Chapter 947 Before the Storm
Song Yuanchao explained to Lin Daoyuan without hiding anything, and then continued: "On the contrary, Hu Yaoqing did some real work in Qiongdao. He is much better than those real estate developers who have only tens of thousands of yuan in their hands and can boldly borrow hundreds of millions of yuan from the bank to resell land and make huge profits from it."
"In the past two years, Hu Yaoqing has built a business district, a residential district, and a hotel in Lucheng. Of course, he is also involved in the reselling of land, but this is what everyone in Qiongdao is doing now, and Hu Yaoqing is in it because he is driven by profit and will inevitably do the same."
"In addition, we have to talk about Brother Shao. Brother Shao is now working in Lucheng. His work focuses on the local economy. As the overall real estate boom in Qiongdao has become popular, even though Brother Shao knows it well, he is powerless in many practical tasks. However, Brother Shao is a wise man. In the past two years, he has taken advantage of the local real estate boom to do a lot of work on Lucheng's infrastructure and other urban planning, and has achieved certain results. In this regard, he is much better than other leaders..."
Hearing this, Lin Daoyuan nodded slightly. Lin Daoyuan had learned about Shao Heping's work situation in Lucheng. After all, Shao Heping was his secretary, and the relationship between the two was not ordinary. Moreover, Lin Daoyuan also knew very well what kind of person Shao Heping was.
Just as Song Yuanchao said, with the overall real estate boom in Qiongdao already extremely hot, it is impossible for Shao Heping, as the deputy mayor of Lucheng, to stay out of it. If he does so, it would be tantamount to singing a collective dissenting tune and standing on the opposite side of everyone. Shao Heping would have to be a fool to do that.
"Dad, has the problem on Qiong Island attracted the attention of the leaders? Are you preparing to rectify Qiong Island?" Song Chaoyuan asked Lin Daoyuan tentatively.
It is already the beginning of 1993, and the Qiongdao real estate market crashed this year. In June this year, the 16 measures were issued, and the once-hot Qiongdao real estate boom collapsed. Qiongdao's housing prices fell from a cliff, and no one cared about them. Overnight, all those who speculated in real estate and land were completely reduced to their original form. There were countless bankruptcies and debtors. The entire Qiongdao was full of unfinished buildings, and the economy was in a slump.
"Is this what you should find out?" Lin Daoyuan asked back with a serious expression. Song Yuanchao was stunned and nodded with a wry smile. Indeed, this matter was not something Song Chaoyuan could find out, and even if Lin Daoyuan knew the situation, he would not tell Song Yuanchao the truth.
"Dad, I won't ask about other things, but what do you think we should do about Brother Shao's matter? If something really happens on Qiong Island, it will have a big impact on Brother Shao!"
"Influence? What influence can he have? As long as he stands upright and walks straight, nothing can affect him!" Lin Daoyuan said firmly, but despite saying so, Lin Daoyuan was still a little worried about Shao Heping in his heart.
Lin Daoyuan had already let people know the situation, and he also knew that what Song Chaoyuan had just told him about Shao Heping was not concealed. Although Shao Heping was inevitably caught up in the overall real estate boom on Qiongdao during his two years in office in Lucheng, Shao Heping did do some practical work after all. Just as Song Yuanchao said, he took advantage of this real estate boom to make a lot of arrangements for Lucheng's local infrastructure and supporting facilities, including the layout of the future tertiary industry.
The problem is that once the overall real estate bubble on Qiongdao bursts, Shao Heping, as the deputy mayor of Lucheng, cannot escape the blame. Because in the past two years, he has approved many pieces of land and handled many projects. By then, even if he is not primarily responsible, he will be held jointly liable. As a cadre like Shao Heping, with such a responsibility on his shoulders, one can imagine what his future will be like.
In fact, before telling Song Yuanchao about this, Lin Daoyuan also thought about whether he could pull Shao Heping out of this quagmire. But after thinking about it, Lin Daoyuan gave up the idea because he felt that if he did so, it might backfire or be counterproductive, which would not be a good thing for Shao Heping. In addition, Lin Daoyuan was a very upright and principled person, and he could not convince himself psychologically.
It is true that Shao Heping is his secretary, but Lin Daoyuan also has his own insistence. Now Lin Daoyuan feels a little regretful. When his superiors talked to Shao Heping and asked him whether he was willing to work in Lucheng, Shao Heping called him to greet him and asked for his opinion.
At that time, Lin Daoyuan was supportive because he felt that Shao Heping had done a good job in Gusu and had certain experience and ability in economic work, so it was a good thing for him to go to Lucheng for training. However, since Lin Daoyuan had retired at that time, Shao Heping, who was once Lin Daoyuan's secretary, could not help him much in his career, and the next step had to be taken by Shao Heping himself.
