After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 562 New Era

Next, it's time to raise funds.

These days, the Hong Kong dollar and the Chinese yuan are basically equivalent, and it's very convenient to calculate.

Originally, Zhou Haoran's private organization had over 100 members willing to contribute financially. Now that it has been incorporated into the government and given an official title, the number of participants has increased significantly.

It is clear that the official authority is greater than that of the individual Mr. Da.

After all, the eldest son's suggestion could be rejected.

The best outcome is to respond positively to the official proposal.

Within three days, 437 business owners of all sizes had participated, some contributing in their personal capacity and others in their company capacity. However, judging from the reactions of all parties, they generally regarded it as a donation.

Everyone is contributing money to the best of their ability.

For those with fewer contributions, the amount is 1 or 3.

For more, we can give 30 or 50.

It's similar to how businesses respond to calls for donations when there's a flood or an earthquake; the model is almost the same.

Few people would actually consider this an investment.

Going south to rescue the market, surely we can't actually make back the money?

With a few exceptions.

For example, Guo Guanchang of Fosun Group invested 4000 million yuan; Wei Qingfeng of Qingfeng Group invested 3500 million yuan; Zhang Yongxiang of Nanji Ren invested 3000 million yuan; Ji Yingyang of Haoqi Sunshine invested 1000 million yuan; Jiang Xiong of Zhongbo Bookstore invested 1000 million yuan; Qiao Hai of Zhongbo Software invested 1000 million yuan; and Tang Shiyi of Tangren Film & Television invested 1000 million yuan.

These investments were all made in the name of the company.

It is worth mentioning that Jiang Feibiao, representing Shuixian Electric Appliances, also contributed 1000 million yuan!

However, none of this matters.

The person who contributed the most money was none other than Mr. Da himself.

Zhou Haoran personally invested 2 million yuan!

Four days later.

A detailed list of fundraising proceeds was presented to Yang Hong, the city's secretary-general, on his desk.

He was the head of the delegation.

Final confirmation is required.

"4 million?" Secretary-General Yang Hong gasped upon seeing the figure. "So much?"

The person following up on this matter was Section Chief Qu of the Second Secretariat, a woman with a distinguished demeanor. "Yes, we originally thought that we would be lucky to get tens of millions."

"Such a large sum of money must be properly supervised!"

Yang Hong's expression immediately became solemn.

He had previously thought that raising 40 to 50 million would be enough, and that this amount of money would be like a drop in the ocean when it came to the Hong Kong government's market. Therefore, he didn't pay much attention to the delegation's affairs and didn't appoint any of his own people as deputy heads of the delegation, nor did he compete with them.

I never imagined there was so much money!

How much profit is there in this?
Yang Hong said solemnly, "Make arrangements immediately. Send Comrade Huiyue to serve as the deputy head of the delegation to manage and supervise the funds!"

"Boss, don't rush." ​​Section Chief Qu quickly opened the fundraising catalog for his superior. "Take a look at this first."

"Huh?" Yang Hong looked down and immediately saw Zhou Haoran's name. He was then astonished. "2 million? Zhou Haoran personally donated 2 million?"

Section Chief Qu Bijun said with a smile, "Commander Zhou said that this fundraising is not a donation, but an investment."

"invest……"

Yang Hong also had a headache.

"He's personally investing so much money; it seems he really is going south to Hong Kong to make investments." Section Chief Qu reminded his superior, "Sir, exchanging Hong Kong dollars under the guise of investment might require your signature for confirmation."

Yang Hong then looked at the list of donors.

They quickly discovered the clues.

First, Zhou Haoran, 2 million.

Second, Guo Guanchang of Fosun Group invested 4000 million yuan;
Third, Wei Qingfeng of Qingfeng Group invested 3000 million yuan;
Fourth, Zhang Yongxiang of Antarctic Man invested 3000 million yuan;
Fifth, Ji Yingyang of Haoqi Sunshine invested 1000 million yuan;
Sixth, Jiang Xiong of Zhongbo Bookstore invested 1000 million yuan;
Seventh, Qiao Hai of Zhongbo Software invested 1000 million yuan;
Eighth, Tang Shiyi of Tangren Media invested 1000 million yuan;
Ninth, Jiang Feibiao of Narcissus Electric Appliances invested 1000 million yuan;

Tenth, Huang Chen of Jiahe Department Store contributed 50 yuan.

"What's going on?" Yang Hong immediately noticed something amiss. "How can there be such a big difference? Ninth place was worth 1000 million, but tenth place has dropped to 50?"

Section Chief Qu reported: "That's what I wanted to say. After my investigation, I found that the top contributors were all people who were closest to Mr. Zhou Haoran."

"Zhou Haoran..."

Yang Hong's expression changed slightly, and he finally understood what it meant.

Section Chief Qu said in a low voice, "They're investing so much money because they're following Zhou Haoran's lead, not because they're donating."

Yang Hong nodded and silently calculated for a moment.

It was discovered that the total investment of the top nine investors reached 3.5 million yuan!

In other words, of the total 4 million yuan raised, 3.5 million yuan was related to Zhou Haoran!
The remaining few hundred people only contributed a total of 5000 million.

What kind of supervision is this?!
It was all Zhou Haoran's own money.

"I see..." Yang Hong abandoned the idea of ​​sending one of his own people to the delegation as deputy head. "Then let's leave it at that, no need to send another deputy head... Oh, by the way, what about that Young Master Zhou? How much did he contribute?"

Section Chief Qu said, "He also contributed 50 yuan, tying for tenth place with 32 other people."

