I Want To Be a Rich Man on Hong Kong Island

On a weekend in February, Deep Water Bay was bustling with traffic. Cars came one after another. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the characters on these cars were either rich or expensive.

The cars pulled onto a newly repaired road that appeared to end in a two-story building.

"What's there for? Why are there so many cars going there today!" A visitor from Deep Water Bay asked curiously.

Then no one around could answer this question, everyone just looked over there with curiosity in their eyes.

Looking across the coastal road, there is a row of trees and fences. Everyone knows that it should belong to private land, and they don't know what is inside.

The golf course in Deep Water Bay was finally completed and put into use. Wu Guangyao specially invited some celebrities from Hong Kong Island to visit, intending to introduce this sport to Hong Kong Island.

The golf course in Deep Water Bay has only nine holes in total, which is half of the 18 holes in the standard course. After all, the grass in Deep Water Bay is only this big.

After the completion, Wu Guangyao specially hired coaches and management personnel from Scotland to come to Hong Kong to train a group of professional golf talents for Wu Guangyao.

At this time, Wu Guangyao was teaching Lin Yueru how to hit golf, with a coach giving verbal instructions;

As for his own woman, Wu Guangyao couldn't stand a male trainer to teach him, so he got on the horse himself.

"Husband, have you ever played golf before? Why do I think you're good at it?" Lin Yueru asked curiously.

"Yes, I have played in London several times! Besides, your husband can't do anything other than having children!" Wu Guangyao joked.

"Hate!"

While the two were flirting, Wu Guangyao's first guest arrived soon, and it was the governor, Park Liji.

Under the leadership of the staff, Bai Liji came to Wu Guangyao's side;

At this time, he changed into casual clothes, which were golf clothes specially prepared by Wu Guangyao.

"Mr. Wu, you are so courageous. I didn't expect to have such a beautiful golf course on Hong Kong Island." Bai Liji looked around and couldn't help sighing.

"Governor ever played golf?" Wu Guangyao asked.

"Never hit,

However, Sir Pak Wai Kwok, the Financial Secretary, is a golf enthusiast. You can play it later! "

"Then I'll let Coach William practice with His Excellency the Governor first, and then the Governor can play golf when he has time to relax himself."

Wu Guangyao introduced the coach hired from England with a high salary to Bai Liji, and asked Coach William to teach him well.

Goh Kuan Yew has only hired two professional coaches from England, but it is clear that Black is qualified to have a coach train him today.

Introducing golf, although Wu Guangyao also wants to have this hobby, but there is also a tool for socializing.

Then guests arrived one after another. The foreigners included the chief executive of the third department of Hong Kong Island, Sanders of HSBC, Keswick of Jardine Matheson, Shiyock of Swire Pacific, Little Madden of Wheelock, and Prayer of Hutchison Matheson, etc. There are many well-known foreigners on the island;

Because this golf is a business, Wu Guangyao invited more than a dozen well-known foreigners.

A lot of Chinese also came, more than 20 people, including Dong Yunhao, Bao Yugang, Zhao Congxian and other big shipowners, as well as Zheng Yutong, He Shanheng, Li Zhaoji, Guo Desheng and other well-known wealthy people in later generations, as well as friends of Wu Guangyao Guan Yi, Li Jia, Zhao Xi and others, some of Wu Guangyao's executives also came here.

There are so many people here today, everyone can't enjoy golf naturally, at most, they can swing a few shots under the guidance of the coach;

In addition to the two coaches hired from England, the golf course also has twelve caddies;

These caddies have also undergone more than two months of full-time training. Although they are not masters, there is no problem at all in teaching some rules and movements.

It doesn't matter if you don't enjoy playing golf, the buildings next to the golf course have many functions;

For example, holding receptions, banquets, cafes, and even swimming pools, in short, this is a top club for future generations.

After almost everyone arrived, everyone came to the place to practice swing, which is the first floor of the building.

There are a total of 12 places to practice swings, and everyone practiced politely for a few minutes without excessive indulging.

