Chapter 796 Star Investment
After leaving Chao County, Song Yuanchao drove back to Shanghai.
After driving for a distance, Song Yuanchao suddenly burst into laughter.
The anger he showed in front of Lin Yuhang just now was half true and half false, or it could be said that it was more false than true.
Speaking of the acquisition of the vegetable factory, Song Yuanchao had already made plans. Xieqiao Zhacai was very famous, and he knew better than anyone how big the future market was and how much potential this product had.
By acquiring the vegetable factory, he directly controlled the brand and production process of Xieqiao Zhacai. Compared with the potential value, the money he paid was nothing. In other words, in this era, people do not pay much attention to brand value and technical value, but it will be completely different in ten or twenty years.
Needless to say, the value of the Xieqiao Zhacai brand alone is immeasurable. Let alone a mere million, even tens of millions or even nearly 100 million are out of reach, not to mention the technology itself.
In fact, Song Yuanchao had already prepared for bargaining. His bottom line was within 2 million, and he could negotiate as long as it did not exceed this number. As for what he said about building a new factory and starting over, it was just a retreat to advance.
You should know that currently the brand and production technology of Xieqiao Zhacai are all in the hands of the vegetable factory. After acquiring the vegetable factory, these can be used immediately. Just update the product packaging design and promote and sell it directly in the market.
However, if we build our own factory, these advantages will disappear. It is not easy to create a product from scratch. To reach the level that Song Yuanchao expected, it will require huge investment.
Don’t underestimate this inconspicuous thing called pickled mustard tuber. You should know that there are many manufacturers across the country that make this product, but how many of them are truly famous and recognized by consumers?
Song Yuanchao laughed a few times and shook his head. Now Chao County is basically fine. The next step is the specific follow-up work. He plans to let Gu Jie do this. First of all, the company is registered in the name of Gu Jie. As the boss of the company, it is natural for Gu Jie to come forward.
Secondly, Gu Jie had worked at Si Te Company, although not for a long time. As he was not an outsider in the field of food and fast-moving consumer goods, he also had the ability to work on his own.
Moreover, Gu Jie's clothing boutique has now opened. His boutique is located in the best market area of Xiafei Road. After the decoration and opening, the clothes in the store are all domestic and foreign mid-to-high-end brands, and a large investment was made in the decoration. Compared with other shopping malls in the nearby area, its style is obviously higher.
Moreover, Xiafei Road is home to the group with the greatest consumption potential in Shanghai, especially the Shanghai consulates. After the opening of the clothing boutique, it caused a sensation due to its uniqueness. Countless people came from far away after hearing about this boutique clothing store. Even if they cannot afford the boutique clothing inside for the time being, it is good to go in and have a look to broaden their horizons.
As for those who can afford to consume, there are also quite a few of them. Coupled with the advertising effect, the business was very good after the opening. In just over two months, this store has become a famous boutique clothing store in Shanghai. When people in Shanghai mention where to buy high-end clothing and accessories, the first thing that comes to mind is this boutique clothing store, which has made it famous.
Sun Xia is now the store manager. She also has investments in the store and is one of the shareholders. Sun Xia has been engaged in clothing business on Maiyang Road for several years and is very familiar with this job. Under her management, the business is well organized, and Gu Jie, as the big boss, has a much easier time.
So now that Gu Jie has some free time, it is just right for him to shift his attention to Chao County.
Song Yuanchao had discussed this with Gu Jie before, and Gu Jie was also happy to do this, so now that Song Yuanchao has paved the way, it all depends on Gu Jie.
In fact, when he came to Chao County today, Song Yuanchao had already envisioned discussing the vegetable factory, and the result also satisfied him.
But the unexpected surprise was Shao Haoqiang and his tannery. Meeting Shao Haoqiang today was just a coincidence. If it wasn't a coincidence, Song Yuanchao wouldn't have followed Lin Yuhang to meet Shao Haoqiang and showed great interest in this person.
Although it was their first meeting, Shao Haoqiang left a deep impression on Song Yuanchao. Shao Haoqiang was indeed a capable man, or a natural businessman.
In Song Yuanchao's opinion, as long as Shao Haoqiang is not too unlucky, his future success is obvious. He has ideas and hard work, and Shao Haoqiang is sensitive and shrewd in business. This small factory is just the beginning for him, and his future is limitless.
Before leaving, Song Yuanchao specifically told Lin Yuhang that if Shao Haoqiang wanted to take out a loan but the local bank (credit union) could not meet his needs, he could come to him. This was not a whim, but Song Yuanchao's real idea.
Private enterprises have not been around in China for long, at most only a little over two years, but they are currently developing very fast, with countless private enterprises being born across the country every day, and the same number of private enterprise owners emerging as a result.
