Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings.

Chapter 926 0914 [Emperor of Hong Kong]

"That's right!"

Shen Bi was very happy to see Jin Yong speak.

"Mr. Cha, we are a bank. As long as the customer's information and collateral are reasonable, we don't need to care about how they do business. What we value is the return."

"But this is Hong Kong, not Britain. Here we pay more attention to class and friendship, and you and I are good friends. On this level, I will not cheat you. At the very least, I will not let you down." Shen Bi said to Jin Yong: "You rewrite the application, and I promise that it will be approved quickly this time. Yes, I know you are under time pressure, and I know that Ming Pao is facing great difficulties. But it doesn't matter, your difficulties are my difficulties, and they are the difficulties of our HSBC! I will definitely support you to the end, yes, please wait and see!" Shen Bi said, and took the initiative to extend his hand to Jin Yong.

Looking at the smiling Shen Bi-——
"I believe you, old friend! I believe everything you say." After listening to Shen Bi's words, Jin Yong took a deep breath and looked at Shen Bi: "So everything went well, right?"

"Of course!" Shen Bi nodded and stretched out his hand again: "I'm waiting for you to shake hands with me and cooperate!"

Jin Yong happily shook hands with Shen Bi: "Thank you anyway!"

"You're welcome, my friend!" Shen Bi said with a smile, "Banks are brokerage institutions. We lend money to people or absorb their deposits. As for me personally, I cannot let other factors affect these two most basic points. I shouldn't ask whether the person who borrows money is Chinese, British, or even Indian. Mr. Cha, you have a good reputation, own fixed assets, and are a newspaper tycoon. You have a bright future. Naturally, you are a high-quality customer of HSBC."

"It's a pleasure working with you!" Jin Yong said sincerely.

"Of course, it's a pleasure working with you!" Shen Bi smiled even sweeter.

……

Just as Shen Bi said, after Jin Yong rewrote the loan application, Shen Bi approved it as quickly as possible.

There are only two words in the approval process: approve!
Jin Yong took the application form and asked Ming Pao's legal advisor Li Zhihui to contact HSBC's loan department again. In exchange for Ming Pao's 50% equity, he took 30 million Hong Kong dollars from HSBC.

As Ming Pao's legal advisor, Li Zhihui certainly knew how dangerous Jin Yong's behavior was. He reminded Jin Yong that if HSBC had the 50% stake, it would be equivalent to having control over Ming Pao.

Jin Yong seemed very calm about this, saying that HSBC was just a bank and could not run a newspaper. Even if he took these shares, it would be useless. The most important thing at this stage was to take the money and sue Du Yongxiao, and try to delay Du Yongxiao's case for as long as possible. The other party claimed 100 million yuan, so he must suppress this price and give them 30 million at most.

Li Zhihui felt shocked when he heard this and thought Jin Yong was joking. A lawsuit is not like buying melons on the street where you can bargain. How can you ask me to lower the price from 100 million to 30 million?

But now is not the time to discuss this matter. Let’s get the loan from HSBC first.

So after completing all the assessment work, mortgage work, and other procedures, Jin Yong came to HSBC again accompanied by legal advisor Li Zhihui.

This time, Jin Yong met HSBC boss Shen Bi again.

Shen Bi signed the last piece of paperwork and handed it to Jin Yong. He stood up and said with a smile, "Now, dear Mr. Cha, all the paperwork is complete. Yes, your 30 million is waiting for you!"

After Shen Bi finished speaking, he glanced at Li Zhihui, the barrister beside Jin Yong, and said with a smile: "Your lawyer's staff is very professional. I think he reviews the procedures more carefully than I do."

Jin Yong hurriedly said: "He is in charge of the loan this time, so of course he has to be more careful. But..." He stopped talking.

"Just say whatever you want to say." Shen Bi gestured.

"Well, I hope you can keep your promise. Although I have mortgaged 50% of my shares to HSBC, I don't want HSBC to..."

Before Jin Yong could finish his words, the smile on Shen Bi's face slowly faded, and he interrupted him, "Do you think that as a boss of HSBC, I would lend money to Chinese people casually and not care what they do? No, you are wrong! I am not such a casual person. In addition to the bank's performance, I also value sincere friendship! What do you Chinese people say, money has a price, but friendship is priceless. As a gentleman, I have taken into account your feelings when I rejected your application before, and I gave you respect, but you obviously don't respect me. You are questioning my character——"

"Oh no, that's not what I meant. I meant... our Ming Pao is in danger, so I am very grateful for your help!" Jin Yong adjusted his tone and said to Shen Bi.

