Resource Tycoon Reborn

Although Dortmund is the seventh largest city in Germany, its population is not large, with less than 600,000 people! However, considering that Berlin only has a population of 35.6 million, this number seems to be quite a lot.

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But consider that Germany has a population of almost 80 million. Even the top six big cities can reach the standard of 3 million people. That means that most Germans do not live in their big cities. Although

Speaking of their Berlin, strictly based on population, it can only be barely considered a big city in China. Thinking about 80 million people living in an area of ​​350,000 square kilometers, Fang Mingyuan suddenly felt that domestic

In some provinces, the population density is not that high - Qinxi Province has more than 200,000 square kilometers of land and a population of less than 40 million.

Of course, considering that the natural environment of Qinxi Province has been developed for thousands of years, it can no longer be compared with Germany, and the geographical location and climate of the two places are also different. Such a simple ratio does not have any substantive significance.

"Angelina, don't German citizens like to live in big cities?" Guo Qing'er asked curiously. Growing up in Hong Kong, which has the highest population density in the world, and often traveling to the mainland, she has become accustomed to the bustling people on the city streets.

The scene, looking at the "quiet" streets of Dortmund, is really a bit strange.

"Many people like it, so the total population of our big cities has been growing over the years. But because we have implemented the Bavarian urban-rural equalization model for many years, the rural economy and the urban economy can develop in a balanced way, so the rural population in Germany is flocking to the city.

The situation is not serious." Angelina has also stayed in China for many years, so she knows the origin of Guo Qing'er's curiosity.

"Bavaria's urban-rural equalization model?" Guo Qing'er asked in surprise, "What do you mean?"

“The goal is to allow Germany’s urban economy and rural economy to develop simultaneously and in a balanced way. To put it bluntly, it is to allow farmers to have the same job opportunities locally as in cities, roughly the same employment conditions, income levels, and social benefits as urban residents.

horizontally, but the pastoral form of the countryside must be maintained." Fang Mingyuan said. "This plan was first implemented in Bavaria, and later promoted throughout Germany, and later even became a model for the entire European Union's rural policy, so it is called

Bavarian urban and rural equalization model!”

Guo Qing'er turned to look at Angelina, who couldn't help but nodded and said, "You know that too."

"It is precisely because of this model in your country that the trend of a large number of rural people in Germany pouring into the city has been reversed. Many people have even left the city and returned to the countryside. Haha... I remember that you have another country in Germany called

Most of the rankings of 'where is the most comfortable' are unknown villages. Is that right?" Fang Mingyuan said with a smile.

"Yes, this plan was proposed by the German Seidel Foundation in the 1950s, and it is already very effective." Angelina said, "Nearly half of the population in Germany lives in rural areas. How do you know

of?"

"Urbanization will eventually come to an end, and although urbanization has good sides, it also has great disadvantages." Fang Mingyuan said with a smile, "More than half of China's 1.3 billion population live in rural areas.

There are not many very large cities in China now, but too many! The huge gap between cities and villages makes everyone want to squeeze into the city and escape from the countryside, but this is unrealistic. China's cities cannot accommodate so many

Even Tongyi can't do it." After accepting Tongchuan District, the entire area of ​​Tongyi has reached nearly 6,000 square kilometers, of which the urban area only accounts for a relatively small part. In the development of the city

At the same time, how to develop rural areas is also an unavoidable issue facing Tongyi’s management and Fang Mingyuan.

"If possible, I plan to invite several German experts in this field to go to Tongyi for on-the-spot investigation and formulate a plan for Tongyi's rural development based on the location. I don't think this should alarm Welf.

Are you the clan leader?" Fang Mingyuan asked Angelina.

"Well, this matter is not difficult to handle, just leave it to me." Angelina chuckled. After half a century, Germany has formed a complete and mature set of urban and rural equalization models.

system.

"That's the Emscher River, once the most famous sewage river in the Ruhr area." Angelina signaled the driver to stop, and several people got out.

