At 6:45 in the evening, Li Guangyu and others came to the banquet hall. At this time, the president, Sun Yunxuan and others happened to arrive here.
The president said: Welcome, please take a seat.
The president was very happy today. Such a large-scale Chinese business delegation came to Baodao. This has never happened since he came to Baodao.
This delegation controls most of the market in Hong Kong, and they are present in many industries. According to their own knowledge, the assets they control have exceeded 40 billion U.S. dollars, and the Li Group alone controls more than 30 billion U.S. dollars.
U.S. dollar assets.
Such a consortium can be taken seriously in any region. At present, apart from the government, only the six major Japanese consortiums in Asia can suppress this interest consortium.
Regardless of whether they are from Treasure Island, South Korea, or even Southeast Asia and South Asia, the strength of these local family consortiums is far from comparable to that of the Li Family Consortium.
Of course, except for the royal families of various countries, no one knows how much wealth each royal family has. This cannot be compared with these financial groups.
Now the president is facing considerable pressure. Not only the external situation, Baodao's internal situation is also not optimistic. Fortunately, Baodao's economic development has been quite good in the past few years, otherwise it will only be more difficult.
At the banquet, the president did not discuss investment issues with Li Guangyu and others. At this time, he was more chatting with them about the current world situation and communicating some everyone's opinions with Li Guangyu and others.
Li Guangyu and the others tried their best to avoid talking about political issues in the two places, and they focused more on economic issues, especially in the past two years due to the influence of Western Europe and North America. Whether it was Xiangjiang or Baodao, in terms of export industry
All have been greatly affected.
If the Asian economy was not currently full of vitality and the market here was developing, I am afraid that the life of the four Asian tigers would not be easy. These regions are still mainly processing and exporting, and their own technology and brand strength are relatively weak.
Once there is a problem with exports, it will be a huge blow to the local economy.
The reason why there is such a big crisis in Xiangjiang is not only due to political reasons, but also because the major families in Xiangjiang have not invested in emerging industries such as semiconductors like other regions, and are focusing on real estate.
Now that the property market has collapsed, what will be left in Xiangjiang? Low-end manufacturing, due to factors such as labor costs and land prices, is currently moving more to the mainland and the island.
And there are no mid-to-high-end technologies in Xiangjiang. Currently, the only ones that Xiangjiang can offer are the financial industry, service industry, and trade industry. In the future, Xiangjiang’s development potential will be very insufficient compared with the other three regions.
Fortunately, Xiangjiang can still rely on the mainland market to prevent it from declining. If it were not for the support of the mainland market, Xiangjiang would be even more difficult in the future.
The president said: Mr. Li Guangyu, the world situation is currently changing, and Baodao is also in a precarious situation. Baodao's economy has made such great achievements in recent years. Thank you very much for your contribution to Baodao's economic development.
President, you are so polite. We are also mutually beneficial. Our Li Group invested in Baodao and is also very optimistic about the development of Baodao area. We believe that Baodao area will develop better and better under the leadership of you and Dean Sun and others.
.Li Guangyu responded.
Listening to Li Guangyu's words, the CEO was obviously very happy in his heart. He believed that since he took charge, Baodao has developed faster and better than his father did, and the living standards of the people in Baodao area have improved significantly. Even though the international situation is unprecedentedly bad for Baodao, it has not affected the rapid economic development of Baodao region.
Sometimes some things are unavoidable. While chatting, the president talked about the issues between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places, and asked Li Guangyu their opinions on the matter.
Stanley Ho said: Lisboa has been confirmed to return to the mainland, and we believe that Hong Kong will return to the mainland soon. We support the return of these two areas. After all, we do not want to be a second-class citizen all the time. In many countries, The industry will also be subject to some restrictions from the government.
After Stanley Ho’s speech, Li Ka-shing, Guo Desheng and others also expressed some views in this regard.
However, no one specifically mentioned the Baodao issue. The president also knew what these people were thinking. He knew that if he asked about the mainland and Baodao, Li Guangyu and the others would also shirk and avoid answering.
A letter from the mainland in July made him very distressed. He himself didn't know what to do. Moreover, the content of the letter was also published in the mainland, and even some newspapers in Xiangjiang All have been reproduced.
Although Baodao exercised some control, the content was still circulated, causing a huge repercussions in Baodao and causing unprecedented pressure on him.
Today I chatted with Li Guangyu and others. Although they didn't talk much about politics, from the economic aspect, he could feel the importance that the Li Group and its interest groups attach to the mainland market.
Reform and opening up are continuing to advance over there, and the economies of some regions are developing rapidly, especially some special economic zones such as Pengcheng. He has also collected a lot of information in this regard. He knows very well how powerful the mainland will be once it develops.
A market with more than one billion people is a place that no large group is willing to let go. If you look at the actions of the Li Group, you will know that it has reached out to the mainland market as early as the beginning of reform and opening up.
The Bentley Group has made plans in advance and entered into joint ventures with mainland China in the hope of occupying the market there in the future.
After all, the Baodao market is too small, and it will be difficult to compete with the mainland in the future. When these groups really come to make choices, the Baodao market may only be abandoned.
He knew it was time for him to seriously consider these issues, and blindly no contact or negotiation would not work.
After the dinner, the president promised: Don’t worry, our Baodao government will not treat you differently just because you increase investment in the mainland. As long as your companies in Baodao can abide by our rules and regulations, our government will I will only serve you and will not come to make trouble for you.
Li Guangyu and the others are not too worried about this. They are not some entertainment company in Xiangjiang. If the news department on Baodao wants to block it, they will block it. They now have tens of thousands of people working for them here. Once the Li Group withdraws its investment, they will be blocked. The impact on Treasure Island will be quite severe.
Moreover, the Li family also owns the largest media group in Asia. Once there is some publicity for Baodao in this regard, Baodao's investment promotion will be in an awkward position.
Li Guangyu replied: President, thank you for understanding the difficulties of our company. Please rest assured that our various groups will operate legally in Baodao and will never do anything that harms the interests of Baodao.
On the way back in the car, the president said to Sun Yunxuan: Now the situation forces us to make a choice. Please let people start contacting the mainland to see what their approach is.
Sun Yunxuan is also aware of the pressure they are currently facing. Not only Li Guangyu and others have entered the market there, but some families in Baodao are also eager to enter the market with one billion people. No capitalist is willing to give up.