After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 559 Head of the Delegation
The next day, Zhou Haoran went there.

The harbor and the Hong Kong government are closely connected.

Now, international speculative capital, led by several Wall Street financial giants, is entering the market. As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed, and it is time to lend a helping hand.

If it were Zhou Haoran alone, or just a few other people, then going wouldn't be a problem.

This is a grassroots activity.

But now that he is a respected figure, his call to action has garnered the support of hundreds of private businessmen willing to follow him south to rescue the market. This has created a significant stir. It would be inappropriate to mobilize them in the name of the people.

And then there's Zhou Zhengqi.

This person is a typical example of a poor person who suddenly becomes rich.

Now that he's rich, he can be as high-profile and flamboyant as he wants. The whole harbor is now buzzing with the saying, "Young Master Zhou is the richest man in the harbor," a statement that originated with Zhou Zhengqi himself.

He's in his thirties or forties now, and he drives a red Ferrari every day, frequenting all sorts of nightclubs and entertainment venues...

I feel uneasy at all.

However, these days people laugh at poverty but not prostitution; money equals status.

Many uninformed people even think that Mr. Zhou is more capable than Mr. Da, after all, he is the "richest man in the harbor".

Now, Zhou Zhengqi has also organized a group of people.

The proposal calls for a southward move to rescue the market.

They even published it in the newspaper with great fanfare.

This news spread quickly, and the authorities were even less likely to sit idly by. They had to step in and recruit them, and then head south under a formal, unified official name to concentrate their efforts and show the Hong Kong government a glimpse of the prowess of mainland entrepreneurs!
The city's secretary-general, Yang Hong, stepped in to coordinate.

It is hoped that the two forces can be integrated.

Then the problem is coming.

After the integration, whose orders will this team take?

Because Zhou Haoran recently organized a team to rescue the real estate market and took over a number of unfinished building projects, his image was immediately established.

Secretary-General Yang then made the suggestion.

The delegation of business leaders from the port who went south to the Hong Kong government to help the market was headed by Zhou Haoran, with Zhou Zhengqi serving as the first deputy head.

Zhou Zhengqi was immediately displeased and retorted, "Secretary-General Yang, isn't this inappropriate?"

Yang Hong, with a kind face and a smile, told him.

It is said that Zhou Haoran's power is greater.

Among his subordinates, 117 were willing to go south to rescue the market.

Zhou Zhengqi's side had far fewer; even including his wife, there were only 15.

Zhou Zhengqi argued confidently, "Secretary-General Yang, you can't say that. This trip to Hong Kong to rescue the market is aimed at the financial market. I've been doing financial business for years, so I'm more skilled at it. Also, my wife worked for the Hong Kong government for ten years and has a lot of connections there. These are my advantages."

Zhou Haoran sipped his tea slowly and leisurely.

Secretary-General Yang Hong felt contempt for him.

I think Zhou Zhengqi is a waste of his life, so impulsive and rash, not as calm and collected as Zhou Haoran.

"The delegation that went south to rescue the market represented the port's business community and had nothing to do with any other sector."

Yang Hong reasoned with him in a gentle and kind voice.

Zhou Zhengqi was very unhappy, feeling that he was being targeted, and said provocatively, "I would like to ask Mr. Zhou Haoran, are you familiar with the situation in Hong Kong? Are you familiar with the environment in Hong Kong?"

"Perhaps not as familiar as Young Master Zhou."

Zhou Haoran spoke frankly.

"look!"

Zhou Zhengqi immediately became smug and looked at Secretary-General Yang.

Yang Hong remained calm and said gently, "Haoran, what do you think about the selection of the delegation leader?"

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "I'm fine with anything. I'll just follow the Secretary-General's arrangements."

"Ah."

Yang Hong felt that Xiao Zhou was more considerate in handling matters.

Zhou Zhengqi, still unaware of what was going on, chuckled and said, "Zhou Haoran, I heard you've been quite active lately, organizing a group of people to acquire properties throughout the city?"

Zhou Haoran nodded. "Indeed, some housing projects in the city are experiencing minor construction problems. To avoid escalating the situation, it's best to deal with them as soon as possible. Like mending the fence after the sheep are lost, the sooner we address and resolve them, the better. If we delay, small problems can become big problems."

"Haoran, well said!"

Yang Hong was very happy.

He did not know Zhou Haoran before.

I've only heard people say that "Master Da" is gentle, down-to-earth, responsible, and mature beyond his years. "Young Master Zhou," on the other hand, is very flamboyant; he made his fortune through stock trading and is highly speculative.

For this reason, Secretary-General Yang preferred Zhou Haoran to be the head of the delegation.

It's clear that Zhou Haoran genuinely wants to go south to help save the market.

As for Zhou Zhengqi...

Probably just trying to speculate again!
Zhou Zhengqi said unhappily, "Hundreds of housing projects, such a huge project, isn't that enough to keep you busy? If you can save the local housing market, that's enough. You don't understand finance. If you really go to the Hong Kong government... with that kind of international capital, even a layman would be dizzy."

Zhou Haoran said calmly, "The real estate market needs to be saved, and the financial market also needs to be saved."

Zhou Zhengqi said in a deep voice, "Secretary-General, this trip south is to lead our colleagues from the port's business community to the Hong Kong government's financial market to rescue the market. The head of the delegation must understand finance, otherwise how can we gain the respect of the people? Nobody's money comes from thin air. If he were in charge, I'm afraid we would really be plundered by international capital!"

