latelenovela Chapter 385 The Deceptive Theory of Collapse! The Powerful Capital Empire!
Chapter 385 The Deceptive Theory of Collapse! The Powerful Capital Empire!
early morning.
A private plane accelerates and takes off.
The plane took off and continued to climb.
Li Zejun looked down through the porthole at the towering skyscrapers and bustling, dreamlike Hong Kong.
He was born and raised in Hong Kong, and after returning from studying abroad, he joined the Changshi Group.
With his down-to-earth and diligent nature, he quickly learned business management under the careful guidance of his father, Li Jiachen.
At only thirty-eight years old, he had already become the group's vice president, assisting his father in managing a business empire worth hundreds of billions.
Perhaps it's because my life is too routine, almost every day is just going between two points: either going to work at the company or going home after get off work.
So many years ago, he was kidnapped and extorted by ruthless bandits. Fortunately, his father, Li Jiachen, spent more than 1 billion yuan in cash to successfully ransom him and save him from being killed.
Since then, although Li Zejun still works diligently every day, he no longer travels at fixed times and is escorted by bodyguards.
Yesterday, the father and son made up their minds that if they couldn't get close to Zhao Ruilong, they would try to get Huo Siteng through Kong Zhiyong, and then arranged a business trip.
Because private planes cannot fly whenever they want, not only do the flight crew have to make preparations, but they also have to submit flight plans and apply for temporary routes.
So Li Zejun, who had been waiting all day, flew directly to Jingzhou with his bodyguards early this morning.
The private jet continued to climb and made slight adjustments to its course.
Gradually, the bustling and vibrant Hong Kong disappeared from sight.
Through the gaps between the clouds.
Li Zejun looked down over Shenzhen, a city undergoing rapid development and change.
I don't know, maybe it's because I don't travel for work enough each year.
Shenzhen, a city where "a floor can be built every three days," is developing at an alarming pace.
Anyway, every time Li Zejun flew over Shenzhen, he felt that the city was changing rapidly.
"If Shenzhen has changed so much, what about Jingzhou?"
Li Zejun suddenly felt a surge of anticipation.
The aircraft continued to climb and began high-altitude cruising.
Cities with towering buildings and crisscrossing streets have been replaced by rural fields.
Li Zejun also looked away and casually picked up a book from the table.
Upon seeing the cover, my eyes widened and I was filled with rage.
He casually tossed the book, titled "The Dragon Kingdom Is About to Collapse," into the trash can.
Li Zejun was furious.
In the past, the father and son had great faith in Western researchers and academic papers.
They believe that because they are advanced and developed, whatever they say is right.
Since Westerners say that China is about to collapse, then it must really be going to collapse.
Moreover, the book presents a wealth of facts, making it difficult to doubt.
For example, starting in the 1980s, China was affected by the dramatic changes in the north, leading to political and economic chaos, corruption, and inflation.
In the 1990s, affected by the financial crisis, foreign capital fled, factories closed, workers lost their jobs, and the country suffered severe floods, leading to prominent social contradictions.
The Dragon Kingdom, situated at the low end of the industrial chain, relies on cheap raw materials and labor to win at the expense of public health and environmental pollution, resulting in a very unhealthy economy.
The large population base, coupled with the rapid pace of urbanization, has resulted in inadequate urban management and a shortage of job opportunities, leading to an imbalance between supply and demand.
Coupled with outdated policies and systems and uneven wealth distribution, the public's mentality became unbalanced, social governance became simplistic, crude, and even barbaric, and the people became profit-driven and resentful.
The direct negative consequences are a deterioration of public security and a surge in crime rates. Countless people try every means to make money; some steal and rob, some cheat and swindle, and many more abuse their power.
Just like in Shenzhen, even if someone has an ID card, a fixed address, and a workplace, but doesn't have a temporary residence permit, they will be fined if caught, or severely beaten in a detention center if caught. If they don't pay, they will be taken to work as free labor.
I have witnessed too much abuse of power for personal gain, know too many wrongful convictions, and seen the dignity and rights of many people ruthlessly squeezed.
Tens of millions of laid-off workers had nowhere to find employment or make a living, and a large number of women from Northeast China went south to work, many of whom eventually ended up in Hong Kong.
and so……
The father and son believed it immediately.
I believe the Dragon Kingdom will definitely collapse.
It is believed that the bursting of the dot-com bubble will lead to a global financial crisis.
This ultimately became the final straw that broke the back of China's economy.
Therefore, the father and son believed that even if the world did not descend into chaos, a sharp drop in assets was inevitable.
At this point, one should naturally sell off assets to cash out, and then buy back in when the assets have fallen to rock bottom.
who knows……
This bestselling book, which presents a wealth of facts that are hard to doubt, has come to a conclusion that is ridiculously wrong.
The Dragon Kingdom not only did not collapse, but its economy also grew rapidly.
When Li Zejun saw the book again, he was naturally furious.
"Distorted logic! Utter nonsense!"
"I will never believe that the Dragon Kingdom will collapse again!"
"I've never seen a country with a GDP growth rate exceeding 10% collapse."
"Everything is thriving and the situation is excellent, so what's with the collapse?"
"Even during the process of rapid development, some problems have occurred due to deficiencies in system design, laws and regulations, and supervision and enforcement."
"But looking at the world, which major power did not experience environmental pollution, unbalanced urban and rural development, and exploitation of its people when it rose to power?"
