Chapter 298 Old Loach

Fang Hexuan revealed to Jiang Guoyong his plan to enter the chip manufacturing field, which shocked the other party and also strengthened his idea of ​​following the wise leader.

The two chatted in the office for an entire afternoon, but Fang Hexuan talked more.

From interconnected personal computers to portable mobile phones, from industrial control robots to smart homes, he tried to describe to Jiang Guoyong a human life scenario that could be realized in the near future.

In fact, these ideas are not too incredible. After all, Hollywood screenwriters' wild imaginations have already given the world too many fantasies.

But in the end, Fang Hexuan would always conclude with one sentence - this requires a powerful chip!

Jiang Guoyong is smart, and with his years of experience and industry experience, he has a deeper understanding of the necessity and urgency of Alphabet's chip manufacturing.

Fang Hexuan hopes that his capable subordinate will have a more active and broad industry mindset and lay a more solid supply chain foundation for the group.

As for whether he is afraid that the other party will know too much and choose to resign and start a business, the same thing applies: Fang Hexuan can give him everything, but he can also destroy everything he has.

Truly smart people know how to make the most rational choice.

On June 6, the Kai Tak Airport Tunnel held an opening ceremony.

This is the first celebration of the completion of a government infrastructure project that Hong Kong Governor Youde has personally presided over since taking office on the 20th of last month.

All those who received invitations from the Hong Kong government took part in the celebration ceremony.

After all, everyone knows that the new Governor of Hong Kong’s debut must be well cooperated with no matter what.

As a symbolic figure in Hong Kong's business community and the first well-known person to respond to the flood when Youde first took office, Fang Hexuan was naturally on the list of candidates who received the first wave of invitations.

Even at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, he was kindly invited by Youde to stand on his right, almost being the center of attention.

Coupled with the photos of him drinking and chatting happily with Youde at the cocktail party later, Fang Hexuan was touted as a close friend of the new Governor of Hong Kong by the Hong Kong newspapers of the next day, both in Chinese and English!
Regardless of how much of a show this is, the fact that both parties are really willing to cooperate in building momentum can be said to be a model of mutual exploitation.

On the third day, July 7, Fang Hexuan made an appointment with Youde to play golf at Fanling Golf Course to continue to consolidate his relationship with the new Governor of Hong Kong.

It can be said that the British government's choice of Edward Youde to succeed MacLehose was a well-considered decision.

Or to put it more bluntly, under the current backdrop of the comprehensive thawing of Sino-US relations and the trend towards diversified cooperation, the former British Empire, on which the sun never set, has no choice but to follow the steps of its elder son and dance the waltz.

Therefore, under the premise that the main theme is breaking the ice and cooperation, the UK must also attach importance to its relationship with the mainland.

Given the geopolitical risks that may result from the death of a leader or the collapse of a government, it is unlikely that they will choose a hawkish figure to succeed MacLehose, who advocated full engagement.

Therefore, after a conversation and advice with Fang Hexuan before Old Mac left, the richest man Fang was convinced that the inertia of history was still strong and would not change its course just because of the flapping of wings of a powerful butterfly like him.

It doesn't mean that the policy will not change if the candidate does not change.

For veteran politicians, following orders is the most basic rule of officialdom.

If the British government decides to take a tough stance, even if Youde has other ideas in his mind, he will probably not be able to do it alone.

Therefore, Fang Hexuan is certain that advocating the active development of relations with the mainland is still the mainstream foreign policy of the British country toward China.

With this conclusion, many of his previous concerns would be eliminated.

Speaking of the new Governor of Hong Kong, Fang Hexuan not only learned some information from Old Mac, but also obtained a lot of information from other channels.

For example, Youde served as secretary of the British Embassy in China before the founding of the People's Republic of China. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he also served as secretary of the British Consulate General in China. In the mid-to-late 70s, he was directly appointed by the British as the ambassador to China. According to diplomatic practice, the ambassador to a country must be someone who has a good understanding of the country's language, culture and history.

Undoubtedly, although Youde's understanding of China cannot be said to be in-depth, he is still considered an expert in the foreign circle.

It was for this reason that he urged the Iron Lady not to be stubborn and not to think that the big Eastern country was the weeping country in South America.

Of course, these are things that happened later, but at the moment, Youde’s pragmatic style was even more so than MacLehose’s, which made Fang Hexuan like him even more.

Although he admired MacLehose's rationality and pragmatism, the military temperament in his bones made him have his own set of standards for doing things and he would not be easily influenced by others.

But Yoder is more like an old loach, and being slippery also means being easier to deal with.

For example, when Fang Hexuan called him and asked him to play basketball, the other party readily agreed without even thinking about it.

For example, when Fang Hexuan gave him expensive golf clubs and treated him to expensive banquets, the other party did not refuse at all.

Unlike MacLehose, he would accept some gifts from Fang Hok-hin, but if he showed more kindness, the other party would become wary.

To sum it up in one sentence, Edward Youde was a more qualified politician than MacLehose, although they both had military backgrounds.

Fang Hexuan was fawning and trying to please the other party in this way, naturally, in order to ask for help from the other party in some business cases or personal affairs in the future.

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On Monday, July 7, the outdoor temperature reached 5 degrees.

The Hong Kong Meteorological Observatory predicts that there will be showers at noon today.

Fang Hexuan did not go to the group headquarters to work in the morning. At this time, he had just helped Takakura Miki pack his luggage and felt a little tired.

It’s not that he is weak, but this Japanese girl has too many things.

Not only were there all kinds of clothes, shoes, bags, cosmetics, jewelry, and souvenirs that I went shopping with her yesterday, but there were also many things that I had accumulated over the past two years.

Fang Hexuan suggested that she should declutter and throw away what should be thrown away. If she really couldn't bear to throw away the things, she could donate them to local charities.

But Takakura Miki insisted on bringing all the neon lights back to Japan, and her reason left Fang speechless - "These are all my beautiful memories, I don't want to lose them!"

As a Boyfriend 2.0, he couldn't just watch the other person clean up alone.

When I finally counted the suitcases, wow, there were 16 big ones in total.

Just for all this luggage, we need a truck or two vans to transport it to the airport.

That’s right, today is the day when the Japanese girl Miki Takakura leaves Hong Kong and returns to Japanese Tokyo.

Although the two fought all night last night, they were eventually driven back by Fang Hexuan, and the Japanese girl was still a little depressed.

Fang Hexuan felt particularly depressed when he was helping her pack her luggage. The other party didn't smile at all and almost didn't say a word, which made even an old driver like him feel that every second was like a year.

After this experience, he secretly decided that in future similar situations, he would simply find someone to help him deal with it. He would never again endure the torture of the other party's silent protest against being called a "scumbag."

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