My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 849 Entering the Inner Chambers: This Step is Key

How could it not boil over?

After the meeting, only two people rushed back to Hong Kong; to be precise, only two people came to observe and attend under the guise of patriotism.

Lao Fang was qualified to attend the meeting, but he had to stay in the south.

Wei Dong happened to meet the person who built the hotel in Yuezhou in the boarding hall that was specially reserved for the attendees.

He is the real bigwig in Hong Kong's sports world, with a bunch of presidents, vice presidents, and honorary presidents of sports federations.

They are currently the only Hong Kong businessmen qualified to attend as observers.

Wei Dong was misled by short video self-media and thought that he was the chairman of the Hong Kong Olympic Committee, so he was a natural leader of the basketball project.

He nodded and smiled.

The other person looked conflicted yet couldn't help but chuckle, and asked in a low voice, "What did you do? How did you beat the national team...? Was it approved?"

Wei Dong still wanted to show off: "No, how could that be? I just want to contribute to the basketball cause in Hong Kong and shine for the sports cause of the people of Hong Kong."

The person was completely baffled: "No... you squeezed out the national team's Olympic qualification, aren't you afraid?"

Wei Dong was struck dumb at the Capital Airport: "What?"

His voice trembled. Although the men's national basketball team didn't win the Olympic gold medal, or even have the ability to be among the top few, it was still a matter of national honor.

How could I let myself be affected? "No, no, wasn't it said that the top two would automatically qualify for the Olympics?"

The other person gave me a look that said, "Yes, that's always been the case, but isn't the Olympics going to be held in South Korea next year? So the host country automatically takes up a spot. I haven't dared to say a word since I got the news these past two days."

Wei Dong was completely dumbfounded!
Is there such a rule?
Generally, the host country and the previous champion do not automatically get a spot. So, can the corresponding continent get multiple spots? Is that considered getting a bargain?

Why doesn't the Olympics follow the usual pattern?

Oh my god!
What flashed through Wei Dong's mind were those jokes from the internet in later years: How could a person make such a big mistake!

It's used to describe how some insignificant junior staff members can somehow manage to disrupt events like multi-million dollar signing ceremonies or events with tens of thousands of attendees.

I sat there dumbfounded until boarding the plane.

Since things have come to this... let's eat the airplane meal first.

As the only two big shots, they were naturally arranged to sit at the very front, with a curtain to block their view.

The older man watched him intently as he ate, asking with interest, "You've managed to intimidate Ma Zhaohui?"

Wei Dong, his mouth bulging, said, "Yes, I've also heard the rumor about Ma Zhaohui interrupting your negotiations with the gambling king. They did something very underhanded. I'm not afraid, because the country is behind me."

I finally managed to get my thoughts off track, but now that I'm thinking about how I was stabbed in the back, I'm getting annoyed again!

The veteran laughed and said, "Yes, I've never been afraid. I just didn't want to get entangled with them and affect the overall situation."

Wei Dong took another sip of his drink before swallowing: "This idea is correct, but the gang and triad elements in Hong Kong and Makan are too heavy. I think we should use basketball to drive a change in the next few years. Otherwise, if we do nothing for the next ten years, we will leave behind a lot of trouble. A metropolis like Hong Kong should not have so many gangs causing trouble."

Wei Dong made these remarks based on the chaos that would occur thirty or forty years later.

While Hong Kong's gangs and triads aren't as brazen as portrayed in Hong Kong action movies, they have indeed infiltrated every aspect of social life in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

This involves both the national resistance stemming from colonial control and the space left by the complex relationship between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong.

There is no need for them to exist in the future.

But to others, he was already doing very well in business at just over twenty years old, not to mention what happened at the meeting and outside the meeting.

The flight that took off was at the airport next to that wholesale market. In fact, at this time, some of the rare and precious air-freighted goods were located here, so it's understandable why this piece of land was allocated.

Having fought their entire lives, the veterans can easily see such rising stars as all-around players like Wu Xi.

Immediately, she nodded with delight: "Okay! I'll do my best to help you. Just let me know if there's anything I need."

Wei Dong trusted the other party, and besides, he had become a man in her hotel, so there was a certain degree of intimacy between them.

He gritted his teeth and wiped his mouth, saying, "Since that's the case, I won't pretend anymore. Anyway, the national men's basketball team is just so-so after making it to the Olympics. Let's go all out and find two or three more top players to win this Olympic championship. No matter what, it will be a source of pride for the Chinese world."

The old man must be stunned. You really dare to think that way!
HK has never won an Olympic gold medal so far, so he certainly knows the significance of that.

Therefore, at present, Hong Kong can only make efforts to discover individual talents in some single projects, hoping to find one or two super talents and cultivate them with heavy investment to achieve results.

I wouldn't even dare to think about team projects.

How can a city with only a few million people be compared to a city with a population of one billion in terms of the selection of a base?
His conflicted expression stemmed from a similar experience he had gone through two years prior. As the president of the Hong Kong Football Association, he had supported and pushed the Hong Kong team to defeat the mainland national team in the World Cup qualifiers, which backfired.

