Chapter 405: More Children and Justices of the Peace

Yang Wendong said: "Starting with sugars may be relatively simpler. At least we already have a high demand for them, and the competition in this field is not as fierce as that in staple food."

Staple food is the foundation of a country, so it has become a resource that international giants and countries are determined to obtain. Although it is not to prevent others from entering, it is definitely much more difficult. Relatively speaking, sugar is better.
Historically, Robert Kuok was able to successfully control the Asian sugar industry, which means that others can do it too. Even if it is difficult to reach the height of the "Sugar King" due to geographical reasons, they can definitely get a piece of the pie.

The Middle East war was about to break out, and sugar was also a military material. He would certainly not participate in it, but the price of this material would inevitably skyrocket at that time. If he arranged it early, he could also make a lot of money. Of course, short-term huge profits are actually not very meaningful. The most important thing is to take advantage of this time and become a member of the market.

"Okay, I will now focus on finding places around the world that need sugar." Zhang Zefei agreed.

Wei Zetao said, "Mr. Zhang, we had an internal meeting yesterday. The mainland is in serious shortage of sugar. You can cooperate with China Resources, but to avoid trouble, you still have to go through an intermediary company and then gradually expand the transaction.

According to our budget, domestic agriculture will improve, but the core business should still be growing staple food, and sugar production capacity is still limited."

"Okay, I understand." Zhang Zefei agreed.

Yang Wendong added: "If you have any problems with funding, you will have the authority to come to me alone in the future. As long as it is reasonable, I will support you. In the early stages, the first-tier subsidiaries of our group basically need the help of group resources and funds, so don't worry about asking for help."

Except for Changxing Industry, which is the first subsidiary of Changxing Group, all the subsequent subsidiaries all relied on the capital of Changxing Industry, and then developed rapidly in the early stage, formed scale and then had the ability to generate self-financing.

"Thank you, Mr. Yang." Zhang Zefei also said in surprise.

He knew how powerful the group's resources were. It was no exaggeration to say that it was the number one Chinese financial group in Hong Kong. Although it might not be as big as Jardine Matheson, all of its industries were emerging industries, each of which was well developed and suitable for cooperation with each other.

"Well, that's it." Yang Wendong continued, "Spend a month investigating the international sugar market, such as which countries produce sugar for export, which are importing countries, what is their share, and which large peers there are, etc."

If they could expand in the sugar market, it would not only help their beverage and snack industries, which are high-profit industries in themselves, but would also help ordinary people in China. Because if they could ensure a stable supply of sugar overseas, perhaps the country would appropriately increase the planting of normal staple foods.

From this perspective, it will be much easier than participating in the staple food industry yourself.

It can be said that this is a win-win situation. It can even alleviate the domestic sugar shortage in the next decade or so. After the reform and opening up, it can also bring some "rewards" that cannot be directly explained.

In history, Robert Kuok, the Asian Sugar King, had helped the country solve the sugar problem many times, and then obtained the priority of large projects such as "Yanjing World Trade Center" and "Yanjing Oriental Plaza". However, due to financial and family reasons, Robert Kuok finally only invested in the World Trade Center.

But if there is no shortage of funds, perhaps there will be more high-quality projects. The real estate projects in the mainland have a high cost-effectiveness, which may only be comparable to the stocks of a few Internet technology companies in the future. However, with the existence of Yang Wendong, the history of human business may be rewritten. It is hard to say whether Microsoft and Google will appear in the future. I may not be able to invest correctly, but there will definitely be no problems with the real estate projects in the mainland.

Zhang Zefei quickly agreed and said, "Okay, I will sort out the information for you within a month."

Yang Wendong continued, “By the way, there is one more thing. I have invested in several supermarkets in Europe and the United States. Like Carrefour, they are not very large in scale;
But I think they all have good potential. You can try to contact them and see if there is anything you can cooperate with, and gradually form direct transactions to avoid middlemen. Lao Wei, can you give Lao Zhang the list of those supermarkets? "

As a trader, it is impossible to directly contact all terminals. Under normal circumstances, in any country, there must be local distributors, through whom local sales points are linked. This was also the core business model of global trade before the advent of the Internet.

