Chapter 199 Industrial Park Plan for Ten Thousand People
Afterwards, Yang Wendong and Su Yiyi brought Elena to their office, while Su Yiyi made tea for the guests.
Elina smiled and said: "Congratulations on your pregnancy. You two are about to become parents."
"Thank you." Yang Wendong smiled and asked directly: "Ai Ms. Linna, why are you looking for us?”
After the success of his business, Yang Wendong actually visited this white lady who was of great help to him, because she is The only one who has no profit-making purpose in cooperating with himself.
There are many other people who have helped me, but that is normal business cooperation.
When he knew that Elena's living environment was not very good, Yang Wendong also thought about changing her apartment, but Elena did not agree. Later, Yang Wendong often sent people to give her some Small holiday gifts pass.
After Yang Wendong became a celebrity in Hong Kong, Elena did not come to see him. Only when she got married last time, Yang Wendong took the initiative to invite her.
Elena nodded and said: "There is something I need to see you for. I think only you can help with this matter."
"What is it?" Yang Wendong asked .
Elena said: "Do you know about the fire that broke out in the squatters in Kwun Tong last month?"
"Yes, it was in a lot of newspapers. Three people died and more than 20 people died." Injured." Yang Wendong nodded.
In Hong Kong, there are squatters not only in Tsim Sha Tsui where I am located. To be precise, in the Kowloon Peninsula and slightly more developed towns, there are squatters around;
This is a bit Similar to slums in many cities, poor people here rely on prosperous areas to survive. They live in squatters and then go to nearby towns to find work.
Last month, a serious fire broke out in a squatter house next to Kwun Tong; this fire caused a lot of casualties. Fortunately, it was daytime and the squatters ran away quickly. , otherwise the casualties would be greater.
Elena said: "Yes, but the actual number of casualties is more than what the Hong Kong government reported. This matter has been concealed."
"Concealed?" Yang Wendong didn't think so. Know this.
But it is normal to think about it. Anywhere such a thing happens, it may be concealed from the outside world. Even the British Hong Kong government does not dare not to take the lives of Chinese people seriously.
Things that are too serious may even trigger diplomatic disputes and pressure from international public opinion.
Elena nodded and said: "Yes, the real number of people is much larger, so I won't say more about it. After the fire was discovered, although the people nearby were all in large numbers, They retreated, but the surrounding houses were badly burned.
Thousands of people have lost a place to live and may not even have food to eat. "
"So this becomes the responsibility of your social welfare department? "Yang Wendong finally understood.
The Hong Kong government department where Elena works is responsible for basic social welfare.
Although the original purpose of the British Hong Kong government in establishing this department was to maintain stability, But there are still many people who really want to benefit ordinary people.
“Yes, our department is already helping these people who have lost their homes. Elena said: "I am here because I hope to get your help." ”
"That's no problem. I can donate a sum of money to help these people." Yang Wendong promised.
When your wealth reaches a certain level, no matter whether you are sincere or not, you still need to invest some money into the charity field. This is necessary for "fame".
And being able to help poor Chinese is what he is most willing to see when making charitable donations as a Chinese.
"I'm very grateful for these people." Elena said with a smile: "But I am not here just to ask you to donate to charity, but to fundamentally solve this problem."
"How to solve it?" Yang Wendong asked.
Elena added: "The Hong Kong government has been building resettlement buildings over the years. You should know about this, right?"
"Yes." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
In fact, fires occur frequently in squatters in Hong Kong, basically every year. After all, hundreds of thousands of people live together, and the houses are mainly made of wood, and they need to light fires for cooking. Under such circumstances, it would be surprising if a fire did not occur.
As early as 1953, the most devastating "Shek Kip Mei Fire" occurred in Hong Kong, which also occurred in squatters. The casualties were much more serious than those in Kwun Tong last month, with more than 50,000 people. Homeless.
This incident put great pressure from international public opinion on the British Hong Kong government at the time. In addition, the disaster victims needed to be resettled, so the Hong Kong government began to build resettlement buildings, which were the first generation of public housing estates.
Subsequently, the Hong Kong government continued to build new resettlement buildings in different places to accommodate some people.
Elena said: "This time the Hong Kong government is planning to build a large resettlement building in Kwun Tong, preparing to accommodate almost 10,000 people;
The only thing the Hong Kong government can do is Provide accommodation, but there is still a problem with the survival of these people. If this problem is not solved, I am afraid it will only become more chaotic.”
