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At 6:30 PM on July 10th, a Rolls-Royce Phantom VI departed from a villa on Barker Road, heading towards the Governor's House in Mid-Levels, Central.

This Rolls-Royce wasn't actually that expensive; Su Cheng acquired it for only $50,000 USD.

Since April 1978, the exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar against the US dollar had been steadily declining. As of July, the exchange rate was around 4.7 HKD per 1 USD.

By this time, the outside of the Governor's House was already filled with various luxury cars—Rolls-Royces, Bentleys, Maybachs, and so on. Ordinary luxury cars like BMWs and Audis were relatively few.

But thinking about it, those invited by the Governor must be big figures.

Su Cheng's appearance attracted the attention of many, but he didn't pay it any mind. He entered the Governor's House under the guidance of the staff.

This was Su Cheng's first time here. Although he had passed by many times before, he had never stopped. After all, with his previous status, seeing the Governor wasn't guaranteed.

Now, things were different. His influence had grown to the point where everyone in Hong Kong knew him, and even the Governor would treat him as an equal.

Under the guidance of the staff, he made a few turns and finally arrived at a spacious hall.

At this moment, there were already dozens of people in the hall, mostly foreigners, with a dozen or so Chinese.

There were very few people like Su Cheng, who was only in his early twenties, and they were clearly brought by their elders to see the world.

Su Cheng's appearance attracted the attention of everyone present. Who was Su Cheng? He was a suddenly emerging top tycoon. When it came to money, few present dared to compare with him.

"Mr. Su, welcome to you." Governor Murray MacLehose came to greet him at the first moment, his face full of smiles.

"Governor MacLehose, I am very honored to be invited by you," Su Cheng said with a smile.

Before coming to the Governor's House, Su Cheng had already learned about MacLehose's deeds from Xiao Ai.

Regarding MacLehose's character, if not viewed from a political perspective, he was actually a very outstanding city manager.

Although MacLehose, a diplomat by training, lacked experience in colonial administration, his lack of colonial baggage was generally considered to make him one of the most outstanding and beloved Governors in history, with the media even using "the MacLehose era" to describe his time as Governor.

During his tenure, MacLehose promoted far-reaching reforms that profoundly changed the social landscape of Hong Kong.

His reforms involved housing, integrity, education, healthcare, welfare, infrastructure, transportation, economy, and various social categories. Important policies and constructions such as the Ten-Year Housing Program, the development of new towns, the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), nine years of free education, the construction of the subway, and local administrative reforms were all launched during his tenure.

These policies not only directly improved the living standards of the citizens but also enhanced the sense of belonging of Hong Kong people to Hong Kong. Therefore, if only looking at his city management capabilities, he was very good.

"Mr. Su is truly young and promising. Let's chat privately sometime," MacLehose continued.

"Perfect. If Governor has time tomorrow, I can make time to come over. I might be quite busy after a while," Su Cheng said with a smile.

"Tomorrow? I have no work arrangements between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM tomorrow. I wonder if Mr. Su can make it?" MacLehose thought for a moment and replied.

"No problem, I will be there on time!" Su Cheng said with a smile.

As the Governor of a large city, MacLehose's daily work schedule was very full. Being able to spare two hours during work to meet with Su Cheng was quite rare.

After saying goodbye to Su Cheng, MacLehose turned to greet others.

At this moment, Su Cheng began to carefully look around the entire hall.

Shipping magnate, Cheng Yu-tung, Lee Shau-kee, Kwok Tak-seng, Run Run Shaw, Henry Fok and other big Chinese figures were all present.

As for Li Ka-shing, his current strength had not yet reached the level of a big shot, only slightly inferior to the shipping magnate and others. However, he also came to the scene tonight.

Among the foreigners were HSBC's Michael Sandberg, Jardine Matheson's David Newbigging, Swire Group's John Swire, and so on.

Of course, Su Cheng actually only knew Michael Sandberg and David Newbigging, after all, one was the leading figure in Hong Kong's financial world, and the other almost became his opponent.

"Mr. Su, it's only been a month since we last met, but I didn't expect you to take down the entire Hutchison Whampoa in one fell swoop. It's truly an eye-opener!" The shipping magnate greeted Su Cheng with a smile.

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"It's just good luck. I believe Mr. Pao should be close to taking over Wharf, right?" Su Cheng responded with a smile.

"Then I'll take Mr. Su's auspicious words." The shipping magnate smiled and didn't say much more on the matter.

After all, the competition with Jardine Matheson had exhausted him, and he was paying attention to the other party's situation almost all the time.

Subsequently, Cheng Yu-tung, Lee Shau-kee, Kwok Tak-seng, Run Run Shaw, Henry Fok and other big Chinese figures also greeted Su Cheng one by one, as a way for everyone to get to know each other.

Among Chinese businessmen, in this era, they were still relatively united. It could be seen from the scene that a dozen or so big Chinese figures were almost gathered together chatting.

After Su Cheng finished greeting the Chinese, he walked towards Michael Sandberg. At this time, Michael Sandberg's gaze was also on Su Cheng.

"Mr. Sandberg, we meet again," Su Cheng said with a smile.

"Meeting again, you've embarrassed our British companies!" Michael Sandberg said jokingly.

"It's not that serious. It's just a normal business transaction," Su Cheng replied with a smile.

"Come, let me introduce everyone to you." Michael Sandberg pointed to the other foreigners and introduced them to Su Cheng.

This was Su Cheng's intention. Mixing in Hong Kong's business world and knowing important figures in Hong Kong was very necessary, as you never knew when you would have to deal with them.

Obviously, some foreigners were full of hostility towards Su Cheng, but Su Cheng didn't care. If they were friends, they would drink together; if they were enemies, they would fight if they were not convinced!

"By the way, Mr. Sandberg, speaking of which, I plan to talk to you about something!" After Michael Sandberg finished the introductions, Su Cheng said to Michael Sandberg.

"I will be at the HSBC headquarters building during my working hours. Mr. Su is a distinguished guest of HSBC, and you can come to me at any time," Michael Sandberg said with a smile.

Nowadays, the funds of Hutchison Whampoa basically went through HSBC, and Su Cheng, as the boss of Hutchison Whampoa, was naturally considered a VIP of HSBC.

The reason Su Cheng wanted to talk to Michael Sandberg was to borrow a sum of money from HSBC. This sum of money had to be at least several billion Hong Kong dollars, otherwise there was no need for Su Cheng to borrow it.

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