“50…” Yang Hong glanced at it quickly and saw Zhou Zhengqi’s name. He couldn’t help but mock, “Isn’t he the richest man in the harbor?”

Section Chief Qu chuckled and said, "He said it himself."

Yang Hong was a high-ranking official who had been working in the power structure for many years. He then carefully glanced at the fundraising list.

He immediately realized something was wrong.

The top nine are all related to Zhou Haoran, and they are all exceptions.

Starting from the tenth place, it becomes a normal fundraising event.

But it seemed as if they were under control. How could more than thirty people all simultaneously contribute 50 yuan?

It's as if it's reached its ceiling.

It feels like someone is interfering.

Some people contribute less because they are small business owners with limited funds; a few tens of thousands of yuan is the maximum they can afford. Others, who could clearly contribute more, only contribute 50 yuan.

It's highly likely that this is related to another deputy regimental commander, Zhou Zhengqi.

Some people come here to invest.

Some people came to donate money.

These are two different investment philosophies, which have created two factions within the delegation.

"What do you think about this?"

Yang Hong narrowed his eyes, now he had truly made his final choice between the two deputy regimental commanders, Zhou Haoran and Zhou Zhengqi.

Section Chief Qu said in a low voice, "I think Zhou Haoran genuinely wants to lead a team south to rescue the market. He's responsible and has put in all his resources. He even thinks he can defeat international capital and make a fortune in the financial market. Zhou Zhengqi seems to lack confidence and conviction. His active participation... is probably because he wants to use this position to deal with the Hong Kong government."

"Speculators."

Yang Hong gave a cold snort.

"Then this matter..."

Section Chief Qu tentatively inquired.

Yang Hong glanced at her and said with a smile, "Why don't you go to the trouble of going to the Hong Kong government?"

"really?"

Section Chief Qu immediately became happy.

Secretary-General Yang Hong instructed, "Go to the delegation and be the office director. Once you get to the Hong Kong government, I expect there will be some disputes and major issues within the delegation. You must inform me immediately. I've heard that Zhou Zhengqi has very deep connections in the Hong Kong government."

Section Chief Qu said, "Yes, it's because of his wife. His ex-husband is in the Hong Kong government, and he has several godfathers. He has a lot of connections there. It seems that Zhou Haoran has never been to the Hong Kong government."

"We must coordinate relationships internally and prevent that speculator from taking advantage of the situation and ruining the overall rescue plan!"

Yang Hong glanced down at the list again.

Ninth place, with an investment of 1000 million.

The tenth place winner invested 50 yuan.

Such a huge difference.

Nobody would believe it if you said no one interfered!
Of course, the more money you spend, the more prestigious you are. Yet someone is hindering the overall effort to rescue the market from the south.

……

Fundraising completed.

Next, we just have to wait for the funds to arrive.

This process may be slow.

A one-month deadline was given.

However, the news had already spread.

The delegation that went south to rescue the market raised a total of 4 million yuan, of which Mr. Zhou Haoran personally contributed 2 million yuan, determined to rescue the Hong Kong people from the deep economic crisis.

In no time, Zhou Haoran's name spread throughout both political and business circles.

Especially those officials.

Some people had never heard of "Master" before.

Do some background research...

Ho!
They were immediately dumbfounded.

This young man is actually a world-renowned computer expert who serves as a technical consultant in important financial projects in China. He is even considered by many overseas to be the pioneer of open source on the Internet and the most talented computer genius in the world.

Even Bill Gates personally visited him to seek his advice.

He's only 20 years old!
Further investigation is needed...

I then discovered that he was studying for his undergraduate degree at Fudan University and completed it in just one year.

After completing my undergraduate degree, I skipped the master's program and went on to pursue my doctorate under the guidance of Academician Cheng!
He turned out to be a genius rarely seen in the world!
Let's look at another person who is as famous as Mr. Zhou...

He dropped out of high school and worked in an electrical factory. Later, he quit his job and went to Tokyo to work as a male escort, earning a considerable amount of money. After returning to the harbor, he opened a restaurant and started a business. During this time, he became involved with a wealthy woman... The woman was attracted by his handsome appearance and even divorced her husband to be with him.

With the money from the wealthy woman, Zhou Gongzi gained the confidence to make bold moves. Taking advantage of the bull market of the past few years, he entered the stock market and made a fortune.

The two are not even in the same league!
One is a truly outstanding figure of our time.

One is a nouveau riche living in the gray area.

However, Zhou Zhengqi did not think so.

"Young Master Zhou, I checked, and it seems that all the prime unfinished housing projects in the harbor have been acquired by the other party!"

Zhou Zhengqi had a strategist named Jiang Tianzong.

Jiang Tianzong came from the countryside. His original name was Jiang Tu, but he thought it was too rustic, so he gave himself a more imposing and powerful name.

"Ah."

Zhou Zhengqi didn't take it seriously.

Jiang Tianzong frowned slightly, as if he had sensed something unusual. Standing in front of Young Master Zhou's desk, he said respectfully, "Young Master Zhou, it was officially announced at the National Housing Reform Conference a couple of days ago that starting from the second half of 1998, the allocation of housing in kind will be stopped, and housing allocation will be monetized. Newly built housing will, in principle, only be sold and not rented."

"Ah."

Zhou Zhengqi remained calm.

Jiang Tianzong said in a deep voice, "The country has made up its mind! A nationwide housing reform is about to begin. From now on, it will be a new era for commercial housing!"

(End of this chapter)