Chapter 106: A New Temptation
When the Olympic flame was passed abroad, many overseas Chinese began to be proud of being the descendants of Yan and Huang, and the cohesion of Chinese civilization began to gather again through the Olympic Games.
Every day, the vehicles of the Flame Guard of the Chunghwa Group appear in the domestic news, and even become one of the representative works of many foreign media reports on the Chinese economy.
In response to the slogan of the Green Olympics, the Flame Escort vehicles are all pure electric and hybrid drives, and what is even more surprising is that these cars are not just looking at them, but are fully involved in the whole transmission process. Wherever the flame goes, the vehicle never leaves!
"In order to show the world a new image of China, they came up with the best products.
Standing on my left, the car with the Chinese 'Han' on the front is a pure electric car. The SUV on the right has the word 'Tang' printed on it, and it is a new car with a hybrid power. There is no doubt that they represent the most cutting-edge technology in the world of car manufacturing today.
For the Chinese, the Han and Tang dynasties are glorious dynasties in their ancient history. The fact that we are here today with these two world-class Chinese cars shows that the great eastern powers in Asia have embarked on a journey of rejuvenation?"
A reporter from a well-known international media made the above report on the spot.
At the scene of the torch relay, in addition to the much-anticipated Olympic flame, the escort convoy carrying Chinese culture was the most eye-catching.
Just the Chinese character logo on the front of the car is enough to make people recognize at a glance that it is a product from China.
All of a sudden, taking photos with these Chinese cars became a popular activity among local residents and even became a symbol of fashion on the Internet.
Because they think that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, usually Chinese cars will not appear in their lives, and missing it is a lifetime thing.
However, their illusions may soon be shattered, as more Chinese cars may be quietly appearing around them in the near future.
The new journey of using the Olympic Games to promote Chinese cars to the world officially began with the relay of the flame.
If in the past, the Zhonghua Group was only testing the waters in third world countries and planned to take the road of encircling the cities from the countryside, but now that it has a stable base, Han Hao plans to officially enter the developed countries, and the main target is the United States and the European market.
The European market has been tested on a small scale, and in Central and Eastern European countries, Chunghwa Group's products have reached an annual sales volume of more than 50,000 vehicles. Word of mouth is built over time, and the first batch of new cars exported to Europe has withstood the rigors of consumers over a period of three years. With the advantage of super cost performance, Chinese cars have begun to gain a firm foothold in the fierce market. In the next few years, the plan to set up a factory on the European continent has been implemented in Han Hao's mind, and if it wants to become a global car giant, there must be at least a place in the European market.
In the North American market, dominated by the United States, Zhonghua Group has not been involved. You must know that Japan and South Korea, the two major Asian automobile powers, have only become global giants after conquering the American market. Han Hao knows very well that sooner or later the Zhonghua Group will also take this step. Compared with the mature U.S. auto consumer market, it is estimated that it is very difficult for newcomers to squeeze in.
If you can make a move on Chrysler at that time, it might be a great opportunity. However, the first is that the US government may not agree, and the second is that Fiat has already taken the lead in forcibly annexing Chrysler.
Land Rover and Volvo will be the pioneers of the North American market, and the two major brands of Zhonghua and Huaxia will enter the country as economic family cars and try to enter the local market on a small scale. However, how to fire the first shot, there is no specific implementation plan for the time being.
After witnessing the lighting of the flame, Han Hao set off and flew back to Jiangzhou, because there were heavyweight foreign guests who had designated to visit the Zhonghua Group, and he had to rush back on time to accompany him.
Compared with Hong Kong and Taiwan, the economic growth has come to a standstill, while Singapore's economy, which is also one of the four Asian tigers, continues to grow, which is of course related to their active proximity to China. Recognising China's post-reform and opening up potential, Singapore has invested heavily in China, and Temasek has been one of the leaders in making a lot of profits.
Singapore's leader Lee Kwong Yew, who is known as the light of overseas Chinese, has led Singapore from a small island country to an economy comparable to that of developed countries, and is a big man with superhuman talents.
Having personally met with the first and second generation of China's leadership cores, and maintaining good relations with the next two leaders, it can be said that Li Guangyao has witnessed China's development path. The strategy of "betting on both sides before the United States and China" has allowed Singapore to be at ease in international relations and strive for as many interests as possible for its own country.
From the above resume alone, it can be seen that Li Guangyao is very old after many years of ups and downs, and he led a large number of officials to pay a state visit to China this time, and he also has the intention of cultivating and promoting his successor.
After concluding his state visit to the Chinese capital, Li Guangyao made special arrangements to go to Jiangzhou, saying that he would personally inspect the Zhonghua Group.
As an old friend of the Chinese people, the request put forward by the Singapore side was of course quickly agreed to under the arrangement of the foreign affairs department, and this led to this visit.
Temasek's stake in Han Hao's investment fund should be regarded as a link between the two sides. However, their share of the amount is not large, and it is far less influential than Singapore's national industrial park in Kunshan. This time, Li Guangyao passed by Kunshan and did not enter, but came directly to Jiangzhou and said that he wanted to visit the Zhonghua Group, and to be honest, Han Hao couldn't figure out his intentions.
