The Industrial Giant Reborn

When they arrived at the other side, the group immediately changed cars, because the mainland has left-hand drive, while Hong Kong has right-hand drive. Different driving habits can easily lead to problems. For the mainland, all the guests present are distinguished guests, and no accidents can occur. of.

To Chen Zhiwen's surprise, the bus on board was still equipped with luxurious equipment. Like the previous ones, the bus was full of air seats, which could also be turned into a small bed that could not lie flat, and there was enough space.

After chatting with people around him, I found out that Huo Yingdong had donated this car to China a long time ago. He probably knew that there would be such a demand in China, and he had already ordered these luxury buses from overseas.

After changing trains, the bus headed north again, and within a short while, the road changed into a dirt road.

After a while, the people in the car were overwhelmed, but everyone is also high-quality, knowing that no matter how uncomfortable it is at this time, it is inconvenient to complain. Originally, everyone would gather together to play cards, but now they have already met everyone. I dare not even drink water, because if I drink it, the water may be thrown out.

Chen Zhiwen doesn't care. Although he has been "spoiled" in the past few years, he also did this kind of bus in his previous life. It's just an ordinary dirt road, paved with some stones, and it has obviously rained recently, and there are mud pits everywhere on the road, which may be better than the road opened by Ao Debiao in Douyin in later generations.

The car passing through the pit naturally made the group of people in the car very uncomfortable. Fortunately, this is a luxury bus, otherwise it would be even more uncomfortable.

After another 3 hours, the car finally arrived at the destination smoothly. It was a hotel composed of several three-story buildings, but if you don’t look at the signs outside, if you put it in Hong Kong, it will only make people think which factory it should be staff quarters.

After getting off the bus, everyone felt refreshed. Chairman Liang said: "Everyone. It's getting dark, everyone will stay here for one night, and we will start tomorrow. As long as we arrive in Guangdong Province, there are hotels and airports. It's much more convenient."

It's getting late?

Everyone looked at the sun in the sky, and then looked at their watches. It was only 3:30, but considering the situation on the road just now, it was reasonable. They couldn’t bear to walk for a few more hours. Only Chen Zhiwen was younger, and most of the others were in their 40s or 50s, and in addition to the road conditions outside, if it was dark, it would be a bit uneasy to drive.

The guests did what they wanted, and everyone obeyed the arrangement, and were assigned to their own rooms.

Looking at the situation of the guest house that later generations could only find on the Internet, Chen Zhiwen couldn't help but smile, and immediately began to pack his luggage. After a while, an outdoor tent was set up.

"Chen Sheng, what are you doing?" Li Jiacheng saw Chen Zhiwen messing around outside, and came in curiously and asked.

"The mosquitoes here are not vegetarians." Chen Zhiwen said with a light smile.

"Mosquitoes?" Li Jiacheng's expression changed. It seemed that he had never cared about this kind of problem in Hong Kong, but when Chen Zhiwen said it, he realized that the hotels here seemed to have no mosquito nets.

"I have prepared some mosquito coils here, you two will separate later." Chen Zhiwen said.

In later generations, he read some autobiographies on the Internet, in which he talked about the one or two years after the re-opening. At that time, the mainland was not ready for hospitality. There is no problem, but if you go to a small city like the deep sea, it will be completely different.

It is said that Bao Yugang stayed in a hotel in Shenhai for one night, and had to go back to Hong Kong the next afternoon because he really couldn't bear the environment of the hotel and the mosquitoes.

This is after the re-opening, and it is still a year before the re-opening. After learning that he will go to Guangdong Province first, and then fly to other cities, he has prepared what he should prepare.

"There's not even a mosquito coil here?" Li Jiacheng said in disbelief.

"There should be, but it shouldn't be this kind of almost tasteless one. You should prepare it first, and use it in case you need it." Chen Zhiwen said.

"Okay, thank you very much." Li Jiacheng took the mosquito coil with a smile, and then walked to other rooms.

Before it was dark, the waiter called everyone to have dinner. Everyone wondered if it was too early, but considering that it might be the habit here, they didn't say anything.

It wasn't until night, when I saw the mosquitoes overwhelming the sky, that I understood everything.

Each of the service staff took some straw and put it in a metal basin. After lighting it, thick smoke rose, and the waiter closed all the doors and windows. After a while, everyone could go in, and then the waiter held the straw. Buckets of hot water for everyone to take a shower

The next day, Chen Zhiwen got up early and put away the tent, and went downstairs to have breakfast. The food was very simple, including porridge, steamed buns, meat and vegetable buns.

