Hardy Empire 1945

  Chapter 210 The biggest specialty is the fool

  After ten days of sailing, a freighter bound for Hong Kong from the United States sailed into the port, and Victor led a truck to the port to pick up the cargo.

  Hadi only told Victor that this batch of goods were medicines, but did not tell him what medicine it was, and this batch of goods was issued with an inspection exemption certificate, and Victor was successfully shipped back to the company.

  When he opened the cargo box, he opened his mouth wide in surprise.

   "Oh my god, it's penicillin, it's penicillin!"

  No wonder the boss didn’t say it in the telegram. It is probably because he was afraid that others would know the news. What went wrong in the middle.

  Finally counted, a total of 100,000 bottles.

  Victor said that if these goods were sold at black market prices, they would be worth more than one million dollars.

  Victor thought for a while, and immediately ran to the telegraph office to report to Hardy, "Boss, the goods have been received, what else do you have to order?"

  After sending the telegram, Victor did not leave, but waited at the telegraph office.

  Two hours later, Victor received a reply, “The medicine is handled by you at your sole discretion. There will be so many goods every month from now on. The money sold is stored in the account and used to buy antiques and land.”

  "This year, our group and Mersey Pharmaceuticals are going to cooperate to open a pharmaceutical factory in Hong Kong. You can choose a location in advance, or purchase a western-style pharmaceutical factory for direct transformation. After the year, more people will be sent to Hong Kong, and you will be responsible for the arrangement."

   Victor received the telegram, and his hands trembled with excitement.

  100,000 bottles of penicillin every month, this is to transport gold here, but also to open a pharmaceutical factory and expand investment here. It can be seen that the boss attaches great importance to the business of the East.

  Hong Kong auction company has been established, named "HARDY Auction Company", located on Queen's Road in Central. Victor knew the importance of facade and rented a western-style office building.

  Originally, this was a small bank with three floors, but later moved away. A vault was renovated in the building, which was used to store antiques.

  There are many antique shops in Hong Kong. Victor hired several appraisal masters with a high salary, and hired more than a dozen staff, and the auction company officially opened.

In Hong Kong now, there are more than one million people gathered in small places, and most of them are mountainous areas. Therefore, the population density of places suitable for living is very high. Because of the war, Hong Kong has flooded with a large number of young and strong laborers. Now there is no shortage of manpower here. .

  The auction company doesn’t need to worry about Victor. He is now focusing on how to sell the penicillin in his hand. In fact, he doesn’t have to worry about selling it at all, but he wants to maximize his profits without making mistakes.

  He felt that it was necessary to register a trading company, so that it would be more plausible to sell, even if it was found, there would be excuses.

   Victor immediately sent someone to register a trading company.

  What to do next?

  Victor also has a way. He is best at dragging the tiger Pila banner and asking the driver to drive to No. 9 Ice House Street, which is the US Consulate in Hong Kong.

   Victor handed over a business card.

  "Hello, I am a citizen of the United States. My name is Victor. I am the general representative of the Hardy Group in Hong Kong. I would like to call on your Excellency Consul General Jim Rhodes and please inform us."

  The official position of the representative of Hardy Group is self-appointed by Victor, and his business card is now printed.

  The staff saw foreigners, so they didn't dare to neglect, so they went in to report with their business cards.

  Consul General Rhodes got his business card and looked at it over and over again, "Hadi Group, haven't you heard of this name?"

  However, the other party is a US citizen and moved out of a group company. In the United States, no matter what company it is, those who dare to call a group company must not be small businesses. Many of them have deep contacts with senators and senior officials in Washington.

  He is just a small consul, and these big groups can't afford to offend him.

  "Mr. Victor, please come in." The consul ordered.

   Victor walked into the consular office. Jim Rhodes, seeing Victor’s temperament, knew that this person might have a lot of origin.

After shaking hands with the other party, Victor introduced himself. He is the general representative of the Hardy Group to Hong Kong and is responsible for the business here. The Hardy Group is ready to invest here. They have established an auction company and a trading company before. , Ready to hold a grand cocktail party, inviting Hong Kong celebrities to participate.

  "Consul Rhodes, I just came here and I am not very familiar with the environment in Hong Kong. I hope Mr. Consul can help and invite government officials, business elites, and upper-class people in Hong Kong to participate."

  Jim Rhodes smiled, "We are all Americans. I am naturally willing to help with such a busy schedule. I would love to see local people invest in Hong Kong."

