The Industrial Giant Reborn

"Chen Sheng, here are the same ones in our village, please try it." After several middle-aged women finished serving the dishes, Village Chief Xie of Tong'an Village said with a smile.

"Thank you. It's hard to taste chickens and ducks grown by yourself in Hong Kong." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. Tired.

"Chen Sheng, you are welcome. Our village can live the life we ​​have now, thanks to Chen Sheng." Village Chief Xie said again.

"How do you say that?" Chen Zhiwen asked curiously. The demolition has not yet started, and there will be compensation for the demolition in this era, but it is far less than in the future. After all, real estate is not a financial asset now, and demolition is just a replacement. I bought a slightly better house, and the financial assistance is not much.

"Many people in our village work in Shekou, and most of them work in Midea Group. Over the past year, thanks to these incomes, life in the village has improved a lot, and several of them have built new houses." Xie Xie said the village chief.

"Oh, that's not bad." Chen Zhiwen nodded. The Shekou Industrial Zone is located in Shenhai City. When recruiting people, the first ones are naturally recruited from nearby. At present, there are not many people coming to the special zone from other places.

"Is there anything bad about working in Shekou?" Chen Zhiwen asked again.

"No, really not, Mr. Chen, this is the truth. My son and daughter-in-law work in Shekou. They eat meat every day. They live better than at home. They have a TV to watch. They also said that there is a place where they live. Planting electrical appliances can make summer cooler, and they live there, which is much better than our village, and they work for a month, and their income is higher than our family's farming income before." Village Chief Xie said.

"That's good." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. The income of workers must be much better than that of farming. This is the inevitable development of the times.

After a meal, Chen Zhiwen arranged for someone to take some photos around here. Unfortunately, there is no helicopter nearby, otherwise it would be much more convenient. However, with these photos, Hong Kong will also simulate the corresponding sand table, which is also for the sake of It is convenient for this group of domestic experts in the future. At present, sand tables are still rare in China. They will only become popular when the domestic real estate industry begins to develop in the future.

The trip to Shenhai City was mainly because the Ministry of Education asked Chen Zhiwen to personally confirm whether there was any problem with the location of the university. Chen Zhiwen actually didn't know much about this aspect, but in his opinion, as long as it was close enough to the center of Shenhai City, it would be fine. No matter what supporting measures are lacking, as long as the economy of Shenhai City develops, then nothing will be a problem, only some will affect the progress, and Chen Zhiwen will come forward to provide some support.

After leaving Shenhai, Chen Zhiwen did not return to Hong Kong directly, but took a group of people to Shekou. The journey was much smoother, because Shenhai City developed very well this year, and with some funds in hand, he built a The road from Shenhai City to Shekou, after all, today's Shekou is the biggest engine of Shenhai City's economy.

When the boss came, several Midea subsidiaries in the Shekou Industrial Zone were naturally waiting in full swing, and kept the sanitation clean overnight.

The leaders of the Shekou Industrial Zone also personally accompanied them. After walking around his factory, Chen Zhiwen asked Yuan Geng, "Director Yuan, I remember that it was only over a year since I came to Shekou last time, so short In such a short period of time, it is unexpected that Shekou will develop like this, and it is almost catching up with many industrial areas in Hong Kong."

"I still rely on Chen Sheng's investment. Otherwise, I don't know when I will be able to do the three links and one leveling." Yuan Geng said with a smile. With Midea's big investment intention, they can get a loan from a Hong Kong bank Funds, and then to repair the industrial zone, and then Xuemei’s factory moved in. In less than three months, the Shekou Industrial Zone received a million-dollar foreign exchange income.

Of course, as far as he knew, Midea itself earned more, so the factory was expanded later, and the income of the Shekou Industrial Zone increased.

"It's not as long as there is investment, it can develop. It's so easy, and Southeast Asia will not be like it is today." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

With investment, there is economic development. This may be a misunderstanding of many people, because this is a relatively common thing in the mainland, but it is difficult in other places. For example, since the 1960s, the South Asian curry country has always wanted to develop its economy. , Developed to 2020, it has also developed a loneliness. If Chen Zhiwen's company invests there, it will probably lose everything. The local economy may be better when it kills customers.

The countries in Southeast Asia may be a little bit better, but many of them are too muddy to support the wall. Of course, there are also better ones, such as the more famous four little dragons and four little tigers in the 1980s, which are representatives of better development.

In essence, these places were able to develop in the 1980s because under the background of globalization, developed countries such as Europe, America and Japan began to transfer their marginal industries, which benefited a small number of countries, but in the 1990s, the mainland began to With force, finally under the powerful siphon effect, a large number of industries around the world will be eaten into their own stomachs.

"But without investment, it will never develop." Yuan Geng said with a smile. It is a very honorable thing for him to see Shekou develop like this. At his age, he doesn't really care if he can We can't go one step further, but the economy has developed and tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people have been lifted out of poverty. This may be the ultimate goal of these people.

