The Industrial Giant Reborn - Chapter 653

c644 Expansion of philanthropy

In the future, my main layout in the mainland will be real estate, infrastructure, batch factories, the food industry led by Master Kong Arowana and Red Bull, and the development of the retail industry.

These are the core of the future mainland industries. There will be others, but they will not be too involved. Instead, they will be developed by their subordinates, or through indirect investment. After all, even companies can recruit unlimited resources. People, but in fact, there are no companies in the world that can span many industries and still do well. There are always management limits.

Now, almost 20 years after traveling to this world, Chen Zhiwen has done everything he can and should do. At the capital level, the ultimate goal has never been to increase the size of the company, but to use his own Capital allows more people to work indirectly for themselves, thereby achieving a win-win situation. This is the final destination of capital.

To put it simply, it is finance. Although many people do not like it, it is indeed the most suitable destination for capital, whether it is for the country or for individuals, as long as absolute greed is not released.

After leaving Shanghai, Chen Zhiwen went to Yanjing again, which was considered a normal business visit. By the way, he also negotiated a business with the Mainland Aviation Administration. Hong Kong TVB is now doing very well in satellite TV stations in Southeast Asia and is in full swing. , a total of 6 different channels have been launched, including Cantonese, Mandarin and English. Now the total number of stable users is close to 50 million. While achieving such good results, renting satellite channels is no longer enough. It was not cost-effective at the economic level and was also very inefficient because additional communication was required. Therefore, after internal consultation, we prepared to launch our own satellite.

On the mainland, the satellite launch business was actually launched in the late 1980s. However, because there was no actual effect, the international insurance companies that contracted satellite launches were unwilling to bear the risk for the mainland’s launch rockets, and the satellite launch failed. , and it is definitely not a pure monetary loss, because each satellite is specially customized for several years, and there is generally no spare. Once the launch fails, the time loss cannot be compensated with money. Therefore, every satellite company would rather spend more money to find NASA. The launch company in the mainland relied on government relationships to launch satellites from other countries twice, which was still very cheap.

This time, TVB’s satellite launch news had just been announced, and the mainland’s rocket department came to the door, and finally negotiated to hand it over to the mainland for the launch.

In addition, Chen Zhiwen also met with the leaders of the central economic management to discuss how to help the country deal with the issue of triangular debt, because even if Chen Zhiwen is as rich as the enemy, there are still actual figures no matter how much money he spends. The current domestic triangular debt is huge Yes, even if you have money, you have to be very careful and use it wisely. Otherwise, the money may be like throwing it into the water without making any waves.

In May, Chen Zhiwen returned to Hong Kong.

After the mainland business has almost been arranged, Chen Zhiwen no longer needs to care too much in the short term.

At the beginning of the time travel, because he was small and had many opportunities, he needed to figure out how to take every step and use his prophetic golden fingers in order to get the maximum benefit. But today, he already has With almost a huge amount of wealth, even if there are any “good opportunities” in his memory, they are not attractive to him. Earning an extra few billion Hong Kong dollars or even US dollars is a big deal for Chen Zhiwen today. It really doesn’t matter.

At present, the most important thing for him is to spend time with his family, watch his parents enjoy their old age, watch their children grow up, and then accompany them to travel around the world, leaving some beautiful memories in this short life of several decades.

However, as the richest Chinese in the world, when money no longer means anything to him, it is still very meaningful to others. Starting from a little success in entrepreneurship, Chen Zhiwen also began to invest in the field of charity. In Hong Kong, From the mid-1970s to the present, there have been 30 Chi Man Primary Schools, all of which were built in some remote areas that can even be called slums in Hong Kong.

In the Mainland, where all Chinese are also Chinese, Chen Zhiwen naturally invests in charity. The simplest and most direct one is Zhiwen Primary School. By 1992, the number of Zhiwen Primary Schools in the Mainland had exceeded 500, and they were all located in some impoverished mountainous areas. Next, Chen Zhiwen plans to invest more funds to build more Zhiwen primary schools to ensure that children living in mountainous areas have hope of going out.