   "Thank you so much. I will book a hotel now, and I will come to you after the reservation is made." Victor said, standing up and saying goodbye.

  Holding Consul Rhodes’s hand again before leaving, smiled and said: "Mr. Consul, Hardy Group will remember your help."

  After speaking, leave.

In fact, Consul Rhodes is still in a state of doubt at this moment. He just promised Victor, more perfunctory. He intends to ask if the Hardy Group has the strength and how to make a decision. If the Hardy Group is a humble company The company, next time this Victor comes over, he can completely dismiss him with a few words.

  Who can you find out about it?

It is too troublesome to send a telegram to the country, and the information transmitted by the telegram is very limited. However, he thought of a person, Carlson, manager of the Hong Kong branch of Citibank. They have the best information about finance. Carlson should know the details of the Hardy Group. .

   Picked up the phone and called Carlson. After a short time, the call was connected, "Carlson, this is Jim."

   "What's the command of the Consul?" Carlson said with a smile.

  The two are old friends, and there is a bit of ridicule in their tone.

   "I want to ask you about a company."

   "What company?"

   "Hadi Group, have you heard of it?"

  Carlson paused slightly, "Hadi Group, of course I have heard of it, what's the matter?"

   "Oh, is there such a group? Why don't I know?"

   Carlson smiled, "Jim, you haven't returned to the United States for almost two years, have you?"

   "Almost there."

"No wonder you didn’t know that this Hardy Group is the latest big company. It is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Its boss is Jon Hardy. Acquired a bank, now has assets of approximately US$400 million, and is a member of the California consortium."

  Carlson still understands the news of Hardy Group.

   Jim Rhodes heard it secretly, 400 million US dollars, this is an astronomical amount for him, and he can't even think of it.

  With so much wealth, I don’t know how many senior parliamentarians will bow to him, and he, the consul in Hong Kong, is just a very small civil servant.

But then he thought of something. Now companies in the United States have very little investment in Hong Kong. This is mainly a British company. The Hardy Group is the first group company to invest in Hong Kong. They don’t have much to do here. Otherwise, I won't let myself help contact people.

Jim Rhodes was born in California, and his hometown is in Sacramento. If he does something in this matter, he may be able to establish a relationship with this company. When he returns to China, he may get their support. Go one step further on the way.

   Thinking of this, Jim Rhodes's heart became a little eager.

  But he still needs to confirm that Victor is a liar. In case a liar comes to Hong Kong to cheat under the banner of the Hardy Group, he helps contact people. In the end, he will become a laughingstock and will be punished and ruined his career.

   "Carlson, do you know what Hardy Group plans to invest in Hong Kong?" Consul Rhodes asked.

   "Did Victor find you?" Carlson asked.

  When Carlson said the name Victor, Consul Rhodes's heart was more than half relieved.

  "Do you know him?"

  "I met once. This Mr. Victor came to Hong Kong. His money was transferred to Hong Kong by the Hardy Group through Citibank. Mr. Victor came to complete the formalities. Because of the huge amount, I personally received it."

  The current US$500,000 is definitely a huge sum of money in Hong Kong, even in the United States.

  Although Carlson did not say how much money, but the huge amount of money already explains the problem.

   "Victor has something to do with you?" Carlson asked.

   "Yes, he is coming to me, ready to hold a reception, let me help contact people." Consul Rhodes said.

   Carlson immediately said: "Jim, I must be counted."

   "Of course no problem."

   Putting down the phone, knowing that Victor is not a liar, and Rhodes has the spirit. He thinks this is a good opportunity to get closer to the Hardy Group. This matter must be done well.

  In the afternoon, Victor came again. Consul Rhodes was more enthusiastic than in the morning. He invited people to make coffee and ordered the staff to find a list of all the famous people in Hong Kong.

Including the Governor of Hong Kong Grantham, the Commissioner of Police, the four largest British-owned companies in Hong Kong, Jardine International, Swire International, Hutchison International, Wheelock, as well as the Kadoorie family, the Ho Qidong family, etc., a total of fifty to sixty. .

  Almost all Europeans, the Chinese in Hong Kong have not yet risen, and the large Chinese companies in later generations still have no shadows.

   "I tried to send out invitations to these people. I don't know who can come." Consul Rhodes said.

  Victor thought for a while and said, "Can you post the invitation in the joint name of Hardy Group and the consulate?"

