in2ebook Chapter 479 What kind of Heavenly Sea and Earthly King? He's nothing but an ant!
Chapter 479 What kind of Heavenly Sea and Earthly King? He's nothing but an ant!
Tianhai, Binjiang International Financial City.
Outside the Land Rover Tianhai flagship store, colorful flags flutter and flowers bloom.
A row of luxury cars and commercial vehicles, soon to be officially delivered, stood side by side.
The handover launch ceremony was being held in a grand hall decorated with modern technology.
Since owners who can spend hundreds of thousands of yuan to order two new Land Rover models must be either rich or powerful.
Therefore, Qin Shuang, Vice President of Land Rover, was present at this group vehicle delivery event.
Ding Lehui, who succeeded Du Bozhong as chairman of Huilong Group, also attended the event.
Besides.
Qiao Wenli and Zheng Xinrong, who are both shareholders of Land Rover and owners of the new car, also attended the event.
One of them was known as the "King of Tianhai," and the other was hailed as the "God of Stocks in Tianhai." They both had extensive connections in Tianhai.
Many of the prospective car owners waiting to take delivery at the scene knew the two men, or were even friends or business partners.
When Ding Lehui, dressed in a suit and exuding elegance, took the stage to deliver a speech, enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience.
Zheng Xinrong leaned back and whispered closer to Qiao Wenli:
"His image and temperament are countless times better than Du Bozhong's!"
Qiao Wenli, who was clapping, chuckled softly.
"Isn't that obvious? Mr. Ding graduated from Peking University and was a classmate of Xiao Jinhua."
"Moreover, before joining Huilong Group, he had served as secretary to Wu Chunlin, the Minister of Organization of Handong."
Zheng Xinrong said with admiration, "Graduating from a prestigious university and having worked in the system for many years, he is indeed much better than Du Bozhong!"
Qiao Wenli shook his head slightly.
"Alright, alright, stop mentioning that loser. If it weren't for President Zhao's sake, I would have exposed him long ago!"
Zheng Xinrong smiled without saying a word.
They both found it difficult to talk about the disgusting things Du Bozhong had done.
This guy, relying on being the chairman of Huilong Group, acts all high and mighty.
Although he didn't come to Tianhai often, he still asked Zheng Xinrong and his team to arrange his hospitality quite a few times.
Every time I come here, I have to eat, drink, and have fun. Everything is arranged perfectly, and having beautiful women by my side is a must.
Du Bozhong, a greedy and despicable man, is now detained and awaiting trial on suspicion of multiple crimes.
The newly appointed chairman, Ding Lehui, is refreshing even just by standing on the stage.
Their image, demeanor, and speech all give the impression that Huilong Group has the presence of a well-known international corporation.
Whether delivering a speech without notes or interacting with the host and guests, he performed with ease, demonstrating both professionalism and approachability.
A moment later, the vehicle handover ceremony officially began.
In the presence of numerous media outlets and guests.
Qin Shuang and Ding Lehui handed over the vehicle documents and new car keys to the owner and took a photo with him.
Afterwards, Ding Lehui personally opened the car door for the owner and saw him off as he picked up his car and drove away...
Huilong Group already enjoys a stellar reputation.
In the eyes of countless people, it has long been the number one private enterprise in China, with wealth comparable to that of a nation.
At this very moment, the newly appointed chairman of Huilong Group personally handed over the car and keys...
This rare honor and sense of ceremony instantly made people feel that spending hundreds of thousands was well worth it.
In particular, several small and medium-sized business owners ordered Land Rover D9 commercial vehicles for business receptions.
They don't yet have assets exceeding ten million or hundreds of millions; they bought the commercial vehicle to better conduct their business.
I never expected to be invited to attend such a high-end car delivery ceremony, and to meet so many wealthy businessmen and celebrities from Tianhai.
This is a 'miracle' that you could never have even if you gritted your teeth and spent millions to buy a Mercedes or BMW.
Compared to Zheng Xinrong, who immediately had the driver take the car for a drive around the city after taking delivery.
Qiao Wenli had the driver take a detour and return to the back parking lot of the Land Rover flagship store.
Since it's a brand new car, it's obviously impossible to come in for maintenance and repairs.
Qiao Wenli's return after going around in circles was obviously for another purpose.
After sending a message to Qin Shuang, Zhao Ruilong's former beautiful secretary, Qiao Wenli waited in the car.
He was naturally very satisfied with the brand-new Land Rover S9 sedan.
For just a few hundred thousand yuan, you can get a stylish exterior, luxurious interior, spacious cabin, and comfortable ride...
When the Land Rover M9 was first launched, he hoped that Zhao Ruilong could develop a luxurious and elegant executive sedan as soon as possible.
Now that mass production and delivery have officially begun, and I've even bought one myself, I'm naturally overjoyed.
While waiting for Qin Shuang's reply, Qiao Wenli lay back in the comfortable seat of his car, which felt like a secluded haven from the world.
Enjoy a gentle, surround-sound massage while listening to soothing music.
The air is warm and pleasant, not dry, and has no unpleasant odor.
Instead, it has a faint fragrance.
"Damn, this car is even more comfortable than my Rolls-Royce. It's a real shame it didn't sell for a million!"
Qiao Wenli had just finished complaining when his phone beeped with a text message notification.
After glancing at Qin Shuang's reply, Qiao Wenli immediately stood up.
"Acheng, I'm going upstairs for a bit. You wait for me here!"
After getting out of the car, Qiao Wenli hurried into the Land Rover flagship store.
At this moment, there are quite a few people looking at cars in the lobby.
There were quite a few people asking questions in the VIP lounge on the second floor.
On his way upstairs, Qiao Wenli ran into several acquaintances.
