The Industrial Giant Reborn

"Okay, in fact, many people in China already know about the existence of video games. If there is a business opportunity, someone will definitely be able to discover it. Nowadays, there are many households worth ten thousand yuan in China, and they are actually these people." Lei Shengli said.

"Well, by the way, in order to reduce costs, there is no need for Hong Kong to build new ones. Hong Kong is already busy enough. Just contact Henry directly and ask him to collect machines that have been eliminated from bars near Los Angeles or New York and transport them. Just come back and refurbish it, so the price of one will be very cheap and suitable for the situation in the mainland." Chen Zhiwen added.

In the Japanese market, this trick is not used, because Japan has a lot of money now and is not very accepting of second-hand goods from the United States, and new products are more profitable for itself, so naturally there is no such trouble, but in the mainland Given the economic conditions, it is estimated that cheap second-hand ones are more practical.

Even if second-hand cars are introduced on a large scale from overseas and sold in China, the market will not be small. However, Chen Zhiwen doesn't like this business. This kind of business can only be done by capable people in China.

"That's okay. We can cultivate the domestic market at the lowest cost." Lei Shengli also understood what his boss meant. In China, any product including Midea or even Red Bull's main focus is to cultivate users and promote brand reputation. As long as When the mainland's economy really develops, no matter how strong it is, it can reach the level of Brazil. Based on the domestic population, this will be a super big market.

"Well, okay, let's do that." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said. I came here today to learn about Midea's recent progress. It seems to be relatively smooth so far. In Midea's global business, gaming is already in a leading position. It is impossible to make any major improvements. We can only wait for the entire market to change. The home appliance business is currently okay, but compared with Japanese and other European and American brands, it has no advantage. Although the price is a little cheaper, it is not much cheaper. In this case, many consumers will still choose the slightly more expensive big brands.

Only by moving the main force of the factory to China, taking advantage of the low labor costs in the country, coupled with the concentrated advantages of the industrial chain formed by the large amount of land, and the tax-free advantage, can the cost be reduced by several orders of magnitude. In this way, we can ruthlessly One point, to compete for more markets.

As for computers, the software field is very good. Word and Excel are templates provided by Chen Zhiwen. Many functions were gradually optimized by Microsoft after hundreds of millions of users. In today's market, it is simply a massacre, even if it is a computer launched by IBM. , you have to buy these two softwares. In the first half of this year, the net profit of these two softwares exceeded 65 million US dollars. Although it is much worse than games, the market share is very high. As long as the computer hardware market continues to grow rapidly. If it goes up, this sales volume will also increase very quickly. Maybe one day, it will rival or surpass the game and become the second cash cow of Midea Group. It is also possible.

But the hardware is very average. Without extra care from Midea's software, even with the priority recommendation from Costco, Walmart and other channels, it is ranked among the top ten in the United States.

However, this is normal. No company can be so strong in so many fields. After all, in the field of pure technology, Chen Zhiwen does not bring much prophetic advantage. The only thing left to do is to wait for the team in charge of Woz to see what kind of results the computer they developed can achieve.

If that doesn't work, we can only invest in several large computer companies in the future through investment.

"Okay, Chen Sheng." Lei Shengli said.

After chatting for a while, Chen Zhiwen was about to leave. Suddenly he saw another front page on the newspaper rack. He walked over and looked at the content on it. After a while, he sighed and said: "It's really scary. A chemical gas leak killed so many people."

"Yes, after this incident happened, I estimate that chemical companies around the world will pay attention to safety issues regardless of cost." Lei Shengli also said with emotion.

"I guess the first thing they will do is try to move the factory away from Western countries." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said, "It's a good thing that this happened in India. If it had been in Western countries, it would have been news that exploded around the world. And this Union Carbide company is doomed."

What the newspaper wrote about was a chemical gas leak in India, which poisoned tens of thousands of people in just a few days and caused heavy casualties. It can be said to be comparable to a medium-sized war. Involving such a large number of casualties, it is reasonable to say that it will cause a global sensation, but because this incident happened in a non-Western country, and in the non-Internet era, there is no self-media, public opinion was completely controlled.

Even the reports in Europe and the United States are only small in length. In Hong Kong, relatively speaking, many of them are controlled by Chinese. However, Hong Kong people do not pay much attention to this matter and regard it as an afterthought.

"Yes, Western countries don't think about how to deal with the polluted waste, but they are all thrown to poor countries." Lei Shengli also said.

"They are just a bunch of hypocrites clamoring for environmental protection." Chen Zhiwen said disdainfully that in order to "protect the environment", he threw toxic waste to other countries.

"This is how the real world is. There is no way." Lei Shengli said helplessly.

"We can't control this matter, but we also have chemicals, right?" Chen Zhiwen asked again.

"Yes, electronic components also require some chemicals, and the production of many home appliances also requires them." Lei Shengli nodded and said.

"Then focus on control. Don't worry about the cost. Don't let any casualties occur. I would rather lose a million than let an employee get injured." Chen Zhiwen said that in this world, money actually means little to him, career is The focus, at the same time, is to find ways to lift countless Chinese people out of poverty and become rich, which is also one of the goals. However, my ability to do this is limited. I can only do it within my own capabilities to create more jobs in the mainland and give them what they deserve. income.

