The family was waiting for the bus under a tree. Wu Sheng and other bodyguards pretended to be tourists and were gathered around to be cautious of possible dangers.
The car Wu Sheng called down the mountain hadn't arrived yet, and a row of very luxurious motorcade drove up from the tree-shaded road and stopped in the open space in front of the villa.
To be honest, it is actually somewhat unnecessary to take a car to see Hedong Garden, because apart from the historical names and the meaning given to it by the previous owner of this house.
The Hedong Garden during the Republic of China is not worth traveling a long way to see. Therefore, most tourists who come to see Hedong Garden hike up the mountain.
Along the way, take a look at the scenery of the wealthy area on the top of the mountain, look at the luxurious villas hidden in the shade of green trees, and tell your friends or the people next to you that the rich man from Hong Kong lives in this villa. The Hong Kong family living in that villa has a unique flavor.
So this long motorcade suddenly stopped in the open space in front of Hedong Garden. It was obviously not for sightseeing. What's more, these cars are all luxury cars, and there is no such thing as a rich man who has come all the way here to show off his power.
"From the He family, the woman walking at the front is the owner of this house. The people following behind are all well-known and wealthy people in Hong Kong. I don't know if they are really here to see the house, or if the He family has invited these people. I came here just to show off and continue to put pressure on the Hong Kong government."
Yang Dongxu's family of three stood at a relatively high position because it was windy, so they enjoyed the cool weather here. Therefore, after the doors of the long row of luxury cars are opened, the people who come out of them can see clearly.
Even though Zhou Ya has not been in Hong Kong for many years, she still knows the rich people and families in Hong Kong much better than Yang Dongxu.
In order to gain a foothold in Hong Kong, the intimidation power of wealthy families at that time was far from enough. Zhou Yake has painstakingly studied these families and possible threatening opponents.
But Yang Dongxu is different. The only wealthy people in Hong Kong that Yang Dongxu knows are those celebrities in the news and newspapers. He is only familiar with those people who have cooperative relationships. As for the others who don't like to attend banquets, he naturally doesn't know a few.
"No matter what her purpose is, I guess if Uncle Six comes to ask her, he might actually be able to talk about it." Yang Dongxu said.
Although Ms. He, who was leading the way to the villa, suddenly wanted to develop Hedong Garden this time, it was quite borrowed from the current Hong Kong government's desire to stimulate Hong Kong's real estate to see if it could get rid of the shackles of historical and cultural protection.
But fundamentally speaking, if Hedong Garden cannot be developed, Ms. He is not opposed to selling Hedong Garden, it just depends on the selling price.
If Ms. He wants to sell this house, basically winning the land may be half the battle. Because Ms. He in front of the entire Hedong Garden can make her own decisions.
Although the most famous person in the He family is He Duwang, the one with the most wealth is also He Duwang. However, Gambling King He has little to do with this house, even though he came from the He family.
But he is just the nephew of the previous owner of Hedong Garden in front of him or something, and Ms. He in front of him is the daughter of the previous owner of Hedong Garden, and is the legal and full heir to this house.
"If Hong Kong real estate is bullish in the future, even if this building is not demolished, the land around it can be developed to make back the money." Zhou Ya looked around and nodded.
When all the tourists were curiously looking at the team of rich people looking at houses in front of them, some even couldn't help but take out their cameras to take pictures. The wealthy team walked forward chatting and laughing, not paying attention to the reactions of the tourists around them.
They had faced various reporters' criticisms more than once, and such a small scene in front of them could not attract much attention from them.
However, Xu, who was walking in the crowd, was supporting a man who was not young but could take care of women. He accidentally glanced at Yang Dongxu from the corner of his eye.
I didn't pay attention at first, but after taking two steps, I thought of something, and suddenly turned my head to look at Yang Dongxu, with a surprised look on his face.
"What's wrong Xingyu?" Sister Bao looked sideways at her son in confusion, and followed her son's gaze towards Yang Dongxu.
Seeing that someone in the wealthy group actually recognized him, Yang Dongxu smiled and nodded as a greeting. He had no intention of coming forward to talk. Sister Bao and her son Bao Xingyu just smiled and nodded, and then continued to follow the wealthy group towards the villa.
"The Bao family seems to be very interested in investment in the mainland in recent years." Zhou Ya also recognized Sister Bao and said casually.
"Compared to the previous help in times of need, the current icing on the cake, although the motherland welcomes it, is definitely not as profitable as before. However, they have continued to increase investment in the mainland in recent years, which may have something to do with Bao Xiaomei."
Yang Dongxu was undoubtedly familiar with the Bao family, and was even friends with the deceased Bao Chuan, but he felt a bit sympathetic to each other back then. Although he was still very young at that time, it did not hinder his admiration for the late shipping king. .
After Bao Chuan passed away, although the Bao family was not torn apart, the separation was the final result. Among them, the eldest daughter of the Bao family is Sister Bao who just walked into the villa with her son.
