Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

Although the Malaysian Kuok Group agreed to invest in the past, Hong Kong local tycoon Guo Desheng agreed to visit Saudi Arabia. But for a country, one or two enterprises are far from enough, and it can only be described as a drop in the bucket. Help people to the end and send Buddha to the West. After all, Prince Sultan is also his father-in-law, so he must do his best where he should help.

Bao Zixuan plans to negotiate with Xiangjiang’s local food and catering giant Maxim’s Group to see if they can invest in and build a factory in Saudi Arabia.

Wu Shunde, founder of Maxim's Group, chairman and general manager of the group, was a little surprised when he received a call from Bao Zixuan. After all, he didn't have much friendship with the other party. Since the last time we went to Kyoto, China, it can be said that there has been basically no contact.

After all, they are in different industries, so it is normal for them not to overlap. Could it be that he wanted Maxim to enter Heiyun Town? He didn't think so quickly. Moreover, many people have a piece of cake in Heiyun Town, so there is no need to worry about businesses entering.

Although I don’t know clearly, I still have to meet. At least this face must be given. Last time I went to Kyoto, I caused a lot of trouble for others, so I must return this favor.

And even if there is no such relationship, it seems that no one will refuse if he wants to take advantage of the richest man and ask you to meet him.

After hanging up the phone at Bao Zixuan, Wu Shunde called his brother, Wu Zhande, the other founder of Maxim's Group, over. There is a ten-year age difference between the two brothers, but as an older brother, he still recognizes his younger brother's ability and ability to inquire about information.

Although he is over 70 years old, Wu Shunde takes good care of himself and is very energetic. According to his age, which is basically the age when an old man retires, he can still serve as the leader of the company without making any decision-making mistakes; he can also maintain the rapid development of the company, which is really rare.

When he came to his brother's office, Wu Zhande was a little confused. Usually he is basically outside and doesn't have much time to return to his work headquarters. And in my memory, my eldest brother seemed to have never been so anxious to call him back. After all, Maxim's Group has developed very steadily, and neither of them has particularly big ambitions.

In addition, it attaches great importance to safety, and there is absolutely no cheating in raw materials, production processes, employee recruitment, and taxation; this kind of enterprise will not expand too fast, but there will not be too many problems.

Back at the company headquarters, Wu Zhande came to his eldest brother's office.

Seeing his brother coming back, Wu Shunde said with a smile: "I called you back in such a hurry mainly because I received an unexpected phone call. You are familiar with the situation and are well-informed. Please help me analyze what is going on."

It must be a big shot call to make Big Brother take it so seriously. If you are an ordinary person, as a Wu family brother, you don't need to care too much.

Wu Zhande smiled and said, "Is it because of the phone number of our richest man in Hong Kong? That's why I feel a little strange."

The second brother can even guess this, which means he must know something about the situation. It seems that in many cases, at least in terms of sources of information, this younger brother is much more informed than his eldest brother.

In fact, the reason why James Wu is so sure is because he knows what happened in golf yesterday. I happened to be there yesterday, even though the Wu family is not engaged in the real estate industry. However, the Wu family owns a large number of stores, so it is inevitable that they have to deal with real estate developers.

Similar to this interaction, Wu Shunde is older and does not like socializing. More importantly, he is better at business management and does not like to participate in such activities. On the other hand, Wu Zhande was very good at this kind of activities, so the second brother Wu Zhande took part in all the external liaison and entertainment matters.

Maxim's Group, which has stores all over Hong Kong, will definitely receive an invitation to the industry summit organized by the real estate five tigers. With the number of stores owned by Maxim's Group, no real estate developer dares to ignore their existence. It is considered a very important part of commercial real estate, and it is reasonable to attend parties.

I saw Bao Zixuan playing ball with members of the Middle Eastern royal family, and beside him were the Malaysian Kuok family and his son. After visiting him and five real estate tycoons, only Guo Desheng was the happiest. Combining the descriptions given by several people after they came back, the smart Mr. Wu naturally knew what was going on.

He still knows very well about the Malaysian Guo family. There are many cooperations between the two parties. The Shangri-La Hotel also has a Maxim's store, and a large amount of white sugar is usually purchased from the Kuok Group. It can be said that the two companies are very familiar with each other, and at least the cooperation process was very pleasant.