Therefore, this opportunity is rare for Shao Heping. Moreover, Qiongdao has just been established as a province and has introduced a series of favorable policies for Qiongdao, striving to build Qiongdao into the next Pengcheng. From this perspective, Shao Heping's appointment to Qiongdao will not only be a step forward in his career, but also a good choice.
But I never expected that the development of Qiongdao and Pengcheng in the past two years has taken a completely different path. With the rise of the real estate boom in Qiongdao, everything has deviated from the track and is showing signs of getting worse. From the current situation, the higher-ups have begun to notice this problem and have held a small-scale discussion. Lin Daoyuan also participated in one of the discussions as a consultant. The results of the discussion are not optimistic. I am afraid that a series of policies will be introduced next.
Lin Daoyuan had been a leader for many years, whether in Yanjing or in the local area, his political acumen and experience were unmatched by ordinary people. So when he knew this and investigated further, he couldn't help but worry about Shao Heping.
But it was too late to worry now. If he had known this, he should not have let Shao Heping go to Lucheng. Lin Daoyuan knew very well that it would not be long before there would be a big change in Qiongdao, and Shao Heping would be implicated to some extent, but he was really powerless to do anything about it.
He sighed in his heart and could only hope that Shao Heping could get through it on his own. Life is full of twists and turns. Sometimes, everyone encounters difficulties on the road ahead, or even falls. Even Lin Daoyuan himself was sent down for a period of time. As long as he can grit his teeth and get through it, I believe Shao Heping will get through this difficult time.
Seeing that Lin Daoyuan didn't want to say anything more about Shao Heping's matter, Song Chaoyuan also understood his thoughts and could only stop asking about it.
Song Chaoyuan was of course aware of the subsequent changes in Qiongdao, which was the main reason why he had a deep discussion with Shao Heping and made suggestions. As for Hu Yaoqing, just as Song Yuanchao and Lin Daoyuan said, it was nothing more than a normal business transaction, and Hu Yaoqing alone could not affect the overall situation of Qiongdao. In this matter, one more or one less Hu Yaoqing would not make any difference.
In addition, what Lin Daoyuan did not know was that Hu Yaoqing had actually begun to evacuate Qiong Island one after another. Last year, Liu and Hu Yaoqing hit it off through Song Yuanchao's relationship and the two sides reached a cooperation agreement.
Now Liu's company has been setting up offices in the mainland one after another, and at the same time, Hu Yaoqing has also been running his own real estate company simultaneously. The cooperation between the two sides is very close.
Liu is an expert in the real estate industry, and there are many professionals in Liu's company, which directly makes up for Hu Yaoqing's weakness in this area. And what about Hu Yaoqing? Although his professionalism and capital are far less than Liu's, he also has his advantages, which are his background and connections.
After the two sides cooperated, Liu was keenly aware of the problems in Qiongdao, because there were many businessmen from Hong Kong speculating on land in Qiongdao, and Liu knew something about Qiongdao. As the real estate boom in Qiongdao became more and more outrageous, Liu had sensed the danger. He was a person who was very sensitive to crises, otherwise he would not have made such a big name in the business world and the stock market time and time again.
So Liu directly proposed to Hu Yaoqing to end the business on Qiongdao as soon as possible and shift the main focus to provinces and cities in the mainland. Hu Yaoqing did not agree at first, but under Liu's strong request, Hu Yaoqing still listened to these words. In addition, Hu Yaoqing went back to Yanjing to inquire about the situation. When he learned that the higher-ups had discussed the worsening situation on Qiongdao and that there was a high possibility of policy adjustments, Hu Yaoqing immediately made the decision to end the business on Qiongdao and move the company to the mainland.
From this point of view, Liu Da left a deep impression on Hu Yaoqing. Although Hu Yaoqing was not worried that he would really be trapped in it all, because his business in Qiongdao was much more solid than others from the beginning, this was also thanks to Song Yuanchao.
Moreover, Hu Yaoqing was much more informed than ordinary people, so even if the policy was adjusted, he would have some time to find a way out. However, by then, he would be in a lot of trouble, and he might even suffer some losses.
At present, Hu Yaoqing's company has begun to sell off the land and real estate in its hands, and the progress is very smooth.
Since the beginning of this year, nearly a thousand real estate companies have appeared in Qiongdao, and countless people have flocked to Qiongdao waving money, intending to fulfill their dreams of getting rich in this hot land.
The land and real estate in Hu Yaoqing's hands are all very good projects. Both their location and development prospects are promising. In addition, in order to quickly complete the Qiongdao business, Hu Yaoqing did not have too many thoughts on the price. As a result, many real estate developers came to negotiate.
Finally, he selected a few companies and sold all the land and real estate in his hands at a good price. Thus, Hu Yaoqing closed his business in Qiongdao and moved the company's headquarters to Yanjing. Now, except for the office and a few office staff temporarily retained in Qiongdao, normal business has been terminated.
