Chapter 199 Ten Thousand People Industrial Park Plan

Chapter 199 Ten Thousand People Industrial Park Plan

Chapter 199 Ten Thousand People Industrial Park Plan

Afterwards, Yang Wendong and Su Yiyi brought Elena to their office, and Su Yiyi made tea for the guests.

Elena smiled and said, "Congratulations on your pregnancy. You two are about to become parents."

"Thank you." Yang Wendong smiled and asked directly, "Ms. Elena, I wonder if you have anything to ask us?"

After his own business became successful, Yang Wendong actually visited this white lady who had been of great help to him, because she was the only one who had no profit-making purpose in her cooperation with him.

There were also quite a few other people who helped me, but that was just normal business cooperation.

When Yang Wendong learned that Elena's living environment was not very good, he thought about moving her to a new place, but Elena did not agree. Later, Yang Wendong often sent people to deliver some small holiday gifts to her.

After Yang Wendong became a celebrity in Hong Kong, Elena never came to see him. The only time she came was when Yang Wendong took the initiative to invite her last time when he got married.

Elena nodded and said, "There is something I need to find you for. I think you are the only one who can help me with this matter."

"What's the matter?" Yang Wendong asked.

Elena said, "Did you know about the fire that happened in the squatter settlement in Kwun Tong last month?"

"I know. This incident was reported in many newspapers. Three people died and more than 3 people were injured." Yang Wendong nodded and said.

In Hong Kong, squatters are not only found in Tsim Sha Tsui where I live. To be more precise, squatters are found around the Kowloon Peninsula and the more developed towns.
This is somewhat similar to the slums in many cities, where poor people rely on prosperous areas to survive, live in shanties, and then go to nearby towns to find work.

Last month, a serious fire broke out in a squatter hut near Kwun Tong, which caused considerable casualties. Fortunately, it was daytime and the people in the squatter hut ran away quickly, otherwise the casualties would have been even greater.

Elena said: "Yes, but the actual number of casualties is more than what the Hong Kong government reported. This matter has been concealed."

"It was kept secret?" Yang Wendong didn't know about this.

But it's normal to think about it. If such a thing happened anywhere, it would probably be concealed from the outside world. Even the British Hong Kong government would not dare to really take the lives of the Chinese people lightly.

If the incident is too serious, it may even lead to diplomatic disputes and international pressure from public opinion.

Elena nodded and said, “Yes, the real number is much higher, so I won’t say much about this matter. After the fire was discovered, although people nearby evacuated on a large scale, the surrounding houses were severely burned.

Thousands of people have lost their homes and possibly even food.”

"So this becomes the responsibility of your social welfare department?" Yang Wendong finally understood.

The Hong Kong government department where Elena works is responsible for basic social welfare.

Although the original purpose of the British Hong Kong government to establish this department was to maintain stability, there are still many people who truly want to seek benefits for ordinary people.

"Yes, our department is already helping those who have lost their homes." Elena said, "I came here hoping to get your help."

"That's no problem. I can donate some money to help these people," Yang Wendong promised.

When one's net worth reaches a certain level, no matter if one is sincere or not, one needs to invest some money into charity. This is necessary for the sake of "fame".

And being able to help poor Chinese is what he most wants to see when making charitable donations as a Chinese.

"I want to thank these people." Elena said with a smile: "But I am not here just to ask you to donate to charity, but to solve this problem fundamentally."

"How to solve it?" Yang Wendong asked back.

Elena added: "The Hong Kong government has been building resettlement buildings over the years. You should know about this, right?"

"I know." Yang Wendong nodded.

In fact, fires frequently occur in shanty towns in Hong Kong, almost every year. After all, hundreds of thousands of people live together in these shanties, and the houses are mostly made of wood, and people need to make fires to cook. In such an environment, it would be strange if there were no fires.

As early as 1953, Hong Kong experienced the worst fire, the Shek Kip Mei Fire, which also occurred in squatter huts. The casualties were much more serious than in Kwun Tong last month, and more than 5 people were left homeless.

This incident put great international pressure on the British Hong Kong government at the time. In addition, the victims needed to be resettled, so the Hong Kong government began to build resettlement buildings, which were the first generation of public housing estates.

Subsequently, the Hong Kong government continued to build new resettlement buildings in different places to accommodate some people.

