The Industrial Giant Reborn

"If it can sell well across the country, it will definitely boost the economy of Shanghai. Our cooperation can be regarded as mutually beneficial. Moreover, according to our previous agreement, the profits earned by Master Kong's instant noodles will also be reinvested in Shanghai. If there is no need to expand production, then I will also invest in other industries on the Shanghai Stock Exchange." Chen Zhiwen once again offered some benefits.

In fact, the so-called non-remittance of profits within ten years does not affect Master Kong at all. First, with the amount of funds he has abroad, he will not care about this little foreign exchange. Second, if he can sell a large amount of goods domestically, how much production capacity will he have? During the tense period of 2019, we need to continue to expand, and the money we earn still needs to be reinvested in production. This time usually takes three to five years, and as the economy develops, we also need to continue to expand.

As for the consumption power in the 1980s, it was actually not a problem at all. The industrial production of instant noodles could reduce the price to about the same as the cost of an ordinary meal. Those instant noodles that taste more fragrant and more attractive will definitely be bought every now and then. Needless to say, for people who travel a lot, instant noodles can be said to be the easiest food to carry.

Even if the production capacity is sufficient one day, that much money can be invested in Shanghai's real estate. As one of the national reform pioneers, Shanghai, although it cannot compare with Shenzhen, started auctioning land in 1987, but it cannot be for residential projects. It can only be a shopping mall or an office building, and this is suitable for Chen Zhiwen. Building an office building in Shanghai can make a profit without losing money. As for housing, he actually doesn't have much interest. Even in Hong Kong, he won't be overly involved. At most, the land he already owns can be used for housing based on market demand.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen, for supporting our listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. I think as long as it does not involve foreign exchange issues, everything will be easy to discuss." Director Ma smiled and said. The Shanghai Stock Exchange cannot make the final decision on major foreign exchange issues, but in other aspects, it is easy to discuss. Yes, the central government will generally respect local decisions as long as they do not affect central policies, especially since Shanghai is a very high-level local administrative agency.

The only problem is that listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange requires opening up a huge domestic market for Master Kong. This may be a bit troublesome, but it is not impossible. This can be regarded as an exchange. If Master Kong sells well in China, then it can be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. A very large food factory will be obtained.

"Mutual-beneficial cooperation is the principle of my business. I am also very optimistic about the future of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Economically, it will definitely achieve the same achievements as Hong Kong today." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

In the future, Shanghai cannot be said to surpass Hong Kong, but it is almost there. Even the deep sea is the same. In Hong Kong, in the 21st century, it is just the mainland government that provides special care in many policies. Of course, Hong Kong also has some unique advantages.

"Well, I will report this matter to the Shanghai leaders as soon as possible. If there is news, I will have further communication with Mr. Qin Zhihao Qin." Director Ma said.

After discussing the most basic requirements with the boss, it will be easy to talk about it later. What you discuss with professional managers like Qin Zhihao is nothing more than some concessions in data, such as land area, land location, scale, number of jobs, etc. Although it will take a long time to argue over issues such as tax incentives, success can be guaranteed in principle.

"There is another requirement. I hope to be a sole proprietor." Chen Zhiwen paused and then said. In fact, it will be possible to become a sole proprietor in two years, but Chen Zhiwen cannot arbitrarily give up the market within two years. The prime time for layout after the reform is actually only about 10 years. If you miss it, it will be gone.

The current Red Bull factory in Shanghai is just for testing the mainland market, and the large-scale factories to be built, as well as the room for expansion in the future, are all prepared to fully deploy domestically. If there is a joint venture, it will be spent on it in a few years. When a large amount of money is spent to make the brand No. 1 in the mainland, with sales exceeding one billion or more, is it necessary to spend hundreds of millions or more to buy out the shares of a mainland company? Isn't this just making a wedding dress for someone else?

Not to mention, the huge industrial land area in Shanghai, even if it is not for commercial use, will be worth a lot in the future, because the place he plans to choose will definitely be a golden place in the future.

"Sole proprietorship? This should be negotiable." Director Ma thought for a while, nodded and said, before, there was already a 3M wholly-owned factory in Shanghai, and the profits earned by it were also allowed by the central government to be exchanged for foreign exchange. Way to go.

