The Industrial Giant Reborn

"Don't worry, Mr. Chen, I will definitely complete this matter and build the Jardine Group into the largest automobile sales group in Asia." Ma Shiming promised with confidence.

He was once a senior executive of Jardine Matheson Group, but due to lack of promotion in long-term development, he went to Hutchison Whampoa, where he also received attention and was responsible for Hutchison Whampoa's trading business in Hong Kong, including various equipment Imports, etc. In the past few years, he has also opened up the mainland market, that is, importing various mechanical processing equipment from various overseas companies according to the needs of the mainland market. Hutchison Whampoa has had experience in this area many years ago. In terms of procurement channels, we also have a deep history with many foreign manufacturers. Because of the large quantity, the price is also much lower, and this price is also liked in China.

Although the average domestic economy is poor, the size is so large that Hutchison Whampoa's trading business has more than tripled in a few years. As a result, he has received very generous returns, but compared to this time when he was directly transferred to Jardine. General manager, that's far from it. Starting today, he has become one of the heads of the largest subsidiaries of Chen Zhiwen Group. Of course, you have to do your job well, otherwise you might just get out.

As for the future, he is also very confident. He himself is a person who likes to challenge difficulties. Now that he has such an opportunity, it is just the time to show his strength. At the same time, he also knows that many of the boss's industries involve When it comes to the automobile manufacturing industry, although the economy of Southeast Asia is far behind that of Europe and the United States, there is basically no automobile manufacturing industry. They all rely on buying foreign goods. At the same time, the population is large, and the demand is still very high.

"Okay, I hope you can make achievements within 3 years." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said: "In addition, we have many farms in Southeast Asia. I have discussed with the Malay tycoon Robert Kuok before. After the acquisition of Jardine , develop together. In this regard, you can talk to Robert Kuok about how to cooperate and adopt the method that is most beneficial to us."

In some farms in the United States and South America, Chen Zhiwen always invites professional teams who are good at ranching to be responsible for raising cattle, horses, sheep and other animals. The specific decisions are based on market demand. Agriculture has never been involved, because animal husbandry is relatively simple. And it has its own terminal sales channels for meat-Costco, Wal-Mart, etc.

As for the farm, the terminal is controlled by others, especially the four major grain merchants, and the investment in the farm is huge, so there is no need to bother. The large land in Southeast Asia is naturally not suitable for pasture, and although Yihe has poor management, it can The basics of agricultural planting are almost complete and can be started directly. However, Chen Zhiwen does not have a terminal market for the sugar plants that Southeast Asia is good at growing. He still has to rely on others for his hard work, just like Yihe in the past, so he still has to rely on others. It is better to cooperate with Robert Kuok first, and then see whether to enter this industry chain based on the situation later. If the scale is too small or difficult to grow, there is no point, and there is no need for him to really do everything himself.

"Understood, Chen Sheng." Ma Shiming agreed. He actually didn't understand agriculture himself. In this kind of farm industry, it is best to cooperate with powerful people.

"Then let's go like this. You should get familiar with your company first, wait a month, summarize it, and then come to me." Chen Zhiwen said. At present, these two people are not very familiar with all the business. Today, they are just discussing the direction and so on. What to do next, we still need to wait for them to understand clearly.

"Okay, Chen Sheng." They both replied almost at the same time, then said goodbye and left.

"Land." Chen Zhiwen walked to a blank area in his office. There was a billiard table in the middle. On it were placed the current Central, Admiralty and Kowloon Peninsula opposite Victoria Harbor. This area is the largest in Hong Kong. Busy places, and all the buildings in these places are also the concentration of Hong Kong's wealth. On the table in front of you, there is a three-dimensional sand table map of this area. Above the entire building that belongs to you, is inserted. A small flag.

Before the acquisition of Land, there were less than ten buildings in this area. Now, there are more than 30, and more than half of them are in Central. When Land had just acquired it some time ago, Chen Zhiwen ordered people to do it. Come out of this sandbox. Looking at it every day gives me a sense of accomplishment. Moreover, when I may have the opportunity to acquire other buildings in the future, I can know all the conditions at a glance.

"Sooner or later, more flags will be planted here." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

After a period of time, the whole of Hong Kong was considered calm. Land began the privatization process. The remaining 20% ​​of the shares were all forcibly converted into bonds, and they no longer had any voting ability. Many shareholders regretted after learning this. You must know that the previous official purchase price of Land was HK$8.2 per share, but in fact the transactions were all above HK$9. Some of them were greedy and wanted to get more money, but now they can only take It’s down to the most basic, and for others, they either don’t pay attention to this matter overseas, or they have too few stocks and it’s not worth the time to communicate.