Li Jiacheng walked over with tired eyes and sat opposite Chen Zhiwen. Chen Zhiwen asked, "Li Sheng, didn't you sleep well last night?"

"Don't mention it, it's all mosquitoes. Chen Shengyu was thoughtful and brought a tent." Li Jiacheng said.

Chen Zhiwen said with a smile: "It's just a little preparation, it may not be useful."

In fact, the country definitely wants to entertain a group of people well, but the resources are really limited in big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Besides, the domestic hospitality is still different from the expectations of this group of people. The current mainland , It is estimated that only Beishangguang can barely satisfy these people.

"It's fine to go to Guangdong Province today. The hotels there are about the same star level as Hong Kong." Chairman Liang also said apologetically.

No way, I was planning to go directly to the foreign hotel in Guangdong yesterday, but it rained suddenly the day before yesterday, and the traffic on the road was affected. Considering the safety issue after dark, I had to temporarily find a hotel in the middle For guest houses, some food can be mobilized, but other supporting facilities are difficult.

But luckily it's not summer, otherwise, if there is no air conditioner, the first impression of this group of people coming to the mainland will definitely be seriously affected.

"It's okay, I was actually worse than this when I was a kid, but I haven't experienced it for a long time." Li Jiacheng said with a smile: "Hong Kong's past is actually not as good as here, and maybe it only takes 20 to 30 years for the mainland's economy to develop as well. "

"Haha, I hope Li Sheng's words can come true." Chairman Liang laughed. Although he thought it was impossible, Li Jiacheng's words still made him very happy.

After breakfast, everyone set off again, approaching Yuezhou City, the quality of the road seems to have improved, and after a while, we arrived on a concrete road. Although there are still potholes, it is much better than before. Around the road The villages are becoming more and more dense, and after a while, we arrived at the destination of Guangdong City - Dongfang Hotel.

This is a hotel prepared by the Guangdong Municipal Government to entertain foreign guests at the Canton Fair. Many of them are built according to the habits of foreigners. There are also a number of cars outside the hotel, which is very rare in the mainland.

At this time, a group of people came out from the hotel door. The leader was quite old, and he said enthusiastically: "I am Ma Weiliang, the director of Guangdong Foreign Trade Department, and welcome the arrival of compatriots from Hong Kong Island on behalf of everyone."

Chairman Liang also hurriedly introduced the compatriots from Hong Kong to Director Ma one by one. Everyone shook hands one by one. When Chen Zhiwen was introduced, Ma Weiliang said: "Mr. Chen, I have heard about your great achievements in Hong Kong since I was in Guangdong Province. , it has really grown the face of our Chinese."

"Director Ma is too much." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile, the country has begun to loosen foreign policy in the past two years, and Director Ma is an official of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, and he is still in Guangdong Province, which is the closest to Hong Kong. It is estimated that Hong Kong newspapers can easily get it It is normal to know some major events in Hong Kong.

"Mr. Chen, we have many daily necessities factories in Guangdong Province. You have to choose carefully. We can export any suitable ones." Ma Weiliang said with a smile.

"No problem." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

In the evening, many leaders from eastern Guangdong Province and Guangdong City also came to the Dongfang Hotel and had a very official talk with all Hong Kong businessmen, which can be regarded as a face-to-face meeting with all of them.

Although the environment of Dongfang Hotel is not comparable to the five-star hotels in Hong Kong, after last night, everyone felt that this place is simply heaven. After a peaceful night's sleep, after breakfast the next morning, all People are ready to go.

At this time, President Liang came over and asked: "Chen Sheng, there is a situation that the business group will be divided into two groups, one group will go to see the various infrastructures in Guangdong City, and the other group will go to various places. Class factory, I don’t know about your side, how do you plan to arrange it?”

The distribution method is very simple. Hong Kong real estate companies look at infrastructure construction, mainly roads and urban layout. At present, domestic urban management has encountered many problems, and it is also urgently in need of guidance from overseas experienced people. Although these real estate developers do not You must know urban management very well, but you must know how to make money and how to develop a city to achieve sustainable development. The opinions of these people will be very helpful to the development of the city.

In fact, much of the development of domestic urbanization in the 1980s was based on imitating the initial urbanization process in Hong Kong. People of the same race and culture were close together, and it was much more convenient.

On the other side, I went to see various factories in Hong Kong. The current domestic economy is not good, and many of the products produced cannot be sold. However, I have tried many times to export them overseas.

Originally, it was enough for the two teams to lead the two teams respectively, but Chen Zhiwen's status is a bit special, and he can go to both sides, so he naturally came to ask.

Chen Zhiwen said: "Let's go to the industrial zone to have a look. I don't understand the urban infrastructure."

