The president was a little unhappy in his heart, but Dean Li personally introduced and reported on the political scene. He has been focusing on training him for more than ten years, hoping that he can support Baodao's situation after he leaves.
Now there are opinions both internally and externally. Doesn’t this question his ability to recognize people?
If it weren't for the fact that Li's consortium now has such a huge influence on Baodao's economic development, the president would have directly kicked them out.
It is impossible for the president to suddenly replace Dean Li now. This is likely to intensify the current public opinion, and it is not easy to choose a new figure to take over this position. It is not easy to use someone from the pro-Lee consortium faction.
, the president is obviously unwilling.
It will be even more troublesome to use the veterans. Now that public opinion is demanding reform one after another, the veterans are obviously not suitable for taking office.
The reformists are also in trouble. They don't want Baodao to copy the American model, and some of the ideas of the reformists are quite dangerous.
The CEO sighed inwardly. If his body could still support him for five or eight years, there wouldn't be so many things happening. But he was afraid that his body wouldn't last too long, and he didn't know when he might go.
, he had to consider the situation within the party and Baodao.
In the past, Li's consortium was fine. They just did business and ignored matters that had nothing to do with their interests.
Since 1985, the Lee Group's strategy has undergone great changes, not only on the island of Taiwan, but also in Southeast Asia, Western Europe, and the British Commonwealth, taking more and more actions.
The president said aloud: "Mr. Li, from my standpoint, some things cannot go as you wish. I have always hoped that our cooperation can be mutually beneficial and win-win. I hope that our government will serve Baodao Two Thousand People
A government that serves millions of people, not a government that serves a certain force.
Some of Dean Li's actions this time are indeed problematic and have hurt the cooperative friendship we have established over the years. I would like to apologize to you.
In order to show the sincerity of our government in cooperating with you and deepen our cooperation, Baodao allows Xiangjiang Petrochemical Group to enter Baodao's oil and gas industry. You can establish gas stations in Baodao and enter the urban natural gas supply market.
If Mr. Li is still dissatisfied and feels that the Baodao market is not suitable for the development of Li's industry, then I can only feel sorry.
I believe in the willfulness of the Baodao people, no matter how great the difficulties are, we will be able to overcome them, and they will use their diligent hands to create their own new lives."
Li Guangyu did not expect that the president would be so determined to keep Dean Li in office, even to the extent that the Li Group would withdraw its capital.
As for allowing the Li Group to enter Baodao's petrochemical industry and natural gas market, this is definitely a balancing act on his part.
At present, Baodao Petrochemical is mainly run by the Wang family of Formosa Plastics and the Xu family of Far East. The intervention of Xiangjiang Petrochemical Group will inevitably put these two families against them. There are also many family alliances behind these families, which will invisibly make relatives
The Li Consortium faction has many more enemies.
Li Guangyu responded: "President, it seems that you still trust Dean Li very much. I just hope that you will not trust unqualified people. I am afraid that by then, more than 20 million people on the island will suffer, and more will be given to China."
Huge losses were caused to the nation.
Please rest assured that our senior management will carefully evaluate the investment environment in Baodao and treat investments in Baodao with caution. Our existing industries will make certain adjustments to cope with the changes in Baodao. I will not choose to divest unless it is absolutely necessary.
Yes, I don’t want some employees and their families to lose their source of income for some reason.”
As for the petrochemical industry and natural gas industry, Li Guangyu did not mention that entering the Baodao market offended so many families. He might as well focus on the mainland. As long as he can enter a Guangdong province, the market will be much larger than Baodao.
Moreover, Hsinchu Bank and Tianyu Investment Company hold a lot of stocks of Formosa Plastics Group and Far East Group. There is no need for Li Guangyu to be that evil person. These industries should be left to the Baodao family.
Anyway, Li Guangyu is not prepared to let this go with Dean Li. As long as he is still in office for one day, Li Guangyu will cause trouble for him and will never give him a chance to take over as president.
Moreover, Li Guangyu plans to move his home game console production base in Taoyuan to Pengcheng. While developing the mainland market, he can not only reduce production costs, but also cause some trouble for them.
The CEO knew that he had miscalculated. He had always thought that Li Guangyu attached great importance to the Baodao market and that Li Guangyu would not choose to give up development in Baodao. Now it seems that he was wrong. From Li Guangyu's words, he understood that Li Guangyu was afraid that Li Guangyu would not give up the development of Baodao.
As long as the president is in office, the Li Group will not invest in any new projects in Baodao.
And as time goes by, I am afraid that the Li Group will gradually transfer some industries out. Although the Li Group will suffer a lot of losses, it will also be difficult for them here.
Thinking of this, the president just felt upset. It was probably impossible to solve this matter perfectly.
In particular, the mainland is becoming more and more open to Heung Kong Capital. Many industries of the Li Group have entered the mainland market. Now they are building a large number of cinemas in Shanghai and Pengcheng. Their Baodao market is becoming less and less attractive to Heung Kong Capital.
Furthermore, the Li Group has always been a benchmark for the business community in Hong Kong. Once the Li Group withdraws its investment from Baodao, many Xiangjiang companies will immediately take action, and the good economic situation of Baodao over the years will be immediately restored to its original shape.
Once the economic development is unfavorable, the internal conflicts in Baodao will probably intensify. By then, how happy will the more than 20 million people in Baodao be?
The president is quite conflicted in his heart right now. Letting the Li Group become the dominant one will be very beneficial to Baodao in the short term. In the long term, it is difficult to say clearly. Being monopolized by the Li Group is not a good thing. Once the Li Group only values its own interests,
Then it is difficult to guarantee the happiness of people in Baodao.
The president thought for a while and said: "Mr. Li, we have talked a lot today. Because we are in different positions, our conversation today was not pleasant. I only hope that Mr. Li can make decisions for his company.
For the sake of hundreds of thousands of employees and their families, after all, they have contributed to the development of your company, and we will not make compromises on some principled issues."
Li Guangyu knew that there was nothing to talk about today. The president obviously did not want him to get involved in politics. Even the threat of divestment could not cross the president's inner red line.
In the current Baodao, the president still has the final say. Now these capitals cannot play an absolute role in it. The capital can only be earned in those Western countries. When encountering a strongman government, there is no such thing. This is also the intention of the American consortium.
Many countries must learn the reasons for their political system, so that their capital will be useful.
Li Guangyu responded: "I have always felt that I am a member of the Chinese nation and want to do something for this nation, so I said this in front of the president. This is also the only place where I talk about politics. It seems that it is me.
Too pretentious.
I respect the president's decision very much. From now on, Baodao will do the same as I do with any region and will never talk about anything related to politics. We will also make investment choices based on the situation.
I am a businessman, and I will act according to the principles of a businessman when dealing with Baodao from now on. If there is nothing else, I will leave."
Li Guangyu originally hoped to change the situation in Baodao, but the inertia of history is not easy to change, and the president's guard against him and his trust in Dean Li far exceeded his expectations.
Even if the president knows that this may cause economic turmoil in Baodao, he is not willing to let the Lee Consortium dominate Baodao, and he is even less willing to see the Baodao government become the spokesperson of the Lee Consortium and its allies.
The president knows that from today on, the Li Group's investment will no longer be tilted toward Baodao. He doesn't know whether his decision is right or wrong.