December 23, Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong:
"There are quite a lot of ponds here, and it's good to fish here occasionally." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile just after getting off the helicopter.
Qin Zhihao, who was also on the side, said: "Chen Sheng, it's not a good place there. Our previous construction team inspected it and found that there was a lot of mud and very deep ground. If you weren't careful, you could fall into it alone. You can’t get out on your own, and it’s even more dangerous during the rainy season.”
"Actually, it's not that it can't be developed. It's just that the Zhao family didn't have the money and the ability to change everything before." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said that there are definitely no dangerous wild animals in Hong Kong, but some natural environments will be very troublesome if trapped.
"We have built a port on this side of the sea. The next step is to convert almost 10 hectares of land into a cattle barn. In the future, all feed will be imported from China Resources, and China Resources' ships will be sent directly to us from the mainland. Port." said a middle-aged woman in charge of Red Bull's milk business. Her name is Dai Ting. She used to be a vice president of Milk International Company. Later, after the milk was acquired, Real Estate did not pay attention to the milk business, and then she switched to Red Bull. After that, I will be responsible for the milk business that Red Bull is currently preparing.
"I'm not a professional in raising cattle. You don't need to explain it too clearly to me. I don't need to know. It's about terminal retail. How do you plan to solve it? Milk International has more than 2,000 sites in Hong Kong?" Chen Zhiwen asked.
Qin Zhihao replied: "We are planning to cooperate with Hutchison Whampoa's ParknShop supermarket. Although there are only 210 ParknShop supermarkets, they are located in most areas of Hong Kong, and we will use manual delivery to deliver milk."
"That's okay. We'll find a way to poach people from the previous Milk International, including delivery people and sales. Otherwise, it will be too time-consuming for us to start over ourselves." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.
"Okay, Chen Sheng." Dai Ting agreed.
"Also, there is one more thing I almost forgot. The country has changed its regulations. Please discuss with China Resources to send a batch of Very Coca-Cola into the country." Chen Zhiwen said to Qin Zhihao on the side.
In the original history, after the country was reformed, Coca-Cola sent a batch of Coca-Cola to China in January 1979. This became a point mentioned in the reform and opening up records of later generations. Although it did not make much money, it was of great significance. , no matter what, we cannot let foreign capital steal this reputation.
"Coke? Although it has been reopened in China, it is still not possible to sell this kind of product, right?" Qin Zhihao asked.
"It's not okay to sell it to ordinary people, but it's okay to put it in domestic stores for foreigners. It is estimated that starting next year, there will be a large number of overseas tourists or business people going to China. They still need Coke, and as long as they go in, there will always be Coke in the country. Many people will try their best to buy it," Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
When foreign exchange coupons appear next year, many of them will be transferred to domestic people. As long as these people hold foreign exchange coupons, they can also go to foreign stores to purchase, not to mention Coke, even imported TVs and refrigerators.
However, it is more difficult to get in now for electrical appliances. After all, the name of the store is for foreigners who want to make money from foreigners. Things like Coke are completely reasonable, but electrical appliances? Do you sell imported electrical appliances in China to overseas tourists visiting the country?
"Okay, we also have a lot of cooperation with China Resources. It shouldn't be difficult to send some in." Qin Zhihao nodded and said.
"Let's go and see this cattle farm." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. He has never seen such a cattle farm. Although there are many in the United States, he has never been there, but in a place like Hong Kong, It’s purely about asking for advice and gaining experience, and the people at Dairy International also have experts in this field. When we find opportunities in the country in the future, we can go to grasslands like NMG and cooperate with the locals to raise cattle to provide some experience. After all, in China, only free-range cattle farming is available. The model is still inferior to centralized management in terms of cost and management.
At this time, the first batch of cow sheds had just been built, and the first batch of cows had just arrived. There were only a dozen in total, and they were considered experimental animals.
The cows are very gentle and are not afraid of people. A group of people had a lot of fun, and there were a few little girls riding on the back of the cow to play.
"There are quite a lot of people from Mainland China here in Tianshuiwei, right?" The place was not big. After walking around, Chen Zhiwen also knew that there were several Mainland workers here, so he asked.
