Chapter 82 Consortium Conception

  One-way permit, as the name suggests, is a one-way travel document, which is basically equivalent to the permission to move to Hong Kong in this era.

  Before the founding of New China, the Hong Kong government did not restrict mainland residents from immigrating to Hong Kong. Ordinary people were free to travel between the two places, and Hong Kong did not conduct personnel registration for Chinese residents. After the founding of New China, in order to control the population of Hong Kong, the British Hong Kong government began to implement border control, restricting the entry of residents from the mainland, and began to register Hong Kong residents and issue ID cards, but the ID card at that time was just a piece of paper filled out by hand.

  After experiencing several waves of repatriation, Hong Kong began to issue identity cards after the 1960s. The policy at that time was that those who had been in Hong Kong for more than seven years and were able to support themselves could obtain permanent resident status, while those who had been in Hong Kong for less than seven years had green ID cards, so these new residents were called "green stampers".

Because these new residents can greatly relieve the labor-intensive needs of Hong Kong's industries, and the British government implemented a policy of high land prices for Hong Kong to maximize profits, the British Hong Kong government implemented a barrier policy in 1974 to obtain In an Italian softball game, as long as you hit the base in time, you can pass. That is to say, mainland immigrants who came to Hong Kong in November 1974 and after can reach the urban area of ​​Hong Kong (south of Boundary Street) and can obtain the Hong Kong resident visa. identity. The smuggled refugees before this point of time have the same Hong Kong resident status as the residents who moved after the war.

Eighty years later, the issue of Hong Kong's return has been raised on the table. Under such circumstances, the British Hong Kong government also timely announced the abolition of the entry policy, announcing that mainlanders who came to Hong Kong on October 23 of that year were illegal. Immigrants can register and receive Hong Kong identity cards in the next three days. Stowaways who arrive in Hong Kong on that day or later will be immediately repatriated to the mainland.

From that time onwards, except for foreign residents who came to Hong Kong through normal channels, other smugglers who came to Hong Kong illegally could no longer obtain Hong Kong resident status. This situation continued until before the handover, and Hong Kong's immigration policy had new changes. .

  The one-way permit, also known as the Hong Kong and Macau Exit Permit, is a document issued by the relevant departments of the Ministry of Public Security to Chinese mainland residents to settle in Hong Kong or Macau. With this thing, it is equivalent to obtaining Hong Kong resident status. Throughout the 1980s, this thing had a price but no market in the black market, and was circulated and traded wantonly. Many wealthy and powerful sons made a fortune by buying and selling these things.

Zhong Shi also had the idea of ​​this certificate, but what troubled him was that he was basically a nobody in the Mainland now. Although he was rich, he didn't dare to reveal half of it, and naturally he was not up to the level of dealing with those "princes" .

  Now the opportunity is delivered to your door, it is almost like when you are about to doze off, someone brings you a pillow. He will never miss such an excellent opportunity easily.

   Besides, for an organization like Aihua News Agency, the highest level of the person in charge stationed in Hong Kong is equivalent to that of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and it is also affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

  In addition, there are special channels, this kind of certificates that are only issued one hundred and fifty per day, others can't get them, but they can get a lot of them casually.

   "But..." Under the lure of Zhong Shi, Liao Chengde was obviously tempted. However, he still has some concerns about trade and smuggling.

"I said, Lao Liao, what are you worried about! A private trading company can buy good things at most, which are nothing more than machine tools, parts, and consumables for certain weapons. Although these things are also on the embargo list , but those China Heavy Industry companies will never give up the export of these things. Moreover, trading companies like yours will never be able to get core secrets, such as high-end machine tools, aircraft design drawings and other things. of."

   "Both parties in the transaction of these items will keep them strictly confidential. Otherwise, if someone finds out, our side will lose the source of the goods at most, and they will be sanctioned by the country and the United Nations."

Zhong Shi is right. Even in later generations, when the United Nations frequently sanctioned a country that often "launched food into the sky", some yacht companies risked the world's shame and sold luxury yachts worth half a billion dollars to that country. dictator. Of course, it was discovered in the end, and the most serious consequence was that the company and the broker were fined a lot of money.

   "It's nothing more than a fine, what are you afraid of. Don't forget, the country stands behind you. Besides, there is me!"

Zhong Shi's words finally dispelled all Liao Chengde's worries. He gritted his teeth, slapped the desk suddenly, and said loudly: "Okay, it's settled! If I have any losses, Zhong Sheng, you will be responsible to the end. !"

   "Don't say anything else, there will be a chance to make money soon, but I don't know if you want to participate!" After just giving an illusory promise, Zhong Shi immediately threw out a sweet date.

