Chapter 903 Build a Port? (Big Chapter)

(on a business trip again)

As William and his wife walked into the solemn Kensington Palace, they met servants respectfully and greeted them from time to time.

Yang Cheng has always felt that Kensington Palace is more suitable for museum exhibitions, but the British royal family, which already exists as a mascot, can live in a museum if it doesn't live in it?

First went to Princess Charlotte's bedroom. The fairytale-like arrangement made the little girl look like a fairy descended from the world. Yang Cheng lovingly touched Charlotte's little head, and the gentle movements made William and his wife laugh, " If you like children so much, why don't you have one yourself?"

Yang Cheng gave them a white look, "There will be, I'm already engaged~"

William and his wife looked at each other. Obviously, the news hit their eardrums. Yang Cheng, who has always been hanging around in the flowers, has changed her ways and is about to get married?

"What's the situation, Jason? Why didn't you call us for your engagement ceremony?" William was a little annoyed. In his opinion, Yang Cheng was one of his few good brothers, and he didn't tell him such an important matter, which made him feel a little bit A feeling of betrayal.

Yang Cheng punched him, "Don't worry, if I hold a ceremony, I will definitely invite you. At present, I just made a verbal engagement agreement with the woman's family, and we have no preparations for the engagement ceremony. We will hold the wedding directly at that time."

William heaved a sigh of relief, and turned his anger into joy, "It turns out that it is like this. It seems that I don't have to worry about the rest of your life. You must tell me in advance when the wedding is confirmed. No matter what, I will be there in person to congratulate you."

"Of course, you kid, don't even think about running away~" Yang Cheng joked, not only that, but he is also planning to hold a Chinese and Western wedding. Overwhelm any couple.

"It's too early to talk about this now, let's go out and talk, don't disturb our little princess sleeping~"

William stepped forward and kissed his dear daughter's forehead dotingly. The little guy seemed to feel itching. He raised his little hand and waved it indiscriminately, hitting William's big nose. At that time, William kept rubbing his sore nose, with helplessness and happiness written all over his face.

After closing the door, Kate is going to the kitchen to prepare lunch. Yang Cheng is considered a distinguished guest. As the hostess of Kensington Palace, she must personally supervise the kitchen.

Yang Cheng and William wandered around the palace casually. William rubbed his nose and asked, "I heard that you took all the land near Beihai Manor?"

Yang Cheng was not surprised that the actions of the manor were learned by William. All the castles in the UK are registered, and any actions must be reported to the relevant departments.

Castles like Beihai Manor, which were sold by the prince himself, are the focus of attention, not to mention the manor newly bought by Yang Cheng, the former owner is also a loyalist of the royal family.

"The opportunity is good. The area of ​​the land is twice the size of Beihai Manor. Buying it for expansion will not only increase the territory of the manor but also increase the value in disguise. Why not do it." Yang Cheng shrugged and said relaxedly .

William was quite appetizing, and there was a sour taste in his words, "You damn local tyrant, spend money like water, extravagant, too extravagant."

Yang Cheng laughed, "You said this half a year ago and I would never say it back, but now you are not short of money."

He was right. William was busy selling Glencore’s oil storage business. He worked hard for more than half a year, and finally shared the profits with Yang Cheng. Considering that William contributed more, he directly divided 200 million US dollars. 60% of the money, which is 120 million U.S. dollars, is a large amount of cash. Apart from the grandmother, William is now the richest member of the British royal family.

From William's smile, he knew how proud he was in his recent life.

Without dwelling on this topic, William suddenly lowered his voice and solemnly said to Yang Cheng, "Jason, grandmother thanked you very much for the 'Paradise' document last time, and she asked me to tell you that the royal family owes you a favor."

Yang Cheng was determined. At that time, he was under various pressures to leak this matter to William in advance. Wasn't it just a favor of the British royal family? In modern society, this is almost equivalent to a gold medal for avoiding death. As long as he does not commit a heinous disaster in the United States, he can safely escape other things under the protection of the British royal family. Europe develops.

