We are all reborn, who wants to be the richest man?

Chapter 279 Self-directed and self-acted
Hong Kong Island is a Hong Kong Island for Hong Kong people, not a Hong Kong Island for white people.

These British-funded companies never thought that they would simply put pressure on the Hong Kong government.

It would be better if the Hong Kong government could be a peacemaker and let the Far East Group restrain itself in the future, so that its own companies would have less trouble.

If the Hong Kong government doesn't care, then they can only shed some blood to appease these so-called compatriots.

But the next day they discovered that things had changed and seemed to be a sign of getting out of control.

Early in the morning, a strike broke out at Grand Hyatt Oriental, the new brand of the hotel group.

Chinese chefs and service staff accused hotel managers of discriminatory treatment and different wages for the same work.

They are all chefs, so why are you superior to others who cook Western food, and your salary is more than two or three times that of a Chinese food chef?

If you say that the work in Chinese and Western restaurants is different and the value generated is different, then the same service staff perform the same job, why are Chinese wages only 60% of white wages?

It was this differential treatment that made the leader of the strike shout out the sentence that resonated with all Chinese on ATV's morning news.

Hong Kong Island is a Hong Kong Island for Hong Kong people, not a Hong Kong Island for white people who can just slap their butts and leave at any time.

This is slavery and oppression.

As soon as the news came out, it immediately aroused heated discussion in Hong Kong and became the focus.

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In the Luo family, Luo Nianzhong, who had just finished breakfast, was playing in the yard with Luo Anran. Uncle Fu came over and said, "Master, Mr. Michael Kadoorie's phone number is for you."

Luo Nianzhong seemed to have expected it, and replied, "Didn't you tell him that I wasn't at home?"

"As you commanded." Fu Bo smiled bitterly.

"But Mr. Kadoorie seemed to have guessed that you were avoiding him at home, and said that if you didn't answer the phone, he would come over and wait for you."

"I still can't escape." Luo Nianzhong smiled, then handed Luo Anran to the nanny beside him and walked back to the villa.

A strike broke out as soon as the news came out that the workers were dissatisfied with their wages, and it happened at a large hotel group where the Luo family could intervene.

These people didn't have any warning, it was like it suddenly broke out. The most important thing is that ATV seemed to have known about it for a long time, and was on the scene and broadcast the news as soon as possible.

Not only ATV, but also media affiliated to Asia Media reported on Far East Group's equity incentives today.

Although there is no incitement, the reports are all positive things that build the image of the Far East Group.

But sometimes what is positive may not necessarily be a good thing, and the consequences may be more serious.

Time, place, people, it seems like there is an invisible hand behind the scenes pushing this matter forward.

On Hong Kong Island, no one but the Luo family of the Far East Group can mobilize all these easily.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this was Luo Nianzhong's deliberate move, so as the manager of the Oriental Grand Hyatt brand, Mi Gao can naturally see it.

It was precisely because of this that Luo Nianzhong told Uncle Fu in the morning that no matter who looked for him, they would tell him that he was not at home, especially Mi Gao.

As for where? Don't you know how to contact me yourself? It’s not like there’s no phone.

"Hello".

As soon as Luo Nianzhong picked up the phone and said hello, the sound of complaints from the other party came loudly. Luo Nianzhong had no choice but to put the phone back on the table to avoid this kind of sound pollution.

"This is your company, and you are the major shareholder, okay? Even if you do this, do you have to talk to me in advance?
When I was woken up by a phone call in the morning and found out about this, I scolded the other person, thinking it was a prank or that I was still dreaming.

What should I do about this matter? Could you please say something? Hello? Hello? Are you still there? "

"Here I am, I went to get a cup of tea just now. You can continue talking about your story."

Luo Nianzhong's casual voice on the phone made Michael Kaoru want to crawl along the phone line and beat him up, but he could only be angry, knowing that this would not solve any problem at all.

After complaining, he calmed down and asked solemnly, "What is your purpose for doing this? What good does it do to you? What I see now is that your interests are being harmed."

