"As for overseas Chinese, there are indeed many in Southeast Asia. I know some of them. Some of them are very friendly to the country and can be developed. Moreover, these people are still very strong in their territory. If everyone really If everyone can join our Taishan Club, there will be many opportunities for cooperation not only at home, but also abroad." Bao Yugang didn't care at first, but now that he thinks about it carefully, the potential of the Taishan Club is indeed huge.
In this world, no one’s capital is strong enough to have influence everywhere, not even the American oil giants. In fact, the overall strength of the Chinese is not weak, but most of them are scattered around the world. If it really If we can get together and participate in a good investment when we come across it, the overall influence will be much stronger.
"Yes, if there are any good investments abroad, we can also cooperate together." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.
Now his capital has reached a very high level. At this level, there is no need to completely pursue high profits. Reducing risks and pursuing stable profits are the key points. Outside of the mainland after the 1980s, in addition to high There are also many opportunities in the technology industry and other industries, and many opportunities involve very large interests. If you monopolize everything, it will be difficult to survive.
But if you win over a group of people, the probability of success is much higher. This is the purpose of forming the Taishan Club, to bring some capable and well-connected people on board, and then move forward together. In this process, it is not other people who are eating the soup, but Everyone eats meat together, and Chen Zhiwen only needs to ensure that he can get the biggest piece.
This is actually the basic rule for normal large-scale investment. When it comes to high-risk projects, many people are usually involved, and everyone's resources are used to succeed together, and finally dividends are distributed. Hong Kong's Chinese real estate companies did this in the 1970s. Even when it comes to large-scale projects, cliques form.
This is true even in the Mainland. Even if Chen Zhiwen knows the future, he does not have the ability to reap so many future dividends. In this case, it is better to give some to the people around him, as long as he ensures that the most core ones are in his own hands, such as infrastructure construction You can just grab the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan Expressway, Beijing-Shanghai Expressway, Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway and ports in some big cities, or some well-known landmark buildings in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
"Chen Sheng's foreign investments are basically accurate every time. It's really enviable. I heard that Chen Sheng only spent US$500,000 to invest in Apple, the most famous technology company in Silicon Valley in the United States, a few years ago. Now Apple is ready to If it goes public, the return will be hundreds of millions of dollars?" Bao Yugang asked with a smile.
"It's true that I invested US$500,000 in the first year, but to have the current shares, I also invested several million US dollars in the intervening years." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
The development of Apple also requires a large amount of financing. It is not that Chen Zhiwen has no money, but that Silicon Valley companies. If they want to develop normally, they must accept investment financing from many capitals in the United States. Otherwise, these capitals will reversely support other companies. Similar companies, plus their large investment funds are very strong in government, technology, management, and connections. With their shares, Apple can develop rapidly with peace of mind. What Chen Zhiwen does is just to raise money every time. Invest some more to avoid excessive dilution of your own shares.
Apple is scheduled to go public next month, and U.S. investment banks have valued it at more than $1 billion. Any listed company needs to submit a large amount of information before going public. As a technology company that attracts national attention, all its shareholders It will be made public, and Hong Kong naturally knows about this matter. After Hong Kong Electric was acquired, many print media have been publicizing this matter.
"That's amazing enough. I've been running a boat all my life, but I haven't made much more than your investment this time." Bao Yugang shook his head and said with a smile, "It feels like times have really changed."
"If there is an opportunity in this area in the future, I can also bring people from the Taishan Club to participate." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. Some investments with market values that have doubled thousands of times naturally do not involve other people. After all, such opportunities are very rare. It can't accommodate too much capital, but some opportunities may have a return rate of only a few times, which can accommodate a lot of capital. It's not worthwhile to invest too much yourself, but it would be a pity to give up, so it would be worthwhile to let Taishan Club's funds invest.
"If this is the case, it will be much easier for us to attract people." Bao Yugang smiled and said: "In Hong Kong, who does Chen Sheng think you can consider bringing in?"
"Bring Hu Yingxiang in first, let's take a look at the rest. In fact, there is no rush for this moment." Chen Zhiwen thought for a moment and said, relatively speaking, there may not be that many opportunities in recent years.
"In Southeast Asia, I actually know a person who is more suitable, the richest Chinese man in Malaysia, Robert Kuok." Pao Yugang added.
"Robert Kuok?" Chen Zhiwen said: "Hutchison's PARKnSHOP is also cooperating with him to build supermarkets in Malaysia, but I haven't met him yet."
PARKnSHOP, or Chen Zhiwen's lifestyle supermarket, has long monopolized Hong Kong, and domestically it can only open a branch in Shekou for the time being. The current main direction of attack is Southeast Asia, and because in later history, global supermarket chains have Countries other than his own are basically in a state of panic, so Chen Zhiwen chooses to give up part of the profits that are almost difficult to obtain, cooperate with local giants from various places, and monopolize the supply of joint venture supermarkets by relying on Galaxy Trading's strong procurement channel capabilities. .
At present, the first partner is in Malaysia. Kerry Group, owned by Robert Kuok, is also one of the largest consortiums in Malaysia and is also a suitable partner.
"He and I are friends, and we have also cooperated in shipping. I will introduce him to you if I have the opportunity in the future." Bao Yugang said: "I know one thing. A few years ago, the mainland needed to buy sugar in the international market, and there was a huge gap. If we buy them directly, the price may rise sharply, so we entrusted Robert Kuok to purchase them, which saved the country a lot of foreign exchange."
