Rebirth of the Strongest Tycoon

Suddenly, Xia Yu thought of a contradiction, and he asked Wu Hongyi, "Hongyi, what is the relationship between your Jardine and the predecessor of Jardine, the current Jardine Group?"

After speaking, Xia Yu looked straight at Wu Hongyi, waiting for him to clear up his confusion.

Xia Yu really didn't know this.

Although he knew about Wu Bingjian and Jardine in his previous life, he did not have a deep understanding of Jardine Matheson. Xia Yu only knew that the original name of the current Jardine Group in Xiangjiang was Jardine Matheson, but Jardine Matheson was really British owned, so what's the problem here?

As soon as Xia Yu's words came out, not only Wu Hongyi, but also Li Hongchang, who was smiling, restrained his smile.

Wu Hongyi's face was complicated, and he didn't know whether it was resentment, grievance, helplessness, or all three.

Just when Xia Yu wanted to stop saying it was inconvenient, Wu Hongyi spoke up.

"They are shameless thieves!"

Hearing Wu Hongyi's sharp words, Xia Yu raised his brows. He didn't expect Wu Hongyi's reaction to be so big. It seems that there is a story in it.

"The current Jardine Group, formerly known as Jardine Matheson, was originally called Chardine-Madison Matheson, founded by Scottish Englishmen William Jardine and James Matheson in 1832. It was established in the year our line came to the UK!"

"In 1843, the year of Duke Dunyuan's death, the main line of my Wu family in the Qing Dynasty suffered heavy losses, and those two shameless thieves stole the name of my Wu Jiayi Hexing and took the original Chadian -Madison Matheson was re-registered and renamed Jardine Matheson."

Speaking of this, Wu Hongyi felt even more frustrated, his fists clenched unknowingly, and Li Hongchang on the side shook his head and sighed, feeling equally depressed.

I see!

Hearing Wu Hongyi's explanation, Xia Yu immediately understood that the feeling was that the two foreigners "counterfeited" and "branded" the most famous "Jardine House" among the thirteen lines in Guangdong.

This can also understand why Wu Hongyi's mood has changed greatly!

No one can accept that the glory of his family was stolen by an outsider's cottage. "Jiahexing" is the glory of the Wu family, and it was also built by the Wu family. In the end, because the family was oppressed by external forces and could not take care of itself, it was stolen by foreigners. Stealing, just adding the word "foreign", is very popular outside.

As the persecuted Wu family,

The frustration and anguish in my heart can be imagined!

Yan Shining, who was listening quietly to the side just now, couldn't help but ask, "Then your Wu family's current Jardine Hotel still exists?"

"It has long since ceased to exist. The foundation of my Wu family over there was under the oppression of the Qing government, and it has long since disappeared. Now there is only Wu Shengxing."

Wu Hongyi said bitterly, when it came to Wu Shengxing in the end, his fist clenched unknowingly.

Xia Yu's eyes narrowed, Wu Shengxing?

This name is interesting. It can be interpreted in a variety of meanings just literally. How to combine the current situation of the Wu family that Wu Hongyi said, it is most appropriate to interpret it as "the industry where the Wu family is prosperous again".

"Haven't you thought about re-establishing the flag of Jardine?" Hou Sheng couldn't help but asked.

After hearing so much, he was also very curious. Seeing that Wu Hongyi did not contradict him, he couldn't help but want to find out. After all, this kind of secret involving the rich and powerful sounded too exciting.

As soon as Hou Sheng's words came out, not only Wu Hongyi smiled bitterly, but even Xia Yu couldn't help shaking his head slightly. Hou Sheng's eyes were too narrow to ask this unnecessary question.

How big is the current Jardine Group and the Jardine Consortium with the Jardine Group as its core, Xia Yu knows very well that it is the No. 1 consortium in Xiangjiang, and the No. 1 consortium in the UK in the Far East. It has amazing energy and uses his toes. If you think about it, you know that the British Wu family is definitely not as good as the Jardine Consortium.

