Chapter 961 Party
Before 6pm, Yang Dongxu arrived at Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai. With the development of the domestic economy, more and more international hotel chains have begun to settle in China.
For example, five-star hotel giants such as Shangri-La, GreenTree Inn, Hilton, etc. are paying more and more attention to the Asian market, especially the Chinese market in the Asian market.
And the speed at which these hotels settle in the mainland is much faster than that of Li Fuzhen, the three-star princess who created a hotel brand. Basically, after deciding to invest, they started to launch hotel projects in first-tier cities in China at the same time. In just a few years, these big hotels can be seen in major cities in China.
"Haha, good evening, Young Master Yang." Zheng Tianhe greeted him with a smile as soon as he walked into the lobby on the first floor of Shangri-La Hotel.
Yang Dongxu hurriedly took a few steps and shook hands with the other party with a smile: "Boss Zheng, there is no need to be so polite. You can call me Dongxu or Xuzi."
"Then I will teach you Xuzi. You don't have to be so polite. Just call me Lao Zheng." Zheng Tianhe said with a big laugh.
As he spoke, he led Yang Dongxu forward, as if he was waiting for him in the lobby. Instead of going upstairs, he went directly to the hotel restaurant.
For international hotel chain giants like this, in addition to the more signature hotel management and services. Catering is actually one of the important components of these hotels. For example, the catering service of Shangri-La Hotel is a three-star restaurant rated by Michelin.
However, Michelin only evaluates Western food, and they are actually laymen for Chinese food. And if you want to do good business in China, it is necessary to make some localized changes, so Shangri-La has high-end Western food and Chinese food is also good.
Many bosses of the five-nation trade conference are foreigners, so since he organized the meeting himself, Zheng Tianhe was very thoughtful. He booked a room directly at Shangri-La and let the foreign bosses live in directly. Today, I asked for another large private room in the hotel restaurant. It can be said that everything that the host can consider for this dinner party is very thoughtful.
After entering the private room, I saw that many people were seated, and Yang Dongxu really doubted that he was the last one to arrive.
There were more than a dozen people in the box, from all walks of life. There were men and women, but they were basically the bosses of various companies, and there were no assistants or secretaries to fill the numbers.
It would be better not to have an assistant or secretary in such an occasion, as it would be easy to offend people.
"This is Zhong Shan, who is definitely one of the top three bosses in our domestic furniture factory. If you want any furniture or play with wood, you can find him." Zheng Tianhe introduced the people in the room to each other.
The main purpose of this party is to call the people who went to Russia to invest to get together and get familiar with each other, so that if they encounter any problems or difficulties in the future, they can help each other.
The people invited were not Zheng Tianhe's strength, but were carefully selected. Basically, they were representatives of various industries in this investment.
For example, Zhong Shan is not only good at furniture, but also a big boss in the domestic wood market. Not only is the wood business done by the old Russians and Japan, but the current wood business has begun to expand to Southeast Asia, Brazil and Africa.
While introducing each other, they shook hands and greeted each other. When they introduced a slightly bald, tall and strong man, the other party quickly extended his hand without waiting for Zheng Tianhe to introduce him: "Hello, Boss Yang, I am Gao Wanlou, Gao Wanlou of Tiansheng Pharmaceutical."
"Hello, Boss Gao, I didn't expect to meet you here. Your business is getting bigger and bigger, and you have even opened up the Russian medicinal materials market." Yang Dongxu smiled and shook hands with the other party.
This is an acquaintance, because Tiansheng Pharmaceutical is a well-known domestic medicinal materials company. However, they do not produce drugs, but only sell some precious Chinese medicines such as deer antlers, ginseng, and spiritual plants.
In addition to producing some common colds, skin diseases and other popular medicines, the pharmaceutical factories of the Chinese Medicine Alliance also produce some prescription drugs. Such medicines often require some precious medicinal materials, so the two sides have a lot of business dealings.
"It would be great if we could get through. The Russians are too lazy. They don't farm even though the land is so fertile. There are so many precious medicinal herbs in the forests and mountains, but they are too lazy to pick them and don't allow outsiders to touch them. They don't do anything except demand benefits from foreign investors. They don't work hard. It's just a waste of natural resources." Gao Wanlou laughed and scolded.
In fact, many people look at Russia from the same perspective as Gao Wanlou. You said you have resources and technology, and even the technical reserves can still compete with the Americans.
Not to mention natural resources. Oil and natural gas are the main suppliers to the European market. There is not only a lot of arable land, but it also makes the Chinese who like farming jealous.
But Russia just can't develop. The US economic blockade is certainly a certain reason for this situation, but it is not the absolute reason.
After all, China's situation is much more difficult than Russia's. Didn't it develop even if it didn't have everything? So at first glance, many people feel that Russians are too lazy. They can't develop with such good innate conditions.
In fact, it is Russia itself that is truly responsible for the current economic depression. For example, too many oligarchs are a cancer that seriously affects the country's economic development.
