Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 643: Calming Down

Lu Shaohua's behavior was a bit of an exaggeration, but with Lu Shaohua's current status, he didn't want to see anyone challenging his authority, and he would not tolerate anyone riding on his head and shitting and pissing on him.

Today is different from the past. Today's Lu Shaohua is no longer the Lu Shaohua of the past. In the past, Lu Shaohua might have endured such things first, then investigated them, and then retaliated. But today's Lu Shaohua doesn't need to go through so much trouble. He can directly raise the banner and retaliate.

By doing this, Lu Shaohua is certainly maintaining his own face, but he is also thinking about Hong Kong. With someone like Xie Tianyou as the deputy director of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, what can he do? Apart from putting on airs and intimidating Hong Kong businessmen, what else can he do?

Hong Kong is not the mainland. Hong Kong has returned to the motherland and is a part of China's territory, but the "one country, two systems" policy is there. It was proposed by Deng Xiaoping and is not allowed to be changed. Xie Tianyou's approach may be useful to some businessmen, but will it be useful when facing people like Ho Ying-tung?

If Lu Shaohua were asked to answer this question, he would definitely give the answer immediately, which is that it is useless. Ho Ying-tung and his people have a very solid foundation in Hong Kong, and they also hold the position of vice chairman of the CPPCC in China. Facing someone like Xie Tianyou, Ho Ying-tung would not give him a good face.

Lu Shaohua certainly wanted to save Hong Kong, but before that, Lu Shaohua also hoped to find someone who could cooperate with him to save Hong Kong. However, people like Xie Tianyou could not cooperate with Lu Shaohua, so Lu Shaohua could only find a new candidate.

The reaction from the domestic side was quick. When Lu Shaohua kicked Xie Tianyou out of the villa, in less than three minutes, some heavyweights had received the news. However, many people only knew the surface and did not know the details.

The same went for Chief No. 1. He received the news at the first opportunity. The source of the news was not provided by anyone else, but by Old Feng. Feng followed Lu Shaohua's instructions and told Chief No. 1 the details of what had happened without missing a word.

It is true that the authorities are in the lead, but when it comes to the issue of Hong Kong, Lu Shaohua is a force that cannot be ignored. Sometimes, the role played by Lu Shaohua can be overshadowed by the authorities and he can take over the leadership. But it is a pity that Xie Tianyou gives orders to such a person. It is really like an old man eating arsenic.

Of course, the number one leader was furious, and he immediately called all of Xie Tianyou's Xie family members. It was inevitable that he would give them a scolding, and he also ordered the "leader" of the Xie family to call Lu Shaohua to apologize.

That’s right, the No. 1 leader ordered an apology, to put it bluntly, it was an order, ordering the Xie family to apologize to Lu Shaohua for this matter.

On the surface, the matter seemed simple. A senior official was ordered by the No. 1 leader to apologize to a businessman. But if you think about it from a deeper level, the No. 1 leader was trying to protect the Xie family. In the Shenzhen incident, Lu Shaohua stirred up a storm, not giving face to anyone, and forcibly pulled down two members of the Politburo. So this time, if the Xie family does not apologize to Lu Shaohua, it is possible that Lu Shaohua will stir up another storm.

There is another more important reason. If we want to save Hong Kong, we cannot do without Lu Shaohua's help. If Lu Shaohua's anger cannot be calmed down at this time, when the disaster breaks out, Lu Shaohua will not take action to save Hong Kong, but will add insult to injury. Then Hong Kong, which has just returned, may be doomed. This matter that affects the country's honor must be properly handled by the No. 1 leader.

The development of the situation developed just as Lu Shaohua had expected, except that the first person to call Lu Shaohua was Zeng Jianguo, and the call came not long after the incident. The content of the call was also very simple, pointing out that the relationship between the Zeng family and Xie Tianyou was quite good, and asked Lu Shaohua to let it go.

What else could Lu Shaohua say? Zeng Jianguo was half-grandfather to Lu Shaohua, so Lu Shaohua had to listen to him more or less, so he had no choice but to agree.

Then, after hanging up Zeng Jianguo's phone call, the Xie family called and formally apologized to Lu Shaohua. Lu Shaohua finally accepted his apology, and the matter was over.

However, Lu Shaohua's position has not changed. Xie Tianyou must leave Hong Kong the next day. This is Lu Shaohua's bottom line. He will not allow Xie Tianyou to stay in Hong Kong and continue to serve as the director of the Monetary Authority.

The Xie family chose to compromise and transferred Xie Tianyou back to China as Lu Shaohua said. As for the position of deputy director of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, they also stated that the Xie family would not interfere.

Lu Shaohua only cares about his own interests. As for the position of Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Lu Shaohua does not care and will not interfere. The main thing is to cooperate with him, and nothing else matters.