Strength is not as good as people, what else do you want?

No matter how much grief you have, you can only endure it! Didn't you see that the Wu family had endured for more than a hundred years?

Wu Hongyi's personality is very easy-going, and he didn't feel unhappy because of Hou Sheng's question. Instead, he was silent for a while, before shrugging his shoulders and pretending to be free and easy: "The difference in strength is too great, I don't even think about it, not to mention... I only have the Phoenix Tower. , so forget it."

As soon as these words came out, Li Hongchang, who was sitting beside him, showed a distressed expression on his face, and patted Wu Hongyi on the shoulder to show comfort.

Xia Yu's eyes were also fixed, and he heard what Wu Hongyi said.

The gap in strength is too great to even think about it, so is the Wu family not thinking about it? Or did he not think about it? Or did he and the Wu family not even think about it?

And the last sentence is even more profound. He said that he only has the Phoenix Building, and he has to list it separately to refer to himself. Does this mean that the Phoenix Building belongs to him, not the Wu family?

Or among all the properties of the Wu family, the only one belonging to his name is the Phoenix Building?

If you think about it from the outside, there are more things to ponder, such as Wu Hongyi's status in the Wu family, the relationship between Wu Hongyi and the Wu family, and so on.

However, these things involve stricter privacy. Since Wu Hongyi doesn't seem to have any intention to say, it is inconvenient for Xia Yu to ask, so let's get to know it later.

However, Xia Yu did not agree with Wu Hongyi's somewhat resigned attitude, and it was also very unfavorable for Wu Hongyi's personal future. He encouraged: "The sea is flowing, and the heroic character is displayed; the green hills stand, and do not fall into the ambition of Lingyun! "

"Hongyi, this is a great era. The world is in a process of rapid change. Anything is possible. Throughout the ages, there have been many people who started from scratch and stood at the top, not to mention that you still have the capital to start a business. Duke Yuan!"

"It's all gone, let's look at the present day!"

"Encourage you!"

Wu Hongyi looked at Xia Yu blankly, and Xia Yu's words kept roaring in his heart like Hong Zhong Dalu.

At this moment, his heart was greatly impacted. The young Xia Yu was full of energy, but he, a more mature young man in his twenties, had the idea of ​​accepting his fate and bowing his head to reality. This contrast , he felt deeply ashamed.

Li Hongchang, who was sitting on the side, watched Wu Hongyi grow up since he was a child. He knew him well. Wu Hongyi couldn't hide anything from him. Now Wu Hongyi's violent fluctuations in his heart were naturally noticed by him.

But instead of blaming Xia Yu for being so talkative, he gave Xia Yu a grateful look.

In fact, he has long discovered that Wu Hongyi's mentality has a problem. To put it nicely, it means that he is young and mature, and to put it badly, he lacks the drive, vigor and energy that young people should have.

And because of family reasons, he is not good at fighting, or does not want to fight, but subconsciously learned to endure. Forbearance is not bad, which means that there is a city government, but forbearance cannot solve all problems. The city hall will become a bottomless pit, burying himself.

Therefore, for Wu Hongyi's state over the years, Li Hongchang has kept it in his eyes and in his heart. He is afraid that he will not be able to take care of Wu Hongyi, and that he will be entrusted by Wu Hongyi's father and his father, but because he is too familiar, he has often To remind Wu Hongyi, but Wu Hongyi was not much touched.

Unexpectedly, the new friend Wu Hongyi just brought today has achieved an effect that he has never done before.

Li Hongchang looked at Wu Hongyi expectantly, and hoped that he could take this opportunity to think through it thoroughly. Time is running out. The later he wakes up, the worse it will be for Wu Hongyi!

Everyone sat quietly and looked at Wu Hongyi, who was immersed in his own world, and his face was constantly changing with his mentality. Even the cute Li Qian felt the change in the atmosphere and realized this opportunity to confront Wu. Hony is very important.

