Chapter 405 Adding Children and Justices of the Peace
Yang Wendong said: "It may be relatively simpler to start with sugar. At least we will have a high demand. Competition in this field , and it is not as intense as staple food.”
Staple food is the foundation of a country, so this has become an international giant and a country. Although the resources that everyone vows to obtain are not to prevent others from entering, they are definitely much more difficult. Relatively speaking, sugar is better.
In the original history, Kuok Henian was able to successfully control sugar production in Asia. Industry, that means other people can do it too. Even if it is difficult to reach the height of "Sugar King" due to geographical location, they can definitely eat a piece of meat.
The war in the Middle East is about to break out. Sugar is also a military material. Of course he will not be involved, but the price of this material will inevitably skyrocket at that time. If he arranges it early, he can also get a lot of profits. Of course. , short-term huge profits are actually of little significance. What is more important is to use this period of time to become a member of the market, which is the most important.
"Okay, I will try my best to explore the places around the world that need sugar." Zhang Zefei agreed.
Wei Zetao said: "Zhang Sheng, in our internal meeting yesterday, the sugar shortage in the mainland was severe. You can cooperate with China Resources, but to avoid trouble, you still have to go through an intermediary company and gradually expand the transaction;
According to our budget, domestic agriculture will improve, but the core business should still be growing staple foods, and sugar production capacity is still limited."
"Okay, I understand," Zhang Zefei agreed.
Yang Wendong added: "If you have any problems with funds, you will have the authority to come to me alone in the future. As long as it is reasonable, I will support it; the first-level subsidiaries of our group, in the early days, basically They all require help from the group’s resources and funds, so don’t worry about asking.”
Among the subsidiaries of Changxing Group, except for Changxing Industrial, which was the first one, the other subsidiaries all relied on the capital of Changxing Industrial, and then quickly exerted their efforts in the early stage and formed a scale before they had the ability to make their own blood.
“Thank you Yang Sheng.” Zhang Zefei also said in surprise.
He knows how terrifying the resource strength of the group is. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the largest Chinese consortium in Hong Kong. Although it may not be as large as Jardine Matheson, all industries are emerging industries. , each develops well and works well with each other.
"Well, that's it." Yang Wendong continued: "You can spend a month later to investigate the situation of the international sugar market, such as which countries produce sugar for export, which are importing countries, and what proportions , and what are the large peers, etc.”
If you expand in the sugar market, it will not only help your own beverage and snack industry, it is also a high-profit industry, and it can also help domestic ordinary people. People, because if a stable overseas supply of sugar can be guaranteed, perhaps the domestic cultivation of normal staple foods will be appropriately increased.
From this perspective, it will be much easier than participating in the staple food industry.
It can be said that it achieves multiple things with one stone. It can even alleviate the domestic sugar shortage in the past ten years. After the reform, it can also obtain some "returns" that cannot be directly explained.
The original Asian Sugar King Robert Kuok helped solve the domestic sugar problem many times, and then won priority for large-scale projects such as the "Yanjing International Trade Center" and "Yanjing Oriental Plaza". However, Due to financial resources and family reasons, Robert Kuok ultimately only invested in the China World Tower.
But if there is no shortage of funds, more high-quality projects may be obtained. The high cost performance of real estate projects in the mainland may only be comparable to the stocks of a few Internet technology companies in the future, but now Yang Wendong’s Yes, human business history may be rewritten. It’s hard to say whether Microsoft and Google will appear in the future. I may not be able to invest correctly, but there will definitely be no problems with real estate projects in the mainland.
Zhang Zefei quickly agreed and said: 'Okay, within a month, I will sort out these materials and give them to you. ’
Yang Wendong continued: "By the way, one more thing. I have invested in several supermarkets in Europe and the United States. Like Carrefour, the scale is not very big;
But I think the potential is good. You can try with They contacted each other to see if there was anything they could cooperate with, and gradually formed direct transactions to avoid middlemen; Lao Wei, Please give me the list of those supermarkets.”
