People in Hong Kong create super chaebols

"I heard that Mr. Li Ka-shing came to Singapore to visit you last month and personally invited you to join Cheung Kong Holdings?" Su Cheng asked knowingly.

Originally, Su Cheng did not plan to talk about this matter. After all, this was clearly telling Melis that Su Cheng was investigating him!
But he suddenly wanted to see what Melis thought of Li Ka-shing, so he asked.

"Mr. Su also knows this?" Melis was a little surprised.

Although this matter was not kept secret and was even reported to his boss, it was something that happened in Singapore after all, and Su Cheng was from Xiangjiang. He actually knew about this matter. It was obvious that Su Cheng investigated it. He, otherwise, would not have known.

In the bottom of his heart, Melis's respect for Su Cheng couldn't help but diminish. If he wasn't careful, it could easily cause a gap between the two.

This is also human nature. Anyone who is secretly investigated will feel very unhappy when they find out.

Su Cheng naturally thought about it before speaking out about it. The reason why he spoke out was that he was not afraid that Melis would have any objections to him.

"Mr. Mellis, you should be able to guess some of the reasons why I came to see you. We have a Chinese proverb that says everything will be done in advance. Failure to do so will lead to failure. This sentence means that no matter what you do, you must do it in advance. If you are prepared, you will succeed, otherwise you will fail.

Mr. Melis is a talented person, I respect you very much, and the reason why I investigate you is out of necessity.

The reason why I know that you met Mr. Li Ka-shing is because I made a special investigation on you before coming to Singapore. This is also to ensure that the matter can be completed more confidently. If Mr. Melis has any dissatisfaction in his heart, I am here. Let me first say sorry to you. "

Su Cheng directly and frankly stated that he had investigated Melis in advance.

This made Maris no longer feel any blame.

After all, Su Cheng made it very clear that in order to achieve the goal, it is normal to conduct some investigation in advance!

Just like when he serves as the president of a multinational company, when the company is engaged in a business war with other companies, or when the company intends to acquire a certain company, it must investigate the other party's situation in advance, so that it can be more confident in defeating the opponent or taking advantage of the situation. The opponent takes it.

And Su Cheng told him about his investigation so openly and aboveboard, which was considered to be a great honor to him.

When he thought of this, Melis no longer struggled with this issue.

"It's okay, let's just investigate. I don't have anything shameful to do. Mr. Su can speak out about his investigation of me openly. If I have any dissatisfaction, it will appear that I am stingy." Mailis drank a glass of Su Cheng poured him some black tea and said magnanimously.

"I wonder what Mr. Melis thought of Mr. Li Ka-shing after meeting him?" Su Cheng changed the subject and became curious.

At the same time, he poured a cup of tea for Melis himself. And Melis also tapped the table with his index finger and middle finger together in a decent manner. It can be seen that although Melis is an Englishman, he may be influenced by Singapore's rich Chinese culture because he works in Singapore. influence, and have a deep understanding of Chinese culture.

In traditional Chinese tea table etiquette, holding hands when pouring tea is to express gratitude and respect when the host pours tea for the guests. Depending on the identity of the tea pourer, such as elder, commoner, junior or junior, the guests will have different gestures. Knock on the table to say thank you.

For example, when an elder pours tea for himself, he usually taps the table three times with his five fingers together to show respect and gratitude to the elder; Much taller than Mai Lisi, but there is no interest relationship between the two, so they are naturally equal. Mai Lisi is very correct to tap the table with his index finger and middle finger together; and when the senior pours himself tea, he can use his index finger or Tap the table with your middle finger to show appreciation and respect for the younger generation.

"As we all know, Mr. Li's Cheung Kong Holdings is a partner of our Haw Par Company. We have several cooperation projects in the real estate development area of ​​Singapore. These are not secrets. Because of this, my relationship with him can be regarded as We are ordinary friends who we can talk to. We have talked about business matters many times. I am actually not very willing to talk about privately evaluating others. After all, it is disrespectful to others.

But Mr. Su wants to know, I can simply summarize my opinion of Mr. Li as a person. He has excellent qualities such as perseverance, integrity, diligence, simplicity, calmness, humility, etc., and he has the advantage of being far-sighted in the business world. , is an entrepreneur worthy of my admiration, and I am also very optimistic about Mr. Li's future. He currently lacks a chance to take off, that is, an opportunity. Once the opportunity arises, he will take off directly, and his achievements will be greater than what he has achieved today. Many times higher. "Merlis thought for a moment before saying.

Melis's vision of people is indeed very high. Su Cheng even agreed with his words in his heart. In the world of Su City's previous life, Li Chaoren seized the opportunity of annexing Hutchison Whampoa and allowed him to develop rapidly. , and finally became the richest Chinese in the world for 15 consecutive years.

But now, not only Hutchison Whampoa, but also Li Ka-shing's many opportunities have been cut off by Suzhou City in advance.

For example, Wharf and Hong Kong Electric Group.

Just like Wharf, if Su Cheng had not intervened in Wharf's affairs, Li Ka-shing would not have obtained Wharf in the end. Not only would Li Chaoren owe a big favor, but it would also be equivalent to Huifeng Bank owing a favor. As a favor, after Su Cheng intervened, these opportunities for Li Ka-shing disappeared.

Having lost these opportunities that were enough for him to take off, Su Cheng doesn't know whether Li Chaoren can still explore more opportunities, but Su Cheng also knows that it is not at all difficult for a person like Li Chaoren to seize the opportunity again one day. strangeness.

"Since you are so optimistic about Mr. Li's future, why would you refuse when he invited you to join his Yangtze River Industrial Group?" Su Cheng continued to ask with a smile.

"It's very simple. This happened so suddenly that I had never considered it before. It is undeniable that Cheung Kong Group is stronger than Haw Par Company. If I go to Cheung Kong Group, I will indeed go to a higher place. Mr. Li's sincerity is also true. He promised that if I switch to Cheung Kong Holdings, not only will I be the president of Cheung Kong Holdings, but the salary will also be much higher than that of being the president of Haw Par Company.

But I was not prepared at all for changing jobs, and I didn’t have time to carefully consider whether there would be any risks to my future career development if I changed jobs to Cheung Kong Industrial Group, so I refused directly, and the boss of Haw Par Company I have appreciation and trust in me, so I can't just change jobs. "Merris said truthfully.

It is human nature for people to go to higher places and water to flow to lower places. But Melis was able to withstand the temptation in the first place, which can indeed be regarded as a strong heart.

In his previous life, if Su Cheng encountered a job with better treatment in the workplace, he would definitely change jobs without hesitation. Maybe everyone's pursuits are different.

Of course, Su Cheng also knew that without his intervention, Melis would eventually be persuaded by Li Ka-shing. (End of chapter)