Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings.

Chapter 451 0450 [Talking with the heroes]

"Chairman Huo, we can't just let this matter go!"

"Yes, Du Yongxiao broke the rules, where did he put us?"

"The size of the public stall is recognized by everyone, but he goes against everyone and is obviously out of tune!"

In the large conference room of the General Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Guo Desheng, Feng Jingxi, Li Zhaoji and others said to Huo Yingdong, the chairman of the chamber of commerce.

The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong is a non-profit Chinese business group founded in 1900. It is one of the oldest and largest chambers of commerce in Hong Kong.There are currently more than 3 members, including group members, firm members and individual members.

These people spread from all walks of life in Hong Kong, relying on their respective forces to exchange information and help each other, forming a very powerful force.

Since 1958, Fok Yingdong has been the honorary chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce. Later, the Huo family was sanctioned by the British Hong Kong government, and Fok Yingdong gave up the chairmanship to financial tycoon Li Zhaofu.

However, in the eyes of many people, Mr. Huo is the savior of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce. As long as there are any problems, he will solve them immediately as soon as he comes forward.

It was the same this time. To Yongxiao did not follow the rules and did not collect the "shared fees" from the residents of Kowloon Walled City. This is a taboo in the real estate industry.

Sun Hung Kai Properties gathered colleagues together to prepare to whip To Yongxiao.

Mr. Huo was invited to come out, but he did not refuse everyone at all, and attended the meeting on time and generously.

In the eyes of everyone, although Mr. Huo made his fortune by running a boat, in fact Huo's capital accumulation started from real estate. For example, the concept of selling "off-the-plan properties" came from Mr. Huo himself.

At that time, the real estate industry was just emerging. Mr. Huo thought that most people in Hong Kong lacked funds and could not pay off the house in one go, so he proposed the concept of selling "off-the-plan properties". Before the construction of the new building, one could pay a deposit and select the apartment type. , location, and then pay the "monthly payment" every month after the house is built.

It can be said that Mr. Huo's move not only helps those housing developers with insufficient funds, but also helps many real estate companies with insufficient funds. Both parties benefit from each other.

As for the concept of "shared area", it is said that Li Chaoren proposed it. Many real estate businessmen immediately applauded the sudden appearance of "shared area" and thought it was a reasonable and fair suggestion.

Since Hong Kong people want to buy a house, they should calculate the floor area clearly.

What is a public stall?Stairs, patios, garbage channels, power distribution rooms, etc. These are also some construction areas, and the developer cannot be responsible for them?It should be distributed evenly.

Therefore, once the shared area was proposed, it was applauded by all real estate developers and developers in Hong Kong.

Most of the people participating in today's criticism meeting are Hong Kong's well-known real estate tycoons. In addition to Mr. Fok, Sun Hung Kai's three giants, there are also boss Li of Cheung Kong Holdings, the famous charter king, shark Dantong who is engaged in jewelry business, and even Kowloon Bus Lei. Jue Kun, Shaw Brothers movie tycoon Shao Yifu and others.

In addition to some of these people's main business being in the real estate industry, many others have other serious businesses, but they are now involved in Hong Kong real estate investment on a huge scale.

Take Shaw Brothers, for example, when he built a movie studio, it was also a real estate project.

At this moment, Mr. Huo held the tea lid, gently scraped the tea foam, and listened to the complaints of the three Sun Hung Kai bosses, smiling without saying a word.

Seeing that Mr. Huo has not expressed his position so far, Li Zhaoji became anxious and stood up and said: "You are the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce. The purpose of this conference is very simple, just two words, criticism! So we hope you can stand on our side and give A clear statement."

"Yeah, you can't mix mud with it!"

"Everyone knows that your eldest son has a good relationship with Du Yongxiao, so you won't cover him up, right?"

"Pah!" Mr. Huo was holding the tea bowl and was about to take a sip. After hearing these words, he slammed the tea bowl to the ground!

As if changing his face, his whole face changed from warm to angry in an instant: "What do you mean? I'm covering up for you? You all know that I, Huo, am a person. Since I became the chairman of this chamber of commerce, I have always done things right and wrongly! Yes, Du Yongxiao is closely related to my eldest son Huo Zhenting, but I have never thought of helping him, why? Because of the title I hold, and because of my decades-long reputation as Huo!"

These words left all the real estate tycoons present speechless.

Boss Huo is right. He has a strong character and hates evil. Since he became the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, he has never engaged in malpractice for personal gain, and he has never been partial in handling matters.

