After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 798 Fundamentally Transforming a City
"USD/JPY exchange rate 122..."

"USD/JPY exchange rate 123..."

"USD/JPY exchange rate 125..."

"This is the first time I've seen the foreign exchange rate drop by ten or more points in a single day."

"Fortunately, Liangzi is one of us. If the RMB were to depreciate like this, a monthly salary of 3,000 would only have the purchasing power of 2670 yuan."

Although the A-shares market was dragged down by Japanese stocks today, falling by 2.62%, it is expected that the battle to defend the 3000-point mark will begin again tomorrow.

But everything is relative. Compared to the Japanese people who suffered a double blow to the stock and currency markets, they are living in paradise.

After all, no matter how much of a trap the A-share market is, as long as you don't follow the trend of speculative stocks, the emperors will take turns sitting on the throne, and the themes will change in turn. You can always break even in three to five years.

But the Japanese and Japanese stock markets have fallen so much, especially the yen, which is easy to fall but difficult to rise.

"President Lu, compared to them, we are practically philanthropists."

Sun Yutao was astonished. According to their prediction, the USD/JPY exchange rate would be considered a success if it fell below 120 today.

But Wall Street institutions clearly didn't think that way, and pushed it up to 125, wiping out the bulls' principal and profits.

Guang Sheng Bank, under Tianxing Financial, also has the qualifications of a foreign exchange brokerage firm, but it doesn't have many users yet.

Of the more than 4,000 users, excluding the more than 1,000 who are currently holding positions and the more than 2,000 who are actively buying, there are a total of 522 users who are actively buying the Japanese yen against the trend.

After all, people bet on the Chinese national football team to win against Japan, so it's not surprising that more than 500 people placed bets.

Without exception, all of them were liquidated, and there wasn't even time to add margin.

"One is never too old to learn; after all, they are professionals at reaping profits from Japanese retail investors."

Lu Liang was amazed. This move had completely extinguished the last hope of the bulls.

Anzo's 20 trillion yen bailout plan was like a fart, it has vanished with the wind.

At this moment, TV Tokyo made an unprecedented move by canceling its scheduled program and urgently broadcasting news of a double whammy of stock and currency crashes and public demonstrations.

Lu Liang was the instigator, but they didn't criticize him; Wall Street institutions were the biggest beneficiaries, but they didn't criticize them either.

Instead, they were denouncing Ansan, hoping he would step down and that a more capable person would be elected to govern, perfectly embodying the principle of bullying one's own people.

"Yutao, I'm leaving this to you. I'm going out for a bit. Call me if you need anything."

Since Delime's funds were unfrozen in an alternative way, Li Ka-shing has been urging Lu Liang to expedite the cooperation between the two parties.

Just then, Lu Liang returned to Hong Kong, so I arranged to meet him and also to discuss the plan to bring in JPMorgan Chase.

In the evening, Lu Liang drove out of the underground parking lot and passed by the front gate of Tianxing Financial Building.

The entrance was crowded with people, with police officers maintaining order.

Lu Liang asked, puzzled, "What's going on?"

"It seems that because we shorted Japan, someone came over and caused trouble, but it's been dealt with now," Xu Jiawei said.

"A Japanese person?" Lu Liang asked again.

"They all seem to be university students from Hong Kong. I heard they admire Japan a lot, probably the kind of pro-Japanese people you see online."

"Even the owner didn't dare to say a word, but the dog barked first. Is the education in Hong Kong any good these days?"

Lu Liang remained expressionless and spoke in a flat tone, but Xu Jiawei could tell that he was trying his best to suppress his anger.

"Let's go, or we'll get stuck in traffic again."

While Lu Liang was angry at their lack of ambition, he also pondered the root cause of this phenomenon.

Hong Kong has never been liberated. The British left, but British capital has always existed and its influence has continued.

Unlike compulsory education in mainland China, education in Hong Kong has always been firmly controlled by several major education groups, namely Kowloon International, Victoria Harbour Education and English Schools Foundation, all of which are foreign-owned or controlled groups.

It's no wonder that children who receive so-called international education from a young age, listening to teachers tout the beauty of foreign countries, grow up with a distorted outlook.

Lu Liang suddenly said, "Let's meet with Yang Qisheng later and see how things are going with Emperor Entertainment."

He wants to become the three-star emperor of Japan, but that doesn't mean he'll give up his base in Hong Kong.

HSBC was forced to adopt a defensive posture, scaling back its core businesses, while Skystar Financial Group has become the largest and most powerful conglomerate in Hong Kong.

While making money, businesses should also shoulder certain social responsibilities, such as cleaning up educational ills and correcting the thinking of the next generation of young people.

Although Lu Liang had never been in contact with high-ranking officials on the mainland, he believed that the mainland's tacit approval of Tianxing Financial's free development in Hong Kong was not only intended to make them the second HSBC, but also to allow them to fundamentally transform the city through capital channels.

Hong Kong is, after all, a capitalist society. If socialism is forcibly applied here, it will only backfire, just like the large-scale protests that have taken place recently.

