After visiting the Red Bull factory in Shanghai, the group went back the same way, and the time was quite urgent, because if it was later, the number of ferries would be limited. The current Huangpu River or Yangtze River is still one of the main modes of transportation on the east-west artery. First, it's a little better during the day, but at night there are restrictions on boats crossing the river. It's too dark and it's easy to get into trouble. There are far fewer cross-ferries. This also causes more people from get off work to be crowded here before dark. .
Although there is a bridge on the Huangpu River, it is impossible to go around all the places that are too far away, right? It's okay for cars if they don't worry about fuel consumption, but not for pedestrians and bicycles. It's too far to go around, so you can only wait for the ferry.
At 5:30 in the afternoon, the group returned to the Peace Hotel, where Zhao Daohan, director of the Shanghai Investment Promotion Bureau, hosted a banquet in honor of Chen Zhiwen and others.
Chen Zhiwen was naturally very happy to face the banquet hosted by the Director of Shanghai Investment Promotion Bureau. Shanghai City has a very special status in the country and is heavier than many provinces. It is the center of the national economy. A few decades ago, Shanghai City had a very special status. The city accounts for 35% of the country's total economic output. Although it is not that exaggerated now, the proportion is still extremely high.
"Mr. Chen, please take a seat." As soon as Chen Zhiwen entered the private room, Zhao Daohan, director of the Investment Promotion Bureau, stood up and greeted him with a smile.
"Thank you, Director Zhao." Chen Zhiwen replied politely, and then sat down. An assistant and Qin Zhihao who were following him also sat down next to him.
There were not many people at this banquet. In addition to the director and deputy director, there were also two officials from the China Merchants Bureau, who were the first two people to go to Hong Kong to introduce Red Bull.
"Mr. Chen, let me toast you first." Deputy Director Wang raised his glass first and said with a smile: "As a Chinese, Mr. Chen was able to defeat several major British business giants in a place like Hong Kong and acquire them. , I have to say I admire you very much.”
"Deputy Director Wang has received the award. This is also thanks to the strength of the country. Otherwise, we Chinese in Hong Kong would not have this opportunity to obtain a fair business environment." Chen Zhiwen also raised his glass, stood up and said with a smile.
The so-called business scale actually depends on the country behind it. The most fundamental reason why the current financial giants, oil giants, and military industry giants in the United States can dominate the world is the strength of the country behind them. The same will be true for the future Internet. Internet giants cannot be born in Europe. In addition to the language difference, this is also one of the fundamental reasons.
The Chinese in Hong Kong can be more confident if the country has obtained the status of the Five Permanent Members. Otherwise, even if the Chinese in Hong Kong really rely on their strength to become one of the business giants, they will not be able to overpower the British capital. At most, they will be in areas that the British capital is not good at. There are some achievements, such as the shipping field 20 years ago, because the main market was overseas, and Hong Kong British capital could not manage that far.
"Yes, if the country becomes strong, then everyone's life will be easier." Director Zhao said with emotion: "Although I have never been to Hong Kong, I also know that although there are many poor people in Hong Kong, compared to the Shanghai Stock Exchange It’s much stronger, much stronger than other places in the country.”
"It also developed step by step. Many Chinese in Hong Kong in the 1950s were not as good as those in Shanghai now. I think that in ten or twenty years, the domestic living standards will be much better than now." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.
In later generations of the Internet, many people complain about their poor living conditions and want to live in peace. They even envy that their previous generation lived a trouble-free life in the 1970s and 1980s.
This is all nonsense. In the 1970s and 1980s, only a small number of people could afford to eat. Many people had very poor food. They might not be able to eat meat a few times a year. Those who were even worse might not have enough to eat. Those who were able to retain information or photos and videos into the Internet era were the most affluent places and people in the country at that time, such as big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
People in later generations will feel like they are working hard and want to lie down. In fact, this is the result of the improvement of the entire country's economy and industry. A similar principle is that ten dollars an hour in developed countries is equivalent to a month's income of people in poor countries.
Because you can live for a few days just by working a day's work, the great gods of Sanhe can exist. If this were placed in Southeast Asia, Africa and other places in the 1990s or the 21st century, if you didn't work hard, you would have starved to death.
"I'm borrowing Mr. Chen's good words." Director Zhao said with a smile: "It's just that if you want to develop, you must have industry. I heard that Midea Group, a subsidiary of Chen Sheng, now has two electronic products that are best-selling throughout the United States. Hong Kong and Many factories in Wanwan are too late to produce. I wonder if I can take over this business in Shanghai?"
