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"A middleman? That's indeed a good idea. Who should we find?" Su Cheng countered.

"This person should ideally be a foreigner as well. Moreover, their status shouldn't be too low; otherwise, we won't be able to invite them," Zhang Qizheng said with a smile.

"That would be troublesome. Although I know some foreigners with high status, asking them to help with this matter would mean owing them a favor," Su Cheng said, shaking his head. This was a rather headache-inducing matter.

The foreigners he knew with relatively high status and decent relationships were few and far between, such as HSBC's Sir William Purves and Swire's John Swire.

Now, with his status and position, he wouldn't easily owe others favors. After all, debts of gratitude must be repaid.

Although HSBC, behind Sir William Purves, currently had no competition with Su Cheng, Su Cheng felt that one day, he would definitely become a thorn in HSBC's side. Therefore, maintaining a certain distance from Sir William Purves was still very necessary.

As for Swire Group's John Swire, his relationship with Su Cheng could only be described as ordinary friends. They would only chat and exchange pleasantries when they met, never reaching the stage of close friends. Moreover, Su Cheng didn't want to make such a good friend, because Swire Group had companies under its umbrella that Su Cheng was eyeing, such as Hong Kong's leading airline, Cathay Pacific Airways.

Therefore, these relationships that seemed to have no conflicts now might become enemies in the future.

If Su Cheng owed them favors at this time, it would be difficult to deal with them when he wanted to make a move in the future.

"Boss, we don't necessarily have to invite those foreign tycoons in the business world. You have someone under you who has sufficient status and position," Zhang Qizheng said with a smile.

"Under me? Are you talking about Mr. Wesley?" Su Cheng reacted.

Although Wesley was born in Australia, his origins were in Britain. Therefore, Wesley was also a member of the British capital circle.

Moreover, Wesley had a considerable reputation in the business world in Hong Kong and even Southeast Asia.

"If we let Mr. Wesley invite them, that would be possible. He should also have a way to invite them over without leaking the news. Okay, you take charge of negotiating with them after Mr. Wesley invites them. I'll tell Wesley to assist you," Su Cheng said directly.

Wesley was now considered one of his own, so asking him for help didn't involve any favors.

However, if Wesley invited them, these four shareholders of Hongkong Electric Group might guess that Su Cheng, as the boss, was interested in Hongkong Electric Group. If the news spread before they even came to discuss, it wouldn't be good news for Su Cheng.

Therefore, Wesley had to think of a way to invite them over without revealing that Su Cheng was eyeing Hongkong Electric Group.

With Wesley's battle-hardened experience in the business world, this matter shouldn't be difficult for him.

"Good. If we have Mr. Wesley's assistance, acquiring their shares should be even simpler," Zhang Qizheng said with a smile.

"Then I'll call him now," Su Cheng said.

Subsequently, Su Cheng directly dialed Wesley's office number in Zhang Qizheng's office.

Soon, the call connected.

"Mr. Wesley, this is Su Cheng. Are you busy today? I have something that's not related to Hutchison Whampoa that I need your help with," Su Cheng asked with a smile.

"It's the boss. Not very busy. The Hutchison Telecom laboratory has made a breakthrough, so I was planning to go to Hutchison Telecom. What's the matter, boss? Just say it. I'll definitely help if I can," Wesley said, somewhat surprised to hear Su Cheng's call.

Usually, Su Cheng rarely looked for Wesley. He only called when there was something to do. Su Cheng entrusted the management of Hutchison Whampoa to Wesley with great confidence.

As the saying goes, 'Use people without suspicion, and suspect people without using them.' Although Wesley was a foreigner, Su Cheng highly recognized his ability. His shortcoming was probably his obsession with management power.

However, this shortcoming was just right for Su Cheng, as it couldn't be considered a shortcoming at all, because Su Cheng himself was not interested in managing enterprises.

As long as Wesley could help him make money, he could completely hand over the management rights to him. So what?

Anyway, if Wesley wanted to make any small moves, Su Cheng would be able to find out quickly. As the boss, Su Cheng was not worried that Wesley would bring any harm to Hutchison Whampoa.

In Hutchison Whampoa's headquarters, there were people secretly sent by Su Cheng. Tianhe Company's intelligence department was also the most powerful intelligence department in Hong Kong today. Any unfriendly actions by Wesley towards Su Cheng would naturally be quickly discovered by the intelligence department.

Therefore, Su Cheng was completely at ease with the current Hutchison Whampoa.

"How about this? I'll have the general manager of Tianyuan Investment Company, Mr. Zhang Qizheng, go over to your place. He will explain everything to you then. This help shouldn't be too busy for you and won't take up too much of your time," Su Cheng said with a smile.

"Okay, then I won't go out for now. I'll wait for Mr. Zhang Qizheng here at the Hutchison Whampoa headquarters building," Wesley nodded and said.

After all, he was his boss. Wesley would naturally not refuse to help with things he could help with.

Now, although Wesley had been demoted from the Taipan position of Hutchison Whampoa to the CEO position, in Wesley's opinion, he was now even more comfortable managing Hutchison Whampoa.

In the past, even when he was the Taipan of Hutchison Whampoa, he was still restricted by HSBC. It could be said that if HSBC felt that any policy was not beneficial to them, they would immediately object, and it was to the extent of vetoing it with one vote.

Wesley both loved and hated HSBC.

He loved that HSBC allowed him to manage Hutchison Whampoa, which was known as one of the four great hongs of Hong Kong.

He hated that even though he had become the Taipan of Hutchison Whampoa, he didn't have the final decision-making power.

Such a Taipan was simply a puppet of HSBC.

Since Su Cheng took over Hutchison Whampoa, Wesley's status had been reduced, but his management authority had increased.

Su Cheng was clearly the Taipan of Hutchison Whampoa, but he delegated all the power. Such a boss was relatively rare in Hong Kong, especially among Chinese-funded enterprises.

Like Sir Yue-Kong Pao, Kwok Tak-Seng, Cheng Yu-tung, and Li Ka-shing, which of these Hong Kong Chinese-funded enterprise tycoons didn't personally take charge and control the management rights!

Therefore, Su Cheng actually behaved very differently in the Chinese-funded consortium circle.

After hanging up the phone, Su Cheng said to Zhang Qizheng, "I've already spoken to Mr. Wesley. I'll leave this matter to you."

"Boss, aren't you going with us?" Zhang Qizheng asked in surprise.

After all, this involved Hongkong Electric Group, a behemoth with a market value of several billion Hong Kong dollars. Zhang Qizheng originally thought that Su Cheng would participate in this matter from beginning to end.

"Uncle Zhang, I won't go. I believe you will handle things very well. I trust your work. I'll wait at home for your good news!" Su Cheng patted Zhang Qizheng's shoulder and said earnestly.