"How can Sir Shao tell me such a trivial matter himself? Wouldn't it be okay for you to find someone to contact Ah Hong? "In the lobby of the Peninsula Hotel, Li Xu, who was dressed in formal clothes, said to Shao Liu, and smiled slightly at the woman who passed by and looked at him.www.biquge.info

He was already tall and well-proportioned, and when he stood there in a suit, he was the focus of the attention of all the women in the audience.

"I'm just going by the way, I want to take the lead, otherwise, if your TV station takes the lead, my old face will not be good." Shao Liu said nonsense that no one believed.

"How come, Sir Shao said this, but it chilled me, don't worry, Ah Hong will definitely be on the TVB show." Li Xu immediately said.

He has always respected me, I respect people, Shao Liudu has this posture, as long as it is not a big deal, it must be responsive. Moreover, Zhou Yanfa is a TVB person, Wang Jing Laozi is a TVB person, if the crew is on TVB to do programs, but Zhong Yihong went to Star TV because of Li Xu, it is not only embarrassing but also very divided.

Although, if it weren't for the Xiangjia sideways, Zhong Yihong would still be a member of the Shaw Brothers.

It's as if the Ma family has always been respectful, he asked them to find reporters to go to Cannes with him, and gave an exclusive news, as soon as the news of "Memory Fragments" winning the jury prize came back to Hong Kong, the sales of "Oriental Daily" suddenly left several other newspapers far behind, and there were almost no opponents during that time.

As for Star TV, heck, they have a good momentum now, and they are not bad for such an opportunity, so it doesn't matter if they give it to TVB. Even if Huang Xizhao said that He Zuozhi would come forward to ask for one, he would have it.

That's why Shao Liu pulled down his face and asked Li Xu for a promise at this time and place, after all, Shao Brothers had made a lot of money from him in more than a year.

Not to mention the net profit of 30 million Hong Kong dollars in "The Officer and the Gentleman", "50 First Loves" brought at least 20 million Hong Kong dollars to Shaw Brothers - don't forget, in addition to the theater, Shaw Brothers also invested 100,000 Hong Kong dollars to count as a cooperation, no matter how small the mosquito meat is, it is also meat.

What's more, at this time, they invested another $1 million, and then invested in "Mother-Daughter Love" behind Li Xu, so naturally they didn't want to offend him.

Since he is just playing, although he sometimes has to cross the line, he still plays with rules in general, and it is not a big deal to be short in some aspects.

Again, the strong dragon doesn't suppress the ground snake, that's because the strong dragon is not strong enough.

After chatting a few more words, Li Xu immediately said goodbye, this cocktail party was not held by Shao Liu, it was held by several directors of Jardine Matheson, and most of the celebrities in Hong Kong were invited, in order to celebrate the victory of the Falklands War, even the governor of Hong Kong came.

Although the war has not yet come to an end on June 1, it is clear to anyone with a discerning eye that Argentina has run out of skills and it is only a matter of time before he concedes defeat.

For Britain and its remaining colonies, it is naturally a matter of great mention, and the afterglow of the empire on which the sun never sets remains.

"We have written more than a dozen letters and made three phone calls, after all, we can't occupy the frequency band for too long for family matters. Both in letters and on the phone, Dinah told me in detail how strong and difficult those soldiers were, and how I could still feel her kind heart even from thousands of miles away. Sitting on the sofa in the half-closed small hall, Li Xu held a long-necked cup and spoke eloquently.

"When this war is over, I will definitely go back to London and set up a charitable foundation to provide the necessary help to the soldiers who have contributed to this great war, which they deserve." Someone immediately said that, it was a director of Jardine Matheson, an Englishman.

Then many chimed in.

"Hopefully there will be no more wars in the future." A female relative sighed at this time.

"Yes, I hope there will be no more wars," her husband said at once, rising up and toasting, "I wish world peace!" ”

"I wish world peace." A group of hypocritical guys toast together.

At this point, this small party was over, but before Li Xu left, the new Hong Kong Governor Youde stopped him.

"Hello, Mr. Li." He shook his hand with a smile on his face.

"Hello, Your Excellency." Li Xu nodded in response.

"Before I came, I heard of your name, as a student, you can have such a big career, you are really young and promising," Youde smiled, "I even heard that the first film in Hong Kong to win the Cannes Film Festival award is your support." ”

"It's just a little hobby." Li Xu replied with a smile.

After a few more saltless and tasteless greetings, You Decai got to the point again: "Mr. Xiao Li, I heard that you went north to inspect last year and this year, and also invested in a car production line in the magic capital?" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor," Li Xu replied with a nod, "I have cooperated with Ford to finalize the investment in the magic capital, the economic aggregate in the north is not high, but it is very dynamic, and there are a large number of industrial workers who can get started with a little training, which is very worth the investment." ”

After a pause, he added: "With all due respect, Your Excellency, if Britain wants to maintain Hong Kong's status through negotiations, the possibility is very low. ”

Youde's face froze, and then he was faintly unhappy, probably thinking that Li Xu was too straightforward.

