Hong Kong Island: From a small stall to a global supplier

Although it's only one chapter, it's a lot of content; I'm just too lazy to divide it into chapters!
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A container truck collided with a tanker truck. The tanker truck overturned and spilled half of its fuel, which then caused a fire. The truck was carrying 10 tons of 8 pieces of sexy lingerie, which were completely burned.

This batch of goods was destined for Thailand, and its value was over 360 million yuan based on the ex-factory price. However, due to cargo damage, delivery delays, and other factors, the total loss is around 500 million yuan.

Wang Yaotang didn't ask who owned the tanker truck, nor did he ask how the driver was or if he had any money to compensate. Regardless of whether it was an accident or not, this matter would definitely be attributed to Lü Zhihe.

Lui Chi-wah retaliated, and Wang Yao-tang naturally wanted to fight back, but there was no rush. After all, he was a big shot who had monopolized Hong Kong's stone quarries for nearly 30 years. How could he be defeated by his own simple tricks?

Send a message to the people stationed in Shekou. Three hours later, Wang Yaotang appeared at the Shenzhen Customs, where Director Zhao of the Investment Promotion Bureau was waiting with a smile at the entrance.

"Brother Wang, it's so hard to see you!" Director Zhao said, extending his hands with a warm smile.

"Brother Zhao, you're too kind. You're all so enthusiastic that I always felt embarrassed to come over before I could increase my investment," Wang Yaotang replied with a smile.

"What kind of talk is this? You can't come here without investing? This is a criticism of our work. I need to go back and have a meeting to reflect on this."

"No, no, no, that's too much, that's too much." Wang Yaotang quickly waved his hand, "I'm here to ask for your help."

"What is it, brother? Just say the word."

"Didn't we contact Zhuhai before to discuss developing a stone quarry? You know I've been very busy, and some things came up at home. I only recently managed to find the time to come. Could you please show me the way, Director Zhao?"

"It's nothing. Old Hou has been asking me about it countless times. He's been waiting for you guys. But don't rush, let's have lunch first."

"Let's go over there first. We'll have to drink to talk business there, and I'm afraid I'll drink myself into a stupor."

After exchanging pleasantries at the customs gate for a while, we didn't get on the bus. Instead, we walked out of Luohu Port and took a short detour to the nearby fishing village pier.

More than 20 people, including security personnel, suddenly entered the village, startling the villagers into a panic. Wang Yaotang clearly saw some people jump out of their yards and run away as fast as they could.

“This…” Wang Yaotang pointed, “Is this some kind of special welcoming ceremony?”

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Director Zhao's face. "They probably thought we were here to arrest smugglers, which is why they ran away."

Wang Yaotang burst into laughter, finding it quite amusing.

"Why didn't you arrest them when you knew they were smuggling?" Wang Yaotang asked curiously.

“This used to be a fishing village, but fishing couldn’t support many people, and there was little arable land. In the past, many people swam to the port from this area. They could eat their fill and stay warm, so who would be willing to risk their lives to break through the defense?” Director Zhao sighed.

Wang Yaotang understood what was going on without needing to say more: they were all trying to survive, and they couldn't all be arrested.

As long as it's not too outrageous, just pretend you don't see it. Besides, sometimes the things you bring back are quite good. Take calculators, for example. The HP-41C calculator costs $185, but due to the 'Eight Bamboo' Treaty, it was exported to China for over $300.

There is a huge demand for these calculators from various government agencies, financial institutions, enterprises, research institutes, and the like, but foreign exchange reserves are insufficient. About 30% of the calculators on the domestic market are brought in by these smugglers.

It wasn't even foreign exchange that was used...

From June to September each year, it is very difficult to grow leafy green vegetables in the coastal areas of Guangdong and Hong Kong. People who travel to Hong Kong Island need to eat vegetables every day. Most of these vegetables are supplied through the mainland supply channels to exchange for foreign exchange. Another part is smuggled in small quantities. The vegetables are of lower quality and cannot be transported through the supply channels, but they can still exchange a lot of goods from Hong Kong Island to take back.

Two patrol boats were moored at the dock. Wang Yaotang and Director Zhao led their men onto the boat and headed straight for Zhuhai across the Shenzhen River. It only took an hour and a half to get there. If they had gone by land, they would have had to detour through Guangzhou, which would have taken at least a day.

