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Volume 1 Chapter 617 Perfect Ending (Part 1)

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    What kind of publisher in the United States, Lin Xiaozhi, not Lin Jian? It is impossible to guess who his target is.  After all, as the country with the most developed publishing industry in the world, the United States has not only 100,000 but also 50,000 large and small publishers. Even if we use the elimination method, we can eliminate 99% of them. In the end, even if only a few dozen are left, guess what?  Lin Xiaozhi's goal is also extremely difficult.  But when he mentioned Standard Chartered (the typo in the previous chapter was corrected), even though his answer was very ambiguous, Lin Jianming still felt a thunder and lightning flash in his mind, and a name emerged involuntarily.  Standard Chartered Bank!  In Hong Kong, when the word "Standard Chartered" is mentioned, I am afraid that the first thing that everyone will think of is this old British-owned bank in Hong Kong.  Looking around the world, Standard Chartered Bank is qualified to be called one of the old banks. It was established in 1853 under the charter of Queen Victoria.  In 1858, Standard Chartered Bank opened its first branch in Mumbai, India, followed by Calcutta and Shanghai. The following year, the Hong Kong branch and the Singapore branch were established respectively.  In 1969, Standard Bank and Standard Chartered Bank merged to form Standard Chartered PLC, referred to as Standard Chartered Bank.  However, in 1987, due to the continued deterioration of its financial situation, Standard Chartered Bank had to reach an agreement with South Africa's Standard Bank Group to sell all its shares in Standard Bank for cash, and its name was changed back to 'Standard Chartered Bank'.  'Standard Chartered Bank'.  Although it bears the title of a long-established international bank and is one of the note-issuing banks in Hong Kong, the current ¡®Standard Chartered Bank¡¯ obviously does not live up to its name.  As of 1991, 66.8% of the bank's profits came from Hong Kong. Its customers in the United Kingdom and even Europe combined were only 30% more than the total number of Hong Kong customers. The annual profits of other markets except Hong Kong combined were more  It is half the size of Hong Kong that is defeated by bullets, which is enough to explain a lot, and this figure was close to 80% a few years ago.  The unfavorable development of foreign markets and the high dependence on Hong Kong created Standard Chartered Bank, a deformed and weak monster. It is no wonder that this seemingly invincible giant encountered Lloyds, one of the four largest banks in the UK, in 1986.  During the hostile takeover by Deutsche Bank, it was so desperate that it had to use personal connections to ask Chinese shipping tycoon Bao Yugang, Singapore's richest man Khoo Teck Puat and Australian tycoon Robert Home to help protect the market. Only then was it lucky enough to defeat the "capital gangster"  The takeover of British banking giant Lloyds.  This is a global sensation that only happened a few years ago, and one of the protagonists, the shipping king Bao Yugang, is also one of the top ten richest men in Hong Kong. Of course, Lin Jianming is not unaware of this.  Although he doesn't know much about banks, because of his status, he knows more inside information than ordinary people who have paid attention.  In 1986, in order to prevent a hostile takeover by the capital gangster Lloyd, Standard Chartered Bank invited three great gods to mobilize a total of 1.3 billion pounds of funds (approximately equivalent to 16.3 billion Hong Kong dollars that year) to protect the law, and acquired a total of 37% of Standard Chartered Bank.  shares.  Naturally, the help of these three masters was not in vain. Bao Yugang was because he received help from Standard Chartered in the process of acquiring the British-owned group Wheelock, and Standard Chartered promised to support HSBC in the future.  Like Superman, he was inclined to provide various loans to the Bao family, and then vigorously protected the market.  During the battle to defend Standard Chartered Bank, Bao Yugang successively allocated 470 million pounds to acquire 14.5% of its shares and became its largest shareholder for a time.  Singapore¡¯s richest man, Khoo Teck Puat, was the second person invited by Standard Chartered Bank. As the most famous banker in Southeast Asia, it was easier for Standard Chartered Bank to convince him than the other two.  The Chinese are unpopular in many countries in Southeast Asia. Not only are they short-sighted and timid, but they also engage in regional discrimination and political confrontation with their own people viciously. In the process of pursuing wealth, they are dissociated from politics and politics.  In addition to military strength, it is not an exaggeration to say that they have disarmed themselves. Looking around the world, it is difficult to find a big fat sheep that is easier to bully than the Chinese. They are also the immigrants who the Southeast Asian natives like to bully most.  