Chapter 774 The Reappearance of Painful History

"Well, our real estate in Hong Kong is already large enough." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "In this way, we can appropriately transfer capital to Taiwan and Singapore. Taiwan has also moderately relaxed restrictions on foreign investment, so let's invest more in office buildings."

In the late 70s, after the development of Taiwan's economy, restrictions on foreign investment were relaxed a lot. In terms of real estate, foreign investment was not allowed to touch residential properties, but commercial properties such as office buildings and hotels were allowed.

Zheng Zhijie said: "Okay, I will go to Taiwan to investigate in a few days."

Yang Wendong added: "Well, let's visit Wang Yongqing again to see if he is willing to invest in real estate with us."

As history has shown, Wang Yongqing has become one of the largest plastics manufacturers in Asia and a super-rich man in Taiwan. He has great influence in both the political and business circles. His early investments have now reaped huge returns.
Now he needs to invest heavily in Taiwan. Considering that he may also invest heavily in the mainland in the future, it would be better to win over some local forces for his investment in Taiwan. Wang Yongqing naturally becomes the best choice.

"I understand, but Wang Yongqing doesn't seem to like real estate. He has expressed this view publicly before," Zheng Zhijie reminded.

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "It's up to him. If he really doesn't want to, forget it. But you have to tell him clearly that I am optimistic about Wanwan Real Estate. The future investment return will definitely be higher than his factory. Let him think about it himself."

Formosa Plastics has already reached a certain scale, so it is impossible to achieve a higher multiple growth. However, the real estate in Taiwan is actually what Hong Kong was a dozen years ago, and the future potential is still huge.

"Okay." Zheng Zhijie agreed.

Yang Wendong asked again: "When will the first phase of Huangpu Garden be available for pre-sale?"

Huangpu Garden has been under construction for a long time, but because the land is a bit polluted, it took a little longer to deal with the pollution;
The pre-sale in Hong Kong is different from that in the mainland in the past. It is not possible to pre-sell the land as soon as the land is acquired and the grass is still growing. Instead, there are strict restrictions. Pre-sale can only be done eight months before the roof is completed. At this time, the house basically has a certain shape. Customers who purchase the pre-sale can see part of the building.
The advantage of this is that it avoids chain risks. Otherwise, many people would pre-sell a piece of land immediately after getting it, and then use the money to buy other land, thus maximizing the leverage.
Of course, this can be done because of bank supervision. In Hong Kong, the situation is much better. Banks strictly restrict the use of funds. Although there may be violations, at least it is not allowed in legal terms. Doing such a thing is illegal, so there are very few people who really do this, and it is difficult to expand the scale, thus avoiding systemic financial risks like a certain big company in the previous life.

Zheng Zhijie replied: "It will be available for pre-sale in August or September."

"August or September." Yang Wendong nodded and said nonchalantly, "Okay, that'll be soon."

Thinking of a big event that was about to happen in July, Yang Wendong felt a little worried. It seemed difficult for him to do anything about it.

In the end, Li Jiacheng's Changxing Industrial won the Central and Sheung Wan subway station projects. When the news came out, the whole of Hong Kong was shocked;

You know, the bidders included Swire Properties and Cheung Kong Holdings. Market assessment showed that one of these two companies would definitely win, but unexpectedly it was snatched away by a dark horse.

As a result, the share price of Cheung Kong Holdings surged, and Li Jiacheng's picture once again became the cover of many Hong Kong newspapers;

In this regard, Yang Wendong is also willing to continue to promote it. Anyway, Lao Li likes to be famous, so let him be famous. In fact, in the original history, he became the culprit of Hong Kong real estate, mainland real estate, and mainland public area, which is also due to this factor;

Everything is driven by the joint efforts of many capitals, but you are the most famous and like to make a lot of money by leveraging your fame, so in the end, you are the only one who will be blamed. It can only be said that fame has a price, both good and bad.

For Yang Wendong, as long as he knows the future, he will definitely prepare to hold some high-quality properties for a long time. If he loses the development rights, he can just buy them later. There are plenty of opportunities. Even for subway stations, there will be many in the future.

