Reborn since 1993

Chapter 1165: Reluctant to let go of the child but unable to trap the wolf

The car drove towards Pingyang International Golf Course, which was Li Dongling's first time visiting the golf course in Pingyang.

As one of the newly built high-end venues in Pingyang, this international golf course, even before its full completion, has already become a place regarded by many Pingyang residents as a place of status and prestige, along with several newly emerging private clubs and top international Western restaurants.

People who frequent these places are seen as symbols of status and as venues for successful people, but these are clearly hyped up.

In Pingyang, any place that hasn't been certified by the philanthropist Li dares to boast that it's the best place in Pingyang.

Of course, it wasn't these golf courses or private clubs that invited Mr. Li. These places sent him membership cards as soon as they opened, hoping he would accept them and grace them with his presence.

As soon as the philanthropist Li arrives, these clubs can claim that the richest man in the country is a member of their club. How can their prestige not be high? I'm afraid that all the rich people in the country will line up to give money to the club, just to have a chance to meet the philanthropist Li!
However, Li Dongling did not go to these places. Pingyang was Li Dashanren's old stronghold, and there was also the Yuhe Leisure Resort. Why would Li Dashanren go to other places to show his support for no reason?

However, this time, the Pingyang Golf Course was chosen by Ed Fries, and Li Dongling couldn't embarrass Ed over such a trivial matter.

"It is truly an honor for our Pingyang AGC International Golf Club that Mr. Li could visit us!"

Two cars arrived at the golf course, one after the other. Yang Zhigao and several bodyguards got out of the car first, followed by Li Dongling.

At the entrance, Jiang Yuewu, the general manager of the golf club, was already waiting there. Jiang Yuewu is actually of American Chinese descent, but he no longer has any accent. You can't tell his identity from his appearance or accent alone.

Li Dongling glanced at Jiang Yuewu, then looked at the golf club behind him. The entire golf club was built against the mountain and an artificial lake was also constructed, making the club nestled against the mountain and by the water, with varied and undulating terrain.

Various plants cover the entire club, and in terms of scenery alone, it is not inferior to the Yuhe Leisure Resort.

“I never expected that a golf course would appear in Pingyang!” Li Dongling turned his gaze back to Jiang Yuewu.

Upon hearing Li Dongling's words, Jiang Yuewu understood the underlying meaning: although Pingyang had developed rapidly in recent years, it still lagged far behind cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and even the provincial capital of Hubei.

Golf courses are usually located in large cities, but ACG chose Pingyang, a newly emerging "small" city.

Jiang Yuewu chuckled, then gestured for Li Dongling to get into a golf cart, acting as Li Dongling's guide.

After getting into the car, Jiang Yuewu said to Li Dongling, "Our ACG company president and board of directors are very optimistic about Pingyang, perhaps even more so than Mr. Li expects!"

"Our company explores new markets and seeks out cities with potential all over the world every year!"
Just like Las Vegas back then, it was just a desert, but now it is one of the most desirable cities in the world.

ACG believes that Binh Duong will become one of the most desirable cities in Asia in the future, and ACG is simply entering this market ahead of time!

Listening to Jiang Yuewu's words, which were full of praise for Pingyang, he claimed that Pingyang would become the best city in Asia in the future, and that ACG was just seizing the market ahead of time. This boast was quite exaggerated.

Li Dongling looked at Jiang Yuewu and simply nodded noncommittally; his words were essentially a mix of truth and falsehood.

ACG does have high hopes for the Binh Duong market, but its entry into Binh Duong is not just for the purpose of building a golf course.

Even considering Pingyang's current economic level, it is estimated that it will be difficult to support the revenue of this golf course, and it will be losing money in the short term.

However, in addition to golf courses, ACG also has projects such as high-end villas, resorts, and urban environmental engineering.

Golf courses may not necessarily be profitable, but once you open up the market and gain local recognition and build connections, other ACG businesses can naturally enter the local market.

Now, ACG has established two golf courses in Hanxi, one in the provincial capital of Hanxi and the other in Pingyang. This gives ACG the opportunity to develop a large number of wealthy people in Hanxi into golf course members.

Then, it will be natural to promote our high-end villa project to the wealthy in Hanxi. In the future, when people in Hanxi mention high-end villas and resorts, they will inevitably mention ACG's project!
Using golf courses as a starting point, and then recouping the investment through other projects, this strategy is profitable no matter how you calculate it over the long term!
"The architectural style of our entire stadium is mainly based on the Tang Dynasty style, and it is divided into the stadium, main clubhouse, restaurant, VIP boxes, observation deck and star-rated resort hotel, etc."

