Chapter 566 Future "Top 500" Industries
Chapter 566 Future "Top 500" Industries
"Okay, then I will discuss with the people from Kinmen Construction how to ensure that there is enough light in the classroom." Lin Haoyu also agreed.
He was also worried that his child might be nearsighted. After all, if his family was considered wealthy, the child would need to learn from a young age. Regardless of whether a method could be developed recently, as long as he could take this opportunity to communicate with experts in this field, it would be beneficial to him.
Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Yes, talk to Kinmen Architecture and ask them to study how to ensure sufficient brightness in the school's classrooms. It would be fine if the glass is bigger, and it would be best if it is made into a standard model."
After the acquisition, Kinmen Construction naturally took over many of Changxing Group’s internal businesses;
Yang Wendong also discovered the benefit of this construction company at this moment. If such a professional construction company can design a classroom structure with high safety, low cost and sufficient light, it will benefit countless people in the future.
Lin Haoyu said: "Okay."
"Then let's leave it at that for now. The same goes for middle schools, but there are only two of them, so we should give priority to primary schools." Yang Wendong went on to say, "As for libraries, we can just build them in a few towns, which can also be considered as educating people.
As for the hospital, do you think we should spend this money?"
Zhao Liming said: "Brother Dong, I think we can build a hospital, but if it is not our own industry, then there is no need to build a large public hospital. Instead, a sufficient number of small clinics would be more appropriate.
Many people in Hong Kong are reluctant to go to big hospitals for minor illnesses, and most of them just take medicine on their own. If we can build small clinics in many places, it will help many people.”
"That's fine. We can treat some common diseases. If a serious disease is found, we can arrange to go to a large hospital in time." Yang Wendong didn't think much about it and said, "Okay, let's do it. We can cooperate more with Watsons. They have pharmacies and some Chinese medicine doctors."
Yang Wendong would not get involved in such trivial matters. Even the Hope Primary Schools, if he had not considered that they would become bigger and more famous in the future, then the investment of more than a dozen primary schools would only be at the level of millions, and he basically would not care.
Zhao Liming said: "Okay, I will go and discuss it with Mr. Zhou right away."
"Okay, then, just these three things: schools, libraries, and small clinics." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Give me the plan as soon as possible. This is a private collaboration between me and the Governor of Hong Kong. Although it's not large in scale, it still needs to be taken seriously."
"Don't worry, Brother Dong, I will give it to you within a week." Lin Haoyu said with a smile.
Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Okay, it's noon now, the four of us can go downstairs and have a meal together."
After getting married and everyone was busy, this entrepreneurial group of four hasn't gotten together for a long time.
Cooperation with the Governor of Hong Kong is, after all, just a small matter. All it takes is appropriate investment, and the rewards you get, in addition to fame, include huge real estate gains.
On March 3, Yang Wendong called Zheng Zhijie, who had just returned from Southeast Asia, and said, "Here, these are some fruits that have just been shipped from South America. Try them."
Yang Wendong's life is not extremely luxurious, but he still enjoys what he should enjoy, such as fruits and delicacies from all over the place.
"Thank you, Mr. Yang." Zheng Zhijie replied with a smile.
In front of Yang Wendong, it was not a formal meeting and generally speaking, these senior executives were more casual.
Yang Wendong asked: "How about the investigation of several cities in Southeast Asia? Where are we suitable to build a car sales center?"
Yang Wendong was indeed surprised that Toyota had suddenly approached him to seek cooperation. However, when the consortium has grown to a sufficient scale, this situation is also normal. After all, most of the time it is Yang Wendong who takes the initiative to seek cooperation with others, and vice versa.
Toyota Group, as the world's top automobile company, also hopes that its cars can be sold well all over the world, which relies on a very strong sales and after-sales system. The cost of this is extremely high, and even the automobile giant itself cannot afford it;
Changxing Group's sales outlets in many countries are basically outsourced to outsiders, and no consortium can set up its own product sales outlets.
Every profession has its own expertise, and it is more appropriate to leave this kind of business to a giant that is good at property investment. Although Changxing Group is headquartered in Hong Kong, it has also made extensive investments in Southeast Asia over the years.
Zheng Zhijie replied: "From an economic point of view, it is possible. Japanese cars are very popular in Southeast Asia. They are of good quality and very fuel-efficient. The local demand is also high, but there is a lack of sales and after-sales service.
But I also found out that Toyota didn’t just look for us. Hong Kong’s Jardine Swire, Indonesia’s Lam Group, and Thailand’s Xuming Group all seemed to have been chosen.”
"Isn't this normal? How could a big company like Toyota only choose us? They think too highly of us." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "As long as it is economically viable, we can consider it;
We build chain stores and after-sales service based on Toyota's needs. Once these are built, we can sell other cars, and in this way, an industry will be formed."
In this era, in many parts of the world, car sales actually adopt a mixed sales model, that is, the hypermarket model, that is, all kinds of cars are available in the store for customers to choose from;
The 4S store model is currently only available in a few cities in Europe, America and Japan. Although this model has many advantages, the core requirement is that the local sales volume is large enough and the economy is good enough. Otherwise, traditional hypermarkets have more operational advantages.
This is why Yang Wendong is willing to cooperate with Toyota. Once the store is built, all kinds of cars can be sold, unlike the 4 sons' stores, which are controlled by the car OEMs. Zheng Zhijie said: "Yes, I have also communicated with Toyota's marketing director. They can give us the sales rights of some cities in Malaysia that do not have car sales stations, but we still need to compete with others."
"Toyota's move is really good. They let us open sales outlets for them, and then we have to pay them first." Yang Wendong sighed.
