Financial freedom starts with smiling at life

The eyes of several entrepreneurs and tycoons turned to Jiangbei City.

Everyone knows that he had a large stake in Great Wall Motors stock in the secondary market a long time ago and has held it for a long time.

Although his shareholding ratio is not high, he was nominated as a board member by Lao Wei and other senior executives of the group.

Jiang Beicheng is currently a non-executive director of Great Wall Motors. He does not hold a substantive position and does not usually participate in management and operations. However, he has a lot of say in supervision, strategic guidance, risk management, and protecting the interests of minority shareholders.

Chairman Zhu of Chang'an and Lao Wei talked about the problems with the Thai factory. Lao Wei said frankly that the factory renovation was completed, but some procedures were not yet finished.

Jiang Beicheng, one of the shareholders, stepped forward and said that he could ask his connections in Thailand for information.

The first reaction of several entrepreneur friends was that they knew high-level people in Jiangbei City.

As a result, Jiang Beicheng started by mentioning members of the royal family, and even brought up the Thai princess who was visiting China.

Anyone familiar with Thailand's national system knows the supreme status of the royal family.

The princess Jiangbeicheng mentioned is not the daughter of the current King of Thailand, but his sister.

This eldest princess has represented the Thai royal family on dozens of visits to China.

It has made a significant contribution to the development of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

This visit to China is of even greater significance.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and the Thai princess was invited to visit Beijing.

I am currently in Beijing participating in a series of friendly activities and related meetings.

Chairman Zhu of Chang'an and General Manager Zhang of Seres also knew that the princess was coming to Jiangnan City to visit and investigate the development of the automobile industry in Jiangnan City.

Like Huawei, Wanli Technology Co., Ltd., invested by Jiangbei City, is a first-tier automotive intelligent technology service provider in China. It is only natural for the princess to visit and learn from Wanli Technology.

However, judging from Jiang Beicheng's tone, it seemed as if President Jiang and the princess were very familiar with each other.

They even said they would ask the princess to help Lao Wei inquire about the situation at the Thai factory.

Does President Jiang have such extensive connections overseas?
And these were high-ranking officials from other countries!
Several of my entrepreneur friends were somewhat surprised.

Lei Jun pondered for a moment, and then suddenly remembered something: when Jiang Beicheng returned from the United States, they had a meal together in Beijing.

During the meal, the conversation turned to Jiang Beicheng's overseas military security company, SSG. Jiang Beicheng also revealed that SSG's global headquarters would be located in Southeast Asia.

Is Thailand the final choice?

President Jiang probably reached some kind of consensus with the Thai royal family.

Only armed forces would garner such attention from the royal family. If it were just simple industrial investment, President Jiang probably wouldn't be able to establish a relatively friendly relationship with the royal family.

Lei Jun stared at Jiangbei City, momentarily distracted.

"What is Mr. Lei thinking?"

Jiang Beicheng smiled and raised his wine glass.

Lei Jun snapped out of his reverie and quickly raised his glass to greet him, "President Jiang, SSG has finally decided on Thailand as the location for its global headquarters."

"President Lei is very well-informed," Jiang Beicheng admitted directly without beating around the bush.

Old Wei suddenly realized: "President Jiang, I really need to trouble you to ask for me."

Now, most entrepreneurs in China know about SSG Military Security Company, and it nominally has a deep cooperation with this company in Jiangbei City to ensure the safety of their overseas assets.

Jiang Beicheng said, "When the princess comes to Jiangnan City as a guest, I will find a suitable opportunity to mention it."

If I can't find a suitable opportunity, I'll mention it to King Rama X when I go to Thailand on a business trip.

Zeng Yuqun stared blankly at Jiangbei City.

President Jiang's words indicate that he has not only had dealings with the Thai royal family, but has also established a friendly and profound relationship with them.

He seemed to be able to come and go from the palace at will.

Zeng Yuqun asked Jiang Beicheng curiously, "President Jiang, is the SSG headquarters located in Bangkok?"

He speculated that this armed force was likely close to the royal family, and would be used by the royal family if necessary, according to the cooperation agreement between the two sides. Otherwise, why would Thailand allow you to build up an armed force there?

