bayedsolid Chapter 488 Doing a favor when things are going smoothly! You can't be ungrateful!
Chapter 488 Doing a favor when things are going smoothly! You can't be ungrateful!
"Oh my god, this gift..."
"This gift is too generous, Mr. Zhao!"
He Chaoying beamed with joy, her smile so wide she couldn't stop.
They had completely forgotten to ask Zhao Ruilong for help in getting people out of trouble.
All I can think about right now is getting rich!
The reason for this idea is that the official document sent by Zhao Ruilong is a super-significant favorable policy.
Why is the casino business in Macau struggling to grow?
It's just that its appeal to other neighboring countries and regions has already peaked.
There are only so many people willing to come and visit, and you can't force those who don't want to come.
To achieve rapid growth in business, you need new customers, ideally from a large enough population base.
As the world's most populous country, China's continued opening up to the outside world has led to rapid economic growth, with people's spending power and tourism demand increasing day by day.
The He family had long hoped that China would adjust its entry and exit policies so that more inland tourists could come to Haomen. As long as there were enough tourists, some of them would eventually go to the casino to play.
Especially since everyone knows that the most fun thing about Macau is its casinos, and given the principle of 'since we're already here,' there are bound to be quite a few people who want to try their luck.
Casinos aren't afraid of people winning; they're afraid of nobody coming!
Because the casino has already calculated the probabilities so precisely that it's an absolute sure thing to make a profit.
Even if some individuals are incredibly lucky, it doesn't affect the overall ability to make money.
In this way, as long as there are more inland tourists, the He family's casino business will inevitably grow.
Unfortunately……
The He family had spent a lot of effort in the past, but they had not been able to change the entry and exit policies.
Residents from the inland areas can only apply to come to Haomen for family visits, business trips, or group tours.
now.
The policy adjustment that the He family of Haomen had been seeking and longing for has finally arrived.
Mainland residents can finally apply for individual tourist visas to Hong Kong and Macau.
Furthermore, you can apply at the entry and exit administration windows in major provincial capitals, even if you are in a different city.
This policy adjustment greatly facilitated travel between Hong Kong and Macau for inland residents, effectively giving the Ho family countless new potential customers.
Although the document states that it is to further facilitate travel between individuals and businesses in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau, and to promote cultural and economic exchanges...
However, the fact that the official documents were all delivered by Zhao Ruilong, and that the He family had not received any prior inside information, is enough to prove that this was the result of Zhao Ruilong's help.
"Dad, look! Look!"
He Chaoying suddenly snatched the official document from Qiu Yanfei's hand.
She rushed excitedly to He Hongmiao's side and unfolded it to show him.
Despite being over eighty years old, the gambling king He Hongmiao has experienced many ups and downs.
But faced with this unexpected and generous gift, he couldn't help but smile happily.
After a cursory glance, I couldn't help but read it carefully, word by word.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Zhao! You are truly grateful!"
After He Hongmiao handed the official document to his second wife beside him.
He immediately bent over and stood up, picking up the teacup with both hands.
"Please allow me to offer you tea instead of wine, thank you!"
He took the initiative to offer tea to the over-eighty-year-old gambling tycoon He Hongmiao.
Although Zhao Ruilong could have remained seated, he quickly got up.
He picked up his teacup and gently clinked it against He Hongmiao's.
"Mr. He, you're too kind."
"As we continue to expand our opening up to the outside world, this policy will be promulgated sooner or later."
"I only did my little bit to push things forward a little bit earlier."
He Hongmiao laughed and said, "Don't be modest. Your encouragement played a big role."
“Don’t take it seriously, don’t take it seriously!”
Zhao Ruilong smiled modestly.
After taking a sip of tea, he immediately gestured for He Hongmiao to sit down.
In fact, pushing for the promulgation of this policy was by no means simple or smooth.
Some people have explicitly voiced their opposition.
The argument that making it easier for inland residents to travel between Hong Kong and Macau is more harmful than beneficial is flawed.
They believe that whether it's legitimate tourism and shopping or illegitimate dining, drinking, gambling, and prostitution, both are accelerating the outflow of wealth.
The inland region is at a critical stage of rapid economic development, and should find ways to attract more wealth in, rather than out.
Due to various special reasons, the two places have a special status in the world and their economic development level is already quite high.
In other words, Hong Kong and Macau are already wealthy enough that they don't need more inland residents to contribute their income.
In addition, they also believed that gambling in Macau would be extremely harmful, and that financial freedom in Hong Kong would inevitably exacerbate the outflow of wealth.
However, such objections are clearly untenable.
If someone is obsessed with gambling and loses everything, even if they are not allowed to go to Macau, they can still do so inland.
And the so-called outflow of wealth...
Those who have the means to travel and spend money in Hong Kong's Haomen area will inevitably have the means to travel to other countries and regions.
Rather than letting other countries and regions benefit, it would be better to bring good fortune to Hong Kong and Macau, keeping the wealth within the family.
And those who want to take advantage of Hong Kong's financial freedom and try to transfer assets by any means can hardly be stopped by a simple visa policy.
Since they already possess enormous wealth, they naturally have ways to transfer it without even going to Hong Kong. Therefore, source control is the key.
The key is……
Expanding opening up cannot be just about shouting slogans all the time.
As a time traveler, Zhao Ruilong knew that 'closing the country to the outside world' would never lead to prosperity and strength.
