Chapter 87 The Wolf Is Coming
"Everyone, please calm down." Seeing that the situation was almost out of control, Mailihao stopped him.
His words were still very effective. Suddenly, the scene returned to silence.
Su Cheng knew that it was his turn to speak.
"Mr. Governor is right. I am going to invest heavily in the development of the oil industry in Hong Kong. Here today, there are actually two things:
The first is the signing of an investment contract with the Xiangjiang government; the second is the groundbreaking ceremony for the oil base.
Thank you very much for coming all the way to witness the birth of this moment.
The petroleum industry is a very promising industry. Here, I also call on all business giants in Hong Kong to enter this industry and develop together to build up the petroleum industry in Hong Kong and make it an international leader. More competitive. "Su City makes a long story short.
The oil industry is impossible to monopolize, so Su City has never thought that one person can develop the oil industry in Xiangjiang. If other big guys in Xiangjiang also enter this industry, he Very welcome.
The more complete the industrial chain, the lower the cost will be.
Xiangjiang is just a small market, and the world is the big market.
Like Singapore, others can become the third largest crude oil refining base in the world, but is all their oil supplied domestically? Of course not!
Most of them are mainly exported and can be used in Singapore, and the proportion is not much at all.
If Xiangjiang can develop its oil industry, there is no need to struggle with internal competition. How much can Xiangjiang consume if the market is so small?
To compete with oil companies from the Netherlands, Singapore and other places in the global market, we need to look further ahead.
"Mr. Su, can I ask you a question?" At this time, a reporter stood up and said loudly.
At this time, other reporters also raised their hands to ask questions.
"Due to time constraints, I will only answer three questions here. The first reporter who raised his hand, you can ask first." Su Cheng said with a smile.
“Mr. Governor said you want to invest tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars. As far as I know, you are currently in the process of fully acquiring the Hutchison Whampoa Group. You should have spent a lot of money. Can you still afford such an amount? Do you want to invest a huge amount of money?" the reporter asked.
“Whether I have the strength to invest this money, there is actually no need to ask this question, because the Hong Kong Governor’s Office has verified my financial situation, otherwise they would not be able to hold this signing with me. Ceremony, otherwise it wouldn’t be a farce?” Su Cheng said with a smile.
"Mr. Su, you have invested so much in this industry, aren't you afraid that it will be wasted?" another reporter asked.
“It is normal for investments to make profits and losses, but I am very confident about the oil industry. Whether it is ships, cars, airplanes or even asphalt, oil will be used. With the advent of the technological era, in the future All usage will only get higher and higher. Under such circumstances, I am not afraid of losing money when entering this industry." Su Cheng continued to answer.
“The feat of buying Hutchison Whampoa and preparing to invest tens of billions in the oil industry is really shocking. I wonder if Mr. Su thinks he has become the richest man in Hong Kong?” Also A reporter immediately asked.
“There are many business leaders present. I am just a junior. I believe there are many people who are richer than me. I have to work harder. Okay, this is the end of the question and answer session. Let’s go on. What is going to happen is that I will sign an investment contract with the Xiangjiang government on behalf of Tianwen Petroleum Company," Su Cheng said with a smile.
Whether you are the richest man or not, you cannot tell from your own mouth.
There were other reporters who wanted to ask questions, but unfortunately Sioux City did not continue to give them the opportunity.
The reporters were invited by the Hong Kong Governor's Office. If they have any questions, let them ask the Hong Kong Governor's Office themselves. He doesn't want to pay attention to these nonsense.
Next, Sioux City represented Tianwen Oil Company and Mailihao represented the Xiangjiang government, and the two signed an investment contract with each other.
In the contract, every regulation is clearly written.
For example, Wentian Petroleum Company needs to develop into a billion-dollar oil company within three years, otherwise the tax-free treaty will be invalid, and all the previous discounts will have to be paid back.
Basically, the treaties contained therein were those that had been negotiated between Sioux City and Governor Mailihao. Regarding the development of a petroleum company with a scale of more than 1 billion within three years, Su Cheng said that there is no pressure at all.
Witnessed by many media reporters and business leaders, the two parties signed and exchanged contracts, and finally held hands together.
The signing process is over, followed by the groundbreaking ceremony.
Su Cheng led several important subordinates, and Mailihao led several important senior executives, each with a shovel, to complete the entire groundbreaking ceremony under the attention of everyone.
After the ceremony, the media were reluctant to leave for a long time, and they wanted to stay to gather more information.
After all, when this news spreads, it is destined to be a sensation in Hong Kong.
The tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars invested in this era are at least compared to the hundreds of billions invested in future generations.
However, at this time, Su Cheng's car had already left Tuen Mun, following the convoy of the Governor's Palace.
The location of the wharf has been determined. Su City has discussed with the Hong Kong Governor's Office over the phone to build a 50,000-ton wharf as quickly as possible, and is preparing to start construction immediately.
Sucheng paid for the labor and material costs, so Mailihao was naturally very active in helping him contact the best terminal construction engineering team.
However, there is always something owed to Su City. After all, they had promised to undertake the construction of the wharf before.
So Mailihao also issued an order to ask the municipal departments under the government to build asphalt roads in the surrounding areas as quickly as possible, and prepare to build a police station here to protect the oil base. Safety.
The construction of warehouse oil tanks will be constructed simultaneously with the terminal.
After the terminal location was determined, the construction locations for the 500 oil storage tanks were quickly arranged. This task will be undertaken by Hutchison Real Estate’s engineering team.
Although the investment to build 500 ultra-large oil storage tanks within two months is not too large, the project is still relatively tight, so in terms of manpower, we will continue to recruit from outside.
In this era, there was not much in Hong Kong, except for cheap labor and many stowaways. It was good to have a stable job.
So, recruiting low-level workers is really simple.
As for the media, after discovering that no more information could be obtained from Su City, the major mainstream media began to use their personal connections to obtain more inside information from Xiangjiang government officials.
In the evening, through the evening newspaper or TV news or radio news, many people in Hong Kong discovered another breaking news.
The news that Sioux City took over Hutchison Whampoa as CEO and privatized Hutchison Whampoa was not long ago, and it has not subsided yet. Unexpectedly, he actually made big news again.
It’s really a wave of ups and downs.
At this moment, almost everyone who knew the news was shocked by Su Cheng's creation.
What is the concept of 10 billion? In this era when 100,000 can buy a house and 200,000 can buy a Rolls-Royce, 10 billion is simply an unimaginable number.
The next morning, with eye-catching headlines in major newspapers and periodicals, the news had spread throughout Xiangjiang, Haojiang, Wanwan, Singapore and other places.
The United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, South Korea and other places also followed the reports of mainstream news media. Although most people did not pay much attention to it, they also made everyone aware of such a thing. Sioux City's international reputation also increased. Got some improvement.
At this moment, the oil industry seems to feel that the wolf is coming.
(End of this chapter)