"2200?"
Shen Dong gave a strange look and said, "Is this price very high?"
Tang Peijun said, "Of course. Converted to Hong Kong dollars, it's already four thousand."
Shen Dong was somewhat speechless and said, "If I told you that in three years, the house price will skyrocket from 2,200 yuan to 6,000 yuan, would you believe me?"
Glug!
Tang Peijun couldn't help but swallow hard and said, "It shouldn't be that bad."
Shen Dong smiled slightly and said, "This is already a conservative estimate. Perhaps, a good location could exceed 10,000 yuan."
He remembered clearly that the old man from the north would be making a southern tour to Shenzhen in a few years.
After it ended, housing prices in Shenzhen skyrocketed.
Based on the locations of the residential areas built by Chen Dong, the price should rise to at least 8,000.
Only when that time comes will Shen Dong clear out all his inventory.
The next day, Shen Dong brought key members of Tengfei Real Estate Company to Pengcheng.
Chu Xinghua personally received him.
In the car, Shen Dong smiled and said, "Brother Chu, I heard you got promoted?"
The two are old friends, and they behave as they please in public, but they speak very casually in private.
Chu Xinghua nodded and said, "Your information network is quite impressive. I've only been in the provincial leadership for less than a week, and you already know."
Shen Dong said, "Then I really have to congratulate you."
Chu Xinghua said, "If you're going to congratulate me, then invest more money in Pengcheng. I've heard that you've built several factories in other parts of Xia Kingdom."
Shen Dong looked at the tall buildings outside and said, "Shencheng is developing rapidly, and the living standards of the people in the country are also improving day by day. Consumer goods will definitely have a bright future. I'm planning to set up a juice factory and a bicycle factory. What do you think?"
The construction of the beverage factory and bicycle factory was not a spur-of-the-moment decision by Shen Dong, but rather a plan he had long ago.
Neither of these items is technologically advanced; Shen Dong only needs 200,000 merit points to exchange for them.
The reason I chose these two professions is that almost every household in my previous life bought bicycles, so the prospects were broad. Not to mention beverages.
Brands like Future Farmer and Wahaha can achieve market capitalizations of hundreds of billions.
Now that Shen Dong has come to this world, he naturally won't let go of these low-tech but profitable businesses.
Chu Xinghua's eyes lit up, and he said, "On behalf of Pengcheng, I welcome you, a wealthy tycoon, to invest."
Shen Dong asked, "Then how much land will you approve for me?"
Chu Xinghua smiled and said, "Let's discuss this further when we get to the government conference room."
Shen Dong said, "There's another investment I'd like to make. I wonder if you can make the decision?"
Chu Xinghua asked, "What kind of investment? Tell me about it."
Shen Dong said, "I heard you're planning to attract investment and build a port on a large scale?"
Chu Xinghua's expression changed, and he said seriously, "That's right. You want to invest?"
Shen Dong nodded and asked, "Is that alright?"
Chu Xinghua said, "Many businessmen in Hong Kong want to cooperate with us, including Li Ka-shing."
Shen Dong curled his lip and said, "My relationship with Li Ka-shing is very bad."
Chu Xinghua was taken aback and asked, "How come you have a grudge against Li Ka-shing?"
Shen Dong briefly explained the situation, saying, "Li Ka-shing is a profit-driven capitalist. If you hand over the port to him, he will definitely do a good job, but it will be difficult for the government to gain any benefits from him. I am different."
Chu Xinghua asked, "What makes you different?"
Shen Dong stated directly, "I will offer concessions. I can invest in and construct all the ports in Pengcheng. Once completed, I can give the Pengcheng government 10% of the revenue."
Chu Xinghua's heart trembled violently, and he exclaimed, "Ten percent share? Shen Dong, are you kidding me? You're being far too generous!"
Shen Dong laughed and said, "I am a citizen of Xia, and I want to do something for my country while making some money on the side. This is what you call doing both public and private good, so why not?"
Compared to real estate, ports have lower profit margins, but they are more stable.
Before Shen Dong's time travel, the ports that Li Ka-shing invested in and built could bring him more than 10 billion yuan in revenue every year, which was simply terrifying.
If Shen Dong could take over all of Pengcheng's ports in one fell swoop, his annual revenue could exceed 5 billion.
Most importantly, his name will come into the view of the Xia Kingdom's high-level officials, just like Huo Yingdong's.
In comparison, how much money one makes is secondary.
Chu Xinghua had no idea how much profit these ports in Pengcheng would bring to Shen Dong in the future. Upon hearing this, he said, "Ah Dong, we plan to build Yantian Port. Do you know how much the first phase of the project will cost? A full six billion."
Shen Dong shook his head and said, "Too little."
Chu Xinghua was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"
Shen Dong said, "If we're going to build one, let's build the best one. I can invest 12 billion to build the most awesome port in the entire Xia Kingdom."
Even with Chu Xinghua's composure, he was stunned by Shen Dong's 12 billion, and his voice trembled slightly as he spoke.
"My heart isn't very good, so don't lie to me."
Shen Dong laughed and said, "It's only two billion US dollars. I can still come up with that."
Chu Xinghua took a deep breath to calm herself down and asked curiously, "Where did you get so much money?"
Shen Dong said, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "I went to the United States for a trip a while ago and happened to run into the US stock market crash. So I went in and had some fun, and made some money."
Chu Xinghua gave him a deep look and said, "You've got some nerve. Fine, I'll report this to my superiors. They shouldn't refuse such a good deal, unless Li Ka-shing can offer us even more benefits."
Shen Dong curled his lip and said, "If he were willing to give up more than 10%, he wouldn't be Li Ka-shing."
The driver for the two was Chu Xinghua's secretary.
Seeing how casually the usually serious and composed leader communicated with Shen Dong, he secretly elevated Shen Dong's status to the highest level.
Upon arriving at the Pengcheng government conference room, Shen Dong and Chu Xinghua discussed the investment issues related to the beverage factory and the bicycle factory.
A final plan was reached: Pengcheng sold 1,000 mu of industrial land to Chendong for 500 million yuan to build a beverage factory and a bicycle factory.
As for the investment in the port, Chu Xinghua couldn't make the decision himself, so he reported it to his superiors.
After lunch, Shen Dong chatted with Chu Xinghua, and the topic turned to imported cement and river sand.
"Brother Chu, with all the construction going on in Pengcheng, the government must have good relations with those large building material supply groups, right?" Shen Dong asked.
Chu Xinghua nodded and said, "Of course. You want to import building materials?"
Shen Dong said, "I was doing real estate in Hong Kong Island, but Li Ka-shing messed with me behind the scenes. Without building materials, how am I supposed to build a house?"
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