Chapter 537 The initial start of the steel industry
Hu Yingxiang was naturally also a smart man. He understood what Yang Wendong meant and quickly smiled and said: "Thank you Yang Sheng."
After greetings for a while, Hu Yingxiang left. Zheng Zhijie asked tentatively: "Yang Sheng, are you so optimistic about this Hu Yingxiang?"
"His previous results were pretty good, and now I can't fight against the British consortium. I have to cultivate a group of smaller Chinese consortiums." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "But there are many existing ones. Chinese-funded giants have higher values and the second generation has taken over. I am not optimistic about them, so I can only choose from this generation of entrepreneurs.”
The four future major families in Hong Kong all started their business in real estate in the 1960s. However, in the 1960s and before, there were many large Chinese-owned business families in Hong Kong. However, after the first generation left, the second generation was unable to expand. So old;
Several large families successfully took advantage of the three real estate crises of 64/73/83 to develop tenfold in scale, and finally succeeded.
These families are naturally the targets of his investment. He has already invested in two of the five future real estate tigers. The Zheng Yutong family is relatively large, and there is also the Zhou family behind it, so he will not consider it for the time being. As for the Hang Lung Group, it was established in the 1980s. He almost went bankrupt in the 1960s, and some of his descendants have different ideas from his own, so he won't consider it for the time being.
Among those who have invested, including Lee Shau Kee, Li Ka-shing, Hu Yingxiang and Guo Desheng, the other four people invested and then left it alone. But Hu Yingxiang is prepared to provide appropriate support, because among the five real estate tigers, he is the only one who will be in the future. The family's investment in the Mainland is considered to be in line with Yang Wendong's philosophy, although he will not invest all in the Mainland.
After listening to this, Zheng Zhijie also knew what he should do: "I understand, Yang Sheng."
"That's it for real estate. Just develop according to the normal model." Yang Wendong continued: "Whenever we feel that the bubble in the real estate market is too big, we will stop and slow down."
The time traveler only knows the future fluctuations, but is not good at specific operations, so he only needs to seize the right time to buy low and sell high. There is no need for him to participate in this normal rising period.
"Okay." Zheng Zhijie agreed.
Yang Wendong asked again: "Have any large tracts of land been sold by those large British companies recently?"
"There are no large-scale ones, but there are some small-scale ones." Zheng Zhijie said: "They are probably testing the market. Although they have established a real estate company, it is only a small-scale operation, but there are still a lot of thanks."
"What a talent." Yang Wendong shook his head and said: "Then continue to keep an eye on them, especially Swire Land. If there is high-quality land for sale, we will also take it."
The rubbish of British-owned companies is that they cannot make any money at this stage when land prices continue to rise. It is simply outrageous, but the reality is such that even simple sales of buildings cannot be sold well;
For example, in the original history, Wheelock intended to sell two Central buildings in the early 1980s, so it formed a joint venture with Li Jiacheng. The joint venture then purchased the two buildings for HK$1.1 billion. Then Li Jiacheng looked for customers, and finally half a year later Sold for HK$2.2 billion.
In less than half a year, Li Jiacheng made a net profit of HK$500 million without investing anything. This kind of business cooperation case is simply baffling to future generations, but it is the fact. Swire, Hong Kong Electric, and Land have all done similar things, and The Chinese investors who cooperated with them made a lot of money, and eventually these profits were converted into funds to acquire the British-funded consortium.
June is coming soon;
On the 3rd, Yang Wendong arrived in Kwai Chung. In front of the port, a large terminal has been formed. The large area and various infrastructure facilities are being gradually installed. In front of the terminal, several cargo ships can be seen.
Yang Wendong asked: "When can the terminal start operating?"
Zheng Zhijie replied: "It is estimated to be in October, but it will not be at full capacity initially. Instead, it will take half a year to slowly improve and allow all employees to adapt."
"Have the people from Huangpu Pier come over?" Yang Wendong asked again.
Zheng Zhijie replied: "They are already here, but they have no experience in container terminals. I transferred some from Singapore. They have already started operations there, but like us in the future, they are also gradually learning and trial-and-error."< br>
Yang Wendong nodded and said: "Okay, we really can't rush this kind of large-scale security incident."
Ships on the pier are just like airline planes, they always carry certain risks. However, planes are faster and people can feel the danger at a glance, while ships are slower, which most people think is very safe;
But in fact, this is wrong. Ships are large in size, tonnage, and inertia. They may even attract each other due to fluid dynamics. If the control is not good, there may be safety hazards between the ships. Many docks in human history Ship collisions have occurred, and even warships have been hit many times;
Fortunately, the speed is slow and the crew can observe in advance. Therefore, even if there is a collision, it will only be an economic loss. Unlike airplanes, although they are the safest means of transportation, once an accident occurs, it will be all over.
"Yes, everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as more talents are cultivated in Hong Kong through this terminal, it will be much easier in the future." Zheng Zhijie continued.
Yang Wendong smiled, then looked at Wei Zetao and said: "How is the production of containers? When our terminal opens, we have to rely on containers."
