On October 10th, Chen Zhiwen did not go to any company on this day because a guest was coming to his home.
"Hello, President Liang." Chen Zhiwen came to the door of his house, shook hands and introduced with a smile: "This is my father Chen Tianfu, and this is my mother Wu Xiuling. My parents, this is President Liang of Xinhua News Agency."
"Hello, Mr. Chen and Miss Wu." President Liang shook hands with Chen's father and Chen's mother respectively, and said with a smile.
"President Liang, please come in." Chen Zhiwen led several people into his home.
Chen Tianfu, Chen Zhiwen and President Liang sat on the sofa in the living room. Wu Xiuling ordered the servants to prepare tea, and she left.
"Sheng Chen, I'm sorry to come to your residence today to disturb you. It's also because I have something important to discuss with you." President Liang said first.
"It doesn't matter. I haven't been busy recently. If you have anything to say, please tell me." Chen Zhiwen said indifferently.
This is not a lie. Now all its real estate companies are managed by professional managers. Now the real estate market is in a period of rapid growth. All the things he could plan in advance have been completed, and the rest is left to the managers to run. That's it.
As for several industrial companies, Red Bull is still selling well, and Super Coke is also doing well. They are initially getting rid of their absolute dependence on Costco. Several flavors of new potato chips have been selected and sent to the United States for testing. As for Midea, everything is normal. The arcade machines are busy attracting US dollars and the home appliance business is also expanding rapidly. However, the market is too big and there is still a lot of room for growth.
As for several factories with some technical content in Hong Kong, they are also operating normally as planned.
This gives the boss, Chen Zhiwen, a rare sense of leisure. He often takes potential Hong Kong girls to the distant sea to catch fish, see the scenery, and live a very comfortable life.
"Okay." President Liang didn't know whether what Chen Zhiwen said was true or not, but he obviously still wanted to save face for himself, so he said: "Sheng Chen, Xinhua News Agency is planning to invite a group of successful Hong Kong people to visit the mainland. If you If you are interested, you can also go to the mainland and have a look."
"Going to the mainland?" Before Chen Zhiwen could respond, Chen Tianfu became excited first.
"Yes, the central government has decided that all-out economic development will be the main policy for the mainland in the future, and Hong Kong has been at the forefront of economic development, so we also hope to get guidance from Hong Kong comrades." President Liang said with a smile.
Chen Zhiwen asked: "Who will go this time?"
President Liang said: "We will invite almost 40 successful Hong Kong people to the mainland. Among them, Pao Yugang of Global International, Wu Yingxiang of Hehe Industrial, Li Jiacheng of Cheung Kong Holdings, and Chen Tinghua of Nan Fung Group have already been confirmed to go."
Chen Zhiwen asked: "How many times do you want to go? When will you leave?"
President Liang said: "The preliminary estimate is that it will take half a month. The business group will arrange to go to Yanjing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Chengdu and other cities. They will always stay in a city for a few days. The departure time is two weeks later."
"Okay, then I'll go too." Chen Zhiwen agreed without any hesitation.
There is still one year left before the country officially announces the reopening, but it does not mean that the entire country will suddenly open up from that time.
Opening up is a gradual process. For the government, it is also a step-by-step process. It can be said to be crossing the river by feeling for the stones. In fact, since 1975, the mainland's foreign policy has begun to change, allowing many people to travel to the mainland. Especially overseas Chinese with special skills or foreign exchange.
Inviting a group of Hong Kong tycoons to the mainland this time is actually a statement. At the same time, from the perspective of economic development, the country does need Hong Kong, whether it is the funds of Hong Kong tycoons themselves or overseas funds that use Hong Kong as a springboard. Furthermore, Hong Kong The mainland may have to retrace its steps. The mainland naturally hopes to better understand Hong Kong's economic development model and some of the pitfalls it has encountered.
And this time, it is actually an opportunity for Hong Kong's rich people to understand the social situation in the mainland. The first time I went there, it was mainly to understand that the possibility of investment was almost 0, including Chen Zhiwen, not to mention before the reopening, but after the reopening. , the best place to invest in the mainland is the Shekou Industrial Park. If other places are not very important, there is no need to participate. After 1985, it will be much better.
