money player

"Madam, I received a fax from Tokyo. The first thing is that Mr. Charlotte wants you to act as an agent for a $300 million investment in Taiwan, which will be transferred through Hong Kong and enter Taiwan in the name of overseas Chinese investment."

“Where does the money come from?”

"CIA."

“Are there any regulations on investment directions?”

“Keelung Port Renovation.”

"continue."

"The second thing is that Mitsui, Mitsubishi and other chaebols have recently returned some of their assets in Taiwan through the Allied Property Management Bureau. The third thing is that a group of former Taiwanese officials will return to Taiwan as consultants to assist the National Government in restructuring its industry.

I have finished reading the fax from Tokyo. I have another fax from Singapore. Do you want to read it?"

"Ah."

"Mrs. Narcissus heard that several Malayan and Singaporean businessmen invested in Taiwan to earn exchange rate differences and Taiwan's incentives. The basic model is to exchange pounds for dollars in Hong Kong, and then enter Taiwan in the name of American capital to arbitrage.

She wanted us to investigate the operation of this link in Hong Kong. In the past two months, Yaoyi Investment has absorbed too much funds and has great pressure on interest. It is urgent to expand investment channels. "

"Let me see." Cen Peipei took the two fax papers from Wang Xiamin, looked through them carefully, and asked, "Did Mosquito come here today?"

"came."

"what's up?"

"My husband once asked her to investigate the channels through which assets originally from the mainland entered Taiwan, and the investigation has made some progress."

"tell me the story."

"A group of Shanghai textile merchants, led by the Rong family, transferred textile equipment to Taiwan through the Beiyang Cotton Mill. A batch of equipment is being loaded onto a ship, with an estimated quantity of 5 spindles. The customs declaration form shows that the final destination is Myanmar."

Tseng Peipei frowned and asked, "Who will take over Taiwan?"

"I don't know."

Tseng Pei-pei thought for a moment, "The rapid development of Taiwan's textile industry may be detrimental to the master's plan. Let Rainy Night Piano go out and keep an eye on the ship and be ready to act at any time. Let Mosquito prepare a list, which I will pass on to the people in the mainland."

"Yes."

The waters near Dongsha Island.

Dong Xiangqian grabbed the Type 97 boarding rope thrown from the ship and climbed onto the deck of a Taiwanese patrol boat.

As soon as he stood on the deck, a cigarette was handed to him.

"Mr. Xiang, have a cigarette."

Dong Xiangqian took the cigarette and put it in his mouth, and a lighter immediately lit up.

After taking a puff and exhaling the smoke, Dong Xiangqian said, "Major Lin, you need to check your people carefully. Two ships passed by your camouflage boat last night, and no shots were fired."

In order to block the entry of materials into the mainland, Taiwan not only invoked the "right of belligerence" to exercise the right of inspection against ships within 12 nautical miles of the mainland coastline, but also painted some patrol boats as British Hong Kong police boats, turned off the side lights at night, lurked in Hong Kong waters and carried out surprise attacks on smuggling ships.

According to the Kuomintang government's order, the smuggling ships should be towed to Taiwan, or sunk on the spot if the situation is unsuccessful, but in reality, most of the time, money can be spent to avoid disaster.

"Mr. Xiang." Major Lin laughed. "It's hard for me to manage this matter. After all, everyone needs to eat."

Dong Xiangqian narrowed his eyes slightly, "Since Major Lin is difficult to deal with, why not let me do it myself? Disguise it as a Hong Kong Marine Police patrol boat, which violates Hong Kong law. Next time I see it, I will just sink it."

Major Lin's face darkened and he said unhappily, "Mr. Xiang, that's too much."

Dong Xiangqian turned his head and shouted, "Throw it up."

As soon as he finished speaking, a cloth bag was thrown from the bottom to the deck. It landed on the deck with a muffled sound, and two gold bricks and a piece of paper flew out of the bag. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a bank deposit certificate.

Upon seeing this, Major Lin stepped forward, picked up a gold brick, weighed it in his hand, and then bit it with his teeth. It felt like biting butter, and his canine teeth sank into the pit. He was instantly filled with joy.

The purity of gold bars is quite high!

"Major Lin, is that too much?"

Major Lin said in a resolute voice: "Mr. Xiang, I promise that no ship carrying Western medicine will be able to pass under our noses in the future."

"Two watercraft will come over in half an hour. There will be a special gift for Major Lin. Enjoy it."

"Thank you, thank you, brothers, I haven't touched a woman for a long time."

