Chapter 282 Fame in Hong Kong and Readiness

Chapter 282 Fame in Hong Kong and Readiness

Chapter 282 Fame in Hong Kong and Readiness

On June 6, Ming Pao published another article: [Work together to fight drought]

The title of the article is just a few very sensational words, and below it is a map of the whole of Hong Kong, but the background is indeed yellow.

After turning the page, there is an article about the drought in Hong Kong, which also gives a very descriptive introduction to the current drought in Hong Kong.

The time background is that starting from 1959, the subtropical high pressure began to gradually control the southern and central China regions, causing typhoons from the Pacific Ocean to be forced towards the Sea of ​​Japan by the subtropical high pressure, resulting in very little rain in southern China in the summer in recent years.

Although everything was normal in autumn, winter and spring, the lack of the strongest summer rainy season led to a serious drought. The mainland itself did not have enough water, so naturally it could not supply enough water to Hong Kong.

This has led to the current situation in Hong Kong.
Finally, the Changxing Charity Foundation and the Changxing Shipping Company behind it were introduced. In order to transport water, they raised a lot of money, either by buying second-hand ships that might lose money, or by building reservoirs in many places.
Although the words "Yang Wendong" were not mentioned in the entire article, the praise contained in it could make anyone see that the person behind this is simply a great hero.

As for who the Changxing Group belongs to, who in Hong Kong, even if they pay a little attention to the media, doesn’t they know?

Inside a building in Central, Hong Kong:

After Huo Yingdong finished reading the newspaper, he smiled and said, "Mr. Ding, have you read today's Ming Pao?"

"Ming Pao? I haven't read it. What's wrong? Is Jin Yong criticizing the Hong Kong government again?" Ding Kejian asked subconsciously.

"Not this time." Huo Yingdong said with a smile: "He was praising someone. Although he didn't mention the person's name, it was simply exaggerating."

"Who?" Ding Kejian asked curiously.

Huo Yingdong smiled and said, "Yang Wendong."

"Yang Wendong?" Ding Kejian asked in surprise: "Is it because of the water storage base station incident mentioned in the Oriental Daily two days ago?"

As the representative of China Resources in Hong Kong, Ding Kejian basically reads Hong Kong newspapers every day and naturally knows what is happening in Hong Kong.

Oriental Daily News and Hong Kong Chinese Daily News both have a daily circulation of over 10,000 copies. He basically reads them every day, so he naturally knows the key content of Oriental Daily News and Hong Kong Chinese Daily News in the previous two days.

"Yes." Huo Yingdong nodded and said, "Take a look at the content."

After saying that, he handed the newspaper over. Ding Kejian took the newspaper, read it for a while and said, "Although it is a bit exaggerated, what Yang Sheng did is indeed a great merit;
If this happened in ancient times, it would be enough to provide a large amount of fresh water to the people suffering from drought, which would be enough to establish a monument of merit."

"Yes, the drought is so serious, all I can think of is donating some money." Huo Yingdong shook his head and said, "But Yang Wendong is different, he has been making arrangements from beginning to end.

From the initial purchase of ships to transport water to the current construction of water storage base stations, it is clear that a lot of capital and energy has been invested in this matter.”

"That's right." Ding Kejian also agreed and said, "And what he did is very risky. If a typhoon suddenly brings a lot of rain to the southern part of the mainland, all his investment will be lost.

I just don’t know how he was sure that the drought would continue and how he dared to do something so risky.”

Huo Yingdong frowned and said, "Perhaps it's not because he doesn't know the risks, but he would rather take unpredictable risks and insist on doing this."

Ding Kejian was somewhat moved and asked, "You mean, he would rather suffer losses himself than let ordinary people in Hong Kong be seriously affected by drought?"

"This is just my guess." Huo Yingdong added, "But I can't think of any other possibilities. I actually warned him that the water transport business is not profitable.
One reason is that the Hong Kong government cannot possibly give high profits, and the other is that if a Chinese person really takes the opportunity to make a lot of money at that time, it will damage his reputation, and he will have no choice but to lower the price under pressure from public opinion.

