Mr. Li rejected the cigar with a smile and said, "I am old, I can't compare to you young people, and it will be your young people's world in the future." ”

The second brother took a match to help the eldest son of the Li family light a cigar, and he also lit one, and said: "Mr. Li, you are too polite, we just caught up with a good era, your generation is completely dependent on their own hard work to have the current results, we can't compare, no matter when, you are all an example for us to learn." ”

Mr. Li waved his hand and said, "Mr. Sun, you don't have to praise me like this old man, I only had a small factory when I was your age, and I can't compare with you, so let's not praise each other." Several people laughed.

Mr. Li said: "What is Mr. Sun's main investment direction now? I know that you are in the retail industry, real estate and automobiles in the mainland, but you don't seem to have seen Hexiang's actions on Hong Kong Island, is Mr. Sun not optimistic about the future development of Hong Kong Island?"

The second brother shook his head and said: "Energy, energy is limited, now at this point I am already anxious, not that I don't want to develop, not not optimistic about Hong Kong Island, I am still very confident in the development of Hong Kong Island, but people's energy is limited, and the cultivation of talents is not so easy, I believe that Mr. Li, you must have encountered this problem, many times, the reason that restricts our development is in ourselves." I am young, the development time of Hexiang is too short, and the background is insufficient, which you can't compare with Mr. Li. ”

Mr. Li glanced at his son and said: "People, old is old, don't talk about energy, your head is not enough, you still have to look at you young people in the future, I don't think about anything else now, I just want Victor to grow up and help me, you are all young people, your temperament is more honest, I hope you can become friends and help each other in the future." ”

The second brother glanced at the eldest son of Li who had been smiling and accompanying him, at this time he had not yet taken the position of intern in the Yangtze River, and he had not yet shown his ambitions. It was only in '89 that he became the executive director of Cheung Kong and began to really participate in management.

The second brother smiled and said, "I don't have any friends here, if Li Gongzi can afford it, he will come often, anyway, we are so close." But to be honest, I don't have much culture, I can't compare to you Stanford top students, I don't even know English, it's the junior high school level in the mainland, I haven't been abroad and have little knowledge, but if I'm lucky, I can start a business, I guess you and I can't play together.

Moreover, I am not afraid of Mr. Li and Li Gongzi you jokes, I came out of a small county town in the mainland, my family was very poor when I was a child, and now I am a little rich, but I am still an ordinary person in terms of behavior and habits, and I can't compare with you in terms of thinking habits, you usually like to play sports cars, play golf, and hold all kinds of drinking parties, which I am not interested in. I prefer fishing, sitting with friends over tea and chatting or playing mahjong, and I'm an upstart compared to you. ”

Mr. Li smiled and said: "Mr. Sun, you are too modest, having such an achievement has proved your vision and ability, academic qualifications are just a process of learning, and it does not prove anything, nor can it change people's own character and internal conditions." As for what you said about playing sports cars and playing golf, this is essentially no different from fishing and playing mahjong, and it doesn't mean anything. ”

The service staff gently walked over and whispered in the second brother's ear, "Sir, dinner is ready." ”

The second brother said: "Dinner is ready, let's eat, I don't know your taste, Mr. Li, I have prepared Lu cuisine and Huaiyang cuisine for you to taste." ”

Mr. Li said: "Okay, try it, I'm not picky, I have an image of Lu cuisine, I have eaten it a few times in the capital, the taste is strong and the aftertaste is long, and it tastes good." ”

The four of them entered the restaurant, and Mr. Li's driver was taken to the side hall to entertain them. Zhang Xingming and his second sister-in-law didn't go down to join in the fun, so they asked the kitchen to send one upstairs to eat a bite.

Sit down, the exquisite dishes are served, the warm rice wine is served, the second brother said: "Come to Mr. Li, try this Shaoxing champion red, this rice wine is more suitable for older people to drink, it is very good for the body, the old people in my family are drinking this now." Li Gongzi, are you drinking rice wine or something else?"

Mr. Li smiled and said, "It's okay to be casual, I'll drink this with my father." ”

The service staff sifted the wine and cloth dishes, and the three of them ate and drank, Mr. Li had a lot of rules at home, and he also pursued the practice of eating without saying a word, and although they ate Chinese food at home, it was a separate meal system, each person ate his own portion, two dishes and one soup, and never wasted.

Although the second brother did not share the meal, he arranged for the service staff to serve the dishes on the side, which made Mr. Li very satisfied. There are not many dishes, Sanlu and Sanhuai are a soup, which makes Mr. Li very satisfied.

The second brother toasted a glass of wine, and the eldest prince Li saluted once, and then the four of them ate and drank at will, occasionally saying a word to avoid being cold, He Juanjuan has no qualifications to toast at this table, if he toasts, it will make people unhappy.

After a meal, I feel a lot closer, and the Chinese communication tradition is inseparable from the wine table.

After drinking the soup and rinsing his mouth, the service staff withdrew the table, and the four of them came to the sofa to sit down and talk, and the service staff replaced it with new tea.

Mr. Li seemed very satisfied with the meal, sat down and said, "This chef is good, I have the opportunity to invite a chef from the mainland to my home, and there are still quite a lot of desirable things about the food in the mainland." ”

The second brother nodded and said: "There are many types of Chinese food, and each place has its own unique flavor, so you should really try it, if Mr. Li needs anything, I can introduce it." ”

Mr. Li nodded with a smile and said, "Mr. Sun, Miss He should report to you, we want to borrow money from your bank for the wharf project of the Yangtze River in Xingjiapi, I don't know how Mr. Sun thinks about it and what conditions are needed." ”

The second brother raised his hand and combed his hair a few times and said, "I said, how big is the project? Mr. Li, how much do you need?"

Mr. Li said: "It is the reclamation and expansion of the port, and the Yangtze River needs about 4 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the Yangtze River can use some assets as a pledge, I hope that Mr. Sun can solve the quota of 2 billion yuan, I don't know if Mr. Sun can help." ”

The second brother thought for a while and asked: "I don't know much about port engineering, is 4 billion Hong Kong dollars enough?" At that time, although the Hong Kong dollar had increased in value, it was not as valuable as the future generations, 100 Hong Kong dollars to 47 yuan, 4 billion Hong Kong dollars is equivalent to 1.9 billion yuan, close to 750 million US dollars.

Mr. Li said: "The Yangtze River only accounts for a part of the project, this kind of project can not be eaten by a single family, all the world's large international deep-water ports are cooperative, none of them are independent, there is no way, the funds required in this area are too great, and the risks will be magnified accordingly." ”

Internationally, deep-water ports and terminals in various countries are generally owned by the host country, the builder, the operator, and the cooperative shipping company, which is the so-called industrial interest chain binding method, so as to ensure the sharing of interests and risks. Later, Malaysia grabbed several major international shipping customers in Singapore, and on the basis of reducing the supply cost, they gave a part of the port shares, which has since formed the practice of holding shares by shipping companies.