As a result, Wei Dong came again!
However, his defeat in Pyeongchang was a home-and-away series, a direct and devastating blow, which allowed Wei Dong, at least in Thailand, to downplay the news.

Therefore, Lao Qi said that their decision not to broadcast or comment on the content is mainly based on this lesson learned from the past.

I never imagined that the younger generation would dare to be so greedy!

Olympic basketball champion?

Is this something that a population of several million can even imagine?

Wei Dong really considered this idea. The next one was the famous Barcelona Olympics, where a dream team full of NBA stars could dominate the world. This was the last chance.

If we can get two in now, we can get five; if we're shameless enough, getting seven or eight isn't out of the question.

Later in the NBA, teams would constantly switch to other teams and form super teams in order to win a championship.

Why can't we exploit loopholes in the rules and use naturalization to form a team and win the championship?

To put it another way, since they dared to colonize so many countries around the world back then, it's their own fault for pulling people out of the BDTC.

It was filled with mischievous humming.

The older man stood there stunned for at least a few minutes before speaking: "Really? How can I help you?"

Naturalization isn't really popular right now, at least the regulations regarding it aren't perfect, but countries like the Felixs, with their high crossbreeding rates, have been secretly using this tactic for a while now.

No one has the audacity to push the rules to the extreme like Wei Dong.

Wei Dong grinned mischievously: "I'm a Hong Konger now. Could you help me become the president of the Basketball Association? As the chairman of the Olympic Committee, you must have some say in this."

The other person smiled in surprise: "No way, HK is currently just an amateur sports association. Without national or regional status, it doesn't have the name of an Olympic Committee... But this isn't a big problem. Can it really change the situation of triads and gangs?"

Wei Dong described it to him: "You should know that Heinz Group and I are going to launch that waterfront sports city at the Yau Ma Tei bulk cargo terminal."

He's a real estate tycoon, and he clapped and nodded: "This project is amazing. I never thought that all the sports projects I've done could boost the real estate market like this."

Wei Dong began to describe: "I want to build the most beautiful and magnificent basketball arena in Hong Kong, East Asia, and even Asia, just like the top NBA arena. It will have a capacity of nearly 20,000 people. The huge building will be like a temple, surrounded by a fitness center, a fitness food street, and training halls for various sports. I only want this building. I will participate in the other real estate projects. Don't you think many people involved in sports are young people?"

Those guys who have so many bigwigs in the sports associations aren't just for show, they laughed and said, "Interesting, interesting, so you're just trying to steal underlings from gangs and triads, aren't you?"

Wei Dong gave a thumbs up: "Yes, sports, sports. There's a word 'education' in it. We'll seize this opportunity to boost employment for young people. I want to build a huge sports mall in this basketball arena, which will also be an opportunity to support the production of sports products in mainland China. What do you think of this basketball arena? Is it a good idea?"

The veteran was still imagining: "Wow, so many of my projects can be integrated here! How big must this basketball court be? Is there that much space?"

Wei Dong gestured to him: "Isn't Hung Hom like a funnel? It slopes inwards and lands at an angle on all four sides. I definitely want it to be circular and land vertically. That would make the commercial space much larger."

The stands are naturally slanted, so the space below the stands is actually a huge space of five or six stories, and it gets even bigger the further down you go.

The real estate tycoon has already made his decision: "I want to join. Name your price!"

Wei Dong was much more generous than the other party had imagined: "I will pay for the construction of the stadium myself and give Lao Heng 20% ​​of the shares. All I want is the support of the president of the Basketball Association and all your sports associations. I can give you 5% of the commercial space."

The old man laughed heartily: "You look down on me, don't you? I'll cover 50% of the construction costs for this project, so you only need 20% of the shares. That's not much, is it?"

Wei Dong reminded him, "I estimate it might be around one hundred million US dollars."

Even the most seasoned veteran, a billionaire, was taken aback, but nodded more firmly: "That means it's even more worthwhile. I'll take charge of the construction. My company is more suitable than Lao Heng for large-scale construction projects like this; they're better at building commercial buildings."

Rang Weidong then emphasized, "Don't forget the president of the Basketball Association."

The other party was a seasoned veteran, clearly able to see through Rang Weidong's long-term intentions, and readily nodded: "Wait for my news."

This means that the agreement was reached before they even arrived in Hong Kong.

The rest was a discussion between the two Hong Kong businessmen about their impressions of the meeting, especially the many highlights of the Shanghai-based group.

When the flight landed, the two tycoons, surrounded by reporters, returned from Beijing and chatted like old friends.

Until I saw my wife, all dressed up and waiting in the departure hall, I was pleasantly surprised to see my husband with such a charming friend. She stole the spotlight and took many photos.

This made Wei Dong's face darken.

All he could think about was going back to his wife to vent his anger!

Let's teach this woman a lesson.

(End of this chapter)