"Ms. Le, long time no see."
Shen Dong greeted Le Huizhen with a smile.
Le Huizhen said, "Mr. Shen, we haven't seen each other for a long time. I heard that you are very successful in the business world, and you are protected by more than ten bodyguards when you travel. Your net worth is more than tens of billions, which is really amazing."
As for Shen Dong, Le Huizhen has often heard this name from her father Le Changheng recently, and he is full of praise for him.
Le Changheng is also a member of the Hong Kong Real Estate Association. When he learned that his daughter was going to interview Shen Dong, he asked her to help take care of her.
Although Le Huizhen agreed verbally, she had already decided in her heart to teach Shen Dong a lesson.
Shen Dong smiled and said, "It's just luck."
Soon, the interview began.
After introducing Shen Dong's basic situation, Le Huizhen said, "Mr. Shen has become a celebrity in Hong Kong Island recently. I checked and found that more than 20 large and medium-sized newspapers and magazines have listed you as the headline, but the things mentioned above seem to be mostly negative. What do you think about this?"
Shen Dong said bluntly: "I am not a celebrity, nor a well-known business person. Why are there so many media outlets suddenly competing to report on me? It is obvious that there is someone behind them, and their purpose is to discredit me."
Le Huizhen said, "The newspapers say that you used to be the leader of Hongxing and the best martial artist. There must be at least 800 people who died in your hands, if not a thousand."
Shen Dong laughed and said, "How is that possible? If I really killed so many people, wouldn't I be a murderer? I would have been caught by the police and shot. However, I did join Hongxing before."
Chapter 395: First Interview
Le Huizhen asked, "Everyone knows that Hung Hing is one of the most famous societies in Hong Kong Island. Why did you join it? Is it to show off?"
Shen Dong said: "Of course not. I am an orphan and grew up in Tuen Mun Orphanage. In order to make a living, I went to the streets to do small business to make money, but I was often bullied by gangsters. Later, an elder from Hongxing helped me, and I joined them."
Le Huizhen asked, "Is this a story about a dragon slayer who eventually turns into a dragon?"
Shen Dong felt that Le Huizhen was a bit aggressive, so he shook his head and said, "I have never bullied small vendors, nor have I bullied any ordinary citizens of Hong Kong Island. But I have fought with some small gangs from other gangs many times."
Le Huizhen asked, "Have you offended anyone?"
Shen Dong said, "Last week, I competed with the four major families and the Eagle Sauce Consortium for the New Territories warehouse. I bought it at a price of more than 5 billion US dollars. I guess someone among them was resentful and found some news media to slander me."
Le Huizhen exclaimed, "You mean they are against you?"
Shen Dong shrugged and said, "I just said that they have the highest possibility. There is no evidence for this kind of thing. Everyone can have their own opinions."
Le Huizhen asked, "What's the matter with the Bi Hai Nightclub? Is it really the largest silver-selling place in Hong Kong Island?"
Shen Dong said: "I have already answered that the Bi Hai Nightclub has been completely slandered by others."
Le Huizhen said: "The problem is that three women who were taken away by the police have admitted that they were prostitutes."
Shen Dong laughed and said, "Your description is inaccurate. They said that the person in charge of the Bi Hai Nightclub forced them to sell themselves out. Haha, it's really ridiculous to think about it. I now donate 20 million Hong Kong dollars a month to my girlfriend's charity foundation. Do you think I need to rely on them to make money?"
Le Huizhen was stunned and asked, "Can you tell me about the charity foundation?"
Shen Dong said, "I just said that I am an orphan and grew up in an orphanage. No one knows this group of people better than me. My girlfriend was originally a teacher. After we got together, she set up a children's charity foundation. At the beginning, I didn't have much money and could only donate one million every month. Later, it became three million, five million, and even tens of millions. Starting from last month, I increased the donation amount to 20 million."
Le Huizhen asked, "Can you tell me the name of this foundation?"
Shen Dong said: "Qiu Xin Charity Foundation."
Le Huizhen exclaimed: “I know about this Qiu Xin Charity Foundation, but I didn’t expect Miss Li Xinxin to be your girlfriend.”
Shen Dong laughed and said, "I was the one who stopped her from talking about me. Haha, a short mule actually donated money to do good deeds. Once it gets out, it will not only affect Xinxin, but also be laughed at by people in the society."
At this time, Le Huizhen looked at Shen Dong with a different look in her eyes, and said, "I don't know whether the people in the society will laugh at you, but what I know is that any kind-hearted person will look at you with new eyes, and the children in the orphanage will be even more grateful for what you have done for them."
Shen Dong said: "Thank you, what you said makes me very happy."
Le Huizhen said: "Many newspapers and magazines say that the reason you are able to make so much money is through criminal activities such as robbery and murder. This can't be true, right?"
