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#401 - Invitation letter from the Governor's Palace
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Lawrence Kadoorie returned to his company, satisfied, from Government House.
Murray MacLehose had agreed to do his best to dissuade Su Cheng from acquiring China Light and Power.
Because a Chinese person completely monopolizing Hong Kong's electricity supply business was not in the interests of Government House.
Back at the company, Lawrence Kadoorie didn't stop there, but continued to make phone calls non-stop.
First, he called Mr. John Swire, the taipan of HSBC, and the two talked on the phone for over half an hour before hanging up.
Satisfied with hanging up the phone, Lawrence Kadoorie called John Swire of Swire Group again, and this call also lasted for more than twenty minutes.
After that, Lawrence Kadoorie made several more calls, all to foreign tycoons.
It wasn't until five o'clock in the afternoon that Lawrence Kadoorie stopped making calls with satisfaction.
Now, everything had been arranged.
With the help of so many people, no matter how strong Su Cheng was, he wouldn't dare to offend so many people, right?
Because of this, Lawrence Kadoorie and Michael Kadoorie, father and son, were finally able to relax a little, and their expressions were no longer so tense.
"Father, our people have been watching the stock market all afternoon, but now, because the news about Mr. Su Cheng has spread, many people have entered the market to speculate on China Light and Power's stock. Our people spent a lot of money, but didn't acquire much stock. We can only wait until the stock market calms down before we can take the opportunity to acquire it."
"In addition, I contacted several shareholders, but they either refused to sell their shares or raised the selling price very, very high, which makes it very difficult for me."
Seeing his father stop making calls, Michael Kadoorie could only nod silently. He also knew that this kind of thing couldn't be blamed on his son and subordinates for not being effective. Even if he personally implemented the work, the final result would be the same.
"Now, we can only see how Mr. Su Cheng responds to our arrangements today," Lawrence Kadoorie sighed.
In addition, even if the government used its power to pressure Su Cheng, forcing him to give up acquiring China Light and Power, with his strength, he could still use other people's names to acquire it, which could ultimately lead to the Kadoorie family losing control of China Light and Power.
"Young Master, a staff member from Government House personally delivered an invitation letter." Just as Su Cheng was calling Yu Xing, the president of the European branch of the Su's Group in London, from his home, Ah Jiao rushed up to the third floor with an invitation letter, saying as she ran.
Seeing that Su Cheng was on the phone, Ah Jiao quickly stopped shouting, to avoid disturbing the young master's phone call, and consciously stayed away from the study.
Su Cheng glanced at Ah Jiao walking back, didn't say anything else, and continued to talk to Yu Xing about business.
Yu Xing was reporting to Su Cheng on the situation of the European branch of the Su's Group.
As Oracle brand experience stores began to expand the number of chain stores in Europe, the sales of products under the Su's Group in Europe became higher and higher, and Yu Xing's work naturally became busier and busier. After all, the Su's Group's business in Europe was under his management.
After chatting for another ten minutes, Su Cheng put down the phone and asked Ah Jiao outside, "What's the matter?"
Seeing that the young master had finally hung up the phone, Ah Jiao quickly took the invitation letter to the study and handed it to Su Cheng, then said, "Boss, this is an invitation letter sent by Government House, asking to be personally delivered to you."
Su Cheng nodded, took the invitation letter envelope, and opened it directly to read.
The content was very simple, Mr. Murray MacLehose invited Su Cheng to Government House at nine o'clock tomorrow morning to discuss some matters.
At the end of the invitation letter, there was also Murray MacLehose's autograph and the Government House's stamp.
"It seems that the Kadoorie family went to Murray MacLehose," Su Cheng said to himself, holding the invitation letter in his hand.
The reason why Murray MacLehose didn't call Su Cheng directly, but sent an invitation letter, also showed Murray MacLehose's attention to this matter.
However, these were all things within the plan, so Su Cheng didn't find it strange.
Afterwards, Su Cheng called Government House and said that he accepted the Governor's invitation.
In the evening, Su Cheng received calls from several British tycoons, without exception, all of whom were persuading Su Cheng to give up the acquisition of China Light and Power.
In response, Su Cheng naturally prevaricated and vaguely answered them.
"Originally, I thought that the Kadoorie family would only find the Governor to stop me from acquiring China Light and Power, but I didn't expect them to find so many tycoons to put pressure on me. It seems that they really don't have any possibility of letting go of China Light and Power!" After hanging up the last call, Su Cheng sighed with some emotion.
But thinking about it, China Light and Power could be considered the Kadoorie family's business, their roots, how could they give up.
Soon, Su Cheng put these things behind him.
The matter of Murray MacLehose inviting him had already been thought about when he planned to move China Light and Power.
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Therefore, Su Cheng had already thought about how to deal with Murray MacLehose and the Kadoorie family.
Now, the ones who are worried are the Kadoorie family. In their eyes, he is just playing the role of an invader.
Sleeping until dawn, when Su Cheng woke up the next morning, it was still past seven o'clock in the morning.
The temperature in Hong Kong in mid-December was still a bit cold, especially in the morning.
The outdoor thermometer on the balcony showed that the current outdoor temperature was only 12 degrees Celsius, and there was a cloud of white mist when exhaling.
After slowly eating breakfast and reading the newspaper, it was already half past eight in the morning.
Su Cheng put on a thick coat, left the warm room directly, and prepared to go to Government House.
The car drove on the flawless road of Barker Road, heading to Government House located between Upper Albert Road and Lower Albert Road on the Mid-Levels of Central.
When Su Cheng arrived at Government House, it was fifty minutes past eight in the morning.
"Mr. Su, the Governor is already waiting for you in the office." Staff members had already been waiting for Su Cheng in front of the gate of Government House. When they saw Su Cheng coming, they said respectfully.
Su Cheng nodded, told the bodyguards to wait for him in the car, and he stepped into Government House alone.
At Government House, Su Cheng didn't need to worry about security issues.
If you were to say where the safest place in Hong Kong was, without a doubt, it would be Government House.
After walking a few corridors, Su Cheng finally arrived at the door of Murray MacLehose's office.
"Knock, knock, knock ~" Su Cheng knocked on the door, and a series of knocks rang out.
"Please come in!" Murray MacLehose's voice came from inside.
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