He had called ahead, and the Second Elder of Zhuhai, Director Hou of the Investment Promotion Bureau, and their entourage were already waiting at the dock. After disembarking and exchanging pleasantries, Wang Yaotang made up his mind to buy a yacht as soon as he got back... It was too strange to be driving a military patrol boat.

Director Zhao introduced the team from Zhuhai, and Wang Yaotang also introduced the people he brought with him.

"This is Jiao Peilin, General Manager of Fanling Stone Mine."

"This is Xiong Demin, the general manager of Shek O Quarry."

"Of course, the Shek O Quarry still belongs to the Hong Kong British government, but it is already going through the auction process, so I brought it along to take a look."

These words made the eyes of the people in Zhuhai light up.

The fewer words you say, the more information you convey!

According to this line of thinking, Hong Kong, which was under British rule, must have been technologically advanced. Going through the auction process meant that it was going to be privatized, and even if the process wasn't completed, it would still bring enormous power.

With that one sentence, the smiles on the faces of the people on this side became even more cordial.

No wonder he's a 'patriotic businessman,' he really has the ability!
Just as I expected, the first thing was a banquet. Fortunately, because we had to talk about serious business later, I only had a small drink, about 4ml. My head was a little dizzy, but I managed to hold on.

The mine visit is scheduled for tomorrow, so we're having a closed-door meeting today.

The higher-ups received the benefits, and Zhuhai had to bear the costs. The matter would definitely be handled, but they would certainly feel uncomfortable. Wang Yaotang came here this time to solve the problem.

After Zhuhai introduced the number, reserves, mining and transportation of the stone mines, Wang Yaotang did not immediately talk about how much money to invest, how many stone mines to acquire, or how many jobs to create. That was too broad and would take too long to show results.

“Previously, my investment cooperation with domestic companies mainly focused on building factories and production. In reality, there wasn’t much communication with domestic companies. It was more of an external cycle. This cooperation on stone mining is a completely new attempt.” Wang Yaotang spoke fluently, “It’s also a matter of feeling our way across the river.”

Everyone chuckled softly, and the atmosphere became much more relaxed.

“This is how I see it: we must seize the opportunity, both for myself and for the domestic mining industry. But I personally think we can’t make a complete overhaul right away, since it involves many villages and towns, thousands or even more workers and families. If problems arise, it will cause huge losses to the people. So I think we should take it one step at a time and solve the sales problem first.”

"Does Mr. Wang mean to import the stone from Zhuhai first?" the Second Elder asked.

“Yes, I’ll send you a price list of stones of different specifications and materials, and then we can make centralized purchases. You can choose the payment method yourself, but I suggest using US dollars. The Hong Kong dollar has been unstable in the last two years, with large price fluctuations, which is not friendly to you exporters,” Wang Yaotang said with a smile.

The Second Elder turned to look at Old Hou from the China Merchants Group, "What is Zhuhai's annual production volume now? Where are the main sales destinations?"

"Currently, the estimated annual output is around 40 cubic meters. About 40% of it is used for local construction, and the rest is basically exported to Haojiang. Haojiang has been carrying out land reclamation on Taipa Island, and the stone materials are mostly sourced from here."

Can mining operations be increased?

"Yes, we can increase it by 50% if needed."

At this moment, Wang Yaotang coughed lightly, and the others looked over. "Excuse me, there's something I need to explain. I personally hope that your side can increase the intensity of patrols at the border customs to protect the interests of both of us."

The Second Elder frowned slightly, glancing at the 'Foreign Trade Bureau' and 'Gongbei Customs'. 'Mr. Wang, have you received any news?'

“Qianshan and Jinding,” Wang Yaotang said, mentioning two place names.

The second elder nodded and didn't ask any more questions; they would investigate this when they got back.

At that time, stone quarries were everywhere in Qianshan Town. The stone quarries could be transported to Haojiang via the Qianshan Waterway, which was only 4 kilometers away. The Qingshan Base of the Protectorate also used the Qianshan Waterway for entry and exit. Every night, people could be seen transporting stone quarries by boat.

Many of the stones purchased by Zhang Zhihui and Wu Qixian came from Qianshan.

Jin Ding is located north of Zhuhai, where many fishermen have switched to sea smuggling, which can transport goods to Haojiang via a sea route of about 30 kilometers.

One is its proximity, and the other is its inadequate oversight.

Of course, the reason Wang Yaotang brought this up on this occasion was out of love for the country, to combat smuggling, and to safeguard national interests!
It's definitely not because they want to monopolize all of Zhuhai's exported stone quarries!
The Second Elder could not readily agree to the suggestion of starting with exports to open up the Hong Kong market. Wang Yaotang and his entourage went to rest, while the city officials continued their meeting in another location.

