Chapter 131: Everyone in the world comes for profit! (Please subscribe)

Sometimes, Wu Feng feels inexplicable about the tycoons in Hong Kong.

Not only the tycoons in Hong Kong, but also the Chinese tycoons in Southeast Asia are like this.

The most famous investment they have in the Mainland at the moment is actually hotels!

That's right, investing in hotels in Pengcheng, Huacheng, and even Beijing is actually disguised real estate.

According to the saying of some rebirth novels, it is because they are already accustomed to stable rent collection and making money.

Looking at the Chinese tycoons in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, there is a very obvious feature.

They are extremely greedy for land resources; after trying every means to get their hands on it, they either build buildings or hotels; as for industries like manufacturing and high-tech, they have no interest at all.

Because investing in real estate and hotels has quite stable returns; it is like a landlord collecting rent in the era of underdeveloped productivity, aiming for stability without too much brain and energy.

In Southeast Asia, there is one more plantation, and extended processing factories.

It is only by relying on the huge market volume of the Mainland later that they live comfortably; otherwise, they really have no world influence.

It is just like the attitude of later generations of Chinese people toward the richest man in India; who wants to understand, and it is not a technology upstart!

On the contrary, those small and medium-sized bosses who do real industry are the most welcomed by the Mainland.

Speaking of which, it is also a joke; the flour mill established by Qiu Degen of Far East Group in Shekou is really a rare real industry established by a Hong Kong tycoon in the Mainland!

Wu Feng

It wasn't just the clothing and sneaker factories; the key was the arcade motherboard factory, which was undeniably high-tech in the current Mainland!

Moreover, everything was for export, so there was no competition with the Mainland market at all.

Yet even so, he still encountered the same troubles that some Hong Kong investors faced.

Of course, having anticipated this, he chose to cooperate with the military.

The presence of a large number of retired soldiers meant his factories were not significantly affected.

It was just the occasional group fight, though perhaps a bit more frequent than usual.

In fact, the government had absolutely no intention of making things difficult.

Having read too many urban rebirth novels, he even gave government agencies some hiring quotas.

Those who know, know!

As long as they didn't have a criminal record, it didn't matter if he supported a few extra idlers; it didn't cost much money.

Not to mention, these so-called idlers with connections could be very useful when utilized well.

At the very least, it saved a lot of unnecessary and meaningless hassle when communicating with government agencies.

As for Pengcheng, they hoped Wu Feng would leave a larger share of foreign exchange.

Wu Feng did not agree; such a precedent could not be set.

Once a precedent was set, who knew if even bigger demands would follow?

Given the production scale of Wu Feng's factories, the foreign exchange provided to Pengcheng every month was not insignificant.

Although it was only for raw material costs, the factories were running on a near two-shift rotation.

Don't misunderstand; it wasn't a two-shift rotation of twelve hours at a time.

It was an eight-hour workday system; there was no need to go too far to save on labor costs, as it was already a highly profitable industry.

Not to mention, the factories were still expanding and would need to recruit about two thousand more workers this year.

When the reception staff heard the news, they were naturally quite happy.

The things they said after drinking were truly not intentional.

The welfare and benefits at Wu Feng's factories were indeed quite good, with no exaggeration involved.

In other factories, being able to eat meat once every few days was considered quite good.

In Wu Feng's factories, almost every meal was rich in oil and fat, with an ample supply of pig liver soup and pig lung soup.

Even if they couldn't eat chunks of meat directly, at least they could see minced meat in every meal.

From time to time, they could even eat "hard dishes" like pig head meat and braised pig trotters!

The factory uniforms they wore looked quite decent, and were even considered rather stylish when worn out.

Not to mention other benefits, which were on par with state-run factories.

This was also the main reason why the local residents were quite unhappy; the hiring quotas given by the factory were too small.

They wished the entire village could work in the factory.

One would have to be out of their mind to let them have their way!

Some guys, for reasons unknown, or perhaps influenced by the atmosphere in Hong Kong, refused to walk the straight path and only engaged in shady business.

Solving this was simple: he directly donated fifty police motorcycles to the local public security agency.

Along with ten Sea Lion vans, and all troubles were resolved.

As for the envy, jealousy, and hatred of his peers, let them continue.

Are you kidding? Through the channels of Jiang Tiansheng and Han Bin, they had finally opened up a global market for premium A-grade goods, and a lot of effort had been put into both quality and style.

Didn't you hear what the reception staff said after drinking? Whether it was fabric or other raw material procurement, the quality and price were at a high level even in the Mainland.

He didn't want to lose the hard-won channels due to quality issues.

When he first started this business, he had clearly explained the pros and cons to Jiang Tiansheng and Han Bin.

They had to maintain quality control, otherwise, it wouldn't be easy to establish stable sales channels in the future.

That was an astonishing market that grew every year; no one wanted any accidents!

In the blink of an eye, Wu Feng and his group had stayed in the Mainland factory area for five or six days.

