Chapter 1008 Shek O Mansion
After Zheng Li, Li Xiaoyun and their children came back from the department store with Chen Yuqin, the house became more lively. The children ran to the back garden to play together, and several women sat together to chat about what they were interested in. After all, Lin Daoyuan was old, so he chatted with Song Chaoyuan and Qin Zhengguo for a while and then went upstairs to rest. After Lin Daoyuan left, Song Chaoyuan stood up and greeted Qin Zhengguo, and the two came to the quiet study.
"Have you made arrangements with Big Brother?" Song Yuanchao asked directly after entering the study and closing the door.
"It's already being processed. It's estimated to take about a month." Qin Zhengguo replied, but he hesitated and asked Song Chaoyuan: "Yuan Chao, can't this matter be delayed any longer? It's a pity to give up such a big market all at once..."
"Zhengguo, didn't we discuss it at the beginning? Why are you reluctant to let go now?" Song Yuanchao asked with a smile.
Qin Zhengguo nodded calmly: "To be honest, I am a little reluctant. I have made a lot of money there in the past few years. It would be a pity to give up such a big market all of a sudden."
Patting his shoulder, Song Chaoyuan said earnestly: "Brother, you can't make all the money, but some money can't be made from the beginning to the end. Isn't there an old saying? Flowers don't last forever, and the same is true for business. We are all people from the previous era. How many of the industries that were so powerful back then can survive now? Not to mention what's going on with Big Brother . After all, we are outsiders there. If something changes, it will be too late to get out!"
Qin Zhengguo thought about it and nodded. In fact, he had already analyzed this privately when Song Chaoyuan first told him about this matter. Qin Zhengguo has always admired Song Chaoyuan's judgment, because from the beginning when he took them to prepare the college entrance examination review materials, to the later establishment of Shenghua, and to the present, step by step over the years, Song Chaoyuan has never made a wrong step.
Without talking about other things, let's just talk about the decision to sell Shenghua Clothing. You should know that when Song Chaoyuan made the decision to end the Shenghua Clothing business and divest and sell this part of the business, both Qin Zhengguo and Li Daqi disagreed, but out of trust in Song Yuanchao, they finally stood on Song Chaoyuan's side.
At the beginning, Shenghua Clothing was one of the pillar industries of Shenghua Group and the company that Shenghua Group started from. Moreover, Shenghua Clothing was in very good operating condition at that time, with annual export and domestic sales increasing steadily. In everyone's eyes, Shenghua Clothing was the golden goose of Shenghua Group. However, Song Chaoyuan still made the decision to separate it from the group's business and sell it.
We did not understand it before, but now the group is glad that this business was divested early. Although the overall market of the clothing and textile industry has been rising in the past two years, its profit ratio has been declining significantly year by year, and the risks are also much greater than before.
Shenghua sold this business at a good price, but it may not be possible to sell it now. Moreover, with the increasingly fierce competition, this business has become a waste. If Shenghua continues to hold it, it may not only not make much money, but also spend a lot of energy to operate it, which is not worth the loss.
In addition, the changes in society and the market mentioned by Song Chaoyuan are the same. During the planned economic system, some popular industries are now no longer in demand, and the same is true for enterprises. Especially in Qin Zhengguo's hometown, the situation is even more serious. One large and medium-sized enterprise after another is in trouble, and a large number of people have been laid off or on standby. The so-called reform to make changes has no effect at all, and the final result for them can be imagined.
The issues mentioned by Lin Daoyuan and Song Chaoyuan today are also related to these, but they are simply unable to change these things. Human power is limited, and Song Chaoyuan is not a god. He can only take care of himself and the people around him.
"Okay, I will continue to keep an eye on this matter. Once the finishing work over there is completed, I will withdraw all our people back." Qin Zhengguo sighed. Although he was unwilling, he still chose to believe in Song Chaoyuan.
"By the way, how did you and Daqi discuss the export of mobile phones?" After saying this, Song Chaoyuan asked about the mobile phones. Some time ago, Li Daqi arrived in Pengcheng first, and Song Chaoyuan asked Qin Zhengguo to assist him in handling the export of mobile phones. Li Daqi was mainly responsible for domestic sales, and the two were jointly responsible for exports.
Li Daqi is not here now. He has been busy in Pengcheng these days, so we can only ask Qin Zhengguo about this matter.
Qin Zhengguo had known that Song Chaoyuan was going to ask about this, so he was well prepared and immediately reported the current situation to Song Chaoyuan.
Song Chaoyuan listened to his report carefully and asked some questions of concern. Qin Zhengguo answered them one by one. He basically did as Song Chaoyuan asked, but made slight adjustments to some details according to the actual situation.
Song Chaoyuan also expressed his understanding of this, saying that as long as the general direction remains unchanged, there is no need to worry about the details.
After talking about these things, Qin Zhengguo also relaxed. He stood up and walked to the wine cabinet beside him and took out a bottle of wine like he was used to it. He turned and gestured to Song Chaoyuan. Song Chaoyuan waved his hand to tell him that he didn't want to drink. Qin Zhengguo then made himself a glass and returned to his seat with it in a dignified manner.