Dong Xiangqian saluted and said, "Goodbye."

“Copy, Over.”

Luo Ziya turned off the intercom and said to Dong Xiangqian who had just landed on the speedboat: "Captain, the Queen ordered someone to keep an eye on a ship."

Dong Xiangqian nodded, "Go."

Hearing this, Luo Ziya picked up the intercom again, "Man-Xiao, Man-Xiao, Over."

"Hear, Over."

"Retreat, Over."

“Copy.”

As the speedboat started, one of the team members hummed, "The piano sits behind the glass window, watching the rain, feeling the coolness of this lonely midnight."

The other players were inspired and started humming along, "I play the piano and watch the rain, inadvertently playing an old tune again. The piano is still appreciating the drizzle outside the window, never noticing the tears on the keyboard. The piano seems to be unaware that you like this tune as much as I do."

The speedboat sailed out for a distance, and another speedboat approached. Someone on the boat shouted, "Rainy Night Piano Commando."

“Be the pioneer!”

"Rainy Night Piano Commando."

"Anti-smuggling and drug-trafficking are heroes without a name!"

"I beat the piano in anger, as if questioning why love has turned into regret. I beat the piano in anger, loving and hating at the same time, hating that my lover still stays in my heart and hurts my heart..."

Two white lines of water were speeding across the sea and gradually disappeared.

Fanling.

Xian Yuzhen swung the club and hit the ball far over the ridge.

"Good shot." Sophia, who was watching, praised.

Xian Yuzhen took off her hat and saluted to Sophia, then walked up the hill with the caddy.

Sophia turned to Cheryl and said, "Hilary is great."

"Adam's sister."

"Yes, Adam's sister." Sophia said meaningfully.

"Sophia, did you ask me to come here to play ball?"

"No, the Hong Kong government is preparing a 'Water Defence Order' to authorise the Royal Navy to fire on suspicious vessels."

"Aimed at whom?"

"In March, three Taiwanese patrol boats chased a mainland smuggling ship to Lantau Island and confronted a Royal Navy gunboat for two hours. Last week, a Taiwanese spy ship ran aground on Lamma Island and found US military standard radio equipment. Taiwan has crossed the border, affecting Hong Kong's tax revenue."

"Our company has cooperation with Taiwan's patrol boats."

"I'm just telling you to be careful. The CIA may send someone to investigate smuggling in the near future. Clean up any traces as soon as possible."

"Sophia, this is Hong Kong."

"Cheryl, Great Britain is no longer the empire on which the sun never sets."

Registrar General’s Office.

Liu Wanqing said goodbye to David Wilson, the Director of the Companies Registry, and left his office.

She had just handled the company registration business and registered several shell companies for Friendship Real Estate, which are the now popular "one Hong Kong dollar companies". The registration process is relatively "humane". By paying a "tea fee" of one thousand yuan, you can skip the number and get a license in three days. Many Shanghai businessmen transfer assets through such companies.

Then she came to the office of Chen Zhixiong, assistant director of the Land Registry, and knocked on the door.

“Come in.”

Pushing the door open, Liu Wanqing looked at the swirl above Chen Zhixiong's head, and a flash of pity flashed across her eyes.

There is a huge network of interests surrounding the Hong Kong dollar company business. The two foreign firms, Jardine Matheson and Swire, act as consultants, providing "legal documents" as cover and taking a commission of 0.5% to 1% for each order.

The Registrar General's Office and British officials related to foreign exchange collected tea money and blindly provided subsidies through Chen Zhixiong, a white glove.

14K provides force services to help clients resolve disputes such as property rights, charging a service fee of 3% to 5%.

HSBC provides fund transfer services and charges a 0.5% handling fee.

As the central hub, Chen Zhixiong can take advantage of others and reap huge benefits, but from a legal perspective, as long as he keeps his mouth shut, everyone can rest assured.

Therefore, there are only two possible outcomes for him: being silenced or being forced to live in seclusion far away because of his hard work and great contributions.

The second one is not safe enough, the first one is safer and will solve the problem once and for all.

In Liu Wanqing's eyes, Chen Zhixiong will not live long. When this big market trend is over, it will be the time for him to pass away.

"Director Chen."

Hearing the voice, Chen Zhixiong looked up in surprise, "Manager Liu, what brought you here?"

"Of course it's Director Chen's fragrance." Liu Wanqing came to the desk and smiled. "Last night, many people saw Director Chen taking a beautiful woman home in the ballroom of a Hong Kong hotel. I thought Director Chen would take a sick leave today, but I didn't expect Director Chen to work despite being ill."

