Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 160 This Island Belongs to Bill Gates

"Thirty million American dollars..."

If converted into Hong Kong dollars, it would be more than 200 million.

This is dozens of times more expensive than General Island.

It is estimated that this rich man did not buy it cheaply, and he does not want to lose money when resell it, and even wants to make a small profit, so he set such a price.

Awang couldn't help asking, "Boss, do you want to buy it?"

Hu Jiangshan smiled slightly: "It's worth considering. By the way, are there usually only two of you on the island?"

Awang shook his head: "It's not two people, it's our two families."

Yusheng also said: "Yes, both of our families are on the island."

Hu Jiangshan asked the two men to take him to see where they lived.

After walking for five or six minutes from the pier, I saw a few houses. The terrain was relatively high, so there was no need to worry about high tides.

Yu Sheng’s family has four people, and Awang is even more powerful, with five people.

Zhang Rui asked them if their children didn’t go to school?
Awang touched his head and said with a laugh, "Of course we can. We will take them to Hong Kong Island by speedboat every morning."

Hu Jiangshan asked: "Besides your house, are there any other buildings on the island?"

Awang pointed to a higher place and said, "Over there, that's the boss's villa."

Hu Jiangshan looked up and saw a big villa. Although it only had three floors, it covered a large area.

Hu Jiangshan looked at other places again. There were a lot of vacant land on the island, which would be quite suitable for large-scale construction.

Yu Sheng and Awang told Hu Jiangshan a lot of information one after another.

It turned out that their wealthy boss bought the island and planned to develop it into a resort island, and even hired a top master to do the planning.

But after buying Tenglong Island, I found out that it was a big pit and fresh water resources were extremely scarce.

There was originally a well on the island, and the rich man thought that the groundwater resources were abundant, but he did not expect that the well would dry up soon and there was no fresh water underground.

Only then did the rich man realize that he had been cheated.

What the hell is this a resort island without any fresh water?

Of course, it is not impossible, but water needs to be transported from inland every day, and electricity and internet are even more difficult to solve.

Awang pointed to the small bay and said, "In the past, many fishing boats came to Tenglong Bay to fish, which was quite a big deal. Since then, the water has never been clear."

It turns out that this small bay is called Tenglong Bay.

The name is good, but it doesn't have that imposing presence now. Looking at it this way, it looks like a not very clean puddle of water.

Overfishing can cause considerable damage to the ecological environment.

Hu Jiangshan thought about it and felt that the island was quite good, but the price was a bit high.

Moreover, Hu Jiangshan does not have that much money on hand now, and the funds he can mobilize may not even be enough for 10 million Hong Kong dollars.

Of course, this is because Huayao has not yet settled the payment for the goods.

After Hu Jiangshan saw Tenglong Island, he had an idea.

General Island is still too small. It is difficult to build another semiconductor production line, let alone do anything else.

If we had Tenglong Island, it would be much more spacious.

Moreover, Jiangjun Island is not far from Tenglong Island, only three nautical miles, so commuting is not troublesome and it is feasible to travel between the two places.

As for the problem of fresh water, it is nothing to Hu Jiangshan. He just needs to build another seawater desalination facility.

Electricity and communication networks are also easy to solve.

Not expensive, just a drizzle!

Hu Jiangshan thought for a moment and said, "Please help me make an appointment with your boss."

Awang and Yusheng were stunned.

Zhang Rui and Du Jiahui were also surprised.

Yu Sheng asked: "Boss, do you really want to buy this island?"

Hu Jiangshan said: "Let's talk about it first. If we can reach an agreement, we can buy it."

Awang quickly said: "Boss, if you really buy this island, then we..."

Hu Jiangshan glanced at the other party and said: "As long as you can work hard, you can stay on the island and your salary will remain the same."

After hearing this, Awang and Yusheng smiled happily.

Let’s not talk about whether Hu Jiangshan can really buy the island. If he really does, it will be fine as long as he doesn’t drive them away.

They are used to living on the island. Although there is no water or internet, which is quite inconvenient, the key is that they are free.

Hu Jiangshan asked the two men to contact the wealthy boss and contact him when they had news, and then he drove the Seahorse back to General Island.

Early the next morning, Hu Jiangshan was awakened by the ringing of his cell phone.

It was an unfamiliar phone number, and the person on the other end was a girl with a very nice voice.

"Hello, is this Mr. Hu Jiangshan?"

"Yes, it's me. Who are you?"

"Mr. Hu, I am Mr. Gass's agent. My last name is Zhou Ling. You can also call me Linda."

"…Mr. Gass's agent? Who is Mr. Gass?"

