Film and Television: Bao Zong has finance in his left hand and entertainment in his right.

He Chaoqiong did not push the door open and enter directly. Instead, she turned to Liu Xiaobao and asked, "Do you need a little more time to prepare yourself mentally?"

Upon hearing He Chaoqiong's question, Liu Xiaobao immediately realized that those important figures were behind this door.

Liu Xiaobao was about to meet the tycoons he had only ever seen in the news before, and to be honest, he was a little nervous and excited.

However, Liu Xiaobao would not show his inner emotions in front of He Chaoqiong.

He simply smiled slightly, then calmly replied to He Chaoqiong, "We're all just human, there's nothing to prepare!"

He Chaoqiong understood what Liu Xiaobao meant. He was simply saying that no matter how outstanding the gambling king and other big shots were, they were still just human beings, not gods.

A hint of appreciation shone in He Chaoqiong's eyes. She didn't say anything more, nodded, gently knocked on the door, and then pushed it open to enter.

Behind the door was a large study, but it was furnished with four pairs of long sofas and chairs, making it look more like a reception room.

At this moment, seven men were sitting around on the sofa, brewing Kung Fu tea.

When Liu Xiaobao followed He Chaoqiong into the house, none of the seven men looked towards the door, as if no one entering the house would arouse their interest.

"Dad, uncles and aunts, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Bao, the boss of Tianbao Entertainment Company, who recently donated 100 million yuan to charity!"

He Chaoqiong first introduced Liu Xiaobao to the seven men, and then introduced everyone to Liu Xiaobao.

The first man Pansy Ho called out was her father, gambling tycoon Stanley Ho. Then, in order, sat construction tycoon Henry Fok, media tycoon Shaw Yi-fu, real estate tycoon Lee Chiu-kei, telecommunications tycoon Cheng Yu-tung, industrial tycoon Lee Ka-shing, and lastly, Xu Jin-heng's father, the second generation of the Xu family, Xu Shih-hsun.

Looking at these important figures in front of him, Liu Xiaobao couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Fortunately, Liu Xiaobao already knew who he was going to meet, so he didn't show any signs of losing his composure.

Liu Xiaobao smiled slightly, then respectfully cupped his hands to the seven people present: "Junior A Bao greets you seniors!"

At this moment, the gambling king and his seven tycoons finally looked up at Liu Xiaobao.

Huo Yingdong laughed first: "So you're the sucker who spent 100 million on a broken guitar a few days ago. I've always been curious about which family's spendthrift was it. Today I've finally met the real deal. Old He, this kid has even more guts than you did when you were young!"

He Hongshen ignored Huo Yingdong; he was simply sizing up Liu Xiaobao.

Meanwhile, the other tycoons were also sizing up Liu Xiaobao.

After about ten seconds, it seemed that the tycoons had all seen Liu Xiaobao clearly. They withdrew their gazes, remained silent, and continued drinking their tea.

When Liu Xiaobao saw that the tycoons ignored him, he felt a pang of anxiety. He thought to himself that these Hong Kong tycoons seemed to be more xenophobic than he had imagined, and he felt that he might not be able to persuade them to unite against Morgan Stanley International Fund.

Moreover, seeing that no one invited him to sit down, Liu Xiaobao couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

However, Liu Xiaobao did not show any signs of restraint or unease. Since no one invited him to sit down, he sat down in the empty seat next to Xu Shixun and then seemingly naturally accepted Huo Yingdong's words.

"Is Huo Daheng praising my courage, or is he implying that I'm wasteful?"

Seeing Liu Xiaobao take his seat on his own and chat with ease and composure, not only was He Chaoqiong somewhat surprised, but even the gambling king and other tycoons were also taken aback.

When these tycoons gathered together, even their own descendants were trembling with fear, acting as if walking on thin ice. They never expected that this young man, Liu Xiaobao, could behave so calmly.

Huo Yingdong then spoke up, laughing again, "Not bad, young man. Just this composure alone is much better than my brats! I was just praising you, but you threw away a hundred million in one go, that's really too extravagant!"

