"Lao Gu, actually you also understand that although I will try my best to help AMC gain more markets in the United States, Japanese, German and other American cars are all competing for it. It is impossible for us to grow to the same level as other giants in the United States. , so the domestic side is the new market that I value most. Except for some of the core technologies of AMC that we need to hold ourselves, the rest can be considered to be introduced into the country." Chen Zhiwen added.
AMC is not the top sedan in the United States. Basically, it can be said that the technology it possesses is not very powerful or unique. In addition, Huami currently has a good relationship, so there are no technical restrictions because it does not have such high-end technology.
"Okay, I understand." Gu Dehua nodded and said, "Sedans are actually the biggest market. Unfortunately, the domestic side seems to look down on AMC's sedan technology and is unwilling to introduce our cars."
"This is normal. They all introduce foreign brands. If you are a senior executive in the domestic automobile industry, do you want to introduce Volkswagen, Toyota, GM, or an unknown brand car as the country's main car in the future?" Chen Zhiwen said with a helpless smile and shook his head.
Domestically, although the automobile industry is poor, it still has great requirements for partners. As sedans are the main car type defined in the country in the future, if a joint venture brand is to be introduced, it must be a big brand.
AMC's cars are naturally not as good as those of Toyota and Volkswagen. After all, it is just a small regional brand. If it weren't for Chen Zhiwen's acquisition, no one in China would have heard of AMC.
However, AMC's Jeep is very special. It has always been the king in this field. Although this is only a small market segment, it is still very practical and has a certain domestic demand, so it was naturally introduced.
The fundamental reason why he was willing to acquire AMC was for the Jeep brand. In fact, AMC's other models have no special features at all and can only barely survive. Even in the original history, when Chrysler acquired AMC in 1987, it was also for the Jeep brand. After Chrysler's acquisition, Lee Iacocca scrapped AMC's various sedan models in a short period of time, leaving only Jeep.
There is no willingness from the domestic side to let AMC cars come in, and we cannot force it. The Jeep project will be completed first. As long as some parts are locally produced in a few years, and domestic demand becomes higher, maybe domestic Will agree to reintroduce AMC's sedan production line.
"That's the only way it can be." Gu Dehua nodded and said. He naturally knew the weaknesses of his car technology.
The most important thing for coming to Yanjing this time is to reach cooperation in the automotive field, and the rest is just side effects.
Issues such as domestic cooperation plans, foreign exchange balancing policies, joint development of new models, and localization of parts are all difficult for other auto giants to solve because they care about every penny they may be able to earn. Money, I want to try my best to ensure that I can make greater profits in this cooperation, and the domestic side is naturally the same, protecting its own interests and foreign exchange. Therefore, every negotiation is tense, and various demands are very embarrassing for the other party. , and Volkswagen is a listed company, and there are relatively large internal disputes, making it difficult to reach a unified opinion.
But Chen Zhiwen's idea is completely different. Facing a trillion-level market in the next 50 years, he doesn't care at all how much money he can make in the past ten years. He will even lose money. If he gives up foreign exchange exchange within ten years and invests in auxiliary domestic factories, he will It is totally worth it to successfully enter this market at the earliest possible time.
Besides, Hutchison Whampoa is about to invest in a large number of factories in Yanjing City. If these factories can be selected by AMC and Hutchison Whampoa in the future, their development potential will definitely be extremely strong. As long as a few of them can become small auto parts giants in the future, This investment is profitable. Again, these factories are currently located in Yanjing City. In the future, Hutchison Whampoa will not suffer losses from the land alone.
Therefore, no matter how you look at it, this is a mutually beneficial multi-plan cooperation. In a few years, a very cost-effective van will be released, which will definitely become a hit. It can also increase domestic economic development and even develop terminal retail in Southeast Asia. The system can also introduce such practical models that are suitable for poor countries.
In the next few days, Chen Zhiwen rejected all local officials who wanted to discuss cooperation. They were all small projects. Chen Zhiwen sent them to find Hutchison Whampoa's office in Yanjing. In the future, Hutchison Whampoa will become his leader in domestic investment. As long as Hutchison Whampoa can invest in companies with potential in the fields of home appliances, electronics, automobiles, and infrastructure.
However, the only exception was naturally his uncle. Chen Tianshou personally took action and introduced to Chen Zhiwen the current situation of domestic agricultural canned exports. As a result, he received tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in new investment. However, these were just intentions and would still be handed over in the future. The people from Galaxy Trade will follow up.
