Reborn Tycoon Rise

April 1st, April Fool’s Day:

The sun has just risen.

On the streets of Pedder, Central, at the headquarters of Hang Lung Bank, countless people are lining up anxiously, standing on tiptoes from time to time, looking at the dark crowd in front of them, calculating when it will be their turn.

Many traffic police and patrol officers have been maintaining order. Three days ago, Hang Lung Bank was exposed to huge losses. Countless depositors came from all over Hong Kong, eager to withdraw their deposits in the bank.

On the first day, because there were too many people, not only the inside of the bank hall, but also the streets outside were blocked. When the Xiangjiang Police Department learned about it, they immediately sent hundreds of patrol officers to maintain order. In the end, everyone followed S There was a long queue.

There are too many people coming to withdraw money, but the banking business is processed very slowly. In the end, the depositors who can withdraw cash every day are only a small part of the group who come to withdraw money, in order to be able to withdraw money as soon as possible the next day. Many people stayed up late at the scene, some even prepared tents, or families took turns lining up.

In short, in order to withdraw money, everyone showed their special skills.

Ah Wei is one of them. He has deposited HK$50,000 in Hang Lung Bank. This is the entire family's property after several years of frugality.

50,000 Hong Kong dollars is a huge sum of money for an ordinary Hong Kong family. In recent years, the average salary in Hong Kong has risen rapidly. In 1975, the average salary of Hong Kong workers was almost 400 Hong Kong dollars. By 1981, it was almost 1,000 Hong Kong dollars. , which is also the fundamental reason why Ah Wei’s family was able to save enough HK$50,000.

Buying a house is what Awei and his family have always dreamed of. However, while wages are rising, house prices are rising even more. What’s even worse is that he is an ordinary person and doesn’t know how to invest. The family has saved a little bit of their hard work in the past few years. Small money, but it cannot keep up with the era of rising prices, and has been devalued by several percent out of thin air.

Seeing that they could not even afford the down payment, more than a year ago, Ah Wei and his family decided to save all their money on a regular basis and earn some interest as the only option for the poor.

Although interest rates cannot keep up with the rise in housing prices, what can ordinary people do?

In the end, after choosing multiple banks, he deposited his family's life savings in Hang Lung Bank because the interest here was much higher.

After saving money and feeling at ease, Ah Wei, who was about to continue working to make money, was suddenly told by his colleagues that Hang Lung Bank had lost hundreds of millions and was likely to go bankrupt.

Several hundred million is an incomprehensible number to Ah Wei, but he knows that if something goes wrong with his tens of thousands, he will definitely not be able to bear the consequences.

The queue kept moving slowly. After a few hours, Ah Wei finally approached the door and saw that the next batch could go in and withdraw money.

"Awei." A familiar voice came from behind. Awei turned around and asked, "Afang, why are you here now? Why don't you sleep a little longer."

"It's okay. We have worked night shifts for so many years and we are used to it. Besides, I can't sleep because of such a big thing!" A Fang said a little tiredly.

In order to withdraw their savings as soon as possible, the couple queued up all night. Ah Fang stayed up until dawn last night, and waited until Ah Wei came to replace it before going back to get some sleep.

However, her life was at risk. How could A Fang sleep? After sleeping in a daze for 2 hours at home, she could no longer fall asleep.

One is because the day is not as good as the night. Even if you stayed up all night the night before, although you will be very sleepy during the next day, it is often difficult to get high-quality sleep. The second one is constantly worrying about the 50,000 deposit in the bank. He is tossing and turning, and he can't even sleep.

At noon, after having some lunch, I hurried to the bank and bought some lunch for my husband on the way.

"Eat quickly." Ah Fang put two meat buns in Ah Wei's hands and said, "It's too troublesome to bring food here, so just eat two buns first."

"It's enough to have steamed buns." Ah Wei wolfed down two bites, and couldn't help but feel sad. In order to withdraw his family's savings, his family had been tortured to death in the past few days.

The couple works in an electronics factory, working two 12-hour shifts. The factory's business is good, but the staff is short, so they can't take leave at all. But the deposit is too important. They just skipped work to withdraw the money. It is estimated that they will get the money. If you lose money, you will also be punished.

As for not being able to get it, Ah Wei simply didn't dare to accept this outcome.

In order to be able to withdraw money, the couple came to line up after dark yesterday. Ah Fang was responsible for guarding here at night, and Ah Wei took over during the day. Although people are tired at night, the team will not move forward, so it is completely possible to get some sleep. As for safety issues, there are many police patrols nearby, so there will be no danger.

The real hardship was during the day, standing in line outside with no one to change, and not even being able to go to the toilet. Fortunately, the weather was good and it didn't rain.

After eating, Ah Wei felt a little more comfortable. He looked at the team in front of him, then looked at the worn-out electronic watch in his hand, and said, "Looking at it, we can withdraw money today."

"Just take it out, I'm worried to death." A Fang took a breath and said, "Let's keep the money in HSBC. Although the interest rate is low, we don't have to worry about problems."

"Okay." Ah Wei nodded and agreed.

As time passed, the shadows of Ah Wei and Wei grew another foot, and finally entered the bank.

Following the instructions from the internal security, after waiting for another half an hour, Ah Wei and Ah Fang finally came to the counter.

"Hello, please withdraw all the deposits here." Ah Wei carefully handed over a bankbook.

The lady at the counter was also used to this kind of operation and asked: "Sir, are you sure? You have kept this deposit for 2 years, and the interest alone is more than 10,000. Now when you take it out, you only have the principal!"

"Take it!" Ah Wei said forcefully, but his heart was bleeding. The interest rate in Xiangjiang has been extremely high in recent years. The interest rate on deposits in many banks is as high as 10%. The interest rate on his loan is even higher, up to 12%, 50,000 yuan. The principal and interest of the money have exceeded 10,000 yuan in more than 2 years.

Once he forcibly withdraws it, the interest will naturally be gone. This loss makes him heartbroken with a monthly income of barely 1,000, but he has no choice but to withdraw it. If Hang Lung Bank really collapses, the money may never be recovered.

"Okay." The lady at the counter didn't ask any more questions and started operating immediately. Soon, Ah Wei got 50,000 in cash and hurriedly put it in the leather bag that had been prepared.

After walking out of the bank door, Ah Wei couldn't help but feel refreshed. Although he lost 10,000 yuan in interest, he got his principal back. Compared with the densely packed team in front of him now, he was much happier.

"Bang bang..." Ah Wei and Ah Fang were just about to leave when suddenly someone seemed to be beating a gong inside the bank. The two of them wanted to go in and have a look, but they had to queue up to go in. Once they came out, they couldn't get in.

The two of them had just walked a few steps and heard some noise behind them. Suddenly, it seemed that many people were cheering, mixed with some people crying and yelling.

"What's going on?" There was a big question mark in their minds.

The noise became louder and louder, and people queuing around began to discuss. After hearing the news, everyone immediately laughed, and some even danced.

Ah Wei had a bad premonition in his heart and immediately walked to the team and asked: "Brother, what happened?"

The middle-aged man who was called Big Brother said with a smile: "Brother, there is no need to withdraw money anymore. I just got the news that Bank of East Asia has fully acquired Hang Lung Bank and promised to bear all debts. The interests of us depositors will also be in accordance with the law." Require safeguards.

Bank of East Asia is one of the largest banks in Hong Kong, and the boss behind it is Xu Sheng, the richest man in Hong Kong. Since he has spoken, our deposits are naturally safe! "

"No..." Ah Wei's vision went dark and he almost fell down.