But he still did it, and he did it more and more. I received news a few days ago that Changxing Shipping began to release news internationally and would purchase old ships on a large scale. "

"So that's why he bought old ships to ensure water transportation?" Ding Kejian suddenly understood: "No wonder many people don't understand why Yang Wendong always likes to buy old ships even though he has plenty of money and a good relationship with the bank."

Huo Yingdong nodded: "Yes, because only old ships can be traded quickly and then used to transport water."

Ding Kejian said slowly: "Now it's all clear. He spent money to buy so many old ships, and took the trouble of large quantities of them being scrapped ten years later, just to help hundreds of thousands or even millions of Hong Kong citizens solve the drought problem.

It's really righteous."

Huo Yingdong said with a smile: "This is a good thing. Such a capable person has the heart of ordinary people. He should be the first person since the founding of Hong Kong."

"Yes." Ding Kejian continued, "I am going to report Mr. Yang's deeds. Even if we can't do anything here in the mainland, I think the leaders will be very happy if they know that there is such a big businessman in Hong Kong."

"That's fine." Huo Yingdong smiled and said, "I'm going to donate a large sum to his Changxing Fund. With this money in my hands, even if I want to do charity, I can only give it to people randomly, and I can't help those who really need it.

But it is obviously different in Yang Wendong's hands. He uses business thinking to do charity and do his best to help the poor. It will definitely have better results and help more people."

Ding Kejian was embarrassed and said, "Mr. Huo, I am afraid that China Resources does not have the ability to do this."

"I understand." Huo Yingdong nodded. He also knew the difficulties that China Resources was facing now.

On a small hill in the north of Tsim Sha Tsui, there are countless wooden houses, which are the slums of Hong Kong: squatters.

"I want to drink water, wow~~~" A boy about four years old cried in a hoarse voice. At this moment, his lips were cracked and there were several traces of blood.

Every time her mouth moved, the boy's lips twitched in pain.

"Son, don't cry. The more you cry, the thirstier you will be." The mother held the child weakly and comforted him, "Your father has gone to fetch water. You will have water to drink soon."

"You said the same thing yesterday." The boy cried aggrievedly, but there were no tears in his eyes. He blinked his eyes in pain: "There is water outside, I'll drink a sip."

"No, the water outside is dirty and can only be used for washing clothes." The mother quickly stopped him and explained, "If you drink it and get diarrhea, it will be even more dangerous. Do you hear me?"

The last sentence was shouted, and the little boy was frightened and could only nod woodenly. He didn't understand why he was not allowed to drink the water when there was water outside.

"Wait a little longer." The mother said weakly again.

She didn't want to yell at her son, but if he really drank the dirty water and then got diarrhea and dehydration, he might really die.

At this moment, familiar footsteps were heard outside the door. She immediately looked at the door with anticipation, hoping that her man could bring back some fresh water and not come back empty-handed like yesterday.

A familiar figure appeared outside the door, holding a small red barrel in his hand.

"Aying, I found fresh water." The person who came also had a hint of excitement in his voice.

These days, their whole family has almost run out of water to drink, which is really painful.

"Water, water, water." The boy immediately jumped up and rushed to his father.

"There's not much water, drink slowly." The father said quickly, "Aying, get some water ready. We can't drink too much raw water. Everyone should drink a little to quench their thirst."

He was so thirsty that he drank a little on the way back. Normally, drinking some raw water should not be a big problem.

As long as there is still water afterwards, diarrhea is not a big problem.

"Okay." Ah Ying immediately stood up and prepared the stove, while asking, "Where did you get this clean water? And what's with this bucket?"

"I have to thank the King of Post-it Notes for this." The man said gratefully, "I met a man this morning who told me that the King of Post-it Notes had arranged a truck to distribute free fresh water about three miles away.

I ran over and waited for more than an hour before I got this little bit of water. They also sold us this plastic bucket, which was cheaper than the market price. After filling it with water, you can seal the lid tightly so that the water won’t spill on the road.”

"This is indeed not much, can't you take a little more?" asked the woman.