Regarding real estate, he doesn’t even understand the real core. The operation in Hong Kong is to rely on knowledge of history and strong capital to spend money. Many real estate developers, especially the first generation of real estate developers, rely on their own vision To lock in wealth, especially when you are just starting out, with limited funds, you rely on your understanding of urban development to make large investments in places that have not yet developed at that time but are expected to develop well in the next few years, and then make a fortune. First or second pot of gold.

But for the industry, Chen Zhiwen can help a little, because in China now, except for a few large factories that are engaged in heavy industry, the rest are light industrial consumer goods, at least half of which can be supplied to supermarkets.

"Okay, then Chen Sheng will follow my group." President Liang said.

Chen Zhiwen asked: "President Liang also went to see the industry?"

"Yes, the development of the economy mainly depends on the industry. In the past, Hong Kong's industrial development was the only way to gradually urbanize." President Liang said with a smile.

"That's right, industry is the most important thing." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said. For him, this point of view is almost always correct. Industry comes first. Without industry, all economies are just castles in the air, especially for A populous country like the Mainland.

The two teams separated. This time, they did not make a bus, but a few cars, with the word "Shanghai" on the back of the car. It should be the famous Shanghai brand car in China before it was changed, that is, SAIC's car. The predecessor, a joint venture with Volkswagen a few years later.

The car is very bumpy. Sitting in it, Chen Zhiwen seems to be able to feel it when the car hits a stone. Fortunately, this is Guangdong City. Relatively speaking, the road surface is much stronger, but the car drives very slowly. It is estimated that it is only forty or fifty Yards, slightly stronger than yesterday's bus.

Chen Zhiwen also found some topics to kill time with President Liang. After a while, the car arrived at the gate of a factory. There was a sign hanging on the gate of the factory: Guangdong No. 1 Textile Factory welcomes compatriots from Hong Kong to visit.

After the group got out of the car, a local official next to President Liang immediately introduced each other to each other. After some politeness, everyone followed the factory manager surnamed Pan into the factory.

Under the introduction of Director Pan, Chen Zhiwen and others also knew that the No. 1 Textile Factory in Guangdong City where they were located was a state-owned enterprise that had been established for 25 years. It mainly produced all kinds of cotton textiles, wool textiles, silk, and The processing plants that print, dye and make clothing, winter clothes, and quilts are all inclusive from raw materials to appearance.

There are more than 10,000 employees in the factory, including workers, administration and logistics, accounting for more than 50% of the surrounding labor force.

"Ten thousand workers?" Chen Zhiwen couldn't help being a little surprised when he heard that. His Midea Industrial Park in Hong Kong covers almost all of his factories, and there are only less than 20,000 workers.

"Yes, in Guangdong Province, our No. 1 Textile Factory is the largest enterprise, and our products are also exported to the Northeast." Director Pan said feeling very honored.

"Chen Sheng, your Xinghe Trading also purchases a large amount of clothing products in Hong Kong and Wanwan. Why don't you go in and have a look. If there are suitable ones, we can also supply overseas." Section Chief Dong, who was in charge of the introduction just now, suddenly Said.

"Yes, Chen Sheng can take a look." President Liang also said quickly. As a cadre stationed abroad who has been in Hong Kong for several years, he knows better than many people in China how powerful Chen Zhiwen's influence is, not to mention the relationship between Huang and Mei. A giant is a galaxy trading company. The demand for various daily necessities makes hundreds of such companies in Hong Kong very nourishing.

These demanded products are simple commodities such as clothing, hardware tools, food, etc., with very low technical content. Domestic factories can produce them, but there is no such channel to do this kind of business with Europe and the United States.

"Okay, if it's suitable, I can arrange for Hong Kong to place an order here." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, the purpose of his own galaxy trade is here, and the scale is not large enough now. In another four or five years, When Costco and Wal-Mart double their size several times, and Xinghe Trade works harder to enter the supply chain of other supermarkets in Europe and America, then maybe their annual orders for light industrial daily necessities can exceed tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars.

What is the concept of tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars? 2 billion U.S. dollars is still increasing every year. As long as he has this, no one will attach great importance to his coming to any place in China or Southeast Asian countries, even in terms of status. Lower than Ship King Bao Yugang.

After all, even if it is a ship king, it is impossible for Bao Yugang to place an order of 2 billion US dollars a year, and it is impossible at the peak, not to mention that he would abandon the ship and land in the 1980s.

"Chen Sheng, please come inside." Factory Manager Pan also attaches great importance to foreign exchange. Only with foreign exchange can he purchase more advanced equipment from overseas.