The facilities are not yet fully completed; only some areas, such as the stadium and locker rooms, are open to the public.

Once fully completed, the facility will have PGA-certified professional golf coaches providing on-site instruction and will be able to host professional and amateur golf championships.

After Jiang Yuewu finished introducing the large area of ​​golf course buildings, he turned to Li Dongling and said, "The VIP suite at Pingyang ACG Golf Course will always be reserved for Mr. Li. You are welcome to come and experience it anytime!"

Jiang Yuewu's meaning was very clear: regardless of whether Li Dashanren liked to play a few rounds of golf here or not, the golf club would reserve a VIP box for him.

Li Dongling looked Jiang Yuewu up and down, accepting his favor. As for how the golf course would develop in the future, and whether the high-end villas of ACG could sell in Hanxi, it would probably all depend on how far Pingyang's economy could develop!
If Pingyang can truly benefit from the era's dividends like Shenzhen, then this golf course could very well become a cash cow!

When Li Dongling arrived at the golf course, Jiang Yuewu automatically withdrew, leaving the course to Li Dongling and Ed Fries, who was vigorously swinging his club. "Mr. Li, I'm starting to have some doubts about Dongling High-Tech's sincerity towards its allies!"

After swinging the club with force, Ed confronted Li the Great and demanded an explanation.

Li Dongling, who had just taken the golf club, was bewildered by Ed's accusations.

“Ed, I don’t know what rumors you’ve heard, but we’re all ‘old friends.’ You should know better than me how Dongling High-Tech treats its allies!”

Li Dongling said meaningfully, "Microsoft's most famous hardware business right now is all led by you, Ed, isn't it?!"

Dongling Hi-Tech has sold a lot of "good stuff" to Microsoft, all of which were handled by Ed. Thanks to these hardware businesses, Microsoft's stock price has continued to reach new historical highs!
Ed Frye stared intently at Li Dongling's face, seemingly trying to find some clues, but the philanthropist Li faced it calmly, leaving Ed with no choice but to give up in the end.

"I heard that Dongling High-Tech has newly established a software department and recruited a lot of people?" Ed asked directly.

Li Dongling raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected that Ed would come over because of this.

For a moment, Li Dongling was also unsure whether Microsoft had heard some rumors or bribed some traitor within Dongling High-Tech to find out some information.

"It seems you're very well-informed, Ed!" Li Dongling said with a smile.

"It's not that I have inside information!"

Ed said seriously, "Someone reported this to President Bill Gates. They suspect that Dongling High-Tech is developing a new operating system!"

"President Bill Gates dislikes betrayal by allies!"

Li Dongling chuckled to himself, looked at the garden-style golf course in front of him, and hit the ball with all his might.

"Ed, do you believe it?"

Then Li Dongling turned around and looked at Ed Frye.

Ed was getting a little anxious. "It's not a question of whether I believe it or not, it's a question of whether Bill Gates and the Microsoft board believe it or not!"

"Li, it was my endorsement of Dongling High-Tech at Microsoft that put me in a very passive position."

"Ed!"

"Dongling High-Tech does not develop computer operating systems!"

Li Dongling called out Ed's name, then added in his mind, "At least not for the next few years. As for the future, who can say for sure?"
"As you know, Dongling High-Tech's computer business is developing the computer market in mainland China and overseas, and needs to compete with other computer brands."

To maintain the competitive edge of Hasee computers, optimization of chips and computer software is necessary, requiring coordination from Dongling Hi-Tech's software department.

That's why we formed a software department!

Ed hesitated for a moment at the reason, but he knew that this was not a lie. He had also studied Dongling High-Tech's computer business in depth. Microsoft even started an internet cafe business in America and used some Hasee computers.

"Of course, Dongling High-Tech does have plans to develop software products, and Microsoft can join us if it is interested!"

Dongling High-Tech has always been very "sincere" towards its allies.

"Developer community website?"

Upon hearing about the Shenzhou IT Community project, Ed couldn't help but ask a question. He wasn't from the software industry, but having come from Microsoft, he instinctively felt that the Shenzhou IT Community could be useful to Microsoft.

But before Ed could think about it further, Li Dongling said, "In addition, Dongling High-Tech has many projects and plans this year that require a lot of cash flow."

If Microsoft is willing, Dongling High-Tech can coordinate to allow Zhixing Foundation to transfer some of its investments in internet companies in Silicon Valley to Microsoft.

I wonder if Microsoft is interested?

(End of this chapter)