  He knows that in August, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange will launch the Nikkei futures, and then the RB market will definitely plummet again. Although the Nikkei index has risen slowly in the past few months and has successfully regained the 30,000-point mark and continues to rise, Zhong Shi knows that all this is an illusion. Soon, European and American consortiums will once again Make a comeback and hit the RB market again.

   "Oh?" Liao Chengde was surprised and delighted, he didn't expect that the opportunity to make money would appear so soon. Now he doubts very much, if he did not agree to Zhong Shi's conditions, would Zhong Shi still talk about this opportunity to make money.

   "Don't worry, I have no intention of exchanging." Zhong Shi is so shrewd that he can see Liao Chengde's doubts at a glance. "Have you always had a doubt in your heart, why do I spare no effort to support you?"

  Liao Chengde nodded, this question also troubled him for a long time. It stands to reason that the love for helping Zhong Shi back then would have been paid off long ago, and the money he earned from following Zhong Shi in the past few years has greatly exceeded the net worth he has accumulated over the past few decades.

   "I am nostalgic at first, but I am also selfish." Zhong Shi knocked on the desk and said meaningfully. "Do you remember what I said years ago?"

   "What do you mean?" Liao Chengde scratched his head, a little confused. Zhong Shi said a lot in the past few years, and he didn't understand which sentence Zhong Shi was referring to.

   "It is the acquisition of HSBC!"

   One word is amazing!

  Liao Chengde stood up immediately, his arms trembling slightly, as if he couldn't believe what he heard.

  At the beginning, Liao Chengde regarded Zhong Shi's words as a joke, and he forgot it not long after. Now that Zhong Shi brought up the old matter again, he just remembered it.

  HSBC is not a small commercial bank. It is one of the largest commercial banks in Hong Kong, and it is also the designated note-issuing bank of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Not only that, its parent company is also a remarkable large group in Europe, and it is also a top presence in the entire European consortium.

What Zhongshi meant was not to really acquire HSBC. In fact, HSBC had already considered this issue at the beginning of its listing. Its shareholders are widely distributed, and it has set many restrictions on acquisitions. big possibility.

Moreover, HSBC has very close financial contacts with many large conglomerates in Hong Kong. The funds for overseas business of many large groups are carried out through the global network of HSBC. have close ties, several of whom sit on the board of HSBC.

  In Hong Kong, there has always been a saying: "It is not the government that controls Hong Kong, but the Jockey Club and HSBC." At one point, HSBC owned more than half of Hong Kong's deposits. As long as you have a relationship with it, it means that you have a steady stream of financial support.

  The HSBC Building, built in the 1980s, stands in the most prosperous part of Central. This building cost more than five billion Hong Kong dollars, making it the most expensive building in the world at that time. Even after 20 years, the building is still very advanced in terms of design concept. (The fact that the building can be dismantled and moved away, with its unique file transfer belt inside, is truly breathtaking.)

  If you want to acquire such a bank, based on Zhong Shi's current net worth, it is nothing short of a dream. It is estimated that his net worth will skyrocket ten times before it is possible.

   "You don't really want to buy HSBC, do you?" Liao Chengde licked his dry lips, his eyes straightened.

   "Of course not, how could I buy HSBC!" Zhong Shi waved his hand, somewhat dumbfounded. "I don't mean to really buy HSBC, but to build a consortium like HSBC, a giant-level consortium."

   "But you already have so much money, why isn't it enough?" Liao Chengde was even more dumbfounded, he never thought that Zhong Shi would have such an ambition.

   "Of course it's not enough. This amount of money is nothing. It's not even enough to give Li Jiacheng the qualification to fight his teeth." Zhong Shi laughed and said indifferently.

  The Li Jiacheng he mentioned is the richest Chinese man in later generations, and a frequent visitor among the top ten richest people in the world. He has not reached this height yet, but he is also the most popular Chinese rich man in Hong Kong in recent years, and has already ascended the throne of the richest man in Hong Kong.

  Liao Chengde's current net worth is nothing compared to Li Jiacheng's.

  When Zhong Shi mentioned him, it naturally showed that his target was this kind of person, and even listening to his tone of voice revealed his ambition to surpass these people.

   "What does that require me to do?"

  Liao Chengde did not doubt the authenticity of what Zhong Shi said. In the past few years, he has personally seen Zhong Shi create such a huge amount of wealth from scratch. He had no doubt that Zhong Shi's achievements would be even higher in the future, and he didn't know what kind of peak he would reach.

   "You and your family will be my important helpers and business partners, and the business will be handed over to you. Not only that, Liao Xiaohua and Zhong Yi will handle all the headlines, and I will control them from behind."

   Now that he has a relationship with the sky, Zhong Shi's worries are gone, so he naturally dares to speak boldly about his vision for the future. (In order to thank the recommendation votes for more than 6,000, the author worked hard for two updates today, and at the same time thanked the book friend Feng Ji Dark Mo for the reward!)

  (end of this chapter)