In Tianhai, a city known for its exquisite luxury, the large luxury SUV Land Rover M9 is not particularly appealing to the wealthy.
In their eyes, cars are more upscale and formal, and are more stylish whether for business receptions, visiting relatives and friends, or going out shopping.
Therefore, with the official mass production and delivery of the Land Rover S9, many Tianhai residents who love sedans came to the store to see this top-of-the-line domestic luxury sedan.
As one of the shareholders of Land Rover Motors, Qiao Wenli naturally hopes that as many people as possible will look at and buy cars.
High sales volume leads to high company revenue, and only with good revenue performance can a company hope to go public.
And once it goes public...
With a surge in market value, one can reap several times the return.
Therefore, Qiao Wenli greeted everyone with a smile on his face as he made his way to the conference room.
He only showed a troubled expression when he entered the room and saw Ding Lehui alone.
"Mr. Ding, are the real estate market policies really going to change drastically?"
Although Qiao Wenli is the owner of Tianhai Jinmao Group and is known as the "King of Tianhai Land".
But at this moment, he is no different from a small business owner whose business is about to be affected by the policy.
Given their close cooperative relationship, Qiao Wenli naturally didn't beat around the bush.
Ding Lehui, who had been busy all day, was originally resting with tea.
Seeing Qiao Wenli's worried expression, he immediately smiled.
"Chairman Qiao, I don't know if Tianhai City's real estate market policies need to be changed, but our Handong Province definitely needs to be changed."
"Starting from January 1st next year, Handong Province will completely abolish the shared area system and implement a system of selling completed properties. You should know that, right?"
Qiao Wenli pulled up a chair and sat down, saying with a worried expression:
"Of course I know that. Handong Province has always strictly regulated the real estate market to prevent excessive and overheated growth. It's not surprising at all that they have introduced any strong measures!"
"But the problem now is that, according to what I've heard, many provinces and cities want to accelerate the development of the real estate market, ideally making it a pillar of the national economy, but Mr. Zhao and his team are firmly opposed to it..."
Ding Lehui listened patiently and silently.
Huilong Group's main business is not real estate.
Even with the continued rise in housing prices, Huilong Real Estate can still bring considerable profits to the group.
Therefore, no matter how the real estate market is regulated, it will not have a significant impact on Huilong Group.
In contrast.
Qiao Wenli, whose family has been in the real estate business for generations, is the complete opposite.
In particular, after Qiao Wenli took over the family business, he combined real estate and finance, playing a high-debt, high-turnover model.
Simply put, it's about frantically leveraging financial resources.
From bidding for land to development and construction, he sought financing and loans as much as possible and delayed payments.
It's like having very little principal; many projects rely entirely on 'loans' to stay afloat.
The advantage of doing this is, of course, that it allows you to achieve great results with minimal investment, enabling you to build a large business even with limited capital.
However, the downsides are also obvious: housing prices must only rise and never fall, and they cannot withstand the impact of policy changes.
Even a slight increase in loan interest rates by the bank would strain his cash flow.
therefore.
Ding Lehui knew very well that from Qiao Wenli's perspective, he would certainly love for real estate to become a pillar of the national economy, so that financing and loans would be easier and interest rates would be lowered, allowing him to acquire more land and develop more projects.
However, the Zhao family of Handong, who are supposed to be people-oriented and considerate of the people, not only do not help promote real estate to become a pillar of the national economy and usher in a golden age, but also try their best to regulate it to prevent the real estate market from overheating and developing too quickly.
This high-level power struggle directly relates to the survival of Qiao Wenli's real estate business, so he is naturally very nervous.
Unable to see Zhao Ruilong, they naturally sought a way to see him.
After patiently waiting for Qiao Wenli to finish speaking, Ding Lehui offered him a cigarette and asked with a smile:
"Chairman Qiao, I know you are very anxious, especially worried that the regulatory policies of Handong Province will be adopted and promoted by the higher-ups."
"But to be honest, I don't have any information to give you. As you know, real estate is not a focus of our Huilong Group."
"And to put it bluntly, the Zhao siblings didn't expect Huilong Real Estate to make much money, otherwise they wouldn't have been continuously regulating housing prices in Handong."
Qiao Wenli raised his hand to take the cigarette out of his mouth, leaning forward with a worried expression.
“Brother, they don’t expect to make money from real estate. In fact, they’re willing to try to lower housing prices for the sake of the people of Handong. But I’m different!”
"Our Tianhai Jinmao Group mainly makes money from real estate business. If the real estate market is strictly regulated, wouldn't that be the death of me?"
Ding Lehui chuckled.
"Chairman Qiao, you must be joking!"
"No matter how severe the real estate regulation policies are, or how cold the market is."
"To put it bluntly, even if your group goes bankrupt due to insolvency, it wouldn't be enough to kill you!"
"Even if your group can't repay the bank loans and bonds it issued, the debt belongs to the group, not you personally."
Ding Lehui is a finance graduate from Yenching University and has worked his way up in the Hantong system for many years.
Therefore, even though he didn't have an in-depth understanding of Qiao Wenli's Tianhai Jinmao Group, he was well aware of the tricks Qiao Wenli was playing.
Throughout history, all highly profitable industries have shared common characteristics: privatized profits, socialized costs, and universalized risks.
The rise and fall of the real estate industry both domestically and internationally over the years has repeatedly proven that developers cannot afford to take any risks.
When the economy is booming and housing prices are rising, they will go all out and make rapid progress, raising funds and taking out loans like crazy, pushing financial leverage to the extreme.
While reaping huge profits, they quietly transferred a considerable amount of wealth to overseas companies through various means, and then lent it to domestic enterprises at very high interest rates.