When Obama returned to the US, Feng Yu still did not receive any news from Obama.
Of course, Feng Yu can understand Obama's decision. Most of the ports he wants are privately owned, and Obama does not have the power to decide the sale.
But some of the ports are controlled by those big financial groups who support Obama. If Obama had discussed with those people, there will be a lot of hope.
Those people support Obama is also for their own benefits. If not, why would they donate so much money?
For the sake of more benefits in the future, giving up some of their profits temporarily is a wise choice. Furthermore, they can sell off some of their shares instead of all the ports.
But when Obama returned to the US, he noticed many articles attacking the government in the media.
One is that the US ports are too backward, and the government is not doing anything. As the most powerful country in the world, the US can only dock ships with less than 8,000 standard containers in the West Coast all year round. Also, the ports are often congested. This shows that the ports are not suitable for the current development and should be rebuilt.
Also, many media reported the development of the ports on the West Coast in detail. Transportation, warehousing, machinery, and workers are seriously inadequate.
This severely restricted the development of those cities, and at the same time, the development of the United States was greatly restricted. The US is also the world's largest country in terms of import and export. The US is not even as good as some small European countries and some developing Asian countries in terms of shipping. How can this be?
This rumor was first spread by a cargo owner on the Internet. He said that because there were no large ships docked on the West Coast of the United States, the loading and unloading fees were extremely high, and the efficiency was very low, which seriously affected his business. This was also a problem faced by many of his peers. Shouldn't the government do something about it?
This statement was confirmed by many cargo owners. Even some carriers had a lot of complaints about this. The West Coast of the United States was too poor. Even the East Coast was far inferior to the Asian and European countries.
Google News, Asian tiger news, Twitter, Facebook, etc. are all talking about this.
Many Americans cannot accept the fact that the US is lagging behind many other countries. Aren't we the most developed country in the world? Why can't our ports be better than those small Asian and European countries?
The mayors of those port cities are going crazy because of these netizens. Can they be blamed? Don't they know the ports are too small? But those port owners do not have the money to expand their ports. What can they do? Force them to expand their ports? They had to have the ability to do it.
Now, not only the Internet, but even the traditional media were discussing this matter. Many people said that the reason why the US economy was developing so slowly was that the cost of trade and transportation was too high. Otherwise, it would not have been the turn to flood their country with Asian products.
But they had forgotten that if the transportation cost falls, the profits of those Asian countries will be higher. Of course, the competitiveness of their country's export products would also increase a little, but it was hard to say who would benefit from it.
The import and export volume of the United States had decreased in the past two years. Among them, their main import and export products, such as automobiles, machinery, and electronics, were the most affected. All of these products needed to be transported by sea.
In the future, the US will lose their title of being the world's top exporter, and it will be taken over by Germany. At that time, it will be clear whether this port is a profit or a loss for them.
The density of this news was not particularly high, but it was enough to attract the attention of many people, especially Obama. He felt that this matter had something to do with Feng Yu, but it was a good opportunity for him.
So, Obama contacted the financial groups that supported him, hoping they would give in and hand over the port's construction rights to Feng Yu and the rest to invest in the port. This will increase trade and economic development.
Those who supported Obama and George W. Bush were not the same group of people. That's why when George W. Bush's government mentioned that the port would affect national security, these people did not mention it. They only felt that this will hurt the US's reputation, and the US will face resistance from the Congress.
Two years ago, the US had said that handing over the port to a foreign country will threaten national security. Now, when Obama came to power, he sold the port to Hua Xia's people.
Obama explained that they can sell the port to a Canadian company. Of course, this company is a subsidiary of Hokuanggang Holdings. This company is controlled by Superman Li, but the legal representative is Li Zeju, who is also Superman Li's eldest son.
It is acceptable for Canadians to control the US's port. But Li Zeju and Superman Li's companies are not allowed to control the port.
Obama told them that this was suggested by Feng Yu, and it includes the construction of the port's facilities. The investment is high, and Feng Yu promised to buy the port's shares at a high price.
Feng Yu's investments had always been the major shareholder. Even if he does not own the controlling shares, he will at least own more than one-third of the shares. Furthermore, Hokuanggang Holdings wants at least one-third of the shares. In the end, Hokuanggang Holdings will still own the controlling shares.
Feng Yu even said that if it is possible, he wants to buy over the entire port. He promised to build the biggest and best port in the US and even North America.
The problem of the depth of the water was not a problem as long as they had sufficient funds.
Obama's supporters discussed for a while and decided to sell some shares to Feng Yu and the rest. But only 50% of the shares will be sold. Both parties can negotiate and not let Hua Xia's people own the controlling shares.
Also, they want the other party to invest in the port with cash. They do not need to invest in the management, planning, or customers. They do not lack these.
The cash must be enough to renovate the entire port, including the surrounding facilities. This way, they will not need to spend a single cent, and the value of their shares will increase.
At the same time, this is their home turf, and they believe that they will have the final say.
Also, many of Superman Li's port investments are shares. They believe that they can agree to this condition. Also, they want Huang He to own more than one-third of the shares, and the rest will be Feng Yu's investment. Also, they want Feng Yu to register the company in the US and not in Bermuda or some other tax shelter.
After Obama, his team, and those conglomerates discussed this, he immediately contacted Feng Yu personally to invite Feng Yu to the US to discuss the details of this cooperation.
Feng Yu told them that he is not free and asked them to state their conditions for cooperation. He will consider it before deciding.
Go to your side to discuss? Dream on! I have money now, and I have lots of places to invest. Since you all want me to invest, I will have to act like a boss!
At least I cannot watch you all act like a boss …
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