Hong Kong Island: From a small stall to a global supplier

Chapter 253 Multifunctional 'Fishing Boat'

Shekou, Wang Yaotang’s small pier.

"You..." Director Shi looked at the dock made of buoys and stamped his feet in surprise. He squatted down to check it out. "It can be spliced at any time? It's very convenient."

"Yes, it's very convenient. We can build a platform anytime and anywhere on rivers, reservoirs, and the sea for emergency rescue, water surface detection, scientific investigation, daily breeding, and smuggling..." Wang Yaotang smiled and said, "Slip of the tongue, it's material exchange, ahem, anyway, it's very convenient, as long as the wind and waves are not too strong, there will be no problem."

Director Shi smiled and shook his head, "I didn't hear anything."

He knew that Wang Yaotang always shipped goods from the mainland to Hong Kong Island, and never brought goods in from Hong Kong Island, which was completely different from those people in the four major gangs.

They also discussed this privately and felt that Wang Yaotang was respecting and fearing the mainland's policies, and on the other hand, he probably felt that RMB was useless...

The currency is mainly about recognition. Before 2015, RMB was not widely included in global foreign exchange reserves, and the IMF system did not include RMB as a currency...

It was officially included in 2016, accounting for 1.08%, and by 2022 it accounted for 2.69%.

In the 80s, no one recognized RMB outside of the mainland. Even in the mainland, it needed to be used with bills, otherwise it would be difficult to spend.

Currently, those who move goods mostly use cross-border transactions by underground banks and cash carried by smugglers, supplemented by physical exchange and the foreign exchange black market. In addition, policies allow overseas Chinese to remit a certain amount of foreign exchange each year.

In short, the goods can be shipped, but there are troubles.

I only learned these after I started selling edible oil.

If you want to transfer large quantities of supplies from the mainland to "Hong Kong Island", you must first have official cooperation!
There are very few people like him who are so "upright".

Not only is it impossible to maximize profits, but you also have to pay for something else, which is very unsocial.

Not bright...

cough cough.

"Do you need it? I'll sell you some." Wang Yaotang said with a smile.

"Haha, forget it." Director Shi waved his hand, "Foreign exchange is precious, and we can only buy some high-value items, but you can donate some."

"You donated it and then copied it, right? You didn't mention a word about the patent fee!" Wang Yaotang smiled and shook his head, "But as a Chinese son and daughter wandering abroad, I have no choice but to support national construction."

Director Shi was in Pengcheng, so he certainly knew what patent fees meant. He reached out and shook hands with Wang Yaotang. "I won't say more. The country will not forget your contribution."

"I'm waiting for you to say this. You must remember it clearly." Wang Yaotang said without hesitation: "I will have someone send a set of technical information when I get back. If any company wants to produce it, I can give the patent authorization letter for free."

Director Shi smiled and shook his head. This was really not disguise at all.

Chatting and laughing, the two got on the fishing boat.

"How come this is..." Director Shi was speechless when he saw the obvious traces of an explosion on the deck.

Although I don't care where I came from, this is...

Wang Yaotang coughed twice, "As a fishing boat, frying fish is reasonable, right?"

"You're going to drag it onto the ship and blow it up?"

"Yes, the fish are really big, they weigh more than 100 kilograms."

"Why is there blood on the ground?"

"Fish, fish blood."

"Please rinse it clean, it's not nice to see it!"

"Yes, I will do it next time." Wang Yaotang laughed. "I was just about to talk to you about this. You have to help me find a shipyard to repair and modify it. Of course, the ultra-low temperature equipment is on the ship, so we have to find someone to dismantle it."

"No problem. We have contacted Wenchong Ship Repair Factory and there are experts waiting." Director Shi nodded.

"Why not Guangchuan?"

"Guangzhou Shipyard is one of the eight major shipyards. Now all its energy is devoted to public relations for 10,000-ton ocean-going ships. You just repaired it, and it is of no use."

"alright."

As the boat owner, Wang Yaotang of course had to show his guests around. "This fishing boat is quite advanced. It has a fish-finding radar made by the Japanese. It can detect whether there are schools of fish under the water. It allows targeted fishing without empty nets."

"This is the collision avoidance radar, this is the telegraph, this is the high-frequency radio, and this is the weather fax machine."

"This is the Loran C system, which has a positioning accuracy of up to 0.1 nautical mile, but it requires support from a shore base station."

Director Shi was very impressed, it was really advanced!

When opening the freezer, Director Shi was stunned when he saw the cardboard boxes in the warehouse. If he was not mistaken, these were home appliances?
He turned his head and glared at Wang Yaotang, "Are you still selling home appliances in the mainland?"
And let me see it?
"Ahem, these are going to be shipped to Hong Kong Island. We'll store them here for the time being. Don't worry, they won't flow into the mainland."

