The Industrial Giant Reborn

"Ningbo University and Port?" Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said, "I have heard of Ningbo a long time ago, but I have never been to it."

"My ancestral home is Ningbo. You also know my current physical condition. It just so happened that the leader of my hometown invited me to go back for a visit, so I wanted to go." Bao Yugang said: "We Chinese have a tradition of benefiting our hometown. I saw that Chen Sheng donated to Shenhai University and Li Jiacheng donated to Shantou University. In addition, Ningbo is also a very large city without a university, so I am ready to imitate them."

"Well, it is indeed something we should do to help higher education in our country, let alone our hometown." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

Most of the wealthy people in Hong Kong still do charity, or at least they hope that ordinary people will think that they like to do charity. This may be because the Chinese culture has been like this since ancient times. Even in ancient times, there were many businessmen who liked to do charity. , even if it’s just for “fame”. Or, the influence of some traditional religious cultures makes many people believe that spreading money can ward off disasters, especially the Asan religion.

Of course, no matter what, the charity done by most Hong Kong rich people is nothing compared with their net worth. There are only a few exceptions, such as Run Run Shaw. This boss has taken the word "picking" to the extreme in business operations. But he is really merciless when it comes to charity. No matter what the purpose is, his money has indeed helped many people.

As for those who have the financial resources to donate to a university, there are only a few top rich people in Hong Kong. The first is Chen Zhiwen, the second is Li Jiacheng, and now Pao Yugang is also the third.

Speaking of selfishness, there must be some. For example, Chen Zhiwen needs Shenhai University to provide a large number of talents for his R\u0026D center and production center, while Li Jiacheng is an investor who wants to invest in the mainland. The following years in history also proved that he The rewards are far greater than a college.

Bao Yugang may have his own thoughts, but these are not important. What is important is that his donation has truly helped domestic development, helped domestic students, and even created a large number of jobs.

"Yes, if I can leave a university and my statue can stand in the middle of this university, then this life will be worth it." Bao Yugang said with emotion.

"I never thought of this!" Chen Zhiwen was stunned for a moment and said.

"Haha, Chen Sheng, you are still young and would not have thought of this. When you reach my age, you will also have this idea. For us, the pursuit of money is meaningless. Being able to leave your name on In history, that is worth more than anything else." Bao Yugang laughed.

"It makes sense." Chen Zhiwen nodded. If you put it this way, it does make sense. After all, when you are sixty or seventy years old, it is useless to pursue making so much money. Instead, the family inheritance and the inheritance of your own reputation are more important. The former is related to one's relatives and the country he has built for half his life, while the latter may be a requirement that people have for themselves when they really have nothing to pursue!

In this way, Run Run Shaw has succeeded in building libraries everywhere. At least many people will know his name forever.

"As for the port, I have actually sent people to inspect the area in the past six months or so, and found a large and high-quality water port that can be turned into a super port. It is not even under the Kwai Chung Port in Hong Kong." Bao Tamoka said again.

"If there is a port, I would naturally be interested." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

Chen Zhiwen remembered that in later generations of history, there were some rumors about Bao Yugang. They all said that after Bao Yugang arrived in Ningbo, he saw that there was no university in Ningbo, so he decided to donate one on the spot. He went to the seaside and found that it was suitable for a port. So we immediately decided to build a world-class port here.

At that time, I thought it was true, but looking at it now, it was impossible. A successful businessman like Bao Yugang must have checked out the relevant information and calculated it before making such a big investment decision. Budget and rate of return, etc.

Whether it is a university or a port, they are both big investment projects. How can you make a random decision on the spot? Even if you encounter a suitable opportunity by chance and have this idea, you will not make a commitment on the spot. You can just say "think about it". That's right. You must investigate thoroughly before making a decision. Unless the investment is very small, such as hundreds or tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars, the final decision can be made.

"Haha, with Hutchison Whampoa's investment, I feel more at ease, otherwise I would not have confidence." Bao Yugang laughed.

"Hutchison Whampoa was originally planning to invest in key ports in China, which in itself can serve multiple purposes." Chen Zhiwen said.

