As for the scale of the Midea industry in Hong Kong, as the director in charge of the economy in China, and has been to Hong Kong many times, he is naturally very clear.

Today's Hong Kong, directly employed by the United States, may reach 40,000 people, this is just the United States itself workers, the entire industrial chain upstream and downstream, the estimated number can be multiplied by a multiple of 3 to 5, and Hong Kong is a city, there is no such condition, therefore, many of the downstream industry suppliers of the United States are from other places, such as Wanwan, Japan, South Korea, etc., except for a small number of parts, others, not that Hong Kong can not be made, but the conditions themselves are limited, or this is the choice of the United States company, Diversification of the supply chain.

But that's not all, the 40,000-person Midea factory is only part of the production capacity of this electronics industry empire, and the huge output of game consoles is distributed to Wanwan and South Korea's electronics factories for OEM, and even because the order outbreak is too fast, it also needs high-cost Japan to OEM, which is also very rare in the history of global business, allowing factories in developed countries to OEM brands in undeveloped regions.

But there is no other way, the demand for game consoles is exploding too quickly.

Judging from the data alone,Midea's game console industry,It is far more than its home appliance industry,Even in the future,It may develop better,Because at present, even in the European and American markets,There are still many new customers,Not to mention,Electronic products are updated very quickly,After a few years, a new one,A bunch of old customers around the world,And change it again,At the same time,The upper limit of demand for game cards,Basically infinite。

Although the mainland is also very jealous, it also thinks that Midea will always put its main production capacity in Hong Kong, and it is not easy for them to snatch one of Hong Kong's major economies, at most they will find a way to get a piece of the pie from the overflow production capacity.

"Yes, Hong Kong's current labor costs are getting higher and higher, and it is not suitable for the electronics assembly industry." Chen Zhiwen said.

"Mr. Chen, Midea plays an important role in Hong Kong, if all the industrial capacity is relocated, will it have a very bad impact?" Director Qi asked cautiously.

For a large company like Midea to move its production capacity out of Hong Kong, it is a big deal in itself, especially at this time period, although it is none of his business, but the content of today's conversation is also to be reported, and it still needs to be asked, otherwise the above will let him come over and ask again.

"Rest assured, we already have a plan to compensate our employees, and even if we relocate, it's a step-by-step process." Chen Zhiwen said: "In fact, the most important thing is that Hong Kong is too small and has a small population. There are few professionals, and the place is small, it is simply impossible to build a complete industrial chain from top to bottom, with the current model, too many parts are purchased from overseas, and even the assembly part is still in several different countries, which has caused the cost of management is particularly high, and the quality risk is also large, according to my estimates, the global game market will expand at a rate of at least 30% every year in the future, although there will be other companies entering the market, and Midea cannot always maintain its current position, in terms of absolute quantity, Midea's sales will continue to increase, and it has been produced in Hong Kong, which is completely unrealistic. ”

"I see." Director Qi also understood, indeed, the current production capacity of the United States, the Hong Kong factory can not be satisfied, if it continues to increase at a high speed, it will definitely go wrong, this reason is relatively impeccable, besides, even if there is no reason, no one can do anything if they want to leave.

However,If the video game market is still developing like this,Midea needs to build a whole industry chain in a large area with a large population,The economic value caused,I'm afraid it's far more than the color TV project,Although,This step must be very slow,Not as direct as a color TV factory,But if the mainland misses this opportunity now,I'm afraid the future will be gone。

After all, it takes time and effort to build the whole industrial chain, and if Midea spends hundreds of millions of dollars and several years to build the entire industrial chain, then the mainland will only be regarded as a dumping market when the market opens up. Not only did they miss the potential billions of dollars in output value and hundreds of thousands of jobs, but they also missed the opportunity for the entire electronics industry to move forward.

Besides, if Chen Zhiwen is right, as long as the electronics industry is developed, it will inevitably face the problem of video games, then it is a pity to miss such an industry because of a few years.

"Actually, I still hope to invest in China, but the United States can't wait, because the European and American markets don't wait for people, in the European and American markets, we also have a large number of competitors, and the production capacity is insufficient, so no matter how fun the game is, it's useless, so please make a decision as soon as possible on the mainland side." Chen Zhiwen said again.

