Chapter 609: 593 Signing in USD, Five Star Bank's hegemony is complete

"You!"

"Why are you back again!"

Ainuoer saw Huang Wenbin, his rage soaring to the sky.

Wasn't it agreed on a day or two? It's only been 1 hour, and you've killed your way back?

Ainuoer suddenly felt a bit flustered. Huang Wenbin's return shot was a bit caught off guard, which would expose more of HSBC's problems.

Huang Wenbin smiled and arrived in front of Ainuoer's desk, supporting himself with both hands on the desk.

Smiling.

"Mr. Ainuoer, how is it?"

"Are you busy cleaning up the evidence of your crimes?"

Ainuoer's face was livid!

"You designed me!"

Huang Wenbin sneered: "Eh, saying 'designed' makes it seem too uncultured. We generally call this—beating the grass to scare the snake... but you don't understand Eastern culture, I can understand that."

Ainuoer gritted his teeth.

Despicable!

Shameless!

At this time, more than 50 police officers from the Commercial Crime Bureau and the Financial Intelligence Unit had already rushed into HSBC's various major departments, taking direct action and stopping all destruction activities.

Because HSBC's cleanup operation was too hasty, most of the paper and computer data had just been found and hadn't had time to be destroyed before the police arrived.

Caught red-handed.

Even the search process was saved.

In the evening,

Citizens all over Hong Kong finished work one after another, returned home, or ran to restaurants outside to gather, eat, and start their daily rest time.

19:00,

ATV News aired on time.

Wen Huixin: "Good evening, citizens..."

"This afternoon, HSBC encountered a sudden surprise inspection by the police force's Commercial Crime Bureau and Financial Intelligence Unit..."

"According to an interview with Superintendent Huang Wenbin, the Commercial Crime Bureau and the Financial Intelligence Unit have received a large number of reports in the past week, and a large amount of evidence proves that HSBC participated in illegal criminal activities such as violating financial laws, money laundering... and so on..."

"The police force, targeting the reported data, has formally filed a case to investigate HSBC..."

"Starting from today, all HSBC senior executives will be restricted from leaving the country..."

"ATV will continue to follow up and report on more data..."

In the Jinji Tea Restaurant in Mong Kok, incandescent lights illuminated the place, fans were blowing, and the steam rising from the steamer mixed with various fragrances, permeating the entire tea restaurant...

When the sound on the TV rang out,

All the diners were shocked.

"What? HSBC is being investigated?"

"Money laundering for drug traffickers?"

"My god~~~"

"Investigated well, so what if it's HSBC? If it's illegal, it must be investigated!"

"It's over, HSBC's stock price will fall tomorrow, and I just bought the dip!" A retail investor wailed.

Amidst the indignant discussion of the crowd, Wen Huixin's voice on the TV continued to report on the progress of the case...

In thousands of households across Hong Kong, some were shocked with their mouths agape, some were cursing, while Hong Kong's neon lights remained brilliant...

A new day,

Sure enough, as soon as HSBC's stock price opened in the morning, it fell.

The cursing at the Stock Exchange was all directed at HSBC.

"What was I expecting?!"

"I actually believed in HSBC, actually bought the dip!"

"R%$#%#......"

Negative emotions +1+1+1+1......

On the other side, Five Star Bank naturally gained benefits, and the stock rose directly from 38.6 to 40.2 HKD.

On the other side,

10:00,

Shangri-La Hotel,

Top floor banquet hall.

Huge crystal lamps made the entire banquet hall bright, transparent, and clean.

There were also two banners,

"Five Star Bank & Citibank"

"USD Clearing System Strategic Cooperation Signing Ceremony"

Today,

is the day Five Star Bank and Citibank sign the USD clearing agreement.

It can also be considered an important milestone day for Five Star Bank.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, wearing a suit and black-rimmed glasses, was dignified and steady.

Mondes, a white American, Citibank's Asia-Pacific President, wearing a suit, sat next to Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu.

Besides people from Five Star and Citibank, there were hundreds of media reporters and photographers, covering ATV, TVB, and major newspapers.

At this time,

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu looked at the prompt brushed out by the system:

"An employee (Li Jianxi) of the Eight Star Charity Property Company completed a good deed... Good deed progress (999/1000) +1... You gained Seoul support rate +1% (25%)..."

"Because of the police force's actions, HSBC's stock price fell, causing some retail investors to suffer heavy losses... Because they are not your supporters, your support rate remains unchanged..."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu saw this and almost couldn't hold his expression...

Cough cough~~~

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu suppressed the corner of his mouth, facing the media with a solemn face.

Next was the signing...

Exchange, continue signing...

Cooperation achieved. With this, the last piece of the puzzle for Five Star Bank was officially collected.

Both sides shook hands.

"Hua-la-la-la~~~"

Applause rang out throughout the venue.

"Dear media friends!"

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu began to deliver a speech.

"Today is a very important day for Five Star Bank..."

"Today, Five Star Bank will officially establish a USD clearing system with Citibank..."