Shen Dong laughed loudly and said, "Not to mention other industries, the New Territory Warehouse alone is worth more than 5 billion US dollars. With so much money, even if I robbed all the liquid funds of the four major families, I'm afraid it wouldn't be enough, right?"
Le Huizhen asked: "Where does your money come from?"
Shen Dong said: "Some time ago, I went to the Lighthouse Country and shorted gold with a five-fold leverage, making nearly 10 billion US dollars."
Le Huizhen showed an expression of disbelief and asked, "Ten billion US dollars?"
Shen Dong nodded and said, "That's right. Also, I made a lot of money in the previous stock market crash."
Le Huizhen exclaimed: "You are really amazing."
Shen Dong said: "This time, so many magazines and newspapers suddenly pointed their spearheads at me, and even the police became the gun of the man behind the scenes. This makes me very annoyed. I want to make an announcement through our interview this time."
Le Huizhen asked, "What's the matter?"
Shen Dong said: "I will offer a reward of 50 million US dollars to find the mastermind behind this incident."
In fact, Shen Dong knew very well that there would be absolutely no evidence for such a thing.
The reason why he offered such a high reward was just to show the society that he was a victim and was framed by others.
Le Huizhen said: "You are really generous."
Shen Dong sighed and said, "This is the only solution. Less than half an hour after the Hong Kong police closed down the Bi Hai Nightclub, more than a dozen media outlets published news reports of one to two thousand words. I really want to know what role the Yau Tsim Mong Police Station played in this? How did they leak the news of their visit to the Bi Hai Nightclub to check the cards to these media outlets?"
"Also, I've already done some research. That night, there were a total of 17 newspapers that listed the Bi Hai Nightclub as their front-page headlines. Without exception, the controlling shareholders behind them are all the four major wealthy families. Sir Li Chaoren owns three, Mr. Guo Shengli owns five, Mr. Zheng Tong owns four, and Mr. Li Zhaoshan owns five. Haha, this is just too much of a coincidence."
Le Huizhen felt that things had gotten out of hand and asked, "Are you suspecting the four great families?"
Shen Dong nodded and said bluntly: "Yes, I am suspicious of them. Some time ago, I took the New Territory Warehouse from them, so it is normal for them to retaliate against me."
Le Huizhen asked, "Could you be mistaken?"
Shen Dong said: "I hope so. In fact, if they succeed, I have decided to close the Bi Hai Nightclub and all other nightclubs, KTVs, and bars."
Le Huizhen widened her eyes in shock and asked, "Why?"
Shen Dong held up two fingers and said, "There are two reasons. One is to prove to everyone that I don't take these businesses seriously at all, so I naturally won't think of making money by relying on the so-called illegal and criminal activities of the Bi Hai Nightclub. Second, these places are full of good and bad people and difficult to manage. Now I have offended the four major wealthy families. They only need to get some white powder, have someone bring it in, and then let the police conduct a surprise inspection, and these places of mine will have to be closed for rectification. Not only will I not make any money, but it will also cause a lot of trouble. It's really not worth it."
Damn, this seems like they are going to declare war on the four major giants.
Shen Dong is such a brave guy.
Le Huizhen said in her heart.
After the interview, Shen Dong smiled and said, "Ms. Le, it's almost noon. I wonder if I have the honor to treat you to a meal?"
Le Huizhen was just about to chat with Shen Dong, and said, "Okay. I'm just hungry."
Chapter 396 The show cannot be broadcast
Shen Dong took Le Huizhen to a nice restaurant.
After ordering the dishes, Le Huizhen said, "Mr. Shen, the four wealthy families are deeply rooted in Hong Kong Island. Once your interview is broadcast, it means you are declaring war on them. If you are not careful, you may not be able to stay in Hong Kong Island."
Shen Dong laughed and said, "The four great families are indeed powerful, but that doesn't mean they are invincible."
Le Huizhen said, "My father always said that peace is the most important thing in doing business. Even if you can win, it will probably be a miserable victory. Why bother?"
Shen Dong said: "Since the day Li Chaoren used construction materials to suppress me, it has been impossible for me and the four major families to live in peace. After I robbed their New Territory warehouse, they became even more hostile to me. Peace is the most precious thing, and mutual benefit and win-win are right, but they do not apply to both of us. Besides, I don't want to have a good relationship with them."
Le Huizhen asked in surprise: "Why?"
Shen Dong's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he said, "Because I want to use the four great families to increase my influence. Think about it, if the four great families can't defeat me together, what will others think? Will they think that I am on the same level as the four great families, or even much stronger than any one of them alone?"
Le Huizhen's heart was pounding, and she asked, "You want to use the four great families to build momentum for yourself?"
Shen Dong said calmly: "That's right. I want everyone to know that the business world of Hong Kong Island is not ruled by the four major families. They are at most one of the four princes, and I am the only supreme emperor."
Le Huizhen swallowed hard and said, "You are simply a lunatic."