"call……"

After a long time, Wu Hongyi's face finally calmed down, he let out a long breath, and suddenly raised his head to look at Xia Yu.

When he saw Xia Yu with a smile on his face and his eyes full of encouragement, Wu Hongyi smiled gratefully, stood up solemnly and bowed to Xia Yu and said, "Thank you!"

Wu Hongyi's movements were so fast that Xia Yu didn't have time to stop him when he stood up, he had already bowed, Xia Yu could only smile and wave his hands and said, "I'll just say it casually, you can figure out that it's your business, and I don't care, haha!"

"No, listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books, teaching hard, and deafening!"

Wu Hongyi said solemnly to Xia Yu that he really took this matter in his heart, and the grace of waking up cannot be forgotten.

The words spoken by Xia Yu had a great impact on him, and many of his thoughts had changed.

After he figured it out, when he thought about his previous concepts and attitudes, many of them were ridiculous, and they were really bad for his development, but he thought it was right and wouldn't change it.

If Xia Yu's words did not wake him up, he would probably continue to stumble, but if he could wake up in a few years, it would be too late.

Therefore, Xia Yu's grace of waking up is indeed very important.

Friends are a feeling, some people have known each other for ten years, and some people become confidants at first sight.

At this moment, Xia Yu had risen to the level of a confidant in Wu Hongyi's heart.

In the more than 20 years he has known, there are no longer a few friends, but none of them would be like Xia Yu, who said such things to him when he first met.

He just couldn't figure out some things. In fact, he is a very smart person. He can clearly feel who is good for him.

At this moment, an employee came to the door, saw so many people sitting inside, hesitant to enter, but fortunately Li Hongchang saw it, he nodded to Wu Hongyi, Xia Yu and others, then stood up and walked out. , call the staff aside and ask.

After a while, Li Hongchang asked about the situation. He thought about it and felt that Wu Hongyi should know, so he walked in again, came to Wu Hongyi, and said to Wu Hongyi, who raised his eyebrows and looked at him: "Second Young Master , Ye Huanrong, the boss of Rongyehang, is here, do you want to see him?"

Li Hongchang didn't want to disturb Wu Hongyi, Xia Yu and others to chat, but the person who came was Ye Huanrong, and now the second young master Wu Hongyi has clearly figured out a lot of things, and the time is urgent. Naturally, he has to make up for his past mistakes as much as possible and start to vigorously expand his contacts. , to establish a relationship network, and the energy of "Rongye Xing" is not bad, so naturally we have to receive it, otherwise if Ye Huanrong knows that Wu Hongyi is here, but avoids him, Ye Huanrong will not say it on the surface, but he must be in his heart. There will be bumps. "

Wu Hongyi frowned slightly, looked at Xia Yu, and hesitated whether to leave Xia Yu and others to see Ye Huanrong.

However, Xia Yu's emotional intelligence is higher than Wu Hongyi. He said with a smile: "Hongyi, you are busy in advance, we have a lot of time, don't be in a hurry! Business is important!"

Wu Hongyi breathed a sigh of relief, and said apologetically to Xia Yu: "Then Xia Yu, and everyone, I'll excuse you first, everyone is free!"

"Hmm, you'll be busy first, don't make the guests wait too long, we won't be polite to you."

Xia Yu waved his hand and smiled.

Then, Wu Hongyi and Li Hongchang walked out quickly, while Xia Yu and others stayed in the room to chat, drink tea and eat snacks.

...

It didn't take long for a series of footsteps to come from far to near, Xia Yu and others immediately looked out the door, when they saw Wu Hongyi, Li Hongchang and a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses and an upright and prime-age man approaching, They stood up consciously and looked at Wu Hongyi and others with a smile.

Soon, the three of Wu Hongyi walked in again, and he took the lead to introduce: "Let me introduce, this is Ye Huanrong, the boss of Rongyehang, Rongyehang is the largest Huaxia food supermarket and wholesale center in Birmingham. Many Chinese restaurants and retail stores buy from Rongyehang, and Boss Ye's business is getting bigger and bigger, and he has now entered London."

