Before six o'clock in the evening, Yang Dongxu came to the Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai. With the development of the domestic economy, increasingly crowded international hotel chains have begun to settle in the country.
For example, five-star hotel giants such as Shangri-La Ala, GreenTree Inn, Hilton, etc. are paying more and more attention to the Asian market, especially the Chinese market in the Asian market.
The speed at which these hotels have settled in mainland China is much faster than that of Li Fuzhen, the Samsung princess who created her own hotel brand. Basically, after deciding to invest, hotel projects are started in first-tier domestic cities at the same time. In recent years, these large hotels can be seen in major domestic cities.
"Haha, good evening, Mr. Yang." As soon as he walked into the lobby on the first floor of Shangri-La Hotel, Zheng Tianhe greeted him with a smile.
Yang Dongxu quickly walked a few steps and shook hands with the other party with a smile: "Boss Zheng, there is no need to be so polite. You can call me Dongxu or Xuzi."
"Then I'll ask you to call me Xu Zi. Don't be so polite. Just call me Lao Zheng." Zheng Tianhe said with a smile.
As he spoke, he led Yang Dongxu forward, as if he was specially waiting for him in the hall. Instead of going upstairs, we went directly to the hotel restaurant.
An international hotel chain giant like this, in addition to its more signature hotel management and services. Catering is actually one of the important components of these hotels. For example, the catering services of Shangri-La hotels are three-star restaurants rated by Michelin.
However, Michelin only evaluates Western food, and they are actually amateurs when it comes to Chinese food. If you want to do well in business in China, you must make some localized changes, so Shangri-La is doing well with high-end Western and Chinese food.
Many of the bosses at this trade conference organized by the five countries are from outside the country, so since Zheng Tianhe organized it himself, he was very thoughtful. I directly booked a room at Shangri-La and let the boss from out of town move in directly. Today I asked for a large private room in the hotel restaurant. It can be said that the host has considered everything that I can consider during this dinner party.
After entering the box, he saw that many people were seated. Yang Dongxu really suspected that he was the last one to arrive.
There were more than ten people in the box, people from all walks of life. There are men and women, but they are basically the bosses of various companies, and there are no assistants or secretaries who come in to make up the numbers.
It would be better not to have an assistant or secretary come to such an occasion because it would easily offend people.
"This is Zhongshan. He is definitely one of the top three bosses in our domestic furniture factory. If you want any furniture or play with wood, you can go to him." Zheng Tianhe introduced each other to the people in the room.
The main purpose of this gathering is to invite people who are investing in Russia to get together and get acquainted with each other, and to help each other if they encounter anything or have any difficulties in the future.
The people invited were not Zheng Tianhe's strength, but were carefully selected. They were basically representatives of various industries involved in this investment.
For example, Zhongshan not only makes good furniture, but is also a big player in the domestic timber market. Not only was Lao Maozi engaged in timber business with Japan, but now the timber business has begun to expand to Southeast Asia, Brazil and Africa.
While introducing each other, they shook hands and said hello. When they introduced a slightly bald, tall man, the other person quickly stretched out his hand without waiting for Zheng Tianhe to introduce him: "Hello, Boss Yang, I am Gao Wanlou. , Gaowanlou of Tiansheng Pharmaceutical."
"Hello, Boss Gao, I didn't expect to meet you here. Your business is getting bigger and bigger, and you have even opened up the Russian medicinal materials market." Yang Dongxu smiled and shook hands with the other party.
This is considered an acquaintance, because Tiansheng Pharmaceutical is a well-known medicinal company in China. However, they do not produce medicines, but only sell some precious traditional Chinese medicines such as deer antler, ginseng, and spiritual plants.
In addition to producing some common cold, skin disease and other popular medicines, the pharmaceutical factories of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Alliance also produce some prescription medicines. Such medicines often require some precious medicinal materials, so the two parties have a lot of business dealings.
"It would be great if we could get through it. The people on Lao Maozi's side are too lazy. The land is so fertile but they don't cultivate it. There are so many precious medicinal materials in the forest and mountains, but they are too lazy to pick them one by one, and they don't let outsiders touch them. They just get stuck at every turn. In addition to looking for benefits from foreign investors, they don't do anything and don't work hard. It's a waste of money." Gao Wanlou laughed and scolded.
In fact, there are many people who view Russia from the same perspective as Gao Wanlou. You said that you need resources and resources, technology and technology, and even the technical reserves can still compete with the Americans.
Not to mention natural resources. Oil and natural gas are the main suppliers to the European market. Not only is there a lot of arable land, but it also attracts the attention of Chinese people who like to farm.
But Russia just can't develop. Although there are certain reasons for the U.S. economic blockade that caused this situation, it is not the absolute reason.
After all, China's situation is much more difficult than that of Russia. Why can't it develop even if it wants nothing? So at first glance, many people feel that Russians are too lazy and cannot develop despite such good innate conditions.
In fact, the real cause of Russia's current economic depression is themselves. For example, too many oligarchs are a cancer that seriously affects the country's economic development.
