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Chapter 1329: Chapter 1184: Thailand’s Frustration (Subscribe please!)
In the midst of numerous International Capitals and the Myanmar family business eagerly preparing to seize the opportunity to take their family businesses to the next level, their neighbor, Thailand’s mood wasn’t so beautiful.
Or rather.
...it was gloomy.
Thailand.
A country where the Tourism Industry is the mainstay, and also a net Agriculture exporter, ranking as one of the top five agricultural export nations in the world, its GDP the year before last was nearly twenty times that of Myanmar.
What does that signify?
A crushing disparity.
Furthermore, Myanmar had always been unstable internally, and countless forces had always sought to break away, making it nearly impossible for such a country to develop its economy, and it could easily be reduced to ashes by war.
This brought Thailand.
A strong sense of superiority.
How does happiness come about?
---Comparison. I have, you don’t, and therefore I am happier than you. This sense of superiority had been formed a long time ago; due to its geographical location, Thailand had always been more comfortable than Myanmar.
But now.
The gap between them was being rapidly closed, with the other side showing a trend of catching up to Thailand in every aspect, and in many areas, they had already been left so far behind that they couldn’t see the tail, such as in the medical field.
In the past two months.
Several events had occurred that intensified Thailand’s sense of crisis.
The Asia Dollar had replaced the Myanmar Kyat.
This was an important signal.
It marked the official recognition of the Asia Dollar by the international community; previously, it was somewhat unofficial and awkward. With this foundation, plus the ’aggressiveness’ of the Asia Dollar, Scholars from the relevant departments issued several warnings.
This matter had not yet been fully discussed.
Myanmar Medical Group was up to mischief again.
They also wanted the technology to treat cancer, but they knew that it was unlikely to be given to them. Later, the research on Transcription Fluid also left them helpless, as they had no idea how it was prepared.
And it wasn’t over yet.
Another heavy blow came.
The tourism development report.
They felt a little darkness above them.
Indeed.
The other side was going to make a move on tourism.
This would definitely impact Thailand’s Tourism Industry, although the extent of the impact could not yet be assessed because Thailand had its own unique features and was not so easily affected.
But even if Thailand’s Tourism Industry maintained the status quo.
The neighbor would take this opportunity to make a big profit.
Watching.
It truly brought about a feeling of envy.
...
The next day.
In the morning.
Jiao Han followed the Address.
And arrived at the newly established National Tourism Bureau.
As there had been early preparations, following Ling’s rise to power, a large number of Office building construction Projects were approved, building over a dozen extra buildings that were considered surplus at the time.
Now.
These buildings all had their uses.
For instance, the Economic Development and Reform Commission, which used to operate from a small two-story building and was a rather peripheral department with only a few dozen people, now had nearly seven hundred people after expansion.
They were thus given a space.
The National Tourism Bureau.
Also got a place.
Beyond this, Myanmar Bank Headquarters took one, Myanmar Medical Group was also allocated a space, as it almost has actual control over the whole Myanmar medical system, making it practically a semi-official Institution.
The others.
After merging and adding departments.
All had their owners.
Jiao Han and her assistant walked into the lobby.
Right in a corner of the hall was the service area, where they provided Accounts verification and transferred a deposit of a hundred million Asia Dollars to the designated account, after which she was given a license document.
Inside was an account number.
She could log into the Tourism Bureau Website to check all the auction plots. From entering to leaving, it didn’t even take three minutes, no wonder there were no queues, as everything had been readied in advance.
Only after paying the deposit and verifying the account.
It was directly given to her.
"Interesting," Jiao Han said with a smile.
Back at the rented office space,
she and her subordinates started discussing these projects.
Since the bidding was to take place tomorrow,
they were planning to work overtime to estimate the value, which actually made them somewhat nervous. For such major projects, they would normally be given a month in advance to familiarize themselves and conduct field investigations.
Now,
they were given only one day.
Following the principle of maximizing benefits, this obviously wasn’t a wise move. If they had been given ample time for publicity, it would surely attract more investors and fetch a better price.
Now,
in this hasty situation,
the number of competitors was limited, making it hard to get a high price.
However,
that’s easy to say, but from the perspective of a bidder, Jiao Han also supported the quick process. The faster it happened, the fewer the competitors, and the greater the chance she had of securing the land. If more "wolves" were drawn in, it might not be so easy to get a piece of the meat.
"Director Jiao, their preparation is really thorough. They’ve provided us with an almost panoramic 3D image, as well as various hydrographic and environmental plans for future transportation. What did they use to take these?" her assistant asked, logging in and exclaiming in surprise.
Jiao Han walked over.
It was like playing a game.
On the computer,
the assistant was controlling a first-person view, wandering around those realistic plots.
It was almost a 360-degree panoramic shooting restoration, complete with dynamic water flows. This method of viewing the land was indeed interesting; they could even adjust the weather conditions from day to night.
There was also information on the seabed terrain and fish distribution two kilometers off the quiet sea.
Among them,
some fish species were marked as prohibited from overfishing.
Some beaches were forbidden to be landfilled, etc.
Regulations were provided for all these, and at the end, there was even a comprehensive rating to determine the quality of the lands, and it was quite scientific. The starting prices were almost based on these ratings.
Which meant,
the other party had almost completed a commercial assessment report for all the plots.
Advantages.
Disadvantages.
Recommendations.
Prohibitions.
...
They had everything.
They,
simply needed to pay.
No wonder they dared to give only one day to review the land; with this document, the inspection step could almost be skipped. Interesting, very interesting, Jiao Han was starting to like this kind of bidding process.
Clear and transparent,
a test of capability.
It was just,
she felt as if she had brought so many people along for nothing.
On this point,
her subordinates greatly empathized.
Each of them chuckled bitterly to themselves, thinking she had done all their work for them, rendering them redundant. Thankfully, such bizarre situations were unique to this place; otherwise, they really might become unemployed.
After a thorough analysis of more than a dozen plots,
they were completely convinced of the ratings provided.
"Now, since their assessment is so precise and reasonable, let’s skip the evaluation step and prepare our bids to submit tomorrow," Jiao Han ordered.
After reviewing the auction process,
she could sense a strong flavor of "allocation."
Every participant
could bid on all the lands.
She knew very well what this meant. Some pre-arranged plots would certainly not be sold to the highest bidder, while other, non-prearranged plots might be sold to the highest bid.
As every bidder had provided a total maximum limit,
like five hundred million dollars,
the other party would allocate suitable projects based on the situation.
In short,
there was too much room for maneuvering inside.
Jiao Han couldn’t be sure how much she would ultimately obtain and could only leave it to fate. At this moment, she remembered Tang Kai, whom her cousin had contacted earlier. He had promised to help her secure a guaranteed plot.
She hoped he wasn’t just leading her on.
