Chapter 342 [Golf Course] (Seeking the Moon
One weekend in February, Deep Water Bay became lively, and cars followed by cars came. At a glance, a discerning person knew that the characters in these cars were either rich or noble.
The cars drove into a newly built road, which seemed to be a two-story building at the end.
"What's the matter in there? Why did you go to so many cars today!" a tourist from Deep Water Bay asked curiously.
Then no one around could answer this question, everyone just looked over there, with curiosity in their eyes.
The road along the coast was a row of trees and fences. Everyone knew that it should belong to private land and that nothing was known inside.
The golf course in Deep Water Bay was finally completed and put into use. Wu Guangyao specially invited some celebrities from Hong Kong Island to visit, intending to introduce the sport to Hong Kong Island.
The golf course in Deepwater Bay has only nine holes in total, half of the 18 holes in the standard course. After all, the grass in Deepwater Bay is only so big.
After completion, Wu Guangyao specially hired coaches and managers from Scotland to come to Hong Kong to train Wu Guangyao a group of professional Golf talents.
Wu Guangyao was teaching Lin Yueru the key to hitting golf, and there was a coach verbally instructing him;
As for his own woman, Wu Guangyao naturally couldn't stand a male coach to teach him, so he got on the horse himself.
"Husband, have you played golf before? Why do I feel that you are very good at it?" Lin Yueru asked curiously.
"Yes, I've played in London several times! Besides, your husband can't have any other things he can't do except give birth to a baby!" Wu Guangyao joked.
"Hate!"
While the two were flirting, Wu Guangyao's first guest arrived soon, and it was Governor Bai Liji.
Under the leadership of the staff, Bai Liji came to Wu Guangyao;
At this time, he changed into a casual outfit, which was the golf costume specially prepared by Wu Guangyao.
"Mr. Wu, I'm so courageous. I didn't expect that there would be such a beautiful golf course on Hong Kong Island." Bai Liji looked around and then couldn't help but sigh.
"The Governor has played golf?" Wu Guangyao asked.
"I have never fought, but the Finance Secretary Sir Guo Bowei is a golf enthusiast. You can play later!"
"Then I will let Coach William accompany the Governor to practice first. In the future, the Governor can play golf whenever he has time and relax."
Wu Guangyao introduced the coach hired from England to Bai Liji and asked Coach William to teach him well.
Wu Guangyao has hired only two professional coaches from England, but it is obvious that Bo Liji is qualified to let one coach train him today.
When introducing golf, although Wu Guangyao also wants to have this hobby, he also has a tool for socializing.
Then guests arrived one after another, including the chief of the Hong Kong Island Sans Division, HSBC Sandas, Jardines Foreign Company Kessick, Swire Foreign Company Shiyoke, Hutchison Xiaomadeng, Hutchison Weike, and Hutchison Weike.
Because this golf is business-oriented, Wu Guangyao invited more than a dozen well-known foreigners.
There were also many Chinese people, including Dong Yunhao, Bao Yugang, Zhao Congxian and other shipowners, Zheng Yutong, He Shanheng, Li Ka-kye, Guo Desheng, etc., as well as famous wealthy wealthy people from later generations, as well as Wu Guangyao's friends Guan Yi, Li Jia, Zhao Xi, etc., and some of Wu Guangyao's senior executives also came here.
With so many people coming today, everyone can’t enjoy playing golf. At most, under the guidance of the coach, swing a few shots;
In addition to the two coaches hired from England, the golf course also has twelve caddies;
These caddy have also undergone more than two months of full-time training. Although they are not considered masters, there is no problem in teaching some rules and actions.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t have fun playing basketball. The buildings on the side of the golf course have many functions;
For example, holding cocktail parties, banquets, cafes, and even swimming pools. In short, this is a top club in later generations.
After almost everyone arrived, everyone came to the place where they practiced their swings, which was the first floor of the building.
