Chapter 232 Bao Yugang's Invitation
Chapter 232 Bao Yugang's Invitation
Time soon came to the beginning of October.
The Hong Kong government approved the construction of a shipyard in Drunken Bay and issued an authorization document. This may be because the Hong Kong government at that time had not yet thought of building a container terminal in Kwai Chung.
After obtaining the authorization, Yang Wendong immediately transferred HK$350 million from Changxing Industrial, and then found Sanders again and completed the loan procedures. This time the loan was HK$800 million, and HSBC would disburse it in batches according to the progress of the project construction.
Once the funds were in place, a large number of staff immediately appeared on the beach of Zuijiu Bay.
On October 10, Yang Wendong also came here.
As soon as I got off the car, I saw hundreds of people working hard on the beach ahead.
"Mr. Yang, this is Mr. Zhao Wenjie." Zheng Yuhua brought someone over and introduced him to the boss: "Mr. Zhao was once the highest-ranking Chinese in Huangpu Dockyard. In the future, he will be responsible for the construction and future operation of our Changxing Dockyard."
"Hello, Mr. Zhao." Yang Wendong also said with a smile and shook hands.
As the company grows bigger, he will basically not participate in the final interviews with some middle and senior management personnel, especially those with strong professional skills, and he will not be able to make any sense of them during the interviews.
However, the personnel power of the branch is still in the hands of the head office, which will also review these recruits, not only participating in interviews but also conducting very detailed background checks. Doing so can not only divide some of the work of the boss Yang Wendong, but also ensure the introduction of talents more efficiently.
As for Yang Wendong, he only needs to know the matter in the end. When both the branch manager and the headquarters office agree to hire someone, he will generally agree as well.
He also knew that Zhao Wenjie in front of him was recruited by Zheng Yuhua through his connections.
"Hello, Mr. Yang." Zhao Wenjie said, "You can still call me Lao Zhao or Wenjie."
"Then let's call it Lao Zhao." Yang Wendong smiled. It was because he was relatively young. Otherwise, as a boss, he would usually call others by their names.
Zhao Wenjie then said, "Mr. Yang, let me introduce the situation here to you. You should first understand my plan. I will give you a detailed plan later."
"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded.
Afterwards, Zhao Wenjie took Yang Wendong for a walk on the rugged road on the beach and also talked about his future investment plans.
Yang Wendong also listened carefully. Although he didn't understand it very well, he just needed to grasp some important numbers.
After listening, Yang Wendong asked, "When will the dock be completed?"
Zhao Wenjie said: "The construction of the dock will take about half a year. If we work 24 hours a day, it can be completed in four months at the fastest, but the cost will be much higher;
Before the dock is built, the land needs to be leveled and the offshore area needs to be reclaimed, which will take about 3 to 4 months.
"That means the earliest will be next summer." Yang Wendong calculated the time in his mind.
"Yes, the dock also involves safety, and this is basically the fastest speed." Zhao Wenjie added: "And a lot of equipment needs to be imported, which also takes time. It will take more than half a year for everything to be in place, which just matches our construction time."
"Okay then." Yang Wendong would not discuss such professional issues with professionals. Afterwards, he would ask other professionals. If the answers were similar, that would be it.
Zhao Wenjie added, "Mr. Yang, compared to infrastructure and equipment, the more important thing is that the shipyard must have a sufficient number of technical personnel. For this, we need to hire people from other places at a high price. Otherwise, without these people, the entire shipyard will not be able to operate."
"No problem, just go ahead and recruit some people. You can offer higher wages than other shipyards." Yang Wendong naturally knew the importance of people.
Even in the 21st century's intelligent dark factories, only a large number of ordinary workers have been eliminated, and there is still a great shortage of high-tech talents.
A shipyard naturally needs a large number of highly experienced talents, otherwise it cannot be opened at all. This is not an ordinary factory where a few engineers can lead dozens or hundreds of people.
Zheng Yuhua next to him also said, "Yes, Mr. Zhao, go ahead and recruit some people. Compared to the cost of the entire dock, the labor cost is not much higher."
Yang Wendong also agrees that wages in Hong Kong are indeed not high. Even a ship captain only earns HK$3000 a month, which may be less than an ordinary worker in Europe or the United States.
"I know you two value talent, but there may be some problems." Zhao Wenjie followed up, "There are only a few shipyards in Hong Kong, and they don't have many talents. If we poach too many people, we might offend them."
“The Hong Kong government pursues a free market. If we poach our people, what else can they do?” Yang Wendong said with a faint smile.