The two elders presided over the meeting, with their deputies present. Representatives from the Mining Bureau, Foreign Trade Bureau, Customs, and Investment Promotion Bureau were all present.

"Mining Bureau, please share your thoughts," the Second Elder asked.

The director of the mining bureau cleared his throat and said, “Mining is taking place in various counties and villages. There are more than 140 mines that are officially registered. And there are countless others that are being secretly mined by dozens of people in villages. The situation is extremely chaotic. Most of them have no technical skills whatsoever. They just use explosives and haul them by oxcart. It is extremely dangerous. You could say that people are injured or even killed every day. But most of them are concealed. Our mining bureau has limited manpower and simply cannot monitor it. We hope to improve efficiency, reduce risks, increase output, and improve the environment.”

When doing work, you must know how to cry. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. If you don't cry, your superiors will think you're doing nothing and are just idling around all day. Don't be fooled by the fact that he didn't mention joint ventures once, but he kept emphasizing the need to push things forward as soon as possible.

Besides, he knew very well about the smuggling activities at the small mines below. Even if nothing was done after the integration, the mining bureau's output value could increase by 20% or more. What is that?
This is a great achievement!
The elder then turned his gaze to the Bureau of Foreign Trade and Commerce.

"I also support joint ventures. The chaos in the mining industry has indeed reached a point where it must be addressed. Smuggling not only causes huge losses to the country, but also breeds many public security problems. Even if we don't integrate all 140-plus mines, we can still solve the problems of retired workers, succession, social security, medical care, the salaries of current employees, food, children's education, and so on. External capital can solve most of these problems," the Director of the Foreign Trade Bureau said with a smile.

The director of the mining bureau glared at him fiercely, his back teeth grinding together in hatred. The director of the commerce bureau just smiled, saying he supported the joint venture, but his words were full of problems that needed to be solved during the joint venture process. These problems involved thousands of employees and their families, and it would be impossible to solve them all in less than a year or two!

After listening to the opinions of several other departments and considering the practical difficulties and the need for immediate export earnings, it was ultimately decided to follow Wang Yaotang's suggestion to start with exports and address the mining joint venture issue step by step.

Over the next two days, Wang Yaotang and his entourage, accompanied by city leaders, visited the mines below. Jiao Peilin, Xiong Demin, and engineers provided explanations, allowing Wang Yaotang to gain a systematic understanding of the technology and management of the Zhuhai stone mines.

To put it nicely, there's a lot of room for improvement.

To put it bluntly, it's extremely backward.

If management and technology were implemented according to Hong Kong's methods, not only would output double, but costs could also be significantly reduced. The labor efficiency of the old system of "eating from the same pot" is simply too low.

Of course, labor costs are very low here, and even with such low mining efficiency, the price of stone is still more than 40% lower than in Hong Kong Island.

In addition, almost everything produced in Zhuhai is rough 'raw ore'. Deep processing is extremely rare, if not nonexistent. The high-quality granite is all used for land reclamation and construction, including natural marble.

If these are further processed and then sold to Hong Kong and Macau, the price can increase several times!
Moreover, even the rough 'raw ore' is only classified by size in the simplest way.

In the Hong Kong and Macau markets, stone is divided into 'large, medium and small slabs' for different applications such as exterior walls of large buildings, floor paving, interior walls, kitchen countertops, and stair treads.

Based on 'blocks', they are divided into rough stones, blocks, and small stones. Further finer stones are divided according to 'particle size' into giant crushed stones, coarse crushed stones, coarse crushed stones, fine crushed stones, etc., which can almost ensure that there is no waste.

Xiong Demin and his colleagues did a simple calculation and concluded that by using the Hong Kong Island quarry as a model, improving the mining level, increasing labor efficiency, and investing in preliminary processing, the output value could increase tenfold.

The top management has reached an agreement that the mine has ample reserves and can pick up the goods as soon as the ship arrives.

After returning, Wang Yaotang held a small meeting with Xiong Demin and Jiao Peilin to discuss how to compete with Lü Zhihe for market share.

Previously, I only thought about entering the stone industry, but I didn't really understand it. I simply thought that after the quarry was blasted open, the stones were sorted by size and then transported out. Only after really learning about it these days did I realize that there is actually a lot more to it than meets the eye.

