The Industrial Giant Reborn

On March 29, 1980, the weather was fine:

A business jet Boeing 737 of Cathay Pacific took off from Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong and headed north to Yanjing.

In the past few years, many media and ordinary people have paid more attention to the attitudes of some powerful people in Hong Kong, but most of them are wise and safe, and never express their views. For example, in the past year or so, many rich people in Hong Kong have actually been to In the mainland, even many people have been to Yanjing City, but they are all indirect routes.

For example, fly from Hong Kong to Tokyo, then from Tokyo to Yanjing, or go to Guangdong City first, and then take a plane, etc. The Hong Kong government knows that these people have been to Yanjing City, but as long as they don’t show it intentionally, it’s okay. By default.

But this time it was different. The central government of the mainland came forward and sent the president of Xinhua News Agency, Mr. Liang, to issue an invitation letter. Everything was put on the bright side.

The main force to go to Yanjing this time is naturally rich Chinese in Hong Kong, such as Huo Yingdong, Li Jiacheng, Bao Yugang, Hu Yingxiang, etc., and some are politicians, people in the literary and art circles, etc. Chen Zhiwen basically also We all know each other. After all, in such a small city as Hong Kong, there are only so many famous people.

After the plane stabilized, the cabin entered the leisure mode. Although this business jet is not as luxurious as the 747 that Chen Zhiwen bought in the United States, it still has what it should have. A small bar can provide a variety of alcohol, but this is obviously not suitable Chinese, especially those who are going to Beijing soon, how can they drink now.

After ordering a piece of freshly squeezed orange juice, Chen Zhiwen picked out some newspapers to read to pass the time. These are the official newspapers in the mainland for the past month. In this era when the reform has just started, a lot of useful information can be reflected in the newspapers come out.

"Chen Sheng, can you sit here?" A familiar voice suddenly came from the opposite side. Chen Zhiwen put down the newspaper and saw that it was Li Jiacheng, so he said, "Li Sheng, please sit down."

After Li Jiacheng sat down across from him, he smiled and said, "Sheng Chen, my youngest son often plays this game recently. After playing for a while, I also think it's very good. No wonder this electronic product from Sheng Sheng can be sold overseas. ah."

"If Li Sheng is interested, I'll give you a few arcade machines. This small handheld machine is just a little more convenient, but it's far less playable." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile after seeing the game boy in Li Jiacheng's hand.

"Forget it. My eldest son is fine, but my younger son is naughty. He always likes to tinker with weird things, and he likes electronic products." Li Jiacheng shook his head and said.

"That's not bad. In fact, you can send it to a US university of science and technology in the future, and maybe you can make a career in Silicon Valley." Chen Zhiwen said with a light smile.

Lao Li's second son, although his achievements in the original history are far inferior to some wealthy people in Silicon Valley, he is still relatively "high-tech" in Hong Kong. At least he is willing to invest in technology companies, such as the most famous Fuji Xun. He invested 20%, but unfortunately he made a mistake in his judgment and sold it. Otherwise, with this investment alone, his achievements would not be lower than Li Jiacheng's lifetime achievements, at least in terms of book wealth.

However, after all, he was too seriously affected by Hong Kong real estate, so he finally gave up technology and embraced real estate.

"I don't want to." Li Jiacheng said with a smile: "Chen Sheng, in fact, before you bought HK Electric, Cheung Kong and I were about to reach a very large real estate cooperation project. I wonder if you have heard of it? "

"I know that, but no matter how good the intention is, it's just intention. It's meaningless without signing the contract." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. The purchase of Hongkong Electric is fortunately well-prepared, otherwise it may be harmed by this product.

"I didn't sign the contract, but the previous agreement between me and Hongkong Electric is also very cost-effective for Hong Kong Electric itself. Chen Sheng can think about it again." Li Jiacheng said with a smile on his face. He had put a lot of energy into it before. Finally, the talks with Hongkong Electric are almost done. Unexpectedly, Chen Zhiwen suddenly launched a takeover war against Hong Kong Electric, causing all the investment to fall short. Now we have to try if we can recover a little.

"Galaxy Real Estate is ready to cooperate with Hongkong Electric. Li Sheng can actually look for other British capital, such as Wheelock. They also have a lot of high-quality land in their hands." Chen Zhiwen said lightly, no matter how much money he has, You can only select a few high-quality companies for mergers and acquisitions, and there are still too many companies with good land in Hong Kong.

"I also know about the cooperation between Galaxy Properties and Hong Kong Electric, but the scope of coverage is not much. The remaining part can be cooperated with Cheung Kong Industrial." Li Jiacheng said.

"Then there's no need. I'm going to keep some land for future development, and some of it is to develop self-sustained properties." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said.

The next round of real estate crisis will erupt in September 1982, but in fact, by the second half of 1981, the entire Hong Kong real estate market has fallen into stagflation, housing prices remain high, but the transaction volume is very low, obviously fast I can't bear it anymore, but many people are holding on.

He only plans to develop a small part of the large amount of high-quality land owned by HK Electric, which will be completed before the middle of next year. The rest will be held for a few more years, and will be developed when the next round of real estate starts to enter the bull market.

