In the early morning of April 12th, the sky had just broken and the sun had not yet risen. After saying goodbye to Gong Qian, An Yi was still on the plane returning to North China. On the streets of Central in Hong Kong in the south of the motherland, there were three luxury black Rolls-Royces.
A convoy of Sri Lankan cars was slowly driving towards the Governor's Palace.
Lu Kaiming sat in the back seat of the second car, looking out the window at the beautiful view of Victoria Harbor at dawn, silently thinking about his development in Hong Kong over the past year.
At this time, Hong Kong was not really the Pearl of the Orient in name. For Britain, known as the Empire on which the sun never sets, Hong Kong had special political and economic significance. Politically, Britain's possession of Hong Kong was a measure of control.
An important symbol of the Far East is directly related to Britain's prestige and interests in this region; economically, Hong Kong is a financial, trade and shipping center, and a springboard for Britain to participate in mainland China's economic activities and develop its rights and interests in China.
As a base, Britain could quickly expand to South China and plunder Chinese resources. However, as the Washington Treaty established the status of the Japanese navy as the third largest navy, it also stipulated that Japanese ships could enter and exit Hong Kong and Philippine waters, and Hong Kong's
Security was threatened, which led the British government to gradually relocate political, economic, cultural centers and military bases in Asia to the relatively safe Sin Chau, which guarded the main channel of the Malacca Strait.
Therefore, at least before Lu Kaiming arrived in Hong Kong, the economic development here was almost stagnant. Affected by the economic crisis, although Hong Kong has been open as a port for many years, in Lu Kaiming's eyes, it lags far behind in terms of urban construction and industrial and commercial development.
Shanghai in a period of time.
But this situation has changed since last year. Since the Japanese army brazenly attacked Shanghai in the January 28th Incident, a lot of funds have been withdrawn from Songhu and Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and have been transferred to Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, Australia and even South America. By the end of last year
The war on the Great Wall has rekindled, and the flight of funds has intensified, with most of it flowing to Hong Kong, which is closer to Shanghai and is relatively safe.
Hong Kong's economy was greatly stimulated, and various trading houses and processing factories sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
Among all these enterprises, Nam Wah Group's achievements are the most eye-catching - in just over a year, it opened three large supermarkets in Central, Western District and Mong Kok, Kowloon.
, self-service sales, low prices, convenient settlement and many other features, the business has been very popular since its opening. This sales model was promoted by Nanhua Company and soon spread in Southeast Asia, Australia, South America and other places with a large number of Chinese, setting off a wave of
A revolution in retailing.
In addition, Nam Wah Group has also been occupying land in Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, Kwun Tong, Causeway Bay and other places in Hong Kong, building cigarette factories, match factories, paper mills, seafood processing factories, daily chemical products factories, watch factories, and fan factories.
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He started to manage factories and other low-tech factories that were of great help in improving people's livelihood, and also founded clothing companies, real estate companies, bus companies and chain fast food restaurants that were closely related to life, and for a time he became the well-deserved industrial king of Hong Kong and Kowloon.
Because King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom was very interested in the "direct selling" theory founded by Lu Kaiming, but he did not dare to take risks easily, and was even more worried about the negative consequences of Lu Kaiming's warnings, so he registered through the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and other strata.
In this way, he quietly established a direct sales company, and then transferred some businesses under the royal family's name that were on the verge of bankruptcy.
The factory was transferred to this company to produce products such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, cosmetics, clocks, etc., and then the company was allowed to implement a unique new sales model among the royal family, aristocrats, bureaucrats, and wealthy businessmen - as long as those who purchased the products,
That is to say, they automatically become downlines, and downlines can seek benefits by continuing to develop downlines.
Edward VIII pretended to be interested in exploring this new marketing model, purchased the goods, and promoted them himself, asking other members of the royal family to become his downline, and then expressed "incredible", which aroused great interest from the public.
, soon became popular in Britain and its colonies. Edward VIII had his own plans. If unexpected consequences really occurred in the future, he could say that he was also a victim and quickly distance himself from the matter.
This method calculates and pays remuneration to downline personnel based on their direct or indirect sales performance. Buyers purchase goods not because they need to use them, but to join and make money. It seems that as long as new members join this sales model, they can
Earning a steady stream of profits quickly attracted people who had no jobs in the economic crisis.
People who had some spare money pursued it, and Edward VIII, the man behind the scenes, benefited a lot from this. He accumulated a large amount of wealth in a short period of time, quickly reversing the financial embarrassment of the royal family and living frugally since the economic crisis. Many people are in this situation.
