Chapter 834

May 18th,

At noon,

Guan Zu was eating at home. Crown Prince Guan is now 3 years old, holding a Transformer toy, and "biubiubiu~~~" at Guan Zu.

Then he was spanked by Guan Zu, and then he cried loudly~~~

At this time,

ATV News was reporting:

"MTR Corporation announces that the first phase of the barrier-free project is officially completed..."

"Dragon boat training in Sha Tin District is in full swing, with 64 dragon boat teams from the mainland and Hong Kong..."

"The Department of Health issued the latest notice... The unknown influenza was finally confirmed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as — Avian Influenza. This is the first case of human infection with the Type A influenza virus (H5N1) in the world. This virus only circulates among poultry."

Guan Zu became serious as soon as he heard it.

Ruan Mei, Fang Ting, and Le Huizhen also put down their chopsticks.

The matter started on May 3rd, when a 3-year-old child was hospitalized with a cold and could not be cured for a long time. It took only more than 10 days from infection to death. At that time, the Hong Kong Department of Health could not confirm what type of influenza the child was infected with after testing, so they sent the child's serum samples to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a Dutch laboratory for testing.

And now, the results are out.

Guan Zu saw this and finally realized what this incident was.

In the history of Hong Kong's medical progress, this is a very important historical node.

In the next few months, more than 100 citizens will die from this virus.

At that time, Hong Kong people were terrified of chickens.

Also because of this incident, Hong Kong originally allowed live chicken slaughter, but after this incident, all of them used chilled chickens.

Then on December 28, 1997, an administrative order was issued to forcibly kill all live chickens, and 1.3 million chickens in Hong Kong were destroyed within two days. As for subsidies, the Financial Secretary and the Legislative Council subsidized 30 Hong Kong dollars for each live chicken.

To prevent the spread of the virus, Hong Kong even stopped importing poultry and livestock from the mainland.

Guan Zu then thought that there is a medicine that is more useful for this avian influenza. I remember it seems to be called something like Diamond something, but I am not sure.

He made a call to Mingxin Hospital, urging them to pay attention to the medicine, and if necessary, import it from abroad as soon as possible.

If there is not much medicine at that time, it will definitely be looted, just like looting salt during SARS. So import more from abroad and prevent it in advance.

The news continued to report:

"Today, Beijing Enterprises Holdings, the Stock Exchange, and Five Star Investment Group jointly announced that they have completed all listing preparations and determined the listing date to be May 29th."

"It is the first Hong Kong-listed red-chip stock in the East to be crowned with the Beijing concept. It is composed of eight high-quality assets in Beijing, and the assets involve many important fields and are extremely valuable..."

Beijing Enterprises Holdings can be said to be the biggest hot spot in the Hong Kong stock market at present.

And on the day of listing, it soared by 360% directly, and then it continued to rise and rise, which is very outrageous.

You must know that it is now the Asian financial crisis, and people are panicked.

Its listing in Hong Kong also has its historical mission, which is to celebrate the return and share money with Hong Kong citizens together.

Of course, you can also test whether Hong Kong is exclusive to the mainland? Or confidence?

"The following is international news..."

"Today, the Thai baht exchange rate fell again..."

"Soros's Quantum Fund and international hot money sold off the Philippines in large quantities today..."

The next day at noon,

Guan Zu made an appointment with Mao Xiang Yang for dinner.

At 12 o'clock, he drove to the Department of Justice to pick up Mao Xiang Yang.

At this time, Mao Xiang Yang put on glasses. Guan Zu took a look and it was not plain glasses, which means Mao Xiang Yang was actually nearsighted.

"Brother Mao, why are you wearing glasses?"

"I read too many books."

"Can you eat Sichuan food?"

"Yes."

"Then go to Nanbei Lou..."

Soon, Guan Zu took Mao Xiang Yang to "Nanbei Lou" in Wan Chai.

This Sichuan restaurant opened in 1971. Its signature dishes include teppanyaki dry-braised shrimp balls, spicy diced chicken, and boiled beef. Although its taste is not considered authentic by Sichuanese, it has its own style and has Hong Kong characteristics.

By the way, it is also the filming location of Bruce Lee's "Game of Death".

Sit down and order food.

Soon, teppanyaki dry-braised shrimp balls, spicy diced chicken, boiled beef, etc. were served.

Guan Zu learned about Mao Xiang Yang's recent situation.

As the return approached, Mao Xiang Yang became busier and busier. Government handover is a big problem. Mao Xiang Yang is now working in the Department of Justice, busy with preparations.

Handover is a big deal and a cumbersome matter. It requires consideration of all aspects, and repeated consultations between the two countries.

For example, the "emblem" of Hong Kong, such as the police badge, fire badge, Hong Kong emblem, uniforms... these all need to be done in advance.

