"Harbor?" Yuan Geng was stunned, the central government set up the Shekou Industrial Zone, the main purpose is to attract foreign manufacturing industry, not infrastructure, and this port can not only be civilian, but also military.

Although the central government gave him enough autonomy, the port involved is a bit big, but the person in front of him is not an ordinary Hong Kong businessman, and he can't directly refuse, so he said: "Chen Sheng, the current plan of Shekou Industrial Zone is to build the industrial zone first, and then build a port according to the needs of the industrial zone, and the goods and exports in the early stage will go to the port of Hong Kong, but if there is a chance in the future, I will definitely be the first to consider Chen Sheng's opinion." ”

"Also, I'm thinking too far." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, the normal logic is indeed like this, there is no commodity export, what kind of port do you want? However, if in two years, when Shekou, Shenhai and other pilot areas for reopening are better, people in various places will have a much better attitude towards foreign investment, and their own reinvestment in infrastructure will be much better.

Although the investment is large, once completed, there will be a stable long-term cash income, especially in several triangles in China.

"Chen Sheng, Shekou Industrial Zone, what is needed at present is a manufacturing factory, and with a factory, then all subsequent economic development can be up, just like Hong Kong a few decades ago, and the port will naturally have it." President Liang, who accompanied him, said that relatively speaking, his relationship with Chen Zhiwen is a little better, and some things may be better for him.

"Invest in a factory?" Chen Zhiwen glanced around and said: "These lands are not leveled, this is not a problem, if I come to invest, the land I need can be leveled by me, but water, electricity, communications and transportation, must be able to ensure the most basic, right?" And even if the goods are shipped to Hong Kong, there must be a better way, right? ”

In fact, it doesn't cost a lot of money to level the land, after all, it only needs the size of the factory, and considering that the factory is also an installment investment, and the general industrial park, even if it is foreign or in later generations, it is only a little bit of land leveling, and the rest is still done by investors.

But all kinds of basic hardware facilities are indeed one that cannot be missing, otherwise how can the factory be opened?

Of course, he also knows that Shekou Industrial Zone will eventually solve this problem, but he can't always agree to invest when there is no hardware and maintain normal logic.

President Liang and Yuan Geng glanced at each other, and then said: "Chen Sheng, the current situation is like this, the industrial zone, there is no capital at present, so I am ready to borrow from banks in Hong Kong, but you also know that banks in Hong Kong generally have risk control, so we hope that Chen Sheng can issue a written official letter indicating that if Shekou's infrastructure is ready, Midea or other companies under your umbrella can come to Shekou to invest."

I know this is a bit presumptuous, but if you have any requests from here, you can also bring them up, and we can do similar business and have a good talk. ”

"This written letter is no problem, if you ask for it, why don't I let my Baixin supermarket open one in Shekou, what do you think?" Chen Zhiwen thought seriously for a while and found that there was indeed nothing to ask for.

When it comes to land, the domestic policy is still relatively strict, so the port is not good now, in the original history, probably next year, many Hong Kong tycoons came to Shekou Industrial Zone, proposed to invest in the entire Shekou Industrial Zone, but also Yuan Geng refused.

Of course, this refusal is right, if the group of real estate developers in Hong Kong really invest in Shekou Industrial Zone and start real estate, it is estimated that eighty percent will seriously affect the entire Shekou.

"Supermarket?" Yuan Geng frowned a little, he didn't expect such a request, so he said: "Chen Sheng, there is no supermarket model in China, and supermarket operation will involve very frequent foreign exchange transactions, which is difficult to operate." ”

"It doesn't matter, I'm going to do Hong Kong dollar transactions in this supermarket in Shekou, only Hong Kong dollars or US dollars, if Shekou develops in the future, there will definitely be a lot of Hong Kong people or foreigners coming here, and their consumption, domestic goods may not be able to satisfy them, right?" Chen Zhiwen smiled and said.

Shekou Industrial Zone, in the next few years, will become a template reference for the entire national economy, natural investment, at the same time, once Shekou infrastructure is done, the attraction to Hong Kong businessmen is also very strong, in the original history, a supermarket in Shekou, the annual turnover of more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars, even comparable to a non-first-tier city in the United States good market much more.

However, the main consumer force is not the Hong Kong people who come to Shekou, but the thousands of mainland migrant workers in Shekou, some of whom are paid Hong Kong dollars for work, and even if they do not, it is not difficult for ordinary people to get Hong Kong dollars at the forefront of this reform.

The Hong Kong dollar can buy imported materials, which are in urgent need of materials in the entire mainland, so naturally many people buy them and send them to their own homes in the mainland in the rear, or purchasing on behalf of others, which is why Shekou supermarkets were popular in the 80s.

