Li Jianhui, who was in Kaohsiung, was obviously unaware of the sinister intentions of the Bryan government, and had a pleasant discussion with the Kaohsiung government that day.
Xiangjiang Airlines will increase the opening of routes to Kaohsiung International Airport, especially routes to cities such as Xiangjiang, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Los Angeles and Vancouver, and support Kaohsiung International Airport to become an aviation hub in the southern part of the island.
Tesco Group will also invest 100 million Hong Kong dollars to establish Tesco Logistics Center in Kaohsiung, which will be mainly responsible for the distribution of goods in the southern part of several major retail islands owned by Tesco Group.
Taota Group also invested HK$50 million to establish Taota food and beverage production base, which mainly produces orange juice, cola and pastries.
In addition, Hutchison Real Estate has joined forces with Guanghua Construction, Chinese Real Estate, and Kowloon Construction to invest HKD 5 billion to build high-quality residential communities and wealthy villa areas in Kaohsiung.
The Wheelock Group has reached an investment intention with the Kaohsiung City Government and is expected to start the construction of Kaohsiung Wheelock Plaza after Taipei Wheelock Plaza is put into operation.
That evening, at the invitation of the Chen family, Li Jianhui and Guan Jiahui attended the Chen family's family dinner.
The history of the Chen family in Kaohsiung is no worse than that of the four major Chinese-owned families in the first generation of Xiangjiang, and to a certain extent, it even has a longer history.
The original five major families in Baodao were the Lukang Gu family, the Wufeng Lin family, the Banqiao Lin family, the Keelung Yan family, and the Kaohsiung Chen family. Now only the Lukang Gu family and the Kaohsiung Chen family are still prosperous.
Despite the growing reputation of Gao Qingyuan, the head of the Uni-President Group, the influence of the Chen family in Kaohsiung is still unmatched by other families.
The brothers named Chen Jiaqi are currently well-known figures in Kaohsiung's business community, and the next generation, named Tian, has considerable influence in the business and political circles.
Chen Qichuan served as mayor of Kaohsiung for two terms, and Chen Tianmao is the current speaker of Kaohsiung. This shows the influence of the Chen family in Kaohsiung politics.
In terms of business, the Chen family has also established a comprehensive industrial group, including real estate, finance, grain and oil, beverages, insurance, medical care, education and other industries.
Chen Tianmao, who was born in 1928, looks like he is in his forties. His face looks a little younger for his age. His wife is also well-maintained. Huang Shuhui, who is nearly fifty years old, has no sallow appearance.
"Mr. Li, Mrs. Li, I am very happy that you two can come to the Chen family as guests. Please come in."
Li Jianhui also responded politely. To be honest, the Xinjian Clan and even the Donghua Association have no cooperation with the Chen family in Kaohsiung. Instead, they compete in many industries, such as beverages, grains and oils, finance, insurance, real estate and other industries, as well as Chen family allies.
Steel industry.
You must know that Lin Yishou's Huaxing Group is headquartered in Kaohsiung, and its Huaxing Steel production base is also in Kaohsiung. It is its main competitor with Ruifa Steel Company, owned by the Wang family, an ally of the Chen family.
After some polite greetings, Li Jianhui and Guan Jiahui were led to Chen's restaurant by Mr. and Mrs. Chen Tianzhuo.
While eating the dinner carefully prepared by the Chen family, he was waiting for Chen Tianmao to get to the point.
Li Jianhui didn't believe that this person just invited him to dinner tonight, but Chen Tianzhu didn't mention it, so he was naturally not in a hurry. He wanted to see what the local gangster's plan was for inviting him to attend his family banquet this time.
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There are many differences between the Chinese nation and the Western nation in many concepts. The Chinese nation likes to discuss many things over the wine table.
The same was true for tonight's dinner party. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Chen Tianmao rushed to today's theme.
"Mr. Li, your companies have been making frequent moves in Kaohsiung in the past two days, which has brought huge benefits to Kaohsiung's economic development.
