Chapter 499

Finally,

After the Hong Kong Newspaper Society president made a few calls, he knew the truth of the matter.

"Damn it!"

"It's actually Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu the Great Demon King who ordered it!"

The president was sweating wildly.

He didn't want to be beaten into a pig-head by gangsters.

He didn't say a word, found the phone number of the Five Star Group Secretary Office, and called.

After connecting and chatting for a few sentences, it was transferred to Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu.

"Mr. Guan, hello, I am Xiao Chen, the president of the Hong Kong Newspaper Society......"

So humble~~~

"Oh, it's President Chen...... sorry, sorry, I forgot to notify you about this matter, next time I won't forget."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu indeed forgot this 'president.'

This association indeed has certain power, but to Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, it's not even a fart.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu was just being polite.

The president wiped sweat: "Don't dare, don't dare."

"Mr. Guan, first I have one thing to express my apology to you, Mr. Guan."

"Oh? What is it?"

"It's the CEO of Cathay Pacific, who offered a newspaper a reward of 10,000 Hong Kong dollars to prohibit reporting negative news about Cathay."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu heard this and couldn't help but laugh.

Sure enough, this Cathay isn't that 'light and breezy' either.

Actually wanted to suppress the news!

It's a pity, today is different from the past.

The entire Hong Kong Island media has to look at my face!

President Chen on the other end of the phone apologized one after another.

"I didn't know at first that it was related to Five Star Group, so I agreed. But I now know that it's Mr. Guan pushing this matter......"

"I deeply reflect; I didn't put the rights of citizens in my heart, and I realized my mistake."

"Now, I firmly believe that for a matter like Cathay Pacific, it must be exposed, deeply exposed! Our Newspaper Society strongly supports exposure, speaking for justice!!"

Speaking like a sow with milk, one set after another.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu felt this President Chen's begging for mercy and couldn't help but laugh.

"President Chen is wise and righteous, worthy of being a model in the media circle! Let's have a meal when you're free!"

"Thank you, Mr. Guan; if I can really have a meal with Mr. Guan, it's truly my honor of three lifetimes!"

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu didn't think about inviting him to dinner, but this President Chen was too licking, climbing up the pole, making Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu feel a bit embarrassed.

Forget it, it's just a late-night snack.

"No problem, tonight in Causeway Bay, I'll treat you to a late-night snack!"

"Really?! I'll definitely be there!"

President Chen was excited.

Just short of shouting: Brother Zu, loyalty!

A new day,

The scorching sun shines on the earth.

Early in the morning, after Tang Baolin finished breakfast, he took a Mercedes and left the villa, heading toward the Cathay Pacific building.

9:00, arrived at Jin Zhong Pacific Place.

Cathay Pacific's office building was inside the Pacific Place building.

It is worth mentioning that a banyan tree 'next to' Pacific Place,

The location of Jin Zhong Pacific Place was formerly an Italian barracks. After the barracks were dismantled in the 1980s, Pacific Place was built on the spot; the government proposed to retain one of the large banyan trees born in 1870. To avoid the tree roots affecting the structure of Pacific Place below, Swire built a giant cylindrical "flower pot" with a diameter of 18 meters and a depth of 10 meters underground.

The project cost reached 23.89 million, known as "the most expensive tree in Hong Kong."

And Pacific Place was right below this banyan tree.

Swire Building was the building on the side of the banyan tree.

Tang Baolin took the elevator and arrived at the CEO's office.

At this time,

The secretary had already brewed coffee.

Tang Baolin came to the office, took a sip of coffee, and then suddenly frowned and looked at the empty desktop.

"You didn't go get today's newspaper?"

As a secretary who had been with him for more than ten years, sharp and capable, making this kind of mistake shouldn't happen.

The secretary hesitated for a moment and said: "I got the newspaper, but......"

Tang Baolin: "But what?"

Secretary: "Yesterday you ordered that newspapers shouldn't report news, but today's newspapers still reported a lot about our Cathay Pacific......"

Then she went out the door, and ten seconds later walked in holding a pile of newspapers.