  In fact, this requirement is somewhat illegal.

  But Rhodes thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

  Victor was very happy. “The reception will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Peninsula Hotel. What time do you think is appropriate?”

  "After ten days, it will take a while to post the invitation."

   "Ok, then I will prepare in advance."

  A few days later, including the Governor's Office, the police station, all ocean companies and various families, all received an invitation. The inscription on the invitation was the Hardy Group and the US Consulate in Hong Kong.

  What is the origin of this Hardy Group?

  Even the US consulate was ranked behind.

  People have inquired about the sacredness of the Hardy Group. Originally they thought it was just a bragging American company, but after inquiring, it turned out to be a recently emerging large company with assets of hundreds of millions of dollars.

  Many people have other thoughts. Is this company preparing to enter Hong Kong in an all-round way? What industries does it involve, and what changes will it bring to Hong Kong's future development?

  So many people feel that it is necessary to attend this cocktail party to explore the reality of each other.

  Ten days are fast.

Today, many small cars came to the Peninsula Hotel, and big people walked into the banquet hall. Victor and Consul Rhodes greeted them together. Not long after, forty or fifty big people gathered. Of course, the governor did not come. It was his. Secretary officer.

  When people chat, they will inevitably talk about this Hardy Group. I don’t know if such a big move this time is going to enter Hong Kong on a large scale. What kind of impact will a large capital group like this have on the current situation in Hong Kong.

  Where do they know,

  These are all made by Victor.

  Hadi let him play freely, so what's more polite.

  What did he do before, liar! He knows how to fool people best and knows how to do what is best for him. He wants to make a career now, and he is backed by Hardy, so he can use these advantages to the extreme.

  Victor looked at a house of high-ranking Hong Kong officials and wealthy businessmen, and said that he could safely fool them after a while, and he was excited when he thought about it.

  Everyone is here.

  Consul General Rhodes and Victor came to the stage together, and the people in the audience looked at the two of them, and the venue suddenly became quiet.

  Consul General Rhodes introduced Victor, the general representative of Hardy Group living in Hong Kong, to come and prepare to open up the Hong Kong market.

  The crowd applauded gently to express their welcome.

   Victor took the microphone with a confident smile on his face.

   "Everyone, let me introduce the Hardy Group first. Some people may be a little unfamiliar with the Hardy Group. Our group has been established not long ago, but it has strong strength."

   "The Hardy Group has a bank under the name of Wells Fargo, which manages more than $1 billion in funds, and this bank is the private property of our boss, Mr. Jon Hardy."

  $1 billion.

  This is definitely a number that shocked everyone present.

  After World War II, the United Kingdom wanted to rebuild and recover and borrowed US$4.3 billion from the United States. This is a loan from one country to another.

  The boss of the Hardy Group can spend $1 billion privately.

   Victor continued to blow:

  "Our group has ABC TV, the largest radio and television station in the United States. Now the ratings account for about 80% of the United States, and it stabilizes the other two television stations."

   "We have the largest security company in the United States, and the largest private armed force in the United States. We now have more than 5,000 people with complete weapons and equipment. All are veterans who have killed people on the battlefield during World War II."

  Many people are shocked that so many private forces can overthrow the power of a small country.

  Actually, Victor brags, now HD security does not have 5,000 people, only more than 3,000 people.

  They don’t know how to count anyway.

   "The Hardy Group also has the nation's largest TV manufacturer, the top five Hollywood movie companies ~ www.readwn.com ~ airlines and dozens of industries, and more than a dozen listed companies."

  "More than that, the Hardy Group has now joined the California consortium. There are more than 100 companies within the consortium, covering almost all industries. It is the largest consortium in the western United States."

Having said this, Victor paused, deliberately lowered some of his voice, and said into the microphone: "Here, I might as well tell you that our boss and Washington are very close and have a certain influence on some decisions of Washington. Force."

   "I hope you have heard these words, don't pass them to the outside." Victor smiled.

  "I was appointed by the group to Hong Kong, just to open up the market here, hoping to obtain the support of the Governor and government departments, there are also many large enterprises here, Hardy Group is willing to develop friendly exchanges and cooperation with everyone."

   Let him collect antiques,

   Let him sell penicillin.

  He made such a big battle.

  Call all the big people in Hong Kong to fudge together. Others may not be able to do such a thing, but Victor flies.

  Because the fool is his biggest special.

  (End of this chapter)