The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

Pengcheng.

Seafood restaurant.

It was rainy in April. It wasn't too heavy, but it kept falling.

Qian Huaqiang hosted Liu Tao here and invited him to Pengcheng.

There was no private room, just a window seat.

This was Liu Tao's request, so he could have a better look at Pengcheng.

Liu Tao sat by the window, enjoying the bustling crowd downstairs and the busy traffic not far away.

Pengcheng is a reform test field and the fastest-growing city in the country.

There are many high-rise buildings and roads built here.

Even the Pengcheng Electronic Building is no longer the tallest building in Pengcheng. This title has changed hands three times.

Now the tallest building in Pengcheng is the Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Building, which has just been completed and has a height of 384 meters. It is the headquarters building of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) in the mainland.

In the whole Pengcheng, there are probably no less than 100 buildings with a height of over 100 meters!

Thanks to the rapid economic development, a group of people got rich first, which also led to a rapid increase in the number of cars on the streets of Pengcheng, especially on the main roads, where the traffic is now flowing continuously.

It can be said that the current Pengcheng has undergone earth-shaking changes compared to the Pengcheng that was just established as a special zone.

The development of the Pengcheng Special Zone is getting hotter and hotter, and urban development is definitely a big piece of fat, so it has attracted more and more forces to come in and grab food. Among them, there are not only dragons from Hong Kong, but also airborne princes from the province and even the capital with police.

Since ancient times, interests have moved people's hearts!

People like Qian Huaqiang are very formal.

Some people are quite excessive, always wanting to get something for nothing.

"Boss Qian, I didn't expect to meet you here, what a coincidence!" A capable man with a crew cut and a smile on his face came over.

Qian Huaqiang looked over and said with a faint smile on his face: "Boss Wang, what a coincidence!"

"But my relative is coming today, I will invite Boss Wang another day." Qian Huaqiang looked at Liu Tao, and then said to the man.

"So you are Boss Qian's relative, hello, my surname is Wang, and my given name is Shi! I wonder where you are from, sir?" The man smiled.

Liu Tao looked at it and felt very familiar when he saw the face in front of him. And when he took the initiative to report his name, he suddenly realized and matched this face with the celebrity in his memory.

Wang Shi, the founder of Vanke.

This person is a man of the times!

"Beijing!" Liu Tao smiled faintly.

Qian Huaqiang was about to drive him away, but when he saw Liu Tao speak, he stopped.

But Qian Huaqiang couldn't help but feel a little unhappy on his face. Although the two knew each other, they were just nodding acquaintances and were not familiar with each other.

He was entertaining Liu Tao here, and Wang Shi actually came to disturb him.

Qian Huaqiang knew that his biggest backer was not someone else, but Liu Tao.

Seeing Liu Tao looking at Wang Shi with interest, Qian Huaqiang introduced: "This is Mr. Wang Shi. In December last year, his company Vanke issued the first "Prospectus" in the mainland, issuing 28 million shares and raising 28 million yuan. Now it is engaged in the real estate industry."

Vanke is not a private enterprise, but a state-owned enterprise with a good reputation.

Liu Tao has known Wang Shi. He is a very special person in the business history of China after the reform and opening up.

The Vanke company he founded is one of the largest and most successful real estate groups in the whole of China. But he took the initiative to give up most of his shares at the beginning of the company's shareholding reform, striving to be the best professional manager in China.

And he did fulfill his oath. Under her leadership, Vanke has grown step by step into a real estate aircraft carrier with a market value of hundreds of billions. At its peak, it created a market value of trillions. Moreover, Vanke can be called a wonder in the Chinese stock market. The total shares held by the top ten shareholders of the company have been less than 25% for a long time. The dispersion of Vanke's shares is more like that of listed companies in the European and American capital markets.

Of course, Wang Shi at this time was not a great figure.

At least, Qian Huaqiang was much more awesome than Wang Shi.

Just after the Spring Festival, Qian Huaqiang's keyboard company was listed in Hong Kong. With beautiful data reports, the keyboard company's market value exceeded 2 billion Hong Kong dollars as soon as it was listed, and Qian Huaqiang's wealth increased dramatically.

Wang Shi was a very smart person. After a brief greeting, he said goodbye and left without disturbing him.

After leaving, Wang Shi looked thoughtful.

He was not a grassroots person. His father was the deputy director of Liuzhou Railway Bureau. After graduating from junior high school at the age of 17, he joined the army and became a transport soldier. After retiring from the army, he was demobilized to the hydropower section of Zhengzhou Railway Bureau as a worker in the boiler overhaul workshop. Then at the age of 23, he entered Lanzhou Railway Institute (i.e. Lanzhou Jiaotong University). After graduating in 1977, he was assigned to work in the engineering section of Yangcheng Railway Bureau.

In 1980, Wang Shi joined the Guangdong Provincial Foreign Economic and Trade Commission, responsible for investment promotion, and later went to Pengcheng for development.

Over the years, he has met all kinds of people, and his ability to judge people is not low. He is well-informed and knows that Qian Huaqiang has a big backer. Qian Huaqiang has a big business and is a celebrity in Pengcheng. Even though it is a private enterprise, it can be listed in Hong Kong.

Liu Tao also put on some makeup today, otherwise Wang Shi would definitely not recognize Liu Tao at a glance.

On the other hand, Liu Tao didn't care too much. The trendsetters of the original era, now that China has undergone such a big change, it is not certain whether these trendsetters can still emerge.

At this time, as the dishes were served, Liu Tao was tasting the food here.

This time he came to Pengcheng from Yangcheng Shipyard. After inspecting Pengcheng, he would go to Xiangjiang. He would not stay in Pengcheng for too long.

Qian Huaqiang introduced the current Pengcheng to Liu Tao while eating. Pengcheng's current pillar industries are the electronics industry, automobile industry, and motorcycle industry. Jinlong Computer Group, Huaxia Automobile Group, Huaxia Motorcycle Group, Huaxia Semiconductor Group, etc. are the largest enterprises in Pengcheng and the pillar enterprises of Pengcheng, which have driven the establishment and development of a large number of supporting factories. In addition, private enterprises are developing very rapidly.

If you say which city in the country has the fastest development of private enterprises, it is Pengcheng!

Even the development speed of private enterprises in Yangcheng is far less than that of Pengcheng.

While the whole country is still discussing that companies that employ more than 6 people are considered capital companies, Pengcheng has broken the old rules and encouraged private enterprises to recruit more people and expand production.

This is also the city with the most investment from Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas companies in the country.

After all, Pengcheng is the first stop for Taiwanese, Hong Kong and overseas capital to enter China!

"I heard that the domestic stock market is also going to be established. Is this true?" Qian Huaqiang lowered his voice.

Liu Tao nodded slightly and said, "Well, it's still in preparation. Maybe it will be open next year!"

This matter is exactly what his company in Hong Kong is responsible for, and it is formulating rules with relevant domestic departments.