The Industrial Giant Reborn

"Have you offended Chen Zhiwen?" After receiving the invitation, Liu Luanxiong immediately thought of the worst plan.

Over the years, he can be said to have enjoyed his life to the fullest. He has successfully started a business, successfully entered the stock market, and also bought some promising real estate properties. Even women have changed countless times, but no matter how arrogant he is, , and he did not dare to compare himself with traditional Hong Kong wealthy families. Among them, the Chen family is the top business overlord in Hong Kong. In the past two years, I have sniped at the stocks of several companies in the Hong Kong stock market, including British and Chinese companies. Could it be that one of them belongs to Chen Zhiwen?

But no matter how he guessed, he could only go and meet him once. In the Hong Kong business community, no one dared to refuse Chen Zhiwen. Besides, if he could be asked to meet in person, it shouldn't be this kind of thing. After all, he really offended someone, and he couldn't I won't go to see you out of boredom. As for safety, he is not worried. It is impossible for a giant businessman at the international level to use low-end means. If you want to deal with one, breaking the law is the lowest end. Rich people want to kill others. Man, it's so easy.

On the appointed day, Liu Luanxiong arrived at the cafe on the top floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel an hour early. It is said that Hong Kong's big hotels are the favorites of many rich and famous stars. Many reporters often meet celebrities here. Liu Luanxiong Xiong also liked to go there when he first made a fortune, but as his worth increased and he got to know more and more people, he realized that it was just a place that the small rich group liked. The real rich people all have their own How could any reporter keep up with the filming in such a private place? Obviously, the highest floor of the Mandarin Oriental is such a place. Without a membership or invitation, you cannot enter the dedicated elevator.

When he came here, Liu Luanxiong ordered a cup of coffee. Although it was a little expensive, it was nothing to him. After a while, a young man who looked less than 30 years old came here. Although It is difficult to find photos of Chen Zhiwen in the Hong Kong media, but for those who are interested, especially those with some financial resources, they can still be found. Liu Luanxiong recognized this figure who is in charge of half of Hong Kong's business world at a glance, saying that he is Chen Bancheng is no exaggeration at all.

In fact, he is about the same age as Chen Zhiwen. He can be said to be one of the youngest entrepreneurs in Hong Kong history. However, there are some differences in appearance, age and senses. Although he is also rich, he only made his fortune recently. How many years ago did he start his business? It's very hard, so people still look a little older, unlike Chen Zhiwen, who is 35 years old and still looks like he is in his twenties.

"Hello, Mr. Chen." Before Chen Zhiwen could say anything, Liu Luanxiong immediately stood up and said hello.

"Sheng Liu, please sit down, you're welcome." Chen Zhiwen smiled and waved. He still admired some geniuses in Hong Kong or other places, whether it was Jobs or Woz who relied on technological creativity to change human life. , or Li Jiacheng and Liu Luanxiong, who have become business oligarchs by relying on traditional industries, are all talented people with the most outstanding abilities. Chen Zhiwen also gives more face to talents, even those who have not yet fully made a fortune.

"Thank you." Liu Luanxiong was delighted. He didn't expect Chen Zhiwen to be so easy to talk to. If he could take this opportunity to rely on this big tree, his life would definitely be much smoother in the future.

Today's Hong Kong has begun to gradually enter the oligarchic era. The strong will become stronger and the weak will become weaker. This is the theme of the future. The fundamental reason is that a modern society cannot develop forever. Hong Kong already existed a hundred years ago, and it has actually entered the era long ago. This state was just an iteration of Huaying, which gave Hong Kong Chinese a chance to defeat British capital. This led to various turbulent business competitions in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. After entering the 1980s, British capital still existed in Hong Kong. , basically there are not many left, especially the former British oligarchs, which were all merged and merged, split and split.

As a Chinese who was born late, there are basically no opportunities compared to the real estate giants, various shipping companies, or various industrial giants in the past. After the 1980s, many people started from scratch and became successful. Liu Luanxiong looked around Hong Kong and couldn't find the second one. But the road ahead will be difficult. The Hong Kong market is so big. If he wants to squeeze in, he has to infringe on the rights and interests of others. In the past, there were still British interests to fight for, but now there are not many left.

