At the Li family villa.
Li Chaoren looked at the scene on the television with a smile on his face.
Of course, no one knew what this smile meant.
"Dad, will our business be affected after Hong Kong returns?”Little Superman looked at the scene on the television with a worried expression.
Li Chaoren didn't even turn his head. He continued to watch TV and said lightly,"
"What are you panicking for? You have to trust the mainland and the government of the Special Region.”
Little Superman was silent.
Little Superman looked at Li Chaoren and was silent for a while before he said,"
"Dad, will the mainland really not affect our business? They won't confiscate our assets? I once went to investigate the business environment of the mainland and also understood what happened there. Almost everyone who did business did not have a good ending. The mainland is too malicious to businessmen like us.”
Others might not dare to ask this question, but the little superman did not have such scruples.
Superman Li was still watching the live broadcast on TV. Facing Little Superman's question, he muttered to himself while watching TV,"
"I have considered your concerns. I don't think the mainland will do anything to us. Look at your Uncle Huo, isn't he respected?”
"But they only invited Uncle Huo for the return ceremony, not Dad.”Little Superman was a little indignant.
Li Chaoren was silent.
Regarding this, he actually knew it in his heart.
What did Huo Yingdong do for the mainland? Chaoren Li asked himself. Compared to Huo Yingdong, he was indeed far behind.
It was not a problem of ability, but a problem of awareness.
Huo Yingdong's awareness was much higher than his.
In 1978, Huo Yingdong was invited to attend a ceremony in Yanjing.
Li Chaoren, who was five years younger than him, was also invited.
This time, the old man showed them his determination to change.
At that time, Chaoren Li was very excited and expressed that he hoped he could do something for the country. Huo Yingdong also made a similar statement.
In December 1978, not long after Huo Yingdong, Li Chaoren, and the others returned to Hong Kong, the mainland officially announced that it would open again.
However, Li Chaoren had not invested a single cent in the mainland for 15 years. He had been watching and had always focused on the Hong Kong real estate industry.
It was not until 1992, after his speech on the southern tour, that Li Chaoren made up his mind to invest in the mainland.
In 1993, Li Chaoren invested in the construction of Yantian Port.
This was his first investment in the mainland.
Li Chaoren's business principle was not to earn a single copper coin.
He wouldn't be the first to eat the crab.
Looking back at the entire process of China's reopening, 1993 was indeed the best time to invest in the mainland with the least risk and the greatest returns.
From the perspective of obtaining business benefits and avoiding business risks, there was nothing wrong with Chaoren Li's approach. This kind of brain and sensitivity was worthy of being a genius. To be able to become the richest man in Hong Kong, he was indeed capable.
But Huo Yingdong's choice was completely different from Li Chaoren's.
In December 1978, Huo Yingdong announced that he would invest heavily in the mainland as soon as the news of Huaxia's reopening was announced.
At that time, everyone in Hong Kong's business world thought Huo Yingdong was crazy.
That was the continent that had just experienced a period of turmoil.
He could consider doing business with the mainland and clearing the money and goods.
Directly invest and set up factories in the mainland?
Do you know that you are a capitalist?
People would rather take the grass of society than cut the seedlings of your capital.
The risks involved were simply incalculable and immeasurable.
But Huo Yingdong didn't care.
He only knew that his country needed his investment, so he came.
Yes, his motherland needed him, so he came.
All the risks had to give way to the needs of the motherland.
At the beginning of 1979, Huo Yingdong invested in the construction of Zhongshan Hot Spring Hotel in Zhongshan.
At that time, the number of foreign investments in the mainland was zero.
Huo Yingdong was the first Hong Kong and Macau businessman to invest in the mainland.
The Zhongshan Hot Spring Project was also the first foreign-invested project in China.
After the Zhongshan Hot Spring Hotel project was finalized, Huo Yingdong came to Guangdong City and found that there was not even a high-class hotel that could receive foreign guests.
Therefore, Huo Yingdong immediately made a decision and announced that he would invest 200 million Hong Kong dollars to build a 34-storey White Swan Hotel in Yue City.
It would be built according to the standard of a five-star hotel. It would be used as the gateway to receive foreign guests in Guangdong City, demonstrating China's determination and sincerity in promoting the reconstruction.
Huo Yingdong had made such a high-profile investment in the mainland and was so sincere. The mainland felt that they should give him a big gift bag so that he could earn more money. At the same time, they wanted to set an example for the other Hong Kong businessmen who were still watching.
However, Huo Yingdong did not think that this was necessary. He suggested that the mainland should maintain its own status and posture, which would be conducive to the introduction of foreign investment later.
The land for the construction of the White Swan Hotel was provided by the government of Yuecheng.
The final investment model was that Huo Yingdong would contribute 50 million USD, and the Yuecheng government would only contribute land.
The mainland didn't know how to value this piece of land, so Huo Yingdong had to decide on a price himself.
Hong Kong's real estate agency gave a valuation of two to three million US dollars.
However, Huo Yingdong's proposal was a joint venture with Guangdong Province, with a profit of 55%.
It was equivalent to raising the land's valuation to 50 million USD.
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