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

I spent a carefree week in Pattaya, being treated to banquets every day and having a variety of fun activities. It truly is a country with a king; I was able to enjoy a royal experience.

Of course, while we can joke around, we can't joke about serious matters.

Eating, drinking, and having fun are part of the process, but during that time, it's inevitable to discuss governing philosophies. If the governing philosophies are different, then there's absolutely no need to continue the discussion.

Many politicians are only in it for the money, but Wang Yaotang sought out real politicians.

For politicians, money is merely a gain on their political journey. What they pursue more is power, fame, and political ambition. Of course, they are willing to gain more if these things don't conflict with their goals.

Kunpeng Anuso was one of the people who shared Wang Yaotang's ideals after this selection process. He did not care about the so-called bloodline issue and believed that as long as they were Siamese and could contribute to the economic development of Siam, regardless of whether they were Chinese or Thai, they were good people. He was willing to promote educated commoners and pay attention to social order.

Kunpeng Anuso: I am mortal with criminals!

Wang Yaotang: I dislike two kinds of people the most: those who hate criminals and those who stop me from committing crimes!
Khunphong Anusorn's campaign slogan this time is: actively attract external investment, vigorously develop Pattaya's tourism, entertainment, and real estate industries, rebuild the Pattaya police station, and create the safest city in Siam.

Wang Yaotang will help Kunpeng Anuso build his campaign team, handling publicity, communication, and even the killings...

Elections are simple; just eliminate the other competitors.

In order to expedite the election, Wang Yaotang sent an invitation to Chawat Arnold, the acting mayor after Somchai's death and the former deputy mayor of Pattaya, to a banquet.

Upon entering the restaurant, Chawat Arnold was stunned; the food on the table truly surprised him!
Completely new dishes I've never seen before!
In the center of the table was a large platter of salmon adorned with cash, and Franklin's old face was all smiles as he looked at 'Chawa Arnold'.

Wang Yaotang put his arm around Chawa Arnold's shoulder and pointed to a dish next to the American dollar salmon, saying, "This dish is called Pagoda Meat. It is known for its reliable quality, low price, high lethality, and fierce firepower."

The plate contained a Type 56 assault rifle as the main ingredient, with bright orange 7.62mm intermediate cartridges piled up like a pagoda.

"This dish is called Four Happiness Meatballs. It's made of pure meat and is especially springy," Wang Yaotang said, pointing to another plate of four hand grenades.

"Look at this next, bamboo rice. I really like this. It's made with simple ingredients and has a unique flavor."

Two 60mm high-explosive fragmentation grenades stand next to the Type 63 mortar barrel, which is laid flat.

"And this luncheon meat, wow, let me tell you, this is great. It's ready to eat straight from the can, has a moderate flavor, is nutritious, and is clean and hygienic."

The long 40mm launcher is placed on a plate, and four different types of warheads stand on a small plate next to it: fragmentation grenades, armor-piercing grenades, incendiary grenades, and airburst anti-personnel grenades.

This brand-new dish completely stunned Chawa Arnold. He sat down and his whole body tensed up. He wanted to righteously and loudly rebuke Wang Yaotang, but when the time came, he couldn't open his mouth at all.

When the Somchai family was slaughtered, these powerful families in Pattaya were terrified and cursed Wang Yaotang. In their view, the Siamese government would never allow a foreigner to so recklessly kill powerful people on Siamese soil!

Unfortunately, the Siamese cabinet only issued a 'strong' condemnation of Annam. In the past few days, they have used many connections to pass on messages saying that it was not the Annamites who did it, but Wang Yaotang who was the executioner. However, the cabinet completely ignored it.

This enraged the Pattaya elites!
In fact, the cabinet viewed it as nothing more than a trivial matter.

Just as the Pattaya elites didn't care when Wang Yaotang killed many criminals in Pattaya, the cabinet viewed these local elites as no different from ordinary people.

Bangkok leeches: Just some old leeches that have been living in Pattaya and sucking blood!
The death of the 'Songchai' family brought about Pattaya's great development, which everyone wanted!
“Mr. Chawat Arnold, as the saying goes, a country cannot be without a leader for a day. I wonder if you would be willing to push for an immediate mayoral election in Pattaya?” Wang Yaotang asked with a smile.