No matter how good the business of a supermarket is, Chen Zhiwen actually won't care very much, but with the first one, it will be much easier to enter after the deep-sea special zone has also become a reopened position.

At the same time, in the 90s, the domestic supermarket industry allowed foreign investment, so as long as the response was faster, the Pearl River Delta would be the foundation of ParknSHOP or RT-Mart.

"If that's the case, there shouldn't be a problem." Yuan Geng thought about it and said, in fact, if you want to attract Hong Kong capital, in addition to the most basic water circuits, etc., some aspects of life also need to be prepared, such as hotels, supermarkets, etc., hotels, as long as they have money, they can build them, but supermarkets are indeed a little troublesome, because this requires a large number of different goods, they don't have the energy and the ability to do this thing, if it is handed over to Hong Kong's big supermarket group, it is not bad, as long as it does not lead to the loss of foreign exchange in the country itself.

"Okay, but to invest in the construction of the factory, not only the infrastructure, but more importantly, the people, if there is no corresponding quality workers, I can't invest, because it will affect the quality of my products." Chen Zhiwen said again.

"Then I don't know what kind of workers Chen Sheng needs?" Yuan Geng asked.

"Ordinary workers, preferably have been to junior high school and can know most of the Chinese characters, about 1,000 people are needed, and about 100 people who are above high school are needed, and if they can, some college students are also fine." Chen Zhiwen thought about it and said, it is estimated that it is a bit difficult for college students, but it does not hurt to bring it up.

"1,000 junior high schools? 100 high school students? Yuan Geng was a little surprised, this requirement is quite high, that is, junior high school students, now in some domestic factories or government departments, can get a good position. High school students are the focus of training, as for college students? The Guangdong Provincial Party Committee probably wants to rush to get it.

"My products are mainly exported to supermarkets in Europe and the United States, and once there is a quality problem, the loss will be great, so the quality of the employees is also required." Chen Zhiwen said, this is indeed true, if the quality can not be guaranteed, then the domestic side is free of labor, he will not come, even if a higher salary, but also need to choose the best people, this is actually Shekou and even the special zone in the next few years of the epitome, many factory wages are much higher than the mainland, but the quality of personnel requirements are also high, you know, the current junior high school students, may be less than the number of undergraduates in later generations, let them come to the workshop to screw the screw, the salary is naturally high.

"I don't know, what factory is Chen Sheng going to invest in Shekou? We should also report to the higher authorities to gain support from above. President Liang said.

"I want to invest in a factory here with an annual output of 3 million fans." Chen Zhiwen said.

Fan,It's a product that Midea is not going to use to make money,It's also the first home appliance that most of the parts can be produced by itself,In the ultimate operation mode,The cost is reduced to a very low level,The quality is also very good,At least it can meet the basic requirements of European and American customers for a year,Anyway, these rich people basically change one a year。

With high cost performance and Chen Zhiwen's investment in the terminal retail market in Europe and the United States, Midea's orders for electric fans are doubling every year, with 7.35 million fans exported last year, and the orders in hand this year have also increased significantly compared with last year.

Hong Kong's current labor, although compared with Europe, America and Japan is not too expensive, but used to produce fans is a bit too wasteful, not to mention the sales of air conditioners and refrigerators are gradually increasing, that is, the family game console and handheld that may be about to take shape, also need a lot of labor, at present, these two devices have entered the final stage of research and development, and then optimize plus all kinds of tests, you can start production.

Midea's factory also urgently needs to transfer the lowest-profit but most labor-intensive electric fan project out, if the mainland is not reopened, then Wanwan is a good choice, but now, it can naturally be placed in Shekou first.

"3 million electric fans? Is it all for export? President Liang's eyes lit up and he asked.

"Of course, can I still sell in the mainland?" Chen Zhiwen smiled and said, the policy of changing the initial stage of the reform is to use domestic labor and land to do foundry, three to one supplement is this logic, but three to one supplement products, is not allowed to be sold in China, unless it is a domestic can not make necessary supplies, such as automobiles, industrial processing equipment, precision instrument measuring equipment, because this kind of products in China has always needed to buy directly in foreign exchange, localized production can not only save foreign exchange, maybe you can also learn technology, this is the origin of "market for technology".

"I take the liberty of asking, what is the ex-factory price of Midea's electric fan?" Yuan Geng hesitated, but still asked, he needed to know the specific value before he could report to the top.

"The ex-factory price is about $4." Chen Zhiwen said, this is not a big secret, Hong Kong is not the only one export fan manufacturer, the other few are a little more expensive, the current advantage of the United States, may be more in the brand has been established, plus the advantage of technical quality control, and the terminal price in Europe and the United States is about 8-10 US dollars, with the salary of ordinary people in the United States, you can almost buy a fan in half a day.

