Chapter 695: 680

"Then what should we do? Do you have any last wishes?"

Guan Zu looked at Chen Guozhong on the hospital bed: "Or should I notify the outside world to see which woman is willing to have a relationship with you? If she gets pregnant, let her inherit your estate?"

Chen Guozhong: "............"

Ma Jun: "............"

Good, good, good, this is very Zu-ge.

Touching!

Loyal!

Chen Guozhong looked at Ma Jun: "You go back, I have something to discuss with Ah Zu..."

Ma Jun nodded: "Alright!"

He put the peeled apple on a tissue and placed it on the table next to him: "The doctor said to eat more apples to delay the spread of cancer cells..."

Chen Guozhong: "I know~~~"

After Ma Jun left, he closed the door.

Guan Zu sat in front of Chen Guozhong: "How is it? Any thoughts?"

Chen Guozhong: "No thoughts, but I want to resign and rest well for the remaining time."

Guan Zu: "Do you know you regret it now?"

Chen Guozhong smiled bitterly.

He also had ideals, to keep getting promoted in the police profession, and finally be a Commissioner.

Following these steps, being the third-generation Commissioner was absolutely no problem.

As a result, he got cancer now, and the sky had collapsed.

Guan Zu: "Since you're going to die anyway, why not go to the United States... It's relatively free there, maybe you'll be happier."

Switch to small account—Angel of Death!

Hearing this, Chen Guozhong was a bit moved.

His whole life had been in Hong Kong; going abroad didn't seem bad either.

"Good!"

Guan Zu: "And you don't have to be so desperate. Although I hate the United States, the technology there is better. Perhaps after an evaluation there, the surgery can be done..."

This was pure comfort.

Chen Guozhong shook his head: "Late stage, no saving it."

Guan Zu smiled: "That's hard to say. Aren't there many news reports saying that as long as the mood is relaxed enough, it's possible for it to get better on its own? Maybe you'll be the next one."

Chen Guozhong nodded.

Guan Zu patted him on the shoulder: "Although I sympathize with you, I want to scold you even more. If you had gone for a checkup early, wouldn't you have avoided this problem?"

Chen Guozhong smiled bitterly and surrendered: "Spare me, I know I was wrong."

At this time,

The door was knocked, pushed open, and Cao Dahua and Zhou Xingxing walked in carrying fruit.

Guan Zu and Chen Guozhong stopped the conversation.

"Zu-ge..."

"Chen-sir, heard you bled during the meeting, we represent everyone to come see you... are you okay?"

Chen Guozhong smiled bitterly: "Terminal cancer, no saving it."

"Ah?"

The two were shocked, eyes wide, leaning back tactically.

"Really or fake?"

Guan Zu: "The police force had a physical examination and he didn't go, missing the time. Did you go?"

Zhou Xingxing hurriedly said: "I went."

Cao Dahua stood straight: "I went too."

Guan Zu left the hospital, looked up at the sky. The sun in the sky was projecting light and heat, but Guan Zu felt that it couldn't bring him warmth at this moment.

Could it be that Chen Guozhong was going to be the first brother of his to die?

This made Guan Zu a bit caught off guard.

How could this be!

……

Got in the car.

Guan Zu said to Wu Lianqian: "Go check the United States immediately, what is the best hospital for brain surgery, and who is the best doctor."

Wu Lianqian: "Alright."

Guan Zu thought for a while: "Also, have the Personnel Department draft a notice: From this year on, organize all employees to have a physical examination every year, and every employee must go. It's October now, so set it for October and November every year from now on."

At present, Hong Kong didn't have the culture of employee physical examinations; only a small part of enterprises would do it, and those with special types of work would do it.

Wu Lianqian: "Alright."

Not long after, several people found a place to eat, and then called Xiao Fu.

……

Not long after, the news of Chen Guozhong's cancer spread in the inner circle of Guan Zu's direct descendants in the police force.

An uproar.

Hard to believe, hard to accept.

Many people in their hearts had identified him as the third-generation Commissioner of Police after 199*.

As a result, cancer? And late stage?

……

United States,

Los Angeles, Tang Renjie, 21:00.

Xiao Fu and Ah Bu were standing on the side of the road, watching their subordinates busy with the set design of the "Chinese Culture Festival" in Tang Renjie.

After Guan Zu mentioned it last time, Xiao Fu remembered it, and after contacting the embassy, it was finally planned out.

After receiving Guan Zu's call,

Xiao Fu stayed for a long time.

If Guan Zu was Xiao Fu's "life-saving grace," then Chen Guozhong was his "guiding master."

The relationship was not generally deep.

"*Boom~~~*"

Xiao Fu kicked a car tire on the side of the road.