"You said it was the most famous sewage river in the Ruhr area?" Fang Mingyuan looked at the river water, then looked to the left and right and asked, "Then you managed it very well?" Now he could hardly tell that the river water was polluted.

There are signs of it. Moreover, there are green areas and shady trees on both sides of the river. About a thousand meters away, I don’t know what kind of company it is. I can only see three quite high chimneys, which are emitting white smoke of unknown origin into the air.

Still foggy.

"That's because the Emscher River in Dortmund is the first section to be restored. If you go upstream and take a look, you will find that the purification project is still going on. The purification project for the entire river will not be completed until the 20th century.

It could not have been completed until one or five years ago." Angelina smoothed her wind-torn hair on her chest and said, "The investment is expected to be no less than 4.5 billion euros, and it may be even higher."

Fang Mingyuan couldn't help but click his tongue. One euro can be exchanged for about ten Chinese dollars. In other words, the Germans have to spend 45 billion Chinese dollars to purify this river that does not seem to be wide!

“I heard my father and grandfather say that when the Emscher River was most seriously polluted, the entire river was black and smelly, because we have coal mines and heavy industrial areas here, and the industrial sewage from those companies flowed into it.

The Emscher River, as well as the offal of livestock from slaughterhouses and residents' domestic sewage, were poured into this river. At that time, people thought it was the dirtiest river in Europe, and the city government also used barbed wire fences.

Isolate it from the local residents." Angelina turned to Fang Mingyuan and smiled, "So I believe you will be able to manage the Wuting River well."

"Thank you!" Fang Mingyuan stretched his body and said, "I firmly believe in this." Wuting River can be said to be the most important mother river in Pingchuan and Tongyi, and it is also a benchmark and pilot project for the management of other rivers in Qinxi Province in the future.

, so whether it is Su Aijun, Zhao Xu'an, Ma Yongfu, or Fang Mingyuan, they all attach great importance to it.

"Did you know? Our Welf family has huge investments in the environmental protection industry, whether it is to control the atmosphere, manage rivers, or reduce sewage emissions. Most of the well-known companies in Europe have more or less shares of our family.

, some are even controlling and fully controlled. In industries such as oil, automobiles, shipping, shipbuilding, steel, and aviation that you care about, our family also has huge influence." Angelina chuckled.

"Well, I believe it!" Fang Mingyuan said. Such a wealthy family with a long history and glorious past has a rich heritage that ordinary people can't imagine. Take the manor he stayed in yesterday as an example. What he saw in it

The total value of the works of art and luxury goods is probably still higher than that of the manor. The Welf family is like an iceberg drifting from the North and South Poles, with only a tip above the water! It has become silent in modern times, and has not been replaced by the manor.

Most people know that it is not that they have fallen, but that they hide themselves better. Rather than being as high-profile as Korean family businesses, it is just because the people no longer accept their public existence.

"Only the patriarch and my two grandfathers are the ones who really know how many companies the family owns. Even my father only knows the part he is responsible for." Angelina said, "If

, if you can get the unreserved trust and cooperation of our family, I can say that the technical level of most of these companies under the Fang family can reach a higher level within a few years! By the way, do you know, odeon&uci Entertainment Holdings

The company is one of the largest movie theater chains in Europe. Its actual controller is Defeng Investment Company, and its largest shareholder is our Welf family."

Fang Mingyuan blinked and said, "Doesn't that mean that the Welf family has actually been cooperating with me many years ago." Odeon&uci Entertainment Holdings is a cinema chain operator headquartered in the UK. It has more than 100 stores in Europe.

There are 200 theaters with more than 2,300 screens. Hong Kong Kumho Film Group Company has cooperated with it for many years.

"Actually, if I didn't tell you, how would you know?" Angelina said with a playful wink.

"Humph!" Guo Qing'er snorted coldly, "Angelina, are we just going to stay here and watch the river?"