Chen Zhixiong laughed bitterly, "Manager Liu, please don't talk nonsense. I just danced a few times last night, and I don't know who is spreading rumors."

Liu Wanqing chuckled, "Director Chen, don't panic, I was just joking. Are you free now? Help me deal with the property rights of a few houses."

"When you are free, give me the file."

Liu Wanqing took out a few documents from her bag and placed them on the table. Chen Zhixiong quickly glanced through them. "What does Manager Liu plan to do with the Shanghai title deed?"

Liu Wanqing took out another document and said, "It is registered under the name of this company on December 1948, 12."

"Not for transfer?"

"No, it's for relatives in mainland China to live in. Director Chen, Yilin Watch Shop has a few new watches that I think suit your temperament very well. You might as well take some time to appreciate them."

"is it?"

"Yes."

"Go and see it when you have time."

Xian Yaowen turned his left wrist, glanced at the dial, then took off his watch and placed it on the table. He opened the drawer, took out a watch box, and took out the latest model of "Rolex" from it.

After holding it in my hand and examining it for a while, I can find obvious flaws in every aspect and it cannot be compared with the original product.

I got this watch in exchange from Ah Xing yesterday when I handed over the cement sample to him. It is a replica made by a Shanghai watch dealer who smuggled a Swiss movement, a zinc alloy electroplated case manufactured in Hong Kong, and a local glass factory that pressed the surface. It is not cheap, selling for NT$160 on the black market.

During the Japanese occupation, the Japanese prohibited Taiwanese from learning precision machining. There was no company in Taiwan that had anything to do with "precision", which resulted in there being no qualified watchmakers on the entire island.

There are very few people from other provinces who are involved in watchmaking. They either stay in Shanghai or go to Hong Kong. Especially some famous masters, none of them go to Taiwan. It can be said that Taiwan does not have the ability to make watches at present.

Then a funny scene appeared: the local pocket watch converted into a wristwatch was sold for as high as NT$120, while the Seiko watch imported through regular channels was only sold for NT$80, and those smuggled from Hong Kong were as low as NT$40. If the import channels were not blocked, Taiwan's watch industry would never be able to develop.

Xian Yaowen put the Rolex on his wrist and tapped the surface lightly with his other hand. The glass popped out and the hour and minute hands fell off. It was very Young and Dangerous. If he ran away with this watch, he would starve to death if he couldn't put it together.

I took off the watch and threw it aside, and roughly estimated the annual watch sales in Taiwan, and came to the conclusion of 20 to . Even if the net profit of a watch reached Taiwan dollars, it would only be or . There was no profit in smuggling watches, but I could invest in the Shanghai watch dealers who were about to move here.

Three opposition slogans have already appeared in mainland newspapers. The campaign is not far from being officially launched. After the Three Antis will come the Five Antis. Another wave of Shanghai businessmen will emerge.

Thinking of this, he picked up a pen and wrote in his notebook: "Pay attention to the trends of Shanghai capitalists; the 'Laokler Garden' high-end residential project was established in North Point, and the participants are Friendship Real Estate and Ritz Garden. The former is responsible for funding and construction, and the latter is responsible for funding and land.

After the project was launched, we started "Friends and Family Marketing" in North Point, encouraging those who were on the verge of living off their savings to become salesmen, and promote Lao Kele Garden to their friends and family in Shanghai, offering them high commissions; at the same time, we went to Shanghai to start direct marketing..."

He wrote more than a page, and after simplifying it, he gave it to Qi Longque, asking him to send it to Hong Kong.

Around half past ten, he received the news from Hong Kong. He felt a headache when he saw the first piece of news. The funds had to go to a specific place and there was no profit at all. It was a thankless task, but there was one benefit: he could take the opportunity to establish contact with the CIA.

The CIA is not having an easy time these days. The financial budget is always insufficient, the tasks are heavy, and money needs to be spent everywhere. So the CIA can only find ways to raise funds on its own, whether it is shady extortion, drug trafficking, kidnapping, arms dealing, mercenaries, etc., as well as legitimate business that can be seen in the light, it is involved in almost all of them.

Maybe we can cooperate in some areas in the future.

The second point has nothing to do with him directly, as the returned assets will not go into his pocket. However, there is an indirect relationship with him. The money of officials and generals who enriched themselves should not be left there to rot, but should be put on the road of making money. Perhaps they can secretly apply for a banking license in Singapore in advance and start doing business with Taiwanese clients.