Only by continuously expanding openness and actively integrating into the world can we change the world in the future.
Only by making it easier for Chinese people to travel, study, do business, and work abroad, allowing them to open their eyes to the world, and enabling them to engage in more frequent cultural and economic exchanges with other countries, can we truly achieve this.
To prevent corrupt officials and unscrupulous businessmen from transferring large amounts of wealth abroad and living a carefree life with their families, we should strengthen supervision and constraints, rather than restricting law-abiding citizens as well.
Moreover, those who yearn for the West at heart and try every means to sell their property and travel across mountains and rivers to risk their lives to go abroad, will actually free up positions and space for those who are willing to stay and develop in China to benefit. Isn't that a good thing?
Just like in the world before the time travel, after some people who longed for the West left, the vacant positions gave young people the motivation to strive and the space to showcase their talents. The fact that the aerospace research team is particularly young is the best proof of this.
Also.
In order to accelerate economic development and attract more investment, China has made a series of policy adjustments regarding foreigners entering the country and foreign-invested enterprises.
Foreign individuals and businesses can now more easily come to China. In this era of global free trade, how can China not improve its policies to make it easier for its citizens to travel abroad?
Encouraging more Chinese people to go abroad not only benefits their efforts to make money overseas, but also facilitates the spread of ideas and culture, the export of industrial products, and can alleviate domestic competitive pressure to some extent.
Therefore, making it easier for more Chinese citizens to travel abroad will not only not hinder the development of China, but will also help strengthen its ties with the world, boost its rapid economic development, and enhance the cultural and institutional confidence of its people.
As for whether some people, after leaving the country, will fail to work and live well, and instead become addicted to vices such as drinking, gambling, prostitution, and drugs, or be completely unable to integrate into the local society, thus becoming worse and worse off and eventually dying a miserable death, that is their own choice.
The harsh reality of society is that it has a survival-of-the-fittest mechanism.
Those who can't even make a living in their own country but dream of living a comfortable life in developed countries are themselves destined to be tormented by reality and beaten down by society. Even if they eventually starve or die of disease, they will have no impact on human society whatsoever.
of course.
Zhao Ruilong naturally needs no further explanation regarding the difficult negotiations that preceded the policy's implementation.
In any case, the early introduction of favorable policies can be considered a way of repaying the He family of Haomen.
Even if it's just a favor, it's enough to make their whole family extremely happy.
When the gambling king He Hongmiao was in a good mood, he naturally ordered a lot of cars.
He ordered a full one hundred of the three Land Rover models currently on sale.
One portion was used by his own family members, while the other portion was allocated to various casinos for business entertainment.
However, just as everyone was laughing and chatting, and the atmosphere was very pleasant.
An urgent phone call prevented He Chaoying from smiling.
I awkwardly laughed as I got up, walked a little further away, and answered the call. Immediately, a voice on the phone asked urgently.
"Sister Ying, have you seen Zhao Ruilong?"
"I saw him, but I haven't told him yet."
"Why? You should ask him for help right away! A few more people were taken away for questioning just now. I'm really worried that Lao Liu won't be able to handle it in there. If he confesses something, we won't be able to take the blame!"
He Chaoying's brows furrowed in a cold expression.
She knew, of course, that these words were not only an anxious request, but also a veiled threat.
She threatened that if he didn't find a way to get Liu Jun out of trouble as soon as possible, he shouldn't blame Liu Jun for betraying him.
According to current laws in Macau, licensed casinos are legal, but money laundering through gambling is illegal.
Liu Jun served as the deputy mayor and police chief of Dongsan City, Dongguang Province.
Through his years of meticulous planning and manipulation, he has built an extremely large transnational criminal syndicate, and Tazhai Village, where the entire village produces drugs, is just one of the many criminal gangs he protects.
He Chaoying knew, of course, that Liu Jun's money came from illegitimate sources, but in order to earn huge commissions and make the casino's performance look good, she still helped Liu Jun launder his dirty money through gambling for a long time.
This behavior naturally violates the laws of Macau, and due to the particularly large amount of money involved, not only will the prison sentence be no less than five years, but a fine of 20% of the total amount of money laundered will also be imposed.
This means that He Chaoying will not only go to jail, but also have all her work done for nothing over the years, and will even have to pay a lot of fines.
Such a threat naturally made He Chaoying furious instantly.
"What are you saying? I never said I wouldn't ask him for help!"
"Besides, you can't rely on me entirely. What can I do if he resolutely refuses to help?"
"Didn't you brag before that you knew a lot of powerful and influential people? Now you should hurry up and ask them for help!"
A sigh came from the phone.
"Sigh, those big shots I used to know, who can say a word to them now?"
"The village of Tazhai, which was rampant with drug production, was eradicated under the personal command of Secretary Zhao Lichun."
“You know what position and rank he holds now. Even the newly appointed head of Dongguang wouldn’t have the confidence to ask Zhao Shuji to make an exception.”
"Moreover, after Yu Zhenxiong was transferred and left, his successor, Pan Shengli, was also a reformist, and this action was also brought about by his full efforts."
He Chaoying looked back around.
"So you're placing all your hopes on me, right?"
"No, no, no, it's all thanks to Zhao Ruilong, the young master. Only if he speaks up and begs his father to show mercy will Old Liu have a chance to escape this calamity."