The Industrial Giant Reborn.

Chapter 179 Invitation from the Governor's Mansion

"Industrial land is too expensive. The latest industrial park of Hong Kong's largest electronics company, Midea, intends to go to Wanwan Hsinchu Industrial Park. Hong Kong's industry has lost a major pillar!"

The homepage of the Hong Kong Economic Journal once again lit up major news about Midea, and many readers have become accustomed to it. It seems that many news about Hutchison, Midea, and Red Bull are first published by Hong Kong Economic Journal.

Anyone who has a little understanding of Hong Kong shopping malls knows that Hong Kong Economic Journal has long been invested by unknown capital. It is the capital of Chen Zhiwen.

The front page of this issue of Hong Kong Economic Journal only has a headline, and below it is a photo of Midea’s general manager Lei Shengli meeting and shaking hands with the deputy director of Wanwan Xinqiao Investment Promotion Bureau. The small print of the identity of the two.

The second page is the content introduction of the text version.

The first section introduces the recent development of Midea abroad, and roughly introduces the explosion of the arcade industry in the United States. This is the first time in Hong Kong history that a product that has swept the American market has no competitors. The previous one was Red Bull, and electronic products are also a global business trend in the future, and the popularity of arcade machines is even more significant.

At the same time, Midea's home appliances have also begun to take root in the United States. Fan products have entered major supermarkets in the United States, and the number of orders in hand has reached one million. In addition, the business of refrigerators and air conditioners has also developed well. Therefore, the existing China's scattered factory model can no longer keep up with the requirements, and there is an urgent need to build a complete industrial park, similar to large overseas factories.

The second section introduces the planning of the Midea Industrial Park, which also includes Red Bull and future Coca-Cola factories. The existing production lines located in the industrial office buildings in Hung Hom and Kowloon will also be gradually moved into the industrial park. Guaranteed production efficiency in the best mode.

The content of the third section is to introduce the recruitment treatment of Midea and Red Bull. In the Hong Kong industrial market, Midea and Red Bull say that no one dares to say that the second is the first. First of all, the salary is 20% higher than the average level. It is 200 Hong Kong dollars, Red Bull Midea can give around 240, and there is also a year-end bonus based on performance.

There is also insurance. The government-mandated social insurance is naturally not less, and there is professional commercial insurance that covers employees’ immediate family members, that is, employees’ spouses, children, and parents. If someone is seriously ill or injured accidentally, You can get the corresponding compensation or medical reimbursement. This benefit is not even available to large real estate companies and banks in Hong Kong.

In addition, Midea Red Bull will also provide staff dormitories, mainly for 6 people, with an area of ​​about 200 square feet. Each person has an independent bookcase, equipped with a self-produced refrigerator and air conditioner, and has an independent bathroom. Below this section, it is also equipped with A picture of a dormitory is much better than most rented houses. For Hong Kong people who rent a house and spend 1/3 of their salary, having a good dormitory is the foundation of life.

If employees want to buy a house, Midea Red Bull will also provide certain low-interest loans, but there are certain restrictions on this aspect, which are related to the employee's grade and length of service. This is also to prevent outsiders from taking advantage of the loopholes in this clause.

In addition, the most basic food, all free meals for work, two meat and two vegetables, you can eat whatever you want, as well as yogurt and fruit, etc. It is much better than what many people eat at home, and every festival, the company will also give out some hard currency , such as bacon, salted chicken and so on.

It can be said that as long as you enter Midea and Red Bull, according to the current benefits, you can basically live comfortably. The company is responsible for all food and drink, and there is no additional consumption. If you are single, your salary income is basically equal to your monthly savings. Even if you have a family Yes, if you work hard, it's not a problem to choose a common location to buy a house with the help of the company's benefits.

It can be seen from the turnover rate of Midea Red Bull Company, which is basically less than 1% a year. That is to say, those who enter will basically never leave again.