Historically, Pao Yugang acquired Wharf, and Wharf had a port business, but it was not as large as Hutchison Whampoa. Therefore, Pao Yugang could cooperate with the country alone and invest in Ningbo Port.

But now, due to Chen Zhiwen's butterfly effect interference, the China Power acquired by Pao Yugang, although CLP is no worse than Wharf to a certain extent, does not understand ports. Although Pao Yugang's previous Global Shipping Company did The world's number one shipping company, but it doesn't understand ports. It can only be said that it has the vision to identify which places are suitable for ports. This is obviously how Ningbo Port was discovered by them.

"When will Mr. Chen be free?" Bao Yugang asked again.

"It's up to me, as long as you two make arrangements." Chen Zhiwen said with a shrug.

In fact, since Hong Kong's real estate market began to rebound, although the current rate is not very large, even a 5% increase has meant that Land, which has property assets of 30 billion+ Hong Kong dollars, has obtained a mortgageable line of 1.5 billion Hong Kong dollars out of thin air. , coupled with the change in attitude of banks after the market rebounded, Real Estate has completely escaped the debt crisis.

In addition, Land is also preparing to cooperate with Disney to build a park. A few months ago, it won the Golden Bell Land King. At the same time, several large-scale real estate projects on hand have reached the point where they can be pre-sold. Funds are available from all aspects, and Everything is back to normal.

The only risky property is now normal, and then other companies will have no problem. When these large companies grow to a sufficient scale, they will tie together the interests of many high-level people, and these people will also tie up the progress of the entire company. Chen Zhiwen This boss only needs to point out the direction occasionally, or when the right time comes, he can use nitrogen to accelerate.

In terms of family, although the twin children are very difficult to leave and wish to be with them every day, there must be a balance between career and family. It is impossible to have both a career and a family. Besides, as a boss, many times in Hong Kong, he It doesn't take long to go to the company. Compared with ordinary people, I already spend much more time with my children.

"What about next Wednesday? Over there in the mainland, I have the same answer as you, haha." Bao Yugang asked.

"No problem." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

…

A week later, Chen Zhiwen's private plane landed at Shanghai Airport.

Two Hong Kong tycoons came to Shanghai. Although they were just passing by, Shanghai also sent some people to accompany them. One was to protect safety, and the other was to communicate more, and maybe there would be some cooperation opportunities.

Neither Chen Zhiwen nor Chen Zhiwen refused. In this way, accompanied by Shanghai officials, especially the two police cars one behind the other, the convoy was much more convenient on the road.

After arriving in Ningbo, the local government officials were naturally very solemn. The relevant leaders also accompanied the two of them and stayed in the government department compound for a day. However, what they said was relatively false. After all, there were so many people at the scene. , real practical matters will not be negotiated here.

The next day, accompanied by several department leaders in charge of foreign trade and commerce in Ningbo City, Bao Yugang and Chen Zhiwen came to a seaport where there was already a small port.

"Sheng Chen, although this port may not look big, in fact, it is a very rare deep-sea port in the world. The coastline has a very high slope. As long as there is enough investment, large ships can be accommodated." Bao Yugang explained with a smile. , he had already sent people to investigate clearly what was going on here, otherwise he would not have taken the liberty to bring Chen Zhiwen here. For such a big port, even a few billion is a small amount of investment. I really want to Even if it is done well, tens of billions may not be enough. Although the Bao family can't say that it can't be used, if it really takes out so much, it will be a big loss. In recent years, China Power has also had several power station projects in the country. Funding needs are high. Furthermore, it would be safer to bring Chen Zhiwen in. Although he felt that the risk was not high, all eggs should not be placed in one cage at any time.

"I have heard of Ningbo Port a long time ago." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

The inclination of the coastline into the water is the most important factor in whether it can become a port. Some relatively flat coastlines may not be able to accommodate large ships even if they are several miles deep into the sea, because the bottom of the ship may touch the seabed, while some can get very close. , such a deep-water harbor can become a natural harbor with just a little processing. Ningbo Port is obviously the latter.