Some Russian citizens are lazy, but some are actually very hardworking. For example, Russia has always been a major international food exporter. China cannot help but import large quantities from Europe and the United States every year, and Russia is also one of China's partners in importing food.
It's just that Russia has a vast land and a sparse population, and many lands are not mined and cultivated. It is in sharp contrast to the domestic fields where people are digging and planting vegetables. Therefore, people in China feel that they are too lazy.
This is actually a cognitive misunderstanding. As for Gao Wanlou's statement that he is too lazy to pick the medicinal herbs in the forest, and foreigners are not allowed to dig them.
In fact, there are formal channels for the trade of precious medicinal herbs between the two countries, and private digging is illegal. It's not just businessmen who are profit-seeking, but everyone is actually profit-seeking in their bones.
For example, a piece of wild ginseng in Russia is also very valuable. Residents go to the mountains to dig one out, which is equivalent to the income of more than a year of hard work in farming.
If the Russian government dares to let go of this area, Russian residents will go crazy. In China, if you are caught stealing precious medicinal herbs, you will be sentenced to prison.
In Russia, whether it is a local or a foreigner, basically they will be shot if they are encountered, and the mortality rate is extremely high.
Although most Russian citizens live in poverty, they are not so poor that they cannot survive. Therefore, most people are naturally unwilling to use their lives as a bargaining chip to risk wealth.
If they cannot sell it, they can dig it out and eat it themselves. Except for the matsutake mushrooms that are arguing about the price in French restaurants, they can dig it out and eat it themselves. The utilization of other wild plants in the world is comparable to that of China.
After all, in China, delicious things are all ingredients, unpalatable things are all medicinal materials, and inedible things are building materials. In the eyes of Chinese people, wild animals and plants can be eaten here and there, and Russians can't cook them on the one hand, and on the other hand, there are too many and people don't care at all.
For example, Chinese people often think that the reason why rabbits are rampant in Australia is that Australians can't cook rabbits, and the reason why carp are rampant in the United States is that Americans can't cook carp.
But this is not the main reason. The main reason is that they have a large land and a small population, so they don't lack this bite of food. For example, Australians have better and safer beef and mutton to eat at will.
Americans are used to eating fish with few bones. They don't have to worry about fish bones when they eat big mouthfuls of fish meat, and they can eat it casually at a low price. If it were you, would you eat the troublesome carp?
Other fish with few bones taste good when braised or fried in sauce, so why should I eat braised carp with many bones?
The same reasoning applies. The beef and mutton, which are originally cooked in rough ways and are delicious and plentiful, have not been played out yet. Why should I eat rabbit?
So when Chinese people see this and that being rampant in foreign countries, they always feel that foreigners have a worrying IQ, but the reality is that they have too many good things, plus there are few people, and the good things you think are not in their regular recipes.
After the introduction, everyone sat down, the waiter started to serve the dishes, and then after a few glasses of wine, everyone started to chat. The general content of the chat was actually the investment environment in Russia.
There is another important factor that prevents the development of the Russian economy, that is, the poor investment environment. Let's not talk about the various ways that foreign investors are eaten, blocked, and taken in Russia.
The investment environment in Russia alone makes many foreign investors lose confidence. They are afraid that after they have made some achievements, they will be directly confiscated and kicked away. If they dare to resist, they will either go to jail or be shot.
Of course, although the latter two possibilities are a bit exaggerated, it can be seen that the Russian investment environment cannot create a safe atmosphere for investors at all.
Although businessmen are profit-seeking, the profits you earn may be packed away by you in the end. Naturally, no one is stupid enough to come to your door to work for you.
The reason why this trade fair was successful and private capital was also enthusiastic and active. Most of the reasons are because the country helped to endorse it, which made many investors feel more at ease, so they were willing to invest money.
But this kind of endorsement is obviously not common. The real investment is a good investment atmosphere and many capitals actively invest. So this investment can relieve a little pressure on the Russian investment market. But if you want to completely develop your own economy, it is still a long-term and heavy task for the Russian government.
"Brother Yang, I heard that you have invested a lot in the north this time. Although we are in different industries, some things can be exchanged. Please take care of me when the time comes." Although Gao Wanlou looks like a big man from Northeast China who can drink a lot, he is obviously a little embarrassed when drinking. His cheeks have flushed after just a few glasses of wine.
"Yes, yes, yes, if there is anything in the future, please take care of me, brother Yang." Others echoed beside him.
Everyone arrived early for this party. Zheng Tianhe greeted them in the hall and directly treated Yang Dongxu as a guest of honor. No one present was dissatisfied and wanted to have some relationship with him.
Many years ago, when the Soviet Union collapsed, Yang Dongxu and Su Ri'an stirred up trouble. At that time, he was still relatively low-key, and perhaps not many people present knew the inside story.
But this time, Yang Dongxu's actions in the trade negotiations were head-on and hard against the Russian negotiation team, and the other side seemed to be a little afraid of him. Everyone present saw it, and they were convinced just because Yang Dongxu sat in the main seat today.