"Ahem, I didn't see anything." Director Shi glanced at Wang Yaotang and turned away.

After confirming that there were no problems with the items, we contacted them immediately and without any delay, we set sail right after dropping off the goods, heading north from the Pearl River Estuary to the shipyard.

Meeting with the shipyard's top management and experts, Wang Yaotang was very open about it. He spent a lot of effort to get it back, so there was nothing to be embarrassed about. As for the traces of explosion on the deck...

He didn't care how the experts dismantled the "ultra-low temperature freezing equipment", but on the shipyard side, two technical backbones got on the ship and were like old perverts seeing a tied-up beautiful woman, their drools were about to flow.

Wenchong Shipyard is an enterprise directly under the Ministry of Transport. It is currently mainly engaged in ship repair, with an annual repair volume of 70 ships. Its construction capacity is slightly weaker, and it mainly produces various types of inland ships of 1981 tons. At this moment in 3000, it was trying to build medium-sized bulk carriers, oil tankers and fishing boats below tons.

For military use, only small boats and small landing ships can be built.

That’s why I’m so excited to see this Japanese-made 1,000-ton ocean-going fishing vessel that Wang Yaotang brought back from abroad.

After a brief tour, as he was about to disembark, the technical director of the shipyard came running over excitedly, "Director, Director, we must keep this ship. Many of the technologies on it are what we are currently working on or preparing to work on. Dismantling this ship for research will greatly improve our technical capabilities, and we will be able to build ocean-going fishing vessels by then!"

"Ahem, Chief Zhang, what are you talking about? This is Mr. Wang's boat. It just came to our place for repairs. How can you dismantle someone else's boat? How can you not make trouble?" Director Zhao scolded loudly, but he kept glancing at Wang Yaotang out of the corner of his eye.

"No, Director, I..." Section Chief Zhang looked embarrassed, "I'm sorry, Mr. Wang, I don't know this... You guys are busy, you guys are busy."

"I'm sorry Mr. Wang, I've failed you."

"It's okay. Section Chief Zhang is devoted to technology, and it's all for national construction. It's nothing." Wang Yaotang found it a little funny. If Director Zhao hadn't planned this in advance, he would have eaten up the ship!

It's just a repair, it can be done at some later time, why bring someone from the technical department up now?

Wang Yaotang glanced at Director Shi, who turned his head away slightly and cursed in his heart, "Old Zhao, your performance is too fake."

As a large enterprise, Wenchong Shipyard has its own guesthouse with good conditions.

After the dishes were served and they chatted for a while, Director Shi asked casually, "When will you bring your celebrity girlfriend to Pengcheng? I really like Miss Deng's songs and have always wanted to meet her in person."

"Okay, Director Shi has spoken, so I have to do it even if I can't." Wang Yaotang said with a smile.

"Thank you then. I wonder if Miss Deng will agree."

"Li Jun's development has now reached a bottleneck. I always feel that the Chinese circle in Southeast Asia is still too small, with only tens of millions. The real market is in the mainland. If you can't conquer mainland fans, how dare you call yourself a Chinese superstar? It feels like when there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey becomes king." Wang Yaotang said.

"Of course we welcome Miss Deng, but..."

While the two were talking, Director Zhao just lowered his head to eat and didn't participate at all.

"Okay, Director Shi, we are old acquaintances. You know my situation, so don't beat around the bush with me!" Wang Yaotang shook his head with a headache, "Just say it straight!"

Deng Lijun is from Taiwan.

Taiwan is currently in a state of opposition with the "Three No's Policy" being implemented, prohibiting artists from having any form of cultural exchange with the mainland.

In 83, Tony Leung was asked by Taiwan to sign a "confession" for "The Last Emperor". He refused and was banned from showing any film he starred in in theaters. As a result, he had no films to shoot and could only make a living by setting up stalls on the street. He was often driven away by the police and lived in poverty. He was not unbanned until 89.

At the same time, although the mainland has put forward the idea of cultural exchange, in actual implementation the scrutiny of artists there is also extremely strict.

In fact, the mainland had tried to invite Teresa Teng before, after all, she is the most influential female singer at the moment.

PolyGram and Teresa Teng's management team hope to develop in the mainland. At present, Teresa Teng has conquered almost all markets except the mainland, and the mainland is the best direction for development.

But the Taiwan authorities sent people to "advise" the agents and PolyGram. There was nothing they could do. They didn't know what the northern market would be like, but Taiwan was the largest market at the moment and they couldn't afford to lose it.

