With the arrival of March, the people of Xiangjiang are still enjoying the benefits brought by Xiangjiang's rapid development. Both the property market and the stock market in Xiangjiang have surged.
Only the upper class elites in Xiangjiang knew that a storm was coming in Xiangjiang. As the date of the Governor of Xiangjiang's visit to the mainland was approaching, the major families in the upper class of Xiangjiang were constantly communicating with each other.
On March 15, less than half a month before the Governor of Hong Kong visited the mainland, Li Guangyu received an invitation to a dinner held by the Hong Kong Governor's Office on the evening of the 18th.
Li Guangyu only felt that this invitation was so hot. He was about to visit the mainland. At this time, he felt that it was not a good thing to entertain them. Even so, Li Guangyu had to go. He wanted to stay in Hong Kong
To develop, we must give face to the Governor-General's Office.
Time flew by, and at six o'clock in the evening, Li Guangyu, accompanied by his bodyguards, rushed to the banquet hall of the Governor's Mansion.
When Li Guangyu walked into the banquet hall, there were already a lot of people inside, but Li Guangyu didn't see a few big shots. Could it be that he came too early, Li Guangyu thought to himself. But Li Guangyu looked at the time and saw that it was just a few minutes away from the banquet time.
It’s less than half an hour, so don’t rush all the big guys to come.
While Li Guangyu was still thinking about something, the staff of the Governor's Mansion found Li Guangyu.
"Li Sheng, welcome to your arrival!"
"You're welcome, the governor is hosting a banquet, how can I not come?" Li Guangyu said.
"Li Sheng, do you have time now? The governor wants to see you in person."
"Yes, please lead the way." Li Guangyu replied.
Then the staff member took Li Guangyu to the small reception room inside to listen to the guests.
Li Guangyu was just wondering why the big guys in Xiangjiang didn't come. It turned out that they were all invited here by the Governor.
After Li Guangyu came in, he said to MacLehose: "Mr. Governor, thank you for the invitation."
MacLehose smiled and said to Li Guangyu: "Li Sheng, now you have become the idol of countless young people in Hong Kong. I often listen to your legend. I am very happy that you can come to this banquet hosted by me."
"Mr. Governor praised me, so I have better luck. Compared with my ability, I am far behind the elders sitting here." Li Guangyu replied.
"Li Sheng, you are too humble. Please find a seat and sit down first. We will wait for a while." MacLehose said to Li Guangyu.
Li Guangyu followed the instructions and found a seat near the back to sit down.
Seeing that Li Guangyu was sitting so far back, MacLehose said: "Li Sheng, there are so many seats in front of me, why do you sit so far back? It just so happens that there is no one sitting on the seat to my left, so you sit here."
After listening to MacLehose's words, Li Guangyu only felt that today's banquet was full of malice towards him. Should I rush to sit in that seat now? Looking at the people on the left and right of the Governor, it was obvious that the British were all on the Governor's right.
There are several senior officials in the financial groups and political circles, and those on the left are the heads of major families in Hong Kong.
Now that the Governor has asked Li Guangyu to sit first on his left, he is not trying to promote him as the first Chinese family in Hong Kong. How dare Li Guangyu go there? Even though he is already the richest Chinese man in Hong Kong, when it comes to family
Li Guangyu's background and prestige in Xiangjiang are far behind.
Li Guangyu immediately said: "Thank you Governor for your kindness. I am a soft-spoken person, and there are all the elders here. How can I go over and sit in front of all the elders? Isn't that what I, Li Guangyu, have become, an arrogant and arrogant person who doesn't understand etiquette?"
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When MacLehose heard what Li Guangyu said, he didn't force himself any further. Originally, today he just wanted to lick the boat charter king and cause some trouble for Li Guangyu, the new richest man in Hong Kong.
MacLehose is very clear about the current thoughts of the major families in Hong Kong. Don't think that the major families are so secretive. It is easy for the Governor to know some things about the major families. For someone like Li Guangyu, who is apparently a centrist
, MacLehose was very clear about secretly favoring the mainland. However, Li Guangyu did not directly state that he wanted to support the mainland, so it is difficult for the Governor to suppress Li Guangyu now.
Today's Hong Kong is really a mixed bag, with major forces taking turns fighting each other. Sometimes Li Guangyu really wants not to participate in these activities, but if he wants to gain a foothold in Hong Kong, he has to deal with it carefully.
In the next ten minutes, all the heads of the top families in Xiangjiang came to the small gathering to listen to the guests. Of course, the Huo family and the Hu Yinxiang family did not come, because the governor did not invite Huo Yingdong and Hu Yinxiang at all.
As the Charter King took his seat, MacLehose said: "Thank you all for attending this banquet I hosted. The main reason I invite you here today is to talk about the future of our Hong Kong."
"We all know that China and Britain are currently negotiating on the Hong Kong issue, and I will also meet with Chinese leaders at the end of this month. As for the future of Hong Kong, as the current elites in Hong Kong, I want to hear your opinions
Opinion." MacLehose said to everyone.
I don’t know how MacLehose negotiated with those in the British-funded consortium. Anyway, none of the representatives of the major foreign banks have spoken. This is obviously because MacLehose wants to force the heads of the Chinese-funded families to express their opinions, and at the same time, let the British-funded consortium
The heads of the family should take a look at the attitude of these families.
At this time, the charter boat king who was sitting in the first place among the Chinese knew that it was time to speak for himself again. Who asked him to sit in this position?
The charter king said to MacLehose: "As for the future of Hong Kong, this is a matter decided between the Chinese and British governments. As a businessman, we hope that the two countries can maintain the stable development of Hong Kong."
The charter king finally said: "Of course, as businessmen, we still attach great importance to the spirit of contract."
When MacLehose heard this, he understood the attitude of the charter king. What was the spirit of the contract? Didn't it mean that when the Hong Kong lease expired, he should return to the mainland?
MacLehose added: "The economic system implemented in mainland China is completely different from the current system in Hong Kong, so everyone must give more thought to it."
After hearing what MacLehose said, the faces of the following family heads became serious. It is impossible to say that they are not worried at all.
As soon as MacLehose saw the expressions on the faces of the families, he knew that he was on to something. What are the major families worried about the most? Isn't it that the family business cannot develop and the family will decline?
MacLehose continued: "If you have any ideas, just speak out boldly. After all, the Hong Kong issue concerns more than five million citizens of Hong Kong. This is not only an issue between China and Britain. You also have the right to decide the future of Hong Kong!"
However, the major families sitting there did not take up MacLehose's words. This problem is too big and cannot be handled by the major families in Xiangjiang. In the current situation in Xiangjiang, it is not good to offend either the British or the mainland.
Although Li Guangyu knew that Xiangjiang would definitely return to the mainland in the future, and that there would still be quite a lot of opportunities in the mainland, during this sensitive period, he still acted as a junior and just brought a pair of ears to listen to these meetings.
After the UK and the UK signed a joint declaration, they were able to invest heavily in the mainland, which not only promoted the development of the mainland, but also allowed them to make money.