In the Mainland, Shenhai City, a 20-story Oriental Hotel stands out among the surrounding shorter buildings.
Aunt Thirteen was wearing a pink short-sleeved shirt and a pair of denim shorts. Her perfect figure was magnified and she wore an unknown white flower on her black hair, which made her look very cute.
"Chen Sheng, I just bought some cosmetics from RT-Mart. You see, this one is specially for sun protection. I didn't expect that they are also sold in Shenhai City." Aunt Thirteen showed off the results of her shopping.
"RT-Mart is owned by me. Everything you can buy in Hong Kong is available in RT-Mart in Shenhai City." Chen Zhiwen put down the newspaper and said with a smile.
As early as the beginning of the reform, Chen Zhiwen opened a RT-Mart in Shekou. Later, with Midea's large-scale investment in Shekou, it created employment for thousands of people in Shekou. The income of these people is higher than that of ordinary domestic public servants. High, part of the salary is still in Hong Kong dollars, and Midea itself provides food and accommodation, and the food is pretty good, which gives these people very strong spending power.
Shekou RT-Mart was also established in the early days, providing a large amount of materials needed domestically. Most of the people working in Shekou had their families in other places, so many imported materials were bought by these people. Many of them were bought by RT-Mart in Shekou. The funds returned to Hong Kong.
As for Shenhai City, it was later ordered by the central government to change from the former Baoan County to a city. The core purpose of Shenhai City at the beginning was to attract Hong Kong investment, and Hong Kong people definitely needed a supermarket when they came to Shenhai City, so Watsons decided to Seizing the opportunity, RT-Mart was also opened. It is located in the core area of Shenhai City, very close to the municipal government, and has a large area, which can fully meet the needs of Shenhai City in the next ten years.
"RT-Mart is yours too? Then why doesn't it exist in Hong Kong?" Aunt Thirteen asked curiously.
"This is more complicated and involves some business rules in the retail industry." Chen Zhiwen said.
"Do you want me to listen? There's nothing to do anyway." Aunt Thirteen asked, sitting on Chen Zhiwen's lap with a hint of coquettishness.
"To put it simply, Hong Kong's population is too dense, the traffic is too congested, and there are few cars. It is not suitable for a large supermarket like RT-Mart. PARKnSHOP is more suitable." Chen Zhiwen touched Aunt Thirteen's waist and said.
"Aren't there even fewer cars in the mainland?" Aunt Thirteen asked curiously.
"But the land prices here are low, almost non-existent, so it's easy to recoup the cost. Besides, RT-Mart now serves Hong Kong people like us, and this hotel actually belongs to me as well." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
RT-Mart's business will definitely be very good in the future, but now, the main consumers are overseas people, who even put away Hong Kong dollars in many cases, and this is not operated by RT-Mart alone. Many foreign-funded projects are like this. Of course, foreign-funded projects Hong Kong dollars will also be issued because it is so convenient to circulate Hong Kong dollars in Shenhai City. After all, as long as you go through customs, you can spend as you like.
"Oh." Aunt Thirteen nodded and said with some understanding.
"Tomorrow I'm going to visit the site of Shenhai University, so don't go with me. Just have some fun in Shenhai City. I'll assign you a few bodyguards. Generally there won't be any danger, as long as you stay in the city center. ." Chen Zhiwen said again.
I came to Shenhai this time because the central government has approved Chen Zhiwen’s proposal to donate a university in Shenhai City. This is only the first step. In the follow-up, we need to choose an address, and then come up with a construction plan, as well as the faculty and students needed in the future. The number of people, etc. all need to be planned step by step and then submitted to the central government for approval. However, as long as the first step is passed, the subsequent problem is just a matter of time.
"I want to take a look too." Aunt Thirteen said coquettishly.
"No, the environment there is not good. You, a little girl, can't bear the hardship. What if you get tanned and don't look good?" Chen Zhiwen said while biting his clothes.
"Oh, okay." Aunt Thirteen thought for a while and decided not to go. The sun is the enemy of women. If the sun doesn't look good, it will be troublesome.
"Well, you just have to be obedient." Chen Zhiwen said with satisfaction.
The next day, several Jeep SUVs followed these Shanghai-branded cars and headed toward the east of Shenhai City.
This is still a small road. Although it hasn't rained recently, there are still many potholes on the road. Even though the Jeep has been modified when it was in the United States to increase its comfort, Chen Zhiwen still feels a little uncomfortable.
About half an hour later, everyone arrived at the place. It was a farmland, but the soil quality was not very good. They only planted some corn machines and potatoes. There was also a small village in the distance.
After getting off the car, Chen Zhiwen immediately felt much more comfortable, but looking at the leaders of Shenhai City, they seemed to have no problem at all, and he couldn't say much. Maybe it was just a habit.
"Mr. Chen, this is the site we have prepared for Shenhai University. It is about 6 kilometers away from our Shenhai City. This area is flat land and the underground soil quality is very good, which is suitable for building a university." Director Shen of Shenhai City's Education Bureau smiled. He introduced.
"Director Shen, I didn't see many water sources on the way here. There must be a shortage of water here, right?" Chen Zhiwen asked.