Later, at the 80 concert, he publicly stated that "the day of the concert will be the day when the Three Principles of the People are realized", and participated in the entertainment activities for the troops.

It involves the situation on both sides, and the social influence that a superstar can bring is huge. What to say and what to do is not something that Deng Lijun can decide.

Later, at the "Xishan Conference" of the Music Association in 80, her songs were labeled as "obscene songs" and were directly banned.

Director Shi knew that Deng Lijun's behind-the-scenes team favored Taiwan for profit reasons, but now that person had been captured by Wang Yaotang, given Wang Yaotang's inclination, there was a high possibility of finding a breakthrough.

"In an interview with the media, he publicly expressed his hope to promote artistic exchanges between the two places." Director Shi went straight to the point.

Wang Yaotang hesitated for a moment and then said, "First of all, I definitely support it. She and I are willing to promote exchanges between the two places, but there are indeed difficulties. Her family is still there, and half of her income comes from the market there. Lijun doesn't mind giving up, but she still has a team of agents and a contract company behind her."

"Financial compensation is definitely out of the question. You know this. As a pioneer in promoting cultural exchange, we will vigorously publicize her behavior." Director Shi said in a deep voice. "I don't care about money, but others do." Wang Yaotang waved his hand, "I can agree to the mainland invitation on her behalf, and cooperate with the mainland publicity, accept interviews, make positive speeches, etc., including other Hong Kong and Taiwan stars. I can also help persuade them. You know me."

"I understand, patriotic businessman." Director Shi picked up a glass of wine.

"Patriotic Chinese!" Wang Yaotang raised his glass with a smile.

"Haha, patriotic Chinese."

"When I run the business, I also need to give these stars and the companies behind them enough benefits. Everyone is here for the profit."

"how do you want to do it?"

"The film and TV series are screened publicly in theaters and on television in mainland China," Wang Yaotang said with a smile.

Director Shi nodded with a smile, "You are asking for too much!"

"As for artistic exchange, there are public documents dating back to 79."

"But it's impossible to take such a big step. Besides, the power of this matter is in the hands of the radio and television. How can I interfere?"

Wang Yaotang laughed, "It's just a joke, but there are two things that are wrong. Which two things are wrong? This one is wrong, and that one is wrong. What are you talking about?"

"Cough, cough, cough, cough..." Director Zhao choked.

Director Shi's mouth twitched, "Do you still have some organization and discipline?"

"Then you say it." Wang Yaotang spread his hands.

"Let's hold a concert in Yangcheng first."

Wang Yaotang squinted at Director Shi and asked, "How dare you say such a thing?"

"The hole is already wide open!"

"You don't have any sincerity at all. How can you expect these Hong Kong stars to publicly support the return?" Wang Yaotang sneered.

"What did you say?" Director Shi's eyes widened.

"What is capitalism? With 100% profit, you can ask them to do anything."

Director Shi took a deep breath, his brows furrowed so tightly that they could kill a fly. "Do it bit by bit, bit by bit. This requires an application, which is very troublesome. Let's hold the concert first. Then, I will help you apply for the opening of the four special zones."

"Help me?" Wang Yaotang frowned.

"No, it was you who helped promote cooperation in cultural brokerage between the two places." Director Shi immediately changed his words.

"That's more like it." Wang Yaotang said with a smile.

"Come, have a drink." When Director Zhao saw that the two had finished talking, he immediately raised his glass and greeted them.

"By the way, I heard from Director Shi that Mr. Wang is planning to make some modifications to this fishing boat. What modifications will they make?" Director Zhao said with a smile.

"We will expand the crew rest cabin, add five six-person rooms with bunk beds, four double rooms, and two single rooms, all with ventilation systems and central air conditioning. We will also renovate the canteen, which can accommodate 5 people for meals, and turn it into a small dance hall after the tables and chairs are removed."

Hearing these requests, Director Zhao’s expression became more and more strange. No, wait a moment?

The ventilation system is fine, but what the hell is central air conditioning?

Still a dance hall?
Wang Yaotang smiled and said, "We also need a cargo hold. The space cannot be too small. The deck should be a little more open to facilitate the lifting of cargo. The ship should be able to store enough supplies for 30 people to live on for a month."

"Is this a fishing boat or a cruise ship? Do you want a swimming pool?" Director Shi raised his hand to interrupt Wang Yaotang, "Are you kidding me?"

"Of course it's a fishing boat, at least it looks like that on the outside, but it can't be used for fishing." Wang Yaotang laughed.

"You look like an offshore platform..." Director Zhao rubbed his eyebrows.