These are just differences in the amount. For the Yang family, a little more or less is not important. How to stabilize the family's future is the top priority. The most important thing is to build a good relationship with the government, especially a strong government in the future.
In mid-May, Yang Wendong arrived in Malaysia on a private plane, accompanied by Guo Henian himself. The two of them, along with some assistant bodyguards, went to a large sugarcane plantation nearby.

At this moment, sugarcane is in the harvest season. Looking from the top of the building, one can see a large number of people harvesting sugarcane in the sugarcane field under the scorching sun.

Guo Henian said: "Mr. Yang, there are 3500 people here, mainly local Malays, but also some Chinese. They are rushing to harvest sugarcane now, otherwise if it's too late, it will affect the sweetness of the sugarcane."

"I remember that the Americans all use mechanical equipment. Have you considered this?" Yang Wendong asked back.

Guo Henian smiled and said, “I have considered it, but it is not feasible. The cost is too high, much higher than the cost of employing people. Moreover, if it breaks down or for routine maintenance, we need to find people from the United States, which is too troublesome.
Labor costs in Malaysia are very low nowadays, and many people cannot find jobs. I only need to spend a few Hong Kong dollars a day plus a full meal to recruit a large number of people. Why should I buy equipment worth hundreds of thousands of dollars?
Besides, the Malay government also hopes that we can provide these jobs, so that my position in Malaysia can be consolidated and we can plant sugarcane on a large scale with peace of mind.”

"Well, okay, this is your territory, you decide." Yang Wendong smiled;
In modern society, any government is concerned about employment. If employment is not good, society will be in chaos, with endless criminal cases and even more violent events.

Guo Henian added: "Last year, our sugar production capacity exceeded 20 tons. This year, I reclaimed a few more plots of land. By next year, the production capacity is estimated to be as high as 30 tons.

Currently, about half is for China Resources, as there is still a great shortage of sugar in China, and the other half is for the global market.”

"The domestic market has huge potential in the future, and it is estimated that its scale will continue to expand in the future." Yang Wendong nodded and said;
In the past, the mainland consumed more than 1500 million tons of white sugar a year, but due to the land red line policy, very little sugar was grown and almost all of it was imported;

After the reform and opening up in the future, perhaps due to economic factors, the demand will not be as high as it was a few decades ago, but it will definitely be in the millions of tons. In the era of poverty, people actually need more white sugar, which is small in size and high in calories.
With economic development, the demand for sugar in various food, beverages, and catering will be even higher. In a word, it will be a market with unlimited potential.

Guo Henian smiled and said, "I know."

Yang Wendong suddenly said, "Mr. Guo, can you give me 1 tons of sugar recently?"

"Ten thousand tons? You want so much, do you have other markets?" Guo Henian asked in surprise. Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "No, I want to ship it to Hong Kong. I have other uses for it. It has something to do with the Middle East. You also know that I have many investment relationships in the Middle East."

"Oh, okay, then I will raise 10,000 tons for you in the next month." Guo Henian did not ask any more questions. He knew that Yang Wendong had indeed invested a lot in the Middle East.

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Thank you very much."

The Middle East is of course just a cover, and it is also for that one thing. White sugar is the best disaster relief material. I hope that this white sugar can play its role.
And if you really can’t use it, that’s okay. Watsons’ factory in Hong Kong can just take another half a year to digest the sugar. If the sugar is well stored, it will not go bad.

Time soon came to July, and the great disaster happened;
There are too many things that cannot be changed by human power, and natural disasters are one of them. Yang Wendong has been struggling in Hong Kong for more than ten years, but it is impossible for him to affect the earth itself.
The next day, the incident was quickly known to the Hong Kong media and made the cover. Yang Wendong immediately arranged to meet with Zhang Guangdou of China Resources and Liang Weilin, then vice president of Xinhua News Agency, in a suite at the Four Seasons Hotel.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Yang Wendong took out a check from his pocket and handed it to Liang Weilin: "President Liang, the whole of Hong Kong now knows what happened in the north. This is a small token of my appreciation."

Liang Weilin refused instinctively, but he still took a look at the data on the check. There were so many zeros. After counting carefully, it was 0 million Hong Kong dollars. His heart trembled. This was an astronomical figure.
Zhang Guangdou, who was standing next to him, also saw this and was equally shocked. China Resources’ annual turnover in Hong Kong did exceed this figure, but with the competition in Southeast Asia, the net profit could no longer reach this figure.

