Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 814: Bridge and the Jockey Club
The foreigners in the card-playing club didn't see Juan and the other three entering the annex building. When they heard the car coming and then quickly driving away, they mistakenly thought that the convoy was just there to deliver money.

After getting their share of the dividends, none of these guys had the heart to stay for lunch.

Moreover, everyone has lived in Hong Kong for many years and knows that it is not a big problem to visit relatives and friends to wish them a happy new year on the first day of the Lunar New Year and mention the issue of dividends at the same time.

But unless they are relatives, staying for dinner would seem very tactless and would delay the reunion of the host and his family.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, they left one by one in their cars.

However, when they saw Juan's car when getting in the car, Ge Bai and other foreign policemen just thought that it was Chu Xiangqian's relatives who came.

But Hader and Nelson, one is the head of the Civil Service Department and the other is the head of the Land Department. They have dealt with banks many times and quickly recognized Juan's license plate.

Before the two drove away in their own car, they looked at each other and nodded in tacit understanding.

When Chu Xiangqian started talking to Juan at his home about the possibility of borrowing US dollars to repay British pounds, and how much funds Standard Chartered could mobilize from outside Hong Kong Island at most.

Hader and Nelson, who had already driven down the mountain, followed one after another at the foot of the mountain, circled around Mount Austin Road, and then drove back to the top of the mountain again.

What Hader and Nelson didn't expect was that when their car arrived at the mountain road security office outside the mountaintop house.

I happened to see Bridge, who was promoted to executive chairman of the Jockey Club last year, whose car had just been allowed to pass and drove into the inner mountain road.

Hader and Nelson couldn't help but curse, but they also knew that just because they were smart, it didn't mean that others couldn't see the abnormality.

What Hadel and Nelson didn't expect was that Bridge went up the mountain again just to hear from Chu Xiangqian the specific time of the horse racing auction at the beginning of this year.

If possible, Bridge also responded to the request of other directors of the Jockey Club and advised Chu Xiangqian to move the auction site from the Kowloon Racecourse back to the Jockey Club's Happy Valley Racecourse between Wan Chai and Causeway Bay.

In order to be more convincing, not only did they waive the 5% commission, they also planned to formally invite Chu Xiangqian to be the new director of the Jockey Club.

In the future, Chu Xiangqian will not only have the right to recommend new members, but will also be one of the review members for prospective members recommended by other selection committees.

This right may seem to have no practical benefits, but many wealthy people have been longing for membership for many years. If they become a Jockey Club director, they will have greater prestige in Hong Kong Island.

There will be more wealthy people who will take the initiative to get to know Chu Xiangqian.

The bigger the circle, the more opportunities there are to make money.

Moreover, as one of the directors, Chu Xiangqian also has the right to advise and review the use of funds in the charitable funds held by the Jockey Club in the future.

As long as money is involved, there will inevitably be many people who rely on charitable funds for a living, as well as organizations that rely on social donations to maintain operations, who will try their best to please him.

Even if Chu Xiangqian didn't want to pay attention to these people, he couldn't stop them from trying to please Xue Jinglan, Linda and others.

They even used various overt and covert methods and means to force Chu Xiangqian to deal with them.

When it comes to stealing someone's money, who cares whether you, Chu Xiangqian, have money or connections?

But if you deal with them and maintain a good relationship with them, there are actually many benefits.

In addition to economic benefits, it will also have a positive impact on your career in the future.

Chu Xiangqian himself will certainly not hold an official position in Hong Kong Island, but he can recommend barristers like Wilson Wong, or other barristers and accountants in the law firm to pursue a career in politics.

The simplest thing is to recommend a few accountants to serve as consultants in the Administrative Affairs Bureau. Hadel will definitely not refuse.

After working as a consultant for three to five years, it is not difficult to be parachuted into a team leader and then embark on a career in politics.

In the future, the higher Linda's position will be, if she wants to enter the senior ranks of the police force, become the commissioner of a police station, or even one of the top twelve people, the recognition of several major charities in Hong Kong Island will be a big plus.

To put it bluntly, this is an exchange.

Therefore, Chu Xiangqian would definitely be excited if he had the opportunity to become one of the Jockey Club’s directors.

But the prerequisite is that his interests cannot be harmed, or other interests can be exchanged to make up for his losses.

As for the argument that recommending Chu Xiangqian to become a director is itself an exchange of interests, Chu Xiangqian would definitely scoff at it.

He had never thought about becoming a Jockey Club director before, but after Bridge mentioned it to him, Chu Xiangqian wanted to join, and there were still many ways for him to do so.

Philips would definitely be happy to help Chu Xiangqian.