Shen Dong smiled and said, "The key is that this madman you mentioned already has the ability to compete with the four giants."
In the real estate industry, Shen Dong became the president of the Hong Kong Real Estate Association by relying on building materials.
Except for the four major giants, almost all real estate companies have joined in.
In the port industry, Shen Dong owns the New Territories Warehouse, which is equivalent to owning a treasure trove for accumulating connections and capital. At least 30% to 40% of Hong Kong Island's import and export trade must be approved by him.
In the taxi industry, Shen Dong occupies 80 percent of the market share.
Shen Dong has also made considerable achievements in life areas such as clothing and food.
Not to mention the investment field, even if he lost the Hong Kong market, the shares he bought in the Beacon Country would be enough to make him the world's richest man.
After a few years, he has completed the inland business layout, and the four major wealthy families will not be taken seriously by Shen Dong at all.
The only ones who can be compared with him are probably the big Western financial groups.
Le Huizhen sighed: "Maybe you can really replace the four wealthy families and become the most powerful business tycoon in Hong Kong Island."
Shen Dong smiled and said, "Hong Kong Island is too small. What I want to do is to be a global business tycoon and make Tengfei Group the most powerful company in this century and the next."
Le Huizhen smiled bitterly and said, "You are really too ambitious."
Shen Dong said: "As a man, it's good to have big ambitions, just in case you achieve them."
Le Huizhen picked up a glass of red wine and said, "I wish you success."
Shen Dong picked up his glass, clinked it with hers, and said, "Thank you."
The meal took a full hour and a half to finish.
Through some communication, Le Huizhen had a comprehensive understanding of Shen Dong.
She found that the man in front of her exuded wisdom and confidence from the inside out, possessed clear strategic goals and the ambition to change the world.
The most important thing is that he already has the initial ability to achieve his goals.
As long as he doesn't die prematurely, Le Huizhen believes that Shen Dong will definitely become a remarkable figure, and may even be included in history textbooks.
Before leaving, Shen Dong suddenly asked, "Ms. Le, I want to know if today's interview will be broadcast on ATV?"
Le Huizhen groaned and said, "Maybe some editing is needed."
Guo Shengli is one of the shareholders behind ATV. Although he does not hold many shares, his status is so high that even the president of ATV is inferior to Guo Shengli.
Shen Dong's answers to some of the questions were very direct and explicit, which was quite unfavorable to the four wealthy families. The TV station would definitely edit them, and Le Huizhen was not sure whether they could be broadcast on TV.
Shen Dong said, "Can you give me the tape so I can make a copy. If you edit it too much or it can't be broadcast on TV, I will publish all the contents verbatim in all major newspapers."
Le Huizhen said: "No problem."
Shen Dong thanked him, asked someone to make a copy of the videotape, and then went to Asia Television to return the original copy to Le Huizhen.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Le Huizhen called him.
"Mr. Shen, I'm very sorry, the TV station does not plan to broadcast our interview."
Shen Dong smiled and said, "It's okay. This is within my expectations. Tomorrow, I will publish the content of our conversation on the front page of more than ten newspapers. This should not have any bad impact on you, right?"
Le Huizhen said: "I don't have any problem here."
Shen Dong said: "That's good."
After hanging up the phone, Shen Dong frowned.
There are two most influential television stations in Hong Kong Island, one is Asia Television and the other is Infinity Television.
Shen Dong had discussed with Tang Peijun before and wanted to control some propaganda departments for his own use.
During this period of time, Tang Peijun acquired shares in more than ten newspapers, but he did not buy shares in Infinity Television and Asia Television.
It’s not because of the price, but because the original shares and circulating shares of the two TV stations are almost all held by various shareholders, and Shen Dong can’t buy them at all.
At this time, Ou Yongen brought Shen Dong a cup of hot tea and said, "The three girls have already found a lawyer to file a lawsuit against the Bi Hai Nightclub for forcing them to sell themselves."
Shen Dong took a sip of tea and sneered, "These three women are really hopelessly stupid. Where's Ah Chan? Has she come out of the police station?"
Ou Yongen said: "He came out at 12 noon today. And those guests were also released on bail."
Shen Dong nodded, touched Ou Yongen's long hair, and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Ou Yongen said: "This is nothing. Like I said before, Ah Chan will definitely win the lawsuit, but the Bi Hai Nightclub cannot be put into operation before the verdict."
Shen Dong said: "I plan to sell it."
Ou Yongen said: "Don't you think it's a pity?"
Shen Dong said: "Tengfei Group will no longer need to engage in borderline business in the future."
Ou Yongen asked: "I heard from A-Chan that you are planning to run a hotel and catering business?"
Shen Dong hummed and said, "All the KTVs, nightclubs, dance halls, bars and other entertainment venues in my hands will be converted into hotels or restaurants."
Ou Yongen asked, "Can we each reserve one place for us to have fun?"
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