If Midea Red Bull really chooses to leave Hong Kong, it means that not only will Hong Kong lose a large number of high-quality jobs in the future, but thousands of existing employees will also lose their jobs on a large scale.

Not to mention, Midea is a terminal company, and there are a large number of suppliers behind it. Although the benefits of these suppliers are far less than Midea's internal, they are better than other companies of the same type, because this is also Midea's Requirements, although many suppliers may just deal with it, but as long as they do a little, it is better than nothing.

The industry chain has more than 3 people. This is only the current scale. With the development of Midea, maybe the scale will become 5 or [-]?The consumption they can drive so many high-income workers will also benefit other Hong Kong people.

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[So, should we really allow such high-quality local companies to leave Hong Kong? 】

The second half of the article also introduces the occasional situation of various employees. For example, an employee was suddenly diagnosed with cancer. Not only did he receive medical subsidies based on insurance, but his monthly salary was also paid according to the basic salary of the contract. Many employees With the low interest provided by the company, I successfully bought a 500-square-foot house in Hung Hom, Kowloon and other places. The whole family no longer has to rent a house to see the landlord's face and so on.

"Damn it, the treatment from Midea and Red Bull is actually so good?" A construction worker eating steamed buns said in surprise when he saw a newspaper that someone had dropped accidentally from the side of the road.

"What kind of salary, let me see?" The person next to him took the newspaper, glanced at it casually, and said, "Cut, the salary is not as high as ours?"

"It's not as high as ours, so don't you look at the working hours and work intensity? If it doesn't rain heavily, you have to work 14 hours a day. Others work 8 hours. Overtime wages are not included. There are so many benefits. Look at them. This dormitory is better than the house we rented for 30 yuan. Besides, there is an air conditioner in the dormitory, and there is an air conditioner in the factory. Except for the occasional blowing when you are working for others, have you ever used it at other times in your life?"

"Don't think so well of the capitalists. They produce the air conditioners and refrigerators themselves. Maybe they are using inferior products for their employees."

"You have been building houses for so many years, have capitalists given you inferior houses?"

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Following the report of Hong Kong Economic Journal, the next day, other mainstream newspapers in Hong Kong began to pay attention to this matter, and many newspapers even used the same report on the front page, and then all kinds of third-rate newspapers did the same, together with TVB and Li's TV station. They simply reported the matter at news hour.

Soon, the public opinion in Hong Kong seemed to change direction under the control of one hand, and it was the first time for a large number of ordinary people to know that Midea’s Red Bull’s treatment was actually so good, but it’s normal to think about it, it’s so good The company basically does not leave staff, even if the number of recruits is high, it will soon make up. Internal employees will definitely find a way to get their relatives to join in. There is no need to advertise in newspapers, and that is not near the company's factory. Of course people don't know.

But I just found out about the news that the factory might leave Hong Kong, which made me very disappointed. If I can stay in Hong Kong, judging from the data in the newspaper, Midea Red Bull will definitely recruit people on a large scale in the future. Once you come, there will always be opportunities.

For ordinary workers in Hong Kong, having a job with decent food, decent housing, and average job is pretty good, not to mention, this is the best of all!

Kowloon, Cheung Kong headquarters.

"Today's newspapers are all about the [-]-person industrial park under Chen Zhiwen?" Li Jiacheng said with a smile after picking out several newspapers.

It is basically the habit of all bosses to read newspapers every day. Needless to say, the official ones, many times private newspapers also contain a lot of news. Most likely the government is going to renovate this place.

Or the reporter may not know the underlying meaning of some of the words the government said during interviews, but as long as they are written according to the actual content, it will be of great help to people like Li Jiacheng.

In the real estate market, what is compared is judgment, and judgment is not random, but based on the collection of various information.

"These news reports are obviously driven by someone behind the scenes. Chen Zhiwen's purpose should be to let the Hong Kong government give preferential treatment to the land price of its industrial park." Opposite Li Jiacheng, a British ghost said.

