"Do you want Midea to produce game consoles in Shekou?" Chen Zhiwen asked.
"Yes, I have done a survey. First, although Hong Kong's economy is not very good now and there is a crisis, the labor costs in Hong Kong have not dropped. They are still about the same as the previous two years. Compared with Shekou, they are ten times higher. Several times. Second, I also found that the current production capacity in Hong Kong has been far behind the order demand of Midea Electronics. In the past year, a large number of Midea's orders have been given to the electronics factory in Wanwan. Although the electronics factory in Wanwan The cost is a little lower, but it's still not as good as the one in Shekou." Yuan Geng analyzed that since he wanted a big order from others, he had naturally made preparations and checked a lot of information.
"But the most important thing over Wanwan is not the labor cost, but the mature industrial chain and a large number of high-quality workers and engineers in the electronics industry. As early as the 1960s, Wanwan began to cultivate the electronics industry, and even several universities have Having relevant majors, that’s why I gave priority to production in Wanwan. Shekou can’t compare with this, right?” Chen Zhiwen asked rhetorically.
Hong Kong's production capacity, although Chen Zhiwen has been prepared for it, still cannot keep up with the demand in the European, American and Japanese markets. This is actually normal. In the original history, after Nintendo's Gameboy became popular, it was not enough to find OEMs in Japan. In the end, it was relying on Wanwan to ensure production capacity. Now Midea's performance in the handheld market is no worse than that of Nintendo in history. It also includes home game consoles, game cartridges, some arcade machines, etc. The first two The number can easily be measured in millions, which is naturally not enough for the city of Hong Kong.
In addition to the similar language and culture, I chose Wanwan because of its electronic foundation.
Even TSMC's success is inseparable from the Taiwanese government's support of the electronics industry for more than ten years and the creation of a large number of talents.
"We are indeed lacking in this area, but we can definitely attract talents from other cities. Mr. Chen may not know that currently, many talents in China are willing to come to Shenhai City, and our Shekou is even more attractive!" Yuan Geng said .
"District Chief Yuan, if you want Midea to transfer some more production capacity, this is actually not a big problem. Hong Kong has actually always had this plan, but the core game-related industries are not available for the time being, at least in the past two or three years. Not very good." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said: "Besides, when we invest in a place, we are also optimistic that this place has the various infrastructure, talent reserves, transportation environment, etc. we need, rather than the other way around. We invest first, and then the place will Slowly improving to meet our needs, in this case, it is impossible for any company in the world to do this.
Unless it is a very low-end industry, a personnel-intensive industry that only requires someone to have some electricity, in that case you can invest as long as it is almost there. "
Electric fans and radios actually fall into this category. When labor costs and factory rental costs increased in Hong Kong a few years ago, they needed to be transferred overseas. At that time, it was actually possible to go to Wanwan, but Chen Zhiwen knew that Wanwan The labor cost will also get higher and higher in a few years. However, the mainland has just opened up, and the Shekou Industrial Zone can be wholly owned. At the same time, because of the large scale of its industry, it helps the Shekou Industrial Zone by the way, but it is not free. Yes, it’s just providing loan assistance!
"Then transfer a little bit here first, how about we try it? If the effect is good, we can discuss the next step? How about it? In terms of tax, we can give greater discounts." Yuan Geng thought for a while and said, I also know that it is a bit difficult to transfer other people's core industries.
"Actually, even if the production of game consoles is placed in Shekou, you can only assemble it. The core PCB board production is a high-tech process. We only have a small part in Hong Kong, and most of it is outsourced. As for the One of the chips cannot be made in Hong Kong," said Chen Zhiwen.
"It doesn't matter, we will do the assembly first. I don't want to make those high-tech electronic products. Once the assembly is done, we can also make the most basic plastic parts of the casing and internal wires. Shekou already has these. The factory used to supply fans, so the requirements were not high." Yuan Geng said with a smile.
"I can arrange for some handheld consoles to be produced in Shekou, but can they be sold in China?" Chen Zhiwen asked after thinking for a moment.
Originally, its own handheld home game consoles were only prepared for European, American, Japanese and some Southeast Asian markets. Domestically, they didn’t pay much attention to them. They were mainly game products, not daily necessities. In theory, the central government must We will not allow this kind of thing to enter the domestic market. Although there are various other ways to enter the domestic market, if it cannot be sold openly, then the market will not be very big.
But since the country wants its own production capacity, it is natural that it needs the domestic market, so that everyone can make money.
"This may be a bit difficult!" Yuan Geng said with a frown.
"Isn't it okay to maintain a foreign exchange balance?" Chen Zhiwen said.
"Mainly products such as games may be a bit troublesome in China." Yuan Geng said with some embarrassment: "And I know the price of Midea game consoles. Even an ordinary handheld console may be worth the price of one for many people in China." Month’s salary.”