"Yes, quite a lot. Hong Kong's previous policy of holding back barriers attracted many mainlanders to come, but the original intention of the Hong Kong government should be to attract mainlanders who can become workers. At least they need to be able to read and write. But the mainlanders who come to Hong Kong Many people do not meet the requirements, and some even cannot speak Cantonese and cannot find a job in Hong Kong. Tin Shui Wai is close to the mainland, and there are many such people here." Qin Zhihao said.
"Then try to recruit these people in the future. It just so happens that we can't find many Hong Kong people here to work here. If there are too many, we will arrange for these people to clean up the mud ponds, or ask Hutchison Infrastructure to send a team to come over and renovate the place. Let’s use the land to build some roads or something.” Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said.
In this era, many people come to Hong Kong from the mainland and want to find a better life. This is understandable, but if they don’t have basic skills, they are still at the bottom of the class in Hong Kong. Their lives are miserable. In short, I can help if I can. A little, and the wage demands of these people are definitely much lower than those of normal people in Hong Kong today. Many jobs in cattle farms are not technical and can be done by anyone. From the company's perspective, it is a win-win situation.
As for other areas in Tin Shui Wai, it doesn't matter if you spend some money to renovate and build some roads. This area will always be developed in the future. Building some roads now will make it more convenient in the future.
"That's no problem, but if this kind of news spreads to the country, will more people run here?" Qin Zhihao said.
"This will happen in the future, don't worry." Chen Zhiwen said nonchalantly. By 1980, the Hong Kong government will cancel the policy of holding back the base, and it will be useless for mainlanders to come. Moreover, if this kind of news wants to spread to the mainland, It’s not easy. Even if the workers here tell their families, how many people can spread the news? Besides, the quality of life in Hong Kong is better than that in the mainland. Who doesn’t know this among the mainland people? What you want to come will still come.
"Okay." Qin Zhihao nodded and agreed.
The time soon came to 1979.
A mysterious guest came to the office of Xinhua News Agency in Hong Kong.
"Director Yuan, it's hard to welcome us from afar." President Liang laughed loudly when he saw the visitor.
"How come you are still so polite in a capitalist society like Hong Kong? You are not as cunning as Hong Kong businessmen at all." Director Yuan said with a smile.
"When I see you, of course I have to say something. Come and sit here." President Liang said with a smile: "It's okay to integrate into Hong Kong society, but you still have to keep your heart."
"Yes, on the way here just now, I saw so many cars, more cars than the busiest place in Yanjing City. It's really unimaginable." Director Yuan said with emotion.
"I have been in Hong Kong for several years. The economy in Hong Kong is indeed very strong. It is even more prosperous than Shanghai. The main purpose of reform and opening up in China is to develop the economy. There is still a lot of experience that can be learned from Hong Kong. ." President Liang said.
"Yes, I came to Hong Kong this time just to learn from it." Director Yuan said: "The central government has prepared to build a Shekou Industrial Zone on the Nantou Peninsula of Bao'an County as a pilot for the future development of the entire domestic economy. I was appointed as the director of this industrial zone. District Secretary, but you also know that I don’t know much about industry, and there are also foreign investment issues involved, so I can only come to Hong Kong to ask you for help.”
"Industrial zone? How big is it?" President Liang asked.
"It's about 2.15 square kilometers. I just went to the site to have a look, and I haven't started to measure the land area yet," Director Yuan said.
"It should still be agricultural fields there, right?" President Liang asked again.
"Yes, there is nothing now, and the central government is also short of money. Let me find a way on my own. The only thing I have is trial and error. As mentioned above, as long as I don't break the sky, anything can be said." Director Yuan was helpless. said.
"If this is the case, I suggest you not to attract Western or Japanese factories, just look for Hong Kong factories." President Liang thought for a while and said: "Western countries may come to invest with some special conditions, and if the construction is completed Well, it's easy to say that it was a success. If something went wrong and the Western media made a fuss, you might be the one who brought the sky down.
It's much better to find someone here in Hong Kong. At least everyone speaks the same language, so it's easier to discuss things if they happen. "
"So I came to find you." Director Yuan said with a smile.
"I know you must have thought of this trick a long time ago." President Liang said with a smile. In fact, this is normal. In the current situation in the mainland, if you ask European and American capital to invest, they may not be willing. Only Hong Kong has the same culture and race. This side is the most suitable.
