Chapter 132: The Emperor's Ship Moves

  The dinner was held at the Peninsula Hotel in Xiangjiang, and there were no other people present. It was just Liang Sanping and Jiang Li, and the waiter left after serving the dishes and took the door with him.

  Looking at the dishes on the table, Liang Sanping knew that Jiang Liti had really put his heart into entertaining himself. The first dish to come up was a Cantonese-style braised meat platter. It used Chaozhou braising liquid.

  Then came a plate of seafood. Large prawns, sea cucumber, abalone, and fish fins. Then Jian Li smiled and pointed to the plate of beautifully arranged chicken meat, saying: "Do you see? Our Wenchang chicken is now served in the Peninsula Hotel."

  "Now all the big hotels in Qujiang are booking our Wenchang chicken. Some bosses are also booking with us. They even want to cooperate with us." Jiang Li smiled and picked up a piece of Wenchang chicken into Liang Sanping's bowl, saying: "Including Lijia Cheng boss..."

  Liang Sanping couldn't help but smile when he heard this. Li Jia Cheng had already become one of the top rich men in Xiangjiang, and had even united many local rich men to resist British power together.

  "It's said that Mr. Li is now very interested in District Chief Chen, I don't know if this news is reliable?!" Liang Sanping smiled and swallowed the piece of chicken, asking Jiang Li.

  Jiang Lihwen was taken aback at first, but instead of directly answering Liang Sanping, he asked: "Where did you hear this news from? The Chen family in the district is not small now. Although it's not impossible for Mr. Li Jia to take it down, the cost will be very high."

  Li Sanping couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, Jiang Li was very good at this kind of verbal art. He didn't directly say whether the news was true or false, but instead tried to mislead Li Sanping with a roundabout approach: This thing is unlikely to happen.

  Of course, Liang Sanping would not fall for this. On the one hand, Liang Sanping had long been seasoned and was completely unmoved by such linguistic traps. On the other hand, Liang Sanping knew that Lijia Cheng had ultimately acquired the Qu Chen family's property.

  As for District Chen's family, Leung Sam-ping didn't have any ideas. However, regarding the 100 Supermarket Group acquired by District Chen in 1972, Leung Sam-ping had a lot of ideas!

  Baijia Group has been merged into Lijiacang, which is about to be acquired by Qu Chen. Three years later, the supermarket will start business on the mainland. The first business point was set in Jiangkou.

  It then slowly expanded nationwide, but for various reasons, it did not become the leader in supermarket retailing in mainland China, but instead became a leading supermarket and retailer in Hong Kong and Macau.

  "To be honest, I'm not concerned about District Chen. What I'm thinking is whether we can cooperate with Baijia Supermarket." Just then, Liang Sanping put down his chopsticks and smiled at Jiang Li.

  "For now, ParknShop is one of the largest supermarkets in Hong Kong. And I think that if we can directly supply this supermarket, it will be a win-win situation for both us and them."

  But then Liang Sanping smiled and said: "Of course, now this supermarket belongs to Ou Chen's family, and if something happens to Ou Chen's family, it will naturally make me more concerned."

  Jiang Li heard this and couldn't help but laugh. He turned the dishes on the table, picking out the best large prawns to put onto Liang Sanping's plate.

  "This matter. I'll go back and ask for you, okay? You also know that acquisition is a very serious thing. Especially acquiring a company like Chen's in the district, so I may not be able to get any news."

  Liang Sanping smiled, and Jiang Li was indeed a figure brought out by the Ship Emperor. The words in this sentence were truly watertight. Liang Sanping had already informed him of his purpose, and he was thinking about whether this matter could be feasible.

  So he agreed to go ask, but left a hurdle for himself. The hurdle was the sentence "Acquiring is a major matter, especially acquiring Chen's district..."

  With this sentence, even if he used all his strength to inform Liang Sanping afterwards, Liang Sanping would not have any way to blame Jiang Li for anything. On the contrary, he should thank him for inquiring about this matter on his behalf.

  "Come on, come on... try this bottle of Chateau Lafite, this wine didn't come easily! I went through great difficulties to bring it back from France. It's been sitting at home for several years and I haven't had the heart to drink it! You're getting a good deal today!"

  But then Jiang Li smiled and opened a bottle of red wine, carefully pouring it for Liang Sanping. Looking at the label on the bottle, Liang Sanping knew that this was Chateau Lafite from Bordeaux, France, indeed one of the world's top wineries' red wines.

  Unfortunately, Liang Sanping didn't like it despite knowing it was good wine. The habit he had cultivated over the years made him still prefer baijiu. Whatever it was, Er Guo Tou, Shao Dao Zi, Wu Liang Ye or Fen Jiu.

  This wine. He always felt that the taste was not good. Even if many people later got used to drinking a little wine to boost their image, Liang Sanping still didn't like it and could only reluctantly drink with others. Drinking alone was out of the question.

  The purpose of the two eating together was simple: Liang Sanping needed to inform Jiang Li of his own ideas, and Jiang Li needed to take these ideas back with him. Such a setting allowed for secretive yet candid communication.

