Giant of the times

Li Chengzhi heard that Li Zetian had come to Hong Kong and hurried back home that night.

In the evening, the two of them chatted for a long time in the study, basically talking about things related to the Sino-British negotiations. As Li Zetian expected, China gained the upper hand in the negotiations.

Li Chengzhi smiled and said: "The British government first proposed the exchange of sovereignty for governance, that is, recognizing that the sovereignty of Hong Kong belongs to China, but the governance of Hong Kong belongs to the United Kingdom. However, Mr. Deng strongly opposed it. On September 10, Mr. Deng met with Senior British official Heath once again reiterated: 'It will not work for the UK to exchange sovereignty for governance!!!'

The British side's pursuit of governance was not feasible, so they settled for the next best thing and wanted Sino-British co-management. China is also firmly opposed to this article.

The British did not go well in the negotiations, so they resorted to some tricks. For example, the devaluation of the Hong Kong dollar was caused by the British, which was equivalent to a threat, but this did not scare the Chinese side. China is very determined to take back Hong Kong! ! ! "

"Haha, Mrs. Thatcher has no choice when she meets the tough Mr. Deng!" Li Zetian smiled and said, "Dad, you must have been very busy recently. Go and rest early."

Li Chengzhi had heavy dark circles under his eyes and his face was pale. It was obvious that he had not rested well.

"Well, then I'll go take a nap first. I'm really too sleepy now!" After saying that, Li Chengzhi yawned, stood up from the chair, and left the study.

Li Zetian then came to the hall and watched TV with his mother, Zhou Qiqi and Dongfang Yuqin.

There were two main TV stations in Hong Kong at this time: TVB and Asia Television.

TVB was founded by Hong Kong entertainment tycoon Run Run Shaw and almost dominates Hong Kong TV stations. Asia Television competes with them and is basically crushed, losing money every year.

Asia Television's predecessor was "Lite Television" and was renamed Asia Television in 1982.

"Dongfang Yuqin, please contact Qiu Degen, the chairman of Asia Television, and tell him that I will invite him to lunch at noon tomorrow."

"Okay." Dongfang Yuqin nodded, took out his Motorola mobile phone, and gave orders to the people in Hong Kong.

Zhou Qiqi said excitedly: "Brother Zetian, are you going to buy a TV station? Then can I be a star?"

"Why do you want to be a star? This world is too chaotic. You are a little girl. You don't know what you will become when you get in!" Li Zetian shook his head and refused.

"Oh, since Brother Zetian doesn't like it, then I shouldn't do it! By the way, Brother Zetian, TVB is the largest TV station in Hong Kong. Why don't you buy TVB?"

"Shao Yifu will definitely not let the TV station fall into the hands of others. He will naturally not accept my acquisition request." Li Zetian explained with a smile. After speaking, he turned around and asked Dongfang Yuqin to transfer the next day's Bring me the itinerary.

Li Zetian took the schedule, looked at it for a while, and couldn't help but sigh: "Well, it seems that there are really many things to do tomorrow!"

That night, everyone went to bed early.

The next day, Li Zetian and Dongfang Yuqin went out immediately after breakfast.

At about 9 o'clock in the morning, the two came to Hutchison Whampoa Company. After thinking about it all night, several more shareholders expressed their intention to sell their shares.

After Li Zetian bought their shares, his shareholding amount exceeded 51%, reaching absolute control.

"Dongfang Yuqin, let everyone come to the conference room for a meeting."

"yes!"

After a while, executives at the company manager level and above gathered in the conference room.

"As the saying goes, there are business opportunities hidden in crises. The Hong Kong stock market plummeted. Not only Hutchison Whampoa was severely hit, but other real estate companies were also affected. Now is the best time for us to annex other companies! Such as Hong Kong Electric Company, Chinese Land and other companies …”

As soon as Li Zetian finished speaking, everyone in the conference room looked at each other and couldn't help but started making noises. They seemed particularly surprised by Li Zetian's decision.

