My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 728 Knowing there's nothing one can do, should one accept it as fate? No!
Sure enough, Leung Ka-fai's girlfriend dealt Lai Yuet-ngor a heavy blow.

Not pretty, nor arrogant or eye-catching, just gentle and quiet, with only a sassy and lewd look in her eyes.

They were even more gentle and welcoming to chat with the country girl who was at a loss.

Liang Jiahui also took good care of and was gentle with the girl who picked him up from the street stall.

Wei Dong remembered this guy and Chow Yun-fat. Later, they both lived clean and scandal-free lives, and were impeccable in this regard, both in public and in private.

Perhaps they're so handsome that they've lost all interest in any kind of declaration of love.

So he also invited his future wife, Mrs. Liang, to visit Yuezhou together.

Rang Weidong's attitude was simple: to invite as many Hong Kong people as possible, especially ordinary Hong Kong people from all walks of life who were there to make money outside of work, to visit the mainland.

Get to know that booming inland region.

Mrs. Leung was very surprised and said that she did not have a return permit, but of course her passport was fine.

Let Wei Dong tell you not to worry, he has a solution.

Sure enough, when I went through customs by train the next day, there were already people on the Guangdong-Hong Kong through train looking up the list of the "Special Investment Promotion Delegation".

This is precisely the advantage of the through train service: instead of exiting and entering the country in the port hall, you board the train in Hong Kong to exit and land in Guangzhou to enter the country.

There's no need to walk across the border.

As long as you have a passport for a one-day round trip, and the investment promotion department provides a guarantee, you can enter the country.

Besides, it's unlikely that any Hong Kong citizens would defect to the mainland at this time; a temporary visa-free policy would suffice.

In the 1980s, as long as there was the endorsement of the relevant departments, many things could be given the green light. The advantage was that it was very efficient, but the disadvantage was that it did not follow the rules.

While watching his girlfriend smilingly take care of the country girl, Liang Jiahui chatted with the middle-aged man with parted hair next to him: "Don't be nervous. Just look at Dongzai and you'll know that the mainland isn't as strict as people say. They're very friendly."

The head of Hop Shing didn't say anything. His passport had been cancelled, so he couldn't leave Hong Kong anyway.

But Wei Dong gave him someone else's diplomatic passport with a different photo, and then swaggered over to the border to board the bus.

It's a deliberate attempt to show off that I have powerful connections and a strong background.

At border checkpoints without computer networks, as long as the documents are in order, they cannot verify the identity through facial recognition.

More than two hundred people filled the three carriages, the vast majority of whom were ordinary young people who had never left Hong Kong.

They were very excited and noisy.

The three container factory salesmen were providing services in different carriages, and they couldn't help but feel a sense of pride.

The specially requested luxury dining car was also filled with sports brand clients who had been visiting in recent days.

Of course, Lao Heng and Uncle De were also sitting in this carriage. What surprised Wei Dong the most was that he had also notified Li Bancheng that he could send his business manager or someone else to the West Wharf to inspect the installation and operation of the quay crane.

As it turned out, Li Bancheng came by himself, and he had the most people, with about ten people surrounding him.

So, the sports brand clients, who were mostly small agents in the dining car, were both surprised and apprehensive. Were there really so many big names in this basketball project?

Only Lao Heng knew that Wei Dong had deliberately mixed the small basketball game with the large-scale highway and port business.

That's how they managed to bring these sports brands in.

This will definitely benefit the future seaside sports city.

Sure enough, during the three-hour run, Wei Dong spent most of his time discussing the areas the highway passed through with the highway's shareholders.

The highway can shorten this journey to an hour and a half.

Currently, this railway is the most important channel for continuously supplying various agricultural and sideline products from Guangzhou to Hong Kong, and for bringing in imported goods from Hong Kong.

The other method is river transport.

The biggest problem with these two modes of transportation is that they cannot be widely adopted by every vehicle, leading to scheduling conflicts between cargo ships and a shortage of truck wagons.

