Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 1154: Turbulence Resurfaces

Originally, finding an opportunity to draw a clear line with the country was a happy thing, and Lu Shaohua was in a good mood. However, a sudden phone call made Lu Shaohua's mood take a turn for the worse. This could be seen from Lu Shaohua's expression, which was terribly gloomy, and it was known that something bad was going to happen.

Zeng Jianguo also noticed that Lu Shaohua's expression was not right, gloomy and fierce. With his eyes and thinking as a nearly 100-year-old man, it was not difficult to know that something must have happened in Hong Kong, otherwise Lu Shaohua would not have changed like this.

"I understand. I'll be back right away." Lu Shaohua said into the phone and then hung up.

"What? Something happened?"

When Lu Shaohua answered the phone, Zeng Jianguo had been listening nearby. He saw Lu Shaohua's expression change and heard the strange tone in his voice. He waited until Lu Shaohua hung up the phone before he asked.

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua looked solemn and nodded, indicating that something had indeed happened in Hong Kong, but Lu Shaohua did not tell Zeng Jianguo what had happened specifically.

Originally, Lu Shaohua planned to stay with Zeng Yuling for a few more days, but now it seems that is impossible. Lu Shaohua must rush back to Hong Kong immediately, otherwise the Phoenix Group will be in chaos again. After all, now that the storm has arisen again, it may not work without Lu Shaohua in charge.

Qin Sichen can make the decision on small matters, but for big matters, no matter how much power Lu Shaohua gives Qin Sichen, he cannot do so. Lu Shaohua must be in charge and give the orders for them to be implemented.

Now it is obvious that if Qin Sichen can make the decision, he can just not call to disturb Lu Shaohua, and make the decision completely by himself. Since he called Lu Shaohua, there must be something that cannot be solved.

Of course, when Lu Shaohua received the call, he also knew what happened in Hong Kong, so he made the decision without hesitation and rushed back to Hong Kong immediately.

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Lu Shaohua left, and it is unknown when he will come to Beijing again. Maybe he will never come back.

The special plane soon landed at the villa where Lu Shaohua lived. Lu Shaohua did not hesitate. After getting off the plane, he got into the car and rushed to Phoenix Group.

Something happened to Phoenix Group, and it was a very big thing. Phoenix Bank's overseas branches collectively had their customers withdraw money. This was not a big or small matter.

In Europe, many countries disclosed that Phoenix Bank had no money at all. All customers who had deposits in Phoenix Bank came to the door of Phoenix Bank and asked to withdraw their deposited money.

Panic, yes, panic, all of a sudden Phoenix Group was pushed to the forefront again.

Will Phoenix Bank run out of money?

No, maybe some funds may have been withdrawn from Phoenix Bank in the past few days, but as Phoenix Group's overseas business shrinks, Phoenix Bank has no problem with funds. Although there are some gaps in between, the gaps are not large.

The bank's business model has always been to pool the money deposited by customers and then lend it out, charging interest on both sides, offsetting each other and achieving a balanced state!

Phoenix Bank also has a loan business, but the amount of money loaned out is very large, which is a gap.

After all, there are many people asking to withdraw money now, and the loaned money cannot be recovered all at once, so a gap is formed. However, this gap is not very large. At least, Lu Shaohua does not think that this gap cannot be filled.

What made Lu Shaohua realize that something big was happening was the rumors outside. Once the rumors came out, the credibility of Phoenix Bank would definitely drop to its lowest point in history. In this case, Phoenix Bank's overseas business would basically collapse.

Fortunately, there are no rumors in China and Hong Kong now, and no customers have asked to withdraw money. Instead, a very good position has been retained, which made Lu Shaohua feel slightly relieved.

But now is the information age, and Lu Shaohua has reason to believe that the news will soon reach here. If so, I'm afraid someone from these two positions will come to collect the money.

"Immediately let the president of Phoenix Bank's head office hold a press conference and announce to the public that Phoenix Bank has no funding gap. As for those overseas who want to withdraw money, let them do it. The required amount of funds will be withdrawn from the group's account." Lu Shaohua called Qin Sichen while he was on his way.

Isn't it said that Phoenix Bank has no money? Aren't customers trying to withdraw money?

Well, Lu Shaohua let them withdraw the money and dispel the rumor. Lu Shaohua wanted to see how the person hiding behind the scenes would end up. At the same time, Lu Shaohua did not forget to tell Qin Sichen one more thing and let the president of Phoenix Bank head office say at the press conference that any user who made a fuss and followed others to withdraw money will have their trust level lowered by Phoenix Bank. If they want to deposit money in Phoenix Bank in the future, Phoenix Bank has the right to refuse to let them deposit money or to reduce the interest rate for deposit.

This is a counterattack, but also a self-destructive move. However, Lu Shaohua does not mind at all. Phoenix Bank has been established for more than ten years. During these ten years, its business has spread all over the world and its reputation has always been good.

