Chapter 789: 3 to 1 and heading to Shanghai

Chapter 789: 3 to 1 and heading to Shanghai

Chapter 789: Three-in-one supplement and going to Shanghai
In the past, the mainland's economic trick after the reform and opening up: three imports and one subsidy. This idea was first proposed by Yang Wendong;
In the short term, this is the only

As for the operations carried out in the mainland which has not yet been reformed, as for other aspects, we can only wait until the mainland is reformed and opened up before we or other Hong Kong businessmen can go to Shenhai City to invest.

"Processing on behalf of others?" The senior leader thought for a moment and said, "Tell me more about it."

Yang Wendong said: "That's right, the process is as follows."

After listening for a while, the leader nodded and said, "I understand. From what you said, it means processing with supplied materials, processing with supplied samples, assembly with supplied parts, and compensation trade?"

"Yes, this is the three-in-one policy." Yang Wendong followed up, "But some of it is more complicated. For example, asking foreign companies to provide equipment is not feasible for the time being, but we can make full use of existing domestic equipment for processing, such as lathes, milling machines, etc. There should still be quite a few in China."

The most basic processing equipment is certainly not lacking in the mainland, but the accuracy is still not good enough;

Before the reform and opening up, Hong Kong or overseas businesses could engage in processing with domestic materials, but compensation trade requires the foreign party to provide equipment, which would be difficult.

"Haha, indeed, things have to be done step by step." The big boss laughed and said, "Your method is very good. You are worthy of being the number one Chinese in Hong Kong."

"I don't deserve this title." Yang Wendong said quickly.

"Then if you cooperate with the mainland, can you carry out compensatory trade?" the leader asked again.

Yang Wendong said: "If I cooperate, then of course there is no problem, but we have to start small. It's not that I don't trust the mainland, but in terms of quality and technology, we also need to take it slow."

"Well, quality and technology are indeed very important." The leader nodded and said: "Now that the country needs to develop the economy, we must pay more attention to this aspect.

Comrade Xiao Yang, you are the most successful businessman in Hong Kong. I hope you can provide some help to the mainland in this regard in the future. Our people are seriously lacking in experience in this area.'

"No problem." Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "How about this? Many officials in charge of foreign trade in the mainland may be new and have little contact with overseas. Why not send some of them to Hong Kong to work in my trading company? This way, they can learn a lot of international trade rules."

Anyway, I also need a lot of employees, so recruiting a group of people from the mainland to come for internship will not affect me.

After listening to this, the senior leader frowned slightly and said, "This is a good idea, but if many people go to Hong Kong, a lot of foreign exchange will be needed. The Ministry of Foreign Trade does not have a budget for this."

Foreign exchange in the mainland is already in short supply. Previously, the Ministry of Education applied for US$100,000 to buy several advanced printing equipment imported from overseas. This is also normal behavior. Education is the foundation of the country's future, and we need some good things.

However, due to insufficient foreign exchange, the project was eventually abandoned and the only option was traditional printing.

Some of these aspects can be dealt with, but some industries cannot survive without foreign exchange;

Therefore, the entire country is very cautious about the use of foreign exchange. Many senior leaders often argue fiercely during meetings over a budget of $10,000.

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "That's not a problem. If you give me a job, I will pay them a salary. I will also arrange accommodation for them. My company also provides food, so they will definitely not starve."

In fact, the meals provided by Hong Kong Changxing Group may be much better than the daily meals of some ordinary domestic leaders. At least there are vegetables and meat in every meal. Trading companies, relatively speaking, have higher authority and the food may be better.

The big boss glanced at Yang Wendong and said, "That's great. I can also let the people from the Foreign Trade Department go and see Hong Kong."

Seeing this, Yang Wendong struck while the iron was hot and said, "Why don't we expand the exchange of talents, such as painting, electronics, chemicals and other industries. I also have these industries in Hong Kong, and many of the equipment and technologies are also world-class. We also want to learn the mainland's technology in these areas. What do you think?"

"Same as before? Free food and lodging?" the big boss asked.

"Of course." Yang Wendong nodded.

The big boss then smiled and said, “That’s no problem for me.”

He also understood that this was clearly to help some people from the mainland to broaden their horizons, and that the money spent was still other people's money. Although the people he sent over would also do something for him, in terms of the demands of both parties, it was obvious that the mainland had demands on Hong Kong.

