Chapter 415 Li Zai Rong's Imagination
Qiongzhou is located at the southernmost tip of Longguo. It has a tropical monsoon marine climate, with four seasons like spring. The forest coverage rate exceeds 50%, and it has rich natural resources and beautiful scenery.
On the second day after arriving here, women such as Li Fuzhen and Li Shuxian were captivated by the mild climate and beautiful scenery here.
Li Zairong, who was following Zhang Junfeng, soon thought of the Jeju Island tourism project that was being steadily promoted in Goryeo because of the beautiful scenery in front of him. Both are islands and both are major tourist areas, so it is hard not to make comparisons between the two.
Li Zairong said with some emotion, "Junfeng, I wonder if you think that Jeju Island's tourism projects are not very competitive compared to the surrounding countries and regions, so you haven't taken any action yet, right?"
Although Li Zairong has not traveled many times, his appreciation and taste ability is still quite good! A good tourism project, in addition to beautiful natural scenery, should also be supplemented by a series of factors such as complete supporting facilities, regional characteristic activities, and convenient transportation.
Jeju Island only has good natural scenery, but it has no other advantages. And because of its geographical location, it is impossible for it to be as pleasant as the four seasons of spring in Qiongzhou, Dragon Country! ...
Zhang Junfeng was stunned for a moment, then chuckled and replied, "If I say that I didn't expect this reason, you should believe it, right, Brother Zai Rong?"
"...Do you think I will believe you? You have so many tricks!" Li Zairong's mouth twitched. He seemed to have guessed too much about this boy's thoughts. Of course, he didn't intend to explain too much about such an embarrassing thing. After all, as long as he was thick-skinned enough, if he himself was not embarrassed, then others would be embarrassed!
"...Ahem, simply developing Jeju Island into a tourism project will naturally make it difficult to stand out among many similar island tourism projects."
"But if there are other factors, such as cruise ships bringing in a large number of tourists from neighboring countries, opening up a free trade zone on Jeju Island and opening a number of duty-free discount stores there, so that foreign tourists can buy high-end brands at more favorable prices, then the situation...may be different!"
Zhang Junfeng spoke truthfully, recalling news reports in his previous life that the duty-free shops on Jeju Island were crowded, and even spawned a group of people who shopped overseas and on behalf of other people.
Li Zairong on the side looked at Zhang Junfeng in disbelief, and was unable to react for a moment. It was really because this kid's ideas were too jumpy, and he could hardly keep up!
Opening free trade zones and duty-free discount stores?! My goodness, this is something that someone who is good at financial investment can come up with?! This kid is really a genius just like his father (Li Jianxi) said!
"...Wait! Could it be that you had thought about this day a long time ago, so you acquired companies such as Five Star Department Store, Shilla Hotel and Amorepacific Cosmetics Company back then?" Li Jae-yong couldn't help but think of Zhang Junfeng's actions in recent years. A light bulb suddenly appeared in his mind, and he quickly grasped the key point. He was able to connect those things together, which made him even more shocked!
Could it be that this guy had anticipated the current situation several years in advance, so he took down these companies at that time? If that was the case, this guy was too evil, wasn't he? !
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"...Brother Zairong, don't just stand there. If you don't catch up with my sister-in-law and the others, they will get far away!" Zhang Junfeng saw that the girls walked a little far away while he and Li Zairong were chatting. He then greeted Li Zairong and quickly followed them.
Li Zairong came back to his senses and saw that everyone had gone far away. He shook his head with a wry smile, and then followed them very willingly. Since they had chosen to travel and vacation to relax, there was not much point in thinking so much. He should just focus on the present~!
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In the evening, after enjoying a sumptuous island meal with a few friends, Zhang Junfeng returned to his room and was about to enjoy the beautiful night view and starry sky in the luxury suite when a phone call suddenly came in. As soon as Zhang Junfeng answered the call, he heard a familiar voice from inside. It was Anne Hathaway-Morgan, with whom Zhang Junfeng had a close relationship.
This girl has come to Longguo with Morgan Investment Bank. After dealing with urgent matters, she thought of her lover Zhang Junfeng and planned to come to Goryeo to meet Zhang Junfeng.
