Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings.

Chapter 991 0976 [Strong Alliance]

"Ms. Jiang, please take a seat!"

In the office of General Manager Li, Li Zhaoheng welcomed a distinguished guest, Miss Jiang Ling'er from Thailand.

As the introducer of the two, Li Tianwang, Li Zhaoheng's trusted subordinate, stood respectfully aside and briefly introduced the two.

Before coming here, Li Zhaoheng already had complete control of Jiang Ling'er's information.

The former owner of the Pirate Island, he had a grudge against Du Yongxiao. In order to seek revenge, he came to Hong Kong and approached Du Yongxiao, but unfortunately his revenge failed and he retreated to Thailand.

By chance, she saved the life of the current King of Thailand and was adopted as his adopted daughter. She then monopolized Thailand's rice, rubber and other industries, becoming a veritable female tycoon in Thailand.

Of course, before coming here, Jiang Ling'er also learned a lot about Li Zhaoheng.

He is the second-in-command of the Li Group, and the first-in-command is his father, Li Xiaohe.

However, Li Xiaohe was plagued by illness, and many of his business ventures were left to his three sons.

Among the three sons, the eldest son Li Zhaoyuan is indecisive, the third son Li Zhaozhen is arrogant, and only the second son Li Zhaoheng is more reliable in his work and life.

It’s just a pity that Li Zhaoheng chose the wrong opponent in the last confrontation and offended Du Yongxiao. After being hit by Du Yongxiao, the Li family was under tremendous pressure and the stock of Li Group almost hit the limit down.

For this reason, the Li family had to sell part of their shares to Du Yongxiao in exchange for the other party's stop.

It can be said that the conflict between Li Jia and Du Yongxiao is irreconcilable, and it remains to be seen when the next storm will arise.

"Actually, Mr. Li, you should know why I'm here today." Jiang Ling'er sat down opposite Li Zhaoheng.

Li Zhaoheng could observe this beautiful but cruel woman from Chuan Shuiou up close.

She is in her twenties, with an oval face, hair dyed into big golden waves, fiery red lips, and beautiful eyes. She is wearing a miniskirt that shows off her slender waist and perky butt. Her fiery figure makes people's heart beat faster at a glance.

Li Zhaoheng glanced at Jiang Ling'er, especially when Jiang Ling'er smiled at him, he quickly looked away. Even so quickly, he still felt his heart beating uncontrollably.

"This is a witch!" Li Zhaoheng muttered in his heart, but on the surface he grinned confidently at the other party. Then he no longer looked at Jiang Ling'er, but reached out for the tea set on the table.

The tea set is a silver-gilt product from the Tang and Song dynasties in China, but it looks very new, with no traces of tea caused by age. It is obviously not an antique, but a modern imitation handicraft.

Li Zhaoheng picked up the gilded tea tray on the table and poured hot water into the teapot slowly and steadily. His movements in brewing tea were so skillful that they would put ordinary tea connoisseurs to shame.

"I heard that Miss Jiang is also Chinese, so she must like tea very much! In Thailand, there is a lot of coconut juice, bananas, and fruit wine, but there is very little good tea to taste. Try mine, top-grade Longjing tea, which I can only pick a few kilograms of each time! Every penny counts!"

Li Zhaoheng's hands kept moving, pouring hot water into the teapot and then into the teacup through the spout. He was very skilled in the whole process and it was obvious that he had practiced it countless times.

Jiang Ling'er took a deep look at Li Zhaoheng, her beautiful eyes gradually turned from charming and seductive to calm as the tea flowed, and she chuckled, "Mr. Li, you are thoughtful, but I am not here for tea today."

"Let's talk about other things slowly, let's drink tea first!" Li Zhaoheng deliberately changed the subject and continued, "In fact, brewing tea implies the five elements. Unfortunately, among the five elements, I only lack a stove. The tea brewed with a stove should be the perfect tea. Hot water is just a substitute that I have to use when I am living under someone else's roof."

After Li Zhaoheng finished speaking, he picked up the tea tray and handed a cup of tea to Jiang Ling'er: "Miss Jiang, please."

Jiang Ling'er clasped her hands together in greeting, then reached out to take the teacup, leaned close to the rising mist and sniffed it gently, a look of surprise appearing on her face.

However, Jiang Ling'er did not drink the tea immediately. Instead, she put it aside and looked directly into Li Zhaoheng's eyes. She said with a half-smile, "Living under someone else's roof? Mr. Li means that I am like the hot water. I am living under someone else's roof in Thailand, right?"

Li Zhaoheng made eye contact with Jiang Ling'er without hesitation. His eyes and tone seemed extremely sincere: "Miss Jiang, you are back now, aren't you? Come back to take back everything that belongs to you! Come back to pay tribute to your relatives and friends! Give those you hate a hard blow!"

Jiang Ling'er smiled: "Do you think I can do it?"

Li Zhaoheng smiled slightly: "Now that you and I have joined forces, it's like brewing tea. I believe that as long as you light this fire, you will be able to brew the most perfect tea soup."

