Chapter 232 Bao Yugang’s Invitation
The time soon came to early October.
The Hong Kong government has passed the approval for the construction of the dock at Drunken Bay and issued an authorization document. This may be because the Hong Kong government in this era has not yet thought about building a container terminal in Kwai Chung.
After receiving the authorization, Yang Wendong immediately transferred 3.5 million Hong Kong dollars from Changxing Industrial, and then found Sanders again and completed the loan procedures. This time, the loan was 8 million Hong Kong dollars. HSBC will loan it according to the project The funds will be allocated in batches according to the construction progress.
With the funds in place, a large number of staff were immediately added to the beach of Zuizui Bay.
On October 10, Yang Wendong also came here.
As soon as I got off the bus, I saw hundreds of people working hard on the beach in front of me.
"Yang Sheng, this is Zhao Wenjie and Zhao Sheng." Zheng Yuhua came with one person and introduced to the boss: "Zhao Sheng was once the highest-level Chinese at Huangpu Shipyard, and will be in charge of our Changxing in the future The construction of the dock and its future operation.”
“Hello, Mr. Zhao,” Yang Wendong also said with a smile.
As the company grows larger, he will basically not participate in the final interview for some middle- and high-level personnel. Especially for highly professional people, he will not be able to see why he came to the interview.
However, the branch's personnel rights are still in the hands of the headquarters office. The headquarters will also review these recruiters. They will not only participate in interviews, but also conduct very detailed background checks. In this way, part of the work of the boss Yang Wendong can be taken away. , and can also ensure the introduction of talents more efficiently.
As for Yang Wendong, he only needs to know about it in the end. When the head of the branch and the headquarters office both agree to recruit a person, he will usually agree.
He also knew that Zhao Wenjie in front of him was recruited by Zheng Yuhua through his connections.
"Hello, Yang Sheng." Zhao Wenjie said, "You might as well call me Lao Zhao, or Wenjie."
"Then let's call me Lao Zhao." Yang Wendong smiled, It's also because he is relatively young, otherwise, as a boss, he usually calls other people by their first names.
Zhao Wenjie then said: "Yang Sheng, let me introduce the situation here to you. You should first understand my plan. I will give you a detailed plan later."
"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded.
Afterwards, Zhao Wenjie took Yang Wendong for a walk on the rugged road on the beach, and also talked about his future investment plans.
Yang Wendong also listened carefully. Although he didn't understand it very well, he just needed to grasp some important figures.
After listening, Yang Wendong asked: "When will the dock be completed?"
Zhao Wenjie said: "The construction of the shipyard will take about half a year. If the work is started 24 hours a day, it can be as fast as four months, but the cost will be much higher;
Before building the shipyard, the land needs to be leveled , In addition, the offshore area needs to be reclaimed, which will take about 3 to 4 months."
"That is to say, it will be next summer at the earliest." Yang Wendong calculated the time in his mind.
"Yes, the shipyard also involves safety. This is basically the fastest speed." Zhao Wenjie added: "And a lot of equipment also needs to be imported, which also takes time, and it takes about half a year. It will take a lot of time to get everything in place, which will match our construction time."
"That's OK." Yang Wendong doesn't talk about such professional issues with professionals. Afterwards, he will ask other professionals about it. If so, that's it.
Zhao Wenjie added: "Yang Sheng, more importantly than infrastructure and equipment, the shipyard must have a sufficient number of technical personnel. In this area, we need to poach people from other places at a high price. Otherwise, without these people, the entire shipyard will be destroyed." It can’t even be opened.”
“No problem, you can hire people, you can pay higher wages than other shipyards.” Yang Wendong also knows the importance of people.
Even in the 21st century, intelligent black light factories have only eliminated a large number of ordinary workers, and there is still a shortage of high-tech talents.
The ship repair yard naturally needs a large number of highly experienced talents, otherwise it will not be able to operate at all. This is not an ordinary factory. Just find a few engineers and you can lead dozens or hundreds of people.
Zheng Yuhua, who was standing next to him, also said: "Yes, Zhao Sheng, even if you hire people, labor is not much more expensive than the cost of the entire shipyard."
Yang Wendong also agrees that wages in Hong Kong are indeed not high. Even a ship captain only earns HK$3,000 a month, which may not be as good as an ordinary worker in Europe and the United States.
“I know you two value talents, but there may be some problems.” Zhao Wenjie continued: “There are only a few shipyards in Hong Kong, and they don’t have many talents. We are poaching people too hard. If you do, I'm afraid it will offend them."
"The Hong Kong government is pursuing a free market, what can they do if we poach people?" Yang Wendong said with a smile.