“So you want me to invest in Kwun Tong and provide jobs?” Yang Wendong finally understood Elena's purpose.
Today's Cheung Hing Industrial can be said to be the largest factory in Hong Kong, and all plastic-related products are outsourced, which indirectly creates more jobs.
To put it most conservatively, in Hong Kong today, there are almost 10,000 people working for us directly or indirectly. This "indirect" only counts the jobs of our own suppliers, and the service industry driven by the pure economy cannot be counted.
There are only a handful of companies in Hong Kong that can drive the regional economy, and Cheung Hing Industrial is one of them.
Elena nodded and said: "Yes, this is the purpose of my coming. I have investigated your company's products and they are very popular overseas, but it is obvious that they have not fully satisfied the overseas market;
Since you will build factories in Hong Kong, why not invest in places that need investment more? This has nothing to do with the economy. I don’t care about this. What I care about is the many people there who can’t find jobs. They either Poverty will lead to crime. "
"I am naturally very happy to be able to help so many Chinese squatters." Yang Wendong paused and said, "It's just that this matter is big and needs to be changed. The development plan I had made, and many suppliers did not completely listen to me, so I still need some time to plan this matter.”
Theoretically speaking, if he builds a factory in Tsim Sha Tsui or some prosperous area in Kowloon, the future benefits will be the highest. After all, although the Kwun Tong area was not too bad in the previous life, it is still a bit inferior to Tsim Sha Tsui.
But it really involves the basic lives of thousands of ordinary people. If he can help by the way, he also needs to consider it.
Elena smiled again and said: "I know this matter is big, so I didn't expect you to reply to me today; besides, this itself is also the responsibility of the Hong Kong government. If you can help this If you're busy, there will definitely be rewards from the Hong Kong government."
"What kind of rewards?" Yang Wendong asked.
After helping the Hong Kong government so much, even if he is personally willing to help the poor Chinese, he cannot let the Hong Kong government, which should bear the responsibility, take advantage of him in vain.
Elena shook her head and said: "I don't know about this. You may need to talk about it yourself. This matter is not for you alone, but for many entrepreneurs in Hong Kong;
Anyone who can help will be With the gratitude of the Hong Kong government, I think anyone who really wants to invest in Kwun Tong will negotiate with the Hong Kong government, right?”
“Then this time you come, it’s your own. You mean? Not from the Hong Kong government?" Yang Wendong asked. Elena said: "It's not entirely true. This matter was discussed within our department, and I thought of you. My boss also agreed that I would come and try with you."
"Okay, I understand, I will consider this matter as soon as possible." Yang Wendong added: "If it involves a large investment, I will also need to negotiate with the Hong Kong government."
"Okay, then I'll take my leave." Elena stood up and said, "I wish you a baby soon."
"Thank you." Yang Wendong and Su Yiyi said with a smile, and then sent Elena off again. When she got downstairs, she arranged for her driver to take her away.
Back downstairs again, Yang Wendong called Wei Zetao and told him about Elena.
After hearing this, Wei Zetao said: "Yang Sheng, actually, this is a good thing for us."
"How do you say it?" Yang Wendong asked.
Wei Zetao said: "Yang Sheng also knew that the production of sticky notes in our factory was planned and all were done together. Because the glue factory was a bit polluted, it was placed in Tuen Mun.
And later began We produce several types of plastic parts, because we do not participate in the production ourselves, but outsource it to other factories. This results in the locations of these factories in one place in the east and one in the west. We even purchased some warehouses ourselves for assembly. Factories can’t be gathered together either.”
Yang Wendong nodded and said: “I know this. The expansion was too fast at that time, and we had to make use of the existing resources of so many plastic factories in Hong Kong, so even if the location is chaotic. , there is no other way."
"Yes." Wei Zetao continued: "In terms of production efficiency and cost control, the efficiency of all factories is the highest. I have considered this issue, but today there is basically no such large open space in Tsim Sha Tsui, unless it is moved to the north, but there are mountains there, and the cost of moving it is too high, so high that many real estate companies cannot bear it. ”
Yang Wendong also understood and asked: "So you want to choose a place outside Tsim Sha Tsui to be our future industrial base?"
Wei Zetao nodded and said: "Yes, but under normal circumstances, you want to It is almost impossible to find such a large area of land, unless you go to the New Territories North, but there is nothing there and it is not suitable for industry.