And with his current asset scale, he doesn't have much interest in general land development in Hong Kong. When there are enough funds, it is impossible for this small market in Hong Kong to double his funds. Just as a company is too large, there will be very little room for improvement after its products cover the world. Therefore, the real estate in Hong Kong will gradually turn to similar to Hong Kong Land, holding a large number of high-quality shopping malls, office buildings, hotels, etc. Just lie down and collect rent.

"That's such a pity." Li Jiacheng didn't insist anymore, and asked again: "Chen Sheng, what do you think of the future of Hong Kong's real estate?"

"Domestic reform and economic development, Hong Kong as a bridge connecting the mainland and overseas, the economy will naturally get better and better, real estate, it must be the same." Chen Zhiwen said casually.

"That's good. If Chen Sheng shares this view, then I can feel more at ease. I will go back to my seat first without disturbing Chen Sheng." Li Jiacheng nodded, then got up and left.

The time soon reached 10:30, and the plane quickly reached the sky above Yanjing City. After circling around, it landed on the airport runway. Then, the plane slowly drove to the designated location like a car. At the window, there was A large red carpet can be seen outside, and a large number of people are waiting.

After the plane stopped, President Liang arranged for everyone to get out of the cabin one by one according to the order he had already prepared. The people in the political circles came first, and the people in the business circles followed. There was no way. There is also a ranking order for leaving the cabin, but it doesn't matter to the group of businessmen like Chen Zhiwen.

It is estimated that even on the news broadcast, it mainly reports on Hong Kong politicians. They may not have names. After all, Chen Zhiwen, Bao Yugang and others are famous in Hong Kong, but not many people in China know them. .

It's the end of March now, Yanjing City is not that cold anymore, everyone just prepare some thicker coats, after getting out of the cabin, the sun is shining directly, but it feels a bit hot.

The two directors of the State Council and the State Administration of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade were in charge of picking up the plane. Chen Zhiwen and others also knew that when they were on the plane, the director of Xinhua News Agency had already informed everyone.

Under the constant photo taking by the domestic media, the mainland officials shook hands with all the visitors from Hong Kong one by one, and a group of elementary school students wearing red scarves handed flowers to every guest from Hong Kong, followed by some group photos For the shooting, Chen Zhiwen himself estimated that he took hundreds of pictures. It is estimated that the TV station or the newspaper office wanted to choose the most suitable one.

After more than an hour, everyone went to the prepared residence in the mainland under arrangement.

Although it has only been a little more than a year since the domestic re-opening, Chen Zhiwen always feels that there seems to be some changes compared with the last time he came here. The most obvious is the buses in Yanjing City. Many of them have been replaced with new ones. Not as much smoke as before. The clothes of many people have also changed, some young people began to wear jeans, and some murals began to appear on some walls.

After a while, the pick-up bus arrived at its destination. Chen Zhiwen got off the bus and saw that it was the State Guesthouse.

President Liang said with a smile: "Everyone, the central government attaches great importance to this visit from the political and business circles in Hong Kong. Considering that you may not be used to the accommodation environment here in Yanjing, you are specially arranged in the State Guest House. What are your needs? You can also discuss it with the service staff here.”

As the representative of Hong Kong businessmen this time, Bao Yugang said with a smile: "It's too polite, I didn't expect to be able to live in the State Guesthouse this time, what an honor."

"You are welcome. Tonight, there will be a feast to cleanse the dust. Tomorrow morning, everyone will go to the conference, meeting, and hall. Please rest as much as possible. If you are not used to it, you can find me." President Liang said with a smile.

"Thank you." Many people said loudly.

Chen Zhiwen was arranged in the middle of the State Guesthouse. There was a small lake next door, and there were some rockery and fountains in the middle. There were many willow trees on both sides of the lake, which had grown and sprouted at the moment, and the scenery was very beautiful.

Chen Zhiwen took a camera and took pictures while walking. Soon, he ran into another old acquaintance.

"Chen Sheng is very leisurely?" Bao Yugang said with a smile.

"It's okay, but why is Baosheng so sad?" Chen Zhiwen asked curiously.

Bao Yugang said: "Chen Sheng, do you know why our group lives in the State Guesthouse?"

"Why?" Chen Zhiwen also asked curiously. Although the central government attached great importance to them, the Guobingguan generally only served overseas dignitaries.

"Because there is no decent five-star hotel in Yanjing." Bao Yugang said with a smile: "I came to Yanjing a long time ago and discovered this problem at that time, so I proposed to donate 10 million US dollars , to build a five-star hotel in Yanjing.

Tens of millions of dollars may not be enough in Hong Kong, but it is more than enough in the mainland. The land price for government projects is basically 0, and the construction materials are much cheaper in the mainland than in Hong Kong. I thought it would go well, but I proposed to use my father’s name. Naming this hotel ended up being stuck. If I had known this, I would not have mentioned this request. It is not good to withdraw it now. "

"It turns out that this is the case, but don't worry about it. This kind of request is very common in the Western world, but I still don't get used to it in China. I think it will be resolved after a while." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said with a smile.

In the first few years before the domestic re-opening, such things were actually quite common. For example, the White Swan Hotel built by Huo Yingdong in eastern Guangdong Province, according to domestic law, high-rise buildings need to have anti-aircraft guns, which made Huo Yingdong dumbfounded. It took over a year to resolve.

"I hope so, Chen Sheng. If you want to invest in China, you can just invest purely. Don't make any extra demands. Otherwise, you may be like me." Bao Yugang said with a smile.

"I've already prepared, don't worry." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.