At 2 p.m. on August 13, 1976, Xiaoda and I had lunch at a restaurant near the office building of David Zeng's company.

Soon we were in the parking lot in the courtyard of that office building.

After parking the car, we entered the office building with our briefcases to look for David Zeng's design firm.

It happened to be in a corner of David Zeng's design firm on the first floor, and after we checked in through the front desk, we were taken to David Zeng's design studio.

In David Tsang's design studio, we met David Tsang.

David Zeng still knows us, and he is very impressed with us, and he is very happy to see us!

After greeting each other, everyone sat on the sofa and drank coffee and talked.

David Zeng smiled and said, "Alas! Ah Cai, Xiao Da! We haven't seen each other in over two years, and now, you're all big bosses! My dad said, you just got a piece of land, do you want me to help you plan and design? ”

I said, "Yes! Brother David! We did just take the land! We want to help the CIA build a port and logistics base. Let's take a look at the technical information of this land first! ”

So, I showed David Zeng the land certificate and the map of the land.

After David Zeng saw it, he smiled and said, "Ah Cai! Some time ago, a land developer took these two pieces of land and asked us to give them the preliminary planning and design of the port and logistics base! Because the developer disliked that the place was too remote and did not have any urban infrastructure, the developer gave up the land purchase! Alas, you are really 'newborn cows, calves are not afraid of tigers'! You have the courage and vision to be amazing! ”

I said, "Brother David! I can't talk about any vision and guts! The CIA likes to choose this kind of remote place to build a base! Of course, after the construction of this project, the CIA will only use part of the property and site of the leased project for their office, business operation and living use! And other parts of the project, such as office and life, port business, freight yards, warehouses and other properties, facilities and equipment, etc., we still have to manage and operate in a civilian way! The basic situation of the project is like this, do you see if you can plan and design the project? ”

David Zeng smiled and said, "Ah Cai! No problem! We can help you with the planning and design of this project! Our design firm's strength lies in the planning, design and budgeting of port, logistics, civil and military engineering and construction projects! Our company has many successful and international award-winning design cases, and you can visit and learn about these cases! Some time ago, I undertook the planning and design of the renovation project of the office and living facilities of the current CIA workstation, and they spoke highly of our work results! Now, they are very satisfied with the use of the completed property and facilities! Therefore, we must be very handy in doing your project planning and design! ”

I said, "Good! Brother David! I trust your experience and abilities! You should be very aware of the special needs of the CIA in terms of property and facilities, right?! When you do the planning and design of the project, you must integrate the needs of the CIA into the project, and perfectly integrate the properties and facilities used by the CIA with other civil business parts of the project! We only need you to make a preliminary planning and design and budget plan for the port and logistics base project, which should be submitted to the CIA headquarters for approval, and after they approve it, we will do the formal project engineering and architectural planning, design and construction! ”

David Zeng said, "Oh! I see! In this way, our design task is relatively simple, and we will modify and adjust the design plan and budget we made for the developer on this land last time, combined with your special needs! In this way, you can submit the project plan to the CIA headquarters for approval! ”

I said, "Yes! How do you calculate the price and time? ”

David Zeng smiled and said, "Ah Cai! We operate according to the partnership system here, I am one of the partners in this company, I use the company's signboard and resources here, operate independently, self-financed, I have raised more than a dozen designers by myself, and I have to pay management fees to the company, etc.! Therefore, I am under a lot of cost pressure! This time, although this is a change in drawings and budget, it will also take a dozen designers to work for a few days, right?! Therefore, I will take you a symbolic $100,000! However, in the future, the formal planning and design of your project must be entrusted to me! ”

I said, "Okay! We pay and sign contracts as you ask! When will you be able to provide us with a preliminary proposal and budget for the project?! ”

David Zeng thought for a moment and said, "Ah Cai! In three days' time, come and get something from me!" ”

I said, "Brother David! Thank you so much! Let's sign the contract now! I want to pay you right away! ”

Therefore, David Zeng and I signed the "Power of Attorney for Preliminary Planning, Design and Budget of Port Logistics Base".

After signing the contract, I paid $50,000 from Haolong's account to David Zeng's contract collection account by phone.

After David Zeng received the payment, he issued me a receipt for the payment.

Then, David Zeng took the land certificate, parcel map, planning and design requirements and other documents I gave him for the project to copy.

After handling the matter, Xiaoda and I packed up the contract and project documents that had just been signed.

David Zeng said, "All right! Ahh You're all here in three days to get the results! I promise to help you do it well! ”

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At 10 a.m. on August 17th, Xiao and I arrived at David Zeng's design studio.

David Zeng showed me the two design documents they had already made, such as the "Overall Preliminary Planning Plan of Haolong Port and Logistics Base" and the "Budget Estimate Table of Haolong Port Project".

The overall preliminary planning plan of Haolong Port and Logistics Base includes the overall planning plan, which includes: reclamation and terminal operation area, open-air freight yard area (including bulk cargo yard and container yard, etc.), warehouse and processing area, logistics and transportation hub area, port office and living area, CIA special office and living area, etc.

The main contents of the "Haolong Port Project Project Budget Estimation Table" are:

Construction of wharf and operation area: 400 hectares of tidal flats, 200 hectares of reclamation and other projects, with a project cost of 60 million US dollars;

Construction of port supporting facilities: construction of 700 hectares of wasteland and other projects, with a project cost of 250 million US dollars;

Land cost: $18.8 million.

The total cost of the Haolong port project is 328.8 million US dollars.

