The Industrial Giant Reborn.

Chapter 654 Extra 4 The value of time travel

June 2003, Hong Kong:

The scorching heat covers the entire Hong Kong.

At Victoria Peak, as soon as Chen Zhiwen got off the car, his assistant immediately stepped forward and handed him alcohol wipes.

"SARS has basically disappeared, and these measures can be slowly ended." Chen Zhiwen smiled, but still implemented comprehensive disinfection measures.

Uncle Biao, the chief steward, said: "Sheng Chen, although who said that Hong Kong is gone, there are still some in nearby countries. You should be cautious."

"Yeah." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, "Yes, then you can decide for yourself."

As a virus that can cause a mortality rate of 11% in an environment with sufficient medical resources, no one dares to take it seriously.

Although Chen Zhiwen knew the history, there was no way to prevent the emergence of SARS. No one knew who was the first infected person or which civet he got the virus strain from.

Therefore, as early as the 90s, in the name of charity, he cooperated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Hong Kong and the Mainland and invested in the construction of several hospitals that could specifically deal with infectious diseases.

"Hello, Mr. Chen." The visitor was about 50 years old, wearing formal clothes and looked like an official.

For others, there is nothing they can do but wait, and at the same time, prevent their family members from being infected.

Although it may not be able to achieve the monopoly position it once had in the field of home game consoles, the scale will only be larger because the existence of the Internet has amplified the market.

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"It's okay if it's appropriate, as long as you don't indulge." Chen Zhiwen didn't care too much.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Chen Zhiwen made an appointment here.

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After returning home from the underground garage, Chen Zhiwen came to the main house above.

After the Internet era, Midea also began to attack everywhere. On the one hand, it recruited talents to make online games. On the other hand, it spread funds widely and invested in some game seed companies.

"Where are the others?" Chen Zhiwen asked with a smile.

One month later, in July, the World Health Organization officially announced that SARS was completely over.

The entire Hong Kong market has gradually recovered from the previous fear.

Chen Yifei said: "They are all upstairs. Shimin has been secretly playing games recently. Daddy, you have to take care of him."

"Hello, Director Shen." Yang Wendong smiled and shook hands.

I made my fortune in the first place, but did I still rely on games? Whether it's airport pick-up or home game consoles, Midea Electronics Group can be said to be a unique company.

Chen Zhiwen added: "SARS has not completely ended recently. If you have nothing to do, just stay at home. I guess it will be better when the weather gets completely hot."

"Please take a seat." After the two were polite, they turned to the topic.

Director Shen said: "Sheng Chen, during this period, SARS has caused great damage to Hong Kong's tourism industry. In addition, Hong Kong's economy has not been very good in recent years, so the country is preparing to launch a free travel policy to Hong Kong.

"Yeah, okay." Chen Yifei agreed.

"Daddy!" The eldest daughter Chen Yifei trotted over happily.

The person who came was a deputy director of the Xinhua News Agency in Hong Kong. Although Hong Kong had returned to the motherland, Xinhua News Agency's exposure in the Hong Kong media was far less than before, but it was only hiding behind the scenes.

People from the mainland can enter Hong Kong for tourism and shopping at any time. "

"This is a great thing, I absolutely support it." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

Although history has changed because of him, some major policies will not change. At most, they may be slightly affected, such as time.

Director Shen said: "Considering that the policy has just been introduced, a large number of mainlanders entering Hong Kong may cause short-term discomfort in the entire market environment, so I would like to ask Mr. Chen to pay attention to it."

"Okay, don't worry, I will definitely do things that are beneficial to Hong Kong's economy to prevent it from causing trouble." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

In today's Hong Kong, the Chen family controls almost all retail and a large number of shopping malls. If one stone is divided into all the retail industries in Hong Kong, then he accounts for at least three tons.

So, if Hong Kong's economy is good, then its business will also be good, not to mention that the same is true in the real estate sector.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Chen." Director Shen said with a smile: "After Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the economy has been in bad shape in the past few years, which is also a concern for the central government's senior officials."

"Actually, before Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the economy was already overheated. That was not the norm. This is actually normal now." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said, "As long as the economy slowly picks up later, it will be fine. It can't be too fast or too slow. Otherwise it’s no good.”