“I… this…” Chawa Arnold chuckled dryly.

"Come on, have some food," Wang Yaotang said, extending his hand in invitation.

Chawa Arnold picked up his chopsticks shakily, took a deep breath, and asked, "I wonder what the new city government plans for me?"

"The new municipal government wants to develop Pattaya on a large scale, which requires the cooperation of many people."

“Okay, I understand.” Chawa Arnold reached for the US dollar salmon with his chopsticks and picked up two US dollar bills.

Wang Yaotang clapped softly, and Kunpeng Anuso walked in from outside with a smile, "Welcome, Chawa."

"Thank you." Chawa Arnold glanced at Wang Yaotang, then at Kunpeng Anuso, a look of realization flashing in his eyes before he stood up with a smile. "Mayor Kunpeng, it's my pleasure to serve you."

"Good, good, good." Kunpeng Anuso laughed, feeling lightheaded all over. But when he looked at Wang Yaotang, the lightheaded feeling suddenly turned somber. "Chawa, we are serving all the citizens of Pattaya, and we are serving Mr. Wang. I believe the new municipal government will unite around Mr. Wang and work together to build a new Pattaya!"

In order to get in touch with Wang Yaotang, Kunpeng Anuso not only repeatedly emphasized his Chinese name "Lin Fengyue" to the outside world, but also began to learn Chinese characters and read Chinese newspapers that were packed and sent from Hong Kong.

After learning that Wang Yaotang had clearly sided with his hometown, he collected articles from leftist newspapers and memorized them diligently...

Wang Yaotang pointed at Lin Fengyue and burst into laughter, saying, "This kid is teachable!"
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Pattaya, yacht marina.

Wang Yaotang arrived early with A-Jie and A-Ji. After waiting for about ten minutes, his yacht cut through the waves and sailed over.

As soon as the yacht came to a stop, Wang Yaotang immediately walked onto the boardwalk. There, he saw two elderly men in white shirts standing by the gangway. Wang Yaotang extended his hand and said, "Mr. She, Mr. Mo, welcome, welcome."

"Haha, Mr. Wang, you're too kind." Mr. She Junnan spoke with a strong voice and walked down the gangway without needing anyone's help.

"You two gentlemen can just call me Ah Tang," Wang Yaotang said with a smile, "Mr. Mo."

"This is my first time riding a luxury yacht, and I have to thank you for that," Mr. Mo Bozhi said with a smile. "It's really nice, very luxurious, and the ride is very comfortable."

“These are just things to save face; I’ll donate them to the Guangzhou Design Institute later,” Wang Yaotang said with a generous wave of his hand.

“No need for that.” Mr. She was well aware of the value of this thing, and quickly waved his hand. “No one in the country would ride in this. We appreciate your kindness.”

"Nobody rides them now, but they will in a few years. Our hometown is undergoing reform and opening up, and we can already see the dawn of economic take-off. There will be more and more wealthy people, and yachts and the like will be very common in the future."

"Haha, then I'll take your good wishes." Old Mr. Mo smiled, clearly not taking it seriously. At this time, even intellectuals in the country couldn't imagine how fast the economy would take off, and most people didn't expect to live to see that day. After exchanging a few pleasantries at the dock, Wang Yaotang led the two elderly people to the car and headed straight for the Chen family manor.

She Junnan: Born in Annam, with ancestral roots in Guangdong, he went to study at Nanyang Middle School in Shanghai at the age of 20 (1936), and later entered Jiaotong University. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he worked at the Guangzhou Design Institute, where he successively served as senior architect, chief architect, consultant chief engineer, vice president, and honorary president.

She Junnan studied the architectural style of southern China and was committed to integrating the traditional garden space organization with the emphasis on functionality in foreign architecture, forming an architectural design style that has both the characteristics of southern my country and modern colors. He presided over the design of embassies in West Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Greece, Thailand, Cyprus and other countries, reflecting the style shown by using different design techniques under different environments and characteristics.

He oversaw the construction of the Guangzhou Friendship Theater in the 60s, the new building of the Oriental Hotel in the 70s, and the Guangzhou White Swan Hotel, the first five-star hotel in China designed and built by a Chinese person, in 83.

