After a company has developed to the extreme in its own field, in order to continue its rapid growth, it is bound to expand into other fields.

For example, the Oriental Group initially relied on arcades, handheld game consoles and other electronic game consoles, and then entered the semiconductor chip and personal computer industry, and later gradually expanded to LCD, Internet, mobile communications and other fields.

However, Li Xuan has always opposed the diversification and expansion of cross-fields! Because the energy and resources of any company are limited, and extending the tentacles too long can easily cause distraction and drag down the development of the original main business. So don't look at the current front of the Eastern Bloc It seems to be very long, but in fact it has only been spinning in the electronics industry!

The only exception to this may be the layout of the Oriental Bloc in Hong Kong. In addition to the investments related to the electronics industry, other investments in Hong Kong by the Oriental Group and Li Xuan should not be underestimated.

For example, Jiahua Group, the largest financial group in Hong Kong, including two banks, a securities company, and a credit rating agency. There is also Asia Entertainment Group, the largest media group in Hong Kong, including three newspapers and magazines, a television station, and a film company.

Of course, the purpose of Li Xuan's diversified investment in Hong Kong is not to maximize his profits. When it comes to the most profitable industry in Hong Kong, the real estate industry is definitely at the forefront. Among the top 20 richest people in Hong Kong announced by Hong Kong's "Hong Kong Economic Daily" not long ago, nearly half are real estate company owners!

Of course, he is not without strength, and you must know that one of the most high-quality assets of the Jardine Matheson Group, the Hongkong Land Company, was forcibly acquired by Li Xuan! However, after Li Xuan won this real estate giant with the reputation of "the king of land in Central," he personally dismembered it and transferred most of its assets to other Chinese-funded real estate developers.

Li Xuan has tried to penetrate in Hong Kong in two main directions, namely finance and media. If you control the financial industry, you will be able to choke the throat of Hong Kong's economy, and if you control the media industry, you will be able to compete for the dominance of Hong Kong's public opinion. These two areas are also the key industries that can best enhance Li Xuan's influence on Hong Kong society!

"Some of my personal remarks in recent days have aroused a lot of discussion in Hong Kong society. As the boss of the Eastern Group, my words and deeds not only represent myself, but also directly affect the public's perception of the entire group!

All of you here are the core backbone of the group, and the company's achievements today are inseparable from the hard work and dedication of all of you, so I think it is necessary to exchange your thoughts with you!"

Li Xuan deliberately dragged the core management of the Oriental Group from the urban area to Shek O, the easternmost corner of Hong Kong Island, to blow the sea breeze, and naturally there was something important to discuss! After everyone had eaten and drunk enough, they scattered around Li Xuan, and Li Xuan also began to point out the original intention of this gathering.

According to the reliable information I have received, the dissatisfaction of Downing Street against Wilson is rising, and it is unknown how long he will remain governor general!

The most fundamental reason for the instability of Wilson's position as governor of Hong Kong was that London felt that he was too weak on many issues. And once he steps down, the successor sent by Downing Street to Hong Kong will definitely only be a more difficult hawk!

Some of you here may think that my previous remarks were a bit radical and could easily lead the Hong Kong authorities to directly target us! In the process of wrestling between China and Britain, we have chosen to go both right and left in order to maximize our own interests! This is also the mainstream practice of Hong Kong's business circles now, but I think this is a fallacy!

When Li Xuan said this, he swept around and found that many people frowned slightly, obviously not understanding or disagreeing with his point of view. This is also the reason why Li Xuan specially called everyone over today, if the people in his own house do not agree with his idea, then how can Li Xuan rise up in the whole Hong Kong and Kowloon!

"The more stable and prosperous Hong Kong is, the greater the benefits we will reap from it! On the contrary, if Hong Kong falls into chaos, it will inevitably slow down the pace of development of our Eastern Bloc!

For example, the present is a typical example! Hong Kong has recently seen a surging wave of immigrants again, so that there is also a situation of instability within our group. Applications to work overseas began to climb rapidly, and some of the more extreme people simply chose to resign and leave in order to immigrate as soon as possible!

So which of the two sides really hopes that Hong Kong can stabilize as soon as possible? This answer is actually very obvious!

Because no matter how brilliant the pearl of Hong Kong is in the future, it will not be able to be re-embedded in the Queen's crown! And if Hong Kong becomes a mess in the future, it can just set off the wise rule of the British Empire before!

So who is our true friend and who is our inevitable enemy, everyone should know at a glance!" Li Xuan slowly analyzed.

Although he analyzed the problem very thoroughly, the frowns on the foreheads of many people did not soothe. Li Xuan didn't care, and continued to analyze on his own.

"You may also be concerned that Britain is still the ruler of Hong Kong after all. If we were to become a direct enemy, we would certainly be constrained in all respects, but the wise would not do it! It would be better to take a step back for the time being, for the British would have only seven years left to leave!