As a trader, it is impossible to contact all terminals directly. Under normal circumstances, in any country, you need to have local dealers through them. Then linking local sales points, this was also the core business model of global trade before the advent of the Internet.
However, if you only cooperate with a few of the supermarket giants in the future after knowing the future, it will not have much impact, because it will not consume a lot of energy. Of course, there are limitations. Yes, in order to cooperate with other supermarkets' own purchasing chain, they have to wait until they have their own transportation center. But even if the cooperation is smaller first, it is better to get to know each other first.
"Okay." Wei Zetao agreed.
After leaving the conference room, Wei Zetao took Zhang Zefei to the Maxim's Coffee Shop in Changxing Plaza downstairs. After they both ordered a cup of coffee, Wei Zetao said with a smile: "Xiao Zhang, this Maxim's Group has also been invested by the boss, you know "Really?"
"Really? I don't know that." Zhang Zefei was a little surprised, and then said: "No wonder the scale of Maxim's Food has expanded rapidly in the past two years. Even Carrefour has many Maxim's bakeries. It turns out that it is because we have invested in it," Wei Zetao said. : “This matter involves Maxim’s senior management and senior management within our group. I know that from today on, you will also be exposed to some such information. Next, you will find out how far-reaching our boss’s layout is;
Although the number of industries is far less than that of Jardine, Taikoo, but as long as you are in an industry, you will definitely go all out. After finding an entry point, they will try to connect it from the supply chain to the sales chain, or at least have a certain influence."
Zhang Zefei paused and said, "So, Is Yang Sheng preparing to make a big splash in the sugar field? ”
"Yes, the group has long been preparing to make a big splash in the beverage industry. However, the transportation cost for exporting beverages is too high, even if we have our own ships. And when investing overseas, even the two major cola companies in the United States are very cautious. It’s also difficult for us to do well.”
Wei Zetao added: “So it is a very good choice to enter the sugar industry in the front end of the beverage industry. Sugar has low transportation costs and is the core raw material of beverages. It will become bigger. It is also very profitable and influential."
"Well, I understand." Zhang Zefei also knew that Wei Zetao was reminding himself that the sugar industry must become the future of Changxing Trade. One of the directions.
Wei Zetao added: "But don't worry too much, Yang Sheng will also give his full support, and from Yang Sheng's point of view, there has not been a single mistake in these years."
"Yes. Ah, it has only been 6 years since Yang Sheng started from scratch and he has achieved such high results in Hong Kong.” Zhang Zefei also said with emotion: “I really don’t know what our Changxing Group will be like in another 6 or 12 years.”< br>
Although Changxing Group is young, its foundation for many years of layout is very solid. Anyone who knows a little bit knows that some of its industries in Hong Kong are basically stable, and some industries that focus on exports are undergoing comprehensive reforms. The expansion of the industrial chain is a model that many ordinary people in Hong Kong do not understand very well, but people in the industry know how terrifying the competitiveness is.
Wei Zetao said with a smile: "Haha, Yang Sheng's goal has long been overseas, that is, because we are a Hong Kong company. If it were the United States, then the scale of our company today would probably be expanded several times. "
"That's true," Zhang Zefei nodded. Wei Zetao added: "By the way, I am planning to invest and build a factory in the UK. I am still negotiating with the UK. Although the project itself is not profitable, if you want to make money from Europeans and Americans, you have to pay a price, but the advantage is We will have our own base in Europe;
On your side, for normal trade business, we can send a few people to stay in Europe. This is also suitable for exploring the European and American markets, and the cost It will also be lower.”
"Okay." Zhang Zefei said: "Being able to build factories in Europe and the United States is actually a part of going international. It is impossible to really produce everything in Hong Kong Bay and then make money in Europe and the United States with peace of mind. This model will definitely appear after a long time. Question."
"Haha, smart." Wei Zetao smiled.
The time soon came to early August. Zhang Zefei came to the boss's office again and handed over all the information he had found to Yang Wendong.
After checking it, Yang Wendong said: "It seems that the global sugar trade is also controlled by European and American capital."
