Chapter 614 [Three beauty pageants! 】

  After spending a month in the UK, Wu Guangyao returned to Hong Kong Island;

  The things that should be explained to Kayla are basically explained clearly;

  I believe that Kayla’s means can only do better than Wu Guangyao expected!

  The new group of car companies is called Lufeng Motor Company (not a car brand), and it initiated the first quotation for Rolls-Royce;

  The expected result!

got rejected!

  But the reason for rejection is that the quotation of 200 million US dollars is too low. Obviously, it is only a question of quotation;

  Furthermore, the real start of British privatization is next year (1980);

  The first quotation is a trial in itself!

  In August, the Office of the Governor of the Hong Kong Government.

  Wu Guangyao sat on MacLehose’s sofa, drinking tea leisurely.

  MacLehose is also sipping coffee neatly. Both seem to regard the Governor's Office as a place to relax!

"Your Excellency, this is the eighth year you have come to Hong Kong Island. Over the years, you have made great contributions to the development of Hong Kong Island. I believe the people of Hong Kong Island will always remember the credit! Although your term of office is still three years away. , But I believe you will be the most outstanding and beloved Hong Kong Governor in history." Wu Guangyao said.

  The words are very sincere. Regardless of the indecent title of MacLehose as ‘Governor of the Colony’, MacLehose has indeed done a lot of things that are conducive to the development of Hong Kong Island.

  Ordinary citizens don’t like to talk about too big political issues, they will only comment on what the governor has done for the governing land!

  After listening to MacLehose, his face was a little rosy, and his heart was a little proud of being praised by Wu Guangyao!

   "Mr. Wu praised! Mr. Wu has also made a great contribution to Hong Kong Island. If the citizens are allowed to elect the Governor, I am afraid they will vote for you without hesitation!" MacLehose responded.

  I don’t know if this sentence is intentional or unintentional;

  The words clearly reveal the meaning behind the line!

  However, with Wu Guangyao’s status today, let alone talking about a small governor, it’s okay to talk about the head of a country!

  "Unfortunately, I have no intention of being in politics! Just like Mr. MacLehose, if you want, I am willing to hire you as a company consultant with a high salary after your retirement!"

  Wu Guangyao's words lightly put aside MacLehose's implication, making MacLehose suddenly feel that the person in front of him, I am afraid that no one in the world can do it!

  It turns out that everyone who is familiar with Wu Guangyao knows that before the mainland was opened, he was a businessman who did not touch the mainland.

  Moreover, some sensitive people know that Wu Guangyao is still a figure with some Taiwanese background;

  People from this background are generally very fearful of the mainland;

   Therefore, people on Hong Kong Island have long believed that Wu Guangyao is unfriendly to the mainland!

  No one would have thought that Wu Guangyao has now become a pro-Mainland activist.

"Unfortunately, I also don't think I'm a businessman, so I won't cause trouble to Mr. Wu!" MacLehose was not moved at all, although I don't need to guess to know, if I really go to Wu Guangyao's company, the annual salary is at least Several million Hong Kong dollars or more.

  However, the salary of the Governor of Hong Kong Island is very high, as high as 5 million Hong Kong dollars to 10 million Hong Kong dollars in the 1980s;

  In the 1990s, the governor’s salary and subsidies were as high as 20 million Hong Kong dollars, which was much higher than that of the British prime minister!

  After all, there is no need to pay wages from the British finances, so don’t be heartache!

  "I have extravagant hope! With Mr. MacLehose's qualifications, returning to London after retirement, he will definitely be awarded the title of "Lifetime Aristocrat" by the Queen, and it is very possible to enter the House of Lords by then!"

   "Let you auspicious words! By the way, Mr. Wu has invested heavily in the mainland. Isn't he worried that the mainland will affect the Tianshuiwei Industrial Park in the future?" MacLehose said.

  This sentence is obviously also a temptation. The governor does not leave his line in three sentences. He always wants to inquire about the relationship between Wu Guangyao and the mainland!

  Obviously, the British side definitely asks MacLehose to be vigilant about the mainland's every move at all times, and to provide intelligence for future negotiations!

  MacLehose went to the capital in the first half of this year (1979), mainly to discuss the issue of the transfer of Hong Kong’s sovereignty;

  You don’t need to think about it. The British side wants to continue to dream of a colony, but the mainland definitely refuses it.

"I don’t worry at all. Although the mainland is opening up, it will take more than ten years to develop. By then, the Tianshuiwei Industrial Park will be transformed again and become a high-tech industrial park! Besides, the area of ​​the Tianshuiwei Industrial Park is too small. Sooner or later, it will reach saturation, and then it will be able to transfer to the mainland!"

  Seeing Wu Guangyao directly and generously speaking about the close connection with the mainland, MacLehose felt a little uncomfortable. After all, these people are Chinese, and I am afraid they are also interested in the mainland.

