Reborn in Hong Kong as a Tycoon

Chapter 636 Hutchison Management's London Trip ([-])
After finishing the call with Wei Li, Lin Baicheng left the study.

"Miss He is here?"

Coming downstairs, Lin Baicheng saw He Chaoqiong who was chatting with Lin's mother Zhao Huilan.

"Mr. Lin."

He Chaoqiong stood up to say hello.

"You're welcome, Miss He."

Smiling, Lin Baicheng said to Lin's mother, "Mom, where's my little sister?"

Mother Lin replied: "She went to tidy up the room and said she would come down soon."

Lin Baicheng listened and said: "It should be cleaned up earlier, there is no reason for Miss He to wait for her."

He Chaoqiong immediately said: "It's okay, it's still early."

While talking, Lin Qin came down with a handbag, but the female bodyguards behind her were carrying a large suitcase in both hands.

Mother Lin warned: "Girl, when you arrive in Los Angeles, remember to report to your family as soon as possible."

Lin Qin replied: "Don't worry, Mom, I know."

Mother Lin went on to say: "It's the same sentence. Foreign countries are no better than domestic ones. Remember not to cause trouble, but don't wrong yourself. Your brother is a capable person now." The youngest daughter was out alone, and she was somewhat worried. of.

Father Lin next to him also said aloud: "Your mother is right, you have to take care of yourself when you are alone."

"Ok!"

Lin Qin nodded heavily, knowing that her parents cared about her.

Seeing this, Lin Baicheng said: "Mom and Dad, don't worry, Xiaoqin will be fine. She is usually escorted to and from school by bodyguards, so there is nothing to worry about in school. Besides, this time she is alone outside. It won't be long before my sister gets married, she will be back, deducting the time of coming back early and taking the plane, there will only be ten days in between."

"That's different. How dangerous it is for a girl to be outside."

Even though Lin Baicheng said this, Lin's mother was still worried about Lin Qin.

"Mom, you really don't have to worry. I've been there for about half a year, and it's not the first time I've been to Los Angeles." Seeing this, Lin Qin comforted his parents.

Because of Lin Shufang's upcoming marriage, Lin's father and Lin's mother did not accompany Lin Qin to Los Angeles this time, and Lin Baicheng did not go to Los Angeles during this time, so Lin Qin was there alone, Lin's father and Lin's mother I'm somewhat worried, and this is still under the condition that Lin Baicheng has made proper arrangements.

If it is a middle-class family, there is no bodyguard, and the place to live is rented, then the two elders will only be more worried.

After the meeting, Lin Baicheng personally sent Lin Qin and He Chaoqiong to the airport in his extended Lincoln.

At the airport, Lin Baicheng and Lin Qin.He Chaoqiong boarded the private jet together.

"Really luxurious!"

After visiting the interior of the private jet, He Chaoqiong couldn't help feeling emotional in his heart.Although she is one of the young ladies of the He family, it is the first time for her to see such a luxurious private jet, or it should be said that it is the first time for her to visit a private jet. The He family does not have such a big toy.

In this day and age, there are still relatively few private jets, let alone luxury private jets that cost nearly $5000 million to buy.Almost [-] million Hong Kong dollars, which is not a small amount for the He family, and the He family will definitely not spend so much money to buy a private jet.

Lin Baicheng said to the two women: "Xiaoqin, Miss He, you just wait here for the plane to take off, and I'll leave first."

"Brother, go get busy." Lin Qin replied.

"Goodbye, Mr. Lin."

He Chaoqiong waved goodbye to Lin Baicheng.

After getting off the private plane, Lin Baicheng left the airport directly to find Momoe Yamaguchi and Seiko Matsuda who had not left Xiangjiang.

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London, Saturday.

In the morning, Wendana Thompson and Thyssen White came to the hotel together to find Wei Li and others.

After saying hello to each other, Thyssen White said politely: "Mr. Wei Li, how did you rest yesterday?"

Wei Li smiled and said, "Very well, I'm full of energy now."

"That's good. If there is a place where the hospitality is not good, don't be polite, and you must tell us."

Thyssen White was very happy when he heard the words, and continued: "It's still early, how about I take everyone to visit Buckingham Palace first?"

"Okay, then trouble Mr. White and Mr. Thompson."

Wei Li did not refuse, he is British, yes, and he has been to Buckingham Palace, but there are Chinese in the team, and a few British who even came to London for the first time.Not every British person has been to London, and even if they have been, they may not have the time or money to visit the famous attractions.

