Chapter 619: 603 Boss Li: Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu, I'm going to fight you to the death!

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "As soon as we release this news, Mr. Li's price will definitely drop."

"If JPMorgan still wants to acquire it, then we will build our own port terminal to replace Kwai Chung. I have estimated that 10 billion is enough (referencing Singapore's port). We have orders from Hong Kong and the mainland, are we afraid it won't succeed?"

It is often said that business is business.

Since Mr. Li can sell ports to foreigners and act as a pure businessman,

then Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu can naturally also act as a businessman and set up a new port.

Both are businessmen.

Neither calls the other despicable.

The leaders nodded one after another to express their agreement.

"I think it's feasible."

"A new port, no problem!"

"It's equivalent to having a backup plan. If Mr. Li's port is not sold to us, then we will build our own. It is impossible to let a foreign company occupy such an important field of ours."

Next,

the leaders began to discuss specific details.

Everyone knew well that the ownership of this port company concerned the status of the East in the international trade landscape; if it could be kept in their own hands as much as possible, it naturally should be.

At the end of the meeting,

a meeting record was formed.

Gat leader: "I will organize this today and formally report it to the higher-level leaders tomorrow."

The meeting ended.

……

……

June 24th,

over in Japan.

At 1:00 AM, the lights in the Fuji TV studio in Tokyo were scorching.

At this time, a variety show called "Do Whatever You Want" officially began recording.

Beyond's Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Jiaju and his teammates had been working hard in Japan for two years, gradually adapting to the fast-paced mode of Japanese variety shows, and were fully immersed in the recording of the game show.

The recording progressed to the "Duel Corner" segment, where Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Jiaju and his teammates were divided into two groups with 8 other guests, standing on a designated stage to engage in fierce competition.

(On-site photo)

The stage was 2.7 meters high, with a water tank set in the center and an alluring "treasure" hanging above it, drawing the two groups of guests to compete heatedly.

Both sides competed fiercely for 15 minutes; water in the tank splashed continuously, and the stage floor became slippery and unbearable.

At this moment, the production team issued a baffling instruction, requiring both teams to gather and stand on one side of the stage.

As everyone hurriedly moved to gather, the stage lost its balance, and combined with the accumulated water on the stage, it caused everyone to slip, sliding and falling toward the background board behind them; the support frame of the background board instantly detached.

In an instant, host Uchimura Teruyoshi and Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Jiaju lost their balance and fell straight down from the stage.

Originally, Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Jiaju should have landed first, followed by Uchimura Teruyoshi.

But for some reason, Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Jiaju grabbed at the air in a stroke of divine intervention and caught a rope, pulling it.

Host Uchimura Teruyoshi fell straight to the ground from a height of 2.7 meters.

Because Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Jiaju pulled the rope, although he didn't hold on firmly and fell down, he ended up crashing directly onto the host Uchimura Teruyoshi.

"Ah~~~~"

Uchimura Teruyoshi screamed in agony.

At this moment,

the entire recording scene went silent for 1 second.

Then~~

"Ahhh~~~"

"Oh no!"

"Quick, save him!"

The scene was in chaos, the audience screamed in terror, and the staff were in a panic.

Originally, because Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Jiaju wasn't wearing a safety helmet, his head hit the ground, he fell into a coma, his life was in danger, and after slow rescue efforts, he died. This time, because he grabbed the rope and fell onto Uchimura Teruyoshi, he climbed up, and hey, he was completely fine!

And Uchimura Teruyoshi, who was wearing a safety helmet, should have landed on his buttocks, suffering only minor injuries. But this time, he was heavily smashed down by Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Jiaju from a height of 2.7 meters, breaking several ribs and vomiting blood on the spot.

The entire venue was in chaos.

Half an hour later, Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Jiaju was checked at the hospital and had no major issues.

But Uchimura Teruyoshi suffered internal organ hemorrhaging and died after rescue efforts failed.

This show could no longer be recorded.

After 3:00 AM, a shaken Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Jiaju returned to the hotel with the others.

Just as he was taking off his clothes to shower, he suddenly froze.

The safety talisman he had kept in his pocket had turned charred and broken.

Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Jiaju: "???"

He remembered what Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu had said to him.

……

……

In a flash, it was July.

Indonesia.

Sumatra Island.

(Photo: Indonesia, Sumatra)

Indonesia is a very large country, 5.8 times larger than Malaysia, 2,590 times larger than Singapore, and 0.75 times the size of India.

It has a population of 281 million.

It is the world's largest archipelagic country, with territory spanning Asia and Oceania.

And it crosses the equator.

