Li Ka-shing, Li Zhaoshan, and Guo Shengli all had a glint in their eyes almost simultaneously.
The three knew that Shen Dong had invested a lot of money in the mainland, but they didn't expect him to be playing this big game.
Twenty-three thousand acres of land—if that were in Hong Kong, it would be impossible to buy it without hundreds of billions of US dollars.
Shen Dong is gambling by doing this.
If one day, the land prices in these cities reach the level of Hong Kong Island, Shen Dong will be able to become a super-rich man with a net worth of hundreds of billions of US dollars.
Seeing that the three of them had suddenly fallen silent, Du Yuxin asked, puzzled, "Is there a problem?"
Guo Shengli said, “The problem is very serious. President Du, Director Zhu, if I’m not mistaken, the residential buildings Mr. Shen built are all low-rise, with a very high greening rate and wide spacing between buildings. The area that could have been used to build ten buildings, he built at most seven or even fewer, right?”
Du Yuxin was taken aback and turned to look at Zhu Yan.
Zhu Yan thought for a moment and said, "It seems that's true. I heard from a colleague in the Housing Management Department that Tengfei Real Estate Company wants to build the best residential community with the best environment and the most complete facilities."
Li Ka-shing sighed and said, "What a grand gesture, what a grand strategy!"
Du Yuxin frowned and said, "Sir Li, President Li, President Guo, you are all real estate tycoons. Does Mr. Shen have some deeper meaning in doing this?"
Li Zhaoshan solemnly said, "President Du, let me put it this way: Mr. Shen's real purpose is not to build buildings and sell them for money, but to acquire land."
Du Yuxin said, "Land grabbing? Impossible. If he tries to grab land by building residential complexes, wouldn't he go bankrupt?"
Li Zhaoshan shook his head and said, "Building residential buildings does indeed lose money. The annual rent is at most enough for Mr. Shen to pay off the bank interest. But have you ever thought that with the development of the inland economy, land prices in Xia Country, especially in the core areas of first- and second-tier cities, will definitely soar?"
Li Ka-shing chimed in, "Yes, President Du. You should know the price of one acre of building land on Hong Kong Island, right? If the price of these places reaches half of that on Hong Kong Island, no, even just a quarter, then how much would Mr. Shen's 23,000 acres of land be worth? At least four hundred billion US dollars. Hehe, compared to four hundred billion US dollars, what is the little money spent on building?"
Guo Shengli sighed and said, "Seeing Mr. Shen's grand strategy, I really can't deny that I'm getting old."
Du Yuxin and Zhu Yan exchanged a glance and both gasped.
Du Yuxin, in particular, never dreamed that Shen Dong was actually targeting land in Xia Country.
Thinking of Shen Dong, who always joked and laughed with him, Du Yuxin really found it hard to associate him with the businessman mentioned by the three tycoons.
This scheme is far too big.
The atmosphere inside the van suddenly became somewhat heavy.
All five people were lost in their own thoughts, and no one spoke.
After a while, Zhu Yan suddenly said, "Look, this is the private museum built by Mr. Shen. It will be put into operation in six months."
Li Ka-shing turned his head and saw another huge building under construction. He said, "I don't recall ever hearing that Mr. Shen likes antiques and calligraphy?"
Du Yuxin said, "Sir Li, you may not know this, but Mr. Shen is very interested in antiques and calligraphy. He has organized several teams of experts to collect these things all over the country. I estimate that Mr. Shen has collected more than 150,000 pieces so far, and the future Tengfei Museum can be called a mini Forbidden City."
Li Ka-shing said, "Gold is valued in times of chaos, antiques in times of prosperity. Two hundred thousand pieces of antique calligraphy and paintings would probably be worth more than a hundred billion US dollars in a prosperous era. Mr. Shen is preparing for a prosperous future."
Guo Shengli exclaimed, "These investments demonstrate Mr. Shen's confidence in the future economic development of the inland region."
In another car, Li Fuming smiled and said to Li Xinxin, "Ms. Li, I heard from my colleagues in the Education Department that your charitable foundation has completed the construction of 42 Hope Primary Schools and built 18 roads in impoverished areas of western China, enabling thousands of children to attend school. It is truly a great deed."
Li Xinxin said, "I have already reviewed the relevant information. The colleagues at the Tengfei Charitable Foundation are working very hard. However, the necessary investigations still need to be conducted."
Li Fuming nodded and said, "Of course. The charity foundation has been established for less than half a year, so the corresponding system must be improved to prevent anyone from engaging in fraud in the future."
Li Xinxin nodded and said, "You're right. But I heard that some people within the foundation are very dissatisfied with this investigation system, saying that it shows I don't trust them."
Li Fuming said, "There were indeed such voices, and some people even tried to put pressure on the charity foundation through their connections at higher levels. Fortunately, the government intervened immediately and resolved the issue. A total of four people embezzled 146,000 yuan by abusing their power. They have now been sent to where they were supposed to go, and the people behind them have also been dealt with accordingly."
Shen Dong smiled and said, "These people are really stupid."
Li Fuming laughed and said, "Indeed, this is a classic case of 'protesting too much.' Whoever is making the most noise, we'll investigate them, and it will be easy to find out their problems."
Shen Dong's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "In order to prevent such incidents from happening again, I would like to ask the old man to be the honorary president of our Tengfei Charity Foundation. With him protecting us, no one will dare to do such a scumbag thing. Director Li, what do you think?"
Li Fuming touched his nose and said with a wry smile, "Mr. Shen, you should go and ask the old man for his opinion yourself."
Shen Dong said, "I'll add an extra 100 million yuan to the donations every year, I don't believe I can't invite him."
Li Fuming said, "One hundred million yuan in donations can build several hundred more Hope Primary Schools. It's such a good thing, I think the old man will agree."
Shen Dong said, "That would be perfect."
Li Xinxin pointed out the car window and said, "Honey, look, isn't this your museum?"
Shen Dong turned his head and glanced at it, saying, "That's right. Judging from the progress, it should be able to open in about a year at most."
Li Fuming laughed and said, "Let's open it quickly. The experts at the Palace Museum are going crazy."
Shen Dong was taken aback and asked, "Why?"
Li Fuming said, "With 100,000 antiques, including countless exquisite and precious pieces, and more than 30 national treasures, do you think they wouldn't be envious?"
Shen Dong nodded and said, "That's true. If it were me, I'd probably be tempted to steal it."
Li Fuming said, "Their daily work now consists of admiring your antiques in the warehouse."
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