Chapter 426, Invitation
"Lei Shao, I will contact the mainland now, let the supply be prepared there, and I will supply Lei Shao on time when the time comes!"
"Okay, Elder Liang, I'll transfer the money when I go back!" Because he has cooperated many times, Lei Weidong also knows the payment process, so he didn't say much.
"Elder Liang, you won't invite me to dinner today just for the Canton Fair, right?" Seeing that President Liang looked like he was leaving, Lei Weidong asked curiously.
"Ahh President Liang patted his braincase!
"I'm sorry, Lei Shao, I was so excited that I forgot about business! The waiter serves! President Liang said apologetically.
It was also the matter of 100 million US dollars that made President Liang so excited, and now that he calmed down, he realized that he had not yet talked about business.
"Lei Shao, have you ever heard of the Hong Kong business delegation visiting Beijing?" President Liang asked with a straight face.
"I've heard of it." Lei Weidong nodded and said, he had indeed only heard about it, but he didn't know who the delegation was visiting.
The so-called delegation of Hong Kong industrial and commercial circles to Beijing began in 78 years when the mainland invited some Hong Kong industrial and commercial figures to go north, and the leaders of that side personally met with them and appeased and wooed them.
For example, Li Chaoren began to contact with mainland leaders in seven or eight years, and even went to Beijing to participate in celebrations during this year's National Day.
At the end of the 70s, why Hong Kong Chinese capital was able to set off a wave of frenzy to acquire British-funded enterprises, of course, there was a commercial factor, but more importantly, there was the support of the mainland.
If it weren't for the support of the mainland and the acquiescence of the British government in Hong Kong, Li Chaoren and others would not have been able to swallow such a big piece of fat even with the help of HSBC, and it would be strange if they didn't choke him to death.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it is also the year in which the solution of the Hong Kong issue is proposed.
Earlier this year, the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir MacLehose, visited Beijing to discuss with mainland leaders the future of Hong Kong after the expiration of the 1997 New Territories Lend-Lease Agreement.
In order to stabilize Hong Kong's economic environment, it has become a task of the Hong Kong Xinhua News Agency to attract Chinese capital in Hong Kong to the mainland.
Inviting Hong Kong tycoons to participate in activities in the mainland during the National Day is the top priority of the Hong Kong Xinhua News Agency during this period.
Of course, not everyone can go to the mainland to participate in the celebrations, and they must be rich people with a certain social status and economic ability.
To put it bluntly, these people are actually the objects of cooperation that the mainland has chosen to take over Hong Kong in the future, and these people can assist the mainland in managing Hong Kong.
Anyone who is now a full-fledged member of the regiment, as long as there are no accidents in the past 10 years before Hong Kong's return to the motherland, then he will receive a rich reward after Hong Kong's real return.
Whether it is in politics or business, he will give an explanation.
Of course, this is also the treatment of the official representatives, as for those who entourage, it is another matter, although there will be extra points, but after all, there is a big gap with these official representatives.
The official representative asked the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office to directly send an invitation letter, but the entourage could not get this thing at all, but only verbally invited or accompanied others to come over.
No matter how determined they are, it doesn't make any sense, because their strength is not enough, and it can be considered a good treatment if they can let you come, what else do you want?
What you can get depends on your own efforts, of course, compared to those who can't even get the treatment of the entourage, it is still much better, at least you can be regarded as a candidate.
Originally, according to Lei Weidong's money and status, it would be good to be treated as an alternate representative.
Although Lei Weidong is very rich, money is not the most important thing for the country, what the state requires is his influence and economic status in Hong Kong, and these Lei Weidong are lacking.
Because the time of Lei Weidong's rise is too short, so short that many people don't believe it, thinking that Lei Weidong's achievements are a castle on the beach, without a firm foundation, it will collapse as soon as it rushes.
This can be seen from the crowd that Lei Weidong usually deals with, although Huo Daheng has sent an invitation to Lei Weidong, but if he wants to be recognized by the top forces in Hong Kong, it is impossible to investigate for several years or even more than ten years.
Those who were able to get the Hong Kong business circles to visit Beijing were precisely the members of the group, and they were either the real bigwigs or the spokesmen of those forces.
For example, Li Chaoren, although Li Chaoren does not have as much money as Lei Weidong now, he is just an ordinary rich man in Hong Kong, and his assets are only five or six billion Hong Kong dollars, but Li Chaoren's influence Lei Weidong can't catch up, because Li Chaoren is the spokesperson of the Hong Kong Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce.
The Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce is a chamber of commerce jointly organized by Chaozhou businessmen, mutual assistance and cooperation to create prosperity, and is a very famous chamber of commerce in Hong Kong's business community.
Moreover, the Chaozhou people are righteous and have a strong local concept, so they are more united, and they form a group when they encounter problems.
Li Chaoren, real estate tycoon Luo Yingshi, clock magnate Huang Ziming, etc., are all members of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce.
And the president of the Chamber of Commerce is Li Chaoren's uncle and Li Chaoren's father-in-law.
A careful observation of Li Chaoren's family history shows that Li Chaoren's real entry into the rapid development channel began when he married his cousin and obtained the full support of his uncle.
Let's put it this way, if there is an economic struggle between Lei Weidong and Li Chaoren now.
Although Lei Weidong's financial resources are ten times or even dozens of times that of Li Chaoren, once Li Chaoren mobilizes the people of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce to fight against Lei Weidong together.
Then even Lei Weidong, a traverser, will be defeated in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, because compared with the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce, Lei Weidong is not a high-grade opponent at all, and the gap is too big.
And now that Li Chaoren has just joined Hutchison Whampoa, it can be said that during this period of time, the scenery is infinite and out of the limelight.
However, it is different when Lei Weidong becomes the richest man in Hong Kong, although it is only on the surface, but the bonus points of the richest man are very powerful.
In the eyes of those small citizens of Hong Kong, they will not know about the big crocodiles hidden underwater, but only the rich people who appear in the newspapers every day.
If Lei Weidong stands on the side of the mainland, there is no doubt about the role played by the mainland in accepting Hong Kong.
And with the deepening of Lei Weidong's understanding, the mainland also found that Lei Weidong's money is by no means by luck, but by real materials.
In particular, with the commissioning of the toy, food, and other factories invested by Lei Weidong in the mainland, batches of well-produced products were shipped out of the factories to Europe and the United States in exchange for a large amount of foreign exchange.
It can be said that Lei Weidong not only holds a large number of dollars in his hands, but also has a huge money-making industry.
These are enough for Lei Weidong's value to rise to the point where the mainland can officially send an invitation letter to Lei Weidong in just one year.
That's why President Liang invited Lei Weidong to dinner today.