Li Guangyao led Singaporean officials to Jiangzhou in a majestic manner, accompanied by the first and second leaders of Zhehai Province, and the scene was half a level higher than that of other foreign heads of state.
Han Hao is the first time to meet a Chinese giant like Li Guangyao, although he is in good spirits, but it is obvious that the old man who is over eighty years old has been slow to move forward and needs someone to help him move forward.
"Hello, Chairman Han Hao!"
Li Guangyao took the initiative to say hello to Han Hao in Chinese, knowing that Singapore stipulates that English is the official language, and his action is considered an additional kindness.
In order to take care of the other party's old age, Han Hao arranged a 30-minute visit route, and the main location was the China Automotive Research Institute.
After watching a lot of it with great interest, Li Guangyao's thinking is still very keen, and he is very interested in new energy vehicles, independent chip parts and components, and future intelligent travel.
"Now there are two richest people in China, one is my contemporary, the richest man in Chinese, and the other is you. Although you are less well-known than the battle-hardened richest man Li, let me vote among you and I still choose your side. ”
Returning to the conference room for a discussion, Li Guangyao took the initiative to talk about the topic of the richest man.
Those who were watching at the scene thought that the reason was that Han Hao was younger and worth a long-term investment. Unexpectedly, the Singaporean leader said something else.
"Although the richest man Li is rich all over the world and ranks first in the Chinese circle, he has not created products that can be marketed around the world, whether it is real estate, ports or energy, he has not achieved global impact.
On the contrary, your Zhonghua Group's cars have begun to appear on the five continents of the world, and it is very likely that they will become products sold in China around the world in the future.
You must know that the products of the Chinese economic circle really want to be accepted by the whole world, and there are basically no now. Compared with countries such as Japan and South Korea, which have many world-famous enterprises, it is obviously still a big step behind.
I've been looking at what you've done for a while, especially what you've done recently, and I've found that Chung Hwa Group has the best chance of success.
In my opinion, between the two richest men, the pattern is high and low, and it is clear at a glance. ”
No wonder Li Guangyao named him to come to Jiangzhou, it turned out that he really saw the future development potential of Zhonghua Group.
However, he personally explained the difference between the two richest men and clearly stated the reason, which invisibly increased Han Hao's reputation a lot.
Investing in China made Singapore return more than expected, so shouldn't it be time to target the Chunghwa Group again?
"Your strategic vision is unmatched among your peers, and I personally visited today to confirm that view.
If you don't mind, we in Singapore are willing to reach a strategic partnership with your group, and the two sides can cooperate in the field of capital and technology for a long time.
As I have just talked to the secretary, it is possible to prepare for the construction of a second national industrial park in Jiangzhou as a future investment destination for Singapore. ”
Sure enough, Li Guangyao took this opportunity to put forward his intention to cooperate with Han Hao for a long time.
You must know that Singapore has always been known as an important town and bridgehead of Asia's semiconductor industry, and they have supported semiconductors as a pillar industry for nearly 30 years. Under the pressure of South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, the Xinjiang State Industrial Park established by Li Guangyao intends to transfer his semiconductor industry to China.
Han Hao quickly understood the other party's idea, which was to use the mainland market to find a way out for Singapore semiconductors, and Zhonghua Group was the leading enterprise they were ready to find.
If Chunghwa Group can really sell cars to the world, it will play a huge role in driving related industries, and Singapore can coexist with its own pillar industries.
In short, Singapore found that they could not compete with South Korea, Japan and Taiwan on their own, and they had to find new helpers to enter the market.
"If there is a good opportunity to cooperate, we will not turn it down. However, the specific method has to be considered realistically. ”
Han Hao, who dared to reject Warren Buffett, will certainly not easily accept Singapore's investment. Based on the consideration of the other party, Han Hao gave a vague answer.
On the contrary, the people of the government in Zhejiang and Haihai are eager to try, you must know that the output value of Singapore's industrial park in Kunshan exceeds 100 billion, and if it can officially settle in Jiangzhou, it will bring at least tens of billions of industrial output value.
But now it seems that the landing of this Singapore Industrial Park has to be decided by Han Hao's face.
Of course, the industrial park can also be forcibly landed, but it is unknown whether it can achieve the expected goals without the support of Zhonghua Group in the future. Everyone understands that this time the Singaporeans came to Jiangzhou for Han Hao's personal purpose.
After 30 years of reform and opening up, China, as a long-term worker, has slowly accumulated a lot of capital for the world.
For example, Han Hao is not short of funds personally, he can easily raise funds in China with his own ability, and has the confidence to refuse Singapore's investment.
Another big reason is that Singapore is a foreign country after all, and Han Hao is considering supporting China's own semiconductor industry, rather than making a wedding dress for others.
However, Han Hao admitted that Li Guangyao's comments on the two richest men made him feel very comfortable. Of course, this will not easily sway his decision.