After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 531 The Richest Man in the Harbor
The cultural performance is ready.

On Zhou Haoran's side, in the name of the Master of the Red Mansion Teahouse, he extended a wide invitation to colleagues from the business community in the harbor.

They didn't invite many people.

Theater seating is limited.

Invitations were sent only to members of the Red Mansion Teahouse.

Guo Guanchang came to our door.

Zhou Haoran thought he wanted to talk about real estate projects, and said with a smile, "What's the rush? Selling houses is always better delayed than rushed. You know that many properties in Hong Kong are being held back from sale, right?"

Guo Guanchang nodded. "Yes, Hong Kong government property developers mainly have two strategies. First, after acquiring the land, they delay starting development and wait for the land value to appreciate; second, after the properties are developed, they hold onto them and wait for the prices to rise sharply before selling."

“Every single one of the Hong Kong government’s tycoons is involved in the real estate business.”

Zhou Haoran does not agree with the Hong Kong government's approach.

In reality, the Hong Kong government has enough land to provide every Hong Kong resident with a large house. However, the needs of the real estate economy have seriously deviated from the principle of serving the people; a capitalist society serves capital.

Guo Guanchang smiled and said, "Speaking of the Hong Kong government's real estate projects, I came here to talk to you about this."

"Hmm?" Zhou Haoran raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean? You want to go to the Hong Kong government to do real estate development?"

"how is this possible?"

Guo Guanchang couldn't help but laugh.

Going to the Hong Kong government to do real estate development, let alone whether you can get the qualifications, even if you do, what's the point? It's a small place, and it's already highly developed, with limited room for growth.

The vast, untapped inland market is where the real estate industry's spring truly begins.

Zhou Haoran asked, "So what do you want to say?"

Let me show you some newspapers.

Guo Guanchang took out three folded newspapers from his black briefcase.

Zhou Haoran didn't know what he meant, but he took it and looked at it.

Ho!
It's in traditional Chinese characters!

“This is…” Zhou Haoran was quite surprised to see Apple Daily and Ming Pao. “These are Hong Kong government newspapers?”

“Yes, I just came back from the Hong Kong government yesterday and brought you two newspapers.” Guo Guanchang sat opposite him and opened a page for him. “Take a look at this.”

Zhou Haoran leaned closer to take a look and immediately widened his eyes.

The headline read: "Hong Kong government's real estate sector welcomes savior, Harbour Week's richest man arrives!"
"What does this mean?" Zhou Haoran was shocked. "How did they know? Who leaked the information?"

"Huh?" Guo Guanchang was taken aback. "What news?"

Zhou Haoran said angrily, "The paparazzi in Hong Kong are too aggressive! They've even infiltrated the harbor!"

Guo Guanchang was a little confused. "What are you talking about?"

Zhou Haoran said with great distress, "I think I've been low-key enough. I usually stay hidden in the TV station. How did they find out about me?"

"No..." Guo Guanchang couldn't listen anymore, "What are you talking about?"

"Ok?"

Seeing his serious yet confused expression, Zhou Haoran realized something was wrong.

I was somewhat suspicious.

Let's look at this article again...

It is said that as the economic crisis spreads, Hong Kong's property prices are close to collapse, with the general price drop reaching 50%. The market is pessimistic, and many people even believe that Hong Kong will fall into the predicament of economic collapse under the economic crisis, just like Southeast Asia and South Korea.

However, at this moment, Zhou Zhengqi, the richest man in the harbor, stepped forward.

He spent HK$8600 million to buy a luxury villa at 81 Barker Road, Jardine's Lookout, becoming a neighbor of tycoon Joseph Lau.

They also spent HK$3000 million on a luxurious renovation of the villa.

This price is even higher than the previous owner's purchase price when housing prices peaked last year.

Absolutely stunning!

Benefiting from this positive news, the luxury housing market in the harbor has shown signs of improvement, and the real estate market is showing signs of recovery.

He truly is the richest man in the harbor!

Generous!
How impressive!
Zhou Haoran then realized that it was a misunderstanding.

The richest man in the harbor, as reported in the newspaper, was not himself, but a guy named Zhou Zhengqi.

but……

Who is Zhou Zhengqi?

He did recognize Zhou Buqi; he was his boss when he worked at the internet giant Ziweixing in his previous life.

“Zhou Zhengqi…”

Zhou Haoran pondered the name repeatedly, finding it familiar but unable to place where he had heard it before. Guo Guanchang smiled and said, "Hmm, he works in finance."

