At this time, China was short of ocean ships, but its foreign trade volume was getting bigger and bigger, and the shortage of tonnage had reached an exaggerated number. As for the crew members, not mentioning the sailors, and even the reserve captains of Hujiang Maritime Transportation Academy could not find ocean ships for internships. They could only use offshore and inland ships to make do with them, so there was no shortage of ocean transport business. So there was no need to worry about ocean transport business. In fact, if you rent these three ships for US$2 million and remove all tax deeds, Jing Jian only made a profit of 20%. If you earn less than US$1 million in a year, you can already jump into the sea in shame. Yes, it is such a huge profit!

Some people may wonder, why doesn’t the country rent a boat by itself? The truth is actually very simple. Do you have US dollars?

Some people may also ask, why not organize the labor export of seafarers? The answer is also very simple. Ocean Shipping is a very transparent international market, and several seafarers have huge influence. If you want to compete with low wages, it is impossible. Therefore, the country can only export a small amount of labor, which cannot change the situation where there are more porridge and fewer monks.

Some people may also ask, since it is so profitable, why do foreign ship owners not make money by themselves and think of renting? Ahem, this question...? Let’s briefly talk about income!

The annual salary of ordinary sailors abroad is more than 50,000 US dollars, while the domestic sailors are long, and they don’t have 5,000 RMB a year. If calculated based on the black market, the income gap will be nearly a hundred times, not to mention that foreign countries also have high benefits such as insurance. In terms of salary, foreign countries spend one or two million dollars more per year than domestic ones. So, instead of trying hard to earn millions of hard money, it is better to rent it for hundreds of thousands.

In fact, just thinking about it, it is clear that just after the reform and opening up, how many small boats did China Oceanwide Group have? In the end, it was not the whole world who bought ports to play? This shows the huge profits.

As for the new ship you ordered, the construction cost should be around US$15 million. The annual rent is 1 million, the dividend is 3.4 million, and the yield is more than 8%, which is a very normal loan interest rate.

So, Jing Jian was not at a loss for this business. The only risk is that he may not get much US dollars in the end and may get a large amount of RMB. But...will Jing Jian care? There are too many places in China that need to use RMB.

In addition, showing sincerity, showing strength, supporting China's shipbuilding industry, and facilitating the development of Chongming Island, Jing Jian himself also needs a fleet in the future... These other benefits will also make a lot of profits.

When Li Wenxin heard this, he wanted to agree on the spot. Not to mention anything else, the more than 10 million US dollars of new ships will not be less. Renting a boat can also earn several million US dollars a year, and it is a net income and is completely in line with the policy. There is no political risk. I don’t want it. Fortunately, he is still very scheming, suppressing the excitement in his heart, and smiling: “Mr. Jaton, does your company have any other investment plans?”

"Yes, Mr. Mayor." Jaton nodded with a smile, "The initial construction of Golden Island and subsequent development will definitely attract a large number of overseas people, or even live for a long time. We need to have a large commercial and residential area near the dock, at least a five-star hotel, a modern office building, a modern shopping mall, a villa and a high-end apartment for sale and rent, and ancillary entertainment venues... Mr. Mayor, I don't want to hide it. In order to give these experts and guests a sense of being at home, we hope to open up certain gray areas, such as gambling, drinking, etc."

"So?" It is absolutely impossible to agree to such matters in public. However, in order to attract investment and form a tacit understanding, it is not a big obstacle to discussing it later. Anyway, according to the plan, Chinese people are not allowed to enter this large commercial and residential area. "Mr. Jaton, I will bring your opinions to China. Please rest assured, we will reply to you as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Then let's talk about the planning of the industrial zone..."

Jiang Zhijie, who was listening to the side, was no longer interested in the conversation behind him. When he heard that there could be such an "independent kingdom" in China, and even limited open gray fields such as gambling, Jiang Zhijie couldn't help but think a lot. If he could succeed, how much money should Xiaojian's family make?

...

The weekend has passed, and today is a new stock market trading day. Before the opening, a lot of brokerage firms and investors were staring at the Microsoft stock. However, after the opening, they were all shocked. Microsoft was still trading. The White Lotus did not make an announcement at all, nor did it hold more than 5% of the shares, nor did it suspend trading for a day. In the shock, all of them suddenly felt anger... We were all fucking cheated by that flower ahhhhh!

Then, panic selling was pouring out in large numbers, and the stock price fell like a flood discharge, and there was a wailing sound in the market...

Just as the stock price fell, Kent also rushed to Shuijing Company with a pale face. When he saw Kent arrive, Jaton quickly introduced to both parties: "This is Mr. Kent from White Lotus Network International."

"This is Mayor Li, Hujiang City."

"Hello."

"Good luck."

After sitting down, Kent first expressed his apology: "Mr. Mayor, all the gentlemen and ladies, I should have visited earlier, but the company has had some major changes, which has been postponed to today. Please forgive me for any negligence."

"You are kind to you." Li Wenxin smiled, "Your company is busy acquiring Microsoft. For this, we express our sincere congratulations and wish your company a prosperous future."

It was originally just a polite word on the scene. Unexpectedly, when he said this, Kent suddenly became angry: "To be honest, our acquisition cannot be said to be completely failed, but there is already little hope."

"Ah?" The sudden accident caused the members of the inspection team to exclaim in unison. Li Wenxin hurriedly asked, "How could this happen?"

"Discrimination, barriers, Wall Street and those high-tech companies colluded with each other to maliciously block us, use the money in our hands to manipulate stock prices. According to our assessment, Microsoft's investment value has been greatly reduced, so we will re-evaluate the acquisition. It is not that the boss has no money in his hands, but that it is not worth buying again!" Speaking of the excitement, Kent even waved his arms a few times.
Chapter completed!