We are all reborn, who wants to be the richest man?

As the guests arrived one by one, Luo Nianzhong treated each one with a smile.

At this time, a Rolls-Royce with no license plate and a crown sign symbolizing the British royal family hung on the front of the car drove slowly, attracting the attention of guests present and reporters outside.

Everyone knew that Governor MacLehose had arrived.

Among the British governors of Hong Kong Island, MacLehose definitely made the greatest contribution to the development of Hong Kong Island. He is rated by the public as one of the most outstanding and most beloved governors in the history of Hong Kong Island.

Public opinion even used the term "MacLehose Era" to describe his days as Governor of Hong Kong.

During his tenure, MacLehose promoted drastic reforms, which resulted in profound changes in the social landscape of Hong Kong.

His reforms involved housing, integrity, education, medical care, welfare, infrastructure, transportation, economy and society.

Important policies and constructions such as the ten-year housing construction plan, the development of new towns, the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, nine-year free education, the construction of underground railways and local administrative reforms were all launched during his term.

If given the opportunity, Luo Nienzhong would not mind making some moves to extend his tenure.

Compared with his successors, the longer he remains in office, the more conducive it is to the development of Hong Kong Island and the more powerful he is to Luo Nianzhong.

Neither MacLehao ​​nor Luo Nianzhong said anything as they got out of the car, but their two strong hands just held each other. The two of them have never met, but they feel like meeting old friends.

"Luo Sheng, I have admired your name for a long time. I have always wanted to meet you, but unfortunately I have never had the right opportunity."

Faced with MacLehose's politeness, Luo Nianzhong was very humble.

"Isn't it easy for Mr. Hong Kong Governor to see me? I will go to the Hong Kong Government to see you with just one phone call."

"Hahahahaha. Luo Sheng is joking, who doesn't know you are busy? I don't dare to disturb you, an outstanding entrepreneur in Hong Kong Island."

With that said, the two of them walked in, and Niubijian took over Luo Nianzhong's role to greet the guests below.

"Luo Sheng, I really didn't expect that a world-famous technology company like the Far East Group would appear on Hong Kong Island. Even the top brass in England are discussing Honor Technology and the Far East Group. The Prime Minister even called me personally. , ask me about your situation."

"Thank you Mr. Governor and the Prime Minister for your attention. Our Far East Group's purpose is to develop into a world-class company and benefit all mankind with better and more scientific products."

Luo Nianzhong's words made MacLehose say hello.

"Hong Kong Island is proud to have a company like you, and thank you for making the city of Hong Kong Island known to the world and contributing to the construction and reputation of Hong Kong Island."

There was a pause. MacLehose asked, "I wonder what Luo Sheng thinks of the British mainland? Is he interested in developing there?"

Luo Nianzhong knew that MacLehose was looking at him and understood what he meant. He just wanted to talk about Luo Nianzhong's political attitude towards both parties. If he could move the Far East Group to England, it would be a great contribution to MacLehose. .

In response to MacLehose's questioning, Luo Nianzhong said calmly, "If we have the opportunity, we will definitely go to England to develop. Our Far East Group is committed to developing into a world-class enterprise, so England is no exception and is our investment target.

But compared to Britain, which has many companies of all types, I think Hong Kong Island needs a company like ours more."

This is considered a polite rejection of the proposal to relocate.

Luo Nianzhong's idea is very simple. It's no problem to invest in England. Even if MacLehose doesn't say anything, he will go. As for becoming a British company, don't even think about it.

Don't say that Luo Nianzhong doesn't have that idea, even if he does, isn't the beautiful country better than you, England? Do you really think the sun never sets?

MacLehose did not continue to struggle with this issue. After saying that he welcomed the Far East Group to invest in England, he changed the topic.

"I know that the Far East Group has handed over a large number of products to Rabbit OEM, and has invested in a chip factory in the Hsinchu Industrial Park in Wanwan. Why not build these industries on Hong Kong Island? We need people like you on Hong Kong Island. new industries to enhance our development."

Luo Nianzhong stopped where he was, stopped moving forward, looked at MacLehao ​​and asked a question.

"Mr. Governor, do you know what is most needed to develop technology companies such as semiconductors?"

MacLehose shrugged his shoulders and motioned for him to continue.

"It's talent." Luo Nianzhong said decisively.

"Obviously, Hong Kong Island does not have such an environment now, so most of our engineers are foreigners."

In fact, there is another reason, that is, the land on Hong Kong Island simply cannot allow Far East Group to build large-scale factories.

However, Luo Nian did not say these things because he had other purposes.

"Not to mention compared with Western countries, even Taiwan far surpasses us in terms of semiconductor talents."