Although it is also because they are too good in their own field, they are the only one in the world, and the central government has no choice, but once the hole is opened, there will at least be opportunities for manipulation later.

Besides, Shenhai City already has many sole proprietorships, and even some non-factory service industries have sole proprietorships. Although it is a pioneer area of ​​reform, it has been so many years without any problems, and it is getting better and better. In addition, this year the top leaders also visited Shenhai City to express their support for Shenhai City's various policies. It is not too much to imitate and learn from Shenhai City's policies in other places. Even if it is not comprehensive, it should not be a matter of setting up a few sole proprietorships. The problem is, if the Shanghai Stock Exchange really wants to do this, it will be fine.

"Okay, thank you Director Ma." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said: "I heard that Shanghai has recently sent many people to study in the United States. You can contact them here. If necessary, you can contact this person. , he will arrange for some international students to work part-time at Costco in the United States. The salary is not very high, but food and drink are included, so the international students can spend less money."

International students in the United States are not absolutely unable to work, but there are many restrictions, such as time, etc. As a retail industry, Costco often recruits a large number of part-time workers to help during peak work periods. Originally, Costco also I often look for local college students, so it’s not a problem to look for Chinese.

Especially those from the Mainland. These people may not be very poor in the Mainland, but when they come to the United States, the money they bring may not be enough. It is said that the first batch of international students who went to the United States only had 10 US dollars each, and you can figure out the rest. Fortunately, the relationship between the United States and the mainland was still good at the time, and many universities had already arranged work-study-like positions. Otherwise, people would really starve to death. The domestic economy may be better now, but it is still not enough. This can be regarded as a small return to the mainland.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Director Ma took the business card and put it away carefully. Maybe this was Chen Zhiwen's casual remark, but it may be an opportunity that can change the fate of hundreds or thousands of students studying abroad. With multiple stable part-time jobs, maybe it can Learn better.

"You're welcome, helping Chinese people abroad is what I should do." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

After the two chatted for a while, they went to the laboratory and other places of the Red Bull Shanghai factory with others, and then left. This was only a medium-sized factory, so you could just take a look.

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Shanghai will be the economic leader of the entire mainland in the future. Chen Zhiwen will naturally not miss this place. Therefore, Red Bull and Master Kong will be the bridgehead for investment in Shanghai. Through a large amount of investment in the food industry, they will become the largest city in Shanghai. One of the most influential companies, he will be able to better participate when the Shanghai market is further opened to the outside world and large-scale investment in real estate can be made, or when the Pudong New Area is developed in the future.

Similarly, the influence of the Shanghai Stock Exchange is quite significant nationwide. When interests are tied together and will not affect the country's foreign exchange reserves, Master Kong can also leverage its relationship with the Shanghai Stock Exchange to enter the national market. , unless some local companies that also have instant noodles may form trade protection, but these will not account for much of the total quantity and will not affect the overall situation.

Moreover, although the food industry has little technical content, it is not that some small workshops can compete with the giants. In terms of taste and cost control, there is a long way to go.

Of course, Yanjing City may also have this ability, but it is impossible for it to put all its investments in Yanjing. And when the country starts to impose less restrictions on foreign investment after 1990, some of Red Bull's factories will also Appropriate placement in other places is due to transportation costs and other reasons, and it also requires appropriate investment in second-tier cities. However, Shanghai will definitely be the largest one, unless one day, Shanghai needs to develop the land under its own factory. Then you can move away justifiably.

After everyone separated, Director Ma drove directly to the direction of the city hall. Although he had just reported on the phone, the formal report still required face-to-face discussions.

The next day, Red Bull's top executives, including Qin Zhihao, stayed in Shanghai, while Chen Zhiwen took the train to Yanjing City again. However, with Qin Zhihao's position, it is impossible to stay in Shanghai forever. At most, he will make contact in the early stage, but he will still have to return to Hong Kong later, and subsequent negotiations will still have to be left to those professionals.

At the same time, in an office of the Shanghai Municipal Government, many leaders in the city were also having a meeting.