She inherited almost all the chartered boat business, and the second sister of the Bao family married well. My husband's family is a famous wealthy family in Hong Kong, ranking seventh among the top ten.
Only Bao Xiaomei seemed to have gained nothing except a sum of money and some fixed assets. Even the amount of money she received was not a small amount, but it was only a drop in the bucket compared to the entire industry of the Ship King.
Overseas investment projects in recent years have not been peaceful, and even a bit choppy. For example, if Yang Dongxu hadn't taken over the overseas investment of the two rich brothers who thought it had long-term investment value for the sake of the rich old man, he would probably have lost all his money.
Therefore, although Sister Bao inherited chartering ships to almost all industries, those who helped run these industries and the countries where these industries were located.
The former admires the charter king, and the latter gives the charter king a lot of face. The former also gave respect to the daughter of the Charter King, while the latter never caused any trouble when the Charter King was alive.
But the chartering king is the chartering king, and Sister Bao is Sister Bao. Even though she is the daughter of the chartering king, she is the legal heir to the chartering king's industry. If you want to control such a huge industry, you can't just inherit it.
Therefore, in recent years, instead of taking advantage of the rapid development of the global economy, the Bao family's industry has shrunk.
Regardless of whether it is Erjie Bao's husband's family or Bao Xiaomei, who received the least share of the property, both of them have made a lot of money investing in mainland China in the past few years.
Especially Bao Xiaomei, who now controls Huaxiu, the largest textile and garment manufacturing company in Asia and one of the top three in the world. From the least conspicuous among the three brothers and sisters, he suddenly became the most eye-catching one.
This greatly stimulated Sister Bao, so she began to adjust her investment focus. After all, the Charter King was once so patriotic, Sister Bao still has a lot of resources to utilize when investing in the mainland.
Of course, Yang Dongxu said that the return on investment now is not as good as the investment that provided timely help in the past, which is also a relative term. Sister Bao’s investment base in the mainland in recent years is not small, especially several deep-water port projects, which have cost tens of billions of dollars in total.
At the same time, she also has a lot of experience in international advanced ports. This time she also introduced it from foreign countries and won many praises from above.
Although such a large investment is not as good as in previous years, the profit return on those investments can easily be more than ten times or dozens of times. But according to the speed of domestic economic development, it is a certainty that these investments will have multiple profits. A profit of several times tens of billions of dollars is a huge return that many billionaires cannot even imagine.
"Did you meet an acquaintance outside just now?" Ms. He was holding a wine glass and chatting with Sister Bao on the second floor balcony of the villa.
It is more like a banquet than a house viewing tour, but it is different from the traditional practice of blocking off visitors in advance when banquets were held here.
This time, Ms. He did not block off the Hedong Garden in advance, and did not even choose a more sincere night to hold the banquet. Instead, we chose to do it at noon in broad daylight, and in front of so many tourists outside. Undoubtedly, she wanted to use these tourists today to spread the word about the house viewing group, so that the sensation caused this time would be even greater.
"My little sister's boss." Sister Bao said with a smile.
Although there was no expression on her face, Sister Bao actually felt a little sour towards Little Sister Bao.
After all, his father loved Bao Xiaomei very much when he was alive. Even the king of ships is not exempt from the tradition of parents loving the youngest. Although she inherited the family property after her father passed away.
But in recent years, the shipping industry has really been difficult to do. In other words, the shipping industry is also developing with the development of the global economy. But it was at the critical moment when the ship had to be changed.
The King of Chartered Boats became famous earlier, so the boats owned by the Bao family are all old-fashioned boats. In recent years, freighter technology has been updated rapidly, especially for some single-hull oil tankers. The replacement of double-hull oil tankers, which is more secure and prevents pollution, has accelerated the obsolescence of old ships.
This undoubtedly made Sister Bao feel even worse. In addition, when her father passed away, the elders in the company were not so convinced of his control of the company. The governments of the countries where Baojia Port is located also have new opinions on the division of interests.
Although the Bao family has maintained its reputation in recent years, it is still one of the largest companies in the shipping industry in the world. But compared to the world's number one charter boat king at its peak, the company's decline is now becoming more and more obvious.
But when her own company encountered difficulties, Huaxiu, under the leadership of Bao Xiaomei, continued to ride the wind and waves, and it expanded rapidly over the years like a balloon being blown up.
Although Yang Dongxu is the majority shareholder of the company, Bao Xiaomei also owns a lot of shares. Therefore, her net worth has also been rising in recent years. If the Forbes list includes Bao Xiaomei, Bao Xiaomei will definitely be on the list, and her ranking is not low.
"Your sister? Bao Xiaomei?" Ms. He was stunned for a moment, and then she thought of something and a look of surprise appeared on her face: "Who was standing behind the rich family in the past?"
