Codename Doctor, Moved to Hong Kong

Chapter 116 Asia's Largest Port Terminal

"Who knows if what he said is true? How could my friend sell it to him for hundreds of thousands of pounds more? Doesn't he know how to do business?" McIntosh questioned.

“I believe Zhang!
If your friend hadn't taken advantage of your relationship to cheat Zhang out of his money, why would Zhang not buy the boat from him?

If the prices are the same, it doesn't matter who you buy from, right?

Why would Zhang offend you for such a small matter?

Mr. MacIntosh, you must understand that the businessmen in our country are not as honest as you!
They rely on the strength of Great Britain. What can they not do? They have done a lot of things such as plundering and bullying. " Smith said, standing firmly on Zhang Chaoyang's side.

McIntosh stopped Smith from speaking and couldn't help frowning.

Smith’s words made him feel a little uncomfortable. They were all Great British, so how could Smith speak for the Chinese?

"Mr. MacIntosh, hundreds of thousands of pounds can buy one more ship. If you buy one less ship, the ones who will suffer are you, me, and Mr. Ge Lianghong," Smith continued.

"Okay, there is no need to continue this topic. We should trust Mr. Zhang." Ge Lianghong put an end to the matter.

Originally, Mai Jingtao's questioning of Zhang Chaoyang was just to pave the way for the subsequent negotiations and to serve as a warning.

Now it seems that this show of force has no effect and instead puts them in a passive position.

"Mr. Zhang, I heard that you bought seventy cargo ships this time, but only twenty of them are registered in Hong Kong. I wonder what concerns Mr. Zhang has?" Smith asked.

This question was asked on behalf of Ge Lianghong and Mai Jingtao.

"To be precise, there are sixty-five ships, five of which I bought on behalf of Boss Bao Yugang. I believe you should know the reason if you investigate." Zhang Chaoyang said lightly.

After a pause, Zhang Chaoyang continued, "As for the concerns mentioned by Mr. Smith, I would like to ask Smith.

If I cooperate with you, does that mean I can’t engage in shipping and trading business elsewhere?

I registered another 45 ships in Sing Tao, and engaged in shipping and trade business from Southeast Asia to China, America to China, and Australia to China.

I do not think that I have done anything to the detriment of Mr. Smith’s interests.”

Zhang Chaoyang's words blocked all of Smith's words.

"I can understand Mr. Zhang's approach, and I didn't say that if you cooperate with me, you can't have business elsewhere.

I invited Mr. Zhang here today because I was hoping that we could have more cooperation.

Sixty-five 10,000-ton cargo ships and an investment of 40 million US dollars can be taken out in one go.

This shows us Mr. Zhang's strength.

Therefore, we want to develop a broader and deeper cooperation with Mr. Zhang." Smith pondered the wording before speaking.

"Haha, what kind of broader cooperation does Mr. Smith mean?" Zhang Chaoyang asked with a chuckle.

"Isn't this something we should discuss with Mr. Zhang?" Smith said with an awkward smile.

When they were in the Shanghai Stock Exchange, their cooperation was very simple. Smith provided the goods and transported them to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and then Zhang Chaoyang was responsible for the shipment.

Now, the situation is different from before, and Smith doesn’t know what kind of cooperation they should carry out.

"If we talk about cooperation, I do have a project here," Zhang Chaoyang said with a smile.

"I wonder what the project is?" Smith's eyes lit up and he asked quickly.

“If Hong Kong wants to expand its import and export trade and become a transit port, it cannot rely solely on the current docks.

Therefore, I plan to invest in building a large port terminal in Kwai Chung, the largest port terminal in Asia. I wonder if you are interested in investing in it?" Zhang Chaoyang looked at Ge Lianghong, Mai Jingtao and Smith and smiled.

"Mr. Zhang, are you planning to invest in a port terminal?" Ge Lianghong didn't bother to pretend to be profound and asked directly.

"Yes, the largest port terminal in Asia, are you interested?" Zhang Chaoyang said with a smile.

"Mr. Zhang, do you know how much it will cost to invest in the largest port terminal in Asia?" Mai Jingtao asked Zhang Chaoyang.

“I haven’t calculated the exact amount yet, after all, this is not my major.

However, I can tell you clearly that I can still come up with tens of millions of dollars," Zhang Chaoyang said confidently.

"How does Mr. Zhang want to cooperate?" Ge Lianghong personally came down and asked Zhang Chaoyang.

“You can invest in cash or through your personal connections.

Cash investment, no limit on the amount of funds.

If you use your connections as a shareholder, I can give you 10% of the shares.

How to divide it is up to you all to decide."

"What does Mr. Zhang want us to do?"

"It's very simple. The policy convenience makes everything legal." Zhang Chaoyang shrugged.

Is it necessary for someone to be reborn and buy Hutchison Whampoa?

Wouldn’t it be better to just take over the Kwai Chung Container Terminal?
As long as we can withstand the suppression from Hutchison Whampoa and the malicious boycott from the foreigners, there will be no problem at all.

"Director Mai Jingtao, my 10% stake can be considered as buying peace of mind!
I don't want that. I just bought the land and am about to start construction, but then there's a power outage, water shortage, explosion, assassination, shooting, or something like that.

In that case, I will have no way to develop in Hong Kong." Zhang Chaoyang looked at Mai Jingtao and said with a smile.

“You…” Mai Jingtao glared at him.

But the words couldn't come out.

say what?
"Mr. Zhang, isn't 10% a little less?" Smith said after receiving Ge Lianghong's signal.

"It's a lot. You can use cash to invest and purchase shares." Zhang Chaoyang put away his smile and said seriously.

"Mr. Zhang, please bring out a plan and we will study it. I personally support the construction of the Kwai Chung Port Terminal." Ge Lianghong said.

"That's no problem. I wish us a pleasant cooperation!" Zhang Chaoyang raised the coffee on the table and gestured to Ge Lianghong.

Compared with Smith and McIntosh's pursuit of shareholding ratio, Ge Lianghong attaches more importance to the political influence of the largest port terminal in Asia.

This is also the case where the butt determines the head. Different identities lead to different angles in considering issues.

“Once the terminal is built, I will gradually increase the number of cargo ships of Hong Kong Shipping Company.

The previous twenty cargo ships were just the first batch.

The second batch will not be less than fifty 10,000-ton cargo ships." Zhang Chaoyang smiled and added another chip.

Who could have thought that a few months later, America would impose such a strict blockade on China?
What Zhang Chaoyang is doing now is to increase his bargaining chips as much as possible.

After leaving the racecourse, everyone was very satisfied with the results of today's meeting.

(End of this chapter)