In the bustling Orchard Road, there is a gorgeous and spectacular white palace-like building, there is a large lawn like a golf course at the door, from a distance, there is a bit of the British Buckingham Palace and the United States White House combined taste, here is the Singapore Presidential Palace, called "Presidential Palace", in fact, similar to China's Zhongnanhai, in addition to holding various state events, it is also the office of the head of government. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

When Minister of Trade and Industry Goh Chok Tong walked into the Prime Minister's office, he happened to see Lee Kuan Yew on the phone, and asked the other side in a fierce voice: "No?" Why not? ”

Lee Kuan Yew is used to treating people with a straight face, Goh Chok Tong didn't know who touched the mold this time, he quietly waited for the phone call to finish before saying: "Prime Minister, are you looking for me?" ”

"Sit." Goh Chok Tong was the object that Lee Kuan Yew valued and focused on cultivating, he restrained his stern expression, and asked with a pleasant face: "You went to the industrial park the day before yesterday and had contact with Shen Chong, what do you think of him?" I mean his political views. ”

Wu Zuodong was slightly stunned, thinking that he was looking for him to ask about Shen Chong's investment, but he didn't expect to ask this.

"The phone call just now was from President Chen of the National University, who said that Shen Chong wanted to give an impromptu speech, so he did not submit the evening speech in advance, and the National University is a place where the country cultivates future talents, and anyone who speaks in public must be reviewed. Shen Chong has a close relationship with **, will he talk nonsense and promote the set of things that **? ”

Wu Chok Tong meditated for a while, and then said: "I went to China nine years ago, I have some understanding of the policies and politics there, and the day before yesterday I talked with Mr. Shen, I feel that many of his views are incompatible with **, China implements a planned economy and does not protect personal property, but he is a staunch liberal economist who attaches great importance to private wealth. ”

Lee Kuan Yew nodded lightly, did not speak, and after a long silence, he asked again: "Then what do you think of his ability?" ”

"Visionary, extraordinary." Goh Chok Tong is a polite university professor, and he said: "He talked to me about the economic development prospects of Singapore and Southeast Asia, and his insights were very original and inspiring, and I am going to summarize his remarks and write a report." ”

"Get this report ready as soon as possible, and then show it to me." Lee Kuan Yew was very appreciative and said: "Premier Deng came to visit us the year before last, and after returning to carry out the policy of reform and opening up, I see that China will soon have great changes, Singaporeans have few people and narrow land, empty land but can not hold steady, if China's economy rises, then we will be sandwiched between Taiwan and the mainland, diplomacy will be very troublesome, Shen Chong can be left and right between Chinese mainland and Taiwan, his point of view, can not be ignored." ”

"Yes, I'll write it as soon as possible."

"How sure are you that $1 billion investment plan of his?"

"Mr. Shen spent two days in the industrial park, and although he praised our infrastructure and administrative efficiency, he was very tight-lipped and never expressed his intention to invest." Goh Chok Dong shook his head lightly and said: "I feel that he is very interested in the electronics industry, and he is not very interested in the petrochemical and shipbuilding industries that we focus on, because the only confirmed investment in the past two days is to buy a small business that produces radios with 10,000 US dollars." ”

"You're right." Lee Kuan Yew picked up a copy of Nanyang Siang Pao from his desk and asked; "Have you read today's newspaper?"

Wu Chok Dong looked at the headline on the front page of the newspaper "Shen Caishen composes a new song again, and the female singer is ecstatic" and nodded.

Lee Kuan Yew was not interested in Feng Yayun, he ordered the newspaper and said: "Last night in the nightclub, in addition to Shen Chong, there was also Guo Kongcheng, the eldest son of the Guo family, and a Taiwanese named Huang Renzhong. ”

"Taiwanese?" Taiwan is the strongest competitor for that $1 billion investment, and Goh Chok Tong is very sensitive and asks, "What is the background of this person?" ”

"He is the only son of Huang Shaogu, Taiwan's president of justice, and according to the intelligence of the embassy in Taiwan, this person and Chiang Ching-kuo's second son, Jiang Xiaowu, grew up together and had a very close relationship." Singapore's every move could not escape Lee Kuan Yew's eyes, he said: "Yesterday afternoon, as soon as Shen Chong returned to the hotel, he went to visit, stayed in the room for a few minutes, drank together in the evening, and chatted in the nightclub for nearly four hours. Before Guo Kongcheng left, Shen Chong had talked about the development of a new video game console in the United States, which is expected to have a market prospect of nearly 10 billion US dollars, because the main components are provided by Japanese companies, so he plans to build a factory in a place in Asia where shipping is developed and human resources are abundant. ”

"A market of nearly 10 billion dollars?" Goh Chok Tong was a little uncertain and questioned: "The scale of the video game industry should not be so large, right?" ”

"It's unclear whether it's true or not, but Shen Chong said he has produced about 100 million dollars worth of consoles in the United States, ready to go on sale in August." Lee Kuan Yew propped up the table with his arms, clenched his hands into fists, and said: "I have asked the Singapore Consulate in Los Angeles to inquire, if the news is true, you have to go all out to get this investment down, which is very important to Singapore, from the situation in the United States, it is very certain that the electronics industry will become the next economic growth engine, we must seize this opportunity." ”

Goh Chok Tong did not rush to show his determination, he pushed his glasses, and said: "Of course I will go all out for work, but compared to Taiwan, Singapore does not have much advantage except for shipping, Mr. Shen often goes to Taiwan, and has many friends over there, especially he also has a girlfriend in Taiwan, when the conditions are about the same, interpersonal relationships are often the decisive factor, which makes us very passive." ”

"It is not necessarily a good thing that he knows a lot of people in Taiwan, some people praise it, some people will step on it, it needs to be mediated by many parties, it is troublesome and laborious, last night Shen Chong complained to Huang Renzhong, saying that Taiwan's administrative efficiency is too low, which makes him very annoyed, and in Singapore, you don't need to think about it so much, you can concentrate on business, you can take advantage of this, time is money, Shen Chong is an excellent businessman, he should understand this truth." Lee Kuan Yew thought for a while, and then said: "But you also think about it, his movie star girlfriend will indeed add a lot of points to Taiwan, so let's treat him to dinner before he goes to the National University to give a speech tonight, and invite Miss Huang Yingying to accompany him." ”

"Yellow warbler?" Wu Zuodong was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is it the host of Channel 8?" ”

"Well, that's her." Lee Kuan Yew waved his hand indifferently and said, "Shen Chong seems to be very interested in her, and he specially inquired about her news in the nightclub last night. ”

"Miss Huang is already married, right?"

"Just a meal." Lee Kuan Yew smiled and said, "Make a good match." ”