Zhang Zefei said: "Yes, 60% The above are still controlled by European and American capital, about 10% to 20% are controlled by capital from Japan, South America, and Southeast Asia, and the remaining 20% to 30% are difficult to find out clearly, but there is a high probability that European and American capital is behind it.
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However, these do not include the Warsaw Pact countries, and some transactions in the mainland are not included because there is no way to make clear statistics. "
"Well, these are enough. "Yang Wendong said: "Asia is also one of the sugar industry centers, but it does not have strong capital. To be able to control the price of sugar, it is just a coolie for European and American capitalists. "
Zhang Zefei said: "The United Kingdom in the past and the United States now are actually similar, but relatively speaking, the United States may be doing better today. "
"Haha~" Yang Wendong smiled and said: "That is not because the United States is benevolent, but because it is to overthrow the British influence, so it must do better;
The United States has been promoting decolonization over the years because it cannot colonize and can only destroy the old forces in the name of freedom."
"Yang Sheng is right." Zhang Zefei nodded and added: "But last year there was a Chinese in Malaysia named Robert Kuok. He had a very strong vision. He bought a large amount of sugar futures and made millions of dollars in half a year. It was very impressive. , I dare to bet."
"Guo Henian?" Yang Wendong thought for a while and said: "In this way, you go and investigate this person, and then keep an eye on what he will do in the future. Take a moment, and then report to me, and we will see what to do then."
As for the fluctuations in the sugar market, Changxing Group is full of outsiders, but it is not necessary to follow the future sugar king. Keep an eye on every step, just focus on the big ones. This may be better than running it yourself.
Of course, I will also study it myself. This can only be said to be learning + imitation.
"Yang Sheng is so optimistic about Kuok Henian?" Zhang Zefei was a little confused.
Yang Wendong shook his head and said: "You are not just optimistic about him. You can also check the actions of other sugar tycoons. Then we will analyze and study together."
"Okay, Yang Sheng." Zhang Zefei agreed.
On August 3, Yang Wendong came to the Hong Kong Governor's Office. It was definitely very lively here today, with a large number of reporters waiting here.
"Yang Sheng, what do you think about being a Justice of the Peace?"
"Yang Sheng, what will you do for the people of Hong Kong after becoming a Justice of the Peace?"
"Yang Sheng, what do you think of Hong Kong's economy today?"
After seeing Yang Wendong, many reporters gathered over and asked various questions.
However, Yang Wendong's bodyguard team is not a vegetarian. In addition, the Hong Kong government also has corresponding police personnel, and they easily pushed all the reporters back.
After a while, Yang Wendong arrived inside the Hong Kong Governor's Mansion. Dai Linzhi was already waiting in the main hall. After seeing Yang Wendong, he came over with a smile and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Yang."
“I would like to thank Mr. Hong Kong Governor for his support.” Yang Wendong also politely replied.
Today is the day when the Hong Kong Government Government issues the Justice of the Peace Medal. There are 8 people in total, and the other seven are all government officials or some elderly people. Yang Wendong is very special, very young, and also a legend in the Hong Kong business community. That's why it attracted so many reporters. Otherwise, on this day in previous years, only a few reporters would come to interview.
Dai Linzhi said: "This is what I should do. I hope that Yang Sheng can help the British Empire manage Hong Kong as a justice of the peace in the future."
"Okay." Yang Wendong also agreed casually. He said, now he can only adapt to the situation.
Soon, the medals of the Justices of the Peace were awarded in the presence of several reporters. Yang Wendong and others also took photos with the Hong Kong Governor.
The identity of the Justices of the Peace was officially determined. At this point, Yang Wendong also has a semi-official status.
Time passed by mid-August, and both pregnant women from the Yang family were admitted to Kanghua Hospital.
As for company matters, since there are no major events for the time being, Yang Wendong often stays in the hospital. Anyway, this is a private hospital, and there is also a special reception point for non-patient VIPs.
The pregnancy period of the two was also relatively close. In the end, they gave birth to a boy and a girl on the 18th and 21st respectively.
PS: I have written this kind of plot about adding children several times before. , I won’t write it down later, I’ll just mention it in one stroke. Please vote
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