Seeing that everyone was burying their heads in silence, Mr. Huo continued: "You let me speak my position, okay! Wait until Du Yongxiao comes! Why? Because two words are fair! I can't just listen to your words and judge whether he is right or wrong! As a human being, you must stand upright and firmly! As a chairman, you must have a bowl of water balanced!"

Everyone looked at each other.

At this time, the always shrewd boss Li of Changjiang stood up and smoothed things over: "Chairman Huo is right, any issue must be determined clearly! Why don't we all wait a little and wait until Du Yongxiao comes?"

"He's been notified on the phone, but he hasn't arrived yet. He simply doesn't take our group of people seriously!" Li Zhaoji said fiercely.

Du Yongxiao was young, so he should have arrived earlier to say hello to the big bosses. Now that everyone is here, he hasn't come yet.

Just when everyone started to use Du Yongxiao's lateness as an excuse to flog Du Yongxiao, someone outside shouted: "Hengchuang Real Estate, Du Yongxiao, Boss Du is here!"

"Ha, he's finally here!"

"Look at his sophistry!"

Everyone looked at the door together.

Someone here also helped Mr. Huo change the tea.

The entire conference room suddenly became quiet, waiting for Du Yongxiao to come in.

"Sorry, I'm late!"

Du Yongxiao, Huang Ying and Zhuang Dingxian walked in quickly from outside, looking really in a hurry.

As soon as he entered the conference room, Du Yongxiao politely clasped his fists and apologized to everyone: "There are a lot of things at the police station today. I rushed over immediately after receiving the call. Please forgive me for keeping everyone waiting!"

"I called you an hour ago. It's a miracle that Boss Du is here!" Li Zhaoji squinted and said angrily.

Boss Huo said: "Just come and find a place to sit."

"Yes!" Du Yongxiao smiled and hugged everyone, and smiled specially when he saw acquaintances such as Boss Li, Lei Juekun, etc.

Most of those people looked down upon him, their eyes full of contempt. In their view, Du Yongxiao was too young and had no hair on his lips to do his job well, so they didn't need to take a second look at him.

Du Yongxiao didn't mind everyone's contempt. The big guys present were all older than him, and they all came earlier than him. The only place Du Yongxiao could sit on was at the bottom of the conference table.

Du Yongxiao didn't mind. He took off his windbreaker and handed it to Huang Ying. Zhuang Dingxian had already opened the seat for him.

Everyone looked at him like this with different expressions.

Li Zhaoji said impatiently: "Why are you pretending to be a big boss? You bring so many people to the meeting!"

In fact, everyone has brought their followers, but most of them are waiting outside the conference room, and only a few are on call inside the conference room at any time.

Seeing Du Yongxiao sit down, Mr. Huo, as the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, knocked on the table and said: "Okay, everyone is here, the meeting begins!"

……

As soon as the meeting started.

Li Zhaoji, one of Sun Hung Kai's three giants, went straight to Du Yongxiao: "Boss Du, I invite you here this time. You should understand why! The public stall remembers this rule. Do you abide by it or not?"

"The area of ​​the public stall? Who decided it?" Du Yongxiao took a look around.

Everyone looks first to Boss Li of the Yangtze River.

Boss Li smiled, cupped his fists and said, "Sorry, I proposed this concept first. Everyone thought it was fair and reasonable, so it is still used today."

"Oh, really, fair and reasonable?" Du Yongxiao suddenly laughed, and his smile suddenly faded, "But in my opinion, this is nothing!"

Li Zhaoji and others looked at Du Yongxiao who suddenly swore in astonishment.

Those who had despised Du Yongxiao before were now opening their mouths, feeling that Du Yongxiao was too arrogant and arrogant.

Even Mr. Huo, who was as immobile as a thunderbolt in his chest, couldn't help being slightly startled, holding the tea lid and looking at Du Yongxiao.

After Du Yongxiao said this, he leaned back naturally and said in an unruly manner: "Rules? What are rules? Rules are made by people. Since you can set the rules for the area of ​​the public stall, why can't I break it? rule?"

"Du Yongxiao, you - everyone abides by this rule, why do you break it?" Li Zhaoji was so angry that he stood up and pointed at Du Yongxiao's nose.

