Chapter 423: Asking for Benefits
After Du Yuemei heard this, she knew that the Li Group wanted to get the right to issue Hong Kong dollars at present, and it seemed that there was no hope at present, and she could only find a way in the future.
However, she believes that with the development of the Lee Group and the changes in the situation in Hong Kong, the Lee Group will definitely be able to obtain the right to issue notes in Hong Kong dollars.
Du Yuemei said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, on the issue of the price of the acquisition of the Telecom Group, I need to discuss with Li Sheng again before I can give you an answer, and I can't make the decision on this matter, after all, I don't know whether our Li Group's current funds can still acquire 50% of the shares of the Telecom Group." ”
Thatcher didn't believe Du Yuemei's reason, but she knew that Li Guangyu had injected $10 into the Bentley Group alone, how could she not have the financial resources to eat the shares of the Telecom Group, this was just Du Yuemei's desire to delay time.
Thatcher said: "Ms. Du, our British government has shown its sincerity, and the Xiangjiang side has approved your Li consortium's application for airlines, and I also ask your Li consortium to show sincerity, so that we can cooperate happily." ”
Du Yuemei thought for a while and said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, it's not that we don't show sincerity, it's really that you didn't have the sincerity to cooperate with our Li Group before, and you only want to take out more funds from our Li Group, which makes us very worried about the next cooperation, and we still need to carefully evaluate this." ”
Thatcher would not admit that their government wanted to cheat the Li consortium, and she said to Du Yuemei: "This time, it is also the interests of some individual high-level leaders of the telecommunications group, and they have done such a thing, and we have dealt with the relevant personnel, how can our government do such a thing?"
Although Du Yuemei knew that this matter would definitely not be what Thatcher said, she didn't want to delve into anything, saying that breaking her face would not be beneficial to the British government and the Li Group, she just needed to lead the group to make money.
Du Yuemei said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, we Li Sheng have always attached great importance to the British local market, and our headquarters in Western Europe has always been located in the United Kingdom, so we hope that the government can treat our Li Group more fairly. For example, the issue of our Tianyu Bank, which has dragged on for several months, and your government's financial management agency still does not approve the entry of our bank. ”
Thatcher really didn't want to go on like this with Du Yuemei, and it seemed that if they didn't give the Li consortium some benefits, they wouldn't easily buy the shares of the telecom group. Of course, these are not any benefits, they just want to facilitate the development of the Li consortium in some places.
The reason why Tianyu Bank has been dragging its feet and not approving this time is not for the benefit of HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank. After the banks under the Lee consortium enter the mainland, they will reduce the business of many HSBC and Standard Chartered, causing certain losses to the two major banks.
Thatcher said: "Ms. Du, this time we still need your Li consortium to show sincerity, as long as your Li Group is willing to continue to invest in our UK, our government will support your enterprises to enter our UK market." ”
How could Du Yuemei not understand what Thatcher meant, didn't she have to buy the telecom group first, and then they would let Tianyu Bank enter the British market.
But it doesn't matter, anyway, this time the telecom group is going to be acquired, Li Sheng is very optimistic about the future development of this group, but unfortunately it is impossible for the Li Group to be wholly owned. The group must also have a stake in the British government, otherwise it will be very troublesome for the Lee Group to be wholly owned.
Du Yuemei said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, I will report today's situation to Li Sheng, I believe that as long as the senior management of the telecom group does not maliciously want to make our Li Group pay a high price, our Li Group is still willing to take over this group." ”
Thatcher said: "Don't worry, this time there will be no recurrence of the last time, we hope to maintain long-term cooperation with your Li Group, this time the price will be determined according to the market value of the group, there is no high price that makes you pay that does not match the market value of the group." ”
Thatcher now only needs to ensure that state-owned assets are not sold cheaply, and as long as the telecom group has made a good start, he can use this plan to use other enterprises to completely get rid of these parasites attached to the government's finances.
At the same time, the funds sold are invested in other aspects to promote the development of the British economy, and her next general election is only two years away, and she still hopes to be re-elected, if the economy is not reformed, and the living standards of the citizens are not improved, how can she gain the support of voters.
Du Yuemei said: "If this is the case, I think our Li Group has already reached an agreement with the Telecom Group. I will report to Mr. Li when I go back, and I think I will be able to give you an answer tomorrow, and I hope that our Li Group can cooperate happily with the Telecom Group. ”
Thatcher knew that this matter was basically decided, Du Yuemei must have the right to decide on this matter, as for reporting to Li Guangyu, it was more of a formal procedure, and Li Guangyu must have given her permission.
Thatcher said: "Then I will wait for your good news tomorrow." You told Mr. Li that the British government has always been very friendly to the Lee Foundation, and our government will support the development of the Lee Foundation. Our government welcomes him to come to our homeland more often. Her Majesty also hoped that he and his family would come with him, and that the Queen would receive them at the palace when the time came. ”
Du Yuemei said: "Your Excellency, thank you for your government's support for our Lee Group, and thank Her Majesty for your concern for our Li Shengji family. I will forward your and Her Majesty's invitation to Li Sheng, and I think that if time permits, Li Sheng and his family will be willing to come and pay a visit to you and Her Majesty. ”
Du Yuemei knew that Britain wanted to win over the Li Group to be on their side, so the Queen and Prime Minister invited Li Sheng's family to come here. In this sensitive period, how could Li Sheng's whole family come to visit her and the queen. Li Sheng would not do such a stupid thing, let alone a family, before Xiangjiang was decided, it is estimated that Li Sheng would not come.
After Du Yuemei left, Thatcher specially summoned the government's financial management department to inquire about Tianyu Bank's application.
After listening to the report, Thatcher said: "Don't ignore the opinions of Standard Chartered and HSBC, they have been in Xiangjiang for a hundred years, and they can't resist the bank established by Li Guangyu, and they can only survive by relying on the protection of our government, so they deserve to be squeezed out of bankruptcy." The British-funded consortia on the other side of the Xiangjiang River have become accustomed to our government's protection of them, and they no longer want to forge ahead. Look at what has become now, even a newly rising Li consortium can't stop it. ”
The official felt that this could not be blamed entirely on the British-funded consortium, but the Li consortium was too demonic. Look at the history of the development of these family consortia in the world, which is not piled up over time. In just a few years, the Li consortium has completed the road that many consortia need hundreds of years to complete.
However, he did not refute Thatcher's words, and agreed to Thatcher's order, and after the Lee consortium acquired the telecommunications group, he approved the application of the banks under the Lee consortium.
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