"Young Master Wu has exalted, a small business is not worth mentioning!"

He waved his hand humbly and smiled, and then Ye Huanrong said enthusiastically to Xia Yu and others, "Hello, I'm Ye Huanrong, nice to meet you!"

At the same time, Ye Huanrong was smiling, but he was stunned. After all, from Wu Hongyi first introducing him to Xia Yu and others, it can be seen that in Wu Hongyi's mind, Xia Yu and others are more important than him. Hong Yi is naturally not a fool, so of course Ye Huanrong has to take Xia Yu and others seriously.

"Boss Ye, this is my friend Xia Yu, and his girlfriend Li Qian. These are Yan Shining, Hou Sheng, and Li Wuming."

Wu Hongyi then pointed to Xia Yu and others and introduced Ye Huanrong.

"Boss Ye, hello!"

"Hello!"

Xia Yu, Ye Huanrong and the others shook hands with a very enthusiastic attitude, as did Xia Yu.

In fact, after Wu Hongyi introduced Ye Huanrong, Xia Yu knew who he was.

In his previous life, Xia Yu had seen the British Rich List. Ye Huanrong was the first Chinese to appear on the British Rich List. He was also the richest Chinese businessman in the United Kingdom. Of course, the title of "Chinese Businessman's Richest Man" is a bit watery, but it can be worn on the head. It is a manifestation of strength.

Ye Huanrong is a Hakka, born in 1940. He crossed the ocean in 1959 and came to the UK alone. With the help of the Liverpool Hakka Association, he got his first job - washing dishes for a restaurant.

However, he is very business-minded and has a high level of education, so he started to work hard on his own and bought a restaurant to run it himself, and the funds began to increase.

In 1970, "Rongyehang" was established in Birmingham, England. In the 21st century, "Rongyehang" developed into the largest Chinese food supermarket and wholesale center in the UK. There are 4 large supermarket chains in London, Manchester and Birmingham, headquartered in Birmingham, supplying more than 2,000 Chinese restaurants and retail stores in the UK.

Ye Huanrong is also the "leading brother" of European Chinese supermarkets, and "Rongyehang" is the "invincible flagship" of the food import and export agency business in the European Far East and Asia.

He is also a guest of Prince Charles of England, and is an old acquaintance with Blair and Cameron.

Therefore, Ye Huanrong, who is definitely self-made, is definitely an outstanding figure who has not yet fully risen.

Then, Wu Hongyi, Ye Huanrong and others sat down again, chatting and drinking tea with Xia Yu.

Chatting and chatting, Wu Hongyi suddenly said: "By the way, Xia Yu, June 21st is the day when the London Chinatown Chinese Business Association was established, and it's not too long. You must come then."

Xia Yu raised his brows. June 21st is really fast. He didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. It was the day when the Chinese Business Association was established not long after he arrived. It seems that he was lucky.

The London Chinatown Chinese Business Association is indeed a good platform. Presumably the upper-level Chinese people will be present at that time, which is a good opportunity to expand contacts.

Of course, Xia Yu should not miss such a good opportunity. Besides, he is also idle when he is idle here. It is better to establish a network of contacts.

"Such a grand day, of course, I can't be without me!"

Xia Yu said with a smile.

"Haha, let's come together then!"

"Then trouble you!"

Seeing that Xia Yu and Wu Hongyi were talking and laughing, and their relationship was so close, Ye Huanrong's mind turned sharply, guessing what Xia Yu was from, but it was a pity that Wu Hongyi did not tell him the details of Xia Yu, which made him very uncomfortable. Pity.

The next time, chatting, drinking tea and eating, and in the afternoon, Wu Hongyi took him to go shopping, or met some people. The time passed quickly and fulfillingly.

In the evening, Xia Yu and others went back with Wu Hongyi after having a dinner in Phoenix Building.