But if the Hong Kong government is willing to help, this matter will be solved. It’s not difficult.”
“So, do you think this is the opportunity in Kwun Tong?” Yang Wendong asked: “But many suppliers’ factories are somewhat technical, and the people there are not. It will definitely work, right?”
Wei Zetao replied: “This won’t be a big problem. At most, we can just build dormitories there for skilled workers to live in, or arrange buses to shuttle high-tech people back and forth. Hong Kong It only takes a few dozen minutes to get to Kwun Tong by bus, which doesn’t take long.”
"Well, that's okay." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
"Yang Sheng, actually I have a bigger idea." Wei Zetao added: "According to your request, I bought several warehouses in Tsim Sha Tsui for storage and turnover of finished products. There are suitcases waiting to be shipped.
But a warehouse only costs several hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars. There are more and more funds in my account now, so much that I don’t even know how to use them. So, How about we make a big investment in Kwun Tong?"
"What investment method?" Yang Wendong asked.
Because he does not allow Changxing Industrial to invest in real estate or other non-manufacturing industries alone, with its current ability to attract money, the money cannot be used.
And because we know there will be a real estate crisis in 1966, it doesn't make much sense to hoard land on a large scale at this time. We may even lose money after a few years of hard work.
As for those prime locations that are not risky, few people will sell them, and it is difficult to come across those who will sell them. As for the investment in theaters, the scale is too small.
Now, he may really need to invest the money in his hands somewhere better.
Wei Zetao said: “We go to the Hong Kong government to ask for a large area of land, and then we build factories and lease them to our suppliers, or other factories, including our own assembly factory, are also there.
In this way, we can centralize all scattered industries for production, and the Hong Kong government can also solve the employment problem. A large number of local people can be employed, killing three birds with one stone. ”
"It is indeed a good idea." Yang Wendong paused and said, "It just kills four birds with one stone. Have you ever thought about how much impact it will have on the economy there if we move a large amount of future production capacity to Kwun Tong? ”
Large-scale factories can drive the economy of a city. Changxing Industrial may not be as good as those of the Fortune 500, but it is still easy to drive a town.
Wei Zetao nodded and said: "It must be very big, and we can't miss this piece of real estate."
"Well, you call Zheng Zhijie and wait for him Come, let’s discuss it again,” Yang Wendong said.
"Okay." After Wei Zetao agreed, he immediately made a phone call.
After more than an hour, Zheng Zhijie rushed over and said apologetically: "Sorry, I'm late."
"It's okay, it's just like that at the ferry." Yang Wendong didn't care either.
Subsequently, Wei Zetao told Zheng Zhijie what he had said in the morning.
After hearing this, Zheng Zhijie said: "This is a very big project. It is estimated that if the news spreads, the land around Kwun Tong will increase significantly."
"Yes, So we don’t want to miss it.” Yang Wendong smiled and said, “This matter involves a lot and it won’t be settled so quickly. I still need to use this project to get some benefits from the Hong Kong government, and the worst is to do it very cheaply. Get a large area of land at a reasonable price
As for Changxing Real Estate, starting from tomorrow, it will acquire properties in Kwun Tong, especially street shops and old buildings, or it can also directly ask local companies to purchase land. "
"Yang Sheng, the funds on the company's account, and even a large number of loans from Liao Chuangxing Bank, have been invested in two new communities. "Zheng Zhijie naturally understands what the boss means, but it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.
Yang Wendong said: "Don't worry, I will mobilize funds from Changxing Industrial to give you. This project will have financial support separately. Some businesses are separated and misappropriation of funds from each other is not allowed. "
"Okay. After Zheng Zhijie agreed, he asked: "Do we need to develop the land we purchased in Kwun Tong ourselves?" "
"No need. "Yang Wendong denied and said: "The land there is not suitable for us to develop high-end communities. Ordinary residential development also delays the energy of the existing team. This time we simply hold these properties;
After the acquisition, just collect the rent normally, and then sell it at a high price when the time is right. "
"Understood. "Zheng Zhijie nodded and said.
Su Yiyi, who had been silent all the time, asked: "What is the name of this project? Such a big plan has to have a name, right? "
Yang Wendong thought for a while and said: "Let's call it Changxing Ten Thousand People Industrial Park. We have indeed made a profit from this project. It is estimated that it can almost solve the employment problem of ten thousand people, and it may even be more. ”
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