Rebirth 2006, creating a super consortium

08:20, at a newsstand near the HSBC Building.

Li Chen, wearing a standard black suit, walked quickly to the newsstand and shouted, "Uncle Jiao, get the latest Forbes magazine!"

"I'm sorting out the materials. Please wait for 2 minutes!"

Li Chen didn't care and picked up a copy of Ming Pao to read.

Ming Pao front page headline: [Revealing the ugly deeds of the super wealthy Xu family with assets of 200 billion! ]

HK$200 billion? The Hui family? Ugly behavior?

After seeing the front-page headline of Ming Pao, Li Chen, who works in the investment department of HSBC, immediately became interested and began to browse the content carefully!

"Achen...Achen! Do you still want your Forbes magazine?"

"what?!"

Li Chen raised his head slightly confused and looked at the owner of the voice.

The newsstand owner, Uncle Jiao, saw that he looked confused, then looked at the newspaper in his hand and immediately understood what had happened. He then asked with a smile, "Haha, do you feel that someone is messing with the Xu family?"

Li Chen nodded immediately and replied, "Yes, but the Xu family has been operating in Hong Kong for more than 50 years. They have a good reputation, strong financial resources, and a wide range of friends. I don't know who they offended this time. They actually resorted to such means. I feel that they are a bit overestimating their own abilities!"

Uncle Jiao shook his head when he heard this, then bent down and took out a stack of newspapers and handed them directly to Li Chen, then said with a smile: "If they dare to play, they must be well prepared. Take a look, I guarantee you will be surprised!"

Li Chen reached out to take the stack of newspapers and immediately saw the headline on the front page of the Hong Kong Business Daily: [Suspected tax evasion! In-depth exposure of the mysterious operation of the Xu Shixun family trust! ]!

Li Chen's eyes tightened! Then he thought of what Uncle Jiao had just said, and quickly flipped through the newspaper below!

South China Morning Post front page headline: [Angel or devil? Where will the Xu family end up? ]

The front page headline of Hong Kong Entertainment Weekly: [Xu Jinheng’s love history is exposed, and she is involved! ]

Next Magazine's front page headline: [Xu Jin hum: All show and no substance, a true scumbag! ]

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After flipping through all the headlines in the stack of newspapers in his hand, Li Chen was shocked: "Wow, who did the Xu family offend? They actually got so many newspapers involved? This is a public opinion bombardment!"

"A total of 28 newspapers, covering politics, business, finance, livelihood, and entertainment, came in with great force, and all of them were front-page headlines. Who do you think in Hong Kong has the ability to do this?"

Li Chen thought about it, then shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, there are quite a few families in Hong Kong with this ability!

Uncle Jiao, you have been in the Hong Kong newspaper industry for decades. Have you received any special news?"

"How can a commoner like me get any special information about the confrontation between the big guys?"

"Fine!"

Li Chen didn't care about the answer. He was just making a move, so it wasn't surprising that there was no answer. He reached out and picked up the stack of newspapers, gestured to Uncle Jiao, and asked, "Uncle Jiao, how much do these newspapers plus the latest edition of Forbes cost in total?"

"You want them all?"

Li Chen nodded and said, "All of them. This is a rare event, so it's good to commemorate it!"

“165 Hong Kong dollars!”

Upon hearing this, Li Chen took out two 200-dollar Hong Kong dollar bills, handed them to Uncle Jiao, and said, "Here's Hong Kong dollars. Don't give me the change yet. You can deduct it from the remaining balance when you buy newspapers next time."

"Okay, I remember!"

Li Chen nodded slightly, then picked up all the newspapers and walked towards the HSBC Building!

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No. 10 Dalang Road, Xu family villa meeting room!

At this time, the conference room had fallen into extreme silence, and the air was filled with tension and seriousness.

After Xu Shixun sat in a chair and patiently read all the newspapers reporting on the Xu family, an idea suddenly came to his mind:

The mastermind behind this wants to kill the Xu family!

After carefully pondering the intuitive meaning of the newspaper, I became more determined in this idea.

Xu Shixun narrowed his eyes, which made his originally kind look instantly become sharp, and the demeanor of a business tycoon was undoubtedly revealed at this moment!

Then he raised his head and looked at the six Xu family members in front of him who were well-behaved and dared not make a sound.

Except for his son Xu Jinheng, the remaining five are nephews. They are all directors of China State Construction Engineering Corporation and belong to the third generation heirs of the Xu family.

Although they are called heirs, Xu Shixun himself knows that these six people are not cut out for business and are only suitable to be wealthy idlers who indulge in eating, drinking and having fun!