Mo Bozhi: A native of Dongguan, Guangdong Province, he graduated from the School of Engineering of Sun Yat-sen University. He served as an engineer for the Yunnan-Burma Railway and the Sichuan Highway Bureau. He successively served as an engineer, chief engineer, chief architect and technical consultant of the Guangzhou Municipal Construction Bureau, and the Guangzhou Municipal Urban Planning Bureau. He was also a professor at South China University of Technology and the honorary president of the Pearl River Design Institute.

He dedicated his life to promoting the development of Lingnan architecture and Lingnan gardens in practice and theory. He spent 50 years designing Guangzhou Beiyuan and Banxi Restaurant, 70 years designing Mineral Spring Hotel, and 83 years designing the White Swan Hotel.

Wang Yaotang wanted to develop tourism in Pattaya, so a large five-star hotel was essential. In addition, there needed to be a large shopping mall, a large nightclub, a resort, and a high-end villa complex. To make these things look good and classy, ​​he needed to have exceptionally talented designers. Therefore, he specially asked for connections to invite two future academicians from his hometown who had a deep understanding of the architectural styles of southern China and Lingnan.

Of course, my hometown is happy to help. On the one hand, the design fee is settled in US dollars and is quite generous. On the other hand, it can increase the design experience of domestic design institutes in large-scale projects. Finally, it can also help build a reputation in China and regain sufficient prestige in Southeast Asia.

It was beneficial for both sides, so they naturally hit it off immediately.

Upon arriving at the Chen Family Manor, the two elderly gentlemen did not rest. Instead, they eagerly toured and appreciated the manor, which combines Siamese and Chinese garden styles, and felt they gained a great deal from the experience.

After a night's rest, the two gentlemen led their team to Pattaya for an inspection the next day. Wang Yaotang's development plan was very ambitious, and it was not something that could be built just by choosing a random location. However, he himself could not get involved in these matters, so he only arranged for security personnel to protect him, while he himself discussed further development plans with the Chinese family in Siam.

If the development were to proceed according to Wang Yaotang's plan, the investment would likely exceed HK$10 billion, which he couldn't possibly handle alone. Moreover, there's no benefit in trying to monopolize the business; the tourism industry thrives on having a wide network of partners.

A week later, without having to consider external factors such as demolition, and with the cooperation of the Pattaya Municipal Government, the team of the two gentlemen, Mr. She and Mr. Mo, selected several suitable areas for Wang Yaotang. The specifics of how to choose were up to him.

Meanwhile, the mayoral election was nearing its end. Against the backdrop of several specially selected, flawed individuals, Kunpeng Anuso (Lin Fengyue) was successfully elected as the new mayor. In his inaugural address, Kunpeng Anuso used both Thai and Chinese.

With Wang Yaotang and the Chinese community behind him, the inaugural address of the mayor of Pattaya was broadcast on television. This bilingual speech was interpreted as a sign that Khunphu Anusho would maintain a friendly and open attitude during his administration. With the deliberate dissemination of this message in newspapers, this attitude first greatly pleased the Chinese community in Southeast Asia, which can be considered as a good start for Pattaya's tourism industry.

Upon taking office, Kunpeng Anusorn's first action was not to implement the comprehensive "development plan" proposed by Wang Yaotang, but to appoint a new police chief, Huang Tianhua, a Thai-Chinese, and to approve a large sum of money for the police force to expand and rebuild.

Huang Tianhua was also one of Wang Yaotang's own people. After taking office, he immediately launched a recruitment drive for the police station. The assessment criteria for this recruitment drive were not changed. The only difference from the past was that it was open recruitment!

Of course, recruitment used to be open. A recruitment notice the size of a tofu block would be posted and then blown away by the wind an hour later, eventually leading to inbreeding.

This time it's different. It's a real open recruitment, advertised through television and newspapers. The applicants are not limited to Pattaya locals, so the number of applicants is dozens of times that of previous years!
"Here, these are your Siamese identity papers. I gave you all the information before, so memorize them. Don't cause any trouble when you go for the job interview tomorrow!" In a small hotel on the outskirts of Bangkok, Ba Dong began distributing a stack of identity papers.

"Don't worry, Brother Badong, I've already memorized it."

"Call me Prayut Surachai!" Ba Dong kicked him. "No Cantonese allowed, speak Siamese. We've never met you before. Don't say I didn't warn you, if you mess this up, Yao Ge will throw you into the sea to feed the fish!"

