Time flies, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye, and a new year has arrived.
1965 was destined to be a year full of challenges and difficulties, both in mainland China and Hong Kong.
In mainland China, people face numerous challenges. Economic development is slow, resources are scarce, and people's living standards urgently need improvement.
Agricultural production is affected by natural disasters, resulting in unstable grain yields; the industrial sector suffers from technological backwardness and inconsistent product quality.
These problems have put enormous pressure on the country's development, but the general public has not been discouraged. They have worked hard with unwavering spirit to try to overcome the difficulties.
In Hong Kong, the situation is also not optimistic.
As an international metropolis, Hong Kong enjoys a prosperous status as a business and financial center, but it also faces various social conflicts and economic pressures.
The city is plagued by a series of problems, including a widening gap between the rich and the poor, prominent social security issues, and rising unemployment.
That year, Hong Kong also experienced a stock market crash. First, a small bank, Ming Tak Bank, suffered a run on its banks and declared bankruptcy due to excessive lending to the real estate sector.
Then Guangdong Trust Bank also experienced a run on its banks, and within two days, it announced a complete shutdown.
That afternoon, the attack affected many Chinese-owned banks, including Hang Seng Bank, the largest Chinese-owned bank at the time, as well as Kwong On Bank, Dao Heng Bank, Wing Lung Bank, and others. It continued to spread to Far Eastern Bank and Kwong On Bank, and also affected Macau.
The Hong Kong government immediately arranged for HSBC Hong Kong to provide unlimited funding to Hang Seng Bank, Far East Bank and Wing Lung Bank, while Standard Chartered Bank would support Dao Heng Bank and Kwong On Bank.
In his previous life, Guangdong Trust Bank declared bankruptcy. Now, with the visionary Lin Chengyu, he directly acquired Guangdong Trust Bank, becoming its new owner, and renamed it Anjiang Bank.
He planned to develop Anjiang Bank into the internal bank of Songlin Group, providing central control for his future economic expansion around the world.
Hang Seng Bank, the largest Chinese-owned bank, was also vulnerable to attack by HSBC during the stock market crash. However, due to the involvement of Lin Chengyu, his investment company became the third largest shareholder of Hang Seng Bank.
His position as the third shareholder was also a result of Hang Seng Bank's inability to compete with HSBC, leading to the introduction of a third party. He simply did not want to become a subsidiary of a British bank. With the involvement of Song Lin Group's investment company, at least Chinese capital still holds a dominant position in Hang Seng Bank.
The biggest reason why Lin Chengyu's investment company was able to successfully join Hang Seng Bank this time was the gold that he and his wife had collected in China a few years ago.
During this stock market crash, Lin Chengyu demonstrated extraordinary wisdom and decisiveness.
He used his keen market insight to accurately assess the situation and take timely action, which not only protected his own business but also allowed him to acquire some high-quality assets.
As time went on, Lin Chengyu's career flourished. His investment company began to make a name for itself in the financial world, becoming the focus of attention. He himself became a legendary figure in Hong Kong's business community.
As a result, the Song family's villa on the hillside was never quiet again. People from all walks of life came to visit all day long, which annoyed Song Ziqing to no end, and he felt that he did not enjoy the Spring Festival.
"Ayu, our house has recently become the territory of your followers. The Spring Festival has just passed, how about we go somewhere else to celebrate the Lantern Festival in the next few days?"
Song Ziqing didn't want his family's Lantern Festival to be like the Spring Festival, with people he didn't know very well; the thought of it made it all seem meaningless.
Moreover, there are two little babies at home, and what they need most is quiet. The constant coming and going of people is seriously affecting their sleep.
"How about we go to Lamma Island for the Lantern Festival? Didn't we buy a large piece of land there a couple of years ago?"
I built a very large resort on that land, with guesthouses open to the public, and next to them a small villa reserved for my family when we go on vacation.
A few days ago, Lin Chengyu bought a lot of vacant land on various small islands in Hong Kong. He planted fruit trees, medicinal herbs, flowers, and so on on these vacant lands.
The open spaces on Lamma Island are planted with various flowers, and now is the season for Bauhinia flowers to bloom. Bauhinia is not only the city flower of Hong Kong, but also a medicinal herb. Its flowers have the effects of clearing heat and cooling blood, promoting urination and detoxifying.
Now that the family doesn't want to deal with all sorts of businessmen anymore, going to Lamma Island to see the flowers and the sea is a great alternative.
Moreover, the villa on the island has been completed for over a year, and it's a waste that their family hasn't visited it even once.
Zhang Lihua's eyes lit up when she heard her son-in-law's words, and she said, "Great idea! Let's go to Lamma Island for the Lantern Festival. It should be similar to the rural areas on the mainland, so the festive atmosphere will probably be similar."
Traditional festivals like the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival are very popular in rural areas, and at those times, both the elderly and children are filled with joy.
Song Jingwei then brought up Jones, asking, "Jones is in Hong Kong recently. Should we ask him what he thinks? We went to Lamma Island without telling him, and he'll definitely complain about us later."
Lin Chengyu shook his head and said, "Dad, don't worry about him. He's really into Bai Mei right now, we can't disturb him."
Zhang Lihua had also heard her daughter mention Bai Mei and knew that she was someone who was suspected of being reborn. "I see. Then let's pack our bags now and leave first thing tomorrow morning."
She's someone who's used to a comfortable, bourgeois lifestyle and enjoys taking walks around during her free time. Lamma Island, in particular, has plenty of roses, orchids, and large fields of daylilies. Just thinking about it makes her realize that she might not have enough film at home.
Thinking of this, she quickly instructed the housekeeper to send someone to buy some film, as taking photos was their favorite activity when they went out.
Now that she has grandchildren, Zhang Lihua wants to capture their every moment in life.
The two babies are now six months old, and they're at the age where they love to be carried around by adults.
If adults simply leave them in one place without moving them, the two babies act like they're performing a play, one calling out and the other wailing, forcing the adults to push them around the yard in a stroller.
Xiao Yuyu likes to look at all kinds of beautiful flowers and plants, while Xiao Chengcheng prefers to talk to people. He keeps making "ah ah ah" noises all day long. If no one responds to him, he will howl incessantly, which has made Song Ziqing and Lin Chengyu somewhat immune to his howling.
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