Ning Bingyu chuckled, interrupting Ning Yuan: "Little sister, is the renovation project of our Shanghai No. 10 Department Store finished? You've already used your connections to get such a huge counter; you need to stock it up, right?"
Ning Yuan's eyelids twitched.
Ning Bingyu, that old fox, really doesn't come here without a reason; he tried to manipulate her the moment he opened his mouth.
She looked at Ning Bingyu with a half-smile, waiting for his next words.
He put down his teacup, picked up the teapot, and poured tea for Ning Yuan.
"Of the ten containers I promised you, besides the one you already had, I can deliver five more after the New Year. I'll cover all the freight and warehousing costs from Hong Kong to Shanghai, as well as customs clearance. You can pick up and stock the goods when you return to Shanghai after the New Year."
Ning Yuan looked at him with a half-smile: "Big brother is so considerate, I am truly flattered."
"However, I don't accept favors without doing them, and I'm not the kind of person who takes advantage of others for nothing. Since you're so generous, brother, you should at least let me know what you need me to do, right?"
Ning Bingyu smiled and said, "Since you've already agreed to let Bing'an be your dance partner, don't go back on your word."
Ning Yuan suddenly raised her hand and pressed down on his hand as he poured tea, her large eyes narrowing dangerously—
"Brother, these ten containers were payment for helping you gather information and make moves in Beijing, right? Are you planning to make me date Bing'an before you deliver the goods?"
Ning Bingyu gently patted her shoulder: "Little sister, girls shouldn't swear all the time. You have to be calm and collected when you do things."
He paused for a moment: "Just as I never expected you to influence Anan's decisions on important matters, I secured the 'mainland customer' order through my own efforts and the Ning family's sincerity."
“I don’t expect you to compromise now and date Bing’an to help me get the shares from my uncle.”
Ning Yuan didn't speak, but just waited coldly for him to finish.
Ning Bingyu withdrew his hand and continued pouring tea into her cup.
"I really just wanted you to make sure you didn't refuse Bing'an's offer to be your protector at this charity event, so that your uncle and the elders in the family would be happy."
“You can just pack up and leave. Mommy loves you so much that she insisted on giving you the jade chili pepper, which was my family heirloom, back then. Now she will unconditionally support you in leaving the Ning family.”
"But how can you bear to leave Mommy to face Daddy, Uncle, and Grandpa's accusations alone? It's just a dance partner at a charity ball, and Bing-an is just showing you off."
Ning Yuan stared at him for a long time, then suddenly said coldly, "What have you been up to all this time, haven't you?"
It's not that she can't have Ning Bing'an as her dance partner at the ball so that her mother won't be put in a difficult position, because it doesn't mean she agrees to divorce and remarry Ning Bing'an.
However, this busy guy who never gets up early for anything is suddenly coming to persuade me with his words, there must be something going on!
A smile appeared in Ning Bingyu's deep eyes: "My little sister is so smart, drinking tea."
Ning Yuan got goosebumps: "...Don't try that on me!"
Ning Bingyu lowered his glasses and gently pushed them up.
"Two years ago, we joined forces with the Cha family to acquire the British-owned Eight Dragons Wharf Group and got several plots of land. I want to develop them, but I need my uncle's support on the board of directors."
Ning Yuan: "And then?"
Ning Bingyu sighed softly: "Then my eldest sister also took a liking to it. She also wanted to develop it. I couldn't let her have it. Although we are all from the same group, whoever takes the lead will have the advantage in the future and the right to make decisions about the project."
Ning Yuan laughed in exasperation, her eyebrows furrowing: "Damn you! I knew you bastard wanted to use me to do him a favor..."
"Tsk... I always say girls shouldn't swear, but don't forget my mother is your mother too. It's unfilial to curse your mother."
Ning Bingyu raised an eyebrow to interrupt her, and poked her puffed-up little face with his fingertip without any politeness.
Ning Yuan slapped his hand away impatiently: "Don't try that on me, you refined scoundrel, you think you can use my original salary to pressure me into supporting Uncle An and getting him to support you in getting the project?"
She pointed at her own nose and sneered, "You think I look like a fool, but I think you look like a loser! If you want me to switch sides with the eldest sister and help her bring you down, just say so!"
Ning Bingyu rubbed his hand, which had been slapped so hard, and chuckled, "I already told you to keep your temper in check, that was just a little bit of sincerity!"
Ning Yuan glanced at him coldly without saying a word.
Ning Bingyu shook his head. He knew this girl was hard to fool, but he didn't know why the educated youth from a small mountain village was so difficult to deal with.
He suddenly stood up, pulled down a rope, and a huge map of Hong Kong slowly rolled down the wall.
Ning Bingyu casually and elegantly pointed to a part of the map—
“A few years ago, we and the Cha family acquired the Occupy Central Terminals from the British-owned Jardine Matheson Group. They had several large plots of land near Tsim Sha Tsui, including the area near Ocean Terminal, and the Hong Kong government’s land leases were valid for 999 years.”
"If that area is developed into the largest commercial district in West Kowloon, it won't be any worse than Prince's Building. If it succeeds, I'll give you 1% of the shares, and you'll receive plenty of dividends in the future!"
Looking at the map, Ning Yuan instantly recalled the places she had visited during her ten days in Hong Kong. The Prince's Building was in a prime location in Central.
Central, located in the heart of Hong Kong Island, is the island's political, commercial, and financial center, home to numerous international companies and financial institutions, such as banks, investment banks, and law firms.
These organizations have a high demand for high-quality office space with convenient transportation, including multiple modes of transport such as subway, bus, and ferry, to facilitate personnel movement and business activities.
Prince's Building is now a landmark commercial building of the Hong Kong government. Even forty years from now, it will already be a prime piece of real estate.
As for... "West Kowloon" and "Ocean Terminal"... Ning Bingchao dragged her around them twice.
That area was mostly docks, and the Ocean Terminal stood out conspicuously. There wasn't much to see; you just watched the ships come and go without giving it much thought.
However... the area around Ocean Terminal has been developed into a commercial district...
Wait a minute! The largest commercial property in the Ocean Terminal area in the future is—Harbour City!!
That shopping paradise, teeming with luxury brands and overflowing with customers! Harbour City later became one of the most profitable shopping malls in all of Asia!
She recalled that the tour guide had remarked that Harbour City's annual rent exceeded HK$10 billion!
Even a 1% dividend would amount to a rough estimate of 100 million Hong Kong dollars!
Marx's grandmother is above!! Ning Yuan instantly got goosebumps!
She took a deep breath, trying to suppress the turmoil within her, and appeared calm as she participated in the Harbour City development project...
For no apparent reason, I have a strange, surreal feeling of witnessing and participating in history!
This is such a huge, enormous pie! A gigantic pie! A pie you could eat for several lifetimes!
Seeing Ning Yuan looking completely lost in thought, Ning Bingyu raised an eyebrow, puzzled: "What kind of pancake? What kind of pancake do you want to eat?"
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