Hong Kong's economy used to be so strong, essentially because the mainland was closed and it became the only port. In this case, even a pig can become rich. Now that the mainland has been reformed for more than 20 years, this kind of treatment has gradually disappeared.

Director Shen said with a smile: "Chen Sheng is right."

Chen Zhiwen paused and then said: "Director Shen, the SARS incident gave me a special idea. I want to make a large-scale charitable investment in China."

"About public health?" Director Shen immediately became interested. The COVID-19 outbreak that had just ended has made the whole country nervous, and it seemed like a medium-sized battle.

Chen Zhiwen said: "Including public health, but also more than that, major earthquakes, major floods, droughts, and super typhoons will all fall within this range."

"You mean to set up a fund to help these disaster-stricken people in the future?" Director Shen asked again.

"This is also part of it." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, "For example, families who died or were disabled due to SARS this time can apply for certain subsidies. In addition, my companies can provide jobs.

When a large-scale disaster occurs in the future, we can also refer to this model to provide certain emergency relief and follow-up work. "

"Sheng Chen, this method is very good." Director Shen said with a smile: "Our government will also provide certain assistance, but in many cases we can only indirectly encourage other companies to provide jobs for these people.

Chen Sheng's companies are spread all over the country. If this can be achieved, it will indeed be a blessing for these disaster-stricken people. "

"It's nothing, I need a job anyway." Chen Zhiwen smiled.

RT-Mart now has branches in most cities across the country. One branch can provide at least hundreds of jobs, not to mention there are so many factories.

Director Shen asked again: "I just heard what Chen Sheng said, are there other uses for these funds?"

"Yes." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, "Forget about geological disasters, there is no way to predict them early, but for plagues like SARS, we may have some opportunities to prepare in advance."

Director Shen said: "Chen Sheng means to study these viruses? But next time, it may not be SARS?"

Chen Zhiwen said: "Yes, it will definitely not be the next time, but the logic is similar.

In today's human environment, blood-borne viruses such as Ebola and rabies are unlikely to cause major harm, but respiratory-borne viruses can. The Spanish flu a hundred years ago was also transmitted through the respiratory tract.

Therefore, we can at least imitate the domestic grain storage model and first store a large number of masks, protective clothing and other supplies to deal with respiratory diseases. When the time comes, we can sell them and replace them to ensure that we have enough reserves to deal with sudden disasters. "

"Well, that's okay." Director Shen nodded and said.

Chen Zhiwen said with a smile: "In addition, I have arranged for Hutchison Whampoa to support domestic medical protection companies through investment models. This will not only provide economic returns, but also maintain a large amount of domestic production capacity for epidemic prevention materials to a certain extent."

"It seems that Chen Sheng has already thought about it." Director Shen said with a smile.

Chen Zhiwen continued: "I have thought about it, and I am also planning to build specialized infectious disease treatment hospitals in some cities with large populations.

In this way, we can deal with sporadic infectious diseases on weekdays, and the special area for AIDS patients can also be placed here. When something really happens, we can call it again. "

"Well, I think the central government will not disagree with such a proposal." Director Shen said almost directly.

The capital market money is used, but it is increasing the country's epidemic prevention and even war reserve capabilities. No country would disagree.

Chen Zhiwen added: "In addition, although it is impossible to predict geological disasters, we can still reserve supplies, especially in places that are prone to earthquakes."

Director Shen said with a smile: "That's natural, but you have to negotiate with the local government."

"Okay, no problem. The central government just needs to support me first, and I will do the rest myself." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

It may not be possible to prevent some major disasters in the mainland in the future, but at least if we try hard, we can still save some.

In fact, since the 90s, Chen Zhiwen has specially arranged his own charity project for Zhiwen Primary School to build a large number of earthquake-resistant schools in Sichuan Province.

We also specially invested in some spacious parks, and there are also some warehouses of basic supplies such as food and quilts nearby.

Under normal circumstances, they can also obtain benefits for the enterprise, and under special circumstances, they can exert their due value.

Perhaps this is also the value of Chen Zhiwen's time travel.

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