Seven hundred and seventieth chapters encounter cold
When Li Jianhui and Chen Xinyi walked into the Xiangjiang Xinhua News Agency hand in hand, the place was already bustling with activity. Representatives from the business, academic and entertainment circles in Xiangjiang were basically here.
This year it was still a formulaic opening statement, but the person speaking it was changed from Li Jueshen to Xu Yuanwen.
Many people present have become immune to this, and most of them go in through the left ear and out the right ear, and there are no waves in their hearts.
Since the reform and opening up, Xiangjiang Xinghua Society has an eternal theme every year on this day, which is to talk about the market in the north and guide Xiangjiang capital to enter the north.
Compared to previous years, this year's event was unprecedentedly cold, and the scene fell into a brief silence. If Huo Yingdong hadn't spoken out, it's unclear how long this situation would have lasted.
"I know that everyone has heard some rumors and has concerns about the northern market, but I believe that the top management in the north will not be affected by it.
Our companies under Xianghuahui will continue to expand investment in the northern market and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results with the northern market.
I also hope that everyone can put aside all the worries in their hearts and invest more in the northern market.
For us, only when the comprehensive strength of the North becomes stronger will it be easier for our industries to develop in the global market.
Take U.S. companies as an example. They have no disadvantages in most markets around the world and enjoy a fair investment environment. The fundamental reason is that the powerful U.S. government is behind them.
Some of the young people here may not know that our generation has experienced it firsthand. Think about what the business environment has been like in Hong Kong in the past ten years. Think about twenty, thirty or even more years ago.
What is the business environment like in Hong Kong?
In this era of impetuousness and change, we businessmen should stick to the bottom line we should have. We are Xiangjiang businessmen, and we are also Chinese businessmen. While pursuing our own interests, we should not and cannot do so at the expense of harming national interests."
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became solemn. Everyone present knew who Huo Yingdong was referring to in his words, so they unconsciously looked at the core figure Li Jianhui.
Although he was quite surprised that Huo Yingdong said these words on an occasion like today, Li Jianhui did not feel angry because of it.
He just said calmly: "Huo Sheng's view of the problem is still a bit one-sided and extreme, and he has not put himself in the shoes of us Xiangjiang businessmen to consider the problem.
And we are not alone. When we make any choice or do anything, we need to consider the safety of our families behind us and the safety of tens or even hundreds of thousands of our employees.
Since the reform and opening up in the north, our Xiangjiang business community has been the most active in entering the northern market. Currently, our Xiangjiang capital accounts for the highest proportion of foreign capital in the northern market.
We have always been willing and hoping for mutual benefits and win-win results with the northern market, but in many cases it is not possible to achieve what we think.
In order for our employees to have stable jobs and for countless families in Xiangjiang to live a happy life, we have to go overseas to expand the scale of our industry.
I know that Huo Sheng has been very prejudiced against me over the years, thinking that it was me who caused the movements of Xiangjiang Capital that were not in line with the interests of some people, including Huo Sheng.
I don't want to make too many excuses for this, and I have a clear conscience. Rights and obligations should be equal. Before we enjoy the rights we deserve, please don't ask Huo Sheng not to ask us to fulfill obligations we shouldn't have.
Just like the employees of our subsidiaries, the employee's responsibility is to do their current job well. If they are required to do additional work, they must be paid additional compensation.
I have lived in Hong Kong since I was a child and have also risen in Hong Kong. I once had a grand blueprint for the economic development of Hong Kong.
It's a pity that some people are unwilling to see this blueprint realized, or in other words, they are unwilling to see this blueprint realized under the control of our businessmen.
For the sake of harmony and the great righteousness mentioned by Huo Sheng, my friends and I chose to give in and go to a foreign country, hoping to break into a new world.
Therefore, I hope that today is the last time that I will use all kinds of righteousness to talk about things. I am very annoyed by it, and I will not change my industrial development plan because of this kind of moral kidnapping."
Li Jianhui's words did not go beyond everyone's expectations, especially the members of the major associations of Nanjiang, Xinhong, and Xinya. They have always hoped that the Donghua Association headed by Li Jianhui would be at the forefront. As long as the Donghua Association and Li Jianhui did not fall, they would
Don't worry about anything happening.
And as long as they keep up with the Donghua Society, they won't worry about big problems in the development of their own industries.
As for the northern market, they don't have much interest at the moment. Compared with the so-called righteousness, huge profits in the Nanyang market are their choice.
As the president, it was also the first time for Xu Yuanwen to host such an event. It was also the first time to face such a situation. For a moment, he actually forgot to speak out to prevent such a situation from continuing to develop.
Fortunately, Li Jueshen had rich experience. Seeing that Xu Yuanwen didn't say anything, he immediately said: "Today is a happy day. Don't let some disagreements affect your mood.
We have the same view on Hong Kong enterprises. For Hong Kong enterprises to enter the mainland, it has always been voluntary. We will never force or engage in moral kidnapping.
Some of Li Sheng's ideas may be extreme. We will never specifically target any company in Hong Kong, let alone force any businessman in Hong Kong to leave Hong Kong.
The prosperity of Hong Kong today is the result of the joint efforts of everyone here. The prosperity of Hong Kong tomorrow also needs to be realized by everyone.
I also hope that everyone can abandon their inexplicable worries, take root in Xiangjiang, develop Xiangjiang, and build Xiangjiang into a city truly comparable to New York and London, making it the brightest star among cities in Asia."
With Li Jue deeply trying to smooth things over, the atmosphere at the scene was finally no longer solemn, and the scene gradually became lively.
Those present did not have many plans to settle in a foreign country, and they also hoped that Hong Kong's economy would continue to prosper and develop.
Therefore, on this topic, everyone works together and expresses their own opinions.
Li Guobao even said that several generations of the East Asia Li family have taken root in Xiangjiang over the past century. The development of the East Asia Li family has been accompanied by the development of Xiangjiang. Xiangjiang is the root of the East Asia Li family. In the future, the East Asia Li family will still take Xiangjiang as their root and continue to serve as
Contribute your own strength to the economic development of Xiangjiang and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results with the economic development of Xiangjiang.
The banquet finally ended in a lively atmosphere, and there was no situation where Li Jianhui left in the middle of the banquet on the pretext of being drunk a few years ago.
However, today's results did not satisfy Li Jueshen, Xu Yuanwen and others. Today, among the major associations, except for the Xianghua Association, none of them has the intention to invest in the mainland. This has never happened since 1979.
Passed.
Although Li Jueshen and Xu Yuanwen knew that some matters in the mainland would have some impact on the business community in Hong Kong, they did not expect that the impact would be so big.
Li Jue knew clearly that he had to return to the capital in person and report the current situation of Xiangjiang's business community to his superiors in person so that the superiors could take it seriously.
If that trend continues, Li Jue is deeply worried that the business community in Hong Kong will not only not continue to invest in the mainland, but will choose to withdraw from the mainland market. This is definitely not what he wants to see.