Through the wealth life

Chapter 759 Not Worth It
George Lavin naturally hopes that Standard Chartered Bank can always be the overlord of Xiangjiang, but now the situation has changed, and Standard Chartered Bank has no strength to continue to maintain its position in Xiangjiang.

In the past, due to the care of the British government and the Hong Kong government, they and HSBC received a lot of policy support, which enabled them to become the overlord of the financial industry in Hong Kong.

Now not only the two flagship banks of the Lee Consortium and the Hong Kong Consortium, but also the East Asia and Hong Kong Asian Commercial Banks are also very strong. Once their advantages in the government disappear, their two major banks may not be able to match them in Hong Kong.

Moreover, there is another bank that has begun to show its hideousness, and the Bank of China has also begun to show its identity and status in Xiangjiang. In the future, this bank will definitely compete for the hegemony of Xiangjiang's financial industry.

Once Xiangjiang returns to the mainland, Standard Chartered and HSBC will have no advantage at all. Besides, Standard Chartered is already preparing to gradually focus on developing other regions.

There is no need for him to take such a risk. After all, he is only the chairman of Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong. He is just an employee. George Lavin doesn't want to spend his life in Hong Kong.

He is different from Shen Bi. Shen Bi is the chairman of the board of directors of HSBC Bank and is in charge of the entire affairs of HSBC Bank. Moreover, the headquarters of HSBC Bank is in Xiangjiang, and Xiangjiang is where their foundation is. Bank suppression.

George Lavin said: "Shen Bi, I can understand your feelings, but we are just professional managers, there is no need to do such a risky thing, don't let your life be ruined here, once something happens, you I'm the best scapegoat. You're just getting a salary, HSBC is not yours, so why should you?"

Shen Bi was very unwilling. He had worked in HSBC Bank for decades. After he took the helm of HSBC Bank, the bank's performance was booming. It was about to overtake Standard Chartered and ascend to the throne of Xiangjiang First Bank. The Li's consortium entered the financial industry Gave him a painful blow.

When the Li's Consortium was just starting to make a fortune, he was still optimistic about the development of the Li's Consortium, and even supported Li Guangyu, hoping to bring greater returns to HSBC in the future.

Facts have proved that my vision is indeed very good. Whether it is Bao Yugang, Li Ka-shing, or Li Guangyu behind, they are all top Chinese figures in Xiangjiang, and they have flourished in Xiangjiang.

It's just that Li Guangyu's ambition is too great. He Shen Bi knew that the Li's consortium would enter the financial field, but he didn't expect it to come so fast and so fast. What surprised him most was Li Guangyu's ever-growing circle of allies.

In the past, the Xiangjiang Chinese families were more alliances based on marriage and blood ties. This kind of power is not too strong and the scope is not too large.

Now, however, the Lee consortium is mainly forming an alliance based on interests, and has attracted a number of top family alliances in Xiangjiang, which has continued to reduce the business of HSBC and Standard Chartered.

Shen Bi hoped that when he retired from HSBC, HSBC would still be the dominant bank in Xiangjiang. If he missed this opportunity, he might not be able to keep HSBC's position in Xiangjiang.

He is different from George Lavin. He is full of affection for HSBC. He expects HSBC to continue to grow and become a dominant player in the world. This is why he proposed to do so.

He himself is very aware of the consequences of doing so, and the power of the Li Consortium should not be underestimated. Once the government really agrees to their request, the Li Consortium will soon be able to find out the reason, and then the media under the Li Consortium will direct the blame. Point to the two major banks and Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

It will be time for them to engage in a public opinion war with the Li Consortium. Shen Bi is not worried about this. They have countless reasons for suppressing the policy, as long as they can hit Tianyu Bank.

It's a pity that no matter how much Shen Bi persuaded, George Lavin was unwilling to participate in this matter.

He didn't believe that the ending would be as happy as Shen Bi said. The Li consortium had told those forces who wanted to dig holes for them many times over the years, and they were the ones who were eventually tricked.

He doesn't want to be infamous for this, he just hopes that he can be transferred from Xiangjiang to other regions as soon as possible, he doesn't want to get involved in these disputes, he has been physically and mentally exhausted for more than two years.

When George Lavin got up to leave, he said, "Shen Bi, you still have to leave a way out for yourself, not to mention that the Xiangjiang government will most likely veto your proposal, even if it is passed, I'm afraid you will not be satisfied. If you think about the terrible profitability of the Li Family Group, most of their industries are located in other regions, and they are directly settled in US dollars. This is enough to fill in the loopholes in this area. Our major banks are not in the business scope of Tianyu Bank. within."

"Lavin, the reason why our Xiangjiang British-funded consortium is so miserable is because we worry too much, and we don't have the courage to break the boat. Everyone is self-sufficient, which led to our British-funded consortium being breached one by one by the Li's consortium. We are the only two big banks in front of the consortium, if we are still like this, I am afraid that you and I will be the next to fall."

Shen Bi still hoped that George Lavin could join him in advising the Xiangjiang Financial Management Bureau, so that the success rate would be higher. If only they HSBC, the probability of delaying the policy is too small.

George Lavin was unmoved by Shen Bi's words. He didn't want to put himself into such a dead end. Shen Bi was trading the entire Xiangjiang benefit for a chance to attack the Li's consortium. Such a move seemed to him It's too crazy to come, he's not that crazy yet, Standard Chartered Bank isn't worth everything for it.

George Lavin said: "Shen Bi, the Hutchison Whampoa Group was personally given to the Xiangjiang Consortium by your HSBC Bank, and the Wheelock Group was not saved by you, and the Jardine Consortium can only give it up because of many groups from your HSBC. People, your HSBC Bank is not just sweeping the door, this is a stab in the back, so that the Chinese-funded consortium can easily buy our British-funded company."

Shen Bi was left speechless by what George Lavin said. At the beginning, the only enemy of HSBC was Standard Chartered Bank. In order to win over the Chinese-funded family, he favored that side in many aspects, causing the British-funded consortium to suffer heavy losses. It was too late to suppress the Huazi family.

The fault is that Li Guangyu is too ambitious. Otherwise, why would he be here at HSBC? In the past, most of the Chinese-funded family banking business was in HSBC, but now most of these businesses have been lost, especially for the few people he is optimistic about. Xiangjiang Bank went, causing HSBC to suffer heavy losses.

Shen Bi said: "It was true that I didn't think carefully at the beginning, and I didn't expect that in just a few years, the Li's consortium would push our Xiangjiang British consortium to such an extent. Now I still hope that the two of us can work together and work together. Respond to the challenges of the Lee Consortium and the Xiangjiang Consortium."

"Shen Bi, this is a serious matter. I can't agree with your suggestion. This matter will not do us any good. Instead, we may be infamous. And you have not considered it. Once you do this, the mainland market will The door will be closed to us forever, and entering the mainland market can only be a luxury. If you think about it, I will go first."

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(End of this chapter)