1 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong.
A skyscraper rising from the ground is gradually taking shape under the hard work of the construction workers.
The owner of this building is the famous HSBC Bank in Hong Kong.
Originally it was an English building with ancient Athenian style, with a total of 12 floors.
When it was completed in 1935, it immediately became one of the most famous buildings. The building is shaped like a pin, exuding an unstoppable grandeur.
Opposite the building is Victoria Harbour and Kowloon Peninsula, and behind it is the famous Statue Square and Chater Garden. During the period when Japan occupied Hong Kong, it became the seat of the Japanese governor's office.
As time went by and the 1970s began, skyscrapers continued to rise in Hong Kong like mushrooms after rain. The 12-story HSBC Building gradually aged and became a dwarf.
In 1981, it was decided to demolish and rebuild the original 12-story building, planning to build a 50-story skyscraper with a staggering budget of HK$5 billion.
Now, two years have passed in a flash, and this skyscraper has been built to 24 floors. It can overlook everything in Hong Kong and has become a building that Hong Kong citizens look up to.
The building was designed by the famous British architect Foster. From the outside, it looks like a silver-gray building similar to an oil drilling platform.
It is made entirely of prefabricated steel pipes imported from abroad, without using any reinforced concrete. The frame is filled with fully transparent glass curtain walls, and a special place for helicopters to dock is designed on the roof.
In 1986, the newly built HSBC Building was rated as one of the world's top ten outstanding buildings by international architecture, becoming a world-famous building work of art.
Currently, HSBC's office is located in a 20-story office building one kilometer east of the newly built HSBC Building.
At this time, in an office on the top floor of the office building, a middle-aged man with short silver hair and a pair of sky-blue eyes was drinking coffee while solemnly reading the news in the Economic Daily.
"Napoleon said that China is a sleeping lion. When it wakes up, the whole world will be shocked. Now this lion has fully awakened, and the British Empire has finally fallen."
Shen Bi looked at the joint statement published in the newspaper, and a trace of loneliness flashed in his eyes. As a soldier of the British Empire who had been on the battlefield, how could he not hope that his motherland would prosper?
But since World War II, after losing India, the "crown jewel", its strength has declined significantly, and it was eventually surpassed by its former younger brother, and the roles were reversed.
"Bang, bang!..."
"Come in!"
After a while, a blonde girl in a white uniform twisted her waist and walked in quickly in high heels, holding a newspaper in her hand. It was "Three Minutes of Heat".
"Boss! Here's a newspaper that I think is very important, so I brought it to you."
"Lisa! Give it to me!"
After Shen Bi took the newspaper from the blonde secretary, he quickly read it.
As a British citizen who had lived in Hong Kong for decades, he had already learned Chinese culture. He quickly glanced at the ten lines and his face changed immediately. He was even more shocked and muttered to himself:
"I didn't expect that the Marriott Investment Company that approached me to buy shares in China Gas Company last time was also set up by Mo Zhexuan. Fortunately, I had a vague feeling that something was wrong at the time, so I didn't sell it, otherwise I would have lost a lot of money."
"HSBC's 11% stake will become a key bargaining chip in the three-way battle. I need to think carefully about how to maximize my profits."
Just then, the landline on the desk rang. I quickly picked up the phone and heard a respectful female voice.
"Boss! Henry Keswick, the head of Jardine Matheson, wants to see you. What do you think?"
"I'll ask my secretary to pick it up right away."
Shen Bi didn't expect Henry Keswick to change so quickly. The last time they had a complete falling out over the Wharf incident, they became people who never had any contact with each other again.
This time he actually came to visit, probably because of the 11% stake in China Gas Company held by HSBC.
After calling the secretary who had just come in and asking her to go downstairs to pick up Henry Keswick, he secretly thought about how to deal with Henry Keswick, the old fox, so as to maximize his benefits.
In less than five minutes, Henry Keswick walked into the office and said straight to the point with a smile on his face:
"Michael Sandberg! I just want to ask you one question: are you from the British Empire, or have you completely become a Chinese?"
"Of course I'm from the British Empire, but as the CEO of HSBC, I'm responsible for the interests of all shareholders. You should know that capital has no country. I can only represent HSBC in choosing tangible interests."
Shen Bi naturally understood the true meaning of the other party's words, but HSBC is first and foremost a bank that has transcended national boundaries and only serves for profit.
This is also the reason why Warwick was betrayed in later generations. Rules and credibility are all nonsense. As long as it is for the sake of profit, people can turn into jackals without bottom line.
"I can write off the previous account, but today you must sell me your shares in China Gas. I won't let you suffer any loss. I will buy them for HK$220 per share."
"But today, on behalf of all British capital in Hong Kong, I am warning you: if you sell your shares in China Gas to Chinese capital again, you will be completely against us from now on."
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