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

Chapter 766 Refusal Statement!

Qiu Daxin arrived at the hotel early in the morning.

However, he did not go directly to Li Changhe, but went to his sister Qiu Yingle's room first.

"Brother, what brings you here?"

Seeing Qiu Daxin walk in, Qiu Yingle asked with some surprise.

Qiu Daxin looked at his young and beautiful sister and smiled slightly: "I'm planning to talk to Victor about something today, but it's too early now. I'll go later. Have you had breakfast yet? Let's have breakfast together first."

Qiu Yingle had no doubts and readily agreed.

The two then went to the restaurant.

"Ah Le, you've been in contact with Victor these past few days. What kind of person do you think he is?"

During a break from eating, Qiu Daxin casually asked his sister a question.

Qiu Yingle thought for a moment, then said, "He seems like a very easy-going person. According to what you said, he is actually from a very powerful family, right? But he doesn't seem to have any airs about him, and his personality is also good."

"Most importantly, he's very handsome!"

Qiu Yingle said with a grin at this moment.

After hearing this, Qiu Daxin couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.

Ordinary people like handsome men and beautiful women, let alone these rich kids who don't have to worry about making a living. For most people, good looks are definitely the first choice when choosing a partner.

If, in addition to good looks, one is also given power, status, and immense wealth, then without a doubt, almost no one can resist such an existence.

For many women, Bao Zeyang is practically the perfect man.

Qiu Daxin put aside his chaotic thoughts and then continued to ask Qiu Yingle.

"Ah Lok, if I send you to Hong Kong Island during your university break so you can gain some experience working in his secretarial team, would you be willing?"

"What? I'm going to be his secretary?"

Qiu Yingle asked in surprise at this moment.

Qiu Daxin nodded and then explained, "It's not exactly a full-time secretary position. It's just to give you some experience and let you get familiar with their company's working style."

"Going forward, the family will strengthen its cooperation with Victor. I think you have a talent for languages, so you could go and learn from him. This would be beneficial for your future entry into the family business."

After listening, Qiu Yingle pondered for a moment: "So, does that mean I'll be going to Hong Kong Island for my holidays from now on?"

"Pretty much. We'll have to coordinate with Victor later. I haven't told him about this yet. I was just thinking of getting your opinion first. If you're willing, I'll bring it up with him then."

"If you're not willing, then let's just drop this."

Qiu Daxin said softly that this was a plan he had discussed with his father. They would first let Qiu Yingle go there part-time to gain experience, so that it would not seem like the Qiu family was so eager to sell their daughter.

Of course, this is also to give Qiu Yingle a buffer period; if she doesn't have that idea, then this matter will be dropped.
However, Qiu Daxin now feels that his younger sister's actions might be like throwing good money after bad, with no chance of return.

“Actually, if it’s just a holiday trip to Hong Kong Island, I think it’s a good idea to go. You said yourself, Brother, that Victor’s business is very big. Being around him will allow you to learn about many things.”

"But I'm worried, what if I don't do a good job and cause trouble for my family?"

Qiu Yingle thought about it and wasn't opposed to it. She didn't think about it in any other way, since her family had always treated her well since she was a child and had never arranged any kind of marriage for her.

Qiu Yingle naively thought that her brother was thinking of her, since she was about to go to university and could be said to have one foot in the door of society.

After listening, Qiu Daxin shook his head: "Don't worry, it's not something you can do alone. Victor's secretary is actually a whole team of secretaries. There are many people in the team, and someone will definitely be arranged to guide you."

After hearing this, Qiu Yingle put her worries aside: "I see, then there's no problem."

After listening, Qiu Daxin nodded: "Okay, then I'll talk to Victor about it later, but to be honest, it's not certain whether it will work out."

He doesn't know what his own mindset is right now. Does he want Bao Zeyang to agree, or not?

In the morning, Qiu Daxin knocked on Li Changhe's door.

Inside the room, after hearing Qiu Daxin's agreement to cooperate, Li Changhe calmly nodded.

“Thaksin, I believe your family knows more about Thai politics than I do. I can’t give you any great advice, but there are two things I think you need to pay attention to.”