Wei Zetao replied: "Yang Sheng, don't worry, the factory is already in full production, with 24-hour manpower and equipment non-stop. It can currently produce 170 containers a day, which can meet the needs of Hong Kong;
And because containers are currently selling well all over the world, many European and American companies have also come to us to buy them. I am planning to build a second phase of the factory. ”
"What is the production capacity in the second phase?" Yang Wendong asked. Wei Zetao said: "The preparation is to have a production capacity of 100,000 yuan a year, which is twice that of the first phase. When all is completed, the annual production capacity will be as high as 150,000 yuan. According to the price of containers, the total output value will be as high as 30 million US dollars."
"That's almost 150 million Hong Kong dollars. This will also become a core industry of Changxing Industrial." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
With the help of the global market demand, we can develop some large-scale industries. This development speed is really fast. Although the number of containers is far less than that of some small commodities, their value is much higher. A 20-foot container is worth about US$2,000.
"Yes, the market for this container is indeed too big, and the supply exceeds demand." Wei Zetao added: "It's just that Japan has recently had problems with the supply of steel plates, and has been forced to pay high prices to purchase goods from some Japanese trading companies. ”
"Japan stuck my steel plate?" Yang Wendong asked with a frown.
He never believed in the nonsense that capital has no borders. In his previous life, Xiaomi, Huawei, OV, etc., the major mobile phone giants in the mainland 10 years later, were all cheated by Samsung. HTC of Bayan was once the star of Android, but it was... Samsung Card almost went bankrupt;
Fortunately, the domestic industrial chain is strong. After the Samsung incident, major mobile phone companies began to support and cultivate the domestic industrial chain, giving screen companies such as BOE, CSOT, and Visionox the opportunity to grow bigger.
Wei Zetao said: "Yes, I can't say whether it was intentional or not. Their reason is that Nippon Steel has just been established and the internal production capacity needs to be adjusted, so there will be some production problems in the short term;
In order to avoid another shortage, I have contacted steel mills in the United States and Europe. I have no choice but to import from them, but this cost is very high and will leave us with little profit. ”
"Nippon Steel has been established?" Yang Wendong thought for a while and then said: "I remember that Wanwan is also preparing to build a steel plant, right?"
In the 1970s, Wanwan started ten construction plans, including power stations, transportation, shipbuilding, heavy industry, chemical industry, steel, etc. Among them, steel is the foundation of all large-scale project plans.
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Wei Zetao replied: "Over at Wanwan, there is a plan to build a large steel plant in Kaohsiung, but it will not be completed until 1971. However, the main purpose of this steel plant is to build steel for construction, infrastructure, and shipbuilding. It’s not clear yet whether there are any steel plates we need.”
"This will indeed be a hidden danger, and the cost of shipping large steel plates is indeed very high." Yang Wendong also frowned.
The steel plates of containers are definitely larger than those of containers, so when container terminals become more popular in the future, it has little to do with the transportation of this kind of steel plates. Traditional freighters can only be used for transportation; even in the future, container freighters will be used, so the transportation cost of such old freighters will be worse. Higher;
Wei Zetao tentatively said: "Yang Sheng, there is actually another way, that is, we make steel plates ourselves in Hong Kong."
"Build your own steel plant? Hong Kong doesn't have such conditions, right?" Yang Wendong asked.
There were indeed steel plants in Hong Kong's history, but they were used to dismantle scrap steel and melt it down. They are completely different concepts from modern steel plants.
Wei Zetao replied: "Yang Sheng, this is not a steelmaking factory, but a factory that specializes in making steel plates. We are not involved in steelmaking, but buy steel ingots, melt them, and press them into plates;
As a result, the consumption of equipment, environment, water resources, and electricity is much lower than refining iron ore into steel. ”
"Buy steel directly and then make it into steel plates?" Yang Wendong thought for a while and said, "That sounds feasible."
If you just melt the steel and then feed it into equipment that specializes in forming steel plates, it is still a steel factory, but it is much simpler than traditional steelmaking. The most important thing is that the technical requirements are much lower, there is less pollution, and other benefits.
Wei Zetao continued: "Yes, the steel plate area is too large and cannot be damaged during transportation. It is very troublesome to get on and off the ship. Whether it is sea or land transportation, the cost is very high;
But if you change it to steel ingots, you can do whatever you want. The machine is transported directly, and it doesn’t matter if it gets bruised or even rusted in the rain. Once it’s shipped to Hong Kong, it’s made into steel plates and sent directly to the nearby container factory for reprocessing. The transportation costs that can be saved will be amazing;
Moreover, there are too many sources for things like steel ingots, so we will not be restricted by suppliers. ”
"Are there any technical difficulties?" Yang Wendong asked again.
Wei Zetao said: "Yes, the steel plates of the container also need heat treatment, which requires a special furnace. We can buy this kind of furnace, but the various technical parameters require very professional people. It is estimated that we can only recruit people from Japan. .”
"Okay, let's inquire about the investment and income of the entire project. If it's suitable, I can invest." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
He is actually not very interested in the steel industry. It is a bit too traditional and he has no advantages. However, if it affects other industries, he still needs to invest.
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