Wu Feng quickly resolved the backlog of problems, and afterward, everyone acted more relaxed and at ease.

And so, Chairman Liao went to Huacheng to see old friends, and Wu Feng also began to busy himself with private matters.

"Third Uncle, are you getting used to it here?"

In the factory manager's office, Wu Feng met his Third Uncle and spoke as casually as any normal relative.

Before the garment factory expanded, he had called home to the Mainland.

He asked Third Uncle to discuss with the local county government and organize a team of a hundred workers to come to the Pengcheng factory.

Things went very smoothly, but he hadn't expected Third Uncle to be a resident cadre sent by the county government.

Third Uncle was just forty years old and had been a deputy manager at a general merchandise company in the county, which was considered quite a successful career.

"It's very good. The factory covers almost all of our daily needs; we just have to work honestly!"

Third Uncle said happily, "I didn't expect you, kid, to become so successful so quickly after going to Hong Kong!"

"There are indeed many opportunities there!"

Wu Feng smiled, "Fortunately, I've made a name for myself and can give back to the family!"

"Don't worry!"

Third Uncle stated, "Your mother is doing well. The county government has transferred her to the Labor Bureau, specifically responsible for coordinating with the factories here!"

"Don't worry about me either. I'm a deputy workshop director here, specifically helping to coordinate and manage the hundred guys from home. Life is very easy!"

Looking at Third Uncle's mental state and his glowing complexion, it was clear he wasn't a source of worry for Wu Feng.

Thinking about it, the management of the factory would have to be out of their minds not to take special care of Third Uncle.

Fortunately, Third Uncle was capable and had seen the world; he didn't get carried away or cause trouble, but worked honestly and steadily in the factory, which at least kept the fellow villagers from the same county from acting out.

Otherwise, Wu Feng had been here for five or six days, and if he had only met him properly now, someone who cared about elder dignity might have gotten angry.

After chatting about family matters, Third Uncle asked seriously, "Dafeng, have the matters outside the factory area been handled?"

"I really didn't expect the residents here to be so difficult. Fortunately, there are retired soldiers in the factory, otherwise, there would have been quite a bit of trouble!"

"It has already been handled properly!"

Wu Feng smiled, "I donated a batch of vans and motorcycles to the local public security agency. I think there won't be any more problems in the short term, so you don't have to worry when you go out, Third Uncle!"

"It's better not to cause trouble!"

Third Uncle waved his hand hurriedly, "There's no shortage of daily necessities in the factory, and there are several grocery stores; that's enough!"

"Why go out? Having several retired soldiers following me around is really troublesome!"

Seeing Third Uncle's attitude, Wu Feng didn't say much more.

The public security situation in Pengcheng at this time was indeed not very satisfactory.

Fortunately, when Wu Feng first built the factory, he modeled it after the state-run factory system.

If nothing else, at least the logistics supply and security were not a problem, otherwise the workers wouldn't be so at ease.

To avoid trouble and accidents, whenever workers left the factory, they were accompanied by retired soldiers from the security department. Anyone who wasn't a fool could feel the factory's care and concern.

This was also the main reason why such a large factory, with nearly five thousand employees, hadn't had many incidents. Human hearts are made of flesh, after all.

Besides, the factory's rules and regulations were strict, and it wasn't as if they hadn't fired workers who didn't follow the rules.

The workers had ways to find out how people were doing in other factories outside.

Even if the workers didn't have channels, the factory would help them understand the detailed situation well.

Without comparison, there is no harm; likewise, without comparison, there is no sense of happiness.

Some things really weren't because Wu Feng or the factory wanted to be the bad guys, but because they had to be.

He had a private meal with Third Uncle without alerting anyone else in the factory.

"Dafeng, go busy yourself with your own affairs. I'm really doing quite well here!"

When they parted, Third Uncle said softly, "If there's nothing urgent, don't let others know about our relationship, lest some people become restless!"

What else could Wu Feng say? He could only nod to show he remembered.

When Chairman Liao came over from Huacheng, Wu Feng contacted the Pengcheng Investment Promotion Office again and sat down with the person in charge of investment to have a good discussion.

He needed more industrial land and planned to open a few more factories.

As a reborn person who had read quite a few urban rebirth novels, how could he forget an export powerhouse like the "air fryer"?

And there were also home appliances like subwoofers and electric fans with natural wind; none of them could be missed.

In fact, these home appliances didn't have high technical content; the key was just a matter of ideas.

Building a home appliance factory for this purpose was no problem, right!

Pengcheng was naturally very welcoming, especially since these products were mainly for export, making them even more enthusiastic.

But unexpectedly, just after reaching a cooperation agreement with Pengcheng, trouble came knocking.

Just after returning to the factory to rest, a phone call came in saying that a Mr. Chen had arrived, wanting to see the factory owner to discuss a big business deal.

Wu Feng was curious about who this Mr. Chen was, and soon the factory management informed him that it was that Mainland "big brother" who had ideas about arcade motherboards.

(End of chapter)