Shodick didn't want to listen to Shek Chi-yik's nonsense about industry analysis, but Shek Chi-yik's last sentence stunned him. "You mean?"
"I was aware of the whole thing, and I also spoke with the Medical and Health Department and the Marine Police," Shek Chi-yik said with a smile, spreading his hands towards Shodick.
"Are you crazy? Even if this industry is unregulated, it still brings enough luster to Hong Kong, enough figures to show London, and you've ruined it?" Shodick asked incredulously. "Do you want those people at the London Overseas Colonial Department to send you from Hong Kong to Africa to sunbathe? Maybe you'll never be able to return to London? You've ruined such a great opportunity!"
"I didn't ruin it, but rather started it anew. The profit margin for wigs is very substantial. Don't you think we should take the remaining orders from those China factory owners and put them in the hands of the Britain? Let the Britain manage it and drive the development of the entire industry? This would also be a better way to announce to the world that Hong Kong was able to achieve impressive economic figures during this dark period because Hong Kong belongs to Britain and because the Britain have made efforts," Shek Chi-yik asked Shodick.
Shodick frowned. "Mason, what you're saying certainly sounds tempting, but the wig industry is practically at a standstill right now. Which Britain businessman would be willing to put in the effort for this? I don't mean to speak ill of the Britain, but Britain businessmen have been scared away from Hong Kong by the Embargo Order."
"The wig industry has been severely impacted, but one trading company and factory have escaped unscathed. The owner of that trading company is a Britain willing to step forward during this industry crisis. This afternoon, I will meet with everyone in the wig industry to introduce them to this Britain who possesses fearlessness, sacrifice, courage, and all the finest Britain virtues. Please convey to the Governor that within a month at most, everything will be back on track, and Hong Kong, and Hong Kong economy, will flourish even more under Your Excellency's rule." Shek Chi-yik smiled at Shodick, "I guarantee it."
Chapter 298 The Last Hope
Outside, the rain poured down and thunder roared like a tidal wave.
Inside the conference room on the fifth floor of the Dulles Hotel, however, the downpour had completely unaffected the scene. Although Tang Wenbao and his son Tang Jingyuan, who were sitting at the conference table, were dressed in dry and luxurious clothes, they looked more disheveled than drowned rats soaked to the bone on the street.
Yesterday afternoon, Gu Linshan pulled off a clever diversionary tactic. First, she arranged for Tang Wenbao to meet with the factory owners at ten factories in Tang Boqi's name, conveying the news that Tang Boqi had learned that Song Tianyao had received hair from the mainland at a high price. Then, she announced that the other factories would temporarily suspend production to observe the situation.
At the same time, Tang Jingyuan was invited to the Hong Kong subsidiary of Kimei International Trading Company, where the subsidiary was transferred to Tang Jingyuan's name.
If Tang Wenbao hadn't been sent to someone else's factory, preventing Tang Jingyuan from having a chance to discuss things with him, Tang Wenbao would definitely have noticed the problem. Unfortunately, Tang Jingyuan was too incompetent. Although he seemed much more composed than when he was indulging in a life of pleasure, he severely lacked business experience. A company was placed in front of him, and he was easily blinded and fell into the abyss.
Last night, when Tang Jingyuan told Tang Wenbao that the Hong Kong subsidiary of Kimei International Trading Company had been acquired by him, Tang Wenbao Tang Jingyuan took his two sons, Tang Jingxian, to Kwong Wah Hospital to see Tang Boqi, only to find that no one named Tang Boqi had come to Kwong Wah Hospital for a check-up.
Even before nightfall, news had already spread among the factory owners through their connections at Customs and the Marine Police that the India, Xia Harry, had been arrested for allegedly selling a batch of hair from Mainland China.
These factory owners successively called Tang Wenbao to inquire whether the raw materials they were currently using in their factories would be affected. After all, Tang Wenbao had already told them that Song Tianyao had received news of hair from the mainland, and these factory owners all thought that the Tang family was colluding with the India to deliberately frame Song Tianyao.
However, Tang Wenbao's legs went weak after receiving the news. The information about Song Tianyao purchasing hair from mainland China was passed to him by Tang Boqi. Now that Tang Boqi has transferred the company to Tang Jingyuan, how could it be that Song Tianyao received hair from mainland China? It must be that the raw materials used by their factories at this time are hair from mainland China! Tang Boqi was tricked by the India, and then he tricked Tang Jingyuan without batting an eye, while he himself got away ahead of time!
It was only at this moment that Tang Wenbao realized the pressure that those usually calm and smiling business Big Brother had to bear behind the scenes, and that he, who had only ever done small business and had never experienced any major storms, Tang Wenbao completely powerless to cope with it all.
Previously, Jimei Company a dazzling gold mine in Tang Boqi's hands, but now, in the hands of the father and son, it is a hot potato.
Enraged, Tang Wenbao called the United States and unleashed a torrent of abuse on his brother Tang Shihu, who was completely unaware of the situation. But no matter how vicious his words were, they were of no use.
However, the scenario that Tang Jingyuan had imagined— the Customs Department, the Trade Department, and others coming to seize and shut down the Jimei Company— did not happen.
His lawyer told him that hair from mainland China was not a prohibited item that needed to be deliberately embargoed by Hong Kong. Only after the United States Department of Commerce suspended all of the company's United States. orders and the United States. distributors would begin to pursue the breach of contract by the Jimei Company after the supply deadline. In other words, Tang Wenbao and Tang Jingyuan would not be arrested or detained, and no one would restrict their personal freedom.
But for Tang Wenbao and his son Tang Jingyuan, sitting in the conference room of the Dulles Hotel, they wished the police would lock them up in jail so they could escape the questioning and angry stares of everyone in the room.
"President Tang! Your nephew was the one who contacted the India to help supply everyone. After the association was established, you personally dealt with the India. Yesterday, you said that Song Tianyao would definitely be ruined if he received hair from the mainland. Now I've heard that the raw materials from our factories might actually be from the mainland! What have you done, President!" Huang Siqun's fat face trembled, and his small eyes flashed with anxiety and anger as he slammed his fist on the table and shouted at Tang Wenbao.