Even as the richest man in Singapore, Khoo Teck Pak is not immune to disasters. The banks he operates in Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia have often encountered malicious difficulties from the local governments since the 1960s and 1970s. In recent years, the situation has become worse year by year.  .  It happened that Standard Chartered Bank had considerable political influence in Southeast Asia, and at the same time, Standard Chartered also had some high-quality assets that Qiu Deba coveted, so the two parties hit it off. Qiu Deba followed Bao Yugang and acquired more than 11% of Standard Chartered shares.  Robert Home is an Australian hotel tycoon and a descendant of a former executive at Standard Chartered Bank. He has Standard Chartered blood flowing through him.  However, in order to invite this descendant of British descent to help, Standard Chartered paid a much higher price than lobbying Pao Yugang and Qiu Deba.  White people are profit-seeking. In the past few years, Robert Home has been selling Standard Chartered Bank stocks at high prices, and he didn't even care about the subsequent rise in Standard Chartered's stock price.A hint of the inside story can be seen in the downward movement.  Lin Jianming estimated that these three people should have signed a restriction agreement with Standard Chartered Bank when they first helped Standard Chartered Bank. After all, Standard Chartered¡¯s senior management would not be willing to lead the wolf away from the tiger.  Since Lloyds Bank completely gave up on acquiring Standard Chartered in 1987, the Bao Yugang family has sold more than 6% of its shares in Standard Chartered. Robert Home, the most ruthless seller, may not even have 5% of his remaining shares in Standard Chartered.  .  Even though Qiu Deba, who has never sold and even surpassed Bao Yugang to become the largest private shareholder of Standard Chartered through several acquisitions, he also dispersed more than 13% of Standard Chartered shares to himself and his wife and children.  It's not under my own company's name.  Private shareholders and institutional shareholders are two completely different concepts. The former only has influence and dividend rights. Whether they have a director's seat depends on the attitude of Standard Chartered's senior management.  Institutional shareholders, on the other hand, not only have all the rights of the former, but can even intervene in the daily operations of Standard Chartered Bank and the appointment and removal of senior executives.  Lin Jianming's head turned rapidly, becoming more and more certain that his great nephew might really want to take action against the giant Standard Chartered, and his heart couldn't help but pound.  It¡¯s a pity that when he wanted to ask Lin Xiaozhi a few more questions, he found that he had already set his sights on the dazzling stage of the venue, and obviously had no intention of speaking again.  ¡­ ¡°How could it be me?¡± Liu Qingyun murmured dully, and his pupils could not help but dilate slightly.  "Ayun, congratulations!" "As for you, hurry up and get ready to go on stage to receive the award!" It was his friends Wu Zhenyu and Huang Qiusheng who were sitting next to him who pushed him excitedly, and Liu Qingyun finally recovered from his shock.  He came back to his senses, suppressed the excitement in his heart and nodded heavily with his friends. He didn't even have time to express his gratitude to the people around him who were congratulating him, and stumbled towards the stage.  This scene made many people just smile slightly. Fa Ge and John Woo were sitting next to each other. Seeing this, they couldn't help but think of his performance when he was nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards for the first time. Now that he thinks about it, he may not be better than Liu Qingyun.  How much better.  "Thank you to the Academy Awards and all the judges" Liu Qingyun stumbled onto the podium, and after receiving the 'Best Actor' gold cup from Faye Wong who smiled and congratulated him harmoniously, his eyes were a little blurred with excitement.  He became so popular that he almost forgot about the acceptance speech he had prepared long ago. He choked and said: "As an actor, I have dreamed many times that one day I can stand on this podium and proudly pick up the award.  The gold cup represents the highest recognition of an actor's ability in the industry, but I also know very well that behind the honor symbolized by this weight, it requires more day-to-day practice of acting skills and self-improvement. I am honored to be able to receive this award last year.  Mr. Lin Xiaozhi invited me to play the leading role in his new movie. During the filming process, he used his experience and extraordinary vision to help me learn a lot and avoid many detours" "Wow  ¡­¡± The acceptance speech, which was not too flashy but full of emotion, won Liu Qingyun countless applause both inside and outside the venue.  In addition to some of the cameras in the venue continuing to fall on Liu Qingyun, several cameras were also directed in the direction of Lin Xiaozhi, exposing the scene of him whispering to Lin Jianming on the large screen and numerous small screens in the venue.  