"So hot, so hot~~~"

An airplane in the sky kept shouting "so hot, so hot," its body feeling twisted by the heat.

It dived down from high altitude and arrived at Banda Aceh International Airport in Sumatra.

Andy was in a suit, wearing glasses.

Behind him were four white men, the assistants he had recruited.

The group got off the plane and walked out of the airport.

As soon as they left the airport, they felt a wave of heat rushing toward them.

"Hiss~~~"

"It's too hot~~~"

Andy complained and looked outside the airport; even the air was distorted.

The secretary waved, and a taxi sped over.

The driver saw a group of white masters and was extremely polite.

"Gentlemen, where are you going?"

"To Medan..."

Medan is the largest city on Sumatra Island, with a relatively high proportion of Chinese. In the suburbs of Medan, there is also Meida Village, a Chinese village; the Chinese in this village were forced to migrate here from the Aceh region due to the "September 30th Incident" in 1965.

At this time, it was still a swampy wasteland.

But they worked hard to reclaim land, build houses, and repair roads, and every household built an independent house.

Eventually, it became Meida Village.

Two years later, in 1967, the East celebrated the 18th anniversary of its founding, and in Medan, Indonesia, hundreds of Chinese gathered together and raised the national flag of the East.

And this time,

Andy came to Medan, and naturally, he couldn't go to Meida Village first, because that would be too sensitive.

Andy came to Indonesia, entrusted by Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu, with three tasks.

First, open a company, the bigger the better, and then do charity.

Second, quietly recruit a large number of Chinese to work for the company and unite these Chinese.

Third, acquire a television station, still without exposing the purpose, "fair and impartial."

It is worth mentioning that Indonesia previously had no private television stations; they were all state-owned.

It wasn't until 1988 that the first private television station appeared—Eagle TV.

This was followed by Sun TV in 1990 and Education TV in 1991.

In other words, if Andy wants to acquire a television station now, he can only start with these three stations.

The strategy for Indonesia is much harder than for the United States, because the overall environment here is exclusionary, and it is not easy to gather strength at all.

As for why not look for Mr. Lin or Mr. Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang here?

After Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu investigated these two bosses, he ultimately felt it was not safe; they were too speculative.

It is hard to say whether they would betray him.

…

In a flash, a week passed.

Andy opened his first shop in Medan—a large electronics supermarket.

What was the main item for sale?

VCD players, pirated discs, and quite a few electrical appliances from the United States, such as televisions and game consoles, used to confuse the public.

Once the VCD players were launched, sales were immediately explosive.

This drove the hot sales of other goods in the electronics supermarket.

Andy's reputation soared!

Well-versed in worldly wisdom, he began visiting the Medan business community, and by relying on his status as an "American Daddy" and a mysterious background, everything went smoothly for him.

Then, through the connections of "being close to billionaires" and "fellow Americans," he quickly got to know the ambassador of the U. S. Consulate stationed in Sumatra.

With this connection, he began to expand his electronics supermarket.

In just one month, chain electronics supermarkets sprang up like mushrooms in Medan and various cities across Sumatra.

He also recruited a large number of Chinese people.

Then, the supermarket used 2,000 units of the hit "American cutting-edge technology" VCD players as a marketing hook every week, paired with high-end appliances shipped directly from the U. S. like refrigerators, color TVs, and audio systems, forming a highly impactful product sales model...

That's right...

In order to fool these Indonesian people, Andy directly used private labeling.

Made in America!

Authentic American goods!

Those Indonesian people naturally believed it, thinking that such advanced things must have been produced by their American Daddy. It couldn't possibly have been produced in such a backward place as the East, right?

Consequently, they bought them like crazy.

Although the price was expensive, reaching as high as 3,000-4,000 USD, countless citizens still flocked to buy them.

Even being able to buy a VCD player produced in the U. S. became a capital for bragging to those around them.

Andy was making money so fast his hands were cramping!

The company expanded rapidly.

And orders were quickly transferred to the U. S., and then to Pengcheng and Dongguan in the East.

At this time, in Pengcheng and Dongguan, a pile of electronics factories were all working at full speed, producing VCD players as fast as they could.

Clang, clang, clang~~~~

The machines were running until they were smoking.

There were too many orders.

They couldn't finish them; they simply couldn't finish them!

A leader who came to inspect soon discovered a blind spot:

"Eh, why does it say 'made in america' on it?"

"Shouldn't it be 'made in china'?"

The factory manager: "Those Americans requested it that way..."

The leader understood in a second: "Oh, so our own people are scamming our own people, huh..."