What are the benefits? There are so many benefits. It's just that what you see is the present, and what I'm looking at is the future.

Hong Kong Island is very small. No matter how much the per capita income is or how high the proportion of the middle class is, the size is still there.

Therefore, neither British or Chinese capital will focus on the future in this regard.

They think a better way is to lock people's money in one place, such as the real estate industry.

This emptying the pockets of Hong Kong residents for decades is more tempting to them than a good economic cycle.

But Luo Nianzhong knows that the future economy will be a financial economy, a technological economy and a digital economy, and the value created per capita cannot be compared to the intensive industries in Hong Kong Island today.

With a population of 500 million, Temasek can achieve the first per capita GDP in Asia and the third in the world, exceeding that of beautiful countries and twice that of island countries.

The total GDP is almost 85% of that of the Magic City, but how much is the difference in land and population between the two sides?

Because of Luo Nianzhong, the number of elites on Hong Kong Island will definitely not be small in the future.

Coupled with the guidance of the Far East Group, it is not impossible to replace Temasek as Asia's number one.

Moreover, Hong Kong Island has more advantages than Temasek. Whether it is in the current starting stage, relying on rabbits, or taking the lead in the Internet industry, Temasek cannot compare.

Originally, around the 90s, Hong Kong's per capita GDP ranked around 20 in the world. Now with the support of Luo Nianzhong and Far East Group, it shouldn't be a problem to break into the top 15 or , right?

In the future, Luo Nianzhong of Hong Kong Island will definitely promote the settlement reform and attract elite talents.

So now Luo Nianzhong is going to help these local people in Hong Kong who were originally at the bottom income level.

They who have no special skills can move to the service industry. Their higher income means that the development of these service industries has matured, and the Hong Kong government has also benefited from this.

It can also drive economic growth in all walks of life, and of course there are deeper plans.

As the base camp of the Luo family, a stable, peaceful and controlled Hong Kong Island is in the best interest of the Luo family.

Why can a country as big as a camel still implement an autocratic monarchy? The king holds the highest executive, legislative, judicial and military power and no one resists?
It is not a question of per capita income.

Everyone can buy a car or a house, and enjoy a prosperous life. They will march and protest when they have nothing to do.

If you look at the various demonstrations in Europe and the United States, which one is not organized by a trade union? There are very few people who don't touch their own interests and protest against the demonstrations, and there are also people like some environmentalists who have enough to eat and drink and have nothing to do.

Naturally, the issues Luo Nianzhong considered could not be explained by Michael Kadoorie. They were still the same as Welch's rhetoric. He was considering the future interests of the Far East Group.

If the people of Hong Kong Island become rich, they will not have the burden to consume Far East Group's products and will be willing to consume them.

Then Hong Kong Island can become a natural and good testing ground for products from the Far East, and it can also become a testing ground for products from all over the world.

Think about it, technology products all over the world are first released on Hong Kong Island to test their performance and other issues.

Then Hong Kong Island will be built into a city of the future, further boosting the tourism service industry.

The population is large, the area is small, and the cost of erecting some equipment is low.

Per capita income is high, and people are willing to accept new technologies and pay for them out of their own pockets. Is there any place more suitable than here?

To achieve this, one is to cultivate Hong Kong people's awareness of accepting new technologies, and the most critical thing is income.

Only if the people in Hong Kong have enough income to buy these high-tech products without any pressure, will they experience various new technology products regardless of their wallets and practical value.

So the salary increase pushed by Luo Nianzhong this time is just a small step.

After hearing Luo Nianzhong's explanation, Mi Gao was speechless for a long time without saying anything.

"Are you sure you are normal now? This is too farfetched."

"Is it a fantasy? Just wait, maybe in ten years you will feel that you no longer recognize this world."

When he heard the other party hang up the phone and heard the busy tone from the receiver, Mi Gao reacted.

"Damn, you still didn't tell me why you didn't tell me this. You don't think you're a fool and you're lying to me, do you?"

Now the first thing to consider is no longer Luo Nianzhong's purpose, solving the problem is the key.

