Chapter 367 Meeting the Future Governor of Hong Kong

"Is this really okay?" Yang Wendong asked back.

In fact, many super-rich people or their families have stand-ins, but this is only for minor public affairs. For example, they have to go to the gathering held at the Governor's House for real.

However, if they are twins, it is impossible to tell them apart unless they are acquaintances.

Bai Yujie said: "Why not? No one can recognize me, and I basically don't say anything the whole time, just smile and that's it."

"But don't forget, Sanders knows your sister," Yang Wendong reminded.

Bai Yujie said, "Sister also thought of this, so she called Sanders in advance to inform him. This is a small matter, and he agreed to pretend he didn't know. This has nothing to do with him."

"That's fine." Yang Wendong nodded. Sanders didn't care about other people's trivial matters. On the other hand, if Yang Wendong knew about Sanders's behavior, he would not interfere.

As for the other people at the venue, perhaps a few had seen Bai Yushan before, but they were not familiar with her at all.

"Let's go, I also want to see what the upper class is like." Bai Yujie said with a smile: "I heard that you rich people drink limited edition red wine that costs 10,000 Hong Kong dollars a bottle?"

"Well, sometimes this happens." Yang Wendong replied, "But not today. This is held by the Governor's Office. It can't be so extravagant. Red wine is only a few hundred Hong Kong dollars a bottle."

Although everyone loves money and enjoyment, and the Governor's Office is not necessarily honest, in today's society, people still have to "pretend" at least on the surface.

"A few hundred is not a small number." Bai Yujie said with a smile.

Yang Wendong said, "How about this, since you helped me today, after the task is completed, I will give you a bottle of red wine worth HK$10,000 for you to taste?"

"It seems a bit too extravagant." Bai Yujie shook her head and said.

Although the Bai family is considered wealthy, they are not so extravagant, and it is simply unnecessary.

Yang Wendong said with a smile: "It's just an experience. Many luxury goods are not that good, but countless years of media brainwashing have led many people to cling to them and think they are good things.

And after you have experienced it, you will find that it is nothing more than that and has no meaning. "

A lot of the IQ taxes on luxury goods are actually caused by deliberate media propaganda. The most successful of these are diamonds, followed by LV bags and the like. Or when electronic watches defeated mechanical watches, mechanical watches were also defined as luxury goods. The routine is the same.

Bai Yujie thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be true. And you don't seem to have any luxury goods, except for cars and cruise ships?"

"Yes, I won't say I don't buy luxury goods, but at least they have to be meaningful." Yang Wendong said: "Cars are about safety and comfort, and cruise ships are places for full entertainment and relaxation, so these things are a little more expensive, but they are still worth the money.

I also order custom-made clothes for business purposes. Otherwise, I would just buy regular clothes and it wouldn’t make any difference.”

Although he is rich and knows how to enjoy life, he will not spend money on meaningless things. Instead, he will choose to purchase luxury houses, private jets, etc.

Bai Yujie touched the necklace around her neck again and asked, "Where are the jewelry? This is what my sister gave me."

"That's no problem." Yang Wendong said with a smile, "You like these things, and I bought them to make my family happy, so it's worth it."

There is one point that I didn’t mention, that is, rare jewelry, even if it is made of diamonds, it is valuable. Large diamonds are also rare. Only broken diamonds can harvest the wealth of the middle class.
"Oh, that's not bad." Bai Yujie nodded.

Yang Wendong added: "Let's go. In fact, true luxury does not need to be decorated with these external things. When you reach a certain level, even if you have a piece of glass in your hand, others will think it is jewelry. Even if you tell others that it is glass, they will think it is very beautiful. Your preference is very stylish~"

"There are always great scholars who will debate the scriptures for me." This statement is absolutely correct. In the past, even the farts of successful people on the Internet would smell good, and there would be a lot of people to explain and analyze them.

When you are truly super-rich, why do you need anything to prove yourself? There are some statistics in the past that most people who buy LV bags and mechanical watches are barely wealthy middle-class people, and the first purpose is to decorate.
"Yeah." Bai Yujie also felt that it made some sense.

