Reborn Capital Madman

Although he was unwilling to admit it, Li Bancheng felt very disappointed when he left the Xiangjiang Association. He was so high-spirited when he went to the Yihe Headquarters Building a few days ago, but now he was so downcast.

It's not that Li Bancheng has never seen the world, it's that he really doesn't know what to do when faced with this kind of blackmail coming from the British stronghold.

To put it bluntly, during this period, Li Bancheng was neither "poor and arrogant" enough to be barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes, nor was he "poor and arrogant" enough to dominate the business and political circles. He was stuck in a delicate position.

Li Bancheng would definitely not be willing to call it quits and give up the acquisition of Jardine. What's more, this time he pulled three other consortiums to form an alliance, advance and retreat together, and act together. How could it be easy? Besides, he was in disgrace.

I feel so shameless in the circle that I don’t know how long it will take before I have the courage to raise my head.

In the midst of the entanglement, Li Bancheng received an invitation from the Hong Kong Governor's Office. Hong Kong Governor Youde hosted a banquet to entertain celebrities from Hong Kong's political and economic circles. In fact, it was in accordance with the usual practice to entertain the three British Privy Council Advisors with high standards.

On such an important occasion, Li Bancheng had to attend even if he was worried. He was beaten by the "Three Meows" invited by Simon Keswick, which made him feel unsure. Isn't it because he didn't have enough political resources to accumulate.

When Li Bancheng rushed to the banquet hall and met Zheng Yutong, Guo Desheng, and Li Zhaoji, he was in a complicated mood, but he had to act as if nothing had happened, so as not to shake the morale of the army. Let's not mention it for the moment. The perspective turns to the protagonist of the banquet, "San Miao".

After arriving in Hong Kong, Sanmao was not idle. Because of his opposition status, he had no overall perspective and spoke unscrupulously. Compared with his impact on the business community, his influence on politics was quite sensitive, which forced Hong Kong Governor Youde to make a clarification.

, Sanmiao’s views only represent their own personal opinions, not those of the Hong Kong government, and I don’t know how Hong Kong Governor Youde feels about this kind of trouble.

In his speech at the banquet, Sanmiao continued this style, skipping the political aspects and not mentioning the commercial aspects. The implicit meaning of the speech was to protect the interests of British capital, and unsurprisingly pointed to the current situation that Yihe is experiencing.

When it comes to acquisitions, Chinese investors should understand their position.

Many people among the guests turned their attention to Li Bancheng, who has been in the limelight these days because he led four consortiums to issue acquisition proposals to Jardine Matheson. What about you, do you want to respond?

At this time, Li Bancheng's face was gloomy, but he had too many worries and did not have the confidence to speak out for a while, which made the atmosphere at the scene slightly subtle.

Seeing this scene, Simon Keswick showed arrogance and pride on his face, while many Chinese celebrities had dissatisfaction flashing in their eyes and subconsciously looked around, hoping to find a leader who could speak on behalf of the Chinese capital on this occasion.

Of course, Gao Xian would not live up to such expectations. He stood up and said loudly, "Xiangjiang has long been no longer a small fishing village. It has developed into a recognized international financial center. Its business ecology and rules have become increasingly perfect and widely praised. Those unprofessional

A layman's suggestion, especially if it has not been carefully investigated locally, is not to put it out there and make it an international joke."

"In the free market of Hong Kong, business issues must follow contemporary business civilization and rules and use business methods to solve them, rather than playing tricks of privilege."

"It may be that Jardine has enjoyed too much special treatment, has become accustomed to it, and has no ambition to make progress, so that it cannot adapt to the new business environment that is becoming increasingly internationalized and the competition is becoming more and more fierce. Take a look at Taigu, Land, and be careful

Who wouldn’t be impressed by the excellent management and performance?”

When John Shi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Taigu Group, heard Sir Gao publicly mention Taigu, and he did not hesitate to praise Taigu, his expression moved slightly. It seemed that Sir Gao's dislike of Taigu was no longer so strong.

Peter Wei, chairman of Land's board of directors, added: "It's not surprising that Jardine Matheson has a business crisis. Just look at how it ignores business reputation and forces Land to use the law to protect its contractual interests."

When Li Bancheng saw Sir Gao standing up, he couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He no longer had to be embarrassed.

Simon Keswick's nose was so angry that he was so angry that Gao Xian remained silent and almost forgot about this ruthless character. He really knew how to choose the right moment to appear on stage.

Since Gao Xian speaks directly in Cockney English, "Sanmiao" will naturally be able to directly understand the meaning of his words immediately. Don't feel good about yourself and come to Xiangjiang to pretend to be a big clove of garlic!

Hardy, one of the "Three Cats", raised his chin and was about to fight back, but was stopped by Hong Kong Governor Youde, who signaled to the ghost guys in the Hong Kong government.

In such a big banquet, the three of you are the protagonists. If you enter and break up, how can you continue to eat and drink? Anyway, you are standing up for the Keswick family, so let Simon Keswick handle it.

Besides, you came to Xiangjiang from London, do you really think that you are condescending to the countryside? There are hidden dragons and tigers here. That person is Sir Gao, Prince Charles's best friend, Earl Mountbatten's old friend, and Mrs. Thatcher's seat.

Distinguished guest... By the way, my wife is also a member of the House of Lords of the Canadian Parliament. In terms of political resources, she is only better than you who sit in the British Isles and watch the sky. Don't keep rushing up. If you really want to humiliate yourself,

Everyone loses face! Be careful that you are found guilty of falsely benefiting the public and benefiting your own interests for the sake of Yihe. You will not get any good results after you go back!

Simon Keswick really had to speak. Sir Gao's big hat of saying that Jardine only relied on privileges and had no ambition to make progress was not easy to wear. He had to clarify it immediately, so he explained seriously that Jardine's current business crisis,

It was entirely caused by my predecessor, Newbikin.

This made Niubijian very angry. What a coincidence, he was also present, but because he had lost the halo of Yihe Taipan, his seat was inconspicuous.

What Newbijian was thinking was that although I was kicked out early and it was very unpleasant, but in view of the relatively generous compensation, I would just stick to professional ethics and not make irresponsible remarks about my former employer, Jardines.

You, Simon Keswick, can't put all the blame on me and ruin my career prospects. I'm still waiting for the good job Sir Gao promised me.

As a result, Niubijian stood up angrily and began to clarify.

I admit that during my term of office, the loss of two extremely important companies under Jardine Matheson, Wharf and Land, and the subsequent over-expansion had a lot to do with Jardine Matheson’s current situation, but you cannot rely on the real root cause.

I know I'm pretending to be confused.

In the early 1970s, after Henry Keswick snatched away the Jardine Maison that should have belonged to me, he decided to transfer most of Jardine's profits to overseas expansion of business; after I took over as the Jardine Maison, this approach

There has been no change, and as a result, Jardine's capital flow has never been so abundant.

The Keswick family has used so much capital to carry out business in the United States, South Africa, the Middle East, the United Kingdom, etc., but has never given anything back to the Xiangjiang headquarters. I don’t know whether it is because of a lack of international business capabilities or because of money.

After a few twists and turns, it ended up in my own pocket, as everyone knows...

The scene was really lively now. The two top managers of Yihe were openly fighting!