However, if we only cooperate with a few of them knowing the future supermarket giants, it will not have much impact, because it will not consume a lot of energy. Of course, this is also limited. To cooperate with the supermarket's own procurement chain, we have to wait until they have their own transportation center. But even if the cooperation is smaller at first, it is good to get to know them first.

"Okay." Wei Zetao agreed.

After leaving the conference room, Wei Zetao took Zhang Zefei to the Maxim's Coffee Shop in Changxing Plaza downstairs. After they ordered a cup of coffee, Wei Zetao said with a smile: "Xiao Zhang, this Maxim's Group was also invested by the boss, did you know that?"

"Really? I didn't know that." Zhang Zefei was a little surprised, and then said, "No wonder Maxim's Food has expanded so rapidly in the past two years. There are even many Maxim's bakeries inside Carrefour. It turns out that it's because we bought shares."

Wei Zetao said: "Only the senior management of Maxim's and our group know about this matter. From today on, you will also be exposed to some such information. Next, you will find out how far-reaching our boss's layout is.

Although the number of industries we operate in is far less than that of Jardine Matheson and Swire, as long as we are in one industry, we will definitely go all out. Once we have a breakthrough point, we will try to connect the entire industry, from the supply chain to the sales chain, and try to control it ourselves, or at least have a certain influence.”

Zhang Zefei paused and said, "So, Mr. Yang is planning to make a big splash in the sugar industry?"

"Yes, the group has long been preparing to make a big move in the beverage industry. However, the export and transportation costs of beverages are too high, even if we have our own ships. And even the two major cola companies in the United States are very cautious about overseas investments, so it is difficult for us to do well."

Wei Zetao added: "So entering the sugar-making industry at the front end of the beverage industry is a very good choice. Sugar has low transportation costs and is the core raw material of beverages. Once it is expanded, it will also be very profitable and have a great influence."

"Okay, I understand." Zhang Zefei also knew that Wei Zetao was reminding him that the sugar industry must become one of the future directions of Changxing Trade's efforts.

Wei Zetao added: "But don't worry too much, Mr. Yang will also fully support you, and with Mr. Yang's vision, there has not been a single mistake in these years."

"Yes, Mr. Yang started from scratch and has achieved such a high achievement in Hong Kong in just 6 years." Zhang Zefei also said with emotion: "I really don't know what our Changxing Group will be like in another 6 or 12 years."

Although Changxing Group is young, it has a very solid foundation after years of planning. Anyone who knows a little about it knows that some of its industries in Hong Kong are basically stable, and some of its industries that focus on exports are expanding across the entire industrial chain. This model is not well understood by many ordinary people in Hong Kong, but people in the industry know how terrifying the competitiveness is.

Wei Zetao said with a smile: "Haha, Mr. Yang's goal has long been overseas, and that's because we are a Hong Kong company. If it were in the United States, the scale of our company today would probably have to expand several times."

"That's true." Zhang Zefei nodded. Wei Zetao said, "By the way, I am planning to invest in building a factory in the UK. We are currently negotiating with the UK. Although this project itself is not profitable, if we want to make money from Europeans and Americans, we have to pay a price. But the advantage is that we will have our own base in Europe.

For your normal trade business, you can send a few people to Europe to stay there permanently. This will also be suitable for developing the European and American markets, and the cost will be lower. "

"Okay." Zhang Zefei said, "Being able to build factories in Europe and the United States is actually part of going global. It is impossible to really produce everything in Hong Kong and Taiwan and then earn money from Europe and the United States. This model will definitely have problems over time."

"Haha, smart." Wei Zetao smiled.

Time soon came to early August, and Zhang Zefei once again came to his boss's office and handed over all the information he had found to Yang Wendong.

After checking it out, Yang Wendong said, "It seems that the global sugar trade is also controlled by European and American capital."

