1977: The beginning of the blind date with the daughter of the king

Chapter 534: Make conditions with Po County!

As we all know, Singapore is actually a very small country. The area of ​​the entire country is roughly equivalent to the combined area of ​​Haidilao and Chaoyang districts.

And they are scattered across several islands.

Although it is small, there are many airports in this country.

Soon, the plane descended in the sky and landed at Paya Lebar Airport.

Li Changhe and a group of people got off the plane, but this time, the car did not stop under the plane, so they had to leave the airport before they could get on the car.

The main reason is that Paya Lebar Airport is too small.

In fact, this airport has not been in use for very long. It was put into use in 55. It was built by the British, but it is smaller in scale and cannot afford the current passenger flow.

Therefore, we are unable to provide this kind of pick-up service.

Fortunately, there is an exclusive VIP area, which is not too far away. When Li Changhe and his friends arrived, they saw the people who came to pick them up in the VIP room.

"Big brother!"

Seeing the person coming, Li Changhe smiled and shouted.

Judging from this fake identity, the other party was indeed his elder brother, Bao Guozhang, the legitimate son of Bao Yushu.

"Ayang!"

Bao Guozhang walked up and gave Li Changhe a warm hug.

The Bao family has a good family tradition and the brothers and sisters are harmonious with each other. Therefore, although the next generation is separated by thousands of miles, the relationship is not distant.

Bao Guozhang was considered the eldest grandson of the Bao family, and therefore he was more caring towards his brothers and sisters. He even acted very close to his cousin "Bao Zeyang" who suddenly appeared.

He had demonstrated this the last time they met.

"Let's go, let's go home first, the convoy has been arranged outside."

"But I heard that the new airport in Changi will be opened soon. When it opens, various services will be provided, and you won't have to go through all this trouble."

Bao Guozhang pulled Li Changhe out and spoke to him enthusiastically.

"Just take a few steps, it's okay!"

After leaving the airport VIP lounge, they arrived at the parking lot, got into the car prepared by Bao Guozhang, and drove to the Bao family villa.

Po County is small in area, so the urban division is simple. The main area consists of five districts: Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest and a Central District.

Internally, they all start with D and are distinguished by numbers, such as D1, D5, and so on.

Bao’s villa is located in District D10, which is also the traditional luxury residential area in the urban area of ​​Pa County.

The Bao family’s villas consist of two adjacent villas. One is where Bao Yushu lives, and the other is where Bao Yu stayed when he first came here.

Singapore's economy is closely linked to Hong Kong Island. Many Hong Kong Island businessmen have businesses and residences here, and Bao Yugang is no exception.

"Ayang, let your subordinates go to the hotel first, and we can go home directly."

After coming out, Bao Guozhang said to Li Changhe with a smile.

"Brother, just let those Americans go to the hotel. Ah Hu and the others will follow me. Please reserve a car for us. I will use it here for the next few days."

"It's fine to keep the car, but are you planning on letting them live with you?"

Bao Guozhang asked in surprise, does he want to live with his bodyguards at home?

"My second uncle bought me another villa here. I can just take them there tonight."

Li Changhe said to Bao Guozhang with a smile.

After Bao Yugang knew that Li Changhe was going to develop an industry in Singapore, he arranged for someone to prepare a villa for Li Changhe, which was not far from them.

This was what Bao Yugang told him before he came.

Li Changhe did not refuse. He thought that Xingjiaopo would be of great use to him in the future, so it would be nice to have a residence there.

"Oh? Is that so? That's fine too!"

After listening to this, Bao Guozhang felt an inexplicable sense of sadness in his heart.

My second uncle treats this cousin better than his own nephew.

Even though Bao Guozhang was generous, he couldn't help feeling a little jealous at this moment.

But he was not a petty person after all, and he knew very well that his second uncle's expression must have come from somewhere else, and this cousin had earned it back for him.

After all, he is now an absolute big shot, and he is about to have a conversation with Li Guangyao.

The Bao family is considered a prominent family in Po County, but they are still a little short of being able to have a direct conversation with Li Guangyao.

Soon, the car arrived at the gate of Bao's villa. Li Changhe got out of the car, and Ah Hu and the others also got out of the car carrying some things.

