On the evening of March 10, 1977, when Xiaoda, and Yanfang were on duty at the CIA service station, we received a commendation order from the CIA headquarters for giving a speech on our march into mainland China in San Francisco to develop economic and cultural undertakings, and for helping them deliver letters to Beijing.

I received a $1,000,000 reward; Xiaoda won $800,000; Yanfang won a $500,000 prize.

After we read the notification, we chatted together.

Yanfang smiled and said, "Ah Cai! This time we've earned back the wages we've earned for a few years here! Lao Mei is still very generous to give money! ”

Xiaoda smiled and said, "Yes! However, they don't just give money either! We did a great deal for them this time! Now, they have no diplomatic relations with the mainland, and it is really difficult for the two sides to communicate at the top level! ”

Yanfang smiled and said, "Yes! Since the two sides do not trust each other, everyone does not understand each other's intentions, if the two sides do not want to suffer, it must be safer to communicate secretly! ”

Everyone laughed!

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At 9 a.m. on March 15, I was at work at the CIA service station when I received a call from Ma Yishan, deputy director of the Land Trading Center of the General Administration Department, who asked me to come to his office to discuss the acquisition of land for the reserve land for the Haolong Port Project.

So, after Xiaoda and I went home to get the land certificate of the Haolong Port Project, we drove our family jeep to the office building of the Government Secretary.

At about 10 o'clock in the morning, we arrived at Ma Yishan's office, and everyone sat on the sofa drinking coffee and talking.

Ma Yishan said with a smile: "Chairman Jack! Recently, the Hong Kong government's industrial and commercial development plan has been approved! According to the original land contract we signed, if you do not give priority to the purchase of these lands, we will be listed for sale! Now, there are so many developers who want to buy this land! ”

I said, "Okay! Director Ma, what is the actual planned area of this land and the price? ”

Ma Yishan said: "Ah Cai! The planned area of this land is 1,200 hectares, that is, 18,000 acres, and the land attribute is wasteland with a 150-year use period in the New Territories, according to last year's list price of 15,000 US dollars per mu, and the total price is 270 million US dollars! Currently, taxes are exempt. ”

I said, "Director Ma! This price is more than 20 times higher than the original price of the land we originally acquired! Is the price still negotiable? ”

Ma Yishan said: "Alas! Last time, the price of your land was too low, and we have been held accountable by our superiors! This price was adjusted after you acquired the land! If you don't take this piece of land this time, we will immediately raise the price again and then conduct a bidding for the land! ”

I calculated the cash situation in my Zhou Zilong account, and after the settlement on January 30 this year, there were still $300,583,900 in the account, and when I gave a speech in San Francisco, Mr. Tao helped me $10 million, so there was still $290,583,900 in the account, which was just enough to get the land.

After calculating the accounts, I said, "Okay! Director Ma, I want to get the land! Let's sign the "Land Acquisition Contract" now! I'll pay you right away! ”

Ma Yishan happily called his secretary.

Soon, Ma Yishan's assistant gave us a parcel map of our 1,200 hectares of reserved land, as well as the text of the Land Acquisition Contract.

I see that the map is consistent with the original plan of the reserved land for the Haolong project, and the contract price is 15,000 US dollars/mu (including tax), and there is no problem with other terms.

So, as a resident of Zhouzilong Port City, I signed a "land acquisition contract" with Ma Yishan for 1,200 hectares of reserved land for the Haolong project, and after we signed more than a dozen contracts and parcel maps, they took these contract documents to other functional departments to seal and record.

Soon, Ma Yishan took Xiaoda and me to their land trading center to pay.

At the trading center, I remitted $270 million from Zhou Zilong's UBS account to the trading center over the counter.

After receiving the land payment, they gave me two copies of the "Land Acquisition Contract" stamped with various special seals and the "Land Acquisition Contract" that we had signed, the "Land Certificate", the "Land Parcel Map", and the tax receipts for the land acquisition of 270 million US dollars, which I put in a document bag and put the document bag in my briefcase.

Ma Yishan then asked us to come to his office to discuss the development of another piece of land that I owned.

Ma Yishan said with a smile: "Chairman Jack! We've checked it! You still have a piece of land in the southeast of Kowloon City, this land is permanent, the actual area is 400 hectares! The land is now zoned as a city center! The Hong Kong government wants to convert this land into ordinary land with a 170-year tenure of tenure for the development of urban business districts! ”

I said, "Really? How are you going to compensate me? ”

Ma Yishan said: "We will take a one-time assessment of the total price, and at the same time compensate you in the form of land compensation and cash compensation!" ”

I said, "Talk to me about your specific compensation plan!" ”

Ma Yishan said: "Because your land is permanent land, according to the regulations such a piece of non-industrial and commercial land, therefore, we must adjust the land attributes to industrial and commercial land, my compensation for permanent land holders is, according to the average land price of the business district where the land is located 10 times the total price of the land appraisal, now, the average price of land in the southeast business district of Kowloon City is 300,000 US dollars / mu, your land area is 400 hectares that is 6,000 mu, therefore, your total land price is 18 billion US dollars!" We will compensate you half of the cash and half of the land at this total price, and the land price will be calculated according to the list price, one of which is the current land, and we will recommend the other compensation land to you! Moreover, these compensation income are tax-free, so you have to hurry up and handle it! ”

I said, "Okay! At 2 o'clock this afternoon, we will bring the land documents of the southeast of Kowloon City to handle this transaction with you! ”

Ma Yishan smiled and said, "Okay! I'll have this signing document ready! I'm waiting for you here! ”

So, we left Ma Yishan's office and the Chief Minister's Mansion and returned to our home in the Magic Star Villa.

