Chapter 37 American Friends
"Golf course? No problem, we can tailor it to your requirements. ”
Pei Jianzhong felt that it was a wise decision to expand into the Chinese market, and in just half a year, the firm received several large orders in China, most of which came from Jiangnan Group.
Like golf, the world's first-class golf course designers are mainly gathered in Europe and the United States, so since he has decided to do it, Qin Ran hopes to make the first golf course in Jiangzhou into the house. Therefore, through Guò Bei Jianzhong's relationship, Qin Ran entrusted him to help find a master figure who is famous in the golf course construction industry to work on the design. The construction and opening date of the stadium has been determined, and it will officially open to the public on October 1, 2000, which is a dead order that must be completed, and Qin Ran is not willing to lose his credibility in front of Huang Weiguo again. After reaching an agreement with the Jiangzhou municipal government to get the 5,600 acres of forest land, the golf course became the top priority project on Qin Ran's desk. Fortunately, the market economy has entered a vigorous development stage in China, and most of the materials needed for golf courses, such as turf, fertilizer, special sand for greens, water supply and drainage pipes, mechanical and electrical equipment, etc., need to be imported, as long as there is money, then it is possible, all of which can be ordered from abroad in time.
Fazio, one of the world's leading golf course designers, has always adhered to high quality, sustainability and low cost. Unlike other peers who set foot early in the gold rush in China, Fazio was reluctant to leave the United States to take on design orders, because he always believed that the domestic business was enough for his company to maintain its workload. Bei Jianzhong found him at Qin Ran's high standard requirements. After all, the construction industry is not large, although everyone is engaged in different subdivisions, but there are requirements for the attainments of builders to be a head higher than others.
Although there are already many goods in the United States that are printed with "madeinchina". But in the eyes of many Americans, the Far East is still full of mystery and strangeness. Their impression was still that Nixon had seen the poor, backward and closed China on television during his first visit to China, so when Fazio heard that Pei Jianzhong had invited him to design a golf course in the Orient, he was surprised and immediately refused.
Fortunately, Pei Jianzhong had expected this, and he first lobbied with a high profile as a pioneer in spreading golf culture, coupled with a high design fee of $1 million and a sufficient construction budget of $10 million to impress this somewhat stubborn old man. The Chinese market is huge, and our firm has taken several large orders as soon as it entered China. It is the most dazzling gold rush mecca in the new century, and you will definitely not regret it, Pei Jianzhong used his own personal experience to encourage this internationally renowned golf course design master.
Qin Ran also expressed sincerity. He is willing to be responsible for the travel expenses of Fazio and his entourage to China, and if the business is not successful, it is equivalent to letting this old American man travel to Jiangzhou for free. Since Jiangzhou does not have a direct flight from the United States, the American guests need to transit in Hudong City when the plane is about to land at Hudong Airport. Fazio deliberately swapped places with his assistant, leaning against the window and looking down on the vast land of China from the sky.
“MyGod!”
I saw that Hudong City is not inferior to the first-tier cities in the United States. The somewhat stubborn old man was amazed from time to time. After getting off the plane, Qin Ran specially arranged for the reception staff to take Fazio around Hudong City to show the prosperity of China's largest metropolis and change the old impression of this old American man. When I came to Jiangzhou, although the prosperity of Cheng Dù was not as good as that of Hudong, it also had the spirit of a big city. Unlike the somewhat sparse population density of the United States, China's second impression of Fazio is that it is crowded with people, everywhere he goes.
Fazio and his entourage were arranged to stay in a five-star hotel in Jiangzhou. In the evening, Qin Ran came forward to feast on them. Unlike the image of a rude nouveau riche, this young man with black-rimmed glasses shows a high level of self-cultivation. He has his own unique views in many fields, especially his fluent English, which makes Fazio very happy to talk to him.
"Qin, you are really a magical oriental boy!"
The foreign old man raised his glass and praised Qin Ran in English.
"No, the main thing is that this eastern land is full of magic, and the longer you stay, the more you can feel it."
Qin Ran raised his red wine glass and touched it with Fazio and said with a smile.
"Tomorrow I want to go and see it, and it's exciting to think about the opportunity to leave my work in this magical land."
Fazio drank some red wine, and Fazio was a little blushing, and he said happily.
Hearing such a statement, Qin Ran understood that this invitation's invitation was nine out of ten.
"As you wish!"
The next morning, Qin Ran specially accompanied Fazio to the reserved 5,600 acres of woodland for a field inspection, and at the same time pointed to the distant lakes and mountains of Xiziwan to introduce to the American guests that this was a wasteland in the past, but now it has become a famous residential area in Jiangzhou.
The United States today is China's tomorrow, China's market is very large, there are many opportunities to be tapped, Qin Ran instilled his arguments in Fazio along the way. As a friend, Qin Ran also set up a branch in China to vigorously expand overseas markets. Fazio's words made Fazio a little moved, but he still decided to finish the construction of the Jiangzhou golf course before thinking about the future.
