The time soon came to 1994.

The development of Hong Kong, because of the existence of Chen Zhiwen, may be different from history, but the general direction is almost the same, housing prices have been in a state of skyrocketing, mainland and overseas capital, are happy to come to Hong Kong to buy real estate, at worst to rent a house to handle business.

This makes Hong Kong's housing prices and rents extremely high, for example, some international multinational companies have begun to be unable to bear the rent of Hong Kong Central, because a foot costs a few hundred Hong Kong dollars a month, although international companies have money, but there is no need to spend it in this kind of place?

However, since housing prices and rents can be so high, there is naturally a reason for it, and there must still be a group of people in the city, such as many financial, legal, consulting and other companies in Hong Kong, as well as a bunch of face-saving companies, who support the prosperity of Central.

Other enterprises began to move to Hung Hom, Yuen Long, Tseung Kwan O and other places, and these things have gradually built a large number of office buildings to undertake companies from Central. Even, Tin Shui Wai, the cheapest price, also received a part.

Although Tin Shui Wai is far away from the Kowloon Peninsula in Central, over the years, Hongkong Land and Hutchison have also built a large number of basic living facilities in Tin Shui Wai, and the Hong Kong government has also established the most basic schools, hospitals, police stations, fire departments and other institutions, and at the same time, a road to Yuen Long has been built, along which the Kowloon Peninsula can eventually be reached.

In addition, the MTR has also planned a subway to Tin Shui Wai, all of which has made Tin Shui Wai a choice for many people to buy a house and live, especially for people who work in Midea and Red Bull factories, it is even more convenient, because there are only Tin Shui Wai left in Hong Kong.

What's more, Tin Shui Wai is very close to Sham Hai City, which is a very suitable place for many mainland immigrants and companies that have cooperative business with the mainland.

Under the comprehensive selection, by 94 years, the total population of Tin Shui Wai has exceeded 180,000, of which 12,000 people are almost directly working for Chen companies such as Midea, Red Bull, and Hutchison, and the rest are indirect jobs derived from various service needs.

Although in the mainland, or some countries, there are also some cases of a company feeding a town, but Chen Zhiwen still hopes that Tin Shui Wai can have more industries, can not rely on themselves, the housing prices in Central are too high, forcing many companies to relocate to places with low rental costs, but also give Tin Shui Wai a good opportunity.

Tin Shui Wai, a 26-storey building, is a cylindrical building with a rotating cafeteria at the top.

"It's a good place, I've been here twice before." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile, now that the entire Chen family is here, although the Chen family is not short of delicacies from the mountains and seas on weekdays, it is still not comparable to the high-end buffet of hundreds of dishes.

Therefore, Chen Zhiwen often brings friends or family to high-end buffet restaurants in Hong Kong and even around the world to taste delicious food. It's not that the Chen family can't afford such pomp, but there is no need to waste it, and coming to the cafeteria is the best choice.

"Well, this mutton is really good, the stew is really bad, now that I'm older, it's a little difficult to eat meat." Chen Tianfu said with a smile.

"Who made you eat dried broad beans when you were young, so hard, of course it hurts your teeth." Wu Xiuling next to her said: "If you didn't eat when you were in the mainland, forget it, but when you come to Hong Kong later, you don't have to eat a little money, you have to eat." ”

"It's rare to have a hobby, Zhu Yuanzhang is still nostalgic for the green vegetable and tofu soup when he was a child when he became an emperor." Chen Tianfu said with a smile.

"So you can't eat meat now." Wu Xiuling said: "Come, there is meat soup here, you can eat it without teeth." ”

"Dad, do you want to get a denture?" Liu Xiaoli followed.

"No, there are still some teeth, I'll talk about it later." Chen Tianfu hurriedly said.

"Xiaoli, you don't have to worry about him, you eat more, the baby in the belly needs nutrition." Wu Xiuling also served her daughter-in-law a bowl of lean egg custard.

"Thanks, I have it here." Liu Xiaoli said with a smile.