Shen Bi stared at Jin Yong with her green eyes and said in a soothing tone: "That means I misunderstood. I apologize to you, my dear friend!"

Jin Yong didn't dare to say much. After exchanging a few more pleasantries, he took Li Zhihui away.

Shen Bi looked at Jin Yong's departing back, his eyes flickering, as if he was thinking about something.

Obviously, Jin Yong was very afraid that HSBC would tamper with Ming Pao's equity. Unfortunately, although Jin Yong had a sharp writing style, he was not as good as Shen Bi in eloquence. He was directly blocked by Shen Bi and had a lot to say but couldn't say anything.

"Mr. Cha, you are a scholar and a gentleman, but unfortunately I am not. I am a businessman and a banker. Profits should be the most important thing for me!" Shen Bi murmured to himself. He sat back in his seat, took out a big cigar from the cherry wood box, cut off the cigar head with a cigar cutter, and then slowly roasted the cigar with a long match.

He leaned back in his chair and took a deep puff of his cigar. The strong smell of smoke soon filled the entire office.

After thinking for a while, Shen Bi couldn't help but lean over and press the internal line, and told the secretary: "Mary, help me arrange a car, I want to go see Mr. Du!"

……

Central Police Station, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Office of the Commissioner of Police -
Du Yongxiao sat behind his desk in police uniform. On the wall behind him hung an oil painting of Queen Elizabeth.

On the desk, there is a nameplate made of precious alloy: Commissioner of Police Du Yongxiao, with a line of small English below.

The entire office is decorated luxuriously and grandly, giving people a strong political atmosphere.

At this time, Shen Bi, a senior at HSBC Bank, was sitting opposite Du Yongxiao. Although he had a strong aura, when facing Du Yongxiao, he seemed like a primary school student listening to a lecture.

Shen Bi looked at Du Yongxiao in front of him and sighed inwardly.

A few years ago, Du Yongxiao was just a small-time Yihua detective. At that time, Du Yongxiao was not qualified to meet with a bank boss like himself.

Du Yongxiao first met Shen Bi through Lei Luo, and it was also at that time that Du Yongxiao left a deep impression on Shen Bi. However, Shen Bi only felt that this young man was very ambitious and scheming.

Who would have thought that in just eight years, Du Yongxiao would transform from a Chinese detective into the first Chinese Commissioner of Police in Hong Kong's history, and become a super tycoon in Hong Kong and even the world.

No one once looked up to Du Yongxiao, and everyone thought he was just a dog in the Hong Kong Royal Police.

No one can reach Du Yongxiao's level now. Even if a bank boss like Shen Bi wants to see him, he has to come in person and get Du Yongxiao's approval.

As if he could sense the discomfort in his heart, Shen Bi twisted his body in his chair and laughed at himself: "Du, every time I come to your office, I have a very uncomfortable and strong sense of oppression. Yes, this feeling is not good. It makes me feel like I am being interrogated."

"Haha, don't think like that, dear Mr. Shen Bi! I know you are a banker. The most taboo thing for a banker is to be contaminated by the emperor's aura. But there is no way. I am the Commissioner of Police. I am usually busy with work and I really can't spare the time to receive you somewhere else!" Du Yongxiao shrugged and said apologetically.

At this time, Huang Ying knocked on the door and came in, bringing two cups of coffee and placing them in front of Shen Bi and Du Yongxiao respectively.

Shen Bi looked at Huang Ying in surprise and said, "Inspector Huang, how dare you bother to serve me coffee?"

Huang Ying smiled but said nothing.

Du Yongxiao said: "She has temporarily left the supervisory post..."

"Oh, really..." Shen Bi was puzzled for a moment, but was too embarrassed to continue asking.

In his opinion, the position of inspector was probably too stressful, and Huang Ying, as the first Chinese female inspector in history, could not bear the pressure, so she was transferred back to continue serving tea and water to Du Yongxiao.

Seeing that Du Yongxiao did not let Huang Ying go out, Shen Bi did not mind, because he knew that this beauty had a special relationship with Du Yongxiao.

"That's right, Mr. Du. First of all, thank you for your trust in me all the time, especially for making me the first choice for fund management of the Du Group. I am honored for this."

It turned out that ever since Du Yongxiao and Shen Bi met, as his business grew bigger, he had more and more dealings with HSBC. The Du Group basically chose HSBC as the first choice for capital flow, which also made Shen Bi's business better and better, and he became the number one performer at HSBC.