"So you can export $12 million a year?" Yuan Geng almost couldn't hide his excitement, he couldn't imagine that Shekou had not yet started to build an industrial zone, and he could get such an investment.

You know, the whole country combined, the annual export is only more than 10 billion US dollars, but most of them are oil and mineral resources, the rest is mainly agricultural products, these two years are serious foreign exchange deficits every year, the current domestic foreign exchange reserves are only a few hundred million US dollars, if it is not for the soaring oil prices, Daqing Oilfield export foreign exchange earnings have increased several times, the domestic economy may be more difficult.

"Exports can reach more than 10 million US dollars, but a large part of them still have to import raw materials from Hong Kong, such as the core of the fan's motor, unless there are enough talents here, after the review of the technical and quality department in Hong Kong, it is possible to move over. Chen Zhiwen said again. In fact, this is the process of the early development of Midea in Hong Kong.

"I understand, I will immediately send a letter to the central government and ask them for someone." Yuan Geng nodded and said, he has also worked in the foreign economy for several years, so he naturally knows the importance of quality, and if there are not enough highly educated people, he can only do the most basic assembly.

"Okay, if people arrive, they can be sent to Hong Kong, I need them to actually work in Hong Kong for a while, especially those high school students, or college students." Chen Zhiwen said: "In this regard, Xinhua News Agency also needs help. ”

"No problem." President Liang nodded and said.

"If you can go to Hong Kong to work, it will be easier to attract people, and college students should be able to attract a lot." Yuan Geng also said that recently, China is preparing to send a group of people to study in Europe and the United States, but a bunch of college students are squeezed out and want to go.

Hong Kong is indeed much worse than Europe and the United States in terms of technology and economy, but it can be regarded as a golden opportunity, at least allowing ordinary people to see the world and earn some foreign exchange.

"Okay, then let's settle it like this." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, looked around again, and said with some pity: "This place is actually quite suitable for investment, but the area is too small." ”

"2 square kilometers, Chen Sheng still thinks it's small? How big does your plant need to be? Yuan Geng asked.

"It is estimated that 0.5 square kilometers, mainly considering the subsequent capacity expansion, if it is suitable, it can become 6 million or more in the future, or other products will also be produced here, then the area will not be enough." Chen Zhiwen said with a light smile.

Chen Zhiwen attaches great importance to Shekou because before 1986, it was the only place where foreign capital could build a factory, even if it was Shenhai City, which was to be built in more than a month, foreign investment used to have to be a joint venture.

Of course, it is not absolute, if the investment is large enough and all the products are exported, it can also be discussed, but if you limit yourself in this way, it may become a trouble in the future, and the process needs to be approved by the central government, and the time is difficult to control, which is not conducive to the Midea Group, which is preparing for rapid expansion.

"What does Chen Sheng mean?" Yuan Geng wasn't quite sure what Chen Zhiwen meant.

"If the area here is large enough, I can consider transferring part of Hong Kong to it, and it is estimated that it can export more than 100 million US dollars a year." Chen Zhiwen said lightly.

"$100 million?" Yuan Geng's eyes almost popped out, if Shekou wins this project, it is estimated that the export of the entire eastern Guangdong Province will not be as good as its own industrial zone, if this is really done, I don't know how much impact it will have on the whole country.

"What Chen Sheng said is true?" President Liang on the side almost struggled to breathe.

"Of course, 100 million US dollars is nothing to Midea, and President Liang should know it very well." Chen Zhiwen said lightly, the current Shekou is too small, this area is not enough for the United States, and if the United States really wants to do a big job in the mainland, it also needs to transfer the relevant industrial chain, in addition, not only Midea, but also a large number of daily necessities orders on the side of Galaxy Trade, you can also use this as a condition to persuade many bosses in Hong Kong to invest here, which can eventually make the price of Galaxy Trade more advantageous, which is also good for Costco.

China was only allowed to allow wholly foreign-owned investment in 1986, 6 years, Midea, Galaxy, Costco can not be in vain, etc., now the only large-scale investment is Shekou, while it is still in the early stage, when everything has not yet been decided, he needs to give enough temptation, let Yuan Geng and others go to the central government to apply for a larger area.

"Actually, the above meant to give me 30 square kilometers, but I was worried that the area was too big to do, so I only needed 2 square kilometers, but if Chen Sheng said so, I would go and ask for all the other land areas." Yuan Geng thought for a while and said.

"That's the best, the larger the area, the better, industrial capacity is a kind of thing, that is, it needs to be highly integrated in order to minimize the cost and improve the efficiency to the maximum, anyway, it is also a phase of development, you can still develop the land we are in first." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

(End of chapter)