"This is not possible for the time being. Currently, there are no plans to move gaming electronic products to Hong Kong. The production capacity is tight. This is only caused by the initial outbreak overseas. Once the first batch of people buy it, the subsequent demand will not be that big." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said in denial.
Since before Christmas last year, after the Famicom was launched in the United States, the demand has been very large. However, this situation cannot exist forever. In addition, Hong Kong has been prepared for a long time, so it was affected in the early stage. When the market trend Once it is stable, a balance between production and sales can be achieved.
As the current pillar of Hong Kong industry, Chen Zhiwen does not plan to transfer the gaming industry away in the short term, because this is one of the foundations of his transcendent status in Hong Kong. As long as he controls more than 100,000 people under his own and related supply chains, If he is employed, then everyone needs to respect him three points.
Besides, when it comes to the transfer of the supply chain of the most core products, sufficient preparation is also required. Otherwise, if something goes wrong during the process and affects the quality of the sales end, the consequences will be disastrous. In this regard, the so-called low-cost OEM actually It doesn't make much sense. It's a profit-making industry, and it doesn't matter if the production cost is higher.
In the future, the mainland will not be able to become the world's factory by relying on cheap labor. The most important thing is a complete industrial chain and a large number of high-quality workers.
"What if our factory in Shanghai supplies Midea? Even the simplest plastic parts will do. Our cost in Shanghai in this regard should be much lower than that in Hong Kong." Deputy Director Wang added. For the deputy director of the Shanghai Investment Promotion Bureau, it is not worth bringing up the matter of being a supplier personally, but it also depends on who the customer is and how much profit it can bring.
"You can try it, but our Midea has very high requirements for parts. If the requirements are not met, it may lead to claims. I want to make this clear in advance." Chen Zhiwen said.
With the current labor costs in Hong Kong, compared with the Shanghai Stock Exchange, which also has part of the industrial base, there is indeed no advantage in some of the simplest commodities. Some less important parts such as plastic shells still abide by the most basic principles: the same Whoever can make it cheaper under the same quality will get orders.
"No matter how difficult it is, you always need to give it a try before you know whether it works." Deputy Director Wang nodded and said. People like them still know a little bit about the basic business conditions overseas. No matter what industry, if you want to make more money, you must take some risks. .
"Well, after I return to Hong Kong, I will talk to the people at Midea about this matter, and they will send people to Shanghai to communicate with the factories here." Chen Zhiwen said.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chen." Director Zhao also said: "If Mr. Chen has any requirements for me in the Shanghai Stock Exchange, or if we can work together, please bring it up at any time. We, the Shanghai Stock Exchange, are willing to cooperate with Mr. Chen in this way. Hong Kong businessmen cooperate."
"Okay." Chen Zhiwen nodded, raised his glass and responded.
When I come to China this time, the projects that can be invested in are basically the same. Let’s not talk about the special industry of automobiles. Yanjing City focuses on home appliances, and Shanghai City focuses on food. They rely on exports while ensuring In order to enter the domestic market under the premise of maintaining a balanced foreign exchange, making money is a trivial matter. Let’s first introduce the brand into the country.
Others are not needed for the time being. Except for the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan Expressway, Chen Zhiwen is not planning to invest in other infrastructure projects for the time being. As for Hu Yingxiang’s many ambitious projects, although they look scary, he wants to complete them. It takes a long time, and with so many projects, the negotiations involved will definitely take a long time. It would be great to reach an intention within two years. But when it really becomes possible to invest, that will be 84 years later. The environment is already suitable for large-scale investment in China.
However, some small projects will continue, such as the mainland purchase plan for light industrial products that Galaxy Trading has been trying. Now, the U.S. retail market in the 1980s will be in the stage of unveiling new retail forces and old retail forces. Several major retailers led by Wal-Mart will challenge traditional giants such as Celtics and Sears. Although Costco has a different model, it will also participate. The business model here is actually that small profits but quick turnover will gradually replace the previous ones. The default regional monopoly retail model naturally requires reliance on cheaper supplies. Galaxy Trading will make every effort to reduce procurement costs.
As for other businesses, the main purpose of investment is to enter the domestic market and at the same time use the advantage of cheap domestic labor to develop some simple light industries.
PS: There will be another update tonight
(End of chapter)
