Chapter 120 Negotiations
At noon the next day after Zheng Yan and Liu Wei arrived in Hong Kong City, they met with Li Bin and Li Jiajie at the hotel where they were staying.
"Zheng Yan, why didn't you say hello in advance when you came here this time? You used to stay at home, but this time you stayed in a hotel. Why are you getting more and more alienated?"
"Uncle Li, what are you talking about? The main reason is that I need Uncle Li's help with something when I come here this time. Before that, I was too embarrassed to bother you with such a small matter as accommodation. And in the next few years, I may have to live in Hong Kong City.
Prepare to buy a house by myself."
Li Jiajie happened to come over at this time, and Li Bin had no choice but to suppress his curiosity and the group entered the hotel first.
"Zheng Yan, you just said you wanted to settle down in Hong Kong City. Didn't you come here specifically to buy a house this time? Such a trivial matter is probably not worth the trip." As soon as the few people entered the room and sat down, Li Bin couldn't wait.
asked.
"Of course not. The main purpose of coming here this time is to negotiate a cooperation with the two uncles."
Seeing that the two of them were interested, Zheng Yan continued: "Both uncles are our own people, so I won't beat around the bush. Now the reform in mainland China has reached a certain level, but there are also some problems, and what we are about to face is
The problem of re-employment of laid-off workers. At present, there are too few private enterprises in mainland China, and it is difficult to completely take over the laid-off workers. Therefore, I hope that the two uncles can invest in enterprises in mainland China that require a large number of labor forces."
"Zheng Yan, you also know about my family's situation, and you must also know about your uncle Jie's family's industry. If according to what you said, the government has begun to worry about it. There must be a lot of people. No matter what investment we make, I'm afraid it won't be possible.
Accept it?"
The situation of Li Bin's family is that they have investments in various industries, but basically do not participate in management. Therefore, although Zheng Yan has not yet explained, Li Bin has lost interest.
"Both uncles, listen to me first. The current official idea is just to carry out pilot projects, and the industry is chain supermarkets. This is why I am looking for you, Uncle Jie. I know that your family already has a retail industry, and mainland China is a brand new market.
, are you not interested at all?"
Zheng Yan glanced at the two of them, "Big
Lu officials have given a preferential policy of three exemptions and two reductions in taxation, and other matters involving the government have also been given the green light. There is only one requirement, and that is to give priority to laid-off workers in terms of personnel recruitment."
"Zheng Yan, do you know the main industries and profitability of Hong Kong companies investing in mainland China? The current investments are mainly in hotels and real estate. Almost all hotel investments are unable to make ends meet. Real estate is better, but it is far from reaching
The rate of return we are looking forward to. No company is involved in the retail industry, because the current income level in mainland China is too low, with the per capita annual income being only a few thousand yuan, so..."
Although Li Jiajie didn't finish what he said, Zheng Yan already understood what he meant. In the chain supermarket industry, construction costs and operating costs are a huge expense, and he has no confidence in the consumption power of the mainland market.
"Uncle Jie, I understand what you mean. However, every investment has its own risks. Mainland China is a market with great potential. You won't deny this, right? It's because everyone is not optimistic about it, so now you want to
It is very easy to enter this industry, once it shows enough
There will be more people competing for the value. Currently it is just a pilot project, and the investment will not be very large. Once it succeeds, you will gain huge benefits. Even if it fails, I believe this loss will be nothing to you, right?
And with official policy support, the possibility of losses is not high."
Zheng Yan felt that even if he did not have the advantage of foresight, he would not lose anything by just looking at the current situation and following the footsteps of the mainland in conducting pilot projects. He did not know why Li Jiajie refused so simply.
"Zheng Yan, it is true that as you said, this loss is nothing to us. If the donation is to support the development of the mainland, it is difficult to say how much more it will be. Tens of millions is still no problem. Maybe some donations will be made.
The pilot operation of supermarket chains does not require so much, but we must be cautious when investing."
After hearing this, Zheng Yan was even more puzzled. He would rather donate the money directly than make an investment attempt, and with the support of the official, what is his idea? Li Jiajie's next words gave Zheng Yan the answer.
"Zheng Yan, you should know that our current companies have all been listed. Once our main business follows the footsteps of mainland officials and invests in the mainland, it will be invisibly recognized that our company is transforming to the mainland. In this case
Once the investment fails, it will easily be taken advantage of by people with malicious intentions and affect the stock price of our entire group. This is absolutely unacceptable to us, after all, this is our foundation."
Only then did Zheng Yan understand that it wasn't that they didn't want to try, but that the cost of failure would be too high.
Although Zheng Yan knew that this investment would definitely make a profit, no one would believe him if he told it. Zheng Yan also felt like he was sitting on a wax for the first time.
"Zheng Yan, in fact, with your financial resources and your background in mainland China, you can definitely try it yourself. The loss of failure is nothing to you, but it can increase your weight in the officialdom."
Zheng Yan smiled helplessly, "Uncle Li, you may not know that even my current business has been handed over to several of my partners. I am only planning to invest in some companies with potential.
I don’t want to participate in the management, it’s too troublesome. I approached you this time with the intention of investing, but the premise is that you are the main one.”
At this moment, Zheng Yan really felt that he had been wronged. He was obviously an old hen that laid golden eggs, and he wanted to let his own people take over, but in the end, the other party was completely uninterested.
"Zheng Yan, if you don't intend to invest on your own, I can help you find a way to contact them. There are also some small and medium-sized companies in Hong Kong City. It is unlikely that they will develop further in Hong Kong City. After all, Hong Kong
The city's market has been divided up by several large companies, and perhaps these people have the idea of going to the mainland for development."
"Don't! Uncle Li, if this is the case, I really might as well invest by myself. Although I am afraid of trouble, but in a market worth hundreds of billions, I don't want to give others an advantage in vain. Although I know that I am alone
I definitely won’t be able to eat it, but at least I can take a bite first.”
Chapter completed!