No wonder Lü Zhihe was able to wipe out all the underworld forces that once controlled the mines; this kind of thing is definitely not something that gangs can handle.

Even if you shoot Lü Zhihe now, you'll gain nothing except causing the mine to shut down and creating market chaos. This isn't a nightclub where you can just take over the place and sit back and collect the money.

They couldn't get shares or mining rights.

"What kind of stone is consumed the most in the Hong Kong Island market right now?" Wang Yaotang suddenly asked. "Crushed stone." Jiao Peilin then explained, "Crushed stone accounts for 70% of the total stone market in Hong Kong. One cubic meter of concrete requires about 1.2 tons of crushed stone. It is the core material for building, bridge, tunnel, and highway construction. Then there are land reclamation projects, which also mainly use crushed stone of various sizes."

"In the crushed stone market, granite accounts for 50%. It is the most mainstream crushing raw material due to its high hardness and wide distribution. Limestone accounts for about 30%, which is used for low-grade concrete, land reclamation, and roadbed filling. The remaining gabbro and basalt are used in places with higher wear resistance requirements, but this market share is relatively small."

Then, after thinking for a moment, he added, "Of course, this also results in the smallest profit margin."

"So, as long as I can fill the gravel market, I can go toe-to-toe with Lü Zhihe?" Wang Yaotang asked with a smile.

Jiao Peilin looked somewhat conflicted.

"Just say what you want to say, I'm not going to eat you!"

But you'll kill people... Jiao Peilin thought to herself, "If it's direct competition, we still need to classify the varieties by size according to the current market specifications. Land reclamation, foundation, roadbed, concrete mixing, the sizes required for these are completely different. It's impossible to let customers buy them and classify them themselves."

"So you think it's the crushing, screening, and pulverizing process in our mine? Where do you think this process should be built?" Wang Yaotang asked.

"It must be from Zhuhai. When it's transported here and stacked, it needs to be sorted out properly."

"How long will it take to move the old equipment from the mine over and put it into production?"

"Two months? It depends on the workers. If they work overtime, it might be shorter."

"What about those in the freight yard now?"

"The classification is rough, but if they are all classified as the same type, they can still be sold, it's just a bit wasteful," Jiao Peilin said.

"It would be best to ship another batch of river sand back," Xiong Demin added.

"How to say?"

“The size and specifications of aggregates required for concrete vary depending on its intended use. During the production process, the mine will also produce some fine crushed ore, which is usually crushed and screened into manufactured sand to replace river sand. The profitability of a stone quarry depends on the segmented utilization of the sand. If river sand is purchased from the mainland and floods the market, it could cause Lü Zhihe’s profits to drop by at least 5%,” Xiong Demin said.

Wang Yaotang nodded and agreed to proceed. Of course, his aim wasn't to reduce Lü Zhihe's profits, but rather to force him into a corner.

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Back on Hong Kong Island, Yiu Ming Building Materials has already completed all the import procedures and even rented a storage yard. Currently, Ah Wai is contacting bulk carriers.

Affected by the oil crisis and global economic recession, the shipping market has shrunk, and companies like the Xu and Bao families have stopped sailing and started chartering ships.

"If we're going to be shipping ore from Zhuhai to the mines regularly, should we just buy a few bulk carriers ourselves?" Awei asked during dinner that evening.

Wang Yaotang frowned and thought for a moment. The decline in the shipping industry had only happened in the last few years. Later, with the reform and opening up of China, the demand for shipping would surge. He would definitely make a lot of money by acquiring some cargo ships during the low-price period. However, he was not very clear about exactly when the recovery would begin.

Just as I was thinking, the four-eyed guy spoke up first, "Acquisition my ass! Do you know how much a second-hand 5000-ton bulk carrier costs? And how much does it cost for personnel expenses, management expenses, and regular maintenance?"

“You four-eyed guy, I’ve done the calculations. Based on an annual import volume of 20 cubic meters, the annual freight cost is about the same as buying a 5000-ton bulk carrier. After a year, the ship is pure profit. Why not buy it?” Awei glanced at him sideways.

Four-Eyes was stunned for a moment, then Ah-Jie slapped the table and laughed, "Wow, Four-Eyes, you've finally met your match."

"Besides, with the ship in our hands, we don't have to worry about others cutting off our transportation. Otherwise, if someone tries to sabotage us..."

“That’s impossible. Hong Kong Island has everything except cargo ships.” The four-eyed man raised his hand and said, “On the contrary, if there are ships, others will have targets, and bombing them will result in greater losses.”

