Cui Hongwen readily agreed to Jin Youdao's request.
However, it is undoubtedly a big challenge to expand and improve their express delivery stations to the level required by the other party in a short period of time.
Before coming to Longguo, he thought that he only needed to build dozens of express delivery stations to completely expand the business of the logistics company. After arriving in Longguo, he realized that his previous thoughts were too naive. The size of Longguo alone is almost the same as that of Goryeo! If you want to lay out stations in Longguo, you need at least hundreds or even hundreds of stations of different sizes to make it possible! Fortunately, those more remote second- and third-tier cities do not have much resistance to foreign companies like them. When the stations were opened to recruit employees, many people came to try their luck with curiosity. As a result, when they found that those who could drive vans, trucks, and even electric tricycles among those who signed up for the interview were able to be admitted, those who were not admitted showed envious eyes.
In an era when factory workers' salaries in first-tier cities are less than 2,000 yuan per month, and workers in second- and third-tier cities barely make over 1,000 yuan, the 1,000 yuan base salary offered by Black Panther Logistics plus a delivery commission would easily earn 2,000 yuan per month if the volume of deliveries was large enough.
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In the imperial capital, inside the office of the president of CITIC Group.
Wang Jun looked at the report submitted by his subordinates, flipped through a few pages, and then laughed and joked, "Comet Capital has been investing in Longguo one after another recently. It seems that they are very optimistic about our Longguo market?"
Assistant Liu Yunze smiled and replied, "That should be the case. The department stores and logistics companies introduced by Director Zhang Junfeng have provided a lot of convenience and jobs to the local area. Especially the Disneyland Resort being built in Shanghai, the people there are so happy to see the demolition and relocation~!"
"After the demolition of the old and dilapidated house in the countryside, we were directly allocated a new residential area close to the city. I heard from the people there that the Tianfu Real Estate Company was willing to spend money. None of their people refused to move!"
When Wang Jun mentioned Tianfu Real Estate Company, he was stunned for a moment, then his smile became even brighter. Others might not know, but how could he, who knew the inside story, not know the real reason why Tianfu Real Estate Company was so financially strong?
But he really didn't expect that Zhang Junfeng and Comet Capital behind him would really be willing to invest so much money in Longguo. This is much more generous than some guys in Hong Kong who claim to be patriotic businessmen!
But to be honest, he was also quite curious. This Comet Capital was only established a few years ago, where did it get so much money?! Just from the fact that they frequently acquired properties in Shanghai and even Hong Kong through Tianfu Real Estate Company, they must have invested tens of billions of RMB, right?! ...
Wang Jun thought for a moment before instructing his subordinates, "Is this year's annual meeting held at the end of December? Remember to send an invitation letter to our Director Zhang Junfeng. I hope he can find time to attend~!"
Hearing this sudden order, the subordinate was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile, "Boss Wang, besides inviting Director Zhang Junfeng to attend the annual meeting, do you have other things to discuss with him?"
"You are really smart, kid! Yes, there is something to discuss with him! In December last year, we successfully joined the WTO. Trade exchanges with foreign countries will become more and more frequent. We need to borrow Zhang Junfeng and Comet Capital behind him to do business and invest with those foreign companies!" Wang Jun smiled and nodded. His trusted subordinate is famous for his quick mind. He can often infer the true thoughts of the other party with just a few words. Just this cleverness makes Wang Jun very optimistic and thinks that the other party is worth training.
Seeing that his guess was true, Liu Yunze smiled and nodded and agreed. Since it was not only an invitation to the annual meeting, but also to discuss other important matters, the content of the invitation letter needed to be slightly adjusted. After all, if some things were not prepared in advance, some unnecessary misunderstandings might be caused later.
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According to CNNIC statistics, as of October 31, the number of Internet users in China reached 58 million, an increase of 49.5% over the same period last year. According to a statistical report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in early November, by the end of 2002, the number of Internet users in the world will reach 655 million, among which the number of Internet users in China ranks second in the world, second only to the United States.
This should have been quite exciting news, but Penguin Company in Pengcheng was not very happy.