"I'll make arrangements later and have Hong Kong prepare for it." Yang Wendong replied;

The two talked for a long time about the strategies for the future economic development of the mainland;

In this regard, Yang Wendong could only offer a few small suggestions. He was not familiar with the specific situation in the mainland. It was very difficult for a poor country with a population of one billion to develop its economy. If he were to manage it, he would definitely not be capable enough.

However, Yang Wendong was still able to provide some forward-looking development directions. However, since he did not mention the reform and opening up, he could not say much. He only put forward some of his own ideas on mainland-Hong Kong trade.

The two chatted for more than an hour, and the boss left with satisfaction. He also left his assistant's phone number so that Yang Wendong could call him at any time if he had any questions.

By the afternoon, everything had calmed down, and Yang Wendong realized that his real purpose of coming to the mainland had been fulfilled;
On the one hand, it was to offer some constructive suggestions, and on the other hand, it was to meet with the top leaders;
That evening, Yang Wendong was invited by Director Shen of the Guangdong Foreign Trade Department to have dinner in a hotel to discuss various trade issues with Hong Kong. When the discussion was almost over, Yang Wendong asked, "Director Shen, can I go somewhere else?"

"Go somewhere else? Where do you want to go, Mr. Yang?" Director Shen asked.

Yang Wendong asked, "How about going to Shanghai?"

Shanghai is where he lived for a long time in his previous life. Although the appearance of this era is definitely different from that time, he still wants to see the Huangpu River. It has been nearly 20 years.
Director Shen said, "If you want to go to Shanghai, you need an invitation from Shanghai. Many Hong Kong people have also been invited by Shanghai to discuss business. Mr. Yang, if you want to go, there will be no problem. I will go through the procedures right away. However, I am afraid that you will have to wait for a few days for the flight because all the tickets are sold out."

"I don't need to take a plane, I can take a train, and I can also see the beautiful scenery of my motherland." Yang Wendong said;
In this era, many places are still undeveloped and still have natural beauty, unlike in the past when you had to go to special protected areas.

Director Shen thought for a moment and said, "Okay, if we take the train, it should be no problem. I'll ask the Railway Bureau to add a special carriage."

Nowadays, the country has a high demand for foreign exchange and also needs to win over the wealthy groups in Hong Kong. Yang Wendong's visit to the mainland this time was almost to express his attitude, and he had a very pleasant conversation with the top leaders. As long as his requests are not too excessive, the mainland will naturally agree to them.

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Okay, I haven't taken a train for a long time."

There are no trains in Hong Kong, and he has never taken one overseas, because the main mode of transportation in the United States is airplanes. There are many trains in Europe, but he has been there less frequently, and within Europe, airplanes and cars are still the main means of transportation;

The green trains of the 80s were a microcosm of an era. Too many people relied on trains for travel.

Of course, this era has not yet been completely reformed, the situation is still different, and train tickets are still hard to come by.

The process went very quickly. With just one phone call to Shanghu, Yang Wendong received invitations from two large enterprises, Shanghu No. 1 Textile Factory and Shanghu No. 1 Machinery Factory. These two companies also had foreign trade with Changxing Group through China Resources. Naturally, they were very enthusiastic about Yang Wendong, the Hong Kong boss, going to Shanghu.

In Yuezhou, the railway bureau also urgently dispatched a carriage. Because of the tight time schedule, many people were very busy.
"I'm so tired. We finally added the carriage after working all night. Director Wu is really something. He didn't even allow the added carriage to be placed at the end, but had to be placed in the middle." A female dispatcher said in sweat.

"Captain Jia, stop complaining. Anyone who can move the carriages so urgently must be a high-ranking leader. You'd better be careful of someone doing something bad behind your back." Another man said with a smile.

Section Chief Jia said disdainfully: "What are you afraid of? I didn't say anything bad. Isn't it okay to complain a little?"

"Okay, okay, but what's the point of complaining? You're still tired. There's no benefit, only harm." The man continued, "You've only taken over this job from your father not long ago. You must be more steady and talk less and do less, unless it's a direct task. The more you do, the more mistakes you'll make, and the more you talk, the more trouble you'll get into."

"Well, thank you, Brother Tang." Chief Jia said with a smile.

Brother Tang continued, "The important person will be here in the morning. We don't need to greet him, but we should stand at our posts and pay attention to etiquette. It's a good thing not to attract attention."

