Countercurrent 1978 starts with the production team

With the matter of Jianing settled, Chu Jianghe followed the people in Hong Kong with a relaxed mood and listened to Director Yuan's introduction with great interest.

Director Yuan assured everyone present that the mainland has the ability to create a business environment that is as good as Europe, the United States and Singapore, and Shekou is a model industrial zone.

After all, so many people come to Shekou for inspection, and they are all very influential super-rich people. If one or two projects can be signed and implemented, it will be a very successful publicity for Shekou.

Huo Lao and others listened to Director Yuan's speech very patiently, and then followed the staff of the Investment Promotion Bureau to visit the construction of the Shekou Industrial Zone.

These people know the advantages of Shekou very well. First of all, it is very close to Hong Kong Island, and it also has a port. The geographical location is excellent.

The most important thing is that the labor cost in the mainland is only one percent of that in Hong Kong Island. This condition is too attractive for them.

Compared with Hong Kong Island, the advantages here are very obvious. It would be false to say that they are not interested. However, many people are worried about the mainland's policies, and Shekou is still in the early stages of construction, so they are not in a hurry to express their stance.

Chu Jianghe seemed too young in front of these big guys, and he was not in a hurry to speak. He just followed behind to visit. Those who didn't know better thought he was an accompanying staff member.

After all, these Chinese business giants in Hong Kong are all middle-aged people, and his age seems to be quite unusual among these people.

Shekou Industrial Zone is located in the southeast of the Nantou Peninsula in Shenzhen, bordering Shenzhen Bay to the east, the Pearl River Estuary to the west, and across the sea from Yuen Long and Lau Fau Shan in the New Territories.

Originally belonging to Shekou Commune, it is now Nantou District, SZ City. It has an initial planning area of ​​about 2.14 square kilometers and is wholly owned by China Merchants Land, a subsidiary of China Merchants Group headquartered on Hong Kong Island.

It is said to be an industrial zone, but in fact it is just a huge construction site with incomplete infrastructure. Even the dock was built temporarily.

The access bridge and barge were repainted with old facilities and looked pretty good, but the various equipment were very crude compared to those on Hong Kong Island.

After a tour, everyone had a light meal and then started formal contact.

Wang Kuancheng, then president of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, spoke first: "First of all, on behalf of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, I would like to thank the Development Department of the Commerce Bureau and Mr. Yuan for the invitation to come to Shekou. Today we came to the construction site in Shekou to see if we can Find opportunities for growth.”

Wang Kuancheng is also from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He has been involved in business since very early and donated aircraft and supplies during the war. He is a staunch patriot and attended the grand ceremony in 49.

His speech represents the aspirations of many people. As businessmen, Shekou's development and future are also opportunities for them.

Li Jiacheng is now the president of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce. He also said: "Industrial zones are still a new thing abroad, and we are learning from it this time."

An industrial park is an area where a certain range of land is demarcated and planned in advance for the installation and use of industrial facilities.

Industrial parks are usually established to promote local economic development and increase employment opportunities.

The earliest traditional industrial area like the Ruhr, known as the "Heart of German Industry", was formed spontaneously under the conditions of commercial and market development with the beginning of large-scale coal mining and steel production. of.

With the prosperity of the Ruhr area, famous industrial cities such as Dortmund, Essen, and Duisburg were formed.

This kind of park specially set up for development should first belong to Silicon Valley in the United States.

For example, the Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park was established in 1979 and was the first science and industrial park in Taiwan.

Tai Po Industrial Estate is the first industrial estate on Hong Kong Island. It was built on reclaimed land in the New Territories and covers an area of ​​only 75 hectares. It was only completed in 1978.

Land is scarce on Hong Kong Island and there are no conditions for developing industrial zones. However, there is another type of flat factory in this place. There is a factory on one floor of a building.

Businessmen like them are really greedy for a large piece of land that can be used to set up industrial zones at random like in the mainland.

Director Yuan welcomed the statements of these people, and the two sides had a friendly exchange. After all, it was the first contact and there was no substantive result.

After the conversation, Mr. Huo and Li Jiacheng expressed to Director Yuan their request to participate in the joint development of Shekou. Director Yuan hesitated but refused.

Under the circumstances at that time, China Merchants Group was already under tremendous pressure when leasing land to these capitalists. If these capitalists were allowed to take shares in the joint development, we don't know how much trouble there would be.

It was a common phenomenon in later generations, but in the current environment, it would be treasonous.

Even so, after Shenzhen had developed for several years, some mainland workers came to visit. Seeing the tremendous changes in Shenzhen, they sighed: After decades of hard work, they returned to before liberation overnight.

Huo Lao and Li Jiacheng were a little disappointed, but they were used to seeing storms and didn't care.

The initial contact between the two parties cannot be said to be very successful, but it is already a big step forward.

Afterwards, the two parties took a group photo at the temporary port in Shekou. With so many influential businessmen visiting Shekou, they could also advertise for Shekou.

Chu Jianghe accompanied the last one. Due to his status, he could not reach the C position among these big guys. He stood obediently on the edge, feeling a feeling of witnessing history in his heart.

After the group photo was taken, Chu Jianghe approached Director Yuan alone and expressed his willingness to be the first to settle his company in the Shekou Industrial Zone.

Looking at Chu Jianghe's young face, Director Yuan was overjoyed. Others didn't know it, but he knew it very well.

He was already familiar with the information about this visit to Hong Kong Island, and he already knew Chu Jianghe's strength.

"Welcome, welcome, Mr. Chu, this is the greatest support for our Shekou Industrial Zone."

"Director Yuan is serious. Shekou Industrial Zone has huge potential. I am a businessman. How could I miss this opportunity? Let's develop together."

In any case, this is also an achievement of their investment bureau. Director Yuan smiled and talked with Chu Jianghe for a while.

Of course, Chu Jianghe just expressed his intention, and the specific details still need to be discussed in detail with his staff and the China Merchants Bureau.

Chu Jianghe planned to set up the clothing factory he and Zhao Shizhong were working on in Shekou. With more and more orders, the OEM business alone was already stretched.

In order to ensure our own quality control, it is also time to develop our own factory.

For a labor-intensive enterprise like clothing, it is enough to consider the advantages of labor costs, and nothing else is important.

Of course, Chu Jianghe also had other thoughts, which was to take this opportunity to maintain a good relationship with China Merchants Bureau.

China Merchants Group not only has the Shekou Industrial Zone project, but also has many well-known companies in later generations. As long as I can participate in one or two shares, the benefits will be endless.