"Everyone, this is the situation. Last night, I checked the sales situation of Master Kong instant noodles in China. It can be said that they are popular in many places, but the current sales channels are greatly restricted, that is, in Yanjing, Shanghai Several cities such as Shanghai and Shenzhen are relatively free, but in these cities, sales can reach 10 million a month. If sales are free nationwide, this number may be more than ten times higher, plus If we increase the domestic sales of Very Coca-Cola and Red Bull, it can at least create tens of thousands of jobs, which will be of great help to the current situation where we need to stabilize the large number of educated youth who have returned to their hometowns." Director Ma said while standing on a whiteboard at the front, behind him The whiteboard also has a lot of numbers.

Yesterday afternoon, after leaving Chen Zhiwen and his party, he rushed to the Shanghai Municipal Government as quickly as possible to report to several top leaders. However, a formal meeting required convening a lot of people, so it was naturally impossible to start it that afternoon, and many people were still there. It was impossible to contact him immediately outside, and he also needed to sort out the information and check some relevant information.

"If it promises that the profits earned within ten years will not be converted into foreign exchange for remittance, it should be easy for the central government to pass, especially since Mr. Chen Zhiwen himself has a large amount of investment in the country, and the higher authorities will also take these things into consideration, as long as it does not involve foreign exchange issues. The bottom line is fine, I think." said a leader.

"Are there any problems with sole proprietorship? This is not a small-scale enterprise, and it also needs to apply for approval from the central government." Another leader asked.

Director Ma replied: "Such a large investment needs to be reported to the central government regardless of whether it is a sole proprietorship. Although sole proprietorship may have some problems, Mr. Chen Zhiwen also made it very clear that if it cannot be a sole proprietorship, then we will only consider building a factory in Shenhai City. .”

"Shenhai City does not have the ability to open up the domestic market for them." A leader sitting next to Director Ma said.

Director Ma nodded and said, "That's the situation, but Mr. Chen still insists on it. He must be a sole proprietor."

"Sole proprietorship is no longer the bottom line of the central government, foreign exchange reserves are. If Chen Zhiwen insists, then I think TJ City, Yanjing City, and even other provincial capital cities will fight for this project. With the strength of provincial capitals, they are also capable of doing it. It is promoted nationwide. Besides, even if it is a joint venture, we cannot get half of the profits. Everyone present knows the tricks played by Volkswagen. Others can also play this way, so I think there is no need to pay too much attention to the sole proprietorship. A joint venture is naturally better. If not, the most important thing is to locate the project in Shenhai City, otherwise it will be difficult to solve the problems of so many educated youths." Another leader said.

"What Lao Chen said makes sense. If you want to take advantage of it, you may let the duck fly." The leader sitting at the top nodded and said: "The news I got from some friends from the central government is that the central government has planned to To further relax restrictions on foreign investment, in addition to foreign exchange balance, some ordinary civil projects can be wholly foreign-owned. Although it will take a year or two for the policy to be implemented, provincial capital cities or Chen Zhiwen himself would not know about this. Difficult, this may be the reason why Chen Zhiwen asked for sole proprietorship.

Xiao Ma, please follow up on this matter. Sole proprietorship is not a problem. I will be responsible for developing the domestic market. I must win this project. "

"Okay, Mayor Wang." Director Ma quickly agreed and then asked: "Mr. Chen Zhiwen has already left for Yanjing. The Midea Gigafactory project should be finalized in the mainland in the next time. Do we need to send someone to Yanjing as well?"

Although some countries in Asia are also trying to compete for this project, Chen Zhiwen first revealed the news in China and then went to Yanjing. The possibility of settling in the mainland is still very high, and Midea has also invested heavily in China over the years, and the industrial chain has also improved. They have all been built. If you build a large factory, the industrial chain will only need to expand in scale. And if it is in other countries, South Korea may be better. There are related industrial chains. Countries in Southeast Asia must rebuild their industries. Chain, in this case, even if the mainland does not participate in the competition, it is estimated that it will have to pay a high price to let Midea pass.

"Don't worry, I have arranged for someone to be in Yanjing about this matter. He will keep an eye on this matter. Once an agreement is reached there, our people will contact him immediately." The leader at the top said calmly.

"Okay, it would be best if we can win both projects." Director Ma said with a smile.

"Come on one by one, take down the Red Bull first." The big leader said.

"Understood." Director Ma said.

PS: I went on a trip with my kids today and was so exhausted that I only had one update.