My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 610 Marrying a wife is about virtue, taking a concubine is about beauty.
The other party never asked about the SOD project from beginning to end.

At least in Wei Dong's view, this was highly abnormal.

It was a huge project worth hundreds of millions of yuan. At first, the other party asked for ten million yuan, but later they made an even bigger demand to take a stake in the company.

Wei Dong was willing to spend the money, but subconsciously he was unwilling to get entangled in such a large project with private individuals.

Especially those mysterious figures whose identities are difficult to define.

As a tax system, we've seen far too many cases like this.

Even if all accounts have been settled and contracts have been completed, a healthy business can be brought down instantly if one party has a problem. This could be due to the other party's dirty laundry, which could be classified as illegal transactions or stolen goods and money.

It's impossible to do business without making many friends and expanding your network. This is why Wei Dong has always maintained relationships with various influential figures such as You Qili and Jin Zhuoqun.

Relying solely on a small number of salespeople at home won't generate significant business. Most people can only maintain the status quo; those who truly create something new are the ones who are ambitious and unwilling to be second to anyone.

This Lü Zi'en didn't seem like a quiet, unassuming employee to Wei Dong; he was too eager to do business.

The ironclad rule within the system that "officials shouldn't do business, and business people shouldn't become officials," regardless of how well it was followed, already revealed the inherent dangers.

You should focus on your work and not meddle in business.

Wu Xi's reply in the middle of the night was the same.

He was also cautious and did not send a direct international call from Beijing, but instead had Shen Cuiyue relay the message.

“This area is divided into many departments, especially the overseas staff, many of whom are overseas Chinese, compatriots, or even former overseas personnel. So it’s quite complicated and a mixed bag. Some hold several positions, some are responsible for multiple things, and there are many non-staff members. So it’s right to be careful and cautious. When necessary, protect people, not things. Right now, you are more valuable than these things.”

Wei Dong surprisingly said, "This time, the item is more valuable than me. I'm determined to get it back no matter what."

Shen Cuiyue was silent for a while: "Master, I don't understand big matters. You are the pillar of this family. As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood. The most important thing when traveling in the world is to be cautious. Only by being careful can you sail for a long time. This is why I have always advised you not to be reckless. You will become bolder and bolder."

She's timid.

Wei Dong understood the principle that possessing a weapon naturally breeds murderous intent, but the sense of security that comes with carrying a gun was indeed hard to resist at this stage.

Now they are indeed much more careful and cautious.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Shen Laosan tried to liven things up: "Miss Qin, you're coming along, right? Have fun and relax, take lots of pictures to bring back for us country folk to see, that would be enough for us."

Dong Xueqing actually chuckled beside her.

Wei Dong laughed too: "Why all this nonsense? Xiao Yu will come too. They get along well and can take care of Xiao Die. Okay, I'll be careful."

Shen Cuiyue, however, asked him to give Mao a few instructions over the phone.

Because they brought two Citibank business managers and experts, who usually have one room per person, Wei Dong's side was similar. Yu Xiaoqiu and Zhuoma stayed there, while Wei Dong and Mao'er slept in the rooms.

He handed the microphone to his younger brother.

They talked for quite a while before hanging up.

Wei Dong was too lazy to ask Mao'er what his sister had been instilling in him, so he leaned against the headboard and pondered for a long time.

He understood the management details Wu Xi was referring to.

Even a prefecture-level city tax office cannot claim to have 100% trust and control over all dispatched inspectors and specialists, especially before the tax network project was fully completed, there were many flaws, omissions and blind spots in management.

Not to mention such a large-scale international mission.

So he decided to ignore everyone's advice and choose an unexpected route.

In reality, Penang at that time did not have the capacity to berth and unload large container ships of 10,000 tons. Instead, they used small boats to transport the cargo to the port of the Malaysian capital, which is 200 to 300 kilometers away, for loading.

That is the second largest port in Southeast Asia, after Singapore. Hong Kong ranks third, and other ports are ranked lower.

As for the mainland, apart from this new port, only Yuezhou Port can barely accommodate berths. As for the total volume, including the gateway ports of Shanghai, Yuezhou, and Tianjin, it is only one-tenth of that of Hong Kong.

Currently, there are only five ocean-going terminals and a dozen or so container cranes in the entire country.

The backwardness is truly all-encompassing.

Therefore, 80% of import and export goods had to be transshipped through Hong Kong or even Kobe. No wonder Hong Kong was rolling in money back then.

It was only through following Lin Wangfu that Wei Dong gained some basic knowledge about the common knowledge of these seaports and shipping routes.

Sociologically speaking, when public order fails to provide a sense of security, people will form private groups to seek self-protection, which is why it is particularly easy for them to band together in chaotic times.

Similarly, black markets thrive when the economic order is chaotic or unreasonable.

For example, at this moment, Wei Dong would rather go to Chen Wenliang.

The smugglers have connections throughout Southeast Asia, and they provide warm and attentive service.

Local Penang shipping companies approached us directly, offering reasonable fees that were even lower than before.

From here to the capital, from the capital to Hong Kong, or anywhere else.

Just get the containers loaded onto their small cargo ships and then don't worry about anything else.

Wei Dong seriously suspected that there was no chance of a change in fortune.

I reckon this damn dilapidated cargo ship will just haul his dozens of containers, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, straight back to Pengzhen Industrial Wharf!

As the general distributor for Apple computers in Greater China and Southeast Asia, and a minority shareholder in AMD, Wei Dong decided to relocate and expand the heavily polluting wafer fab, which had already "aroused public outrage" in the local area, near Hong Kong. The board of directors had no objections. It was as if the shareholders were paying out of their own pockets to upgrade the wafer fab, something capitalists love.