Du Yongxiao smiled and crossed his legs.He took out a cigarette from his arms, held it in his mouth calmly, lit it, and took a leisurely puff. Then he looked up at Li Zhaoji: "Simple, because I don't obey this rule! Shared area? Go to hell! People buy a house. Is it easy? How much does a house per square foot cost in Hong Kong now? How much does a house cost? In 1950, it was only NT$40 per square foot. In 1960, it was NT$120 per square foot. Now in 1970, it is NT$600 per square foot. Even NT$[-]! So what’s the per capita wage in Hong Kong?”

After Du Yongxiao finished speaking, he paused and looked at Boss Li of Yangtze River Industry, "Many people know that I was born in Shixiawei. My mother used to work in Boss Li's plastic flower factory. She supported our family with 200 yuan a month. A one-foot house It costs [-], which is almost the same as my mother’s salary for three months if she doesn’t eat or drink! A house that’s at least [-] feet tall would require our whole family to live without food and water for more than ten years to buy it!” “This is still the smallest in terms of area. For older people, it may take decades! As people get older, their mortgages have not been paid off, this is the reality!"

Du Yongxiao's work is sonorous, powerful and striking.

Li Zhaoji said angrily: "You are sophistry! When buying and selling, you have to buy before you sell! Besides, when selling and buying a house, there is a contract, and we don't force them to buy it! In addition, we use land to build buildings, This all costs money! We have to bear the cost of land acquisition, building materials, hiring workers, and later maintenance costs! I know, who will consider us? "

"Yes, we are all very nervous too!"

"You're right, it's not easy for us either!"

"Isn't it easy?" Du Yongxiao looked at the real estate boss with a sneer, "Since you think it's not easy, then don't do it! Why do you still do this business? Why do you have to ask for trouble?"

"Uh, this--" The man was speechless.

"In the final analysis, real estate can make a lot of money!" Du Yongxiao exhaled smoke and put it bluntly.

……

The scene was quiet.

Those big guys who had previously despised Du Yongxiao felt how powerful Du Yongxiao was for the first time.

He can be reasonable and well-founded, but he can also seize the opponent's tongue and refute him directly. This kind of person will lose his talent if he doesn't become a lawyer.

Du Yongxiao's eyes were burning as he glanced at everyone, "All the big guys here, the big bosses are all smart people!"

"No one is willing to do a business that loses money! You say it's not easy to do real estate, and you say it's too worrying and scary! It's okay, then don't do it!"

Seeing Du Yongxiao taking control of the situation, Li Zhaoji's heart was on fire and he gave Feng Jingxi a look.

Feng Jingxi smiled and said: "Boss Du, you are wrong to say that. We are businessmen, and businessmen themselves are profit-seeking. And the highest pursuit of our business is to stabilize profits while minimizing risks."

"Minimize the risk? Then the risk will be borne by everyone?" Du Yongxiao asked.

"In the end, it's not those ordinary people, those building residents? They are very pitiful to begin with. They spend half their life savings, or even their entire life's savings, to buy properties. In the end, all the risks are pushed to them by you! You pursue profits, but you must also be moderate! Regardless of the life and death of the people, regardless of the poverty and weakness of the people in the building, you keep shirking responsibility on them and letting them be the slaves of the building for the rest of their lives. Do you feel at ease and can you sleep in the middle of the night?"

Du Yongxiao's stern questioning left everyone at the scene stunned.

This is a stick that knocks down one piece.

"You, you, you are quibbling!" Li Zhaoji was furious.

At this time, Boss Li of Yangtze River Industry stood up and said: "Boss Du, I admit that these principles you said are very reasonable, but there is one thing you missed, that is, buying and selling properties are voluntary by both parties, and it is them who bear the risks." Voluntarily, we never force you!”

"Yes, we didn't put a knife to their necks and force them to buy!" Someone immediately followed up and argued loudly.

Du Yongxiao smiled, stood up, held a cigarette, and glanced at everyone: "Well, it's your words! Everything is voluntary! So now -"

"We at Hengchuang have announced that we will never charge for shared area! This is also of my own free will!"

"Uh, what?" Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

Boss Li also looked stunned. He didn't expect Du Yongxiao to say this.

Boss Huo looked strange and looked at Du Yongxiao with interest.

Du Yongxiao leaned forward, crushed the cigarette he had smoked in the ashtray, raised his head and said, "You can't make enough money in a lifetime! To be honest, if you don't bring it with you in life, you won't take it with you in death! But -"

Du Yongxiao glanced around: "Some money should be earned, and some money should not be earned. I hope everyone can have an idea!"

After saying that, Du Yongxiao waved to Zhuang Dingxian to take the windbreaker, put it on and said, "Sorry, I have something else to do, let's go first!"