Those things were gifts Li Changhe prepared for Bao Yushu's family.

In the evening, there was naturally another feast at Bao Yushu's house.

In addition to Bao Yushu and Bao Guozhang, there are also Bao Yushu's three daughters and sons-in-law.

It’s strange to say, among the three Bao brothers, the eldest has four children, only one son, Bao Guozhang, the other three are daughters, and the second brother, Bao Yugang, has four daughters.

There is only the third child, Bao Yuxing, who has two sons in the family.

After dinner, the family sat in the living room and chatted enthusiastically.

"Ayang, I heard from your second uncle that you came to Singapore this time to discuss investment with Mr. Li, is that right?"

On the sofa, Bao Yushu asked Li Changhe gently at this time.

Li Changhe smiled and nodded: "Yes, uncle, I came here this time to discuss cooperation with Mr. Li."

"Exxon and I want to jointly establish a petrochemical company here. In addition, there is also a part of investment in real estate and hotels. I would like to discuss it with Mr. Li."

"Oh? So many projects? How much money do you plan to invest?"

Bao Yushu said with some surprise when he heard this.

Petrochemical enterprises are heavy industry projects that require huge investments. In addition, Li Changhe also wants to invest in real estate and hotels. How much money will this cost?

"My initial estimate is about 1 billion US dollars. In fact, real estate and hotels are okay, they are just a small part. The main investment is petrochemical companies, which may have a larger investment."

Li Changhe said thoughtfully.

The bulk of these companies are mainly petrochemical companies. According to his idea, the estimates given by Frye and Exxon are around 600 to 800 million US dollars.

After all, Li Changhe is not dealing with a small petrochemical company, but a large petrochemical enterprise.

As for real estate, that's a side issue.

After all, Li Changhe knew very well that although Po County was a small place, it would have a large population, a developed economy, and a promising real estate market in the future.

In the future, the real estate prices in Singapore will not be much different from those in Hong Kong Island. Most importantly, he remembered that luxury houses here are easier to sell, because ordinary houses, with Singapore's public housing system, are not as attractive.

"A billion dollars?"

Hearing Li Changhe's words, Bao Yushu's family present all showed shocked expressions.

Especially Li Changhe's brothers-in-law, their eyes also showed a light. Although Bao Yushu's family conditions can be said to be a wealthy family, they can only be said to be ordinary wealthy people, and cannot be compared with those wealthy people with assets of tens of billions.

After all, he has been working for his younger brother. Although Bao Yugang offers his elder brother a good salary, there is still a limit.

Therefore, one billion dollars is indeed an astronomical figure for them.

"Ayang, I see you don't come to Singapore very often, so if you need any help, just let us know."

"We are all brothers, you are welcome."

A "brother-in-law" on the side took the initiative to speak at this time.

Several other people also agreed.

Seeing their attitude, Bao Yushu's face turned a little ugly. He just asked out of curiosity, and look at their performance?
"Of course no problem, I was just about to tell you about this, uncle!"

"Uncle, I want Brother Guozhang to help me do something here when the time comes."

"Of course, a few brothers-in-law can also join in. As the saying goes, brothers fight together in battle, and fathers and sons fight together to defeat tigers."

"I really can't keep an eye on this place all the time, and Frye and the other Americans are the team I just hired."

"I think we can't just rely on them. We still need our own people. What do you think, uncle?"

Li Changhe caught a glimpse of Bao Yushu's expression and immediately took the initiative to speak.

He didn't mind letting Bao Yushu's family members participate in the company's planning and construction projects, and even make some money from it.

Firstly, he really doesn't have any connections here, so it doesn't matter who makes the money.

Secondly, he also deliberately strengthened his relationship with Bao Yushu's family to add a protective shell to his "identity".

After all, the closer his identity as "Bao Zeyang" is to the Bao family, the more believable it is.

On the other hand, if he was very distant from the Bao family, the hole in his identity would be too obvious.

So there are some things that he doesn't mind saying first. After all, the Chinese society in the 1980s was actually more of a society based on personal relationships.

This is particularly evident overseas. When Chinese people go out to explore the world and go to Southeast Asia, they actually rely on relationships with relatives, friends, and fellow villagers.

"Can Guozhang handle such a big business like yours?"

