Reborn Tycoon Rise

Time has quickly entered September.

Beijing:

The Sino-British negotiations have officially begun. Although there are still many details to deal with, the breakthrough in bottom-line issues has given many Hong Kong businessmen a very promising hope.

Xinhua News Agency continued its efforts and prepared another delegation of Hong Kong businessmen to visit Beijing. One was to show the government's support for Hong Kong to ordinary people in Hong Kong, and the other was to hope for greater economic cooperation between Hong Kong and the mainland.

At the Capital International Airport, a Cathay Pacific 737 business jet fell from the sky. A group of business tycoons from Xiangjiang walked out of the cabin in full view. This was Xu Zhi’s second visit to the capital. It had been almost three years since the last time. .

There are many rich people coming to the capital this time. In addition to Huo Yingdong, Li Jiacheng, Bao Yugang and other Chinese rich people, John Swire of the Swire Group and Michael Kadoorie of China Power Group also came together. However, these few After all, he is a British national and did not appear in public. Instead, he visited Beijing secretly to discuss some economic cooperation and then left secretly.

After Xu Zhi and his group left the airport, they went straight to a hotel to stay. In two years, several five-star hotels have been built in the capital, and their ability to entertain foreign guests has also become much stronger.

In the afternoon, everyone was arranged to go to the Great Hall of the People. Under the cameras of CCTV, everyone shook hands cordially and chatted about various interesting things.

The talks on the screen always use official language, but real cooperation requires more detailed negotiations.

Early the next morning, a director from the Capital Investment Promotion Bureau rushed over.

"Mr. Xu, this is Director Wei of the Beijing Investment Promotion Bureau." President Yu of Xinhua News Agency introduced.

Every time Hong Kong businessmen come to Beijing, representatives from many provinces in Beijing also make calculations. Although the policies in the past two years have been somewhat unstable, one thing is always correct, and that is to earn foreign exchange.

Since you are earning foreign exchange, you have to deal with people overseas, but the language problem is a big trouble. In this era, very few people in the mainland can understand English, and those who can understand and communicate are almost rare. . Without communication, business will be inefficient, so overseas Chinese have become the primary target of various foreign exchange-earning plans, and the rich in Hong Kong are naturally the best targets.

Every time the Xiangjiang delegation comes to Beijing, many representatives from the Beijing Office come to visit. These are the spokespersons of the local government. The Xiangjiang delegation cannot avoid these people and can only take the trouble to receive them.

Later, after the superiors learned about the situation, they issued a message prohibiting unreasonable harassment, and people in various provinces calmed down. Every time officials from the capital visit people from Xiangjiang, they usually have to be introduced by officials stationed in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan or Xinhua News Agency.

"Director Wei, please sit down." Xu Zhi also replied politely.

Several people came to the sofa in the hotel, and the three of them sat looking at each other.

Director Wei first spoke: "Mr. Xu, this visit is mainly about the construction of the China World Trade Center Building in Beijing that you promised two months ago."

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "Director Wei, please speak!"

Director Wei took out a map of the capital from his briefcase and pointed to a circled area on it.

Said: "Mr. Xu, although the Beijing City Government is responsible for the specific implementation of the Guomao Building this time, it is a project organized by the state after all, so the details also need to be reported. The first issue is the location. The above means I wonder if Mr. Xu has any ideas about building the Guomao Building complex at the junction of the Chang'an Street extension and the East Third Ring Road, close to the International Embassy District?"

Xu Zhi thought for a while and asked, "What kind of building is currently on this land?"

Director Wei replied: "This area is an ordinary residential area, plus a small textile factory. Mr. Xu, please rest assured that we will be responsible for the demolition?"

Xu Zhi looked at the map and said, "In this case, I don't have any problem."

In this era, apart from a few industries, the majority of businessmen who came to invest in Beijing, Shanghu and even Shenhai were real estate businessmen. For example, Shenhai City, which was at the forefront of reform and opening up, had historically been from 1979 to In the 21st century, there will always be more foreign investors coming to invest in real estate than in factories.

When these businessmen come to invest in the mainland, they naturally hope to invest in the city center or even the most core areas. For example, in this era, many businessmen from Xiangjiang or overseas Chinese come to Shanghai or Beijing to invest in hotels, hoping to invest in hotels in the west or Beijing. Investment within the Second Ring Road.

There is nothing wrong with this, but Xu Zhi doesn’t care. Especially in Beijing, the more central the location, the easier it is to have restrictions. At the same time, the original residents are either rich or expensive. Historically, in the 1990s, Li Jiacheng took over Wangfujing Oriental. The square project, however, took several years of hard work and trouble due to height issues and demolition issues.

Although a project like the Guomao Building is currently not in the city center, in just ten years it will be the most prosperous and modern place in the entire capital.

Director Wei continued: "Mr. Xu, the second issue is the funding issue. According to the current law, all domestic investments except Shenhai City require joint ventures. However, the central government has given a concession order to the Guomao Building project. If Mr. Xu is willing, It can be completely sole proprietorship, I wonder what Mr. Xu’s business will be like?”

"Why should I be the sole proprietor?" Xu Zhi asked.

"This is a decision made by the higher-ups. I'm not very clear about it. Maybe the higher-ups have their own considerations." Director Wei explained awkwardly.

Since the reform and opening up, Director Wei has also received many businessmen from overseas, including many from Xiangjiang. He has also discovered that in a capitalist society, most businessmen do not actually like to be fully proprietors when investing. This is different from many domestic businessmen. Everyone thinks completely differently.

Later, after several years of contact, I realized that most businessmen are pursuing diversification and multi-party investment, especially heavy investment projects such as hotels, office buildings, large residences, and infrastructure. These projects cost a lot. Once they fail, the investment will be ruined. The risk is too great for investors. Therefore, it is more popular for overseas businessmen to invest in the mainland through joint ventures. Not only do they have to enter into joint ventures with the mainland government, but they also find other people overseas to conduct another joint venture.

Of course, there are exceptions, such as super rich people like Bao Yugang and Li Jiacheng. A project that puts a lot of pressure on ordinary businessmen is just a drop in the bucket for them, so it is normal for a sole proprietorship to appear in this case.

The Xu Zhi in front of him was worth more, but the investment in the Guomao Building project was too huge, and Director Wei was not sure that the other party would agree to this request.