But industry generally corresponds to casualties. With so many of its workers, even in light industry, accidents will happen. Many have been injured over the years, including two serious injuries. Fortunately, no one has died yet.

In addition to various career goals, Chen Zhiwen also hopes that his employees can support their families normally. It cannot be overstated, but at least they should be healthy. Therefore, if any employee or immediate family member is seriously ill, The company will also provide support, which can be regarded as an insurance benefit of the company.

Work-related injuries are also what Chen Zhiming ordered to avoid.

In addition, one of the strategies is to use the real estate market to provide employees with higher benefits, such as encouraging employees to buy houses when housing prices are low and arranging low-interest loans. The mainland will also have such a method in the future, and they do not need to spend money. Huge benefits, but you can’t control whether you listen or not.

"Understood, I will emphasize this matter again at the next high-level meeting of the department." Lei Shengli replied quickly.

He knew that his boss had zero tolerance for such things. The year before last, a Red Bull maintenance worker accidentally got his arm caught in the machine while working. Although he was later rushed to the hospital and picked up, his right hand was basically intact. I can no longer use my strength, and I will be useless for the rest of my life.

In other factories, this kind of thing is just a small loss of money, and those with a conscience will pay more, and the company will just punish the employee's superior leader. However, it was different at Red Bull. The entire factory was purged. All leaders related to safety were fired, and Red Bull's senior management responsible for safety were also punished.

According to Lei Shengli, only some European and American multinational companies that attach great importance to safety would adopt this kind of harsh measures, and this may be in some relatively dangerous industries. It is very rare for light industry to be so strict.

After receiving direct instructions from the boss, Midea's internal efficiency improved again. On December 31, 1984, Midea officially signed an intention investment agreement with Shenhai City. Shenhai City set aside a piece of land of about 2.6 square kilometers directly in the southeast direction and gave it to Midea for free.

However, there are still some small hills and rocks on this piece of land. Midea was also very happy and directly allocated US$800,000 to hire a blasting company affiliated with the relevant mainland departments to flatten all the large quantities of earth and rocks. , but it can be used to pave roads and lay foundations for factories, etc. It can be considered useful.

At the same time, Shenhai City immediately began to connect water, electricity, etc. to this area. After Midea decided on the investment location, dozens of suppliers in Hong Kong also talked to Shenhai City one after another, intending to buy products next to Midea's super factory. They acquired land, built factories, and then supplied goods to Midea.

Shenhai City naturally welcomes such good things. Which city doesn't welcome foreign investment?

Time flies so fast, 1985 is here, and Hong Kong's economy is about to usher in its first year of take-off.

Land Headquarters Connaught Building:

"Sheng Chen, the director of the Lands Department, Du Di, sent an invitation. He hopes that we can attend the press conference to be held next month at the Queensway Victoria Military Depot." Dong Youwei said with a smile.

"Director of Lands? Just because of this matter, did you personally post against Landmark?" Chen Zhiwen asked curiously. Although Landmark is currently very large, after the Hong Kong real estate market has gradually recovered, the larger the scale, the more powerful it will be. , the debts we once had are no longer important. After all, no matter how many percentage points the real estate market has risen, the debts will not change. The spring of real estate is coming soon, and everyone with a discerning eye knows this.

However, it is not necessary for the Director of Lands to post in person. If we actually meet and make a verbal appointment, it is no problem, but it is not worth it just for a land auction. Although the land to be auctioned is the king of land in Admiralty, Hong Kong , with a total area of ​​115,000 square feet, which is about twice the area of ​​the Kangle Building where I live. With such an area, 2-3 buildings can be built with good planning, and the value is also very high.

"It's not an invitation to me, but an invitation to you." Dong Youwei said.

"Invite me?" Chen Zhiwen thought about it and understood, and said: "It seems that he wants to use my reputation to hype that the Hong Kong real estate market has recovered."

Although many people feel that the economy is about to recover, most people will wait for others to take action first. Therefore, everyone waiting is equivalent to staying the same. Therefore, the Hong Kong government needs an exciting real estate auction. When the price When it improves, everyone will know about it, and then the market will be activated.

"That's probably what I mean, otherwise there would be no reason to invite you." Dong Youwei also said. Before Land Land, he also worked in the real estate business department of Hutchison Whampoa. He also knew that the auctions in previous years were the ones in the Exchange Square. The boss has personally attended the Land King auction. Although the auction is for the Golden Bell Land King, the area and location are far from those of the Exchange Square. Under normal circumstances, the boss will not go.

"Okay, reply to them, I'll go." Chen Zhiwen didn't think too much. He just participated in an auction. This face must be given to the Hong Kong government. During the Hong Kong dollar exchange rate crisis, although the Hong Kong government also knew that it had other demands. , but they also cooperated with me and allowed me to achieve my goal. Then naturally I should reciprocate the favor and help with some small things.

Besides, the British will still be in power in Hong Kong for more than ten years. There is no harm in having a good relationship. Not to mention, Disney has been checking various economic data, population data, etc. in Hong Kong in the past six months. At present, it is about the same. , we will soon need to formally communicate with the Hong Kong government. By then, if the relationship is better, many things will be much easier.