After Ye Jin was successfully elected as the director of Changshi, he immediately participated in the board of directors for the first time to discuss Changshi's development plans.

"Dear colleagues, today is Mr. Ye's first time to attend our board of directors. Let us all warmly welcome him." Li Chaoren suggested with a smile.

When everyone heard him say this, they all smiled and applauded.

Ye Jin absorbed Cheung Shi's stock and joined the board of directors, which made Cheung Shi attract more attention and also made its stock price soar.

All the directors here make a lot of money, so everyone welcomes Ye Jin, the [mascot].

"Thank you all." Ye Jin smiled.

"Mr. Ye, you are really admirable. After a few years of your debut, you have made huge wealth. You are really a business-minded person." A director named Ma Shiyun in Changshi said with a smile, "I hope you will give me more advice in the future and bring everyone to make a fortune together."

After hearing what he said, several directors here agreed.

Ye Jin debuted in 2019, a year later than Jeff Weiner's listing. But now Ye Jin's net worth has exceeded US$100 million, while Cheung Kong's total market value was only 500 million Hong Kong dollars before that.

Ye Jin earned more than Li Chaoren's life-long money. No one here can compare with him. Therefore, Ye Jin is really not a joke to bring everyone wealth.

"Mr. Ma is too award-winning. I am an expert in making movies. But I am a big layman in business and real estate. How dare I express my opinions casually?" Ye Jin waved his hand and smiled.

After hearing what he said, Li Chaoren nodded slightly.

The so-called Raptors are not just rivers. Ye Jin is just a Raptor crossing the river to Cheung Shi. He is famous, has a high reputation, and has a wealth... If he really wants to cause trouble on the board of directors, Cheung Shi's board of directors must be messed with by him.

Even if he is a major shareholder, he often has to take into account the opinions of the minor shareholders and cannot act alone. Just like the ancient emperor, even if he is in power, he cannot do whatever he wants. Many times, he is subject to the jurisdiction of his ministers.

Therefore, Ye Jin's statement made Li Chaoren feel very satisfied.

Of course, the premise is that Ye Jin said the truth just now, not a knife in secret.

So, it remains to him continue to observe.

...

"Okay, let's not talk about this, let's talk about the main business." Li Chaoren immediately presided over the meeting, "What we are going to talk about today is the bid for the property construction rights of the Zhada Station of Xiangjiang Metro Company."

At the end of April, Xiangjiang Metro Company announced that it would publicly accept the bid for the property construction rights of Chata Station. Chata Station is located in Central and is the most prosperous area in Xiangjiang.

Xiangjiang Metro Company enjoys the right to develop the above-ground property. In this way, which company can bid for the property construction rights, which company can build a building in Central.

Building a top commercial building in a bustling place like Central is like setting a golden sign for real estate companies. Once it becomes a landmark building, the fame and profit it brings is simply beyond imagination.

Therefore, not only Xiangjiang Real Estate Company is willing to bid for this project, but even overseas real estate companies are also interested.

At the end of April, after the announcement by the Xiangjiang Metro Company, top real estate developers from many places such as Land, Swire, Damaru, Pulte, Sandax, etc., all expressed their willingness to participate in the bidding.

All of these real estate companies are top real estate developers, with great wealth, excellent performance, and well-known reputation. They also have many successful buildings under their belts, and each one may be a world-famous work if proposed.

For example, the Empire State Building in New York, the Sydney Opera House, the World Trade Center, the National Television Tower of Canada, the Tokyo Tower, the Barbican Art Center, etc.

In comparison, although Cheung Kong has successfully developed multiple properties in recent years, there is no landmark building with more than fifty floors so far.

Moreover, its market value has just exceeded one billion Hong Kong dollars, and although it is barely considered a large real estate company, compared with top real estate developers such as Land, Swire, Pulte, and Damaru, it is still too far apart, and it is like a small matter.

Its intention to defeat these opponents and win the property construction rights of the Chada Station is tantamount to snatching food from the tiger's mouth and overestimating its own abilities. Therefore, except for Li Chaoren, other directors in the company do not have any fantasies about this.

...

"I don't think this matter needs to be discussed anymore. How could we fight for land?" a director said, "I think instead of fighting for unreliable things, it is better to develop more properties while the housing market is recovering."

"I think so. With the bidding of big companies such as Land, Swire, and Pulte, the probability that we can win is too low." Another director agreed, "rather than wasting time and energy on this, it's better to develop a few more properties."

Everyone has the mentality of following herds. After hearing what he said, the other directors present nodded in agreement.

"Don't just care about immediate interests. You must know that if Cheung Shi can take over the property construction rights of Chat Station, Cheung Shi can become famous in one fell swoop. At that time, we will not only make a fortune from this, but also own our own signature building. Central landmark buildings are not common." Li Chaoren's wife Zhou Yin said when most of them do not support her husband.

"Madame Zhou, of course we know the benefits of CITIC. It is not good to be able to make money, become famous, and win both fame and fortune." The director said again, "But, you have to be able to make a big shot. Now, Land, Taikoo, Damaru, Pulte... so many world's top real estate companies want to invest in this project, the probability of our winning is simply slim.

So I think it’s better to focus on developing other properties. Isn’t there a saying that a hundred birds are worse than a bird in the forest.”

"Yes, yes, this is reasonable!", "How can we fight for the land?", "I think it's better not to take risks!" everyone said in a verbal discussion.

Because Ye Jin didn't know the details of this matter, he sat there looking at the information without making any statement.

The more he reads the information, the more he feels that this matter should be tried.

You know, there are not many opportunities to build a building in Central.

If Cheung Kong can seize this opportunity, it can be said that it will win both fame and fortune, which will be of great benefit to its future development.

Moreover, Cheung Kong is not completely out of the way in this public bidding.

You should know that this bid is not the one who is famous, whoever wins the bid. The key is, whoever can win the favor of Xiangjiang Metro.

As the saying goes, beautiful women often sleep with a man, to win the hearts of beautiful women, most of the time, it is not that the more handsome the better the better. Because those tall, rich and handsome men may not be good at silence and being small to please the beauties. On the contrary, those who are not as good as them are better at working hard, and can often impress the hearts of beautiful women.

And this bid may have the same truth.
Chapter completed!