"The coffee here is good, and the food is also very good. You can become a member here. Many rich people in Hong Kong often come here to discuss business. It may be of some help to you." Chen Zhiwen added.

"Okay, no problem." Liu Luanxiong said quickly. This sentence actually means that he is optimistic about himself. It does not mean that he will become a subordinate, but that he will become an ally. Maybe we can cooperate if there is a chance. In fact, there are many places in the Hong Kong market. circle.

"I heard that you have closed the fan business of Aimeigao?" Chen Zhiwen asked again.

"Yes, the cost of industrial land in Hong Kong is getting higher and higher, and so is the labor cost. Fans are not very profitable, and they cannot be sold at a high price. Especially in recent years, oil prices have fallen, global electricity prices have also fallen, and air conditioners The sales volume has increased again, and the fans are no longer suitable. Not to mention, Chen Sheng’s Midea is also making fans. In the global market, your fans are the best quality and cheapest. I used to rely on the retro style route to make them. It’s successful, but this market is niche and not sustainable,” Liu Luanxiong explained.

Before coming here, he had carefully considered all the possible topics. His company was naturally the top priority, especially in terms of business competition with Chen Zhiwen's company. He even considered that if Midea wanted to Acquisition of Aimigo, but if you think about it carefully, it is not very likely. Aimego's fans are already in decline, so how could anyone take a fancy to it.

"In fact, you can go to the mainland for production. The labor there is cheap enough, and the land is also very cheap. With your ability, it is not difficult to run Aimigo into a large-scale home appliance company. Besides, no matter how powerful Midea's fans are, As for making it difficult for others to live, also, even if this is the case, you can also make other electrical appliances. This market is big enough, and you are also an industry insider, so you can understand without me having to say more." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

"Theoretically, this is true, but it is too difficult to implement. The technical content of things like fans is not high, and you can still rely on some business techniques to gain market share. However, other electrical appliances are very technical. It really depends on technology. Without technology, any other method is just a gimmick, and it is basically impossible to succeed." Liu Luanxiong said calmly: "Even if you are beautiful, you rely on your own technology to get where you are today. Status, rather than purely relying on marketing techniques or control of terminal retail channels, right?”

"You can see some of Midea's business models." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

Midea's success in the early days was indeed due to some creative products and the layout of Chen Zhiwen's other capital in the terminal field, but it will also be the case later that it invested heavily in research and development technology. Although the gaming field relies on creativity, a single hit may appear in any small company, but There is basically no sustainability. In theory, without sufficient technical foundation, it is impossible to continuously develop various high-quality games. Of course, this is Chen Zhiwen’s special golden finger. Outsiders don’t know it. In addition, Midea is not a listed company, and no one We know how much Midea spends on game research and development per year, but even so, in recent years, Chen Zhiwen has put a lot of pressure on the game research and development department, asking them to develop their own games. Even if they cast a wide net to catch fish, they have to take their time. They have the ability to create their own games. After all, golden fingers are unsustainable, and the butterfly effect will become bigger and bigger.

The formation of a third-party game platform through a large number of high-quality games is the pinnacle of the entire game industry. Therefore, before the emergence of Internet games, it can basically control this market. From the perspective of outsiders, no one would think that Midea Games has reached what it is today. The situation depends on luck. Of course, even Chen Zhiwen knows that Midea has invested a lot of money and resources in these matters, coupled with its own prophetic ability, to be considered successful.

In the field of home appliances, over the years, Midea has also spent a lot of money to develop core technologies for home appliances such as motors, electronic controls, and compressors through profits and iteration opportunities created by the huge market. It can be said that, except for picture tubes in the color TV field and a few niche home appliances, other Yes, Midea's technical reserves are still among the best, even if they are not the strongest. As for color TVs, Chen Zhiwen, who knows the future, is also constantly developing LCD technology. Although he has invested in BOE in the future, his own research and development will not stop. It is better to rely on himself.

If you want to grow big, you must have technology, which is a necessity in high-tech fields such as home appliances and automobiles. On the other hand, without these, even if you control Wal-Mart and Auchan, you will not be able to build a top home appliance company, such as selling towels. It's almost the same if you don't have any technical skills.