"First, there's the military. You must have your family try to win over the military as much as possible. The military is the Thai King's trump card in controlling Thailand, but it's not unified. Where there are people, there is struggle. If you want to secure your position in the future, you must have enough support in the military, or at least have partners to work with."

"Secondly, I suggest you set up an agricultural company, or cooperate with the CP Group to produce a batch of high-quality agricultural products, such as Chiang Mai fragrant rice or high-quality durians. I can help you integrate these products into the fresh food supermarkets under the Landmark Group as part of the high-end fresh food category."

"This is mainly to enhance your prestige among farmers. It may not necessarily make you more money, but it can help you gradually gain their recognition."

"As for your main business empire, I think the computer company you chose is excellent. I also have a computer technology company in the United States. I will arrange for you to cooperate and strive to help you capture the local telecommunications market in Thailand."

“Thaksin, for you, you don’t need to think about aiming for that position within the next ten years. My advice is that you should try your best to climb up the political ladder within these ten years. As for the business empire, leave it to the right people.”

"Of course, it doesn't matter if you want to make money first and then go into politics. In Thailand's political situation, the order is not necessary. You just need to understand their internal structure."

"Right now, all I can do is help you move forward step by step. As for the final outcome, we can only leave it to fate."

Li Changhe didn't put too much pressure on Qiu Daxin. After all, it's hard for anyone to believe that someone in their thirties would suddenly challenge for the position of Thailand's highest leader.

"Understood, Vic. I'll try it first, starting as a member of Congress. But Vic, I have something else to do."

Qiu Daxin thought about it and felt it was time to bring up Ah Le's matter.

"That's right. If I focus on politics in the future, then the management of the family business will be a problem. My father's idea is to start by training Ah Le now."

"But you know the business environment here in Thailand; most of it is based on trickery and blatant exploitation. My idea is, during Ah Le's holidays, could he go to Hong Kong Island and gain some experience working under you?"

“I know you have a large team of secretaries. Ah Le has a talent for languages. You can arrange for her to join them and let her gain experience for a few years. When she graduates, I think she will definitely be a qualified business manager.”

Li Changhe glanced at Qiu Daxin. Goodness, his secretarial team was really sought after. First, the He family's daughter wanted to join, and now this beautiful CEO, Ms. L, wanted to join as well. However, compared to He Chaoqiong, Li Changhe felt that Qiu Yingle might be more useful.

“Thaksin, if that’s the case, I can give you a suggestion. You can send her to study in the United States. I also have some businesses there. Let Ah Le go there, gain experience, and she can get into the world’s top business schools. She will grow a lot there.”

Li Changhe then spoke earnestly to Qiu Daxin.

After listening, Qiu Daxin fell into deep thought.

Actually, the Qiu family had considered sending Qiu Yingle to study in the United States, but they eventually gave up on the idea.

Although the Qiu family is a powerful force in Thailand, they are nothing in the United States. When Ah Le went there, apart from having plenty of money, the Qiu family could not provide her with any protection.

Qiu Daxin had studied in the United States and knew about the discrimination against Asians by Europeans and Americans. Therefore, he did not advocate that Qiu Yingle go abroad to study.

However, after hearing Li Changhe mention it, Qiu Daxin was somewhat tempted.

The world's top business resources are definitely in the United States, and going there might also allow them to build a large network of connections, which would be beneficial for the Qiu family.

More importantly, now that Bao Zeyang has spoken up, given his connections in the United States, he will definitely provide Qiu Yingle with protection, an advantage that the Qiu family does not possess.

Therefore, Qiu Daxin felt that Bao Zeyang's suggestion was actually quite reliable, provided that he had to tell his family first.

“Vic, I need to talk to my family about this. If we really send Ah Le to the United States, I think we will need your help. After all, the Qiu family doesn’t have many resources there.”

Li Changhe smiled and said, "That's no problem. Since it was my suggestion, I will definitely help you take care of her."

For Li Changhe, what he values ​​most is Qiu Yingle's language talent. Although he is also proficient in many languages, he has not learned languages ​​such as Spanish and Portuguese, mainly because he doesn't have time for them now.