This port began to be used in the 4th century BC. Although large ports could not be dug in ancient times, they still instinctively looked for suitable places to dock ships. During the Song and Ming Dynasties, it was one of the largest trading ports in the world. In modern times, This place also became the object of competition among the great powers, and was forced to clear the customs in 1840.

There are reasons for these people's choices. In the 21st century, Ningbo Port has an annual throughput of up to 1 billion tons, making it the seventh-largest super port in the world.

"Two, there is a famous saying from the central government that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. Business on land naturally requires various roads, but business on the ocean requires high-quality ports. We are rather close to the ocean and have a natural port. If this port can be utilized, its scale potential will definitely not be inferior to that of Tanggu Port." Director Li, who accompanied him, said with a smile.

"Chen Sheng, hundreds of kilometers away, this is the only place with such a natural harbor. If Jiangnan's economy really develops, this will definitely be a very suitable initial investment." Bao Yugang also said.

"Indeed, how is the whole project arranged?" Chen Zhiwen nodded and said. He didn't need to understand some messy professional knowledge. He couldn't understand these things even if I explained them seriously for three days. As long as he knew the future value of this place, he would be fine. .

"First of all, in the first phase, a large container terminal will be built at this location. Next to this, a large mass merchandise terminal will be built. The initial investment is estimated to be between HK$3 billion and 4 billion." Bao Yugang pointed to his hand. said after a map.

"The mass merchandise terminal refers to food and the like?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"Yes, Chen Sheng, Jiangnan is also an important producing area of ​​grain. It is also one of the main ways for Jiangnan to earn foreign exchange through export all year round. There is also the need to exchange supplies with foreign countries, and sometimes, it is necessary to trade with the north. ." Director Li explained.

At present, China is still a grain exporter, but the net export volume is no longer much. After all, the domestic one billion people have a huge demand for food.

Net imports or exports and actual transaction volume are two different things. Even if many countries are net exporters of grain, they still purchase large amounts of other types of grain, and the transaction volume is also very large.

"Haha, food is only one of the public commodities. Once such a port is built, it can be used for other purposes in the future. We are even prepared to reserve space. If there is a need in the country, we can also build another port for various minerals. "Bao Yugang said.

"Okay, you are professionals, so I won't comment." After hearing this, Chen Zhiwen didn't ask any more questions, as long as he could participate. For such a large port, although foreign investment is introduced into the country, it is actually the foreign party that cooperates with the domestic investment. Just like a highway, it is basically the domestic decision on how to build it. The foreign party also has some rights, but it can only be said that it can be discussed. Unless there is obvious unreasonableness on the part of the mainland, it cannot interfere too much. After all, this is an infrastructure project on the mainland, and any infrastructure is also designed to meet the mainland's economic development needs.

In the next hour, Director Li took Bao and Li around the site and explained in detail the plans for the future new port.

In fact, there is already a good port here, but it cannot be modernized. Especially the speed of container loading is too slow, which seriously affects the efficiency and even affects the regional economy behind. This is also the reason for the ruthless efforts to modernize the port. However, without money and foreign exchange, we can only introduce foreign capital, and Hong Kong capital is the most suitable choice. At least it has no other purpose except economic benefits. It is much stronger than capital from Europe, the United States and Japan.

Chen Zhiwen started to feel a little confused after listening for a while, but it didn't matter. Coming here today was only the most preliminary contact. When the two bosses Chen and Bao settled down, the professionals would naturally come on stage. Talk to the mainland government. Later, people from Hutchison Whampoa will also make a large sand table to facilitate Chen Zhiwen's understanding. Although the sand table is of high value, it is of greater significance to save Chen Zhiwen's time. Now at the headquarters of Hongkong Land Connaught Building, there is one involving There are large sand tables in , Tsim Sha Tsui, Hung Hom and other places, with all the buildings belonging to Chen Zhiwen marked on them, helping Chen Zhiwen understand the actual situation of Hong Kong real estate at a glance, otherwise he would not be able to figure it out even if he looked through the list.

After the introduction, Director Li hosted lunch at a guest house near the port. After that, everyone returned to Ningbo City.

On the way, Chen Zhiwen suddenly asked: "Director Li, there is no expressway in Zhejiang Province now, right?" (End of Chapter)