Zhou Ling said, "Mr. Hu, you went to Tenglong Island yesterday, right? Mr. Gass is the owner of Tenglong Island. If you are interested in buying the island, we can talk about it first."

Hu Jiangshan understood.

As mentioned before, the buyer of Tenglong Island was a foreigner named Gus.

"no problem."

"Mr. Hu, when is convenient for you? I'm here anytime."

"Then today."

"Okay, Mr. Hu."

Hu Jiangshan and Zhou Ling agreed to meet at a coffee shop in Central, Hong Kong Island at two o'clock in the afternoon.

Hu Jiangshan had nothing to do, so he arrived very early.

Hu Jiangshan ordered a cup of iced coffee and drank it while looking at his phone.

The popularity of the Triple Crown Business Forum has not yet passed in the past few days. There are many related topics on social media. After all, there are so many big names in the industry attending, and the standards are quite high.

The key issue is that after this forum was held, there were a lot of negative comments on the Internet.

[Speeches by business forum leaders highlight the urgency of the situation]

[The Triple Crown Business Forum was of high standard, but no conclusion was reached]

[Huayao is still facing a huge crisis, and China's technology may be restricted in the future]

It seems that the media's focus is still on the technology industry, and they are generally not optimistic about the future.

This is normal. As I recall, in my previous life, the economic and technological circles were in a state of mourning in 2018.

At this time, Hu Jiangshan saw another topic about Huayao.

[The orders for Huayao P30 series mobile phones have exceeded five million. Can they be delivered normally? ]

After reading it, Hu Jiangshan laughed.

I remember that a few days ago, Wang Chengdong told Hu Jiangshan that the pre-order volume of P30 had exceeded five million units.

If the number of pre-orders had increased at the same rate, it would probably be six million units by now.

There is still some lag in media news.

Next, there was another topic related to Huayao.

[Insider: Huayao's Kirin 990+ has a very low yield, extremely high costs, and very poor production]

When Hu Jiangshan saw it, he felt both angry and amused.

What kind of insider said this? The yield rate of Kirin 990+ is currently known to no more than five people at Huayao. It is a secret among secrets.

This is obviously a rumor, which may have been made up by the media to attract attention, or it may have been false news deliberately released by some people with ulterior motives.

But the key is that some people believe it, and quite a few do. The hit rate of this topic is quite high, and the number of comments and reposts is also very exaggerated.

Hu Jiangshan always browses the comment section, which is even more eye-catching.

Because a large number of netizens believe that this rumor is true.

"I knew the Kirin chip was in trouble."

"It seems that Huayao really uses old chips for polishing, so the speed is slow and the yield rate is not high."

"In that case, it would be great if we could produce hundreds of thousands of chips."

"Hundreds of thousands? What are you thinking! Huayao will be lucky if they can produce another 100,000 chips."

"Oh my god, how is Huayao going to deliver the orders for more than five million mobile phones? There's no way we can deliver it."

"Stupid, Huayao never planned to deliver the goods. This is a futures contract and can never be cashed! Do you understand?"

"I don't understand, how can you be so sure that Huayao can't deliver? I heard that 30 million P100 phones have been produced and they are busy shipping them urgently."

"More than 100 million units? I wouldn't believe you, even if I trusted a ghost!"

"Anyway, I have received my P30PRO, and it works very well and smoothly. I don't believe Huayao can't deliver."

"I'm sure we won't be able to digest all these orders. I can only deliver part of them at most. If I can deliver 100 million, I'll be considered a great boss of Huayao!"

"I feel like this is Huayao's last ditch effort. It will probably be exposed in a month or two."

"That's right. I have never seen a company targeted by the Lighthouse Country on the other side. Those that can survive well have too much power."

"I calculated with my fingers that Hua Yao only has eight months to live at most."

When Hu Jiangshan saw these comments, he was really at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

There was even a fortune teller joining in the fun.

These guys think Hua Yao didn't die fast enough.

Then again, if Hua Yao really died, what good would it be for them?
There doesn't seem to be any benefit.

But people always admire the strong and will inevitably tend to favor the winners.

Of course, there are still many people in the comment section who speak for Huayao and think that there is no problem at all with the production capacity of P30. However, in such an atmosphere, those who speak well of Huayao will soon be drowned out or even face abuse.

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn’t matter, because these rumors will be refuted soon.

The production line on General Island is working hard to produce Kirin 990+. More than one million chips have been delivered before, and now another or chips have been produced. A new batch will be delivered soon.

Although the production capacity is very limited for an order of five or six million mobile phones, they can still be delivered within two or three months.

Just then, someone came in.

She was a woman, wearing glasses, very young, about twenty years old, beautiful and with a great figure.

