Chapter 141 Pengcheng
The next morning, Liu Zhicheng vaguely remembered that Yang Minli had said last night that she wanted to give birth to a son for him.

I just have a vague impression of her, but I haven't thought about marrying her yet. How can I ask her clearly?
"Brother Cheng, don't you have a factory invested in the mainland? How about Yida also want to enter the mainland?" Yang Minli suddenly asked while having breakfast in the hotel.

"I have a factory in the mainland, but the mainland is just starting out. I only suggest that you set up a garment factory in Shekou." Liu Zhicheng answered her question without thinking.

"Okay, I'll follow your arrangements." Yang Minli looked at him happily.

"Yida Group is your business, and you should make your own decisions. I will be going to the mainland in a few days. You can arrange for your assistant to go with me. I will introduce you to the relevant personnel."

"I'll go with you." Yang Minli said in a coquettish voice.

"No, the conditions in the mainland are too difficult now. It's even a problem to find accommodation at night. Wait until my hotel is built next time, then you can go." Liu Zhicheng rejected Yang Minli's request.

Yang Minli had also heard about the current conditions in the mainland, so she nodded to show that she understood.

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In 1981, just after New Year's Day, Pengcheng City:

"Mr. Liu, Pengcheng welcomes you." At the reception, senior officials of Pengcheng welcomed Liu Zhicheng and his delegation.

"Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to meet with me." Liu Zhicheng also expressed his politeness.

Liu Zhicheng was still a little uncomfortable with this kind of socializing, and not long after, he proposed his own idea for this business.

"To get rich, we must first build roads. The traffic pressure from Pengcheng to Yangcheng is too great. I propose to build a highway through a joint venture."

When Liu Zhicheng said this, everyone present was surprised, including the senior officials of Pengcheng. Such a highway project was a bit ahead of its time for the current economy.

Because such a project would require an investment of tens of billions, and foreign investment is not allowed, it is simply impossible to realize it with the current economic capabilities of the mainland.

But it was not easy to reject the Hong Kong businessman's proposal directly, so he had to ask: "Mr. Liu, I am very grateful for your investment in the mainland, but how can such a project realize a return on investment?"

"We can charge according to vehicle mileage and thus recoup our investment." Liu Zhicheng first proposed the highway toll system.

The current reform and opening up is all about crossing the river by feeling the stones, and everything is still under exploration. The senior official nodded and said tactfully: "It's just that such a large project must be reported to the top for approval."

"Well, I hope to get your cooperation."

In the past, this expressway was first proposed by Hu Yingxiang, approved by senior officials in 1984, and opened to traffic in 1994.

At the beginning of reform and opening up, the proposal to build such a highway faced unimaginable difficulties in terms of technology, financing, management and operation.

Liu Zhicheng's purpose today is very simple, which is to propose it first and seize the initiative, and put the success or failure aside for the time being.

After leaving Pengcheng, Liu Zhicheng led his group to Shekou. The journey was much smoother than the first time.

Because last year, the Yanxin Zhicheng Foundation donated a cement road for its construction. With the completion of the road, Shekou has now become the biggest engine of Pengcheng's economy.

When the boss arrived, Chigo Electric Appliance Company in Shekou Industrial Zone was naturally on high alert and cleaned the place thoroughly overnight.

The leaders of the Shekou Industrial Zone also accompanied him in person. After a tour of his own factory, Liu Zhicheng asked Director Yuan, "Director Yuan, I remember that it was less than a year since I last came to Shekou. I didn't expect that in such a short period of time, the development of the Shekou Industrial Zone has surpassed most of the industrial zones in Hong Kong."

"It's still thanks to Mr. Liu's investment. Otherwise, I don't know when I can complete the three connections and one leveling." Director Yuan said with a smile.

Since Chigo International's investment intention, they were able to borrow funds from banks in Hong Kong and start the three connections and one leveling of the industrial zone.

Subsequently, with Liu Zhicheng's factory as an example, investment promotion was successful and within less than a year, the Shekou Industrial Park attracted seven or eight Hong Kong-funded companies.

“It’s not that development can be achieved just by having investment. If it were that easy, Southeast Asia wouldn’t be like it is today,” Liu Zhicheng said with a smile.

There will be economic development if there is investment. This may be a misunderstanding of many people because it is a common thing in the mainland.

But in other places, many are in a hopeless situation. Of course, there are also better ones, such as the Four Little Dragons and Four Little Tigers, which were more famous in the 80s, who are representatives of better development.

In essence, in the context of globalization, starting from the 80s, developed countries such as Europe, the United States, and Japan began to transfer some industries that require high labor costs, which allowed a small number of Southeast Asian countries to reap the dividends of industrial transfer.

But in the 90s, the mainland's reform and opening up began to gain momentum, and eventually, with its strong labor force advantage, it pulled a large amount of the world's primary industries into its own industrial parks.

“But without investment, it will definitely not develop.” Director Yuan said with a smile.

The current development of Shekou is the glory of his life for him.

