Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

As soon as he stepped out of the cabin, Foden immediately felt an oncoming heat wave hitting him directly.

Raising his hands to block the scorching sun that was shining directly at him, Foden walked down the gangway and walked quickly towards the airport.

After arranging the company's affairs properly, Foden boarded the plane to Xiangjiang. This was an agreement he had made with Lin Daoqiu before, so he must keep his promise.

No matter how much reluctance he felt before leaving, Lawrence Sr. finally had to watch his son go to Hong Kong.

After exiting the airport lobby, Foden saw Lin Daoqiu standing there waiting for him.

"Welcome to Xiangjiang. It's been a hard journey."

As soon as he saw Foden walking out of the airport, Lin Daoqiu immediately stepped forward to greet him with a smile.

"Mr. Lin, we will fight side by side next. I hope we can have a happy cooperation this time."

Foden stretched out his hand towards Lin Daoqiu.

During this trip to Xiangjiang, Foden had only one purpose, which was to bring down the Bao family and help his father, Lawrence Lao, avenge his death.

Foden cannot say that he has complete trust in Lin Daoqiu, but he is certain that if he wants to defeat the Bao family, the most feasible way at the moment is to cooperate with Lin Daoqiu.

After sending Foden to the hotel to settle down, he stood in front of the large floor-to-ceiling windows, looking at the scenery below with his hands folded, and then said nothing.

After a while, Foden spoke slowly.

"In recent years, due to the poor situation of international shipping, Baoyu International has been able to make profits uncharacteristically. Does Mr. Lin know why?"

Foden suddenly turned around and looked at Lin Daoqiu.

Before this, Lin Daoqiu had also conducted a detailed investigation of the Bao family. He certainly knew why the Bao family was able to not only avoid losses but also make a huge profit during this shipping depression.

"Because the people of the Bao family saw the opportunity, they sold all their ships when the shipping industry was still at its peak, and they all sold them at high prices. After the shipping industry began to slump, they did not have to bear the large daily expenses.

expenditure."

Foden smiled and nodded. It can be said that he hates and admires the Bao family.

"In the 1970s, Bao Yun International's fleet had more than 200 ships, which was called a shipping empire. But now, they only have about 40 ships left."

Foden really couldn't understand how the Bao family could see that the shipping industry would usher in a Great Depression in the coming period.

If it were him, he would have to sell most of his more than 200 ships within a few years, leaving only about 40 ships. This decision would be difficult for him to make.

"The Bao family has now invested a large amount of money in real estate in Xiangjiang. The largest investment is the purchase of Xiangjiang warehousing. It seems that they think real estate is a promising industry in Xiangjiang in the future."

Lin Daoqiu nodded while listening. If he hadn't been from time travel, he probably wouldn't have imagined that the real estate market in Xiangjiang would expand to a jaw-dropping level in the future.

Leaving aside Bao Shaogang, the Bao family's business vision is indeed much higher than that of others.

It's no wonder that old Lawrence was defeated by the Bao family in the first place. There was a reason for this.

"When you come to Xiangjiang this time, do you plan to attack Bao Yun International's shipping business, or do you plan to turn your gun around and attack Bao's real estate?"

What Lin Daoqiu wants to know now is where Foden plans to start?

"Of course it's to attack their real estate projects. Shipping is no longer their main business for the Bao family, so I have no reason to attack the shipping industry. That would be too boring."

If we just want to defeat Baoyun International, it will be much less difficult for Foden.

After all, most of the Bao family's energy is now devoted to real estate development in Xiangjiang.

"According to my investigation, the Bao family will invest 70% of its funds in the development of Xiangjiang real estate in the future. As long as they fail in real estate, the Bao family will naturally fall apart."

Foden looked confident. In order to deal with the Bao family, he came to Xiangjiang this time, but he brought five billion US dollars with him.

This money is already almost all the funds that the Lawrence family can use.

However, Foden will not tell Lin Daoqiu how much money he has because it is his biggest secret. Basically no one will know about it, except a very small number of people from the Lawrence family.

"You'd better hang out with people in Yihe and Dagu during this period. I believe they are still willing to make friends with you."

Daiwa Trading Company and Yingjili Dagu Group can be said to be the two most well-known foreign businessmen in Hong Kong.

In the market in Xiangjiang, there is a popular saying, "Yihe's face is Daku's silver paper", which means that Yihe loves face and Daku loves money.

As long as you can establish good relations with these two foreign businessmen, you can do a lot of things in Xiangjiang that others cannot do.

"Don't worry, the Lawrence family has some relationship with these two trading houses. Although it's not very deep, if they need their help, they will still be happy to facilitate it."

It can be said that Foden has made complete preparations for this trip. Yihe and Dagu are two very influential trading firms in Hong Kong, so he naturally wants to establish a good relationship with them.

Lin Daoqiu has not dealt with these two companies yet. After all, he has only been in the movie business before and has basically no dealings with these people.

Now that Lawrence is a channel, it will be greatly facilitated when acquiring real estate or other projects.

It was already the end of July 1982, and there was still more than a month before the event happened. Lin Daoqiu had to hurry up and make arrangements.

The ‘Battle of the Falklands’ has ended for almost a month, and it can be said that at this time, the whole country of England is in the midst of a huge carnival.

Many people in Xiangjiang were also inspired by this action by England. They all felt that the victory of the "Battle of the Falklands" would give England the upper hand in the subsequent negotiations.

But Lin Daoqiu knew very well that the "Battle of the Falklands" would not bring any benefits to England, and because of a small episode, many people in Hong Kong would have a huge sense of crisis.

At this time, it was a good time for him to enter real estate, so before that, Lin Daoqiu had to start contacting people in Yihe and Dagu.

However, Lin Daoqiu also believed that he was not the only one who was eyeing the British-owned industries. He had to be wary of Li Jiasheng. After all, that guy had a vicious vision and was not an easy opponent to deal with.