At the end of March, Land's shares were officially delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which became the rarest scene in Hong Kong's history. Because Jardine Matheson was also triggered by the acquisition invitation, Land also began to sell its shares of Jardine Matheson Group, which suddenly caused the entire Jardine Matheson shares plummeted.

This has made countless stockholders dissatisfied. They hate the big capitalists for selling their stocks at will, regardless of the value of the stocks in their hands. They also hate the big capitalists for not privatizing Jardine Matheson so that they can sell their stocks at a high price. But no matter what In this way, no one can stop it. Hong Kong's listed company law does not have any restrictions on major shareholders cashing out, because under normal circumstances, major shareholders will also take into account the company and their own interests. Even if they want to cash out and leave, they will only go through It can be said that this is the first time that Land has sold it privately or slowly over a long period of time.

Some people have also filed lawsuits in court, but there are no express legal restrictions. The court has no choice but to reply and conduct research on this issue. Maybe there will be new laws and regulations similar to control in the future, but obviously, there is nothing that can be done about the current land acquisition behavior. .

They are all speculators. When they make money, they think it is their own ability. When they lose money, they think it is other people's fault.

When Jardine Matheson's stock price fell, many unknown accounts began to slowly absorb them again. Each account was not very large, so it was guaranteed not to be overly concerned. At this time, there was no rush, just take your time.

Hong Kong, top floor office building of Galaxy Tower:

"Xiao Li, you can read more of the books here when you have time." Chen Zhiwen took down some books from the bookshelf and handed them to Liu Xiaoli, who was studying seriously.

"What are these? Philosophy?" Liu Xiaoli glanced at the title of the book and said, "But I am still learning English and Cantonese during this time?"

"English and Cantonese are for learning, and these books are for reading in leisure time." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

Liu Xiaoli's shortcoming is that she has not been exposed to many things outside the mainland. Therefore, the first thing to do in Hong Kong is to learn Cantonese and English, so that she can better understand the world and increase her own knowledge. As for philosophy, in fact, It is a kind of edifying one's sentiments. Chen Zhiwen doesn't know whether it is used specifically, but there are some books by philosophical masters that really make me feel something when I read them. Maybe if I read them too much, my thoughts on things will be different.

"Okay." Liu Xiaoli nodded and said.

"Dong dong dong" the sound of knocking on the door sounded.

"Come in." Chen Zhiwen said after taking a few steps outside.

Soon, a secretary came in and said: "Sheng Chen, the Brazilian Consulate in Hong Kong sent a visit note. Consul Thales hopes to come and visit you."

"Consul of Brazil? We shouldn't have much business with Brazil, right?" Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said curiously.

Their own businesses, Midea and Red Bull, are definitely related to Brazil, but they basically just find local dealers and sell them at a certain price. They basically don’t ask about other things. This is also the case in most developing countries. In terms of business operations, not to mention new companies like Midea, even established giants like HP cannot personally operate in all countries. Chen Zhiwen only asked Midea’s Red Bull to seriously seize the European, American and Japanese markets, and other Southeast Asian countries to have a proper understanding of South America. West Asia, Eastern Europe, etc., just let it happen.

As for Hutchison Whampoa, the major investments outside are ports, real estate and mining. Real estate currently only involves Japan. As for mining, Brazil is indeed a good place, but it is not involved, let alone ports.

For farm investment in the United States, Argentina was mainly chosen, because Henry Morgan’s main contacts were in Argentina, and one Argentina was already big enough.

"The person sent by the Brazilian Consulate to deliver the sticker didn't say anything. He just said that if you go, there may be some business cooperation." The secretary said.

"Okay, let's contact them and make an appointment." Chen Zhiwen nodded. It involves a country. Even if Brazil is currently in the debt crisis of South America, it will not be small if there is cooperation. Moreover, the crisis In fact, it may be an opportunity. Besides, even if there is nothing, the consul of a sovereign country must give some face even if he comes to visit. After all, it is not a small country in Africa that doesn't know face.

"Okay." The secretary agreed and quickly left.

"It's a bit strange, Brazilian Consul." Chen Zhiwen put away the interview note and said with a smile.

"Brazil? A South American country? I heard that the economy there is very good?" Liu Xiaoli asked curiously.

"It's definitely much better than the mainland, but it's not working well recently." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. Compared with the country, there are few countries that can't match it. The goal of the reform is to become an economy on the same level as Brazil.