But the crux of the problem lies in the fact that seven years is too long for the Eastern Bloc, and we really can't afford to wait! Mr. Moore of Intel Corporation made a very accurate judgment on the entire electronics industry as early as 15 years ago, and our development cycle is only 18 months!

Seven years is enough time for the electronics industry to be upgraded five times! You might as well look back and think about the gap between the Eastern Group seven years ago and us now! It is precisely because of the rapid growth of the Eastern Group in the past seven years that it has supported our huge investment in scientific research.

The resulting scientific research results have not only further consolidated the Group's advantages in semiconductors, personal computers, video games and other fields, but also successfully allowed us to occupy the first opportunity in emerging fields such as LCD, Internet and mobile communications!"

When Li Xuan said this, a touch of firmness flashed in the eyes of many people! Taking Hong Kong as the basic foothold is the fundamental policy that the Oriental Group has always been very clear!

Regardless of the fact that the North American market has always been the most important single market of the Eastern Group, and the proportion of the Eastern Group's investment in the United States is also very large, but every Eastern Group executive knows very well that they are not serving an American company!

The number of research buildings built along Tai Po Highway has increased to 16, accommodating more than 20,000 researchers at the Oriental Institute's Ma Liushui in Shatin, New Territories, and the total number of teachers and students at the Chinese University of Hong Kong across the road has increased.

In addition to its R&D headquarters in Hong Kong, the Institute has nearly 10 research centers in Asia, Europe and North America. However, the total number of researchers in all these overseas research centers is only 5,000.

What's more, most of the core technologies that the Oriental Group is proud of were born in the Hong Kong headquarters of the Oriental Research Institute. In the past decade, Hong Kong has become a global research research center, and the rankings of the two universities in Hong Kong, CUHK and HKU, have also begun to soar in the global rankings!

"Hong Kong must not become a stumbling block to the rapid growth of the Eastern Bloc, and even if it can continue to maintain prosperity, it must be prosperous in the interests of the Eastern Bloc! So what is the development path that Hong Kong should choose and that is in line with our interests?

At least the practice of inflating the asset bubble by pushing up housing prices is certainly not the result I want to see! We at the Oriental Group are willing to give our employees the highest wages and benefits in Hong Kong, so that they can simultaneously share in the huge value dividends created by the rapid development of the Oriental Group!

But if all this money goes into the pockets of real estate developers and the government in the blink of an eye through soaring housing prices and high living costs, then what is the point of these costs we pay!

And if we want Hong Kong to embark on the path of development that we want, it is certainly not enough to wait! We need to fight for Hong Kong's right to speak, and all these powers are now in the hands of the British authorities in Hong Kong!

Therefore, unless the authorities are willing to respect our opinions, the contradictions between us and them will not be reconciled at all! However, based on the experience of the past few years, it is clear that the attention of the Hong Kong government has never been on the business circles in Hong Kong!"

Li Xuan has made no secret of his ambition when he talks about this, he is just preparing to compete with the British authorities in Hong Kong for the right to speak in Hong Kong! But how could the British government in Hong Kong agree to give up control of Hong Kong in advance, so Li Xuan never thought that he could easily reconcile from the beginning!

In fact, the day after Li Xuan returned to Hong Kong from the United States, he received an invitation to a dinner at the Hong Kong Governor's Office. And Li Xuan politely refused on the grounds of jet lag, but he turned his head and went to Zhongda again, this slap in the face was very naked!

The degree of dissatisfaction of the British authorities in Hong Kong with Li Xuan must have reached a very high level. It's just that they are afraid of Li Xuan's huge influence in Hong Kong, so it's not good to take too blatant direct revenge!

This also just gave Li Xuan time to prepare more fully, after all, the Eastern Bloc alone is not enough to cover the sky in Hong Kong, and he needs to win over more allies!

The real estate industry is undoubtedly the second largest force group in Hong Kong's economy, in addition to the electronics industry headed by the Oriental Group! Previously, Li Xuan had forced Mr. Li Jiacheng of Cheung Kong Company to take the lead and organized Hong Kong's real estate industry colleagues to submit a request to the Hong Kong government and the mainland government in the hope of increasing the annual land supply area in Hong Kong!

The increase in land supply will naturally greatly alleviate the current situation of Hong Kong's real estate industry, which has been in short supply for many years, thereby curbing the excessive growth of housing prices! But this is actually cutting meat from real estate developers to feed back ordinary consumers who have housing needs!

If it weren't for Li Xuan's own compulsion to start a new business, Li Jiacheng and the others would actually be reluctant to push this matter forward! And if Li Xuan is not ready to push the Chinese-funded real estate developers to the opposite side of himself, he needs to compensate them for their interests!

Naturally, it is impossible for the Eastern Group to use its own interests to make up for the losses of Li Jiacheng and others, but Li Xuan has already chosen an excellent compensation plan!