Some Russian citizens are lazy, but some are actually very hardworking. For example, Russia has always been a major international grain exporter. Every year, China cannot help but import large quantities of grain from Europe and the United States. Russia is also one of China's grain import partners.
Just because Russia is vast and sparsely populated, much of the land is not mined or cultivated. It is in sharp contrast to the domestic fields where people are planting and ordering vegetables. This is why people in China feel that they are too lazy.
This is actually a cognitive misunderstanding. As for what Gao Wanlou said about the medicinal materials in the forest that are too lazy to be picked, and foreigners are not allowed to pick them.
In fact, this is because there were regular channels for trading precious medicinal materials between the two countries, and it was illegal to excavate them privately. It’s not just businessmen who pursue profit, everyone actually pursues profit at heart.
For example, a branch of Russian wild ginseng is also very valuable. If a resident digs one out of the mountains, it is worth more than a year's income from hard work in farming.
If the Russian government dares to let this go, Russian residents will go crazy. Anyone caught stealing valuable medicinal materials in China will be sentenced to jail time.
In Russia, regardless of whether they are locals or foreigners, they will basically be slapped when they encounter them, and the mortality rate is extremely high.
Although most citizens of Russia live in poverty, they are not so poor that they cannot survive. Therefore, naturally most people are not willing to use their lives as a bargaining chip to take risks to gain wealth.
And if you can’t sell it, dig it out and eat it yourself. Except for the matsutake mushrooms whose prices are so high in French restaurants, they can dig them up and eat them yourself. The use of other wild plants in the world can be compared with China.
After all, in China, the delicious things are all food ingredients, the unpalatable ones are all medicinal materials, and the inedible ones are building materials. Chinese people think that all animals and plants in the wild can be eaten. On the one hand, Russians don't know how to cook. On the other hand, there are so many that they don't care at all.
For example, Chinese people often think that the proliferation of rabbits in Australia is because Australians cannot cook rabbits, and that the proliferation of carp in the United States is because Americans cannot cook carp.
But that's not the main reason. The main reason is that the country has a vast territory and a sparse population, so there is no shortage of food. For example, in Australia, people have better and safer beef and mutton that they can eat freely.
Americans are accustomed to eating fish with few bones. They can eat a large mouthful of fish without worrying about fish bones, and it is not expensive to eat as much as they want. If it were you, would you eat the troublesome carp?
Other less-spiny fish braised or fried in sauce still taste good, so why do I have to eat spiny braised carp?
In the same way, the cooking techniques are rough and the delicious beef and mutton have not yet come out, so why should I eat rabbit?
So when Chinese people see the proliferation of this and that in foreign countries. I always feel that the IQ of foreigners is worrying, but the reality is that they have too many good things, and because there are few people, the good things you think are not in their regular diet.
After the introduction, everyone sat down and the waiter began to serve the dishes. After a few glasses of wine, we started chatting with one glance. The general content of the conversation is actually the investment environment in Russia.
Another important factor that prevents Russia's economic development is the poor investment environment. Let’s not talk about the various problems that foreign investors in Russia suffer from.
The investment environment in Russia alone makes many foreign investors lack confidence. I'm afraid that after I make some achievements, I will be confiscated and kicked away. If I dare to resist even a little bit, I will either go to jail or be kicked out.
Of course, although the two possibilities below are a bit exaggerated, it can be seen that the Russian investment environment cannot create a safe atmosphere for investors.
Although businessmen pursue profits, the profits you earn may eventually be packed up and taken away by you. Of course no one is stupid enough to come to your door to help you work.
This trade fair was successful only because private capital was also enthusiastic. Most of the reason is that the state's endorsement gives many investors peace of mind, so they are willing to spend money to invest.
But this kind of endorsement obviously does not come often. Real investment requires a good investment atmosphere and a lot of capital actively investing. Therefore, although this investment can alleviate a little pressure on the Russian investment market. However, it is still a long-term and arduous task for the Russian government to completely develop its own economy.
"Brother Yang, I heard that you have invested a lot in the north this time. Although our industries are different, some things are interoperable. Please take care of me when the time comes." Gao Wanlou looked like a very good drinker when he was drinking. He is a big man from the Northeast, but his face is obviously a little troubled by drinking, and his cheeks are already flushed after just a few glasses of wine.
"Yes, yes, if anything happens in the future, please take care of me, Brother Yang." Others echoed next to him.
This time everyone arrived early for the party. Zheng Tianhe greeted Yang Dongxu in the lobby and treated Yang Dongxu as a guest. No one present was unconvinced and wanted to have some relationship with him.
Many years ago when the Soviet Union collapsed, Yang Dongxu and Su Ri'an stirred up trouble. At that time, he was still relatively low-key, and perhaps not many people present knew the inside story.
But this time in the trade negotiations, Yang Dongxu was confronting the Russian negotiating team, and the other party seemed to be a little afraid of him. Everyone here could see it. Just because Yang Dongxu was sitting in the main seat today, they Take it heartily.
