"Director Jay Chou, are you sure the Gibson Greeting Card Company in the United States is coming to our industrial park to invest and build a factory?" Li Mingde, chairman of Qionglou Real Estate, drove a Mercedes-Benz and asked excitedly after connecting Zhou Yang from Luohu Port.

This is the reception car purchased by Qionglou Real Estate at the beginning of the year. In addition to this Mercedes-Benz, there is also a Nissan, which is mainly used to pick up and drop off Hong Kong bosses who came to the industrial park for inspection.

"It's more real than real money. Gibson just received a credit of up to $20 million from Chase Bank, Manhattan, to build a new factory here.

Now Gibson is hesitating whether to build a factory that is solely owned by itself or find a partner in Hong Kong." Zhou Yang explained.

Tom Coone, the president of Gibson, flew to Hong Kong with Zhou Yang this time. He has been in contact with several of the largest printing companies in Hong Kong these days to explore whether there is a possibility of a joint venture. However, if there is too much difference between us, Gibson will choose to build a factory that is solely owned by himself in the Deep Sea Special Zone.

"Mr. Li, please be happy. Gibson was acquired by Ayang not long ago. He is now the real boss of this company." Xu Jing, sitting in the co-pilot, interjected.

"Ah, so that's how it is. I didn't expect Jay Chou to have already developed his career to the United States!" Li Mingde said in surprise.

"I acquired it in partnership with other friends. I just held a little more shares, accounting for about 30%. However, I usually don't participate in the operation and management of Gibson. The CEO of me, Mr. Tom Cooney, is the final decision-making person for Gibson to come to Asia to build a factory this time." Zhou Yang said humbly.

"Would we go to the city office first, or go directly to the Exit Industrial Park in Nantou?" asked Li Mingde, who was driving.

Although Qionglou Real Estate’s headquarters is located in Hong Kong, its main projects are in the Deep Sea Special Zone, so it has a second headquarters in the Deep Sea city, which is not smaller than that in Hong Kong.

"Go directly to Nantou. I promised Tom that the factory will be handled soon and let him work on other work in Hong Kong first!" Zhou Yang replied.

"Okay, the road from the city to the industrial park has just been paved with asphalt, and the car is much more comfortable than the previous gravel road." Li Mingde stepped on the accelerator and immediately raised his speed.

After the Deep Sea SAR government successfully issued US dollars. In April this year, taking advantage of the window of continued rising land prices in Hong Kong, it successfully issued Hong Kong dollar bonds totaling 1 billion Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong in the name of Deep Sea Urban Construction Company.

After obtaining overseas financing twice in a row, the finances of the Deep Sea Special Zone have suddenly become much more abundant, and there has also been a big acceleration in basic municipal construction such as roads.

The deep-sea urban area is now like a messy construction site, with construction everywhere. But after a year or two, after the completion of the batch of projects that are now under construction, the appearance of the urban area will usher in a major change.

"How was the rental of the factory in the previous second phase?" Zhou Yang asked another topic.

"It's not very good. I have only been half of the lease so far. After discussing with Mr. Xu, I decided to temporarily stop the third phase." Li Mingde replied.

"It's also my fault for Merrill Lynch. After you shorted Jianing, the entire real estate sector in Hong Kong stocks plummeted, and even Hong Kong's housing prices were affected. Among them, the rents of Industrial Buildings fell the most.

The rents for factory buildings in Hong Kong have dropped, and it should have been lowered in our deep sea. However, we rented out the first batch of factories at the beginning of the year, and those customers have not yet obtained the factory buildings.

If we have significantly lowered the rent now, the customers in the past will definitely be dissatisfied and may make trouble. The first person who supported us will suffer losses. We must not do such a thing, otherwise who will be friends with us in the future.

So after discussing with Mr. Li, I could only grit my teeth and not reduce the price. The 50% occupancy rate is enough for us to spread the cost, which means that the development speed needs to be slightly reduced.

I just felt that Qionglou Real Estate had taken too much before. Now, it can lay a firmer foundation after a little slowing down." Xu Jinggan leaned sideways and said to Zhou Yang sitting in the back row.

"Your ideas cannot be unreasonable, but I do not agree. Since you are afraid that the Hong Kong bosses who support us will suffer losses, then just treat them equally.

I think you two are still too conservative and you are reluctant to take out the profits you put in your pocket. But for Qionglou Real Estate, the most important thing is not profits.

I will ask, the three shareholders of Qionglou Real Estate, Shenhai Real Estate Development Company, Brother Jinggan, and me, who was there to make money immediately?

We cannot forget our original intention!" Zhou Yangyu said earnestly.

