1991 Starting from the core

(Note: In order to preserve this book, a lot of changes have been made, please forgive me.)

Two black Mercedes-Benz bulletproof cars drove into the Li family villa one after another.

Since the eldest brother was kidnapped, the Li family's security work has suddenly upgraded. Even though Zhang Ziqiang, who was hailed as the gangster of the century by the outside world, was arrested last month, the Li family still dare not take it lightly.

Li Zeju got out of the car and strode into the villa.

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"Dad, brother, Yuan Xin is going too far."

The study room is decorated in an antique style with a strong cultural atmosphere. On the coffee table in the middle of the study room, there is a pot of Kung Fu tea.

While making tea for his father and brother, Li Zeju recounted what happened in Hong Kong Government today.

Compared with Li Zeju, his elder brother Li Zekai was much more stable. Like his father who was sitting in the main seat, he just listened quietly and did not express an opinion.

Mr. Li Jiacheng only celebrated his 70th birthday last month, but his true age cannot be seen at all. One can imagine how well this man takes care of himself.

After thinking silently for a few seconds, Li Jiacheng nodded slightly, looked at his eldest son and asked, "What do Zekai think?"

"Dad, although I think Yuanxin is a bit strong, it's not too much." Li Zekai said and looked at his younger brother: "Zeju, you said Mr. Su and the others didn't know about it beforehand?"

"Yeah, I can see that."

"That's because Mr. D deliberately asked you to give up." Li Zekai laughed: "But according to Yuanxin's plan... I really want to know, who will pay for it? Where will it come from?"

"Miss Sun directly replied to me at that time, money is not considered for the time being." Li Zeju also laughed and was a little angry: "But even if she, Sun Xihui, is the Queen of Containers, she would not dare to spend 20 billion Hong Kong dollars to smash it. Are you going to make an investment with no immediate return?"

"Then they hope that the Hong Kong government will provide support like the mainland? Do they want the Hong Kong government to provide support?" Li also frowned slightly and looked at his father.

Li Jiacheng slowly shook his head: "I know very well about the Hong Kong government. If Mr. D dares to promise HK$20 billion today, then the people of HK will dare to ask him to step down tomorrow."

"Then what is Yuanxin's plan? Say no?" Da Li looked at his younger brother again.

Li Zeju shook his head: "I just didn't say it! And the most irritating thing about them is what they said - when they come, there will be an industrial chain and an ecology! They say it as if without them, this Cyberport would not be possible."

The whole family fell silent at the same time. After a long time, Li Jiacheng nodded slightly: "This sentence is indeed very strong, but it is said with confidence."

"In the field of science and technology, Yuanxin is a powerful dragon, oh no, a giant dragon. Not to mention HK, even in the whole of Asia, no one dares to compete with them."

With that said, Li Jiacheng looked at his youngest son: "So, Zeju, Cyberport, you'd better give up."

Li Zeju's eyebrows knitted together.

Frankly speaking, when he proposed the Cyberport, he did not have any selfish intentions at the beginning. It was more of a political investment - he never thought of proposing a joint development plan. I just want to move into Yingke and work as an agent to earn some hard money.

Of course, moving into Cyberport will also allow Yingke to completely get rid of the label of a real estate developer and transform into a technology company as soon as possible. This will help Yingke go public and raise funds amid the current surge in technology stocks.

But when the Hong Kong government comes up and says it has no money, what should we do? Of course, he had no choice but to devote all his energy to the Hong Kong government.

Therefore, the plan to allocate 38% of the land in Cyberport for the construction and sale of residential buildings and use the profits to fill the gap in public buildings was launched after nearly half a year of planning and demonstration.

In planning, this is the most cost-effective solution, and it is also beneficial to the Hong Kong government and Yingke, especially the solution that allows the Hong Kong government to account for the people of Hong Kong. To this end, Li Zeju has been busy for more than half a year.

But now it's better. As soon as Yuanxin came, Mr. D gave up on Yingke without saying a word.

What does this take Yingke for? Tissue paper is not so thin!

"Dad, I'm not willing to give in." Li Zeju looked at his father and brother and said seriously: "Cyberport is the plan proposed by Yingke. Even the land is mine. Why should I let them enjoy the benefits?"

"Then what do you want to do? What can you do?" Li Jiacheng looked at his son warily and became serious.

He knew that his son had been "disobedient" since he was a child and had a sharp mind.

With this kind of personality, it is easy to soar into the sky when opportunities arise, but it is also very easy to stumble.

——For example, a few years ago, my son targeted Hong Kong's satellite TV business and spent money to buy a license. After a few years of use, Murdoch from Australia came to acquire it. In the end, HK Satellite TV, whose total investment was only US$120 million, was sold for a sky-high price of US$950 million in less than three years.

Moreover, during the sale, his youngest son was extremely strong, almost forcing Murdoch into a corner and taking the initiative throughout the process.

This was Li Zeju’s meteoric rise.

Later, Li Zeju founded Yingke, and then entered Niguo real estate to hunt for bargains... Unexpectedly, this time the bargain hunt reached the mountainside.

If I hadn't taken action to stop his losses in time, I'm afraid this younger son would still be stuck in the abyss of the continuous decline of Niguo's real estate.

Therefore, Lao Li was worried that his son would do something impulsive.

"Our original plan was to have the Hong Kong government grant it to us through a private agreement, eliminating the need for procedures. I think they also want to do it this way." Li Zeju said solemnly: "Even if we enter into a private agreement, our Li family are still Hong Kong people. It is only natural that Hong Kong people govern Hong Kong and Hong Kong people build Hong Kong."

"But if they want to do it secretly, they definitely can't do it."

Hearing that his son didn't seem to have any more outrageous ideas, Li Jiacheng pondered for a moment and then nodded: "Indeed, the bidding should be open to convince everyone."

"But I'm curious, will they, a technology company, build real estate?" Lao Li's eyes were full of doubts.

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Data shows that Xiao Li didn’t just want to start a real estate business when he came up. After all, the income from selling properties in 1998 was far less than that of hyping up the listing of technology companies. It is rumored that 70% of the residential area is only the building area, not the floor area, and it is also agreed in the planning. After all, the reason was that the Hong Kong government was poor, lacked courage, and was afraid of taking responsibility. As for the "collusion between government and businessmen" that has made a big fuss, it is actually mainly due to the fact that the land was granted through private treaty instead of public bidding.

However, the main reason for the failure of Cyberport is not here, but its entrepreneurship, employment, living environment and ecology, as well as the subsequent Internet bubble, which will not be discussed here. If you are interested, you can search for the article with the keyword "The premature Cyberport, the uncertain land of Hong Kong". I have verified all the quotes in the article, and it is an analytical article that is closer to the truth.

The reason why we wanted to intervene in HK was also discussed in the group because it was the only place that could harvest talents and capital from Southeast Asia at that time. If we don’t win HK, we can’t win Southeast Asia.

Finally, ASEAN without an economic and talent center (Singapore) is a good ASEAN and a good and trustworthy partner.