Elena said: "This time the Hong Kong government plans to build a large resettlement building in Kwun Tong to accommodate nearly 10,000 people;

The only thing the Hong Kong government can do is to provide housing, but the survival of these people is still a problem. If this problem is not solved, I am afraid that the situation will only get worse.”

"So you want me to invest in Kwun Tong and provide jobs?" Yang Wendong finally understood Elena's purpose.

Today, Changxing Industrial can be said to be the largest factory in Hong Kong, and all plastic-related products are outsourced, which indirectly creates more jobs.

To put it conservatively, there are almost 10,000 people working directly or indirectly for themselves in Hong Kong today. This "indirect" only counts the jobs of their suppliers, and the service industry driven by the economy alone cannot be counted.

In the whole of Hong Kong, there are only a handful of companies that can drive the regional economy, and Changxing Industrial is one of them.

Elena nodded and said, “Yes, that’s why I came here. I have investigated your company’s products, which are very popular overseas, but obviously have not fully satisfied the overseas market;
Since you will build another factory in Hong Kong, why not invest in places that need investment more? This has nothing to do with the economy. I don’t care about this. What I care about is that there are many people there who can’t find a job. They are either poor or turn to crime. "

"I am naturally very happy to be able to help so many Chinese people in squatters." Yang Wendong paused and said, "It's just that this is a big deal and I need to change the development plan I made. In addition, many suppliers don't listen to me completely, so I need some time to plan this matter."

Theoretically speaking, if he built a factory in Tsim Sha Tsui or some prosperous area in Kowloon, the future benefits would be the highest. After all, although Kwun Tong was not bad in his previous life, it was still inferior to Tsim Sha Tsui.

But if it really involves the basic lives of thousands of ordinary people, he also needs to consider it if he can help them.

Elena smiled again and said, "I know this matter is very big, so I didn't expect you to reply to me today. In addition, this is also the responsibility of the Hong Kong government. If you can help, the Hong Kong government will definitely reward you."

"What kind of reward?" Yang Wendong asked.

He has helped the Hong Kong government so much. Even if he is personally willing to help poor Chinese, he cannot let the Hong Kong government, which should have taken the responsibility, take advantage of him for nothing.

Elena shook her head and said, “I don’t know about this, you may need to discuss it yourself. This matter is not aimed at you alone, but many Hong Kong entrepreneurs;

Anyone who helps will be thanked by the Hong Kong government. I think anyone who really wants to invest in Kwun Tong will also negotiate with the Hong Kong government, right? "

"So, you came here on your own initiative? Not on behalf of the Hong Kong government?" Yang Wendong asked. Elena said, "Not entirely. We have discussed this matter within our department, and I thought of you. My boss also agreed that I should come to you and give it a try."

"Okay, I understand. I will consider this matter as soon as possible." Yang Wendong added: "If it involves a large investment, I will also need to negotiate with the Hong Kong government."

"Okay, I'll take my leave then." Elena stood up and said, "I wish you a baby soon."

"Thank you." Yang Wendong and Su Yiyi said with a smile, then sent Elena downstairs again and arranged for their driver to take her away.

Returning downstairs again, Yang Wendong called Wei Zetao and told him about Elena.

After listening to this, Wei Zetao said, "Mr. Yang, this is actually a good thing for us."

"What do you mean?" Yang Wendong asked back.

Wei Zetao said: "Mr. Yang also knows that the production of sticky notes in our factory is planned and all together. It is only because the glue factory is a bit polluting that it is placed in Tuen Mun.

Later, we started to produce several plastic parts. Because we did not participate in the production ourselves, but outsourced it to other factories, these factories were located in different places. We even bought some warehouses to use as assembly factories, but they were still not able to be gathered together. "

Yang Wendong nodded and said, "I know that. At that time, the expansion was too fast, and we had to use the existing resources of so many plastic factories in Hong Kong, so even if the location was messy, there was nothing we could do."

"Yes." Wei Zetao continued, "In terms of production efficiency and cost control, all factories gathered together will have the highest efficiency.

I have considered this issue before, but there is basically no such large vacant land in Tsim Sha Tsui today, unless it is moved to the north, but there are mountains there, and the cost of leveling is too high, so high that many real estate companies cannot afford it. "

Yang Wendong also understood and asked, "So you want to choose a place outside of Tsim Sha Tsui as our future industrial base?"

