This was a dinner that no one had expected. Everyone thought that no matter what kind of policies John Major prepared, even if they had objections, they would not directly deny the new governor face at this time.
After all, in such a party, everyone is from the upper class of Xiangjiang, so there will be no shrews and scoldings. At most, they can just face it with a smile and not smile at all, and then cause trouble later when it is implemented.
Unexpectedly, this time the Lee Consortium and its allies were uncharacteristically uncharacteristic. They had no intention of saving face for John Major. They directly criticized and ridiculed him on such occasions, and slapped big hats on him one after another.
The scene is now extremely lively, with the Lee Consortium, its allies and pro-British people attacking each other, all with slogans for the benefit of the more than five million citizens of Hong Kong.
John Major was already very clear about the attitude of the Lee Consortium towards him at this time. He believed that if he had not promoted a harmonious society, he would have been faced with possible bullets at any time. The Lee Consortium had such strength.
He originally thought that even if the Li Group was a little dissatisfied with his words, considering that today was his first banquet with elites from all walks of life in Hong Kong as governor, he would not openly object. At most, he would arrange to communicate with them and they would put forward their opinions.
, after all, he is the governor of Xiangjiang, so they have to give themselves face no matter what.
However, this time it was beyond his expectation. The Li Group never thought of giving him any face, nor did they take him seriously at all. They directly criticized and ridiculed him.
In addition to a few pro-British figures who spoke out to defend him, even the leaders of Hong Kong's British capital, such as Keswick, Shihuai Ya, and Xiudalan, chose to remain silent and had no intention of speaking for him.
As Li Guobao finished speaking, John Major said to Li Guangyu standing aside: "Mr. Li, it's not July 1, 1997 yet, and Xiangjiang is still managed by us. I hope you'd better restrain yourself."
Good luck, otherwise you will pay a heavy price for this.
We are not targeting the Li Group this time, but we also hope that we can strengthen cooperation so that both parties can be mutually beneficial, you can earn more profits, and we can achieve our own political goals."
Facing the threat of John Major, Li Guangyu didn't take it seriously, and this was definitely not a win-win situation.
The stability, prosperity and development of Xiangjiang is most beneficial to the Lee Group, and John Major obviously wants to destroy the current good situation in Xiangjiang.
As for the fact that Xiangjiang is now under their control, Li Guangyu is not too worried. The public opinion of the more than five million citizens of Xiangjiang is enough to force the Xiangjiang government to make changes. The British side is not monolithic. He, John Major, is just a push by a certain group of forces.
It's just a clown.
Xiangjiang has its own laws. Once John Major insists on his own way, his career as governor can only come to an end. There is no reason why a government chief can still sit firmly despite the opposition of the whole people.
The banquet hall is very quiet now. Everyone is waiting for Li Guangyu's response. They want to hear Li Guangyu's attitude.
"Maijie, I know what you are planning to do when you come to Xiangjiang. I can't let you succeed. You don't have to threaten me with the British government. It's useless to me. Believe it or not, I will be outside your Governor's Palace tomorrow morning.
There were hundreds of thousands of people protesting, and there will be tens of thousands of people marching in Coventry tomorrow afternoon.
Originally, I have always hoped for mutual benefit and win-win results with Britain. Some of my industries are also focused on England. It is a pity that some people behind you do not have very good intentions.
Not only has it lost the pride of the empire on which the sun never sets, but now it is willing to be a dog of the American consortium. I feel deeply sad for Britain. Britain has gradually lost its glory as a great country. If these people are in power in Britain, the future will be
Britain will only transform into a small country, with no influence at all in the world other than cooperating with the United States."
Listening to Li Guangyu's words, John Major felt extremely harsh. Li Guangyu was issuing a warning to him, and it was also a threat. As long as there were demonstrations, the government would inevitably be under tremendous pressure.
As for what happened next, it was even worse. Sylvia Chow said he was a sinner in Hong Kong history, but Li Guangyu was even more powerful, directly defining him as a sinner in British history.
Seeing that the two sides were about to collapse, Henry Keswick finally spoke up at this time. He said: "Major, Mr. Li, you two have a sip of tea first to calm down the anger. In fact, we all understand the main reason for this conflict."
reason.
The main reason for this matter is that the two sides have different positions. We can discuss it slowly and one person can make some concessions, so that Hong Kong can be stable. If the two sides refuse to give in to each other, this will be a huge harm to the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong."
It's a pity that the words of Henry Keswick, a peacemaker, are of little use. On the one hand, he hopes to push up land prices and then housing prices, digging a hole for the future development of Xiangjiang. On the other hand, Li Guangyu tries his best to suppress housing prices, which also suppresses land prices and avoids the risk of Xiangjiang.
The economy is tied to the property market.
The interests of both parties are fundamentally opposed, and there is almost no possibility of compromise. For the future of Xiangjiang and the Li Group, Li Guangyu will never compromise.
For the sake of his current position, John Major cannot compromise. Once he compromises, the forces behind him will inevitably force him to step down.
Li Guangyu said aloud: "Maijie, you'd better not do anything that threatens the current stability of Xiangjiang. Don't even think about taking back the fixed-amount land transfer. Even the British mainland would not dare to break the contract easily, let alone Xiangjiang.
You can safely serve as your governor, and no one will cause trouble for you. If you want to be more lively, I am willing to accompany you to the end.
You tell the forces behind you that Xiangjiang is the foundation of my development and will definitely be destroyed. If they like to find trouble, I will find something for them to do in the past few days to prevent them from having nothing to do all day and thinking about random stories.
Thank you for the banquet tonight. I feel a little unwell so I will leave now."
After Li Guangyu finished speaking, he stood up and left the banquet hall with Cao Weiqing without waiting for John Major's response.
When Li Guangyu stood up to leave, the allies of the Li Group also stood up and left. The dishes at tonight's dinner were intact, and even the chopsticks were not touched.
Li Guangyu's last words were a naked warning and threat. If he insists on looking for trouble, Li Guangyu will not only fight back in Xiangjiang, but also the British side will not let it go. With the strength of the Li Group, if they want to suppress one or two companies
It's not difficult at all.
As groups of people said their goodbyes and left, only some senior officials from the Hong Kong government and pro-British figures were left here.
Tian Yian said aloud: "Governor, Li Guangyu is too arrogant. He thinks that he can cover the sky with one hand in Xiangjiang and does not take anyone seriously. We must teach him a profound lesson and let him know that he has not ignored us yet.
capital."
"Then tell me how we can teach him a lesson. How about you take the lead?"
Faced with John Major's rhetorical question, Tian Yian was immediately speechless. He just wanted Major to take action. He himself did not have the strength to compete with the Li Group. If he ran into it, he would probably not be able to win two battles.
Days later, Yi'an Group declared bankruptcy.
It is also because the Li Group has not been too serious with them over the years, or they think it would be beneficial to the Li Group to keep them, so their industry has been able to survive until now, otherwise they would have been squeezed and bankrupted long ago.