Top of the Great Era

Chapter 1331
The charity auction continues.

Zhou Buqi didn't have to do anything, just let Wu Yu, Xu Baihui, and Yang Mi participate on his behalf.Superman is similar, and also uses his own proxy.Once a person of their level raises a card, no one will dare to snatch it, which will destroy the balance of the auction.

The two chatted around the Internet.

Little Superman also deeply regrets this.

Back then, he was a representative of the Internet launched by the Hong Kong government. His PCCW was so powerful that it opened up telecommunications and the Internet and caused a sensation.He even invested in Penguin and got a 20% stake.

It's a pity that with the bursting of the bubble crisis and the complicated situation of the Hong Kong government's local Internet, he lost confidence in the Internet business.It sold its shares in Penguin early on, turned all its high-tech land into real estate development, and recently sold PCCW to China Unicom.

It is not wrong to do real estate development, which is also in line with the grand strategy. In the past few years, the market-oriented penetration of Hong Kong by the mainland has focused on real estate. More than a dozen real estate companies have entered the Hong Kong government.

Making money is one aspect, but also a national policy.

The living area of ​​Hong Kong people is too small. Many families have three generations of grandparents squeezed into a small house of more than ten square meters. This is too shameful for a financial center.

The reason for this is not that the Hong Kong government has too little land, but that too little land has been developed and too few residential buildings have been built.In addition to capital influence, there is also British cultural influence.It is too difficult to develop real estate projects in Hong Kong. It may take four to five years just to go through the approval process.Back then, in order to develop Kowloon Walled, there was even a big scene of a gun battle between the Hong Kong British government and the locals.

In the past, when the British did not do well, and the Hong Kong locals did not do well in the past, the mainland’s idea was to end it in person, and real estate companies entered Hong Kong one after another.

The father-in-law of the Shi family also mentioned to Zhou Buqi whether he should respond.

How high are house prices in Hong Kong?

Doing real estate there must be very profitable, right?
Zhou Buqi dismissed this idea without even thinking about it, it was almost impossible.Except for the local real estate tycoons, let alone outsiders, it is even more difficult for small local companies to promote a real estate project, even environmental protection alone.

For Superman, this is a pity.

Although real estate development makes money, it is still far behind the Internet.If the Internet industry can be developed, who will develop real estate?

"Mr. Zhou, why do you think the Internet industry on Hong Kong Island can't be developed?"

"I can't say that well either."

Zhou Buqi is very humble.

Little Superman smiled and asked, "Let me give you some advice."

Zhou Buqi can only say in general: "The Internet environment is mainly composed of three elements, capital, talents and representative companies. The Hong Kong government is a financial center and has no shortage of capital. The Hong Kong government should also have no shortage of talents."

Little Superman said: "Well, among the top 15 universities in Asia ranked by qs, universities from the Hong Kong government account for one-third. Moreover, the students' practical skills are also very strong. Usually only the best students from the mainland can come to Hong Kong to study for undergraduates, but When I was an undergraduate TA in a Hong Kong school, the projects they handed in were only in the middle. However, after graduation, Hong Kong students went to the marginal positions of the Internet such as the IT department of the bank, trading system development, maintenance, small website and software development. Instead, it is the mainland Students will engage in some high-end Internet projects after graduation.”

Zhou Buqi was a little surprised.

I understand very well!

From the looks of it, Little Superman is indeed an extraordinary rich second generation, a leader among men, and will pay special attention to the selection of talents.

"Well, I invested in a drone company, and the core technical team is from a Hong Kong school." Zhou Buqi recognized the local talent pool.

Little Superman sighed, "If there is no shortage of capital and talents, then there is no representative company."

"Yes, just like Hangcheng, it seems that there is no possibility of becoming the center of the emerging economy, at least worse than the next door. But because of the emergence of Ali, the whole environment has changed. With Taobao City as the center, the next The Internet industry will develop unprecedentedly vigorously.”

"Will Hangzhou become the capital of the Internet?"

"At least it will become the capital of e-commerce."

"Why doesn't the Hong Kong government have a representative company?"

Superman is a bit inquisitive, and missing out on the Internet is the biggest regret in his life.If he doesn't lose 20% of Penguin's shares, he may have more wealth than his father in the future.

It’s hard for Zhou Buqi to say more about this, so he can only say vaguely: “There is a lack of similar entrepreneurs. There are two horses in Hangzhou and Pengcheng, and there are also a group of early Internet people such as Baidu, Sohu, Sina, and Dangdang in the capital. The Hong Kong government is less. In fact, whether it is capital or talents, it is not the most important thing. If you are short of money, you can raise funds. If you are not enough, you are not enough in technology. At worst, you can copy or imitate, or even buy technology from companies such as Microsoft and IBM at high prices. Services. Capital and technology are not decisive, and it is most important to have an entrepreneur who can guide the direction.”

The extended meaning is that your little Superman is not enough!

The Internet entrepreneur that the Hong Kong government focused on training back then was your little superman, but you didn't live up to it!

Ten years ago, the gap between the Hong Kong government and the mainland was huge. Your Excellency Little Superman, you had funds and talents in your hands, and even went north to develop a series of preferential treatment for Hong Kong businessmen.

The results of it?
You lack knowledge of the Internet.

The engine of the locomotive is faulty, how can the train run?

In the past, the Hong Kong government operated a "permit-based" free economy, that is, they had to obtain a license before they could engage in certain industries.For example, TV stations, tap water, docks, horse racing, etc., whoever can get a license can engage in related businesses.In fact, it is a "license-style" monopoly economy. All Hong Kong government tycoons made their fortunes by relying on license monopoly.

