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Chapter 214 [Investment can also be cooperation]

Li Wendi certainly felt bad about spending 230 million yuan on charity, but the most important thing at this moment was to swallow up the Jiawen Jewelry Company, otherwise the 230 million yuan would really be wasted.

At the charity event, most of the items put up for auction by HSBC were "disposable items". It was unlikely for HSBC to come up with so many high-quality items. However, HSBC is just a bank. For example, the shares of Hutchison Whampoa in the previous life needed to be sold to Li Jiacheng to maximize profits. Therefore, whether these things are useful or not cannot be viewed from the perspective of HSBC.

Until now, Li Wendi still believes in his own vision and believes that there is still profit to be made in the business of Jiawen Jewelry Company.

As for how to act, the information collected by Zhang Wentao's investigation is needed to assist in making judgments.

Huang Lixin's apartment

Li Wendi looked at the two women in front of him with great interest, his expression revealing primitive human emotions.

He didn't expect that Huang Lixin really brought Zhao Yazhi, a woman who loved money, to him. No, it should be said that Zhao Yazhi came to him on her own initiative. After all, Zhao Yazhi was quite scheming and more practical than Huang Lixin.

"Congratulations to Miss Zhao for winning the fourth place in the first Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant!" Li Wendi said with a faint smile on her face.

In her previous life, this woman had cheated on rich men many times, but she knew how to judge the situation and always adhered to the principle of "making money". She also knew that those rich men just liked her beauty and it would not last long, so it can be said that they each got what they wanted.

Huang Lixin's qualifications were much worse and she ranked 18th. Seeing that Li Wendi's eyes were all on Zhao Yazhi, she felt a little dissatisfied, but she was tactful enough not to show it and kept a polite smile on her face.

"Thank you Mr. Li for the compliment!" Zhao Yazhi said shyly. She is only a 20-year-old girl with limited life experience. Moreover, the temperament emanating from Li Wendi makes her a little afraid.

Li Wendi chatted with the two for a few words, and then began to get to the point. "I think Li Xin has made some things clear to you. I will give you 3 yuan a month for living expenses. If you need a job, I can also arrange it. You can live with Li Xin for the time being, and I will change you after a while."

Zhao Yazhi was too shy to look at Li Wendi, but just nodded subconsciously. She liked money, but her girlish modesty had not faded.

"Do you want to change the villa for us?" Huang Lixin hurried to make her presence felt, otherwise the sponsor's attention would all be on Zhao Yazhi.

Li Wendi smiled and said, "It's not impossible, it depends on your performance."

"Hmph! Then we want to live in a villa in the mid-mountain area." Huang Lixin continued to test Li Wendi's bottom line.

The Mid-Levels is an old wealthy area. It used to be inhabited by foreigners, but now there are many wealthy Chinese living there.

Because it is located in Central and not far from the business district, the price of the villa will not drop too much even during the economic crisis. After all, it is a symbol of status and even the wealthy who can afford it will not sell it.

"Villas in the Mid-Levels are too popular, so there may not be suitable ones available. However, I can let you live in an apartment in Central that is over 1500 feet in size." Li Wendi politely declined, but gave a lower-level suggestion.

Zhao Yazhi's eyes widened. That was Central, and many rich people lived there. Li Wendi actually made the decision with just one sentence. Did this man really have two listed companies?

Huang Lixin was not very happy, but she still sat on Li Wendi's lap and said coquettishly, "I want to live in a villa. I don't want to go out to work. It's too hard."

Li Wendi turned his head and took a few breaths from Huang Lixin's neck. He grabbed the little bear with one hand and said comfortably, "I'll find some business for you guys, okay?"

"What business?" Huang Lixin's eyes flashed and her tone was a little anxious.

"I haven't thought about it yet. The economy is bad now, and it's not easy to find a good business." Li Wendi began to touch her all over, which made Zhao Yazhi's lips dry and her face flushed.

Li Wendi looked at Zhao Yazhi again, let go of Huang Lixin, sat next to Zhao Yazhi, and said with a smile, "Miss Zhao, you haven't answered my question yet? Do you agree or not?"

Zhao Yazhi was stunned for a moment, thinking she had misheard. She nodded to Li Wendi and groaned "Hmm!" Li Wendi was a little excited. This was the beautiful woman that he had longed for but could not reach in his previous life. So he hugged Zhao Yazhi with both hands and walked towards the bedroom. He did not forget to turn around and say to Huang Lixin, "What? Can't you come over?"

