Chapter 186: Leveraging Strength
With the help of the CEO and several executive vice presidents, Liu Siwei suddenly felt much more relaxed, no longer had to be busy from morning to night as before, and even had the leisure to wear an apron and shuttle between the kitchen and the dining table, like a househusband.
spent more than 30 million yuan to buy a mansion on the top of Taiping Peak, and finally had a real home.
The Victoria Peak is the highest point in Hong Kong, with an altitude of 554 meters, and has always been a symbol of Hong Kong. Known as Victoria Peak or Flag Hill, it is one of the world's most famous luxury and high-end residential areas, where Hong Kong's wealthy people, including Mr. Lee, and many singers and movie stars live, and is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Hong Kong.
The husband is considerate, the younger brother is capable, the younger daughter-in-law is virtuous, the younger sister is good, the son is cute, and now there is a mansion again...... Zhang Hui felt that she was the happiest person in the world, and she was in an extremely comfortable mood, holding a delicate crystal shrimp, talking and laughing with Xia Yao at the charter.
"Perfect love and perfect diet are the same thing, the appearance is comparable, the talent is matched, and the temperament is similar. The most important thing is whether the person you are in love with matches you in terms of life and marriage and your expectations of life, and if so, it is a happy match. If it doesn't match, it's a bad fate. ”
I don't care about anything over the years, except for watching TVB dramas, just watching those fashion, food, emotions and other magazines, speaking of these she has a set of things, and she secretly laughs, Xia Yao exudes a look of admiration, for her, this is the philosophy of life, and she must study hard.
Finally, there was an audience, and the more Zhang Hui spoke, the more energetic she became, and she tasted the shrimp carefully. He continued: "Of course, time can lead to many changes, such as wealth and temperament are unpredictable variables. So. Perfect love, like a perfect diet, should maintain its stability at all times. ”
The charter was happy, and couldn't help but smile and asked, "How to keep it?" ”
"Romantic, surprised," Seeing Liu Siwei walking out of the kitchen with cabbage and pork rib soup, Zhang Hui glared at him and said hatefully: "Don't learn from your brother-in-law." There is an elm lump, and I haven't even sent a bouquet of flowers until now. ”
Xia Yao always stood on her side, pretending to empathize. He raised his head and said, "Brother-in-law, you are too much, how can you do this, you don't even send a bouquet of flowers." ”
Liu Siwei carefully put down the soup bowl. On the one hand, help the three of them sheng. He said with a smile: "I was embarrassed before, but then I was too busy and didn't have time, but it doesn't matter, I'll make up for your sister when I go back and give her a garden." ”
Zhang Hui laughed so hard that she shook her head again and again: "Watering, killing insects, fertilizing, being my gardener?" I don't want a garden. ”
"I heard it, but your sister didn't want it. It's not that I don't send it," Liu Siwei glanced up at the time. picked up the remote control and turned on the TV, reminding: "Hurry up and eat, watch the interview after eating." ”
In the past few days, Zhang Hui has been busy talking to designers about decoration and shopping to buy furniture for a new home, Zhang Hui doesn't know anything about the group, and can't help but ask curiously: "The robbers have been caught?" ”
Who did the robbery and what they were going to do next, later generations have seen the charter of "Wings Can't Escape" know better than anyone else -- the famous "thief of the century" Zhang Ziqiang, Ye Jihuan, who used the AK-47 for the first time in Hong Kong robbery, and those outlaws who followed them.
However, NB Electric is only a company, not a police force, let alone a security secretary with full responsibility for law and order in Hong Kong.
Besides, if there is no evidence, no one will believe it. And Hong Kong is a legal society that pays attention to procedural justice, so much so that when Zhang Ziqiang was caught, he was acquitted through continuous appeals, and even lost a lot of money. Even if the evidence is conclusive, it is a life sentence at most.
If you want to make it perish, it is better to make him crazy. When he moves people who shouldn't be moved, after Hong Kong's return to the motherland, there will naturally be public security to clean him up.