In short, Mao Xiang Yang is now overwhelmed.

But for Mao Xiang Yang, what is being busy?

He wished he could be busier, looking forward to Hong Kong returning to the embrace as soon as possible.

At this time,

A family of three walked in at the door, looking for a seat to eat.

The woman saw Guan Zu at one of the tables and was stunned.

"Mr. Guan!"

Guan Zu looked at Chow Yun-fat behind the woman and remembered who this family of three was.

Zhong Tianzheng.

That gambler who said "I still want to gamble, I still want to gamble" and didn't even want his son's life for the sake of gambling, and then was given a "Jianghu hand-cutting instruction" by Guan Zu, saying that if he dared to gamble, he would cut his fingers.

It was from that time that Zhong Tianzheng dared not gamble anymore.

The woman saw Guan Zu and hurriedly pulled her son to Guan Zu's table:

"Son, quickly call Uncle Guan. When you were sick back then, if it wasn't for Uncle Guan giving money to send us to the hospital, I'm afraid you wouldn't be here anymore..."

"Hello Uncle Guan!"

The son looked handsome and upright, with clear and clever eyes. He looked like a talent.

He experienced family "changes" and was very sensible.

Plus he had been taken care of by Five Star Property for the past few years, so he respected Guan Zu very much.

"Good boy..."

Guan Zu smiled, then looked at the woman: "Are you still with him? Didn't you divorce?"

Zhong Tianzheng was behind, blushing.

The woman hurriedly said: "Ah Zheng has already turned over a new leaf. He doesn't gamble and is quite good to our mother and son."

Guan Zu nodded: "A prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold. That's good."

Then he cared about their family's current situation.

After chatting,

The family of three found a table, sat down, and ordered food.

The woman kept saying to her son: "If it wasn't for Mr. Guan, our family would be finished. You must repay Mr. Guan in the future."

The son was relatively taciturn, but his voice was very firm: "I get first place in every exam. I will study hard and join the Five Star Group in the future."

The woman was happy: "Good."

Mao Xiang Yang was full of gossip and asked what was going on?

Guan Zu talked about his previous experience.

Mao Xiang Yang gave Guan Zu a thumbs up.

Awesome, Brother Zu!

1 hour later, after eating and drinking, Guan Zu and Mao Xiang Yang parted ways, got into a black Chevrolet, and headed towards Central Plaza.

Arriving at the company, he saw N Hua, Brother Wu Ying, and the others practicing singing.

Why do they have to practice singing?

Because Brother Zu went crazy and signed them up to go to Happy Valley to participate in the "Ten Thousand Hearts Grand Gala" on June 30th.

This is one of the two major gala evenings, and the other is the "July 1st Joyous Celebration of Return" on the evening of July 1st.

As for what to sing?

Guan Zu wrote a song "Chinese" and asked N Hua to sing it.

N Hua: "............"

Speechless family members, Brother Zu has prepared everything, but he just doesn't go himself!

At this time, the literary and artistic circles were also in chaos.

The British Hong Kong government wanted to leave Hong Kong, and they didn't want to "end" or "retreat" in a dejected way, so they found many people in the literary and artistic circles to engage in various celebrations so that they wouldn't be so embarrassed.

And the East also wanted to find more people in the literary and artistic circles to celebrate lively.

Then both sides scrambled for people.

Artists ran between both sides and were not human on both sides.

In a flash, May 29th.

Today, the Stock Exchange is undoubtedly extremely lively.

Countries in Southeast Asia are in a state of panic, but Hong Kong seems not to have felt this atmosphere at all.

Today is the first day of the listing of "Beijing Enterprises Holdings".

At 9:00 AM, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange officially opened, and the trading hall was already packed.

Countless retail investors stared at the big screen with burning eyes, full of expectation and excitement.

Reporters from ATV and TVB also arrived at the scene one after another, aiming their cameras at every corner.

Leaders of Beijing Enterprises Holdings and the Handover Preparatory Committee also came. Although their faces were calm, their slightly trembling hands exposed their inner tension.

This first shot must not be a dud, otherwise it would be a huge loss of face.

Soon, the stock price information of "Beijing Enterprises Holdings" on the big screen jumped, and then... it soared into the sky.

That line kept rising.

"It rose! It rose!"

I don't know who in the crowd shouted first,

The retail investors in the entire trading hall cheered, and the sound resounded throughout the hall.

1 hour later,

"Look, it has broken through 40 Hong Kong dollars!"

"This is simply crazy!"

"I knew it would work!"

The leaders of Beijing Enterprises Holdings could not hide their excitement at this moment.

What does this success represent?

It represents the confidence of Hong Kong retail investors in Beijing Enterprises Holdings, and even more represents the confidence in the East!

Money is a small matter. In this critical period of return, confidence is precious!