Zhang Junfeng had no choice but to refuse this "abrupt" request, saying that he was on a "business trip" these days and would go to Longguo after returning to Goryeo next week. Besides inspecting the project, he would also come to visit her. Only then did the other party give up the idea.
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Junfeng couldn't help but think of a clingy singer who would come over to sing for him soon, and Catherine Zeta-Jones who gave birth to a daughter for him in America. Zhang Junfeng complained helplessly, "...If I accumulate too much luck in love, it will become a disaster. I'm almost too busy to handle it all!"
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Just as Zhang Junfeng and others were enjoying the sunshine, beaches, natural hot springs and various delicacies in Qiongzhou, the bidding for the Jeju Island tourism project in Goryeo also came to a successful conclusion.
To everyone's surprise, the powerful New Hyundai Group and Five Star Group only won a few smaller projects, while the big projects were actually won by Lehman Brothers and SK Group in the United States.
This unexpected scene made many people a little confused. Before this, they all thought that the most powerful Five Star Group would become the largest project contractor, but they never expected that this would be the result!
But here comes the interesting part. Although Lehman Brothers is a financial investment institution on Wall Street, they do not have a professional construction team or even a construction company in Korea. Just having money is not enough to complete the project!
Many companies participating in the bidding are curious about what Lehman Brothers is planning. If the construction cannot be completed within the time limit stipulated in the contract, the winning bidder will also have to pay a huge amount of liquidated damages!
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Yuetian Group, in the conference room.
Chairman Xingehao was questioning the group's senior executives at the meeting with an unpleasant look on his face, "Now the Jeju Island tourism project has been divided up by those hateful guys, and our Yuetian Group has only won two or three small projects that are dispensable! Don't you have anything you want to say?!"
Although the Five Star Group, which is stronger than their Yuetian Group, is in a similar situation to them, in Xingehao's eyes, it is still a huge failure before their eyes.
As the vice president of the group, Shin Dong-joo had a blank expression on his face and had no intention of answering. After all, everyone knew the current financial situation of the group. It was already quite difficult to be able to advance funds for such a large project and undertake part of the construction project.
What's more, their Yuetian Group is a comprehensive enterprise dominated by the retail and food industries, and construction is not what they are particularly good at. Under these various factors, the current situation is undoubtedly the safest.
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Seeing that everyone else was silent, Xingehao was also very unhappy. Although he knew the reason behind it, as the president of the company, he did not want to accept such a reality. He hoped to find someone to take the blame and throw all the failures to the other party, so that he would feel better.
Shin Dong-byeong, who was sitting in a corner, saw that the time was right and suddenly said, "You may not need to worry so much! There is still room for maneuver in the Jeju Island tourism project!"
"There is still room for maneuver? How is this possible?!" Everyone present was in disbelief for a moment when they heard Xin Dongbing's sudden announcement.
Even Shin Dong-joo and Shin Go-ho looked incredulous. After all, the bidding conference for the Jeju Island tourism project had officially ended, and the companies that won the bid and the sub-projects that won had already been announced! Seeing that no one believed what he said, Shin Dong-byeong did not get angry, but continued, "I think you all know that Lehman Brothers, a financial institution from the United States, won multiple sub-projects from this bidding conference. As long as we get in touch with them, we may be able to become their construction party and reap the benefits of the Jeju Island tourism project in disguise!"
After hearing Xin Dongbing's explanation, the eyes of several people present lit up. However, before they could speak, Xin Dongzhu, the vice president of the group, suddenly refuted, "You are making it too simple, aren't you? Our Yuetian Group and Lehman Brothers have no intersection at all. Why are they willing to hand over these projects to us?"
"...The vice president is right. None of these financial institutions coming from Wall Street are easy to deal with. Leon John, the head of the Goldman Sachs branch, is one of them!" The subordinates at the side immediately spoke up and echoed.
