Chapter 546 - Chinese Merchant Consortium (Seeking Completeness)
"Today, I am honored to be able to participate in the cocktail party of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and recognize the Chinese heroes who shine in a foreign country. β
"Just now, Chairman Wu mentioned that the assets of the members of the Chinese Entrepreneurs Association have exceeded 30 billion pounds, and this figure shocked me. β
"At that time, I was thinking, if all the elites of the Chinese Entrepreneurs Association can unite sincerely, work together, and compete with the major British enterprises, we will definitely be invincible!"
"Maybe some bosses have business dealings with Xiangjiang and have learned some information about me, then they should know that the British-funded enterprises led by the four major consortia, such as the Jardine Matheson Consortium and the Swire Consortium, rely on the advantages of policies to run rampant in Xiangjiang, but when our Chinese capital unites, the Jardine Matheson Consortium, which is the most powerful, is dismembered. β
"Now, the overall strength of your chamber of commerce has exceeded our strength at that time, although the strength of the major British consortia is far better than that of the Jardine Consortium, but I believe that my descendants of Yan Huang will not lose to anyone in terms of diligence and intelligence!"
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"Here, I sincerely wish that the Chinese Entrepreneurs Association will develop with each passing day, and all the bosses in the business will prosper!
"Thank you!"
"Bang Bang Bang ......"
After finishing his concise speech, Xia Yu bowed downward, and then walked off the podium amid fierce applause.
Xia Yu's remarks and the information revealed made many people present shake their hearts and think thoughtfully.
Especially Wu Chengde and Wu Hongyi, the two grandchildren, both secretly thought about it.
After a series of processes are over, the party's own communication time begins, Xia Yu suddenly became one of the stars of the party, a steady stream of people came to communicate with Xia Yu, Xia Yu was good at dancing, talking decently, and chatting with everyone very happily.
Before he knew it, he found that his pocket was stuffed with all kinds of business cards.
With such a good platform, Xia Yu certainly has to make full use of it, anyway, there is nothing else important, so he insisted until the end of the day.
Just as he was about to leave, Wu Hongyi came over again and whispered to him: "Xia Yu, please wait a while, my grandfather wants to talk to you." β
"Oh, okay!"
Xia Yu was a little curious, followed Wu Hongyi into a room, and found that Wu Chengde, who looked tired, and his housekeeper were sitting inside.
Seeing Xia Yu come in, Wu Chengde was in good spirits and stood up to greet Xia Yu.
But seeing that Wu Chengde was a little unsteady and obviously unwell, Xia Yu didn't hold a shelf, walked over quickly, and shook hands with Wu Chengde: "Old man Wu, you sit!"
"Xia Yu, my grandfather is in poor health, so please forgive me!"
Wu Hongyi explained on the side.
"It's okay, it's okay, I understand, it's important to be physical!"
Xia Yu hurriedly said and sat down with Wu Hongyi.
"Mr. Xia, I asked Hongyi to ask you to stay for a while, mainly because there is something I want to ask you. β
Wu Chengde smiled gratefully, cheered up and said to Xia Yu.
"Please!"
"I want to ask you, are you interested in joining the Chinese Entrepreneurs Association? I can be your recommender, I believe that everyone knows about you today, and will definitely raise their hands to welcome you to join, now it mainly depends on your wishes. β
After Wu Chengde finished speaking, he looked at Xia Yu with burning eyes.
Xia Yu was very surprised, but he was moved, and he asked rhetorically: "I am a businessman in Xiangjiang, and I can also join the British Chinese Entrepreneurs Association?"
Wu Chengde didn't say anything, but Wu Hongyi replied: "Xia Yu, the entry standard of the Chinese Entrepreneurs Association is to do business in the UK, and your Guangming Fund is a British enterprise, plus you are the second shareholder of the China Commercial Bank, if you are not qualified, who is qualified?"
"You join, you should be a little helped!"
Xia Yu looked at Wu Hongyi, then looked at Wu Chengde, who was expectant, and nodded with a smile: "Then I will be disrespectful, Old Man Wu, I will trouble you!"
Thinking of his previous idea of the British Chinese-funded consortium, Xia Yu certainly would not refuse such a good opportunity, and entered the Chinese Entrepreneurs Association, which is their own person, and many things will be less constrained, which is very beneficial to him.
"No trouble, no trouble, with your joining, the strength of the Chinese Entrepreneurs Association will reach a higher level, and it is an honor for all of us!"
Wu Chengde laughed heartily, happy from the bottom of his heart for Xia Yu's promise.
"Mr. Naxia, I have to trouble you to wait for a few days, and then I will prepare the membership process, and I will have to wait for you for some time at that time. β
"Yes, just notify me then, as long as there is no emergency, it will definitely arrive!"
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After a few polite words, Xia Yu saw that there were no outsiders here except for the grandchildren of the Wu family and the housekeeper of the Wu family, he pondered for a moment, and felt that he could put forward the idea in his heart and test the attitude of the Wu family.
