Li Mingbao is now considered a naughty boy, so he can just ignore Mr. Huo's beautiful words. Anyway, no matter how much you say these beautiful words, they are not worth a dime, and given Li Mingbao's profession, he has little relationship with Mr. Huo, so the relationship between him and Mr. Huo is quite simple, with no hatred and no interests. . Just saying nice words is enough, there is no need to think about further things. As for using Mr. Huo's relationship and then connecting to the mainland, this path is good for those little guys. After all, Mr. Huo is actually a sign in Hong Kong in this era, but this approach also does not make much sense to Li Mingbao. Because Li Mingbao himself can directly contact the mainland, whether through Mr. Huo or not, he will receive similar treatment. The mainland will not open more things to Li Mingbao because of Mr. Huo's face, nor will it open up more things to Li Mingbao because of Mr. Huo's lack of it. To save face, give Li Mingbao something less. To put it simply, when it comes to Li Mingbao's level, the key to cooperating with the mainland is what he can give, and what the mainland will give him. External relations, if not completely useless, play a very limited role in such cooperation. Therefore, Li Mingbao's attitude towards Mr. Huo is the same as that of other Hong Kong businessmen. He held it up high and stood aside while they talked about their own affairs. Li Mingbao did his own business. There was not much connection and there was cooperation. , then cooperate. If you have to be cold-tempered, Li Mingbao will not give up his smile and treat people well, it's that simple. Of course, someone who can handle such a relationship so easily in Hong Kong means that he is not simple himself, does not ask for help from others, and does not like others to ask for help from him. Li Mingbao was the first person to come to Huo Lao's place, so he also had time to take a look at Huo Lao's villa. Speaking of villas, Li Mingbao now owns several villas, including ones in Repulse Bay, Deep Water Bay, and Victoria Peak. But these villas were bought not long ago, and they haven't had time to take care of them. It would take at least two or three months to decorate them the way they like. So up to now, Li Mingbao still lives in that small villa. , and did not move here. As for buying so many villas, it was not because Li Mingbao had money and no place to spend it, or to celebrate his previous success, but simply because he bought these villas to buy bargains. Hong Kong's real estate market has been experiencing great fluctuations in the past two years, especially those in commercial buildings, newly built buildings, and some small and medium-sized villas, where house prices have fallen sharply. However, these housing prices did not have much impact on the real top villas. That is, at the last moment, the British were ready to evacuate, so they released these villas, and then let people like Li Mingbao take advantage. In fact, the bargains Li Mingbao picked up are relatively small. After all, he is not a professional, like those who are engaged in real estate. Li Chaoren has acquired a lot of high-quality houses this time, and Li Zhaoji had not put a large amount of money in In the foreign exchange market, he can also eat a lot, but even so, Li Zhaoji eats more houses than Li Mingbao. Who says he is not a professional? Even if those British guys want to sell their houses, they will not find him as a layman first, but the insiders. Regarding this issue, Li Mingbao didn't worry too much. Anyway, the purpose of buying these houses is to live in, and he is not planning to resell them. Three or five villas are just suitable for his own family. No matter how many more, The only option was to resell it, although the profits were quite substantial. Until the handover, the real estate market in Hong Kong was very prosperous. They were sold around 1995. The current 10 million Hong Kong dollar villa was worth 100 million Hong Kong dollars less at that time. , don¡¯t speak at all. But Li Mingbao no longer cares about this money. It took more than ten years of planning to get this money. It is better to develop his own industry honestly and get more villas. It is naturally good, even if he doesn't get it. , that doesn¡¯t matter, he¡¯s not planning to rely on this for a living anyway. Mr. Huo took great care of Li Mingbao. He specially sent a son from the family to guide Li Mingbao. Except for a few places that were not convenient to enter, Li Mingbao had unobstructed access in Mr. Huo's villa. . After seeing Mr. Huo's villa, Li Mingbao's trip was considered worthwhile. Although Hong Kong has always been called the most densely populated place in the world, in fact it is also true. This small island, plus the Kowloon area, has a population of five to six million. So many people are crowded together. Here, it is impossible even if the population density is not high. But high population density is only relative. For rich people like Huo Lao, these things are minor problems. Take Huo Lao's villa as an example. It is located on Taiping Mountain and is similar to Li Mingbao's new villa. It's not very far, but it is such a villa with an area of ??more than one thousand square meters. It not only has a swimming pool, but also a large garden, a private tennis court, plus the villa, if it weren't for the fact that the ground here is not very flat. , and maybe a private one?'s golf course. There are only a few people living in such a large area. Except for Mr. Huo himself, none of his descendants actually live here. They have other places to