My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 595 This can't be faked!
It's hard to say why Wei Dong agreed to do this.

It's definitely not for money. If he wanted to make money, he has already unlocked the secret to wealth and can achieve financial freedom simply by selling the most inconspicuous snacks.

To be honest, he wasn't particularly happy about it; on the contrary, he felt quite overwhelmed, as this was really taking advantage of Dong Xueqing.

As for power or anything like that, that's simply not within his consideration.

Look at what level Lao Fang is at. With just a few words, he can persuade Wei Dong to take over with all sorts of elaborate schemes, such as "borrowing a path to attack Guo," "resurrecting a corpse," "flowers blooming on a tree," and "golden cicada shedding its shell." Yet, he still ended up in jail.

Is that something that people with average intelligence can get involved in?

Perhaps it's just the simplest thought in my heart.

So after thinking about it for a while, I decided to ask Qin Yuye for his opinion before making any more calls.

He still has a basic sense of respect, though not much.

At least Chi Shih-ming knew to cater to Jenny's interests, accompanying her to the art academy and on a road trip along the 318 National Highway.

After letting Wei Dong out, Lao Fang led his team back to the office building in the dock industrial zone. He had been gone for almost a month, and he also needed to go back to conduct a review.

Qin Yuye and Yu Xiaoqiu hid back in the design studio's shed, peeking out and raising their eyebrows to indicate how the discussion went.

When Wei Dong lifted the baby up, Zhuoma quickly jumped over to take him, and with just a flick of her eyebrow, the Hong Kong girl understood and came over: "What's up?"

Unexpectedly, Xiaodie resisted being moved, pushed away the older sister's hand, leaned into her father's arms, and stared at Qin Yuye with wary eyes.

Wei Dong chuckled: "Oh my, I didn't expect you to actually understand."

So without moving the conversation location, he held the baby and leaned against the shady corner of the container and said directly: "Just like we said before, five years. Give me five years, and I will give you the denim brand, clothing, and computer patent rights. We will officially sign the agreement and file it. I will definitely not owe you anything."

The nineteen-year-old girl blinked rapidly: "Then what do you want from me?"

Wei Dong was urged to speak as fast as possible: "Marriage, I need to marry you and get Hong Kong residency as soon as possible."

Qin Yuye showed no surprise at all: "Divorce?"

Wei Dong nodded: "Divorce. As soon as you get your identity, we'll get divorced. All my overseas assets can be given to you legitimately. I'll just be sorry to make you bear the name of a second marriage."

Unexpectedly, Qin Yuye shook his head: "It's too expensive. A first or second marriage isn't worth that much money, and I'm not worth it either. This time we collected 80 million before taxes, and it's still going strong. Steve estimates that Kungfu Software will be worth at least 1 billion US dollars after it goes public. Are you willing to give it all to me?"

Wei Dong replied without hesitation, "Yes, I'll give it all to you. We can sign an agreement, and I will never go back on my word. This includes related domestic denim clothing, apparel, and cosmetics companies."

The cosmetics company is now Weidong's main source of profit!

He practically gave up half of his current wealth in exchange for this Hong Kong identity.

So Qin Yuye was suspicious: "Why? You never cared about this Hong Kong identity before, why are you in such a hurry all of a sudden? Was it something that big shot was talking to you about? Is it worth it for you to pay such a high price for this identity? In fact, with your current reputation, you could easily get a Hong Kong identity for a few tens of thousands of dollars. Old Heng, Chen Wenliang and those old devils have plenty of channels."

Then, she noticed with her own eyes that Wei Dong's eyes had darted around; he was definitely tempted by the high cost-performance ratio. She quickly stopped him, both amused and annoyed, saying, "No! I agreed, but you have to tell me why..."

Wei Dong doesn't actually see marriage certificates as sacred. He proposed to Zhang Lanzhi before, but she refused. He also refused to marry Dong Xueying, and then Dong Xueqing. Sigh, now that a girl has finally agreed to marry him, he doesn't feel any happiness.

But I still don't want to get a certificate with someone I have absolutely no connection with. Besides, he can get those overseas assets in a year, and he's confident he can get even more in the future.

As long as you get on Steve's good side, you can start a business from scratch with plenty of computer "creative ideas".

Moreover, he was mostly testing people's hearts at all times.

"The reason is simple. Didn't you allocate 20 million US dollars to invest in building a port and container company here... the largest port and state-owned container company in the future? And I am the largest shareholder. If I were just a small private business owner in Jiangzhou, do you think I could keep this share?"

Qin Yuye slowly opened his eyes wide...

She wasn't the kind of person with devastatingly beautiful features; her eyes weren't even as big as Dong Xueqing's. But when she widened them, you could still see her pupils trembling violently. Simply put, she was blinded by greed: "You... you're going to become a shipping magnate?"

Wei Dong was still puzzled: "There are no ships, only docks and container companies."

The Hong Kong girl shook her head: "Once the dock is built, it's pure profit. You have to pay for docking and loading/unloading, and you can make a lot of money from the warehousing. Since it's the largest shipping terminal in mainland China, that's a lot of money. Of course, all that money should be invested. The safest way to make money in the dock industry is shipbuilding. You also have the largest container company, so you'll definitely be building container ships. With such a strong background in mainland China, you'll be a shipping magnate sooner or later. The richest and most valuable industries in Hong Kong are all in the docks. The reason Hong Kong is Hong Kong is precisely because it's a port."

