Video Game Empire

"When the clock strikes four in the afternoon, everything in the world stops for tea in an instant. [Starting]" Li Xuan said leisurely, sipping a cup of fragrant Assam black tea in India.

The Langham Hotel is the most famous afternoon tea sanctuary in London. Facing the unique fragrance of **** flowers, passing through the exquisite handicraft iron gate, accompanied by the soft piano music, you can taste the classic Victorian tea fragrance of a century. For many years, this has been the signature service provided to guests by the Langham, the first luxury hotel in Europe.

Delicate and elegant refreshments, silver-bright, crystal-clear tea sets, and the protagonist of afternoon tea - tea. The Langham Hotel offers nearly 40 kinds of tea from India, China and the United Kingdom, including Yunnan Dianhong and Huangshan Maofeng.

"China and the United Kingdom should be the two countries that love tea in the East and the West! China has a history of tea ceremony for thousands of years, but the United Kingdom, a country with less than 1% of the world's population, drinks a quarter of the world's tea every year. One of the teas!" Han Peng ordered a cup of Yunnan Dianhong, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile.

"Hello, is this Mr. Xuan Li?" A hot English girl with wavy curly hair and a white suit skirt walked up to Li Xuan and smiled at him.

"Yes, are you Ms. Jian?" Li Xuan asked uncertainly.

"It's a lady, not a lady! My name is Carlyle Jane, you can call me Carly!" Carlyle Jane gave Li Xuan a wink.

"Sorry, Miss Jane!" Li Xuan smiled apologetically, "I need to wait a while, the other Mr. Walker hasn't arrived yet! Need something to drink?"

"I'm here early!" Carlyle Jane raised her hand to glance at the watch on her wrist, and suddenly smiled at Li Xuan, "I'll find you at The Langham, London!"

Li Xuan immediately understood the source of her words. So he answered: "Yes, Miss Jane! You have found me at The Langham, London!"

"But I haven't understood you yet. It would be great if there was Mr. Holmes!" Carlyle Jane looked at Li Xuan with a different kind of inquiry.

The Langham Hotel has been favored by countless celebrities since its opening in 1865. From royal dignitaries to writers and stars, they are all guests of The Langham, London, leaving many indissoluble bonds here. When His Royal Highness William von Olmstein, King of Bohemia, stayed at the Langham Hotel when he visited England, it inspired Conan Doyle to write his first Sherlock Holmes collection.

There is a classic scene in "Sherlock Holmes" where the detective Sherlock Holmes asks the hero where he lives, and the hero replies: "You will find me at The Langham, London." Therefore, the Langham has also become a popular destination for many "Sherlock Holmes fans". A must visit place of pilgrimage in London.

Another few minutes passed. Another Mr. Walker also arrived at the cafeteria of the Langham Hotel at the appointed time. Before leaving the UK, Li Xuan accepted a joint interview with The Times and the Financial Times. This was the first time he faced the world's mainstream media.

"Mr. Xuan Li, many people say that Aikang Computer is not a real British company. What's your opinion on this?" Walker is a senior reporter of the "Financial Times", and his first question is somewhat sharp.

In the special appropriation bill for funding computer education just announced by the British government, iKang Computer was successfully selected as a list of designated computer products that can receive 50% of the funding subsidy. The products selected for this list, without exception, come from computer companies in the UK.

"Yes. I've noticed some controversy in this area too! Before answering this question, I think we need to explore another definition. That is what kind of company is a British company?"

Li Xuan said in a mild and indifferent tone, "Those who question Ikon must think that only British people invest. A company that only recruits British people can be regarded as a British company! But I think this definition is feudal and old-fashioned. Yes, I noticed that Margaret Thatcher's new cabinet is actively promoting the reform of the Financial City recently. To make it more international, it can be said that global integration is the irreversible trend of this era.

Take Aikang as an example. He is based in Cambridge but listed in London. The most important market is in North America, with offices in more than a dozen countries around the world. In my eyes, Aikang is a multinational company based in the UK but facing the world!

Oriental Holdings, a Hong Kong-based company that holds a large stake in Ikon, has drawn criticism from some conservatives. But London is inherently a very liquid financial market. The London Stock Exchange's funds not only come from the UK, but more importantly, it has received financing from investors from all over the world. I think the British Empire should meet the latest changes and challenges in this world with a more open mind!

