The rise of Hong Kong's wealthy families

It was a bit cold in Guangzhou in January, and everyone traveling with us wore thick clothes, especially when the cold and humid wind blew by, which made me shiver.

Shekou is located in Nanshan District, Shenhai City, in the southeast of the Nantou Peninsula, adjacent to Shenzhen Bay to the east, the Pearl River Estuary to the west, and facing the Xiangjiang New Territories across the sea.

The Shekou Industrial Zone only covers an area of ​​2.14 square kilometers. The state only gave this land and no start-up funds. The leaders in charge of the industrial zone had no choice but to seek bank loans, which was only enough to level the land, build some infrastructure, and build a 600-square-meter building. meters of docks, Shekou is now just a desolate place.

The journey of more than 20 kilometers is entirely on dirt roads, and the car travels very bumpy.

In order to welcome many business tycoons in Xiangjiang this time, almost all leaders of the development zone were present. Vice President Yu introduced everyone one by one. The biggest ones were Luo Chunjun, director of the Shenhai City Investment Promotion Bureau, and Deng Hongbing, director of the development zone.

"Welcome to Shekou Industrial Zone!" Luo Chunjun was the first to greet him.

Huo Yingdong said, "Director Luo, you're welcome."

Later, under the leadership of Luo Chunjun and Deng Hongbing, everyone visited the industrial zone. On the way, Deng Hongbing kept introducing the situation of the industrial zone, as well as the general layout and facilities. There are already garment, food, plastic, and textile companies willing to set up factories here, but They are all small companies.

"I don't have any industrial factories. Let's do this. I'll invest 10 million yuan to help the industrial zone develop the first phase of land." Huo Yingdong was the first to promise. Although 10 million yuan is nothing to him, it is enough to take the lead. effect.

"I don't have any factories under my ownership, so it's not easy to invest here." Bao Yugang said with a smile.

Deng Hongbing said hurriedly, "Mr. Bao, in fact, our Shekou Industrial Zone is in short supply of shipping ships. When the wharf is built, it will be convenient for companies here to transport raw materials and finished products. Currently, no shipping company is willing to sign a contract with us, so I really hope that Mr. Bao can help in this regard." .”

"Okay, no problem. I'll make arrangements right away when we get back to Xiangjiang." Bao Yugang agreed immediately.

"Thank you Mr. Bao. With Mr. Bao's investment, Shekou Industrial Park will develop rapidly." Deng Hongbing said.

While He Jiahao was still thinking about it, he was awakened by Huo Yingdong's words: "Ah Hao, don't you have a clothing and food company? Are you interested in coming to Shekou to build a factory here?"

This is equivalent to putting He Jiahao on the table, but He Jiahao smiled and said, "I'm still thinking about how big a factory I should build."

"How big of a factory does Mr. He plan to build?" Deng Hongbing asked quickly.

"I plan to build three factories with about 100 people, mainly for garments, food processing and doll toy manufacturing. Since this place is relatively remote, I also want to build employee dormitories, canteens, and shops next to it to ensure the employees' livelihood. Yes, I wonder if this talisman complies with the regulations?" He Jiahao said seriously.

Deng Hongbing thought for a moment and looked at Luo Chunjun next to him. It was obvious that he couldn't make the decision in this matter.

"Thank you very much for Mr. He's heavy investment. Dormitory buildings cannot be built in the industrial park. However, the land next to the industrial park should be allocated to Mr. He to build dormitory buildings, canteens, and shops. We still need to ask the leaders for instructions on these." Luo Chunjun also Can't make the decision.

"Well, then I'll wait for your news." He Jiahao knew that the system in the mainland was very rigid, and no one was willing to act boldly.

Bao Yugang and others suddenly realized that He Jiahao was not only engaged in light industry, but also developing small business districts near the industrial park. His thinking ability was indeed very strong.

"I heard that Mr. He just acquired a chemical company. I wonder if it can be moved to the industrial park in Shekou?" Luo Chunjun looked at He Jiahao's face and asked, as if he was a little worried that He Jiahao would be unhappy.

He Jiahao shook his head, "Director Luo doesn't know something. This chemical company is on the verge of bankruptcy. It has sold a lot of equipment and is now in a state of shutdown. I'm afraid it won't be able to resume work if it moves here. But I do have a lot of related information on hand. Patent, if you have a chemical factory, you can use it for free."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. He." Luo Chunjun said happily. Using the right to use free patents to attract investment in the chemical industry seems to be a good choice.

Some of my colleagues are pure real estate developers, so they have not invested anything in the Shekou Industrial Zone.

But when he mentioned the muddy road, He Jiahao said, "Director Luo, District Chief Deng, does Government Z have any specific construction plans for the road from the county seat to the industrial zone?"

If you want to get rich, build roads first. This is an iron rule.

Luo Chunjun shook his head, "The Z government does not have the funds for the time being. Does Mr. He want to build this road?"

"Well, in that case, I want my construction company to be responsible for the construction of these more than 20 kilometers of roads, and my company will bear the costs." He Jiahao also had selfish motives in doing this, allowing Millennium Construction to enter the mainland and accumulate construction experience. Highway experience, after all, the highways in the mainland are a piece of fat.

"This is great, I'll apply right away." Luo Chunjun and the others were naturally happy to have someone build the road for free.

"Ah Hao, I'm not very interesting. I want to do a good thing like building a road by myself. If that doesn't work, I have to invest 500,000 yuan." Huo Yingdong joked.

"I'll also invest half a million." Bao Yugang said with a smile.

"It seems that if I build a road, not only will I not spend any money, I might also be able to earn a little bit." He Jiahao shook his head and said with a wry smile.

"Hahaha!!" Everyone laughed.

They all know that He Jiahao is not short of these hundreds of thousands.

After spending a day in the industrial zone, I returned to the Baoan County Guest House in the evening.

Everyone gathered together to discuss what they had seen today and see if they had any cooperation projects.

"Ah Hao, are you interested in building a hotel together?" Zheng Yutong asked He Jiahao with a smile.

He remembered that in the previous life, the Miramar Hotel built the Shekou Nanhai Hotel in Shenhai City, which was valued at HK$1.2 billion in the 1990s.

So, he nodded, "How much is Uncle Tong prepared to invest?"

"70 million, build a four-star hotel." Zheng Yutong stretched out four fingers and said with a smile.

"Okay, how much will you give me?" He Jiahao asked.

"30 million, 20% equity."

Although Shenhai City is a pioneer in reform, in this era, except for industrial zones, all other investments must be joint ventures, and Government Z must hold 51% of the shares. The same is true for hotels.

Therefore, the hotel's equity is only 49%, and 20% is given to He Jiahao, which is naturally not low.

"Okay, have Uncle Tong and the Z House discussed it?"

"We have already started talking. There should be no big problem." Zheng Yutong is not worried about not being able to reach an agreement, because everything depends on the Z government, and economic growth must be slow. This is not the result that the Z government wants to see.

He Jiahao has already begun planning to wait until the constitution is changed in 1986 to build hotels as a sole proprietor, and then build hotels in Shanghai, Yanjing and other places. Now he will follow Zheng Yutong as a pilot.

The next day they continued to visit other investment areas. Due to many restrictions, most people were not interested, except for businessmen in the manufacturing industry.