Not to mention how high the achievements can be, at least even if you graduate from junior high school and grow up, it will still be no problem to work in a factory. Although many people in later generations look down on wage earners, for the most ordinary people, this is already a good choice. If you want everyone to live a life like Europe and the United States, it will take at least 2-3 generations. Only through hard work can you succeed.

Zhiwen Primary School does not just invest money to build a school and forget about it, but also needs to be responsible for some subsequent investments such as food expenses, teacher salaries, water and electricity, accommodation, etc., especially accommodation, because Zhiwen Primary School cannot have the luxury of covering every village. Instead, one should be built in a large area, and if it is far away, the only option is accommodation. Therefore, the more buildings are built, the greater the later investment will be. However, for Chen Zhiwen, this is nothing at all. He can just continue to expand.

Hundreds of millions a year can help thousands of children, allowing them to learn some basic abilities for future survival, allowing them to have enough to eat, and at the same time reducing family pressure. If they get really good grades , the Zhiwen Charitable Foundation established in the mainland will continue to help them go to middle school, high school and university.

Of course, Chen Zhiwen also has selfish motives. If there are thousands of Zhiwen primary schools in China, his reputation will reach a very high level. Although there is no such thing, it will not affect his continued development of his business empire. , but after you are rich enough, all you can pursue is fame. How many rich and powerful politicians actually work hard for this goal.

In addition to education, the Zhiwen Charitable Foundation also invests heavily in medical care. As early as two years ago, the Zhiwen Foundation planned a very large plan to build a large hospital in each of the 15 provinces with the poorest economies. The equipment is aligned with the economically developed areas in the east, not to mention how many, but most of the problems that can be treated along the eastern coast can also be treated in these hospitals. This can also prevent many people here from going to hospitals after discovering any disease. Traveling to places like the eastern seaboard or Yanjing will waste transportation costs, increase the financial pressure on the patient’s family, and squeeze the medical resources of the big cities that are also very tight.

However, hospitals are still different from primary schools. Zhiwen Charitable Fund only assists in the construction of hospitals. The subsequent management is the same as that of a normal hospital. It is managed by the local health department and Zhiwen Fund together. The former is responsible for operation and the latter is responsible for finance. This is the first It is also the law that does not support foreign capital or even private capital to open hospitals. Secondly, even if there is money to provide hardware resources, software resources such as doctors still need to be allocated by the government.

As for the price, there is nothing special about it. This cannot be done at all. Otherwise, if it is really cheap, it will only lead to a more serious medical run, and the gain outweighs the loss. However, the Zhiwen Foundation also has a fund to appropriately help those whose families are poor. In addition, For children who are injured or seriously ill, there are also special funds to provide appropriate help.

In terms of public health, the Zhiwen Foundation has been promoting the use of disposable needles and various disinfection equipment in medical institutions across the country, sponsoring some university medical institutions for research on infectious diseases, and spending funds to donate several research institutes in China. Research institute of microorganisms, bacteria, viruses, etc.

In particular, some common infectious diseases that plague many people in the country, such as polio, schistosomiasis, tuberculosis, hepatitis B and A, cholera, etc. These problems themselves also require the investment of national strength, but the budget is not unlimited. In the Zhiwen Fund With the help, at least the speed of solving the problem will be faster.

The above are all philanthropic investments that are purely self-funded and have no other benefits besides fame. They cost a lot every year, but Chen Zhiwen is still very happy to be able to help so many people change their lives, and even in the process It can also save many people’s lives, and it is completely worth spending money that I can’t even spend.

There are many types of charity in this world, including culture, environmental protection, climate, etc. However, Chen Zhiwen is not interested in these. He prefers to directly do some charity that can directly help people. This is a personal choice and there is no right Right or wrong, as long as it’s for charity, that’s fine. It’s just that Chen Zhiwen is not interested in things that are too virtual.

