Chapter 181: I can't lead a teammate
After a good sleep, Lu Yiming went out. Zhao Tiezhu was already waiting outside the community. When he saw Lu Yiming coming, he handed him a bag of shrimp dumplings and said respectfully, "Boss, your breakfast. Today I bought the shrimp dumplings and three-fresh dumplings from Xinlongji."
Lu Yiming took it, smelled it, and said, " It smells really good."
He picked up a siomai, stuffed it into his mouth, and asked, "Have you eaten it?"
Zhao Tiezhu smiled innocently and said, "I ate it. This morning I had the braised pork rice I bought yesterday afternoon. It's still delicious after heating it up."
Although Lu Yiming paid him a very high salary, Zhao Tiezhu was still very frugal. He cooked his own meals three times a day and only spent three or five yuan on groceries.
"How can you eat leftovers? This bad habit needs to be changed immediately. It's good for your health not to leave food overnight."
Lu Yiming said this, and then asked, "Where are you learning to drive? How's your progress?"
Although Zhao Tiezhu could drive a military truck very well, he still needed a driver's license to drive legally on the road. So the next day after returning to the mainland, Zhao Tiezhu found a driving school and went to take the driving test.
Zhao Tiezhu said: "It's almost done. We expect to get the capital by the end of the month."
The process of learning to drive a car is still very simple these days. After all, only a few ordinary people buy cars, and various regulations are still being perfected.
Lu Yiming said with satisfaction: "Well , that's good, when you get your driver's license, go buy a few cars."
Zhao Tiezhu asked doubtfully, "Why do you need to buy several? One is enough."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "It's boring to ride in the same car all day long. I need a change of taste. I need one for school, one for going out to play, one for doing business, right?"
"Can't the same car do these things?"
Zhao Tiezhu said he couldn't understand the idea of Lu Yiming, a rich man.
He now feels that it would be great to have his own 28-inch bicycle.
40-inch aluminum alloy wheels, adaptive steering, frameless doors, panoramic sunroof, inertial guidance, zero emissions...
Lu Yiming had just finished eating the shrimp dumplings when his cell phone rang in his pocket. He looked at the number and found that it was Wei Liqun calling.
"Hello? Mr. Lu."
"you say."
Wei Liqun hesitated to speak, but after thinking for a while, he said, "Mr. Lu, are you not optimistic about the development of Hong Kong?"
Lu Yiming was a little confused and asked, "Where did you get this from?"
Wei Liqun said: "I just heard from Mr. Li that in the future capital will invest heavily in Nasdaq."
Lu Yiming suddenly realized and said with a smile: "So this is what you are talking about. This is a question about the company's investment strategy. It has nothing to do with whether you are optimistic about Hong Kong's economy. Future Capital's main investment projects are in the field of science and technology. Hong Kong's economic focus is real estate and finance. How can you let me invest?"
It has to be said that Hong Kong’s geographical and political dividends have basically disappeared since its return to China. Coupled with its small market and the concentration of wealthy families, its potential for investment appreciation is far less than that of the three mainland cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
Even if Lu Yiming wanted to invest in real estate and finance, his first choice would be Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Why did he come to Hong Kong? To throw money into the sea and hear the sound?
Naturally, this investment intention was a little difficult for Wei Liqun, a native Hong Konger, to accept.
"Mr. Lu, I think Hong Kong still has great potential for development. The Hong Kong government is currently planning a Cyberport project to support the development of Hong Kong's local technology industry."
It would have been fine if this had not been mentioned, but as soon as Wei Liqun mentioned Cyberport, Lu Yiming couldn't help but laugh out loud.
He thought of those big guys in his previous life who were badly cheated by this project.
"Old Wei, forget about everything else, the Cyberport project is a huge pitfall."
Wei Liqun was extremely surprised and somewhat unconvinced by Lu Yiming's statement.
"Boss Lu, this project is officially promoted and the organizer is Li Kai, the second son of Li Chaoren. This means that Li Chaoren is endorsing this project. How could such a promising project become a pitfall?"
There is a saying that goes, I can curse my school all I want, but I will be unhappy if you curse me.
As a native of Hong Kong, Wei Liqun naturally hopes that capital can take root in Hong Kong in the future, provide advice and experience for the development of Hong Kong. The rise of the Cyberport project makes Wei Liqun feel like a big happy event in his family, and he should be proud of it.
As a result, Lu Yiming said that the Cyberport project was a joke.
It made him feel very uncomfortable.
Lu Yiming noticed Wei Liqun's mood change and asked, "Who is in charge of this project?"
"Li Kai, the son of Li Chaoren."
Lu Yiming reminded him, "That's right. What kind of business is the Li family doing? Do I need to remind you? Lao Wei, Lao Wei, you said that such a big project to support innovative technology companies was handed over to a real estate company to operate. Do you think Cyberport will eventually become an incubator for Hong Kong technology companies, or a 'profitable' real estate project?"
Wei Liqun was shocked after hearing this. Although he didn't want to admit it, there was no doubt that Lu Yiming's guess was more likely.
Wei Liqun knew very well how the Li family and other Hong Kong real estate tycoons used houses to reap the benefits of ordinary people in Hong Kong. When Li Kai said that he would run Cyberport conscientiously in accordance with official guidance, even he himself did not dare to believe such words.
Lu Yiming said earnestly: "Old Wei, I know it is hard for you to accept it for a while, but Hong Kong's high-tech industry is basically hopeless. You have to face this fact."
Wei Liqun took a deep breath, adjusted his mentality, and said, "I understand. President Lu, please rest assured that I will never harm the interests of the company because of my emotions."
"Well, you are a veteran employee of the company, so I naturally trust your professional ethics."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Yiming felt quite emotional.
Before the millennium, Hong Kong was actually quite ambitious. The government also saw clearly the general trend and direction of the times, and knew that if Hong Kong wanted to regain its glory, it would still have the opportunity to take the lead in the field of consumer electronics by leveraging its geographical advantages and its own talent pool.
However, he had a good hand of cards, but he played it so badly.
The players are naturally the wealthy families in Hong Kong headed by the Li family. These capital tycoons who have been exploiting the lower-class people in Hong Kong and sucking their blood out of them are not willing to invest in the field of high-tech. Even a project like Cyberport, which was originally set up to support the development of technology-based innovative enterprises, was turned into commercial real estate by Li Kai.
I can only say that they are stupid teammates and I can’t lead them.
This is also the reason why Lu Yiming is not optimistic about Hong Kong's economy. There are many turtles in a shallow pond. Why should a fierce dragon like himself, who has crossed the river, hang out with a bunch of fish, shrimps and crabs?
It's a loss of face.
