Chapter 140: Shipping King and Port

Being able to serve a wealthy man like Liu Zhicheng is something he can brag about for the rest of his life, especially if the villa is sold.

And they can also get a good commission. Therefore, the agent recommends it very hard.

He glanced at the agent without saying anything. He continued to walk around the house before saying to Hao Qingwen, "Okay."

"Okay." Hao Qingwen nodded.

Villas in Deep Water Bay are very valuable assets to many wealthy Hong Kong people. They will definitely use one as their future residence when they buy one.

However, for Liu Zhicheng, this is only temporary. Taiping Mountain is his goal, and the target has been locked, which is the future "Tianbihgao" luxury residence.

'Tianbihgao' is located on Poole Road at the top of Victoria Peak. It is now occupied by Mr. Stephen Sham, the boss of HSBC Bank. It is something that is out of reach at the moment.

It was not until 1990 that HSBC, which owned the property rights of Tianbi Gao, put the mansion up for sale, at a sky-high price of 8500 million.

But compared with this figure and the current price of this villa in Deep Water Bay, Liu Zhicheng would rather spend 8500 million Hong Kong dollars to buy Tianbigao now.

Be it living experience, view, scenery or representative status, The Peak is the best in Hong Kong and cannot be compared with Deep Water Bay.

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Prince's Building, Central.

Invited by the charter king, Liu Zhicheng came to Prince's Building in Central, which is the Hong Kong headquarters of Global International, a subsidiary of the charter king.

"Mr. Bao, your office is so simple, doesn't it match your status as the richest Chinese man?" Liu Zhicheng said after taking a look at Bao Chuanwang's office.

Seeing Liu Zhicheng's joke, the charter king laughed and said, "Even if I'm the richest man, I just have a mouth to feed and a bed to sleep on. There's no need to be so extravagant."

Seeing this, Liu Zhicheng could only smile and didn't say much.

Prince's Building is a property of Hong Kong Holdings Limited. Now the shipping magnate is renting the property for office use. As a world shipping magnate and the richest Chinese man, this is really not in line with his status and position.

Liu Zhicheng smiled and asked, "Since Bao Sheng makes so much money, why doesn't he buy a building in Central?"

When the charter boat king saw Liu Zhicheng mention the Central Building, he sighed and said, "In fact, I had a good opportunity before, but I wasted it!"

Liu Zhicheng asked: "What opportunity?"

The charter king looked at Liu Zhicheng and smiled, "I'm afraid you'll laugh at me if I tell you this, but a few years ago, when the Kangle Building was just completed, Henry Keswick found me and told me that he was willing to exchange the Kangle Building for a 20-ton tanker I had!"

"Connaught Building!" Liu Zhicheng exclaimed, "That's a prime location in Central!"

"Yes, but unfortunately I rejected the request at that time. At that time, Hong Kong was in a real estate crisis and house prices plummeted. The value of my 20-ton tanker was equivalent to two Kangle Buildings."

The charter king took a sip of tea and continued with some regret: "I missed this opportunity at that time. It feels like I have worked in vain in the past few years."

"If I had agreed to it at the beginning, I would have made a lot of money." Liu Zhicheng also felt it was a pity.

It is estimated that the Kangle Building is now worth several oil tankers. It seems that the rumors in the past about the charter king exchanging oil tankers for buildings are true.

The charter boat king smiled and suddenly changed the subject: "I invited Mr. Liu here today because I just got the news that the mainland has agreed to our construction of a five-star hotel in Pengcheng. Mr. Liu, you should know about it, right?"

"Yes," Liu Zhicheng nodded. He had received a notice from Xinhua News Agency yesterday and learned about this matter.

"Mr. Liu, Lao Huo and I went to the mainland again some time ago. We are planning to invest in a new project. How about letting you be in charge of this project?" said the ship charter king.

Liu Zhicheng nodded and agreed, "No problem. After the design is put out for bidding, I will send someone to deliver it to you two for your review."

The charter boat king continued, "Since you are in charge of this hotel, Mr. Liu, Lao Huo and I are just making an investment, and you will be the major shareholder."

Liu Zhicheng certainly had no objection to being the major shareholder of Pengcheng Hotel. He smiled and said, "It's no problem for me to be in charge of Pengcheng Hotel. But what good projects can you and Mr. Huo invest in?"

"Old Huo went to Yangcheng once. He found that although the guesthouse there was better than that in Pengcheng, it was still not good enough. In addition, the mainland government had decided to build a joint venture five-star hotel in Yangcheng, so he invited Mr. Huo to invest!"

Liu Zhicheng nodded. This should be the famous White Swan Hotel in Yangcheng in his previous life. He said, "Is Mr. Bao also planning to build a hotel?"

The charter king waved his hand and smiled, "I am just participating in the investment. Last time I went back to my hometown Ningbo, I found that the coast there is very deep and very suitable for building a large port, so I plan to build a port there."

Liu Zhicheng was very surprised to hear the charter king say this. He had been talking about investing in ports every day, but he didn't expect that the charter king would get there first. He could only laugh and say, "Port? That's a big investment!"

The charter king laughed and said, "No, now large-scale port investment requires the approval of senior management, and the funds required are too huge. I can't come up with it in a short time!"

