When they arrived on the other side, the group immediately changed cars, because the mainland has left-hand drive and Hong Kong has right-hand drive. Different driving habits can easily cause problems. For the mainland, everyone present is a distinguished guest, so nothing can go wrong. of.
To Chen Zhiwen's expectation, the bus he got on was still luxuriously equipped. Just like the previous ones, the bus was equipped with airline seats, which could also be turned into a small bed that did not lie flat, and there was plenty of space.
Later, after chatting with people around me, I found out that Huo Yingdong had donated this car to the country a long time ago. He probably knew that there would be such a demand in the country, and had already ordered these luxury buses from overseas.
After changing cars, the bus headed north again. After a while, the road changed and turned into a dirt road.
After a while, the people in the car couldn't stand it. However, everyone is also of high quality, so they know that no matter how uncomfortable it is at this time, it is not convenient to complain. Originally, everyone was gathering together to play cards, but now they have all gathered together. I don't even dare to drink water because if I drink it, the water may be knocked out.
Chen Zhiwen didn't care. Although he had been "pampered" in recent years, he had also driven this kind of bus in his previous life, but it was already the 1990s, and it was much better than the road outside. Looking through the window at the moment, the road outside It was just an ordinary dirt road, paved with some gravel, and it had obviously rained recently, and there were mud puddles everywhere on the road. It might be a little better than the road driven by Ode Biao in the later Douyin.
The car passed through a pothole, which naturally made the group of people on the car very uncomfortable. Fortunately, this was a luxury bus, otherwise it would have been even more uncomfortable.
After another 3 hours, the car finally arrived at its destination smoothly. It was a hotel consisting of several three-story buildings. But if you don't look at the signs outside, if you put it in Hong Kong, it would only make people think which factory this should be. staff quarters.
After getting off the bus, everyone suddenly felt refreshed. President Liang said: "Everyone, it's getting dark soon. Let's stay here for one night. We will set off again tomorrow. As long as we get to Guangdong, there are hotels and airports there. It’s much more convenient.”
Is it getting late?
Everyone looked at the sun in the sky and then at their watches. It was only 3:30, but considering the situation just now on the road, it made sense. They wouldn't be able to bear it if they walked for a few more hours. In fact, the people present also couldn't stand it. Only Chen Zhiwen is younger, most of the others are in their forties or fifties, and given the conditions on the road outside, it would be a bit uneasy to drive if it gets dark.
The guests followed the hosts, and everyone followed the arrangements and were arranged to their own rooms.
Looking at the situation of the guest house that could only be found online, Chen Zhiwen couldn't help but smile and immediately began to pack his luggage. After a while, an outdoor tent was set up.
"Chen Sheng, what are you doing?" Li Jiacheng saw Chen Zhiwen playing around outside and walked in curiously and asked.
"The mosquitoes here are not vegetarians." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
"Mosquitoes?" Li Jiacheng's expression changed. He never seemed to care about this kind of problem in Hong Kong. But when Chen Zhiwen mentioned it, he realized that the hotels here seemed to have no mosquito nets.
"I've prepared some mosquito coils here. You can separate later." Chen Zhiwen said.
In later generations, he read some autobiographies on the Internet, which told about the one or two years after the reform. At that time, the mainland was not ready for hospitality. Some wealthy people went to the mainland, to big cities like Yanjing and Shanghai. There is no problem, but if you go to a small city like Deep Sea, it will be completely different.
It is said that Pao Yugang stayed in a hotel in Shenhai for one night and decided to return to Hong Kong the next afternoon because he couldn't stand the hotel environment and mosquitoes.
This was after the reopening, and it was still a year before the reopening. When he learned that he would go to Guangdong first, and then take a flight to other cities, he prepared what he should prepare.
"There's not even mosquito coils here?" Li Jiacheng said with some disbelief.
"There should be some, but it shouldn't be this almost tasteless. You should prepare it first, in case you need it," Chen Zhiwen said.
"Okay, thank you." Li Jiacheng took the mosquito coil with a smile, and then walked to other rooms.
Before it got dark, the waiter called everyone to have dinner. Everyone felt strange that it was a little too early, but considering that it might be the custom here, they didn't say anything.
It wasn't until night, when I saw the mosquitoes all around me, that I understood everything.
Each waiter took some straw and put it in a metal basin. After lighting it, thick smoke rose. The waiter closed all the doors and windows. After a while, everyone could go in, and then the waiter held the straw. Buckets of hot water for everyone to take a shower
The next day, Chen Zhiwen got up early, put away his tent, and went downstairs to have breakfast. The food was very simple, including porridge, steamed buns, meat and vegetable buns.