Zheng Zhijie smiled and said, "Yes, but Toyota's future sales in Southeast Asia will definitely be considerable, and it will definitely be profitable in the long run. The question now is, how much do we need to participate?"
"The more the better, don't worry about it." Yang Wendong said: "It's not just about building new car stations, you can also try to acquire existing car stores in big cities;
For this kind of business, we either don’t do it or we become the best. This will be the case for Changxing Group in the future. The business must be big or strong. Otherwise, after a long time, I will consider giving up. "
Although management can be controlled layer by layer, this is only theoretical. In reality, as the scale gets bigger and bigger, the management cost will get higher and higher, and the system will become more and more bloated. This kind of management problem cannot be solved by anyone, not even the time traveler.
In the past, General Electric of the United States got into trouble in the 80s because of its large scale. It was not until the legendary CEO Jack Welch took office and carried out drastic reforms, removing a large number of non-core businesses, that General Electric began to take off.
Changxing Group now has more than a dozen core businesses. It's not that it cannot add more business types, but it is necessary to save management resources and the time and energy of the boss Yang Wendong. As for other new businesses, either don't do them or do them well, otherwise it will definitely be impossible to manage them.
"Okay, I understand." Zheng Zhijie nodded in agreement.
Yang Wendong added: "The scale of this market is still not small, and I am also optimistic about the future of Southeast Asia. This kind of business comes with real estate, which also has double benefits for us;
The fact that Jardine Matheson and so many local financial groups have participated in this is enough to explain everything.”
In the past, the Jardine Matheson Group's Zunfu Group had a very powerful influence in the automotive sales industry in Asia. It was also one of the world's top 500 companies under the Jardine Matheson Group. Although it was a bit of a figment of its imagination because it focused on automotive sales,
But if we can achieve this or even better, and even control part of this industry after the mainland’s reform and opening up in the future, then our group will have a very strong influence on many international automobile brands.
In this way, even if it is difficult to enter the automobile industry due to local capital, you can still get a share of it by relying on the control of terminal sales. You can even enter the European and American markets and become the world's largest automobile chain sales channel, which is not impossible.
Of course, these are just directions, but as long as we do the same as Jardine Matheson did in its previous life, we will be able to control a Fortune 500 company. Even if it is a little empty, it is much better than having nothing.
Zheng Zhijie smiled and said, "Yes, real estate also brings in a lot of income. But if we can control car sales and establish a relationship with Toyota, Changxing Industrial will have the opportunity to become a supplier to Toyota."
"He can only say that there is such an opportunity. Whether they can succeed depends on themselves." Yang Wendong shook his head and said.
Japanese automobile groups are generally very reluctant to use parts that are not made in Japan. After the rise of new energy electric vehicles in the past, Japan fell into a big crisis because Japan's fuel vehicles were tied to Japanese society and could not be transformed, and Japanese society could not bear the collapse of the automobile industry. If it really collapsed, they could only develop the live-action filming industry.
Zheng Zhijie said: "It's good to have a channel to get to know each other."
"Yes, this is a matter for the future, so let's not worry about it for now." Yang Wendong said again: "You just happened to come back this time, and I have one more thing to tell you;
I have reached some agreements with the Hong Kong government. In the next year or so, if we convert the land into commercial property, they will give us a slightly higher plot ratio.”
"Mr. Yang, are you serious?" Zheng Zhijie was startled and asked subconsciously, but he quickly reacted and said in surprise: "If this is the case, we need to convert a lot of industrial land into commercial land as soon as possible."
In 1967, Changxing Real Estate not only acquired a large amount of commercial and residential land, but also a lot of industrial land. In addition, the land and warehouses purchased by Changxing Industrial, Glory Electronics and other industries due to development needs in the early years also moved out of the town with the development of Hong Kong's economy, leaving behind a lot of large industrial land.
Originally, there was no rush to convert these lands into commercial properties, after all, there were still many commercial lands under the group that had not been developed;
But if you can get the opportunity to buy commercial land with a higher floor area ratio now, you should seize it.
"Yes, Governor Trench will step down in a year, so it must be completed before then." Yang Wendong said, "Not all of them, but some of the larger land areas still need to be converted from industrial to commercial as soon as possible. We will feel more at ease after the conversion."
Although he has some confidence in the future, after all, Hong Kong's history has been messed up beyond recognition by him, and he is not sure whether MacLehose will still come;
Future economic crises in Hong Kong may also see changes in timing, except for the one in 83.
So sometimes now, he also needs to deal with some things as a normal businessman who doesn't know the future.
"I understand. I will sort out which land is suitable for replacement." Zheng Zhijie replied: "We have a lot of industrial land, and the Hong Kong government also has a limit on the number of industrial land conversions. We really need to choose the most suitable one."
At this moment, he also understood that the boss must have made some deal with Trench; but as a subordinate, he would naturally know about this kind of thing when he should know, and should not ask too much when he should not know.
"Okay, then let me see it after you've sorted it out." Yang Wendong also said.
The “industrial to commercial” conversion of land is essentially an infringement of the normal interests of commercial land, especially the auctions held by the Hong Kong government;
Therefore, even if the price is not less than a penny, the Hong Kong government has restrictions in this regard and it is impossible to allow it indefinitely. Otherwise, who would buy the commercial auction land back then?
In fact, there are countless interest chains in Hong Kong's real estate market. Whether it is residential, commercial, industrial, or even public land, the amount of land that enters the market each year is strictly controlled, otherwise it will definitely attract the attention of many investors.
Even in the past, when Hong Kong "environmentalists" prevented the Hong Kong government from promoting the construction of residential buildings in wetlands, there were many real estate tycoons behind them.
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