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"of course."
"Boss, wait for my good news."
Upon hearing Audrey's question, Stallone immediately put down his luggage, picked up his sniper rifle, and walked out the door.
Chapter 105 cut off HSBC's electricity.
The next day, Ni Yongjun placed a bid of HK$1 to acquire shares of Hong Kong Island Electric, thus acquiring 49% of the company's shares in one go.
The acquisition of a 49% stake in Hong Kong Island Lighting only cost HK$5 million.
Subsequently, Ni Yongjun had Hong Kong Electric issue a new announcement, hiring a new accounting firm to audit Hong Kong Electric's finances.
That evening, after the market closed, Hong Kong Island Electric issued another new announcement.
"After auditing Hong Kong Island Electricity, the new accounting firm discovered that the fraud had only lasted for two years."
As soon as the announcement was released, shareholders realized it was good news.
The previous announcement stated that the fraud was for several years, while the latest announcement only stated that it was for two years.
So the next day, investors rushed to buy shares of Hong Kong Island Electric, instantly raising the price of HK$1 to HK$3.
Ni Yongjun sold 10% of Hong Kong Island Lighting for HK$3, instantly making back the HK$16 billion he had invested in the acquisition.
Looking at the HK$16 billion in his account, Ni Yongjun was so happy that he called Hong Kong Electric and asked them to cut off the power to HSBC.
Upon hearing his boss's words, the manager of Hong Kong Island Electric immediately gave the order.
They cut off HSBC's electricity that very day.
This power outage completely threw HSBC into disarray.
They hadn't seen a power outage in decades.
Even if the entire Hong Kong Island experiences a power outage, HSBC will not.
So HSBC tycoon Sir Michael Sandberg called the manager of Hong Kong Island Electric.
It was discovered that the manager of Hong Kong Island Electricity had changed, from a foreigner to a Chinese.
He asked a few questions politely, but found that the other party kept saying they were repairing the wiring and refused to turn on the power.
Seeing this, Sir Michael Sandberg had no choice but to hang up the phone. After inquiring around, he learned that Hong Kong Island Lighting had been acquired by Ni Yongjun.
Meanwhile, Zaster, the former owner of Hong Kong Island Electric, also committed suicide by jumping off a building.
Upon hearing this, Shen Bi felt a sense of dread.
If he hadn't called Ni Yongjun directly at that time, saying that Audrey Swire and Governor Murray MacLehose had forced him to stop Ni Yongjun's payments, he would have been in trouble.
He's probably going to end up like Zaster, the owner of Hong Kong Island Electric.
You should know that Ni Yongjun is the boss of a triad in one of the four major districts.
How could someone like that only use legitimate methods with you?
They definitely used underworld methods as well.
Sir Michael Sandberg was thankful that he made the phone call at the time and extricated himself from the HSBC suspension of shipments, which is why he escaped unscathed from the crisis.
But now, with the power outage at HSBC, he also has to face it.
Shen Bi straightened his clothes, combed his hair, bought a gift, and then drove to the Ni family villa.
After parking his car, he took the gifts and went up to knock on the door to ask to see Ni Yongjun.
Ni Yongjun was reading the newspaper in the living room when he heard the servant's report and he asked Shen Bi to come in.
"Mr. Ni, I'm sorry to bother you."
"A small gift, please excuse the inconvenience."
"You're welcome."
As Ni Yongjun spoke, he had the maid take the gift and leave.
"What brings you here to see me today, Mr. Shen?"
Ni Yongjun gestured for Shen Bi to come and sit down, and poured a full cup of tea and placed it in front of him.
"Congratulations to Ni Sheng on becoming the owner of Hong Kong Island Electric."
Shen Bi did not answer directly; instead, he offered his congratulations while sipping his tea.
"It's a small thing, it's a small thing."
Upon hearing this, Ni Yongjun waved his hand dismissively and spoke while sipping his tea.
"Mr. Ni, HSBC is experiencing a power outage today. Could you please ask Hong Kong Island Electric to expedite the repairs?"
Seeing that Ni Yongjun was so easy to talk to, Shen Bi hesitated for a moment before speaking directly.
“You’re just a senior student, this is none of your business.”
Upon hearing this, Ni Yongjun stopped smiling, raised his right hand to stop him, and said.
"Okay, Mr. Ni."
"I see."
Upon hearing Ni Yongjun's words, Shen Bi smiled and replied.
After chatting with Ni Yongjun for a few minutes, Shen Bi left the Ni family villa and got into a car to drive to HSBC.
Upon returning to HSBC, Sir Michael Sandberg wrote a report, submitted it to the board of directors, and then went home to rest.
Several foreign directors at HSBC were shocked when they saw the report.
They never imagined that after paying off 4 billion in debt, Ni Yongjun would still be able to spend over 1 billion to acquire Hong Kong Island Electric.
They were wondering, just how much money does Ni Yongjun actually have?
