Chapter 804 Meeting with senior officials of Guangdong Province
At 5:30 in the afternoon, Li Guangyu's special plane arrived at Huacheng Airport. This time, in addition to Li Ka-shing and his assistant, there were also Gan Qin, Chen Qixin and their bodyguards on the plane.
After nearly four years of construction, the White Swan Hotel will finally officially open to the public tomorrow. This is the first joint venture hotel between Hong Kong entrepreneurs and the mainland government to be put into operation since the reform and opening up.
The exhibition provided a lot of experience.
In the evening of that day, Li Guangyu held talks with senior officials of the Guangdong Provincial Government at the Huacheng Hotel.
A senior provincial government official said: "Mr. Li, thank you for coming to attend the opening ceremony of the White Swan Hotel."
In addition to Li Guangyu and Li Ka-shing coming to Xiangjiang this time, there are also people such as Fok Yingdong, Bao Yugang, Hu Yingxiang, Cao Debiao and others. The opening of the White Swan Hotel this time can be said to be quite grand.
Li Guangyu responded politely: "I am very honored to come to attend the opening ceremony of the White Swan Hotel. I believe that the White Swan Hotel will get better and better in future exhibitions. This cooperation between Huo Sheng and you will be a win-win situation."
At present, senior provincial officials have not expected how prosperous the business of the White Swan Hotel will be in the future. He also thinks that Li Guangyu's words are more polite. After all, the Li Group's own hotel group is expanding all over the world. For the future of the hotel,
Zhan Li Guangyu may know better than him.
At present, reform and opening up are still being pushed forward, and they are still unable to come up with policies regarding Regal Hotel investment. After all, Regal Hotel Group and groups under the Lee Group basically own the properties they need to use, and they currently have no way to provide them.
With such a policy, senior provincial officials did not mention inviting Li Guangyu’s hotel group to invest.
He still hopes that the Li Group can allow its production companies to invest in Guangdong Province as much as possible, provide more jobs for Guangdong Province, and at the same time promote the economic development of Guangdong Province.
Since this year, the Li Group has focused its expansion on Ludao Special Economic Zone. Although the business of production companies in Pengcheng Special Economic Zone has not decreased, due to the establishment of a new production base in Ludao Special Economic Zone, there has been no increase in Pengcheng Special Economic Zone.
business.
As a senior official of the Guangdong Provincial Government, he naturally hopes that the Li Group will establish all production companies in Guangdong Province.
The senior provincial official said: "Mr. Li, Xiangjiang and Pengcheng are adjacent to each other. The investment of the Li Group in Pengcheng Special Economic Zone over the years has also allowed us to work together and develop together, which has made us mutually beneficial. Your company has reduced production costs.
Our special zone has also achieved considerable development. Pengcheng Special Zone has more advantages than other special zones for Xiangjiang. We hope to strengthen cooperation with the Li Group in all aspects and promote the development of both parties."
This year, because Pengyu Group no longer OEMs the sports series products of Hongyu Clothing Group, its business in this area has dropped a lot. Fortunately, Pengyu Group’s own brands have filled in the gap, making Pengyu Group’s overall business
The amount has not decreased.
The base of Feiyu Sports Brand Production Company of Hongyu Clothing Group is currently located in Ludao Special Economic Zone in Fujian Province, where it has established a clothing production company with 3,000 employees and a shoe production company with 2,000 employees.
And the new production company is under construction and is expected to be put into production in June next year. By then, the total number of employees will exceed 10,000.
Li Guangyu said: "Our group attaches great importance to the development in Pengcheng area. Since Pengyu Group is in the process of transformation, some aspects will be fine-tuned. However, our group's increased investment in Pengcheng Special Economic Zone will not change. Pengcheng
The Special Economic Zone is still a key investment area for our Lee Enterprises."
Senior provincial officials also know that Pengyu Group is slowly transitioning from the former OEM group to its own products, and the previous OEM products will gradually end.
The operation of independent brands can enhance the group's comprehensive strength and competitiveness. As a group registered in Pengcheng, provincial officials are very willing to see this kind of development.
However, he still felt a little regretful about the loss of Hongyu Clothing Group's sports series business. If these businesses had remained in Pengcheng Special Economic Zone, they could have added nearly 10,000 jobs in the special zone.
"Our provincial government attaches great importance to the construction of Pengcheng Special Economic Zone. I also believe that Pengcheng Special Economic Zone will not let down your trust. Our government will do its best to serve your enterprises and ensure that your investment can be implemented early, constructed early, and operated early. At the same time, employees
The above will try its best to meet the needs of your company."
Li Guangyu said with a smile: "We are very grateful to the government for attaching great importance to our company. We also believe that the Pengcheng Special Economic Zone can achieve brilliant achievements in the future. We are planning a food and beverage group, mainly engaged in instant noodles, mineral water, juice, herbal tea, etc.
For business, we plan to place the production company in Pengcheng Special Economic Zone."
The provincial senior officials were very happy after hearing this. These companies also need a large number of employees. The Li Group will never set up a group in a small way. It is estimated that several brand production bases will start construction at the same time. The Pengcheng Special Zone can completely rely on the Li Group
Driven by the consortium, a food and beverage industrial park will be established to promote the development of Pengcheng Special Economic Zone.
The Li Group established a food and beverage production base, which is followed by a series of supporting companies, such as beverage bottle production companies, packaging bag production companies, carton packaging production companies, and some special packaging production companies may also be needed.
The establishment of these companies will bring very good economic benefits to the special zone.
A senior provincial official said: "We very much welcome Li's group to invest in our special zone. Our mainland is far lower than Xiangjiang in terms of raw materials and labor costs. We are also constantly improving Pengcheng's transportation facilities to facilitate your companies.
transportation.”
In the subsequent talks, Li Guangyu expressed his willingness to acquire the herbal tea formula of Guangdong Huacheng Pharmaceutical Company.
The senior official of the provincial government did not immediately agree or reject, but said to Li Guangyu: "I will feedback this issue to Huacheng Pharmaceutical Company, and they will make an evaluation and decide whether they intend to sell the herbal tea formula and copyright."
In this regard, they still need to carefully study and discuss whether to sell the herbal tea formula to the Li Group in Junding. After all, this is a century-old brand with a good reputation. He also needs to discuss with the senior management of Huacheng Pharmaceutical Company before making a decision.
Li Guangyu was not disappointed with this. After all, such an acquisition could not be settled in just a few words. It would take many rounds of negotiations to reach an agreement.
At the end of the meeting, the senior provincial official said: "Mr. Li, after our discussions, we will give you a reply as soon as possible to avoid affecting the subsequent development of your group."
After returning to the room, Chen Qixin said: "Li Sheng, it seems that it will not be easy for us to get the herbal tea formula from Huacheng Pharmaceutical Company. I just don't know how their company's senior management views this formula."
Li Guangyu is not too worried now. At present, there is not a big market for this herbal tea. It is estimated that Huacheng Pharmaceutical Company will not take it too seriously. In addition, their group has established a production company in Pengcheng Special Economic Zone, and there is still hope to obtain the formula and
It's copyrighted, but the price is probably a bit more expensive.
Considering the huge profits in the future, it is not unacceptable to be a bit expensive in this regard. It depends on how the government makes its decision.