298 Membership
Compared to business veterans like Li Zhiheng, Ge Lianghong is obviously more willing to get close to business up-and-coming celebrities like Zhou Wenqiang.
The older the fried dough, the less clean it is. Compared to having a role model at the same time, Zhou Wenqiang, who was like a miracle in his entrepreneurial process, Li Zhiheng had neither potential nor too deep roots in Ge Lianghong's eyes. He was afraid that there were too many caterpillars hidden under the big tree of the Li family, so he naturally knew how to choose.
The Governor of Hong Kong is the Governor of Hong Kong. With Ge Liong's position, how can he not see how important it is to the "rich" class among the middle class and the lower class?
These two classes account for nearly 45% of the number of Hong Kong Island, which can be said to be the cornerstone of Hong Kong Island's stability.
The upper class of wealthy people will not cause trouble, and the lower class of people will simply rely on the control of major characters and police officers in Hong Kong. As long as the rules of the underworld are not destroyed, these people will not be confused! And these two classes have not reached the level of wealthy people, nor have they reached the level of stuttering, but they have to depend on the character expression. In fact, they are the most difficult part of the people to control. As long as they stabilize them, it is equivalent to stabilizing Hong Kong Island.
Letting "living people have their own houses" in Hong Kong is just like letting people have their own land in ancient dynasties in agricultural society, which is a major plan to stabilize the foundation; then can the middle class in Hong Kong before own their own real estate?
The answer is basically no.
Before the "Beiwang Real Estate Company" and Li Group officially started to compete, before Beiwang Real Estate launched the "separate sales" method, the real buildings in Hong Kong Island were all purchased. If it were not for the middle class who was interested in the rental business, more people would prefer to rent a house to live in.
That’s right, 90% of the native middle class in Hong Kong and those who immigrated from all over the place due to the war are renting houses. They have no industry in Hong Kong and have no real home, so how can they talk about belonging?
It was under Zhou Wenqiang's "guidance" that Li Zhiheng and other business tycoons began to consider changing sales models and changed to "selling separately in households", which to a certain extent stimulated the desire of these two major classes of houses, which was equivalent to helping Ge Lianghong.
In fact, since then, Ge Lianghong has been more pleasing to Zhou Wenqiang, otherwise he would not have helped him withstand the investigation of MI6 and took care of Beiwang Group from all sides.
Just like some local officials and officials in later generations, they always take care of some companies that are related to their own political achievements. How could Ge Lianghong avoid the common people?
Medals must be given. The two things of shantytown renovation and low-rent public housing are enough to get Zhou Wenqiang an Obe medal; although this level of medal is not enough to get Zhou Wenqiang to win the knighthood at the same time, they will get extra points when "electioning for" members.
With Ge Lianghong's secret help, Zhou Wenqiang only needs the status of a district councillor to submit a "legislative proposal" to the Legislative Council in a legitimate manner.
It will take just two months to be the election time for the Hong Kong Island District Councillors, and the dust will be settled at the latest by the end of November.
With Zhou Wenqiang's contribution to Hong Kong Island, his influence in all sectors of society, his financial power, his power of public opinion, and Ge Lianghong's help, two months later, Zhou Wenqiang was the first to receive the Obe Official Medal.
Half a year later, he was elected as a member of the New Territories Region. Business tycoons such as Lei Ying-tung, Chung Kai-sun, He Hongsen, Lee Ka-sung, and Ho Shan-heng endorsed him and became the youngest "official assistant councillor" in Hong Kong history.
After taking office, Zhou Wenqiang immediately submitted a 'legislative proposal' to the Hong Kong Legislative Council under the arrangement of Ge Lianghong.
The "Hong Kong Real Estate Management Standards" was quickly established. After several discussions, the two drafts were finally implemented on January 1, 1956!
When the news came out, all knowledgeable people like Lei Yingdong and Zhong Qishen secretly praised him, and Zhou Wenqiang still had vision.
Business elites like them, of course, have also seen changes in the mainland, and Hong Kong Island will be affected. The bill that Zhou Wen strongly promoted is conducive to stabilizing housing prices in Hong Kong Island. Although it will damage some industries in the short term, it is a benefit to stabilize Hong Kong Island in the long run.
There are no "real estate speculators" in this era, but Lei Yingdong and others still smelled a trace of danger from this bill and saw Zhou Wenqiang's precautions. While praising him, they also secretly admire him.
Not everyone has a sensitive sense of foreseeing future crises, and Zhou Wenqiang did it.
In the summer of 1956, Hong Kong Island was so hot that it was so hot that it was very popular. Various beverages led by Wanglaoji Herbal Tea were sold well. Among them, Qixi Soda had a faint momentum of coming from behind, but Zhou Wenqiang did not feel much joy.
Ye Xueyuan, who loves to talk to him the most, has only called her for many days recently. Although she is still the young lady of the Ye family who can act coquettishly, tell stories, and joke, Zhou Wenqiang can hear a hint of worry in her words.
Although the wind direction movement has not yet fully launched, it has now entered a prelude period.
Some hidden dangers accumulated after the founding of the mainland have begun to gradually erupt. At most half a year, China will enter a period of long-term instability, and even some more serious movements will break out. The Hong Kong Island connected to the mainland will also enter the darkest era in history.
The dark era of Hong Kong Island will last for fifteen years or even longer. Zhou Wenqiang stood on the top of Taiping Mountain and looked up at the "gloom cloud" gradually approaching the sky above Hong Kong Island. He wanted to know how many hopeful lights can be illuminated in this era with his power at this time?
Will it become a candle in the wind, or will it eventually spread a prairie fire?
"Looking forward..."
Zhou Wenqiang clenched his fists slightly, smiled and turned around to look at Bai Yue'e and Jiang Wentao who had been standing behind him for a long time and said, "Today is the day when the 'Champs Elysees' under Li' and our 'Lijinghua Villa' will be released? How do you two view the result of this battle?"
Bai Yue'e said a little angrily: "Huang Li's design and your creativity are definitely better than Li Zhiheng's real estate. Whether it is lighting, space utilization, or internal structure, our houses are the best. But it can't stand Li Zhiheng's money! He posted advertisements in more than a dozen newspapers at the same time last week, and the housing prices in the Champs-Elysées were half as low as ours! This is no longer a business, it's purely arrogance! You all know that bargains are easy to sell... The result of this battle is of course unfavorable to us..."
She is the executive president of "Beiwang Real Estate" and the ambitious queen of Hong Kong real estate. Speaking of Li Zhiheng's actions of hurting people with his own nature, she is really resentful.
Jiang Wentao glanced at Bai Yue'e and smiled and said, "Boss, forgive me for saying something more. You are not allowed to lower the price of Beiwang Real Estate. Although it is for profit, it will inevitably lead us to passiveness. In my opinion, this 'price war' is still worth a fight, after all, it is the first positive competition."
"The Li family is rich and powerful. If we talk about family capital, it is three to four times that of ours. But if it is really compared to cash flow, Beiwang may not be afraid of him."
"Of course, Beiwang is not afraid of anyone. Even from the surface, if a price war starts, it will be beneficial to lower the housing prices in Hong Kong."
Zhou Wenqiang smiled and said, "But Yue'e said that our house quality is better than that of Li's family, which means that our things are good enough. Cheap things are easy to sell, but good things are naturally not cheap. What I want is benign housing prices, which is not a random price increase and price reduction without bottom line."
"What's more, if Li Zhiheng doesn't see some hope in this first battle, he will be discouraged and stop playing. Wouldn't this game be without opponents?"
Chapter completed!