Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

Chapter 274 Rebuilding the Glory of Chinese Capital
Although Hong Kong is already in a state of widespread devastation, the matter is far from over.

When the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Chairman, Cham Yau-sen, announced his resignation, the Hang Seng Index fell 45.8% for the month.

This situation is beyond human control.

Inside a private room at the Peninsula Hotel, members of the Landlord Association gathered once again.

Their expressions varied; some looked very happy, while others had solemn expressions.

"Damn it, he fell again." Mai Shengyun looked at the inquiry on his phone with a smile and said to everyone with a happy expression.

Chen Zhan laughed and asked, "How much did you earn this time?"

Mai Shengyun shook his head: "I haven't calculated it, but anyway, with the money from this deal, our big boss could buy the whole of Hong Kong."

"That's an exaggeration," Huang Shitong said, shaking his head. "Don't forget that Citibank is also pressing for payment."

"These Americans aren't having an easy time either. I heard the Dow Jones index has plummeted. These guys have no shame and are chasing our boss for payment," Chen Zhan said with a smile.

Seeing Luo Minsheng's serious expression, Mai Shengyun teased, "What's wrong with you, kid? Are you so happy you've gone crazy?"

Luo Minsheng shook his head and said, "Uncle Shengyun, is what we're doing...?"

Today, Luo Minsheng also saw many families broken apart, people killed, and people jumping off buildings to commit suicide.

He said this with some emotion in his heart.

Huang Shitong sneered, "You pity them? The stock market is a casino, not just anyone can enter. Once you've entered, you have to be prepared. Some people borrow money at high interest rates to play the stock market; they should have died back then."

Compared to Sima Xiang and Luo Minsheng, Huang Shitong appears to be even more cold-blooded.

But this is also in line with what a professional manager should be like.

While everyone was chatting, the door to the private room was pushed open.

When everyone saw Chen Jiajun walk in, they immediately stood up and greeted him: "Big Boss."

"Sit down." Chen Jiajun casually gestured for everyone to sit down, then asked, "How much have you earned these past few days?"

After summarizing everyone's information, Huang Shitong reported to Chen Jiajun: "Boss, according to preliminary calculations, we have made about 30 billion."

Chen Jiajun nodded immediately upon hearing this: "Not bad, although it's not as much as what I made in Japan last time."

Huang Shitong nodded and said, "Quite a few big bosses have already entered the market and are jumping on the bandwagon to buy at rock-bottom prices. Should we...?"

Before Huang Shitong could finish speaking, Chen Jiajun waved his hand and said, "No need, let's get the funds back. Let's pay back the money from Citibank first; their manager, Li Ailun, is practically begging me on his knees."

At this point, everyone chuckled softly.

Chen Jiajun's move can be described as a perfect example of using someone else's resources to generate wealth.

Moreover, he even made the American devils humbly beg Chen Jiajun, so he gained both substance and face.

Upon hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Sima Xiang's heart stirred, and he asked, "What about the remaining funds?"

Chen Jiajun smiled and said, "You should know what I'm thinking, right? I plan to use it to save the market, specifically to help those Chinese businesses."

Mai Shengyun said with some difficulty, "Do we really want to save them? Making money is much better."

Huang Shitong waved his hand and said, "Brother Shengyun, you are short-sighted. If the stock market crash continues, our economy will be severely damaged, and the financial sector will also be sluggish."

"We all make a living this way. If the market collapses, where will we eat? And now it's already a vicious cycle. If we don't stop it, those English devils will come up with money to bail out the market. Guess who they'll bail out? At that point, what right will the Chinese business community in Hong Kong have to speak up?"

Upon hearing Huang Shitong's analysis, Mai Shengyun and the others could only shut their mouths.

Chen Jiajun clapped his hands and said with great appreciation, "Ah Tong is right, there's no end to making money. What I need now is a voice, a voice in the entire Hong Kong financial world."

"Ah Xiang, Ah Tong, go and select some information on Chinese-owned companies in the industrial and technology sectors and give it to me. Then help them stabilize their stock prices. I want Hong Kong's Chinese capital to gain the upper hand in this turmoil."

Upon hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Sima Xiang changed his previously solemn expression and said with a smile, "The big boss is kind-hearted. We'll go and select the company that needs our help right away."