"If I had been born ten years earlier, I might have followed the path of Midea like Chen Sheng." Liu Luanxiong added. He knew that although Chen Zhiwen owned a large number of real estate companies in Hong Kong, the core of his family was Midea and Red Bull. For international companies, it’s not necessarily a higher value or a lower value. The key is international influence. If you have 100 buildings in Hong Kong, you are just a rent collector in other places. But if you control a top company, you can give others The country may bring tens of thousands of jobs. Such a person, not to mention the president of the United States, and general national leaders are very generous. But there is no point in envy. It is too difficult to achieve this step.

"That's not necessarily true. I think there is a high probability that you will become the second Li Jiacheng." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

"It's also possible that the real estate industry is indeed much easier than the industrial industry, and the same goes for the stock market." Liu Luanxiong admitted directly. He didn't need to lie. This is basically the consensus of Hong Kong's richest people. Wang and other industrial kings, everyone is optimistic about the current market. All those with money have entered it. At most, they will retain some of the operational needs of the former industry. In fact, they are also doing business. Since the wave of real estate in 75-81 , land prices have quadrupled, and the average market value of real estate companies has increased more than ten times. All the industrial kings of the 1970s were overthrown by real estate tycoons.

"Yeah, it's normal to choose this way. It's the same for me. It's just that I have the capital to take two paths at the same time." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said. If he didn't have enough capital, he would most likely choose to focus on the real estate market first. If you have the opportunity to make a lot of money, you should consider whether to start an industrial business in the future. After all, if you have the ability to foresee, the real estate industry is just scanning for gold with your eyes closed, but the industry is not. There are too many factors that can affect this thing. .

"Chen Sheng's ability is beyond our reach." Liu Luanxiong said with a smile. This is not flattery. Although Chen Zhiwen is not self-made, the Chen family was just a small and medium-sized real estate company at the time. Under such circumstances, , was able to rise quickly and develop to today's scale, and its capabilities are definitely unmatched by others. It is even said that even if Chen Zhiwen was born in the grassroots, he would definitely be able to make his first pot of gold smoothly, and then he would still copy the historical route.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Chen Zhiwen said, "Liu Sheng, I invited you here today because of your ability as a sniper in the stock market."

"Sheng Chen, if you have any instructions, just tell me. Don't mention the name sniper, because this name makes me afraid to buy stocks now. As soon as I buy it, people think I am going to sniper." Liu Luanxiong was embarrassed. He said that because of his recent successes, the market gave him this nickname. It sounds very majestic, but it is also easy to make enemies, and he doesn't like it very much. Because he is famous, it is inconvenient for him to carry out sneak attacks. .

"Being famous is actually the best thing. What you do can easily mobilize social forces. You will know this in the future." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. In a few years, financial tycoon Soros will launch a sniper attack against the central bank of the country. Zhan, in fact, relied on his fame to attract countless hot money. Otherwise, ten Soros would not be able to defeat the central bank of a small country.

"Then what does Chen Sheng want me to do?" Liu Luanxiong asked.

"Of course it's a British-funded group." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile: "How many large-scale British-owned companies are there in Hong Kong?"

"Large-scale British companies? Just HSBC and Swire." Liu Luanxiong's expression changed. These two companies were beyond his reach, but thinking about it, ordinary British companies were not something that Chen Zhiwen could see. of.

"Forget it about HSBC. With the legal protection of the Hong Kong government, it will be useless even if the American consortium comes. My goal is Swire." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said: "This is also your goal."

"Chen Sheng means Swire Properties Group?" Liu Luanxiong asked. Swire Group's headquarters is listed in the UK, and his family holds half of the shares. There is no possibility of sniping. It is a real estate company under Swire. In the early years, in order to be in the Hong Kong development, specifically listed.

"Yes, it's a real estate company. It depends on whether you have the courage." Chen Zhiwen looked at Da Liu and said.

"Even if I have the courage, I don't have the funds?" Liu Luanxiong said.

"Don't worry about the funds. If we cooperate, I will naturally provide the funds. You come forward. Cathay Pacific Airways of the Swire Group will be threatened by Dragonair. Although it is not big, they will definitely take it seriously. On the other hand, I will focus on sniping. The beverage industry under the Swire Group will not be on the surface, and together with you, the three of us will consume Swire's funds. Without going into details, what do you think of this strategy?" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. (End of chapter)