Old Mo, eating fish in a courtyard house, reigning supreme in Hong Kong.

Chapter 246: Mykal

Old Mo nodded and said, "Yes. Ah Qiang has more than a hundred children to be sent over, and I can't accommodate them all. Also, there are more than a hundred women and children in Kowloon Walled City."

I hadn't been sure about doing this before, but now I am. I want to build a school for them, raise them to adulthood, and give them a good education. Therefore, building a school is the best way.

In fact, if they could buy a piece of land and develop it, based on the appreciation of that land, they could build a school and raise those children without losing money.

In the future, Hong Kong will truly be a place where every inch of land is incredibly valuable.

"Okay. Let me take a look."

Lei Luo found a map of Hong Kong and started looking at it.

"Brother Mo, where are you mainly looking to buy land?"

Lei Luo looked at the map and asked.

Without hesitation, Lao Mo said, "Try to be as close to my home as possible! Anywhere near Victoria Peak is fine."

Lei Luo nodded and said, "You have quite a few choices. Look, the hillside area south of Taiping Mountain is still mainly low-density housing and has not yet been included in large-scale residential development plans, so it retains a lot of natural vegetation."

But most of the slopes are quite steep. This whole area, if you wanted it all, would be tens of thousands of acres! But to buy it, you'd have to get on the good side of the land administration director, Michael.

Old Mo nodded and asked, "Do you know this McKellogg?"

Lei Luo nodded and said, "We know each other, but it depends on how much you want to buy. If you want to buy them all, it will probably be difficult. He won't give me much face either."

"So, how much would it cost per acre for this land?"

"The land itself isn't expensive, but this kind of terrain isn't easy to develop. Based on current market prices, it'd average around ten thousand yuan, right?"

These flat, sloping lands are valuable; in this day and age, mountainous lands are worthless.

According to available data, in 1970, the price of land suitable for development was only HK$12,000 per acre.

So, on average, 10,000 yuan per mu is a very reasonable price.

Old Mo thought to himself, "It's worth it, it's really worth it!"

"Brother Le, help me ask William to arrange dinner with this guy, Mykal. Tonight. Tell William it's my business. Or maybe I should just call him myself!"

As he spoke, Lao Mo walked to his desk, picked up the phone, and dialed a number.

It was during working hours, and William was at work when the phone rang, so he answered it.

"Hello, this is William. May I ask who you are?"

"I am Lao Mo."

William's hand trembled, and he almost dropped the microphone.

"Mr. Mo, is there something you need?"

William calmed himself down and asked.

Old Mo said, "William, my friend, don't be nervous. I called you mainly to ask you to arrange a dinner with McKellen. Yes, that McKellen, the head of the land administration."

Everyone here is a department head, and William, as a department head, has much more authority than McKayle.

Old Mo refused to believe that they couldn't make an appointment. If they didn't give him face, Old Mo would have no choice but to go to his house.

William didn't waste any time and asked directly, "Okay. When? Where do we eat?"

Old Mo said, "Tonight at eight o'clock, at the Emperor Hotel. I'll have someone go and order food in advance, and wait for you to arrive."

"Okay. No problem."

William readily agreed.

After hanging up the phone, Lao Mo said to Lei Luo, "Brother Le, send someone to the Emperor Hotel to order food. Come with me tonight at eight o'clock."

Lei Luo nodded and said, "Okay."

Old Mo said, "After we finish eating, if that Maikelai agrees, I'll leave this matter to you. A higher price is fine, bribes are fine too, just buy this land for me before I get back. Okay?"

Lei Luo nodded: "Okay."

Old Mo simply pulled out his bankbook and tossed it to him.

Lei Luo picked it up and his scalp tingled. Old Mo had just handed him a savings account containing 1.8 billion.

In this era, bankbooks were anonymous, so if someone had a greedy thought, they could really transfer the money away.

Lei Luoxin worked hard for so many years, but all he embezzled was 500 million.

That's 1.8 billion! If he wanted to, he could easily abscond with the money.

Of course, he could simply refuse to acknowledge the passbook. But he wouldn't dare.

This shows how much Old Mo trusted him.

At 7:50 p.m., Lao Mo, along with Ye Zimei and Lei Luo, arrived at the Emperor Hotel.

Meanwhile, Piglet was already waiting at the door.

At eight o'clock, William arrived with a foreigner who was a few years older than him.

After being introduced, this was none other than McKellar, the head of the Land Administration Department.

Mykal was a white man, around forty years old, and a lecherous old man.

What? How did you figure that out?

You can tell by the way he looks at Ye Zimei. There's no way around it; Ye Zimei is just too eye-catching.

Makkel almost drooled as he watched.

Lei Luo was speechless. It seemed that this Mykal was in for some trouble.

Old Mo wasn't that petty. She was dressed, and women can't be kept from seeing, right?

Everyone sat down, and soon the dishes were served.

However, McKellar was distracted, his eyes constantly glancing at Ye Zimei.

William nudged him, trying to smooth things over, and said, "Well, Mr. Murdoch, what brings you here tonight?"

Yes, William didn't even dare to say "please." This shows how much he feared Old Murdoch.

Unfortunately, Mykal was distracted and didn't understand the meaning behind his words at all.

When Old Mo saw that Mykal was still looking at Ye Zimei, he became a little unhappy.

Old Mo is indeed very generous, but it's incredibly rude of you not to listen to what he's saying.

However, he still smiled and said, "It's like this, the main reason I invited you two over tonight is that I want to buy a piece of land and start a school."

"oh."

William nodded in sudden realization.

William turned his head and saw that Makkel was still looking at women. William was speechless!

"Old Mike, Old Mike, are you listening to me?"

"Oh, did you call me?"

Mykal finally realized what was happening.

William suppressed his anger and whispered in his ear, "If you don't want your whole family to die, you'd better be serious."

Gaa...

Mykal immediately sat up straight.

William I wasn't joking when he said that.

Although they were of equal rank, William's words carried more weight on the issue of the death of the entire family.

Old Mo looked at him expressionlessly and said, "Director McKellen, I want to buy a large plot of land on the hillside south of Victoria Peak to build a school. I would appreciate your opinion, Director McKellen."

Mykal waved his hand decisively and said, "I'm sorry, that piece of land hasn't been planned yet, so it won't be sold in the short term."