Zhang Zhonghua, who returned home from Antarctica for a night's rest, came to the Jade Emperor Building early the next day.
At this time, the senior executives and think tank members of the Yuhuang Group gathered in the large conference room on the top floor of the group. Thick documents were also placed on the conference room desk in front of everyone.
"Boss, when will the documentary filmed in Antarctica be broadcast? We have to let the people of Hong Kong Island experience the scenery of Antarctica. Of course, we also want to see it."
Seeing Zhang Zhonghua walk in, Cui Beiyong immediately said to Zhang Zhonghua that he had also watched some of the video materials taken by the Asian Associated Press from Antarctica. Generally speaking, it was quite shocking. However, he had only watched part of the large number of documentaries, and they were still
A documentary without dubbing will definitely not be as good-looking as a finished documentary.
"Old Cui, I know you are anxious, but don't be anxious. The Antarctic documentary is still being edited and dubbed by Jade Emperor TV. It is estimated that it will take another week to complete the editing. There are a lot of scenery shot, and it needs to be edited carefully. Editing
After that, we still have to dub the documentary, so just wait.
But if you are all interested in Antarctica, when you have time in the future, our company will charter a few planes for you and your family to travel to Antarctica or the North Pole. The aurora there is very shocking."
Zhang Zhonghua smiled and said to the people present.
"By the way, is the project on Holy Egg Island going well?"
"The Holy Egg Island project is progressing smoothly. The total number of people working on Holy Egg Island is now as high as 400,000, and there are more than 10,000 various factory vehicles and ships.
Tiangong Shipyard has delivered 160 dredgers and 110 sand dredgers, and the next generation of dredgers is about to be successfully developed. At that time, it will start producing new dredgers and renovate the old dredgers.
The ship undergoes modifications.
The new East Rail has also developed the latest steel, with a seismic resistance standard of level 9, which can fully meet our needs. It is expected that the Haihua Island reclamation project will be completed in three years."
Cui Beiyong explained.
Zhang Zhonghua is very satisfied with the progress of Holy Egg Island. The swords will continue to depreciate significantly next year. This year, we will try to use up the inventory of swords and build them early to save money. The more the swords are stored, the less valuable they will be.
"By the way, boss, the Fantasy Kingdom has been completed. The current opening date is tentatively scheduled for August 8th. Do you think this date is suitable?"
"August 8th? This day is fine, August 8th is great! However, the Fantasy Kingdom must be prepared to operate at a loss in the first two years of operation. After all, the consumption power of Hong Kong Island residents is still very limited, but this situation will continue.
In a few years, when the Jade Emperor Film and Television Base is also built, the effect will be much better.
As for the purpose of today's meeting, everyone is clear. Currently, more and more employees of the group in Hong Kong Island are leaving their jobs to speculate in the stock market full-time, resulting in orders from the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Base being unable to be delivered on time.
Yuhuang Heavy Industry Group and Yuhuang Electrical Appliances Group have been the most severely affected. The leaders of these two groups currently have the idea of transferring their industries to a more stable new country. Please analyze the feasibility of this matter."
Zhang Zhonghua said.
"Boss, according to the statistics from the Asian Associated Press, the number of full-time stock traders in Hong Kong is increasing every day, and will continue to increase for a long time to come.
At the same time, with the influx of foreign capital, the Hong Kong stock market has become increasingly high. Currently, many citizens have mortgaged their properties to speculate in the stock market.
As the wealth of investors continues to double, more jealous citizens will be attracted to join the ranks of full-time stock traders, and more employees of our group will resign.
If this continues, the factory's orders will eventually be unable to be delivered on time, and it will face the risk of default, so it is inevitable to move the factory out of Hong Kong Island."
Wang Shikui said.
"Boss, we did a simple survey on the prices of common supplies in Hong Kong this year. Clothing prices increased by an average of about 14% over the same period last year, vegetable prices increased by an average of about 33% over the same period last year, and rice and cooking oil increased by an average of about 33% over the same period last year.
Around 9%.
Data shows that the average price increase of local products on Hong Kong Island reaches 30%, while the average price increase of imported goods is about 11%.
The reasons for rising prices are probably as follows:
1. With the increase in property costs, the rent costs of many factories have increased significantly;
2. The supply of commodities has decreased, and many people have no intention of producing after entering the stock market;
3. Affected by the depreciation of Daole, the corresponding depreciation of the Hong Kong dollar also led to an increase in prices;
4. Affected by America’s international quota, the decrease in orders from Hong Kong Island has led to a contraction in production capacity;
5. A large number of people from European, American and Japanese countries flocked to Hong Kong Island, and merchants raised prices in disguise;
6. Price increases in various supply chain links lead to a substantial overall increase;
7. The impact of import and export tariffs...
However, although the prices in Hong Kong Island have risen rapidly, they have not caused much repercussions. This is mainly because of the public speculation in the stock market. The wealth in the stock market has continued to increase in value, and the price rise is not as fast as the increase in the wealth of citizens. Therefore, the citizens of Hong Kong Island are concerned about these
I don't care much about the price increase.
