Chapter 49: The Banquet at the Governor's Palace
With the arrival of March, the people of Xiangjiang are still enjoying the benefits of Xiangjiang's rapid development, and Xiangjiang has seen a big rise in both the real estate market and the stock market.
Only the upper elites of Xiangjiang know that the wind is coming. As the date of visit to the mainland of Xiangjiang Governor approaches, the major families in the upper elite of Xiangjiang are constantly communicating and moving.
On March 15, less than half a month before the Governor of Xiangjiang visited the mainland, Li Guangyu received an invitation to the Governor's Office that would hold a dinner party on the evening of the 18th.
Li Guangyu only felt that this invitation was so hot that he was about to visit the mainland. At this time, he invited them. Li Guangyu felt that this was not a good thing. Even so, Li Guangyu had to go there. If he wanted to develop in Xiangjiang, he would have to give face to the Governor's Office.
Time flies. At six o'clock in the evening, Li Guangyu rushed to the banquet hall of the Governor's Mansion accompanied by bodyguards.
When Li Guangyu walked into the banquet hall, many people had already come, but Li Guangyu didn't see a few big shots. Could it be that he had come early? Li Guangyu thought to himself secretly. But Li Guangyu looked at the time and it was less than half an hour before the banquet. It would be better for everyone to press on.
Just as Li Guangyu was still thinking about something, the staff of the Governor's Office found Li Guangyu.
"Li Sheng, welcome your arrival!"
"You're welcome, the Governor's banquet, how could I not come?" Li Guangyu said.
"Li Sheng, do you have time now? The Governor wants to meet you in person."
"Yes, please lead the way." Li Guangyu replied.
Then the staff took Li Guangyu to the little receptionist inside to listen.
Li Guangyu was just wondering why the big guys in Xiangjiang didn't come. It turned out that they were invited by the Governor.
After Li Guangyu came in, he said to MacLeho, "Mr. Governor, thank you for your invitation."
MacLeho smiled and said to Li Guangyu: "Li Sheng, you are now the idol of countless young people in Xiangjiang. I often listen to your legend. I am very happy that you can attend this banquet I held."
"Mr. Governor praised me, so I am more lucky. Compared with my ability, I am far from the elders who will sit again." Li Guangyu replied.
"Li Sheng, you are too modest. You can find a seat to sit down first, and let's wait for a while." MacLeho said to Li Guangyu.
Li Guangyu found a back seat as he spoke and sat down.
Seeing that Li Guangyu was sitting so far behind, MacLeho said, "Li Sheng, there are so many seats in front, why are you sitting so far behind? It just so happens that no one is sitting on the left side yet, so you can sit here."
After hearing MacLeho's words, Li Guangyu felt that today's banquet was full of malicious intentions towards him. Are I rushing to sit at that position now? When I saw some people working on the left and right of the Governor, it was obvious that on the right of the Governor, there were several major officials from the British consortium and political circles, while on the left were the heads of various major families in Xiangjiang.
Now the Governor asked Li Guangyu to sit at the top of his left position, which was not to recommend him as the number one Chinese in Xiangjiang. How dare Li Guangyu go? Although he is now the richest Chinese in Xiangjiang, Li Guangyu is far from being in the family background and prestige in Xiangjiang.
Li Guangyu immediately said, "Thank you for your kindness to the Governor. I am a little slight and I have all the elders here. How can I cross and sit in front of you? Didn't that become a person who is not polite and arrogant?"
When MacLeho heard Li Guangyu say this, he never forced him. He originally wanted to lick the boat king and make some trouble for Li Guangyu, the new richest man in Xiangjiang.
MacLeho is very clear about the current ideas of various major families in Xiangjiang. Don’t think that the major families are so secret. It is still easy for the governor to know some things about various major families. MacLeho is very clear about Li Guangyu’s behavior that is an openly centrist but secretly favors the mainland. However, Li Guangyu did not directly point out that he would support the mainland, so it is not easy for the governor to suppress Li Guangyu now.
Today's Xiangjiang is really mixed with dragons and snakes, and major forces are fighting in turn. Sometimes Li Guangyu really wants to not participate in these activities, but if he wants to gain a foothold in Xiangjiang, he has to deal with it carefully.
In the next ten minutes, the heads of major top families in Xiangjiang came to the small meeting. Of course, the Huo family and Hu Yinxiang family did not come because the Governor did not invite Hu Yingdong and Hu Yinxiang at all.
After the charter king sat down, MacLeho said: "Thank you all for attending this banquet I held. Today I invite you to mainly talk about the future of our Hong Kong."
"We all know that China and the UK are negotiating on the Hong Kong issue now, and I will also meet with the leaders of China at the end of this month. As for the future of Hong Kong, as the elites in Hong Kong, I want to hear your views." MacLeho said to everyone.
I don’t know how MacLeho discussed with the British Consortium. Anyway, none of the representatives of major overseas banks are talking. This is obviously MacLeho wants to force the heads of the Chinese Consortium to make some statements, and at the same time let the heads of the British Consortium see the attitudes of these families.
And the charter king who was sitting first in Chinese at this time knew that it was time to speak again at this time. Who told me to sit in this position?
The chartered ship king said to MacLeho: "For the future of Xiangjiang, this is a decision between the Chinese and British governments. As a businessman, we hope that the two countries can maintain the stable development of Xiangjiang."
The ship charter king finally said: "Of course, as merchants, we still pay great attention to the spirit of contract."
When MacLeho heard this, he knew the attitude of the ship charter king. What kind of contract spirit is that it means that the Xiangjiang lease expires and it should return to the mainland.
MacLeho said: "The economic system implemented in the mainland is completely different from the current system in Hong Kong, so everyone must consider it more."
After hearing what MacLeho said, the heads of the following family also became solemn. It would be impossible to say that they were not worried at all.
As soon as MacLeho saw the expressions of the families, he knew that he was talking about the ideas. What was the biggest worry about among the major families? Isn’t it that the family’s business cannot develop, so that the family will decline from now on?
MacLeho continued: "If you have any ideas, just say them boldly. After all, the problem of Xiangjiang is related to more than five million citizens in Xiangjiang. This is not only a problem between China and the UK, but you also have the right to decide the future of Xiangjiang!"
However, the major families who were sitting in the city did not take over MacLeho's words. This problem was too big and could not be withstood by the major families in Xiangjiang. In the current situation in Xiangjiang, Britain and the mainland are not good to offend there.
Chapter completed!