Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

After a long flight of two and a half hours, or it can also be said to be sailing, the ground effect aircraft carrying many tycoons from Hong Kong finally arrived at Shanghai Pudong Pier.

Six years later, when Bao Zixuan set foot on the land of Pudong again, it felt like times had changed. The development in these six years is definitely faster than the sixty years in many areas.

It used to be just an old pier with few ships sailing; but now it looks like the most modern deep-water pier. When planning and designing the project, Mr. Bao went against all objections and stated that it was necessary to build two terminals capable of docking oil tankers of over 200,000 tons. It does seem wasteful, but everyone in the future will admire this decision.

At present, mainland China's foreign trade exports are much worse than those of later generations; making the dock look a little deserted. But just by looking at the port's architectural plan, we understand that the economy here will definitely take off in the future.

In Hong Kong, there are not many tycoons who own docks; because Bao Zixuan cut off Hu in advance, Hutchison Whampoa Company is not under the name of Li Chaoren; it is just a shareholder. In other words, Li Chaoren does not have a dock in his hands.

High-quality wharves are basically in the hands of British-owned foreign companies, that is, in recent years; some British businessmen were forced to sell the wharves to the Chinese because of poor management.

The piers that the British are willing to sell are all old and small and medium-sized berths; they are almost unrepresentative.

Several tycoons can be considered well-informed, but in their impression, no one seems to have dared to build such a large port at once.

Even the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, which ranks number one in Europe, was built in several phases and took hundreds of years. On the other hand, Pudong Port is the first phase of the project, so it is a bit wasteful.

Li Chaoren said very seriously: "Sheng Bao, although I have heard people introduce it before, the construction of Pudong Port is very grand, but I still have no idea about it. It was incredible until I was there."

"Even considering future development, is it too big? Will it cause a waste of resources?"

Businessmen in Xiangjiang all know that Heiyun Group has invested a lot in Pudong; it invested US$5 billion in the first phase. It can be said that the airport, highways, bridges, ports and other infrastructure construction in Pudong area all have the shadow of Mr. Bao in them.

I have never doubted Bao Zixuan's vision; of course I didn't dare to question it. But it’s a bit exaggerated to play such a big game at once; it’s simply unimaginable.

You must know that the dock planning of Heiyun Town is far worse than that of Pudong; it is his own territory, and it stands to reason that it should be built bigger.

Is it because we want to build Shanghai Pudong Port into the world's number one port? Even if we are optimistic about the economic development of the mainland, we still need to be cautious.

Xiangjiang's small land area and its many ports make maritime transportation very scattered. Of course, it’s not bad, at least it won’t cause traffic jams; and it’s a one-size-fits-all business.

The port of Heiyun Town will basically be used by the Heiyun Group and one family in the future; at most, Hutchison Whampoa will be included. No matter how large the trade volume is, it is still limited. Pudong Port is completely different. Most enterprises in the entire East China region need to rely on this port for export. The radiation area is very wide; the future throughput will be beyond imagination.

Another point that is difficult to explain clearly is that the rare earth minerals company and the Heiyun Group itself make too much profit in mainland China. We had promised at the beginning that we would never transfer profits from various mainland subsidiaries abroad unless absolutely necessary.

You definitely can't always put money in your account and just charge some interest; Bao Shaofu doesn't like it at all.

In the past, conditions for investment in cities in the hinterland of mainland China were not yet mature; efforts could only be made in the southeastern coastal cities. When housing prices rise in later generations, it will cost a lot of money to buy real estate; but for Bao Zixuan, buying a house now is no different than giving it away for free.

Already buying too many properties in Kyoto and Shanghai; always leave a way for others to survive. In addition, I don’t want to take the blame and blame him for the high housing prices.

Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "The mainland has a population of more than one billion, and the market itself is very huge. Combined with the outstanding qualities of the Chinese people who are hardworking and hardworking, it will be difficult even if the economy cannot develop!"

"Unlike Xiangjiang, all ports serve one city; at most they serve as a cargo transit station. The limitations mean that the port throughput is not very large, and naturally not many terminals are used."

"Pudong is completely different. Most of the shipping business in the three provinces and one city in East China goes to sea from here, and it can even affect the southwest and northwest regions of China."

"East China and South China have had a strong commercial atmosphere since ancient times. As long as policies allow, miracles can definitely be created."