  MacLehose smiled and said: "The UK welcomes Mr. Wu's investment too!"

  Wu Guangyao stretched out a palm and said: "I plan to invest in this number in the UK, I am afraid that the British government will not have enough projects for me!"

  MacLehose said: “If you want 500 million US dollars, it will be easy to find projects! Prime Minister Thatcher will open up many areas of investment when he comes to power.”

  Wu Guangyao smiled and shook his head, and said: "It's 5 billion US dollars!"

  MacLehose opened his mouth wide, and said incredibly: "5 billion US dollars? Mr. Wu would really invest so much?"

   Wu Guangyao said generously: “As long as there is a project, 5 billion US dollars is definitely no problem. Of course, this money flows to the UK through some channels. This Governor MacLehose may know something.”

  Wu Guangyao tried a little bit to see if these people had checked their own bottoms!

  Unexpectedly, MacLehose said generously: "I have heard about Mr. Wu and Ms. Kayla. It seems that the legends are true!"

   There is a rumor of a P. If these people did not deliberately investigate, how would they have known it!

  However, Wu Guangyao has long considered that he can handle seven women at the same time as a kind of pride!

  In previous lives, there are still many rich Hong Kong people with a few wives, but there is absolutely no Wu Guangyao who can conquer Chinese and foreign beauties;

  No, it seems that Macau’s old and original partner are foreigners;

  But in terms of quantity, Laohe can't match it!

  After chatting for a while, Wu Guangyao finally remembered that there is a very important thing about this visit to the Hong Kong government;

Therefore, Wu Guangyao said: "Mr. MacLehose, as Hong Kong’s economy rises sharply, Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport will be very busy. Through data investigation and analysis, my team came to a conclusion: In the 1980s, Hong Kong’s The aviation industry will completely explode. It is estimated that as many as 350 to 400 aircraft will take off and take off at Kai Tak Airport every day. By then, Kai Tak Airport will have only one runway extending to the sea, and it will operate according to the operating time period from 7 am to 9 pm , There will be close to 30 aircraft taking off and taking off every hour on average."

  Yes, Wu Guangyao intends to build Hong Kong’s new airport (Chek Lap Kok New Airport) ahead of schedule!

  Compared with data from previous lives, the overall economy of Hong Kong Island has increased by more than 25% at the same time due to the emergence of Wu Guangyao:

  In the original history, in 1979, the monthly salary of manufacturing workers was 1,500 Hong Kong dollars; in this life, the monthly salary of Hong Kong Island’s manufacturing industry has reached 2,000 Hong Kong dollars.

  In the original history, import and export trade in 1979 was 160 billion Hong Kong dollars; in this world, Hong Kong Island’s import and export trade is expected to exceed 200 billion Hong Kong dollars this year.

  Hong Kong is the home base of the Wu family. Wu Guangyao does not want to affect the impression of Hong Kong overseas due to airport problems in the 1980s and 1990s!

After hearing this, MacLehose thought for a while before saying: "Mr. Wu, you are not the first to offer this opinion, but it is the most convincing! But have you ever thought that once the new airport plan is passed, you will be affected by it? Some losses!"

  Wu Guangyao smiled, and MacLehose who smiles feels a little ashamed!

  Why MacLehose is ashamed, because in the past two years, someone has proposed to build a new airport at Chek Lap Kok;

  There is a small episode in the middle, that is, Taikoo Foreign Company is opposed to it;

  Of course, Swire Pacific may not be able to influence the views of the Hong Kong Government, but the Hong Kong Government does believe that the new airport is not imminent, and this plan has naturally not received attention.

  Speaking again, what opposition did Taikoo Yang act against?

  The reason is simple. Swire Pacific has many interests at Kai Tak Airport. They worry that once the new airport is established, these interests will no longer exist.

  British businessmen consider their own gains and losses without considering the development of Hong Kong, which makes MacLehose a little ashamed!

"Your Excellency, my opinion is different from that of some people. If it is beneficial to the development of Hong Kong, some petty profits are nothing! The new airport is related to the development of Hong Kong as a whole. I think we should seriously think about it. After all, Hong Kong The economic development of China is too fast, we have to take one step and think three steps."

  Air freight station, machine repair company, aviation food company, ground handling company, in the eyes of Swire Pacific, they are high-quality assets;

  These high-quality assets can bring a lot of profits to Swire Pacific every year, and they certainly refuse to give up!

  And these companies are not worth mentioning in Wu Guangyao's eyes, even if the air freight station is such a behemoth!

  Ten thousand steps back, if the new airport re-tenders these businesses, Hong Kong Island Airlines will be more advantageous than Swire Pacific!

  MacLehose, at this time, he fully recognized Wu Guangyao's statement in his heart, and he was willing to make his own contribution to the development of Hong Kong Island and the future!

