Chapter 617: Expansion of the Steel Industry

This is of course the truth. With his identity, there is no need for him to deceive these people. Although Michael Jackson is his only target among them, the others can be treated as side projects.

Jackie and the others looked at each other, and seemed a little unsure about what to do. Although they had some success in the American music market and some Hollywood companies had signed them, they could not offer them very good conditions. They could only say that it was okay and regarded them as singers with potential in the future.

The conditions Yang Wendong offered were no less than those offered to real singers. Even though it was a new company, they had learned about the other party's strength on the way to Los Angeles, and it was really comparable to the top Hollywood giants.

However, the risk lies in the fact that there is not even a shadow of a company now, and signing the contract like this is too risky for them.

At this time, another Chinese man named Zou Wenhuai behind him said, “Ladies and gentlemen, our company is indeed not established yet, but I can ask 20th Century Fox to act as a guarantor. If I give up opening a company in the United States, then 20th Century Fox can take over your contract;

In addition, the signing bonus we offer is twice the market price, which is enough to show our sincerity.”

Li Xiaolong was filming in the United States, and his boss came here again. Zou Wenhuai naturally followed him, but he didn't expect that his boss wanted to sign a black band.
It is not important to know why the boss wants to do it, what is important is to help the boss achieve his goal. Therefore, when the hardware on my side is insufficient, I naturally pay a little more. As for 20th Century Fox, I also used some connections;
As a band with some achievements, 20th Century Fox naturally didn't care much about it.

"20th Century Fox?" The Jackson brothers were also excited;

Although this company has not performed well in recent years, it is still one of the Hollywood giants, and signing with it seems to be a good choice;

Irene, the woman next to Jackson, suddenly said, "You two, this contract of yours involves too many legal issues. I need to be very cautious. Generally speaking, the more complicated the contract, the more disadvantageous it is to us."

"Don't worry about that. I will describe your contract in the simplest language and make sure you can understand it. This is my sincerity."

Legal documents are generally a pile of shitty codes, especially those shitty languages like English, German, and French. Every industry has many specialized words, and the law is the same. There are even some words that have different meanings in legal documents than in normal spoken language. As a result, ordinary people cannot understand the law at all and have to spend huge amounts of money to hire lawyers; the same is true in the medical industry.

Relatively speaking, Chinese also has a similar situation, but the combination of language patterns makes it much easier for ordinary people to understand the documents, at least most people can understand some of them.

Even in the fields of industry, technology and AI, the special nature of Chinese is one of the main reasons why the mainland will become an industrial giant in the future. Many people can understand most professional books as long as they graduate from junior high school, or at least they can understand the text itself. This is the basis of learning and the fundamental condition for becoming an engineer or even a high-end screw worker.

As an agent, Irene was naturally very cautious and said, "Then I need to see the contract before I can decide."

Zou Wenhuai smiled and said, "Ms. Irene, shouldn't we discuss some terms before writing the contract? Once the terms are almost ready, I will arrange for someone to sign the contract immediately."

"Okay, let's discuss it among ourselves first." Irene said after discussing it with Jackie Jackson.

"Okay, Mr. Zou will stay in Los Angeles to communicate with you." Yang Wendong followed.

Michael Jackson is certainly important, but just meeting him once is enough to show your sincerity. It is impossible to keep him waiting forever. Besides, Michael Jackson is still a teenager and there is nothing much to talk about. Let's talk about it after he becomes famous.

Zou Wenhuai also has to stay in Los Angeles. Now that Changxing Film Group has started to enter Hollywood, he needs to spend half of his time in the United States. In addition, he is also responsible for the acquisition of a music company.

Irene glanced at Zou Wenhuai and nodded in agreement, "Okay."

After a sumptuous lunch, the Jackson brothers left. Yang Wendong said to Zou Wenhuai, "Take this matter seriously and sign these people. There is no need to sign those harsh conditions like other entertainment companies. Except for the contract time, other aspects can be relaxed appropriately, so that they can also earn enough income from their own achievements."

In general, I don't even have a shell company now, so my conditions are definitely not as good as those of other giants. If I want to sign anyone, I naturally have to be sincere. Besides, as a Chinese, if I want to make some achievements in Hollywood, I also need to be a little different from other companies. The most basic thing is not to suck the blood of the people under my contract too hard.
"That's no problem. Hong Kong has always operated this way. We can share the profits with the singers, and the proportion can be negotiated." Zou Wenhuai paused and asked, "But Mr. Yang, if the Jackson Five brothers are unwilling to sign us in the end, do we still need to buy a music company worth millions of dollars?"

Although it is unclear why the boss is so optimistic about these people, but with Li Xiaolong's experience ahead of him, he will not doubt anything, even though the price is a bit high.

Yang Wendong thought for a while and said, "Let's buy it first. It may have other uses in the future. It doesn't matter if it's a little worse. I can't pursue the top in every business."

Even if he is a time traveler, even if he makes personal computers in the future, he is not sure that he can achieve world-class level. Many industries are doing similar things, and if they are combined and coordinated with each other, it will also be a huge industry.

Zou Wenhuai agreed: "Okay, then I understand."

Yang Wendong knew of many future top entertainment stars, but he was not prepared to contact them. First, the benefits were not great, and second, his butterfly effect would inevitably affect them, so he just let things take their own course. Only Li Xiaolong, who was at a level that affected the future of Hong Kong's film industry, and who also loved martial arts, came forward in person.