Liu Xiaobao gave a wry smile and continued, "There was no other way. If I hadn't thrown away that 100 million, how would I have been able to meet you seniors today!"

Li Zhaoji then spoke up: "From what you're saying, Mr. Bao, you're saying that your purpose in throwing away that 100 million was actually to meet us?"

Liu Xiaobao did not deny it: "That's right, it's just that the stepping stones from those seniors were too expensive, costing me a full 100 million!"

Hearing Liu Xiaobao admit it, He Chaoqiong and the other tycoons were once again surprised.

They previously thought Liu Xiaobao was just a show-off who would throw away 100 million yuan at a celebrity charity gala. Now they realize that Liu Xiaobao's real purpose in throwing away 100 million yuan was to attract their attention.

Liu Xiaobao's calculations were also quite shrewd. It was precisely because of the 100 million yuan he had previously thrown out that the Xu family sent him that invitation to their birthday banquet.

Upon realizing this, the tycoons' expressions changed, and they looked at Liu Xiaobao with wary eyes.

At this moment, the gambling king He Hongshen spoke up.

"Mr. Bao, right? As far as I know, none of the people here have any connection with you. Why do you want to see us?"

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As soon as He Hongshen asked the question, the other tycoons all stared at Liu Xiaobao.

Liu Xiaobao showed no panic, but his smile also vanished. After glancing around at the tycoons, he asked a question instead of answering.

"What are your thoughts on the Hong Kong stock market this year?"

Upon hearing Liu Xiaobao's words, the expressions of the tycoons suddenly changed.

Just then, Li Zhaoji, known as the "Asian Warren Buffett," spoke up: "Are you from Morgan Stanley International Fund?"

Upon hearing Li Zhaoji's words, Liu Xiaobao immediately understood. It turned out that these tycoons already knew about the Morgan Stanley International Fund without him even needing to remind them.

He didn't want the tycoons to misunderstand him, so he immediately explained, "I'm not with Morgan Stanley International Fund. I just happened to be there and stumbled upon this matter, so I wanted to give you all a heads-up. But now it seems I was being presumptuous. It turns out you all already knew."

Upon hearing Liu Xiaobao deny being affiliated with Morgan Stanley International Fund, the tycoons' expressions softened.

Li Zhaoji then asked, "Judging from your accent, Mr. Bao, you're probably not from Hong Kong, are you?"

Liu Xiaobao nodded: "That's right, I come from Huangpu and am new to Hong Kong. I hope you seniors will take good care of me in the future!"

Zheng Yutong smiled and said, "I heard from my subordinates that Tianbao Entertainment has been hinting at acquiring ATV these past few days. Is Mr. Bao interested in entering the media industry?"

Liu Xiaobao didn't expect Xuezhi to have already taken action.

However, in front of Cheng Yu-tung, the chairman of ATV, Liu Xiaobao had nothing to hide and frankly admitted it.

"It's not about venturing into the media industry. I do own an entertainment company, so I'm thinking of buying a TV station to play around with, as a way to protect my entertainment company! I wonder if Senior Zheng would be willing to part with it?"

Liu Xiaobao's words undoubtedly surprised the tycoons once again.

Zheng Yutong was stunned and said, "Buy a TV station for fun? Mr. Bao, you're really generous. Do you know how much my ATV TV station is worth?"

Liu Xiaobao smiled slightly: "As long as Senior Li is willing to part with it, just name your price, and I will not haggle!"

Upon hearing Liu Xiaobao's words, the tycoons present couldn't help but gasp.

Huo Yingdong went straight to the point, voicing his current doubts: "Are people in mainland China so rich now? It feels like buying a TV station is like buying a cabbage on the street."

In fact, not only Fok Ying-tung thought so, but the other tycoons also thought so, including Pansy Ho.

Liu Xiaobao did not answer Huo Yingdong's question. He simply smiled at Huo Yingdong and then turned to look at Zheng Yutong, waiting for Zheng Yutong's reply.

