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After much deliberation, Bader concluded that the best solution was to talk to Su Cheng in person.

He knew that in the face of Su Cheng's financial power, all other strategies were futile.

If Su Cheng truly desired the Hong Kong Electric Group, he could acquire it by throwing money at it.

Now, everyone in Hong Kong knew that Su Cheng's wealth was virtually inexhaustible!

As a company with a market value of several billion, Hong Kong Electric Group might be a behemoth in Hong Kong.

However, Bader knew that in front of Su Cheng, Hong Kong Electric Group was just a company to be manipulated at will.

Owning crude oil worth tens of billions, a resource in high demand, and readily convertible to cash.

As a professional manager, what could Bader use to compete with such a force?

Thinking of all this, Bader felt a deep sense of helplessness.

Wei Li, far away in the Hutchison Whampoa Group Building in Central, was contemplating the development direction of a subsidiary when the phone rang. He habitually picked up the receiver.

"Mr. Wei Li, this is Bader. I'm sorry, but there's something I need your help with. I don't know if you have any time to spare, just a little bit," Bader said impatiently after the call connected.

Hearing that it was actually the chairman of Hong Kong Electric Group calling, Wei Li wasn't surprised.

After all, Zhang Qizheng had signed a stock transfer agreement with four Hong Kong Electric Group shareholders here yesterday.

Being targeted by Su Cheng, Wei Li felt deeply sorry for Bader.

This was following the old path of Hutchison Whampoa.

Back then, Hutchison Whampoa unknowingly became a holding company of Su Cheng, and later, it was directly privatized.

Now, Hong Kong Electric Group was so similar to Hutchison Whampoa back then.

Moreover, the boss Su Cheng didn't have that much capital back then, yet he still played Hutchison Whampoa around.

Now, Su Cheng had earned huge sums of money in the oil industry, making it too easy to acquire a company of similar size.

Therefore, Bader's call must be about this matter.

"Mr. Bader, I can spare some time. Please tell me, if there's anything I can help with, I will definitely help," Wei Li said on the phone.

Everyone was in the same circle, so Wei Li naturally wouldn't offend Bader. He would speak politely, but whether he would help depended on what Bader wanted him to do.

Su Cheng was his boss now, and if Bader's problem harmed the boss's interests, Wei Li would certainly not help. He could just make up a reason to refuse.

Currently, Wei Li was very satisfied with his situation.

It seemed that he had been demoted from chairman of the board of directors of Hutchison Whampoa to president, but his power was actually greater.

Back then, although he was the chairman of the board of directors of Hutchison Whampoa Group, he was often constrained by HSBC.

Now, although there was Su Cheng, the chairman of the board above him, Su Cheng basically handed over all the affairs of the group to Wei Li.

Therefore, this was a demotion in name but a promotion in reality. Wei Li was naturally very satisfied with such a good thing.

If it was just a small matter that didn't harm the boss's interests, Wei Li wouldn't mind helping him.

"Actually, it's not a big deal. I want Mr. Su Cheng's contact information. I have something urgent to discuss with him. I don't know if Mr. Wei Li can give me his contact information?" Bader asked directly.

"This is no problem. I'll find the phone book right away and tell you the boss's contact number." Hearing that it was this matter, Wei Li agreed without hesitation.

At Bader's level, if he wanted to find Su Cheng's contact information, it wouldn't be difficult to find it through other channels, so there was no need to refuse him.

Moreover, he was looking for the boss, certainly for the matter of the Hong Kong Electric Group's shares.

Wei Li also knew that the boss was now the controlling shareholder of Hong Kong Electric Group, so he would have to face Bader sooner or later.

Therefore, giving Bader the boss Su Cheng's phone number was not a problem at all.

The phone number Wei Li gave was Su Cheng's home phone number.

At this time, it was just after nine o'clock in the morning. If the boss didn't have anything urgent to do in the morning, he should be at home at this time.

Wei Li guessed right. Su Cheng slept until nine o'clock in the morning before leisurely getting up under the care of Ajiao and Amei.

Last night, Su Cheng was in a very good mood, so he kept Ajiao and Amei up until late at night.

Despite this, when he got up, Su Cheng felt refreshed again.

Just as Su Cheng was leisurely eating breakfast under the care of Ajiao and Amei, the telephone in the study rang.

Su Cheng had no choice but to get up and go to the study to answer the phone.

The people who knew Su Cheng's phone number were either more important people under his command, or other big shots he knew. It must be something they were looking for him for, so Su Cheng would not let Ajiao or Amei answer the phone first.

"Hello, this is Su Cheng, who is this?" Su Cheng glanced at the phone number, which was relatively unfamiliar, and should be the first time someone called.

"Mr. Su, this is Bader, the chairman of Hong Kong Electric Group. Sorry to bother you, please forgive me. Is Mr. Su free now?" Bader said in English.

As a Briton, he had an inherent sense of superiority. Although he had been in Hong Kong for more than 30 years, he simply didn't bother to learn Hong Kong dialect or Chinese.

Su Cheng was originally speaking in Hong Kong dialect, but when he heard Bader answer him in English, his favorability towards Bader plummeted.

He certainly knew that this Bader had been in Hong Kong for more than 30 years, and he still couldn't speak Hong Kong dialect.

On the other hand, Wei Li was invited to Hong Kong in 1964, and by this year, he had only been in Hong Kong for a total of 14 years, but Wei Li could speak fluent Hong Kong dialect.

It could be said that Wei Li highly recognized Hong Kong and also recognized the culture here.

Compared with Bader, Su Cheng naturally liked Wei Li more.

Therefore, this Mr. Bader left a very bad first impression on Su Cheng.

"Oh? It's Mr. Bader. I've long admired your name. What can I do for you?" Su Cheng asked with a smile.

On the surface, he didn't show his dislike for Bader.

In his heart, Su Cheng was already considering whether to find a new helmsman for Hong Kong Electric Group.

"I understand that the actions on the Hong Kong Electric Group stock market yesterday were carried out by your Tianyuan Investment Company, Mr. Su. So I would like to invite Mr. Su to Hong Kong Electric Group to talk to me about Hong Kong Electric Group." Bader said directly.

"Okay, no problem. I'll probably go to Hong Kong Electric Group in the afternoon, and I'll talk to you in detail then." Su Cheng agreed with a smile.

Meeting this Mr. Bader was also a part of his original plan.