Thyssen White said immediately: "It is our task to entertain Taipan and his party."

Afterwards, the group left the hotel and went to Buckingham Palace under the leadership of Thyssen White.

Buckingham Palace is naturally the place where the Queen of England lives, but the Queen of England no longer has much power. Buckingham Palace was even bombarded during World War II, and some buildings were destroyed. The Queen's Gallery, which is now open to the public, was built on the basis of the old site.

Time passed slowly during the visit of a group of people.

Although the distance between Buckingham Palace and Downing Street is not very far, and walking for about one kilometer is enough, Wei Li and his group arrived at No. 10 Downing Street half an hour earlier and waited here first.

It's just that only Wei Li dined with the Prime Minister, and the others were received by Thyssen White and Wendana Thompson.

At 11:30 in a blink of an eye, Wendana Thompson took Wiley to meet Prime Minister Mrs Thatcher.

"It's an honor to meet you, Prime Minister!"

As an Englishman, as a professional manager, it is an honor for Wei Li to meet with No.1 of the national rights.

"Welcome to London, Mr. Winley."

Mrs Thatcher had a professional smile on her face.

This time, Hutchison Whampoa came to London to invest here. She led the investment, because it was related to the measures she implemented after she was elected, so she was very concerned about it, and even took the time to meet with Wei Li, who was only a professional manager.

After Mrs. Thatcher was elected prime minister, the four measures implemented were summed up: privatization of state-owned enterprises, control of currency, reduction of welfare expenditures, and crackdown on trade union power.

Among them, the privatization of state-owned enterprises is to sell the state-owned enterprises controlled by the British government to private individuals, so that private capital can develop the enterprises well and improve the poor management of state-owned enterprises.The deeper purpose is to make companies make money, let workers have stable jobs, reduce the unemployment rate, and let people have more money in their pockets, thereby stimulating the economy.

However, there is a problem here.Some companies are profitable and are high-quality assets; some companies are losing money every year, which is nothing more than a problem of losing less and losing more.

Mrs. Thatcher was only elected prime minister in May last year, and the privatization of state-owned enterprises has just begun, so of course it is impossible to privatize all high-quality assets at once. Even if the government is short of money, non-performing assets must be privatized. .

However, the purpose of privatization of state-owned enterprises is to allow workers to have stable jobs, and capitalists will never run a loss-making enterprise. Once capitalists take over, it is entirely possible for capitalists to reduce expenses through layoffs. The purpose of transformation is not matched.

Therefore, whenever a privatized company is privatized, the government will sign an agreement with the capitalist who takes over, requiring the capitalist to guarantee the number of employees in the company after taking over, and not let the company go bankrupt.

But in this way, not all enterprises have capitalists willing to take over, after all, no one is willing to do business that loses money.

Among the state-owned enterprises that lose money every year, it is not without high-quality assets. These enterprises are nothing more than poor management or lack of capital injection. Therefore, there is no shortage of capitalists to take over such enterprises.

After all, there are fewer companies with high-quality assets, and more non-performing assets with serious losses. Many of them have technology or equipment that cannot keep up with the market, or the products they produce cannot find a market for sales, so the companies suffer serious losses.

If the enterprises with non-performing assets are not taken over, then Mrs Thatcher's privatization policy of state-owned enterprises will not be considered a success, and it can even be said to be a failure, because the government will sell all the high-quality assets, leaving only non-performing assets, which will only increase government burden.

Under such circumstances, the government with Mrs Thatcher at its core must find buyers for those non-performing assets, so as to improve the situation and allow the privatization of state-owned enterprises to proceed smoothly.

Hutchison Whampoa has made huge returns on its investments many times, and the last time it made a profit of as much as 15 billion U.S. dollars. London is not blind, so how could it not know about this.

After Mrs. Thatcher asked people to investigate Hutchison Whampoa, Lin Baicheng and Hutchison Whampoa came into her sight. She wanted to get alms from Lin Baicheng or Hutchison Whampoa and privatize several non-performing assets companies.

As for how much money you can get, of course, the more the better.

Of course, Mrs. Thatcher still hopes that Lin Baicheng can develop the company well after taking over, so the support that should be given will still be given, and it is not simply to cheat Lin Baicheng of money.After all, only if the capitalist who takes over develops the enterprise well and can make money can it play a role model and allow more capitalists to take over other enterprises.

The most important thing is to let the privatization policy of state-owned enterprises continue to be implemented.

