Reborn Tycoon Rise

"Building a university for fun?" Xu Zhi smiled and said, "Huo Sheng is the only one who can talk about such a big thing so easily."

Huo Yingdong said: "Xu Sheng, I am not joking about this. The current mainland government intends to revitalize education on a large scale, but it lacks funds. Although it intends to expand the number of domestic universities, it is still powerless. Many plans are due to Delayed due to funding issues.

I heard that Xu Sheng once sponsored Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with 10 million Hong Kong dollars, and also sponsored a large number of internal Chinese students in prestigious universities in Europe and the United States to build a university in the mainland. Although the one-time investment is relatively high, it can benefit thousands or even tens of thousands every year. Students, in general, the investment per student is much cheaper than the investment in Europe and the United States, not to mention that this investment will inevitably bring a large amount of hidden income. "

"If you think about it this way, it does make sense." Xu Zhi said with a smile.

What Huo Yingdong said seems reasonable. Midea, a company owned by Xu Zhi, does sponsor some talented Chinese students in Europe and the United States every year through its charitable foundations, but this investment is mainly for legal tax avoidance. We also use this channel to find some electronic and computer talents for Midea's branches in the United States.

The foundation has an agreement with these students. If they are willing to join Midea after graduation, the sponsorship fee can be reduced or even waived based on personal ability and future contribution. If you don't agree, I'm sorry, please return the full amount plus interest.

This routine is just the most basic trick in American society. Donate taxable funds to a charity fund, and then use the fund to make profits for your company. There are many similar methods, as long as you don’t directly use the money from the charity fund to benefit yourself. Used without violating U.S. law.

Of course, although capitalists are evil-minded, they can also engage in pure charity when making money. For example, Xu Zhi’s Best Buy is getting bigger and bigger, and it often gives priority to hiring some poor college students to work part-time. It’s a win-win situation for both parties. required.

But one thing Huo Yingdong said is right. In Western countries, especially the United States, university tuition and living costs are very high, even higher than local housing prices. Although the scale of Midea's charity fund is not small, the number of people it supports is also limited. of.

Huo Yingdong added: "Xu Sheng can go back and think about it carefully. If you are interested, I can contact people from the Mainland Ministry of Education to come to Xiangjiang for a meeting."

"Okay, I will consider this matter carefully." Xu Zhi nodded in agreement.

Bao Yugang next to him laughed and said: "Old Huo, it seems you caught another big whale today!"

Since the reform and opening up in the Mainland, there has been an urgent need for foreign investment. As a red-income earner in Xiangjiang, Huo Yingdong naturally took the lead. Not only did he invest in the White Swan Hotel, he also spent a lot of energy and time to persuade a group of wealthy people in Xiangjiang to go there. Mainland investment.

Because before Huo Yingdong got rich, he made a living by running boats. Therefore, the business community in Xiangjiang called his method of attracting people to invest as fishing. If he got a big investment, he was laughed at and called "fishing" whale".

Huo Yingdong naturally didn't care about this kind of call, and said with a smile: "As long as there is investment, whether it is whales or crucian carp, I will not refuse anyone who comes. Lao Bao, when will you go to the mainland again to invest in something big? I’m happier.”

"The incident at Zhaolong Hotel has broken my and my father's old bones. For the time being, I'd better comfort myself." Bao Yugang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "And the economic pressure has been relatively high recently. In a short period of time, It’s also difficult for me to make large-scale investments.”

Zhaolong Hotel was built two years ago when Bao Yugang, Xu Zhi and others went to the mainland capital. He felt that there was no decent five-star hotel in the capital, so he decided to donate 10 million US dollars to build a five-star hotel in the capital. Star-rated hotels are used to receive foreign guests.

However, Bao Yugang did not understand the policies of the mainland at that time, and made a request that is normal in a capitalist society: name the hotel Zhaolong, which is the name of his father Bao Zhaolong!

In Western society, donors have the right to name the donated building. In many cases, they follow their own surname or first name. Bao Yugang never imagined how much trouble this name would cause.

Many people opposed the construction of this hotel. After a year of delay, it was not until the top person spoke that the matter was finally concluded. Only then did the Beijing City Government dare to accept the check for ten million US dollars, and Zhaolong Hotel was able to be built.

As for economic pressure, it is due to pressure from real estate and shipping companies. Wharf's main business is real estate and commercial rent collection. The sharp fall in land prices has had a great impact on Wharf. Moreover, when it originally acquired Wharf, it spent a huge cost to borrow HK$2.1 billion from HSBC. At the time of acquisition, It has caused huge losses, which will take several years to recover. Now that the real estate market has collapsed, there is naturally a lot of operating pressure.

As for shipping, although he started cleaning ships on a large scale a long time ago, the ships he mainly cleaned, sold or dismantled were old ships that were old enough. Some ships that were younger and had strong cargo carrying capacity were actually It was all drained down.

8 million tons is the current total scale of Bao Yugang. Although it is far from the 20 million tons at its peak, the scale is still ranked among the top ten in the world. Even if he is prepared, the ship disaster will still have a negative impact on him. The company had a big impact.

"I understand, let's wait and see again." Huo Yingdong nodded and said. He also knew about the Zhaolong Hotel. This matter brought a lot of trouble to his old friend, but after all, the matter was over. In the past, the mainland's economy has gotten better and better, and the intersection of reform and opening up has grown a lot. Similar things should not happen again in the future.

Bao Yugang nodded, looked at his watch, and said, "It's almost time. The party should start soon."

Huo Yingdong looked around and said to Xu Zhi: "Xu Sheng, the British held this cocktail party this time. On the surface, it was for the purpose of stabilizing the Hong Kong economy, but in fact it was for the Sino-British negotiations. Youde said earlier Time publicly called on the TV station that Xiangjiang should form a negotiation team and go to the capital to participate in negotiations, which won the support of many people. The main purpose of today's cocktail party may also be for this.

If Yoder finds you later, don't agree to anything. During the confrontation between the two countries, it's better not to take the lead. "

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Don't worry Huo Sheng, I understand this matter."