It's New Year's Day again, and in the blink of an eye it's 1985, and Li Jianhui's industrial development has entered its eighth year.
If my eldest sister hadn't taken care of my assets at the beginning and owned a house in Hung Hom, it would be no exaggeration to say that I was completely poor.
After more than seven years of development, putting aside other factors and focusing only on assets, it can be said without hesitation that the Xinjian Li family has become one of the top families in the world.
Unfortunately, due to various limitations, the Xinjian Li family's influence is far from being comparable to those of the top families. Even many first-class families are far more influential than the Xinjian Li family.
In order to further enhance the strength and influence of the Xin Jian Li family, at nine o'clock in the morning on New Year's Day, Li Jianhui and Chen Yulian took the two little ones Li Zhipeng and Li Shutong on a special plane from Kai Tak Airport to London.
Due to the time difference, Li Jianhui's special plane arrived at London Heathrow Airport in the afternoon London time.
Li Jianhui's visit this time was different from the past. The British government attached great importance to him. Many ministers welcomed Li Jianhui and his family at the airport.
Of course, when it comes to status in England, Li Jianhui really can't compare with Chen Yulian. You must know that Chen Yulian's title is not only Viscount, but also the Governor of Donghua Territory and the Minister of Defense of Donghua Territory. He can be said to be a proper minister of the border.
Still the kind with real power.
There are many governors in England, and many have administrative power, but currently only Chen Yulian has an army under her and has command authority.
Due to time constraints, Li Jianhui and Chen Yulian only had a brief exchange with the people present, and then took a vehicle to Buckingham Palace.
Tonight is not only to attend the Queen's New Year's dinner at Buckingham Palace, but also to attend the knighthood ceremony.
This time, in addition to Chen Yulian's title being promoted to a hereditary earl, Li Shutong was also made a baron. Although it is not hereditary, it can also be seen that the British government and the royal family are interested in wooing Li Jianhui.
As for Li Jianhui, the royal family even offered a very high price. As long as Li Jianhui's household registration was transferred to the Donghua territory, the royal family was willing to make Li Jianhui a hereditary marquis.
You must know that in England, apart from the royal family, the highest title is duke, and the lowest title is marquess.
And the most important thing is that the British royal family rarely grants titles to people outside the royal family, especially hereditary titles. Even many governors and prime ministers who have made great contributions to the development of Britain are only given a lifetime title, and generally
No higher than a viscount, earls are extremely rare.
Now, not only has Chen Yulian been promoted to a hereditary earl, but Li Jianhui has also been promised to be granted the title of hereditary marquis as long as his household registration is transferred to the Donghua Territory. It can be said that the royal family has given the biggest bargaining chip it can in order to win over.
It's a pity that Li Jianhui has never had the intention to develop based on England, and he also covets the huge market in the north. Although he has discussed business with the north, his registered residence is in Xiangjiang, and he still has concerns about the development of his industries in the northern market.
Small convenience.
Therefore, faced with the huge temptation of a hereditary marquis, Li Jianhui still declined, but he also stated that he would increase cooperation with British companies in the future and accelerate the construction of the Donghua Territory.
They were quite tired after coming from Xiangjiang, and the dinner did not end until after 11 o'clock in the evening. In addition, due to jet lag, Li Jianhui and Chen Yulian took their two children back to the Xinhui (London) Hotel, briefly washed up and went to bed.
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While they were still sleeping, the news that Chen Yulian was granted the title of hereditary earl and Li Shutong was granted the title of life baronet appeared on the front pages of many newspapers in Hong Kong, and various rumors spread rapidly among the people.
This also led to a bad start for the Hong Kong stock market in 1985. The East Asia, Hang Seng, and Sun Hung indexes collectively plunged, which caused the stock market, which was already depressed due to the situation, to suffer another heavy blow.
Mr. Liao and Li Jue, who were in Xiangjiang Xinghua Society, could only sigh helplessly after hearing the news. They had already said before that the Xinjian Li family and even the entire Donghua Association would discuss business with them.
Let alone Chen Yulian and Li Shutong who were knighted this time, even if it was Li Jianhui who was knighted, they would have no reason to come and question each other again.
"Ju Shen, last year was a dividing line. Starting from this year, we will face a brand new situation. Whether we can return a stable and prosperous Hong Kong depends on whether our next work is effective."
Li Jueshen naturally understood what Mr. Liao meant. Previously, their first priority was to ensure the return of sovereignty, and the economy was secondary. They could even sacrifice the economy when necessary.
Now that the joint statement has been signed, return is no longer a problem, and the follow-up will mainly focus on the economy and stability, which are inseparable from the Hong Kong business community.
After years of development, the economy of Xiangjiang is mainly divided into eight major forces. One is the Tung Wah Association, which is at its peak. The leaders of various industries in Xiangjiang are basically the enterprises under the Tung Wah Association, especially in real estate, retail and finance. It is said that they monopolize half of the sky.
Not an exaggeration.
The other five major powers are Sun Hung Club, New Asia Club, Far Eastern Club, Nanjiang Club, and Nanyang Club. The industries under these five major forces also involve many industries in Hong Kong, and they rank among the top in many industries.
The Xianghua Society used to have a good influence, but unfortunately in the past two years, the industry has basically been transferred to the mainland market, and its influence has been declining. If the upper management of Xiangjiang had not given Huo Bao and others more face, I am afraid that it would no longer be on par with several parties.
The last force is foreign capital, mainly British, Japanese and other countries.
The most unstable factor at present is the Tung Wah Association. Due to its huge industry and the fact that the person at the helm is obsessed with establishing a world-class family like Rockefeller and a world-class consortium like First Citigroup, it is completely different from them.
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At present, Li Jianhui's fifteen major holding groups, in addition to the five in Xiangjiang, five of the other ten are in the Commonwealth region, and three of the headquarters are located where his wife and children are registered.
Moreover, among the three major holding groups, Lanfeng and Nanlong are fully capable of competing with Xinjian Holdings, or even surpassing them. It is just because the president of Xinjian Holdings is Li Jianhui, so they are one step lower.
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"Mr. Liao, temporary turmoil is inevitable, especially since we and Li Jianhui cannot reach a consensus on our positions, which has led to the current result.
However, I always believe that the heads of these Chinese-owned families, including Li Jianhui, hope that Hong Kong’s economy will be stable and prosperous.
From the fact that Li Jianhui's household registration has never been transferred, we can also see his feelings for the nation and the country. If he had to, it would be impossible for Chen Yulian to be knighted.
It can only be said that nine out of ten people are unhappy. He is helpless, and we are also helpless.
The above are not clear about the benefits to economic development of Donghua Club based on our side, especially for the present.
It’s just that the above are more clearly aware of the subsequent disadvantages. It is absolutely impossible for us to allow private monopoly consortiums to monopolize our economy, and it is even less possible for capital to interfere in political governance.
Our government has been serving the people of the whole country since its establishment and will never serve a certain interest group.
Some of the Tung Wah Association’s previous actions are indeed worthy of appreciation, but once they fail to achieve their goals, the capitalists’ fangs are immediately exposed, as evidenced by the rise in prices in recent months.”
Mr. Liao also knows the whole story. If this matter is true, they will also bear the responsibility.
Li Jianhui did this, on the one hand, for business purposes, and on the other hand, to reduce his own influence.
This is also the result they want to see, and they have even promoted it. For them, Li Jianhui's huge influence among the citizens is very detrimental to them.