Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 646 Crisis Erupts

In the evening, Huo Xiaoyue came over and brought gifts with her as a bribe to her future mother-in-law. Coupled with her noble and generous temperament, she quickly won Chen Li's approval. They talked and laughed, just like a family, so close.

Lu Shaohua did not point out his relationship with Huo Xiaoyue, and treated her as a friend's visit. But Chen Li was not stupid. She saw clues from Huo Xiaoyue's expression and quickly confirmed that Huo Xiaoyue was one of his wives. She was immediately satisfied.

As a parent, Chen Li's idea is very simple. That is, if her son has a bright future outside and she gives him more grandchildren, she will be satisfied. As for how many wives her son has outside, Chen Li doesn't mind at all. On the contrary, if her son has more wives, she can have more grandchildren, and she is very happy.

Unfortunately, Huo Xiaoyue didn't stay in Lu Shaohua's villa for long. After dinner, she looked at Qin Sichen again and left in a hurry to return to Huo's villa. Of course, Huo Xiaoyue left with a smile, which shows how good her mood was.

Huo Xiaoyue left, but Lu Shaohua's villa did not calm down because of this. Another guest came. In fact, it can be said that he was not a guest, because this "guest" was none other than Lu Shaohua's uncle - Lu Chang.

Lu Chang has been working in Hong Kong for some time. When he first arrived, he certainly faced pressure from all sides. However, with his nephew Lu Shaohua in Hong Kong and the help of people like Ho Ying-tung, he was able to complete his tasks smoothly. He can be regarded as having made a great contribution.

Originally, Lu Chang should have had some free time after Hong Kong's return, but soon after the return, the Asian financial crisis hit, and Lu Chang had more official duties to deal with. It was not until now that he found time to come to Lu Shaohua's villa.

In Hong Kong, not many people know that Lu Chang and Lu Shaohua are uncle and nephew. In order to avoid suspicion, Lu Chang did not make it public. The reason he was able to come here today was entirely because of his sister-in-law, Chen Li. If Chen Li had not come to Hong Kong, Lu Chang would not have come here. After all, his identity is too sensitive.

"Xiaohua, you're someone's father now, so stop running around outside all day and stay at home." Lu Chang scolded in the tone of an elder.

Things are different now. A few years ago, when Lu Shaohua was still a child, not everyone could scold him. What's more, now Lu Shaohua is an adult and his family wealth is worth hundreds of billions of dollars. He is no longer someone that Lu Chang can teach a lesson to.

But Lu Chang is Lu Shaohua's uncle after all. Usually, Lu Chang can't find an excuse to teach his nephew Lu Shaohua a lesson. But now it is different. Lu Shaohua has given birth to a daughter. What a good excuse! Lu Chang is unwilling to let it go.

"..." What else could Lu Shaohua say? He could only smile bitterly, nodded helplessly, and accepted Lu Chang's lesson.

Seeing that Lu Shaohua did not refute, Lu Chang smiled lightly, secretly saying "great pleasure" in his heart, and then changed the subject and said, "I heard that Xie Tianyou was driven away by you?"

"Oh?" Lu Shaohua frowned, very puzzled, and asked tentatively. "You don't have a good impression of Xie Tianyou?"

Lu Shaohua heard the hidden meaning in Lu Chang's tone.

"There is no good or bad. This is how it is in the officialdom. If you hold a high position and have a strong background, you can be superior to others." Lu Chang said with emotion.

Lu Chang would never say such words in front of outsiders. Wei You would only say such words in front of Lu Shaohua. It can be regarded as a private talk. At the same time, it is also an unspoken rule in officialdom, which means that the power behind the scenes determines everything.

"Haha!" Lu Shaohua finally understood, smiled, and said, "I don't know why the higher-ups would send someone like that to Hong Kong, and even use an imperative tone to tell me to do something."

Thinking of Xie Tianyou, Lu Shaohua was furious. Not to mention anything else, Lu Shaohua's current wealth alone was not something that Xie Tianyou, the deputy director of the Financial Management Bureau, could command. What's more, Lu Shaohua's identity was far more than just a businessman.

"I also heard that the Xie family has called to apologize to you. Let's forget about this matter." Having said this, Lu Chang paused for a moment and then said, "The relationship between the Xie family and the Zeng family is pretty good. Don't let it fall out over a small matter."

Lu Chang's meaning was very clear. He was reminding Lu Shaohua not to ruin the relationship between the two families because of a trivial matter. However, it was just a reminder. With Lu Shaohua now, no one could stop him from doing what he wanted to do, not even Zeng Jianguo. He could not stop Lu Shaohua from doing what he wanted to do.

