Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Zhang Renkang stood up and looked at the head of the Li family who was later known as Superman in the future. He smiled and said

"We are honored to have Chairman Li here."

"I have admired Chairman Li for a long time. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to communicate with Chairman Li. I am sure that I will gain a lot."

Li Chengjia smiled and stretched out his hand to shake Zhang Renkang and said with a smile

"Chairman Zhang is a young and promising man. I have heard of your name for a long time."

After some business talk, Zhang Renkang signaled Huo Ting to serve tea.

Li Chengjia smiled in surprise.

"How come Master Huo has already joined the Xinhua Automobile Group?"

Li Chengjia knew that the Huo family was very close to the mainland, and many of the smuggled materials from the mainland were handled by the Huo family's fleet. But Li Chengjia really didn't expect that the Huo family stood so firmly on their side that they even sent their eldest son over.

Aren’t they afraid that the Hong Kong government and the John people will suppress the Huo family again?

Or did the Huo family reach some agreement with the mainland?

Li Chengjia's mind was turning rapidly. He looked at Huo Ting inexplicably, then turned to Zhang Renkang and said with a smile:

"I heard that Chairman Zhang, the head of Xinhua Automobile Group, has arrived in Hong Kong Island."

"I was afraid of disturbing Director Zhang's rest a few days ago, so I came to visit him today."

"Is it not delaying Chairman Zhang's work?"

Li Chengjia signaled the secretary to present a gift list, and Huo Ting took it with a smile.

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Chairman Li, the first batch of five of the thirty New Star sedans ordered by your company have just completed their inspection. Chairman Li can take them away this afternoon."

"We need Chairman Li's continued support in the future."

Li Chengjia smiled and nodded and said

"I am very satisfied with the Nova A6 produced by Xinhua Automobile. I wonder if you can customize one for me as my car."

Zhang Renkang smiled and nodded.

"No problem at all"

"I will ask Chief Engineer Yu to communicate Chairman Li's needs in a moment."

After the two tried several times, Li Chengjia stopped talking and just smiled.

"Chairman Zhang, I have read your company's prospectus"

“There’s just one thing that’s not clear.”

“Is the equity your company is selling too restrictive?”

“Only dividends, no management rights”

"Wouldn't that mean that shareholders would have no understanding or control over the company at all?"

"Moreover, the transaction also restricts that the shares can only be repurchased by Xinhua Automobile Group first, and private transactions are not allowed."

"The conditions in the prospectus are not low"

"20% of the shares, million shares, two dollars a share, this price is already considered a sky-high price in Hong Kong Island."

Zhang Renkang laughed and said

"Huo Ting, have you brought Chairman Li our product list and our market development plan?"

"Let Chairman Li take a look."

Then he turned around and said

"Chairman Li, although Xinhua Automobile Group has just entered the Hong Kong market, we are not the first to engage in automobile industrial production."

"Xinhua Automobile has a complete R&D and production plan, and a complete profit model for market development"

"As a return on investment, I believe that this condition is not enough to compare with the huge returns brought by Xinhua Automobile Group."

Li Chengjia took the plan brought by Huo Ting, glanced at it roughly, and then said with a smile

“It seems I was worrying too much.”

"We at Cheung Kong Holdings are willing to subscribe for 1.5 million shares through the IPO plan"

Li Chengjia did not dwell on this issue. He came here today for more important things. He did not care about the mere 3 million Hong Kong dollars.

Then he said seriously

"I would like to ask Chairman Zhang a few questions. Is that convenient?"

Then he motioned to his secretary to go out.

Zhang Renkang was a little confused about what Li Chengjia was up to, so he could only respond to his moves and nodded.

"Chairman Li, please feel free to ask. As long as it does not violate the principles, I am happy to answer your questions."

Li Chengjia said

"I saw that Gaul and John visited China and issued a notice of cooperation between the two parties."

"I wonder if Chairman Zhang can tell me what the mainland's plan is. Are they going to develop ports for trade cooperation?"

Zhang Renkang immediately became alert. It seemed that Li Chengjia was here on behalf of a certain group of people.

His concern for the mainland's development plan actually reflects the mentality of some local forces in Hong Kong. As a window for communication between the mainland and the Western world, Hong Kong's rapid development in recent years is inseparable from the mainland's demand for materials.

Although in theory many contraband items are not allowed to be sent to the mainland, how can Hong Kong Island and the Johns resist the flood of smuggling gangs and the capital power of Hong Kong Island and even the Johns themselves?

After all, in order to gain some benefits, they don't care about laws and regulations.

Some people represented by Li Chengjia do not want the mainland to resume normal economic and trade cooperation with the West. Otherwise, the role of Hong Kong Island will inevitably decline significantly, causing economic downturn, which will in turn lead to a slump in the real estate industry. For capitalists like Li Chengjia who are deeply involved in real estate, this is the most unbearable thing.

Zhang Renkang nodded and said meaningfully

"There are common interests in economic and trade cooperation between China and European countries"

"I can tell Chairman Li clearly that the cooperation was not proposed by us. It was the European countries who took the initiative to negotiate with China."

Li Chengjia nodded and said

"I understand this. After all, China is a big market, and no one is willing to give it up."

"But, how do John and the central government view Hong Kong Island and how do they determine its ownership? I wonder if Chairman Zhang can tell us about it?"

Zhang Renkang shook his head and smiled

“I only know that there was no communication on the relevant issues of Hong Kong Island this time.”

"John's people want to cooperate with the inland areas in Shanghai and Guangzhou and have economic and trade transactions based on equality."

"But Chairman Li should be a smart man. Hong Kong Island is our country's inherent territory and is sacred and indivisible."

"John knows this very well, and we know it even better."

"Hong Kong Island must be returned, and all Chinese people will not give in one inch for this"

Zhang Renkang looked at Li Chengjia righteously and gave him the most distinct attitude

Li Chengjia was somewhat shocked and uneasy.

But after all, he is a person with a long history in the business world, and his psychological quality is still good. He nodded and smiled without changing his expression.

“All Chinese people in Hong Kong agree with this.”

“It is also our wish to return to our motherland.”

Li Chengjia has been in the business world for many years, so he has naturally developed the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. He said with a smile:

"Chairman Zhang, I wonder what the mainland's attitude is towards our entry into the mainland?"

Seeing that he could not get any information about the ownership of Hong Kong Island, Li Chengjia simply turned around and asked about his desire to enter the mainland market.

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Chairman Li, are you interested in investing in mainland China?"

Li Chengjia said with a smile

"The mainland is a huge market, and I am definitely interested in it."

“I just don’t know what the central government’s attitude towards us is?”

"As far as I know, the political systems in the two places are completely different. We are also confused and panicked."