However, compared with state-owned enterprises, collective enterprises or foreign investors, the status of private enterprises is somewhat embarrassing. Many places do not provide much support for private enterprises, and generally adopt an attitude of neither encouragement nor support. In other words, they allow them to develop on their own.
Because of this negative attitude, the banking industry has a very bad attitude towards private enterprises. Compared with other types of enterprises, banks (credit unions) are very strict about lending to private enterprises. It is extremely difficult for most private enterprises to obtain loans from banks (credit unions), and even if loans are allowed, they must be secured by collateral.
This situation has also created difficulties for private enterprises in their development. Historically, many private enterprises that obviously had prospects or bright prospects were unable to develop as quickly as they had wanted due to lack of funds, thus losing the best opportunities.
It is a pity that some private enterprises even collapsed in the darkness before dawn due to funding problems and never saw the final light of day.
Chaoxian's leather products have a bright future, which has been confirmed by history. Song Yuanchao also admired Shao Haoqiang, but he didn't know how much he could achieve. At least Song Yuanchao had never heard of Shao Haoqiang's current Xingjiang Leather Factory.
Maybe it was because of the funding that Shao Haoqiang failed in the end? Song Yuanchao thought so in his heart. If this was the case, it would be a pity, so Song Yuanchao planned to help Shao Haoqiang appropriately if possible. After all, Song Yuanchao was very optimistic about Shao Haoqiang and felt that this person was worth investing in.
It was already evening when he returned to Shanghai. After arriving home, Song Yuanchao played with his children for a while. After dinner, he went to the study to read some information. When he finished reading the information and looked at the time again, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.
Song Yuanchao thought about it, picked up the phone and called Hong Kong. The call was picked up quickly and Xu Hui's voice came from the other end.
"Sister Hui, I hope I am not disturbing you so late at night."
"Hello Mr. Song, it's okay, I'm still working." Xu Hui replied on the phone.
"Thank you for your hard work, Sister Hui. Work is important, but so is your health. You must pay attention to the combination of work and rest." Song Yuanchao joked on the phone.
Xu Hui thanked him and said that she had nothing to do when she got home, and her children were now grown up and could take care of themselves. She didn't have any other hobbies. In addition, she had a lot of work to do in the company, so she would work when she was at home on weekdays. She had gotten used to it over the years, and would not be used to it if she had free time.
After chatting for a while, Xu Hui asked Song Yuanchao if he had anything to ask her. Song Yuanchao nodded and told Xu Hui that he was going to set up an investment company. This investment company would be slightly different from the current Shenghua Capital. Shenghua Capital's investment direction was large companies and large projects, and it would focus more on investments in Hong Kong including overseas.
The investment company that Song Yuanchao wants to set up is aimed at investing in the mainland. Its main work projects are all in the mainland. The projects target some potential private enterprises in the country. Considering the current funding problems of private enterprises, Song Yuanchao intends to intervene in this regard.
After listening to Song Yuanchao's general explanation, Xu Hui thought about it and said that this direction was interesting and could be tried. However, she also told Song Yuanchao that when setting up Shenghua Capital, she had already inquired about the situation of mainland investment companies through channels. At present, the mainland has not yet opened up to this aspect, and it may be a bit troublesome in operation.
Song Yuanchao was not surprised by this, he had also thought of this. He told Xu Hui that the investment company could be established in Hong Kong, and then set up an office in the mainland, and work under the name of the office, so that the current restrictions in this regard in the mainland could be circumvented.
As for the subsequent investment work, it will be carried out in the form of foreign investment. The operation is slightly different from the overseas investment model for the time being. When the mainland allows this in the future, it will be no problem to gradually align with it.
In addition, this investment company will exist as a subsidiary of Shenghua Capital and complete the registration. As for the name of the company, Song Yuanchao has also thought of it, which is "Zhongxing Investment". Song Yuanchao hopes to register the company as soon as possible and then transfer personnel from Shenghua Capital to set up an office in Shanghai.
While listening, Xu Hui took a pen and wrote down Song Yuanchao's request. After Song Yuanchao finished speaking, she repeated Song Yuanchao's request on the phone. After confirming that it was correct, she told Song Yuanchao that she would deal with this matter tomorrow.
As for the establishment of the Shanghai office, if Song Yuanchao has no objection, she will send someone or come to Shanghai in person to handle it as soon as possible.
After finishing his conversation, Song Yuanchao hung up the phone.
Song Yuanchao had just thought of establishing Zhongxing Investment today, and he considered this because of Shao Haoqiang's situation. But no matter what, he felt that the establishment of Zhongxing Investment Company was a good thing for Shenghua Capital. If Zhongxing Investment could discover several gold mines in many private enterprises in the mainland, then the value it embodies would far exceed its establishment itself.