His name is Mai Ruisi, and he has just joined Cheung Kong recently. He is responsible for the overseas business of Cheung Kong and the communication with the relevant departments of the Hong Kong government. In the past two years, Cheung Kong has grown in size and needs certain British management talents. Come do some business.

"Do you think the Hong Kong government will regress?" Li Jiacheng asked. Regarding the communication with the British, he thinks that he is inferior to the British who know more about business. But it doesn't matter, he is the boss, as long as he recruits the right people However, as the scale of Cheung Kong became larger and larger, Li Jiacheng also began to recruit many ghosts to serve him.

"It depends on how you define the word "regression". If Chen Zhiwen wants to use the same free strategy as Wanwan, it will be very difficult. It can be said that it is impossible. The Governor pays more attention to industry, and appropriate concessions should not be a problem. This kind of high-quality industry, even if you go to the United States or the United Kingdom, you can get certain preferential policies." Ma Ruisi replied.

"However, having said that, Midea and Red Bull have really good welfare for employees, much better than my Changjiang Plastic Factory." Li Jiacheng continued.

The main business of Changjiang Industrial is real estate. The reason why the company name is "industrial" is because when it was founded more than 20 years ago, it was engaged in plastic and plastic products. Among them, the plastic flower business has monopolized many European and American countries. Later, because he found that he could not rent suitable factories everywhere, Li Jiacheng realized that real estate seemed to be more profitable. Coupled with the improvement of modern greenhouse flower growing technology in Europe and the United States, the plastic flower market disappeared, and finally Cheung Kong became a real estate company.

However, in order to take care of the first batch of employees who had struggled, the Changjiang Plastics Factory has been operating and has been losing money, but this amount of money is a drop in the bucket for Li Jiacheng, who is in real estate. The only purpose is to take care of those who used to work for It's just the peers who struggled by themselves.

"Red Bull's profit is very high, and the profit of Midea's arcade machine should not be low. The labor cost in Hong Kong itself is very low. Adding an extra 50% will not have a big impact on the high-profit industry. Naturally, it doesn't matter." The analysis said: "And from Chen Zhiwen's point of view, stability and quality are the most important, and the loss of employees will definitely affect the quality, so it is definitely more cost-effective to ensure the stability of employees with an appropriate high salary."

"That's true. Your analysis is quite correct." Li Jiacheng nodded and said, "What I'm more concerned about now is where will his industrial park be built? Kowloon? Hung Hom? Yuen Long? Shatin? Tuen Mun? Once With the implementation of his project, tens of thousands of workers with good salaries will definitely increase the price of nearby land immediately."

The essence of real estate is people. Wherever people go, real estate can soar, especially for motivated young people. Midea’s industrial park plan perfectly fits this strategy. There are a large number of employees with stable income, most of whom are young people. , do not have a family, you can imagine the huge demand for buying a house in a few years!

"If you can know in advance and then go to buy land first, you can indeed earn a lot." Mai Ruisi said: "This kind of thing is likely to be the final decision of Chen Zhiwen. It is probably difficult to know in advance."

"That's right, then we can only wait and see." Li Jiacheng nodded and said.

February 12:
"Chen Sheng, this is an invitation from the Governor's Mansion. Governor MacLehose invites you to taste tea at the Governor's Mansion tomorrow. The Governor's Mansion has recently purchased a batch of very high-quality tea from South America." An Qi led Zhou Jia Yang walked into Chen Zhiwen's office and said with a smile.

"Drinking tea? That's a very good reason." Chen Zhiwen smiled. After receiving the invitation, he glanced at it and put it aside. He asked, "Is it just me?"

"I don't know. The letter was delivered by courier. At about the same time, the Governor's Mansion also called, but the phone operator didn't know if anyone else was invited." An Qi replied.

"Okay." Chen Zhiwen nodded. He likes to drink tea. This is Chen Zhiwen's hobby since he crossed over. As a mainlander of later generations, he knows the importance of drinking tea for modern people. Because of the improvement of the economic level, a large number of Some people eat too much meat or even offal and other high-cholesterol foods, while the input of vegetables is much less, which can easily cause problems such as three highs.