"As long as Shekou has this ability in the future, many home appliance talents from Hong Kong will be migrated here, and I also want to use China as a base to develop various other home appliances." Chen Zhiwen continued.

As the bubble in Hong Kong's real estate market has grown several times, some of the simplest manufacturing industries are no longer profitable. Even if Midea's home appliance profits are not bad, there is no need to stick to Hong Kong. Next, the main production of Midea's factories The products are consumer electronics products. These products are highly profitable and have high requirements for employees, so they are not suitable for large-scale migration for the time being.

With more and more European and American supermarkets connected by Galaxy Trade, and the relationship is getting better and better, and Best Buy in the United States is also preparing for large-scale expansion, He Guoyuan, the head of Midea's home appliance business, proposed to start producing kitchen interiors in other aspects. Small appliances, such products have low individual value and do not require strong after-sales like air conditioners. As long as the price/performance ratio can be made, it is very likely to quickly snatch the market from other peers.

However, they are all traditional products that are sold in volume, and cost reduction is the most important thing. Therefore, He Guoyuan suggested that R\u0026D and production should be placed directly in the country. This kind of R\u0026D is not difficult, and Chen Zhiwen naturally agreed to this plan.

"That's really great. On our side, we are planning to develop the next phase of the industrial factory area, with an area of ​​4.5 square kilometers. Midea is welcome to settle in at any time." Yuan Geng said with a smile.

"The area is not small." Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said, "Isn't the daily shipment volume here in Shekou very large? Or go to the Hong Kong port to go to sea?"

"Yes, that's the case at the moment." Yuan Geng nodded and said.

"Why don't we build a large-scale port through a joint venture? With the port, the transportation of goods will be much more convenient, and it will save a lot of cost and time." Chen Zhiwen suggested.

"Large port? How big?" Yuan Geng asked. In fact, the Shekou Industrial Zone itself had the idea of ​​preparing to build a port. He didn't know the future of Shekou after it was just opened. In addition, it will become the focus of the whole country and even the world. If a large amount of foreign investment fails, it will cause very serious consequences, so he rejected Chen Zhiwen more than a year ago, but now the industry in Shekou is booming, hundreds of containers are sent to Hong Kong every day, and the trend will continue to grow. If there are more and more, then self-built ports will come naturally. Chen Zhiwen is indeed a high-quality partner. He is planning to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Yanjing to build expressways, but this "large port" makes Yuan Geng a little uncertain .

"The specific size needs the opinions of professionals." Chen Zhiwen said: "Even if Shekou is actually a factory, the quantity of shipments is limited. After all, the area is so large, but the Shenhai City behind Shekou is the big one. After the port is built and expanded, and a road leading to nearby cities is built, the small half of eastern Guangdong will rely on this port."

"Mr. Chen has a good idea, I'm ashamed, I only considered the needs of my Shekou." Yuan Geng said awkwardly: "It's just that the sole foreign ownership of Shekou currently only involves production-type factories and ports. According to the principle, a joint venture is required. However, according to what Chen Sheng said, we may not be able to spend such a large amount of funds here, and the next phase of factory leveling will require a lot of funds."

"That's no problem. If you are temporarily short of funds, I can lend it to you, or you can apply for a loan from a bank in Hong Kong, and then you can slowly repay it with the income from the Shekou Industrial Zone or the port. How about it?" Chen Zhiwen said.

"In this case, it's not bad." Yuan Geng nodded, and said: "Then Chen Sheng waits for me for a while, and I will report this information as soon as possible. I think the central government should agree, but there is still one problem. , our port has been built, but will it be able to attract enough overseas freighters?"

"That's not a problem. I will entrust the fleet under the ship king Bao Yugang to come here. Besides, as long as the port is well established and expanded, there will be no worries about no one coming." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

Next, the shipping market will soon usher in an unprecedented storm. It is also good to give the ship king some toothpicks.

"Bao Yugang? I've heard of his name a long time ago, but unfortunately I haven't seen him." Yuan Geng said with some regret.

"The main business of Chartered Ship King is in shipping, which has nothing to do with factories or infrastructure, so basically he will not come to Shekou. However, if the construction of Shekou Port starts, I will invite him at that time. Let this port make international news." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile, although his worth may have surpassed Bao Yugang, but after all, the time is too short, and Bao Yugang's reputation is still greater overseas.

"That's not bad, I have to thank Chen Sheng." Yuan Geng said with a smile. If it can be published on the international news, it will be a very good publicity for Shekou Port, and it can even promote the Shekou Industrial Park. After all, Shekou is now completely dependent on Hong Kong capital, which is not so perfect.

"In this way, I will send someone to do the preliminary design analysis first, and then we will jointly build the port after the conclusion of the central government comes out." Chen Zhiwen continued. Shekou Port, backed by Shekou, and with sufficient export demand, is theoretically the easiest port for him to obtain at present. As long as he obtains the first one and has a model, the follow-up will be much more convenient.

"Well, I will send some people to follow Chen Sheng's team to discuss how to build this port." Yuan Geng nodded and said.