"Who the hell dares to bomb our ship? We'll kill their whole family!" Ah Jie snorted. "Brother Yao, when are you going to take care of that bastard Lü Zhihe?"

Wang Yaotang snapped out of his daze, smiled, and glanced at his brothers. “Buying a ship isn’t a bad idea. We’re definitely going to be in the shipping business in the future, so it’s good to get some experience early on. But there’s no rush. The most important thing right now is to bring the quarry back from Zhuhai. Dealing with Lü Zhihe isn’t difficult. The real challenge is preventing the market from being cut off. Otherwise, we’ll offend the construction and real estate developers in Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong government might even accuse us of sabotaging the reclamation project.”

Of course, it's only to fill some construction gaps and reduce the impact of his struggle with Lü Zhihe on the market. It's impossible to completely replace him, as the processing capacity there doesn't allow it.

Thinking of this, Wang Yaotang sighed, realizing that he had not yet achieved his goal.

Wang Yaotang paid close attention, and with the cooperation of the Zhuhai authorities, 1.5 cubic meters of stone and river sand arrived at the port three days later.

The next day, some people in the stone business received a call from Yaoming Building Materials. Wang Yaotang invited them to lunch. Lü Zhihe monopolized the stone market, monopolizing slabs, blocks, and fine granules. Deep processing and front-line sales were mainly done by these people.

It's like land reclamation projects; the families of some people in the Public Works Bureau, right? ... That's necessary; everyone should earn the money together.

The agreed-upon location was familiar to everyone: Castle Peak Bay Pier in Tuen Mun.

This pier is actually a temporary pier, mainly used to support Lui Chi Wo's Lam Tei Stone quarry. Stones are transported from here to reclamation sites in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island via barges, or by truck to construction sites.

Of course, the supporting facilities do not mean that the docks and land here belong to Lü Zhihe, and no one can stop Wang Yaotang from using them. The stone is a duty-free product, and the customs does not care. He only needs to pay the rent for the warehouse.

Although some people were scolded for trying to meet Wang Yaotang a few days ago, they had no choice but to come to dinner today since Wang Yaotang invited them.

After all, Wang Yaotang didn't give them any face, so they could only put up with it.

But if they don't give Wang Yaotang face, they might get ambushed...

Therefore, they arrived relatively early and naturally saw the stones and river sand piled up in the open on the stacks.

There were some intimidating-looking security guards nearby, so they didn't dare to go over. But they were all insiders after all. Lü Zhihe's men didn't wear such neat uniforms; instead, they looked like the legendary black-clad special forces...

A group of colleagues gathered together, each offering their opinions, and eventually concluded that these items were probably obtained by Wang Yaotang, although they did not know where they came from.

Wang Yaotang arrived more than ten minutes late, but everyone thought it was only natural, since important people should be the last to arrive, even though the actual reason was traffic.

Even if you're driving a Cadillac, traffic jams will still happen. Clearly, no system is perfect, and this is one aspect of capitalism that Wang Yaotang finds very dissatisfying…

Upon seeing the young man being protected by a group of bodyguards in black uniforms, the group of stone dealers in suits immediately smiled and quickly approached him. Although the young man was only wearing a casual outfit, no one thought there was anything wrong with it.

This is an adult expressing affection!
Jiao Peilin introduced a few of the people to Wang Yaotang, but Wang Yaotang didn't ask about the others, and they didn't come up to introduce themselves.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Wang Yaotang said with a smile, "Some things that have happened recently have caused some panic in the market and may have caused some trouble for your businesses. I apologize for that. However, in the end, it is the market monopoly that caused all of this. It's just that some things were triggered in advance. Of course, this is not entirely a bad thing. It can be regarded as a preview of the future market, so that everyone can be prepared."

Take that with a grain of salt. They don't have the funds to stockpile large quantities of goods, so whether they rehearse or not is useless. They'll still be helpless next time they encounter this situation.

Everyone cursed inwardly, but smiled and agreed, "Yes, we'll be prepared next time. We should keep some inventory in case of market changes."

Let these people chatter on and on, saying things that no one believed. Wang Yaotang felt it was about time before pointing to the pile of stones not far away and saying, "The market should be diversified. I just brought these from the north. They have plenty of resources there, you can get whatever you want, and the quantity is huge. If you need anything, you can come here to pick up the goods anytime. The price will be updated every Monday and will remain unchanged within a week. If you need a large quantity, you can also order in advance, and I will try my best to meet everyone's needs."