This is not a lie, now the Western economy is gradually out of the trough, the development of the electronics industry has also made many people begin to understand this industry, including computers, including game consoles, the sales of Midea's game consoles are also gradually rising, plus Midea has begun to undertake third-party game developers' games, selectively put into the market, such a large base, although it is difficult to hit the model, but the number of games with good sales is also a lot, as long as the development is good, the combined sales will not be lower than the hit "Mario", besides, the inside of the United States, There are also several games ready for release.

The production capacity problem,In fact, it has been bothering the United States for a while,There's really no way,The factory over there,It's too late to get busy.,You can only spend money to invite Japan and South Korea.,Although the cost is a little higher.,But compared with the profit margin of the game industry,It's also temporarily acceptable.。

In fact, this is normal, in the original history, many game companies in Japan also encountered such problems after launching popular games, and they also found the electronics factory in Wanwan, South Korea to solve it, and today's Midea, only looking at the game industry, is stronger than the Japanese companies in the past.

In order to ensure the stability of production capacity and quality in the future, Midea must spend a lot of money to rebuild an assembly base similar to Hong Kong, which is even larger, and by the way, the relevant industrial chain must be arranged nearby to ensure efficient production. Now, because the labor cost is getting higher and higher, the related industries are ready to move first, which will further reduce the efficiency of the Hong Kong factory, unless the United States pays subsidies to let them stay.

It's a pity that there is no factory like Foxconn at present, otherwise it would be much easier to give them all inclusive.

"Okay, I'll report this as well." Director Qi nodded and said, although it is not to start large-scale investment now, but it is the starting point for larger-scale investment in the future, or a test, if the mainland does not give this opportunity, it will be gone in the future.

"Yes, that's all my requirements, if the central government agrees, you can continue to follow up with Mr. Lei's side for follow-up cooperation and consultation." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

From his boss's point of view, the mainland is almost the only choice for Midea, as long as the industrial chain is successfully built here, then there is no need to worry too much in the next few decades, of course, in the late 90s, maybe a company like Foxconn will rise, and it will be contracted out at that time.

And other countries are absolutely impossible, such a large income, if placed in a small country, may be able to boost the GDP of the entire country, and cheapen outsiders in vain.

Wanwan side can be, but the problem is that Wanwan's real estate market will soon be the same as Hong Kong, entering a ten-year period of rapid development, although not as exaggerated as Hong Kong, but in the mid-90s, basically could not accommodate the assembly of the electronics industry, at that time Foxconn and a bunch of electronic industry, piled into the mainland to invest, but not because they want to help the development of the mainland, but there is no other choice.

However, even if it is placed in China, such an industry is also very huge, although the majority of profits are still on their side, but the benefits brought by the industry itself to the mainland are immeasurable, so it is necessary to let go of the mainland market and let their products enter in an all-round way, it is not that Chen Zhiwen wants to suppress domestic brands, and even if he does not enter, in the next ten years, overseas brands will still come in through imports or even smuggling, and they can't be suppressed by suppression, so it is better to rely on market forces to replace this huge market.

The game console, which itself is specially for the rich to play, has little to do with ordinary people, of course, there are also some people who will find a way to open a game hall to make ordinary people's money, then it belongs to the high vision.

As for other conditions, such as the size of the land, tax incentives, the deployment of highly talented personnel, the matching of relevant infrastructure facilities, etc., it is natural to leave it to the professional team, Chen Zhiwen does not understand, in this process, he only needs to properly understand, including the final decision.

"The entire game console industry is going to move out of Hong Kong?" In the afternoon of the same day, in an old office building in Yanjing City, a white-haired man about 60 years old said in surprise.

"Yes, this is Chen Zhiwen's original words, I just went to Hong Kong to make a phone call again, the labor cost in Hong Kong is basically above 1,000 Hong Kong dollars, the salary income of workers in the United States is higher, and it is still rising every year, and if it continues, it is indeed not a long-term solution for large factories." Director Qi said that after talking with Chen Zhiwen in the morning, he immediately asked the big leader to report in the afternoon.

"His requests, in addition to the game console fully entering the domestic market, the rest can be agreed to first, and I still need to discuss the matter of the game console with others." The big leader nodded and said: "It's a big company like Midea, and the factory has completely withdrawn from Hong Kong, which is still very important at present." ”

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