We're building a super chaebol in Hong Kong

"Uncle Zhang, get in the car. Let's go take a look at that plot of land in the Tuen Mun automotive industrial park," Su Cheng said from the driver's seat, his interest piqued.

This was a sports car, albeit a shooting brake, but it still offered plenty of driving pleasure.

Moreover, since this was a limited edition intended for the wealthy, the interior space was slightly more spacious than a regular Jaguar S-TYPE, and only a little smaller than the Rolls-Royce he usually rode in.

This was the Kwai Tsing Container Terminal, nearly twenty kilometers away from the land the government had approved for them.

Although the distance wasn't short, the road was open and there were no traffic lights along the way. The road to Tuen Mun also had little traffic, ensuring a great driving experience.

"Alright, but boss, your driving skills should be okay, right? I can't handle being tossed around," Zhang Qizheng said with a wry smile.

Zhang Qizheng was among the first people to work with Su Cheng, so he knew that Su Cheng used to drive a lot in previous years. However, in recent years, he had rarely driven himself, hence the concern.

"Don't worry, Uncle Zhang. I haven't driven much lately, but I still have the skills. You can relax!" Su Cheng said with a hearty laugh.

Zhang Qizheng didn't say anything more and got into the passenger seat.

Two bodyguards also got into the back seat.

As for the Rolls-Royce, it would naturally be driven by a bodyguard.

Thus, the original three-car convoy became four cars.

The car quickly exited Tsuen Wan Road and headed north. Before long, they reached the interchange of Tuen Mun Road and merged onto it.

Tuen Mun Road, funded by the government with HK$222.2 million, was opened on June 10, 1974, and was the first controlled-access expressway in Hong Kong.

There weren't many cars on Tuen Mun Road. There were more trucks than private cars, and some motorcycles were also on the road. As for pedestrians and bicycles, they were not allowed.

"This car is indeed a pleasure to drive. No wonder young people like sports cars. This is just a shooting brake; if it were a supercar, the experience would probably be even better," Su Cheng said with a sigh as he drove.

He didn't particularly enjoy playing with cars because, in his opinion, driving too fast could easily lead to accidents.

Now that he had finally made so much money, he couldn't bear to just kick the bucket.

Therefore, even though there were few cars on Tuen Mun Road at this time and the road conditions were good, he only drove at around 80 to 100 kilometers per hour.

However, Su Cheng knew that in the future, as Tuen Mun New Town developed, this road would become increasingly busy.

"Indeed, boss, this car is quite comfortable. The comfort I'm experiencing in the passenger seat is much better than my Toyota," Zhang Qizheng said comfortably from the passenger seat, turning to Su Cheng who was driving.

"Lao Wu, A Ming, how comfortable do you feel in the back seat?" Su Cheng asked the two bodyguards in the back seat without turning his head.

"Boss, apart from the roof being a bit low, there are no other shortcomings. The comfort is very good," Lao Wu said with a wry smile.

Lao Wu was 187 centimeters tall, and although this car was more spacious than a regular shooting brake, it wasn't that tall. With Lao Wu's size, he would naturally find the roof low.

A Ming next to him added, "Boss, the feeling of sitting in this car is similar to sitting in the Rolls-Royce. This car is even better than the Rolls-Royce in terms of shock absorption. Overall, there isn't much difference in comfort between the two."

In less than twenty minutes, guided by Zhang Qizheng, the car exited Tuen Mun Road and drove onto a rural road called Castle Peak Road. In a few minutes, they arrived at the plot of land that was about to become the automotive industrial park.

The plot of land was located south of Tuen Mun Road, mainly along the coastline.

The Jaguar stopped in an open space, and Su Cheng got out of the car.

In front of them was a relatively large rock. Climbing up it would allow them to see the terrain of the entire plot of land.

On this land, there were also some iron-sheet warehouse buildings, distributed on both sides of Castle Peak Road.

"This land isn't very flat. There are high and low areas. It needs to be leveled with bulldozers before construction can begin," Zhang Qizheng said from the side.

This distance wasn't anything.

"Once the automotive industrial park is up and running, there will naturally be people. Factories don't rely on having a large population nearby to have business," Zhang Qizheng said with a smile.

"What's the matter with those houses? Are there any civil disputes?" Su Cheng asked, pointing to the warehouses and iron-sheet houses.

"Don't worry, boss. These are all illegal structures. Before, there weren't many people coming here, so some people directly built these simple iron houses on the open space to use as small production workshops. The government was too lazy to care, but after selling the land to us, the government came forward and cleared everyone out. They didn't dare not leave. If they insisted on staying, they would have to pay the rent for occupying the land for these years. So now, these warehouses and factory buildings are all empty. There won't be any civil disputes. If there are, just go to the government," Zhang Qizheng quickly replied.

Looking at this plot of land with more than one million square meters, Su Cheng became more and more satisfied.

Although it was remote compared to the urban area, many residential areas would be formed here in the future, and land prices would not be cheap.

Being able to acquire it at the prices of this era was indeed very cost-effective.

As for why MacLehose was so willing to let the Lands Department sell him the land, Su Cheng could roughly guess the reason.

MacLehose probably knew that Hong Kong would return to China sooner or later, so he was selling the land while he could still manage Hong Kong.

They would definitely not sell the land in the city center cheaply. They basically used auctions to complete the transactions, and the transaction prices were higher than the market price.

However, major real estate giants had little interest in these remote places, which was why the government directly sold them to Su Cheng.

In addition, the Lands Department was so willing to sell the land in Tseung Kwan O and Clear Water Bay Peninsula to Su Cheng for the same reason.

"Since that's the case, then I can rest assured. Let's start construction on this land as soon as possible," Su Cheng said, looking forward to what the entire automotive industrial park would look like when it was completed.

"Boss, construction can start immediately, but the construction teams of Hutchison Whampoa Properties have too many projects now and can't spare many teams. The real estate companies of the Su Corporation are also the same. Basically, in order to shorten the construction period of our projects, and to ensure the quality, the only way is to increase manpower to achieve the goal. Therefore, our construction teams are very, very short of people. We have been recruiting people, but it's never enough." Speaking of this, Zhang Qizheng couldn't help but show a helpless expression on his face.

Now, let alone high-end talents, even basic-level employees like construction workers are lacking!