"It's the same wine, but why do I feel your wine tastes better than mine?" Qin Zhengguo sighed after taking a sip of the wine.
Song Chaoyuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. How could this be a question of whether his own wine tasted good or not? The wine here was the same as Qin Zhengguo's. Every year, the winery in France would reserve a batch of the best wine for Song Chaoyuan and his family. After the wine was shipped back, Song Chaoyuan would store it in his homes in Yanjing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. Shanghai had the largest amount of wine, followed by Yanjing and Hong Kong.
Qin Zhengguo was the same, but because he had stayed in Hong Kong the longest, he had the most wine in Hong Kong. But he never forgot to drink Song Chaoyuan's wine every time he came to Song Chaoyuan's place, and he would praise his wine while drinking. The same wine can taste different. Song Chaoyuan was convinced. Can this guy change his excuse in the future? He kept saying the same thing, and Song Chaoyuan's ears were calloused.
"It doesn't matter whose it is. Free horse urine tastes better!" Song Chaoyuan rolled his eyes at him.
"Hehehe, I'm not lucky enough to enjoy this stuff. This is more to my taste." Qin Zhengguo said with a smile, raising the cup in his hand.
Song Chaoyuan laughed and scolded him for being shameless, but this guy was no longer afraid of boiling water. Anyway, scolding him wouldn't hurt him, so the best thing to do was to drink this good wine.
But then again, how could Song Yuanchao not understand Qin Zhengguo after all these years? Don't look at this kid with a shameless look, is he really greedy for these small benefits? Of course not! Qin Zhengguo is a very generous person. Let alone a bottle of wine, even if Song Yuanchao asked to take the wine in his wine cellar to take a bath, Qin Zhengguo would not blink an eye. What he did now was nothing more than deliberately livening up the atmosphere. After knowing him for so many years, how could Song Chaoyuan not understand him?
"I want to tell you something." Putting down the wine glass in his hand, Qin Zhengguo said seriously, "Zhang Yong called me yesterday and he will be in Hong Kong next week."
Song Chaoyuan was stunned. During the World Cup that year, Song Chaoyuan, Qin Zhengguo and Zhang Yong met by chance in Italy. Although the time was short, they were old friends who got together and everyone was extremely enthusiastic.
Song Chaoyuan was also very pleased to learn that Zhang Yong was doing well overseas and had already started a family with children and a career. Since that encounter, Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo contacted Zhang Yong again, but this matter was limited to the three of them and no one else knew about it.
After all, there was a reason why Zhang Yong left China , and the emotional relationship between Zhang Yong, Luo Yang and Li Xiaoyun was complicated. If Zhang Yong had no choice but to go overseas, no one could guarantee whether Luo Yang and Li Xiaoyun could be together.
Because of this reason, Song Chaoyuan and Qin Zhengguo did not tell Li Daqi and Luo Yang about meeting Zhang Yong again, not to mention Li Xiaoyun. This was also Zhang Yong's intention. He didn't want to bring up the past again. Some things have passed and some people have missed them. Why bring them up again?
"Why is he here this time...?"
"Let's talk about business and get together. Do you have time?"
"What day of the week?"
"It's Tuesday. He asked me to tell you that we should meet for dinner on Wednesday. We have something to discuss."
Song Chaoyuan thought about his schedule and agreed immediately. He hadn't seen Zhang Yong for a long time.
Time flies and it's already Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Song Chaoyuan got up early as usual. In the past, he would jog along the mountain road to exercise. However, the security in Hong Kong is not very good now. After the incident of the superhero spending 10 billion on abalone, Song Chaoyuan changed this habit and exercised in the gym at home.
After running for an hour, he took a short break and took a shower. After he was done, he looked at the time and saw that it was about time, so he said goodbye to his wife and children and left home by car.
Around ten o'clock, they picked up Qin Zhengguo on the way and took a car to Shek O, which, like Mid-Levels where they lived, was where the rich people of Hong Kong lived. Apart from these two places, Happy Valley and Repulse Bay were also inhabited. However, compared to the latter, Shek O was much farther away from Mid-Levels and was located in the southeast of Hong Kong Island.
The most famous place in Shek O is Big Wave Bay, where there are many luxury houses. Li Chao's family lives in this area. In fact, with Song Chaoyuan's wealth, he could have bought a property here, but he didn't do so because he felt that living here would be more eye-catching than living in the Mid-Levels. Song Chaoyuan is a person who never likes to be in the limelight, and he has been used to living in the Mid-Levels for so many years, so he didn't join in the fun.
When we arrived at the place, we obviously felt that the security here was much stricter than usual. However, this was normal, since something had just happened to the Li family not long ago.
Zhang Yong's home here is not far from the Li family, and the surrounding neighbors are all well-known Song Chaoyuan doesn't know when he bought this house, and Zhang Yong didn't say either.