She knew that she was a little greedy, but this amount of water really couldn't be used for a long time, and she was worried that the water would run out soon.

The man shook his head and said, "You can only get this much each time, it's the same for everyone, but you can queue up in a circular manner. I heard from others that there is a limited amount of water in the truck, so it's impossible to give everyone a lot. If that happens, the people behind you will have nothing."

"So that's what's going on." The woman said in surprise, "Then we just have to keep queuing up, and at least we won't have to worry about running out of water in the future?"

"Yes, and not only that." The man said happily: "I heard that Mr. Yang is also planning to build water storage stations in many places in Hong Kong. Once completed, the water in them will be a hundred times that of the trucks. By then, everyone can get more fresh water."

"Really? That's great." The woman said excitedly, "This way we don't have to worry about running out of water. I have to pray for Mr. Yang and wish him a peaceful life and a long life." "Yes." The man said, "You boil some water first and then pray. I have to queue up again. More and more people know about this. We have to prepare for the worst. In case we have to queue up for a whole day to get water, the more we have in stock at home, the better."

"Okay, then go ahead." The woman nodded.

"Mom, I want more water~" the boy shouted again.

This time, he spoke with much more force.

"There is a kind-hearted person at the foot of Yangjiao Mountain distributing free water. Everyone, hurry up and go. If you go too late, it may be gone."

In a village, an old man was carrying a gong, beating it and shouting, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the village.

"Old Li, is what you said true?"

"Which kind-hearted person?"

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Many people asked about it, and Old Li explained loudly: "It was the sticky note king Yang Wendong. He arranged for trucks to distribute water at the foot of Yangjiao Mountain. Everyone who goes there can get water for free."

"The King of Post-it Notes? Then hurry up and let your wife take care of the house."

"I'm going too."

In a short while, all the people who were there were gone.

Only Old Li was left. He smiled and continued to beat the gong and yell, "Everyone, hurry up and get some water! If you don't go now, there will be no more. Everyone, bring your fans! It's too hot in the queue."

"What a good deed for the world."

In a large factory in North Point, Li Jiacheng, wearing black-framed glasses, exclaimed after reading the newspaper.

Cousin Zhuang Yueming beside him also said: "Yes, such a great act of kindness is enough to make Yang Wendong the most famous Chinese in Hong Kong. Now all newspapers are reporting on this matter, even English newspapers. Many foreigners have a good impression of him."

“This move is indeed powerful.” Li Jiacheng nodded and said, “No one will dislike doing this kind of thing.

Unfortunately, if you want to accomplish something like this, it is useless to rely on ideas. You need to have sufficient strength. In the whole of Hong Kong, it is estimated that only a very small number of people like Jardine Matheson, Swire or Yang Wendong can do this well. "

Zhuang Yueming smiled and said, "If you had his ability, would you do this?"

Li Jiacheng thought for a moment and said, “Maybe I will donate some money, but judging from these things, Yang Wendong is also sincere, not just donating money.”

Zhuang Yueming said: "Yes, most wealthy people just want to donate some money for show, and they are too lazy to spend time and energy on such things. Yang Wendong is obviously different."

Li Jiacheng said: "Maybe he also wants fame~"

Zhuang Yueming replied: "Isn't this what he deserves?"

"." Li Jiacheng was speechless for a moment, nodded and said: "I guess so."

"A gentleman judges by deeds, not by intentions." Zhuang Yueming added, "Besides, I think Yang Wendong must have put in a lot of effort."

"Hmm." Li Jiacheng thought for a moment and said, "We don't have the financial resources of Yang Wendong, but we can also buy more fresh water for the workers in our factory. What do you think?"

"Sure, it will be more convenient for them and they will work harder." Zhuang Yueming agreed, "A small act of kindness is also a kindness. If every entrepreneur can take good care of their workers, the drought in Hong Kong will be much better."

"Okay, I'll study it tomorrow." Li Jiacheng said with a smile.

In an open space in Kwun Tong, three trucks were gathered together, surrounded by a large number of people queuing up.