"Old man Wu, take the liberty of asking, is it difficult for us Chinese businessmen to do business in the UK?"
Xia Yu asked.
Wu Chengde's old brows twitched, and he did not hide it: "It's really big, no matter how hard we Chinese try to integrate into British society, but because of the difference in skin color, we are still resisted and suppressed openly and secretly, such as some important industries, such as minerals, petroleum, heavy industry, public utilities and other industries, not to mention whether we have the strength to enter, even if we step into one foot, we will still be squeezed out." β
"Although the total assets of the members of the British Chinese Entrepreneurs Association have reached 30 billion pounds, they are basically limited to retail, catering, small real estate, service industry, trade industry, finance and other fields, and the internal competition pressure is very great, hey......"
After Xia Yu listened, his heart was really like this, and then an inexplicable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said: "That old man Wu, it seems that what I said before is right, the most important thing for the Chinese Entrepreneurs Association now is to twist all members into a rope, eliminate internal friction as much as possible, and concentrate on opening up new fields, otherwise these industries will be limited to death, the market is so big, and it will be like that, it will be difficult to become a big climate!"
Wu Chengde heard what Xia Yu meant, his eyes froze, became very sharp, looked straight at Xia Yu, and said in a deep voice: "What is Mr. Xia's opinion?"
"Mr. Wu, I just went to the island country not long ago, I learned some things, I personally feel that the island country's consortium model has great advantages, many times in a certain field can be pressed European and American enterprises out of breath, now the British Chinese consortium has a prototype, there is a Chinese business association, there is also a Chinese commercial bank. β
"As long as the Federation of Chinese Entrepreneurs makes full use of it and establishes the sole core position of the Flower Merchants Bank, it is not impossible to unite the powerful Chinese businessmen in Britain and establish the only Chinese businessmen consortium in Britain and the only one in Europe. β
"When the time comes, you will be qualified to row a cake, even if you don't eat much, but you are also qualified, isn't it? It's better than being scattered and confined to a small pond. β
Xia Yu spoke eloquently, ignoring Wu Chengde's greatly changed face, and looked at him until he finished speaking.
Not to mention Wu Chengde, even Wu Hongyi, who had been sitting next to him, as Xia Yu's words spoke, his heart fluttered wildly, and his face flushed.
"I didn't expect Xia Yu to have this ambition, I don't know if it will always be right or wrong to lead him into the Chinese businessman, will it be to lure the wolf into the house?"
Wu Chengde's thoughts were messy, and he didn't think about the worst.
Even though he is over seventy years old, he is still moved by Xia Yu's words, of course he knows the power of the six major consortia of the island country, even if he was dismembered by the United States because of the defeat, but decades later, relying on the superiority of the system, he still rises rapidly, and dares to compete with the world's major consortia internationally.
According to Xia Yu's statement, the Chinese business consortium is really likely to be established, and when the time comes, it will be strong, and it will not be able to really get a share of those profiteering industries.
It's just that Xia Yu mentioned this, obviously he has this idea, which is somewhat contrary to Wu Chengde's position, he doesn't want British Chinese businessmen to be controlled by Xia Yu by taking the opportunity, there are many emperors on the head of the Wu family, how can he be willing?
Seeing that Wu Chengde was silent, Xia Yu guessed what he was worried about, so he said with a smile: "Old man Wu, in the British Chinese Entrepreneurs Association, you have the highest prestige and serve as the chairman of the board." β
"And the Chinese Commercial Bank is Hongyi's father founded, now the Wu family has the most equity, the whole of the United Kingdom, the Wu family is the strongest among the Chinese capital, if you want to set up a Chinese business consortium, there is no doubt that the Wu family will take the lead, and then the Wu family will naturally be the leader of the alliance, I believe that the benefits should not be less, it is better than now. β
Wu Chengde was still silent, but his deep gaze met Xia Yu's, Xia Yu's expression was calm, and he seemed to have a clear conscience.
looked at his grandson Wu Hongyi and found that his face was serious, but his expression showed that he was shaken by Xia Yu's words.
After a long time, Wu Chengde directly picked out and said: "Mr. Xia, I think the sentence that no profit can not be made is very correct, you so instigated our Wu family to come forward to set up a Chinese-funded consortium, what do you want?"
Xia Yu's face was calm, and he said bluntly: "Old man Wu, I agree with what you say, things without interests don't last long, I do have what I want, but it will not lose the interests of the Wu family, but it will be good for the Wu family, it can be said to be a win-win situation!"
"First, in order to establish a Chinese-funded consortium, Huashang Bank must be established as the only core bank of Chinese capital in the UK, so that the strength of Huashang Bank will expand dramatically, and I, as the second largest shareholder, will of course benefit from this, and the Wu family, as the largest shareholder, will only benefit more than me. β
"Second, Xiangjiang is too small, I always want to come to the UK to develop, but I need a weighty ally, you are right, our skin color determines that we are naturally resisted, if we want to succeed, we have to pay several times or even ten times the efforts of the whites, not only the British Chinese businessmen need to compete in a group, I, an outsider, also have to find someone to hold a group to be able to gain a firm foothold, foreigners are unreliable after all, but to put it mildly, the current British Chinese, including the Wu family, can give me limited help, Mr. Wu, you should know that cooperation is reciprocal to be long-lastingοΌβ
"Third, if you are worried about my idea of beating the Chinese Business Consortium, then you don't have to, I have my own business, compared to the scattered Chinese Business Consortium, I prefer my own career, and I will not rob your Wu family!"