Jiang Ling'er leaned forward, her chest waves trembling and shaking, touching: "Before I came to Hong Kong, Mr. Li, you have already tried it, everyone knows whether your tea is good or not."

"Miss Jiang, are you making fun of me? Of course, you have the right to do so. After all, it's no secret that I lost to Du Yongxiao."

Li Zhaoheng smiled bitterly and shook his head, resting his hands on the table, his tone firm: "But this time, please believe me, Miss Jiang, many Hong Kong societies and many big chaebols are dissatisfied with Du Yongxiao, but he is too powerful, those people dare not speak out, dare not resist. To be precise, under the high pressure of Du Yongxiao, these people can only shrink their heads and become ants, but you and I are different. You and I are not willing to really succumb to him, right? So as long as you and I are willing to join forces, you pay the money and I work hard! Then we can break the curse of the surname Du, and then trigger unrest in Hong Kong, so that those who resist him will rise up collectively."

Li Zhaoheng painted a beautiful picture.

"Facts speak louder than words. As long as we are willing to do it, we will definitely have a chance. If we don't do it, then there will be no chance at all! The Du family still dominates Hong Kong and is still the president of his Du Group. Your wronged souls still have nowhere to seek justice, and I will never be able to take revenge in my lifetime!"

Jiang Ling'er didn't speak for a long time, because what Li Zhaoheng said was true. If they joined forces, they all had a chance. If they didn't cooperate, they wouldn't have even a chance. The reason was that Du Yongxiao was too powerful, so powerful that it was unbelievable.

Jiang Ling'er withdrew her forward body, crossed her legs, changed to a reserved posture, and then asked casually: "I pay, you do the work, can we switch? Everyone pays and works together?"

Li Zhaoheng suddenly smiled with ease, and said slowly, "Miss Jiang, you are wrong. You know that my current situation does not allow me to use too much money, but I can promise to help you unite more people to resist Du Yongxiao. Then you can become the leader of the Du Alliance, okay?"

Jiang Ling'er picked up the teacup on the table, without even looking at Li Zhaoheng, her eyes seemed to only focus on the light red tea in the teacup, and she said nonchalantly: "No. You have to at least pay 50 million, and as for the title of Du Alliance Leader, it's your turn to do it, is this okay?"

Unexpectedly, Li Zhaoheng nodded without hesitation: "Okay! Miss Jiang is quick to speak, I agree to your request!"

Jiang Ling'er looked up at Li Zhaoheng with a hint of surprise in her eyes, picked up the teacup and drank it all, then stood up.

Li Zhaoheng immediately stood up, put his hands together and performed Thai etiquette.

Jiang Ling'er did not agree with Li Zhaoheng, but slowly extended her delicate hand to him: "Mr. Li, it's a pleasure to work with you."

Li Zhaoheng was slightly surprised, but he immediately reacted, laughing and stretching out his right hand to shake Jiang Ling'er's delicate hand gently: "Happy cooperation! We are all gravediggers with the surname Du! Yes, victory belongs to us!" "I have one more question before you leave." Jiang Ling'er smiled charmingly: "Although 50 million is not a lot, I am very curious about how Mr. Li is going to raise it?"

Li Zhaoheng felt the smoothness of his palm and the refreshing fragrance. His heart was slightly moved. He quickly calmed down and said, "I am not talented, but I am the second son of the Li family. I still have some private stocks in my hands!"

Jiang Ling'er nodded gently, took back her hands and clasped them together: "I wish that Du good luck."

Li Zhaoheng smiled knowingly and clasped his hands together in return: "Yes, his good luck should be over!"

…After Jiang Ling'er left, Li Tianwang, Li Zhaoheng's confidant, closed the office door and turned back to Li Zhaoheng and said, "Lisheng, are you really going to use the stocks you have this time?"

Li Zhaoheng sat down on the sofa, opened the cigar box, took out a cigar, skillfully took out the cigar cutter, cut off the cigar head, put it in his mouth, and slowly roasted the cigar with a long match. Then he said, "What do you think? This girl surnamed Jiang is as shrewd as a ghost. She will not release the eagle until she sees the rabbit. I want her to use money to deal with the surname Du. I guess she can't afford it. If I don't take out the money, she will definitely doubt my sincerity. So, this 50 million is just bait!"

"But..." Li Tianwang paused and said, "These are the shares that the master gave you. With these shares, you are a member of the Li family. He said that whoever sells the shares will be a sinner of the Li family..."

"I'm only selling part of it, not all of it!" Li Zhaoheng said disdainfully. "Besides, of course you can't let him know about this. Find a reliable broker and ask him to mortgage these stocks for me. Tell him that I'll redeem them in a month at most!"

"One month?" Li Tianwang was surprised.

"Of course!" Li Zhaoheng bit his cigar and blew out a puff of smoke defiantly, "In one month, I will gather all the chaebols in Hong Kong to kill the Du family! Definitely!"

……

Outside the Li Group——
As Jiang Ling'er walked out, a black Mercedes-Benz slowly drove in front of her.

Before Jiang Ling'er got in the car, the door opened.