The aristocrats, bureaucrats and wealthy businessmen at the top of the MLM pyramid also made a lot of money.
Edward VIII, who had made a fortune and had a lot of money, felt that he should compensate a certain outstanding economics expert, so he seemed to suddenly think of a distant colony, very naturally asked about the current situation of Hong Kong, and then very naturally gave a vigorous explanation
A major step forward in developing Hong Kong’s economy
The meritorious pro-British Chinese entrepreneur, philanthropist and social activist Lu Kaiming was highly praised. Soon, through the suggestion made by the aide-de-camp, he decided to award Mr. Lu Kaiming, who had set an example for the colonial construction of the British Empire, a knighthood.
Finally, he was awarded the medal personally by the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Bei Lu.
So nominally speaking, Lu Kai-ming is now considered a British aristocrat, just like Bei Lu, the governor. Especially now that Lu Kai-ming is throwing money away to start industries in Hong Kong to develop people's livelihood, thus attracting and driving other capital to invest in Hong Kong, so that
The economy of Hong Kong and Kowloon has risen several levels in just one year. Therefore, Sir Bei Lu has a very good impression of Lu Kai-ming and will respond to his requests without violating his principles.
Lu Kaiming also has his own plans. Although the areas where he is investing and building factories are still very desolate, they are all flat areas, especially not far from the port and the bustling downtown area. Hong Kong's land resources are limited. Once Hong Kong Island and Kowloon have a large number of
In development, capital will naturally focus on places that were previously inconspicuous. Tsuen Wan,
The land value appreciation potential in Causeway Bay and other places is huge. Now you can take advantage of Hong Kong's booming economy to build a factory and make a lot of money. If business fails in the future, due to the development of the city, the land price in the area around the factory will have doubled several times.
At that time, whether you develop real estate yourself or sell the entire land, you can make a lot of money.
Lu Kaiming was extremely kind, and based on the idea that everyone could make money, he invited officials from the colonial government to join him. Therefore, although the Nanhua Company expanded at an alarming rate, under the powerful money offensive, no one caused trouble to Lu Kaiming.
And with the cooperation of A Biao and Hongxing Society, Nanhua Group in Hong Kong and Kowloon can be described as a capital tycoon and a trust.
The motorcade slowly stopped in front of the Governor's Palace. The British troops at the door were already very familiar with Lu Kaiming. The second lieutenant on duty smiled and stepped forward to say hello. He looked at the situation inside the three Rolls-Royce cars.
Seeing that there were no suspicious persons, he ordered the fence to be released and allowed the convoy to enter the Governor's Palace.
The two cars in front started slowly and drove towards the parking lot in front of the Governor's Mansion. The rear door of the car behind opened, and Lu Kaiming's assistant Zheng Jun got out of the car and stuffed a fifty-pound note into the second lieutenant's hand.
, smiled and said that he would invite the brothers to drink tea. The second lieutenant patted Zheng Jun happily on the shoulder, and waved the banknotes in his hand to the few British soldiers in front of the gate, which immediately attracted a burst of cheers.
Sir Belu was enjoying breakfast with his wife in the restaurant when he suddenly heard a loud shout of joy. He couldn't help but frown slightly. He was about to stand up and go to the window to see what was going on, but found that in the parking lot in the center of the garden,
Two black cars had stopped, and Lu Kaiming got out of one of them. He couldn't help but let out a surprised "Huh", turned around and asked his wife to eat by herself, then stood up and went out with a smile.
In the living room, Sir Bei Lu first gave Lu Kaiming a warm hug, and then welcomed him into his study. After a brief greeting, he asked straight to the point:
"Sir Lu, I came to the Governor's Mansion early in the morning. What advice do you have?"
Lu Kaiming did not hesitate. He took out a thick stack of documents from his briefcase and directly stated his purpose: "This is the port of destination change procedure issued by Jiangnan Group and the American West Coast Shipping Company... Since receiving the power of attorney,
, I am working on this matter with all my strength, after all, Jiangnan
The Group is now China's leading large-scale consortium, and cooperation with it will be very beneficial to expanding Nanhua Company's business in the mainland. I am worried that going through normal channels will delay for a period of time and seriously affect the reputation of our company, so after receiving the certificate, I went directly to the Governor
You're an adult."
Bei Lu took the document and looked at it carefully, and then called the Secretary for Civil Affairs. After explaining it in detail, she explained it to the Customs Department, the Taxation Department and other relevant agencies one by one. Then she said to Lu Kaiming: "Okay, you can go there later.