"You'll see for yourselves how good the quality is," Wang Yaotang said with a smile, gesturing with his hand.

After expressing their gratitude with smiles, the group walked towards the freight yard. Jiao Peilin followed, while Wang Yaotang returned to the car to rest. This godforsaken place was just a large open space without even a house to shelter them from the wind and rain. Fortunately, Sheng Yi now had the Tuen Mun West Branch, and at night, the branch's underlings would come here to feed the mosquitoes and keep watch.

They even personally inspected the ore. The joy on their faces when they returned was genuine. It was true that they had been partners with Lü Zhihe for many years, but having another source of supply was definitely not a bad thing.

They ate at a restaurant in Tuen Mun. Wang Yaotang wasn't some rich kid, and he chatted quite well with everyone.

……

Lui Chi-wo had been keeping an eye on Wang Yao-tang. Of course, he couldn't hide the arrival of so many stones and river sand at his Tuen Mun wharf, but there was nothing he could do about it.

It's impossible to burn this thing, and stealing it is even more impossible. The only thing to do is to try to maintain customers. If Wang Yaotang wants to compete with him by waging a price war, then he has made a mistake!

The stone market is not just about price; stability is even more important!
So what if it's a mainland Chinese product? Not only is the classification rough, but the supply may be cut off at any time during typhoon season. On the other hand, his mine is located locally, so its stability is beyond doubt.

Wang Yaotang thought so too.

Budai'ao.

One by one, gasoline drums were loaded onto the old wooden boat. Then, someone carried cement and sand into the drums and haphazardly stirred them with seawater. These small wooden boats used by fishermen could only hold a dozen or so gasoline drums when fully loaded, and the waterline was already very dangerous.

On a misty morning, nine small wooden boats slowly set off from Po Toi O, circled Tseung Kwan O and Tai Miu Wan, entered Victoria Harbour, and finally sailed into the Lei Yue Mun Pier in Kwun Tong.

Lei Yue Mun Quarry, the third largest quarry in Hong Kong, is located near the sea. Most of the stone is transported by water and used for various land reclamation projects.

Amidst the loud shouts of the dock security guards, nine small wooden boats sailed directly to the vicinity of the dock pier. One of the boats slowly slowed down, while the other eight rushed directly toward the dock pier. Just as they were about to get close, the boatman suddenly plunged into the sea, leaving the small wooden boats to crash into the concrete pier.

The eight men paddled frantically, and had just climbed onto the wooden boat when a series of explosions suddenly rang out behind them: "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

The explosion wasn't loud, but it was enough to blast a large hole in the boat. With a gurgling sound, the wooden boat sank quickly. The intact small boat turned around and ran away at five times the speed it had come from.

Stimulate!

The security guards at the dock had been warned by the boss long ago, but they still retreated immediately after hearing the explosion. By the time they were sure it was safe, the group had already run away. They hurriedly walked to the vicinity of the pier and could only see the prow of the wooden boat sticking up from the water.

Finished!

It wasn't a good harbor to begin with, and now it's completely blocked!
The head of security turned away with a grim expression to make a phone call; they couldn't handle this kind of situation.

Lu Zhihe gripped the phone tightly, veins bulging on the back of his hand, his face ashen as he cursed loudly!
Wang Yaotang's methods were incredibly dirty. Not only did he use sunken ships to block the Lei Yue Mun mine, but what drove him even crazier was blocking the Tuen Mun waterway.

There is a 5-kilometer-long waterway connecting the Lam Tei Stone Mine to the Tuen Mun Pier. He used to transport his goods to the pier by boat via the river. Now the waterway is blocked!

What's the point of him keeping production if the port is destroyed and the ore can't be shipped out?

This time, he's definitely going to breach the contract. Even if the other party doesn't pursue it because of face, the matter still needs to be resolved. It's impossible for the land reclamation project and construction site to wait for him.

As for when the river and docks will be dredged... Lü Zhihe didn't know either.

A few wooden boats and some gasoline drums filled with cement, how much could they be worth?

One million Hong Kong dollars is enough to keep him occupied for a month; those projects can't wait a month.

Of course, it's not impossible to transport everything by truck. Not to mention how much the cost would increase, that son of a bitch Wang Yaotang has already damaged the dock, do you think he would let the highway go?

Besides, where would he find so many trucks to transport goods in such a short time!

Wang Yaotang, I'll fuck your mother! (End of Chapter)