"When the clock strikes four times in the afternoon, the one qiē in the world instantly stops for tea. Li Xuan tasted a cup of fragrant Indian Assam black tea and said leisurely.

The Langham Hotel is the most famous afternoon tea destination in London, welcoming the unique scent of ginger flowers, passing through the delicate handicraft iron door, accompanied by the soft piano music, and savoring the classic Victorian tea fragrance of 100 years. For many years, this has been the signature service offered to guests by The Langham, the first luxury hotel in Europe.

The delicate and elegant refreshments, the silvery, crystal clear tea set, and the protagonist of afternoon tea - tea. The Langham offers nearly 40 varieties of teas from India, China and the United Kingdom, including Yunnan Yunnan and Huangshan Maofeng.

"China and Britain should be the two countries that love tea the most in the East and the West! China has a history of tea ceremony for thousands of years, but Britain, a country with a population of less than one percent of the world, drinks a quarter of the world's tea every year!" Han Peng ordered a cup of Yunnan Yunnan Red and took a sip of tea before saying with a smile.

"Hello, is this Mr. Xuan?" A hot English hottie with wavy curly hair and a white suit and skirt walked up to Li Xuan and smiled at him.

"Yes, are you Ms. Jane?" asked Li Xuan uncertainly.

"Yes Miss, not Madame! My name is Karil Jane, you can call me Carly!" Karil Jane winked at Li Xuan.

"I'm sorry, Miss Jane!" Li Xuan smiled apologetically, "I need to wait a while, the other Mr. Walker hasn't arrived yet!

"It's me early!" Karil Jane raised her hand to look at the watch on her wrist, and suddenly smiled narrowly at Li Xuan, "I will find you at the Langham, London!"

Li Xuan immediately understood the source of her words. So he answered, "Yes, Miss Jane, you have found me at the Langham, London!"

"But I haven't read you yet. If only Mr. Holmes were here!" Karil Jane looked at Li Xuan with an inquiring gaze.

Since its opening in 1865, The Langham Hotel has been a favorite of countless celebrities. From royal dignitaries to writers and celebrities, they are all guests of honour at The Langham in London, leaving many indissoluble bonds here. His Royal Highness King Wilhelm von Ormstein of Bohemia visited England and stayed at the Langham Hotel, which inspired Conan Doyle to write his first Sherlock Holmes book.

There is a classic scene in "Sherlock Holmes" where Detective Holmes asks the hero where he lives, and the hero replies, "You will find me at the Langham, London." As a result, The Langham Hotel has become a must-visit pilgrimage for many "Sherlock Holmes fans" coming to London.

A few more minutes passed. Another Mr. Walker also arrived at the Langham Hotel at the appointed time. Before leaving the UK, Li Xuan gave a joint interview to The Times and the Financial Times, which was his first time facing the world's mainstream media.

"Mr. Lee, many people say that Akon Computer is not a British company in the true sense of the word, what do you think of this view?" Walker, a veteran reporter for the Financial Times, was a little poignant in his first question.

In the UK government's just-announced special funding bill to fund computer education, Aikang Computer Shun Lì Shun Lì was selected as a designated computer product that can receive 50% of the funding subsidy. The products included in this list are all from British computer companies.

"Yes. I've also noticed some controversy in this area! Before answering that question, I think we'd have to explore another definition. What kind of company is a British company?"

Li Xuan said in a gentle and indifferent tone, "Those who question Aikang's company must think that it is only invested by the British. A company that only hires Britons is a British company! But I think this definition is feudal and old-fashioned, and I noticed that Margaret Thatcher's new cabinet has recently been actively pushing for reform of the City. To make it more international, it can be said that global integration is the irreversible trend of this era.

Take Aikang as an example. He is based in Cambridge but is listed in London. The most important markets are located in North America, with offices in more than a dozen countries around the world. In my eyes, Aikang is a multinational company based in the United Kingdom, but facing the world!

Oriental Holdings, from Hong Kong, has a large stake in Aikang, which has drawn criticism from some conservatives. But London is already a very liquid financial market. The London Stock Exchange is not only funded by the UK, but more importantly by investors from all over the world. I think the British Empire should be more open-minded to meet the latest changes and challenges in this world!