Tang Baolin looked through them one by one,

Every one, the headline was "Cathay......" negative news.

The more he looked, the angrier he got,

Not because of the report,

But because the newspapers didn't give face!

"Are these newspapers crazy? Not even giving my Cathay Pacific face?"

"And, didn't we give money? They don't even want the money?"

He glared at the secretary: "You tell me, what is going on?"

The secretary hurriedly said: "I asked, it was Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's secretary office that called the newspapers."

Tang Baolin heard this and was even angrier.

"Oh, Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's secretary calls, and these newspapers have to listen? My secretary calls, and they don't listen?"

"Does it mean I'm not as good as Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu?"

The secretary hurriedly said: "No, CEO. I asked several newspapers; they said if Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu is dissatisfied with the newspaper, he will find people to beat the people in the newspaper...... those newspapers are also deeply harmed, and they dare not disobey Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's orders."

Tang Baolin: "???"

"You mean, I, Tang Baolin, we Cathay, are easy to bully? And they dare not listen?"

The secretary lowered her head, indicating default.

Tang Baolin: "............"

So angry his nose was crooked.

It was always Cathay bullying others, today it actually reversed.

It's upside down!

Tang Baolin thought about it, is there any way to deal with Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu?

For a time, it seemed he couldn't think of a particularly good way.

Evening,

Causeway Bay, Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's home.

Invited by Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's home banquet, Mr. Zhu and Mrs. Zhu visited.

On the dining table, old-fire lotus root pork rib soup, white-cut chicken, steamed three-knife fish...... seven or eight dishes were laid out.

After eating,

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu and Mr. Zhu came to the study and started talking about business.

While pouring tea,

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu told the story of Xiao Fu, the passengers, and Cathay Pacific once.

"This Cathay Pacific, relying on its monopoly of all business in Hong Kong Island, is so blatant, openly discriminating against the mainland, licking foreign ghosts, its behavior is disgusting." "I invited Mr. Zhu today to ask, is there any chance to get Dragonair into our hands?"

Mr. Zhu nodded: "This matter of Cathay Pacific, I actually experienced it personally......"

Then he started talking to Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu about 20 years ago,

In the 70s and 80s, he was still a diplomat in a foreign embassy, often taking planes abroad; the domestic international flights weren't mature, so many times he transferred through Hong Kong Island.

So, he conflicted with Cathay Pacific flight attendants many times, and also saw many things about Cathay Pacific looking down on people from the country.

Especially before '84, Hong Kong Island hadn't confirmed it would return, so the face of Cathay Pacific was really deeply impressed on Mr. Zhu; 20 years passed, and now it is still fresh in his memory.

"These people, look down on our mainland people......"

"They would feel disgusted by the seats we sat in......"

"So when Mr. Cao invited me to dinner, the first time he talked about establishing a Chinese-funded airline, I agreed on the spot."

"Courage after shame!"

!

"We need to have an airline that belongs to us."

"That year, we combined several companies together and established Dragonair, with high ambitions."

"However......"

Mr. Zhu sighed.

"You know the ending...... these ghosts don't have a single good thing."

He looked at Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, as if he saw his former self, because of anger, he had to intervene in Dragonair.

His gaze was full of appreciation.

"You want to grab Dragonair into our hands, right?"

"Yes...... I hope to get Mr. Zhu's guidance; is there any way."

Mr. Zhu thought about it and said,

"There are three aspects that need to be solved."

"First, you need to meet with Mr. Cao and see his thoughts. He currently has 21.6% of the shares in his hands."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu hurriedly: "This is troublesome for Mr. Zhu to introduce; I have long admired his name, but haven't really met him."

Mr. Zhu: "No problem."

"Second, need to handle CITIC Futai...... can contact and see first; if not, I will report to the leaders above."

"Third, is the 'one route, one company' policy pushed by the British Hong Kong government; this is a policy that restricts Dragonair's development, and Dragonair's business space will be very small."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu: "I've thought about this one; I might be able to handle it."

