Chapter 1203 Taking Advantage of the Situation
"This matter is not non-negotiable -" Fan Wubing replied hesitantly while considering the pros and cons of this matter.
The current situation is very clear. If you don’t have the ability to control the SARS epidemic and cure these SARS patients who suddenly appear now, you won’t have the guts to take on this important task. After all, no one except Fan Wubing can handle this. Make an accurate estimate of the prospects of a SARS epidemic.
As Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said, it will take China two to three years to control the SARS epidemic, and thousands of people will die in China during this disaster.
There is no precedent and no treatment. There are no accurate studies on HIV viruses. So judging from the current development trend, the destructive power of this political fatigue should be very great. This is also the consensus of the medical community around the world. Even the current domestic senior officials are worried about this matter.
Although the US military has launched strikes in Iraq. But at this time, China no longer has the time to take care of things over there. Now the entire government has focused all its efforts on preventing and controlling the epidemic.
The new Prime Minister's opinions are very clear. The Ministry of Health must be able to effectively solve various current problems in accordance with the deployment of the central government and effectively implement the general policy of treating diseases and saving people. Instead of being mediocre and doing nothing like the predecessor, or even concealing the epidemic, Interfering with high-level decision-making.
Although Fan Wubing didn't say anything on this point, he was a little dissatisfied in his heart. You must know that in the early days, he and his father Fan Heng had already urged relevant parties to pay attention to this matter, but at that time everyone was busy preparing. No one took the matter of the Two Sessions seriously. Now that a big mess has occurred, everyone is eager to find themselves as lobbyists.
However, Fan Wubing thought about it again. At this critical moment, he stepped forward and turned the tide, so that the new leadership group could have enough respect for him. After all, the old leader had passed away. If I don't get along with these people, it will be difficult for me to continue to support my father Fan Yu to stay here. location.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Fan Wubing took the initiative to take over this task.
However, Fan Wu Bing is not someone who works in vain. He asked directly, "Singapore's Goh Chok Tong made arrogant remarks, but the central government has no attitude at all? If you do this, it will make everyone very sad."
The new Prime Minister did not immediately realize what Fan Wubing meant by what he said. He just replied, "It is a matter of national policy. After all, Singapore is still of some use to us. It will not be of any benefit to us to break up the relationship at this time."
"This is an irresponsible attitude." Fan Wubing pointed out the problem directly, "Singapore has become a bridgehead for international democracy. If left unchecked, not only the domestic people will have serious confrontational sentiments, but also overseas Chinese Overseas Chinese will also be disappointed with the central government. After all, the outbreak of the epidemic has brought injustice to the central government. If it cannot actively respond to this matter, the dignity and prestige of the country will be destroyed. If the criticism is so thorough, the central government’s influence will suffer an unprecedented blow.”
"Is it that serious?" The new Prime Minister obviously suspected that Fan Wubing was exaggerating.
"It's more serious than this!" Fan Wubing replied without hesitation.
Then Fan Wubing pointed out the key issues and said that the reason why the central government could not see clearly on this issue was because the Singaporean government had cultivated a large number of interest spokespeople in the country, and pointed out that the Temasek consortium was doing great harm to China's financial industry. The industry is eyeing the current situation.
“I heard that Temasek’s investments around the world have suffered setbacks.
The loss is huge. This year's loss is probably several hundred billion, but they are planning to focus all their energy on getting involved in the domestic banking industry and strive to gain about 200 billion in income within three years. "Fan Wubing said to the new Prime Minister.
"Temasek is planning to enter the domestic banking industry, but what you say is probably unfounded, right?" the Prime Minister asked with a frown.
"I also heard that Temasek plans to spend US$1.5 billion to acquire 5% of Bank of China's shares?" Fan Wubing asked directly.
"There is such a thing, but we are still talking about it. US$1.5 billion is our bottom line. They probably don't want to pay so much money." The Prime Minister replied.
Fan Wubing immediately said, "I will pay US$2 billion and hope to obtain 5% of Bank of China's shares."
"This matter is not that simple. Temasek has rich experience in financial management. This is also a resource that Bank of China hopes to introduce. It is not as simple as spending money to buy shares." The Prime Minister said with a smile.
Fan Wubing asked without hesitation, "In terms of capabilities and scale, Fan Investment Group has the largest team of financial experts in the world and has experience in banking acquisitions. At the same time, our asset appreciation is among the best in the world. The scale is huge. Temasek's total assets are less than our annual income. I think Xihuawei is qualified to cooperate with domestic banking industry."
