Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 700: Changes in Phoenix Base

"This is a real billionaire..."

This sentence came from Weng Wende's mouth. Although he was mumbling to himself, the space in the car was so small that anyone could hear it. This was also true. Only someone like Lu Shaohua could be considered a real billionaire, because his wealth had reached tens of millions of dollars.

The term "billionaire" was used to describe those who are relatively wealthy, and those who are called billionaires do not necessarily have a wealth of hundreds of millions or even trillions. Lu Shaohua is different, his wealth has really reached trillions, and it is in US dollars.

Intoxicated, Weng Wende was intoxicated in surprise, frightened by the number Lu Shaohua said, and stood there motionless for nearly ten minutes before he recovered and said loudly, "Xiaohua, you are a bit unfair. Why didn't you tell me about such a good opportunity? I'll go and grab some money too."

It has to be said that Weng Wende is a money-grubber. At this time, he blamed Lu Shaohua for not informing him and not bringing him together to make money. As for what he called "robbing", it was added deliberately, because as everyone knows, for opportunities like this, it is more appropriate to say "robbing" than "making money". Didn't Lu Shaohua rob one trillion US dollars during the Asian financial crisis?

It's true, at that time Lu Shaohua really planned to get Weng Wende to join in, but then he thought about it and gave up, because Lu Shaohua knew that Weng Wende had increased his investment in the previous period to expand the scale of his factory. Even if he was brought in, he couldn't afford to invest too much money.

At that time, Lu Shaohua was thinking about making big money. If it was a small amount of money, it would be better not to participate. Lu Shaohua was not interested in making a few hundred million dollars in the end. And Weng Wende happened to be that kind of person. What he could take out would not exceed 50 million US dollars. By then, he would not make any money, so why waste his expression.

What's more, in Lu Shaohua's memory, there have been storms even bigger than the Asian financial crisis. Even if he wants to help Weng Wende, he still has a chance.

In addition, Lu Shaohua felt that given Weng Wende's personality, it would be better for him to work hard in the business world for a while and not get rich too quickly, otherwise his ambition would run rampant and it would be difficult to control him. It would be better to let him train more and wait until he matures, and then let him become a tycoon.

"There are plenty of opportunities. As long as you have the capital, you will have the opportunity to make more money." Lu Shaohua's face was flat, and he could not see any expression. After pondering for a long time, he added, "Look at how much spare money you have now. Even if you find a connection to go to the bank to borrow money, you can't get 50 million US dollars. Is it interesting to participate in it like that?"

In order to let Weng Wende fully realize his lack of power, Lu Shaohua paused for a few seconds before continuing, "Anyone who can participate in such an operation must have invested billions of dollars, and you don't even have a billion, so you are not qualified."

By saying that Weng Wende is not qualified to participate, isn't Lu Shaohua just finding a nice excuse for himself? Everyone knows what the relationship between him and Weng Wende is like, and this so-called qualification is not up to Lu Shaohua to decide.

If Lu Shaohua says that you are qualified, then you are qualified even if you only have 10 million US dollars. If he says that you are not qualified, then you have no chance even if you have 10 billion US dollars without Lu Shaohua's nod. This is the power that the leader has.

However, to Weng Wende, what he said was really true. According to the information Weng Wende had learned, he knew that Ho Ying-tung and others were involved in this operation. And who were Ho Ying-tung and others? They were well-known wealthy people in Hong Kong, so they were qualified to participate and it was only right for them to do so.

Thinking of this, Weng Wende completely relaxed, automatically ignoring the excuses Lu Shaohua later made, and focusing on Lu Shaohua's previous words, "There are plenty of opportunities." Since there is an opportunity, Lu Shaohua said it in front of him, which means that he is qualified to participate next time.

Happy and joyful, this is the true portrayal of Weng Wende's heart at this moment. He smiled and did not continue to talk. "I'm treating you to this meal. Order whatever you want."

"That's right, don't be so stingy, it's just a few hundred thousand." Lu Shaohua said in a pretentious manner.

"..." Weng Wende was speechless for a moment, and could not find any words to refute Lu Shaohua. He could only sit there in silence with a dark face, indicating that he was very unhappy at the moment.

Lunch was settled, and Lu Shaohua didn't say anything else. However, precisely because Lu Shaohua didn't find another topic to talk about, the extended luxury sedan suddenly became silent.

The reason was simple. Weng Wende was sulking on the side, while Huo Yingdong and Li Jiacheng were thinking about more important things. Well, the other thing was not important either, it was about the Asian financial crisis.

It would have been fine if Lu Shaohua hadn't revealed it. Ho Ying-tung and Li Ka-shing still had some room for imagination. But now that Lu Shaohua has revealed it, he has made one trillion US dollars. This is too far from what Ho Ying-tung and Li Ka-shing imagined. How can Ho Ying-tung and Li Ka-shing not think about it carefully?