Lu Shaohua is not the kind of person who likes to hold on to things, and what's more, the matter has been settled and is over. Lu Shaohua has long since stopped caring about it. If Lu Chang hadn't brought it up at this time, he might have forgotten about it.

"Uncle, don't worry, what's past is past, I won't pursue it anymore."

"That's good."

Lu Chang left and returned to his residence, and Lu Shaohua's villa fell silent again. Under the dark starry sky, it seemed unusually quiet.

Nothing happened that night. The next day, Lu Shaohua got up early, had breakfast, left the villa, and rushed to the headquarters, waiting for the opening of the Hong Kong stock market.

Hong Kong has been under attack since October 10, which is today. On such an important day, Lu Shaohua has to be there no matter what. Even if he can't help much, he should come and feel the atmosphere and give Li Yunqing and the others a little encouragement.

Not long after, the Hong Kong stock market opened as scheduled. As soon as it opened, the trend chart of the Hang Seng Index began to fluctuate. It started with a small decline, and then slowly evolved and began to fall slightly more.

A decline in prices meant an attack was coming. Li Yunqing and his men knew what to do without Lu Shaohua giving orders. They absorbed the stocks that had been sold and took them for themselves, thus maintaining a balance.

But the problem is that there are too many stocks to be sold, so they cannot be bought back quickly. Some people are unable to sell them and can only place orders to sell them at low prices, which ultimately leads to a decline in the Hang Seng Index.

Originally, Lu Shaohua had no intention of keeping the Hang Seng Index from falling. He is now buying stocks just to prevent the index from falling too quickly. This will not put too much pressure on Li Yunqing and others.

“We’ll buy as much as we can.”

This was an order Lu Shaohua had given earlier, meaning that they should buy as many orders as possible, no matter how high or low the price was, they should buy everything, which was a bit like a big buying spree.

At the same time, the Hang Seng Index began to fall, and panic broke out in Hong Kong. In particular, the CEOs of listed companies were extremely nervous because the decline in the Hang Seng Index had affected their company's share prices, which also fell.

However, as members of the China Chamber of Commerce, the CEOs of those listed companies did not panic like other people. Instead, they immediately took out their China Chamber of Commerce membership cards, which they originally thought were just a status symbol, and came to Phoenix Bank.

As early as yesterday afternoon, Henry Fok announced a piece of news in his capacity as the president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. The content of the news was simple: in order to cope with the financial crisis sweeping Hong Kong, the chairman of Phoenix Group would provide US$200 billion in loans to all members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to ensure that the member companies would not go bankrupt.

As soon as the news came out, the membership card of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce became a life-saving talisman, a certificate that could save their company. This was something that all members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce had not expected. In addition to expressing their feelings, they were more grateful to Lu Shaohua.

What does two hundred billion dollars mean?

Maybe in the eyes of others, it is just a number, but in the eyes of members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, it is far from as simple as imagined.

All along, the outside world only believed that the market value of Phoenix Group was only 200 billion US dollars. Now, Lu Shaohua has taken out 200 billion US dollars to provide loans to members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, which is far beyond everyone's imagination.

You have to know that market value is completely different from cash. Market value refers to the valuation of all the business and working capital in a company. But now Lu Shaohua can already take out 200 billion US dollars in cash to provide loans to others, which means that the market value of Phoenix Group is far more than 200 billion US dollars.

However, the members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce were happy because with the loans provided by Lu Shaohua, they could safely get through this crisis. But what about others? They only hated that they could not join the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. While they regretted it, they also felt helpless.

But there is no other way. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce has regulations for recruiting members. The threshold is very high and one must pass layers of review before entering. Not just anyone can get in. Ordinary people cannot get in.

The business world suddenly became unstable. Members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce were smiling despite their nervousness, while others were feeling bitter and painful amid their nervousness. These were two completely different expressions.

However, these two completely different performances provided the media with a very good subject. When the news that Phoenix Bank was providing loans came out, many media flocked to interview the person in charge of Phoenix Bank. They also pointed out that Phoenix Bank was unfair in that it only provided loans to members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce instead of to the whole of Hong Kong.

Lu Shaohua was not aware of this question, nor did he tell the person in charge of Phoenix Bank how to answer. Fortunately, the person in charge of Phoenix Bank was very flexible and said firmly: "Our Phoenix Group is a member of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and our chairman has used all means to draw funds to provide loans, but the amount is limited and cannot be used by the whole of Hong Kong."

I just said I was a member of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. I have to say that this is a statement that does not offend anyone. The reason is simple. It all comes down to this saying: If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. As a member of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, of course, he is thinking about his own people. The limited funds are just a beautiful excuse.

For a while, the media fell silent, no longer able to find an excuse to target Phoenix Bank, and could only praise Phoenix Group for its huge contribution to Hong Kong.