Chapter 378 Red Top Merchant
Chapter 378 Red Top Merchant
Although Liang Manping was drunk, his mind was clear. Seeing Yin Zhaotang was undecided and thinking to no avail, he smiled and pushed his glass: "Atang, if there is anything you don't understand, just ask me openly!"
"It is my job to convey instructions and implement their spirit."
Yin Zhaotang returned the toast and said with a smile, "Okay, Brother Ping. I think forget about the public commendation."
"Although wearing a sash on your shoulders, hanging your ID card on your chest, and speaking at meetings are good things to bring honor to your family, but you are in the world and cannot control your own fate. There are some things that you don't need to rush, just take your time."
Liang Manping picked up a piece of Chinese cabbage, put it in his mouth, chewed it, and said with a look of understanding: "Not rushing for quick success and instant benefits, but looking at long-term development, that's very good."
"Don't worry. Even if you don't publicly accept the award, as long as Lao Zhong comes to invest in the mainland, the country will welcome him."
"No matter what area, I will directly send people to help spread the word and clear the way to ensure that there won't be such a mess."
Yin Zhaotang felt very warmed and quickly waved his hand, asking the waiter to open another bottle of wine.
As long as the current person in charge does not retire, Lao Zhong will have a "one-card pass". With his ahead-of-his-time business vision and without any hindrance from local bureaucrats, it will be difficult for him not to make money.
He filled the glasses, clinked them and said, "Brother Ping, please give me more guidance on the management rights of those three projects. I will never forget your support when I become successful in the future."
When he needs help from others, he is always willing to lower his posture. Besides, everyone is at the table, everyone is a family, the rules are relaxed, and there is no need for ostentation.
Liang Manping cursed with a smile: "Pounce on your mother, don't talk nonsense about violating discipline!"
"Brother Ping, you are a public official, serving the people and having discipline. But your nephew is? Money can be passed down from generation to generation, and there will be no problem in placing it in funds and stocks. But power is more difficult to pass on than money. It is risky to be a politician in the mainland, and coming to Hong Kong Island to become a social elite is a good way out." Yin Zhaotang hit the nail on the head, hitting the nail on the head about the biggest difference between money and power.
There are two concepts of possessing the largest "amount of resources" in human social systems. One is from an economic perspective, and the other is from an organizational perspective.
Liang Manping couldn't help but smile at his sincerity. He didn't preach and said thoughtfully, "To sum up, the three projects are arms, futures, and agricultural product trading."
"After the national reform, we are striving to gain access to the international market and join the Jamaican system. Given the current situation, only by cooperating with the United States can we achieve the greatest results."
"But it's not easy. Hong Kong Island and Macao were both windows when the mainland was blocked and transit points for international trade. Before the country achieves the goal of connecting to the international market, it needs the help of merchants from both places to carry out the most important trade. Among them, minerals, oil, food, cotton, and arms are all very important."
"The relevant categories must be handled by merchants that the country trusts. The country now trusts you and wants to hand over the three aspects of arms, finance and agricultural products to you."
"Among them, as for arms franchising, as long as Lao Zhong sets up a company, he can legally export weapons produced in the mainland for sale abroad."
"Orders will be approved for production and shipped to Hong Kong Island, but you have to figure out the shipping method yourself."
Yin Zhaotang's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but ask, "Where are the purchases?"
Liang Manping looked at him in surprise and said with a smile: "There are not many weapons that the country cannot make. They must be advanced weapons. If you can get them, you will be credited with a great achievement. Why do you need purchasing qualifications?"
Military equipment, if you can't buy it on the open market, you can't buy it. If you can get it on the black market, it's a gift to the country. In the 80s, although the mainland was not rich, it was still a big country, and there were not many weapons that could not be made.
The number of weapons exported is not small, and the main buyers are anti-government forces in Southeast Asia. There are also customers in Africa and other regions, but due to the international blockade, the order volume is very small.
This franchise license is a legal license in the mainland, but it is not recognized internationally. It is actually very difficult to sell it. Lao Zhong has to do everything from attracting customers, negotiating orders, and smuggling.
The financial industry mainly involves oil and precious metal futures. The mainland injects capital behind the scenes and leaves it to Lao Zhong to trade, and the hometown pays for the wins and losses.
The foundation collects handling and management fees, and earns pure US dollars. Bulk agricultural products are still funded by the mainland, and Lao Zhong is responsible for placing orders at the Chicago Board of Trade. It is allowed to buy futures, but the mainland wants spot goods.
If Lao Zhong buys futures, he has to bear his own profits and losses. The mainland only offers a "discount", commonly known as shipping fees, and then he pays at the exchange price of the day when delivery is made at the Shenzhen Port.
Lao Zhong can "gamble" and make a lot of money by playing futures, or he may lose all his money. He can also buy spot goods from American grain traders and earn a pure commission.
The purchasing scope includes five major categories: wheat, rice, corn, soybeans and potatoes.
These three businesses are actually just shields for my hometown. After the mainland joins the WTO, my hometown can take them back and do them by itself. They belong to the business scope of "state-owned enterprises" and if they work hard, they will never make a loss.
With the mainland's ever-growing size, if you earn a few million dollars this year, it will be tens of millions next year, and hundreds of millions in a few years.
Yin Zhaotang once again thought of his predecessor, Mr. Huo. When he was approved for the sand mining license, did he have the same choice as himself?
Finally, Mr. Huo obtained the sand mining rights, sold pre-sale properties, invested in STDM, developed the South China Sea, and became one of the new four major families, accumulating billions of dollars in wealth and becoming famous throughout the world.
After the 90s, Hong Kong media often referred to Mr. Huo as a "red-top tycoon."
Among the three instructions issued by his hometown, the second one with the greatest benefit was to give him a chance to become a "red-top tycoon"!
As the saying goes, wearing a red hat and endowed with imperial aura, being an official or doing business will bring success in everything!
The red-topped businessmen in the Qing Dynasty referred to people who held official positions and engaged in business, such as Hu Xueyan, Jiang Chun, and Wang Chi.
There are two types of modern red-top businessmen. One is the leader of a state-owned enterprise with an official license, and the other is a franchisee with overseas representatives. One is inward-looking, and the other is outward-looking. Each of them has the great ability to influence current affairs and holds the two major resources of "power" and "money".
You have to know that some senior politicians are not necessarily more comfortable than the leaders of large state-owned enterprises. Many of those who control the core and are famous all over the world have to control state-owned enterprises to generate economic blood and expand their influence. The most famous one is the "oil system", which has raised a group of big tigers.
Anyone who is qualified to be a red-top businessman represents the family's turnaround and prosperity for a hundred years.
Whether you can become a wealthy businessman depends on your personal ability.
Sand mining, arms, futures, and agricultural products are essentially the same, cooperating with the mainland to earn foreign exchange, or helping the mainland purchase resources at low prices.
It is a win-win situation. It is not just giving money. It is cooperation. The better you do it, the longer you can do it, and the bigger it will be. If you don't do it well, the cooperation will be cancelled.
After all, we have given you the opportunities and the trust you have received. If you cannot grasp them, it is your own fault.
Of course, the era he lived in was different from the era Huo Sheng lived in. During Huo Sheng's years, the country was too poor and could only sell resources from the mainland. Now the ways of playing are more diverse.
This proves that the country is much richer.
Huo Sheng will encounter obstacles when going to Hainan, and one very important point is that the country will give him meat.
This has caused dissatisfaction among some vested interests.
The sand and land were taken away by the Huo family, so what did the local bigwigs gain?
Which one should I choose?
(End of this chapter)