Although Hong Kong is now dominated by British capital, and Yang Wendong will not take the initiative to confront British giants on some major issues, if even poaching people is taboo, then what business is there?
And I have a good relationship with HSBC now. The Ten Thousand People Industrial Park can also create a lot of jobs. Even the Hong Kong Governor wants to win over him. I am more or less confident, and British capital will not be affected by this. If something happens, just make trouble for him.
Zhao Wenjie said: "It is true to say so, but I also think there is no need to create too big a conflict. I have another idea, go to Wanwan to recruit people."
"Wanwan?" Yang Wendong He didn't think about this problem and asked instead: "Over the bay, shipping seems not very developed, right? It's not as good as Hong Kong."
Zhao Wenjie said: "The shipping aspect is indeed not comparable, but Their There are shipyards. Although the ships built now are not very good and the quality is far inferior to those in Japan, they have also trained a lot of talents;
If these people come to the shipyard, they can easily take up related jobs. , and the salary may be lower."
"That's a good idea," Yang Wendong asked again, "But aren't you afraid of offending the shipyard over there?"
Zhao Wenjie said with a smile: "We are only poaching some ordinary technical workers. Those high-tech talents who are engaged in design and structure are of no use to us.
Just some ordinary technical engineers, there will be no problem. There are a lot of people over there."
Yang Wendong agreed: "Okay, just send people to Wanwan to recruit people, and form a team as soon as possible, it would be better to do it sooner. If there are people, then wait for the infrastructure and equipment, don’t do the other way around.”
“Understood, don’t worry, Yang Sheng, I will personally go to Wanwan to recruit people.” Zhao Wenjie said, “It’s the people from Wanwan. , and our workers here will also need a place to live in the future.
So I suggest that Changxing Real Estate Company build a dormitory nearby to make life easier for the workers.”
"That's no problem." Yang Wendong said: "We also have mutual assistance obligations within our group. As long as the request is reasonable, brother companies will help."
Zhao Wenjie smiled and said: "Okay, thank you Yang Sheng. "
"It's a small matter." Yang Wendong said again: "That's it, I'll leave it to you from now on."
If it's building a house, he is considered to be a descendant of the family. Yes, I can also make some suggestions.
But there is no way for the shipyard to provide any help. It can only be left to professionals. However, to be cautious, he will also ask a third party to inspect it.
If two or more professionals, who do not know each other but have a supervisory role, come to the same or similar conclusions, that can put the boss, Yang Wendong, at ease.
At Taikoo Dockyard, a white ghost man frowned and said after reading a document from his assistant: "There is actually another shipyard. These Chinese people are uneasy about opening a factory. They actually want to compete with Let’s grab business.”
The assistant said: “Mr. Linde, this Eric is now considered a celebrity in Hong Kong. He owns four major industries: factory, real estate, shipping and media. This time he built The shipyard probably wants to seriously develop in the shipping industry."
Lin De said with a sneer: "How many ships can a remote place like Kwai Chung attract? It probably won't have much impact on us. "
"Of course, we can only attract some old Chinese ships at a low price," the assistant said, "but this shipyard is financed by HSBC."
"HSBC?" Linde frowned and said, "In the past, HSBC was not involved in shipping. In the past year, it has actually started to help Chinese shipping companies. I wonder what they are doing?" The assistant said: "If there are Chinese shipping companies, HSBC's support is very detrimental to us."
Lin De said indifferently: "You are too worried. What kind of situation can a Chinese shipping company have if it doesn't even have a terminal? Just build a dock and repair the ship."
"Yes." The assistant could only follow suit. He felt that he should not underestimate the Chinese shipping company, but he could not decide anything.
In an office in Admiralty, Hong Kong:
Bao Yugang brought a newspaper and happily said to the person next to him: "Ah Wei, look at this, someone among us Chinese has opened a ship repair yard again."
The man named Ah Wei The middle-aged man was shocked after hearing this and asked: "Who drove it, Dong Haoyun?"
"No, it was Yang Wendong." Bao Yugang replied.
"Post-it King Yang Wendong?" Awei said strangely: "I remember he only has a few cargo ships. Isn't it worth opening a shipyard with such a small number of ships?"
Package Yugan said: "That should be preparations for large-scale shipping, and the shipyard is also considering it in the future."
"It makes sense." Ah Wei also agreed: "Yang Wendong's rise is really fast. In terms of industry, he has built an industrial park with ten thousand people. Even I admire him very much.
A few months ago , and purchased a large number of building properties on Hong Kong Island, and now they are preparing to "Haha, he has this ability." Bao Yugang said with a smile, "I would also like to make friends with him if I have the chance."