Although Hong Kong is now dominated by British capital, Yang Wendong will not take the initiative to confront British giants on some major issues. But if even poaching people is taboo, then what business is there for?
Moreover, he now has a good relationship with HSBC, the 10,000-person industrial park can also create a large number of jobs, and even the Governor of Hong Kong wants to win him over. He is more or less confident, and British capital will not cause trouble for him because of such things.
Zhao Wenjie said: "That's true, but I also think there's no need to create too big a conflict. I have another idea, to poach people from Taiwan."
"Taiwan?" Yang Wendong hadn't thought about this question, and asked instead: "Shipping in Taiwan doesn't seem to be very developed, right? It's not as good as Hong Kong."
Zhao Wenjie said: "In terms of shipping, they are indeed not as good as Japan, but they have shipyards. Although the ships they build now are not very good and the quality is far inferior to that of Japan, they have also trained a lot of talents.
If these people come to the shipyard, they can easily take on related jobs, and the salary may be even lower.”
"That's a good idea." Yang Wendong asked again, "But aren't you afraid of offending the shipyard in Taiwan?"
Zhao Wenjie said with a smile: "We are only recruiting some ordinary technical workers. It is useless for us to recruit those high-tech talents who are good at design and structure.
It's just an ordinary technical engineer, there won't be any problem, there are plenty of them over there."
Yang Wendong agreed and said, "Okay, then you can send people to Taiwan to recruit people and build a team as soon as possible. It's better to have people early and then wait for infrastructure and equipment, rather than the other way around."
"Understood, Mr. Yang, don't worry, I will go to Taiwan to recruit people myself." Zhao Wenjie said, "Even the people coming from Taiwan, and the workers here in the future, will also need a place to live.
So I suggest that Changxing Real Estate Company build a dormitory nearby to make life more convenient for the workers.”
"That's no problem." Yang Wendong said, "We also have an obligation to help each other within our group. As long as the request is reasonable, our sister companies will help."
Zhao Wenjie smiled and said, "Okay, thank you Yang Sheng."
"It's a small matter." Yang Wendong said again: "That's it, I'll leave this to you from now on."
If it is about building a house, as a person from later generations, he is considered to be experienced and can offer some suggestions.
But for a shipyard, there is no way to provide any help, and it can only be handed over to professionals. However, to be cautious, he will also ask a third party to check it.
If two or more professionals who do not know each other have a supervisory role and reach the same or similar conclusions, then the boss Yang Wendong will feel at ease.
At Taikoo Dockyard, a white guy frowned after reading a document from his assistant and said, "Another dockyard has been added. These Chinese people are not content to open a factory, but are actually trying to steal our business."
The assistant said, "Mr. Linde, this Eric is now a celebrity in Hong Kong. He owns four major industries: factories, real estate, shipping, and media. This time he built a shipyard, probably because he wants to seriously develop the shipping industry."
Lin De sneered and said, "How many ships can a remote place like Kwai Chung attract? I guess it won't have much impact on us."
"Of course. I guess we can only attract some old Chinese ships at low prices." The assistant added, "But this shipyard was loaned by HSBC."
"HSBC?" Lind frowned and said, "HSBC didn't participate in shipping before, but in the past year, it has actually started to help Chinese shipping companies. I don't know what's going on?" The assistant said, "If a Chinese shipping company gets the support of HSBC, it will be very disadvantageous to us."
Lind said indifferently: "You are worrying too much. What can a Chinese shipping company achieve? There is not even a dock. A dock can only be used to repair ships."
"Yes." The assistant could only agree. He felt that the Chinese Shipping Company should not be underestimated, but he could not decide anything.
Inside an office in Admiralty, Hong Kong:
Bao Yugang was holding a newspaper and said to someone beside him happily, "Ah Wei, look at this. Another Chinese has opened a shipyard."
The middle-aged man called Ah Wei was surprised after hearing this and asked, "Who opened it, Tung Chao Yun?"
"No, it's Yang Wendong." Bao Yugang replied.
"Yang Wendong, the sticky note king?" Ah Wei asked curiously, "I remember he only had a few cargo ships. Isn't it worth opening a shipyard for such a small number of ships?"
Bao Yugang said: "That should mean they are preparing to invest in shipping on a large scale, and the shipyard is also for future considerations."
"That makes sense." Ah Wei also agreed and said, "Yang Wendong's rise is really fast. He has built an industrial park with 10,000 employees. Even I admire him very much.
In the past few months, we have acquired a large number of buildings in Hong Kong Island, and now we are preparing to enter the shipping industry on a large scale.”
