Zheng Tong was shocked and looked directly at Shen Dong.
All eyes in the room turned to him.
Li Zhaoshan looked incredulous and asked, "Mr. Shen, you are the president of the Hong Kong Island Real Estate Association?"
Shen Dong nodded and said, "It's all thanks to the support of these industry seniors that I was made the chairman."
Zheng Tong asked, "Did you transport those building materials?"
Shen Dong said, "That's right. I obtained the government's license for the import and export of building materials."
Li Ka-shing gave Shen Dong a thumbs up and said, "Mr. Shen, you really have impressive skills. You managed to obtain the government approval so quietly. But I have a good relationship with the Director of the Foreign Trade Department, so how come I've never heard of him approving such a document?"
Shen Dong smiled and said, "The Foreign Trade Department is directly under the Finance Department, and my permit was approved directly by the Finance Department. Within five years, I can freely conduct import and export trade of building materials with the mainland. Sir Li, I went to Pengcheng a while ago. There is a lot of construction going on there, and I can easily find many large sand plants and cement plants to do business with, and the prices are much cheaper than yours."
Li Ka-shing, Li Zhaoshan, and Zheng Tong, three real estate tycoons, all fell silent.
They never expected that the Hong Kong Island government would agree to allow Shen Dong to do business with the mainland, let alone that the mainland would open the door for Shen Dong and allow building materials to enter Hong Kong Island.
Everyone knows that building materials in inland areas are not only cheaper, but also of better quality.
Five years ago, the three jointly applied to import building materials from the mainland, but the American government rejected the application without hesitation.
Left with no other choice, they transported building materials by ship from Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia and Thailand.
Not only is it time-consuming and laborious, but it's also incredibly expensive. Fortunately, a large number of Hong Kong Island real estate developers are willing to foot the bill for them.
Seeing the potential for profit, they joined forces to increase the price of building materials by several dozen times, while simultaneously using building materials to eliminate competitors, ultimately shaping the current real estate landscape of Hong Kong Island.
Now that Shen Dong has accomplished what they couldn't before, it's like cutting off their lifeline, and the problem has become more serious.
Li Zhaoshan took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Shen, even if you can import building materials from the inland, is it necessary to drive the price down so low?"
These words infuriated the real estate company owners in the audience.
Guo Yangyuan couldn't help but say, "Mr. Li, what is the cost of one ton of river sand? Including transportation fees, is it forty Hong Kong dollars? I don't think so, but what is your price? Three hundred Hong Kong dollars. Over the years, I think you have made enough money and should stop now."
Lei Shanlin chimed in, "Mr. Guo is right. We finally got Chairman Shen to cut the price of building materials by more than half, and Mr. Li is complaining that the price is too low. Haha, Mr. Li, do you think that's appropriate?"
Other business owners also voiced their opposition.
"That's too ruthless."
"The wealthy are truly wealthy; they kill without blinking an eye."
"When the monopoly was broken, people got angry."
"The tycoons of wealthy families are truly ruthless and heartless."
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Seeing that the real estate tycoons who used to be subservient to them dared to defy them in front of celebrities from all walks of life, Li Ka-shing, Li Zhaoshan and others felt extremely annoyed, and at the same time, they were somewhat worried.
Without checks and balances on building materials, their authority in the industry has been severely challenged, and the negative impact has far exceeded expectations.
And all of this was done by the smiling young man on stage.
Thinking of this, Li Ka-shing, Li Zhaoshan, and Zheng Tong all glared angrily at Shen Dong.
Shen Dong showed no fear, his smile fading as he calmly said, "A single flower does not make a spring; a hundred flowers blooming together make a garden full of spring. I have always felt that Hong Kong Island belongs to all Hong Kong people and should not become a place for a few wealthy families to amass wealth. Using monopolies to suppress the development of other companies, and coercing and bribing others to seize their prime land through various means—what kind of behavior is this? It's typical robbery."
"A glamorous exterior hides a filthy interior; they wear human skin but do shameless and despicable things. Can this be called a wealthy family?"
"Well said."
"Clap clap clap clap"
The audience erupted in applause.
Led by these real estate tycoons, everyone applauded.
Shen Dong continued, "The real estate industry in Hong Kong Island has always been in an unhealthy development. Everyone knows why. I don't want to be a hero who changes the world; what I want to do is break the monopoly and bring the real estate industry in Hong Kong Island onto the right track of healthy development."
“I never want to see any Hong Kong Island property developer like me, forced to halt all projects and be threatened by some bastards to sell my good properties because of the ridiculous reason of not having building materials.”
At this point, everyone looked at Li Ka-shing and his son Liu Zekai.
The two men were already ashen-faced.
Shen Dong said, "Mr. Li just said that my building materials prices are too low, which is a lie. I can tell everyone clearly now that even at the current prices, I have made a lot of money. As for the specific profit, that is a trade secret, and I will never tell you even if you kill me."
"But I can guarantee one thing: whether you are my partner or my competitor, you can buy building materials from me. As long as the price of building materials in the inland areas does not rise, the price of my building materials will never rise."
"good"
The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause and cheers.
Zhou Minhui stared blankly at Shen Dong, who was exuding passion on the stage, and murmured, "Brother Dong is so handsome."
Zhao Yazhi also looked completely infatuated.
In the entire Hong Kong Island, only Shen Dong would dare to call these wealthy families robbers and bastards in such a setting.
Shen Dong said, "I know that by saying these things today, I have thoroughly offended some wealthy families. It doesn't matter. I, Shen Dong, may not have much else, but I have damn hard bones. I sincerely hope that the Hong Kong real estate industry can flourish, and I hope that everyone can work together to build a better Hong Kong. Thank you all."
"Clap clap clap clap"
"Well said."
"President Shen, we support you."
Amid applause and cheers from the audience, Shen Dong handed the microphone back to Li Zekai.
Li Zekai's eyes were practically spitting fire as he gritted his teeth and said, "Shen Dong, this isn't over yet."
Shen Dong smiled and said, "I originally wanted to get along with you, but I never expected you to want to kill me. In order to survive, I have no choice but to join forces with everyone to fight against you."
Li Zekai snorted and said, "Overestimating yourself."
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