Fortunately, Lin Xiaozhi was always distracted by paying attention to the awards. Not long after the screen camera scanned him, he looked up at Liu Qingyun on the podium and smiled at him and nodded, and the audience cheered for him.  The slap was not considered rude, but it made many interested people even more curious about what he was talking about with Lin Jianming.  The announcement of the Best Actor Award was undoubtedly a big climax. In order to maintain the popularity, the Best Actress Award was not announced immediately. Instead, there was a small award of 'Best Newcomer' in the middle, and the 'Final Award' was announced later.  Best Actress' Gold Cup winner.  The Academy Award for 'Best Newcomer' can barely be considered a minor favorite, not only because it is sandwiched between the Best Actor and Actor Gold Cups, but also because of the many Newcomer Gold Cup winners that have been born in the years since this award was launched.  Basically, they have prospered in the industry, and are also jokingly called "Little Golden Cup" by many low-level artists and media.  The nominees for this year's Best Newcomer Award are Anita Yuen for "Ya Fei and Ya Ji", Gu Minghua for "Mong Kok Racecourse", Zhu Yin for "Fighting Back to School 2", Sammi Cheng for "Flying Tiger Elite: Love in the World" and Xiong Xinxin for "Once Upon a Time: Once Upon a Time":  "Men should strengthen themselves" has extraordinary origins.  Needless to say, Anita Yuen was born in the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant and has almost perfect looks.  ??Koo Ming-wah is one of the first batch of students to graduate from the Drama Theater affiliated to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and his acting foundation is much deeper than many artists discovered from the grassroots.  Zhu Yin is also from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, although she has not yetAfter graduation, she was exposed by the media that she was dating Xingye shortly after her debut in "Fight Back to School 2", which can be described as unlimited glory.  Sammi Cheng, who was born as a singer, had two platinum albums last year and two years ago. She and Faye Wong are also called the three little queens of the Hong Kong music scene, which is extraordinary.  The last one, Xiong Xinxin, also has an amazing resume. Like Jet Li, the Chinese kung fu superstar who is now famous all over the world, he has won the national martial arts championship. After entering the industry through Liu Jiaban earlier, his extraordinary skills have served him in many movies.  Chow Yun-fat, Jet Li, Li Yuanba, Zhou Xingchi and others served as martial arts stunt doubles. They were spotted by Tsui Hark and Lin Xiaozhi successively. They were able to get roles in "Once Upon a Time" and other Media Asia movies, and gradually began to move from behind the scenes to the front.  This little gold cup was finally won by Hong Kong sister Anita Yuen for her outstanding performance in "Ya Fei and Ya Ji". This film full of black humor was invested by Eric Tsang and directed by Alex Ko, a Hong Kong young filmmaker.  UFO, the company established together, has had a good start.  Following a burst of warm applause, John Woo, dressed in a black suit, walked out of the backstage passage. He took the winning envelope and came to the microphone in the center of the stage. He nodded slightly and said in a rough voice: "Thank you to the Academy Awards team.  At the invitation of the committee, I will be the guest presenter for this year's 'Best Actress' Award. In the past 92 years, Hong Kong has produced many films that have received critical acclaim and even received astonishing acclaim at some well-known international film festivals.  After research and nominations by the judges, the nominees for 'Best Actress' this year are" Lin Jianming finally found the opportunity. While John Woo was still reading about the 'Best Actress' nomination on the stage, he followed in a low voice  Lin Xiaozhi asked: "Azhi, why are you not included in this year's 'Best Actress' award?" "The Best Actor and Best Actress Jinbei pay more attention to the artist himself, especially his acting skills. As long as the script is good and the film is produced without flaws, it will not affect it.  The box office performance of the movie is not important, so the more artistic the movie, the easier it is for the male and female protagonists to win awards for it. Last year's "Assassin's League" was a standard popcorn movie.  Big cast, computer special effects, Liu Qingyun can still explain why he won the best actor. After all, this movie still pays great attention to the acting skills of the male protagonist, but the heroine well it is worse" Lin Xiaozhi  Naturally, I knew that he wanted to take the opportunity to turn the conversation to the investment that he had just talked about, but he was not cooperative. After he finished speaking, he made an expression of being focused on the stands. Lin Jianming was not without a wink, seeing this.  The words that reached my lips could only be swallowed back. I suppressed the itch in my heart that was like a cat scratching, and looked towards the venue stage.
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