With Li Ka-shing gone, everyone else in the company also left.
Li Xiu couldn't help but ask, "Really not you?"
Shen Dong said, "In Hong Kong, do you think any person or gang would dare to do this? I estimate it's probably some notorious thief from outside who wants to borrow some money from Li Ka-shing."
Li Xiu said, "Just as I guessed."
Shen Dong said with dissatisfaction, "Then why did you come here?"
Li Xiu shrugged and said, "I was just putting on an act for Sir Li. Alright, I can't talk to you anymore, I have to hurry and follow him."
Shen Dong said, "Go about your business."
After Li Xiu left, Tang Peijun asked, "Brother Dong, what do you think about Li Zekai being kidnapped?"
The name "Zhang Xingqiang, the notorious thief of the century" popped into Shen Dong's mind, and he said, "This is an unfortunate disaster for us."
Tang Peijun asked, "What do we do?"
Shen Dong was taken aback and said, "What do you mean, what to do? Damn, you don't suspect me too, do you?"
Tang Peijun quickly replied, "No."
Shen Dong glared at him and said, "This has nothing to do with us. You go and do what you're supposed to be doing."
Tang Peijun said, "Okay."
That afternoon, Li Ka-shing received a call from the kidnappers, who told him to drive away the police and prepare one billion old banknotes with non-consecutive serial numbers, otherwise the kidnappers would kill him.
To ensure his son's safety, Li Ka-shing had no choice but to comply.
Li Xiu suggested installing cameras in his home, but Li Ka-shing flatly refused and asked the police to stop interfering in his affairs.
The following afternoon, kidnapper Zhang Xingqiang brazenly arrived at Li Chao's house with a large bag of explosives tied to his person.
Li Ka-shing gave him the HK$430 million he had raised, promising that the rest of the money would be taken care of the next day.
Zhang Xingqiang was very happy and drove away with the money.
He didn't notice that a car was following him from a distance of thirty meters.
After driving for about half an hour, seeing that Zhang Xingqiang seemed to be going in circles, the car decisively overtook him, and then another taxi followed closely behind Zhang Xingqiang's car.
After changing cars six times and circling Central seven or eight times, Zhang Xingqiang finally ran towards Wan Chai.
Seeing Zhang Xingqiang enter an abandoned chicken farm, Zhang Huan called Shen Dong.
"Brother Dong, the target has been set at Hing Wong Chicken Farm in Wan Chai."
Upon learning that Li Zekai had been kidnapped, Shen Dong immediately deduced from his past life that the kidnapper must be Zhang Xingqiang, the notorious thief. He then sent Zhang Huan to monitor the area not far from Li Ka-shing's villa, and they indeed made some progress.
Shen Dong said, "Ah Huan, please keep an eye on this chicken farm."
Zhang Huan replied, "Understood."
......
A high-end hotel in Tsuen Wan
Shen Dong put down his mobile phone and a strange smile appeared on his face.
If Li Ka-shing and Shen Dong had a good relationship, Shen Dong might have rescued Li Zekai.
Unfortunately, the relationship between the two sides is now extremely hostile.
Shen Dong not only won't save people, but he will also try to get Li Ka-shing's money from Zhang Shiqiang and put it into his own hands, which can be considered as revenge.
At 8 p.m., Shen Dong hosted twelve real estate company executives at the hotel.
Besides Mr. Cheng Qingquan, there were also Guo Yangyuan, president of Guo's Real Estate Company, Lei Shanlin, president of Hanhai Construction Company, Li Fenglin of Fenglin Real Estate, Ling Yuanhao of Ling's Real Estate Company, and others.
They are the backbone of Hong Kong's real estate industry. Although they are far from being comparable to tycoons like Li Ka-shing, their combined strength is definitely not to be underestimated.
The food and drinks were all prepared, but no one touched their chopsticks. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Shen Dong, who was sitting in the main seat, and the atmosphere was extremely heavy.
Shen Dong glanced around and said with a smile, “Thank you all very much for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend my banquet. As you all know, I am a newcomer to the real estate industry and thought that money could build a business in Hong Kong. So I used nearly HK$1.9 billion to snatch a piece of land in Kowloon from Li Ka-shing at the auction. As you all saw, none of my real estate projects could be launched because there was no building material.”
Guo Yangyuan sighed and said, "President Shen, we've all been through what you're going through. Over the years, we've basically been buying land that these super tycoons don't want. There's nothing we can do; they monopolize building materials. If you dare to compete with them for land, even if you win, they'll buy it from you at a low price."
Li Fenglin said, “Who says otherwise? I spent HK$300 million to buy a piece of land, intending to build a commercial building. Halfway through the project, Li Zhaoshan took a liking to it. Fortunately, I had the foresight to buy enough building materials in advance, so I didn’t give him a chance. Because of this, I haven’t taken on a single project in the past two years and can only barely support the company’s operation by collecting rent.”
Other executives also complained bitterly, expressing their dissatisfaction with real estate tycoons like Li Ka-shing and Li Zhaoshan.
Shen Dong coughed and said, "Gentlemen, I have only one purpose in inviting you to this banquet today, and that is to invite you to join the Hong Kong Island Real Estate Association."
Guo Yangyuan asked, puzzled, "President Shen, how come I've never heard of this Hong Kong Island Real Estate Association before?"
Shen Dong shrugged and said, "Because I haven't created it yet, of course you haven't heard of it."
"Ha ha ha ha"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Guo Yangyuan couldn't help but smile and said, "Then I'd like to know what the benefits are for us to join this association?"
Shen Dong said, "Of course. All members of the association can purchase a sufficient quantity of building materials at the lowest price."
"boom"
Shen Dong's words were like a thunderclap in everyone's ears.
Before attending the banquet, Tang Peijun only said that everyone who attended would receive great benefits, without revealing any specific details.
No one expected that the benefit would be in building materials.
Li Fenglin stood up abruptly, his voice trembling, and said, "President Shen, what...what do you mean by that? Could you explain in more detail?"
Shen Dong calmly took out more than ten photocopies of the permits for importing inland building materials and said, "One for each of you. Take a look at these first."
Tang Peijun distributed copies of the approval document.
"Holy crap!"
"Really?"
“Building materials from inland areas can now be transported in.”
"A five-year exclusive marketing right? That's way too long."
"I think I'm seeing another real estate tycoon rising up."
......
The crowd was buzzing with discussion.
Shen Dong said, "I have already made contact with businessmen in the mainland, and in a while, a steady stream of cement and river sand will be transported to Hong Kong Island. In this way, the monopoly of these super real estate tycoons on building materials will be completely broken."
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