Zheng Yutong did not answer Liu Xiaobao; instead, he asked Liu Xiaobao a question in return.

"I want to know, if I don't sell it to you, what will you do? Will you turn around and buy TVB from Uncle Six?"

Liu Xiaobao glanced at Shaw Yat-fu, shook his head and replied, "Senior Shaw's TV station is very successful. I know my own limitations. He would never sell TVB to me. However, if Senior Cheng is unwilling to part with it, then I will have to go through the trouble of starting a new TV station myself."

Upon hearing Liu Xiaobao's words, both Shao Yifu and Zheng Yutong's expressions changed.

Shao Yifu finally spoke up: "These days, obtaining a television station license isn't so easy. If it falls through halfway, you'll suffer a huge loss!"

Liu Xiaobao could tell that what Shaw said, though seemingly a reminder, was actually a warning to him not to get involved in Hong Kong's media industry.

Liu Xiaobao didn't blame Shao Yifu; he could understand Shao Yifu's thoughts.

Shaw Brothers' TVB has almost firmly established itself as the leading media company in Hong Kong, so he naturally doesn't want any new forces to get involved, lest they muddy the waters of Hong Kong's media landscape.

However, despite his understanding, Liu Xiaobao had no intention of giving up. He naturally poured himself a cup of tea and replied with a smile.

"Qualification certificates are minor issues; you can always buy them with money. My main problem is that I find it troublesome, so acquiring an existing TV station would be the best option!"

Liu Xiaobao's words clearly indicated his determination to establish a television station. Shao Yifu and Zheng Yutong exchanged a glance but said nothing more.

At this moment, Liu Xiaobao drank the tea in his hand and asked the tycoons questions again.

"From what I've observed, Morgan Stanley International Funds may be withdrawing its investment soon, which will inevitably lead to a major disaster for the Hong Kong stock market. I wonder how you seniors plan to deal with this?"

The tycoons exchanged glances, and then Li Jiacheng, who hadn't spoken before, finally spoke.

"We'll deal with whatever comes our way, whether it's soldiers or floods."

Liu Xiaobao shook his head with a wry smile: "It seems that the seniors still don't trust me and still suspect that I'm here to gather military intelligence, right? I don't want to explain further. I'll just say one thing: although I come from Huangpu and this is Hong Kong, we are all Chinese!"

We are all Chinese!

Although Liu Xiaobao's words were spoken in a plain and simple manner, they resonated with the tycoons in front of him, causing them to inexplicably develop a sense of trust in him.

After exchanging a glance with He Hongshen, Li Zhaoji turned to Liu Xiaobao and spoke.

"To be honest, the few of us sitting here were discussing countermeasures, but unfortunately, even if we all put our minds to it, we still lack the strength to do so!"

Liu Xiaobao, who studied finance, naturally understood what Li Zhaoji meant. He frowned slightly and said, "Do you intend to fight it out? But you don't have enough capital?"

Li Zhaoji glanced at Liu Xiaobao in surprise. He clearly hadn't expected Liu Xiaobao to guess their previously discussed strategy based on just one sentence.

After the initial surprise, Li Zhaoji gave a wry smile: "It's just that we realized it too late. Now, even if we wanted to use other methods, it's too late. We can only choose to tough it out!"

Liu Xiaobao raised an eyebrow and said, "Can't we get the British government to intervene?"

Xu Shixun then added with a wry smile, "It's almost 1997, and the British are unlikely to come up with a large sum of money to wade into this mess!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaobao immediately understood that the British government must also know about Morgan Stanley's money-making scheme in the Hong Kong stock market, but the British government chose to turn a blind eye and ignore it.

After realizing this, Liu Xiaobao also felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Liu Xiaobao did not suggest that the tycoons seek help from China, because he was worried that China's treasury was not sufficient, and that if China did not intervene, it would affect the return of Hong Kong to China.

So after hesitating for a moment, Liu Xiaobao simply asked the tycoons one more question.

"Have you seniors calculated how much funding we're short if we stubbornly hold on?"