The decline of the Hang Seng Index on October 19 was the starting point of the Hong Kong stock market crash, but it was not its end, and neither was October 26.

Xiangjiang's stock finally resumed trading as scheduled after being suspended for four days, but it might as well not have resumed.

October 26 is a day that can be recorded in history for the Hong Kong stock market.

On this day, from the opening of the market in the morning, there were no buying orders at all in the entire stock market, but only selling orders.

In just one day, the Hong Kong stock market fell another 33%, completing the world's largest single-day decline in history.

There has never been one before, and there will be no one after.

Moreover, if the decline on October 19 is included, the entire market value of Xiangjiang fell by 45.8% in two days, which is almost cut in half.

The four-day trading suspension proposed by the Hong Kong government did not bring about a turnaround for the stock market, but instead caused further panic and psychological damage.

Finally, signs of people jumping off buildings began to appear in Xiangjiang.

Not only is the stock price jumping off the building, but there is also a real-life version of the jumping-off-the-floor showdown going on.

People have a herd effect. If one person chooses to jump off a building, others will choose to follow suit.

How terrible!

Society panicked, and the media finally began to appeal: The government and wealthy people should come out to rescue the market quickly. If the Hong Kong stock market is not rescued, it will really be over.

The response of the Hong Kong government was also very quick. In particular, they noticed the extraordinary performance of the Great Wall Group during the stock market crash.

So, they took the initiative to interview Da Liu.

But Da Liu was not in the mood to deal with them at this time. He hadn't wiped his own shit yet.

You know, Da Liu himself has a listed real estate company called Chinese Real Estate. Its market value has dropped by more than 50%. Da Liu himself is also feeling very uncomfortable.

Regarding the Great Wall Group, what Liu said does not count. Professor Shen is the chief scientist of the Great Wall Group, and his attitude can represent the Great Wall Group to a certain extent.

Therefore, if you want to talk to the Great Wall Group about serious matters or important matters, Professor Shen is the right person.

Therefore, in order to save the market, the British Hong Kong government organized a semi-private banquet and specially invited some particularly influential figures in the Hong Kong economic circle to attend. Everyone discussed countermeasures. Among them were Professor Shen and Da Liu Shou.

The invitation arrived.

This banquet was held at a very famous hotel in Xiangjiang. Although the scale was small, it was of a very high level.

Shen Guanglin arrived late. When he followed Da Liu in, he found that there was no room left to sit.

Of course, there are still seats at the dining table, but the rest area is already full.

The private room was very large, with a sofa seating area next to it, but when Shen Guanglin and others came in, it was already crowded with people, so they had no choice but to enter the dining area in advance and sit down.

This is a typical Chinese-style restaurant. Western restaurants never offer these private rooms. They mainly focus on dine-in dining.

All those who like to have private row seats are generally Chinese. The Hong Kong government follows the local customs and has adapted to this style.

"Professor Shen, please take a seat first."

The person in charge of receiving them was a Chinese official named Zeng. After hearing the introduction, Shen Guanglin felt that he knew this person. This Mr. Zeng would be the leader of Hong Kong in the future. As for which term, it was hard to say.

It was probably during his tenure that Xiangjiang completely abandoned its public housing and low-rent housing plan, which was also the reason why housing prices in Xiangjiang remained so high.

"Where should we sit?" Da Liu looked at the empty round table and asked proactively.

When attending a business banquet, it is wise to choose where to sit.

Wherever there are Chinese people, there is a sense of ranking.

Especially when eating, the position you sit in determines your status and is particularly important.

Shen Guanglin is also an ordinary person. If he is really arranged to sit at the door to receive food, it is impossible to say that Shen Guanglin doesn't mind.

He might even walk away directly.

Chinese people have always been very particular about seating. Seeing that Professor Shen and Da Liu did not take the initiative to choose a seat at the door, Mr. Zeng didn't know how to arrange it.

Although Liu is considered a popular figure in Xiangjiang, among all the prominent figures in Xiangjiang present, except for government workers, he is the youngest among them.

Young people, shouldn’t they sit at the door?

However, it was impossible for Shen Guanglin to choose the location at the door. He deliberately refused to choose. Choosing this would be a sign of self-degradation.

At this time, some people chatting on the sofa also saw Da Liu and Shen Guanglin who had nowhere to go. In fact, they knew Da Liu and deliberately did not speak. They pretended not to see them and continued the topic they had just talked about.

However, their eyes betrayed them, and what they would choose was related to their attitude towards the business community in Hong Kong.

However, Mr. Zeng didn't know what his motives were for leading Shen Guanglin and the others to the top position, where the most distinguished guests would sit.

"Professor Shen, how about you sit here."

He has bad intentions in making this arrangement, and he is not of high moral character and respect, so he cannot sit here.

"good."

Shen Guanglin nodded slightly, he actually agreed!

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The staff member named Zeng was stunned and didn't know what to say. Even the people watching were dumbfounded: What kind of operation is this?