"Okay, then after I have made appointments with everyone, I will send someone to deliver the invitations here." President Liang said with a smile.
"Okay." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.
After a while, President Liang took a few sips of tea and stood up to leave. Chen Tianfu on the side asked: "Are you planning to invest in China?"
"It shouldn't be investment, but if there are some products with cheap prices and good quality, I will just place some orders for them. Now that the country is short of foreign exchange, it can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone." Chen Zhiwen said.
"Okay, but there's one more thing. Last year, I found an agency in China to arrange to find your uncle, but it's been a year and there's still no news. I think this time, you go to China to see if there's any chance. Know someone with great energy and then look for them," Chen Tianfu said.
"Yanjing City is much larger than Hong Kong and has a larger population than ours. It is really difficult to find people directly. There is also a possibility that they are not in Yanjing. In that case, it will be even more difficult. If you really want to find it, you have to rely on the government." Chen Zhiwen analyzed,
"Then you mean to find President Chen?" Chen Tianfu asked.
"When I'm in China, I'll find an opportunity to mention it." Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said.
"Okay, then it's up to you." Chen Tianfu nodded and said.
The days passed by, and soon it was late October. The summer in Hong Kong seemed to have left, but it still rained frequently.
Soon it was time to negotiate with President Liang to head north. At 10 noon, Chen Zhiwen's motorcade arrived at the designated location, which was a small hotel in Kowloon. It was obviously already booked.
President Liang personally came to the outside door to pick up people. Under his leadership, Chen Zhiwen and two bodyguards came to a large conference room in the hotel. Most of the people who were going north this time also came here. Everyone was free Sitting there, three or two people on good terms gathered together to chat.
The Chinese rich in Hong Kong are still ranked high this year. They basically started from real estate. Over the years, Chen Zhiwen has been a frequent visitor to the Hong Kong real estate market. Therefore, most people here know him. Those who don’t know him are also familiar with him. Maybe it’s just a small role, or someone who is not in the business world.
Of course, there are a few industrial people here, and they know Chen Zhiwen. The order volume of Galaxy Trading covers almost all the types of industries that can be done in Hong Kong. Currently, many Hong Kong companies want to become Galaxy Trading's suppliers even though they are struggling.
But there is one person who is special.
President Liang introduced in the middle: "Chen Sheng, this is Mr. Huo Yingdong Huo, the chairman of Huo Xingyetang Real Estate Co., Ltd. Huo Sheng, you also know this person, so I won't introduce him further."
"Hello, Huo Sheng." Chen Zhiwen stretched out his hand to shake hands and said with a smile.
"Chen Sheng, your name has been popping up in my ears these past few years. Chen Sheng's name is always in the newspapers." Huo Yingdong shook his hand and laughed.
"No way, compared with the seniors, it's still a little worse." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
Huo Yingdong's name is well known in Hong Kong's Chinese business community, especially in the real estate industry.
Any construction requires sand. Sea sand is absolutely not acceptable. River sand can only be used. Hong Kong has always been short of water, let alone rivers. It can only be imported from the mainland, and Huo Yingdong due to historical reasons , has mastered this channel, so all real estate businessmen in Hong Kong need to rely on him. If anyone offends him, if he doesn't sell sand to you, then your house may not be built.
It is true that it can be imported from overseas, but with the supply of cheap sand from the mainland, there are simply no supporting transportation measures and logistics required for overseas imports. A single real estate developer cannot build this system.
However, Huo Yingdong has never used this trick. He will give sand to anyone who wants it, including British capital.
"Speaking of seniors, you know this one." Huo Yingdong said, "But he is not here today."
"Huo Sheng is talking about the Charter King?" Chen Zhiwen asked.
"Yes, you have a lot of him when you were young, but you are still a little younger." Huo Yingdong said with a smile.
"I have never had the chance to meet the Charter King, which is a pity." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
Pao Yugang's main business is basically not in Hong Kong. He himself flies all over the world. This is also the norm for businessmen. The reason why Chen Zhiwen's business can be related to Pao Yugang may be that his products need to be used. His ship is just out to sea.