After reading it, I said, "Brother David! Will this budget be able to win the entire project and construction? ”

David Zeng said: "This is calculated according to the current material cost, labor cost and management cost, which should be more accurate!" Of course, the cost of equipment procurement and installation, house and facility decoration of the project is not included! This part of the cost needs to be designed and budgeted separately! ”

I said, "Okay, got it!" Let's use this plan and budget to report to CIA headquarters first! After we get the money, we will sign the official "Project Master Plan and Project Implementation Design Power of Attorney" with you! ”

David Zeng said, "Okay! However, you should hurry up and go through the project approval! The formal planning and construction design of the project will take at least half a year, and at the same time, we will charge you a design fee equivalent to 5% of the total cost of the project! ”

I said, "Okay! We'll discuss the specifics later! I'll pay you the balance now! You open a ** for me! ”

So, I paid the $50,000 design fee to David Zeng's contract collection account through the Haolong company account.

Then, David Zeng billed me a $100,000 service fee**.

After finishing the work, Xiaoda and I left David Zeng's design company with the "Overall Preliminary Planning Plan of Haolong Port and Logistics Base" and "Haolong Port Project Budget Estimation Table" stamped with the official seal of the design company.

We then drove back to the CIA service station office building on Hong Kong Island.

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At 8 o'clock in the evening, Xiaoda, Yanfang, and Kexin reported to General Jefferson on the progress of the Haolong Port Project in terms of land acquisition, preliminary planning and design, and overall budget estimate of the project through a satellite video phone.

Jefferson was very pleased with the progress of our work.

Jefferson instructed us to fax the license and bank account, land ownership documents, project master plan and project budget estimate to the centralized management department of the headquarters for review through the network.

After passing the approval of the project, let's immediately ask them to read the "Property and Facilities Lease and Use Contract" of the project, and then, sign a contract with them and ask them to pay us the contract advance!

So, the four of us faxed the documents to the centralized management department of the CIA headquarters through the satellite communication network.

After finishing our errands, the four of us had coffee and chatted in my office, waiting for the next step.

Yanfang said: "Ah Cai! You're always in a hurry, as if someone else is coming to rob you of your money! You haven't thought about it?! What if this project loses a lot?! The lease advance paid to you by the CIA headquarters is only a fraction of the cost of this project! This kind of big project will cost money like running water in the future! Alas! I really don't know what you think?! Stay well, you have to find this troublesome thing to do! ”

Xiaoda smiled and said, "Alas! Yanfang! If Ah Cai thought that he would lose money, he wouldn't do it! It's because Ah Cai's opinion is the opposite of yours! He thinks this project can make a lot of money! Anyway, I've been brainwashed by him! ”

Everyone laughed!

At 9 o'clock in the evening, we received a reply from the centralized department of the headquarters.

The content of the reply is: the preliminary review of the Haolong Port Project has been passed, and the CIA headquarters has agreed to lease the CIA dedicated base of the Haolong Port Project in advance (including a full set of office, living and site properties and facilities. ), and lease for fifty years, with a lease period calculated from the date of delivery of the CIA's dedicated base. The total rent is $330 million.

After signing the "Base Lease Contract", the company immediately paid an advance payment of 165 million US dollars, and the balance was paid in one lump sum after the base was delivered.

Soon after, we downloaded the signed text of the "Contract for the Lease and Use of Property and Facilities" for the Haolong project in the document database of the centralized department.

After I read the text of the contract and there were no problems, I signed the contract.

Then, we will send the signed contract text to the CIA centralized management department by fax network.

Not only that, they reminded us that they had already sent the Opteron company for payment.

At the same time, they asked us to express the five copies of the "Property and Facility Lease and Use Contract" signed by Haolong Company to the North American mailbox of the centralized department of the CIA headquarters during the day tomorrow.

Soon, Yanfang told me that the advance payment for the contract had arrived in the bank account of Haolong Company by the centralized management department of the headquarters!

Then, I inquired about the receipt of the bank account of Haolong Company by phone!

I found a $165 million cash deal that just arrived!

As a result, the cash in Opteron's account was $246.1 million.

After handling the matter, Yanfang smiled and said, "Ah Cai! Jefferson: They still listen to credit! Tomorrow, I will send out five copies of the "Property and Facilities Lease and Use Contract"! When the contract returns, everything will be ironclad! ”

I said, "Okay! In the future, we began to prepare for the opening of Haolong Company, let's work together! We will be an unstoppable force! ”

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At 10 o'clock in the morning of August 18th, Xiaoda and I were in David Zeng's office, and David Zeng and I signed the "Project Master Plan and Engineering Construction Design Task Entrustment" of the Haolong project.

The main contents of the contract are as follows:

The project master plan was designed for one month, from 18 August to 18 September 1976.

The project construction design plan and budget work time was three months, from September 19 to December 19, 1976.

Total design fee: $16.44 million.

Payment method: 30% of the total amount is paid in advance after signing the contract, that is, 4.932 million US dollars, and the balance is paid after the acceptance of all plans, that is, 11.508 million US dollars.

After signing the contract, I made a contract advance payment of $4.932 million over the phone from the Opteron account to the contract collection account.

After David Zeng confirmed the payment, he issued me a receipt for the payment.

And he said to me, "Ah Cai! You're a real entrepreneur now! He's bold and careful, and he's very fierce indeed! I admire you so much! We will do our best to serve you! In the future, I can come to your Haolong company and give you technical guidance! The development planning and design of your reserved land, we also want to do it next! ”

I said, "Okay! Brother David! We are all businessmen! Integrity and professionalism are our duty! Let's all do our jobs! If, you guys are doing well! We will continue to cooperate with you! Let's work together! ”

After receiving the "Project Master Plan and Engineering Construction Design Task Entrustment" and payment receipts, I returned to the service station office building with Xiaoda.

In this way, the preparatory work for the construction of the Haolong Port project has come to an end for the time being!

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