"By the way, open four openings on the sides of the ship, and build a multifunctional platform on top of them."

Director Zhao blinked, and had a bad feeling in his heart, "What is a multi-functional platform?"

"It means people can hide in this position and shoot downwards, and they can also set up machine guns, heavy machine guns, and recoilless guns."

Watching Wang Yaotang rubbing his hands, Director Zhao rubbed his face and said, "Your fishing boat... has many functions!"

Director Zhao gave Wang Yaotang a brief analysis and finally concluded that this change would definitely not work!
There were no outsiders here, so there was nothing that could not be discussed. Wang Yaotang explained his needs. "First, a platform for long-term stationing at sea that can provide accommodation, repairs, and other needs. Secondly, considering the possibility of attack, the upper deck should be kept as simple as possible, and the equipment must also be sturdy."

"In addition, there must be space on the deck to carry four speedboats."

"Wait a minute, this speedboat you want..." Director Zhao made a shooting gesture?

"It would be best to have a multifunctional bulletproof platform with five engines, which should be bulletproof and have a large fuel tank," said Wang Yaotang with a smile.

"You can't do that. We can't sell military products."

"What do you mean by military products? They don't have any weapons, so how can they be called military products? They're just a little stronger!"

"Is this a question of being stronger? It's not the same concept. You're talking about an assault speedboat, which has no other use except for combat!"

"I just wanted to go fishing with an assault speedboat, so what? I don't have any weapons. What law says that I can't do that? American warships have dismantled their weapons and sold them as cargo ships. Why are they so rigid?"

Director Zhao looked at Director Shi speechlessly.

Director Shi quickly waved his hands, "Don't look at me."

Director Zhao just stared at him without saying anything.

Director Shi looked helpless and could only give advice, "Why don't you first confirm with the higher-ups what a warship is? If we have a rough idea, then everything else will be easy."

Director Zhao's eyes lit up. It was obvious that these people were smarter than those who worked in the company.

"Then don't modify the fishing boat. The cost of modification is more expensive than building one. The factory is building a 3000-ton bulk carrier. The hull has been built. The interior can be built directly according to your requirements. Add a layer of steel plate on the side of the ship that ordinary 7.62 can't penetrate. As for the speedboat, I'll ask and tell you, how about it?"

"I knew it would work!" Wang Yaotang picked up the wine glass, "Come on, drink!"

……

In Tseung Kwan O, a hot pot restaurant had already lowered its shutters, but there were still a few people sitting at a table in the middle. Dao Yourong took a sip from his wine glass, picked up some mutton with chopsticks and put it in his mouth. Without even raising his head, he said, "Did the old man look for you?"

"Yes." Dayanhua replied in a deep voice.

"I told you a long time ago, but you didn't believe me. What can I say now?"

"Just stop it. The society doesn't care about this road, so I don't care even more." Dayanhua snorted.

"Oh, without the road of walking powder, what will you eat? You can only rely on a few bars and KTVs. Do you want to go fishing?" Dao Yourong sneered, "How many people can you support? All your brothers have run away."

"The video hall business is good. If we can't sell fans, we can still sell oil. It's good to make money." Dayanhua laughed.

"Pah." Dao Yourong slammed his chopsticks on the table. "Your fucking name is Dayanhua, not Maiyouhua."

Dayanhua didn't say anything either. Daoyourong gritted his teeth and said, "I've looked for Dayong."

Dayanhua paused, looked up at Daoyourong, and waited for the next words.

"He'll offer 300 million, as long as you're willing to bring your little brother with you."

"Fuck it, Datoubo has tens of millions, 300 million, he's just giving money to a beggar!" Dayanhua's face suddenly turned ugly.

Daoyou Rong laughed and tilted his head to look at Dayanhua, "The old guy wants to be the fucking president, and now he thinks we are dirty, beggars? Now you are a playboy, if you don't leave, wait for him to clean you up!"

Dayanhua was silent for a while, "Doesn't Lian Gongle have its own distribution channels?"

"That's a collaboration between several companies. The turmoil at the Quan and Dong brands has caused them to be unable to supply goods for a period of time. They have lost a lot of market share. Now Darong wants to add another channel. Even if one has problems, the other can still be stable. However..."

Daoyou Rong raised his eyes and looked at Dayanhua, "He wants us to show our loyalty..."

"You are crazy!"

"If we don't do it, how can he trust us?"

"Fuck you, is God of Wealth Yao easy to mess with?"

"He's not a god who knows everything. There are so many people on this line, and there are many places where information leaks out. What is there to be afraid of?"

Dayanhua was silent for a while, "Wait for my news."

"Come on, drink!"

(End of this chapter)