"I have also heard about this matter. If he is willing, he can naturally join in. If he is not willing for the time being, it doesn't matter. It's okay to know about it." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, Robert Kuok has a lot of industries in Malaysia. However, his biggest name is the "World Sugar King", claiming to control 80% of Malaysia's raw sugar market. With this monopoly profit, his industry has expanded to sugarcane planting, sugar production, flour, feed, oil, Mining, finance, hotels and other fields are very influential in the entire Southeast Asia and South America. If Taishan Club can bring him in, not only will its strength be greatly increased, but it will also be able to extend its tentacles to Southeast Asia.
"Okay, then I'll find an opportunity to chat with him on the phone after I go back. In fact, he has always wanted to transfer part of his capital to Hong Kong, but like me, there are no good opportunities to do so." Bao Yugang said with a smile.
"It's enough to acquire a British investor, otherwise there is really no chance. It would be too difficult to start from scratch." Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said: "If Robert Kuok himself can come to Hong Kong, we can sit down together and discuss it."
There are actually quite a few British-funded consortiums in Hong Kong, many of which are not even well-known, but their assets are still not low. Chen Zhiwen doesn't like them, but they are enough for outsiders to choose.
"Yes." Bao Yugang nodded and said.
While Chen Zhiwen and Bao Yugang were enjoying delicious food in Quanjude, a group of seven or eight people in their 50s gathered together in a courtyard in Yanjing City, and the room was filled with smoke.
"Everyone, the Ministry of Agriculture has agreed to plant large-scale fruit trees in suitable places in the country and build different fruit canning factories. The Ministry of Transport has agreed in principle to cooperate with Hong Kong entrepreneur Chen Zhiwen to build the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan Expressway. This But this is our biggest project after the reform and opening up. The higher authorities have attached great importance to the cooperation with Mr. Chen Zhiwen. Now the only thing left is the Ministry of Education. Mr. Chen Zhiwen will provide funds and then select suitable personnel in our country to carry out a project according to his requirements. Technology research and development, the first technology is the telephone program-controlled switch that we urgently need in China." Director Lin stood at the front and said loudly: "I have to remind everyone that overseas cooperation, if directly negotiated by the boss, there will be many problems. It will be a lot more convenient. In other words, if we agree now, then there will only be some supplementary details later. But if the decision cannot be made in the past few days and Mr. Chen Zhiwen leaves the mainland, then the subsequent progress will be very slow. , it will waste too much time if you fall back."
"However, we need to spend a lot of university professors' time and a lot of energy for several years. If it is our own technological breakthrough, then we should invest more, but the results of research and development belong to others and we cannot use it yet. , This is too unreasonable." said an elderly man with white hair on his temples.
Director Lin explained: "Director Zhao, you can't say that. We provide people, but the other party also needs to provide a large amount of funds, and also needs to purchase a large amount of equipment from abroad. Now that we have reformed and opened up, foreign investment also needs returns. , this return is the research and development results. Besides, Hong Kong will also pay each professor a salary of at least US$500 a month, plus there may be opportunities to go abroad. This is very rare. Although the technology ultimately belongs to others, this This kind of research and development can also bring huge benefits to our people, and other research in the future will be more useful."
Director Zhao nodded and said, "I know it's not charity when others invest, but in terms of results, at least we should have a share, right?"
Director Lin shook his head and said: "This is impossible. Director Zhao can go and find out. Overseas, whether it is Hong Kong or Europe and the United States, the final results of this kind of commission belong to the investors. Those who engage in R&D would be good if they can get some dividends." ”
"Well, Director Lin, if this technology is successfully developed, what will happen if Hong Kong doesn't cooperate with us in the future? Or will the price be raised locally?" another person said.
Director Lin said: "Minister Li, don't worry too much about this. Mr. Chen Zhiwen invested in this field just to develop our domestic market. The overseas market has actually been monopolized by large European and American companies, and today we only need to decide whether to cooperate and give others A reply, we still need to discuss how to cooperate in the future.”
"If that's the case, in principle, I agree to this cooperation." Minister Li was obviously the highest-ranking person here. As soon as he spoke, the scene fell silent. He only heard him say: "This matter has three results, which have not been developed. , we did not lose money but also earned foreign exchange. Even though Hong Kong did not cooperate with us after the research and development, we also earned foreign exchange. After the research and development was completed, Hong Kong established a joint venture factory with us, and we still did not lose money."
"That's true. It's just that we have to develop it as well as possible. Otherwise, it will cost the other party tens of millions of dollars and achieve nothing. I'm afraid it will affect the status of our country's scientific research in the world." Director Lin said.
"Of course. Since you have promised to do something, you will naturally go all out." Minister Li nodded and said, "Although I don't know Mr. Chen Zhiwen, he has invested in many domestic projects during this period. At least from an action perspective, Cooperation is still no problem.”
"Okay, in that case, I will tell Mr. Chen Zhiwen immediately." Director Lin was very satisfied and asked: "The last thing is Mr. Chen Zhiwen's donation of a university in Shenhai City. I also ask Minister Li to contact the above as soon as possible." Decide."
"Okay, I know." Minister Li nodded and said. Building a university is not only a matter of the Ministry of Education, but also whether it must be built in Shenhai City. There is also a lot of controversy in the ministry. This matter has not been discussed these days. There may be an accurate reply.
(End of chapter)