In full view of everyone, Du Yongxiao was the last to arrive but the earliest to leave.

Seeing Du Yongxiao walking towards the outside, angrily Li Zhaoji was about to speak when Du Yongxiao suddenly turned around, pointed at him and said: "Oh, by the way, President Li, if you are still dissatisfied with me abolishing the common area, feel free to come to me alone! Or, you can simply quit the Kowloon Walled City project! Don’t worry, as long as you decide to quit, I will definitely agree to it!”

"Uh, this-" Li Zhaoji was stunned.

Kowloon Walled City is a big fat guy, why don't he back off!Besides, he has already invested a lot of money there. Wouldn't it be a waste of money to withdraw now?
Seeing Li Zhaoji stunned and silent, Du Yongxiao shrugged: "Waiting for your news!" After saying that, he turned around and left!

……

"What do you mean? What does he mean? Do you think I dare not quit? The Kowloon Walled City is so big, can he swallow up just a mere Hengchuang Real Estate?"

When Li Zhaoji saw Du Yongxiao leaving, he immediately got angry and said, "Seriously, if they didn't have the support of Sun Hung Kai this time, how could Hengchuang demolish the entire city so smoothly? The answer is, it's impossible!"

Li Zhaoji spoke plausibly and tried his best to elevate the status of Sun Hung Kai and belittle Hengchuang Real Estate. He said that without Sun Hung Kai, the Kowloon Walled City project would not be possible at all.

The others were silent.

But Boss Huo couldn't help it anymore. He closed the tea lid suddenly, snorted coldly, looked at Li Zhaoji with a flash of eyes and said: "President Li, if you really feel that you are suffering a loss, then quit! I believe that as long as If you quit, there will be so many real estate tycoons on site who will line up to take your place!"

Boss Huo's words made Li Zhaoji speechless.

Others even coughed a few times in embarrassment.

No one is a fool.

If Li Zhaoji withdraws, they will definitely pounce in and cooperate with Du Yongxiao like wolves and tigers.

Seeing this, Guo Desheng had no choice but to pull Li Zhaoji to sit down and smooth things over: "What he just said was just angry words and cannot be considered true. Just listen to it! In fact, Sun Hung Kai has always taken the development of Hong Kong as its own responsibility, demolishing and rebuilding The Kowloon Walled City is a concrete manifestation of our love for Hong Kong, our development of Hong Kong, and our planning for the future of Hong Kong! Even if we don’t make money, we will still do it!”

These words were so beautiful that even Mr. Huo had to secretly praise him.

"So this meeting -" Guo Desheng glanced at Mr. Huo.

"Let's break up!" Mr. Huo stood up and added intentionally or unintentionally, "Don't you think you've been embarrassed enough?"

Everyone at the scene was speechless for a while.

The Big Three of Sun Hung Kai were even more embarrassed.

Those real estate tycoons who had despised Du Yongxiao before still have in their minds the image of Du Yongxiao rousing his words and scolding Fang Qiu just now.

I couldn't help but think to myself: "Fortunately, this young man doesn't focus solely on real estate, otherwise he would be a real estate tycoon!"

……

Everyone left the meeting room.

Shaw Brothers boss Shao Yifu and Kowloon Bus King Lei Juekkun walked at the back.

"What do you think of this boy named Du?" Lei Juekun asked Shao Daheng.

Shao Daheng smiled: "Very shrewd, sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued! The people at Sun Hung Kai were so criticized by him that they didn't even have a chance to reply!"

After speaking, he added: "Now I understand why he was able to poach Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang from our Shaw Brothers to Jiahe."

"Haha, isn't that the credit of your niece Shao Anqi?"

"She is just a little girl. How can she have so many scheming thoughts? She doesn't know if she is being taken advantage of. She thinks she is just playing college student entrepreneurship!" Shao Daheng smiled bitterly, then looked at Lei Juekun, "You are not much better. Your daughter has been exploited by others. How was it used?"

"I'm still waiting!" Lei Juekun said, "We'll see what movie he can make in a month. If it's good, I'll give it a try."

"Ha, I'll wait!" Shao Daheng said with a smile, "It's lonely for a master. There used to be someone who could compete with me, but now there's no one!"

"Actually, I'm looking forward to it too!" Lei Juekun looked outside, "What kind of miracle can that guy named Du do in the film industry? Will he be as outstanding as real estate!"

(End of this chapter)