“How could Hutchison Whampoa have so much money to acquire Hong Kong Electric Group?”

"Yes, even the acquisition of Chinese Land is very reluctant!"

"..."

At this time, Li Zetian gave Dongfang Yuqin a thumbs up. Dongfang Yuqin nodded and said to everyone: "Please be quiet, everyone. Mr. Li has decided to invest 1 billion US dollars to increase the capital of Hutchison Whampoa Company, so that he can have the money to acquire it." Another company!”

Li Zetian stood up at this time and said: "The funds will arrive soon. You should take action immediately and acquire Chinese Land and Hong Kong Electric Lighting Company first!"

"Yes!!!" Everyone responded in unison.

"That's it, let's adjourn the meeting!" Li Zetian finished speaking and left the conference room.

At 12 noon, Li Zetian had lunch with Qiu Degen at the Peninsula Hotel.

Qiu Degen started from scratch and was very powerful. He established the Far East Group and was involved in many industries, including banking, real estate, securities, tourism, food, flour, hotels, warehouses, theaters, and newspapers. He has investments in Indonesia, the United States, There are companies he founded in Canada, and their careers are booming. In 1982, he purchased 50% of the equity of this TV station, renamed it "Asia TV", reorganized the organization, and appointed himself chairman of the board of directors. Qiu Degen knows that in order to develop a TV station, it requires both funds and talents, as well as good scripts. He invited two capable people from the film and television industry, Li Zhuanglie and Xu Xiaoming, to serve as director and program manager respectively, responsible for the production business of "ATV".

"Mr. Li, you asked me to meet, what do you want to talk about?" Qiu Degen asked.

Li Zetian smiled slightly, "Then let me get straight to the point. To be honest, I want to invest in Asia Television and develop Asia Television with you."

Qiu Degen suddenly frowned. Li Zetian was far richer and richer than him, and he was worried that he would be "eaten".

"Mr. Qiu, I know what concerns you have, but please rest assured that your concerns are completely unnecessary. I only invested in Asia Television to promote the development of Hong Kong film and television. Not to mention that Asia Television is still losing money, even if it can make money Now, do you think I care about this income? So, you don’t have to worry, I will drive you away after I buy shares in Asia Television, because this is completely unnecessary.”

Li Zetian smiled secretly and thought: "There is no need for me to drive you away. You will leave ATV on your own initiative. In 1988, the case of 'Far East Bank's false accounts' broke out. Qiu was investigated by the Independent Commission Against Corruption and stopped participating in the investigation of ATV." management, and then sold all the shares and completely withdrew from Asia Television!”

Qiu Degen thought about it carefully, and Li Zetian's joining would not only bring abundant funds to Asia Television, but also many cooperation resources, such as MTV Music Network, CNN News Network, Violet Records, Disney, etc.

"Mr. Li, how many shares do you plan to hold in Asia Television?"

"50%." Li Zetian smiled, "Of course, if you can continue to invest, Asia Television will be jointly controlled by the two of us, each holding 50%!"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Degen lowered his head and was silent for a while. He came over for a while and said, "Mr. Li, you are very welcome to invest in Asia Television. With your joining, Asia Television will definitely be able to compete with TVB!"

"Haha, I hope so!"

After lunch, Li Zetian and Dongfang Yuqin accompanied Qiu Degen to Asia Television. At the same time, Qiu Degen called other shareholders of Asia Television to the company.

When Li Zetian walked into the Asia Television building, he immediately caused a sensation.

"Look over there, who is that? Chronos Li, the richest man in the world, oh my God, why is he in our company?"

"Wow, it's true, my male god is here!" A nympho girl immediately became confused.

"..."

Qiu Degen joked: "Mr. Li, I didn't expect you to be so popular among the female employees of our company!"

Li Zetian smiled and said, "Maybe it's because I'm handsome..."