I Want To Be a Rich Man on Hong Kong Island

At 8 o'clock in the morning, Wu Guangyao's motorcade set off from Barker Road Villa, passed through Barker Road and Majixian Gorge Road, and slowly headed to Central for work.

Baijia Road belongs to the road on the top of the mountain, and you can see the villas at a distance, and there are British people living in them;

For example, the Chief Secretary for Administration, HSBC Taipan, Jardine Majesty and many other big boss-level ghosts;

But from now on, Wu Guangyao's motorcade will often pass by these people's doors.

When passing the Department of Justice, the car was honked by the driver for some reason (there may be small animals ahead), which attracted the attention of the Department of Justice's guards.

"Whose convoy is that?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be the team of the richest Chinese man!"

"Oh! Then he honked the horn on purpose to remind us?"

"Remind you? Do you live in Baijiadao?"

"Forehead....."

This is a conversation between two Gurkha guards. For them, Wu Guangyao is also an unattainable myth.

At this time, the Secretary for Justice was just about to go to work, and when he heard the sound of a horn outside, he frowned and asked his assistant;

The assistant quickly got the answer from the security and passed it on to the Secretary for Justice, who no longer took the matter to heart.

The assistant also got an answer from the face of the Secretary for Justice, that is, the strength of the Chinese leader in Hong Kong Island is so great that even the Governor of Hong Kong has to pay attention to it. Naturally, the Secretary for Justice will not offend him.

After passing through a section of Barker Road, the convoy drove into Majixian Gorge Road;

Majixian Gap Road is the main road in the mid-level area of ​​the island and the top of the mountain. It is the only way from Central to the top of the mountain;

Most of the Majixian Gap Road is a winding slope, built on the hillside, and the west is also the lowest point, connecting Garden Road and Robinson Road.

Wu Guangyao also has a piece of land in Mid-Levels, and has not yet built a villa, but it is only a matter of time.

After descending from Victoria Peak, we passed Government House (Governor's Mansion), HSBC Bank, and finally came to Universal Building.

On the east side of Universal Building,

It may be the future Phase 1, 2, and 3 of Exchange Square, and Connaught Building (Jardine House). These are the Central buildings closest to the Central Ferry Terminal and Victoria Harbour.

Thinking of the Kangle Building, Wu Guangyao had already decided to block the auction of Hu Yihe Foreign Co., Ltd. at the Hong Kong government's auction house in 1970;

This kind of good position is naturally for the virtuous (wealthy) people!

At this moment, the Universal Building is like a needle in the sea, overlooking Hong Kong Island.

The convoy drove into the ground parking lot of the Universal Building and parked steadily in the dedicated parking space.

The bodyguards opened the doors on both sides, and Wu Guangyao and Lin Yueru stepped down and entered the Universal Building.

"Let's go, let's inspect the company together!" Wu Guangyao said to Lin Yueru.

Lin Yueru immediately took Wu Guangyao's arm, feeling happy!

Lin Yueru didn't like being in the limelight, but she liked being in the limelight with Wu Guangyao.

The three group companies of Baiyou Group, Oriental Media Group and Universal Group occupy the entire 46th floor of the Universal Building;

Naturally, the two of them would not foolishly walk around every floor, mainly to inspect the floor where the group headquarters is located.

The appearance of the two received warm greetings from everyone, and their eyes were full of admiration;

Come to think of it, Hong Kong Island Tycoon is everyone's dream!

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Standing in front of the window of the office on the 46th floor of the Global Building, the opposite Kowloon district is displayed in front of Wu Guangyao like a stripped girl.

The most eye-catching building in Kowloon is naturally still the Yangtze River Central Commercial Complex;

Turning his eyes to Wharf, Wu Guangyao's heart was burning, and he only regretted that the time had not come yet!

After a long time, Wu Guangyao expressed his feelings: "Only by standing tall can you see far!"

With such a vision, even a beggar can have some pride, let alone Wu Guangyao, a Hong Kong island tycoon!

After a while, He Yuanzhang, the president of Universal Group, came to Wu Guangyao's office.

He Yuanzhang sat on the imported Italian leather sofa with an upright posture. After thanking the staff who brought the tea, he started the topic.

"The Hong Kong government intends to establish a semi-official organization, the 'Container Committee', to study new shipping trends and Hong Kong Island's countermeasures." He Yuanzhang reported seriously to Wu Guangyaohui with a serious expression.

"Oh!"

Wu Guangyao knew immediately that the time had finally come!

In recent years, the business of Kwai Chung Terminal 123 has greatly increased, becoming the largest container terminal in the world;

At the same time, global container shipping is booming, and European and American countries are beginning to pay attention to container shipping;

These naturally attracted the attention of the Hong Kong government.

In the area between Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi, there are a total of nine container terminals in later generations.

However, according to history, this semi-official committee should have been established in 1966, which is now more than a year earlier;

In 1969, led by three European container companies, the Modern Container Terminal Company was formed on Hong Kong Island;

Then Swire, HSBC, Hutchison, Kadoorie, and Jebsen joined in, while Jardine Matheson refused to join;

This is something Jardine Matheson later regretted!

"It seems that the Hong Kong government is jealous! When the Hong Kong government establishes this committee later, I will recommend you to go in and keep an eye on it for you!"

"Well, boss, please rest assured!"

He Yuanzhang thought for a while, and said: "Boss, if the Hong Kong government wants to open a container terminal again, and Hong Kong Island has a full set of container terminal technology, only our Global Terminal Company; but the Hong Kong government should not want our Global Group to win the container bid again." At the terminal, foreign companies may enter the market by then.”

Wu Guangyao asked, "Do you have a plan?"

He Yuanzhang said: "For the present plan, we can only improve our own container terminal strength and increase competitiveness; there is another way, even if we cannot bid for the latter container terminals alone, we can take the lead in forming a local alliance, so that Should be able to take down a container terminal."

Wu Guangyao asked: "Who do you think should be united?"

He Yuanzhang replied: "HSBC, Hutchison, Swire, Dong Yunhao..."

Letting these local British foreign firms join in can indeed share the pressure of the Hong Kong government;

However, they were afraid that foreign firms such as Hutchison and Swire would not cooperate with Wu Guangyao.

At that time, it will depend on the ability of HSBC Bank!

Wu Guangyao nodded and said, "Well, we can consider it at that time! However, in the future, it will be a general trend for the United States, Europe, and Japan to join the Kwai Chung Container Terminal. There are also major political factors that are beyond our control. However, as long as We are strong enough and our service is considerate enough, those container ships will still choose us! Besides, we have our own container company and are not afraid of challenges!"

Europe and the United States can extend their container shipping power to Hong Kong Island, which is naturally easy. Who said that Hong Kong Island is still a British colony at this time!

However, the terminals of the Universal Group have spread all over the world. Even the north and south of the United States have the container terminals of the Universal Group. This is a remarkable thing!

Global Group has also made great efforts to own a container terminal in the United States;

If the United States hadn't launched a war against Vietnam and demanded container terminals on Hong Kong Island, it would have been difficult for Universal Group to break into American terminals.

Of course, there is another very important factor, that is, Universal Group is the creator of container terminals, a major participant in container size standards, and a powerful group company in the world;

Many countries are willing to use this reputation to develop their own container shipping.

Wu Guangyao had already made up his mind that by the end of the 1970s, he would keep as many container ships as possible and greatly reduce oil tankers.