MMB Chapter 22 Investment Strategies, Welfare Bureau
Chapter 22 Investment Strategies, Welfare Bureau
In front of Gate 2016 of the Black Swan Hotel.
After meeting in the lobby, Huang Wenjie was happy to give Wang Yang a chance to meet and discuss business, so Wang Yang stood there.
After returning to his room and resting for a while, Wang Yang contacted Huang Wenjie via the hotel's internal phone to arrange a meeting time.
Fortunately, Wang Yang knew something about Zhongce Group.
Zhongce Group was actually formed by Singaporean tycoon Huang Hongnian by acquiring and reorganizing a shell company in Hong Kong.
As for why Wang Yang knew about this group, we have to mention the famous Zhongce Tires.
In 1993, after a year of competition and testing the waters, major Hong Kong businessmen finally took action and invested heavily in the mainland.
Other Hong Kong businessmen were investing heavily in real estate, ports, and joint ventures with provinces and cities. These opportunities have undoubtedly wiped out countless Hong Kong businessmen.
It seems that Zhongce Group received guidance from a master, and instead of competing in those trending sectors, it set its sights on those state-owned enterprises on the verge of bankruptcy.
Zhongce Group acquired a large number of state-owned enterprises on the verge of bankruptcy in the same industry, then registered overseas companies to hold controlling stakes, thereby circumventing scrutiny and successfully listing these state-owned enterprises on the US stock market, making a fortune.
This is unprecedented in this day and age.
Even after the review mechanism was updated, Zhongce Tire, which survived, remains the leading and mainstay of the domestic tire industry.
Wang Yang works in auto repair, and over the years, he has naturally come across Zhongce Tires, and thus has heard about the operations of the Zhongce Group.
Today, Wang Yang is here to play the role of this expert.
"Come in."
As Wang Yang rang the doorbell, Huang Wenjie's voice came from inside.
However, when Wang Yang entered the room, he was completely dumbfounded.
The entire room is predominantly white, featuring a minimalist luxury style, and includes a walk-in closet, a living room, and a bar.
In the main hall, there was a dozen or so guests dressed in sharp suits, sitting upright.
Huang Wenjie invited not only Wang Yang, but also other people.
"Boss Huang, what do you mean by that?"
Wang Yang was somewhat puzzled and asked Huang Wenjie, who had come to greet him.
What's going on now?
"Hehe, you know, I'm an assistant director. My job is to find suitable locals for the director to negotiate business with."
Huang Wenjie chuckled, then looked at the middle-aged man sitting in the main seat of the hall, exuding an imposing aura.
"As for this meeting method, it was the director's idea."
Without a doubt, this middle-aged man is the Investment Director of Zhongce Group's South China Region, responsible for Zhongce Group's investments throughout South China.
The guests who came could be divided into three categories.
One type is local leading enterprises with official backing. Huang Wenjie personally invited them to come here to discuss cooperation after expressing his willingness to cooperate.
One type involves expressing a willingness to cooperate to relevant departments of Zhongce Group. After Huang Wenjie investigates the background, he invites them here for discussion.
There is another type, like Wang Yang, who are people Huang Wenjie invited here to discuss things after he had a sudden inspiration while wandering around Guangzhou and collecting information.
In this era, those who manage to get rich are often involved in the behavior of thugs and hooligans, so they have long been pointing fingers at people like Wang Yang.
"Looks like things won't be easy today."
Wang Yang was led to his seat by Huang Wenjie. He greeted the others present, but few paid him any attention.
Everyone present was a leader in their own right, and after hearing Huang Wenjie's introduction, they didn't really want to pay attention to Wang Yang.
Wang Yang has neither capital nor strength; the fact that these bigwigs allowed him to sit there is already an act of kindness on their part.
After Wang Yang, another person in a similar situation arrived, and Huang Wenjie then took his seat and announced that everyone had arrived.
