Reborn Tycoon Rise

Shanghai in the 1980s was far from the Pearl of the Orient a few decades later. The buses on the road were very old, and many were trams left over from the Republic of China. Resources were also very tight. There were many people on the bus stops. Waiting in line for the bus. When you are nervous, you may have to wait several rounds just to get on the bus.

Outside of Puxi, most buildings are two-story buildings with roofs that look like shacks. Some commercial streets are actually composed of countless small shops, which are very similar to the small commodity markets of later generations.

The Municipal Government Building is actually a white building from the Republic of China period. There is also a dome design on the roof, which has a strong sense of déjà vu.

Following Wang Weide, Xu Zhi quickly arrived at the office.

Seeing Xu Zhi's arrival, Huang Daohan immediately stood up and walked over, smiled and shook hands and said: "Mr. Xu, welcome."

"It's disturbing your work." Xu Zhi said with a smile.

"No, Mr. Xu is so polite. Please sit down." Huang Daohan took Xu Zhi and sat on the sofa in front of the desk.

Huang Daohan said: "I heard that Mark Company's negotiations have gone very smoothly these days. It seems that we will be able to start formal cooperation soon!"

"Of course, the earlier the cooperation, the better!" Xu Zhi said with a smile. The negotiation with the Shanghai Stock Exchange was actually very simple, involving nothing more than the factory address, joint venture allocation, management issues, employee arrangements, etc.

The address is relatively simple, it is placed in Anting Town, which is also the location of the future SAIC Volkswagen factory.

The joint venture allocation is that the US side invests in foreign exchange and US dollars, and the Chinese side invests in land, part of cash, construction projects and other projects. The specific number has not yet been determined. As for the shares, it is 51% of the Chinese side. There is no way to change this. This is the current joint venture law. Specified.

The American side of the management rights is unwilling to give in at all, which is what Xu Zhi arranged. The two sides have a big dispute on this issue, but it is normal. There will always be many disputes in such a large investment.

Generally speaking, the progress of the negotiations is much faster than that of the Volkswagen project, because the United States has made great concessions on localization, which is a great temptation for the Chinese side. In contrast, the Volkswagen project has been wrangling on this issue for who knows how long.

This is also what Huang Daohan is quite satisfied with. Trucks are important production materials. The transportation of goods across the country relies heavily on trucks, and domestic trucks are also extremely tight at present. Although Shanghai is the industrial center of the country, in the automotive field There is only one large tractor factory. If the Mark project is established, the economy of that area will be boosted and the government's tax revenue will also increase a lot.

After chatting casually for a few words, Huang Daohan took the initiative to get down to business and asked: "Mr. Xu, I heard from Xiao Wang that you have a new investment plan. I don't know what the project is?"

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "I wonder if some of the infrastructure projects in Shanghai can be opened to our Hong Kong investment?"

After the mainland reformed, it has been aiming to attract foreign investment for basic infrastructure construction. However, whether the investment can be made depends on the approval of the central and local governments, and infrastructure must also be joint ventures. Under normal circumstances, there will be no major problems with the central government. Local governments do not On the other hand, you have to deal with various details, and you also need to consider development needs, or how to reasonably recover investment in the future.

"In principle, there is no problem. I wonder what infrastructure projects Mr. Xu wants to invest in?" Huang Daohan asked with a smile. Although Shanghai has the highest tax revenue in the country in recent years, a large amount of fiscal revenue has been handed over to the central government. On the contrary, there is often no money for urban infrastructure maintenance.

Xu Zhidao: "In the past few days, I have been traveling around Shanghai and enjoying the beautiful scenery in various places. However, I found that if I want to go to Pudong, it is very troublesome. I have to wait too long for the ferry, and I heard that it is difficult to commute to and from work. It’s even more crowded at times, and there was even a stampede in the past, so I think if I can build a bridge between Pudong and Puxi, it will be of great help to people’s travel!”

"Build a bridge?" Huang Daohan immediately fell into deep thought after hearing this. After a while, he said: "Mr. Xu's proposal is indeed a good one. The people in Shanghai really need such a bridge."

"Economic construction as the center" is the work point put forward by the top leadership of the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. This sentence is the core element of the current development of the mainland government. This means that everything in the country must make concessions on this issue. It is also It’s a hurdle that every official can’t get around.

But the most important thing for economic development is convenient transportation. With smooth transportation, factory goods can be transported quickly and at low cost, and people can travel easily and simply. The former stimulates industry, and the latter stimulates consumption. This is an inevitable condition for the economic development of a region.

Hu Yingxiang was the first Hong Kong investor to take advantage of the situation and invested in the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway, which will be the most profitable expressway in the mainland in the future.

If you want to be rich, build roads first. This is a truth that existed in ancient times!

Xu Zhi said: "You're welcome. My Hutchison Whampoa Company has a branch. Its main business is to find suitable infrastructure projects for investment around the world. I am personally very optimistic about this bridge connecting the Huangpu River. We Benefits can be obtained, the people of Shanghai City can also gain greater convenience, and the Shanghai Municipal Government can also obtain tax revenue, killing three birds with one stone."

Huang Daohan smiled and said: "That's right, our government attracts foreign investment not to take advantage of foreign businessmen, but for common development.

In fact, I am ashamed to say that our municipal party committee has long had the idea of ​​building a bridge connecting Pudong and Puxi, but we have been short of funds and unable to initiate the project. Mr. Xu’s proposal of this plan now really solves our urgent need! "

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "I have arranged for several bridge construction engineers to come from Xiangjiang. I won't say anything about the specific investment plan or funds, but I have some ideas that I would like to share with you here."

Huang Daohan smiled and said, "Mr. Xu, please tell me."

Xu Zhidao: "Although Shanghai is the largest city in the mainland, the number of cars is actually not high. If the bridge only serves cars, although it can ease traffic, it still cannot achieve the best effect, so in our case In the plan, the more important purpose of this bridge is to build it for ordinary people to travel, especially the large number of workers riding bicycles during rush hours, who also need to pass the bridge conveniently."

Huang Daohan didn't quite understand and asked: "Aren't there sidewalks on both sides of the bridge? People can walk on both sides?"

"Just the sidewalks on both sides are not enough!" Xu Zhi shook his head and said: "I plan to use a double-layer structure like the Nanpu Bridge, with cars on the top and the bottom layer not for trains, but for pedestrians."

"Mr. Xu is indeed very thoughtful." Huang Daohan said after thinking for a while. At present, the number of bicycles in Shanghai is estimated to be the largest in the world, with the number numbering in the millions. The flow of people between Pudong and Puxi is also very large. If we only rely on the normal pedestrian passages on both sides of the bridge, it is indeed far from enough. According to the demand, building another floor from below, specifically for pedestrian use, is indeed the best choice.

"Infrastructure construction, of course, is mainly for the convenience of the people." Xu Zhi said with a smile. Seeing that Huang Daohan seemed a little hesitant, he asked again: "Are there any other questions?"

Huang Daohan said: "Mr. Xu should know that if such a bridge is built, according to current laws, a joint venture is required!"