Chapter 808 Business Environment
The night passed quickly.
Singapore is an emerging city, and Sioux City has no interest in its attractions. After all, most of the attractions are man-made attractions, and there are very few natural attractions.
If it were a few decades later, perhaps Singapore would already have many more tourist attractions.
Such as Merlion Park, National Museum Singapore, National Orchid Garden, Sentosa Island, Night Safari, Jurong Bird Park, Singapore Art Museum, Esplanade, Haji Lane, etc. wait.
As for now, Singapore is more focused on economic development. From Sioux City's perspective, there is nothing fun about it.
So, while he was in Singapore, he had no interest in going out for fun.
The next morning, Su Cheng inspected some of its own properties in Singapore, such as Hutchison Whampoa Group’s Singapore Branch, Su Group’s Singapore Branch, and Tianwen Petroleum Company’s Singapore Branch. Singapore Branch, Jiayi Film and Television Group Singapore Branch, etc.
I didn’t stay in these places for too long. I just wanted to know how their local business was developing, chat with the person in charge, meet the grassroots employees, and then go to the next destination. land.
The offices of these branches are not far away, and some of them are in the same commercial building. Therefore, I only spent a morning in Suzhou after visiting seven or eight branches. .
At 2:30 in the afternoon, Su Cheng came out of the office of Oriental News Group's Singapore Branch and asked Li Guoqiang to drive him to the Parliament Building.
The time for the meeting with my husband is at three o'clock in the afternoon. This time is just right.
Singapore is not large, and its current land area is only a little over 600 square kilometers, which is much smaller than Xiangjiang.
However, Singapore, like Xiangjiang, continues to reclaim land and sea for more land area.
Su Cheng once read such an article in his previous life, which introduced that the land area of Singapore increased from 581.5 square kilometers in 1960 to 719.1 square kilometers in 2020, an increase of 137.6 square kilometers. The increase reached 23.7%.
Therefore, the entire area of Singapore is so small that it doesn’t take long to get to any location in Singapore.
At two forty-eight in the afternoon, Sioux City had arrived at the Capitol.
After getting out of the car, Su Cheng stood in front of this white building, feeling a little surprised.
Originally, he thought the Capitol Building was a modern high-rise building, but he did not expect it to be a European-style building.
The Capitol Building is heavily guarded, and it is not difficult to see that those who can protect important figures here are elites in the military.
Seeing that Su Cheng was a little surprised by the Capitol Building, Li Guoqiang on the side took the initiative to introduce it.
“The Parliament Building was built in 1827 and is the oldest government building in Singapore. It was originally located on the site where Temenggong and his entourage lived before the opening of the port.
Raffles After Singapore became a British colony, Scottish businessman John Argyle Maxwell built a neo-Palladian private residence here. Since he did not obtain a land permit, he did not live in it himself, but rented it to the government.
Under the colonial government, it was the seat of the courts, the Land Department, the post office, the High Court and other institutions. Over time, this ancient building was converted into the Parliament Building in 1965, the first time after Singapore's independence. The Congress meeting will be held here.”
Su Cheng nodded and didn’t say much. At this time, Su Cheng noticed a dozen people in suits walking out of the Capitol Building, and the man at the front was none other than that gentleman.
"Mr. Su, welcome to Singapore as our guest. I wonder how it feels to be in Singapore these two days?" Mr. Su said with a hearty smile.
"Your warm hospitality makes me feel like I am at home. Thank you very much." Su Cheng extended his right hand and shook hands with the gentleman with a smile.
"As long as Mr. Su is satisfied, please come in and we will talk in the living room." Mr. Su pointed at the Capitol Building.
Su Cheng nodded and followed them into this building with a history of more than 150 years.
Following closely behind were the big figures in Singapore. At this time, these big figures were only here as companions, and the main person speaking to Su Cheng was Mr.
After walking for a few minutes, Su Cheng and his party came to a spacious hall. Single sofas were placed around the hall, and fruits and cups were placed on the small tables beside it.
"Mr. Su, please take a seat." Mr. Su pointed at a location and gestured.
This seat is a seat next to the main seat. If nothing else, sir should be sitting in the main seat.
After sitting down, a female staff member came in to add hot tea for everyone.
"Mr. Su, how do you feel about the business environment in Singapore?" Mr. Li asked with a smile.
“I have actually been to Singapore many times before, and I actually know this place very well. It is very similar to Xiangjiang. The most important thing is that the geographical location of Singapore is so unique, so here It is destined to develop into an international metropolis in the future. At present, I am very satisfied with Singapore’s open policy. This is also the reason why I have been investing in Singapore since a few years ago. I have already started investing in Singapore when I was a teenager. As a husband, I should know these things very well. The reason why I continue to invest in Singapore is naturally because the business environment in Singapore is very satisfactory. !" Su Cheng said without thinking at all.
In fact, although his assets in Singapore exceed US$100 million, they are nothing compared to Xiangjiang. This asset is not conspicuous in his total assets.
Nevertheless, assets exceeding US$100 million are very good. Among foreign-funded enterprises in Singapore, not many foreign-invested enterprises can achieve this amount.
Even if Sioux City only has this little industry in Singapore, he is still considered the top businessman in Singapore.
Singapore, like Hong Kong, has experienced rapid economic development. Domestic companies have also benefited, and there have been more billionaires. However, compared with Hong Kong, it is still far behind.
The purpose of this gentleman’s appointment with Sioux City can be guessed by Sioux City. It is nothing more than hoping that Sioux City will increase its investment in Singapore, so that Singapore’s economy can develop better. .
Although Singapore's economy is developing rapidly, the gap between Singapore and Hong Kong is very obvious. In the 1970s and 1980s, Hong Kong became even more prosperous.
This is because Singapore was founded in 1965. In the early days, gangs were rampant, public security was very poor, and people's living standards were poor.
Although the economy has gradually developed, it is ultimately due to the late start, and the real development of the economy has only been more than ten years.
Therefore, Xiangjiang during this period was much more prosperous than Singapore.
(End of this chapter)