Chapter 874: Tan Si is here

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Chen Jie didn't even eat breakfast, so he left a message saying that he would stay in Hong Kong for two more days, and then left an address and left.

Lu Xiyan didn't keep him either. People like Chen Jie are usually uncertain. He can stay in a home he is not very familiar with for one night, which is already very trusting in you.

Hong Sihai came to pay New Year's greetings early in the morning, and then the director of Anji Hospital, who has a good cooperation.

In addition to coming to pay New Year's greetings, President Fei Ming also came with a purpose. He hoped that Lu Xiyan could become a special expert at Anji Hospital and could take a few days a year to come to Hong Kong to provide guidance or surgery for Anji Hospital.

Lu Xiyan also hopes to establish a better connection in Hong Kong. Anji Hospital and Anping Pharmacy are also good. In addition, he now has certain power in Guangci Hospital and has exchanges and cooperation with the University of Hong Kong. The University of Hong Kong also hopes that he can come to the University of Hong Kong for exchanges and lectures.

In this way, he agreed to the invitation from Anji Hospital.

Meng Fanxing has finished taking the children to the streets. Lu Xiyan doesn’t like the excitement very much. He can’t leave Lao Mengtou at home and ignore it, right?

I played chess with Lao Mengtou and lived in Hong Kong for a year. The old man's temper has not changed much, and his chess skills have improved a lot compared to the past.

If you play chess now, it is not as easy as Lu Xiyan's attempt to beat him.

"Sir, the chairman of Tongheng Bank called and said he wanted to come to greet the New Year." Uncle Gui, who was watching the game, answered a call and ran back to report.

"Chairman Tong is coming?" Lu Xiyan said in surprise, "I should go to greet him with New Year's greetings. Why is this the opposite?"

"That sir..."

"Forget it, I'll go there in person when I look back." Lu Xiyan thought about it. Since they were all coming, it wouldn't be great if they refused.

"Sir, do you want to prepare?"

"Well, ought, when did the wife say come back?"

"Mrs. said that they are going to go to Mazu Palace to burn incense today. There must be many people in Mazu Palace today, so I guess they won't come back so early."

"Then let me ignore her. Let my sister-in-law and Xiao He prepare it. Just be simple. If the guests come at noon, we will always keep them for a meal." Lu Xiyan ordered.

"There are ready-made items at home, just do it."

"Well, I'll get two bottles of Maotai that Mr. Chen gave me. Today I must have two drinks with Chairman Tong."

"OK."

Not long after, the doorbell sounded.

"Chairman Tong, happy new year, I'm so sorry. I should come to visit you for New Year's greetings." Lu Xiyan quickly tidied up his clothes and went out to greet him.

"Happy New Year, Mr. Lu. If my little girl hadn't come back from Shanghai to celebrate the New Year, I knew you had come to Hong Kong for the New Year, I wouldn't know the news." Tong Ziqiang, chairman of Hong Kong Tongheng Bank, also bowed his fists and returned the gift.

"I'm not a big shot. I'm just going to Hong Kong for the New Year. Can't I send a press release all over the world?" Lu Xiyan smiled, "Uncle Tong, Miss Tong, please sit in there quickly."

"please!"

"If you don't respect me, Director Lu must accept it." Tong Ziqiang ordered the driver to bring in two gift boxes and said.

"This cannot be used, it cannot be used..."

"It's not something valuable, it's just some candy and candied fruit snacks, to make a celebration." Dong Ziqiang laughed.

"Then I'm disrespectful."

Tong Ziqiang pulled Tong Jiahui to greet Lu Xiyan on the first day of the Lunar New Year, but it was not just the etiquette walk between friends during the Spring Festival.

He came with a purpose. Tongheng Bank also has a branch in Shanghai, with a lot of business and a lot of cooperation with companies under Lu Xiyan's name.

Of course, Lu Xiyan could not only cooperate with Tongheng's bank company, and he himself is a shareholder of several banks.

Especially the director of the China-French Bank.

"Uncle Tong means that I will invest in Tongheng Bank?" Lu Xiyan was surprised that Tong Ziqiang's main purpose today was to let him invest in Tongheng Bank.

As far as he knows, although Tongheng Bank is the chairman of Tong Ziqiang and he has the most shares, he cannot absolutely control the shares. If other shareholders unite, it is possible to pull him off from the position of chairman.

The business situation of Tongheng Bank is still good at present. At least, he knows the situation of the branch in Shanghai.

I don't know about the Hong Kong headquarters.

Banks will introduce new shareholders unless there is a problem in their operations or need to expand their equity. Does Tongheng Bank have a problem in its operations or needs to expand its equity?

Although the banking industry makes money, the greater the risk and the fierce competition. In a small place like Hong Kong, there are so many banks, the competition becomes even more intense.

It is often seen that banks have broken and closed down due to bank runs or unable to recover loaned funds.

Tongheng Bank is a local bank in Hong Kong and is quite famous among all local banks in Hong Kong, but compared with banks like HSBC, Standard Chartered and Citi, it is really much weaker.

Fanxing Investment Company actually has the business of lending loans from banks, but this is only for banks and industries, and does not have personal business. Because it does not absorb personal deposits, it cannot be regarded as a bank, and at best it is just credit.

Fanxing Investment’s main business is investment. If you find that there are good projects or stocks, you will invest or follow up.