I have to say that the reaction from the domestic side was very quick. On the second day, the situation in Hong Kong had been settled. Mr. Feng temporarily took over the position of deputy director of the Monetary Authority. Of course, this was only temporary. As for the real candidate, it would be finalized after Hong Kong has overcome the crisis.

There was naturally no problem for Mr. Feng to communicate with Lu Shaohua. After all, he knew Lu Shaohua's true identity and capabilities. He also put himself in a more correct position when speaking, and the conversation with Lu Shaohua was quite harmonious.

"The current situation in Hong Kong is not optimistic. It feels like a storm is about to come." Mr. Feng lamented.

"Haha!" Lu Shaohua laughed and said, "Hong Kong can't escape. According to the information I received, international hot money has already pointed its spearhead at Hong Kong. After cleaning up the mess in other places, they will officially take action against Hong Kong."

Speaking of information, in this regard, especially in Hong Kong, the information obtained by the national officials is far less than that of Lu Shaohua. Not only does Lu Shaohua have the Tiger Roar Intelligence Network in his hands, but Phoenix Financial is also an institution that has half of the intelligence system of the **. At this time, the information obtained by Lu Shaohua is more certain.

Of course, the following information will not be presented to Lu Shaohua. The reason why Lu Shaohua dares to say so confidently that Hong Kong cannot escape is entirely based on his memory. His memories of his past life tell him that Hong Kong cannot avoid this disaster.

Mr. Feng believed in Lu Shaohua's words and asked after thinking for a while, "Mr. Lu, what do you think we should do in Hong Kong?"

Lu Shaohua was very happy that Mr. Feng could sit down and exchange ideas with him calmly. He smiled and said, "Mr. Feng, don't worry. I promised the No. 1 leader a long time ago that I would help Hong Kong. However, my energy is limited after all, and it is impossible to do both at the same time, so..."

Lu Shaohua stopped talking halfway, glanced at Mr. Feng, and seeing that the latter did not say anything, Lu Shaohua smiled again and continued, "According to my estimation, this time the international hot money has two targets, one is the exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar, and the other is the Hong Kong stock market. We have already planned it earlier. The exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar is left to you to take care of. The members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and I will target the Hong Kong stock market."

"You mean one party is responsible for one side?" asked Old Feng, frowning.

"That's right." Lu Shaohua nodded and continued, "It's good for one party to be responsible for the other. With Hong Kong's current situation and the country's support, it's easy to win the battle of the Hong Kong dollar exchange rate and minimize the losses. I'm responsible for the Hong Kong stock market. With my current amount of funds, there shouldn't be any big problems."

Lu Shaohua likes to talk to smart people because he doesn't need to be too explicit when talking to smart people, and the other party can still understand. Undoubtedly, Mr. Feng is a smart person. As soon as Lu Shaohua finished speaking, he understood what Lu Shaohua meant.

When one party is responsible for one side, it can not only reduce the amount of capital investment, but more importantly, it can focus on the task, which reduces many complicated links and makes things easier.

"Well, I have no objection." Mr. Feng smiled and said.

Lu Shaohua already knew that Mr. Feng would not refute his opinion, but Mr. Feng was only the deputy director of the Financial Management Bureau sent from the mainland after all. He was an outsider in Hong Kong, and it was not easy for him to carry out his work.

"Mr. Feng, you are an outsider, so it won't be easy to start your work." Lu Shaohua said bluntly, and then continued without waiting for Mr. Feng to speak. "But you can rest assured, there is no rush, it should take half a month."

Lu Shaohua knew that the Asian financial crisis would break out in Hong Kong at the end of the month, and now it was only the beginning of October, so there was indeed more than half a month left.

"Half a month?" Old Feng was not a fool. He heard the hidden meaning in Lu Shaohua's words.

"Yes." Lu Shaohua nodded seriously, confirming the accuracy of the answer, and then said, "This is a rare period of time. If we make full use of the time, we can reduce the losses in Hong Kong. So, Mr. Feng, you have to work harder and communicate well with the people in Hong Kong, so that you will not be hesitant when doing things."

Hong Kong has returned to China, but the "one country, two systems" policy is still in place. If a domestic official carries out his work here without communicating well with the people here, it will not be a good thing. If the people below are not obedient, it goes without saying what the result will be.

"Well, I will complete the communication work as soon as possible." Mr. Feng nodded and said solemnly.

Originally, Mr. Feng did not need to speak to Lu Shaohua in such an assuring tone, but Lu Shaohua's identity was there. Even though Lu Shaohua was communicating with him as a businessman, Mr. Feng still spoke to Lu Shaohua as if he were an official.

Lu Shaohua was already accustomed to this kind of behavior from Mr. Feng. He smiled gently and said nothing more. He just patted Mr. Feng on the shoulder to give him encouragement.