"It depends on what he thinks, should he continue with our original itinerary or what?" Angelina covered her mouth and chuckled. Fang Mingyuan scratched his head a little, but Guo Qing'er's dissatisfaction was written on his face.

"Let's go, our time is still tight." Fang Mingyuan decided not to get involved in the fight between the two. The more he got involved, the more trouble he would get. Their original plan was to visit the museum in Dortmund, and they would go there in the afternoon.

He had to be fully prepared to negotiate with Old Welf and the others. Old Welf brought him over from China with benefits and high standards. Only a ghost would believe it if there was nothing wrong.

"Fang, I heard that the Shenzhou Cinema Line Company in which the Fang family has a stake in China is already the largest cinema chain company in China, with nearly a thousand screens and more than 30 theaters under construction. By 2008,

Can the total number of screens exceed 1,300 yuan?" Angelina followed behind Fang Mingyuan and continued.

"Don't you also want to invest in Shenzhou Cinema Line Company?" Guo Qing'er said.

"No, no, no, I just want to ask if the Shenzhou Cinema Line Company has any intention of expanding overseas. Because I heard from my grandpa yesterday that the American Marquee Holdings Company intends to sell 61% of the Kagake Cinema Company.

shares." The corners of Angelina's mouth slightly raised, "If you are also interested, Fang, we can cooperate."

"What company wants to sell shares of Kagak Cinema Company?" Fang Mingyuan couldn't help but stopped. Kagak Cinema Company is the fifth largest movie theater chain in the United States, with more than 250 cinemas and a total of screens.

More than 2,000. In the United States, about 80% of the box office in the annual movie market is won by the top five movie theater companies.

"Marquee Holdings!" Angelina said.

"Never heard of it." Fang Mingyuan opened the car door and motioned for the two women to get in first before he got in the car.

"I've never heard of it. Marquee Holdings is a private equity investment company similar to Texas Pacific Group." Angelina smiled and said, "Don't tell me about Texas Pacific Group.

You don't know either." She knew that MGM Holdings, a company jointly formed by Fang Mingyuan and four companies including Texas Pacific Group, acquired MGM Films together.

"I know, I own 7% of the shares." Fang Mingyuan said.

"Ah?" Angelina was surprised this time. Texas Pacific Group is the largest private equity investment company in the United States! It is well-known in the world's investment community! Guo Qing'er smiled proudly and finally

There is something that can surprise Angelina.

"I really didn't expect this!" Angelina leaned against the car door and looked Fang Mingyuan up and down. "I know that Texas Pacific Group's review of investors is extremely strict. Just having money can be a big deal.

Not its shareholders. But...you do have the qualifications!"

"Thank you for the compliment!" Fang Mingyuan said with a smile, "The Welf family intends to enter the American movie theater industry? But as far as I know, in the United States, due to the impact of the Internet, the movie theater industry has been regarded as a sunset industry by many people."

"Sunset industry? Ha!" Angelina said disdainfully, "I think that as long as the film industry does not come to an end, then the existence of movie theaters is necessary. Americans think that the movie theater industry has reached its end, just because there is no

It’s just a good movie! No matter how developed the Internet is, at least in the past ten or twenty years, there will still be many movies, and only in the cinema can you truly appreciate its charm!"

Fang Mingyuan nodded. He admitted that Angelina's point was crucial. At home, unless it was a wealthy family, the sound and light effects would still not be as good as those in the cinema. In his previous life, he had several movies every year.

This is how you choose to watch movies in the cinema. Fang Mingyuan feels that it is not that more and more people like to watch movies at home, but that on the one hand, the tickets are more expensive, and on the other hand, if there are no good movies, people will choose to watch them at home.

Movies, in this way, can not only save time, but also save money. This is why good movies with good reputations can achieve record highs at the box office.

Therefore, the key lies in whether the film company can produce a movie that will make the audience applaud! (To be continued.)

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