On his last day in Yanjing City, Chen Zhiwen met with a big leader again. However, he did not talk about cooperation. Instead, he casually chatted about domestic economic development. Chen Zhiwen also gave some of his own opinions.
On the 2nd and 22nd, Chen Zhiwen left Yanjing and headed to Shanghai. However, he did not choose his own private plane. Instead, he chose to take the train, which is the most profound green train in the memory of the post-80s generation. The main purpose was to Take this opportunity to take a look at the domestic scenery and the general situation in some rural areas.
The Ministry of Railways also received orders from superiors to prepare a high-end carriage specifically for Chen Zhiwen, which was hung in the middle of a train bound for Shanghai.
The total length of this carriage is not that of a normal carriage, and the interior is not luxurious, but it has air conditioning and a refrigerator. There is a diesel generator at the rear of the carriage to power the carriage. Later I found out that this carriage came from a famous Canadian company. It was purchased by a company called Bombardier. Chen Zhiwen had also heard of this company. It was good at motorcycles, train manufacturing, rail transit, private aircraft manufacturing, etc. When he wanted to buy a private jet before, Bombardier's aircraft was also what he had considered. However, due to technical reasons, today's small private jets are far inferior to those of a few decades ago, so they were not considered.
The speed of the green leather train is very slow, but this is also in line with Chen Zhiwen's requirements. He is a person who appreciates scenery. With the camera in his hand, he also took many good photos. One of them seems to have captured a picture of a tiger in the woods. , but because it is too vague, it is somewhat uncertain.
This era is basically the last time that South China tigers can exist in the wild, and they will become extinct in the wild in the future. Otherwise, a fake photo of a wild South China tiger will not be publicized in the future.
Two days and three nights later, the train arrived in Shanghai.
Shanghai Municipality sent relevant cadres from the municipal government to greet him, and also came with Red Bull's senior officials in Shanghai Municipality.
"Hello, Mr. Chen, I am Zhang Youwei, secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee. Welcome to Shanghai." A middle-aged man about 40 years old shook hands politely and smiled.
"Hello, Secretary Zhang." Chen Zhiwen also shook his hand and said.
"Mr. Chen, let me introduce you." Zhang Youwei smiled and introduced the local officials who came to greet Chen Zhiwen.
This time I came to Shanghai, just like Yanjing, I kept a low profile. Therefore, Shanghai sent the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, the Director of the Bureau of Commerce and others.
The train station is obviously not a suitable place for talking. This large group of people are all important people. No matter how low-key they are, there is still a lot of security. So many people gathering together will naturally attract attention and cause the train station to be crowded. More crowded. Therefore, after the polite process was completed, everyone left quickly.
It was already afternoon, so instead of going to the city hall, I went to my residence in Shanghai: Peace Hotel.
Unlike other cities where there are often embarrassing situations where there are no suitable hotels for foreigners to live in, Shanghai, as a large city that has been developing for a century, has a large number of Western-style hotels as early as the Republic of China. Although it may be different from the previous ones in a few decades, There are many differences in foreign hotels, but basically there is no problem in using them. Foreign tourists or business people can also get used to these hotels.
The Peace Hotel was also the hotel most likely to appear in Shanghai TV dramas during the Republic of China. During the Republic of China, it was also the most prosperous hotel for foreigners.
Chen Zhiwen lives in a suite on the highest floor of the Peace Hotel. Standing here, he can see the Huangpu River and many scenic views of Shanghai. However, due to the height limit, he cannot see the scenery further away. arrive.
Currently, the Peace Hotel can be said to be one of the tallest buildings in Shanghai, but it is only 77 meters tall. If you build an office building or hotel here, it can become the tallest hotel in Shanghai.
"Sheng Chen, is this your first time in Shanghai?" In a Western-style restaurant of the Peace Hotel, Hu Yingxiang and Chen Zhiwen of Hehe Industrial were sitting opposite each other, drinking coffee while saying.
"Yes, it is indeed the first time." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said. In the previous life, he had naturally visited the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the economic center of later generations, many times, but this is the first time he came here. In his initial layout, Yanjing is the first stop. This is because the reform has just begun, and large investments require special approval from the central government. Therefore, it may be more convenient to invest near Yanjing first.