The reason is that in mid-June of this year, a fire broke out in an Internet cafe called "Blue Speed" in the capital, resulting in many deaths and injuries, which caused a huge public outcry.
Subsequently, a comprehensive rectification of the Internet cafe industry began across the country. Later, the capital city issued the "Internet Access Service Business Venue Management Regulations", which was officially implemented in mid-November.
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You know, nowadays, the chain of Internet cafes in many provinces has become a major profit-making magic weapon for Penguin Company. If their "money-making weapon" changes due to system adjustments, it will definitely be extremely bad news for Penguin Company! Especially in the past few months, the on-site investigations and visits to order rectification every now and then have caused a lot of trouble for several Internet cafes. Fortunately, no severe notice of suspension of business for rectification was issued.
However, even so, many customers who were originally willing to come to the Internet cafe were dissuaded from coming.
In the Penguin Company meeting room, more than a dozen company executives gathered together to discuss the next operation strategy of the Internet cafe chain.
"...Mr. Ma, judging from the current situation, we may not need to be too nervous. After all, in addition to us, other companies operating Internet cafes must also abide by the new system. We just need to follow the steps, and there shouldn't be any problems." Chen Dan, the director in charge of the chain Internet cafe business, said calmly.
In his opinion, although there were reasons for the incident, as long as they did not violate any regulations when operating their business, they would not be deliberately harassed by certain law enforcement departments and their business could continue as normal.
Chen Dan's seemingly naive statement has caused different opinions among many people.
The first to bear the brunt was the most experienced Li Qing, who refuted, "Manager Chen's point of view is of course correct in theory. However, if we strictly follow the "Regulations", many of our Internet cafes will need to be relocated, and we will also have to purchase and renovate supporting facilities before opening, which is another considerable expense for the Internet cafes..."
After hearing what Li Qing said, many people nodded in agreement. They all thought that what the other party said made sense. After all, their chain Internet cafe business was getting more and more prosperous. If they wanted to make adjustments to the big plate, they would often need to spend more energy and cost, and this approach would usually be very time-consuming.
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Looking at the two factions that were gradually arguing, Ma Huazhuo, who was sitting in the first seat, tried to speak, "Okay! No matter what, we must first implement it according to the content of the Regulations. Internet cafes that do not comply with the regulations should be relocated or rectified. Official requirements must be followed. If there are any difficulties, we can discuss together how to adjust them..."
Ma Huazhuo was quite cautious about the above policy adjustments. He knew that when running a business in Longguo, many things could not be taken for granted. He had heard from his sister that many companies had failed in recent years due to this key factor. Now Penguin Company has already been a large company with annual revenue of tens of millions and market value of hundreds of millions. There is no need to step on the red line because of some "small things" and cause trouble for yourself!
Seeing that Ma Huazhu, the person in charge of the company, had made a clear decision, the others stopped talking and the meeting ended with the serious implementation of the contents of the "Regulations".
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After the meeting, when Ma Huazhuo returned to his office, his assistant who came in with the materials told him an interesting piece of news, "PCCW in Hong Kong sent an invitation letter, saying that they want to invite you to Hong Kong. They want to invest in Penguin."
Hearing this unexpected news, Ma Huazhuo was somewhat surprised. He was naturally familiar with Hong Kong's PCCW. Chairman Li Zekai was the second son of Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka Shing, and his strength should not be underestimated.
It's just that the other party wants to invest in shares. Just contacting him is probably a wrong idea! If it was at the beginning of his business, he would be very interested in this kind of "angel investor" who came out of nowhere. After all, when he just started a business, a penny can make a hero fail, and the money in his pocket is nothing! But now, with the support of Comet Capital's large amount of funds and projects, their Penguin company has successfully risen and become a domestic Internet company with outstanding performance! Today, they are not short of money, but lack new profitable projects.
Moreover, according to the original investment agreement, most of the shares of Penguin Company are now in the hands of Comet Capital, the investor. If PCCW wants to invest in Penguin Company, it has to find the right person! Ma Huazhuo took the invitation letter and looked at it carefully. He smiled and handed it back to his assistant and told him, "Forward this invitation letter to Comet Capital in Korea. See if President Zhang Junfeng is interested in participating. If he is not interested, then refuse it."