Whether it is hinted publicly or privately, there will definitely be many foreigners in Hong Kong Island who will promote Chu Xiangqian's contribution to the horse racing industry on various occasions.

Coupled with the publicity from Chu Xiangqian's newspaper group, it was difficult for Bridge to stop it.

Besides, Chu Xiangqian is Bridge's financial backer, and he would be a fool to stop it.
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After Bridge returned to the mountaintop villa, when he saw Juan and two other Standard Chartered executives, he instantly guessed what Chu Xiangqian was preparing for.

Now even if Chu Xiangqian wanted to drive him away, Bridge would refuse to leave.

Hadel and Nelson, who came later, also said with a smile that it was noon already, so they might as well eat at Chu Xiangqian's place.

Unfortunately, no matter how ambitious Chu Xiangqian is, he can't allow outsiders to participate in shorting the pound.

After giving a look to Juan and the two heads of the foreign exchange department, Juan and the other two immediately stopped talking about borrowing dollars and exchanging them for pounds.

After a few casual words about Standard Chartered's board meeting on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year to determine this year's goals, strategies, etc., he stood up and said goodbye.

Chu Xiangqian understood that Juan meant that the matters that had not been discussed yet should be discussed before or after the board meeting on the fourth day of the New Year.

This also made Bridge, Hader and Nelson feel a little puzzled.

Chu Xiangqian was secretly happy and politely sent Juan and the other two away. He looked at his watch and it was almost 12 o'clock. He was not willing to chat with Bridge and the other two foreigners any longer.

When I heard Bridge say that the Jockey Club sincerely invited me to join the board of directors and become one of the new directors, I couldn't help but be moved.

Now that he has just joined the board of directors, Chu Xiangqian’s power and prestige are definitely insufficient.

But he is still young. Even 30 years later, he is only 54 years old.

Not only was he young and energetic at that time, but he had also been in business for 30 years, not to mention sitting on the position of head of the board of directors.

Even secretly controlling the council is not impossible.

Moreover, 30 years later, it was 94, only three years after the return, and the power of the foreigners in the Jockey Club would inevitably be greatly weakened.

Instead of letting Er Guizi help the foreigners control the Jockey Club, it is better for him to control the board of directors himself.

Think about it, before and after the return, the Jockey Club had a 10-year period with donations exceeding 10 billion every year.

In 03, the company’s revenue reached HK$790 billion, with HK$580 billion coming from gambling alone.

You can tell that this organization’s influence in Hong Kong Island is definitely spread all over the island.

And Bridge is now the head of the Jockey Club, and there is definitely a lot that I can do through him.

Of course, it is definitely not possible to get close to China openly, but it is a success if one more pro-China person emerges imperceptibly. When the foreigners suppress pro-China people, they will not show any mercy.

The most famous example is Mr. Huo’s project. Water and power outages were child’s play. He was even forced to abandon the land he had already purchased.

But the big boss is the big boss, and this year he went straight to Beijing to attend the grand ceremony.

Although life was still difficult after I came back, I just stood firm.

Chu Xiangqian knew that he did not have the ability to withstand the pressure, so he could only secretly bring back some technology or high-tech products of this era for China.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian was confident that the grain he transported back to the Celestial Empire would be enough for him to return to the Celestial Empire for development in a dozen years without any obstacles.

In the future, many people will certainly praise him for his foresight, but Chu Xiangqian knows his own business, he just knows that the Celestial Empire will rise in the future.

But Boss Huo is a true hero. Under tremendous pressure, his attitude remains consistent and never changes.

Chu Xiangqian had actually wanted to get in touch with Boss Huo a few years ago, but after thinking about it carefully, he decided that since the Huo family would prosper for several generations in the future, he should not approach him, lest he end up doing something bad with good intentions.
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After agreeing to Bridge and joining the Jockey Club's board of directors, Chu Xiangqian has never agreed to move the horse auction in the first half of this year back to Happy Valley Racecourse.

There were some benefits to eating, and the rest of the interview meant that Bridge, who had been talking for half an hour, was so anxious that sweat began to appear on his forehead.

Since there was really no way to persuade Chu Xiangqian, he couldn't help but turn his attention to Hader and Nelson.

Hader and the other man could naturally see that Bridge wanted to ask them for help in speaking.

But this matter is of no benefit to them, so why should they offend Chu Xiangqian?
Chu Xiangqian held the auction at the Kowloon Racecourse, which saved him the trouble of commission and also provided a chance to promote his own racecourse.

There will definitely be more racehorses in Kowloon Racecourse in the future. The annual stable fee for each horse alone is 1 yuan and the fodder fee is 1 yuan.