Ah Bu: "What's wrong?"

Xiao Fu: "Zhong-ge was just diagnosed, brain cancer, late stage..."

He felt a bit uncomfortable inside.

……

After Guan Zu finished lunch, he drove to the Legislative Council.

Afternoon,

Continue the meeting!

Evening.

The Legislative Council meeting ended, the discussion on the "Anti-Monopoly Regulations" wasn't finished yet, and they would continue the meeting tomorrow.

7 o'clock.

ATV and TVB news began to broadcast.

"Good evening, citizens and viewers, I am Wen Huixin..."

"Today in the Legislative Council Main Conference Hall, it can be said that all eyes were on it, and the entire meeting was full of twists and turns. Below, I will sort out the key points of today's meeting and the latest trends in the stock market for everyone."

At this moment, all Hong Kong citizens, thousands of households, finished their day's work, returned home, turned on the television, and watched the news.

And the televisions in various restaurants were no exception, turning on one after another.

"The first topic of today's meeting was the hearing on Hong Kong Telecom. Under the gaze of all Hong Kong citizens, Councilor Guan Zu threw a series of sharp questions at Hong Kong Telecom Vice President Zhang Lin."

"Councilor Guan Zu first focused on the issue of Hong Kong Telecom's profit margin. From 1990 to 1994, the profit margin was above 30%, with profits reaching several billion. What is even more shocking is that this profit margin was achieved on the basis of falsely high costs and tax evasion..."

"Subsequently, Councilor Guan Zu pointed the spearhead at the monopoly nature of Hong Kong Telecom..."

"Councilor Guan Zu pointed out sharply that Hong Kong Telecom has a history of 111 years, and even directly pointed out that it has been sucking blood from Hong Kong for 111 years..."

"In addition, Councilor Guan Zu pointed out that while Hong Kong Telecom has been obtaining windfall profits of over 30% every year, it has been dragging its feet on technological upgrades..."

On the screen, Guan Zu's angry rebuke was played.

All Hong Kong citizens who didn't watch the news at noon were empathetic at this moment.

Angry!

This Hong Kong Telecom deserves to die!

"Finally, the Legislative Council discussed including canceling Hong Kong Telecom's exclusive operating license and introducing competition mechanisms from other enterprises..."

"And influenced by the content of the Legislative Council meeting, investors completely lost confidence in Hong Kong Telecom's prospects and sold off stocks one after another... As of this afternoon, the stock price has fallen by 39% in 2 days (compound calculation)... The market value directly evaporated by over 40 billion!"

"It is foreseeable that today's Legislative Council meeting will become an important turning point in the history of Hong Kong Telecom's development and will also have a profound impact on the pattern of the entire telecommunications market..."

"The above is all the news about Hong Kong Telecom..."

……

……

In a flash, a week passed.

October 15th.

After a week of "intense" discussion, the Legislative Council finally formed a new "Anti-Monopoly Regulations in the Telecommunications Market."

The content mainly included:

1. Add competition mechanisms to fixed-line, international communication, mobile business, and internet business.

2. Infrastructure sharing: Force Hong Kong Telecom to open communication cables, submarine cables, and other infrastructure to competitors at reasonable rents.

3. Establish a regulatory committee: Led by the Legislative Council to supervise fair competition in the telecommunications market.

Finally, it passed by vote!

Next, it was to officially go through the legislative process, which would take about 1 to 2 months.

At noon that day,

ATV News reported this news:

"After a week of in-depth discussion, this morning, the Legislative Council officially completed the discussion and resolution process for the 'Anti-Monopoly Regulations in the Telecommunications Market', and the regulations were finalized and will enter the formal legislative process."

"From a market perspective, introducing competition mechanisms will stimulate market vitality..."

"The infrastructure sharing policy is conducive to optimizing resource allocation and avoiding resource waste caused by duplicate construction..."

"The establishment of a regulatory committee provides institutional guarantees for fair competition in the market..."

"Chairman John said in an interview after the meeting: The birth of this regulation marks that Hong Kong's telecommunications industry has officially entered a more efficient..."

……

Hong Kong Telecom Group Building,

After ATV News broadcasted the news that the "Anti-Monopoly Regulations in the Telecommunications Market" had passed, the offices on all floors instantly fell into chaos.

"Passed..."

"Finished~~"

"This is going to be a big trouble..."

Employees gathered in front of the television, their discussions full of panic.

Hong Kong Telecom can be said to have eaten up all the monopoly dividends, and most employees (related parties) lived comfortably.

Most employees had very high salaries, tens of thousands or over a hundred thousand, plus super high year-end bonuses. Those related parties could easily earn over 500,000 a year, and it was the kind where they didn't have to do much work.