"Okay, Mr. Ma!"
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When Comet Capital received faxes from Penguin Capital and CITIC Group one after another, Zhang Junfeng was quite surprised when he saw the two invitation letters that Wu Xiuying brought over.
"...I didn't expect that Li Zekai still paid attention to Penguin Company. The only difference is that in the previous life, Li Zekai invested in Penguin Company more because of the reasons of both parties' fathers, but this time, it should be his personal idea. He should be more optimistic about the future of Penguin Company!" Zhang Junfeng secretly calculated in his heart.
Wu Xiuying, who was standing by, watched Zhang Junfeng sitting in his chair with the invitation letter in his hand, distracted for a while. She couldn't help but remind him, "Boss, do you want to attend these two invitations? Especially since Penguin is still waiting for our reply."
"It seems that there is nothing urgent to deal with recently. Since they have sent an invitation, let's go and take a look! It's not a bad idea to go to Hong Kong to meet this 'little superman'. Let Penguin Company arrange a representative, and then we can meet directly in Hong Kong." Zhang Junfeng put down the invitation letter in his hand and said to Wu Xiuying with a smile.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"Okay, boss~!" Wu Xiuying replied with a smile.
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Perhaps it is because the general election is approaching at the end of the year, the campaign speeches and activities are endless and quite lively.
However, all this did not affect Comet Capital and Zhang Junfeng. After arranging the work and greeting Li Fuzhen, Zhang Junfeng quickly took his subordinates and bodyguards to Longguo by plane.
Since he had plenty of time, Zhang Junfeng first went to Longguo Magic City, intending to meet with Ye Boyang at Tianfu Real Estate Company to learn about the company's situation.
Whether it is the Disney tourist resort under construction in Shanghai or the real estate acquired in Hong Kong, they are both important profit-making projects in the future, and he cannot help but care about them.
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Ye Boyang was a little surprised at Zhang Junfeng's arrival but still received him warmly.
"Brother Junfeng, you came here without even saying hello to me, otherwise I would definitely arrange special staff to pick you up at the airport!" Ye Boyang said with some emotion as he looked at Zhang Junfeng and his group who came from afar.
"Brother Ye, you are too polite. This time I came to Longguo mainly to go to Hong Kong to discuss business with Li Zekai of PCCW. There are still some days before the agreed time, so I came to the Magic City first to take a look..."
After hearing Zhang Junfeng's explanation, Ye Boyang did not ask too many questions, but took him to visit Tianfu Real Estate Company in Shanghai.
Ye Boyang calmly asked his subordinates to call the manager in charge of the construction of Disney Tourist Resort and asked him to come over and give Zhang Junfeng a detailed explanation.
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Because the Disney tourist resort they designed was so large, the initial land clearance work took a long time.
In addition, based on the on-site construction conditions, they also made technical adjustments on three issues.
The first is the problem of land pollution, because the land of the Disney Resort needs to be strictly tested and treated before construction. Because children may put soil in their mouths, the land was tested more than 100,000 times to ensure that there are no contamination points. The construction party effectively treated more than 360 suspected contamination points found, and stripped, collected and treated the available farmland topsoil.
The second issue is the foundation treatment. Because the soil structure of Shanghai is complex, the construction party used vacuum preloading technology to strengthen the foundation and prevent settlement. This technology eliminates the liquid and air in the soil, compacting the soil under its own weight, thereby preventing the main building from settling.
Then there is the difficulty of construction. Since the soil is as soft as a cream cake, the construction party has taken measures such as fencing the land, digging simple roads, and filling the river in layers to ensure smooth construction. In addition, comprehensive surveys and layered filling work were carried out to ensure the stability of the foundation.
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However, these necessary preparatory work caused the completion of their project to be greatly delayed, and the construction period that was originally scheduled to be completed in three or four years was extended to at least four or five years.
Zhang Junfeng didn't really care about this. In his opinion, as long as the Disneyland Resort could be completed step by step without any compromise, then once it was open for business, within one or two years, all the costs they invested in the early stage would be fully recovered, and most of the subsequent revenue would be pure profit, a sure money-making tool! (End of this chapter)