"In my opinion, construction in most cities will not be wasted; the development will definitely exceed people's imagination. Li Sheng should take a closer look."

Even though what Bao Zixuan said made a lot of sense, Li Chaoren was still a little worried; but when he thought about it, he didn't have to pay for it, so why worry about others. This time I went to Europe and made money; then wherever Bao Zixuan talks about investing, just follow him. If you lose everything, the other party will be embarrassed to recruit people to join the gang.

When they stepped off the ground-effect aircraft, someone was already waiting for them.

The main leaders of Shanghai and Shanghai went to Kyoto for a meeting, so Director Li of the Pudong Management Committee received them. Xie Yongfeng, the Shanghai head of Heiyun Group, accompanied them throughout the whole process and at least introduced each other.

Xie Yongfeng belongs to the newly promoted young group. After graduating from Xiangjiang University, he went to Oxford University in the UK to study for a doctorate. He was considered a disciple of the richest man Bao.

Because Bao Zixuan himself has a background in Oxford and MIT, there are many graduates from the two schools in Heiyun. Xie Yongfeng has already entered Heiyun Think Tank before he graduated.

He is from Xiangjiang and has excellent academic performance. In addition, he is from a commoner family and is very popular with Heiyun HR.

After joining Heiyun Group three years ago, he served as assistant to John Chambers, vice president of Heiyun Group, president of the US branch, and head of the automobile industry; his starting point was very high.

For the future No. 1 CEO in the world, Bao Shaofu does not want to waste his talents; therefore, as long as he wants to focus on cultivating talents, he will put them around for training. John Chambers is no longer surprised by this; being yourself is better than anything else; as for how much assistants can learn from them, it depends on them.

Another thing you must abide by is that if you are not capable enough; if you cannot adapt to his work rhythm, you will definitely not stay with him.

Assistants have been dismissed before, even if the group appointed them; John Chambers did not buy it at all. In response to this, Mr. Bao was not angry, and the talented man had not lost his temper.

Regarding Xie Yongfeng, John Chambers spoke very highly of him, which is why he was promoted to the head of Heiyun Shanghai in just three years.

Currently, the most important area of ​​Heiyun Group in Mainland China is none other than Shanghai. Not only does it have cars, home appliances, and an aircraft manufacturing plant under construction; the Pudong development alone must be dispatched with a talented person in charge.

Such an important position is directly handed over to a young man who has been in the group for three years; looking at the whole world, only Bao Zixuan can do it.

Like Bao Zixuan, Xie Yongfeng has a very good memory. In addition, he grew up in Hong Kong, so he is no stranger to super tycoons. It is only fitting that he introduces the Shanghai reception staff to the tycoons!

Bao Zixuan's arrival was a bit sudden. There was no news before; it was more like a temporary decision. But with so many tycoons together, it is simply unrealistic to say that it was a temporary decision; it can only be said that it was not based on common sense!

The meeting has been decided long ago, and it is impossible to change it temporarily just because of who comes; knowing that the Hong Kong tycoons are going to Kyoto, it is also a good choice to wait there.

Director Li said with a smile: "Welcome everyone; the leader is having a meeting in Kyoto; let me say sorry to everyone on his behalf. I think you will go to Kyoto in two days, and I will be waiting for everyone in Kyoto."

I came here just to inspect the project and see if there are any suitable opportunities; it does not necessarily require investment. Even though the investment won't be what it is now, it doesn't need to be so formal; it's fine now, both of us are relaxed, so we don't say much! Of course, I also want to examine how Pudong is developing and whether there is any need for additional investment.

Because of the establishment of the development zone before, many tycoons from Xiangjiang came here; but not many people actually took action. As for Li Chaoren, Li Zhaoji and others, they all obtained land; but it was not very big and they did not pay much attention to it.

I just feel that Bao Zixuan’s investment is so large that I won’t suffer any loss if I participate.

Looking at Pudong at this time, it has undergone earth-shaking changes; I only regret that the land purchased at the beginning was too small, otherwise I could make a lot of money just by selling the land.

Just a word of mouth, Li Chaoren never sold a piece of land in his previous life; he always sold or rented it after it was built. For mega-tycoons, selling land is seen as a shame.

This is also the reason why Bao Zixuan owed Li Shauji a favor for the Heiyun Town project. If he hadn't come forward in person, people would never buy it.