1997 was the year.

Su Yehao had made a fortune partnering with him to short the New Taiwan dollar and Hong Kong stocks.

To become a chief financial advisor, Zheng Yongwen decisively stopped, so as not to affect his chance to eat from the government trough because of the short selling of Hong Kong stocks.

In the end, not only did he lose the position of chief advisor and get into considerable controversy, but Zheng Yongwen also missed the precious opportunity for speculation.

Su Yehao, on the other hand, made a lot of money during this period.

Since he knew that Vice President Zheng Yongwen was very concerned about the reorganization and reform of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, he would help push him to the position of chief executive officer of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Whether or not it would be successful remained to be seen.

Therefore, Su Yehao had already prepared his bargaining chips before asking him out today.

If it works out, everyone will be happy.

If it doesn't work, there's nothing he can do. After all, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange isn't Su Yehao's own, so he can only promise this much…

Today, the sun is shining brightly.

The surface of Victoria Harbour is sparkling, and several freighters and cruise ships are slowly sailing, cleaving through the water.

In this era, Hong Kong's port is bustling with goods coming and going.

Some people were worried that the construction of various docks in the north would affect local business, but the fact proved that as long as the pie is made bigger, everyone can get a piece of it.

The market value of many shipping companies is now higher than before the Southeast Asian financial bubble burst, and many foreign trade companies are also making a lot of money.

More and more Hong Kong people are doing business in the north in recent years.

While having dinner last night, Su Yehao also heard those real estate developers talk about how much money they spent in the north, what land they acquired, or where they went for inspection.

The Sihai International yacht is currently heading to the old Kai Tak Airport across from the Central Pier.

Hearing Vice President Zheng Yongwen say that he is a cunning merchant, Su Yehao retorted:

"I wouldn't call it cunning, just catering to your interests. It seems that Mr. Zheng values my influence, and you actually agreed to come out of retirement. Do you think I have the strength to push you to that position?"

Zheng Yongwen didn't give him a good tone, only saying:

"It's not that I'm optimistic about you, but that I'm optimistic about the allies behind the entire project. If I'm in charge of connecting the dots, I can always get to know more friends, and more friends means more opportunities. As for you, you're still a bit green, otherwise you wouldn't have no one else to turn to and come to a retired idler like me."

"…That's the honest truth."

Su Yehao admitted that he was right.

He is usually afraid of trouble and too lazy to socialize, so it is inevitable that he will have a headache at this critical moment. He doesn't even know who to go to for help.

Zheng Yongwen had worked in the upper echelons before and is quite famous in Hong Kong, so he is quite suitable to be in charge of the preparatory work.

The two chatted about the content of last night's dinner.

After having a rough understanding of the plan, Zheng Yongwen chuckled and joked: "You still say you're not a cunning merchant. I originally thought you would have some new ideas compared to the Li family's plan, but it turns out you're also just after the buildings and land."

Su Yehao waved his hand and said:

"How can you lump them together? It's completely different, okay?"

"I'm making use of abandoned land, while they're destroying the natural ecology. Don't lump everyone together. Besides, how do you know I'm just after the buildings? Maybe I'll incubate a few top semiconductor research institutions to fight for the country's future?"

"The last time I went to Si Jiucheng, I met an academician Ni, who didn't even want a high-paying job in order to develop the semiconductor industry in the north, and ran around despite his age. Now there are factories everywhere in the north, and there will definitely be more in the future. In the international division of labor and cooperation, we can't always just make small money, exchanging hundreds of millions of shirts for a large airplane. If I provide some key components and develop some industries, then the significance is no less than your Hong Kong Stock Exchange…"

Hearing Su Yehao say a lot in one breath, Zheng Yongwen was quite surprised and smiled: "It seems to be a profitable business. Aren't you afraid I'll compete with you?"

"I couldn't ask for more. I'm not afraid of someone competing with me, I'm just afraid that no one will join me in throwing money at it."

Su Yehao said lazily, drinking a cocktail in the early morning, and added:

"Not to belittle you, but selling a hundred of you wouldn't even be enough to fill a gap between my teeth. Through PricewaterhouseCoopers, I designed a Qianxin (Thousand-Core) City project in Qianhai, Pengcheng, which is much larger than the Kai Tak Airport here. The money I've earned from wealth management in the past two years will probably all be thrown into it by then."

"…Impressive."

Saying these two words from the bottom of his heart, Zheng Yongwen looked into the distance at the Kai Tak Airport runway in front of him, and then said: "In that case, your investment in Cyberport is really quite meaningful."

They chatted all the way.

The yacht crossed Victoria Harbour and arrived at the Kai Tak Airport runway in Kowloon.

After changing to a speedboat and landing on the abandoned runway, Zheng Yongwen suddenly remembered something and reminded him: "The reason why Kai Tak Airport was relocated is because it disturbed the residents all year round, and because of design flaws, it is one of the most difficult airports in the world to land at."

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"My point is that because it's difficult to land, there have been many accidents in history. It's best to avoid those locations when planning, and even if they're left idle as parks, don't develop them, so as not to be taken advantage of in terms of feng shui and affect future value."

Hearing this, Su Yehao immediately understood and asked happily: "So you think my plan can succeed?"

Giving him a roll of his eyes, Zheng Yongwen said, "As long as you pull in more real estate developers, no matter how good the Li family's plan is, what can they do? It's like two sides fighting, one is alone, and the other is a group of people. Of course, I think your chances of winning are higher."

The airport runway was just abandoned last year, and stray cats and dogs have already made their homes there, and dense weeds have grown.

I don't know who is so uncivilized, but they even dumped construction waste.

They walked a long way forward, and Su Yehao was sweating profusely before they arrived at the apron and oil depot where oil pollution was being removed.

This was his first on-site inspection. Only after actually seeing it did Su Yehao realize how big this place was. Perhaps because the runway was three kilometers long, it felt like it was larger than the cultural tourism city project on the bay side of Pengcheng.

Of course, it was just an illusion, similar to how skinny people look taller.

Gradually getting a feel for it, Zheng Yongwen quickly put himself in the role and began to help brainstorm ideas.

For example, act first and report later, and quickly make a modern and stylish plan, let the media help spread it, and focus on publicizing that this plan is far better than the Li family's plan, and it can also provide a large sum of money for the higher-ups, etc.

In addition, they must also leave a way out. Even if the Li family's plan is approved, it will not affect the development here. It's just that the support policies may be less.

Seeing Zheng Yongwen racking his brains, Su Yehao was secretly delighted.

After not being able to sleep in for several days in a row, and unable to get rid of many things in his hands, he finally saw the hope of happily slacking off again.

There was no way around it. With his wealth reaching this scale, and with the Silicon Valley market about to change, he had to prepare for the transformation and reallocate his assets as soon as possible. Inevitably, there were many big and small trivial matters.

Looking at the desolate old airport in front of him, Su Yehao could already imagine what it would be like when it was developed.

He suddenly felt that it would be a pity not to build an eye-catching landmark at the end of the runway by the sea.

It's just that he doesn't know the condition of the foundation for the time being. Since it's a runway reclaimed from the sea, it's estimated to be a bit difficult, otherwise he could build a high-rise building that would glow brightly at night.

At that time, he would keep a house for himself to live in. Wouldn't the night view be much better than that dark place in Big Wave Bay…