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Chapter 1207 The Cause of Another Day, the Effect of Today

Su Jinliang said irritably, “There are so many wealthy families in Hong Kong who want to get involved with Li Dashan so they can ride on his coattails and make a fortune!”
Even with the Su family's reputation in Hong Kong, compared to the Hanxi Li family, who came to Hong Kong as outsiders, the gap between the two is simply too great, whether Su Jinliang is willing to admit it or not.

People like Su Jinliang, second-generation Hong Kongers, also try to prove themselves. In addition to opening bars, nightclubs, and sports car dealerships, ambitious ones also open trading companies, various factories, and so on.

Among them, Li Zekai, the second son of the Li family of Changjiang, is the most outstanding. Li Zekai is already the best among the young masters of Hong Kong.

Su Jinliang could only be Li Zekai's subordinate; it would be extremely difficult for Su Jinliang to squeeze into Li Zekai's circle and connections.

In Su Jinliang and his associates' eyes, Li Zekai was already a very influential figure with connections to powerful figures in the Hong Kong government, members of the Hong Kong government, HSBC, and other institutions.

Even for the Su family, this was something they might not be able to obtain; just getting into Li Zekai's circle was considered a sign of success.

But what Li Dashanren is doing now is even more sophisticated than what Li Zekai is doing. He has connections with Hong Kong government leaders, Southeast Asian conglomerates, Wall Street institutions, and other businesses. If Li Zekai wants to succeed in these areas, he sometimes needs to rely on the connections of Li, the owner of Cheung Kong.

Su Jinliang and his group could try to squeeze into Li Zekai's circle, but even Su Jinliang had no way of getting into Li Dashanren's circle!

If Su Jinliang really gets on Li Dashan's bandwagon, his father will probably promote him and see him as the hope for the Su family's further advancement.

Look at how the Ning family rose to prominence. If they could really get on Li Dashan's good side, the Su family could secure big orders thanks to the Cyberport. The inland market heading north would also be completely open to the Su family!
Under the watchful eyes of Su Jinliang and others, Li Dongling's yacht sailed towards the high seas.

On the yacht, Paul, the general manager of Simpson Harbor City Company, took out a bottle of fine red wine and poured drinks for Li Dongling, Ning Wenke, Lin Xianhui, Zhang Xiaocheng and others.

Paul personally delivered the yacht to Li Dongling after hearing that Li wanted to use it, just so he could meet the great philanthropist Li.

For Simpson, someone with Li Dongling's net worth is the most valuable client, bar none!

Opportunities to sell yachts to Asia's richest man are rare, and if Simpson Company misses this chance, other yacht agencies will likely get there first.

"Mr. Li, our Simpson Yacht Agency has partnerships with yacht companies such as Benetti, Le Shun, and Fedistar, and we also hold exclusive agency rights in Southeast Asia!"

Paul enthusiastically promoted the yacht to the philanthropist, Mr. Li.

Seeing this, Lin Xianhui, a professional manager, was not surprised at all. Yachts are not uncommon among the wealthy in the port city, and some wealthy people have even formed sailing teams to participate in competitions.

Li Dashanren acquired a private jet, but to be honest, this is standard practice among Hong Kong's wealthy circles. It's just that Li Dashanren's private jet is quite expensive.

In Lin Xianhui's view, acquiring a private yacht now is perfectly normal. Compared to the high-profile and extravagant tycoons in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, Li Dashanren's actions are rather conservative, to be honest.

But for Chang Hsiao-cheng, hearing Paul promote private yachts to Li Tung-ling, which cost tens or hundreds of millions of dollars, was still quite impactful.

Although Zhang Xiaocheng's annual salary as the general manager of Torch Group is already quite high, he receives more than 300,000 yuan a year.

This is not because Zhang Xiaocheng cannot receive a higher salary. With Torch Group's revenue, it would not be a problem for Zhang Xiaocheng's annual salary to be several times higher.

But after all, Torch Group is nominally a state-owned enterprise, and Zhang Xiaocheng couldn't go too far. He wasn't actually that obsessed with fame and fortune, otherwise he would have lost his position as general manager of Torch Group long ago.

Hearing that someone was buying a yacht for tens or hundreds of millions of dollars still shocked Zhang Xiao.

However, Zhang Xiaocheng also understood that Li Dongling was different from him. Dongling High-Tech was a purely private company, and the entire Dongling High-Tech belonged to the philanthropist Li.

Besides the foreign exchange that Dongling Hi-Tech earns from overseas, due to the domestic and international foreign exchange system, a large amount of foreign exchange is needed, which prevents Dongling Hi-Tech from squandering this foreign exchange at will. However, when converted into RMB, no one can restrain Dongling Hi-Tech from using the money.

Moreover, in recent years, Dongling High-Tech's overseas companies have also begun to accumulate a lot of foreign exchange, especially Dongling High-Tech Port City Company and Zhixing Foundation, which now hold a large amount of US dollar cash flow!