"Haha, he just has the ability." Bao Yugang said with a smile: "If there is a chance, I would also like to make friends with him."
Ah Wei thought for a moment and said, "We are all in the same business, and we will have the chance to meet again in the future."
"Yeah." Bao Yugang nodded, and then said: "The last time I told you, I think I might be able to involve Yang Wendong. If he joins, it will be easy."
"That's right." Ah Wei thought for a moment and agreed, "He has money and needs in this area, so he is a very suitable candidate."
Bao Yugang said, "Yes, I heard that he also cooperates with HSBC. Next time I will go to Sanders and ask him to introduce me. If this matter is successful, it will be of great benefit to us."
"Well, you can give it a try." Awei nodded.
The fact that Hong Kong has a new shipyard is not big news, and only people in the industry have paid a little attention to it. The popularity is far less than that of Yang Wendong's previous acquisition of several buildings in Hong Kong Island and an industrial park with 10,000 people.
Some newspapers only describe it in a few words in non-core positions, and ordinary newspaper users will not care about such things.
On October 10, Yang Wendong brought Su Yiyi and Xiao Zhiwen to the interior of Changxing Shopping Mall.
It hasn't opened yet, but internal preparations have already begun. Today, all the stores are basically the same, whether they are self-operated or have introduced external brands.
"Let me hold you for a while." Yang Wendong picked up his son.
Little Zhiwen is already 5 months old. Although he can’t sit yet, he no longer likes lying in the pushchair. Instead, he prefers to be held, otherwise he will cry.
Su Yiyi will get tired if she is held for a long time. Although there is a nanny, her parents usually hold her when they go out.
"Okay, my hands are sore." Su Yiyi handed the child to Yang Wendong, and then asked, "When will this first Carrefour supermarket open?"
"The end of the month, on the 28th." Yang Wendong answered while teasing the child.
"There are so many things in here." Su Yiyi said as she walked.
Yang Wendong smiled and said, "This is not a lot. Supermarkets in Europe and the United States have much more things. My place is currently at best a large grocery store where customers can freely choose to shop."
In the supermarkets of the past, there were basically a wide variety of products. A piece of toothpaste might have dozens of brands and hundreds of types, but this is obviously impossible now.
We only have one store now and our purchasing scale is limited. It is impossible to purchase too many types of one product. At the same time, logistics and information communication cannot keep up.
Even the supermarkets in Europe and the United States today are far inferior to those in the past.
Su Yiyi said: "I think it's too much. Hong Kong still can't compare with Europe and the United States. It's enough to meet the needs of current citizens and customers."
"Yes, just improve it step by step." Yang Wendong nodded.
Everything is gradually improved, and the supermarket industry is no exception. Today in Hong Kong, its main competitors are department stores and China Resources' domestic stores, etc.
As long as we are better than these, even if the price is not as good as that of domestic stores, it is just a misaligned competition. The mainland does not produce everything.
After a round, they came to the clothing store opened by Su Yiyi: Yiran's House.
Yang Wendong said: "The clothes here are quite cheap."
"Yes, in Brother Dong's words, it's called cost-effectiveness." Su Yiyi said with a smile.
"Yes." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "After Changxing Shopping Center opens, I will ask the Hong Kong Chinese Daily and the radio station to promote our two stores together.
But as for the photos, you take them yourself or you let others take them, and then you decide.”
"Okay." Su Yiyi agreed.
Yang Wendong said again: "Let's go to the third floor and have a look. There are food and drinks there."
There must be good food in a shopping mall, otherwise it will not attract people at all. Who would come to the mall to shop regularly if they have nothing to do?
"Is there anything to eat at noon?" Su Yiyi asked.
Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Yes, but they should all be frozen ingredients. We can wait a little longer."
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After lunch, they took another walk around Changxing Shopping Mall and then returned to Geely Building.
An assistant came over and said, "Mr. Yang, Bao Yugang from Global Shipping wants to invite you for tea."
"Bao Yugang?" Yang Wendong thought for a moment and asked, "Did he say anything?"
The assistant replied, "No, it was Saunders from HSBC who called just now. He said that Pao Yu-Kang wanted to ask you out to discuss a business deal through him. You decide the specific time."
Su Yiyi asked, "Brother Dong, could it be about the new shipyard?"
"I don't think so. This is a small matter." Yang Wendong didn't care and said, "Then let's make an appointment at 2 pm tomorrow at the Peninsula Hotel."
"Okay." The assistant went back to contact immediately.
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(End of this chapter)