After Liu Weifang left, Li Guangyu also arranged for his assistant Zeng Huiqi to report to Phoenix Group and officially serve as the general manager of the administrative department of Phoenix Group, asking her to take over the work with Liu Weifang.
After Li Guangyu finished handling these matters, he returned home directly. He had a warm lunch with Cao Weiqing and several babies.
Without much rest, he went to Kai Tak Airport accompanied by his bodyguards. Several big guys who were with him today would also take his special plane.
Regarding Li Guangyu's hurried return and hurried departure, Cao Weiqing could only adjust her mood. She also knew Li Guangyu's hard work. Since she chose to marry Li Guangyu, she must be prepared in this way.
It's just that the children haven't seen Li Guangyu for so many days, and now that Li Guangyu has left again, except for the older Li Songtao, the other three began to cry.
Cao Weiqing also put aside his reluctance for Li Guangyu and began to take care of these troublesome little guys.
At Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport, at 1:30, Li Guangyu's special plane took off from the airport on time. After adjusting its course in the air, it flew quickly towards the capital.
This is the first time that many heavyweights from the Hong Kong business community have traveled to the capital since the joint communique between the British and mainland governments came into effect last year.
On the plane, Huo Yingdong said: "Guangyu, I was worried that you might not have time to go to the capital this time. Fortunately, you came back in time."
They also knew a lot about Li Guangyu's trip to Europe, especially some of his experiences in France that made them very angry. However, their ability was limited and they could not give the Li Group much practical support. They could only
Support it in public opinion in Hong Kong.
The Li Group's plan on the British side was also blocked. Fok Yingdong, Wang Kuancheng, Pao Yugang and others were still unclear. Lee Shau Kee, Li Ka-shing and others were very familiar with the situation on the British side. Don't look at the news from the night before yesterday that Yingya Investment Company had
Acquired British Gas Company.
At present, there is still a lot of pressure there. The major American consortiums are not easy to defeat. They still have to tighten their nerves and deal with the attacks of the American consortium at any time.
Since both Li Guangyu and the Japanese consortium of Yingya Investment Co., Ltd. want to downplay the presence of their capital in it, there is no mention of the Japanese consortium and the Li consortium in the publicity.
Even the media in Xiangjiang didn't know that Yingya Investment Company's acquisition of British Gas Company had a share of the Li Group's capital, otherwise such explosive news would have been flying all over Xiangjiang.
Some of the shareholders of the Xiangjiang Consortium, who are not shareholders of the Xiangjiang Consortium, believe that Li Guangyu will accomplish nothing this time in Western Europe. If he had not made a move in Austria, he would have faced the embarrassing situation of having nothing to gain. This has never happened before in the history of Li Guangyu's overseas visits.
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Moreover, some forces knew that Li Guangyu's trip to Western Europe could be said to be ambitious, and they were prepared to go there and do something big. They did not expect that they would just invest a little money in Austria and then return home. This was very beyond their expectations.
Li Guangyu said: "Huo Sheng, since I agreed to go back to the capital last month, I will naturally not break the promise."
Mainland China is gradually opening its doors to many industries, and Li Guangyu naturally hopes to take advantage of it.
The meeting and contact with the mainland's top executives are very beneficial to the development of his industry. At the same time, he can better understand some of the latest economic policies in the mainland, and he can also make reasonable arrangements for his industry in the mainland.
Fok Ying-tung is different from Lee Shau-kee. Li Ka-shing puts all his energy on business, and he is also very concerned about the world political situation.
Li Guangyu suddenly settled in Austria this time. Huo Yingdong knew that Li Guangyu was preparing to enter the Eastern European market. Otherwise, why would Li Guangyu go to Austria to establish a car production base.
The Bentley Group's main markets have always been in Asia, especially Southeast Asia, India, and Greater China. The main market in Europe is the British market, which is good. In the Western European continental market, it is owned by French and German automobile companies. The Bentley Group does not have much share here at all.
This time to establish such a large production base in Austria, apart from the Eastern European market, Huo Yingdong could not think of where else Li Guangyu would focus.
It's just that Eastern Europe is the territory of the Warsaw Pact. They are all following the Soviet Union. How can Li Guangyu's products enter the market on a large scale? Unless there are some big changes there, or economic reforms are implemented like the mainland, then there will be Li Guangyu.
Chance.
Huo Yingdong himself didn't know how things would develop there. Li Guangyu made this move very delicately. He was thinking more about the impact that changes in Eastern Europe or the Soviet Union's reforms would have on the mainland.
We are still in the Cold War period, and the two hegemons, the United States and the Soviet Union, are restraining each other. It is precisely because of this that the United States is eager to cooperate with the mainland, and many aspects of the West have also lifted their embargoes on the mainland.
Once problems arise in the Warsaw Pact organization headed by the Soviet Union, the relationship between mainland China and the United States and even Western countries is likely to take a turn for the worse. Western countries headed by the United States will once again close the door to technology transfer, and many products will be embargoed again.
Huo Yingdong asked tentatively: "Guangyu, this time you invested a huge amount of money in Austria, a neutral country. I wonder what you think of Eastern Europe?"
Li Guangyu knew very well that his investment in Austria would definitely arouse the attention of all parties, especially after Gan Qinglin went to Austria, it would arouse the association of all parties.
But it's really hard for him to talk about this. If someone came forward now and said that the Soviet Union would disintegrate in a few years, they would probably be thought to have escaped from a mental hospital.
The two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, are still in a confrontation. The Soviet Union is very strong at this time. Even the United States does not believe that the Soviet Union will collapse in a short time. This is why the U.S. government wants to have good relations with the mainland. They hope that the development of the mainland can be contained.
part of the Soviet Union's energy.
Li Guangyu said: "Everyone must know that Austria is a strong automobile manufacturing country and has a mature automobile supporting system. This time our Bentley Group's investment there has officially taken a fancy to this point, and we also hope to use Austria as a fulcrum.
, opening up our markets in Central Europe and countries such as Greece and Turkey.
As for Eastern Europe, it is still under the control of the Soviet Union. As for what will happen in the future, it depends on whether there will be any changes in the policies of the Soviet Union. At present, I am not sure about the situation there."
Few people here would believe Li Guangyu's words. If they can still be convincing if they say they don't understand the situation there, Li Guangyu is obviously deceiving them.
However, they also had to admit the fact that Li Guangyu said. The Eastern European countries are currently mainly controlled by the Soviet Union. As long as the Soviet policy does not change, these countries will not be able to change the world. Even if someone wants to change the world, they will soon be suppressed by the Soviet Union.
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When Huo Yingdong saw that Li Guangyu was unwilling to reveal the truth, he did not continue to ask questions. However, after arriving in the capital this time, he would give the senior officials a warning and ask them to pay more attention to the changes in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, so that any problems in the future could be dealt with early.
Prepare.
Li Guangyu's foresight is very clear and recognized by Huo Yingdong. The rapid development of the Li Group over the years is due to Li Guangyu's foresight, which enables the Li Group to make arrangements in advance and obtain the maximum benefits. This time Austria
Li Guangyu must have made the investment in advance.