As the Consul General of the Hong Kong Consulate.

Michael Crossen, compared with American envoys in other regions, is a capable group.

There are many aspects that Gao Lesheng needs to pay attention to.

The rights and abilities he possesses are sufficient to serve as an envoy of a great power, and he is a professional-level diplomat.

In other words, Gao Lesheng has extremely high emotional intelligence.

Without realizing it, he diverted Abel's attention away from blaming Nathan de Funeso.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Abel was not really angry.

If Abel is really unhappy, then Gao Lesheng's little cleverness will be of no use.

Abel arrived at No. 26 Garden Road around three o'clock in the afternoon.

He stayed here until almost evening before leaving.

Naturally, he also learned that Saint Gao Lesheng would invite the entire Hong Kong and Olympics in the name of entertaining himself tomorrow night (the night written earlier has been revised to tomorrow night, after all, the words on that day were very hasty and unreasonable).

Celebrities participated.

This will increase the influence of the consulate in Hong Kong, Hong Kong and Austria, and even Guangdong Province.

Abel agreed.

He planned to leave Hong Kong Island the day after tomorrow, and promised George that he would help with something.

The reason why he didn't do what Nathan Defuneso asked him to do was because those things involved the north, which made Abel feel a little uncomfortable.

To help Gao Lesheng and do some simple things, Abel reluctantly agreed.

Left 26 Garden Road.

Abel did not go anywhere else, but returned directly to the Peninsula Hotel.

"Mr. Smith, you are back..."

When passing by the hotel lobby, Michael Kadoorie greeted him with a smile.

On Hong Kong Island, there are few people that Michael Kadoorie takes so seriously.

But now it is obvious that the chairman of the large hotel group is waiting for Abel's return in the lobby of his own hotel.

"Mr. Kaori, this afternoon... no, the sun has set. It should be better in the evening."

Don't hit the smiling person. Besides, since I moved in, Michael Kadoorie has been very understanding and cooperative.

Their cooperation is as good as Queen Elizabeth's.

For this reason, Abel was more polite to him.

"Good evening, good evening. Mr. Smith, I have a heartfelt request. I wonder if you can consider it."

Michael Kadoorie was very polite and spoke with an uneasy expression on his face.

It's just that the acting is a bit heavy-handed, even Abel can see it.

"Oh? Tell me."

"That's right."

Michael Kadoorie said: "Since you arrived on Hong Kong Island yesterday, Henry of the Keswick family, Merlin of the Swire family, and Douglas Flint of HSBC all want to invite you to have a dinner with you.

Dinner, I wonder if you can..."

Abel was silent for a moment, "Douglas Flint? I remember he seems to be the chairman of HSBC Holdings in London? He should be in London."

"You are right." Michael Kadoorie smiled and said, "He made a special trip here last night and just arrived at Hong Kong Island at noon today..."

The bulk of HSBC's business and profits are all in Asia, or Hong Kong Island.

But after the new century, HSBC’s center of power is no longer actually on Hong Kong Island.

The HSBC executive who was known as the invisible governor of Hong Kong at that time, also known as the chairman of HSBC, is no longer on Hong Kong Island.

The most powerful figure in HSBC Hong Kong has been demoted to chairman of HSBC Asia Pacific.

The British also cleverly handed over this position to the Chinese from Hong Kong Island after the new century.

It seems as if HSBC is really being run by the Chinese themselves.

But in fact, the real HSBC executive is still British.

Douglas Flint, chairman of HSBC Holdings, is the actual Taipan of HSBC.

"Okay, then here, in your hotel."

As April approaches, the weather in Hong Kong Island is getting hotter and hotter.

Fortunately, the Qingming Festival has not yet arrived, and the Little Summer and Great Heat have not come yet.

The weather in Hong Kong Island is at the most comfortable time of the year.

Neither cold nor hot.

So that night, Abel chose to meet the British giants of Hong Kong Island mentioned by Michael Kadoorie at the terrace restaurants of many restaurants in the Peninsula Hotel.

The Peninsula Hotel's terrace restaurant has a long history. Since its opening in 1933, it has enjoyed a high reputation in the gastronomic world for its exquisite cuisine.

Sitting on the terrace, with the sky full of stars above your head, the bustling city night of Hong Kong Island in front of you, and the Victoria Harbor at night on the left, it can be said to be very beautiful.

And Abel also met the current heads of the four major British-funded consortiums in Hong Kong.

They are Michael Kadoorie, Merlin Swire, Henry Keswick, and the real chairman of HSBC, Douglas Flint, chairman of HSBC Holdings.

A special mention here goes to Douglas Flint.

Douglas Flint is the executive chairman. He comes from a humble background and has reached this high position purely through ability.

He is not on Hong Kong Island on weekdays, but in London, the headquarters of HSBC.

In addition, despite the fact that HSBC accounts for more than 90% of its profits, 60% of its business is in Hong Kong Island.

But it has always considered itself a British bank and has never considered itself a Hong Kong Island enterprise.

Among its shareholders, except for a small number of wealthy Chinese from Hong Kong, most are owned by European and American companies.

So it is only natural that it will listen to the Americans later.

Abel had no business contact with them and no business dealings.

Having this meal with these four people, or rather these four people and Abel, most of them wanted to become familiar with him.

This is what Abel thought so far.

Eating a meal has become a very common social interaction in the West.

Abel felt a little bored, and after three drinks, he simply called Miss Carla Yeager Beneteau of the Beneteau Group.

The arrival of the French beauty made the four British giants in Hong Kong look very suspicious.

Judging from appearance alone, Carla is outstanding.

It's just that they don't know Carla, and they haven't seen her picture in the list of women who have a relationship with Abel.

For a moment, the four giants were all speculating and curious about Carla's identity.

Because of her work at the Beneteau Group, Carla is mainly responsible for North America.

Asia is not under her control, and she doesn’t know any of the rich and powerful people in Hong Kong.

Shi Huaiya and the others didn't know Karla, and Karla didn't know them either.

When called over, Carla originally wanted to talk about what Abel told her today.

But before she could say a word, Abel cornered her and made her just accompany him to drink.

"Let's not talk about business matters now. I have been drinking. I am afraid that I will be impulsive and agree to your conditions just because of your beauty."

"Of course, of course, I'm not in a hurry. I understand that I can see Mr. Smith again tonight."

Carla was not stupid, she sat next to him with a sweet smile, but looked at the four British giants opposite.

Neither she nor them knew each other, and Abel had no intention of introducing them.

At this moment, the eyes couldn't help but intertwined, and because of Abel, on the surface they seemed to be very harmonious.

"Hong Kong Island is a very good place, and what's even better is that it has a big backing in the north. Wall Street is very optimistic about China, and so am I. If I have the chance, I will go to the north like Bill Gates and David.

Take a look."

After letting Carla sit down, Abel smiled and continued the topic with Shi Huaiya and the others.

They just talked about Hong Kong Island, the impact on their British-funded consortium after returning to their home country, and what they, the British, think of the country to the north.

Abel was very optimistic about China, and Shi Huaiya and the others were not surprised.

Because the richest man has always had a friendly attitude towards China in his speeches reported by newspapers.

Chinese people who don't know the inside story will think that Abel likes their country very much.

And thus develop a good impression of him.
To be continued...