Guests arrived one after another. After welcoming Mr. Huang from Tan Mas, the prince from the desert country also arrived with his friends from the surrounding area.

The prince represents the Riyadh consortium, as well as his close associates the Abu Dhabi consortium, the Qatar consortium, and others.

There were six planes and over two hundred people. This is supposed to be a business meeting? This looks like a vacation! A huge entourage! They're inhumanly rich!

How could such a large-scale trade conference lack financial media coverage? Not just financial media, but mainstream media are all paying attention. Both major Hong Kong television stations sent live broadcast vans, and numerous reporters surrounded the Shangri-La Hotel.

Xing Baohua acquired a security company and sent all its employees to maintain order. The Hong Kong Royal Police were responsible for perimeter security.

All available human and material resources were mobilized.

Several shareholders, dressed formally, each brought their assistants to the reception. Li Dashao, whom Xing Baohua hadn't seen for some time, appeared before him and said, "You don't look well. Have you been overworking?"

As he said this, he also looked at Jin Xin, who represented the China Merchants Group.

"What are you thinking? I'm working. I've been putting in extra hours these past few days to prepare the plan, which I need to present at the meeting. I have to convince them to pay up," Xing Baohua said with a slight smile.

"I really admire your dedication to the company. How about I take you to relax after this? A proper, pure relaxation," Li Shao said.

Xing Baohua grinned and said, "Tch, who's going to be serious?"

Li Shao was a little unsure how to respond. Ever since he met Xing Baohua, he had never seen him mess around. He had thought Xing Baohua was no good, but deep down he was actually looking forward to some indecent scenes.

Watching Xing Baohua walk towards the Desert Prince, Li Shao felt it was necessary to throw a party or something.

Jin Xin knew Mr. Huang of Tan Ma Xi, and it was estimated that the two groups had many collaborative projects. The two chatted casually while holding wine glasses, but Jin Xin intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Xing Baohua several times.

Mr. Huang jokingly said, "You really like him, don't you? You should seize the opportunity with such a young and outstanding talent. You're single, and so is he. As the saying goes, it's easy for a woman to pursue a man. Just be more proactive, and things will fall into place naturally."

Upon hearing this, Jin Xin smiled slightly, his gaze fixed on Xing Baohua's retreating figure.

“He’s always so secretive about how he does things. We asked him to trade crude oil futures before, then switched to spot trading, having him handle everything through your Jurong Island oil depot, but he always refused. Tell me, without him joining us, what are our chances of doing a good job?” Jin Xin said, then looked at General Manager Huang.

"After multiple analyses by our group's experts and consultants, the more stable the market conditions, the better it is for manipulating oil prices. We plan to expand our oil storage facilities on Jurong Island through land reclamation, which will increase storage capacity by five million tons in the future," General Manager Huang said in a low voice, essentially trying to get China Merchants Group to finalize the oil deal.

Tan Masik has a place for oil transshipment, so don't underestimate Singapore just because it's a small place. The annual cargo transshipment volume there is astonishing.

Oil, in particular, brings in a significant amount of income.

Xing Baohua organized a gathering, and everyone who attended was involved in the oil industry. Tan Ma Xi was also very eager to join in the fun and was particularly proactive.

However, there is very little cooperation with Xing Baohua, and a lot of information is lacking. Perhaps it is necessary to invite him to Singapore, where there is not only delicious food, but also the only unconventional street in all of Asia, which is legal.

The reception banquet was just so-so; it wasn't a place to discuss business. After two hours, Xing Baohua went straight back to his villa.

Jin Xin wanted to leave with Xing Baohua, but he was too late and missed his chance to catch the guy.

At 8:30 a.m. the next day, in a huge conference room in Shangri-La, there were more than a hundred people. Due to limited seating, more than half of them had to stand in the aisles on both sides.

Xing Baohua stood in front of a white screen, holding a thin wooden stick, about to display pictures. He needed to continue spending lavishly to keep these wealthy people satisfied before he could secure further investment.

This is no small investment; the initial investment is enormous. The returns are also considerable, but how to show them hope for the future is what matters most in his PowerPoint presentation.

"I've invited everyone here mainly because I have a project that I'm very optimistic about and that has a very high rate of return, and I want to introduce it to you. This project requires a huge investment, and it would be very difficult for me to operate it myself. I've invited you all here so that I can guide you to make money and increase your wealth." After Xing Baohua finished speaking, the audience applauded.

At this moment, an image appeared on the white screen: an image of a satellite.

Xing Baohua continued, "I had a project with Motorola called Starlink, and the cooperation was going well. But their authorities felt that my status as a shareholder was inappropriate, so they kicked me out. It was very unfair, but I had no choice." Xing Baohua briefly recounted the unfair treatment he encountered in his cooperation with Motorola.

"Out of necessity, I had no choice but to take the lead in starting a commercial satellite communications company. This satellite company will focus on civilian projects, with one function each for voice calls, positioning, internet access, and regional mapping. I plan to send more than sixty satellites into space to build a global network and enable global interconnection."

I did a preliminary calculation, and including the entire operating market and global management, plus more than sixty satellites, the total capital is around 100 billion US dollars.

Huahong Group owns 50% of the shares, and the rest will be divided equally among you few companies?

As soon as Xing Baohua finished speaking, the people below began to murmur amongst themselves, with the loudest and most vocal group coming from the desert country.

The strength of these three large conglomerates should not be underestimated.

Now they finally understand what Xing Baohua's project is. It's not that they can't come up with over 10 billion yuan, but whether the project can actually make money.

Don't be fooled by their lavish spending; they are quite calculating when it comes to returns.

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