The Industrial Giant Reborn

On December 23, Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong:

"There are quite a lot of ponds here, and it's good to fish occasionally." Just after getting off the helicopter, Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

Qin Zhihao, who was at the same side, said: "Chen Sheng, it's not a good place. Our previous construction team inspected it. There are many muddy places, which are very deep. If you don't pay attention, you will sink in alone. You can’t get out by yourself, and it’s even more dangerous when it’s raining.”

"Actually, it's not impossible to develop it, but the Zhao family had no money and was unable to change all of this." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, there are certainly no dangerous wild animals in Hong Kong, but some natural environments, if trapped, would be very troublesome.

"We have already built a port on the side near the sea, and the next step is to convert almost 10 hectares of land into cowsheds. In the future, all feed will be imported from China Resources, and China Resources' ships will be sent directly to us from the mainland. The port.” Said a middle-aged woman in charge of Red Bull’s milk business, her name is Dai Ting, she used to be a vice president of Dairy Milk International, but because of the acquisition of Milk, Landmark didn’t pay much attention to the milk business, and then quit Red Bull. After that, I will be in charge of the milk business that Red Bull is preparing for.

"I'm not a professional in cattle raising. You don't need to explain it too clearly to me. I don't need to know. It's the terminal retail. How do you plan to solve it? Milk International, but it has more than 2,000 stations in Hong Kong?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

Qin Zhihao replied: "We are planning to cooperate with Hutchison's ParknShop supermarket. Although there are only 210 ParknShop supermarkets, they are spread all over most of Hong Kong, and the milk will be delivered manually."

"That's fine too. Find a way to recruit people from the previous Milk International. The delivery staff sells everything. Otherwise, it would be too time-consuming for us to start all over again." Chen Zhiwen nodded.

"Okay, Chen Sheng." Dai Ting agreed

"In addition, there is one more thing that I almost forgot. The country has been opened. You can discuss with China Resources to send a batch of Super Coke into the country." Chen Zhiwen said to Qin Zhihao who was on the side.

In the original history, after the opening of the country, Coca-Cola sent a batch of Coca-Cola to the country in January 1979. This has also become a point mentioned in the records of reform and opening up in later generations. Although it does not make much money, it is of great significance. No matter what, we can't let foreign capital take this title.

"Coke? Although it has been reformed domestically, it shouldn't be possible to sell this kind of product, right?" Qin Zhihao asked.

"It's not okay to sell to ordinary people, but it's okay to put it in domestic foreign stores. It is estimated that starting next year, there will be a large number of overseas tourists or business people going to China. They still need Coke, and as long as they go in, there will always be Many people will find ways to buy it." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

When foreign exchange certificates appear next year, many of them will be transferred to domestic people. As long as these people hold foreign exchange certificates, they can also go to foreign stores for consumption. Not to mention Coke, even imported TVs and refrigerators can be purchased.

However, electrical appliances are more difficult to enter now. After all, the famous foreign stores are for foreigners who want to make money. Coke and other things are completely reasonable, but electrical appliances? Do you sell imported electrical appliances in China to overseas tourists who come to China?

"Okay, we also have a lot of cooperation with China Resources, so it shouldn't be difficult to send some in." Qin Zhihao nodded and said.

"Then let's go and see this cattle farm." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile, he had never seen this kind of cattle farm. Although there are many in the United States, he had never been there, but in places like Hong Kong, It’s purely asking for directions and honing experience, and the people at Milk International also have experts in this field. When they find opportunities in China in the future, they can go to grasslands like NMG and cooperate with local cattle to provide certain experience. After all, domestic cattle are only free-range. Mode, in terms of cost and management, is still inferior to centralized management.

At this time, the first batch of cowsheds had just been built, and the first batch of cows had just arrived, and there were only a dozen of them in total, which were regarded as experimental products.

The cows are very gentle and are not afraid of people when they see them. A group of people had a great time playing, and a few little girls rode on the backs of the cows to play.

"Here in Tianshuiwei, there are quite a lot of people coming from China, right?" The place was not big, but after walking around, Chen Zhiwen also knew how many mainland workers were here, so he asked.

