My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 704 Unexpectedly, it attracted a giant dragon.

The greatest secret to skillful flattery is to convince yourself of your own deception.

The purpose of making Wei Dong completely ignorant of the shipping industry and the international shipping situation was simply to attract Hong Kong businessmen to invest in the Western District Terminal and build their confidence in investing in the mainland.

Only when Hong Kong businesses build a large number of new ships can mainland shipyards and port machinery manufacturers get a share of the profits.

With the West Wharf booming and container companies producing large quantities of steel containers, my $20 million investment is becoming increasingly valuable.

It is said that the money can be recovered and contributed to the country at any time. If a lot of things are done besides money, and the investment of 20 million US dollars is appreciated many times over, and the appreciation continues for 20 or 30 years, it can't just be taken away by seizure. There has to be an explanation.

This was exactly what Wei Dong was planning.

We should strive to serve our country and give back to society, but we also shouldn't be treated like easy prey to be slaughtered at any time.

The tax office has seen far too many cases.

However, after hearing about it, people in Shanghai must have felt a sense of urgency and immediately instructed the shipyard to come and have a good talk with Wei Dong about this large ship.

Even if it is a ship type that we cannot currently achieve or use, we should still initiate projects early to keep up with international trends.

Secondly, we must immediately begin selecting a site for the new port in Shanghai.

Similarly, even if there is no money to build it at present, it is necessary to initiate the project as early as possible and start the preparatory work.

Is it alright to appoint Comrade Wei Dong, as the largest shareholder of Pengzhen West District Wharf, as an advisor to the site selection preparation committee?

In fact, it was Wei Dong's words that touched a nerve in Shanghai.

Shanghai developed from muddy tidal flats through its port and foreign trade.

It has always touted itself as international.

Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong each have their own characteristics. Shanghai has its own unparalleled pride and doesn't feel that it can surpass Beijing or Guangdong.

Pengzhen, which now appears to be operating with a lighter burden, has the momentum to achieve this.

It's possible that Wei Dong's habitual classification of the four super-first-tier cities led him to always place Penghu and Shenzhen at the same level as Shanghai.

This is something that none of the people who have been to Pengzhen dared to imagine.

Old Fang had never thought of that.

Pengzhen now has only one new road, which is supposed to coexist with dilapidated villages and old ancestral halls.

Perhaps only by letting Weidong know how amazing the future of that place will be can we truly understand.

In short, he spoke as if it were a matter of course, and they must think that if Shanghai loses its status as the national shipping center, the sky will fall!
Shanghai has the ambition to become an international shipping center.

Even from a political perspective, it must become, must become, the largest port city in the country; this is the foundation of Shanghai!

They were angered by a shareholder of the West Wharf.

Meetings non-stop!
Of course, it's not about criticizing Rang Weidong, but rather about self-criticism about whether we are being overtaken by Pengzhen's rapid progress.

When Zhong Zhenhua arrived at the Pengzhen West District Wharf to supervise the installation of the quay crane and port machinery, a large group of dozens of officials from various departments of Shanghai went with him.

Go to the front lines to see what Shenzhen is like now.

Old Fang was so angry that he kept calling around to get Wei Dong to yell at him and keep giving him all sorts of reception work!
Even Qin Yuye could tell that the old man was a little smug...

I heard that he doesn't like to scold people at work, but he often puts a stern face on his face and uses his sharp eyes to put a lot of psychological pressure on his subordinates.

Now he calls and berates Wei Dong every other day!

The main problem is that he can't find people, so Wei Dong is mentally focused on finding people using his mobile phone. He no longer has the good habit of reporting his location and leaving contact information, which was standard in workplaces in the 1980s.

So when they found Hu Hai, he wasn't there.

The question is about going up and down mountains and down to the sea with our colleagues in Shanghai to survey port sites.

Old Fang cursed again, saying that the West Wharf hadn't even been properly managed, and now they were messing around with other places. Wasn't the trouble caused by the East Wharf enough? Now they were going to provoke Shanghai Port!
Qin Yuye curled his lip, thinking to himself, "That's right."

It seems Wei Dong has also found a solution: staying in Shanghai is no problem, but I'm out and about every day!

They were running around so happily.

Chi Shih-ming and Jenny run an art gallery in Shanghai; how could a rich and beautiful woman like that not have a car?

Given the poor road conditions in mainland China, they got a small and exquisite Mercedes-Benz W201 from Hong Kong, which later became a Mercedes-Benz C-Class, for use in the city, and a Toyota Land Cruiser for going out of the city, such as to Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, and Anhui for sightseeing.

Instead of accompanying Uncle De to Pingjing, Old Heng received news and went to Pengzhen to inspect the installation of the quay bridge.

Wei Dong borrowed this Toyota luxury SUV and took four experts from scientific research, design, and surveying units with him to travel around.

The main focus was on investigating and verifying various wharves along the coast surrounding the urban area of ​​Shanghai.

In reality, having Wei Dong act as a driver, pretending to pay the bill for seafood, would ensure that the experts wouldn't worry about these side matters, and at most, they would give him some ambiguous opinions when asked.

He didn't know either. But as a business expert, he instilled in people the idea that the era of large ships was coming, and that Shanghai's deep-water port must have a berthing capacity of more than 15 meters, and that super-large cargo ships should be the focus of their reception.

Moreover, the port must be convenient for the construction of highways, and preferably have surrounding residential areas and a spacious bonded zone.