So even Apple's business representatives and AMD's technical experts didn't have the initiative to go to the dock and watch the ship board, because Malaysia was too hot at the end of July.

Isn't it expected that Asian agents and minority shareholders will be running around doing all the work?

The two Citizens were enjoying the air conditioning in the hotel, while Wei Dong and Lin Wang watched the delivery ship sail away.

We just returned to the hotel and headed to the rate hotel.

Lin Wangfu was very shrewd in this respect; he never asked Wei Dong about details that he didn't want Wei Dong to mention.

For example, where will this factory relocate to? Has there been an environmental assessment or site survey?

He didn't even ask.

But these past few days, he's been having Wei Dong go to the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia near the hotel every night to play basketball, and he's been hanging around there recruiting technical talent.

He actually found twenty or thirty new employees willing to join the innovative company.

After all, Singapore, by virtue of its status as the world's largest transshipment port, has widened the economic gap with its surrounding regions.

It should become a place that attracts and inspires ambitious and insightful individuals.

Therefore, we need to transfer in Singapore first.

Furthermore, there are no direct flights from Penang to the capital city of Penang.

Qin Yuye delayed for another two days.

While she was keeping Weidong busy with things at the dock and factory, she actually went to find a sunscreen distributor.

These days, they've been scooping sunscreen from the large bottle with their fingers together and applying it all over their bodies, and they've found that it's actually quite effective.

The sunscreen formula is not much different from that of the Hong Kong-made one, but the SOD ingredient does seem to have some unique repair properties.

Qin Yuye was still having Wei Dong apply different sunscreens to the back of his neck as a test.

Zhuoma was shocked. How could they do this to the master? I'll do it. I'll be the guinea pig.

Yu Xiaoqiu clearly agreed with this idea. She was the kind of person who could appear in skin whitening advertisements, and she always covered herself up tightly when she went out, unwilling to let herself get even a little bit tanned.

Wei Dong had unknowingly become somewhat indulgent towards her. Despite his actual mental age of over sixty, he treated his nineteen-year-old wife like a child.

Rough-around-the-edges men don't care that much; so what if they have a few spots on the back of their necks? It doesn't matter.

Qin Yuye even imitated the locals by wearing vests when going out, and happily expanded the testing area.

The effect is very obvious.

Mr. Qin then decided to fully develop the sales of sunscreen in Southeast Asia.

So I'm out and about every day, looking for all kinds of agents.

She had originally suggested that Wei Dong also launch a sales network among college students, but he objected, saying that Southeast Asia was not a blank slate like the mainland, where everything was waiting to be rebuilt; the opportunities had long been seized by wealthy businessmen from all over the country.

The reason she and Lawson never started a new denim brand in Hong Kong is this: if they did, it would be instantly killed.

Even Lin Wangfu admitted that his wife's idea was correct. If it weren't for the fact that computers were a completely new industry and the computer sound cards he was tinkering with were a new and emerging category, he would have already lost business to local merchants.

Cosmetics, sunscreens, and other daily necessities have long been controlled by wealthy businessmen. If you don't cooperate with them, you will easily be squeezed out of the market, not to mention launching a campaign to spread rumors and defame your products.

The cost of opening up new sales channels is actually very high.

So even Lawson said he had arrived in Farewell, which prompted Wei Dong to hurry up and set off.

Upon arriving in Singapore, when Lin Wangfu's employees came to pick him up at the airport, they presented him with newspapers from a few days prior, featuring Chow Yun-fat in the entertainment section asking, "Boss, where have you been?"

When he was spotted and surrounded by reporters at the airport, he cheerfully said that he had come to Singapore to see his boss.

He even gestured seriously at the camera: "Pete, and my beautiful boss lady, I'm also very enthusiastic about my work. If there's a slight misalignment in my schedule, they'll leave me behind. Hurry up, hurry up, I need to get back to the team. This is the number I added in Singapore..."

He's incredibly popular in Southeast Asia right now, and it's said that his company's phone has been ringing off the hook with calls from all walks of life, all curious about Chow Yun-fat.

Lin Wangfu's employees followed along to handle various procedures and learned that Wei Dong's English name was Peter. They also learned that the couple were indeed billionaires from Hong Kong, and they wondered if our investors were really Chow Yun-fat's boss.

Rang Weidong laughed and dialed the contact number left in the newspaper: "My surname is Rang. Ask if Brother Fa is still in Singapore."

So, even though they were planning to immediately transfer to a flight to the capital of the Philippines, they had to stop and meet up for a meal.

It's true that Hong Kong celebrities still have a penchant for keeping their relationships secret these days. Chow Yun-fat secretly came to meet someone, but he was caught by reporters as soon as he landed. In desperation, he could only bring up his boss to distract the reporters.

Then the girl who came with him got off the bus and nimbly jumped between Qin Yuye, Yu Xiaoqiu, and Zhuoma, trying to blend in with them.

It's quite difficult. Not to mention being charming and naturally beautiful, she's almost not even as pretty as a cute girl from the plateau.

Qin Yuye and Yu Xiaoqiu were both incredulous. "Brother Fa, you're now the most handsome man in all of Asia, and you're dating this guy?"
Wei Dong exclaimed, "Oh, right, right, right! This is Chow Yun-fat's wife. I heard she's from a wealthy family, but it's clear that she and Chow Yun-fat were a perfect match in the last few decades."

He quickly greeted and introduced them, and finally, Brother Fa also led Wei Dong on his journey to Fairfield.

(End of this chapter)