"Mr. Chen is right. Not only here, but the entire Shenhai City is short of water." Director Shen said: "Although there are frequent typhoons in Shenhai City, which will bring a lot of rainwater, most of it will flow into the sea along the river. Not many can stay in Deep Sea City."
"This is somewhat similar to Hong Kong." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said: "In that case, can you find a piece of land near the school and dig an artificial lake so that there is water, not to mention the entire deep sea, but At least Shenhai University or nearby residents will have water in the future, and I know that the construction of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway is about to begin. The earthwork dug for the artificial lake can also be sent to road construction, or the Shenhai City It’s okay to repair some ordinary roads.”
Typhoons often pass through Hong Kong, and then all the water flows into the sea. The water shortage is severe. In the end, we had to buy a large amount of water from the mainland. Later, large reservoirs were built in several places in Hong Kong, which barely guaranteed the water supply problem. .
"It is not our education department's decision to build an artificial lake." Director Shen said with an embarrassed smile.
"The school should also have an internal lake, right? The land area should be larger and include an artificial lake. Maybe it will become a beautiful scenery in the entire university in the future." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
This artificial lake was what he suddenly thought of. Naturally, it would not be as big as the reservoir built based on the city's needs. It is estimated that one million cubic meters of water would be enough. It would be really good to put it inside the school. There are many universities at home and abroad. There is also such an internal artificial lake inside, which can greatly improve the school environment.
Although it is a donated school, it will have no direct financial relationship with me in the future, but the more beautiful the school is, the greater its reputation will be, which will also be of great help to my future reputation.
"That's okay. Then I will change the school plan and add the need for this artificial lake." Director Shen said happily. There is an artificial lake inside the school. It will be beneficial to them without any harm. In the future School operations will be much more convenient.
A few people walked around here. The temperature in Shenhai City was already very high at the moment. When they came back, they were sweating profusely. Fortunately, Chen Zhiwen prepared a lot of ice mineral water in the car. After drinking it, everyone felt comfortable. Too much.
"There is almost nothing here now. How can we solve the housing problem for the first workers?" Chen Zhiwen asked.
"We will live in Shenhai City. If we come here, we can just ride a bicycle." Another engineer surnamed Guo who is responsible for the design said.
"This is too inefficient. I left a few minibuses at Luohu Port and transferred two of them to you." Chen Zhiwen said, although it is only about 10 miles away from Shenhai City, the road is not good. Walking back and forth is very time-consuming, and if it gets dark because of late work, it will be even more troublesome. If it rains heavily, there may be safety issues.
These initial designers are all elites in the country. Giving them a few cars is just a small matter for them.
"This is so embarrassing, we can just ride bicycles." Guo Gong said quickly.
"That's it, Guo Gong, finish the design of this school as soon as possible. This is my only request. As long as it can be done quickly, it will be no problem to give those cars to you." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
Coming here today is actually just for a casual look. This is just a piece of land with nothing except some crops and grass. Only after the planning and layout of the entire school is released can Chen Zhiwen express his opinions and ideas. wait.
The design of a university is not that easy, especially since there will be many large buildings inside, and it needs to be decided based on the actual site, which also takes a lot of time. From Chen Zhiwen's perspective, Shenhai University can be said to be able to It is an important layout that affects the future development of Midea, and he naturally hopes that the day of enrollment will come as soon as possible.
Director Shen on the side said: "Guo Gong, please don't refuse Mr. Chen's kindness."
"Yes, if you have any requests, feel free to ask them, or ask them to the Hong Kong team responsible for this project. As long as it can speed up the progress and improve efficiency, you can say that we are cooperating, and it is normal for you to make requests." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. At present, To put it another way, the mainland relies too much on foreign exchange or the export-oriented economy, and most people don’t dare to make any demands.
"Okay." Guo Gong thought for a while and said, "The most basic of any facilities is water and electricity. We need to connect water and electricity here as soon as possible. It would be better if the roads can be repaired."
"It's okay to say no earlier." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said to the assistant beside him: "Arrange all this immediately. The water pipes will be pulled directly from Shenhai City, and the same goes for the wires. Do it in place at one time. Consider the allowance. , don’t build it this year and it won’t be enough next year.”
"Okay, Chen Sheng." The assistant nodded immediately and said. In fact, there are people doing this kind of thing in China, but they are short of funds. Once the funds are available, especially foreign exchange, it can be done quickly. As Chen Zhiwen's assistant who is responsible for mainland business, he knows the efficiency of work in Shenhai City. But it far exceeds that of Hong Kong.
"Mr. Chen, it's almost noon now. Lunch has been prepared here in Tong'an Village. Why don't we go have a casual meal?" Director Shen said with a smile. In fact, he came here just to take the foreign boss to have a look, but It is a good gain to have an additional artificial lake.
"Okay, let's try the country food." Chen Zhiwen nodded. Tong'an Village is the village chief nearby. When Shenhai University starts construction, this village will also be demolished and left.
"Here, please." Director Shen greeted with a smile. This was lunch that had been prepared a long time ago. After all, it was too troublesome to go back and forth to Shenhai City.
(End of chapter)