In response to the strike at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Michael Kadoorie responded quickly. He came to the hotel just after finishing the phone call with Luo Nianzhong.

As soon as he got out of the car, Mi Gao was surrounded by reporters from all walks of life, and the interview equipment was almost piled on his face.

"Mr. Kadoorie, what do you think of this hotel strike and how will you handle it?"

"Is what the strikers said true? Are the issues of unequal pay for equal work and the enslavement of Chinese people true?"

Slavery is not a good word, and the meaning behind it is different.

However, Mi Gao found out that the media who asked these harshest words were journalists from newspapers and magazines owned by Asia Media, which made him curse Luo Nianzhong again in his heart. However, the problem should be solved as long as it is scolded.

“Our Grand Hotel Group is a local enterprise on Hong Kong Island, and our Kadoorie family settled on Hong Kong Island a hundred years ago.

We have always been working hard for the better development of Hong Kong Island, and there is no way to talk about slavery.

As for the issue of unequal pay for equal work, I don’t know much about it.

If there is such a situation, I will discuss a solution with the Chinese strikers, give employees a satisfactory answer, and give an explanation to society.

Finally, what I want to say is that the development of our hotel group and the Kadoorie family cannot be separated from the help of the people of Hong Kong Island, so there will never be any such things as exploitation and slavery."

After a few simple answers, Mi Gao, with the help of his assistant, passed through the reporters surrounded by layers of reporters and walked into the hotel.

As soon as we walked in, the general manager of the hotel, who was usually in charge of hotel management, came over and was ready to explain.

Mi Gao directly raised his hand to interrupt him and said, "It goes without saying, I know what's going on better than you."

Regarding the issue of unequal pay for equal work, this is just an unspoken rule in the industry. This is true for all British-funded companies in Hong Kong Island.

Not to mention British capital, many Chinese-funded companies do the same thing.

Although Chinese tycoons such as Charter King and Li Bancheng would not do this, the appointment and removal of senior management of the group is basically dominated by foreigners.

This is also something that can't be helped. The ability is there.

Going forward thirty years, many Chinese people are running around for three meals a day. How many of them have cared about their children's education? Going abroad to study is even more nonsense.

Like today's Chinese managers, none of them have ancestors with some capital in their families, went to study since childhood, or are overseas Chinese.

This is why education on Hong Kong Island has improved in recent years, and graduated Chinese students have received more attention.

But if they want to climb to a high position, they don't even think about it for more than ten years.

This is true for enterprises, let alone factories.

Don’t the Chinese know that their wages are low? of course I know.

But without any skills, they had no choice but to work in factories.

If you don't do it, people behind you will be queuing up to do it. Even if you work honestly, there will be people who want to lower your salary to replace you.

The main reason for this is the large number of illegal immigrants.

Did you think it was a rabbit? Don't be kidding me. The largest number of real refugees on Hong Kong Island are from Vietnam.

It was also the influx of a large number of refugees that gave Hong Kong Island a large amount of cheap labor, which also contributed to the brilliance of Hong Kong Island's economy during this period.

"Go tell the strikers that I understand their situation and they can form a representative team to negotiate with us. The time will be set at two o'clock in the afternoon."

"Negotiation?" Mi Gao's words surprised the general manager.

"Why should we negotiate? We can fire them and recruit a new group of employees? If we agree to their conditions, our costs will undoubtedly increase."

Mi Gao glanced at the general manager and wondered what he was thinking at the beginning? Why was such a person promoted to be the general manager of this hotel?

I really can't detect the underlying situation at all, and I still stupidly think that this is a strike because of dissatisfaction with wages.

You don’t have to think about it, even if you go on strike dissatisfied with wages, how can people be so unified? All the Chinese workers participated without any hesitation.

Don't they know what's going on here? Isn’t this how it’s been for so many years?

If there was no guarantee, would they be so united that they would start a general strike without any worries? It’s unrealistic to even think about it.

"Do as I say."

Mi Gao didn't want to say a word to him and was even considering the candidate for the new general manager.