"Come, I still have spring rolls here, I haven't eaten them for a long time." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said.

Liu Xiaoli is pregnant again, she is still a child, I don't know if it is a man or a woman, but it doesn't matter, anyway, there will be a chance in the future, and it is also while the belly is still small now, you can come out for a walk and have fun.

"Daddy, I want to go see that telescope." The eldest son, Chen Shimin, held a cake in one hand, and then pointed to a telescope in front of Chen Zhiwen after pointing to the floor-to-ceiling window in front of him.

"Now it's the sun in the sky, you can't see the stars, you can't see the sun, what's there to see." Chen Zhiwen asked.

"I can't see the sun, but I can use it to see the scenery, if this astronomical telescope is flattened, you can see far, far away, and you can also see the deep sea city in the mainland?" Chen Shimin said.

"Okay, then you can go." Chen Zhiwen nodded, then beckoned a bodyguard and said, "Follow him, be careful not to let him point the telescope at the sun." ”

"Okay." After receiving the order, the bodyguard hurriedly followed.

"Before, you didn't allow your son to take such risks?" Liu Xiaoli asked.

"When I was a child, I was protective, but now that he is half old, he always has to be independent, what I can do, that is, I try my best, and it is impossible to lock him up." Chen Zhiwen said.

The Chen family's protection of children can be said to be very strict, and normal security is even fine, but some games and entertainment activities that may be dangerous are basically not allowed to participate, but they can do this when they are young, but one day they have to let go, and children always have to be slowly independent.

"It's okay, Shimin is not stupid." Chen Tianfu said with a smile.

"When I was a child, I was the strictest guard you had." Wu Xiuling said with a smile.

"Haha, don't you do the same." Chen Tianfu retorted.

Amidst laughter, a simple family dinner ended.

Over the years, with the development of Landmark, there are also some shopping malls in Tin Shui Wai, although the scale is far less than that of Central or Harbour City, but each one must have its own characteristics.

Chen Zhiwen came to Red Bull's factory in Tin Shui Wai.

"Chen Sheng." Qin Zhihao, the general manager of Red Bull, also came here.

"Old Qin, how is your body?" Chen Zhiwen asked, when Qin Zhihao followed him, he was only 45 years old, and now, he is also in his early 60s.

"It's okay, life is normal, but I can't drink, my stomach can't bear it, and my liver can't do it." Qin Zhihao said with a smile.

"There's nothing good about wine, I don't understand how you guys like it." Chen Zhiwen shook his head helplessly and said that he didn't touch cigarettes or alcohol, and even hated these two tastes.

In ancient times, wine was beneficial, the first is another way to keep food calories when the food cannot be stored for a long time, the second is to warm up when it is cold in winter, and the third is to provide a refreshing feeling, boring ancients, there are few ways to stimulate dopamine.

But in modern times, it stands to reason that the rigid demand for wine is not very large, but there are still many people who like it, because this thing also symbolizes a "surrender culture", forcing people to drink alcohol can show their rights. In the same way, it is also true to be toasted, so it is very popular at commercial wine tables or among family elders.

Fortunately, he has a high level of achievement in his career, and no one can force him to do things he doesn't want to do, at most, sometimes when he interacts with people, he drinks some low-alcohol red wine and the like.

"Haha, in fact, I also know that alcohol hurts my body, and other people who like to drink also know it, but it's hard to change, but I'm hospitalized, and I can't touch it in the future." Qin Zhihao said.

"Well, pay attention to your body." Chen Zhiwen said.

"Chen Sheng rest assured that the successor of the Red Bull team has already been assessed, and in another year or two, it will be decided." Qin Zhihao said again.

"Well, I've learned about the person you chose, it's very good." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

Not only Red Bull, but also Midea and Yellowson almost need to change their commanders, because the Zhou family, Yang Lei Shengli, these people are also old, and they are about to retire, whether it is Hong Kong or internationally, the older working emperors will retire, even if they are bosses, it is rare to see Li Jiacheng and Buffett in the original history who are still in control of the company at the age of seventy or eighty.

