Chapter 142 Going North
Since the mainland is in the early stages of reform and opening up, joint ventures are basically needed and it lacks funds of its own.

Faced with the current actual situation in the mainland, Liu Zhicheng decided to show his greatest goodwill.

"Director Yuan, how about this? If you are temporarily short of funds, you can use your land as shares and I will bear the investment. We will each hold half of the shares, and we will operate the port. How about it?" Liu Zhicheng said.

"Mr. Liu means that the entire investment will be borne by the Hong Kong side, and we will each hold a 50% stake, but the operation of the port will be the responsibility of the Hong Kong side?" Director Yuan asked.

"That's right. After all, you still lack experience in managing large-scale port properties."

Director Yuan nodded and said, "Then Mr. Liu, please wait for me for a while, because this involves the new depth of reform and opening up, and it must be reported to the leadership for approval. I think it should be approved."

"But there is still a question: after our port is built, can it attract enough overseas cargo ships to dock?"

"This is not a problem. I will invite the fleets under the charter king and Orient Overseas Container Line to dock here in the early stage. Besides, the development of Shekou will get better and better, so there will be no shortage of shipping companies to dock here." Liu Zhicheng said with a smile.

The shipping market is facing unprecedented difficulties. Shipowners in Hong Kong will work hard to explore new markets, even if it is just a small opportunity.

"Okay, with Mr. Liu's promise, I am more confident." Director Yuan admired Liu Zhicheng's connections.

"Well, I will send someone to do the preliminary design first, and then we will jointly build this port after it is approved by the higher-ups," Liu Zhicheng continued.

Port investment in the mainland is one of the infrastructure investment tasks that Liu Zhicheng attaches particular importance to.

The mainland has sufficient demand for export and foreign exchange earnings, and with the support of his own investment in Pengcheng, Shekou Port is currently the port that is most easily accessible to him.

As long as we successfully acquire the first port and have this model, subsequent port investment in other places will be relatively much easier.

After this round, Liu Zhicheng's investments in electricity, highways and ports have sent a clear signal to the mainland.

…………

Federal Building:

Liu Zhicheng had returned from Shekou yesterday. As soon as he arrived at the office on the 31st floor, he saw Han Chunxi, Cherie Chung and Guan Jiahui waiting for him at the office door.

Because of his care, Guan Jiahui did not enter the entertainment industry in this life. From today on, she officially came to his side as an assistant.

Cherie Chung is responsible for mentoring the new members, and she will definitely have other arrangements after a while.

The women around you will form a flow of water, so that you will not feel bored and your life will be full of fighting spirit.

I was just flipping through the newspaper in the office to get a glimpse of the latest news when Cherie Chung came in to report that Xinhua News Agency President Qin was visiting.

"President Qin, please take a seat. Would you like some coffee?" When Liu Zhicheng saw Cherie Chung bring President Qin in, he immediately stood up to greet him and took him to the reception sofa.

"Coffee is a foreign thing. I still prefer tea." President Qin said politely.

"In fact, I also like to drink tea. I have bought a lot of top-quality tea from the mainland in Hong Kong, but I don't know whether it is genuine or not." Liu Zhicheng said casually. After that, he motioned for Cherie Chung to serve the tea.

President Qin smiled and said, "It turns out that Mr. Liu also likes to drink tea. When I return, I will immediately arrange for someone to collect some famous teas from the mainland and have them delivered to me."

"Thank you very much." Liu Zhicheng nodded and thanked him.

President Qin took a sip of the tea that Zhong Chuhong had just brought and said, "Mr. Liu, I heard that you are planning to invest in infrastructure construction in the mainland?"

"If a place wants to develop, it must have a smooth logistics foundation. I see that the mainland is relatively lacking in this aspect, so I want to enter this field and make my due contribution to the mainland's reform and opening up." Liu Zhicheng nodded and replied.

President Qin said, "Mr. Liu, you are also aware of the current attitude of the mainland government towards Xiangjiang Capital. We welcome your investment, but due to some restrictions, we are still discussing it."

President Li came here today to provide some control to big investors like Liu Zhicheng, which can also be considered a way of winning them over.

"President Qin, don't worry. As long as the mainland needs me and can guarantee profits to a certain extent, I can invest at any time." Liu Zhicheng expressed his attitude.

Investment also requires profits. Some things are better said clearly to avoid unpleasantness on both sides.

President Qin smiled and said, "We understand this. The investment conditions will definitely be within a range that both parties can accept."

"I am relieved about this. I believe in the mainland's determination to reform and open up," Liu Zhicheng said with a smile.

"Mr. Liu, before the Spring Festival, our Xinhua News Agency is planning to organize a group of knowledgeable people from Hong Kong to go to Kyoto. I wonder if Mr. Liu is interested in going there and visiting the various scenery in the mainland."

Liu Zhicheng nodded and agreed: "No problem! I also want to see what Kyoto looks like now."

"Okay, we will definitely arrange the best tour guide to take Mr. Liu to visit the beautiful scenery of our motherland." The smile on President Qin's face became even brighter.

This time, we arranged to go north and invited the top figures in Hong Kong's Chinese political, cultural and business circles.