Xu Jinggan didn't say anything. As Zhou Yang said, the reason why he joined Qionglou Real Estate was that he wanted to make two bets to help his family closer to the mainland government and leave a way out for the future of 1997.

As a result, Qionglou Real Estate's business was in a good state, and Xu Jinggan unconsciously focused on how to better develop the company.

In fact, Xu Jinggan and Li Mingde did not rashly reduce the price, which was a very correct approach. Later, domestic real estate companies had news that sales offices were smashed by owners who bought houses at high prices because of real estate projects.

Similar things have also happened in the electric vehicle industry. Before Zhou Yang traveled, a colleague turned out to be a die-hard fan of Tesla.

As a result, less than a week after my colleague picked up the new car, and before he could even hurry to show off to Zhou Yang and others, Tesla suddenly announced a significant price cut.

So my colleagues immediately became the leek in everyone's eyes. They bought outdated goods at a high price, and helped Tesla remove inventory without any compensation.

This feeling of forcibly being fed a bite made Zhou Yang's colleague immediately turn from a Tesla fan to a die-hard black man. (Haha, real story, it was sold in less than half a year)

"For Qionglou Real Estate at this stage, cash flow is far more important than profit. Since industrial real estate in Hong Kong has begun to reduce prices significantly, we must simultaneously reduce prices to maintain attractiveness.

As for compensation for old customers, it is absolutely impossible to refund money. We can compare the new preferential measures and directly extend the lease period for old customers for free.

The third batch of factories will still start construction as planned. If the capital chain of Qionglou Real Estate cannot be supported, you can go to Merrill Lynch Bank to issue a batch of convertible bonds at any time. My Merrill Lynch Hong Kong Asset Management Department will be responsible for the bottom line," Zhou Yang said proudly.

"I think the global economic situation may not improve next year. Will it be too risky to build so many factories?" Xu Jinggan was still a little hesitant.

"It is precisely because the global economy is still in a downturn that we must seize the opportunity of expansion. Hong Kong's manufacturing industry is at the bottom of the global industrial chain and has already made meager profits.

In the case of sluggish exports, price wars are undoubtedly the most effective way to compete for market share. At this time, the cost drop of any percentage is particularly critical for bosses.

Because it may be just a percentage cost gap that will allow you to successfully protect your capital while your peers are in losses, thus surviving in the market trough!

Therefore, the production costs of the Deep Sea Special Zone will only become more and more attractive to Hong Kong factory owners in the future.” Zhou Yang analyzed patiently.

"I am afraid when others are greedy, and I am greedy when others are greedy. This is Ayang's investment philosophy!" Xu Jinggan sighed.

Zhou Yang has not been in Hong Kong in the past few months and does not know his fame. He has increased a lot in the upper circle of Hong Kong.

After all, he had previously collected nearly HK$100 million in Hong Kong. Although the Hong Kong Asset Management Department of Merrill Lynch has no obligation to provide real-time feedback on investors' investment results, those who have invested real money in the Merrill Lynch Asset Management Plan cannot ignore the trends of Zhou Yang and his team.

Merrill Lynch made a lot of money in the battle of Jianing Group, which is well known to all Hong Kong people. Zhou Yang had a scandal in Hong Kong in the first half of the year and was also a judge of Miss Hong Kong, and he was also a celebrity.

When everyone turned around and reviewed, all the market comments published by Zhou Yang in the first half of this year were immediately surprised to find that almost all of them were hit, so the reputation of "investment genius" spread wildly.

Those who attended the Merrill Lynch preaching meeting but did not invest money even regretted their original choice. However, they remember that at the end of the year, the annual settlement window for the asset management plan was opened, and they had the last chance to get on the bus for tickets, so they had already started calling Merrill Lynch Hong Kong.

Xu Jinggan originally thought that Merrill Lynch’s asset management plan was a bit risky, but because he was in close cooperation with Zhou Yang, he ended up investing HK$500,000 in the asset management plan.

Now he thought about it, he was still too conservative at that time. He had clearly seen Zhou Yang turn all kinds of impossible things into possibilities with his own eyes, but he still didn't believe in his investment ability.

Although Li Mingde has no money to invest in Zhou Yang, as the chairman of Qionglou Real Estate, he spent most of his time in Hong Kong this year. With the various boastings of Hong Kong newspapers and the constant praises of Xu Jinggan and others, he also highly praised Zhou Yang's vision and ability.

So based on Zhou Yang's few words in the car, the chairman and CEO of Qionglou Real Estate decided to overturn the previous cautious expansion strategy and prepare to lead the company to run forward again.

Fortunately, Zhou Yang is not talking nonsense anymore. Qionglou Real Estate is not very big, and a $10 million is enough to support its development in the next one or two years. As for Zhou Yang's current fund mobilization ability, this amount of money is no problem at all.

