The Lord of the World Begins from the Siheyuan

The eldest uncle sighed and said: "The people we visited were all big companies. Maybe they disliked the small scale of our plastic factory, so there was no news."

"When Xingchen Company develops and grows, and people hear that I am the director of Xingchen Company, it will probably be easier to negotiate with customers."

This kind of thing is normal, no one’s money comes from the strong wind.

When Li Ming purchased machines, he paid his uncle to go to Japan in person regardless of the cost. This was for the same reason.

Buyers are also afraid of being cheated. Before making money, they must first ensure that their money will not be wasted.

There are relatively few people who deliberately build factories to cheat money, but too many small manufacturers go bankrupt at the first sign of trouble.

Factories have gone bankrupt and closed down, and it’s no different than being cheated.

It's different if you can find a powerful company or business owner to help endorse it.

With connections, at least the factory will not close down due to unexpected circumstances.

Li Ming has always read the newspapers in Hong Kong City, and has seen several notices in the newspapers offering high rewards to track down employees who escaped with money.

The losses all started at [-] yuan. Without anyone to help, those small factories that started with borrowed money collapsed.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Ming wants to open a security company.

You can take turns acting as bodyguards for those salesmen to prevent the money from being robbed.

It is also to monitor the salesmen and prevent them from having evil thoughts.

If 1 yuan was taken away, it would be enough to pay five security guards half a year's salary, not to mention that the money handled was far more than 5 yuan.

He plans to arrange housing and education for his employees, which will also increase the cost of betrayal.

Naturally, no one is willing to do something that is not cost-effective.

The eldest uncle wanted to take advantage of him, but Li Ming didn't refuse to use his name. This was the trend in Hong Kong City, and Li Jiaoren also relied on his uncle and father-in-law to make his fortune.

"The development of Xingchen Company will be more low-key."

"Just like the instant noodle business, it will not use the name of Xingchen Company. It will be conducted under the name of Mars Trading to the outside world."

"When you set up overseas branches in the future, brother, you can go directly to discuss the plastic toy business with those large retailers."

It seemed better than raising a banner, and it probably wouldn’t take too long. My uncle asked happily:

"The third batch of production lines has begun trial production. Is the market here in the port city going to be saturated?"

Li Ming said slowly: "After a while, I plan to lower the retail price of instant noodles. More people will be able to afford instant noodles."

The eldest uncle said in surprise: "Ah!?"

"It's selling well now and there are no competitors yet. It's the time to make a lot of money, so why take the initiative to lower the price?"

Price cuts will definitely drive down the purchasing prices of flour, palm oil and other raw materials.

My uncle's life of just lying around and making money was not so easy.

Li Ming said generally: "You will know the reason after a while. People's livelihood business requires small profits but quick turnover to be long-lasting."

The eldest uncle asked inquiringly: "I'm very strict with my mouth, so I can definitely keep it a secret."

"Although my flour mill is small in scale, it is also a business for my people's livelihood!"

Li Mingkuan's uncle said, "Don't worry about your flour mill."

"Actually, it's not a secret. The labor conflict in Hong Kong City is getting worse."

"The reason why we want to raise wages is that people's livelihood is difficult. If a newspaper exposes that our instant noodles are a product with multiple huge profits, it will become the target of public criticism."

"We have just started selling, and we still have the excuse that the initial cost is high, and others have nothing to say. If we explain it like this later, no one will believe it."

In fact, it is because the mainland provides good welfare benefits to workers. People from Hong Kong Island have always been able to travel between the two places and know everything about it.

The workers opposite work an 8-hour work day and are reimbursed for housing, medical reimbursement, everything.

What the workers say in the factory is still useful.

Everything is about comparison.

Many measures to benefit people's livelihood are not yet available in the port city. Factories are trying their best to keep costs down for exports, and the treatment will definitely be whatever they can get.

Moreover, many bosses and managers have a superior mentality and dominate others, which would make a normal person feel unhappy.

The same is true.

The number of workers is limited, and there are many job opportunities in Hong Kong City.

Those who farmed went to the port city to work, earning more than they could earn from hard work all year round in the fields, not to mention that all the money they earned went to themselves.

I worked hard in the port city, saved money, and sent money and supplies back home, which made the life of my family easier.

It doesn't make much sense.

Since everyone is a working person, we must strive for benefits, especially if there is support.

Workers in Macao completed the project in December last year.

People in Hong Kong City can be said to be inspired, or they think they are no worse than others, so they naturally want to improve their treatment.

The eldest uncle nodded and said, "I've heard a lot about requests for salary increases recently."

