Chapter 1: Buying Out Hong Kong
It was a tense meeting between Chinese Communist Party leader and President Ru Chen and billionaire Gabriel Lau. It had been at least thirty years since the pandemic had struck mainland China, and things havenβt been improving since. Not even with the change of leadership had improved the economy whatsoever. The subject matter of buying out Hong Kong came to the minds of the rest of the Chinese Communist party leaders.
βWhat do you have to bring to the table?β asked President Ru.
The Chinese President was suspicious, the meeting itself was taking place in a disclosed location in Beijing. Gabriel laughed, he felt confident he could convince the Chinese leader to hand over Hong Kong. Though he was an American, it didnβt seem to matter to Gabriel.
βListen, I can do great things for both China and Hong Kongβ continued Gabriel, βif you just let me hear out my proposal.β
The Chinese President rolled his eyes in disbelief that this meeting was ever approved by the politburo of the party. But the mainland economy was in shambles, they needed help from the outside to pump money into the economy. President Ru sighed with a heavy heart.
βGo ahead, I am listeningβ sighed President Ru.
βGladlyβ continued Gabriel.
Gabriel explained to the Chinese President that a warlord who had so much wealth like him through his familyβs investments ranging from manufacturing to the medical industry would put both his country and China on good standing. He also stated about the radical opposition to the ruling pro-Beijing outfits in Hong Kong would also be subdued.
βHow would you be able to be any different from the ruling pro-Beijing leaders?β asked President Ru.
βI am not from the Communist party, I am an American-Chinese billionaire willing to make Hong Kong a better place to live for everyoneβ continued Gabriel.
The Chinese President froze over the thought of handing over Hong Kong to someone as inexperience as Gabriel Lau to run the island. But when President Ru gazed at his phone, he noticed the Chinese stock market taking another dive.
βAlright, alright, I will sigh your proposal in selling the island to youβ continued President Ru, βjust promise me one thing. You will not allow your own country to setup a military base.β
βDo I look like I am someone who works for the military industrial complex to you?β laughed Gabriel.
President Ru shook his head and soon signed the agreement.
βPleasure doing business with you Mister Presidentβ said Gabriel as the two men shook hands.
A flurry of news outlets soon began to cover Gabriel Lau buying out Hong Kong. It was so much of a big deal to everyone around the globe. Gabriel was no doubt the talk of the news cycle. Everywhere anyone went, there was his image signing the agreement with the Chinese President Ru Chen. Gabriel decided to check them all out on social media as he was heading back to his hotel.
βThere has been mixed reactions around the world over billionaire Gabriel Lau buying out Hong Kongβ said a female reporter.
Soon he switched to another video that was highly critical of him β titled βGabriel Lau Billionaire Warlord!β Gabriel laughed at the title as he began to watch. A local Hong Konger Dustin Xu spoke adamantly against the purchase of Hong Kong. Gabriel shrugged it off, he didnβt seem to have time to watch the entire video. But Dustinβs video soon began to garner over several million views and a following! Gabriel knew all sides were up and arms over buying out Hong Kong.
