To alleviate the pressure on logistics and warehousing, Wujiang Group had to invest in building large-scale logistics companies and warehousing centers.

However, now even large logistics companies and warehousing centers are being invested in and established. Isn't this forcing Wujiang Group into the supermarket and e-commerce sectors?

With such a huge advantage, wouldn't it be reasonable not to run a supermarket?

Many senior executives within the group suggested to Zhao Ye that Wujiang Group should venture into the supermarket industry.

Seeing this, Zhao Ye had no choice but to comply.

Indeed, it would be a waste for Wujiang Group not to enter the supermarket industry at this time. Large-scale purchasing gives them extremely strong bargaining power. If Wujiang Group can't make money opening supermarkets, what company can?

There are very few supermarkets in China at present, so once Wujiang Supermarket opens, it will surely be packed with customers.

Wujiang Group owns satellites and will launch more satellites in the future.

The benefits of supermarket companies investing in satellites can be seen in Walmart's case.

In the early 1980s, retail giant Walmart invested in launching a commercial satellite and established its own satellite communication system, enabling each of its stores around the world to have its own terminal and connect to headquarters via satellite.

Through satellite communication systems, Walmart's data centers have also established connections with suppliers, forming a rapid-response supply chain that prevents Walmart supermarkets from experiencing stockouts.

At the same time, manufacturers can access Walmart's distribution system and data center through the operating system, thereby obtaining dynamic information on the circulation of goods from suppliers and arranging production and supply accordingly.

Before launching its satellites, Walmart's annual sales averaged $8.4 billion. Ten years after the satellite system was built, annual sales quickly rose to $93.6 billion; twenty years later, that figure reached $288 billion.

This also shows that the aerospace industry has commercial value.

SpaceX, a subsidiary of the Wujiang Group, is fully committed to developing communication satellites. With a continuous stream of Soviet aerospace talent joining SpaceX, the Wujiang Group will soon be able to launch an independently developed communication satellite into space.

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Wujiang Group has cash reserves worth more than $60 billion.

The total investment budget for the renovation of Lujiazui, including the construction of supporting facilities, is as high as more than US$25 billion!

In exchange for Soviet oil, manpower, equipment, and technical data, the deal cost $10 billion!

Investing in logistics warehousing and supermarkets will cost at least five billion US dollars.

Wujiang Group still has $20 billion in cash reserves, which will not cause problems for the group's operations.

Moreover, Wujiang Group is still making huge profits, and its various sectors are developing well.

As the saying goes, money that isn't spent is just a bunch of numbers.

Shanghai.

Government building.

Secretary Liu Hai, Mayor Zhou Bowen, and others stared in astonishment at the renderings of Lujiazui after Zhao Ye's design and renovation.

Burj Khalifa (Dubai Tower), the Pearl of the Orient, the Burj Al Arab, Wanjiang Yipin, the Twin Towers, Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai Tower... and all sorts of unique research buildings, some shaped like tents, some like spaceships...

"This is so sci-fi, so beautiful!"

"I couldn't believe there were so many tall buildings in Lujiazui. Even the design of the research buildings is full of boundless imagination and incredibly high-tech. Seeing this rendering of Lujiazui, I almost thought I had stepped into the future!!!"

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Seeing the stunned expressions on everyone's faces, Zhao Ye expressed his understanding, as anyone would be shocked and incredulous upon seeing it.

In fact, Zhao Ye later cut many projects.

Preparing to build some unsuitable research buildings in other places is a way of not putting all your eggs in one basket.

Some research projects may have high environmental requirements, while others may be dangerous... In short, research buildings should be built according to local conditions, rather than being blindly piled up together.

"Zhao Ye, are you really planning to invest so much money in the renovation of Lujiazui? Won't this affect the company's normal operations?" Secretary Liu Hai took a deep breath and asked seriously.

Zhao Ye smiled slightly and said confidently, "The investment required to renovate Lujiazui is indeed very high, but Wujiang Group has the capability to do it, and can also guarantee that it will not affect the company's normal operations!"

Secretary Liu Hai exclaimed happily, "That's great! That's great!!!"

As long as it doesn't affect the operation of Wujiang Group, Secretary Liu Hai still very much wants to build the Lujiazui shown on the blueprints.

Upon hearing this, the others were extremely excited.

Once Lujiazui is successfully built, everyone can rise rapidly in rank based on this achievement alone.

Everyone tacitly reached a consensus that they must give the green light to the Lujiazui renovation plan and provide support for it.

"By the way, Secretary Liu, the buildings I designed are only the exteriors; they still need to be refined by professional architectural design firms. In a while, I will extend invitations to renowned architectural design firms worldwide. Well-known domestic architectural design firms can also participate, and we can collaborate with top international design firms."

Domestic architectural design firms excel in classical Chinese architecture, while foreign firms specialize in designing skyscrapers; both have their merits.

Moreover, this opportunity also allows domestic architectural design firms to learn the techniques.

Upon hearing this, Secretary Liu Hai laughed and said, "That's wonderful! If all the domestic architectural design firms knew about this, they would flock to us, probably wearing down the threshold of Wujiang Group!"

After a pause, Secretary Liu Hai asked, "By the way, Zhao Ye, when do you plan to announce the Lujiazui redevelopment plan to the public?"

"Let's do it tomorrow!"