Over in Hong Kong,

The Cheung Kong Group headquarters building shimmered in the sunlight.

In the top-floor conference room,

An acquisition negotiation regarding HIT International Terminals had reached its final stages.

On the mahogany long table,

On the left, was the Li family's negotiation team, 6 people.

On the right, was the JPMorgan negotiation team, 7 people.

"Mr. Li, I am very sorry, we can only offer 5.3 billion USD..." John Wilson, head of JPMorgan's Asia Investment Department, was firm in his attitude.

Mr. Li, wearing glasses, was also very firm: "Mr. Wilson, in 1992, Hong Kong ports handled 10 million standard containers, with HIT accounting for 43%, and this year, it has increased even further."

"Furthermore, hasn't your bank calculated the future potential of the manufacturing industry rising in the Pearl River Delta? And the East's demand for international cargo? At that time, a large amount of cargo will pass through Hong Kong..."

Wilson: "But it cannot be denied that the quay cranes at your Kwai Chung Terminal are severely aged..."

The assistant behind him took out several photos...

"6 billion USD!" Mr. Li stated a number.

"No, it's too expensive, I cannot accept it..." Wilson shook his head, "I'm afraid there is no need for us to continue talking."

"Mr. Wilson, we are currently in contact with other international financial groups, PSA International, P&O Nedlloyd, Maersk Group, Mitsui & Co..." Mr. Li smiled, calm and composed, "We can take our time talking..."

Although he appeared calm and composed on the surface, Mr. Li couldn't help but sigh a little inside.

It had already been over a month, and this progress just kept dragging on and on...

"No matter, we can take our time..."

Wilson smiled, also calm and composed.

Deep down, he also really wanted to secure this port resource, because Hong Kong was backed by the East, and in the future, it would inevitably carry a large amount of the East's shipping resources.

He was very optimistic about the future of this port industry.

Soon,

The negotiation was suspended.

Wilson raised his hand to look at his wristwatch; it was lunchtime.

"Mr. Wilson, shall we have a meal together?"

"No..."

Wilson wanted to give Mr. Li the image of "I am no longer interested in this business."

Soon, he took a car to the Shangri-La Hotel.

The Western restaurant.

After being seated, he ordered the signature steak, as well as escargot and Western food.

Not long after,

Bursts of conversation came from the adjacent booth, mixed with the unique cadence of Cantonese.

He frowned slightly, feeling it was a bit noisy.

Just then, the Chinese translator beside him leaned in and lowered his voice to say to him:

"Boss, they are saying that Hong Kong is going to build a new port... they have already been surveying for over a month."

"???"

Wilson's face was shocked, and his hand gripping the knife and fork tightened suddenly.

"Are you sure?"

"Sure!"

He quickly put down his cutlery and said to the secretary beside him: "Immediately find someone to investigate all information regarding the new port in Hong Kong, including the planning, investors, and site selection, the faster the better!"

Having said that, he tossed his napkin onto the table and stood up to leave with long strides.

If Hong Kong really was going to build a new port, then Mr. Li's HIT company's value would be greatly discounted!

Cheung Kong Group.

Mr. Li's office.

The month-long tug-of-war negotiation had left him physically and mentally exhausted.

However, he anticipated it should be soon.

Suddenly,

The secretary walked in quickly: "Boss! Something happened!"

Mr. Li felt a sense of foreboding in his heart: "What is it?"

Secretary: "I just heard a piece of news, someone is going to build a new port..."

Mr. Li's hand holding the cigarette trembled violently.

"What did you say?"

He asked in a hoarse voice, and cigarette ash fell onto the dark patterns of his custom-made suit.

"It must be Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu!"

"Bang!"

He kicked the mahogany long table hard; the carved table leg didn't move an inch, but the intense pain of the recoil exploded up his ankle.

"Ah~~~~"

Mr. Li staggered and held onto the edge of the table, cold sweat instantly soaking his back.

"Boss~~~" The secretary scrambled to support his trembling body.

"Investigate, go investigate immediately!"

"I want to know where this news came from? Also, focus the investigation on that Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu!"

Boss Li shouted in a fit of rage.

"Yes, I'll go right away... Boss, your leg..."

"Hurry up and go!"

"Yes!"

The secretary left quickly.

Boss Li stepped forward to head toward the chair, but his foot hurt too much, and he was old...

Hiss~~~

His foot throbbed with pain.

He couldn't keep his balance and fell to the ground.

The disheveled Boss Li gritted his teeth:

"Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu, I'm going to fight you to the death!!"

(End of chapter)