On the evening of September 18th, all high-level people in Hong Kong came to the banquet hall of the Government House to attend tonight's dinner. This is a moment that has a great impact on Hong Kong.
In a few days, Mrs. Thatcher will arrive in the capital of China to communicate with the leaders on the other side about the issue of Hong Kong. Yoder will go to the capital in advance to prepare for Mrs. Thatcher's arrival.
Youde holds such a dinner tonight, firstly to communicate with everyone about this matter, and at the same time, he also hopes that the top forces in Hong Kong can support their British side's proposition, and at the same time, some representatives from Hong Kong will also come over.
After the banquet began, Youde talked about the British government's proposition for Hong Kong, and at the same time explained Mrs. Thatcher's visit to China to the senior officials present, hoping that everyone would consider it carefully.
Youde said: "The current development in Xiangjiang is hard-won. I think everyone hopes that Xiangjiang can continue to develop like this. To maintain the current policy, you will need to work together. Xiangjiang also belongs to the five million citizens of Xiangjiang."
Xiangjiang, as the current representatives of Xiangjiang, you have the right to express your demands."
Except for the representatives of the British-funded consortium, all the Chinese-funded families present remained silent. This kind of thing was obviously not something they expected to get involved in.
What they need to do at this time is to maintain the development of their industry and wait for the final result. They are talking more and making more mistakes at this time. If they are not careful, the family business that has been decades old will be destroyed in one fell swoop. These old foxes are
Wouldn't make such a mistake.
Youde has long known the thoughts of these Chinese-funded families in Xiangjiang, and he currently has no good solution for this. They all say that the first shot will kill the bird. These Chinese-funded families are so perverted that he can't find a reason to take action.
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Moreover, it is no different now than in the 1960s and 1970s. At that time, the world was still dominated by British-funded consortiums. Coupled with some reasons on the government's side, their government dared to crack down on those who were outstanding and restricted them in various industries. But now their Xiangjiang government has imposed restrictions on them.
This intention is powerless.
Especially when most Chinese-owned families are on the same side, it is impossible to pick a target. Moreover, what the government requires is that Xiangjiang should mainly win over Chinese-owned families, as long as they do not jump.
If they come out to blatantly oppose the government, Yoder can't do anything to them.
However, what is more interesting this time is that Li Guangyu, who currently ranks first in fame and wealth in Hong Kong, is not on the list of people going to the mainland. Instead, the former richest man in Hong Kong, Pao Yugang, will greet Thatcher with himself and relevant mainland officials in Beijing.
The arrival of Madam.
In the middle of the banquet, Youde invited Li Guangyu to the small living room for discussion.
In the past few months that Youde has been working here in Xiangjiang, what he has heard and learned the most about is the news about Li Guangyu and the Li Group.
Youde has to be cautious about such a consortium. Currently, the supermarket retail market in Xiangjiang has been monopolized by the Lee Consortium and related interest groups. In terms of transportation, in addition to the subway, whether it is city buses or aviation, they are also currently under their monopoly.
In China, Cathay Pacific does not pose any threat to Xiangjiang Airlines.
In terms of energy, they monopolize the gas in Xiangjiang and occupy a certain market in electricity. There are hundreds of thousands of families in Xiangjiang working directly or indirectly for this interest group.
Youde is very clear about how stable the Li Group's position in Hong Kong is. The reason why such an interest group has grown so quickly is mainly due to Li Guangyu's legendary development experience, but also because of the connivance of their government.
The British side are not worried about how much impact the emergence of a consortium in Xiangjiang will have on them. Such consortiums are very common in capitalist countries, but it is difficult in the socialist camp.
They just need such a consortium to appear in Xiangjiang, which will be more beneficial to them. They do not believe that Li Guangyu and the Li consortium and other interest groups are not worried that their interests will not be protected. As long as some of them have such thoughts, the British
The purpose here is achieved.
The reason why Youde met with Li Guangyu alone today was because he hoped to communicate with Li Guangyu about the Hong Kong issue again, and at the same time invited Li Guangyu to visit the mainland on behalf of the British government.
After Li Guangyu and Youde sat down opposite each other, Youde said: "Mr. Li, this time Mrs. Thatcher will arrive in Beijing on the 22nd for a visit to the mainland. During this period, she will communicate with the mainland leaders on the Xiangjiang issue, and will be under the supervision of the Prime Minister."
As a commission, I hereby specially invite you to go to the capital with me on the 20th."
Li Guangyu didn't want to go to the capital at this time. What he had to do now was wait for things to happen in Xiangjiang. He didn't want to mess with other things.
Besides, this is an invitation from the British side. At this time, I am following them. The mainland market doesn’t want it, so Li Guangyu won’t do such a stupid thing.
Li Guangyu replied: "Mr. Youde, I would like to thank Mrs. Thatcher and the British government for their kindness. However, my wife is about to give birth and I have no intention of leaving Hong Kong at this time. I believe that China and Britain will handle the Hong Kong issue."
, I also believe that Xiangjiang’s future development will get better and better, and I am full of confidence in this.”
Youde was well prepared for Li Guangyu's rejection. He had studied Li Guangyu for a long time. He seemed young, but he was very calm in his work. This time the other party obviously didn't want to get involved.
He said to Li Guangyu: "This time the mainland invited Mr. Pao Yugang to the capital, but as the current head of the Li Group, the richest man in Hong Kong, he was not on the invitation list. There are many things that can be seen in this. I don't know if Li
Sir, what do you think?"
What can Li Guangyu think? It's not like he doesn't know the reasons behind this. This is his own choice. He needs to safeguard the interests of his family and the group. Naturally, he cannot compare with the charter king and others in some aspects.
Their industries are basically in Hong Kong and shipping from Southeast Asia to Western Europe. Naturally, they don't need to worry about the British government's suppression on some things.
Li Guangyu's market is different. His current important assets are mainly in Hong Kong, Baodao, England, Japan and the United States. If you don't pay attention, you may suffer heavy losses.
At this time, it would be better for him to stay quietly in Xiangjiang. The more violent the jump, the more severe the losses.
Li Guangyu also knew that the reason why Youde said this was to arouse his inner dissatisfaction, so that he would not be fooled.
Li Guangyu said: "Mr. Youde, you also know that I am still a young man who has just passed 21 years old. I lack sufficient knowledge of many things. When it comes to such big things, I have rich experience in natural language. I am very experienced in Xiangjiang."
Personnel with status should participate, and Mr. Bao Yugang just meets such conditions. Our Li Group does not have any objection to his going."
Youde had nothing to do with Li Guangyu's tactful response. He knew that his invitation mission this time could not be completed.
Li Guangyu was not inspired by him at all, and his calmness was terrifying. He was still a 21-year-old young man, but Youde couldn't feel any impulse or passion in him, nor did he have any of the bosses who had some achievements.
As the second child, I am just as arrogant as the third child.
After Youde and Li Guangyu discussed the future development of Xiangjiang, the meeting ended.