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The charity auction continues.

Zhou Buqi doesn't need to take action, just let Wu Yu, Xu Baihui, and Yang Mi participate on his behalf. Superboy is similar and uses his own agent. Once a person of their level raises a sign, no one will dare to grab it, which will destroy the balance of the auction.

The two started chatting around the Internet.

Superboy also deeply regrets this.

At that time, he was a representative figure of the Internet launched by the Hong Kong government. His PCCW was a powerful company that connected telecommunications and the Internet and became a sensation. He even invested in Penguin and got 20% of the shares.

Unfortunately, with the bursting of the bubble crisis and the complicated situation of the local Internet in Hong Kong, he lost confidence in the Internet industry. He sold his shares in Penguin early and converted all high-tech land into real estate development. Recently, he also sold PCCW in a package to China Unicom.

It’s not wrong to engage in real estate development, which is also in line with the grand strategy. In recent years, the mainland’s market-oriented penetration into Hong Kong has been in real estate. More than a dozen real estate companies have entered the Hong Kong government.

Making money is not only a national policy, but also a national policy.

The living area of ​​Hong Kong people is too small. In many families, three generations of grandparents are crowded into a small house of more than ten square meters. This is too unseemly 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 the influence of capital, there is also the influence of British culture. 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. At that time, in order to develop Kowloon Walled City, there was even a big scene of gunfight between the British Hong Kong government and the local people.

In the past, when the British did bad things and the locals in the Hong Kong government did bad things, the mainland's idea was to get rid of them personally, and real estate companies came to Hong Kong one after another.

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

How high are housing prices in Hong Kong?

It must be very profitable to do real estate there, right?

Zhou Buqi gave up the idea without thinking, it was almost impossible. Except for local real estate tycoons, let alone outsiders, it is extremely difficult for small local companies to promote a real estate project, and even environmental protection issues are difficult to pass.

For Superboy, this is a great pity.

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

"Mr. Zhou, why do you think Hong Kong Island's Internet industry can't develop?"

"I can't say that."

Zhou Buqi is very humble.

Superboy smiled and asked, "Can I give you some advice?"

Zhou Buqi could only say in general terms: "The Internet environment mainly consists of three elements, capital, talent and representative companies. The Hong Kong government is a financial center and there is no shortage of capital. The Hong Kong government should not be short of talent either."

Xiao Chao said: "Well, among the top 15 universities in Asia ranked by QS, Hong Kong universities account for one-third. Moreover, the students are also very capable. Only the best students from the mainland can usually come to Hong Kong to study for undergraduates, but When they worked as undergraduate TAs in Hong Kong schools, the projects they handed in were only in the middle of the pack. But after graduation, Hong Kong students all went to marginal Internet positions such as bank IT departments, trading system development and maintenance, small websites and software development. On the contrary, mainland students After graduation, students will work on some high-end Internet projects."

Zhou Buqi was a little surprised.

Very understanding!

It seems that Superboy is indeed an extraordinary rich second generation, one of the best among people, and he will pay special attention to the selection of talents.

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

Superboy sighed, "There is no shortage of capital or talent, but there is no representative company."

"Yes, just like Hangzhou, there seems to be no possibility of becoming the center of an emerging economy, at least worse than the Magic City next door. But because of the emergence of Alibaba, the entire environment has changed. With Taobao City as the center, Hangzhou's next The Internet industry will have unprecedented vigorous development."

“Will Hangzhou become the capital of the Internet?”

"At least it will become an e-commerce capital."

“Why doesn’t the Hong Kong government have a representative company?”

Superboy is a bit inquisitive, and missing the Internet is the biggest regret in his life. If he does not lose 20% of Penguin's shares, he may be richer than his father in the future.

Zhou Buqi didn’t have much to say. He could only say very vaguely: “There is a lack of similar entrepreneurs. There are two horses in Hangcheng and Pengcheng, and there are also a number of early Internet people in the capital such as Baidu, Sohu, Sina, and Dangdang.” . The Hong Kong government is lacking. In fact, neither funds nor talents are the most important. If you are short of money, you can raise funds. If you are short of money, you can get financing. If you are short of talents, you are not getting enough technology. At worst, you can copy, imitate, or even buy technology from companies like Microsoft and IBM at high prices. Service. Neither funding nor technology is decisive, having an entrepreneur who can guide the direction is the most important.”

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

The Internet entrepreneur that the Hong Kong government focused on cultivating back then was you, little Superman, but you failed to live up to your expectations!

Ten years ago, how big was the gap between the Hong Kong government and the mainland. Mr. Little Superman, you had funds and talents. You even had a series of preferential treatment for Hong Kong businessmen to develop northward.

The results of it?

You lack knowledge about the Internet.

The locomotive's engine is faulty. How can the train run?

The Hong Kong government used to operate a "permit-based" free economy, which meant that you had to obtain a license before you could engage in some industries. For example, TV stations, tap water, docks, horse racing, etc. Whoever can obtain a license can engage in related businesses. In fact, it is a "license-based" monopoly economy. All Hong Kong government tycoons have made their fortunes relying on license monopolies.

