Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 740: Prelude to Stopping

In addition to being a famous Hong Kong tycoon, Ho Ying-tung also has another identity, that is, the vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. It is a vacant position, but it cannot be underestimated for him, as this position can sometimes play a very important role.

In addition, because of his relationship with Lu Shaohua, Ho Ying-tung's assets have undergone tremendous changes. During the Asian financial crisis, Ho Ying-tung made a net profit of more than 25 billion US dollars. In addition to the Longteng Venture Capital Company that he cooperated with Lu Shaohua and the real estate industry in Hong Kong, Ho Ying-tung's current net worth exceeds 40 billion US dollars.

Four hundred billion US dollars, converted into Hong Kong dollars at an exchange rate of 1:7, Ho Ying-tung's net worth will exceed two hundred billion, truly entering the ranks of billionaires and being one of the top billionaires in Hong Kong.

What’s more important is that Ho Ying-tung has a very good relationship with Luk Shao-hua, and with the relationship between Ho Hsiao-yuet and Luk Shao-hua, it is most appropriate for him to be a middleman or a rumor tube.

Now that Huo Yingdong was here, Lu Shaohua did not bother to be polite with Huo Yingdong, and went straight to the point. "Do you know how the whole thing developed?"

Lu Shaohua had to ask this question first, because if Huo Yingdong didn't know the whole story, then Huo Yingdong would not be able to understand why he did this. If he knew what happened and Huo Ying understood it, then the discussion would be much easier.

Huo Yingdong shook his head, indicating that he was not sure, and then said, "I don't know what happened in the meantime, but I believe you. You won't make such a big fuss for no reason. After all, you also love your country and the people."

Having been with Lu Shaohua for quite some time, almost ten years, Ho Ying-tung certainly understood Lu Shaohua's character. He knew that he was a patriotic and people-loving person, as could be seen from the establishment of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. If he was not patriotic, Lu Shaohua would not have established a pro-national chamber of commerce.

Lu Shaohua was very satisfied with Huo Yingdong's trust. After a moment's silence, he said, "Someone wants to oppress me and is testing me through something. If I choose to remain silent, I will not be able to develop in China in the future. So, I have to do this."

This was Lu Shaohua's explanation. Even though he did not mention the key point, Lu Shaohua believed that Ho Ying-tung understood it. After all, Ho Ying-tung was not young anymore and had seen a lot of things. How could he not understand the domestic conditions in China?

As expected, Huo Yingdong nodded solemnly and said, "I understand."

"It's good that you understand." Lu Shaohua sighed, paused for a few seconds, and then changed the subject. "Now I fought back, and I couldn't control it anymore. The people over there got anxious, but I didn't stop immediately. I continued. I wanted to tell those who wanted to oppress me that I'm not easy to mess with."

At this point, Lu Shaohua glanced at Huo Yingdong, and seeing that he didn't react much, Lu Shaohua continued. "They were the ones who started it. If I ended it so quickly, people would think I was easy to mess with. However, I also know that ruining the relationship will not be very beneficial to my future development. After all, my industry is in China. Well, I also know that they asked you to be a lobbyist, so I found you."

"I know your intention, and you are right, I am here to act as a lobbyist, but I didn't know what happened in between before." Ho Ying-tung's tone was very calm, but anyone could hear that there was a bit of anger and a bit of shame in Ho Ying-tung's calm tone.

Huo Yingdong was angry. He was angry that the country's top leaders did not explain things clearly before letting him be a lobbyist. This was a lack of trust in him. He was ashamed that he had wronged Lu Shaohua. Before this, he thought Lu Shaohua was making trouble for no reason. Now that things were made clear, he knew that he had wronged Lu Shaohua.

"Well, you are right. We can just make a fuss. We can't make the relationship so tense. We are businessmen, ordinary people. People should not fight against officials." Huo Yingdong smiled easily and asked again. "What are you going to do next?"

Even though Ho Ying-tung stood on Lu Shaohua's side, he had to complete the task assigned by his superiors. Fortunately, from Lu Shaohua's tone, it seemed that Lu Shaohua was planning to end this farce, and Ho Ying-tung then revealed a relaxed smile.

"It's nothing, it's just over. There's nothing else to talk about." Lu Shaohua gave a positive answer.

In Lu Shaohua's plan, it will end after the goal is achieved, but this end is a unilateral end, not an all-round end. As for the sale of aircraft carrier technology, Lu Shaohua plans to shelve it indefinitely.

"I understand. You want me to tell the people above that you are going to stop?" Ho Ying-tung asked half-doubtfully.

Ho Ying-tung was a little bit unconvinced. Lu Shaohua made such a big fuss, but did not want to gain any benefits. Instead, it ended quietly. According to normal people's thinking, it was a little unlikely.