There is only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days. Although it was very unpleasant to see those guys, the charter still decided to protect himself and stay away from those outlaws, so he shook his head and said, "I didn't catch it, there will be a talk show about us later." ”
When the street was shot, the world became more and more chaotic, Liu Siwei didn't want his family to be affected by the pond fish, and said with a serious face: "Xiaohui, Xia Yao, you should be careful when you go out in the future, don't go to the gold store." ”
"Well, we'll be careful."
As he was talking, the talk show of the Hong Kong Satellite TV News Channel began.
“…… Not long ago, Professor Kwok, Professor Shen, Dr. Choi, Dr. Chan and dozens of other young scientists from NB Laboratories, representing the highest level of basic research and technology application in Hong Kong, left en masse, causing heated discussions in Hong Kong, especially in the academic community. Today, we have invited Mr. Wu Jinhua, Director and Chief Executive Officer of NB Electric Group, Ms. Zhang Tingxiu, Assistant President of NB Electric Group Europe, as well as Mr. Gu Changsheng, Chief Analyst of HSBC and renowned economist, and Professor Wang of HKU to discuss with us whether Hong Kong's inability to retain talent is an inevitable result of 'de-industrialization'. ”
The camera shifted from the stage to the audience, and cut back to the stage in a burst of long-lasting applause, and the Hong Kong celebrity Wang Jiamei, who hosted the show, stood out from the crowd and led the way, while beckoning the four guests to sit on his left and right, he continued: "Today is an open-ended interview, and friends in the audience can express their opinions." ”
"NB Electric Wu Jinhua, hello everyone."
Zhang Tingxiu also stood up again, bent down slightly, and introduced herself: "Zhang Tingxiu, assistant to the president of NB Electric Europe, hello everyone. ”
White-collar beauties, more popular than men, and another round of warm applause.
NB Electric is like a yeast, little by little, the public opinion has fermented from the previous demand for the Hong Kong government to increase investment in basic research and technology application, and fermented into a dispute between manufacturing, finance, and real estate.
In order to increase the ratings, Hong Kong Satellite TV was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and actually engaged in a live debate between the pros and cons.
This is a very acute question, and Gu Changsheng, chief economic analyst of HSBC, in a sense, represents the Hong Kong government, represents the financial industry, and represents several major real estate developers.
The task is heavy, and he naturally can't let NB Electric succeed, and the host said as soon as his voice fell: "With all due respect, this is a false proposition." Because Hong Kong has never been industrialized, there is no such thing as 'de-industrialisation'. As we all know, Hong Kong's advantages lie in its well-established legal system, free port, zero tariffs and excellent geographical location. Half of the people are proficient in English and Chinese, two important languages, education, culture, trade, information, etc. are very developed, and have a good concept of the rule of law and an international vision, so the financial and service industries are the pillars of Hong Kong. ”
Freedom of speech, left, center, right can have a voice, and opinions vary from industry to industry. For example, Professor Wong on the other side, even though he is from HKU. However, it is diametrically opposed to the position of the vast majority of engineering faculty and staff.
Wu Jinhua immediately retorted: "Mr. Gu, I don't agree with your point of view. Hong Kong is not without industrialisation. Rather, there is no full industrialization. The garment industry, the plastics industry, and the electronics industry have been glorious in the past, and we have even been called one of the 'Asian Tigers'.
Here I have a set of data, ten years ago. There are 990,000 people engaged in the manufacturing industry in Hong Kong. It accounts for 42% of the total employed population. Today, ten years later, that number has fallen to 550,000, a rate of 38 percent. Local factories are shrinking, the number of people employed in the manufacturing industry is decreasing, a large number of workers are unemployed, and the once-busy factory buildings are being closed, which is the result of 'deindustrialization'. ”
"If you have it, it's also light industry."
Professor Wang took over the conversation and said eloquently: "Hong Kong has many mountains and little land. It is necessary to protect the environment and regard the financial and service industries as pillar industries. It is the inevitable path of economic development. There are many small countries in Europe that rely on this to develop, such as Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Belgium. And we have an advantage over them, we are the logistics center of Asia, we are an important port in the world, and the business of airports and ports is one of the few in the world. ”
As for the professor, Wu Jinhua almost burst out laughing, and immediately gave his subordinates who had just returned from Europe a look.