"This represents that Five Star Bank has officially stepped into international business, providing clients with cross-border remittances, trade financing, international settlement, and other services, thereby breaking regional restrictions and expanding business to a global scale..."

"This represents that Five Star Bank possesses even stronger capital strength and professional service capabilities..."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu spoke eloquently for 3 minutes...

Then ended the meeting.

Finally, Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu invited President Mondes to have lunch together at the Shangri-La.

As for Mr. Li wanting to sell the terminal, he already knew.

"Selling the terminal?"

"Is this wanting to run away?"

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu sneered,

"Running away isn't that simple. Want to run without cutting off some flesh?"

At noon,

ATV and TVB reported the news of Five Star Bank and Citibank signing the USD clearing system simultaneously on the noon news, and also reported its significance.

"Today, the financial world welcomed heavy news: Five Star Bank and Citibank..."

"This cooperation has significant benefits for Five Star Bank. Five Star Bank can attract more international clients, especially those high-quality enterprises that were forced to choose HSBC or Standard Chartered due to clearing service considerations, which will inevitably choose the Five Star Bank with larger capital..."

"Five Star Bank's business will reach a higher level, no longer limited to HKD business, and can officially participate in international business..."

"With this, Five Star Bank can officially declare that it has established its status as the hegemon of Hong Kong banks!"

Following the noon news report,

Citizens all over Hong Kong shouted: "Awesome!!"

With this rising sentiment, a large number of citizens were full of confidence in Five Star Bank and added to their positions one after another.

In the afternoon,

Five Star Bank's stock price of 40.2 HKD rose rapidly again.

By the time the afternoon market closed, the stock price had risen directly to 48.6 HKD.

It rose directly by 20.9%!

It went crazy!

HSBC building.

"Bang!"

The mug shattered on the floor, coffee splashing and spreading on the ground.

"Damn bastard!"

Ainuoer loosened his custom tie, his face ferocious.

Five Star Bank's general trend is set!

And here at HSBC, it's precarious!

He resented Fei Peng's incompetence, resented Huo De's incompetence, resented employees for eating inside and out, resented everything...

Cheung Kong Group,

Mr. Li, the eldest son, and the second son continued their conversation.

"Increasingly feel that the Five Star Group is unstoppable..."

"Dad, it's time to make up our minds to leave Hong Kong."

"That's right."

Pa~~~

Mr. Li slapped the table: "Good!!"

This time, it was completely decided.

Escape from Hong Kong!

...... Shaw Villa.

Sir Run Run Shaw lay on a rattan chair, wrapped in a cashmere blanket, half-closing his eyes, basking in the sun, the rattan chair swaying slightly and creaking.

In his ears came the rustling broadcast sound from the radio,

"According to the agreement, both sides will integrate resources to build a brand-new cross-border capital settlement platform..."

"Affected by this positive news, the stock market opened in the afternoon, Five Star Bank soared in response, and HSBC stock fell again..."

Sir Run Run Shaw listened to this news and sighed,

"Young people nowadays are really incredible~~~"

The aged voice carried a certain indescribable sigh.

Sir Run Run Shaw had always felt that he could be considered a grassroots hero, a dragon rising from the land.

And now, he had to admit he was old.

Times create heroes, but this hero of his appeared eclipsed in front of Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu.

Tap-tap-tap~~~

Just at this moment,

Concubine Fang stepped on high heels, carrying two plates of cleaned and sliced dragon fruit and kiwi fruit, and walked over.

"Master~~~ what's wrong?"

"Xiao Hua, how much money is left in the company account?"

"What's wrong?"

"I want to donate some money to the mainland to build schools..."

"Donating money again? But recently TVB's ratings are only around 20, advertising revenue has dropped significantly, and funds are not very sufficient..."

"1 million... can it be taken out?"

"Should be no problem."

"Good, donate... we are both very old, and it's meaningless to keep money in our hands... Also, TVB, if someone takes over, we can sell a portion. You are 59, I am 86, why do we need so much money? You can't bring it when you're born, and you can't take it when you die..."

Concubine Fang: "............"

That's what he said, but there was just a breath in her heart that wouldn't go down.

However, Sir Run Run Shaw decided, and she basically wouldn't oppose it.

"Good!"

Yau Tsim Mong,

Dongzi was at Five Star Property, interning here with Li Cangdong. The admission procedures were still being processed, so he didn't need to go to school for the time being.

Taking advantage of having free time, he used a long-distance phone to call the village store's number.

After waiting for several minutes,

Grandma arrived at the store and answered the phone.

"Hey, Dongzi... how are you doing over there in Hong Kong?"

"Doing very well over here, the boss is very good to me, and the colleagues are also very good..."

Dongzi chattered about his experiences at the Five Star Group these days.

Dongzi talked about his current job as an ordinary employee at Five Star Property, and talked about Five Star Property's philosophy: focus on the masses, go deep into the front line, be kind to people...