This is not to deny other charitable projects, such as a super rich man donating tens of billions to solve global warming, which is also worthy of respect. After all, perhaps such charity can affect the future of mankind and save the lives and quality of life of future mankind, etc. Of course, this is more likely to be tax avoidance.

In addition, his funds are mainly invested in China to help the Chinese. For example, during the Great Famine in Africa in 1985, many people “encouraged” Chen Zhiwen to donate money, but he directly refused. There were also many people in the mainland who had no food to eat. He wouldn’t spend his money anywhere else.

Unless it is for the local market, such as Midea, Red Bull or even Hutchison, which have great interests in some European and American regions, then under appropriate circumstances, it is also necessary to give face to the local government and do some charity activities. This can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone. Otherwise, in Foreign countries are really free of money, and many unnecessary problems will arise.

In addition, domestic charity, in addition to education and medical care, also has some win-win projects.

For example, many cities in the mainland want to develop public transportation. Not to mention road construction, they cannot even come up with the money to buy buses. Therefore, Hutchison Whampoa launched a project, and Hutchison Whampoa established a local joint venture company to pay for the purchase. The necessary buses will be operated together.

Naturally, the bus itself cannot make money. Just like the subway, its main function is to facilitate people’s travel and increase group consumption. Although Hutchison Whampoa does not mind doing some charity, it still cannot do uneconomical business, even if it insists on it , and it is impossible to copy it to too many cities. Therefore, while obtaining the bus operation rights, Hutchison Whampoa also obtained part of the local taxi operation rights and the right to operate driver’s license training in the future.

In fact, this project was not thought up by Chen Zhiwen, but submitted by an investment company of Hutchison Whampoa in the Mainland. Chen Zhiwen, who knew the future, naturally agreed and specifically asked to increase capital investment. If the money in the Mainland is not enough, then start from Hong Kong tune.

In this era, no one would have thought about how the mainland’s economy would develop in the future. After all, even the leaders of reform and opening up, the economic goal is only to achieve a level where everyone can have enough to eat and drink. .

Even though this has been done for a long time in later generations, it is really difficult at the global level. Places like South America have not experienced World War I or World War II and still have a large amount of natural farmland. But by the 2020s, there is no guarantee that Everyone can have enough to eat, it’s so magical.

In the future, almost all young people in the mainland will learn to drive. The market is so big that even if Hutchison Whampoa takes a small part, it can become a major business. Not to mention taxis, which were the most profitable before Didi emerged. one of the industries.

Of course, Hutchison Whampoa will not be so greedy. All cooperation with multiple local governments are joint ventures, with half of the shares held by one family, so that local governments can also get a share of the pie in the future. Hello everyone, let’s do it together.

It is definitely a good deal for many local governments to exchange half of the uncertain future revenue for the large number of buses now. The crowds in these cities are only hundreds of thousands to millions, and it is super inconvenient for everyone to travel. , now that cheap public transportation is available, it can benefit a large number of people at once.

By 1992, more than 30 cities had cooperated with Hutchison Whampoa, and tens of millions of people had benefited from it. Next, Hutchison Whampoa is still negotiating with dozens of cities to continue such cooperation and seek common benefits. Win-win.

This kind of project is only one of them. In addition, all factories and service organizations in China, like Hong Kong, also abide by the regulations of hiring disabled people as much as possible to help such families have the ability to survive independently. Don’t let people with disabilities become a burden on their families.

Of course, if we want to lift all 1 billion and even the 1.4 billion people in the future out of poverty, ten Chen Zhiwen’s capital will not be enough. Only when the country develops itself, when our country masters many high-end industries, then everyone can live a better life. Now I can live a life with less worries about food and drink and less stress.

This requires the joint efforts of everyone in China. (End of chapter)