Restarting life in Siheyuan

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Wu Qianqian was a little worried. It would take several years to get the money back after the investment, which was a problem. The next few years would be a good time to buy at the bottom. It was not very tempting for her to rent a small island to build a shipyard. There were shipyards in Hong Kong and the autonomous region that could build ships for them. There was no need to build a shipyard near the Strait of Malacca.

"Don't worry about that. Don't look down on those islands. I have other uses for them. This is a rare opportunity. Other projects should be tightened up. These two projects must be started, especially the dock and the shipyard. We must start now. I will be of great use to you."

The man's words "I'll be of great use" made Wu Qianqian stop questioning, but she was a little worried about the funds.

"Honey, although the construction cost there is lower than in Hong Kong, the total investment in these two projects should not be less than our commercial plaza. It is estimated to be at least tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars. Although our profitability is strong now, we have to invest all the money we earn every year in further development..."

Zhu Xuefeng also knew that the woman was in a difficult situation. They had just decided on the future development plan two days ago, and every penny had been put to good use. It was indeed difficult for her to squeeze out so much money all at once. The two foreign companies certainly did not have the ability to provide more loans now. Besides, the two banks probably did not have the courage to lend money for the construction of Xingcheng.

"How about this, the airline's development plan should be adjusted. First, slow down the construction of European routes and only retain a few major routes. Those small countries should also slow down and reduce some aircraft orders. In this way, our additional investment of 60 million US dollars will not be used. At least 20 to 30 million US dollars can be saved. These two projects can be won, and the remaining money can be used for bargain hunting."

Wu Qianqian was a little anxious and hugged the man. "Master, this is the strategy you had planned long ago to dilute the shares of the two foreign companies. Are we just going to give up such a good opportunity?"

The man had no choice but to turn sideways, gently hugged the woman to comfort her, then looked into those beautiful eyes and asked with a smile.

"Qianqian, diluting them is to make us more money. Let me ask you, what do we do with the money? What is the purpose of making money?"

Wu Qianqian felt a little shy when being looked at by the man. She avoided the man's eyes and buried her head in his chest.

“When you earn money, you can spend it.”

Zhu Xuefeng didn't say anything, but just let go of the woman, turned sideways and took a cigarette from the bedside. Wu Qianqian quickly got up and lit it, then retreated back to the man's chest, quietly feeling the man's heartbeat.

"That's right. The purpose of making money is to spend it, to do something you want to do. Now I have something I want to do, so I'll spend some first. You can't make enough money, but some things must be done."

Wu Qianqian looked up with a confused look on her face. The man knew what she wanted to ask, but changed the subject.

"Don't worry about the two foreign companies. There will be opportunities in the future. This time we are just reducing our investment, so they can just follow us less. You can say that we have adjusted the development plan of the airline company because of our pleasant cooperation. If they appreciate it, they will be able to help a lot when the new governor comes. Don't you think so?"

Wu Qianqian lowered her head again and hummed softly. This is Hong Kong. No matter who becomes the governor, it is inevitable that they must first obtain the support of foreign banks, especially HSBC, which, together with Standard Chartered Bank, holds the right to issue Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong.

"Master, what's the benefit of building ships there? Isn't it better to build ships in the autonomous region and Hong Kong?"

Zhu Xuefeng exhaled a puff of smoke and stroked the woman's smooth shoulders, which felt a little cold. He pulled over the towel blanket and gently covered Wu Qianqian with it.

"There are some things I can't explain to you now. I didn't expect them to be willing to rent the island. This is an opportunity. Remember Zheng Xun and Zheng Dayong?"

"Of course I remember. Chen Dong said that they now have a staff of more than 400 people, including more than 200 young men. The industry is developing well, and the hotel and restaurant business are doing well. After deducting expenses, they can earn about 300,000 to 400,000 Hong Kong dollars a year."

Wu Qianqian was a little confused. The master seemed to imply that this island was to respond to the two people across the strait. Was it necessary? How could they respond across the strait? Hundreds of people were doing a booming business, so was it necessary to respond across the strait?

"The scale is still too small. This is the only way. It's not realistic to have more people. I guess you have guessed why we built an island here. It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Let's get started. It's April now. The dock and shipyard must be completed by May or June next year at the latest. If there are difficulties, let the Yakawa sisters' shipyard also participate. There must be a deep-water dock."

"Well, the master has the final say."