The woman was dressed very smartly, looking like a professional and strong woman.

The girl with glasses walked into the coffee shop and looked around, probably looking for someone, and finally her eyes fell on Hu Jiangshan.

The girl with glasses came over and greeted with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Hu, I'm Zhou Ling."

Hu Jiangshan was stunned at first, then asked, "Do you know me?"

"Yes, Mr. Hu may not remember, but I met you at a cocktail party before."

Hu Jiangshan looked at Zhou Ling for a few times, but still couldn't remember where he had seen her.

However, there were so many people he had met at the party that Hu Jiangshan probably couldn't remember them all.

Moreover, the two may not have communicated before, but Zhou Ling knew Hu Jiangshan.

After all, from a certain perspective, Hu Jiangshan is also a celebrity in Hong Kong Island.

Zhou Ling was quite brave. When she saw the "evil guy" Hu Jiangshan, she remained calm, her heart rate did not beat, and she did not show any abnormality. He was also a werewolf.

The two sat opposite each other, ordered two more cups of coffee from the waiter, and began to talk about business.

Zhou Ling asked: "Mr. Hu, do you really want to buy Tenglong Island?"

Hu Jiangshan nodded: "Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have asked you to come for a talk. By the way, isn't your boss in Hong Kong Island?"

Zhou Ling smiled and replied: "He is indeed not in Hong Kong Island, because he is not from here."

"A foreigner, huh?"

Zhou Ling nodded: "Mr. Hu, do you know who my boss is?"

"I only know his name is Mr. Gus, but I don't know who he is specifically, etc..."

Hu Jiangshan suddenly thought of something and asked, "Could it be the most famous Gus?"

"Yes, Mr. Hu, you should have guessed it."

“…Yes, is it Bill Gates?”

"Yes, that's him."

Hu Jiangshan widened his eyes with an expression of disbelief.

"You mean to say that Bill Gates bought an island off Hong Kong Island, is that right?"

"Yes, as you can see, it is the Tenglong Island that was purchased. Mr. Gass originally wanted to give the island another name, but because he was not very satisfied with Tenglong Island, he did not pay attention to it. Now he really wants to transfer it."

Hu Jiangshan still found it unbelievable.

Bill Gates is a big shot and a legendary figure in the entire Blue Planet technology circle.

Although Bill Gates is no longer the world's richest man, his strength should not be underestimated.

After all, he is one of the founders of Microhard and the most important one.

But then again, I've heard that Bill Gates is indeed buying islands everywhere and building private estates.

For example, the world's largest private aquarium is owned by Gass.

Buying an island in Hong Kong is indeed Gass's style.

Moreover, there are only a handful of people in the entire Blue Planet who can afford such a big island.

Hu Jiangshan asked: "What is the price for this island?"

Zhou Ling did not answer immediately. Instead, she took out a pen and paper from her bag, wrote a string of numbers on it, and hung a coin symbol.

I see, it really is 3000 million US dollars.

Hu Jiangshan smiled and asked, "Is this price negotiable?"

Zhou Ling said, "We are open to negotiation. How much would Mr. Hu like to offer?"

Hu Jiangshan thought for a moment and said, "Let me make it clear first, the price I can offer is much lower than this figure."

"Ah? How much is it?"

"About one third."

"One third lower, this..."

Hu Jiangshan waved his hand: "What I mean is that I will only pay one third of this number."

Zhou Ling's expression changed and she looked embarrassed.

"Mr. Hu, we can't joke around."

Hu Jiangshan smiled slightly: "I am not kidding, I am serious. I can buy this island for 10 million US dollars, and the deal can be done immediately."

"But this is too little. My boss won't agree to it."

Hu Jiangshan took a sip of coffee and said, "I have already visited the island. The ecology of Tenglong Bay has been severely damaged. It may never be restored."

"Huh? This..."

"An even bigger drawback is that there is no fresh water on the island. Tenglong Island is not close to Hong Kong Island, and it is very troublesome to get fresh water back and forth, and the cost is too high. To put it more bluntly, Tenglong Island has no value for development at all. It can only be an uninhabited desert island."

Zhou Ling was stunned. She didn't expect Hu Jiangshan knew so much.

Zhou Ling said: "But this price is still far from the boss's expectations."

Hu Jiangshan said: "You can ask your boss and listen to his opinion. Also, please remind Mr. Gass that there may not be many people who are interested in Tenglong Island."

Hu Jiangshan was right about this.

Bill Gates has been wanting to sell Tamron Island for a long time, more than half a year at most. There are people who want to buy the island, but after seeing the island, none of them responded.

(End of this chapter)