My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 900 You are unworthy, let us divide and eat you.

In any case, Wei Dong's only thought was to withdraw from the real estate industry as soon as possible.

If they were to further portray themselves as a real estate tycoon with state-owned assets but private ownership, that would be terrifying.

He doesn't want to be the belt guy.

So the current situation is even more simplistic: "No, I never intended to do any real estate projects. Shanghai is a very complex and turbulent place, so I'm developing in the outskirts... Oh right, besides the basketball stadium, the project I just got approved is the construction of the largest deep-water container terminal in East China in the suburbs. If you're interested in participating, you can get a share."

De Erge's eyes immediately lit up: "The largest in East China?"

Wei Dong confirmed: "It should be the largest in the country. There's an East District Wharf and a Hong Kong Wharf around the West District Wharf in Pengzhen. It can't be that big. This is Shanghai... you know!"

After staying here for a month or so, Wei Dong has started to speak in this tone.

De Erge could actually speak the Shanghai dialect: "We're from Shanghai, my father went to Hong Kong from Shanghai, of course I know this place. Where is it, at the mouth of the Yangtze River?"

He asked Wei Dong to flip the rendering over and casually grabbed a pencil to sketch it out:
“In fact, there are only two deep-sea channels outside Shanghai, which means that there is very little room for building a deep-water port. The entire Shanghai area was formed by the accumulation of silt from the Yangtze River, so all the Yangtze River estuaries are not suitable. The tonnage is limited to more than 20,000 tons. Moreover, the annual dredging costs would be very high. They have been thinking about building it at the Yangtze River estuary, but the future belongs to large container ships, so it can only be here!”

As a veteran security guard at the tax compound, Wei Dong had absolutely no idea where the deep-water port in Shanghai was.

However, given that the ships must be large, a deep-water port is essential.

Wei Dongcai tirelessly followed along to survey the terrain, constantly advising against spending huge sums of money to build a wharf at the mouth of the Yangtze River just for the sake of the present. He warned that once the era of large ships arrived, there would be no way to stop them, and they would have to quietly relocate to build the wharf.

So the conclusion reached after discussions with the experts was that the river would flow outwards along the Yangtze River estuary and even turn inwards towards Zhejiang Bay.

Wei Dong drew a picture that looked quite convincing: "There is the largest newly built petrochemical base in Shanghai here, and there is a natural deep channel next to it, as well as three islands, one large and two small. The initial plan is to build a deep-water port terminal based on these three small islands."

This largest petrochemical base in China has built some small docks, which are sufficient for ordinary cargo ships and petrochemical vessels.

What Wei Dong actually remembered was that Nanli later had those large natural gas petrochemical ships, which were touted as some kind of industry jewel, but it seems that the domestic shipbuilding industry eventually conquered them.

In short, no one expected that mainstream international ships would become so prevalent in the future, let alone that China would become the mainstay of the international shipping and shipbuilding industry in 20 or 30 years.

All docks must be built to the principle of "the bigger, the better".

"The three small islands are three kilometers wide in total. They will definitely fill in this area to turn it into a huge cargo yard. Then they will build a long bridge 4.5 kilometers from here to the shore, and then build an even larger cargo yard on the shore. They will have a fully automated hoisting system, and even the transfer between the shore yard and the island cargo yard will be done by driverless vehicles... Damn it!"

Speaking of this, it suddenly dawned on me that maybe it was during the preparatory committee's work that they encouraged everyone to "open their minds" and then "throw out a brick to attract jade" by promoting the dock as too advanced and eye-catching.

He knows more about ships than docks, and he knows more about quay cranes than ships. He knows more about loading and unloading than unmanned vehicles. And unmanned vehicles... well, not yet.

This is why it has become the best choice for investors in both state-owned and private enterprises.

They brought this upon themselves.

Therefore, bringing in Hong Kong capital now is more about providing technical support, and it's also a good way to share some of the financial burden.

De Erge was indeed caught in a new dilemma: "I want to develop a commercial center! Container terminals... terminals are certainly very tempting, but what do you think the future of Shanghai Port's terminals can reach? Can they reach half the size of Hong Kong's?"

Wei Dong chuckled, "You really didn't listen to my conversation with the big shots. The western container terminal in Pengzhen and Li Bancheng's deep-water port in the eastern region both indicate that the eastern Guangdong region has a huge volume of container foreign trade transportation. Once these two are established, they will greatly weaken Hong Kong. But those are just three large container terminals handling the foreign trade of the entire Pearl River Delta region. This is the entire Yangtze River Delta region, or even more accurately, the entire Yangtze River's freight will converge here. In the future... this may be the world's largest port terminal, do you believe it or not?"

The foreign trade exports from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai alone are enormous, not to mention the amount transported and piled up along the Yangtze River. Even the Three Gorges Project could achieve this, which shows how large the volume of goods transported from Jiangzhou and other places is.

This further highlights the advantages of standard containers.

This made Brother De even more conflicted.

As a second-generation billionaire whose ancestral home is in Shanghai, he must have a very high opinion of Shanghai.

In particular, the five-star hotel he manages is currently the only high-end hotel around the electronics industrial park, making it the best choice for countless foreign investors, Hong Kong and Taiwan businessmen and enterprises to settle down.

The last Dongsheng sales conference occupied two or three hundred rooms, catching many business people off guard.

Qin Zhiming said that even his karaoke rooms were fully booked for overnight stays!

So the potential is truly visible to the naked eye.

Rang Weidong wasn't setting a trap: "Our international community will be launched during the Spring Festival. The main streets that are now completed have a central building with more than 2,000 square meters on each floor and a seven-story podium. If you are interested, you can rent it to it as a commercial building."

It's also in the suburbs, but it's on the outskirts between the electronics industrial park and the city center, and it's also on the main route from the airport to the city center.

Moreover, Wei Dong was very confident that, given the development trend of Shanghai, the electronics industrial park would definitely be considered part of the city center in ten or twenty years, and the suburbs would expand to who knows how far.

Therefore, the international community will definitely be considered a bustling downtown area in the future.

De Erge and his family saw the construction start here and immediately made a bold move: "I'll buy it, I'll buy the whole building!"

To everyone's surprise, Wei Dong chuckled and said, "Buy? This building is priced in Shanghai. The commercial area of ​​the podium is sold at US$7,000 per square meter, which is HK$5000 per square foot."

This price isn't expensive in Hong Kong. Shops in Tsim Sha Tsui have long exceeded HK$10,000 per square foot, and ordinary residential properties in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon are several thousand Hong Kong dollars per square foot. Only in newly developed areas like Sha Tin are prices below HK$1,000 or HK$2,000 per square foot. Converted to square meters, that's a price range of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars.

But the second brother is definitely trying to take advantage of the current price of around 1,000 yuan per square meter in mainland China.

Even now, with prices skyrocketing fiftyfold, they still hesitate: "Is it really that ruthless?"

The podium alone costs about HK$1 billion, not to mention the more than 20 residential buildings above, which would cost nearly HK$1 billion more.

If you do the math, two billion Hong Kong dollars is only enough to buy a building in Shanghai, but in Hong Kong it could buy ATV (Asia Television).

You'll always hesitate and wonder if it's worth it.

Wei Dong feigned helplessness: "Otherwise, why do you think I would shoot an advertisement in Hong Kong to launch and sell pre-sale apartments? I'm the one who financed the construction here, and I'll make a small profit, but the bulk of the money is going to Shanghai... Damn, isn't this also a state-owned enterprise with private ownership?!"

When Wei Dong took over this international community, he repeatedly considered the options: with residential prices at $2,000 and commercial area prices at $7,000, even if they could sell to foreigners and people from Hong Kong and Taiwan, would they dare to pocket the huge profits?

Shanghai believes that given its international standing, it must sell at prices similar to those in Hong Kong.

After all, foreigners and even people from other places have no way to buy houses right now. If they want to invest and develop businesses, they can only buy houses in this international community.

Therefore, although the construction commission agreement only provides guidance and suggestions to align with Hong Kong's commercial housing prices, it does not specify how the profits will be distributed.

Shanghai mainly needs foreign exchange.

As a result, this foreign exchange pressure was greatly alleviated after Apple's contract manufacturers were established.

Profitability is something many people are looking at.

Wei Dong had already made arrangements with Chi Shiming: the bulk of the profits would go to the city, and the real estate company would just take a small cut.

A super-large project of two million square meters, even a small loss in profit would be disastrous.

Looking back now, it turns out that I was just managing and operating the entire project on behalf of the city, from construction to sales and even the subsequent property management.

De Erge didn't know what he meant by "state-owned assets and private enterprises," but after exchanging a few words with Qin Zhiming, he made up his mind: "I've considered both the commercial center and the dock, but I most want to enter the city center. Can't you really think of a way?"

Wei Dong deliberately avoided downtown Shanghai, not wanting to deal with the various well-connected locals.

Just as he was about to shake his head, he felt his brother-in-law quietly step on his foot, so he changed his mind and said he would consider it too.

Brother De was relieved to hear him agree: "As long as you can make the connection, I will provide a reward according to the rules of the trade."

Wei Dong nodded in agreement.

The three of them then returned indoors from the scorching rooftop terrace.

It wasn't until just before getting into the car to go home that Wei Dong asked his brother-in-law what he meant.

Qin Zhiming said in a low voice, "Haven't you had any thoughts about this yet?"

Wei Dong immediately understood from his expression: "You mean you're eyeing the De Group?"

Qin Zhiming nodded: "With Uncle De gone, the De Group is no longer what it used to be. I saw that you took over the TV station and then wiped out four movie theaters, and you're still using these big projects in Shanghai to entangle him. I thought you were already thinking about it, but haven't you?"

Wei Dong didn't need to hide anything from him or pretend: "Was it necessary to be so ruthless?"

Qin Zhiming leaned against the car door and smiled: "Which family in Hong Kong doesn't live on the edge like this? If one's virtue doesn't match one's position and talent doesn't match one's wealth, then when the old ones pass away, they start hunting down the younger ones. Are they supposed to wait for the younger ones to develop and become strong competitors? So only families with a stable succession can withstand this kind of hunting."

Wei Dong needs to learn how to handle such large-scale situations: "Are my several major projects useful in implicating him?"

Qin Zhiming, whose body had been dismembered by Uncle De, grinned maliciously: "The longer you stretch his battle lines and the more funds you tie up, the tighter his cash flow will be. If something unexpected happens, it might just break down. What do you think he'll do then?"

Wei Dong immediately realized: "Cashing out at a low price to get cash flow?"

Qin Zhiming nodded in satisfaction and patted his brother-in-law on the shoulder: "Countless big shots have collapsed in this way. Only by defeating giant beasts can you reap rich rewards. What's the point of always hunting pheasants and rabbits?"

Wei Dong laughed heartily: "I understand, are you going back to Hong Kong for the Spring Festival?"

Qin Zhiming shook his head: "I'm going back to MIT to reunite with my family. I'll try to bring my family and parents to Shanghai for a while after the holiday. Why don't you come and have a meal with me?"

Wei Dong didn't mind: "So you're planning to retire and enjoy life? Do any of your brothers want to come and help out?"

Qin Zhiming glanced at him and said, "Don't worry, the Qin family will never interfere and gather around Xiao Ye to form a large force. You still have decades of energy and time to develop and manage. The relationship between you two is the most important. The Qin family has no right to be suspected. But look at Uncle De's family, you and Xiao Ye should have children soon so that the children can grow up together and develop a strong bond."

Learn from past mistakes.

(End of this chapter)