When you are older, the first is that your body can't bear the high-intensity work, and being a manager is very hard, and the second is naturally that your brain can't keep up, and the third is that you may not be able to keep up with the times.

Enterprises also need fresh blood, but Chen Zhiwen's company is relatively speaking, because the early operation is better, the pressure is much less, and several current managers will be rehired after retirement to be the company's board members and consultants, so as to better ensure the inheritance of corporate management.

Costco in the United States is also adopting this model, and the Pierce team stepped down in the late 80s and new management was introduced, but Pierce and others did not leave immediately, but stayed in the consulting position for another three years.

In the past three years, he has been constantly participating in the daily operation of the company in the early stage, slowly letting go in the middle stage, and basically reviewing it in the later stage.

"Yes, now Red Bull is also full of talent." Qin Zhihao smiled.

"Now in the Tin Shui Wai factory, how many employees are there in Red Bull?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"If you add management, it's almost 8,000 people." Qin Zhihao replied: "Over the years, with the improvement of PLC automation technology, the automation level of the beverage industry has become higher and higher, and the demand for employees in most beverage factories has become lower and lower, so even though our production capacity is now five times that of five years ago, the number of employees is about the same." ”

"Well, Hong Kong should indeed develop more automation." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

In fact, the R&D and use of automation technology, the premise is the increase in labor costs, especially in developed countries such as Europe and the United States, which rely more on automation to keep their domestic industries, but the difficulty is still very high.

If it is in the mainland, such as the factories of Master Kong, Arowana and Midea, unless the automation equipment can bring very high production efficiency, then it is possible to be used, otherwise in most cases it will be used manually, because the labor cost in the mainland is low, and the lack of automation can provide a large number of jobs, which is also what the mainland government wants.

"yes, so it's hard to continue recruiting." Qin Zhihao paused and said: "And there are other problems, our drinks are now selling better and better in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and these countries, and now these countries also hope that we can build factories in the country, although it can't be said to be mandatory, but it has the meaning of this." ”

"Do you think we should go?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"Should go, ten years ago, Southeast Asia sales were average, so it is no problem to concentrate on Hong Kong production, but in the past ten years, Southeast Asia's economy has developed rapidly, and there is already a strong consumption capacity, we still maintain pure imports, there is no price advantage, once the time is long, I am afraid that new brands will be born in the local area." Qin Zhihao said: "I'm not worried about the group of natives in Southeast Asia, but there are also many Chinese over there, and if they notice this, they may be able to threaten us."

If we go to build a factory in China, we can reduce tariffs and transportation costs, so whether we choose to make more profits or more markets, there is a good choice.

If you just do this, the factories here in Hong Kong will have a hard time. ”

"We have been doing business for so many years, abiding by the basic business rules, since it is more cost-effective to build a factory locally in the Southeast Asian market, then do it." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said: "As for the influence of Hong Kong, there will definitely be it, but don't forget, the economy of the mainland is also getting up quickly, although there are also Red Bull factories in the mainland, but it is no problem for us to let the Hong Kong factories be responsible for several provinces in the southern part of the mainland." ”

The economy of the mainland, from 78 years began to change, 80s gradually improved, but really have a certain success, but also in the 90s, this decade, a large number of international consumer brands into the domestic market, is because, the consumption capacity here has gradually risen, and the national level, because foreign exchange is not so tight, many people and enterprises are also easy to cash out the dollar, at the same time, will also accept many foreign brands in the domestic market in the domestic market of China for sale.

In the long run, Red Bull will definitely not be able to do this all the time, but it is still no problem in the short term, and after entering the 21st century, the economy of Southeast Asia will inevitably be stronger, and at that time, Hong Kong's production capacity will most likely recover.

"Okay, then I'm going to choose a country to build a factory in Southeast Asia." Qin Zhihao nodded and said. (End of chapter)