How much money do we have left after acquiring Hong Kong Island Lighting?
More importantly, when will HSBC be able to get electricity?
After discussing it for a while, they realized that it would be useless to look for Ni Yongjun.
Because HSBC stopped paying Ni Yongjun's goods with their consent.
Moreover, Ni Yongjun is currently in a lawsuit with HSBC.
Therefore, Ni Yongjun was unlikely to give them face, so he needed to find a mediator to mediate.
They discussed it again and decided to send Shen Bi to find Bao Chuanwang and have him negotiate with Ni Yongjun.
Upon hearing this, Shen Bi could only manage a wry smile.
Because he was the one who stopped paying the shipping magnate, and he wouldn't say much on the phone, just hung up.
If we ask him to beg the shipping magnate now, wouldn't that be letting the shipping magnate humiliate him?
But he had no choice; he was just a senior manager at HSBC, an employee.
He had to do whatever the HSBC board told him to do.
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Shen Bi also brought a gift and drove to the Bao family villa on Victoria Peak.
After getting off the car, Shen Bi carried the gifts and went up to knock on the door to request an audience with the ship king.
While Bao Chuanwang was tending to the flowers and plants in the garden, he was completely bewildered when he heard from the servants that Shen Bi was requesting an audience. He had no idea why Shen Bi had come.
And how dare he come?
You should know how ruthless he was when he stopped paying his bill over the phone.
How dare we come to the Bao family villa to see him now?
Because of his excessive curiosity, the shipping magnate allowed Shen Bi to come in.
Shen Bi, smiling, entered the Bao family villa carrying gifts. Upon seeing Bao the Shipping King, he quickly placed the gifts on the stone table in the garden and said:
"The ship-chartering king has a truly refined taste."
"The flowers and plants are really beautifully trimmed."
"Why did Ms. Shen come here?"
While tending to the flowers and plants, Bao Chuanwang glanced at the very polite Shen Bi out of the corner of his eye. Seeing Shen Bi giving gifts and saying polite words, he asked in a sarcastic tone.
“Packard, sit down and talk. Sit down and talk.”
Shen Bi did not answer directly. Instead, he gestured for Bao Shuang to sit down and spoke.
"Go ahead."
"What's your business?"
Bao Chuanwang turned around and sat down at the stone table. He asked Shen Bi curiously.
Sir Michael Sandberg told the shipping magnate about Ni Yongjun's acquisition of Hong Kong Island Electric and then cutting off HSBC's electricity.
Upon hearing this, Bao Shuaiwang stared at Shen Bi in shock.
He knew that Shen Bi wouldn't lie.
He didn't expect that Ni Yongjun would still have spare money to acquire Hong Kong Island Electric after repaying 40 billion.
Moreover, after acquiring Hong Kong Island Electric, they cut off HSBC's electricity.
Only then did he realize that Ni Yongjun was a young man in his twenties.
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Acquiring Hong Kong Island Electricity Company to cut off HSBC's electricity supply—that's something only young people could do.
"I can't help you, please leave."
The shipping magnate replied with a smile.
Then he waved his hand and walked into the Bao family's living room, ignoring Shen Bi.
He originally wanted to curse Shen Bi, but now he just wanted to have a few drinks.
Ni Yongjun was so happy that he cut off HSBC's power that he had to have a few drinks to celebrate.
When Shen Bi saw that Bao Ship King refused, he didn't plead any further and simply turned around and left the Bao family villa.
Because he was just an employee, he left the things he couldn't ask for to the HSBC board of directors.
After returning, Sir Michael Sandberg informed several HSBC directors of the results.
Although several HSBC directors knew this would be the outcome, they were still quite upset to hear it.
Afterwards, they discussed it again and finally decided to have Shen Bi go to Huo Yingdong and ask him to talk to Ni Yongjun to make peace.
Upon hearing this, Shen Bi had no choice but to buy another gift and drive to the Huo family villa to request an audience.
As a result, he waited outside the Huo family villa for a long time, but no one paid any attention to him.
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When he knocked on the door again, two servants came out of the Huo family villa and frantically swept the floor in front of him with brooms.
The dust from the sweeping kept hitting his nose, making him sneeze repeatedly.
Having no other option, he left the Huo family villa and returned to HSBC to report the situation.
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Huo Yingdong was in the courtyard when he heard Shen Bi leave, and he laughed.
He had already received a call from the shipping magnate, knowing that Shen Bi had come to see him about something.
The idea was to get him to plead with Ni Yongjun so that Ni Yongjun could turn the power back on and allow HSBC to operate normally.
Otherwise, with the generator running, the noisy roar would make it impossible to work.
That kid Ni Yongjun got his revenge for HSBC stopping his payments.
You should know that it took him a long time to raise the funds to repay HSBC.
Although he was able to win some money by suing HSBC, he was definitely unhappy about it.