This incident was something Chen Jiajun had planned long ago.

The October stock market crash had a global impact, and England was no exception.

If you operate it properly, you can give those Englishmen a good beating.

It's important to understand that colonization wasn't just about land; it also involved economic aspects.

The economy of a colony is usually controlled by the British.

Just like India back then, all of the local output was exploited by the English.

Moreover, all businesses in India are owned by British foreigners, and local businessmen have no chance to rise to prominence.

Hong Kong is different; it has a group of staunch leftists who are even able to hold their own against foreign businessmen.

Back then, even when Fok Ying-nam faced water and power outages, he wasn't defeated; that's the spirit of Chinese businessmen.

Chen Jiajun wanted to take this opportunity to inject another boost into Hong Kong's business community and completely overwhelm those foreigners.

To prevent Hong Kong from becoming an economic colony like South Korea or India.

Moreover, this can also give Chinese people a certain voice.

The landlord and others will go about their business, and Chen Jiajun will also have to show his fangs.

He met with Fok Ying-nam, Pau Yuk-kong, and other big names in the Chinese business community to discuss this matter together.

"Little Chen, you've really made a killing lately," Bao Yugang said, squinting at Chen Jiajun.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said, "I was gambling, but luckily I won."

"So you're here to show off to us?" He Tian'er's relationship with Chen Jiajun was ambiguous, so He Xin spoke rather casually.

Chen Jiajun laughed and said, "How could that be? How could I dare to show off in front of you gentlemen? The losses caused by this stock market crash will definitely have a huge impact on Chinese businessmen."

“I learned from some friends that the government’s foreign exchange fund and several financial institutions contributed 2 billion to save the guarantee company, but there is not a single Chinese-owned enterprise on this list.”

"So I'm here today to join forces with a few people to preserve the Chinese-owned lifeline of Hong Kong's economy."

Upon hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Huo Yingnan and several other big bosses' eyes lit up.

Henry Fok said directly, "So you want to use the money you make from the stock market to subsidize those Chinese businessmen in Hong Kong?"

Chen Jiajun nodded and said, "That's right, that's what I want to do."

“Good.” Bao Yugang slammed his hand on the table and said loudly, “I thought you, Ajun, were like those inhuman guys, planning to keep making this dirty money. I didn’t expect you to have such awareness.”

Chen Jiajun said with a smile, "After all, I am also Chinese."

“In that case, count me in,” Bao Yugang said directly.

Huo Yingnan, He Xin, and the Lin family were equally unwilling to fall behind.

They are not short-sighted people. Although it will cost a lot of money, the benefits are obvious.

They all contributed money and effort to Chen Jiajun's proposal.

With the support of several people, Chen Jiajun went ahead and did it without any worries.

Soon, Sima Xiang, Huang Shitong, and others had gathered information on a number of Chinese-owned enterprises.

It covers a wide range of areas, encompassing almost all aspects of business in Hong Kong.

Moreover, they are all Chinese-owned enterprises, and they are on the verge of bankruptcy.

If we don't save them, these companies will only be acquired by foreigners at extremely low prices.

The losses suffered by Hong Kong's Chinese-owned businesses at that time will be substantial.

"I only want to emphasize one point: we don't want people who aren't on our side," Chen Jiajun said with a serious expression.

Chen Jiajun didn't want to end up spending money to raise a bunch of ungrateful wretches; that would be disgusting.

Sima Xiang smiled and said, "You're overthinking it. At this point, anyone with even a little bit of a way out has sided with the Hong Kong British government. You can easily guess what kind of people these people are who are in such dire straits."

Chen Jiajun nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good. I have contacted several big bosses, including Mr. Huo, Mr. Bao, Mr. Lin, and Mr. He from Macau, to protect their share prices."

Upon hearing this news, Sima Xiang appeared very happy: "Now these Chinese-owned business owners will definitely be extremely grateful to these big bosses."

The following day, many Chinese businessmen in Hong Kong received an invitation.

The speaker didn't say much, only that it could solve everyone's current predicament.

These Chinese business owners were already in despair, but they still came to the hotel that had invited them, hoping to try anything.

The hotel lobby was booked out, and Sima Xiang and his entourage arrived late, after everyone else had already gathered.

These are all top-notch economists, and many people know them.