Jiangbei City replied truthfully, "Chiang Rai Prefecture in the north!"

Lei Jun, Zeng Yuqun, Li Shufu, Lao Wei, Chairman Zhu, and General Manager Zhang all looked at Jiangbei City with the same shocked expression.

Their businesses also have a market in Thailand, and some of them have even personally visited the site and met with local government officials from that time.

However, most of the destinations are the capital Bangkok, with the northernmost being Chiang Mai.

Everyone knows that further north lies the infamous Golden Triangle, a no-man's-land.

Nominally, the Golden Triangle border region with Thailand is under the jurisdiction of Chiang Rai Province and is Thai territory, but in reality, there are no border guards stationed there in the traditional sense.

The army was stationed in Chiang Rai Province and dared not move north rashly.

Because of the Golden Triangle region, the presence of troops from any of the three countries (Thailand, Thailand, and Laos) could constitute an infringement on the territorial sovereignty of the other two countries, and could even trigger international disputes and military conflicts.

Thailand's international image and economic strength are incomparable to those of Laos and Myanmar.

Laos could establish a special economic zone on the border and appoint Zhao Wei, the current hegemon of the Golden Triangle, as its chairman to maintain border balance.

Myanmar turns a blind eye to the industrial parks along the Golden Triangle border, hoping to use these forces to maintain the balance of power along the border.

In Thailand, however, the military is hesitant to deploy troops directly, considering its international image and unwilling to replicate the practices of the other two countries. The royal family has yet to find a suitable solution.

It wasn't until SSG Military Security Company of Jiangbei City went to negotiate with the royal family that things came to a head.

The group of business leaders at the table had already guessed that Jiang Beicheng wanted to locate the global headquarters of SSG Military Security Company in the Golden Triangle, a no-man's-land.

This not only satisfies Jiangbei City's desire to vigorously develop military security companies, but also addresses the Thai royal family's concerns about border stability.

Several entrepreneur friends were extremely impressed by Jiangbei City's boldness.

He dared to go to a place like the Golden Triangle!

"Did President Jiang make this decision after careful consideration?" Chairman Zhu asked with concern.

Officials within the system are quite sensitive to this issue.

Jiang Beicheng smiled and said, "I don't need to elaborate on the crimes that have occurred on the Mekong River, do I?"
I don't need to list out all the persecution Chinese people have suffered in the park, do I?
Zhao Wei nominally claimed to be close to the Chinese community, but in reality, he was involved in a series of illegal and criminal activities in the special economic zone, including gambling and fraud. Under the guise of the special economic zone provided by the Lao government, he was still engaged in the same business as before.

Since that place is so unfriendly to our compatriots, I might as well get involved and maybe change the landscape of the Golden Triangle!

Lei Jun and the others suddenly realized that their perspective was too narrow, as they were mostly speculating about President Jiang's personal interests, not realizing that President Jiang had also considered this aspect.

Mr. Jiang's understanding of corporate social responsibility seems to have gone a bit "overboard".

None of the billionaires and billionaires at the dinner table tonight could do what he did.

What each of them really wanted was a peaceful and stable life for themselves.

"President Jiang, I'm learning from you." Lei Jun raised his glass to Jiang Beicheng, and the others followed suit.

Li Shufu asked curiously, "The Thai royal family also benefits from President Jiang's righteous act."

"Didn't the royal family show any sincerity?"

Jiang Beicheng smiled and said, "They gave me 10 square kilometers of land next to the Golden Triangle border, with a 99-year lease, under the guise of a demonstration zone for cooperation between enterprises of the two countries."

No rent is charged, but taxes are levied.

The royal family funds the construction of infrastructure.

Zeng Yuqun said, "The royal family has shown some sincerity."

Ten square kilometers is roughly the size of a small county town.

I was thinking that if we invest in and build a factory in Thailand in the future, could we directly choose the demonstration zone managed by General Manager Jiang?
Putting everything else aside, safety is definitely guaranteed.

Jiang Beicheng smiled and welcomed them, saying, "Give me some time. Once I've improved the environment along the borders between Laos and Myanmar, you're welcome to come and invest in and build factories anytime." (End of Chapter)