There will be someone at the pier to handle the formalities for you. Sir Lu, is there anything else you can do?"
Seeing that the matter was solved so easily, Lu Kaiming decided to reciprocate: "The medical facilities in Hong Kong are still very backward. I am determined to build a hospital in Hong Kong and Kowloon. I hope to get the support of the Governor."
Bei Lu was very excited: "This is a good thing! I originally planned to allocate a sum of money in this year's fiscal budget to build a hospital each in Cheung Chau and Hong Kong Island in the Islands District. Now since you are interested in public welfare, I
Just save the money and use it in other places.”
"Cheung Chau?"
Lu Kaiming was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly and said with admiration: "The Governor is still thoughtful. Although Cheung Chau is far away from Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, it has a wide geographical area. People from Lantau Island and other places who are sick can also go to Cheung Chau.
Hospital treatment, okay, I decided, except Hong Kong Island and
Outside Kowloon, I will build another hospital in Cheung Chau. Lord Governor, I will pay for it, and the Government will provide the land and professional medical personnel to build three hospitals together. What do you think? After the hospital is completed, Nan Wah Group
It only holds 49% of the shares and does not participate in the management of the hospital..."
Bei Lu was a little surprised: "How can this work? I can't let you contribute money and efforts and be wronged again!"
Lu Kaiming said with a smile: "The Governor built the Kowloon Bye Reservoir and the Aberdeen Reservoir, which solved the drinking water problem in Hong Kong and Kowloon. Now he has started to work on the comprehensive automation project of telephone line transfer, which will benefit future generations from Hong Kong and Kowloon! But I
I always feel that these are not enough to demonstrate the achievements of the Governor-General, so I want to build such hospitals and name them after the Governor-General. As long as future generations see people seeking medical treatment in the hospital, they will think of this as the kindness of the Governor-General."
When had Bei Lu enjoyed such direct flattery? She grinned from ear to ear: "Okay, okay, I have never seen anyone as enlightened as Sir Lu. I happen to be studying the introduction of car ferry services by Yau Ma Tei Ferry. I see
This work should be left to Nan Hua Group. Also, many bus companies now manage
The service attitude of the drivers and passengers is poor, and delays and even suspensions of services often occur. The Hong Kong government is determined to change this situation and has decided to put the bus operating rights in Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and outlying islands out to tender. I think Nanhua Company has strong strength.
There is also a bus company, and I can franchise it to you to operate it exclusively."
Lu Kaiming did not expect that his investment would return so quickly. He was overjoyed and immediately expressed his stance: "Thank you, Mr. Governor, for your trust. Please be assured that I will return 20% of the bus company's monthly income to the government, and in
In the next few years, we will strive to build and widen roads in roundabouts and Kowloon to make Hong Kong's streets connected to every inch of land, making them more spacious and tidy."
Bei Lu nodded in approval, then frowned slightly, as if thinking of something: "Governor Lu Ji founded the University of Hong Kong more than ten years ago, and it is still talked about by people today. In fact, cultivating talents is also my wish, but it is a pity that I am powerless..."
Lu Kaiming didn't know what Bei Lu meant. He thought that since he had already built a hospital for you, what's the harm in building a university? Besides, Nanhua Company needs more people if it wants to take root in Hong Kong and radiate to Southeast Asia.
To recruit talents, establishing a university is the best way, so there is no hesitation:
"Yes, Hong Kong has a population of more than one million, but only one university. It is really disproportionate. Before, I had been hesitating whether to build more primary schools, middle schools, or universities. Now I understand that what Hong Kong needs is high-end schools.
Talent, it is urgent to open a university!"
Bei Lu was very interested: "Shatin has not been effectively developed. If there is a university there, it will be very beneficial to the promotion of economy and culture and real estate development! I have already thought of the name of this university, Bei Lu University, dear
Lu, what do you think?"
Lu Kaiming repeatedly praised: "What a great name. Only the name of the Governor-General is worthy of this brand-new university. The Governor-General must have a development blueprint in mind. In this way, this university will be built with funds from our Nanhua Group, and the land and
The teaching staff will be provided by the Hong Kong government. After completion, like the hospital, it will still only hold 49% of the shares and be managed by the Hong Kong government. What do you think of the Governor?"
"Okay, happy cooperation!"
Bei Lu stood up, took the initiative to stretch out her hands, and held Lu Kaiming's hands tightly. Then the two looked at each other, both showing knowing smiles.