Zhang Zefei said: "Yes, more than 6% is still controlled by European and American capital, about 1% to 2% is controlled by Japanese, South American and Southeast Asian capital, and the remaining 2% to 3% is difficult to check clearly, but it is likely that European and American capital is also behind it.

However, these do not include transactions with the Warsaw Pact countries, and some transactions in the mainland are not included because it is impossible to make clear statistics. "

"Well, these are enough." Yang Wendong said, "Asia is also one of the centers of the sugar industry, but there is no strong capital that can influence the price of sugar. It is completely doing hard labor for European and American capitalists."

Zhang Zefei said: "The UK in the past and the US now are actually similar, but relatively speaking, the US's current approach may be better."

"Haha~" Yang Wendong smiled and said, "That's not because the United States is kind, but because it wants to overthrow the influence of the United Kingdom, so it must do better;

Over the years, the United States has been promoting decolonization because it cannot colonize and can only destroy the old forces in the name of freedom.

"Mr. Yang is right." Zhang Zefei nodded and added, "But last year there was a Chinese in Malaysia named Robert Kuok. He had a very strong vision and bought a large amount of sugar futures. He made millions of dollars in half a year. He was very capable and dared to gamble."

"Robert Kuok?" Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "Well, you focus on investigating this person and keep an eye on him. Study him carefully and report to me. Then we'll see what to do."

As for the fluctuations in the sugar market, Changxing Group is a layman, but it can follow the future sugar king and does not need to watch every step. It only needs to see the big ones, which may be better than running the business on its own.
Of course, I will also study it on my own, but this can only be described as learning + imitation.

"Mr. Yang, are you so optimistic about Robert Kuok?" Zhang Zefei was a little puzzled.

Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "It's not just him that matters. You can also check the actions of other sugar tycoons. We can analyze and study them together then."

"Okay, Mr. Yang." Zhang Zefei agreed.

On August 8, Yang Wendong came to the Governor's House. It was absolutely bustling here today, with a large number of reporters waiting here.

"Mr. Yang, how do you feel about being awarded the title of Justice of the Peace?"

"Mr. Yang, if you become a Justice of the Peace, what will you do for the citizens of Hong Kong?"

"Mr. Yang, what do you think of the current Hong Kong economy?"

After seeing Yang Wendong, many reporters gathered around and asked various questions.

However, Yang Wendong's bodyguard team was no pushover, and the Hong Kong government also had corresponding police personnel, so they easily pushed all the reporters back.

Soon, Yang Wendong arrived at the Governor's Mansion. Trench was already waiting in the main hall. When he saw Yang Wendong, he smiled and said, "Mr. Yang, congratulations."

"I would like to thank the Governor of Hong Kong for his support." Yang Wendong replied politely.

Today is the day when the Governor's Office of Hong Kong awards Justices of the Peace Medals. There are a total of 8 people. The other seven are all government officials or elderly people. Only Yang Wendong is very special. He is very young and a legend in Hong Kong's business community. That is why he attracted so many reporters. Otherwise, on this day in previous years, only a few reporters would come to interview.

Trench said: "This is what I should do. I hope that Mr. Yang can help the British Empire manage Hong Kong as a Justice of the Peace in the future."

"Okay." Yang Wendong agreed casually. For now, he could only adapt to the situation.

Soon, the Justice of the Peace medals were awarded in the presence of several reporters, and Yang Wendong and others took a group photo with the Governor.
The identity of Justice of the Peace was officially confirmed. From then on, Yang Wendong also had a semi-official identity.

Time passed and it was mid-August, and the two pregnant women of the Yang family were admitted to Kanghua Hospital.

As for company matters, since there was nothing big to do for the time being, Yang Wendong often stayed in the hospital. After all, this was a private hospital and there were special VIP reception points for non-patients.

The two had similar pregnancy periods, and eventually, on the 18th and 21st, they gave birth to a boy and a girl.
PS: I have written about the plot of adding a child several times before, so I won’t write about it later and just briefly mention it. Please give me a monthly vote

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