However, as the future economic center of Shanghai, its status is naturally worthy of large investments. However, in recent years, there have indeed been no major projects to cooperate with. Because of the Yangtze River water transportation, the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, which is currently the most worthy of investment, the central government also There is no will to build.
Naturally, investment can be made in industry, and factories can be built anywhere. However, the production capacity that Midea can transfer now is also limited. The priority is Shekou, which can build a wholly-owned factory, and Yanjing City, the ZZ center. Red Bull was originally planning to invest in building a food and beverage factory in Shekou, but investment recruiters from the Shanghai Stock Exchange went to Hong Kong to find Red Bull executives and offered to help Red Bull's products enter the domestic market. That's why Chen Zhiwen decided to invest in Shekou. Go to Shanghai to build this new factory.
I came to Shanghai this time for this purpose.
"I've been here several times in Shanghai. The resort project we talked about in Hong Kong has been approved by Shanghai. It's right over there, on a piece of land by the Huangpu River. It's 600 meters long and 600 meters wide. 350 meters, I plan to build 260 villas with different national atmospheres here. There will also be more than a dozen restaurants with different tastes inside, plus independent swimming pools, gyms, cafes, etc. After the design department finalizes the design, the drawings will be It will come out, and you will see it more clearly." Hu Yingxiang pointed to the other side of the Yangtze River, diagonally opposite.
"Okay, you are the expert in this area, I basically won't have any problems." Chen Zhiwen looked at the position in the direction, nodded and said.
Chosen on the edge of the Yangtze River, this location is definitely a prime location among golds, and the hotel was also profitable in the 1980s. Although the average domestic economy is poor, the consumption power above the pyramid is extremely impressive, especially since this is Shanghai. , the economic and industrial center of the Yangtze River Delta, and it will also be a place where a large number of foreign tourists gather. The hotel will not be short of customers at all, and it can make money in both foreign exchange and RMB.
"You're welcome, Mr. Chen. Your real estate investment in Hong Kong is much better than mine. As you expected, Hong Kong's residential market has begun to have problems recently." Hu Yingxiang said with a smile.
"I can only make a rough judgment. Real operations still have to rely on professionals." Chen Zhiwen shrugged and said. Since the Chinese New Year, although land prices in Hong Kong are still transacting, an obvious trend is that industrial land has basically fallen, and residential land has basically fallen. Land use has shown a fluctuating trend, rising and falling. There is no longer a strong upward curve. Only commercial land prices are still rising.
The logic here is very simple. The price of industrial land is determined by the local land price plus the profits from the export of processing industries. When the local land price has increased several times, the latter is almost dying. A large number of factories either go to the mainland or go to the mainland. We have moved to some places in Taiwan or Southeast Asia where labor costs are lower. That is because of the explosion of the electronics industry led by Midea, which has eased some, but the trend is still not good.
Although there is a lot of speculation capital inside, residential land still needs to be taken over by normal people in the end. When the income of a large number of normal people cannot keep up with housing prices, problems will naturally arise in the market. The only exception is commercial land, because Hong Kong has now become a platform for global capital to enter the country. At the same time, the country also needs to rely on Hong Kong to cooperate with foreign countries. The demand for commercial land is extremely high. The rent in Central still rises significantly every year and is stable. commercial land prices.
"Talents like this are the biggest players in the real estate market." Hu Yingxiang smiled and said, "But Chen Sheng's current position in the industrial field is even more enviable."
"Hehe Industrial is doing very well now. I heard that last year's turnover exceeded 100 million, right?" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. As early as 1977, Chen Zhiwen asked Hu Yingxiang to invest in the industrial factory and become a supplier of Midea. Now it has become quite successful in the past few years. achieved.
"Yes, and we are ready to invest in Shekou and Yanjing City together, and continue to follow Midea." Hu Yingxiang said.
"That's good. In the future, as long as you get bigger, your achievements in this area will definitely not be lower than real estate." Chen Zhiwen said.
"I hope so. In this way, I can also provide a large number of domestic jobs for a long time." Hu Yingxiang nodded and said: "Sheng Chen, there is one more thing. These few times I have come to Shanghai, the leaders of Shanghai I also hope that I will invest in Shanghai. I inspected it several times and decided to invest in two large-scale infrastructure projects in Shanghai. One is to build a large thermal power station in SJ District, and the other is to build a cross-river project on the Yangtze River. Bridge.”
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