I just don’t know if Mr. Li has considered cooperating with local companies in the subsequent development of the industry, especially in terms of raw material purchasers and employee insurance.”
“My industries have always adhered to the strategy of joint development with local companies. For example, in terms of building materials for construction, whether it is steel bars or concrete, although I own industries in this area, I still choose to purchase products from local companies.
In the Lane Crawford Fresh Agricultural Products Zone, many products are purchased directly from the local area, which not only benefits the citizens but also benefits the villagers.
There will be no exception in Kaohsiung, and our industries will still increase cooperation with local companies in Kaohsiung."
Regarding Li Jianhui's response, Chen Tianmao didn't believe much. Although Xin Jian purchased local building materials in Baodao, whether it was important steel bars or concrete, or even water pipes and wires, they were all industries under the Tung Wah Association.
We will not purchase products from external companies.
This time, many real estate groups from Xiangjiang under the Tung Wah Association have entered the Kaohsiung market, and the three major families in Kaohsiung also want a share of the pie.
Today, Chen Tianmao specially invited Li Jianhui to test the situation on behalf of the three companies to see if there is any possibility of cooperation with the Tung Wah Association.
Because Huaxing Steel is here, they don't expect to win the steel bar business, but they hope to win business in cement concrete, formwork, doors, windows, glass and other building materials.
In addition, three companies that produce beverage, grain, oil and food products also hope to enter Lane Crawford and IKEA convenience stores.
"Mr. Li, you should know that Taiwan Cement's development focus is mainly in the north and central areas, and there is no layout in our south. I wonder if our Tainan Building Materials Company has the opportunity to cooperate with Wheelock Land, Hutchison Land and other companies?"
Li Jianhui had done a lot of homework before coming, and he also had some understanding of the Tainan Building Materials Company mentioned by Chen Tianmao. This company owns a cement company, a sand and gravel company, and a ceramic tile door and window sales company.
It's a pity that this time not only Tung Wah Hui Xiangjiang Enterprises will expand to the south of Baodao, but Baodao will also expand southward. Taiwan Cement and Xinjian Building Materials will also expand southward. Shixin Building Materials here in Xiangjiang is also preparing to enter Baodao.
Island Market, and Kaohsiung is the first city chosen by Shixin Building Materials.
Although the Chen family has great influence in Kaohsiung, he did not give up the industrial interests of the Tung Wah Association for this reason.
Moreover, when the Donghua Association selected members in Baodao, it excluded the other four prominent families except the Gu family. For its own interests, the Donghua Association had no possibility of large-scale cooperation with the Chen family.
Moreover, Li Jianhui knew very well that one of the important reasons why these five major families have been prominent in the past hundred years is that they have very good relations with Japan's political and business circles.
For example, Chen Tianmao graduated from Kinki University in Japan, and his wife graduated from Kyoto University in Japan. The Chen family's companies also have many cooperations with the Japanese business community.
If Li Jianhui hadn't heard some stories about Gu Zhenfu in his previous life, he wouldn't have invited Gu Zhenfu to join the Donghua Society.
Even now, the Tung Wah Association's internal cooperation is only the industries owned by Gu Zhenfu, and his younger brother's industry is not included in the Tung Wah Association's internal cooperative enterprises.
From the beginning to the end, what the Donghua Society needs are allies who can help each other on offense and defense, not those who may stab the enemy in the back at any time. Families that are too close to the Japanese business community have long been excluded.
Therefore, tonight's dinner can't be said to be a great time for the guests and the host. Fortunately, both parties are well-known people, so many things were agreed upon, and there was no dispute.
It’s just that after tonight, the development of the Tung Wah Association industry in Kaohsiung will probably face a bigger test. It is not an exaggeration to say that the Chen family is a local powerhouse in Kaohsiung. With its allies, the Wang family and the Wu family, I am afraid that it will be...