Through the wealth life

Chapter 184 Visiting Thatcher

After visiting various departments of Bentley Motors, Li Guangyu did not stay in Crewe for a long time, but rushed back to London. At nine o'clock tomorrow morning, he will go to the Prime Minister's Palace to pay a visit to Mrs. Thatcher.

The reason why Li Guangyu rushed back to London instead of going to Jaguar's headquarters was because the shares of Jaguar are now in the hands of the British government. If Li Guangyu wants to buy Jaguar, he has to negotiate with the British government.

Li Guangyu does not know how to evaluate the founder of Jaguar, Mr. William Lyons, who led Jaguar to dominate the British auto industry in the 60s and built a powerful auto empire.

When he retired in '72, William Lyons made the astonishing decision to hand over Jaguar to the British government.The families in the East couldn't imagine this, at least Li Guangyu couldn't do such a thing.

The reason why Li Guangyu now sees the hope of acquiring Jaguar is because this well-developed company is in the hands of the British government, otherwise he would have no hope of a successful acquisition.

With the large-scale nationalization of many industries in England in 45 years, this method has caused the British economy to decline.This year, the inflation rate in England has exceeded 20%, but now many citizens demand the government to carry out reforms.One of the policies of Mrs. Thatcher today is the privatization of state-owned industries. This is Li Guangyu's opportunity.

And Mrs. Thatcher in London is also looking forward to Li Guangyu's arrival. She is very interested in this man who has written a wealth myth in Xiangjiang in less than three years. The current British economy is not good. , He also hopes that more groups will invest in England to drive the economic development of England.

At the same time, Mrs. Thatcher also wanted to hear Li Guangyu's suggestions on the current economic development in England. After all, this young man in Hong Kong has an outstanding vision for the development of his own business, and Xianxian has his own unique insights into the world economy.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Li Guangyu came to Mrs. Thatcher's office and said to her, "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, thank you for taking the time to accept my visit."

Mrs. Thatcher said: "Mr. Li, as a young hero of Xiangjiang and the richest man in Xiangjiang, of course I have time to meet with you, and I also want to hear the voices of the citizens of Xiangjiang, and Mr. Li is very happy. Representative."

After some politeness, Mrs. Thatcher said: "Mr. Li, you should have come here for Jaguar Motors this time, right? Ms. Du Yuemei from your group has contacted Jaguar Motors to discuss the acquisition issue. My government is also accepting It's time to report."

Li Guangyu said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, now our Lee Group wants to enter the automobile industry, and England has always been the birthplace of luxury car brands. This time we also hope to set sail in England and develop the automobile group. We also hope that the Prime Minister Your Excellency will consider it."

Mrs. Thatcher already knew that Li Guangyu had successfully acquired the Bentley Motor Company, and now she was going to discuss with her about the acquisition of the Jaguar Motor Company.He is really an ambitious young man who just entered the auto industry and wants to become the overlord.

Mrs. Thatcher did not reply to Li Guangyu's acquisition of Jaguar for the time being, but asked Li Guangyu: "Mr. Li, our British economy is currently in a state of decline. You can get such a deal in just two or three years. You must have your own unique views on economic development, can you talk about your views?"

How could Li Guangyu know about these specific problems, besides, Yinglun is so big, he doesn't know the problems involved, saying something inappropriate will only increase the jokes.

Li Guangyu said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, it is entirely due to luck that I am able to achieve such results. Coupled with the outstanding capabilities of the senior management of the group, our group can maintain this kind of development. I am so young and my level is really limited. How can I be in front of you?" Where is the class with an axe?"

Mrs. Thatcher said with a smile: "Mr. Li, you are so humble. If this is all luck, then God favors you too much. Your current family business spans multiple industries and has achieved great success in each industry. Good result, it's not just luck."

Li Guangyu said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, I am not too clear about the specific issues in England. From the perspective of our businessmen, if the regional economy wants to develop, we must not only go out, but also bring in. In this way, the economy to be alive."

Mrs. Thatcher became interested in this and said to Li Guangyu: "Mr. Li, can you be more specific?"

In order to successfully acquire Jaguar, Li Guangyu can only speak out some ideas of later generations. As for the development at that time, it is not Li Guangyu's concern.

Li Guangyu said: "Nowadays, many companies in England are very conservative. Knowing that the cost in England is high, they are still unwilling to transfer the company's production to other Commonwealth regions. If they do not go global, the cost will not be reduced. product competition."

"As for the introduction of foreign capital, it can upgrade local industries, stimulate local economic development, and also increase local jobs."

After hearing what Li Guangyu said, Thatcher felt that there was some truth to it, and they had also considered it.However, she still felt that Li Guangyu was carrying private goods, and his purpose was to successfully acquire Jaguar Motor Company.

Mrs. Thatcher said: "Mr. Li, now that you have acquired the Bentley Motor Company, what plan do you have for the future development of Bentley?"

Li Guangyu said: "I plan to use Bentley as a top brand, mainly for families and top people, as well as government upper class and VIP cars."

After hearing this, Mrs. Thatcher said: "Since you already own the Bentley brand, why are you still interested in Jaguar? You must know that Jaguar is also a luxury brand, and it has some competition with Bentley in this regard."

Li Guangyu also knows that Jaguar is also synonymous with nobility today. The reason why Jaguar in later generations lags behind Rolls-Royce and Bentley in fame is mainly because they were ruined by the British government and Ford, making them unable to compete with Rolls-Royce and Bentley. Bentley Scramble.

Li Guangyu said: "We plan to build Jaguar into a business vehicle suitable for the group's executives, and to win the young people's market in terms of sports cars. Bentley cannot compare with Jaguar in many aspects."

Mrs. Thatcher said: "Mr. Li, what you mean is that Bentley will occupy the position of the top brand in the future, and Jaguar you plan to use to develop the market for elites and family children, forming a dislocation development."

Li Guangyu said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, our group has planned this way for the time being, which is also beneficial to the layout of our automobile group."

(End of this chapter)