"Okay, Mr. Lu," Xu Jiawei replied, then called Yang Qisheng to come over and meet Lu Liang later.

Twenty minutes later, the vehicle arrived at the Cheung Kong Holdings building, where Li Ka-shing and his son Li Zheju were waiting at the entrance.

Lu Liang opened the car door and got out, walking hurriedly. He smiled and said, "Mr. Li, Brother Li, didn't we agree that I would come to visit? How could I trouble you two to wait downstairs?"

"Otherwise, how can we show our sincerity?" Li Zheju said with a smile, holding Lu Liang's hand tightly with both hands.

Although he was old enough to be Lu Liang's father, heroes are never judged by their age.

It has the power to disrupt a country’s capital market, and that’s the world’s third-largest economy, Neon.

Lu Liang deserves respect.

"Lu Sheng, please."

Li Ka-shing smiled, bowed, and walked away with his hands behind his back.

Although he admired Lu Liang, his age was a factor, and seeing how clever his eldest son was, he felt relieved.

The eldest brother's judgment has never been as good as the second brother's. He used to subconsciously underestimate Lu Liang, and he was very worried about handing Changshi over to the eldest brother.

Now that he has finally realized the dangers of Lu Liang, he has taken the initiative to lower his stance and befriend Lu Liang. This can be considered a case of turning back from the wrong path, which is a great virtue.

Lu Liang smiled and nodded, then followed the father and son into the building and up to their office.

Like Meng Changkun, Li Ka-shing is from Chaoshan. When people from Chaoshan meet, they always start by drinking a couple of cups of tea.

Drinking tea is not only a matter of courtesy, but also a way to lay the groundwork before getting to the main topic. After exchanging pleasantries, the conversation naturally turns to business.

Lu Liang stated frankly, "Mr. Li, I have given careful consideration to the matter of Delime's investment in Cheung Kong Holdings. Delime alone is far from sufficient to counter BlackRock's acquisition."

Li Zheju frowned, and was about to speak when Li Ka-shing immediately interrupted him, smiling as he asked, "Mr. Lu, do you have any good suggestions? Feel free to share them."

He glanced at Li Zheju, who immediately became like a frightened quail, transforming into an obedient child and taking the initiative to take on the important task of washing cups and making tea.

"The introduction of JPMorgan Chase, after all, is also a Wall Street capital firm, and their involvement can reduce or dissuade BlackRock from its acquisition intentions."

Lu Liang raised the cup to his nose, smelled the aroma of the tea, took a sip, and sighed, "It should be Songzhong of Dancong, right?" Songzhong is a name for a type of oolong tea belonging to the Dancong family.

As the name suggests, it is a variety from the Song Dynasty. The two mother plants that are over 800 years old are both in Chaozhou, the hometown of Li Ka-shing and Meng Changkun.

Li Zheju nodded and chimed in, "The new tea from Songzhong No. 1 this spring only yields 8 catties for the whole year. My friend knows my father loves to drink it, so he gave me 8 liang. If you like it, Mr. Lu, you can take 2 liang with you later."

"Then I shall accept your offer with a smile." Lu Liang accepted.

"Bringing in JPMorgan Chase would be a very good idea."

After pondering for a long time, Li Ka-shing first expressed his agreement with Lu Liang's suggestion, and then said, "I'm afraid we've just escaped one danger only to fall into another."

When he mentioned the 'wolf den,' he deliberately looked at Lu Liang. This wolf referred not only to JPMorgan Chase but also to Lu Liang.

“With me here, Morgan and his men wouldn’t dare to act recklessly.”

Lu Liang smiled and looked directly into Li Ka-shing's eyes, which seemed to be able to see into people's hearts.

“With Lu Sheng’s assurance, we are naturally at ease, but we may need to discuss it with the board of directors.”

Li Ka-shing was speechless and didn't bother to point it out. He wasn't worried about JPMorgan Chase, but about Lu Liang.

If we only bring in Lu Liang, he is not familiar with port operations and does not have the connections in this area.

But JPMorgan Chase, established for over a century, is the number one investment bank in the United States, and it can have all sorts of connections.

With Li Ka-shing still alive, he could naturally use his prestige to suppress them and prevent them from acting rashly.

But he is 90 years old this year, and he might accidentally fall and pass away.

After he leaves, whether Cheung Kong Port will be owned by the Lee family or the Luk family is another matter entirely.

"In that case, let's think about it again."

Lu Liang got up to leave, but after a few seconds he said, "If BlackRock is determined to acquire the company but only introduces Delime, I feel it's not a good idea. JPMorgan Chase is facing a Q3 earnings crisis and urgently needs various positive factors to dilute negative public opinion. They will definitely provide assistance without reservation."

His attitude was clear: if Cheung Kong opposes the introduction of Morgan Stanley, leading to the failure of the anti-takeover bid, then he shouldn't be blamed for not putting in the effort afterwards.