This kind of social and economic structure is highly oligarchy, and it is almost impossible for ordinary children to get ahead. The development of emerging industries and the transformation of traditional industries can only rely on the rich second and third generations.

If this group of people strives for success, the economy can still flourish and flourish.If these people don't live up to their expectations, then the gods will not be able to save them, unless there is a systemic change in the system to create opportunities for common people's children to succeed.

Zhou Buqi can't say this kind of nonsense.

The secret cannot be leaked.

Little Superman was silent for a while, and continued to ask: "Why does the Hong Kong government lack entrepreneurs like you or Boss Ma? The Hong Kong government has 700 million people, and there should always be one or two."

Zhou Buqi laughed, "There are 13 billion people in our mainland, but we can't pick out 11 football players who broke out of Asia. It's a problem with the general environment."

Little Superman jokingly said: "If you were born in the Hong Kong government, could you start a representative Internet company here?"

Zhou Buqi smiled, "Maybe."

At this time, something happened at the charity auction.

The exhibit that is being auctioned is an exquisite antique work of art, a red sandalwood screen with dragon and phoenix patterns inlaid with "Yannian" in the Eastern Han Dynasty/Qianlong Emperor.

Zhou Buqi didn't understand either, but thought it looked very beautiful.

Xu Baihui stared at him immediately, and said to him: "I like this, I want to buy it and put it on my desk!"

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "If you like it, shoot it, it's very pretty."

Xu Baihui said in embarrassment: "This is an antique, from the Han Dynasty. At least it costs 3000 million Hong Kong dollars. I don't have that much liquidity."

"So expensive?"

"Donate, do charity."

"Ah."

Zhou Buqi nodded.

"That's what you said!"

The corners of Xu Baihui's mouth curled up slightly, very proud.

Zhou Buqi didn't care too much.

Wu Yu whispered beside him, "Honey, you've been fooled!"

"Huh?" Zhou Buqi raised his eyebrows, "What's wrong?"

Wu Yu said: "Didn't you hear what others said just now?"

"No."

Zhou Buqi has been chatting with Little Superman, completely ignoring the charity auction.

Wu Yu was very speechless, and said meaningfully: "This belongs to the second son of the Yang family. Such an exquisite thing, he will definitely take it back."

Depend on!
This Xu Baihui was waiting here!
According to the rules of charity auctions, if the donor of the item does not bid, it means that he actually wants to donate the item, and others can bid for it at will.If the donor of the item quotes a price, it means that he does not want to donate the item, and donates money by donating the item and redeeming it.Then everyone should save face and let him buy back his own things, so as to achieve the purpose of charitable donations.

Xu Baihui was out of balance, and planned to retaliate and give eye drops to the second son of the Yang family!

Zhou Buqi glared at her, "It's almost enough, don't go too far."

Xu Baihui smiled, "Don't worry, I won't take it if it's too expensive."

Following the auctioneer's command, the auction begins.

In the beginning, a group of stars came to make up the numbers.

"200."

"320."

"500."

"666."

"800."

The stars are all positive.

The second son of the Yang family, the executive director and actual manager of Emperor Entertainment, is currently the biggest person in power in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Everyone must support him.

However, after five rounds, the second son of the Yang family raised his card, "1000 million."

The beautiful auctioneer in a cheongsam has a lot of experience, with a knowing smile on her face, she stretched out her hand slightly, "Mr. Yang at table 7 wants to buy back his donation. He bid 1000 million. Do you have any follow-up friends?" ?”

This is just a formality.

No one will follow.

After a short pause, she raised the hammer subconsciously to make a final decision.

At this time, a faint voice sounded, "1001 million!"

The audience was stunned.

What's the situation?
Don't know the rules?

Turning their heads one after another, it suddenly dawned on them that this is not surprising.

It turned out to be Mr. Xu from Jieyu Media at table 30!
It seems that the contradiction has not been resolved.

The smile on the beautiful auctioneer's face was slightly stiff. Fortunately, she was experienced enough to deal with such sudden changes. She smiled and said, "President Xu at table 30 bid 1001 million, and..."

Before he finished speaking, Second Young Master Yang angrily proposed a new offer, "1500 million!"

Xu Baihui lazily raised the sign again, "1501 million."

"1800 million!"

"1801."

"2000 million!"

Young Master Yang was very angry.

He originally wanted to take out a treasure to show his identity and status.There's no way, he's just in the entertainment industry, he's still far from the real top giants, so he can only rely on this kind of foreign things to increase his face.

His donation budget for tonight is only 2000 million Hong Kong dollars, which seems to be overspending.But no matter what, this thing must be taken back, the face of the Yang family cannot be lost!
Xu Baihui didn't rush, and moved slowly, suspected of delaying time.The longer the delay, the more embarrassing the other party will be.

However, Little Superman didn't think it was right to do so, "Miss Xu, there are a lot of celebrities here, it would be demeaning to do so, don't let them watch the show."

"This……"

Xu Baihui was a little unwilling.

Little Superman smiled and said, "Miss Xu, give me the number plate, I'll lift it up for you once."

Xu Baihui blinked a few times, and handed over the number 30 card in her hand.

Little Superman raised his number plate lightly and made a gesture.

The beautiful auctioneer lost his mind for a moment.

Little Superman, who doesn't know the Hong Kong government?
He actually ended up?

Soon, the auctioneer came to his senses, took a deep breath, and hurriedly announced: "Mr. Li Zhekai at table 30 bid 2200 million Hong Kong dollars. Is there any follow-up friend?"

The whole place was silent.

(End of this chapter)