Zhang Tingxiu nodded slightly, and said generously: "The lack of land cannot be a reason for 'de-industrialization', Singapore has a population of 3 million, only half of Hong Kong, and the area is smaller than Hong Kong, but there are many industrial industries, such as petrochemical, offshore shipbuilding, biopharmaceutical, electronic semiconductors, which have a certain weight in the world."
But Hong Kong can't find any decent industry, and lives entirely on the financial and service industries. Due to the lack of manufacturing, the economy is overly dependent on the tertiary industry, which is susceptible to fluctuations in the international economic environment and financial markets, and this industrial structure is very fragile and very dangerous, as evidenced by the stock market crash a few years ago. ”
These words resonated with the guests in the audience, and they invariably sent a round of applause.
When the applause gradually subsided, Zhang Tingxiu continued: "Professor Wang just said that Luxembourg, Switzerland and Belgium, and I will also say a few words, Luxembourg has a total population of only 500,000, which is not comparable with Hong Kong. Moreover, Luxembourg has not put all its investment on the financial and service industries like Hong Kong, which is known as the 'steel capital' of Europe and has the highest per capita steel production in the world! Its chemical industry, machinery manufacturing, and food are all very strong, and the manufacturing industry absorbs more than 40 percent of the country's employed population.
The Swiss are respected globally, not because of Swiss banking and tourism, but because of global manufacturing giants like NBB Electric, Sulzer Machinery, Novartis and Roche. In addition, there are various precision machinery, complete sets of industrial equipment, clocks and watches and other small and medium-sized manufacturers, optical equipment and precision instruments are unique in the world.
It has a population about the same size as Hong Kong, but in the event of a stock market crash like a few years ago, you don't expect the economic crisis to affect it. The same is true in Belgium, where the machinery manufacturing industry is extremely developed. It can be said that the financial and service sectors are just the icing on the cake for smaller European countries than Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium. ”
If he was careless, he grabbed the handle more than others, and Professor Wang was very faceless and did not say anything again.
Gu Changsheng couldn't sit still, and hurriedly said: "To run an industry, you need a lot of supporting facilities around. For example, in the automobile industry, at least 1,000 related supporting factories are needed, and the distance is not too far, preferably within 100 kilometers, and Hong Kong obviously does not have this condition. ”
"The conditions are created."
Wu Jinhua said-for-tat: "Neither Singapore nor Hong Kong can be fully industrialized. But there must be a large scale of industry to keep jobs. After all, there are millions of people in Hong Kong, and it is impossible for everyone to engage in finance. If industrial adjustment is not carried out in a timely manner, those low-educated and low-skilled laborers who sell their labor due to the closure of factories and changes in the social and economic structure will lose their jobs, and will gradually be marginalized by society and become poor again.
There is a lack of manufacturing, and the economy is overly dependent on the tertiary sector. It is also susceptible to fluctuations in the international economic environment and financial markets. At the same time, most of the economic income of the tertiary industry is closer to that of the intellectual elite, which will also lead to an increasingly serious problem of disparity between the rich and the poor. ”
The atmosphere is hot enough. The ratings must be no different, Wang Jiamei forced down the ecstasy in her heart, and smiled at the guests in the audience: "Friends in the audience can also express their opinions, who comes first, second on the left, please help our staff pass the microphone over." ”
"I agree with Mr. Wu."
A middle-aged man with glasses stood up and said excitedly: "More than ten years ago. There are factories everywhere, and the scene of 'a big family wearing rubber flowers' is the collective memory of all Hong Kong people during the industrial boom. Why is there no upgrade. It's because the land is too expensive, the profits are eaten up by the rent, and the industry can't be built.
Singapore is smaller than Hong Kong, why can it be engaged. Because of Singapore's land reclamation. And we. Under the pretext of environmental protection, real estate interests have joined forces with the Hong Kong government to restrict development, build large areas of protected land, and ban land reclamation. As Mr. Wu said, industry is the main force to ensure the employment of most people, Hong Kong is not Macau, the population is only a few hundred thousand, there is not a single factory, there is indeed no pollution. But does Hong Kong have the strength? ”
As soon as this head opens, it is out of control. The guests in the audience scrambled to say: "The real estate developer is unscrupulous! The financial industry can only create a very small number of rich people, and the vast majority of people are destitute. ”
"Manufacturing is hard work, and it's not easy to get rich, but everyone can have something to eat."
