1977: The beginning of the blind date with the daughter of the king

Chapter 720 Negotiate terms!
"came back?"

As soon as Li Changhe walked in, Gong Xue immediately went to greet him and asked softly.

"Okay, you should go to bed early tonight. I'm going to the study first; I need to think about something."

Li Changhe spoke softly to Gong Xue.

After listening, Gong Xue's eyes were full of worry, but she could only nod gently.

Afterwards, Li Changhe went to the study, stood in front of the window, and gazed at the distant sea, looking at the darkness in the distance.

Bao Yugang's words tonight were actually a reminder.

The other side has already persuaded the Thatcher family to intervene, which represents the highest level of economic pressure on the British.

If none of this works, then no one can guarantee what the other party will do next.

More importantly, Bao Yugang worried that Li Changhe would become the target of the British people's anger.

They vented the grievances they suffered on the mainland on Li Changhe, making an example of him to warn the people of Hong Kong.

Li Changhe couldn't verify this at first, but when Bao Yugang came forward, he knew that the British were getting anxious.

Perhaps they underestimated the importance of Hong Kong Island to them.

At least for now, the other party still seems determined not to give up.

"Things have gone too smoothly; I've been oversimplifying things."

After pondering for a moment, Li Changhe sighed and silently reflected on himself.

In the past two years, his successive successes in controlling the future have made him a bit arrogant. He always felt that he had grasped the future and underestimated all forces.

It was one thing in the financial industry before, since everyone there operates based on predictions and accepts the outcome themselves.

Now that this geopolitical clash has occurred, Li Changhe was still careless.

Even though he had been as careful as possible and had brought in many forces from Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.

However, he still underestimated the situation.

"Let's talk to Shen Bi again in the next few days!"

Having made up his mind, Li Changhe returned to his bedroom.

In the bedroom, Gong Xue wasn't sleeping; instead, she was reading.

Of course, she was just holding the book and looking at it; in fact, she couldn't concentrate on reading it at all.

After Li Changhe came in, Gong Xue put down her book and looked at him with concern.

"Ah Yang, are you alright?"

"It's nothing, don't worry!"

"Go to sleep!"

Seeing Gong Xue's worried expression, Li Changhe smiled and comforted her.

Two days later, Li Changhe arrived at the office and sat down.

He didn't contact Shen Bi proactively these past few days, but waited for Shen Bi to contact him again.

Although he had already decided to back down, Li Changhe knew he couldn't show weakness at this moment.

If Li Changhe were to show weakness, Shen Bi and his shrewdness would allow them to seize upon his weakness and exploit his vulnerabilities.

The other party might take advantage of this weakness to target him in the future.

Jingle Bell!
Just then, the phone on the table rang.

Li Changhe smiled slightly, knowing that the other party had called.

He had already instructed Ella that no calls should be received except from HSBC and the Governor's House.

Picking up the phone, sure enough, Shen Bi's irritating voice came from the other end.

After hanging up the phone, Li Changhe called Ella over.

"Get the car ready, we're going to HSBC."

"understand!"

Soon, the long convoy left Landmark and headed towards HSBC's headquarters.

HSBC headquarters is not far from Landmark, so it didn't take long for Li Changhe to arrive at Shen Bi's office, where Shen Bi was already waiting.

"Ah Yang, come, sit down!" "How's it going? How's your communication with the US side about what I discussed earlier?"

After inviting Li Changhe to sit down, Shen Bi smiled and asked.

Li Changhe smiled upon hearing this.

“Mr. Dennis has already called, so I really can’t disobey.”

"However, Your Excellency, what I hold in my hands is real money. Giving up the benefits I have already gained would be difficult for both the government and California to accept."

"So after discussion, we came up with a solution."

"We can temporarily refrain from entering the stock market, but this is subject to a time limit."

"We will remain on hold for the next six months. After that, we will gradually begin to invest funds in the stock market."

"I think six months should be enough time for you."

Li Changhe said calmly.

Six months is not a short time to wage an economic war, after all, Hong Kong Island is a small place. If it cannot exert pressure in six months, then there is no doubt that the mainland will not back down no matter how long it takes.

After listening, Shen Bi fell into deep thought.

"Six months is too short, let's do a year!"

After a moment of contemplation, Shen Bi spoke.

"Impossible! If we really have to wait a year, the opportunity will be too late. We can't accept that!"

Li Changhe decisively refused.

Shen Bi frowned when he saw how decisively Li Changhe refused.

The timeframe set for Thatcher in Beijing was two years. In other words, regardless of whether the two sides reached an agreement or not, the mainland would officially issue a statement regarding Hong Kong after two years.

These past two years have been the time for Beijing to prepare for negotiations with Downing Street.

Therefore, in the past two years, Downing Street's plan has been to force the capital to back down, and the economic strategy is also tentatively set for one year.

This strategic timeframe represents the duration of their implementation, and in terms of the economic impact, this timeframe typically has some continuity.

Therefore, Li Changhe's funds should not be allowed to enter the market too early.

But it seems the other party is also very insistent.

"Six months is too short, not enough, eleven months!"

Shen Bi took a step back, and Li Changhe smiled upon seeing this.

"Seven months, that's the bottom line!"

"Ten months, that's our bottom line!"

Shen Bi said earnestly.

Then, the two smiled slightly.

Once you get to this point, the bottom line becomes very clear!

Nine months!
Li Changhe didn't insist on the eight-month timeframe, but instead made a further demand: after nine months, funds could flow in and out freely, no longer in small amounts.

Shen Bi thus gained another advantage.

That's the time, it officially starts in December!
"Ah Yang, tell me your terms!"

With the time agreed upon, it was naturally Li Changhe's turn to make a price offer.

"Two conditions."

"First, we will open an airline on Hong Kong Island. I need the Government of Hong Kong's assurance that we will not be targeted or subject to any restrictions. Commercial competition is commercial, and the Hong Kong government is not allowed to take sides!"

Li Changhe said softly at this moment.

Although Shen Bi was somewhat curious that this guy wanted to start an airline, he still nodded decisively: "No problem, I can agree to this!"

This is a very small matter, not difficult at all!
Li Changhe also knew that the other party would not stop him in this matter.

So he decisively raised his second condition.

"Secondly, I hope Downing Street will sell me a car brand; I want to get involved in the automotive industry!"

(End of this chapter)