Chapter 1553 The Breaker

Since Li Chaoren was asked to do something, then Li Chaoren immediately called to invite the dinner, Xiao Qi couldn't shirk it.

To Xiao Qi's surprise, when he came to Li Chaoren's house, Li Dachao and Li Xiaochao were not there, that is to say, the two of them were eating.

The chef's craftsmanship is very good. There are two authentic Chaoshan dishes and two authentic Shuchuan dishes, plus a seaweed egg drop soup, which has become the main content of tonight's dinner.

At Li Chaoren's level, inviting people to dinner doesn't need to rely on the variety of dishes to express it. The most important thing is to invite people to dinner and what to discuss afterwards.

Xiao Qi's realm is naturally not as good as Li Chaoren's 80 years of life tempering, but he is also a unique reincarnated person in this world, so naturally he will not be stage fright.

The old man is particular about eating without speaking, chatting simply after dinner, Xiao Qi and Li Chaoren came to his study, and this is when the main event begins.

"Hehe, compared to your young people, my study is a bit old-fashioned, isn't it?" Li Chaoren asked Xiao Qi to sit on the sofa, and he lit a piece of agarwood next to him. While talking, the faint fragrance permeated the air. In the room, it is very refreshing.

Li Chaoren's study room is all in the style of dark red ancient wood, and the lighting looks a little yellow, but it is formally suitable for the quiet atmosphere of the old man when he is alone.

Xiao Qi's study is not like this, not to mention spacious and bright, all kinds of modern equipment are emerging one after another, and the computer screens are all 50 inches, which is very trendy.

But he didn't laugh at Li Chaoren's old-fashioned. In fact, Li Chaoren is not old-fashioned at all. Even after he is 80 years old, he has invested in many emerging technology industries. Facebook's shares are one of his proudest works.

"Where is there. Uncle Li, you are a steady and down-to-earth person, and you walk step by step, so you don't have to worry about falling." Xiao Qi said in a flat voice, "It's not like me. Because I run too fast, I often fall easily. Thanks too I am young. I can still withstand this kind of injury, but sometimes I think about it, but it is better to walk steadily."

The second time we met, Xiao Qi had already changed his address. This is also the habit of Hua people. The honorific title does not mean that he is inferior to others, but a cultural inheritance.

"Don't talk so old-fashioned, I was much more radical than you when I was young." Li Chaoren laughed dumbly, "When I won Hutchison Whampoa back then. I didn't have any confidence at all. If I failed, it wasn't wrestling. It was so simple, I just fell into the abyss. Thinking about it now, that was the turning point of my life!"

Li Chaoren became famous in the first battle with the posture of a snake swallowing an elephant, and swallowed the British-owned Hutchison Whampoa. Since then, he has continued to grow for decades. This is also a topic that Hong Kong newspapers and magazines like to talk about.

But only the person concerned knows in his heart that this is a success. Otherwise, if there is a slight mistake, Li Chaoren will no longer be the pride of Hong Kong, but will only be an insignificant joke.

Just like Xiao Qi's first business battle, if there was a problem with a part of the fairy phone, it would be impossible for Xiao Qi to develop as smoothly as it is today.

Even the reincarnated teenagers are facing such a precarious initial situation, let alone Li Chaoren who has no predictive function.

for a while. Xiao Qi was also quite touched, "It is natural for great people to experience great risks in order to achieve great careers. Uncle Li, you are an extraordinary person. As long as you uphold your beliefs, you will naturally succeed no matter what."

Li Chaoren took a sip of the tea ceremony. "How do I hear it, why do you feel that you are praising yourself? If I am an extraordinary person, then you are not a superman? After three years to achieve this step, even the ancient Ganluo is not as big as you Ability!"

"Of course I'm also an extraordinary person." Xiao Qi said casually, "It's just that the era I'm living in now is full of huge opportunities compared to your time, Uncle Li."

"I quite agree with this point." Li Chaoren nodded slightly, "For example, you reminded me to buy more Facebook shares last time. I grabbed 6% of them, but they are much more expensive than the previous few months. , These emerging Internet companies are valued so high before they go public, it is really not to be underestimated."

Xiao Qi secretly felt that the rise in Facebook's stock price was all because of Tang Mingxiang's price hike, otherwise it would have to wait until the end of the year before slowly rising.

However, although Li Chaoren spends a lot now, he will get more rewards in the future, Xiao Qi and Tang Mingxiang did not cheat him.

Li Chaoren paused, and said slowly, "Actually, invite Qi Shao to come over today. I want to ask your opinion on something. I wonder how Qi Shao thinks about Hong Kong's stock market in the past two years?"

Xiao Qi said without thinking: "Hong Kong stock market? I'm not familiar with it."