The crowd was excited, Gu Changsheng was caught off guard, and he didn't know how to deal with it, when a guest who supported the financial and service industries suddenly said: "With the mainland back, how can Hong Kong do it?" ”
Another guest immediately retorted: "This is unreasonable, why can't we get industrialization with our backs to the mainland, and even give up some industries?" Being backed by the mainland means having a lot of labor and a lot of markets. Even if you don't want to be a worker, Hong Kong people can do technology research and development, management sales, industrial design and product creativity, but I don't see the Hong Kong government making efforts in this area, and only rely on real estate and finance to survive. ”
"Industrialization and labor-intensive industries are two different things, and even if the Hong Kong government tilts its resources towards manufacturing, it will not solve the problem of employment for so many people."
"But there are more unemployed people who don't tilt!"
It was a very heated debate, and it wasn't until the advertising time that Zhang Hui eased up and asked with a puzzled face: "San'er, what are you doing here?" ”
The charter said with a smirk: "NB Electric cares about politics, but it doesn't participate in politics. It is not like the Governor of Hong Kong has predicted that a group of students and professors will march in the streets. As a company registered in Hong Kong and headquartered in Hong Kong, we are more concerned about the future of Hong Kong. ”
"Don't tell me these high-sounding words, what the hell do you think."
"Ask a real estate agent who can sway the attitude of the Governor to speak for us, it's as simple as that."
Zhang Hui has been in Hong Kong for a long time and reacted immediately. Xia Yao has only been here for more than two months, and she doesn't know what level of this game is, and after thinking about it, she asked incomprehensibly: "Why do real estate developers speak for us?" ”
Xiao Jiahui was picked up by his grandparents, and the eldest sister and brother-in-law were not outsiders, so they stroked her hand without scruples, and patiently explained: "The development of manufacturing industry is not only about land, but also about reclamation, and about lowering the land price, otherwise it will not develop at all." This is by no means good news for property developers, so they must calm the storm as soon as possible. Otherwise, the Governor, who is so excited that he wants to buy the hearts and minds of the people as much as possible, may really formulate some policies that are unfavorable to them. ”
"I have always disagreed before, and the Hong Kong Governor can agree to such a fuss?"
At this time and then, he didn't agree because he didn't want to see a laboratory with top talents, but now Lao Guo, Sister Shen, Zhiyang and Wushou have all gone abroad, and in his eyes, the NB laboratory has become a tiger with a tooth removed, and it is difficult to regain its previous glory. Besides, it doesn't matter to him to spend some money, it's all taxpayers' anyway. ”
Xia Yao asked again: "Isn't he worried about Director Guo and Sister Shen coming back?" ”
"People go to high places and water flows to low places, so many masters and doctorates go out of Hong Kong every year, how many come back? This is true not only in Hong Kong, but also in the United Kingdom, so he doesn't need to worry about that at all. ”
Although she clearly understood what kind of friendship Guo Junru and the others had with her younger brother, Zhang Hui was still a little worried, and asked again and again: "San'er, what if you ...... If...... What if they don't come back? ”
The charter smiled and said casually, "We are not a Japanese company, and it is impossible to ask employees to work until they retire from the time they join the company, so we can only keep them as much as possible." And they have already contributed to the company, establishing NB Labs' position in the international academic community, and there is no question of who owes whom. ”
The ad ends, and the show begins again. Instead of continuing the debate, a short video was shown first.
From Berlin, Leipzig and Dresden in Germany, to Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, NB Lab R&D personnel are everywhere.
Chancellor of Germany, Governor of Berlin, Governor of Saxony, Emir of Kuwait, Prime Minister of Kuwait, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi National Power Company...... More than a dozen senior officials at or above the ministerial level in Europe and the Gulf countries did not hesitate to praise the NB laboratory and the scientists of the NB laboratory.
Hong Kong is not a serious matter, but people treat NB laboratories as a treasure.
Under the narration of the voiceover, the guests knew that NB Lab has such a high reputation abroad, and it has provided comprehensive technical services to nearly 1,000 enterprises at the same time! (To be continued......)