He paused for a moment, then continued, "If you ask me, I should be the head of this delegation. Haoran, you're so young, it would be good for you to go to the Hong Kong government and broaden your horizons. Being the deputy head of the delegation is enough for you."

Yang Hong then looked at Zhou Haoran, "Haoran, what do you think?"

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "I'm fine with anything."

"Okay, I'll report this to my supervisor."

Yang Hong was always very polite, kind-faced and gentle. Although he was over fifty years old, he did not treat the two young people as juniors.

Zhou Haoran didn't compete or fight for anything. Since he'd already been recruited...

It's best not to have too much rebellious sentiment.

In the past, parachutes fell like meteors on the Huangpu River beach, a lesson learned the hard way. However, Zhou Zhengqi was not very cultured and did not have the tradition of the Red Mansion Teahouse, so he had never heard Mr. Zhang, Mr. Wei, or Grandpa Liu Zhengyue talk about the Huangpu River beach back then.

"Sir, wait a minute!"

As soon as Zhou Haoran stepped out of the government building, someone followed him.

It was Zhou Zhengqi.

At that moment, he was especially happy.

"I thought you were going to argue with me!"

Zhou Zhengqi walked over quickly, his face beaming.

Zhou Haoran asked, "What are we arguing about?"

"The head of the delegation!"

Zhou Zhengqi found this person rather strange, unsure whether he was feigning ignorance or something else.

Zhou Haoran chuckled, "I won't compete for it. Being a deputy regimental commander is fine."

"Hmm, that's a good attitude." Zhou Zhengqi was genuinely surprised; he hadn't expected him to back down. He said happily, "Don't worry, once we get to the port, I'll pick out a few suitable stocks for you, and you can just buy them. The stock market is very dangerous right now, so you have to be careful."

Zhou Haoran nodded. "Thank you for the reminder."

Zhou Zhengqi said generously, "After we get there, I'll introduce you to some of my friends from the Hong Kong government!"

"Thank you."

Zhou Haoran had an expression that kept people at arm's length.

Zhou Zhengqi didn't take it to heart and said with a smile, "Of course, I'm the head of the delegation. The main task of this trip south is to introduce the outstanding private entrepreneurs of the port to the big bosses of the port government! Maybe you'll gain someone's appreciation and become rich from then on?"

Zhou Haoran asked curiously, "Whose favor did Young Master Zhou gain?"

Zhou Zhengqi chuckled and didn't reply. He waved his hand and said, "Alright, I have something to do, so I'm leaving now! Once the notification comes down and I become the group leader, I plan to hold a grand banquet at the Peace Hotel, where all the members who went south to save the market will be present. You'll have to go too."

"Row."

Zhou Haoran waved goodbye to him.

I found it amusing.

I thought to myself, "This Zhou Zhengqi is such an idiot, he doesn't know anything!"
Did he really think that Secretary-General Yang was there to solicit opinions?

A private businessman also wants to become the head of the port's business delegation.
You're overthinking it!

Don't say Zhou Zhengqi is incompetent; Zhou Haoran also knows his own limitations—he's incompetent too!
Sure enough, I received the official notification two days later.

Zhou Haoran has been appointed as the deputy head of the delegation.

Similarly, Zhou Zhengqi was also the deputy head of the delegation.

The choice for delegation leader is none other than Secretary-General Yang Hong himself!

Then, Zhou Haoran received a call from the other party, and said angrily, "Mr. Zhou, have we all been tricked?"

"what?"

Zhou Haoran pretended to be stupid.

Zhou Zhengqi said angrily, "This secretary-general is really insidious. Isn't he making a fool of us?"

"Are you okay?"

Zhou Haoran's tone was somewhat cold; he didn't want to listen to his rambling.

After grumbling for a while, Zhou Zhengqi asked, "Sir, how much money have you prepared for this trip south?"

Zhou Haoran frankly stated, "2 million Hong Kong dollars."

"How many?"

Zhou Zhengqi was stunned for a moment.

HK$2 million.

Zhou Haoran repeated it again.

"You're really joking."

Zhou Zhengqi chuckled, not believing it at all.

These days, who in China could come up with HK$2 million in cash? Even in a place like Hong Kong, only the top business tycoons could come up with such a large sum of money at once.

When did the mainland become so rich?

"Is 2 million Hong Kong dollars a lot?" Zhou Haoran asked, somewhat puzzled. "Aren't you the richest man in the harbor? You should be able to come up with more money, right?"

"Yes, I also want to contribute several hundred million to save the market."

Zhou Zhengqi's response was somewhat vague.

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "That's good."

Zhou Zhengqi was skeptical, thinking he was bragging. "Aren't you working on taking over unfinished buildings? Such a large project must require a lot of investment, right? You can still come up with a large sum of spare money to go to the Hong Kong government?"

"OK."

Zhou Haoran spoke very casually.

Zhou Zhengqi, on the other end of the phone, was silent for a while before saying in a sinister tone, "As long as you can produce it, that's fine. When we meet in the delegation, I will suggest to the Secretary-General that everyone have their credentials verified to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation."

"pretty good."

Zhou Haoran remained as relaxed as ever.

Zhou Zhengqi's teeth were itchy from anger.

Oh shit!

So young, yet such a good actor!
(End of this chapter)