He Jing's tone softened considerably.
As a senior executive at Temasek, he certainly doesn't lack critical thinking and logical reasoning skills.
At least in terms of reasoning, Lee Hsien Loong convinced her.
But the thought of giving up an entire country out of thin air still pained her.
Lee Hsien Loong replied earnestly, "I have communicated with him."
He also felt that he did not have the ability, but he expressed his willingness to take on a senior management position at Kechuang Biotechnology in the future.
He also expressed that he never wanted to become a third generation of the Li family.
It was precisely because of his wishes that I made this decision; naturally, it was a comprehensive consideration of all factors.
This refers to Li Hongyi, another son of Lee Hsien Loong, who has served as the head of the Open Source Technology Department in the Singapore government for the past decade.
This department was established specifically for him in 2019.
They have successively developed parking apps, shopping coupon apps similar to Dianping, vaccine appointment platforms, and so on.
He later became Singapore's Minister for Transport.
In short, based on Li Hongyi's self-awareness and career planning, he would prefer to be a product manager. In fact, after graduating from MIT, he worked at Google for two years as a product manager.
He was forced by his parents to return to Singapore and then take a government job.
The Open Source Technology Department was established so that he could return to do what he was interested in.
This sounds far more absurd than the so-called "radish pit" (a metaphor for a haphazard or inefficient system).
This is like planting a plot of land just for you.
"Okay, if you think it's okay, then I agree."
However, during the final negotiations, I need to have the right to know and offer suggestions regarding the conditions offered by the other party.
Lee Hsien-lung gave a wry smile and said, "Well, whether the other party will even be interested is still a question mark."
Zheng Li was naturally unaware of the conversation that took place in Singapore.
When Li Miaomiao heard the price offered by the Singapore representative, she was stunned.
Putting an entire country on the scales of a trade—in the real world, she had only ever heard of such things in conspiracy theories.
Moreover, this is something that Anglo-Saxons do in conspiracy theories, and I never expected that I would be able to participate in negotiations of this level.
"Mr. Li, our sincerity is very strong."
We are willing to give the entire country to Mr. Zheng.
Mr. Zheng will enjoy jurisdiction over Singapore, the right to self-defense, and a series of sovereignty rights will be handed over to Mr. Zheng.
In other words, all the powers currently held by the Li family will be transferred to Mr. Zheng.
Furthermore, due to Mr. Zheng's special status, he is even able to enjoy greater power.
The benefits he can bring to Singapore are sufficient to justify the Singaporean people allowing his power to expand further beyond the Lee family's existing boundaries.
Li Miaomiao maintained a calm demeanor on the surface, but was actually very excited inside. "I will report to Mr. Zheng."
What do you want?
Or what does the Li family want?
The other party replied, "The Li family needs Tamsui's sovereign wealth fund and Singapore's water and electricity companies."
These are all businesses that are guaranteed to make a profit. Whether it's a water company or a power company, they are all part of the infrastructure for people's livelihood.
However, no one can escape this part of the consumption.
It's worth noting that when Li Ka-shing went to England, the first companies he bought were gas and water companies.
Meanwhile, the size of Tan Mas' sovereign wealth fund is around 180 billion US dollars.
It has shrunk significantly during this period; its previous scale was around 300 billion.
To be honest, at this price, Zheng Li could just sell a portion of his shares in Kechuang Bio.
Li Miaomiao asked, "Isn't 100% of the equity in the Tamsui sovereign wealth fund owned by the Singapore government?"
How did we manage to transfer these assets to the Li family?
Or is it that Singapore can sell its Temasek sovereign wealth fund to us, and then we can transfer the proceeds to the Li family?
"Mr. Zheng could inject his shares in Sci-Tech Biotech, which are the same size as the Temasek sovereign wealth fund, into the Temasek fund, while simultaneously transferring all of the Temasek fund's assets to Mr. Zheng."
Mr. Zheng then combined these assets, packaged them into a new shell, and gifted the shell to the Li family.
In addition, the Li family stated that if Mr. Zheng was willing to use shares of Kechuang Biotechnology as a bargaining chip, then the price could be discounted from the original price.
However, the specific details of the transaction may still need some time to be negotiated.
"For example, could we drive the American troops away?"
I remember that America has a military presence in Singapore.
"That depends on the outcome of your communication with the American side."
We cannot do that.
Singapore has the Changi Naval Base, which serves as the naval logistics and operations center for America.
After listening, Zheng Li asked, "How will the Lion City side guarantee this transfer of power?"
I have no objection.
I'm willing to accept it, but how can the other party guarantee that the power will be transferred to me smoothly and without error?
Moreover, this kind of thing cannot be guaranteed through an agreement.
How can they guarantee that I won't turn my back on them once I gain power?
Li Miaomiao replied, "I asked the other party."
The other party said that you need to purchase the corresponding assets first, then transfer these assets to the Li family, and then the Li family will complete the transfer of power.
They also said you don't need to worry, the Li family won't deny it.
The consequences of denying your obligations would be far beyond what the Li family could bear.
As for the transfer of power, Singapore's system ensures that it will be completed successfully.
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