“We will definitely give Lu Sheng’s proposal a good look,” Li Ka-shing said, then gestured to his boss to see Lu Liang off.

"Brother Li, don't be so polite, please stay." Lu Liang waved his hand, politely declining Li Zheju's offer to see him off.

"Alright, I'll leave here." Li Zheju smiled broadly, watched Lu Liang leave, and hurriedly returned to his office.

He asked, puzzled, "I think Lu Liang's suggestion is very good. Didn't you say before that bringing in Lu Liang was just an experiment and there was no guarantee that it would 100% counter BlackRock's acquisition?"

Li Ka-shing glanced at him and sneered, "If I die, do you think you can defeat Lu Liang?"

Li Zheju was speechless. He wanted to refute, but he didn't have the confidence. He muttered, "The second brother said that if you always hesitate before doing anything, then you shouldn't do anything at all."

"You brat, I'm the one who taught him to say that," Li Ka-shing said irritably, then suddenly sighed, "I'm getting old."

He sighed and said, "Once Lu Liang is done with this busy period, you should contact him. You will then hand over the reins to him and handle everything."

Li Zheju's eyes widened, his face unable to hide his excitement: "Is it possible?"

He has always been suppressed by Li Ka-shing to develop in Hong Kong, but what good is there to develop in Hong Kong? All industries have been stagnant for decades.

"I've entrusted Cheung Kong Holdings to you, what else can't you do?" A touch of warmth appeared in Li Ka-shing's eyes, and he suddenly became more heartfelt.

Meanwhile, Lu Liang returned to the company and met with Yang Qisheng in his office.

He brewed two ounces of mother plant tea leaves that he had swiped from Li Ka-shing, and asked with a smile, "Qi Sheng, how's the progress lately?"

"Emperor Entertainment has successfully delisted and gone private, and has maintained contact with Dream Productions and DC Studios."

Yang Qisheng said respectfully, "Director Guo mentioned you, saying that The Wandering Earth is about to be released, but President Lu acted as if nothing had happened."

Lu Liang couldn't help but chuckle and explained, "It was originally scheduled to be released during the summer season, but it clashed with the release of 'Dying to Survive,' so I had to hold it back, and Director Guo was resentful about it."

Yang Qisheng was taken aback. He thought Guo Fan was just complaining, but he didn't expect him to be making sarcastic remarks about Lu Liang.

So he quickly changed the subject, saying, "By the way, Mr. Lu, DC's 'Joker' won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and was shortlisted for the Academy Awards. I heard it has a very high chance of winning. We are in contact with Optoelectronics to see if we can get it released in mainland China as well."

These days, the Joker crew is promoting the film globally and happened to be in Hong Kong.

Fan Bingqing is the only Chinese actress and the female lead, so she bears the main responsibility for publicity. I talked to her the day before yesterday and hope to meet Lu Liang again.

She never imagined that the international market she couldn't access during the peak of her life would become accessible during the lowest point of her life.

Everything was thanks to Lu Liang's promotion, so I really wanted to thank him in person.

"I've got it, but I want more." Lu Liang smiled calmly.

Yang Qisheng chuckled dryly and echoed, "After all, people's hearts are never satisfied."

Fan Bingqing's comeback is not complete. Only when the Joker movie is released in mainland cinemas can it be considered a true comeback, and only then can other film and television production companies see that she has not actually been blacklisted.

However, she also knew about the content of Joker. If it were to be reviewed normally, even if some of the gory scenes were cut, it would be difficult to pass the review.

If Lu Liang is willing to speak up, the optoelectronics company should give him face, and Fan Bingqing can make a full comeback.

Lu Liang hesitated for a moment, then picked up his phone and dialed a number: "Director Zhao, hello, this is Lu Liang."

"Yes, yes, to be honest, it was indeed to get the Joker approved, that's why I made this call."

“Sexy and violent content should definitely not be displayed too much; this is an indisputable bottom line.”

"However, on the other hand, the film's message is quite good. The American people live in a capitalist society where they are in dire straits. Where there is oppression, there is resistance. It's just that violent means are not acceptable."

"Yes, thank you. I will talk to the production team."

After ending the call, Lu Liang said with a smile, "Let's edit it a little and submit it for review again. This time it should pass."

It's not just for Fan Bingqing; the success of the Joker will help DC go public independently. It's already receiving positive reviews; all that's missing is box office success.

The prediction of a billion-dollar box office, I wonder if it includes the box office in mainland China. If not, it might be a big surprise for him.

Lu Liang is, after all, the second largest shareholder of DC, so he should help out both morally and logically.

Yang Qisheng beamed with joy: "President Lu, I will immediately inform the production team of this good news, as well as Miss Fan's."

Lu Liang bowed his head, and after Yang Qisheng finished the call, he said, "Now that we've finished chatting about trivial matters, it's time to get down to business."

　Xiaolin Fei is here~
　　I stayed in the hospital for one night and was observed for half a day.

　　I received four or five IV drips intermittently, and my hand was swollen from all the injections.

　　There will only be one update today; a normal update will be available tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)