In June, Britain won the final victory of the Falklands War, bringing a perfect end to this two-month local war;

For Britain, strong patriotism began to sweep the whole country, strengthening the authority of the government led by Prime Minister Thatcher, and laying a firm foundation for the British Conservative Party in the 1983 universal suffrage.

However, for Hong Kong, it has no intention of being proud. Instead, it has had a series of negative impacts due to the victory of the British in the Falklands War;

It turned out that some rumors began to spread in Xiangjiang: Britain refused to let go of Xiangjiang, and would discuss the issue of Hong Kong's ownership with the mainland government with the victory of the "Far Island War"; and the mainland government would not give in. As the existence of the Five Constables of the United Nations, how could the colonial phenomenon occur on its own? Therefore, it is very likely that the "Far Island War" in Asia will break out again.

At this time, as the fastest-reacting securities and real estate, the market, immediately fell into a state of "sluggishness, stagnation, and decline".

On the eve of the negotiations, Wu Guangyao was undoubtedly what the Hong Kong and British governments wanted to win over the most;

Whether it was Governor Yud or Thatcher from Britain, they held talks with Wu Guangyao many times.

Not to mention that Wu Guangyao knew the general trend of history, even if he didn’t know the future of Hong Kong, he would naturally not tie himself to the UK side;

Let’s talk about the people of the colony, the more they hear, the more they become, the more harsh they become;

Even if Wu Guangyao has a great reputation in the international community, he will inevitably be criticized.

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Yangtze River Building,

Wu Guangyao, Wu Xianshuo, the three giants of the new Yangtze Industry, Hutchison Whampoa executive president Ma Shimin, and a group of core executives are holding a meeting.

"Jianning, what is the financial situation of Changjiang Industrial?" Wu Guangyao asked first.

After Huo Jianning graduated from the United States with a Ph.D., he served as the deputy manager of the accounting department of Changjiang Industrial, which is highly valued by Wu Guangyao;

It should be noted that in 1979, Cheung Kong Industrial was the leader in Hong Kong real estate, with a market value far higher than the second-ranked Land Company. The total market value of the top five real estate companies (except Cheung Kong Industrial) is not as high as Cheung Kong Industrial.

Now 30 years old, Huo Jianning is in charge of Changjiang Industrial's finance.

Huo Jianning naturally understands what Wu Guangyao means. The current storm on Hong Kong Island is coming, and some real estate companies with high debt have begun to tremble.

"As you told us, we have been reducing our debts since early 1981, and we have recovered our funds; so, our current debt ratio is only 12.5%. There are 5 billion working capital and 8.2 billion Hong Kong dollars in loan funds."

The total market value of Cheung Kong Industrial is HK$26 billion, making it the world's highest-capitalized real estate company. The main reason is that it has a large number of properties that collect rents, mainly including: three commercial complexes, more than 20 high-quality commercial buildings on Hong Kong Island, land reserves of more than 30 million square feet, and real estate investments in Japan, South Korea, Singapore and other places.

Such a huge asset and such low liabilities are incredible;

However, as a senior executive of Changjiang Industry, everyone knows that in its more than 30 years of development, Changjiang Industry has basically seized every opportunity - vomited out at high tide and inhaled at low tide.

Wu Guangyao asked again: "How is Hutchison Whampoa's financial situation?"

Ma Shimin did not speak out because, as Hutchison Whampoa’s parent company, Huo Jianning also served as a director of Hutchison Whampoa, specializing in finance.

Huo Jianning said casually: "Hutchison Whampoa's debt ratio is 20%, with working capital of HK$3.2 billion and loans of HK$5 billion."

Hutchison Whampoa's market value is HK$9 billion, slightly higher than Land Development;

But Hutchison Whampoa is a comprehensive company. In addition to real estate, it has also made great achievements in the fields of ports, retail, manufacturing, telecommunications, etc.

Wu Guangyao is very satisfied with the financial situation of the two companies; he can fully demonstrate the style of a large company in the support market next year;

In fact, the so-called support for the market is not about buying at the bottom;

Of course, this bottom-buying does not mean that you have to buy at the lowest point, but that you will choose the most suitable time;

It can achieve the role of stabilizing Hong Kong's economy and make profits for yourself.

During the meeting, Ma Shimin said with some slightest remarks: "Land Real Estate now has at least 60 real estate projects of all sizes. If the market really develops as speculated, Land Real Estate may be in a big dilemma."

