During the following period, Li Guangyu, together with Cao Weiqing and Zhang Ziyu, completed the contract signing in England, and then went to France and West Germany to sign the arms purchase contract for Bentley Island.
In Paris, Li Guangyu also specially communicated with Chirac. Chirac was very uncomfortable at the moment, so he withdrew again, and France also ended the nearly three years of co-governance.
France's privatization process has also come to an end for the time being. Fortunately, Li Guangyu took over Thomson Company. Otherwise, Li Guangyu's high-end home appliances would have been delayed for many years.
On March 25, Li Guangyu's special plane arrived at Vienna Airport. This was also his last stop in Europe before returning to Xiangjiang.
After years of layout and development in Vienna, the Li Group's influence here has greatly increased, and Li Guangyu's arrival was also received by high-level officials of the Austrian government.
You must know that a so-called Forbes richest man in later generations can be received by heads of state, let alone Li Guangyu. Just as the public may not know who Li Guangyu is, senior officials in various countries are very aware of Li Guangyu's influence.
In addition, the Li Group currently has more than 30,000 employees in Austria, driving the development of many companies and indirectly affecting the employment of hundreds of thousands of people. The Austrian government naturally attaches great importance to this.
What Li Guangyu and the Austrian government talked about most this time was the further deepening of cooperation between the two sides, especially cooperation in automobiles, trade, culture, and tourism.
Among them, the Bentley production base in Austria will increase the production of Hengtong buses and Jinniu trucks, mainly to meet the needs of the Central and Eastern European market.
In terms of trade, Austria is currently a transit point for trade between the Lee Group and the Eastern European Warsaw Pact member states. The Hongmei Clothing Wholesale City here is accelerating, and the Hengyu Supermarket Logistics Base is also under construction. Its Wheelock Plaza is expected to be put into use in June next year.
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In terms of culture, Vienna is known as the capital of music. In this regard, it can cooperate with Jiayi Group a lot. At the same time, in terms of tourism, we also hope to use Jiayi TV to promote Austria more and attract people from Asia to travel to Austria.
Austrian President Waldheim said: "Mr. Li, our cooperation has been very pleasant over the past three years. The two major brands of Ringfox and Kirin have achieved very good results in Central and Eastern Europe. I believe that Hengtong Bus and Jinniu Truck will also do the same."
You will be disappointed."
"My industries are very optimistic about the future development of Austria. It is an important hub connecting Eastern and Western Europe. In the future, we will have more industries investing in Austria. At the same time, we will also increase the promotion of Austria and strengthen the relationship between Austria, Hong Kong and Asia.
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Will Waldheim just treat Li Guangyu as a simple businessman now, without seeing Zhang Ziyu sitting under him?
You must know that Zhang Ziyu is a British baron and the governor of Bentley Island, and his status is slightly lower than that of the head of a country.
But senior officials from various countries know that Zhang Ziyu is just a name, and the real owner of Bentley Island is Li Guangyu.
This time the news of Bentley Island’s arms purchase has spread to the world. He also received the news. If all these equipments are in place and a well-trained army is added, some small countries may not be able to defeat Bentley Island, especially some in Africa.
As a small country, in terms of weapons, Bentley Island can beat them by a few miles.
Not to mention financial resources, Waldheim doubts that his foreign exchange reserves are even one-tenth of those of the Li Group.
After all, in this era, many small countries are considered good if they have foreign exchange reserves of several billion dollars, and they are considered big countries if they have foreign exchange reserves of tens of billions. Their Austrian dollar reserves are only a few billion dollars. No one knows how much the Li Group has.
Not sure.
In the past, the Lee Consortium was just rich. Although it had many security personnel, some special operations groups, and many pistols, these did not pose much of a threat.
It’s different now. Not only have light weapons been upgraded, but also sniper rifles, rifles, submachine guns, individual rocket launchers, grenades, etc. In terms of heavy weapons, the Mirage 2000C is a world-class fighter aircraft in the sky, advanced tanks like the Leopard 2 are on land, and there are also weapons on the sea.
The very advanced frigate 23 has equipment that even Austria does not have. If we only compare quality, Bentley Island’s equipment is better than Austria’s.
Waldheim naturally attaches great importance to such a powerful person at the helm, and even treats Li Guangyu in the same position as himself.
Waldheim said: "Currently there are various changes within the Warsaw Pact member states, and we in Austria are also preparing to open the border with Hungary. It is expected that some situations will occur by then. We also hope that Mr. Li's companies can take precautions. After all,
There are so many people coming here, and there are all kinds of people.”
After the border is opened this time, it is estimated that many people from the Warsaw Pact member states will flow from Hungary and go to Austria to go to West Germany, especially those from East Germany.
He also informed Li Guangyu in advance. After all, after several years of development, the industries under the Li Group have now opened a lot of 7-11 and Hengyu supermarkets and Tianyu Bank branches in Austria. Who knows if some of these people will show up?
People with other ideas.
Li Guangyu could imagine the scene after the border was opened. Not to mention that it was still an open border. More than ten years ago, there were a large number of people sneaking across from the north in Xiangjiang.
As soon as the border between Austria and Hungary is opened, those members of the Warsaw Pact who yearn for life in Western Europe will inevitably try their best to come over, focusing on East Germany. Originally, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Democratic Republic of Germany were one country, but it was a pity that they were split into two after World War II.
The most important thing is that the national lives in West Germany and East Germany are very different. East Germans who yearn for a better life naturally want to live in West Germany. A Berlin Wall cannot isolate people's hearts.
Li Guangyu said: "In this regard, we also hope that the government can strengthen public security management, and our companies will also be more vigilant. In order to allow our government personnel to better serve the citizens, our Bentley Group donated 100 Spirit Foxes and 20 Spirit Foxes to the Austrian police station.
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In the past two years, Li Guangyu has done relatively little charity in Austria. This time he was simply more generous. Donating these cars to the Austrian police station will also help them maintain the safety of Li's industry.
Waldheim was just reminding Li Guangyu, he didn't expect to receive such a surprise.
He spoke out: "Mr. Li, I'm just reminding you to pay attention. I hope you don't misunderstand. Our government will naturally do its best to ensure the safety of citizens' lives and property, and foreign-funded enterprises will also be protected."
"Don't think too much about it. I develop in various places with the hope of a win-win situation and common development for everyone. Many of my charity funds carry out philanthropic activities in various places. The rapid development of our enterprises in Austria in the past few years cannot be separated from the support of your government and the Austrian people."
Support, this donation of these vehicles is also a little bit of my heart.”
As the Li Group's industry becomes larger and larger, donations from Cao Weiqing Charitable Fund, Li Xuemei Charitable Fund, Wu Wen Charitable Fund and major groups now amount to US$200 million per year, not counting some odd donations from Li Guangyu.
Most of the donations are in Greater China and Southeast Asia, with relatively few in other places.
After listening to what Li Guangyu said, Waldheim accepted it. He knew that Li Guangyu was not short of such a little money, and the relationship between the two parties would become more and more harmonious.