With the current rapid economic development of Hong Kong Island, a large number of foreign companies have opened branches in Hong Kong Island, and a large number of foreigners have poured in, which has also led to the rapid increase in housing prices in Hong Kong Island."
Everyone gasped after listening to the think tank's explanation. The sharp increase in prices in Hong Kong Island was not a good thing for the Jade Emperor Group.
Rising prices will inevitably lead to continuous increases in production costs. Increased production costs will inevitably make the competitiveness of commodity exports much smaller, and at the same time, profit margins will be lower.
This is absolutely bad news for the industry.
"Boss, in the past two months, more than 300 manufacturing companies have left Hong Kong Island. These manufacturing companies that have left Hong Kong Island have basically moved to Wanwan Province, Luzon, Singapore, Siam and other places.
At present, Hong Kong Island is also facing the problem of hollowing out of the manufacturing industry.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The economy has begun to accelerate its transformation towards the financial and real estate industries, so it is definitely a wise move for Yuhuang Heavy Industry Group and Yuhuang Electrical Group to leave Hong Kong Island and move to the new country."
"Boss, it's really time for Yuhuang Heavy Industry to move out. This will have absolutely no disadvantages to the development of the company, and it will also be more conducive to the construction of our supply chain system.
The various companies under Yuhuang Heavy Industry need a lot of steel, and the location in Xinguo is more suitable. It is relatively close to the new East Railway, and can communicate more closely with the new East Railway. At the same time, the transportation cost of raw materials is also relatively low.
Moreover, there are far more science and engineering talents in New Zealand than in Hong Kong Island. This is what we need. Even if there are not enough science and engineering talents in New Zealand, we can still recruit relevant talents from Johor, Siam, and Asan. Compared with Hong Kong Island, they should be more willing
Go to work in a new country.
Finally, Jade Emperor Heavy Industry can also cooperate closely with various companies in New Zealand, making it easier to export goods to Europe.
At the same time, both the new country’s investment promotion policies and the new country’s labor costs are more suitable for the future development of Yuhuang Heavy Industry.”
"The situation here at Yuhuang Electric is similar. The factory in Japan mainly exports to Japan and the American market, while the factory here mainly exports to Europa and Dongzhong markets.
Our products shined at the CES show in Chicago, America, and we received more and more orders. However, the departure of a large number of skilled workers in Hong Kong Island has had a bad impact on us. It is now difficult for the company to recruit people in Hong Kong Island.
Worker.
In the long run, the company's development plan has some huge implications, and our opinion is to move out of Hong Kong Island."
"President, our Yuhuang Kitchenware branch also wants to move to Xinguo. It is not only a matter of production cost, but more importantly, the geographical location and various factors of Xinguo are more suitable for the Southeast Asian branch. For Yuhuang Kitchenware
The completion of the layout in Southeast Asia has been a huge help."
"I'll think about it."
Zhang Zhonghua pinched his eyebrows and said helplessly.
At present, the Jade Emperor Group has 250 if not 300 subsidiaries and branches in Sentosa, Singapore. At the beginning, all supporting industries of each company have been transferred to Singapore. The main consideration is the distance from Europa.
Recently, transportation costs there are also lower.
The impact of transportation costs is much higher than it is now. In the future, a product, let alone a large one, even if it costs a few cents, will have free shipping (there are also many free shipping outside the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai free shipping areas), and basically three types of goods in China will
It won't take much longer for the goods to arrive abroad within 3 days.
Now, the air ticket from Hong Kong Island to New Zealand costs more than $1,000, which is enough for three years of ordinary people's salary. Although the cost of sea transportation is much cheaper, it still cannot be underestimated.
"Zhang Sheng, the suggestion of our think tank is to first transfer Yuhuang Heavy Industry to the new country. The original ordinary workers of Yuhuang Heavy Industry will be directly transferred to Yuhuang Electrical Appliances. Transferring too many industries at once will have a bad impact on the group. Wait for the workers
If you keep resigning, you will gradually migrate the spare equipment there..."
