What do you mean by quitting the business? I'm not a big shot.

Chapter 615 Expansion Before the Blowout

After finishing the card game, Leung Chiu-ying stood up, lit a cigarette, and said, "The New Territories gentry are all old acquaintances. We see each other all the time, so it's unlikely that any major conflicts will arise."

"I just want to push forward a proposal; I don't necessarily have to fight Liu Huangfa head-on."

Gao Laosen carried an iron teapot and poured tea for everyone, saying with a smile, "Mr. Liang, the location of the Heung Yee Kuk determines the investment of the Hong Kong government in development projects."

"Whoever controls the Heung Yee Kuk will have the final say on which piece of land in the New Territories will be valuable and which mountain roads will be accessible. The interests behind it are enormous."

“Unless Mr. Liao does not run for office and Ah Tang negotiates, a conflict might be avoided. If Mr. Liao insists on running, a conflict is inevitable.”

Yin Zhaotang said, "We still have to elect someone. The position of chairman of the rural council is too important. Relying on vote-buying and turning against someone at the last minute will cause trouble. But we can still talk."

“As long as the benefits brought by the future development of the New Territories can outweigh the short-term increase in land value, the Tang family will not fight me to the death.”

Liao Zhihong's face lit up with joy, and he asked in surprise, "A-Tang, you have a solution?"

"Have."

Yin Zhaotang nodded slightly: "Mr. Hu also needs to be prepared. Wu Baochang is the head of the Kowloon District Office of Home Affairs and is highly regarded by the new Financial Secretary, Michael McGovern."

"It's difficult for foreigners to completely control the district council under their appointed councilor system, but it's very easy for them to obstruct the election of the speaker."

Hu Bochao straightened his posture, interlaced his fingers, and said seriously, "Mr. Yin, I have an idea."

“Wu Sheng is planning to seek a leadership position in a bureau. If the department can help him get promoted, the position of city council speaker will become vacant. I believe he will be willing to do so.”

Yin Zhaotang nodded and said, "It's a good idea. However, I'm not familiar with administrative positions. You can handle the operation. Getting people and money won't be a problem."

Hu Bochao nodded slightly: "Thank you, Mr. Yin."

After the two heavyweight candidates finalized their campaign strategies, the other candidates also gradually finalized their campaign plans.

Tung Kin-wah is running for Eastern District Councillor, Ge Zhixiong is running for Western District Councillor, Tai Po Niu is running for Tsim Sha Tsui East Councillor, and Fok Ching-ting is running for Southern District Councillor.

Even Hu Bochao's administrative secretary, Guo Zhengmin, has decided to run for Mong Kok councilor.

In the evening, the group had dinner at the restaurant and gradually dispersed.

Three days later, Yuen Long, Kai Kung Leng, Li Ying Academy.

Because the Tang family had split into five major branches, scattered throughout the New Territories, mainly in "three surrounding villages and six villages," namely Sheung Cheung Wai, Kiu Tau Wai, Fai Sha Wai, Hung Uk Tsuen, Hang Tau Tsuen, Hang Mei Tsuen, Tong Fong Tsuen, San Tsuen, and San Chi Tsuen. Each branch built a new ancestral hall, and each village built a new ancestral hall. The earliest ancestral hall was also destroyed in the war.

Therefore, whenever distinguished guests arrive, the five grandfathers would gather at the earliest school established on Hong Kong Island to receive them.

When the Rolls-Royce-led convoy arrived at the entrance of the academy, the leaders of the Kam Tin Tang family, including Tang Yuk, Tang Man, Tang Yuen-lung, Tang Kwun-lam, Tang Yi, and Lau Wong-fat, chairman of the Heung Yee Kuk, were already lined up at the entrance with several younger members of their families to warmly welcome them.

Yin Zhaotang, along with Gao Laosen, Liao Runchen, and Liao Zhihong, got out of the car. After greeting the five elders of the Deng family and Liu Huangfa, the group entered the academy to chat. Liying Academy was first built during the Shenxi era of the Northern Song Dynasty. It was a standard "clan school" with designated school land, used for passing down the family tradition of farming and studying, and has led the Deng family to prosperity for over a thousand years.

