Chapter 24 Old Man Guo Comes to Beijing

In July 1994, two other incidents occurred that made Fang Mingyuan pay great attention.

On 23 July, the State Council issued the "Decision on Deepening the Reform of the Urban Housing System," which clarified the basic contents of the reform of the urban housing system, including changing the distribution of housing benefits in kind to the distribution of money and wages based on work, and the establishment of a housing provident fund system. This represents the formal transformation of the welfare housing system that has lasted for decades in China to the commercial housing system, and opens the prelude to the rapid development of China's real estate industry.

On the 29th, Huaxia United Communications Co., Ltd. was formally established. This represents the emergence of the only comprehensive telecommunications operator in China that can provide comprehensive basic telecommunications services. And with the emergence of China Unicom, Huaxia Mobile, Huaxia Telecom, these predators in the telecommunications industry, will also appear in the next few years to fully carve up the telecommunications market in Huaxia.

Fang Mingyuan's series of layouts before this have also come to the time when they are really starting to start.

On August 6, 1994, Mr. Guo, the head of the Hong Kong Kwok Shipping Group Company, officially came to Beijing and was cordially received by the party and state leaders.

At this meeting, Mr. Guo officially proposed to Huaxia Zhengfǔ that in consideration of the needs of the city's current rapid development of urban construction, and in order to make it more convenient for the urban and suburban areas to pass Jiāo, he was willing to fund and help the Jingcheng Zhengfǔ build an above-ground track to Jixian, which was later the Jiāo line in Jeju District. The whole project does not require a penny of capital from the capital government, but only needs to be developed by Guo's Shipping Group Company within one kilometer of the land within one kilometer on both sides of the rail jiāo line.

This proposal, as soon as it was put forward by Mr. Guo, was strongly endorsed by the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government.

Ji County in '94 was just a suburban county closer to the capital, and if it weren't for the fact that it happened to be located on the Jiāo line between the city of Jin and the capital, its development speed would not be much better, such as those suburban counties in the north of the capital. It is precisely because the economic strength of Ji County is one of the best in addition to the eight districts of the city, and it is precisely because Ji County is located at the easternmost end of the extension line of Chang'an Avenue in the capital and is the east mén of the capital, so it is the place where the municipal party committee of the capital focuses on economic development in addition to the eight districts of the city.

As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, build roads first! Between Jixian and the capital, although there are two main lines connecting Jiāo, most of the road is only about ten meters wide, and most of them are hún concrete structures, and the traffic capacity is quite poor. In addition, pedestrians, bicycles, horse-drawn carriages, tractors, and automobiles are unable to bear the increasing volume of transportation, which seriously restricts the economic development of the eastern part of the capital. The Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government had long thought of building a highway between Jixian County and the urban area of Beijing to meet the flow of people and goods between the two places.

Although it is said that the old man Guo only proposed to build an above-ground track jiāo through the line, after completion, it only meets the convenience of personnel exchanges between Jixian County and the capital, but for the financially strapped Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, it is also tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow.

On August 10, at a meeting between Mr. Guo and the leaders of the Jingcheng Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, the secretary of the Jingcheng Municipal Party Committee proposed whether the Guo's Shipping Group Company could fund the construction of a 15-kilometer expressway to connect Jixian County with Beijing. To this end, the municipal party committee and municipal government agreed to develop the land within 500 meters on both sides of the highway by the Kwok's Shipping Group Company.

On August 14, Mr. Guo officially replied to the leaders of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, and was willing to take over the project of building the Beijing-Jiji Expressway. It was also proposed that the construction of the Gyeongje Expressway and the Gyeongje Above-Ground Rail Jiāo Line be carried out at the same time.

At this time, Fang Mingyuan had already opened the renovated courtyard, and after the old man Guo and Yu Qiuxuan and his party arrived in Beijing, they politely refused the proposal of the political department, and did not stay in the state guesthouse, but lived in Fang Mingyuan's courtyard. So these days, there are a lot of strangers around the courtyard.