  "Does Mr. Wu have any thoughts on the location and funding of the airport?"

"Chek Lap Kok is undoubtedly the best choice for the new airport. It is far away from the urban area and will not affect the lives of residents. There are also less people, which is conducive to land acquisition. As for funds, in addition to government finances, more are for social tenders. I believe that many capitals will be interested in the development rights near the airport!"

  MacLehose finally began to pay attention to Wu Guangyao's proposal, and agreed that Wu Guangyao would discuss the construction of the new airport as soon as possible on the social level!

  After leaving the Government House, Wu Guangyao came to Dongfang Building, and he planned to personally publish his remarks about the new airport in the newspaper.

  At this time, Wu Guangyao also ignored the original history. The mainland has joined the discussion of the new airport;

   Regardless of any factors, Wu Guangyao has made up his mind to push the new airport to start construction in the early 80 years!

  No way, Wu Guangyao’s base camp is in Hong Kong, so it is impossible to leave his destiny to others;

  Once Kai Tak Airport is overwhelmed, it will affect many industries under Wu Guangyao!

  Because of Wu Guangyao’s analysis and appeal, the issue of the new airport has aroused heated discussions in Hong Kong!

After hearing Wu Guangyao's remarks, Shi Yueke of Swire Pacific became nervous immediately;

  It’s very simple. If a new airport is established, then this piece of cake will be shared by more people;

  The original cake can only be shared by Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong Island Airlines.

  Also, the mainland has become more open now, so Swire Pacific may be at a disadvantage in the future distribution of the benefits of the new airport!

  "The Chinese are becoming more and more intensified, and British companies are at a disadvantage!" Shiyoke couldn't help sighing.

  In the past few years, many British companies have been acquired by Chinese companies, which is in sharp contrast to the 1950s and 1960s!

  In September 1979, the people of Hong Kong Island were feasting their eyes;

  Because TVB, Jiayi TV, and Li's TV are all conducting beauty pageants:

  TVB still held the ‘Miss Hong Kong’ contest, Jiayi TV held the ‘Miss Asia’ contest, and Li’s TV station was delighted by the hunt and brought out a signature dish—Miss Beach pageant!

  The three beauty pageants have mixed praises and criticisms. The most unlucky is Li's TV station, which was used by the media to make harsh words;

  It turned out that some young and beautiful women were embarrassed to sign up because of too much exposure on the beach beauty pageant;

  The final result is that the overall beauty of Miss Beach is not as good as the other two.

  It is conceivable that Li’s TV station will never conduct a beauty pageant next year;

  Those people in the media are too acrimonious, cursing people without swearing!

  As for the beauty pageant between Jiayi TV and TVB, the winners and losers are not shown for the time being, but with this shareholder style, Jiayi has increased the ratings a lot!

  At this time, the beauty pageant on Hong Kong Island has become popular and tempting!

  It turns out that many beauties know that in addition to the huge prize money in beauty contests;

  More importantly: you can enter the showbiz circle to become a star, or you can use the beauty pageant to increase your popularity and marry a Kuo Shao!

  Beauty is a commodity, and it has been fully confirmed in the Hong Kong beauty pageant!

  In October, Wu Guangyao decided to merge Wharf Group and Cheung Kong Real Estate, and then split into two companies-Wharf Group and Wharf Real Estate.

  The Wharf Group is mainly responsible for Hong Kong's real estate development, logistics business (including Star Ferry, Hong Kong Tram), and future investment and development of properties and hotel management in the Mainland.

Wharf Real Estate is responsible for Hong Kong's investment properties and owns more than 20 Grade A office buildings including Harbour City, Times Square (under preparation), Hollywood Plaza (under preparation), Universal Building, Cheung Kong Building, Lane Crawford Building, etc. !

  After such a merger and then splitting, all the properties owned by the Wu family will be concentrated in Wharf, which is convenient for rent collection and management!

  Simply put, it means that the rent-collecting property belongs to Wharf Real Estate, and the property development and investment business belong to the Wharf Group.

  Wharf Real Estate will never be listed, because once listed, the market value is absolutely lower than its own assets;

  If Wu Guangyao is now valued, the absolute market value of Wharf Real Estate will be more than 50 billion Hong Kong dollars;

   But if it is listed, the market value will probably be less than 20 billion Hong Kong dollars!

  The important thing is that the market value of the entire Hong Kong stock market is only about 100 billion Hong Kong dollars, how can it accommodate this behemoth!

  Now the market value of Cheung Kong Holdings has reached 9 billion Hong Kong dollars, accounting for 9% of the total market value of Hong Kong!

  This is also the reason why Wu Guangyao is determined not to list other companies. These companies have huge assets and are not short of money;

  If it is listed, wouldn’t it be a wedding dress for others!

  (End of this chapter)