Who was doing the work?

Only those honest people, the top-tier cattle and horses who were high-achieving students without connections.

Because it was too monopolistic, after decades of development, the company's group of related parties was extremely large, accounting for at least 70%.

Ordinary people want to get in?

Unless they are top-tier cattle and horses (energetic, strong technology)!

Otherwise, they couldn't get in at all!

o￠O

And once competition is introduced, income will drop, and the good days of these related parties will come to an end.

Go be cattle and horses for me!

We, the Heavenly People, also have to work?

Damn it, why does that Guan Zu have so many annoying things, causing us to lose our high-paying, leisurely jobs!

And those cattle and horses?

Instead, they were happy and expectant.

These cattle and horses could enter Hong Kong Telecom because they either had extremely strong technology or were particularly able to endure hardship, doing the workload of several people alone.

They had long been dissatisfied with this Hong Kong Telecom full of relationship ties.

"Other competing enterprises, hurry up and poach me!"

"I worked hard for eight years, solving various technical problems in the department, but all the promotions went to related parties. Damn it, if there wasn't nowhere else to go, I would have run away long ago."

"Yes, yes, yes, I am the same."

"I don't want to stay in this ghost place anymore."

"Everyone, if anyone is poaching, please take us with you, I really don't want to mix in this ghost place anymore."

"As long as I get an offer, I will leave difficult problems for them, and watch them jump around in a panic unable to solve them."

In hidden corners, those cattle and horses were fantasizing.

…

At this time, upstairs,

In the Vice President's office,

Zhang Lin had now been promoted to Acting President. If he could handle this crisis, he would be promoted to official President.

Why didn't the British headquarters send anyone?

Actually, they did, but no one dared to come, because everyone knew this was a huge fire pit that could cause heavy damage to their career, so no one was willing to come.

Moreover, the headquarters considered a problem: an air-dropped President with no foundation was not as good as letting the Vice President top it off first.

Thus, Zhang Lin became the Acting President.

He was staring at the regulation document on the table, his fingers tapping the table unconsciously.

The sunlight outside the window passed through the blinds, casting interlaced shadows on his face. At this moment, the word "unpredictable" was materialized.

The report sent by the Finance Director in the morning showed: in the past week, the company's stock price had fallen by 48%, and the credit departments of several major banks had sent risk warnings.

And Chairman John's remark on the news about "the industry entering a more efficient era" echoed in his mind repeatedly.

If it really became law, it would mean the company would have many more competitors.

And the submarine cables and communication networks that the company had spent over a hundred years laying would have to be handed over to competitors for use at "reasonable rents, in accordance with international standards" in the future.

Soon,

Zhang Lin rubbed his face and cheered himself up.

"Not afraid!"

"There is still a chance!"

"As long as the Viceroy doesn't sign to agree, this new law can't possibly pass!"

Zhang Lin thought: 20 million USD has been given to the Viceroy, the Viceroy certainly won't break his promise... right...

It shouldn't be, the Viceroy couldn't possibly not want any integrity at all.

He called his secretary.

"Contact the Viceroy's Mansion immediately."

"I want to invite the Viceroy to a meal!"

"Try to be low-key..."

"I think a yacht meal would be good..."

The secretary nodded: "Yes!!"

……

……

Sea area near Lamma Island,

Patten was sitting on a rock, fishing, hearing that it was easy to get big goods here, so he came.

And several bodyguards were guarding a few dozen meters away.

Since earning a lot of money, he had distanced himself from the female secretary Arika.

And he didn't want to be close to his wife either.

Thus, he chose to become a fishing enthusiast.

"*Ring ring ring~~~*"

Faiman answered a call, listened for a few sentences, and hung up.

"Boss~"

Faiman came to Patten and reported,

"The secretary of the new President of Hong Kong Telecom called, wanting to invite you to go fishing on the sea tomorrow, and have a meal by the way..."

"A meal?"

Patten couldn't help but reveal a smile on his face.

"Good, finally reached this step!"

"Faiman, what excuse do you think I should use to keep letting them add money?"

Faiman was humble: "Boss, what excuse isn't up to you to decide? Any excuse you want is fine... I think, given the pressure of public opinion, the Viceroy needs to overdraw his credibility, which is unfavorable for future governance. Boss, what do you think of this excuse?"

Patten laughed: "Good, just this one!"

Just then,

The float moved.

"Got it!!"

Patten quickly reeled in the line, and 2 minutes later, a coral trout weighing over 5 jin was fished up by him.

Another red fish!

"Sure enough, red and fiery~~~"

"It's meant for me to get rich, *hahaha~~~~*"

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