"Don't be reluctant. You will know when the time comes. Let's not talk about this anymore. The oil refining equipment in the autonomous region has been bought back."

Wu Qianqian adjusted her posture, leaning more firmly, and stroked the man's strong chest with her small hands.

"The goods arrived after the New Year, and they should have been debugged and started working by now. Why did my husband think of asking this? Aren't you going to fly to the autonomous region tomorrow?"

"Yeah, now I remember, just asking casually, you're tired too, let's go to bed early today."

Since the man didn't say anything, Wu Qianqian didn't bother to think about it anymore. Her body was so tired that she fell asleep in her arms holding the man in a short while.

Zhu Xuefeng has been planning the autonomous region's oil refining industry for a long time. The oil refining industry chain is quite profitable. The production of gasoline and diesel is the least profitable project, and petroleum derivatives are the most lucrative point. This is also the fundamental reason why the two major companies always complain about losing money no matter how outrageous the oil price rises in the future. The real petrochemical industry does not rely on gasoline and diesel to make money.

After talking with his uncle for a long time, Zhu Xuefeng suddenly realized a problem. It seemed that this Star City, a small place, was the third largest oil refining center in later generations. It was known as the world's three largest oil refining centers along with Amsterdam and Houston. It was also the petrochemical product pricing center in Asia, with a daily crude oil processing capacity of more than 150 million barrels.

This is in serious conflict with his industrial design in the autonomous region. Although Xingcheng does not seem to have this intention at present, it has to attract Zhu Xuefeng's high attention.

It is necessary to speed up the layout of the autonomous region's oil refining industry. We must make use of our good relationship with the prince and the closer sea transportation distance than Star City to build an oil refining center first. The autonomous region started early in this regard and has better resources than Star City. There is no reason to be overtaken by it. The autonomous region has 2% of the world's oil reserves and is now entrusting domestic exploration.

The special plane had already taken off, but Zhu Xuefeng was still thinking with his eyes closed. It had been more than a week, and there was no news about the Eagle. Such a big thing was also covered up by the Bald Eagle? He couldn't figure it out.

It seemed that he had some epiphany. Could it be that the bald eagle simply didn't dare to make it public? This was quite interesting. If that was the case, Zhu Xuefeng didn't mind making more trouble. There were still thousands of people unconscious in the space. Zhu Xuefeng suddenly had an immature idea that he thought he could give it a try.

After thinking for a long time, he finally let it go. It was good to keep it secret. It was just right for me to take it out for domestic research. It should also be quieter. Yes, the bald eagle is quite considerate. Haha, Zhu Xuefeng smiled with his eyes closed. But such a big thing, put in front of those experts all of a sudden, would it be too shocking? This is not the aircraft tank and airborne missile provided last time. This is a national treasure. Zhu Xuefeng hesitated again.

Once again thinking about the fact that the current navy still relies on small gunboats and torpedo boats, I feel excited.

"Why worry so much? Go ahead and guess if you want. No matter how you guess, there is one thing you cannot doubt: the news will never be leaked. That's all."

After much consideration, Zhu Xuefeng decided to just throw the thing into a cave that had been prepared long ago by the sea and let people from China study it.

After putting the big things aside, some small things came to mind. This time, after visiting the martial arts gym to see my uncles and aunts, I also visited Gao Bo and the others. Everything was fine, but that girl named Song Tangyun timidly said that she was not quite used to being an actor and asked if she could go to Dongsheng Company to help out. Considering that she was a fellow villager and childhood friend of Xia Yuhong, Zhu Xuefeng still gave her face and handed the matter over to Wu Qianqian to handle.

Aren’t dancers also actors? Zhu Xuefeng didn’t understand why this girl with a classical temperament didn’t want to be an actor. According to Gao Bo, her temperament and appearance are very popular with directors. Many costume dramas are now vying to use her, so her future should be bright.

Maybe she couldn't bear the hardship of being an actor. Being a martial arts actor is very tiring. Nowadays, without all kinds of stunts, every move is real and there can't be any fakeness. She also started learning martial arts lately. Maybe this is the reason why Zhu Xuefeng didn't want to think about it. So she closed her eyes again. The flight attendant carefully helped cover her with a blanket. With the rumbling sound of the engine, Zhu Xuefeng soon fell asleep.

"Boss, we are about to arrive at Manderley Airport. The plane has started to descend. You need to fasten your seat belt."