Let Hutchison Whampoa or Lin Baicheng himself lose money in England, what good does it do for Mrs Thatcher herself?As a prime minister, she has no time and will not do this.

Because it was a business meeting, although this lunch was not to the extent of entertaining state guests, it was not bad, and it was very rich.

Of course, if you switch to private dining, that's another story.The prime minister will never waste taxpayers' money, at least on the surface.

After chatting for a while.

"Does Hutchison have any investment plans?"

Mrs. Thatcher got straight to the point, and didn't ask Hutchison Whampoa if it wanted to invest. This is a confirmed matter.

Wei Li said: "Boss Lin intends to let Hutchison Huang enter the automobile manufacturing industry, hoping to get the support of the Prime Minister."

"Car manufacturer?"

The current situation of the domestic auto market immediately appeared in Mrs. Thatcher's mind. Most of the middle and low-end auto market is occupied by Japanese cars, that is to say, the high-end market is still reserved for domestic brands. If there is capital to enter this industry to change this situation, then Not bad.

As for the issue of Lin Baicheng, the boss of Hutchison Whampoa, being Chinese, Mrs. Thatcher didn't care at all. As long as the car company and manufacturing base are in England, it doesn't matter whether the boss is British or not.

The most important thing is that after the car companies are up and running, they will recruit workers and increase the employment rate. This is the most important thing.

"Our country's automobile manufacturing technology has always been at the forefront of the world, and Rolls-Royce is a world-renowned brand. If Hutchison Whampoa enters this industry, as long as it is willing to invest, it will definitely make a difference."

"The Prime Minister said so."

Naturally, Wei Li would not refute, he said: "Hutchison has no foundation in the auto industry, everything has to start from scratch, so Mr. Lin decided to directly acquire existing car companies, which can save the company a lot of time."

Mrs. Thatcher asked: "This is a good choice, do you have a goal?"

Wei Li didn't give a shit, and said directly: "We want to buy Bentley Motors under Rolls-Royce, and buy Bentley's brand, technology patents, production lines and everything else."

"Bentley?"

Rolls-Royce is the largest car company in England, the biggest car brand, and the pearl of England. Therefore, if Wayley said he wanted to buy Rolls-Royce, Mrs. Thatcher would naturally reject it immediately. There is no sale at present. The possibility for foreign companies.

However, if the sale is a Bentley, although it is a bit embarrassing, it is not impossible, it just depends on whether it is worth it.

"Bentley is an important part of Rolls-Royce. It is not so easy to acquire it. Moreover, there is one thing you don't know. There are already companies that want to acquire Rolls-Royce."

"Prime Minister, can you tell me which company it is?"

Wei Li asked a little nervously, Hutchison Whampoa's first target is Bentley, and it will only buy other car brand technology if it can't be bought, but I didn't expect that someone is already eyeing Rolls-Royce.

"There's nothing you can't say, it's the defense company Vickers."

Vickers is a military-industrial enterprise and has its eye on the most important engine technology of Rolls-Royce. However, after acquiring Rolls-Royce, it will definitely let Rolls-Royce continue to produce cars.

Wei Li knew that Vickers was a military enterprise, so he said: "Prime Minister, Vickers must be interested in Rolls-Royce's aero-engine technology, and what Hutchison Whampoa needs is Bentley's car-making technology. Conflict, I wonder if the Prime Minister can help broker this acquisition?"

"After Hutchison Whampoa acquired Bentley, do you have any plans?"

Mrs. Thatcher is of course capable of helping, but again, whether it is worth it is very important.

"If the acquisition of Bentley is successful, the company will invest a lot of money in technology research and development. The car manufacturing plant will depend on the size of the existing factory, but the company will definitely have a new car plan."

Wei Li could only give a rough outline. After all, he didn't know much about Bentley now, so he couldn't offer more specific conditions.

Mrs. Thatcher listened and said: "Well, I will arrange someone to assist you to visit Rolls-Royce and conduct research on Bentley. The specific situation will be discussed after the investigation is completed."

"Thank you Prime Minister for your support!"

Wei Li was overjoyed when he heard the words, and if he wasn't rejected immediately, it meant he had a chance.

"Bentley is a high-quality asset. If Hutchison Whampoa acquires Bentley, it will have to pay a corresponding price." Mrs. Thatcher pointed out.

"this is necessary."

Wei Li didn't think so much now, thinking that the price was a higher premium.

That's the end of this meeting. After lunch, Wei Li and the others took their leave and left.

(End of this chapter)