"Boss, this is the list of newly recruited members of the Chamber of Commerce." As Li Jiacheng's confidant, Song Bingshu handed the list forward.
In the office of the President of Cheung Kong Holdings——
Li Jiacheng glanced at the list, "Eight, so many?"
"Yes, now everyone knows that it is better to enjoy the shade against a big tree, and our Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce is the leader among major chambers of commerce, second only to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce."
Li Jiacheng took off his glasses and rubbed his eyebrows, "The Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce is getting bigger and bigger, which is originally a good thing. However, many franchisees have low strength. Not only can they not help, but they can also be hindered."
"I understand, I will choose carefully this time."
There are many chambers of commerce in Hong Kong. In addition to the famous Chinese Chamber of Commerce, there are also many small local chambers of commerce, such as Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce, Shanshan Guild Hall, Shandong Chamber of Commerce, Wuyi Chamber of Commerce, etc. Basically, people from home gather together to keep warm and communicate with each other. help.
In the beginning, these chambers of commerce promoted the prosperity and development of Hong Kong's business environment. Later, as the chambers of commerce became more and more powerful, conflicts with each other emerged, which actually hindered business development.
The most famous one was the struggle between the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce and the Wuyi Chamber of Commerce in 1952 for the right to smelt steel.
At that time, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, became Asia's leading old ship segmentation yard. The cut steel needed to be re-smelted and then listed for sale as building materials, which was very profitable.
For this reason, the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to bribe the top brass of the Tseung Kwan O garrison, hoping to gain exclusive rights to steel smelting.
Not to be outdone, the Wuyi Chamber of Commerce directly provided supplies to senior officials of the British Hong Kong government, and was bound to gain the exclusive power over smelting.
In the end, they came up with the idea of "one woman marrying two husbands", which gave those ghost guys an advantage in vain and became a laughing stock in the business world.
Li Jiacheng is a native of Chaozhou and a representative figure of Chaozhou's struggle. He has joined the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce since he opened a hardware factory.
Because he was good at dancing, he quickly established himself in the Chamber of Commerce and received a lot of funding from the Chamber of Commerce.
In 1957, Li Jiacheng was reading the new issue of the English version of "Plastics" magazine and accidentally saw a piece of news: an Italian company was using plastic raw materials to make plastic flowers and was dumping them on the European and American markets.
This news made Li Jiacheng realize that plastic flowers will also become popular in Hong Kong. So Li Jiacheng went to Italy for inspection. After returning to Hong Kong, with the strong support of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce, he quickly developed plastic flowers, filling a gap in the Hong Kong market.
Thanks to the help of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce, most dealers readily signed supply and sales contracts based on Li Jiacheng's quotation. In order to buy out the rights, some offer to pay a 50% deposit in advance.
Li Jiacheng set off a new consumer trend in Hong Kong, and the Yangtze River Plastic Factory suddenly became famous in the Hong Kong plastics industry from an unknown small factory.
At the end of 1957, Changjiang Plastic Factory was renamed Changjiang Industrial Co., Ltd. The company's headquarters was moved from Xin Pugang to North Point, and Li Jiacheng served as chairman and general manager. The factory is divided into two parts, one still produces plastic toys and the other produces plastic flowers.
Li Jiacheng regards plastic flowers as a key product. Plastic flowers brought Li Jiacheng tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in profits, and the Yangtze River Factory became the world's largest plastic flower manufacturer. Soon, he actively explored the world market and became the "Plastic Flower King".
It can be said that Li Jiacheng's struggle history was inseparable from the help of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce. In particular, the interpersonal relationships of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce gave him a lot of convenience.
As Li Jiacheng's career flourished, his status in the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce also increased. Now he has become the vice chairman of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Li Zhaofu, the chairman of the chamber of commerce and the president of Far East Finance, has not taken care of the affairs of the chamber of commerce in recent years due to physical reasons. In fact, Li Jiacheng Already the leader of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce.
According to the rules over the years, the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce will recruit a group of new members at the beginning of the year.
This year is especially crowded, with eight companies applying for registration. For these applicants, as long as they can join the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce, it means they have a big backer, and their future business will go smoothly.
For Li Jiacheng, it is an opportunity to select "little brothers". Whether these companies can help Changshi is ranked first.
"Three of these eight companies have helped us grow!" Song Bingshu, who has followed Li Jiacheng for so long, certainly understands what Li Jiacheng is thinking about, "They are engaged in hardware and electrical materials, construction and transportation, and house decoration..."
"As for the others, they include toiletries, grains, oils and non-staple food, and wholesale of vegetables..."
Li Jiacheng burst out laughing when he heard this. He picked up a soft cloth and wiped his glasses: "What do they think of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce? They even sell shampoo, grain, and vegetables to get involved?"
"Yes, especially this guy named Du Dapao. In order to apply for the Franchise Chamber of Commerce, he wrote a 10,000-word application and talked a lot of nonsense. He is simply stupid!"
"His surname is Du?" Li Jiacheng is now very wary of this surname.
Song Bingshu also thought of something and hurriedly looked through the information, and quickly found out Du Dapao's resume and family situation.
Song Bingshu looked at the column of family members, was stunned for a moment, raised his head and said to Li Jiacheng: "Boss, do you think it's a coincidence or not?"
Li Jiacheng put on his glasses and took the form, took a look at it, and smiled: "What a coincidence!"
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The Du family has been very busy these days.
Since the first day of the Lunar New Year, there has been a constant flow of guests.
Datou Wen, Buck Tooth Horse, Fighting Cock Qiang, Ren Darong and Zhuang Dingxian were the first and earliest people to come over to pay New Year greetings.
Immediately after, people such as Lan Mingkun, She Zaiming, and some old neighbors from Shixiawei also came over with bacon, eggs, and snacks to pay New Year greetings.
The Lao Du family treats everyone equally and accepts all gifts from those who come, and returns even more generous gifts when they return.
So much so that the old neighbors in Shixiawei were embarrassed. They came with bacon and eggs, but when they left, they held ginseng and bird's nests.
In fact, Du Yongxiao bought these gifts at Guangfa Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. Because of the large quantity, the price was much cheaper than usual.
After finally receiving the New Year's guests, Du Yongxiao also started to move around. First he met with Superintendent Ge Bai and General William, then he visited Inspector General Liu Fu, and finally Lei Luo, Lan Gang, Han Sen and others.
Du Yongxiao was considerate of everything and didn't look down on anyone just because he was in the position. He even visited some of his old colleagues.
In the end, we even took gifts and distributed them to the guards guarding the booths at the police station, as well as the cleaning staff cleaning the police station, and the car watchers guarding the parking spaces.
This move moved those little people so much that they almost burst into tears. Who would have thought that a big man like Du Yongxiao would still be thinking of them during the Chinese New Year.
Du Yongxiao's last stop was the McDonald's flagship store and Hengchuang Real Estate. He also sent big red envelopes to the staff there, and specially prepared New Year's gift packages for Johnny, Liu Jianxiong, and Bai Yingjun - limited edition Rolex gold watches.
After Du Yongxiao finished everything, he prepared for the last and most important stop of the new year, the finale visit——
Hong Kong, Huo family!
(End of chapter)
