After visiting various departments of Bentley Motors, Li Guangyu did not stay in Crewe for long, but rushed back to London. At 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, he will go to the Prime Minister's Office to visit Mrs. Thatcher.
The reason why Li Guangyu rushed back to London instead of going to Jaguar's headquarters is because Jaguar's equity is now in the hands of the British government. If Li Guangyu wants to acquire Jaguar, he still has to negotiate with the British government.
Li Guangyu didn't know how to evaluate Mr. William Lyons, the founder of Jaguar. He led Jaguar to dominate the British automobile industry in the 1960s and build a powerful automobile empire.
When he retired in 1972, William Lyons made an astonishing decision. He handed Jaguar over to the British government. This was something that families in the East simply couldn't imagine, at least Li Guangyu couldn't do such a thing.
Nowadays, the reason why Li Guangyu sees hope of acquiring Jaguar is because this company, which is still developing well, is in the hands of the British government. Otherwise, he has no hope of succeeding in the acquisition.
With the large-scale nationalization of many industries in the UK in 1945, this approach has led to the decline of the British economy. This year, the British inflation rate has exceeded 20%. Nowadays, many citizens are demanding
The government carries out reforms. One of the policies of Mrs. Thatcher today is the privatization of state-owned industries. This is Li Guangyu's opportunity.
Mrs. Thatcher in London is also looking forward to Li Guangyu's arrival. She is very interested in this man who wrote a wealth myth in less than three years in Hong Kong. The current British economy is not good.
, he also hopes that more groups will invest in Britain to promote the economic development of Britain.
At the same time, Mrs. Thatcher also wanted to hear what suggestions Li Guangyu had for the economic development of Britain today. After all, this young man had an outstanding vision for the development of his own business in Hong Kong, and he obviously had his own unique insights into the world economy.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Li Guangyu came to Mrs. Thatcher's office and said to her: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, thank you for taking the time to accept my visit."
Mrs. Thatcher said: "Mr. Li, as a young hero in Hong Kong and the richest man in Hong Kong today, of course I have time to meet with you, and I also want to hear the voices of the people in Hong Kong. Mr. Li is very interested."
Representative."
After some polite remarks, Mrs. Thatcher said: "Mr. Li, you are probably here for Jaguar Car Company this time. Ms. Du Yuemei of your group has contacted Jaguar Car Company to discuss the acquisition. My government has also accepted the request."
Time to report."
Li Guangyu said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, now our Li Group wants to enter the automobile industry, and Britain has always been the birthplace of luxury car brands. This time we also hope to set sail in England and develop the automobile group. We also hope that the Prime Minister
Your Excellency will consider it.”
Mrs. Thatcher already knew that Li Guangyu had successfully acquired the Bentley Motor Company, and now he was negotiating with her to acquire the Jaguar Motor Company. He was really an ambitious young man. He just entered the automobile industry and wanted to become a dominant player.
Mrs. Thatcher did not reply to Li Guangyu's acquisition of Jaguar for the time being, but asked Li Guangyu: "Mr. Li, our British economy is in a state of decline today. How can you achieve such success in just two or three years?"
With outstanding achievements, you must have your own unique insights into economic development. Can you share your views?"
How does Li Guangyu know these specific issues? Besides, Britain is such a big country and he doesn't know the issues involved. Saying some inappropriate things will only add to the laughter.
Li Guangyu said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, it is entirely luck that I can achieve such results. Coupled with the outstanding capabilities of the group's senior management, our group can maintain such development. I am so young now and my level is really limited. How can I be in front of you?"
What about doing tricks at home?"
Mrs. Thatcher smiled and said: "Mr. Li, you are so humble. If this is all luck, then God is too partial to you. Your family business now spans multiple industries and has achieved success in each industry."
A good result is not something that can only be attributed to luck."
Li Guangyu said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, I am not very clear about the specific issues in England. From the perspective of our businessmen, if the regional economy wants to develop, we must both go out and bring in, so that the economy
Only then can you have vitality.”
Mrs. Thatcher became interested in this and said to Li Guangyu: "Mr. Li, can you be more specific?"
In order to successfully acquire Jaguar, Li Guangyu could only express some of his ideas for later generations. As for the development then, it was not Li Guangyu's concern.
Li Guangyu said: "Many companies in the UK are very conservative today. Even though they know that the costs in the UK are high, they are still unwilling to transfer the company's production to other Commonwealth regions. If we don't go abroad and the costs cannot be reduced, how can we compete with similar companies in other countries?
product competition.”
"As for the introduction of foreign capital, it can upgrade local industries, stimulate local economic development, and also increase local jobs."
After hearing what Li Guangyu said, Thatcher felt that it made some sense, and they had also considered this aspect. However, she still felt that Li Guangyu was bringing in private goods, and his purpose was to successfully acquire Jaguar Motor Company.
Mrs. Thatcher said: "Mr. Li, now that you have acquired Bentley Motors, what are your plans for the future development of Bentley?"
Li Guangyu said: "I plan to use Bentley as a top brand, mainly for use by families and top people, as well as for upper-level government officials and VIPs."
After hearing this, Mrs. Thatcher said: "Since you already own the Bentley brand, why are you still interested in Jaguar? You must know that Jaguar is also a luxury brand, and there may be some competition with Bentley in this regard."
Li Guangyu also knows that today's Jaguar is also synonymous with nobility. The reason why Jaguar lags behind Rolls-Royce and Bentley in fame is mainly because it was ruined by the British government and Ford, making it unable to compete with Rolls-Royce and Bentley.
Bentley contends.
Li Guangyu said: "We plan to build Jaguar into a business car suitable for senior executives of the group and to win the market of young people in sports cars. Bentley cannot compare with Jaguar in many aspects."
Mrs. Thatcher said: "Mr. Li, what you mean is that Bentley will occupy the position of the top brand in the future, and Jaguar will be used to develop the market of elites and family children, resulting in misaligned development."
Li Guangyu said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, this is our group's temporary plan, which is also conducive to the layout of our automobile group."