Only on highways can any vehicle transport goods.

The advantages and disadvantages of the three are self-evident.

The highway shareholders were very excited, and Qin Yuye, as the youngest shareholder representative and her husband, was among them. She wore a red and blue striped long-sleeved T-shirt with the white collar turned up, tucked into white flared trousers, and sunglasses clipped into her thick hair. Her clever and youthful socialite style was very eye-catching.

She even dared to say that her factory in Jiangzhou produces tens of thousands of jeans, T-shirts, and casual wear every day, all distributed along the Yangtze River. This already gives her the advantage of controlling the fleet of ships and vehicles. If she were to have the support of highways, the difference in cost and efficiency would be enormous.

The introductions were all in Cantonese, which made the sports agents crane their necks to listen, paying no attention to the drinks and food served by the waiters.

Because her mother had hung a national map on the wall and was explaining the Guangdong-Hong Kong Expressway, which was just a tiny earthworm, compared to the vast area her family covered along the Yangtze River that she so proudly proclaimed.

With annual production and sales of tens of millions of sets of clothing, wouldn't these businessmen be drooling with envy?

How much can a city with a population of seven million buy, no matter how strong its purchasing power is?

With so many competing brands, wouldn't it be incredibly lucrative to enter this huge market before them?

Qin Yuye deliberately avoided discussing the purchasing power of the mainland economy.

They painted a perfect picture of a pie in the sky.

The wealthy are interested in the significance of the highway and are satisfied with it.

Only Old Li and his group sat on the sidelines, observing everything and occasionally whispering among themselves, their eyes mostly fixed on Rang Weidong. They watched this twenty-three-year-old man navigate the group of big shots with ease, while his wife provided the narration and he added insult to injury from below.

The coordination was perfect.

Occasionally, I would catch a glimpse of Lao Li's shifting gaze, and I would wonder to myself, what's wrong?

But before he could think about it further, he realized that he wasn't particularly talented, and it was already difficult for him to work with so many people at the same time.

We arrived at Yuezhou Railway Station quickly, and it wasn't even noon when we cleared customs. The immigration inspection here was even more welcoming and simplified.

He Yuemei and Li Xuehong worked together to organize this event, and surprisingly, they both felt an unprecedented sense of ease and smoothness.

Several rented imported buses transported all the players and basketball enthusiasts directly to the university campus, where they were free to move around and explore. However, they were reminded to bring the contact number for the Guangdong branch of Dongsheng Company and not to forget to participate in the basketball games at 4 PM and 7 PM.

I highly recommend visiting here, where there are dedicated university student guides who can accompany you on your tour of Yuezhou for free. This way, you won't get lost and you can efficiently visit the attractions.

More than two hundred people were quickly dispersed and taken away by enthusiastic college students outside the train station. In the end, several imported buses were divided into two or three to transport them to several districts.

The Hong Kong businessmen from sports brands also boarded the bus and were guided by Li Xuehong to visit the department stores and trading companies in Guangzhou to understand the current sales status of related products in the mainland. Among them were a few business managers from Lao Heng, who were there to gauge the reactions of sports brands.

This will definitely be of great significance to the Seaside Sports City project.

The wealthy individuals, led by a BMW 7 Series and a string of sedans and SUVs, went to Guangdong Province to discuss the highway plan, which had been fully surveyed, and to get feedback on the approval process for the highway from higher authorities.

To put it simply, including Lao Li, this is the highest-profile Hong Kong business delegation to negotiate business in eastern Guangdong in recent years.

Originally, Wei Dong wanted to show the sports brand representatives the treatment they received at the provincial level, but Lao Heng shook his head and said no, they had to differentiate themselves by level.

From their perspective, it makes sense. If they can get direct access to the provincial government, what benefit would they get?
We need to gradually increase the steps and thresholds so that Wei Dong and Qin Yuye can learn from them.