"Yes, there are quite a few. Hong Kong's previous barrier-free policy has attracted many mainlanders to come here, but the original intention of the Hong Kong government should be to attract mainlanders who can become workers, at least they need to be able to read and write, but the mainlanders who come to Hong Kong Many people can’t meet the requirements, some even can’t speak Cantonese, and they can’t find a job in Hong Kong, and Tin Shui Wai is close to the mainland, so there are many such people here.” Qin Zhihao said.

"After that, try to recruit these people as much as possible. It just so happens that we can't find many Hong Kong people to work here. If there are too many, we will arrange these people to clean up those muddy ponds, or let Hutchison Infrastructure send a team to overhaul the place. build some small roads or something." Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said.

In this era, many people come to Hong Kong from the mainland to find a better life. This is understandable, but they have no basic skills. In fact, they are also at the bottom of the bottom in Hong Kong, and their lives are miserable. In short, if you can help a little, you can help One point, and the wage demands of these people must be much lower than the normal people in Hong Kong now. Many jobs in the cattle farm are not technically content, and anyone who comes here can do it. From the perspective of the company, it is also a win-win situation.

As for the rest of Tin Shui Wai, it doesn't matter if you spend some money to renovate it or build some roads. There will always be development here in the future. If you build some roads now, it will be more convenient in the future.

"That's no problem, but if this kind of news spreads across the country, will more people run here?" Qin Zhihao said.

"This will happen in a long time, so don't worry." Chen Zhiwen said indifferently. In 1980, the Hong Kong government will cancel the policy of arriving at bases. It's not easy, even if the workers here tell their families, how many people can spread it? Besides, the quality of life in Hong Kong is better than that in the mainland, who doesn't know the mainland? Those who want to come will still come.

"That's good." Qin Zhihao nodded in agreement.

Fast forward to 1979.

In the office of Xinhua News Agency in Hong Kong, a mysterious guest came.

"Director Yuan, you're here, I'm sorry to welcome you." President Liang laughed loudly when he saw the visitor.

"How come you are still so literary in this capitalist society of Hong Kong? You are not as cunning as a Hong Kong businessman at all." Director Yuan said with a smile.

"Seeing you, of course I have to give it a whirl. Come, sit here." President Liang said with a smile: "Hong Kong society, you can integrate into it, but you still have to keep your heart."

"Yeah, on the way here, I saw so many cars, more cars than the most prosperous places in Yanjing City, it's unimaginable." Director Yuan said with emotion.

"I have been in Hong Kong for several years. The economy in Hong Kong is indeed very strong. It is even more prosperous than Shanghai. The reform and opening up in China is mainly to develop the economy. There is still a lot of experience to be learned from Hong Kong. .” President Liang said.

"Yes, I came to Hong Kong this time to learn from the experience." Director Yuan said: "The central government has prepared to build a Shekou Industrial Zone in Nantou Peninsula, Bao'an County, as a pilot for the future development of the entire domestic economy. District secretary, but you also know that I don’t know much about industry, and it involves foreign investment, so I can only come to Hong Kong to ask you for help.”

"Industrial zone? How big is it?" President Liang asked.

"It's about 2.15 square kilometers. I just went to the site to check, and I haven't started to measure the land area yet." Director Yuan said.

"Should it still be an agricultural field?" President Liang asked again.

"Yes, there is nothing now, and the central government is also short of money. Let me figure out a way by myself. The only thing I have is trial and error. The above said, as long as I don't poke the sky, I can say anything." Director Yuan was helpless. Said.

"If this is the case, I suggest that you don't attract Western or Japanese factories, just look for Hong Kong." President Liang thought for a while and said: "Western countries may bring some special conditions when investing, and if they are built It's okay, it's a success, but if something goes wrong and you bring it up to the Western media, maybe it's you who broke the sky.

It would be much easier to find people in Hong Kong, at least everyone speaks the same language, so it is easy to discuss things. "

"That's why I came to you." Director Yuan said with a smile.

