Chapter 518: The Yinglian People's Reaction

Returning to Gangdao, Yang Qing appeared before the Gangdao populace again; no one knew he had ever left Gangdao.

It was generally believed that Yang Qing had gone on vacation.

After all, the Harmony Record affair had tormented Yang Qing for so long; he deserved a rest.

Another two months passed, and bad news arrived again.

The teacher left.

The new era officially began.

The whole Gangdao was filled with a sorrowful mood.

Mai Lihao's gaze also shifted from Gangdao to Beifang.

Because who would take charge next was extremely important to Gangdao.

It did not disappoint him; a more open-minded person took charge, and the ten-year struggle came to an abrupt halt.

This gave Mai Lihao great pressure.

Not only Mai Lihao, but also the pressure on Shen Bi, the new taipan of HSBC, was great.

Once the rabbit fully opened up, Gangdao's economic status as the rabbit's trade port would disappear.

Gangdao's economy would be greatly affected.

And HSBC and its profit-making subsidiaries would suffer great losses.

Because they, through their unique financial position, had swept up large numbers of Gangdao company shares.

Not only the four major foreign firms, but any Gangdao company, big or small, that relied heavily on financial services, had its shares in HSBC's hands.

Even the Yang Family's enterprises, HSBC had acquired many shares.

Therefore, HSBC must also bear the losses caused by Gangdao losing its unique position.

Facing the new challenge, Mai Lihao wanted to quickly complete his layout; he summoned the various parties controlling Gangdao under Yinglian.

His face was grim, his tone solemn.

"Everyone knows the situation of the rabbit."

"Once the rabbit moves toward openness, Gangdao's unique commercial position will inevitably be greatly affected; industrial and commercial decline is inevitable."

"The Hong Fu needs to quickly finish the work of winning over the people's hearts."

"So, whether it's the ICAC's affairs or the people's livelihood projects, they must be accelerated."

"The ten-year public housing plan also needs to be pushed forward quickly."

"I will clear away all obstacles before me."

"You or your people, if there are problems, those who should leave, leave quickly; those who can be cleaned up, clean up quickly; those who cannot be cleaned up, quickly find someone to replace them."

"In short, I don't care what methods you use; give me a clear path."

"Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."

"I can send Ge Bo to Red Pillar, and I can send even more people to Red Pillar."

A group of people understood Mai Lihao's determination.

"Your Excellency the Governor, we can agree to what you said."

"But you also need to cooperate with us."

"Now the risks in Gangdao are increasing; we need to shift our focus internationally."

"Gangdao's assets need the Hong Fu and HSBC to cooperate and be quickly liquidated."

"Shen Bi also has this need; indeed, one could say HSBC's need is even greater."

"Then we need to bring in Chinese merchants to take over."

"Mai Lihao heard this and knew this group wanted to flee."

"You want Chinese merchants to take over; I can agree to that and have HSBC cooperate."

"But these assets cannot be sold to the Yang Family."

"Even the Chinese merchants must be loyal to us, without having sold their souls to Yinglian; they are not included here."

"In this regard, you need to recommend, the Hong Fu to review, and HSBC to control."

"Also, families like the He Family and the Huo Family, who are too close to the rabbit, are not included either."

"Also, the Four Great Families, whom we have tormented too harshly, are not included either."

"After all, there is a deep blood feud."

Everyone raised their hands in agreement.

Shen Bi stood up.

"Since industry and commerce will suffer a huge impact in the future,"

"then Gangdao's future also needs proper planning."

"I propose developing Gangdao toward becoming a financial center."

"Gangdao is a free port; if we add convenient financial policies, the likelihood of this plan succeeding is high."

"Doing this also makes it easier for us to draw blood from Gangdao through financial means."

"In this regard, we HSBC are very familiar."

"Or rather, the Sassoon family is very familiar, and squid are very skilled at extracting wealth through financial means."

Mai Lihao furrowed his brow.

"The Gangdao Island Exchange is still suspended."

"Securities exchanges are almost entirely in Chinese hands."

"The Great Song Bank is even more renowned."

"Does HSBC still have the ability to control the entire financial market?"

Shen Bi showed a smile.

"This is exactly what I am going to say next."

"First, we must restart the Hong Kong Island Exchange; this asset liquidation plan must be carried out at the Hong Kong Island Exchange."

"Second, I need you all to use your influence to shut down the Great Song Bank."

"Chinese merchants who want to take over the Heroic Posture assets must agree to transfer funds and shares from the Great Song Bank and Azure Dragon Securities Exchange to the Hong Kong Island Exchange."

"I believe that through this grand banquet, the Hong Kong Island Exchange will surely regain its pivotal position."

HSBC also needs to dispose of Huo Duo Li's shares to serve its internationalization strategy; at the Azure Dragon Securities Exchange, they will be thoroughly examined by Yang Qing.

Mai Lihao laughed.

"Okay, I believe in your methods."

"Hopefully we will work together smoothly going forward, without any unexpected incidents; otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."

After everyone had discussed it, the plan could proceed.

Not long after, Li Changjiang and others suddenly discovered that the Hong Kong Island Securities Exchange had opened; subsequently, a large amount of Heroic Posture shares were withdrawn from Azure Dragon and invested into the Hong Kong Island Securities Exchange.

The Heroic Posture, which had always been heavily guarded against Chinese merchants, suddenly went crazy, began issuing large numbers of new shares, exposing many weaknesses.

HSBC also began to be ambiguous with various Chinese merchants, and its large shareholdings started to be opened up to them.

Chinese merchants who had long envied Yang Qing's acquisition of Heroic Posture, smelling a fishy opportunity, surged toward the Hong Kong Island Securities Exchange and HSBC.

Yang Qing was fully aware of the recent events at the Azure Dragon Securities Exchange.

He immediately understood that, due to the rabbit's changes, they were about to flee.

He believed that, given the current situation of the Yang Family, this cake‑splitting operation had nothing to do with him.

So he didn't pay much attention to it.

He then turned his gaze toward "Lovely Sound".

With the strong rise of Excellent Art TV, Lovely Sound and tvb were both greatly affected.

Also, as Heroic Posture began to flee, Lovely Sound became an opportunity.

Originally, in history, Lovely Sound was acquired by Qiu Degeng through the Kangaroo Country Financial Group.

He could follow that same pattern.

The risk would be great if he did it directly, after all, he had already used that tactic once on Harmony Record.

Others aren't fools, so it would be hard for him to succeed with a sneak attack again.

Therefore, going through Qiu Degeng is a good solution.

Wanting to do it, he ran to Qiu Degeng's home.

Qiu Degeng had watched Yang Qing rise step by step; for such a rising star, he could be said to admire him immensely.

Thus, he had always been very affectionate toward Yang Qing.

Upon seeing Yang Qing, he gave him a hug and then punched him.

"You haven't come to see Uncle in a long time."

Yang Qing felt ashamed.

"Qiu Shu, this Harmony Record mess has exhausted me."

"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have acquired it."