"Finance..." Zhou Haoran felt it was quite familiar, so he didn't think too much about it. "What kind of financial business does he do?"

Guo Guanchang said, "Stock trading."

"Huh?" Zhou Haoran couldn't help but chuckle, "Stock trading?"

Guo Guanchang said, "In the past two years, the A-share market has been in a bull market, so he actively participated. Plus, he had some connections and insider information, so he made a lot of money."

"No wonder."

Zhou Haoran knew the dangers of the stock market, especially the A-shares market. Even if he had foresight, he would never dare to get involved easily in his life. He only let his sister Qingmei invest a little to earn some living expenses.

Guo Guanchang said, "Now that there's a financial crisis, the stock market has also plummeted and entered a bull market. He's stopped trading stocks and started trading futures. I heard he's been trading copper futures recently."

"I'll do anything as long as I have inside information."

Zhou Haoran nodded.

However, I genuinely disagree. In China, if you want to make a fortune and become a top billionaire through the financial market, there are only two possibilities: either you're a front man, or you're courting death.

Guo Guanchang said with a smile, "How about I take the lead and you two meet?"

"Not interested in."

Zhou Haoran refused decisively.

Zhou Zhengqi's business ventures are truly massive; he's become the "richest man in the harbor." There are only two possibilities for his fate.

Zhou Haoran wanted to stay away from any type of person.

"Huh?" Guo Guanchang didn't expect him to be so decisive. He suggested, "Why don't you meet him? He's also heard about the Red Mansion Teahouse and seems quite interested. I think he has a good business sense. Maybe you two have something in common, since you both have the surname Zhou."

Zhou Haoran didn't want to get to know him well. "To be honest, I wouldn't even want to entertain someone like him if he came to the Red Mansion Teahouse for tea."

"how?"

Guo Guanchang was a little confused, wondering what was wrong with this young gentleman's stubbornness.

Zhou Haoran asked, somewhat puzzled, "What do you want from me?"

Guo Guanchang said, "You are going to organize private entrepreneurs in the harbor to go to the Lyceum Theatre to watch a cultural performance, and you also advocate 'brothers united, compatriots helping each other' to help the Hong Kong government get out of its economic predicament. Zhou Zhengqi is very interested in these things."

"Nothing to do with me."

Zhou Haoran is very repulsive.

Seeing that he was unmoved by reason, Guo Guanchang said tactfully, "You are the head of the Red Mansion Teahouse, and your student group has two or three hundred people. If there is one person who can represent the private entrepreneurs of the harbor, it can only be you."

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "It's all thanks to the support of my colleagues."

Zhou Zhengqi felt that he could do it too.

Guo Guanchang pointed out the most crucial point.

"Hmm?" Zhou Haoran raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

Guo Guanchang said, "You've seen the newspapers too. The Hong Kong government and media are all praising him, saying he's the richest man in the harbor!"

"What kind of richest man is he? He only has a few coins in his pocket!"

Zhou Haoran completely disdainful.

He now owns $2000 million worth of Yahoo stock.

In addition, he personally owns 25% of Google's shares.

Not to mention the booming development of Zhongbo Real Estate, Zhongbo Bookstore, Zhongbo Software, and Haoqi Sunshine Trading Company, as well as the comprehensive development of Tangren Film & Television...

Guo Guanchang laughed and said, "He's quite wealthy. If you ask me... you should still meet him. He found me through connections and wants me to be the middleman. If you don't meet him, you'll make enemies, which might not be a good thing."

Zhou Haoran thought for a moment and nodded, "I've been too busy lately, I don't have time. Let's talk about it when I have time!"

Recently, he has been busy building up Tangren Media's business!
Tangren Media has established itself.

With core products and a reputation established, it will take several months before the opportunity arises to travel south to Hong Kong to acquire a Hong Kong-owned entertainment company, thereby comprehensively connecting Hong Kong's entertainment resources with the harbor and forming the foundation of the "Shanghai circle."

The most important of these is undoubtedly the variety show "City Songbook".

It's even more important than buying the rights to "My Fair Princess"!
Tang Shiyi started out as a television program producer.

He led the development of "Family Matters".

She was still a little reluctant to leave Hongxingtai.

Unexpectedly, I had the opportunity to return to my old profession.

I am very happy.

After reading Zhou Haoran's proposal, I was completely stunned.

"Total investment, one hundred million?" Tang Shiyi stared blankly at Zhou Haoran. "Uncle, where did the money come from? The company doesn't even have the 1500 million to buy the copyright for 'Princess Pearl' yet, where did the one hundred million come from!"

(End of this chapter)