Hong Kong is not a good option yet. He relies on HSBC in too many areas, and he also wants to challenge for the status of partner. Before the situation becomes clear, the HSBC label on him cannot be easily removed, even in the long run, and it is best not to move it if possible.

Going further, he will have to get involved in the complex relationship between the Anglo-Saxons and the Jews in Britain, which includes confrontation, cooperation, and intertwined forces. The Sassoon family is an important banner of British Jews, and it would be a wise choice for Britain to partially rely on this big tree in the next few decades.

In the United States, the Jews are at the starting point of their rise, and he has a good chance of becoming one of the flag bearers, thereby gaining a huge voice in the financial field and influencing politics through finance.

Only at that point can the Marxist-Leninist Consortium be truly worthy of the name.

In general, the bank's plans will undergo slight changes. The starting point of its banking business will no longer be Hong Kong, but will be moved to Singapore. Of course, the nominal head office will still be located in New York.

The third piece of news had nothing to do with him. Before the state-owned enterprises were privatized, he had no say in the matter. The Japanese came whenever they wanted.

The fourth piece of news has a lot to do with him. Transferring assets to Taiwan on a large scale at this time is clearly against him. Last night he was thinking that NT$7000 million could trigger a major economic turmoil, but today he is going to slap him in the face?
Pepe's idea is right. He should just click on a few of them. Why run out? Isn't it better to wait for public-private partnership?
I made another cup of tea, took it to the garden, and walked along the path, thinking about countermeasures in my mind.

After walking around the garden again and again, not knowing how many times he had walked, he returned to his study, took out his typewriter, and began to draft a proposal - the importance of Shanghai capital landing in Hong Kong.

He planned to submit the proposal to Grantham and urge the Hong Kong government to vigorously guide Shanghai capital to invest in Hong Kong's industrialization.

It is not easy to write a proposal. He has to consider the feasibility of the proposal from the perspective of the Hong Kong government, while also taking into account his personal interests. The formal words take up several lines, and when it comes to the critical points, he has to stop and think carefully.

When the third sister came to call him for dinner, he just started.

When he sat down in the dining room, his third sister served him a bowl of mixed-grain rice, which was made of Penglai rice mixed with rice, red beans and corn grits.

These days, and in the days to come, eating out is the norm. It’s rare to eat at home, so it’s better to eat healthily.

Pick up a piece of preserved radish egg with chopsticks, scoop up a mouthful of rice, pick up a piece of the most delicious gill meat from the casserole fish head and taste it carefully, then pick up a piece of leek box and take a bite, and the local Taiwanese leek and vermicelli will spread in your mouth.

Chew slowly, pick up a piece of fried red carp, scoop a spoonful of roasted wild onions with wine lees, have a bite of stir-fried water spinach with ragweed, and stewed cabbage with tofu with sea cucumber and scallops.

There are not many dishes, but they span Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Fujian and Shandong.

My third sister is from Tainan. She married and moved to Fuzhou. Her husband died within two years, so she ran away to Shanghai to make a living. She worked as a maid in a family for more than ten years. Four years ago, she came to Taipei again. Her employer paid her only 40,000 yuan per head, and her family fell into poverty. She could only look for a job everywhere.

She remarried last year and married a retired cook from Shandong, which is why she knows how to cook several dishes.

After eating half of the leek box, Xian Yaowen turned to his third sister who was standing behind him and said, "Third sister, if I'm home at noon tomorrow, make some glutinous rice balls."

The third sister stepped forward and asked, "How would you like to eat, sir? Mutton soup?"

"No meat soup, just a bowl of vegetable soup, let's have wild amaranth soup, with a little oysters to make it more flavorful."

"Ok."

"Let me tell you about the rules of our house."

Hearing this, the third sister straightened her waist and pretended to listen attentively.

“From now on, when there are no guests at home, you don’t have to stand here, go eat or do your own things, your responsibility is to prepare three meals a day, and you can do other things if you want to, and you don’t have to do them if you don’t want to.

Also, regarding meals, you don’t need to prepare any extra food.”

Xian Yaowen pointed at the dishes on the table and said, "For dishes that can be shared, make more and share them. For those that cannot be shared, you will have to bear with it. In short, you should eat whatever my wife and I eat."

The third sister said anxiously, "Sir, this will break the rules."

"This is my home, and my rules are the rules." Xian Yaowen tapped the table with his fingers.

"Yes."

Xian Yaowen waved his hand and said, "Go down."

After the third sister left, he said to Qi Longque: "Ask about her husband." (End of this chapter)