"One route, one company" policy, to put it bluntly, is the government's policy; this is easy to handle, find Fat Peng.

Don't look at him and Fat Peng killing each other, but Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu figured it out; actually, Fat Peng is also afraid of him.

It's completely possible to cooperate.

Fat Peng, this person, from a civilian background, a poor guy.

When he finished his term as Governor, returning to the UK, he was directly a loser, still a poor guy.

So, the basis for cooperation is great!

Mr. Zhu looked at the confident Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu and continued:

"If the above three are solved, Dragonair can run international routes, but how to get the routes? It's not that you can have them if you want......"

"So, at this time, you need to use the power of the country."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu smiled: "I think the country will definitely be very happy to help with this favor......"

Mr. Zhu nodded: "I will tell the above."

Cooperating with Chinese capital (the country), Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu makes a big profit!

The two talked to here,

The framework, basically formed!

A new day,

More citizens stood out, saying on TV that they had suffered mental damage from being discriminated against while taking Cathay Pacific flights.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu continued to give money, and the newspapers continued to report.

Cathay continued to remain silent.

Anger +1+1+1+1+1......

Noon,

The Peninsula Hotel.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu took Fang Ting, dressed in a black suit, walked into the Peninsula Hotel, and walked toward the reserved private room under the guidance of the waiter.

Came 20 minutes early.

Not long after, Mr. Zhu led an old man with black hair and high spirits into the private room.

It was Mr. Cao.

72 years old this year, still strong.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu hurriedly stood up to welcome him at the door.

"Hello...... Mr. Cao, long admired your name, seeing you today, it's a great honor."

"Mr. Guan is polite, long heard of your many actions in Hong Kong Island, the younger generation is formidable!"

The two shook hands.

Mr. Cao sized up Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, marveling at his youth.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu also sized up Mr. Cao, seeing his state was really good.

Mr. Cao, born in Shanghai in 1920, from a family of cloth merchants, then the family fell, and he rose again; his cloth firm became one of the three major cloth firms in Shanghai, then went to Hong Kong Island, and soon became the first textile king.

He was the first Hong Kong businessman to invest and build factories in the mainland, and during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he collected medicines from all over the world and sent them to Mr. Huo, sending them to the mainland to support this war.

A proper patriotic businessman.

After the host and guests were seated,

Ordered dishes,

However, at this time, Mr. Cao couldn't help but size up the secretary Fang Ting.

Because all three parties brought secretaries, all sitting on the side.

"This lady, I don't know why, feels like you look familiar, like an old friend of mine."

Fang Ting: "Mr. Cao, my father is Fang Jinxin."

Mr. Cao was shocked: "Ah?"

"It's Mr. Fang!"

Mr. Cao instantly paid tribute: "Mr. Fang can also be considered a banner of our Chinese capital, a hero of the first Chinese stock exchange."

He picked up the teacup and toasted Fang Ting: "I regret the matter of that year very much."

Fang Ting had already let go of the knot in her heart: "Thank you, Mr. Cao."

After this episode,

The relationship between the two sides instantly became much closer.

After getting a little familiar, Mr. Zhu brought up the topic of Dragonair.

Mr. Cao didn't hide it either, and talked about his previous experience: "Speaking of Dragonair, in the 60s I went to Europe to talk about business, taking a Cathay Pacific flight. My English was average, and I asked the flight attendant some things in Cantonese, but the flight attendant looked disgusted......"

"The meals provided on the plane were obviously much richer for foreigners; for us, it was just a simple response."

"At that time, I thought, we dignified Chinese, in an airline at our own doorstep, actually suffered such discrimination."

"Later, every time I took a plane, I could encounter these experiences, and every time it made me angry."

"In 1984, after the Sino-British Joint Declaration was announced, I was greatly encouraged......"

"Not long after, I took a plane again, and encountered this shameful experience again; at that time, I suddenly had an idea to establish an airline that belonged to us."

"Then, I talked to my fellow villager Old Bao (Shipping King Bao) about it, and got his strong support!"

(End of chapter)