Thinking of this, Xu Shixun shook his head slightly disappointedly, and then asked in a deep voice: "Jin Hun, you still can't find out who is plotting against our Xu family?"

After hearing his father's question, Xu Jinheng trembled slightly and replied with some stammering: "Dad... Dad, I called some newspapers, but they said it was just normal business cooperation. Since they received the money, they have to do the job. According to the rules, it is not convenient to disclose the employer's information."

After hearing this answer, Xu Shixun's face darkened slightly, and then he stared at Xu Jinheng sharply, and asked in disbelief: "Normal business cooperation? Do you really believe it?"

After being sternly questioned by his father, the fear in Xu Jinheng's heart quickly spread throughout his body, and then he began to tremble all over.

Seeing Xu Jinheng's timid look, Xu Shixun finally couldn't bear it anymore, he stood up and pointed at him and cursed: "Xu Jinheng, you are 44 years old, it's ok that you can't do a little thing, but look at yourself now, no wonder Chaoqiong looked down on you! You are really a waste!"

"Third uncle, not really!"

"Uncle San! Don't be angry!"

"Uncle San, my second brother is just a bit kind, and there is nothing wrong with him!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly strange, the five third-generation members of the Xu family quickly stepped forward and began to try to persuade them.

Xu Shixun waved away his nephews' support, sat down again, picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly to suppress his anger, then fell into deep thought.

Who would target the Xu family?

Why target the Xu family?

How did the other party know the information about the family trust?

What does the other party want from the Xu family?

The most important thing is, has the other party already known about the Xu family’s cooperation with the British intelligence agencies through the family trust?

No, that's not right. The other party couldn't possibly know about the Xu family's cooperation with the British intelligence agencies, otherwise the current situation wouldn't be like this!

After vetoing the biggest problem, Xu Shixun breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it was not this problem, all other problems could be solved!

After Xu Shixun figured it out, he no longer hesitated and waved to the six juniors and said, "You go out first, and come back when I call you!"

The six people looked at each other in bewilderment when they heard this, but still walked out of the meeting room obediently.

After they walked out of the meeting room, Xu Shixun reached out for the mobile phone on the table and directly called the owner of Next Magazine, Jimmy Lai.

Although he and Li Zhiying have no connection on the surface, they are actually real friends, so it is reasonable for him to help them!

"Hello, Mr. Xu?"

"Zhiying, I need your help with something, what do you think?"

"I'm just waiting for Mr. Xu's call. Mr. Xu wants to know who is targeting the Xu family, right?"

It seems that our own people are still reliable!

Xu Shixun finally smiled and praised: "Haha, the one who understands me is Zhiying!"

"Mr. Xu, the person who entrusted us with the publication business is Tang Dong from Yuanfang Financial Group. He is the group's vice president and is specifically responsible for insurance business.

In the matter of Yingke Insurance, you ordered Jin Heng to take a stance and find out the truth, which may have caused Yuanfang Financial Group to completely misunderstand you!"

It turned out to be Yuanfang Financial Group!

But Xu Shixun still had a doubt: "Zhiying, let me be frank. I am not blaming you. I am just curious why you didn't inform me in advance since Next Magazine received the business of publishing against the Xu family?"

"Mr. Xu, I own many newspapers, and it is impossible for me to review all the content that is to be published in all newspapers. So I only found out about this matter after I saw the newspaper this morning."

"Oh, I see. That's understandable!"

Xu Shixun accepted this explanation, and then asked, "Zhiying, do you know the origin of Yuanfang Financial Group?"

"Mr. Xu, apart from some publicly known information about Yuanfang Financial Group, other information such as shareholders, big bosses, and sources of funds have all been made anonymous through multi-level offshore structures. It is really mysterious. No useful information can be found through structural disassembly channels!

But Yuanfang Financial Group also seems to have two loopholes!

First, when acquiring Chong Hing Bank, the head of the Liao family actually had direct contact with a distant shareholder.

Second, when acquiring Yingke Insurance, Li Zekai seemed to have contacted this distant shareholder!

Mr. Xu, why don't you ask them?"

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore. I'll go ask these two gentlemen."

"Okay, goodbye, Mr. Xu!"

"goodbye!"

After hanging up the phone, Xu Shixun did not make any other calls. Instead, he held the phone and started thinking.

He knew Liao Liewen, the head of the Liao family, but he was not familiar with him. If he rashly called him directly to inquire about shareholder matters, given Liao Liewen's cunning personality, he might not be able to get any useful information!