"Zhang Sheng, Yuhuang Electric can transfer some parts factories to the new country in advance. If the number of employees cannot be operated later, it will not be too late to transfer them. The number of remaining employees will not be too many, and they can be easily arranged to other places.
company."
People in the think tank are very sad that Hong Kong Island cannot retain large-scale manufacturing companies in such a small area. At the same time, the housing prices on Hong Kong Island are getting higher and higher, so it may be difficult to retain those talents.
Zhang Zhonghua was extremely depressed. The purpose of establishing the vegetable greenhouse base in Tseung Kwan O was to solve local employment pressure and save costs, and at the same time transfer Japanese industries to Hong Kong Island.
Unexpectedly, in a few years this time, due to the boom in the stock market, factory orders were delayed, and the treatment of Yuhuang Group was no longer good, and it would be forced to move again.
However, if he just takes advantage of this opportunity to relocate the manufacturing industry, no one will say that Zhang Zhonghua is unkind.
A few years ago, Zhang Zhonghua was still worried that the transfer of industries to Pengcheng after the reform and opening up would cause workers to be laid off and cause too many people in Hong Kong to be dissatisfied. Now he realizes that he really thinks too much and faces the risk of being unable to complete orders.
, then you still worry about being laid off.
The reform and opening up was also at the end of 1978, and there were still more than six years to go. The hard cap on Hong Kong Island was really likely to bring down several companies, and the plan really couldn't keep up with the changes.
After seven or eight years, the cost of the new country has increased, and investment can be made in the hometown. Then the manufacturing industry in the new country will be gradually transferred to the hometown, and the connection will be perfect.
"That's it. Yuhuang Heavy Industry will prepare for the transfer first. Yuhuang Electric will transfer the intensive parts to the new country, and the rest will be transferred slowly."
Zhang Zhonghua sighed and said.
As the high-level meeting of Yuhuang Group ended, news was reported that Yuhuang Group was preparing to relocate Yuhuang Heavy Industry.
In addition to Yuhuang Xingdao Newspapers, many newspapers such as Oriental Daily and Ming Pao also published extensive reports on the news of Yuhuang Heavy Industry's relocation to the new country. Yuhuang Heavy Industry also held a special press conference to briefly explain the reasons.
Kowloon, Tsim Sha Tsui.
The newsstand owner looked at the Jade Emperor Daily in his hand and was speechless. This explanation was too far-fetched. Then he read other newspapers.
"There are at least five to six thousand workers at Jade Emperor Heavy Industry. If they all move to the new country, what will happen to those workers? Aren't they going to have to find other jobs?"
The landlady said worriedly.
"There are not that many people. There are also many people who have resigned in Tseung Kwan O. It would be good if only half of the five to six thousand people can be left."
The newsstand owner said without raising his head.
"No, the salary and benefits of Jade Emperor Heavy Industry are very good. Why do so many people leave?"
“It’s because of the excellent welfare benefits that those workers left their jobs and began to speculate in stocks full-time. The high wages gave them spare money to speculate in stocks. You can understand this if you go to the stock exchange.
In the past few months, too many workers under the Yuhuang Group have resigned. I heard that it has seriously affected the normal production of the factory, and they were forced to relocate as a last resort."
"But didn't the Yuhuang Group say that Yuhuang Heavy Industry moved to the new country because of its high demand for steel and close cooperation with Tiangong Shipyard?"
The landlady said in surprise.
"Haha, that's just the official's polite words. They just give a nicer reason. They can't say that all skilled workers have left their jobs to speculate in the stock market, right?"
The newsstand owner explained.
"It is a pity that such a large manufacturing industry goes to New Zealand, but it is indeed not easy to recruit workers now. If this continues, Jade Emperor Heavy Industry will probably start to lose money."
"Well, now everyone has made a fortune by stock trading, and fishing for shark's fins has become a mantra among investors, and many investors light cigarettes with banknotes.
They trade stocks full-time on the exchange during the day and go to the Monopoly nightclub to hang out at night. In the future, more and more people will trade stocks full-time."
said the newsstand owner.
"I saw a 90-year-old lady wanting to trade stocks two days ago. Stock trading is really crazy now."
"There are still monks and nuns in the exchange who trade stocks full-time. These people don't go to temples to eat, fast, or chant Buddha. Almost none of them can't trade stocks."
The newsstand owner said speechlessly.
"Then why don't you go full-time stock trading? You can go to Monopoly to be cool at night!"
The landlady said teasingly.
"Hey, don't you know yet? I'm not that kind of person! Moreover, Zhang Sheng warned me again and again. I heard Zhang Sheng's words are correct. When did you miss Zhang Sheng?"
The newsstand owner glanced at his wife and said cautiously.