Although the export value of Midea Red Bull is high, they are high-value commodities and are not heavy in weight. For a shipping king, it is really not a big order. The big orders of large freight companies are usually crude oil. Although the proportion of container ships for bulk commodities such as , ore, and grain is also very high, it is the demand of all factories in a large area and cannot be regarded as a single customer.
Therefore, Chen Zhiwen has not met Bao Yugang for several years, and there is no need to meet him unless there is nothing important.
"There will always be opportunities in the future. After I return from the mainland this time, I will introduce you to each other if I have the opportunity." Huo Yingdong said nonchalantly.
"Okay, thank you Huo Sheng." Chen Zhiwen said. In fact, he was also very curious. After he snatched the Wharf from Yihe in the future, what would he invest in the massive funds that Bao Yugang's abandoned boat landed? There are not many British-funded enterprises in Hong Kong that can accommodate his amount of capital.
At this time, Hu Yingxiang from Hehe Industrial came over and said to Chen Zhiwen: "Sheng Chen, you have never been to the mainland, have you?"
"No." Chen Zhiwen said. It is true that I have never been there in this life, and the environment I lived in in my previous life is completely different from the mainland in the 21st century to the current situation in the 1970s. No one in this world can predict that China in 50 years will have How powerful it is, no one could even predict what China would look like more than ten years later.
For example, after the reform/opening, a leader said in an interview with Western media that he only hoped that it would take 30 years to get rid of the hunger problem of the entire Chinese people, and the people would no longer have to worry about having nothing to eat. But in fact, by 2010 In 2006, most Chinese people realized the freedom to eat meat and vegetables.
In 2005, a central meeting predicted that by 2020, China's per capita GDP would reach US$2,500, but the actual figure was more than four times.
And in 2018, who said on Zhihu that domestically produced cars will overwhelm Japanese, German, and American cars in five years? Domestic cars cost RMB 400,000 to RMB 50,000, and several brands sell more than RMB 10,000 per month. BBA, Volkswagen, Ryota had to cut prices a lot, but it was still beaten by domestic brands. It would probably be considered a fool.
The speed of development in the Mainland often exceeds everyone’s imagination, and even my own predictions were wrong.
Hu Yingxiang smiled and said: "That's great. The beautiful scenery in our mainland will definitely open your eyes."
"Hu Sheng used to frequent the mainland?" Chen Zhiwen asked.
"It's not that often. I've been there a few times, and they were all in eastern Guangdong Province, but I've never been to other places." Hu Yingxiang said.
"That's just like us people." Chen Zhiwen smiled.
In his memory, Hu Yingxiang transferred capital from Hong Kong to the mainland on a large scale after 1980. The main place was eastern Guangdong Province. The most famous one was the country's first expressway: Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway. This expressway is also known as One of the most profitable highways in later generations.
Others were several large thermal power stations. At that time, Eastern Guangdong Province, because of its good policies and proximity to Hong Kong, almost absorbed a large number of factories that had migrated from Hong Kong. In addition, these factories attracted a large number of people from other places. Guangdong Province The power shortage in Eastern Guangdong Province was unprecedentedly tight, and it was even necessary to buy electricity from Hong Kong. Even the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station was built mainly to solve the power shortage problem in Eastern Guangdong Province at that time.
At that time, the central government also encouraged foreign investment in power plants. However, the returns on such large-scale infrastructure projects were too slow, and few overseas capitals were willing to invest. Only Hu Yingxiang rose to the challenge and built six large-scale thermal power stations in eastern Guangdong Province. After completion, It can provide 25% of the electricity in eastern Guangdong Province at that time.
Building roads, bridges and power stations seems to have been Hu Yingxiang's obsession in his later years, and he also turned a large amount of his assets into domestic infrastructure projects.
After the three of them chatted for a while, President Liang walked in again and announced that they were ready to leave. Everyone also took their luggage and boarded several buses.
The two cars in the front were more luxurious and were used by the rich people who were invited to Hong Kong. The car in the back was used by the assistants. The car started and headed north. On the way, everyone chatted with each other about business matters or played poker out of boredom. , and soon we arrived at Luohu Port. This was Chen Zhiwen’s first time here.
Several buses had obviously already obtained passes, and after a while, they were released through the port.
The car slowly drove out of the port and headed north, and Chen Zhiwen set foot on the mainland for the "first time".
(End of chapter)