The two flight attendants carefully woke up the man, who was the only passenger on the plane. As flight attendants, they were fortunate to know that this young man was the mysterious boss behind the company. Although they were very curious, they did not have the courage to disturb him all the way. Only now that the plane started to land did they muster up the courage to gently wake him up.

Zhu Xuefeng opened his eyes, looked at the two beautiful faces in front of him, and finally smiled, which made the two flight attendants feel relieved.

"We're here so soon. It's so quick."

"Boss, you have rested for nearly two hours. Now we are about to land. Please let us help you fasten your seat belt."

Zhu Xuefeng waved his hand and said, "I'll do it myself. You guys go and tie it, don't worry about me."

The two flight attendants looked at each other with some disappointment and walked away lightly. Zhu Xuefeng fastened his seat belt while looking at the scenery outside the window. There should be forests and mountains below, but suddenly he noticed several dark shadows flying in the sky above the top of the distant mountain.

Zhu Xuefeng was stunned. At such a high altitude, it must be a mountain eagle. Although the plane was descending, its current altitude was not low, it should be at least one thousand meters. This was a good thing. With the example of Da Hui and Xiao Hui's successful assistance, Zhu Xuefeng suddenly became interested in the mountain eagle.

The special plane landed smoothly at Mandele Airport. The airport was on alert. Zhu Xuefeng came here very suddenly this time and did not notify us in advance. He only contacted the airport right before the special plane took off.

Only then did we know that he was coming, and we kept the special plane's visit confidential as requested, and notified Song Yan and Li Xiaojun immediately.

When they got off the plane, the two had already been waiting outside the plane. When they saw Zhu Xuefeng coming out, they saluted and were reluctant to put down their salutes.

"Okay, okay, there's no outsiders here, forget it."

"Commander, etiquette cannot be abolished."

In the jeep, two people were reporting. Li Xiaojun was the driver himself. There were two jeeps following behind. No cars were arranged to lead the way. Zhu Xuefeng had been in Beijing for a long time and didn't like this system very much.

"We are in a normal situation now, but there are some situations in the surrounding area. I will briefly report to you."

It turned out that the unwilling Southern Army, after repeated harassment and resolute attacks, realized that this bone was really not easy to chew. However, the loss of Mandele was too unacceptable, so they went to the UN General Assembly to protest. Unfortunately, after a brief understanding of the situation, the UN General Assembly believed that this was a civil war, not the last time the army was defeated, and ignored it.

"Oh, there is also this matter. Have you sent someone to observe?" Logically, an observer should be sent to investigate the situation. If it is a defeated army left behind by the bald man, the bald eagle should be asked to mediate and let the defeated army withdraw.

"No one showed up. The Taiwanese representative directly said that it was not their army left behind. In the end, there was nothing they could do. The Southern Army representative also admitted it, and the matter was dropped."

When the autonomous region team was formed, it was repeatedly emphasized that everyone should claim to be locals to prevent this. Unexpectedly, three years later, the Southern Army actually reported it to the UN General Assembly. It was really promising.

Zhu Xuefeng was also a little surprised. There was no communication channel between the autonomous region and the UN General Assembly. Even the domestic representatives had not joined. The representatives of Huaguo in the UN General Assembly were still from Taiwan. How did Song Yan and others know such high-level information?

"source?"

"Commander, we only learned the news because the defeated troops over there came to us on their own initiative."

"Oh, tell me, what's going on? Haven't we been living in peace since we set up a buffer zone? Why did you come to our door this time?"

It turned out that the Southern Army was unable to take over the autonomous region, so it had to turn its attention to the defeated army. In order to eliminate the defeated army in one fell swoop and then turn to deal with the autonomous region with all its strength, it also spent a lot of money. Taking advantage of the opportunity of clearing up private property last time, it cleared out many rich people and raised a large sum of funds again.

While replenishing its troops on a large scale, it also contacted the forces in the south and the east. It was not known how it got the support of the third brother, and it wanted to completely wipe out the defeated army with lightning speed. When the defeated army got the news, it panicked. The last time the two countries joined forces, it almost got surrounded. Now it is a four-party alliance, and after two major defeats, its strength has been severely weakened. That's why representatives of the defeated army came to its door.

The situation is so unpredictable. Zhu Xuefeng was a little surprised. It took all four directions to clean up a small area. It seems that the Southern Army has been defeated several times by the autonomous region and the defeated army. It has completely lost its confidence and is going to make a desperate bet. (End of this chapter)