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"Indeed, some of my students have already achieved considerable success, and they are my pride," Mr. Pei said, filled with pride when speaking of his students.

Mr. Pei's life is filled with numerous masterpieces, such as Kips Bay Plaza in New York, Society Hill Towers in Philadelphia, the National Center for Atmospheric Research in the United States, the Hancock Tower in Boston, the Overseas Union Bank Centre in Singapore, and the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in the United States, among others.

He has received numerous honors and awards, including being an Academician of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Medal of Honor, the Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture, and the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects. Furthermore, he is an honorary Doctor of Laws at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and has a close relationship with Hong Kong.

Such a figure naturally has many students, and those who can become his students are all highly talented individuals in the industry.

"I wonder when Mr. Pei will be able to successfully resign?" Su Cheng continued to ask.

"I have been in Hong Kong for a week this time, and the things I came to do have already been completed. I plan to return to the United States tomorrow. After returning, I will apply to the board of directors for resignation. According to my current position, it should take a month to officially leave I. M. Pei \u0026 Partners. That is to say, I will be able to come to Hong Kong again from the United States as early as January 1980, and then I will be able to work here," Mr. Pei replied after some thought.

A titan like Mr. Pei is naturally very important to I. M. Pei \u0026 Partners. Under normal circumstances, they would definitely try to persuade Mr. Pei to stay.

However, Mr. Pei has already made up his mind, and no matter how they try to persuade him, it will be of no use.

A month's time is indeed enough to resign.

"Good, I look forward to Mr. Pei coming to Hong Kong as soon as possible," Su Cheng said after pouring Mr. Pei another glass of drinking water.

"Speaking of which, I also started my own business before, but I found that in the architectural design industry, it is difficult to do better without the support of a financial group," Mr. Pei said with emotion, recalling past events.

In 1960, Mr. Pei left Webb and Knapp, the architectural firm he originally worked for, and founded his own architectural firm.

But in 1966, he decided to join a company again, which is now I. M. Pei \u0026 Partners.

The reason is simple: without the support of a powerful financial group, although he was very famous and received many orders during that period, it was difficult for him to come into contact with some top-tier deals.

Starting his own company would certainly not result in losses, and he could even earn more, but at his age, he valued reputation more.

It's good to enjoy the shade under a big tree. Only with the support of a financial group could he come into contact with more top-tier deals and thus obtain more medals of honor.

For him, it was time to consider the second half of his life.

Therefore, coming to Hong Kong is a good idea.

Most importantly, he can rely on Su Cheng, this big tree.

This is the world's richest man, and his financial strength is simply incomparable to his current employer, I. M. Pei \u0026 Partners.

In other words, he can still come into contact with many top-tier deals in Hong Kong.

Because of this, after several months of consideration, coupled with the persuasion of his family, he finally decided to develop in Hong Kong.

"Mr. Pei, please rest assured that with my support, you will not be worse off in Hong Kong than you are at your current I. M. Pei \u0026 Partners; in fact, you will only be better. In many countries, my connections are very good. Not to mention other things, I also have good cooperation with many business tycoons in the United States. Mr. Pei, you don't have to worry about funding at all," Su Cheng said with a smile.

In fact, not to mention other places, Hong Kong alone will have many landmark buildings in the future.

As long as he wants to obtain the design rights for these landmark buildings, the other party will generally give him face. Moreover, with Chief Designer Mr. Pei's status in the architectural design industry, what reason is there to refuse if he is invited to design?

Next, Su Cheng chatted with Mr. Pei in the reception room for a long time.

The photo wall in the reception room, featuring photos with leaders from all over the world, was also noticed by Mr. Pei.

As a benchmark in the construction and design industry, Mr. Pei has naturally been to many countries and knows a little about the leaders of many countries.

Now, on this small photo wall, Mr. Pei saw figures of power from various countries whom he had absolutely no qualifications to contact.

From this photo wall, one can see how strong Su Cheng's network of contacts is.

Not to mention anything else, after seeing this photo wall, Mr. Pei's confidence in the future became even stronger.

With such a powerful boss, what is there to worry about in the future?

Su Cheng and Mr. Pei chatted in the reception room for more than an hour.

"Mr. Pei, since you are taking a plane back tomorrow, I have to do my duty as a host and have you over for a simple meal at my house tonight," Su Cheng said to Mr. Pei at the end.

Inviting someone to dinner at home is much better than eating out. This is a family banquet, and only those with relatively good relationships are invited, which can bring the two sides closer.

"Since Mr. Su is so enthusiastic, then Pei will not be polite," Mr. Pei readily accepted the invitation.

So, Su Cheng made a phone call to his home.

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Ah Jiao answered the phone, and Su Cheng directly asked her to instruct the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous dinner tonight.

After explaining everything, Su Cheng and Mr. Pei left the reception room.

However, he did not immediately return to the Su family villa because it was still early.

The Su's Group Building is not far from the headquarters of Hutchison Whampoa.

The office of Hutchison Whampoa's architectural design company is located in the headquarters of Hutchison Whampoa.

Since he plans to establish a world-class architectural design company based on Hutchison Whampoa's architectural design company, Su Cheng intends to take Mr. Pei over to take a look and understand the company that he will lead in the future.

Su Cheng has not yet mentioned this matter to Wei Li.

However, it doesn't matter. Although Hutchison Whampoa's architectural design company is a profitable enterprise, it does not make much profit each year. For example, last year, the entire company's profit was only more than one million Hong Kong dollars, which is very ordinary among the many subsidiaries of Hutchison Whampoa.

Taking such a company with weak profitability out independently will not have a big impact on the entire Hutchison Whampoa, and Wei Li will definitely have no objections.

Su Cheng plans to mention this matter to him incidentally when he has something to do with Wei Li in a while.

Ten minutes later, Su Cheng's Jaguar car arrived downstairs at the Hutchison Whampoa Group.

Since getting this Jaguar car, Su Cheng no longer takes the Rolls-Royce when he goes out, but takes this Jaguar car instead.

For the time being, he will take this limited-edition Jaguar car.

When Jaguar cars are officially produced in Hong Kong in the future, he will ask Jaguar to tailor a Jaguar car with greater comfort and space for him.

(End of this chapter)