Chapter 320 Men have to treat themselves better
"It seems like we need to get a car. What's going on in a woman's car?" Li Wen said to himself while sitting in the passenger seat of Daben.
Li Wen also bought cars for Blue Star Group before, but they were ordinary cars and he didn't keep any for himself.
Half an hour later, Li Wen arrived at the Peninsula Hotel in Hu Xianer's Mercedes-Benz.
Li Wen had not been to the Peninsula Hotel yet and was very curious about its name. After getting off the car, he stood in front of the seven-story building and kept looking at it.
"Li Sheng, although this Peninsula Hotel only has seven floors, it is the most prestigious in Hong Kong. Many major international events have been held here." Hu Xianer introduced with a smile while looking at Li Wen who was looking at the Peninsula Hotel.
"hehe!"
“The Peninsula Hotel is world-famous, even though I used to live in mainland China, I have heard its legends for a long time.
If I hadn't just hosted a banquet for Miss Hu, I wouldn't have been able to come here to see it. Today I have to see this famous hotel." Li Wen turned around and said with a loud smile.
Li Wen had read countless novels in his previous life, and the Peninsula Hotel in front of him was really like thunder to his ears.
The Peninsula Hotel is owned by the Kadoorie Consortium, one of the four major financial groups in Hong Kong. It was built in the 1920s and is the most luxurious Western-style hotel in Hong Kong.
"Miss Hu, please!" Li Wen smiled and behaved like a gentleman.
"Giggle!" Hu Xian'er smiled wildly when she saw Li Wen's gentlemanly manners.
"Ms. Hu, are you here? Are you two the only one?" As soon as they walked into the Peninsula Hotel, they saw a middle-aged man in his forties coming up to them.
"Manager Su, let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Li, the owner of Daqin Daily.
There are just two of us, go to the second floor to find a quieter place." Hu Xianer is obviously a regular visitor, so it's natural.
"Boss Li has long admired his name. This is my business card. If you have anything to do in the future, you can call in advance and we will make arrangements for you." The middle-aged man shook hands with Li Wen with a bright smile.
"Manager Su Can, what a good name." Li Wen has never been an arrogant person, so he shook hands with the middle-aged lobby manager politely.
The two took the elevator to the second floor, and under the guidance of the waiter, they sat in a seat near the sea. The view was very good.
"Ms. Hu, you are a regular visitor to the peninsula. You know what is delicious. Come and order." Li Wen looked at the fair-skinned Hu Xianer opposite, smiled, and motioned to the waiter to give Hu Xianer the menu.
Hu Xianer was not polite, ladies have priority! She picked up the menu and ordered a few of her favorite dishes, and then passed the menu to Li Wen.
"Witt, two caviar, one Tomahawk, and a 1945 Romanée-Conti, that's all.
By the way, two cups of coffee first. Which one would you like, Miss Hu?" Li Wen doesn't like Western food, so he just ordered a bottle of good wine worth 2,000 Hong Kong dollars.
"Just latte, no sugar added." Hu Xianer smiled.
"OK, Werther, two lattes, one with sugar and one without sugar." Li Wen folded the menu and handed it back.
"Li Sheng, you are so young and have never been abroad. I didn't expect that you speak English so well." Hu Xianer's eyes lit up when she saw Li Wen reading the English menu with ease and ease.
"I have a good memory, and I once met an old man who traveled across the ocean in mainland China. He taught me." Li Wen explained casually.
The two of them rarely spoke during the next hour's meal time. Li Wen's education towards outsiders was to eat without speaking.
"Miss Hu, what do you think of our Daqin Daily?" After the meal, the two started chatting.
"The rapid rise of Li Sheng's Daqin Daily is really admirable. As for how to look at it, we are competitors. Doesn't Li Sheng feel that this question is asked to the wrong person?" Hu Xian'er asked directly.
"hehe!"
"Since Mr. Hu doesn't want to say it, I will say it myself. Our Daqin Daily has its own independent source of novels, and I currently have at least ten million-dollar novels that have not been released.