"There is no shortage of rich people in China." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. The average domestic economy is indeed not doing well, but high-end consumption capacity is still good, such as air conditioners. In the mid-1980s, the domestic price of an air conditioner was several thousand. Because of the current lack of electricity across the country, additional fees are levied on the installation of large electrical appliances. For air conditioners, you generally need to charge 1,000-3,000 yuan depending on the power consumption, but even so, the annual sales volume of air conditioners can still reach 50,000-100,000 units.
"Okay, let me inquire about this matter. If it can be sold in appropriate quantities domestically, I will send someone to notify Mr. Chen." Yuan Geng said.
"Okay, if possible, I will build a game console assembly factory in Shekou." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.
Although Midea is a non-listed company, relevant personnel can roughly know the cost by dismantling Midea equipment, and combined with the selling price of the terminal, they can know the huge profits. Although many people in the mainland have missed the development of the electronic age, it is so big With a population base, there will always be people with this ability.
Domestic demand for foreign exchange in the 1980s can be said to be endless. It is said that gold has been sold in the past two years to balance the foreign exchange deficit. Too much equipment needs to be imported. Especially the domestic leadership has a long-term vision and knows that heavy industry will be the future decades. Therefore, no matter how difficult it is now, we still need to introduce various steel, chemical, petroleum, fertilizer and other equipment. These equipment production lines can easily cost hundreds of millions of dollars. The pressure on domestic foreign exchange is indescribable.
However, the development of later generations has proved that precisely because of the huge heavy industry base, the domestic economy has moved forward bravely with almost no pause after entering the 21st century. This is a very rare case. You must know that it attracted foreign investment earlier than the domestic reform. Southeast Asian countries, Mexico, South American countries, Eastern European countries, etc. are born with various geographical advantages, but they stagnated after developing to a certain extent. The fundamental reason is that there is no heavy industry. In global history, except for the mainland, Japan and South Korea followed the same path.
With the current foreign exchange reserves almost falling to 0, domestic parties naturally want to earn more foreign exchange, and the same is true for Shekou Industrial Zone. This is the vanguard of reform, and all parts of the country are paying attention to it.
Chen Zhiwen doesn't mind migrating part of his production capacity to China, which can create foreign exchange, employment and reduce his own costs for the country, but he still needs his products to enter the domestic market.
In fact, even if you don't enter the country yourself, domestic imitators will appear in a few years. The market demand for games is inevitable, so it is better to let yourself get it. This should be yours.
"Mr. Chen, there is one more thing. The Shekou port is about to be built for the second phase. If you need to continue the joint venture, you will need to send relevant personnel over." Yuan Geng continued.
"Oh, Shekou's export volume is developing so fast?" Chen Zhiwen said in surprise. You must know that the export volume of the first phase of Shekou Port he invested in was 30 times that of the goods in the Shekou Industrial Park at that time. In just two years, it could Such a big increase?
"It is impossible to rely on Shekou alone. No matter how good the economy of the Shekou Industrial Zone is, it is only a small area. The main reason is that a large amount of goods in Shenzhen City have begun to be exported through Shekou. This is also thanks to the port city built by Mr. Chen. It is semi-automated equipment and extremely efficient. The price of exporting here is much cheaper than going to Hong Kong. The most important thing is that it costs less foreign exchange." Yuan Geng said.
"That makes sense, okay, I'll ask Hutchison to send someone over." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.
In the original history, the total area of Shekou was only 2 square kilometers, and it was all a mess of light industry. The export volume was very low. Naturally, the port at that time was also very average, and they were basically Hong Kong-owned factories. The Shekou Port Its function is actually to package the goods and transport them by sea to the port in Hong Kong for export to other places around the world.
But things are different now. Suppliers of Midea and Galaxy Trading have built large-scale factories in Shekou, and the export volume of goods has increased dozens of times. The ports invested by Hutchison Whampoa are naturally very international, and at the same time, they are chartered by Ship King. Yugang directly attracted some international cargo ships, opening up a complete closed loop.
At the same time, because the economy is better, the transportation from Shekou to Shenhai City is not bad, which naturally leads to more Shenzhen factories exporting from Shekou instead of spending more foreign exchange to take the Hong Kong route.
“This time, we are also preparing to expand the port even larger. This is actually what Shenhai City means. It is estimated that it will take several years to build the Yantian Port in Shenhai City, but Shenhai City’s exports can no longer wait. "Yuan Geng said.
"Yantian Port?" Chen Zhiwen looked a little moved and asked, "Is Yantian Port ready to start construction?"
Although the port is an important business of Hutchison Whampoa, Chen Zhiwen does not care too much about it. Now that he heard the name, he remembered that Yantian Port will be one of the largest ports in the country in the future.
"The planned project is very small in scale. The first phase of investment is only 900,000 yuan." Yuan Geng asked strangely. He felt that Chen Zhiwen seemed to be interested in this, but it was only a 900,000 yuan project? That shouldn't be the case, right?
(End of chapter)