"I see, thank the queen for me." Yang Cheng didn't say much, he believed that the royal family would not back down, otherwise their face would be ruined.

William nodded and said nothing. After the two of them walked to the living room and sat down, they released the volume again, and asked with a smile, "Before you came, you said on the phone that there was a lot of money to be made? What kind of project is it? Don't keep it secret, you Knowing that I am now full of interest in making money."

Yang Cheng laughed, this prince who smelled like copper was completely taken away by him.

Everyone said that, Yang Cheng naturally didn't want to talk about it, and said directly, "Mr. John Frederickson, do you know?"

William frowned slightly, and asked uncertainly, "Is that the Norwegian pirate king?"

Yang Cheng nodded affirmatively, "That's right, he plans to invest in an oil depot terminal in the UK, and currently he is more inclined to choose a location in Liverpool."

William is very familiar with the domestic situation, "This is the right choice. Liverpool is the second largest natural deep-water port after London in the British Isles. However, Liverpool has already built a Birkenhead oil depot wharf, including various specifications. The largest and most reliable large oil tanker with a deadweight of 270,000 tons, the Birkenhead Terminal handles 11 million tons of crude oil every year."

Yang Cheng didn't know much about it, but he frowned when he heard that Liverpool had already built an oil depot terminal.

William continued, "Last year, Seago Shipping Company, a subsidiary of Maersk Group, newly opened a direct route between the British Isles and the Spanish transshipment hub Algeciras, intending to connect British customers with North Africa and the Mediterranean market. It is the Port of Liverpool.

The round trip between the Port of Algeciras and the Port of Liverpool will take 6 days, and will also call at the Port of Dublin in the middle.

The opening of this loop not only marks the first time that Maersk Group has called directly to the Irish capital, but also provides shippers with another feeder option in northern Europe in addition to the port of Rotterdam, complementing the existing Latin American to Cork port transportation service . "

Yang Cheng waved his hands again and again, "William, please speak English, I don't understand~"

William spread his hands, "I'm emphasizing the importance of the Port of Liverpool to you. After all, as a port city, Liverpool has a very long history of sailing. Now the world's largest container shipping company, Maersk Line, means that the Port of Liverpool has never been so important. All forms have almost all the top 20 container shipping lines as their customers, if Mr John Frederickson can also join in, Liverpool's past glorious maritime history will soon be revived."

The more William talked, the more excited he became, as if it was a project he led alone.

“Last year, the port of Liverpool officially opened its second phase of container terminal construction adjacent to the existing terminal, re-establishing it as an international shipping hub.

The Peel Ports Group, the parent company of the Port of Liverpool, is trying to attract large ships and cargo owners to its new terminal, where the Port of Liverpool will continue to operate for 40 to 50 years, which is very much in line with Mr. Importantly, joining the Port of Liverpool at this stage will save a considerable amount of money. "

Yang Cheng laughed and teased, "Don't save money for him. The most important thing Mr. Frederickson lacks is money. You must know that in the dry bulk shipping market where he plays a major role, the daily rent of ships has just hit a historical record. He Some of his tankers are now raking in $100,000 a day in net profit, while his oil rigs are pumping out $600,000 a day or more."

William ignored Yang Cheng's ridicule, he was more concerned about the implementation of the project, "You said we have money to make?"

Only then did Yang Cheng put away the joke, "Yes, if this news is confirmed and exposed, the stock price of Frederickson's frontline company will definitely be stimulated and usher in a wave of skyrocketing."

William understood what Yang Cheng meant, but he seemed unwilling to just make a wave of quick money from the stock market. He pondered for a while and tentatively asked, "What if we build a wharf ourselves?"

Yang Cheng blinked. He didn't know whether this idea came to William suddenly or he had thought about it a long time ago. He had never had experience in ports before. Of course, this is not a big problem. He has money and can hire professionals to manage it, but What about business? It's impossible to rely on the salesman to make calls, right? It is difficult to recover the cost in those eight lifetimes.