But as a politician, he quickly returned to normal, and immediately asked seriously: "Why do you say that, Mr. Xiao Li?" ”

"Quite simply, Hong Kong is too close to the mainland, much closer to the Falkland Islands and Argentina, and if His Excellency the Prime Minister tries to force the other side to make concessions with the victory of the Fukushima War in the next negotiations, then it is likely to be asking for trouble." Li Xu said leisurely.

Youde raised his eyebrows, a little displeased, but not very surprised, after all, the people who could attend this reception were either rich or expensive, and guessed that it was not difficult for China and Britain to negotiate.

But before we even started talking, we said that we would ask for our own hardships, and no one would be happy.

So Youde became a little cold: "Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Li, I will report back to Whitehall." ”

After saying that, he left, Li Xu shrugged his shoulders and didn't say much, although he wanted to be sarcastic: Do you think you can still say a few good or cruel words on the edge of the Yangtze River like you did more than thirty years ago, let them relax their vigilance, and then take the opportunity to drive the Purple Quartz away?

But it's completely unnecessary to think about it, anyway, this guy has only four years to live, and among the 28 governors of Hong Kong, he is the only one who died in office.

The Governor is not a comfortable job, in a sense it is a derogatory, and hard work is not necessarily good for London.

"Edward." When Li Xu came out, the middle-aged man waiting outside stopped him.

In his forties, five feet 8 inches tall, dry and thin, with slightly thinning hair.

"Is there anything wrong, Mr. Mountbatten?" Li Xu responded politely.

"I said, just call me Owen." The other party grinned, "I didn't seem to be a little happy to see His Excellency the Governor go out just now?" ”

"I said that if Whitehall is going to negotiate with the north, then it would be better to be strategic and not use the Fukushima victory to force concessions from the beginning." Li Xu shrugged.

"Very correct strategy, but 10 Downing Street will not necessarily accept it, and His Excellency the Prime Minister will need a more comfortable victory for next year's general election." A sneer flashed on the other party's face, and then his expression was correct: "But this is also a helpless thing, no one wants to let this beautiful island out, does it?" ”

"Of course." Li Xu nodded, and then rolled his eyes in his heart.

He can't wait for them to start negotiations tomorrow, and then immediately set up a joint group under the pressure of the north, and the final blow to the crumbling stock market is still a trivial matter - in his previous life, he read a lot of gossip, blaming the Sino-British negotiations for the stock market crash in Hong Kong in 82 and 83, but in fact, this is just a straw that breaks the camel's back, and the reason why the Hong Kong stock market has plummeted is entirely because of the economic downturn.

In other words, even if the negotiations were moved to '83, what should have fallen would have to fall.

Therefore, Li Xu provoked Youde like that, and wanted to promote the negotiations a little, which was nothing more than to let the British government in Hong Kong give up Hong Kong as soon as possible, and then all kinds of assets were sold, so that he could earn more pocket money.

didn't mention this, and chatted a few more words, and the other party asked about the topic: "What do you think of my previous proposal?" ”

"I'm very interested, but maybe not this year," Li Xu replied, "I have other plans this year, and the funds are a little tight." Besides, I just took a 10.5% stake in Standard Chartered Bank, and then I have an intersection with Jardine Matheson, not only His Excellency the Governor wants to ask, but also London, right? ”

"Okay," the other party shrugged, not stalking, obviously also to probe, "Mr. Li is a shareholder of Jardine Matheson after all. ”

This Mr. Li naturally refers to Li Xu's father in this life, after all, he also stayed in the Far East and is a shareholder of Jardine Matheson, but he did not enter the board of directors.

"See you next time, Edward." Mountbatten smiled and left.

"See you next time, Owen." Li Xu called his name.

In fact, as soon as you hear his surname, you know that he is inextricably linked to the royal family, so it is understandable to become a shareholder of Jardine Matheson. And the reason why he wants to sell Jardine to Li Xu is nothing more than that he is worried about the covetousness of Chinese capital and wants to find some alliances.

Therefore, why did Li Xu enter? He is interested in the "legacy" of the British government in Hong Kong, but it also depends on the timing. Not to mention, by next year, the real estate collapsed, and the land became a burden to Jardine, and it had to sell more than 70 million shares of Jardine Matheson to cash out.

Wouldn't it be nice to eat at that time? No matter how there is a 17% stake, plus the father in the hands, it is not a problem to become the majority shareholder of Jardine Matheson.

After finishing this, he walked around the cocktail party again, and when he saw that the time was already ten o'clock, Li Xu left to go back.

When he returned to the villa, Deng Lijun and Zhong Yihong had already slept, only Lin Qingxia, Hu Huiyan and Jingzi, who was the housekeeper, yawned and waited for him.

As for the others, He Chaoqiong naturally went back to his own home, Guan Zhilin left with Zhang Bingqian, Ye Qianwen was driven to another villa, Li Qi had her own residence, and Li Jianqun lived with her.

And Baihui, Masako, and Sayuri have already flown back to Japan after staying for a day.

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