In the afternoon, the negotiations between the Grand Hyatt Hotel and strike representatives attracted the attention of everyone in Hong Kong. The strikers even invited professional lawyers.

It seems that we have spent a lot of money on this rights protection and are fully prepared.

This is what the outside world sees and interprets.

But when Mi Gao saw the other party's lawyer walking into the conference hall with a smile on his face, he almost flipped the table and cursed.

Adams Felik is one of the key training targets for the new generation of the Felik family.

Just after graduating from Yale Law School two years ago, his uncle Jason Felik arranged to join the Far East Group as an intern.

Michael and the others met frequently during gatherings and were very familiar with each other.

Three days ago, the two of them were having fun together in the Royal Rich House. Unexpectedly, they would become opposites today.

"Hello, Mr. Kadoorie, I am entrusted by my client to take charge of today's negotiations."

Sitting in his seat, looking at Adams standing in front of him with his right hand extended, Michael chuckled and shook his hand.

"Should I be grateful that it's you and not your uncle who's here?"

Adams waved his hand with a relaxed expression.

"I'm enough for this little thing, he's so busy right now that his feet can't even touch the ground.

Speaking of which, I would also like to thank you for allowing me a rare moment of leisure in my busy schedule."

Three Far East companies have gone public. Jason, as the vice president in charge of legal affairs of the Far East Group, has really not been too busy recently.

But he was very satisfied with it, and he wished he could be so busy every day.

Because he's about to become a billionaire, and that's in U.S. dollars.

Jason Flick will become the first billionaire in the Flick family.

The three companies went public, and Jason received more than $45 million in equity incentives based on the issuance price.

According to the market value forecasts of the three companies by major financial institutions, there should be no problem in maintaining the price of his shares at around US$70 million after the listing.

Therefore, Jason's total wealth has exceeded one billion US dollars, making him a veritable rich man.

This is just the starting point for him to make a fortune. He has decided to set up his own law firm on Hong Kong Island.

Luo Nianzhong was also very supportive of this and promised to invest US$100 million in him, accounting for only 30% of the shares.

He is very optimistic about the market in the East. Coupled with his status as the vice president of the Far East Group, it is not that far away that Felix Law Firm will become a world-renowned law firm.

At the hotel, the negotiations between the two parties were chaotic and there was a tacit understanding, but no one else could know this, only the two parties involved in the conversation knew it in their hearts.

Although the two sides were competing against each other, only two of them knew that Michael was completely cooperating with Adams.

As you can imagine, no consensus was reached throughout the afternoon.

Even though Mi Gao agreed to increase his salary by 30%, the salary gap between that of foreigners and that of foreigners was still about 15%.

The content of the negotiations between the two parties was not concealed from the media. That night, major media reported the matter and the content of the negotiations in detail.

Hong Kong residents who are paying attention to this matter are also divided into two groups. Some Chinese think that a 30% increase in wages should be enough. This is already a great progress.

But some people feel that we should seize this opportunity and do it in one step, and cannot tolerate foreign capitalists.

No matter what they think, it's useless. This is just standing and talking without backache. Otherwise, why don't you resist and just endure it silently?

Really not, the Chinese are not bloodless, what they lack is a leader or guide.

Before the incident at the Grand Hyatt Hotel ended, there were responses elsewhere. That night, workers in several factories rioted because they were dissatisfied with their wages.

Some are blocking doors, some are dismantling equipment, and most of them are robbing goods.

If you investigate these places, you must know that these riots have nothing to do with wage increases. The bosses of these factories basically delay wages, withhold wages and other issues. It is only under the guidance of thoughtful people that such things occur.

But at a time like this, the media doesn't care about you and directly associates these things with salary hot topics.

Many media feel that it is time for the Hong Kong government to formulate some relevant policies for the rights and interests of Hong Kong people.

In particular, the fortress policy cannot only target rabbits and individual groups. Strict policies should be formulated for refugees and fake refugees from all countries.

If Hong Kong Island wants to develop, it needs elites, not Southeast Asian refugees who compete with local aborigines for jobs.

(End of this chapter)