"Understood, Prayut."

Chen Baixuan, Li Zhuohao, Huang Junming, Zhang Qiming...

Wang Yaotang transferred 15 people from Hong Kong who knew some Siamese and obtained local identity cards for them in different parts of Siam. They will be sent to the Pattaya Police Station together this time, and from now on they will be proud Pattaya police officers.

If you say you're going to build a new temple, then you have to build it. But there's no rule that says the red poles in a temple can't be police officers!
I'm both black and white, what can you do to fight me?
Ah Jie will not have the chance to become the police chief, but Ba Dong's opportunity has come. In less than 10 years, Wang Yaotang will be able to push him to the position of police chief. At that time, there will be no Pattaya Police Station, only 'Sheng Yi' Pattaya Police Station!

To develop the economy, the first priority is to ensure a good public security environment. Wang Yaotang didn't want to have to worry about thugs and gangsters at the construction site. Anyone who dared to cause trouble would be arrested as a drug offender and sent to prison that night.

Pattaya Police Department expanded its staff by 50 people. In addition to 15 people from Hong Kong, the other 35 people were also carefully selected. They either had a high school diploma or were retired from the military. Among them were graduates of the Royal Police Officers' School. They were all truly elites. Their posture and mental demeanor on the first day of lining up were very different from those old hands.

With these 50 new people as the core, Huang Tianhua was able to carry out a major overhaul of the original police station.

While Huang Tianhua was reorganizing the police force and removing corrupt officers, Wang Yaotang registered the Yaofu InterContinental (Siam) Hotel in Bangkok and formed the Pattaya Tourism Development Company with several Chinese families, including Chen, Lin, and Qiu. The company finalized the land use issue for the tourism development zone with the newly appointed mayor, Khunphong Anusoh.

At Wang Yaotang's suggestion, the demolition plan was abandoned and land was purchased next door to build a new house instead. It was not simply because of cost issues. Since everyone involved was on the same side, it would be too easy to lower the demolition price. However, Wang Yaotang believed that maintaining some of the original rural style could also be a selling point.

Westerners from Europe and America have the Aegean Sea and the Caribbean, but instead of enjoying them, they travel thousands of miles to Southeast Asia just to experience what it's like for the elite to be sent to the countryside. You have to let them truly feel the backwardness of the locals, which will greatly inspire their pride. Ideally, the locals would be shirtless, wearing grass skirts, and with face paint on.

Of course, we can't say it so directly; that's called exoticism or exotic culture.

Just like those people who left their hometowns at this time, even if they lived in slums and were constantly being turned into cream puffs, the photos they mailed home still showed them standing in front of skyscrapers...

Wang Yaotang led the entire project, which reduced a lot of disputes. Once the contract was signed and the land was purchased, a loan was immediately obtained from the Chen family's Pangu Bank using the project plan. All that was left was to push forward with construction.

Regarding the construction, Wang Yaotang didn't mention hiring a domestic team. Everyone involved is in it to make money, so talking about cost-saving is useless at this point, since these costs will ultimately be used on the project and some will eventually flow back...

This explains why many projects choose to forgo cheaper alternatives...

However, Wang Yaotang had no construction business in Thailand and couldn't sell his stone quarries, so he was at a disadvantage. In exchange, he acquired partial shares in four of Thailand's top ten newspapers, instantly becoming a newspaper tycoon in Thailand.

While everyone's attention was drawn to a series of major projects in Pattaya, Umbrella (Thailand) Security Company quietly registered in Pattaya. In the future, Umbrella will provide security services for all locations, including hotels, shopping malls, docks, and banks!

A series of events kept me incredibly busy, and before I knew it, a month had passed when a phone call came from Hong Kong.

"Brother Yao, Sister-in-law Teresa Teng is about to give birth and has been taken to the hospital!"

"I'll take it!" Wang Yaotang jumped up in surprise. "Wei Tao, Wei Tao, buy me a plane ticket. Go back immediately, right now."

"Well... Brother Yao, we might not make it in time to catch the plane. It would be best to take a private jet so we can take off as soon as possible," Wei Tao said quickly.

"Damn it!" Wang Yaotang cursed. It was incredibly inconvenient for a billionaire like himself to not have a private jet. He'd buy one right away! (End of Chapter)