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    In 1970, the Hong Kong government auctioned land acquired from reclamation in Central. Among them was a 30,000-square-foot lot, which was adjacent to Victoria Harbour. It was in an excellent location. The oil crisis had not yet occurred. The Americans were wealthy and arrogant. At the auction  Before, he promised that he would win it. However, during the auction, the Land Group grabbed this piece of land at a record price of HK$5.8 billion, which caused a sensation.  The Land Group used the super-high price to seize the land. In addition to the fact that this piece of land is indeed gold, there is another important reason, that is, if the Americans take it and build a building, it will block the sea view of the Mandarin Hotel and make its value  Big fall.  This shows how important the Mandarin Hotel is to the Land Group. It is worthy of being a world-class five-star hotel as famous as the Peninsula Hotel.  The property that the Land Group built on the land it grabbed was the Connaught Building that Shen Chong used for the location and gimmicks of "Die Hard". This building was built in 1973. In 1974, Jardine Matheson moved its headquarters to  Enter, on the 48th floor, is Taipan Niubijian's office. He has been overlooking Central and Hong Kong here for more than five years.  As a public figure, although no one has figured out how much money he has, his preferences have already been clearly understood. He loves food, not fancy clothes, cars, not luxury houses, and talented women, not beautiful women.  , I love airplanes but not yachts As a person who has never been to the Hong Kong Yacht Club, I suddenly appeared there and then went to sea. Instead of meeting the Ship King, could it be that I was meeting the Dragon King?  When he heard the news that Shen Chong was going to sea, Newbijian was practicing golf putting in his office on the 48th floor. After hearing this, his hand shook and the ball crooked.  "When did you go out to sea?" "According to the yacht club staff, you were on a boat rented by the yacht club at about 9:30 in the morning." "A poor disguise." Newbijian is a typical Anglo-Saxon.  He was a tall man with strong lines. He straightened up, put the golf club in his golf bag, and said, "Did Pao Yugang's yacht go to sea a long time ago?" "Yes, it went to sea last night and has not returned.  "As the general manager of the Land Group, although Bao Fuda's position is lower than that of Niubijian, at this level, there is no need to be too reserved. He sat on the sofa, crossed his legs and said: "If Shen Chong takes the shares  "Sold to Bao Yugang, what should we do?" "Shen Chong is a greedy guy." Newbijian picked up the whiskey bottle from the window and said while pouring the wine: "Last year, the Americans said he was an Oriental vampire.  You are absolutely right. Even if you meet Pao Yugang, you may not sell your shares to him. " "But they are all Chinese, and Chinese people like to stick together." "No, no, Pao Yugang became a British citizen in 1963.  , has also been canonized by the Queen. He is a member of our British Empire." Newbijian handed a glass of whiskey to Bao Fuda, then sat back at the large desk and said: "A business involving hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars, the impact of skin color.  , very small, Yihe can't satisfy Shen Chong's appetite, and Bao Yugang can't satisfy it either. He is playing tricks to let us compete with each other and raise the price of his stocks. " "Maybe you are right.  Bao Fuda was thoughtful. He took a sip of wine and said: "Hong Kong is so big. If you really want to meet secretly, you can do it anywhere. There is no need to go to the sea. Everyone knows that Pao Yugang is the shipping king. Even if you exchange 100  The ship cannot be hidden from others. Shen Chong deliberately let us know that he was going to see Pao Yugang. "This man is very cunning. The local Chinese in Hong Kong regard him as the incarnation of the god of wealth."  Shaking the wine glass back and forth, he said: "But Hong Kong is British territory. We only believe in God and no other gods." "DavIn, have you decided how to deal with him?" Bao Fuda changed his sitting position and moved closer to him,  Said: "Shen Chong always asks his investment managers to contact us, but I have always avoided it, which is very annoying." "We can follow the example of the Opium War 140 years ago."  The director of Jardine Matheson, who himself had been a soldier in Scotland for a period of time, was a man of great authority. He took a sip of whiskey and said: "At the beginning, the British just wanted to trade peacefully with the Qing Dynasty, but they kept pushing back and letting petty bureaucrats  To deal with it, we sent warships and became the master of Hong Kong. Since Shen Chong was unwilling to cooperate with Yihe, we also sent warships to deal with him. " "This is not a war era, let alone the 19th century, DavIn,  You can't threaten others with force, it will damage Yihe's reputation. "Relax, I'm just making a metaphor." Newbijian laughed, then shook his head and said, "I don't have warships or cannons."  Neither do I. I will use political means to put pressure on Shen Chong and let him know the true strength of our Jardine Matheson. By then, he will know how to choose.  " "The efficiency of bureaucracy has always been very low. Would it be too slow to use political means?  "Bao Fuda is a professional manager and is not very good at politics. He was worried, drank all the wine in his glass in one breath, and said: "Wharf and Land Group rely on each other and cannot afford to lose anything. Moreover, there are rumors in the market that if Pao YugangIt is illegal to control Wharf and will turn to Land Group.  " "Don't worry, I will make Shen Chong feel the strong pressure soon.  "Newbijian leaned forward, grabbed the exquisite calendar on his desk and turned it with his hand, and said confidently: "I think this problem can be solved before U day.  " Bao Fuda looked at the U month and U day marked with a red circle on the calendar and asked, "Is there anything special about U month and U day?  " But he quickly reacted and said: "Is this the day when Jiayi TV starts broadcasting?  "    "Yes.  "New Bijian nodded and said: "Shen Chong sent an invitation letter to the Hong Kong Governor's Office a month ago, asking the Governor to cut the ribbon for the opening ceremony of his TV station. However, after my persuasion, Sir MacLehose agreed to hold the ceremony in August.  No response will be made before noon on U day.  " "Just because of this?  Bao Fuda put the wine glass on the coffee table and said: "Shen Chong has close relations with the mainland. He doesn't seem to care whether the Hong Kong Governor is present."  " "Of course it's not just this.  "New Bijian stood up, walked to the wine cabinet, poured some more whiskey, and said: "Yesterday at the Mandarin Hotel, I met Mr. George and Mr. O'Neill, the former editor-in-chief of "Asia Weekly", as well as Jianing  Chen Songqing, the boss of the group, chatted with them for a while.  Do you still want?  "    "No thanks.  " "Mr. George told me a very interesting thing.  "Nu Bijian held the wine glass in his left hand, put his right hand in his pocket, and said with an expression of wisdom: "He said that there is a legal loophole in the TV station owned by Shen Chong. Of course, this is a very small loophole, absolutely  For most people, it makes no sense, but for us at Jardine, it is very useful, because I am an unofficial member of the Hong Kong Executive Council. I can use this loophole to let his TV station show off when it starts broadcasting.  A big scandal.  " "You should contact Shen Chong again to see if he is willing to come out to see us. If he doesn't show up again, I will make him look bad.  ¡± Note: New Bijian¡¯s full name is DavInNntIu
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