As for Li Zekai, he is not actually familiar with him, but he has a good relationship with Li Zekai's father, Li Jiacheng, which is a point that can be exploited!

After carefully considering the specific ideas, Xu Shixun picked up the phone again and called Li Zekai directly.

"Dududu..."

"Hello, Mr. Xu, how are you?"

"Hahaha, Zekai, long time no see, how have you been lately?"

At this time, Li Zekai, who was in the CEO's office at Yingke Group's headquarters, was a little confused. He didn't understand why his father's friend, who hadn't called him for more than ten years, suddenly called him today.

Could it be that the Xu family needs help with the public attack they suffered today?

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!

But Li Zekai still had the proper courtesy and replied with a smile: "It's OK recently, Mr. Xu, how about you? Are you feeling well recently?"

"Haha, good, I'm in good health. I even played golf with Jiacheng recently!"

Li Zekai frowned upon hearing this, and immediately didn't want to talk nonsense anymore, so he got straight to the point and said, "So what does Mr. Xu want to talk to me about today?"

The second son of the Li family is still young. If it were his brother, he would probably keep practicing Tai Chi until the other party couldn't stand it anymore and took the initiative to explain the situation!

Xu Shixun smiled slightly, and then asked with a smile: "Zekai, I heard that you know the shareholders of Yuanfang Financial Group. Is this true?"

Li Zekai was stunned, and immediately began to connect all the information in his mind: After Yuanfang Financial acquired Yingke Insurance, it wanted to purchase the remaining shares at a premium to complete delisting, but it didn't expect to be tricked by Xu Jinheng. Now Yuanfang Financial's counterattack has come, and the Xu family is anxious!

After figuring it out, Li Zekai was happy and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu, I know a shareholder of Yuanfang Financial Group, but Jin Heng was wrong in this matter, wasn't he? It caused a lot of trouble in the past few days. Didn't he provoke an enemy for the Xu family for no reason? It was really unwise!

By the way, Mr. Xu, let me remind you that Yuanfang Finance is a very powerful company, you can’t afford to offend them! "

Oh?

You have to know that Li Zekai is the son of Li Ka-shing, who is very powerful in Hong Kong. Where did Yuanfang Finance come from? Why did Li Zekai be so cautious?

Xu Shixun's feeling of uneasiness became stronger and stronger!

Before making this call, I was still thinking about investigating and fighting back, but now, I am just thinking about how to keep things quiet!

After Xu Shixun quickly adjusted his mood, he said, "Yes, yes, it must be Jin Heng who made a mistake this time, so as a parent, I have to clean up the mess!

I wonder if Zekai is willing to provide the contact information of Yuanfang Finance’s shareholders?

I'll go apologize to him and discuss how to resolve this matter. It's better to resolve a feud than to create one!"

"It's a good idea, Mr. Xu. No problem. By the way, Mr. An is from the mainland and speaks Mandarin!"

Mainland? !

Xu Shixun was shocked when he heard this! He immediately asked, "Is the boss of Yuanfang Financial Group actually from the mainland?"

"No, no, no, Mr. Xu misunderstood. What I meant is that Mr. An who contacted me is from the mainland. I don't know who the specific boss is or where he is from."

Li Zekai's explanation is completely unnecessary. If mainlanders are shareholders, then it means that the boss is most likely also from the mainland!

However, Xu Shixun did not continue the topic. Instead, he thanked him: "Zekai, thank you for your help. Without you, I really don't know how to deal with this matter."

"Mr. Xu is too polite. Harmony brings wealth, which is the core of Hong Kong's business world. Mr. An is very generous in his work and behavior. As long as Mr. Xu is willing to bear some losses, I believe this matter will be perfectly resolved in the end! I will send Mr. An's contact information to Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu, please contact him as soon as possible!"

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to Zekai. We really need to resolve this matter as soon as possible. When it's over, I'll host a banquet to thank you."

"Okay, that's it. Goodbye, Mr. Xu!"

"goodbye!"

Not long after hanging up the phone, Xu Shixun received a text message on his mobile phone.

【Reassurance, 139xxxxxxxx】

Peace of mind!

Xu Shixun recalled the name carefully, but still had no impression and no clue.

It looks like a fierce dragon crossing the river. I was really careless in this test!

Shaking his head with slight regret, Xu Shixun immediately called An Xin.

"Dududu..."

After waiting for five or six seconds, a steady voice came from the receiver: "Hello, who is this?"

Xu Shixun woke up and said with a smile: "Hello Mr. An, I am Xu Shixun!"

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