However, it's unclear what these top-performing economists are planning to do.

Sima Xiang smiled slightly and had his assistant lift the curtain behind him.

A check, magnified many times over, was revealed.

Sima Xiang then smiled and said to everyone, "The purpose of inviting you all here today is very simple: several big bosses have contributed 15 billion yuan to rescue the market."

Upon hearing Sima Xiang's words, everyone present widened their eyes in surprise.

Sima Xiang said with a smile, "The big boss said that this action is not for reward. It is our duty to rebuild Huazi's glory."

Chen Jiajun's support was a timely help.

This move was enough to make the Chinese businessmen present extremely grateful.

Even if the circle of Chinese businessmen is mentioned in the future, Chen Jiajun's name will definitely be on it.

It can be said that Chen Jiajun is a left-wing business leader following in the footsteps of Fok Ying-nam, Bao Yugang, and others. He will undoubtedly command a large following.

Because of the influx of funds from Chen Jiajun and a group of left-wing businessmen.

The Hang Seng Index, which had been falling continuously, actually stopped on this day.

This is a good thing for Hong Kong as a whole.

With the subsequent injection of two billion from the Hong Kong British government, the stock price rose for two consecutive days.

Although the market is still in a downward trend, it will take at least two or three years to return to pre-crash levels.

However, at least the Hong Kong Chinese business lineage was preserved, and Chen Jiajun's move can be said to have outmaneuvered the English.

"Sir Chen, thank you for your help."

When Citibank's General Manager, Alan Lee, received the banknotes from Chen Jiajun, he almost burst into tears.

When he lent money to Chen Jiajun, he never expected that "Black Monday" would happen in North America.

He had previously told Chen Jiajun that there was absolutely no way he would withdraw the loan.

Unexpectedly, I was immediately proven wrong.

Fortunately, Chen Jiajun's attitude was different from when he was dealing with HSBC.

HSBC was taking advantage of the situation, while Citibank had its own reasons for doing so.

The nature of the debts is completely different, which is why Chen Jiajun was so quick to repay them after he made money.

Seeing Li Ailun's delighted expression, Chen Jiajun said with a smile, "Just a couple of dry words of thanks, don't you have any other way to express your gratitude?"

Lee Allen said seriously, "Sir Chen, as long as it's something that Citibank can do, you can ask without hesitation."

Although Chen Jiajun did not pursue the matter, Li Ailun knew that it would be impossible without paying some price.

Chen Jiajun's willingness to short Hong Kong stocks at this critical juncture certainly indicates he's not a philanthropist.

Therefore, Li Ailun was already mentally prepared to be ripped off.

Chen Jiajun didn't go too far, waving his hand and saying with a smile, "Don't make it so serious, like it's a matter of life and death. I'm sure there were quite a few companies that went bankrupt in the US during this October stock market crash, right?"

Li Ailun said with a wry smile, "Who says otherwise? Our bank's bad debts are about to explode."

"I'd like to venture into some high-tech industries. I wonder if Citibank has any ideas on how?" Chen Jiajun said with a smile.

Li Ailun said with some surprise, "At this time?"

Chen Jiajun said with a smile, "Is that not allowed?"

Li Ailun is right; this is indeed not a good time to invest.

However, Chen Jiajun saw this potential and planned to upgrade his business.

Currently, Chen Jiajun's main companies include Guojun Group, Hongxing Group, and Longteng Fund.

Apart from the recently acquired CLP Power and HK Electric, which fall under the energy sector, the rest are all low-end manufacturing companies.

If this were in my hometown, which has a vast territory, it wouldn't be a problem.

However, both Hong Kong and Brunei have imposed significant restrictions on these industries and faced major bottlenecks in their development.

Chen Jiajun now has a large amount of idle funds, so he naturally plans to upgrade his businesses.

Especially in the booming industries of personal computers, smartphones, and the internet, Chen Jiajun will definitely get involved.

That's why we chose to enter the market and establish our position at this time.

In business, it's all about strategic vision. If you're accurate enough, you can make money even selling screws.

Chen Jiajun felt that no one in the world had better vision than him.

Li Ailun quickly replied, "Of course not... If you need it, I can give you a list. I'm sure there are quite a few companies hoping to get funding right now."

Chen Jiajun smiled and looked at Li Ailun, saying, "Won't there be any other trouble?"