During the chat and exchange of the three people, the car finally drove into Nantou Exit Industrial Park. Compared to the first time Zhou Yang came here, the area of ​​three-way and one-level in the industrial park has been more than doubled.

When the car drove to the area where Qionglou Real Estate was responsible for the development, more than a dozen five-story industrial buildings have been built, and only the final water and electricity installation work is left.

In another half a month, Hong Kong bosses will be able to transport machines to the factory, and the first batch of factories will conduct trial production at the end of December.

"The cost of building high-rise buildings is at least half higher than that of low-rise buildings. The industrial land on the deep sea is not as expensive as Hong Kong, so there is no need for us to build an industrial building that is often more than ten or twenty-story, with five floors, otherwise we will not be able to build it this year!" Li Mingde stopped the car and introduced Zhou Yang, who opened the door and got off the car.

"The road we are currently in is the dividing line between the factory area and the living area. The first batch of dormitories will be officially delivered and used at the end of the month, and will be able to accommodate the basic living of 5,000 workers at that time." Li Mingde saw that Zhou Yang was more interested in the living area on the other side of the road, and then spoke out.

"Go in and take a look!" Zhou Yang took the lead and walked forward.

"The first phase of the project is still a little simpler. We only have a canteen and a public bathroom inside." Xu Jinggan quickly explained.

According to Zhou Yang's original idea, in addition to the canteen and bathroom, the living area must at least include banks, post offices, police stations, workers' activity centers, party members' homes, commercial streets, and some sports facilities, such as basketball courts and cement table tennis tables.

However, Li Mingde and Xu Jinggan both felt that Zhou Yang was too idealistic. These facilities will not only reduce land utilization, but also increase construction costs.

Anyway, Zhou Yang just said that he did not really interfere with the construction of the industrial zone later. So after they discussed, they cut off these unnecessary places.

"Old Li, Brother Jinggan was born as a capitalist, and I can understand that I have low awareness. The working class is the foundation of the country. You are a party cadre, so why haven't you stood firm in your own class position?" Zhou Yang turned around and started to sneer.

"Ayang, our Qionglou Real Estate's capital chain is too tight, so after discussing with Mr. Li, I decided to temporarily postpone some supporting facilities." Xu Jinggan spoke awkwardly to help Li Mingde, whose face was flushed by Zhou Yang's words.

"Haha, you guys, the situation is still too small. They only know how to calculate the profit, but they don't understand that there is an idiom called "Give first if you want to take it."

Are we running a company? Of course, but from a higher perspective, in addition to operating our own companies, we are also operating the city of Deep Sea Special Zone.

The export industrial zone is nearly 20 kilometers away from the deep-sea urban area. Many people think it is too remote and inconvenient for transportation. But I think the leadership of the special zone is very bold. Once the export industrial park can develop rapidly, it will form a pattern of east-west echoing the urban area and flying with the two wings together.

What is the most important thing to run a city?

population!

Why can Hong Kong achieve industrial takeoff after World War II?

Because Hong Kong's population has increased from 750,000 to 5 million in just over 30 years. The influx of a large population not only brings a steady stream of cheap labor to the development of Hong Kong's light industry, but also greatly expands the consumption demand within Hong Kong.

If Hong Kong still had only a population of hundreds of thousands, then how could so many people buy so many high-rise buildings by real estate developers!

The current population of Shenhai City is about 300,000, of which more than 90% are still agricultural population. We all know that industry is the foundation for a city and a country that is rich and strong.

If Shenhai City wants to develop in a big way, it must create a comfortable environment for the urban population represented by the working class, strive to make them willingly stay and actively participate in the construction of the special zone.

Maybe you will feel that the current urban-rural gap in China is a gift for farmers to have the opportunity to work in the city. But as managers, we must grasp the essence of the problem and learn to think forward!" Zhou Yang said passionately.

From now until 2000, it has only taken more than twenty years to experience labor shortage in eastern Guangdong.

Although Zhou Yang's mouth was very high, he actually didn't blame these two people. As the saying goes, how big he is to take on multiple jobs, what he said now would be completely different from what he is now.

Now, Zhou Yang saw that the dividends he could get exceeded 10 million US dollars. After the reputation of "investment genius" slowly spread in Hong Kong and New York, the amount of funds he could mobilize in the future will only increase or decrease.

He was finally qualified to make some voices and do something according to his own ideas.

For example, when he promoted the establishment of an export industrial park in the SAR, it could not be to facilitate Hong Kong bosses to come to China for better exploitation. His goal of traveling back time was not to build more sweatshops in China.

Hard work to get rich is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, but workers must obtain the dignity they deserve.
Chapter completed!