The Industrial Giant Reborn

Repulse Bay Villa, swimming pool.

After floating in the water for 20 minutes, Chen Zhiwen got up from the railing and walked up. The nanny beside him brought a towel to wipe the water.

"It's only been 20 minutes, and you're tired?" Chen Tianfu, who was reading the newspaper by the swimming pool, laughed.

"It's not that I'm tired. It's that the swimming pool is too small. It's so boring to swim around." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile, and at the same time took the buns from the table and ate them. After staying in the United States for a while, The most aftertaste is some snacks in Hong Kong.

"20 meters long is not too small, why don't you demolish the small pavilion over there and expand the swimming pool." Chen Tianfu said with a smile.

"Forget it, it won't expand a few meters after demolition, and it will make the yard uncoordinated. Let's think about it later when we change to Taiping Mountain." Chen Zhiwen leaned back on the seat and said very relaxed.

"The house in Taiping Mountain may not necessarily be as large as this." Chen Tianfu laughed.

"The area is enough. The main thing is the status, the status symbol, and the safety issue." Chen Zhiwen shrugged and said.

Villas are affordable, so how could the area not be enough? Besides, it may be inconvenient to live if it is really too big, and it is not good if it is too extreme. Not everyone likes to build a very ugly super mansion in the city center as their own residence like the richest man in India in later generations. He also hired 600 A number of servants with the highest education.

As for Victoria Peak, it is not only the most luxurious area, but also the highest-quality residential area in Hong Kong, no matter from the perspective of scenery, environment, and safety. After all, the British are not fools. For more than a hundred years, the entire British capital Representatives at the highest level all live in Taiping Mountain, so there is a reason for it.

"Are you ready to attack Hutchison Group?" Chen Tianfu asked suddenly.

"Yes, it's almost time." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said. There is no need to hide this kind of thing from the family. After all, once it is really done, the whole of Hong Kong will know. This is why Chen Zhiwen asked the whole family to move to the mid-level villa in Repulse Bay. Surrounded.

"Hutchison's foreign debt is very heavy. Even if you can buy it, how will you deal with it?" Chen Tianfu asked with a frown. Although he knew that Hutchison was not doing well before, he only knew about it because it had nothing to do with him. The son had an idea about Heji, so he began to check the information step by step to understand the situation of Heji.

His son took action against one of the four major foreign companies. Although he didn't know if he would succeed, Chen Tianfu was still very happy. This was the first time in the history of Hong Kong that a Chinese launched a sniper attack on a British conglomerate. No matter what the result was, it was fine. It's in the history books.

The Hutchison Group is a listed company, and the financial information is easy to find. After Chen Tianfu learned about the financial situation of the Hutchison Group in detail, he began to worry again.

"The foreign debt is not heavy. How could the Hutchison Group, one of the four major foreign firms, get to where it is today, and how could it give me a chance? Don't worry, I know how to measure it." Chen Zhiwen said calmly.

Hutchison’s heavy foreign debts have already caused almost all Hong Kong people to lose confidence in him, including the major indebted banks. However, because debt collection will only lead to Hutchison’s rapid bankruptcy, the major banks dare not make any changes. Can only suffer.

In the original history, HSBC took over Hutchison, but it was actually a last resort, but Chen Zhiwen knows that the current Hutchison only needs to survive for another two years, and Hong Kong's land and stock prices rebound, and it will be able to get out of the current predicament.

"Okay, I won't interfere with your affairs, but we still have to focus on stability." Chen Tianfu thought for a while and said.

"I'm going to the company first, and the matter of Heji will be exposed soon. By then, all kinds of reporters will definitely come back and find a way to interview us. I have already invited the security team, but you still have to be careful not to be approached by those reporters. Otherwise, it would be annoying." Chen Zhiwen said helplessly.

This group of reporters has good intentions, but it does not rule out that some people will use all means to grab the headlines. It is not an extreme measure against the law, but will stimulate the interviewees with various words, which is very annoying.

If this kind of people really appeared around Chen Zhiwen, he would definitely take care of them one by one, but it's better not to meet them.

"Hello, Chen Sheng."

"Chen Sheng, good morning."

Along the way, when the staff in the office met Chen Zhiwen, they greeted him politely.

Facing the polite and polite employees, Chen Zhiwen naturally responded politely, but he didn't know everyone when others knew him. After walking half a circle, he realized that among the dozen or so people who greeted him, only three of them looked familiar. , but I can't name it either.

The director's secretary, An Qi, had already arrived at the door, and her office was just outside Chen Zhiwen's office.

"How many people are there at the headquarters now?" Chen Zhiwen asked after entering the office, while turning the air conditioner to the lowest level.

"I asked Manager Li once last month. There are 515 people in total. There may be a little more now." An Qi thought for a while and replied.

"There are too many people. It feels quite crowded outside." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, the office building area of ​​the headquarters is about 5,000 square meters, and it is not a problem for 500 people to work normally. There are a lot of single rooms inside, which instead causes crowding.

"Several company managers have also discussed this issue. Red Bull and Midea can move to Kowloon. In this way, the remaining real estate and investment businesses at the headquarters will not be so crowded." An Qi said.

"Don't separate the headquarters. It's much more convenient to be together. I'm going to build or buy our own building." Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said.

His future idea is to build a super building in Central as his headquarters. The location of the Hilton Hotel is good, or choose other locations, but this is also a future plan, and it may not be realized until the mid-1980s. Before that, Several major businesses under the company are developing very fast, and the company's demand for office space is also expanding very fast. It is necessary to own a building as soon as possible.

"Okay." Angie agreed.

"In addition, the company has so many people now, it should be very inconvenient to go to work. You can find a car rental company and let them take care of the company's employees to and from get off work." Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said.

In the past, when the company was small, the staff lived relatively scattered, so there was no plan. Now that there are more and more employees, transportation can be arranged in a unified way. Otherwise, in Hong Kong, where the traffic is congested and there is no subway, the commuting time of normal employees is as high as Two or three hours is also a loss for the company. At least the employees have enough rest and can work better. At the same time, this is also a benefit for the company.

In the future, no matter whether you move to the next location, or build a super building in the center of Central a few years later as the headquarters, this benefit can continue to be implemented. Large companies or Internet companies in the mainland will have this kind of service. Of course, a certain The company also took advantage of this to engage in some special routines to indirectly deceive employees into working overtime.

"Okay, it will be much more convenient for everyone." An Qi said with a smile.

Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, "Let Xu Weishan and Lei Shengli come to my office."