Seeing this, some of the others remained silent, while others chose to speak up to support Shin Dong-joo. After all, the former vice president, Shin Dong-bing, was a thing of the past. He had caused such a big disaster, and many of them had been affected and suffered misfortune, not to mention that he had become a cripple. Of course, it was a wise choice to support the vice president, Shin Dong-joo! Shin Gehao, who was sitting in the first seat, was not as angry as before, but looked at his second son meaningfully, and then asked in a low voice, "Do you know what the consequences will be if you can't do what you said?!"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Xin Dongbing showed no fear at all. He asked in a tough tone, "But if we succeed, what if our Yuetian Group can get the project from Lehman Brothers?!"
Seeing that this guy Xin Dongbing had the courage to "confront" the president, the others present also felt uneasy for no reason. If these two people fell out, wouldn't they be the ones who would be in trouble? They had experienced/seen before how bad their president's temper was.
However, what everyone did not expect was that Xin Dongbing's words did not anger Xin Gehao, but instead made him laugh. "If you can really get the Jeju Island project from Lehman Brothers, then you will be a hero of our Yuetian Group! The mistakes you made before can be written off~!"
"It's a deal!" Shin Dongbing's face flashed with joy, and he quickly responded. Before this, he had never thought that he wanted to find an opportunity to reveal his relationship with Lehman Brothers, and then take over the Jeju Island project.
He never expected that this old guy Xingehao would actually "give" him the opportunity. If he didn't take it, wouldn't it be a waste of a great opportunity? !
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After the meeting was over, everyone left one after another. Thinking back to the time when Xin Dongbing had been so sure about Mo Yang, Xin Dongzhu, who had returned to the office, was very puzzled. According to his understanding of this strange brother, if he was not absolutely sure, he would definitely not jump out at this time.
If he guessed correctly, this guy must have something to rely on to be so confident.
"...It can't be that this guy has already established a connection with Lehman Brothers, so he is so fearless, right?" Xin Dongzhu's thoughts were jumping rapidly. Soon he thought of a more likely reason.
However, in his opinion, Shin Dongbing had become disabled and had lost his position as vice president of Yuetian Group. Under such circumstances, how could Lehman Brothers cooperate with someone like him who had no value anymore?
Although he couldn't figure out the reason behind this, Shin Dong-joo was very concerned about it. After all, his position as vice president was because of Shin Dong-bing. If he hadn't caused a lot of trouble that implicated the entire Yuetian Group, he might not have been able to become vice president! After calming down, Shin Dong-joo quickly called his trusted subordinates and ordered them to arrange people to follow Yuetian Commercial, especially to find out who Shin Dong-bing had met recently.
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A week later, after Zhang Junfeng and others returned from vacation, they took a short rest and then resumed their usual routine.
As soon as Li Fuzhen arrived at the unit, the assistant reported to her what had happened in the past few days. The most important thing was that representatives from many Korean companies came to visit her in the past two days, saying that they wanted to meet President Li Fuzhen to discuss important matters.
Li Fuzhen was also quite confused when she heard the assistant name six or seven large domestic companies at once. In her opinion, these companies had no business dealings with their Galaxy Group, and the two sides were completely unrelated! Perhaps after thinking for a long time and still unable to figure out the reason, Li Fuzhen simply called Zhang Junfeng to tell him about the situation, wanting to hear his analysis.
After listening to the other party's description, Zhang Junfeng thought for a moment and replied with a smile, "These companies will come to us on their own initiative, most likely because the shipping rates in Hanjin have increased! Have you forgotten what I told you to do before we went to Longguo Qiongzhou for a vacation?"
After hearing Zhang Junfeng's reminder, Li Fuzhen suddenly realized, "...So those guys are all coming to Hanjin Shipping, hoping that we can reduce the freight?"
"That should be right, but you, as the guild leader, don't need to rush to answer or express your opinion. Just delay for a while, and those guys will accept it! The longer you delay, the shorter the construction period will be. If they can't complete the project on time, they will only have to pay a huge amount of compensation!"
"...You are too mean, aren't you? If those guys join forces to deal with the Galaxy Group, wouldn't that be a big problem?" Li Fuzhen was a little shocked. She originally thought that Zhang Junfeng would give him some good ideas, but she didn't expect that it would be such a countermeasure. It was really speechless! (End of this chapter)