The reporters at the scene were busy capturing every wonderful picture.

At noon, ATV and TVB reported quickly:

"Dear audience friends, today the first stock of the East with Beijing as the prefix — Beijing Enterprises Holdings, listed this morning, and its performance can be described as amazing. The stock price soared all the way. As of the close at noon, the increase has exceeded 244%..."

"The following is the cheering scene at the scene..."

"It is not difficult to see from the scene that behind this fanatical pursuit is the full confidence of Hong Kong citizens in Beijing Enterprises Holdings."

Anchor Wen Huixin's tone was impassioned,

"As an enterprise carrying the resources of the East's imperial capital and the link of Hong Kong capital, its strong performance has injected a shot in the arm into the current stock market..."

Hong Kong at this moment,

In tea restaurants on the streets and alleys, in every household, TV screens are frozen on this news.

The whole of Hong Kong is watching.

And Southeast Asia across the South China Sea is still struggling in the vortex of the financial storm: the Thai baht exchange rate broke through the defense line, the Kuala Lumpur stock market circuit-broke, and the foreign exchange exchange in Manila was crowded with anxious crowds.

Only Hong Kong, ignited by Beijing Enterprises Holdings, was lively and temporarily isolated from the wind and rain in the distance.

Central Plaza.

Guan Zu and Ding Hu, Gao Jin, and the others were eating in the canteen.

Watching the TV news.

"Ring ring ring~~~"

Guan Zu received a call,

Brother Wu Ying said excitedly: "Brother Zu, come quickly, gossip, Gao Gang is picking up girls!"

Guan Zu bang~~~ stood up suddenly.

"What?"

"Where?"

"At Harbour City."

"I'll be there soon!"

Guan Zu couldn't care about eating, and said to Ding Hu and Gao Jin: "Gao Gang is picking up girls, do you want to go see?"

Ding Hu nodded hurriedly: "Go!"

Gao Jin had black lines: "You guys are so boring."

Guan Zu had already walked away quickly.

Life is too boring, only gossip can fill my heart.

Gao Jin followed with a cool face.

Get in the car.

Guan Zu looked at Gao Jin: "Aren't you not into gossip?"

Gao Jin: "I'm just concerned about my brother!"

Guan Zu, Ding Hu: "6!"

Xigui is not here, so Ding Hu is driving.

Rushing to Harbour City all the way.

At this time, Harbour City.

Gao Gang is on a date with a woman.

This woman's name is Situ Didi.

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Situ Didi is an ordinary white-collar worker, with a flexible mind, many ideas, and is calculating in life, but often does things clumsily. In terms of personality, she is thick-skinned, optimistic, and cheerful, and is proficient in "I'm not wrong, everything is your fault"...

Gao Gang met her twice by chance and felt that her optimistic and cheerful personality was good.

So he approached her.

However, Gao Gang didn't notice that Situ Didi regarded "marrying a rich man" as her life goal, yearned for a luxurious and affluent life, and held some concepts similar to "women shouldn't work seriously" and "my money is my money, and your money is also my money".

At this time, Gao Gang had very little contact with her and only saw her surface: optimistic, cheerful, and smart.

However, he was pitted by the green tea Tian Li once, so he didn't wear glasses. After he became the security director, he always wore glasses, so the outside media only had an image of him wearing glasses.

So, if he didn't wear glasses, no one would recognize his status as a senior executive of the Five Star Group.

He didn't want Situ Didi to know his identity.

And why did Situ Didi take a fancy to Gao Gang?

She had always wanted to find a rich man, so she had an understanding of luxury goods and saw at a glance that the fabric of Gao Gang's clothes was not simple, and the watch he wore was worth hundreds of thousands, so she felt that Gao Gang was a rich man.

So she agreed to date.

Today,

It was their first date.

The two came to a high-end restaurant in Harbour City to eat. Because the restaurant's food was very good, there were many people queuing, and the two queued for 20 minutes without getting a seat.

Situ Didi was irritable because she had been queuing for so long today, and plus Gao Gang didn't seem to have brought any gifts on his hands or body, so she couldn't help but be irritable.

"What's wrong with you? Why didn't you book a seat in advance? I've been waiting for 20 minutes, do you know I'm very hungry?"

It seemed like complaining about the restaurant queuing, but actually it was complaining about not receiving a gift.

Gao Gang was stunned.

No, didn't you say optimistic and cheerful?

Damn, I misjudged.

Just at this time, he saw a person sneaking behind a pillar — Brother Wu Ying.

Gao Gang: "????"

Looking again, he found that at the entrance of the mall, three people, Guan Zu, Ding Hu, and Gao Jin, ran into the mall excitedly, holding their phones and calling Brother Wu Ying.

"Hey, Brother Wu Ying, where are you? Where is Gao Gang?"

Gao Gang: "............"