Chapter 599
The wedding banquet that Li Xuan attended was actually the second day of Xu He's wedding of the century. In order to respect the opinion of the gambling king, the Xu family held a Portuguese wedding for the couple, rather than a traditional Chinese wedding. Of course, the deep meaning behind this is actually clear at a glance, that is, in order for the marriage to be effective according to Portuguese law, leaving a way out for an unknown future.
Therefore, on the first day of the wedding, the Xu family only invited relatives and friends from both sides to witness it. And the second day of the wedding, which is today, is the day when the guests are truly feasted. The Xu family set up a hundred tables of banquets at the Grand Hyatt Hotel to entertain friends from all walks of life in the official face and shopping mall. As for the bride and groom's own friends, the revelry will not be postponed until tomorrow. A wedding has to be held for three days in a row, which shows that the name of this "wedding of the century" is really not blown by the media.
The banquet lasted from seven o'clock in the evening to nine o'clock, and compared to Li Jiacheng, who was frowning all the time and paying attention to the table full of delicacies, Li Xuan ate very comfortably. He tasted every dish carefully, at least he wouldn't say that he would have to eat supper to fill his stomach after returning home after the banquet!
If Li Xuan had not been born, Li Jiacheng in another time and space would have successfully replaced Bao Yugang and become the new richest man in Hong Kong and even the richest man in China after this round of real estate rise in Hong Kong after 84 years. Li Superman's every move will be carefully studied under the microscope by industry peers, investors and the general public throughout Hong Kong.
But now, all this honor belongs to the "God of Wealth Li", who is even more rebellious than him, the richest man in the world who has just been established, and his words and deeds have been repeatedly pondered by countless people, including Li Jiacheng himself. Li Xuan's purpose has been basically clarified just now, and he wants to curb the rapid rise of housing prices in Hong Kong by increasing the supply of land in Hong Kong.
Li Jiacheng believes that with the strong influence of the Oriental Group in Hong Kong, there is a good chance that this matter will be done by him. As a result, his Cheung Kong Group had to think about how to stand in line. Li Ka-shing, who is thoughtful, can't really taste even if the delicacies of the mountains and seas are in front of him.
In fact, not only Li Ka-shing, in fact, most of the people who came to the banquet today did not pay attention to the food. The banquet is more like a social field, everyone takes the opportunity of the Xu family's wedding, a rare opportunity to get together, and they are busy connecting with new friends, deepening friendship with old friends, and trying to broaden their contacts!
The Xu family is one of the largest investors in the Deep Sea Special Economic Zone, so the SAR government will naturally not ignore the wedding of the son of Xu Shixun, the actual helmsman of the Xu family. It was inconvenient for the mayor to pass through the customs in person to congratulate him, so he specially appointed the secretary general of the municipal party committee as a representative to attend the wedding banquet.
Entrusted by the two principal leaders of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the secretary general of the municipal party committee who came to Hong Kong to attend the wedding banquet of the Xu family was surnamed Lu, and Secretary General Lu was one of those people who looked at the delicacies of the table mountain but did not fill his stomach. If you can see through the flesh and bones, Secretary Lu's stomach should be empty, except for a large amount of alcohol. He kept talking and laughing with friends he knew and didn't know all night, and he would staggered from time to time.
Secretary-General Lu walked out of the five-star hotel where Xu's family held a banquet - Grand Hyatt Hotel, and the cool breeze on his face made him feel drunk, and he walked a little fluttery. Fortunately, he drank a lot of alcohol, although he drank a lot tonight, but he was only a little drunk!
"Secretary-General, Huaqiang's Li Dong called, he is also in Hong Kong now, meet you to have supper!" Behind Secretary General Lu, a young man held a black big brother's earpiece and respectfully reported to his leader.
Secretary-General Lu rubbed his face vigorously with both hands to make himself more sober, and then he took over the eldest brother and said with a hearty smile: "Lao Li, why did you come to Hong Kong!"
As a public enterprise listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, I have the obligation to come to Hong Kong regularly to report to investors on the operating conditions of our enterprises!" Li Huolin, who was on the other end of the phone, said with a smile.
"Your Lao Li's mouth is getting more and more powerful, it seems that after becoming the chairman of a Hong Kong listed company, the level of speech has become more and more foreign, one by one!" Secretary General Lu chuckled and answered.
"Leader, you can torture me! I just finished dinner with Lao Zou of Huafa Electronics and Lao Cai of SEG Electronics! I won't tell you anything, I was chatting and drinking at the dinner table just now, but my stomach just left the restaurant, and I had to spend money to make up for a supper!" Li Huolin said in a somewhat ashamed tone.
When Secretary General Lu heard Li Huolin on the other end of the phone say this, he couldn't help but nod his head with a sense of agreement: "The wine table culture here in Hong Kong is really not good, and many of them are extravagant and wasteful! Take the wine banquet I just attended as an example, you should have heard of the Xu family's wedding, right? Tonight's banquet is said to cost more than 10,000 Hong Kong dollars per table, and this is not counting the drinks! But most of the dishes on the table, everyone has not even touched the chopsticks!"
Li Huolin followed Secretary General Lu's words and also criticized the vice of wine table culture. But he actually felt a little disappreciative in his heart, not to mention Hong Kong, now it is Shenhai City on the other side of the Lianjie River, and if he wants to negotiate something, he has to end up on the wine table. Because only those who drink happily are the most difficult to control their tongues. Many conditions that originally had to be pinched a few times, but on impulse, they might raise their noble hands and nod their heads in agreement!
For example, now, Secretary General Lu is a little too drunk. In normal times, if he heard that someone was going to invite him to have a supper at Fu Linmen Restaurant, he would definitely have to think twice before deciding whether to go or not. You must know that Fu Lam Mun is one of the most famous high-end Cantonese restaurants in Hong Kong, and many wealthy people in Hong Kong and Kowloon City are frequent visitors here. Here, eating tens of thousands of dollars in a meal is not something to make a fuss about.
As an official from the mainland, Secretary-General Lu accepted a private banquet in this kind of cave, and it was easy for negative news to spread. This is definitely something for him who is interested in continuing to improve in his career, and he must think twice before acting. In particular, Fu Lam Mun's main store on Johnston Road in Wan Chai has always been one of the favorite places for paparazzi to take photos because of the frequent haunting of rich people and celebrities.
You must know that there is more than one newspaper and periodical in Hong Kong's media circles that specifically likes to provoke and smear the mainland. If he is really targeted by these newspapers, then it is definitely not a good thing!
However, Secretary General Lu, who was a little drunk today, had a very happy chat with Li Huolin on the phone, and agreed to the other party's invitation for supper without thinking about it. The Grand Hyatt Hotel is also located in Wan Chai, so it only took Secretary Lu about ten minutes to walk into the door of Fu Linmen Restaurant with a secretary accompanying him. (To be continued.) )