"Having said that, there are still some difficulties in actual operation," the Prime Minister said hesitantly. "We also need to respect the bank's choice. After all, this is their responsibility. In some practical work, the central government cannot overstep its authority. "
"In other words, the central government is turning a blind eye to the bank's sale of state-owned assets at a low price?" Fan Wubing asked, "The current Singapore government has shown a positive anti-government attitude. Could it be said that the central government will still let it go?" Temasek, a Singaporean official consortium, comes to China and plunders state-owned assets like crazy with the cooperation of some thoughtful people?”
"That's what you said." The Prime Minister was dumbfounded by Fan Wubing's words.
An ordinary person would naturally not have the guts to speak so boldly, but Fan Wubing was different. His status was there. Not to mention anything else, he had a lot of relationships with the old leaders. Especially when he takes a very righteous stance, no one dares to underestimate his power.
After thinking for a moment, the Prime Minister felt that if he did not face up to Fan Wubing's problem, he might not agree to help so easily, especially if this matter affected Fan's Investment Group's investment in China, then the gain would outweigh the loss.
As a senior executive, he is very clear about what the Temasek Consortium is, that is, it is just a consortium that engages in capital operations. As Fan Wubing said, its own strength is not very strong. The total assets are only 50 to 60 billion U.S. dollars. Even if the current central government invests 50 to 60 billion U.S. dollars in a project, it is not difficult.
Just as a reform of the banking industry, it is an established policy to allow the four major banks to be listed overseas. The goal to be achieved is not only to develop and grow, but also to establish connections with overseas capital groups. Form an inseparable network of relationships, so that you have me, and I have you, if you want to influence and cooperate with each other, even if you encounter some thorny political problems, you can achieve a curved solution through economic exchanges the result of.
"If you have a way to make Temasek withdraw sadly. Personally, I am optimistic about the outcome." The Prime Minister finally expressed his position.
Fan Wubing nodded. Agree.
After withholding Yu's phone, Fan Heng asked his son about the matter, "What are you going to do?"
"Of course there are some tricks, but you better not ask about the details.
"Fan Wubing replied.
"Why did you think that you must target Singapore?" Fan Heng was a little curious about Fan Wubing's attitude.
Fan Wubing replied, "It's very simple. Precisely because Singapore is a Chinese-dominated country and a pioneer, China uses Singapore as a breakthrough point. The side effects of countering international forces are that it thinks it is superior to others and is always dictating others. International There are very few people in the world who are really willing to pour muddy water for it. It can be said that there are almost no countries that sacrifice their own interests to get grain from its fire. Therefore, counterattacking against Singapore will not provide many shells for the China threat theory, but it can teach those Chinese elites who rely on food. Even if you have people cheering and paying the bill all day long, you are so unlucky that no one cares about you! "
In fact, Fan Wubing saw it very clearly. Singapore can only obtain the greatest benefits in a bureaucratic society like China. Otherwise, in their current situation, they will suffer serious losses in international investment and cannot find a basis for profit. Apart from coming to the mainland to engage in official * business * collusion In addition to plundering state-owned assets. I really can't find any way to make money.
Now that I understand their wolfish ambitions, I naturally want to attack them. How can I let them do whatever they want?
Now that he had decided to look good to the Singapore government, Fan Heng naturally did not need to wait for Goh Chok Tong's former secretary and envoy to come to Hong Kong to explain. So the father and son packed up and returned to the capital on a special plane.
When the secret envoy of the Singaporean government came to Hong Kong, he found that there was no one left to explain.
Just when he got in touch with people in Singapore to discuss whether he needed to go to the mainland to continue his unfinished tasks, he discovered that China's mainstream media, especially online media, had changed direction in unison. Started to report extensively on the Singapore government and Goh Chok Tong’s ugly behavior before and after the revolution.
What is even more shocking is that this time the media seems to have suddenly become shrewd and exposed the old background of the Temasek consortium. They also exposed their plan to acquire banking shares at a low price, and also conducted an in-depth analysis of the Temasek consortium's profit model, pointed out to the point that today's Temasek consortium has encountered obstacles in the international arena and suffered heavy losses, so it was His eyes turned to mainland China, trying to achieve his goal of turning around losses through collusion between officials and businessmen.
Suddenly, there was a storm.