I think the best way to judge the ownership of a company is to see who it pays taxes to! From the establishment of Aikang Company to the present, it has contributed at least tens of millions of pounds of tax to the British finance. As a large taxpayer, it should be protected by the British government! "

"Mr Li, I noticed that at the beginning of last year you bought the company from the three founders of Ikon for £2.15 million. In just a year or so, this investment has yielded a return of hundreds of times. May I ask why you are interested in Aikang Company? What are your plans for the future development of Aikang Company?" Carlyle Jane, a female reporter from The Times, then asked.

"Miss Jane, I think your calculation of hundreds of times the rate of return has a lot of misunderstandings. In fact, there is a big difference between the current Aikang company and the original Aikang company! Aikang company was acquired by Dongfang Electronics. Before, it was just a small company with only a few dozen people. The reason why I took a fancy to Aikang at that time was because I liked the vitality and creativity of this small company.

At the beginning of last year, Mr. Peng Han, President of Dongfang Electronics, went to the UK to participate in an electronic exhibition. Aikang was one of the exhibitors of the electronic exhibition. They introduced a very good concept of networking system at the exhibition! "

Li Xuan pointed to Han Peng beside him, and continued, "After Mr. Han returned to Hong Kong, he recommended this very creative company to me, which eventually led to the acquisition of Aikang by Dongfang Electronics.

Before the acquisition of Aikang, Dongfang Electronics had already invested a lot of money in the research and development of personal computer projects. And after the acquisition of Icon, we have a very good integration of the two. After the integration, New Aikang is already a large research company with strong R&D capabilities. After combining the common wisdom of hundreds of R&D personnel in Hong Kong and Cambridge, the new iKon company will soon launch a series of computers that are popular all over the world!

As for your second question, I'm not the management of Ikon, so I can't answer them for them. You can interview Mr. Han later. As the chairman of the board of directors of Aikang, he should give you a satisfactory answer! "

Li Xuan smiled at this Miss Jane, and did not jump into the small trap she dug. He is not the management of a listed company, and even a major shareholder has no right to dictate the company's development without passing the board of directors.

"Mr. Li, many products of your subsidiary Dongfang Game Company are also very popular in the UK, that game console is very interesting! Do you intend to send it to London for listing in the near future? Have you become a British citizen in the future and come to London? Your plan to settle down?" Miss Jane continued to ask.

Li Xuan glanced at her, really doubting if she was a reporter for the lacy tabloid The Sun, not the Times, which is known for its seriousness.

"The cash flow of Dongfang Game Company is very abundant, and there is no need for listing and financing at the moment. As for the question of coming to live in London!" Li Xuan deliberately made a wry smile and shook his head, "I am not very suitable for London's 'fog' All 'weather, I prefer the sunshine in Los Angeles, CA if possible!"

Han Peng sat aside, watching his boss handle the various questions of the two reporters with ease, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional. When he was in his twenties, he would only study stupidly in school, but this high-spirited young man in front of him already had the aura of looking down on the world.

"The Youngest Billionaire" and "Wonder Boy from the East", these are the titles of the two exclusive interview articles about him in the Financial Times and The Times that Li Xuan specially bought before boarding the plane. Li Xuan never thought of standing in front of the stage, but he couldn't hide behind the scenes. UU reading www. uukanshu.com

Apple went public last year, creating several billionaires in one breath, but the founder of Aikang has already sold all of the company's shares to Dongfang Electronics. The company's executives have a short time to join Aikang, and the options they receive are very limited, so all the firepower is concentrated on Li Xuan, the owner of Dongfang Holdings, the largest shareholder of Aikang.

Like Apple's IPO on the Nasdaq last year, Ikon's IPO attracted the attention of a large number of media as investors clamored for new technology stocks. If Li Xuan used to be only a corner of Hong Kong, now with the developed media industry in London, especially the exclusive interviews and reports on him by two world-renowned newspapers, the Financial Times and The Times, he quickly became famous. Raise the world.

At the age of his early twenties, he holds a technology company with a market value of more than 1 billion pounds. Li Xuan can hype more topics than last year's Steve Jobs. Aikang's computer also became famous along with it.

Aikang opened at 1,000 pence on June 1, and closed at 1,073 pence that day. When Li Xuan left the UK, it had risen to 1,105 pence. Barclays Bank and Credit Suisse have launched a "green shoe mechanism" to place an additional 3 million shares of Ikon to the market. (To be continued..)

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