My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 854 A powerful dragon is a local snake

In fact, there is a principle of "heavenly vision" that Wei Dong is very clear about.

Once the reform and opening up opened the country's doors, and it integrated with the world through foreign trade, it would take decades to close the material gap caused by the industrial revolution, and the final victory would come naturally.

When it comes to the stage of competing in power and strategy, the mainland has never really lost to anyone.

Therefore, participating in the 84 Olympics was an important step for the mainland to integrate with the world.

The results were quite good, with more than a dozen gold medals and ranking fourth. This greatly boosted the confidence of the Chinese people and also showed the outside world the open attitude of the mainland.

This phenomenal start has inspired many people, which is the biggest reason why the mainland attaches more importance to the Olympics than many other countries in the world.

At that time, the national sports system had a four-character principle: "Olympic Strategy," which meant that everything should serve the Olympic Games!
In an era of scarcity and backwardness, the Olympics were a rare and exhilarating moment for China to gain a sense of global presence.

This also filled the whole country with anticipation for the 88 Seoul Olympics.

It is extremely heavy.

The sports world then began to believe that they were truly of great importance.

Wei Dong actually pushed the HK team to steal the men's basketball team's Olympic qualification.

That is to say, some people may still be trying to hide the fact that they did not participate in this matter.

It hasn't spread widely yet.

If we were to place this in 34 years, with the internet and mobile phones facilitating the dissemination of information, it would have already caused a huge uproar.
Old Fang was furious that Wei Dong would dare to rub salt into the wound, and laughed angrily: "You, you, you, let's see how you handle this once this gets out of hand. Some people's ulterior motives will definitely be triggered. I was telling you, why are you messing around with basketball..."

But when he saw the newspaper that Wei Dong had handed him, he was speechless for a moment.

He has been working on the Hong Kong front for almost ten years and is very clear about the significance of the social position of the president of the Basketball Association.

He rubbed his temples vigorously: "Of course this is extremely useful for our work, but why are you making things so self-destructive?"

Wei Dong stopped explaining his wife's fussing: "This result was indeed intentional. The national men's basketball team has no chance of winning the championship in the Olympics, nor will it bring any substantial changes. However, if planned properly, if the Hong Kong team has a chance to compete for a medal next year, it will be beneficial to Hong Kong's regional pride, my reputation in Hong Kong, and the basketball industry that I plan to build in Hong Kong. That's why I shamelessly asked for support."

Old Fang was extremely helpless and adopted an uninformed attitude: "Come on, convince me why I should help you run into this hole. Even if the relevant departments don't know that you were the one who brought about the transformation of the HK team, they will definitely make a fuss when they hear that you are going to transfer the players to HK. You can't take advantage of the situation and then act innocent. That would only add fuel to the fire."

Wei Dong had no choice but to grit his teeth and use his last resort: "Reform is actually all-encompassing. Foreign trade needs to be reformed, manufacturing needs to be reformed, sales need to be reformed, and sports need to be reformed too! I... I just want to use this incident to show that the current sports units have fallen behind the international advanced level."

Old Fang's head of white hair was practically standing on end; he never imagined Wei Dong would choose this angle.

He blinked hard several times before bursting into laughter, shaking his finger as he urged Wei Dong, "You! You, you, really, you didn't come up with this excuse after you found out you'd been squeezed out of the national team's Olympic qualification, did you?"

Wei Dong tried his best to keep a straight face: "Believe it or not, we have to admit that in a small place like Hong Kong, it's relatively easy to reform a certain department, right?"

The older colleague next door, who was already quite familiar with the situation, nodded: "Hmm, you mean Hong Kong isn't the most advanced in this area either?"

Wei Dong knew perfectly well: "Yes, their problem is that they never thought they would reach such a high level, so they definitely don't have any high-level equipment. But their advantage is that if they want to change, it's a matter of minutes, because they only have a few people. Let me put it this way, leader, I really want to push Hong Kong to compete for this Olympic championship. I originally wanted to find a bunch of foreigners to compete for it, but the Basketball Association insisted on using some Chinese. So I thought we might as well set an example for mainland basketball and see what the most advanced training methods are like, and truly leave a spark for domestic basketball to open its eyes to the world."

Old Fang pondered for a while, then looked up with his signature sharp gaze: "Are you doing this on purpose, kid? Using basketball as a metaphor for all industries, implying that without reform, they will inevitably be defeated, completely shattering some people's delusions and blind faith?"

Wei Dong was stunned; you really dare to think of that.

But thinking about it, it makes sense: "Basketball is, after all, a sport that is less invasive than industry, commerce, agriculture, and other sports. Moreover, compared to other individual sports, it relies more on individual talent. There are too many people in sports like football. Basketball can be changed quickly by introducing the world's most advanced technology in a relatively simple and direct way."

Lao Fang immediately retorted, "Then why don't you import it to the domestic market?"

Wei Dong shrugged: "Who do you think would allow me to bring in and use them in the national team? The sports department is a small circle of its own, and it doesn't allow outsiders to interfere at all."

Old Fang, who knew nothing about basketball, asked again, "So, what do you think I can do to help you break into this small circle?"