I think the best way to judge the ownership of a company is to see who it is paying taxes to! Since the establishment of the company, it has contributed at least tens of millions of pounds in taxes to the British treasury, and as a large taxpayer, it deserves the protection of the British government!"

"Mr. Li, I noticed that at the beginning of last year you bought the company from the three founders of Aikang for £2.15 million. And in just a year or so, this investment has reaped a return of up to hundreds of times. But what are your reasons for taking a fancy to Icon, and what are your plans for the future development of Icon?" asked Karyl Jane, a journalist from The Times.

"Miss Jane, I think the algorithm you came up with a rate of return of several hundred times has a big misunderstanding. In fact, there is a big difference between the current Aikang company and the original Aikang company! Before the acquisition of Aikang by Dongfang Electronics, it was only a small company with only a few dozen people, and the reason why I took a fancy to Aikang at that time was because I liked the vitality and creativity of this small company.

At the beginning of last year, Mr. Peng Han, the president of Dongfang Electronics, went to the UK to participate in an electronics exhibition, and Aikang was one of the exhibitors of the electronics show, and they launched a very good networking system concept at the exhibition!

Li Xuan pointed to Han Peng beside him, and continued, "After Mr. Han returned to Hong Kong, he recommended this very innovative company to me, which eventually led to Dongfang Electronics' acquisition of Aikang.

Before Dongfang Electronics acquired Aikang, it had already invested a lot of money in the research and development of personal computers. And after the acquisition of iKang, we have a good integration of the two. After the integration, the company is already a large-scale research company with strong R&D capabilities. Combined with the combined wisdom of hundreds of R&D staff in Hong Kong and Cambridge, the new iKang company soon launched the ABC series of computers that are popular all over the world!

As for your second question, I'm not in the management of Aikang and can't answer it for them. You can interview Mr. Han later, as the chairman of the board of directors of Aikang, he should be able to give you a satisfactory answer!"

Li Xuan smiled at this Miss Jane, he didn't jump into this little trap she dug, he is not the management of a listed company, even if he is a major shareholder, the board of directors has no right to dictate the development of the company.

"Mr. Li, many of the products of your Oriental Games Company are also very popular in the UK, and that Gameboy console is very interesting! Do you plan to send it to London in the near future? Do you have any plans to become British citizens and settle in London in the future?" Miss Jane continued to ask.

Li Xuan glanced at her, really doubting that she was a reporter for the lace tabloid "The Sun", and not the "Times", which was known for its strict sexuality.

"Oriental Games has a very abundant cash flow and has no need for listing financing for the time being. As for the issue of settling in London!" Li Xuan deliberately made a wry smile and shook his head, "I'm not very used to the 'foggy' weather in London, if possible, I prefer the sunshine of Los Angeles, California!"

Han Peng sat on the sidelines, watching his boss deal with the various questions of the two reporters with ease, and couldn't help but feel a trace of emotion. When he was twenty years old, he would only study stupidly in school, but the high-spirited teenager in front of him already had the momentum to look at the world.

"The Youngest Billionaire" and "The Wonder Boy from the East" are the titles of interviews with him in the Financial Times and The Times, which Li Xuan bought before boarding the plane. Li Xuan didn't think about standing in front of the stage, but he couldn't hide behind the scenes.

Last year, Apple went public, and it created several billionaires in one go, but the founder of Aikang has already sold all the company's shares to Dongfang Electronics. The company's executives have only been in Aikang for a short time, and the options they have received are also very limited, so all the firepower is concentrated on Li Xuan, the owner of Oriental Holdings, the largest shareholder of Aikang.

Like Apple's listing on the Nasdaq last year, Akon's IPO has attracted a lot of media attention from investors for new technology stocks. If Li Xuan used to be only famous in this corner of Hong Kong, now with the developed media industry in London, especially the "Financial Times" and "Times", two world-renowned newspapers, he has quickly become famous in the world.

At the age of his early twenties, holding a technology company with a market value of more than £1 billion, Li Xuan can hype up far more topics than last year's Steve Jobs. Aikang's ABC computer also became famous along with it.

Akon opened at 1,000p on June 1 and closed at 1,073p, rising to 1,105p when Li Xuan left the UK. Barclays and Credit Suisse have launched a "greenshoe mechanism" to place an additional 3 million shares of Akon shares on the market. (To be continued......)