Li Jiacheng came over with tired eyes and sat opposite Chen Zhiwen. Chen Zhiwen asked: "Li Sheng, didn't you sleep well last night?"
"Forget it, it's all mosquitoes. Chen Sheng, you were so thoughtful and brought a tent," Li Jiacheng said.
Chen Zhiwen smiled and said: "It's just a little preparation, it may not be needed."
In fact, people in China definitely want to entertain the group well, but outside of big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, resources are really limited. Besides, good hospitality in China is still different from the expectations of this group of people. Now in the Mainland , it is estimated that only Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou can barely satisfy these people.
"It's enough to arrive in Guangdong today. The hotels there are similar to those in Hong Kong." President Liang also said apologetically.
I had no choice but to go directly to the Foreign Affairs Hotel in Guangdong Province yesterday, but it suddenly rained heavily the day before yesterday and the traffic on the road was affected. Considering the safety issue after dark, I had to temporarily find a hotel in the middle. In the guest house, some food items can be mobilized, but other supporting facilities are difficult to provide.
Fortunately, it's not summer. Otherwise, without air conditioning, the first impression of this group of people coming to the mainland would have been seriously affected.
"It's okay, it was actually worse than this when I was a kid, but I haven't experienced it for a long time." Li Jiacheng said with a smile: "Hong Kong's past was actually not as good as here. Maybe it only takes 20 or 30 years for the mainland's economy to develop as well. "
"Haha, I hope Li Sheng's words can come true." Chairman Liang laughed. Although he thought it was unlikely, Li Jiacheng's words still made him very happy.
After breakfast, everyone set off again, approaching Guangdong City. The quality of the road seemed to have improved. After a while, we arrived on a cement road. Although there were still potholes, it was much better than before. The surrounding areas of the road The villages are getting denser and denser. After a while, we arrived at our destination in Guangdong City - Dongfang Hotel.
This is a hotel prepared by the Guangdong Municipal Government to entertain foreign guests from the Canton Fair. Many of them are built according to the habits of overseas people. There are also a number of cars outside the hotel, which is very rare in the mainland.
At this time, a group of people walked out of the hotel door. The leader was quite old. He said enthusiastically: "I am Ma Weiliang, the director of the Guangdong Foreign Trade Department. On behalf of everyone, I welcome the arrival of our compatriots from Hong Kong Island."
Chairman Liang also quickly introduced the compatriots from Hong Kong to Director Ma one by one. Everyone shook hands one by one. When Chen Zhiwen was introduced, Ma Weiliang said: "Mr. Chen, I have heard about your great achievements in Hong Kong when I was in Guangdong. , it really gives us Chinese face."
"Director Ma, thank you." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. In the past two years, China has begun to loosen its foreign policy. Director Ma is an official of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and still lives in Guangdong, the closest city to Hong Kong. It is estimated that Hong Kong newspapers can easily get it. Yes, it is normal to know some major events happening in Hong Kong.
"Mr. Chen, we have many daily necessities factories in Guangdong. You have to choose carefully. We can export any suitable ones." Ma Weiliang said with a smile.
"No problem." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.
In the evening, many big leaders from Eastern Guangdong Province and Guangdong City also came to the Oriental Hotel and had very official talks with all the Hong Kong businessmen, and they all met in person.
Although the environment of the Oriental Hotel is not as good as a five-star hotel in Hong Kong, after last night, everyone felt that this place was simply paradise. After sleeping peacefully for a night, after having breakfast the next morning, everyone felt that People are ready to go.
At this time, President Liang came over and asked: "Sheng Chen, there is a situation. The business group will be divided into two groups. One group will go to see various infrastructures in Guangdong City, and the other group will go to see various infrastructures. Kind of factory, I wonder how you plan to arrange it?"
The allocation method is very simple. Hong Kong real estate companies look at infrastructure, mainly roads and urban layout. At present, domestic urban management has encountered many problems and urgently needs the guidance of experienced overseas people. Although these real estate developers do not You must know a lot about urban management, but also know how to make money, and know how to develop a city sustainably. The opinions of these people will be very helpful to urban development.
In fact, much of the development of domestic urbanization in the 1980s imitated the process of early urbanization in Hong Kong. People of the same race and culture were similar, and it was much more convenient.
On the other side, I went to see various factories in Hong Kong. The domestic economy is not very good at the moment, and many of the products produced cannot be sold. And if I want to export overseas, I have tried many times to no avail.
Originally, it would have been enough for the two teams to lead the two teams respectively, but Chen Zhiwen had a special status and could go to both sides, so naturally he had to ask.
Chen Zhiwen said: "Let's go to the industrial area and have a look. I don't understand urban infrastructure either."
