Chapter 177 Celebration Event
In the evening, Fang Hexuan hosted a banquet for many leaders of the SZ Municipal Government.

If it were somewhere else, cadres in the 80s would not have dared to openly accept invitations to dinner from capitalists.

However, as a pioneer of reform and opening up, many officials in SZ City are relatively open-minded in order to develop the economy.

If someone else had invited us, some leaders in Shenzhen might have had some concerns.

But there is basically no need to worry too much about the dinner parties of Hong Kong’s richest man.

Even if Fang Hexuan wanted to seek help from an official, given his current influence and the importance he holds in the upper echelons,
Moreover, in the eyes of many officials, Mr. Fang is truly a self-made man.

No matter whether he relies on luck or strength, at least he makes money cleanly.

Officials don't have to worry about being implicated by him in the future.

Even when he reached Fang Hexuan's position, he seldom went out of his way to establish a personal relationship with any official.

In short, my friendship with Fang Hexuan can truly be described as "the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as water."

Fang Hexuan visited Shenzhen several times to inspect his company, and it was the municipal government that took the initiative to invite him to attend banquets.

Although sometimes I don’t have time to attend, it is an indisputable fact that the leaders care about and value BYD.

Therefore, in order to repay the favor, he also needs to reciprocate.

What's more, Fang Hexuan also had other purposes.

After the banquet, he invited several bigwigs from the municipal government leadership team to have tea together.

"Leader, our Fang Hexuan has finally lived up to Secretary Wu and your trust. We have successfully built two factories and successfully completed trial production."

"Yes, it is indeed not easy. Mr. Fang, you also know that our mainland has just opened up, and we are crossing the river by feeling the stones. We have almost no experience in cooperating with foreign capital, and we have no concept of building an industrial park. When you invested $6 million here, all our officials in Guangdong were happy and worried."

"Of course I am happy, but I am also worried that this $6 million investment will fail due to our own faults."

"Fortunately, hard work pays off. BYD has been able to successfully conduct trial production, which is the first step towards success. Our entire municipal party committee team, and even the provincial party committee leaders, are very pleased and excited!"

"I would like to thank the leaders for their care and help, and also thank our engineering team for their hard work over 300 days and nights. Therefore, the biggest goal for BYD and me at present is to get BYD into mass production as soon as possible and export it overseas."

"But, Boss, BYD is facing some minor difficulties right now, and I can't trouble you with such a small matter, so I have to come to you with the audacity to ask for your help."

"Haha, Boss Fang, do you think I'm a lowly official?"

"Haha, how dare I? Those who can ask me for favors are all high-ranking officials."

“Is it a problem with the road test of the pre-production model?”

"Yes, I know BYD management has raised this issue with the municipal government. I finally found time to come to Shenzhen this time and took the opportunity to clarify this matter so that I can rest assured."

"Well, I have already reported this matter to the higher-ups. In principle, there is no problem. After all, your BYD will not be sold domestically at the moment, so there won't be much resistance from the provinces."

"I think so too. However, BYD plans to deploy half of its vehicles, or 40 vehicles, in China and conduct tests in various terrain environments across the country for at least three months."

"The personnel involved are complex. Basically, each car needs a team of more than a dozen people. Therefore, we still want to communicate clearly about the coordination and many details of the four or five hundred people in China."

"For example, legal issues are the first thing we are very concerned about. I am not saying that BYD employees need any special privileges, but if we really encounter legal disputes and they are not handled quickly and properly, it may delay our road test progress."

"As you know, BYD will definitely go into mass production next year. Now it's only three months away from the end of the year, and we are also very anxious."

"Mr. Fang, I understand your concerns. I will communicate with my superiors again and set up a special team to assist you in solving the problems you encounter during the road test." "Thank you, leaders. Otherwise, why is Shenzhen called the 'No. 1 city in the country'? You are the most reasonable officials I have ever met."

"Haha, I dare not accept flattery from you, the richest man in the world. As long as you have any investment ideas in the future and can take care of Shenzhen, I will be grateful."

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Early in the morning on October 10, Fang Hexuan returned to Hong Kong.

The reason for being in such a hurry was mainly to attend a celebration ceremony.

Moreover, this ceremony really cannot be done without him as the person involved.

That’s right, Fang Hexuan was going to attend the “foundation completion” celebration of his own island manor.

Originally, this event could have been held on September 9, the day after the foundation was completed.

But my mother was giving birth that day, so it had to be postponed.

Since the island manor has not been officially completed, Fang Hexuan does not plan to invite too many people to participate.

Only the closest friends received the invitation from the richest man.

There is no doubt that those whom Fang Hexuan considers as close friends are basically his fellow Ningbo people.

In the morning, a large yacht he rented set off from the Xinde Center and headed for the Huangma Cape waters.

When it comes to Fang Hexuan spending money, he is indeed very willing to spend it.

Since 1978, the money he has spent is not tens of billions, but at least tens of billions.

However, to date, Fang Hexuan still does not have his own private jet or private yacht.

Even his private car is still a Mercedes-Benz bulletproof car, which is not luxurious compared to Rolls-Royce or Bentley.

This is also a question that many Hong Kong people are very confused about.

People say Mr. Fang is stingy, but he makes various donations and gives huge year-end bonuses to his employees every year. How could he be a miser?
But if you say he is extravagant, he is not like many foreign wealthy people who buy private jets, private yachts, or have a large harem competing for his favor.

Even the charter king sighed on his yacht:
"Ah Xuan, as the richest man in China, you even have to rent a yacht. Aren't you being too frugal?"

"Haha, Uncle Bao, this is not saving money. The most you can say is that I am calculating."

"Oh, how do you say this?"

"For example, the island estate we are going to visit cost me about 700 to 800 million yuan."

"I don't feel bad about this money at all, because I know that after I pay it back, it won't be a loss, and it will definitely appreciate to a sky-high price in the future!"

"But things like airplanes and yachts are consumables. As long as I own them, they will depreciate every day."

"This is not a mass consumer product, so there is little room for speculation. When I want to sell it, I will only lose money."

　Thanks to Milk Coconut Puff_Yankee1901 and book friend 20171029004947168 for their recommendations!

　　There are only three updates today, I will make up for it tomorrow, good night!
　　

(End of this chapter)