The Industrial Giant Reborn.

Chapter 485 Industrial Transfer Plan
"The auto unions in the United States are indeed a problem." Lei Shengli nodded and said. Although Midea Group has no factories in the United States, it does have some R&D institutions and many employees inside. There are also unions behind these employees, but they are all They are in the middle-to-high-income bracket, and there are not many of them. Therefore, there is no major conflict between the labor union and Midea. At most, they may communicate on some small matters.

But the American automobile industry unions influence millions of people and the entire American automobile industry. They can even influence the American election because they are large enough.Coupled with decades of confrontation with American automobile companies, they have an unparalleled ability to defeat American automobile companies through strikes many times.

"Ability has little to do with us. We are just small shrimps." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile: "First slowly learn the technology and quality production experience from the United States and then transfer it away. Later, when the market stabilizes, we will directly close our doors." All is OK.”

Even for automobile factories, Chen Zhiwen wants to transfer as much production capacity as possible, let alone auto parts factories. Unless he considers the local market, he will keep factories in Europe and the United States.

After all, in the next 40 years, the mainland will become a unique world factory, with cheap labor costs in the early stage and a complete industrial chain in the later stage.

"This is not a problem. When our acquisition is successful, I will arrange for people to do this." Lei Shengli added.

"Okay, let's buy it first and then talk about it." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

Regarding the automobile industry, a few years ago, my real estate business in Hong Kong and the global electronics industry had not yet achieved very high results. Therefore, it was only a moderate investment. After all, the automobile industry is really a waste of money. It's great. One AMC is enough for the time being, and there is also the Jeep brand, which can be used to explore the mainland market first, because at this moment, in the country, in addition to sedans, there is also an urgent need for large vehicles with strong passability to facilitate many engineering and military projects. Use in places where the road is square or difficult to walk.

Today, the Hong Kong real estate market is basically dominated by its own real estate industry. The electronics industry is not that exaggerated, but it can become one of the largest electronics companies by relying on games. With the subsequent development of the computer market, its own Several of the software can also earn a piece of dividends, plus Microsoft has already invested and there will be several companies that can invest in the future. Basically, the dividends in this market have been a lot, and the remaining ones will be stepped in when there is an opportunity. .

Now that there are sufficient funds, Chen Zhiwen naturally has more ideas about the automobile industry. After all, people have to have greater goals in life. Only in this way can life be motivated. In fact, not only Chen Zhiwen, but most people who start their own businesses will always have stronger goals. , otherwise, we would not be where we are today. After all, even in the 21s, if we want to live peacefully, having only 20 million assets will be enough.

Yanjing Jeep has begun small-volume production. As long as the production capacity is sufficient in the future, it will not be difficult to win the domestic off-road vehicle market at least in the 90s and [-]s, and it can even be exported. As for the United States, Chen Zhiwen's request is just to stabilize. It's good to be able to improve appropriately, but it doesn't matter if you don't. The reason is that it is difficult for any player to squeeze into an already sound market. It is possible to have very strong advantageous technology and the right time.

This is the case for Japanese cars. They relied on their high fuel efficiency and high oil prices due to the oil crisis to conquer the European and American markets. Local brands are declining day by day. European brands also rely on high-end or differentiated competition to be able to resist.But Volkswagen in the same range was also affected. Even Volkswagen agreed to cooperate with China. In fact, it does not mean that they can see the future economic development of the mainland, but that they want to build a production base bridgehead in Asia to try to develop in Japan. Get a little market within the car's territory.

The only person in the world who knows the future trend of China is estimated to be Chen Zhiwen. He doesn’t even know it in China. After Jeep stabilizes, Chen Zhiwen’s next goal is to introduce sedans like Volkswagen. AMC’s sedan technology may not be as good as Volkswagen Toyota, but compared to Volkswagen's Santana in the 60s, it is still no problem. The only trouble is that American cars have slightly higher fuel consumption, but this problem can be solved with turbocharging.

This is why, after spending hundreds of millions of dollars on research and development and purchasing turbine technology patents, if you really want to be more fuel-efficient than Japanese cars, you can only take this path.

Acquiring Mini in the UK is also a preparation for planning another market. These are all blank in China. Once you enter first and rely on capital promotion to make the brand deeply rooted in people's hearts, then as long as you don't make very big mistakes, you can basically continue to do so. It has stabilized the domestic sedan, small car and off-road vehicle markets.

But there is another problem, that is, the localization of parts and components. There is a shortage of foreign exchange in the country. The top management will not allow joint venture brand cars to only purchase foreign parts and sell them domestically. This is what Hutchison Whampoa has been doing with capital. Domestic investment in suitable manufacturers will provide foreign exchange to purchase equipment, patents and even hire foreign engineers, as long as they can produce qualified parts.

But if you acquire some parts business by the way and can produce it yourself, you can naturally build a factory in China. Furthermore, if you want to minimize the cost, many things do need to be developed and produced by yourself, such as the later mainland car brands BYD, Geely, Great Wall, etc. also produce many parts in-house to reduce costs.

Of course, this is something that will happen a long time ago. Even the future domestic brands will take 20 years to achieve. At present, Hutchison Whampoa still focuses on capital investment. Under the survival of the fittest model, the remaining elite kings will also It can also solve the current problem without any effort on your part.