This socioeconomic structure is highly oligarchic, making it almost impossible for ordinary people 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 these people strive for success, the economy will continue to thrive. If this group of people fails to live up to expectations, then even the gods will not be able to save them, unless the system undergoes systemic changes to create opportunities for ordinary people to get ahead.

Zhou Buqi can't talk nonsense like this.

The secret cannot be revealed.

Superboy was silent for a while and continued to ask: "Why does the Hong Kong government lack entrepreneurs like you or Boss Ma? There should be one or two among the 7 million people in the Hong Kong government."

Zhou Buqi laughed, "We have 1.3 billion people on the mainland, but we can't pick out the 11 football players who have broken out of Asia. It must be a problem with the general environment."

Superboy joked: "If you were born in Hong Kong, could you start a representative Internet company here?"

Zhou Buqi smiled, "Maybe."

At this time, something happened at the charity auction.

The exhibit being auctioned is an exquisite antique art piece, a red sandalwood screen with a dragon and phoenix pattern inlaid with "Yan Nian" from the Eastern Han Dynasty/Qianlong period.

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

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

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Just take pictures if you like it. It's quite beautiful."

Xu Baihui said awkwardly: "This is an antique, from the Han Dynasty, and it costs 30 million Hong Kong dollars at least. I don't have that much liquidity."

"So expensive?"

"Donate to charity."

"Um."

Zhou Buqi nodded.

"That's what you said!"

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

Zhou Buqi didn't pay much attention.

Wu Yu whispered from the side: "Husband, you have been fooled!"

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

Wu Yu said: "Didn't you listen to what they said just now?"

"No."

Zhou Buqi had been chatting with Superboy and didn't pay attention to the charity auction at all.

Wu Yu was speechless and said meaningfully: "This belongs to the second young master of the Yang family. Such a beautiful thing must be taken back."

Depend on!

This Xu Baihui is 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 at will. If the donor of the item quotes a price, it means that he does not actually want to donate the item, but donates money by donating the item and redeeming the item. Then everyone must give face to him and let him buy back his own things, so as to achieve the purpose of charitable donation.

Xu Baihui was feeling unbalanced and planned to retaliate and put eye drops on the second son of the Yang family!

Zhou Buqi glared at her, "That's about right, don't go too far."

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

Following the auctioneer's command, the bidding begins.

At first it was a group of celebrities who came to make up the numbers.

"Two million."

"3.2 million."

"5000000."

"6.66 million."

"800w."

Celebrities are very positive.

The second son of the Yang family, the executive director and actual manager of Emperor Entertainment, and currently the most powerful person in the entertainment industry of the Hong Kong government, everyone must support him.

However, after five rounds, the second son of the Yang family raised his sign, "10 million."

The beautiful auctioneer in cheongsam had a lot of experience. She showed a knowing smile on her face and stretched out her hand slightly. "Mr. Yang at table 7 wants to buy back his donation. He bids 10 million. Are there any friends who will follow up?" ?”

This is just a formality.

No one will follow.

After a brief pause, she raised the hammer and subconsciously struck the final blow.

At this time, a faint voice sounded, "10.01 million!"

The whole place was stunned.

What's going on?

Don’t understand the rules?

They all turned their heads, and it suddenly dawned on them that it was not strange at all.

It turns out to be Mr. Xu from Jieyu Media at table 30!

It seems that the conflict has not been resolved yet.

The smile on the beautiful auctioneer's face was slightly stiff. Fortunately, she had rich experience and could handle such emergencies. She smiled and said, "Mr. Xu at table 30 bid 10.01 million, and..."

Before he finished speaking, Second Master Yang angrily made a new offer, "15 million!"

Xu Baihui lazily raised her sign again, "15.01 million."

"18 million!"

"18.01 million."

"20000000!"

Second Young Master Yang was very angry.

He originally wanted to take out a treasure to show his identity and status. There is no way, he is just in the entertainment industry, and he is still far from the real top wealthy family. He can only rely on such external things to increase his face.

His donation budget tonight is only 20 million Hong Kong dollars, which seems to be overspending. But no matter what, we must take this thing back. The Yang family cannot lose face!

Xu Baihui was unhurried and moved slowly, suspected of delaying time. The longer you delay, the more embarrassing the other party will be.

However, Superboy didn't think this was the right thing to do. "Ms. Xu, there are many celebrities here. It's disrespectful to do this. Don't let them watch the show."

"this……"

Xu Baihui was a little unwilling.

Superboy smiled and said: "Miss Xu, give me the number plate and I will lift it for you once."

Xu Baihui blinked a few times and handed over the No. 30 plate in her hand.

Superboy calmly raised his number plate and made a gesture.

The beautiful auctioneer was distracted for a moment.

Little Superman, who in the Hong Kong government doesn’t know him?

He actually ended up?

Soon, the auctioneer reacted, took a deep breath, and quickly announced: "Mr. Li Zhekai at table 30 has bid 22 million Hong Kong dollars. Are there any friends who are following up?"

The whole place was dead silent.