After arriving in Hong Kong, although there is no high-tech, but the wealth is more, and the temptation of delicious food is also more, so drinking tea has become his daily life, and while drinking, he has the feeling of liking tea. Time does not drink but feel uncomfortable.

As for coffee, I basically only drink a little when I have meetings with people.

After An Qi left, Zhou Jiayang said, "It seems our trick has worked."

"This can only be said to be a last-ditch effort. Most of the paper media in Hong Kong are reporting on this matter. Normal people can see that we are behind it. People like MacLehose will definitely know about it." Chen Zhiwen shook He shook his head and said.

"The blog still needs to be blogged. If the Hong Kong government doesn't pay attention to industry, it's the same as if we don't blog. Then go overseas to choose an investment location early. If the Hong Kong government attaches importance to industry, then go to the negotiating table early and make a decision as soon as possible." Well, given the current situation, if you and Governor MacLehose meet in person, it may be settled quickly." Zhou Jiayang said.

"That's right, this matter can't be delayed any longer." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, Hong Kong's industry is still ten years away from decline, and this period of time is still of great value to Midea. Tens of thousands of industrial workers and thousands of engineers can be sent to the inland after the redevelopment, and quickly build their own industries in the inland. If they move to other places, it will be very troublesome just for the language, and with such With a larger group, the decline of Hong Kong's industry may be delayed for a few more years. Even if the final result is the same, it will be a little later.

"Chen Sheng, if you have a good talk with Governor MacLehose, can you also mention the Hung Hom land?" Zhou Jiayang said again.

"No problem, but it's actually not very important anymore, and even if I mention it, at most I can get a little more discount." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

From the beginning to the end, he planned to use the market price of the land in Hung Hom to transfer from industry to business, because the house price that will skyrocket several times in the next few years will be the source of the biggest profit. Negotiating with the Hong Kong government can also get a low price, but it will take about ten years. In these ten years, with some special opportunities, it is not difficult to turn 1984 million funds into one billion or more.

The reason why the agreement with the Hong Kong government was not immediately reached a few months ago was also because Hutchison was too heavily in debt at the beginning. Recently, through the sale of overseas projects, the slimming of Hong Kong's internal business, and the cooperation with Li Jiacheng and other Chinese capital, Hutchison The capital chain started to be sufficient, enough to start the project of this super fenced village.

"It's good to have a little discount. In the real estate industry, a little discount on land prices and a little more money in the chain will make it much better in terms of subsequent bank loans." Zhou Jiayang said.

"That's right." Chen Zhiwen nodded. The real estate industry doesn't actually consume much of its own funds. Some real estate developers borrow money to buy land and build buildings. If they can't borrow money, they just hold the future This is where so many project-mortgaged houses in the Mainland come from. The key point is that real estate companies will also collect pre-sale funds, and then use them to buy other places.

As long as you play a lot of leverage, you can blow up the bank. This sentence is definitely not empty talk. Under this model, when the economy is good, it will naturally make a lot of money, and when the economy is not good, it will be a super financial storm.
"If everything is settled, then our plan for next year can be implemented smoothly." Zhou Jiayang said with a smile.

1975 was relatively the most difficult year, because the acquisition of Hutchison and the privatization cost a huge amount of funds. Even now, the entire group can only say that there is no major problem with the capital chain, but it is not considered Too rich, but the difficulties will always pass. By 1976, the seeds planted before can germinate. Although it is not time to harvest, the capital market has always been a development trend. As long as the development trend is good, the line of credit will increase. It will be high, and there will be no shortage of funds.

"Success is definitely a success. It depends on how much concessions are made. Let's wait for the news tomorrow." Chen Zhiwen said.

"Okay, Chen Sheng." Zhou Jiayang agreed.

(End of this chapter)