Chapter 625: 609 The End of Boss Li, Fleeing Hong Kong!

Today's noon ATV news is destined to become an important milestone in the history of Hong Kong news.

At 12:00 PM,

As soon as it started, ATV News reported directly on the Li family's press conference.

"The Li family is lowering the price by 6 billion HKD and demanding that the Five Star Group increase the shares allocated to Hong Kong citizens from 30% to 40%!"

Once the news broke,

The entire Hong Kong island exploded.

In the office buildings of Central, white-collar workers stopped their chopsticks, looked at the television on the canteen wall, and whispered to each other, their faces full of shock and confusion;

In the tea restaurants on the street, diners put down their bowls and chopsticks, discussing it heatedly;

And in thousands of households...

And...

Just when everyone was shocked, ATV reported another piece of news that pushed this matter to a climax:

"After hearing about the Li family's press conference, Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan of the Five Star Group has made a decision: in 20 minutes, he will be a guest in the television studio for a live exclusive interview and will connect live with Mr. Li to negotiate the port acquisition... Citizens and viewers, please stay tuned!"

At this,

All the citizens of Hong Kong became excited.

They notified friends and family one after another, making phone calls.

"Stop sleeping, get up and party~~ Big news!"

"Let me tell you, it's big news, hurry up and turn on the TV~~~ Which channel? It's definitely ATV!"

"Work? How much money can you make working, hurry up and watch the news!"

"Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan is doing an exclusive interview and connecting live with Mr. Li!"

"Awesome~~"

Calling friends and gathering people,

More and more citizens knew about this.

TVB's ratings were plummeting...

ATV's ratings were soaring, and soon reached 96%...

Sanatorium Hospital.

"What a Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu!"

"It seems his vision is even greater than I imagined!"

Mr. Li naturally saw through Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's intentions.

Li Da: "Then what should we do?"

Mr. Li: "This round, we have already lost. Since we lost, we must admit it; a 6 billion loss is just a loss."

Li Er: "What if Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu continues to push his luck, wants to continue increasing it from 40% to 50%, and demands we lower the price even more?"

Mr. Li: "Of course we won't give it; money doesn't grow on trees."

12:30 PM,

Under the gaze of all the viewers in Hong Kong,

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's figure appeared in front of the ATV camera.

Dressed in a black suit, he sat in the studio.

The interviewer was Wen Wen Huixin.

"Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan, the Li family suddenly lowered the price and proposed increasing the proportion of shares for citizens. What is your take on this?"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu smiled slightly: "First of all, I am very pleased that the Li family has taken this action. I have always hoped that the port project could benefit more citizens. Citizens are the foundation of Hong Kong's development, and they deserve to receive more dividends from the city's core industries."

Wen Wen Huixin: "Then Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan, how will the Five Star Group respond to this request from the Li family? Will you accept increasing the shares allocated to citizens from 30% to 40%?"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu was calm and composed, his tone carrying a bit of passion: "I have always put the interests of the citizens first. If Mr. Li can really lower the price, I certainly have no problem with it."

"However..."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's tone shifted,

Leaving all the citizens of Hong Kong with "????" question marks over their heads.

Before they could ponder it, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu continued:

"First, we must understand one point: the so-called 45 billion HKD base price proposed by the Li family is a price they set themselves and does not represent the true valuation of the Hit International Container Terminal under the Li family."

"And the quote given by JPMorgan Chase is 39 billion HKD. We must trust the capabilities of international financial groups like JPMorgan Chase."

"Therefore, Mr. Li saying he is lowering the price by 6 billion HKD has a lot of water in it."

"And don't forget, after we announced we were going to build a new port, JPMorgan Chase left directly."

"Which means, JPMorgan Chase felt that even 39 billion was hard to accept."

"So, the valuation of the Hit company is 38 billion, 37 billion, or even lower..."

"Therefore, the 45 billion minus 6 billion that Li Da mentioned sounds very generous, but in fact, he is not losing anything at all, and it does not benefit the public at all."

When the citizens of Hong Kong heard this,

It made sense.

Good fellow, as expected of Mr. Li, as cunning as a fox.

Almost got fooled by him.

Some hot-tempered people couldn't help but start cursing.

"How could I believe that old miser Mr. Li!"

"I fell for his evil tricks!"

"The inherently evil Li family!"

Wen Wen Huixin played along: "So Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan is doing this exclusive interview and connecting with Mr. Li, presumably to resolve this matter?"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "That's right."

"Now, I will start calling Mr. Li."

"He is currently recuperating at the Sanatorium Hospital, so I am dialing the phone in his hospital room at the Sanatorium Hospital."

"I believe that with the Li family's power, there won't be a situation where the call doesn't go through."

Then,

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu picked up the phone placed on the table and dialed.

Beep, beep, beep...

It rang three times,

All the citizens of Hong Kong were watching.

It connected.

"Hello..." Mr. Li's voice came from the other side of the phone.

That voice's characteristics were often heard by citizens on television.

"Mr. Li..."

"Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan..."

Greeting each other across the air.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "I assume Mr. Li agrees with what I just analyzed? 45 billion HKD is an overvaluation..."

Mr. Li was silent for a moment and said: "What do you think it should be?"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "I am a very fair person; just calculate it based on JPMorgan Chase's quote of 39 billion HKD. I won't even quote 38 billion or 37 billion, how about that?"

"You subtract 6 billion HKD from 39 billion HKD, and at this price, I will give 40% of the shares to the citizens..."

At this moment, Mr. Li felt a pain in his heart that made it hard to breathe.