Around 5pm:
Yang Wendong's Mercedes Benz team arrived at the entrance of the Four Seasons Hotel. As soon as he got off the car, he saw several familiar faces in the mall.

Hundreds of people were invited to today's banquet, covering many fields in Hong Kong, including politics, business, culture, etc. Anyone who is a little famous in Hong Kong came.

"Mr. Yang, long time no see." Jin Yong walked over and said with a smile.

"Hello, Mr. Cha." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "I heard that the daily sales of the newspaper has exceeded 4. Congratulations."

The reason why Jin Yong was invited here was not because his novels were so good, but because his Ming Pao had become one of the top three newspapers in Hong Kong. Although he did not make much money, he had a great influence, especially with his identity as a well-known novelist. In terms of fame, he was completely blessed.

"Haha, I've only achieved some success in the newspapers." Jin Yong laughed, "Compared to Mr. Yang who will have his own TV station in the future, I'm far behind."

Among the media, television stations are the most powerful, which is recognized worldwide. This is also the reason why television stations are state-controlled in many countries.

Yang Wendong said, "Mr. Cha, this TV station is expected to be officially established in the middle of next year. I just happen to have something I want to discuss with you."

In the past, it took two years to set up a TV station, but now Yang Wendong will not wait that long. Whether it is infrastructure construction, TV station personnel, overseas equipment purchases, engineer training, etc., all are carried out simultaneously, so the speed is naturally much faster.

"Mr. Yang, do you want to obtain the TV drama copyright of my novel?" Jin Yong was also very smart.

Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Yes, I bought the audio and film copyrights from you before, but both have shortcomings. The former can only be spread through voice descriptions, and the latter, although it has a high box office, is limited by time and the content of the filming is not very good.

Only a TV series with a long enough episode can film all the plots of your novel, which will be the best result for both you and me. " "Okay, I can agree, we can discuss the specific price later?" Jin Yong agreed.

"Okay, I'll ask someone to go to Ming Pao to negotiate with you later." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

It was because it involved the TV station, and because he met Jin Yong today, that he mentioned it in passing. Otherwise, if it were any other industry, this little thing would only be a line of words in the company's monthly report that he checked every month.
Jin Yong said, "Then Yang Sheng, shall we go in together?"

"Okay, please come in." Yang Wendong also said.

The two soon arrived at the banquet hall on the 26th floor. The Hong Kong police had arranged security measures at the elevator door, and anyone, including Yang Wendong, had to undergo inspection.

This is normal. Those who came here today are all top figures in Hong Kong. It may be a bit conservative to say that the people here control 80% of Hong Kong’s wealth and power.

After the security check, several people came to the banquet hall, and then everyone separated.

The banquet had not officially started yet, and Yang Wendong met with his acquaintances in the venue one by one, such as Huo Yingdong, Zheng Yutong, Ding Kejian, etc. At this time, Huo Yingdong had not yet been targeted by the British Hong Kong government.
"Mr. Li, congratulations." Yang Wendong smiled and said after seeing Li Jiacheng and Zhuang Yueming, "Congratulations on your marriage."

In his previous life, there was a lot of controversy about whether Li Jiacheng started from scratch, because his wife was the daughter of the watch king of Hong Kong and also his cousin.

However, in Yang Wendong's opinion, he should be counted, because he married his wife by his own efforts, just like "Brother Dong" in his previous life, who also found a powerful ex-girlfriend, which was also his own ability.

When Li Jiacheng was young, he came to live with his relatives. Although he was not bullied, he could not marry a rich and beautiful woman who studied in the UK without graduating from junior high school just by relying on this relationship. All this, regardless of whether he cheated or just talked sweetly, was as capable as a Samsung security guard consort.
There are actually rumors that even though Li and Zhuang insisted on being together, they never got married because Zhuang's father did not agree. It was not until Li Jiacheng became the plastic flower king of Hong Kong and accumulated tens of millions of wealth in a few years that Zhuang's father agreed and the two got married this year.

This year, Li Jiacheng was 35 years old and Zhuang Yueming was 32 years old. In today's era of early marriage, getting married at this age must be accompanied by many unknown secrets.