As for other people, top-level ones like Michael Jackson, if you happen to come across them, you can also gather them appropriately. They have great value in themselves, and when they become famous in the future, they can be under your own banner and coordinated with your other industries.

After arranging everything, Yang Wendong returned to Hong Kong. Time soon came to June, Yang Wendong entered the normal working state, on the 6rd, Wei Zetao suddenly came.

"Have you developed the beverage bottle?" Yang Wendong asked in surprise, looking at Wei Zetao's smile.

Wei Zetao was stunned for a moment, then said awkwardly: "No, this research is now in trouble. The team in the United States has been conducting experiments continuously, but still has not found the right materials."

"Well, in this kind of thing, strength is important, but luck is more important." Yang Wendong nodded and said.

A lot of basic scientific research sometimes really depends on luck. If you are lucky, you can research something, but if you are unlucky, many years of research will be wasted. Even if you are extremely lucky, you can still research something with greater commercial value.

There are too many such things in the biological industry and the materials industry. How many pharmaceutical companies have invested billions of dollars in research for many years, but ultimately achieved nothing. This is why successful drugs are very expensive, because out of ten drugs, nine may fail and only one succeeds, and the cost of the other nine failures needs to be spread out.

Relatively speaking, electronic technology, mechanical technology, and automobiles are more likely to have progress bars. From the very beginning, there is a clear direction and time can be controlled.

Wei Zetao said: "Yes, it has been almost a year. I am a little anxious, but there is no point in being anxious."

"A year is actually a short time. Many research projects take several years or even more than ten years." Yang Wendong didn't care.

If you want to engage in technological research and development, you must invest time and money. Even like pharmaceuticals, you have to invest in multiple fields. In the end, only 10% of the projects may be successful, and then you can make a big profit.

"Yes, the team in the United States is not in a hurry anymore." Wei Zetao shook his head and said.

"If we push them a little, they will be more likely to slack off." Yang Wendong asked again, "Then why are you so happy?"

Wei Zetao replied: "Mr. Yang, Xu Xiangbei, the vice president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, found me and hoped that I could expand the scale of the Kwai Chung Steel Plant to produce industrial steel and construction steel needed in Hong Kong."

"Industrial steel and construction steel, do you mean steel pipes and the like?" Yang Wendong asked.

The Kwai Chung factory was originally built to facilitate the supply of steel plates for containers. After all, it was too expensive to transport complete steel plates from Japan, and they were easily damaged on the road. It was much more convenient to transport steel ingots, and the cost was reduced by dozens of times. They were then transported to Hong Kong and processed using simple steel processing equipment. This is the Changxing Kwai Chung Steel Plant.
In fact, to be precise, this is just a simple reprocessing factory, which is on the edge of the steel industry. However, in a place like Hong Kong where there is almost no heavy industry, it is considered good.

Wei Zetao said: "It's not just steel pipes, there are also H-shaped steel and the like. These steel products were imported from overseas in Hong Kong before. Just like the problem with our steel plates before, the cost of shipping the finished products is extremely high, and the core profits are all taken away by the foreign companies that control imports."

Yang Wendong asked: "Why did the Chinese Chamber of Commerce suddenly think of letting us produce these steel materials?"

"That's because the steel plates we produce are not only supplied to containers, but also to industrial steel coils in the Hong Kong market. Many factories need steel plates." Wei Zetao said with a smile, "And they naturally found that our steel plates are cheaper than those imported from overseas. This is the result of our deliberate price increase.

The Chinese Chamber of Commerce mainly serves Hong Kong factories. After a long time, it probably discovered this problem and naturally wanted us to expand our business, which would reduce the cost of Hong Kong's hardware industry.
Over the years, Hong Kong's hardware industry has not been doing well. It was hit by plastics in the early years, and now some Southeast Asian countries have taken away the European and American markets, so the Chinese Chamber of Commerce attaches great importance to this matter. "

"So that's how it is." Yang Wendong asked back: "Well, can we produce it?"

Wei Zetao replied: "Yes, just add some equipment. I have calculated the demand. Hong Kong has a huge demand for construction steel, especially in recent years, when housing prices have risen sharply, real estate developers have started a lot of construction.

The situation is similar for industrial steel. Hong Kong's hardware industry now mainly produces various tools, such as screws, nuts, pliers, wrenches, and other industrial needs. The total demand is also very large, and hundreds of thousands of tons a year is not a problem."

"Hundreds of thousands of tons? This number is indeed impressive." Yang Wendong thought about it and agreed: "Okay, do a market survey, and if there is no problem, then invest the money."

Although I had not thought of doing steel business in Hong Kong in the early days, since I did it for containers and had a foundation, it would be easy to expand according to market demand;

Anyway, we just buy steel ingots and process them. There is no front-end ore smelting, so there will be no technical and pollution problems.

"Okay, there is absolutely no problem with the economy," Wei Zetao paused and said, "There is just one question, will this affect Hutchison Whampoa?"

"Hutchison? What does this matter have to do with them?" Yang Wendong asked puzzledly.

Wei Zetao replied: “Mr. Yang, many of Hong Kong’s early imports were controlled by a few foreign companies such as Jardine Matheson and Wheelock, including industrial products;
You also know Qi Dezun and Huang Yangsheng. They are very capable and have snatched a lot of business from British companies over the years, including a lot of equipment imports and steel products imports."

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