Buying a yacht is not a big financial burden for Mr. Li; it just depends on his willingness to buy one.

Li Dongling noticed Zhang Xiaocheng's expression but didn't say anything more.

Li Dongling planned to allocate equity to Torch Group's senior executives by launching Ruyan e-cigarettes on the market.

This isn't for the senior executives of Torch Group, but mainly for the technical and engineering staff of Torch Group and Ruyan e-cigarettes!
The future of Ruyan e-cigarettes mainly depends on these technical personnel, and we must retain them.

Imagine what would happen to the engineers at Ruyan e-cigarettes if a technical talent at an overseas e-cigarette company could earn hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars a year?
Human nature is easily tested by the US dollar, so when Ruyan e-cigarettes went public, it needed to allocate equity to its technical staff, binding them to the company. However, to allocate equity to technical personnel, it was necessary to first allocate equity to senior management; this was essential, otherwise, internal strife within Torch Group would be inevitable!
Management and technology are complementary and indispensable; a balance needs to be struck between them.

In a past life, during the height of the global AI war, American AI companies claimed they would defeat inland AI companies because... they recruited more Chinese AI engineers!
The AI ​​war is a contest between Chinese engineers and Chinese mathematicians. It has become a consensus that top technical talents must be people with yellow skin, black eyes, and black hair.

While it may sound like a cruel joke, it is true that American AI companies are spending huge sums of money to poach talent from the interior and around the world, offering annual salaries of tens of millions of dollars and even equity worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Major corporations are poaching Chinese engineers from each other, offering annual salaries of up to $200 million to even 42-year-old engineers...

Li Dongling didn't want the Dongke Group companies to repeat the mistakes of his previous life. He had to retain these technical talents, otherwise all the hard work of training them would end up benefiting others.

Unlike the president of a certain electronics brand, who treats the technical staff who join the brand as its private property and those who leave as traitors, and then publicly denounces those technical staff as ungrateful in the media.

Before criticizing, take a look at the salaries your brand pays its technical staff, then compare them with those offered by your competitors. If you expect others to work for you, shouldn't you be fed? You can't treat technical talent like cattle and not allow them to switch jobs...

Li Dongling, quite interested, took the yacht information Paul handed him and began to look through it.

As the president of the mainland fishing association, Li Dashan has never gone out to sea to fish on a yacht, which is a great regret for any angler!
Of course, for Li Dongling, buying a yacht couldn't be just for fishing and vacations. The wealthy in Hong Kong are keen on buying private jets and yachts, but it's not just for enjoyment.

This time, Li Dongling used the pretext of going to sea to sail out of port on a yacht, but in reality, he had important business to attend to.

Owning your own yacht makes travel more convenient and safer. You can discuss important matters on the high seas without being eavesdropped on. In addition, if you encounter any special circumstances, you can quickly move to another place and have a temporary place to stay.

In addition, large private yachts can also serve as rescue, exploration, and research vessels, doing private work for their owners.

Li Dashan's interest in a top-of-the-line yacht is also intended to generate buzz for China.com, Cyberport, and Silicon Harbor projects!

Is it too expensive to send news about a top-of-the-line yacht to China.com as a global headline?
After handing the yacht information to Ning Wenke, Li Dongling asked Paul, "Does Simpson Company have any yacht recommendations?"

Paul's spirits lifted upon hearing this. He had a feeling that a big deal might pop up today!

"That depends on Mr. Li. Does he want a standard yacht or a custom-made yacht?"

A standard yacht costs over ten million Hong Kong dollars, and as for a custom-made yacht…

Paul didn't finish his sentence. Custom-built yachts are like modified cars; only the person who pays for them knows what's inside the shell.

A top-of-the-line yacht can easily cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and those decorated with gold can cost even more!

“We need a custom yacht. Simpson and the yacht manufacturer should work on a proposal!” Li Dongling said to Paul after thinking for a moment.

"For the proposal, Simpson Company can contact yacht companies such as Benetti and Le Shun."

"Mr. Li, what is your budget for this yacht...?"

Paul stared intently at Li Dongling's face, afraid of missing a single word.

"Twenty million!"

"The cost of this yacht is based on a budget of two hundred million US dollars!"

Hearing Li Dongling's words, even though he was somewhat prepared, Paul was still shaken.

Lin Xianhui couldn't help but swallow. A private yacht costing two hundred million US dollars could already be ranked among the most expensive private yachts in the world!

As the yacht entered international waters, several other yachts quickly joined it. Then, when Cao Zongyan, the general manager of Zhongyin Port City, arrived at Li Dongling's yacht, Paul greeted Cao Zongyan and then tactfully left, knowing that Li Dongling and his group had important matters to discuss.

"Mr. Li!"

Cao Zongyan shook hands with Li Dongling with a smile. He knew exactly what this meeting was about: it was the MVP settlement screen for Bank of China Hong Kong City Company!

(End of this chapter)