The Industrial Giant Reborn

"Then Wharf will be like this first, with these two directions as the main operating goals. For other businesses, it is the same as Hutchison, Midea, and Red Bull. If your management thinks it is feasible, you can try it. If there is hope, we can discuss it later. " Chen Zhiwen continued.

"Okay, then I'll prepare for privatization first, and we'll talk about the follow-up." Zhao Lilin nodded.

Chen Zhiwen went on to say: "The same is true for Hehuang. The previous directions continue to develop. How is the progress of the mining exploration company?"

Zhou Jiayang replied: "We have already locked in two mining exploration companies, one is from Europe and the other is from the United States. These two companies do not have any land exploration rights. They are pure exploration companies that specialize in international exploration. To undertake this kind of task, if the quotation is 55 million US dollars for one family, and 70 million US dollars for the other family, considering the price, it will take some time for us to finalize it.”

"How's their technology?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"It's not top-notch, but they are all at a good level. The real top players in the industry have already been acquired by oil or mining giants." Zhou Jiayang replied.

"That's fine, you continue to stare at this matter, but don't delay for too long." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

"Okay, it should be settled within two or three months." Zhou Jiayang said.

"There is also the matter of domestic infrastructure. This matter also needs He Huang to be the main force. The Beijing-Tianjin-Tang Expressway is our first large-scale investment project in China. We will make a decision with the Mainland as soon as possible. In addition, the first construction can only be done. To build a two-way four-lane expressway, but when land acquisition, all 8-lane land needs to be acquired to prepare for future expansion.” Chen Zhiwen added.

As the busiest expressway in the country in the future, connecting the two super cities of Yanjing and Tianjin, two-way 4-lane is definitely not enough, but the cost of building 8-lane is too high now, and the first 20 years may be a waste of resources , Therefore, it is enough to prepare the corresponding land first, and expand it when needed in the future, and with the financial resources of Hutchison in the future, even if more funds are needed for expansion at that time, compared to the scale of Hutchison, the proportion It must be much smaller.

"The two-way lanes can basically accommodate tens of thousands of trips a day. Will there be so many trucks in the country in the future?" Zhou Jiayang asked curiously.

"It is true that domestic highways are built for trucks, but as long as the economy develops, the number of cars will increase exponentially. I absolutely believe this, so let's prepare the land first. Given the current domestic situation, it will not cost much. Cost." Chen Zhiwen said with a light smile.

In fact, it is not only outsiders who doubt the future achievements of the country, but also the first batch of people who implemented reforms in the country. Their ultimate goal is to make the country reach the level of developing countries in the world. For example, in Brazil, ordinary people can work normally. Then there is no need to worry about not eating, meat food can also be eaten once every few days and so on.

It's just that the development achievements in the future are so high that no one can imagine that the development of Huaguo can be said to be a miracle, and even ordinary people are used to the rapid economic growth every year. But looking at the world, the economies of most countries are stagnant. Even going backwards every year, the former big food exporting country, the presidential election slogan in the 21st century, is to let every Brazilian have food. This sentence makes many people find it incredible, but it is a reality.

"Well, there is indeed no concept of land value in China now. If the economy really develops, even if it is the economic level of some Southeast Asian countries, then the cost of expanding the highway will indeed be very high." Zhou Jiayang nodded. Said.

"In addition, there should be no problems with the Jingjintang Expressway. Yanjing needs a large foreign investment project to stabilize the opening results. Yanjing Tianjin also really needs this expressway. The investment cooperation should be discussed decisively. You don’t need to pay too much attention to some small problems, I want to use this cooperation as a template, so that if other places need to build high-speed highways, we will be the first ones to look for.” Chen Zhiwen continued.

Many large cities in China currently have logistics and transportation problems, especially those that are far away. To transport goods, they still need to go from the center of many cities in the middle. This problem existed until the 1990s. Chen Zhiwen remembered that when he was a child , He took a bus from a city in the south of Jiangsu Province to Xuzhou in the north, passing through many county-level cities and urban areas in the middle, and encountered various problems such as traffic jams. In the 1990s, I walked for more than a day. At night, a group of people squeezed into the car and slept in the service area.

If it is transported across provinces, the efficiency, time, and fuel consumption are unbearable. The first two can be solved internally, but the fuel consumption is different. Oil can be exchanged for dollars, while the materials transported by trucks are just plain. It consumes a lot of foreign exchange. If it is an export commodity, it is a low-profit type. If the fuel consumption is a little more, it will be useless. Not to mention, trucks are also important production materials, which are equivalent to foreign exchange.

Therefore, highways are the most important link for rapid economic development. Reducing transportation costs will allow goods to be transported at a lower cost, lower prices and more convenient foreign exchange earnings. Otherwise, only coastal cities would be left to develop after the reform.

"Okay, I'll try my best to settle this matter within a few months." Zhou Jiayang nodded and said.

"Okay, let's do this first. For Xinghe, the main task at present is to transfer some orders to China as much as possible, reduce costs while ensuring quality, and then find high-quality suppliers in the future, and then invest in cooperation." Chen Zhiwen Said.

Galaxy Group used to have a lot of business, but the main force is definitely a trading company. This company has now become one of the main sources of orders for Hong Kong industries, and even has a great influence on Bay Bay and some Southeast Asian regions. As for the real estate sector, Chen Zhiwen plans to wait until after the real estate crisis to gradually transform into a rent-collecting company like Hongkong Land. It is also because the capital market has become larger, and it is impossible to spend too much money in Hong Kong. For example, when the scale was small, the performance can be doubled tenfold in a few years.

In the future, real estate companies under its subsidiaries, including Hutchison and Wharf, will gradually let go after developing their own land and turn to holding properties. However, this is not to withdraw from the real estate industry. When encountering properties and companies that can be acquired, Or high-quality land, you will still do it. After all, there are so many skyscrapers in Hong Kong in the future, and the rent is also very good. Some super buildings can even reach half of the level of Harbor City in terms of rental income.

"Understood." Xu Jinhong, the person in charge of Galaxy Group, nodded and said. In the first two years of Galaxy Group's establishment, the trading business was far worse than the real estate business, but now, although the real estate business has also doubled. , but the trade side will increase exponentially. In addition, if the scale of the group becomes larger and larger, the return on Hong Kong real estate is also limited. It is impossible for them to develop such a large community and turn it into property holding Really the only option.

"Okay, from now on, everyone will do things according to these plans. I will go to the United States soon, and I may stay for a while. I hope there will be better news when I come back." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

"Chen Sheng, don't worry, we will do our best to complete your arrangement." Zhou Jiayang said with a smile.

In mid-April, Chen Zhiwen took a Cathay Pacific flight for the last time to the United States.

The reason why this is the last time is because the 747 at Boeing has been decorated and is waiting for the boss Chen Zhiwen to inspect the goods.

However, he did not go directly to see the plane, but went to Los Angeles, because Apple is about to be listed on Nasdaq.