Before Huang Lixin could answer, Li Wendi had already entered the room. Huang Lixin was a little angry, but considering the competition for favor, she hurriedly followed. She couldn't lose to Zhao Yazhi so quickly. (3,000 words omitted here)
The next morning, Li Wendi went to work refreshed and energetic, and it was hard to tell how tired she was the night before.

Zhang Wentao sat opposite Li Wendi, looking a little serious, as if he had encountered difficulties again.

"Lisheng Cinema Line has decided to cooperate with Golden Harvest Entertainment. All its theaters will be operated by Golden Harvest Entertainment. The cooperation has been strengthened and they are preparing to combine funds to acquire theater properties," Zhang Wentao reported.

"It seems that Lisheng Cinemas has been suppressed by Shaw Brothers a lot, otherwise it would not have easily cooperated with Golden Harvest Entertainment." Li Wendi sighed. Shaw Brothers, who have dominated the film industry for many years, definitely do not want to repeat the mistakes of Dianmao Company, even if it was Shaw Brothers who defeated Dianmao Company.

Before Run Run Shaw came to Hong Kong, Dianmao Film Studio was the most powerful film company in Hong Kong. Run Run Shaw's second brother, Shaw Tsun-jen, was suppressed by Dianmao Film Studio's boss, Luk Yun-to, and was so discouraged that he could not recover.

But Run Run Shaw was not afraid. He thought that only by defeating Luk Yun-to would he have a place in Hong Kong. So he began to build a studio and purchased scripts at high prices. After several years of fighting, he finally sat on the throne today.

How could Run Run Shaw not know what Chow Man-wah and Ho Kuan-chang were thinking, so he spared no expense to defeat Golden Harvest Entertainment. Unfortunately, Shaw Brothers Film Company already had many theaters under its umbrella, and further acquisitions would undoubtedly be a waste of money, which would give R&F Cinemas and Golden Harvest Entertainment a chance to breathe. Moreover, Run Run Shaw believed that as long as Shaw Brothers Film Company maintained this momentum, Golden Harvest Entertainment would never defeat him.

In Li Wendi's view, defeating Golden Harvest Entertainment and Lisheng Cinema Line is just a waste of effort. His goal is not to dominate the Hong Kong cinema chain, but to maximize the benefits of assets. Without theater investment, he can turn it into land investment, commercial building office investment, etc.
Soon, Li Wendi remembered a saying: 'If you can't beat him, join him'.

So the idea of ​​cooperating with Golden Harvest Entertainment and Lisheng Cinemas popped into his head, and he could also save a lot of energy.

"Go and test the attitude of Golden Harvest Entertainment Company to see if we can join them." Li Wendi made the decision immediately.

Zhang Wentao was a little surprised. His boss had always been overbearing. Why would he suddenly want to cooperate? Moreover, the proportion of this kind of cooperation would not be too high. 30% was already pretty good.

"If we join them, we will lose control and only get the profits. Do you want to reconsider it?" Zhang Wentao persuaded.

Li Wendi shook his head. "This is an investment. We are a real estate company and have no plans to enter the film industry for the time being. Let Golden Harvest Entertainment handle these things, which can save us a lot of effort."

After hearing this, although Zhang Wentao still had some concerns, he thought that what his boss said made sense, and the funds involved would be greatly reduced, so he could gain control and good profits from other investment projects.

The matter had been decided, so Li Wendi stopped talking to Zhang Wentao about this topic. "How is the investigation of Jiawen Jewelry Company going?"

"There has been no progress yet, but I found out that Lu Jiagui is very worried that the stocks he holds will continue to depreciate, and now he seems to be in a hurry to sell them."

Li Wendi pondered over it. The stock issue was not difficult to resolve, but was this Lu Jiagui's Achilles' heel? If not, the meeting would only alert the enemy.

"Keep investigating. Please help me arrange a meeting with other shareholders of Jiawen Jewelry Company." Li Wendi decided to take another approach.

"Okay!" Zhang Wentao naturally knew the purpose of his boss's move. It seemed that Jiawen Jewelry Company could not escape.

However, Zhang Wentao really wants Changxin Real Estate Company to swallow it up so that the company can be strengthened and he can have a higher status in the business world. He also knows that his boss is unlikely to agree because such a company is most suitable to be a private enterprise.

Li Wendi knew that once he met with the shareholders of Jiawen Jewelry Company, Lu Jiagui would definitely receive the news, but he no longer wanted to care about it.

Because he believed that the stock market would deal a heavy blow to Lu Jiagui, and then it would not be Lu Jiagui's turn to decide whether to give up or not.

(End of this chapter)