"Hehe, Qi Shao, you are being modest. The stock market is an extension of the market. How could you not have a prediction about the stock market?" Li Chaoren's eyes sparkled. As expected of Qi Shao's father!"

Many of Xiao Xu's articles are warning of the economic downturn in Europe and America, which will lead to the economic downturn in China. Of course, Hong Kong's economy and stock market are mentioned.

It was not Xiao Qi who told him about Hong Kong, but the conclusion he drew from various information. After reading the article, Xiao Qi found that the situation in Hong Kong was not much different from what he remembered.

"Since Uncle Li has said that, let me talk a little bit." Xiao Qi pondered for a while, "I have the same opinion as my father. Hong Kong is a vassal of the mainland economy. Once the mainland economy is affected, then the import and export trade Hong Kong, which dominates the economy, will definitely be affected. Now it seems that the decline in Europe and the United States has emerged, and the mainland economy will also weaken. Hong Kong does not have its own real economy, and it may encounter a cold winter solely relying on trade, import, and service industries."

Xiao Qi said very seriously, but this is the fact of Hong Kong's development in the next few years.

It is precisely because of the emergence of this financial turmoil that Hong Kong's economy is increasingly dependent on the mainland, especially the various incomes brought by mainland tourists' free travel, which will gradually become an industry that accounts for a large part of Hong Kong's total economic output.

It can be said that since the British set the price of industrial land in Hong Kong at 80,000 yuan per square meter, they have implemented a policy of exterminating the real economy. Since then, Hong Kong's economic trend has no longer been determined by itself up.

When the financial turmoil came, Formosa could still struggle, but Hong Kong didn't even have the strength to struggle.

Li Chaoren laughed when he heard the words, "It's so rare, if your words spread, the Hang Seng stock market will definitely drop immediately!"

"Without my words, it wouldn't last long." Xiao Qi didn't speak much, but every sentence was sharp.

Of course Li Chaoren is not a self-deceiving person. He asked Xiao Qi to talk about it today, not because he was debating Hong Kong's economy, but because he had a deeper thought.

"In 1997, Soros came to Hong Kong with the momentum of breaking through Thailand, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia... and other countries. He wanted to break the Hong Kong stock market and make Hong Kong another vegetable garden for them to harvest wantonly." Li Chaoren slowly He said, "I don't shy away from it anymore. In fact, we lost that time. Even with the help of the government, we lost in the end to the backers he planted in advance.

And that battle taught me a very profound lesson. I summed it up for a long time, and finally came to a conclusion, that is, what Qi Shao just said, the fate of Hong Kong depends on others and not on me! This kind of conclusion made me very panic. I didn't know how to proceed with the next plan for a while. After a long period of exploration and practice, I think it should be a good idea to base the entire Li family's industry on the world as much as possible based on Hong Kong. A good way. "

Speaking of this, Li Chaoren sighed again involuntarily: "But Hong Kong is always where I started, grew, grew... and even buried my bones. No matter how many industries there are outside, it is not a place I care about. , so how can I not do something for Hong Kong when its economy is in crisis?"

The meat is here!

Xiao Qi raised his eyebrows, vaguely aware of Li Chaoren's intentions.

However, he also gained one more harvest, that is, he knew why Li Chaoren would accelerate the acquisition of foreign industries after the financial crisis. It turned out that Li Chaoren was afraid of such an imminent crisis, and he had no ability to resist it at all. Hong Kong's fragile virtual economy!

It cannot be said that Hong Kong after the financial crisis is a crater, but one only needs to look at Hong Kong’s ridiculously high land prices, shop prices, housing prices, etc., and you will know that these real estate giants are actually afraid, for fear that there will be a slight disturbance. The real estate market immediately collapsed.

As a service-oriented region, Hong Kong's real estate and stock market are the spiritual pillars of Hong Kong people. Once the real estate collapses, the consequences will be disastrous.

It is understandable for Li Chaoren to think of putting his eggs in more baskets earlier.

You only need to look at how many basic industries Li Chaoren bought in the UK, Canada, and the European Union in the next few years, such as water, electricity, etc., to know how worried he is about Hong Kong's future economy.

"I don't know what your plan is, Uncle Li?" He said everything, Xiao Qi pretended to be stupid and refused to answer, but it was very unkind.

"At first, I didn't have any good solution. After all, manpower is hard to win. But some time ago, Xiaochao's Star Electronics was listed in Hong Kong, and Yan Chenglong's Yinhuang Electronics caused everyone to rush to buy them. I suddenly had an idea." Li Chaoren said with deep eyes: "If you want to solve the problem of the Hong Kong stock market and eliminate the panic effect of the financial crisis on Hong Kong, you have to ask Qi Shao for help!" (To be continued...)

ps:  The above are the reasons for Li Chaoren’s aggressive selling of assets in the Mainland and Hong Kong analyzed by Xiucai. If you have some insights, welcome to discuss!