At 7:30 in the evening on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year {January 31st}, He Zuozhi called.
"Grandpa, what do you want from me?" Li Guangyu said after receiving the call.
"Guangyu, Xinhua News Agency came to visit me this afternoon and talked about the mainland and Xiangjiang issues. It is said that I will go to your place tomorrow."
"Grandpa, I didn't receive any news that Xinhua News Agency wanted to come to my place." Li Guangyu replied.
"Maybe Xinhua News Agency hasn't contacted you yet. When it comes to the mainland, our He family's attitude is to help as long as it doesn't affect the development of the family. In terms of the relationship between the mainland and Baodao, we are businessmen.
When it comes to local government matters, we do not favor any party."
"Grandpa, I understand, I will handle these problems."
"When you face Xinhua News Agency, you must be careful and don't make any promises when your head is hot. You can agree with the other party on some issues, such as the return of Hong Kong to the mainland. But you must be careful when it comes to the relationship between the mainland and the island.
If necessary, you can excuse yourself by saying that you were young and didn't understand." He Zuozhi instructed.
"Grandpa, don't worry, I know how to deal with it and it won't affect the development of my business." Li Guangyu knew that his grandfather was worried about him, so he assured He Zuozhi.
He Zuozhi still felt uneasy and asked for a while before hanging up the phone.
Not long after Li Guangyu hung up, the phone rang again. Li Guangyu picked up the phone and said, "Hello, I'm Li Guangyu."
The call came: "Hello Li Sheng, I am the vice president of Xinhua News Agency."
"Hello, what can I do for you?" Li Guangyu asked.
"Li Sheng, are you free tomorrow morning? Our president hopes to visit you at your home at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."
Li Guangyu knew that the president of Xinhua News Agency was coming tomorrow, so he replied: "I will be at home waiting for President Zheng's visit tomorrow morning."
"Okay, Li Sheng, I'm sorry to bother you. Goodbye."
"Okay, goodbye." Li Guangyu said and hung up the phone.
On the morning of February 1, Zheng Dong, accompanied by a company staff member, arrived at Li Guangyu’s villa in Repulse Bay.
Li Guangyu had already arrived at the door and was waiting. When he saw Zheng Dong getting out of the car, he immediately greeted him and said, "President Zheng, happy New Year! Thank you for coming to Humble House."
"Happy New Year to Li Sheng, you are so polite. It is also an honor for me to be able to visit such a talented person like you, Li Sheng." Zheng Dong said.
Li Guangyu said, "President Zheng, please come inside."
Li Guangyu and Zheng Dong came to the study, and Li Guangyu ordered, "Grandpa Wu, take out the good tea newly purchased at home, brew it for us, and bring it to the study."
Li Guangyu immediately said to Zheng Dong: "President Zheng can come to Li's house today, it's really brilliant!"
Seeing that Li Guangyu was so polite, Zheng Dong also said: "Li Sheng, you are too humble. Your deeds are spread everywhere in Xiangjiang today. You took charge of the family business at the age of sixteen and spent just over a year on it.
You have brought your family into the upper class society of Xiangjiang, and the market value of your property has exceeded that of the chartered ship king. Now there is a rumor in Xiangjiang that you are the God of Wealth who came to this world, and you have become the idol of countless people in Xiangjiang."
Li Guangyu said modestly: "President Zheng, I'm just lucky. I just happened to seize a few opportunities to make money. If it weren't for a few big guys in the group who helped me support it, I would have finished it long ago."
To be honest, sometimes I really can’t manage this ability.”
After listening to Li Guangyu's answer, Zheng Dong felt that Li Guangyu didn't have the arrogance and complacency of a young man at all. If he hadn't known that Li Guangyu was indeed under eighteen years old, he would have thought that this was an old fox who had been in the mall for many years and that young people should behave like this.
Chongdu and Deyi didn't show it at all.
Zheng Dong then said straight to the point: "Li Sheng, what do you think about the mainland taking back Hong Kong?"
When Li Guangyu saw Zheng Dong asking this question, he immediately replied: "I support the motherland's taking back Xiangjiang. After all, we share the same roots and worship the same ancestors. I think most people in Xiangjiang have the same idea as me."
Zheng Dong was very happy to hear Li Guangyu's statement. At least it showed that the upper levels of Xiangjiang still recognized the country's takeover of Xiangjiang, which would reduce many difficulties in future work.
"Thank you Li Sheng for your recognition of our party and country. We all know that Li Sheng, your media group now occupies an absolute advantage in Hong Kong. Can you let it promote the mainland more?" Zheng Dong hopes that Li Guangyu can do more for the mainland.
Do more publicity so that the mainland can occupy a favorable position in public opinion in Hong Kong.
Li Guangyu did not immediately respond to Zheng Dong's request. Because it involved too many things, if he was not careful, the Li Group would be hit hard.
Li Guangyu was deep in thought when there was a knock on the door.
Li Guangyu knew that it must be Wu Wen who brought the tea. He said, "Please come in."
Wu Wen brought the tea in, poured a cup for each of Li Guangyu and Zheng Dong, and then left.
Li Guangyu said to Zheng Dong: "President Zheng, please have tea."
Seeing that Li Guangyu didn't answer his request, Zheng Dong asked, "Li Sheng, do you have any difficulty with the question I just asked?"
Li Guangyu knew that he could not delay the matter without answering, so he said: "President Zheng, since many issues in Hong Kong have not been finalized yet, and we are still under the rule of the British, some things are not easy to operate. I can only ask my journalists
We will report on mainland China objectively and factually from a neutral position, and we will not report incidents that smear mainland China."
Zheng Dong never thought that Li Guangyu could directly agree to report from the mainland's standpoint. As long as he could promote the mainland neutrally and realistically, it would be enough.
He said to Li Guangyu: "Li Sheng, it is already a great help to us that you can take a neutral position. Our main purpose is to let people from all walks of life in Hong Kong understand the changes in our mainland, so as to enhance communication between the two places."
Later, Zheng Dong and Li Guangyu exchanged some views on Baodao and Lisboa, and Li Guangyu responded to them in an evasive manner.
After nearly an hour of conversation, Zheng Dong said goodbye and left.
Li Guangyu personally sent Zheng Dong to the door and said enthusiastically: "President Zheng, please go slowly. Welcome to visit Humble House again in the future."
Zheng Dong said to Li Guangyu: "Li Sheng, I think we will meet often in the future. I hope Li Sheng won't find it annoying."
"How could it be? I'm not happy that President Zheng can come, so how can I be annoyed?" Li Guangyu said.
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Zheng Dong's car slowly drove away from Li Guangyu's villa. In the car, the escort asked with a smile: "President, did you enjoy your conversation today?"
Zheng Dong knew that this subordinate must think that Li Guangyu was young and inexperienced, and he could fool him as soon as he said it. He said to him: "Do you think Li Guangyu is easy to talk to?"
"President, isn't it true that a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, as long as we tell some more patriotic examples and some propaganda slogans, he can't agree with enthusiasm?"
"If Li Guangyu was that simple, he wouldn't be able to develop the family business to this level in just over a year." Zheng Dong said with emotion.
"Ah, President, is it hard for Li Guangyu to talk?"
"I can't say that he can't speak well. He is an absolute elite talent among the young people I have met. If you don't look at his face, it would be hard to believe that he is still a boy under the age of eighteen. The feeling he gives me is different from that of other families.
He is as cunning as the boss, avoiding the important and taking the easy. We still have a long way to go in our work!" Zheng Dong said to him.