Through the Shekou Industrial Park, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people have escaped poverty, which may be the ultimate goal of these people.

Liu Zhicheng admired the actions of these people, as they changed everything in the mainland. "Director Yuan, speaking of investment, let me introduce you to Wang Qingfu, the representative of Yida Group. They want to invest in a garment factory." Liu Zhicheng introduced Wang Qingfu to Director Yuan.

"Mr. Wang, welcome to Shekou Investment. You will definitely make huge profits here. If you don't believe me, you can ask Mr. Liu." Director Yuan mentioned Liu Zhicheng as an example again.

"Director Yuan, I'm only here to conduct an inspection on behalf of the Yida Group. The decision-making power lies with our president." Wang Qingfu said very directly to avoid being caught in a dilemma later.

Liu Zhicheng listened to their conversation and just smiled, saying, "As long as Shekou has the capacity to undertake this in the future, then there will definitely be many companies in Hong Kong who will be willing to move here."

“Moreover, in the future I will use the country as a production base to develop various other home appliances.”

With the booming real estate market in Hong Kong and rapid economic growth, the service industry has begun to grow exponentially in the past two years and has attracted a large number of employed people.

With rising labor costs, some of the simplest manufacturing industries are no longer profitable.

There is no need for Liu Zhicheng's industries, such as toys, printing, and game console assembly factories, to cling to Hong Kong.

Unless it is factories such as printed circuit boards and LCDs, their products have high profits and high requirements for employees, and they are not suitable for large-scale relocation to the mainland for the time being.

As for Chigo International's motorcycles, they are also preparing to enter the mainland, but at the moment, they must find a suitable joint venture factory.

"You are really welcome. We are preparing to develop the next phase of the industrial plant, which will cover an area of ​​4.5 square kilometers. We welcome your companies to move in at any time." Director Yuan said with a smile.

"The area is not small." Liu Zhicheng thought for a moment and said, "Director Yuan, there shouldn't be any problem with electricity in Shekou now, right?"

"Speaking of electricity, we are still using your electricity from Hong Kong." Director Yuan said with a smile.

Since the second half of 79, CLP has been connected to the mainland and provided electricity to the then Pengcheng City.

"Does the Shekou Industrial Park have any plans to build its own power plant? If it lacks funds, I can invest." Liu Zhicheng said slowly.

In his previous life, Hu Yingxiang invested in and built a power plant with Pengcheng at Shajiao, where the Pearl River estuary meets the sea. It became the largest thermal power plant in southern China.

That is, in 1985, Shajiao Power Plant B was started as an engineering project using the "Build-Operate-Transfer" (B0T) method of construction.

The power plant is controlled by Pengcheng Holdings and has a stake in Hopewell Holdings. After completion, the Hong Kong side will operate it for ten years and will donate the shares free of charge after ten years.

The model of Factory C is the same, except that the operating period is increased from ten years to twenty years.

"Mr. Liu, you know that I don't have such great power, but I will definitely report your ideas." Director Yuan is now very polite to Liu Zhicheng.

Liu Zhicheng can be said to be Director Yuan’s benefactor. If it were not for his selfless help back then, the Shekou Industrial Park would not have developed so rapidly.

"Also, the daily shipping volume in Shekou is huge now, right? Or is it still shipped out to sea through the port in Hong Kong?"

"Yes, that's the case at the moment." Director Yuan nodded.

"So what do you think of my previous proposal of jointly building a large port? If we have a port, cargo transportation will be more convenient and investment promotion will be smoother," said Liu Zhicheng.

"Large port? How big?" asked Director Yuan.

In fact, the Shekou Industrial Zone itself also had the idea of ​​attracting foreign investment to build a port. When it was just opened up, it was unknown whether Shekou would be successful in the future.

In addition, the reform and opening-up pilot work here will become the focus of the whole country and the world. Once a large amount of foreign investment fails, it will cause very serious consequences.

Therefore, more than a year after the reform and opening up, Shekou’s work focus has not been on port construction.

Now Shekou's industry is thriving, with hundreds of containers shipped to Hong Kong every day. This trend is expected to increase, so building our own port is a natural thing.

Liu Zhicheng was indeed a high-quality partner. Not only was he the first to invest and build a factory in the industrial zone, he also donated a cement road.

"The exact size still requires the opinions of professionals," said Liu Zhicheng.

Liu Zhicheng pointed to the entire industrial park and continued, "Even if Shekou was full of factories, the amount of shipments would be limited, but we must look at the entire South Guangdong Province. As long as we build this port and repair the roads leading to the nearby area, the exports of South Guangdong Province may rely on this port."

"I feel ashamed in the face of Mr. Liu's foresight. I only consider the needs of Shekou." Director Yuan said awkwardly.

"But currently, the sole ownership of foreign companies in Shekou only applies to production factories. For ports, in principle, joint ventures are still required."

"If we want to build a large port, we may not be able to afford such a large amount of funds. Our funds must first ensure the leveling of the next phase of the factory area."

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