Hong Kong Island's New Rich Era

Chapter 51 Stone Quarry

In the afternoon, Huo Haiqing accompanied Liu Zhicheng to inspect the stone quarry and had already prepared information about the mine for him.

Liu Zhicheng was looking through the information about the stone quarry.

Chi Ko Quarry was acquired by Chi Ko Industry from the Wo Po Company and is located at the foot of a hillside on Anderson Road.

When the car arrived at the Zhigao Stone Mine, there were many trucks crowded at the entrance. It looked very busy and business must be good.

At this time, there must be a lot of people inside, so for safety reasons, Ajun parked the car far away on the side of the road.

Arrange people to go inside to find the quarry managers first, and then go in to inspect after they have made all the arrangements.

Liu Zhicheng's motorcade stopped by the roadside and waited. As he felt a bit stuffy in the car, he got out to get some fresh air.

Not long after, a Mercedes RV passed by with a middle-aged man sitting in the back seat. After seeing Liu Zhicheng's appearance, he also asked the driver to stop on the side of the street.

Liu Zhicheng also noticed the middle-aged man. He looked very familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was at once. Judging from his clothes, he should be a successful businessman in Hong Kong.

The other party came over and introduced himself, saying, "Hello, Mr. Liu, I am Lu Zhihe from Jiahua Company. I am in the mining business. My stone quarry is next to the Zhigao stone quarry."

When Liu Zhicheng heard this, he roughly remembered who the other party was. In his previous life, he must have competed with He Hongsen for the Macau D-field business.

After the war, Lui Chih-ho imported old equipment from the Japanese Army and sold it in Hong Kong, including vehicles and excavators, and opened a quarry.

From then on, he started to make a fortune. His Daya Stone Quarry was also located on Anderson Road. Due to the rapid development of real estate in Hong Kong, his business was doing very well.

According to the trajectory of his previous life, he would have listed the Daya Stone Mine, but he was schemed against by securities traders, resulting in insufficient shareholding, and the Daya Stone Mine was brutally acquired.

After losing the stone mining business, Lui Chih-ho decided to enter the hotel industry and compete with Ho Hong-sen for business.

"Boss Lu, you are a veteran in the mining industry. You will have to take care of the younger generation in the future."

"Mr. Liu, you are a famous brand in Hong Kong. My small business is not worthy of being on the stage."

"Mr. Lu is too modest. Real estate in Hong Kong is booming right now, and the demand for stone mines is also rising."

"It's just a small business. Even so, I can't make much money."

There are outstanding people in every industry in Hong Kong. Lui Chi-ho was willing to invest and use the most advanced machinery for quarrying. He controlled at least 20% of the stone market in Hong Kong and became the boss of stone mines.

Lui Chih-Ho paid close attention to the current affairs in Hong Kong, looking for investment opportunities. Of course, he also knew that Chigo, owned by Liu Zhicheng, had acquired Hebao as a whole, and now the original Hebao gem mine had become an industry under Liu Zhicheng.

Lu Zhihe asked tentatively: "I saw in the news that Mr. Liu merged with the Hebao mine. After hearing what you said today, I am very optimistic about the future stone market. Will the scale be expanded?"

Liu Zhicheng shook his head and said with a smile: "Mr. Lu, since you pay attention to the news, you should also know that I am engaged in electronic products and industrial manufacturing. The purpose of acquiring Hebao is to take a fancy to its parts production capacity."

Lu Zhihe is a traditional Chinese businessman who is introverted. He grew up in a wealthy family and pays attention to personal cultivation. He listened to Liu Zhicheng's words very seriously and looked very focused.

Liu Zhicheng continued, "But now I have completed the acquisition and am in the process of sorting out and digesting the Hebao Company. This quarry has nothing to do with my industry. I came here today to take a look at the situation and find a way to digest it."

Liu Zhicheng was not being polite when he said this, but he really didn't want to get involved in these insignificant industries, but he couldn't just put them aside and not digest them.

This was seriously inconsistent with his strategic plan. His core business would always be electronics and manufacturing. Even if he wanted to diversify his business in the future, it would have to be centered around these two businesses. Lu Zhihe was meeting Liu Zhicheng for the first time. He couldn't guess Liu Zhicheng's true thoughts for a while. He had to continue to test them.

"Well, Mr. Liu, I agree with your point of view. When doing business, you should only do what you are familiar with. Like me, I only do mining. If you want to do other industries, I don't understand them and dare not invest."

"I don't know much about quarrying either. I have been hesitating whether to continue operating the quarry."

Although quarrying is a profitable industry, the future will be different. The labor cost in Hong Kong will continue to rise, which will lead to an increase in operating costs.

If Liu Zhicheng wants to reduce quarrying costs, he must expand the scale of the quarry and increase investment in equipment. It's not that there is no capital investment, but continuing to operate the quarry will make his industry too cumbersome.

This is a result that Liu Zhicheng does not want to see. His career positioning has always been clear: to engage in e-commerce and manufacturing.

So he decided to sell the quarry. As a senior executive of Chigo International, Huo Haiqing suggested keeping the mine, which was an act of pursuing profit.

It’s not that the suggestion is inappropriate, it’s just a difference in concepts. In fact, it is understandable. Chigo has invested a lot now, and if there is a source of profit, it certainly doesn’t want to give up.

However, Liu Zhicheng was not concerned about this small amount of money at all. He was afraid that Huo Haiqing and others would deviate from Zhigao's development direction for the sake of money.

In order to find out Liu Zhicheng's true thoughts, Lu Zhihe asked, "Mr. Liu, are you really not interested in running a quarry?"

Liu Zhicheng also understood Lu Zhihe's idea, so he said, "I won't hide it from you, Lu Sheng. I'm not really interested, but the real estate industry in Hong Kong is booming right now, and stone is in short supply. I'm in a dilemma and it's hard to make up my mind."

Lu Zhihe wanted the stone quarry. If he had the money, he would be a bastard not to make it. That’s why Liu Zhicheng said what he just said.

Lv Zhihe had understood Liu Zhicheng's intentions, and seeing that someone wanted to take over, he took the opportunity to raise the price. But Lv Zhihe also had his own thoughts.

Then he handed a business card to Liu Zhicheng: "Boss Liu, the environment here is too noisy. I will find a place when the time comes. Let's find a quiet place to talk."

Liu Zhicheng also handed a business card to Lu Zhihe and said, "Contact me when the time comes and tell me the place, and I will definitely be there."

After the two made an agreement, they left separately.

Huo Haiqing couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Liu, this quarry is now a treasure trove, are you really planning to sell it?"

Liu Zhicheng smiled and answered firmly: "These useless properties under my name are all for sale as long as someone is willing to pay the price. Of course, it is not impossible for you to buy shares in them."

Liu Zhicheng plans to transfer the ownership of the quarry to Shanfeng Investment.

If Lü Zhihe agreed to Liu Zhicheng using the quarry to invest in his mining company and then operate it for listing, then Liu Zhicheng would not only get rid of the burden of operating the quarry, but also hold shares in the mining company, and he could make money without doing anything.

But the key question is, what does Lui Chih-ho think?

Liu Zhicheng inspected the site for half a day before leaving the quarry.

"Ajun, have you made an appointment with her for me?"

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