"It's useless to think of this. There is nothing in Shekou now, and it's useless to invite Hong Kong capitalists there. So the first step is to solve the most basic problem of three connections and one leveling, otherwise there will be no way." Yuan the director said.
"Then what do you want to do?" President Liang had no choice for a while. They were all people with a lot of external contacts. Naturally, they knew that capitalist investment depends on the environment. Only when the environment is good will people be willing to invest. 2 square kilometers The land, even if it is renovated to a low standard, plus water, electricity and road construction, is not worth even tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars.
"I want to get a loan from a bank in Hong Kong." Director Yuan said with a smile.
"Loan? What's your mortgage?" President Liang was stunned for a moment and asked.
"Based on the income from the future industrial zone, what do you think of this?" Director Yuan said.
"If you can get a loan for this reason, write my name upside down." President Liang shook his head and said, "Even for some companies in Hong Kong, very few can get a loan using this method. Basically, all banks in Hong Kong look at Collateral, if you want to use future earnings as collateral for loans, only a few companies can get very high-quality orders, and banks can agree.”
"High-quality order?" Director Yuan asked.
"It's the orders from big companies like Midea and Galaxy. These two companies now account for almost 20% of Hong Kong's external export trade," President Liang said.
"20%? Isn't that about the same as China Resources?" Director Yuan thought for a moment and said. He had actually heard of Midea. The group of people responsible for foreign trade in the mainland basically all knew that this was the largest electronics company in Hong Kong. Asia is also famous.
"Absolutely." President Liang thought for a moment and said, "Well, Director Yuan, I'll find a time to make an appointment with Midea's chairman Chen Zhiwen. His industries are very large. Your Shekou Industrial Zone wants to attract foreign investment. If If we can convince him to go, then all the problems will be easy to solve, and the bank will definitely lend money."
"Really? Are you sure you can convince Chen Zhiwen?" Director Yuan said with a smile.
"You guys have already dug this hole for me to jump into, right? Are you just waiting for me to say this?" President Liang said with a smile.
"You also said that this is the best way to break the situation, but I don't know Chen Zhiwen, so I can only rely on you." Director Yuan laughed.
"Forget it, if you are cheated, you will be cheated. For the success of reform and opening up, it is worth it for me to be cheated." President Liang said: "Chen Zhiwen went to the mainland last year and signed cooperation agreements with many factories in the mainland. It is said that Cooperation has begun, and some textiles have begun to be exported domestically. I think there is a high possibility that he will agree to invest in the mainland, but you have nothing there, which does make it a bit difficult for me to speak."
"Yes, breaking the situation is the most difficult. I have thought about it for a long time, but I can only think of finding a well-known person to invest, so that I can attract other people." Director Yuan said.
"Okay, then I'll give it a try shamelessly. You'd better go back and make preparations first. In case Chen Zhiwen goes to Shekou for a visit, among other things, there must be a place for entertaining, right?" President Liang said.
"Okay, then I'll go back and prepare now. If you have good news, immediately send someone to Bao'an County Government to report the news. They will contact me," Director Yuan said.
"Shekou doesn't have a phone number yet?" President Liang asked in surprise: "You don't even have a phone number. Even if I find a bunch of capitalists for you to visit, do you still have to contact them like this?"
"I didn't even pull the wire over, and you still expect me to install a phone? All I can think about now is that if Chen Zhiwen or others go to Shekou for inspection, it would be nice if I could provide some tea." Director Yuan said helplessly.
"Okay, let's do this for now. I'll prepare some mineral water then." President Liang was also helpless, but also heartbroken. After staying in Hong Kong for so many years, even when he went to China, he stayed in big cities such as Yanjing, Shanghai and Shanghai. Now he suddenly heard this Then I remembered that most places in the country don’t even have electricity.
The economy is really difficult.
"Mineral water? That's okay." Director Yuan nodded. He had seen mineral water before in Hong Kong. He always thought it was too luxurious. It was just water and sold so expensively. Now it seems that it was originally used for this purpose.
After Director Yuan left, President Liang thought for a moment and then made a call.
(End of chapter)