"You mean education funds?" After MacLehose finished speaking, he added, "But our annual allocation to the two universities on Hong Kong Island is not small?"

Luo Nianzhong spread his hands and said, "You also said that the funding for the two universities is not small."

"But you have to know, how much of this money can be allocated to semiconductor, computer and other businesses? How many students in these majors can these two universities have?

Mr. Governor, Hong Kong Island’s manufacturing and other OEM industries are destined to be eliminated over time.

By then, what will be Hong Kong Island’s pillar industry, real estate? What if there is a cold winter in real estate? The Hong Kong government can't always rely on land sales to maintain its finances, right? "

MacLehose thought about what Luo Nianzhong said and felt that it made sense. "What about following your advice?"

"Island Polytechnic, we can definitely upgrade it to a university and enjoy the same treatment as other universities on Hong Kong Island. This is a complete science school, and the talents it can provide every year are not comparable to those of the other two schools."

After some guidance, Luo Nianzhong finally revealed his purpose.

MacLehose pondered for a moment and sighed, "I think so too, but this will greatly increase financial expenditures. You have to know that the Hong Kong government's financial allocations for the two universities have not changed for many years. People from all walks of life have already appeared. Some dissatisfaction.”

Luo Nianzhong waved his hand nonchalantly, "The early stage is nothing more than selling more land. As long as you survive the first few years, I guarantee that the rewards for Hong Kong Island will exceed your imagination."

Seeing that MacLehose was still hesitating and undecided, Luo Nianzhong added another fire.

"Mr. Hong Kong Governor knows about Temasek, right?"

Seeing MacLehose nod, Luo Nianzhong asked, "Does the Governor understand the current Temasek?"

MacLehose was surprised by this question and said without thinking, "Isn't it the same as us? It mainly focuses on processing and manufacturing light industry, and the economy is growing rapidly."

Luo Nianzhong smiled, "That was a few years ago. In recent years, Temasek is preparing to gradually phase out backward industries such as the textile industry and increase investment in technology industries.

Because they know that as labor costs increase, the previous industrial structure will only make their tax revenue less and less, corporate profits will decrease, and they will eventually lose market competitiveness.

In the past two years, they have also introduced a series of policies, such as tax reductions and land concessions for foreign technology companies investing in Temasek.

Judging from these policies, I think Hong Kong Island has many advantages over Temasek."

"Is this really true?" MacLehose was very surprised.

"Mr. Hong Kong Governor may wish to conduct a survey to see if the profits of current light industry enterprises are decreasing year by year. Why are orders increasing but income getting less and less?

Businessmen are all profit-seeking, and when they have better choices, they will definitely move away from factories on Hong Kong Island and build factories in places that are more beneficial to them."

Regarding what Luo Nianzhong said, MacLehao ​​really didn't know that Xia Dingji was in charge of the finances. As long as there were no big problems, he would usually not interfere.

But if it was true as Luo Nianzhong said, MacLehose thought of the horror and decided to investigate after returning.

This is MacLehose, and Luo Nianzhong would say this to him. Because he knew that MacLehose was a man of action and was very concerned about the development of Hong Kong Island.

"Luo Sheng, it seems that I came to the right place on this trip. Not only did I get to know a great businessman and talent like you, but I also learned about many hidden dangers that may arise in Hong Kong Island in the future."

"Mr. Governor, you are very complimentary. If you are not a Governor who thinks about the people of Hong Kong Island, no matter what I say, it will be useless." Luo Nianzhong was polite and complimented the other party.

"Hahaha" MacLehose laughed.

"Let's go. Today is an important day for the Far East Group. I won't waste your time. You are welcome to visit the Governor's Mansion when you have time. If you have any difficulties, you can communicate with me at any time."

"Of course, I would be happy to visit Mr. Governor of Hong Kong when I have time."

At 11 o'clock sharp, the ceremony began. ATV's ace host came on stage to give an opening speech, and then introduced and thanked the important guests present.

Afterwards, the Governor of Hong Kong and the Chairman spoke. MacLehose said some words of encouragement and wished Far East Group better and better development.

When it was the chairman's turn to speak, Luo Nianzhong did not take the stage. Instead, Niu Bijian of Far East Properties took the stage.

As the Far East Headquarters affiliated with Far East Real Estate Management, there is no problem for him to speak on stage.

Luo Nianzhong was also proving to him that the failure of Yihe in Wharf was not due to him. The current booming Far East Properties is the best proof.

Niubijian obviously also knew why Luo Nianzhong did this, and looked at Luo Nianzhong gratefully when he came on stage.