Honestly, at least at this moment, Wei Dong still doesn't understand what this dock and container represent as much as Qin Yuye does.

He knew from the name of the port that it would be a behemoth in the future, with the entire mainland's continuous foreign trade relying on this port for transportation.

Even though he had lived along the Yangtze River for decades, he actually knew nothing about Yangtze River shipping before.

They even later thought that high-speed rail and highways had replaced outdated shipping.

Because of his limited perspective, he assumed that everyone around him using high-speed rail and highways meant the Yangtze River shipping was obsolete. In this life, it was only through the barges that You Qili reluctantly sold to him that shipping convenience gradually became available, giving Wei Dong a huge surprise—he realized how appealing the Yangtze River shipping was.

In fact, all his businesses are inextricably linked to shipping.

When making cured meat, the cost of shipping by boat is almost negligible, even lower than the cost of traveling by car from one end to the other.

The situation was even more pronounced when selling titanium ingots; he and Gou Dan had to buy train tickets and carry the heavy load to deliver the 200-pound ingots.

Later on, transporting a ton of goods by river was practically free.

Later, sanitary napkins, cameras, snacks, clothing, shampoo, cosmetics, and computers all radiated outwards from the Yangtze River, like the main artery, towards the surrounding capillaries.

The two road transport routes to Pingjing and Yuezhou have been maintained, but their transport volume is less than a fraction of that covered by the Yangtze River route.

Even branch offices in provinces like southern Henan, eastern Shandong, western Jiangxi, and Fujian choose to use the Yangtze River shipping route for transshipment, which is much cheaper.

It became even more obvious once you started getting involved in maritime shipping.

The most expensive yak meat comes from the section between Chengdu and Jiangzhou!
Because there are many empty trucks returning from high-altitude areas, the freight costs are actually cheaper.

Transportation from Chengdu to Jiangzhou was in high demand, so in the end, the transportation company arranged for a vehicle to transport the goods themselves.

Then from Jiangzhou to Shanghai, and then to Tokyo by foreign ship, that can be ignored!

In particular, Wu Shengyun developed the stone business in the hinterland of the Sichuan mountainous area, and by transporting the stone outwards by ship, he instantly reduced costs.

Now it has almost become a symbol of Lao Geng and his team's buildings across the country; the grand and luxurious stone exterior decoration is too high-end in the market.

But even at this point, Wei Dong still hadn't figured out how the dock was going to make money, why it could make money, or why it would become a super port that could be worth hundreds of billions.

Surprisingly, Qin Yuye explained it to him in just a few words.

Perhaps Hong Kong people are too familiar with the port and docks, and Qin Zhiming started his business in the yacht business: "Before I even started school, ah, I should have been about the age of Xiaodie, my family would take me to the docks and harbours. Lawson's mahjong friends included people whose families were in the dock and harbour business, so he was able to start by picking up yachts so familiarly. The most valuable land in Kowloon, Hong Kong now is all the former dock redevelopment areas. What truly made Hong Kong an international trading port all came from the dock business... My God, you're going to steal Hong Kong's luck in the future!"

Let Wei Dong... huh?!
He knew that Hong Kong's fortunes would be taken away, but he never imagined that it might be because of the pier.

Forgive him, this old mainland loser, for he simply doesn't have the same deep-seated understanding and appreciation for the docks that Hong Kong girls have.

It even inadvertently revealed the prospects for the next few decades.

The truth is often revealed through jokes!
Seeing Wei Dong's surprised expression, Qin Yuye thought he had finally realized he was about to make it big, so he quickly changed to a fawning expression: "I said we're getting married, hehe. I don't care about you and Sister Qing, and as for Sister Yue, well, those who went abroad earlier can come back without a problem!"

They've been retreating again and again.

Wei Dong was amused by her reaction: "Oh ho, who said that because they came from a polygamous family, they would never let themselves fall to that point again?"

Qin Yuye said seriously, "If you were just running a small company selling sanitary napkins, I definitely wouldn't be willing. But if you manage to get Apple computers and make 80 million US dollars in two months with Citibank, then my bottom line has to be lowered. As for you becoming a shipping magnate, do you think I still have a bottom line?"

Xiaodie kicked her legs in anger: "Holy shit!"

Qin Yuye laughed so hard he almost fell over, and he actually started dancing around with joy!

That's exactly the kind of reaction a girl about to get married should have.

But seeing the child's reaction made Wei Dong stop smiling: "Qin Yuye..."

The Hong Kong girl, called by her full name, trembled and quickly stood up straight, but then gave a charmingly reproachful look: "We're getting married, shouldn't we change how we address each other?"

Wei Dong had no choice but to call out to Xiao Qin.

His fiancée sighed, "You sound like you're calling her 'Sister Qing,' you need to differentiate them. Based on my dad's experience, you could just call her 'Second Sister' or 'Third Sister'..."

At this point, probably remembering that she was the rightful boss, she couldn't help but giggle and pound the box again.

He slammed his fist on the container next to him, making a loud clanging sound.

Yu Xiaoqiu, who was in the distant workers' shed, peeked out, clearly very curious about what was happening here.

Wei Dong could only concede again and again: "Xiao Ye, I hope this is just a fake marriage..."

Qin Yuye laughed until tears streamed down her face; her graceful figure leaning against the shipping container was definitely worthy of a photo album.

Just like the child's face, which was turning its head away and looking askance, it was filled with disbelief.

(End of this chapter)