However, Hong Kong is a capitalist society, and the influence of business tycoons is naturally the most powerful. The previous few times were all those wealthy people. Inviting Liu Zhicheng to participate this time can be regarded as a breakthrough in the work of unification.

President Qin had achieved his goal, and after a few words of greeting, he stood up and said goodbye.

…………"Dad, what newspaper are you reading?" When Liu Zhicheng returned home, he found Liu Yanxin reading the newspaper seriously on the sofa and didn't even notice that he had returned.

Liu Yanxin raised his head and said, "It's just some news about the mainland. If I have nothing else to do, I'll take a look at it and sort out the trends of the reform and opening up."

"Really? Then Dad, how do you think the next step of the mainland reform will proceed?" Liu Zhicheng asked with a smile.

"The areas and fields of reform and opening up will be expanded." Liu Yanxin answered straightforwardly.

Liu Zhicheng gave Liu Yanxin a thumbs up and said with a smile: "Dad is very capable. I will go to Beijing before the New Year. Maybe it will be to listen to our suggestions or an internal notice on reform and opening up."

At this time, mother Yin Huifen and Yang Minli came back from outside and asked after hearing what was going on: "What are you going to do in Beijing?"

"It's not a big deal. Xinhua News Agency just invited some well-known Hong Kong people to visit Beijing, and I am one of them." Liu Zhicheng said with a smile.

When Yang Minli saw Liu Zhicheng was at home, she sat obediently beside him and poured tea for the father and son.

During this period, Liu Zhicheng's behavior towards Yang Minli was quite good. She didn't make any noise or quarrels, and took the initiative to accompany her parents when she couldn't see him. She was more filial to her parents than himself.

"Amin, are you too busy these days? How about coming with me to the capital?"

"Me?" Yang Minli was a little surprised to hear that they were going to Beijing together, and said, "They didn't invite me? How can I go?"

"It doesn't matter, you can go in the name of a family member." Liu Zhicheng said.

When Yang Minli heard the word "family member", she looked embarrassed, a little shy, and a little surprised. Her efforts were finally rewarded.

Liu Yanxin said on the side: "That's good. You go to discuss the important matters, and Amin goes to the capital to play. It's killing two birds with one stone."

Liu Zhicheng looked at Yang Minli and nodded, "Well, but as for the itinerary, I will take the plane arranged by Xinhua News Agency. You may have to sit in the first class cabin with my assistant team."

Yang Minli said in a low voice: "It doesn't matter, just make your own arrangements."

"Yeah," Liu Zhicheng nodded. As for her now, he hoped that she would not be like her in her previous life. If she could continue to be so well-behaved, even if he never got married in his life, she would be the first wife.

That night, Yang Minli stayed at the Liu family's Repulse Bay villa, and Liu Zhicheng decided to fulfill her wish of giving birth to a son for him.

.........

Sunday, February 1981, 1.

The sun was shining brightly and there were not a single cloud in the sky above Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong Xinhua News Agency chartered a Boeing 737 aircraft, and the delegation heading north will fly to Kyoto on a luxury business jet.

Most of the participants are wealthy people, such as Li Chaoren, Hu Yingxiang, Baochuanwang, Feitingtai, etc. There are also representatives from the cultural circle, such as Jin Daxia and others.

There were a few other people Liu Zhicheng also knew. He had seen them on TV or at some banquets. They should be people from the Z circle.

Liu Zhicheng is more or less familiar with these people. After all, Hong Kong is not that big.

If you come to Hong Kong for sightseeing and shopping, you will often run into some celebrities whose names you can't tell, but there is no need to be surprised.

In the VIP lounge at the boarding gate, Li Chaoren came over and said with a smile: "Mr. Liu, long time no see."

Liu Zhicheng smiled and said, "Mr. Li, long time no see."

Li Chaoren said, "Haha, that's nothing compared to Mr. Liu. I heard that Mr. Liu invested in a five-star hotel in Pengcheng, and it's the tallest building in the mainland, which shocked the entire Hong Kong business community."

Liu Zhicheng smiled and said, "It does sound impressive, but Mr. Li has also been to Pengcheng, so it will be difficult to make a profit."

Li Chaoren shook his head and smiled, "I also wanted to run a hotel in the mainland before, but after investigation, I decided to only do real estate development. I have now opened a new project in Pengcheng."

"Congratulations to Mr. Li on his big sale." Liu Zhicheng said with a smile.

Liu Zhicheng's companies will probably only engage in commercial real estate in the mainland, and will probably give up residential building development on their own initiative.

"Huangpu Group rarely participates in real estate auctions. Does Mr. Liu want to withdraw from the real estate industry?"

Liu Zhicheng smiled and said, "Not really. I have retained all the land and properties of the Whampoa Group in good commercial locations. As for real estate auctions, the current land prices are too high, so I may not participate for the time being."

Li Chaoren nodded and said, "I see. So Mr. Liu is planning to become the rent collector of Hong Kong?"

In the future, Huangpu Group's main source of revenue will be rental income. Of course, it will also get involved in commercial real estate development to increase its rental area.

"You can say that. After all, my main focus is still to develop industry." Liu Zhicheng said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)