In the past few days, Li Guangyu not only checked the operating conditions of Hengyu Supermarket Group, but also inspected British Telecom Group, especially regarding the telecommunications group's mobile communications layout in England.
After several years of planning, most towns in England have been covered by signals, and mobile phones can make normal calls in these areas.
He didn't know that Merrill Lynch was investigating the joint venture they established. This company had senior management arranged by British nobles, Li Guangyu arranged the financial director, Mitsui Group arranged a vice president, and Samsung Group arranged an administrative director.
Forming the core senior management of Yingya Investment Company.
These people are also directors of the company's board of directors. All parties can know as soon as possible what is going on with the company.
Li Guangyu didn't care about how the company would make acquisitions next. If there were any problems with the company, Gu Zhengsheng would communicate with them. Li Guangyu didn't need to pay attention to the acquisition process at all times.
On the afternoon of April 13, Li Guangyu took a special plane and went to Vienna, the capital of Austria, with Gan Qin, Zhang Ziyu, and Zhao Qihui.
It is known as the capital of music and was once one of the centers of European culture. It was once the capital of a huge empire, but now Austria is a neutral country caught between two polar opposites.
Due to geographical location and historical reasons, Austria has become a buffer zone between the two major forces of the Warsaw Pact and NATO. It has remained neutral for decades, favoring neither NATO nor the Warsaw Pact.
Currently in Austria, state-owned enterprises also occupy the main industries. At least for now, it is not suitable for Li Guangyu to develop a large number of industries. Li Guangyu came here this time hoping to develop supermarkets. As for other industries, we will talk about it later.
Li Guangyu himself left London on a special plane, but some CEOs of investment companies in London were very agitated.
The acquisition they thought they were sure of was now facing such a powerful threat, which made them very uncomfortable, and they all wanted to find out the mastermind behind it.
At the same time, the Duke of Westminster, the Duke of Algy, the Duke of Marlborough, and the Earl of Spencer went to Buckingham Palace to meet with Her Majesty the Queen and persuaded her about the acquisition. They hoped that the Queen could summon Thatcher and bring the United States to
The consortium proposed this acquisition list.
Their reasons are very good. The American consortium controls these British companies, which is very detrimental to the future of Britain.
Although many of the shareholders of their company are consortiums from Asia, these countries and regions do not want to control their British politics.
Moreover, Britain's strength and market value cannot be compared with those of other countries and regions. In addition, they themselves are also shareholders of this company, so they will never do anything detrimental to Britain's interests.
The Queen also does not want these industries of the country to be controlled by American consortiums. She is very clear that the threat of these companies being controlled by American consortiums is much greater than that controlled by forces such as the Lee Consortium.
But now she is no longer the queen who has the final say. The most she can do is mention it to Thatcher. As for how Thatcher decides, she cannot interfere, nor does she have the right to interfere in these matters.
The Queen said: "I know some of your thoughts, but these companies are indeed much better in the hands of your company than in the hands of American consortiums. I believe Thatcher must also understand this truth, and I will mention it to Thatcher."
The Duke of Westminster replied: "Your Majesty the Queen, you also know the difficulty of development of our families. I am a little better. Now many dukes have to sell the fiefs and castles you gave them due to financial reasons. Now our nobles
It's getting worse and worse.
This time we also hope to use Li Guangyu's magic to help us rise again, so that we can continue to share the worries of the royal family, and we cannot let our last bit of glory be lost."
Listening to the words of the Duke of Westminster, the Queen was full of emotions. Since the implementation of the constitutional system, the rights of the royal family and the nobles have become worse day by day. Now she herself is just a rubber stamp, and the affairs of the country have been neglected.
It is the responsibility of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. Even the power of the House of Lords has been reduced again and again. This is not due to the weakening of the nobles.
This time Westminster and others want to use Li Guangyu for revival and want to ensure some rights of the aristocratic House of Lords, which the Queen can understand.
If the nobles do not regain their strength, I am afraid that the House of Lords will become history in the future, which will also be a huge blow to their royal family.
The queen said: "Now just relying on a noble title will not have much effect. You still need strong capital, so that you can win over the people and the support of parliamentarians. I also hope that you can restore the glory of your ancestors. But this
It is impossible for you to acquire these companies at low prices this time, and you still need to communicate and negotiate with the government."
Spencer and the others have never considered acquiring these industries at ultra-low prices. Their company does not lack acquisition funds, and it is backed by many top Asian banks. They do not need to worry about funds at all.
The purpose of their visit this time is to ask the government to directly kick out their competitors through the queen, and then they can negotiate a suitable purchase price with the government.
This can prevent the purchase price from being infinitely raised. They don't want to spend too much money in vain. After all, if they can borrow a little less, the investment company will be able to make profits one day earlier.
Spencer said: "Your Majesty the Queen, we will not let the government suffer losses. Our acquisition must be based on the actual value of the company. It is a listed company. We will acquire it according to the market value of the stock market, so that the government will not suffer any attacks."
, and at the same time, it also allows the government to reduce a lot of financial burdens, and it can also increase the government’s tax revenue, which is a multi-purpose benefit.”
After being the queen for so many years, why didn’t she understand the potential of these companies? That is, this time Thatcher planned to fully privatize them. How could her government release these companies in an ordinary country?
This time she supports these nobles and hopes that these companies can still be in the hands of the British. Once they fall into the hands of the American consortium, if the American consortium does something on them, it will cause a lot of trouble for the British.
Although Westminster only holds 20% of the shares in Yingya Investment Company, Li Guangyu and the Xiangjiang Consortium hold a total of 30%, which is enough to ensure that these companies will not be manipulated by some forces to target Britain.
Li Guangyu's Li Group is different from the Xiangjiang Group. Because they are located in Xiangjiang, they receive less interference from the government and are unlikely to target the British.
Among these consortiums, only the Lee Consortium and the Xiangjiang Consortium are real business consortiums. Regardless of the American consortium or the Japanese and Korean consortiums, they all influence the government. Sometimes the government is their spokesperson, so they will be more aggressive in this regard.
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The Li Group and the Xiangjiang Group just hope that their industries will develop better. They generally will not offend the government of any country, let alone carry out political kidnapping of any country.
Over the years, the Queen has been very supportive of the development of Li Guangyu's industries in the UK. She has also met with the two presidents of the Bentley Group under the Li Group many times. Now the cars she and the royal family use are Jaguars owned by Bentley.