My 1999

1290 Hyde Park.

As the private land of the Grosvenor family.

This is the top real estate in Hyde Park, London's wealthy district.

As soon as it got dark, luxury cars drove over, and soon they filled the underground parking lot of the apartment.

After showing the invitation letter, Xu Liang stepped inside.

Facing him was a hall not much smaller than the hall of Loren Manor.

Gorgeous crystal lamps shed bright light, illuminating the entire hall.

Melodious light music makes the atmosphere relaxed and pleasant.

Well-dressed men and women in evening gowns were holding glasses of wine and laughing.

Waiters in waistcoats walked among the crowd carrying drinks.

Everything was pretty much as he expected.

After Xu Liang quickly looked around the crowd, he did not see John Humphrey.

"Do you know anyone?"

Huo Yan, who was also here, nodded, "In order to raise funds recently, I have attended many similar charity receptions and met some wealthy people."

Xu Liang nodded and waved.

A waiter came over.

"Sir."

"What kind of wine is this?"

"Chivas."

After Xu Liang nodded, he took two glasses and gave one to Huo Yan.

"Since we know each other, do you want to say hello?"

Huo Yan nodded, "These are the richest people in the UK and potential clients of our Hanhua Capital. Maintaining a good relationship will be very beneficial to our future fundraising and development in the UK."

"It seems that it was a very correct choice to let you be in charge of Hanhua's business in the UK." After a pause, "Go ahead, customer relations are the foundation of Hanhua's development."

The reason why he brought Huo Yan to this charity gala was to allow him to expand some contacts, accumulate resources for the development of Hanhua, and consolidate his foundation.

"What about you?"

"I..." Xu Liang was just about to say that I should take a look when he noticed an acquaintance walking in.

"I have a friend here, let's meet him first."

Huo Yan nodded, turned and left.

A smile appeared on Xu Liang's face, "Mr. Jackson, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Peter Jackson looked at the tall young man walking towards him and couldn't help but be surprised.

"Mr. Xu?"

Xu Liang smiled and said, "We haven't seen each other for more than a year, right?"

Peter Jackson quickly stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "We haven't seen each other since the Hongmeng Series A financing negotiations ended."

In 2001, he went to China on behalf of 3I Group to participate in Hongmeng's financing negotiations and obtained 3.63% of Hongmeng's equity.

Later, after Hongmeng acquired the equity of Vivendi Games, due to the excessive valuation, 3I Group did not exercise the anti-dilution clause in the contract, allowing Hongmeng's shares to be diluted to 3.4%.

After a brief handshake.

"Mr. Xu is also coming to attend today's charity reception?"

After Xu Liang nodded, "It seems that Mr. Jackson is the same."

“The Grosvenor family has always been an important investor in 3I Group.” Peter Jackson smiled.

"I see."

Xu Liang was about to continue, but was interrupted by the sound of footsteps approaching quickly from behind.

Turning around, an old man wearing a black suit, with gray but meticulously groomed hair, and a bit of joy in his expression came over.

Xu Liang didn't know the other party.

But Peter Jackson had already spoken in advance.

"Monsieur Count."

"Peter, you are a little late."

"There's some traffic jam on the road."

The old man nodded slightly, turned his eyes to Xu Liang and stretched out his hand.

"Mr. Xu, hello."

Seeing that he didn't recognize him, Peter Jackson quickly introduced him from the side.

"This is Charles, 8th Earl of Cadogan."

Xu Liang suddenly realized.

Of course he knew the Cadogan family.

There are five major real estate families in the UK.

In addition to the royal family and the previously mentioned Grosvenor, the other three are the Portman family, the Cadogan family and the Howard de Walden family.

The Cadogan family is second only to Grosvenor in wealth.

It owns 93 acres of land in Kensington and Chelsea, West London, which is equivalent to 376,000 square meters of land within the second ring road of Beijing.

Note that it is land, not building area.

These properties have boosted the Cadogan family's wealth to more than £6 billion.

"Monsieur Earl, it is an honor to meet you."

Xu Liang smiled and held the right hand that the other party extended.

After saying hello.

"Mr. Xu has become very famous recently, and the two companies Hanhua and Hongmeng are even more famous internationally, which is enviable." Charles Cadogan said with a smile.

The envy is real.

The Cadogan family has accumulated hundreds of years to achieve its current wealth.

The other party has surpassed their family's hundreds of years of accumulation in just three years. How could it not be enviable?

"Mr. Earl, Hanhua has the most outstanding investment capabilities in the world. If you are interested, you can invest in us. I believe Hanhua will not let you down." Xu Liang said with a smile.

"What interests me most about Hanhua is the Qinglong Fund. Unfortunately, you have closed it."

Qinglong Fund is now the brightest business card of Hanhua Capital, just like Medallion Fund is to Renaissance Company.

Anyone who knows Hanhua wants to invest in it.

"Mr. Xu, many people are now interested in Qinglong Fund. I wonder when you will start raising the third fund?" Charles Cadogan asked.

"We are currently still collecting new investment targets, and the fundraising for the new fund will begin in May this year." Xu Liangdao.

By then, Kunpeng Fund’s investment was basically settled.

Huge profits will greatly promote Qinglong Fund’s fundraising.

"Please be sure to leave a spot for me."

"No problem, I will personally ask my assistant to call Mr. Earl." After a pause, "Mr. Earl, we have other funds under Hanhua, such as the Taotie Fund of the London branch, which is currently raising funds. If you are interested If so, you can invest here.

I believe its rewards will not disappoint you. "

"Of course I know about the Taotie Fund, but Mr. Xu doesn't seem to be personally responsible for its investment?" Charles Cadogan said with a smile.

As a local snake in London, he didn't know everything about the London branch of Hanhua Capital, but he knew a lot about it.

As the head of the Taotie Fund, Huo Yan does not have as brilliant a performance as Xu Liang.

"It's true that I'm not responsible. But as the company's CEO, I will also give advice on Taotie's investment." Xu Liangdao.

“If that’s the case, I’d consider throwing some.”

It is a traditional skill of the old British aristocrats to let capable people help them make money through investment.

The reason why he attended today's charity gala was because he heard that Xu Liang would come, so he agreed to come.

The purpose is to get acquainted with this famous genius in the financial field and expand the family's investment channels.

"Xu..."

A familiar voice came from behind, and Xu Liang turned his head.

John Humphrey walked over in a brown suit.

"John, you're late." Xu Liang smiled and stretched out his right hand.

"The company has a lot of things going on."

After saying hello, John Humphrey turned his eyes and spoke respectfully.

"Mr. Earl Cadogan."

"John, you look good. It seems that Standard Chartered has made a lot of money recently."

"Thanks to Mr. Xu, Hanhua has brought us a lot of business." John Humphrey said with a smile.

"I am a shareholder of Standard Chartered. When I have business, of course I have to take care of Standard Chartered first."

Xu Liang didn't ask about Jianlibao's financing difficulties. The occasion was inappropriate.

John Humphrey greeted Peter Jackson, and just after chatting for a few words, he saw the lights in the hall suddenly dimmed a bit.

The lights on the opposite staircase suddenly turned on.

An old man wearing a black suit, a red bow tie, gold-rimmed glasses, meticulously styled black hair, and a black cane walked down from the second floor step by step to meet everyone's gaze.

"This old guy is getting a lot older, but he still can't get rid of his stinky habit of showing off." Charles Cadogan sarcastically said.

Hearing this, Xu Liang also understood that the person coming down from the second floor was the protagonist of today's charity reception, the contemporary head of the Grosvenor family - Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor.