Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

In his subsequent conversation with Lou Xiao'e, Ye Jianchuan learned about the Lou family's development path in Hong Kong over the past ten years.

At first, the Lou family was just an ordinary wealthy family in Hong Kong. However, Director Lou had a very good eye for business. After arriving in Hong Kong, he invested his funds in real industries.

This naturally includes the hotel we're in now. Although it's not the best or most luxurious hotel on Hong Kong Island, it's definitely among the top three.

This huge building, along with the hotel's various decorations, is priceless, but it's just one of the Lou family's properties in Hong Kong.

Other industries are mainly concentrated in the catering industry. Well, to put it bluntly, the Lou family is now the 'Catering Kings' of Hong Kong Island.

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After all, this hotel is actually a combination of catering and accommodation. The Lou family also operates everything from small tea restaurants and fish ball stalls to large chain restaurants and bars.

Of course, what Ye Jianchuan didn't expect was that the Lou family actually owned a newspaper. It wasn't that they wanted to make money from the newspaper, but using it to attract customers and promote their shop was quite effective.

At the same time, because the newspaper run by the Lou family basically doesn't publish sensational news that is actually not very interesting, their newspaper is quite popular among business people.

This news was very useful to Ye Jianchuan, since if he could sell his products in Hong Kong in addition to the domestic market, the profits would certainly not be low.

If a newspaper could help promote my product, would I still have to worry about sales?

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After spending two days of intimate moments with Lou Xiao'e in the hotel, Ye Jianchuan left the hotel with her.

The Lou family is, after all, a leader in the industry in Hong Kong, so dealing with those petty scoundrels who want to take advantage of Ye Jianchuan shouldn't be a problem for them.

So once the Lou family resolved the matter, Ye Jianchuan was able to leave the hotel with peace of mind and enjoy himself with Lou Xiao'e on Hong Kong Island.

To Ye Jianchuan's slight disappointment, the night before Lou Xiao'e came to see him, the two of them tried their best, but in the end, Lou Xiao'e did not get pregnant.

Although she didn't leave the mainland with her pregnant child like in the original drama, Lou Xiao'e still thought about him constantly, which made Ye Jianchuan very satisfied with his 'charm'.

In fact, the two elders of the Lou family did have some objections to Lou Xiao'e's deep longing for Ye Jianchuan.

Although Ye Jianchuan is indeed fine, his daughter is getting on in years. If she can't go back to the mainland and can't find Ye Jianchuan in the future, won't she be left alone for the rest of her life?

But Ye Jianchuan's trip to Hong Kong Island to look for someone put their minds at ease. Since they both still had feelings for each other, then... that was probably the only way.

That evening, at the Lou family villa, after a hearty meal, Lou's father and Ye Jianchuan began to discuss their 'visions' for the future.

"Xiao Ye, although your Uncle Lou has escaped, it was only out of necessity. If I have the chance to go back in the future, I would like to go back."

That place holds not only memories of my youth, but it's also my home!

I just don't know when I'll be able to go back. For people like us who fled during that time, even if there are policy reforms later, it probably won't be easy for us to go back, right?

Ye Jianchuan shook his head and advised, "Uncle Lou, although you may not be able to go back right now, you will definitely have the opportunity in the future!"

Hong Kong Island is just leased to England; one day the lease will expire and it will return to the embrace of our motherland.

And... there's actually another way that might allow you to return to China earlier.

Upon hearing Ye Jianchuan's words, Chairman Lou's eyes lit up, and he immediately pressed for an answer, "Oh? What's the plan? Tell me quickly!"

"Mr. Lou, you must have heard of the Huo family in Hong Kong, right?"

Chairman Lou nodded. "Who doesn't know the Huo family? Elder Yingdong was also considered a mainlander!"

Ye Jianchuan smiled and continued, "That's right. Although the Huo family didn't choose to return to China, the attitude towards them in China has always been very good..."

Why? It's because they can be considered 'patriotic businessmen'! So what if you could also be considered a patriotic businessman in the future?

Then the domestic attitude towards you will naturally change, right? As for how to do it... I think you can start by investing in mainland China.

At this point, Ye Jianchuan paused for a moment, then continued, "Actually, I came here this time because I need Uncle Lou's help with a small matter."

You probably already know about the things I put up for auction, right? I actually planned to use the money from those sales to start a factory.

However, the source of these things isn't so easy to explain, so to avoid trouble, I'm thinking of giving the money directly to Sister Xiao'e, and then having her 'invest' in my factory as a Hong Kong investor.

"In this way, many of the problems I encountered when setting up the factory will be easier to solve. In addition, this can also be regarded as building a bridgehead for your Lou family to develop inland.

If you're interested in anything else, I can lend a hand, especially with things like investing in and building factories in certain areas.

To attract investment, the local government might even put in a good word for you. Then, you'll easily earn that reputation as patriotic businessmen, won't you?

Ye Jianchuan's words immediately excited Chairman Lou. In fact, being a patriotic businessman was just a title for Chairman Lou.

However, if this title could help him "return home in glory" in the future, he would be willing to pay a price to obtain it.

Ye Jianchuan added fuel to the fire, saying, "Moreover, as far as I know, the higher-ups should begin a series of corrective actions within the next year or two."

"We'll figure something out then; maybe we can get rid of the 'capitalist' label that your Lou family used to have."

Chapter 275 Three Gems Fetched an Exorbitant Price

This really hit the nail on the head for Chairman Lou. If he could get rid of the "capitalist" label, or at least put it in a more 'nice' way, it would be incredibly important to him.

Ye Jianchuan then briefly discussed his general ideas with Chairman Lou.

When Lou Dong heard that Ye Jianchuan didn't actually need to invest his own money, but just wanted to use his name to pocket the money, his opinion of Ye Jianchuan rose even higher.

After all, the Lou family's assets are quite staggering. It's truly remarkable that Ye Jianchuan remained unmoved after hearing that his 'girlfriend's' family was so wealthy.

Of course, Chairman Lou actually wanted to lend a little money to his son-in-law, but Ye Jianchuan refused.

On the one hand, it was because he really couldn't give Lou Xiao'e a real title. If he were to ask the Lou family to invest in setting up a factory under such circumstances, he would be in a passive position if the Lou family had any ideas in the future.

Although it seems that both Lou Xiao'e and her parents are very satisfied with her now, things are unpredictable. Besides, Lou's parents are no longer young, and Lou Xiao'e is not the only daughter in the Lou family.

To put it bluntly, if after Mr. and Mrs. Lou pass away, there's some kind of inheritance dispute within the Lou family, it would be a very troublesome matter if the Lou family had shares in my factory.

Therefore, although the Lou family's investment would allow Ye Jianchuan to set up his factory faster and more smoothly, and even expand quickly to capture the market, in order to avoid some unnecessary trouble, Ye Jianchuan still chose to [internal group]: 9.8"0'2?0"5.8'5,6.

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Over the next few days, Ye Jianchuan and Lou Xiao'e traveled around various places on Hong Kong Island, and even made a trip to Macau to experience the charm of the Eastern casino city.

As a gambling city that opened up to gambling as early as the 19th century, the atmosphere of Macau is not much different from that of later times. The only difference may be that you can still see many Portuguese signs on the streets today.

After a few days, Ye Jianchuan had a general understanding of the current situation in Hong Kong Island. In fact, Hong Kong Island is not particularly suitable for investment at the moment.

No, it's not that it's unsuitable, it's just that it's not easy for Ye Jianchuan to find suitable projects to invest in, because the investment directions that Ye Jianchuan can think of are, on the one hand, the entertainment industry, and on the other hand, real estate.

However, in Hong Kong during that era, many people involved in the entertainment industry had some involvement with the darker side of things, making it quite different from the environment of later generations.

Therefore, Ye Jianchuan did not want to get involved in these troublesome matters. As for real estate, it was something he could consider, since the property prices on Hong Kong Island were at their lowest point at the moment.

As for the reason... it's actually quite simple. Given the current situation of Soviet offensive and American defensive posture, Hong Kong Island, a piece of land destined to be reclaimed, doesn't hold much value for English.

Moreover, the wealth gap at present is not as exaggerated as it would be in later generations, so it is no exaggeration to say that housing prices are dirt cheap now.

However, this situation will not last long. In about ten years, property prices on Hong Kong Island will begin to rise gradually, eventually reaching an unbelievable level.

This was indeed a good investment opportunity for Ye Jianchuan, but then another problem arose: there were requirements for investing in the real estate industry.

First... you need to have sufficient cash flow, which Ye Jianchuan couldn't provide. The investment required to succeed in real estate isn't something Ye Jianchuan could recoup by selling a few gems.

So Ye Jianchuan, having hit a wall on the first question, had no choice but to temporarily abandon the plan. But it didn't matter, since there were still at least ten years before the Hong Kong Island real estate industry began to develop rapidly.

This amount of time is more than enough for me to develop and expand the food factory I have planned.

At that point, they might not only be able to invest in Hong Kong real estate, but they could also make a fortune off those well-off islanders in Japan.

By the way, Ye Jianchuan also remembered a very important piece of information in his 'little notebook', which was Gobi Map's 'Christmas gift' in 1991.

The collapse of Russia led to the emergence of numerous oligarchs in those countries, and if I were to enter the fray at the right time, I should be able to reap considerable benefits.

With this capital accumulation, even if I missed the initial surge in Hong Kong's property market, the subsequent price increases were still quite substantial, and I was still able to keep up.

Aside from the real estate and entertainment industries, the most developed sector on Hong Kong Island is actually the media. After all, Hong Kong Island reporters are far more dedicated than the likes of "Tsuk Wai".

Moreover, compared to the shameless and sensational headlines of Hong Kong reporters, even sensationalist headlines like those from UC News have to admit defeat.

For example, there was a headline that read, "XX male celebrity was seen mining in the street for three minutes!" Mining in the street? What does that mean? When 277 looked it up, it turned out to be about someone picking their nose.

Another incident involved Fan Xiaoxuan. Because she was quite dark-skinned at the time, she was photographed eating, and the Hong Kong media headline was "Black Pearl Gluttonous Monster Invades Hong Kong".

If you put this kind of "imagination" in creating headlines into the UC Shock Department, it would probably be at least second-in-command, right?

However, it is precisely because of these exaggerated headlines, coupled with paparazzi who will stop at nothing to capture 'explosive news,' that the outside world's evaluation of Hong Kong media is extremely poor.

Putting aside everything else, there are more than just one or two singers who have been harassed by paparazzi so much that they have written songs criticizing them.

Moreover, this kind of thing is quite troublesome to transform later on. Making money from it seems much more complicated than other industries.

So, after much research, Ye Jianchuan was ultimately unable to find a suitable project among the current industries in Hong Kong Island that he could invest in right now.

Of course, Ye Jianchuan's original plan was to focus on the domestic market. As for things here, they would have to wait until the domestic projects were profitable and Ye Jianchuan had enough money before they could proceed.

Chapter 276 A Chance Encounter with the 'Three Great African Tyrants' Buying Goods

The project selection for 'investment' on Hong Kong Island was indeed not very smooth, but that was not Ye Jianchuan's main purpose in coming here this time.

Having found the Lou family and Lou Xiao'e, Ye Jianchuan had already achieved more than half of his goal for coming to Hong Kong Island, and the remaining part was also progressing very smoothly.

After staying at the Lou family's house for a few more days, Ye Jianchuan's three gems finally made it onto the auction house's auction list.

Moreover, because of the 'large diamond' among them, this auction really attracted a lot of celebrities and dignitaries, which made Ye Jianchuan even more looking forward to this auction.

The final auction result was quite good; the three gems, when valued together, were only worth a few hundred thousand US dollars.

However, the final transaction price far exceeded this price; the emerald with the 'lowest' price alone sold for a staggering $260,000.

The sapphire that had the potential to be crafted into the 'Heart of the Ocean' sold for a staggering $530,000.

Of course, none of these are the most outrageous. The most outrageous one is the diamond that has attracted the attention of numerous celebrities.

Although 11.5 carats isn't particularly large, it's still considered a very rare diamond. Furthermore, given the system's rule that everything produced is of high quality, the diamond's cutting craftsmanship significantly increased its price.

Ultimately, amidst fierce competition among celebrities and political figures, the diamond sold for a staggering $1.35 million.

This price was nearly ten times higher than the auction house's initial estimate, leaving the media present stunned.

The three gemstones sold for a total of over two million US dollars, instantly giving Ye Jianchuan confidence in his future factory plans.

Of course, Ye Jianchuan was actually lucky this time. He happened to run into an 'emperor' who wanted to hold a grand coronation ceremony at this particular time.

It is now the beginning of 77, and at the end of last year, in a relatively inconspicuous country on a distant African continent, a 'super dictator' announced his coronation as king.