The next day at noon, as expected by Ye Hao Chen, Pengcheng agreed, but they wanted the planning map before starting construction.
Of course, Ye Hao Chen had no objection. He wouldn't be like Li Jia Cheng.
That guy, in his past life, acquired a lot of land in mainland China and made a lot of money, then turned around and invested in Britain.
Li Jia Cheng is a typical capitalist, to say he's patriotic is just a joke.
There's nothing wrong with businessmen seeking profit, but Ye Hao Chen couldn't forget his roots.
"Good, I'll have the planning map ready in three months at the latest."
"But the factory can start construction. Officials from Hong Kong will arrive in a few days."
Ye Hao Chen smiled and shook hands with Yuan Fu Zhu. The planning for Pengcheng was considered settled.
"Hao Chen, are you going to bring an engineering team from Hong Kong?
Or..."
Yuan Fu Zhu nodded, then thought of another question.
As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Lao, who was accompanying them, couldn't help but chuckle.
"Yuan Fu Zhu, you don't know, Hutchison Whampoa does have an engineering team."
"But they're all working in Tseung Kwan O. I don't have anyone available."
"And I need workers for the building construction in Central too."
Ye Hao Chen shook his head with a wry smile. He was short of manpower.
If his companies had spare engineering teams, it would be fine, but looking for workers in Hong Kong was a pain.
"This kid is right, there are tens of thousands of people working in Tseung Kwan O now."
"I, Li Zhao Ji, and even Bao Shuan Wang's engineering team were all taken by him."
"They're either building factories or getting ready to build buildings."
Huo Lao also said with a smile, Ye Hao Chen was truly everywhere.
After hearing their explanations, Yuan Fu Zhu and the others nodded in understanding.
They had heard some things from Liang She Zhang, but they didn't know that so many people were working on construction.
But immediately after, they were delighted. It would be best if they could find workers in mainland China.
It would create a lot of jobs, at least tens of thousands.
The most important thing wasn't just solving the employment problem, but also boosting the economy.
After all, if you want to build, you need cement, sand, various steel materials.
After signing the contract, they took a tour of Pengcheng.
...
Ye Hao Chen didn't stay long in Pengcheng, but news of his investment spread throughout the country.
It even made the news, everyone knew the world's richest man was back in mainland China.
An investment of at least two hundred billion in three years, it shocked the nation, especially focused on a single city.
Everyone knew Pengcheng was about to take off. These days, there were quite a few people laid off.
After seeing the news, many people got the idea and planned to go to Pengcheng.
However, after a few days, news kept coming out.
In the following days, Ye Hao Chen went to Guangzhou and many cities in the Pearl River Delta.
He was either investing or on his way to invest.
In the eyes of cities around the world, Ye Hao Chen was a god of wealth.
He also invested in Guangzhou and other places, although not as much as in Pengcheng, but at least ten billion each.
He was frantically acquiring land, even Huo Lao was a bit tongue-tied.
Adding the two hundred billion in Pengcheng, Ye Hao Chen had signed a ton of contracts in these few days.
He roughly calculated, in total, it was at least five hundred billion.
On the last day, Ye Hao Chen and Huo Lao arrived in Beijing.
Their arrival naturally received a warm welcome from the officials.
Huo Lao was well-connected with the mainland, so he was no surprise.
As for Ye Hao Chen, his crazy investments in various cities had spread throughout the country.
Naturally, Beijing also wanted Ye Hao Chen to invest in the capital.
After all, it was the capital of China.
Ye Hao Chen had visited the State Guest House in his past life, but this was his first time at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.
Seeing the not-so-tall old man, both Ye Hao Chen and Huo Lao were a bit excited.
"Haha, Old Huo, it's been a year since we last met."
The old man laughed and walked over, then patted Huo Lao on the arm.
"Yes, almost a year. I've been missing you, old man."
Huo Lao also smiled and nodded, then shook the old man's hand warmly.
Ye Hao Chen remained silent, staring at the old man with respect.
As a flower of the motherland, he knew this man's position and influence in China, even the world.
He also knew this man's achievements very well.
"You look very handsome. I've been hearing about you these past few days."
The old man looked at Ye Hao Chen, smiling and sizing him up.
He was telling the truth, he had heard Ye Hao Chen's name many times these days.
His first impression was that he was handsome, strong, and there was a wildness in his eyes.
Actually, he had read Ye Hao Chen's background information more than twice, from his birth to now.
He knew what he had done in America and Hong Kong.
"Haha, I'll take that as a compliment."
"I've heard my father talk about your achievements since I was a kid."
Ye Hao Chen took a deep breath and said solemnly.
Humans are good at disguise, but eyes are the windows to the soul.
You can't lie with your eyes. The old man could tell that Ye Hao Chen sincerely respected him.
"Good boy, China has produced a young talent like you."
"Come, tell this old man about your money-making business."
The old man pulled Ye Hao Chen over and said with a smile.
The Beijing officials were all smiling, it was clear that Ye Hao Chen was on mainland China's side.
The influence of a world's richest man was huge.
This was a good thing, at least for China.
Ye Hao Chen didn't hide anything, he told the story about the oil. As for why he was sure the price would rise, he just gave a random excuse.
"Hundreds of billions of US dollars, even the country isn't as rich as you, kid."
The old man looked at Ye Hao Chen's young face, then sighed.
He was telling the truth. Now, China's foreign exchange reserves were in the negative, they had borrowed a lot of money from Japan, after all, China needed to develop.
"It's a good thing you're willing to invest in your homeland. But don't just focus on Guangdong province."
"Go see other cities in China..."
The old man patted Ye Hao Chen on the arm and continued.
He also knew that Ye Hao Chen's hometown was in Western Guangdong, so investing in his home province was understandable.
What could Ye Hao Chen do but nod and agree? This time, his schedule wasn't very flexible.
PS: Please collect, give flowers, let's reach 9,000 flowers...