It was precisely because he had previously led a team to compete against a university team in Yuezhou that Wei Dong had a certain confidence: "I heard... I heard that you used to be in the military. So, could you find some promising young talents among the military teams and let me train them for a year to compete in the Olympics?"

Sports during the planned economy era were truly different.

Back then, they were all called professional teams, which were sports teams within the system.

Therefore, several large military regions, railway units, armed police and other large units have their own sports teams, and they are quite strong.

For example, the Guangdong troops were quite famous.

What Wei Dong was thinking was that as long as they were a bit stronger than the teams representing Hong Kong, that would be fine.

The president of the Football Association mentioned on the plane yesterday that the Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup football tournament he promoted was evenly matched between the two sides. He also mentioned the Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup basketball tournament, in which the eastern Guangdong teams were basically crushed, which is why he wasn't interested in basketball. However, he was deeply impressed by the fighting spirit of the eastern Guangdong military teams.

Old Fang casually jotted down these outlandish demands on a piece of paper.

He was still a little suspicious: "I think you might be getting complacent and arrogant about your current job, so you've started messing around with this kind of thing!"

Wei Dong expressed his deepest gratitude: "Sports is also education. I really want to make a name for myself in basketball in Hong Kong and lay the foundation for Hong Kong's cohesion and righteousness in the next ten years. This is even more important than making money in business. There are actually many talented people in the mainland who can do things. I have no intention of monopolizing the industry and suppressing the development of others."

Old Fang said irritably, "Then find me some talent! I was thinking of retiring to grow flowers and play ball, and you've already started doing all this before me!"

His tone was actually full of envy!

Wei Dong dared not argue: "Please, please, time is of the essence. The sooner we can gather enough people to start training, the better our chances will be."

Actually, Lao Fang was already catching black pearls, so he impatiently went away.

Wei Dong came out with a fawning smile, and amidst the secretary's even more obsequious and envious gaze, he still hurried to get to work.

Li Xuehong is indeed a qualified asset management general manager, and she has already sorted out all kinds of infrastructure projects and factories here.

This is much more modern than Shen Cuiyue, who could only manage workers on the front lines using hairpins.

The two waited downstairs by the BMW.

At this point, it becomes clear that Shen Laosan must have received makeup instruction from this former theater troupe actor.

Despite wearing the same outfit, Li Xuehong's gray suit still exuded a captivating charm.

Wei Dong took the list and reports from Li Xuehong, and as usual, they went to the dock first: "Then the container factory, public first, then private, and then the wafer fab..."

He had already started the car, glanced at the work progress a few times, but suddenly slammed on the brakes, slamming Shen Cuiyue, who was sitting in the back, against the back of the seat, looking very aggrieved!
"Who...who hired this headphone factory manager?!"

Li Xuehong didn't need to lean in to see clearly: "Gui Zhenfei? He's the deputy general manager of a subsidiary company of the South China Sea Petroleum Logistics Service Base in the West District Wharf... Look, he just resigned last month to apply for the job. Although he's older, he's very familiar with electronics. After Mr. Lin talked to him, he handed over the headphone factory to him."

Wei Dong was completely dumbfounded.

He knew that Pengzhen was full of hidden talents at this time, with all kinds of experts as numerous as carp crossing a river.

It's just that Wei Dong had never met such a master before, and the old security guard in the prefecture-level city wasn't even familiar with those famous names in the history of reform and opening up.

Therefore, there was no way to recruit them.

You Qili is only so well-known because he comes from Shangzhou; as for the others...

He didn't know the names of Murong in the South and Qiao Feng in the North.

Jin Zhuoqun was introduced by Yu Songhai. Whether he was in the TV series or not, it would probably become the name card for the TV series "Climbing the Ladder".

Hong Tiancheng was an inevitable tycoon who emerged alongside the shampoo factory.

Lin Wangfu's connection with the company was entirely due to the groundbreaking product of sound cards.

The name He Yuzhu sounds vaguely familiar, like I've heard it somewhere before.

None of them are as well-known as Hong Kong and Taiwan stars like Qin Yuye and Chow Yun-fat.

But this name!
It will be even more widely known in thirty or forty years.

To Wei Dong's utter surprise, such a powerful dragon was coiled up in the puddles of the West District Wharf!
If Pengzhen is an adventure paradise open to heroes and warriors from all over the country to fight and struggle, then the West Wharf area is the development zone of the directly affiliated units and departments that Lao Fang has tried his best to control, which is relatively stable and rigorous.

From its inception, that five-star hotel has been responsible for receiving Hong Kong businessmen traveling north for inspections and foreign experts traveling south to work on nuclear power, South China Sea oil fields, and other projects.

The hotel was located in a remote area to avoid the chaotic situation in downtown Shenzhen. There were basically no swindlers or fraudsters in the hotel.

As a result, this area has become a base for many technology companies in Pengzhen.

The most eye-catching feature is the huge oil tank in front of the hotel, and the gas station where various ships dock at the West Wharf.

Doesn't that mean that all the changes Wei Dong brought about here in the past year or two have been witnessed by powerful figures and local bullies?

I absolutely must meet him.

(End of this chapter)