Time passed by, and the whole of Hong Kong was very calm, because although there were still some disputes in the negotiations between the Chinese and British parties, they basically ended in successive failures of the British. Even before the final agreement was signed, people with a discerning eye could already see it.

In addition, after Chen Zhiwen acquired Land, he successively invested in Hang Lung Real Estate and multiple local real estate listed companies, and provided loans through Hisense Bank or other banks, thus renewing a large number of suspended projects and employing tens of thousands of construction workers. As a result, job opportunities have emerged, social stability has also been improved, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index and real estate market have improved slightly. "After being kidnapped by real estate, we can only rely on real estate to restore the economy." Chen Zhiwen said helplessly after reading the good news about the economy written in the newspaper.

In fact, many countries are the same. Even some industrially powerful countries will be kidnapped by real estate. In fact, the benefits brought by real estate are too direct and much easier than industry. This is the same even in developed countries, such as the United Kingdom. Now two members of a family can buy a moderately sized apartment by working and not eating or drinking for 3 years. But in 40 years, this time will become 10 years. The same is true in the United States, even if there is property tax, it will not be covered. The subprime mortgage crisis emerged because of the trend of real estate speculation, especially in places where there is no real estate tax.

"The current situation can only be like this. Even we can only gradually transfer the factory." Qin Zhihao, Red Bull's general manager, said.

"Indeed, it can only be like this, especially since the labor force in the mainland is cheap and the electronics industry chain in Wanwan is more complete. Hong Kong no longer has any advantage." Midea General Manager Lei Shengli also nodded.

The current average salary in Hong Kong has exceeded HK$[-], and factories such as Red Bull and Midea have even stronger welfare benefits. Although Midea's high profits can easily support tens of thousands of employees, companies are not charities after all, and they cannot deliberately do so for a long time. There is another problem with raising people, that is, Midea may be able to support so many people, but Midea's suppliers cannot. They will all move away. We can't let Midea pay to support them anymore, right?Wouldn't that make him a perfect victim?
"Looking at it this way, we will soon face the problem of layoffs." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said. In fact, ten years ago, when he started to expand the electronics factory and beverage factory in Hong Kong, he knew that this day would definitely come. In the future, wages in Hong Kong will definitely not be suitable for these large-scale, densely populated simple manufacturing industries. Even if it is the assembly of game consoles or even computers, the product profits will be high, but it cannot change the fact that assembly is a low-end manufacturing industry.

But at the beginning, it was impossible for him to build a large-scale factory elsewhere. He could only choose Hong Kong, and even if he chose Wanwan, he would still move to the mainland in the future. In addition to high-end chips or LCDs, Wanwan's local electronics factories , basically they will eventually migrate to the mainland.

"We will not lay off some people with technical skills, but will send them to future mainland factories. Given the current situation in the mainland, most college students are working in government departments. Our factory technicians and management still need Hong Kong people. But this number is not very large, at most one-tenth of the current factory." Lei Shengli said.

"One-tenth, a few thousand people, that's fine, it's better than nothing. Besides, it's done step by step, so it won't be that extreme." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

"Yes, even if housing prices in Hong Kong rise sharply in the future, we will spend at least 5-10 years relocating industries, some to the mainland, some to the Bay, and contracted to local third parties." Lei Sheng Lee said.Although costs are lower in the mainland, Wanwan also has strong advantages, and a large company will not put all its production capacity in one place.

"Okay, let's start transferring production capacity after the Hong Kong real estate market recovers and the economy improves. In addition, inform everyone in the entire group that any employee can apply for a loan from Hisense Bank to buy a house. The interest rate will be higher than the market price. If it is lower, the amount will be higher, but it is just a suggestion. You are free to buy it or not." Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and then said: "If they want to do business in the future, they can also support it. In addition, within the group, if the real estate and service industries When recruiting people, priority should be given to recruiting suitable people from manufacturing factories.”

Hong Kong's economy is not very good now. If there are rumors of layoffs at Midea, it will indeed have a major impact. Anyway, it will only be half a year, and it will be fine to start again in early 85.

In fact, the main reason is that after 85, Hong Kong's housing prices will rise like a rocket. By 90, they will have doubled four to five times, and everyone's wages will have tripled or four times.This cost impact is unprecedented for labor-intensive industries. With the current number of workers in Midea, it will cost an extra two to three hundred million Hong Kong dollars every month, which is about US$3 million a year. Although Midea can afford it, But it is definitely unsustainable, because by 95 it will triple or four times, and other supporting factories have run away, and Midea will no longer be able to build any industry.

Hong Kong's industry has been in the process of inevitable death since 85. Even if Chen Zhiwen has the intention, he can only leave a little special industry. With so many people and such a large production capacity, Midea Group must prepare in advance, unlike some small factories. , you can just move it, it only takes a few months.

As for employee compensation, in addition to the most basic legal provisions, the company will definitely give a little more, but these are not as good as being able to buy an extra house. You can buy a house with your eyes closed this year or next year or in the next few years. , you will earn much more than you can earn from working all your life. This is also the most attractive part of the real estate market. How can the manufacturing industry be able to compare with this thing? Even the chip industry cannot compare with it.

However, whether you can seize the opportunity and dare to borrow money to buy a house at this time depends on your courage and destiny. This kind of thing cannot be forced.

This can be considered a perfect "indirect compensation" plan.

(End of this chapter)