At noon, when I arrived at home, I took out the entire set of title documents for the southeast land of Kowloon City from the secret tin box in the dark room of the underground passage and put them in my briefcase.

After having lunch at home, Xiaoda and I drank tea and chatted in the living room at home.

Xiaoda smiled and said, "Ah Cai! The land southeast of Kowloon City is really valuable! This time, the authorities gave us $9 billion in cash compensation, and also got $1.8 billion worth of 400 hectares of land in the southeast of Kowloon City, and they also compensated me with a piece of land worth $7.2 billion! Ahh How could the Hong Kong government be willing to pay such a big price to reclaim this 400 hectares of permanent land? ”

I laughed and said, "Alas! Xiaoda! You didn't study economics well! Now, although they pay a certain price, when the land is developed and operated, it will bring a lot of tax revenue to the authorities, and at the same time, increase the employment rate of the whole society, as well as the gross national product! In this way, the income of the authorities will soon exceed 18 billion dollars! Moreover, the income of the authorities has been growing steadily! This is called revitalizing the economy and sustainable management! I see?! ”

Xiaoda smiled and said, "Makes sense! However, I still feel that our luck is really good! It just so happened that we met the Hong Kong government to develop the social economy! ”

After we saw that the time was about the same, Xiaoda and I went to Ma Yishan's office with the documents.

At 2 p.m., Xiao and I arrived at Ma Yishan's office, and we sat on the sofa drinking coffee and talking.

Ma Yishan said: "Jack, I think, you have already settled the account!" In terms of land compensation, you have to get back 400 hectares of land in the southeast of Kowloon City for US$1.8 billion, so we will also compensate you US$7.2 billion worth of land. Now, there is a new plot of land on the west coast of Hong Kong Island that compensates you for the construction of a new undersea tunnel to connect the traffic between Hong Kong West and Kowloon West. ”

Then, Ma Yishan showed us the location map and the map of the urban area of this land, which is located on the western seashore near our Magic Star Villa, as well as the seaside and the wasteland between the mountains that extend to the south, this land is not unfamiliar to us, and we often walk and do activities here.

I said, "Has this land been expropriated?" At what price are you ready to compensate me? ”

Ma Yishan said with a smile: "This land has been expropriated a few years ago!" The current price of this land is 200,000 US dollars per mu, and according to the value of 7.2 billion US dollars, we will compensate you for 36,000 mu or 2,400 hectares of land! This is land that belongs to the Hong Kong government in perpetuity, not land with a 99-year lease term in the New Territories, Kowloon! Therefore, the wasteland here is not the same as the wasteland in the New Territories of Kowloon! You should understand this! ”

I said, "Got it!" Can we cash out the compensation and compensation plots in a lump sum? ”

Ma Yishan said: "Of course, the "Land Degeneration and Compensation Contract" we signed is a basket transaction, sign the contract and we will immediately cancel the original land, carry out the compensation land transfer, and the compensation will be remitted to your account immediately!" ”

Therefore, Ma Yishan showed me the "Land Denaisation and Compensation Contract" that they had prepared for the land in the southeast of Kowloon City, and after Xiaoda and I thought that there was no problem, I signed the "Land Degeneration and Compensation Contract" with Ma Yishan as Zhou Zilong.

After signing the contract, I handed over all the land property rights documents in the southeast of Kowloon City to Ma Yishan, and he asked him to take these documents and the signed contract to go through the formalities and transactions.

Soon after, Ma Yishan's secretary sent me the "Land Degeneration and Compensation Contract" that had been reviewed and signed by various departments, as well as the "Land Certificate" and "Parcel Map" and other property rights certificates for 400 hectares of land worth US$1.8 billion in the southeast of Kowloon City, and the "Land Certificate" and "Parcel Map" for 2,400 hectares of land worth US$7.2 billion in the west of Hong Kong Island.

At the same time, the secretary told me that the $9 billion compensation had been remitted to Zhou Zilong's UBS account, and when I inquired by phone, the compensation had already arrived, so that the cash in Zhou Zilong's UBS account was $9,020,583,900!

After the formalities were completed, Xiaoda and I packed up all the contracts and property rights documents.

After saying goodbye to Ma Yishan, we left his office and the Governor's Mansion, and we returned to the Magic Star Villa.

At around 4 p.m., when we got home, we sorted out the contract and all the land title documents and put them in a bag and locked them in my safe.

Then, Xiaoda and I had coffee and chatted in the living room at home.

Xiaoda smiled and said, "Ah Cai! Now, we have too much land on our hands! How will I develop them in the future? ”

I said, "Yes! The land parcel in the southeast of Kowloon City, the large beach and land in the west of Hong Kong Island, etc., we will wait for the opportunity to mature before considering the development. There are 1,200 hectares of supporting land for the Haolong project, that is, 18,000 acres, this plot is not small, we are waiting for the Hong Kong government to announce the development plan for this area, indicating the new land price, we will sell part of it, and keep the other part for our own development! In this way, our financial pressure will be much less! ”

Xiaoda smiled and said, "Okay! In recent days, the Hong Kong government has immediately announced the development plan and land acquisition plan! I just looked at their land planning map, and there is no land to buy in the southeast of the supporting land plot of our Haolong project! To the north there are some unformed mountain wastelands! Therefore, after the announcement, there must be developers who come to us to buy land! ”

I said, "Okay! When the time comes, we'll slaughter them hard! ”

In this way, we have completed the entire land bank in Port City, and we don't want to have more land anymore!

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