"Mingyuan, are you so sure that the government will definitely agree to this proposal?" Old Man Guo stroked his beard and smiled. Although it is said that this jihua is as early as winter, Fang Mingyuan has already told him the whole plan. Ask Mr. Guo to come forward on behalf of the Fang family and take over this project. In essence, it was Fang Mingyuan who invested. However, after considering it all, Old Man Guo must be involved, and if Zheng Fǔ agrees to this proposal, then the Guo family and the Fang family will jointly form a company to complete this project. The Fang family invested 70 percent, and the Guo family invested 30 percent.

Fang Mingyuan smiled, of course he would not say that in his previous life, the capital built these two jiāo lines between Ji County and the city to meet the needs of the flow of goods and people between the city and Ji County. "Grandpa Guo, they will definitely agree. Compared to the land on both sides of the road, in their opinion, the fees we paid were more worthwhile! Of course, this is not to say that they do not have a long-term vision, but it is determined by the officialdom system in China. ”

"Huh? How do you say that? Old Man Guo asked with interest.

"Grandpa Guo, officials in China are different from officials in Hong Kong and abroad, and their official positions largely come from higher-level leaders, not from the people in their jurisdictions. Moreover, although there are regulations on the term of office of officials, they all stipulate how many years the maximum term of office cannot be exceeded, but there is no regulation on how long an official must serve in a certain position before he can be promoted. In this way, the officials are given an opportunity, that is, as long as they are appreciated by the superior leaders, they can be promoted quickly, even if they cannot be promoted in rank, they can also be promoted from a remote place to a prosperous place, and they can be promoted from a clear water yamén to a yamén with oil and water. And if you want to be appreciated by your superiors, you have to look at your political achievements! Therefore, many officials in Huaxia only think about how much political achievements the launch of new projects can bring them. As for the long-term troubles or adverse consequences of the launch of these projects, it is not something they need to consider. Fang Mingyuan sighed lightly and said.

Some of these officials of the municipal party committee and municipal government must have thought that once these two jiāo lines were completed, the land on both sides of the road would definitely increase in value. Then the Kwok's Shipping Group Company, which has the right to use and develop it, will make extremely considerable profits. However, these profits will not be known until five or ten years later, and they are naturally unwilling to give up their immediate achievements for the sake of such distant interests.

Old Man Guo smiled and nodded, and Yu Qiuxuan, who was sitting on the side, also smiled with relief. You must know that at the beginning of the Guo family, there was a lot of disagreement on whether the Guo family should participate in this project. Except for Mr. Guo and Yu Qiuxuan, everyone believes that the Guo family should focus on the development of the shipping industry and should not participate in other industries. The Guo family came forward to win this project for the Fang family, the Fang family benefited, and the Guo family got its name, which was enough. Moreover, between the words of these people, they still thought that it was unlikely that Huaxia Zheng would agree to this proposal; Second, I also think that the project will have limited profits in the end, and it is really not worth investing billions of dollars for the sake of that meager profit.

In the end, it was Mr. Guo who overcame public opinion and decided that the Guo family would participate in 30% of the shares, so that if it succeeded, it would be able to share the profits brought by the project, and if it failed, it would not cause a loss to the Guo family.

"Grandpa Guo, if this project is officially approved, I think the design work will be given to the Hong Kong side. At the same time, I hope that the supervisors of the project will also be from Hong Kong. Regarding the design of the subway system in Beijing, Fang Mingyuan was slanderous about it in his previous life. The platforms are narrow, the upper and lower passages are not spacious, and the passages for line transfer are even less impressive. During rush hour, the subway is crowded like canned sardines. Fang Mingyuan was very skeptical, once such a subway system reached wartime, how could it bear the pressure caused by the influx of a large number of people? Once there is an accident, the mere movement of the crowd will cause casualties.