"Mr. Wu, this golf course is amazing!" Financial Secretary Guo Bowei couldn't help sighing.

If these colonial officials wanted to play golf, they could only enjoy it when they returned to England for vacation. The golf course established by Wu Guangyao was a boon to them.

"If Sir Guo likes it, this place is open for you at any time!" Wu Guangyao said with a smile.

It can be said that Wu Guangyao has a good impression of Guo Bowei (Scotlander). This is an economic expert. His free economic system theory has made great achievements in Hong Kong Island and has made great contributions to the economy of Hong Kong Island. contribution.

Guo Bowei served as the Financial Secretary on Hong Kong Island from 1961 to 1971. During his term of office, he consistently implemented the "laissez-faire" policy, maintained the low tax policy, and reduced government intervention in the market. His economic philosophy was developed by the financial secretary in the future, which set the tone for the Hong Kong government's subsequent policies of "positive non-interventionism", prudent financial management and free market, and also promoted the rapid development of Hong Kong's economy.

Guo Bowei's economic thinking also inspired the neoliberal economic policies pursued by US President Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, and the "reform and opening up" implemented by China Mainland in the 1980s was also influenced by Guo Bowei to a certain extent.

"How much is it for a game?" Guo Bowei asked curiously.

"The fee is charged annually. Currently, it is 2,000 Hong Kong dollars a year. Sir Guo can go to the front desk to register later. If you want to play golf in the future, make an appointment by phone in advance. After all, if there are too many people, it will affect your performance!" Wu Guangyao said, 2,000 Hong Kong dollars is naturally Wu Guangyao can quote a lower price, but a zero must be added to the actual price.

The salary of these high-ranking colonial officials is several thousand Hong Kong dollars a month, as well as various allowances and extra cash. 2,000 Hong Kong dollars is not much for them;

If Wu Guangyao said 20,000 Hong Kong dollars, then he was not making friends with these people, but doing business.

"Mr. Wu was joking, wouldn't you lose 2,000 Hong Kong dollars a year!"

"My original intention was to bring this sport to Hong Kong Island, not to make money; even if I wanted to make money, I would only consider making money after this sport became popular among the upper class on Hong Kong Island. Everyone here today is at this price If you are interested, you can come and practice."

Guo Bowei didn't say anything more, with this person's wealth, he naturally looked down on a few membership fees, and besides, everyone was paid 2,000 Hong Kong dollars, so why should he be hypocritical.

Then, Wu Guangyao saw that Sanders was chatting with several big ship owners, and Wu Guangyao also walked over.

"Congratulations Brother Bao for entering the European and American markets!" Wu Guangyao greeted Bao Yugang.

Bao Yugang bought four ready-made 16,000-ton oil tankers in the second half of last year, but unexpectedly, Shell Oil Company really took a fancy to him and rented his oil tankers for a long time;

Bao Yugang took advantage of the contract to build four 50,000-ton oil tankers with loans, which is quite a big move to enter Europe and the United States for oil transportation.

In this regard, Wu Guangyao calculated carefully, because Bao Yugang lost a lot of markets in Dongying in this life, so in 1968, it was absolutely impossible for him to exceed 2 million tons of load.

Compared with the original history, there will be a full 1.5 million tons of deadweight ships. Then Wu Guangyao will have 15 million tons of ships in his hands. After all, it will squeeze the business of the ship king in history.

Shipowners in Europe and the United States, Onassis and Niagos in Greece will definitely be greatly affected, and Japanese shipping companies such as Sanko and Nippon Shipping will definitely be greatly affected. Finally, Bao Yugang and Dong Yunhao in Hong Kong Island.

"It's not worth mentioning. Compared to Guangyao's business over there, I'm nothing."

Everyone exchanged pleasantries for a while, mainly discussing shipping matters. Wu Guangyao got a message that many bankers on Hong Kong Island were interested in lending to these big ship owners.

It seems that there are many people who are optimistic about shipping!