The impact of the release of the Forbes rich list made Li Jianhui both happy and troubled. He is the richest man in the world. This is an honor that has never been achieved by Chinese people in previous lives. Li Jianhui sat on this high position when Forbes released the ranking for the first time in this life. He was very happy and proud in his heart.
I have traveled through time without wasting the opportunity given to me by God, and I have not wasted my time in this life. I will definitely leave a strong mark on history.
However, the disadvantages of being famous also came one after another. On the same day, Li Jianhui received multiple invitations, including one from Sun Yunxuan, President of Baodao Executive Yuan.
This was already the other party's second invitation. Now Baodao has become a very important market for the Xinjian industry, so he did not refuse it again.
On the afternoon of the third day after Watsons went public, Li Jianhui flew directly to Taipei Airport with Chen Yulian, Wei Li, Su Hongtao, Tian Haichuan, Mai Ruixi, Ye Jiexin and other senior executives.
Because I had an unhappy relationship with Commissioner Ma from Baodao before, I also attached great importance to security. Not only did I bring a lot of bodyguards with me, but I also contacted the Bamboo Alliance Gang, which has a good relationship with 14k.
As long as Commissioner Ma is not crazy, he will not dare to do anything detrimental to Li Jianhui.
Baodao really paid attention to the arrival of Li Jianhui and his delegation. Vice President Fei Hua and Minister of Economic Affairs Li Guoding welcomed them at the airport.
That evening, I hosted a banquet with Li Jianhui and others at the Taipei Hotel, and had a very friendly talk after the meal.
The scope involved is also relatively wide, including retail department stores, finance, air passenger transportation, as well as electronic semiconductors, home appliances, clothing and other industries.
Li Jianhui said during the meeting: "Baodao's economy has developed rapidly in recent years, the market vitality is constantly increasing, and the market size is also growing. Our Xinjian industry is very willing to increase investment in Baodao and develop together with Baodao's economy.
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In terms of specific investments, Li Jianhui focuses more on department store retail and real estate finance. Li Jianhui has not considered establishing a production company.
However, Li Jianhui also promised that Tesco Group will increase its support for Baodao products and is willing to establish a long-term strategic partnership with Baodao department store manufacturers.
Li Guoding said: "We know that Huihong Group is increasing its investment in the electronic semiconductor industry.
The construction of Hsinchu Science and Technology Park is about to be completed. It has complete basic facilities and many universities nearby to provide talent support.
We very much welcome and hope that Huihong Group can invest in Hsinchu and drive the high-quality development of Hsinchu Science and Technology Park."
In the previous life, Hsinchu Science and Technology Park was quite strong in chip semiconductors. Considering some future situations, Li Jianhui also intended to establish some related industries here.
However, he will not stand on the bright side here. Although he is the major shareholder, he will still let the people from Baodao take charge of the development.
And he has already thought of a talent, that is, the founder of TSMC in his previous life. Li Jianhui plans to use a secret investment company to jointly establish a company with the Ku family in Lukang to mainly develop electronic semiconductor-related industries, and then invite Zhang Zhongmou back to serve as general manager.
Therefore, regarding Li Guoding's invitation, he only said that Xinjian Investment Company would establish a sales department in Hsinchu Science and Technology Park to provide financing assistance to outstanding companies in the park.
Huihong Group's current focus is still on Huihong Industrial Park, and it has no intention of diversifying its development for the time being.
Regarding the Taoyuan International Airport route issue, Li Guoding also hopes that Xiangjiang Airlines can increase its development in the island.
At present, Baodao’s local aviation mainly relies on China Airlines. With the rapid economic development of Baodao, China Airlines is far from being able to meet the travel needs of Baodao residents.
The development of various parts of Baodao also requires financial support. At present, the government does not have much funds to support the expansion of China Airlines.
This time Xiangjiang Airlines uses Taoyuan International Airport as its base airport, which will not only create more jobs for Baodao, but also greatly promote the development of Baodao's air transportation industry.
The Baodao government hopes that Xiangjiang Airlines can open routes to Europe and the United States. Currently, large European and American airlines are mainly opening routes in this regard. China Airlines currently does not have such strength.
Regarding Li Guoding's proposal in this regard, Li Jianhui responded: "Taoyuan International Airport is an important base airport for our Xiangjiang Airlines. In the future, we will continue to increase the number of aircraft stationed here. Within this year, our company will strive to open Taoyuan-Los Angeles. , Taoyuan-London, Taoyuan-San Francisco and other cities’ routes to make up for our company’s shortcomings in routes at Taoyuan Airport.”
The two parties also held detailed negotiations on the development of retail department stores, especially Wheelock Plaza and Lane Crawford Shopping Center.
Both of these projects can bring considerable development to the local economy, especially Wheelock Plaza. Not only does it require a large amount of investment, it will also bring thousands or even tens of thousands of jobs to the local area after completion, and it can also drive local development. consumption.
It is a pity that Li Jianhui did not intend to expand Wheelock Plaza this time. There are currently five Wheelock Plazas under construction in Haojiang New Town, Tseung Kwan O, Tin Shui Wai, Taipei and Kuala Lumpur.
This has put great pressure on Wheelock Land, and the current funds can only meet the construction of these major projects.
If we want to make a new layout, we will either find a bank loan or conduct a new round of financing.
Forget the loan, Li Jianhui already has a new financing plan, but it will only be in June, when he will consider whether to build a Wheelock Plaza in Kaohsiung.
In terms of finance, Li Jianhui made many demands. Currently, Xinjian Bank only has savings, securities, and loan licenses in Baodao. He hopes to have foreign exchange, trust, fund, insurance, etc. licenses.
However, Li Guoding did not agree to this, but he did not refuse. He just said that he would go back and report to Sun Yunxuan, and the specific decision would be made by the Executive Yuan.
Li Guoding said that Xinjian Bank basically has no hope in terms of insurance, and it is impossible for the Baodao government to allow foreign banks to intervene in this aspect.
Li Jianhui does not expect to obtain a full license like he did in Xiangjiang. This time his main goal is foreign exchange business.
At present, various regions are still relatively conservative and closed. Regardless of whether it is a few countries in Southeast Asia or the island, foreign exchange supervision is very strict and foreign exchange business licenses are generally not given to foreign banks.
This is different from Xiangjiang. When establishing a branch there, there is no need to worry about this license. The policy implemented by Xia Dingji is that foreign exchange can enter and exit freely, and every bank can operate this business.
This may be the main reason why Xiangjiang can become the financial center of Asia. Other countries and regions simply do not dare to learn from Xiangjiang. After all, without a strong foundation, such a move may lead to economic collapse.
Jiayi's proposal to establish Jiayi Satellite TV in Baodao has also been shelved. Baodao obviously has not yet completely released its intention to let go of the media.
For now, what they still need is a voice, and it is impossible for private or even foreign-funded TV stations to be established and operated.