"As long as we have a clear plan for future development and make good use of macroeconomic control tools to guide the market economy, China will only get better and better!!"
Li Zejun picked up the newspaper and began to read it carefully.
The World Cup, jointly hosted by Sakura and Minami, is about to begin.
Since the competition was held in East Asia, and China made history by entering the finals for the first time.
Therefore, this World Cup has garnered extremely high attention, to the point that newspapers have been publishing special World Cup editions every day recently.
Lee Ze-jun is not interested in football, but he still reads every news article carefully in order to extract valuable business information from them.
Soon, he discovered an interesting news story.
With the World Cup approaching, many foreign tourists have flocked to Nanhan and Cherry Blossom, bringing a surge in tourism spending to the area.
Not only the local catering and accommodation industries have benefited, but even the cinemas showing "Kung Fu Panda" are thriving.
This animated comedy film, invested by Handong Huilong Film & Television, features the panda, China's national treasure, as its main character and kung fu as its main feature.
It premiered in mainland China during the Spring Festival, where it received high praise and box office success. It was subsequently released overseas and was also very popular.
Now, in South Korea and Sakura, this movie has been dominating the charts, even more popular than American blockbusters, and even panda toys have seen a surge in sales.
"This Zhao Ruilong really has a business mind!"
"He knows that many people around the world love the adorable giant panda and are also very interested in Chinese kung fu."
"So he invested in creating this animated film, which can not only be a hit and make money, but also export Chinese culture, and even increase the export of panda toys."
"Moreover, the creation of this animated film will also help to train an excellent development team, attract more talent with high salaries, and further enhance development capabilities."
"The outstanding box office results will surely attract many people to follow suit and create more good movies based on classic Chinese cultural elements such as pandas, kung fu, Nezha, and Sun Wukong."
"Just like his MP3 players, internet cafes, games, mobile phones, and new energy vehicles, each of his popular products has successfully attracted countless people to imitate them, thereby driving the development of industries such as electronics, information technology, animation, and games."
"Looking at it this way, Zhao Ruilong is also very good at understanding people's hearts. He knows that the Dragon Kingdom has no shortage of intelligent, hardworking people with a strong ability to imitate. With him acting as a guiding light, there will be plenty of people flocking to him to make the industry bigger and stronger."
"From another perspective, the fact that Chinese animated films can be released in Japan and South Korea, and that they have received good reviews and box office results, also shows that the regional situation in East Asia has improved considerably after the improvement of relations between China and the United States."
"Since a large number of American companies are investing in China, Japan and South Korea, which are just across the sea, will inevitably invest even more heavily in China in their areas of expertise, such as automobiles, electronics, chemicals, machinery, and retail!"
Think of this.
Li Zejun couldn't help but glance at the book "The Dragon Kingdom is About to Collapse" in the trash can.
If the author were to appear in front of him right now, he would definitely grab the other person's collar and ask him where he broke down.
With countless international hot money pouring into China, the country's economy is bound to take off in the next few years. What's there to talk about a collapse?
"Never mind, I'm not angry!"
"What's the use of getting angry now that things have come to this?"
Li Zejun continued to peruse the newspaper, extracting useful information from various current affairs news.
The private plane flew smoothly at an altitude of 10,000 meters.
Two hours later, they began to gradually descend.
suddenly.
A gust of air caused a jolt and sway, which suddenly woke Li Zejun, who was lying on the chair.
I straightened the seat back, put on my glasses, and looked out the window.
A busy highway comes into view, bustling with traffic.
Upon closer inspection, the highway appears to be quite new.
The black asphalt road and white ground markings were clearly visible from the plane.
"My God! An eight-lane road in both directions, and it's this busy?"
When the Li family from Hong Kong first entered the mainland, they invested in the construction of highways and ports.
Therefore, Li Zejun is quite sensitive to infrastructure projects.
In his eyes, a highway with such a huge volume of traffic is simply a money-printing machine!
He took out the project documents from his bag and flipped to the map of Jingzhou City tucked inside.
After comparing the two highways, Li Zejun discovered that this highway was not the vital artery connecting Jingzhou and Tianhai, but a new highway connecting Linjiang Province.
Whether a region is economically prosperous or not can be seen from the density of traffic on the road. The more developed the economy, the greater the traffic. Otherwise, there wouldn't be many people who can afford to buy a car, so how could the roads be so busy?
The plane continued to descend.
Wide, clean streets and modern factory buildings began to come into view.
When Li Zejun was studying the project materials, he carefully looked at the map of Jingzhou and naturally knew that the large area of factory buildings was the second phase of Huilong Electronics Factory.
It is said that the factory has nearly 60,000 workers, working in two shifts every day and night to produce various electronic products. The larger third-phase factory has also been completed and put into operation.
Let's do a rough calculation.
Huilong Electronics employs over 100,000 people in just its three large factories.
If we add those engaged in scientific research and technology and those in logistics management, the total number of employees will definitely exceed 200,000.
And this... is just one company, Huilong Electronics.
Huilong Group also includes Huilong Energy, Huilong Film & Television, Huilong Real Estate, Huilong Hotel, etc.
In addition to a large number of wholly-owned subsidiaries, Huilong Group has also invested in and acquired stakes in many large enterprises.
For example, Loongson Technology, COMAC, COMAC, Handong Automobile Group, and Shanghai-Yanhu High-Speed Railway Company...
What's even more terrifying is...
Huilong Group and its invested holding companies will not engage in labor dispatch in order to save on labor costs.