Young people are a bit ungrateful. You are trying to seize the C position.

However, Shen Guanglin did not greet everyone in the box to show his warmth. He is a scientist and needs posture and reserve.

So, he just quietly looked out the window at Victoria Bay, and then really sat there waiting for the meal.

What's wrong with me sitting in this position? Shen Guanglin felt that he could bear it.

This was originally a banquet to build friendship, not a formal meeting, but this meeting was already a bit disharmonious.

It was almost time, and the waiter quickly started passing the dishes around.

There was no other way, Shen Guanglin sat there steadily, not caring about everyone's surprised looks.

Some people muttered in their hearts: "If you don't even look at how much you weigh, is that where you should sit?"

However, no one dared to question him face to face, so everyone could only give in to each other and sit down "at will".

Speaking of which, everyone was quite unhappy from the bottom of their hearts that these two young people could not figure out their own positions.

However, they can only MMP in their hearts and smile on the surface.

After all, the Great Wall Group is the rising star and the flower of tomorrow in Hong Kong.

Everyone sat down helplessly.

At this time, a tall and thin foreign devil came. He was a senior representative of the Hong Kong government. He came in with a bottle of high-end red wine.

Everyone stood up quickly to say hello to the foreign devils, even Liu was no exception. Only Shen Guanglin remained seated on the Diaoyutai.

The foreign devil's name is Smith. He is currently the third-ranking figure in the Hong Kong government and is mainly responsible for financial consulting. As expected, he saw Professor Shen who was firmly in the C position.

Smith was quite polite and greeted Shen Guanglin seriously: "Professor Shen, I have admired you for a long time."

It was at this time that Shen Guanglin returned the gift.

He Shen is a scientist, not a businessman, so he doesn't need to flatter him. If no one takes the initiative to say hello to him, then he won't say hello.

The banquet officially started after the host arrived.

"Everyone, come and have a taste. This is Mr. Governor's collection. I have known the Governor for more than ten years. Yesterday, I got him drunk, so I took this bottle of wine from his wine cabinet."

While we were talking, the waiter used a decanter to share the wine with everyone. He was very stingy, so that each person only had a small half glass.

It is said that this red wine is a famous product of Bordeaux. It is not easy to store it for decades.

"Please drink this cup to the full!" Smith raised his hand to toast.

Everyone raised their glasses and celebrated each other from afar.

Some people even shook the cup, watched the red wine slide over the wall of the cup, sniffed it gently, took another sip, and then closed their eyes and began to savor the wine. It was really a wonderful wine!

In fact, Shen Guanglin also knows how to taste red wine. Although he is only arty and conceited, he was trained in banquet etiquette by his mother since he was a child.

However, the situation is different, and Shen Guanglin's mentality is also different. He likes a saying called: "Do whatever you want without breaking the rules."

Shen Guanglin has reached the stage where he can do whatever he wants.

Regarding these external things, he can now act as he pleases, without wanting or needing to look at anyone's face.

Since the foreigner Smith invited everyone to drink and said he wanted to drink to the full, Shen Guanglin was not polite, opened his mouth and took a big sip, which was really full.

Then, in full view of everyone, he picked up the chopsticks and started to pick up the vegetables. Well, the celery was not paired with peanuts. Bad review. The white chicken tasted good and the dipping sauce was great.

In fact, Shen Guanglin didn't realize it himself. He already felt a bit like an old die-hard. No matter how delicious the foreign wine was, he didn't taste as good as the aged Maotai.

However, some people don't think so. They despise Shen Guanglin very much, but they know the history of these foreign wines very well. They are very familiar with the grape varieties, history, origin, climate, and brewing process.

At this moment, it seemed that they knew everything from astronomy to geography. They were omniscient and omnipotent. They were even more knowledgeable than Professor Shen.

Professor Shen, who comes from the mainland, really doesn’t have much knowledge.

However, even if I have never met him again, Shen Guanglin is still the protagonist of this banquet.

Seeing that Shen Guanglin had finished his wine and quickly arranged for someone to refill it, even foreigner Smith was asking his opinion: "Professor Shen, what do you think of this wine?"

"Astringent and tasteless, the taste is bland and not as delicious as Moutai."

Everyone laughed for a while. It seemed harmless, but in fact it contained a mockery: People from the mainland, even scientists, are still ignorant.

At this time, Mr. Zeng, who was in charge of reception, took the initiative to explain for him in order to ease the embarrassment:

"Professor Shen has lived in the Mainland for a long time and may not have drank much red wine, so he feels that the wine from the Mainland has more flavor, which is understandable. In fact, these are different fields, and everyone is good at it."

However, Shen Guanglin didn't like hearing this:

"I really don't drink much red wine. Who told Lao Bao not to save more? I have also taken away hundreds of thousands of bottles of red wine from the charter king, such as Lafite, Romanee-Conti, etc. In fact, it tastes the same when you drink it, but it tastes better if you mix it with some Sprite."
Chapter completed!