Several cars also drove nearby, but still kept some distance.

The car door opened and Yang Wendong walked out. The hot air immediately made him feel uncomfortable.

"Brother Dong, it's noon now and the temperature is quite high." Lin Haoyu walked over and said, "Why don't you stay in the car?"

Yang Wendong shook his head: "This little bit of heat is nothing. Didn't we all get through it like this back then? Compared to the people queuing in front of us now, we at least had water to drink back then."

In 58, when Yang Wendong and his friends were starting from scratch, they also went out in the wind and rain every day. They also had to run around in the summer, but there was no shortage of water at that time, so it was not so uncomfortable.

Otherwise, if you had started a business in 62 or 63, it would most likely not have succeeded, as lack of water would lead to a significant decrease in activity.

Lin Haoyu also said: "Yes, fortunately there was water in 58."

Yang Wendong looked up at the sky. It was cloudless with only one sun hanging in the sky. In such weather, even artificial rainfall would not work. The ground on the ground had dried up and cracked, with only a few weeds still struggling to survive.

"How many people come to fetch water at each point on average every day?" Yang Wendong asked again.

Lin Haoyu replied: "Now, at least a thousand people come to get water every day, and many people still come to queue up to get water;

Previously our quota was 3L per person, but since more trucks and water were brought in, it has now risen to 5L;
But the loss is huge because the queues are too long and the sun is so hot, and we are afraid of accidents, so we have to give water to those in line, and we can’t leave less.”

"This is not considered a loss. They have enough to drink here, and they can give the water to their families when they go home. It's a good thing." Yang Wendong nodded and said.

"Yes, when many people are queuing, they just want to drink their fill and save some when they go back." Lin Haoyu added: "Brother Dong, when we build a water storage station in the future, I think we should build a sunshade above the queue, even a layer of plastic sheet.

Otherwise, it will be too sunny. First, the people in line will feel uncomfortable. Second, they will sweat more and we will have to give them water. Third, even if there is water, people may suffer from heat stroke. "

"Okay, that's no problem." Yang Wendong naturally agreed, and then said: "Not only for shading, but also for installing industrial electric fans on the shading layer to ensure that there is always wind underneath to dissipate the heat. This will save more water and make everyone more comfortable."

In the hot summer, people sweat very quickly when there is no wind, which makes the drought, which is already suffering from water shortage, even worse. Not to mention, such water-collecting activities also require avoiding accidents to people.

Electric fans are not expensive, and the little electricity they consume is not worth mentioning.

Lin Haoyu smiled and said, "That's great."

Yang Wendong asked again: "How are the preparations at the water storage station and the water company going?"

Lin Haoyu said: "They have already started planning the route, and I have already placed an order for steel pipes from Japan according to their requirements. The steel pipes will arrive at the port in half a month, and we will start laying the pipeline immediately.

As for the water storage site, we have negotiated with the Hong Kong government and directly purchased 0.5 plots of land with a total area of ​​10 square feet at the price of industrial land, 12 yuan per square foot. They are all close to the squatter area, and construction is ready to begin. The most time-consuming part is the multi-layer waterproofing process of the water pool. "

"Yes." Yang Wendong said, "Can it be completed in two months?"

Lin Haoyu promised: "Of course I can. I will issue a military order and urge all parties to complete it as soon as possible. The sooner it is completed, the better."

"Okay, in that case, we have done everything we can for the squatter area." Yang Wendong nodded.

He is just one person. From transporting water, storing water, to distributing water, there is only so much he can do. He can only guarantee the basic water supply for so many people.

As for wanting to take a shower or something, there is nothing you can do about it. For this kind of thing, you can only rely on your own hard work to make money so that you can move out of the shack and enjoy your own life.

This is also one of the purposes of Changxing Industrial's existence, but this requires time and the improvement of the overall social wealth.

Lin Haoyu said: "Brother Dong, you have done enough. Otherwise, with so many people in the hut, life would be difficult."

"In fact, the best solution is to have no squatters." Yang Wendong said with a faint smile: "It would be best if everyone could live in a brick house with electricity and running water."

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