Ah. Wei thought for a while and said: 'We are all in the same group, and there will always be opportunities to meet in the future. '
"Yes." Bao Yugang nodded, and then said: "What I told you last time, I think, maybe we can bring Yang Wendong together. If he joins, it will be easy. ”
"Yes." Ah Wei thought for a while and agreed: "He has money and needs in this area, so he is a very suitable candidate."
Bao Yugang said: "Yes, I heard that he is also with HSBC is cooperating with us. I will go to Sanders next time and ask him to make an introduction. If this matter is negotiated, it will be of great benefit to us."
"Well, we can give it a try. "Awei nodded and said.
The addition of a ship repair yard in Hong Kong is not a big news. People in the industry have paid a little attention to it, but the popularity is far less than that of Yang Wendong’s previous acquisition of several buildings on Hong Kong Island and properties worth tens of thousands of people. garden.
Some newspapers also describe a few sentences in text in non-core positions, and ordinary newspaper users will not care about this kind of thing.
On October 18, Yang Wendong took Su Yiyi and Xiao Zhiwen to the interior of Changxing Shopping Mall.
This place has not yet opened, but internal preparations have been started for a long time. As of today, the stores are basically the same, whether they are self-operated or imported brands from outside.
"Let me hold him for a while." Yang Wendong picked up his son.
Little Zhiwen is 5 months old. Although he still can’t sit, he no longer likes to lie on the push chair. Instead, he prefers to be held by others, otherwise he will cry.
Su Yiyi will get tired if she is held for a long time. Although she has a nanny, her parents usually hold her more when traveling.
"Okay, my hands just sore." Su Yiyi handed the child to Yang Wendong, and then asked: "When will this Carrefour's first supermarket open?"
"At the end of the month, the 28th." Yang Wendong He answered while teasing the child.
“There are a lot of things in here.” Su Yiyi said as she walked.
Yang Wendong smiled and said: "This is not too much. Supermarkets in Europe and the United States have a lot more things. My place is at best a large grocery store, allowing customers to freely choose the grocery store where they shop. ”
Supermarkets in the previous life basically had a wide variety of varieties. A toothpaste might have dozens of brands and hundreds of varieties, but this is obviously not possible now.
There is only one store now, and the purchasing scale is limited. It is impossible to purchase too many types of products; at the same time, logistics and information communication cannot keep up.
Even the current supermarkets in Europe and the United States are far inferior to those in the previous life.
Su Yiyi said: "I think it's a lot. Hong Kong still can't compare with Europe and the United States. It just needs to be able to meet the needs of current citizens and customers."
"Yes, just improve gradually. " Yang Wendong nodded and said.
Everything is gradually improving, and the same goes for the supermarket industry. Today in Hong Kong, its main competitors are various department stores and China Resources’ domestic stores, etc.
As long as it is better than these, even if the price is not as good as that of domestic stores, it will misplace competition. Not everything is produced in the mainland.
A few people walked around and came to the clothing store opened by Su Yiyi: Yiran Home.
Yang Wendong said: "The clothes here are quite cheap."
"Yes, in Brother Dong's words, it is called cost-effectiveness." Su Yiyi said with a smile.
"Yes." Yang Wendong nodded and said: "After Changxing Shopping Mall opens, I will let the Hong Kong China Daily and the radio station promote our two stores.
But for photos, you take them yourself, or you let someone else take them, and then you decide. "
"Okay. "Su Yiyi agreed.
Yang Wendong said again: "Let's go to the third floor and have a look. There are food and drinks there. "
In a shopping mall, there must be good food, otherwise it will not attract people at all. Who comes to the mall to shop often when they have nothing to do!
"Is there anything to eat at noon? "Su Yiyi asked.
Yang Wendong smiled and said: "Yes, but they should be some frozen ingredients. We can be a little later."
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After lunch, we walked around Changxing Shopping Mall again. People then returned to Geely Building.
An assistant came close and said: "Yang Sheng, Bao Yugang from Global Shipping, I would like to invite you for tea."
"Bao Yugang?" Yang Wendong thought for a while and asked Said: "Did you say something?"
The assistant replied: "No, it was Sanders from HSBC who called just now. He said that through him, Bao Yugang wanted to ask you out to discuss a business deal. You can decide the specific time."
Su Yiyi said: "Brother Dong, could it be a matter of the new shipyard?"
"It doesn't seem like it, this is a trivial matter." Yang Wendong didn't care, and said: "Then we will make an appointment at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Click here. The location is the Peninsula Hotel."
"Okay." The assistant immediately called back.
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