They said they would walk the entire route in three days.

In reality, they hadn't even walked thirty kilometers before their backs ached, their legs cramped, and they were in pain by the morning of the second day.

Su Yehao exchanged glances with the little girl, Jiang Yu, and the others. They tacitly reached a consensus and treated the bold words they had previously spoken—about finishing the walk and challenging themselves—as if they were just farts, never to be mentioned again.

They were all pampered in their daily lives, and walking a hundred kilometers was indeed a bit difficult.

The situation in Hong Kong was quickly brought under control. Occasionally, sporadic cases of SARS appeared. They were quarantined when necessary and treated as needed. Because people sought medical attention in a timely manner, the mortality rate decreased slightly.

This thing spread for about ten days before severe cases requiring treatment inevitably appeared, making it relatively easy to detect and preventing hidden spread and diffusion.

As the weather gradually warmed up in Hong Kong and Casino, there wouldn't even be a single case on some days.

So after Su Yehao returned home, he rested until the afternoon and then used a helicopter to set off for Casino.

The hearing for King Crab Island was in two days.

If the situation allowed, Su Yehao didn't rule out the possibility of attending in person. If he were to introduce it to the public and explain the necessity of building King Crab Island in front of the media, the chances of success would be slightly higher. Involving interests worth hundreds of billions of dollars, all parties were quite concerned.

Su Yehao had just arrived at the Casino Four Seas International Golf Course, and was about to get in the car, when he received a call from Hong Kong.

The one with the flower on the license plate personally inquired about the news, asking him:

"Hahaha! Young Master Su, please forgive me for the previous lack of hospitality. I only recently heard that you are really planning to build an artificial island. I gave my subordinates a stern scolding. How could they not fight to get such a large investment with you? Why don't you come to Hong Kong to build a Big Crab Island? I think the areas near Big Wave Bay and Shek O are very good, and near your university isn't out of the question either. The chances of success are relatively high."

Before, there were only related rumors. With the news of "investing 10 billion US dollars" confirmed, and even the concept map of King Crab Island released, no one thought Su Yehao was just joking anymore. He really had that kind of strength.

Land reclamation wasn't difficult. The so-called 10 billion US dollar investment didn't need to be taken out all at once. According to conventional operations, after obtaining a loan from the bank, it could be developed while recouping funds.

Look at Dubai's Palm Jumeirah. After it went on sale last year, the houses were immediately snapped up, and now they are almost sold out.

Even if Casino didn't have as many white-robed tycoons and wasn't as much of a focus for Europe and the United States, the project still had prospects.

Su Yehao often dealt with the other party, so he said with a smile:

"Why does everyone like to call it Big Crab Island? The punctuation in the newspaper is very good, King Crab Island, it sounds a little better. Real estate prices in Hong Kong are already very high, and I can't afford the money to take seven square kilometers of land."

"Besides, can you handle those developers?"

"The pie is only so big. Who gets more and who gets less will easily cause conflicts. Even places like Yuen Long and the North District are difficult to develop, let alone adding seven square kilometers all at once on the west side of Hong Kong Island..."

After listening to Su Yehao's words, the other party also understood the difficulties.

The scale of Hong Kong developers can't compare with that of Casino developers. Moreover, Four Seas International Group is originally the largest real estate developer in Casino, and its influence is self-evident.

The other party called Su Yehao, originally just with a try-it-and-see attitude, now continued:

"The land can be jointly developed in the form of equity participation. At worst, we can bring in other developers to participate, and the profit shouldn't be low. Then promise to build some public rental housing to increase the chances of approval. I will do my best to support you. Strictly speaking, isn't the runway of the Kai Tak Digital Port also equivalent to an artificial peninsula? You have development experience."

The reason Su Yehao hadn't thought of Kai Tak Digital Port, after hearing it, he realized it was true.

Seeing that he hadn't been offered anything, and relying solely on an uncertain possibility, how could Su Yehao change his mind? He complained through the phone:

"Uncle, it's not that I'm unwilling to invest in Hong Kong, but those real estate developers are really a headache. For example, my semiconductor industrial park is so far from the city, and there are still restrictions on the number of employee dormitories. With Hong Kong's population, the land is actually not small. If King Crab Island is moved there, the real estate prices in Mid-Levels and on the Peak will fall, and other apartments will also fall. The impact is too great, I can't handle it, unless you first make a plan and pass it, then I can participate."

"...Without you taking the lead, how can I succeed?"

That's what he said, but the fact is that without Su Yehao taking the lead, the person on the other end of the phone couldn't handle it either.

The total population of Hong Kong is only so much, and many people choose to immigrate every year. The stock of housing developed in large quantities in the 1990s has only just been digested. Of course, developers resist new land, lest the real estate they hold be smashed in their hands.

If they could buy a house on a beautiful and well-equipped artificial island, who would want to live in an old community? It would be equivalent to moving their home into a world-renowned resort, which is too tempting for the middle and upper classes.

Su Yehao wasn't afraid of those developers. The reason for the outright refusal was mainly that it wasn't attractive enough and the profit prospects were limited.

If he chose to develop in Hong Kong, he might as well go to Sanya, Xiamen, Pengcheng and other places.

With his scale of investment, there would always be ways to pass environmental protection and other requirements. Various places are vying to attract investment, their eyes almost turning green. It not only drives the economy, but also stimulates tourism development. It's a great thing, who would push it away?

Including Casino, these places have the potential to appreciate tenfold in the future.

Compared with them, Hong Kong is undoubtedly far behind.

Su Yehao had already made a decision, so he changed the topic to Hong Kong Microelectronics Group, saying that he would help attract a batch of supporting industries to settle down recently. Only then did the other party stop mentioning the artificial island.

The so-called supporting industries would be set up anyway to serve the orders of Hong Kong Microelectronics Group, including packaging and testing, raw material supply, etc., and Su Yehao didn't need to add investment.

Because of the emergence of immersion lithography machines, a batch of 193-nanometer equipment produced by Canon has become obsolete as soon as it was put into production. In the future, it will be moved to Pengcheng in the mainland, or other places. The factory building is still sufficient for the time being.

…

Linda Yun had taken more than ten days of vacation and had just returned to work in the afternoon.

She was bored at home, and said at the moment: "I thought it would be the mainland that couldn't sit still first, but Hong Kong is so interested in King Crab Island. With them thinking about it, the chances of success in the hearing in two days will increase again."

Su Yehao said calmly: "There is hope for millions more tourists every year. The increased economy may not be much, but it can provide a large number of jobs. It would be strange if Hong Kong wasn't tempted."

Linda Yun asked again: "Dubai can't sit still either. They released the concept of the World Islands today, which is larger than Palm Island, clearly competing with us, right?"

"After all, there are few permanent residents. Who are they going to sell so much development to in the end? And Dubai's real estate prices have already risen a lot. Perhaps the World Islands haven't been developed yet, and the economic crisis is coming again. In the end, the bubble will burst and it will be unfinished."

There wasn't too much competition between the two sides, and Su Yehao didn't take it seriously.

Blinking her eyes, Linda Yun said decisively:

"Damn it, you said they'll be unfinished, then it's basically really going to be unfinished. Your vision has always been very sharp, and a bit of a jinx. I was stunned when the Americans sent troops, and the first thing I thought of was you. You could even guess this."

"...What jinx, I came to the conclusion through scientific analysis. You're so stupid, you definitely don't understand."

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