When the West Wharf applied to establish its own customs office and had Weidong manage the wharf company, they also reviewed similar documents.

That would be equivalent to a closed business zone, where goods arriving in the port are duty-free until they leave, and there are strict customs and quarantine procedures for entry and exit.

These are all essential components of a deep-water port.

Hydrology, geology, and even architectural design experts may not be aware of these new things.

They really treated him like an expert.

However, this alone basically eliminates all the potential docks at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

This area is all common alluvial geology. Even if you dredge it to a depth of about 15 meters, it will slowly accumulate again, so you have to keep dredging, which will result in huge subsequent costs.

Anyway, we just run along the coastline, and there are also border patrol boats that go out to measure the water depth.

In fact, it didn't matter to Wei Dong which pair he chose. He didn't spend a penny or take a penny; he was simply helping to establish the concept that the future would be the era of large cargo ships.

Helping Shanghai choose a deep-water port in one step.

He was just trying to avoid his wife's demands for fulfilling her responsibilities; that was his main purpose.

History can sometimes be driven and changed in such an inexplicable way.

For a full fifteen days, Wei Dong traveled all over the coastal area from north of the Yangtze River estuary in Shanghai to south of Zhejiang Bay.

I mostly stayed in the customs and border defense barracks with the experts, played basketball with them to my heart's content, and ate so much seafood that my face turned a little red.

Only then did they reluctantly return to Shanghai.

I signed the report with the experts; it was the first version of the site selection report for the Shanghai deep-water port, which began in 1987.

The conclusion is simple: the entire Yangtze River estuary area is unsuitable. At most, some transshipment terminals and ports with a capacity of less than 30,000 tons should be built, and existing ones should be adjusted and upgraded. There should be no further large-scale investment in that area.

The focus should be placed on the Zhezhou Bay area in the southern part of Shanghai's urban area, especially near the petrochemical plant that has already reached a considerable scale. The seabed in that area has deep channels, exceeding 30 meters in depth, which is more than enough to build a wharf. With the foundation laid by the petrochemical plant, it should be the best choice.

There are no small matters when it comes to things in Shanghai; there will definitely be various verifications and considerations, so this may not be the final version.

This put Wei Dong under no pressure. After attending a briefing in the city, he leisurely participated in the opening ceremonies of two budget hotels that were converted from existing buildings before heading home!

Qin Yuye was so angry that he meowed, and he argued, "You said you would come to Shanghai for ten days every month, but I've already exceeded that by a few days next month. I can't help it, my job requires me to travel around. Otherwise, I would have rushed back to Jiangzhou and then to Pengzhen long ago."

The Hong Kong girl's advantage lies in her understanding of romance. She pursed her lips, observed her husband's expression, and finally smiled sweetly: "Alright, since you've already agreed to come and stay for ten days every month, I'll look forward to your next visit. Be careful on the road, and give my regards to my second sister when you see her..."

With a simple Tai Chi move, he effortlessly neutralized Wei Dong's tricks.

When saying goodbye at the airport, I couldn't help but look back at Qin Yuye's graceful figure waving goodbye.

During the two-plus hours of flying back to Jiangzhou, the image kept replaying in Wei Dong's mind.

So much so that when I got off the plane and saw my wife and children who were eagerly waiting for me, I actually felt a strong sense of guilt!
Fengchu lifted her son high, carrying only a few gifts, and told Weidong to hurry over and take him. Then, for the first time ever, she reached out and hugged Erwa's mother tightly, giving her a deep kiss.

In the 1980s, even in a "high-end" place like an airport, such public kissing was still quite surprising.

The two female drivers, who also acted as security guards, quickly stood at attention and straightened their chests to cover themselves, but this still drew a lot of boos, whistles, and jeering from the surrounding area.

Dong Xueqing was tense for only a moment before completely relaxing and immersing herself in the kiss, her whole body limp as she leaned against Rang Weidong.

At that moment, they truly couldn't hear the noise around them at all.

Chongchong didn't have the same enthusiasm as his sister; he just giggled foolishly in his swaddling clothes.

After finally managing to get him to speak, Wei Dong immediately transformed into a smooth talker: "I'm so sorry, I should have been back half a month ago. I've been doing research at the docks and seaside around Shanghai, and I only finished the work today and handed it over to the city..."

He really wanted to express that he wasn't with a vixen.

Fengchu hugged his arm tightly, nodding excitedly and saying, "Xiao Qin called me and said that you have been entrusted with an important task by the city. She can't find you, and she also said that Pengzhen can't pass on the message either. We still need to call each other every day from now on."

This gave Wei Dong the same sense of relief as if he had just passed a parent-teacher meeting, and he gestured even more happily: "It's not that easy. In many places, there aren't even villages or towns, just a stretch of mudflats, a military camp, or a commune where you can rest and sleep for the night. The phone is always ringing, you know, like we used to..."

Dong Xueqing said sweetly, "Yes, yes, yes, the hand-cranked phone you used to call me when I was at school."

Wei Dong had already walked out carrying his son with one hand. The female driver silently drove the van over, took the bag of things and put it in the car, then quickly jumped back into the Defender SUV in the back and quietly craned her neck to watch the drama unfold.

The boss and his wife have a good relationship, which makes their work more valuable. Although there may be other possible signs, this is the most important thing right now.

For Wei Dong as well, it was almost the first time that he couldn't bear to take his eyes off Erwa's mother's face once he got in the car.

Don't know why.

(End of this chapter)