The Industrial Giant Reborn

The trip to the mainland basically ended successfully, and it was already early March when I returned to Hong Kong.

"Your domestic investment project is quite big, and it has been reported in Hong Kong newspapers recently." Dad Chen Tianfu said while sitting in the sun room, basking in the sun and reading the newspaper.

"Normally, Hong Kong media are reporting more and more domestic reports. In fact, my investment is nothing to Midea or Red Bull, but if you look at it alone, it is indeed a big project." Chen Zhiwen smiled He shook his head and said.

The main markets of Midea and Red Bull are overseas, and even a large amount of profits are placed in the accounts of many tax havens, but even so, even if only a small part of the profits are given to Hong Kong, it has also created the Hong Kong electronics industry. extraordinary prosperity. Some factories invested in China are not small in terms of domestic scale, but compared with Midea or Red Bull as a whole, they are just a drop in the bucket.

The basic home appliance project invested in Shekou is just a project that is about to be phased out in Hong Kong due to artificial reasons. The investment in Yanjing City is only a part of the home appliance, and the industrial giants actually stay in Hong Kong.

"But now there seem to be some rumors that are very unfriendly to you. You need to pay attention to this aspect." Chen Tianfu continued.

"I will pay attention." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, "It's actually fine, because my domestic plans are basically the same, and I won't invest any more in a short time."

The purpose of investing in Shekou is to transfer the low-end production capacity of Midea in Hong Kong so that Hong Kong’s existing production capacity can be shifted to consumer electronics products. The purpose of investing in Yanjing’s home appliances and Shanghai’s video business is to first cultivate brands in China and donate to domestic universities. In order for Midea to have a large number of high-quality talents as the foundation for development in the future, only the large-scale infrastructure construction of the Jingjintang Expressway can be regarded as the first infrastructure investment in China.

"Why? Because of () problems?" Chen Tianfu asked. This matter has become one of the main topics in Hong Kong.

"This is just one of them. The main reason is that there are no good investment projects in China for the time being." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

It is really suitable for domestic investment, in fact, after 1985, when the success of Shenhai City made the central government resolutely reform, and then more policies were suitable for large investment.

Moreover, from now on, his amount of capital is not enough to support the large-scale infrastructure construction in China, but if some international investment returns in a few years, then the capital may be sufficient, and the time is really ripe.

"That's right, I have the same feeling." Chen Tianfu nodded and said, "Recently, I checked the development of housing prices and land prices in Wanwan, and found that their current situation is very similar to Hong Kong a few years ago, so I want to go to try."

Hong Kong's recent housing prices, industrial land prices and residential land prices are basically stagnant, while commercial land prices are still rising. Several large consortiums such as Landmark, Carrian and other groups are desperately raising transaction prices, but there are many sons. Chen Tianfu will naturally not participate in the teaching.

But capital is like water, it always needs to flow. There are too many funds in Hengyi's account, and they can't be put in the bank to earn interest. The total amount of domestic investment cannot be too large. After all, Hengyi can only do real estate, not It is suitable for domestic economic needs, therefore, Chen Tianfu needs a new breakthrough.

Wanwan is close to Hong Kong, and the language is almost the same. They are all Chinese, so it is naturally the best choice.

"Yes, I think it's okay, but the question is, you plan to personally participate in the development of the real estate project in Wanwan? The local consortium over there won't agree?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"I probably won't agree, so I will develop the project as a joint venture with some companies in Wanwan, or directly buy the real estate and hold it myself." Chen Tianfu said.

"That's okay, let's go to Wanwan and try it." Chen Zhiwen said: "Hutchison and Wharf also have some non-real estate development projects in Wanwan, but we can try to cooperate together and invest in real estate near the supermarket. It should be the same. It's a good deal."

At least before 1984, Hong Kong's real estate market had no investment value. Even if it hoarded land, it would have to wait until 1981, and there were still three years to go. Unlike Hutchison and Wharf, which had a large number of non-real estate businesses, Heng Yi could not Has been deserted.

"That's a good idea." Chen Tianfu nodded and said with a smile.

When various matters in the mainland and Hong Kong real estate are no longer the things that Chen Zhiwen needs to pay attention to, life becomes simpler than before.

In the United States, Midea-1, Midea's first-generation personal computer, was officially released. The split design, multiple functions of the mouse, novel word, Excel software, and a variety of refreshing special-purpose computer games immediately made Midea No. 1 The computer has become the ideal computer for many computer enthusiasts.

However, after all, companies like Apple or IBM are not well-known nowadays, and the press conference itself is only known to a few people. This is because Midea spent money to invite some media.