"Yeah," Chief Jia nodded;
After a while, at about 8 o'clock, a group of people walked in from outside the station. From the way they walked and their clothes, it was clear that they were an unusual group of people.
Section Chief Jia had good eyesight, and he quickly said to Brother Tang beside him: "Brother Tang, people are coming. Over there, several of them are from the Municipal Party Committee. I have seen them before."

As an official from the Railway Bureau, his rank was not high, but the special transportation location of the train station allowed him to get to know many high-ranking officials in the city. After all, even if there were airplanes in this era, they were only used for long-distance trips. If one went to nearby cities, trains were still the main means of transportation.

Brother Tang narrowed his eyes and said uncertainly: "I seem to have seen it, but why is the person in the middle a young man? Is it because I am a little nearsighted and can't see clearly?"

"You are not mistaken, it is indeed a young man, probably in his 20s." Chief Jia replied;

They don't know that Yang Wendong has taken very good care of himself and has professional guidance on sports nutrition, so he looks almost 25 years old.

Brother Tang was a little surprised: "She is so young, yet she is escorted by so many officials from the Municipal Party Committee. This is really extraordinary."

"Maybe it's some businessman from Hong Kong. There are quite a lot of Hong Kong businessmen coming here at the recent Canton Fair." Chief Jia analyzed: "But those who can be treated like this must be big shots in Hong Kong."

Brother Tang said, "Maybe he is the son of a big family in Hong Kong. I heard that the rich people in Hong Kong have hundreds of millions of dollars in funds and are as rich as a country."

"Hundreds of millions." Section Chief Jia swallowed habitually. Her salary was only a few dozen a month. To earn hundreds of millions, she would need hundreds of thousands of years without eating or drinking.
Under the guidance of the Yuezhou officials, Yang Wendong came to an independent carriage. At the front of the carriage, there were several luxurious seats like sofas, as well as a special dining table, a refrigerator, and a tap. At the back of the carriage, there was also a small room with a small bed about 1.5 meters wide and a TV at the head of the bed. The entire carriage was also air-conditioned, blowing cool air.

These configurations may seem ordinary to people overseas, but Yang Wendong knows that in mainland China, they are definitely top-level configurations.

"Director Shen, I called Hong Kong last night. They will increase cooperation with Yuezhou City. Several teams will arrive in Yuezhou in the next few days. Please arrange for their reception." Yang Wendong said with a smile. Naturally, he had to reciprocate, as Changxing Group itself was also preparing to increase cooperation with the mainland.

Director Shen smiled happily and said, "No problem. Hong Kong compatriots will definitely receive the best reception. We also hope to have more economic cooperation with Hong Kong compatriots."

In the past few decades, the economy of East Guangdong Province was not that bad, but it was not ranked high in the country. But now, because of its geographical advantage with Hong Kong, it has received a large number of orders from Hong Kong, and its economic ranking has risen rapidly. Most importantly, it earns foreign exchange faster, which has won many praises from the central government.

If we can reach cooperation with the companies under the control of Yang Wendong, one of the richest men in Hong Kong, we will definitely get more foreign exchange. This man is really rich enough to rival a country. Shanghai is so actively cooperating, so they must have ideas in this regard.

"Okay, I also hope to have more cooperation." Yang Wendong nodded;
Since the reform and opening up has not yet begun, we can only increase the purchase of daily necessities and light industrial products in the short term. As for the cooperation of "three-in-one" and "one-in-one", it requires careful investigation and negotiation, and it will not be successful in just a month. Many products under Changxing Group have very high quality and technical requirements, and the current domestic industrial capacity has yet to be investigated.

Relatively speaking, the industrial strength of Shanghu should be much stronger than that of Yuezhou. He can also learn a little about it during his trip to Shanghu this time and lay a solid foundation for more cooperation in the future.

After a while, the train started moving, and Yang Wendong said goodbye to the officials of Yuezhou City and headed deep into the inland.

The train was not going very fast. According to Yang Wendong's estimation, it was only about 60 mph. Fortunately, there was air conditioning in the carriage, so he did not feel stuffy. He leaned on the sofa and looked at the scenery outside, which was also a new experience.
At this moment, the train passed through a forest in the mountains, an uninhabited area at a glance;
Suddenly, an assistant holding a telescope said, "I think I saw a tiger."

"Tiger, South China tiger? Impossible?" Yang Wendong asked in surprise.

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