But Lu Shaohua is just such a person. He nodded solemnly and said, "One more day. It will be over tomorrow. The Hong Kong stock market will return to normal, including the domestic situation."

Ho Ying-tung was full of doubts, but since Lu Shaohua said it himself, Ho Ying-tung had no choice but to believe it. However, at the same time, Ho Ying-tung was considering another thing, that is, Lu Shaohua's unilateral termination would not be able to bring back the Hong Kong stock market.

There is only one reason why the Hong Kong stock market has plummeted. That is that Phoenix Financial announced that it would withdraw from the Hong Kong financial market. However, the actual situation is not the case. Phoenix Financial only held a press conference and did not take any real action.

Just the release of the news caused the stock market to fall. You can imagine how great the influence of Phoenix Financial is in Hong Kong. Since the influence is so great, as long as Lu Shaohua announces that he will not withdraw from the Hong Kong market, there will be no problem for the stock market to recover.

But the problem is exactly here. If Phoenix Financial releases the news again, wouldn't it be a slap in the face? Letting Hong Kong investors know that this is a play directed by Phoenix Financial will cause great damage to the reputation of Phoenix Financial.

Huo Yingdong is also an entrepreneur, he knows how important reputation is to a company. And he has a very good relationship with Lu Shaohua, so naturally he has to consider Lu Shaohua.

"How do you end it? How do you make the Hong Kong stock market recover? Do you make Phoenix Financial announce that it will not withdraw from the Hong Kong stock market?" Ho Ying-tung asked three questions in succession.

It is undeniable that the three questions asked by Ho Ying-tung all hit the nail on the head. This was what Lu Shaohua was planning to do, so Lu Shaohua nodded in agreement without saying anything.

"Then have you ever considered that doing so will focus the spotlight on Phoenix Financial? Some smart people may even guess that this is a play directed by Phoenix Financial." Ho Ying-tung showed no mercy.

It’s true, Lu Shaohua had never thought about this matter. He was frightened by Ho Ying-tung for a moment. He was stunned for a moment and fell silent again.

Huo Yingdong also knew that it was almost time to stop talking, so he nodded calmly and began to give advice to Lu Shaohua. "I think we should let the Hong Kong Monetary Authority come forward and have them hold a press conference to say that Phoenix Financial was persuaded by the Monetary Authority to decide not to withdraw from the Hong Kong stock market. This way, everything will be resolved."

"Okay." Lu Shaohua nodded, and finally a smile appeared on his face.

I have to say that the method proposed by Ho Ying-Tong is a good one, which kills two birds with one stone. Phoenix Group can save itself, and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority has also done a great job. After all, persuading Phoenix Financial is not an easy task, not to mention that it is a great thing for Hong Kong for Phoenix Financial to stay in Hong Kong.

Don't forget that the reason why Hong Kong was able to avoid the Asian financial crisis was entirely due to Phoenix Financial. Phoenix Financial is like a god in Hong Kong. It will only benefit Hong Kong and not harm it if such a company stays in Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority persuaded a savior-like company to stay in Hong Kong. What else could this be but the credit of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority?

"Let's do it this way. Well, you don't have to show up. I'll be a good person to the end and help you solve these problems." Ho Ying-tung nodded and said.

Huo Yingdong knew very well what the relationship between Lu Shaohua and Huo Xiaoyue was. The relationship between the two had already gone beyond the line of friendship. In this case, Lu Shaohua was Huo Yingdong's grandson-in-law. Who else could Huo Yingdong help if not Lu Shaohua?

"Well, and also, you have to resolve the issues over in China by yourself. I can't do anything. The most I can do is to pass on what you are planning to do. It's up to you how you get out of this unscathed." Ho Ying-tung did not forget to add one more sentence at the end.

"Don't worry, I can get away with it safely." Lu Shaohua smiled and said with certainty.

After all, Lu Shaohua is not an ordinary person. He is a reborn person and has his own unique way of looking at and doing certain things. Of course, it will be no problem for him to get out of this unscathed.

More importantly, when Ho Ying-tung talked about the good solutions in Hong Kong, it gave Lu Shaohua a lot of inspiration, broadened Lu Shaohua's horizons, and suddenly he came up with many good solutions.

"Well, then I'm leaving."

Ho Ying-tung left in such a hurry that even Lu Shaohua didn't have time to react. He was too late to see Ho Ying-tung off and could only watch Ho Ying-tung's back from afar.

Lu Shaohua smiled bitterly, patted his forehead, shook his head and sighed, then began to think.

The commotion in Shenzhen was too big, with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets to protest. It was not easy to end it. Even if Lu Shaohua had stopped the protests, the Phoenix Group was showing signs of moving away, and people all over China knew about it. It would take some thought to end this wave and preserve the reputation of the Phoenix Group.

"How to solve it?"

It became a headache for Lu Shaohua.