"We really need to be careful, lest someone burns the fire on us."

"Fortunately, the wages in the instant noodle factory and the ham sausage factory are high, so we don't have to worry about raising wages."

Lou Xiao'e is also concerned about the troubles in Hong Kong City and commented: "The key is to treat people as human beings."

"In that cotton mill a few days ago, either the supervisor who directly assaulted the workers was fired, or he was transferred from his post, and everything will be fine."

"We have to fire the worker who was beaten, but the guy who hit him continues to work at the same job. This is just a hornet's nest."

"The news has been making waves for several days, and finally the manager was fired."

Li Ming also saw this happening, "We don't know the inside story of other people's affairs, we just treat them as fun."

"Find a suitable time and set up a suggestion box in the factory. Xingchen Company will send people to pick up letters every Wednesday and Saturday. Grassroots employees are welcome to provide opinions."

"It can be about production technology, management, or other aspects."

"If the suggestions are adopted, appropriate rewards can be given to the parties involved."

My uncle reminded me, "Some people will make excessive demands."

Li Ming said nonchalantly: "He asks for his advice, but we don't necessarily have to do what he says."

"In the future, with more factories, it will be difficult for us to understand the lowest level things. This is a channel to hear different voices."

There are two factories on Hong Kong Island, one in Sham Shui Po, and after the building in Tsuen Wan is completed, there will be several factories.

Bang bang bang bang bang.

Consultant Huang Fuyi arrived after receiving the notice, "Director Li, Chairman, Director Lou."

"Director Li, this information is a summary of construction accidents collected from various countries."

"Only those from the past few years. Those further away are hard to find."

Without the Internet, Zhou Xiaobai and others in Beijing searched for several days, but it was difficult to find enough information.

Li Ming arranged for Huang Fuyi from Hong Kong City to look for him and paid temporary workers to help him find it.

There was a thick stack, and Li Ming was surprised: "So many?"

"I usually don't pay attention. A lot of bridges, dams, and buildings under construction collapsed." Huang Fuyi said while handing the information to Li Ming. Famous ones: Malbasse Dam in Italy, Vaion Dam in Italy, Budweijnweg Bridge in Belgium, Long Beach Bridge in Canada, Kansas Avenue Bridge in Canada, Canton Bridge in Canada Lu Road Bridge and so on.

In the [-]s and [-]s, all countries were vigorously engaged in construction, building buildings, building bridges, paving roads, and constructing water conservancy projects.

With more projects being started, it is normal for more accidents to occur.

Today they are prosperous, but 50 years from now, these facilities will require huge amounts of money to maintain and become safety hazards.

Li Ming flipped through several pages and asked, "Why is there no such thing as a stupid person?"

Huang Fuyi explained: "You said before that cases with design errors will be given priority, and cases such as hurricanes and earthquakes will be considered later."

"English information is easier to find. They have found so many examples, so they don't look for examples of Japanese stupidity."

Li Ming didn't force it, "Forget it, let's do it."

"It's a cheap and stupid construction company. If something goes wrong, the earthquake can be blamed. It has no responsibility."

Based on the current trends in various industries, I believe that construction companies in Japan can survive the mud and strictly enforce the regulations. It is better to believe that a sow can climb a tree.

More famous ones: Minamata disease in Minamata Bay in Kumamoto Prefecture, the same Minamata disease in Niigata, asthma in Yokkaichi, Itai-Itai disease in the Tonggawa basin in Toyama Prefecture, and the rice bran oil incident in a large area of ​​Kyushu and Shikoku. The examples are endless.

My uncle joked: "Speaking of earthquakes. I encountered a small earthquake when I went to Japan later this year."

"At that time I thought I was distracted, but the translator next to me said it was an earthquake, and that's when I realized what happened."

Lou Xiao'e suddenly asked: "Is it fun to be stupid?"

My eldest uncle also took the alcohol test and was not fooled. "In those few days, I had to visit customers every day and was very busy. How could I know whether it was fun or not."

"When I came to Hong Kong City, I thought the air in Hong Kong City was bad. But when I went to Japan, I realized that the air there was even worse."

Huang Fuyi echoed: "There are more and more cement factories, power plants, and plastic factories in Hong Kong City, and the air is not very good."

Li Ming also participated in the complaint, "This is one of the reasons why I don't like Hong Kong City. Except for the top of the mountain and the island, the whole street smells like plastic."

Three people were talking nonsense, but Lou Xiaoe didn't get to the bottom of it.

The colorful world of Hong Kong City really has everything.

