Chapter 263 Undertaking the Mainland Grain Transportation Business
On February 5, the annual Spring Festival is here again.
This is the fifth Spring Festival since Yang Wendong traveled to Hong Kong, and it also has special significance, because this year, the Yang family is no longer three people, but has one more son.
Little Zhiwen is also 8 months old, has a few teeth, can crawl, and is very active.
“Here you go, tomato fish, I made it myself, you guys have a taste.” Yang Wendong said with a smile.
During the Chinese New Year this year, Su Yiyi suddenly said that she wanted to cook by herself, because she had not cooked for a long time since her family became rich.
Yang Wendong also agreed that burning it once in a while was a ritual, so he also participated.
But if he wanted to do it, he had to make something creative. After thinking for a long time, he realized that the tomato fish he often liked to eat in his previous life was not available in Hong Kong in this era, so he made a bowl of it himself.
"It smells good, but it looks weird." Su Yiyi saw some fish fillets and many different vegetables in the tomato soup.
Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Try to take a bite."
"Yes." Su Yiyi picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of fish and cabbage, and put it into her mouth.
"How is it?" Yang Wendong asked.
Su Yiyi chewed two mouthfuls and said: "It tastes really good. Grandma, you should also take a bite."
"Really?" Aunt Guo couldn't believe it. Having watched Yang Wendong grow up, he has never cooked a few times in his life.
When she was poor in her early years, Yang Wendong was the breadwinner of the family. She had to do hard physical work outside every day, and she and her daughter cooked all the food at home. Later, when she became rich, she stopped doing it.
After taking a bite, Aunt Guo said: "It's really delicious, but I have never eaten such a dish in Hong Kong."
"A kind of food from CQ in the Mainland. I also knew this recipe by chance. "Yang Wendong explained with a smile.
Su Yiyi said: "No wonder I haven't eaten it before, it's so delicious."
Aunt Guo also said: "It's just that this dish has too many side dishes. It's suitable for a restaurant, not for home."
Although the family's wealth does not care about a little food, people who have been poor basically do not waste food.
"It's okay to eat it occasionally, but it's just normal if you eat it regularly." Yang Wendong said, "Just let the chef learn from it later."
"Yeah" Su Yiyi nodded.
“Let’s eat.” Yang Wendong said again.
"Wait a minute, these are the blessing bags of peace that I went to the temple to ask for. One for each of you, to keep us safe for the rest of our lives." Aunt Guo took out two cloth bags and handed them to Yang and Su.
Su Yiyi saw the image on the purse and asked: "Ama, did you go to Wong Tai Sin Temple today?"
"Yes, I waited in line for a long time to get it." Aunt Guo said with a smile.
Yang Wendong said: "Yiyi, take it, we just need peace."
The Yang family's wealth no longer needs to be blessed and made rich, but safety is the top priority.
"Yes." Su Yiyi put the things away.
"Okay, let's eat." Aunt Guo said with a smile: "A Dong, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year is to worship the God of Wealth. Do you want to come with us? You are also in business after all."
"Then let's go." Yang Wendong thought for a while and agreed.
Yang Wendong didn't believe it in his previous life, but now that he has traveled through time, it is estimated that it is either alien technology or this is really it...
People in this era still believe it, especially It's Hong Kong. I don't know how many business leaders believe in Feng Shui and fortune telling, and even pay Feng Shui masters higher salaries than company executives.
It’s okay to just do as the Romans do. It’s okay to go there. In fact, I would rather believe that this kind of thing happens. Besides, I also need to give my family peace of mind.
"Okay, let's go together then." Aunt Guo said with a smile.
The few days of Chinese New Year passed quickly, and it was the fifth day of the Lunar New Year in the blink of an eye.
Yang Wendong brought his family and several bodyguard assistants to Wong Tai Sin Temple.
This is the most famous place of worship in Hong Kong. It was first built in 1921. It is located at the southern foot of Lion Rock in Wong Tai Sin District, East Kowloon. It mainly worships the gods of Chisongzi, Confucianism and Buddhism, such as Confucius, Guanyin, etc., the integration of the three religions is also a major feature.
After a while, Yang Wendong and others completed the worship.
“If I had known it would be so convenient, I should have brought you here with me last time.” Aunt Guo said with a smile.
"No need~" Yang Wendong said: "Just come in my name next time."
There are many people here, but even if it is a ancestral hall for charity, there are VIP users, the super rich in Hong Kong, with A place to worship yourself.
On the way out, Yang Wendong suddenly saw an acquaintance.
"Huo Sheng." Yang Wendong stepped forward to greet him. This person was Huo Yingdong.
Many rich people in Hong Kong believe in Feng Shui. j Plus today is a special day, so it is normal to meet some acquaintances here.
Huo Yingdong had also seen Yang Wendong a long time ago and said with a smile: "Yang Sheng, you are so good."
"Have you finished paying homage to Huo Sheng?" Yang Wendong asked again.
Huo Yingdong nodded and said, "Yes, I just finished praying. Yang Sheng also believes in Feng Shui?"
"A little bit." Yang Wendong smiled and replied.
Huo Yingdong said with a smile: "I believe more. When I was young, my mother was seriously ill. At that time, many doctors said that it could not be cured. Later, I prayed to God and Buddha, and she slowly recovered. .
Later, when I started my own business, I encountered difficulties many times, and it was only through my mother’s worship to God many times that I was able to overcome them. "
"I have long heard that Huo Sheng believes in Feng Shui masters. So that's what happened. Yang Wendong said with a faint smile.
There are several super rich people in Hong Kong who trust Feng Shui masters very much. Huo Yingdong and Li Jiacheng in front of them both do the same, and they even have their own Feng Shui masters.
Huo Yingdong asked again: "Yang Sheng came here to worship his career? "
"Not entirely, mainly for peace and health. "Yang Wendong said.
"I have both, safety is also very important." Huo Yingdong said: "But I also worshiped the Dragon King. I hope the weather can be more normal. Too many people are suffering now."
"What Huo Sheng is worried about is the mainland?" Yang Wendong asked.
Although people here in Hong Kong are also very tired from the long-term drought, the drought has not yet reached its peak, and life is not that difficult.
But in China, the economy itself is not good and it relies heavily on agriculture. Abnormal weather will cause greater losses.
"Yes, I often go to the mainland, and the situation there is not easy now." Huo Yingdong said.
Yang Wendong said: "There is nothing we can do. If it doesn't rain, there is nothing anyone can do."
Ordinary Hong Kong people cannot go to the mainland, except for Huo Yingdong, who can go if they want to.
Huo Yingdong paused and asked, "Yang Sheng, do you have time? There are some things that I just need to discuss with you." "Okay, when I came here, I saw a small park nearby. We can sit there for a while," Yang Wendong agreed.
"Okay." Huo Yingdong smiled.
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Then Yang Wendong asked his family to go back first, while he accompanied Huo Yingdong to a small park nearby and found a bench to sit down at random.
Huo Yingdong looked around and said: "It's a good place. No one will hear our conversation. It's safer than a hotel."
"Yes, empty places are actually the best. Safe." Yang Wendong nodded.
Before the invention of small wireless bugs, no hotel was safer than having no one around.
Huo Yingdong said with a smile: "Well, I originally wanted to find an opportunity to visit Yang Sheng, but I didn't expect that I met him today. There is something I hope Yang Sheng can help with. It is a business cooperation."
"Cooperation? Real estate?" Yang Wendong also became interested.
Huo Yingdong can be said to be a senior figure in the Hong Kong real estate industry. He was a well-known Chinese tycoon in the real estate industry as early as more than ten years ago. It was also his pioneering pre-construction and strata sales that gave Hong Kong real estate industry a Rapid development.
It is said that in the 1950s, Huo Yingdong only spent 200,000 Hong Kong dollars to develop a real estate project worth 5 million Hong Kong dollars, and after the completion, he could earn more than one million Hong Kong dollars in profits.
After all these years, no one knows how much the Huo family is worth now, but it is definitely at least tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions.
If it had not been suppressed by the Hong Kong government in 1967, Li Jiacheng and his like would not have had their turn in the 1980s.
Huo Yingdong shook his head and said: "No, it's about shipping."
"Shipping?" Yang Wendong asked in confusion: "Huo Sheng also wants to enter the shipping industry?"
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Huo Yingdong shook his head and said: "No, I want to import a batch of grain from overseas. The quantity is a bit large, which requires a lot of cargo ships. I heard that Yang Sheng recently bought nearly 20 ships, so I think we can cooperate."
"Food?" Yang Wendong also understood immediately. , asked in a low voice: "Huo Sheng wants to buy food for the mainland?"
"It's not buying, it's transporting." Huo Yingdong didn't intend to hide it, and said: "Yang Sheng, the recent food harvest failure in the mainland has been serious, so it needs to import food from overseas.
It's just a shipping company near Asia, The ships are quite nervous. Suddenly there are 20 cargo ships on your side, so I have no choice but to come to you. Helped."
Yang Wendong nodded and asked: "How much grain is the mainland planning to import? Will it all be imported from Hong Kong?"
"I don't know how much grain it will import, but it was almost the same last year. More than 5 million tons were imported. "Huo Yingdong does not need to keep secrets, these can be found.
Then he said: "This year is expected to be no less than last year. There will be a high demand for cargo ships. As you know, in the past few years, the mainland did not have so many transactions with foreign countries, and it did not have many ocean voyages. Freighter.
Hong Kong will not be the only entrance of grain, but will become one of the important ports, so ships here will also be needed for transportation. "
Yang Wendong asked again: "What countries do the grains come from? "
"The United States, Canada, South America, Australia, and Europe are all acceptable. Mainland China's policy is not to rely on any one company. "Huo Yingdong paused and then said:
"I heard that Yang Sheng's freighter is also for transporting his own goods, and the destination is also the United States and Europe. Wouldn't it be good to bring food with him when he returns? "
"Well, it is indeed possible. Yang Wendong nodded and said: "I can't agree to this now. I will make an appointment with the senior management of my shipping company to discuss it tomorrow."
If there is no big problem, I will arrange for her to come to your staff? "
Huo Yingdong shook his head and said: "There is no need to ask me for this matter. China Resources is responsible for it. I am just looking for a suitable partner for them.
How about I ask people from China Resources to negotiate with you? "
"Alright. Yang Wendong nodded and asked: "Since the mainland is short of food, then Hong Kong's food is still supplied by the mainland?" ”
“Yes, there is a supply agreement between the Mainland and Hong Kong. Huo Yingdong added: "Even if the mainland is short of food, it still needs to supply Hong Kong. However, it may be because the difficulties are too great, so the price of food in Hong Kong has increased a lot recently."
This time, the first step in introducing overseas grains from Hong Kong is to use overseas grains to supply the Hong Kong market. In this way, we can indirectly save some domestic snacks and save a lot of transportation losses.
However, this is only the basic staple food. Vegetables and meat still need to be imported from the mainland. "
"Well, OK. Yang Wendong nodded and said, "After I confirm it tomorrow, I will invite people from China Resources to negotiate." "
"Okay, Yang Sheng is happy. Huo Yingdong added: "You can just negotiate with China Resources for the specific cooperation price." "
"Hmm. ”
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Early the next morning, Yang Wendong came to Geely Building.
"Yang Sheng." Zheng Yuhua had already known that his boss had something to do with him today, so he rushed over immediately.
"Sit down." Yang Wendong said: "How is the matter that I asked you to check yesterday?"
Yesterday morning, he met Huo Yingtong at Wong Tai Sin Temple. I called Zheng Yuhua and asked her to arrange for someone to find out everything within half a day.
"After receiving your call yesterday, I immediately arranged for several people to investigate, and also entrusted Qin Zhiye and Qin Sheng to join us." Zheng Yuhua said: "The information I found shows that China imported almost 5.8 million tons last year. Grain.
< br>The import trend this year is even greater, indicating that the mainland’s demand for food is getting higher and higher.”
Yang Wendong nodded and asked: “Then the demand for ships is not enough.”
“It shouldn’t be enough. "Zheng Yuhua said: "There was no large-scale voyage fleet in China before, and there was not much business with Western countries. Now that we suddenly need to import so much food, there will inevitably be insufficient ships.
I found out. China Resources has entrusted many shipping companies to transport imported grain, but many of these shipping companies are overseas and increase prices. Chinese shipowners are either too small and can only participate in small-scale transportation, or they do not dare to participate. This thing.”
"There is nothing to be afraid of when transporting grain. These people are too suspicious. Neither Europe nor the United States has restricted grain trade." Yang Wendong shook his head and said.
Although the world's two major camps in this era are in serious conflict and blockade each other, food is not restricted.
Now the mainland is buying food, and Western countries are selling it. Western countries can benefit from it, so how can they refuse.
Zheng Yuhua asked: "Yang Sheng wants to take over this grain transportation business?"
"Yes, we mainly go to Europe and the United States. When we come back, we take grain orders more efficiently. A little." Yang Wendong nodded.
Compared with different bulk cargoes, the transportation of mass commodities is very convenient. For example, rice or noodles can be transported package by package quickly and stacked neatly, which can greatly speed up the loading efficiency at the dock.
This is also beneficial to Changxing Shipping, which needs to save time.
"Okay." Zheng Yuhua said: "Then I will ask someone from China Resources to come to our place to negotiate later. In terms of price, Yang Sheng, what is our bottom line profit?"
Yang Wendong After thinking for a while he said: "Almost That’s fine, don’t add insult to injury like other foreign companies, I don’t need to make money from this.”
If it were other commodities, I might still do business, but this is food, and there are many ways to make money. He doesn't need to make more money like this.
Even if you don’t make money, it’s okay, but it’s easy to be labeled and meaningless. Even if you want to help, there are still many indirect ways.
"Okay." Zheng Yuhua agreed.
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(End of this chapter)