1 horses is 200 million Hong Kong dollars.

2 horses is 400 million.

If the stable needs additional training and riding services, the more horses there are, the more these additional services can offset the staff costs of the stable.

By the way, there is money for maintaining the horse farm every year.

Therefore, Hadel and Nelson knew very well that a position as a director would not stop Chu Xiangqian from giving up the benefits he had obtained.

Bridge had no choice but to use his trump card.

He looked at Chu Xiangqian and said, "Chu, the earliest Ferghana horses owned by us are already 7 years old. There are quite a few foals born in the past few years.

Since I can't change your mind, I can only convince other people in the Jockey Club to auction the 3-year-old foal at another auction held by the Jockey Club.

If you can find some good quality thoroughbreds and Arabians, we'll have a real competition."

Chu Xiangqian was stunned and secretly cursed Bridge and other directors of the Jockey Club for being too anxious.

Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw thoughtful expressions on Hader and Nelson's faces, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Those foreigners in the card-playing club got so many Ferghana horses by exchanging benefits.

In addition to being optimistic about the future market of the Arabian horse, there is also the idea of ​​breeding horses to make more money.

After three or four years, they would have to sell one or two foals to make a profit, so there was no way for him to stop them from selling the horses, and no reason to stop them.

Of course, I might also invite them to attend the auction at Kowloon Racecourse.

But Chu Xiangqian knew very well that it was impossible for all foals born in the real world to be like the three-year-old horses produced in the Novice Village.

Therefore, allowing the foals of people like Hader to participate in the Kowloon Racecourse auction is a bit like damaging their own reputation.

But if he refused, Chu Xiangqian would have to take into account that with so many foals being born in reality, it was inevitable that one or two outliers would appear.

After all, the blood horses sold to the people in the card club are good horses produced in the Novice Village.

If the parents have excellent genes, the probability of their offspring producing good horses will definitely be greater.

In addition, since Bridge is the boss of the Jockey Club's board of directors, he must have a lot of connections in England.

It would not be difficult to find some horse farm owners whose purebred horse market has been squeezed out in recent years because of the Triple Crown-winning Ferghana horses, and transport these purebred horses to Hong Kong for auction.

As for the Arabian horse, it is even easier. The rich people in the desert wish that the Arabian horse would become more famous.

Moreover, due to its own publicity in recent years, the Hong Kong Horse Racing Auction has shown signs of becoming the world's third largest horse racing auction center.

The first is naturally Magnesium. In this regard, not to mention England, the whole of Europe combined cannot compare with Magnesium.

Not only does the number of horse breeds and horse farms in Magnesium far exceed that of other continents, but the influence of the Triple Crown in Magnesium has also surpassed that of the Triple Crown in England and Wales in recent years.

To put it bluntly, the prize money is higher than that of Yingguo, and the off-field benefits are far beyond the reach of Yingguo's triple crown.

This will naturally attract more horse owners to participate in the Triple Crown and other levels of horse racing in Magnesium.

The influence of the Hong Kong Island race in Asia is only matched by the Sakura race. In recent years, Chu Xiangqian has organized three major pureblood auctions, and the quality has always been good.

Thanks to this item, many horse owners from Europe and the United States were attracted to participate in the auction.

Therefore, the desert tycoons don’t mind at all, whether the auction they attend is held at the Kowloon Racecourse or the Jockey Club.

Anyway, they are all auctioned in Hong Kong, so even if the auction organizer is not authoritative enough, it can still increase its fame.

Moreover, as the organizer of the event, the Jockey Club has actually been very famous for a long time.

If there is competition among similar products, and the foal is from the Arabian horse sold by Chu Xiangqian, you can imagine that it will definitely attract many horse owners to participate.

This then affects the overall price of the spring auction held by Chu Xiangqian.

Chu Xiangqian rolled his eyes at Bridge, although he was confident enough that even the total amount of the two auctions this year might be affected by the auction held by the Jockey Club.

But as long as the quality of the horses they sell remains as high as ever, horse lovers will still be more inclined to choose to participate in the auctions at Kowloon Racecourse in the future.

After all, when it comes down to it, the price of a horse ultimately depends on its own performance.

But the same thing goes, among the foals born in the real world, there will definitely be one or two good horses, or even champion horses.

As long as one horse appears, the auction held by the Jockey Club can continue.

There are two horse racing auctions in such a small place as Hong Kong Island. Even if Chu Xiangqian is not afraid of competition, these foreigners in the card game club also hope that their ponies can be sold at a higher price.

Just by thinking about it, Chu Xiangqian could guess that something dirty would happen in the future.

(End of this chapter)