In the more than a year since Ma Shimin took office, he has done a good job, but he lacks a representative success story;

So, he wanted to help the Wu family acquire the land company in order to obtain a qualification.

Wu Guangyao smiled and said, "Then wait until he is in trouble before talking. You can help me stare at it!"

Although the conversation between the two did not express it clearly, they both revealed one meaning, that is, they were involved in the Land Company;

Of course, Ma Shimin also knew that if the opposite company initiated the acquisition, it would never be Hutchison Whampoa and Changjiang Industrial;

The Wu family has always taken family ownership as the main direction for properties in Central China.

The reason why Ma Shimin is so concerned is because he still shoulders the responsibility of assisting Wu Xianshuo;

In short, he is not only the executive president of Hutchison Whampoa, but also the assistant minister of Wu Xianshuo.

Wu Guangyao held meetings one by one company and formulated some measures to address the upcoming storm.

Throughout the summer, Hong Kong was in the dark clouds of ‘war’;

Although the media under Oriental Media Group have made analysis, as the two permanent members of the United Nations, the mainland has just passed a battle, which is no worse than the British Battle of the Cabernet Island;

Therefore, the possibility of war is very low!

But some rich people dare not gamble and are making the worst preparations, selling some properties first, finding a way out;

Once you find something wrong, you will immediately move abroad with your family and money.

At this time, there are only two types of people who can be able to move abroad: rich and skilled people.

Then, some middle-class and lower-class people naturally could only stare at them.

The best place to move overseas is Canada, because the xenophobicity is slightly worse there;

It is very difficult to move to the United States, while Australia is more xenophobic.

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On September 17, the "Oriental Daily" of Xiangjiang was the first to reveal that British Prime Minister Thatcher, the Iron Lady, will fly to the mainland capital on September 22 to discuss the future of Xiangjiang with the top leaders of the mainland.

After learning about it, major media prepared to send the best team to the capital to inquire about the news;

Under the coordination of Xinhua News Agency in Xiangjiang, a large number of reporters successfully passed the review and flew to the capital, preparing to report on the future events of more than 5 million people in Hong Kong;

Oriental Media Group has sent a very strong team of journalists, and Wu Guangyao is the only Hong Konger in this negotiation, so he can naturally get first-hand news;

Wu Guangyao maintained a good relationship with the leaders on both sides, and every time he went to London, he had to bring Kaira and Thatcher for a private meeting.

So, throughout the summer, Wu Guangyao made a sound tube except for traveling back and forth between Beijing, Hong Kong and London several times;

Even wives and children from Japan, the United States, and Switzerland don’t have time to visit them.

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On September 22, a special plane of the Royal Air Force landed slowly at the Capital Airport;

Mrs. Thatcher walked off the gangway in a decent manner and shook hands with the deputy minister of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Mr. Wang Benzuo, Director of the Western European Division, Sir Yode, Governor of Hong Kong, and Wu Guangyao, who came to the airport to greet him.

An anecdote happened that day, where the mainland arranged that Thatcher would stay in Building 12, which made Thatcher unhappy;

Generally speaking, foreign heads of state/government who visit China will be arranged in the Presidential Building No. 18 of the State Guesthouse. No wonder Mrs. Thatcher was unhappy when she got off the car and saw that it was Building No. 12.

Without the explanation from the staff of the State Guesthouse, Wu Guangyao explained with a smile: "Building 18 is being renovated, so you have not been arranged to live there; and this Building 12 is not lower than that of Building 18. Since the construction of the building, only one leader has lived in this Building 12, and he likes to live here; other than that, no other leader has stayed here. I came first and have already inquired clearly, please rest assured!"

When Thatcher heard this, he immediately turned to smile!

In her opinion, Wu Guangyao would never lie to her, so she did not ask to see if Building 18 was being renovated (In history, Thatcher went to see Building 18 and felt better).

During his time as a microphone, Wu Guangyao never favored any side. Even though Thatcher wanted to turn to the UK, Wu Guangyao still adhered to his usual style and only acted as an intermediary and buffering role.

On September 24, Iron Lady and the British diplomatic team held formal negotiations with relevant departments of the mainland government in the Great Hall of the People.

The negotiation process was not made public to any media, and many reporters could only wait anxiously at the door of the Great Hall of the People.
Chapter completed!