Jiang Ling'er's brother, who had always had a crush on her and now changed his name to "Jiang Muling", got out of the car.

He was holding a little boy in his arms. The boy was a little over one year old, delicate and cute. When he saw Jiang Ling'er, he shouted, "Mom, hug me."

When Jiang Ling'er saw the little boy, all her worries and troubles disappeared. She reached out to take the little boy, kissed him hard on the cheek and said, "Little Tangyuan, what's wrong? You miss your mother so much after not seeing her for such a short time?"

The little Tangyuan giggled and looked very happy.

Jiang Ling'er complained to her brother Jiang Muling: "I have told you so many times not to let him eat too much candy, but you just don't listen."

Jiang Muling scratched his head and said, "Why wouldn't I listen? He's the one who's disobedient. He insists on eating a lollipop and cries if I don't give it to him. He's so hard to comfort!"

Jiang Ling'er snorted coldly and pinched Tangyuan's cheeks with her hands: "You don't learn good things, but only bad things. You are just like your damn father, stubborn as a donkey!"

Little Tangyuan took a lollipop and stuffed it into Jiang Ling'er's mouth, mumbling, "Mommy, eat candy."

Jiang Muling said, "You are mentioning that bad guy again? Hasn't he harmed you badly enough?" There was some dissatisfaction in her eyes.

Even though he followed Jiang Ling'er to hide in Thailand, Jiang Ling'er still mentioned Du Yongxiao from time to time, which made Jiang Muling very uncomfortable. He thought to himself, for you, not only did I change my name, but I also accompanied you through thousands of mountains and rivers, but you can never forget the guy with the surname Du.

Jiang Ling'er snorted coldly: "Whether I mention anyone or not doesn't require your approval!" As she said that, she bent down and got into the car holding the child.

Jiang Muling also got on the car and threw the newspaper in her hand over with dissatisfaction, saying, "Really? Then take a look at the newspaper first! The Du man has a new love now and may even marry this girl. What about you? Even if you give birth to a son for him, what's the point? Isn't it shameful to be seen in public?"

Snapped!
Jiang Ling'er slapped her brother in the face and said angrily, "Shut up!"

Jiang Muling smiled coldly: "Did I say something wrong?"

Jiang Ling'er picked up the newspaper and saw that it was full of news about Du Yongxiao and Guan Jiahui dating. There was even a big headline directly stating that Guan Jiahui would be the future director's wife!
Jiang Ling'er felt very uncomfortable.

Seeing her like this, Jiang Muling couldn't bear it and said, "Okay, I was wrong, okay? Please forgive me!"

After a pause, he continued, "After you get your revenge this time, we will go back to Thailand. I will accompany you no matter what you do! I will also help you raise little Tangyuan, okay?"

Jiang Ling'er didn't say anything, just hugged the child tightly and said lightly: "Drive!"

……

Today is the day when Du Group and Jiayi Television officially signed the acquisition agreement.

Early in the morning, Du Yongxiao appointed Yan Xiong to come to Jiayi TV Station and bring the Du Group's legal team to sign the contract.

Du Yongxiao sat in the Du Group and controlled the overall situation remotely. In his opinion, if nothing unexpected happened, it would only take half an hour to sign the contract, and by then the entire Jiayi would be his world.

Shaw Brothers and Lee’s own TVB, the British own Rediffusion Television, and he, To Wing-hau, owns ATV.

At that time, he would go to Hong Kong Governor Murray MacLehose and discuss with him how to remove the unequal contract fees that ATV had signed when issuing the license.
Why broadcast educational programs during prime time? Television is about making money, not doing charity.

Although Du Yongxiao is a good person and likes to do charity work, it is wrong to make himself lose money doing charity work.

The person accompanying Du Yongxiao was Huang Ying.

Huang Ying is now the head of Ming Pao. Her status in the Ming Pao Group is higher than Jin Yong's. She is also considered a strong woman.

She ignored the rumors about Du Yongxiao and Guan Jiahui because she knew it was a fact that could not be changed. At the same time, she also knew that even if Guan Jiahui really married Du Yongxiao, she could only be ranked fourth in secret because Du Yongxiao had three other women, her, Sakuragi Rin, and Bai Mudan, and they all assisted Du Yongxiao in many of his businesses and were Du Yongxiao's true wives and helpers.

Guan Jiahui was a pure and innocent girl, and she probably knew very well that she was just a sign for the Du family to marry a wife.

After realizing this, Huang Ying worked even harder and planned to let Du Yongxiao hand over the newly acquired Jiayi to her, so that she would have more bargaining chips in her hands.

Du Yongxiao will never be able to leave her.

Jingle Bell!
When Huang Ying brought the brewed tea to Du Yongxiao, the phone suddenly rang.

"Yan Xiong must have taken care of the matter with Jiayi." Du Yongxiao said happily.

Huang Ying put down the tea and went to answer the phone. Her expression suddenly became surprised and she turned to look at Du Yongxiao.

Seeing that something was wrong, Du Yongxiao couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

Huang Ying said: "Yan Xiong said that Jiayi... refused to sign the contract!"

(End of this chapter)