Speaking of this, seeing Wu Chengde's face heavy, but no longer looking at him aggressively, Xia Yu pondered for a moment and spoke again.
"And Mr. Wu, you should also know the essence of this society, in the final analysis, strength is paramount, sitting in that position, you will face the coveting of countless people, both external and internal, as long as you have strength, you can firmly sit in the position, if the strength is insufficient, you will eventually be ousted from power, you can't be timid because of possible risks in the future. β
"In any case, the establishment of a Chinese-funded consortium is the greatest benefit to the Wu family, and how much you can eat depends on your Wu family's ability. β
"Besides, you have to have confidence in Hongyi, who can surpass him in the entire British Chinese-funded enterprise and family?"
After speaking, Xia Yu felt that everything that should be said had already been said, and the rest depended on Wu Chengde's heart, so he kept silent and let him think about the pros and cons by himself.
Looking at his watch, Xia Yu stood up and said to Wu Chengde and Wu Hongyi: "Old man Wu, Hongyi, it's not too early, my girlfriend is still waiting for me to go back outside, I'll leave first, and we'll talk when I'm free!"
"Okay, then you go slowly!"
"Hongyi, send Mr. Xia!"
After that, Xia Yu left decisively, and after sending Xia Yu off, Wu Hongyi returned here again.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, seeing that his grandfather had been contemplating his eyebrows, Wu Hongyi's lips squirmed and wanted to speak, but he was worried about disturbing his grandfather's thinking.
In fact, after listening to Xia Yu's words, Wu Hongyi was really moved, and his reason told him that if Xia Yu's proposal was realized, it would be of great benefit to the Wu family.
Although it is undeniable that Xia Yu will get benefits, and even secretly get other benefits, he believes that as long as the Wu family can get benefits, Xia Yu deserves to get benefits for his advice.
At this time, Wu Chengde shook his head slightly, took a long breath, and came back to his senses.
looked at his grandson Wu Hongyi, Wu Chengde's eyes were slightly condensed, and he noticed that his grandson was tempted.
It's just that Xia Yu's words woke him up, he is already old and can't be in charge of the Wu family for long, and in the end, the Wu family will finally be handed over to Wu Hongyi. And Wu Hongyi is definitely the best among all British Chinese families, but he is not worried that Wu Hongyi will not be good.
If the establishment of the Chinese Business Consortium can be promoted, whether it is in terms of strength or prestige, or the identity of the initiator, the Wu family will undoubtedly become the spokesperson of the Chinese Business Foundation, and the benefits obtained by the Wu family will be incomparable.
For example, with the strength of the Wu family, Wu Chengde originally couldn't squeeze into the upper echelons of the UK, but if he came forward as the head of the Chinese business consortium, the people who ignored him before would definitely face him squarely, and with the opportunity to communicate on an equal footing, there would be business opportunities in many cases!
However, Wu Chengde still wants to hear his grandson's opinion, after all, the Wu family will eventually be handed over to Wu Hongyi, who is the future head of the Wu family.
"Hongyi, what do you think of Xia Yu's proposal?"
Wu Chengde asked with concern.
Wu Hongyi thought for a while and said calmly: "Grandpa, if we can take the lead in establishing a Chinese-funded consortium, our Wu family will definitely be able to obtain huge benefits, that's for sure." β
"I know that you are worried that Xia Yu has bad intentions, and after that, the dove will occupy the magpie's nest, control the Chinese business consortium, and let our Wu family do things for him. β
"But I don't think it's important, there is something he said that I agree with, the world speaks with strength after all, if our Wu family has no strength and forcibly continues to sit in that position, it is difficult to guarantee that we will not be killed. β
"If he has the ability to control the Huazi Consortium, then he should be controlled, because at that time, his strength is definitely far greater than that of our Wu family, so what if our Wu family does things for him?"
"On the contrary, I'm worried that without the Chinese Business Foundation, the strength of the Wu family will not develop fast enough, and then he will not even have the qualifications to be favored by him, which is a sad thing!"
Wu Chengde was shocked by Wu Hongyi's words, and he looked at his grandson in a daze, as if he didn't expect him to have this attitude.
After a long time, Wu Chengde laughed: "Okay, I still can't see it as my grandson, the Wu family will hand it over to you, I'm relieved, haha......"
"Just do as you say, it's up to you to come forward, and grandpa will be your backing one last time!"
Wu Hongyi was stunned for a moment, and then nodded heavily in response: "Grandpa, I won't let you down!"
"I believe my grandson is not bad ......"