Chapter 1,784 Four Major Grain Merchants

At night, the rooftop of the main building of the walled city.

All the accumulated debris and garbage were removed, and a brand new fence was installed beside the building for protection.

The ground has also been repaired and reinforced, and there are two small stalls above that provide light meals, drinks, tobacco and alcohol.

A small hip-hop party was being held here, and Li Zitao also joined Elena and others.

There were ghosts and Chinese, and men and women gathered together to have a carnival.

The ghost guys are all tourists. Although they are still a little proud in their attitude in the Hong Kong Chinese territory, they do not dare to cause trouble.

Compared to the party and the ghost guy, Elena was obviously more concerned about the two women following Li Zitao, Audrey and Catherine.

They arrived in Gangjiang together with Li Zitao, saying they were here on business.

But for several days, I followed him around every day and saw that there was nothing serious at all.

"Are they really here to work?" Elena's tone was full of disbelief.

"Of course, they are here to film this time, but the crew is not ready yet." Li Zitao said with a smile, and there seemed to be nothing abnormal.

In fact, Audrey and Catherine came to Hong Kong and Jiang to film.

Accompanying him is just a secondary job. This time Li Zitao will shoot several films in Hong Kong and bring them back to North America for release.

The theme is naturally based on ghosts, but in fact there will be a lot of Far Eastern elements.

The theme of the film will revolve around the Kowloon Walled City, allowing more people to understand the culture and folk customs of the Far East and have a more intuitive feel for the progress and current situation of the Chinese.

In the film, Audrey will play a British woman who lives alone in Hong Kong from the UK.

I fell in love with a Chinese man by chance, but due to cultural and racial differences, I couldn't really get together.

In the end, the Chinese married a well-matched lady, and she boarded the cruise ship back to London alone.

Catherine's character is the wife of a high-ranking British official. She is mean, snobbish, and extremely unfriendly to the Chinese.

One night, when she was in crisis, two dockworkers, whom she considered dirty, were hiding in an alley to rest. They saved her and changed her attitude ever since.

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"What's behind?" Elena asked impatiently.

"The script is only written here, you can see it after it is released." Li Zitao only had a rough idea of ​​the script.

He has been walking around most of Hong Kong these days, just looking for inspiration.

That's right, the screenwriter of "Far East Lover" is Li Zitao himself.

It is necessary to attract people into the cinema and to display more Far Eastern elements. How to better integrate the two is the biggest problem.

If the film is mainly promoted by Chinese people, it is certain that it will be boycotted before it is released.

There is no need to be a naysayer, because no one will go into the cinema to watch a movie starring a Chinese.

Even if you are interested, you must consider the impact and the eyes of others.

Just to watch a movie, you have to be criticized, looked down upon, and provoked. Who would do that?

Fortunately, Li Zitao only needs to give a big framework.

Let it be turned into a good script, and a professional team will do all the polishing. This is the power brought by capital and fame.

Hollywood's impression of him is just a rich man and a boss behind the scenes.

DreamWorks knows very well how much value has been created by the scripts and inspiration provided by the many films he created!

Being able to write for Mr. Li Run is a great honor for a new screenwriter.

"He family, what are you going to do?" Elena gave him a satisfied smile.

He knew what was going on, but his attitude was another matter.

This time, even if he passes the test.

"Beat him." Li Zitao said firmly: "Beat him until he is convinced and takes the initiative to admit his mistake."

If you dare to lose his face and take advantage of him, you really think he has been a fake for so many years.

The Ho family should be glad that they are in Hong Kong and not in the United States or London.

Otherwise, Mr. Li will teach him to behave himself!

He dared to attack Morgan's son. The small He family really regarded themselves as characters.

When I look up to you, you are a person!

I look down on you, you are just a passerby...

Today, Li's power is rapidly penetrating into Europe.

Not to mention the He family, Li Zitao also has a lot of say in the appointment of the Hong Kong Governor.

Who knows that he is half the bread and butter of European people? In recent years, the most high-profile thing about Li's real estate has been the construction of major scenic spots and resorts.

But what matters most and has the greatest impact is the planting, processing, import and export of crops and non-staple food.

The largest grain producer in Europe is France, and Hualian is the largest purchaser and partner of the Ministry of Agriculture.

Britain relies on India for its food sources, but now that it has lost this colony, food and transportation prices have soared, making the frustrated British government overwhelmed.

Were it not for the support of the United States, Canada and Australia, the Potato Famine of 1845 would have happened again.

Other European countries are not doing well either. Only a few countries in the world that can achieve self-sufficiency include the United States, Canada, Australia, and France.

Two years ago, Celia was appointed CEO of Hualian North America. The first thing the global president did after that was to launch cooperation negotiations with Canada, Australia and other countries.

What Li doesn't lack most now is money, what he wants is influence and status.

Controlling food is equivalent to controlling human beings!

Although slightly exaggerated, its importance and influence can be seen from this.

The four major grain merchants account for 80% of the world's grain trading volume and have international pricing power. They appear to be non-monopolies, but in fact they have monopoly market rules.

Li Zitao wanted to be one of them, and the acquisition of Louis Dreyfus was precisely for this purpose.

At first, his target was Cargill, but after several contacts, the Cargill family had no intention of selling shares and insisted on the concept of non-listed, family-run operations.

Helpless, think tanks can only change their targets. They really have little influence in the grain industry.

Even if the other party doesn't buy it, they can only stare.

Fortunately, Louis Dreyfus in France is in a huge management crisis due to debt problems, investor withdrawals, negative publicity and other factors.

Li took the opportunity to take action and acquired some shares at a price 10% lower than the market price.

So far, Lee Real Estate has completed its grain distribution in the Western Hemisphere, and negotiations with Canada are nearing completion.

Li Zitao's status as an earl made breakthrough progress in the otherwise difficult negotiations.

It’s not that America’s food giants have never had ideas from their neighbors before, but they were firmly rejected every time.

Louis Dreyfus is a French enterprise controlled by American capital. The actual family members have multiple identities such as British earls and princes, and they have reached a certain degree of consensus with the Canadian government.

However, the food issue is related to people's livelihood and cannot be discussed in a day or two.

Both parties have conducted relatively complete short-term cooperation in various fields and want to make final decisions based on the results.

If there is no problem, Li Zitao will hear good news from Celia in the next month or two.