The Industrial Giant Reborn

"Since I can start my own business, that's a good thing." Chen Zhiwen said with a light smile, "In addition, there is one more thing. I reached a preliminary cooperation agreement with the owner of a supermarket chain when I went to the United States this time. They will give us some daily life information. For the order of supplies, I am responsible for purchasing in Hong Kong or nearby Asian regions, looking for high-quality and low-cost goods, so I am preparing to set up a trading company called Xinghe Trading.

You may also know that many large companies in Hong Kong have one or even several trading companies under their banners, but those companies are small businesses. I am planning to do a big one this time. The supermarket chains provide high-quality products, and I will also invest a lot of resources in it.

However, during the start-up period, there are not many people. It is inevitable to recruit from the outside, but if you have people who are interested in non-technical positions, you can apply for transfer, but it is best to be able to speak English. People, give better opportunities to those who join the job early and have some ability. "

Needless to say, the future scale of Costco, just the scale of this company ten years later, the order of daily necessities may turn a trading company into the largest exporter in Hong Kong. For a giant, the trade volume is enough to increase the scale. At the same time, his future layout in Hong Kong should also involve the retail industry. The retail scale in Hong Kong is not small. At the same time, Hong Kong can also be the center, and the retail business can radiate Asia. Other regions, not to mention the northern mainland, will be a huge market in the future.

Huge orders are also a very influential weapon. Although light industry orders are low in profit, in the past two decades, the entire Asian region will be dominated by light industries. This kind of massive orders will become the target of competition among nearby countries. After all In the future, the de-industrialization of Hong Kong is inevitable, and Hong Kong is such a small place, it is impossible to meet the orders of so many retail supermarkets.

Since we are fully committed, the selection of talents is naturally the top priority. Hong Kong has no shortage of trade talents. For example, Hutchison Whampoa, one of the four foreign firms, has the largest trading company in Hong Kong, but it has recently reached its end. The stock price plummeted even more. Many people believed that Hutchison was the first of the four major foreign firms to close down in Hong Kong. Chen Zhiwen naturally knew the history, but he had no plans to do anything now because its stock price had not yet reached its lowest point.

But no matter what the good benefits are, you have to give some to your own people. Over the past year, Hehuang and Mei have developed rapidly. There are thousands of employees and hundreds of management personnel. Relatively speaking, many opportunities have disappeared. Then the newly opened trade The company is also an opportunity for many people. First find people from the inside to build the framework, and at the same time recruit from the outside. After all, the trust of internal people will always be better.

Everyone looked at each other and agreed.

Then we discussed some business details, financial status and other issues. At noon, the meeting ended, and Chen Zhiwen took a group of people to a nearby hotel for a big meal. In fact, such a dinner party usually happens once a month. The company The rest of the staff will arrange it once a quarter, which can be regarded as the company culture. Moreover, for ordinary Hong Kong migrant workers, meat is not a low cost of living. It is better to be able to eat a big meal Rare.

In the afternoon, Chen Zhiwen slept in the office for a while. He also drank a little wine at noon before, and fell asleep until 3 o'clock through sleepiness.

After waking up, he washed his face and began to deal with the company's information. As the boss, although he delegated authority, he will not let go of personnel and finance. Of course, it goes without saying that he needs to have a general understanding of the company's middle-level recruitment. They also participate in the interviews in person. In terms of finance, he needs to sign a certain amount of expenses and contracts. If he is on a business trip and encounters urgent consumption, he also needs to call for instructions.

And as the scale grows in the future, the threshold of numbers will also increase, which can not only give professional managers certain authority, but also reduce his workload. After all, Chen Zhiwen likes to do business very much, but he also likes to be free. There is also a balance that needs to be controlled.

At present, the company's business is actually only making money from Red Bull. After all, it is a profiteering product, and the investment is not too much. Even if the investment in the acquisition of United Soda is included, it will be profitable in five years, not to mention that the largest asset of United Soda is actually The price of the land below can easily double in a few years.

Others are basically losing money. Midea has always been invested by Chen Zhiwen. The electric fans and radios are not bad, and they haven’t lost much money. However, the sales of air conditioners and refrigerators in the Middle East market are not low, but in such a large range In addition, the weather is bad, labor is very expensive, and the total input cost is also very high, but the advantage is that people in the Middle East have never seen the world, and even if there is a problem with the equipment, they will not make trouble. I will wait for the after-sales service with peace of mind, which also provides a lot of questions for the Hong Kong technical team, optimizes the quality, and also provides a lot of valuable information for the next generation of research and development.

The last industry is real estate investment. Over the past year, Galaxy Holdings has been using funds from HSBC and other banks to acquire industrial real estate. The leverage is very high. The rent of these industrial real estate is not enough to pay interest, and additional subsidies are needed. Funds, but the good news is that with the end of the overseas oil crisis, orders from Europe and the United States to Hong Kong have gradually picked up. Although they are still far behind 73 years ago, the real estate economy itself relies on confidence. With hope, the price of industrial real estate It started to pick up, much stronger than the commercial and residential markets.

The expenses during this period were not too much, and they were all normal investments. Chen Zhiwen signed everything after reading it, until a reminder form from the Hilton Hotel.

"The hotel lost HK$300,000 in the second quarter?" Chen Zhiwen said to himself.

An Qi, who was on the side, saw that the boss's tone was a bit abnormal, so she could only add in a low voice: "Boss, according to the contract with Hilton, we need to bear part of the loss of the hotel."

"Well, I know, I'm just a little upset." Chen Zhiwen said helplessly. When the Hilton Hotel property was bought, the contract came along with it, and this contract is very strong. The hotel owner can't intervene at all. If the hotel makes money, it will be divided. Be careful, if you lose money, you have to make up for it. Even the financial audit is stipulated that it can only be done once every three years. Anyone who has done management knows that there are too many tricks in it. The purchase price alone can swallow up the hotel's profits.