Now that there is an opportunity, Fang Mingyuan naturally hopes to change the original line design through the design institute in Hong Kong. Moreover, it is necessary to ensure the quality of construction projects. This has been compared, and I believe that when Beijing builds other urban railway projects in the future, it will also pay attention to it.

Old Man Guo waved his hand and said, "Then you don't have to be careful, she will be thoughtful about these things." Hehe, since it is built in the name of my Guo family, even if it is for this signboard of my Guo family, it is absolutely not allowed to create a substandard product! So, what are you going to do with the land on both sides of the road? ”

Fang Mingyuan filled the teacup in front of Old Man Guo, and then said with a smile: "Of course, it is used to build a residential area to meet the residential needs of the people in the capital." Grandpa Guo, haven't you noticed that the streets of the capital are full of construction sites, and these places are demolished, and people who have no houses need new residences. And there, once the highway and track jiāo are repaired, it will be very convenient to enter the city, so the developed xiǎo area does not have to worry about sales at all. And even if it can't be sold for a while, it doesn't matter, we can rent it out, the real estate industry in Beijing is just the beginning, and in the next ten years, housing prices will climb all the way, so no matter what. Although Fang Mingyuan had already roughly told Old Man Guo about his overall plan before, Old Man Guo still asked again today.

"Hehehehe......" Old Man Guo laughed with relief.

"Mingyuan, the old man has an idea, I want to ask what you mean." Yu Qiuxuan looked at Old Man Guo, and the other party said from afar.

"Huh?" Fang Mingyuan glanced at Old Man Guo in some surprise, and hurriedly said, "What does Old Man think?" "What does the old man think, weishenme doesn't say it himself?

"The old man wants to use the shares of Guo's Shipping Group Company and the shares of Carrefour Supermarket to implement a share exchange, and the two sides hold 10% of each other's shares, I don't know if you are willing?" Yu Qiuxuan said softly.

"What?" Fang Mingyuan exclaimed in surprise, "This is weishenme?" "You must know that Fang Mingyuan already has about 6% of the shares of Guo's Shipping Group Company in his hands, and if Guo's Shipping Group Company and Carrefour Supermarket hold 10% of each other's shares, then Fang Mingyuan has 16% of the shares of Guo's Shipping Group Company! Kwok's Shipping Group Co., Ltd., as a company that has been listed in Hong Kong, has many Xiǎo shareholders. Fang Mingyuan didn't know how many shares the Guo family owned in the company, but from the perspective of common sense, an enterprise with many shareholders like this only needed thirty or forty percent of the shares to control the company's board of directors, which was enough. Therefore, 16% of the shares, that is also a considerable share, if you don't do it, the Fang family will become the second largest shareholder in the Guo's shipping group company. If it is said that the Fang family has bad intentions and wants to annex the Kwok Shipping Group Company......

Fang Mingyuan shook his head and swept all his thoughts out of his mind. His eyes did not leave Old Man Guo, waiting for Old Man Guo's answer.

"Hey, Mingyuan, I'm ashamed!" Old Man Guo said with a long sigh. Although it is said that in the process of cooperating with Fang Mingyuan in recent years, the Guo family has earned so much that they themselves feel soft, but their main business, Guo's Shipping Group Company, has been unsatisfactory in recent years. Although the overall performance is still growing, the growth rate is already very slow. Shijie's shipping industry, as if it has reached a bottleneck, is difficult to grow on a large scale. This has also caused other members of the Guo family to oppose the increase in investment in the company.

For this reason, Old Man Guo also felt quite a headache, so he wanted to invest the profits he had earned over the years into other industries, but he thought about it, and still felt that it was most appropriate to join forces with the Fang family. He believes that with Fang Mingyuan's business vision, he will be able to ensure the preservation and appreciation of these funds.

