares not to listen, I'll get rid of her." "Coax the old man. Isn't it easy? Anyway, he didn't know if she had done it or not. The older she got, the more she had to coax her into doing it, and she would come up with it all day long.

Fang Lianxin didn't expect his daughter to agree, and he actually felt uncomfortable saying it. But the old man wanted to save face, and he was really bored. He wanted to stay with his wife and daughter for a while. He hadn't seen his daughter for several days, so he ended up talking to her when he came back. Mom, stay together. He has a lot to talk about with his daughter. Naturally, what is written in the newspaper is not as clear as the person involved.

"This...if you are really too busy, forget it. After all, Britain is not a good place." Fang Lianxin flinched. He still remembered what happened to his daughter last time in the UK. "Forget it, just give them some time to think about it." It's clear."

"Okay, as you say," Lin Wei responded, "If it doesn't work, I'll take action again."

"Don't worry about him, it's all free." Lin Hanzhi didn't want to pay attention to Fang Lianxin and dragged her daughter to look at the design.

Fang Lianxin looked at the two of them getting close, touched his nose, turned around and went downstairs.

"Dad..." It happened to catch up with Song Ye coming back from get off work.

"What are you yelling about?" Fang Lianxin said with a cold face, "It's becoming more and more unruly. Are you married? Just yelling... Is there anything else you want?"

Song Ye subconsciously looked upstairs.

"Don't look at it. My mother-in-law is busy doing business. If you have nothing to do, come with me to the study. What does Britain mean? Tell me about it, and we will analyze it."

Song Ye smiled gently. After a while, he said: "But I have something very important."

"What important matter?" Fang Lianxin thought that this was an excuse and didn't want to talk to him anymore. "Is it as big as Xiangjiang's return?"

Song Ye's lips curled up With a smile, he said, "Freeman was caught."

"Who is Freeman? This man is very..." Fang Lian was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly looked at Song Ye, "Are you serious?"

Probably because Mrs. Eaton had been detained, Freeman couldn't hide anymore, so he suddenly returned to Xiangjiang, and was arrested as soon as he left the airport.

Now that the airport system has been upgraded, Song Ye asked the security company to send people to guard it every day. Unexpectedly, it really paid off in the end.

Mrs. Eaton did not agree with Lin Wei's suggestion. She was waiting for Mike's result. If Mike won, then she still had a glimmer of hope, but the result ended in Mike's final defeat.

It's not that they aren't worried. Since stocks and bonds are sealed, the 10 billion will have to be returned sooner or later.

The real headache is Freeman. If this person does not show up, then Lin Wei's suspicion of murder cannot be completely cleared. Some reports always make this matter darker, saying that Lin Wei is rich and can make ghosts. Trying to get the British government to give her some slack is just an act.

Only by catching Freeman can this farce truly end.

This time they were afraid that people from the Hong Kong government would take Freeman away and use their own security personnel to do it.

The next day, news of Freeman's appearance appeared in major Hong Kong media. Newspapers and TV stations all reported on it. Photos and videos were available. Now Britain once again gathered the attention of the world.

How could people be convicted in the first place even though they were not dead?

This has caused Britain's credibility to plummet. Not only has it been condemned internationally, but even the local media believes that this is a stupid move. If you do it, you should not leave any clues to the other side. Now that Freeman is here, all of a sudden Britain has been nailed to the pillar of shame. Earlier, the Hong Kong governor publicly insulted Hong Kong and the people of this land on live TV, and now the royal family is plotting to murder Hong Kong businessmen. All these have made Hong Kong extremely disappointed with Britain.

The British side gave an official explanation that it was a matter of the coroner, which was naturally unconvincing, and the media was in a quarrel about it.

But soon, a piece of news came back from the capital and the scandal was overshadowed.

China and Britain signed a joint declaration, and Hong Kong would be returned to China on July 1, 1997. When the dust settled, everything became clear, and the Hang Seng Index began to rebound that day.

Lin Wei breathed a sigh of relief. She only knew the direction of history, but did not know the details of history. Because she had a diary before, she was sure that there were some deviations from history in 1967, so she had always been afraid that the wings of butterflies had changed something, at least in the case of HSBC. It made the situation in Hong Kong City even worse. She had always felt uneasy about it. It was just that she didn't know the history. It was just because she knew that she was afraid.

Therefore, she tries to solve Harland's matters by herself, and does not want too many variables to happen and affect the overall situation.

If it was better in advance, but if it was postponed later, then she would really be a sinner.

Fortunately, everything looks the same as in the previous life, with a little change, such as HSBC, such as Harland...

In March 1984, Xinbai Shipyard's first independently developed giant cruise ship, the Pearl of the Orient, was officially undocking.

Minister Dai took engineers from the General Administration of Shipbuilding to visit the giant ship.

The Oriental Pearl is 297 meters long and 30 meters wide. It has 1,997 guest rooms and can accommodate more than 5,000 passengers. It has 19 elevators, a concert hall, a bar, and a theater.

From the furniture to the decoration, everything is customized to a high standard, and Hezi sponsors the whole process, making this cruise ship full of luxury and exquisiteness. It can be said to be unprecedented luxury.

After a tour, Minister Dai sighed: "It is said that large cruise ships are more difficult to build than aircraft carriers. You can only understand what they mean by seeing it. This is not a ship, but a real maritime city. It shows the characteristics of a region." Comprehensive technological level. "

With the reform of the Sixth Machinery Department, they overcame various difficulties and finally opened the door to shipbuilding, becoming the main source of earning foreign exchange. They were complacent, but when they saw this giant ship, they realized that the gap was only a few decades. It cannot be shortened at all.

The important thing is that when you make progress, others are also making progress. How can you ensure that you can catch up?

"When will the mainland be able to build such a giant ship?" He couldn't help but sigh. He didn't know if he would be able to see this day in his lifetime. Thinking of his own body, there was a trace of sadness in his eyes.

Under the warm sunshine of spring, the sea water is filled with an intoxicating shimmer, which also casts a beautiful light cover on the giant wheel.

"What's the difference?" Lin Wei looked at the huge ship in front of her, "Isn't the one in Xiangjiang the same as China's?"

Minister Dai was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "You are right, the same, the same results in Xiangjiang That's China's achievements."

Lin Wei smiled, turned around and looked at Minister Dai: "I think you may not understand what I mean. What I mean is that Xinbai Shipyard will belong to the China Shipbuilding Administration from now on."

Dai . The minister was stunned. He couldn't react for a long time.

He chewed Lin Wei's words in his heart several times, his eyes suddenly became wet, and he said tremblingly: "What did you say?"