"Let me introduce myself, Huang Hongguo, Investment Director of South China Region of Zhongce Group. Welcome everyone."
Huang Hongguo, who was seated at the head of the table, stood up and welcomed the guests.
Huang Hongguo was wearing a custom-made suit, sporting a standard slicked-back hairstyle, and speaking with a strong Hokkien accent, all while maintaining a polite demeanor.
"It seems to be Huang Hongnian's brother."
Upon hearing this name, Wang Yang thought of Huang Hongnian, the chairman of Zhongce Group.
Huang Hongnian's ancestral home is in Fujian. He and Huang Hongguo both have the character "Hong" in their names, so they should be cousins.
This is the fact.
After Huang Hongnian became successful, Huang Hongguo, who was also doing business overseas, joined him and became his investment director.
Huang Wenjie is Huang Hongnian's son.
"We have invited you all here today to discuss investment strategies for the South China region. This is because..."
Before Huang Hongguo could finish speaking, a big shot who had been invited interrupted him.
"You mean you want me to discuss the future development of the South China region with these people?"
Jia Pingao, speaking with a Shanxi accent, pointed impatiently at Wang Yang and the others, expressing his dissatisfaction towards Huang Hongguo.
"Mr. Jia, they are all my guests."
Huang Hongguo's face darkened, but he didn't lose his temper.
Back when Huang Hongnian was an educated youth in Shanxi, Jia Pingao and Huang Hongnian formed a friendship.
Later, Jia Pingao went into business and made a name for himself in Futian District of Shenzhen, becoming one of the big shots in Huaqiangbei.
Huang Hongguo convened everyone for a discussion, precisely on Huang Hongnian's instructions, to try and curb his old friend's fiery temper.
"Guests? Mr. Huang, if they are considered guests, isn't that a bit of an insult to the other business owners present?"
One of the business owners who had just been having a pleasant conversation with Jia Ping'ao stepped forward to support Jia Ping'ao's decision to kick people out.
If Zhang Baoguo were here, he would definitely recognize him; this is his second uncle, Zhang Guoqiang, the most successful member of the Zhang family.
Zhang Guoqiang wasn't exactly a leader; he came after applying for cooperation and undergoing background checks.
Rather than currying favor with Hong Kong businessmen for uncertain collaborations, Zhang Guoqiang preferred to cultivate a good relationship with Jia Ping'ao, the leading figure in Shenzhen.
Moreover, it seems that Wang Yang has some friction with his nephew, so he took the opportunity to suppress him.
"Hmph, didn't you hear me? I said they are my guests!"
"If you didn't hear me clearly, please leave this room."
Huang Hongguo pointed at Zhang Guoqiang and said angrily.
He was just worried about how to deal with Jia Ping'ao when someone jumped out and told him to make an example of him.
"Hmph, this is my friend."
"Since these people are your guests, I'd like to hear what they have to say."
Jia Pingao snorted and protected Zhang Guoqiang, who had echoed his sentiments.
Through this test, Jia Pingao also figured out Huang Hongguo and Huang Hongnian's attitude behind him.
In business, there are only interests, no friends.
After so many years, the Huang family is still willing to invite him to cooperate, which is already a sign that they are mindful of the friendship they had back then.
The past relationship could not give Jia Ping'ao more leverage in cooperation.
"In that case, I'll make the long story short."
"After the conversation, the mainland market has changed drastically. Zhongce Group lacks understanding of the specific situation in South China. You have been working in this field for many years and should be familiar with how the market operates."
"Zhongce Group will cooperate with whoever can provide a feasible future market investment strategy based on the analysis of the current market."
After Huang Hongguo finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent as everyone pondered and considered their investment strategies.
The market is unpredictable, and future investment strategies are no small matter.
Wang Yang was delighted.
Without much interference, Wang Yang clearly understood the future market changes and the future development of Zhongce Group.
This is practically a welfare scheme tailor-made for Wang Yang.