live. For such a large piece of land, it is necessary to put it in The central area can accommodate at least hundreds of people's accommodation needs, but this is Mr. Huo's private territory. Even the Hong Kong Governor cannot come in without an invitation. Therefore, no matter where a rich man is, he is a rich man and lives a superior life. Even in a densely populated place like Hong Kong, Huo Lao and his family's living conditions are not much different from those on the mainland. Things like not having land are just a joke to them. Of course, now that Li Mingbao has also entered this class, he has some intentions of being the eldest brother, not to mention the second brother. While Li Mingbao was admiring Huo Lao's villa, other people came one after another. Although Huo Lao's time was half past six, in Hong Kong, there were only those who were truly qualified to come to Huo Lao at such a time. There are not many people, and even the Governor of Hong Kong, in order to show respect, will come a few minutes early unless there are special circumstances, instead of rushing in as time goes by, which can easily lead to enemies. In fact, Li Mingbao is also qualified to be late. Even if he comes in the last few minutes, the other businessmen in Hong Kong can at most say that he does not respect the elderly, but they will not say that he is not qualified. But doing this is actually a technical job that requires professional guidance. Although Li Mingbao can afford these professionals, he does not have this need. For him, the upper class is just like a bird, and it seems that there is Countless etiquette seems to be very high-end, but in fact, what really matters is naked interests. In the circle of interests, even if you understand etiquette and affect the interests of others, you cannot use etiquette to win over others. If you overturn something, you have to rely on your strength to speak for itself in the end. Therefore, etiquette and other things are still a little early for Li Mingbao, who is still young, and do not have much meaning. Maybe he will consider these issues when he really needs it in the future. Now, Li Mingbao cannot learn to do that. Pretentious. In fact, Mr. Huo invited quite a lot of people this time, including people from the delegation and people who were not from the delegation. Even people like Ni Jiang were also invited, but Ni Jiang also knew that this time What did Mr. Huo mean by inviting people, so Ni Jiang simply refused to come. There were also quite a few people who did not come. Some were forced by pressure, some were not interested in the mainland in the first place, and there were also many banana people. , Anyway, Mr. Huo's invitations have been sent out, but less than half of the people who are sure to come. From this point of view, today's Hong Kong people, especially the rich, are not so optimistic about the mainland, so even if Mr. Huo has a great reputation, he can't hire anyone. ¡°On the contrary, Li Mingbao was walking around Mr. Huo¡¯s villa when he saw a person, a person who had played tricks on him before, and then he played tricks on him again. "Xiao Li, I didn't expect you to come so early. I thought you wouldn't come. After all, you have made a lot of money from the British recently, so you have to give the British some face, right?" This is right. It's quite yin and yang, and a little bit sour. Except for Li Zhaoji, who has recently had a grudge against Li Mingbao, no one else would talk to Li Mingbao like this. Seeing Li Zhaoji, Li Mingbao knew that he would have to talk nonsense again today. "Business is business, and stance is stance. Even the Hong Kong government has known my stance for a long time, so whether I come or not, it will not have the effect of avoiding suspicion. If this is the case, then why can't I be generous? Mr. Li, the Hong Kong government probably hates you more than it hates me. If you come here today, the situation will be even worse than mine. Mr. Li, aren¡¯t you afraid? Mr. Li, your business will probably be difficult to do," Li Mingbao replied unhurriedly. Hearing Li Mingbao¡¯s words, Li Zhaoji¡¯s face turned dark. For someone like him, who can be considered a half-financial insider, he naturally knows about the transaction between Li Mingbao and Standard Chartered. He doesn't know the specific things, but if he doesn't know the general things, he is not Li Zhaoji. Therefore, the hatred between Li Mingbao and the Hong Kong government is really not as big as the hatred between the Hong Kong government and him. Li Mingbao's move, to put it bluntly, is that one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. It's a consensual thing, no big deal. On the other hand, it was Li Zhaoji. His income this time was not as much as Li Mingbao's, but he was definitely full of hatred. Not only were the other people who lent him money quite dissatisfied, but even the Hong Kong government would not look down upon him well. . After all, his money was unplanned, and he had been in charge of the black market. When the Hong Kong government stabilized the exchange rate, Li Zhaoji did not hold back his hand and went up to make a small fortune, although he had earned it himself. It¡¯s not much, but the loss to the Hong Kong government is huge. So when it comes to reputation, Li Zhaoji¡¯s reputation with the Hong Kong government is definitely worse than that of Li Mingbao.??. As for what Li Mingbao said is actually true, even if Li Mingbao is willing to follow Hong Kong Ying, Hong Kong Ying does not dare to want Li Mingbao. After all, Li Mingbao's roots are at this level, and it is not a secret at all.