For real estate, he doesn’t even have a superficial understanding of the real core. Operations in Hong Kong rely on knowledge of history and strong capital to throw money at it. However, many real estate developers, especially the first generation of real estate developers, rely on their own vision. To lock in wealth, especially when you are just starting out and have limited funds, you just rely on your understanding of urban development, make large investments in places that have not yet developed but are predicted to develop well in the next few years, and then make a fortune. The first or second pot of gold.
But for the industry, Chen Zhiwen can be of some help, because now in China, except for a few large factories that are engaged in heavy industry, the rest are light industrial and civilian products, at least half of which can be supplied to supermarkets.
"Okay, then Chen Sheng will follow my group." President Liang said.
Chen Zhiwen asked: "President Liang also went to see the industry?"
"Yes, economic development still mainly depends on industry. Hong Kong used to be able to gradually urbanize only when industry developed." President Liang said with a smile.
"Well said, industry is the most important thing." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said. For him, this view is almost always correct. Industry comes first. Without industry, all economies are just castles in the air, especially for A country with a large population like Mainland China.
The two teams separated. This time there was no bus, but a few cars. There were two words "Shanghai" on the back of the car. It should be the famous Shanghai brand car in China before the change, which is also the name of SAIC. The predecessor was a joint venture with Volkswagen a few years later.
The car was very bumpy. Chen Zhiwen was sitting in it. It seemed that the car could feel the stones hitting it. But fortunately, this is Guangdong City. Relatively speaking, the road surface is much stronger, but the car was driving very slowly. It was probably only 40 or 50 years old. The code is slightly stronger than yesterday's bus.
Chen Zhiwen also found some topics to kill time with President Liang. After a while, the car arrived at the door of a factory. There was a sign hanging at the door: Guangdong City No. 1 Textile Factory welcomes Hong Kong compatriots to inspect.
After the group got off the bus, a local official next to President Liang immediately introduced the two parties to each other. After some polite remarks, everyone followed the factory director surnamed Pan into the factory.
Under the introduction of Director Pan, Chen Zhiwen and others also learned about the No. 1 Textile Factory in Guangdong City where they were located. It is a state-owned enterprise that has been around for 25 years. It mainly produces various types of cotton textiles, wool textiles, silk, and other textiles. A processing factory that prints, dyes, and makes clothing, winter coats, and quilts. It can be considered a complete package from raw materials to production.
There are almost over 10,000 employees in the factory, including workers, administrative and logistics personnel, accounting for more than 50% of the surrounding labor force.
"Ten thousand workers?" Chen Zhiwen couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard that. His Midea Industrial Park in Hong Kong covers almost all his factories, and it only has less than 20,000 workers.
"Yes, here in Guangdong, our No. 1 Textile Factory is the largest enterprise, and its products are also exported to the Northeast." Director Pan said feeling honored.
"Sheng Chen, your Galaxy Trading is also purchasing large quantities of clothing products in Hong Kong and Wanwan. Why don't you go in and have a look? If there are suitable ones, we can also supply them overseas." Section Chief Dong, who had just been responsible for the introduction, suddenly said.
"Yes, Mr. Chen can take a look." President Liang also said quickly. As a foreign cadre who has been in Hong Kong for several years, he knows better than many people in the country how powerful Chen Zhiwen's influence is, not to mention the relationship between Huang and Mei. A giant is just like Galaxy Trading. The demand for various daily necessities has made hundreds of such companies in Hong Kong very prosperous.
These in-demand products are simple commodities such as clothing, hardware tools, food, etc., with very low technical content. Domestic factories can definitely produce them, but they simply don’t have the channels to do this kind of business with Europe and the United States.
"Okay, if appropriate, I can arrange for Hong Kong to place an order here." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, his purpose of engaging in galaxy trade is here, and the current scale is not big enough. In four or five years, When Costco and Wal-Mart double their size, and Galaxy Trading works harder to enter the supply chains of other European and American supermarkets, its annual orders for light industrial daily necessities may exceed 10 billion Hong Kong dollars.
What is the concept of tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars? Two billion US dollars is still growing every year. As long as he has this, no matter where he comes in the country or in Southeast Asian countries, everyone will attach great importance to his arrival. Even in terms of status, he will not Lower than Ship King Bao Yugang.
After all, even if he is the shipping king, Pao Yugang cannot place orders worth 2 billion US dollars a year, not even at his peak, let alone abandoning his ship and landing in the 1980s.
"Sheng Chen, please come in." Director Pan also attaches great importance to foreign exchange. Only with foreign exchange can we purchase more advanced equipment overseas.
(End of chapter)