Leung Ka-fai, who had filmed in mainland China three or four years ago, hadn't really explored the mainland much. Shen Cuiyue had to lead the group of relatives and friends because Dong Xueqing had already flown over with her son and Lamu Zhuoma to wait for them.

Xiaodie immediately hugged her younger brother tightly and wouldn't let go.

Liang Jiahui was utterly astonished. Was this really the mistress of the house?

Needless to say, the government arranged a luncheon to welcome them, during which they confirmed that the construction of this highway could be approved and started, and a relevant working group was established to coordinate the process.

The Hong Kong business tycoons couldn't help but cheer in unison.

It's only been two months since I first came up with the idea on the Lantern Festival, and we've already got it approved!
The application and negotiation process for that ten-kilometer-long expressway in Foshan took two years.

Let Wei Dong know that Lao Fang must have played a big role in this, after all, in the end, China Merchants Investment Bank and Guangdong Province jointly held 51% of the shares, easily bypassing the contradiction of state-owned capital holding and lack of funds.

But now all Hong Kong businessmen agree that it was indeed Tung-jai who was truly capable.

His status as a businessman, which both parties can agree on, is precisely what allows him to act as a guarantor, ensuring that neither side is afraid of being scammed.

Fortunately, I had reminded him on the way that he should not express his feelings to Rang Weidong, but rather to Rang's wife.

What made Wei Dong notice was that there was a thin old man at the table who kept looking at him, even from the food cart.

I'm still watching.

He wore a traditional silk jacket with a front opening, but his white hair was styled in a buzz cut, giving him a very thin and neat appearance.

He looked back, smiled, and raised his eyebrows, indicating if there was anything he wanted to discuss.

The other person nodded and stood up, exuding an air of otherworldly wisdom. Qin Yuye, always quick to notice, whispered in her husband's ear, "This is Li Bancheng's personal feng shui master, very famous..."

He then made room for the seat next to him, raised his glass to thank the Hong Kong businessmen, and also went to toast the provincial officials.

A twenty-year-old girl shows no trace of a womanizer; she has the face of someone who brings good fortune to her husband.

Unexpectedly, this sage-like man sat down and greeted everyone with a fist and palm salute in a Sichuan accent: "Cheng Lang, a native of Qingcheng, has not been back to his hometown for almost forty years."

Oh, I've heard of it. The first sect to appear in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer was the Qingcheng Sect. It was a Taoist training ground near Chengdu, and later became a tourist area for Chengdu residents to escape the summer heat.

Rang Weidong smiled and clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute, switching to his local dialect: "Rang Weidong, I'm from Shangzhou in eastern Sichuan. Actually, you can go back and take a look now. Chengdu is developing quite well. I have a company there that can take care of things and receive guests."

Cheng Lang shook his head: "I'm destined to wander the world, so I'll just go with the flow."

Wei Dong had never paid attention to any feng shui masters, and he was even more puzzled by Li Bancheng's habit of bringing his own personal feng shui master.

With a smile, she casually said, "My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens. Since I'm already here, wouldn't it be better if I could do something to help more people receive God's blessing like I do?"

While saying this, he also clasped his hands in a respectful bow, somewhat like the gesture made when mentioning the emperor in Qing Dynasty dramas.

He truly went along with the idea that it was destiny, even if he slightly resisted it, because he had been humiliated for forty years after losing his hand in his previous life.

But in reality, there are so many disabled people, and many of them have made great strides.

If you're dealt a bad hand by fate, should you just give up?

That's why I subconsciously quoted a famous line from a later movie.

Unexpectedly, while exaggerating his awesomeness, he inadvertently revealed the core of the second half of the sentence.

Cheng Lang's expression began to change. His eyes, which were originally a little cloudy on his thin face, were now fixed intently on Rang Weidong, and they were so bright that they seemed to be emitting laser beams!

"Who exactly are you?!"

(End of this chapter)