Wei Zetao nodded and said, "Yes, but under normal circumstances, it is almost impossible to find such a large area of ​​land, unless you go to the northern New Territories, but there is nothing there and it is not suitable for industry.

But if the Hong Kong government is willing to help, this won’t be difficult.”

"So, do you think this time in Kwun Tong is this opportunity?" Yang Wendong asked in return: "But many of the suppliers' factories are considered to have some technical content, so the people there may not be able to do it, right?"

Wei Zetao replied: "This won't be a big problem. At most, we can build dormitories there for technical workers to live in, or arrange buses to pick up and drop off high-tech people. Hong Kong is not that big, and a bus only takes a few dozen minutes to get to Kwun Tong. This time is not long."

"Well, that's possible." Yang Wendong nodded.

"Mr. Yang, I actually have a bigger idea." Wei Zetao added, "Before, according to your request, I bought a few warehouses in Tsim Sha Tsui to store the suitcases that have been produced and are waiting to be shipped.

But a warehouse only costs a few hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars, and the funds in the account are increasing. I don’t know what to do with them, so why don’t we invest a lot in Kwun Tong.”

"How do you invest?" Yang Wendong asked.

Because he does not allow Changxing Industry to invest independently in real estate or other non-manufacturing industries, with its current ability to attract money, the money really cannot be used up.

And because we knew there would be a real estate crisis in 66, there was not much point in hoarding land on a large scale at this time, and we might even lose money after a few years.

As for those prime locations that don’t involve any risk, few people will sell them, and it’s hard to find ones that are for sale. As for the investment in the cinema, it’s too small.

Now he may really need to think about where to invest the money he has.

Wei Zetao said: "We went to the Hong Kong government to ask for a large piece of land, then we built a factory and rented it to our suppliers or other factories, including our own assembly factory.

In this way, we can centralize all scattered industries, and the Hong Kong government can also solve the employment problem, and a large number of local people can be employed, killing three birds with one stone."

"It's indeed a good idea." Yang Wendong paused and said, "It's killing four birds with one stone. Have you ever thought about how much impact it would have on the economy if we moved a large amount of future production capacity to Kwun Tong?"

Large factories can boost a city's economy. Changxing Industry may not be as good as the Fortune 500 companies, but it is easy to boost a town.

Wei Zetao nodded and said, "It must be very big. We can't miss out on the real estate."

"Well, call Zheng Zhijie and ask him to come over. We'll discuss it when he arrives." Yang Wendong said.

"Okay." Wei Zetao agreed and immediately made a phone call.

More than an hour later, Zheng Zhijie rushed over and said apologetically, "Sorry, I'm late."

"It's okay, that's how it is at the ferry." Yang Wendong didn't care.

Afterwards, Wei Zetao told Zheng Zhijie what he had said in the morning.

After listening to this, Zheng Zhijie said: "This is a very large project. I guess once the news gets out, the land around Kwun Tong will increase significantly."

"Yes, so we shouldn't miss it." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "This matter involves a lot of importance, and it won't be settled so quickly. I still need to use this project to get some benefits from the Hong Kong government. At the very least, I have to get a large area of ​​land at a very cheap price.

As for Changxing Real Estate, we will start acquiring properties in Kwun Tong from tomorrow, especially street-side shops and old buildings, or we can directly ask local companies to buy land.”

"Mr. Yang, the funds in the company's account, as well as the large amount of loans from Liao Chong Hing Bank, have been invested in two new residential communities." Zheng Zhijie naturally understood what his boss meant, but a good cook cannot cook without rice.

Yang Wendong said: "Don't worry about that. I will mobilize funds from Changxing Industry for you. This project will have separate financial support from your existing business. Misappropriation of funds is not allowed."

"Okay." Zheng Zhijie agreed and asked, "Then do we need to develop the land we bought in Kwun Tong ourselves?"

"No need." Yang Wendong denied it and said, "The land there is not suitable for us to develop a high-end residential area. Ordinary residential development will also delay the energy of the existing team. This time we are simply holding these properties.

After the acquisition, we can collect rent normally, and then sell it at a high price when the time is right. "

"I understand." Zheng Zhijie nodded.

Su Yiyi, who had been silent all the time, asked, "What is the name of this project? Such a big plan must have a name, right?"

Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "Let's call it Changxing 10,000 People Industrial Park. We are indeed profitable from this project, and it is estimated that it can solve the employment problem of nearly 10,000 people, or even more."

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