At the entrance of the academy, there is a stone tablet that records the number of successful candidates in the imperial examinations, the number of scholars who passed the highest level of the imperial examinations, and the number of officials produced by the Deng family throughout the generations.

Combined with the scenery of Jigongling, it can be considered a small spring outing spot where you can see the prosperity of the Deng family.

Faced with Shenxian Tang's visit, the five Deng family elders were filled with apprehension. Although the Deng family had a good relationship with Lao Zhong and had even collaborated on land speculation and swindled foreigners, Lao Zhong was clearly Liao's partner, and there was a competitive relationship between them.

When Shen Xiantang first took office, he was sweeping through the company, establishing a conglomerate, driving out Lao Mo and Jie Shi Yong, and killing Guang Zai. He was clearly someone who was going to do big things.

The sudden arrival of a visiting card in the New Territories could not have been without purpose.

After strolling around, Deng Yi, the person in charge of the Tai Po branch who had the best relationship with the Liao family, spoke first: "After Mr. Yin took over the company, do you have any new business plans that can drive the development of the New Territories? As long as it is beneficial to the New Territories, we are willing to do our part."

Upon receiving the signal, Lau Wong-fat chuckled and said, "That's right. The New Territories can't wait for the Hong Kong government's money; they can only hope that ambitious people will return to their hometowns to invest."

"Mr. Yin is from the New Territories, so he certainly wouldn't forget the New Territories, right?"

Hearing their knocking from the side, Yin Zhaotang laughed loudly and replied, "Nothing can escape Uncle Yi's eyes. I've come to find you all today to acquire land for our latest project."

"Acquiring land? No problem, no problem." Deng Yi and his four cousins ​​exchanged glances and nodded repeatedly. The Deng family had no shortage of land, so being able to monetize the land was a good thing.

Deng Yu, from Jintian, was quick-witted and asked with narrowed eyes, "Mr. Yin is going to set up a new factory?"

Liu Huangfa also became suspicious, feeling that things were not simple. After Pegasus Sneakers relocated to the mainland, the Zhongyi Group no longer had a large-scale land need. The Liao family's land was more than enough for the expansion of their existing industries, so they had no reason to ask the Deng family for help.

Yin Zhaotang picked up his teacup, calmly and leisurely said, "Zhongyi Group has decided to invest HK$2 billion over the next five years to expand its electronics manufacturing industry on a large scale."

The 90s will be a boom period for the electronics manufacturing industry, with a wide variety of products emerging. It will move beyond the small categories of Walkmans, stereos, and radios, and move towards DVDs, VCDs, handheld game consoles, computers, MP3s, MP4s, and eventually PHS phones, smartphones, and the Internet era.

After five years of preparation, Chung Yee Group has a mature industrial chain and has driven scientific research in mainland China, with technologies ranging from chip manufacturing to packaging.

Although its scale and production capacity are not as large as those of Japanese giants like Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, and NEC, its technological reserves have met the requirements, and its laboratory manufacturing level is on par with the United States. All it lacks is a single, outstanding product that will make it a hit in the electronics market, allowing it to rapidly expand and surpass the UK and US in the electronics industry, driving economic development in the Greater Bay Area and even the entire country.

After continuous review and research, he has selected a single product and plans to officially start production. If he waits any longer, he will miss the wave of the times, be unable to compete with Japanese, American, Taiwanese and Korean manufacturers, and will have to return to the historical trajectory of competing with domestic manufacturers.

He came here today hoping to exchange the future of the New Territories for a vote from the Tang family and Lau Wong Fai.

If they have good foresight and a clear mind, everything will be fine, and the cooperation will be a win-win situation. The five Deng family elders were genuinely taken aback by the "2 billion in 5 years" investment amount, and they tacitly lowered their heads to drink their tea, not daring to utter a word.

They believed that after the integration of the group, Shenxiantang would be able to come up with the money, but they couldn't imagine what the electronics factory would produce that would require so much money and such a crazy expansion of production capacity.

How much of that money can be used to buy land, and how much of the profit will end up in Deng's hands?

(End of this chapter)