There are twelve places to practice swings in total. Everyone practices politely for a few minutes and will not be overly addicted.
"Mr. Wu, this golf course is amazing!" Financial Secretary Guo Bowei couldn't help but sigh.
If these colonial officials want to play golf, they can only enjoy it when they return to Britain for vacation. The golf course built by Wu Guangyao is a blessing for them.
"If Sir Guo likes it, this place will be open to you at any time!" Wu Guangyao said with a smile.
Wu Guangyao has a good impression of Guo Bowei (Scotsman). This is a big shot in the economy. His free economic system theory has made great achievements in Hong Kong Island and has made great contributions to the Hong Kong Island economy.
Guo Bowei served as the Financial Secretary for Finance from 1961 to 1971 on Hong Kong Island. During his tenure, he implemented the "lackfare" policy and maintained the low-tax policy, but also reduced the government's intervention in the market. His economic philosophy was exerted by the Financial Secretary in the future, setting the tone for the Hong Kong government's later "active non-interventionism", prudent financial management and free market policies, and also promoted the rapid development of Hong Kong's economy.
Guo Bowei's economic thoughts also inspired the neoliberal economic policies pursued by US President Reagan and British Prime Minister Mrs. Dai Zhuoer in the 1980s. The "reform and opening up" implemented by mainland China in the 1980s was also influenced by Guo Bowei to some extent.
"How much does a fight cost?" Guo Bowei asked curiously.
"The annual fee is currently HK$2,000 per year. Sir Guo can go to the front desk to register later. In the future, you have to call to make an appointment in advance. After all, if there are too many people, it will affect your performance!" Wu Guangyao said, HK$2,000 is naturally a low price that Wu Guangyao can quote, and the actual price must be added to zero.
The monthly salary of these senior colonial officials is several thousand Hong Kong dollars, and there are various allowances and extra money. HK$2,000 is not much for them;
If Wu Guangyao said 20,000 Hong Kong dollars, it would not be making friends with these people, but doing business.
"Mr. Wu was joking. Wouldn't you lose money for 2,000 Hong Kong dollars a year?"
"My original intention was to bring this sport to Hong Kong Island, not to make money; even if I want to make money, it was only after this sport popularized the upper class in Hong Kong Island that I would consider making money. Everyone present today is at this price, and if you are interested, you can practice."
Guo Bowei didn't say anything else. With this person's wealth, he naturally looked down on a few membership fees. Besides, everyone is 2,000 Hong Kong dollars, so why should he be pretentious?
Then, Wu Guangyao saw that Sandas was chatting with several big shipowners, and Wu Guangyao also walked over.
"Congratulations to Brother Bao for entering the European and American market!" Wu Guangyao asked Bao Yugang to greet him.
Bao Yu had just purchased four ready-made 16,000-ton tankers in the second half of last year. Unexpectedly, he was attracted by Shell Oil Company and rented his tanker for a long time;
Bao Yugang used that contract to borrow money to build 4 50,000-ton tankers, which made a big move to enter the European and American oil transportation.
Wu Guangyao carefully calculated that because Bao Yu had lost a lot of Japanese markets in this life, he would definitely not have been able to have a load capacity of more than 2 million tons in 1968.
A ship with a load capacity of 1.5 million tons less than the original history, then Wu Guangyao has 15 million tons of ships, which will squeeze the business of the ship king in history.
European and American ship owners, Onassis and Niagus of Greece, will definitely be greatly affected, and Japan shipping companies such as Sangui and Japan Shipping will also be greatly affected. Finally, Bao Yugang and Dong Yunhao of Hong Kong Island will be greatly affected.
"It's not worth mentioning. Compared to Guangyao's business, I'm a tiny person."
Everyone exchanged greetings for a while, mainly discussing shipping matters. Wu Guangyao got a message that many bankers in Hong Kong are interested in lending to these large ship owners.
It seems that there are many people optimistic about shipping!
Chapter completed!