However, for Li Changhe's future empire, Europe, South America, and Africa may all be places where his footprints will be spread. South America is dominated by Portuguese and Spanish, while Africa is dominated by French, English, Portuguese, and many other languages.

Training a translator like this myself in the future will definitely be much more reliable than hiring one from outside.

Of course, more importantly, the Qiu family's status is far more important than that of the He family.

Li Changhe then stayed in Chiang Mai for two more days, where he held a meeting with Qiu Daxin, Ming Wang, and Wendy to discuss various cooperation directions. After that, Li Changhe returned to Hong Kong Island in August.

At this moment, the main topic of discussion in Hong Kong, both among the public and in society, remains the return of Hong Kong to China.

Although the media and the public now know that the return of Hong Kong Island to China is inevitable, people are more concerned about the final outcome of the negotiations.

It was in this environment that Li Changhe dropped another bombshell.

[Breaking News: Bao's son, Bao Sheng, announces that he will be unable to travel to Beijing to attend the October 1st celebrations due to personal reasons.]

A sudden news report was quickly published by the Hong Kong Island Daily, and then many newspaper companies began to inquire with Hongkong Land.

After all, everyone knows now that Xiao Baosheng's personal office is also located in Landmark.

Then, after receiving a clear reply from Bao Zeyang's office, most people on Hong Kong Island were stunned.

What do you mean?
Last year during Chinese New Year, he played "My Motherland" over Victoria Harbour, but this year, he won't go to celebrate the other party's National Day.

Has this stance been constantly shifting?
At this moment, it's not just the people of Hong Kong Island who are confused, but also many of Hong Kong's wealthy individuals.

In Li Jiacheng's office at the Cheung Kong Group headquarters, Li Jiacheng looked at the newspaper in his hand, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"What exactly is going on? Why would Bao Zeyang make such a statement?"

"Isn't this going against the grain of the mainland?"

Li Jiacheng was completely baffled as to why Bao Zeyang would make such a statement.

It is now almost common knowledge that Hong Kong will be returned to China in the future, and the mainland will be the future controller of Hong Kong. Many wealthy people are now rushing to Beijing to curry favor with the mainland, but Bao Zeyang actually gave up on this.

Most importantly, Li Jiacheng also knew that the invitation to Bao Zeyang was no ordinary invitation; it was an honor to invite him to the city tower to witness the ceremony.

But at this crucial moment, Bao Zeyang actually refused?

What is he doing? Showing loyalty to the British?
But if that's really the case, why did he do so many things before, like showing "My Motherland" and organizing a large number of wealthy people to go to the White Swan Hotel?
Even Li Jiacheng, who himself enjoys political opportunism, was completely baffled by Bao Zeyang's thinking at this moment.
In fact, not only Li Ka-shing, but also many people in the Governor's House at this moment, did not understand Bao Zeyang's actions.

Upon seeing the news, Sir Michael Sandberg immediately went to Government House and met with Edward Youde.

Yude was exhausted. He had just returned from the capital, and he would have to go there again in a few days.

Upon seeing Shen Bi rushing over, Youde looked at Shen Bi and then sighed.

“Mike, this matter is actually very simple. Compared to the mainland, London is more important.”

“I think there are some things you don’t know. Victor is now doing business with the Prime Minister’s son, Mark. Not only that, with the support of the Thatcher family, Victor has taken control of Standard Chartered Bank and is now a major shareholder of Standard Chartered Bank.”

Yude felt there was no need to hide these things from Shen Bi anymore, since they would be made public in a few months.

"what?"

Upon hearing Youde's words, Shen Bi was stunned. It turned out that Bao Zeyang had unknowingly created such a big commotion in England.

He actually managed to take over Standard Chartered?

HSBC had its eye on Standard Chartered before, but the acquisition ultimately failed due to British banking laws and Standard Chartered's resistance.

And now, Bao Zeyang has quietly taken over Standard Chartered Bank?

This inexplicably stirred a sense of crisis in Shen Bi's heart.

No wonder he was reluctant to cooperate deeply with HSBC, because he had his eye on Standard Chartered from the very beginning.

Once Bao Zeyang has the help of a bank, to what extent will he expand his business empire?
Shen Bi's body involuntarily shivered; that map was a bit too terrifying.

(End of this chapter)