Pan Youlin would need to bring his team to Indonesia to discuss the details with Lin Shaoliang's team. Anyway, the two big shots had already drawn a line. Whether it was harmonious or not, it was all up to the subordinates to deal with.
The last stop was Singapore. Under Lin Shaoliang's introduction, Li He personally visited Singapore's richest man, Qiu Deba.
Qiu Deba was born in Malaysia, and his business was also in Malaysia. However, he was a Singaporean.
He was the founder of Malaysia's largest bank, Bank of Malaya. He was also the biggest shareholder of the British listed Standard Chartered Bank. He was also a well-known hotel tycoon in Southeast Asia. Sugar King Guo also had a lot of hotel businesses, but he could only be called Sugar King. The reason why he could not become the hotel king was because of Sugar King Guo.
In Southeast Asia, only Qiu Deba could be called the hotel king.
He was most known for his investment in Standard Chartered Bank.
In 1986, when the British Lloyds Bank wanted to acquire Standard Chartered Bank, Qiu Deba, Hong Kong's Bao Yugang, and Australia's Robert Holmes joined forces and defeated Lloyds Bank with a bid of 1.3 billion pounds. They obtained 37% of Standard Chartered Bank's shares and thus became the biggest shareholder of Standard Chartered Bank.
After hearing this, Old Li's intestines turned green with regret!
At that time, all his funds were used on Yen stock index futures. He could not take out much money. He did not even have the chance to get involved.
Of course, although he was angry, even if he had money, he might not have this opportunity. He was very clear about this in his heart.
Without Bao Yugang's title and influence, the British government would not let him have his funds. Money was useless!
Only now, with Guo Dongyun's influence in the UK, he dared to test the waters in the UK!
Therefore, sometimes, things like fame and so-called status must not be underestimated!
"Mr. Li, nice to meet you." Qiu Deba, who was in his seventies, personally welcomed him at the entrance of his manor.
"Mr. Qiu, it is my honor to meet you." Li He said sincerely. "I know about your legend, and I have always admired you."
"You flatter me." Qiu Deba laughed heartily. "Mr. Lee only used a dozen years to accumulate a net worth of ten billion US dollars. When I was your age, I was still working as a clerk at the Overseas Chinese Bank. When I was forty, I had to scrape together money and borrow a million US dollars to establish the Bank of Malaya. Although I have some achievements, I am not even half as good as you.
The people next to him were all his relatives, friends, and children. They all knew Qiu Deba. The person who could make him personally come out to greet was already extraordinary, so they all came out with curiosity to see who it was!
However, he didn't expect that the person in front of him would actually receive such praise!
And what did he mean by less than half?
Was this modesty? But wasn't he being a little too humble?
There were not many in Southeast Asia who could match up to Qiu Deba's wealth!
Not to mention more than half of him!
Therefore, everyone was even more curious. All the girls and wives looked at Li He at the same time.
Li He said, "Mr. Qiu, you're flattering me."
The other party's Hokkien accent was very strong. Li He had to rely on Lin Shaoliang's occasional pointers to fully understand.
"Everyone, don't be so polite. What's the point of just standing at the door?" Lin Shaoliang interrupted the conversation.
"Please come in." Qiu Deba stepped aside and welcomed Li He and Lin Shaoliang into the living room.
No one sat in the main seat. They were all sitting on the two sides.
Qiu Deba saw that his family was gathered there and frowned. "You guys probably don't know him. I usually ask you to read the newspaper, but you guys don't pay attention. This is the chairman of the China Renewable Resources Group, Mr. Li He."
"Yuan Da Investment Group!"
Someone blurted out.
They had never heard of the China Renewable Resources Group before. They knew who it was.
"Oh, it's him. I don't even know him."
"The richest man in Asia is so young! Is he even thirty years old? "
"I don't even dare to recognize him in the newspaper."
“....”
Many people were astonished and shocked.
Due to Qiu Deba's authority, no one dared to speak loudly, but they couldn't avoid whispering.
"Alright, now that you guys know each other, go do what you need to do." Qiu Deba was very unhappy.
"Please take care of me in the future." Li He stood up and saluted the people next to him.
The people next to him also saluted back and slowly left the living room. For a moment, only Li He was left with the two old men.
"Mr. Li, please have some tea." Qiu Deba picked up the teacup first.
"Please." Although Li He wasn't very interested in black tea, he felt different when he drank it this time. The tea had a mint and lily of the valley fragrance. The taste was mellow, and although it was a little bitter, it had a sweet aftertaste. Therefore, he couldn't stop praising it. "Good tea! Even the astringent taste is just right. "
"Sri Lankan Uva Black Tea. Mr. Qiu never easily serves it to guests." Lin Shaoliang put down the teacup and said, "I'm also basking in Mr. Li's light today. If it was any other day, I would rarely drink such good tea."
Qiu Deba pretended to be angry and said, "That's so heartless. Did I give you bad tea last time? Moreover, there are many good teas at home. Is there a need to care about my stock? "
There were many places in the world with tea trees, but good tea was hard to find. People like them didn't care about quantity, only quality. Finding a good tea was what people who loved tea longed for.
Lin Shaoliang smiled and said, "I'll stop joking with you. This time, I brought Mr. Li here to discuss something with you."
"Oh?" Hearing that it was serious, Qiu Deba sat up straight and listened carefully.
Lin Shaoliang said, "Mr. Li wants to buy your shares of Standard Chartered Bank."
"Oh, I see." This time, Qiu Deba directly leaned back on the chair and pondered for a moment. He smiled at Li He and said, "Mr. Li, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. I don't have this plan for the time being."
"Mr. Qiu, if you're ready to sell, please let me know in advance. I'll definitely be the one to offer the highest price!" Li He didn't care whether he was disappointed or not. He didn't have much hope in the first place.
If the other party was really willing to sell, that would be even better. It would definitely help the Commercial Bank and Delta Bank to enter the broader global market.
Qiu Deba said, "Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Li. I'm old and always worried about this and that. I'm afraid that the future generations won't live up to expectations. No matter how much cash we have, we have to leave some decent assets so that we won't starve to death on the streets in the future."
"Mr. Qiu, you must be joking."
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