As for Guo Desheng's happiness, it is also because he owns an oil pressing factory. At present, most of the cooking oil in Xiangjiang is supplied by the Guo Desheng family, and even Maxim's Group is no exception. Saudi Arabia's rapid increase in grain production in recent years has often made headlines in major news media. Originally an oil country, it is now moving towards a food power, and the people are shocked.

Maxim's Group also has food processing plants under its umbrella, so Mr. Bao was not calling Wu's family to meet for his own business; he was helping Prince Sultan of Saudi Arabia.

After Wu Zhande explained in detail what happened at the golf club yesterday, Wu Shunde immediately understood what was going on.

Wu Shunde said with a smile: "My second brother is still well-informed, otherwise I would have missed something important."

"What you mean is that the Prince of Saudi Arabia came over and wanted Maxim's Group to invest in Saudi Arabia. But because of the other party's identity, many things are not suitable for him to come forward in person, so he asked Bao Zixuan for help. It is said that the richest man Bao has a very good relationship with the Middle Eastern royal family. Now It seems that what he said is true. The other party even comes to him for things like attracting investment, so it must be because they trust him."

"Do you think Maxim's Group should invest in Saudi Arabia? After all, we have never dealt with people from the Middle East before."

Currently, Maxim's Group operates Chinese, Western, Japanese, Southeast Asian, fast food, Western cakes, Starbucks coffee shops, and Tung Hoi Tong in Hong Kong, as well as providing institutional catering services to a number of local industrial, commercial, educational and other institutions and hospitals.

Mainland China has already carried out some business, but other places have not yet been involved. As for the Middle East, I had never even thought about it before.

Wu Zhande knew what his eldest brother was worried about. This eldest brother was good at everything but had no ambition. Otherwise, based on the establishment time of Maxim's Group and its revenue. If you enter the real estate industry early, the Wu family will definitely have more than this wealth. Even if you invest in stocks, your family wealth will grow rapidly. But even if the eldest brother disagrees, it doesn't mean there is no benefit at all. No matter what kind of crisis occurs in Xiangjiang, Maxim's Group can stand firm and develop steadily. It cannot be said that it is a decision-making mistake.

Wu Zhande: "Of course we have to go, and we have to go all out. No matter what the British think, the Wu family must get out. I am not thinking about our two brothers. After all, my eldest brother is over 70 years old, and I am over 60 years old; we two He still has a few years to live."

"But what about the children in the family? Everyone is guarding a bakery. They may be able to live a good life, but as there are more and more children, the family will inevitably be divided into pieces."

"Right now, Maxim's Group is still managed by our Wu family. Until then. If the British try to do something, it's hard to say whether Maxim's surname is Wu or not."

Dairy Milk International Co., Ltd. currently holds 50% of Maxim's shares, but the decision-making power is still owned by the Wu family.

On December 15, 1972, Land announced that it had acquired 90% of the shares of the Milk Company. Therefore, in accordance with Article 168 of the Hong Kong Company Law, Land conducted a compulsory acquisition from the remaining small shareholders on April 8, 1973. In the end, Land successfully acquired the entire Milk Company. .

And Land is a subsidiary of Jardine Matheson Company, so currently the largest shareholder of Maxim's Group is not the Wu family, but Jardine Matheson.

It's just because there was an agreement at the beginning that the management rights were in the hands of the Wu family. If the British get up to something, the management of Maxim's Group is likely to change hands.

There are many things that have to be guarded against, especially at this time. The return of Xiangjiang is a foregone conclusion. No one knows what Yihe will consider at that time; or what it wants to do.

Wu Shunde: "When it comes to negotiations, we will go there together. You are better at dealing with people. The Wu family needs to seize this opportunity in the Middle East. Who do you think is more appropriate to send there?"

After hearing what the eldest brother said, Wu Zhande knew that the eldest brother had made up his mind. Then things will be much easier to handle. As for who to send there, we can do an inspection. The top priority is to finalize the cooperation.

In fact, Wu Shunde thinks so, because he has been engaged in business operations and management, and would be more concerned about sending people over to manage. Wu Zhande is mainly responsible for dealing with external parties, so he wants to finalize the contract before making a decision. It can be said that the two people are in different positions and positions, and their ideas will naturally be different. But from the company's perspective, Mr. Wu may be more pragmatic. Nothing has been agreed upon, and it is still too early to consider who should be sent to manage it.

But Wu Shunde's more comprehensive and thoughtful consideration allowed the two brothers to complement each other perfectly; this can be said to be vividly reflected in this matter.