"I know you must have thought of this trick a long time ago." President Liang said with a smile. In fact, this is also normal. In the current situation in the Mainland, if you let European and American capital invest, they may not be willing. Only Hong Kong with the same language and the same species Here, is the most suitable.

"It's useless to think of this trick. There is nothing in Shekou now, and it's useless to invite Hong Kong capitalists there, so the first step is to solve the most basic three links and one leveling problem, otherwise there will be no way." Yuan said the chief.

"Then what do you want to do?" President Liang couldn't help it for a while. They are people who have more contacts with the outside world. Naturally, they know that capitalists invest in the environment. When the environment is good, they are willing to invest in the past. 2 square kilometers Land, even if it is low-standard renovation, plus water, electricity and road repairs, it will not be able to afford tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars.

"I want to get a loan from a bank in Hong Kong." Director Yuan said with a smile.

"Loan? What kind of mortgage do you take?" President Liang asked after being stunned.

"What do you think of the benefits of the future industrial zone?" Director Yuan said.

"If you can get a loan with this reason, I will write my name upside down." President Liang shook his head and said, "Even some companies in Hong Kong can get a loan with this method, and there are very few companies in Hong Kong. Collateral, if you want to use future earnings as collateral for loans, only a few companies have received very high-quality orders, and the bank can agree."

"A high-quality order?" Director Yuan asked.

"It's the orders of big companies like Midea and Xinghe. Now Hong Kong's foreign export trade, these two companies account for almost 20% of the entire Hong Kong." Mr. Liang said.

"20%? That's almost the same as China Resources?" Director Yuan thought for a while and said, he has actually heard of Midea, and a group of people in charge of foreign trade in the Mainland basically know that this is the largest electronics company in Hong Kong. Asia is also famous.

"Almost." President Liang thought for a while and said, "Well, Director Yuan, let me make an appointment with Midea's chairman, Chen Zhiwen, who owns a very large industry. If he can be persuaded to go, then all the issues will be settled, and the bank will definitely release the money.”

"Really? Are you sure you can convince Chen Zhiwen?" Director Yuan said with a smile.

"You guy, you already dug this hole for me to jump in, right? You just waited for me to say this?" President Liang laughed.

"You also said that this is the best way to break the situation, but I don't know Chen Zhiwen, so I can only rely on you." Director Yuan laughed.

"Forget it, if you are cheated, you will be cheated. For the success of the reform and opening up, it is worth it for me to be cheated." President Liang said: "Chen Zhiwen went to the mainland last year and signed cooperation agreements with many factories in the mainland. We have started to cooperate, and the country has also started to export some textiles. I think it is quite possible that he will agree to invest in the mainland, but you have nothing there, which really makes it difficult for me to speak."

"Yeah, breaking the game is the hardest thing. I've thought about it for a long time, and I can only think of finding a well-known person to invest in, so as to attract other people." Director Yuan said.

"Okay, then I'll have the cheek to try it. You'd better go back and make preparations. In case Chen Zhiwen wants to visit Shekou, let alone other things, there must be a place to entertain him?" President Liang said.

"Okay, then I'll go back and prepare now. If you have good news, immediately send someone to report to the Bao'an county government, and they will contact me." Director Yuan said.

"Shekou doesn't have a phone yet?" President Liang asked in surprise, "You don't even have a phone, so even if I find you a bunch of capitalists to check out, can't we make contact like this?"

"I didn't even pull the wires. You still expect me to install a phone? All I can think about now is that if Chen Zhiwen or others go to Shekou for inspection, it would be nice if I could provide some tea." Director Yuan said helplessly.

"Okay, let's do this first. I'll prepare some mineral water." President Liang is also very helpless, but also heartbroken. After staying in Hong Kong for so many years, even if he goes to China, he will be in big cities such as Yanjing, Shanghai, etc. Now he suddenly heard this. Then I remembered that most places in the country don’t even have electricity.

The economy is just too difficult.

"Mineral water? That's fine." Director Yuan nodded. He had seen mineral water in Hong Kong before, and he always thought it was too extravagant.

After Director Yuan left, President Liang thought for a moment, then dialed the phone.