"Yes, Mr. Lin, you just said he participated in this monetary system attack. What's that all about?"
In response to the three people's questions, Old Lin chuckled and said, "Didn't Secretary Wang introduce him to you when you came in?"
"As I said, I only briefly introduced Chen Dong's name, age, and some of his businesses in China."
Hearing this, Old Lin understood. Due to the principle of confidentiality, Secretary Wang did not tell the experts the detailed information about Chen Dong. In the experts' minds, the fact that Chen Dong could talk to Old Lin and was so young meant that he probably had the help of his family. They never thought that Chen Dong had built his success from scratch.
They could never have imagined that these assets in China were just the tip of the iceberg of Chen Dong's vast wealth.
Next, Mr. Lin, taking advantage of the situation, introduced Chen Dong's involvement in the Thai currency crisis and food crisis, but did not tell the three that Chen Dong played the role of a player, not a pawn.
Even so, after listening to Elder Lin's brief explanation, the three were still speechless with astonishment. How old was he? How could he be so monstrous? No wonder Elder Lin had specifically invited Chen Dong to debate with the three of them.
To put it more bluntly, rather than a debate, Chen Dong taught them how to view this crisis from a capital perspective and how to see beyond the surface to the essence by filling in the gaps.
"This is not a discussion at all; it is clearly a lesson for us, teaching us how to gain greater benefits for the country from a crisis."
The three of them looked as if they had just realized something, but Chen Dong was nowhere to be seen.
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Hong Kong.
Conference room on the top floor of Cheung Kong Holdings.
Li Ka-shing and several core management members, along with several financial experts, are holding a five-year plan meeting called "The Future".
"Chairman, there are only three years left before Hong Kong returns to the motherland. It is impossible to predict what the policies will be like at that time. Although the mainland representatives have always assured us that a 50-year grace period will be given for the transition, I am afraid that it is just empty promises."
"In addition, since the Thai government announced the devaluation of the Thai baht last month, the economic situation in Southeast Asia has not been good. Many people are worried that international hedge funds will launch a new round of attacks, and Hong Kong is at the very center of this storm. It is hard to say whether this fire will spread to Hong Kong, which would have a huge impact on us. It is better to make plans as soon as possible."
As soon as one financial expert finished speaking, another expert followed up: "Chairman, what Wang Sheng said makes some sense. Southeast Asian economies are actually what we call export-oriented economies. Once their exports are restricted, it will fundamentally undermine their economic systems."
"The economic system in Hong Kong is similar; once a crisis occurs, it will damage our real economy. In addition, although our real estate projects have maintained steady sales growth this month, it is also clear that the emotions of many Hong Kong people seem to have been affected."
Li Ka-shing pointed to a senior executive and asked, "What do you think? Should we shift the group's strategic focus to the mainland or to the United States?"
The executive named Wang Peng has been in charge of Cheung Kong Property's real estate projects and is also the head of Cheung Kong Property.
Upon hearing this, Wang Peng first nodded to everyone and said, "Chairman, colleagues, I believe that the group's strategic goals should shift towards the inland areas."
"What's your basis for saying that?" another director asked as soon as he finished speaking.
“It’s simple, population.” Wang Peng looked directly at the executive and continued, “China’s land area and population size determine the size of its market. No matter if we move our industries to Europe and America or other Southeast Asian countries, it’s not as good as expanding our territory in China.”
“Pengcheng is just across the river from Hong Kong. Everyone has witnessed Pengcheng’s development in recent years, which can be described as rapid and remarkable. The textile industry, various electronics factories, and the influx of millions of migrant workers into the city are all important driving forces behind Pengcheng’s rapid development.”
"So I would like to ask everyone here, with such a large influx of people into a city, where will they live? Will they settle down there in the future, and will they need to buy houses?"
These words caused many people to fall into deep thought.
Hong Kong's real estate market is a microcosm of the world. Whether they are celebrities, ordinary people, or high-level executives or white-collar workers, they all share the same wish: to settle down here.
The primary condition for settling down is solving the accommodation problem, which is what Wang Peng referred to as real estate.
Seeing this, Wang Peng paused intentionally to let everyone digest what he had just said. After a while, he continued, "Ladies and gentlemen, now let's get back to our main topic. Cheung Kong Holdings started with real estate and has been operating in this field for more than ten years. We not only have a wealth of design concepts, but we have also cultivated many outstanding architects."
“If we base our operations on this industry, I believe that Cheung Kong Holdings will be able to quickly open up the market in mainland China.”
“But have you thought about how many people in the mainland can afford to buy a house now? After you build the houses, who will you sell them to?” Another executive expressed a different opinion.
"Zekai, what do you think?" Upon hearing this, Li Jiacheng directly called out his son's name.
Upon hearing this, Li Zekai stood up and said, "Chairman, managers, you may have heard that a year ago I invested in a company in mainland China that specializes in VCDs, and I also personally visited several major cities in mainland China to take a look."
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