Bao Yushu asked still hesitantly.

Li Changhe smiled and said, "What's the big deal? Frye and the others will naturally handle the professional matters. However, I believe that the Americans cannot solve some local issues. This is when Brother Guozhang needs to step in."

"And I believe in Brother Guozhang's ability."

"I don't know my brothers-in-law very well, so when the time comes, you brothers-in-law can just discuss with my eldest brother and see what areas we can cooperate on, and then we can do it ourselves."

"It doesn't matter who makes the money, it's better if my family can make it!"

Li Changhe said with a smile.

Unlike Li Changhe, although Bao Yushu works at Global Shipping, Bao Yuguang actually doesn't like having relatives working in the company.

Just like his four daughters, none of them holds a position in Global Shipping.

Even his own daughter is treated like this, not to mention the first wife.

Bao Yushu and Bao Guozhang may be able to enjoy some benefits of Global Shipping, but their nephews-in-law will not be able to get much.

After hearing what Li Changhe said, Bao Yushu's face became serious.

"Since Ayang said so, I won't stop you. But I still say that your own brothers feed you, so do your job well when the time comes. Don't cut corners and screw your own family."

"If this really happens, not only will Ayang disagree, I won't agree either, understand?"

"Don't worry, Dad!"

Several sons-in-law quickly agreed.

After that, the atmosphere at home became even more lively.

When it was almost nine o'clock, Li Changhe stood up and said goodbye.

After returning to the villa that Bao Yugang bought for him, Li Changhe sat there and began to think.

On the one hand, he wanted to maintain the relationship with Bao Guozhang and others, and on the other hand, he really needed some help from local people.

Unlike the clean and honest Singapore in later generations, although Lee Kuan Yao was vigorously governing the country, Singapore at this time still had many problems. One of the most important issues was the influence of local social groups.

The power of the social groups in Singapore is no less than that in Hong Kong Island, and may even be more so. Moreover, many of them have close ties with the social groups in Hong Kong Island.

Although Li Guangyao has made great efforts to maintain public security in the past decade, the power of tribal organizations is not so easy to eradicate.

There is no problem with the professional ability of Frye and his colleagues, but given the characteristics of Americans, there is no doubt that they will engage in promiscuous activities here, and there is a high probability that they will have to deal with these people.

Li Changhe hired Bao Guozhang for this reason as well.

Apart from that, there is the next meeting with Li Guangyao.

The next day, Li Changhe soon met Mr. Li, who was known as the founding father of Singapore.

"Ayang, I've heard your uncle mention you several times, and today I finally get to see you."

As soon as they met, Li Guangyao started talking to Li Changhe enthusiastically, without any airs of a head of state at all.

Of course, he really couldn't do it. After all, Po County is so small, and its annual GDP is only 140 billion US dollars, which is not really big.

"Li Zongli"

"Hey, why call me Mr. Li? Just call me uncle. Your uncle and I are good friends. There's no need to be so formal."

"Come on, sit down quickly!"

The two then sat down in the office and started chatting.

To be honest, Li Guangyao's deliberate attempt to close the distance between them made Li Changhe find it a little ridiculous.

If he didn't know this guy's personality, he would probably have been deceived by him.

Unfortunately, Li Changhe, who came from later generations, knew very well that the man in front of him, although he had a Chinese face, was actually a comprador elite.

When he took over as the chief, he couldn't even speak Chinese, otherwise he wouldn't have made English the official language.

However, since the other party is pretending to be close now, Li Changhe doesn't care. He can take this opportunity to propose his own conditions later.

Regarding the cooperation, the two people actually had a very smooth discussion and there were no disagreements. After all, the man was in love with the woman, and the conditions given by both sides were not harsh.

But in the end, Li Changhe smiled and said, "Uncle Li, there is no problem with cooperation, but I would like to ask you for a favor."

"Oh? What help? Tell me."

Li Guangyao asked with a smile at this time.

Li Changhe said, "I heard that Nanyang University was closed this year and merged with the University of Singapore to become the National University of Singapore."

"Can you sell the Nanyang University site to me? I want to start a new university there. What do you think?"

Li Changhe finished speaking in a gentle voice, and when Li Guangyao heard it, his eyes suddenly became sharp.

(End of this chapter)