That was 6 billion!

At this time,

He faced two choices.

The first, to escape, hang up the phone, or pretend the signal was bad, or use various excuses, and pretend to know nothing the next day.

The second, to swallow this loss directly!

Before he could decide,

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's voice came through again: "Dear viewers, in view of Mr. Li directly losing 6 billion HKD to benefit the citizens."

"My Five Star Group naturally will not back down. I announce that the citizens' shareholding ratio will increase from 40% to 50%, and this 10% will be taken from the Five Star Group's share!"

Mr. Li: "............"

Damn it!

A boomerang!

This morning, he put Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu on the fire to roast.

Now, it was his turn to be the cucumber that Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu put on the fire to roast.

A dead end!

"Mr. Li, this morning, at Li Da's press conference, he said uprightly: 'We don't care about earning 6 billion HKD less, we only care about sharing wealth with the people!' 'The Li Group will always stand on the side of the Hong Kong citizens!'..."

"Li Da only said this this morning, Mr. Li shouldn't be going back on his word, right~~~"

Inside the hospital room,

the atmosphere was heavy at this moment.

Mr. Li closed his eyes.

Forget it,

a bet is a bet!

At this very moment, the whole of Hong Kong was watching; if he went back on his word, his reputation would be ruined.

For a businessman, credibility is crucial.

6 billion, just consider it tuition.

He tried to comfort/deceive himself further: if no one had made an offer, it might not have even sold for 33 billion HKD.

Mr. Li took a deep breath,

"Citizens of Hong Kong..."

Mr. Li spoke in a solemn tone, trying his best to sound sincere and righteous,

"For a long time, the Li Group has regarded the prosperity of Hong Kong as its own duty, keeping the well-being of the citizens at heart..."

"Earning 6 billion HKD less is merely a small numerical change for the Li family, but allowing citizens to increase their stake from 30% to 40%, participating more in port construction and sharing in the dividends of development, is of extraordinary significance..."

"Though I, the Li family, struggle in the business world, I have always upheld morality and am willing to go all out for the future of Hong Kong and the happiness of its citizens!"

After he finished,

Citizens of Hong Kong: "............"

See if we believe you! If it weren't for Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan, you wouldn't even want to cough up this much, damn it!

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu started clapping,

"Mr. Li said it so well!"

"On behalf of all of Hong Kong, I thank Mr. Li for the 6 billion!"

Mr. Li: "............"

In a flash,

a week passed.

The Hit Terminal acquisition event was grand and spectacular!

In the end, the Five Star Group led with an investment of 4 billion, the Bank of China invested 3 billion... Everbright, China Resources, and others also took stakes...

At the same time, 50% of the shares, valued at 16.5 billion HKD, were distributed among more than 5 million citizens of Hong Kong.

That is to say, each citizen needed to contribute about 3,000 HKD to buy in.

For citizens without the funds, Five Star Bank provided 5-year interest-free and 10-year low-interest loans.

Then

acquisition, restructuring...

renamed "Huagang Group"...

Several teams of hydrology and geology professors from universities felt lost.

"Is our 10 million project down the drain?"

"No need to build a new port, it's definitely down the drain."

"I even went to look at houses."

"Me too, my wife was happy as can be, and now I don't know how to explain it to her..."

"Explain what? Get a new one!"

"6......"

On August 3rd, Mr. Li took his second son, Li Er, and left Hong Kong for the UK.

From now on,

the UK would be his base of operations.

As for Li Er and Li Da, they drew lots, and in the end, Li Da was chosen to stay in Hong Kong to continue managing the half-dead retail, real estate, and power companies.

Mr. Li had long been prepared for this trip to the UK.

This year, the UK was in the midst of a great wave of privatization.

Industries like railways, electricity, and natural gas were all set to be privatized one after another.

This was exactly Mr. Li's opportunity!

In Hong Kong, he had lost a lot.

But he believed that in the UK, he could gain even more!

On the private jet,

Mr. Li held a red book, reading and thinking at the same time.

"Leaving Hong Kong this time, although the losses were heavy, I have learned the secret to victory from Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu."

"That is to 'stand on the side of the people'!"

Mr. Li's gaze was sharp!

The older the ginger, the spicier it gets, unyielding... no, that's not right, he must have been beaten up by Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu too many times and has become obsessed.

It led him to constantly reinforce one concept: Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's methods were not wrong, otherwise how could he be so successful?

Therefore, he also wanted to give it a try.

At 13:00 in the afternoon,

Whoosh~~~~~~

Mr. Li's private jet landed at the British airport.

"The side of the people..."

Mr. Li quickly thought of some keywords.

Poverty, relief, charity, big companies...

"Ah Kai!"

Mr. Li looked at his second son beside him.

Li Er: "Dad..."

Mr. Li: "You have been doing charity work in Hong Kong for so long, you should have plenty of experience... What do you think if we copy the Five Star Property and Five Star Charity model in the UK?"

Li Er sighed: "I don't know, Dad. In Hong Kong, the effect of the Li Foundation was nowhere near as good as Five Star Charity."

Mr. Li's eyes were full of light: "Perhaps that's because the Five Star Group was already there... But here in the UK, there is no Five Star Group, perhaps we can create a Five Star Group that belongs to the Li family!"

A Five Star Group belonging to the Li family?

Li Er felt a surge of energy.

Solemnly!

"I understand, Dad!"

"I will definitely go all out!"

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PS: Resuming 8,000 words the day after tomorrow morning, I will try my best to add more~~

(End of chapter)