Li Jiacheng smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Yang."

Yang Wendong asked again: "Mr. Li, I heard that the plastic flower business is not doing well this year?"

"Yes." Li Jiacheng nodded and said, "This market is still very large, but now there are too many factories producing it, the price has plummeted, and there is no profit.

If Mr. Yang hadn’t bought plastic particles from Taiwan, which were cheaper than in the past when British companies controlled the industry, then countless plastic flower factories in Hong Kong would have closed down.”

Yang Wendong also said: "Industry is developing better and better in Hong Kong nowadays, but for individuals, if there is no innovation, it will be difficult to compete."

"Yes, it's a pity that I never found a better direction. Unlike Mr. Yang's Changxing Industrial, its current achievements are really enviable." Li Jiacheng said with a smile.

Yang Wendong said: "Mr. Li, I actually have an idea. Maybe we can cooperate in some areas."

"How do we cooperate?" Li Jiacheng immediately became interested.

Yang Wendong raised his hand to check the time, then looked at the Governor and others not far away, and said: "Mr. Li, it's a bit late now, so you should attend the banquet first. The protagonist today is the new Governor of Hong Kong;
How about we meet at the Four Seasons Hotel tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to discuss cooperation?"

Li Jiacheng nodded and said, "Okay, I'll be fine for the next two days. Mr. Yang, please set an exact time."

"Then tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock." Yang Wendong said.

"Okay." Li Jiacheng agreed.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the two separated. Bai Yujie asked with a smile, "Brother Dong, you are really busy. You have already discussed two businesses in just a short while."

"Not really busy. Usually I just set a general direction and discuss the other party's interests. Professionals will take over later. The specific details are the most time-consuming." Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "Besides, today is a special case. Don't you see that almost all the big businessmen in Hong Kong are here, but I only talked business with two or three people?"

"That's right." Bai Yujie thought it made sense, so she asked again, "Is Li Jiacheng special? He used to be the king of plastic flowers, but now he doesn't seem to be doing so well, right? It seems that plastic flowers can't make money now."

Yang Wendong said: "Plastic flowers can't make money, but Li Jiacheng can. Do you think that without plastic flowers, he can't make money from other businesses?"

Capable people can find ways to make money in any environment. To put it in an exaggerated way, if Li Jiacheng was sent back to the Republic of China or even ancient times, as long as he was alive, he would have achieved some success.

A person who is a little rich may rely on luck, but those who succeed in multiple industries are truly capable. Even though many people in the mainland did not like Li Jiacheng in his previous life, few people would deny his ability in business.

"You think so highly of him?" Bai Yujie asked.

"Yes, I am optimistic about capable people." Yang Wendong smiled.

"Oh." Bai Yujie nodded and said nothing more.

After a while, the banquet officially began. First, the current Governor of Hong Kong, Robert Black, gave a speech on the stage, talking about the achievements of Hong Kong under the leadership of the British government and his own achievements during his tenure, including: public housing, reclamation projects, education reform, water supply projects, etc.
Then, naturally, the future Governor Trench came to power and described his future governing views. The content was similar, the core of which was to maintain the industrial and commercial development of Hong Kong and make it the Oriental Pearl of Asia.
After the two finished their speeches, the new Governor of Hong Kong began to meet the guests at the venue one by one, to get to know them. Even if they knew each other before, their identities were different now.
Soon, Trench and Robert Black came to Yang Wendong and said, "Eric, I don't think I need to introduce you again."

"No need. Eric is an acquaintance." Trench said with a smile, "What I find most incredible about Hong Kong in recent years is that Eric was able to start from scratch in just a few years. If such a miracle happened in the UK, he would definitely be an idol for the whole nation."

Robert Black smiled and said, "Yes, but it will be the same even in Hong Kong. Eric, I have submitted your application for Justice of the Peace. I think next year, you will become the youngest Justice of the Peace in Hong Kong."

"Thank you, Governor of Hong Kong." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

Trench asked again: "Eric, as the most successful businessman in Hong Kong today, I would like to ask, how should Hong Kong's economy develop in the future?"

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(End of this chapter)

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