If you do stocks and futures, as long as you can make money, they will make money if they don’t make money.

Why is Fanxing Real Estate not short of money? It is because the huge profits earned by Fanxing Investment are supported by it.

"How much does Uncle Tong want me to take?"

"I can give you five percent of the shares. According to the current market price, in the stock market, there are almost fifteen percent of our outstanding shares. If Director Lu can take back the 25 percent of the outstanding shares, then we two will be able to re-control the shares together." Tong Ziqiang said.

“Is anyone shorting Tongheng Bank?”

"Yes..." Although a little embarrassed, Tong Ziqiang did not shy away and nodded.

"How much money do I need to invest to complete the acquisition of this 25% of the shares?" Lu Xiyan asked.

"About two million." Tong Ziqiang said, "If the stock price is a little lower, one million and a half million may be enough."

"Do they want to buy the bottom?"

"Yes, after all, our Tongheng Bank is a high-quality asset and its debt ratio is very low. If they buy at the bottom, it will be easy to get on again." Tong Ziqiang said.

"Who is the other party?" Lu Xiyan asked.

"Misi Industrial."

"Japanese?" Lu Xiyan said in surprise.

"Yes, the stock exchange in Hong Kong has been chaotic by these Japanese people, but the British Hong Kong authorities have no choice but to do it. Now we can only find a way for ourselves." Tong Ziqiang sighed.

"The British Hong Kong authorities let the Japanese mess up Hong Kong's stock market and economy?" Lu Xiyan said in surprise.

"These Japanese are playing with you within the rules set by the British. Unless financial control policies are introduced, there is no way to deal with them. They have sufficient funds and financial experts are providing guidance. It is very difficult to deal with. This time they are targeting our Tongheng Bank. I guess they will only start when they see us opening a branch in Shanghai." Tong Ziqiang said.

Lu Xiyan didn't think so. If the other party was from Mitsui Industrial, it was very likely that he was going to Xi Mengyao and him.

Tongheng Bank has close ties with Meng'an Company and Anping Pharmacy, and this is why people from Mitsui Industrial are targeted.

"Uncle Tong, if I intervene directly, it may alarm the Japanese. Why not do this? Let's change our thinking and let me do the funds and people. How about we have a good time with the Japanese in Hong Kong?" Lu Xiyan said.

"Oh, what's your solution?"

"I have a friend who runs a company in Hong Kong. I hold shares through him so that the Japanese will not discover it. What do you think?" Lu Xiyan thought of Chu Ze. This was a good opportunity to let Chu Ze enter the Hong Kong banking industry.

"Okay, Mr. Lu said so, your friend is my friend." Tong Ziqiang was also a cheerful person and quickly agreed.

Lu Xiyan tried to keep Tong Ziqiang and Tong Jiahui for lunch, opened a bottle of Moutai, and talked about some details.

Tong Zhiqiang and his daughter said goodbye and left with satisfaction.

The Japanese have already started to attack Hong Kong in finance, but what about Shanghai's stock financial futures market?

Will these greedy Japanese be willing to let go?

Lu Xiyan didn't plan to stay in Hong Kong for long. He had booked the tickets and returned to Shanghai after the fifth day of the lunar month. Meng Fanxing might have to stay for two more days to accompany Lao Mengtou.

In the evening, Lu Xiyan received news from Fu Yue who sent someone to send him that Tan Si had already set out from Hanoi to Hong Kong.

You can go to Haipang Port in the evening, and you can go to Hong Kong at the latest in the third day of the New Year.

Tan Si is coming, and Lu Xiyan must meet him. The two of them have not met for a year and have a lot to say.

In the past two days, he finally had time to calm down and think carefully and analyze the current situation.

Although China sacrificed a lot in the Battle of Changsha, it blocked the attack of the Japanese army's absolute superior force. The balance of power between China and Japan has not changed, but the situation has quietly changed.

That is, Japan's shortcomings have been completely exposed, that is, they have insufficient potential, and they have completely lost the opportunity to completely conquer China in military terms.

Unless Chongqing makes a mistake, this should not happen.

Also, Japan supports the Wang family and also means to withdraw from the quagmire of China's war. In other words, it wants to annex China and get the resources they want at this stage. Then it is most appropriate to have an obedient puppet regime.

From the perspective of Japan, this is the smartest way to do it.

There is just one word that they can't avoid.

greedy!

Anyone may have an imbalance in the face of huge interests, let alone a country with ambitions?

Lao Chiang is not Wang. Wang has no army on his hands, so he can't stand his back. In addition, he has completely fallen and is willing to be a puppet for the Japanese, but Lao Chiang may not be willing, let alone, the situation is not clear yet.

The shortcomings of the Japanese army were not all blind in Chongqing, and it was impossible for none of them to be seen. So many senior generals had experience in staying in Japan, including Jiang himself.

If you can't tell this, is he still a qualified commander?

Combined with the anti-communist climax that the Kuomintang set off at the end of the year, it is not difficult to see that Lao Jiang must have seen some clues. Even if he makes peace with the Japanese, he will not be able to be a puppet.

Therefore, it is probably difficult to reach a secret negotiation between China and Japan in Hong Kong.

Lu Xiyan wrote his analysis into a report and submitted it through Song Xin.
Chapter completed!