However, because of a rumor, customers came to withdraw money. Although this was normal, Lu Shaohua still couldn't stand it. He wanted to make those customers regret it, even if Phoenix Bank would lose a lot of customers because of this. Lu Shaohua would not hesitate.

Don't forget that when Lu Shaohua acquired Phoenix Bank from the ship charter king, he was planning to link the bank with finance. In other words, Lu Shaohua acquired the bank just to make it easier for Phoenix Finance to act. As for the development of the business to this day, it is merely an extension of the business.

Even if Lu Shaohua terminated the savings business, Phoenix Bank would still be Phoenix Bank, and it would not have much impact on Lu Shaohua. Therefore, Lu Shaohua was not afraid of offending people. More importantly, it was not impossible to restore the savings business.

When he rushed to Hong Kong from Beijing, Lu Shaohua had already thought about it. He planned to take the high-end route and target the savings business at large customers. There would not be too many problems in completely ending retail investors.

Of course, this is just an idea of ​​Lu Shaohua. As to whether it can be realized, we have to wait until Lu Shaohua stands at the top of the world.

After finishing the call, Lu Shaohua stared at the scenery outside the car window, lost in thought.

It is obvious that this crisis is another move by the Rothschild family. They used their appeal to put Phoenix Bank in the spotlight. The purpose is obvious, which is to bring down Phoenix Group.

Is it just as simple as knocking it down?

No, Lu Shaohua did not think that the Rothschild family’s purpose was so simple. At least, in Lu Shaohua’s opinion, the Rothschild family had other purposes.

“Consume funds?”

Yes, it is possible. Lu Shaohua now holds too much money, so much that the Rothschild family feels threatened. They are afraid that the Phoenix Group will use those funds to deal with them.

If Phoenix Bank's customers were called upon to withdraw money from Phoenix Bank at this time, and Phoenix Bank's money was transferred away by Lu Shaohua, then Phoenix Bank, and even Phoenix Group, would fall into a passive state.

And if Lu Shaohua had not transferred the money from Phoenix Bank, and if the loaned funds could not be recovered for the time being, then Lu Shaohua would have to transfer funds from the Phoenix Group's account to overcome the current crisis.

No matter what Lu Shaohua does, his strength will be consumed. Either Lu Shaohua will fall into a passive position, or the funds in his hands will be reduced.

A strategy that kills two birds with one stone!

Yes, that's right. But is it really a strategy that kills two birds with one stone?

As early as two years ago, Lu Shaohua had issued an order that Phoenix Bank's funds should not be moved, and even if they were to be moved, they could not be moved too much. At that time, Lu Shaohua had thought that something like this would happen today.

Since Phoenix Bank's funds have not been moved too much, the gap will not be too big. With the funds Lu Shaohua currently holds, this gap can be easily filled without consuming much funds in Phoenix Group's account.

The strength is still strong. Yes, Lu Shaohua’s strength has not been consumed much, and he still has a lot of funds in his hands.

However, at this time Lu Shaohua couldn't help but sigh. The reason was that he still suffered a loss this time. After all, it was not easy for Phoenix Bank to have today's global business. It was developed step by step. He didn't want such a thing to happen today, which made Lu Shaohua issue the order to destroy the Great Wall. It was a bit hard to bear.

But then again, Lu Shaohua didn't regret it at all. Things had developed to this point, and if he was not decisive, it might be detrimental to the overall situation.

"Hey…"

After sorting out the key points here, Lu Shaohua couldn't help but sigh again, feeling helpless.

At this time, Lu Shaohua's cell phone rang again. He looked at the incoming call id and saw that it seemed to be from Ho Ying-tung. Lu Shaohua answered the call without hesitation.

"Xiaohua, is there any problem with Phoenix Bank?" Huo Yingdong's tone was heavy, and it was obvious that he was worried about Lu Shaohua.

"From the beginning to the end, I never transferred too much funds out of Phoenix Bank. Except for the loaned money, all the money remained in Phoenix Bank." Lu Shaohua replied indifferently.

This was the answer to Ho Ying-tung's worries. Lu Shaohua did not touch the money of Phoenix Bank. Even a three-year-old child could tell what this meant.

Hearing this, Huo Yingdong on the other end of the phone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, his tone filled with joy. "That's good!"

Huo Yingdong was happy for Lu Shaohua, but soon Huo Yingdong could not help but become serious again and said, "You are here with bad intentions!"

Having been in the business world for so many years, Ho Ying-tung has seen everything. If he still cannot see through the key to this, then he has no business being in the business world.

"They don't play by the rules, which is a headache. But then again, looking back at their first move and this time, it's not hard to see that they don't have many cards left to play. The advantage is still on my side." Lu Shaohua said optimistically.

The Rothschild family’s first move was like a storm, very fierce, but are their moves still fierce today?

The answer is self-evident.

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