London, this is the first time Li Jianhui has set foot here in two years, and he is also accompanied by Chen Yulian.
The difference from two years ago is that he has gone from being unknown to being the richest man in the world, and this time the British top brass no longer turn a blind eye to him.
For two days, Li Jianhui held talks with Thatcher, the Queen, and the Grosvenor family, the Cavendish family, the Bute family and other leaders.
Investment is naturally indispensable, which was also the main purpose of Thatcher's invitation to London for inspection.
According to the agreement reached by both parties, Wheelock Land will build a Wheelock Plaza in downtown London this year, and Xinjian Group will also build Xinjian Western Europe Headquarters Building in London. The total investment in the two projects is approximately HK$8 billion.
Because Li Jianhui was unwilling to immigrate to London, he gave up the idea of enfeoffing nobles. However, in order to show their support for him, the British royal family still granted him the title of Lord KBE.
This thing sounds like something like that, but it is not considered a noble at all, and it does not have much influence anyway. For the sake of the development of the industry in England and even the Commonwealth, Li Jianhui accepted it.
He remembered that the Charter King had accepted the title of Lord in 1976, and he was not worried about any turmoil caused by his acceptance.
In the living room of the hotel suite, Li Jianhui listened to Zhou Pengfei's report on Blue Maple Investment Company and said: "Currently, fund investments are mainly focused on semiconductors and computer hardware and software.
For Purple Maple Fund, enter the New York futures market, go long on heating oil, and pay attention to controlling the leverage. It is best not to exceed ten times, and set aside part of the funds to cover the position."
According to past memories, the Iran-Iraq war will begin in a few months, and international oil prices will soar further.
The first oil futures in New York had been released, so Li Jianhui naturally wanted to take a look.
However, this time he required that the capital should not be too much, and the leverage should not be too large. The maximum amount after leverage would be one billion US dollars.
This market is not big at present. If a large amount of money is invested, Li Jianhui is worried that the big guys on Wall Street will target Blue Maple Investment Company.
In terms of automobiles, according to Zhou Pengfei's report, it is really difficult to acquire, especially Jaguar. It currently belongs to Luofu Company, and Jaguar's sales in the high-end market are quite good, especially in the US market.
"Since Jaguar is not available for the time being, you should investigate some other British car companies, preferably more famous ones, such as Lotus.
If it is really difficult to acquire in the UK, you can also consider car companies from other Western European countries, such as Maserati and Volvo."
These companies are not so easy to acquire. Unless you spend money directly, it will be difficult to acquire them without one or two years of negotiation.
Zhou Pengfei can only say that he will try his best to acquire a well-known automobile manufacturing company that can produce complete vehicles this year.
Li Jianhui did not put too much pressure on Zhou Pengfei. The cold winter for these luxury cars has not yet arrived. After a few years, the British side will directly start a big sale mode.
Think about the past life, the famous British brands such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lotus, MG, etc. were all owned by automobile companies from other countries, which shows the craziness of British sales.
The reason why he wanted to acquire a well-known automobile company was just to make it easier. If that didn't work, he could build a brand himself.
The worst case scenario would be to change from acquiring an automobile company with a relatively complete vehicle industry chain to acquiring an auto parts company, from an engine R&D and manufacturing company to a chassis manufacturing company, an automotive electrical equipment company, etc. He didn't believe that he couldn't build one even if he had a lot of funds.
car company.
"Pengfei, please investigate the engine, chassis, automotive electrical equipment and other companies in England for me, especially those companies that are not doing well and are ready to be sold. It doesn't matter if they have a little bit of technology. I am going to build a car company myself."
Zhou Pengfei understood what Li Jianhui meant, which was that Xin Jian was planning to establish a car company, and it seemed that the company's headquarters would probably be in Xiangjiang.
This aspect is much easier than acquiring a well-known automobile company. After all, Li Jianhui does not have high technical requirements.
He vowed: "Please rest assured, Li Sheng, I will definitely be able to complete this acquisition within three months."
As for what to do after the acquisition, Zhou Pengfei will not be involved in this aspect, and the acquisition will not be funded by Lanfeng Investment Company, but will most likely be Lipu Investment Company.
When Li Jianhui wants technology, these companies will be managed by Lip Investment Company. As for whether to integrate and establish an automobile company or continue to make accessories for other automobile companies, it depends on how Li Jianhui decides.
After discussing the business matters, Li Jianhui asked Zhou Pengfei personal questions. Li Jianhui was quite wary of those women who wanted to draw Zhou Pengfei into the Grosvenor family.
You must know that Zhou Pengfei is very aware of the internal situation of the Xinjian Department, and Zhou Pengfei has been responsible for Li Jianhui's main investments in Europe and the United States. Once he changes jobs, it will definitely be a big blow to the Xinjian Department.
Zhou Pengfei also knew that he knew too much, and it would be difficult for him to leave the Xinjian Department in this life, and he had no intention of doing so.
Faced with Li Jianhui's inquiry, he responded aloud: "Please rest assured Li Sheng, it is impossible for me to join the Grosvenor family. Although Lisa is still somewhat reluctant to leave the Grosvenor family, I believe that with the arrival of Lan
As Feng Investment Company continues to develop, she will choose to stay with me."
Hearing Zhou Pengfei's answer, Li Jianhui was also very satisfied. This man was indeed worthy of his trust.
"It's good if you think so. Although Grosvenor is nice, it's not yours after all. It's not easy to be a son-in-law. And Lisa is just the Duke's cousin. Your children don't have the Grosvenor family assets.
inheritance rights.”
At the same time, Li Jianhui also asked Zhou Pengfei to establish Blue Maple Holdings Group, with Zhou Pengfei serving as the chairman and president of the board of directors. The group controlled Blue Maple Investment, Blue Maple Securities, Demaple Bank, and Xingchuang Bank.
It also allows Blue Maple Investment to expand into other industries, not just financial investment, allowing Blue Maple Holdings to develop into a comprehensive industrial group.
Its focus is semiconductors, communications, electricity, gas, tap water, communications, petroleum, etc.
The previously acquired chip company was also transferred to Blue Maple Holdings by Li Jianhui, allowing it to enter the semiconductor industry.
Zhou Pengfei was very happy. With Li Jianhui's authorization, he could establish a consortium.
You must know that the current net assets of Blue Maple Investment Company have exceeded 7 billion US dollars. Calculated in Hong Kong dollars, that is more than 30 billion Hong Kong dollars. With such strength, the United Consortium and the Donghua Consortium can suppress the market value of Blue Maple Holdings and the other three major consortiums.
Together they can't compare to Lan Feng.
However, when Li Jianhui delegated power, he also arranged for several people to come to him, and Zhou Pengfei knew that these were Li Jianhui's direct descendants and were deeply trusted by Li Jianhui, so he obviously wanted to contain him.
Zhou Pengfei wasn't angry about this either. This kind of thing was too normal. He would only be worried if Li Jianhui wasn't wary of him at all.