Qin Ran is a complete layman when it comes to golf, and he doesn't even know how to swing and hit the ball now, so when Fazio asks some highly professional questions with his assistant during field trips, he can only act as an audience. Fazio was a person who was very good at watching and cooking, and after turning around, he basically knew the golf course that Qin Ran requested. Under the condition that the original vegetation is maintained at the maximum, it is not difficult to build two 18-hole world-class courses and supporting buildings.
Professional things are left to professional people to do, Qin Ran gave Fazio a considerable authorization, and the only requirement in the case of abundant investment is to be in line with international standards and be able to explore its characteristics according to the actual situation in Jiangzhou. Seeing is believing, Fazio changed his mind after a trip and decided to make his debut abroad in Jiangzhou, China. Soon after, a cooperation agreement was signed, whereby Fazio's office was responsible for the planning, design and construction of the golf course owned by the Jiangnan Group. Delivered by 1 October 2000. The design cost is 1 million US dollars, and the construction of the whole project includes three supporting facilities, including a five-star hotel, a golf club and an international conference center, in addition to the golf course, with a total investment of 250 million yuan. Pei Jianzhong will also be involved in this project. He will plan and design the five-star hotel, the international conference center, and the villa area that Qin Ran cares about the most. Of course, his design fee is calculated and paid separately, which is also expensive.
"Xiziwan Golf Course", close to the name of the place and familiar to Jiangzhou people, Qin Ran finally decided to name the golf course after Xiziwan.
As soon as Song Pengcheng took over the hotel business, Qin Ran immediately added a five-star hotel to him. It was really stressful for him to train enough talent in just over a year. The big hotel with Gangnam Plaza can be later, but the hotel with this golf course must open on time. Luckily, he had a lot of connections in the hotel industry and was soon able to build his own hotel management team. Prepare to start hiring on demand.
A CBD Jiangnan Plaza, a large golf course, and the hoarding of 3 pieces of land at the auction, Jiangnan Group has unlimited scenery in Jiangzhou for a while. It shows a compelling posture of zozole. Unconsciously. Jiangnan Group has become the leader of the real estate industry in the province, and the large-scale investment has made other old real estate companies a little incomprehensible.
"Dad, Jiangnan Group is now blooming everywhere, which is very different from the steady business strategy you pursue, which is really a bit terrifying."
Tang Long, the young marshal of Jiangcheng Group, said to his father Tang Zhongtian. Jiangcheng Group was originally one of the largest developers in the province, but now it has been surpassed by Jiangnan Group, which has been established for less than two years, which makes the young and vigorous Tang Long a little unconvinced. Mingli couldn't say it directly, so he had to secretly reveal what he meant.
"Many of the people I made a fortune with were more beautiful than I was. But after the sea of sand, in the end, only our company survived to the present. Others want to earn a penny or even two cents when they have a penny, but I only pray that I can earn back half a penny with a penny and be satisfied. In the middle of the business sea. The greater the temptation, the greater the risk. Therefore, instead of envying others, it is better to do your career well. As long as the projects we invest in meet our previous expected returns, then how others are doing is not what we should be concerned about now. ”
Tang Zhongtian has lived in the business sea for a long time, how can he not hear the meaning of his son's words. The young man is frizzy, bent on comparing with others, but he doesn't know that the biggest enemy is often himself, and he decided to take advantage of this opportunity to subtly discipline his son. In his opinion, although Jiangnan Group is huge, the risks contained in it are also very large, as long as the economic environment fluctuates, Qin Ran is likely to fall on the battlefield. That young man dared to fight, it was impossible for him not to know the risks he foresaw, but now he didn't stop, anyway, he was striding forward, Tang Zhongtian was a little incomprehensible to be honest. Suddenly stepping from ordinary residential to commercial real estate, and the two major commercial real estate projects require huge investment, it is really difficult to judge what the future holds in China's current environment. However, Qin Ran had already won his respect, so Tang Zhongtian was not willing to speak ill of people behind his back, but only taught his son to do his own thing first.
Unlike the Tang father and son's view that there is room for leeway, many people in the industry are waiting to see the jokes of Jiangnan Real Estate. Lack of experience, insufficient talent reserves, and pressure on funds, rashly expanding everywhere and stepping into unfamiliar areas in a short period of time, this qiē is somewhat contrary to the company's operating experience, Jiangnan Group is likely to leave the port like the Titanic in the past two years and then sink in the ocean. Therefore, Qin Ran also put more energy into the management of the company, and even transferred Zhou Zhidong, who was far away in Hudong, back to Jiangzhou, and must ensure that all projects in Jiangzhou are foolproof. The construction site in Hudong City is being carried out in an orderly manner, so Zhou Zhidong is a little overkill there, and the strategic focus of the entire company has returned to Jiangzhou.
As long as Shunshun can do a good job of all the projects at hand, then Jiangnan Group can leap into the Yangtze River Delta as a representative enterprise, and the rest of the deployment is to do a big job in Hudong City. Qin Ran has already set his sights on several commercial plots in the center of Hudong City, and is ready to continue to develop Jiangnan Plaza, as long as the square project in Jiangzhou is successful, then Jiangnan Plaza will be just around the corner to enter Hudong. After the foothold of Hudong City is completed, then the Qinran Yangtze River Delta base will be established, and the day when it can be attacked and retreated and defended and marched to the whole country will not be far away. (To be continued......)