Due to the persistent cold spell, this winter has been particularly cold.

According to data provided by the Observatory, the temperature in the urban area rarely dropped to 4.7 degrees Celsius, the lowest temperature in 16 years in December, and tonight the temperature was even lower than 3 degrees.

It was cold outside, but Liu Siwei, chairman of the board of directors of NB Electric Group, was very hot. After entertaining the two guests who are about to arrive, he can unload the burden of six years and take his wife and children to take NB Airlines' flight tomorrow afternoon, go skiing in Switzerland, go to Northern Europe to see the Northern Lights, and enjoy life to the fullest.

For the convenience of the guests, the farewell dinner is set up at the Conrad Hotel.

The waiter had just made a pot of Tieguanyin, and Wu Jinhua, the chief executive officer who would officially become the helm of NB Electric from tomorrow, welcomed Mr. Gu and Zhou Zhou, the Hong Kong branch director of the new H Society, into the hospital.

Retreating from rapids is not something that everyone can do.

Looking at his free and easy appearance, Mr. Gu was very envious, clasped his hands and sighed: "Siwei, congratulations, you can finally retire." This mind, this courage, I am ashamed of myself. ”

"Mr. Gu is overrated, where is the mind? It's just that he is shallow in his studies, and he is really powerless. ”

Liu Siwei smiled, and immediately stretched out his right hand to President Zhou: "President Zhou, welcome, you have every opportunity, and you can still find time to go to the banquet, Siwei is grateful." ”

The three major shareholders of NB Electric Group do not like to deal with the government, and all domestic affairs are handled by Li Xiaoshan, the president of the Chinese company, and Hu Meiqi, the vice president, and Wu Jinhua, the chief executive of the group, is in charge of the Hong Kong side. It's the same abroad, so that the business is so big. Or an ordinary entrepreneur.

Not a Justice of the Peace. He did not hold public positions such as university trustees or honorary presidents of chambers of commerce. This is extremely rare in Hong Kong.

Wu Jinhua has already held several rounds of negotiations with the central government through the Federation of Industries, but he, the chairman of the board of directors, has only appeared until now.

President Zhou shook his hand lightly and said with a meaningful smile: "Chairman Liu, half a year ago, the branch held a reception, and after the invitation was sent, I learned that you had gone to Germany; Three months ago. The branch held a banquet to thank the celebrities who donated money for the floods in East China. ”

There are words in the words, how can Liu Siwei not hear the meaning of his words, and said casually: "Troubled with mundane things, President Zhou smiled." ”

The reason why NB Bank has not negotiated the launch of credit business in the mainland is not because the Hong Kong branch does not help, but because there is too much resistance. Mr. Gu was afraid that this would lead to the breakdown of the relationship that had been established with great difficulty, so he immediately smiled and asked, "Two, why don't we sit down and talk while eating?" ”

"Mr. Gu is right. We ate and talked. ”

The dishes are sumptuous, but the host and guests rarely move their chopsticks. The wine is even more superficial. President Zhou's entourage did not take a seat, he took out the instrument and checked it in the box just now, and went out to take a turn until everyone put down their wine glasses, and then nodded slightly to President Zhou.

Although Liu Siwei and Wu Jinhua did not express even the slightest dissatisfaction, President Zhou still explained sincerely: "Chairman Liu, this is not aimed at you, let alone distrusting you, it is really a last resort. Because the company's phone was tapped, someone would follow us when we came out, and whenever we encountered something important, we had to go back to the SAR to report to our superiors. ”

"Understand, understand."

"Alright then, let's get down to business."

It was not easy to come out for a trip, and President Zhou said straight to the point: "Chairman Liu and President Wu, if you want to ask about NB Bank, I can only tell you that there are difficulties, but at the same time there is hope. ”

Wu Jinhua asked: "The central government is very divided on this issue?" ”

"It's not a disagreement, it's just that a few leaders think that further investigation is needed."

So far, NB Electric's main business is overseas, and the domestic market can be done or not, which is of course good, and there is no loss if it is not successful.

Liu Siwei shook his head and smiled: "President Zhou, I really don't want to ask you about NB Bank today, the reason why I invite you to come over and drink this glass of wine is to apologize to you, to resign from you, and then to formally inform you that I will no longer intervene in the affairs of the group from tomorrow, although I still serve as the chairman of the board of directors of the group." ”

"What about Mr. Zhang?"

"It's the same with my brother-in-law."

This is a new situation, Mr. Gu suddenly frowned, looking at his thoughtful appearance, Liu Siwei explained with a smile: "Mr. Gu and President Zhou, I believe both of you know that my brother-in-law is not in business, he is only interested in research. ”

"What is Mr. Zhang studying now?"

"Physics and chemistry, addicted to it, I didn't even have time to come back for the Spring Festival."

Mr. Gu glanced at Wu Jinhua opposite, and asked suspiciously, "He won't always come back, right?" ”

"Of course not, I will be able to come back by the end of next year at the latest, but after I come back, I will no longer serve as the chief engineer of the group, but as the director of the academic committee of the NB laboratory technology application."