  The serious talk is over. The two of them naturally started talking about some trivial matters. It was nothing more than the current changes on the island, Liang Sanping's plans and progress for these projects this time. Jiang Li then roughly told Liang Sanping about the sales situation of Wenchang chicken and Dongshan goat in Xiangjiang. At the same time, he also roughly mentioned his own ideas and plans for selling to Southeast Asia.

  They had dinner until after 9 pm, and then Jiang Li invited Liang Sanping to take a stroll along the Xiang River to enjoy the night view. Originally, he also wanted to take Liang Sanping to a nightclub to experience it, but Liang Sanping refused.

  However, he suggested going to the night market in Heung Kong to try some local snacks. Jiang Li had no objection to this and drove the car to Yau Ma Tei, parked it and took a stroll around.

  It wasn't until around 10:30 that he was sent back to the hotel at Liang Sanping's request. Liang Sanping didn't like this kind of night stroll. He just wanted to get a glimpse of the local customs and snacks in Xiangjiang, and have a taste of some local specialties.

  I came to Xiangjiang, not specifically for fun. Getting things done is the top priority. So Liang Sanping reserved time for Jiang Li, allowing him to return tonight and report back to Chuang Huang and the others.

  After sending Liang Sanping back to the hotel, Jiang Li drove the car directly to the home of Shu Huang.

  "Knock, knock, knock..." In a certain large villa study in Xiangjiang's racing area, an old man was wearing reading glasses and looking at a report. At this time, the doorbell rang, and the old man responded without lifting his head.

  "Come in~" The large gate was immediately opened, and a man in his fifties or sixties walked in. He bowed to the elder who was reading documents: "Sir, Jiang Sheng has arrived. He is waiting for an audience in the main hall."

  The old man reading the file put it down and laughed, saying: "Oh? Lizi has arrived? Let him come over, I'll wait for him in the study room." The housekeeper-like old man nodded and said, "Okay!"

  He immediately turned around and left, not forgetting to gently close the door of the study. The old man continued to look at the documents with his head down after the butler left. After a while, the knocking sound rang out again, and the old man said "come in".

  Then, after seeing the open door, Jiang Li followed the butler into the study. The butler invited Jiang Li to sit down and then excused himself to go get tea and snacks with the old man who was reading documents.

  This unassuming old man is the current shipping magnate who dominates the Hong Kong business world. And arriving now, naturally, was Jiang Li coming to make a report to him.

  "Li Zai, how are you?! Today I met with that Liang Sanping, did you gain anything?!" The old man said with a smile after seeing Jiang Li sit down.

  "I've read the report you brought back. I'll submit it to the board of directors for discussion tomorrow. If it's feasible, our business volume on the island will expand again."

  Jiang Lihwen nodded and said, "Uncle, I gained a lot from meeting with Liang Sanping this time. But what caught my attention is that he now has some understanding of Mr. Li Jia's acquisition of the Chen family..."

  Bo Huang heard this and couldn't help but frown, straightening his back: "He knows about this matter?! What's his explanation? Has he revealed the source of his information?"

  "He didn't say where the news came from, but instead talked about his own thoughts." Suddenly, Jiang Li also straightened up and said to the ship owner: "He doesn't have any special thoughts on Mr. Lijia Cheng's acquisition of Ou Chen Shi, but he does have some thoughts on Baijia Supermarket under Ou Chen Shi..."

  "Oh?! What's going on?! Is he trying to take down Bai Jia and make it his own sales channel?!" But then, the Boat Emperor smiled and asked Jiang Li directly.

  Jiang Li smiled slightly, but didn't say a word. It had to be admitted that the Ship Emperor's business sense was extremely keen. As soon as Liang Sanping showed interest in Bai Jia, he knew what Liang Sanping wanted to do.

  "But he's not so greedy as to want to swallow up the entire Bai Jia. I reckon he wants us to help him get in touch with Mr. Li Jiacheng, and then let Bai Jia expand."

  After a pause, Jiang Li continued with a smile: "Uncle, I think we can take advantage of this opportunity. With the increase in income, the retail industry will definitely prosper. Currently, there are no large-scale retail enterprises in the mainland, and entering during this blank period is the best choice..."

  "If we were to set up a supermarket ourselves, the initial investment would be huge. And even if it gets started, it will take time." However, Jiang Li said to Ship Huang: "If we can get Mr. Lijia Cheng's agreement, we can enter the retail market through Baijia, which has already taken shape."

  "While advancing into the inland areas at the same time, I think we can create even higher achievements. It's even possible to create a business miracle." Jiang Li smiled and said: "A completely blank market! Many businesses are waiting for us to develop."

  The Emperor of the Ships fell silent, as if deep in thought. After a while, he smiled at Jiang Li and said: "Tomorrow I'll discuss it with the board of directors first, let someone assess the feasibility of the supermarket in the mainland. If it's feasible, you arrange a meeting between me and this little friend!"