Therefore, at the Global Consumer Electronics Show held in Los Angeles on March 10, Midea bought a high-traffic booth at a high price very early.

"Hey, this is Midea? I wonder if there are any new games?" Several white men in their 30s came to Midea's booth and said in surprise after seeing the luminous brand name above the booth.

"A new game? Let's go and check it out." Several other people also got excited.

Several people walked to the inside of the booth, and at a glance they saw all kinds of different handheld game boys, as well as red and white machines and many cards placed on the booth.

"Hello, are there any new game cards released?" Walter, the man who was the leader among them, asked.

A blond young woman in her early 20s replied with a professional smile: "Sir, hello, our Midea has just launched a new game cassette: "Tank War", some of you can come here to have a look. "

After speaking, the receptionist took a few steps away and took out a card. Walt saw that the pictures posted on it were several different tanks.

"What's the price of this cassette?" Walter asked happily. He has always liked the game of Tank Wars. Before that, he had been playing it on the arcade in the bar, but the price was too expensive. It might cost five or six dollars a day. U.S. dollars, ordinary people can't bear it, so they have been waiting for the cassette of this red and white machine.

"The price is $100," the receptionist said.

"So expensive?" Walter was surprised, but after thinking about it, it was still more cost-effective than playing in a bar, so he asked, "Can I buy it here?"

"Sir, I'm sorry, this is just a booth. If you want to buy, you can go directly to Costco or Best Buy. These two stores will be the first stores." The salesperson replied.

"Oh, all right." Walter nodded.

"Sir, do you want to consider a personal computer? Our Midea recently launched a brand new personal computer, which also contains many games." The beautiful salesperson continued.

"Computer? It's expensive, isn't it?" Walter asked.

"It's not expensive. Our selling price is only $1,600 for the minimum configuration, which is cheaper than Apple and IBM computers." The salesperson said.

"$1,600? It seems a bit too extravagant to use this to play games." Walter said hesitantly.

"No, sir, games are only part of the capabilities of computers. If your family needs a computer, or your work needs one, then if you can also have a lot of fun games at the same time, you can use it while you are resting. It's time to relax, wouldn't it be better." The salesperson said with a smile.

"Then take a look." Walter nodded, he had already seen the target, after all, the booth was only that big.

The salesperson led a group of people to several desks in the middle of the booth. There was a computer on each desk. There was no one here at the moment, probably because it was relatively early.

The salesperson turned on the computer familiarly, and then brought up the game interface, saying: "Gentlemen, please see, our computer has these games, and the operation method is mainly based on the mouse and supplemented by the keyboard.

At the same time, besides the game, there are many other functions, such as this word software, which is a text editing function, and it can also recognize some typos, and this EXCEL is used to make tables, it can."

Under the introduction of the salesperson, Walter also began to have a very strong interest in this computer. In fact, the functions in it are too practical.

Not only is the game fun, but some of the software in it is of great help to business office, which made him, a fan of Apple-3, begin to doubt his belief.

At this time, several companions around me have already started to choose a different computer to play the minesweeper just introduced, and it is very interesting to play one by one.

"Your computer is separated. The mainframe and the monitor are for heat dissipation?" Walter is also a computer fan. It was the first time he saw this structure, but he quickly understood other intentions. I don't know how many companies are thinking about it. To solve the heat dissipation problem of the chassis, but I never thought of separating the chassis from the display above. Now that it appears, I suddenly think it is a very simple idea.

"Yes, at the same time, it is very convenient to carry. You only need to carry this thread alone. It is not very heavy, and a girl can easily carry it." The salesperson explained.

"A very good idea, although simple." Walter nodded and said.

"And our mouse is also in line with the mechanics of the human hand. Even if you hold it for a long time, you won't feel tired, and it's easy to operate." The salesman also introduced.

"The price of this computer is $1,600?" Walter asked.

"No, sir, this one is the highest configuration, a total of 2,800 US dollars. In addition to better hardware, it also has two office software, Word and Excel, and 6 games." The salesperson said.

"Then if I don't want to buy this high configuration, can I install the game separately?" Walter asked.

"Yes, we can install different software according to your needs. The price of each software is also different. You can choose by yourself." The salesperson introduced with a smile.

"Well, I have another question. I already have an Apple computer at home. If I want to install these software or games, is that okay?" Walter asked again.

"Not yet, but what I know is that it will be possible in the future, but I don't know when." The salesperson replied.

"Okay, thank you." Walter nodded. At this moment, he felt keenly that the company's computers may not have much features, but these software may really have a bright future.