"Bao Sheng, if you need funds to build a large port, I can invest." Liu Zhicheng also said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll find you if I need anything." The charter king said with a smile.

Liu Zhicheng originally wanted to ask the shipping king what he thought about the land, but the shipping king did not mention it, so Liu Zhicheng did not dare to ask.

Before the Spring Festival, Liu Zhicheng was going to Pengcheng and arranged for someone to contact Xinhua News Agency President Qin to arrange a meeting with senior officials in Pengcheng. But before going to Pengcheng, he also needed to attend a cocktail party held by Yida Group.

Three days later, the second floor lobby of the Peninsula Hotel has been booked by Yang Yuanlong. It is decorated with lights and looks festive.

Liu Zhicheng attended the event today in a formal attire, because in the eyes of the Chinese business tycoons, he is already Yang Yuanlong's prospective son-in-law.

He himself neither admitted nor denied it. And there will definitely be many business elites present today.

Yang Yuanlong had no sons in his life, only two daughters. Today, as the prospective son-in-law, Liu Zhicheng must shoulder certain responsibilities.

Therefore, Liu Zhicheng also set out from home early, met up with Yang Minli, and came to the Peninsula Hotel.

Yang Minli was dressed elegantly and appropriately today, revealing a bit of the temperament of a strong woman, and Liu Zhicheng admired her generously.

"Amin, why is your uncle holding such a grand cocktail party today?" Liu Zhicheng asked curiously.

Before, he really didn't know the purpose of Yang Yuanlong holding this cocktail party. He asked about it, but no one told him, so he didn't care too much.

"Brother Cheng, it's a good thing anyway, but it will be a headache for me." Yang Minli said helplessly.

While observing, Liu Zhicheng said, "Isn't uncle preparing to retire?"

"How do you know?" Yang Minli asked a little surprised.

Of course Liu Zhicheng knew it, but he just smiled and said nothing.

In her previous life, Yang Minli was only partially in charge of the Extra Group at this stage, and it was not until 1995 that she truly took full control of the Extra Group.

Yang Yuanlong has made such a big fuss today. Since he wants to announce his retirement decision, isn't this earlier than in his previous life?
Could it be because of my appearance? Liu Zhicheng couldn't help but ask this question in his mind.

Soon after the banquet started, the invited guests arrived.

"Hello, Mr. Yang." The first person to greet was Hu Yingxiang, the future "infrastructure king".

"Welcome, welcome. It is my honor that Brother Hu can attend today's cocktail party." Yang Yuanlong was very happy today, so he introduced his daughter Yang Minli and Liu Zhicheng to him.

Liu Zhicheng was also very willing to meet Hu Yingxiang, whose infrastructure investment experience in the mainland in his previous life was also a key project in his plan.

"Hello, Mr. Hu. I've long heard of your name." Liu Zhicheng greeted Hu Yingxiang with a smile.

Hopewell Industries is now a very powerful enterprise. The Hopewell Centre, which is currently under construction, is the tallest building in Hong Kong. Moreover, Mr. Wu is a famous cultural figure, and the Hopewell Centre was designed by him.

But in this life, Hopewell Centre’s days as the tallest building are numbered, as Liu Zhicheng’s Sail Boat Hotel has begun construction.

"Mr. Liu, you are the leader among our Chinese businessmen, and the Sailboat Tower is the tallest building in the business community." Hu Yingying also started to flatter each other in business.

Before he had finished boasting, He Hongsen also arrived. After a few compliments, Liu Zhicheng walked towards King D.

I only heard King D say to Yang Yuanlong with a smile: "Mr. Yang is really amazing. He raised a good daughter and found a beautiful daughter-in-law."

"Mr. He, they are in a free love relationship, which is very different from our time." Yang Yuanlong said with a proud tone.

You haven't even admitted what happened between you and Yang Minli, why are you so anxious?

Liu Zhicheng smiled and greeted King D, saying, "Uncle He, I like Ah Qiong very much too. How about I become his son-in-law?"

When dealing with an old rogue like He Hongsen, you can't be too serious, otherwise he will never stop.

"Okay, that depends on your ability. Do you want your uncle to teach you a few tricks?" He Hongsen said with a proud smile.

After a while, all the guests arrived and Yang Yuanlong began to speak on the stage. He had only one theme, which was that from today on, he was going to officially retire and hand over Yida to Yang Minli.

The guests below sighed, admired, and had mixed reactions. From today on, Yang Minli officially represented the Yang family and stepped forward to the front desk.

So, when Yang Minli went on stage to speak, she received a lot of applause.

Finally, Liu Zhicheng was forced to take up his post, accompanying Yang Yuanlong and Yang Minli to toast the guests one by one. In the end, Liu Zhicheng understood one thing: Yang Yuanlong intended to use his brand to expand the influence of Yida.

In the evening, Liu Zhicheng and Yang Minli rested at the Peninsula. Yang Minli, who had drunk a little wine, only said: "Brother Cheng, thank you for attending the banquet today."

I started asking for it actively. Once was not enough, but as a man, I couldn't say no.

………That night, the room was filled with spring colors………From the bed, to the sofa, and then to the bathroom, the battle was a mess…

Anyway, after this night, Liu Zhicheng finally understood what it meant to let go completely.

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