But Old Man Guo also understands that the Fang family should not lack funds now, even if there are any new projects, with the Fang family's own funds, they can completely cope with it. For example, the Fang family planned to invest in the construction of a new steel plant in Liao Province this time, so they did not ask the Guo family whether they wanted to participate in the shares. Accepting the Guo family's funds is to squeeze the investment share of the Fang family's own funds. Although the relationship between the two families is very close, Old Man Guo does not think that Fang Mingyuan has this obligation to damage the interests of the Fang family for the sake of the Guo family.

So Mr. Guo thought about it, thinking that in the previous chat with Fang Mingyuan, Fang Mingyuan's words revealed the importance of the shipping industry, and he himself was also very optimistic about the future development prospects of Fangjia Carrefour Supermarket, which led to the above idea. In this way, Fang Mingyuan can have a greater voice and influence in the Guo Shipping Group Company, and the Guo family can also get a share of the development of the supermarket chain industry.

In this way, even if Guo's Shipping Group Company does not operate well in the future, the Guo family also has other industrial support.

Of course, there are still things that Mr. Guo will not say, and he also hopes that by increasing the shares in Fang Mingyuan's name, Fang Mingyuan will invest more effort in the development of Guo's Shipping Group Company.

Fang Mingyuan was stunned for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "Grandpa Guo, why are you doing this." At the beginning, if it was not for the support of Sister Qiu Xuan and Grandpa Guo, how could our family have developed to the scale it is today? If you are willing to invest in my family's property, it is what I can't ask for, exchange shares or something, forget it. "Anyway, among the shares of Carrefour Supermarket, there are still many shares that have been invested in Fangjia Capital in the name of a Hong Kong company, and this piece is transferred to the Guo family, which completely confirms the identity of the Carrefour Supermarket joint venture. Moreover, 10% of the shares, for the Carrefour supermarket, which is not listed at all, and the remaining 90% of the shares are in the hands of the Fang family, will not affect the dominant position of the Fang family at all.

The Guo Shipping Group Company, which is the foundation of the Guo family's development, has 16 percent of the shares, but it has caused a substantial threat to the Guo family's holdings. Although Old Man Guo and Yu Qiuxuan believe in themselves like this, it doesn't mean that the rest of the Guo family also thinks this way. Instead of burying a thorn in everyone's hearts, it is better to refuse it outright!

Old Man Guo waved his hand and said: "Mingyuan, let me tell you the truth, I am also old now, and my strength is insufficient, and I am already powerless for the development of Guo's Shipping Group Company." And your eldest brother is more than enough to keep and not enterprising. But today's shijie shipping industry is like sailing against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat. Hmph, Xiǎo Japan and Goryeo bāngzi, in the past few years, there has been a lot of investment in the purchase of ships, and I am very worried that in another ten or eight years, will the Kwok Shipping Group still be able to guarantee that it will still have the status it has today! Allowing you to join the board of directors of Kuok's Shipping Group is also to make Guo's Shipping Group Company more energetic! ”

Fang Mingyuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Grandpa Guo, don't say that I still have six percent of the company's shares, even if I don't, if I really need it in the future, I won't be able to stand idly by." ”

Old Man Guo shook his head and said: "Mingyuan, I understand what you mean, but have you thought about it, there is not enough share support, even if what you say is the truth, how can you guarantee that the company's board of directors will adopt it and implement it without discount?" I'm afraid some people will say that you are a dog with a mouse - nosy! ”

Fang Mingyuan sighed, what Old Man Guo said is indeed very likely to happen, he only owns six percent of the shares, and in Guo's Shipping Group Company, he really lacks influence. "Then you can give these shares to the autumn ......"

Fang Mingyuan himself couldn't go on, if he could do that, with Old Man Guo's wisdom, how could he not think of it? There must be some reason for this, which prompted Mr. Guo to finally choose himself.

"Mingyuan, don't shirk it, what Jiāo gives you is not wealth, but a heavy responsibility!" Old Man Guo spoke earnestly.