In the following three days, Li Guangyu and the Prime Minister of England met twice. The conditions of the two parties were so different that they could not reach an agreement at all.
On May 15, Li Guangyu and Cao Weiqing took their children to France, and the affairs here were left to Du Yuemei to continue to deal with.
Li Guangyu was unwilling to accept the conditions of the British government. He was not willing to spend a huge price to obtain the right to Hong Kong dollar banknotes. He was not yet ready to fully enter the Western European market.
This time he went to France in the hope of putting pressure on the British government and hoping that the British government could make huge concessions.
Currently, France is not a good place for Li Guangyu to invest. The current government is actively nationalizing the economy. Some industries that Li Guangyu wants to enter are run by the government and have nothing to do with him at all.
This time he just went to get acquainted, especially to meet with Chirac, the current mayor of Paris. As a supporter of de Gaulle, he has a very high reputation in France, and he insists on free economic development. In France, he
Will be the main collaborator of the Li Group.
Li Guangyu and the Li Group chose to leave London at this time, which made the senior officials of the British government a little anxious.
They do not want this negotiation to end in failure. The Li Group is the most promising to buy the companies they want to reform at normal prices, and at the same time, it can also provide a very good standard for other groups and forces in future reforms.
This time they will reform some government-owned enterprises on a large scale. These are basically operating at a loss. The acquisition forces must hope to keep prices as low as possible. They obviously do not want to see these enterprises sold at a low price.
For this reason, in the afternoon after Li Guangyu left London, the British Prime Minister held another small meeting to communicate with the Li Group again.
Li Guangyu put aside the British affairs at this time. He was negotiating with Paris Mayor Chirac at the Regal Hotel in Paris.
As for Li Guangyu and the Li Consortium, Chirac, one of the French political giants, knows very well. This young consortium is developing very fiercely under the leadership of this evil young man in front of him. If it were not for the reasons of the background, the Li Consortium would now be
I'm afraid it's already a world-class consortium.
As a politician, Chirac very much hopes to establish good relations with these financial groups, which will be beneficial to his future election campaigns and policy implementation.
Chirac said: "Mr. Li, in the past few years, your name and your industry have been mentioned frequently, but I have never had the opportunity to meet with you. Today, I finally put a regret in my heart to rest.
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Li Guangyu said to Chirac: "I am very happy to come to Paris to meet you. France has always been one of the most important countries in the European continent, and it is also the main market for our Li's industry in Western Europe. I am very optimistic about Paris.
I believe Paris can thrive under your leadership."
Chirac is the former Prime Minister of Paris and currently serves as the Mayor of Paris. Although France actively implemented the nationalization policy under President Mitterrand, the economic policy in Paris still maintained a liberal economic model under Chirac.
As the chairman of a relatively large opposition party in France, Chirac's party has considerable strength in parliament, so there is no problem for the Lee Group's expansion in Paris.
Li Guangyu and Chirac talked for three full hours in the conference room. As for the specific content of their discussion, no one except themselves knew.
However, after this meeting, the Lee Group began to increase its investment in Paris. Especially after Chirac became prime minister and president again in the future, the Lee Group invested in multiple projects in France.
While promoting the economic development of France, the Lee Group also reaped huge rewards, and it also changed the situation in which the Lee Group in Western Europe had long focused on England.
At the same time, France is also the center of the Lee Consortium in the European continent market, providing important support for the Lee Consortium to develop markets in various European continents.
During dinner in the evening, Li Guangyu said to Yuan Tianfan, Chen Linwen, and Zhao Xiaoyan: "I communicated with the Mayor of Paris Chirac this afternoon. You guys should inspect Paris carefully these days to see if there are any opportunities in the future.
This is also our key development area.”
Everyone is also aware of Li Guangyu's strategy. Currently, Southeast Asia is the Li Group's key development area. North America and Western Europe have temporarily taken a backseat. Now, the Li Group is still solidifying its foundation.
At best, this time it is just to pick up the slack and at the same time put pressure on the British government. Some big projects will have to wait until the Li Group has ample funds to enter.
At the same time, Li Guangyu also asked Chen Linwen to pay more attention to the situation of Carrefour City and its group these days. Paris is the location of Carrefour's headquarters, and this time Chen Linwen was able to conduct an on-site inspection.
Chen Linwen immediately said: "Li Sheng, I will carefully inspect Carrefour's operations here these days, carefully summarize their successful experience and shortcomings, and make full preparations for our Hengyu City to enter the Paris market."
The senior executives of Hengyu City Group and the Li Group have never thought of giving up the market in North America and Western Europe. In the past, they wanted to stabilize the market in Asia. Now as the market there gradually matures, it is time to expand into other regions.
This time the British market is a trial. In the future, it will be fully deployed in Western European countries and fully compete with Carrefour.
The Western European market has always been Carrefour's traditional market. Hengyu City Group is bound to compete fiercely with Carrefour when it enters. Only by understanding the detailed details of its opponents can Hengyu City Group occupy this market more easily.
There is no need for them to forget that last year Carrefour and Wal-Mart joined forces to compete with them in Xiangjiang, where their headquarters is located. This time Hengyu City Group will also let Carrefour Group executives experience this feeling.
Li Guangyu has always hoped that Hengyu City Group can completely suppress Carrefour and Wal-Mart. In the future, the person at the helm of Wal-Mart on the Forbes Rich List will rely on the shares of Wal-Mart City Group to become the world's richest man many times, which is enough to show how broad the market's retail prospects are.
After arranging the city issues, Li Guangyu said to Zhao Qihui: "Currently our Xiangjiang Mobile Communications Company is operating very normally. At the same time, Baodao and Yinglun are both under construction. You will communicate with the French government communications department tomorrow to see if you can
They cooperate and occupy the market in France."
This time Li Guangyu will travel to many Western European countries, and Zhao Qihui's main task is to communicate with these governments to see if Xiangjiang Mobile Communications technology can be introduced into the markets of these countries and promote the group's rapid expansion.
"Li Sheng, I will work on this matter tomorrow to strive to allow our company to enter the French market, gain an advantage in the communications field, and consolidate our group's position in the world."
Zhao Qihui most hopes that Xiangjiang Mobile Communications Company can enter markets in various regions around the world. This trip with Li Guangyu has such a good opportunity. How can he give up? Even if Li Guangyu doesn't specifically tell him, Zhao Qihui will open up these markets.
ps: Because I didn’t sleep all night last night and only slept for two hours in the morning, I am not in a good state now. I estimate that this book will only have two chapters today. I hope everyone can understand me. Piao Ling would like to thank everyone.