The bar street on Lockhart Road in Wan Chai is booming. It was a favorite place in Hong Kong for people who fought in Vietnam when they passed by.

The advertising slogans of various dance halls directly hit the pain points.

There are also tabloids that publish photos without clothes on.

It is no exaggeration to say that the demons are dancing wildly.

night.

Lou Xiao'e followed Li Ming back to the small world.

Desert oasis lakeside.

Walking barefoot on the soft beach is a kind of enjoyment.

Lou Xiao'e held his hand for a walk, "I asked someone to check and found that only Helan's territory, the Antilles, has more tax-free policies."

"Almost all the people in Hong Kong City are English-speaking. They are not very familiar with Dutch, and they don't know much about Holland's legal system."

"If we register a tax-free company in the Antilles, there may be some legal problems later."

Li Ming did not force it, "Such a situation is very risky."

"Then go to Aocheng and Xinjia Singapore next door to register some companies, and join Xingchen Company and Mars Trading Company. This will give you a reason to expand the Nanyang market."

Hong Kong and Macao are already low-tax areas, and Singapore is also attracting investment.

Tax havens that would be well-known decades later have not yet exerted their influence.

In 63, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development proposed the Draft Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation on Income and Property.

In the 60s and 70s, countries such as Magnesium, Ying, and Helan signed double taxation exemption agreements and tried them in their respective colonies.

With this premise in mind, many multinational companies avoid high taxes in magnesium countries by signing tax treaties with "low-tax areas".

The Netherlands Antilles became a pioneer in tax avoidance.

The British Virgin Islands next door quickly caught up with them because of their advantages in legal system and language.

British Bermuda is similar and has quickly become a favorite registration location for insurance companies, reinsurance companies, family trusts, etc.

The British Cayman Islands obtained a royal decree in 1978 that permanently exempted the Cayman Islands from tax obligations. The Cayman Islands began to exempt individuals, companies, and trust industries from direct taxes such as personal income tax, real estate tax, and inheritance tax, making it a tax haven.

Lou Xiao'e feels that it doesn't need to be so complicated, "In fact, with the current company structure, it is difficult to find your identity."

Li Ming smiled and said, "That's because we haven't become rich yet. Otherwise, everyone will find out."

"You should have seen those electronics factories on Hong Kong Island. There is a kind of computer technology that is developing rapidly. In the future, if all the information is put into the computer, everything will be clear."

Mainframe computers can already store a lot of data, but they are not yet connected to the Internet.

Lou Xiao'e asked in disbelief: "Is it that magical?"

Li Ming confirmed: "In the book I read, scientists have such an idea, and I am very optimistic about it."

"The development of science often exceeds our imagination. You should pay more attention to this information in the future."

Lou Xiao'e agreed: "Yes, I will. You know everything, do you just know it from reading?"

"Yes. We need to read more books. We can't be like your brother, who goes around drinking and drinking."

Lou Xiao'e frowned and said, "The eldest brother bought a sports car, and my second brother will definitely have some thoughts."

"You handle it yourself. I'm too lazy to take care of it." Li Ming didn't like to talk to parents who had no benefits.

Lou Xiao'e shook his arm and said coquettishly: "You don't care about me!"

"You are just a little rich woman, how do you want me to take care of you?"

"Help me come up with an idea!"

"You can't encourage the idea of ​​getting something for nothing. Just help if you can. Nothing else."

Lou Xiao'e saw that he really didn't want to care about him, so she gave up and started caring about his work in the capital.

"You didn't go back to the steel rolling mill. Is everything okay in the mill?"

Li Ming smiled and said: "Now, the factory committee has been established."

"With a formal management team, others can't do anything for the time being."

"For the factory leaders, the best thing is that I am often not in the factory. They don't have to worry about me turning things upside down for them."

"It just so happens that I also have a lot of time to deal with matters in the capital and port city."

Lou Xiao'e wondered: "The furniture factory is engaged in production step by step, and others are also doing research on instant noodles and ham sausage. What else do you have to do in the capital?"

"Messy things. For example, if my men in Hong Kong City buy the materials tomorrow, I will have to find someone in the capital to help process them into water storage tanks."

"Well." Lou Xiao'e suddenly remembered, "By the way, you haven't taken me to see the research institute in Beijing yet."

Li Ming definitely can't take him with him. The research institute is Zhou Xiaobai's territory.

At this time, he couldn't let them know each other's existence, especially Zhou Xiaobai and Xiaonizi.

Zhou Xiaobai has long been devoted to him, and it is easy to fool him. The person who is difficult to deal with is Zhou Xiaobai's father. (End of chapter)