Moreover, our Daqin Daily mainly focuses on people's livelihood, is close to the common people, and emphasizes all-round development.
Recently, I invested HKD 5 million in the newspaper and strived to build and improve the Asian news station within six months.
I believe that within a year, Daqin Daily will definitely become the number one Chinese newspaper in Hong Kong and even Southeast Asia." Li Wen said with a smile.
"Oh! I wonder why Li Sheng told me this. Don't you know we are enemies?
Also, what you just said, Li Sheng, is a hot topic in the news!" Hu Xian'er's heart skipped a beat. "Mom sells batches, and she actually has ten million-word novels." But there was a smile on her face.
"Nothing else, I just want to persuade Miss Hu to join our Daqin Daily." Li Wen said with a smile.
"ah!"
Hu Xianer was shocked when she heard Li Wen's bold words.
Li Wen ignored Hu Xian'er's shock and continued to talk to himself: "Although Ms. Hu is the major shareholder in Sing Tao Daily, she is suppressed by more than a dozen large and small shareholders.
Sing Tao Daily, which is well-known in Asia, was founded half a century ago and is still in disarray.
Although Director Hu has worked hard in recent years, good meat can't stand up to the wolves. Director Hu has been troubled by the shareholders' meeting recently!
Especially in recent years, many rising stars have emerged.
Mingpao, which has been running a newspaper for less than ten years, has become Xingdao's biggest competitor, and of course today's Daqin." Li Wen said with a smile.
Hu Xian'er has been troubled by the shareholders' meeting recently, especially after the advertising season, Xiangdao's advertising revenue has dropped significantly. A group of large and small shareholders threaten her every day, which makes Hu Xian'er feel aggrieved.
However, although Li Wen mentioned Hu Xian'er's pain points, Hu Xian'er still shook his head in disdain at Li Wen's rhetoric.
After all, Xingdao Newspaper is still an Asian newspaper giant with a stubborn thirty million. If it is afraid of Daqin, which has only been rising for a month, then it will not be able to get along.
Li Wen just gave Hu Xian'er an earful. As for threatening Xingdao, it is of course a joke now. But with his layout and continued pursuit of capital, it is only a matter of time before he surpasses and crushes Xingdao.
After leaving the Peninsula Hotel, Li Wen went to a car dealer and bought a Mercedes-Benz 250 for HK$600,000. Although the price was not cheap, Li Wen still bought it.
The Mercedes-Benz 250 is a new breakthrough model in 1966. Although it still has the shape of a boxy car, the workmanship is already very exquisite. Li Wen tried it and felt very good.
"Finally, I have a decent car, so I can have a good time when I go out in the future. Well! Men have to be kinder to themselves." Although there was only more than 600,000 left after buying the car, Li Wen was still very happy.
After leaving the car dealership, Li Wen's eyes lit up as he listened to people on the street talking about West Germany and the World Cup.
There was a football book on the bookshelf in Li Wen's warehouse. He had read in it that it was Gui Lao who won the world championship in 1966.
If you don’t fish it now, wait until later.
However, 600,000 yuan was obviously not enough, so Li Wen was ready to go to Standard Chartered Bank to try again.
After all, the valuation of Daqin Daily has increased again. Besides, there is a car! It can also be used as a mortgage.
"Henry, two million and four hundred thousand is too little. In this case, the new car I bought will also be included, and a quota of three million will be fine!" Li Wen of Standard Chartered Bank bargained with Henry.
In the end, Li Wen left Standard Chartered happily with three million bank cards in his pocket.
"That's right. After driving around for a while, I ended up with a free car. It's fun to spend money in the bank. I'll make some money when I have time." After saying that, Li Wen went directly to the gambling company.
People in Hong Kong like to gamble, and there are many lottery companies. Li Wen invested 3 million in five gambling companies respectively. The number of balls bought by one, the other ones won.
Chapter completed!