This means that NB Electric Group will completely transform from a family business to a multinational group managed by professional managers. Although Wu Jinhua has refused to concede an inch of land on some issues, his political stance has always remained neutral. Who can guarantee that the CEO of the iron-clad group will not be replaced by a rightist at the helm in a few years?

President Zhou realized the seriousness of the problem and asked in a low voice: "Chairman Liu and President Wu, can you tell me whether the group's equity will change in the future?" ”

"No," Liu Siwei paused, adding, "But the decision-making power will be gradually transferred to the board of directors, and major matters in the future will be decided by the executive and non-executive directors together." ”

NB Electric did what he said, Mr. Gu didn't think he was joking, and sighed: "It's difficult to start a business, and it's not easy to do it!" ”

"It's not easy, but you can't stop doing it because it's not easy, in fact, we were preparing for it as early as the beginning of the company. For example, the establishment of an electronics business department to house relatives and friends from their hometowns to the Special Economic Zone; Another example is the family fund that was just set up this year, and we will use this fund to divest all relatives and friends from the group. ”

Chen Zhenghuai, a former comrade-in-arms of his father-in-law, was promoted to deputy director of the Ministry of Economy and Trade. Wang Yuanzheng was transferred to the position of acting commander of Division C of the Guangdu Military Region. It has more or less something to do with NB Electric, which is becoming more and more influential in Hong Kong. The work is being done, everything is developing in the direction of good, I never thought that a strong man would break his wrist, so that all the efforts made before were useless.

President Zhou sighed secretly and said with a smile: "In this way, the pressure on President Wu will be great. ”

"It's not that big."

Wu Jinhua picked up the wine bottle and poured the wine, and said without humility or arrogance: "First of all, Liu Dong and Zhang Gong have laid a good foundation. From the beginning of the establishment of the company, it attaches great importance to system construction, and implements the most advanced management experience in the world as much as possible; Secondly, colleagues are very effective, they are the best talents, and the company has the soil to retain talents;

And then there's a lot of business, but it's not big. For example, NB Airlines has a total of only 4 passenger planes used for normal operation; For example, Pan European International Travel Agency has only more than 50 employees; The scale of the power generation, transmission and distribution group is slightly larger, but after several years of healthy development, it already has a very complete management mechanism. ”

"What about BNB News?"

This is a subsidiary that President Zhou is most concerned about. Although it has just been formed, its influence is amazing. International, German, Arabic and Spanish. The signal covered more than half of the world through eight transponders from Eurosatellite and Sputnik.

It is a very sensitive business, in fact, it is precisely because it is too sensitive that the charter decided to "retire" to save trouble after returning to Hong Kong.

The tone of the dinner was decided before coming, and Wu Jinhua said unyieldingly: "President Zhou, the situation of BNB News Network is quite special, first of all, it is headquartered in Berlin, it is a German media registered in Germany, and it is subject to the supervision of German industry associations; Then there is the complexity of the shares, there are our shares, there are Saudi company shares, and German channel 2 and Luxembourg TV are also interested in taking shares, so the group is ready to let BNB News Network go public in Frankfurt. ”

The coup d'état of the State Emergency Committee of the USSR was a success, and dozens of teams involved in the coverage were sent to various parts of the world with equipment charter flights, and with the help of various branches of the NB Electric Group, a real news network was formed.

The German-language channel has a 18% rating in Germany, the Arabic channel covers the vast majority of Arab countries, and the Spanish-language channel provides real-time news for Latin American countries. Needless to say, international channels can be watched in the United States, Australia, and even major hotels in Hong Kong, not including broadcasts on other TV stations.

Including the newly established programme centres in Hong Kong, there are five programme production centres. According to Hong Kong media reports, BNB News is worth at least $500 million after the first hit!

NB Electrician's share expansion and NB Electric's complete set have started the listing process, and now even BNB News is preparing to go public. One can imagine how much capital NB Electric Group will be able to raise from Hong Kong and Germany by the end of this year or early next year.

Mr. Gu was stunned by this news, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help but ask: "President Wu, how are you going to use the funds obtained after the equity transfer or listing?" ”

"BNB News was established by Zhang Gong at the behest of several German friends before he went to the Soviet Union, and all the funds required came from the group's investment department. Mr. Gu, you are not ignorant of the structure of our group, and you should know that the fund is equivalent to the private money of Zhang Gong, and the income will naturally go to Zhang Gong.

If nothing else, the chapter union will put all this huge amount of money into the NB laboratory. After all, it is far more important for him to do research than to run his existing business. In addition, the sub-groups and subsidiaries are well funded, and there is no need to inject more funds. ”

President Zhou secretly thought: How good it would be if hundreds of millions of dollars could be invested in China, they have already invested so much money in the NB laboratory, and they continue to throw it in, which is really a complete loser.

But the money belongs to others, and this can only be thought about, and I can't help but shake my head and smile bitterly: "Modify a few aircraft engines and help Kuwait extinguish a fire, you can earn hundreds of millions of dollars; Now casually investing in a TV station, and getting a lot of income, Zhang Gong is really making money. (To be continued......)