The atmosphere was awkward for a moment, and Liang Weilin said, "Mr. Yang, thank you for your kindness, but the central government's attitude on this matter is to refuse external assistance."

"I know this, but Hong Kong doesn't count as outside, right?" Yang Wendong threw out a word bomb;
TS's geographical location is too special. In addition, although some overseas institutions say they provide free support, some of them secretly put forward many conditions, and there is a high probability that JD will go deep, including such things that have happened in the future;

So this time, considering the bigger picture, we gave up on international aid;

"Mr. Yang, of course Hong Kong is one of ours, but we still need to report to our superiors." Liang Weilin was so scared that he broke into a sweat;

The issue of Hong Kong's future ownership has become an important issue in China, and no one dares to say the wrong thing.

Yang Wendong said, "Okay, you can discuss it slowly. The disaster has already happened. In the short term, we are not short of money, but supplies. Coincidentally, I have a sugar business cooperation with Guo Henian, and Watsons in Hong Kong also has a demand for sugar.
So I have been storing a lot of sugar in Hong Kong, about 10,000 tons. You all know the importance of sugar in disaster relief, so I hope this batch of supplies can be quickly transported to the disaster area, at least to prevent the local people from having no food for the time being. "

Carbohydrates are the fastest way to replenish energy, without a doubt. White sugar can be eaten directly or dissolved in water. Many people with low blood sugar can recover quickly after an attack of the disease by eating something sweet, which is enough to show how fast the absorption efficiency is. The same is true for hungry people.

Whether it is disaster relief or military operations, sugar is the most convenient and fastest way to replenish calories, and as long as it is protected from moisture, it will not deteriorate;

"Ten thousand tons of sugar?" Zhang Guangdou was also shocked. As the person in charge of China Resources, which mainly deals in food, he naturally knew the importance of sugar.
Not to mention the disaster areas, even many rural areas in the interior are in short supply. However, because the purchase of sugar requires a large amount of foreign exchange, the country has no choice but to import sweet dates from the Middle East to replace civilian demand.

Liang Weilin is also a smart man and knows the pros and cons of this, but he still can't make the decision on this matter, so he said: "Then let me go back and make a phone call. If the higher-ups say there is no problem, I will accept it."

"No need to go back, just give me a call." Yang Wendong said.

Liang Weilin shook his head and said, "That won't work. It's a special phone. I have to go back and call."

"Okay then." Yang Wendong did not continue to force it, and said: "How about this, I will prepare the goods for loading on the ship first, and once you agree, my ship can immediately transport them to the northern Tanggu Port, how about that?"

Air transport is the fastest, but it is not realistic to transport tens of thousands of tons of materials by air. Hong Kong does not have so many aircraft to carry cargo, and the acceptance capacity of the mainland must also be considered. Moreover, doing so is too conspicuous.

If shipped by sea, excluding fuel costs, it can actually arrive in a few days.

If he had not been afraid to expose the prophet's secret, he would have even been able to transport the ship to that sea area long ago.

"Mr. Yang, I can't guarantee that I can agree to this." Liang Weilin said quickly;

Yang Wendong waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. Even if it doesn't succeed in the end, I've only wasted a ship and some manpower time. These are all my own and there's no cost."

There is no way to save the people who died in the disaster itself, but a major disaster can also cause secondary disasters. Fortunately, it is May now and the temperature is still acceptable, but transportation, food and water are also big problems.
Yang Wendong was unable to help with transportation and water; he could not help with staple food, but sugars could be used as emergency energy supplements, or as a taste supplement in addition to staple food, to comfort the injured, and could even be used as emergency medicine to stop bleeding.
Liang Weilin nodded and said, "Okay, thank you Mr. Yang."

Yang Wendong added: "By the way, don't forget this money."

"Okay." Liang Weilin agreed.

Yang Wendong looked at Zhang Guangdou again and said, "Mr. Zhang, if TS rebuilds its industry in the future, you can also purchase more of it to help the local handicraft industry develop rapidly, and I can also bear part of the cost."

"Okay, on behalf of the people of TS, I would like to thank Yang Sheng." Zhang Guangdou also understood what Yang Wendong meant.

Yang Wendong said: "You're welcome. This is what I should do."

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(End of this chapter)

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