Reborn Tycoon Rise

"Place the factory in China?" Minister Chen felt delighted. He was also an insider and naturally knew how large RCA's factory in Taoyuan City was. It had nearly 15,000 direct employees and an annual output value of up to 500 million U.S. dollars. This kind of If the project is settled in China, the economic benefits it will bring are extraordinary.

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "Yes, although TVs are not high-tech, they are civilian products that will basically not be eliminated. The global market is worth tens of billions of dollars, which can bring a lot of employment and foreign exchange to the country. , and the government can use these foreign exchanges to purchase high-tech products or technologies. For our company, it can also reduce a lot of costs. We both benefit and each gets what we need."

Minister Chen suppressed the joy in his heart and asked: "I don't know which city Mr. Xu plans to place the factory in. If you haven't chosen it yet, I think Beijing is good. The electronics industry here is developed, and the industrial supporting facilities are not a problem at all. .”

Although he is the deputy minister of the entire Fourth Machinery Department, after all, he was born in the capital and belongs to the capital faction. He is obviously more concerned about the situation of electronic factories in the capital. Since the reform and opening up, a large number of electronic factories have begun to convert from military to civilian, and many electronic factories are currently operating. Due to difficulties, it is difficult to pay wages, and it is entirely dependent on financial subsidies to survive.

Once this large investment is placed in the capital, all nearby electronic factories will naturally be first-come-first-served. Not only will they be able to obtain orders, but they may also be able to obtain foreign exchange.

Xu Zhi shook his head and refused: "The factory will not be placed in the capital. I plan to place it in Shenhai City."

"Deep sea?" Minister Chen was stunned for a moment. According to his concept, such a large-scale project would naturally be placed either in the capital or in Shanghai. He never expected that a newly established small city would be his opponent.

"Mr. Xu, why should we place it in the deep sea? I know that there is rapid development there, but there is no foundation for the electronics industry?" This is a large investment by a foreign company. He, a minister, cannot decide the investment location for others. The central government currently has The policy is to attract foreign investment. In many cases, compromises will be made if issues of principle are not involved.

And now only he knows about this project. Once the banquet is over, it must be reported to the central government. You must know that places such as Shanghai and Jinling also have backends in the ministry, and they will face competition from all parties.

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "Placing it in Shenhai City is mainly because it is very close to the mainland of Xiangjiang and is convenient for us to manage. As for the industrial supporting facilities, this is indeed an issue I care about. The reason why I am speaking out about this plan now is because I want to I know if my project is settled in Shenhai City, can the Fourth Machinery Department help to relocate some state-owned electronics factories to Shenhai City to help us complete the establishment of the entire industrial supporting facilities."

One of the most important indicators of a large factory is supplier management, such as the automobile production bases of later generations. If you pay attention, you can find that although these companies compete with each other, production factories still like to gather together. The fundamental reason is that when a company is established After the industrial supporting facilities are successfully established, it will be much easier for subsequent companies of the same type to build factories, and an automobile industry city will naturally be formed.

Shenhai City is developing rapidly, but it actually refers to infrastructure. Several state-owned electronics factories have also settled in, but it is far from the requirements of a large factory like RCA. If it does not get help from the government, even if the project is established, there will be a large amount of retail waste. Parts must be purchased from inland cities.

There is not even a single expressway in the mainland now, and the existing road network is linked through various cities. To go to a distant city, you have to drive through the urban areas of all the cities in between. The transportation cost is extremely high. In addition, in this era, drivers who can travel long distances are even rarer than trucks, and the knowledge of directions is extremely high.

But this is still a small problem. The bigger one is communication. Not to mention the current phone calls. Even WeChat in the 21st century is not as convenient as face-to-face handling of technical issues. The most important thing for large factories is efficiency. If Midea establishes its own supply system , it is impossible to do it in three to five years, but in this case, the golden time of the 1980s will be wasted.

"That's right. I'll report it immediately tonight." Minister Chen nodded. This kind of matter involves the decision-making of the entire department and even needs to be reported to the State Council. Naturally, he cannot make a decision. He can only wait until after the banquet to report it.

Xu Zhi continued: "Minister Chen, in addition to the RCA factory, I also have an investment project."

"What project? Mr. Xu gave us so many surprises today." Minister Chen couldn't wait. You must know that just the RCA factory project has already completed the task of arranging for their group to receive the delegation. The requirement given above is to attract US$100 million in investment.

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "This investment is not in the electronics industry, but in the automobile industry?"

"Cars?" Minister Chen was stunned for a moment and asked, "Mr. Xu also owns a car company?"

"Strictly speaking, I own a truck company?" Xu Zhi replied with a smile. Although he spent a lot of money to acquire Mack Trucks in the United States, it did not attract much attention. In the final analysis, trucks are not civilian products, and the company is easy to The Lord has nothing to do with most people and will naturally not attract attention.

If Xu Zhi acquires a car company, even a small one, it will definitely cause a sensation.

It didn't even attract much attention in the United States, let alone Hong Kong and the mainland. It is estimated that even the First Machinery Department, a department specifically responsible for the machinery industry, would not notice this information.

Minister Chen smiled and said: "I didn't expect that Mr. Xu has so many companies, even heavy industries such as trucks. Let's do this. After the banquet, I will contact a leader of the First Machinery Department who has a good relationship with me and ask him to Report the matter."

"Okay, thank you very much, Minister Chen." Xu Zhi said with a smile. When he came to the mainland this time, he prepared three gifts. The first one was the Wubi input method, which could solve the problems faced by the entire Han nation in the computer age. The second one was the RCA factory. The third one was naturally prepared to work with The mainland government jointly builds a truck factory.

Although Minister Chen failed to persuade Xu Zhi to locate the electronics factory in the capital, he was obviously quite satisfied with today's harvest. A large factory with a total output value of hundreds of millions of dollars will be able to bring at least hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign exchange to the country every year in the future. It can also create employment and help the development of the domestic electronics industry, which can achieve numerous benefits.

Xu Zhi also came back to his senses with satisfaction. The two of them didn't chat for long, but all kinds of delicacies were served. However, this environment is not a place for you to eat full. The dishes at the reception are very exquisite and beautiful. , the taste is good, but the quantity is not much, everyone only tastes it.