William slapped his hands, "No, no, there are not enough docks, why don't we just build a brand new port?

You also know that Liverpool has always been a very important port in British history, but our main advantage in the past two decades has been on Panamax cargo ships. So far, the largest ship that the port can accommodate is Panamax ships, so Liverpool can serve market is very limited.

55% of the goods coming to the UK are destined for the north of the UK, which is about 4 million standard containers. Now the UK urgently needs a bigger port to accommodate more ships and improve the market. share.

At present, we see that the destination of a lot of goods is actually in the north of the UK, so we feel some pressure and momentum brought by the market to the Port of Liverpool. Building a large port here will optimize the supply chain. It can help the port of Liverpool to improve its competitiveness in international trade, and it is hoped that it will reduce the waste of hundreds of millions of pounds in British road transportation. Such an important significance will definitely get the support of ZF, and then I will coordinate it. Getting approval documents is not a problem at all. "

Yang Cheng waved his hand, ready to pour cold water on him, and decisively threw out his worries, "How do you solve business problems? I know that the performance of global ports has shown a trend of prosperity in recent years, especially the stocks of some port groups. It is booming all the way, but the weakness of the entire shipping market is an indisputable fact.”

After a pause, "Instead of building the port by yourself, it is better to directly acquire the Peel Ports Group. According to what you said, the new port of Liverpool Port Group that is being built by the Peel Ports Group is sufficient to meet the demand. In addition, there are airport investment projects in London, as well as real estate, both industrial and commercial.

These investments in the future have a great ability to resist risks. Peel Group’s investment is not only in the port, but also in the economy of the port hinterland, port-centered facilities, investment in the Manchester Canal, and investment in the northern part of the UK. Investment will be a very thick industrial chain, and the future prospects are very good. "

William smiled wryly, "This proposal is terrible. It is impossible for the Peel Ports Group to be acquired."

Yang Cheng shrugged, of course he knew, like can the Shanghai-Hong Kong Group in country Z be acquired? Can't even afford it.

The reason why he said this was entirely because he was not optimistic about the project of building a port, so he politely rejected it.

William also saw Yang Cheng's evasion, so he didn't ask any further questions, and changed the topic, "Let's not mention the port for now, I still have to earn the money that should be earned. When the time comes, I will transfer the money to the four-dimensional space. Four-dimensional space opens a financial account."

Yang Cheng has nothing to do. Although the four-dimensional space has almost no external recruitment funds, but members of the royal family like William and buddies like David Ellison want to take a free ride to make money, can Yang Cheng say no?

"Have you heard? Harry is in love again, and this time he seems to be going to get married."

Yang Cheng froze for a moment, and suddenly remembered Harry's love affair that was ridiculed by the whole world in his previous life. Could it be the heroine?

Seeing William's depressed expression, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he asked pretending not to know, "Isn't this great? He is also in his 30s, and it's time to enter the palace of marriage."

William touched his bald head, "Don't mention it, this damn guy actually found a female star who was older than him, that's all, the other party has also acted in large-scale dramas, the most important thing is that the woman once divorced."

Yang Cheng shouted in her heart, "It really is her~"

Meghan Markle, the actress who became famous for her role in the American drama "Suits", can be regarded as a typical representative of a pheasant turning into a phoenix.

But regardless of the identity and background of the actress, Prince Harry, who used to be bohemian, smoked maternity, drunk, and had a chaotic sex life, would not be a good thing if he didn't have the blood of the royal family. It's a perfect match.

He opened his mouth wide in feigned surprise, "OMG, what did Harry think? That female star has a plan, right?"

William shook his hand sullenly, "I don't know. When I heard that he had the intention of getting married, I immediately sent someone to investigate the information of Meghan Markle. First of all, I must say that I am not a racist, but Meghan grew up Marrying a black mother and a Dutch-Irish father in the most chaotic neighborhood of Los Angeles would certainly stain the blood of the British royal family, which is something none of our families want to see." ( )