"There's such a company?" Grandma was a bit surprised.

What happened to the capitalist society?

Dongzi kept talking non-stop...

"Grandma, I feel like I've learned a lot in this company... I understand that mass foundation is the most important thing..."

"The boss encourages me to start a business, do some work that focuses on people's livelihood, and also taught me not to ignore employees for the sake of pursuing profits..."

"I've learned too much here..."

Dongzi's voice was even a bit upbeat, his mood joyful.

Grandma was very happy: "Good, good, it feels like a very good company."

"Yes, it is a very, very, very good company."

Dongzi felt that being able to meet such a boss and such a company was truly the luck of his life.

He had never had such a clear life goal as he did now—what kind of person to be in the future, what path to take in the future.

If it weren't for Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, he might still be in the Imperial Capital studying computers, making money, and living in a muddle.

Dongzi: "By the way, Grandma, I advanced one month's salary, which is 2,000, plus a special talent subsidy of 10,000; I will send it back in these few days."

Grandma: "No need, no need, consumption is high in Hong Kong; keep it for yourself."

Dongzi: "I will send it back, it's not needed here..."

The two talked for a long time again.

Finally, they hung up the phone reluctantly.

Dongzi wiped away his tears.

"Dongzi..."

At this moment, Li Cangdong called out.

"Brother Dong..."

Both of them had 'Dong' in their names, which felt like a great coincidence.

"Let's go, I'll take you to patrol the floors..."

Patrolling the floors...

"Brother Dong, do you have a wife?"

"Yes, I do."

"I haven't heard you mention her during this time?"

"We're divorced..."

"..."

2 hours later...

Li Cangdong took Dongzi to patrol several buildings, and by evening, they came down from the floors.

The sun was setting,

Dongzi's stomach was growling, and he tugged at Li Cangdong.

"Brother Dong, I'm hungry, let's go eat..."

As a result, Li Cangdong was like a nail, pinned to the ground, his gaze fixed on a woman not far away.

"Brother Dong, what's wrong?"

Dongzi followed Li Cangdong's gaze and looked across the road.

There were three people: an old man and a middle-aged man and woman.

"What's wrong?" Dongzi noticed a kind of pain in Li Cangdong's eyes.

Li Cangdong looked at Dongzi and smiled bitterly:

"That is my ex-wife..."

"Ah?"

"Then I cheated, she couldn't take it, jumped off a building to commit suicide, didn't die, and lost her memory..."

"??"

Dongzi looked at Li Cangdong in shock.

In his contact over the past few days, he felt that Li Cangdong was a very honest and reliable man; how could he have cheated?

Li Cangdong watched his ex-wife leave with a smile: "A few years ago, I was still an inspector in the Criminal Intelligence Bureau. At that time, I arranged for an informant to track a drug lord, and I promised the informant to protect his safety. As a result, something went wrong during the operation, leading to the informant being exposed. In the end, he was hunted down by the drug lord all the way, and the informant went crazy... At that time, I felt very painful, felt very sorry for the informant, went to a bar, drank alcohol, and then made a huge mistake..."

"Not long after, my wife was pregnant, went for a check-up, and discovered syphilis..."

"Then my wife couldn't take this blow and jumped off the building to commit suicide. Although she was saved, she lost her memory..."

"I regret it very much... but there is no regret medicine in the world. I failed her, failed the baby who was never born."

Li Cangdong watched his wife's disappearing figure at the end of the street, his heart filled with self-reproach and pain.

Dongzi didn't know what to say at this moment.

Comfort?

Blame?

Li Cangdong patted Dongzi on the shoulder:

"You are a good young man, don't cheat, don't make a huge mistake..."

"No matter how good the flashy world outside is, it's not as good as a warm family and children..."

How could Dongzi understand these things?

He was still a little innocent.

Full of longing for beautiful women.

He just felt that Li Cangdong's experience was a bit twisted.

A new day,

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu got up early, made breakfast for Sister Ruan Mei and Fang Ting, the TV was on, and ATV was broadcasting the morning news.

Yesterday was orderly, they tossed and turned too late, and they were all still sleeping.

"VCD sales remain hot..."

"HSBC's stock price fell 12% yesterday..."

"Weather forecast, thundershowers tomorrow, daytime high temperature 26C, nighttime low temperature 17C, westerly wind force 4, air quality."

At 8:30, after Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, Sister Ruan Mei, and Fang Ting had breakfast, they went downstairs.

Xu Zhengyang was waiting.

"Uncle Chen, what's the news today?"

"Just your news~~~"

"............ anything else?"

"Yes, TVB wants to sell a portion of its shares..."

"Selling TVB?"

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu was startled.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu took the newspaper and looked at it; the general meaning was that Tycoon Shao was going to sell about 20% of TVB shares.

In addition,

Tycoon Shao was preparing to donate another 1 million to build schools in the mainland.

Seeing this, Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu immediately threw the matter of buying TVB shares aside.

"Building schools in the mainland..."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu fell into deep thought.