Shen Bi is also the kind of person who knows how to be grateful, which is why Du Yongxiao expressed his gratitude.

Du Yongxiao smiled, picked up the coffee and said, "Mr. Shen Bi, don't underestimate yourself. To be honest, although the HSBC boss before you was very good, they are British after all. They will not treat all the Chinese in Hong Kong as equals, and you are an exception-"

Du Yongxiao paused and said, "There are many British people who have settled in Hong Kong for many years and claim to understand the Chinese. But how much do they know about this city? Yes, to deposit money and open an account at HSBC, you must be a high-class Chinese and have been guaranteed by other HSBC customers. Now, your appearance has broken this boundary. Your help to the Chinese, especially to those Chinese businessmen, is obvious to all!"

Shen Bi was a little embarrassed by Du Yongxiao's praise, and touched his nose and said, "In fact, I am willing to do these things. To be honest, I was very surprised when I first came to Hong Kong, because HSBC did not like to help ordinary Chinese businessmen. They chose some lofty targets, either noble British companies or Hong Kong century-old families. They disdained those small factories and small companies."

"I saw with my own eyes that the owners of small companies and factories preferred to deposit their money in Chinese-run banks rather than HSBC, because HSBC looked down on them and they did not trust HSBC. So I thought, if one day all these small factory and company owners deposited all their money in HSBC, what a huge amount it would be."

"To put it bluntly, I am actually a selfish person. Everything I do is to secure my position as the head of HSBC and to bring benefits to the bank. I am not a good man or the legendary foreign god of wealth. On the contrary, Mr. Du is my god of wealth. Because of your help, not only did I secure my position as the head of HSBC Hong Kong, but I also took over the Du Group's business and became the number one person in HSBC!"

At this emotional point, Shen Bi did not hesitate any longer. He took out the 50% equity that Jin Yong had mortgaged to HSBC from his briefcase and said, "Here, these are half of the equity of Ming Pao Group. We, HSBC, invested 30 million to get it! Now I hand it over to you! Mr. Du!"

Shen Bi finished speaking, and said in a heavy tone: "Although this goes against my professional ethics, I have to do this out of gratitude and thanks to you! Yes, I have no way to repay your kindness, so I can only do this in return."

Du Yongxiao looked at Shen Bi with a smile. After Shen Bi finished speaking, he took the equity information handed over by Shen Bi, glanced at it, and looked up and said, "You also said that you are a businessman. I will not let you suffer a loss, or let HSBC suffer a loss!"

Du Yongxiao didn't explain it clearly, but Shen Bi knew that 30 million was just a drop in the bucket for Du Yongxiao now.

"It's just that there's one thing I don't quite understand--" Shen Bi said.

"Excuse me!" Du Yongxiao put away the shares and gestured to Shen Bi.

"Mr. Du, it seems that you have already invested in Oriental Daily and Sing Tao Daily. Now you have acquired half of Ming Pao's shares. I wonder who can take on the responsibility and help you run the business?"

Du Yongxiao smiled, handed the briefcase containing the shares directly to Huang Ying and said, "Look, that person is far away and close at hand."

Shen Bi was startled and looked at Huang Ying fiercely, "Could it be... Miss Huang?"

Du Yongxiao smiled and said, "You guessed it right!"

Shen Bi was a little confused, "Then didn't Miss Huang resign from her position as inspector just to... help you?"

"You can say that." Du Yongxiao picked up the coffee, crossed his legs, and took a sip.

"Oh my God!" Shen Bi couldn't help but admire Du Yongxiao. He was able to make a beautiful and career-oriented woman quit her hard-earned inspector position and help him run the newspaper. No one could match his charm!

Seeing Shen Bi's astonished expression, Du Yongxiao smiled and said to Huang Ying, "Girl, why don't you thank Mr. Shen Bi quickly? If it weren't for his help, you wouldn't be able to take charge of Ming Pao so quickly!"

Huang Ying smiled slightly, took a step forward and said to Shen Bi: "Thank you Mr. Shen for your help!"

Shen Bi didn't dare to be arrogant, and hurriedly stood up and said: "Help each other! We must help each other even more in the future!"

Shen Bi knew clearly that Huang Ying was Du Yongxiao's man. Now that Du Yongxiao had taken over the three major media in Hong Kong, the future of public opinion was in his hands. By then, whatever he said would be the truth, and no one would dare to criticize him wantonly like Ming Pao.

At that time, Du Yongxiao will be the real-
Emperor of Hong Kong!

(End of this chapter)