“Of course not, Citibank can provide a guarantee for this,” Li Ailun said with a smile. “This can be considered a small compensation for our breach of contract.”

Compared to nearly 1.5 billion US dollars, what is a guarantee statement?
There was no need for the bank's senior management to say anything; Li Ailun agreed on his own.

Hearing Li Ailun pat his chest and guarantee, Chen Jiajun nodded in satisfaction.

Before leaving, Li Ailun added, "I hope this incident won't affect Sir Chen's opinion of Citibank."

They don't want to end up like HSBC, with a bad reputation.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said, "They are completely different things. Citibank didn't kick me when I was down, don't you think?"

Upon hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Li Ailun immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

They saw Chen Jiajun out very politely.

A few days later, Chen Jiajun received a list from Citibank.

Chen Jiajun glanced at it and immediately noticed that many of the most famous technology companies in later generations were listed there.

This made Chen Jiajun smile.

There's no rush for investments; Chen Jiajun plans to organize a delegation to visit North America when he has more free time.

Last time, I was in a rush to find a technical director for my casino, and I only stayed in Las Vegas for a few days, so I didn't know enough about things in America.

Since we're going to work on each other's technology, mutual understanding is essential.

But this isn't urgent; we need to get Ornn out first.

Since Chan Ka-Chun retired from the criminal world, Hung Hing's expansion has long since ceased.

The main focus now is on some core industries. While we won't abandon them, we already have enough resources to manage.

If they can't handle it, there's always the old prison guard to keep things in check.

So he directly summoned Old Prison and Ornn and shared his thoughts.

When Ao'en learned that Chen Jiajun wanted him to do research, he was overjoyed.

Old Yu didn't object either, since Hung Hing's affairs were all minor matters anyway.

Chen Jiajun's priority should be upgrading the industries under his control.

Having settled things with Orn, Chen Jiajun finally had some free time.

During this period of intense concentration, I need to give myself a good massage to relax.

After all, mature women are the ones who know how to care for others the most.

Hung Hing Films now has two major film studios: the former Diamond Hill Studios and the newly acquired Tseung Kwan O Studios.

They were in charge of both period dramas and set design for modern dramas, so they didn't interfere with each other.

However, one thing they have in common is that there are a lot of celebrities in both places.

Hong Kong is not a big place; you can run into a big star even when you're just going to the market to buy groceries.

This is something that people in Hong Kong are already used to.

When Chen Jiajun passed by, he saw many celebrities he used to only see on TV, but now they were all working for him.

Upon entering the film set, they discovered that Dafei, that bastard, had disappeared somewhere to fool around.

Chen Jiajun didn't mind and simply read a magazine in his office for a while.

After all, Sister A-Zhi is currently at the Shanghai Theatre Academy and can't leave right now.

But after flipping through it a few times, Chen Jiajun reluctantly threw the magazine aside.

"Damn perverts, they're all porn magazines." Chen Jiajun rolled his eyes and cursed.

Just as they were about to go out for a walk, Huang Baiming suddenly walked in with two directors.

Seeing the big boss here, Huang Baiming was also taken aback, then greeted him with a smile: "Big boss, what brings you here again today? Have you taken a fancy to any celebrity? I'll arrange it for you right away."

Chen Jiajun said irritably, "You fucking stop hanging out with Dafei. That bastard is a pervert, and now you've become one too."

In fact, none of these bigwigs in the entertainment industry are any good.

The actresses under his command are no different from prostitutes; gifts can be given out to them at any time.

This seems even more normal, especially in the context of Hong Kong.

However, such incidents are decreasing since joining Hung Hing Films.

If the two parties are attracted to each other, there's no problem, but Chen Jiajun is not allowed to give away his actresses as gifts.

After all, these actors were also Chen Jiajun's employees, working to make money for him.

After being teased and scolded by Chen Jiajun, Huang Baiming quickly apologized and started talking to Chen Jiajun about the development of Hongxing Film Industry.

It has to be said that making movies is still profitable these days. A movie can be made in just over ten days from the start of filming, and as long as it's not too bad, it can earn millions of dollars in theaters.

Given the size of Hung Hing Film Productions, they could even start production on a new film every week.

This speed is astonishing.

(End of this chapter)