After leaving the Peninsula Hotel, Qin Yu hurried back to the Xikedao Garden Villa Complex.
This was the residential area of the middle-class wealthy families in Xiangjiang City. The land price was second only to the Taiping Mountain Villa Area.
The Qin family's garden villa faced south and occupied a vast area. The villa was decorated in a western style, with a swimming pool, garden, private cinema, and other facilities.
"Young Master, Mr. Qin and your second uncle are waiting in the study.”
"Got it, Barkley. I'll go see them now.”
Qin Yu handed the car keys to the attendant and entered the study under the guidance of the butler, Uncle Fu.
The Qin family's study room was decorated in a typical Chinese style. The expensive mahogany furniture was neatly arranged and solid. It was obvious that it was made by a famous artist.
At this moment, in the study, Qin Shaohui was discussing something with his younger brother, Qin Shaojie.
Their eyes were bloodshot. It seemed that they had not slept for a night.
"Jack, what do you think the Guangdong Provincial Government's detention of the fleet means? A ransom of 5 million Hong Kong dollars. Isn't it obvious that he wants to punish our Qin family?”
" Big Brother, in the past year, we bought a total of 20 ships from the Global Corporation. In addition to hiring people to operate the shipping business, our cash flow is almost used up. If we take out another 5 million Hong Kong dollars to pay the ransom, the company's capital chain is in danger of breaking…"
Qin Shaojie wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and shook his head helplessly.
When Qin Yu heard this at the door, he was shocked. A ransom of 5 million Hong Kong dollars was really asking for an exorbitant price!
"Dad, Second Uncle, we can't give you the ransom of five million Hong Kong dollars.”
Seeing Qin Yu standing at the door, Qin Shaohui immediately sneered."
"Why, you still know to come back? Who were you fooling around with last night?”
Qin Yu couldn't help but blush when he heard that. According to the original owner's flirtatious personality, she must have held a silver party at the Peninsula Hotel last night.
He was too busy with the party to even answer his father's call. The Host was really a filial son!
"Xiao Yu, this time, it's not just the Qin Group. Even the ships of the Wanbang Group and Huaguang Transportation have been detained. I'm afraid we can't escape this ransom.”
Qin Shaojie pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose and said solemnly.
Qin Yu had a deep impression of Qin Shaojie because he was not only his father's right-hand man, but also a great lawyer.
Just like the Xiang brothers, Qin Shaohui could only achieve great things in Xiangjiang City with Qin Shaojie's support.
Moreover, when she was young, Qin Shaojie had taught her English personally. It could be said that Qin Shaojie had always treated her like his own.
Qin Yu looked at Qin Shaojie's solemn expression and understood a little.
There were four major shipping companies in Xiangjiang City, namely, Global Transportation, Wanbang Group, Huaguang Transportation, and Dongfang Overseas Group. Qin's Group had just entered the shipping industry.
Now, the mainland did not give face to anyone. It was clear that they wanted to rectify the shipping industry.
The reason why the fleet was detained by the mainland was because of smuggling. Most of the daring shipowners in Xiangjiang City had participated in smuggling.
The Qin Group would lease the ship to the owner, and the owner would pay the rental fee according to the contract.
The advantage of doing this was that he would have a stable income every once in a while.
The disadvantage was that they didn't know what goods the ship owner would transport on the ship. If it was contraband, it would be difficult to clear their names after being caught by the customs.
Now that the Qin Group's fleet had been captured by the Guangdong Provincial Government, they demanded a ransom of 5 million yuan. Obviously, the ship owner had been caught with the stolen goods while smuggling.
It was too late to say anything now. Previously, Qin Yu could not stop them from buying a boat, but now he definitely had to stop them from paying the ransom.
"Second Uncle, the Guangdong Provincial Government is asking for a ransom of five million Hong Kong dollars. This is an exorbitant demand.”
He was already unlucky enough to be a scapegoat, and now he was being slaughtered by the Guangdong Provincial Government.
No wonder Qin Yu had never heard of the Qin Corporation's great name in the future. After this ordeal, he probably lost all his assets!
"Hmph, you think we want to be fools? Now that the fleet was detained at the mouth of the Pearl River, they could not leave without paying. Every day the fleet stayed, the group would suffer a loss.”
Qin Shaohui looked at his son in surprise. This kid didn't care about the company's matters in the past. Why did he change his attitude today?
"Xiao Yu, Governor MacLeod is going to visit the mainland. The British Hong Kong government can't intercede for us at this juncture.”
"Besides, we're not the only ones who have their ships seized. The mainland government is determined to crack down on smuggling.”
Qin Shaojie patted Qin Yu's shoulder, his tone somewhat emotional.
Everyone knew that the Guangdong government was killing pigs, but Governor MacLeod did not say anything.
Qin Yu remembered that it was 1979, and the Shanghai Special Zone would be established next year.
The Guangdong Provincial Government was now forcefully cracking down on smuggling in order to limit foreign trade to the special zone. This way, it could promote the trade development of the special zone government.
However, the shipping company was in big trouble.
Originally, after the oil crisis broke out in 1979, the shipping industry was in a slump. Now, after the establishment of the Shanghai Special Zone Government, it also suppressed maritime smuggling.
It was estimated that everyone could see the signs of the shipping industry entering a period of depression.
There was no such thing as an empty ship in the shipping industry. If the Qin Group's fleet stayed at the mainland port for a day, the losses would be borne by the Qin Group itself. That was why Qin Shaohui and the others could not wait to redeem the fleet.
If the fleet was detained for a long time, the losses would definitely exceed the current 5 million Hong Kong dollars.
However, Qin Yu did not want to be a sucker. He thought for a moment and said,
"Dad, Second Uncle, haven't you thought about negotiating with the Guangdong government? They said they want 5 million Hong Kong dollars, so we have to give them the money?”
"Negotiate? Hahaha, what are you thinking? How many people have you seen who dare to negotiate with the North?”
Qin Shaohui was so angry that he laughed. Even Qin Shaojie, who was beside him, could not help but shake his head.
"Little Yu, what are you thinking about? The mainland is now using troops against the south. They have guns in their hands and don't care about negotiating with us.”
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Now that Qin Yu wanted to negotiate with the North, wasn't this a joke? He might even lose his life!
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