First of all, what both Ho Ying-tung and Li Ka-shing were thinking about was how much money Lu Shaohua had gathered at the beginning of the financial crisis, and what means he had used to make so much money in the end.

However, no matter how hard Ho Ying-tung and Li Ka-shing racked their brains, there was only one result: they could not guess it, and there was no way they could guess it. Even the most basic thing was how much money Lu Shaohua had raised in the early days, and they could not estimate it.

However, Ho Ying-Tong and Li Ka-shing did not know that while they were thinking, time was passing quietly and the car was moving forward. When they gave up thinking, they had already arrived at their destination - a four-star hotel in Bao'an District.

Originally, Ho Ying-tung and his companions had planned to visit Luohu District in the afternoon, but because they had invited Lu Shaohua, they only took a tour of their factory and did not go in to learn more about the factory's situation. As a result, Ho Ying-tung and Li Ka-shing had to delay their trip and planned to visit the factory in the afternoon.

It was for this reason that Lu Shaohua and his friends chose to eat in Bao'an District instead of going into the city to have a meal in a five-star hotel. This can be considered a disguised way of saving money for Weng Wende.

In the end, there were six tables in total for the meal, including them, and the total cost was more than 89,000 yuan, close to 90,000 yuan. Without Lu Shaohua's previous promise, Weng Wende felt relieved and took out his bank card to pay the bill.

After lunch, everyone returned the same way, and Lu Shaohua followed them back. They separated outside the Phoenix Base. Ho Ying-tung and Li Jiacheng went to their own factories, while Lu Shaohua returned to the Phoenix Base to see the changes in the Phoenix Base.

On the first day in Shenzhen, Lu Shaohua would certainly not be so anxious to implement his plan. After all, no matter how anxious he was, one more day would not make a difference. What's more, Lu Shaohua would stay in Shenzhen for a while, and the plan could not be completed in one or two days, so there was no need to be so anxious.

The Phoenix Base is no longer the same Phoenix Base as before. In the past, the Phoenix Base only had a few buildings and the space seemed very empty. But it is different now. Except for the large square in front which still has some empty space, the open space in the back has already been used to build buildings.

The previously constructed building has also been expanded, with the lowest floor now having ten floors, which fully demonstrates the magnitude of the changes and, at the same time, announces how fast the business of the Phoenix Base is developing.

Yes, if the business had not grown so fast, why would we have added to the original building? It is because there is not enough space in the production base that we added to the building.

Of course, these are the changes on the outside. As for the situation inside, Lu Shaohua didn't know, because Lu Shaohua didn't go in to take a look and could only feel the situation of the buildings outside.

But soon, after Lu Shaohua took a tour of the entire base's buildings, Chu Lei suggested going in to take a look, and Lu Shaohua agreed.

First, the first building we see is the base for producing tea beverages. It is a twelve-story building with three series of tea beverages inside. One series of tea beverages occupies four floors of the building, which is a very large scale.

"We currently have two series of tea drinks, Phoenix Kung Fu Tea, Phoenix Oolong Tea, and Phoenix Herbal Tea." Chu Lei began to introduce them to Lu Shaohua. "Among them, Phoenix Kung Fu Tea was the first to appear, and it was also the first brand of our Phoenix Group to enter the tea beverage market. Its current sales volume is also the first among the three series. Phoenix Oolong Tea was developed three years ago. Although the taste of Phoenix Oolong Tea is slightly different from that of Phoenix Kung Fu Tea, the taste is similar, so the sales volume is not very good. As for the last one, Phoenix Herbal Tea, it was developed last year. Whether it is the taste or the mouthfeel, it is very different from the first two. After it was launched on the market, it also won praise from consumers and ranked second in sales."

Lu Shaohua didn't say a word, just listened quietly and let the elevator climb up. When it reached the first floor, Lu Shaohua walked out first, swept his eyes across the garage on the first floor, and then glanced at Chu Lei, waiting for his introduction.

Just now in the elevator, Chu Lei introduced the overall situation of the beverage base, and now that he has arrived at the production workshop, Chu Lei must of course start to introduce the situation of the production workshop.

"This floor is the production workshop of Phoenix Kung Fu Tea, and all the way to the fourth floor." Chu Lei paused, as if he was considering whether to continue. In the end, Chu Lei made up his mind and prepared to tell the whole story. "By analogy, the fifth to sixth floors are the production workshops of Phoenix Oolong Tea, and the last four floors are the production workshops of Phoenix Herbal Tea."

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua nodded, and at the same time, he signaled to Chu Lei with his eyes, which meant that you don't need to introduce it, I can take a look at it myself.

Yes, Chu Lei has already introduced the main part. If you want to continue to introduce the details, Chu Lei seems to have no way out. The reason is that Chu Lei is a manager, not a technician, and cannot introduce the details to Lu Shaohua.

But then again, as the boss of Phoenix Group, Lu Shaohua didn't need to know everything in great detail. Just knowing the general situation would be enough. This was exactly why Lu Shaohua indicated that Chu Lei didn't need to continue.